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Iran has always backed unity and stability in Yemen

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Emad Askarieh
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Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham

Tehran has welcomed a peace agreement signed between the Yemeni government and the revolutionaries saying that Iran has always lent support to unity, stability and calm in Yemen.

Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham praised the [UN-brokered] peace deal between the Yemeni rivals, saying this has come around thanks to the vigilance and restraint practiced by the Yemeni people, political parties and social groups during the recent protests in the Arab country, IRNA reported on Monday.

She went on to say that participation of all political and social parties as well as the elite in the country’s political process could contribute to the full implementation of the agreement and help security and stability make a comeback to the violence-wracked country.

The [bloody] protests over the last few days and the takeover of government buildings by protesters forced the Yemeni government to answer people’s calls to resign and initiate economic reforms.

This came after United Nations envoy to Yemen, Jamal Benomar, on Saturday announced a political agreement between the government and the [Huthi] militants, but his announcement did little to calm the tensions gripping the Arab country.

On Sunday, the revolutionary forces took over government buildings in the capital, including some military facilities.

UK’s Cameron likely to meet Rouhani in NYC

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Emad Askarieh
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Rouhani-Cameron
Rouhani-Cameron

British Prime Minister David Cameron will reportedly meet with Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani on the sidelines of the 69th session of the UN General Assembly in New York.

It would be the first bilateral talks between a UK prime minister and an Iranian president since Iran’s Islamic Revolution in 1979.

Rouhani and Cameron are likely to discuss the threat posed by ISIL militants in Iraq and Syria, British media reported on Tuesday. Iranian officials have so far made no comments about the likely meeting.

A majority of Iranians back the country’s nuclear program

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Emad Askarieh
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Iranian people
Iranian people

Approximately 94 percent of Iranians say their country needs a nuclear energy program. On Monday (September 22), Kayhan newspaper put the results of an opinion poll reported by Agence France Presse (AFP) in its special news column.

The poll conducted by the University of Tehran Center for Public Opinion Research and the Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland interviewed 1,037 Iranians by telephone between July 11 and 17.

Based on the survey’s results, while 79 percent of those interviewed said they would back a deal which even included Iranian assurances never to produce an atomic bomb, a large majority admitted demands such as dismantling half of Iran’s centrifuges and limiting nuclear research would be unacceptable.

The poll showed that three-quarters of those asked said they believe America would find some other excuses to impose sanctions, fearing the United States dominate or block its development.

And finally the results show that Iranians are divided about the likelihood of success in the negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program. A large majority say they would not blame Iranian officials if the talks fail.

Iranian, Pakistani FMs call for finalizing IP gas pipeline

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Emad Askarieh
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iran pakistan gas pipeline
iran pakistan gas pipeline

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Pakistani counterpart Hanna Rabbani in a meeting in New York underlined the need for finalizing Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline and security of borders.

During the meeting in New York Monday, the two sides discussed the latest developments of West Asia, Afghanistan and Iran-G5+1 talks as well as mutual cooperation between the two countries.

The Iranian and Pakistani foreign ministers also underlined the need for increasing the volume of bilateral trade and enhancing cooperation between the two countries’ interior ministries to increase the security of borders to prevent drug trafficking, illegal trespassing and activities of terrorist groups.

Zarif is in New York to take part in the new round of negotiations between Iran and 5+1.

Iranian President Hassan Rohani is also in New York to attend the annual meeting of the UN General Assembly.

Iran oil reserves to last 60 years: Oil Ministry official

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Emad Askarieh
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Iran Oil Reserve
Iran Oil Reserve

Iran will be capable of exploiting its oil reservoir for the next six decades as the country has raised its estimated crude reserves to 157 billion barrels, an Iranian energy official said.

“Based on estimates, Iran will have oil for 60 years and gas for the next 200 years,” said Deputy Director of National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) for Exploration Bahman Soleimani in an interview on Monday.

In the 1980s, Iran’s oil reserves were estimated to be enough for 20 years, but after extensive exploration, particularly over the past decade, many new crude reserves have been discovered, Soleimani pointed out.

