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Tehran, Montevideo deny report on Iran diplomat expulsion

February 9, 2015

On Friday, Israeli daily Haaretz quoted an unidentified Israeli official as saying that Uruguay had expelled a senior Iranian diplomat two weeks ago over last month’s planting of a fake bomb near Israel’s embassy in Montevideo.

However, Iran’s embassy in Montevideo rejected the report as false on Saturday, saying such media claims are aimed at creating Iranophobia and tarnishing the Islamic Republic’s international image.

In a similar statement on Friday, the Uruguayan government also denied having expelled an Iranian diplomat in relation to the fake bomb incident.

On January 8, the police in Uruguay discovered an object suggestive of a bomb near the new Israeli embassy located in the World Trade Center office complex in Montevideo.

Montevideo bomb squad officers detonated the fake bomb. Bomb brigade Lieutenant Colonel Alfredo Larramendi told reporters that the dummy bomb “never posed any danger,” but it might have been planted “there to see the response time” of responders, or to “size up the quality of the security of Israel’s embassy.”

Tehran has said in the past that Tel Aviv has ordered attacks against its own embassies in India and Georgia in order to damage Iran’s image in the host countries.

Iran makes anti-Alzheimerˈs drug from saffron, for 1st time in world

Emad Askarieh

February 9, 2015

Researchers at Tehran University of Medical Sciences in cooperation with a science-based company made an anti-Alzheimer’s medicine from saffron on the back of a ten-year research.

The head of the research program, Jamaleddin Jalali said that the medicine is made of saffron, which is an Iranian herb whose countless medical benefits are mentioned by renowned Iranian scientists, including Avicenna in “the Canon of Medicine”.

Saffron has positive effect on human mood, helps sharpen memory, and improve eye-sight.

He said that the science-based company, Tehran University of Medical Sciences and the hospitals affiliated to that university launched numerous tests before the production of the herbal medicine ˈSafrotinˈ which can decrease the signs of the Alzheimerˈs disease noticeably.

Jalali said that there are only five effective medicines for the Alzheimerˈs disease in the world today and Safrotinˈs effects exactly match those of the best of its foreign equivalent medicines, minus their side-effects.

He referred to two famous anti-Alzheimerˈs medicines in the world, claiming that Safrotin is as effective, and that long-running clinical tests have proved the new medicineˈs efficiency.

He said that some three years ago an article about Safrotin was published in one of the most reputable scientific magazines of the world, which became a basis for the other researchers around the globe.

ˈFifty two documentaries in the field have been presented up to now and the medicine has been registered in EUˈs pharmacopeia, while at the 12th Avicenna Festival, it was praised as the top medical product of the year,ˈ added Jalali.

He said that the new drug for the Alzheimerˈs has also anti-cancer effects.

Seeking unilateral benefits ruins Iran talks, Putin says

Emad Askarieh

February 9, 2015

“The crucial point is that nobody should try to derive unilateral benefit from the situation or to bargain out more than what is needed for a balanced and just resolution of this complicated issue,” Putin said in an interview with Egyptian Al-Ahram newspaper on Sunday.

Putin also said that the two sides have yet to find a final solution to the case despite the fact that they have made considerable progress in the talks over the past months.

“Substantial progress has been made [in talks between Iran and P5+1]. However, we have not managed yet to produce a final comprehensive solution either regarding the Iranian nuclear program itself or the prospects of lifting the sanctions,” Putin said.

He said, however, that Russia expects efforts in this field to continue for reaching a final deal.

The top Russian official also defended Iran’s right to have a peaceful nuclear program, saying that Moscow believes Iran can enrich uranium under the supervision of the IAEA.

Since an interim deal was agreed in Geneva in November 2013, Iran and P5+1 – the United States, the UK, China, France, Russia, and Germany — have missed two self-imposed deadlines to ink a final agreement.

The negotiating sides now seek to reach a high-level political agreement by April 1 and to confirm the full technical details of the accord by July 1.

The scale of Iran’s uranium enrichment and the timetable for the lifting of anti-Iran sanctions are seen as major sticking points in the talks.

Iran has so far suspended some of its nuclear enrichment program in return for certain sanctions relief.

EU’s Mogherini: Time to show political will for Iran’s nuclear deal

Emad Askarieh

February 9, 2015

European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini underlined that Iran and six world powers should seize the opportunity, in their negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear energy program, to reach a comprehensive deal.

