Purposeful approach aimed at diverting attention

 TEHRAN PAPERS

TEHRAN - In an article, the Iran newspaper discussed the repeated positions of the West regarding the nuclear activities of our country and said: The purposeful report of the Agency and the alleged statement of the U.S. and the European troika cannot be seen separately from the crises that have paralyzed the western front in the Ukraine war and the Gaza crisis.

Especially since the Zionist regime is the main party to the war that started following the surprise of this regime in the October 7 attack by Hamas, and despite Israel's wide-scale attacks against the civilian population of Gaza and the unprecedented support of the United States, it has not been able to achieve its minimum demands in the field. This failure against the resistance front, which is supported by the Islamic Republic, has led Israeli officials to the policy of intensifying pressure on Iran. In such an atmosphere, the agency tries to magnify worthless, undocumented information and turn conventional questions into strange questions about Iran, to bring Iran's peaceful nuclear activities to the top of the news with a repetitive game and to arouse global sensitivity towards it; This is undoubtedly done to turn the attention away from the crimes committed by the Zionist authorities against the defenseless people of Gaza these days.

Sobh-e-No: Russia should not be allowed to play Iran's card
In an interview with Mehdi Khorsand, an international affairs expert, Sobh-e-No discussed Russia's recent positions on Iran's three islands in the Persian Gulf and wrote: Balanced policy does not allow any of the eastern or western powers to play with Iran's card. But it should be noted that the presence of Lavrov, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Moscow, in the Morocco meeting does not refer to Russia's hostility towards Iran. There are no permanent friends or enemies in the international arena, and countries act and react in international relations based on their national interests. The political and diplomatic reactions show that Iran is not joking with any side about its territorial integrity and independence, and is not negligent in opposing the arrogance of the West. The diplomatic apparatus should also take the path of a "de-risking strategy" about Russia in order not to be harmed by the change in behavior of its northern neighbor and to consolidate its position as an emerging regional and global power.

Hamshahri: Is the opening of the embassies of Iran and Egypt upcoming?
Hamshahri talked to Hassan Hanizadeh, a senior expert on regional issues, and discussed speculations about the relations between Tehran and Cairo and said: After the presidents of Iran and Egypt met and talked in recent months, first on the sidelines of the summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and then on the phone, a new chapter was opened in bilateral relations. The observers of the developments in the region believe that in the current situation, both sides have the necessary will to improve the level of relations, an approach that has increased hopes for the opening of the embassy. Due to its special geopolitical position, Egypt is very important in regional and even international relations, both for Iran and for Arab-Islamic states. Another positive aspect is that Jordan is likely to be the next destination after improving relations with Egypt. The point here is that America's regional performance has also played an effective role in the turn of some Arab governments towards Iran. Experience has shown that whenever some Arab governments become pessimistic about Washington's regional policies, they move towards promoting cooperation with Iran.

Shargh: Negotiation best way to resolve the dispute in Arash gas field
In a note, Shargh addressed the disputes over the Arash (Durra) gas field and quoted Mohammad Dehghan, the legal deputy of the president, as saying: Negotiation is the best way to resolve the dispute over the Arash gas field, but if Kuwait wants to exploit this field, so will Iran. Arash gas field is common and a part of this field belongs to Iran, and we have already drilled a well in that field, but the well has been closed. The government of Kuwait has made unjustified claims and thinks that all the fields belong to it, which is baseless. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is responsible for solving this issue through negotiations, but if the Kuwaiti government wants to exploit this field, we will start exploiting it according to the wells we have dug or will dig. But it is better to have common exploitation and common interests. If Saudi Arabia has a common border with us, we believe in a common exploitation with this country so that the field is not destroyed and it is exploited to the maximum. We do not expect Kuwait to make claims beyond its limits.

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Netanyahu between two equally unpleasant choices

Top Hamas official

TEHRAN, (MNA) – Hamas has reacted to reports that Israeli officials have rejected prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s request to hold a joint press conference with him, stating that Netanyahu has two choices that are both equally unpleasant.

