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Senior Negotiator Views Talks with Russian Counterpart “Specially Important”

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Emad Askarieh
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Araqchi Talks with Russian Specially Important
senior negotiator Seyed Abbas Araqchi talks with his Russian counterpart Sergei Ryabkov in italy

 “There have been constant talks and dialogue with the Russians on Iran’s nuclear program, and now on the threshold of the next round of Vienna negotiations they are of greater importance,” Araqchi said after holding talks with Ryabkov at Rome Airport on Wednesday night.

He added that in his talks with the Russian Deputy foreign minister, issues discussed in nuclear talks between Iran and the Group 5+1 (the US, Russia, China, Britain and France plus Germany) went under consultation and discussion.

Araqchi added that the Tehran-Moscow consultations would continue in Vienna too.

The Iranian team also held bilateral talks with the French negotiators in Geneva on Wednesday.

Araqchi said the Iranian and French teams of negotiators had over 3 hours of useful talks in a positive atmosphere.

“These talks on the threshold of the upcoming Vienna negotiations were useful,” Araqchi told FNA on Wednesday.

He said that the two sides discussed issues related to the nuclear talks as Iran and the Group 5+1 are preparing for the next round of talks in the Austrian capital.

The French foreign ministry’s new political director Nicolas de Rivière, who has replaced the longtime lead negotiator and political director Jacques Audibert, was leading France’s negotiating team in today’s meeting.

Araqchi and Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for European and American affairs Majid Takht Ravanchi were heading Iran’s delegation in the talks.

On Monday afternoon, representatives from Iran, EU and the United States had five hours of trilateral talks, followed by a bilateral meeting between the Iranian and American delegations in Geneva on Tuesday.

Meantime, the German’s top envoy to the Iran-Group 5+1 talks Hans Deiter Lucas is also due to meet his Iranian counterparts in Tehran next Sunday.

The bilateral talks between Iran and the G5+1 members come ahead of the next round of the multilateral negotiations among the seven nations to be held in Vienna on June 16-20.

In November 2013, the two sides signed an interim nuclear deal in the Swiss city of Geneva that came into force on January 20. The deadline for attaining a final deal is July 20.

Iran and the six world powers last met in their fourth round of talks in Vienna on May 14-16. Since the November deal, the seven nations have been discussing ways to iron out differences and start drafting a final deal that would end the West’s dispute with Iran over the country’s nuclear energy program.

After the May meeting, Iran said there has been no tangible progress in writing the draft text of the agreement and it blamed the US for the failure, saying Washington has made excessive demands beyond the agreements made in the previous rounds of talks.

Iraqi Tribesmen Recapture Mosul Neighborhood

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Emad Askarieh
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Iraqi Tribesmen Recapture Mosul Neighborhood
Iraqi Tribesmen Recapture Mosul Neighborhood

According to reports, the clashes occurred in Mosul’s al-Wahda neighborhood on Wednesday, press tv reported.

About two dozen Takfiri members from the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL), including militants from Saudi Arabia, were killed in the clashes.

The Iraqi army says its forces have destroyed 60 vehicles belonging to the militants in the Northern city of Baqubah.

The deadly clashes and liberation of the Mosul neighborhood come after ISIL Spokesman Abu Mohammed al-Adnani called on the militants to march on toward the country’s capital, Baghdad, and Karbala.

Meanwhile, fresh reports from officials say ISIL militants have seized the town of Dhuluiyah and the Muatassam area.

The Takfiri militants gained control of parts of the country’s Northern areas, including the city of Mosul, on June 10. The militants first took control of Nineveh Province, including its provincial capital, Mosul.

On June 11, Iraqi forces managed to regain control of the central city of Tikrit.

Takfiri groups are reportedly entering Iraq from neighboring Syria and Saudi Arabia to undermine security in the country. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has said that the country’s security forces would confront the terrorists, calling the seizure of Mosul, Iraq’s second largest city, a “conspiracy”.

Commander: Iran’s Enemies Weaker Than Ever

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Emad Askarieh
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Iran to Continue Developing Its Defence Power: IRGC Chief
Lieutenant Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Brigadier General Hossein Salami

 “At present, the Islamic Republic of Iran is more powerful than ever before,” he said, addressing a local gathering in the Northern province of Semnan on Thursday.

He underlined that the nation’s enemies are at their weakest position.

The IRGC is fully ready to thwart any plots and foreign meddling in the country’s internal affairs, he said.

In relevant remarks in late May, Salami had underlined that while Iran is making progress in different fields, its enemies are on the verge of collapse.

Addressing a local gathering in Tehran, he pointed to the Islamic Republic of Iran’s achievements in various fields, and added the enemies are on the verge of collapse.

Salami said that the IRGC forces always have been forerunner in defending the Islamic Iran and Revolution.

