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Iran raps Canada for stopping verification of Iranian medical credentials

By
Emad Askarieh
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Afkham

Iran has criticized Canada’s “discriminatory” move to stop verifying the authenticity of credentials issued for the graduates of Iranian medical schools.

“Instrumentalizing the right of education, which is among the fundamental rights of humans, is an incorrect and discriminatory measure,” Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham said on Sunday.

She added that medical education is directly linked to people’s health and life.

She expressed regret over the decision adopted by Canada’s Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG), noting that Iranians have always been among top medical graduates.

“The Islamic Republic of Iran is examining the necessary options and measures for the lifting of the restriction imposed on its nationals, and hopes it will end at the earliest,” Afkham said.

Her remarks came after the Medical Council of Canada (MCC) said it has received notification from the ECFMG, as its source verification provider, that the ECFMG is not processing incoming and outgoing credentials issued by Iranian schools and institutions at this time.

ECFMG, based in the United States, is assessing whether the current US law permits interactions with educational, healthcare, and medical licensing institutions in Iran.

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on June 1

By
Golrokh Askarieh
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Iranian Newspapers Headlines
Iranian Newspapers Headlines

Reformist dailies on Monday focused on comments by the daughter of the late Imam Khomeini and those of the Expediency Council chairman on their front pages. Principlist newspapers put under the spotlight the comments of the economy minister that the Central Bank is unable to keep liquidity in check.

 

Afarinesh: A warning by a Health Ministry official to those who smoke hookah: “Hepatitis and tuberculosis are lurking.”

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on June 1

 

 

Afkar: Between 75,000 and 80,000 Iranians are suffering from multiple sclerosis.

Afkar: Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has supported his country’s cooperation with Iran in the fight against IS.

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on June 1

 

 

Aftab-e Yazd: The role Ahmadinejad’s mismanagement played in today’s water scarcity.

A report by the daily takes a closer look at the unauthorized wells in operation across the country and their adverse impact on the country’s water resources.

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on June 1

 

 

Arman-e Emrooz: Tehran MP Ali Motahari has sent an open letter to President Rouhani in which he has threatened to join hands with fellow deputies to impeach the interior minister in case any more authorized speeches are cancelled.

Arman-e Emrooz: The controversial recollection of Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani was confirmed by none other than the daughter of the late Imam Khomeini.

“My mother told him, ‘I gather you are not going to run for president. Imam handed the revolution to the likes of you and now you are shirking your responsibility?'” said Zahra Mostafavi.

[Hardliners lashed out at Rafsanjani a while ago when he quoted the wife of the architect of the Islamic Republic as making the same comments to him. “Why is it that Rafsanjani always quotes the dead as saying this and that,” they growled.

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on June 1

 

 

Ebtekar: “Iran is determined to carry on with nuclear talks,” said Ali Akbar Velayati, an advisor to the Supreme Leader for international affairs.

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on June 1

 

 

Ettela’at: “Differences between parties to the nuclear talks are political and technical in nature,” said Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.

Ettela’at: Iran’s economic growth hit 3.6 percent.

Ettela’at: “Government is walking down the right path; calm has returned to the country; we need to set the stage for maximal turnout of the public in elections,” said Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani.

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on June 1

 

 

Iran: “We should not allow a small bunch to defy laws,” said First Vice-President Eshagh Jahangiri in comments aimed at governors from across the country.

Iran: “Potential candidates should not be threatened with disqualification,” said Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani.

Iran: “Governors should take every care in their choices and appointments,” said the grandson of the late Imam Khomeini.

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on June 1

 

Jomhouri Islami: “We will work full time in the next 3-4 weeks,” said Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif as Iran and P5+1 work against the clock to finalize a nuclear deal before an end-of-June deadline.

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on June 1

 

 

Kayhan: “The Central Bank is no longer able to keep liquidity in check,” admitted the economy minister.

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on June 1

 

 

Shahrvand: American and European tourists have arrived in Tehran on board a luxury train.

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on June 1

 

Sharq: “The document that allows women to go to sporting arenas has been signed,” said a vice-president in an interview with Sharq daily.

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on June 1

 

 

Amir Abdollahian stresses Iran’s constructive regional role

By
Golrokh Askarieh
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Hossein Amir-Abdollahian

Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian blasted the recent allegations of Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir against Iran, and reiterated that the Islamic Republic has always played a constructive role in the region.

“Iran has always played a constructive role in the region,” Amir Abdollahian said on Sunday.

“Tehran unlike some countries that make arbitrary use of terrorism and play with the regional security strongly supports Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen and the countries exposed to the terrorist threats,” he added.

He pointed to Iran’s support for the regional peace and stability, and said, “The security of Iran, Iraq, Yemen and Persian Gulf states are intertwined.”

Amir Abdollahian went on to say that Iran supports good relations with Riyadh, and said, “We expect Saudi Arabia to play a constructive role in the region and by adopting correct and calculated diplomacy prevent the spread of war, strengthening terrorism and intensifying insecurity.”

