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Iran’s Zarif Meets Top Guinean Officials in Africa Tour

Zarif Meets Top Guinean Officials

During his stay in Conakry on Wednesday, the top Iranian diplomat met separately with Guinea’s president, prime minister, parliament speaker and foreign minister to discuss a range of issues, mainly political and economic cooperation between the two nations.

In a meeting with Guinean Prime Minister Mamady Youla, Zarif referred to a big economic delegation accompanying him in the visit as harbinger of a new chapter in the bilateral trade ties.

Youla also highlighted the ample investment opportunities available in Guinea, saying his country is eager to work with the Iranian companies.

The Republic of Guinea is a mineral-rich country in the West coast of Africa by the Atlantic Ocean. Its economy largely depends on agriculture, but also has rich deposits of diamond and gold.

The Iranian foreign minister started a four-nation tour of West Africa on Monday, which took him earlier to Nigeria and Ghana. He will leave Guinea for Mali on Thursday.

Back in February 2015, Zarif took another tour of Africa, and travelled to Kenya, Uganda, Burundi and Tanzania with a high-ranking political and economic delegation.

Expansion of relations with African countries in all political, economic and cultural fields has been a matter of prime importance in Iran’s foreign policy agenda.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, who took office in August 2013, has repeatedly stressed his government’s interest in boosting relations with the African nations.

China to Invest $3bn in Iran’s Fish Farming

Chinese officials, during a recent visit to Iran Fisheries Organization, have voiced readiness to invest $3 billion in Iran’s fishery industry.
Chinese officials, during a recent visit to Iran Fisheries Organization, have voiced readiness to invest $3 billion in Iran’s fishery industry.

Hassan Salehi, the head of Iran Fisheries Organization, has been quoted by the media as saying that China’s decision to make the investment had been communicated to him through the country’s deputy agriculture minister during a recent visit to Tehran.

Salehi added that the priority points for the discussed investment are Iran’s southern island of Qeshm as well as the southern port city of Bandar Abbas.

The official further emphasized that China’s fishery output presently stands at 30 to 40 million tons in oceans worldwide. The country, he said, can provide huge potential for Iran’s fishery industry.

Salehi also said apart from China – as well as South Korea that has recently announced readiness to invest in Iran’s fishery industry – investors from France, Russia, Norway, Iceland, and Thailand have also voiced interest in the same sector.

He emphasized that Iran is trying to introduce its Qeshm Island, located in the Persian Gulf, as an ideal place for investments in the fishery industry.

On Monday, South Korea’s Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries in a statement released to the media announced that it plans to begin discussions with Iran on boosting bilateral cooperation in the fishery industry.

The statement added that the talks with Iran will also focus over the development of a joint fish farming venture.

Iran is seen as the largest fish farming nation in the Middle East, annually producing some 325,000 tons of fishery products through farming.

Iranian Girl Wins National Rally Contest

Leila Peykanpour, an Iranian girl from Isfahan, claimed the title in the first round of a national rally championship in KIA Pride Class.

According to a report by Fararu, as translated by IFP, the competition was held in Tehran’s Azadi Sports Complex. 46 drivers from eight provinces competed with each other in four classes.

 

 

Farmers Start Harvesting Rice in Northern Iran

Harvesting Rice

Each year in the middle of summer, farmers in Iranian northern province of Gilan start harvesting the golden crops of rice. Here are IRNA’s photos of the harvesting process.

 

 

Ghana: 2nd Leg of Zarif’s Tour of Western Africa

Mohammad Javad Zarif

In Ghana, Zarif held separate meetings with President John Dramani Mahama, Parliament Speaker Edward Doe Adjaho, and Foreign Minister Hanna Tetteh.

He also paid homage to the father of Ghana’s independence Kwame Nkrumah by laying wreath of flowers on his tomb, and visited the Red Crescent Health Population Centre in the African country.

Here are Mehr’s photos of his visit to Ghana:

 

 

Iranian Spokesman Shrugs Off US Presidential Hopefuls’ Remarks on JCPOA

Bahram Ghasemi

“Such statements are mostly campaign slogans as we have previously seen similar cases in some other countries,” Qassemi said in an interview Tuesday with Japan’s Kyodo News Agency in Tehran.

Principally, politicians’ stances change when they seize power, he said, adding that governments always adjust themselves to realities on the ground.

“The nuclear agreement is based on mutual understanding and if the US, someday, wants to violate the deal based on its immature perceptions, the other party (Iran) will do the same and we have no concerns about the issue,” the spokesman stressed.

