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Iran, Czech Republic Sign MoU

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IFP Media Wire
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Iran-Czech Republic

Following a meeting to discuss bilateral ties and regional and international developments, Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Czech counterpart, Lubomir Zaoralek, signed the MoU on holding regular political consultations between the two countries.

Iran, Czech Republic Sign MoU

They also held a joint press conference after the meeting.

Iran, Czech Republic Sign MoU

Zarif arrived in Prague on Thursday night as part of a tour of Eastern Europe, which earlier took him to Romania and Slovakia.

On Monday, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi said that Tehran and Prague are going to upgrade diplomatic ties to the ambassador level.

He added that the charges d’affaires of the two countries have been proposed for the position of ambassador.

Iran Will Consider Other Options If JCPOA Not Honored: Zarif

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Mohammad Javad Zarif

Speaking in a joint press conference with his Czech counterpart Lubomir Zaoralek in Prague on Friday, Zarif criticized the United States for “not fully implementing” its obligations under the nuclear agreement, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), between Iran and the P5+1 group of countries.

“Iran has been implementing its part of the bargain. Unfortunately, the United States, even during the current administration, has not fully implemented its part of the bargain but we believe that JCPOA is a reasonable agreement good for everybody,” he said.

“That’s our preference. It doesn’t mean that we do not have other options. Iran wants to remain committed to JCPOA provided that everybody else is prepared to do the same,” the Iranian foreign minister pointed out.

Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council – the United States, France, Britain, China and Russia – plus Germany started to implement the JCPOA on January 16.

Under the JCPOA, Iran undertook to put limitations on its nuclear program in exchange for the removal of nuclear-related bans imposed against Tehran.

Ever since the deal was struck, its opponents in US Congress have been threatening that a future US administration opposed to the agreement would scrap it.

During the election campaign in the US, now president-elect Donald Trump threatened that he would “tear up” the JCPOA or try to renegotiate its terms if elected president, Press TV reported.

However, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday that the nuclear agreement negotiated with Iran under the outgoing US administration is not a deal with a single country or a single government.

He added that the JCPOA has been reflected in a UN Security Council Resolution, and therefore, cannot be overturned on the back of one government’s decision.

US Republican presidential candidate Trump won more than the required 270 electoral votes in the 2016 presidential election on Wednesday, becoming the 45th president of the United States.

 

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Trump’s Victory Not to Jeopardize Iran Deals

 

Mohammad-Reza Nematzadeh, Iran’s minister of industry, mine and trade, also told reporters that the election of Donald Trump as the new president of the United States will have no impact on its industrial deals that it has sealed with global corporations.

“The deals the country has signed over major industrial projects were independent from the nuclear deal that has come under repeated attacks by Trump in his campaign speeches,” he noted.

Nematzadeh said the foreign parties to Iran’s industrial contracts had in several occasions demanded to devise a mechanism to link their implementation on the fate of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

“However, we never accepted any preconditions [for signing the deals],” he said. “None of the contracts that we have signed contain any reference to the JCPOA and we will go ahead with them under any condition”.

Iran’s minister of industries further emphasized that the US under Trump cannot unilaterally cancel the nuclear deal with Iran that the administration of the outgoing president Barack Obama sealed with Tehran together with four other Security Council member states plus Germany – the so-called P5+1 – last year.

“The JCPOA does not involve only the US,” Nematzadeh said. “Other countries are also involved in it.  Therefore, it cannot be cancelled unilaterally. This was [the result of] an international decision that was adopted at the level of the United Nations”.

On the same front, Pedram Soltani, the deputy president of Iran’s Chamber of Commerce and one of the country’s top merchants, told the domestic media that the election to power of a “hostile president” in the US cannot stop Iran’s efforts to revive its trade ties with the world after the removal of multiple years of sanctions.

“Iran’s economy … is in a path to recover the trade ties that were significantly reduced over the past 10 years,” Soltani told ISNA.

