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Syrian Minister Says US War on ISIS “Fake”

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Mohammad Ramez Tourjman dismissed as baseless the US claims about targeting ISIS positions in Syria and said unlike the crushing missile strikes of the Islamic Republic on the terrorists’ positions in Syria, the US has not yet taken any practical steps in its alleged war on terror.

“It’s widely known that the US is involved in the Syrian war just to save its face,” he said in an interview with Tasnim, adding Washington is indirectly supporting the militants by shooting down the Syrian government’s jet in southern Syria.

Tourjman also said, “Our investigations into the military measures of the US-led coalition over the past few years reveal that the coalition has not yet managed to hamper ISIS advance. This comes as the Axis of Resistance inflicted a heavy blow on the terrorists in general and ISIS in particular over a short span of time. The blow has forced ISIS into retreat in Iraq and Syria. This shows, unlike the US-led coalition, the Axis of Resistance is completely serious in its war on terror.”

The Syrian information minister stressed that the US and its regional ally, Israel, plan to divide the whole region particularly Syria into smaller parts, but the Axis of Resistance and Russia are against the plot by putting their focus on preserving the integrity of the whole region.

“The shoot-down of the Syrian jet by the US-led coalition was not unprecedented. Several weeks ago the US-led coalition targeted Syrian army which was advancing on its war against ISIS in southern Syria. The attack sparked Russia’s protest, but the protest couldn’t stop the US from targeting the Syrian jet,” he added.

He called for stronger warnings to the US and its allies to make them understand the fact that their wrong measures would not go unpunished.

“The US-led coalition’s repeated gestures of defiance against Russia are putting Russia’s credibility to the test. The Syrian jets target ISIS which is widely regarded as a terrorist group across the world. The United Nation Security Council has listed ISIS as a terrorist group. So the US move to hamper Syrian army and its allies’ operations against ISIS has no legal bases. It shows that the US is just seeking to accomplish its own project to divide the region,” he added.

The Syrian minister also said Russia should continue to slam the US-led coalition for its repeated attacks on the Syrian army’s positions and added, after the US targeted Deir ez-Zor airport, Moscow and Washington signed an agreement to prevent similar attacks in the future, but the US broke the deal by launching further attacks on Syrian army.

“Russia’s strong reaction can send this clear message to the US that it must take war on ISIS seriously. Meanwhile, the US must understand that its repeated attacks on Syrian army’s positions would have serious consequences. So, I think the attacks on the Syrian army could be stopped only if the US faces the iron will of Syrian nation and Axis of Resistance or is forced to sign a binding agreement with Russia,” he concluded.

Italian Runner to Break Guinness Record in Iran Desert

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Mo’een Afzali, the Iranian agent of Italian adventurer Paolo Venturini, says his client is set to arrive in Gandom Beryan (literally toasted wheat), the hottest spot of Loot Desert on July 30.

According to a Farsi report by Mehr, Gandom Beryan in Loot Desert is globally known for its burning heat. As the world’s 25th largest desert, Loot is a large salt desert in Kerman and Sistan and Baluchestan provinces in southeast Iran. 56 metres above sea level, it is the lowest region of the country.

Afzali, who is also the manager of a tourism agency in Loot Desert, said Venturini has picked June 30 because on that day the temperature in Gandom Beryan rises to 65 to 70 degrees.

Two Guinness experts will accompany the Italian runner to record his 80-km run on the earth’s hottest surface. Meanwhile the event will be captured by a cameraman from Italian satellite TV channel Sky Sport.

Venturini’s decision to run 80 km in Loot Desert is a result of last year’s marathon during which a number of foreign runners including him ran in the Loot Desert.

“After last year’s marathon, Venturini decided to record his name in Guinness book as a Loot Desert runner,” Afzali said.

Iran Signs MoU with Airbus to Buy 73 More Planes

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Iranian domestic carrier Zagros Airlines signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to buy 28 new Airbus (AIR.PA) planes, comprising 20 A320neo jets and eight A330neo aircraft, while Iran Airtour signed an MoU for 45 A320neo aircraft, Reuters reported.

