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A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on Dec. 1

December 1, 2015

Characterization by the Supreme Leader of Arba’een as a manifestation of love and faith dominated the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Tuesday. News and analyses on an expected report by the UN nuclear chief on Iran’s nuclear program also appeared on the cover of dailies.

* Wednesday is a public holiday in Iran, our next look at Iranian newspaper front pages appears on our site on December 3.

Ettela’at: Combination of love and faith

The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution has described love and faith as singular qualities of the school of thought championed by the household of the Prophet.

Highlights of Ettela’at newspaper on Dec. 1

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on Dec. 1

Abrar: The parliament speaker has said that the stage is set for investment in Iran.

Abrar: The country’s air defense system is bracing itself for modern threats, said Brigadier General Farzad Esmaili.

Abrar-e Eghtesadi: A $5 billion credit line has been established between Iran and Italy.

Afarinesh: Iran and Hungary have signed eight cooperation agreements.

Afkar: The regional fight against terrorism does require Iran’s assistance, said the first-vice president.

Aftab-e Yazd: A letter which will go down in history

Ayatollah Khamenei has said that he wishes he were among pilgrims [who are in Iraq] for Arba’een ceremonies.

Aftab-e Yazd: Mohammad Reza Bahonar, a principlist MP, has said that radical principlists say those who are soft should be expelled.

Akhbar Sanat: The managing director of Iran Khodro Company has said that his company and Peugeot-Citroen are to make a €500 million investment.

Arman-e Emrooz: The number of women with HIV/AIDS has increased 10-fold, said Dr. Minoo Mohraz.

Arman-e Emrooz: A new gig for Ahmadinejad: Identifying the ploys hegemonic powers might use to infiltrate the country.

Asrar: A member of parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee has rejected rumors that the Atomic Energy Organization has done anything wrong [in setting the stage for the implementation of the nuclear deal].

Abbasali Mansouri said he and his colleagues have gone on an inspection tour of Natanz facility. “Some 6,000 idle centrifuges have been removed and other activities are going on according to the set frameworks. There is no truth to rumors that the Atomic Energy Organization has acted improperly.”

Bahar: Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani has said in striking a deal with P5+1, “We didn’t put our nuclear knowledge up for sale.”

Ebtekar: Pathway of love

To get to Karbala and take part in Arba’een ceremonies, millions of Shiites are on the march.

Hambastegi: The first vice-president has said that Iran hopes the IAEA Board of Governors will declare the case of past issues closed.

Hamdeli: Eight people have died of swine influenza in Kerman.

Hemayat: The head of Tehran Justice Department has said that a special court branch will be set up shortly to hear cases involving electoral offenses.

Iran: Iran’s proposal to the climate conference: [Investigate the destructive impact of war on the environment]

The director of the Environment Protection Organization has said that Iran will cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 12 percent after the sanctions have been removed.

Javan: The US seeks to put off the implementation of JCPOA at the cost of Iran.

American officials have said if Iran insists on having the PMD case closed, implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action will be delayed.

Jomhouri Islami: The Saudis have admitted they are unable to defeat Yemen’s army and Ansarullah movement.

Kaenat: Ali Akbar Velayati, an advisor to the Supreme Leader, has described ties between Iran, Iraq and Syria as strategic.

Kayhan: The value of the greenback fell on the street and rose in the government banking system.

Mardomsalari: Some 80,000 ballot boxes will be used in the February 26 elections, said the deputy interior minister.

Resalat: The future of the region will be in the hands of the triangle of Iran, Russia and Syria, said Ali Akbar Velayati, an advisor to the Supreme Leader.

Resalat: Global media have given extensive coverage to a second letter the Supreme Leader has written to the youth in the West.

Rooyesh Mellat: The Hungarian prime minister has said that regional stability would be a non-starter without Iran’s active contribution.

Setareh Sobh: Global determination to save the Earth

Environmentalists stage rallies in cities across the world as protesters call for greenhouse gas emissions to be reined in.

Shahrvand: Thanks to a human traffic at Mehran, the Iran-Iraq border crossing was closed.

In another development, the police chief warned pilgrims not to cross the border without passport or a valid visa.

Sharq: The director of the Environment Protection Organization has said in an exclusive interview with the daily that President Hollande told her he was looking forward to a visit to Paris by President Rouhani.

Vaghaye-e Etefaghiyeh: Sources close to Rouhani and Hashemi Rafsanjani have denied rumors that relations between the two senior officials are strained.

Highlights of Ettela’at newspaper on Dec. 1

Golrokh Askarieh

December 1, 2015

♦ Combination of love and faith

The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution has described love and faith as singular qualities of the school of thought championed by the household of the Prophet.

