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Iran, French foreign ministers discuss key developments in Paris

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Emad Askarieh
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Zarif-Fabius

During their meeting in the French capital, Paris, on Friday, Zarif and Fabius stressed the importance of using the current opportunity to solve the nuclear issue.

They also discussed the latest developments in ties between Iran and the European Union and avenues toward the expansion of bilateral relations.

The two sides further urged international consensus for a fundamental, nondiscriminatory and all-out fight against terrorism and also urged an end to direct and indirect support by some countries for known terrorist groups.

The meeting between the Iranian and French ministers came after Zarif held nuclear talks with US Secretary of State John Kerry for the fourth time over the past three days.

On January 14, Zarif and Kerry held three rounds of intense negotiations in the Swiss city of Geneva to help speed up the ongoing negotiations between Iran and the P5+1 group – Russia, China, France, Britain, the US and Germany – over Tehran’s peaceful nuclear work.

Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany wrapped up their latest round of nuclear talks in Geneva on December 17, 2014.

The two sides agreed to extend their discussions for seven more months until July 1, 2015.

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.

Zarif, Kerry to meet in Paris over Iran nuclear program

By
Emad Askarieh
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Zarif-Kerry

According to a US official, Kerry and Zarif will meet in Paris on Friday in to discuss the ongoing Iran-P5+1 nuclear talks.

On Wednesday, Zarif and Kerry held three rounds of intense negotiations in Geneva to help speed up the ongoing negotiations between Iran and the P5+1 group – Russia, China, France, Britain, the US and Germany – over Tehran’s peaceful nuclear work.

US State Department officials said Kerry and Zarif held “substantive” talks in the Swiss city.

The Iranian foreign minister is also scheduled to travel to the EU’s de facto capital, Brussels, as he steps up his diplomatic efforts to facilitate the achievement of a comprehensive deal aimed at ending the longstanding dispute over Tehran’s nuclear activities.

The meetings come as Tehran and its negotiating partners are set to kick off a fresh round of nuclear talks in Geneva on January 18.

Iran and the six states wrapped up their latest round of nuclear talks in Geneva on December 17, 2014, three weeks after they failed to reach a final agreement by a November 24 deadline despite making some progress.

The two sides agreed to extend their discussions for seven more months until July 1, 2015.

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 defeat Qatar 1-0 to secure a place in Asian Cup quarter-finals

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Iran gatar football

The red-clad Iran beat Qatar 1-0 in Sydney on Thursday (January 15) to reach the AFC Asian Cup quarter-finals.

A solitary goal eight minutes into the second half was enough to send Iran and the United Arab Emirates through to the second phase with one game left to play in the group stage.

Iran’s win prevented the Qatar side from staying in the tournament. Qatar have only reached the quarter-finals twice in eight Asian Cup appearances.

In another match of the day, the UAE beat Bahrain 2-1, cementing their place at the top of Group C.

On Sunday, the three-time AFC Asian Cup winners Iran defeated Bahrain 2-0 in their Asian Cup opener in Melbourne while Qatar’s campaign was rocked by a 4-1 loss to the UAE.

The Iranian squad will line up against the UAE on Monday (January 19) and Qatar will take on Bahrain on the same day.

Iran are now second in the group standing.

In a press conference one day before the match, Iran’s national soccer team coach Carlos Queiroz said the match against Qatar would be a big challenge for Iran.

Prior to Thursday’s match, words spread that the Iranian team were not allowed to sport their white jerseys which bear an image of the Asiatic cheetah with some news agencies reporting that their jerseys have been stolen in Sydney.

Students shave heads in sympathy with teacher (Photos)

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Emad Askarieh
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Iranian students and teacher5

Mohammad Reza Ghaderi, a physical education teacher in an elementary school in Hamadan and a cycling champion in Iran and Asia, has recently been diagnosed with cancer. To express sympathy with their teacher, the school students shaved their heads bald.

The following are the photos Mehr News Agency released online on January 14 of the teacher and his compassionate students. Take a look:

 

Carlos Queiroz expects difficult match against Qatar

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Emad Askarieh
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Carlos

Iranian national football team’s coach, Carlos Queiroz, said that the match against Qatar in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup is difficult for his team.

Three-time champion Iran, who have started the competition with a 2-0 victory over Bahrain, will face Qatar on Thursday at the Australia Stadium.

“We expect a difficult match against Qatar. They are highly motivated after winning the title in the Persian Gulf Cup,” Queiroz said in a pre-match press conference.

“Qatar is a good team and I think the match will be a big challenge for us. They have played 14 friendly matches so far. Anyway, we want to enjoy the match. My players can even fly or swim to reach their goals,” the Portuguese added.

