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Taliban warns ISIL against meddling in Afghanistan

June 17, 2015

The Taliban have warned terrorist ISIL leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi against meddling in Afghanistan amid reports of deadly clashes between the two rival terrorist groups.

In a letter signed by the Taliban deputy leader Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansoor on Tuesday, the group warned Al-Baghdadi “against waging a parallel insurgency in Afghanistan.”

The letter, published on the Taliban website in Pashto, Urdu, Arabic and Dari languages, also asked the ISIL leader to stay out of Afghanistan by withdrawing his support from certain elements who are recruiting young militants in the Taliban strongholds.

The Taliban have seen a string of defections in recent months. The ISIL is using a sophisticated social media campaign to woo local Taliban militants.

Fears are growing that the ISIL militants have been making inroads in Afghanistan. A series of violent clashes between the rival militant groups has been reported across Afghanistan over the past weeks.

On Sunday night, several militants were killed during clashes in Shirzad district of the eastern Nangarhar province.

At least 20 militants were also killed in fierce fighting between the rival terrorist groups in Anar Dara district of the western Farah province in early June. More than two dozen militants were killed in the Taliban-ISIL battles in Khaki Safed district of the same province in late May.

Afghanistan has been experiencing a massive influx of foreign militants from a host of countries over the past years.

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani recently warned that the ISIL group is posing a serious threat to the county’s peace and security. Ghani has said that ISIL is worse than al-Qaeda for Afghanistan.

Afghanistan has been facing bloodshed and insecurity nearly 14 years after the United States and its allies invaded the country in 2001 as part of Washington’s so-called war on terror.

Ebtekar: Iran, world powers can strike final deal by deadline

Golrokh Askarieh

June 17, 2015

Vice-President and Head of the Department of Environment (DoE) Masoumeh Ebtekar has underlined that Iran and the six world powers can produce a fair and balanced agreement.

“We expect a fair and balanced agreement which could guarantee our entire righteous nuclear rights,” Ebtekar said in a meeting with Norwegian prime minister in Oslo on Tuesday.

In relevant remarks earlier on Tuesday, Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht Ravanchi expressed hope that the nuclear talks between Tehran and P5+1 would lead to a final comprehensive agreement by the July deadline.

“Iran will seriously continue negotiations with P5+1 and the Iranian team is hopeful about achieving results by July 1,” Takht Ravanchi, also Iran’s senior negotiator in the talks with the world powers, said in a meeting with the Spanish foreign ministry’s political and security director, Enrica Mura, in Tehran on Tuesday.

After nine days of hard work in Lausanne, Switzerland, Iran and P5+1 reached an understanding on April 2 which laid the ground for them to start drafting the final nuclear deal over Tehran’s nuclear energy program ahead of a July 1 deadline.

Reading out a joint statement at a press conference with EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini in Lausanne on April 2, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said according to the agreement, all the US, EU and UN Security Council sanctions against Iran would be lifted under the final deal.

Talks are underway among the delegations of the seven nations to draft the final deal.

Rijab tourist attraction (PHOTOS)

Fatemeh Askarieh

June 17, 2015

Rijab is one of at least top 50 tourist attractions in the western Iranian provinces of Kermanshah.

A major river and the cascades it has helped spawn, a tomb, a tower and an old prison are the thing that stand out about this scenic site.

The following images of Rijab have been released by Tasnim News Agency:

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A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on June 17

Golrokh Askarieh

June 17, 2015

Images of an emotion-filled funeral procession in Tehran for 275 war martyrs whose remains were recently repatriated dominated the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Wednesday.

Ettela’at: The 20-volume Comprehensive History of Iran has been launched at the Center for the Great Islamic Encyclopedia.

Ettela’at: “Some 30,000 new cases are referred to the Judiciary on a daily basis,” said the Statistics Center of the Judiciary.

