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Slovenia’s Iran Embassy to Reopen during Presidential Visit

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IFP Media Wire
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In addition to reopening of Slovenia’s embassy, which was closed in 2013 as part of general austerity policies, President Pahor will sign several agreements with Iran during his visit to Tehran, Slovenian Deputy Foreign Minister Darja Bavdaz Kuret said at a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, held in Tehran on Wednesday.

The two sides also discussed the latest regional and international developments, with Foreign Minister Zarif calling for the expansion of relations and closer interaction between Tehran and Ljubljana.

In March 2013, in response to the difficult financial and economic situation in Slovenia, the European country’s government decided to shrink its diplomatic network as part of general austerity policies.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani recently called for attempts to enhance relations between Tehran and Ljubljana in light of the removal of anti-Iran sanctions under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), a nuclear deal between Tehran and the Group 5+1 (Russia, China, the US, Britain, France and Germany).

US Presidential Candidates’ Remarks Enough to Disgrace Washington: Iran’s Leader

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IFP Editorial Staff
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“These days, the two candidates [Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton] are disclosing facts and disasters from inside the US that I repeatedly talked about, but some didn’t believe me, or didn’t want to believe,” Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said in a Thursday meeting with a group of Iranian students in Tehran.

According to a report by the Leader’s official website, Ayatollah Khamenei went on to say that the remarks made by the two presidential candidates indicate the devastation of human values in the US.

The Leader referred to the ethical scandals of US politicians and statesmen as one of the major problems of the American society, and added, “The statements made by these two candidates in recent weeks about the ongoing unethical issues – which don’t seem to be groundless – are enough to disgrace the US.”

 

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Elsewhere in his remarks, Ayatollah Khamenei warned that a compromise with the US will not resolve Iran’s problems as Washington has not set aside its hostilities towards the Iranian nation.

The Leader warned that the Americans and certain parties seek to persuade the Iranian society that compromise with Washington would settle the country’s issues, Press TV reported.

“This mindset, which is very dangerous, says ‘if we compromise with the United States, all of the country’s problems will be resolved’,” said Ayatollah Khamenei.

The Leader made the remarks as Iran prepares to commemorate on Friday the anniversary of the 1979 takeover of the US embassy by Iranian students in the capital, Tehran.

The 13th day of the Iranian calendar month of Aban, which falls on November 3 this year, is known as the Student Day in Iran, marking National Day of Fight against Global Arrogance.

On this day, a group of Iranian university students took over the US embassy, which they believed had turned into a center of espionage aimed at overthrowing the Islamic Republic in Iran following the country’s Islamic Revolution earlier in 1979.

Ayatollah Khamenei further highlighted US enmities and plots against the Iranian nation over the past three decades, saying Washington has proved it never abides by its promises.

The Leader recalled his numerous warnings over the US role during the process of nuclear negotiations with Iran, saying “currently, it is not only me saying that they break their promises, but Iranian authorities, and even the nuclear negotiators themselves, speak of the US breaching its pledges.”

Washington’s main goal is to hinder the Iranian nation’s progress, warned Ayatollah Khamenei, adding that the US has never stopped its hostilities towards the Islamic Republic.

“How would a government, which has never stopped its hostilities towards the Iranian nation even for a single second, solve the country’s issues,” asked the Leader.

The 1979 takeover of the US embassy by Iranian students was a “natural response” to Washington’s hostile policies towards the nation.

Beauty of Autumn in Iran’s Qazvin Province

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Fatemeh Askarieh
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Autumn is indeed the crowning glory of the year. It comes to tell the world that the hot days of summer are gone and cold days of the winter will come soon. Whether in a garden or in nature, it creates unrivaled scenes of natural beauty.

The following are the photos Mehr has posted on its website on November 1 of autumn in Iran’s Qazvin Province:

 

British Politicians Terrified of Making Anti-Israeli Comments

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IFP Media Wire
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In an interview with IRNA in London, and commenting on the current situation in Palestine, Tonge said there are two sides to the Palestinian conflict.

