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Editorials<\/strong><\/span>
\n– Mardamsalari newspaper criticized Tehran Attorney General\u2019s denial of publishing information about his giving out governmental lands to relatives and friends by the Iranian press.<\/strong>
\n– Siasat Rouz newspaper called the government to exert pressure on the American government to precisely implement the nuclear deal commitments.<\/strong><\/p>\n

News Roundup<\/strong><\/span>
\n– Diplomatic Activities of the Iranian delegation in the United Nations<\/strong>
\n– Zarif to meet Mogherini<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"AGCIS\"
\nArman newspaper: Rouhani has complete power over the choice of ministers during the current parliament<\/strong><\/span>
\nAn editorial in Thursday\u2019s Arman newspaper criticized the lack of ministerial changes in Rouhani\u2019s government for making it less fundamentalist in nature, more particularly given the presence of a majority of moderates and reformists in the Iranian parliament. The editorial said that despite repeated complaints by ministers and other senior administration officials about the obstruction of reforms by their fundamentalist colleagues in government who\u2019ve remained in their ministerial posts since the Ahmadinejad era, the same ultra-conservative officials retain their positions and hold the same unalterable political attitudes. Given the reformist majority in parliament, the editorialist asks, what justification is there for the continuing presence of these fundamentalists in the cabinet, particularly following confirmation of earlier revelations that they have been working against Rouhani and his reforms?
\nWith Rouhani having the power to dismiss ministers and appoint replacements and the Iranian people awaiting these changes, the editorialist asserts, there is no justification for the fundamentalist officials continuing to hold their positions, with their presence only creating problems, particularly in the healthcare sector.
\nThe editorial points out that the people of Shiraz in Western Iran expressed their full support for the group of reformist candidates dubbed the \u2018List of Hope\u2019 in previous parliamentary elections, asking why, despite this, the fundamentalist fanatics of the \u2018Resistance Front\u2019 continue to retain the presidency of the city\u2019s Medical University as they have for years, and to use their position to prevent any achievements or development there.
\nThe editorialist stresses that the Rouhani government did not make any effort to block the progress of the fundamentalists and has worked in close cooperation with them. As an example of this, the author cites the case of Majid Ansari, a parliamentarian removed from his post as assistant to the president of the parliamentary affairs committee despite his credentials as a veteran reformist, who was replaced by Hussein Amiri, an ultra-conservative who served as the head of the court in Pars province.
\nThe editorialist condemns the schizoid confusion and duality of the Iranian political elite; both reformist and conservative, in the mixture of scientific and ideological analysis, suggesting that these negative phenomena have been hindering Iran\u2019s development since the beginning of the revolutionary era in 1979 during the so-called Cultural Revolution. He recalled that during that period many university professors in Iran were dismissed from their posts and denied further academic positions under the pretext of their supposed lack of support for their revolution or sympathise with tyranny, which was apparently denoted by such trivial indications as wearing a tie or Western-style clothes. He further suggested that it seems as though this deep-rooted tendency had permeated even the hearts of the reformists, who sought to remove university heads due to their political affiliations to other mainstream rivals.
\nRegarding the dismissal of Majid Ansari and his post being given to a fundamentalist, the editorial concluded, while it was assumed that Rouhani was better able to maintain the political coalition that brought him to power, it seems that he changed his political orientation since election, seeking to appease the reformists in a situation where they should not accept the efforts at appeasement.<\/p>\n

Siasat Rouz Newspaper: We must be persistent<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe editorial in Thursday\u2019s Siasat Rouz newspaper calls on the Iranian government, particularly Iran\u2019s State Department, to maintain its pressure on the US government to force it to implement its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal, adding that this was one of the goals of the current trip by Rouhani and an accompanying delegation to New York.
\nA meeting of Iranian ministers and aides and their counterparts from the P5 + 1 group was held on Wednesday, on Thursday appointed as the date of the official meeting between the foreign ministers. The meetings, which are taking place while Rouhani\u2019s administration is unhappy with the lack of US commitment to meeting its obligations concerning the nuclear deal, provide a chance for the Iranian delegation to demand further action from the US towards meeting its commitments eight months since the deal was signed, the editorialist asserted.
\nAn initial point which Rouhani must focus on is the issue of banking transactions, and why even now there are still obstacles to European and American banks dealing with Iran when it\u2019s well known that the key to this crisis is in the US\u2019 hands, the editorial stated, adding that no immediate breakthrough is expected in the matter since all major decisions are now being postponed until after the US presidential election.
\nThe editorial concluded by stating that to compel Washington to fulfill its obligations under the nuclear deal, the Iranian delegation should use the platform of the UN General Assembly as an influential and active forum by which it could eloquently put forward the country\u2019s case.<\/p>\n

