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Russia Ready to Host Talks between Iran, Saudi Arabia

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Deputy FM Mikhail Bogdanov says Moscow is willing to mediate in establishing relations between Tehran and Riyadh, and is ready to host the talks between the two sides.

“We tried several times and offered [to help Iran and Saudi Arabia sit down at the negotiating table], but we do not impose our intermediary role,” Bogdanov told reporters, according to Sputnik.

“But we have always told our partners in both Saudi Arabia and Iran that we are ready to provide both a platform for contacts and friendly services.”

Bogdanov added that Moscow has always stressed the need to resolve the issues between Tehran and Riyadh.

“Many problems would have been much easier to resolve had there been mutual understanding and trust between the Islamic Republic and Saudi Arabia,” added Bogdanov.

Bogdanov emphasized that Moscow always tells Tehran and Riyadh that it is ready to report something from one side to another or to organize bilateral contacts. “These proposals remain on the table both with our Saudi and Iranian partners,” he highlighted.

Diplomatic ties between the Islamic Republic and the Arab kingdom were severed in 2016 after Iranian protesters attacked the Saudi embassy in Tehran, following the execution of prominent Shiite cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr in Riyadh.

IRGC Popular in Baghdad, Erbil, Damascus, Beirut: Iran President

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Speaking in a cabinet session held on Wednesday in Tehran, President Hassan Rouhani warned the US against making the ‘grave mistake’ of blacklisting the IRGC as a terrorist organization, and underlined its significance in regional fight against terrorism.

“It is totally clear today which government […] is violating the international regulations, and which country is respected by world nations,” Rouhani noted.

“It is totally clear today which government […] is violating the international regulations, and which country is respected by world nations,” Rouhani noted.

“If the US wants to make its next mistake by taking any measure against the IRGC, then that will be a grave mistake,” he noted, adding that the IRGC is not just a military organization, but a body that Iranian people love and has always defended the country’s national interests during days of danger.

“The IRGC is not just popular among the Iranian nation; it is also popular among the Iraqi people because it has saved Baghdad; among the Iraqi Kurds as it has saved Erbil; among the people of Damascus and Syria because it has saved Damascus.”

“It is also loved by the people of Lebanon because it has been a supporter of Lebanon’s dignity and independence. The IRGC has always helped the innocent people and stood against terrorists,” Rouhani added.

“The Americans wanted to keep ISIS in this region for 20 years and use it as an instrument; however, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps humiliated the ISIS by supporting the nations of Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon,” Rouhani said.

Therefore, he added, the US has every right to be angry with the IRGC.

“The Iranian Army, the IRGC, and the Basij [volunteer forces] are not separate from the nation,” the Iranian president said, stressing that there is no difference between various Iranian bodies when it comes to countering enemy plots

“We are all integrated and standing in the same line,” he underlined, adding that the resistant nation of Iran will stand against plots.

Iran Offering Latest Telecom Achievements at GITEX 2017

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Hamid HoushyarifarWhat follows are highlights of an interview with the CEO of MAPFA, Hamid Houshyarifar:

MAPFA has been working on telecommunications software systems since 2010. Since 2003, it started working as a programming team and has managed to perform large projects for Iranian organizations. In 2008, MAPFA established the first-generation SDP platform that had the capacity to send 500 messages per second. Now the company is ten years old and has increased its capacity to 1,000 messages per second which proves our full technical and processing capabilities.

MAPFA Corporation has been endeavouring to export its software since 2016. Thank God, in the same year, we could sign a contract with Etisalat Telecommunications Company and launch Afghanistan’s Etisalat actually as the first phase of this SDP project.

At present, nearly 80 people work for the company and are busy in various departments of system and maintenance support. In the field of telecommunications software and operational SDP, MAPFA is the only company in possession of such technical knowledge inside the country and also the Middle East.

All the software systems of this company are produced by Iranian technicians and we have not used any foreign technology or received any help from foreign companies.

MAPFA has great capabilities to compete in this field across the region, but there are a lot of problems in the export of our software. Of course, with the assistance of the government and lifting of sanctions, some barriers have been removed, but there are still many problems.

For example, two years ago, MAPFA won two first-rate international bids in Zimbabwe by offering first-rate technical services and low prices, but due to the impossibility of issuing a bank guarantee, our company was practically removed from the list.