First is that Israel seeks to build new towns in the West Bank and Palestinian people are being thrown out of their lands in areas which is not supposed to be controlled by Israel.

Israeli settlers are moving into houses in those townships and have their own libraries and swimming pools and they have built roads connecting to these places which the Palestinians cannot use and are stuck in their villages in the West Bank.

So the situation in the West Bank described by one Israeli as Swiss cheese that is full of holes. The holes are where the Palestinians live and the cheesy bits are the settlements and the road connecting them.

In Gaza, when Hamas won the free and fair monitored elections in 2006, the Quartet and Israel refused to accept them as winners, refused to let them form a government and so they fled into Gaza and since 2006 Gaza has been blocked almost completely by Israel.

The only thing which Israel complains about is that they try very hard to resist and fire rockets over a very uninhabited part of Israel which gives Israel excuse to bomb them.

On British government explicit support for Israel, Tonge said Israel has an extremely privileged position in Britain.

Even if you look at the American politics, you will see that AIPAC controls Democrats and Republicans and there is no question about this.

They have huge control over the politicians in America and for a similar but less reason they have huge control over the politicians in this country.

Because they do foster relation with political parties, they take MPs of all parties on trips to Israel to show them what a beautiful country it is and to mask what is really going on in the occupied territories where they don’t take them.

There is a sort of conspiracy between America, Britain and Israel and Israel holds most of the cards. When anyone starts criticizing them, they start talking about Holocaust and after that they start to talk about anti-Semitism.

Currently in this country there is an absolute purge going on so that everyone is terrified of making any comments about the Israeli government lest they’ll be accused of anti-Semitism.

On her own story of being suspended because of hosting a so-called anti-Semitic event, the Baroness said, ‘Currently, we are beginning a lead up to commemorating the Balfour Declaration which was a declaration from British politician in 1917 that the Jews should have a home in Palestine – which we were running Palestine.

We also said in this declaration that this is provided that there was no harm to the human right or political right of the indigenous people there.

What has happened of course is that the state of Israel was created and pronounced in 1948 and Palestine was never been recognized.

We had a meeting last week to launch the commemoration of the Balfour campaign.
This meeting was run by the Palestine Return Centre which is a Charity here campaigning for the return of the Palestinian refugees

We had three very good speakers and I was chairing the meeting. It was a very hot packed place and people very well attended. Towards the end of the meeting, a young Rabbi from Neturei Karta, a sect who do not like Israel and Zionism, got up and was saying something which I was not very much catching but did not want to offend him, but towards the end he mentioned the word Boycott and because I wanted to move on to the next speakers, I said I would like anyone to say anything about BDS campaign.

The next morning I was told that I was suspended by my party because of anti-Semitic remarks.

Someone had Youtubed the sound of the man who was speaking and amongst the things he said, he was going on about Hitler and Holocaust and because I didn’t shut him up earlier and tell him that was nonsense, I was accused of being anti-Semitic.

I wish we could have a proper debate about the difference between anti-Semitism and Anti-Zionism; because no one wants to be anti-Semitic.

I am not anti-Semitic. What I campaign against is the action of the Israeli government and this is what I have got into trouble about.

I think the Israeli government is wrong, they are breaking international law and they are abusing the human rights of the Palestinian people. This is wrong and we should not be condoning it.’

To a question about the possibility of prosecuting Israel, Tonge said there was a call after the attack on Gaza that they have committed crimes. But with Israel everything gets suppressed and put on one side.

It is alleged that war crimes occurred and some pretty nasty weapons where tested on Gaza. Because of the influence that they have and, the fact that America will always block anything that goes on, they will always be on Israel’s side.Therefore, we never get anywhere.

Saudi Arabia Steered By Raw, Adventurous Youths: Rafsanjani

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IFP Editorial Staff
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According to a report by Entekhab, as translated by IFP, Ayatollah Rafsanjani had a meeting with Cypriot Parliament Speaker Demetris Syllouris.

