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\u00bb<\/span> Three Sides of Conquering Monstrous ISIS<\/span><\/strong> \u00bb\u00a0<\/span>Planning 2018 Budget in These Critical Days<\/span><\/strong> \u00bb\u00a0<\/span>On Hashemi Rafsanjani\u2019s Missing Will<\/span><\/strong> \u2666<\/span> Former political prisoner attacked by security forces<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \u2666\u00a0<\/span>Forger of big titles arrested<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u2666\u00a0<\/span>Iranian, Turkish Chiefs of General Staff of Armed Forces meet<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \u2666\u00a0<\/span>Advisor to president on Sochi summit<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \u2666\u00a0<\/span>Shamkhani: We reached our goals in Syria<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \u2666\u00a0<\/span>Kamalvandi: EU to help 20 million Euros to Iran<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \u2666\u00a0<\/span>Iran after new European customers for exporting oil<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \u2666\u00a0<\/span>Vaezi: Sochi negotiations, preliminary steps for solving Syrian crisis<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \u2666\u00a0<\/span>Lawmaker: French should know Iran\u2019s missile program is non-negotiable<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \u2666\u00a0<\/span>Ghalibaf: Fundamentalists are bad at setting targets, methods <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \u2666\u00a0<\/span>Discovery of 430 billion Tomans of smuggled goods, 47 tons of narcotic drugs<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \u2666\u00a0<\/span>Lawmaker: Government should revise relationship with France<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \u2666\u00a0<\/span>Qassem Suleimani in Bukamal operation<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \u2666\u00a0<\/span>Plainclothesmen attack Ahmadinejad\u2019s supporters<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \u2666\u00a0<\/span>Export of 4 million barrels of crude oil from South Pars<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \u2666\u00a0<\/span>Amirifar: Ahmadinejad serves Baghaei, not people<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00bb Three Sides of Conquering Monstrous ISIS Editorial of Iran newspaper focuses on defeating ISIS and the role Iran played in the war against this terrorist group. The editorial starts with ISIS emergence 6 years ago and how it made all in the region and the world desperate. Sudden formation and expansion of ISIS created […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":3219,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[52,2284,42,154,1296,1441,2009,1998,2289,165,289,489,270,674,12,355,89,777,430,1524,386,361,2291,1228,2288,2286,2290,2285,73,159,381,38,44,2292,502,2287,1945,215,83,28,106,2293,1031,237,1952],"class_list":["post-3917","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-iran-in-a-week","tag-52","tag-2284","tag-agcis","tag-ahmadinejad","tag-arabian-gulf-center-for-iranian-studies","tag-atomic-energy-organization","tag-baghaei","tag-bahrami","tag-bokamal","tag-drugs","tag-eu","tag-france","tag-fundamentalists","tag-ghalibaf","tag-iran","tag-irgc","tag-isis","tag-jamali","tag-jcpoa","tag-kamalvandi","tag-khamenei","tag-media","tag-medical-equipment","tag-mehdi-karroubi","tag-missile-program","tag-mohammad-bagheri","tag-mojtaba-zolnoor","tag-political-prisoner","tag-press","tag-rafsanjani","tag-reformists","tag-rouhani","tag-russia","tag-sadc-union","tag-shamkhani","tag-sochi-summit","tag-south-pars","tag-suleimani","tag-syria","tag-tehran","tag-terrorism","tag-transportation","tag-trump","tag-us","tag-vaezi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rasanah-iiis.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3917","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=3917"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/rasanah-iiis.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3917\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3934,"href":"https:\/\/rasanah-iiis.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3917\/revisions\/3934"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rasanah-iiis.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3219"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rasanah-iiis.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3917"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rasanah-iiis.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3917"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rasanah-iiis.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3917"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nEditorial of Iran newspaper focuses on defeating ISIS and the role Iran played in the war against this terrorist group.
\nThe editorial starts with ISIS emergence 6 years ago and how it made all in the region and the world desperate. Sudden formation and expansion of ISIS created hopelessness throughout the Middle East region \u2013 particularly in countries where ISIS was present and active. Following activities of this terrorist group, Europe too lost all hope.
