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\u00bb\u00a0<\/span>Iran Falls Behind Mexico, Djibouti <\/span><\/strong> \u00bb\u00a0<\/span>Iranian ethnicities and Cyrus Day<\/span><\/strong> \u00bb\u00a0<\/span>Passing through Trump\u2019s Horror Tunnel<\/span><\/strong> \u00bb<\/span> Less Budget for Monitoring Institutions, More for Media<\/span><\/strong> \u2666<\/span> Iranian citizens under sanction by Chinese<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u2666\u00a0<\/span>Annihilation of two international drug trafficking networks in Kerman <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u2666\u00a0<\/span>Zolnour: Implementing CAATSA means violating JCPOA<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u2666\u00a0<\/span>Araghchi: We are ready for all scenarios to confront U.S.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \u2666\u00a0<\/span>Iranian drones equipped with smart bombs<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \u2666\u00a0<\/span>Zarif goes to Parliament to answer questions<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \u2666\u00a0<\/span>8.5% increase in deaths of female addicts <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \u2666\u00a0<\/span>IRGC Commander: Iran to increase missile range, if CAATSA implemented<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \u2666\u00a0<\/span>Salehi: two nuclear power plants to construct in Bushehr<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \u2666\u00a0<\/span>Iran to launch air war game<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \u2666\u00a0<\/span>Ghassemi: Africa, big target for Iran<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \u2666\u00a0<\/span>Iranian banks on path to Africa<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \u2666\u00a0<\/span>Rahimpour: Russia, Azerbaijan support JCPOA<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \u2666\u00a0<\/span>U.S. Baha\u2019i community concerned over persecution of Baha\u2019is in Iran<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \u2666\u00a0<\/span>IRGC trains Iraqi, Syrian forces<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \u2666\u00a0<\/span>Judiciary spokesperson: We must be vigilant to confront enemy<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \u2666\u00a0<\/span>Students\u2019 assemblies to protest against candidate for ministry of science<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \u2666\u00a0<\/span>Lawmaker: No negotiations on defense, missile capabilities <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \u2666\u00a0<\/span>Joint trade forum between Iran and Niger<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \u2666\u00a0<\/span>Majid Ansari ready to debate with Guardian Council <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \u2666\u00a0<\/span>UN special rapporteur concerned over executions, human rights in Iran<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \u2666\u00a0<\/span>Iranian pilgrims banned from contacting Iraqi citizens, police<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \u2666\u00a0<\/span>U.S. enmities with IRGC due to defeat says, cleric<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \u2666\u00a0<\/span>Police warns Karbala pilgrims not to buy toys<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00bb\u00a0Iran Falls Behind Mexico, Djibouti The editorial discusses Iran\u2019s position in Corruption Perceptions Index 2016. The editorialist begins by referring to the recent Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) published by the International Transparency organization in which Iran ranks 131 among 176 countries, scoring 29 points out of 100. 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\nThe editorial discusses Iran\u2019s position in Corruption Perceptions Index 2016.
\nThe editorialist begins by referring to the recent Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) published by the International Transparency organization in which Iran ranks 131 among 176 countries, scoring 29 points out of 100. Although Iran\u2019s place in this report is better than some countries in the region, such as Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen, and Syria.
\nThe editorial continues that the International Transparency organization measures financial corruption in countries by CPI which is determined by economic activists. According to this organization, financial corruption means abusing political and governmental position to gain personal interests. The International Transparency\u2019s latest reports stress \u201cthe interplay of corruption and inequality feeds populism\u201d and populist politicians. 70 % of the countries in this report have ranked lower than 50, while the best scores belong mostly to the countries, which enjoy open governments, free press and civil liberties.
\nThe editorialist then zeroes in on Iran which falls behind Mexico, Djibouti, and Togo, saying the only solution for this problem is to be generated at the country\u2019s universities through approaches based on latest developments in the world.
\nAn editorial in “Shargh” daily on November 1, 2017<\/span><\/p>\n
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\nEach year, Iranian people gather at the tomb of Cyrus, the first king of Persia, to celebrate Cyrus Day, which is considered as anti-revolution by Iran establishment. This year, on October 29, Iranian authorities tried to shut down the celebration. This editorial argues that Iranian people\u2019s respect for Cyrus the Great is a conspiracy of Iran\u2019s enemies.
\nThe editorialist holds that enemies of Iran have always used ethnic issues as an excuse to damage national integrity. These days, the enemies are trying to separate Iranian ethnicities from each other by naming a day as \u201cCyrus Day\u201d and promote Pan-Iranism. Thus doing, they will help U.S. with its goal, that is, creating a new Middle East.
