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Iran parliament speaker, Turkish president stress stronger mutual ties

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Emad Askarieh
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Larijani-Ardogan

The Iranian parliament speaker and Turkey’s president, in a meeting on Wednesday, underlined that raising the value of trade exchange between the two neighboring countries to $30 billion is within reach.

Ali Larijani, who is in Turkey to attend the 10th conference of the Parliamentary Union of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Member States (PUIC), held a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday.

The two officials stressed the need for stronger cooperation between Tehran and Ankara on energy, transportation, trade and industry, given their commonalities and capabilities.

They also discussed the developments in the Middle East region, and emphasized the necessity for joint efforts by Iran and Turkey for peaceful settlement of the regional conflicts and the establishment of peace and stability in the Muslim countries.

Iran and Turkey have plans to hike up the volume of their trade exchange to $30 billion by 2015.

Earlier this month, Iran’s minister of communications and Turkey’s minister of development explored avenues for strengthening economic relations between Tehran and Ankara.

They had also called for implementation of the deals signed in the first meeting of Strategic Cooperation Council in Turkey.

Leader warns about global campaign to undermine religion

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Emad Askarieh
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supreme leader

Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei cautioned against an extensive campaign launched by international centers and global media empire to promote immorality and counter religious virtues.

Speaking in a gathering of Iranian athletes and champions in Tehran on Wednesday, Ayatollah Khamenei said the country’s athletes can demonstrate moral virtues in the international arenas.

“In a world that the elimination of religion and chastity has been put on the agenda of the international centers and global media empire, and the issues of nudity and immorality are being promoted broadly, demonstration of symbol of spirituality by a young Iranian athlete, indeed, shows the Iranian nation’s moral resistance capability against such a huge deviating wave in the world,” the Leader warned.

Ayatollah Khamenei further praised the Iranian athletes for their “spiritual resistance” and “insistence on preserving and promoting the religious values” during the sports events that are seen by millions of spectators across the world.

“Such spiritual resistance in the international arenas demonstrates the firm element of the Iranian nation’s perseverance and resistance,” the Leader explained.

The Leader also pointed to the symbolic influence of champions on people, noting that every nice gesture made by a sports champion will lead to “millions of good moves” in the society.

Iranian female athletes attend sports events while they respect the Islamic code of dressing and wear hijab.Moreover, Iranian medal-winners refuse to shake hands with the opposite sex, a move prohibited under Islamic teachings.

Zarif raps Israel’s killing of Iranian commander, Hezbollah members

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Emad Askarieh
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Mohammad Javad Zarif

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has censured Israel’s “insane measure” to assassinate an Iranian military commander along with a number of Hezbollah members through a helicopter attack in Syria’s occupied Golan Heights.

In a Wednesday message marking the martyrdom of Brigadier General Mohammad Ali Allahdadi, Zarif said such measures show the “Zionist occupiers’ alignment with Takfiri terrorists”.

Allahdadi was killed in the Israeli attack on January 18 along with six members of the Lebanese resistance movement, including Jihad Mughniyeh, the son of Hezbollah’s slain military commander Imad Mughniyeh.

Zarif extended his condolences over the deaths to Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei and the martyrs’ families.

The attack “testifies to the occupiers’ weakness and frustration against the resistance of the nations in the region,” said the Iranian foreign minister, slamming the world’s “selective treatment of terrorism and extremism” along with “silence towards crimes against humanity and insulting religious sanctities.”

Meanwhile, “state terrorism is openly promoted,” he noted.

On Sunday, an Israeli military helicopter fired two missiles into Amal Farms in the strategic southwestern city of Quneitra, close to line separating the Syrian part of the Golan Heights from the Israeli-occupied sector.

The Tel Aviv regime has carried out several airstrikes in Syria since the start of the nearly four-year-old foreign-sponsored militancy there.

Drought will continue to worsen in Iran by 2050

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Emad Askarieh
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Water

The director of Iran’s Environmental Protection Organization (IEPO) has said that drought in Iran will worsen 11-fold by 2050, adding this [climatic condition] has caused grave concerns about the future of Iran, the region and the entire world.