\nThe editorial then suggests: perhaps no one ever thought that the region and the world would see the day of capturing ISIS\u2019s last stronghold, and the life of this group coming to an end. At some point, some of the experienced figures of the region, as well as some European countries and the U.S., were even talking of accepting the phenomenon of ISIS as a reality.
\nAccording to the editorial, no such thoughts ever existed in Iran. A national resolve was shaped in the country that by any means possible, be it military or non-military, establishment and growth of this terrorist group in the region had to be stopped. The editorialist claims that what prepared the ground for the absolute destruction of ISIS in Iraq and Syria was Iran\u2019s presence on the ground.
\nThe editorial goes on to claim at the end that three people played significant roles in a victory over ISIS in Iraq and Syria. Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei, commander of IRGC Quds Force Qassem Suleimani, and Iraqi religious authority Sistani.
\nAn editorial in \u201cIran\u201d Daily on November 22, 2017<\/span><\/p>\n
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\nEditorial of Ebtekar newspaper sheds light on the difficulties ahead in planning Iran\u2019s budget for 2018.
\nIn the beginning, the editorial describes dire existing conditions in Iran: former president Ahmadinejad and his men have entered the political scene and are rebelling; hardliners keep slamming the government, with their powerful media highlighting the government\u2019s failures; reformists are after their demands from Rouhani\u2019s government with which they brought voters to ballot boxes for him; deadly earthquake in western Iran has become the center of new political conflicts among different factions; and, on international scene, leadership of the White House is centering its aggressive forces on Iran, while making European countries such as France and Germany go along with it.
\nIn such critical days, the editorial continues, Iranian budget and planning managers must offer the 2018 Budget Bill to Iranian Parliament. Economic experts focusing on political economy hold that annual budget of each country, particularly Iran, is the most political document of that country, and its finalized form indicates winners and losers of \u2018hard-fought battles\u2019.
\nThat is why, the editorialist asserts at the end, budget planners are having a tough time these days. On the one hand, MPs are bargaining to get a larger piece of the \u2018budget cake\u2019 for their constituencies. On the other hand, ministers and even head of government try to convince the budget planners of the significance of their job, reminding them that without a budget, they cannot run the country. Also, other small and large organizations from the judiciary and legislative branches are bargainings to increase their own shares from the budget.
\nAn editorial in \u201cEbtekar\u201d on November 20, 2017<\/span><\/p>\n
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\nThe editorial of Etemad newspaper addresses the question of missing \u2018will\u2019 of Hashemi Rafsanjani, one of the founding fathers of the Iranian revolution and head of Iran\u2019s Expediency Council at the time of his death. Rafsanjani\u2019s family have recently said they know nothing of the whereabouts of the will.
\nThe editorial asserts: as Rafsanjani was possibly well aware of such document\u2019s significance, it is highly unlikely that he had not kept copies of his own will in \u2018safe places\u2019. Therefore, there are many questions in this regard: Where? And how come his family and next of kin do not know where it is? Does the fact that they don\u2019t know of its whereabouts have a political message? How important is Hashemi Rafsanjani\u2019s will? Had he written a political will or is it just a normal family one?
\nAs to the possible significance of Rafsanjani\u2019s will, the editorial reminds the readers that Rafsanjani, throughout his life, constantly wrote diaries, mostly consisting of short general memos. And all political experts now see these memos as a significant source to study the Iranian Revolution. Rafsanjani was well aware of being an \u2018unprecedented treasure of secrets\u2019 of the regime, so he must have known the significance of his own will.
\nIn the end, the editorialist suggests that given \u2018Rafsanjani\u2019s 50-year old friendship\u2019 with Iran\u2019s leader Ali Khamenei, as well as his friendships and enmities with Iran\u2019s high-ranking officials and authorities, this \u2018will\u2019 is so important that its disappearance, or even its possible reappearance in future, can have significant political implications. But for now, the disappearance of the will is a puzzle that one can think about and try to find an answer to.
\nAn editorial in \u201cEtemad\u201d on November 19, 2017<\/span><\/p>\n
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\nOn November 21, an armed person tried to assassinate former political prisoner Mohammad Nikbakht. According to the report of Center for Human Rights, while Mohammad Nikbakht was driving home in his car, he was shot 3 times by passengers of an unknown car.
