Iran Condemns Huge Terrorist Attack in Pakistan’s Balochistan

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November 13, 2016

At least 47 people were killed and over 110 others injured in the bomb blast that hit Shah Noorani shrine in Lasbela district, some 100 kilometers north of the port city of Karachi, on Saturday evening.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi said on Saturday that collective efforts and resolve are essential to uproot terrorism in the region.

He extended his condolences to the Pakistani government and nation as well as the families of the victims of the terrorist crime.

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif denounced the bomb attack and called on authorities to speed up the rescue operation.

Reports say some 500 people were in the shrine when the bomb went off.

The Daesh terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the deadly attack.

Pakistan’s restive and mineral-rich Balochistan province is rife with separatist, extremist and sectarian violence and has been the scene of several bomb and gun attacks over the past years.

Iranian Reporter Mohsen Khazaei Killed in Syria’s Aleppo

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November 13, 2016

Mohsen Khazaei, who worked for the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), was killed on Saturday while his cameraman sustained injuries and was transferred to hospital.

The Iranian reporter lost his life when shrapnel from a mortar shell hit him in the head. His cameraman, Tamer Sandooq, was injured in the shoulder.

The Iranian reporting team came under mortar fire by terrorists in Minyan district in the western part of Aleppo.

A number of correspondents affiliated to Iranian news stations have fallen victim to the conflict in Syria in the past.

In August 2015, Iranian reporter Mohammad-Hassan Hosseini suffered facial injury in a mortar attack by militants in the port city of Latakia in western Syria.

Press TV correspondent Maya Nasser was also killed in September 2012 after militants attacked Press TV staff in the Syrian capital, Damascus.

On Saturday, Syrian forces regained control of areas in and around Aleppo, which were seized by foreign-sponsored terrorists over the past two weeks.

The so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that the army had retaken a couple of strategic areas such as the neighborhood of Dahiyat al-Assad and the village of Minyan on Aleppo’s outskirts.

“We fought them in every street, house, neighborhood and schools, and they used mosques to launch attacks,” an army brigadier general in Minyan who identified himself as Nabil told Lebanon’s al-Manar TV.

Aleppo, once Syria’s second largest city, has been the scene of fighting between Syrian forces and terrorists.

It has been divided over the past four years between Damascus forces in the west and terrorists in the east, making it a front line battleground.

Backed by Russian air cover, the Syrian army in September launched operations to reunite the divided northwestern city.

Edward Snowden: Don’t Fear Trump!

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November 12, 2016

According to a report covered by IRNA, in an unexpectedly upbeat conversation, the American whistle-blower Edward Snowden told an audience at the Pathé Tuschinski theatre in Amsterdam via a live stream on Thursday that for those concerned about privacy, they should not worry too much about Trump, they are the ones who can make a change.

“This is a dark moment in our nation’s history, but it is not the end of history.”

The bigger question is “how do we defend the rights of everyone, everywhere, without regard to borders?”

“I try not to look at this as a question of a single election or a single president or even a single government, because we see these threats coming across borders,” Snowden said.

“If we want a better world, we can’t hope for an Obama, or fear a Trump. We should build it ourselves,” he said.

In other words, citizens should think about their own security and privacy rather than relying on a politician to make changes. He said that Americans need to think about how to “defend the rights of everyone, everywhere,” rather than defending against Trump in high office.

Snowden spoke remotely from Russia, where he has resided since first disclosing the NSA’s extensive surveillance activities in 2013.

Snowden, 33, is wanted in the United States to face trial on charges brought under the tough Espionage Act. But he said he was unconcerned about the possibility that Russian President Vladimir Putin could send him back once Trump is sworn in.

Senior Saudi Prince Says Trump Shouldn’t Scrap Iran Nuclear Deal

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November 12, 2016

According to a report covered by Fars, Persian Gulf powers watched with alarm as US President Barack Obama forged a deal with its top regional foe over Iran’s nuclear program last year and warned it would embolden Tehran’s pursuit of regional hegemony.

Trump, who triumphed in the US election this week, has said he would dismantle the nuclear deal agreed last year, although he has made other contradictory statements on the accord. Iran denies ever having considered developing atomic weapons.

“I don’t think he should scrap it. It’s been worked on for many years and the general consensus in the world, not just the United States, is that it has achieved an objective, which is a 15-year hiatus in the program that Iran embarked on to develop nuclear weapons,” Prince Turki al-Faisal, a former Saudi intelligence chief and ex-ambassador to Washington and London said on Thursday.

“To scrap that willy-nilly as it were will have ramifications, and I don’t know if something else can be put in its place to guarantee that Iran will not go that route if the agreement is scrapped,” he said at a think-tank event in Washington.

