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\u2666<\/span> Who is collecting signatures for Ebrahim Raisi\u2019s candidacy?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u2666<\/span>\u00a0Rafsanjani\u2019s daughter to stand trial<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u2666<\/span>\u00a0IRGC\u2019s report on dissident cleric<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u2666<\/span>\u00a0Khamenei\u2019s disastrous fate without JCPOA<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u2666<\/span>\u00a0Japan announced implementation of agreement with Iran to support investment<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u2666<\/span>\u00a0U.S. Senator: We must sanction all Revolutionary Guards<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u2666<\/span>\u00a0Russia to grant 2.2bn Euro loan to Iran<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u2666<\/span>\u00a0Arrested journalist to participate in Iran\u2019s elections<\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\n \u2666<\/span>\u00a0Iran cannot receive European tourists for religious reasons<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u2666<\/span>\u00a0Iran to sign nuclear agreement with Russia<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u2666<\/span>\u00a05 years in prison for Iranian Christian convert<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u2666<\/span>\u00a0Admiral Sayari: Iranian Navy\u2019s strategy is presence in open seas<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u2666<\/span>\u00a0Embezzlement in Astan Quds Razavi<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u2666<\/span>\u00a0Nomination of some officials\u2019 sons for elections<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u2666<\/span>\u00a0Iran\u2019s Parliament to pass bill to designate U.S. Army as terrorist<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u2666<\/span>\u00a0Former Oil Minister: Those claiming to solve issues in 100 days suffer from political Alzheimer<\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\n \u2666<\/span>\u00a0Shariatmadari: Government failed in resistance economy<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u2666<\/span>\u00a0Does Hilary Clinton\u2019s destiny await Hassan Rouhani?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u2666<\/span>\u00a0MP Karimi Ghodosi: Rouhani does not believe in counter-smuggling<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u2666<\/span>\u00a01,500 annual death due to work-related incidents<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u2666<\/span>\u00a0Kurdish journalists and photographers prevented from covering Rouhani\u2019s trip<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u2666<\/span>\u00a0Iranian MP: Leader dissatisfied with officials\u2019 performance<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u2666\u00a0<\/span>Houshang Amir Ahmadi announced candidacy for 2017 presidential elections<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u2666<\/span>\u00a0Amano: We need more budget to monitor Iran\u2019s activities<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u2666<\/span>\u00a0Rouhani made pledges to Khamenei to overcome shortcomings<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u2666<\/span>\u00a0U.S. accused Iran of jeopardizing international navigation in Gulf<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u2666\u00a0Fear of IRGC intervention in presidential elections <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u2666 Who is collecting signatures for Ebrahim Raisi\u2019s candidacy? How will Ebrahim Raisi influence the fundamentals\u2019 front, if he decides to run for the presidency? That this question is serious and important can be understood from Ali Reza Zakani\u2019s [fundamental politician] last statement. Zakani wrote, \u201cAll the invited candidates must go through the anticipated mechanism […]<\/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":[52,42,1652,421,1296,1653,1656,1659,1634,1654,1068,1649,176,1651,12,1655,1492,355,186,1381,361,1658,1650,142,696,73,1647,38,730,631,28,237,1162,1657,1648],"class_list":["post-2816","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-iran-in-a-week","tag-52","tag-agcis","tag-alaeddin-boroujerdi","tag-ansari","tag-arabian-gulf-center-for-iranian-studies","tag-astan-quds-razavi","tag-ebrahim-firouzi","tag-ebrahim-raisi","tag-faezeh-hashemi","tag-habibullah-sayari","tag-hilary-clinton","tag-houshang-amir-ahmadi","tag-iaea","tag-incidents","tag-iran","tag-iranian-navy","tag-iranian-press","tag-irgc","tag-japan","tag-karimi-ghodosi","tag-media","tag-mohammad-reza-nekounam","tag-mp-ahmad-salek","tag-oil","tag-presidential-elections","tag-press","tag-rostam-ghassemi","tag-rouhani","tag-shariatmadari","tag-smuggling","tag-tehran","tag-us","tag-vladimir-putin","tag-yashar-soltani","tag-yukiya-amano"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rasanah-iiis.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2816","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=2816"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/rasanah-iiis.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2816\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2835,"href":"https:\/\/rasanah-iiis.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2816\/revisions\/2835"}],"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=2816"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rasanah-iiis.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2816"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rasanah-iiis.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2816"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/arabiangcis.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/03\/iran-raisi.jpg\")
\nHow will Ebrahim Raisi influence the fundamentals\u2019 front, if he decides to run for the presidency? That this question is serious and important can be understood from Ali Reza Zakani\u2019s [fundamental politician] last statement. Zakani wrote, \u201cAll the invited candidates must go through the anticipated mechanism of Popular Front of Islamic Revolution, by submitting themselves to the judgment of appointees of revolutionary people from different cities and groups of people.\u201d This implies that something else might happen in selecting the final candidate by fundamentals.