\nIn a video clip, Mohammad Nikbakht considered this action as an attack against himself by security and state forces, saying he and his family have no enemies but the security forces. Nikbakht added he and his family are not safe.
\nAccording to reports, this former political prisoner had previously been threatened to death by security forces.
\nJavanehha<\/span><\/p>\n
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\nIn a statement, Intelligence Ministry announced arresting a person who forged different titles such as Special Inspector of Leader\u2019s Office and Agent of Intelligence Ministry to blackmail his victims in Tehran and Karaj. In searching his house, different kinds of forged ID cards such as advisor to public and revolutionary courts, Tehran prosecutor, and deputy Intelligence Minister were found.
\nFars news agency <\/span><\/p>\n
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\nIran\u2019s Chief of General Staff of Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Bagheri meet with his Turkish counterpart in Sochi, Russia. In this meeting, they discussed different issues including regional changes particularly developments in Syria. Before this meeting, Bagheri had met and talked with his Russian counterpart as well.
\nTabnak<\/span><\/p>\n
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\nHessamoldin Ashena, the advisor to the Iranian president, pointed out to the trilateral summit of Chiefs of General Staff of Armed Forces of Iran, Russia, and Turkey, saying that with the multilateral cooperation the rules of the game can be changed. Ashena wrote in his Telegram Channel that during \u2018incessant fight with post-modern terrorism, it became clear that through military and intelligence synergy and creating multilateral coalitions, one can not only have field achievements but can change even the game court.\u2019
\nISNA<\/span><\/p>\n
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\nAli Shamkhani, representative of Ali Khamenei in Iran\u2019s Supreme National Security Council, pointed out to some analysis trying to create divisions between Iran and Russia, emphasizing that Iran has achieved its goals in overthrowing ISIS terrorists in Iraq and Syria, and will not be deceived by anyone.
\nShamkhani added even though Russia played a significant role in the Syrian crisis, Russians entered the scene in 2015, while the Syrian crisis started in 2011. The representative of supreme leader urged that in those 4 years, it was Iran, Syria, and Resistance forces that did not allow the terrorists to realize their goal of overthrowing Bashar Assad.
\nISNA<\/span><\/p>\n
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\nSpokesperson of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Behrouz Kamalvandi announced that the European Union intends to help 20 million Euros to Iran to develop safe nuclear energy. Kamalvandi added this measure shows Europeans welcome cooperation with Iran in the nuclear field. He said Iran can have good cooperation with EU on issues such as safety, safeguards, and fusion.
\nAkharin Akhbar <\/span><\/p>\n
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\nDeputy Oil Minister Marzieh Shahedaee said Iran is negotiating with new customers for selling oil, and its approach is increasing export of crude oil to European countries. She added the fact that Asian customers of Iran\u2019s oil have cut down oil import from Iran does not mean Iran\u2019s oil export market has become unstable. Deputy Oil Minister urged that after negotiations with European countries become fruitful, the share of selling oil to the green continent will increase in the basket of Iran\u2019s oil export.
\nAbrar Eghtesadi <\/span><\/p>\n
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\nIran\u2019s Chief of Staff of President Mahmoud Vaezi called Sochi negotiations and trip of Iranian and Turkish presidents to Russia significant, adding Sochi negotiations are effective preliminary steps in solving the crisis in Syria.
\nAs for Europe negotiating with Iran about missile program, Vaezi said, \u2018we have repeatedly announced we will not negotiate with any countries about our missile capability, and we believe such issues are our country\u2019s domestic affair.\u2019
\nIRNA<\/span><\/p>\n
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\nMohammad Javad Jamali, the member of National Security and Foreign Relations Commission in Iran\u2019s Parliament, pointed out to the division of labor between Europe and the U.S. for putting pressure on Iran, adding officials must be careful of coordination between France and the U.S.
\nJamali also criticized remarks of French President Emanuel Macron about restricting Iran\u2019s missile program, urging that this program is defensive and preventive and is no threat for any country.