On Sunday, the Saudi foreign minister told a joint press conference with his Egyptian counterpart in Cairo that his country seeks better relations with Iran, but conditioned those better ties on an end to alleged “interference” in Arab affairs and a halt to “support for terrorism”.

Rafsanjani expresses deep concern about human tragedy in region

By
Golrokh Askarieh
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Rafsanjani

Chairman of Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani on Sunday expressed deep concern about the ongoing human tragedy in regional states, especially Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Egypt, Lebanon, Palestine, Bahrain, Afghanistan and Pakistan.

He said that the humanity shoulders a grave responsibility in the face of the current bloodshed in the region.

He said that the Islamic Republic of Iran encourages the belligerent parties to stop bloodshed and mass killing and take their disputes to the negotiating table.

Ayatollah Rafsanjani acknowledged that nuclear issue has become a dispute between Iran and global powers.

He criticized opponents of the nuclear talks and said that the democratically-elected Government of Moderation is involved in negotiations to resolve problems and disarm the enemies of the Islamic Republic of Iran by ending the propaganda campaign against the nuclear program.

He said Islamphobia, Shiaphobia and the campaign against Iran are the result of certain wrong policies of the former government over the past several years.

He said that he believes in benefits of the policy of détente pursued by the Iranian governments in post-war era and reconstruction of infrastructure through engagement with the outside world.

Ayatollah Rafsanjani lauded President Hassan Rouhani’s policy of moderation and said the landslide victory for Hassan Rouhani in the presidential election two years ago indicated public interest in the policy of the interaction and moderation.

Iran, Greek governments keen on cultural-artistic ties

By
Golrokh Askarieh
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81629968-6490708

Greek Ambassador to Tehran Giorgos Ginatis on Sunday held talks with Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati on ways of expanding cultural and artistic ties.

Ali Jannati told Giorgos Ginatis that the two countries have cultural commonalties and extensive artistic capacities and should develop cultural ties.

He said that Iran and Greece enjoy longstanding political and cultural relations and have signed cultural contracts as far back as 60 years ago.

Jannati said that under the contract, the two countries had to hold cultural events at least every two years, but, the contract is currently not implemented.

He said that many Greek philosophers have inspired philosophy in Iran and that Tehran and Athens have developed traditional understanding in light of philosophy, the common interest of the Iranian and Greek scholars.

Jannati said that the Islamic Republic of Iran is willing to develop tourism cooperation with Greece.

Jannati said that the international peace and security has been subject to the threat posed by extremism which in some cases hides behind Islam and that any campaign against such danger and the deviated thoughts needs international cooperation.

Greece ambassador Giorgos Ginatis said that Iran and Greece have influenced the international community and the new culture minister of Greece intends to expand cultural ties with the other states.

The ambassador condemned extremism and barbaric acts of IS terrorist group.

He added that religion and faith are instruments to bring the human communities closer to each other, not for creating a wall of mistrust between nations.

Iran determined to continue nuclear talks: Velayati

By
Golrokh Askarieh
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velayati

A senior Iranian official says the Islamic Republic is determined to continue negotiations with six world powers over its nuclear program, expressing optimism about a positive outcome of the talks.

“The Islamic Republic of Iran is determined to proceed with nuclear negotiations and is highly hopeful that these talks would end in positive and favorable results for Iran,” Ali Akbar Velayati, a top advisor to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, said in a meeting with Jordanian media crew in Tehran on Sunday.

He, however, emphasized that Iran would never bow to “any imposition” in the nuclear talks.

The official said Iran’s refusal to allow inspection of its military sites and agree to interrogation of Iranian nuclear scientists are the two conditions set by the Islamic Republic in the talks with world powers.

On May 20, Ayatollah Khamenei said Iran would not allow any inspections by foreigners of its military sites.

[…]

Velayati expressed hope that the ongoing talks between Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council – the United States, France, Britain, Russia and China – plus Germany would bear fruit before June 30, the deadline set by the two sides for a final deal.

He, however, cast doubt on the outcomes of the talks if the US makes excessive demands.

Iran and the P5+1 group of countries are seeking to finalize a comprehensive deal on Iran’s nuclear issue. The two sides have been working on the text of the potential deal ever since they reached a mutual understanding on its parameters in the Swiss city of Lausanne on April 2.

Iran condemns suicide bombing at Nigerian mosque

By
Golrokh Askarieh
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afkham

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham has strongly denounced Saturday’s suicide attack on a mosque in Nigeria that claimed the lives of 26 worshippers.

Afkham also expressed sympathy with the bereaved families of the victims as well as the Nigerian government and nation.

She further referred to Tehran’s principled policy of rejecting violence, extremism, and terrorism, and stressed the necessity for countering the inhumane phenomenon.

Twenty-six people were killed and 28 others injured on Saturday afternoon in a suicide bomb attack inside a mosque in Maiduguri, the capital and largest city of Borno state, Nigeria.

It occurred while worshippers were inside the mosque, hours after the extremist group Boko Haram launched a rocket-propelled grenade attack on Maiduguri.

According to residents and military sources, the assault damaged at least five homes and killed 13 people.

