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A Timeline for Iran’s Upcoming Presidential, Local Elections

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IFP Media Wire
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The following is a timeline of the milestones in the forthcoming elections:

–     April 11-15: registration of candidates for the elections

During this period, presidential hopefuls are expected to register for taking part in the forthcoming presidential race. Right now, there are over 220 political parties and factions recognized by the Iranian Interior Ministry, but only 10 percent of them are actively recruiting members and weighing on domestic policies. Two major political camps are at the heart of Iran’s politics; Reformists and Principlists and anyone not in these two camps is considered an independent.

Local Elections

–     April 16-20: vetting of candidates by the Guardian Council

Presidential elections are monitored by the Guardian Council and the elections of city and village councils are observed by the Parliament. All candidates should be finally vetted by the Guardian Council.

–     April 21-25: possible extension of vetting process

During this period, the Guardian Council can decide whether to extend the time considered for the vetting of election candidates. This usually happens when vetting all candidates is not possible during the set time frame or new evidence on the qualifications of candidates emerges, which calls for more work by the Guardian Council.

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–     April 25-27: announcement of approved candidates

In this period, the Guardian Council will release the final list of candidates it has approved to run for the election. Following the announcement, the candidates will be given a set time to launch their election campaigns during which they will explain their future plans to people who are to vote for them.

–     April 28-May 17: presidential election campaign

Election campaigns for those running for president will officially kick off on April 28. Two major political parties in Iran are Principlists and Reformsits; however, a new political group named Moderates has made its way into political arena after the 2013 presidential elections. Islamic Coalition Party has officially announced that it will nominate Mostafa Mirsalim, a former minister of culture and Islamic guidance, for the election. Mohammad Mehdi Zahedi, a member of the Parliament, announced his nomination as well. Hamid Baqaei, an Iranian politician and senior adviser to former president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has also announced his candidacy as an ‘independent’ candidate.

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–     May 18: pre-election campaign silence

On May 18, all presidential candidates will officially wrap up their campaigns as they are legally required to stop all activities aimed at their election as of this day, which precedes the election day.

–     May 19: Election day

On this day, Iranians will go to the polls to cast their votes for their next president. Principlists and Reformists are archrivals in the elections. Before President Hassan Rouhani, Ahmadinejad served as Iran’s president for two terms for eight years, but he has decided not to join the race this time around.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has urged Iranian people to show enthusiastic presence in the forthcoming elections, saying that elections is one of two pillars of religious democracy, which make the Iranian nation feel honored before the world.

Iran Condemns St. Petersburg Terrorist Attack

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IFP Media Wire
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Russian police are hunting for two suspects in the wake of a bomb blast in the St Petersburg metro system that killed at least 11 people and wounded 45 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.

Condemning the attack, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi expressed sympathy with bereaved families of the victims.

“We once again remind the necessity for joint international efforts for seriously confronting terrorism regardless of motivations behind it (terrorism) and believe that there is no way to uproot these violent crimes except serious resolve and determination by all states and international bodies…”

Blast Hits St. Petersburg Metro, Casualties Reported

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According to preliminary information released by Russia’s TASS news agency, rescue teams are being dispatched to the site of the blast with a witness telling Reuters that eight ambulances were seen near the Sennaya Ploshchad metro station.

Blast hits St. Petersburg metroAnother Russian news agency, RIA Novosti, however, reported that there have been apparently two separate explosions at two metro stations.

Three metro stations have been closed, according to Fontanka local media outlet.

“An evacuation from the stations is ongoing, there are people injured,” the St. Petersburg metro said in a statement carried by Russian news agencies, adding, “An unidentified object supposedly blew up in a (train) carriage.”

Another report by St Petersburg emergency services said indicated that there were blasts in two train carriages at two metro stations.

Russia’s Interfax news agency cited a source as saying that at least one of the blasts involved a device filled with shrapnel, adding that at least 20 people had been injured.

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 3

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IFP Editorial Staff
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After two weeks of New Year holidays in Iran, newspapers were published once again on Monday.

The top story was the remarks made by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei about the Iranian people’s expectations from the government and the call for increased focus on employment and production.

The upcoming presidential and local elections in Iran and the number of those who have run for the local votes also received great coverage.

The end of Nowruz holidays and people’s outdoor picnics on Sizdah Bedar or Nature Day was also a top story today.

