Iran’s President Congratulates Morocco on National Day

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July 31, 2016

In a message to King Mohammed VI of Morocco on Saturday, President Rouhani congratulated him on the anniversary of his accession to the throne, known as Throne Day.

The president further expressed the hope that through all-out efforts by the two countries’ officials, bilateral ties between Iran and Morocco would expand in all areas.

Rouhani also wished health for the Moroccan King and prosperity for the people of the country.

King Mohammed VI took the throne on July 30, 1999, after the death of his father, King Hassan II, on July 23.

Turkish Envoy Lauds Iran’s Stance on Attempted Coup

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July 31, 2016

Reza Hakan Tekin said in a recent interview with Tasnim that Ankara is pleased with Iran’s official stance in the early hours of the coup.

“Iranian officials, including the president and parliament speaker as well as the Iranian nation stood by the Turkish government and nation (during the coup),” he noted.

Referring to a recent telephone conversation between Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyib Erdogan over the coup, Hakan Tekin said Rouhani told Erdogan that he had stayed awake all night closely following the developments in Turkey.

He added that he did not think that any other government acted that way.

Since the outset of a coup attempt by a group of military forces in Turkey in the early hours of July 16, Iran voiced its backing for the government of President Erdogan and dismissed any military approach to settling conflicts.

The botched putsch began late on July 15, when a faction of the Turkish military blocked Istanbul’s iconic Bosphorus Bridge and strafed the headquarters of the Turkish intelligence agency and parliament in the capital.

Tanks, helicopters and soldiers clashed with police and people on the streets of the two main cities.

The Turkish president rushed back to Istanbul from a Mediterranean holiday and called on people to defy the coup plotters’ orders of a curfew and stage a rally in support of his government.

More than 300 people were killed from both sides before the coup was officially declared as a failure.

Blocking Internet Abusers; a Fist against Swearwords

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IFP Editorial Staff

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July 31, 2016

These days, even those taxi drivers who have the “drive between the lines” sticker on their cars do not observe it.

Therefore, you cannot correct a wrongdoer in the cyberspace by simply blocking them. The people who lavishly use swear words on the Internet are required to learn the culture of using the Internet by taking some social and cultural psychology courses.

Here is IFP’s translation of a report published by Aftab-e Yazd newspaper about a recent campaign for blocking impolite internet users.

The use of swearwords in the Internet has a long history, and is as old as social networking websites. Bozorgmehr Hosseinpour, a cartoonist and journalist, has run a campaign calling on internet users to block those who make net surfing an undesirable experience.

Block’em All

Hosseinpour released a statement in his Instagram page, and said, “I want to run a blocking campaign with your help. If you are on a page, skim the comments and block the users who have used swearwords in their comments. No matter whom they are insulting: whether it is you, Lionel Messi, Mahnaz Afshar [famous Iranian actress] or Cyrus the Great, or even their own fathers! We block them because they use expletives and coarse language.”

In his statement, he asked his followers to invite at least five of their friends to join the campaign and added, “We can constrain the scope of their life and activities on the Internet; so I ask my friends to take this seriously.”

Ali Karimi, who is now a retired football player, announced on his Instagram that he has joined the campaign and raised heated discussion among the opponents and proponents of the spontaneous social movement.

Blocking Will Prove Fruitless

Houri Dehqanshad, a professor of communication studies, believes that blocking these people is not productive.

“By blocking an internet abuser, you’ll only exclude him from your life; however, this person can simply build a brand new Instagram account and start pestering anew,” she explained.

Dehqanshad referred to the campaign as a transient social movement and said, “The movement will die out sooner or later and the culture of bad words on the Internet will survive. Internet users should develop the culture of cyberspace and learn that they do not have to resort to expletives for showing their disagreement.”

She also underlined the necessity for holding social and cultural psychology classes for ill-mannered internet users.

