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Iran FM Rejects ‘Shameful’ Claim about Deal with US on General Soleimani

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In a recent audio file circulated in Iranian social media, the hard-line former lawmaker Mahmood Nabavian claims that one of President Hassan Rouhani’s ministers has promised to hand over the IRGC Quds Force Commander Major General Qassem Soleimani handcuffed to the US in exchange for the removal of banking restrictions on Iran.

Nabavian said the Iranian general’s name is clearly mentioned in the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), which Rouhani’s government has committed the country to its implementation.

In response, Zarif on Wednesday described the remarks as ‘shameful’ and urged Nabavian to officially apologize for making such claims, as they are false accusations.

“As his younger brother, I strongly recommend that he repents of making such remarks,” Zarif said, adding that he would legally pursue Nabavian’s claims if he does not apologize.

Zarif said he is not generally interested in filing lawsuits for the numerous accusations raised against him, but in this particular case, considering the good relations between him and General Soleimani, he would legally pursue the issue unless Nabavian apologizes and repents.

Earlier, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi had also slammed Nabavian for his comments and threatened to file a legal complaint against him.

“Iranians Said No to Increased Handouts despite Financial Woes”

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Iranian First Vice-President Es’haq Jahangiri says Iranians refused to receive larger amount of cash subsidies, a campaign promise made by some of the presidential candidates contending May 19 election, and that was a historic event.

This came as many people in Iran were living in poor economic conditions with difficulties and did not earn a good livelihood, he added.

Jahangiri said those who do not respect people’s vote will definitely have to bear the consequences of their undesirable behaviour.

“Among the shortcomings in May 19 elections was that people had to wait for a long time in queues at the entrance of the polling stations before they could cast their ballots. To eliminate this shortcoming, we are required to come up with an effective solution and revise some of the election laws and regulations.”

He stressed that despite numerous nasty behaviours and remarks as well as immoral acts and comments by some prior to the election, Iran’s re-elected President Hassan Rouhani managed to receive a significant number of votes from Iranian voters.

“The message behind the choice made by the Iranian people in the election is clear. A right interpretation is required to be made of the people’s choice [and its message]. We should avoid simply overlooking the message conveyed by this vote.”

The first vice president said creating 1 million jobs per annum is a herculean task which requires professionals and certain prerequisites.

“As stipulated in the Sixth Five-Year Economic Development Plan (2017-22), to create 950,000 jobs we have to attract $65 billion worth of foreign investment. This is one of these particular requisites.”

He expressed optimism that President Rouhani’s promise to eradicate extreme poverty in Iran will be fulfilled by the end of the 12th government’s term in office (2021).

Iranian Sailors Stranded at Sea Back Home after 3 Months

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Iranian Sailors Stranded at Sea Back Home after 3 Months

Six Iranian sailors on a fishing launch adrift in the Indian Ocean for around three months have returned home.

They are all from the port city of Chabahar in the southeastern Iranian province of Sistan-Baluchestan.

One of them told the IRIB that their launch had been damaged and its engines had stopped working.

“Water began to leak in gradually, and our hopes of staying alive diminished every day,” said the sailor.

They survived for two months and 22 days using the food and water they had on the launch.

“When our launch began to sink, we had to leave it and get on the lifeboat.”

They were adrift for three days on the lifeboat as well. Finally, they saw a coast. The captain and a young sailor, who were apparently more energetic than the others, swam 15 kilometres all the way to the beach.

When they were back on terra firma, locals took them to the police. Then they realized they were on Kenyan soil.

Using body gestures, the two sailors made the police understand that their friends were at sea, waiting for help. Kenya’s maritime police finally got to the sailors and saved them.

The sailors say while they were stranded, they went through an ordeal. They were surrounded by sharks and feared they might be captured by pirates.

They believe it was a miracle and God’s blessing that they survived. They also thanked staff members at the Iranian embassy in Nairobi for their cooperation and help.

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 31

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The top story today was the Guardian Council’s statement, in which it confirmed the result of Iran’s presidential election, and stated that it has reported the electoral offences to the Judiciary.

