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Iran Prepared to Join Hands with Russia on Fight against Terror: President

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IFP Media Wire
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Rouhani-Hassan

In a message to his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on Tuesday, President Rouhani extended his and the Iranian people’s “deepest” sympathies to the Russian people and government over the terrorist incident, which led to the deaths and injuries of a number of innocent people.

“As it was raised in the recent talks with you in Moscow, eradication of all forms of terrorism regardless of its motives requires collective efforts by the international community and cooperation among all countries to counter the intellectual origin of these criminal groups and their supporters,” Rouhani said.

The president added that, accordingly, Iran is ready for any kind of cooperation with the Russian government in this field.

On Monday, a bomb blast in the St Petersburg metro system killed at least 14 people and wounded dozens more.

An unidentified explosive device went off on a train after leaving Sennaya Ploshchad station and heading to the Technology Institute station, Russia’s National Anti-Terrorist Committee said.

Russian security agencies found and defused a second explosive device at the Ploschad Vosstaniya station, one of the city’s busiest stations, the committee also said.

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 5

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IFP Editorial Staff
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The top story today was the alleged chemical attack on the rebel-held Syrian city of Idlib, in which dozens have been reportedly killed.

A deal signed between Iran’s Aseman Airlines and the US giant plane manufacturer Boeing for purchase of 60 planes also received great coverage.

Speculations about Iran’s upcoming presidential and local elections also remained a top story today.

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

 

Abrar:

1- US: Assad Is a War Criminal Who Should Be Tried

2- Conditions Prepared for Kurdish President Barzani’s Visit to Iran

3- Iraqi PM: ISIS Leader Has Most Probably Fled to Syria

4- 1 Child Dies in Yemen Every 10 Minutes

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 5 - abrar

 

Abrar-e Eqtesadi:

1- Official: 16m-Litre Increase in Iran’s Euro-IV Petrol Output

2- Revolution in Iran-Iraq Trade Ties

3- Over 35% of Educated Iranians Are Unemployed

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 5 - abrar egtesadi

 

Aftab-e Yazd:

1- Result of Possible Duel between Rouhani and Raeisi

2- Raeisi Should Definitely Run for President [Editorial]

3- Syria Denies, Europe Reacts

  • 58 Including 11 Children Killed in Chemical Attack on Idlib

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 5 - aftab yazd

 

Arman-e Emrooz:

1- Chief: IRGC and Basij Should Not Be Used for Any Party’s Interests

2- Key to Victory in Hands of Moderate Sheikh [Rouhani]

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 5 - arman emruz

 

Ebtekar:

1- Conservatives Fail to Unite: Reasons for Delay in Introducing Candidate

2- Ex-Mayor of New York City Becomes Lawyer of Iranian Businessman

3- Modern Plane Boeing 737 to Fly in Iran’s Sky

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 5 - ebtekar

 

Etemad:

1- 5 MPs Call for Release of Media Activists Recently Arrested

2- Architecture Contest for Designing New Plasco Building

3- France Calls for Extraordinary UNSC Meeting: Chemical Attack in Syria

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 5 - etemad

 

Ettela’at:

1- First VP: Investment Security Most Important Prerequisite for Productive Employment

2- Mogherini: European States Will Never Transfer Embassies to Quds

3- Zarif: Iran’s Priority This Year Is to Improve Ties with World

4- Manufacturers, Importers Obliged to Guarantee Cars for 2 Years against Polluting the Air

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 5 - etelaat

 

Haft-e Sobh:

1- Well-Known Brands Continuously Opening Branches in Iran

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 5 - hafte sobh

 

Iran:

1- Iran Didn’t Have Any Budget Deficit Last Year: Spokesman

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 5 - iran

 

Javan:

1- Obama’s Chemical Scenario on Trump’s Table: West Claims Idlib Is Hit by Chemical Attack

2- One-Third of Educated Iranians Are Unemployed

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 5 - javan

 

