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Leader Warns of Enemy Plots to Destroy Iran’s National Authority

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Leader

Speaking on Saturday in a meeting with thousands of people from the holy city of Qom, Ayatollah Khamenei referred to the recent wave of attacks against Iran’s Judiciary, and said the enemy “attacks the apparatuses that typify the country’s national authority.”

“What would frustrate the enemy in its goals is for us to have a powerful judicial branch and a courageous and strategist government. These [qualities] should be reinforced.”

Elsewhere in his comments, Ayatollah Khamenei warned against schemes at work in British circles against the Islamic Republic and the entire region and said partitioning regional countries are among such plots.

“They say the era of a unified Iraq, a unified Syria, a unified Libya and a unified Yemen is over, but do not proceed to name Iran because they are afraid of Iran’s public opinion.”

By introducing bans, the enemy seeks to afflict people with economic woes, and thus separate the nation from the Islamic establishment, the Leader said, adding that even when the enemies lift the sanctions on paper, they make sure their afflictions will stay, Press TV reported.

Ayatollah Khamenei further described “a powerful and resistant” economy as “the antidote” to the economic pressure against the country.

After consulting with the Expediency Council, Ayatollah Khamenei announced in February 2014 the general policies of the economic approach. Resistant Economy is a long-term policy aimed at localizing development theories, shaping ones that are predicated on the Islamic economic model, and thus differ from those of the world’s predominant economic theories, namely liberalism and socialism.

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 8

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IFP Editorial Staff
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A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 19

Newspapers today covered the government’s reaction, particularly those of Central Bank and Intelligence Ministry, to the Judiciary Chief’s comments about the case of Babak Zanjani, the imprisoned billionaire who has failed to reimburse his debts to Oil Ministry.

A decision by Iranian Parliament to ban doctors working for the government from working in private sector also received great coverage.

The US-Russia conflict also continued to be covered by Iranian media, with several papers focusing on Washington’s claims that Russian President has ordered the hacking of US elections.

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

 

19 Dey:

1- Babak Zanjani Had Links with Previous Governments

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 8

 

Abrar:

1- Central Bank Denies Babak Zanjani’s Claims

2- MP: People with Dual Nationality Not Allowed to Possess Immovable Properties

3- Iranian Envoy to Australia Declares Agreement to Establish Flight between Tehran and Canberra

4- Trump Dismisses All US Ambassadors

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 8

Afarinesh:

1- First VP: Iran’s Foreign Exchange Conditions Are Very Good

2- Nothing Found on Babak Zanjani’s Links with Government: MP

3- Iran Sells over 13 Million Barrels of Reserved Oil

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 8

Aftab-e Yazd:

1- Secrets behind Deputy FM Abbas Araqchi’s Long Absence in Media: Speculations Say He Has Conflict on Opinion with Zarif and His Absence Has Nothing to Do with ISA Extension

2- Health Minister: We Haven’t Had Good Performance in Social Welfare; Sleeping inside Graves Means Iranian Society Has Pains

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 8

 

Amin:

1- Tehran-Washington Ties May Change in 2017: Western Media

2- Saudi Arabia’s Dream of Becoming Dominant Arab Power Has Gone Down in Flames: Independent

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 8

 

Arman-e Emrooz:

1- Reformist MP Sadeqi: Ahmadinejad’s Government Found Guilty in 1,050 Cases

2- 20 Couples Get Divorce Every Hour: Separation before First Wedding Anniversary

3- We Should Beware of Escape of Our Assets to Saudi Arabia: Analyst

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 8

 

Asrar:

1- Advisor to Iran’s Leader: We Welcome Ease of Tensions with Neighbours

2- Iranian Spokesman: It Is Necessary for World Peace and Security that Saudi Arabia Changes Its Behaviour

3- Bob Corker: Trump Won’t Scrap Nuclear Deal

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 8

 

Ebtekar:

1- Masculine Economy Main Barrier to Women’s Presence in Job Market

2- Baghdad and Ankara Reach an Agreement: Turks to Withdraw from Iraq

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 8

 

Emtiaz:

1- Environment Dept. Chief: Iran’s Nature in a Fragile Point

2- Beginning of Iran’s Talks with Argentinian Gas Giant

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 8

 

Etemad:

1- Filmmaker’s Use of Wig for Actresses Leads to Removal of His Film from Iran’s Fajr Film Festival

2- Ahmadinejad’s Oil Minister: JCPOA Has Influenced Iran’s Oil Sale

3- Analyst: Trump’s Policy Should Be Appreciated by Saudi Arabia

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 8

 

Ettela’at:

1- Golden Window Opened to Iran: Iran’s Population Is Like that of East Asia in 1960s to 1990s; That Helps 7-Fold Increase in GDP: UN Representative