\nWhat is more important is the news that indicates significant efforts behind the curtain to prepare the ground for Ebrahim Raisi\u2019s running for elections. According to websites supporting Raisi, 50 members of Iran\u2019s Expert Council in a letter have announced their support for Raisi\u2019s candidacy, calling him the most competent candidate.
\nNow the question is: \u201cwho is collecting these signatures for Raisi?\u201d Some are speculating that Alamolhoda, Mashhad\u2019s Friday Prayer Leader and Raisi\u2019s father-in-law, is playing a role in this regard.
\nNameh news<\/span><\/p>\n
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\nFaezeh Hashemi, daughter of late Hashemi Rafsanjani, will be tried at the 15th branch of Revolutionary Court on April 16. Her trial comes after complaints filed by Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guards Corps and Tehran Prosecutor. According to Center for Human Rights in Iran, Hashemi\u2019s charges have not been announced yet. Two weeks ago, a court sentenced her to 6 months in prison for \u201ccrime\u201d of an interview with a \u201chostile\u201d TV network.
\nFaezeh Hashemi has been arrested several times since Iran\u2019s 2009 presidential election. In 2011, she was imprisoned for 6 months on a charge of \u201cspreading propaganda against the regime.\u201d
\nDeutsche Welle<\/span><\/p>\n
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/arabiangcis.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/03\/Mohammadreza-Nekounam.jpg\")
\nFollowing the imprisonment of Mohammad Reza Nekounam, discontent with the establishment and the illegal measures of Special Court for the Clergy has notably risen among students and teachers at Qom Seminary, says a private report by IRGC. A source at IRGC intelligence unit told Amad News that the Guard has received the information from its \u201cnews sources\u201d in the seminaries. The report has been sent to the Supreme Leaders\u2019 office, Guardian Council, and Assembly of Experts among other institutions.
\nDissident cleric Nekounam, charged with \u201cestablishing an independent religious authority\u201d, has been in detention for the past 27 months. He suffered a stroke in Evin Prison and was hospitalized last year. But he was returned to prison before his treatment was completed.
\nAmad News<\/span><\/p>\n
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\nMehdi Khazali, the dissident blogger, and publisher, has said if JCPOA did not come into effect, Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader would share Muammar Gaddafi\u2019s fate. Khamenei would be thrown into the garbage heap of history without JCPOA, he said.
\nBalatarin<\/span><\/p>\n
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/arabiangcis.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/03\/1787543.jpg\")
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\nJapanese Embassy in Tehran in a press release announced the implementation of an agreement as to mutual encouragement and support for investment between Japan and Islamic Republic of Iran as of 26 April 2017. The Embassy adds, \u201cIn this agreement, comprehensive and detailed provisions in relation to encouragement and support for investment are stipulated, anticipating that it will encourage investment between Japan and Iran and boost the economic relationship between the two countries.\u201d
\nIRNA<\/span><\/p>\n
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/arabiangcis.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/03\/l_iran_revolutionary_guard_12192014.jpg\")
\nSenator Bob Menendez, a famous opponent of JCPOA in U.S. Senate, said that U.S. must not remain silent against Iran\u2019s regional measures, which is \u2018why an Act for intensifying missile sanctions and putting all Iran Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) under sanctions is proposed.\u2019 He added that new sanctions will target IRGC beyond Quds Forces. A group of Republican and Democratic Senators have recently proposed an act for intensifying Iran\u2019s missile sanctions.