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 31

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July 31, 2016

Newspapers on Sunday highlighted the remarks made by Imam Khomeini’s grandson, Seyyed Ali Khomeini, about the reasons for disqualification of Seyyed Hassan Khomeini from running for Assembly of Experts elections. He warned of plots to separate the late Imam’s family and the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.

Another top story was the ongoing campaigns of ex-President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for the next year’s presidential polls. His remarks against Hassan Rouhani’s incumbent government received great coverage in Iranian papers.

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

Abrar:

1- Al-Baghdadi’s Affiliates Killed in Iraq

2- US-Made Planes Allowed to Fly to Iran

3- People in [Iranian southeastern province] Sistan and Baluchestan Grappling with Dust Pollution for 120 Days

4- Russia May Supply Iran with Satellite Components

5- CIA Chief Supports Nuclear Deal

6- IAEA Denies Role in Leakage of Iran’s Nuclear Data

Aftab-e Yazd:

1- There Are Misconceptions about Wealth of Astan Quds Razavi [Custodianship of Imam Reza Holy Shrine in Mashhad]: Chief

2- Famous Actor Reza Kianian: I’ll Vote for Rouhani Once Again [His remarks came after a conservative weekly insulted Iranian artists for the way their wives had appeared in an awards ceremony]

Arman-e Emrooz:

1- Publishers to Do the Censorship Themselves: Culture Ministry’s Book Official

2- Iran’s Army to File Lawsuit against Controversial Speech: Navy Commander Strongly Protests at an Address by Hassan Abbasi, a So-Called Strategist

Asrar:

1- World Bank: $30bn of Iran’s Assets Released

2- Enemy Wants to Cause Rift between Imam Khomeini’s Family and the Leader: Imam’s Grandson; You’ll Never Hear a Single Word from Sons of Imam Khomeini That Weakens Ayatollah Khamenei

3- Iranians Banks to Enter Free Foreign Currency Exchange Market: CBI Governor

Asr-e Rasaneh:

1- Sellers of Norm-Breaking Clothes Will Be Reprimanded: Official

2- Laws and Regulations Don’t Support Businesses: Syndicate Official

3- It’s Not an Honour to Have Billions of Dollars of Underground Capital [the oil and gas reserves] When People Are Poor: Oil Official

Ebtekar:

1- Ex-President Finally Stops Being Sarcastic: Unveiling of Ahmadinejad’s Campaign for 2017 Presidential Polls

2- Why Iranian People Consider Eating as Their Only Hobby? Sour, Sweet, and Even Sour-Sweet Leisure Activities

3- Gradual Death of Iranian Brands: From Carpet to Lighvan Cheese Are Giving Up Their Share in Global Markets

Emtiaz:

1- 301 Cities Grappling with Water Tension: Warnings about Water Cut

2- First Sculpture Symposium for Iranian Poetry Celebrities

3- Environment Department Official Warns: Azolla Has Arrived in Tehran

4- Iran’s Snooker Team Claims World Title

Etemad:

1- Rouhani’s Main Rival Is Himself, Not Ahmadinejad: Reformist Analyst

2- Sound of Ahmadinejad’s Steps: A Report on People’s Opinion about Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s Candidacy; Some People Said They Love Rouhani, But They’re Waiting for Ahmadinejad!

Ettela’at:

1- President Rouhani to Address Iranian Nation on Tuesday

2- The Necessity for Change of Attitude towards Private Sector Investors

Hosban:

1- More Than $1bn Is Annually Invested in Kish Island

2- Sports Ministry Had No Role in Designing the Clothes of Iran’s Olympics Team

3- Bisotun Petchem Complex Has No Problem for Continuing Its Work: Deputy Oil Official

Iran:

1- 2,700-Ton Platform Installed in Phase 21 of South Pars Gas Field with Aim of Extracting 1bn Cubic Feet of Gas

2- USA’s Definition of Terrorism Is Changing: Analyst

3- Roots and Repercussions of Failed Coup in Interview with Turkey’s Ambassador to Iran: Gulen Has an Anti-Iran Stance

Javan:

1- Nasrallah: You Crazy Jubeir! It’s Way out of Your League to Divide the Shares!