Jomhouri Eslami:

1- Iraqi Kurdistan Plotting to Take Over Kirkuk

2- Iran, Boeing Sign Second Deal to Purchase 60 Planes

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 5 - jomhori eslami

 

Kayhan:

1- Reformists Afraid of Rouhani’s Poor Performance

2- Even Israel’s New Missile Defence System Won’t Be Able to Stop Hezbollah Missiles: Israeli Expert

3- US, ISIS Competing with Each Other in Killing Syrians

4- American Enterprise: Iran Is a Smart and Serious Player and Hard to Deal with

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 5 - keyhan

 

Resalat:

1- US Welcomes Unrest in Russia; Washington’s Footprint in St. Petersburg Blast

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 5 - resalat

 

Shahrvand:

1- Last Survivor: A Report on Last Generation of Boat-Makers Living in Iran’s Qeshm Island

2- Deal with Boeing in Trump Era

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 5 - shahrvand

 

Shargh:

1- Boeing Celebrates Deal with Iran While Ignoring Trump

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 5 - shargh

 

Vaghaye Ettefaghieh:

1- Zarif: JCPOA Means Comprehensive Resistance Economy Plan

2- Nuclear Deal Backs Resistance Economy [Editorial]

3- Top Officer: Iran Not to Give in to US Pressures

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 5 - vaghaye

Beauty of Spring in Iran’s Gorgan

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Fatemeh Askarieh
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Gorgan-nature (36)

Here are Tasnim’s photos of the beauty of spring in Gorgan:

Iran’s Mashhad Rattled by 6-Magnitude Quake

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Another Mild Quake Strikes Iranian Capital

According to the official website of Iranian Seismological Centre, the epicenter of the quake was in the Sefidsang area, some 100 kilometres away from Mashhad, at a depth of 6 kilometers at 10:39 (local time).Iran’s Mashhad Rattled by 6-Magnitude Quake

The website also reported at least 22 aftershocks in the same area, the biggest of which was 4.9-magnitude.

The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) has deployed its forces in the quake-hit areas, and all hospitals in northeastern and eastern Iran are on standby, according to Iran’s state TV.

Early reports by IRCS officials indicate that one has been killed and four injured in the earthquakes. The only victim was killed by the rubble in Kalghash village near the city of Fariman.

Iran’s Mashhad Rattled by 6-Magnitude Quake

(The story is being updated…)

British PM Refuses to Wear Headscarf in Riyadh Visit

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IFP Editorial Staff
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British PM Refuses to Wear Headscarf in Riyadh Visit

May landed in Riyadh on Tuesday on the second leg of her three-day tour of the Middle East and risked angering her hosts by refusing to cover her head.

She follows in the footsteps of former US First Lady Michelle Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, both of whom caused offence on trips to Saudi Arabia by not wearing a headscarf.

However, May has insisted she wants to be a role model to women in Saudi Arabia who still suffer extraordinary oppression in everyday life.

“I hope people will see me as a woman leader, and will see what women can achieve and how women can be in significant positions,” she said.

In Saudi Arabia women are banned from driving, allowed little contact with men and are unable to marry or leave the country without permission from their father or husband, Mirror reported.

Hoisting Non-Iraqi Flags in Kirkuk Can Cause Tension: Iran

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Kurdistan-Iraq

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi said Tehran maintains that raising any flags other than, or next to, that of Iraq in the northern Iraqi province of Kirkuk is a tension-creating move which is against the country’s Constitution.

According to a Farsi report by ISNA, commenting on the recent developments in Kirkuk Province, Qassemi added Iran’s main policy and stance towards Iraq is to defend the country’s territorial integrity and central government.

He said Iran stresses that all sides and parties in the country are required to remain committed to Iraq’s Constitution and resolve their disputes, conflicts and differences by holding dialogue and adopting legal solutions and approaches.

