Thursday, December 25, 2025
type here...
Home Blog Page 4822

Nuclear deal possible if other side stops excessive demands: Zarif

By
Golrokh Askarieh
-
Iran-Zarif
Iran-Zarif

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said it is necessary that the other side in nuclear talks ‘accept the realities’, adding that if they recognize the rights of Iranian people and stop excessive demands, then a nuclear deal would be within reach.

Upon arriving in Vienna on Saturday morning, Zarif said the other side should fulfill all of its commitments on lifting the sanctions.

Expressing hope that reaching a good deal is possible, Zarif said, ‘We’ve come to Vienna to strike an agreement within the next few days, although time is not important and a good deal is more important than a deadline.’

Zarif is in Vienna to be part of the final stage of nuclear talks between Iran and six world powers (US, Britain, France, Russia, China, and Germany). The two sides have planned to sign a comprehensive agreement by June 30, to end a long dispute on Iran’s nuclear activities.

US Secretary of State John Kerry is scheduled to confer with Zarif later on Saturday.

AIIB can be instrumental in Asian development projects: Economy minister

By
Emad Askarieh
-
Ali Tayyebnia

Iranian Minister of Economy and Financial Affairs Ali Tayyebnia said the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) can play a very important role in bankrolling infrastructure projects across the Asian continent.

According to Economic and Finance News Network of Iran, upon arrival in the Chinese capital to sign the documents of the newly-founded bank, the Iranian economy chief told reporters that the bank’s Articles of Association is expected to be signed by its founding members. “That would open a new chapter in the activities of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.”

He went on to say that as a founding member of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, Iran tries to “play an effective role” in the activities of the bank.

He concluded that the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank can complete the activities of other banks when it comes to financing development projects.

 

57 countries join the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is the first international banking system in Asia and the following countries have officially joined it: China, India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, the Philippines, Vietnam, Mongolia, Uzbekistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan, the Maldives, New Zealand, Jordan, Tajikistan, Luxemburg, Switzerland, Britain, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain.

Iran’s membership of the bank is in line with measures to realize the principles of the resistance-based economy by effectively tapping into the potential of regional and international economic organizations and promoting a more prominent role of nations in the region’s economy.

China first proposed the formation of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank in 2013. The seed money of the bank stands at $50 billion to be provided by member states.

Some 75 percent of the bank’s capital is to be provided by Asian nations and the remaining 25 percent by non-Asian countries. The share of each country’s contribution to the bank’s capital depends on its GDP.

Chinese officials say the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank has been established to compensate for the shortage of credit for investment in Asian development projects and is in line with China’s new economic strategies and policies to interact with fellow Asian nations, especially those of Central Asia.

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is not to serve as a rival for other regional and international banks; rather, it is meant to supply the capital that cannot be provided by other banks such as the Asian Development Bank (ADB). That is why the chairmen of the World Bank and ADB have welcomed its establishment and have signaled readiness to cooperate with it.

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on June 27

By
Golrokh Askarieh
-
Iranian Newspapers Headlines
Iranian Newspapers Headlines

Terrorist attacks in Kuwait, Tunisia and France which claimed scores of lives dominated the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Saturday. The comments of Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif about the home stretch of nuclear talks also appeared on the covers of dailies.

 

Ettela’at: The massacre of Kurds in Syria and Shiites in Kuwait

A terrorist attack on Imam al-Sadeq Shiite mosque in Kuwait has left 25 worshippers martyred and 202 others wounded, 25 of them critically.

IS terrorist grouping has claimed responsibility for the deadly attack.

Highlights of Ettela’at newspaper on June 27

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on June 27

 

 

Abrar: “In some cases, the judiciary is exposed to extra pressure,” said Judiciary Spokesman Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei.

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on June 27

 

 

Afkar: “Nuclear sanctions have to be terminated not suspended,” said Tehran Friday Prayer Leader Ayatollah Kazem Sedighi.

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on June 27

 

 

Arman-e Emrooz: “Elimination [of opponents] and monopoly are destructive in politics,” said President Rouhani.

