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Iranian Animation ‘Stripy’ Praised in Hungary

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The Iranian animated short film titled “Stripy” was largely lauded by Hungarian studio directors and animators, after being screened in an animation film festival in Kecskemét, Hungary.

According to a Farsi report by the Asr-e Iran news website, the Kecskemét Animation Film Festival (KAFF) is an animated film festival held biennially during the month of June in Hungary.

Stripy was the first Iranian animated film ever to be shortlisted among the large number of Oscar nominees in 2016.

A production of Gonbad Kaboud Studio, the animation has been directed by two Iranian animators Babak Nekooei and Behnoud Nekooei.

It is made based on a classic piece of music titled “Hungarian Dance No. 5” by the German composer and pianist, Johannes Brahms (1833-1897).

Lauding the Iranian animation, Ferenc Mikulás, the KAFF’s director, said making a narrative animation based on a piece of music or soundtrack is a herculean task.

He also praised the Iranians’ intelligent selection of the story for this piece of music.

“The theme and content of ‘Stripy’ is in perfect harmony with its soundtrack. Like this musical piece, the film, itself, has numerous layers and raises a global issue.”

Commenting on the importance of the theme of the Iranian animation, Mikulás said, “Monotony and absence of creativity is our main problem when performing different jobs, particularly the governmental ones and those in the field of education. In my opinion, the theme and content of this animation is very ponderable. We should pay attention to its subtext and deeper layers.”

The creative director of Kedd studio, Géza M. Tóth, also said “Stripy” is an impressive work of art, adding the graphics and visual impact of the animation on audience is very remarkable.

“I have earlier seen this animation and believe that it has high-end graphics.”

He, whose animation titled “Maestro” was nominated for Oscars in 2006, said the Iranian animation is very touching.

The animation’s soundtrack and its visual narration has helped precisely and effectively narrate and visualise a repetitive order.

“Stripy”, along with a number of other animations from Iran, were screened in a special non-competition section in KAFF titled “Iran’s Animation”. This section was held in cooperation with the Centre for Innovation and Technology Cooperation of the Presidency of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Iran’s Vice-Presidency for Science and Technology.

With a length of 3 minutes and 35 seconds, the two-dimensional animation has earlier taken part in big international festivals in France, Brazil, Italy, Argentina, the Netherlands and Romania.

Afghan Journalists Slam BBC for Divisive News

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Head of the AJSC, Najib Sharifi, who was speaking at a press conference called ‘Violence against Afghan Journalists’ in Kabul, said using a phrase like “Attack in the Shiite-populated area of Kabul” is an example of the discriminatory behaviour of the media.

According to a Farsi report by IRNA, he said there is no Shiite and Sunni-populated areas in Kabul, because they live in all parts of the city.

Afghanistan is not like Iraq and Syria where BBC could sow discord among Shiites and Sunnis, Sharifi noted, adding that Afghans will not allow such propaganda to continue.

He also referred to BBC’s recent report on the son of the Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada, and described it as an effort to promote violence.

Sharifi asked BBC what the reliable source is for the news concerning a suicide attack carried out by Akhundzada’s son.

“A media outlet should not believe in the propaganda of a particular group who are pursuing specific goals and their own political interests via publishing such reports,” he noted.

Earlier, Mujib Khalvatgar, the head of NAI Supporting Open Media Institute in Afghanistan, had also criticized BBC News on the Al-Zahra Mosque suicide attack during the holy month of Ramadan in western Kabul.

“On that case, BBC reported a Shiite mosque in West Kabul came under suicide attack.”

He also expressed concern over the rise of violence against Afghan journalists, saying that in the first six months of 2017, 73 cases of violence against journalists were recorded, which shows a 35-percent surge in comparison to the previous year.

He added that this includes 10 cases of killing, 12 injuries, 19 beatings, 18 mistreatments, 5 detentions, and 3 cases of threatened expulsion.

“Such terrorist groups as ISIS and the Taliban have claimed responsibility for the killing of journalists, but 34 percent of the mistreatment cases were carried out by the government officials.”

Khalvatgar also said that MPs, governors, and members of provincial councils have mistreated or used violence against the journalists because of their revelations of illegal activities of these government-affiliated individuals and institutions.

AJSC Head finally expressed concern over the decline in the number female journalists in the country, saying that there are no female journalists in 10 provinces. He noted that insecurity, mistreatment and violence have caused women not to show interest in this job.

