{"id":2282,"date":"2016-12-20T09:09:58","date_gmt":"2016-12-20T06:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/arabiangcis.org\/english\/?p=2282"},"modified":"2017-01-03T11:09:56","modified_gmt":"2017-01-03T08:09:56","slug":"khamenaei-british-is-a-source-of-evil-and-misery-and-unemployment-more-dangerous-than-isil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rasanah-iiis.org\/english\/monitoring-and-translation\/iran-in-a-week\/khamenaei-british-is-a-source-of-evil-and-misery-and-unemployment-more-dangerous-than-isil\/","title":{"rendered":"Khamenaei: British is a source of evil and misery and unemployment more dangerous than ISIL"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AGCIS\"<\/p>\n

\u00bb<\/span> Government of Partnerships and Generals<\/strong><\/span>
\nWith Trump’s announcement of choosing the head of ExxonMobil’s council management, Rex Tillerson, for the position of Secretary of State in his upcoming administration, Americans\u2019 and world public opinion\u2019s anticipation and speculation came to an end as to who will be heading US diplomacy in the period to come.
\nRegardless of news about the good relationship between the chosen Secretary of State and Russian president Vladimir Putin, picking such a personality came as a big surprise to monitors and experts because Tillerson is one of the managers and economists in charge of a giant oil company.
\nAn Editorial in “Ebticar” Newspaper Dec. 14th, 2016<\/p>\n

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\u00bb\u00a0<\/span>Racial segregation as a habit<\/span><\/strong>
\nIran is more like a puzzle made up of dozens of divided pieces of religious, sectarian, ethnic and linguistic minorities; therefore, the religious, sectarian and ethnic diversity of Iran can be both a threat and an opportunity. Because of this diversity, one of the biggest threats to Iran is the issue of racial discrimination, despite Iranian officials repeatedly saying that no such discriminations exist in the country. One of the discriminations in Iran is about dwelling places where a minority is living in areas deprived of government services with deteriorating standards of living. Of course, this group would feel segregated and discriminated against, especially if there are from ethnic or conscience groups.
\nAn Editorial in “Ebticar” Newspaper Dec. 15th, 2016<\/p>\n

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\u00bb\u00a0<\/span>White House has violated nuclear deal officially<\/span><\/strong>
\nFinally, as expected, U.S. President Barack Obama joined the violators of the nuclear deal, as he did not sign (ISA) draft, thus helping in turning it into a legal Act. In this regard, White House spokesperson Josh Ernest said that U.S. president refused to sign Iran Sanctions Act, allowing it to become law. Ernst added that Obama has sufficient powers to reduce the sanctions imposed on Iran and its nuclear program.
\nAccording to U.S. Constitution, after ten days of U.S. Senate endorsement of a draft, U.S. president may sign, veto, or allow it to become law “without signing it.”
\nAn Editorial in “Resalat” Newspaper Dec. 18th, 2016<\/p>\n

\"AGCIS\"<\/p>\n

\u2666<\/span> Shipbuilding contract with South Korea: Act of treason<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nKhamenei\u2019s representative in Kayhan Daily and its managing editor called Iran government\u2019s contract with South Korea for building 10 ships as \u201cnew conspiracy and act of treason\u201d. In an editorial, Hossein Shariatmadari accused Rouhani\u2019s government of following the project of surrendering Iran to America. Previously, Ebadollah Abdollahi, Commander of IRGC “Khatam al-Anbia” Construction Headquarters, had asked President Rouhani to rescind the contract with South Korea, saying that his headquarters was ready to carry out the project itself.
\nRadio Farda Website<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2666\u00a0<\/span>Iran\u2019s first VP reacts to criticism of IRGC <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nIran\u2019s first vice president supported the government\u2019s international contracts against harsh remarks of the commander of IRGC “Khatam al-Anbia.” Eshaq Jahangiri said that credit volume of ongoing projects of “Khatam al-Anbia” Construction Headquarters currently reaches 120 billion Tomans: \u201cThe headquarters should not drive private sector into a corner, and should be present only in those fields where the private sector cannot be active.\u201d Jahangiri called unemployment the most important challenge facing the country.
