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South Korean Envoy Calls for Removal of Obstacles to Trade Ties with Iran

Kim Seung-ho-South Korea’s Ambassador

Here is IFP’s translation of excerpts from a report by Fars:

Addressing an international exhibition on stock exchange, banking and insurance (FINEX 2016) held in Tehran on Monday, July 11, Kim Seung-ho emphasized that the signatories of the nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers [Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, also known as the JCPOA] are obliged to take the necessary steps to reopen banking transactions as soon as possible.

“The President of South Korea, accompanied by a team of senior government officials, travelled to Iran shortly after the JCPOA was clinched between the country and the Group 5+1. I truly hope a day comes when we can expand our economic and trade relations,” he said.

Ambassador Kim: In spite of JCPOA, South Korean Foreign Ministry still has to smuggle money into Iran using briefcases!

Kim described full implementation of JCPOA by its signatories as a necessary step and noted, “The implementation of JCPOA can make a big change in Iran’s economy and I, as a diplomat, believe that the country has entered a new era and can write a new page in its history; a page full of good news for its people.”

“South Korea is impatient to be a big part of the good news,” he noted, adding, however, that writing on that page needs ink and the ink is the reopening of banking transactions.

In the post-sanctions era, plenty of Western and non-Western countries have expressed their desire to revive and strengthen economic ties with Iran.

“It is necessary to re-establish banking and monetary transactions between Iranian and foreign banks and to boost joint ventures and investment,” he added.

He stressed that the parties to the nuclear deal are expected to ask their banks to transfer Iran’s money into South Korea.

“It is a shame that 6 months after the implementation of JCPOA, our Foreign Ministry has to smuggle its money into Iran using briefcases,” Kim went on to say.

“Prosperity will find its way into Iran’s market if the JCPOA gets the shackles off the country’s economy,” he said.

“Although the parties to the deal well know that they have to fulfil their part of the deal, the companies in the private sector refrain from doing business with Iran.”

Kim drew an analogy between these companies and two ships that are fighting each other, and said, “Companies in the private sector are worried that crossing the border might sink their ships.”

Kim described Iran as a safe investment haven and underlined, “It’s high time for the West to remove the obstacles and seize the opportunity to open a new chapter in its troubled history with Iran.”

He suggested that Iranians and their banks should make way into international financial systems and promote their banks to achieve international standards, which would guarantee a profitable investment.

The South Korean envoy stressed that Iran sits atop an 80-million market, plethoric natural resources and loads of untapped potentials.

He finally touched upon Iran’s estimable position in the region and the world, saying, “Iranian government should prepare plans to introduce the country’s untapped potentials to the world.”

US Figures Urge Obama to Have More Engagement with Iran

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According to a Monday report by Politico, as covered by Press TV, the letter was penned by bipartisan signatories.

“Given the stakes, the US will need more, not less, engagement with Iran,” they wrote.

The figures include retired Sens. Tom Daschle (D-S.D.), Mark Udall (D-Colo.), Carl Levin (D-Mich.), J. Bennett Johnston (D-La.), and Nancy Kassebaum (R-Kan.), as well as former Rep. Lee Hamilton (D-Ind.), it revealed.

Also among the signatories are former Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Merrill McPeak and Nobel Prize winners Leon Cooper and Burton Richter.

“The US should develop policies that increase the chances of cooperation with Iran, minimize confrontation,” the letter read.

“We acknowledge that opportunities will be limited for testing Iran’s willingness to work directly with the US due to the political uncertainties in both countries in the coming year, but engagement should be the US government’s long-term goal.”

It urged the creation of a direct diplomatic channel, with deputy foreign ministers at either end, which would obviate the need for the countries’ top diplomats to contact one another. It also suggested the creation of a contact regime with “emergency communications capability.”

Should Washington widen the current distance between the two sides, it would risk jeopardizing US interests in the Middle East and invite further open conflict for the US there, the signatories warned. Shortening the distance, however, would benefit both countries’ respective interests, they said.

