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Rouhani Urges Full Implementation of Deals between Iran, Slovenia

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has stressed the need for complete implementation of the agreements already signed between Tehran and Ljubljana, saying the move will help further foster the relations between Iran and Slovenia.

Rouhani made the remarks in a meeting with the new Slovenian ambassador to Tehran, Kristina Radej, on Tuesday (June 20).

The Iranian president said the visit by Slovenian President Borut Pahor to Iran, in November 2016, led to positive changes in the two states’ bilateral ties.

He added at present, Iran and Slovenia have great potentials for expanding their bilateral relations which need to be exploited and fulfilled by their officials.

Relations between Iran and Slovenia have always been positive, Rouhani said, voicing optimism that the two countries would expand relations and cooperation in the fields of trade, culture, policy and economy in the future.

He expressed the hope that during the new Slovenian ambassador’s mission in Iran, the two sides would witness such positive developments as the growth of relations between their nations and expansion of cooperation between their governments.

For her part, Radej said there is no obstacle to the strengthening of relations and fostering collaboration between the two countries.

She vowed to do her best to boost ties between the two states and implement the agreements and contracts they have already signed.

Iran Ready to Expand Ties with Thailand, Malaysia: President

Speaking in a Tuesday meeting with new ambassadors of Malaysia and Thailand, President Hassan Rouhani voiced Iran’s willingness to promote its cooperation with the two south Asian countries.

While receiving the letter of credentials of Thailand’s new Ambassador to Tehran Kallayana Vipattipumiprates, Rouhani expressed the hope that by utilizing the capacities bilateral relations would be boosted.

“Iran and Thailand have good agreements to expand and deepen cooperation, especially in the fields of energy, industry and agriculture. With implementation of these agreements and participation of public and private sectors, we will witness more development of relations,” Rouhani added.

Stressing that the ties between the two countries are expanding and developing, Rouhani said after the implementation of the JCPOA and removal of sanctions, there is a good opportunity to strengthen bilateral relations in order to improve Tehran’s economic and cultural ties with Bangkok.

For his part, the new ambassador of Thailand to Tehran said Bangkok is interested in expanding relations with Tehran in the areas of energy, trade, food, agriculture, and tourism.

Iran Ready to Expand Ties with MalaysiaIn another meeting with new ambassador of Malaysia to Tehran, the Iranian president underlined the promotion of ties with Kuala Lampur and said development of relations between Iran and Malaysia in all fields will be beneficial to both nations.

Rouhani also stated that Iran is ready to deepen ties with Malaysia in fight against terrorism and violence in the region.

“The Islamic Republic is ready to boost ties with Malaysia in different fields, including energy and tourism,” President Rouhani added.

The new Ambassador of Malaysia to Tehran, Dato Rustam bin Yahaya, said in turn that bilateral relations are developing and his country is willing to further develop these ties.

Rouhani’s Administration Fully Backs IRGC’s Missile Activities

“The dear IRGC’s response to Daesh (ISIL or ISIS) is a symbol of national might,” Mohammad Baqer Nobakht said in a weekly press conference on Tuesday, noting that the country’s might is not protecting national security alone, but contributes to regional security as well.

Asked about the US Senate’s recent bill imposing sanctions on Iran for its missile program and on the IRGC, Nobakht made it clear that President Hassan Rouhani’s administration will keep supporting “all missile activities” by the IRGC and other armed forces of the country.

“The Islamic Republic of Iran considers no limit to enhancing its missile capabilities,” the spokesman added, underlining that Tehran’s defense power could by no means be subject to negotiations or compromise.

His comments came after the IRGC on Sunday night fired six high-precision missiles at positions of the Daesh terrorist group in Syria’s Deir ez-Zor.

The missile attack, launched from west of Iran, was in retaliation for a recent terrorist attack in Tehran claimed by Daesh.

The strike came a few days after the US Senate passed a bill on new sanctions against Iran. The bill imposes mandatory sanctions on people involved with Iran’s ballistic missile program and those who do business with them. It also applies terrorism-related sanctions to the IRGC and enforces an arms embargo.