“Netanyahu is between the devil and the deep blue sea. He must either step down and stand trial before settlers, or continue the Gaza onslaught and face justice at the hands of fighters from the al-Qassam Brigades – Hamas’s military wing,” Izzat al-Rishq, a member of the political bureau of Hamas, said late on Saturday.

He added that Netanyahu is now isolated and rejected even by high-profile figures of the regime’s war machine.

“Crest-fallen Netanyahu is trying to escape from his repeated failures,” Rishq said, noting that Netanyahu, despite having declared opposition to any of Hamas’ provisions, has come to the terms that it is the Palestinian resistance front that is imposing conditions and has the upper hand on the battlefield.

“By God’s grace, resistance fighters will emerge victorious at the end of the Gaza war, and will terminate all forms of the Zionist occupation,” the senior Hamas official said.

The fate of Netanyahu and the Israeli military hangs in the balance amid developments on the ground in Gaza. Israelis will eventually rise up against him as they are really fed up with his flat-out lies, Rishq continued.

“In the face of fallen victims as well the courage and resilience that Palestinians have put up, the aggression on Gaza must stop before anything else. The Palestinian nation will not settle for less than complete removal of all restrictions and livelihood in full freedom,” the Hamas official pointed out.

On Saturday evening, Israeli minister of military affairs Yoav Gallant and war cabinet member Benny Gantz turned down Netanyahu’s request to hold a joint press conference with him.

Gen. Soleimani School based on Palestine cause

Martyr of Quds /5

TEHRAN, (MNA) – The freedom of Palestine makes up the basis of Martyr Soleimani’s School and the center of Iran’s foreign policy in the region.

“Defending Palestine brings about dignity,” responded Martyr Soleimani in response to Abu Khaled commander of the Lebanese branch of Hamas's military wing in 2019.

From the viewpoint of the former commander of the Quds Force, the issue of supporting Palestinian groups was not only in line with Iran's national interests; Rather, it was viewed as a religious obligation.

The Islamic Republic made decisions to help fight against terrorism in Iraq and Syria in a bid to revive the Palestinian cause in the region.

That is why many analysts and strategists consider the free Palestine the backbone of Martyr Soleimani’s teachings and School.

Axis of Resistance vs Axis of evil

After the all-out aggression of Bush Jr.'s war machine in Afghanistan and Iraq, many military commanders were talking about the possibility of a military conflict between Tehran and Washington.

The then-president of the United States called Tehran a part of the "axis of evil" and tried to mispresent Iran as a threat to world peace. At that time, one of the initiatives of Qassem Soleimani and his comrades was to use the capacity of the Muslims in the region to create an axis of resistance against the American coalition and the Zionist regime.

In this Palestinian strategy, the "arrowhead" of resistance against Western colonialism was located in the Levant region. In other words, all resistance groups should always pat attention to the ongoing developments in occupied Palestine and rush to the aid of the resistance forces in the West Bank and Gaza Strip during a crisis.

Soleimani, directly and indirectly, observed the battle scene many times during the battle between the resistance forces and the Zionist regime and provided advisory assistance.

Ahmed Abd al-Hadi, Hamas’s representative in Lebanon has repeatedly reported the presence of Gen. Soleimani in the Gaza Strip.

Iran’s top commander had a colossal role to play in shaping the defense structure of Gaza.

If Israel's war machine is stuck today during the ground battle with Hamas, it was because of the thinking and defense strategies of this commander to protect the Palestinian land against the Zionist enemy.

Osama Hamdan, a member of the Islamic Jihad movement, also pointed to the role of Martyr Soleimani in the 22-day war and spoke of his constant companionship with the resistance forces and their guidance on the battlefield.

Equipping Resistance Force in Gaza

After declaring the existence of the Zionist regime on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea, the Zionists were always victorious in classic battles against the Arab armies.

However, after Sharon's withdrawal from the Gaza Strip in 2005 and the rise of the Islamic resistance movement Hamas and Islamic Jihad in this Palestinian region, the military-security equation changed in favor of the resistance axis.

