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President Rouhani Lauds Late Kiarostami’s View of Life

July 5, 2016

“Abbas Kiarostami’s disinct and profound view of life and his inviting humans to peace and friendship will be (regarded as) a lasting achievement in the 7th Art (cinema),” President Rouhani said in a message posted on his Twitter account on Tuesday.

Kiarostami passed away at the age 76 in a hospital in Paris after months of battling gastrointestinal cancer. The award-winning scholar succumbed to a stroke in Paris on Monday, a few days after leaving Tehran.

Also on Tuesday, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted, “Iran has lost a towering figure in international cinema. May the Almighty receive him in His Infinite Mercy. Rest in peace ostad (master).”

Late on Monday, Iranian Ambassador to Paris Ali Ahani confirmed the director’s death, saying that Iran’s embassy is taking necessary consular measures to repatriate Kiarostami’s body to his homeland.

Kiarostami made more than 40 films in Iran, including documentaries. He won the Palme D’Or, the top prize at Cannes, with his 1997 film Taste of Cherry.

But he shot his last two films outside the country.

Kiarostami was hugely influential in world cinema. The French-Swiss director Jean-Luc Godard is reputed to have said, “Film begins with DW Griffith and ends with Abbas Kiarostami.”

He was the only Iranian to ever win the Palme D’Or.

Taste of Cherry was a minimalist film about a man looking for someone to bury him after his suicide. It examined Iranian civic and religious attitudes of the time.

In 2005 he teamed up with the British director Ken Loach and the Italian filmmaker Ermanno Olmo to make a three-part film called Tickets.

US director Martin Scorsese said Kiarostami was “a very special human being: quiet, elegant, modest, articulate and quite observant.

“He was a true gentleman and, truly, one of our great artists.”

The New York cinema magazine The Film Stage tweeted that “the world may have lost its greatest filmmaker”.

The British Film Institute tweeted that it was “saddened” at the news, while the Telegraph’s film critic Robbie Collin called him a “miracle-worker disguised as a close-up magician”.

Iran’s DM Urges Muslim Unity to Restore Security to Islamic World

IFP Media Wire

July 5, 2016

Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan

In separate messages on Tuesday, Dehqan expressed the hope that cooperation and unity among Islamic nations and governments would help security and calm prevail in the Muslim world again.

Eid al-Fitr, also called Feast of Breaking the Fast, is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims around the world.

Eid al-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar.

On the day of Eid al-Fitr, Muslims attend prayers in congregation, listen to sermons and give Zakat al-Fitr or donations to the poor.

While a number of Muslim countries celebrated the Eid on Tuesday, most Muslims around the world, including Iranians, will mark the occasion on Wednesday.

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 5

IFP Editorial Staff

July 5, 2016

Newspapers on Tuesday covered the death of famous and acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami in the French capital Paris.

They also highlighted a statement by President Hassan Rouhani, which addressed the Iranian nation on the issue of huge salaries paid to certain executives. Rouhani vowed to pursue the issue until the eradication of corruption, and stressed that he will not take anyone as an exception.

Abrar:

1- 3 Days of National Mourning in Iraq

2- Iran Is Second-Biggest Threat to US: Democrat Party

3- Moscow Ready to Deliver 2nd Batch of S-300 Missile Defence System to Iran

4- Personal Information of 25% of Iranians Were Leaked, But No One Was Dismissed or Gave an Apology

Abrar-e Eqtesadi:

1- 20% of Iranian Industries Are Shut Down

2- Saipa to Implement New Form of Contracts with Foreign Companies

3- Government to Discuss Ban on Imports of 870 Types of Goods [which have homegrown counterparts]

Aftab-e Yazd:

1- Two Messages of an Absence: Why Aref Didn’t Take Part in President’s Iftar Ceremony?

