President : All Sanctions to Be Lifted

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Monday July 20 2015 | Tir 29 1394 | Vol.XI No.2435 | www.esfahanemrooz.ir/en | Weekly English Edition
No.38
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Summary of
provisions
of the CJPOA
Post-Sanctions
Tourism Boom
Is Iran Ready?
Iran and six world powers
brought an end to a 12-year
nuclear standoff that saw Iranians
endure grueling economic
sanctions imposed by the West.
The comprehensive nuclear
agreement ensures the lifting of
crippling sanctions once Iran’s
compliance with the agreement is
confirmed.
When a framework deal was
reached in April, tourism
authorities began musing
about the positive impacts of a
comprehensive nuclear accord.
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President : All Sanctions
to Be Lifted
A Look at
Iranian
Newspaper
front Pages
after the
Nuclear Deal
Upbeat headlines about the nuclear deal
Iran and P5+1 clinched Tuesday after more
than a decade of talks dominated the front
pages of all Iranian newspapers, including a
couple of sports dailies, on Wednesday (July
15). The papers focused on the Supreme
Leader’s expression of gratefulness to the
nuclear team. The only newspaper with a
negative attitude was Kayhan which lead
on diametrically opposite interpretations
of Presidents Rouhani and Obama of the
deal. In its editorial, the hardline daily
urged parliament and the Supreme National
Security Council to meticulously study the
deal and remove any ambiguous points that
might be open to interpretation....
Guardian puts
editorial in Persian
on Iran nuclear deal
Iran nuclear deal was a
win-win: Rouhani tells
Austrian president
P.3
President Hassan Rouhani said
the message of Iran nuclear
negotations was settlement of
world’s complex issues based
on understanding, adding that
the Iran nuclear deal was a
win-win agreement for the
negotiating parties.
President:All Sanctions to Be Lifted
P
resident Hassan Rouhani said in
Tehran on Tuesday that based on
the Comprehensive Joint Plan of
Action (CJPOA) all sanctions, even
the arms, missile and proliferation sanctions
will be lifted.
President Rouhani said in a live TV address
on Tuesday, ‘I announce to noble Iranian
nation that based on the agreement, on the day
the agreement is enforced, all sanctions, even
the arms, missile and proliferation sanctionsas were envisaged in the resolution, will be
lifted. All the financial, banking, insurance,
transportation, petrochemical, precious metal,
and all the economic sanctions will be totally
lifted and not suspended. Even arms embargo
will be discarded. For five years, there will be
a sort of restriction and then they will be lifted.
As far as proliferation is concerned, doublepurpose commodities will be investigated in
a committee.’
The president noted that as for lifting of the
UN resolutions, the G5+1 questioned how
they could lift the resolutions Iran did not
observe. He added that the G5+1 advised Iran
to implement the resolutions for six months
and then there will be the time for their lifting.
‘In accordance with today’s deal, all the six
former resolutions will be lifted in the coming
days when the CJPOA is ratified in the UN
Security Council.’
He went on to say that also as for Iran dossier
to be discarded from the Security Council for
ever, the G5+1 said the IAEA should report
initially for 20 years and then 15 years. He said
today, without IAEA taken into consideration,
the Iran dossier will not completely remain
in the Security Council 10 years after the
agreement is enforced.
The President announced in his address,
‘We might be asked whether the deal is
based on trust in the G5+1. Had it been so,
there would have been no need to 23 months
of talks and lately, the 18 days of roundthe-clock and uninterrupted talks. As far as
confidence is concerned, implementation of
the accord is start of a test. If the accord is well
implemented, its step-by-step implementation
can gradually remove the wall of distrust.’
The President said it is clear that Iran today
goes on with its works while exercise full
care and supervision over the accord without
planning in advance to trust the group of
countries having very bad record.
‘Of course, the accord is a bilateral accord.
We tested the agreement once: the interim
Geneva Accord and on that basis we stepped
towards final accord. Today, implementation
of the accord is two-day in nature. If they
adhere to the agreement, we will of course
adhere to it.’
what is now available as the Joint
Comprehensive Plan of Action (CJPOA) is
originated from engagement on part of Iran
and respect on part of the G5+1 and had the
two been absent, there would have been no
achievement.
Then President Rouhani said, ‘Our people
explicitly announced in the elections for the
year 1392 (2013-14) we want a government
that would take into consideration nuclear
achievements along with peace and
progressive development of the country
coupled with public welfare; and this was the
path and way chosen and started by the 11th
government.’
He said, ‘Of course, the great Iranian nation
has always been the nation of courtesy, logic
and justification. I said since the beginning
and in the swearing-in ceremony that the west
would have engagement with us on condition
of leaving behind the path to threat and
humiliation and begin the path to dignity.’
He added that the country’s success to
handle affairs under the country’s deflationary
inflationary conditions of the country’s
economy has been a necessity.
The Chief Executive said when starting talks
under conditions of sanctions, inflation was
more than 40 percent
He added that those times, the country’s
economic growth rate was minus 6.8 percent
but in the course of talks, while handling the
country’s affairs, the government managed to
both curb inflation and reach a positive growth.
‘This was the strongest message given to the
G5+1 states by the 11th government,’ added
the president.
On the other hand, he added, more important
it was perseverance, resistance, patience and
tolerance of the brave Iranian people.
‘Those were steadfastness of people and
resistance that dragged the other party to the
negotiation table,’ said President Rouhan,
referring to four goals of Iran in getting
involved in the talks and said the first goal was
to continue nuclear capability and technology,
even nuclear activity inside the country.
He said the second goal was to get the wrong
and tyrannical inhumane sanctions lifted,
while the third goal was that all the resolutions
being illegal in Iran’s point of view to be lifted
in the Security Council and the UN.
He said the fourth goal was getting Iran’s
nuclear dossier discarded from the Chapter
7 of the UN Charter and essentially from the
UN Security Council.
