Iranian guardians of border areas wear garments worn by rebels in the areas to look like them.
The highly trained guards cover vast areas of land on foot, if necessary, to hunt drug dealers, convoys and terrorist groups.
Iran to construct new power plants in Bushehr soon: Salehi
“In the construction of nuclear power plants, as I have already stated, we hopefully, within the next few months, will be witnessing the launching of new reactors. Activities are going on and they are expanding even in some areas,” Salehi said in an exclusive interview with Press TV on Saturday.
He added that Iran and Russia have signed agreements for the construction of “two big reactors in Bushehr.”
In November 2014, Tehran and Moscow struck a deal to build eight more nuclear power plants in Iran.
Russia has already built a power plant in Bushehr. The agreement for Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant was finalized in 1995, but the project was delayed several times due to a number of technical and financial issues.
The 1,000-megawatt plant, which is operating under the full supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), reached its maximum power generation capacity in August 2012.
In September 2013, Iran officially took over from Russia the first unit of its first 1,000-megawatt nuclear power plant for two years.
Salehi said the recognition of Iran’s enrichment activities by the international community, particularly the UN Security Council, was “one very good achievement” within a nuclear agreement reached between Iran and the P5+1 group of countries, dubbed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
“We are one among the very few or probably the very exceptional countries that its enrichment activity has been recognized by an international body such as the UN Security Council,” the AEOI head said, adding, “One of the achievements within this framework is the fact that we were able to sell or we got this opportunity to sell our enriched uranium and get in return natural uranium or the yellowcake.”
He described JCPOA as a “good deal” that allows Iran to enter the club of countries that can enrich uranium and sell it at global market.
Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council – the United States, France, Britain, China and Russia – plus Germany started to implement JCPOA on January 16.
After JCPOA went into effect, all nuclear-related sanctions imposed on Iran by the European Union, the Security Council and the US were lifted. Iran in return has put some limitations on its nuclear activities. The nuclear agreement was signed on July 14, 2015 following two and a half years of intensive talks.
Salehi also said Iran and the IAEA have entered into a new phase in cooperation and urged the body to remain impartial.
“The IAEA, being the sole verifying body, needs to keep its integrity and impartiality. Otherwise, its credibility will be questioned,” the Iranian official stated.
President, his cabinet pay tribute to late Imam Khomeini
During the ceremony, Imam’s grandson Hassan Khomeini received the President and the cabinet members.
President Rouhani and the cabinet members also paid tribute to the late Imam’s wife and son.
They laid wreaths at the tomb of the Father of the Islamic Revolution.
The president also paid homage to the martyrs of the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
The visit to the holy shrine took place on the occasion of the Dahe-ye Fajr (10-Day Dawn) which marks victory of the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
During the Ten-Day Dawn festivities, Iranians take part in different events and activities to remember their revolution. Every year tens of millions of Iranians also take to the streets to commemorate the final day of the festivities, on the 22nd of Bahman, or February 11th, which marks the victory of the Islamic.
The Sixth Frame
According to the Alalam news agency report, an American NBC journalist paid a visit to Dr. Ali Akbar Salehi while making a documentary about Iran’s nuclear energy and the country’s nuclear agreement with the West.
His attention was immediately drawn by the photos of assassinated nuclear scientists (nuclear martyrs) on the office wall of the AEIO director. Based on how the photos of the four scientists and a martyred driver were laid out, he asked, “What is the empty space for? Do you think there might be a sixth martyr?”
After Salehi responded in the affirmative, the American journalist asked, surprised, “Who will be the sixth martyr?” Salehi replied, to the journalist’s astonishment, “I hope that it will be me.”
Upon hearing this sentence, the smile fell from the journalist’s face. “You hope that it’ll be you?” he asked, stunned. “Yes,” Salehi continued, “Martyrdom is an honour, and all of us are awaiting and seeking it.”
World Hijab Day
Members of the International Front Mostazefin (oppressed), have unveiled the official poster of the Women Day for 2016.
They have called on all advocates and activists who work for promotion of Islamic Hijab and Hijab as a right for Muslim women, to translate the motto of the poster into various languages and publicize it through the social media to make world community familiar with this campaign.