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

 

19 Dey:

1- Iran Leader Calls for High Turnout in Election

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 3

 

Abrar:

1- Iraqi PM Hopeful about Normalisation of Iraq-Saudi Ties

2- 53% Increase in Number of Those Running for Tehran City Council Elections

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 3

 

Aftab-e Yazd:

1- Focus on Production, Employment Highly Demanded by Leader, People

2- Leader Names New Year ‘Year of Resistance Economy: Production and Employment’

3- Germany Not to Give in to Trump’s Pressures

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 3

 

Ebtekar:

1- Nowruz Influenced by May Presidential Votes

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 3

 

Etemad:

1- Leader: I Never Tell People to Vote for or against Any Specific Candidate

2- Ayatollah Khamenei Vows to Stand against Those Trying to Disrupt Votes

3- Rouhani’s First Achievement in New Year: Flood of Russian Investments in Iran

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 3

 

Ettela’at:

1- Leader: There’s No Deadlock in Iran

2- 63 Million Visits to Iranian Tourists Attraction during Nowruz

3- Lebanese PM: Israel Is Warmonger, Not Hezbollah

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 3

 

Haft-e Sobh:

1- Kudos to Iranian Airlines! Awful Experience of Using Foreign Airlines during Nowruz

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 3

 

Iran:

1- Iranians Picnic Outdoors to Celebrate Nature Day

2- Rouhani Calls on People to Go to Ballot Boxes to Determine Iran’s Destiny

3- 4.5 Times Increase in EU’s Imports from Iran

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 3

 

Jame Jam:

1- Revolutionary, Efficient Management, Key to People’s Problems: Leader

2- 8% Decrease in Number of Car Accidents

3- People Enjoy Nowruz by Watching IRIB TV Programs

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 3

 

Javan:

1- Obama Gov’t Officials: New Senate Plan Violated Nuclear Deal

2- Outdoor Picnics Mark End of Nowruz Holidays

3- US Removes Overthrow of Assad from Its Priorities

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 3

 

Jomhouri Eslami:

1- Candidates Can Run for Presidential Election as of April 11

2- Yemen Has Worst Humanitarian Conditions in World: Int’l Bodies

3- Al Saud’s Thirst for Achieving Atomic Bomb

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 3

 

Kayhan:

1- No Economic Deadlock with Revolutionary Management: Leader

2- White House: We Should Accept the Fact that Assad Is Syria President

3- White House, Congress Give Iranians Nowruz Gift: Fresh Sanctions

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 3

 

Resalat:

1- Parliament Speaker: Iran Won’t Leave US Violation of JCPOA Unanswered

2- US Continues Hostility towards Iranian Nation: 30 Bodies Added to Sanctions List

3- Head of US Central Command Call for Military Action against Iran

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 3

 

Shargh:

1- 14% Increase in Number of City Council Candidates

2- President Warns against Violation of Civil Rights

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 3

 

Sobh-e Now:

1- Nowruz in Wonderland

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 3

 

Vatan-e Emrooz:

1- People, Leader Urge Officials to Focus on Production, Employment

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 3

 

78% Increase in Iran-EU Trade Transactions

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IFP Editorial Staff
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78% Increase in Iran-EU Trade Transactions

Latest statistics by the Eurostat indicate that trade transactions between Iran and the 28 members of the European Union (EU) witnessed a 78-percent increase in 2016 compared to that of a year ago.

Eurostat is a directorate-general of the European Commission located in Luxembourg whose main responsibilities are to provide statistical information and promote the harmonisation of statistical methods across its member states and candidates for accession as well as the European Free Trade Association countries.

According to a Farsi report by Khabaronline News Agency, in 2016, trade between Iran and the EU, which stood at €7.689 billion in 2015, increased to €13.744 billion.

The EU’s imports from Iran reached €4.496 billion in 2016, which was 4.5 times bigger than the figure for 2015 (€1.235 billion). The main reason behind the growth in the European purchases from Iran was the lifting of the oil sanctions on Tehran which led to the resumption of the EU’s oil imports from the country [in 2016].

In this period, France was the biggest European importer of goods from Iran. The European country purchased €1.35 billion worth of products from Iran in 2016 which indicated a twofold growth year-on-year. Italy (€1.049 billion) and Spain (€870 million) were the second and third major importers of goods from Iran in the same period of time, respectively.

The EU’s exports to Iran in 2016 also witnessed a 28-percent growth to amount to €8.248 billion. In 2015, the figure stood at €6.454 billion.

Germany with €2.599 billion was the biggest European exporter of products to Iran in 2016. The country’s exports to Iran in this time-span grew 26 percent compared to the figure for 2015, which was €2.062 billion. In the same period, Italy and the Netherlands sold €1.541 billion and €712 million worth of products to Iran, respectively, to rank second and third among the major EU exporters of goods to Iran.

“Any Adventurism Will Make US Rue the Day”

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Secretary of Iran’s Expediency Council Mohsen Rezaee has cautioned that Washington will regret any adventurism concerning Tehran’s moves and measures.

“Iran is not Iraq or Afghanistan, and any adventurism will make you regret it,” Rezaei warned on his Instagram page.

