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Iran’s Leader Thanks Wrestling Team for Efforts Leading to World Title

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Leader

In his Saturday message, Ayatollah Khamenei thanked the efforts made by the federation officials, the coaches, and champions of Iran’s national team, which led to Iran’s world title in Freestyle World Cup in Kermanshah, and brought honour and pride for the Iranian nation.

The message was delivered by the Leader’s office to the President of Iran’s Wrestling Federation Rasoul Khadem in a phone conversation today, according to a Farsi report by ISNA.

Iranian national freestyle wrestling team won the 2017 Freestyle World Cup for the sixth time in a row on Friday.

The Iranian team defeated the strong USA Wrestling Team 5-3 in the western Iranian city of Kermanshah in front of vibrant spectators.

Iran had earlier defeated Turkey, Mongolia and India in group action.

Iranian Airline to Purchase 100 Rolls-Royce Jet Engines

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Jet Engines

The Iranian airline and the British engine manufacturer have made a deal over purchasing fanjet engines as well as facilitating supply of spare parts for repairing engines in Iran. Meanwhile, full implementation of the agreement is subject to resolving financial transfer issues.

Since the US has a limited share in the production of Fokker 100 aircraft, there will be no need for obtaining OFAC permit. As such, Aseman Airline has so far purchased one Fokker 100 engine from Britain’s Rolls-Royce though negotiations are underway for inking contracts to buy more engines.

Other post-sanction measures taken by Aseman Airlines in the aviation sector include signing a contract with Lufthansa Airline for the transfer of Airbus A340 turbofan engine to Germany for overhaul as well as the German side’s sale of aircraft to the Iranian airline.

Furthermore, talks are underway with Germany’s TUI Group Tourism company for hiring three Boeing 738 aircraft for three years.

Iran’s Ministry of Roads and Urban Development has announced that, in view of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), a deal has been sealed with a leasing company for financing purchase of 77 new aircraft. Talks are also underway for funding purchase of 17 Airbus, six Boeing and eight ATR aircrafts with their respective manufacturers.

What’s more, negotiations are being pursued with Germany’s MTU Friedrichshafen Commercial Company over repairing jet engines and spare parts.

The Iranian Ministry has so far in the post-JCPOA era inked a deal worth 16.6 billion dollars for purchasing 80 Boeing passenger planes as well as deals to buy 100 Airbus worth 17 billion dollars and 20 ATR aircraft worth 400 million dollars.

In the same line, the agreement to purchase three radars has been inked between Iran Airports Company and Thales Group of France. A final contract has been also sealed with Vinci of France for expansion of Mashhad and Isfahan airports, investment in and equipment of Tabriz airport’s new terminal. Additionally, a consulting contract was signed with NACO, Netherlands Airport Consultants, to carry out the airport city in Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA).

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 18

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Almost all newspapers today covered the ongoing climatic crises across Iran, including the flood in southern provinces and the heavy snow in northern Iran.

The dust pollution and its consequences in Khuzestan province were also widely covered by newspapers today.

Another top story was the world title claimed by Iran’s wrestling team, which defeated the US in the final match in Kermanshah, western Iran, to win the top position.

Newspapers also covered the ceremony held in commemoration of Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani in the 40th day after his demise.

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

 

19 Dey:

1- People Commemorate the One Who Loved Them: 40th Day after Death of Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani Commemorated Gloriously

2- Trump: Iran Shouldn’t Know What I’m Going to Do!

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 18

 

Abrar:

1- Iran and Eurasia to Establish Joint Free Trade Zone

2- Netanyahu: Iran’s Behaviour Has Not Changed after Nuclear Deal

3- Deputy FM: Iran Has Invited Syrian Groups to Peaceful Negotiations with Syrian Government

4- ISIS Attack on Western Tal Afar Foiled

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 18

 

Abrar-e Eqtesadi:

1- Oil Price Stands near $60: Possibility of Deal Extension Raises Oil Price

2- Iran Resumes Power Exports to Iraq

3- Central Bank Governor: We Don’t Have Any Frozen Assets in Oman

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 18

 

Afkar:

1- Netanyahu: Iran Intends to Dominate the World!

