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Golden Train of European Tourists Due in Iran Tuesday

By
Golrokh Askarieh
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Isfahan-Sio Se Pol

The Directorate said the Golden Train will enter Iran from the northwestern Razi border point in Tabriz, the provincial capital of East Azerbaijan.

Its European passengers will first arrive on a plane in Tabriz and will then use the train to continue their journey into the Iranian cities and towns.

They are scheduled to visit Zanjan, Kashan, Isfahan, Sadat Shahr, Shiraz, Yazd, and Mashhad.

Due to security conditions in Turkey, the train will arrive in Iran without any passengers first

The first and the second Golden Trains brought European tourists to Iran last year.

This comes as Iran plans to launch the electronic visa (e-visa) program to further boost tourist arrivals.

Head of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization Masoud Soltanifar said electronic visa for tourists will be issued officially by the end of 2016.

“Iran issues 30-day visa for tourists from 190 countries upon arrival at its airports. However, that could be extended to another 15 days,” he said last week.

“We seek visa waiver programs with a number of countries to boost tourism,” he said, adding that tourists will soon be able to enter Iran without hassle as they can apply for visa online and print the e-visa on their own.

According to the official, the e-visa program is the key initiative to help accomplish the government’s goal of further expanding and developing the tourism industry, as well as strengthening diplomatic relations with other nations.

Iran, Turkey to trade with national currencies

By
Golrokh Askarieh
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Meeting with Turkey’s ambassador to Tehran, Deputy Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade Valiollah Afkhami Rad said Iran and Turkey can conduct bilateral trade using their national currencies although removing financial and banking barriers remains as the first step in the development trade ties.

“The two countries have always held friendly relations maintaining trade and economic ties in various periods,” highlighted Afkhami Rad expressing hope that more Turkish investors will take part in Iran in view of the gradual removal of international sanctions.

The official deemed safe cards intended for glass and petrochemicals imports as another obstacle to trade between Iran and Turkey urging the neighboring country to make revisions in this regard.

Iran’s deputy industry minister voiced hope that the upcoming Iran-Turkey Joint Commission in mid-April on preferential trade between the two sides will raise the requests of both sides reaching a final decision.

Afkhami Rad went on to note “launching direct air lines between Iranian and Turkish cities like Van, Izmir and Ankara marks another step towards facilitating the trade between the two countries.

Turkish Ambassador to Tehran Reza Hakan Tekin, for his part, pointed out that two high-ranking Turkish delegations will travel to Tehran in the next year expressing hope that the decisions to be made in the upcoming joint meeting escalate trade ties between Tehran and Ankara.

“Turkey pursues further cooperation with Iran and calls in the addition of some goods in preferential trade list between the two sides,” stressed Hakan Tekin saying “we seek to take giant steps in order to reach operational and tangible outcomes in the ties between Iran and Turkey.”

Iran has established relations with new European banks

By
Golrokh Askarieh
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Hossein Yaqoubi, international affairs’ director at Central Bank of Iran (CBI), told reporters that the Iranian banks are not allowed according to the directions to establish ties with small foreign banks.

Relations with big foreign banks are on the agenda, he added.

Iran and the six world powers reached a landmark nuclear agreement, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), on July 14, 2015.

As anti-Iran sanctions were lifted on January 16, ‘Implementation Day’ of the JCPOA was announced on that day.

Rouhani: Iran’s trade surplus positive for first time in 37 years

By
Golrokh Askarieh
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President Rouhani made the remarks in a meeting attended by minister and several senior officials of Communications and Information Technology Ministry in Tehran.

He said the non-oil exports surpassed the oil exports during the last Iranian calendar year ending on March 20, 2016.

President Rouhani also put the amount of non-oil and oil exports last year at $42 billion and $41 billion respectively.

Iranian Army Commandos in Syria on Advisory Mission

By
Golrokh Askarieh
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Lieutenant Commander of the Iranian Army Ground Force for Coordination Brigadier General Ali Arasteh told Tasnim that advisers from the 65th Nohed Brigade are now stationed in Syria.

According to the commander, the Special Forces commandos are not the only advisers that the Army Ground Force has dispatched to Syria, and the other units have representatives in the advisory missions as well.

Iran, a close ally of Syria, has been supporting the legitimate Syrian government in the fight against terrorists.

Tehran has already made it clear that its assistance to Syria is confined to consultation and advisory help.

Syria has been mired in a civil war since 2011, with government forces fighting an assortment of militant groups, including the Daesh (ISIL) terrorists.

Elsewhere in his comments, Brigadier General Arasteh pointed to the most recent advances the Ground Force has made in developing new equipment.

