Deal of century aims at consolidating occupation, Iran says

TEHRAN - Es’haq Al-e- Habib, the Iranian deputy ambassador to the UN, said on Tuesday that the United States proposed the “deal of the century” in order to consolidate occupation, urging the world to resist this “unjust move”.

“Under the pretext of economic improvement, the main aim and the true nature of the so-called ‘deal of the century’ is to consolidate the occupation. The World must resist this unjust move,” he stated

Al-e- Habib made the remarks while addressing a UN Security Council meeting on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”.

Following is full text of his statement published by IRNA:

The main development since the previous open debate was the attempts to implement the so-called “deal of the century” through convening a workshop on Palestine in Bahrain.

This initiative is based on ill-intents, wrong assumptions and unrealistic approaches, and therefore is definitely doomed to fail.

It is based on ill intent simply because it has been proposed by the U.S., a country who is well-known for its biased policies rendering unconditional support for Israel as well as unjust practices towards the Palestinians.

The latest living examples include moving the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem and recognizing Israel’s sovereignty over the Occupied Syrian Golan, both of which are in flagrant violation of the peremptory norms of international law.

Basically, during the past seven decades, the Security Council has been unable to force the Occupying Power to end the occupation because of the unreserved support of the U.S. for Israel.

Such a systematic U.S. support, when even Israel is committing the most heinous and barbaric crimes, has emboldened the Zionist regime to continue, with total impunity, to commit all international crimes systematically.

Relying on such supports, Israel has also continued its expansionist policies and illegitimate practices in oppressing the Palestinians in gross violation of their basic rights.

One of such brutalities is the decade-long illegal blockade of Israel on Gaza, turning it to the largest open prison in the world. This inhumane blockade must come to an end. 

Moreover, the so-called “deal of the century” is based on wrong assumptions simply because it is aimed at buying all causes and aspirations, honor and dignity, property and territory, and inalienable rights of an entire nation. 

It is certainly an illusion and therefore definitively will completely fail.

The cause of Palestine is based on the struggle of a nation for freedom; for liberty; for independence; for complete control over all its ancestral lands; for preserving its religious and cultural identity and sites; and for saving its honor and dignity.
The cause of Palestine is based on the struggle of a nation for freedom; for liberty; for independence; for complete control over all its ancestral lands; for preserving its religious and cultural identity and sites; and for saving its honor and dignity.

Diminishing and shrinking such noble and holy causes to economic improvement is the wrongest ever possible assumption to solve the question of Palestine.

Additionally, the so-called “deal of the century” is based on an unrealistic approach, simply because all of the Palestinian groups, without exception, have strongly rejected this deal.

Furthermore, Al-Quds Al-Sharif, in addition to Palestinians, is dear to all Muslims, and no Muslim in the world is ready to accept such a disgraceful plan. Al-Quds Al-Sharif is and will remain the capital of Palestine.

History tells us that no nation has compromised on its sacred causes and the nation of Palestine is no exception. 

Mere struggle and resistance of Palestinians in the course of the past seven decades clearly indicate that how resolute, determined and persevere they are in realizing their noble objectives of liberty and independence.

They suffered economically for seven decades to liberate their lands. What they need is freedom and liberation. Once the occupation ends, they well know how to improve the economy of their independent State.

At the same time, the international community should continue its strong support to the Palestinians in their struggle to liberate their homeland. 

Under the pretext of economic improvement, the main aim and the true nature of the so-called “deal of the century” is to consolidate the occupation. The World must resist this unjust move.

This Council as well must end the vicious cycle of being bullied by one of its permanent members who unlawfully and brazenly continue rendering this body inactive and ineffective regarding Israel.

This hypocritical policy should come to an end and the Council must be able to play its Charter-based role in support of the Palestinians.

Ultimately, like any other crisis, the question of Palestine cannot be solved without addressing its root causes. There is no magic solution. The unlawful occupation of Palestine is the main source of this crisis and it can end only by ending the occupation.

Finally, the Israeli representative, in total disregard of this meeting’s agenda, which is respected by all and is focused on the Palestinian question, unsuccessfully tried to distract attentions away from the crimes and unlawful policies of its regime. 

He must have explained why they continue the occupation of Palestine; investing on death and destruction; invading other countries; imposing inhumane blockade on Gaza; killing innocent children; demolishing homes, schools and hospitals; promoting racism; developing all types of weapons of mass destruction, including hundreds of nuclear weapons; rejecting to join treaties banning WMDs, particularly the NPT; rejecting the establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Middle East. Stop fabrications, lawlessness, brutality and crimes and be accountable.