Government threw Iftar banquets attended by politicians from the left and right.

Arman-e Emrooz: “Some 1,000 unauthorized leasing companies are operating across the country,” said the deputy judiciary chief.

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on June 27

 

Asrar: The inspector general has revealed a new corruption case: $36 million fraud by the managing director of a bank.

Asrar: “Today, we need more moderation at home than ever before,” said the President.

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on June 27

 

 

Emtiaz: The director of the State Welfare Organization has warned about a rising trend of social harms.

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on June 27

 

 

Etemad: “We are going to Vienna for a lasting fair deal,” said Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on June 27

 

 

Iran: The Iranian national volleyball team’s hopes of advancing to the next round of FIVB World Leagues got a boost in Tehran Friday after Iran defeated Poland 3-2.

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on June 27

 

 

Jomhouri Islami: IS terrorists have massacred 150 civilians in Kobani in cooperation with Turkey.

Jomhouri Islami: Countdown is on for drafting a final nuclear deal between Iran and P5+1.

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on June 27

 

 

Kaenat: President Rouhani has hailed the Supreme Leader’s guidance as an asset to his government.

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on June 27

 

 

Kayhan: A 100 percent increase in rice imports despite a one-year ban on imports.

Kayhan: The final stop of the nuclear talks; who gets off the train; Iran or the US?

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on June 27

 

 

Khorasan: Three deadly terrorist attacks in Kuwait, Tunisia and France

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on June 27

 

Sharq: A third lieutenant of Ahmadinejad is close to being summoned to court.

It comes after an investigation into corruption in the Martyrs Foundation reportedly implicated Masoud Zaribafan.

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on June 27

 

Highlights of Ettela’at newspaper on June 27

By
Golrokh Askarieh
-
ettelaat-daily-newspaper-june27

♦ The massacre of Kurds in Syria and Shiites in Kuwait

A terrorist attack on Imam al-Sadeq Shiite mosque in Kuwait has left 25 worshippers martyred and 202 others wounded, 25 of them critically.

IS terrorist grouping has claimed responsibility for the deadly attack.

♦ A ceremony has been held in Tehran to commemorate Ayatollah Sadoughi.

Ayatollah Sadoughi, a member of the Constitutional Assembly and Friday prayer leader of Yazd, was martyred in a suicide attack 33 years ago this week.

♦ Some 300 Saudi soldiers and their commander have joined the ranks of Ansarullah in Yemen.

In another development, a Saudi airstrike on Yemen left 10 civilians dead.

♦ “Last year some $1.3 billion in arrears was paid back to banks,” said the deputy judiciary chief.

Mohseni Ejei further said that debts to banks by individuals and entities have registered a remarkable decline.

♦ The inspector general said that various state institutions have been given 25,000 warnings to stem corruption.

♦ [Royal] Dutch Shell and Eni are in talks [with Iranian officials] for investment in Iran’s oil industry.

♦ Police to pay over $2m in blood money to victims of Isfahan incident

♦ UNESCO voice condolences over death of Prof. Adl

Iran FM heads for Vienna for key nuclear talks

By
Emad Askarieh
-
Zarif-Iran

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif sets off for the Austrian capital of Vienna to launch sensitive talks with P5+1 ahead of next week’s deadline for a final agreement on Tehran’s nuclear program.

The Iranian minister left Tehran for Vienna early Saturday to attend the last round of nuclear negotiations before a self-imposed June 30 deadline.

Zarif is expected to meet US Secretary of State John Kerry who arrived in Vienna late Friday.

Iranian diplomatic sources close to the negotiations said earlier that Kerry, EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond and French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius would also join the talks on Saturday and Sunday.

However, there is no word yet on whether Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Chinese opposite number Wang Yi will also be present for the talks.

In a latest post on his Twitter account on Friday, the Iranian foreign minister reaffirmed that Tehran seeks a fair deal with P5+1, saying he will be going to Vienna “to secure a fair and lasting deal.”

Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council – the United States, Britain, France, China and Russia — plus Germany – are holding talks to finalize the text of a possible deal over Tehran’s nuclear program. The two sides reached a mutual understanding on the key parameters of the potential deal in the Swiss city of Lausanne on April 2.

A senior Iranian negotiator, Abbas Araghchi, said on Friday that the nuclear talks between Iran and P5+1 are progressing “hard and slowly.”

Araghchi, who is also Iran’s deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs, added that no figures and percentages can be provided at this time about the completion of the text of the possible deal.

“As you know, there is a main text, and there are several annexes; work on each of these [texts] has proceeded with different percentages,” he said, explaining, though, that there has been more progress on the main text.

The Vienna talks come as Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Tuesday once again reaffirmed Iran’s key “red lines” for the final agreement with P5+1.

“All Iranian authorities, while insisting on [the country’s] red lines, are pursuing a good deal [with P5+1], which is a fair and honorable agreement in line with Iran’s interests,” the Leader said.

The Leader emphasized that Iran will not accept long-term restrictions on its civilian nuclear program, and will continue research and development in the field of nuclear technology.

Ayatollah Khamenei also said that all economic, monetary and banking sanctions imposed by the United Nations Security Council and the United States against Iran must be immediately lifted on the day the possible deal is signed.

Iran’s Most Dangerous Cave in Photos

By
IFP Editorial Staff
-
Iran's Most Dangerous Cave in Photos

Parau Cave in the Zagros Mountains, north of Kermanshah in western Iran, is the most dangerous cave in the country, claiming the lives of five speleologists already.

To walk into Iran’s deepest cave which was first explored by the British and then by the Poles, one needs to climb a 3,000-m high mountain.

Yousef Soureninia, a veteran mountaineer who has ventured into the cave more than 90 times, says Parau is one of the most difficult caves in the world to explore.

The following images of the cave have been released by the ISNA:

 

2015 FIVB Volleyball World League: Iran’s valuable win over Poland

By
Emad Askarieh
-
Iran Volleyball

Iran displayed another stellar performance at the 2015 FIVB Volleyball World League in Tehran Friday as they claimed their third win at home, this time in a thrilling fifth-setter over Poland 3-2 (25-21, 23-25, 21-25, 25-16, 15-11).

After this match, the US stood atop of Pool B followed by Poland, Iran and Russia.

The National Iranian volleyball team had ranked fourth in the FIVB 2014 World League, gaining the best title among the Asian teams which have participated in the 25-year history of the league.

Brazil (9 times), Italy (8 times), Russia (3 times), Cuba (once), the Netherlands (once), Poland (once) and the US (twice) are the seven countries which have won the World League during its previous 25 editions.

Iran had ended the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship in sixth place by beating world powerhouses like the US and Italy.

According to the latest FIVB ranking in 2014, the Islamic Republic of Iran is in the 10th spot in the world. Three-time defending champions Brazil remain the top-ranked volleyball team with 335 points after they won the silver medal in the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship, and are followed by Russia with 330 points, despite a disappointing fifth-place finish with Poland occupying the final podium spot after their excellent performance in front of their home fans at the Men’s World Championship with 275 points.

Italy (fourth), the US (fifth), Argentina (sixth), Germany (seventh), Serbia (eighth), Bulgaria (ninth) and Iran (10th) complete the top 10.

Iran foreign minister posts upbeat tweet about possible N-deal

By
Emad Askarieh
-
zarif

Referring to recent remarks by Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei that Iran seeks a fair deal with the P5+1, Zarif wrote in a latest post on his Twitter account that “Iranians want a dignified deal and reject excessive demands,” adding that he will be going to “Vienna to secure a fair and lasting” deal.

 

Iran dismisses claims of rights violations in US report

By
Emad Askarieh
-
Marzieh Afkham

Iran has categorically rejected the allegations of civil rights violations raised against the Islamic Republic in a recent report by the US State Department, stressing its commitment to respecting human rights.

Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham on Friday slammed the State Department’s claims as “repetitive,” saying the report was drafted at a time when the US sees the highest number of human rights violations against people of color and widespread protests against such abuses, and while Washington’s allies are busy committing heinous crimes against their own people.

Afkham made the remarks after the US State Department issued an annual report on human rights conditions in the world in 2014 on Thursday, accusing Iran – among other countries, including Russia and China – of restricting civil liberties.

She further said police brutality, widespread discrimination against African-Americans, a crackdown on religious minorities as well as Washington’s unconditional support for Israel’s crimes are among the numerous cases of human rights violations in the US, which have drawn criticism from major international rights institutions.

Afkham called on Washington to assume its own domestic responsibilities instead of interfering in the affairs of other countries under the pretext of advocating human rights.

She also termed the instrumental use of issues like human rights and the fight against terrorism as a great challenge facing the international community.

“It is completely clear that such reports, which are prepared with certain objectives, serve as leverage for exerting pressure and bargaining as well as excuses for meddling in the domestic affairs of the other states,” she said.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry official also censured Washington for threatening to keep in place the sanctions imposed against the Islamic Republic over human rights issues, saying such bans are “illegitimate and lack legal standing.”

Afkham underscored that the Iranian government abides by its domestic and international commitments and makes efforts to upgrade the rights of its citizens on the basis of the sublime Islamic values and regardless of the claims made in such reports.

Iran condemns Friday terror attacks in Kuwait, Tunisia, France

By
Emad Askarieh
-
Kuwait Attacks

Iran’s Foreign Ministry has denounced Friday’s deadly attacks in Kuwait, Tunisia, and France.

Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham on Friday strongly condemned the terrorist attack on a Shiite mosque in the Kuwaiti capital, and reiterated that “Takfiri terrorism is the most significant menace to regional nations.”

At least 25 people were killed and over 200 others injured in the bombing that was carried out during the weekly Friday prayers at Imam Sadeq Mosque in Kuwait City.

Regarding the raid in Tunisia, the Iranian official said such terrorist acts are aimed at tarnishing the image of Islam and destabilizing Islamic countries and the region.

She also called for collective and urgent measures to eradicate terrorism and counter extremist groups.

At least 37 people were also killed in an attack by two unidentified gunmen in the Port El Kantaoui tourist complex, 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) north of the town of Sousse in Tunisia. An exchange of gunfire was reported between the attackers and security forces.

One of the gunmen is said to be killed and the other remains at large.

The ISIL terrorist group has claimed responsibility for both attacks.

Afkham also condemned a deadly attack in France, saying that such terrorist measures are not compatible with the teachings of Islam.

A truck driver, reportedly carrying a flag of the ISIL Takfiri group, crashed into a gas factory located in the small town of Saint-Quentin-Fallavier, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) from the city of Lyon, and hung his employer’s severed head on a factory gate.

The Friday terror raids have triggered strong reactions and criticisms from various world leaders and bodies.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon slammed the “appalling” attacks in France, Kuwait and Tunisia, saying that those responsible should be brought to justice.

Russian President Vladimir Putin offered condolences to his Tunisian counterpart Beji Caid Essebsi, and to Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah.

The White House also denounced the “heinous attacks” in the three countries.

Many Islamic bodies and organizations, including the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah, Egypt’s top Muslim authority al-Azhar, and the Houthi Ansarullah movement of Yemen, also censured the act of terror in Kuwait.

Following the attacks, Italy and Spain raised their terror alert level.

“No country is without risk, we have raised the level of alert to re-sensitize those units charged with protecting sensitive places,” Italian Interior Minister Angelino Alfano said on Friday, without specifying to what grade he had increased the level.

Spain’s Interior Minister Jorge Fernandez Diaz also said he had decided to raise the terror alert level from medium to high over security concerns about potential attacks on Spanish soil.

1...4,8214,8224,823...5,123Page 4,822 of 5,123

© All Content by IFP News ( Iran Front Page ) is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

About Us

Popular Articles

Editor Picks