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Leader Urges Iranian Navy’s Stronger Presence in High Seas

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Iran Supreme Leader

“Our country has long maritime borders and a long history of seafaring. Thus, the power and capability of the Islamic Republic’s Navy should be in line with the merit and level of the Islamic Establishment and the country’s history,” Ayatollah Khamenei said Sunday in a meeting with the Navy’s commanders and officials on the occasion of the national Navy Day.

Ayatollah Khamenei described the Navy’s mighty presence in international waters as a factor that contributes to the strength and capability of the country, stressing that the depth of such presence should be increased.

In recent years, Iran’s naval forces have increased their presence in high seas to secure naval routes and protect merchant vessels and oil tankers against pirates.

Earlier this month, the Navy’s 44th flotilla of warships sailed around the African continent and entered the Atlantic Ocean for the first time.

There are also plans for Iranian Navy vessels to sail across the Atlantic Ocean in the future.

Elsewhere in the Sunday meeting, Ayatollah Khamenei referred to Washington’s plans to renew sanctions against Iran, reiterating that such a move would be a breach of the JCPOA (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action- a nuclear agreement between Iran and world powers).

The Leader dismissed the notion that it will not be new sanctions but renewal of previous sanctions.

“There is no difference between starting a sanction and restarting it after it expires and the second one also constitutes a violation of previous commitments by the other party (to the JCPOA),” the Leader said.

The comments came after US lawmakers passed a bill on November 15, renewing sanctions on Iran for 10 years.

The House of Representatives voted 419 to one for a 10-year reauthorization of the Iran Sanctions Act, or ISA, a law first adopted in 1996 to punish investments in Iran’s energy industry.

On Wednesday, Ayatollah Khamenei had said that the implementation of the anti-Iran bill will translate into a breach of the JCPOA, warning the US government that Iran would certainly react to it.

“If such extension (of anti-Iran sanctions) is implemented and comes into force (in the US), it will be definitely a violation of the JCPOA,” the Leader said, underscoring, “They (Americans) should know that the Islamic Republic of Iran will certainly show reaction to it.”

Iran’s Railway Chief Resigns over Deadly Train Collision

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Train Crash in Iran

Speaking to IRIB news on Saturday night, Managing Director of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways Mohsen Pourseyyed Aqaei said the Minister of Road and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi has accepted his resignation.

In reaction to the resignation, Hesamoddin Ashna, the cultural advisor to President Hassan Rouhani, said in a post on his Twitter account, “A capable manager disembarked so that the train of public trust would arrive at the desired destination safe and sound.”

Earlier, Iran’s First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri had noted that Iranian executives in Rouhani’s administration are ready to resign after major events, even if they are not guilty.

In the meantime, Iranian lawmakers are working on a plan to impeach Akhoundi for what they call his weak performance that led to the terrible train crash, Tasnim reported.

In reaction to the possible impeachment, Jahangiri warned against politicized and partisan reactions to the deaths of Iranian people.

 

How Did Passenger Trains Collide in Spite of Advanced Automatic Systems?

According to a report by Tasnim, as translated by IFP, Jahangiri noted that the Islamic Republic’s railway system has been equipped with latest safety systems in recent years.

While train is commonly known as the safest means of transportation thanks to Iran’s fully-automatic systems, it should be investigated why the advanced control systems have failed to prevent such a tragic disaster, he added.

The incident’s death toll has risen to 49, while dozens of others were wounded in the crash, which occurred at around 8 a.m. Friday in a mountainous area near Haft-Khan station, on the railroad linking the cities of Semnan and Damghan.

A passenger train travelling between capital Tehran and the northeastern holy city of Mashhad was stopping near the station when another train hit it from behind, setting a number of cars ablaze.

5 Dead in Chopper Crash in Caspian Sea

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Chopper

The Governor of Behshahr Khaleq Sajjadi said all five passengers on board were killed and Red Crescent Society rescue teams found their dead bodies.

Hossein Jafarzadeh, Hassan Mohammadi, Ali Mardasi, Reza Sangheri and Gholamreza Mirzaei passed away during the accident.

Technical failure caused the crash after the helicopter with five on board took off on a mission to carry an injured person from an oil platform, Khaleqi noted, as reported by Mehr.