Why Bahrain was Chosen as Venue of Palestine’s Sellout?

By: Kayhan Int’l 

The Persian Gulf island state of Bahrain, ruled by the repressive Aal-e Khalifa minority regime of pirate origin, is making world headlines these days – both in the so-called mainstream media of an increasingly isolated US, and the independent media of the free world – mainly because of two gatherings.

One is "in Bahrain”, whose rulers desperately cling to the American apron for survival in vain, and the other is "on Bahrain”, whose long suppressed majority, inspired by the model of freedom presented by the Islamic Revolution, is aspiring to be masters of its own destiny – on the pattern of Iraq following fall of the Ba’th minority dictator, Saddam.
The one in the Bahraini capital Manama starts today under the deceptive theme ‘Economic Investment and Peace for Prosperity in Palestine’ as part of the so-called ‘Deal of the Century’ drafted by US President Donald Trump’s Jewish son-in-law Jared Kushner for the grand sellout of the Palestinian people as permanent thralls to the usurper Zionist entity.
The other started last night in holy Qom, with scholars of various countries in attendance under auspices of Bahrain’s senior-most religious figure, Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qasim – in exile in Iran – and titled: "The Youth Resistance Movement & Commemoration of the Martyrs of Bahrain.”
At the Manama gathering attended mainly by reactionary and unrepresentative Arab regimes, the delegates are being entertained to Trump’s vision of the future for Gaza City, which looks like Tel Aviv: a bustling metropolis with casinos, bars, discos, and scintillating beaches for barely clad men and women, beckoning tourists from around the world, and of course, immune from any Israeli airstrikes for having traded national and Islamic values for the decadent culture of the West.
And Trump’s or more properly Jared the Jew’s vision doesn’t stop there. It draws an imaginary picture of a free to travel 5-billion-dollar highway and railway connecting Gaza with the West Bank of Jordan River, without the current Israeli roadblocks, and major international investors injecting billions of dollars of capital into the Palestinian economy (fifty billion dollars over a ten-year period), doubling GDP and removing all vestiges of poverty.
But wait, the Americans, the Zionists, and the oil-rich Persian Gulf potentates are not dangling this dazzling bait for nothing. They mean business and they want the Palestinians to part with Islam’s third holiest city, Bayt al-Moqaddas, including the sacred al-Aqsa Mosque, which Israel will convert into a Jewish temple.
Moreover, there will be no more talk of any Palestinian state, neither the return of the Palestinian refugees from other countries to their ancestral homes, nor any mention of the term ‘Palestinian citizens’, who henceforth will be known as ‘Israeli Arabs’ having second class status to their Zionist overlords.
All it needs for implementation is the signature of the Palestinian Authority (PA), whose assent means legal sealing of the ‘Deal of the Century’ that will grant powers to the Zionist regime, with approval from the UN, the active involvement of the US, and the tacit support of the reactionary Arab regimes, to brutally crush Hamas, Islamic Jihad and all other Islamic/nationalist organizations refusing to sell their homeland.
For the moment Mahmoud Abbas has decided to boycott the Bahrain meeting, but is under intense pressure from both elements inside his PA for making money (which actually does not exist) and the Arab states, especially the Wahhabi cultish regime of Riyadh – the milk cow which slavishly serves the US and now its newfound Zionist cousins.
It is clear to anyone with an iota of intelligence that only a fool will fall for the ‘Conspiracy of the Century’. It means those pushing forward this deal, from Trump to his trumpeters among the Arabs, are living in a fool’s paradise. They haven’t reckoned the resolve of the Resistance Front, which is growing stronger by the day and is determined to liberate Palestine – against heavy odds and no matter the cost.
But the question is: Why, of all Arab states, Bahrain was chosen as the venue for this scandalous gathering?
The answer is obvious. A rootless regime, not even having any clan pretensions to continue its repressive rule, and depending for survival on the US 5th fleet, is the exact replica of Israel. The Aal-e Khalifa pirates who with British help seized Bahrain in early 19th century, is depopulating Bahrain of its original inhabitants and like the Jewish influx to Palestine from around the world, is settling people of all other countries in order to change the island state’s demography.
Thousands of Bahrainis are living in exile, while thousands linger in prisons, and so far 800 citizens have been stripped of their nationality.
The reign of terror in Bahrain makes the conference in holy Qom all the more important, and holds out high hopes of liberation – Insha Allah (God Willing) sooner than that of Palestine. 
It is only the iron resolve of the Youth Resistance Movement and the sacred blood of the martyrs that have the power to triumph over tyrants – as the Saudi clan will also soon find out to the perpetual dismay of the US and Britain.  