2- Documents on UAE and Saudi Arabia’s Interference in Turkey Coup

3- Foreign Tours Thrive Because of Expensive Domestic Tours: 21m Iranian Families Should Dream about Domestic Trips

Kar-o Kargar

1- Extremism Is the Common Pain of Muslim World

2- MP Warns against Increasing Death Rate among Workers: Workers’ Safety Victim of Profit-Making

3- Ahmadinejad Claims the Wealth of His Cabinet Members Was Less than One-Hundredth of Only One of Rouhani’s Cabinet Members!

4- CBI Chief: Paycheques of Bank Managers Have Nothing to Do with Central Bank

Kayhan:

1- Snowden Reveals Latest Documents on Britain’s Role in Management of Iran’s 2009 Sedition [protests after presidential elections]

2- Receivers of Huge Salaries to Be Disqualified

3- After Syrian Army’s Great Progress: US, Britain, France, and Israel Mobilised to Save Takfiris in Aleppo

Resalat:

1- Economy Minister: We Have Yet to See Results of JCPOA in Practice

Rooyesh-e Mellat:

1- Syrian Army on Verge of Liberating Aleppo

2- Iran’s Condition to Resume Sending Pilgrims to Minor Hajj Pilgrimage

3- Iran’s Karate to Become Technical Hub of Asia

Shahrvand:

1- Higher Education with Empty Chairs: Iran Has 5 Times More Universities than World’s Advanced Countries; Iran Has 2,640 Universities, While China Has 2,481 and India 1,620

Shargh:

1- Untold Stories about Operation Mersad [in Iran-Iraq War] and the MKO Leader

2- Everyone Knows Why Seyyed Hassan Khomeini Was Disqualified from Running for Experts Assembly Elections: Brother

3- Ahmadinejad’s Unprecedented Attack on Rouhani’s Gov’t: They Want to Disqualify Their Rivals

Iranian Commander: Int’l War Games to Boost Global Military Ties

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July 31, 2016

Major General Vali Madani, a member of panel of judges for the International War Games 2016, said, “Iran’s Armed Forces are in good relations with Russia. We are sure the competitions will strengthen them more,” the Tass news agency reported.

He added that the games will boost military ties between the nations taking part in the event.

“The competitions are held at very high level. We are grateful to Russia for holding these very significant competitions. We are looking forward to winning them,” Madani further said.

Seven military teams from Iran’s Armed Forces have been dispatched to Russia to participate in the annual event, scheduled to be held on August 1-14.

Military representatives from 17 countries, including Iran, Russia, China, Egypt, Venezuela, Belarus, and Kazakhstan will take part in the contest scheduled to be held in southwestern Russia.

The teams will compete in various categories, including Sniper Frontier, Tank Biathlon, Suvorov Attack, Elbrus Ring, Airborne Platoon, Seaborne Assault, and Depth.

Source Dismisses Haaretz Report on Injury of Basij Commander in Syria

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July 31, 2016

“The Basij commander is fully healthy and doing his daily jobs; the spread of such rumours is the result of the Zionists’ anger after photos [that appeared on the media] showed Brigadier General Naqdi’s powerful presence in Quneitra and the Golan Heights,” the source told Fars on Sunday, July 31.

Pictures of General Naqdi were released by Iranian media on Wednesday. In one of them, he is surveying the scene with binoculars, and in another one, he is inspecting the destruction at sites.

The visit was reportedly part of a situation assessment and inspection on the ground.

Also reports said that General Naqdi met with units of the Syrian army and the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance group that have been confronting the terrorists in Syria.