\nAccording to the editorial, the first thing these enemies do is to inculcate this idea to all ethnicities that they are not a unified whole, but a number of different ethnicities oppressed by one ethnic minority; therefore, all ethnicities need to rise and stand up for your rights by achieving independence.
\nAt the end, the editorialist claims that such activities merely seem to be nationalistic and are controlled by the western countries\u2019 intelligence agencies.
\nAn editorial in “Siasat Rouz” on October 31, 2017<\/span><\/p>\n
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\nThis editorial discusses how Iran should deal with the crisis of Donald Trump\u2019s era.
\nThe editorialist begins by portraying Iran under alarming conditions, saying Trump is trying to turn the world against this country. Now the major question is: How can Iran go through such crisis at a low cost, keep JCPOA and save the region from another war?
\nAlthough it is highly unlikely that Iran can reach an agreement with U.S., doors of diplomacy can remain open. It should not be forgotten that U.S. and Iran cooperated during Afghanistan and Iraq crises due to their shared interests during George Bush\u2019s presidency. Iran should avoid taking measures which agitate or humiliate Trump.
\nMoreover, despite the fact that Iran needs Europe for keeping the nuclear deal, it should not act in a way that leads to increasing tension between Europe and U.S. regarding JCPOA. What is more, Iran needs to normalize its relations with neighboring countries through negotiation and diplomacy based on a win-win logic as Trump is after instrumental use of the region, reviving Iranophobia.
\nAn editorial in “Shargh” daily on October 30, 2017<\/span><\/p>\n
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\nThe editorial discusses the key role Iran\u2019s media can play in disclosing and preventing corruption if financially independent.
\nIn Iran\u2019s 23rd Press Exhibition, First Vice President Eshaq Jahanigiri asked media not to stammer when confronted with corruption. Jahangiri, talking on behalf of the government, pointed to a significant issue. Corruption has become Iran\u2019s Achilles heel these days. Embezzlements are skyrocketing and there must be a leverage to make corruptors apprehensive.
\nThe editorialist continues that media, if free and fearless, can prevent corruption. But media in Iran are not financially capable enough to do so. What the government needs to do is to help media become financially independent. Nowadays, there are numerous monitoring institutions in the judiciary, executive and legislative branches to which massive budgets are dedicated. Yet corruption cases happen and the question still remains unanswered: where were those monitoring institutions?
\nThe editorial closes by saying that media, if less restricted, can disclose issues more than those institutions and prevent corruption. So wouldn\u2019t it be better to dedicate a part of monitoring institutions\u2019 budget to media? Needless to say, media should not be dependent on any state institution, otherwise, they fail to do their job properly as they should support their employers\u2019 interests.
\nAn editorial in “Tejarat” online on October 29, 2017<\/span><\/p>\n
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\nChinese state bank froze the accounts of Iranian students for money laundering. The Chinese have even put sanctions on Iranians who live in Europe. Last summer, China, the biggest buyer of Iran\u2019s oil, accused Iranian exporters of money laundering. Several months ago, the accounts of Iranian exporters were frozen, and now Iranian students are facing the same problem. Now Iranian students receive an SMS from Chinese banks saying, \u2018Iranian students! Very quickly take care of your bank accounts, before it is frozen.\u2019
\nShahravand <\/span><\/p>\n
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\nIntelligence ministry announced the annihilation of two international drug trafficking networks in Kerman Province. According to this ministry, members of these networks who had crossed the borders of Sistan and Baluchistan were identified, and in two operations, these organized and armed drug trafficking groups were destroyed. In these operations, more than 2 tons of opium and hashish and 4 firearms were seized, and 4 people were arrested.
\nIRIB news agency<\/span><\/p>\n
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\nHead of Parliament\u2019s Nuclear Committee Mojtaba Zolnour pointed to the possible implementation of CAATSA (Countering America\u2019s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act) by the U.S., saying if this law is implemented, it is an obvious violation of JCPOA, and \u2018both body and spirit of the nuclear deal will be destroyed\u2019. Zolnour urged that in case CAATSA, which Americans call as \u2018mother of all sanctions\u2019, be implemented, all nuclear and non-nuclear sanctions by the U.S. Congress and U.S. president, as well as Security Council\u2019s sanctions, will be aggregated, and the number of people under sanctions will increase.
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\nDeputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, in the Parliament\u2019s open session, underscored that Iran\u2019s foreign ministry reports to the regime\u2019s authorities about JCPOA every day, saying \u2018for anything that the U.S. wants to do in JCPOA, we have made the predictions, thought of the necessary measures, and are ready for any scenarios.\u2019 Araghchi added that Iran\u2019s biggest challenge in implementing JCPOA and after its implementation has been the U.S. ill-intention.
