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Trump’s Visa Ban Could Cost US Colleges $700 Million

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International students and professors at US universities were among those caught in the wake of President Trump’s immigration ban enacted last week: Many became stranded while traveling abroad, while others were warned not to leave the country at this time.

And while long-term immigration restrictions would have a lasting impact on university campuses, experts say they could also damage the nation’s economy as a whole.

US colleges could lose up to $700 million in revenue per year if Trump’s immigration ban on seven Muslim-majority countries becomes permanent, according to a report released Tuesday by College Factual, a higher education research firm.

The figure comes from student visa data and depends on whether international students pay the full price of tuition and fees, and whether all students who are granted a visa actually enroll at a U.S. school, Bloomberg reported.

Basij Ready to Help Rouhani’s Government If It Asks for: Chief

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Brigadier General Gholam-Hossein Gheybparvar, the head of Basij Organisation, officially announced the Organisation’s approach is to cooperate with and help the government.

“Wherever the government says, Basij is ready to rise and help it,” he noted, according to a Farsi report by Fars News Agency.

“Basij has ideas and plans in economic fields, and has plans to resolve the country’s economic problems,” Gheybparvar added, stressing that the Leader has repeatedly asked officials to help Iran’s industry and economy.

He further referred to the country’s nuclear and defensive achievements, saying, “Other countries once refused to sell us a single bullet, but now our missile industry is exemplary in the world, because we believed ourselves.”

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 2

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Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei paid tribute to the mausoleum of Imam Khomeini, the late founder of the Islamic Republic, and the tombs of martyrs including the firefighters killed in recent Plasco Building collapse and the pilgrims killed in 2015 Mina tragedy. The homage paid by the Leader was widely covered today.

President Hassan Rouhani’s remarks against his US counterpart’s visa ban also received great coverage. Rouhani described Trump as a novice politician in his Wednesday remarks.

Many newspapers also criticized officials, including Mayor of Tehran Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf and Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli, for refusing to apologize over the recent deadly collapse of Plasco high-rise in Tehran. The two officials had attended a Wednesday parliamentary session to brief MPs on the incident.

Defence Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan’s remarks about Iran’s missile test were also a top story today. Dehqan confirmed the test, but stressed that it was not a violation of nuclear deal or the UNSC Resolution 2231.

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

 

Abrar:

1- Michael Phelps Doesn’t Have Any Position in US with 28 Olympic Medals [A criticism of athletes elected Tehran City Council]

2- Mayor of Tehran: 31 Minutes before Plasco Collapse, Forces Had Been Ordered to Evacuate the Building

3- US Envoy to UN: You’ll See We’ll Taken Action against Iran

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 2

 

Afkar:

1- Iran’s Leader Pays Tribute to Imam Khomeini

2- Iran Has the World’s Biggest Oil Tanker Fleet

3- Space Technology Brings Power for Iran

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 2

 

Arman-e Emrooz:

1- Iran’s Leader Recites Quran While Visiting Tomb of Ayatollah Rafsanjani, Pays Tribute to Imam Khomeini and Martyrs

2- US Missile Challenge against Iran

3- Iran’s DM: We’ve Test-Fired Missile, but It’s Not Violation of Nuclear Deal

4- They Didn’t Even Apologize! Mayor of Tehran Briefs MPs on Plasco Collapse

  • Qalibaf: Firefighting Department Wasn’t Short of Equipment
  • Parliament Speaker: Tell Us Where You Need Authority
  • Fire of Criticisms Not Extinguished

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 2

 

Emtiaz:

1- Danger of Bird Flu in 14 Provinces

2- Iran to Launch Production Line for Peugeot 2008 in Coming Days

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 2

 

Ettela’at:

1- President: It’s Now Time to Use Others’ Experience

2- Reformist Figure: Best Strategy to Counter Trump Is to Pursue Dialogue among Civilisations