However, they described it as incumbent upon the US chief executive to “influence Iran’s actions in the region,” and to not risk alienating its regional allies, most importantly Israel, at the cost of closer Iran engagement.

Politico reminded that the next US president could reverse any trust-building measure which Obama could potentially take toward the Islamic Republic.

As a case in point, it referred to GOP aspirant Donald Trump, who has threatened to tear up the nuclear agreement between Iran and the world powers, including the United States, which was reached last year and which put an end to nearly a decade of a dispute over Iran’s nuclear program.

On June 14, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei pointed to the threats by some US presidential hopefuls to scrap the nuclear agreement, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), saying the Islamic Republic will strongly respond to any such move.

“We will not violate the JCPOA, but if the opposite side violates it — as US presidential candidates are currently threatening to tear up the JCPOA — if they tear up the JCPOA, we will burn it,” the Leader stated.

The letter by the US figures also urged communication between the US Treasury Department and the Central Bank of Iran to more easily address questions surrounding the relief of sanctions promised under the JCPOA.

Under the deal, 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 imposed by the United States, the United Nations (UN) and the European Union (EU) against the country.

The US Congress, however, has been taking various measures aimed at preserving the obstacles in the way of US and European trade with Iran. European banks have balked at the idea of resuming transaction with Iran, fearing punitive US measures.

Earlier in the month, the Republican-weighted US House of Representatives voted by voice to pass two amendments to a financial services spending bill aimed at barring Chicago-based Boeing from selling commercial passenger aircraft to Tehran.

The move came just a month after Boeing and Iran’s national airline Iran Air reached a USD 25-billion agreement. According to the deal, a total of 80 aircraft will be sold and a further 29 will be leased with Boeing’s support.

Saudis’ Participation in MKO Meeting Is Nothing New: Iranian FM

Mohammad Javad Zarif-Iranian FM

Here’s IFP’s translation of Zarif’s remarks, as reported by Khabar Online.

“The MKO group has been present in France for many years. It is not the first time that they are organizing this political game. They hold it every year, and a number of people with clearly defective political background from different countries attend the meeting and deliver speeches,” Zarif said.

“It is nothing new, and their policies have always been the same,” he went on to say upon his arrival in the Kazakh capital of Astana on Tuesday, July 12.

“Many media outlets focused on the participation of a person who has been the creator of both Al Qaeda and Taliban and had a very shameful role in the Saudi regime’s actions in the region. He has unfortunately attended the meeting and delivered his speech, and this shows the incompetence and imprudence of such people, who have tied their future to terrorists just like what Saddam Hussein did,” he added.

A number of Saudi officials and supporters of MKO, including Saudi Prince Turki bin Faisal Al Saud, attended the gathering of the terrorists in Paris on Saturday, July 9, and made anti-Tehran remarks.

The MKO – listed as a terrorist organization by much of the international community – fled Iran in 1986 for Iraq and was given a camp by former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.

They fought on the side of Saddam during the Iraqi imposed war on Iran (1980-88). They were also involved in the bloody repression of Shiite Muslims in southern Iraq in 1991 and the massacre of Iraqi Kurds.

The notorious group is also responsible for killing thousands of Iranian civilians and officials after the victory of the Islamic revolution in 1979.

 

More than 17,000 Iranians, many of them civilians, have been killed at the hands of the MKO in different acts of terrorism including bombings in public places, and targeted killings.

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 12

Iran Newspaper front pages

Newspapers on Tuesday covered the remarks by Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani, who criticized the US double-standard policies towards the issue of terrorism.

Ali Akbar Velayati, an advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, also slammed the West over the JCPOA implementation. The remarks were widely covered by Iran’s papers.

Another top story was the election of Theresa May as the British Prime Minister. The female politician was compared with Margaret Thatcher in several front pages today.