The commander stressed that the IRGC forces always have stood against various threats posed by the enemies of the Islamic Republic and Revolution.

Defense analysts and military observers say that Iran’s wargames and its advancements in weapons production have proved as a deterrent factor, specially at a time of heightened threats by Israel and the US.

Tehran launched an arms development program during the 1980-88 Iraqi imposed war on Iran to compensate for a US weapons embargo. Since 1992, Iran has produced its own tanks, armored personnel carriers, missiles and fighter planes.

Zarif, Zebari Discuss Terrorists’ Attack in Iraq

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Emad Askarieh
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Zarif, Zebari Discuss Terrorists' Attack in Iraq
Zarif, Zebari Discuss Terrorists' Attack in Iraq

 During the phone conversation on Wednesday, Zarif termed the terrorist Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) and Takfiri groups as enemies of all Iraqi people, and stressed the need for effective international support for the Iraqi government and people in the fight against terrorists.

He condemned the recent terrorist attacks which killed and wounded a number of Iraqi citizens, and announced Iran’s support for the Iraqi government and people in their campaign against terrorism.

Zebari who is in Athens, Greece, to take part in the Joint Arab League (AL) and European Union (EU) ministerial meeting presented a report to Zarif on the latest security status of Iraq, and appreciated the Iranian foreign minister for his phone call.

He also appreciated Iran for its political and spiritual support for the Iraqi government and nation, and said, “The Iraqi nation and government are determined to resist against all types of terrorism.”.

The two foreign ministers agreed in their phone talk that the ISIL and the Takfiri groups are the enemies of all Iraqi people.

Just days ago, the Takfiri militants gained control of parts of the country’s Northern and North-central areas, including the city of Mosul. On June 10, the militants took control of Nineveh Province, forcing “over 500,000 people in and around” its capital Mosul to flee, according to Geneva-based International Organization for Migration.

Reports also indicated that, on June 11, the militants seized the city of Tikrit; shortly afterwards, however, Iraqi forces managed to recapture the central city, located roughly half way between Baghdad and Mosul.

Meanwhile, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called on the international community to support the Iraqi government in its fight against the militants.

Takfiri groups are reportedly entering Iraq from neighboring Syria and Saudi Arabia to undermine security in the country.

Maliki has vowed to continue fighting the militants.

 

US-Sponsored Takfiri Groups Blemishing Real Face of Islam

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Emad Askarieh
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Basij Commander US Sponsored Takfiri Groups
Basij Commander US Sponsored Takfiri Groups

Addressing a gathering in the Southeastern province of Sistan and Balochestan on Thursday, Naqdi said that the US is manipulating the Takfiri terrorists to tarnish the image of Islam and the Muslims.

He, meantime, underlined that although certain Western countries are trying to mislead the world people’s understanding of Islam and Muslims, the number of people converting to Islam is growing across the globe, including the US itself.

Iranian officials have always warned that major world powers and their regional allies are supporting and helping to the spread of Takfiri currents in the Middle-East.

They have repeatedly warned those states that are supporting Salafi and Takifiri terrorists in the region that their policy would backfire and the same groups would eventually target them as well.

“Takfiri groups are used as a tool by enemies of Islam and they seem to lack a true understanding of Islam,” Chairman of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi said in a meeting with Syrian Grand Mufti Sheikh Ahmad Badreddin Hassoun in Tehran in January.

He highlighted the role of clerics in reinforcing the resistance of the Syrian nation as well as fostering unity in the Arab country, and warned against plots by enemies to incite religious and sectarian rifts among Muslims.

Boroujerdi also praised the resistance of the Syrian people against the foreign-sponsored crisis in the country.

Also in January, senior military aide to the Iranian Supreme Leader Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi warned that Takfiri terrorists are killing Muslims for the sake of Israel’s interests in the region.

“Takfiri groups are advancing Israel’s interests in the Middle-East through violence and terrorism,” Major General Rahim Safavi said.

“Through the massacre of innocent people in countries like Syria, Iraq and Bahrain, Takfiri groups are pushing the situation in the region in favor of the Zionist regime (of Israel),” he said.

Supreme Leader Pardons 1052 Iranian Prisoners

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Emad Askarieh
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Supreme Leader Pardons 1,052 Iranian Prisoners
Supreme Leader Pardons 1,052 Iranian Prisoners

The move was made on Thursday on the eve of the auspicious birth anniversary of Shiites’ 12th Imam, Imam Mahdi (may God hasten his reappearance).

Ayatollah Khamenei agreed with granting clemency to a sum of 1,052 convicts of different Iranian courts.

The pardon was made at the request of the country’s Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani.

Article 110 of the Constitution grants the Supreme Leader the right to pardon or reduce the sentences of convicts upon a recommendation from the head of the Judiciary.

The Article does not apply to all types of convicts, specially those who have been sentenced for their role in armed struggle against the Islamic Republic, armed or organized drug trafficking, rape, armed robbery, arms smuggling, abduction, bribery and embezzlement.