“The election of a new president in the US who has a hostile approach toward the JCPOA cannot have any serious impact on our efforts toward recovery.”

Iran Deplores Terrorist Attack on German Consulate in Afghanistan

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IFP Media Wire
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Afghanistan

At least six people were killed and more than 100, including three police officers, injured in a car bomb attack on the German consulate building in Afghanistan’s northern province of Balkh late on Thursday.

The attacker rammed his explosives-laden car into the wall of the consulate in the provincial capital city of Mazar-i-Sharif, located some 400 kilometers northwest of the capital Kabul.

He extended his condolences to the families of the victims of the horrific and terrorist crime and said the international community is duty-bound to prevent the spread of terrorism and counter savage acts by Takfiri groups.

Qassemi emphasized that the attack once again proved that “terrorism knows no nationality or location.”

Martin Schaefer, a spokesman for the German Foreign Ministry, said on Friday that a crisis task force had met late Thursday and again Friday to assess the situation after the assault.

The consulate staff had been moved to the headquarters of the German military on the edge of the city and were already able to continue its work there, the German official said.

The Taliban militant group claimed responsibility for the “revenge attack,” which it said was in response to US airstrikes that left 32 civilians dead in Kunduz Province earlier this month.

The Taliban militants were ousted from power following the 2001 US-led invasion of Afghanistan, but they have stepped up activities in recent months.

Afghanistan still witnesses insecurity despite the presence of thousands of foreign troops led by the United States.

Iranian Newspapers Cover Trump’s Victory in over 150 Headlines

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IFP Editorial Staff
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The US elections and the election of Donald Trump as the new President of the United States were the main headline in all newspapers today.

Here’s the way Iranian papers covered the surprising victory of the GOP candidate on their front pages today:

 

Abrar:

1- Controversial Billionaire of New York Becomes New Leader of White House

2- Trump: I Prefer My Own Country’s Interests to Those of Any Other’s

3- Spokesman for Atomic Energy Organization of Iran: We’ll Wait and See towards Trump

 

Iranian Newspapers Cover Trump’s Victory in over 150 Headlines

 

 

Abrar-e Eqtesadi:

1- Wave of Excitement in Iran’s Economy after Trump’s Victory

2- Dramatic Fall of Oil Price and Stock Exchange Market

3- Gold Benefited from Trump’s Victory

Iranian Newspapers Cover Trump’s Victory in over 150 Headlines

 

Afkar:

1- Trump Strongly Becomes US President

2- No to Clinton Was a Response to USA’s Cruel Policies

Iranian Newspapers Cover Trump’s Victory in over 150 Headlines

Afsaneh:

1- World and Trumpoline

2- Former Culture Minister: Intelligence and Security Bodies Will Control Trump

Iranian Newspapers Cover Trump’s Victory in over 150 Headlines

 

 

Aftab-e Yazd:

1- Statue of Liberty Bursts in Tears: Despite All Predictions, Trump Defeats Clinton to Become New US President

2- What Will Happen to JCPOA? Why Trump Managed to Defeat Clinton?

3- Iranian Social Media Users Start Joking about Winner and Loser of US Elections

4- People in Tehran Stock Exchange Market Don’t Like Trump: Cold Reaction to Results of US Election

 

Iranian Newspapers Cover Trump’s Victory in over 150 Headlines

 

 

Amin:

1- Trump’s Presidency to Benefit Iran: Motahari

2- Eight Reasons for the Big Surprise

3- Post-Trump Era [Editorial]

 

Iranian Newspapers Cover Trump’s Victory in over 150 Headlines

 

 

Arman-e Emrooz:

1- Trump’s Political Earthquake: Everyone Surprised by Results of US Elections

2- Polls Are in Coma, Trump in the White House

3- Trump: I Look for Common Grounds in the World, Not War and Hostility

4- Is Trump’s Victory to Iran’s Favour?