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

 

Abrar:

1- Important Decision Made by Supreme Court: Alternative Punishments Instead of Incarceration

2- First VP Highlights Serious Will for Development of Iran-Bulgaria

3- Boeing Executive Warns US Congress against Sabotaging Deal with Iran

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 12


 

Abrar-e Eqtesadi:

1- Iran and Bulgaria in Talks for Creating Gas Hub

2- Home Appliances Can Only Be Imported by Official Representatives

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 12


 

Afkar:

1- Licence for Import of US-Made Chevrolet to Iran Revoked

2- First New Oil Contract to Be Signed in 3 Months: Deputy Minister

3- President Rouhani Underlines Need for Protecting Historical Manuscripts

4- First VP: We Should Support Legitimate Governments Engaged in Fight against Terrorism

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 12


Aftab-e Yazd:

1- 13-Year-Old Teenager Hangs Himself in Tehran

2- Venezuelan People Flee to Columbia to Buy Food

3- Leader’s Advisor Velayati Harshly Criticizes the US

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 12


 

Arman-e Emrooz:

1- Friday Prayers Imams Voice Their Support President Rouhani’s Performance

2- Masoud Rajavi Had Been Killed Many Years Ago: President’s Advisor

3- People Can File Lawsuit against Ahmadinejad

4- Cleric Urges Rouhani to Bravely Declare Names of Corrupt Officials

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 12


 

Bani Film:

1- Netflix Buys Iranian TV Series “Aspirin”

2- Iranian Actor Behnam Tashakkor Rejects Qataris’ Offer to Play in an Anti-Iran TV Series

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 12


 

Ebtekar:

1- Americans Show Double-Standard Behaviour towards Terrorism: Judiciary Chief

2- Weakening the Government Leads to Weakening the Establishment: Rafsanjani

3- Zarif Visiting Astana to Reclaim Iran’s Lost Rights in Northern Waters [Caspian Sea]

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 12


 

Emtiaz:

1- Decrease in Marriage and Increase in Divorce in Iran

2- Tehran Prosecutor General Ready to Prosecute Those Who Received Astronomical Salaries

3- Extension in Time of Visas Issued in Airport

4- Shocking Warnings over Water Shortage

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 12


 

Etemad:

1- Tenth Parliament to Impeach Labour Minister as Its First Impeachment

2- Senior Conservative Bahonar: We Have Conditions for Supporting Rouhani [in next year’s presidential elections]

3- In Time of Sanctions, We Bought Plane Parts 200 Times More Expensive: Iran Air Chief

4- Repetition of Thatcher, This Time with Theresa May

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 12


 

Ettela’at:

1- Iran’s Missile Program Has Nothing to Do with JCPOA and Nuclear Talks: Iran’s Reaction to NATO Statement

2- Lebanon Officially Asks for Russia’s Military Aid

3- Iran to Stand by Iraqi People and Gov’t: Rouhani

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 12


 

Farhikhtegan:

1- MP Reveals US Message for Exchange of Iranian Diplomats Kidnapped in Lebanon

2- Does Rouhani Need the Support of Conservatives?

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 12


 

Haft-e Sobh:

1- How Much Fire! Several Fire Accidents in a Few Days: Tehran’s Shahran, Mahshahr Petchem Complex, Residential Tower in Bandar Anzali, Salman Commercial Tower in Mashhad

2- Boeing Calls for Restricting Airbus from Deal with Iran

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 12


 

Hamshahri:

1- Short-Term Incarceration Prohibited: Alternative Sentences Should Be Issued

2- Gathering of Iran’s Enemies in Paris

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 12


 

Iran:

1- Iran Protests at Ban’s Report

2- Iran Khodro Company’s New International Collaborations

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 12


 

Jame Jam:

1- US Community on Verge of Racial Bipolarization

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 12


 

Javan:

1- $2bn for “American Conquest” of Mosul: Carter, in Baghdad, Talks of American Advisors’ Participation in Operation to Retake ISIS-Held City

2- Some Have Fanned Flames of War in Region While Chanting Slogans for Democracy: Rouhani

3- Israel’s Mediation between Erdoğan and Sisi

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 12


 

Jomhouri Eslami:

1- Iran Restores 80% of Its Oil Market Share

2- Saudi Regime Has Stabbed Palestinian Resistance in the Back: Jihadi Palestinian Groups

3- Iran and Bulgaria Sign 3 MoUs

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 12


 

Kayhan:

1- Severance of Ties with France and Expelling French Ambassador Is the Least Iran Should Do in Reaction to Paris’s Support for Murderers of 17,000 Iranians [MKO]

2- After Being Defeated in Iraq and Syria, ISIS Is Ready to Enter European States

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 12


 

Khorasan:

1- Velayati Strongly Slams Group 5+1 over JCPOA Implementation

2- Rallies and Demonstrations Held across Iran to Mark National Day of Hijab

3- It’s Now Possible for Cell Phone Users to Change Their Operator without Changing Their Phone Number

4- Guardian Council and the Old Claim of Being Undemocratic

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 12


 

Resalat:

1- Al Saud Should Be Expecting Consequences of Its Support for the MKO

2- Americans Have Never Been Our Friends: Judiciary Chief

3- There Are 2.5m Iranian Women Who Shoulder All Family Responsibilities

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 12


 

Roozan:

1- Reformists Awaiting Results of Guardian Council Elections [in which a number of its legal experts are going to be replaced]

2- Iron Lady Number 2: Will Politics in Europe Become Female-Dominated?

3- Project to Transfer Caspian Sea’s Water to Semnan Failed

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 12


 

Shahrvand:

1- Political Activists and Senior Clerics Acknowledge Honesty of Rouhani’s Administration

2- Alternative Punishments Must Be Used for Prison Terms Less than 3 Months

3- Increasing Rate of Frustration among University Students

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 12


 

Shargh:

1- Ayatollah Jannati’s Colleagues: 3 Jurists of Guardian Council to Be Elected Today

2- Thatcher’s Ghost in Number 10: May to Become 2nd Female PM of Britain

3- It’s Politically Unethical to Say JCPOA Has Had No Benefit: Rafsanjani

4- Foreign Tourists Can Obtain 3-Month Visa in Airport

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 12


 

Shorou:

1- Ketamine, the New Substance Emerging among Rich Kids in Iran

2- Major Steps to Reduce Energy Consumption during Summer

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 12


 

Sobh-e Now:

1- Ayatollah Modarresi’s Representative Arrested in Saudi Arabia

2- Egyptian FM Visits Tel Aviv after 9 Years: Arab Leaders’ Dream of Compromise with Israel

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 12


 

Vaghaye Ettefaghieh:

1- Sunni Clerics Call for Declaration of ISIS as Apostates: Big Test for Al-Azhar

2- If We Get Angry, Nothing Would Remain from Saudi Arabia: General Rezaei

3- Competition for JCPOA Failure: Rafsanjani Criticizes Behaviours of Certain Groups

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 12


 

Vatan-e Emrooz:

1- Saudi Arabian Officials Holding Secret Meetings with [Anti-Iran] Groups in Erbil: IRGC General Rezaei

2- Arab Reactionaries Want to Cause Insecurity in Iran: Judiciary Chief

3- Repercussions of FATF Are Very Dangerous: Ex-CBI Governor

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 12

IRGC Confirms Reports of Escorting US Warship in Persian Gulf

Lieutenant Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Navy General Alireza Tangsiri
Lieutenant Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Navy General Alireza Tangsiri

Earlier on Monday, July 11, Reuters quoted an American commander as saying that the IRGC had dispatched five military vessels to monitor a US warship hosting one of America’s top generals on a day trip through the Strait of Hormuz, Persian Gulf, coming as close as 500 yards.

In response, General Tangsiri said on Tuesday, July 12, that “monitoring foreign vessels in regions where the IRGC Navy conducts its missions is not a new thing and it is always done on a routine basis and round the clock.”

He underlined that the IRGC Navy is tasked with monitoring the traffic of every foreign vessel precisely and sensitively, “especially those of the enemies of the Islamic Revolution and the Great Satan, the US”, whose presence is a threat to Iran.