The return of 6 Iranian sailors to the country after being lost in the Indian Ocean for three months also received great coverage.

Another top story was the latest developments in European countries, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s remarks about the US-Europe ties, and the upcoming elections in Britain.

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

 

19 Dey:

1- President: No One in Iran Should Feel Homeless

2- With Rouhani’s Moves in Next Gov’t, We’ll Overcome Poverty: IKRF Charity

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 31 - 19 dey

 

Abrar:

1- Over 90 Killed, Wounded in Baghdad Terrorist Attack

2- Rouhani to Swear in on August 3

3- German Newspaper: Boeing, Airbus Worried about Deals with Iran

4- Mattis Claims Iran Had Role in Attempt on Jubeir’s Life

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 31 - abrar

 

Abrar-e Eqtesadi:

1- Rational Inflation Rate in Iran’s Economy: 8%

2- Iran Invites Shell, Total for Oil Tender

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 31 - abrar egtesadi

 

Aftab-e Yazd:

1- Rouhani’s Aide: Conservatives to Come Back to Power in 40 Years

 A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 31 - aftab

 

Arman-e Emrooz:

1- Guardian Council Approves Result of Iran Elections

 A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 31 - arman

 

Asrar:

1- Government: No One Was Defeated in Elections; Nation Wins

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 31 - asrar

 

Donya-ye Eqtesad:

1- Will Washington Be Isolated? Germans Looking for West minus US

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 31 - donyaye egtesad

 

Ebtekar:

1- Ahmadinejad, Baqaei Ask for People’s Financial Aid!

2- Russia, France Consulting on Europe, Mideast Issues

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 31 - ebtekar

 

Etemad:

1- Culture, Art Professionals’ Demands from Rouhani

2- Britain Waiting for Election: 8 Days to Decisive Votes

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 31 - etemad

 

Ettela’at:

1- Islamabad: We Won’t Sacrifice Iran’s Interests for Saudi Rulers’ Greed

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 31 - etelaat

 

Haft-e Sobh:

1- Eternity in Karl Marx Peak: Iranian Climber Dies in Tajikistan Mountains

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 31 - hafte sobh

 

Iran:

1- President: Iran Leader’s Reservations about 2030 Document Will Be Carefully Considered

2- 3 Months of Struggling with Death in Indian Ocean: 6 Iranian Sailors Back in Iran

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 31 - iran

 

Javan:

1- Guardian Council Confirms Result of Iran Elections, Reports Offences to Judiciary

2- White House: Shadow Gov’t Wants to Overthrow Trump

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 31 - javan

 

Jomhouri Eslami:

1- German FM: US Policies Endanger Int’l Security

2- 22 Int’l Bodies Call for UNSC’s Action to Implement Truce in Yemen

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 31- jomhori

 

Ka’enat:

1- Panama’s Dictator Dies at 83

2- 9 Years and 40 Days: Rouhani Congratulates Iranian Climber Qeychisaz

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 31 - kaenat

 

Kayhan:

1- Cholera in Yemen Kills 500; 55,000 More Waiting for Death

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 31 - keyhan

 

Resalat:

1- Iran’s Motto for This Year’s Hajj Pilgrimage: National Might, Islamic Solidarity

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 31 - resalat

 

Sepid:

1- Third Wave of AIDS in Iran: Warning against Young Women’s Vulnerability to HIV

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 31 - sepid

 

Setareh Sobh:

1- Iran’s Ex-Diplomat in UK: Brexit to Disintegrate Britain

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 31 - setare sobh

 

Shahrvand:

1- The Burning Sistan and Baluchestan

  • Unprecedented Heat in NE Iran Kills 1, Sends Many to Hospital

2- National System Launched to Identify Contraband Goods

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 31 - shahrvand

 

Shargh:

1- Armed Peace: Iran-Saudi Relations Discussed by Analysts

2- Jubeir Raises Funds for Trump [Editorial]

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 31 - sharg

 

Iran Condemns Deadly Attack on Kabul

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Iran Condemns Deadly Attack on Kabul

Qassemi on Wednesday strongly condemned the ‘criminal’ attack on Kabul which killed at least 80 and injured 350, and expressed sympathy with the Afghan nation and government.