Iranian Artist Cuts Salvador Dalí’s Moustache!

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IFP Editorial Staff
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The exhibition of Qassemizadeh’s artworks was held in Florence on June 17. The exhibit included two collections of works under the title “Wood Wounds” and “Tribute to the Great Masters”.

A Farsi report by the Honar Online news agency has quoted the PR department of the exhibition as saying that the works of Iranian painter and sculptor Qassemizadeh were put on the show after Dante Foundation in Italy invited him to hold the exhibition in the Italian city.

The portrait of Qasemizadeh has been installed and kept at the main Hall of Casa di Dante, along with those of contemporary Italian painters. This has been done at the suggestion of the board of directors of the Dante House.

A meeting was also held to review the works of Qassemizadeh in the city of Florence. During the meeting, Professor Riccardo Carapelli, a critic of the history of Italian art, expressed his views on the works of this Iranian artist.

“I realized from the very beginning that I came across a different exhibition. The artist’s concerns are global and his paintings are extremely universal. He has travelled to all countries and cultures with these paintings, and for this reason his works can be put on show in Paris, London and New York.”

Iranian Artist Cuts Salvador Dalí’s Moustache!“Using his dexterous techniques, he has come up with simple sketches, but this path has only a simple appearance. These works simplify letters and words, but this is not the reason for their simplicity. Therefore, content and meaning in his works are of particular importance. He expresses inner suffering with his poetic art,” Carapelli said.

“As soon as I got in, I encountered works that seemed like a whip! I’ve been watching them for a while. In one of the paintings, we see the self-portrait of the painter from behind.Modestly, he’s stood in front of a white canvass naked and thoughtful.  Barefoot and naked in his privacy! This composition is one of the best and, at the same time, the most meaningful paintings I have ever seen.”

“In another work, the painter is cutting Salvador Dalí’s moustache and this is one of the best ones. The horrified, and anxious Dalí is under great pressure, as another painter is cutting his moustache. Cutting the mustache of surrealism, which of course I agree with,” the Italian critic underpinned.

Iranian Artist Cuts Salvador Dalí’s Moustache!Part of Qasemizadeh’s exhibition is dedicated to portraits of Dante and other famous figures of visual arts.

“I feel proud when I see a collection in which there are pictures of Michelangelo, Da Vinci, Raphael and the contemporary artists such as Umberto Boccioni, Modigliani and Jacquemontii. I enjoy when I see a young artist from Iran depicts a deep understanding of their works and I’m sorry for many of my compatriots who do not know many of these great figures,” he went on to say.

Dante’s House dates back to the 19th century when a number of impressionist painters and other outstanding Italian artists ran it.

Ironic Surgeries on Rightist’s Left Eye, Leftist’s Right Eye!

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Ironic Surgeries on Rightist’s Left Eye, Leftist’s Right Eye!

Iranian Health Minister Seyyed Hassan Qazizadeh Hashemi has called on Iranians to drop their so-called leftist and rightist tendencies and, instead, join hands to further boost national welfare and progress.

He made the comments in a short note after referring to the eye surgeries he recently performed on two senior politicians from the reformist and conservative camps.

Here is the full text of his Farsi post in Instagram:

A couple of days ago, a reporter asked me if I was a reformist, conservative or moderate. “None!” I answered. I would like to be the same young person that I used to be in the early years following Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution. At that time, there was no such thing as the leftist or rightist factions, and all of us would sincerely work together to boost Iran’s development and realize the ideals of martyrs.

I have always wished, from the bottom of my heart, that we Iranians would stay together and remain united. I have tried to be like that at the health ministry as well. I wish we would never get involved in factional tendencies and partisanship, which sometimes lead to infringement upon moralities. I wish we would return to the days following the Revolution; the days when everything was pure, sincere and divine.

Something interesting happened to me in recent days. I performed surgeries on the eyes of two of my old friends and high-profile politicians: Dr. [Mohammad-Reza] Aref and Dr. [Gholam-Ali] Haddad Adel. I had examined them both and found out that the right eye of [reformist figure] Dr. Aref as well as the left eye of [conservative figure] Dr. Haddad Adel needed medical operations.

“The serious problem facing the country surfaced while I was examining your eyes!” I told them ironically, referring to the idea that they cannot see the world from the other wing’s point of view.

Then I told them that political factionalism has, in fact, deprived us of a balanced vision.

