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EU Seeks Closer Ties With Iran after JCPOA: President Rouhani

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IFP Media Wire
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President Rouhani-President Sauli Niinistö

Rouhani made the remarks in Tehran on Wednesday during a joint press conference with visiting Finnish President Sauli Niinistö, who is in the Iranian capital at the head of a large business delegation.

“During today’s discussions, we addressed the [existing] capacity of relations between Iran and the EU, especially after the JCPOA and the European side’s willingness to expand [bilateral] economic, scientific, and technological relations,” the Iranian chief executive noted.

The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) was inked between Tehran and the P5+1 group of world powers, namely Russia, China, France, Britain, the US and Germany on July 14, 2015. The accord, which took effect in January, ended decades of economic sanctions against Iran in exchange for restrictions on its nuclear program.

On Monday, Iran’s Foreign Ministry said an Iranian delegation composed of deputy foreign ministers are to hold general talks with EU officials in Brussels in December, saying the talks will cover a range of issues.

“Our ties with Europe are fundamental and age-old and we have numerous commonalities and can even differ on issues that have to do with values and regional affairs,” said Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi.

Rouhani also said economic ties with Finland had suffered prior to the JCPOA’s implementation as a result of the anti-Iran sanctions, but voiced certainty that the Finnish leader’s visit to Tehran would be a fresh start for the expansion of their relations.

Over the past days, the two sides have inked four memoranda of understanding in the areas of energy, communications and technology, environment and investment.

EU Seeks Closer Ties With Iran after JCPOA: President Rouhani

Rouhani also said it had been agreed during the trip that the two countries should expand banking relations, have direct flights between Tehran and Helsinki and establish a railway track that would connect the two states via Baku and Moscow.

The two statesmen had also addressed the developments in Middle Eastern states, namely Iraq, Syria, Libya, Yemen, and discussed the need for international cooperation against terrorism.

For his part, the Finnish head of state hailed the long-standing cooperation between the two nations, saying, “Iran was one of the first countries to recognize Finnish independence.”

“I believe that now, the Islamic Republic of Iran and Finland will cooperate further,” said Niinistö, describing the nuclear deal between Iran and the P5+1 states as an important milestone.

“I have brought with me a large business delegation and they have been very satisfied with their discussions with their colleagues from Iran,” he said.

There are various areas of potential cooperation between the two sides, including energy, clean tech, information and communications technology (ICT) as well as forestry.

Officials Stress Progress in Iran-France ties

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IFP Media Wire
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Alaeddin Boroujerdi

Alaeddin Boroujerdi, who is the chairman of the Iranian Parliament (Majlis)’s Committee on National Security and Foreign Policy, and Gérard Larcher, the president of France’s Senate met in Paris on Tuesday, discussing relations between their respective countries.

They also talked about regional issues, including the crisis in Syria, the developments in Iraq, the situation in Yemen, Lebanon’s efforts to elect a new president, and the region’s fight against terrorism.

The Iranian parliamentarian also asked Paris to take a constructive and serious stance against the bombardment of Yemen by Saudi Arabia and Riyadh’s attacks on civilian facilities.

Boroujerdi also brought up the developments in the bilateral ties over the past year, especially the trip made by Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani to France, which featured the inking of documents of cooperation, calling the visit a launch pad for better mutual relations in the future and urging the implementation of the cooperation agreements.

Rouhani traveled to France in January, signing cooperation several memoranda of understanding on cooperation in various sectors, including telecommunications, environment, tourism, agriculture, higher education, and transportation.

He made the trip following the implementation of a nuclear agreement known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) between Iran and the P5+1 group of countries in the same month.

The deal had been reached in July 2015, and France is one of the sides to the deal.

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

During the Tuesday meeting with Boroujerdi, Larcher said that following the nuclear agreement, the removal of sanctions, and the expansion of bilateral ties, “we should be able to support the two sides’ financial institutions and pave the way for their cooperation by removing the banking obstacles facing them.”

He also extended his kind regards to Iran’s Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani and welcomed future strategic talks between the countries’ senior parliamentarians.

IRGC ‘Most Powerful Armed Force’ in Middle East: Commander

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general-mohammad-ali-jafari

“Thirty seven years after the establishment of the IRGC, the force is stronger and with valuable experiences in defense today and the most powerful armed force in the region…,” Major General Jafari said in an address to a ceremony held Wednesday to inaugurate a military academy of the IRGC Navy.

The commander further noted that the IRGC Navy was established in the era of the Iraqi imposed war on Iran in the 1980s and at the time of direct confrontation with the US, adding that since then, the naval forces have been active in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz.

Due to the high sensitivity of the Persian Gulf region, the IRGC Navy has kept a close watch on the activities of the enemies and their threats, the commander went on to say.