“We are ready to show a good performance against Qatar. we have to try to be very well disciplined against them,” Queiroz noted.

Iran to double renewable energy capacity, official

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Emad Askarieh
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Energy

A top Iranian energy official says the country will see its capacity of renewable energy doubled by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20, 2015).

Homayoun Haeri, who serves as the director of Iran’s Power Generation and Transmission Company (TAVANIR), said Wednesday that the government plans to double the capacity of Iran’s wind and solar power generation across the country.

The official also noted that Iran is currently among major countries in the region in terms of the electricity generation capacity, although it still has a lot to do to optimize energy consumption.

Iranian officials announced in October that they have comprehensive plans for the production of 5,000 megawatts (MW) of electricity using renewable energy sources until 2018. Iran currently produces 10,000 MW of electricity from hydropower plants.

Due to its geographical position, Iran enjoys enormous potential for the production of different kinds of renewable energies, including geothermal, solar and wind power.

The country seeks to gradually shift its energy consumption toward renewable resources in a bid to derive the remarkable economic benefits of the sector and tackle its growing environmental issues.

Judiciary Chief slams West’s stance on terrorism, human rights

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Emad Askarieh
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Amoli Larijani

Iran’s Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadegh Amoli Larijani on Wednesday deplored the double-standard attitude adopted by Western countries toward the issues of human rights and terrorism.

Western countries view some terrorist crimes as “good” and some of them as “bad”, while terrorism is a bad and criminal phenomenon in any form, Amoli Larijani said.

“Terrorism should be dealt with honestly.”

The judiciary chief said the West’s double-standard attitude toward terrorism and their support for Israel’s state-sponsored terrorism against the innocent Palestinians were the key reasons behind the spread of terrorism in the world.

Amoli Larijani then referred to the terrorist attacks carried out in the name of Islam as a plot to spread “Islamophobia” in the world, and blamed the plot on Western countries and the Zionist regime of Israel.

“Such measures (terrorist attacks) are the beginning of a coordinated move to spread Islamophobia,”  he said, adding that after recent attacks in France the violence against Muslims and Islamic centers and mosques has been intensified.

Iranian officials have on many occasions warned Western countries against the repercussions of backing Takfiri militants and predicted that more terrorist attacks would target the West.

The remarks by the Iranian judiciary chief came after a string of terrorist incidents in France that took the lives 17 victims in three days of violence that began with an attack on the Charlie Hebdo satirical weekly on Wednesday and ended with Friday’s dual hostage-taking at a print works outside Paris and kosher supermarket in the city.

Iran’s Zarif, France’s Fabius set to meet in Paris

By
Emad Askarieh
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Mohammad Javad Zarif
Mohammad Javad Zarif

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius is set to hold a meeting with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif in Paris.

Zarif, who has finished three rounds of nuclear talks with his American counterpart, John Kerry, in Geneva, will meet Fabius on Friday.

A surprise third round was added to the pre-planned two rounds.

US State Department officials said earlier that Kerry and Zarif held “substantive” talks in the Swiss city.

The Iranian foreign minister will also visit Berlin on Thursday to meet with his German counterpart Frank Walter Steinmeier.

A meeting is then slated to be held with European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini in Brussels, the EU’s de facto capital.

Nuclear negotiators from Iran and P5+1– Russia, China, France, Britain, the US and Germany – wrapped up their latest round of talks on Tehran’s nuclear issue in Geneva on December 17, 2014.

The Geneva discussions were held almost three weeks after Tehran and the six countries failed to reach a final agreement by a November 24 deadline despite making some progress.

The two sides agreed to extend their discussions for seven more months until July 1, 2015.

They also agreed that the interim deal they had signed in Geneva in November 2013 should remain in place during the negotiations.

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on Jan. 15

By
Emad Askarieh
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Iranian Newspapers Headlines
Iranian Newspapers Headlines

Talks in Geneva between the Iranian and US top diplomats which also saw them take a walk on the streets of the Swiss city dominated the front pages of the Iranian dailies on Thursday. Muslim condemnation of the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo’s reprint of images insulting the Prophet Muhammad made front-page headlines too. And reformist dailies also covered on their front pages the comments of Ayatollah Rafsanjani about the upcoming Assembly of Experts elections.

 

Afkar: Eighteen members of a terrorist group have been arrested in the border province of Sistan and Baluchestan.

Afkar: Air pollution in Tehran is at an alarming level.

 

Afkar newspaper 1- 15

Aftab-e Yazd: Ayatollah Rafsanjani has criticized those who are stoking division ahead of Assembly of Experts elections.