Mossad is world's Top terror brand

By Javad Karimi Ghodusi

A session title as The American-Zionist scenario for the Middle East from the Deal of Century to dual conventions was held this morning at Qods News Agency headquarters in Tehran.

As reported by Qods News Agency (Qodsna) a session titled as "The American-Zionist scenario for the Middle East from the Deal of Century to dual conventions" was held this morning at Qods News Agency headquarters in Tehran with the presence of Iranian Parliament members, pro-Palestinian media activists and reporters.

Javad Karimi Ghodusi member of National Security and Foreign Policy of the Islamic consultative assembly, regarding the new middle east plan from the US-Zionist lobbies said: “The tyranny imperial regime of America and Israel were planning to take over the entire region by different tools from creating monarchy regimes, supplying terrorist or even imposing sanction but they failed doing so because of the power of resistance movements which created major obstacles against this conspiracy. The resistance front advanced its operation area so much that today the Zionist regime is worried about its existence; meanwhile the resistance movement is taking it front lines closer to the occupied territories borders and puts Israel's existence into danger. I can easily claim the process of annihilating Zionist regime is 80% complete and some 20% is only left, which is processing in much faster speed phase.”

He continued: “Palestinian cause is one the oldest issues of the Middle East the region is geographically where west and east share a border line. The imperialist tyranny regime created Zionist regime to make things complicated in the region in order to advance their interests.”

He added: “In this modern age they have created unstable political groups in Palestine that not only they stand for the rights of Palestinian people but they stand for the interests of Zionists, the right of return of Palestinians was not defended as well as many other rights.”

After his remarks Mr. Ruyvaran an expert of Midde east policy and a pro-Palestinian activist started his speech by mentioning the Balfour agreement and said: “The Balfour agreement took place due to fears from Islamic awakening and upraise.”

The expert explained: “They created Israel to continue their colonialism over the region to slow down Islamic movements and revolutions. They expanded Zionist regime’s lands and gave them all necessary tools from classic weapons to nuclear weapons as well as political and financial support.”

He added: “The Islamic revolution of Iran was a climax point, before the Islamic revolution of Iran the west was thinking that Israel is capable of controlling the entire region.”

He continued: “Iran Islamic revolutionary views mentioned Palestinian issue as Islamic world's top priority issue meanwhile same conflicts were witnessed in Kashmir and elsewhere is Islamic regions but Imam Khomeini chose the Issue of Palestine is top priority for all Muslims to stablish an Islamic unity and provide an opportunity to end the occupation as soon as possible.”

Javad Karimi Ghodusi continued: “Mossad is world's first terror brand, they have convicted large numbers of terror attacks throughout the globe, and one of them is the assassination of Emad Moghnie. They have assassinated Iran’s nuclear scientists, but Iran stood against this situation and took the arena into collateral damage arena, several collateral damages were convicted in response, in one case resistance forces snapped Netanyahu’s son while he was resting in his bed to prove that they can kill him in collateral damage.”

Binsalman's Role in Deal of Century

Hossein Ruyvaran

A session title as The American-Zionist scenario for the Middle East from the Deal of Century to dual conventions was held this morning at Qods News Agency headquarters in Tehran.

As reported by Qods News Agency (Qodsna) a session titled as "The American-Zionist scenario for the Middle East from the Deal of Century to dual conventions" was held this morning at Qods News Agency headquarters in Tehran with the presence of Iranian Parliament members, pro-Palestinian media activists and reporters.

Ruyvaran an expert of Midde east policy and a pro-Palestinian activist started his speech by mentioning the Balfour agreement and said: “The Balfour agreement took place due to fears from Islamic awakening and upraise.”

The expert explained: “They created Israel to continue their colonialism over the region to slow down Islamic movements and revolutions. They expanded Zionist regime’s lands and gave them all necessary tools from classic weapons to nuclear weapons as well as political and financial support.”

He added: “The Islamic revolution of Iran was a climax point, before the Islamic revolution of Iran the west was thinking that Israel is capable of controlling the entire region.”

