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“Riyadh Still Has Chance to Change Its Policies”

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Hossein Amir Abdollahian

Hossein Amir Abdollahian, a special aide to the Iranian Parliament speaker on international affairs, says Tehran has adopted a positive approach vis-à-vis Arab countries, especially Saudi Arabia.

Speaking in an interview with Lebanon’s Al Manar TV, which was covered in Farsi by Al Alam, he said Tehran has left the way open for Riyadh to reverse the course if it wants to.

Here are excerpts from his remarks in the interview:

 

Iran and Turkey have differences of opinion on the issue of Syria, and the degree to which the two countries are divided depends on the extent to which Ankara wants to distance itself from terrorists.

Palestinians have also made big gains while countering the Israeli regime.

The first and foremost outcome of an international conference on the Palestinian Intifada recently held in Tehran was that all delegates agreed on the fact that the more the Tel Aviv regime is harnessed, the more secure the region will be.

 

Mideast States Should Steer Clear of Religious Conflicts

Regional countries together with Palestine should distance themselves from tribal and religious strife as well as terrorist wars.

The Tehran conference had two messages for the Israeli regime: One was that resistance is the only way to secure the full liberation of Palestinian territories, and the other was that all Palestinian groups have contributed to resistance against Israel and secured great achievements. And as Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said, through resistance and unity among Palestinian groups, an entity called Israel (the Zionist regime) will be non-existent in 25 years.

The so-called reconciliation talks will not help work out a political solution to the Palestine issue and determine the future of the country.

 

Holding Referendum Key to Resolving Palestine Crisis

The two-state solution will not help settle the Palestine issue. The solution to the crisis is through holding a plebiscite.

Many of the costs, sanctions and pressures slapped on Iran are because of its support for Palestine and resistance against the Israeli regime. If Iran had dropped its backing for Palestine, the agreement over its nuclear program would have been implemented in a matter of minutes.

How much support Iran lends to Palestinian groups depends on the extent to which Palestinian groups are standing up to Israel.

 

Israeli Regime Facing Key Challenges

Zionists use the language of threat, but do not dare confront the Islamic Republic of Iran and are facing serious problems and challenges. In the Israeli regime’s most recent aggression against Gaza at a time when the region was in a very critical situation, Tel Aviv thought Syria, Iran, Lebanon or any other country were able to rush to the aid of Gaza. But then, Israelis were forced to ask for a ceasefire. It was when resistance groups fired their first rocket into Tel Aviv.

 

Iran Countering Israeli, Takfiri Terrorism

Tehran is tackling terrorism which is on both sides of the Israeli-Takfiri coin.

Armed groups affiliated with the Al-Qaeda or ISIS have never been a threat to Israeli interests. Rather, al-Nusra Front terrorists signed a security cooperation pact with Israel on Syria’s Golan Heights. In their 2017 strategy, Zionists speak of cooperation with terrorists. ISIS has also announced it is not engaged in any conflicts with Israel.

 

Iran’s Positive Approach in Region

Iran continues to maintain a positive approach vis-à-vis Arab countries, especially Saudi Arabia. Speculations that Iranian-Arab relations have been soured are not true. Of course, problems exist in Iranian-Saudi ties, which is because of Riyadh’s unconstructive behaviour toward Iran and the region. Three days after a very positive diplomatic meeting between Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Prince Saud Al-Faisal, we heard inappropriate comments from Al-Faisal. He ruined many agreements simply with an interview.

 

Al-Jubeir Should Have Become Minister of War

 

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir is not in the right position. He should have become minister of war. All his stances on the Yemeni conflict are similar to the ones adopted by a spokesman for war, not a foreign minister. Saudi authorities ought to either change their behaviour or change some of their officials, so that the region would feel Saudi Arabia is seeking a constructive approach vis-à-vis both Iran and other regional countries. Iran has left the path open at all stages for Saudi Arabia to revisit its policies.

 

Riyadh Severed Ties with Tehran

Saudi officials have cut off their relations with Iran, but Tehran has not definitely announced it has severed its ties with Riyadh. Around 9,000 pilgrims, nearly 500 of them Iranians, were crushed to death during the Hajj rituals. The only response by Saudi Arabia was that the incident happened because Saudi police lost control of the situation for a few moments. But in Iran, when emotions ran high among people over the Saudi execution of top cleric Sheikh Nimr, and the Iranian police could not control the crowd outside the Saudi embassy in Tehran for a short time, no Saudi diplomat was killed, wounded or even hurt.

