Attack on Tehran University: Tehran University, 'Hangout for Anti-Nuclear Opponents'

The newspaper Javan has introduced Tehran University as a 'hangout for anti-nuclear opponents' in its Thursday issue, while the newspaper Kayhan, three days after the controversial presence of Hossein Shariatmadari at the Faculty of Law of Tehran University and the students' protests against his speech, wrote: 'Hossein Shariatmadari, the editor-in-chief of Kayhan, considered the recent statements by [Ahmad] Shirzad and [Sadegh] Zibakalam at Tehran University against Iran's peaceful nuclear program as an attempt by reformists to encourage the government to commit treason.' The newspaper Jahan San'at reported on the 'continuation of the currency storm' in the Tehran currency market, stating: 'On Wednesday, the price of the dollar reached the highest level in recent weeks, trading at 3,520 tomans in the Tehran market.' The newspaper Shahre Vahdat reported on the continued opposition of environmental activists to the conversion of Ashuradeh into a tourist area, noting that despite the opposition from environmental activists and NGOs, the government continues to emphasize the implementation of tourism development in Ashuradeh, stating, 'Finally, Ashuradeh will be handed over. Clean water has been poured over nature and wildlife.' The newspaper Iran published differing statements from the Ministries of Health and Agriculture regarding the use of fruit wax and growth hormones for fruits and tomatoes, stating: 'These days, the publication of news about the use of ethylene gas or ethephon for artificially coloring unripe tomatoes, as well as the use of wax for the preservation and shine of some fruits, has raised significant health concerns among the public regarding their health effects and impact on health.' The newspaper Etemad headlined 'America-Cuba End of the Cold War,' stating: 'Half a century of deadlock in U.S.-Cuba relations has led to a surprising thaw. In Havana and Washington, discussions of the beginning of diplomatic relations are underway. This news is now even more surprising than the mystery of the cancellation of the Bay of Pigs operation against the aging guerrilla. Right now, as the world is once again on the brink of polarization, the horn of the communist monster has extended its hand of friendship toward its historical enemy.' This newspaper wrote: 'One of the most prominent symbols of young communists in Havana still runs the Cuban think tank, but apparently, the political thought of socialist ideals has changed to peaceful and civilized coexistence. 'Civilized relations' was a request made by Raul Castro, the President of Cuba, to Barack Obama, the President of the United States, and now signs of the formation of these civilized relations are emerging.' The newspaper Sharq also reported with the headline 'End of 50 Years of Diplomatic Coldness' that 'the U.S. and Cuba issued simultaneous statements for normalizing relations.' The newspaper Hamshahri published a photo from the joint press conference of the foreign ministers of Iran and Turkey, noting that the one-day visit of the Turkish foreign minister to Tehran and the meeting between Mohammad Javad Zarif and Cavusoglu in Tehran is part of 'regional diplomacy to combat terrorism.' The newspaper Iran quoted Mojtaba Khosro Taj, the Deputy Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade, emphasizing that 'the flour quota for violating bakers will be cut,' stating: 'It has become a common mistake for bakers to say that flour has increased by 43 percent, while the price of bread has only increased by 30 percent. This comparison is not correct, as one kilogram of flour yields more than one loaf of bread.' The newspaper Javan headlined the statements of Mohammad Baqer Nobakht, the government spokesman, regarding the economic branch of the Revolutionary Guards, describing it as 'the government's full support for the Khatam Headquarters.' The newspaper Ebtekar also headlined the government's 'withdrawal of $4.1 billion from the National Development Fund,' denying it, while the newspaper Vatan-e Emruz emphasized such a withdrawal and published 'the text of the Court of Audit report on the illegal withdrawal by the government from the fund.' The newspaper Arman also quoted Hassan Khomeini, stating: 'We must practice tolerance in the university; a bad tradition has become common in our academic environments where anyone who gives a speech disrupts the session of the opposing group, which we have witnessed in recent days. This is very wrong. Anyone who wants to give a speech should have their supporters listen to them, and opponents should either stay in the session or not; it doesn't matter which group they belong to.' The attack by Javan and Kayhan on Tehran University: 'Tehran University is a hangout for anti-nuclear opponents.' The newspaper Javan, in its Thursday issue, introduced Tehran University as a 'hangout for anti-nuclear