The official added that exploration is conducted all over the country but most of the operations are focused on the Persian Gulf, Sea of Oman and the Zagros Mountain range.

In August, the Oil Ministry said Iran’s oil production increased by 11 percent in the first four months of the current Iranian year (started March 21) and predicted that the country will raise its oil production by 700,000 barrels per day (bpd) within the next three years.

In May, Mohsen Qamsari, NIOC’s director for international affairs, said Iran’s oil production capacity would reach four million barrels per day by the end of the current Persian calendar year in March 2015.

Commander: Iran will Give Crushing Response to ISIL If Threatened

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Emad Askarieh
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Iran Commander
Iran Commander

Iranian Army’s Ground Forces Commander Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan stressed full security at the country’s borders, and said his forces are monitoring all moves along the borders and would give a crushing and rigid response to ISIL if the terrorist group ever dares to pose a threat to Iran.

“Thank God, the Ground Forces enjoy a satisfactory level of preparedness to defend the country’s borders today,” General Pourdastan told reporters on the sidelines of the annual military parades in Tehran on Monday.

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General Pourdastan underlined that ISIL is not considered a threat to Iran, and added, “But Iran has no problem confronting this terrorist group.”

Earlier Iran’s Chief of Staff Major General Hassan Firouzabadi described ISIL as a Frankenstein monster created through a media hype by the Zionists in a psychological operation to frighten Muslim states and advance their goals, stressing that Iraq alone will be enough to annihilate the terrorist group.

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Iran FM calls for collective efforts to counter terror

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Emad Askarieh
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Iran-UAE-FMs
Iran-UAE-FMs

Iran’s foreign minister has voiced alarm about the dangers of terrorism and extremism in the Middle East, calling for cooperation among Muslim states to counter such threats.

Mohammad Javad Zarif made the comments in a Monday meeting with his Emirati counterpart Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan on the sidelines of the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

During the meeting, the two top diplomats discussed the crimes perpetrated by ISIL terrorists in Iraq and warned about the spread of such terror operations to other Middle Eastern states.

“This threat is against all countries in the region, and that is why broad cooperation is needed among all regional states to take serious action against it,” Zarif noted.

The Iranian foreign minister further called for comprehensive measures to prevent the derailment of the fight against terrorism and extremism.

ISIL extremists, who have seized large swaths of territory in Iraq and Syria, have terrorized various communities, including Shias, Sunnis, Kurds, Christians and Izadi Kurds, in their advances.

The two senior diplomats also discussed further expansion of relations between Iran and the United Arab Emirates, emphasizing the need for the implementation of previously concluded bilateral agreements.

Hand-woven Persian carpet motifs to be registered globally

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Emad Askarieh
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Iranian Carpets
Iranian Carpets

Head of Iran’s National Carpet Center Hamid Kargar says Persian carpet motifs will be registered globally in line with supporting carpet producers and developing export of hand-woven Persian carpets.

He told IRNA that the hand-woven carpet is a cultural, economic and social product that helps bring in hard currency and that Iran’s National Carpet Center as the guardian of this major industry in the country should take all aspects into consideration.

Kargar further said one of the main programs of the center is propagation and dissemination of information on hand-woven Persian carpets which will cover foreign markets in addition to domestic ones. […]

He pointed to the provision of banking loans, insurance for all carpet weavers and education for all those involved in this industry as some of the measures which have been taken so far for the development of carpet industry.

Kargar said one of the important measures of the center which has been launched to support hand-woven Persian carpet is registration of carpet pattern and motifs in the name of their creators, adding that the National Library of Iran and the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance have cooperated with the center in this respect.

Sweden and Iran take steps toward closer economic ties

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Emad Askarieh
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Iran-Sweden
Iran-Sweden

In a meeting between the Swedish Commercial Attaché in Tehran and Director General of the European, American and International Affairs Department of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) Abolfazl Rahnama, the two sides laid emphasis on expansion of bilateral economic cooperation and resuscitation of mutual trade relations, the public relations office of ICCIMA reported on September 10, 2014.