3- Daily Telegraph: Trump’s Actions Beginning of Clash of Civilisations

4- Mogherini’s Spokesperson: Iran’s Missile Test Not a Violation of Nuclear Deal

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 2

 

Iran:

1- Cancelling Other Nations’ Visa Is What Novice Politicians Do: President

2- DM: Iran’s Missile Test Not in Violation of JCPOA and UNSC

3- Chaos in the Policies of the Businessman President

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 2

 

Jame Jam:

1- Plasco in Iran’s Parliament: Interior Minister and Mayor of Tehran Brief MPs on New Aspects of Plasco Incident

2- Iran’s Leader Pays Tribute to Imam Khomeini and Martyrs

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 2

 

Javan:

1- Iran’s Leader Pays Homage to Imam Khomeini and Martyrs

2- Visa Ban Reveals US Hypocrisy

3- Rouhani: Trump Is a Novice and Doesn’t Have Correct Perception of Politics

4- Americans Always Chant Slogans of Commitment to Obligations, but They Have Violated All Int’l Principles and Commitments

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 2

 

Jomhouri Eslami:

1- Aerospace Achievements Unveiled in National Space Day: Amirkabir and Nahid I Satellites and Saman I System

2- Trump Cancels First State Visit for Fear of Protesters

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 2

 

Ka’enat:

1- Moscow Will Convince Trump to Nuclear Deal Commitment

2- Date of Rouhani’s Visit to Moscow Specified

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 2

 

Kayhan:

1- Rouhani’s Government Giving Wrong Clues about Latest US Hypocrisy: Rouhani Says Trump’s Visa Ban Is Because He’s Novice!

2- Don’t Release Contradictory Statistics to Avoid Media Criticism: Expert

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 2

 

Kelid:

1- Clash between Two Presidents: Rouhani in Words, Trump in Action

2- Parliament Issues Statement to Defend Enhancement of Iran’s Defensive Power

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 2

 

Resalat:

1- If We Trust in God, It Means We Shouldn’t Trust US: Senior Cleric

2- Homegrown Satellites Unveiled

3- Secrets behind US Missile Plot against Iran

4- Ayatollah Noori Hamedani: Britain’s Impudence Should Not Remain Unanswered

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 2

 

Saheb Qalam:

1- Three Hyundai Cars to Be Produced in Iran

2- Parliament Speaker: State-Sponsors of Terrorism Not Included in Trump’s Visa Ban List

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 2

 

Setareh Sobh:

1- Mayor of Tehran and Interior Minister Embarrassed in Parliament

2- President: Iran’s Leader Supported and Guided Nuclear Talks from the Beginning

3- Major Oil Deal between Iran and Japan

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 2

 

Shahrvand:

1- Trump Is an Amateur: President Rouhani in Criticism of US Visa Ban

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 2

Iran-France Political Challenges Should Not Influence Economic Ties

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IFP Editorial Staff
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In a Farsi article published on the Foreign Ministry’s official website on Wednesday, the final day of French FM’s two-day visit to Iran, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi weighed in on the legacy of the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran as well as Tehran-France relations.

Here is the full text of the article:

Thirty-eight years ago, the late founder of the Islamic Republic Imam Khomeini left Neauphle-le-Château in France for Tehran to lead a revolution which, today, is a key element of power in the region.

Incontrovertibly, Imam Khomeini’s short stay in Neauphle-le-Château and the role played by the French mass media in reflecting his revolutionary stances coupled with the supportive opinion of the French public who compared the 1979 Islamic Revolution with the French Revolution in 1789 all contributed heavily to the victory of the Iranian revolution. Iranian people mark the triumph of the revolution every year by remembering this contribution as well as their memories of the time.

Challenges such as the Iraqi imposed war on Iran in the 1980s, the issue of Salman Rushdie (who wrote the blasphemous book The Satanic Verses), the Mykonos issue and Iran’s nuclear dossier have been dark points in Tehran-Paris relations ever since.