The attacks came a day after the inauguration of President Muhammadu Buhari, who swore to crush the terrorist group and move the command center for military operations away from the capital Abuja to Maiduguri.

ISIL kidnaps 500 children in Iraq’s Anbar, Diyala: Officials

By
Golrokh Askarieh
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isis

Iraqi local and security authorities say members of the Takfiri terrorist group, ISIL, have abducted 500 children in two provinces of Iraq.

Farhan Mohammed, a member of the Provincial Council in Iraq’s al-Anbar Province, said on Saturday that, in a time span of more than a week, ISIL extremists carried out several raids in the towns of al-Rutbah, al-Qa’im, Anah and Rawa, during which they kidnapped 400 children.

Mohammed added that the abductees have been taken to ISIL bases elsewhere in Iraq and neighboring Syria and are being trained to carry out acts of terror under the terrorist group’s commands.

Meanwhile, the police chief of the eastern province of Diyala, Lieutenant General Kasim al-Saidi, said ISIL militants kidnapped some 100 children in the province to use them as bombers.

A similar move by ISIL took place in April. Back then, ISIL stormed a number of schools in al-Qayyarah, al-Shura, Badoush and al-Baaj neighborhoods of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. About 120 schoolchildren were kidnapped in the city, which is located about 400 kilometers (248 miles) north of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, and has been under the control of ISIL since June 2014. The fate and whereabouts of the children are unknown.

ISIL terrorists have perpetrated atrocious crimes and terrorized all communities, including Shiites, Sunnis, Kurds, and Christians during their onslaughts in Iraq.

Units of Iraqi army soldiers and volunteer fighters have been engaged in joint operations to liberate militant-held regions in the country.

Iran determined to continue nuclear talks: Velayati

By
Emad Askarieh
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Velayati-Jordan journalists

A senior Iranian official says the Islamic Republic is determined to continue negotiations with six world powers over its nuclear program, expressing optimism about a positive outcome of the talks.

“The Islamic Republic of Iran is determined to proceed with nuclear negotiations and is highly hopeful that these talks would end in positive and favorable results for Iran,” Ali Akbar Velayati, a top advisor to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, said in a meeting with Jordanian media crew in Tehran on Sunday.

He, however, emphasized that Iran would never bow to “any imposition” in the nuclear talks.

The official said Iran’s refusal to allow inspection of its military sites and agree to interrogation of Iranian nuclear scientists are the two conditions set by the Islamic Republic in the talks with world powers.

On May 20, Ayatollah Khamenei said Iran would not allow any inspections by foreigners of its military sites.

[…]

Velayati expressed hope that the ongoing talks between Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council – the United States, France, Britain, Russia and China – plus Germany would bear fruit before June 30, the deadline set by the two sides for a final deal.

He, however, cast doubt on the outcomes of the talks if the US makes excessive demands.

Iran and the P5+1 group of countries are seeking to finalize a comprehensive deal on Iran’s nuclear issue. The two sides have been working on the text of the potential deal ever since they reached a mutual understanding on its parameters in the Swiss city of Lausanne on April 2.

Discrimination against people of color have been institutionalized in America

By
Emad Askarieh
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Michelle Alexander - Copy

A US lawyer says there is a striking difference between the black population serving time in prisons in the US State of New York and the white inmates.

Michelle Alexander, who is an associate professor of law at Ohio State University, a civil rights advocate and a writer, made the comment in an exclusive interview with the Islamic Republic News Agency and added the difference is clearly indicative of discriminatory laws in the US and institutionalized injustice to the people of color.

On May 28, followers of a religious sect held a rally in Brooklyn, the most populous borough in New York City, chanting slogans against injustice done against the black people in New York and other US states. The following is the translation of what Ms. Alexander said in the interview with IRNA on May 29:

The US lawyer said the white people account for more than 66 percent of population in the state of 20 million, but only 3.7 percent of the inmates in the state are white. What is shocking is the fact that the black people make up only 16 percent of the population, but over 49 percent of those behind bars in the state.

The legal scholar disputed claims by US lawmakers and law enforcement on more willingness on the part of African Americans to commit social delinquencies and said that such baseless claims have been used as an excuse to do injustice to the black people, adding that’s why the enforcement of social laws on people of color has failed miserably.

The white people who take and sell drugs outnumber the black people by a large margin, but the percentage of the black people who land in jail on charges of using or selling drugs – even carrying meager amounts – is incredibly higher than the white individuals.

Alexander said that white supremacy has a history of 400-500 years in this country and has been etched as a dominant mentality in people’s minds, adding such a mindset has automatically justified institutionalized discrimination in the US.

She went on to say that such a mindset has turned it into a psycho-social habit and thus people don’t care about how black people are judged. As a result, a majority of the white people use any misdemeanor by the black people as justification for their attitude.

The violent reactions of some African Americans in clinging to their social and civil rights and in opposition to unfair laws have resulted in them being identified as criminals in society, she said.

The only way to get rid of such a mentality which is stronger in the southern states goes through provision of social amenities and elimination of discrimination against the black people.

Michelle Alexander is also the author of 2010’s “The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness,” a book already considered by many to be among the most influential of its time.
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