 

Saudi Arabia Concerned over Guerrilla Operations

Today, Saudi Arabia is massacring Yemeni people, which has only led to further insecurity in the region and along Saudi borders. Riyadh is worried about security along its frontiers with Yemen, and guerrilla war by Yemeni nomads and tribes. Today, Bahrain is under Saudi military occupation. Al Khalifa rulers in Bahrain have no authority to make decisions in their country, and are controlled by Saudi Arabia.

 

Saudi Intelligence Apparatus in Iraq, Syria

Incontrovertibly, Saudi intelligence services are operating in certain regional countries, including Iraq and Syria. Riyadh thinks it can ensure its security and interests by playing the terror card, a move which would jeopardise both the region and Saudi Arabia. Iran welcomes any constructive behaviour by Saudi Arabia and would like to see the country steer clear of war, aggression and support for terror.

 

Terrorists’ Presence in Geneva Threatening Talks

Astana and Geneva negotiations were a good start to help settle Syria’s political crisis. But the presence of terrorists in the talks in negotiators’ clothing will pose a threat to the negotiations. We should keep terrorists away from the negotiating table because they believe in a terroristic solution.

 

Russia’s Pivotal Role in Region

Maybe it would be too early to say Russia will remain on board with Iran on the Syria issue to the end. But we regard Moscow’s current behaviours toward Syria as constructive, and consider decisions made by Russian President Vladimir Putin as good ones. Unlike Obama and Trump’s overt and covert relations with terrorists, we do not see any connections between Russians and terrorists. So, we should laud the Kremlin for its key role.

Historical House of Boroujerdis in Iran’s Kashan

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Historical House of Boroujerdis

The house of Boroujerdis of Kashan was built in 1857 by architect Ostad Ali Maryam, for the wife of Seyyed Mehdi Boroujerdi, a wealthy merchant. The wife came from the affluent Tabatabaei family, which Seyyed Mehdi fall in love with her and built this house for her.

It consists of a rectangular beautiful courtyard, delightful wall paintings by the royal painter Sani ol molk, and three 40-metre-tall wind towers which help cool the house to unusually cool temperatures.

It has 3 entrances, and all the classic signatures of traditional Persian residential architecture, such as biruni yard (exterior yard) and daruni yard (andarun) (interior yard). The house took eighteen years to build using 150 craftsmen.

Here are Tasnim’s photos of the beautiful House of Boroujerdis:

ISIS Leader’s Cousin Reportedly Arrested in Mosul (+Video)

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IFP Editorial Staff
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ISIS Leader’s Cousin

The arrest of Al-Baghdadi’s cousin, who is also a high-ranking member of ISIS, would prove to be a significant blow to the terrorist organization.

He was captured in Mosul where Iraqi forces are currently engaging ISIS in the western portions of the city after liberating the east some months ago.

The most current intelligence suggests that Baghdadi is stranded in Nineveh province, where Mosul is located, without any means of escape.

This would prove to be a major blow to the leadership of the terrorist group in the last two days as another top commander was captured on Saturday, with another 7 killed by airstrikes on Friday.

Iran Ranks among Top States in Science, Disaster Response: Report

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IFP Editorial Staff
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science-technology

 

According to a Farsi report by Shahrvand Newspaper, Iran currently stands among the top eight countries in the world with the ability to give emergency and organized response to natural disasters — a feature which has convinced the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to view the country as a progressive state in the region and the world.

The country is also among the leading countries in terms of making scientific and technological progress in different fields and sectors.

In addition, in military sector, Iran has achieved the technology to produce modern pinpoint accuracy ballistic missiles and naval, air and ground weapons. Last year, Sputnik Italia [newspaper] ranked the country as the world’s fourth missile power.

Iran has made significant advances in other sciences as well. After the US, Russia, Germany and China, the country stands fifth in terms of developing the technology of building Fleetwings Sea Bird.

 

Stem Cells

Annually, 400 stem cell transplants are carried out in Iran which helps the country substantially prevent the outflow of capital and save $5 billion in revenues per year. Iran ranks fourth worldwide in terms of having the largest number of hospital beds and performing transplants.

 

Aerospace Engineering

Among the remarkable achievements made by the country in the past few years is developing the science of aerospace engineering. Interesting and outstanding about the country is that, despite it lagging 50 years behind the world’s leading countries in aerospace engineering, Iran has managed to rank amongst the top nine countries with the complete life-cycle of the technologies related to this field of study.

