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Iranian FM: Technical, political solutions found for unsolvable issues

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Emad Askarieh
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Nuclear Talks

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Tehran and 5+1 have found technical and political solutions to their differences.

“Proper technical and political solutions have been found for the issues which couldn’t be solved in the past,” Zarif wrote on his Facebook page on Saturday.

His comments were made after the ninth round of talks between the Iranian and US nuclear negotiators was held in Lausanne on Friday afternoon in the presence of Zarif, US Secretary of State John Kerry, their deputies, Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi, US Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, and EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and her deputy Helga Schmid.

“We were ready for negotiations, but the other sides needed more time for coordination,” he added.

“We have decided to return to Geneva on Wednesday to continue the talks, and God willingly, finalize the details of the solutions,” Zarif said.

Earlier, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister and senior negotiator Abbas Araghchi said that the next round of nuclear negotiations with the world powers would start on Wednesday, March 25.

The US and European countries require more consultations and arrangements with their governments to continue talks with Iran, he said.

Talks between Iran and P5+1 were very serious and extensive, he said, adding that nuclear teams at this juncture are in need of more negotiations and coordination, Araghchi added.

To the same reason, foreign ministers of the European states and the US will meet in Berlin on Saturday and the next round of talks with Iran will be resumed on March 25, he said.

Iran and P5+1 are negotiating to narrow their differences over Tehran’s nuclear energy program ahead of a July 1 deadline.

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Also on Tuesday, Salehi announced that Tehran and Washington had overcome their differences on technical issues with regard to Iran’s nuclear program in most of the cases, adding that both sides were trying to resolve the remaining technical problems.

“We have agreed on 90 percent of technical issues,” Salehi said after his second meeting with US Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Tuesday.

“There has only remained one very important point of difference that we will try to resolve in the evening talks,” he added.

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Ayatollah Khamenei urges closer ties between nation, govt. to promote advances

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Emad Askarieh
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Ayatollah Khamenei made the statement in his annual message to the Iranian nation on the occasion of the Persian New Year early Saturday.

“If this friendly cooperation takes place on both sides, our wishes will certainly come true and our dear people will see the effects [of such a cooperation],” the Leader stated.

To achieve that goal, Ayatollah Khamenei added, the new Iranian year will be designated as “Government and Nation; Solidarity and Harmony.”

“The government is meant to serve the nation and the nation demands services from the government. The more cordial the nation-government ties, the more cooperation and solidarity [between them], the better jobs will go ahead,” Ayatollah Khamenei said.

The Leader of the Islamic Revolution also urged the Iranian nation and government “to trust one another.”

“The government should recognize the nation in the proper sense of the word and acknowledge the value, significance and capabilities of the nation. Reciprocally, the nation should trust the government… in the proper sense of the word,” the Leader added.

Ayatollah Khamenei also hailed the Iranian nation’s firm determination during the previous Iranian year, saying the nation manifested the determination by attending massive rallies in commemoration  of the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution’s victory, the International Quds Day and the Arba’een, the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hossein (PBUH), the third Shia Imam.

The Leader also expressed hope that Iran will experience “economic development, regional and international might and dignity, scientific breakthroughs in the real sense of the word, judicial and economic justice as well as faith and spirituality” in the new year.

Queiroz: I will never say good-bye to Iranians for good

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Emad Askarieh
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Carlos Queiroz

Iranian national football team coach Carlos Queiroz has said that he cannot say good-bye to the Iranians for good, citing the strong bond he has developed with the Iranian people.

Fararu, a news website, on March 21, published the coach’s remarks and news on his travel ban. The following is a partial translation of the report:

Queiroz said that he is going to peacefully quit his post after he learnt that certain people do not want him to stay in the job.

This comes after his decision to resign was announced on Friday following his meeting with Head of Iran’s Football Federation Ali Kafashian in which the two men agreed to terminate cooperation.

Before handing over the job, Iran’s Portuguese coach is expected to lead the Iranian squad in two friendlies it is to play against Chile and Sweden later this month.