Meanwhile, the IRGC spokesman announced that the helicopter that crashed in the Caspian Sea early Sunday was a Mil Mi-17 chopper in possession of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force.

According to Head of the IRGC Public Relations Department General Ramezan Sharif, the IRGC helicopter was at disposal of Khazar Exploration and Production Company (KEPCO), a subsidiary of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC).

The aircraft was dispatched to Amir-Kabir semi-submersible drilling rig in the Caspian Sea, 20 kilometres off the port of Amirabad, at around 4:30 a.m. local time, to rescue an employee suffering a heart attack, Sharif explained.

After picking up the individual, the helicopter began to fly back to shore, but crashed shortly after take-off and descended into the sea, killing all five people on board, he said.

The oil company’s worker and four IRGC servicemen, all colonels, lost their lives in the crash, he noted.

The general said the cause of the incident is under investigation, Tasnim reported.

Amir-Kabir is the first Iranian facility for the extraction of oil and gas from the Caspian Sea.

This is the second helicopter crash this year in Mazandaran; the first one was an emergency helicopter dispatched to an accident on the Haraz Road, which crashed into high voltage power cables due to poor visibility caused by thick dust while it was trying to land.

Cartoon: Fidel Castro Dies after Years of Defying US

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Fatemeh Askarieh
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castro

In Hosseinpour’s cartoon, entitled ‘Fidel Castro died with tiredness of living for 90 years’, the Cuban guerrilla is shown as he is smoking the cigarette of US.

Iran Hopeful about OPEC Deal on Output Cuts

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IFP Media Wire
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Zanganeh

“The [ongoing] discussions show that OPEC can reach a sustainable agreement over its production and the management of the market,” Iran’s Petroleum Minister Bijan Zanganeh was quoted by the domestic media as saying.

“If we reach an agreement – which I’m optimistic we will – the prices will rise. This is what the international economy also demands,” Zanganeh told reporters after meeting the visiting Algerian Energy Minister Noureddine Boutarfa, Shana news agency reported.

The Iranian minister emphasized that Iran had carefully studied Algeria’s proposal – as presented by Boutarfa – on the production of each country. He said Iran would present its views on the proposal in the upcoming OPEC meeting in Vienna this coming Wednesday.

On a related front, Shana quoted Boutarfa as saying that Algeria’s proposals called for 1.1 million barrels per day (mb/d) in cuts by OPEC members and decreases totaling 600,000 bpd by non-members.

“If OPEC members … agree, oil prices will reach $50 to $55 next year and $60 by the end of the year,” Bouterfa was quoted as saying.

Zanganeh further emphasized that a key topic in his discussions with the Algerian energy minister was a plan to exempt Iran from OPEC production cut scheme.  He acknowledged that Libya and Nigeria could also be excluded from the plan, but said Iraq had presented no request to that effect as of yet.

OPEC member states in their last meeting that was held in Algeria in September agreed to reduce their collective production to 32.5 mb/d. Iran, Libya and Nigeria were exempted from the plan.

Nearly 500,000 kids living under siege in Syria: UNICEF

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UNICEF said in a press release on Sunday that the 500,000 children are trapped in areas almost completely cut off from sustained humanitarian aid and basic services, some for nearly two years.

The agency also said that 100,000 children are living under siege in militant-held eastern part of Aleppo city alone.

“For millions of human beings in Syria, life has become an endless nightmare – in particular for the hundreds of thousands of children living under siege,” said UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake.

He further highlighted the dire situation in which children are holed up, saying they “are being killed and injured, too afraid to go to school or even play, surviving with little food and hardly any medicine. This is no way to live – and too many are dying.”

UNICEF further called for lifting the siege in Syria to allow unconditional humanitarian access.

The situation in Aleppo is of particular concern as the city remains divided between government forces in the west and terrorists in the east.

Last week, at least eight children lost their lives in a militant attack on a school in western Aleppo.

The Syrian army has set up several humanitarian corridors for people to leave Aleppo. However, terrorists are said to be preventing civilians from leaving the city in a bid to use them as human shields.