Noting that all the four goals are met in today’s
agreement and the Comprehensive Joint Plan
of Action (CJPOA), the president said, of
course, to observe the red lines and at the same
time to attain goals, Iranian diplomats, Iranian
lawyers, Iranian economists and also nuclear
scientists launched extraordinary efforts in the
23 months.
Elsewhere in his address, the President said
on the first day of negotiations, the other party
told Iranians that in the era of restrictions—as
they are set as eight years today-- Iran would
have only 100 centrifuges and after lengthy
debates, the number was raised to 1,000 but
after much resistance, the last word they
expressed was that their word would not be
changed and the number of centrifuges would
be 4,000.
He added, the agreement is reached under
conditions when more than 6,000 centrifuges
were to remain. More than 5,000 out of the
total centrifuges will remain in Natanz and
more than 1,000 in Fordu and all centrifuges
in Natanz will continue with enrichment, he
noted.
‘They said your period of restrictions should
be 20 years plus 25 years and then said it
should be 20 years in addition to 10 years and
said the last word is 20 years and we will not
compromise further and the 20 years lowered
eventually to 10 years and in talks over recent
days, it was diminished to eight years.’
The Chief Executive said as for R&D, the
G5+1 said R&D would be possible for Iran only
with regards to IR1, which was a ridiculous
and illogical claim because the country did
have IR1 and it was active, so R&D was
meaningless, said President Rouhani, adding
that later, they said IR2 and finally said it will
not be more than IR8. What Iran was seeking
was IR6 and IR8 and the country was looking
for an agreement that once implemented, the
UF6 gas is injected at the IR8 phase and today
Iran has accessed the deal.
As for Arak Research Reactor, Rouhani said
the G5+1 said reactor can be kept in Arak but
heavy water has by no means any sense and
that was Iran’s absolute red line and today, the
deal has been reached under conditions that
the CJPOA explicitly refers to Arak Heavy
Water Reactor and Arak Reactor will be
completed while being heavy water in nature
and in line with the specifications referred to
in the agreement.
As for Fordu, he said, the G5+1 said it is hard
to name Fordu and more difficult is hearing the
word. ‘You are advised not to say it and at the
same time, we are not going to hear that; then
they said no centrifuge should be in Fordu and
the Isotope Research Center will be kept there
and finally after months of negotiations they
said only 164 centrifuges will remain and today
in Fordu, more than 1,000 centrifuges will be
and part of Fordu will be dedicated for R&D
on lasting isotopes.’As for lift of sanctions, the
G5+1 said one-sided sanctions never, said the
President, adding that sanctions should be lifted
step-by-step. ‘First of all, months should pass so
that we will trust and then gradually, sanctions are
suspended and not lifted – don’t speak of lifting
for the time being as they said. Afterward, in the
coming years, they will be lifted step-by-step
if the IAEA gives positive report and if we are
confident.’
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Iran nuclear deal was a
win-win: Rouhani tells
Austrian president
President Hassan Rouhani said the message
of Iran nuclear negotations was settlement
of world’s complex issues based on
understanding, adding that the Iran nuclear
deal was a win-win agreement for the
negotiating parties.
He made the remarks in a telephone
conversation with Austrian President Heinz
Fischer on Wednesday during which he said
the deal will set the ground for expansion of
Tehran-Vienna friendly ties.
Noting that the historical agreement over
Iran’s peaceful nuclear program reached
in Vienna on Tuesday has been tied to the
Austrian capital, President Rouhani thanked
Austrian government for hosting several
rounds of the talks and said Austria is an
appropriate venue for convention of global
and international conferences.
He welcomed the upcoming visit of Fischer
to Tehran and said the visit can lead IranAustria relations into a new phase.
President Rouhani also thanked the Austrian
president for felicitating the Iranian
government and nation over Eid ul-Fitr and
prayed for the prosperity of the Muslims in
the world.Fischer expressed his satisfaction
over positive outcome of the nuclear talks
between Iran and P5+1 group of world
powers and said, ‘Undoubtedly, these talks
will have very positive results for the world
and for Iran-Vienna relations.’
He was upbeat over restless efforts of the
Iranian negotiating team to lead the talks to
a positive note and said, the deal showed
that world’s most important issues can be
settled peacefully and by dialog.The two
chief executives also exchanged views on
upcoming Iran-Europe investment and trade
conference to be held in Vienna next week.
Nuclear dossier was
on Iran’s security
agenda: SNSC
secretary
Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National
Security Council underlined that the nuclear
dossier, as the most important case related
to the country’s security, had always been
on SNSC’s agenda.
Ali Shamkhani made the remarks in a
meeting with directors and experts of
the council on Wednesday.He hailed
enedeavors and hard work of Iran’s nuclear
negotiating team and said, ‘We all should
appreciate people resistance, guidelines
of the Supreme Leader and wisdom of the
president in moving the talks forward and
its conclusion.’Shamkhani also said that
the developments of the nuclear dossier
in the past 12 years were consequences
of hard work of a wide range of unknown
experts and directors.He added that
consequences of constructive interaction
policy with world are among the main
approaches of the government, which
have offered various new capacities for the
country’s fast march toward development.
Referring to Iran’s role in new regional
and international equations, Shamkhani
said that developing regional interaction,
especially with neighboring countries is
in the framework of reciprocal respect
and constructive economic, cultural and
political cooperation which opens new
horizons for comprehensive growth in
regional countries.
ESFAHAN EMROOZ-Monday July 20 2015
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution
Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has thanked the
Iranian negotiators for what they did during
nuclear talks with P5+1.
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution
Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has expressed
gratitude to the Iranian nuclear negotiating
team for its efforts in nuclear talks with P5+1.
The Leader made the comments in a meeting
with President Hassan Rouhani and his Cabinet
on Tuesday, the day Iran and six world powers
reached a conclusion to intensive nuclear talks.
Rouhani, for his part, thanked Ayatollah
Khamenei for supporting the Iranian nuclear
negotiating team of his administration.
The president expressed hope that the nuclear
conclusion reached in Vienna would prepare
the ground for relieving pressure on Iran and
disproving unfounded allegations fabricated by
Iran’s enemies, and would also contribute to
A
national progress.