 

Chemical Engineering

Chemical engineering has a broad historical background in Iran. Iranian universities rank third in the world in chemical engineering and began offering PhD courses in the discipline prior to [doing the same in] other fundamental sciences. During 1996-2010, Iranian chemistry experts produced 16,429 scientific articles.

 

Computer Engineering

In 2012, Iran’s Sharif University of Technology ranked 14th among the world’s top 200 leading universities in computer engineering. Iranian researchers and scientists had published 5,900 articles pertaining to this field in the same year.

 

Microelectronics

Iran stands 18th in the world in microelectronics, a subfield of electronics, which is so important worldwide that has become a criterion for measuring countries’ level of development. In 2004, the discipline generated $200 billion in revenues worldwide. Making advances and holding a global rank and status in this discipline helps a country significantly prevent annual capital outflow and save several billions of dollars per year.

 

Nanotechnology

Iran has managed to rank 7th in the world in nanotechnology while being under tough hampering Western sanctions. Over the past 15 years, Iran has jumped 57 spots in this field’s global rankings.

Afghanistan Violates Treaty with Iran on Border River

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IFP Media Wire
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Hirmand River

Sources in the Iranian Energy Ministry said the Afghan government has failed to meet its commitments under the 1973 treaty with Iran.

During the water year 1395-1396 (2016-2017), Iran has not received the amount of water from the border river stipulated in the treaty, sources said.

According to a treaty that was concluded in 1973, Afghanistan is committed to share waters of the Hirmand River with Iran and supply it with 26 cubic meters of Hirmand water per second or 850 million cubic meters per annum.

Afghanistan Violates Treaty with Iran on Border River

Afghanistan’s failure to abide by the agreement has accelerated an environmental disaster in southwestern Afghanistan and eastern Iran.

The annual 850 million cubic meters of water for Iran has been initially allocated for drinking and irrigation of farmlands, which falls far short of the minimum flow required to feed Hamoon wetlands, which straddle Iran-Afghan common border and are fed by Hirmand river.

In 1950, Iran and Afghanistan created the Hirmand River Delta Commission tasked with measuring and dividing river flow between the two countries, and hammered out the treaty in 1973.

Afghanistan Violates Treaty with Iran on Border River

However, political events such as a 1973 coup in Afghanistan, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, and subsequent civil war and Taliban rule had a damaging impact on the fate of the Hamoon wetlands.

In the last two decades, the fertile wetlands have substantially dried up. The Taliban government closed the sluices to the Kajaki dam on Hirmand until 2002. This compounded the impact of the worst drought the region has experienced in many decades, caused in part by climate change and warming temperatures.

Afghanistan Violates Treaty with Iran on Border River

According to the World Bank, Afghanistan has 57 billion cubic meters of surface water flowing from its three large river basins; the Amu Darya Basin in the north, the Kabul River Basin in the east, and the Helmand River Basin in the south.

Kabul government is currently beginning the second phase of the development on the Kajaki dam, the largest dam in Afghanistan, which could aggravate the environmental situation in east and southeastern Iran.

US Misses Golden Chance to Improve Ties with Iran: Zarif

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Mohammad Javad Zarif
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif

“Many in the world, just like the new US administration, believe Iran gained more from the nuclear deal with world powers, but few in the world would claim Iran has incurred losses by signing this deal,” Zarif said in a Farsi interview with ISNA.

However, he added, this does not mean the Americans have kept to their promises.

“In fact, they missed a golden opportunity, because the Leader of [Iran’s] Islamic Revolution had noted the nuclear deal and talks are a litmus test for Americans. If they pass, it is possible to extend it [the negotiation] to other fields,” Zarif added.

“But Americans forced the Islamic Republic to make efforts for every step of the JCPOA implementation.”

“Therefore, instead of using the nuclear deal to build trust, they heightened the distrust, and this was the Americans’ loss more than any other party, because they missed a special historic opportunity.”

 

Nuclear Deal Not to Turn into Iran Government’s Achilles Heel

He further noted that the opponents of JCPOA who think they can turn the deal into the government’s Achilles heel are mistaken.

The nuclear deal is an agreement endorsed by the Islamic Establishment and “all countries in the world believe that it was a wise decision,” Zarif said.

Israel Seeks to Damage Iran-Azerbaijan Brotherly Ties: Ayatollah Khamenei

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IFP Media Wire
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“The evil Zionist regime [of Israel] is making efforts more than all enemies to weaken the brotherly relations between Iran and Azerbaijan,” the Leader said in a meeting with the visiting Azeri President Ilham Aliyev in Tehran on Sunday.

