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Iran FM Lays Wreath to Honour Iraq’s Late Ex-President

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Zarif, as the first foreign dignitary attending the funeral service held on Friday for Talabani, offered a wreath to honour the late Iraqi president.

On the sidelines of the ceremony, Zarif once again stressed the importance of maintaining Iraq’s national unity and territorial integrity.

“The Islamic Republic of Iran is an all-time friend of Iraqi people, including the country’s Kurds, and does not regard the strategic mistakes made by certain individuals as those of Iraqi Kurds,” said Zarif.

The top Iranian diplomat expressed hope that everybody in Iraq’s Kurdistan woulf return to the path of Jalal Talabani, who, as Zarif said, was the symbol of Iraq’s unity and territorial integrity.

The foreign minister described late Talabani as a friend of Iran and an indefatigable fighter against the dictatorship of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.

Zarif referred to Talabani as a person who always made efforts to secure Iraq’s unity and territorial integrity. The foreign minister also paid tribute to the late politician.

Iran Condemns Pakistan’s Balochistan Terrorist Attack

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Iran Condemns Pakistan’s Balochistan Terrorist AttackIran’s foreign ministry spokesman has strongly denounced a recent deadly attack on a Shiite shrine in Pakistan’s south-western province of Balochistan.In a Thursday statement, Bahram Qassemi censured the suicide bombing outside a shrine in a remote village of Balochistan which claimed tens of lives and wounded dozens more.
He also expressed sympathy with the Pakistani government and nation and the families of the bloody tragedy’s victims.
“Such blind and cowardly attacks are aimed at creating insecurity in Pakistan and fomenting discord and religious conflicts. The Pakistani government and nation must be vigilant and preserve unity and peace to keep up their fight against terror and eradicate violence in the country,” Qassemi underscored.

Iran FM to Attend Talabani’s Funeral in Iraqi Kurdistan

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Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi declared on Thursday that FM Mohammad Javad Zarif will travel to the city of Sulaymaniyah tomorrow at the head of a high-ranking delegation to attend the Iraqi ex-president’s funeral.
In his statement, Qassemi described Talabani as a politician who spent his life on maintaining Iraq’s freedom, independence, unity, and territorial integrity and strengthening friendship between the Iranian and Iraqi nations.

Iran’s Gahar Lake: A Fishing Destination for Tourists

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It is a permanent sweet-water lake in the upper and lower Gahar in Zagros mountain range. 2350 metres above sea level, the lake came into existence after a landslide and now is a tourist destination for trout fishing.

Here are IRNA’s photos of the lake:

 

Iran Moving towards Forming Military Alliance with Turkey, Iraq

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In an editorial on Tuesday, the Persian-language Sobh-e Now daily has discussed the possibility of forming a regional military alliance between Iran and its neighbours. Here are excerpts from the piece:

The new round of efforts made by General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran to expand military and security cooperation with its neighbours is of great importance.

Major General Mohammad Baqeri’s visit to Turkey last month was an effective initiative that took place at this level for the first time since the Islamic Revolution of Iran, and paved the way for further military interactions between Tehran, Ankara and Baghdad.

As the situation is getting worse in Iraq’s Kurdistan region, this cooperation is becoming more serious, and over the past days we have witnessed more visits made by the senior military officials of the three countries.

In the history of military cooperation between Iran, Turkey and Iraq, we see the three countries have signed the Baghdad Treaty (CENTO) in 1955. The treaty was signed by the order of trans-national powers so as to compete with the former Soviet Union, but it quickly changed its way and broke down.

However, at present the new military cooperation is based on genuinely realistic dimensions, and the seriousness of the risk of disintegration on the one hand next to the threats of terrorist groups on the other hand have made all the three countries stand together.

In light of these military and security collaborations, one can expect the three countries stop transnational interventions. By such collaboration and sharing experiences, they can also confront the new emerging threats and foil the plots of enemies to disintegrate the region into smaller parts and altering the equations in favor of the Zionist regime.

The pre-emptive and rapid coordination between the three countries regarding the Kurdish region case is a model of successful regional military cooperation. It surprised international observers and also foiled the new sectarianism plot hatched by US, Israel and their Arab allies in the region.

Iran among World’s Largest Producers of Fruits, Vegetables

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The world’s population is increasing while its resources are decreasing. In such situation the role of the world’s fruit and vegetable producers is of particular importance.

According to a Farsi report by IANA which has quoted figures from insidermonkey.com, Iran has ranked eight in a global list of fruit and vegetable producers.

Based on the 2014 information of the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the Islamic Republic has produced 12.7 million tonnes of fruit and 21.4 million tonnes of vegetables. It mainly exports different types of nuts, grapes, dates, figs, fresh strawberries, raspberries, black mulberries and other fruits like melon, apples and pears.

