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Iranian FM Zarif Starts Tour of African Countries

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Here is IFP’s translation of media reports about Zarif’s tour of Africa:

Heading a political and economic delegation, Zarif left Tehran for Abuja on Sunday morning, July 24.

During his Africa tour, he is going to visit Nigeria, Ghana, Guinea (Conakry), and Mali and meet and confer with the high-ranking officials of these countries.

He is also planned to take part in meetings with economic activists and businessmen in these four countries.

The Iranian top diplomat will return to Iran on Friday, July 29.

This is the third visit of Zarif to African countries. Zarif’s first tour of Africa was before the nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers in winter 2014. He visited Kenya, Ugandan, Tanzania, Zanzibar, and Burundi in eastern Africa at that time.

Also in summer 2015, Zarif visited Tunisia and Algeria in northern Africa, Daneshju reported.

Earlier on July 23, Hossein Molla-Abdollahi, the Director-General of Africa Department at the Iranian Foreign Ministry, underlined the importance of Zarif’s upcoming visit to Africa, and stressed that the positive atmosphere created after the nuclear deal makes the visit different from the previous one.

“The visit is of a special importance, because it is made in a positive and different atmosphere compared with the ones made before the nuclear deal,” Molla-Abdollahi said in an interview with ISNA, which was translated by IFP.

“JCPOA has provided Iran with good opportunities to increase its interaction with different countries and promote mutual cooperation.”

“African countries are no exception, and we need to tap into the numerous opportunities created by the JCPOA for the country’s foreign policies quickly and accurately,” he went on to say.

Kariz Underground City in Iran’s Kish Island

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Fatemeh Askarieh
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Now, Kariz has opened up a new exceptional chapter for all nature lovers who are able to visit the largest coral collection directly. Various other facilities, such as residential, shopping, and leisure centres in an area of 60,000 square meters will be built on Kariz grounds.

Its experienced advocates took on the painstaking design work and have tried to keep its historic fabric while providing new uses during its renovation.

The city is located 16 metres beneath the ground. Its ceilings are eight metres high and mostly covered by fossils, shells, and corals estimated to be 270 to 570 million years old.  Each one has been identified and they all have official IDs.

It is the only structure with a ceiling of natural shells and corals, for which there were only two ways to be sees– natural museums or scuba diving in free waters.

And finally, it must be said that the earth excavated from Kariz has much medicinal value and will have abundant use in “mud treatment”.

The ground above Kariz will be transformed into a large park with two high hills. These hills are made of the excavated grounds of Kariz and will turn into a unique view of Kish Island.

Here are CHN’s photos of the historical complex in Kish Island:

 

 

IRGC Busts Terror Cells, Kills 23 in Northwestern Iran

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IFP Media Wire
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Brigadier General Majid Arjmandfar, an IRGC commander, said on Saturday, July 24, that the two terror cells were successfully busted in the provinces of Kordestan and West Azerbaijan.

They were among five terror groups in total operating in northwestern Iran with the aim of destabilizing the country, he added.

The Iranian troops also engaged the remaining terror groups, inflicting losses on them and forcing their elements to flee the scene, Arjmandfar noted.

He said IRGC forces killed 23 of the terrorists in the clashes and inflicted heavy damage on their bases near the border line.

The counterterrorism operations are underway in the northwestern parts of the country, said the commander, adding that “since last year, Saudi and American intelligence networks have launched a unified agenda to create insecurity in Iran.”

The two countries had ties with “old terrorist groups and PJAK,” an offshoot of Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), pledging to equip and finance the terrorists in meetings held by their missions in Germany and the semi-autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan Region, Arjmandfar further said.

“No matter where these terrorist groups are present to create insecurity, we will nip their terrorist operation and plots in the bud, if we wish,” he said.

Iranian forces have recently engaged in clashes with terror groups, thwarting their terrorist activities on the frontier and within the country, arresting several of them and confiscating large amounts of explosives and bomb-making materials.

On Saturday, Mohsen Rezaei, the secretary of Iran’s Expediency Council, accused the Saudi diplomatic mission in Iraq’s northwest of assisting the notorious Komala terror group in sending militants to Iran.