Tangsiri underlined that the monitoring mission has been carried out for years and the western media’s fuss over the issue is the result of their incorrect understanding, as reported by Fars.

According to the Reuters’ report, the five Iranian vessels consisted of four speedboats, three with mounted machine guns, as well as a guided missile patrol ship.

One of the four speedboats that reportedly approached the New Orleans and its escort, a US Navy guided missile destroyer, the USS Stout, cut its engines and watched as the US warships passed.

An hour earlier, a larger Iranian guided-missile patrol craft came by.

US officials stressed that such approaches fell within the category of professional interactions, the kind they see during 90 per cent of the US Navy’s roughly 250 transits through the Strait of Hormuz each year.

Reuters quoted Army General Joseph Votel, head of the US military’s Central Command, as saying, “As you’ve seen in a relatively compressed space here, there is great opportunity for miscalculations.”

“We don’t always have a lot of time to deal with those interactions. I think what we’ve probably learned here today is that it’s measured in minutes,” Votel said.

Back in January, the IRGC Navy captured 10 US Navy sailors near Farsi island inside Iran’s territorial waters in the Persian Gulf, but released them a day later following an apology and after technical and operational investigations indicated that the intrusion was unintentional.

Iran in Talks with Mitsubishi to Buy Passenger Planes

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Iran is reportedly planning to purchase 80 regional passenger jets from Japan’s Mitsubishi, according to a report by Tasnim, as translated by IFP.

The unit of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries began market surveys into Iran last September, four months before the US lifted the sanctions. The Japanese company has been touching base with flag carrier Iran Air and Iran Aseman Airlines, as well as the country’s aviation authorities.

Mitsubishi Aircraft and the Iranian carriers are discussing purchase orders during the Farnborough Air Show, which kicked off on Monday, July 11, in the London suburb.

Iran Air is weighing purchasing 80 70-seat Mitsubishi Regional Jets and using them for domestic routes. Executives from both sides also discussed a possible deal last month during the International Air Transport Association conference in Dublin.

Mitsubishi Aircraft is partnering with the Japanese government in this endeavour, aiming to make use of state-backed financing. Because Mitsubishi Aircraft is developing the 90-seat model first, the company plans to deliver the 70-seater in 2019 at the earliest.

Rivals Embraer of Brazil and Canada’s Bombardier are also marketing their aircraft in Iran. Europe’s Airbus has reached agreement with Iran for the purchase of 118 planes. US-based Boeing also announced a deal with Iran Air in late June.

Because of economic sanctions, Iran had been unable to replace its aging aircraft. The government said it needs between 400 and 500 passenger planes over the next decade. Airlines based in Qatar and Dubai had monopolized that demand up to now. Tehran is also planning to expand its airports and transform the city into a Mideast hub.

However, several American legislators maintain a hard line against selling commercial aircraft to Iran. Both Airbus and Mitsubishi Aircraft procure many parts from the US, Nikkei reported.

Despite the stagnation in new sales due to the global economic slowdown, Mitsubishi Aircraft is stepping up its sales operation toward the goal of selling 1,000 planes.

Hard-Working Women in Farms of Northeastern Iran

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Northeastern province of Golestan is economically dependent on agriculture, and women play a key role in running the industry though in a traditional way.

 

 

Deputy FM: Zarif Had a Harsh Conversation with UN’s Ban

Seyyed Abbas Araqchi
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Seyyed Abbas Araqchi

“We will severely confront any move — be it political, legal, or technical — that hinders our missile program,” Araqchi said on national television on Monday night, July 11.

His remarks came in reaction to a report by UN chief Ban last week, claiming that Iran’s missile tests were not in the spirit of the country’s landmark nuclear deal with world powers.

In his first six-monthly report to the Security Council on implementation of a UN resolution endorsing the landmark deal, Ban called on Iran to stop conducting ballistic missile launches.

“Mr. Zarif had a very harsh telephone conversation with Mr. Ban Ki-moon” right after, Araqchi said, adding that Iran however did not take an official stance because the draft was not official.

