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Any nuclear deal must recognize Iran’s nuclear rights: VP

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Emad Askarieh
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Jahangiri

“We have emphasized since the beginning [of the nuclear talks] that no deal is better than a bad deal and we are not after a bad deal at all,” Jahangiri said on Monday.

“We seek an agreement that observes the rights of the Iranian nation,” he added.

The Iranian VP also dismissed the “illegal” sanctions against the country over its peaceful nuclear activities and said Iran’s expert and veteran negotiating team opened the path of dialog and interaction to settle the West’s nuclear dispute with Iran.

Jahangiri further noted that the process of nuclear talks between Iran and P5+1 over the past 1.5 years prevented the imposition of new sanctions against the country.

The Iranian vice president’s remarks came after the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said on Sunday that Iran would rather refrain from any nuclear agreement with P5+1 than strike a deal which runs counter to the interests of the nation.

Ayatollah Khamenei added that Iran agrees with the US on that no deal between Tehran and P5+1 would be better than a bad one which would bring about the humiliation of the Iranian nation.

Iran and P5+1– Russia, China, France, Britain, the United States and Germany – are seeking to reach a high-level political agreement by the end of March 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 removal of anti-Iran sanctions are seen as the major sticking points in the talks.

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

I want to picture today’s Iran for Americans: US photojournalist

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Emad Askarieh
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photo journalist
Randy H. Goodman
Randy H. Goodman

Randy H. Goodman, a US photojournalist, who visited Iran on three occasions during the 1979 Revolution and later during the Iran-Iraq war, has returned to Iran after 35 years in a bid to add photos of modern-day Iran to her previous collection and bridge the cultural gap between the two nations.

What comes next is a partial translation of a report by Sobhan Farajvan about her presence in Iran after 35 years as posted by doorbin.net on February 8:

According to a report by the Public Relations Office of the National Iranian Photographers’ Society (NIPS), American photojournalist Randy H. Goodman, who has come to Iran for a visit, attended the 13th Photography Biennial at Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art on January 28. One of the areas she has been very active in is taking photos of revolutions. She was in Iran some 35 years ago and took snapshots of the post-revolution Iran.

In a speech at the gathering, Mrs. Goodman said, “My name is Randy. I have been invited by the museum curator to attend this gathering. I am glad for the opportunity to join you.”

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She further said, “I am no longer the young girl who came to Iran 35 years ago; I am a mother. I decided to visit Iran again and be the only female US photojournalist who adds photos of today’s Iran to her old collection of snapshots. I have got a press pass to visit subway stations, bus stops and the city at large to take photos of people and focus my attention on a comparison between Iran back then and Iran now. I hope I can organize an exhibition and publish them in a book.”

She concluded, “Your hospitality to an American has motivated me most to complete my photo collection. I hope I can show today’s Iran to American people so that I can fill the void between Iranian and American cultures.”

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on Feb. 10

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Emad Askarieh
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Iranian Newspapers Headlines
Iranian Newspapers Headlines

A call by officials and state institutions on the public to turn out in force for nationwide rallies on Wednesday to mark the 36th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution dominated the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Tuesday. The dust storm that has swept through the country’s southwestern provinces, making daily life difficult for residents, particularly in Ahvaz, and comments by the Russian president on Iran’s entitlement to uranium enrichment also appeared on the cover of dailies.

 

Abrar: “The Air Force is ready to fend off any threat,” said an Iranian Air Force commander.

 

Abrar newspaper-02-10-2015

Afkar: “Environmental problems are claiming lives,” said Tehran Mayor Ghalibaf.

 

Afkar newspaper-02-10-2015

Aftab-e Yazd: “February 11 is a national festivity and belongs to all Iranians,” said the president.

President Rouhani made the comment as he urged all Iranians to take part in Wednesday’s rallies marking the victory of the Islamic Revolution in 1979.

 

Aftabe Yazd newspaper-02-10-2015

Arman-e Emrooz: Not being hopeful about the future is dangerous

Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani also said public awareness makes it difficult for reactionaries [to secure their objectives].

Arman-e Emrooz: Preparatory legal measures are being taken to imprison Rahimi

 

The corruption charge of Mohammad Reza Rahimi, who served as vice-president under Ahmadinejad, has been upheld by the Supreme Court. He has been sentenced to more than five years in prison.

 

Arman Emrooz newspaper-02-10-2015

Asr-e Rasaneh: “The drop in oil prices won’t force a shutdown of South Pars gas field,” said a deputy oil minister.

 

Asre Resaneh newspaper-02-10-2015

Asrar: “The leader’s comments determine our position,” said Nobakht, the government spokesman.

Asrar: “Muhammad, Messenger of God is the greatest Iranian film in 35 years,” said Ali Jannati.

The minister of culture and Islamic guidance made the comment as he and a number of other cultural officials watched the movie during a special screening on Monday.

