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Bus Equipped with Evaporative Cooler Unveiled in Iran

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Bus Equipped with Evaporative Cooler Unveiled in Iran

“The first bus equipped with evaporative cooler has been unveiled in the province and we are planning to overhaul and equip 20 old buses with the cooler over the next couple of months,” said Mojtaba Khanjani, the head of Sistan and Baluchestan Bus Company.

According to a Farsi report by IQNA, Khanjani went on saying that after the overhaul process, the old buses will provide the provincial commuters with easy inter-urban trips.

“After the overhaul, the old buses will also be equipped with a library. Meanwhile, their seats are totally changed,” he noted.

Khanjani also said about $1,000 has been spent to renew the first bus which is equipped with evaporative cooler to counter the extreme heat in the province.

Elaborating on the advantages of equipping the provincial buses with an evaporative cooler, he said, “The cost of maintenance of such ventilators is too low.”

He added the cost is not comparable at all with that of the vapour-compression refrigeration system.

“With the opening and closing of the buses’ doors, no big change is made in the temperature of the weather inside the busses,” Khanjani noted.

He also said evaporative coolers can keep cool the weather inside the buses even at the hot weather of 40 degrees celcius. The electricity for the coolers is provided by the buses’ engines without posing any dangers to the commuters.

“The required water for the coolers is also pumped from a reservoir installed under the busses,” he said.

“The first bus equipped with evaporative cooler in Iran was unveiled in the southern province of Kerman, and Sistan and Baluchestan province is among the pioneering provinces in this field,” he concluded.

Iran Studying Plan to Hand Out Diluted Drugs to Addicts

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Iran's Parliament

Iranian lawmakers have adopted a motion to distribute diluted narcotics among drug addicts in a bid to cut off their relationship with drug traffickers, said Hassan Norouzi, the spokesperson for the Parliament’s Judicial and Legal Commission.

“The plan to distribute [low-grade] drugs is similar to what used to be implemented before the [1979 Iran’s Islamic] Revolution,” he noted, according to a Farsi report by ILNA.

He said all relevant authorities have given the go-ahead to the proposal.

“Given the special emphasis that the Establishment’s macro-policies put on the necessity of cutting off the relationship between drug addicts and narco-traffickers, we decided that the government hand out diluted drugs to addicts, so that they will be able to give up their addiction gradually and, instead of being drawn to drug-traffickers, turn to the Establishment and meet their needs through official channels,” he said.

He then noted that the commission will continue its work to finalize the plan’s approval.

As for what kinds of narcotics the government is to distribute among drug addicts, he said, “These drugs include methadone and substances more diluted than previous ones, and the authority to decide on that rests with bylaws which are to be jointly drawn up by the Ministry of Justice and [Iran’s] Drug Enforcement HQ, and which could come into effect after getting the all clear from the Cabinet,” said the top lawmaker.

He was asked whether or not the proposal provides for the substitution of industrial drugs. In response, the spokesman said, “The same bylaws will be the reference to make a decision on that, and our objective is to sever the relation between drug addicts and narco-traffickers.’

He underscored the representatives of all authorities involved in the proposal were present at the meeting of the commission and all agreed to the plan.

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 22

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The top story today was the eighth meeting of the JCPOA Joint Commission held in the Austrian capital of Vienna. During the meeting, Iran complained about the US violation of its commitments under the nuclear deal, but was not convinced of the other parties’ justification.

Meanwhile, the remarks by President Hassan Rouhani and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif about the US breach of its promises and even talks of withdrawing from the nuclear deal were widely covered by conservative newspapers, which highlighted the fact that Rouhani’s government is no longer over-optimistic about the other parties of the Iran nuclear deal.

Another top story today was Kuwait’s move to deport several Iranian diplomats over allegations that Tehran has rejected.

