Death of Physics Teacher in Borujerd by Stabbing from a Student

The Iran newspaper reported on its front page on December 2, stating: "The breathtaking moments in Vienna can be outlined in three scenarios; the first scenario is the end of negotiations without reaching a result, the second is reaching an agreement based on a general framework with minor disagreements to be resolved later, and the third scenario is a pause and a few days' break for negotiators until the final position is announced." The Etemad newspaper also reported under the headline "The Struggle of Wills in Coburg," stating: "The white smoke has yet to rise from the Coburg stairs, and the tents set up for the negotiators' press conversations have not yet seen any of the senior diplomats present in Vienna, and negotiations are swinging on a seesaw of success and failure." This newspaper emphasized: "Currently, the only scenarios being discussed for the negotiations are its failure or success. The extension of negotiations in a form that comes to mind when hearing the word 'extension' is not on the agenda of any of the seven countries whose representatives have gathered in Vienna." The Shargh newspaper also reported under the headline "Gray Smoke Over Vienna," stating: "Some news brings the agreement closer while others suggest failure. The ping-pong continues, and the ball is in the hands of both sides." Hossein Shariatmadari, representative of the Supreme Leader in Kayhan, emphasized in an editorial titled "Do Not Twist for Nothing" that "today, with greater certainty and without the slightest doubt, it can be said that Iran's nuclear challenge with the 1+5 will never reach a conclusion, and achieving an agreement that ends this 12-year challenge is not only unlikely but certainly impossible." The Etemad newspaper reported under the headline "What Happened Last Night on 'Eight Paradise' Street," about a nighttime meeting with the presence of opponents of the proposed Minister of Science, calling it "the new planning of the 'Circle of No' members for the proposed Minister of Science." The Kargozaran newspaper reported on its front page on Sunday about "the severe decline in workers' purchasing power against expenses." The Shahrvand newspaper reported on "the attack of a high school student from Hafizieh in Borujerd on Mohsen Khoshkhashi, a physics teacher" at this high school, and the Etemad newspaper reported that this physics teacher lost his life shortly after being transferred to the hospital. Three scenarios in the breathtaking moments in Vienna: The Iran newspaper reported on its front page on December 2, stating: "As the nuclear negotiations approach their final day, diplomats in Vienna are battling against time. The negotiating officials from Iran and the 1+5, who began their final efforts to close Iran's nuclear file last week at the Coburg Hotel in Vienna, have less than two days left to bring the world out of the years-long wait for resolving a historical dispute." Maryam Salari, the dispatched reporter from Iran newspaper to Vienna, wrote: "Iranian negotiators say they are waiting for the negotiating countries to decide on the latest positions that Iran has put forward in the recent negotiations and stands firm on." The Iran newspaper quoted "informed sources" as saying: "Disagreements still revolve around Iran's enrichment capacity and sanctions, and although progress has been made in some areas of disagreement, distances still require a larger decision from the negotiating countries." The Iranian team has put various plans and proposals on the negotiating table regarding the disputed topics; solutions that, if accepted and examined more closely by the negotiating delegations, could untangle the knots regarding concerns about Iran's nuclear programs. The newspaper also emphasized: "Despite news from some 1+5 delegations published in foreign media, no significant change has occurred in the positions of the 1+5 negotiators since the Muscat meeting. Meanwhile, diplomats have linked the occurrence of more serious developments to last-minute consultations. John Kerry, who joined Zarif on Thursday, decided to stay in Vienna during the remaining days to explore new ideas with his Iranian counterpart to break the current deadlock; ideas that, if necessary, their capitals will be informed of the details." The Iran newspaper also quoted "informed sources" as saying: "Considering what is happening behind closed doors in Coburg, the outlook for November 24 can be outlined in three scenarios; the first, the end of negotiations without reaching a result, the second, reaching an agreement based on a general framework with minor disagreements to be resolved later, and the third scenario is a pause and a few days' break for negotiators until the final position is announced." The dispatched reporter from Iran newspaper to Vienna simultaneously emphasized that "diplomats who always keep their hopes until the last seconds believe that perhaps unpredictable events could lead to serious changes in the negotiations." Vienna negotiations on the seesaw of success and failure: Sara Masoumi, the dispatched reporter from Etemad newspaper to Vienna, also wrote in a report titled "The Struggle of Wills in Coburg," stating: "Tomorrow marks the end of a year-long nuclear marathon that Iran and the 5+1 started on November 24, 2013. The white smoke has yet to rise from the Coburg stairs, and the tents set up for the negotiators' press conversations have not yet seen any of the senior diplomats present in Vienna. Negotiations are swinging on a seesaw of success and failure," and despite five days having passed since the Iranian negotiating team arrived in Vienna, signs of improvement or deterioration are changing by the second. This newspaper noted that "some media speculations, given the time shortage and the remaining disagreements, have tilted the scale towards heavier pessimism and emphasize that negotiations are very likely to end in failure," stressing that "currently, the only scenarios being discussed for the negotiations are its failure or success. The extension of negotiations in a form that comes to mind when hearing the word 'extension' is not on the agenda of any of the seven countries whose representatives have gathered in Vienna. An extension of negotiations in the manner seen in July, six months after negotiations began, is not possible this time." The Etemad reporter from Vienna also reported that "John Kerry and Mohammad Javad Zarif have met four times during the three-day stay of the U.S. Secretary of State in Vienna, which is still ongoing at the time of this report. Iranian officials say that to break the deadlock, the other side must put its political decision on the table, while the Westerners have passed the ball to Iran." According to this newspaper, "Europeans, alongside the U.S., are