2- Biggest US Armored Brigade since USSR Dissolution Deployed near Russian Borders

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 8

 

Haft-e Sobh:

1- Parliament’s Shock to Doctors: Based on Bill Ratified by Parliament, Doctors Working in Hospitals and Public Clinics Won’t Be Allowed to Work in Private Clinics and Offices

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 8

 

Hemayat:

1- Chief of Iranian Judiciary’s Human Rights Office: US Violation of Its JCPOA Commitments Should Be Pursued without Any Tolerance

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 8

 

Iran:

1- Female Spectators Can Have Active Presence in Iranian Stadiums: AFC’s Best Futsal Player in Western Asia

2- American and Italian Customers of Iranian Brands Arj and Azmayesh; Industry Minister Says General Electric and Whirlpool from the US and Ariston from Italy Want to Make Investment in These Two Iranian Home Appliances Factories

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 8

Javan:

1- Delegitimizing Trump in Front of White House: US Intelligence Says Putin Had Ordered Support for Trump in US Election

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 8

Jomhouri Eslami:

1- First VP: Reforming Iran’s Banking System Is the Priority of the Country’s Economy

2- Obama Warns against Unprecedented Division in US

3- Saudi Officer Resigns from Army Because of Saudis’ Crimes in Yemen

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 8

Kayhan:

1- Agriculture Ministry: 2 Million Tons of Wheat to Be Exported in 3 Months

2- $2.4 Billion Ship Deal with Foreign Companies to Weaken Iran’s Domestic Industry

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 8

 

Payam-e Zaman:

1- Advisor to Iran’s Leader Announced Final Decision to Build Nuclear Propulsion and Supply of Its Fuel

2- Fresh Wave of Purge: Over 60,000 Arrested in Turkey

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 8

 

Resalat:

1- Former Oil Minister: US Violation of Its Commitments Doesn’t Let JCPOA Bear Fruit

2- Mayor of Tehran: Pollution of Air, Water and Soil Is Tehran’s Challenge

3- FM Zarif Should Publish His Letter of Complaint to EU

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 8

 

Saheb Qalam:

1- US Intelligence Agencies Accuse Putin of Giving Order for Hacking US Election

2- Health Minister: People Will Suffer If Doctors Are Forced to Work Either in Public or Private Sector

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 8

 

Setareh Sobh:

1- Iran’s Oil Price Rises to $53

2- Saudi Arabia and Israel’s Anger Shows Success of JCPOA: Analyst

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 8

 

Shargh:

1- This Angry Group: How Trump’s Cabinet Think about Iran and JCPOA? Proposed Cabinet Consists of Men and Women Who Are All against Iran

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 8

Vaghaye Ettefaghieh:

1- Maedeh Borhani Joins Bulgarian Team: Iran’s First Female Volleyball Player Playing for a Foreign Team

2- Ayatollah Mousavi Tabrizi: Government Should Avoid Responding to Lies

3- A Number of Iranian People Residing in US in a New Letter to Trump Urge Him Not to Scrap Nuclear Deal

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 8

5 Iranian Pilgrims Killed in Huge Blaze in Karbala

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Karbala

According to media reports, a huge fire in central Karbala has so far killed five Iranian pilgrims and wounded several others, including 2 Iranians.

An Iranian official announced that the entire hotel has been burnt to the ground, and all passports and documents have been destroyed by the blaze.

192 Iranian pilgrims were reportedly residing in the hotel, but at the time of the fire, the majority of them were outside, and only old pilgrims had remained in the hotel.

Seyyed Ali Marashi, an official with Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS), told ANA that the incident was caused by an electrical fire in Qasr al-Mawla Hotel in central Karbala, which was hosting 192 Iranian pilgrims dispatched to the Iraqi city by an illegal travel agency in Iran’s Mashhad.

He also noted that one of the two wounded Iranians has been severely burnt and is in dire conditions.

Karbala

Over 60 Killed and Wounded in Fresh Baghdad Explosion

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IFP Editorial Staff
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baghdad

According to a Farsi report by Fars News Agency, the Iraqi police announced that at least 12 have been killed and 50 injured in the blast.

The Sunday attack took place at a vegetable market in Jamila, a mainly Shiite district of eastern Baghdad.

US Just Pretending to Be Pacifist on Issue of Palestine: Iranian MPs

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Israel-US

Massoud Goudarzi“Washington’s paradoxical behaviour has been evident for a long time,” said Massoud Goudarzi, an Iranian lawmaker, referring to the Palestinian conflict and now, the Syrian crisis.

“It is their strategy to look after their colonialist interests in the region but prepare a showcase to dissemble. Their implemented policies differ from what they pretend.”