“In an attempt to interfere in the affairs of Iran and Iraq, the Saudi consulate in Iraq’s northwest helps the Komala terror group dispatch terrorists to Iran,” he said, noting that the plots have all failed due to the “vigilance” of Iranian forces.

“The Saudis are the most evil administration on earth and throw the region into turmoil by their insanity,” he further stated.

Larijani Raps Saudi Arabia’s Open Hostility against Iran

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IFP Media Wire
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Iran’s Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani
Iran’s Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani

Saudi Arabia and certain Western countries are taking obstructive measures to prevent Iran from benefitting from advantages of the post-JCPOA conditions, Larijani said in a gathering of religious activists on Saturday.

He was referring to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, a lasting nuclear deal between Iran and the Group 5+1 (Russia, China, the US, Britain, France and Germany), which took effect in January.

What Saudis are doing in the region against Iran is an open feud, the speaker added, making a reference to the Saudi foreign minister’s recent emphasis on impeding any economic gains for Iran.

Fuming about the West’s engagement with Iran and implementation of the JCPOA, the Riyadh regime accuses Tehran of destabilizing the region.

Iran describes the accusations as baseless, saying they are made by a country that has gained notoriety for fostering the Takfiri ideology and supporting terrorists in the Middle East.

Iran Criticizes Media Hype over Munich Shooter’s Nationality

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IFP Media Wire
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Bahram Qassemi

Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi on Saturday night criticized intentional anti-Iran media hype after reports that the 18-year-old shooter in the Munich massacre was a German-Iranian, saying what Iran knows is that the assailant was a German national and had been born in Munich.

Qassemi said the Foreign Ministry has no definite information about the case yet, adding that the Iranian diplomatic missions in Germany and the consulate in Berlin have been tasked with studying the case and reporting back to Tehran.

He underlined that Iran’s principled policy is denouncing violence, terrorism and killing of innocent people at the hands of any group or individual.

Iran, as a victim of terrorism, immediately condemned the shooting attack and would never remain silent on such incidents, the spokesman added.

He also decried as a “psychological war” the reports by some regional media outlets which allege that the Munich shooter had been Iranian, saying they have links with certain countries that are known as the “true fathers of al-Qaeda, Daesh and the Taliban” and make such allegations to whitewash their own terrible records.

The spokesperson stressed that Iranian communities are well respected all around the world and that Iranians abroad are among the best citizens in the countries they live.

The Munich shooting attacker has been identified by German police as Ali David Sonboly. He launched the killing spree in the Bavarian city in an apparent revenge attack for being bullied.

The young man killed 10 people and injured 16 others with a pistol before committing suicide.

Centre for Living Reptiles in Isfahan

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Fatemeh Askarieh
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Living Reptiles Garden situated in Najvan Natural Park was established in 2012. It mainly aims to make people familiar with different kinds of reptiles and their various species.

According to a report by ILNA, the centre also aims to introduce snakes as one of the most valuable creatures in the nature cycle with lots of benefits: They control agricultural and garden pests, and their poison is used to produce medicine, among other things.

Here are IRIB’s photos of the garden:

 

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 24

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Iran Newspaper front pages

Newspapers on Sunday covered the recent terrorist attacks in German city of Munich and Afghan capital of Kabul.

They also covered the beginning of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s campaigns for next year’s presidential elections. Ahmadinejad is said to have held secret talks with clerics in Qom to attract their support.

The ongoing war of words between Iran and Saudi Arabia as well as the issue of huge salaries also remained top stories in many papers.

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

 

Abrar:

1- Ahmadinejad’s Minister: No Minister in Ahmadinejad’s Gov’t Received 100 Gold Coins as Incentive

2- Army Navy Commander: Damavand Destroyer Equipped with Chaff Anti-Missile System

3- UNSC Adopts Resolution to Implement Elimination of Libya’s Chemical Weapons

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 24

Abrar-e Eqtesadi:

1- End of Russia’s Cooperation with OPEC

2- 80% of Iranian University Graduates Prefer Administrative Jobs

3- Sri Lanka’s Passenger Planes Loaned to Iran!