Back in May, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei hammered the US for its schemes against Iran’s military presence in the Persian Gulf and made it clear that the Islamic Republic will continue to demonstrate power at its home, the Persian Gulf.

“The Persian Gulf is the Iranian nation’s home …, and the coasts of the Persian Gulf and large parts of the Sea of Oman coasts belong to this strong nation,” Imam Khamenei said at the time, adding, “Today, the enemies are biting off more than they can chew. For example, they draw plans that Iran should not hold military war games in the Persian Gulf.”

Judiciary Official Opposes EP Resolution on Iran Ties

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Speaking to reporters in Tehran on Wednesday, Chief of the Iranian Judiciary’s Human Rights Council Mohammad Javad Larijani slammed the EP resolution as a document revealing the EU’s real intentions in dealing with Iran.

The European Parliament passed a resolution on October 25 on the EU strategy toward Iran after coming into force of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), a nuclear agreement between Tehran and the Group 5+1 (Russia, China, the US, Britain, France and Germany).

There are a lot of flaws in the resolution, though it has defined areas of cooperation with Iran in all fields, Larijani explained, saying the document has regarded Iran as a market for the sale of European goods.

He also slammed the resolution for talking about Iran’s nuclear program “in a rude manner”, saying it was impolite of the Europeans to raise the threat of re-imposing sanctions against Iran, while the country has already honored all its commitments under the JCPOA.

The EP resolution says “development of EU-Iran relations should advance hand in hand with the implementation of the nuclear agreement/JCPOA,” stipulating that “under the terms of the agreement a failure in its implementation by Iran can lead to the reintroduction of sanctions.”

Elsewhere in his remarks, Larijani lashed out at the European Parliament for commenting on human rights in Iran, saying they “lack the competence” to tell Iran to correct its conduct, while there are numerous cases of violence and violation of human rights in Europe itself.

As regards the EU plans to establish an office in Tehran, he said it would not be a big deal as long as the office deals with trade and business, but “they have announced that they want to make close contact with human rights advocates and NGOs inside our country with the establishment of such an office to make sure about the process of implementation of human rights” in Iran.

“They (EU) should know that the (Iranian) Judiciary will definitely not allow the establishment of such a den of corruption in Iran,” Larijani emphasized.

The EU resolution has welcomed “the steps taken by the EEAS for the establishment of an EU Delegation in Tehran”, saying “EU-Iran relations should be developed through multi-layered dialogue involving political, diplomatic, economic, academic, technical, and people-to-people contacts that include civil society actors, NGOs and human rights defenders.”

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 26

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Newspapers on Wednesday highlighted the remarks made by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei in a meeting with Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bakir Izetbegovic.

They also covered the remarks made by President Hassan Rouhani in his meeting with his Bosnian counterpart.

The European Union’s decision to normalize its ties with Iran and Intelligence Minister Seyyed Mahmoud Alavi’s address to the Parliament also received great attention in today’s newspapers.

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

 

Abrar:

1- Senior Cleric: Rouhani Doesn’t Have Good Chance for Presidency in Polls

2- Ar-Rutbah Town under Control of Iraqi Forces: ISIS Positions Attacked inside Mosul

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 26

 

Abrar-e Eqtesadi:

1- 17% Decrease in Iran’s Imports from China

2- 35 Countries Making Investment to Compete with Iran’s Caviar

3- Expansion of Iran-Singapore Banking Ties

4- Britain Releases Bank Saderat’s Frozen Assets

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 26

 

Afarinesh:

1- Iran’s Reaction to Chatham House Prize: Zarif Says the Prize Belongs to Iranian Nation

2- Import of Petrol Omitted from Next Year’s Budget

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 26

 

Afkar:

1- Edible Nano Packaging Produced in Iran

2- First VP: Iran’s Missile Power, a Major Component in Deterrence

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 26

 

Aftab-e Yazd:

1- Ties between Iran and Europe Normalized: Positive Outcomes of JCPOA Emerging amid Opponents’ Harsh Criticism

2- Intelligence Minister’s Sarcastic Remarks against Hard-Liners: US Senator Also Made a 15-Day Trip to Iran in 2010, Why the MPs Didn’t Show Sensitivity at That Time?