His remarks came in reaction to comments by Joseph Votel, the head of the US Central Command.

Rezaei said Votel has rehashed accusations against Iran and called for military action to stop Iran’s activities.

“In response to [remarks by] this American military commander, one should say that Iran’s activities in the Persian Gulf and the region are aimed at ensuring security and stability,” the Iranian official underlined.

“You’d better halt illegitimate interference in the region by your allies and stop them from killing people,” said Rezaei.

“Beware! They might pull the rug from under your feet; and don’t forget the case of Mr. Bush when it comes to warmongering,” said Rezaei.

Leopard on Runway Shuts Down Nepal Airport

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Leopard on Runway Shuts Down Nepal Airport

“The pilot of Buddha Air informed us that he saw a leopard-like animal on the airport ground. We have called forest office officials,” Thakur said.

The leopard soon disappeared into the storm drains along the runway and a search is on to locate the wild animal.

Security agencies including police, hunters and forest officials have been deployed to trace the animal.

Thakur, however, added that they were unsure if the animal seen was a leopard. “We cannot say it was a leopard. It can also be a cat.”

The closure, which lasted for about half an hour, led to disruption of flight operations.
The international airport has some forested area on the northern edge. And this was not the first time flight disruption had happened at the airport due to intrusion by animals. Flights have to either overshoot or abort landing due to animals like dogs, monkeys and goat trespassing the airport area.

600kg Beluga Caught from Caspian Sea

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IFP Editorial Staff
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600kg Beluga Caught from Caspian Sea

Fishermen have caught a huge 600-kilogram beluga – or European sturgeon – in Gomishan County, northern Iranian province of Golestan, from the Caspian Sea, which has 93 kilograms of roe in her ovary.

According to a Farsi report by Fars News, Gomishan County is the northernmost city along the Caspian Sea’s coastline in Iran.

The Beluga is a species of anadromous fish in the sturgeon family. It is found primarily in the Caspian and Black Sea basins, and occasionally in the Adriatic Sea. Heavily fished for the female’s valuable roe – known as beluga caviar – the beluga is a huge and late-maturing fish that can live for 118 years. The species’ numbers have been greatly reduced by overfishing and poaching, prompting many governments to enact restrictions on its trade.

The largest accepted record is of a female caught in 1827 in the Volga estuary, the longest river in Europe, at 1,571 kilograms and 7.2 metres (24 ft).

Iran Restarts Production of Mothballed Unsinkable Boat

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Shaashak boat

Veteran fishermen on southern Iranian Qeshm Island have begun building the home-made boat known as “Shaashak,” which is regarded as one of the island’s ancient handicrafts, according to a senior local official.

According to a Farsi report by IRNA, the boat will never go down in rough seas, said Seyyed Mohammad Amin Ja’fari, the head of the Toursim, Handicrafts and Tourism Department of the Qeshm Free Zone Organization.

The unsinkable boat had been out of production for several decades, he said, adding the first Shaashak will be put on public display once it is built.

“Shaashak is a kind of boat which was made out of palm tree branches in the distant past and would not sink in the sea under any circumstances. The residents of Qeshm, especially those living in the Dayrestan village, would use it for fishing in shallow waters,” the official explained.

Mothballed Unsinkable BoatThe Iranian-made boat used to be used by people on Qeshm Island as well as in the provinces of Sistan and Baluchestan, Hormozgan and Bushehr, according to Ja’fari.

However, he said, the boat is now showcased in the museums of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and erroneously introduced as a UAE-made product.

Residents of Qeshm Island enjoy a vast knowledge of maritime science, he said.

According to the top official, numerous types of boats were innovated on the island in ancient times.

Local artefacts and their real creators will be introduced once the island’s anthropology museum is inaugurated, added Ja’fari.

Qeshm is measured at 500 sq kilometres, making it the largest island in the Persian Gulf.

Qeshm is located to the south of southern Iranian Hormozgan province

Iran Condoles with Columbia, Indonesia over Fatal Landslides

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IFP Media Wire
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Iran Sympathizes with Colombia, Indonesia over Fatal Landslides

In his message, Bahram Qassemi offered Iran’s sympathy for the loss of hundreds of Colombian and Indonesian people in the natural disasters.

In Colombia, families and rescuers are searching through mud-plastered rubble for victims of flooding and landslides that have killed 254 people, injured hundreds and devastated entire neighborhoods.

Several rivers burst their banks near Colombia’s southwestern city of Mocoa in the early hours of Saturday, sending water, mud and debris crashing down streets and into houses as people slept.

Elsewhere in Southeast Asia, Indonesian rescuers have found one body and continued to look for 28 other people feared to be buried after a landslide triggered by heavy rain on Java island.

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