 

Aftabe yazd newspaper 1- 15

Arman-e Emrooz: Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has held a 100-minute meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry in Geneva. A nuclear deal is within reach.

Arman-e Emrooz: The Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs is to launch an official matchmaking website.

Arman-e Emrooz: Carols Queiroz’s team [Iran’s national soccer squad] will take on Qatar in the AFC Asian Cup in Australia on Thursday.

 

Armane emruz newspaper 1- 15

Asr-e Rasaneh: Iranian airliners cannot buy or rent jets which have rolled off the production line more than 15 years ago.

Asr-e Rasaneh: Following a drop in petrochemical prices, Iran has denied allegations that it is selling its petrochemicals cheap.

 

Asre resaneh newspaper 1- 15

Ebtekar: Iranian crude oil is now cheaper than bottled water.

Ebtekar: [Principlist MP] Ali Motahari has said that he will take part in a rally against himself [scheduled for Friday]!

 

Ebtekar newspaper 1- 15

Eghtesad-e Pooya: “A special police unit is to be launched to clamp down on corruption,” said Police Chief Brigadier General Esmail Ahmadi Moghaddam.

Eghtesad-e Pooya: “Some $5 billion will be invested in the steel industry,” said the managing director of the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO).

 

Eghtesade puya newspaper 1- 15

Etemad: In an unprecedented move the top diplomats of Iran and the United States walked the streets of Geneva as they talked about Iran’s nuclear program.

 

Etemad newspaper 1- 15

Ettela’at: “To prop up our national interests, we need to let go of our partisan interests,” said the president.

Ettela’at: The Muslim world has condemned the desecration of the Prophet Muhammad by French weekly Charlie Hebdo.

Ettela’at: Members of a terrorist cell have confessed that they have been financed by two Arab countries.

Ettela’at: “For nuclear talks to make progress, new proposals should be floated,” said the Iranian foreign minister.

 

Ettellat newspaper 1- 15

Farhikhtegan: Hardliners are putting pressure on the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology in a bid to interfere with its investigation into illegal scholarships [granted under President Ahmadinejad].

 

Farhikhtegan newspaper 1- 15

Hadaf va Eghtesad: Iran’s exports to Russia have registered a 50 percent hike.

 

Hadafo eghtesad newspaper 1- 15

Hemayat: With oil prices continuing to drop, the share of the National Development Fund from oil revenues has decreased.

 

Hemayat newspaper 1- 15

Iran: Forty Somali pirates who were arrested by the Iranian Navy have served out their sentence at Tehran’s Evin Prison.

 

Iran newspaper 1- 15

Jamejam: Students of a class in a school in Hamadan [western Iran] have shaved their heads as a sign of sympathy with their teacher who is suffering from cancer.

 

Jame jam newspaper 1- 15

Javan: “New [US] sanctions would spell an end to the nuclear talks,” said the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman.

 

Javan newspaper 1- 15

Jomhouri Islami: Iran is to build cement plants in Iraq and Libya.

Jomhouri Islami: With President Rouhani in attendance, a project to develop the southern port of Bushehr has got under way.

 

Jomhorie eslami newspaper 1- 15

Kaenat: As much as eight tons of particulates is produced in Tehran on a daily basis.

 

Kaenaat newspaper 1- 15

Kayhan: Oil prices have dropped to six-year lows.

 

Kayhan newspaper 1- 15

Resalat: The judiciary chief has urged the government of President Rouhani to put a clampdown on corruption on its agenda.

 

Realat newspaper 1- 15

Shahrvand: Bushehr is to turn into an international maritime relief and rescue center.

 

Shahrvand newspaper 1- 15

Sharq: The Supreme Court has upheld some of the convictions of former First Vice-President Mohammad Reza Rahimi.

 

Shargh newspaper 1- 15

Siasat-e Rooz: British Prime Minister has thrown his weight behind the move [by French weekly Charlie Hebdo] to insult the Muslim Prophet.

 

Siasate ruz newspaper 1- 15

A mountain that never stops burning (Photos)

By
Emad Askarieh
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Iran-Tashkooh

Tashkooh (Firing Mountain) is a mountain near the Mamatin village, between Ramhormoz and Izeh in Khuzestan province, whose flames never die down.

Also known as Atashkooh, the mountain is always burning due to the sulfur vapors rising from the porous layers of its surface and flames fanned by sublimation and nebulization.

The burning fire is a picturesque scene at night when tourists huddle together around the mountain whose constant emission of gases does not allow the ignition of another fire nearby.

The following are the photos the Young Journalists Club (YJC) has placed online of the amazing mountain:

 

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