Ayatollah Khamenei added that in response to enemies’ plots, Tehran and Baku must try to protect their friendly relations.

The Leader hailed Azerbaijan’s very positive stances on the Islamic Republic, including its position on the Iranian nuclear issue.

“In political circles and communities, the Azeri government has always stood by Iran and these positive stances bring the two countries closer than ever to each other,” Ayatollah Khamenei stated.

During the meeting, which was attended by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Aliyev said Tehran and Baku enjoy cultural, historical and religious commonalities.

Despite efforts to sow discord between Iran and Azerbaijan, the two countries have high-level relations and the enemies bids to undermine such ties would be futile, he added.

The Azeri president said Tehran and Baku signed 20 documents for cooperation in 2016, adding that the volume of trade exchanges showed a 70-percent increase in comparison with the previous year.

Aliyev, however, expressed dissatisfaction with the current volume of trade exchanges and said the two countries are implementing joint projects, including a railway link.

The Iranian and Azeri presidents signed an agreement in Tehran on Sunday to work toward completing their portions of a planned freight railway route from Europe to South Asia and also agreed to link the two countries’ rail systems.

The Azeri president arrived in Tehran for a one-day visit on Sunday and attended a joint press conference with his Iranian counterpart earlier in the day.

Iran’s President Plants Tree on National Arbour Day

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Rouhani-Plants Tree

President Rouhani on Sunday planted a sapling in Sa’dabad Complex in Tehran as a symbolic gesture of respect for the Mother Nature to highlight the importance of natural resources and to mark the National Arbour Day and Week of Natural Resources.

Speaking to reporters, Rouhani called for employment of new technologies and effective management to reduce pressure on the environmental resources, underlining that sustainable development hinges on protection of the environment.

Iran’s President Plants Tree on National Arbour Day

 

The natural resources, including water, land, and air are under intense pressure today, he warned, saying the approach to reducing that pressure is employment of new technologies, appropriate management, and promotion of efficiency, Tasnim reported.

Highlighting his administration’s efforts to conserve the environment, President Rouhani underscored that sustainable development entirely depends on protection of the environment.

The president finally called on the Iranian celebrities, athletes, professors and authors to encourage the society to push for protecting and cleaning up the environment.

Other Iranian officials and people in different cities also marked the day by planting tree saplings. Here are photos of them taken by various news agencies:

 

Iranian MP Calls for Promotion of Tree Planting Culture among People

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IFP Editorial Staff
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en-tree

Iranian lawmaker Jalil Mokhtar says the culture of planting tree saplings is required to be fostered among Iranians.

National Arbour Day should not be the only day on which people plant tree saplings, he noted, according to a Farsi report by ICANA.

Commenting on the National Week of Natural Resources (March 5-11) and National Arbour Day (March 5) in Iran, Mokhtar said Islam gives considerable importance to planting tree saplings and preserving the environment.

To achieve a balance in the nature, he added, people are required to take decisive steps towards protecting the environment and preserving the forests as well as natural resources.

He noted that on National Arbour Day, “we are required to highlight the value and importance of trees and planting saplings.”

Referring to the remarks by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on the importance of tree planting and preserving natural resources, the parliamentarian said Ayatollah Khamenei pays special attention, theoretically and pragmatically, to tree planting and protecting the natural resources, adding the Leader plants a tree sapling every year on the National Arbour Day.

“Iranian officials and people are also required to follow their leader in this regard and do their utmost to preserve the country’s forests and natural resources.”

He said planting tree saplings is of enormous value in the Islamic culture, slashing the gradual destruction of the country’s gardens and natural resources.

Mokhtar noted that turning Iran’s gardens and farmlands into trade, industrial and residential centres and units has led to a drop in the number of the country’s gardens and the destruction of the natural resources, adding this is while such moves are violation of law.

“The [Iranian] Department of Environment (DoE) is required to take the issue more seriously and tighten its supervision over the enforcement of the environmental laws in the country.”

He stressed that all Iranian people and organizations and bodies are also required to feel responsible towards protecting the country’s environment and natural resources, adding environmentalists and NGOs can also work towards this end by fostering proper culture among people.

Mokhtar said the DoE is required to turn into a ministry with a number of supervisory vice-presidencies which has strong leverages and effective pragmatic plans.