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 24

Aftab-e Yazd:

1- Cleric: Anti-Government Think-Tanks Convene in Tehran, Qom, and Mashhad

2- Widespread Criticisms of Iran Olympic Team’s Outfit

3- French Educational System in Iranian Teachers’ View

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 24

Arman-e Emrooz:

1- Zibakalam: Rouhani Will Win Presidential Elections Even with Hands Tied

2- Ahmadinejad Holds Secret Electoral Meeting with Senior Clerics

3- 8 Medical Errors Occur Each Day in Iran

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 24

Emtiaz:

1- Alcohol Tasting Like Death: Most Athletes Die of Using Alcohol

2- Extreme Heat Kills Iranian National in Ahvaz

3- Iranian Student Basketball Players Claim Asian Title, Qualify for World Competitions

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 24

Etemad:

1- Secrets behind Paycheques; Economy Minister: We Were Informed of Unconventional Salaries 1 Year Ago

2- Oil Minister: Retired Oil Personnel Should Go Home; More than 700 Oil Executives Are Estimated to Be Dismissed

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 24

Ettela’at:

1- 10,000 Beds Added to Iran’s Hospital Capacity

2- Culture Minister: All Citizens Should Have Access to Information of All Organizations

3- EU Keen to Expand Economic Ties with Iran

4- Necessary Measures Predicted for Countering JCPOA Violation: AEOI Chief

5- Saudi Arabia Is Founding Father of Terrorism: Foreign Ministry Spokesman

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 24

Hamshahri:

1- Taliban Condemns Slaughter of Afghan Shiites

2- Iranian People Spend 5 to 9 Hours a Day in Social Media

3- Munich Shooting in Norwegian Style

4- People Can Keep Their Smuggled Mobile Phones

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 24

Iran:

1- Kabul in Blood: 3 ISIS Suicide Attacks on Light Movement Rallies Kill 80 and Wound 231

2- Politician: Opponents of Government Have Media Empires

3- JCPOA a Model for Resolution of Iran’s Complicated Issues: Analyst

4- Prosecutor General to Judges: Don’t Consider Political Orientations in Your Judgement

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 24

Javan:

1- Iran Ready for “Condition Zero” in Nuclear Deal

2- If They Violate JCPOA, Iran Will Reach 100,000 SWUs in 45 Days: Atomic Chief

3- Optimism towards the US Bolstered Their Courage to Violate Their Commitments

4- ISIS Explodes in Kabul

5- Iranian Social Media Users Making Jokes about Iran Olympic Team’s Attire

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 24

Jomhouri Eslami:

1- Health Minister: 11 Million Deprived Iranians Insured in Health Reform Plan

2- Iran to Join Global Nuclear Fusion Project Soon: Salehi

3- Another Lid on Secrets of Massacre of Shiites in Nigeria

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 24

Kayhan:

1- In Spite of Peugeot-Citroen’s Black Record: The French Domination of Iranian Car Market

2- Gary Sick: JCPOA Was Not Enough for Controlling Iran. Iran’s Regional Dominance Is a Matter of Concern

3- Bus Crash in Chalus Road [northern Iran] Kills 16, Wounds 13

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 24

Resalat:

1- Post-JCPOA Deals Are Being Made with Bankrupt Western Businesses: Senior MP

2- New Oil Contracts Are Disasters: Basij Commander

3- Economic Downturn and Unemployment Is Prevailing Situation in Iran: Larijani

4- Founding Father of ISIS Angry at Iran; Iranian Foreign Ministry: Jubeir Should Think Twice about Repercussions of His Remarks

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 24

Sepid:

1- Simultaneous Attacks on Boeing Deal in Iran and the US

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 24

Shahrvand:

1- Health Minister after Visiting 4 Prisons:

  • We Have Objections to Health Conditions in Prisons
  • Iranian Prisoners Are Not Covered by Insurance; Judiciary Lacks Enough Credit for Improving Their Conditions
  • Overpopulation of Prisons Has Led to Spread of Communicable Diseases

2- Residents Abandon 11 Villages near Qom Salt Lake Because of Drought

3- First Red Crescent School in Iran’s Gonbad Kavus

4- Difficulties of Life in Yazd’s Historical Town: Narrow Alleys with Kind Hearts; It Takes 10 Minutes for Ambulance to Get to the Scene

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 24

Shargh:

1- Staunch Supporter of JCPOA Becomes Hillary Clinton’s Vice-President

2- Black Market of Apple Products in Iran

3- Review of Developments in Most Important Iranian Student Movement from Beginning up to Now