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

 

Abrar:

1- Deputy FM Araqchi Criticizes US for Non-Constructive Behaviour

2- Kuwaiti Envoy Summoned to Iran Foreign Ministry

3- US Counter-Terrorism Forces Deployed in Qatar

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 22

Abrar-e Eqtesadi:

1- India’s New Oil Threat against Iran

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 22

Afkar:

1- US Should Stay 1km Away from Iranian Borders If IRGC Blacklisted: Commander

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 22

Aftab-e Yazd:

1- Zarif: I’m Not Opposed to Meeting with Tillerson

2- Parliament: Gov’t Needs to Distribute Diluted Narcotic Drugs

3- Cleric: Hajj Pilgrims Shouldn’t Be Worried about Going to Saudi Arabia

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 22

Arman-e Emrooz:

1- Rouhani in Dilemma of Demands, Deals

2- ICT Minister: You See Filtering Does Not Work

3- Plan Approved for Legal Distribution of Narcotics

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 22

Asr-e Iranian:

1- Palestinians Third Intifada Imminent

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 22

Etemad:

1- President: Gov’t Should Be Run by Those Favoured by 24m Voters

2- Kuwait’s Cautious Diplomacy

3- Master of Diplomacy’s Attack from Heart of US

  • Zarif Talks of Independent, Peaceful Iran in US Media

4- Victims of ‘Dez River’

  • 2 Killed, 3 Missing Due to Tourists’ Carelessness

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 22

Ettela’at:

1- President: It’s Not Time for Arguments; We Should Think about Iran’s Future

2- Assad’s Army, Hezbollah Launch Major Operation to Clean Syrian-Lebanon Border

3- Zarif: JCPOA Opens New Horizon for Dialogue, Mutual Respect in World

4- Appreciation Ceremony Held for Professor Maryam Mirzakhani

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 22

Ghanoon:

1- Wandering Spirit of JCPOA

  • 8th Meeting of JCPOA Joint Commission Held in Vienna

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 22

Hamdeli:

1- Cabinet Formation under Pressure

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 22

Iran:

1- Rouhani: Next Gov’t to Be Non-Partisan

2- Bloody Friday in Quds: 3 Martyred, 300 Wounded in Day of Rage Rallies

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 22

Javan:

1- Zarif: We All Know JCPOA Deficits Now

2- Rouhani: We Won’t Ignore US Violations, Will Stand against Them

3- Quds Turns into Military Barracks

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 22

Jomhouri Eslami:

1- CIA Chief Outraged by Nuclear Deal

2- Ayatollah Sistani: ISIS Elements Kept as Prisoner Should Not Be Tortured

3- Turkey’s 22 New Dams Endangering 2 Important Water Resources in Iran

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 22

Kayhan:

1- Rouhani Finally Admits JCPOA Has Been Violated

2- President Vows to Stand against US Violation of Its Commitments

3- 25,000 Foreign Cars Imported in 3 Months

4- Houthi Leader to Hezbollah Chief: We’re Ready to Fight Israel

5- Kuwait Expels 15 Iranian Diplomats to Please Zionists

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 22

Khorasan:

1- Countries Boycotting Qatar Decrease Number of Demands from 13 to 6

2- Instagram Ready to Block Pages on Iran’s Request

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 22

Rooyesh-e Mellat:

1- Ayatollah Khatami: It’s Establishment Decision to Send Pilgrims to Hajj

2- Deputy FM Araqchi: US New Sanctions Poisoning Atmosphere

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 22

Setareh Sobh:

1- The Cabinet of 24 Million Iranians

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 22

Shahrvand:

1- Poverty Shouldn’t Be Transferred from One Generation to Other: Deputy Minister

2- Health Minister: I’ll Definitely Remain in My Post in Next Cabinet

3- Kuwait’s Challenge with Iran under Saudi Arabia’s Political Pressure

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 22

Vatan-e Emrooz:

1- End of Optimism: Rouhani Says US Is Two-Faced, Violating Letter, Spirit of JCPOA

2- Outburst of Quds’ Anger

3- Kuwait Playing in Saudi Style

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 22

Which Markets in Iran Are Most Profitable?

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Which Markets in Iran Are Most Profitable

During the past years, some emerging markets in Iran have grabbed the attentions of investors including the sale and purchase of Mobile SIM Cards, vehicles and so on. But there are five markets with the largest amount of profitability: stock trading, banking, gold, currency, and real estate.