Nevertheless, France’s deterrent role and its opposition to US sanctions against Iran in the D’Amato affair in 1996 as well as growing ties between Tehran and Paris during two former Iranian administrations are considered positive points in reciprocal ties since the 1979 Iran’s Islamic Revolution.

Despite all the ups and downs in Iran-France ties after the Revolution, the two sides have never doubted one issue: the necessity and significance of closer reciprocal ties to help boost the political and economic power of both sides on the one hand and resolve regional challenges and crises on the other. The presence of French officials together with political and economic delegations in Iran along with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s visit to France after the conclusion of the JCPOA [nuclear deal] all bear witness to the great importance of mutual relations for both sides.

Such importance is due to the influential status of Iran in the region and across the world.

France’s political power and modern industry have turned the country into a political and economic heavyweight in the world and a driving force behind the European Union. On the other hand, Iran’s geopolitical situation, rich natural resources, energy, and high manoeuvrability as a regional player have all stabilized Iran’s position as a key regional power.

The successful presence of major French companies such as Renault, Peugeot and Total in Iran indicates both countries enjoy great economic potential for joint ventures and shows the two countries are on course to forge closer cooperation in economic and trade arenas.

More importantly, Iran and France now are facing common threats such as ISIS, terrorism and extremism as well as regional crises which jeopardize both nations’ national interests and security. This has opened up a new opportunity for closer political and security cooperation in the region.

Therefore, given the whole raft of challenges and threats endangering peace, security, solidarity and unity both in the region and across the globe, Iran and France should seize the opportunity created in the wake of the conclusion of the JCPOA in order to boost cooperation and get a golden era of economic and regional collaboration to unfold. Since the Islamic Revolution, Tehran-Paris relations have been marked by economic opportunities and political restrictions.

In light of experience, this chequered past shows the two sides can chip away at their political challenges and focus their attention on their common ground in the political-security arena and not allow their political differences to affect mutual economic ties. By doing this, they can move towards establishing a lasting relationship in all areas and forming a strategic partnership.

It seems Iran and France as well as Iran and other European countries should draw a line between political and economic issues and minimise the effects of political challenges on economy, and instead, use promotion of economic ties as a tool to boost political relations in a bid to secure a lasting relationship.

Iranian FM Hails Progressing Ties between Tehran and Yerevan

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“In today’s world where extremist tendencies are growing in the name of different religions, the ties between Iran and Armenia can be exemplary,” Zarif said Wednesday in a meeting in Tehran with Armenia’s Defense Minister Vigen Sargsyan.

“We are witnessing the growth of relations in different fields,” he added.

The Iranian top diplomat described cooperation between the two countries as necessary in order to counter the threat of extremism, expressing the hope that such cooperation will lead to establishment of peace and security in the region.

Sargsyan, for his part, said Armenia attaches great significance to its ties with the Islamic Republic of Iran, which plays a major role in resolving issues and problems in the region.

He also referred to a recent visit to Yerevan by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, saying that since the trip, there have been new developments in the bilateral ties.

President Rouhani paid a one-day official visit to Armenia in December.

During his stay in Yerevan, the Iranian chief executive held talks with his Armenian counterpart Serzh Sargsian and attended a joint meeting of the two countries’ high-ranking officials where five cooperation documents were signed for enhancement of bilateral ties between the two neighbors.

Lawmakers Back Iran’s Missile Program

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Iran successfully test-fires its domestically-built Emad ballistic missile on October 11, 2015.

In a statement issued on Wednesday, a total of 220 lawmakers voiced their “full-fledged support” for Iran’s Armed Forces, saying “the reinforcement of the defense capabilities of the Islamic Republic of Iran in line with deterrence strategy” is an absolute necessity to ensure the country’s security.

Iran, “unlike other major world powers, has not defined its power based on [the possession of] weapons of mass destruction (WMD), including atomic, chemical and biological ones,” the Iranian legislators said.

