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A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on April 5

Emad Askarieh

April 5, 2015

Reaction to the release of Lausanne nuclear statement continued to dominate the front pages of Iranian newspapers Sunday. Also in the news were the comments President Rouhani and Ayatollah Rafsanjani made about the nuclear talks and the road that lies ahead.

Afarinesh: Brigadier General Eskandar Momeni, who leads the Traffic Division of the Law Enforcement Force, has been named deputy national police chief.

Afkar: The US Senate has backpedalled on plans to impose new sanctions on Iran.

Arman-e Emrooz: “With the Lausanne nuclear statement, the Islamic Revolution has entered a new phase,” said Tehran principlist MP Ali Motahari.

Asrar: “All red lines were respected in the Lausanne statement,” said Iranian nuclear negotiator Abbas Araghchi.

Ebtekar: “Oil production will return to the levels of the pre-sanctions era,” said the Iranian oil minister.

Etemad: Ayatollah Hashemi has welcomed the Lausanne statement and warned about the impact of local pressures on the talks.

The chairman of the Expediency Council also said that the three-month period that lies ahead is vital.

Ettela’at: “National cohesion will increase our strength in taking the final step in the nuclear deal,” said President Rouhani.

Resalat: “The statement released in Lausanne is not a one-stage deal [Iranians have been insisting on],” said Morteza Nabavi, [a senior principlist figure].

Sharq: The Islamic Republic of Iran Medical Council has lashed out at “Hashiyeh” a comic TV series directed by Mehran Modiri.

Taadol: The stock exchange gained more than 2,000 points after the release of the Lausanne statement.

Iran artworks sold at Christie’s Dubai Auction (Photos)

IFP Editorial Staff

April 5, 2015

The New Year got off to a good start for Iran’s visual arts as Iranian artworks – 27 items in all – were sold at the Christie’s auction of Modern and Contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish Art which was held in Dubai on March 18.

The auction proved a success for Iran which for the first time managed to auction off all its items. It was not the case for the Arabs and Turks, though; at least 30 of 131 works up for auction by Arab and Turkish artists remain unsold.

Christie’s five-day Auction opened in Dubai on March 15 and welcomed over 500 art collectors and enthusiasts to its 18th consecutive sale season in the region.

The following is a series of photos honaronline.ir released online on April 4 of the Dubai Sale:

Iran’s crude steel production up by 8 percent

Emad Askarieh

April 5, 2015

The volume of crude steel produced in Iran in the first 11 months of the last Iranian calendar year (March 2014 to February 2015) witnessed a growth of 8 percent, according to official reports.

A recent report by Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization shows that Iranian steel manufacturers have produced 15,421,059 tons of steel in the said period.

The figure shows an 8-percent rise compared with the volume of steel produced in the same period the previous year, which amounted to 14,310,590 tons.

The report also indicates that 15,685,291 tons of different steel products were manufactured in the country from March 2014 to February 2015, showing a 4-percent increase compared with the 15,148,558 tons produced in the same 11 months the year before.

Earlier last week, a report by the World Steel Association also showed that Iran’s steel production output in January-February 2015 increased by 15 percent from 2.4 million tons in the same 2-month period last year.

Iran is reportedly the biggest steel producer in the Middle East and North Africa. The country’s main steel production facilities are located in Isfahan and Khuzestan provinces.

UNSC to kill anti-Iran resolutions upon final deal: Zarif

Emad Askarieh

April 5, 2015

The UN body will adopt a new resolution, terminating all the six nuclear-related resolutions as soon as Tehran and the group, comprising Russia, China, France, Britain, the US, and Germany, strike the accord, Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told Iranian state television late Saturday.

Iran and P5+1 along with officials from the European Union reached a mutual understanding on Tehran’s nuclear program after eight days of marathon talks in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Thursday.

According to a joint statement, considered the basis for a final nuclear deal, the two sides have devised a mechanism to lift sanctions after the agreement, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), is reached by the end of June.

The joint statement read by Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Persian late Thursday stipulates implementation of the JCPOA shortly after its adoption as a United Nations Security Council resolution.

It has been clearly stated that all UNSC resolutions will be terminated from the day of agreement, Zarif said, in his joint statement with the EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini.

He also said all United States sanctions, including banking and oil sanctions, would be lifted as soon as the final deal comes into effect. “They thought that, through adoption of the strictest and heaviest United Nations, US, and EU sanctions, they (could) force Iran to surrender.”

Incongruity in US factsheet

The Iranian senior diplomat stressed that sanctions will be terminated, not suspended, and criticized the US, saying the fact sheet Washington released is different from the joint statement.