\nAsr Iran<\/span><\/p>\n
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/arabiangcis.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/03\/russia-iran.jpg\")
\nIn a joint press conference with Hassan Rouhani, Russian president Vladimir Putin announced that 2.2bn Euro loan has been allocated to finance infrastructure projects in Iran, such as electrification of railroad and construction of thermal power plants. Putin asserted that despite regional and global problems in last year, there was 70% increase in trades between Russia and Iran, while pointing out to both countries\u2019 enthusiasm for creating a free trade zone between Iran and Eurasian Economic Union.
\nDuring Rouhani\u2019s visit to Russia, 15 memorandums of understanding and cooperation documents were signed in domains of economy, energy, sports, and tourism. It must be mentioned that by signing an agreement, both countries mutually canceled visa requirements.
\nAnatoli Agency<\/span><\/p>\n
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/arabiangcis.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/03\/jail-arrested-arrest-prison311.jpg\")
\nEditor-in-chief of Memari News Website who exposed corruptions in Tehran Municipality last year says he plans to participate in Iran\u2019s city council elections. \u201cMy priority is to fight corruption which still exists in some institutions, including the municipality\u201d, says Yashar Soltani. As for his possible disqualification, Soltani said his case is still open in court and since no sentence has been issued yet, he sees no prohibition against participating in the election. Soltani also said he intends to take part in the election as an independent candidate.
\nAfter his website published classified information about illegal land sales by the Tehran Municipality, Yashar Soltani was arrested on a charge of \u201cspreading lies\u201d last September. He was released on bail in November 2016.
\nILNA<\/span><\/p>\n
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/arabiangcis.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/03\/Rostam-Qassemi.jpg\")
\nIran\u2019s Oil Minister during Mahmoud Ahmadinejad\u2019s presidency has recently said his country cannot receive European tourists for \u201creligious and Islamic\u201d reasons. Rostam Ghasemi, currently a presidential candidate from the conservative Popular Front of Islamic Revolution Forces, added \u201cthere are 80 million halal tourists in the world, and we should move towards Islamic tourism,\u201d reported Entekhab website. Ghasemi also said if visa issues are resolved, more than 8 million Iraqis can enter Iran every year.
\nRadio Farda<\/span><\/p>\n
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/arabiangcis.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/03\/2016-04-26t103750z_1_lynxnpec3p0jx_rtroptp_4_russia-iran-1.jpg\")
\nA Russian Foreign Ministry source says Tehran and Moscow will sign a memorandum of understanding on the development of peaceful nuclear cooperation during Hassan Rouhani\u2019s meeting with Vladimir Putin in Kremlin, reported Sputnik news agency.
\nThe source added this would be a \u201cworking document\u201d between Rosatom and the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran: \u201cWe are talking about signing a document that defines a number of aspects of bilateral cooperation in the field of the purely peaceful use of nuclear energy, including in the context of the construction of the second and third units in Bushehr.\u201d
\nFars News<\/span><\/p>\n
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/arabiangcis.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/03\/Ebrahim_firozi-340.jpg\")
\nTehran\u2019s Appeal Court has confirmed five-year imprisonment sentence for Ebrahim Firouzi, an Iranian Christian convert from Islam. Firouzi, a 32-year-old worker, has been arrested and tried three times so far for converting to Christianity. During interrogations, Firouzi was told that if he announced he was a Muslim, he would be released. He was first detained in January 2011, then rearrested in March 2013 and sentenced to 1 year in prison followed by two years of exile, charged with \u201cpropaganda against the regime\u201d through holding religious classes. His third arrest was in August 2013.
