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US Claims about Syria ‘Useless, Suspicious’: Iran

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Bahram Qassemi

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi on Wednesday slammed the recent remarks by US officials who had spoken of “preventive attacks” against Syria under the pretext of Damascus’ preparation for a chemical attack.

Qassemi called on the international community to counter this adventurism as it thinks about its consequences and considers the fact that such moves will further worsen the security and humanitarian situation in the region.

“While the Syrian government has, for more than six years now, been fighting terrorism and terrorist groups with full force using all its resources and has paid a heavy price in this path, making such baseless claims [that Syria may be preparing for a chemical attack] and adopting measures that will only strengthen the position and situation of terrorist groups and further complicate the campaign against such groups, is useless, questionable and suspicious, and that is why the international community should seriously show proper and deterrent reaction to such unilateral and illegal moves,” said the spokesman.

He then referred to attacks that the US carried out against Syria a few months ago under the pretext that Damascus had used chemical weapons.

“After making the claim [that Damascus had conducted a chemical attack], the US government, in a unilateral move, carried out missile attacks on Syrian soil while there was no conclusive evidence suggesting the Syrian government was involved in the attack,” he said.

“After that, the Islamic Republic of Iran along with Syrian and Russian governments called for a fact-finding committee to be set up and a fact-finding team to be dispatched to Syria, but strangely enough, the proposal was opposed by the US and some of its allies which did not allow an international and impartial investigation to be conducted into the incident,” he said.

Qassemi warned against any wrong and unilateral military move by the US and called on the world community and relevant bodies to tap into all their potentialities and mechanisms to prevent this destabilizing move.

ISIS Element Rips Off Eid al-Fitr Donations

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The ISIS commander, called Abu Obeida, has plundered Zakat al-Fitr, or the charity given to the poor at the end of the fasting in the holy month of Ramadan.

After stealing the donations worth $5 million, he fled and vanished into thin air.

According to Syrian media sources, the move by Abu Obeida, who heads the so-called ISIS Zakat department in Deir ez-Zor, has become an object of ridicule for social media users.

They have posted job advertisements on social media inviting all the criminals looking for a job to join the ISIS, saying to gain membership to the group they are required to possess no special qualifications or capabilities.

A Kiss that May Outrage Saudis, Escalate Qatar Crisis (+Video)

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A Kiss that May Outrage Saudis, Escalate Qatar Crisis

A video that has gone viral on social media shows Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani meeting and greeting the Qatar-based Egyptian cleric, Yusuf al-Qaradawi, in a challenging move in his palace on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr.

In this video, the Qatari emir is shown kissing Qaradawi’s turban in a move that is highly likely to make the members of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council furious as they have put al-Qaradawi’s name, along with those of dozens of other individuals and organisations, on the list of people with alleged links to Qatar as terrorists. Qaradawi is also the spiritual leader of Egypt’s now-banned Muslim Brotherhood movement.

According to the video, the Qatari emir and al-Qaradawi had exchanged a few friendly words before the former kissed the latter’s turban.

A joint statement by Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt and the UAE has placed 59 individuals and 12 organisations – either Qatar-based or funded by Qatar – on a “terror list”.

These countries have recently relayed to Doha officials via mediators from Kuwait a list of demands as their preconditions for normalising ties with Qatar.

One of the conditions set for Qatar is to sever its ties, as claimed by the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council members, with all “terrorist, ideological and sectarian organizations,” including the ISIS, the Muslim Brotherhood, Al-Qaeda and Hezbollah.

Prior to this, a number of other Arab leaders, including the UAE’s Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, had kissed al-Qaradawi’s forehead when meeting him. Nevertheless, following the souring of the relations between the GCC member states and Qatar, al-Qaradawi has become a red-line.

The Qatari emir’s recent kiss on the cleric’s turban can further worsen the ongoing crisis in the Middle East.

Tehran, Seoul Keen to Expand Business Ties: Larijani

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ALi Larijani

The Iranian parliament speaker has called for closer cooperation between Tehran and Seoul in the field of bilateral investment, reports ICANA.

Ali Larijani told reporters that he held meetings with South Korea’s prime minister and parliament speaker where closer cooperation between the two sides was discussed.

“In the talks that I had, I said diverse areas exist for investment; we had serious discussions on some areas to boost mutual cooperation,” said the Iranian speaker.

He expressed hope that there will be more potentialities for investment and job creation in the future.