He went on to say that the US paradoxical strategies have been bold in some periods after the occupation of Palestine, “Especially after the literature of resistance was introduced to politics in 2001. The US pretends to be active as a peacemaker, but is always trying to hamper the resistance.”

“At the end, the American oil strategy in the Middle East doesn’t change. They only adopt different methods,” he added, according to a Farsi report by ICANA.

Mohammad Reza Amir-Hassankhan“The temporary conducts of Washington never show its real policy,” said Mohammad Reza Amir-Hassankhani, another Parliament member.

“Recently, the United States came up with a plan to recognize the Jewish Administration of Israel, so that displaced Palestinians wouldn’t have the right to return to their land,” he stressed.

“On the other hand, the UN Security Council didn’t veto the anti-Israel bill that interdicts the construction of Israeli residential buildings in occupied lands; a move that seems to be a gesture of peace-making.”

“Late in his tenure, Obama is showing sympathy for Palestinians, but he is faking it,” he emphasized.

“But Palestinians know that the US isn’t upholding their rights, and they should continue to defend their land, Jerusalem,” Amir-Hassankhani added.

Advisor to Iran’s Leader Hails Turkey’s Withdrawal of Forces from Iraq

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Head of the Strategic Research Center of Iran's Expediency Council Ali Akbar Velayati
Head of the Strategic Research Center of Iran's Expediency Council Ali Akbar Velayati

According to a report by IFP, Velayati said on Saturday that Iran welcomes friendly relationships between regional countries.

Hailing the de-escalation of tensions between Ankara and Baghdad, he said prosperity of the region requires regional cooperation and avoiding any tension among neighbours, Tasnim reported.

Velayati described the Turkish government’s decision to respect the principles of good neighbourliness and Iraq’s territorial integrity as a “positive step”, hoping for detente in Ankara-Damascus ties as well.

He then hoped that Turkey would once again adopt a policy of “zero problem” toward its neighbours, noting that stable relations between Turkey and Syria require regard for equal rights, mutual respect and non-interference in each other’s internal affairs.

His comment came hours after Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said an agreement has been reached with Turkey over an Iraqi demand that Turkish forces withdraw from the town of Bashiqa in northern Iraq.

Iraq has been facing the growing threat of terrorism, mainly posed by the ISIS (also known as ISIL or Daesh) terrorist group. ISIS militants made advances in northern and western Iraq over the summer of 2014, after capturing swaths of northern Syria.

First Civilian Airplane Lands in Aleppo Int’l Airport

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IFP Media Wire
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syria

The flight by a government airplane on Friday was a trial attempt in preparation for the total reopening of Syria’s second largest airport in the near future.

Government sources said the Aleppo International Airport was likely to reopen to the public by February but cautioned that things will be contingent on the military situation in the province of the same name.

If the airport in Aleppo resumes work, Syria will have at least four functioning airports open to the public. Authorities started rehabilitating Aleppo’s airport a few days after the city was fully liberated from Takfiri terrorists in late December 2016, according to Press TV.

Aleppo’s liberation is seen as a crushing blow to the militants and their foreign supporters, who have been actively working to topple the Damascus government since March 2011.

Separately, six Syrian civilians were killed in Turkish airstrikes on Syria’s northwestern city of al-Bab. Turkey has been conducting unauthorized sorties over Syria to target Kurdish militants, whom it considers enemies of the Turkish state.

Meanwhile, Syrian military forces have launched an operation to recapture 11 villages from Takfiri terrorists in the Wadi Barada Valley, where springs and water facilities providing water for millions in the capital city are located.

Water supplies from the militant-held area of Wadi Barada near Damascus have been cut since December 22, when Syrian army soldiers and fighters from popular defense groups launched a major offensive to recapture the mountainous area near the Lebanese border.

The Takfiri militants had also earlier contaminated Damascus’ drinking water supply with diesel. The city’s water authority had to cut supplies to Damascus and resort to using water reserves over the act of sabotage, which saw extremists polluting the Ain al-Fijah spring in Wadi Barada.

On Friday, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) expressed concern about the risk of waterborne diseases among children in Damascus.

The head of the UN-backed humanitarian taskforce for Syria, Jan Egeland, told reporters in the Swiss city of Geneva on Thursday that just in December 2016 “5.5 million people have had their water supplies cut or minimized.”

He stressed that “to sabotage and deny water is of course a war crime,” warning that civilians “will be affected by waterborne diseases” if clean water is not supplied to them.

On Friday, the Syrian national reconciliation minister, Ali Haidar, said the country is prepared for an “open war” against the foreign-backed militants in the northern city of Idlib.

Idlib, which is currently considered the biggest remaining militant stronghold in Syria, has become home to thousands of Takfiri terrorists evacuated from key areas under reconciliation agreements with the government.

