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“Iran’s Cooperation with FATF to Increase Impact of Sanctions”

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FATF’s Blacklisting of Iran; Threat or Opportunity?

The Iranian Parliament is reviewing a bill proposed by the government on the country’s full accession to the FATF, an intergovernmental organization founded in 1989 to develop policies to combat money laundering.

However, Kayhan has quoted a report by Iran Technology Analysts Network (ITAN) as saying that Tehran’s current cooperation with the FATF has created a vicious circle which only enhances the impact of the US’ sanctions on Iran without providing the country with any tangible achievement.

The report titled ‘An Analytical Look at Iran-FATF Interactions’ has addressed the cooperation between Iran and FATF from different viewpoints.

“Despite earlier predictions by the Iranian officials, Iran’s international relations never returned to normal following the implementation of the JCPOA in the early days of 2016. According to Iranian economic and monetary officials, the FATF’s blacklisting of Iran was the main obstacle hampering the normalization process. So, to remove Iran’s name from the list, the Islamic Republic began to establish a better cooperation with the FATF from February 2016 to July 2017. The JCPOA is among the main fruits of the cooperation,” the report said.

According to Kayhan, the report also underlined that the US has weaponized international financial relations to inflict blows on certain states and organizations and to hamper their inter-banking relations.

“Iran has been the main victim of this weaponization since 2010 and an economic war was waged against the country,” the ITAN report reads.

Kayhan went on to say that the FATF played a key role in pressing ahead with an economic war against Iran through weaponization of international financial relations.

“This means that FAFT is not only a technical body but a special organization tasked with carrying out a special mission to advance the US foreign policy,” Kayhan added.

ITAN report also said despite the FATF’s decision to suspend anti-Iran measures over the past one and a half years in the wake of the JCPOA implementation, the country is still struggling with banking problems without any improvement made so far.

“This reveals that Iran’s presence in the blacklist of FATF is the main obstacle to resolving the inter-banking problems of Iran. The US’ latest sanctions as well as the presence of a number of Iranian individuals and organizations in the black list serve as the main elements hampering the normalization process,” Kayhan added.

Because of the two obstacles, Iran is paying a heavy price for its cooperation with FATF, according to the report.

“The more Iran tries to become more transparent to lessen the risks of its cooperation with FATF, the more US would expand the scope of its sanctions to include other Iranian individuals and organizations in order to enhance the impact of its sanctions and neutralize Iran’s transparency effects.”

Meanwhile, the newspaper wrote the US is seeking to increase the price of violation of the sanctions for Iran through passing laws like KATSA or labeling more Iranian organizations as terrorist.

“It goes without saying that this is a vicious circle of cooperation which not only does not serve the national interests of Iranians but also enhances the impact of the US latest sanctions on them,” Kayhan concluded.

MEP Calls for Promotion of Iran-EU Parliamentary Ties

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IFP Editorial Staff
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David McAllister, who was on an official visit to Tehran along with 12 other European parliamentarians as part of a tour of the Middle East, says during their visit to Iran, they held friendly talks with a number of Iranian lawmakers and exchanged views on the foreign policies of certain countries.

Speaking in an interview with ICANA, he noted during the talks the two sides sought to reach a complete understanding of each other’s views.

McAllister also noted during the visit of the European delegation to Iran, the two sides agreed to continue to promote their ties to higher levels.

“We hope the talks would continue further particularly on other states’ foreign policies. We also call for further enhancing of our inter-parliamentarian relations with Iran as well as more reciprocal visits of Iranian and European delegations,” he concluded.

West Plotting to Divide Muslims, Create Terror Groups: Rouhani

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IFP Editorial Staff
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In an address to a group of Muslim scholars in India’s Hyderabad, Rouhani said the colonial powers of the West have always adopted an “unfair” approach toward Muslim communities.

“To provide raw materials for their larger industrial hubs, the West’s colonial powers turned to Islamic states in Asia and Africa and adopted an unfair approach toward them by exploiting their rich natural resources,” a Farsi report by the Fars News Agency quoted him as saying on Thursday.

The Iranian president also said unlike the Muslims in the past, today the westerners never share their scientific knowledge with others.

“Coming together against the enemies and making hard efforts to gain the latest scientific knowledge are the only ways available for Muslims to get out of the current plight,” he noted.