Regarding the role of Martyr’s Soleimani in the Palestinian cause, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has said that “this man empowered the Palestinians. He did something to help a small region like the Gaza Strip stand up to the Zionist regime despite all their pretensions. They (the people of Gaza) brought such adversity upon them (the Zionists) that they asked for a ceasefire after just 48 hours! This was done by Hajj Qasem Soleimani.”

When Hamas forces are equipped with drones

During the last two decades, one of the most important components of the resistance power has been the arming of Palestinian groups with various deterrent weapons against the Zionist regime. During the Al-Aqsa Storm Operation, the resistance groups fired more than 4,000 rockets towards the occupied territories in 80 days.

Currently, Hamas and Islamic Jihad are equipped with Qasef, Ababil and Shahab class drones. In 2018, Nasser Abu Sharif, the representative of Islamic Jihad, announced during his trip to Tehran that under the leadership of Martyr Soleimani, many Hamas and Islamic Jihad forces were trained by the Quds Force of the IRGC to produce and assemble all types of missiles.

This strategic assistance has given the possibility for the Palestinian fighters to produce the defense weapons they need in this area locally and enter the implementation phase.

The liberation of Quds crucial point in the reappearance of Imam Mahdi

Refraining from various political factions and groups is underlined at the school of Martyr Soleimani.

In the Soleimani School, the recapture of the Al-Aqsa Mosque from the hands of the Zionists is defined as the foundation for the reappearance of Imam Mahdi.

Martyr Soleimani’s efforts in unifying battlefields

The followers of the Islamic Republic and Imam Khomeini School believe that supporting the oppressed people and fighting the arrogant powers are in line with Imam Mahdi's ruling.

The formation of the "Unity of the Fields" strategy and the coordinated actions of the resistance forces against the interests of The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) and the Zionist regime from the north of the Indian Ocean to the south of Lebanon shows the continuation of the strategy of Martyr Soleimani towards the Quds issue by his comrades.

In the foreign policy doctrine of the Islamic Republic of Iran, defending the Palestinian issue is mentioned as a definite and unchangeable principle.

As per paragraphs 5 and 16 of article 3 as well as articles 11 and 152 of Iran’s constitution, the foreign policy of the Islamic Republic must be in accordance with brotherly commitment to all Muslims and advocating all oppressed people in the world.

Soleimani, as the commander of the Quds Force, was tasked with implementing the constitution, the law to support the Islamic Revolution of the Palestinians, and the Supreme Leader of the Revolution's orders on the many fronts of the battle against the Zionist enemy.

His continuous efforts to equip the Palestinian groups with all kinds of deterrent weapons against the Zionist enemy caused Ismail Haniyeh, the head of the political bureau of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas, to call him the martyr of Quds during the burial ceremony of the great martyr.

Reported by Mehr News Agency

Martyr Soleimani a role model for all government managers

Raeisi

TEHRAN, (MNA) – Martyr Soleimani is a role model, and inspiration for managers of executive bodies, according to the Iranian president, adding that all officials should center all their decisions and actions on serving people.

Speaking in the meeting of the cabinet on Sunday evening, Ebrahim Raeisi paid tribute the memory of Lieutenant General Haj Qasem Soleimani and the sacrifices and efforts of this high-ranking martyr in strengthening and standing the Resistance movement in the region, especially in Palestine and Lebanon, described Martyr Soleimani a role model for the managers of the executive bodies.

The President stressed that managers should pay attention to the impact of their decisions and actions on people's lives and clarified, "Ministers and managers of executive bodies of the country should see "people" as the core of all their decisions and actions and act on this basis".

In another part of his speech, the President emphasized the continuous pursuit of production growth in the country by all managers of executive bodies, urging the Central Bank to pay special attention to the financing of small enterprises.

In the meeting, the Chief of the Plan and Budget Organisation also presented a report on the results of the labor force survey in the fall of the year 1402 and said, "The results of the statistics center show a decrease in the unemployment rate and an improvement in the labor market".