2- Saudi Arabia Begins Cutting Subsidies: Riyadh’s Economic Problems

3- Almost $300 Received for German Embassy Interview

Arman-e Emrooz:

1- Zarif’s Secret Meetings in Qom! FM Met Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi and Ayatollah Vahid Khorasani

2- Rouhani’s Important Statement to Iranian Nation: People Should Know, Anti-Corruption Campaign Will Confront Any Offender

3- Displaying Anti-American Hoardings to Become President: City Council Members Protest at Tehran Mayor’s Anti-American Billboards

Asia:

1- Cutting People’s Access to the Internet Is Now Regarded as Violation of Human Rights

2- Italy’s 150-Strong Business Delegation En Route to Iran

Asrar:

1- Salaries of All Bodies and Powers to Be Monitored: Intelligence Minister

2- Trilateral Committee to Be Held to Discuss Bioterrorism: Health Ministry

3- Official Licence for Screening of Foreign Films in Iranian Cinemas

4- New Oil Contracts Should Be Revised: VP

Ebtekar:

1- Rouhani Underlines Government’s Resolve to Eradicate Corruption

2- Inappropriate Water Resources Management and Missing Culture of Water Use

3- Dear User! There Is No Security in Your Network! [on leakage of Irancell users’ personal information]

Emtiaz:

1- Iran on Verge of Population Aging Crisis

2- Ceremony Held in Australia in Honour of Master Shajarian

3- Iran’s New Oil Contracts to Be Unveiled

Etemad:

1- President’s Report to People: All Bodies Urged to Declare the Salaries They Pay to Their Executives on Their Official Websites

2- $70bn Increase in Iran’s National Assets [a report on performance of National Development Fund’s resigned executives]

3- Suicide Operation in Medina

Ettela’at:

1- It’s Necessary to Pay Attention to Transfer of New Technologies in Foreign Contracts: First VP

2- World Condemns Baghdad Terrorist Attacks

3- We’ll Not Rest in Confronting Terrorism: Zarif

Haft-e Sobh:

1- Goodbye Decent Genius: Abbas Kiarostami Dies at 76

Hamshahri:

1- President Promises to Make a Major Change in Banking System

2- Do Mobile Phone Operators Sell Their Users’ Information?

3- Takfiris [Extremists] Narrate the Story of Their Operation against Tehran

Iran:

1- Kiarostami Arrived at “Friend’s House”: World Renowned Iranian Director Dies in Paris

2- A Report on Emerging Phenomenon of “Hair Donation”

Javan:

1- Saudi Arabia’s Hands in Baghdad Slaughter: Iraqi Officials Consider Riyadh the Prime Suspect

2- If There’s a Need for Apology in Some Cases, We Should Apologize: Rouhani, Referring to Huge Salaries

3- We Received €600,000 for 50 Operations in Tehran: Captured ISIS Element

Jomhouri Eslami:

1- Iran Strongly Slams Ahmed Aboul Gheit’s Remarks: Arab League Has Endorsed Aggression and Killing Brothers

2- US to Return from Syria with Empty Hands: Newsweek

3- Iraqi Army Preparing for Major Operation near Syrian Border

Khorasan:

1- Fake British Bomb Detectors: How ISIS Suicide Attackers Entered Baghdad?

2- Top Shiite Cleric Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi Strongly Condemns the Film that Insults Sunnis’ Sanctities

3- Suicide Attack near Prophet’s Mosque in Medina

Rah-e Mardom:

1- 8% of Iran’s Population Is Aged: We’re Getting Close to Population Aging Crisis

2- Record-Breaking Power Use during Summer

Resalat:

1- Washington Isn’t Reliable under Any Circumstances: US Hostilities Continue

2- Iran Doesn’t Recognize Unfair Global Order: IRGC Lieutenant Commander

3- Issue of Unconventional Salaries Not Related to Any Particular Branch of Iranian Establishment: Rouhani

4- Larijani: Parliament Supports Government’s Efforts to Revive 6,500 Production Units

Roozan:

1- Westerners’ Lives Seem to Be More Valuable than Those of Middle-Easters: Why Global Media Don’t Express Sympathy with Victims of Terrorism in Mideast

2- New Signs of Evolution in Regional Crises: From Putin’s Letter to Obama to Changes in Turkey

Setareh Sobh:

1- A Look at Triangle of Russia, Turkey and Israel: Is There a Plot Coming?