After 18 days of marathon talks in the Austrian
capital of Vienna, Iran and P5+1 – the United
States, Britain, France, China, Russia and
Germany – reached a conclusion on the Joint
Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which
will put limits on Iran’s nuclear program in
exchange for the removal of sanctions against
the Islamic Republic.
The 159-page conclusion will be presented
to the Security Council, which will adopt a
resolution in seven to 10 days making the JCPOA
an official document.
Rouhani said that the expansion of close ties
with neighboring countries and the continuation
of nuclear negotiations were among his
administration’s achievements in foreign policy.
“Under circumstances where the [Middle East]
region is engulfed by chaos and terrorism,
the Islamic Republic of Iran supports regional
countries which are grappling with the scourge
of terrorism and will continue on this path,” he
said.
Speaking in a televised address on Tuesday after
the conclusion of talks between Iran and P5+1,
Rouhani said Iran managed to achieve all four
objectives it was seeking throughout intensive
nuclear talks with the six powers.
“We were following four objectives in these
negotiations. As part of today’s agreement and
under this Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action,
all the four objectives have been achieved,”
Rouhani said.
He enumerated the objectives as Iran’s
ability to go ahead with its nuclear activities,
lifting of “cruel and inhumane sanctions,”
annulment of all “illegal” sanctions adopted
by the UN Security Council against Iran and the
withdrawal of Iran’s nuclear dossier from the
Security Council.
Summary of Provisions
of the CJPOA
fter
22
months
of
intensive talks, Iran and
G5+1 on Tuesday signed
the
Comprehensive
Joint Plan of Action to remove
all misunderstandings on Iran’s
peaceful nuclear program and
simultaneous termination of unfair
economic sanctions on Iran.
The agreement has fully observed
the instructions and redlines
drawn up by the Islamic Republic
of Iran leading to the following
achievements in the field of nuclear
activities and termination of all
types of sanctions.
The following is a summary of the
provisions of the Comprehensive
Joint Plan of Action signed between
Iran and G5+1 inked on Tuesday, July
14, 2015.
The CJPOA reads that:
-) World powers have recognized
Iran’s peaceful nuclear program and
are to respect the nuclear rights of
Iranian nation within international
conventions.
-) Vital facts on Iran’s peaceful
nuclear programs had been ignored
in an unfair manner to depict
the program as a threat to the
international peace and security
but it has now turned into a theme
for
broadening
international
cooperation with other countries
within international standards.
-) The Islamic Republic of Iran is to be
recognized as a nuclear technology
power authorized to have peaceful
nuclear programs such as complete
nuclear fuel cycle and enrichment to
be identified by the United Nations.
-) All unfair sanctions imposed by
the UN Security Council including
economic and financial sanctions
on Iran are to be lifted as per the
agreement and through issuance
of a new resolution by the United
Nations Security Council.
-) All nuclear installations and
sites are to continue their work
contrary to the early demands of
the other party, none of them will
be dismantled.
-) The policy on preventing
enrichment uranium is now failed
and Iran will go ahead with its
enrichment program.
-) Iran’s nuclear infrastructure will
remain intact, no centrifuges will
be dismantled and research and
development on key and advanced
centrifuges such as IR-4, IR-5, IR-6,
IR-8 will continue.
-) Arak Heavy Water Reactor will
continue its work and remain intact,
to be modernized, and equipped
with latest technology, new
laboratories and new installations
and through cooperation with
the owners of most sophisticated
and most secure technologies
in the world, early demands for
dismantling or changing it to a light
water reactor is void.
-) Iran to enter into the world market
as the producer of nuclear-related
products mainly two strategic
products named ‘enriched uranium
years of the implementing CJPOA
and with acceptance of some
limits not only is to stabilize its
nuclear program on international
perspective but is to employ all
its scientific and practical pillars
required for an advanced research
and development program to
and heavy water and all sanctions
and restrictions imposed on imports
and exports of nuclear materials
which in some cases took about 35
years will be ineffective.
-) All economic, financial sanctions
in banking, finance, oil, gas,
petrochemical,
commerce,
insurance
and
transportations
leveled by the European Union and
the US under the pretext to Iran’s
nuclear program, will be lifted on
early stages of the agreement.
-) Obligations on banning Iran’s
activities in missile sector such as
ballistic missiles will change to limits
on missiles designed for nuclear
weapons that the Islamic Republic of
Iran has never wanted or will never
want in the future.
-) Iran’s Arms embargo to be lifted or
to be replaced with some restrictions
in a way grounds for imports or
exports of defense related items
to be possible per case. These
restrictions will be completely
removed after five years.
-) Ban on procurement of sensitive
dual-purpose items to be lifted and
Iran’s requirements to be facilitated
and removed through referral to
Iran-G5+1 Joint Commission.
-) Ban on Iranian students studying
in nuclear-related fields will be fully
removed.
Main components on Iran, G5+1
Comprehensive Joint Plan of Action
(CJPOA)
1 Enrichment
Iran’s nuclear enrichment program
will be continued without one day of
delay or suspension.
The Islamic Republic of Iran based
on a written and precise scientific
and technical plan in the first eight
continue industrial and commercial
enrichment taking advantage of
most sophisticated centrifuges in
its most cost-effective forms with
highest productivity.
-) After eight years of restrictions,
Iran’s capacity for enrichment
of uranium will be developed
based on the planning of nuclear
energy organization for completing
proliferation and running of
advanced centrifuges.
-) Iran’s long term nuclear program
which explicitly demonstrates its
goals, implementing procedures and
a timetable, will be communicated
to IAEA after implementation of the
agreement and based on mechanism
of the additional protocol.
-) Advanced IR6 centrifuges with
ten times more capacity than
the existing generation are to be
produced gradually at the early
stages of implementing agreement
in a rational scientific slope in the
middle stages of research and
development chains after the eight
year on.
