A Bitter Incident of Assault on a Student

"Hush! Listen to Neda's Silence" is the headline of Wednesday's issue of the Law newspaper, dedicated to a report about the "bitter incident of assault on a student" in one of the villages of Khorramdarreh in Zanjan province, criticizing the negligence of the education system and other responsible institutions regarding the 9-year-old victim of this assault. Morteza Tamjidi, the director general of the education department in Zanjan province, emphasized that "the offending teacher has been suspended until the court determines his fate," and told Law newspaper: "The complaint of the 9-year-old student's family is being pursued in the Zanjan prosecutor's office, and until the court's ruling, the offending teacher will not work at the school." Farshid Es-haghi, in this report, pointed out that "the tragedy of the teacher's assault on the student of the primary school in the village of Dazinehroud, after many confirmations and denials by provincial officials, has now entered judicial investigations," writing: "Neda, as her relatives have said, had long been subjected to her teacher's abuses, but 'finally, after a heavy silence for several months, in the last month of the previous year, she broke her long-held silence and told her mother and uncle about the teacher's assault, prompting the family to pursue legal and forensic actions.'" The director general of the education department in Zanjan province, in response to whether he had met with Neda's family and the student, stated: "I personally have not met Neda, but my colleagues have followed up, and we are waiting for the court's opinion," and emphasized that "some of the statements made about this incident are merely unverified claims. Our teachers in the province are selfless and dedicated individuals, and the education department supervises their work, but if such incidents occur in schools, they will certainly be pursued." This newspaper emphasized that "Neda is an example of children who have no voice against assault and abuse, and when their pain becomes apparent, no one is there to support them," writing: "The assault on the 9-year-old Neda occurred while we have heard similar stories from various corners, and we have even seen narratives of 'Hush, girls do not scream,' referencing a film by Pouran Derakhshandeh." The newspaper Etemad published statements by Gholamreza Mesbahi Moghadam under the headline "Revealing Ahmadinejad's Nuclear Report" in its Wednesday issue, writing that this "untold story of the spokesman of the Combatant Clergy Society relates to Ahmadinejad's strategy to circumvent sanctions at the Special Economic Measures Headquarters." According to this newspaper, Gholamreza Mesbahi Moghadam stated: "Considering the actions of the Special Economic Measures Headquarters, which wanted to circumvent sanctions, Ahmadinejad submitted a report to the leadership stating that 'we have reached the end of the line, and according to the Security Council resolutions regarding nuclear energy, we must sign it,' but 'the leadership opposed this report, after which Ahmadinejad met with the leadership and said if you do not accept this view, I am no longer responsible for this file, and the leadership firmly and decisively stated that I will take on this responsibility myself.'" Gholamreza Mesbahi Moghadam mentioned in an interview with Etemad that he obtained this information during the previous government and during Tuesday meetings with a select group of representatives and national officials with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, but currently, the Tehran Clergy Society "rejects any potential friendship" with the former president, as "he is not trustworthy and does not work collectively. He uses the reputation of the group but does his own work." The newspaper Shargh also highlighted parts of Amir Abbas Soltani's statements regarding "the behind-the-scenes of oil violations in the previous government" under the headline "Directors of Oil and Rent." Amir Abbas Soltani, who has been a diligent representative in the oil corruption case of the previous government in the ninth parliament, told Shargh: "After the sanctions during Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's government, 'under the pretext of circumventing sanctions and not really for this purpose, a series of major corruptions occurred,' because 'in any case, we circumvent sanctions to benefit the country; however, in the case of Babak Zanjani, who acted under the pretext of circumventing sanctions, the only thing that did not benefit the country was profit.'" This parliament member pointed out that "to form corruption, a triangle must be created, one side of which is rent, the second side is the rent creator, and the third side is the rent consumer," referring to Babak Zanjani's criminal record, including forgery, bounced checks, and having three identities, and stated: "How is it possible to sign not just one contract but 12 oil contracts with a person who has such a record? Twelve oil and condensate ships were delivered to Babak Zanjani, and the due date of the last check taken from him was the end of 2012, and no bank guarantee was taken from him," noting that "the total amount of these 12 contracts was $4.1 billion, of which about $2.7 billion has not returned." Amir Abbas Soltani pointed out that Babak Zanjani reached such a level with "the oral introduction of Ahmadinejad" and the support of former government ministers, stating: "My inference is that he is supported from somewhere that is not willing to cooperate under any circumstances. You should know that Babak Zanjani is just a front; what he has said in his defenses and assumed everyone is ignorant and portrayed himself as a smart and capable person, if you believe that, I do not. He is merely a front for a mafia that is directing this affair." The newspaper Iran, close to the government, focused on Hassan Rouhani's trip to Kerman in its front page and quoted the President of the Islamic Republic as saying: "We will take the case of the confiscation of two billion dollars to the international court." Simultaneously, Ali Khorram, a former Iranian representative at the United Nations, welcomed Hassan Rouhani's statements in a note in this newspaper, describing