He continued: “Iran Islamic revolutionary views mentioned Palestinian issue as Islamic world's top priority issue meanwhile same conflicts were witnessed in Kashmir and elsewhere is Islamic regions but Imam Khomeini chose the Issue of Palestine is top priority for all Muslims to stablish an Islamic unity and provide an opportunity to end the occupation as soon as possible.”

Mr. Ruyvaran added: “Israel occupied Lebanon in 1982 and the resistance was able to throw out the occupation army and not only free Lebanon but the resistance turned Lebanon into front lines of the war against the Zionist regime.”

He continued: “Hussein bin Talal of Jordan was a CIA agent and he was in charge of supporting the interests of America and the Zionists, with this move the CIA was seeking to imply this message to the people of the region that the entire region is controlled by them, as well as the kings of Monarchy’s”

He said: “By the Americans order, the Saudis spent over 150 million dollars in Syria to change the regime, but resistance avoided it wining major victories in Syria and they achieved bringing back stability to the legitimate Syrian government.”

Further he explained: “Egypt’s army is in a battle in Sinai desert and its losing power over time, the deal of century means to bring back stability to the Zionist regime and guaranty its existence. While Egypt is currently suffering from financial crisis the Deal of Century forces Egypt to dedicate its Sinai desert to make a new Palestine. Saudis are ordered by the Americans to provide the financial budget necessary for making a new Palestine in Egyptian Sinai and deliver financial aids to Egypt.”

He added: “The Saudi young crown prince Muhammad Bin Salman is given a lot of tasks from Americans to suppress all the resistance movements in the region. But as Allah has promised they are doomed to fail, as resistance is advancing and today we are witnessing that in Gaza the great march of return has created a major issue for Israel that they have to answer it by military actions.”

Raeisi stresses need for keeping Palestinian issue alive

TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) –The Custodian of Astan Quds Razavi stressed the issue of Palestine as the most important issue of the Muslim World and condemned US’ intention to keep economic pressure on Tehran.

Center of Supervision on Mosques Affairs and presence of Imams and clerics of Tehran at Islamic Culture and Relations Organization held the 16th International Conference on World Mosque Day in Tehran. 

Raeisi, the Custodian of Astan Quds Razavi and prominent preacher of this conference emphasized on the role of mosques as the fort and symbol of resistance for Muslims community. 

He mentioned the issue of Al- Aqsa mosque as the most important issue of the Muslim World and asked for keeping alive the issue of Al-Aqsa till its liberation from Zionist regime. 

“The Deal of Century theory is not a new phenomenon. Youth have to know the history of Palestine. They (Zionist regime and US) want some parts of Sina Desert of Egypt through the support of Saudi Arabia in order to construct towns for Palestinians. They want to displace and transplant about five million Palestinians to other countries in order to undermine the issue of Palestine as the land of all Muslims”, Raeisi said.

He emphasized "US, GB and their supporters have to know that they are the only losers of this deal.”

Elsewhere in his remarks, he said “our Leader believes that no war will happen against Iran, since enemy’s strategy had been failed before, during the eight years of Iran–Iraq war. That’s why they keep pressure on Iran to negotiate in order to undermine the regional penetration of Iran”.

The previous presidency candidate of Iran pointed to internal roots of economic problems of Iran and asked for economic change and development in the country, in addition to inviting youth to participate in various aspects of the Iranian economic field, as the best way for challenging US economic pressure.

He criticized secular approach to mosques and condemned intentions for keeping mosques far apart from politics, saying enemy is no longer able to propagate secularism in our community."

Deal of Century not welcomed anywhere not even in West

Mehdi Shakibai said: As the matter of fact that the American plan knows as “Deal of Century” is not even not welcomed anywhere in the world not even between Zionists, a new opportunity has now opened to put Iran’s referendum plan into pragmatics, only a referendum is a fair solution to the fate of the Palestinian issue.

Mehdi Shakibai, deputy head of the Society for the Defense of Palestinian People in an interview with the foreign policy correspondent of the Qods News Agency (Qodsna) said:  “More than half of the Zionist community are not optimistic to the outcomes of the Deal of the Century, the peace plan is doomed to failure, from other hand the regional media, psychological and political environment are somehow affected that only Deal of Century is an active plan to solve the Palestinian issue.”

He added: “Particularly Arab regimes that claim to be supportive to Palestinian’s rights now are cooperating with the Zionists and even lately they have made their cooperation very loud and clear and openly have involved themselves in the implementation of the Deal of the Century, and they have never proposed any other plan.”