♦ Refineries have been required to produce Euro-4 gasoline by next year.

♦ The European Union has signaled readiness to mediate between Russia and Turkey.

Russia plans to deploy 150,000 troops to Syria to eliminate IS.

♦ The parliament speaker has said that our economy does not live up to the name of the Islamic Republic.

Implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action will be a delicate process; if it is done in an organized way, it will amount to progress, Ali Larijani said.

♦ Individuals should not be dismissed as enemies of the establishment simply for making critical comments, said Dr. Fatemeh Tabatabai [the wife of the late son of Imam Khomeini].

♦ The website of the Encyclopedia of Islamic Sects has been launched in a ceremony attended by the grandson of the late Imam Khomeini.

♦ Photographers with best images of Ashura mourning ceremonies have been named.

Iran urges independent presidential vote in Lebanon

Golrokh Askarieh

December 1, 2015

A senior Iranian official says the Islamic Republic throws its weight behind national dialog in Lebanon, stressing the holding of presidential election in the Arab country without any foreign interference.

“[We] support Lebanese national dialog and efforts made to elect the country’s new president,” Ali-Akbar Velayati, a top adviser to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, told reporters in Beirut on Monday.

He added that only the Lebanese people should elect the country’s new president, stressing, “Foreign sides should not interfere [in the election].”

He emphasized that Iran will never meddle in presidential vote in Lebanon as it is a domestic issue, and expressed hope that the Lebanese nation will elect a new president as soon as possible in an attempt to solve the existing problems in their country.

The Iranian official, however, emphasized that Tehran would spare no effort to help the Lebanese people choose a new president.

Lebanon’s Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri on November 11 postponed a presidential vote to December 2 due to lack of quorum.

The Lebanese lawmakers have failed for 31st consecutive time to elect a successor to former president Michel Suleiman since his term ended on May 25, 2014.

Iran’s call for reduction of Turkey-Russia tension

Velayati further pointed to the ongoing row between Russia and Turkey over Ankara’s downing of a Russian jet and called on both sides to make efforts to reduce the tension.

He hoped that such incidents would not take place again, saying the Middle East is already facing many problems and cannot bear any new challenges.

“However, this does not mean that Russia must not continue its legal … fight against terrorism in Syria, “The legal Syrian government has called on the Russian government to participate in measures that the Syrian army is conducting against terrorists,” the Leader’s adviser pointed out.

Velayati said that cooperation between Iran, Syria and Russia in the battle against terrorism is legal and on the rise.

On November 24, Turkey shot down a Russian Sukhoi Su-24M jet inside Syria, claiming that the aircraft violated the Turkish airspace. Russia rejects Turkey’s claim. The aircraft was on a mission targeting terrorists in Syria.

The aircraft’s two pilots ejected as it was going down in flames. One of them was killed by militants in Syria, while the second was picked up by the Syrian army.

Velayati arrived in the Lebanese capital on Monday at the head of a delegation to hold talks with the country’s officials on issues of mutual interest.

Ahead of his departure for Beirut, the Iranian official sat down with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem in Damascus.

Iran denies link to Kenyans detained over spying, terror charges

Golrokh Askarieh

December 1, 2015

Tehran has denied any links between Iran’s intelligence and security services and two Kenyans detained over spying and terror charges.

In a Monday statement, Iran’s embassy in the Kenyan capital Nairobi said that publicizing the case was “hasty and non-constructive.”

“The Islamic Republic has always valued its ties with African countries, especially with the Republic of Kenya, and therefore, expresses readiness to cooperate with relevant Kenyan officials in clarifying the case,” the statement said.

It also noted that Iran is ready to cooperate with the African nation in fighting terrorism.

On Saturday, Kenyan police claimed that the incarcerated Kenyans had confessed to planning terror attacks in Nairobi.

Baseless claims can’t justify killing Yemeni civilians: Spokesman

Golrokh Askarieh

December 1, 2015

Iran’s Foreign Ministry has rejected claims by a UAE official that military aggression by the Arab coalition on Yemen has been a response to Iran.

Spokesman Hossein Jaber Ansari on Modnay said, “Such illegal and loose reasoning cannot justify the destruction of the infrastructure of a defenseless country and purposeful killing of thousands of oppressed innocent Yemeni citizens.”

Unfortunately, he added, some officials in neighboring Arab countries do not know any other excuse other than blaming the Islamic Republic of Iran for justifying their mistaken and destructive policies.