Shahrvand:

1- Towards Transparency: Rouhani Vows in His Statement

2- 17 Students Committed Suicide in Past Year

3- I Wanted to Boast My Talent by Leaking Personal Information of Irancell Users: Arrested Element

Vatan-e Emrooz:

1- Failed Policies: What Iranian Oil Minister’s Adoption of Saudi Policy of “Market Share” Did to Iran’s Oil Incomes

2- Number of Baghdad Blast’s Victims Rises to More than 200

Shamkhani Highlights Iran’s Success at Curbing Takfiris

IFP Media Wire

July 5, 2016

Extension of UN Arms Embargo to Sound Death Knell for JCPOA: Iran

Speaking to the Tasnim News Agency, Shahbaz Hassanpour Biglari quoted Shamkhani as saying at a closed-door session of the parliament on Tuesday morning that Iran is the only country capable of reining in Daesh (ISIL) terrorist group outside the country’s borders.

Rear Admiral Shamkhani also noted that Iranian security forces managed to thwart plots by the Takfiri groups and the terrorist Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) to carry out attacks in Iran in the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, the lawmaker added.

On June 20, the Intelligence Ministry announced in a statement that its agents thwarted a major plot by the Takfiri-Wahhabi groups for a series of bombing raids across the country during religious events in the holy month of Ramadan.

A few days later, Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alawi said a series of operations to arrest the terrorists had begun on June 14 and continued until June 20.

According to the minister, 10 Takfiri-Wahhabi terrorists were arrested in Tehran and three border and central provinces of the country, saying they had masterminded different operations including planting bombs, detonation of remote control bombs, suicide attacks, and blowing up explosive-laden vehicles.

The terrorists wanted to carry out bombing raids in crowded locations, and had located 50 targets, the minister explained, saying they had even prepared the explosive material for some of the attacks and were preparing or receiving some for the others.

Alawi said 100 kilograms of explosive material -ready for blast- and precursor chemical compounds were confiscated in the operations, while the intelligence activities blocked the delivery of 2 tons of explosive materials to the terrorists.

Iran’s Zarif Urges Muslims to Stand United against Terrorism

IFP Media Wire

July 5, 2016

“There are no more red lines left for terrorists to cross. Sunnis, Shiites will both remain victims unless we stand united as one,” Zarif made the statement in a message posted on his Twitter account on early on Tuesday.

The message by the Iranian foreign minister came after suicide bombers struck three cities across Saudi Arabia on Monday, killing at least four security officers in an apparently coordinated campaign of terrorist attacks.

A suicide bomber detonated a bomb at a parking lot outside the holy Prophet’s Mosque in the holy city of Medina, a Saudi security spokesman told state news agency SPA.

“Security men noticed a suspicious person among those approaching the Prophet’s Mosque in an open area used as parking lots for visitors’ cars. As they confronted him, he blew himself up with an explosive belt, which resulted in his death and the martyrdom of four of the security men,” the spokesman said.

Five other officers were wounded, the statement added.

In Qatif, an eastern city that is home to many members of the Shiite minority, at least one and possibly two explosions struck near a Shiite mosque. The security spokesman said the body of a bomber and two other people have been identified, without providing any more details.

Witnesses described body parts, apparently of a suicide bomber, in the aftermath.

Hours earlier a suicide bomber was killed and two people were wounded in a blast near the US Consulate in the kingdom’s second city, Jeddah.

The Jeddah blast was the first bombing in years to attempt to target foreigners in the kingdom. There was no immediate claim of responsibility.

Authorities identified the attacker as a 34-year-old Pakistani driver named Abdullah Qalzar Khan, who lived with his wife and family in the city.

AFC Severely Punishes Saudi Club for Its Fans’ Insults to Iranians

IFP Editorial Staff

July 5, 2016

According to a report by Fars, as translated by IFP, the Asian Football Confederation recently fined a Saudi club after its fans were found to have insulted Iranian teams.