GITEX is one of the greatest exhibitions in the Middle East and the region, and is a great place to offer the capabilities of domestic companies. The objective of MAPFA is to attract new customers at GITEX 2017, but it also welcomes any partnership in manufacturing of products or supplements that complete the value-added-services’ delivery cycle.

Given that Iran is has the largest operator in the Middle East, MAPFA can use its experience to generate income and create employment in the neighbouring countries.

MAPFA is seeking to rank among the top five telecom software companies. Thank God, we have been doing well in the Middle East, but our main rivals are the Indians, Europeans, and the Chinese companies, which I hope we will surpass them soon.

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 11

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The issue of Iran nuclear deal, also known as JCPOA, has remained a top story in Iranian newspapers amid the recent verdict issued for a former member of Iran’s nuclear negotiating team, the US stonewalling in JCPOA implementation, and the possibility of Trump’s withdrawal from the deal.

On Wednesday, several papers tried to predict Trump’s decision about his new Iran strategy and provide suggestions for Iran’s possible reaction to the US violation of the nuclear deal.

The conservative paper Kayhan, in its op-ed, said the US president is trying to intensify anti-Iran sanctions and deprive it of JCPOA benefits while keeping the nuclear deal.

Reformist papers also tried to introduce Abdol-Rasoul Dorri Esfahani, the former member of Iran’s nuclear negotiating team sentenced to 5 years in prison for espionage, as someone unrelated to the Foreign Ministry’s negotiating team.

Also on domestic issues, newspapers continued to warn about the increase in dollar rate and the country’s economic situation, while also releasing reports on the possibility of a change in Iran’s Constitution.

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

Abrar:

1- Iran Army Has Plans to Counter Soft War: Senior General

2- Gov’t Spokesman: World Should Acknowledge IRGC’s Defence against ISIS Terrorists’ Invasion

3- Zarif: Iran’s Defensive Capabilities Not Open to Negotiation

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 11

 

Aftab-e Yazd:

1- What Zoroastrians Have Done for Yazd

  • An Interview with Representative of Zoroastrian Community in Iran Parliament

2- Dorri Esfahani Not Member of Iran Nuclear Negotiating Team: Former Negotiator

3- Don’t Call Trump a Crazy Man: Conservative Journalist

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 11

 

 

Asrar:

1- Zarif: No Country Should Be Afraid of Iran’s Military Power

2- Rouhani: War, Exacerbation of Regional Conflicts Not in Any Country’s Interests

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 11

 

 

Ebtekar:

1- Rouhani: Iran Resolved to Expand Friendly Ties with Neighbouring States

2- Spokesman: Arrest of First VP’s Brother Has Nothing to Do with Rouhani’s Gov’t

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 11

 

Ettela’at:

1- Iran’s Nuclear Chief Warns US against Trying to Scrap Nuclear Deal

2- IRGC One of Components of Iran’s Power, National Defence: Gov’t Spokesman

3- General Soleimani: Iraqi Kurdistan Crisis Caused by Absence of Talabani

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 11

 

 

Hemayat:

1- Gov’t, Parliament, Officials Warn US against IRGC Blacklisting

  • All Options on Table for Reciprocation
  • Russia Criticizes White House’s Possible Move against IRGC

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 11

 

 

Iran:

1- Spokesman: Gov’t Opposed to Increase in Dollar Rate

2- We’ve Forgotten Joy of Persian Words: Senior Novelist

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 11

 

 

Javan:

1- Gov’t, Parliament Strongly Support IRGC against American Terrorism

  • IRGC Defending Nation, Attacking Terrorists: Gov’t Spokesman

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 11

 

 

Jomhouri Eslami:

1- Increased Warnings against Trump ahead of His Expected Move to Decertify JCPOA

2- Central Bank Governor: Iran Has Good Banking Relations with Entire World

3- Iran Preparing $5bn Investment Package to Increase Oil Output: Minister

4- Gov’t Spokesman: We Need to Have Common Language to Counter Trump’s Rhetoric

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 11

 

Kayhan:

1- Trump to Maintain Outer Layer of JCPOA, Increase Anti-Iran Sanctions

2- German Ambassador’s Ridiculous Show in Tehran

  • JCPOA Maintained by Living Up to Commitments Not Installing Posters in Embassy Wall!