Iran Voices Support for Iraq in Fighting Terrorism

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Emad Askarieh
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Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir Abdollahian
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir Abdollahian

“We will mightily support Iraq in is confrontation with terrorism,” Amir Abdollahian told the Islamic republic news agency on Wednesday night.

“We are sure that the Iraqi armed forces will powerfully and effectively crash the terrorist and Takfiri forces,” he added.

He also strongly condemned the seizure of the Turkish consulate office in Mosul, Iraq and the kidnapping of the consul-general and other diplomatic staff by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorists.

Militants seized the Turkish consulate in the Northern Iraqi city of Mosul and efforts are under way to ensure the safety of diplomatic staff, two Turkish government sources said on Wednesday.

Terrorists from an Al-Qaeda splinter group, ISIL seized Mosul on Tuesday.

Turkey has promised to retaliate if any of its citizens are harmed in Iraq, after 49 members of the Turkish consulate in Mosul were abducted by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

The Turkish government said on Wednesday that diplomats, staff, security guards and three children were held by ISIL fighters and efforts were being made to ensure their release.

It brings to 80 the number of Turkish citizens being held by ISIL. On Tuesday, the group abducted 31 Turkish lorry drivers as it took control of Mosul, Iraq’s second largest city.

“ISIL members managed to kidnap the Turkish consul,” an unnamed Iraqi police colonel told the AFP news agency, adding that an ISIL fighter had told him those held were “safe” and would be moved to a “safer place”.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish prime minister, held an emergency meeting with security and military officers to discuss the response to the raid, Turkish media reported.

Iran decries Turkish Consulate seizure in Iraq

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Emad Askarieh
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Ms. Marzieh Afkham

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham expressed deep concern over the takeover of the consulate and abduction of its staff, urging respect for and protection of the rights of diplomatic places and their personnel.

The militants kidnapped the Turkish consul general and 24 other staff members working at the consulate on June 11.

She further called on the international community to consider the consequences of foreign support for such terrorist groups, warning that these groups contribute to regional instability, whose repercussions will grip the entire region and even the whole world.

Afkham further voiced Tehran’s unflinching support for Iraq in its fight against terrorism, urging the Iraqi nation to maintain their unity and integrity against terrorist attacks.

She also expressed hope that national unity will see peace and stability return to Iraq.

On Tuesday, militants took control of Nineveh Province, including its capital Mosul, forcing “over 500,000 people in and around the city” to flee, according to Geneva-based International Organization for Migration.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has said the country’s security forces would confront the terrorists, calling the seizure of Mosul, Iraq’s second largest city, a “conspiracy”.

Maliki has also asked the UN, the European Union, and the Arab League to help the country fight the terrorists.

Violence has also been raging elsewhere across Iraq, with bombings and shootings rattling the nation.

Iraq’s Interior Ministry has said that militants have launched an open war in Iraq in a bid to plunge the Middle Eastern country into chaos.

by Presstv

 

Shamkhani: Presence of Daesh in Iraq, a threat to whole region

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Emad Askarieh
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Shamkhani: Presence of Daesh in Iraq, a threat to whole region
Shamkhani

He made the remarks here on Wednesday in a meeting with the Syrian Ambassador to Iran Adnan Mahmoud.

He said the expanding presence of the terrorist group in Iraq which is involved in very violent actions was alarming to the whole region.

He believed the issue called for serious actions on the part of international circles and governments.

Shamkhani further congratulated President Bashar al-Assad on his re-election.

He said the free, broad and popular elections in Syria put an end to the excuses of crisis-seeking forces, healed the wounds of people and defeated terrorist groups and their supporters.

He said Syria taught the hegemonic powers which support terrorists a big lesson and showed them the power of the resistance movement in the region.

The senior Iranian official also stressed that spread of terrorism was a result of the illogical policies followed by its supporters.

He said the continuation of such a wrong policy will also affect the advocates of terrorism.

He reiterated Iranˈs support for the will of the Syrian nation.

Araghchi: Iran, US talk ‘in positive atmosphere’

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Emad Askarieh
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Iran’s senior nuclear negotiator - Iran US talk
Iran’s senior nuclear negotiator - Iran US talk
Seyed Abbas Araghchi told Mehr News that the negotiations were held in a ‘positive atmosphere.’ He had described the first day of talks as ‘constructive and positive’ as well.
Iran and the US had held 8 hours of bilateral talks. Araghchi heads the delegation including Majid Takht-Ravanchi, deputy-FM for Europe and American Affairs, and Hamid Baidinejad, head of FM political office.
Davoud Mohammadnia, deputy-FM and Rahimian from the Atomic Energy Organization are also in the delegation. William Burns heads the US delegation whereWendy Ruth Sherman is a member.
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