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Iranian Nano kit makes rapid detection of colon cancer easy

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IFP Editorial Staff
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colon cancer

Zist Tashkhis Sanjeh Company has produced and launched these diagnostic kits, enabling quick identification of the prevalent cancer type. To date, around 600,000 individuals have utilized these kits as part of a nationwide screening program, and usage thereof is expected to increase significantly.

According to the World Health Organization, the incidence of reported cancers in developing countries has risen dramatically, from 15% in 1970 to a projected 70% by 2030. In Iran alone, approximately 12,000 new cases of colon cancer are diagnosed annually.

The Iranian Ministry of Health recommends annual screenings for individuals over 50 and those with a family history of colon cancer.

Traditionally, colonoscopy has been the standard method for detecting colon cancer; however, its invasive nature poses challenges for many patients.

The newly developed rapid test kits offer a non-invasive alternative that is both cost-effective and efficient. Unlike previous reliance on imported kits, which faced difficulties due to sanctions, these locally produced kits boast over 90% accuracy and are designed for easy use without the need for specialized laboratory equipment.

The rapid tests provide results within 10 to 20 minutes, making them accessible even in remote areas.

Early detection is crucial as colon cancer often shows no symptoms in its initial stages. By facilitating early diagnosis, these kits can significantly reduce treatment costs and improve the outcome for patients.

As Iran continues to enhance its healthcare capabilities, this innovative diagnostic tool represents a vital step forward in effectively combating colon cancer.

Biden notifies US Congress of proposed $8bn arms package to Israel: Report

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IFP Media Wire
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Gaza War

The State Department presented the agreement as a measure to “support Israel’s long-term security by resupplying stocks of critical munitions and air defense capabilities”, Axios reported, citing a source familiar with the matter.

“The President has made clear Israel has a right to defend its citizens, consistent with international law and international humanitarian law, and to deter aggression from Iran and its proxy organizations. We will continue to provide the capabilities necessary for Israel’s defense,” a US official was quoted in the report.

It comes as President Joe Biden approaches the final days of his term before the Jan. 20 inauguration of Donald Trump.

The proposed arms sale, pending congressional approval, includes AIM-120C-8 AMRAAM air-to-air missiles for fighter jets, 155mm artillery shells, small diameter bombs, 500-pound warheads, bomb fuzes and other related equipment, the report added.

The sale will reportedly see munitions delivered from current US stocks, while the majority will take one or more years to be produced and delivered.

The US faces criticism for providing military aid to Israel, as more than 45,650 Palestinians, mostly women and children, have been killed in the Gaza Strip since an attack by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023.

Nearly 1,200 people were killed in the cross-border attack led by the Palestinian group, according to Israeli figures.

Several human rights groups, former State Department officials and Democratic lawmakers have urged the Biden administration to halt arms transfers to Israel, citing violations of US laws, including the Leahy Law, as well as international laws and human rights. Israel denies these allegations.

The Leahy Law, named after former Sen. Patrick Leahy, requires the US to withhold military assistance from foreign military or law enforcement units if there is credible evidence of human rights violations.

Biden halted shipments of 1,800 2,000-pound bombs and 1,700 500-pound bombs to Israel in May because of its offensive on the southern Gaza city of Rafah, citing civilian casualties in the enclave as a consequence of the bombs. In July, he decided to move ahead with the shipment of 500-pound bombs to Israel after a two-month pause.

The flow of other military equipment to Israel continued, however, including $20 billion in fighter jets and other military supplies that were approved by the State Department in August.

The US, which provides $3.8 billion in annual security assistance to Israel, is by far the biggest supplier of arms to Tel Aviv, with more than 70% of Israel’s arms imports coming from the US, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.

US-made weapons have been documented in several Israeli strikes on Gaza that resulted in civilian casualties, although American authorities have declined to confirm the fact.

A State Department report in May said it is “reasonable to assess” that Israel used US-made weapons in ways that are inconsistent with international humanitarian law. The report stopped short of reaching a definitive conclusion, adding it does not have “complete information”.

US says China may have stopped Russia from using nuclear weapons

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IFP Media Wire
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Antony Blinken

Beijing has emerged as Moscow’s leading ally and financial backer since the full-scale invasion of February 2022, though China has denied accusations of supporting Russia’s military efforts.

China may have exerted its influence over Russia to intervene when Putin was considering nuclear escalation, Blinken told the FT.

“We have reason to believe that China engaged Russia and said: ‘Don’t go there,'” he added.