According to a Farsi report by the Iran daily newspaper, the Islamic Republic underwent deep changes in the aforementioned markets under former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. About ten years ago, the real estate market topped the list of most thriving markets in Iran with a rapid growth in average apartment prices per square metre. About five years later, the currency (and to some extent the gold) market ranked first at the list among most profitable markets in Iran. The investors made considerable profits in this market due to the unprecedented fluctuations of gold prices.

But the economic stability was restored to Iran’s economy after the inflation rate fell and the emotional fluctuations of bank deposits began to decrease. This paved the way for the financial market to replace the top thriving markets.

Today, as a low risk investment, the bank deposits have begun to attract the attentions of the investors. Meanwhile, the Iranian banks’ decision to raise the interest rate of their deposits to 25 percent (from 15 percent approved by the government) made the deposits a safe investment for people. But despite the changes, it is not clear yet whether or not the market will remain at the top of the most profitable markets in Iran by the end of the current Iranian calendar.

In the latest survey conducted by the Iranian state-run TV on the profitability of different markets in Iran, most of the viewers voted for stock exchange as the most profitable market. According to the survey, 40.6 percent of the participants said trading stocks is more profitable compared with gold and real estate markets. Meanwhile, bank deposits with 25.25 percent ranked second in the list. Gold and real estate markets stood respectively as the third and fourth profitable markets in Iran.

 

Profitability of Iranian Markets over Past Year

A brief overview of the profits gained in the financial, gold and real estate markets over the past year reveals that the financial market rank first with a profit of 18.79 percent. But since the interest rate of bank deposits are considered riskless, the real profitability of this market has been negative over the past year.

A report by the Research and Development Department of Iran’s Stocks Company says after over-the-counter, the profitability of coin, stocks and dollar markets stand respectively as the second to fourth in the list of most profitable markets. In a period of 9, 6 and 3 months, the nominal profits of financial, coin and real estate markets were less than the profits of the low risk market of the bank deposits. In other words, the economic loss of investments in each of the mentioned markets is more than those in the bank deposits.

While the nominal profits of financial market have been positive in a nine-month period, the nominal profits of currency and stocks markets have been negative in the six-month period. In a three-month period, after bank deposits, the nominal profits of over-the-counter, stocks and coin markets have been respectively 3.29, 1.59 and 1.01 percent providing the investors with the highest profits compared with other markets.

During the same period, the profit of dollar market has been minus 0.16 and the profit of real estate experienced a limited growth of 0.74 percent. This comes as observers say if the interest rate is decreased by the Central Bank in the coming weeks, we are going to see a deep change in the ranking of the most profitable markets in the near future. The order of the list will also change when the markets are evaluated by their real profit which is calculated by decreasing the current inflation rate from the nominal profit rate.

 

Real Estate Market

The average apartment price per square metre in Tehran began to rise steadily during the first three months of the current Iranian calendar year after a short drop in the first month.

Observers expected that the average apartment prices keep up their growth steadily. This is mainly due to the annual growth of the real estate market in the first three months of the Iranian calendar year as well as the growing inflation rate over the past months. Reports say, during the first three months of the current Iranian calendar year, the average apartment price per square metre in Tehran increased by 4.9 percent compared with the same period last year.

 

Gold Coin Market

The coin and gold market won the title of the most profitable market of Iran last year. In the current Iranian calendar year, the market experienced a considerable instability. In the first 90 days of the current Iranian calendar year, the fluctuation of the gold price experienced a limited 1 percent growth. This comes as the average gold coin price has had an 11.11 percent growth in the same period.

 

Foreign Currency Market

Iran’s currency market has had a stable condition over the past four months. The price of one US dollar in the first three months of the current Iranian calendar year has experienced limited fluctuations. By the end of the first three months of the year, we also witnessed a decrease in the price of all currencies. The profitability of the currency market during the first three months of this year dropped to minus 0.9 percent. Meanwhile, the average price of one US dollar decreased by 2.16 percent compared with last year. The average price of each US dollar had a 1.23 percent growth compared with the same period five years ago.