\nFirouzi is now held at Rajaee Shahr Prison\u2019s 12th ward, which is specifically for prisoners of conscience.
\nCenter for Human Rights in Iran<\/span><\/p>\n
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/arabiangcis.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/03\/iran_VMS.jpg\")
\nIranian Navy Admiral, Habibullah Sayari, said Iranian navy\u2019s strategy is developing Makran coasts, presence in open seas, and building different kinds of vessels and submarines for presence in open seas. Pointing out to his negotiations with commanders of naval forces of several Asian and European countries in Malaysia, Admiral Sayari said: countries of the region and the world are now aware of the power of Islamic Republic\u2019s navy, considering it as one of the most powerful naval forces capable of escorting more than 3,900 commercial ships and tankers in the Gulf of Aden and securing their safety.
\nHe urged that Iran\u2019s presence in open seas will increase its capabilities and its pre-emptive powers. Sayari added a presence in the Gulf of Aden, Strait of Malacca, and the southern Indian Ocean is a part of Iranian navy\u2019s strategy.
\nMehr News<\/span><\/p>\n
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\nMehdi Azizian, former deputy custodian of Astan Quds Razavi– who is accused of embezzlement in this organization– has left the country 6 months ago. An informed source said that after the death of Vaez Tabasi, \u2018they decided to only ban his children and Mr. Azizian from leaving the country, out of respect of Vaez Tabasi. After a while, Morteza Bakhtiari–Mashhad\u2019s revolution\u2019s prosecutor, Ahmadinejad\u2019s Justice Minister, and currently deputy custodian of Astan Quds Razavi \u2013 summoned and interrogated Mehdi Azizian.\u2019 The source continued, \u2018apparently, they have reached the conclusion that it is better for Mehdi Azizian to leave the country to put a stop on consequences of embezzlement in Astan Quds Razavi.\u2019
\nAstan Quds Razavi is one of the richest organizations in Iran, which despite its widespread economic activities, does not pay any taxes to the government.
\nAmad News<\/span><\/p>\n
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/arabiangcis.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/03\/g1.jpg\")
\nSome officials\u2019 sons and relatives have nominated themselves in the 5th elections for City Council in Tehran which has created many reactions. More than 3,000 people have registered for these elections, which shows significant growth compared to last 4 terms. Some managers from the first generation of the revolution have registered for the City Council elections in Tehran as well.
\nThis includes Mohsen Hashemi, son of late Hashemi Rafsanjani; Hamed Montazeri, grandson of Montazeri; Mohammad Mehdi Tondgooyan; Fatemeh Ghassemi, and daughter of Rostam Ghassemi, Oil Minister in Ahmadinejad\u2019s government. It must be mentioned that in the 5th elections for City Council in Tehran, Mehdi Khorshidi, Ahmadinejad\u2019s son-in-law, and Hamid Ayati, husband of Vice President for Women and Family Affairs also nominated themselves.
\nBartarinha<\/span><\/p>\n
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/arabiangcis.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/03\/borujerdi.jpg\")
\nAlaeddin Boroujerdi, Chairman of the Committee for Foreign Policy and National Security in Iran\u2019s parliament, said that a double priority bill for calling U.S. Army and Intelligence Services as terrorist organizations will be proposed in Iranian parliament\u2019s first official session after Iranian new year\u2019s holiday.
\nHe added that U.S. Army, with its presence in numerous crises in the region including Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and Yemen, as well as its expansive support for \u201cterrorist organizations,\u201d has in actuality become the \u201cstaunchest supporter for terrorist groups in the region that are massacring the oppressed people.\u201d
\nMehr News<\/span><\/p>\n
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/arabiangcis.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/03\/620x434.jpg\")
\nFormer Oil Minister Rostam Ghassemi said conditions in the country, particularly in relation to unemployment, have reached a \u201cdisgusting\u201d level while hoping that with fundamentalists would take certain measures this year to change the direction of the country.