5- Rouhani: US Elections Will Not Influence Iran’s Policies

6- Trump Will Have to Behave More Wisely

 

Iranian Newspapers Cover Trump’s Victory in over 150 Headlines

 

 

Asia:

1- Surprise Victory: Trump Well Understands the Value of Iran and Its Market

 

Iranian Newspapers Cover Trump’s Victory in over 150 Headlines

 

 

Asr-e Eqtesad:

1- In Addition to the World, Trump Was Also Shocked!

2- JCPOA Is Not USA’s Gift that Trump Can Take It Back

 

Iranian Newspapers Cover Trump’s Victory in over 150 Headlines

 

 

Asr-e Iranian:

1- US Is Arrogant: Trump Is No Different from Hillary

2- Protests in Some US Cities against Results of Elections

 

Iranian Newspapers Cover Trump’s Victory in over 150 Headlines

 

 

Asrar:

1- Zarif: US Is Obliged to Implement JCPOA

2- Unexpected: Trump Becomes 45th President of US

 

Iranian Newspapers Cover Trump’s Victory in over 150 Headlines

 

 

Besharat-e Now:

1- The Lonely Billionaire Becomes US President: Trump, the Winner of Most Controversial Elections in US History

2- Trump’s Victory Not Dangerous for JCPOA and Plane Purchases

 

Iranian Newspapers Cover Trump’s Victory in over 150 Headlines

 

 

Donya-ye Eqtesad:

1- Beginning of Surprise Era?

2- An Analysis of Trump Phenomenon [Editorial]

3- Aftershocks of Trump’s Victory in Tehran Stock Exchange Market

 

Iranian Newspapers Cover Trump’s Victory in over 150 Headlines

 

 

Ebtekar:

1- Trump Earthquake: World Reacts to American People’s Choice

2- Lawmakers’ Opinion about

Impact of US Election Results on Regional Developments

3- Bloody Stock Exchange Market in Iran and Asia

4- Trump, the Sinned Child of American Dream

 

Iranian Newspapers Cover Trump’s Victory in over 150 Headlines

 

 

Etemad:

1- World Worried about Trump’s America

2- GOP Candidate’s Unexpected Victory Creates Surprise: Chaos in Financial Markets, Many People in the World Are Terrified

3- Trump’s Victory Is Not the Victory of Republicans

 

Iranian Newspapers Cover Trump’s Victory in over 150 Headlines

 

 

Ettela’at:

1- World’s Reaction to Trump’s Surprising Election

 

Iranian Newspapers Cover Trump’s Victory in over 150 Headlines

 

 

Farhikhtegan:

1- A Man of US People’s Type

 

Iranian Newspapers Cover Trump’s Victory in over 150 Headlines

 

 

Haft-e Sobh:

1- US Is ‘Trumpized’! The Real State Advisor Becomes US President

2- Hollywood, TV Channels, Pop Celebrities, Elites, Newspapers, FBI, and Saudi Arabia Fail to Convince American People

3- Surge of Dollar and Gold; Fall of Stock Exchange Market

 

Iranian Newspapers Cover Trump’s Victory in over 150 Headlines

 

 

Hamdeli:

1- Conquer of US: Trump, the Bitter Joke that Became Serious for the World

2- Trump’s Economic Benefits for Iran

3- American Stars Couldn’t Defeat Trump: Failure of Hollywood

 

 

Iranian Newspapers Cover Trump’s Victory in over 150 Headlines

 

Hamshahri:

1- Americans Once Again Stand against US

2- What Trump Has in Mind about US

3- Iran Is Not Worried

 

Iranian Newspapers Cover Trump’s Victory in over 150 Headlines

 

Hemayat:

1- Trump Is Heir to US Ruins

2- US President-Elect: We’ll Improve and Compensate for Losses

3- The One Who Supported 2009 Sedition Accepted Results of Elections

4- Results of US Elections Showed Oppressed Protests

 

Iranian Newspapers Cover Trump’s Victory in over 150 Headlines

 

 

Iran:

1- World in Surprise: The Businessman Becomes the White House Leader

2- President: Results of US Elections Not to Influence Iran’s Policy

3- Political and Economic Aftershocks of Trump’s Election

 

Iranian Newspapers Cover Trump’s Victory in over 150 Headlines

 

 

Jahan-e Eqtesad:

1- Victory of Fuss

2- And Now Trump [Op-Ed]

3- Trump, an Emerging Phenomenon for Iran’s Economy

 

Iranian Newspapers Cover Trump’s Victory in over 150 Headlines

 

 

Jame Jam:

1- Trump Shock

  • Iranian Officials Say Trump’s Election Will Not Affect Iran’s Policies
  • Americans Choose the Symbol of Opposition to the Status Quo to Show Their Dissatisfaction with Poverty, Inequality, and Economic Conditions in US
  • Unexpected Manifestation of Frustration in US

2- Results of US Elections Pursued in Tehran Press Exhibition: Visitors of the Ongoing Exhibition Curiously Followed Up on the Results of US Presidential Polls

 

Iranian Newspapers Cover Trump’s Victory in over 150 Headlines

 

 

Javan:

1- US Riots against US: American People Rose against ‘Status Quo’ and Voted for Trump, Who Referred to US System as the Most Corrupted One

 

Iranian Newspapers Cover Trump’s Victory in over 150 Headlines

 

Jomhouri Eslami:

1- World Reaction to Trump’s Surprising Victory in US Elections

2- Trump Is a Billionaire and a Major Casino Owner. His Victory Was Not Predicted in Any Poll

3- World Leaders Show Cautious Reaction to Trump’s Victory

4- Arab Countries Compete with Each Other in Sending Messages of Congratulations

5- Trump in First Speech after Victory: We’ll Have Interaction with Any Country that Gets along with Us

6- Total: Trump’s Election Not to Have Any Influence on Our Cooperation with Iran

7- Shock of Trump’s Victory on World’s Financial Markets

8- Impact of Trump’s Election on Iran’s Economy

 

Iranian Newspapers Cover Trump’s Victory in over 150 Headlines

 

Kayhan:

1- Another Achievement for Liberal Democracy: Victory of a Crazy Man over a Liar

2- Riot and Chaos in US States

3- Advocates of Reform Turned Their Wish into News

4- Vice-Speaker of Iran’s Parliament: Trump Is More Honest!

5- Rafsanjani: Trump Is Dangerous

 

Iranian Newspapers Cover Trump’s Victory in over 150 Headlines

 

Kelid:

1- Beginning of Doubt, End of Optimism

2- US Elections Will Influence Iran Elections: Advisor to IRGC Commander

3- Successful Predictor of US Elections Once Again Succeeds

 

Iranian Newspapers Cover Trump’s Victory in over 150 Headlines

 

Khorasan:

1- World after Trump: Impact of Trump’s Victory in US, Middle East, Europe, and Iran

2- Why Trump Is Possibly Better for Iran?

 

Iranian Newspapers Cover Trump’s Victory in over 150 Headlines

 

 

Mardom Salari:

1- Beginning of Trumpist Era: Victory of Trump with Marijuana Flavour

2- Shadow of Trump’s Election over Iran’s Economy

3- Nothing Special Will Happen in Iran’s Ties with US: MP

 

Iranian Newspapers Cover Trump’s Victory in over 150 Headlines

 

 

Nasl-e Farda:

1- Global Shock!