Blinken said the US had been “very concerned” because Putin appeared to be considering nuclear weapons.

“Even if the probability went from 5 to 15%, when it comes to nuclear weapons, nothing is more serious.”

Blinken also claimed that China may have intervened in a similar manner after the US warned Beijing that Putin was planning to launch a nuclear weapon into space.

Fear of escalating hostilities with nuclear-armed Russia has been a driving factor behind the current US administration’s policy toward Ukraine. Under President Joe Biden, the White House delayed deliveries of certain weapons and withheld permission for Kyiv to launch deep strikes within Russian territory, citing Putin’s “red lines”.

Putin began a new round of nuclear saber-rattling in late November after Biden allowed Ukraine to attack some Russian targets with US-made long-range weapons. Putin revised Russia’s nuclear doctrine, expanding the criteria under which the country can launch a nuclear strike.

Despite these steps, US intelligence sources have stated that the risk of a Russian nuclear strike has not increased and remains unlikely.

Blinken defended Biden’s record on Russia and Ukraine, noting that Putin suffered a “strategic defeat” and that NATO has grown stronger.

Biden’s term ends later this month when US President-elect Donald Trump takes office on Jan. 20. Republican Senator Marco Rubio will replace Blinken as secretary of state.

Former Iranian minister calls for reconsidering decision regarding FATF

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IFP Editorial Staff
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FATF

Yahya Ale Es-hagh told ILNA News Agency that Iran’s leader has given authorities the go-ahead to reconsider Iran’s policy toward FATF and this has been necessitated by economic realities of the current period.

The former minister of commerce in Iran’s sixth government also spoke about the potential impact of accepting the FATF regulations on Iran’s economy.

He noted that the issue had previously been examined by various state bodies, including elites and the Expediency Council, which ultimately rejected it. However, Ale Es-hagh emphasized that the current economic conditions differ significantly from those at that time.

He highlighted the necessity for a serious reconsideration of the FATF issue, stating that recent economic realities demand a new perspective. Ale Es-hagh expressed hope that decision-makers would thoroughly evaluate the implications of FATF acceptance, considering national interests and global conditions in their deliberations.

When asked if ratifying FATF would resolve economic issues, Ale Es-hagh affirmed that prompt decisions are essential, as the matter has lingered for too long.

His comments reflect a growing feeling among some Iranian officials that engaging with international financial standards through FATF could potentially alleviate economic challenges and enhance transparency in financial transactions, ultimately benefiting the nation amidst ongoing sanctions and economic pressures faced by Iran.

First private oil dock in Iran’s South Pars commences operations

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Iran oil dock

According to IRNA news agency, “The largest ship designed for transporting warm and pressurized liquefied gas docked and loaded in the shortest possible time with the highest standards and safety at the 100,000-ton Parsa Fidar Paydar dock in South Pars.”

The operational commencement of Iran’s first private oil dock was supervised by representatives from the Customs Administration of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Ports and Maritime Organization, the National Iranian Gas Company, and a special representative of the minister of oil for export oversight in Kangan.

The Parsa Fidar Paydar dock received its operational license two years after construction.

The official opening of the dock is expected to increase the export capacity of warm liquefied gas by up to 50% and annually handle up to three million tons of cold gas at the dolphin model dock.

Iran strongly condemns terror attack in US

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IFP Media Wire
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New Orleans Attack

Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmail Baqaei delivered the condemnation in a statement on Friday.

On New Year’s Day, a truck driver plowed his vehicle into a crowd in New Orleans in the state of Louisiana, causing the fatalities and injuring more than 30 others.

Baqaei reaffirmed the Islamic Republic’s principled position of denouncing terrorism in all its forms and representations no matter the place of its perpetration and those behind it.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman condoled with the survivors.

The suspect was identified by the FBI as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old US citizen from Texas state and a US military veteran.

A Daesh flag was located in the vehicle he drove, which appeared to be rented, in addition to weapons and a suspected improvised explosive device (IED).

Jabbar was “100% inspired” by Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS or ISIL), the FBI confirmed on Thursday. He supposedly recorded a series of videos in which he pledged allegiance to the group, CNN reported on the same day, citing multiple officials.

Hamas says wants ceasefire agreement in Gaza as soon as possible

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IFP Media Wire
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Gaza War

Senior Hamas official Basem Naim said the new round of discussions will focus on a permanent ceasefire and the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip, Reuters reported.

While on-and-off talks have been taking place for a year in Doha, a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel has been elusive.

On Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved a delegation to resume Gaza ceasefire negotiations, even as he continues to publicly rule out a permanent end to the war.