Locals say they are scared to use the exit routes for fear of militant snipers as well as mines and bombs planted by Takfiri elements.

The militants have been dealt heavy blows over the past few months amid advances made by Syrian army forces and their allies on the ground, with the support of Russia’s aerial campaign.

syrian-war‘Over 400 flee militant-held eastern Aleppo’

More than 400 civilians have reportedly managed to flee the eastern Aleppo controlled by terrorists as the Syrian government forces tighten the noose around the militants in the battered city.

The so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Sunday that the civilians escaped overnight to Aleppo’s recently liberated district of Masaken Hanano and were taken to government-held regions.

Syria’s official SANA news agency reported that army soldiers on Saturday evening secured the exit of tens of locals who were besieged by terrorists, and transported them to a safe area.

Local authorities are working to provide the civilians with relief aid, the report added.

Meanwhile, in what is regarded as a major breakthrough in Syria’s anti-terror fight, the army soldiers and their allies retook Masaken Hanano, the largest neighborhood formerly held by the militants, on Saturday.

Separately on the same day, there were reports of clashes between Syrian troops and militants in the nearby districts of Haidariya and Sakhur.

The terrorists, however, intensified their rocket attacks on western Aleppo overnight, leaving at least four civilians dead and dozens injured, the observatory said.

Israeli Rabbi Allows Citizens to Burn Arabs!

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Shmuel Eliyahu

According to a report covered by IRNA, Shmuel Eliyahu, the municipal chief rabbi of Safed, says it is permissible to break the Sabbath in order to stop, and even shoot, Arab arsonists.

Another spiritual leader also suggested that the wildfires raging in Israel are divine punishment for the delay in legalizing outposts in the West Bank.

“The prime minister described the arson as terrorism … it’s a miracle that people weren’t burned alive, but we don’t rely on miracles. It’s certainly permitted and required to violate Shabbat to stop the fire and the arsonists. And if necessary, also to shoot them,” Eliyahu said on Facebook.

Eliyahu believes that if the permission had been introduced earlier, the cities of Beit Me’ir, Carmiel and Haifa “would have been spared from this disaster”.

“I hope that the chief of staff and the police commissioner will give clear instructions to soldiers and police officers and citizens drawn from the fact that the fires have not finishes, and it is their responsibility,” he added, according to Ynetnews.

How Margret Thatcher Paid Millions to Keep SAS Iran Embassy Siege Secrets

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Margret Thatcher

According to a report covered by Mehr, the building of Iranian Embassy in Princes Gate became the focus of world attention in 1980 when the Special Air Service was filmed abseiling and using battering rams to storm it in a dramatic rescue of 24 hostages.

One died and another had earlier been shot dead, sparking the dramatic rescue.

Operation Nimrod ended a six-day siege by members of a radical Iranian Arab separatist group – but also left the magnificent South Kensington building in ruins.

Founder of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khomeini immediately called on Britain to foot the £2 million repair bill, arguing that it was the SAS who had caused the damage during the 17-minute raid.

For two years the demand was brushed aside by Thatcher, Express reported.

The siege propelled the SAS to global fame. The assault team later revealed the Prime Minister even gave orders for them not to use smoke screens, so as to not obscure TV cameras as the group swung through Embassy windows.

Such was the image of the regiment that it was even “loaned” to allies to resolve terror and hostage-related disputes in foreign countries.

Their secret war on terror was nearly compromised when Iran threatened to sue. The dossier reveals how, within weeks, a stunning letter arrived from Iran’s Essex-based insurance brokers.

Sent by recorded delivery, it demanded payment for damage to the embassy and contents from the “unfortunate incident”, adding, “It would seem the damage was directly caused by the SAS rescue operation which itself took place under the direct orders of Her Majesty’s Government.”

It was the first time anyone had tried to sue the Government since 1978, when the owner of a car blown up by the Army in Northern Ireland claimed compensation.

Ministers feared that paying for damage caused by the military operating under Metropolitan Police supervision would create a legal minefield.

A letter by Foreign Secretary Francis Pym eventually forced Mrs Thatcher’s hand.

Writing in August 1982, he said: “The building has since deteriorated and is now unsafe.

