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A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on April 2

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Iran Newspaper front pages

Saturday, April 02, 2016 is the first working day in the new Iranian calendar year 1395 which began on March 20. No paper was published in Iran in the past fortnight as Iranians celebrate the first 13 days of the year as Nowruz and enjoy New Year holidays.

Most of the headlines focused on the leader’s speech on the first day of the year in which he underscored the need for materializing policies of the economy of resistance. The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, also slammed the US for not honoring the nuclear deal by which Iran agreed to curb its nuclear program in exchange for removal of US-engineered draconian sanctions.

The administration’s firm resolution to revamp the economy and expectations about the economic climate in Iran in the New Year were also considered by most papers on the day.

Here are the top headlines.

 

Abrar:

  1. Mischiefs being made in sanctions’ removal: Parliament Speaker
  2. Today, time for missiles, talks: Leader
  3. Gov’t cabinet approves raising penalties for corporate offenses
  4. Former admin’s performance cause of principalists’ election loss in Tehran: MP
  5. White House says formation of federal gov’t run by Assad unlikely in Syria
  6. Libya’s national unity government sails into Tripoli
  7. Nation’s awareness secures country’s future: Rafsanjani
  8. 4% drop in Nowruz road accident death toll

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on April 2

 

 

Afkar:

  1. BBC’s anti-Iran news hype
  2. Moscow, Washington agree on Syrian solution
  3. Tehran Friday Prayer Imam: Resistive economy means no to surrender, sanctions
  4. N. Korea: US is a nuclear threat
  5. Talks under way with Boeing

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on April 2

 

 

Amin:

  1. FM: Iran to enhance defense might

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on April 2

 

 

Arman-e Emrouz:

  1. Fighting unemployment, recession possible thru Resistance Economy: Leader
  2. Belgium, Austria awaiting Rouhani visit

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s visit to the two countries was canceled due to security considerations.

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on April 2

 

 

Ebtekar:

  1. Selfies with new face in Tehran

People take pictures with a pink Volkswagen car in the city of Tehran.

  1. About time for practice, action to better nation’s livelihood

A viewpoint about the Supreme Leader’s naming of the new Iranian calendar year as the year of “Resistive Economy; Practice and Action”.

  1. Explosions shake the world

Dozens of terrorist blasts in Turkey, Belgium, Pakistan, Iraq and Afghanistan gripped the world by fear in the past fortnight.

  1. Report studies road accidents during Nowruz: “Unfinished trips”
  2. Hard year for dollar; Report estimates that the New Year will be a difficult year for forex market in Iran.
  3. Sad films get surprising reception in Nowruz

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on April 2

 

 

Ettela’at:

  1. Iran inflation rate at 11.6% for last calendar year
  2. Leader calls for practice, action for promoting nation’s livelihood, economy
  3. Assad says ready for early presidential election
  4. Rouhani urges nation to close ranks to develop country
  5. Admin plans for realizing economy of resistance

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on April 2

 

 

Etemad:

  1. Nowruz news-makers

The paper has highlighted the top news stories of Nowruz which include disqualification of Minu Khaleghi in parliament election after she won majority votes to make way to the parliament, cancer diagnosis of epic traditional singer Mohammad Reza Shajarian, return of top TV personality Reza Rashidpour to TV screens and national football coach Carol Quiroz’s farewell to Iran.

  1. Reza Zarrab captured in US for bypassing sanctions

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on April 2

 

Hemayat:

  1. Judiciary ready to support legal investors: Chief
  2. Iran never succumbs to disarmament: Official
  3. Polls confirm nation’s satisfaction with judiciary’s performance
  4. IRR20,000b losses in Nowruz accidents

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on April 2

 

 

Iran:

  1. Iran, Pakistan ink $5b MoU
  2. Leader offers 10 crucial suggestions for resistive economy
  3. Economists: Admin prepares for resistive economy
  4. Iran’s foreign policy busy in Nowruz days

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on April 2

 

 

Payam Zaman:

  1. Iran mulls 3 major oil plans in new [calendar] year
  2. Resistive economy means no to surrender, sanctions
  3. Islamic Republic successful sample for nations
  4. Economy minister unfolds details of resistive economy agenda
  5. New CBI report about housing market in Iran

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on April 2

 

 

Jamejam:

  1. Time for practice, action: Leader
  2. Reduction in Nowruz accidents, death toll
  3. West’s new act of obstruction in Syrian crisis

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on April 2

 

 

Jomhouri Islami:

  1. Leader offers 10 fundamental proposals for practice and action for resistive economy
  2. Rain, snow grip most Iranian territories
  3. Tunisian president offers full support to Hezbollah
  4. Jordan’s King: Turkey transferring terrorists to Europe
  5. Iran, Pakistan sign cooperation docs
  6. Erdogan: Turkey will cooperate with Israel in fight against terrorism

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on April 2

 

 

Javan:

  1. Both needed: missiles, talks

“Without defense power, we would have to retreat by every threat,” said the leader during his opening speech at the first day of the new Iranian calendar year.