Experience over the past 38 years shows we need all the country’s resources and assets for progress. The leftists, rightists and moderates should join hands to solve problems, something which is needed more than ever given the current situation in the region and in the world.

I hope as Mr. Aref’s right eye and Mr. Haddad Adel’s left eye regain their health, the rightists and leftists become more far-sighted, monitor the country’s friends and foes more carefully, pay more attention to the beautiful things around, and, instead of going for short-term opportunities, think about long-term national interests and lofty ideals for which the martyrs’ blood has been shed and lives have been lost.

Iran Inks Deal with Russia to Buy Several Sukhoi-100 Jets: Report

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IFP Editorial Staff
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The contract was signed at a meeting between representatives of Russian and Iranian defense authorities at the MAKS air show in the Moscow Region’s city of Zhukovsky.

Russia signed contracts worth a total of U.S. $6.7 billion at the air show, the Sputnik reported.

Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak, co-chairman of the Russian–Iranian intergovernmental commission, had earlier in April said that the countries have an agreement on supplies of 12 SSJ100 planes and could sign a contract on supplies of another 30 jets in the future.

Iran to Issue Boar Hunting Permits for Foreigners

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Iran to Issue Boar Hunting Permits for Foreigners

A top Iranian environmental official says permits to hunt wild boars will be issued to foreign nationals in Iran in the near future.

“Directives have been announced authorizing the issuance of permits for foreign nationals to hunt wild boars (also known as boars or wild pigs) by the end of the current Iranian year (ending March, 2018) with due regard for the relevant laws and regulations,” said Qorban-Ali Mohammadpour, the director general of the Department of the Environment in northern Gilan province.

“The hunting season begins on the date the directives are issued and will end on March 1, 2018,” he said.

“The permits allowing foreign nationals to hunt wild boars will be issued only after authorized institutes that organize hunting tours for foreigners submit their applications,” he said, according to a Farsi report by the Alef news website.

“The institute applying for boar hunting permits must put up collateral worth Rls 400 million (equal to nearly $10,000) in accordance with the pertinent law and provide the financial office of the provincial Department of the Environment with the relevant documents,” said the official.

He said hunters will be allowed to hunt maximum five boars, adding, “If the hunter manages to hunt the big game, the institute which has filed the application for the permit will have to pay the price for the hunted animal in US dollars in accordance with the law.”

He added the institute will have to pay $30 dollars for each day an officer accompanies the hunter as a guide.

According to the department, shooting and hunting without the presence of an officer is forbidden.

Those accompanying the hunters are not allowed to hunt, whatsoever. The permits will be valid for five days from the date they are issued.

The permits will be valid only for the hunting fields in the province where they have been issued.

 

No hunting permits will be issued for the provinces of South Khorasan, Qom, Tehran and Golestan. For more information contact the provincial departments of the environment.

Eating the wild pig’s meat is haram or forbidden in Islam, and thus the boars hunted in Iran cannot be sold for their flesh.

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 26

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Newspapers today covered the imminent approval of a draft law in the US House of Representatives on imposition of fresh sanctions against Iran, and described it as another violation of Iran nuclear deal.

The speculations about the line-up of President Hassan Rouhani’s next cabinet also remained a top story today. The latest development was Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani’s remarks about the possibility of give-and-take between the government and the Parliament.

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

 

Abrar:

1- Hardliner Criticizes Qalibaf’s Remarks: Neo-Conservatism Is a Play on Words

2- Qatari DM Hails Iran’s Support during Blockade

3- No Deal Yet on Sanctions against Russia, Iran, N. Korea: Corker

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 26

 

Aftab-e Yazd:

1- Larijani: No Minister Has Lobbied for Keeping His Post in Next Cabinet

2- First VP: I Was Shocked after Hearing Unemployment Rate in Kermanshah

3- No Matter Iran’s Currency Is Rial or Toman When Your Pockets Empty

4- Tillerson Upset by Trump’s Criticism of Nuclear Deal

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 26

 

Arman-e Emrooz:

1- Please Come Back … Velayati Urges Nateq Noori to Remain in Islamic Azad University

2- Senior Conservative: Attacks on Rouhani Not to Bring Good Results

3- 5 Governor-Generals Indicted for Electoral Offences

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 26

 

Asrar:

1- Gov’t Spokesman Vows to Make Decisive Action against Any New Sanctions

2- Iran No Longer in Need of Importing Turkmenistan’s Gas: Official

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 26

 

Besharat-e Now:

1- Left, Right-Wingers Treated by Health Minister

  • Iranian Political Factions in Iran Lack Balanced View

2- 120 Terrorist Attacks Defused in Iran

3- ‘Changing Current from Rial to Toman Not to Resolve Iranians’ Woes’

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 26

 

Etemad:

1- Welfare Should Be Separated from Labour Ministry: Minister

2- Top Clerics’ Opinions about Animals’ Rights, Animal Abuse

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 26

 

Ettela’at:

1- We May Endanger Iran’s Future If We Don’t Make Right Decisions about Water: First VP

2- Parliament Speaker: Universities Should Become Independent

3- Iranian Students Win 5 Gold, Silver Medals in World Physics Olympiad

4- Ansarullah: We’ll Target UAE’s Trade Ports

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 26

 

Haft-e Sobh:

1- East, West Meet in Iranian Train: Over $2bn worth of Rail Deals Signed in 48 Hours

2- Iranian Girl’s Great Work in Damavand Peak

  • Maedeh Janfaza, First Woman to Conquer the Peak with Bicycle

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 26

 

Iran:

1- 800 Projects to Supply Villages with Water Simultaneously Inaugurated

2- No Barrier to Presence of Minorities, Women in Next Cabinet: Spokesman

3- Fans of Persian Language, from Kazakhs to Americans, Take Tour of Tehran

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 26

 

Javan:

1- Social Media’s Pressure for Having Efficient, Healthy, Non-Aristocratic Cabinet

2- 6 Companies Importing 50% of Pharmaceuticals in Iran Market: Official

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 26

 

Jomhouri Eslami:

1- China to Finance Electrification of Tehran-Mashhad Railway

2- Red Cross: Humanitarian Conditions in Yemen Disastrous

3- Saudi Arabia’s Council of Ministers Approve Plan to Build Nuclear Plant

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 26

 

Kayhan:

1- What Are Gov’t, Parliament Doing in Wake of US New Sanctions?

2- Iran Leader Donates 40,000 Properties to Deprived People

3- Pyongyang: We’ll Target US Heart Using Our Nuclear Weapons

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 26

 

Resalat:

1- Parliament Speaker: Unemployment Trend Worsened in Past 4 Years

2- Velayati: Iran Not Worried about US Hostile Moves

3- Zarif: US Should Know JCPOA Not a Bilateral Deal

4- Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi: Aqsa Mosque in Danger, Muslims Shouldn’t Leave Palestine Alone

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 26

 

Rooyesh-e Mellat:

1- Harming Oneself: Russian Official Warns US against Putting Moscow under Sanctions

2- IRGC Says It Neutralizes US Vessel’ Provocative Move in Persian Gulf

3- Arab Countries Impose New Sanctions against Qatar

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 26

 

Shargh:

1- First VP: 9 Trillion Rials [over $238m] Allocated to Improving Conditions of Contraband Porters

2- Assets of Tehran Municipality Being Sold at Last Days of Qalibaf’s Tenure

3- Larijani: No Give-and-Take between Parliament, Gov’t on Next Cabinet

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 26

 

Vaghaye Ettefaghieh:

1- Drought in Northern Iran

  • Unlike Common Belief, Even Rainy Regions Are in Danger of Drought

2- Minister of Grey Days: A Review of Science Minister Farhadi’s Performance

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 26

 

Iran Says New US Sanctions Illegal, Insulting

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Bahram Qassemi

“The US House of Representatives, with the adoption of these non-nuclear sanctions, and in the event of its finalization and implementation, would ignore and threaten the implementation of a multilateral and international agreement that is the result of efforts made in several years,” Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi said in a statement on Wednesday

Referring to the long history of the US Congress’ actions against the Iranian nation, Qassemi stressed that Washington has commitments to fulfil as per the nuclear deal between Iran and the P5+1, also known as JCPOA.

“A country’s domestic regulations and approvals cannot be used as a pretext for governments to evade their international responsibility,” he noted.

“Therefore, since the Islamic Republic of Iran has so far fully complied with its commitments as acknowledged by the IAEA and the P5+1 group of countries, it expects the other parties to the JCPOA, including the US government, to comply with their commitments,” Qassemi noted.