In a ceremony last week during which New York billionaire Donald Trump formally accepted the Republican Party nomination for president, he said the Iran nuclear deal “gave us absolutely nothing” and “will go down in history as one of the worst deals ever negotiated.”

While the JCPOA, the 159-page nuclear agreement between Iran and the Group 5+1 (Russia, China, the US, Britain, France and Germany) came into force in January, some Iranian officials complain about the US failure to fully implement the accord.

Back in March, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei said Americans have yet to fulfill what they were supposed to do as per the nuclear deal.

Iran still has problems in its banking transactions or in restoring its frozen assets, because Western countries and those involved in such processes are afraid of Americans, the Leader said at the time, criticizing the US for its moves to prevent Iran from taking advantage of the sanctions removal.

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 27

Iran Newspaper front pages

Newspapers on Wednesday covered the remarks made by Iranian Defence Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan as well as the former Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi in criticism of the nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers, known as JCPOA, and the other parties’ violation of their commitments. Dehqan, however, noted that the deal has been signed with the approval of the Establishment, not the government alone.

The change of the uniforms of Iran’s Rio Olympics Team also received wide coverage. The initial design was criticized by many Iranian social users. Then another Iranian designer offered new designs, which were welcomed by the public. In a rare move, the National Olympics Committee also gave in to the online pressures and accepted the new designs, commissioning the designer to prepare the uniforms in the short period of time remaining until the beginning of the games.

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

 

Abrar:

1- Kerry: Important Syria Plan to Be Unveiled in Early August

2- Iran and Japan Dismiss Reports of Japanese PM’s Visit to Tehran

3- End of Boring Arab League Summit with Repetition of Previous Anti-Iran Claims

4- Iran’s Ex-FM: It Was Wrong from First Place to Create Excessive Optimism towards JCPOA

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 27


 

Aftab-e Yazd:

1- European Banks Want US to Provide Them with Written Guarantee for Cooperation with Iran

2- Officials Give in to Online Pressures: Design of Clothes Changed for Iran’s Rio Olympics Team

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 27


 

Afkar:

1- Zarif: Cooperation of Zionist Regime [Israel] and Saudi Arabia Is Now Revealed

2- Iran to Follow Up on Any Possible Violation of JCPOA: Gov’t Spokesman

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 27


 

Arman-e Emrooz:

1- Will Mayor of Tehran Qalibaf Run for 2017 Presidential Elections?

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 27


 

Asr-e Iranian:

1- JCPOA Doubled Iran’s Economic Problems: DM

2- Al Khalifa Playing with Fire

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 27


 

Emtiaz:

1- Anti-Smuggling Forces Confiscate Smuggled Mobile Phones in Tehran’s Market

2- Alarming Danger: Underground Aquifers Are Being Destroyed

3- Private Hospital in Northern Tehran Shut Down [for providing non-standard services]

4- Problems with Iran-Russia Visa Resolved

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 27


 

Etemad:

1- We Are All under Attacks of Some Critics: Gov’t Spokesman

2- Iran’s Accession to Treaty of Amity and Cooperation Is a Symbol of Iran’s Global Acceptance: Deputy FM

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 27


 

Ettela’at:

1- Iran’s Water Resources Not Proportional to the Country’s Population Growth

2- Iran’s Population Will Rise to 105m in 2025, and If Current Water Crisis Is Not Controlled, Water Tension Will Be Inevitable

3- 19 Killed in Most Bloody Attack in Post-WWII Japan

4- Zarif: Grounds Prepared for Iran-Ghana Trade and Banking Cooperation

5- Salaries of Political and Non-Political Officials Capped by Government

6- Iran Is a Powerful and Developed Country: Kerry

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 27


 

Haft-e Sobh:

1- Rouhani Standing in the Dust: What Strategy Will Rouhani Adopt in Rest of His Term to Convince His Supporters to Re-Elect Him in Next Year’s Presidential Votes?