  1. Rain saves nature [on Nature Day]
  2. Alarm goes off for JCPOA violation by US
  3. Cleric: Mortgage banks in fight with us

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on April 2

 

 

Kayhan:

  1. Leader: JCPOA II, III, IV, US will
  2. Banking system busy with “money vendors”
  3. Assad hails help of Iran, Russia, Hezbollah in freeing historical city of Tadmur
  4. US unleashes new sanctions on Iran
  5. Maryland University poll: JCPOA implementation reduced Iranians’ trust in US

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on April 2

 

 

Khorasan:

  1. Ten million visit Khorasan Razavi during Nowruz
  2. Film, Bodyguard, sells IRR20b

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on April 2

 

 

Rah-e Mardom:

  1. Report: Terrorist attacks in Europe and need for transparency of western stance to uproot such assaults
  2. Red alert for water in 6 major cities
  3. Iran needs no permission, confirmation for enhancing defense might: Commander
  4. Iran’s imports from Turkey down 23%

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on April 2

 

 

Resalat:

  1. If we are not strong, nation’s rights will be trampled upon: Leader
  2. Trump, Clinton start open fights
  3. JCPOA candy seems tasty for some: Cleric
  4. Boosting domestic production only solution to solving problems: Parliament speaker
  5. Rouhani says admin will pursue bolstering Iran’s defense might

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on April 2

 

 

Rooyesh Mellat:

  1. Violation of int’l rights by Saudi Arabia
  2. Fulfilled promises; vows left for injury time
  3. Iran firm in supporting Palestine

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on April 2

 

 

Shargh:

  1. Reza Zarrab [Zanjani’s assistant] captured in US
  2. UNSC convenes on Iran’s missile tests

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on April 2

 

 

Shahrvand:

  1. US issues permit to ease restrictions on trade with Iran
  2. Nowruz fraught with accidents

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on April 2

 

Mardom Salari:

  1. US: No curbs on missile tests in nuclear deal

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on April 2

 

 

Asia:

  1. Heads of over 50 states miss Tehran, Moscow Nuclear Security Summit
  2. Zaha Hadid, architecture of Tehran’s Fereshteh Pasargad, dies
  3. US says fully honors JCPOA context

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on April 2

 

 

Abrar Eqtesadi:

  1. New US permit to sell planes to Iran
  2. Iran to attend Doha meeting without acceding oil freeze plan
  3. Iran sells 14mb of oil to Europe since JCPOA implementation
  4. Japan to build refinery in Iran

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on April 2

 

Iran’s oil production up 100k bpd

By
Emad Askarieh
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Figures released by Bloomberg show that Iran’s overall crude output now stands at 3.2 million bpd which is the highest level since May 2012.

In mid-January, a series of economic sanctions that had been imposed on Iran for multiple years were removed after a deal between the country and the P5+1 – the five permanent members of the Security Council plus Germany – was implemented.

The sanctions barred foreign investments in the Iranian oil industry and also limited a low ceiling of 1 million bpd on the country’s oil exports.

Immediately after the removal of the sanctions, Iran both increased its oil output and subsequently its exports.

The country’s oil output rose by several hundred thousand barrels per day to reach around 1.4 million bpd.

Iran’s First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri said in late March that the country’s oil exports had reached around 2.2 million bpd within two months after the removal of the sanctions on Iran.

Jahangiri said the figure marked a rise of 900,000 bpd in Iran’s oil production capacity.

Iran has already rejected calls by other fellow producers to freeze its post-sanctions oil output increase plans to help stabilize the prices.

The country’s Oil Minister Bijan Zangeneh has repeatedly emphasized that the Islamic Republic will press on with its plans to increase oil production – that had been restricted for several years as a result of the sanctions – to regain its lost market share.