Therefore, he added, flying any flags other than, or besides, that of Iraq in Kirkuk, which as per the country’s Constitution is under the sovereignty of the Iraqi federal government, is a tension-generating move and a violation of the Constitution.

Qassemi added fighting terrorism and cleaning up the remaining zones from the Takfiri and ISIS terrorists are the most important issues facing the Iraqi government and people.

“The Islamic Republic of Iran will also continue to support the Iraqi government in these regards. Recent moves and measures by some Iraqi sides and parties in Kirkuk are worrying as they can divert the attention and resources of the Iraqi government and nation away from the battle against terrorism.”

The Iraqi parliament voted on Saturday to ban the hoisting of flags of the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region over government buildings in Kirkuk.

The lawmakers passed the bill days after the Kirkuk Provincial Council decided to raise the regional flag next to the Iraqi national flag in front of some buildings.

Over 70 Killed in ‘Attack’ on Idlib: Syrian Opposition

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Over 100 Killed in ‘Attack’ on Idlib: Syrian Opposition

According to opposition sources, over 70. or even over 100, have been killed in an attack on a chemical weapons factory in Idlib, Syria.

The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human rights said dozens were also wounded in the strike, which it said targeted the province on Tuesday.

The pro-opposition body cited “medical sources” as saying that victims displayed symptoms of asphyxiation, which they said could mean that chemical agents were used in the attack.

Those claims and the report about the alleged attack could not be independently verified.

 

‘Never in the past and never in the future’

Later on Tuesday, a Syrian military source said the Syrian army “does not [use] and has not” used chemical weapons, “not in the past and not in the future.”

Separately, a Syrian member of parliament, Sharif Shahada, said he believed a chemical arms depot set up and held by the militants in the area may have exploded in the incident. He said the Syrian government was not in possession of such weapons.

Shahada also accused Turkey of having supplied militants in Syria with chemical arms.

The United States and its allies have in the past accused the Syrian military of conducting chemical attacks. This is while Syria turned its entire chemical arsenal over to international monitors under a deal negotiated by Russia and the United States back in 2013, Press TV reported.

The Syrian stockpiles of chemical weapons were surrendered in a joint mission comprising representatives of the United Nations (UN) and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in 2014.

Iranian MP Slams UAE for Imprudent, Irresponsible Policies

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Gholam-Ali Jafarzadeh Imenabadi

The head of the Iranian delegation to the 136th assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in Bangladesh, Gholam-Ali Jafarzadeh Imenabadi, lashed out at the UAE for its imprudence and irresponsibility in dealing with the crises in the Middle East, saying the Islamic Republic of Iran favours reduced tensions in the region and endeavours to forge friendly ties with all Persian Gulf littoral states.

Responding to the claims made by his Emirati counterpart in the IPU meeting in Bangladesh on April 2, Jafarzadeh Imenabadi noted that, “Today, the UAE’s representative made false and unfounded claims against Iran.”

According to a Farsi report by ICANA, he expressed surprise at the fact that the representative of a country whose fighter jets drop bombs on the innocent people of Yemen, accuses Iran of meddling in other states’ internal affairs.

The Iranian MP added the UAE’s policy and approach towards the ongoing crises in the region, including those in Syria and Yemen, have proved the country’s imprudence and irresponsibility.

He stressed that, “We have always done our best to develop friendly and good neighbourly relations with our neighbours, particularly the Persian Gulf littoral states, and ease tensions in the region.”

“We, once again, stress and extend our willingness and invitation [respectively] for holding talks with regional countries to clear up misunderstandings and revive the friendly ties the people of our states have always had throughout the history.”

Grand Mosque of Urmia: An Architectural Masterpiece

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Fatemeh Askarieh
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Grand Mosque of Urmia(30)

Situated in the old part of the city, the Grand Mosque of Urmia was constructed in the 13th century. However, some believe that it used to be a fire temple before the Islamic era. It is the city’s congregational mosque (Jāme),

Archaeologists who studied the mosque’s architectural structure maintain that its dome dates back to Seljuk era (11th century).