-) Iran’s advanced IR8 centrifuges
with nominal capacity of 20 times
more than current centrifuges
which had been designed in the past
two years, in less than a year after
implementing the agreement will go
into technical trial stages with gas
and its research and development
in the middle chains and based on
most precise practical standards will
go into commission in the eight year.
-) Other research and development
activities on Iran’s nuclear program
will be continued as per the
country’s demands
-) Iran’s enrichment capacity will
be to the extent of 6,104 IR-1
centrifuges for a ten year long. Out
of the figure some 5,060 centrifuge
machines will carry out enrichment
in Natanz and some 1,044 others in
Fordow’ will be on standby spot.
-) Extra centrifuges and some parts
of related infrastructure devices
will be collected and be replaced
for outdated centrifuges for further
use.
-)
After
implementing
the
agreement, Iran is to enter into
international markets and play
as exporter of enriched uranium
regarding as strategic commodity.
-) Except some 300 kilograms of
enriched uranium which will be
stockpiled in the country without
any time limit.
-) The extra products upon
convenience of Iran and in exchange
for natural uranium will be sold at
international markets.
-) Or will change into fuel complex
in line with international standards.
-) Or will change into natural thin
uranium.
-) Fuel complexes in Iran with
domestic or foreign origin bearing
the international standards are
not included in the 300 kilograms
package.
-) Countries of G5+1 will help Iran to
find access to advanced technological
know-how in conformity with global
standards and the country will
gradually will be able to convert
enriched uranium to a secured fuel
for Bushehr nuclear power plant-)
Iran will maintain the level of
enrichment at 3.67 for 15 years long
-) Required fuel for Tehran research
reactor will be provided from Iran’s
20 percent oxide reserve and in
case of depletion of the source and
upon commitment of the countries
of G5+1, they should provide Iran
with required fuel or oxide with 20
percent uranium at international
markets. -) Extra centrifuges and
parts of dismantled infrastructure
under supervision of IAEA and in
secured and protected places in
Natanz to be replaced with outdated
centrifuges during agreement terms
-) Upon completion of IR6 and IR8
centrifuges which are at research and
development stages at Natanz site
and have the potential to remove the
country’s enrichment for industrial
units in line with Iran’s share for
generation of nuclear electricity
in 15-year long, Iran will not need
to construct any new enrichment
facilities-) Since other methods of
enrichment are not economical,
the country’s concentration on
enrichment taking advantage of
using gas centrifuges for a ten-year
long will not employ other methods
to this end.
Guardian puts editorial in
Persian on
Iran nuclear deal
In an unprecedented initiative for the first
time in 94 years, the London-based English
newspaper, Guardian, printed an editorial on
Iran nuclear deal in the Persian language on
Wednesday.
Excerpts of article titled ‘The Guardian
view on the Iran nuclear deal: a triumph of
diplomacy’ follows:
The deal with Iran over its nuclear program
finalized in Vienna today is a victory for
patient diplomacy. For the past 13 years, the
standoff between Iran and the US, backed by
its European allies, has threatened to escalate
into war. In his 2002 state of the union address
George W Bush lumped Iran in with North
Korea and Iraq as part of the “axis of evil”,
and he later heightened tensions further by
increasing naval deployments to the Persian
Gulf.
For more than a decade, Israel, with its own
undeclared nuclear arsenal, has regularly
warned that it was prepared to mount a
pre-emptive air attack on Iranian nuclear
facilities.
The
strained
relationship
between
Washington and Tehran did not begin with the
1979 Iranian revolution. But the storming of
the US embassy and the taking of American
hostages scarred US attitudes in the decades
that followed. The prospect of conflict
heightened in 1988 when the USS Vincennes
shot down an Iranian passenger plane, killing
290. Tensions rose again in 2002, the genesis
of the present crisis, when the Iranians were
found to be withholding the truth about their
nuclear program, with the discovery of two
previously undisclosed facilities at Natanz
and Arak, giving rise to fears that Iran was
hellbent on securing a nuclear weapon.
That recent history underlines the scale
of what happened in Vienna. Instead of
politicians opting for military solutions,
this has been a triumph for diplomats and
pragmatists, working hour after hour on
the detail of a deal that secures a peaceful
compromise – and which represents a
heartening success in the global quest to
halt nuclear proliferation. Credit goes to the
tireless US secretary of state, John Kerry, but
also to America’s partners: Germany, France
and Britain, including the former European
high representative on foreign affairs,
Baroness Ashton, and, in spite of tensions
over Ukraine, also to Russia, and, to a lesser
extent, China. Credit, too, to the Iranian
president Hassan Rouhani, who has had to
face down suspicious hardliners at home.
The deal offers Iran a chance to come in
from the cold in a new realignment with the
west. That would be good for both the Iranian
people and the west, offering a chance for
greater engagement, whether through trade,
investment and tourism or the negotiation
of regional problems. President Rouhani will
be strengthened in his battles with Iranian
hardliners.
The rise of Islamic State has complicated
the picture, with the US initially critical of
Iran for interference in Iraq in support of the
Shia community but with the two countries
now working if not together then in tandem
against ISIS.
Tehran, which likes to boast of its
constructive approach, should prove it by
adopting a more emollient approach to Israel
and using its influence to promote a peace
agreement with the Palestinians. In a small
but perhaps encouraging sign, President
Rouhani, in his statement welcoming the deal,
referred to Israel by its name, rather than as
“the Zionist entity”. Israel’s prime minister,
Binyamin Netanyahu, speaking ahead of the
deal, described it as a mistake of historic
proportions, arguing that it leaves Iran with
the option of securing a nuclear weapon.
