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All Iranian People Should Be Treated Equally: Leader

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All Iranian People Should Be Treated Equally: Leader

“All elements of the Islamic Republic (Establishment) are duty bound, in accordance with the religious teachings and the Constitution, to refrain from allowing any discrimination and inequality among the Iranians from any ethnicity, race or faith,” Ayatollah Khamenei said in response to a letter from Molavi Abdul Hamid, a top Sunni cleric in Iran’s southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan.

The Sunni cleric had recently sent the letter to Ayatollah Khamenei, calling for greater attention to the rights of religious minorities in Iran.

In the reply to the Sunni cleric’s letter, sent by Chief of the Leader’s Office Staff Hojatoleslam Mohammad Mohammadi Golpayegani on August 22, Ayatollah Khamenei said he “strongly holds the belief” that all Iranians should stand together and close ranks to contribute to the country’s dignity and success and not allow the enemies to undermine such unity.

Imam Khamenei has frequently underlined that unity is the only solution to the problems the Muslims are facing.

The Leader has warned that the “arrogant powers” have created religious wars in Islamic countries to divert attention from the fight against Israel.

US Pays Iran $1.7 Billion in Outstanding Military Debts: Official

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“Currently, we have some claims from the US with regard to the pre-Revolution contracts, some of which have been paid over the recent years, including a sum of $1.71 billion,” said General Reza Tala’i-Nik in a TV interview on Tuesday. The Islamic Republic’s outstanding claims under other contracts from the US are currently being reviewed at Iran-US Claims Tribunal at The Hague, the commander said. Tala’i-Nik pointed to the US military presence in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman, denouncing it as “violation of the international law.” “The security of the Persian Gulf can only be provided through the participation of its littoral states and regional cooperation, as presence of foreign sides has merely disrupted security in the region,” the commander noted. Iranian naval forces are tasked with guaranteeing security within the country’s maritime borders, where they have been involved in a series of face-offs with US vessels for intrusion into Iranian territorial waters. Iran has repeatedly warned that any act of transgression into its territorial waters would be met with an immediate and befitting response.

“Currently, we have some claims from the US with regard to the pre-Revolution contracts, some of which have been paid over the recent years, including a sum of $1.71 billion,” said General Reza Tala’i-Nik in a TV interview on Tuesday.

The Islamic Republic’s outstanding claims under other contracts from the US are currently being reviewed at Iran-US Claims Tribunal at The Hague, the commander said.

Tala’i-Nik pointed to the US military presence in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman, denouncing it as “violation of the international law.”

“The security of the Persian Gulf can only be provided through the participation of its littoral states and regional cooperation, as presence of foreign sides has merely disrupted security in the region,” the commander noted.

Iranian naval forces are tasked with guaranteeing security within the country’s maritime borders, where they have been involved in a series of face-offs with US vessels for intrusion into Iranian territorial waters.

Iran has repeatedly warned that any act of transgression into its territorial waters would be met with an immediate and befitting response.

Iran President Urges Myanmar to Stop Barbaric Crimes against Rohingya Muslims

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Iran President Urges Myanmar to Stop Barbaric Crimes against Rohingya Muslims

In Myanmar, Muslim people have been suffering difficulties, hundreds of thousands have been displaced, and many others have been killed, President Rouhani said at cabinet session in Tehran on Wednesday.

He further emphasized that there is no difference between the Muslims of Myanmar and other Muslims in the world.

“As a Muslim and revolutionary country, we feel a responsibility to help all the oppressed in the world, even if they are not Muslims,” he said.

“We call on the government of Myanmar to put an end to the savage crimes against the (Rohingya) Muslims,” President Rouhani added.

The Rohingya have long faced severe discrimination and were the targets of violence in 2012 that killed hundreds and drove about 140,000 people from their homes to camps for the internally displaced.

Over the past days, intensifying clashes between security forces and insurgents in western Myanmar have sent terrified civilians scrambling toward the Bangladesh border in a desperate search for refuge.