Iran has stepped up its orders of planes after anti-Tehran sanctions were lifted following the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers.

Airbus said the MoUs were contingent upon all necessary approvals, including from the US Office of Foreign Assets Control.

Airbus sales chief John Leahy said he expected the US approvals within the next couple of months.

Airbus said it would continue to act in full compliance with the Iran nuclear deal, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and associated rules.

Iran Air has ordered 100 planes from Airbus and 80 from Boeing (BA.N).

Iran and the Group 5+1 (Russia, China, the US, Britain, France and Germany) reached the 159-page nuclear agreement in July 2015 and implemented it in January 2016.

Bin Salman to Replace Saudi King in Coming Days: Saudi Activist

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The activist known as Mujtahid revealed in a post in his Twitter account that bin Salman who just recently was elevated to the crown prince will take office as Saudi Arabia’s new king in the coming days.

In his tweet, the activist also cited the elevation of bin Salman as the beginning of the collapse of the Saudi family and said the recent diplomatic crisis between Saudi Arabia and Qatar forced the Saudi king to remove Mohammad bin Nayef, his crown prince, and replace him with his own son bin Salman.

“The Saudi king was sure that bin Nayef is too weak to resist his removal as crown prince,” he said, adding there are deep concerns among the Saudi family that there would be mass arrests of princes in the near future.

With creating the hashtag “Mohammad bin Salman Coup”, Mujtahid also said the king’s recent decision to remove bin Nayef has sparked harsh outrage among the Saudi family members.

He added it’s not clear yet if there would be any act of defiance or not.

According to Mujtahid, US President Donald Trump was aware of the changes in Saudi Arabia’s politics, but the European countries, particularly Germany, were kept in the dark.

Earlier this week, in his twitter account, Mujtahid had predicted that King Salman plans to sack bin Nayef as his crown prince.

Now with this point in mind that most of his predictions have come true so far, the resignation of the Saudi King in favour of his sons does not seem improbable.

Int’l Quds Day Chance to Fight Global Arrogance: IRGC

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The IRGC in its statement has called on the Iranians from all walks of life to massively participate in the Quds Day rallies, saying that it is a chance for human community to show their anger at the global arrogance.

“38 years after Imam Khomeini’s initiative, the issue of Palestine, beyond the geography of the Muslim world, has become a matter of concern for the human community, especially for the freedom-seeking and justice-seeking nations. [Therefore,] the International Quds Day has given them the opportunity to protest and show anger at hegemony and global arrogance,” the statement reads.

It was further noted in the statement that the IRGC’s defence capabilities is a spiritual support for the Intifada and the Palestinian Islamic resistance movement.

The IRGC also stressed the importance of Muslim society’s paying attention to the strategies of the late Imam Khomeini, and also those of Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on the issue of Palestine to overthrow the occupying regime of Israel.

“The Iranian revolutionary nation, together with the Muslim Ummah all around the world, will massively take part in Quds International Day demonstrations to stress the need to fight until the annihilation of the Israeli regime and also the development of different aspects of confrontation with the global arrogance and hegemonies,” the statement went on to say.

The IRGC has also touched upon the strategy of returning the Palestinians to the land of Quds and holding free elections to determine the destiny of Palestinians as the only successful solution which is supported by the Muslim Ummah to resolve the Palestinian issue.

The statement further referred to the strategies and scenarios used by the global arrogance to provide security for the Zionist regime of Israel, stating that in the current grave situation, in addition to proxy wars by Takfiri terrorists in the West Asia, unfortunately some regional countries are normalizing ties with the Zionist regime and compromising with Israel which has created a new situation that could threaten the oppressed Palestinian people.

The IRGC also emphasized the need for unity and convergence among all Palestinian resistance groups in their fight against the “fake” Zionist regime.