Mardam Salari newspaper: The role of the press in judicial issues<\/strong><\/span>
\nAn editorial in Thursday\u2019s Mardam Salari newspaper criticized an announcement by the General Prosecutor of Tehran refusing to allow media to publish details of the Tehran mayor\u2019s distribution of plots of state-owned land to friends, family and staff members in his office, revealing that the prosecutor had condemned the newspapers\u2019 publication of reports on the issue and said that some individuals wished to politicize an investigation of legal documents.
\nThe editorial said that this statement could be viewed in two ways. From one perspective, the prosecutor\u2019s announcement could be viewed as rational and appropriate since legal documents should be examined in a calm manner free from public scrutiny so that the prosecutor\u2019s office can deliver a just and impartial verdict free from political influence.
\nFrom another perspective, however, the editorial continued, such a statement could be seen as an attempt by the prosecutor to ban journalistic activities. This would be unfortunate, it said since the press serves as the eyes and ears of society, helping the judiciary to carry out its duties in a transparent and open manner as was the case in its examination of allegations over astronomical salaries being paid to state officials, in which the media provided substantial assistance to the judiciary. Another such case of media providing valuable assistance to the judiciary in tackling corruption was the case of Babak Zanjani, a former senior state official who dominated Iran\u2019s domestic oil industry, squandering nearly a billion US dollars before he was exposed and ultimately tried.
\nBearing all this in mind, the editorial concluded, it is essential to maintain a positive and cooperative relationship between the judiciary and media.
\nReading between the lines of the editorial, the writer is not arguing with the Tehran prosecutor\u2019s statement, but saying indirectly that so long as the prosecutor is backed by conservatives the press will be silenced so that the judicial bodies can exercise their duties in an atmosphere free of media and political pressure.<\/p>\n

\"AGCIS\"
\n\u2666\u00a0<\/span>The US unblocking airplane sales to Iran<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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\nWashington has started unblocking the sale of airplanes to Iran, Reuter news agency said. It added that the American Department of Treasury has issued licenses to Western companies to sell jetliners including Airbus and Boeing. Airbus company spokesperson said that his company has received a permission of selling seventeen airplanes to Tehran.
\nSource:<\/span> Jehan Sanaat Newspaper<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2666\u00a0<\/span>Swiss company signs 800 million USD deal for building wind power plant in Iran<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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\nThe Swiss \u201cMECI Group International\u201d has signed an agreement with Iran\u2019s government to build a wind power station in North Iran for 839 million USD with a capacity of 270 Megawatt.
\nSource: Tafahum News Agency
\n40 thousand students dropped out from education
\nAssistant head of the board of education in Dizfool province, Soudabah Desty Terk said that more than 40 thousand students in the province have dropped out from education for many reasons. Unfortunately, those students quit although the quality educational services in Iran, she added.
\nSource:<\/span> Arman Amroz Newspaper<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2666\u00a0<\/span>80 Iranians sentenced to death in Malaysia<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n300 Iranians are imprisoned in Malaysia, Iran\u2019s Attorney General Mohammed Jaafar Muntaziri said. He added that 80 Iranians were sentenced to death for drug smuggling accusations, which is the main reason behind the arrest of Iranians outside Iran. In his meeting with his Malaysian counterpart, Muntaziri referred to the necessity of building strong ties among Muslim countries, saying that judicial cooperation can have a positive impact in order to protect their interests.
\nSource: Arman Amroz Newspaper
\nIran to make case against the cyber attacks on Iran\u2019s nuclear plants
\nAssistant Attorney General, Abdulsamad Khorm Abadi said that they are following up the case of cyber attacks on the Iranian nuclear plants with the energy organization in Iran, foreign ministry, and international affairs in the State\u2019s Presidency, asserting that Khamenei himself is concerned about this issue and considered these attacks as crimes to be handled by the international community.
\nSource:<\/span> Mehr Agency<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2666\u00a0<\/span>An Iranian indirect warning to America to stick to the nuclear deal<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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\nPresident\u2019s office manager, Mohammed Nahavandian said that Rouhani is pursuing the West\u2019s violation of its nuclear deal commitments, especially the United States, and has expressed the Iranian willingness for mutual constructive cooperation with the Non-Alignment countries. He also said that the ban on selling airplanes to Iran has been removed and the West should take further steps and lift all other sanctions. The European countries side by Iran in order to remove banking and insurance obstacles, and we have asked America to take steps that are more serious in this concern, Nahavandian concluded.
\nSource:<\/span> Tasnim Agency<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2666\u00a0<\/span>13 Iranian opposition members killed in West Iran<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nCommander of the Guards Brigade \u201cBait Almaqdis\u201d in Kurdistan, Mohammed Hussein Rajabi announced the elimination of 13 members belonging to the Kurdistan Democratic Party Almanhal in West Iran. This group had expanded its threats to Kurdistan and West Azerbaijan, he said, noting that it made a pledge in 1996 to not get to Iranian territories at all, but it has broken its oath this year, which forced Iran to take a decisive action against it. The Democratic Party will send another group to disturb the security of the Kurdish territories, Rajabi added, asserting that they are servants of colonization.
\nSource:<\/span> Sharq Newspaper<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2666\u00a0<\/span>Rouhani denied the American demand of air strikes suspension on North Syria<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n


\nPresident Hassan Rouhani has denied the American Secretary of State, John Kerry\u2019s demand to stop the air strikes on North Syria. In a dialogue with NBC news agency, Rouhani said that the air strikes suspension will strengthen the ISIS and Alnusra group that have to remain under continuous pressure, otherwise, it will be for their interests.
\nIn response to the attack on a humanitarian aid convoy in Aleppo, Kerry said, in the International Security Council session, that the air strikes suspension might help to find a solution for the Syrian civil war.
\nIn another part of his speech, Rouhani said that there is no military solution to the Syrian crisis; it must be resolved politically in order to preserve unity of the Syrian lands and drive terrorists out from Syria, asserting that the next Syrian government has to include all political currents; opponents and supporters
\nSource:<\/span> Farda Radio Site<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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