Bangladesh has detained and forcibly returned at least 90 Muslim Rohingya refugees back to Myanmar, as thousands of civilians from the ethnic minority area, on the other side of the border, attempt to escape from continuing violence that has killed scores of people.

A United Nations report in February said the military crackdown on the Rohingya had led to gang rape, the killing of hundreds of civilians and the forced displacement of as many as 90,000 people.

Iran’s Police Seize Over One Tonne of Heroin

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Iran’s Police Seize Over One Tonne of Heroin

Brigadier General Mohsen Khancherli, a senior provincial police commander, declared that special anti-drug police forces have seized 1,097 kilograms of heroin in an operation in the west of the Iranian capital.

According to a Farsi report by the Entekhab news website, he said after acquiring information concerning the drugs being transferred by a trafficker based in Shahriar County, an extensive investigation into the case was put on the agenda of west Tehran’s anti-narcotics police.

Khancherli added following round-the-clock follow-ups by the provincial police forces as well as keeping the suspects under covert surveillance and tailing them for quite a couple of months, eventually, one of the traffickers was identified to be from Bandar Torkaman in the northern Iranian province of Golestan.

“We later found that he was trying to transfer the illicit drugs, disguised as a gas cargo, in the bunker of a lorry’s trailer to a desired destination. After identifying the vehicle, the police forces launched their operation to arrest the dealer and seize the drugs.”

After controlling and inspecting the cars plying Saveh-Shahriar highway, in the west of Tehran, the vehicle was found and the culprit was captured.

He said while inspecting the bunker, the police forces managed to find over one tonne of heroin cleverly hidden in it.

Iranian Family Starts 60-Day March to Protest Concert Ban

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Fatemeh Askarieh
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Iranian Family Starts 60-Day March to Protest Concert Ban

What follows is the story of a family from the holy city of Mashhad who is protesting the cancellation of concerts there. The story of this family is like the two sides of a coin: On one side, there exist limitations and a standstill, and on the other there is a safe and open road to show protest against the closeness of another road!

Iran is the land of wonders; while concerts are banned in certain parts of the country and families are deprived of enjoying live music there, people are at the same time allowed to hit the roads to protest.

The concert ban happens not only to the foreign-style music, but sometimes even the traditional concerts would be called off in Khorasan Razavi province.

A small family with no defensive or protective facilities, with no team escorting them, go through roads that sometimes are creepy, because of the reclusion and vastness of the deserts surrounding it.

Iranian Family Starts 60-Day March to Protest Concert Ban4One can look just at the procedure that has been considered as the violation of citizens’ rights, or just see the beauty of enjoying the right to protest next to a unique feeling of security that could not be easily found even at the heart of Europe and the United States.

It is also possible to see the two sides of the coin from two angles. One can see this conflict and enjoy this disparity, which is the biggest and most significant sign of “dynamic social life”. Therefore, this 60-day march is not just a manifestation of a family protest; rather, it proves that a nation is on the path to maturity.

In order to show support for their national and folklore music, members of this family are marking a 60-day march with the motto “We have the right to hear the songs of our motherland in our city.”

According to a Farsi report by ILNA, the father of this Mashhadi family, Ahmad Mehrchian, along with his family started the march 35 days ago to protest the cancellation of concerts in Khorasan Razavi province. He says they are a family from Mashhad who is opposed to the ban on concerts.

Iranian Family Starts 60-Day March to Protest Concert Ban5“In order to show support for the music of our districts and our country’s Maghami music, we started the march 35 days ago. We have been traveling on foot, and we will meet with music experts from different regions of our country.”

“This march is performed on foot using a backpacker. In this type of travel, people put their needed stuff in a backpack and travel on foot; sometimes they ride a truck or trailer, but they never use buses, minivans and cars,” he added.