During the meeting held in Tehran, the Iranian cleric expressed concerns about the Saudis’ atrocities in Yemen.

In response to a question about possible mediation by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation between Tehran and Riyadh, Ayatollah Rafsanjani said, “In the current situation, some inexperienced, adventurous youths are making decision for Saudi Arabia.”

He noted that Saudi Arabia, as a country which hosts millions of Muslims every year for Hajj pilgrimage, is not expected to slaughter Yemeni civilians.

Elsewhere in his remarks, Ayatollah Rafsanjani pointed to the confrontation between Russia and the US in Syria and referred to it as a worrying subject.

“The repercussions of this confrontation are more severely seen in Turkey, Iraq, Yemen and Saudi Arabia,” he said, stressing that the wise leaders of the world’s sane nations are expected to try to curb the spread of terrorism.

Syllouris, for his part, called on Ayatollah Rafsanjani to try harder to reduce concerns of international community.

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 2

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IFP Editorial Staff
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The majority of newspapers on Wednesday highlighted the Tuesday parliamentary session where three ministers nominated by President Hassan Rouhani for the ministries of Sports and Youth, Culture and Islamic Guidance, and Education managed to receive the lawmakers’ vote of confidence.

Another top story was the remarks made by US Secretary of State John Kerry about the US elections, which, according to him, have disgraced the US.

The ongoing battle to retake the ISIS-held city of Mosul also remained a top story today.

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

 

Abrar:

1- Kerry: Clinton and Trump Have Disgraced the US

2- UN: Yemen Is on Verge of Collapse

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 2

 

Abrar-e Eqtesadi:

1- Deputy Power Minister: We Sell Electricity to Iranian People in Extremely Cheap Prices

2- Opening of Russian Railway’s Representative Office in Iran

3- Three Foreign Banks Opening Offices in Iran

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 2

 

Afkar:

1- Interior Minister: Iran-Iraq Ties Growing in All Aspects

2- Resumption of Syria Peace Talks Postponed to Future

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 2

 

Aftab-e Yazd:

1- Fruit of February Parliamentary Elections: In Spite of the Fuss Made by Hardliners, All Three Ministers Nominated by Rouhani Receive Vote of Confidence from Lawmakers

2- Should Zarif Go to Britain? Iranian FM Undecided about Receiving Chatham House Prize

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 2

 

Amin:

1- Obama Stops Upgrading US Nuclear Bombers

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Arman-e Emrooz:

1- Zarif Didn’t Go to London, Kerry Received the Gift! US Secretary of State Clearly Said Zarif Is a Patriot Man

2- Expert: Trump’s Policies Enhance Iran’s Security

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 2

 

Besharat-e Now:

1- UNESCO: 827 Journalists Killed in Past 9 Years

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 2

 

Ebtekar:

1- Trust in Change: All Three Candidates Become Rouhani’s Ministers

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 2

 

Etemad:

1- This Was the Meaning of People’s Vote: Tenth Parliament Gives Vote of Confidence to the Three Candidates Who Had Been Refused Such a Vote in Previous Parliament

2- Storm, Dust Pollution, and Earthquake Shut Down Iranian Schools

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 2

 

Ettela’at:

1- President: We Should Fight Corruption Using Culture

2- Election of Hezbollah’s Choice as President of Lebanon Warmly Received by the World

3- Russia Hands Over to UNSC the Documents of US Crimes in Syria

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 2

 

Haft-e Sobh:

1- Will James Comey Knock Out Hillary Clinton Six Days ahead of US Elections?