Most of Iran’s vegetable exports include cucumbers, cabbage, cauliflower, tomatoes, onions, garlic, leeks and other similar vegetables which are exported fresh or frozen.

China, Hong Kong, India, the United States, Mexico, Turkey and Brazil rank first to seventh while Spain and Egypt stand at 9th and 10th place after Iran.

Nusra Front Commander Slips into Coma after Russian Airstrike

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“Over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry continued special operations to wipe out terrorists of the al-Nusra Front (Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham group outlawed in Russia) who attacked the Russian military police observation post on the border of the Idlib de-escalation zone on September 18.

The destruction of the al-Nusra Front command by Russia’s Aerospace Forces and, according to the available information, the fact that it’s leader, Abu Muhammad al-Julani, sank into a coma, caused confusion among terrorists throughout the Idlib province,” TASS quoted the ministry as saying.

The Sukhoi Su-34 bomber of the Russian Aerospace Forces has wiped out 49 militants of the al-Nusra Front, including seven leaders of militant units of the terrorist organization’s “eastern sector”, Russian Defense Ministry said.

“The Russian military intelligence has received information about the emergency meeting of the Al-Nusra’s ‘eastern sector’ field commanders in the Idlib province to draw a plan for further action. After the confirmation of this information through various channels, the command of the Russian force grouping in Syria decided to conduct an airstrike. A precision strike carried out by a Su-34 bomber has eliminated 49 gunmen, including seven leaders of militant units of al-Nusra’s eastern sector,” the ministry said.

Aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces has liquidated al-Nusra Front’s largest underground arsenal in Syria where more than 1,000 tonnes of ammunition was stored, Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Igor Konashenkov said.

He noted that Russian reconnaissance has been long studying how militants transport munitions to their strongholds and opposition areas. “Having analyzed much information received through various channels, [they] determined the area where the arsenal was most probably located and its exact coordinates after supplemental ground reconnaissance,” the spokesman explained.

According to the ministry, “the munitions depot was destroyed by special air-delivered massive ordnance designed to destroy underground facilities.”

“The fire sparked by detonated munitions lasted a few hours up to their complete burning,” Konashenkov added.

Madrid to Host 7th Int’l Congress of Spanish Society of Iranian Studies

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Iran’s Cultural Attaché in Spain, in collaboration with Spanish Society of Iranian Studies and the University of Aotonoma, is going to host the event.

At this two-day congress, 20 articles will be presented in three panels: the Ancient Iran, Iran in the Islamic period and the contemporary Iran, Mehr reported in a Farsi article.

Scholars from different countries including Iran, Spain, Turkey, Georgia and Russia are expected to attend the cultural event.

EU Reiterates Its Strong Support for Doing Business with Iran

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Helga Schmid, the secretary-general of the EU’s foreign policy service, says “the EU fully supports the JCPOA and expects continued implementation by all parties.”

“At the European Union, we support economic cooperation between Iran and Europe — at the political level and at the policy level,” she added in a Wednesday address to the Europe-Iran Forum gathering in the Swiss financial capital of Zurich.

After the international nuclear accord in 2015, European and Iranian businesses have worked to expand previously prohibited trade and investment, but tens of billions of euros in deals are being slowed down because of political uncertainty and financial issues.

US President Donald Trump is threatening to decertify the pact ahead of a congressionally mandated October 15 deadline to report on Iran’s compliance. That would give Congress 60 days to snap back sanctions that were lifted as part of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the accord signed in 2015 by Iran and six world powers.

If Trump decertifies the deal, there is no guarantee that lawmakers would impose new sanctions or even take action. Defense Secretary James Mattis, National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster, White House Chief of Staff John Kelly and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson are all reportedly in favor of the US’s maintaining its commitment.

The deal had created expectations that trade between Iran and the European Union would flourish again after international nuclear sanctions cut the country off from financial markets, DW reported.

Even after the pact came into effect, however, EU bankers and firms continue to face steep hurdles when investing in Iran. For one, US-imposed restrictions make it complicated for EU companies to finance and clear transactions with the country.

Russian Tourists to Visit Iran’s Kish Island by Direct Flights

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Yaqub Qassemi, a tour organizer, said in a Farsi interview with the Mehr News Agency that from the second half of the current year, some tours will be organized for Russian tourists so that they can stay in Isfahan or Shiraz for two nights and then stay in Kish Island for a few more nights.

He also added this is the first time that direct flights to Moscow would be launched from Kish.

“The Russians can come to Iran during the cold season for skiing and recreational water sports, because the costs are lower and the island can replace Dubai for them,” he went on to say.

He stated that after launching direct flights, every week 155 passengers can travel to Iran. The flight will be launched in late November or early December.

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