2- Foreign Ministry Spokesman Underlines Global Unity against Terrorism

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 18

 

Aftab-e Yazd:

1- Iran’s Climate Is Changing; Climatologist Says Iran’s Vulnerability to Precipitations Has Increased

2- Trump’s US Is Not a Big Fan of Israel Either: A Report on Future of Tel Aviv-Washington Ties in New Era

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 18

 

Amin:

1- Former Culture Minister Explains Three Plans Followed by Opponents to Remove Rouhani from Politics

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 18

 

Arman-e Emrooz:

1- Winners of the Cup: Iran’s Wrestling Team Claims World Title

2- Iranian FM May Meet US Secretary of State; Zarif to Deliver Speech at Munich Security Conference

3- Analyst: It Is Possible to Make a Deal with Trump as a Businessman

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 18

 

Bahar:

1- People Have the Right to Protest: Cleric’s Reaction to Crisis in Khuzestan Province

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 18

 

Besharat-e Now:

1- A Day of Woman, Earth, and Love: Sepandarmazgan Can Be the Valentine’s Day for Iranians

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 18

 

Ebtekar:

1- Sports Triumph over Politics: Iran’s Wrestling Team Defeats US to Win World Cup

2- Trump and Series of Confrontations with Media

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 18

 

Etemad:

1- Iran Shows Its Power; Iranian Wrestlers Claim World Title

2- Coach of Iran’s Freestyle Wrestling Team: We Both Won Ethics in Politics and Top Position in World Cup

3- Zarif to CNN: JCPOA Will Remain in Place

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 18

 

Ettela’at:

1- At the End of Astana Talks: Iran, Russia, and Turkey Form a Team to Follow up on Syria Truce

2- Senior Analysts to Ettela’at: Water Conditions Are Critical in Iran; the Country Should Be Industrialised

3- ISIS Terrorist Attack on Shrine in Pakistan’s Sindh Kills 80 and Wounds 250

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 18

 

Haft-e Sobh:

1- Nature’s Outrage: Flood in the South and Snow and Blizzard in the North

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 18

 

Iran:

1- 21 Cities in 11 Provinces Grappling with Heavy Rain: Southern Provinces Surrounded by Flood

2- Beginning of Plan to Control Dust Pollution

3- New Chapter of Iran-Arab Dialogue Opened; Kuwait’s Deputy FM: Rouhani’s Visit Manifestation of Iran-GCC Agreement

 

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 18

Jame Jam:

1- Fars, Bushehr, and Kerman Provinces Have Suffered Damages Caused by Flood in Past Days

2- US Defeated by Iran in Wrestling

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 18

 

Javan:

1- Threatening Israel to Nuclear Attack Using Its Own Nukes; Nasrallah: You Know What Would Happen If Hezbollah Fires Missiles on Dimona!

2- Unique Situation of Shiraz [Fars Province]: Mohammad Abad Dam Broken, River Has Flooded, 78 Units Destroyed in Jahrom, and Red Crescent Chopper Cannot Fly!

 

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 18

Jomhouri Eslami:

1- Loyal People of Islamic Republic of Iran Commemorate Ayatollah Rafsanjani

2- Saudi Warplanes Pound Mourning Ceremony in Sana’a, Yemen

 

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 18

Ka’enat:

1- Last Meeting in Munich: First Encounter in Post-Trump US and Zarif’s Last Encounter in Current Iranian Calendar Year [due to end in mid-March]

 

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 18

Kayhan:

1- Distance between Statistics and Realities: A Test of Government’s Economic Report

2- Achievement of Swedish PM’s Visit to Iran: Proposing Anti-Iran Resolution!

 

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 18

Resalat:

1- Hezbollah Secretary General Urges Israel to Get Rid of Its Nuclear Warheads in Dimona

2- Trump: We’re Not Going to Decrease Pressure on Iran

 

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 18

Saheb Qalam:

1- Reviving Wetlands Is Only Way to Save Khuzestan Province

 

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 18

Setareh Sobh:

1- G20 Summit and Pressure on US Secretary of State

2- Analyst: Russia Not in a Position to Form New World Order along with US

 

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 18

Shahrvand:

1- Our Mouths Taste like Dust: People of Ahvaz Talk about Their Lives without Water and Power, and with Heavy Dust Pollution

2- Rescue Operations from South to North: Over 60,000 People Stranded in Snow and Flood Receive Relief

 

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 18

Shargh:

1- Parliament and Impeachment Test: MPs Consider Transport Minister’s Impeachment as a Politically-Motivated One Aimed at Damaging Rouhani Government’s Image

 

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 18

Sobh-e Now:

1- Flood in the South: MP Says We’re Not Prepared to Manage Such Crises; Jahrom’s Old Urban Structure on Verge of Collapse

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 18

 

Vaghaye Ettefaghieh:

1- Munich Afraid of Trump’s Evil: Representatives of 60 Countries Convene to Discuss World Security

 

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 18

Vatan-e Emrooz:

1- Trump: No to War, Yes to Sanctions; US President Stresses Exacerbation of Anti-Iran Sanctions

2- Two New Crimes by ISIS: 48 Killed in Baghdad Explosion

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 18

Israel Only Mideast Regime Possessing Nukes: Iranian FM

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IFP Media Wire
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“The only regime in ME with nukes, ICBMs & a history of aggression whines about Iran’s means of defense,” Zarif said on his twitter account late on Friday.