2- Obama: Sun Will Shine Tomorrow Once Again

3- Putin Congratulates Trump

 

Iranian Newspapers Cover Trump’s Victory in over 150 Headlines

 

 

Noavaran:

1- Foreign Exchange Market Affected by US Elections

2- Sale of US Dollars Stopped Temporarily

 

Iranian Newspapers Cover Trump’s Victory in over 150 Headlines

 

Payam-e Zaman:

1- Rouhani: JCPOA Not Changeable with Decision of One Government

2- Settlement of Domestic Differences in US Will Take a Long Time: Rouhani

 

Iranian Newspapers Cover Trump’s Victory in over 150 Headlines

 

 

Quds:

1- Highlights of New White House Tenant

 

Iranian Newspapers Cover Trump’s Victory in over 150 Headlines

 

 

Resalat:

1- Surprise and Political Shock in US: Trump Becomes US President

2- Republicans Take the Lead in Senate and US House

3- USA’s Image Will Become Uglier and More Dictator-Like under Trump’s Leadership

4- Protest Rallies and Chaos in Some US Cities

5- White Revolution in US: A Face without Any Makeup

 

 

Iranian Newspapers Cover Trump’s Victory in over 150 Headlines

 

Roozan:

1- White House in Red Condition

2- Fall of Stock Exchange Market Because of Excitement

3- It Won’t Be Harmful to Iran Even If Trump Tears Up JCPOA: Analyst

4- Obama Divided US Society to 2 Parts during His Presidency: Expert

 

Iranian Newspapers Cover Trump’s Victory in over 150 Headlines

 

 

Saheb Qalam:

1- US Becomes Ahmadinejad-Like at Last

 

Iranian Newspapers Cover Trump’s Victory in over 150 Headlines

 

 

Sayeh:

1- The Man Who Wanted to Be a Sultan!

 

Iranian Newspapers Cover Trump’s Victory in over 150 Headlines

 

 

Sedaye Eslahat:

1- Big Surprise: Populist Way of Thinking Wins US Elections

2- Impact of US Polls on Short-Term Investment Market

 

Iranian Newspapers Cover Trump’s Victory in over 150 Headlines

 

 

Sepid:

1- The Strange Billionaire Who Became Tenant of White House

2- Smile of Russians, Doubts of Europeans, Happiness of Radicals

3- A Report about Life and Stances of Trump

 

Iranian Newspapers Cover Trump’s Victory in over 150 Headlines

 

 

Setareh Sobh:

1- Victory of Wealth and Populism over Experience and Wisdom

 

Iranian Newspapers Cover Trump’s Victory in over 150 Headlines

 

 

Shahrvand:

1- American Riot

2- Three Points about Trump’s Victory

3- Trump Looking for Suppression of Economic Powers Competing with US

4- Small Changes May Occur in Middle East

5- 40 Million Citizens under the Shadow Took Trump to White House

6- US Elections Gave a Good Lesson to US

7- Trump Is Opposed to a New Crisis

8- Republicans in Cabinet and Congress Allied against Iran

9- It’s Too Soon to Talk about Trump’s Real Policies towards Iran

10- I Don’t Think Iran’s Problems with US Are Resolved

 

Iranian Newspapers Cover Trump’s Victory in over 150 Headlines

 

 

Shakheye Sabz:

1- Super Clown of Crazy People Becomes President of Bullies

 

Iranian Newspapers Cover Trump’s Victory in over 150 Headlines

 

 

Shargh:

1- Trump’s Storm: Republicans Win the Majority in White House, House of Representatives, and Senate

2- US Elections Was the Victory of Angry Masses [Editorial]

 

Iranian Newspapers Cover Trump’s Victory in over 150 Headlines

 

 

Siasat-e Rooz:

1- Shock of Trumpism

2- Clinton Fans Pour to Streets in Some Cities for Riot

3- We Can Achieve 100,000 SWO of Enrichment in 18 Months: AEOI Spokesman in Reaction to Trump’s Threats

4- Need for Being Cautious in Dealing with an Enemy Who Breaks Its Promises: Int’l Observers’ Reaction to White House’s New Guest

5- US Elections Sent the Message of Protest among Majority of US Society

6- Trump, the Key to Major Changes in US?

