The Lebanon and Syria visits of Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif where he held talks with his hosts over bilateral ties, regional developments and the nuclear deal Iran and P5+1 cut in Vienna in July dominated the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Thursday. The comments of Secretary Kerry on the negative impact of a likely rejection by Congress of the Vienna accord on the US dollar also appeared on the covers of Iranian dailies.
�
Ettela�at: �The nuclear deal will transform the region,� Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in his meetings with officials in Lebanon and Syria.
�We extend a hand of friendship to our brothers to cooperate in building the region,� the Iranian top diplomat said.
Highlights of Ettela�at newspaper on August 13
Afkar: The Iranian navy will be equipped with guided missile cruisers.
Afkar: �Inclusion of political goals in the country�s defense strategy is a mistake,� said Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh, a former MP.
Aftab-e Yazd: �Mahdi Hashemi [a son of the chairman of the Expediency Council] receives no special treatment in prison,� said the judiciary spokesman.
Aftab-e Yazd: The secret to their anxiousness
The daily has taken a look at the reason why some MPs are so eager to have a meeting with Babak Zanjani [a young billionaire who stands accused of fraud and embezzlement when Ahmadinejad was in office].
Aftab-e Yazd: Huge land grab along Heyran Road [in the northwest]
An MP has said that individuals with managerial positions in the previous administration have played a role in the land grab and that even some of the previous Cabinet ministers own villas in this area.
Arman-e Emrooz: Iranian trucks have been attacked on Turkish soil.
Arman-e Emrooz: �We should not make the country insecure through political bickering,� said Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani.
�
Asr-e Rasaneh: The tomb of Cyrus the Great in Pasargadae has been laser-scanned after the launch of a laboratory to restore stone structures.
Asrar: Iranians spent some $18 billion on their overseas trips in 2014 alone.
Asrar: �The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action marks a new beginning between Iran and the United States,� said the secretary of the Expediency Council.
Ebtekar: Iranian diplomacy to settle the Syrian crisis
Foreign Minister Zarif arrived in Damascus as shelling in the Syrian capital was ongoing.
Emtiaz: �An estimated 2,000 Afghan nationals enter Iran illegally on a daily basis,� said the interior minister.
�
Etemad: The Chinese symphony orchestra has arrived in Tehran.
Etemad: Rumors of disqualification; a promising meeting
A number of reformists have held a promising meeting with two members of the Guardian Council as rumors swirl that the ticket supported by the head of the reformist government [a reference to Mohammad Khatami] will be disqualified.
�
Hemayat: The attorney general has said that fame does not bring immunity from prosecution.
Hemayat: Following a new ruling by the Supreme Administrative Justice Court, a seventh floor of Alaeddin Building in Tehran will be demolished.
Iran: A dust storm has sent 880 people to hospital emergency rooms in Sistan and Baluchestan.
Iran: A new mission for Foreign Minister Zarif: presenting Iran�s peace plan for Syria
Jomhouri Islami: Laws regulating foreign investment in Iran will be reformed.
Jomhouri Islami: Asia�s largest refinery expands it cooperation with Iran.
Kaenat: �Some 850,000 Afghan nationals who are in Iran legally will receive health insurance,� said the Iranian health minister.
�
Kayhan: Twelve labs producing meth near Tehran have been shuttered.
�
Khorasan: �Iran continues to stand by the Lebanese and Palestinian resistance groups,� said Foreign Minister Zarif.
The leader of the Lebanese Hezbollah told the visiting Iranian FM that the nuclear deal between Iran and P5+1 will have a positive impact on the region.
�
Mardomsalari:�The Supreme Leader views my comments on [technical] nuclear issues as final,� said Ali Akbar Salehi, the director of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran.
Mardomsalari: Some 40,000 people have signed a petition for Netanyahu to be arrested.
It came ahead of a planned visit to Britain by the Israeli PM.
Rooyesh Mellat: �The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action should become legally binding in the Islamic Consultative Assembly,� said Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani.
Sayeh: Ministers of the 11th government operating under the shadow of impeachment.
�
Shahrvand: Turkey is no longer safe, a warning to tourists and businessmen.
Bazargan Border Crossing has been shut down.
By Iran Front Page