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 2

 

Iran:

1- Rouhani: Government Will Remain Committed to Its Promises until Its Final Day and Is Not Afraid of Acts of Sabotage

2- Different Report by Human Rights Watch: Empire of Oppression in Persian Gulf Cooperation Council

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 2

 

Javan:

1- ISIS’ Defensive Belt Broken in Mosul: State TV Building Retaken by Liberation Forces

2- Rouhani Came to Parliament, Called His Critics Stupid, Then Left / Three Ministers Rejected by Previous Parliament Receive Vote of Confidence from 10th Parliament

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 2

 

Jomhouri Eslami:

1- Kerry: US Presidential Elections Are Embarrassing

2- Germany Makes €104m Investment in Development of Iran’s Shahid Rajaei Port

3- President in Meeting with Cypriot Parliament Speaker: Root Cause of Regional Problems Is Foreign Meddling Aimed at Creating Regional Rifts

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 2

 

Kayhan:

1- Yemen’s Ansarullah: Next Missile Ready to Be Fired at Riyadh

2- Iraqi PM after Arrival in Nineveh: We’ll Behead ISIS in Mosul

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 2

 

Khorasan:

1- Leader: We Are Specially Proud of Martyrs of Ahl-ul-Bayt

2- Man to Man Fight in Mosul

3- ABC News: Donald Trump Leads Hillary Clinton by One Percent

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 2

 

Rah-e Mardom:

1- Rouhani: Global Competition for Imposing Further Sanctions on Iran Is Over

2- Amnesty Int’l Warns against Use of White Phosphorus in Mosul

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 2

 

Resalat:

1- Saudi Arabia’s Condition in Region: Expelled from Lebanon, Frustrated in Yemen!

2- IRGC Lieutenant Commander: US Failed to Change Iran’s Destiny

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 2

 

Vaghaye Ettefaghieh:

1- Those Who Moved against Iran’s National Interests by Attacking Saudi Embassy Receive Their Sentences from Judiciary

2- Experience of Being Left Alone and Abandoned among MS Patients

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 2

 

Vatan-e Emrooz:

1- Hillary More Hated than Trump: Latest Nationwide Polls Indicate

2- CBI Governor: US Behaviour in JCPOA Implementation Is Not Transparent

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 2

 

 

Iranian Cheetah Is Not Alone!

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Many environmental activists and campaigners worried about the extinction of Iranian cheetah have adopted the motto “Iranian cheetah is not alone”. This dictum, however, can also be construed in a different way: Iranian cheetah is not the only endangered species threatened with extinction in Iran. Unfortunately, when it comes to the animals on the brink of extinction, there is a long list to go down.

Here is IFP‘s translation of a report by Vaghaye Ettefaghieh daily newspaper:

 

Iranian Cheetah is Not Alone!

Majid Kharrazian Moqaddam, the head of wildlife office at the Department of Environment, said, “Despite the considerable, rich diversity of species in our country, it is regrettable to note that about 76 species of animal classes in our country are on the red list of International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).”

“Species like Persian lion and Mazandaran tiger have been wiped out in less than half a century,” he regretted, warning that, “This can be interpreted as an advance warning for the extinction of species like Persian onager, Asian black bear, Iranian cheetah, and Persian fallow deer in the near future.”

Moqaddam stressed that 19 types of mammals, 25 birds, 16 reptiles, 4 amphibians and 10 species of domestic water fish are inscribed on the IUCN Red List as species on the verge of extinction.

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Threat of Human Activities for Wild Habitats

Moqaddam pointed to the fact that the interrelation between wildlife habitats has been cut off and referred to it as the main reason behind the long list of endangered species.

“In fact, the development of roads, settlements and agricultural fields have cut off the animals’ access to the surrounding species population, and thus led to inbreeding and local extinction,” he said, adding that in the long term such species will face a reduction in genetic diversity and low resistance to diseases and climate changes.

Moqaddam further pointed to such factors as unauthorized weapons, overpopulation of habitats and illegal trade of animal species and their components as other drivers of wildlife decline.

He said, “In the meantime, the lack of facilities, equipment and taskforce for protection of species are also wreaking havoc. There are not appropriate laws and regulations.”