Speaking in the 51st Munich Security Conference on Sunday, Mogherini pointed to the ongoing talks between Iran and P5+1 (the five permanent UN Security Council members plus Germany) and said, “We cannot lose the opportunity.”

She further commented on the deadline for a nuclear deal between the two sides, and said, “Not much time is left. Now is the time to show a strong political will… now we are at a critical stage.”

Earlier in a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Saturday, Mogherini said that P5+1 has “strong political determination” to strike a deal with Iran.

She also noted that the long-awaited accord will have positive effects on the regional developments.

Iran and the six nations (alternatively known as E3+3) are in talks to hammer out a final agreement to end more than a decade of impasse over Tehran’s peaceful nuclear energy program.

Iran and the six powers look to reach a framework agreement in March and a final long-term deal by June 30.

Following an interim nuclear deal signed in Geneva in November 2013, two deadlines for a final, comprehensive deal have been missed, and now a third one is looming on July 1.

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on Feb. 9

Emad Askarieh

February 9, 2015

The Supreme Leader’s expression of support for a nuclear deal that would guarantee the dignity and progress of the Iranian nation and lift all sanctions “in the real sense of the word,” dominated the front pages of Iranian newspapers Monday. Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif’s comments that failure to clinch a nuclear deal “wouldn’t be the end of the world” along with President Rouhani’s reaction to critics of his nuclear policy also appeared on the covers of dailies.

Abrar: “Failure of nuclear talks wouldn’t be the end of the world,” the Iranian FM said.

Abrar: The impeachment of [Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas] Akhoundi has been set in motion.

Abrar-e Eghtesadi: Trade exchanges between Iran and Italy will rise.

Afarinesh: A dust cloud has forced the closedown of schools and government offices in Khuzestan Province.

Afkar: A second phase of the war to sell oil cheap has gotten underway.

Aftab-e Yazd: “Learn how to be a real critic,” the president told those critical of his government’s nuclear policy.

Arman-e Emrooz: “I would approve of a good deal,” said the Supreme Leader.

Arman-e Emrooz: What a stroll leads to is important

President Rouhani made the comment in reaction to principlists who have been coming down on his foreign minister for taking a walk with US Secretary of State John Kerry on the streets of Geneva last month.

Asrar: “Extension of talks would not serve anyone’s interests,” said Zarif.

Asrar: Copayment of individuals with Social Security insurance is to drop to zero.

Ettela’at: “We aim to have all sanctions removed,” said Foreign Minister Zarif.

Iran: “Time is right for a deal with Iran,” says Zarif [in a statement aimed at P5+1].

Iran: “We should not sideline the elite under one pretext or another,” said President Rouhani.

Jomhouri Islami: “By acting wisely, we can achieve all goals of the revolution,” said Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani.

Kaenat: Two companies alone account for 70 percent of all car imports.

Kaenat: Some 26 percent of addicts use psychedelic drugs.

Kayhan: “Sanctions should be lifted in the real sense of the word,’ said the Supreme Leader.

Resalat: “A nuclear deal should be transparent and come in one single stage,” said the Supreme Leader.

Tafahom: The likelihood of a drop in interest rates in Iran [this year] has fallen to zero.

Tejarat: “In 2015 Iranian economy will grow and inflation will decline,” predicted Business Monitor.

World Free of Violence poster exhibition opens in Tehran

IFP Editorial Staff

February 8, 2015

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A poster exhibition dubbed ˈWorld Free of Violenceˈhas opened in Tehran, displaying selected works of Iranian and world graphic artists.

In the inauguration ceremony, President Rohani’s Chief of Staff Mohammad Nahavandian and Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati and his Deputy for Art Affairs Ali Mouradkhani were present.

Jannati said, “Artists should join others in the fight against violence, and try their best to make peace a feature of the world.”

Meanwhile, Nahavandian told the opening ceremony, “Over the past 18 months, thanks to Iranian unity, we have managed to ease the economic problems of the nation. The Iranian solidarity has forced Westerners to accept the realities and stop making illegitimate threats.”

The exhibition shows 93 works of world and Iranian artists in the venue of Niavaran Cultural Center.

Artists from Iran, Italy, France, Finland, Poland, Serbia, China, Ukraine, Belarus, Turkey, Mexico, South Korea, Russia, Ecuador, Iraq, Taiwan and Macau have displayed their works in the exhibition.

The exhibition will be open until February 24, 2015.

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Iran launches world’s largest floating oil terminal in Persian Gulf

Emad Askarieh

February 8, 2015

Iran has launched the world’s largest floating oil export terminal in the Persian Gulf.