\nTasnim news <\/span><\/p>\n
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\nMohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, former mayor of Tehran and current member of Expediency Council of Iran, criticized Iranian hardliners, also known as fundamentalists, for their performance. Ghalibaf said whereas fundamentalists call themselves \u2018believers in Khomeini\u2019s school\u2019, their record is not defensible, and they have even failed in setting targets and choosing methods.
\nGhalibaf added that the reality is there are two main currents \u2013 fundamentalists and reformists \u2013 that have had impacts on all dimensions of the society, domestic and foreign policies and the regime\u2019s performance.
\nTasnim news<\/span><\/p>\n
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\nHormozgan Police Chief Brigadier-General Azizollah Malaki announced identification and destruction of 34 drug trafficking gangs in this province during the first 8 months of this year, adding that there were 3 armed conflicts between the police and drug dealers, in which 3 dealers were killed and 5 injured.
\nMalaki said during this 8-month period, 2,412 heavy and light automobiles carrying smuggled goods were identified and seized. He added 430 billion tomans of smuggled goods and 47,500 of different kinds of narcotic drugs have been discovered and seized during this time.
\nShabstan<\/span><\/p>\n
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\nHossein Naqavi Hosseini, the spokesperson of National Security and Foreign Policy Commission in Iran\u2019s Parliament, pointed to recent anti-Iranian remarks of French authorities, saying Iranian government must revise its relationship with France.
\nNaqavi Hosseini mentioned French president\u2019s recent remarks about necessity of restricting Iran\u2019s influence in the region, adding that despite France\u2019s special place in Iran\u2019s international deals – particularly signing contracts with this country after JCPOA in the fields of oil and automobile – \u2018we are witnessing that the French are moving in accordance with U.S. policies in the region.\u2019
\nNamayandeh<\/span><\/p>\n
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\nRegional media have published images of Major General Qassem Suleimani, commander of IRGC Quds Force, in Bukamal region where an operation is underway against ISIS forces. According to Mayadin, the Bukamal operation has been under direct command of Suleimani.
\nVatan Emrouz <\/span><\/p>\n
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\nSupporters of former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad claimed a group of plainclothesmen attacked them in Shah Abdulazim Shrine, southern Tehran, trying to drive them out of there. Bahar Government Telegram, close to Ahmadinejad, has published footages of this attack, saying \u2018plainclothesmen\u2019 and \u2018mercenaries\u2019 attacked them.
\nOn Wednesday 15, Hamid Baghaei, executive deputy of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his close friend, shunned from going to his third court session, announcing that in protest to behaviors of judiciary system, he would stage a sit-in in Shah Abdulazim Shrine. On the first day of sit-in, Ahmadinejad became present among protesters, and severely criticized heads of legislative and judiciary branches under the name of \u2018Larijani Family\u2019, saying \u2018we are against Larijani family, and we are against their being in charge of the country and doing all kinds of injustices to people.\u2019 Ahmadinejad accused Larijani brothers, saying since his government \u2018fought corruption\u2019, it has become accused of corruption by the judiciary system itself.
\nBBC Persian <\/span><\/p>\n
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\nExecuter of development project of oil layers in South Pars pointed out that the last shipment of oil from oil layers of South Pars was exported to international destinations last week, adding that since the beginning of current year, about 4,260,000 barrels of crude oil were exported to international destinations in 8 stages. Fardin Asaadi said currently 25,000 barrels of oil are drilled from oil layers per day on average.
\nISNA<\/span><\/p>\n
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\nAbbas Amirifar, mass prayer leader in president\u2019s office during Ahmadinejad\u2019s government, highlighted the difference between Ahmadinejad and Khatami, two former presidents of Iran, saying whereas Khatami has a party and supporters and some of religious authorities back him up, there is not even one religious authorities who support Ahmadinejad.
\nAmirifar also made some disclosures mostly about Ahmadinejad\u2019s vice president, Hamid Baghaei. He claimed \u2018Baghaei had agents in Ahmadinejad\u2019s office who controlled those who could meet with him\u2019, urging that Baghaei was in charge of Ahmadinejad\u2019s team. Amirifar suggested, \u2018in my opinion, Ahmadinejad, in his writings, should no longer write \u201cservant of the people\u201d, but should say \u201cservant of Baghaei\u201d\u2019.
\nKhabar online <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"