Iran Calls for Further Unity among World’s Independent States

Speaking in a Tuesday meeting with new Mexican Ambassador to Tehran, Jose Alfonso Zegbe Camarena, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said independent states should try to establish closer relations with each other and let the world hear a united voice from them.

He also pointed to the similar approaches of Iran and Mexico to international developments, and said the two countries should join hands and create a united front at the international level.

Rouhani further urged world powers to stop interfering in other countries’ affairs, and stressed that the only solution to international problems is dialogue and political consultation.

Elsewhere in the meeting, Rouhani noted that the Islamic Republic is keen to expand its cooperation with all Central and South American countries, Mexico in particular.

Tehran has always been interested in having good ties with Mexico and other countries in Central and South America, he said.

“Iranian and Mexican governments have serious resolve to promote their ties in all fields. The potentials for expanding Tehran-Mexico City cooperation should be identified so as to pave the way for deepening and developing business ties between the two countries’ private sectors,” Rouhani added.

The Iranian president regretted that the two countries have so far failed to use the existing capacities for enhancing the level of interactions, and expressed the hope that the cooperation between the two states would be reinforced during the new ambassador’s term.

Following the implementation of the nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers and the removal of certain sanctions and barriers to development of ties, the grounds are now prepared for increased interactions between Iran and Mexico, he added.

Zegbe Camarena, for his part, congratulated Rouhani on his re-election on behalf of the Mexican president, and stressed that his country seeks to expand its cooperation with the Islamic Republic.

“The relations between the governments and parliaments of the two countries are at a high level, and there are currently extensive cultural ties between the two sides,” he noted.

During the meeting, the new Mexican ambassador also handed over his credentials to President Rouhani.

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on June 20

The top story today was the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps’ attacks on ISIS positions in Syria’s Deir ez-Zor, and the worldwide reactions to the Sunday night’s move.

Newspapers also covered the remarks made by Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, the Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution, about the slap Iran will give terrorists.

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

 

Abrar:

1- Aerospace Commander: Accuracy of IRGC Missiles Sends Clear Message to Enemies

2- Leader’s Military Advisor: Iran-Russia-Syria-Iraq-Hezbollah Coalition Successful So Far

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on June 20 - abrar


 

Abrar-e Eqtesadi:

1- First VP Tasks Economy Minister to Settle Iran’s IMF Debts

2- Iran Signs Two Oil MoUs with Italians

3- Countdown Begins for Oil Extraction from Joint Field with Iraq

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on June 20 - arbar egtesadi


 

Aftab-e Yazd:

1- Hard Revenge: How IRGC Missile Attack on ISIS Was Covered Worldwide

2- Iran Leader: Islamic Republic Strongly Standing [against Enemies]

  • Nation to Slap Enemies in Their Faces: Leader

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on June 20 - aftab


 

Arman-e Emrooz:

1- Shock of Fire: World Amazed by Iran’s Decisive Fight against ISIS

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on June 20 - arman


 

Ebtekar:

1- Missile Slap: Reactions to IRGC’s Attack on ISIS in Deir ez-Zor

2- Rouhani: Leader’s Special Attention to Social Harms Leads to National Resolve

3- First VP: People’s Security Is Iran’s Red Line

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on June 20 - ebtekar


 

Ettela’at:

1- World Reactions to IRGC’s Missile Attacks on Terrorists

2- Many of ISIS Elements Killed in Attack; Their Equipment, Weapons Destroyed

3- Russia Gives US Ultimatum: We’ll Shoot Any Object Flying in Syria Sky

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on June 20 - etelaat


 

Iran:

1- Shooting ISIS in the Head: Widespread Reactions to Iran Attacks

2- Iran’s Top Officer: Hegemonic Powers Not Capable of Fighting against Iran for Now

3- Zarif: Iran’s Missile Capability Used to Defend Citizens, Help Global Fight against Terror

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on June 20 - iran


 

Javan:

1- Nation Pride Maximised after Missile Attacks

2- Tehran Is Not London, Paris to Remain Passive: IRGC Aerospace Commander

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on June 20 - javan


 

Kayhan:

1- ISIS Slapped in Face; Tel Aviv, Riyadh Tremble

2- Ansarullah: Al Saud Bombing Yemen Thanks to UNSC Support

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on June 20 - kayhan


 