2- Instagram Campaigns Lead to Change of Clothes Designed for Iran’s Rio Olympics Team

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 27


 

Hemayat:

1- People Can Receive Free Legal Advice by Calling 129

2- Erdogan Poised to Change Turkish Constitution

3- JCPOA Has Not Been Implemented Well Because of US Violation of Its Promises: Ex-FM

4- Putting Sheikh Qassim on Trial Will Speed Up Al Khalifa Regime’s Collapse

5- Iran’s Human Rights Headquarters to Give Third Islamic Human Rights Award

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 27


 

Iran:

1- Wasteful Water Consumption Threatens Survival of Iran’s Civilization: Energy Minister Warns

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 27


 

Javan:

1- Zarif’s Turnaround in Policy of Easing Tensions with Saudis: FM’s Recent Remarks about Sauid-Israeli Ties Can Be a Point of Departure for Iran’s Foreign Policy towards Saudi Arabia

2- Mobile Phone Smugglers Arrested; $115m Smuggled Cosmetics Seized in Tehran

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 27


 

Jomhouri Eslami:

1- 14 Italian Banks Call for Cooperation with Iran

2- Whatever Accepted in JCPOA Was the Establishment’s Opinion: DM

3- CIA’s Prediction about Annihilation of Israel within 20 Years

4- Outcomes of Zionist-Saudi Cooperation Being Revealed after Collapse of Iranophobia Wall: Zarif

5- Iran Exports 5m Tons of Crude Oil to India

6- Hezbollah: Next Lebanese President Won’t Be Servant of Saudi Arabian Court

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 27


 

Kayhan:

1- Outcome of Inaction in Diplomacy Is the Fuss Made by Microscopic Governments

2- Glorious Ceremony Held to Commemorate 11 Army Martyrs Recently Excavated

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 27


 

Khorasan:

1- Europe Afraid by Lone Wolves: French Priest Beheaded by ISIS and Shootings in Berlin and Sweden

2- UAE Ship Seized Because of Using Fake Name for Persian Gulf

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 27


 

Resalat:

1- Conservatives Should Prepare Themselves of City Council Elections

2- Iran’s Hands in Counteracting US Violation of Its JCPOA Promises Is Not Tied: Leader’s Advisor

3- Lavrov: US Had Direct Role in Formation of ISIS

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 27


 

Shahrvand:

1- Monthly Salaries of President and Cabinet Members to Be Less than $2,900: Spokesman

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 27


 

Shargh:

1- Mayor of Tehran Once Again Attacks Rouhani’s Gov’t

2- Government Spokesman Calls for Punishment of Those Who Attacked Saudi Embassy in Tehran: They Should Pay the Price of What They Did

3- Zarif in Ghana: Wahhabism Is the Main Threat

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 27


 

Siasat-e Rooz:

1- Ankara Gets Closer to Iran’s Regional Stances

2- Strong Reaction to Al Khalifa [Domestic and Foreign Reactions to Beginning of Sheikh Qassim’s Trial)

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 27


 

Vaghaye Ettefaghieh:

1- Erdogan Should Value Those Who Pour into Streets for Him

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 27

Medicinal Herbs in Iran’s Zagros Mountains

Medicinal Herbs

Zagros Mountains and Boroujerd region in Western Iran have great potentials for the growth of a variety of medicinal herbs. Here are Mehr’s photos of some of these plants.

 

 

Iranian Commandos in Russia to Take Part in Int’l War Games 2016

Iranian Commandos in Russia

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.

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

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.

During the International Army Games 2016, competitions will be held among military specialists and commandoes from more than 20 countries in 23 contests, according to the official website of the games.

 

 

Sheikh Qassim Shuns Court Appearance, Trial Adjourned

Sheikh Isa Qassim

Sheikh Qassim’s trial was shelved after the cleric refused to appear in the court for allegedly money laundering, the Bahraini prosecutor general said.

He noted that the court had already issued a subpoena, but the cleric’s son refused to receive it.

Meanwhile, Bahraini sources reported that none of the alleged defendants from the opposition appeared in the court on Wednesday, saying August 14 has been set as the date for the next trial session.

Representative of Sheikh Qassim had already announced that the top cleric would definitely refuse to attend the Wednesday hearing.

The Al Khalifa regime announced on June 20 that the citizenship of Sheikh Qassim has been revoked, accusing him of sowing sectarian divisions.

Bahrain, a close ally of the US in the Persian Gulf region, has been witnessing almost daily protests against the ruling Al Khalifa dynasty since early 2011, with Manama using heavy-handed measures in an attempt to crush the demonstrations.

Scores of Bahrainis have been killed and hundreds of others injured and arrested in the ongoing crackdown on the peaceful demonstrations.

Amnesty International and many other international rights organizations have frequently censured the Bahraini regime for the rampant human rights abuses against opposition groups and anti-regime protesters.