\nISNA<\/span><\/p>\n
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\nIran\u2019s Air Force drones were officially equipped with smart bombs. General Massoud Roozkhosh, the spokesperson of air war game, announced that in the military drill, army\u2019s drones \u2013 equipped with smart bombs and with long-range flight \u2013 could destroy the \u2018enemy\u2019s defense system for the first time\u2019. Iran is holding an air war game code-named Aerial Power of Fadaeeyan-e Harim-e Velayat 7 (Devotees of Velayat Airspace 7).
\nTasnim news<\/span><\/p>\n
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\nIn a session with Parliament\u2019s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, FM Mohammad Javad Zarif answered lawmakers\u2019 questions and listened to their objections. Zarif responded to a question posed by Karimi Ghodousi about how 4 dual nationality citizens found their ways into nuclear negotiation team. But this lawmaker didn\u2019t find his response satisfactory. Another lawmaker had questioned Zarif about why Iran is not taking retaliatory measures regarding Azerbaijan\u2019 government, adding while Azerbaijan\u2019s citizens can enter Iran without a visa, Iran\u2019s citizens need to have visas for entering that country.
\nIRIB news agency<\/span><\/p>\n
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\nHead of addiction study group of forensic research center announced the increase in deaths among women due to narcotic drug abuse. He said in the first 6 months of this year, there has been 8.5% increase in death due to drug abuse. Ali Rabiee, Minister of Labor, Cooperative, and Welfare, had said before that currently one of the serious issues in the society is an escalation of addiction among women, and the prevalence of addiction among women has moved from 4% to 10%.
\nArman Emrouz<\/span><\/p>\n
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\nBrigadier-General Mohammad Ali Jafari, commander of Iran Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), said \u2018Americans are sure that implementing CAATSA and increasing economic pressures on Iranian people will make Iran resolve in strengthening defense capability, and number and range of Iranian missiles will increase.\u2019 Jafari urged that by implementing CAATSA (Countering America\u2019s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act), the U.S. has actually targeted Iran\u2019s economy on the pretext of putting sanctions on IRGC and Iran\u2019s defense and missile capability.
\nISNA<\/span><\/p>\n
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\nHead of Atomic Energy of Iran Ali Akbar Salehi said the official construction of two nuclear power plants in Bushehr would start with the presence of Alexi Likhachev, Director General of ROSTAM. Salehi added that even though construction of these two power plants had actually started last year, it would officially begin this week.
\nTasnim news<\/span><\/p>\n
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\nIran started massive air drill on Tuesday. According to General Massoud Roozkhosh, the spokesperson for the war game, the two-day military exercises would aim at simulating real battle scenes. In the drill, code-named Aerial Power of Fadaeeyan-e Harim-e Velayat 7 (Devotees of Velayat Airspace 7), dozens of bomber airplanes, heavy-duty aircrafts, military transport aircrafts, communication and reconnaissance planes, tanker aircrafts, and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles would take part.
\nISNA<\/span><\/p>\n
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\nSpokesperson of Iran\u2019s Foreign Ministry Bahram Ghassemi pointed to FM Mohammad Javad Zarif\u2019s recent trip to 3 African countries, saying that Africa is one of the huge targets of Iran. He urged that Africa has nothing to do with Europe and other countries, adding that Africa by itself consists of countries with which Iran has an independent relationship and will try to have more comprehensive coordination.
\nVatan Emrouz<\/span><\/p>\n
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\nBased on negotiations, Iran will establish banking relationships with African banks. Iran hasn\u2019t had any broker ties with African banks so far. During years Iran was under economic sanctions, one the biggest problems of the banking system was discontinuation of broker ties, and its impact on banks\u2019 international relations.
\nKelid<\/span><\/p>\n
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\nDeputy foreign minister for Asia and Oceania Ebrahem Rahimpour said the main focus of Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s upcoming trip to Tehran will be a North-South corridor. According to Rahimpour, the other issue which will be discussed in this trip is JCPOA. He added that \u2018Russian Federation and Azerbaijan have always supported the nuclear deal, and regional and international issues will also be discussed in these talks as well\u2019.
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\nSome leaders of U.S. Baha\u2019i community who had gathered on occasion of 200th anniversary of the birth of the founder of Baha\u2019i Faith, Bahaullah, expressed worries over persecutions of Baha\u2019is in Iran. Currently, U.S. House of Representative is working on a legislation which condemns Iranian government for persecuting a Baha\u2019i minority, denouncing continuation of the violation of International Covenant on Human Rights by that government.
\nVOA Persian<\/span><\/p>\n
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\nBrigadier-General Gholam Reza Jalali, head of Iran\u2019s Passive Defense Organization, said today with training and guideline of Iran Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), the Resistance Axis is formed in Iraq and Syria. Jalali added that today Basij culture has crossed the borders of the country to the extent that this culture creates the popular resistance forces in Syria and Popular Mobilization Forces in Iraq.