Neighbours, Westminster City Council and the general public are becoming increasingly restive at the continuance of this dangerous eyesore.”

Mr Pym warned that “recourse to any judicial means of solving the dispute could lead to a call for evidence that we would prefer not to offer”.

Millions of pounds in overseas trade deals were also riding on a deal.

Germany OK’s €1.2bn Loan for Iran Rail Plan

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IFP Media Wire
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rail-plan

Bloomberg has quoted an unnamed official from the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) as saying that the financing will be provided to the Islamic Republic through Germany’s state-run lender KfW IPEX. The official added that it would be used for the development of the railway from Tehran to Mashhad.

The funding has been agreed in principle and is close to being finalized, Bloomberg quoted Michael Tockuss, chairman of the Germany-Iran Chamber of Commerce, as saying. It would be the biggest credit line Iran has secured from foreign sources since the easing of sanctions in January, he added.

The announcement comes only a few days after the tragic crash of two trains on Tehran-Mashhad railway left dozens dead and many wounded. The crash was blamed on human error but nonetheless revived a debate at home that the country’s ageing rail fleet needs to be renovated.

Germany’s Siemens has already announced serious plans to help develop Iran’s railway system. Local media reported earlier this year that the company had signed several agreements with Iran to develop its railway network, including the electrification of the Tehran to Mashhad line. Also, officials in Tehran said earlier this month that talks were underway with Siemens to acquire high-speed trains from the company through 30-year leasing deals.

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 27

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IFP Editorial Staff
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All newspapers on Sunday covered the message of condolence by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on the recent deadly train crash and the ISIS’ attack on pilgrims in Iraq’s Hilla.

The other top story today was the death of Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro who died at the age of 90.

The Iraqi Parliament’s move to recognize Iraqi Popular Forces (Hashd al-Shaabi) also received great coverage today.

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

 

Abrar:

1- There Is No Security and Military Threat against Iran’s Revolution: IRGC Commander

2- Death Toll of Train Collision in Iran’s Semnan Increased to 45

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 27

 

Abrar-e Eqtesadi:

1- German Car Official Highlights Iran’s Capacity for Manufacturing German Cars

2- Iran’s 3% Share of Iraq’s Agriculture Market

3- Iran Starts Cooperation with World Trade Organization

4- Spain to Build Petchem Complex in Iran

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 27

 

Afkar:

1- Iranian MPs May Impeach Transport Minister after Deadly Train Collision

2- IRGC Commander: Governments Should Move towards Free Health and Medical Services

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 27

 

Aftab-e Yazd:

1- Leader Urges Officials to Find Root Causes of Such Painful Incidents as Recent Train Crash and Hilla Attack

2- Political Abuse of People’s Blood: Certain Conservative Media Take Strange Approaches towards Recent Train Collision

3- Three Individuals Arrested over Semnan Train Crash

4- Turkish FM Makes Surprise Visit to Iran: What Is Çavuşoğlu Doing in Tehran?

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 27

 

Arman-e Emrooz:

1- Champion of Cuba Crosses the Finish Line; Iran’s President: Death of Castro, the Relentless Struggler, Is a Source of Sorrow

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 27

 

Asrar:

1- Rouhani: Iran and Turkey Share Views on Major Regional Affairs

2- DM: We’ll Let Russia Use Nojeh Airbase Again If Necessary

3- Suspects of Hilla Terrorist Attack Arrested

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 27

 

Besharat-e Now:

1- Don’t Show the Leader of Islamic Revolution as Someone Opposed with Freedom: Iran’s Parliament Vice-Speaker Motahari Reacts to Senior Conservative Cleric’s Remarks [who said Motahari should check his words with Ayatollah Khamenei before delivering speech]

2- Return of Populism to Iran Is Possible: Reformist Figure

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 27

 

Ebtekar:

1- Oil Freeze under Shadow of Trump’s Election and Saudi Arabia’s Opposition

2- Culture of Resignation? Political Experts Discuss the Way Officials React to Unfortunate Incidents

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 27

 

Etemad:

1- A Report on Families of Those Killed in Train Crash and ISIS Attack on Pilgrims: Survivors Talk