During a football game between the Iranian Football Club Sepahan, and Saudi Arabia’s Al-Ittihad, a report was filed against the Saudi club for its fans’ mischief against the Iranian team, based on which the AFC’s Disciplinary Committee issued a $20,000 fine against the Arab club.

AFC gave no further details on the report.

Al-Ittihad was also reprimanded for a delay in entering the football field, and has to pay an additional $1,500. It also received a warning that, if the misbehaviours continue, they should expect more severe penalties.

Given the growing tensions between Tehran and Riyadh caused by Mina tragedy in 2015 and the execution of prominent Shiite cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr in January 2016, which led to an attack by angry protesters on the Saudi embassy in Tehran, Fars presumes there must be a rational explanation for the punishment.

Iran’s Veteran Architect, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Student, Dies at 90

IFP Editorial Staff

July 5, 2016

Honar Online issued a report breaking the news about Nazem Ameri’s death, an old hand in architecture. Here is the translation by IFP:

Ameri, the paragon of Iran’s architecture was born in 1926. After finishing his primary education, he left the country to get his diploma in England, and later picked the US for higher education.

University of Kent, Ohio, was where Ameri grew fond of architecture and continued his higher education in this field.

He was a junior in the University of Kent when he first met Frank Lloyd Wright, the American architect, interior designer, writer, and educator, who designed more than 1,000 structures.

Ameri made every effort to finish his university education one year earlier to join Wright’s School of Arts as quickly as possible.

Ameri once said that Wright did not have any academic degree! Yet he was in the vanguard of architecture arena.

Wright disregarded all the academic papers Ameri had authored through years, and delved into the interview right away.

“Being successful in an interview with an 85-year-old architecture was an onerous job,” Ameri once noted.

He passed the interview and became Frank Wright’s apprentice. After two years of concerted efforts, Ameri finally earned Wright’s trust, to the extent that the American architect used Ameri’s help to design Guggenheim museum, New York City, and proudly introduced him as his representative in the Middle East.

In an unprecedented move, Wright personally designed Ameri’s house.

One year prior to the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran, he came back to London and designed Chelsea art galleries, which was given the title “Architectural Jewels” by Art Review Magazine.

Nezam Ameri, Iranian pioneering architecture, took part in the designing of such buildings as Bahman cinema and Pars and Sina hospitals, and established an architecture office in Tehran to implement more than 90 projects for his country before he passed away.

Mirkarimi heads to Paris for Kiarostami’s final flight

IFP Media Wire

July 5, 2016

Media sources speculated that Hojjatollah Ayoubi, head of Iran’s Cinema Organization would go to Paris to escort famous director’s body to Tehran. Mikarimi’s delegation to Paris includes Seifollah Samadian the photographer and documentary producer, and a close friend of Kiarostami. Their mission is to arrange affairs for immediate transfer of the popular director’s body to Tehran.

Abbas Kiarostami, 76, was suffering from gastrointestinal cancer and died Monday in a hospital in Paris.

Kiarostami gave new meaning to cinema: Culture minister

IFP Media Wire

July 5, 2016

In a message on Tuesday, Ali Jannati said Kiarostami, through his modern, beautiful, and creative works put the name of Iran under the spotlight of world’s art societies.

Jannati, in his message, also sympathized with the Iranian nation, cinema artists, art society, devotees of cinema and members of Kiarostami’s family over his death that happened on July 4, at 76, in France where he had gone to be treated.

The Koker trilogy, series of three films, (1987–94), Close-Up (1990), Taste of Cherry (1997) – which was awarded the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival that year, The Wind Will Carry Us (1999), Certified Copy (2010), Like Someone in Love (2012) and Friend’s Home are among famous and popular works of Mr Kiarostami.

International media and prominent figures of cinema have extensively reacted to the death of acclaimed Iranian film maker Abbas Kiarostami.

Great Salt Desert

IFP Media Wire

July 5, 2016

Dasht-e Kavir, also known the Great Salt Desert, is a large desert lying in the middle of the Iranian plateau, about 300 kilometers east-southeast of Tehran. The desert is about 800 kilometers long and 320 kilometers wide, and composed of mud and salt marshes (kavirs).

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