Iran’s New Naval Flotilla Dispatched to Gulf of Aden: Commander

By
Emad Askarieh
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The Navy seeks to secure its mighty presence in the northern parts of the Indian Ocean, Gulf of Aden, Bab el-Mandeb Strait, and Red Sea as part of the grand plans set by Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, Admiral Sayyari told reporters in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas.

He made the comments in a ceremony held to welcome the 38th flotilla, which returned home after a 73-day mission in international waters.

According to the commander, the 40th fleet consists of Alborz destroyer and Tonb warship.

Since November 2008, the Iranian navy has conducted anti-piracy missions in the Gulf of Aden and Bab el-Mandeb Strait to protect the country’s vessels against pirate attacks.

Under the terms of several UN Security Council resolutions, nations can deploy warships to the Gulf of Aden and coastal waters of Somalia to protect their vessels against pirates and, after giving notice to Somali government, enter Somali territorial waters in pursuit of the pirates.

 

Sanctions have no impact on Iran’s naval capabilities: Sayyari

By
Emad Askarieh
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Speaking to reporters, he noted that the navy needs for defending Iran’s sea borders will be addresssed according to programs regardless of US and its allies opposition.

Despite sanctions, Iran’s navy reached big progress in all fields including manufacturing of ‘Jamaran’, ‘Damavand’, and ‘Sahand’ destroyers, the commander added.

He praised the navy presence in the international waters aimed at protecting naval routes and providing security for trade vessels and oil tankers.

The Iranian Navy’s 38th flotilla of warships returned home on Saturday, 75 days after it started its foreign mission in international waters.

The flotilla docked at the southern port city of Bandar Abbas on Saturday.

The flotilla comprising Martyr Naqdi destroyer, Lavan logistic warship and Bushehr vessel had been deployed to international waters on January 20 after a week-long naval war game code-named “Velayat 94” in the country’s southeastern waters.

The flotilla comprising Martyr Naqdi destroyer, Lavan logistic warship and Bushehr vessel had been deployed to international waters on January 20 after a week-long naval war game code-named “Velayat 94” in the country’s southeastern waters.

Iran’s trade surplus positive for 1st time in 37 years

By
Emad Askarieh
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Ship trade

Iran’s Customs Administration said in an announcement on Saturday that the country had a trade surplus of $916 million over the aforementioned period.

It said the total value of exports stood at $42.4 billion against $41.4 billion in imports. Both figures indicated a decrease of respectively 16 percent and 23 percent compared to the same period the previous year.

The volume of exports stood at 93.5 million tons while the volume of imports stood at 35.7 million tons indicating a decrease of 7 percent and 18 percent, respectively.

The main import items have been livestock corn, wheat, soybean, rice and soybean meal.  The main export items have been gas oil, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), liquid propane and tar.

The Customs Administration figures further show that there has been a drastic drop of 52 percent in exports of condensate.

The leading importers of Iranian products over the period under study were China, Iraq, the UAE, Afghanistan and India.  China’s imports of Iranian products saw a drop of above 23 percent while the UAE and Afghanistan increased imports from the Islamic Republic.

The leading exporters of products to Iran were China, the UAE, South Korea, Turkey and Switzerland. Imports from China were lower by 18 percent compared to March 2014-2015.

Iran’s imports of automobiles plunged by a whopping 50 percent in quantity and 42 percent in value.

Figures show the country had spent $1.2 billion on imports of cars over the period under study. This is while it had spent $2.1 billion on imports of cars the year before.

Iran Fully Complying with JCPOA: IAEA Chief

By
Emad Askarieh
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“It (Iran) is implementing not just its safeguards agreement with the Agency, but also its Additional Protocol. Transparency measures which go beyond Iran’s obligations under its formal agreements with the IAEA have also been agreed,” Amano told reporters after a two-day summit on nuclear security in Washington.

The Nuclear Security Summit 2016 came to an end on Friday.

The first Nuclear Security Summit was held in Washington, DC in 2010, and was followed by additional Summits in Seoul in 2012 and The Hague in 2014.  These Summits have achieved tangible improvements in the security of nuclear materials and stronger international institutions that support nuclear security.

“The JCPOA (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) is a clear gain for nuclear verification in Iran,” he added.

Tehran and the Group 5+1 (Russia, China, the US, Britain, France and Germany) reached a nuclear deal on July 14, 2015 and started implementing it on January 16.

The comprehensive nuclear deal, known as JCPOA, terminated all nuclear-related sanctions imposed on Iran.