“We are now in Kordestan Province in Western Iran and right now we are heading towards Sanandaj city. I and my wife, Zohreh Barati who is a physician, along with our 4-year-old son, Sirous, and our six-year-old daughter, Baran, are backpacking,” Mehrchian went on to say.

“We love listening to local and Maghami music, as well as the motherland songs of our city and our country. We are also against the cancellation of concerts that take place especially in our city (Mashhad). We started our march after the cancellation of Shahram Nazeri’s (Iranian traditional music singer) concert in Quchan. By October, we are also trying to travel to different cities of Iran and send our message to the experts and other people of the country.”

“We travelled from Mashhad to Khaf, Taibad, Torbat-e-Jam and Nishapur during this trip. Then we came to Tehran and met with Shahram Nazeri and his son. Then we travelled to Qom, Kashan, Isfahan, Qazvin, Zanjan and Oroumiyeh. We met with Professor Dehghan in Orumiyeh.”

Iranian Family Starts 60-Day March to Protest Concert Ban1“After that we went to Tabriz to visit Professor Gharabaghi. We also met with Alireza Qorbani (famous Iranian singer) in Tabriz and Salar Aqili (another renowned singer) in Isfahan,” Mehrchian pointed out.

“In Kordestan, we are planning to meet with music masters because as you know, Iran’s Kordestan is a cradle of music, and we are moving to Sanandaj to meet with Kurdish music professors.”

Mehrchian said that after Kordestan, they will move towards Hamadan in the west.

“Of course, we still have not decided where to go after Hamadan. But as our daughter will go to school in early October, we try to finish our journey before the schools reopen.”

This Mashhadi family has begun its journey in Imam Reza’s (AS) shrine and says that many people in Mashhad, like them, believe in religious rituals as well as in the musical culture of their country; however, their wishes are not respected appropriately as the City’s officials don’t allow concerts to be held in the holy city.

Iranian Family Starts 60-Day March to Protest Concert Ban3

Iran Establishes Special Parliament for Women

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Massoumeh Ebtekar

According to a provincial official, ‘Women’s Parliament’ is a new initiative based on which female representatives of all cities and villages of the province will gather in a council to discuss and help resolve local issues regarding women.

Just like the national parliament, the 109 female members of this local parliament will discuss plans and motions, and if approved, will send them to the Provincial Commission on Women’s Affairs.

“Khorasan Razavi province in northeastern Iran is the first province to establish such special parliament for women,” Iranian Vice-President for Women and Family Affairs Massoumeh Ebtekar said.

In the latest City and Village Council elections in Khorasan Razavi, 290 women candidates managed to open their way into the local councils, which shows a 20-percent growth compared with the last year’s elections, she added.

“This shows that the presence of women in the decision-making processes in various cultural, social, political and environmental fields across the cities and villages is highly significant,” a Farsi report by ISNA quoted her as saying.

Speaking in a meeting with members of local NGOs, Ebtekar added, “The formation of women’s parliament is a turning point.”

“As of today, women will play a key role in the decisions made on the municipal affairs of the province. The government will monitor their decisions to measure their practical effects on the society. Meanwhile, their non-governmental and voluntary efforts to attract more women in the executive field of the government are taken seriously by the government,” she said.

The vice-president went on saying the significant move in Khorasan Razavi province can decrease dramatically the social problems of the province. “We are closely monitoring the changes and we are sure that they will have prominent effects on the society,” she said.

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on September 6

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Newspapers today covered the controversies over a FIFA World Cup qualifier between Iran and Syria. With a 2-2 draw against Iran, Syria managed to advance to the next round. The major controversy, however, was the Syrian women who were allowed to watch the match in Azadi stadium, while Iranian women were left behind the doors.

Among other top stories today were the end of the Takfiri terrorists’ siege on Syria’s Deir ez-Zor after three years and the continued reactions to an ongoing crisis in the Korean peninsula.

Newspapers also covered the talks between Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his counterparts from Indonesia, Malaysia, and Turkey on the plight of Muslim people in Myanmar.