Iran Proposes Nuclear Energy Cooperation with Hungary

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November 12, 2016

In a meeting with Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary Laszlo Kover in Tehran on Saturday, President Rouhani highlighted Iran’s progress in modern technologies, such as nanotechnology and biotechnology, proposing mutual cooperation in the nuclear industry.

The president also made a reference to the agreements that Iran has signed with a lot of foreign companies, including Europeans, in the post-JCPOA era, and invited Hungarian investors and enterprises to tap into the opportunities available in Iran.

The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) is a nuclear agreement between Tehran and the Group 5+1 (Russia, China, the US, Britain, France and Germany) that came into force in January.

He also called for efforts to carry out the bilateral accords that the two countries signed during Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s 2015 visit to Iran, urging closer interaction in the cultural and academic fields and in the tourism industry.

Iran Proposes Nuclear Energy Cooperation with Hungary

Kover, for his part, voiced Hungary’s readiness to promote economic ties with Iran, stressing the need for holding a joint commission meeting to accelerate enhancement of cooperation.

Highlighting the significant role of the parliaments in strengthening bilateral relations, the Hungarian speaker also called for collaboration in the banking sector, energy industry, and the fight against terrorism.

In November 2015, Hungary’s Prime Minister Orban paid a visit to Iran, leading a group of 120 economic activists, businessmen and officials from the European country’s banks.

The two countries inked eight documents on cooperation in various areas during the visit, which marked the first trip by a Hungarian prime minister to the Islamic Republic in 27 years.

Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 12

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November 12, 2016

The majority of newspapers today continued to cover the election of Donald Trump as the new President of the United States and the post-election riots across the US.

They also covered the reactions by Iranian officials and experts to Trump’s victory.

The remarks made by Chief of Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri about the country’s military preparedness also received great coverage.

The death of prominent Canadian poet and singer Leonard Cohen was also a top story today.

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

Abrar:

1- First Meeting between Trump and Obama in White House

2- US Lawmakers Continue Their Efforts to Prevent Boeing’s Plane Sale to Iran

3- Montenegro’s President Accuses Russia of Hatching Plot against Podgorica

4- Egyptian Army Continues Operation in Sinai Desert

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Abrar-e Eqtesadi:

1- Fresh Monetary Talks between Iran and Russia

2- Iran’s Capital Market Waiting for Announcement of Trump’s Plans

3- Iranian Economy’s Opportunity for Using the Conflict between Europe and US

4- Oil Minister Explains about Short-Term Impact of Trump’s Victory on Oil Price

5- $42bn Lost Because of Trump’s Victory

6- Talks with China for Development of Two Oilfields

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Afkar:

1- Slovakia, the New Gate for Iran’s Access to Europe

2- Text of IAEA’s Report about Verification of Iran’s JCPOA Commitments

3- Two-Third of MS Patients Using Iranian-Made Drugs

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Aftab-e Yazd:

1- First Move by Trump about JCPOA: US President-Elect Calls for Revision of Nuclear Deal

2- 3,000-Year-Old Skull Found in Tehran: Wastewater Digging Once Again Leads to Historical Discovery

3- Epidemic of MS Is Imminent in Iran

4- Iran’s State TV Announces: American Youths Watch Press TV!

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Arman-e Emrooz:

1- Mogherini: Trump Cannot Cancel JCPOA

2- Deputy Minister: A Mafia Group Active in Iran’s Oil Industry

3- Two Iranians to Appear in American Court over Violation of Anti-Iran Sanctions

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Asrar:

1- Opponents of Trump Show Their Power in US Cities

2- Pentagon’s Surprising Turnaround: Obama Issues Order to Destroy Leaders of Jabhat Fateh al-Sham Terrorist Group

3- Tehran Friday Prayers Imam: We Respect People’s Choice in Other Countries

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Besharat-e Now:

1- Reformists’ Reaction to US Elections: Trump or Clinton Were No Different for Us

2- Iran’s Environment Chief Ebtekar: Bill to Be Passed by Government against Animal Abuse

3- Age Difference, a Criterion Which Is Being Forgotten: Reason Mentioned by Young Girls and Elderly Men for Marriage

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Donya-ye Eqtesad:

1- Analysis of Economic Roots behind Trump’s Emergence

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Ebtekar:

1- Options on Zarif’s Table: FM’s Reaction to Concerns about JCPOA after Trump’s Victory

2- Iranians’ Are Just 9.3% Ready to Face Disasters: ‘Prevention’ Is the Achilles’ Heel of Disasters in Iran

3- Dancing to the End of Love: Leonard Cohen Dies

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Etemad:

1- Conservative Figure Haddad Adel Calls for Unity: He Asked Conservatives to Avoid Rift

2- Health Minister: I Won’t Remain a Minister in Next Cabinet

3- Why Trump Managed to Become US President [Editorial]

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Ettela’at:

1- Mogherini: JCPOA Is a Multilateral Deal within UN’s Framework, and Cannot Be Torn Apart

2- Reuters: Trump Will Destroy Obama’s Legacy

3- Chief of President Rouhani’s Office: Government’s Duty Is to Protect Freedom of Speech

4- Zarif in Meeting with Czech FM: All Parties to JCPOA Should Be Committed to It

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Haft-e Sobh:

1- Death of the Rebel: Cohen Was One of Those Figures Who Turned Music into a High-Level Instrument for Protest

2- Trump’s Shadow over Boeing and JCPOA: Last Week, the Question Was that Which Candidate Would Be More Appropriate for Iran, Now the Question Is What Will Happen?

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Hemayat:

1- US in Fire of Division

2- Anti-JCPOA Propaganda after US Elections

3- 3 Million Visas to Be Issued for Arbaeen Pilgrims

4- Iran’s Top Officer: Enemy’s Defensive Shield Is Incapable When It Comes to Iranian Missiles

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Hosban:

1- Friday Prayers Imam: Remarks by Presidential Candidates Showed that US Is a Bankrupt Country

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Iran:

1- New Documents Show Numerous Cases of Violation of Law in the Missing Oil Rig Case

2- Industry Minister: Foreign Car-Makers Will Come to Iran; Trump’s Election Will Not Be Effective

3- Riots against the President in 25 American Cities

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Jame Jam:

1- Protest at American Democracy

2- Forgetting about Transfer of Technology in Foreign Contracts

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Javan:

1- Young People Losing Millions of Dollars in Online Gambling Websites: Numerous Poker Websites Receive Huge Income Everyday Thanks to Iranian Youths’ Losses; Why Cyber Police Doesn’t Do Anything?

2- US in Mist

3- Foreign Investors Will Be Expelled from Iran with Trump

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Jomhouri Eslami:

1- Major European Officials Ask for Trump’s Guarantee to Remain Committed to JCPOA

2- Third Night of Unrest in US in Protest at Trump’s Election

3- Syria and Iraq’s Anti-Terrorist Campaign Makes Progress in Aleppo and Mosul

4- Amano: Iran’s Nuclear Activity Continues within JCPOA

5- Yemen’s Ansarullah Takes Control of 5 Saudi Arabian Villages

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Kayhan:

1- The Fire of 2009 Sedition [post-election protests in Iran] Burns Its Plotter: Riots in Protest at Results of US Elections

2- Ansarullah Kills Tens of Saudi Troopers to Take Control of 5 Villages in Saudi Arabia

3- Senior Cleric: American People’s Tax Money Is Spent on Killing People in Syria and Yemen

4- People’s Livelihood Is the Main Concern of the Leader of Islamic Revolution

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Khorasan:

1- US Is Still in Chaos

2- Lost Dreams of Donald Trump in the World without ‘Rulers’ [Editorial]

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Payam-e Zaman:

1- Chief of Iran’s Armed Forces: It’s Not a Joke to Threaten Islamic Republic

2- 90% of Iranian Villages Will Have Access to Natural Gas

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Resalat:

1- Senior Cleric: Trump Should Apologize to Iranian People; US Is Playing with Fire

2- Chief of Armed Forces: Trump Talking Way Out of His League

3- Clinton: US Suffering from Deep Gap

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Roozan:

1- New York Billionaire Surrounded by Opponents: Students Hold Protest Rally against Trump’s Presidency

2- Trap of ‘Trumpophobia’ for Rouhani

3- Trump: From Erdogan to Ahmadinejad; Media Trying to Define the Unknown Phenomenon

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Setareh Sobh:

1- American Riot

2- Iranian Armed Forces Don’t Interfere in Executive Affairs: Major General Baqeri

3- Former Diplomat: World Faced with New Form of Nationalism; Trump’s Victory despite Opposition by Parties Shows Health of Democratic System in US

4- Toner: It’s Possible that Trump Suspends Nuclear Deal

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Shakhe-ye Sabz:

1- Government Spokesman: We’re Now Running the Country with $23bn Oil Income

2- IRGC General Rezaei: Trump’s Victory Heralds a Big Storm in US

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Shargh:

1- JCPOA Is Not Reversible: World Reacts to Remarks Made by Trump’s Advisor about Revision of Nuclear Deal

2- Three Musketeers: A View of Trump’s Possible Options for State Department

3- Their Trump and Our Trump [Editorial]