The 2.2-million-barrel floating oil storage unit (FSU), dubbed the Persian Gulf, came on stream in Soroush oil region on Sunday.

The FCU can take in some 200,000 barrels of heavy crude oil produced in Iran’s offshore oil fields of Soroush and Nowruz per day.

The floating terminal has a length of 337 meters, a width of 60 meters and a height of 33 meters.

The launch of the FSU will significantly increase Iran’s capacity for crude oil storage and exports.

Iran’s total in-place oil reserves have been estimated at more than 560 billion barrels, with about 140 billion barrels of recoverable oil. Heavy and extra-heavy varieties of crude oil account for roughly 70-100 billion barrels of the total reserves.

Iran ready to export technical services to Egypt: Deputy minister

Emad Askarieh

February 8, 2015

Deputy Minister of Economy and Financial Affairs and head of Iranian Technical and Economic Investments and Services Center Mohammad Khazaei said on Saturday Iran is ready to export technical and engineering services to Egypt.

Mohammad Khazaei told a conference titled “Iran and Egypt: Future Prospect”, co-sponsored by the Iranian Foreign Ministry and the Egyptian Al-Ahram Institute in Tehran, that despite the imposed sanctions, Iran’s economic capacities are very high.

“That is the reason why Iran has exported technical and engineering services to various countries and Iranian engineers are currently busy constructing dams and other infrastructure facilities around the globe,” he said.

Khazaei said that Egypt can earn $2 billion to $3 billion each year through visits by Iranian tourists.

The official described Iran’s health tourism capabilities as a field for bilateral cooperation.

He expressed hope that Tehran-Cairo relations would reach a level that the two countries will focus on the establishment of a joint economic commission.

Iran’s former ambassador to the UN said that the Iran-Egypt disputes have never been deep-rooted and regardless of changes of governments in both countries Tehran and Cairo have a common stand on various regional and international issues.

He said that he had been a colleague of three Egyptian permanent UN envoys, adding: “I do not remember a single instance of Iran and Egypt having different views on any human rights or disarmament resolution put to vote at the UN.

A sand cat is set free from trap in northeastern Iran

Emad Askarieh

February 8, 2015

The environment police in Khvaf [a town in Khorasan Razavi Province] have acted swiftly on a report that a sand cat has been caught in a trap to capture houbara bustards alive in Sirkhoun Protected Area and rushed there to set the entrapped cat free.

According to the website of Iran Environment and Wildlife Watch (www.iew.ir), after medical examinations which gave the sand cat a clean bill of health, the feline was released in the wild within a day. After the rescue operation, the environment police destroyed all the traps set by poachers in the region. The following is a photo gallery which features the rescue of the sand cat caught in the trap:

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on Feb. 8

Emad Askarieh

February 8, 2015

Talks in Munich, Germany between Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and top diplomats from P5+1 and other world figures dominated the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Sunday.

Afarinesh: The new chairman of the Assembly of Experts will be named March 10.

Aftab-e Yazd: Jannati Junior, the new target of hardliners

The minister of culture and Islamic guidance has said opponents of President Rouhani’s government have set up a nerve center to steer their anti-government measures.

Arman-e Emrooz: “The true Islam does not warrant violence,” said Seyyed Hassan Khomeini.

Arman-e Emrooz: A first phase of revelations by the culture minister

Ali Jannati has said those who were defeated in the elections are now throwing a wrench in the works.

Asrar: In Munich, Zarif and Kerry have agreed to meet again.

Asrar: “Some principlists are doubting republicanism in the name of Islam,” said a reformist former interior minister.

Asrar: “Some are constantly trying to ensure nuclear talks remain inconclusive,” said an aide to the president.

Asrar: “The rights of women are not fully observed in workplace,” said the labor minister.

Etemad: “Restore the authority of the science ministry,” appealed the science chief in a letter to the president.

Etemad: Jack Straw hailed the letter of the Supreme Leader to Western youth as amazing.

Etemad: The government owes Tehran Municipality $2.4 billion.

Ettela’at: “Child obesity rates are alarming,” said the Iranian health minister.

Ettela’at: Iran and P5+1 foreign ministers hold talks in Munich

“We won’t allow the other side to capitalize on the barrage of attacks aimed at Iranian nuclear negotiators at home,” said Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.

Ettela’at: Iraqi Peshmerga fighters are positioned on the edge of Mosul