But the detail agreed in Vienna suggests that
would be difficult – and certainly much harder
than it would have been had no agreement
been reached. Among other concessions,
Iran will reduce its enrichment capacity by
two-thirds and stop using its underground
facility at Fordow for enriching uranium. Iran
has conceded on almost every key point. Its
nuclear facilities will become among the most
monitored in the world, under the intrusive
eye of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
The US should grab this opportunity, moving as
fast as is reasonable to ease sanctions, giving
the long-suffering Iranian public tangible
benefits. The danger is that a Republicandominated Congress, still unforgiving of Iran
and sympathetic to Mr Netanyahu, may seek
to thwart the deal. President Barack Obama
said he would use his veto, but Congress could
override that with a two-thirds vote. That
would be shortsighted. Mr Obama certainly
needed a major foreign policy success to add
to his domestic legacy, and this deal could be
that prize. But the repercussions of the Vienna
agreement go far beyond history’s eventual
verdict on a US president. This accord, so long
in the making, offers the hope that one of
the world’s great civilizations might be drawn
back into the international community, with
untold benefits not only for Iranians but for its
conflict-ravaged neighbors. The opportunity
should be seized.
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A Look at Iranian Newspaper front Pages after the Nuclear Deal
Ebtekar: Rouhani’s key of Prudence turned.
The start of an Iranian age
Aftab-e Yazd: Iran and P5+1 reached an
agreement.
Etemad: The world changed.
Mardomsalari: Congratulations on this victory
“Today does not mark the end, rather it is a
beginning,” said President Rouhani.
Iran: Iran at the summit of [nuclear]
agreement
Sharq: Victory without war
Shahrvand: The world acknowledged Iran;
a bomb-less atomic explosion
Arman-e Emrooz: Welcoming the century’s
agreement; the world stood up in respect
for Iran; celebrations for the nuclear
agreement all over Iran
U
pbeat headlines about the nuclear deal
Iran and P5+1 clinched Tuesday after
more than a decade of talks dominated
the front pages of all Iranian newspapers,
including a couple of sports dailies, on Wednesday
(July 15). The papers focused on the Supreme
Leader’s expression of gratefulness to the nuclear
team. The only newspaper with a negative attitude
was Kayhan which lead on diametrically opposite
interpretations of Presidents Rouhani and Obama
of the deal. In its editorial, the hardline daily urged
parliament and the Supreme National Security
Council to meticulously study the deal and remove
any ambiguous points that might be open to
interpretation.
Ettela’at: In a meeting with the president and
his Cabinet, the Supreme Leader appreciated
the sincere, tireless efforts of the Iranian nuclear
negotiating team.
In the same meeting President Rouhani expressed
hope the nuclear deal will end unjust pressures
on the Islamic Republic of Iran and facilitate the
country’s march on progress.
Abrar: This is not only a deal, but a good deal.
Abrar: “We will build the future based on the [Iran
nuclear] deal,” FM Zarif said.
Abrar: The US president has said that Iran will
reduce its stockpile of enriched uranium by 98
percent.
Afarinesh: “I will not let people’s hope be killed,”
said President Rouhani in remarks after the
conclusion of a historic nuclear deal with P5+1.
Afarinesh: [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin]
Netanyahu’s anger at the nuclear deal
Afkar: “All sanctions, including the arms embargo,
will be lifted,” said President Rouhani in a televised
address.
Afkar: The nuclear team stood up for the rights of
the Iranian nation.
Afkar: Prudence got the job done.
Aftab-e Yazd: The Supreme Leader has appreciated
the endeavors of the country’s nuclear team.
Aftab-e Yazd: Iran and P5+1 reached an agreement.
The key turned [in the lock], Iran smiled.
Rouhani: I will not let anybody destroy people’s
hope.
Zarif: The best agreement possible has been
clinched.
Obama: I will veto any legislation which prevents the
[implementation of] deal.
Kerry: Zarif is a professional and patriotic negotiator.
Amin: President Rouhani has said in his televised
speech on the conclusion of the historic nuclear deal
that a new chapter has opened for new cooperation
in the world, adding that all economic and arms
sanctions against Iran will be lifted.
Arman-e Emrooz: Welcoming the century’s
Esfahan Emrooz: The end of JCPOA
agreement; the world stood up in respect for Iran;
celebrations for the nuclear agreement all over Iran
Arman-e Emrooz: The Supreme Leader has praised
and thanked the Iranian nuclear team in a meeting
with the Cabinet.
Arman-e Emrooz: Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani:
The nuclear deal was a reminiscent of the Triumph
of Khorramshahr [a reference to the liberation of the
southwestern Iranian city during the Iran-Iraq war in
the ‘80s].
Arman-e Emrooz: President Rouhani: I do not let
anybody kill people’s hope.
Arman-e Emrooz: President Obama: “I will veto any
legislation that prevents the full implementation of
this [Iran nuclear] deal.”
Asrar: Wisdom worked and a nuclear deal was struck.
Ebtekar: Rouhani’s key of Prudence turned. The
start of an Iranian age
Ebtekar:The Supreme Leader has thanked the
nuclear team for its tireless efforts.
Ebtekar:President Rouhani has said he will not allow
anybody to crush people’s hope.
Ebtekar:Ayatollah Rafsanjani: This victory
[conclusion of nuclear deal] is more important than
[the country’s acceptance of] Resolution 598 [which
ended the Iran-Iraq war in 1988].
Esfahan Emrooz: The end of JCPOA
The joint statement of Vienna nuclear talks; this
agreement opens new possibilities.
The agreement is not ideal, but it is the best we
could achieve.
Rouhani explained what will be done in the future: A
Farhikhtegan: Iranians spent hours on the streets last night
to express gratitude to the Supreme Leader, government
and the nuclear negotiating team.
statement today, an agreement two months later.
Etemad: The revolution of diplomacy on July 14,
2015
The world changed.
The duel of talks ended in an agreement after 12
years.
Farhikhtegan: Iranians spent hours on the streets
last night to express gratitude to the Supreme
Leader, government and the nuclear negotiating
team.
Ghanoon: The siege ended, so did a 12-year nuclear
dispute and unjust sanctions.
Gol: An image splashed across the front page of the
daily shows footballers holding up a sign that reads:
“Thank you Zarif”.
Hambastegi: Victory of resistance; failure of
sanctions
“Readiness to raise exports is the first step after
conclusion of the deal,” said the Iranian oil minister.