The South Korean parliament speaker, in turn, said relations between the two governments are important, and added that good results will be achieved if parliaments of Iran and South Korea have good relations with one another.

Larijani has been in South Korea since Monday to attend the second Meeting of Parliament Speakers of Eurasian Countries.

Iran Warns US against Playing with Fire in Syria

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Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), Ali Shamkhani, called the latest US claim about Syrian government’s preparation for a chemical attack a clear example of adventurism and warned Washington against playing with fire.

He went on saying that repeating baseless claims against the Syrian government is part of the US scenario to cover up its failures in several fronts against terrorism and to hamper Assad government’s advances in its fight against terrorists.

Shamkhani, who is also an advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei, also said this is only the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) that has jurisdiction to address issues like that.

“If the US is really sincere in its claim about the Syrian government’s plan for a chemical attack, it must share its information with the OPCW inspectors to provide the ground for an impartial verification of the claim,” he said.

He pointed to Washington’s unjustified missile attacks on Syria’s Shayrat airbase carried out under the pretext of the Syrian government’s alleged involvement in the Khan Shaykhoun chemical attack back in April and said immediately after the alleged chemical attack, Iran and Russia called for an international fact-finding mission to visit the site and verify the US claim.

“However, the US never agreed to dispatch the mission because it was sure there was no basis for its empty claim,” Shamkhani added.

He warned against any unilateral action, violation of international law as well as the sovereignty of Syria, and said, “It goes without saying that any adventurism and unjustified action by US in Syria amounts to playing with fire.”

“The US can’t go on with its unilateral action in Syria without facing a military response from the Syrian army,” he concluded.

Tears, Smiles of Mosul Residents in Photos

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According to a Farsi report by Entekhab, as Mosul liberation operation is underway, the Iraqi army has saved a large number of the city’s residents who had been used by ISIS as human shields. Reports say the residents are suffering from severe shortage of food and medicines.

Chief of Iraq’s Counterterrorism Command, Major General Abdul-Wahhab al-Saedi said the Iraqi army has created some safe corridors paving the way for the release of civilians from Mosul’s old city.

He went on saying that the Iraqi forces are still struggling to fully liberate the city from ISIS militants.

The operation to liberate the western part of Mosul has been underway since February 19.

Earlier this week, a senior commander said Iraqi forces have managed to liberate two-thirds of Mosul’s Old City from the grip of ISIS terrorists as they are engaged in fierce street battles to purge the country’s second largest city of the militants.

Backed by Iraqi air force, the army continues to make more advances in its fight against ISIS towards al-Zeitoun Grand Mosque. ISIS uses car bombs as well as snipers to hamper the advances of the Iraqi army. Clashes are now underway in al-Farough as well as around Serishkhaneh and al-Beiz areas. So, far the church of Sham’oun and al-Hamedein mosque have been liberated from ISIS.

Here are photos of the tears and smiles of Mosul residents freed from the ISIS captivity, but grappling with shortage of food and medicine:

Iran Slams ‘Worthless’ Statement by Some EP Members

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Bahram Qassemi

Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi says the Islamic Republic expects the European Parliament to deal with attempts aimed at disrupting constructive interaction based on mutual respect.

“A few members of the European Parliament, who are notorious for having links to some dissidents and the MKO terrorist group, have been trying to take advantage of their position to put forward untrue claims about the human rights situation in Iran.” said Qassemi.

“In continuation of its past actions, including its history of fabricating untrue figures, the MKO has, in a hypocritical move, published the names of certain European Parliament members as supporters of the aforesaid statement without their knowledge and signatures,” said the spokesman.

This comes as many of the active members of the European Parliament who are familiar with the developments in Iran and the region have consistently refused to support it because they are aware of the nature of this non-professional and immoral act, Qassemi added.

He said Iran considers the move as an effort to affect cooperation and interaction as well as growing relations between Tehran and European countries, which have brought about very constructive and positive results for both sides in all areas.

Qassemi said Iran condemns such psychological and propaganda ploys, and believes in constructive engagement with the European Parliament based on mutual respect in all areas of mutual interest, including promotion of bilateral ties, addressing environmental issues, war on drugs, human rights and fight against organized crimes, terrorism and human smuggling as well as other issues gripping the international community.

“Iran believes the issuance of such unfounded and invalid statements will tarnish the status and dignity of the European Parliament; therefore, Iran expects the European Parliament lawmakers to deal with the masterminds of such statements with sensitivity, thoughtfully and carefully,” he said.