Hamas and Israel were in negotiations in December to reach a ceasefire deal, but while reports at the time appeared to show progress in striking a deal, the Palestinian group accused Israeli negotiators of putting forward “new conditions” that delayed coming to an agreement.

Israel rebuffed those accusations, saying it was Hamas that was creating “new obstacles” to a ceasefire.

The US and Israel have long insisted Hamas is an obstacle to a ceasefire, but analysts say Netanyahu has shown little interest in striking an agreement.

Throughout 2024, the US and Israel insisted that the late Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar was the main obstacle to a ceasefire. But two months ago, Israeli troops killed Sinwar in a firefight, and a ceasefire is still nowhere in sight.

US President-elect Donald Trump will return to office on 20 January and has threatened “hell to pay” if a deal to release the remaining hostages is not achieved before he assumes office.

Israel’s war on Gaza has decimated the enclave’s civilian infrastructure, and Israeli soldiers continue to target hospitals while also killing journalists.

According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the war has killed more than 45,000 Palestinians, while some 11,000 are missing and believed to be under the rubble. At least 100,000 have been forced to flee Gaza as Israel’s campaign of destruction continues to devastate the enclave.

Syrian FM to visit Qatar, UAE, Jordan in 2nd foreign trip

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IFP Media Wire
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Assad al-Shaibani

“We look forward that these visits contribute to support the stability and security, the economic recovery and build distinguished partnerships,” he wrote on X.

al-Shaibani, however, did not set a date for his Arab tour.

On Wednesday, al-Shaibani has his first visit abroad to Saudi Arabia upon an invitation from his Saudi counterpart, Prince Faisal bin Farhan.

Assad, Syria’s leader for nearly 25 years, fled to Russia after armed groups took control of Damascus in early December.

The takeover came after Hayat Tahrir al-Sham fighters captured key cities in a lightning offensive that lasted less than two weeks.

Iranian journalist castigates advocates of negotiations with US

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Iran US Flags

In a recent editorial titled “They are either asleep, drunk, or insane!”, Shariatmadari argued that proponents of US negotiations are either “naive” and lack intelligence, “incompetent” and hiding their inability to solve problems, or have “colluded with the enemy” out of deceit or greed.

He criticized the current reformist officials in Iran for their unprecedented “alignment with American officials” and their insistence on negotiations as the only solution to Iran’s problems.

The journalist also referenced former president Hassan Rouhani’s remark, suggesting that such individuals might be “insane.”

Shariatmadari emphasized that over the past two decades, internal factions aligned with foreign media have promoted negotiations with the US while spreading despair and exaggerating problems at home to the public.

He warned that the tactic, which he called “Artificial Drowning,” is a psychological operation used by enemies to inject hopelessness and present their desired outcomes as solutions.

Drawing a historical parallel, Shariatmadari compared the situation to General Francisco Franco’s use of a “fifth column” during the Spanish Civil War to demoralize Madrid’s defenders.

Trump appoints Morgan Ortagus as deputy Middle East special envoy

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IFP Media Wire
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Morgan Ortagus

Trump noted in his announcement that Ortagus previously was critical of him. As a Fox News contributor in 2016, she bashed Trump over behavior she thought was “disgusting”. She then served in the State Department from 2019 to 2021.

“Early on Morgan fought me for three years, but hopefully has learned her lesson. These things usually don’t work out, but she has strong Republican support, and I’m not doing this for me, I’m doing it for them,” he said on Truth Social.

“Let’s see what happens.”

Ortagus would serve as deputy to real estate executive Steven Witkoff, who Trump named in November to be special envoy to the Middle East.

“She will hopefully be an asset to Steve, a great leader and talent, as we seek to bring calm and prosperity to a very troubled region. I expect great results, and soon!” Trump said in the announcement.

Trump endorsed Ortagus’s run for Congress in 2022, before she was removed from the ballot by the Tennessee Republican Party because she had moved to the state too recently.

Ortagus is an officer in the Navy Reserve and worked at the Treasury Department during President Obama’s administration.

Trump highlighted her experience in his announcement on Friday.

“From 2019-2021, Morgan served as Spokesperson at the Department of State (Pompeo!), where she was a member of my Historic Abraham Accords team that brought unprecedented Peace to the Middle East. Earlier, she worked at the Department of the Treasury as a financial intelligence analyst and, from 2010-2011, was the Deputy U.S. Treasury Attaché to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,” Trump stated.

He added, “Good luck Morgan!”

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