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Vaghaye Ettefaghieh:

1- Foreign Ministry Spokesman: US Will Not Gamble on JCPOA

2- Parliament’s Vice-Speaker: I Believe Men and Women Have Equal Rights, But They’re Not Similar

3- Will Lake Urmia Dry Up? No Budget Yet for Reviving the Shrinking Lake

4- End of the Mission of the Sad Loving Poet: Cohen Dies at 82

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Vatan-e Emrooz:

1- Miscellaneous States: Americans Start Unprecedented Wave of Firing US Flag in Massive Post-Election Riots in Different Cities

2- Continued Air Pollution in Big Cities

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China’s Defence Minister Due in Iran Sunday

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November 12, 2016

The top Chinese military official is scheduled to arrive in Tehran tomorrow for a three-day visit at the invitation of his Iranian counterpart Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan.

Apart from meetings with Dehqan, the Chinese defence minister will also hold talks with senior Iranian political and military officials on bilateral, regional and international issues.

In September, China’s Ambassador to Iran Pang Sen had unveiled plans for reciprocal visits by delegations from the armed forces of Iran and China.

Tehran and Beijing have close diplomatic, economic, trade and energy ties, and in recent years have developed their military relations as well.

In May 2014, the Iranian defence minister paid an official visit to China to negotiate mutual visits and personnel training cooperation between the two countries.

Int’l Pahlavani Federation Appoints Iranian Wrestler as Its New President

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November 12, 2016

The election ceremony was held on Friday evening on the sidelines of the first Pahlavani Wrestling World Championship in Minsk, Belarus.

During the meeting of International Pahlavani Wrestling Federation’s board of directors, Iran’s Alireza Heidari received the highest number of votes to be elected as the federation’s president.

As per the decision made by International Pahlavani Wrestling Federation’s board of directors, Tehran has been selected as the headquarters of the federation.

The first edition of Pahlavani Wrestling Championship has started in Minsk with athletes from 45 countries in attendance.

Pahlavani wrestlers from Iran, Russia, Belarus, Georgia, Azerbaijan Republic, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Bulgaria, Estonia, Moldova, Germany, the Netherlands, Greece, France, Pakistan, Indonesia, Lithuania, among others, are taking part in these games, as reported by IRNA and translated by IFP.

On May 3, 2016, the International Pahlavani Wrestling Federation started its operation as the governing body responsible for the organization of major international tournaments of the sport, Mehr reported.

The federation was established following the United World Wrestling’s green light as well as strenuous efforts made by the Islamic Republic of Iran Wrestling Federation (IRIWF) and a number of foreign federations in holding international Pahlavani wrestling tournaments in 2015 and 2016.

Pahlavani wrestling dates back to ancient Persia and is said it was practiced by mythological heroes in great battles.

Considered of high spiritual value, it combines martial arts and freestyle techniques, calisthenics, strength training and epic music.

Pahlavani wrestling is recognized by UNESCO as among the world’s longest-running forms of sport.

UN’s Syria Envoy in Iran for Talks

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November 12, 2016

De Mistura arrived in the Iranian capital on Saturday. He had been invited by Hossein Jaberi Ansari, Iran’s deputy foreign minister for Arab and African affairs, whom he will meet on Saturday.

The UN official has traveled to Iran several times since his appointment as the UN’s envoy for Syria to hold talks with Iranian officials. He last visited Iran in April.

The emissary regularly travels to regional countries to help bring about convergence that could pave the way for the resolution of the Syrian conflict, which has, according to his estimates, killed some 400,000 people so far.

Earlier in the month, he had met with the European Union (EU)’s foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini in Brussels.

Mogherini, too, has previously visited Iran to address the regional situation.

The Syrian government has been fighting a foreign-sponsored militancy since 2011. The UN has been attempting to put an end to the fighting including by assigning special envoys for the Arab country. Such attempts, however, have so far been largely fruitless.

Late last month, de Mistura warned that ongoing attempts by Takfiri terrorists to break a government siege of the western part of the city of Aleppo could amount to war crimes. He voiced his shock at the indiscriminate use of heavy weapons by the militants during their onslaught on western Aleppo’s civilian suburbs.

Sun Palace; Monument from 18th Century in Northeastern Iran

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November 12, 2016

Sun Palace; Monument from 18th Century in Northeastern Iran

The Sun Palace was built at the order of Nader Shah Afshar, the founder of the Afsharid dynasty, in 1729 CE.

Here are Tasnim News Agency’s photos of the historical Sun Palace- Ghasr-e Khorshid in Persian- in Kalat Naderi, northeastern Iran; near the holy city of Mashhad:

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