He urged: “Now it’s the time that as soon as possible, the Supreme Leader's suggestion as performing a referendum in a legal framework, along with its mechanisms to be shared with international societies through the foreign policy department, so that the Islamic and non-Islamic countries interested in Palestinian human and political rights start the practical movements.”

Shakibai stated: “If the practical mechanisms of this political plan are formulated in such a way that brings the participation of all Arab-Islamic and international countries interested in solving the Palestinian issue, this plan has the capability to enable a variety of activities in favor of the Palestinian cause and the Islamic Ummah.”

He added: “Therefor, it is necessary to provide a legal and scientific document based on the United Nations' regulation for the referendum solution proposal of the Supreme Leader.”

The pro-Palestine activist said that the State Department and the Islamic Consultative Assembly are responsible for compiling this international plan, and expressed the readiness of the Society for the Defense of Palestinian People to provide expertise to the plan.

Palestinians demonstrate & reject Trump’s ‘Deal of Century’

Hundreds of Palestinians have once again expressed their complete rejection of the so-called “Deal of the Century” proposed by US President Donald Trump, demanding Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to stand firm against what they branded as the “Deal of Disgrace.” Palestinians from all walks of life marched through the streets of Ramallah, a major city in the occupied West Bank, on Monday, voicing their support of the Palestinian leadership and stressing that the US so-called deal would defiantly fall apart. The so-called deal, a backchannel plan to allegedly reach a peace settlement between Israel and the Palestinians, was proposed by the US administration late last year. Although the plan has not been released, leaks signal it will consist of the same tried and failed ideas. Palestinians believe that the deal suggests building their own Jerusalem al-Quds from areas surrounding the existing city and forget about the historic place. They also believe that the US-drafted plan calls for keeping borders and security under Israeli control, while it keeps Israeli settlements’ final borders to be discussed in later negotiations. Earlier this month, Secretary General of the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said that Trump’s much touted “the Deal of the Century” aimed to terminate the Palestinian cause. Nasrallah added at the time that Israeli officials have been seeking to change the demographic make-up of Jerusalem al-Quds ever since the Tel Aviv regime was created. Last week, Trump’s senior adviser, Jared Kushner, said details of the proposed deal would be announced soon. A number of top Palestinian officials were also among the demonstrators, including Deputy Head of the Fatah movement Mahmoud al-Alul, member of the movement’s Central Committee Jamal Muheisen and the governor of the Ramallah and al-Bireh district Laila Ghannam. “We do not want your aid, we want a Palestinian state,” said al-Alul during a speech at the rally, addressing Trump. He added the US “is not qualified to lead the peace process”, stressing that Jerusalem al-Quds “is the capital of Palestine.” The protesters were waving the Palestinian flag and carrying pictures of President Abbas, as they chanted slogans denouncing the “ominous deal”, the overwhelming American support for the Israeli occupation. They also chanted slogans in support of Abbas and his “wise” policies, stressing the importance of Palestinian national unity. “You are aware of the price that our people have paid for liberation. Thousands of our people have martyred so far and thousands others are suffering in the Israeli prisons. Our pledge to our martyrs and prisoners is that we will not accept anything less than the liberation of our lands, independence and freedom of our people,” Alul further said during his speech. The US-Palestine ties deteriorated last December, when Washington recognized Jerusalem al-Quds as the “capital” of Israel and announced plans to transfer the embassy from Tel Aviv to the holy city. Israel lays claim to the whole Jerusalem al-Quds, but the international community views the city’s eastern sector as an occupied territory and Palestinians consider it as the capital of their future state. The contentious move led Abbas to formally declare that Palestinians would no longer accept the US as a mediator to resolve the conflict, because Washington was “completely biased” towards Tel Aviv. The US embassy relocation took place on May 14, the eve of the 70th anniversary of the Nakba Day (the Day of Catastrophe), sparking deadly clashes in the Gaza Strip. “The rally is a message to the US administration and the Israeli government that the Palestinian people insist on resolving the conflict in accordance with relevant UN resolutions and refuse to abandon their inalienable rights,” said Dalal Salama, a member of Fatah’s central council, at the rally. Trump has times and again called his yet-to-be-released plan as “The Deal of the Century”, but it is coincidentally the title of a 1983 comedy, which features a bunch of hapless arms dealers, who compete to sell a weapon, called the Peacemaker, to a South American dictator.