Iranian Woman Wins Top European Math Prize

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July 31, 2016

Working as a professor at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden, Zahedi is being recognized for her efforts to improve computer simulations of the behaviour of fluids that don’t mix together.

Zahedi, 35, is the only woman to win one of this year’s prizes, which were announced during the 7th European congress of Mathematics held in Berlin on July 18-22.

She is one of the nine female recipients of the honourable prize since its inauguration in 1992 and will receive a check for €5,000.

Zahedi, who have been living in Sweden since she was 10, pointed to her experiences in the country, saying, “I didn’t have any friends and I didn’t know any Swedish, but math was a language I understood.”

“In math class, I was able to communicate with my peers and make friends by solving problems with them,” she added, as reported by Mehr and edited by IFP.

Zahedi is an expert in numerical analysis, a study of how to make computer simulations more efficient and accurate. She creates simulations of fluids that do not mix well, such as water, oil and gas.

Sara Zahedi was one of the 1,300 participants, and among the stars of European congress of Mathematics in Berlin. She believes that anyone can understand mathematics.

“We must go much further towards younger age groups and to show them how math is used in their real world; I also believe that programming should be taught as a discipline in the school curriculum.”

3 States behind Leaking Data on Iran’s Nuclear Program: Official

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IFP Media Wire

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July 31, 2016

“Our assumption is that three countries have a role in leaking this data and we have also lodged a protest over the issue,” spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Behrouz Kamalvandi said on state television on Saturday.

Earlier this month, the Associated Press, citing a classified document, said Iran’s scaling back of its nuclear program under last year’s agreement with the P5+1 group of countries “will start to ease years before the 15-year accord expires.”

Iran held the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) responsible for the leak, saying it had asked the agency to keep the data confidential. The IAEA, however, rejected the accusation.

Kamalvandi further said Tehran is “not afraid of” the disclosure of the entire documents, adding, however, that they were not supposed to be available to international media “so quickly.”

The official added that Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) is in possession of the document on Tehran-IAEA cooperation, which is “highly confidential, while relevant authorities are also aware of the content.

Iranian “lawmakers will be provided with the document if the SNSC deems it necessary,” Kamalvandi stated, assuring that even the disclosure of the entire information “cannot harm our security and nuclear activities.”

Elsewhere in his remarks, Kamalvandi accused Washington of having a hand in the leak, saying such actions are “politically-motivated” amid heated election campaigns in the US.

The IAEA has protocols to protect confidential data, but the agency is “under the influence of political powers like the [United Nations] Security Council,” Kamalvandi said.

He added that Israel is under fire by members of the IAEA Board of Governers over its nuclear work, but the regime refuses to publicly declare the number of its nuclear warheads, which is estimated to stand between 200 and 400.

On January 16, Iran and the P5+1 group of countries – the United States, Britain, France, Russia, China and Germany started implementing the JCPOA which they reached on July 14, 2015.

Under the nuclear agreement, Iran agreed to limit its nuclear program and provide enhanced access to international atomic monitors in return for the termination of all nuclear-related sanctions against the Islamic Republic.

On the same of inking the JCPOA, Iran and the IAEA signed a road map for cooperation on Iran’s nuclear program.

Hand-Woven Carpets of Iran’s Qom and Fars Province

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Fatemeh Askarieh

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July 31, 2016

Handmade carpets have a special value among Iranians. In every single part of Iran, from Tabriz and Qom to Mashhad and Fars, and even among nomads, Iranian families weave carpets. You can identify a unique taste as well as the common Iranian roots in every piece of the precise handicraft.

According to a report by Mehr, every carpet mirrors a matchless pattern and a unique combination of hues blending into each other; which is different from one city to another. You will not discern the difference unless you happen to see the juxtaposition of two rugs from two cities.

Just like other handcrafts in Iran, one can smell the fragrant scent of women’s hands intertwined with the knots of the hanging rugs. Women have always been in the vanguard of handicrafts.