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

 

Abrar:

1- Siege on Syria’s Deir ez-Zor Broken

2- Rouhani’s VP: IRGC’s Missile Attack on ISIS Legally Justified

3- Putin: We’ll Sue US; Sanctions against North Korea Futile

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on September 6

 

Aftab-e Yazd:

1- Unexpected Draw

  • Syria football team advanced to next round of FIFA World Cup Qualification after draw with Iran

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on September 6

 

Arman-e Emrooz:

1- Conservative Newspaper Kayhan Apologises to Zarif in Unprecedented Move

2- Imam Khomeini’s Grandson Calls for Serious Fight against Corruption

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on September 6

 

Asrar:

1- Rouhani: Recent Victories Promise Eradication of Terrorism, Regional Development

2- Iranian Minister: Oil Market in Balanced Situation

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on September 6

 

Ebtekar:

1- Rumours of Thaw in Tehran-Riyadh Relations: Saudi Media Banned from Attacking Iran

2- Gov’t Spokesman: One Day I’ll Reveal Barriers to Appointing Woman Minister

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on September 6

 

Etemad:

1- Syrian Women inside Stadium, Iranian Women Left behind Doors

  • Controversial Match between Iran, Syria in Tehran

2- Gov’t Spokesman: I Know What Rouhani Suffered for Choosing Female Minister

3- Return of Tehran Mayor to Cabinet Sessions after 14 Years

  • Rouhani Invites Najafi to Attend Cabinet Sessions

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on September 6

 

Ettela’at:

1- Muslim World Protests against Genocide of Muslims in Myanmar

  • Widespread Protest Rallies in China, Indonesia, Pakistan

2- First VP: Water Is Now a National Issue

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on September 6

 

 

Iran:

1- World Cup Qualification without Celebration

  • Iran Advances to FIFA World Cup without a Single Defeat

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on September 6

 

Javan:

1- Gov’t Withdraws Excessive Money from Public Budget to Pay Cash Handouts

2- First VP: We May Have to Import Water

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on September 6

 

Jomhouri Eslami:

1- Zarif Calls for Practical Measure to End Massacre of Muslims in Myanmar

2- First Group of Iranian Hajj Pilgrims Return Home

3- No New Decision Made on House Arrest of Opposition Figures: SNSC Spokesman

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on September 6

 

 

Kayhan:

1- Venezuela’s Seditionists [opposition figures] Urge Europe to Boycott Their Country!

[Kayhan is seeing the case similar to what, it says, happened after the 2009 election in Iran]

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on September 6

 

 

Khorasan:

1- Trump Doing Business with Korean Crisis: US to Sell Billions of Weapons to Seoul

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on September 6

 

 

Resalat:

1- Iranian People Believe in Themselves, Won’t Give in to Sanctions: Zarif

2- No American Airplane Allowed to Cross Iran’s Airspace: Commander

3- Giving Warning to Aggressive Planes Iran’s Softest Reaction: Top Officer

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on September 6

 

Iraqi Kurdistan Independence Vote ‘Dangerous Game’: Iranian MP

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Iraqi Kurdistan Independence Vote ‘Dangerous Game’: Iranian MP

Senior parliamentarian Seyyed Mohammad Javad Abtahi said there is not yet a unanimous agreement among the Kurds over the independence of Iraq Kurdistan region.

He warned the Leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), Masoud Barzani, against pressing ahead with holding the independence referendum, saying Barzani must understand the fact that he does not represent all Kurds and cannot decide on their behalf.

In a Farsi interview with ICANA, the lawmaker went on saying that among the Kurds, there are various groups which are not necessarily in full agreement with the idea of independence because most of them have serious problems with the issue.

“The era of Barzani would come to an end after the independence vote and the Kurdistan region would turn into a scene of civil war among Kurdish groups,” he said.

Abtahi said one of the main sticking points among the Kurds is the future of the city of Kirkuk which has been the main issue of contention between Erbil and Baghdad since long time ago.

