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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

Iran to Show Strong Reaction to ISIS’ Hilla Attack in Battlefield: IRGC General

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Arms Embargo Won’t Affect Iran’s Defence Power: Top General

In a recent deadly attack targeting pilgrims near Hilla, Iraq, dozens of pilgrims, including at least 40 Iranians, were killed.

According to a report by Nasim Online, as translated by IFP, Lieutenant Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Brigadier General Hossein Salami noted that the Takfiri [extremist] terrorists will receive appropriate response in the battlefield.

“These bling, futile, criminal, and inhumane operations are reactions to the defeats the Takfiri terrorists and their state-sponsors have suffered,” he noted.

Appropriate reaction will be shown to these terrorists in the battlefields of the war against terror, which is ongoing in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Yemen, and some other parts of the Muslim world, General Salami vowed.

The terrorist assault involved a truck bomb that exploded at a gas station in the Shomali Village in the suburbs of al-Hilla, killing at least 73 people.

The incident occurred as pilgrims were returning from Karbala, where they marked Arba’een, the 40th day since the anniversary of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, a grandson of Prophet Muhammad.

ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack. The terrorist group has been wreaking havoc Iraq, with Iraqi troops and volunteer forces currently fighting Takfiri militants in their last major bastion in Mosul.

Will Post-9/11 Atmosphere Re-Engulf White House after Pompeo’s Election?

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Fatemeh Askarieh
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trump-pompeo

Less known to Iran’s media circles, Pompeo is in fact a rightist hawk in the Republican Party. His line of thought is said to show his harsh enmity with Iran, and everything that comes from the country especially the nuclear accord.

According to a report by Tabnak, as translated by IFP, Mike Pompeo was one of the unyielding critics of Tehran’s nuclear deal with the P5+1 group of countries and is in fact a figure classified with such figures as John Bolton at the heart of the extremist circle in the GOP. He is not, however, as candid and outspoken as Bolton in raising his outrage against Tehran.

As his name was raised as the main candidate to the post of CIA Presidency, Pompeo tweeted on the nuclear deal with Iran and said he was waiting for cancelation of the catastrophic accord with the world’s biggest ‘sponsor of terrorism’.

Pompeo had in the US elections supported the Florida Sen. Marco Rubio but as Donald J. Trump was named as the party’s candidate, he started to strongly support Trump and explicitly announced that Hillary Clinton could not be the US President.

He and Senator Tom Cotton were those accusing the Obama Administration of presenting certain confidential incentives to Iran in the nuclear accord. Pompeo and Cotton both prepared a report on the issue and sent it to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and stressed that in the agreement, the Obama Administration had entered a deal with Iran over certain secret mechanisms in order for inspection of  military centers.

Pompeo has strong anti-Islamic views and after the Boston Marathon terrorist attacks, he harshly criticized leaders of Islamic groups in the US and asked them to fulfill their duty in connection with taking stance against the attacks or bear accusations of cooperation with terrorists.

From the standpoint of many analysts, his election as president of the CIA along with the recent appointments of Donald Trump show that the post-9/11 intellectual system, with extremist hardliners being on the axis in the Republican Party, will start to overwhelm the US political spheres. The loop will probably be completed in the coming days as the US Secretary of State will be assigned.

Majidi Criticises Saudi Arabia for Banning His Film about Prophet Muhammad

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Muhammad (PBUH)

While visiting Turkey for the screening of his film “Muhammad, the Messenger of God”, Majidi, the Iranian director of such films as “The Color of Paradise” and “The Willow Tree”, talked about his movie and the problems he faced in its worldwide release.

This internationally recognized filmmaker also criticised the authorities of Saudi Arabia and Egyptian University of Al-Azhar.

According to a report by Mehr, as translated by IFP, Majidi thanked Turkish people and reviewers for their reception of the film, which is being screened in 350 cinemas throughout the country.

Majid Majidi“We should facilitate the movie`s release. Turkey is the first to start it, so I have to especially thank the Turkish government for allowing my film to be screened in good conditions,” said Majidi.