According to the official, the whole combat units of the Ground Force have been furnished with hand-launched Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs).

The Islamic Republic is now in possession of a broad range of UAVs which can be used for both civilian and military purposes.

IRGC to Mass Produce New High Speed Boat

By
Golrokh Askarieh
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Speaking to the Tasnim News Agency on Sunday, IRGC Navy Commander Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi said the speed boats are going to be mass produced in the near future.

Back in May 2015, the commander said his forces were testing military speed boats with the breakneck velocity of 110 knots (203 km/h).

He had also pointed to the local experts’ ability to design and test military boats with speeds of up to 120 knots in a naval research laboratory with a test basin.

The speed boats are seen by many military experts as the IRGC’s trump card in case of any direct confrontation with the US warships.

The IRGC Navy says the security of the Persian Gulf will be ensured without the presence of foreign forces, particularly the Americans.

Iranian MPs Urge Legal Action against US Cyber Attackers

By
Golrokh Askarieh
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Parliament

In the letter, the parliamentarians have asked the Judiciary to begin legal proceedings against US hackers for acts of sabotage against Iran, Abouzar Nadimi told Tasnim.

The main point of the letter is to counter harmful actions by American hackers against Iran’s nuclear facilities and power plants, he added.

The MPs seem to have written the letter in reaction to a recent decision by the US Justice Department, which announced on March 24 that it has indicted seven hackers associated with the Iranian government.

It is the first time the US has charged state-sponsored individuals with hacking to disrupt the networks of key US industries. The charges include attacking US banks’ public websites from late 2011 through May 2013 and with breaking into a computer system at a small dam in Rye, NY, in an apparent attempt to disrupt its operation.

On the other hand, Iran has already suffered a cyber damage when the Stuxnet virus affected a number of its nuclear facilities.

On June 1, 2012, The New York Times revealed that Stuxnet was part of a wave of sophisticated digital attacks codenamed “Olympic Games,” which US President Barack Obama had ordered against the computer systems that run Iran’s main nuclear enrichment facilities.

The paper also confirmed that the Stuxnet virus was created with the help of a secret Israeli intelligence unit.

Iranian experts, however, detected and neutralized the malware in time, averting an extensive damage to the country’s industrial sites and facilities.

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on April 3

By
Emad Askarieh
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Iran Newspaper front pages

Abrar:

  1. Iran Exceeds Commitments in Implementing Nuclear Deal – IAEA Chief
  2. Parliament Speaker: West’s adventurism on Iran missile program lacks legal basis
  3. Obama says U.S. and allies helping Iran benefit from nuclear deal
  4. ISIS plans to use drones armed with dirty bombs to attack the West: Cameron warns
  5. Court to issue billionaire Babak Zanjani’s 230-page ruling on Monday
  6. Efforts underway to prevent terrorists accessing nuclear arms

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on April 3

 

 

Asrar:

  1. Iran to stop cash subsidy handouts to 24m in new calendar year
  2. Parliament speaker endorses Rouhani’s decision to cancel Austria visit
  3. Mousavian: Iran committed to nuclear deal; US dishonours the deal
  4. Fighting erupts in Nagorno-Karabakh, dozens of casualties reported
  5. Health minister: Only 20% of people’s health depends on Health Ministry
  6. Obama says he will facilitate trade, banking access for Iran

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on April 3

 

 

Arman-e Emrouz:

  1. Unprecedented developments in Iran-US relations

Hossein Mousavian speaks about the impacts of the nuclear deal on Tehran-Washington relations.

  1. Gov’t considers halting cash subsidies to 24m
  2. Little Bahrain puts Iran down

The diatribe comes as US Secretary of State pays a visit to the Persian Gulf country.

  1. Staunch Ahmadinejad aide creates media hype

Ahmadinejad’s minister: I voted for Rouhani

  1. Iran Exceeds Commitments in Implementing Nuclear Deal – IAEA Chief
  2. ISIS guerillas will attack Europe: Expert
  3. Will Zarrab reveal mysteries in Zanjani’s file?

Reza Zarrab, a mogul who is alleged to have been close to arrested billionaire Babak Zanajani, has now been arrested by US police for bypassing Iran’s sanctions.

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on April 3

 

 

Ebtekar:

  1. Details of a cancellation

A report about the details that led to the cancellation of the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s visit to Austria

  1. Fighting erupts between Armenia and Azerbaijan after 22-year truce
  2. Iranian foreign trade balance positive

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on April 3

 

 

Ettela’at

  1. Iran to drop the rich from receiving subsidies
  2. Iran needs to realize a productive domestic economy: Speaker
  3. Armenia, Azerbaijan open fire in border regions over Karabakh
  4. Health minister visits veteran producer Kiarostami in hospital

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on April 3

 

 

Etemad:

  1. Behind curtains of unmade visit

A report about the various reasons why Iranian President Hassan Rouhani decided to cancel his visit to Austria

  1. Old Karabakh wound reopens

At least 30 soldiers have been killed in fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, officials of both countries said, each blaming the other for violence, reported Al-jazeera.