2- After Train Collision, Head of Iran Railway Company Resigns on Live TV

3- Without a Commander: Analysis of Cuba with Fidel and Cuba without Castro

4- Algeria’s Oil Pact for Tehran: Algerian Oil Minister Arrives in Tehran for Talks on Oil Freeze

5- Political-Security Party in Tehran: Turkish FM and Security Chief Come to Tehran

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 27

 

Ettela’at:

1- First Vice-President Seriously Pursuing Train Collision

2- DM: Purchase of Su-30 Fighter Jets in Iran’s Agenda

3- Popular Mobilisation Forces Officially Join Iraqi Armed Forces

4- Fidel Castro, the Anti-Colonialism Leader of Cuba, Passes Away

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 27

 

Haft-e Sobh:

1- Secrets of Lasting Investment in Iran

2- Bewildered! Ministers Speed Up Efforts to Deal with Fatal Train Crash in Semnan and ISIS Terrorist Attack on Pilgrims in Iraq

3- Farewell to Last Classic Guerrilla

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 27

 

Hemayat:

1- Following Martyrdom of Iranian Pilgrims in Iraq and Iranian Passengers in Semnan Train Crash, Leader Said:

  • Takfiris Took Cowardly Revenge in Reaction to Massive Arba’een Processions
  • Negligence and Imprudence of Those Involved Made Many Families Bereaved

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 27

 

Iran:

1- Last Page of the Guerrilla: Leader of Cuban Revolution Dies

2- Turkish FM Suddenly in Tehran; Çavuşoğlu: It Is to the Interest of Turkey and Iran and Regional Peace and Stability to Maintain Territorial Integrity and National Unity of Iraq and Syria

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 27

 

Jame Jam:

1- Leader’s Order for Pursuing Recent Incidents

2- Cuba without Castro

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 27

 

Javan:

1- Iraqi Popular Forces Become Official after Parliament’s Vote

2- He Remained Anti-US and Died: Castro Passed Away at 90

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 27

 

Jomhouri Eslami:

1- Iraqi Special Forces on Verge of Entering Centre of Tal Afar

2- Former Iraqi PM Maliki Calls on Int’l Community to Insert Wahhabism into List of Terrorists

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 27

 

Kayhan:

1- Train Crash Shows Government’s Inefficiency

2- For Second Time, American Aboriginals Hold Demonstration against Corrupt System of West with Iran Leader’s Message

3- Israel Nuclear Plant Surrounded by Fire

4- Washington Post: Trump Was Right, the US Political System Is Corrupt and Collapsing

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 27

 

Mardom Salari:

1- Continued Trend of Whistle-Blowing in US National Security Agency: Know More about 6 NSA Whistle-Blowers

2- End of the Guerrilla of Love and Hatred

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 27

 

Resalat:

1- Leader Urges Officials Not to Easily Pass over Painful Incidents

2- Democracy Flavoured by Mocking Public Opinion: Not All Votes Have Been Counted Yet; Clinton Calls for Re-Count of Votes

3- Tornado of Nationalism in Europe: Is a Change Possible in United Europe?

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 27

 

Setareh Sobh:

1- 2016, the Great Year for Iran: Economist Discusses Iran’s Positive Economic Perspective

2- Political Expert Sadeq Zibakalam: Government’s Weak Media Team Doesn’t Attach Importance to Role of Media

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 27

 

Shahrvand:

1- The Old Man Leaves the Judgement to History: Castro Dies

2- Interview with Afghan MP on Int’l Day for Elimination of Violence against Women

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 27

 

Shargh:

1- Chief of Iran’s Armed Forces Highlights Need for Marine Bases in Yemen and Syria

2- Erdogan’s Envoy Meets with Rouhani

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 27

 

Vaghaye Ettefaghieh:

1- Decrease in Rainfall in Past Two Months Has Brought Iran’s Water Resources to Critical Level: 21 Provinces in Dire Water Tension

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 27

 

Vatan-e Emrooz:

1- Iran’s Top Officer: Country Is Still Gripped by Sanctions; Iran Has Yet to Receive Oil Sale Money

2- Interior Minister Urges Judiciary to Take Action against Misbehaviour in Cyberspace

3- Continued Demonstrations against Corruption in Seoul

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 27

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