\nRostam Ghassemi emphasized that those who claimed they were going to resolve all problems in the country in 100 days are now suffering from \u201cpolitical Alzheimer.\u201d \u201cThey said all missile and political sanctions will be lifted, but now they say that we just paved one way.\u201d
\nFormer Oil Minister asserted that economy is the most important issue in the country, saying, \u201caccording to polls that exist in the country, more than 70% of people see the economy as their main concern.\u201d He added: \u201cwe have 20 million people are poor in the country. While our companies are not working, we are good at producing poor people.\u201d
\nTasnim News<\/span><\/p>\n
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/arabiangcis.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/03\/Shariatmadari_3.jpg\")
\nHossein Shariatmadari, the editor in chief of Kayhan newspaper, pointed out to Iranian leader\u2019s speech in the beginning of Iranian New Year, saying \u2018when the supreme leader repeatedly emphasizes on the necessity of resistance economy, it implies that executive officials of the country have failed in that regard.\u2019 He added that this failure could have two reasons: either they don\u2019t have the expertise, or they don\u2019t care. At the end, he urged that the only solution is for them to step aside. \u201cIt is to the advantage of the people and themselves.\u201d
\nFars News Agency<\/span><\/p>\n
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/arabiangcis.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/03\/Iran-Rouhani.jpg\")
\nHilary Clinton, who had the absolute support of Democratic Party in U.S. presidential elections, and saw conflicts in Republican Party over the emergence of Donald Trump, is now sitting at home, while Donald Trump is in the White House. Al-Monitor says the same thing might happen in Iran\u2019s election, and just as in the U.S. presidential elections Hilary Clinton lost her favorable position, everything might turn against Rouhani.
\nAccording to Al-Monitor\u2019s report, Iranian fundamentalists do not seem to agree over a single candidate to challenge Hassan Rouhani in the upcoming presidential elections in Iran on May 9.
\nJam News<\/span><\/p>\n
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/arabiangcis.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/03\/javad-karimi-ghodousi-2.jpg\")
\nJavad Karimi Ghodosi, hardline lawmaker critical of the government, said smugglers have \u201cinfluences\u201d not only in the customs office, but also in Iranian parliament and other organizations, and the president Rouhani himself does not believe in combatting smuggling. He added that the president \u201chas not said a word about combatting smuggling, which is why the supreme leader made criticisms in this regard.\u201d
\nKarimi Ghodosi asked people to make a \u201crevolutionary decision\u201d and not vote for Hassan Rouhani in the upcoming presidential elections. He added \u201cif religious, revolutionary, efficient executives are elected, the country\u2019s problems including smuggling will be solved. But if they vote for Rouhani, issues will not be resolved, and will become manifold.\u201d
\nRadio Farda<\/span><\/p>\n
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/arabiangcis.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/03\/1026864202.jpg\")
\nIranian Deputy Minister of Road and Urban Development, Hamed Mazaherian pointed out to a significant number of construction accidents in Iran, saying that the death of 1,500 people due to work-related incidents shows that 60% of this number is related to construction accidents. He emphasized that this number is not acceptable according to global standards, adding that 3 households in the country are damaged by these accidents every day.
\nMehr News<\/span><\/p>\n
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/arabiangcis.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/03\/journalism-in-Nigeria.jpg\")
\nIranian president Hassan Rouhani entered Sanadaj Airport, in the absence of journalists and photographers from Kurdistan province\u2019s news agencies and media to cover the event. Then Rouhani moved to Kurdistan Barez Tire Factory to take part in the opening ceremony of this project, where once again Kurdish journalists and photographers were banned from the ceremony.
\nKurdish journalist and photographers were banned from Hassan Rouhani\u2019s programs, while they had handed over the necessary information to governor\u2019s office, and ID cards for this trip had been issued for them.