Rouhani said the West has sown the seeds of division among the Islamic world to divert Muslims’ attentions from serious issues and added the plot to divide Muslims comes as Shiites and Sunnis have peaceful coexistence in Iraq and Syria.

“India is a main scene of peaceful coexistence among different religions in the world.”

The Iranian president said today Muslim scholars can play a key role in spreading knowledge and strengthening religious and cultural relations.

He underlined that establishing brotherly relations with all Islamic states is among the main priorities of the Islamic Republic of Iran. “We don’t want to have a distance with any brotherly nation in the region. We maintain that the Muslim world’s problems cannot be resolved through military means.”

Rouhani noted that enemies of Islam are seeking to portray a violent image of the religion. “This comes as Islam is a religion of peace and brotherhood. To protect Islam against the enemies plot, we need to understand it correctly,” he concluded.

President Rouhani arrived in India’s Hyderabad earlier on Thursday, starting a three-day visit aimed at discussing key issues with Indian officials. He will later leave Hyderabad for New Delhi, where he is going to meet Prime Minster Narendra Modi.

Israeli Regime Not to Last Long: Iran’s General Soleimani

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“This regime (Israel) is not going to survive. The measures of this mercenary regime show that it is not permanent, as there are no factors or signs of permanence in the (Zionist) regime,” Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Quds Force Major General Soleimani said in a ceremony in Tehran.

The cultural event was held in commemoration of Imad Mughniyeh, a senior member of Lebanon’s Islamic Jihad Organization and Hezbollah who was assassinated in February 2008 in a car bomb blast near Syria’s Damascus.

Elsewhere in his remarks, the Iranian commander pointed to the obvious clues to impermanence of the Israeli regime, saying the “horror, the lunatic struggles and the futile (military) operations” explain the Tel Aviv regime’s “vain last-ditch attempts.”

He further said that the price for the blood of Mughniyeh and all those martyred in Israeli plots in Palestine, Lebanon, Iran and elsewhere would be “eradication of the child-murdering Zionist regime.”

His comments came a few days after IRGC Lieutenant Commander Brigadier General Hossein Salami warned the Israeli regime of a hell that Iran could create for Zionists, recommending Israel to abandon the dream of conquering lands from “the river to the sea”, a term Zionists use to refer to territories from the River Jordan to the Mediterranean Sea.

Maani-Pilaf; A Local Gourmet Iranian Food

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Maani-Pilaf is one of the local foods of the city of Damghan in the north-central Iranian province of Semnan. It is a very delicious, colourful and mouth-watering food. Noodles, barberries and sultanas are used in cooking Maani-Pilaf. The ingredients usually include beef, or sometimes sautéed chicken with onions.

 

Ingredients:

Rice: 3 cupfuls

Split peas: 1 cupful

Barberries: 100gr

Sultanas: 200gr

Noodles: 200gr

Onions: 1 big onion

Chopped beef or lamb: 300gr

Brewed saffron: a quarter of a cupful

Salt, pepper, turmeric: as much as needed

Oil: as much as needed

 

For the Scorched Rice:

Cooked rice: 1 cupful

Greek yogurt: 2 spoonfuls

Eggs: 1 egg

Brewed saffron: 2 spoonfuls

Butter to grease the bottom of the dish

 

Recipe:

 

Phase One:

Shred the onion and fry it. When the onion shreds begin to turn gold, add some turmeric and continue frying until it gets crispy and dark gold. Then add chopped meat and put the mixture on mild flame until its colour changes and is no longer pink. Then add some salt, pepper and turmeric. After one or two minutes, add a cupful of water and put the lid on the pan, and wait for the meat to be cooked through.

 

Phase Two

With two cupfuls of water and some salt, cook the split peas which you have already kept in water for at least two hours and changed the water several times.

 

Phase Three;

Fill a casserole dish two-thirds full of water and let it boil. Then add washed riced in the boiling water. Add the noodle as well as the cooked and sieved split peas 3-4 minutes before the rice is cooked through. Sieve the ingredients after they remain on the flame for another 2-3 minutes.

 

Phase Four

Put some oil on the bottom of the dish (oil keeps butter from burning). The ingredients for scorched rice, namely a cupful of rice, two spoonfuls of Greek yogurt, one egg and two spoonfuls of brewed saffron, should be mixed with some salt and pepper and pressed on the bottom of the dish (The mixture should not be too hard or too soft). Afterwards, put the mixed rice on the ingredients and leave the mixture to cook.