Queiroz also congratulated the Iranians on Nowruz and said that he has a strong feeling for people in Iran and cannot say good-bye to them forever, adding the decision [to leave the national team] was not his to make.

He said that Iran has the potential to be the best team in Asia.

On Saturday, news agencies reported that Queiroz was barred from leaving Iran. The Iranian national team coach, who was to leave for Sweden and then to Austria to lead the Iranian team for warmup games before the two friendlies against Chile and Sweden, failed to accompany his team on its overseas tour.

Meanwhile, Ali Kafashian has said that he would come to Tehran [from Kish] to solve the tax problem of the Iranian coach and remove the ban on his travel.

Rouhani vows to increase job opportunities, non-oil exports

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Emad Askarieh
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Rouhani made the statement in his annual message to the Iranian nation on the occasion of the Persian New Year early on Saturday.

He also hailed the Iranian nation for standing by the government in the implementation of the resistance economy.

Without the support of the nation, it was impossible for the government to reduce inflation, recession and the economy’s dependence on oil revenue.

 

What was Iran’s most important political event in 1393?

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Emad Askarieh
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Iram Map

The year 1393 [March 21, 2014 – March 20, 2015] was full of different incidents and challenges for Iran on different fronts.

Alef, a news website, has carried out an online poll, asking the respondents to choose the most important events of the year on political, social, economic and cultural fronts.

The following is a translation of the online survey Alef released earlier in March:

The viewers were asked to choose the most important events in different areas and share them with other people. Those taking part in the poll are also asked to explain the reason(s) why they picked the event(s) from the following list:

* Extension of the Geneva deal and nuclear talks [between Iran and P5+1]

* The execution of Mahafarid Amir-Khosravi, convicted of massive corruption

* The Supreme Leader’s historical letter to the youth in the West

* An incomplete speech by principlist Tehran MP Ali Motahari in the Islamic Consultative Assembly [who was attacked by fellow MPs]

*The death of Ayatollah Mahdavi Kani, the chairman of the Assembly of Experts and the leader of the Combatant Clergy Association

* The conviction of former first vice-president Mohammad Reza Rahimi and his imprisonment

* Trial of Mehdi Hashemi, a son of Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani, and his conviction

* The impeachment and ouster of the science minister, a first impeachment in the eleventh government

* The attack on the car carrying Ali Motahari, a Tehran MP, in Shiraz before his planned speech which was called off

* The popularity of Major General Ghasem Soleimani, the commander of the IRGC Quds force, in Iran and across the region

Zarif has described talks with Kerry as positive

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Emad Askarieh
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zarif press

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Friday nuclear talks are at a sensitive stage and that his negotiations with US Secretary of State John Kerry earlier in the day have been “positive”.

“On each front there are a couple of issues which have yet to be settled. Naturally these issues are the most difficult,” the Iranian top diplomat said.

Zarif’s deputy Seyyed Abbas Araghchi, meanwhile, said in light of the fact that the US and the European members of P5+1 need to coordinate things, nuclear talks are expected to resume on March 25.

In another development, Secretaries Kerry and Moniz paid a visit to Hossein Fereydoon [President Rouhani’s brother and special adviser] to offer condolences to him on the passing of his mother.

Iranians for engagement with dignity: Zarif to Obama

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Emad Askarieh
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Mohammad javaz zarid twitter

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Friday responded in his twitter account to the video message of US President Barack Obama to Iranians on the occasion of Nowruz.

Zarif tweeted, “Iranians have already made their choice: Engage with dignity.”

He also urged the US government to make the right choice saying that the US and its allies are expected to choose between two options: Pressure or agreement.

On Thursday, President Obama said that Iran has met its commitments under the interim nuclear deal and that there has been progress in nuclear talks between Tehran and P5+1.

“Just over a year ago we reached an initial understanding regarding Iran’s nuclear program and both sides have kept our commitments,” Obama said in a video message marking Nowruz, the Persian New Year.

Iran and P5+1 – the US, Britain, Russia, China, France and Germany – are currently negotiating to reach a comprehensive agreement on Tehran’s peaceful nuclear program as a deadline slated for July 1 draws closer.