Ettela’at: Vice-President for Parliamentary Affairs Majid Ansari has said if the developments that unfolded behind the scenes in nuclear talks are revealed after the talks, the Iranian nation will learn about the injustice done to commanders fighting on Iran’s diplomatic front, and at that point some individuals should ask for divine forgiveness.

The nuclear talks would not have lasted 20 months if the commanders of the diplomatic front had not stuck to the country’s national interests and the establishment’s red lines, he said.Iran has achieved much at the Geneva talks, but we cannot reveal everything before the end of nuclear talks, Ansari added.

Abrar: Police have expressed readiness to round up homeless addicts in 10 days.

Abrar: A member of parliament’s Presiding Board has said that the impeachment hearing of the education minister will be held on June 24.

Afarinesh: “No deal would deny Iran the right to pursue its peaceful nuclear program,” said Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council.

Afarinesh: “Removal of sanctions would set the stage for business in the country to thrive,” said First Vice-President Eshagh Jahangiri.

Aftab-e Yazd: Behind the scenes of the arrival in Kerman of Chinese workers

The governor of Zarand has said he does not confirm reports that a plant has been shut down in the city because of the arrival of Chinese workers.

Well-placed sources say the workers are not experts. A member of parliament’s Social Committee has said that the chamber will investigate the case.

Amin: Veteran Iranian actor Mohammad Ali Keshavarz has denied reports that he is dead.

Arman-e Emrooz: Seven ministers of the Rouhani administration are in line to be impeached.

What does beating the impeachment drum mean?

Asrar: “We won’t leave the negotiating table until we have reclaimed the rights of the people,” said Government Spokesman Mohammad Bagher Nobakht.

Asrar: Iran’s bid to secure a berth in the 2018 World Cup finals got off to a disappointing start. The Iranian squad was held to a 1-1 draw by Turkmenistan.

Etemad: “Economic and financial sanctions will be lifted on the same day the nuclear deal comes into force,” said Iranian nuclear negotiator Seyyed Abbas Araghchi.

Etemad: Chairman of the Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has taken a swipe at those who are critical of nuclear talks with world powers.

Hemayat: Iranians have seen off diver martyrs in a magnificent way.

Jomhouri Islami: “Some are trying to bring the nuclear talks to a halt,” said Deputy Foreign Minister Morteza Sarmadi.

Kayhan: The Middle East’s largest arch bridge has been inaugurated in Chaharmahal Bakhtiari Province.

Qods: Iran’s IAEA envoy has said that the US has forged documents on Iran’s nuclear program.

Funeral procession for 275 war martyrs in Tehran (PHOTOS)

Fatemeh Askarieh

June 17, 2015

A funeral procession was held in Tehran on Tuesday for 275 martyrs, including 175 divers, of the Iran-Iraq war whose remains had recently returned home.

The following are images of the procession released by different news agencies:

Iranians attend massive funeral for 270 soldiers martyred in Iran-Iraq war

Emad Askarieh

June 17, 2015

A large number of people took part in the procession around Baharestan Square in downtown Tehran to pay respect to the martyrs, whose coffins were carried draped in Iran’s national flags.

A total of 175 of the bodies belonged to a group of military divers that returned home on May 18.

Some of the retrieved bodies had their hands tied and bore no scars, indicating that the martyrs were buried alive by the forces of the former Iraqi Ba’ath regime during Operation Karbala-4, said the commander of the Missing in Action (MIA) Search Committee of the Iranian Armed Forces, Brigadier General Mohammad Baqerzadeh.

According to Baqerzadeh, the bodies were brought into Iran via Shalamcheh border crossing in the southwestern province of Khouzestan.

The images of the bodies that were earlier released triggered a wave of sorrow and sympathy among Iranians from all walks of life.

Operation Karbala-4 was launched under the cover of darkness in late December 1986, and was meant to give Iranian forces a foothold along the Arvand Roud waterway. The Iranian troops would go on the offensive once across the waterway, and move onto the Iraqi port city of Basra. However, the operation did not go as planned.