\nArman Emrouz<\/span><\/p>\n
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\nIran\u2019s judiciary spokesperson Mohseni Eje\u2019i said, \u2018we must be very vigilant to confront enemies\u2019 programs to harm Iran.\u2019 He added that given the \u2018complicated situation of recent decades and resentment of arrogance against Iran, it is necessary to trust God Almighty and show strength in this path.\u2019
\nJahan Sanat<\/span><\/p>\n
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\nFollowing Hassan Rouhani\u2019s announcing Mansour Gholami as his candidate for the ministry of science, there were disagreements against him from universities all over Iran. During the past week, different protest assemblies were held in universities. These were unprecedented as there has never been any protest to introducing a candidate for ministry.
\nThe assemblies that started in universities of Amir Kabir, Science and Technology, Qazvin International University, Tehran Arts, and Mashhad\u2019s Ferdowsi later spread to Shahid Beheshti, Tehran, Sharif University, Razi in Kermanshah.
\nStudents who oppose of Gholami do not consider him in line with students\u2019 demands and pledges made by Rouhani to students.
\nIranian University Students news<\/span><\/p>\n
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\nMember of Parliament\u2019s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Mohammad Ebrahem Rezaee said all Iranian military and governmental officials unanimously agree that the country\u2019s defense and missile capabilities are non-negotiable. He added that U.S. Congress by ratifying \u201cIran Ballistic Missiles and International Sanctions Enforcement Act\u201d is seeking to make Iran retreat from its position by putting the country under additional pressure, particularly in missile issue which is \u2018our red line\u2019.
\nParliament news agency<\/span><\/p>\n
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\nForeign ministers of Iran and Niger opened the joint trade forum between the two courtiers in Niamey, capital of Niger. In this meeting which was held with the presence of both countries\u2019 tradespeople, Mohammad Javad Zarif pointed out to his meetings with Niger\u2019s officials, adding that the necessary political will for developing relations and cooperation between the two countries exists. Zarif has gone to Africa, heading a political and economic delegation.
\nISNA<\/span><\/p>\n
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\nFollowing a dispute over the suspension of Sepanta Niknam, Zoroastrian member of Yazd\u2019s City Council, Majid Ansari, member of Expediency Council and former Vice president, criticized the Guardian Council, announcing that he is ready to debate this issue with any of the members of this council.
\nSuspension of Sepanta Niknam from Yazd City Council took place with referring to Ahmad Janati\u2019s letter, secretary of Guardian Council. jurists of Guardian Council say Sepanta Niknam, due to being Zoroastrian, doesn\u2019t have the right to be a representative in the City Council of Yazd.
\nISNA<\/span><\/p>\n
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\nUN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Iran Asma Jahangir published a report about 6 months of investigation, expressing worries over the number of executions, tortures, juvenile death penalties, trial and persecutions of human rights activists, freedom of speech, and conditions of women\u2019s rights and religious and ethnic minorities.
\nJahangir added that at least 4 suspects were executed for crimes committed at a juvenile age, and 86 other teenagers are waiting for execution. She also expressed concerned about reports regarding torture, prosecution, trial and persecution of human rights activists.
\nRadio Farda <\/span><\/p>\n
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\nIranian officials warned Iranian pilgrims who would go to Shiite shrines in Iraq against contacting Iraqis, \u201calbeit they are the police forces\u201d. Iranian women were asked not to leave their places of residence, and Iranian pilgrims were also asked to avoid Iraqi goods.
\nBased on a number of visa requests, Iranian Haj and Pilgrimage Organization has predicted that more than 2.5 million people will go to Iraq for taking part in Arbaeen ceremony.
\nShabtaab<\/span><\/p>\n
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\nBaharestan\u2019s Friday Mass Prayer Leader Ahmad Mohsenzadeh pointed out to U.S. enmities with Iran Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) due to their defeats, saying that \u2018IRGC is the vital blood of our society and ‘Islam,’ and wherever they have failed, it has been due to IRGC\u2019s bravery\u2019. Mohsenzadeh mentioned U.S. not fulfilling its obligations, accusing Europeans of having the same intentions as Americans. He urged, \u2018our enemies want Iran to be without missile and revolutionary guards.\u2019
\nTasnim news <\/span><\/p>\n
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\nPolice officials announced that the problem of issuing Iraq\u2019s visas for Iranians is resolved. The law enforcement recommended to Iranian pilgrims not to buy any goods, and women were told not leave their residential places unaccompanied and alone. In this statement, the police have emphasized that given the \u2018possibility of infiltration of spies and hostile elements among the mourners\u2019, Iranian pilgrims must avoid any unusual relation with unknown people. Also, the police have asked people not to purchase any goods, particularly decorative goods and toys there.
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