“In a situation that the international human rights communities are silent and some Muslim Arab countries are helping Israel increase its brutality against the oppressed Palestinian nation, and while public opinion in the Muslim World is not concentrated on the turbulent situation in the region, continuation of the strategy of resistance is the only roadmap that can change the power equation in the occupied territories in favour of its main advocates.”

The statement also mentioned that Imam Khomeini as the late founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, by calling the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan as the International Quds Day, raised the flag of constant struggle with arrogant powers. It also added that at a time when the issue of Palestine and Quds was being consigned to oblivion, Imam Khomeini with his strategic and surprising initiative, made it the most important issue of the Muslim Ummah.

Iran Condemns Deadly Blast in Afghanistan

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Bahram Qassemi

In a statement on Thursday, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi denounced the deadly blast in Afghanistan, and offered condolences to the victims’ families as well as the Afghan nation and government.

The terrorists and extremist groups have shown that in a world in which terrorism has turned into a business, they do not have any ethical commitments.

“The terrorists have shown they are ready to continue their anti-human crimes at any time and place,” he said.

The spokesperson also stressed that the Islamic Republic of Iran will always stand by the nation of Afghanistan in fight against this “heinous and anti-human” phenomenon.

At least 34 people have been killed and dozens wounded after a strong blast hit a bank in Lashkar Gah, the capital of the southern Afghan province of Helmand.

The Thursday blast targeted the New Kabul Bank branch, where members of Afghan security forces had gathered to collect their pay.

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on June 22

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Almost all newspapers today covered the remarks made by Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, the Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution, about the importance of International Quds Day and the fight against Israel, arrogance, and global hegemony.

They also highlighted the calls by various Iranian clerics, officials, and bodies for people’s huge turnout in the International Quds Day rallies on Friday.

The top story today, however, was the unprecedented changes in Saudi Arabia’s ruling system. The move by Saudi King Salman to appoint his son as the Crown Prince was widely covered by Iranian newspapers as a soft and velvet coup.

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

 

Abrar:

1- Iran Leader to Iraqi PM: Don’t Trust US

2- Rouhani: We Don’t Get Permission for Our Defensive Power

3- We’re Watching Iran’s Missile Program: US State Dept.

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on June 22

 

Afkar:

1- King Is in Check, Crown Prince Is Mated

  • Speculations Say Saudi King Salman Will Step Down for His Son in Coming Days

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on June 22

 

Aftab-e Yazd:

1- Bin Nayef Prefers Humiliating Dismissal to Death

2- Analyst: If Bin Nayef Protests, He’ll Be Attacked

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on June 22

 

Arman-e Emrooz:

1- Earthquake in Riyadh: Unprecedented Changes in Al Saud Ruling System

2- Untold Stories about IRGC’s Attack on ISIS Possitions

3- Rouhani Should Choose Women for Cultural Management

4- 170 Takfiri Terrorists Killed in IRGC’s Missile Attacks

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on June 22

 

Bahar:

1- Quasi-Coup in Saudi Arabia

  • Unprecedented Changes in Al Saudi Power Structure
  • Crown Prince Dismissed from All Posts
  • Mohammad bin Salman Appointed New Crown Prince

2- US House Session on Iran Sanctions Bill Postponed

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on June 22

 

Ebtekar:

1- From Al Abdulaziz to Al Salman

2- Iran’s Decision to Fight against Terror Not Made by Individual Faction: Rouhani

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on June 22

 

Etemad:

1- Quds Day Is a Very Important Day: Iran Leader

2- Saudi Palace Seized by Young Warmonger

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on June 22

 

Ettela’at:

1- Defending Palestine Is Defending Truth: Iran Leader

2- Ayatollah Khamenei Highlights Fight against Israel, Arrogance, Hegemony

3- Iran Urges Saudi Arabia to Immediately Release 3 Fishermen

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on June 22

 

Haft-e Sobh:

1- Weightlifting for Iranian Women?

  • Will Sports Ministry Let Women Do Weightlifting?