In the unveiled poster, three prominent features of Muslim women namely Beautiful, Confident and Empowered, due to observing Islamic dress code have been publicized. They have asked all Muslim and non-Muslim women across the world to wear headscarf on World Hijab Day
No one benefits from war
In Aug. 8, 1998, the news broke out of death of 8 Iranian diplomats. Few days later, death of two more diplomats and a journalist was confirmed and finally when an Iranian diplomat returned from Mazar Sharif, the tragic story of killings of Iranian diplomats in the hands of Taliban came to an end.
The tragedy that took place in Mezar Sharif, due to various reasons was somehow disregarded up until last year’s Fajr Film Festival when a film depicting that tragedy was debuted.
Abdulhossein Barzideh, wrote the story of massacre and turned it to a movie so that a tragedy in this scale not to be thrown at oblivion.
This film has a striking message which says” no one benefits from war”. Those who have not the chance to see the film on the silver screen, now can watch it on their own TV screen.
JCPOA thwarted Iranophobia campaign: Iran FM
Zarif made the remarks in an address to a meeting on opportunities in Iran after the nuclear agreement, dubbed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), went into effect on January 16.
“One of the achievements of the nuclear negotiations [between Iran and the P5+1 group of countries] was that we succeeded in putting an end to the Iranophobia project,” Zarif said on Saturday.
Before the conclusion of the nuclear agreement, he added, a “false” image of Iran was depicted which introduced the Islamic Republic as a threat to international peace and security and based on which, every move against Iran could be justified, he said.
The Iranian minister said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu put a lot of pressure on Western and European countries, and Saudi rulers made every efforts to prevent the realization of the JCPOA because they did not want to see their long-term subversive investments in Iran disappear and also sought to portray a harsh and horrible image from Iran.
He emphasized that the nuclear negotiations opened a new phase in Iran’s relations and finally led to the lifting of nuclear-related sanctions against Iran.
After the JCPOA went into effect, all nuclear-related sanctions imposed on Iran by the European Union, the UN Security Council and the US were lifted. Iran in return has put some limitations on its nuclear activities.
The JCPOA was signed on July 14, 2015 following two and a half years of intensive talks between Iran and the P5+1 – the United States, Britain, France, Russia, China and Germany.
A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on Jan 30
Abrar:
1- Total, Airbus chiefs meet with Rouhani
2- Frozen cash in Treasury before Iranian yearend
3- Iran, France presidents say determined to open new chapter in Tehran-Paris relations
4- 15m undecided dossiers filed with Iran judiciary: Judiciary Chief
5- Kerry talks about last efforts to free Rezaeian
6- Culture Minister reacts to tensions regarding artists
7- Obama directs team to counter ISIS in Libya
Afkar:
1- Italy’s Sace boosts insurance capital to €6b
2- Iran, France leaders stress reviving relations, combating terrorism
Arman-e Emrouz:
1- End of silence;
Hassan Khomeini, Assembly of Experts hopeful, says he will react to his disqualification to respect people’s aspiration.
2- AEOI chief (Salehi) tells untold stories about confidential US talks
In an interview with NBC, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, Ali Akbar Salehi, told about Iran-US talks behind closed doors. He said supreme Leader made 4 conditions for nuclear agreement
Asrar:
1- Tehran, Paris ink major deals
2- Iranian shooter wins gold medal
Iran’s Najmeh Khedmati claimed 10 metre air rifle gold on the third day of the Asian Shooting Olympic Qualifier in New Delhi today as Japan secured a third gold medal in successive days.
3- Iran oil exports highest in two years
Ebtekar:
1- 190 Principalists vie for parliament seats
2- Rouhani returns with full hands
Signature of 20 cooperation deals, willingness of Total and Airbus to return to Iran and fresh ties with UNESCO were some of the outcomes of an Iranian delegation headed by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to Europe.
3- Syrian opposition absent on first day of talks
Emtiaz:
1- 40bl slump in Iran’s water supplies: Minister
2- Celebration of 500 years of artistic activities
3- Cyber police warns internet users
4- 118 Airbus planes in Iran within 8 years
5- Tehran taking swift steps to modernization
6- Report: People have no idea where carpet museum of Iran is located!