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 26

 

Amin:

1- Iran’s Relentless Fight against ISIS: Intelligence Ministry Has Repeatedly Foiled ISIS Plots in Iran This Year

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 26

 

Arman-e Emrooz:

1- Leader in Meeting with Bosnian President: Western Governments’ Military Coalition against Terrorism Is Not Real

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 26

 

Asrar:

1- Foreign Policy: US Congress Mulling a Plan to Assassinate Bashar Assad

2- $1,000bn, the Price of Lake Urmia’s Shrinkage

3- EU Looking for Expansion of Ties with Iran

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 26

 

Besharat-e Now:

1- Intelligence Minister: Countering the Foreigners’ Infiltration Doesn’t Need Closure of Iran’s Doors to Outside World

2- Reformist Figure: Rouhani Has Done Well beyond Expectations

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 26

 

Etemad:

1- Intelligence Minister’s Intelligent Responses: Alavi Explains about US Senator’s Visit to Iran

2- Pakistan Gripped by Nightmare of ISIS

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 26

 

Ettela’at:

1- Leader: Independent Countries Should Extinguish Fire of Conflicts by Strengthening Ties and Refusing to Be Influenced by Arrogant States

2- Iran and Bosnia Presidents Underline the Expansion of Mutual Cooperation

3- Suicide Attack on Quetta Police Academy Leaves 60 Dead and 125 Wounded

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 26

 

Hamshahri:

1- Finland’s President: Interaction with Iran in Win-Win Situation

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 26

 

Iran:

1- Petrol Self-Sufficiency after 36 Years

2- European Parliament Gives 456 Yes Votes: EU Passes Resolution to Normalize and Expand Ties with Iran

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 26

 

Javan:

1- Leader: Europe Has Created Terrorism and ISIS by Humiliating Muslim Youths

2- ISIS Unveiled in Pakistan

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 26

 

Jomhouri Eslami:

1- Rouhani: Promotion of Tehran-Sarajevo Cooperation Is a Must

2- Syria’s Request for Receiving War Reparation from US Coalition

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 26

 

Kayhan:

1- Leader: US and Europe Are Birthplace of Terrorism and Takfiri [Extremist] Ideology

2- Israeli Commander: In Next War, Hezbollah Will Not Show Any Mercy to Us

3- Cross Installed on Iraqi Church: Iraqi Popular Forces Heal Wounds of Nineveh’s Christians

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 26

 

Khorasan:

1- Explosion in Antalya: Attack on Heart of Turkey’s Tourism

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 26

 

Payam-e Zaman:

1- SNSC Secretary: Iranians Won’t Leave Their Stances against Zionism and US

2- President: Radical Islam Has Nothing to Do with True Islam

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 26

 

Rah-e Mardom:

1- Rouhani: Iran and Bosnia Trying to Portray True Image of Islam

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 26

 

Resalat:

1- Leader: West’s Evil Policies Increasing Humanity’s Problems on Daily Basis

2- Ayatollah Jannati: In the Name of Interaction, Some Are Calling for Submission to Enemies

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 26

 

Sayeh:

1- Iran’s 0.25% Share of Halal Food Market: Muslims Importing Halal Foods

2- Dutch Environment Minister: Quality of Iran’s Water Is Amazing

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 26

 

Sepid:

1- Trump’s Fear: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Say People Are Suffering from Insomnia and Stress Because of the Fear Caused by Trump

2- Air Pollution Is as Dangerous as Obesity, Research Shows

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 26

 

Setareh Sobh:

1- Leader: Security and Peace Are Prerequisites of Growth and Prosperity of a Nation

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 26

 

Shahrvand:

1- From Fear of Iran to Love of Iran! Major World Media Introduce Iran as One of the World’s 10 Wonderful Countries

2- Share of Tourism Industry in Iran’s GDP Increased to 7.6%

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 26

 

Vaghaye Ettefaghieh:

1- EU’s Resolution, a Green Light for Iran [Editorial]

2- People Vote in Popular Sports Show: Let Women Go to Stadiums

3- Sexual Abuse of Children, a Crisis That Is Screaming: Serious Concerns Raised in Child Rights Group Meeting

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 26

 

Vatan-e Emrooz:

1- Queen’s Prize: A Report on the Prize Given by Royal Institute of Chatham House to Zarif and Kerry for JCPOA!

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 26

US Version of Human Rights Boosts Terrorists: Iran Defense Chief

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IFP Media Wire
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Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan
Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan

“The US version of human rights has been mobilized to save Daesh and al-Nusra Front terrorists,” Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan said on Wednesday.

He further said wherever an anti-terror operation is about to succeed, Washington and its allies scramble to put forward “deceptive ceasefire plans or other so-called peace initiatives in order to save the terrorists and prevent their elimination.”

Washington and its partners, however, remain silent on the crimes committed by the terror groups, and even go as far as to provide them with intelligence and political support, paving the way for more terror activities.

On the one hand, they claim to be advocating human rights, and on the other, give the green light to the terror groups associated with them like al-Nusra — which has rebranded itself as Jabhat Fateh al-Sham — to prevent civilians from leaving the conflict zones, Dehqan warned.