“They mistakenly assume that the policy of identifying Iran as a threat can still deceive the international community and peoples of the region so that they may disregard obvious realities regarding the real sources of war-mongering and extremism,’ the spokesman said.

Iran deplores UN inaction to end siege on Yemen

Golrokh Askarieh

December 1, 2015

A senior Iranian Foreign Ministry official has underlined Tehran’ s support for finding a negotiated solution to the crisis in Yemen, and criticized the UN for its inability to take effective steps to end the ongoing blockade of Yemen.

“Since the ineffective military intervention (in Yemen) got underway, the UN has been unable to take any effective measures to ease the sufferings of people and breaking the siege on the oppressed nation of Yemen,” Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir Abdollahian told reporters in Beirut on Monday.

Amir Abdollahian is accompanying Ali Akbar Velayati, an advisor to the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, on his visit to Beirut.

He said continued aggression against Yemen has resulted in further deaths of women, children and civilians.

Amir Abdollahian also renewed Iran’s support for UN-mediated talks between Yemeni groups.

Since March 26, the Saudis and their Arab allies have been launching military attacks against the Houthi Ansarullah movement in an attempt to restore power to fugitive former President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi.

US war on ISIL not real: Larijani

Golrokh Askarieh

December 1, 2015

Speaker of Iran’s Parliament Ali Larijani on Monday blamed the spread of terrorism in the Middle East on US warmongering policies, reiterating that the so-called war waged by Washington on terrorist groups is not real.

Addressing a gathering in Tehran, the top MP said that the problems faced by the Muslim world today are the result of the West’s behavior toward Islamic nations in the past.

The US warmongering policies led to the growth of terrorism in regional countries, and the existing problems have their roots in those policies, Larijani said.

The United States claimed to be fighting terrorists in Iraq and Afghanistan, but what it did only exacerbated the growth of terrorism, he added.

“The US fight against Takfiri groups is not real but is a game the US plays to serve its own interests,” Larijani stressed.

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An alley roofed with umbrellas (PHOTOS)

Fatemeh Askarieh

November 30, 2015

A small alley near Tehran’s Revolution Square has been roofed with colorful umbrellas, giving an umbrella sense to the expression: having a roof over one’s head.

The following images of the alley have been released by Tehran Picture Agency:

Arba’een to be registered as UNESCO intangible heritage

Golrokh Askarieh

November 30, 2015

The mourning ceremony of Arba’een, which marks the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hossein, will be jointly registered by Iran and Iraq on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) intangible cultural heritage list.

Vice-President and Head of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts, and Tourism Organization (ICHHTO) Masoud Soltanifar made the remark on Sunday and added that Arba’een is [one of] the largest congregation of Muslims in Karbala, a key pilgrimage site in the world.

Shafaqna Shia News Association on November 29 published Soltanifar’s remarks on Arba’een and its registration as UNESCO heritage. The following is the translation of part of his remarks:

Soltanifar said thanks to the diversity of Arba’een’s traditions, a high value has been placed on the ritual throughout history.

Muslims turn out in their millions for the religious ceremony and their presence has turned into a massive and glorious congregation of the followers of the third Shiite Imam among Muslims and freedom seekers, he added.

The ICHHTO chief went on to say that the registration of the Muslim festival at UNESCO helps protect and pass on the ritual and its spiritual values to future generations.

[Each year, mourning Shiites from different countries, mainly from Iran, march an 83 kilometer long route from Najaf to Karbala to attend the ritual ceremony.]

Arba’een mass march manifestation of devotion and faith: Leader

Golrokh Askarieh

November 30, 2015

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the mass march toward the Iraqi city of Karbala to mark Arba’een (which marks 40 days after the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the third Shiite Imam) is a show of faith and devotion.

Ayatollah Khamenei, who was addressing a group of Iranian clerics on Monday, described Arba’een as a “lasting privilege”.

The Leader said that the massive turnout of people from around the world and Iran for the march toward Karbala is a manifestation of the prominent features of the school of Prophet Mohammad’s Household.

“The combination of devotion and faith and wisdom and affection is among the unique features of the school of Prophet Muhammad’s Household,” Ayatollah Khamenei said.

Imam Hussein and 72 of his loyal companions, including family members, were martyred on Ashura, the tenth day of the lunar month of Muharram, in the battle of Karbala against the second Umayyad caliph, Yazid I, in 680 A.D. Imam Hussein was killed after he refused to pledge allegiance to the tyrant ruler.

Five million of these pilgrims are estimated to be coming from Iran. The pilgrims, among them Sunni Muslims and Christians, showed their commitment to Imam Hussein by walking tens of miles barefoot to reach his shrine.