“Fear-mongering hype is fake news,” the Iranian top diplomat added.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in his visit to the US, said Tel Aviv and Washington have a mission to confront what he called “the threat of a nuclear Iran”.

Iran, one of the original states to sign the Non-proliferation Treaty, completed its Safeguards Agreement with the IAEA in 1974. Areas covered include the application and implementation of safeguards, materials control, provision of information to the IAEA, and the non-application of safeguards to nuclear material to be used in non-peaceful activities.

The Islamic republic has been a major proponent of a nuclear-weapons-free Middle East, whose efforts and those of other regional countries have been hampered by Israel, which is thought to be in possession of a sizeable nuclear weapons arsenal.

Israel is believed to possess anywhere from 75 to as many as 400 nuclear weapons, including thermonuclear weapons in the megaton range. Israel has never confirmed or denied being in possession of the arms in line with its policy of “nuclear ambiguity.”

Iranian Reformists Propose Motion to Punish Speech Disruptors

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Speech Disruptors

A number of Iranian reformist and moderate pro-government lawmakers have codified a double-urgency plan, not positively reacted to by the conservative party, to ensure the security of [holding] official, religious and other common ceremonies by imposing punishments on those who seek to disturb them.

Members of the conservative party maintain that the plan’s main target is covering up the Rouhani administration’s inefficiencies and silencing criticisms [to be] levelled at the government’s performance.

According to a report by IFP, it is stipulated in the plan’s single article that:

  • Anybody who in any way, for instance by raising a tricky or probing question, disturbs or interrupts an official ceremony, including speeches or conventions which are held without official permits, or distracts participants or creates tensions, will be convicted to imprisonment from six months to two years.
  • The disciplinary forces are responsible for the immediate arrest of the disruptor(s) or interrupter(s) and handing them over to judicial bodies.
  • All state officials including administrative, military, disciplinary or political authorities are required to guarantee the security of the ceremonies or meetings and prevent any move leading to their disturbance, disruption or cancellation. In case of any failure in fulfilling their responsibility, they will be dismissed from their position of responsibility, temporarily or permanently, in proportion to the case (seriousness of the crime perpetrated by the disruptor and severity of its consequences).
  • Iran’s Judiciary is also required to consider the cases and issue the verdicts in less than a month.

This plan, however, has not been yet discussed in the Parliament’s open session. In addition, in case of being ratified by the parliamentarians, it is required to be approved by the Guardian Council to be executed.

Conservative Disagreement

Commenting on the plan, Parviz Sorouri, the secretary-general of the Society of Path-Seekers of the Islamic Revolution — an Iranian conservative party — said it is quite surprising and upsetting that those who publically claim to be liberals and advocates of freedom and democracy, are, after coming into power, seeking to annihilate their adversaries.

“This political circle intends to stifle any dissenting voice on the spot and seeks to ineffectively manage the public opinion.”

The plan is in contrast to the main slogan of Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution calling for “Independence, Freedom, Islamic Republic”, he said, adding the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has repeatedly stressed that ideal conditions are required to be created for the freedom of speech and free expression of ideas and viewpoints in the society.

“Although we are against the disturbance of ceremonies, we maintain that this plan is a trick aimed at exploitation and a plan to cover up the government’s inefficiencies. This is while, such plans challenge the soundness of the bases of the Islamic Revolution.”

Referring to the present harsh climatic condition in the southwestern province of Khuzestan, created by dust storms, he said such problems make people impatient and restless, compelling them to voice and put forward their complaints and demands respectively, adding the reformists’ plan seeks to deprive them of this opportunity.

Iran’s Oil Output Slightly Affected by Power Cut in Khuzestan

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IFP Editorial Staff
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khuzestan

Iran’s Deputy Oil Minister Ali Kardor announced that the power cut in Khuzestan province [caused by the ongoing dust pollution] has slightly reduced Iran’s oil output.

However, he added, it will not influence Iran’s commitments to the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) as it is a temporary (one- to three-day) cut.

“Iran has sufficient oil reserves, and we can reserve as much as 20 million barrels,” he added, according to a Farsi report by ISNA.

Iranian people in southwestern province Khuzestan has been suffering from a severe dust pollution, which has led to prolonged water, power and telephone communication cut.

Amid Iran-US Tensions, Wrestlers Emerge as Sports Diplomats

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Wrestling US

The journey to this week’s freestyle wrestling World Cup in Iran was an exhausting one for the US team — and not only because of the long trip from the US to the Iranian city Kermanshah, with two stopovers in Frankfurt and Tehran.

It was the diplomatic hurdles that had stressed Team USA out. The wrestlers were caught in the most recent escalation between Tehran and the new Trump administration, and their visas did not come through until the last minute.