\nTaadol Newspaper<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2666\u00a0<\/span>Rouhani: Some think it is good to build wall around Iran<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nIn the Harvest Thanksgiving Festival in Iran, President Hassan Rouhani talked about the significance of using new technology and global experience in agriculture, saying, \u201cSome believe that it is good to set up a wall around the country, while our “Prophet” taught us that believers should seek knowledge.\u201d
\nEbtikar News<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2666\u00a0<\/span>Official warns: 2 new provinces might be formed in Tehran suburbs<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nHead of Transportation\u2013Civil Commission of Tehran said that two new provinces might be formed in southeast and southwest of Tehran. Ahmad Donyamali added that unfortunately, population growth follows no rule in Tehran and suburbs. For instance, he said, Tehran had a population of 5,300,000 people in 1976, 4 millions of whom resided in Tehran. While now statistics show that Tehran\u2019s population is 13,000,000, 8 millions of whom live in Tehran. So far 60 villages in Tehran suburbs have turned into cities, and the potential danger is that, if not controlled, these cities will turn into provinces.
\nISNA News Agency<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2666\u00a0<\/span>IRGC\u2019s commander: U.S. enmity proved in the JCPOA<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nMajor General Mohammad Ali Jafari said that the U.S. hostility towards the Iranian nation is \u201cquite obvious\u201d, and those who had doubts realized the enmity after JCPOA. Jafari added that as “Islamic Revolution” moves forward, animosities would increase. IRGC\u2019s commander said, \u201cPolls and studies indicate that most countries see America as their enemy.\u201d Mohammad Ali Jafari stressed the necessity of recognizing domestic enemies \u201cas in all revolutions in the world, they are the ones who inflict most damages.\u201d
\nPars Today<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2666\u00a0<\/span>Iranian high official\u2019s son implicated in $60 million bribery<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nPublished documents by the U.S. Justice Department show that French Total Oil Company has bribed millions of dollars to a former manager of National Oil Company. In a letter to Iran\u2019s General Attorney, Former MP Ahmad Tavakoli has called for a probe into the case of Total\u2019s bribery in Iran. Documents attached to the letter show that Total paid out $60 million in bribes to a person with initials of M.H. [Iranian high official\u2019s son] to be present in South Pars Gas Field and Siri Oil Field. The existing documents show that Total asked M.H. to establish a consultation company as a ploy to hide the French company\u2019s corruption. Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said that the investment cost in South Pars Phases 2 and 3 has been approximate $2 billion, but according to 2012 documents, this project cost more than $4.7 billion for Iran.
\nJavan Daily<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2666\u00a0<\/span>Iran to build a satellite with Russia\u2019s help<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nIranian Minster of Communication and Information Technology announced signing a bilateral agreement to build a satellite with Russians cooperation. \u201cThe agreement for building remote sensing satellite signed on Dec. 14th, and its construction will start soon,\u201d said Mahmoud Vaezi. In closing ceremony of Joint Commission for Cooperation between the “Iranian Republic” and Russian Federation, Vaezi also announced progress in cooperation between private sectors of both countries, urging that two significant projects with $2.5 billion investment would be signed in this regard.
\nMehr News Agency<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2666\u00a0<\/span>Rouhani asked to focus more on domestic economy<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nA spokesperson for Combatant Clergy Association asked President Rouhani to pay more attention to domestic capacities, as 80% of Iran\u2019s economy is domestic and only 20% is foreign. Mesbahi Moghadam said, \u201cdomestic capacity is not taken seriously.\u201d He advised the government to seize the remaining opportunity to solve problems of people\u2019s livelihoods. \u201cUnemployment and recession are soaring, and prices are constantly skyrocketing,\u201d said Mesbahi.
\nBartarinha Website<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2666\u00a0<\/span>Iranian official: Prove my relatives’ corruption on public <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nHead of Supreme Leader\u2019s inspection office has said that whoever has any proofs about his relatives\u2019 economic corruption, he publish it. Ali Akbar Nategh Nouri said: \u201cI have two sons and have told them not to work either in governmental organizations or engage in trade activities,\u201d ILNA reported. He added favoritism has led to increasing of smuggling in Iran. Nategh Nouri referred to the Corruption Perceptions Index, saying: \u201cOur rank in fighting corruption is very humiliating,\u201d said Nategh Nouri, \u201cwe have fallen from 87 to 136 which is the end of the chart.\u201d Nategh Nouri, who has also served as Iran\u2019s Interior Minister and Parliament Speaker, stated that despite the positions he has held since the beginning of the revolution, he cannot get a ten-million-toman loan for someone, while another person gets a 350-billion-toman loan without collateral.