“We officially protested to [US Secretary of State] Mr. [John] Kerry for the statement of positions countering the Lausanne statement. The EU representative has also protested to [US Under Secretary for Political Affairs] Ms. [Wendy] Sherman why they have spoken contrary to their positions,” Zarif said.

“In fact, the Americans brought what they desired in the fact sheet,” he said.

Enrichment to go on

The Iranian minister said, based on the understanding reached in Switzerland, Iran would continue its enrichment program with five thousand centrifuges in the Natanz nuclear facility and a thousand centrifuges will also be in Fordow.

He described the talks as very intense and difficult.

Supreme Leader’s recommendations account for achievements in nuclear talks: Rouhani

Emad Askarieh

April 4, 2015

President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that the advice of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to Iranian nuclear negotiating team accounted for significant achievements in nuclear talks.

Designation of the current Iranian year as Year of ‘Harmony and Unanimity’ by the Supreme Leader has coincided with the significant achievements made by Iran in nuclear fields, he said.

President Rouhani made the remarks in a meeting with a group of cabinet ministers and executive managers Saturday morning.

Referring to recent intensive nuclear talks in Lausanne, he said the government welcomed the views of Iranian officials in the three branches of governments and believed that the guidelines of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei led to these achievements.

Nuclear talks at international level were very tough and complicated, he said, adding that the success of the Iranian nuclear team in talks with P5+1 was due to harmony and unanimity of the Iranian people and the efforts of the Iranian nuclear negotiators.

Nuclear talks once again legitimized Iran’s uranium enrichment on its soil, he said, adding that Arak heavy water reactor is to continue its operation with a most updated technology and so are other nuclear installations in Fordo and Natanz.

Sitting with six world powers at the negotiating table to defend the country’s rights should be considered as a great achievement, he said.

Final deal will also ensure a promising situation for exercising resistance-based economy in the country as world powers have reached this conclusion that their continuation of sanctions would never bear any fruit, said President Rouhani.

Remote diagnosis of disease via smart phones

Emad Askarieh

April 4, 2015

A team of researchers, among them Dr. Hadi Shafiee, Ph.D., an Iranian instructor in medicine at the Division of Biomedical Engineering at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, has developed a new smart phone application which helps detect a variety of bacteria in blood and the diseases they cause.

The following is the translation of a report Mehr News Agency posted online on April 4 about how this application could help doctors detect various diseases:

Among other conditions, the technology is aimed at detecting HIV and E-coli. There is hope that in the not-too-distant future this remarkable biosensing platform could swiftly and remotely diagnose those who have most likely contracted such diseases only by using a drop of blood from a fingerprick.

The platform is also capable of accurately detecting pathogens from plasma. More interestingly, the results can be transmitted via mobile phones or other telecommunication means to anywhere in the world.

Dr. Shafiee and his fellow researchers hope that this new technology will be used to promote healthcare worldwide.

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on April 4

Emad Askarieh

April 4, 2015

The joint statement Iran and P5+1 released at the close of marathon nuclear talks in Lausanne dominated the front pages of Iranian newspapers.

Abrar: “Recognition of Iran’s nuclear program was the most important achievement of the Lausanne talks,” said Abbas Araghchi, an Iranian nuclear negotiator.

Abrar: “Iranians won’t recognize a deal that does not lead to full termination of sanctions,” said the spokesman of parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee.

Afkar: Lausanne a new chapter in the future of Iran.

Aftab-e Yazd: Political deal between Iran and P5+1 was the souvenir Zarif brought back home.

Aftab-e Yazd: A funeral procession has been held for the wife of Ayatollah Khatami [and mother of former President Mohammad Khatami.]

Arman-e Emrooz: Prudence worked in the Lausanne talks.

Iranians welcome Zarif back home; people take to the streets to celebrate the nuclear deal; Friday prayer leaders welcome the nuclear agreement.

“All sanctions will be lifted,” said Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.

Asrar: “Differences of opinion should not lead to conflict,” said Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.

Ebtekar: Elated and hopeful, Iranians celebrated the triumphant return home of the negotiating team.

Etemad: Diplomacy smiled. After 18 months of talks, Iran and P5+1 arrived at an understanding on mechanisms.

Ettela’at: Iran and P5+1 agree to work out a comprehensive nuclear deal.

Ghanoon: The nation has praised national diplomacy.

Hemayat: Continued concerns about American deception in the final agreement

Hemayat: Saudi airstrikes against Yemen have left 520 dead.

Iran: Eighteen months of talks between Iran and P5+1 eventually bore fruit; the world is happy about a nuclear understanding.

Jamejam: The world welcomes the Lausanne joint statement.

