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Official Highlights Iran’s Significant Progress in Export of Pharmaceuticals

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Fatemeh Askarieh
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According to a report by the Official Website of Iranian Government, Vice-President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari highlighted the great advancements of Iranian companies in exporting their pharmaceuticals.

Sattari referred to the facilities provided by the government for knowledge-based companies, and stressed that $2.7bn has been allocated by the government to the creation of new markets for such companies working in the field of medicine.

“We hope a lion’s share of such marketing activities will be dedicated to knowledge-based companies working in the field of health,” he went on to say.

 

Tehran to Host Middle East`s Largest Exhibition of Home Appliances

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Exhibition-Home Appliances

According to a report by Ettela’at newspaper, as translated by IFP, 280 Iranian companies working in the field of interior design and decoration will expose their newest goods and products at the 16th Exposition of Household Appliances

Habibollah Ansari, the secretary of Iranian Association of Household Appliances Industries, announced that 148 foreign companies from Italy, India, Czech Republic, Germany, Turkey, China, France, Australia, South Korea, Japan, Spain, United Kingdom and Malaysia will also display their latest products.

“This year, the exposition has been well received by foreign companies, showing a growth of 62%. The presence of interior companies also shows an increase of 16%,” he declared.

“The items to be exposed include refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, washing machines, ovens, heaters, water heaters, packages, fire places, gas cylinders, barbecues, vacuum cleaners, irons, juice extractors, hairdryers, meat grinders, mills, grills, tea makers, clocks, sewing machines, scales, water coolers, porcelain, crystal, Teflon, silver, melamine, stainless steel tableware, cookware, audio and video equipment, televisions, tape recorders, DVD players, sinks, ventilation hoods, samovars, water purifiers, vegetable cutters, and appliance industry components.”

According to Ansari, the main purpose of this exposition is to create an opportunity to introduce the industry’s capabilities and innovations in the field, compare related appliances, be informed of clients` comments, initiate commercial negotiations, improve exportation and interior marketing, stabilize and consolidate the relationship between producers and piece-makers, promote the culture of using homemade productions, study and evaluate the industry for industrialists, experts and scientists, and cooperate with foreign investors.

“Except for refrigerator`s compressor, Iranian industrialists are nowadays capable of producing 100% of appliance components,” he noted.

 “The number of homemade refrigerators and freezers has reached 162,000 this year, with an increase of 6.1% compared to last year. Also, 345,000 evaporative coolers were produced this year, showing a growth of 12%.”

The 16th Exhibition of Home Appliances will be kicked off next Thursday, November 24, and will be open to visitors at the Tehran Int’l Permanent Fairground until November 27.

Supermoon 2016: Once in a Lifetime Sight to Be Brightest in Almost 70 Years Tonight

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Supermoon

Millions of star gazers will enjoy the moon at its biggest and brightest in almost 70 years tonight.

The so-called ‘supermoon’ means the planet will be closer to Earth than it has been since 1948.

And the ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ sight makes it appear 14 per cent larger and 30 per cent brighter than normal.

It will be at its biggest in living memory, and offer brilliant photo opportunities, according to experts.

Dr Marek Kukula, Public Astronomer at the Royal Observatory Greenwich, said, “If a full moon happens to occur when the moon is also at its closest point then it will look slightly larger and brighter than usual, popularly known as a ‘supermoon’.

Supermoon“The differences in apparent size and brightness amount to few per cent but they can enhance the already beautiful sight of the full moon, making a supermoon worth looking up for.”

A winter supermoon is super-sized, because the Earth is closest to the sun in December each year, with gravity pulling it closer, as reported by Mirror.

The best time to view is when it is low on the horizon as an illusion occurs which makes it look unnaturally larger.

It will be at its best around 8.09 pm GMT tonight, at a distance of 217,000 miles (350,000 km) from Earth, and it is best to avoid light pollution, such as street lights, when viewing it.

JCPOA Endorsed by UNSC, Not to Change: EU’s Mogherini

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IFP Media Wire
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Mogherini

“And on Iran, let me tell you very clearly that this is not a bilateral agreement, it is a multilateral agreement, endorsed by the UN Security Council resolution. So it is in our European interest, but also in the UN interest and duty to guarantee that the agreement is implemented in full. For the whole duration of the agreement, which is 10 years,” Mogherini said on Sunday evening at an informal meeting of the European Union’s foreign ministers in Brussels, the official website of the EU reported on Monday.

The ministers discussed a wide range of issue, including the change of US foreign policy under President-elect Donald Trump.

“I have personally a specific role to guarantee that this (the JCPOA) is done by all sides, and for sure this is in European interest. So we will take that as one of the keys elements that will not change,” she added.

Iran and the Group 5+1 (Russia, China, the US, Britain, France and Germany), reached the comprehensive nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), in July 2015 and it was implemented in January 2016.

In a speech to the pro-Israeli lobby group AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee) in March, Trump declared that his “number-one priority” would be to “dismantle the disastrous deal with Iran.”