Weavers in Fars Province Create Improvised Art

Iran’s south-western province of Fars is one of the pioneering regions in carpet weaving.

When asked by Mehr News Agency on what distinguishes Fars’ carpets from those of other provinces, a carpet expert pointed to their style and pattern without hesitation.

“Fars’ weavers don’t follow a pre-designed pattern. They craft improvised knots and create novel art impromptu,” the expert went on to say.

Therefore, their hand-woven carpets are matchless; you cannot find two carpets that look exactly alike.

People of Fars Province use authentic wool and colours in their carpets. Women in this province use a spinning wheel to make their authentic cotton and wool and even make dye out of plants.

For that reason, no matter how long you use the carpet, it remains as beautiful and valuable as before.

Qom’s Hand-Woven Carpets Parade a Mesmerizing Harmony of Colours

Iran’s holy city of Qom is also a pioneer in the field of carpet weaving; however, what distinguishes the carpets of this region from other cities is the diversity of colours. You rarely see such intricate yet enthralling combination of colours in the carpets of other cities.

Beguiling orange, purple, green and steel blue are the colours usually picked for the background. They are interlaced with intricate patterns and designs that grab the attention of every viewer.

It is interesting to know that not a long time has passed since Qom’s carpets made way into the Iranian homes because they used to be exported for their high quality. However, the unfair sanctions imposed on Iran and the export of Persian carpets had ceased the export.

Since weavers of Qom use pure silk in their carpets, their inimitable handicraft is known for richness of their details, high knot density and great lustre. Consumers are advised to walk on the carpet with care.

Fire at Mahshahr Petchem Complex Was an Environmental Warning

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IFP Editorial Staff

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July 30, 2016

“Given the national and worldwide importance of environmental issues, we need to make every effort to achieve sustainable development and promote environmental standards by making progress in our scientific and technology development,” Masoumeh Ebtekar said in an address in Mahshahr, which she was visiting to inaugurate a number of industrial projects.

According to a report by IRNA, as translated by IFP, she emphasized the efficient use of energy and water resources, and noted, “Authorities should spare no effort to decrease environmental contaminants, particularly greenhouse gases.”

Ebtekar pointed to the last year’s remarks made by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution about the general policies of environmental issues and said, “The Leader’s remarks highlight the importance of environmental issues and the necessity for observing its regulations.”

She went on to say that ignoring environmental issues could leave detrimental effects on economy, health and natural resources.

“Fortunately, the incumbent government has placed environment high on its agenda, which corroborates the claim that it is investing more time on environment than previous governments.”

Ebtekar appreciated the changes made in the approach of petroleum industry towards environmental issues and said, “To have a say in international arena, we need to strive to improve our standards.”

She expressed satisfaction with the omission of mercury from the productions of Bandar Imam Petrochemical Complex and added, “This change of approach not only benefits the residents of this region, but also turns a profit at the international level as it is connected to the Persian Gulf.”

“Exclusion of mercury decreases energy costs of the complex by 3% which is a big step forward under the Paris agreement,” Ebtekar underlined.

According to Paris agreement, Iran is obliged to decrease greenhouse gasses emissions by 8% on the condition that JCPOA is fully implemented.

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Iran’s President Congratulates Morocco on National Day

Turkish Envoy Lauds Iran’s Stance on Attempted Coup

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 31

Iranian Commander: Int’l War Games to Boost Global Military Ties

Source Dismisses Haaretz Report on Injury of Basij Commander in Syria

Iranian Woman Wins Top European Math Prize

3 States behind Leaking Data on Iran’s Nuclear Program: Official

Hand-Woven Carpets of Iran’s Qom and Fars Province

Weavers in Fars Province Create Improvised Art

Qom’s Hand-Woven Carpets Parade a Mesmerizing Harmony of Colours

Fire at Mahshahr Petchem Complex Was an Environmental Warning

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