This would enable the terrorists to use the civilians as human shields and obstruct the Syrian military’s anti-terror drive, he said.

The Iranian minister further said terrorism and extremism are being fueled with the aim of protecting the Israeli regime and prolonging insecurity in the Middle East, a situation which helps imperial powers maintain their presence there.

This is while it has been a main concern for the resistance front to save civilians and ensure their safe transfer outside conflict zones, Dehqan added.

US Version of Human Rights Boosts Terrorists: Iran Defense Chief

He called for an end to foreign support for the terror groups operating in the region, saying efforts must be made to set the stage for national dialog in violence-torn countries.

In recent weeks, the Syrian city of Aleppo and Mosul in neighboring Iraq have turned into the two main frontlines against terrorists in the Middle East.

Syrian and Iraqi armed units have been engaged in heavy fighting with the Takfiri terrorists to liberate the two cities.

Reports coming out of Aleppo and Mosul indicate that the terrorists are using civilians as human shields to prevent their exit from the embattled areas amid army operations.

Since 2014, the US and a number of its allies have been conducting air raids against what they call terrorist positions in both countries, but the campaign has so far failed to dislodge the terrorists, causing, instead, numerous civilian casualties and damaging the infrastructure in the two Arab states.

Body of ISIS Terrorist Eaten by Cats

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IFP Editorial Staff
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ISIS

According to a report by Mashregh, as translated by IFP, these photos show the ISIS terrorist’s corpse turning into a food for cats, but the exact date and place is not clear.

Clinton’s Policy on Syria Would Lead to World War Three: Trump

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IFP Editorial Staff
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According to a report by Retuers, as covered by IRNA, in an interview focused largely on foreign policy, Trump said Clinton could drag the United States into a world war with a more aggressive posture toward resolving the Syrian conflict.
Trump said defeating the ISIS is a higher priority than persuading Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down, playing down a long-held goal of US policy.
Trump, at the same time, said Assad is much stronger now than he was three years ago and said getting Assad to leave power was less important than defeating the ISIS.
Clinton has called for the establishment of a no-fly zone and “safe zones” on the ground to protect non-combatants. Some analysts fear that protecting those zones could bring the United States into direct conflict with Russian fighter jets.
“What we should do is focus on ISIS. We should not be focusing on Syria,” said Trump. “You’re going to end up in World War Three over Syria if we listen to Hillary Clinton.
Clinton’s campaign dismissed the criticism, noting that both Republican and Democratic national security experts have denounced Trump as unfit to be commander-in-chief.
“Once again, he is parroting Putin’s talking points and playing to Americans’ fears, all while refusing to lay out any plans of his own for defeating ISIS or alleviating humanitarian suffering in Syria,” Clinton spokesman Jesse Lehrich said in a statement.

Saddam’s Cousin Arrested in a Water Tank in Kirkuk!

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Saddam’s Cousin

Kirkuk Police Chief, Brigadier General Sarhad Qadir, said that “Police forces carried out extensive raid and search operations in Daquq district (35 km south of Kirkuk), and managed to arrest Nizar Mahmud Abdul Ghani, cousin of former president Saddam Hussein, along with one of the ISIS members who attacked the province recently.”
“The detainee confessed during the preliminary investigation that he is a cousin of the former President Saddam Hussein and participated in the latest attack launched by the ISIS on Kirkuk,” Qadir added, as reported by Iraqi News and covered by Arya News Agency.
“Abdul Ghani is a former officer in the private security service, while his brothers are working with the ISIS southwest of Kirkuk,” Qadir explained. “The security operation also resulted in the confiscation of four Kalashnikov weapons and quantities of ammunition,” Qadir said.
He also told Sumaria News that Saddam’s cousin was arrested in a tanker.

 

Iran Ready to Support UN Peacekeeping Missions: Khoshrou

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IFP Media Wire
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khoshrou

Gholam-Ali Khoshrou, Iran’s ambassador and permanent representative to the UN, made the announcement while addressing the global body’s general assembly in New York on Tuesday.

“The Islamic Republic of Iran believes that devising any mechanism by the UN for addressing problems hindering peacekeeping operations and the deployment of peacekeepers… must be carried out in accordance with the goals and principles written in the United Nation’s charter,” he said.

He also stressed that a host country’s primary responsibility is the protection of civilians in conflict zones, an action which should also be carried out by peacekeeping missions.

He further noted that any manner of armed intervention by the UN or any other foreign force on the pretext of protecting civilians is not acceptable.

Khoshrou emphasized that dealing with the misconduct of peacekeepers, such as the sexual exploitation and abuse of locals, must be a priority for the UN.

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