Hamkari Melli: The beginning of the season of hope;
Iran and P5+1 have reached a deal.
Hamshahri: A day that marks a beginning
Hemayat: Iran and P5+1 have agreed to a deal that
caps years of nuclear talks.
Hosban: “Today marks an end to the injustices
Iranian people were subjected to,” the president
said.
“Officials are determined to make maximal use of
the opportunities that arise in the post-sanctions
era,” said the energy minister.
Iran: Iran at the summit of [nuclear] agreement
Jahan-e Sanat: The efforts of Kerry and Zarif bore
Hamshahri: A day that marks a beginning
fruit; Iran’s heroic deal.
Jamejam: The joint statement is an acid test for
the West.
A member of parliament’s National Security and
Foreign Policy Committee said that the nuclear
deal will be carefully examined in the Islamic
Consultative Assembly.
Javan: Thanks to the resistance of the nation, a
nuclear Iran has been recognized.
The Leader has thanked the nuclear negotiating
team for its sincere efforts.
Jomhouri Islami: The historic victory of the Iranian
nation
The parliament speaker said the nuclear deal can be
a source of blessing.
Kaenat: The good day that produced a nuclear deal
“The deal can bring down the wall of mistrust,” said
President Rouhani.
Kar va Kargar: The key of wisdom opened the lock of
sanctions.
Kayhan: Two diametrically opposite interpretations
of a single deal.
Don’t expect a miracle; this deal is not the biggest
of conquests!
Khabar Varzeshi: Zarif scored; Iran smiled.
The nuclear deal’s impact on Iran’s sports
Sportsmen have said Zarif is a hero who deserves a
standing ovation.
Khorasan: Iran emerges victorious in the battle of wills.
Thank you Mr. Zarif.
Mardomsalari: Congratulations on this victory
“Today does not mark the end, rather it is a
beginning,” said President Rouhani.
Nasl-e Farda: A dignified deal
“We will build the future based on the deal,” said
FM Zarif.
Payam-e Zaman: Resistance worked, and the
sanctions regime crumbled.
The economy minister said that the time has come
for problems to be solved.
Qods: The beginning of a test for the West.
A shift in indexes is how Iran and world markets
reacted to the nuclear deal.
Rah-e Mardom: Achievement of nuclear demands on
the back of heroic flexibility
Resalat: President Rouhani has said that the
implementation of the nuclear deal will add up to a
big test for the West.
Resalat: “I hope the outcomes of nuclear talks
can mark the end of the enemy’s pressures and
allegations against Iran,” said President Rouhani in a
meeting with the Supreme Leader.
Resalat: People’s resistance paid off.
The highlights of the nuclear deal between Iran and
P5+1
Resalat: Zarif and Mogherini: We are building a new
chapter of relations.
Nasl-e Farda: A dignified deal
“We will build the future based on the
deal,” said FM Zarif.
Rooyesh-e Mellat: The victory of resistance, the
defeat of sanctions
Netanyahu: Agreement with Iran is a mistake of
historic proportions.
Roozan: The sun was shining brighter.
President Rouhani: The achievement today has its
roots in Iran’s interaction on the one hand and the
respect shown by P5+1 on the other.
President Rouhani: The implementation of the
nuclear deal marks the start of a big test.
President Rouhani: All centrifuges in Natanz will
continue enrichment.
Roozan: The lock of foreign investment will be
opened in Iran in post-sanctions era.
Roozan: “The negotiating team walked down a
path which respected the country’s red lines,”
said Hamidreza Asefi, a former diplomat.
Roozan: “The nuclear agreement will have a
direct impact on parliamentary elections,” said
Nemat Ahmadi, a lawyer.
Roozan: A good deal and beautiful peace in Vienna
Roozan: The economic achievements of the
nuclear deal; sanctions which will be removed.
Sayeh: A nuclear deal was struck; an achievement
following 13 years of international dispute
Zarif: We opened a new chapter of hope.
Mogherini: The new decision removed the
tensions.
Sayeh: “I will not let anybody resort to lies
to undermine people’s trust,” said the Iranian
president after the conclusion of the nuclear deal.
Setareh Sobh: The explosion of hope
The first phase of agreement was clinched in
Vienna.
Shahrvand: The world acknowledged Iran; a
bomb-less atomic explosion
Sharq: Victory without war
People celebrated on the streets after the Vienna
deal.
“I won’t allow anyone to build on fabrications
to dash the hopes of the people,” said President
Rouhani.
Sharq: Orders have been issued to raise
production in all Iranian oil fields,” said the
director general of the National Iranian Oil
Company.
Siasat-e Rooz: Rouhani elaborated on the
outcomes of nuclear talks, from the removal
of sanctions to Iran maintaining its nuclear
technology.
Siasat-e Rooz: The nuclear case was closed, but
US animosity goes on.
Vatan-e Emrooz: Anticipating the implementation
of the deal
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of
newspapers on Wednesday and picked headlines
from 43 of them.
Vatan-e Emrooz: Anticipating the
implementation of the deal
Isfahan Today
ESFAHAN EMROOZ-Monday July 20 2015
173 Iranian researchers
among highly-cited
scientists
Caretaker of Islamic World Science Citation
Database (ISC) Mohammad-Javad Dehqani
announced that 173 Iranian scientists are
currently among the one percent highlycited scientists in the world.
The ISC has conducted different processes
and identified 173 Iranian researchers as
the highly-cited scientists, he said, adding
it has also prepared a complete list of
scientific elites in Iran, Tehran-based English
newspaper, Iran Daily, reported.
He further continued that 50.8 percent of
the scientists are working on fundamental
sciences, 21.4 percent on medical sciences,
21 percent on technical and engineering
sciences, 6.4 percent on agricultural
sciences and 0.6 percent on social sciences.
Fifty percent of the scientific elites are
from state universities, 23 from polytechnic
universities, and 21 from medical
universities, three from research centers
and three from Azad universities, he noted.
The universities of Sharif, Isfahan,
Amirkabir, Science and Technology as well
as Babol Noshirvani University of Technology
had the most highly-cited Iranian scientists.