Tehran will carefully review the text and provisions of the US House’s bill if it is approved, he noted, adding, “The Islamic Republic believes that the provisions of the bill do not comply with the spirit and provisions of the JCPOA.”

“Therefore, as previously stated, Iran will take proportional countermeasures in line with its national interests,” he went on to say.

Qassemi said Iran’s foreign ministry considers the provisions of the bill regarding Iran’s military and missile capabilities totally unlawful, unjustified and unfounded.

“The Islamic Republic of Iran’s principled policy in the region is to fight against terrorism and to maintain collective security and good neighbourliness. Moreover, Iran’s missile program is also in line with the UNSC Resolution 2231 and nothing can prevent the Islamic Republic from pursuing and implementing the principled policy of increasing its defence capabilities,” he pointed out.

“The US congressmen accuse Iran of destabilizing the region while their government, by invading Iraq, had a key role in creating such terrorist groups as ISIS. The increase of instability and the current extremism in this region are the results of the unconsidered and irresponsible policies of this country and its regional allies,” Qassemi added.

Iran to Give Proportionate Response to New US Sanctions: Rouhani

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Speaking during the cabinet meeting in Tehran on Wednesday, Rouhani said, the Iranian Parliament would adopt reciprocal measures in response to the US sanctions.

And we will take any step that we deem necessary in line with the interests of our country, and we would continue our path without paying attention to their (Americans’) sanctions and policies,” stressed the Iranian chief executive.

Iranian people, he added, are used to “US hostilities” and know well how to counter them.

Over the past 40 years, the Iranians have been subject to sanctions, pressure and false accusations by American politicians and propaganda apparatus, he added.

The US is not only hostile to Iran’s Islamic establishment, but also to the Iranian nation’s resistance, Rouhani noted, stressing that Washington cannot accept the country as a role model for independence in the region.

President Rouhani noted that the US has no other alternative but to pursue peace and respect the Iranian nation’s rights and the Islamic Revolution and the establishment.

US to Kill JCPOA by Passing New Anti-Iran Sanctions: Deputy FM

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Iran’s Deputy Foreign Ministry for Legal and International Affairs, Seyyed Abbas Araqchi, said on Wednesday the discussions underway in the US Congress to pass a new law against Iran, North Korea and Russia amount to a totally hostile move against these countries.

Speaking on the sidelines of a seminar in Tehran, Araqchi said Iran will give a crushing response to the United States’ next move.

“Over the past years, we have always been targeted by the US government and Congress’ hostile moves and the hostilities are not limited to the incumbent government and congress,” he said.

According to a Farsi Report by ISNA, he went on saying that the anti-Iran bill which is under discussion in the US Congress does not impose new sanctions against the Islamic Republic in new fields. “The new law, if approved, is in fact a wrap-up of all the US sanctions imposed on Iran over the past years in non-nuclear fields,” Araqchi noted.

The Iranian diplomat also warned that the new law, if approved, will hamper the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and also deprive Iran of its rights under the nuclear deal.

“The new law violates various articles of the JCPOA. The US was obliged to fulfil its pledges under the deal with goodwill and a constructive approach and avoid any move violating its implementation. These are parts of the US commitments under the deal,” he added.

The deputy foreign minister also said the US House’s move stands in stark contrast with these commitments and Iran will never remain silent towards the violation.

In response to a question on the latest threats against Iran made by the US officials on the implementation of the JCPOA, Araqchi said over the past six months the new US government has been forced to confirm Iran’s full commitment to the JCPOA twice.

“The US had no other choice but to admit Iran’s compliance with the JCPOA because the International Atomic Energy Agency has for several times explicitly confirmed Iran’s commitment to the nuclear deal in its reports,” he said.

While the US government recently certified Iran’s compliance with the nuclear deal for the second time, there are rumours that they will not do so three months later, when the US government is due to confirm Iran’s commitment to the JCPOA, Araqchi said.

Iran will wait for the US next move, and will give an appropriate response based on their actions, he vowed.

“The important point is that the US government on July 18 confirmed Iran’s full compliance with the JCPOA and renewed the suspension of anti-Iran sanctions,” he noted.

Araqchi once again referred to the new anti-Iran law under discussion in the US Congress and said the law, if approved, would be a wrap-up of the current sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran in various fields including terrorism, human rights, and missile and arms programs.

“Though the new law will impose no new sanction on Iran in a new field, it can hamper the implementation of the JCPOA,” he said.

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