\nAlef Website<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2666\u00a0<\/span>Iranian passport loss of ranks under Rouhani<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nA Parliament Member stated that after making the Iranian passport honorable again, it has reportedly dropped 12 ranks; meanwhile, Americans and the British insult Iran. Nasser Moussavi Larkani harshly criticized the British Prime Minister\u2019s \u201coffensive remarks\u201d about Iran in the parliament\u2019s open session. He also said that despite agreements, the U.S. Secretary of Defense insulted Iran again a few days ago, to which \u201cRouhani must respond.\u201d
\nTasnim News<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2666\u00a0<\/span>Former MP: Iran\u2019s 11th government more corrupted than the previous<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nFormer Iranian lawmaker went to court for his remarks about financial and administrative corruptions in Rouhani\u2019s government. After the court session, Alireza Zakani told the press that the corruption in this government is much more than before, but nobody knows about it, as the government is very confidential and secretive in this regard. He said that corruption in [Rouhani\u2019s] government is several times more than Babak Zanjani\u2019s and, in certain cases, some individuals have received discounts up to $8 per barrel of oil.
\nAlef Website<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2666\u00a0<\/span>Salehi: Iran to decide on level of enrichment for nuclear propulsion<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nHead of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, in a press conference, addressed the issue of uranium enrichment level for nuclear propulsion engines, saying, \u201cUsually the enrichment for such engines is between 5% to 90% depending on the type of engine, as well as the time and purpose.\u201d Ali Akbar Salehi called these specialized issues, adding \u201cbut we will carry them out within JCPOA framework and within [IAEA] safeguards agreements, and will not do anything outside these frameworks.\u201d Emphasizing that these issues are tough to decide, Salehi said, \u201cwe have 3 months to do the initial studies in this regard, and then report to the president.\u201d
\nAlef Website<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2666\u00a0<\/span>Rezaei: youth unemployment more dangerous than ISIL<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nSecretary of Iran\u2019s Expediency Council in a short note on his Instagram page wrote about the deplorable condition of unemployment, calling it as the main factor in corruption and social problems. Mohsen Rezaei continued, \u201cAny official who sees unemployment and still sleeps well at nights is an enemy of people and revolution.\u201d He added, \u201cEverybody knows that unemployment is the main factor in poverty, insecurity, divorce and major problem in young people\u2019s marriages. But then again our capable youths go back home jobless and ashamed\u2014too embarrassed to even look at their families.\u201d He asserted, \u201cAll slogans and actions taken to create jobs and elimination of unemployment have been in vain.\u201d
\nTabnak News<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2666\u00a0<\/span>Shariatmadari to Iran\u2019s government: burn JCPOA in response to Obama<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nKayhan\u2019s editor-in-chief Hossein Shariatmadari said that extension of sanctions by the U.S. is not just violating JCPOA, but is tearing it apart, urging that Iran\u2019s response should be nothing but \u201cburning\u201d it. Pointing out to the U.S. president Barak Obama not vetoing the 10-year Iran Sanctions Act, Shariatmadari said that Obama\u2019s emphasis on extension of sanctions against Iran shows that JCPOA did not alleviate \u201cU.S. resentment against Iran\u201d, but made it more intense. \u201cThis is contrary to [Iranian] government\u2019s perception that JCPOA would remove ominous shadow of war from over the country.\u201d Shariatmadari urged, \u201cProducing nuclear propulsion system is a necessary act, but not an appropriate response to the U.S. transgression. The government should openly relaunch some discarded parts\u2014for example, discarded centrifuges in Natanz should be relaunched.\u201d
\nEtimad Online<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2666\u00a0<\/span>Warning against slum dwelling, poverty, unemployment<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nHead of Iran\u2019s Welfare Organization, Anoshirvan Mohseni said that unreasonable growth of slum dwelling, poverty and unemployment are most significant threats to the society. Mohseni also expressed his concern over growth in using the synthetic drug, pointing out to the decrease in average age of drug abuse. He added that currently, 2,650,000 families live in the country– with 1,800,000 women whose husbands are dead, 350,000 women whose spouses are either imprisoned or disabled, 250,000 young divorced women, and 150,000 unmarried girls with ages between 35 to 40 who live alone all by themselves. Head of Welfare Organization also warned against women\u2019s increasing role in social damages, saying that this will increase other damages including divorce and addiction.