Rah-e Mardom:

1- President: Nothing More Rewarding than Reducing Poverty, Unemployment

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on June 20 - rahemardom


 

Resalat:

1- IRGC Uses Missiles to Respond to Terrorists’ Firecrackers

  • Soft Warning to Sponsors of American Terrorists
  • They Should Expect Stronger Response

2- Judiciary Chief Warns Those Who Cooperate with Enemies

3- Senior Kurdish Cleric: ISIS Sponsors Should Hear Sound of IRGC’s Slap

4- Iran Foreign Ministry: Deir ez-Zor Operation Just a Warning

5- Top Officer: Iran among World’s Top Missile Powers

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on June 20 - resalat


 

Shahrvand:

1- Loud Sound of a Slap

  • Leader: Iran to Strongly Slap Enemies in Their Face
  • Zarif: Iran’s Missile Capability Protects Its Citizens in Lawful Self-Defence
  • Aref: Iranian Nation Not to Give in to Aggressors

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on June 20 - shahrvand


 

Shargh:

1- Explosion Waves after IRGC’s Missile Attack

  • ISIS Senior Commander Killed in Iran Attack on Deir ez-Zor

2- Leader: Those Who Wish to Change Islamic Republic Will Take Dream to Grave

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on June 20 - shargh


 

Vatan-e Emrooz:

1- Rise [Qiyam] of Zolfaqar [Qiyam and Zolfaqar were two types of missiles IRGC used to attack ISIS positions in Syria]

2- Attacks on Syria’s Deir ez-Zor Showed Iran’s Deterrence Power, Resolve in Fight against Terror

3- Last US Envoy to Damascus: Game Is Over, US Was Defeated, Iran Won

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on June 20 - vatane emrooz

Iran Denounces New US Bans on Cuba

Bahram Qassemi

“The Islamic Republic of Iran rejects the new [US] restrictions against Cuba, and does believe that the world experience has proven sanctions are ineffective as a tool to exert pressure on independent nations in order to undermine their determination,” Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi said.

In a Farsi interview with IRNA, he said Washington has a dark record of imposing such sanctions on independent peoples.

“The Cuban people’s resistance and resolve over the past five decades have rendered ineffective all policies and measures adopted by the US to bully as well as impose sanctions and exert pressure on this country,” the spokesman said.

He said it is surprising that American politicians have not yet learned a lesson from past experience and continue to pursue their futile, wrong and useless policies and insist on ignoring the independence of nations, showing off their policy of bullying to the international community more than ever.

Qassemi condemned and expressed regret over Washington’s move against Cuba, and added Iran follows a policy of backing independent nations around the world.

US President Donald Trump on Friday that the US would impose new limits on US travelers to Cuba and ban any payments to the military-linked conglomerate that controls much of the island’s tourism industry.

He said the US would consider lifting those and other restrictions only after Cuba returned fugitives and made a series of other internal changes including freeing political prisoners, allowing freedom of assembly and holding free elections.

Iran Protests Tillerson’s Remarks in Letter to UN’s Guterres

Gholam-Ali Khoshroo, the Iranian ambassador to the UN, said in a Sunday letter to Guterres that the recent anti-Iran remarks by US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson run “counter to every norm and principle of international law, as well as the letter and spirit of UN Charter”.

The full text of the letter is as follows:

In the name of God, the most Compassionate, the most Merciful

Excellency,

Upon instructions from my Government, I have the honour to bring the following to your attention:

  1. Mr. Rex Tillerson, the Secretary of State of the United States, during his address before the House Foreign Relations Committee on 14 June 2017 stated “the US policy towards Iran is … to work towards support of those elements inside of Iran that would lead to a peaceful transition of that government. Those elements are there, certainly as we know.”
  2. This statement is a brazen interventionist plan that runs counter to every norm and principle of international law, as well as the letter and spirit of UN Charter, and constitutes an unacceptable behavior in international relations.
  3. This statement is also a flagrant violation of the 1981 Algiers Accords and other treaty obligations to which the United States is a party. According to the Algiers Accords, “the United States pledges that it is and from now on will be the policy of the United States not to intervene, directly or indirectly, politically or militarily, in Iran’s internal affairs”.
  4. Interestingly, Mr. Tillerson’s statement coincides with the release of newly declassified documents that further clarify how the US agencies were behind the overthrow of Dr. Mohammad Mossadegh, the popular and democratically elected Prime Minister of Iran, on 19 August 1953. That CIA-backed coup abruptly interrupted the path of Iran towards independence, democracy and development and imposed and upheld a 25-year long dictatorship that left deep scars on the Iranian society and its collective conscience.
  5. It also came weeks after vibrant presidential and local elections in Iran in which more than 71 percent of the Iranian people participated. The people of Iran have repeatedly proven that they are the ones to decide their own destiny and thus US attempts to interfere in Iran domestic affairs will be doomed to failure. They have learned how to stand strong and independent, as demonstrated in the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

No Limit on Expansion of Iran-Tunisia Ties: FM

Zarif, who arrived in Tunisia on Monday on the last leg of his two-day North African tour, held a meeting with Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi.

The two sides discussed regional issues as well as ways for expansion of ties in different fields.

During the meeting, the Iranian foreign minister also thanked the Tunisian nation and government for their warm hospitality and conveyed Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s greetings to him.

He went on saying that there is an appropriate ground for further cooperation between Iran and Tunisia and added Tehran is ready to exchange experiences in different fields with the Tunisian side.

For his part, the Tunisian president expressed sympathy with the families of Tehran terror attack victims. At least 18 people were killed and dozens more injured in the twin attacks on Iranian parliament and the mausoleum of late founder of the Islamic Republic, Imam Khomeini. ISIS claimed responsibility for the attacks.

Essebsi also congratulated President Hassan Rouhani’s reelection and voiced his country’s readiness to deepen mutual relations with Iran as a civilised nation with a long history.

Iran-Tunisia TiesMechanism for Continuous Political Talks

Iranian foreign minister also held talks with his Tunisian counterpart Khemaies Jhinaoui.

During the meeting, the Iranian top diplomat said the Islamic Republic sees no limit to expansion of mutual ties with Tunisia in any field.

He also called for establishing a mechanism for continuous political talks between the two sides.

The Tunisian top diplomat, for his part, extended a warm welcome to the Iranian delegation and said Tunisia attaches great importance to the visit.

“The two sides need to explore ways to expand relations in all fields during this important visit,” he said.

Jhinaoui also expressed his country’s readiness to develop further relations with Iran and added the two sides can establish a joint commission by the early months of 2018 tasked with deepening mutual ties.

Holding Tunisia’s Culture Week in Tehran, the visit of a Tunisian commercial delegation to Iran, regional developments as well as other bilateral issues were among other topics of discussion between the two foreign ministers.

Tunisia was the last destination of Zarif’s regional tour, which earlier took him to Algeria and Mauritania.

 

Iran Rejects Riyadh’s Claim about Arresting IRGC Forces

Majid Aqa-Babaei, the ministry’s director general for border affairs, told the Young Journalists Club on Monday, that, “Saudi Arabia’s claim about the arrest of Iranian military forces is not true.”

Earlier in the day, Saudi Arabia’s information ministry had said in a statement that Saudi forces had captured and were questioning “three IRGC members, who were intending to carry out an attack on a major offshore oilfield in the Persian Gulf,” according to an Associated Press (AP) report.

“The three were onboard [sic] a boat carrying a large number of explosives headed toward the Marjan oil field, located off the kingdom’s eastern shores between Saudi Arabia and Iran,” the report read.

Aqa-Babaei had on Saturday said that the Saudi Arabian coastguard had opened fire on Iranian fishing boats in the waters south of Iran, killing one fisherman.

Saudi Arabia, too, had reported the incident soon after it happened but had not made the claims about arrests and explosives. It offered a changed narrative, however, with the information ministry statement, which came some two days after the initial narrative.

In his Monday remarks, Aqa-Babaei referred to the new allegation about the arrests and said, “This issue has to do with the same two fishing boats” that had been shot at.

He said the Iranians in question were “simply fishermen” and had no types of weapons whatsoever.