Zionist regime admits suffering massive casualties in Gaza war

Tehran, IRNA – The Zionist regime admitted that it has suffered massive casualties in its raid against the Gaza Strip.

The regime’s media outlets, citing the director of the Barzilai Medical Center in Ashkelon, reported that the hospital has treated more than 3,500 wounded individuals since the beginning of Operation Al-Aqsa Storm on October 7.

So far, the Zionist regime has acknowledged the death of 504 of its troops since the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas launched the surprise operation into the occupied territories, saying 167 of them were killed during the ground invasion of Gaza.

Earlier, the Zionist media outlet Yedioth Ahronoth reported that Israeli occupation officers had acknowledged that the Gaza war’s was mismanaged.

Hamas launched Operation Al-Aqsa Storm against the Zionist regime on October 7, in retaliation for the regime’s ongoing violence against Palestinians. In response, the occupying regime waged a “genocidal” war on Gaza with the proclaimed aim of eradicating the resistance movement.

'UK role evident in Israeli war crimes, genocide": Iran FM

TEHRAN, (MNA) – 'UK role evident in Israeli war crimes, genocide against Palestinians' has discussed the Gaza war with his British counterpart, telling him that the Palestinian crisis has roots in decades of the Israeli occupation.

The Palestinian crisis has roots in October 7 events. It has roots in 75 years of the occupation by the Israeli regime, constant violation of the basic rights of the Palestinians, committing war crimes in Palestine and genocide against this innocent nation, and of course, the UK role is evident in these issues,” Amir-Abdollahian told Britain’s Foreign Secretary David Cameron in a phone conversation on Sunday.

The top Iranian diplomat said that his country considers Hamas a freedom-seeking movement, which has stood up against the occupation and apartheid, and condemned certain Western states for remaining silent on the Israeli crimes against Palestinians in Gaza.

Amir-Abdollahian also denounced what he called double standards by the US and some Western countries towards the wars in Gaza and Ukraine.

It is not appropriate that the Israeli regime is allowed to commit genocide and massacre of women and children in Gaza and create tensions in the region, but stopping a Zionist ship in the Red Sea is regarded as a threat to the security of this economic waterway, he noted.

On threats against the Islamic Republic, the Iranian foreign minister said that his country will definitely give a strong response to any act of aggression and adventurism by Israel, which will make the regime regret its actions.

The British foreign secretary also elaborated on his country’s stance on the ongoing developments in Gaza and the Red Sea, and called for efforts by the Islamic Republic to help stop the spillover of the war and ensure the navigation security.

In addition to the Gaza war, the two diplomats also discussed issues of mutual interest and stressed the importance of continued negotiations over those issues. 

Iran’s security chief meets senior official of Yemen’s Houthis

Tehran, IRNA – Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Akbar Ahmadian and Spokesman for Yemen's Ansarullah resistance movement Mohammad Abdul-Salam met and discussed issues of mutual interest.

Ahmadian met and held talks with Abdul-Salam in the Iranian capital city of Tehran on Sunday.

The two sides exchanged views over issues of mutual interest and regional security.

Praising the resistance of the Yemeni people and government during the difficult years, Ahmadian hailed their courageous actions in supporting the Palestinian people against the aggression and brutal attacks of the Zionist regime.

Yemenis have declared their open support for Palestine’s struggle against the Israeli occupation since the regime launched a devastating war on Gaza on October 7 after the territory’s Palestinian resistance movements carried out a surprise retaliatory attack, dubbed Operation Al-Aqsa Storm, against the occupying entity.

The Yemeni armed forces have in the past several weeks carried out missile and drone attacks on Israeli positions and stepped up attacks against Israeli-linked ships in the Red Sea. They say the attacks will continue until the war stops and Gazans receive the food and medicine they need.

The relentless Israeli military campaign against Gaza has killed over 21,500 people, most of them women and children. Another 55,660 individuals have been wounded.