\nISNA News Agency<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2666\u00a0<\/span>Dutch foreign minister summoned Iranian Ambassador<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\" <\/span><\/strong>
\nDutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders summoned the Iranian Ambassador Alireza Jahangiri and the Russian Ambassador Alexander Shulgin over recent events in Aleppo. Dutch foreign ministry strongly condemns \u201ccurrent situations\u201d, calling for the immediate evacuation of Aleppo civilians from east of Aleppo.
\nBartarinha Website<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2666\u00a0<\/span>Mogherini: impossible to renegotiate JCPOA<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nEuropean Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said that American critics of the nuclear deal between Iran and P5+1 should forget about bringing any changes in the deal. President-elect Donald Trump, in his elections campaign, first promised nullification of the deal, but then retreated and promised to renegotiate some of its provisions.
\nMogherini stated in an interview with Wall Street Journal \u201cJCPOA is an international agreement in the framework of the United Nations. There is no way the agreement can be reopened bilaterally.\u201d She added, \u201cIt is in the interest of the United States that the deal continues to be implemented.\u201d
\nAsr Iran<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2666\u00a0<\/span>Iran reacts to U.S. renewal of Sanctions Act<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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\nIran Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani has said that Iran will \u201cadopt a proportionate behavior\u201d against the sanctions bill which recently became law by the U.S. Senate. Larijani said in a press conference in Golestan Province that the issue has been posed in Iran\u2019s Supreme National Security Council. He added that a number of decisions have been made, \u201csome of these decisions were proposed by President Rouhani, and will be adopted in the course of time.\u201d The U.S. Senate voted to extend Iran sanctions for another 10 years on December 1st.
\nAsr Iran<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2666 The\u00a0<\/span><\/span>W<\/span>hite House: Iran Sanctions Act \u2018entirely consistent\u2019 with JCPOA<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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\nFollowing Iran sanctions extension act, the White House has issued a statement saying, \u201can extension of the Iran Sanctions Act, while unnecessary, is entirely consistent with our commitments in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).\u201d The statement also asserts, \u201cThe Administration has, and continues to use, all of the necessary authorities to waive the relevant sanctions, to enforce those that are outside the scope of the JCPOA, and to re-impose sanctions if necessary in the event that Iran should fail to perform its commitments under the JCPOA.\u201d It continues: \u201cEnsuring the continued implementation of the JCPOA is a top strategic objective for the United States and for our allies and partners around the world.\u201d The White House statement concludes, \u201cAs long as Iran adheres to its commitments under the JCPOA, we remain steadfastly committed to maintaining ours as well.\u201d
\nFares News Agency<\/span><\/p>\n

\n

\u2666\u00a0<\/span>British is a source of evil and misery in our region, says Khamenei<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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\nIran\u2019s Supreme Leader said that the British \u201cwith utmost indecency\u201d has recently called Iran the \u201cthreat in the region\u201d. \u201cBut everyone knows that despite these charges, it is the British who have always been the source of threat, corruption, danger and misery for nations of the region in past two centuries,\u201d added Ali Khamenei. He also said \u201cjihad with enemies of “Islam” and humanity\u201d can be \u201cmilitary\u201d, \u201cpolitical\u201d or \u201cunder certain conditions, cultural or even scientific.\u201d
\nBartarinha Website<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2666\u00a0<\/span>British Bankers Association backs banking relations with Iran<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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\nDirector of Financial Crime of British Bankers Association (BBA) announced this organization\u2019s support for those British banks that are interested in expanding financial cooperation with Iran. Justine Walker said in a conference called \u201cProspect for British-Iranian Trade and Investment\u201d that many member banks of BBA are willing to increase their relations with Iran, which is why BBA is trying to give them consultations within the framework of legal cooperation with Iran.