Meanwhile, there are historical and geographical documents dating back to the 10th century in which the mosque’s name is mentioned. Therefore, some researchers believe the mosque belongs to pre-Seljuk eras.

However, the date written on the mosque’s altar shows the year 1256, which coincides with the time of Ilkhanate rulers.

Here are ISNA’s photos of the Grand Mosque of Urmia:

7% Decrease in Iran Road Crashes despite Increased Trips

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IFP Editorial Staff
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During the first two days of this year’s Nowruz holidays, 145 people were killed and 2,950 were injured in road mishaps, the deputy traffic police chief, Musa Amiri, said.

Head of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Pir Hossein Kolivand announced on Monday that 30,263 people were injured in road crashes during March 20-29.

“The exact numbers about casualties and injured people during the two-week holidays will be announced next week by the Iranian Legal Medicine Organization (ILMO),” IRNA quoted him as saying.

During last year’s holiday season 389 people were killed in 294 road accidents in which 147 drivers were violators of traffic laws while in the remaining cases low-quality vehicles and unsafe roads were blamed for the fatal collisions.  According to ILMO, over the past five years 5,384 people died in road crashes during the Nowruz holidays.

On Sunday, Colonel Mohammad Hussein Hamidi, the traffic police chief said the number of people killed on the spot has decreased by 7% compared to the same period last year. The number of journeys increased by 10% in comparison to the previous year, IRNA quoted him as saying.

“A total of 30 air ambulances were responsible for helping the inured. The number of air ambulances has increased by 10% compared to the same period last year,” he said. The measure decreased the mean time from injury to arrival in hospitals and reduced the number of people killed at the scene of accidents. However the number is still high compared to other countries.”

Hamidi had said earlier that the rate of road mishaps dropped by 38% over the past decade.

He linked the decline to closer interaction between police and other institutions, and use of advanced technology to control traffic and the motorists.

In the past two years 2,200 new surveillance cameras were installed across the country to improve monitoring of arterial suburban roads to 30,000 km from 5,000 km in 2015. The cameras can record seven types of violations (5 in big cities and 2 on suburban roads).

Additionally, cameras installed on the two main northern roadways of Chalus and Haraz, are able to record overtaking from the wrong side and other lawlessness on the road.

Smart cameras have also been installed on police patrols in the cities. Some road surveillance cameras have been upgraded to ensure better performance in recording traffic violations.

Currently, most surveillance cameras in the cities have been upgraded to record five offenses: speeding, running the red light, driving in prohibited areas, entry into even-odd restricted zones and stopping on a crosswalk. On highways they record two offenses: excessive speed and failure to pay toll.

According to ILMO’s latest report on road death toll (released on March 4), during the first ten months of the past year 13,826 people lost their lives in road accidents, of whom, 10,825 were men and 3,001 were women.

Road traffic injuries have been neglected in the global health agenda for years despite being predictable and preventable, Financial Tribune reported.

An average, 3,000 deaths in road mishaps occur every day around the world and they are ranked as the 11th most common cause of death in developing countries, with young people between the age of five and 24 facing the highest risk. People aged between 15 and 44 years account for 48% of global road traffic deaths.

Low and middle income countries have less than half of the world’s vehicles, but they contribute to over 90% of the total number of road traffic deaths.

According to figures released by World Atlas in September 2016, Iran is ranked 4th on the list of countries with the highest road traffic deaths.

A pattern of traffic accident rates in some provinces indicates that provincial roads (in particular in Fars, Khorasan Razavi, Tehran provinces) are not safe for driving.

According to the latest report released by ILMO website (www.lmo.com) during the first ten months of the previous year (ended March 20), Fars (1,282), Khorasan Razavi (995), Tehran (987), Isfahan (883), and Kerman (781) provinces had the highest rates of traffic-related deaths.

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