The sole way to ward off any act of aggression against Iran is to boost the country’s missile might, the MPs added, describing certain countries’ opposition to Iran’s defense might as “illogical.”

They said the country’s missile tests were by no means in violation of UN Security Council (UNSC) resolutions, including Resolution 2231, which was adopted in July 2015 to endorse a nuclear agreement, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), between Iran and the P5+1 group of countries.

The statement by the Iranian lawmakers came a day after the United States called an urgent meeting of the UNSC to discuss a recent missile test by Iran, which Washington alleges is against Resolution 2231.

Iranian officials say the country has carried out the missile launch as part of its program to boost defense capabilities, rejecting claims that the test was in violation of Resolution 2231.

Iran’s defensive ballistic missile program has been a bone of contention with the West. Tehran says its missile tests do not breach UN resolutions because they are solely for defense purposes and not designed to carry nuclear warheads.

Arms control experts have also said that Iran’s missile tests are not banned under the nuclear agreement and the UNSC resolution, because Iran’s missiles are not meant to deliver nuclear warheads.

‘No permission needed to boost national missile work’

Meanwhile, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani said Iran needed no permission to develop its missile capabilities.

Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani (R) meets with Armenian Defense Minister Vigen Sargsyan in Tehran on February 1, 2017. (Photo by IRNA)
Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani (R) meets with Armenian Defense Minister Vigen Sargsyan in Tehran on February 1, 2017. (Photo by IRNA)

“We will not ask permission from any country or international organization to expand our conventional defense capabilities,” Shamkhani said in a meeting with visiting Armenian Defense Minister Vigen Sargsyan on Wednesday.

“We will firmly counter any foreign interference when it comes to defense matters, including the Islamic Republic of Iran’s missile might,” he added.

Also on Wednesday, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-e-Ravanchi, who was a member of Iran’s nuclear negotiating team, rejected claims that Tehran’s missile tests violated UNSC Resolution 2231.

“The issue of our missile [program] is by no means a breach of UNSC Resolution 2231, because our missiles have not been designed to carry a nuclear warhead and we have stressed this issue both verbally and in the form of registered Security Council documents,” the diplomat said during a meeting with members of the Iranian Parliament’s Committee on National Security and Foreign Policy.

‘Iran missile tests don’t breach JCPOA’

Meanwhile, Nabila Massrali, the spokeswoman for European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini, told reporters in Brussels on Tuesday that “the Iranian ballistic-missile program was not part” of the 2015 nuclear deal and “hence the tests are not a violation of it.”

Separately, Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, who was part of the Russian negotiating team in the talks that resulted in the conclusion of the JCPOA, rejected the US claims that Iran’s missile tests violated the UN resolution, saying the resolution calls on Tehran only to abstain from launching missiles that can “carry nuclear warheads.”

Russia is confident that Iran has no nuclear weapons program, he added.

Iran Hosts 320 Tour Guides in Annual WFTGA Convention

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According to a report by IFP, Iran hosted the WFTGA’s 17th International Convention from January 28 to February 1.
320 tourist guides from 45 countries attended the event, Tasnim reported.
These tour guides took part in the Convention on January 28 in Tehran’s International Conference Centre in a ceremony attended by Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani.

Tourism, a Bridge between Nations

“It is impossible to separate different nations in today’s world,” stated Iranian President during the opening day of this convention, according to a Farsi report by IRNA,

“This is the era of adjacency: regarding the culture, science and civilisation, all countries have become adjacent to each other. The new communication technologies have shortened the distances,” he added.

“So no one can struggle against the globalization today.”

He then referred to terrorism as a major threat to all the people in the world, and said, “We need to be more close, cooperative and unified today.”

“Tourism is a bridge between nations,” Rouhani noted.