According to the head of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Public Relations Office, Brigadier General Ramazan Sharif, the deposed Iraqi Ba’ath regime was notified of Operation Karbala-4 mainly through US intelligence operatives.

About 34 years ago, former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, supported by major Western and regional states, launched a military invasion of Iran. It came less than two years after the Islamic Revolution.

A large number of volunteers joined the Iranian armed forces to defend their country against the Iraqi aggressor under the leadership of the late founder of the Islamic Republic, Imam Khomeini.

The imposed war is commemorated in Iran every year as the eight years of Sacred Defense. Each year, Iranian Armed Forces stage nationwide military parades to mark the war’s anniversary.

Facial reconstruction of 7,000-year-old skeleton

Emad Askarieh

June 16, 2015

Experts at Iran’s Archeology Research Center have reconstructed the face of a 7,000-old year woman whose skeleton was dug out in urban excavations in a southern neighborhood of the capital last year.

According to the Public Relations Office of the Cultural Heritage and Tourism Research Center, experts first photo-scanned the skeleton before applying photogrammetry techniques to the images to create a 3-D model.

Mohammad Reza Rokni, an expert with the research center said the computer-aided facial reconstruction featured software and resulted in the creation of a chin, cheekbones, lips, a nose, eyes and ears.

He further said facial reconstruction of skeletons is routine, images of reconstructed faces in Iran may not have been released, though.

The discovery last year of a few pottery vessels by a student in Moulavi Street prompted archeological excavations which produced two skeletons – one of them was intact and dated back 7,000 years – and a few other ancient objects.

Government committed to defending nuclear achievements: Veep

Emad Askarieh

June 16, 2015

Government is committed to protecting the nuclear achievements, First Vice-President Eshagh Jahangiri said on Tuesday.

Speaking in a local ceremony, he told reporters that Tehran will do its best to defend the country’s nuclear achievements in a logical away.

Inhumane sanctions have targeted the lives of ordinary Iranians and the country’s development, Jahangiri noted.

He added that the negotiating team has defended the country’s rights with pride.

Iran is an advanced country in the field of engineering and technical services and is ready to transfer its experiences to the neighboring countries, the official underlined.

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Iran’s disappointing start in FIFA 2018 World Cup qualification

Golrokh Askarieh

June 16, 2015

The Iranian national football team was held to a 1-1 draw on Tuesday against Turkmenistan to have a disappointing start in FIFA 2018 World Cup qualification.

It was first Iran’s striker Sardar Azmoon who scored on the 4th minute.

Over the rest of the first half, Iran took the lead, but Carlos Queiroz’s men failed to make use of their scoring chances.

However, Turkmenistan gained a scoring chance in the last minutes of the first half and leveled everything.

In the second half, the two teams played a boring game and failed to score a goal and the game finished 1-1.

Iran has been pitted against Guam, Oman and Turkmenistan in Group D of the competitions and is now on the third place of its group with one point from one game.

US, Israel root causes of terrorism in region: Iran’s FM

Golrokh Askarieh

June 16, 2015

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has described the policies of the United States and the Zionist regime of Israel as the main reasons behind terrorism in the Middle East.

Root causes of terrorism and extremism in the Middle East are the expansionist policies of Washington and Tel Aviv, Zarif said in a Tuesday meeting with a Mexican parliamentary delegation in Tehran.

Zarif further called for international and regional cooperation in an all-out fight against the phenomena of terrorism and extremism.

Iran had earlier warned of the formation and expansion of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorist group and extremism in the region, he reminded.

Zarif’s remarks came as Iran attracted attention last year as one of the first countries that anticipated a growing trend in extremist moves in the world.

On December 18, 2013, the United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly voted to approve Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s World against Violence and Extremism (WAVE) proposal.

Also at the meeting, Gabriela Cuevas Barron Chairwoman of Mexican Senate’s Foreign Relations Committee referred to dialog and negotiation as the only way out of regional crises, saying that Mexico supports this approach in the international community.