7- Messages of an Election

 

Iranian Newspapers Cover Trump’s Victory in over 150 Headlines

 

 

Sobh-e Eqtesad:

1- Americans Accepted the Results of US Elections More Politely than Some Iranians: Cleric

 

Iranian Newspapers Cover Trump’s Victory in over 150 Headlines

 

 

Vaghaye Ettefaghieh:

1- Political Tsunami in US

2- Policy of Patience and Waiting

3- Rouhani: Results of US Elections Showed Domestic Instability in US

4- Zarif: Trump Should Understand the Reality of the World

5- Tehran Stock Exchange Market’s Index Down by 1,400 Units

 

Iranian Newspapers Cover Trump’s Victory in over 150 Headlines

 

 

Vatan-e Emrooz:

1- House of Cards: Trump Becomes US President by Joining American People’s Protests against Corrupt System of Washington

 

Iranian Newspapers Cover Trump’s Victory in over 150 Headlines

Trump’s Victory: Positive and Negative Reactions in Iran

By
IFP Editorial Staff
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Donald Trump

According to a report by IFP, a number of Iranian officials including President Hassan Rouhani, Secretary of Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani, and IRGC General Hossein Salami said Trump’s victory will have no influence on Iran’s policy.

General Salami“US policies towards Iran never change with the election of a new president,” General Salami said, noting that both Democrats and Republicans consider Iran as a threat and enemy as the US foreign policy is independent of the ruling party.

Bahram GhasemiMeanwhile, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi called for a revision of US policies towards the Middle East following Trump’s election.

“Iranian people and the Islamic Republic of Iran have had and still have unpleasant and bitter experience of the US politicians’ previous policies and approaches over the past decades,” he noted.

“What matters to Iran and its people and would be a gauge for their judgement, is the next US administration’s performance and executive policies,” he underlined, as reported by Tasnim.

Qassemi said Washington’s practical conduct in the future will be more important than the presidential candidates’ stances and comments in the electoral campaigns.

Behrouz KamalvandiSpokesman for Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Behrouz Kamalvandi also said that Iran is ready for any kind of development.

“Iran has long-term plans [for its nuclear industry] … and try to continue the implementation of the nuclear deal,” he added.

There were also negative and positive reactions to Trump and his election as the new US president.

Hashemi RafsanjaniChairman of Iran’s Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani described Trump as a dangerous figure who does not believe in principles and easily violates the rules and regulations.

“Trump is considered a big threat, and his radical moves in recent years prove it,” he went on to say.

AshenaHowever, Hesamodin Ashna, the cultural advisor to President Rouhani, hailed the election of Trump as an unknown figure, and described it as an opportunity for a new beginning.

In a post on his Facebook account, Ashna referred to Trump’s victory speech, and highlighted the positive and different words and tone he used.

“We hope White House leaders would keep to their promises and show their commitment … instead of focusing on hostilities and differences,” Ashna added.

“In the Arab world and Turkey, Iran was seen as Obama’s favourite, and this was a barrier to JCPOA implementation. However, we can now tell Iran’s regional partners and neighbours that peace is not a gift given by ultra-regional superpowers. We are the ones who should create it.”

motahariAli Motahari, the outspoken Vice-Speaker of Iran’s Parliament, is one of those who believes Trump’s victory will be to Iran’s benefit.

“Given the stances Trump held during his campaigns, I think his presidency will be more beneficial to Iran than Clinton’s,” Motahari noted.

“Trump is more honest, and his stances on Syria were good. He also does not hold a good view of Saudi Arabia, and is willing to have good ties with Russia,” he noted.

“Even his opposition to the nuclear deal will also be to Iran’s benefit, because they cannot do anything in practice,” the Iranian lawmaker added.

US Election Results to Have No Impact on Iran’s Policies: Top Security Official

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IFP Media Wire
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Results of the US election will not affect Iran’s political, economic and security approaches at all, Shamkhani said on Wednesday, after Republican candidate Donald Trump emerged victorious in the US votes.

Unlike certain countries in the Middle East, Iran’s independent and smart approaches have never come under the influence of changes of administrations in other countries, he noted, stressing that Iran will press on by relying on its own capacities and popular support.