  1. Reformist figure: Administration enjoys 70% of next Parliament’s support

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on April 3

 

 

Afkar:

  1. Iran to hold 22nd Farabi Annual Seminar
  2. Unprecedented rise in Iranian trade
  3. Bahraini FM says Persian Gulf States ready to confront Iran

Bahrain’s foreign minister said on Friday that Persian Gulf states were prepared to confront Iran over its foreign policy, and that Tehran should drop its support for Middle East factions.

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on April 3

 

 

 

Emtiaz:

  1. Alarming growth of obesity in Iran
  2. 1.5bn litres of petrol turned to smoke in Nowruz
  3. Iran submits proposal to register polo in UNESCO

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on April 3

 

 

Iran:

  1. Iran trade balance positive for first time in 37 years
  2. Rouhani calls for special focus on cyberspace
  3. War bell tolls in Karabakh
  4. Iran eyes oil exports at 2mbd

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on April 3

 

 

 

Kayhan:

  1. No wheat imports needed this year: Minister
  2. Obama: Deal’s spirit requires Iran to change its attitude
  3. ISIS plans to attack big cities with dirty bombs
  4. Mystery behind the significance of Namazi for US intelligence services
  5. Azerbaijan, Armenia conflict kills 100 soldiers
  6. VOA: Iranian nation deeply trust Islamic Republic

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on April 3

 

 

Payam Zaman:

  1. Taxes to be levied on vacant houses

Housing sector readies for exit from recession

  1. Russia accuses Turkey of smuggling weapons to ISIS

Russia’s UN Ambassador Vitaly Churkin said in a letter to the UN Security Council circulated on Friday that Turkey is the main supplier of weapons and ammunition to ISIS fighters. He said that the transfers are overseen by the country’s National Intelligence Organization and are delivered mainly by vehicles, “including as part of humanitarian convoys.”

  1. Iran not to freeze oil output: Zangeneh
  2. Plans under way to develop Phase 11 of South Pars

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on April 3

 

 

Jamejam:

  1. American failure to keep vows
  2. Foreign trade in reverse gear

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on April 3

 

 

Jomhouri Islami:

  1. Iran inks 15 oil deals with foreign firms
  2. US Treasury Warns Sanctions ‘Overreach’ Will Lower Dollar’s Status
  3. Raialyoum: Riyadh loses oil war to Iran
  4. UK premier warns of potential ISIS use of dirty arms
  5. Turkish fighters shell Northern Iraq
  6. Ansarallah calls on Yemeni factions to join national unity government
  7. Over 300 killed in Nowruz trips
  8. Hamas captures 4 Israeli militants

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on April 3

 

 

Javan:

  1. US moving from letters to spirit

“Iran so far has followed the letter of the agreement, but the spirit of the agreement involves Iran also sending signals to the world community and businesses that it is not going to be engaging in a range of provocative actions that are going to scare businesses off,” Obama said at a press conference.

  1. Silent death in suburban restaurants
  2. Not promoting missile defense might contradict Constitution: Political activists
  3. Theatres open round-the-clock during Nowruz

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on April 3

 

 

 

Hemayat:

  1. Obama: Iran must change its attitude
  2. Supervision not enough on banking, monetary systems
  3. Organs must bolster legal divisions: Justice official
  4. Head of General Inspection: Car company required to hand over 6,000 registered cars [to customers]
  5. Administration to exclude 24m from cash handout receivers
  6. Lavrov calls on UNSC to block terrorist access to Turkey
  7. The fat consume 13% of GDP

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on April 3

 

 

Khorasan:

  1. The Obama tit-for-tat

US president displays a new interpretation of Iran-US relations regarding the nuclear deal

  1. Reza Zarrab transferred to New York for proceedings
  2. Iran in talks with Turkmenistan for importing 50ml of water to Mashhad

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on April 3

 

 

Rah-e Mardom:

  1. Report: Resistive Economy, as highlighted by Leader

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on April 3

 

 

 

Resalat:

  1. Americans use rear window to enter Iran [instead of the door]
  2. Tension mounts in Karabakh
  3. History of censorship in US cinema
  4. US not to allow dollar trade with Iran: Obama
  5. Cleric warns of enemy’s all-out war on Islamic system, religion