Tour Guides Visit Iran’s Tourist Attractions

Before the Convention in Tehran, trips to Zanjan, Hamedan and Qazvin provinces were organized for tourist guides. Iranian tourism officials believe that it is a good opportunity to promote Iranian tourism.

“By hosting the 17th WFTGA convention, Iran takes effective measures to defeat the ‘Iranophobia’ project of its enemies,” stressed Mohammad-Ali Hazratiha, Head of Qazvin Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism office, according to a Farsi report by Tasnim.

“We should seize this good opportunity to present the monuments of Qazvin,” he added.

“Unfortunately there is a negative view about Iran in some countries because of the sanctions and anti-Iran propaganda. Now the tourist guides from the same countries would convey the message of Iran’s safety and peace all over the world.”

Mehr wrote that trips are also planned for these tour guides after the Convention. These trips are due to begin on February 1, after the end of convention meetings.

What is WFTGA?

As defined in its official website, The WFTGA shall be a non-profit making professional organization dedicated to the promotion of high standards of training and ethics within the profession.

As a member of WFTGA, Iran received 18 votes at last year’s convention in Prague, the Czech capital, staving off competition from Singapore and Denmark to win the right to host the event in 2017, IRNA wrote. The country was only the second after Canada to win the needed votes to host the event in the first attempt.

ISIS Shows No Mercy Even to Poor Animals in Mosul Zoo

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The latest victims of ISIS barbarism have been revealed – the starving and cowering animals of Mosul’s zoo.

Heart-breaking pictures have been released of a terrified and emaciated lioness laid in a filthy and rubbish-strewn enclosure.

nother picture shows a bear mournfully looking through a barred window.

Anti-ISIS group Mosul Eye appealed to the world for help with saving the animals on Twitter, saying: “Alion, a bear and other animals, recently liberated from ISIS, are in need of an urgent assistance at Al-Murur public park.”

 

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They also released pictures of ranks of ramshackle cages and later reported the big cat’s death.

The group also uploaded an aerial shot of the animal park which is located on the edge of Mosul – currently being liberated from ISIS by Iraqi and Kurdish forces, The Sun reported.

They later added that an expert from neighbouring Kurdistan had contacted them and agreed to care for the remaining animals after they were inundated with experts and well-wishers offering help.

 

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Mosul Eye said on its Facebook page: “Dr. Solomon of Feta in Kurdistan will provide food and medicine for these poor animals. Also took charge moving them and care for them.”

“Humanity is to consider every creature and spirit of the value it deserves protection, because when you learn to care for the animal and be kind to them, then you will know the value of human life, in this life.

“Everything is connected. There’s no part that is worthless.”

Israeli Dual Nationals Exempted from Trump’s Travel Ban

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“Travelers with an existing valid visa in their Israeli passport may travel to the United States, even if they are also a national of or born in one of the seven restricted countries (Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen),” the US Embassy in Tel Aviv announced in a statement.

“Embassy Tel Aviv will continue to process visa applications and issue visas to eligible visa applicants who apply with an Israeli passport, even if born in, or a dual national of, one of the seven restricted countries,” it added.

“Final authorization to enter the United States is always determined at the port of entry,” the US embassy noted.

The majority of Israelis living in the occupied territories are Jews who have emigrated from other parts of the world to this place in a move to help occupy Palestine and stabilise the Jewish state.

Meanwhile, thousands of Zionists living in these territories had also come from the seven countries banned by Trump’s executive order, and the controversial visa ban could prevent them from visiting the US.

US Warship Helps out Iranian Vessel Stranded in Sea of Oman

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The Norfolk-based guided-missile destroyer supplied 17 gallons of diesel fuel on Friday to the distressed 75-foot dhow belonging to Iran, a Navy statement said, according to a report by Military.com.

“We have an important role and responsibility to aid our fellow mariners in distress,” Cmdr. David Wroe, the Cole’s commander, said in the statement. “It was a pleasure to use our training to support the sailors with something even as little as a few cans of fuel.”

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