 

In addition to human activities and appetite, Moghaddam laid emphasis on the role that natural factors play in the extinction of species and said, “The prevalence of diseases, continuous droughts and many others are noteworthy.”

 

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Two Thirds of Wildlife Could Be Extinct by 2020

Thanks to the attempts made by environmentalists, hopes are getting higher to save Iranian cheetah from extinction. However, Iranian cheetah, though rare, is not the only endangered species on the brink of extinction. There are several other animals that will go extinct and be wiped out off the planet anytime soon if we don’t secure them.

It seems that Iran is not the only country with endangered species. A grim study released by Zoological Society of London (ZSL) indicates that stocks of global wildlife could plunge two-thirds by 2020. According to ZSL, animals’ population has dropped by 58% from 1970 to 2012 and on current trends it will hit 67% by 2020.

Researchers of ZSL referred to rampant hunting and air pollution as the reasons for extinction of species living sporadically in mountains and seas. Elephants and gorillas are the most threatened.

The study noted that the ultimate cause of extinction of animals is construction and agriculture in the wildlife habitats. Humans have occupied most of the earth and only 15% of it is conserved. A researcher from the study warned, “This will jeopardize the natural resources that humans are dependent on, cause water shortage and increase the competition over natural resources.”

Iran urges global action against Israeli crimes

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IFP Media Wire
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Addressing a session of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, Gholam-Hossein Dehqani warned about Israel’s growing use of violence against Palestinians as well as a dire humanitarian situation in the occupied territories.

Dehqani expressed Iran’s deep concern over a crippling Israeli siege on the Gaza Strip, saying the “illegal land and sea blockade… must be lifted and all crossing points must be opened promptly and unconditionally.”

The blockade, which was imposed against Gaza on 2007, has caused a decline in the standards of living as well as unprecedented levels of unemployment and unrelenting poverty.

Dehqani further called for an immediate end to the Israeli regime’s illegal settlement construction in the occupied West Bank, detention of the Palestinian people and demolition of their homes.

“These practices clearly violate a range of human rights” and amount to “war crime in accordance with international humanitarian law,” he said.

The Iranian diplomat further reiterated the Islamic Republic’s “unwavering and full support for the Palestinian people in their rightful and legitimate struggle against the occupation and for their just quest for exercise of their right to self-determination.”

He said that Tel Aviv’s measures in East Jerusalem al-Quds and the occupied Golan Heights are in violation of the international laws.

Dehqani said that the Golan Heights is an “integral part” of Syria and the international community must pressure Tel Aviv to withdraw its troops from the strategic region.

Israel seized the Golan Heights from Syria after the 1967 Six-Day War and later occupied it in a move that has never been recognized by the international community.

The regime has built tens of illegal settlements in the area ever since and has used the region to carry out a number of military operations against the Syrian government.

Rangers Seize Several Taxidermied Animals from Hunters

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IFP Editorial Staff
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According to a report by IRNA, as translated by IFP, patrols of the Department of Environment in Semnan Province apprehended five offending hunters with a series of taxidermied animals and several weapons of hunting.

Here are IRNA’s photos of the taxidermied creatures:

 

 

Iran’s Parliament Bans Carrying, Selling, Making Cold Weapons

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IFP Editorial Staff
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According to a report by ICANA, as translated by IFP, the majority of Iranian lawmakers, in an open session on Wednesday morning, voted for a law that bans carrying, making, and selling various types of cold weapons.

Based on the law, it is a crime to carry cold weapons including Qama, sword, switchblade, cleaver, machete, brass knuckles, and other tools only used in physical conflicts and for harming other people.

Anyone who carries, imports and sells these weapons will also be fined, and the tools will be confiscated.

If anyone wants to possess such tools for sports activities, performances, training, self-defence, or need them for his or her job should obtain a licence, the law says.

During the session, Brigadier General Abbas-Ali Mohammadian, the chief of Tehran’s Criminal Police, stated that 60 per cent of murders during the past six months have been committed using cold weapons.

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