Shamkhani also described the results of US presidential election, which stunned many people in the world, as an outcome of ignoring the demands of the American public and a reaction of the US society’s pent-up anger.

The US election results signaled a clear message of protest by the majority of the American society, he explained, describing the American people’s “inattention to the traditional and hollow propaganda by the media moguls” as “a very significant phenomenon” that could aggravate the challenges that the US government faces now.

Republican Donald Trump stunned the world by defeating Hillary Clinton in the race for the White House on Wednesday, ending eight years of Democratic rule.

Iranian FM Holds Talks with Senior Romanian Officials

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Zarif Romania

Zarif met with Romanian Prime Minister Dacian Ciolos, President Klaus Iohannis and the speaker of the lower house of parliament, Florin Iordache, in the capital Bucharest on Wednesday.

During his meeting with the top Iranian diplomat, the Romanian prime minister called for the further development of ties between the two countries in all sectors, Press TV reported.

The two officials also discussed bilateral cooperation in the sectors of transportation, energy, agriculture, refining industry, tourism and banking.

Other issues, including the conflict in Syria and the campaign against terrorism and extremism, were also discussed during the meeting.

Moreover, the enhancement of political, economic and parliamentary ties was reviewed in a meeting between Zarif and Romania’s top parliamentarian.

The Iranian and Romanian officials also talked about the key role of the two countries in EU-Middle East relations.

The Romanian parliament backs cooperation with the Islamic Republic, Iordache told Zarif, adding that his country was willing to use Iran’s experience in the fight against terrorism and the issue of refugees.

Zarif also discussed ways to shore up Tehran-Bucharest ties in a meeting with the Romanian president.

Romanian Foreign Minister Lazar Comanescu (R) shakes hands with his Iranian counterpart, Mohammad Javad Zarif, as they sign bilateral documents in Bucharest, November 9, 2016. (Photo by AFP)

Earlier, Zarif and his Romanian counterpart, Lazar Comanescu, signed two documents of cooperation during a meeting in Bucharest.

The two top diplomats sat down for talks on Wednesday and signed the two agreements concerning bilateral political consultations as well as the potential removal of visa restrictions for Romania-bound Iranian diplomats.

The attendant business delegation comprises representative from banking, energy, transportation, medical, pharmaceutical, mine, auto parts, and agricultural machinery sectors.

His visit to Romania is taking place in response to a three-day trip by his Romanian counterpart, Lazar Comanescu, which started on February 29.

Zarif is in Romania on the first leg of an East Europe tour that will also take him to Slovakia and the Czech Republic.

US Election Results Won’t Affect Iran Policies: Rouhani

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IFP Media Wire
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President Hassan Rouhani

US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump won more than 270 electoral votes in the 2016 presidential election on Wednesday, enough to make him the 45th president of the United States even as vote counting continued in a number of states.

The Iranian chief executive added that Washington cannot continue to spread Iranophobia as forcefully as before in order to win international consensus against the Islamic Republic.

“The Islamic Republic’s policy of constructive interaction with the world and breaking up nuclear sanctions, has placed Iran’s economic ties with all countries on an improving and irreversible course,” he noted.

Rouhani further said a nuclear agreement negotiated with Iran under the outgoing US administration is not a deal with a single country or a single government.

The deal has been reflected in a UN Security Council Resolution, and therefore, cannot be overturned on the back of one government’s decision, Rouhani added.

The agreement, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), was struck between Iran on the one side, and the US, France, China, Britain, Russia, and Germany on the other in June 2015.

 

‘US Must Still Honor JCPOA’

Also reacting to the US election results, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said during a visit to Romania that the Islamic Republic expected the US president-elect to honor the JCPOA.

“It is our norm not to interfere in the domestic affairs of other countries,” Foreign Minister Zarif said, commenting on Trump’s win.

“Since Iran and the US have no political relations, what is important is that America’s next president is bound by the multilateral commitments of the JCPOA,” he said, referring to the nuclear deal.