2- Ominous Game of Thrones: Bin Salman Appointed as Saudi Crown Prince

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on June 22

 

Iran:

1- Fighting Israel Today Is Fight against Arrogance, Hegemonic System: Iran Leader

2- King Salman’s Velvet Coup against Al Saud

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on June 22

 

Jame Jam:

1- Fight against Zionist Regime Is Fight against Arrogance: Iran Leader

2- Day of Screaming against Al Saudi

  • People Called on to Take Part in Int’l Quds Day Rallies

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on June 22

 

Javan:

1- Iran Leader: Educate Students for a Future Full of Problems

2- Israel One Year Closer to Annihilation

  • We’ll Remind Israelis on Friday of Their Imminent Annihilation

3- US Soft Coup in Saudi Arabia

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on June 22

 

Jomhouri Eslami:

1- Senior Clerics, Politicians, Bodies Call for People’s Huge Turnout in Quds Rallies

2- $10bn in Foreign Investment to Be Attracted by Year-End: Official

3- Russia’s Sukhoi to Open Office in Iran

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on June 22

 

Kayhan:

1- Leader: Students Should Be Trained in Way They Appreciate Iran’s Independence

2- ISIS Back Broken: Palestine Still First Issue of Muslim World

3- Mohammad bin Salman, New US Pawn in Saudi Arabia

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on June 22

 

Resalat:

1- President: US Should Know Iran Wouldn’t Remain Silent

2- Iran Has Already Planned another Slap on Terrorists’ Faces: IRGC

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on June 22

 

Shahrvand:

1- Saudi Democracy!

2- Quds Day Opportunity for Human Conscience to Wake Up

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on June 22

Iraq Disintegration Serves Israel’s Interests: Iran’s Larijani

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IFP Media Wire
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“The Zionist regime seeks Iraq’s disintegration,” Larijani said during a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi in Tehran on Wednesday.

Larijani said that Takfiri terrorists seek two objectives in Iraq; first to create internal conflicts in the country “to raise the issue of Iraq’s partition, which Israel is seeking,” and second to engage Baghdad in domestic issues to undermine its positive role in the region.

He praised Iraq’s fight against terrorism and pledged Tehran’s support for Baghdad to that end.

“Iran will never play into the hands of countries that deploy terrorists under different pretexts [to achieve their objectives],” the top Iranian parliamentarian said, adding that Iran will always stand by its “close ally” in the fight against terrorism.

Larijani also cited Iraqi popular forces’ “effective” role in the Arab country as the reason certain countries seek to undermine them.

Iraq Disintegration Serves Israel's Interests: Iran's Larijani

Abadi, for his part, stressed that the Baghdad-Tehran ties would never be undermined.

He also pledged his country’s continued fight against terrorism.

“We are now in the phase of annihilating Daesh and we will be a forerunner in repelling terrorist attacks,” he said.

“Fighting Daesh is our slogan, because the militants have shown that they are not committed to any religion and their latest attack on the Iranian parliament well proved it,” Abadi said.

On June 7, gunmen mounted almost simultaneous assaults on Iran’s parliament and the Mausoleum of the late Founder of the Islamic Republic Imam Khomeini. The Daesh Takfiri terrorist group claimed responsibility for the assaults, which killed 17 people and injured over 50 others.

The Iraqi premier underlined the need for solidarity in the battle against Daesh, expressing regret that divisions among certain regional countries were preventing efforts aimed at destroying Daesh and restoring peace and stability to the region.

Elsewhere in his remarks, Abadi welcomed further promotion of economic ties between his country and the Islamic Republic.

Defending Palestine Is Defending Truth: Iran’s Leader

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IFP Media Wire
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The Leader made the remarks in a meeting with university professors and scientific elites in Tehran on Wednesday on the verge of International Quds Day, which will be marked in Iran and other countries on Friday.

“The Quds Day is very important. It is not just that we are defending an oppressed nation that has been driven out of its home. We are actually fighting against an oppressive and arrogant political system,” Ayatollah Khamenei said.

The Leader went on to note that today, defending Palestine is tantamount to defending the truth.