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on April 3

 

 

Roozan:

  1. US, China endorse nuclear deal
  2. JCPOA achievements: Viewpoint

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on April 3

 

 

Rooyesh Mellat:

  1. Traders get state currency in 72 hours: CBI
  2. Administration fulfilled last year’s tasks: spokesman

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on April 3

 

 

Shargh:

  1. Reformists’ 2nd leap
  2. End of Ahmadinejad’s creation

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on April 3

 

 

Shahrvand:

  1. Zanjani money with Zarrab: official
  2. Performance of Red Crescent forces shines in Nowruz

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on April 3

 

 

Saheb Ghalam:

  1. No more queues for buying foreign currency
  2. Mines are untapped ground for realizing resistive economy policies
  3. Representatives of 500 oil and petrochemical firms heading to Tehran

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on April 3

 

 

Vaghayeh Ettefaghiyeh:

  1. Secret US-Russia deal

Yemen left for Saudi Arabia, Syria for Russia, Lebanon for Iran, Iraq for US, Turkey remains empty-handed

  1. China is good example for US ties with Iran
  2. Expert: Current admin set record in curbing inflation

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on April 3

 

 

Asia:

Obama to American firms: No risks in dealing with Iran

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on April 3

 

 

Abrar Eqtesadi:

  1. Iran initiates agenda to stop recession in housing sector
  2. Iran to hold first tender to develop oilfields in April
  3. Austria offers insurance coverage for Austrian investors in Iran
  4. No risks in Iran dealings: Obama

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on April 3

 

Iran oil exports surpasses 2 million bpd

By
Emad Askarieh
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“Iran’s exports of oil and gas condensate are now at more than 2 million barrels per day,” the minister told the Shana news agency in Tehran on Sunday.

Condensate is a light oil that is typically produced in association with natural gas. 

Senior nuclear negotiator Abbas Araqchi earlier said Iran had raised its crude oil exports to 1.7 million barrels per day (bpd), but it faced challenges for returning to pre-sanctions levels when the country sold 2.5 million barrels.

“Our customers have gone and concluded deals with other countries. We have to find new clients and nobody can expect us to return to former export rates overnight,” he said.

Araqchi predicted Iran’s oil exports to hit 2.5 million bpd within a year.

The Islamic Republic exported about 1 million bpd of oil under sanctions. Since the lifting of those restrictions, the country has been ramping up production in a bid to regain its market share.

The oil market is saturated amid oversupply by major producers such as Saudi Arabia.

The kingdom is currently pushing for a production freeze provided that other oil producing nations stop their output at current rates.

On Friday, deputy crown prince Mohammed bin Salman said Saudi Arabia would only freeze its oil output if Iran and other major producers did so.

Zangeneh has said Iran would take part in discussions on a possible production freeze after its output reached 4 million barrels per day.

The minister had already dismissed the idea of a production freeze by Iran as “a joke.”

“We do not intend to sanction ourselves again after coming out of the sanctions,” Deputy Petroleum Minister Amir Hossein Zamani said in February.

With Iran under sanctions, Saudi Arabia raised its output to an all-time high of more than 10.5 million barrels a day as did other producers, leading to an oversupply which has caused prices to nosedive around 70% since mid-2014.

Bin Salman’s remarks on Friday left the outcome of a meeting between OPEC and other big oil producers in Doha this month in question and sent prices sharply down.

In London and New York, oil prices sank more than four percent after the comments. Brent crude fell as much as $1.78 to $38.55 a barrel and West Texas Intermediate dropped $1.62 to $36.72 a barrel.

Iran’s DM Urges Halt to Fighting between Armenia, Azerbaijan

By
Emad Askarieh
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According to the Defense Ministry, Brigadier General Dehqan called for an immediate end to the military confrontation between the two northern neighbors of Iran.

In the telephone conversations with Azerbaijan’s Defense Minister Zakir Hasanov and Armenia’s Seyran Ohanian, the Iranian general called upon the two countries to exercise restraint and settle the conflicts through dialogue.

At least 30 soldiers have been killed in fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces along the frontlines of the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. Each side blames the other for the fighting that began overnight.

Azerbaijan said on Saturday that Armenian forces killed 12 of its soldiers and shot down a helicopter.

Azeri troops, meanwhile, killed 18 ethnic-Armenian soldiers, Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian said.

Nagorno-Karabakh has been under the control of Armenian military and separatists since a war between Armenia and Azerbaijan ended in 1994. Years of negotiations have brought little progress in resolving the dispute.

Fighting on Saturday marked the worst clashes since 1994, said David Babayan, spokesman for the region’s separatist president.

 

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