A selection of the latest news stories and editorials published in Iranian news outlets, compiled by AEI�Critical�Threats Project Iran Analyst�Will Fulton.
 

Politics

• Expediency Council Secretary and presidential candidate Mohsen Rezai�said, "currently oil dollar [prices] determine Iran's national currency value but [if] elected I will tie the Iranian rial to non-oil exports and production."


• Director of Iran's Communications Infrastructure Company Public Affairs Department Mehdi Khodai�denied�reported internet access disruptions and said, "it is possible that some created disruptions are due to access denials to illegal VPNs that internet users and institutions were using before this [incident] to circumvent filters."

Military and Security

• Armed Forces General Staff Industrial Preparation, Support, and Research Deputy BG Mohammad Hejazi�said, "In the case of Israel's foolishness, we will implement the Supreme Leader's statements [to destroy Tel Aviv and Haifa] in the shortest amount of time."


• Commander of IRGC Khatam ol-Anbia�Kosar Development Base BG Zia al-Din�Hazani reported�the base will implement approximately $600 billion worth of contracts inside and outside of the country. According to Hazani, annual profits from such Khatam ol-Anbia projects are approximately $100 billion.


• IRGC Ground Forces Deputy Commander BG Abdollah Eraghi�said, "this force, by God's grace, has been successful in providing stable security for people along the northwestern and southeastern borders by [cooperation] with military, law enforcement, and security forces, [and] this security is strengthening day by day."


• Regarding the Supreme Leader's previous statements about confronting serious threats, IRGC Deputy Commander BG Hossein Salami�said, "the statements of his Eminence are exactly proportionate with the armed forces defensive capabilities." He added, "they [United States], by introducing nuclear conflicts, want to tell the world that countries at this level cannot have nuclear energy and this is a psychological operation that the Americans are pursuing."

Economy

• According to Mehr News, Seoul has�resumed�Iranian gas imports and 70% of the South Korean industry are Iranian gas clients.


• Ministry of Oil Deputy Ali Reza Ziqami�announced�Iranian gasoline exports will soon reach 30 million liters per day and, added, "in such circumstances [the exit of Western multinational oil firms from Arab countries after Arab Spring instabilities], Iran proposed to these Arab countries that Iran can replace these oil companies."


• Head of Trade Expansion Agency Hamid Safdel�said, "[one] can say with boldness that more than 70% of currency gained from exports can secure domestic needs in the economic cycle."

By Iran Tracker

 

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