 

Phase Five

Sauté the sultanas and barberries separately in a little oil. Mix the cooked rice with saffron and put barberries and sultanas in the middle as you dish it out. At the end, garnish the pilaf with a mixture of meat, fried onion, sultanas and barberries.

 

Notes:

  1. If you add the split peas to the rice too early, the rice will become sticky.
  2. Maani-Pilaf can be made without meat.
  3. You had better lie the split peas in water the night before and leave them in water till the following day.
  4. You may add one teaspoonful of cumin when cooking the rice.

Saudi FM in No Position to Speak for Iraqi Gov’t, Nation: Iran

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IFP Editorial Staff
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In a Thursday interview with the Fars News Agency, Qassemi said the Saudi minister “has forgotten that he is not in a position to speak for Iraq’s government and nation.”

He also said Jubeir’s “claims are too absurd” to be replied once again and added “the government and nation of Iraq and other realistic and astute states acknowledge the leading, stabilizing and critical role of Iran in fight against Takfiri terrorism in the region and restoration of security to Iraq.”

The spokesman then expressed regret that “the Saudi minister has grown accustomed to babbling and making unconsidered and irresponsible remarks.”

Earlier on Wednesday, Saudi foreign minister said Iran’s presence in Iraq “bears destructive effects and endangers the unity and stability of the country.”

Jubeir then expressed the hope that the Baghdad government would further cooperate with neighbouring countries to rebuild Iraq.

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 15

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IFP Editorial Staff
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A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 18

Many newspapers today covered the efforts made by the Central Bank of Iran to control the forex market, in which the dollar rate has particularly increased to an unprecedented level.

President Hassan Rouhani’s idea of holding a plebiscite on the country’s controversial issues also remained a top story as several reformist papers discussed the issue through interviews with theorists and analysts.

The recent arrest of several environmentalists on charge of espionage, and the death of one of them, a university professor named Kavous Seyyed-Emami, also continued to make headlines today.

The above issues, as well as many more, are highlighted in the following headlines and top stories:

 

Aftab-e Yazd:

1- Reformist Theorists Discuss Rouhani’s Referendum BidA Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 15

 

Arman-e Emrooz:

1- Based on Rouhani’s Order, Committee Formed to Pursue Deaths of Prisoners

2- Reformist Figures to Rouhani: Use Your Legal Options Instead of Referendum

3- Forex Traders Arrested: 755 Banks Accounts Blocked

4- Women’s Demands to Be Met through Non-Political View: MP

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 15

 

Donya-ye Eqtesad:

1- LCs Being Given to Public Sector: Why Private Sector Deprived of Foreign Funds?

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 15

 

Ebtekar:

1- Ahmadinejad Once Again Lashes Out at Judiciary

2- Tehran, New Delhi from Window of Chabahar

  • Rouhani to Visit India Today at Head of High-Ranking Delegation

3- Influenza Once Again Affecting Birds

  • Three Dead Birds Diagnosed with Severe Flu Found in Tehran

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 15

 

Ettela’at:

1- Zarif: We’ve Secured Our Country’s Interests

  • Iran Turned into Constructive Player in Region

2- Tehran Prosecutor Urges Officials Not to Interfere in Judicial Procedures

3- Damascus: Zionist Regime Must Expect More Surprises

4- Bodies of Sanchi Oil Tanker Victims Welcomed in Tehran

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 15

 

Ghanoon:

1- Best Futsal Player of Asia, Hassanzadeh: Asia Too Small for Iran

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 15

 

Hamshahri:

1- Budget for Happiness in City

  • 22 Cinematic, Athletic, Welfare Complexes to Be Constructed in Tehran Next Year

2- Dangerous Birds Threatening Public Health

3- Iran’s Regional Opponents SidelinedA Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 15

 

Iran:

1- Central Bank Unveils Plan to Control Forex Rates

2- Tehran’s Clean Air: Rain, Wind Saves Capital

3- Experts Discuss If Referendum Means Respect for People’s Vote or Creates Dichotomy in SocietyA Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 15

 

Jahan-e San’at:

1- Parliament’s Reaction to Iran’s Forex Developments

  • Is There a Conspiracy?