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 11

 

 

Resalat:

1- US Administration Sentenced by Iranian Courts to Pay Tehran $110 Billion

  • Iran Has Issued 300 Verdicts against US Gov’t

2- Zarif: We’ve Developed Defensive Capabilities to Prevent another Saddam from Attacking Iran

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 11

 

 

Rooyesh-e Mellat:

1- Iran Parliament: IRGC Has Right to Counter US Troopers as It Fights Terror Groups

2- Velayati: US Too Small to Make Any Move against IRGC

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 11

 

 

Shahrvand:

1- Donating One’s Body

  • 66 People Say Ready to Donate Their Bodies amid Shortage, Import of Body

2- Iran to Pave Way for Providing Myanmar Rohingyas with Humanitarian Aid

  • Red Crescent Chief to Visit Bangladesh at Head of Delegation

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 11

 

Iran Exporting Women’s Socks to Spain, Norway

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Women across the World Wearing Iranian-Made Socks

Based on the statistics, Iran is exporting women’s socks to its neighbours including Azerbaijan Republic, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, and Iraq, which is importing the highest volume.

Iran is also exporting the product to such European countries as Spain and Norway.

The following table, illustrated by the Young Journalists’ Club (YJC), shows the amount of socks exported, the value, and the target country:

Month Country Weight Worth $
1 Azerbaijan 1,521 7,837
1 Afghanistan 1,939 19,683
1 Turkmenistan 2,337 21,033
1 Iraq 14,259 142,590
1 Norway 270 2,160
2 Afghanistan 2,543 22,886
2 Azerbaijan 51 75
2 Turkmenistan 2,087 20,451
2 Iraq 34,097 340,970
3 Azerbaijan 1,110 947
3 Afghanistan 1,378 12,942
3 Turkmenistan 639 5751
3 Iraq 71,811 717,212
3 Spain 146 1,752
4 Afghanistan 1,439 15,471
4 Turkmenistan 420 3,780
4 Iraq 30,726 318,012
5 Afghanistan 4,061 44,301
5 Turkmenistan 590 5,310
5 Iraq 43,545 429,944

Top Iranian, Egyptian Officials Discuss Bilateral, Regional Issues

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Top Iranian, Egyptian Officials Discuss Bilateral, Regional Issues

Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, the special aide to the Iranian Parliament speaker for international affairs, sat down on Tuesday with head of the Egyptian Interest Section in Tehran Yasser Osman.

During the meeting, the two sides discussed regional questions as well as key issues of mutual interest regarding bilateral parliamentary ties.

According to a Farsi report by ICANA, the latest regional developments also came up for discussion during the meeting.

Iran and Egypt have held no diplomatic ties since 1980 when Cairo offered asylum to the former shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, and maintained peace treaties with Israel.

However, in recent years Tehran has voiced its preparedness to restore its relations with Cairo in case a set of conditions are prepared in both capitals.

Tehran Hosting Exhibition Showcasing Seven Decades of Iranian Paintings

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Tehran Hosting Exhibition Showcasing Seven Decades of Iranian PaintingsThe director of this exhibition, Rozita Sharaf-Jahan, said, “This exhibition focuses mostly on nature and landscape paintings in the past seventy years of Iranian art history.”

“Most of the exhibitions by the Iranian Painters Association are of a research nature and raise issues of the day that are not commercial,” she added, according to a Farsi report by IRNA.

“What matters in this exhibition are the views of critics, historians, painters, and art students. Given that the Association of Painters is an independent one and does not have a treasure gallery, collecting these works was a very tough job.”

“In the works of contemporary artists, there is a greater focus on landscape that has been crystallized in form of anxiety, worry and bitterness. In Iran, at a short period of time, Kamal-ol-molk and his students studied the landscape independently, but in the contemporary era, this process has changed,” noted Sharaf-Jahan.

“Considering the large volume of works, we tried to display the most prominent works of each period; works by pre-modern artists such as Ali Mohammad Heydarian, Ali Asghar Potgar and Ali Akbar San’ati, as well as works by the first generation of modernists to high modernist painters, such as Mohsen Vaziri-Moqaddam, Mahmoud Javadipour, and Ahmad Esfandiari, Behjat Sadr, Sohrab Sepehri, Manouchehr Yektai, Marcos Grigorian, Abolqassem Saeedi, and Kurosh Shishehgaran.”