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 24

Sobh-e Now:

1- Fire of Terrorism from Munich to Kabul

2- Paris Agreement, an Environmental JCPOA: Environment Department Chief

3- 34 Million Iranians in Cyberspace

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 24

Vaghaye Ettefaghieh:

1- Evin Prison Waiting for a Cultural Trade: Experts Say Tehran’s Largest Prison Is Worth from $72m to $2.9bn

2- Salehi: Deal Signed for Sale of 40 Tons of Heavy Water to Russia

3- Guardian Council Spokesman: GC Welcomes Revision of Law of Elections

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 24

Iran Condemns Terrorist Attack in Kabul

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IFP Media Wire
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Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi in a statement on Saturday night offered condolences to the Afghan government, nation and families of victims of the deadly terrorist attack that targeted a demonstration by members of Afghanistan’s Hazara minority in Kabul.

Slamming the attack as “inhumane and non-Islamic”, Qassemi said Iran maintains that tackling terrorism would be impossible without global cooperation and mutual understanding within the international community.

Twin explosions targeting a large demonstration by Hazara people in Kabul killed at least 80 people and wounded more than 230.

The attack which occurred near one of the most heavily fortified areas of the Afghan capital, was quickly claimed by the Daesh (ISIL) terrorists, who have previously targeted the Hazara people.

Iran’s FM Urges Shiites, Sunnis to Unite against Extremists

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IFP Media Wire
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“Afghanistan terror bombings another instance of depth of Daesh depravity: Shia & Sunni are both victims & must unite to defeat extremists,” Zarif tweeted late on Saturday.

His message came after two successive suicide attacks ripped through the district of Dehmazang in Kabul Saturday where hundreds of people were protesting over a controversial power line.

At least 80 people were killed and 230 others sustained serious injuries.

139505021503002058195844Later in the day, the Daesh (also known as ISIL and ISIS) claimed responsibility for the bombings.

The demonstrators had gathered to demand that a multi-million-dollar power line pass through their electricity-starved province of Bamiyan, one of the most deprived areas of Afghanistan with a large Hazara population.

The so-called 500-kilovolt TUTAP power line, which would connect the Central Asian nations of Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan with electricity-hungry Afghanistan and Pakistan, was originally set to pass through the central province.

But the government re-routed it through the mountainous Salang pass north of Kabul, saying the shorter route would speed up the project and save millions of dollars.

Israeli Patriot Missiles, Fired at Iranian Drone, Crash into Each Other!

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IFP Editorial Staff
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The UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) that flew on July 17 over northern Israel was a “Yasir” drone made in Iran that was launched from a Hezbollah base in Syria’s Qalamoun Mountains, some 60km from central Golan. This is reported by DEBKAfile military and intelligence sources.

The Yasir can reach an altitude of 5,000 feet, operate in a 200km radius and stay aloft for 8 hours, as reported by Tabnak and translated by IFP.

The Israeli website says there is no information as to whether it was launched by an Iranian or a Hezbollah team.

This UAV displayed exceptional maneuverability, unlike most drones, since it is believed to the advanced US electronic systems installed by reverse engineering of the American US ScanEagle drone that was downed intact over Iran on Dec. 17, 2012.

The Israeli website’s military and intelligence sources say this fundamental upgrade was carried out under the instruction of Chinese cyber warfare specialists.

The IDF, the Israeli air force and other western armies, including the US Air Force, are anxiously trying to find out how many replicas of the purloined US ScanEagle the Iranians have been able to manufacture.

They all watched the Iranian drone’s performance in evading Israeli air force jets and helicopters and ducking air-to-air missiles and Patriot surface-to-aircraft missiles before flying back to Syria after spending the best part of an hour over the Golan and Upper Galilee.

On October 2013, when Lt. Gen. Viktor Bondarev, the Russian Air Force Commander, visited Tehran, the Iranians made him a gift of a drone into which the sophisticated US electronic systems were implanted.

This would explain why the Russian command in Syria omitted to intervene or warn Israel of the approach of an alien UAV from Syria – in breach of the coordination agreement between Israel and Russia.

DEBKAfile’s military sources add that the two Patriot missiles fired at the drone veered off course and crashed into each other. This was most probably one of the effects caused by the Iranian-Hezbollah drone’s pirated US electronic capabilities.

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