 

Asrar newspaper-02-10-2015

Emtiaz: Dust has sent 234 residents of Ahvaz to hospital emergency rooms.

Emtiaz: Authorities have warned the capital will face a water crisis in the summer.

 

Emtiaz newspaper-02-10-2015

Etemad: Dust has swept through seven Iranian provinces.

 

Etemad newspaper-02-10-2015

Ettela’at: The Iranian Air Force has unveiled a new fighter jet named Saeghe 2.

 

Ettelaat newspaper-02-10-2015

Hambastegi: “Inflation is the biggest problem and needs to be contained,” said Vice-President Eshagh Jahangiri.

 

Hambastegi newspaper-02-10-2015

Jomhouri Islami: “Some 25,000 villages will have access to the Internet,” said the communications minister.

 

Jomhouri Eslami newspaper-02-10-2015

Resalat: Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Iran is entitled to enrichment.

 

Resalat newspaper-02-10-2015

 

A robotic companion to ease the loneliness of the elderly

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Emad Askarieh
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ACCOMPANY

The ACCOMPANY project consists of a robotic companion as part of an intelligent environment, providing services to elderly users in a motivating and socially acceptable manner to facilitate independent living at home. The ACCOMPANY system provides physical, cognitive and social assistance in everyday home tasks, and contributes to the re-ablement of the user, i.e. assist the user in being able to carry out certain tasks on his/her own.

On February 8, the Iranian Students News Agency filed a report that a prototype of the service robot has been made. The following is the translation of the report that the agency posted on its website:

The robot uses a state-of-the-art service robot platform, Care-O-bot® 3 to assess user requirements and user acceptance of the robot.

Dr. Farshid Amirabdollahian, a reader (associate professor) in adaptive systems at the school of Computer Science, the University of Hertfordshire, coordinates the 5-million-euro project called ACCOMPANY, which brings together nine centers from five European countries.

Over the last three years, the research team has carried out extensive research at the University of Hertfordshire. One of the achievements of the team is the recognition of activities and the situation of people in an intelligent atmosphere as well as concentration on the ability of the robot to remember events.

The project results showed that a service robot could potentially lift the individual out of loneliness and encourage stimulatory responses while independence of an individual is preserved.

Dr. Amirabdollahian stressed that the project had substantiated the possibility of befriending a robotic companion as it underscored the necessity of concepts such as empathy, emotions, social intelligence and morality to lead an independent life.

 

Imam Khomeini turned Iran into a key regional power

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Emad Askarieh
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Egyptian scholar

Saeed Allavandi, an expert with the Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies, has said that [the late] Imam Khomeini underlined unity between Shiites and Sunnis, turning Iran into a key regional power.

He made the remark on the sidelines of a conference on “Iran, Egypt, Future Outlooks” which was held in Tehran on Saturday. The following is the translation of his remarks as reported by the Islamic Republic News Agency on February 8:

Allavandi said that Egypt, like Iran, is opposed to any force which deals a blow to public security, and denounces all manner of terrorism, state-sponsored, regional and international.

The scholar condemned the terrorist acts in France, Spain, Libya, Tunisia, Nigeria, Syria and Iraq and said it takes global measures to take on terrorism which is growing in many countries.

Referring to Egypt’s new policy, known as al-Infitah (openness), he said proximity between Cairo and Tehran will serve the interests of the two nations.

As for admission by US Secretary of State John Kerry that Iran is a powerful country which has made multiple achievements, he said the settlement of Iran’s nuclear talks is looming.

He went on to stress that Egypt-Iran ties are a must for fighting against the Zionist regime, calling for the development of mutual ties. He said the Zionist regime which is the enemy of the world of Islam has a diplomatic mission in Egypt, but Iran which is a friendly nation does not have an embassy there.

The Al-Ahram scholar said disagreements between the two countries are not serious, calling for the removal of existing misunderstandings. He said the two sides’ diplomacy should be changed and politicians in both countries have a duty to take measures to improve the current atmosphere.

Allavandi also said Egypt takes pride in what Iran has achieved on different fronts after the Islamic Revolution.

Muhammad is the most distinguished Iranian film in 35 years

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Emad Askarieh
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Jannati-Mummad Movie

Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati has said that Muhammad, the Messenger of God is the greatest movie made in the Islamic Republic of Iran over the past 35 years.

The minister made the remarks after a special screening of Muhammad, the Messenger of God, a big-budget movie directed by Majid Majidi in Tehran attended by a host of officials and filmmakers. What comes below is the translation of the culture chief’s remarks as reported by Fars News Agency on February 9:

“The movie by Mr. Majidi can be called the best in Iran in the past 35 years. It is matchless in terms of content and theme, and it is an unparalleled motion picture in Iran from professional and technical aspects.