“I believe that the last generation and the younger ones are the most important ones because there is a significant difference between their view of landscape and those belonging to the past decades,” she underlined.

Sharaf-Jahan went on to say that some of the works are loaned and not for sale, but a number of others are for sale, most of which are paintings. She said the photos taken by two artists, next to nine videos will also be displayed during the event.

“Moreover, a book collection of works displayed will be published during the days the event is underway,” said Sharaf-Jahan.

Here are Honar Online’s photos of the exhibition “Landscape Up Close: A Review of 70 Years of Landscape Painting in Iran”, which was kicked off on October 6 and will be underway until October 27 at Tehran’s Niavaran Cultural Centre:

Renault Company Starts Buying Iranian Tyres

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With the improvement of the quality of Iranian tyres, and achievement of world-class standards next to the use of Dutch Vredestein Company’s technology by Iran’s Yazd Tyre Corporation, 50,000 of the company’s products were purchased by Renault Algérie with the approval of Renault Headquarters in France.

The quality of the Iranian tyres and their potential to compete with the Korean and Japanese products has helped the Iranian-made tyres enter the foreign markets.

According to a Farsi report by Akhbar-e Khodro, high standards and the use of Vredestein’s technology by Yazd Tire, has given credit to the Iranian tyre industry across the world.

Mohammad Reza Ganji, the CEO of Iran Tyre Association, says, “Since tyre manufacturing for foreign automobile companies will improve the country’s industry, Renault, which is one of Europe’s largest carmakers, has signed a contract with one of the domestic tyre manufacturers to confirm the quality and standard of these Iranian-made tyres. Renault intends to use Iranian tyres in its products.”

“With the approval of the quality of Iranian tyres by Renault, the company has called on all its subsidiaries in other countries to include tyres made by Iran in their list at the time of purchase. Accordingly, the Renault Algérie has bought about 50,000 Iranian tyres and used it for the vehicles it produces,” Ganji added.

He added that Yazd Tyre is now holding negotiations with Volkswagen, which has recently entered Iran’s market.

“As we are selling our products to foreign automobile manufacturers, Volkswagen which has just entered Iran’s market held talks to use these tyres in its cars. This German automobile maker is supposed to confirm the quality and standards of the Iranian tyres.”

“According to a governmental decree in 2012, tyre exports was stopped, and as a result our export market was gradually lost, but due to the good quality of Yazd Tyre’s products, the Chinese, in order to seize the market from Iran, exported tyres bearing the name of Iranian brands to markets in Nigeria and African countries,” concluded Ganji.

GITEX 2017: A Look at Iran’s Bright Future in ICT

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GITEX 2017: A Look at Iran's Bright Future in ICTThe Islamic Republic of Iran is attending the GITEX Technology Week 2017 in Dubai, the UAE, in a bid to display its latest achievements in different fields of science and technology.

GoldNet Company is one of the most important Iranian firms working in the field of ICT, which is participating at the GITEX this year.

Here is an interview with the CEO of GoldNet company, Mr Khosravi:

GoldNet has been certified as a knowledge-based company by the Science and Technology Department of the Iranian Presidential Office, and has received its license from the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology of Iran to provide data services. It was established in 2000 with the aim of providing services in the ICT domain.

Currently, with over 15 years of experience in various fields of ICT, the company has managed to register eight patents and obtain licenses.

GoldNet Co., as the domestic and international ICT agent of the Science and Technology Department of the Iranian Presidential Office, is licenced to export technology products. Using this advantage, it is now implementing a plan called the ‘International Services Exchange Platform’.

The group has always tried to present its services tailored to the latest advances and achievements of the day, and has proven its pioneering role in the field.

This is achieved in collaboration with the major scientific centres such as Ferdowsi University of Mashhad and the commercial partnership with the only IP-PBX laboratory of the country.

Between 2011 and 2015, the company signed two export agreements with Kenya and New Zealand for the Fleet Management System, or the GoldTracks tracker.

GoldNet participated in GITEX 2015 and was selected as one of the top four Iranian companies of the Islamic Republic’s pavilion.