“It was difficult. There was a period of time where we were like, are we going, are we not going?” US Olympic gold medallist Jordan Burroughs told CNN. “It was difficult being pawns in the game of political powers that were essentially deciding our fate.”

Iran initially denied visas for the American wrestlers in retaliation for the Trump administration’s travel ban against people from seven Muslim-majority countries, including Iran.

It wasn’t until US courts put the ban on hold, and officials from both the American and Iranian Wrestling Federations put in some lobbying, that the visas were finally granted.

“[The Iranian] Wrestling Federation lobbied on our behalf and I think their government as well looked at it as an opportunity to show their graciousness and their respect for the sport of wrestling,” Bill Zadick, head coach of the US’s freestyle wrestling team, told CNN during a training session ahead of Thursday and Friday’s competition.

Team USA missing the World Cup would likely have been a disaster for the sport. The US, Iran and Russia are wrestling’s international powerhouses.

“A World Cup without the Americans would not have been a real World Cup,” Rasoul Khadem, the head of Iran’s Wrestling Federation told CNN on the sidelines of the World Cup in Kermanshah, about 400 kilometres (248 miles) west of Tehran.

Unlike in politics, in wrestling there is a great deal of awe and respect between the US and Iran.

“I have been wrestling overseas for three years now and every Iranian I have ever come in contact with has been extremely respectful, extremely polite,” US Olympic gold medallist Kyle Snyder said during a training session.

Wrestling-US

Team USA received a warm welcome when they arrived Wednesday in Kermanshah’s Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani Airport, where dozens of fans and reporters greeted the wrestlers.

Iran has been eager to show it is receiving the athletes with open arms despite the souring of relations since the Trump administration has assumed office. In just over three weeks, Washington has hit Iran with additional sanctions and put the country “on notice,” after Tehran tested a new medium-range ballistic missile — a move Washington says violates a UN resolution, which Iran denies.

President Trump himself has said Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani “needs to be careful” after Rouhani appeared to refer to Trump as a “political newcomer” in a recent speech marking Iran’s Revolution Day.

The Team USA wrestlers understood that they were right in the middle of this diplomatic standoff, but said they wouldn’t allow politics to taint their views of the athletes they are competing against.

They were focused on winning the World Cup. In the end, they came up just short, advancing to Friday’s final but losing the match 5-3 to the hosts. It was Iran’s sixth straight Freestyle World Cup title.

“We’ve come to win before any political stance, but we think it’s an opportunity to show how cool and how great of a relationship we have on such an intricate level,” Burroughs said before Friday’s final.

“[It’s about] seeing the people, being engaged with them and understanding their culture as much as we can before we make any big decisions about who they truly are.”

Iran’s President Congratulates Wrestling Team on World Title

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Wrestling

Rouhani100In a message on Friday evening, President Rouhani congratulated the Iranian nation and wrestlers on the remarkable achievement, saying they hoisted the country’s national flag and proved that Iranian athletes are capable of achieving victories in all sports fields.

He further thanked the country’s coaches, officials, and sports community for their strenuous efforts, Tasnim reported.

On Friday, Iranian national freestyle wrestling team defeated the US team to win the 2017 Freestyle World Cup for sixth time in a row.

Iran’s FM Not to Meet US Secretary of State in Munich

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IFP Editorial Staff
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zarif

Certain media reports claimed that Iran’s FM Zarif may meet US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on the sidelines of Munich Security Conference.

However, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi categorically rejected the rumours and said no such meeting will be held, according to a Farsi report by ISNA.

Several Areas in Iran Gripped by Inclement Weather

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IFP Media Wire
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Incessant snowfall in the northern city of Rasht over Friday and Sunday has blocked the highway linking it to the city of Qazvin. The situation has also caused authorities to ban heavy trucks from the roads leading from Gilan Province — of which Rasht is the capital — and also prevent people from from leaving the province for the capital, Tehran.

Meteorologists forecast that the skies will clear over Gilan by Saturday night but say the province is then expected to be gripped by blizzard for the next two days.

In Iran’s south, flooding has taken over entire neighborhoods in the city of Shiraz and eight counties belonging to Bushehr Province.

Several Areas in Iran Gripped by Inclement Weather

Fars News Agency cited the governor of Bushehr’s Dashtestan County as saying that flooding had claimed the life of a young female from a village there.

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On Friday, Iranian First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri issued directives to relevant disaster management authorities for the provision of prompt relief services to those afflicted in Bushehr and Fars provinces, where Shiraz is the capital.

Across the two provinces, as well as the western Iranian Kurdistan Province and the northern West and East Azerbaijan Provinces, many villages were, meanwhile, isolated by accumulated floodwaters.

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