determined to bring these negotiations to fruition; Laurent Fabius, the French Foreign Minister, left Vienna for Paris on Saturday but is said to be returning today if needed." The Etemad reporter recalled that "perhaps for the first time, the U.S. Secretary of State, along with his nuclear team, is stationed in a country for more than 72 hours to discuss their nuclear file with Iranian officials," reporting that "on Saturday, in addition to meeting with his German and Iranian counterparts, Kerry also provided a report on the latest developments regarding the nuclear negotiations to the foreign ministers of Qatar, Kuwait, the UAE, and Bahrain via conference call. Additionally, the U.S. Secretary of State also consulted with the foreign ministers of Canada and Turkey regarding the nuclear negotiations." This newspaper wrote: It seems that these phone calls between John Kerry and regional allies in the Middle East, as well as Canada, which has had the toughest positions against Iran in recent years, could lead to positive interpretations regarding the outcome of the negotiations in light of developments that will shape in the coming hours. "Gray Smoke Over Vienna"; the presence of mediators in the negotiations: Zeinab Ismaili, the dispatched reporter from Shargh newspaper to Vienna, wrote in a report titled "Gray Smoke Over Vienna," stating: "Some news brings the agreement closer while others suggest failure. The ping-pong continues, and the ball is in the hands of both sides." This newspaper noted that on the fifth day of the Vienna negotiations, "everyone has become accustomed to the ignorance of negotiations," stating that "late Friday night, it leaked that Yusuf bin Alawi [the Omani Foreign Minister] has been in Vienna for a few days and is mediating. On Friday afternoon, it was heard that John Kerry had spoken on the phone with several sheikhs and in the evening with Netanyahu." The Shargh reporter noted that "Lavrov [the Russian Foreign Minister] seems to be the last passenger in Vienna, and perhaps his arrival is a sign of the end of the breathtaking negotiation marathon, with only the French and British foreign ministers having returned to their capitals. However, we must still wait to see if the last bargaining will bear fruit." The Ebtekar newspaper also referred to the "presence of mediators" in the Vienna negotiations, stating: "The nuclear negotiations, in their fifth day, had guests other than the six negotiating countries. On Sunday, Mohammad Javad Zarif met and talked with his Austrian counterpart Sebastian Kurz." This newspaper also noted: "The meeting of Kurz, the Austrian Foreign Minister, with Mohammad Javad Zarif, just one day before the deadline for the Geneva agreement, is considered significant because Austria has hosted more than eight rounds of political and international negotiations between Iran and the 1+5 over the past year. Therefore, his meeting with Zarif is evaluated as a form of mediation in the final days." The Ebtekar newspaper wrote that the presence of mediators "gained more strength with the news of the secret presence of Bin Alawi, the Omani Foreign Minister, in Vienna," as "Muscat, which previously hosted the controversial negotiations, is known for mediating between Iran and the West, especially the U.S." Prediction of the representative of Khamenei in Kayhan: "Achieving a desirable agreement is certainly impossible": Hossein Shariatmadari, the representative of the Supreme Leader in Kayhan, emphasized in an editorial titled "Do Not Twist for Nothing" that "today, with greater certainty and without the slightest doubt, it can be said that Iran's nuclear challenge with the 1+5 will never reach a conclusion, and achieving an agreement that ends this 12-year challenge is not only unlikely but certainly impossible." The editorial writer of Kayhan wrote about the reasons for his prediction: "The nuclear challenge and the expressed concerns of the U.S. and its allies about the possibility of Iran moving towards producing nuclear weapons, which they have relied on for the past 12 years, is merely a pretext and cover for countering the rapid power of Islamic Iran. Therefore, nuclear negotiations and their continuation, if aimed at ending the challenge and reaching a desirable agreement, are futile and playing in the opponent's field of deception." The representative of Ali Khamenei in Kayhan also wrote: "These negotiations can only be justified for two reasons. First; proving the unreliability of the U.S. and its allies, which has been largely achieved, and second; demonstrating Iran's technical and legal superiority, which indicates the peaceful nature of our nuclear program. Unfortunately, this goal has not even reached halfway due to the Iranian negotiating team's reluctance to publish the text of the negotiations, and the respected officials in this regard have surrendered the field to the opponent and left the explanation of the text of the negotiations to the deceptive media of the U.S. and Zionists." The editorial writer of Kayhan also accused the "opponent" of pursuing non-nuclear goals in the nuclear negotiations and wrote: "This perception may be surprising, but there is ample evidence to support its validity, and that is that the complete dismantling of our nuclear facilities is not desirable and ideal for the U.S., as the opponent urgently needs the nuclear challenge to justify sanctions. Therefore, the production of nuclear bombs, even if there is another excuse for sanctions, cannot raise concerns for the U.S. and its allies. For the opponent, sanctions are fundamental, not nuclear activity." The representative of the Supreme Leader in Kayhan simultaneously wrote: Although "the dismantling of Iran's nuclear facilities, as it could end the nuclear challenge, is not desirable for the U.S., as it needs to continue the challenge, but in that it could signify the Islamic Republic of Iran's defeat against the U.S., it is desirable for the U.S., as it could pump this potential defeat to Islamic movements and nations, suggesting that if the resistance of the Islamic Republic of Iran is your model for resistance, this resistance could not withstand the pressures and threats of the U.S., and ultimately Iran had to surrender." Hossein Shariatmadari emphasized that "the negotiations of Islamic Iran with the 1+5 and previously with the European troika - France, England, and Germany - only have a nuclear cover and no connection with our nuclear activities," writing: What the U.S. and its allies seek from the negotiations is "pressure on the Islamic Republic of Iran to prevent its power and achieve two defined incremental goals, changing behavior and ultimately changing the structure of the Islamic system of Iran," and for this reason, "expecting to reach a desirable 'agreement' is nothing more than expecting 'water' from a 'mirage.'"