Fararu, a news website, on January 20 quoted Masoumeh Ebtekar as saying that weather forecasts suggest by 2050 Iran will suffer droughts and a drop in precipitation 11 times below the current level. The following is the translation of the report on a meeting in Tehran between the IEPO chief and Kaveh Zahedi, the Regional Director and Representative for Asia and the Pacific of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP):

 

Masoome EbtekarEbtekar said that Iran is currently facing multiple environmental challenges. Given Iran’s great vulnerability to climate change, it is a must for UNEP to cooperate with the Islamic Republic and work out solutions to stunt the spread of such problems.

The establishment of a national environment fund could provide Iran with a window of opportunity to better tap into international potential, she said.

The government has allocated funds to revive the Lake Orumiyeh, as well as Hamoon, Anzali and Parishan lagoons, Ebtekar said, adding that the crisis involving the Hamoon Lagoon could be hopefully resolved thanks to UN partnership and more cooperation by Afghanistan.

Iran’s environment chief went on to say that UNEP can exploit Iran’s potential to create a new route of cooperation in the region via regional centers.

She also said that a 10-year report on Iran’s environment condition is being pieced together, adding that UNEP is lending technical support to Iran to that end.

Zahedi, for his part, expressed the UN’s readiness to deepen bilateral ties with Iran in the areas of capacity building, exchange of regional experiences, and following up the provisions of an agreement signed by Iran and UNEP.

He also said that in his meeting with Iranian environment officials, Iran’s cooperation priorities were decided on, adding that the UN will help implement Iran’s priorities.

Iran holds funeral for IRGC commander killed in Israel’s assault on Syria

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Emad Askarieh
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IRGC

The ceremony was held in the Iranian capital, Tehran, on Wednesday with military top brass and a number of senior state officials in attendance.

Brigadier General Mohammad Ali Allahdadi was killed in the Israeli attack on January 18 along with six members of the Lebanese resistance movement, Hezbollah.

Addressing the event, the commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari, said the composition of those killed in the attack, clearly proved the unity among the Islamic Ummah because they came from various backgrounds and were trying to restore security to Syria.

Meanwhile, Deputy Chief of Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces Major General Mostafa Izadi said on the sidelines of the ceremony that Tehran will continue to back the resistance front and provide advisory support to those fighting in this front.

The mourners who attended the funeral also chanted “Death to Israel” and “Death to the US.”

Following the procession, the Iranian commander’s body was transferred to Kerman Province, where he is to be buried in his hometown.

Allahdadi had traveled to Syria to provide consultation and help the Syrian government and nation counter the Takfiri and Salafi terrorists in the country.

On Tuesday, IRGC’s commander said in a statement that the elite forces will continue to help the anti-Israeli axis of resistance in the Middle East until full obliteration of the Zionist regime.

Insulting Islam’s Prophet, playing with fire: Larijani

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Emad Askarieh
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Larijani-Turkey-1

“Ridiculing a great personality whom the Holy Quran describes as a blessing to the world is playing with fire,” Larijani said on Wednesday, addressing the opening ceremony of the 10th session of the Parliamentary Union of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (PUOIC) in Turkey.

Larijani was alluding to the publication of blasphemous cartoons by the French satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo, which was swiftly condemned by Muslims across the world as a clear insult to Islam’s most revered figure.

The high-ranking Iranian official warned Westerners that Prophet Muhammad is regarded as a “red line” for all Muslims.

Larijani further criticized the release of sacrilegious cartoons, saying that Muslims will stand up against such plots.

“Those that are committing such wicked acts, which are manifestations of modern savagery, must know that no Muslim can ever tolerate such a shame,” he said.

He added that the ultimate goal of the Muslims across the world is to seek democracy, gain independence and to revive the Islamic identity.

Protests against the release of cartoons in many Muslim states have mostly turned violent, with many protesters calling for the immediate expulsion of France’s diplomatic staff from their countries. The protesters also want the French government to abandon its policy of defending such sacrilegious moves under the pretext of defending the freedom of expression.

IAEA: Iran honoring nuclear commitments

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Emad Askarieh
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IAEA

Iran is honoring its commitment not to expand its atomic activities while negotiations are underway between the Islamic Republic and six world powers on a comprehensive final deal, a confidential report by the UN nuclear body says.

The monthly update report, obtained by The Associated Press after it was posted on the website of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), showed that Iran was living up to its obligations to limit certain aspects of its nuclear energy program under an interim nuclear deal it signed with six world powers in November 2013.