“The Islamic Republic of Iran will always stand by the innocent and great nation of Afghanistan in hard and difficult conditions,” he added

The Iranian spokesman rejected any use of violence for achieving one’s goals, and expressed the hope that political initiatives and dialogue between Afghan groups would prevent the recurrence of such anti-human attacks targeting Afghanistan’s stability and security.

Iran hopes that the talks between Afghan groups would be held without the interference of certain regional and ultra-regional countries accused of arming radical and terrorist groups, he went on to say.

Qassemi said terrorist attacks are brutal, blameworthy, and rejected acts, which should be strongly condemned and responded to, no matter where and on what pretext they take place, and which group is behind them.

“The suicide attack in Kabul is yet another warning that failing to show a decisive reaction to the inauspicious phenomenon, and the continued support of certain countries for these extremist groups in the region within the past few weeks, have increased these types of brutal acts,” he added.

Qassemi called on all peace-seeking communities and countries to seriously study and consider the issue of radicalism and the causes of its growth as well as its propagators and sponsors in a huge campaign.

Larijani Re-Elected as Speaker of Iran’s Parliament

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During an open session of the parliament on Wednesday morning, the MPs held an election to appoint the parliament’s presiding board.

During the polls, Larijani secured 204 votes out of 268 valid votes.

Massoud Pezeshkian and Ali Motahhari were also elected as the vice speakers of the new parliament during its second year.

The Iranian Parliament has currently 290 representatives, changed from the previous 272 seats since the 18 February 2000 election. The most recent parliamentary polls were held on February 26, 2016.

The lawmakers take the seats for a four-year term.

The Zoroastrians and Jews each elect one representative in the parliament, Assyrian and Chaldean Christians jointly elect one representative, and Armenian Christians in the north and the south are each represented by one lawmaker, according to the Parliament’s official website.

US Defence Secretary’s Anti-Iran Claims Reward for Saudis

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Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi on Tuesday rejected the US defense secretary’s allegations that an alleged plot by Iranians to kill the former Saudi ambassador to Washington, Adel al-Jubeir, was an “operation approved at the highest level.”

“The aforementioned accusations by US defense secretary about the [failed] assassination of an Arab ambassador in Washington by Iran are a fabricated and unfounded scenario,” Qassemi said, adding, “US divisive policies vis-à-vis Muslim countries are among this country’s strategic objectives with the purpose of creating fabricated and fake threats to plunder the assets of the regional people.”

He said some warmongering officials in the US and Saudi Arabia, as its ally in the Persian Gulf region, are pursuing such a false scenario, adding that the Islamic Republic paid no heed to such “baseless” accusations.

It was not surprising that Mattis made such allegations only a few days after the US president’s trip to Riyadh, because leveling groundless claims was an option for Washington to make up for Saudis’ generosity, Qassemi added.

On his first overseas trip since taking office, President Trump attended a signing ceremony on May 20 for almost $110 billion worth of military equipment to support Saudi Arabia’s military.

The Iranian spokesperson emphasized that Washington’s double standard-driven approach to terrorism poses a serious threat to stability and security across the world, particularly in the Middle East region.

He warned that the continuation of such policies would damage the prospects of the international community’s success in fighting the “ominous and dangerous phenomenon of terrorism.”

In a televised interview with CBS’s Face the Nation this week, Mattis claimed that the Iranian officials “are not looking out for the best interests of their people.”

“You’ve got this revolutionary cause that then causes them to go around creating mischief everywhere else; including trying to murder an Arab ambassador fewer than two miles away from the White House a couple of years ago,” he claimed.

Jubeir, who now serves as the Saudi foreign minister, escaped a failed assassination attempt in 2011. Iran has vehemently denied any involvement in the alleged plot.

