The comments of President Hassan Rouhani at the close of a tour of Fars Province dominated the front pages of Iranian newspapers. Foreign Minister Zarif�s remarks on nuclear talks also appeared on the cover of dailies.
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Abrar: Zarif has offered congratulations to Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir�on his appointment as Saudi foreign minister.
Abrar: �Sanctions must be lifted as soon as a final deal is struck,� said the Iranian foreign minister.
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Aftab-e Yazd: �We had the material needed to build an atomic bomb, but we didn�t opt to develop nuclear weapons,� said Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.
Aftab-e Yazd: �I have been yellow-carded by parliament for expanding Internet services,� said the minister of communications.
Aftab-e Yazd: An eight-year spell has come to an end; May Day rallies were held in Iran this year.
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Asr-e Iranian: Tehran Friday prayer leader Ayatollah Emami Kashani has urged the Saudi people not to keep silent in the face of crimes by Al-Saud Family.
Emtiaz: There has been a bush fire in the forests of Behshar.
Emtiaz: �Some 80,000 old heavy trucks will be taken off the road by the end of the year,� said the director of the State Fuel Management Headquarters.
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Etemad: �I will reshuffle my Cabinet if and when change is needed,� said President Hassan Rouhani at the close of his tour of Fars Province.
Etemad: The organs of an Iranian teacher have been donated to seven patients.
Etemad: A 100-strong Polish delegation is to visit Iran.
Deals on economic cooperation between the two countries are ready to be signed.
Ettela�at: �We won�t allow a gap to emerge between the Iranian and Islamic civilizations,� said President Hassan Rouhani.
Ettela�at: The number of births in Iran has registered a dramatic rise.
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Iran: �Government guarantees the returns of private-sector investment,� said President Rouhani.
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Jomhouri Islami: Foreigners have welcomed investment in Iran�s railway projects.
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Kaenat: The reaction of [Oil Minister Bijan Namdar] Zanganeh to the dissolution of a major oil company:
The Oil Ministry was opposed to the privatization of Kala Naft Company which was dissolved under the supervision of the Privatization Organization.
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Kar va Kargar: �Elimination of nuclear weapons is the top priority of the Non-Aligned Movement,� said Iran�s envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency.
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Kayhan: The government is insulting people�s intelligence by saying Iran�s fact sheet will and won�t be released in the same breath.
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Resalat: �The Executive branch has a duty to implement the rules of Islam,� said the chairman of the Assembly of Experts.
[Ayatollah Yazdi's comments came after President Rouhani told a host of senior police commanders that law enforcement is not responsible for implementing the rules of Islam; rather police should enforce the laws. The President has since come under fire for his comments.]
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Sayeh: �Fellow Iranians should not willingly advance the cause of the enemy,� said Foreign Minister Zarif.
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Shahrvand: Chairman of the Assembly of Experts Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi has criticized the idea of creating a leadership council.
By IFP