The report said that Iran was not enriching uranium above 5 percent, adding that the Islamic Republic was also diluting or converting most of its stockpile of 20-percent enriched uranium.

Iran is not advancing work at Fordow uranium enrichment facility, the report said, adding that Tehran is maintaining a construction freeze on the Arak heavy water reactor that would produce plutonium.

The IAEA report comes as Iran and P5+1 – the US, France, Britain, China, Russia and Germany – are in talks to secure a final comprehensive deal over Tehran’s nuclear work.

Political directors of Iran and P5+1 wrapped up their talks in Geneva, Switzerland, on Sunday.

Since an interim deal agreed in Geneva in November 2013, the negotiating sides have missed two deadlines to ink a final agreement. Tehran and the six countries now seek to reach a high-level political agreement by March 1 and to confirm the full technical details of the deal by July 1.

New US sanctions

The report was released as a bipartisan group of US senators is pushing a new round of sanctions on Iran.

US President Barack Obama has, however, warned that any new bans would harm Tehran’s nuclear talks, threatening that he will use his veto power to stop any sanctions bills.

Dialogue best solution to settle Yemen conflict: Larijani

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Emad Askarieh
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Yemen

The Iranian Parliament (Majlis) speaker says the country supports the restoration of peace in the Middle East, underlining talks as the best possible way to resolve tensions in Yemen.

“Misunderstandings among Yemeni political groups need to be removed through talks,” Ali Larijani told Yemen’s Parliament Deputy Speaker Mohammad al-Shaddadi on Tuesday on the sidelines of a 10th session of the Parliamentary Union of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (PUOIC) in Turkey.

Hoping for the tension in Yemen to be defused immediately, Larijani said “Iran always tries to help establish stability in all countries. As for Yemen [the Islamic Republic] will tap into all its potential to help establish lasting peace [in the Arab country].”

He also highlighted the role of the Yemeni Parliament in facilitating talks among political groups aimed at removing divisions.

The Yemeni official, for his part, highlighted Iran’s constructive role in the Middle East. He also hoped for the restoration of stability in his country.

Yemen has been the scene of tensions between the central government and Ansarullah revolutionaries after fighters from Shia Ansarullah movement arrested Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak, President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi’s chief of staff, at a checkpoint in the country’s western district of Hada a few days ago.

On Tuesday, Shia Ansarullah fighters in the poor country gained full control of the presidential palace in the capital, Sana’a.

In a televised address on the same day, the Ansarullah ringleader, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, said the Hadi administration should be held accountable for the escalation of violence in the Arab country.

The Ansarullah leader called on Hadi to “speed up” the implementation of a UN-brokered peace agreement reached in September 2014 or face the dire consequences of his decisions.

This comes as al-Qaeda militants have also been engaged in battles with Ansarullah fighters over the past months. Yemen’s central government has so far failed to deal with the terrorist threat.

What Zarif told reporters and fellow commuters on the subway

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Emad Askarieh
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Zarif-Metro

On Monday January 19, which marked the Clean Air Day in Iran, President Rouhani and members of his Cabinet took the subway to work. On Tuesday Haft-e Sobh daily carried a report on what Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told reporters and ordinary citizens who happened to be on the same car during the morning commute. The following is a partial translation of the brief report:

A reporter with the Iranian Students News Agency asked the foreign minister what he would do if he were in charge of the Environment Protection Organization to keep the air clean. In response Mr. Zarif said, “I wouldn’t get involved in things I have no knowledge about. This [diplomacy] is the only thing I know.”

[…]

In reaction to critical comments by some media outlets and officials about the walk he took with US Secretary of State John Kerry on the streets of Geneva, he said that focusing on the peripheral matters won’t help us solve the problems. “What we did in Geneva was simply designed to clear the rather tense air that prevailed in the conference room.”

At this point a reporter asked the foreign minister, “If open-air meetings contribute to progress in the talks, why don’t you hold all your meetings outdoors?”

In response the top diplomat said, “That is a good point. The only problem is that it is too cold outdoors and cold air may give rise to other problems.”

When bombarded with questions by reporters, the foreign minister said, “Down here on the subway, I can’t run away from you.”

And in response to a question as to how often he rides the subway, he said, “When I was between jobs, my wife and I would take the subway to the grand bazaar, not necessarily to buy stuff, but have fun.”