After Trump’s winning the election, Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that Iran expects the new US administration respect the nuclear deal.

ISIS Is Teaching Its Elements How to Infiltrate into Europe

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IFP Media Wire
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Refugees

The report published in Germany’s Die Welt daily cited sources in Germany’s Federal Intelligence Service (BND) as saying that the militants receive specific infiltration training focused on presenting a “classical” refugee persona to authorities and fellow refugees.

Former reports had noted that Takfiri terrorists were attempting to blend in with refugees to enter EU countries, but this is the first time reports have surfaced that they are specifically trained to do so.

“Their behavior is trained to be recognized as a refugee in the case of interrogation by police officers or asylum seeker,” said the sources.

The report notes that the militants are receiving training similar to that of special forces such as the use of credible disguises and proper behavior during interrogation and capture.

In July, Germany’s secret service warned that active terrorists or at least ISIS sympathizers may be among refugees entering the country.

The European Union has been dealing with an excessive influx of refugees in recent years, driven by war, famine, poverty and persecution. The crisis has largely divided the continent over how to deal with the situation.

 

Thousands of ISIS Militants to Return to Europe

Meanwhile, Belgian Interior Minister Jan Jambon (seen below) has warned that 3,000 and 5,000 surviving Europeans remain among ISIS’s dwindling ranks, many of whom may flee back to their countries of origin.

ISIS Is Teaching Its Elements How to Infiltrate into Europe

“ISIS is under pressure in Mosul and Raqqah. Belgian fighters are helping defend the strongholds, but we must be aware that there are not only 200 of our countrymen there, but between 3,000 and 5,000 Europeans,” he said.

After months of preparation, Iraqi army soldiers, backed by pro-government fighters from Popular Mobilization Units and Kurdish Peshmerga forces, launched an operation on October 17 to retake the strategic city of Mosul from the ISIS terrorists.

On November 6, the so-called Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced that they had started operations to capture the ISIS de facto capital Raqqah with the cooperation of the US-led coalition.

Jambon noted that intelligence agencies are monitoring the situation and exchanging information but must wait and see how many of the terrorists actually return.

“117 ISIS recruits have returned to Belgium. About half are in prison, the others under surveillance. There are also several dozen who made failed attempts to get to Syria, and we are observing them,” he added.

US to Collapse in 20 Years: Iran’s Basij Commander

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IFP Editorial Staff
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US

“According to the analysis made by the behind-the-stage and shadow decision-makers of the establishment in the US, the United States will collapse in 2035 and I think that it is an optimistic analysis as this will take place much earlier,” Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Naqdi told Fars on Sunday.

naghdiHe referred to the election of Trump as the new US president, and said, “The person that has ascended to power displays the reality of the US.”

Noting that Barack Obama showed the face of the US in disguise, Naqdi said that Trump is the real face of the US and he may accelerate the USA’s collapse.

Meanwhile, a political historian and professor who predicted that Donald Trump would win the US presidency said he has a new bet and predicted Trump will be impeached.

“I’m going to make another prediction,” Allan Lichtman told US media, while adding that the new prediction is a personal view and is not based on a system.

“This one is not based on a system; it’s just my gut. They don’t want Trump as president, because they can’t control him. He’s unpredictable. They’d love to have Pence, an absolutely down-the-line, conservative, controllable Republican. And I’m quite certain Trump will give someone grounds for impeachment, either by doing something that endangers national security or because it helps his pocketbook.”

Lichtman isn’t the first to predict that Trump could be impeached. University of Utah Law Professor Christopher Lewis Peterson wrote a 23-page article explaining the legal reasons Congress should impeach Trump.

Documentary filmmaker Michael Moore also told MSNBC reporters he predicts Trump will either be impeached or resign before his term is over.

To date, no US President has been removed from office by impeachment and conviction. Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton were impeached but acquitted by the Senate, and Richard Nixon resigned before he could be impeached.

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Protests have erupted in cities across the US after Trump was declared the winner of the nation’s presidential election.

Anti-Trump protests turned into riots in several US cities and hostile reaction spreading online, with liberal activist groups fuelling the unrest.

Rallies with tens of thousands reportedly taking part have been reported in at least 16 cities, about half of those in California, and the unrest has centred mainly in electoral areas that went to Clinton in the election. Among the cities with protests and riots have been New York, San Francisco, Oakland, Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland, Austin, Chicago, Boston, and Philadelphia.

The protests have often turned violent with vandalism, fires, attacks on police and arrests. Black Lives Matter signs and chants were also among the protests, along with other liberal and socialist groups.

In some cases, police had to move in formation on protesters as situations became violent.

The American flag was burned as well.

ISIS Elements Only Allowed to Watch Al Jazeera TV

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IFP Editorial Staff
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ISIS

According to a report by Al Alam News Network, as translated by IFP, Ahmad al-Jabouri, a Member of Parliament from Nineveh Province, said that ISIS pays a lot of attention to media, and some satellite channels have voiced their support for the terrorist group.