opponents,' while the newspaper Kayhan described the statements of several professors and reformist figures at Tehran University as 'encouraging the government to commit treason.' The newspaper Javan, referring to the speeches of Ahmad Shirzad, Davood Hormidas Bavand, and Sadegh Zibakalam at Tehran University on the topic of 10 years of nuclear negotiations, named Tehran University as a 'hangout for anti-nuclear opponents,' writing: 'Western capitulators have once again taken action against nuclear activities.' The newspaper wrote: 'Over the past year, numerous personalities and media from the reformist current have attempted to create doubts among the public through psychological-media operations by constantly posing deceptive questions, such as 'What benefit has nuclear energy brought to the nation... The achievements of nuclear progress cannot be compared to all this economic and political pressure... To solve internal problems, we must abandon nuclear energy development so that people can breathe,' and 'Based on this theorized goal, four affiliates of the reformist current adopted coordinated positions on Wednesday, clearly indicating the targeted nature of such statements.' The newspaper Javan referred to Ahmad Shirzad's speech at Tehran University, stating: 'Ahmad Shirzad, a member of the Participation Fraction in the Sixth Parliament, expressed thought-provoking sentences on Wednesday at Tehran University, saying: 'No water comes from this well (nuclear industry), except for some individuals to earn bread... Since 2003, there has been no achievement in this regard, and if the nuclear issue was supposed to lead us to scientific growth, no document or research work proves this.' According to this newspaper, Ahmad Shirzad also stated in his speech at Tehran University: 'No one in Iran knows why we embarked on the path of nuclearization, and this is exactly like continuing the war after the liberation of Khorramshahr, while some individuals were proclaiming slogans like 'The path to Jerusalem passes through Karbala.' The newspaper also wrote: 'Davood Hormidas Bavand implicitly stated that nuclear progress is costly, saying: 'As long as we do not resolve our problems with America, our problems will continue,' and Sadegh Zibakalam also stated: 'There has been no scientific progress or innovation regarding the nuclear issue in Iran.' The newspaper Javan described the statements of Ahmad Shirzad at Tehran University and the statements of Davood Hormidas Bavand and Sadegh Zibakalam as 'condemnation of nuclear progress' and 'dilution of nuclear values,' writing: 'The liberalism advocates are trying to portray reaching the peaks of nuclear progress as worthless, costly, and dangerous to reduce public support for nuclear advancements and to convince them that moving towards nuclear development has no specific and tangible achievements for the country, so one should not be hopeful for a leap in this direction and should settle for not becoming nuclear.' Mohammad Esmaeili in a note for the newspaper Javan also stated: 'According to the decision-makers of this faction, the dilution of nuclear values justifies the theory of compromise, capitulation, and passivity of the years of reformist governance and thereafter, and continuing it is claimed to be in the country's interest,' but 'the most important goal of the reformists in this regard can be seen as inciting the public against the government. Being against the government is an inseparable part and even the basis of the strategy of liberalism advocates inside, and considering this, inciting the public against the government and creating a confrontation between the people and the regime with the help of the nuclear issue cannot be far-fetched.' The newspaper Javan simultaneously wrote: 'Although the eleventh government officials have occasionally expressed the necessity of nuclear progress, it is expected that they will respond appropriately to the targeted and designed positions of the reformist faction so that the suspicion does not arise that some government officials are also aligned with the Western-leaning faction inside.' The newspaper Kayhan also wrote three days after the controversial presence of Hossein Shariatmadari at the Faculty of Law of Tehran University and the students' protests against his speech, stating: 'Hossein Shariatmadari, the editor-in-chief of Kayhan, considered the recent statements by Shirzad and Zibakalam at Tehran University against Iran's peaceful nuclear program as an attempt by reformists to encourage the government to commit treason.' According to this newspaper, the editor-in-chief of Kayhan also stated: 'The statements of Mr. Zibakalam and Shirzad in belittling the nuclear program of the Islamic Republic of Iran and devaluing the achievements of our scientists, although they are so inconsistent and contradictory with reality that they seem ridiculous, but since they insist on introducing themselves as