 

Stock Exchange Market

In the first three months of the current Iranian calendar year, out of 38 active industries in Tehran Stock Exchange, 23 industries had a considerable profitability, 13 industries experienced losses and 2 industries remained unchanged in financial terms. The three groups of Coal Extraction, Coal Mining and Paper Production were ranked as high-risk industries. On the other hand, banks, financial institutions, communication and textiles industries were ranked as low-risk industries. Out of 38 industries in Tehran Stock Exchange market, the Paper Production Group with 68 percent profitability provided its stakeholders with the highest profit during the first three months of the current Iranian calendar year.

JCPOA Joint Commission Holds Meeting in Vienna

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JCPOA Joint Commission Holds Meeting in Vienna

During the Friday meeting, the participants reviewed the implementation process of various sections of the JCPOA including sanctions removal and technical aspects of the deal.

During the talks on the technical aspects, the representatives discussed the latest developments in the projects underway to modernize Arak Heavy Water Reactor and to produce stable isotope in Fordow Plant.

They also reviewed issues connected with the production of nuclear fuel in Iran as well as the technical and safety aspects of the production process and agreed on a number of measures to accelerate and facilitate the relative process to pursue the developments made in different sections.

On the other hand, all participating delegates welcomed the International Atomic Energy Agency’s move to confirm Iran’s adherence to its commitments under the JCPOA for the sixth consecutive time since its implementation in 2016.

The Commission also discussed a report on the “Peaceful Nuclear Cooperation” between Iran and the P5+1 as stipulated in the third appendix of the JCPOA. The report had been prepared one day earlier during a meeting between the experts of the participating delegates.

The Joint Commission welcomed the expanded bilateral and multilateral cooperation between Iran and the P5+1 carried out or underway within the framework of the Peaceful Nuclear Cooperation and called for further expansion of the cooperation.

Meanwhile, during the meeting, the coordinator of the JCPOA Procurement Channel’s working group delivered a report on the latest measures adopted to provide Iran’s industry with access to sensitive dual-use goods. The joint commission praised the Procurement Channel for its continuous and appropriate operations.

On anti-Iran sanctions, the Islamic Republic’s delegate delivered factual and in-depth reports on the United States’ breach of promises as well as its stonewalling and procrastination in fulfilling its obligations under the JCPOA.

In reaction to Iran’s harsh criticisms, the US delegate announced that Washington has remained faithful to its commitments under the nuclear deal in spite of the changes in the US administration. The US representative also stated that the country has carried out all legal procedures to remove nuclear-related sanctions on Iran.

The participating delegates unanimously stressed the importance of a balanced implementation of the JCPOA as well as the necessity of removing the sanctions on Iran as stipulated in the nuclear deal. They also called for the fulfilment of pledges under the deal by all sides.

The Joint Commission also issued a strong statement to voice the full support of all delegates for the implementation of the JCPOA by all sides with goodwill and constructive approach. The support was explicitly stated in the press release of Helga Schmid as Secretary General of the European External Action Service.

The Islamic Republic of Iran said it is seriously pursuing the US breach of promises in the implementation of the nuclear deal. It also stressed that it preserves the right to react to the US negative stance towards the JCPOA.

It goes without saying that in line with its political and diplomatic efforts to follow up on the issue, the Islamic Republic of Iran is closely monitoring the positive and negative measures of the US, and will consider all appropriate options in dealing with the issue while consulting with its international partners.

Iran Has Its Own Options If US Violates Nuclear Deal: Deputy FM

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araqchi

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Abbas Araqchi, who heads the Iranian task force overseeing the implementation of the agreement, made the comments on Thursday following talks in Vienna with Yukiya Amano, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

Araqchi is in Vienne to attend a new meeting of the Iran-P5+1 Joint Commission, which monitors the implementation of the nuclear deal, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). The committee comprises representatives of the signatories to the deal and regularly meets in the Austrian capital.

In an interview with Press TV, Araqchi criticized the US for poisoning the atmosphere for the global business community seeking to work with Iran in the post-JCPOA era.

“Unfortunately, it has become a bad habit [for] the US. Whenever they do their commitments, for example they extend their waivers, which is their responsibility [as part of] the JCPOA, they add some poison to that by adding new names” to their sanctions list, he told Press TV.

Iran and the P5+1 group of countries — the US, the UK, France, Russia, and China plus Germany — inked the deal in July 2015. It lifted nuclear related sanctions on Iran, which, in turn, put certain limits on its nuclear work.