In a separate interview with the Iranian Labour News Agency (ILNA) on Monday, Aqa-Babaei confirmed that three Iranians — all known fishermen from the southern Iranian city of Bushehr — had been taken into custody by the Saudi Arabian coastguard.

Saudi Arabia has severed its diplomatic ties with Iran. And Iran’s Foreign Ministry has been following up on the issue through indirect diplomatic channels.

Observers say Saudi rulers have interpreted US President Donald Trump’s recent visit to Riyadh as some kind of a green light to Riyadh to pursue its policies more aggressively.

The killing of the Iranian fisherman and the arrest of the other three come following that trip and also after Saudi Arabia led a group of its vassal states in cutting ties to Qatar. While the Saudi-led bloc of countries have accused Doha of sponsoring terrorism, most observers say the severance of ties and an accompanying economic war on Qatar have to do with the fact that Doha pursues its relations with Iran more independently of Riyadh.

A Saudi Arabian minister said last month that his country would work to move “the battle” to Iran. Another Saudi minister said on June 6 that Iran had to be “punished” for what he called interference in the region. Hours later, two terrorist attacks hit the Iranian capital, Tehran, killing 17 people and wounding 50 other people. Daesh claimed responsibility for the attacks.

Iran’s Speaker Urges Muslim World to Beware of Saudi Plots

Iranian parliament speaker on Monday referred to the good-faith policy of the Islamic Republic in its relations with regional countries, and said, “Our policy is based on establishing unity among the regional states. The recent developments in the region, however, have unveiled the ugly face of some regional countries.”

“We received reports that during Israel’s 33-day onslaught on Gaza, the Saudis provided Israel with information about the coastal enclave. We didn’t believe the reports at first, but reliable documents confirmed them later,” Larijani said in an address to ambassadors of Muslim countries who had gathered in Iran’s Parliament in Tehran ahead of the International Quds Day.

The Iranian Parliament speaker also noted that Saudi Arabia’s moves, including their support for terrorists, are in the interest of the Israeli regime.

“The Saudis even provide logistic support for some terrorist groups like al-Nusra Front,” he said, adding the Muslim World must remain vigilant against the plots of the Saudi rulers.

He further referred to a proposal by Palestinian ambassador to hold a meeting attended by the religious scholars of the Muslim world, and said the Islamic Republic of Iran welcomes such meetings to resolve differences.

“Although Al-Azhar University held fair and reasonable stances towards Tehran terror attacks, certain countries are just seeking to create tensions in the region,” he said.

Larijani went on saying that Iran has attempted to make the Saudis understand this fact that their policies endanger the Muslim world.

“The Saudis are always at loggerheads with the Islamic states and take extreme stance towards them. They are meddling in Syria. They have imposed a war on Yemen and turned the impoverished nation into their backyard. This comes as no independent country accepts being the backyard of other countries. The Saudis are warmongers. They have been creating crisis in Bahrain and now they have allowed diplomatic tensions to mount with Qatar,” he said.

Elsewhere in his remarks, Larijani voiced gratitude to the envoys for offering sympathy to the Iranians over the recent terror attacks in Tehran.

The Iranian speaker said the Muslim world has just recently turned into the target of terror attacks, while the Islamic Republic has been targeted by terrorists for years.

The Parliament chief further noted that the terrorists experienced some back-breaking defeats in Iraq and Syria recently and there would be more good news about their further defeats in the coming days.

He said certain terrorist attacks in the region are caused by the US outrage over the heavy defeats terrorist groups have been suffering over the past weeks.

“They have to understand the fact that they have chosen the wrong path,” he said, adding the Iranian nation is taking steps in the right direction.

He finally touched on the importance of the International Quds day and said the dependence of some Muslim countries on Israel amounts to a stigma.

“The Muslim nations should remain sensitive towards the fate of the Palestinians and their cause. That’s why the Quds Day is important for us. We hope the Muslim world can show its unity on Quds Day,” he concluded.

The last Friday of the Islamic month of Ramadan has been designated by the late founder of the Islamic Republic Imam Khomeini as the International Quds Day.

The day is annually marked in Iran and other parts of the world through anti-Israeli protest rallies, where people voice their support for the Palestinian cause and denounce the Israeli regime’s occupation of Palestine.