Khwarizmi Intl. Award
calls for participation
Khwarizmi International Award (KIA) is
calling for participation from around the
world for its 29th edition.
Those interested in participating in the
29th edition of Khwarizmi International
Award (KIA) must register at the Award’s
website from August 1 to September 22,
2015.
Fields of participation include: Aerospace,
agriculture, natural resources, animal
sciences & veterinary medicine, civil
engineering, basic sciences, electrical &
computer, basic sciences, biotechnology,
environment & basic medical sciences,
chemical technology, industry & technology
management, information technology,
materials & metallurgy, mechanics,
mechatronics, medical sciences, and
nanotechnology.
Research works should fall into one of the
following categories: applied research,
research and development, fundamental
research, and invention and innovation.
The deadline for submission is November
30, 2015.
The KIA is instituted by the Iranian Research
Organization for Science and Technology
(IROST), affiliated to the ministry of
Science, Research and Technology.
The KIA award acknowledges outstanding
scientific
achievements
made
by
researchers, inventors and innovators from
all over the world.
The Khwarizmi Award is created in
memory of Abu Jafar Mohammad Ibn
Mousa Khwarizmi, the great Iranian
mathematician and astronomer (770-840
C.E)
Post-Sanctions Tourism Boom
Iranian Oud maestro
passes away
Is Iran Ready?
Kian Sharifi
ran and six world powers
brought an end to a 12-year
nuclear standoff that saw
Iranians
endure
grueling
economic sanctions imposed by
the West. The comprehensive
nuclear agreement ensures the
lifting of crippling sanctions
once Iran’s compliance with the
agreement is confirmed.
When a framework deal was
reached
in
April,
tourism
authorities
began
musing
about the positive impacts of a
comprehensive nuclear accord.
“We are ready for a massive
tourist influx,” Masoud Soltanifar,
head of Iran’s Cultural Heritage,
Handicrafts
and
Tourism
Organization, said at the time.
That is all fine and dandy, but are
we prepared?
Diplomacy Does Good to Tourism
The rapid decline in the number
of incoming tourists in the past
few years was largely blamed
on Iran’s international isolation
brought about by the sanctions,
but domestic factors also played
their part.
Lack of funding to develop
infrastructure and years of
mismanagement
cost
Iran
millions, maybe billions, of dollars
in tourism revenue.
Nevertheless,
more
foreign
tourists have started making the
trip to Iran in the past two years
and that is largely because of
the current government’s foreign
policy.
Since taking office two years ago,
President Hassan Rouhani and his
Cabinet began to shed stereotypes
diplomatically and fight the
western media’s smear campaign
against Iran, which helped boost
the country’s global profile.
Foreign tourists traveling to Iran
for the first time are pleasantly
surprised to find that the
country has no semblance to the
unpleasant image portrayed by
the western media.
We Have a Deal. Now What?
Measures have been taken to
promote Iran’s tourism potential
abroad in the hopes of attracting
more tourists, in line with the
country’s 20-year plan, which
envisages 20 million annual
tourists by 2025, theoretically
generating $30 billion in revenues.
I
ICHHTO has set up tourist
information offices in eight
countries and they plan on
opening 17 more by the end of the
current Iranian year (March 19,
2016). These offices are tasked
with introducing Iran’s attractions
to potential tourists and provide
feedback to Iran’s tourism
officials.
In order to target the right foreign
market, the organization has
compiled a list of 40 countries,
ranked according to indices such
as per capita income and level of
economic and political ties with
Iran.
In an effort to bring the public
and private sectors closer after
years of strained relations, Ali
Baqer Nemati, the promotion and
marketing deputy at ICHHTO’s
Tourism Department, said these
measures have been taken to
enhance cooperation. He said
the organization will support the
private sector to participate in
international exhibitions held in
target countries.
In addition to facilitating visa
issuance and visa waivers, setting
up direct international flights to
major cities, the latest of which is
the Tehran-Athens flight scheduled
for July 23, will help promote
tourism.
Clearly, tourism authorities are
committed to attracting large
numbers of foreign travelers to
Iran. But the country is not ready
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to accommodate such a massive
tourist influx.
What Infrastructure?
Lack of adequate numbers of good
quality lodging facilities, conflicts
between ICHHTO and the private
sector and red tape involved in
foreign investment must all be
addressed if we are to meet the
demand of tourists.
There are 50 hotel construction
projects currently underway in
the Tehran, while president of
Tehran Hotels Association, Ali
Farrokhmehr, believes another
50 hotels should be built in the
Iranian capital.
If Tehran, a city hardly known
for its tourism potential, lacks
100 hotels, one can realize the
state of hospitality industry
in tourist hubs such as Shiraz,
Isfahan and Mashhad. The latter
reportedly receives a third of all
inbound tourists, as it houses the
shrine of Imam Reza (PBUH), the
descendant of Prophet Muhammad
(PBUH).
The lack of lodging facilities
has long been touted as a major
factor hampering Iran’s efforts to
become a top tourist destination,
and those involved in the industry
have consistently called for easing
regulations to attract foreign
investors.
The Financial Times earlier
this month reported that major
international hoteliers are closely
monitoring Iran and waiting for
the right opportunity to enter the
primed Iranian market. However,
as long as bureaucratic hurdles
in the way of acquiring permits
from ICHHTO remain, private
investors—domestic or foreign—
will opt against investing.
Slow Pace, Long Way
Iran has the potential to
become a major international
destination. Aside from hospitable
people, the country is blessed
with an abundance of cultural
and historical sites, accessible
transportation
and
natural
landscapes.
Iran boasts 19 UNESCO-listed sites,
after the historical city of Susa and
the ancient Meymand Village were
added to the country’s growing list
of world heritage sites.
The
UN
World
Tourism
Organization predicts Iran will
experience a 6.6-percent tourism
growth in 2015, and the most
recent tourism report by the World
Economic Forum labeled Iran “the
most affordable country to visit”.