Iran’s Persepolis Books Place in AFC Champions League Quarters

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Chico Flores own goal handed the Iranian side a 1-0 victory over Lekhwiya in the second leg of the last 16.

After a goalless draw in the first leg in Tehran last week, Persepolis grabbed a crucial away goal midway through the first half at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium when Vahid Amiri released Mehdi Taremi, whose low ball across goal was diverted into his own net by Flores.

The host introduced Youssef El Arabi shortly after the interval and the Moroccan striker almost had an immediate impact but his close-range effort from Nam Tae-hee’s center was deflected onto the crossbar and over.

Lekhwiya continued to probe but, despite dominating possession, was struggling to break through a resilient Persepolis backline and Farshad Ahmadzadeh almost killed the tie off when he had a rare sight on goal for the visitors with six minutes remaining but stabbed just wide.

Youssef Msakni and Nam’s late misses summed up the host’s misery as Persepolis held firm to qualify for the last eight, while Lekhwiya fell at the Round of 16 for the second successive year.

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Guardian Council Confirms Result of Iran’s Presidential Election

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Guardian Council Confirms Result of Iran's Presidential Election

Guardian Council is the body responsible for overseeing elections and confirming their results in Iran.

“Minutes ago, the Guardian Council’s letter confirming the validity of the 12th presidential election was received,” Interior Ministry Spokesman Salman Samani said on Tuesday.

In the letter, Secretary of the Guardian Council Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati announced that the body had received and examined reports and complaints about the election process and ultimately verified the poll’s overall result, he added.

The official said the 12-member supervisory body had received complaints of irregularities in the electoral activities before the election and on the day of voting on May 19, adding that some of them had been sent to judicial bodies for more investigation.

Guardian Council Confirms Result of Iran's Presidential Election

President Rouhani, a moderate candidate, won a resounding reelection victory with 23,549,616 votes or 57 percent of the total ballots. His main rival in the four-man race, Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi, a principlist, secured 15,786,449 votes or 38.5 percent of the ballots. Mostafa Aqa-Mirsalim and Mostafa Hashemi-Taba, the other two candidates, received 478,215 and 215,450 votes respectively.

Overall turnout in Iran’s 12th presidential election was registered at over 73 percent.

Six candidates had been approved after vetting by the Guardian Council to run for president. In the final days of campaigning, however, two of the candidates, namely First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri and Tehran Mayor Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, withdrew from the race in favor of President Rouhani and Raeisi, respectively.

Israel’s Medical Tourism Flourishing Thanks to Persian Gulf Arabs

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Top 10 Highest Paying Medical Jobs in 2020

Despite a longstanding hostility between Arabs and the Israeli regime over Tel Aviv’s occupation of Palestinian territories, latest reports indicate that the Palestinian cause is gradually being cosigned to oblivion, at least among Persian Gulf Arab states.

According to the investigation journalist Asaf Jaipur, there is growing medical tourism from the Persian Gulf to Israel, as well as more moves to allow the Persian Gulf to open its markets to Israeli companies.

Members of the royal families and wealthy people are seeking medical treatment in Israel, flying to Cyprus and from there to Tel Aviv.

There are specialist in the Persian Gulf whose jobs are to coordinate travel to Israel and arrange their transfer to hospitals.

They are arranging transportation directly from Ben Gurion Airport to Israeli hospitals.

The princess of the royal family in Bahrain recently arrived in Cyprus, and from there to Ben Gurion Airport, where she was transferred to the Rambam hospital in Haifa. The 50 year old princess underwent surgery and then returned to Bahrain.

A large number of princes and princesses from the Persian Gulf arrive in Israel to receive treatment, helping the Israeli regime’s medical tourism thrive.

In addition, the investigation showed that Israeli companies are operating in the Persian Gulf markets freely through partnerships set up by the American companies.

He stressed that Israeli companies are an integral part of the global American companies operating in the Persian Gulf markets segment, noting that the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council authorities are turning a blind eye to the activities of these companies, although they recognized Israeli companies.

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