“The ISIS terrorists have moved their headquarters from Mosul to Hawijah in Kirkuk province,” he said, adding that the liberation of the city has thus been postponed to days following the independence referendum.

New reports reveal that the people of Kirkuk have not welcomed the idea of independence of Kurdistan region because they view the referendum as a tool at the hand of KDP to expand its domination over the region, he added.

“Barzani is seeking to establish an independent Kurdistan consisting of Erbil, Sulaymaniyah and Kirkuk provinces,” he said, adding that Barzani then plans to annex Kurdish regions of Turkey, Syria and Iran step by step.

The Iranian lawmaker said the idea of establishing an independent Kurdistan was first raised by former Libyan dictator, Muammar Gaddafi. “But today, new reports show that the US is behind the idea to create a new cancerous tumor like Israel along Iranian borders,” he added.

“The US claims it is against the referendum but in reality Washington is interested in the idea. It is also investing huge amounts of money in supporting Peshmerga forces,” he said.

Abtahi said it is impossible to imagine that Barzani is pressing ahead with the idea of independence without the US’ full support.

He expressed hope that Turkey’s growing pressure on Barzani would prevent him from holding the independence referendum. “Otherwise, the US will leverage more pressure on Iran and Turkey under a new pretext,” he said.

The Iranian lawmaker finally said holding the independence referendum will not necessarily lead to the creation of an independent state in the region because “there are not appropriate capacities for an independent state in the region right now.”

Iran, Vatican City Discuss Plight of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar

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Iran, Vatican City Discuss Plight of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar8

In a Wednesday meeting with Vatican City’s Paul Richard Gallagher in Tehran, Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif referred to the issue of the Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar and called on all countries to cooperate and join hands to stop the massacre and mass expulsion of Muslims in the country.

The Iranian top diplomat also appreciated Vatican City’s efforts in this regard.

Speaking about the crisis in the Korean Peninsula, the Iranian FM added that after the Cuban crisis the world has forgotten the danger of using these weapons, but again we are witnessing that this great danger is posing threats to the international community.

Talking about the region’s critical conditions, the Iranian foreign minister underlined the need for peaceful solutions to overcome these crises, stressing that the world’s problem today is extremism, which is not limited to a special region.

He also referred to the long-standing, respectful and reciprocal relations between Tehran and the Holy See (Vatican City) and emphasized the need for dialogue and effective cooperation between religions and civilizations.

“Iran respects the character and positions of the Pope,” Zarif went on to say.

In turn, Gallagher referred to Vatican City’s efforts to resolve the crisis in Myanmar, saying that “we will continue our efforts in this regard.”

He also discussed the shared views between Tehran and Vatican City on regional developments and dialogue and cooperation to end regional crises, the refugee crisis, and extremism.

He said Vatican City has supported the peaceful use of nuclear energy and Iran’s nuclear deal, and it still throws its weight behind it.

“Encouraging the culture of peace and the peaceful coexistence of religions in the Middle East should be pursued with earnestness and the Vatican has always supported this coexistence between religions,” he added.

The Iranian foreign minister and his counterpart from the Holy See also exchanged views on various political, social and inter-regional issues, expressing satisfaction with the process of dialogue between the two sides.

Riyadh Dismisses Reports of Banning Media from Criticising Iran

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Riyadh Dismisses Reports of Banning Media from Criticising Iran

On his Twitter account, Qahtani claimed Qatari government is behind these “rumours” and added the Qatari officials are seeking to justify their relations with Iran by contributing to such reports.

The Arab newspaper Ray al-Youm quoted on Monday some high-ranking sources in Saudi Arabia as saying Saudi media (print and electronic) have been banned by the royal court from criticising Iran and the Shiite Muslims.

This comes as the Al Arabiya website has already published two anti-Iran stories on its front page, including repeated accusations against Iran. According to a Farsi report by the Fars News Agency, the false stories reveal that Iran is still under the criticism of Saudi media.

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