On the fifth day of the latest round of negotiations in the Swiss city of Lausanne, a meeting was held between Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and US Secretary of State John Kerry.

Following his talks with Kerry, Zarif said that the negotiations have reached an extremely complicated point.

The two sides have already missed two self-imposed deadlines for inking a final agreement since they signed an interim accord in the Swiss city of Geneva in November 2013.

Foreign Minister Zarif named Iran’s man of the year

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Emad Askarieh
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Happy Zarif

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has been named Iran’s man of the year [starting March 21, 2014], a poll showed.

In an online poll conducted by Tabnak, a news website, Foreign Minister Zarif garnered more than 50 percent of the votes. He was followed by commander of the IRGC Quds Force Major General Ghasem Soleimani, who secured over 28 percent of the votes.

Tehran MP Ali Motahari and Health Minister Hassan Ghazizadeh Hashemi came in third and fourth respectively.

The online survey also suggested that those polled believed that interaction with the rest of the world and struggle for the sake of Iran – when necessary – are the country’s top priorities.

President Hassan Rouhani, Chairman of the Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a former science minister Reza Farajidana and Iranian mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani finished fifth through eighth in the online polling.

Afkham: Recent vote not to change Israel aggressive policy

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Emad Askarieh
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Ms. Marzieh Afkham

Iran says it expects no change in Israel’s policies following the recent general elections since all the regime’s parties follow the same aggressive approach.

Speaking at her weekly press conference on Wednesday, Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham said that the Israeli parties all have an “aggressive nature.”

“The Israeli parties are the same and they are all accomplices in crimes against the Palestinians and in the acts of aggression,” she added.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party has claimed victory in Tuesday general elections.

With nearly all the votes counted, the Likud party has now secured 30 seats in the 120-member parliament.

Afkham described the latest round of talks on Iran’s nuclear program as “very intensive, sensitive and complicated” and noted the Iranian negotiating team is seeking to bridge differences in the negotiations.

“We have also made good progress on the technical aspect and as the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) said in an interview, a great number of technical issues have been settled and the talks are still going on over political issues as well as sanctions,” Afkham said.

The latest round of talks on Tehran’s nuclear program kicked off in Lausanne on Sunday. The negotiations are led by Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and US Secretary of State John Kerry.

On Wednesday, Ali Akbar Salehi, the head of the AEOI, and US Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz resumed their talks on technical issues in Lausanne.

Iranian Deputy Foreign Ministers Abbas Araghchi and Majid Takht-e Ravanchi were also scheduled to sit down with US Under-Secretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman later in the day.

On Tuesday, Salehi said that Tehran and Washington have resolved their differences over 90 percent of the issues in the talks.

“We have reached mutual understanding on 90 percent of technical issues,” Salehi told IRIB news, adding that “there remains only a single sticking point, which is very important.”

Iran and P5+1 – the United States, Britain, France, China, and Russia plus Germany – are seeking to seal a comprehensive nuclear deal by July 1.The two sides have already missed two self-imposed deadlines for inking a final agreement since they signed an interim one in the Swiss city of Geneva in November 2013.

Foreign Minister Zarif named Iran’s man of the year

By
IFP Editorial Staff
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Mohammad Javad Zarif
Mohammad Javad Zarif

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has been named Iran’s man of the year [starting March 21, 2014], a poll showed.

In an online poll conducted by Tabnak, a news website, Foreign Minister Zarif garnered more than 50 percent of the votes. He was followed by commander of the IRGC Quds Force Major General Ghasem Soleimani, who secured over 28 percent of the votes.

Tehran MP Ali Motahari and Health Minister Hassan Ghazizadeh Hashemi came in third and fourth respectively.

The online survey also suggested that those polled believed that interaction with the rest of the world and struggle for the sake of Iran – when necessary – are the country’s top priorities.

President Hassan Rouhani, Chairman of the Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a former science minister Reza Farajidana and Iranian mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani finished fifth through eighth in the online polling.

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