close to Mr. Rouhani and his government, their statements during the heat of nuclear negotiations can mean nothing other than accusing the government of treason.' Kayhan quoted Hossein Shariatmadari as saying: 'It is expected that Mr. Rouhani will explicitly deny the alleged connection of these two with the government or disavow their treacherous lies, because when they devalue Iran's nuclear achievements, it naturally and logically raises the suspicion that the esteemed government intends to concede the complete cessation of our nuclear activities and achievements as a concession to the opponent in the upcoming negotiations with the 1+5 and 'claim that there has been no achievement that stopping it would be a concern and considered a betrayal of the nation.' The dollar has crossed the '3,500 tomans' mark again in the Tehran market. The newspaper Jahan San'at reported on the 'continuation of the currency storm' in the Tehran currency market, stating: 'On Wednesday, the price of the dollar reached the highest level in recent weeks, trading at 3,520 tomans in the Tehran market.' This newspaper wrote that 'at the beginning of yesterday morning's transactions, the price of the dollar was 3,480 tomans,' but during the transactions, the figure of 3,520 tomans for the dollar was recorded. The newspaper Jahan San'at also wrote: 'Examining the pricing trend of the dollar shows that over the past three months, the price of this currency in the market has had a completely upward trend, and forecasts indicate that during 2015, the value of the dollar will strengthen in global markets, and accordingly, the situation in markets like gold will be disrupted.' According to this newspaper, 'the situation in the Iranian market in the remaining months until the end of the current calendar year will also be in the same way. Analyzing the behavioral pattern of the dollar shows that despite temporary shocks like the comments of the president and the head of the central bank regarding the future pricing of the dollar, the overall trend of this currency in the market has been upward, and even after these comments, the price of the dollar in the market has risen again.' The newspaper Jahan San'at wrote: 'The head of the central bank and the vice president had previously explicitly stated that the price of the dollar in the market would decrease, but what happened in the market contradicted their demands, so that on Wednesday, the price of the dollar reached the highest level in recent weeks, trading at 3,520 tomans in the Tehran market.' This newspaper quoted 'market analysts' as saying: 'The shortage of dollars in the market is the main reason for the price increases. If 'in the coming days, the central bank does not take action to distribute more dollars in the market, the upward trend of prices will continue,' but some currency traders also 'believe that the increased demand for foreign travel and dollar purchases is the main reason for the price increases.' Jahan San'at, referring to the predictions of experts like Saeed Leilaz, stated that the price of the dollar would remain at a floor of 3,200 tomans and 'other experts like Masoud Khansari believe that the price of the dollar should have been set at around 3,000 tomans in the budget,' wrote: These statements 'indicate that the private sector perceives a higher expectation for the dollar price than the official rates.' This newspaper simultaneously quoted Alireza Shakibaei, a faculty member at the Faculty of Economics of Kerman University, as saying: 'After the extension of negotiations, the market did not experience a shock, but fluctuations occurred in the stock and currency markets, which is completely natural because this market was waiting for the negotiations to yield 100 percent positive results.' Chaos in Ashuradeh; Continued opposition of environmental activists to the conversion of Ashuradeh into a tourist area. The newspaper Shahre Vahdat reported on the continued opposition of environmental activists to the conversion of Ashuradeh into a tourist area, stating that despite the opposition from environmental activists and NGOs, the government continues to emphasize the implementation of tourism development in Ashuradeh, stating, 'Finally, Ashuradeh will be handed over. Clean water has been poured over nature and wildlife.' This newspaper noted that Ashuradeh is an island located in the center of the Miankaleh Peninsula in Bandar Torkaman County in Golestan Province, stating: 'Ashuradeh was introduced and registered as one of the first biosphere reserves in the world in 1975, and at the same time, it is considered one of the important wetlands in the Ramsar Convention and holds the third significance of this area as a wildlife refuge that hosts various birds throughout the year.' Behrouz Mahdizadeh in the report of the newspaper Shahre Vahdat emphasized that 'Ashuradeh Island has a very high level of ecological and wildlife protection significance.