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 15

 

Javan:

1- Joint Operation by Central Bank, Police Decreases Dollar Rate

2- Netanyahu Accused of Bribery

  • Opposition Parties Call for His Dismissal

3- Prosecutor: Those Who Doubt Seyyed-Emami’s Suicide Are Not Aware of Facts

4- New Forms of Espionage, Field of World Powers’ Hostility towards Iran

5- Macron’s American Illusion for Attacking Syria

6- US Gives Nothing in Aid to Iraq ReconstructionA Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 15

 

Jomhouri Eslami:

1- Zarif in Meeting with Iraqi PM: Iran Not to Spare Any Effort to Help Reconstruction Iraq

2- Araqchi: $12 Billion in LCs Operationalized Since JCPOA Implementation

3- Bahraini Nation Not to Stop Fight against Al Khalifa Regime

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 15

 

Kayhan:

1- Car Importers, Traders Benefit from IRR 30,000 Billion [$625m] Concession

2- Tunisian MP Tears Apart Israeli Flag in Parliament Session

3- Dollar Rate Increases to IRR 50,000! Economic Terrorists Getting Revenge from People

4- Espionage under Cover of Environmental Activities

  • A Review of Warnings Kayhan Gave 3 Years Ago

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 15

 

Kelid:

1- 90 MPs Warn President about Fluctuations in Forex Market

2- Main Challenge of Recent Days: Decreasing, Increasing Taxes on Car ImportsA Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 15

 

Khorasan:

1- Agriculture Minister: Take Bird Flu Seriously

2- Arabs, Turkey, US to Provide Billions of Dollars for Iraq’s Reconstruction

3- Villagers’ Damaged Houses to Be Reconstructed by June

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 15

 

Roozan:

1- Iran’s Continued Wins after JCPOA in New Delhi

2- Number of Homeless Women Increased, Social Service Association WarnsA Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 15

 

Seda-ye Eslahat:

1- Good News Coming for Tehran Metro: Chairman of City Council

2- What Happened to Plan on Transfer of Capital from TehranA Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 15

 

Shahrvand:

1- Omani Officials Causing Troubles for Iranian Clubs in AFC Champions LeagueA Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 15

 

Shargh:

1- Imam Khomeini’s Grandson: Imam Didn’t Have Personal Stuff but His Clothes, Slippers

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 15

 

Tejarat:

1- Gov’t to Decide about Hike in Water, Power, Gas Prices

2- Parliament May Back Off from Summoning Rouhani

3- Zarif Focus of Attention in Kuwait Conference

4- House Price to Rise Next YearA Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 15

 

Vatan-e Emrooz:

1- No War to Begin as Enough Number of Missiles Deployed: Iranian Analyst

2- Saudi Arabia: We Won’t Give Blood Money for Mina Victims

3- Bahraini Revolutionaries: We’ve Become StrongerA Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 15

Iran Rejects Macron’s Comments about Its Missile Program

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Macron on Wednesday said Iran’s ballistic missile program must be placed under international surveillance, adding that the use of Iranian-linked missiles in Yemen and Syria needed to be addressed because they were a security problem for French allies.

In a statement on Thursday, Qassemi rejected Macron’s remarks, saying the Islamic Republic of Iran favours the realization and consolidation of peace and security of [its] neighbours and in the sensitive and volatile Middle East region.

“To that end, and by observing its unchangeable principles of boosting stability and security for itself and its neighbours, Iran has been making every effort to fight security and destabilizing threats posed by terrorist groups,” said Qassemi.

He said the actions taken by Iran in fighting the ISIS terrorist group and Takfiri terrorism has been at the request of some governments with the cooperation of other regional states.

“These measures are not only not in violation of international regulations, but also contributed to the establishment of peace in the region and the maintenance of the national sovereignty and integrity of the governments facing ISIS threats.”

“Those actions also helped promote global peace and security and protect innocent people in other countries, including France. Undoubtedly, these countries should appreciate the efforts by the Islamic Republic of Iran,” the spokesman added.

Qassemi underlined that recent remarks by the French president are based on a sort of prejudgment and unrealistic view of the regional developments.

“Having such a biased approach will not help ameliorate the situation,” he said.

“With a logical and realistic view, and by understanding the situation in today’s Europe, and especially given the situation in France after Mr. Trump became president in the US, Iran expects Europe to be able to take more precise steps to promote peace and security in line with the path of convergence and independence while having a realistic understanding of developments in the world and in this sensitive region,” said Qassemi.