At the 2017 GITEX, due to the presence of all reputable ICT companies from around the world, GoldNet intends to introduce the Iranian Export-Import Centre (Export of ICT Products) and the International Services Exchange Platform so as to attract business partners and engage more with its counterparts in other countries.

The GoldNet’s advantage is the ability to identify the needs, and also define and monitor the implementation of integration-based projects in three areas of hardware, software and network as well as providing access to specialized experts both at home and abroad.

It also is able to set national standards in these areas and provide large-scale consultations to infrastructural companies, operators and service providers, as well as security monitoring at different levels for different projects.

Furthermore, the company’s products and services will be presented at the exhibition at an international level. The company’s products and service are as follows:

  • GNAS or GoldNet Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) Services
  • Public Wi-Fi Platforms (Rightel)
  • Chakavak OTT Software (Instant Messenger & Internet Phone)
  • GoldNet Fleet Management System, (GoldTracks Tracker)
  • GoldTracks Tracking App

Iran, Armenia to Enhance Mutual Cooperation in All Fields

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Iranian Economy Minister Masoud Karbasian on Wednesday held talks with Head of the Armenian government’s State Revenue Committee (SRC), Vardan Harutyunyan.

During the meeting, the Iranian side pointed to the broad scope of activities carried out by the Ministry of Economy, saying “the body undertakes the largest portion of international economic interactions in Iran and given the high level of political relations between Iran and Armenia, business ties between the two countries need to be developed.”

He described Armenia as a close friend of Iran inside the region, adding that the friendship between the two countries should be strengthened with further economic relations.

“Within the framework of tariff preferences, Iran and Armenia will apply reductions against goods entering the two countries,” the Iranian economy minister stated.

Karbasian also highlighted the need for expansion of banking cooperation, cooperation in Free Trade Zones, avoidance of double taxation and investment in joint productions by the two states.

For his part, Harutyunyan expressed satisfaction with the holding of the meeting and called for the development of economic relations between the two countries.

Referring to the age-old history of relations between Iran and Armenia, he voiced his country’s preparedness to expand economic relations in the IT and customs sectors.

 

Iran, Armenia to Provide Turkmenistan with Internet Transit

Meanwhile, Iran’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi met his Armenian counterpart Vahan Martirosyan and discussed cooperation opportunities in the fields of internet bandwidth transit, cybersecurity and postal exchange between the two countries.

Referring to constructive relations of the two nations, Iranian ICT minster said Tehran and Yerevan need to promote their bilateral relations.

He pointed to cooperation with Armenia in the area of international internet transit, adding, “In the past two years, Iraq’s transit to Europe via Armenia has increased by 10 times. In light of that, we decided to conduct trilateral negotiations in order to pave the way for international transit to Turkmenistan, in the same way.”

Azari Jahormi also invited Armenia’s ICT authorities to participate in Tehran’s International Telecom Exhibition, saying that the opportunity would familiarize them with the potentials of Iran’s private sector for cooperation purposes.

The two ICT ministers also conferred on increasing postal exchange and developing data centers as part of boosting bilateral ties, Mehr reported.

Martirosyan, for his part, pointed to the deep-rooted relations of Iran and Armenia and stated that he will address the topics raised in the meeting more seriously.

He also noted that the two countries will further their cooperation in the fields of internet transit, postal exchange, information technology and cybersecurity.

He invited Iran’s ICT minister to visit Armenia in order to address the topics discussed in the meeting.

 

Iran Ready to Establishing Joint Venture with Armenia

Iran’s Minister of Industry, Mine, and Trade Mohammad Shariatmadari also held a meeting with Armenia’s Minister of Economic Development and Investments Suren Karayan.

During the meeting, the Iranian side suggested that Armenia establishes a joint company with Iran for boosting bilateral trade exchange.

He described Armenia’s cooperation with Iran on Eurasian talks as admirable, adding that the joint committee of the two countries have begun good talks on preferential tariffs that will be pursued until reaching a final agreement.

According to IRNA, he also said that Iran is ready to establish a joint company for advancing goals of the two countries and enhancing cooperation in Free Trade Zones in order to lay grounds for further trade exchanges.

The Armenian economic-political delegation, headed by the country’s Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan arrived in Tehran on Monday.

The delegation was officially welcomed by Iran’s First Vice-President Es’haq Jahangiri, and held talks with senior Iranian officials, including Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani.

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