However, this growth will not
materialize, if the infrastructure
is not developed. While it is true
that measures are being taken to
build hotels and bridge the gap
between the public and private
sectors, the pace of such a
development is too slow to meet
the country’s ambitious tourism
goals by 2025.
The floodgates are opening and
we are not prepared.
The father of Modern Oud playing in
Persian music passed away in Tehran on
Tuesday.
Suffering from lung disease Mansour
Nariman who had been hospitalized for a
while, passed away late in the evening on
Tuesday at the age of 80.
Eskandar Ebrahimi Zanjani known as
Mansour Nariman was born in 1935 in
Mashhad in a family who loved music and
his father was a player of the Tar, the Ney,
and the Setar.
Being taught by his father, his first
teacher, he started playing for the local
radio of Mashhad city in northeastern Iran
when he was just 14.
After a while he went to Iranian southern
city of Shiraz and cooperated with the
local radio of the city for a while.
Upon the invitation of Radio Tehran,
Nariman moved to capital city of Tehran
and became a regular Oud player in radio
programs.
In 1962 he was officially invited to instruct
in Tehran conservatory of music and during
the period of his cooperation with the
conservatory he trained many musicians of
later generations of Persian music.
He was also a researcher and writer
and along with hours of his works being
recorded, he has also written several
books on the Oud as well.
Originally a Persian instrument, the Oud
is a pear-shaped stringed instrument
commonly used in Arabic, Greek, Turkish,
Persian, Jewish, Byzantine, Azerbaijanian,
Armenian, North African, Somali and
Middle Eastern music. Construction of
the Oud is similar to that of the lute.
The modern Oud and the European lute
both descend from a common ancestor
via diverging paths. The Oud is readily
distinguished from the lute by its lack of
frets and smaller neck. Alongside the lute,
it is considered an ancestor of the guitar.
Iran to join int’l tourism
exhibitions
Iran’s Cultural Heritage and Tourism
Organization plans to take part in 12
international tourism exhibitions which
include new exhibitions in East Asia.
The organization plans to take part
in
exhibitions
in
Japan,
France,
Malaysia, Singapore, China, India, East
Mediterranean, Turkey, Italy and Russia
which have called for presence of Iranian
private sector.
Iran also plans to have booth in German
ITB exhibition and Spanish Fitur expo.
Iran has announced that it would not take
part in a tourism exhibition scheduled to
run in Britain this year due to changes in
political ties of the two countries.
Recipe for Ghormeh Sabzi Stew
The delicious smell and incredibly pleasant
taste of Ghormeh Sabzi have made it so
popular with Iranians that you can rarely find
one individual who does not like it.
Iranian dishes excel at making people who
have never tried them fall in love at the first
bite. The unique combination of spices and
flavorings with a wide range of vegetables,
herbs, fruit, grains, nuts, meat and most
importantly rice only needs the wand of
Iranian cuisine to perform magic and leave
an explosion of unforgettable tastes in the
mouth. Their delectable smell, delicious look
and perfectly pleasant taste make it almost
impossible to resist them.
Ingredients:
Serves 4-6
1. 750 grams – 1 kg cubed boneless lamb leg/
beef
2. One cup red beans (100 grams) – It is advised
that you soak them at least for half an hour.
3. 500 grams finely chopped parsley
4. 250 grams finely chopped wild leek
5. 100 grams finely chopped coriander
6. 100 grams finely chopped spinach
7. 50 grams finely chopped fenugreek
It is worth noting that there are no hard-andfast instructions about the amount of herbs
used in this dish. For instance, some prefer
to go heavy on wild leak and use less parsley,
so the amount of each herb used depends on
your taste. More wild leek will add a sharp
taste to the stew. Too much fenugreek will
turn it bitter. Spinach plays the role of a
thickener and won’t let the final stew be
too watery. The amount of coriander should
not outweigh other herbs. All herbs have to
be finely chopped; otherwise the stew won’t
look and taste nice at the end.
8. One-two large onions which are peeled and
finely chopped
9. Three-four dried limes – they give the stew
a special flavor. Try to buy them from Iranian
grocery stores. Some recommend replacing
them with other flavorings, but if you do,
a special unique taste will be missing. They
should be soaked in water for a few minutes
and pierced with a fork. Avoid overusing
limes, because they will give a bitter taste to
your stew.
10. Verjuice [a highly acidic juice made by
pressing unripe grapes] to taste
11. Salt, ground black pepper and turmeric to
taste
12. Oil
13. Water
How to cook Ghormeh Sabzi stew:
Bags of frozen fried herbs to be used for this
stew are a fixture of almost every Iranian
housewife’s freezer because they can save
time in cooking this all but time-consuming
dish.
1. Fry all finely chopped herbs with a liberal
amount of oil until they take on a nice dark
color.
2. Fry onions with oil over a medium heat in
a separate pot until they turn soft and golden
brown, add turmeric and pepper to it. Salt
can be added toward the end of cooking to
stop meat from toughening and prolonging the
cooking time.
3. Add the red beans to fried onions and sauté
them for a few minutes. [In case you want to
use canned beans, you should add them in the
last 30 minutes.]
4. Add the meat cubes and sear them. [Some
prefer the meat cubes in this dish to be large,
if you don’t like it that way, you can cut them
into small ones].
5. Now, add the fried herbs and fry them with
other ingredients for a second time.
6. Add a liberal amount of water to the pot
and bring it to the boil, then turn down
the heat, keep the lid on the pot and and
allow it to simmer gently for 2-3 hours
[until the meat and beans are tender and
well cooked]. Avoid adding too much water
because you will later have difficulty getting
rid of it when the ingredients are thoroughly
cooked. At the end, your stew must not be
watery or thin.
7. In the last one hour, pierced dried limes
can be added. At the end, they should be fully
soaked and soft. However, they should not
have fallen apart.
8. Toward the end of the cooking you can add
salt and verjuiceto taste.
The stew, which should look thick and a bit oily
at the end, is served with rice. (Source:IFP)
Bon Appétit!