Haidar said Syria would not allow Idlib to remain under militant control indefinitely unless there was an international deal to resolve the situation.

Over the past almost six years, Syria has been fighting foreign-sponsored militancy. UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura estimated in August that more than 400,000 people had been killed in the Syrian crisis until then. The UN has stopped its official casualty count in Syria, citing its inability to verify the figures it receives from various sources.

Riyadh’s Support for Terrorism Root Cause of Chaos in Middle East: Iranian Spokesman

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IFP Media Wire
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“Saudi Arabia has created chaos in the region through its organized support for Takfiri and terrorist groups,” Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi said on Saturday.

He emphasized the need for Saudi Arabia to rectify its approaches for the sake of global peace and tranquility, and said Takfiri terrorism is undoubtedly rooted in the radical ideology of Wahhabism, which is practiced in the kingdom.

The Iranian spokesperson added that Saudi Arabia is regarded as the “cause of bloody crimes against Arab nations of Syria, Iraq and Yemen” while it has also “committed treason against Muslims, particularly the Arab world and the cause of the Palestinian people” by siding with the Israeli regime.

Qassemi said different reports by Western intelligence agencies have “repeatedly confirmed that there is a meaningful and organized connection between Saudi state bodies and Takfiri extremists across the world.”

He dismissed as blame game the recent anti-Iran allegations made by Prince Salman, who is also the Saudi defense minister.

“Instead of such fruitless blame game [efforts], Saudi statesmen had better move to rectify their approach and attitude and think about the consequences of their destructive policies and measures,” Qassemi pointed out.

In an interview with the American magazine Foreign Affairs published on Thursday, Prince Salman, whose country is widely believed to be among major sponsor of terrorism, accused Iran of creating instability, encouraging terrorism and violating the sovereignty of other nations in the region.

He also called on Iran to change its outlook and behavior.

The remarks by the Saudi officials come as Riyadh has been engaged in a military campaign against its impoverish southern neighbor Yemen since March 2015. The Saudi war on Yemen has so far killed at least 11,400 Yemenis and taken a heavy toll on the country’s facilities and infrastructure.

Iran Deplores Certain Arab States for Hosting Israeli Regime’s Diplomats

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Alaeddin Boroujerdi- Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah

“It’s a pity that some regional governments invite Zionist [Israeli] delegations and hold celebrations with them,” Chairman of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi said in a meeting with representatives of Palestinian groups, held in Beirut.

Stressing the need for concerted action against the Israeli regime, the lawmaker said if there is Muslim solidarity for liberating the occupied Palestinian territories, the Zionist regime of Israel will have no place in the region’s political geography.

His comments came after mounting criticism of Bahrain for hosting a Zionist delegation in Manama in December 2016, Tasnim reported.

According to pro-Israeli Elder of Ziyon website, the delegation also visited Dubai, Oman, Qatar and Kuwait.

Boroujerdi, Hezbollah Secretary General Discuss Regional Developments

The Iranian parliamentarian also met and held talks with Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, the secretary general of the Lebanese resistance movement, Hezbollah, on the latest political developments in the Middle East.

Boroujerdi was received by the Hezbollah chief in the Lebanese capital of Beirut on Saturday, Press TV reported.

Boroujerdi is in Beirut at the head of a parliamentary delegation to hold talks with senior Lebanese officials.

On December 28, Lebanon’s national unity government headed by Prime Minister Saad Hariri won a vote of confidence in parliament.

The new cabinet was announced on December 18, less than two months after the country’s parliament elected Michel Aoun, a Christian leader and strong ally of Hezbollah, as president. Aoun’s election ended a 29-month-long political stalemate in the country.

Before visiting Lebanon, the Iranian parliamentary delegation paid a visit to Syria, where they held talks with senior officials of the Arab country, including President Bashar al-Assad, Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem and Parliament Speaker Hadiya Khalaf Abbas.

Laft, Ancient Port in Persian Gulf Island of Qeshm

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Fatemeh Askarieh
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Laft Port

Even though Iran’s central city of Yazd is most often thought of as the city of badgir (wind-catchers) – an ancient Persian architectural structure used to create natural ventilation – a glance at the panoramic skyline of Laft historical port is proof of a rivalry.

The port village known for its ancient wharf, which dates back to the Achaemenid era. Few abanbar (ancient water reservoirs) also exist and are still used by locals today.

This fishing town, which has a population of around 4,500, is also home to the Talla Wells, which store clean water and were created by cutting holes into layers of stone.

Though in the past the number of wells was equal to the number of days in a leap year, it has dwindled to less than 100, each one with a unique name.

Here are IRNA’s photos of the ancient port:

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