“The attention the movie pays to different periods of the Prophet’s life, from his childhood to the time he was designated as the messenger of God, clearly shows that the Muslim Prophet is the prophet of kindness and compassion; it also reveals that the prophecies in the Bible and Torah [the Old and New Testaments] about Islam’s prophet have been properly depicted in the movie.

“All followers of the past religions were waiting for [the emergence of] a great savior in Arabia. This movie is the first part of the Prophet’s life and we hope that a sequel which will cover the period that stretches from Muhammad’s designation as God’s messenger to his demise will be made as excellently as this one.”

In response to a question on whether Majidi will direct a sequel to Muhammad, the Messenger of God, the minister simply said he hopes so.

The director of the movie, for his part, said he was happy Muhammad, the Messenger of God hit the screen seven years after its filming started. “I hope the film will be able to show the generosity and kindness of the Prophet to the whole world.”

Ahvaz residents take their satirical war against dust storm to social networks

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Emad Askarieh
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Ahvaz-7Sobh daily

Residents of Ahvaz, the provincial capital of Khuzestan near the border with Iraq, are reeling after the southwestern city was walloped by a dust storm that prompted officials to order schools and government offices closed.

In a bid to air their grievances and draw the attention of officials in the capital to their plight, they have resorted to satire on social networking sites.

“Eat your heart out, we have dust here in the air, but you don’t!” the caption of a photo featuring a man wearing a chemical mask said.

“We are dying,” a sentence on a coat of dust enveloping the trunk of a sedan said. “We are still alive,” read another.

“Good news for the residents of Khuzestan. In light of the fact that the recent dust storm will exterminate the residents of Khuzestan, there are plans to replace in six months the image of Asiatic Cheetah [an endangered species] that appears on the jersey of the national soccer team with the image of the last human survivor in the province.” It was signed the society to support the endangered species.

And a new menu of a restaurant in the city featured all manner of dust items including clay sauce, mud soup, etc.

Iran unveils new home-made training fighter

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Emad Askarieh
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Iran home-made training fighter 1

Iran on Monday unveiled a new home-made combat fighter, named Saeqeh 2 (Thunderbolt 2), which will also be used for training purposes.

“The supersonic fighter jet which has been designed and built by the Defense Ministry’s aerospace industries organization in cooperation with the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Air Force will do close-range cover and backup in tactical missions as well as advanced pilot training missions,” Iranian Deputy Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami said, addressing the unveiling ceremony.

He said the aircraft has been built on the basis of a new design which has maximized its combat power, adding that the plane has also been equipped with advanced electro-avionics and weapons systems to train pilots for flying with the existing or new heavy fighters.

In relevant remarks on Sunday, a senior Iranian Air Force commander also announced that the country is planning to build a new high-tech combat aircraft capable of tracing US and Israeli modern and stealth planes.

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Envoy dismisses report that fisherman shot dead by Turkmen police

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Emad Askarieh
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Mousa Golpaygani

Iranian Ambassador to Turkmenistan Mohammad Muosa Golpayegani has rejected reports that Turkmen maritime police have recently killed an Iranian fisherman.

“The deadly incident in which an Iranian fisherman lost his life dates back a couple of years. In a meeting I had with the Turkmen foreign minister, he offered a letter of condolences by his president which reflected there was no hostility between Ashgabat and Tehran,” the envoy said.

He added, “In November 2014, an Iranian fishing boat strayed into Turkmenistan’s waters and was intercepted by Turkmen maritime police. Nobody was injured in this incident.”

He stated, “The November story has been mixed up with the old incident. Reports that the Iranian trawler has been confiscated and those on board are to be prosecuted are true. We are trying to have them pardoned.”

Iran ready to train Iraqi army: General

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Emad Askarieh
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General Hossein Valivand

Commander of the elite Army Command and General Staff College (DAFOOS) Brigadier General Hossein Valivand said the academy is ready to train Iraqi army officers.

Speaking to IRNA, the general said the issue of training Iraqi officers was discussed in a recent visit to Tehran by Iraqi Defense Minister Khaled al-Obeidi.

Al-Obeidi paid a visit to Tehran on December 29 and called for more support from Iran for Iraq’s armed forces, saying cooperation between the two forces is a strategic need.

Minister of Defense Brigadier General Hossein Dehghan told his Iraqi counterpart that supporting Iraq’s armed forces is part of Iran’s defense and security strategies.

In response to a question whether the Iranian army has a program to train Iraq’s Kurdistan peshmergas, Valivand said DAFOOS is an elite military academy and is ready to cooperate with armed forces of friendly countries.

‘When our Defense Ministry signs a security defense contract with a country, then we can train officers of that country or send staff for training,’ said the general, adding that officers from Oman, Pakistan, and Syria are currently being trained in Iran.

He said Iranian officers also take training courses in China, Pakistan, and Oman.

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