“Undoubtedly, any move to impose the specific values of a country or region on other societies with different cultures and traditions amounts to an attempt to return to old and threadbare paradigms in international relations. We consider as invalid and worthless any such claims which are based on deception and improper suppositions,” he said.

He concluded by saying that Iran remains determined to fight the scourge of terrorism. The spokesman said Iran will not hesitate to firmly work towards eliminating the root causes of terrorism, insecurity and instability in the region.

To that end, Qassemi added, the Iranian Armed Forces, including the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) will continue to incessantly fight terrorist and Takfiri currents in the region without paying attention to the ballyhoo raised by supporters of criminal terrorists.

“Riyadh’s Real Nature Revealed to Ankara”

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Iranian parliamentarian Kamal Dehqani Firoozabadi has, in a Farsi interview with ICANA, talked about the latest developments pertaining to the crisis between Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

He referred to remarks by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Eid al-Fitr, saying the crisis between Qatar and Saudi Arabia has revealed Riyadh’s real nature to Ankara.

In reaction to Erdogan’s criticism of the conditions set by Saudi Arabia and its allies for Qatar, the deputy chairman of the Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission said Turkey is now feeling the realities associated with Saudi Arabia’s hostile approach in the Middle East.

“Saudis seek to gain dominance over Persian Gulf and Mideast countries, so much so that they wouldn’t like to see tranquillity and stability in Turkey, and one of the reasons [for this hostile approach] is that they had a role in the abortive coup against the Turkish president,” said the senior MP.

“Severance of ties with Iran coupled with the shutting down of Al Jazeera TV [the preconditions set by Saudis for Qatar] would be a prelude to a coup against the Qatari emir,” he said.

The MP noted Saudi Arabia was furious at the Al Jazeera network’s broadcasts during the Islamic Awakening [Arab Spring] era as well as the way it covered Egypt developments, and now it is seeking to take revenge on Qatar’s media arm,” he said.

The parliamentarian further said Saudi Arabia wants to dictate what the Al Saud regime wants, but such an approach will further isolate Riyadh in the Middle East and unmask the ambitious realities associated with Riyadh.

“Over the past few years, Iran has been seriously concerned over Erdogan being deceived by Saudis as well as [Riyadh’s] sinister plans to set Ankara on fire, but today, the crisis between Qatar and Saudi Arabia has uncovered Saudi Arabia’s real intentions.”

He said Iran’s policy is to respect the sovereignty of countries in the Middle East region, and added, “Iran, as the anchor of stability and tranquillity in the Middle East, favours promotion of relations with the regional countries.”

“Field realities in the Middle East are not something that Saudis will be able to change, and Riyadh’s strategies in Iraq, Syria, Yemen and even Qatar are doomed to failure.”

In his Eid al-Fitr speech, Erdogan supported Doha’s position vis-à-vis the 13 demands from Qatar made by Saudi Arabia and its allies, which have imposed a blockade on Doha.

Erdogan said Saudi Arabia and its allies’ demand that Turkey’s military base in Qatar be shut down amounts to disrespect for Ankara.

Earlier, Kuwait had presented to Qatar a list of demands by Saudi Arabia and its allies which Doha needs to meet if the Persian Gulf Arab countries are to normalise their relations with Qatar.

Among these demands are Qatar’s severance of relations with Iran, the closure of the Al Jazeera network and the shutting down of Turkey’s military base in Qatar.

Qatar has been asked to close down the Turkish military base immediately and to pay an unspecified amount of damages.

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on June 28

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IFP Editorial Staff
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After two days of Eid al-Fitr holidays in Iran, newspapers on Wednesday covered the remarks made by the Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei about the expression ‘fire on will’. The Leader clarified that it does not mean breaking the law or using swear words, but it means pure and spontaneous cultural activities.

The Leader made the comments during his Eid al-Fitr sermon, before which a controversial poem was recited by a eulogist against President Hassan Rouhani’s administration, particularly the nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers. This critical poem was also slammed by pro-government and reformist papers today.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif’s trip to Germany and his negotiations with top European officials was also a top story today.

Another top story was the decision by the Supreme Court of the United States to lift certain blocks to Trump’s travel ban.

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

 

Aftab-e Yazd:

1- Rouhani’s Call for Unity

2- IRGC Commander: I Keep Silent for Now for Sake of Unity

3- US Not to Be Safer with Muslim Ban: Zarif

4- Which Way Qatar Is Heading to?