He further noted that Iran’s missile capabilities are within the framework of the country’s military doctrine, which is based on a policy of defence and deterrence, adding the real danger is posed by the race involving the US and some European countries to sell modern and sophisticated weapons to certain countries in the region.

“This (sales of arms) is a provocative move, and the stockpiling of these weapons and the reinforcement and expansion of numerous arsenals, insecurity and instability will increase in the region,” the spokesman noted.

“By drawing on historical experiences, especially the bitter experiences of the past several decades, including the aggression and military action by a dictatorial regime fully armed with weapons supplied by many world countries, especially certain European countries, which French officials are well aware of, the Islamic Republic of Iran will never allow others to make comments or efforts with double standards in order to undermine the peace-seeking defence and deterrence capability of Iran, and to rehash concerns about Tehran’s defence power while arming other regional countries with different types of ultra-modern weapons,” said the spokesman.

“For years, Iran has been the initiator of efforts to make security arrangements in cooperation with the Persian Gulf countries in a bid to establish stability and security within the framework of cooperation among all countries in the region, and rejects as unacceptable the fake and imaginary worries of transregional countries about Tehran’s defence capabilities,” said Qassemi.

Iran President Starts Three-Day Visit to India for Key Talks

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Speaking to reporters before embarking on his first official visit to India since taking office in 2013, President Rouhani said Iran and India have strong historical relations in various fields.

“Till the recent centuries, Persian language was spoken by most people in the Indian Subcontinent,” President Rouhani was quoted as saying on Thursday in a Farsi report by IRNA.

He went on to say one of the main bilateral issues between Iran and India is transit system which will be discussed during his visit to India.

Rouhani added Iran’s Chabahar Port as well as connection to Afghanistan and Central Asia is highly significant for India. “To this end, we have already signed a trilateral agreement with Afghanistan and India.”

Based on the agreement India has pledged to invest $85 million in equipment of Chabahar port which opens up the transit route for the country to Iran and Afghanistan, bypassing Pakistan.

The Iranian president also said Iran and India have similar concerns about the latest regional developments including terrorism. “As two main members of Non-Aligned Movement, Iran and India will hold talks on terrorism during my visit to India.”

He said the visit has two aspects including cultural, and political and economic. “The first part of our visit begins with Hyderabad in which we will meet Indian Muslims including Shiite and Sunni scholars. We will also pay a visit to historic sites.”

Rouhani said the second part of the visit will take the Iranian delegation to New Delhi for economic and political talks with Indian high-ranking officials.

He noted the visit is made at the official invitation of the Indian Prime Minster Narendra Modi. “During the visit, in addition to holding talks with a number of high-ranking officials including India’s president in and prime minister, we will also sign several MoUs in different fields.”

In this visit, President Rouhani is accompanied by a number of Iranian officials including Vice-President for Economic Affairs, Mohammad Nahavandian, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh and many others.

Iran FM Says His Phone Tapped during Nuclear Talks

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IFP Editorial Staff
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In a Farsi interview with the Persian-language Jame Jam newspaper, the top diplomat said his mobile phone grew hot during the talks, indicating his device was being tapped. The highlights of the interview follow:

 

  • I don’t use VPN apps. Due to its duties and responsibilities, the Foreign Ministry has special Internet facilities. Naturally, using VPN applications is coupled with security threats. Sometimes we ask how many spy agencies are seeking to encroach upon our system. In fact, we take spying for granted and focus on the number of times that spying attempts are made. When nuclear talks were underway, my mobile phone was as hot as an iron on some days during the negotiations, and other negotiators share the same problem. Such events show a lot of efforts are being made to spy on our domestic issues.
  • I do all my Twitter and Instagram postings myself. It’s been a long time I haven’t used the Facebook. I spend a long time, not continuously of course, on posting tweets. Between two to three hours for each tweet, on average.
  • If you read the JCPOA carefully, you will find out that it is drawn up based on mutual pessimism because an agreement written based on optimism wouldn’t be so voluminous.
  • We believe what has kept the US from pulling out of the JCPOA is not the country’s interest in the agreement, but fear of international isolation.
  • Iran’s regional and defence policy are completely defensible, and we bravely announce this policy in all international arenas. Today, we (Iran) have the least amount of arms costs in the region. This is while member states of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) ran a total $116 billion worth of weapons spending, but the figure was less than $16billion for Iran.
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