He stressed that this move will help the Iranian Parliament improve its supervision over the DoE’s function, performance and activities, adding the DoE, itself, will be able to be more responsive and responsible to the people and the Parliament.

‘Qatar, Turkey Silent on Trump’s Anti-Brotherhood Bill’

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Muslim Brotherhood

In an interview with irdiplomacy.ir, Jafar Qannadbashi, a Middle East and North Africa analyst, said the US is going to blacklist the Muslim Brotherhood organization as a terrorist group; however, Qatar and Turkey have kept silent towards such an important development.

Here are excerpts from his remarks in the Farsi interview:

 

Some sources close to US President Donald Trump recently announced that the country’s national security advisors have drawn up a plan to put Muslim Brotherhood on the US State Department and Treasury’s list of terror groups. Experts say it would be a big mistake to equate Muslim Brotherhood with ISIS and Al-Qaeda as the move would jeopardize Muslim groups in the United States.

The decision has its roots in a proposal back in 2015 when some members of the US Congress tabled a motion to label Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist group and slap restrictions on the organization’s activities in America and other Western countries as well as on the international stage. Such a way of thinking stems from Zionist lobbies and the Al-Saud regime which are concerned over Muslim Brotherhood’s activities in Saudi Arabia and other satellite countries under their control.

The Al-Saud dynasty fears the wide range of activities by Muslim Brotherhood might lay the groundwork for anti-monarchy movements in Saudi Arabia.

 

Saudi Arabia Worried over Brotherhood’s Activities

The Al-Saud dynasty fears the wide range of activities by Muslim Brotherhood might lay the groundwork for anti-monarchy movements in Saudi Arabia. Therefore, two lobbies, namely the Zionist lobby as well as the one sponsored by Saudi petro-dollars and encouraged by US senators, set the stage for plotting machinations against Muslim Brotherhood. A conditional plan was approved by Congress in early 2016 under which Muslim Brotherhood would be put on the list of terrorist groups “if it is not proven that it has disavowed its terrorist acts.” The plan had been shelved until Trump came to power. After Trump assumed office, the stage was set for the plan to become operational. It is said the congressional motion should be signed by the president to be implemented. There are two key points in this regard.

 

Pro-Zionist, Pro-US Schemes behind Plan

First, they want to please the Zionist lobby and the lobby sponsored by Saudi petro-dollars. Second, there are objectives that Trump is personally pursuing: Imposing restrictions against Muslims and Muslim immigrants. If, the anti-Brotherhood is given the thumbs-up, the group’s activities will be limited in the US. Moreover, its bank accounts in the US will be blocked, and its activities in American and Western mosques, which are part of its cultural activities, will be stopped.

 

Brotherhood’s Key Backers Turning against It

At the same time, we see Turkey and Qatar, as key supporters of Muslim Brotherhood, remaining tight-lipped all along. Of course, all Arab countries have remained silent vis-à-vis Washington’s anti-Brotherhood move. But the silence by the two above-mentioned countries stands out in the whole scenario because they both back Muslim Brotherhood. Qatar, for instance, is frequented by some top Brotherhood officials. Qatar has offered the greatest support to Muslim Brotherhood over the past decade. Also in Turkey, the Justice and Development Party is regarded as an offshoot of the group. That is why the silence by Qatar and Turkey is more noticeable than that of other countries. At this juncture, the two countries seem reluctant to oppose Trump’s anti-Islamic policies. That is due to their submission to the United States. If the plan is signed by the US president, then Turkish and Qatari officials may express their criticism of the move. But we are not expecting serious criticism given Qatar’s inaction vis-à-vis what is being done against Muslim Brotherhood on the one hand, and the alliance between Turkey and the US on the other.

Turkey and Qatar currently seem reluctant to oppose Trump’s anti-Islamic policies due to their submission to the United States.

 

Turkey, Qatar in League with Anti-Brotherhood Entities

Moreover, both Turkey and Qatar are Saudi Arabia’s allies against Syria. Ankara and Doha are backing Takfiri groups in Syria. Riyadh is an opponent of Muslim Brotherhood, too. Furthermore, Turkey and Qatar have compromised with Israel on the issues of Syria and Palestine. So, Ankara and Doha’s silence against Washington’s anti-Brotherhood move amounts to yet another sort of cooperation between Turkey, Qatar and the West. Turkey and Qatar have, on numerous occasions, aligned themselves with reactionary currents in the region and with the Israeli regime, which could be regarded as another instance of collaboration with anti-Brotherhood entities.

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