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on June 28

 

Arman-e Emrooz:

1- Being ‘Fire on Will’ Doesn’t Mean Breaking Law, Swearing: Leader

2- Chain Insults: A Report on Latest Insults to Rouhani

3- Security Cannot Be Purchased: Zarif

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on June 28

 

Ebtekar:

1- Political Controversies of a Poem

2- Martyrdom of IRGC Guard in Airport Drill Confirmed

3- Iran FM Underlines Iran-Europe Convergence for Resolving Mideast Crises

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on June 28

 

Etemad:

1- Iran Leader: ‘Fire on Will’ Means Spontaneous Cultural Activities, Not Breaking Law

2- I Ask Help from All Iranian People for Developing Country: Rouhani

3- IRGC Doing Economic Activities on Request of Governments: Commander

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on June 28

 

Ettela’at:

1- Palestine Is First Issue of Muslim World: Iran Leader

2- Rouhani: Men Not Superior to Women

3- Zarif: Iranian People Took Six World Powers to Negotiating Table

4- WikiLeaks: Saudi Arabia Forms Organization for Operations against Iran

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on June 28

 

Iran:

1- Those Who Insulted Rouhani Identified: Security Official

2- Rouhani’s Call for Making a Developed Iran

3- IRGC Not into Economic Activities: Commander

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on June 28

 

Javan:

1- Gov’t without Guns Will Give in to Enemies: IRGC Commander

2- With 17,000 Martyrs, Iran Is Biggest Victim of Terror

3- Iran Importing Mineral Waters from France: $5.5 for Each Bottle!

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on June 28

 

Jomhouri Eslami:

1- Widespread Protests against US Supreme Court’s Decision on Muslim Ban

2- German Banks Ready to Finance Economic Projects in Iran

3- Israel Alone Cannot Counter Iran: Mossad Chief

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on June 28

 

Kayhan:

1- Leader Urges Gov’t, Revolutionaries to Stop Enemy’s Cultural Infiltration

2- FATF’s Reciprocal Measures against Iran Not Suspended

3- US Envoy to UN: We Love Imposing Sanctions on Iran!

4- They Talk against IRGC, but Take Selfies with Its Projects: Commander

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on June 28

 

Shahrvand:

1- Division, Rift Detrimental to Islam, Muslim Society: Iran Leader

2- The Thirsty Iran: Several Cities Grappling with Water Tension This Summer

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on June 28

 

Lawmaker Writes Book on Iran’s Legislation System

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IFP Editorial Staff
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The book named “Pathology of the Legislation System of the Islamic Republic of Iran: A Comparative Study of Rights in France” is the latest research piece by Dr Hossein-Ali Amiri, a senior member of Iran’s Parliament.

According to a Farsi report by ICANA, in his new book, Amiri has studied the main problems of the legislation system of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Comparing Iran’s legislation system with that of France, Amiri provides his readers with some proposed mechanisms to remove the current problems in the Iranian system.

The book whose latest edition has been published by Mizan Legal Foundation has two main sections. In the first section, the author studies the legislation process in Islam, Iran and France from a historical point of view. And in the second section, he deals with a number of main subjects like easy access to the laws and law revision methods.

Amiri who has a PhD in Public Law has been serving at different judicial, legislative and executive posts over the past three decades. He previously served as a deputy Interior Minister, a member of the Guardian Council and a deputy of Judiciary branch.

In addition to academic and theoretical aspects of legislation system in the country, he is also familiar with the practical problems and pathology of the legislation process hampering laws’ implementation. The newly published book reveals his mastery of the legislation system of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

“The current disputes over the nature of law and legislation phenomenon are very serious. On the one hand, there is a camp maintaining that having a law is the only way to save our country and free ourselves from the yoke of despotism. On the other hand, there is another camp saying that legislation is only for God. They cast doubt on the credibility of man-made laws without distinguishing between the phenomenon of positive law and legislation on the one hand and the source of law on the other,” he wrote in his introduction to the book.

He cited the main problems of Iran’s legislation system as enacting large number of laws, repeatedly reforming the current laws, and lacking appropriate guarantees to enforce the passed laws among many others.

In the final chapter of the book, Dr Amiri has set forth some proposals to remove the above-mentioned problems including developing a general framework for legislation, addressing the plans and bills and creating a mechanism for making sure that the approved bills are in line with the original documents.

The one volume has been published in 296 pages in one volume, royal octavo in size.

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