“We are certain the international community would expect the same thing from the United States of America.”

Ever since the deal was struck, its opponents in the US Congress have been threatening that a future US administration opposed to the agreement would scrap it.

Trump had threatened he would “tear up” the JCPOA or try to renegotiate its terms if he was to be elected president.

Back in July, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said, “We will not violate the JCPOA, but if the opposite side violates it – as US presidential candidates are currently threatening to tear up the JCPOA – if they tear up the JCPOA, we will burn it.”

In practice, however, the deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), runs little risk of being scrapped out of hand by any level-headed American government as it has been endorsed by a United Nations Security Council resolution, meaning that it has effectively become international law.

Zarif said the president of the US should “grasp the realities of the world today and connect his policies with those realities.”

 

‘Wrongful US Policies Behind Mideast Crises’

Later, Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi also reacted to the win, saying Washington’s policies and approaches over the past decades have brought about “an unpleasant, bitter experience” for the Iranian government and people.

“What is important to Iran and its people, and would be used by them as evaluation criteria is the next US administration’s future performance and executive policies,” he added.

He further said the policies of previous US administrations and their intervention in Middle Eastern countries are the “main factor behind the escalation of tensions” in the troubled region.

All these testify to the need for the US to seriously review its policies vis-à-vis other regions, he added.

 

‘Americans Frustrated With Political Structure’

Meanwhile, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani, said the outcome of the US election indicate “a rise in frustration and distrust among the majority of the American society with the current structure and trends in the country.”

He, however, expressed hope that the election paves the way for the US to revise its policies, which were based on disregard for the interests of the majority and reliance on countless resources, which it was using to pursue imperialism, interventionism, warfare, and bloodshed against other countries.

Shamkhani, meanwhile, asserted that no change of the ruling system in any foreign country would prompt Iran to change its “independent course and smart attitude.”

US Must Fulfil JCPOA Commitments: Iran’s FM Says after Trump Victory

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IFP Media Wire
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“We do not interfere in the internal affairs of other countries,” Zarif, who is on an official visit to Romania, told reporters on Wednesday, after Republican candidate Donald Trump emerged victorious in the US presidential elections.

“This is the American people’s election,” he added.

Zarif, however, underlined that anyone becoming US president ought to recognize the realities of the world and the Middle East and face them realistically.

“Iran and the US have no political relations but the US must carry out what it has undertaken as an international multilateral commitment in the JCPOA,” he stressed, referring to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, the nuclear agreement Iran and the Group 5+1 (Russia, China, the US, Britain, France and Germany) reached in July 2015 and implemented in January this year.

Republican Donald Trump stunned the world by defeating Hillary Clinton in the race for the White House, ending eight years of Democratic rule.

Israel Main Threat to Humanity: Iran’s FM

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“The most serious threat to our region and the world of humanity is the Zionist regime. This colonial phenomenon is the source of all threats to peace, security and human rights,” Zarif said at a meeting with leaders of Palestinian resistance groups in Beirut, Lebanon.

By possessing at least 200 nuclear warheads, implementing aggressive policies and violating all international regulations, Israel is the most dangerous enemy of human rights, the top Iranian diplomat added.

Israel Main Threat to Humanity: Iran’s FM

He also denounced attempts by certain parties in the Muslim world to downplay the threat of Israel and replace it with fake threats.

Zarif further referred to Takfiri terrorism as the second greatest threat to the region and the world, saying it is astonishing that Takfiris have not posed any threat to the Zionist regime of Israel whatsoever.

The threats of Israel and Takfiri terrorism are linked, he explained, saying the proponents of resistance have to unite against those menaces.

Foreign Minister Zarif also underscored that the issue of Palestine remains to be the Islamic world’s overriding concern.

Zarif arrived in Beirut on Monday and held a meeting with Lebanon’s new President Michel Aoun, becoming the first foreign minister to meet with the newly-elected leader.

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