Ettela’at:
1- Details of Iran purchasing 118 French planes
2- Blast hits Shia mosque in Saudi Arabia, 4 killed
3- Cleric slams Takfirism as plight of Islam, humanity
4- Calls for unity of religious leaders against extremism
5- Road map of Iran-France ties sketched by signing 20 docs
6- Iran, France agree to boost trade
Hemayat:
1- Iran successfully test fires Noor (light) cruise missile in high seas
2- Anti-Iran human rights sanctions in place: White House
3- Peugeot returning to Iranian market
4- French Primer to Rouhani: France biggest loser in sanctioning Iran
Hosban:
1- Iran promises Saudi footballer best hosting
2-Health Minister: Iran needs [fighters like] Cmdr Soleimani, [negotiations like] Zarif and [scientists like] Salehi
Iran:
1- Rouhani: People must not lose hope in elections
2- $45b deals, outcome of Rouhani’s economic visit
Jamejam:
1- AFC hails IRIB
2- Story of tainted India rice in Iran: report
3- Media: ethical dos and don’t in elections
4- Beginning and end of media monopolism: viewpoint
5- Messages of navy drill: viewpoint by Iran navy commander
Javan:
1- Francs reaps JCPOA benefits
2- Students’ brain, JCPOA blackboard
Tehran’s Education Administration has launched an initiative to hold classes for high school students to teach them the principles and terms of Tehran’s nuclear agreement with the P5+1 group of countries. The initiative’s implementation is pending on a decision by the council of schools.
3- 130 thousand tons of expired rice seized
4- Chief: IRGC’s main duty, preservation of Revolution’s value frontiers
JomhoriEslami:
1- Obama: US fully supports Israel
2- Opposition disturbances in Geneva talks for Syrian peace
3- UN: Worlds seems to have forgotten Yemen crisis
4- Iran holds 2nd conference on “Threats of Takfiri trends in modern world”
Payam-e Zaman:
1. Rouhani: Political sanctioning failure, futile
“Riyadh must display initiative to restore diplomatic ties”
2. Health Minister: Population growth positive in Iran
3. Total agrees to buy 200kb/d from Iran
4. Zarif: Rouhani Europe Visit Shows Power of Diplomacy
Rah-e Mardom:
1. Iran to launch herbal pharmacies instead of herbal shops: Minister
2. Singer Salar Aqhili returns to Fajr Music Festival
Resalat:
1. Ayatollah Mowahedi Kermani: All Iranian Principalists vote for one list; US infiltration must be stopped
2. Judiciary Chief calls for addition of ethics to religious democracy
3. Dangerous US plot in Baghdad; Dissolution of Iraq in exchange for containing ISIS
4. Cleric urges eradication of Takfirism by logic
Addressing conference in the central province of Qom on Friday to discuss threats of Takfirism, Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi said logic must be clung in order to uproot Takfirism in the world of Islam.
“Extremist trends have nothing to do with Islam,” said the grand cleric.
Sayeh:
1. Media syndrome: malady of today’s children
A report about the negative and positive impact of the media in the lives and treatment of children.
2. Iran seeking JVs in production of medicine: Health Minister
3. A modest 700 million dollars; [The mystery behind a $700M donation from the Saudi royals to the Malaysian PM]
Shahrvand:
– $51b achievement of Rouhani’s visit
Iran inked a deal with Airbus valued at more than 10 billion dollars.
Saheb Ghalam:
1. IRGC Chief: No security concerns but cultural ones
2. IRGC Navy Chief: US unable to saber-rattle before us
3. Water, environment areas of interest for France, Italy in cooperation with Iran
Asr-e Iranian
1. Caspian water in central Iranian desert: Deputy of Planning and Economic Affairs of Power Ministry
2. Culture Minister: Private banks enter fields of art
3. UN FAO: More than 14 Million Yemenis Under Food Insecurity
Ghods:
1. Iran car-making industry respectfully yours, Peugeot!
2. Ayatollah calls for formation of anti-Takfir global network
Kaenat:
1. Peugeot’s €400m return to Iran
2. Display of missile strength in high seas
Coalitions plane carrier under Iranian drone surveillance
Keyhan:
1. Analytic report: Foreign souvenir: Economic prosperity for Iran or France?!
2. Terrorist attacks by Vahhabis to Shia mosque in western Saudi Arabia
3. Zionist regime frees burner of Palestinian infant
4. We want no parliament where US, EU statement is read: Tehran Friday prayer leader
Mardom Salari:
1. Maximus election turnout guarantees victory for reformists: 14th Democracy Faction Congress
2. Reformist leader: Reformists’ priority is preserving national interests
3. Ali Motahari urges voters to actively participate in elections
Vaghaye-e Etefaghiyeh:
1. “I was startled, will object,” Hassan Khomeini said after he learned he was disqualified to vie for a seat in the Assembly of Experts
2.From the Poor House to the Foreign Ministry
– Is Adel al-Jubeir a CIA choice?
3. Traditional singer Salar Aghili returns to Music Festival
Culture Minister: Aghili knew who interviewed him
4. Principalists conference held to shortlist qualified hopefuls: Please step down!
The conference was held by the Principalist factions to choose 30 hopefuls from 190 qualified candidates for the late February parliamentary election.
5. West-lovers seek moderate, passive parliament for future: Leader’s representative in IRGC
Asia:
1. Major human rights observation: inmates serving sentences at home
Iran’s Prisons Organization director general Asghar Jahangir said plans are under way to diminish the population of inmates. The initiatives include house arrests and electronic detention of inmates which are being studies for the time being.
2. Iran frozen assets in government treasury before Nowruz, spokesman of Iranian parliament’s planning and budget committee has said.
IRGC doubles missile activities despite US pressure: Commander
“We doubled our activities and the American demands from Iran had an opposite result,” Commander of the IRGC’s Aerospace Division Brigadier General Amirali Hajizadeh was quoted saying on the Basij Press website.
“Today, the enemies are bringing up the issue of missile-related sanctions and expecting us to back down. But, the IRGC’s reaction to this American demand will be aggressive,” he said.
Hajizadeh said the US has not dropped its hostile policies toward the Islamic Republic despite a nuclear deal which went into force earlier this month.
“Has the enemy abandoned its intentions for hostile moves? Does the (Islamic) Revolution have no problem anymore? That’s not the case.
“Our enemies, especially America, are still saying, ‘all options are on the table.’
“They are after certain goals in a number of fields, including the military and war, targeting the country’s security, culture and economy because they have a problem with the essence of the establishment and their problem is not nuclear,” he said.
The US adopted new sanctions against Iran over the country’s missile program, a day after the nuclear agreement went into effect, prompting Iranian officials to denounce them as “illegal.”
Hajizadeh said, “The Leader (Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei) had said before that ‘our problems with the Americans are not nuclear and that they will go after missile and other issues.’ Today, we see his predictions were right.”
The US has imposed a raft of sanctions on Iran under consecutive American administrations since the 1979 Islamic Revolution in the absence of diplomatic relations.
Hajizadeh said, “We have never trusted America and will never do so. Neither will we let a forging of relations with America.”
“As our late Imam (Khomeini) said the relationship between Iran and America is the relation between the lamb and the wolf. We will never allow such a connection.”
Officials say none of Iran’s missiles has been designed to carry nuclear warheads, and thus their production and tests do not violate UN Resolution 2231 which bans development of such projectiles.
Iran says its military might poses no threat to other countries and that its defense doctrine is merely based on deterrence.
2,875 Health Centers to be opened in suburbs
Health Promotion Programs in suburbs is one the second Health Reform plan’s sections to be implemented in the health field.
About 2000 health bases as well as over 800 Comprehensive Health Centers will be opened for around 10 million suburb residents.
The health centers will be opened in Tehran, Alborz, Isfahan, Kerman, Kermanshah, Yazd, Hormozgan, Khorasan, East Azerbaijan, West Azerbaijan, Khuzestan, Zanjan, Kordestan, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer Ahmad, Hamedan, Qazvin, Isfahan and Qom.