He said Iran hopes Ban will revise the report for publication, “otherwise, it will entail a harsh treatment from the Iranian Foreign Ministry.”

Press TV quoted Araqchi as saying that the claims in the draft report are “certainly made under pressure from the US and Europe.”

Earlier, the Western military alliance of NATO also expressed concern about Iranian missile tests, linking them to Resolution 2231.

Reacting on Monday, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi rejected the NATO claim, reiterating once again that Iran’s missile program is not in breach of the resolution.

Iran has time and again emphasized that its military activities, including its missile work, are based on the doctrine of deterrence and are hence defensive in nature.

In his live interview with the IRIB on Monday, Araqchi said that through the nuclear agreement, Iran managed to set the two issues of the missile program and that of the nuclear program apart.

He said a previous United Nations Security Council resolution — Resolution 1929 — had prohibited Iran from engaging in ballistic missile activities, a prohibition that he said was “dangerous.”

“One of our achievements in the JCPOA was that, by whatever means at hand, we managed to end the state of the missile and nuclear [activities] being intertwined,” Araqchi said.

“This was a huge feat and took a lot of effort,” he said.

Araqchi pointed out that, following Iran’s first test-firing of a missile after the deal, US officials acknowledged that the JCPOA had not been breached, testimony to the fact that missile activities were no more associated with the nuclear program by the Americans.

However, he said, the US continued to be “worried about our capabilities.”

“Our missile tests were taken to the Security Council; yet, the US failed to get even a press release,” the Iranian deputy foreign minister said. “We have pushed them way back.”

Araqchi cautioned, however, that Iran should always be prepared for hostile action on the missile issue.

“We should always expect them to try and come forward regarding the missile issue at whatever opportunity [they can find], and we should push them back,” he said.

Elsewhere in his remarks, Araqchi said Iran will continue to support the Lebanese resistance movement of Hezbollah.

“Supporting the resistance axis is always stressed by the Leader [of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei], the administration, and the entire establishment, and this is an unchangeable policy from which we will not derogate,” he said.

Iraq to Employ New Bomb Detection Equipment

Iraq to Employ New Bomb Detection Equipment
Iraq to Employ New Bomb Detection Equipment

The bomb detection machines and vehicles will soon be used at checkpoints, entrances to the cities, airports and government buildings across the Arab country.

Iraq to Employ New Bomb Detection Equipment
Iraq to Employ New Bomb Detection Equipment

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi ordered the purchase of the new equipment after the deadly terrorist attacks in Baghdad’s Karada district earlier in July.

The prime minister has also issued an order to discard the old explosive detection units, some of which were proved to be fake.

Last week, Iraq’s Health Ministry said the death toll from the massive suicide bombing in Baghdad on July 3 has reached 250.

Hundreds were also wounded in the attack, when a truck packed with explosives blew up in a busy shopping street filled with people.

Daesh (ISIL), the terrorist group controlling parts of Iraq and Syria, claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement circulated by its supporters online.

Saudi Muftis’ Double-Standard Policies towards Terrorist Attacks

Saudi Muftis

According to a report by IRNA, as translated by IFP, Saudi Muftis are evidently running with the hare and hunting with the hounds. They turned a blind eye to the recent tragic terrorist attack in Karrada, Baghdad; however, they severely condemned the recent suicide bomber who blew himself up near the US consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

From 2014 to 2015, graduates of Saudi-funded Wahhabi schools have conducted 5 terrorist attacks in Shiite mosques, but Muftis have refused to take a firm stance on them.

IRNA pointed to the roots of the heinous crimes committed by the ISIS, including burning people alive or ruthless beheading of innocent people, and stressed that the ideology of ISIS and other minor terrorist outfits is rooted in Wahhabism, which is taught in Saudi-funded schools to naïve individuals with malleable minds.

As recently as a few days ago, Saudi twin brothers, Khaled and Saleh al-Oraini, under the influence of Wahhabi thoughts and Mufti’s fatwas [Islamic decree], simply killed their mother after she tried to stop them from joining ISIS.