Following is the full text of Amano’s speech on Friday: 

On April 1 in Washington, I met with the E3/EU+3 group of countries at the invitation of President Barack Obama of the United States of America.

I informed President Obama, as well as President Xi Jinping of China, President Francois Hollande of France, Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom, President Donald Tusk of the European Council, Secretary of State John Kerry of the United States,  Federal Minister of Defence Ursula von der Leyen of Germany, the High Representative of the European Union for  Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini, and Ambassador Sergey Kislyak of Russia about the IAEA’s verification and monitoring of Iran’s nuclear-related commitments under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.

I noted that Iran is now subject to the strongest nuclear verification regime in the world. It is implementing not just its safeguards agreement with the Agency, but also its Additional Protocol. Transparency measures which go beyond Iran’s obligations under its formal agreements with the IAEA have also been agreed.

The IAEA has considerable experience and expertise in nuclear verification. We can effectively fulfil our responsibilities as the eyes and ears of the world in Iran and give the international community the assurances it seeks.

I stressed that this is only the beginning of a process that will take many years. I asked the E3/EU+3 for their continued support in ensuring that the necessary funding is made available for the IAEA’s JCPOA-related activities.

The JCPOA is a clear gain for nuclear verification in Iran. Considerable effort was required in order to reach this agreement. A similar and sustained effort will be required to implement it. The IAEA will continue to do its part in a factual and impartial manner.

 

Iran, Oman pick route for gas pipeline

By
Emad Askarieh
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The route for the pipeline has been reportedly finalized jointly by experts from Iran and Oman in a recent meeting in Tehran.

The pipeline will run over a distance of about 175 kilometers and could plunge as deep as 290 meters from the sea surface before reaching Oman’s shores.

Fars News Agency has reported that Iranian Offshore Engineering and Construction Company (IOEC) will finish studies over the offshore section of the project by September 2016.

It also said a South Korean company has announced readiness to carry out the offshore pipeline work of the project and has even told Iran that it is ready to fund the whole operations.

In mid-March, the media in Seoul reported that Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS) is looking into Iran-Oman gas pipeline project which experts say requires an investment of at least $1.5 billion.

Project owners and KOGAS could sign either a memorandum of understanding or a framework agreement in April or May, the media reported.

Iran and Oman have signed basic agreements based on which Iran will export a daily amount of 28 million cubic meters (mcm) of gas to Oman.

Almost a third of the gas will be used in spare liquefaction facilities of Oman’s Qalhat plant and the rest will be consumed in the Persian Gulf sultanate’s domestic market. Iran will accordingly use the LNG produced for exports to European and Asian markets.

The Qalhat plant has the capacity to liquefy 10.4 million tons per annum (mta) of LNG. Yet, only 7.9 million tons were exported in 2014 from it to international markets, as the priority was given to meeting domestic gas requirements.

Iran nuclear deal proved diplomacy paying off: China president

By
Emad Askarieh
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He made the comments during a meeting with leaders of the countries involved in nuclear talks with Iran — Russia, the US, the UK, France and Germany– on the sidelines of the fourth Nuclear Security Summit in Washington on Friday.

The meeting was also attended by EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini, who chaired the P5+1 states during the nuclear negotiations.

Xi further said the nuclear deal, called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), proved that serious disputes can be resolved through dialogue and cooperation, calling for the full implementation of the accord reached between Tehran and the six world powers on July 14, 2015.

After the JCPOA went into effect on January 16, 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.

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“We should stick to the political commitment and make sure the deal is implemented as it should have been,” said Xi, adding that any “external interference” should be eliminated.

The Chinese head of state also said Beijing has always been “an active participant, constructor and contributor” in the settlement of the Iranian nuclear issue.

“We stand ready to work with all related sides to push forward the implementation of the deal,” Xi stated.

He stressed the importance of strengthening the global security, saying that dialogue and negotiation should be the best choice in resolving key issues.

The Chinese leader said that “justice and equity should be the underlying principle for reaching any international agreement,” adding that “double standard” will lead nowhere.

This comes as the  Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed on Friday Iran’s commitment to the nuclear agreement with the P5+1 group of countries, saying Tehran has even gone beyond its obligations under the accord.

IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano made the announcement on Friday after talks with leaders of China, Russia, the US, the UK, France, Germany and the European Union about the agency’s monitoring of Iran’s nuclear-related commitments under the nuclear deal called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

Iran “is implementing not just its safeguards agreement with the Agency, but also its Additional Protocol” to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), which allows for snap inspection of nuclear facilities, said Amano in a statement following his meetings that took place on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington.