“Today, fighting against the Zionist regime [of Israel] is fighting against the [global] arrogance, [and] is fighting against the [entire] hegemonic system,” the Leader noted.

Defending Palestine Is Defending Truth: Iran's Leader

Referring to UNESCO’s Sustainable Development Agenda, also known as the 2030 Agenda, and efforts to implement it in Iran, Ayatollah Khamenei said various aspects of this document must be explained to the Iranian nation, because “this is a very important issue.”

Ayatollah Khamenei noted that the 2030 Agenda was among UN’s upstream documents, which are aimed to impose an intellectual, cultural and practical system on the world.

Noting that UNESCO is just a tool to promote such documents, the Leader said, “There are hands behind the scenes of the United Nations, which formulate an intellectual and cultural and practical system for everything that world nations have [and insist] that nations must act upon them.”

“This is wrong and faulty. What right do these [international bodies] have to express opinions about countries and their traditions and beliefs [and tell them] that they must act in this way or that way,” the Leader said.

Ayatollah Khamenei also noted that those who say such documents are not “binding” are simplistic, because every one of their provisions, which are not enforced, will be considered as a negative point for countries that have accepted them.

Elsewhere in his remarks, the Leader touched upon the importance of the country’s independence, advising university professors to make the country’s youths appreciate its independence.

“They have not seen the time when whatever that America and Britain said was realized in this country. Therefore, they do not appreciate independence [of Iran], [and university] professors must make them understand this,” the Leader said.

Iran Urges Saudi Arabia to Free Arrested Fishermen

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IFP Editorial Staff
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In a statement released on Wednesday, Iran’s Interior Ministry has stressed that the two Iranian boats which were recently stranded near the Saudi borders were fishing ones and the Saudi government is required to compensate for the damage and punish those who were behind this irresponsible act.

“On June 15, three fishing boats with a legal identity and fishing permit left the port of Bushehr in south of Iran heading to the Persian Gulf waters. While fishing at night, they lose control due to big sea waves and unintentionally strayed away from their main course,” the statement reads.

“Finally, one of the boats succeeds in gaining control and floats in the main direction, but with the pressure of turbulent waters the two others were driven off towards the common maritime borders with Saudi Arabia while they were not aware of being at maritime boundaries. And if they were, it was not possible to control the boats.”

The statement stresses that “unfortunately, at that time the coast guard of Saudi Arabia opened fire on the Iranian fishing boat and an Iranian fisherman named ‘Mahmoud Samir’ was killed due to a bullet hitting him in the waist. The other sailor, Farhad Siamir (son of the victim) managed to move the boat away from the place and then to the beach.”

“The second boat with three sailors named Hossein Aslani, Sohrab Aslani and Hossein Zarei, was seized by the Saudi coast guard,” the statement adds.

The statement stresses that the three boats were merely fishing ones which have been stranded and displaced by sea waves, which is quite common in the Sea of Oman and the Persian Gulf.

“Every year, dozens of fishing vessels belonging to neighboring countries may unpredictably enter the territorial waters due to a lack of signs on the borderline. For example, since mid-April till June 15th seventeen fishing boats belonging to the neighbour states have entered the waters of the Islamic Republic of Iran from the Sea of Oman and the Persian Gulf and they were all handed over to their countries in good faith; however, shooting at fishing boats is against the humanitarian and Islamic principles,” the statement says.

Elsewhere in the statement, Iran’s Interior Ministry also reminded the Saudi government of its legal responsibilities, urging them to compensate for the damage, punish the perpetrators of this irresponsible act, and immediately release the arrested ones whose families are extremely worried about their health.

On Tuesday,  Saudi Arabia’s information ministry said in a statement that Saudi coast guard had captured and were questioning “three members of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), who were intending to carry out an attack on a major offshore oilfield in the Persian Gulf,” according to an Associated Press report.

They also claimed that three were onboard 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.

But the Iranian Interior Ministry has denied the allegations, saying the Riyadh’s claim about the arrest of Iranian military forces is not true.

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