At this point a passenger told Mr. Zarif that some view him a new Mosadegh [a nationalist prime minister who played a key role in the nationalization of the oil industry] and thanked him for standing up for the country’s national interests.

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on Jan. 21

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Emad Askarieh
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Iranian Newspapers Headlines
Iranian Newspapers Headlines

Conclusion of a military cooperation deal between Iran and Russia which could possibly pave the way for the delivery of the S300 missile system to Iran by authorities in Moscow dominated the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Wednesday. The warning the commander of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps issued to Israeli authorities following the martyrdom in an Israeli airstrike of a revolution guards commander in Syria appeared on the front pages too. Last but not least was the swipe President Rouhani took at those who kill in the name of religion and those who insult religions in the name of freedom of speech.

 

Abrar: Afghan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah has expressed Kabul’s interest in conclusion of a comprehensive deal with Iran.

 

Abrar Newspapre-1-20

Abrar-e Eghtesadi: Afghanistan seeks to import natural gas from Iran.

 

Abrar Eghtesadi Newspapre-1-20

Afarinesh: Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that Tehran attaches strategic importance to Afghan development and stability.

Afarinesh: Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani has signaled Tehran’s readiness to hold “frank talks” with Saudi officials.

 

Afarinesh Newspapre-1-20

Afkar: The commander of the naval forces of the Iranian Army has said that Iran sends a message of peace and friendship to all neighboring countries.

 

Afkar Newspapre-1-20

Arman-e Emrooz: Babak Zanjani, a young billionaire who stands accused of massive corruption, will stand trial within a month.

Arman-e Emrooz: The newly appointed deputy interior minister has said that he is a reformist and that the Interior Ministry will maintain impartiality in upcoming elections for parliament and the Assembly of Experts.

 

Arman Newspapre-1-20

Asr-e Iranian: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has been invited to pay an official visit to Iran.

 

Asr Iranian Newspapre-1-20

Asr-e Rasaneh: A first wave of an influenza B outbreak has swept the country.

 

Asr Resaneh Newspapre-1-20

Asrar: The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps has said the Zionists should await “destructive thunderbolts” [after a senior revolution guards commander was killed at the hands of the Zionists in an attack on Syrian soil].

Asrar: A former Iranian ambassador to Lebanon has said the potential of [former President Mohammad Khatami] should be tapped in countering extremism.

 

Asrar Newspapre-1-20

Ebtekar: The minister of economy and financial affairs has said inflation will fall to 17 percent by the end of the year [March 21, 2015].

 

Ebtekar Newspapre-1-20

Etemad: Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that Tehran played an active role in the formation of a national unity government in Afghanistan.

 

Etemad Newspapre-1-20

Ettela’at: “Insults, terror and violence are neither freedom nor defense of religion,” President Rouhani told a meeting of the Supreme Cultural Revolution Council.

Ettela’at: Iran and Russia have signed a security and defense deal which among other things clears the way for the delivery to Iran of the S300 missile system.

 

Ettelaat Newspapre-1-20

Hambastegi: “Personal tastes should be sidelined in defining national security and national interests,” said Mohammad Reza Aref [a former first vice-president under Mohammad Khatami].

 

Hambastegi Newspapre-1-20

Hemayat: “Zionists seek to hatch plots against Islamic countries in Syria,” said Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani.

 

Hemayat Newspapre-1-20

Iran: The Supreme Leader has issued a message of condolence on the passing of well-known poet Moshfegh Kashani.

 

Iran Newspapre-1-20

Jomhouri Islami: A reservoir dam has been inaugurated in Bijar [northern Iran] with the first vice-president on hand.

 

Jomhouri Eslami Newspapre-1-20

Kaenat: “We will be able to run the country even if oil prices plunge to $25 a barrel,” said the Iranian ministry of economy and financial affairs.

 

Kaenat Newspapre-1-20

Khorasan: “Some 40 percent of the country’s major arteries are in bad or very bad conditions,” said the minister of roads and urban development.

 

Khorasan Newspapre-1-20

Resalat: Two diplomatic blunders by Zarif: A visit to Paris [at a time when anti-French sentiments run high across the Muslim world], and a stroll with US Secretary of State John Kerry on the streets of Geneva.

 

Resalat Newspapre-1-20

Shahrvand: The director of the Environment Protection Organization has said that by 2050 drought in Iran will worsen 11-fold.

 

Shahrvand Newspapre-1-20

 

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