Abolfazl Rahnama touched on Tehran-Stockholm economic cooperation in the past and said although Iran and Sweden have good political and international ties, recent years have seen a decline in trade relations between the two nations.

The ICCIMA official went on to say that Iran used to be Sweden’s second trade partner in the Middle East, but now it is ninth on the list of Sweden’s regional partners. The bulk of trade exchanges between the two countries mainly relies on commodities exchanges and general trade and does not focus on investment.

Rahnama highlighted Iran’s geographical position, good climate, good share of the regional market and good relations with Central Asian nations – and its capability of forging closer cooperation – and said Iran can have more collaboration with Sweden in exploration and exploitation of mines, information technology, auto-making, car parts, chemical substances, oil, natural gas, petrochemical industry, and tourism.

As for upcoming visits of some European trade delegations to Iran and the joint meeting on September 9 between Iran’s oil minister and Russian minister of energy – in which the two ministers called on businesses in the two countries to increase trade – he said that Iran’s Chamber of Commerce is all set to welcome a senior Swedish trade delegation.

He called on the Iran-Sweden Joint Chamber of Commerce to set the stage for a trade meeting between the two countries at Iran’s Chamber of Commerce.

For his part, the Swedish official said his country attaches significance to closer Tehran-Stockholm economic cooperation and the strong presence of Swedish firms in Iran, adding Swedish companies have always been present in Iran even in difficult situations.

 

Peace should become a global discourse

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Emad Askarieh
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Khatami-Iran peace museum
Khatami-Iran peace museum

Ebtekar Newspaper in its 5,967th issue on September 22 quoted former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami as saying that efforts should be made to inspire people to love peace rather than only call for and praise peace.

The following is the coverage by the reformist daily of the former president’s speech at a ceremony marking the International Day of Peace at Tehran Peace Museum on Sunday (September 21):

Khatami said that peace should turn into a global discourse and that the paradigm of violence should change into a model for mutual understanding.

President Khatami recalled poetic lines by Malek o-Sho’ara Bahar which blame war and praise reconciliation and peace and said over the course of history, especially during the last century, people have appreciably heard comments admiring peace and denouncing war.

He said war and violence have always been waged by those in a position of power and that warmongering in the 20th century caused the most tragic losses ever, mainly thanks to technological headway and growing expansionist approaches [adopted in the corridors of power].

Touching upon the two world wars, regional clashes and the Cold War, Khatami went on to say that the world has witnessed the emergence of an ominous phenomenon which is called terrorism. Terrorism has been always around, but it has taken on a horrible dimension these days as a result of what is happening in today’s world.

“On the other hand, there is also a camp which seeks to stage war on terrorism which is a product of expansionist and warlike policies of [big] powers,” he said, stressing that the great reformers, divine prophets in particular, have constantly highlighted that life runs its normal course wherever peace is in place.

Khatami then took examples from the holy Koran where God Almighty has asked the believers to answer His call and that of the Prophet for living [peacefully].

The former Iranian chief executive further said peace has been dominated by war throughout history and added that it would be of little use to just praise peace and advise others to maintain it.

He said that the dialogue of peace should go global, arguing that Dialogue among Civilizations should enter the equation to confront the Clash of Civilizations.

“Today the mainstream paradigm should be replaced and lives should undergo change. Today extremists, violence-seekers and war advocates should be sidelined so that peace, unity and understanding can find enough room to maneuver. In that case, humans would lead a life which is brimful of peace,” said the former president.

War is an ugly event, said Khatami, adding that the Peace Museum is a place where the ugliness associated with war is on full display but that beyond such ugliness one can find hidden beauties like resistance. In the absence of individuals who put their lives on the line to stand up to violence-seekers, it would be hell on earth for the entire humanity, he said.

The former president also raised another aspect of war which is nowhere near ugly and said war could be beautiful when it is mounted to ensure survival, defend one’s identity and confront aggression. He concluded that the warmongering mindset would have laid humanity in ruins had it not been because of such resistance.

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