He told Al Sumaria News that the ISIS leaders have just allowed the residents of Mosul to watch Qatar’s Al Jazeera TV.

The TV channel is still supporting the Takfiri [extremist] terrorist group, he added.

Iran, Russia Cooperating on Middle East Issues: Larijani

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IFP Media Wire
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Ali Larijani-Valentina Ivanovna Matvienko

“Considering the developments that have taken place on the international scene, we [Iran] are cooperating with Russia in the region,” Larijani said in a joint press conference with Russia’s Federation Council Chairperson Valentina Ivanovna Matvienko in Tehran on Sunday following an earlier meeting.

He added that Iran and Russia have taken steps over recent years to broaden relations and said Matvienko’s current visit to Tehran would play a key role in developing trade, political, parliamentary and security cooperation between the two sides.

 

Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani (R) and Russia's Federation Council Chairperson Valentina Ivanovna Matvienko attend a joint press conference in Tehran on November 13, 2016. (Photo by IRNA)
Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani (R) and Russia’s Federation Council Chairperson Valentina Ivanovna Matvienko attend a joint press conference in Tehran on November 13, 2016. (Photo by IRNA)

He noted that he had held “very useful and constructive” talks with the top Russian parliamentarian, adding that the two sides offered good proposals on regional and international issues.

The Iranian parliament speaker said the two sides also discussed ways to increase cooperation in railway transportation and energy.

 

‘Good Tehran-Moscow Cooperation in Terror Fight’

Russia’s Federation Council chairperson, for her part, said Tehran and Moscow have good cooperation in the fight against international terrorism and expressed hope the two sides would further work together in this regard.

Matvienko added that Iran and Russia have similar or close stances on many regional and international issues.

She said the implementation of the nuclear agreement, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), signed between Iran and the P5+1 group of countries in July 2015, has created favorable grounds for Tehran-Moscow cooperation.

Heading a high-ranking political and economic delegation, Matvienko arrived in Tehran on Sunday for an official two-day visit to hold key talks with senior Iranian officials. She also plans to meet with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.

Matvienko’s visit to Tehran comes after Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled to Iran on November 23, 2015 and held separate meetings with Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei and President Rouhani. Putin also participated in the third summit of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) in Tehran.

EU Must Play More Active Role in Regional, Global Issues: Zarif

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IFP Media Wire
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Mohammad Javad Zarif
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (R) and the Speaker of the Hungarian National Assembly Laszlo Kover meet in Tehran on November 13, 2016. (Photo by IRNA)

In a meeting with the Speaker of the Hungarian National Assembly Laszlo Kover in Tehran on Sunday, Zarif stressed the importance of showing initiative on regional and international affairs.

He further expressed Iran’s keenness to develop cooperation with the member states of the European Union, including Hungary, and stressed the importance of Budapest pursuing a balanced policy on regional and international issues.

The top Iranian diplomat further noted that Tehran and Budapest enjoy growing relations in various fields and called for banking transaction and visa facilitation in an effort to further strengthen cooperation.

 

Nothing Should Stop JCPOA Implementation: Kover

The speaker of the Hungarian National Assembly, for his part, said his country believes that the nuclear agreement, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), signed between Iran and the P5+1 group of countries in July 2015, is beneficial to all states and nothing must hinder its implementation.

As the Islamic Republic has remained committed to the nuclear deal, other sides must also fulfill their obligations under the JCPOA, he added.

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

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

Kover also invited the Iranian foreign minister to pay a visit to Budapest and said his country regards Iran as a strategic partner and seeks to boost mutual ties.

The top Hungarian parliamentarian arrived in Tehran on Wednesday at the head of a high-ranking politico-economic delegation and held talks with senior Iranian officials including President Hassan Rouhani and Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani.

Top Russian Parliamentarian in Tehran for Key Talks

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IFP Media Wire
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Valentina Ivanovna Matvienko

Matvienko set off for Tehran on Sunday for an official two-day visit and plans to meet with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.

The chairman of Russian Federation Council’s defense and security committee, Viktor Ozerov, and a number of parliamentary officials and members of the council are accompanying Matvienko in her trip.

Speaking to IRNA in Moscow ahead of her departure, the top Russian parliamentarian said she would bring up a variety of issues in the talks with Iranian officials, including ways to improve parliamentary cooperation and reinforce convergence in the Middle East to fight terrorism in Syria.

She added that the two countries’ presidents have at many times stressed the importance of bolstering cooperation and noted that Tehran and Moscow have taken positive steps and made great achievements in this regard.

In a meeting in the Azeri capital of Baku on August 8, Rouhani and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin called for accelerating the development of bilateral relations in all fields.

Back in July 9, 2015, the two presidents also held a meeting in Ufa, Russia, and exchanged views on ways to broaden bilateral cooperation in the fields of military technology and nuclear power.

Matvienko’s visit to Tehran comes after the Russian president traveled to Iran on November 23, 2015 and held separate meetings with Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei and President Rouhani. Putin also participated in the third summit of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) in Tehran.

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