it as "a clever plan for Iran's complaint in The Hague," writing: "The Supreme Court of the United States' ruling on the confiscation of Iran's two billion dollar bonds, which were held in a Citibank account in New York, prompted Iranian officials to pursue this case in the International Court of Justice in The Hague." The columnist in Iran emphasized that "if Iran provides sufficient legal evidence that it has no connection to terrorism to the International Court of Justice, the way will be opened for it to assert its rights," reminding that "if Iran does not file this complaint or fails to effectively defend this issue, the court will condemn our country based on its own assumptions," therefore "the way for Iran's complaint is open, and there are many factors and elements for it to prepare for a full defense by effectively utilizing these factors." The newspaper Javan, close to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, highlighted another part of Hassan Rouhani's speech on Tuesday on its front page, quoting him as saying: "The IRGC has always been at the forefront of solving the country's problems." This newspaper simultaneously published a note titled "The IRGC, from Assaluyeh to Aleppo," stating that today the scope of the IRGC's activities "has significantly expanded based on assigned missions; a scope that is classified into various areas, including defense, economic, and socio-cultural, but alongside this scope, another duty must be added to the IRGC's total responsibilities, a duty that President Hassan Rouhani referred to on Tuesday in a gathering of the people of Kerman; the duty to assist countries that seek assistance from the Islamic Republic of Iran for their security." The newspaper Javan also reported on its front page that "cautious implementation of the JCPOA is on Iran's table," quoting Ali Akbar Salehi, the head of the Atomic Energy Organization, who stated that "Iran will act more cautiously in transferring heavy water to the United States." According to this newspaper, such an action "indicates an increase in the atmosphere of distrust between Tehran and Washington after the blocking of $1.7 billion of Iran's financial assets by the Supreme Court of the United States, and beyond this, it seems Tehran is implicitly sending the message that it intends to implement the nuclear agreement with more deliberation and hesitation." The Law newspaper reported with the headline "Not Launched, Denied," stating: "On Tuesday, General Abdollahi, Deputy of Logistics and Industrial Research of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, stated that Iran has tested a ballistic missile with a range of 2,000 kilometers and an error margin of 8 meters. This news quickly became the headline of conservative media (Fars and Tasnim) and was immediately denied by the Minister of Defense." Abbas Ali Mansouri Arani, a military figure and member of the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of the ninth parliament, told Law newspaper: "These matters are highly delicate, and it is unclear why these statements were made; the responsibility for announcing these activities lies with the minister, and whatever he announces is credible." Ahmad Bakhshai, another member of this commission, emphasized that "I have no information on why there is confirmation and denial, but it should be noted that this exercise must have taken place," while Ahmad Shohani, another member of the National Security Commission, told Law newspaper: "The sensitivity of our enemies regarding our missile issue has increased, and announcing this deterrent test may increase that sensitivity, but when we have reached these capabilities, why should we publicize it?" The newspaper Etemad dedicated its front page photo to Kayhan Kalhor and emphasized that "the city of Attar did not observe the custom of hospitality," writing: "The first authorized concert of Kayhan Kalhor's Iran tour was canceled by the order of the prosecutor of Nishabour." The newspaper Tejarat reported on the fifth session of the sixth term of the representatives of Iran's guilds, stating: "Guilds, holding 6.5 million jobs, contribute 5.17 percent of the country's gross domestic product. This is while, according to the head of the country's tax affairs organization, this sector of the economy pays only 4 percent of taxes." The newspaper Farhikhtegan reported on the "violation of the rights of some workers in workplace accidents," stating: "In many cases, workers have not even been trained on how to claim their rights when they are injured," but "there have been cases where a worker has been fired due to amputation." The newspaper Iran reported on the "record-breaking book sales at the exhibition," stating: "Book lovers set a record with 35 billion tomans in purchases by the sixth day of the Tehran International Book Fair, with the 8 billion tomans in sales on Tuesday marking the highest daily sales figure in the 29-year history of the book fair." Meanwhile, the newspaper Shahrvand has a report about the pricing of the exhibition city, valued at 4 trillion tomans for transfer to the "City Bank," writing: "The Tehran municipality has rolled up its sleeves for the sale of the new book exhibition." The newspaper Shahrvand also published statistics provided by Alireza Jazini, the deputy head of the anti-narcotics headquarters, at the closing ceremony of the fourth addiction and media festival, stating: "Every year, about 30,000 people are killed, consuming 30 tons of drugs, causing over 10 trillion tomans in damages to the country; these are just a glimpse of the impacts of drug use in Iran, which government officials have been warning about more seriously for the past two years." The newspaper Vaghaye Ettefaghieh also has a report about "the repetition of the tragedy of irrigating farms with polluted water," quoting Alireza Hafezi, a member of the capital's city council, stating: "Farms in southern Tehran are irrigated with raw sewage." The newspaper Hemayat, affiliated with the prison organization, reported on its front page, quoting the Tehran prosecutor about "the formation of 630 legal cases for 521 bank debtors." Abbas Jafari Dolat Abadi also warned artists and athletes, stating: "If you participate in immoral gatherings, we will announce the names."