The IAEA has invariably certified Iran’s commitment to its contractual obligations since January 2016, when the deal took effect.

The US, however, has prevented the deal from fully yielding. Washington has refused to offer global financial institutions the guarantees that they would not be hit by American punitive measures for transactions with Iran.

Since US President Donald Trump’s January inauguration, Washington has, on three occasions, slapped sanctions on Iran over its national missile program. This is while the missile work does not violate the JCPOA.

Iran has reacted by sanctioning some American entities. It has also raised the issue of the US lack of commitment at meetings of the Joint Commission.

Iran Has Its Own Options If US Violates Nuclear Deal: Deputy FM

Araqchi further said Iran would bring up its complaints about the US behavior at the Commission’s Friday meeting. It is up to the Commission to decide whether Washington is violating the deal as well as the proportions of such violations, he said.

He said referring the matter to the Commission has helped amending the situation in some cases. However, he added, “if the arbitration mechanisms enshrined in the JCPOA do not give us [the desired] result, we have certain options before us.”

“We have prepared ourselves for each and every scenario which may happen. There are mechanisms in the JCPOA and there are plans by Iran to protect its rights and its benefits,” he added.

The official also Iran, itself, would decide the reaction to US breaches of the deal, he said, noting that the JCPOA has given Tehran such an option.

“Iran’s [verified] commitment to its obligations under the JCPOA as opposed to the US lack of commitment constitutes a forte for Iran on the international arena,” the official noted. “This is partly due to good cooperation between Iran and the IAEA.”

Iran Foils Terrorist Attack on NW Borders

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In a statement on Friday, the public relations department of the IRGC’s Hamze Sayyid al-Shohada Headquarters said heavy clashes erupted between the IRGC troops and the foreign-backed terrorists in the border’s zero-point on Thursday night.

The forces of the IRGC military base inflicted heavy casualties upon the militants, who intended to carry out terrorist acts inside the Islamic Republic, according to the statement.

In the clashes, three terrorists were killed, four others injured, and one terrorist was arrested by the IRGC forces.

Several other members of the terrorist group were also forced to escape the country, the statement said.

In the operation, one of the forces of the IRGC’s Hamze Sayyid al-Shohada Base was martyred and another injured.

There has been a surge in the number of counter-terrorism operations the IRGC has carried out in recent weeks.

In a similar operation last month, the forces of the IRGC’s Hamze Sayyid al-Shohada Base identified a number of terrorists in the western province of Kurdistan and managed to kill three of them and capture one.

The military base said its forces confiscated the terrorist team’s weapons and ammunition in the operation.

Iran Rejects Reports on FM Zarif’s Meeting with Tillerson

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“Dr Zarif basically had no plan to meet US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson,” Qassemi noted in a statement on Friday.

Back on Monday, Zarif told the Council on Foreign Relations in New York that although he had no contacts with Tillerson, there are possibilities of engagement between Washington and Tehran in regards to the nuclear agreement in the future.

“There are no communications between myself and Secretary Tillerson,” Zarif said, but at the same time noted that “it doesn’t mean that there can’t be possibilities for engagement with regard to nuclear deal — we have always been open.”

Lalejin Potteries: Healthy, Environment-Friendly Souvenir  

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Lalejin Potteries: Healthy, Environment-Friendly Souvenir  The potteries made in the western Iranian city of Lalejin are beautiful, healthy, and environment-friendly handmade dishes with international reputation.

Along with the major Iranian tourist destinations like Isfahan, Mashhad and Tabriz, the town of Lalejin has been listed as a global city thanks to its historical potteries.

According to a Farsi report by IMNA, a city will be registered as a global one when it plays a key role in the world’s economy. Four Iranian cities have already been registered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as global cities: Isfahan as a world crafts city, Tabriz as a world carpet city, Mashhad as a world gemstones city, and Lalejin as a world potteries city.

Lalejin is considered the hub of pottery production in Iran. The city has managed to establish itself as the world potteries city and paved the way for promoting the handicrafts of the mid-western Iranian province of Hamadan across the world.  Today, from Hamadan to Isfahan, a bewildering variety of potteries of Lalejin are sold.