Iran commemorates Islamic Republic Day

By
Emad Askarieh
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In a landmark two-day referendum held on March 30-31, 1979, more than 98.2 percent of eligible Iranians voted “yes” to the establishment of an Islamic republic in the country.

It came as the popular motto marking the days after the 1979 Islamic Revolution was “Independence, Freedom and the Islamic Republic” on every corner.

Since then, the nation annually celebrates Farvardin 12 on the Iranian calendar year as the Islamic Republic Day.

The Islamic Revolution, led by late Imam Khomeini, culminated in the overthrow of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and put an end to 2,500 years of monarchic rule in Iran.

Addressing a Wednesday cabinet meeting in Tehran, President Hassan Rouhani praised the Islamic Republic Day as the day of the realization of democracy and Islamic values.

He added that the late Imam Khomeini proposed a referendum on the establishment of an Islamic system in Iran less than two months after the triumph of the Islamic Revolution.

“Democracy and Islam have materialized in the country in the real sense where the victory of the revolution has provided for the people to comfortably go to the polls and cast their ballots,” Rouhani said.

“We must employ all our energies to safeguard the Islamic Republic of Iran and strive on the path of the country’s development and progress,” he added.

Iran won’t need permission on defense capabilities: Minister Dehqan

By
Emad Askarieh
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General Hossein Dehghan

Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan said what constitutes Iran’s regular missile drills “is based on pre-arranged plans which are carried out in order to assess the degree of its preparedness and capabilities.”

“We will continue to act on achieving defense capabilities with the aim of responding to any threat. In this course, we will not need any authorization or approval from others,” he told the state television Wednesday night.

Dehqan stressed that Iran would never move toward developing unconventional weapons.

“The Islamic Republic of Iran has never had and will never have an aggressive attitude toward any nation or country, (but) in defending itself, it will use all means possible on the basis of its national interests.”

His remarks came after the US, France, Britain and Germany were reported to have called for a Security Council meeting to respond to Iran’s recent ballistic missile tests.

The Reuters news agency, citing unnamed diplomats, said experts from the 15-nation body would discuss Iran’s missile program on Friday and were expected to consider the possibility of a statement condemning it.

Dehqan predicted that the council would not take any action against Iran because its tests didn’t violate either a July nuclear agreement or a UN resolution on Tehran’s missiles.

“I am confident that the Security Council and the United Nations will not respond as our actions are neither a breach of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action nor are they against Resolution 2231,” he said.

In their letter to the UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Monday, the US and its three European allies stopped short of calling Iran’s missile launches a “violation” of the resolution.

The tests, they claimed, were “inconsistent with” and “in defiance of” council resolution 2231, because they were “inherently capable of delivering nuclear weapons,” a charge Iran vehemently denies.

“I think America, England and France must look a bit at their own national interests and stand less as an advocate of the interests of Israel as an aggressive, murderer and illegitimate regime,” Dehqan said.

UN’s Resolution 2231 “calls upon” Iran to refrain for up to eight years from activity related to ballistic missiles designed with the capability of delivering nuclear weapons.

Russia, a veto-wielding permanent member, has made clear it considers compliance with the appeal in resolution to be voluntary.

On Wednesday, the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Mikhail Ulyanov said Iran’s test launches did not violate the UN resolution.

“The resolution does not ban the tests,” said Ulyanov, who is the head of the ministry’s department for non-proliferation.

Tehran has also said it is under no obligation to comply with the appeal to refrain from missile work and vowed to continue developing ballistic missiles in the face of threats.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday that missile power is key to Iran’s future security.

“In this jungle-like world, if the Islamic Republic seeks negotiations, trade and even technology and science, but has no defense power, won’t even small countries dare threaten Iran?” the Leader said.

“Our enemies are constantly enhancing their military and missile capabilities and given this how can we say the age of missiles has passed?” he added.

Chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee expressed indignation at the prospects that there was no ground for new UN sanctions on Iran.

“As many of us feared, now it appears Iran can defy those restrictions with impunity fearing no pushback from the UN Security Council,” Republican Senator Bob Corker said.

Corker is among many US lawmakers who have demanded more sanctions on Iran over the missile tests.

Dehqan said, “The Americans basically don’t want our national power to expand in various aspects.”

“This issue attests to the efficiency and ability of our democratic, religious system which can become a model for oppressed countries and motivate them to stand against the demands” of arrogant powers, he added.

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