\nMehr News<\/span><\/p>\n
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/arabiangcis.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/03\/n00123902-t.jpg\")
\nIsfahan MP Ahmad Salek said the supreme leader Khamenei called last year \u201cResistance Economy, Measures, and Action,\u201d because he expected officials to meet certain demands. But, Isfahan MP holds, one can feel from the leader\u2019s message for Iranian new year that he is not very happy with Iranian officials in this regard.
\nEmphasizing that impacts of resistance economy must be felt in people\u2019s lives, Ahmad Salek urged that with the growth of unemployment, inflation, and high prices, people are facing certain challenges that have created inefficiencies in realizing resistance economy.
\nSNN<\/span><\/p>\n
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/arabiangcis.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/03\/1362008982899.cached.jpg\")
\nHoushang Amir Ahmadi announced his candidacy for the upcoming presidential elections in Iran. He said his goal is building a national resistance economy through using domestic resources, increasing production, and creating jobs for the youth.
\nAmir Ahmadi is known as a lobbyist for U.S.-Iran relationship and is currently living in the U.S. He teaches at Rutgers University.
\nFars News Agency<\/span><\/p>\n
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/arabiangcis.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/03\/963260-amano-1443350641.jpg\")
\nYukiya Amano, Director General of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said if more budget is not allocated to IAEA\u2019s activities, this organization will face challenges in monitoring Iran\u2019s nuclear activities. He added that in his last trip to Washington DC, he had emphasized on this point, asking for a 2.1% increase in its $400 million budget allocated to IAEA for 2018.
\nMehr News<\/span><\/p>\n
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/arabiangcis.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/03\/Rouhani-Khamenei.jpg\")
\nFollowing Khamenei\u2019s criticisms of 11th government\u2019s economic performance, Iran\u2019s president Hassan Rouhani in a letter to Islamic Republic leader assured him that he will overcome the existing shortcomings.
\nIn the letter published on president\u2019s official website, Rouhani wrote that Khamenei\u2019s emphasis on \u201ccontinuous implementation of Resistance Economy\u2019s policies\u201d is \u201cencouraging.\u201d
\nIran\u2019s president announced in the letter that the government deeply believes in Resistance Economy\u2019s policies, saying that the first session of government cabinet in the new year will be dedicated to national labor division to leap forward in domestic production and increasing employment.
\nRadio Farda<\/span><\/p>\n
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/arabiangcis.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/03\/f54c6e93-d7c3-4fcb-8542-39a7cdce3224.jpg\")
\nSome U.S. Navy commanders accused Iran of endangering international navigation by harassing warships passing through the Strait of Hormuz. These commanders say, according to Reuters, that future incidents might end up in miscalculation and armed clash.
\nThe commander spoke after the U.S. aircraft carrier George H.W Bush had a confrontation with 2 sets of Iranian Navy fast-attack boats. This is the first U.S. aircraft carrier that enters the Gulf during Donald Trump\u2019s presidency.
\nSome Iranian boats came as close as 870 meters of the aircraft carrier, forcing U.S. forces to send its helicopters to hover over these boats. No fire was shot during the incident.
\nEntekhab<\/span><\/p>\n
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/arabiangcis.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/03\/RTX28NM1.jpg\")
\nAs Iran\u2019s presidential election approaches, there is growing fear about Iran Revolutionary Guards\u2019 (IRGC) intervention in this election as well. Abdul-Reza Davari, the advisor to former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has written an open letter to Mohammad Ali Jafari, IRGC\u2019s commander, saying that not only his advisors and the media led by him but also IRGC intelligence organization have already started intervening in the upcoming election in support of a certain faction.
\nIn the letter, Abdul-Reza Davari tells Mohammad Ali Jafari that some of his advisors like Mohammad Hossein Safar Harandi and Seyed Morteza Hosseini, and also news and reports by news agencies such as \u201cFars\u201d, \u201cNassim\u201d and \u201cTasnim\u201d indicate dark shadow cast by IRGC intelligence organization over next presidential elections.
\nRFI<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"