Lalejin Potteries: Healthy, Environment-Friendly Souvenir  The main producer of Lalejin potteries is Esmaeil Karimi. Born in Isfahan, he is now displaying his own hand-made potteries in Shahin Shahr, a city in Isfahan Province.

“There was no place to display and sell potteries in Shahin Shahr. So, I decided to set up a permanent exhibition in the city to present my potteries,” he said.

Karimi takes the potteries from Lalejin to Shahin Shahr.

“Lalejin potteries are the best in the world,” he said.

Lalejin Potteries: Healthy, Environment-Friendly Souvenir  Karimi says the exhibition has not been yet warmly welcomed due to the poor economic conditions of Shahin Shahr residents.

“But I’m full of hope. It takes time for a new business to thrive. I’ve set up an artistic business and I’m optimistic that the business will thrive in future,” he said.

He referred to the advantages of the potteries and said besides their beauties, the potteries are healthy.

“The foods cooked in metal dishes are usually tinted with non-food materials. But the potteries are healthy and you can keep foods and water in them for a long time,” he said.

Karimi stressed that potteries are environment-friendly and added as a globally-registered artifact, Lalejin’s potteries can gain global attentions in the near future.

Lalejin Potteries: Healthy, Environment-Friendly Souvenir  Mud and soil are integral parts of every Lalejin resident’s life. Pottery wheel has been turning in the city since a long time ago. With the registration of the city as a world heritage, a new international brand has been added to Iran’s brand collection. The exhibition set up by Karimi in Shahin Shahr has also played a key role in the introduction of Lalejin.

Shahin Shahr is known as the small Iran given the presence of Iranians from different ethnicities there. The registration of more Iranian cities as world heritage can bring about economic profits to the Iranian artists and artisans.

It can also attract more Iranian and foreign tourists. This paves the way for the tourists to visit not only the world cities, but other cities as well. This will present more Iranian cities to the world.

Six Iranian Films at Durban International Film Festival

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Six Iranian Films at Durban International Film Festival

According to a Farsi report by Saba News Agency, the features participating in the festival are “A Long Day” directed by Babak Bahram Beigi, “Abji” (Sis) directed by Marjan Ashrafizadeh, and “Nakouk” (Tuneless) directed by Amir Pourkian.

“A Long Day” is the story of a man called Shaheen, who returns to his hometown after many years and is faced with a dilemma. A dilemma, in which the borders of moral and immoral is not known. Shabnam Moqaddami and Reza Behboodi are among the cast.

The film has already been featured in festivals such as Pune, India; Sofia, Bulgaria; Zurich, Switzerland, etc.

“Abji” by Marjan Ashrafizadeh is another Iranian film that will be featured in the Durban Film Festival. Faces like Golab Adineh, Pantea Panahiha, Hamid Reza Azarang, Massoumeh Qassemipour, Shirin Yazdanbakhsh, and Babak Hamidian have played in this film.

“Nakouk” tells the story of a teenager, Arash, who has recently quitted drug abuse and lives with his mother. With his close friend, he works in a café. Arash’s father, who had fled Iran a long time ago, gets in touch with his son on social media and tells the son he is going to return to Iran. But new events are going to unfold.

Shaqayeq Farahani, Saeed Sharif, Sam Hessami and Mahsa Aslifar are the cast.

“Advantage” directed by Mohammad Kart and “Papeli” by Mahdi Zamanpour-Kiasari are the two Iranian documentaries at the South African festival.

“Advantage” is about the homeless people. It has won awards for best director, best music, and best sound edit at 10th Cinema Verite Festival. It has also been a nominee for best film award at the Video Art and Experimental Film Festival. “Advantage” was likewise nominated for the best film, and best director award in the 30th Fajr International Film Festival.

“Papeli” is the story of a rural life and is about a person who suffers from spinal cord injury after an accident. The man lives with his wife and daughter who experience ups and downs each.

The short film “Retouch” directed by Kaveh Mazaheri is also present at the festival. It is the story of a woman called Maryam, whose husband dies in front of her eyes, and she only looks.

An annual festival, the DIFF kicked off on July 13 in the coastal city of Durban in South Africa and will continue until July 23.

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