\nTejarat Online<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2666\u00a0<\/span>136 thousand Iranian students exposed to addiction<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nAccording to remarks by the head of Education Ministry office for the prevention of social damages, 136,000 Iranian students are at risk of using drugs, with 3,600 having used narcotic drugs for at least once. Some statistics indicate that more than 1% of the Iranian students are addicted, which, if true, the number of addicted students would be much more than the announced number. A while ago, Ali Moayedi, deputy secretary general of Drug Controls Headquarters, was quoted in the media saying, \u201cIn past few months, we decreed that statistics of students\u2019 addiction must not be announced in media under any circumstances, but should be sent to Education Ministry confidentially and in written form.\u201d
\nArman Emrouz Newspaper<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2666\u00a0<\/span>Unemployment tsunami in Iran until 2021<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nLabor market expert Faramarz Tofighi referred to statistics from Statistics Center and lack of any policy-making for solving unemployment crisis, saying, \u201cUnemployment tsunami and silent death of poor workers would be due to decrease in general level of incomes and not providing [families\u2019] subsistence baskets.\u201d He added that according to statistics, only 22 million people out of Iran\u2019s 78 million and 600 thousand population are working, which means each working individual should provide for 2.5 individuals other than himself. Tofighi further stated that studies show, at best, the number of unemployed in Iran will reach 5 million by 2021.
\nFras News Agency<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2666\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span>Dherghami: America not fulfilling its commitments in JCPOA<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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\nMember of Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution pointed out to the U.S. as not fulfilling its commitments in the JCPOA, saying, American officials including John Kerry have clearly stated that if Iran\u2019s behaviors did not change, Iran should not expect fulfillments of JCPOA\u2019s commitments. Ezatollah Dherghami said that Americans, in their initial remarks and actions, pretended to implement the nuclear deal, but from the very beginning, there were some serious problems and they tried to conceal their violations of JCPOA. \u201cUnfortunately, some [Iranian] officials by retelling their [Americans\u2019] justifications to our people, acted as U.S. proxy spokesmen– seeking to justify Americans\u2019 not fulfilling their commitments.\u201d
\nISNA News Agency<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00bb Government of Partnerships and Generals With Trump’s announcement of choosing the head of ExxonMobil’s council management, Rex Tillerson, for the position of Secretary of State in his upcoming administration, Americans\u2019 and world public opinion\u2019s anticipation and speculation came to an end as to who will be heading US diplomacy in the period to come. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":2360,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[1298,1308,42,1296,605,1301,343,258,148,1309,423,308,12,1299,355,1147,430,1185,386,361,619,693,1304,71,1302,509,73,1182,38,44,50,1306,1172,730,1305,698,1300,28,574,1297,624,79,1307,1303],"class_list":["post-2282","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-iran-in-a-week","tag-abdollahi","tag-addiction","tag-agcis","tag-arabian-gulf-center-for-iranian-studies","tag-banking","tag-bribery","tag-british","tag-clergy","tag-corruption","tag-dherghami","tag-dutch","tag-economy","tag-iran","tag-iranian-youth","tag-irgc","tag-isil","tag-jcpoa","tag-kayhan","tag-khamenei","tag-media","tag-mogherini","tag-mp","tag-nuclear-propulsion","tag-obama","tag-passport","tag-poverty","tag-press","tag-rezaei","tag-rouhani","tag-russia","tag-salehi","tag-sanctions-act","tag-satellite","tag-shariatmadari","tag-slum-dwelling","tag-south-korea","tag-suburbs","tag-tehran","tag-total","tag-treason","tag-u-s","tag-unemployment","tag-white-house","tag-zanjani"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rasanah-iiis.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2282","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rasanah-iiis.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rasanah-iiis.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rasanah-iiis.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rasanah-iiis.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2282"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/rasanah-iiis.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2282\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2308,"href":"https:\/\/rasanah-iiis.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2282\/revisions\/2308"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rasanah-iiis.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rasanah-iiis.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2282"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rasanah-iiis.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2282"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rasanah-iiis.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}