“I ask the opponents of the film to let people comment on it after watching this movie. I invited the authorities of Saudi Arabia and Al-Azhar University, who banned it, to watch my film. They condemned it blindly, though,” he added.

“This is while Sunni scholars in countries like Russia encouraged people to watch the movie,” Majidi noted in an interview with Anadolu.

Asked about whether the movie is the first part of a trilogy, Majidi said, “I wish I’ll manage to make the two other parts of this trilogy; I think this wish is attainable. We didn`t plan it to be a one-part movie. We designed and constructed the film’s location in a way that it survives at least for 30 years.”

“I am preparing for the production of my new project in Mumbai, India, The shooting will begin soon,” he added to dismiss the rumours of his house arrest in Iran.

Iran’s President Condoles Death of Cuba’s Revolutionary Leader, Fidel Castro

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IFP Media Wire
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president-rouhani

In a message to Cuba’s President Raul Castro on Saturday, Rouhani said the death of the “indefatigable combatant and leader of Cuba’s Revolution” caused deep sorrow and grief for him.

“At a time that the world’s oppressed nations are suffering from the violation of the most basic and fundamental human principles such as peace, justice and freedom, there are fortunately noble men and combatants who do not give up the struggle until the last days of their lives to raise the justice- and freedom-seeking flag,” the Iranian president said.

Rouhani met with Fidel Castro during a one-day state visit in Havana on September 19. Rouhani visited Cuba after attending the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in Venezuela.

Iran's President Condoles Death of Cuba’s Revolutionary Leader, Fidel Castro

Earlier on Saturday, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif offered his condolences over Fidel Castro’s death, saying he was a unique figure in the fight against colonialism and exploitation and was an icon of independence-seeking fights of the oppressed nations.

Cuba’s former president Fidel Castro, one of the world’s longest-serving and most iconic leaders, died on Saturday at the age of 90, his younger brother and successor as president, Raul, announced the news on state television.

Castro famously led a guerrilla campaign that gained popular support and ousted US-backed Cuban dictator General Fulgencio Batista on January 1, 1959. He was then named prime minister.

Castro ruled Cuba for five decades, until 2006, when he temporarily ceded power to his brother Raul because he had to undergo surgery. The transfer of power became official in 2008.

Erdogan Asks Putin to Stop Syrians from Striking Turkish Forces

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IFP Editorial Staff
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erdogan-putin

According to a report covered by Kayhan newspaper, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin discussed the conflict in Syria and attacks on Turkish troops there in a phone call on Friday, sources in Erdogan’s office said.

Erdogan told Putin that Turkey respected Syria’s territorial integrity and that an incursion launched in August to drive ISIS militants from the border is evidence of Ankara’s determination in fighting militant groups, Reuters reported.

While the attack on Turkish forces prompted initial suspicions of an attempt to bring Turkey and Russia face to face again in Syria, one year after the jet incident that severely harmed the relations between the two, Russia adopted a cooperative attitude and assured Turkey via communication channels established as part of recent rapprochement initiatives that the strike was not carried out by them.

When Turkish authorities argued that the base from which the jet took off from in Aleppo was under Russian control, Moscow said they would further probe the incident before again contacting Turkey to notify them that the attack was conducted by a Syrian Albatros plane.

Iraqi Parliament Recognizes Iraqi Popular Forces as Official Force

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IFP Editorial Staff
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MPs in the Iraqi parliament told Rudaw that Hashd al-Shaabi will also come under full control of the armed forces.

It will also enjoy the same rights and privileges as the army, according to a report covered by Tasnim.

The parliamentary decree also stipulates that members of all of Iraq’s ethnic and religious groups will have the right the join Hashd al-Shaabi and they will be reorganized through the army after the Mosul liberation operation.

The Hashd al-Shaabi was formed upon a call by Iraq’s top cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani in the summer of 2014 when the ISIS terrorist group captured several Iraqi provinces and he urged civilians to take up arms and fight the radical group against further expansion.

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