Javan: The deal was pushed back to summer; victory in the battle of interpretation will determine the fate of the comprehensive deal.

Jomhouri Islami: The Iranian nation scored a big victory in nuclear talks.

Kayhan: Win-win deal worked! Nuclear achievements to slip away, sanctions to remain!

Khorasan: Agreement on solutions

Mardomsalari: The world welcomes Iran-P5+1 joint statement.

Mardomsalari: Javad Nekoonam has stepped down as captain of the national soccer team.

Resalat: No trust in Satan. American subversion after the statement was read out.

Shahrvand: Iran’s Zarif skillfully negotiates the Lausanne pass.

Sharq: Transition from crisis; final deal to be cut by July

Siasat-e Rooz: Different interpretations of the solutions worked out by Iran and P5+1.

Lausanne deal cements regional security: Pak minister

Emad Askarieh

April 4, 2015

Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif said that the joint statement released by Iran and P5+1in Lausanne is a big success and will strengthen peace and security in the region.

Talking to reporters on Friday evening, Asif said this great success will make many changes in regional situation, especially in regional security.

When asked about the possibility of Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sherif’s visit to Iran during his tour to some Muslim countries to exchange views on Yemen problem, the Pakistani minister referred to Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif’s upcoming visit to Islamabad on Wednesday.

He said no plan has been finalized about the prime minister’s visit and the necessary decisions will be taken after a common session of Pakistan’s National Assembly and Senate.

He stressed that the government in Islamabad is trying to find a political and peaceful solution for Yemen problem to prevent the deepening of disunity in the Islamic Ummah.

Influential lawmaker: Lausanne statement not acceptable

Emad Askarieh

April 4, 2015

A senior Iranian legislator strongly criticized the Lausanne statement issued jointly by Iran and the six world powers, warning that its contents do not serve the Iranian nation’s interests much.

“The Iranian team of nuclear negotiators has not achieved what it should have in the nuclear talks and the result of their work is not acceptable,” member of the parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee Esmail Kosari told Fars News Agency (FNA) on Friday.

“What has been mentioned in the joint statement of Iran and its negotiating parties includes the same things that the Western sides had been raising for one-and-a-half years since the Geneva agreement was signed,” the influential MP lamented.

Yet, he warned that the final results of the talks which will be in the form of a “final deal should receive the approval of the parliament”, implying that the foreign minister will have a tough job ahead before he could put the final deal into effect if such a deal is ever made with the world powers.

The prominent lawmaker said the Iranian legislature will scrutinize the Lausanne talks and statement as soon as it comes back from the Nowruz holidays in the next two days.

Another member of the parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, Abbasali Mansouri Arani, also underlined that the country’s parliament will oversee the conclusion and endorsement of the final nuclear deal between Tehran and the six world powers.

“The parliament will supervise over the comprehensive nuclear agreement like any other agreement,” Mansouri Arani told FNA on Friday.

He underlined that any agreement with foreign countries should be within the framework of the Islamic Republic ruling system and the country’s redlines.

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Iran condemns al-Shabab terrorist attack in Kenya

Emad Askarieh

April 4, 2015

The Islamic Republic of Iran extends condolences to the Kenyan government and nation, especially to the bereaved families of the victims of the terrorist attack, said Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham on Friday.

On Thursday, al-Shabab terrorists stormed the Garissa University College campus, located some 150 kilometers (90 miles) from the border with Somalia, and took hundreds of students hostage.

According to reports, the terrorist attack left 148 students and security forces dead and 79 others injured.

The Kenyan troops killed all the four assailants during their 15-hour operation and rescued 587 of the hostages, the reports added.

Following the incident, Kenya’s Interior Minister Joseph Nkaissery said his country will continue to fight al-Shabab terrorist group.

“Kenya’s government will not be intimidated by the terrorists who have made killing innocent people a way to humiliate the government,” he said, adding, “We shall win this war against our enemies.”

It was the deadliest terrorist attack in Kenya since the bomb blast at the US embassy in the Kenyan capital city of Nairobi in 1998.

Al-Shabab terrorist group also carried out the Westgate shopping mall massacre in Nairobi in September 2013, when four gunmen killed at least 67 people in a four-day-long siege.

Kenya currently has over 3,000 soldiers stationed in southern Somalia, where they have been battling al-Shabab. Nairobi sent troops into Somalia in late 2011 after the militant group carried out a series of raids inside Kenya.

Somalia has been the scene of deadly clashes between government forces and al-Shabab since 2006.

The militants have been pushed out of Mogadishu and other major cities by government forces and the African Union Mission in Somalia, which is largely made up of troops from Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, Burundi, Djibouti, and Sierra Leone.