Election of the Tehran City Council Presidency; Mosallah-Jami or Chamran?

The newspaper Etemad in its front page on Tuesday quoted the Minister of Interior stating: "Rouhani is an eight-year president." This newspaper evaluated Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli's remarks as "meaningful" and wrote that "it is unlikely that someone like Rahmani Fazli, who entered the cabinet of the eleventh moderate government under the umbrella of principlists, does not know how his former political friends will interpret this single sentence of his." Therefore, "emphasizing such topics indicates that at least the politicians of the government do not want to keep their thoughts to themselves as before." Mohammad Javad Haghshenas, a reformist figure, wrote in a note in Etemad about the Minister of Interior's recent remarks: "Raising the issue of considering the eleventh government as eight years old, although it is a premature judgment, does not seem far-fetched; this issue, although it should be determined according to the constitution and with the absolute majority vote of the people, indicates successes that make the statesmen hopeful for the continued presence of the current government in the executive arena of the country." The newspaper Jahane San'at reported on the "increase in Iran's foreign debt" and wrote: "The trend of the country's foreign debt has been upward in the first three months of the current year, and the amount of Iran's confirmed foreign debt in Khordad of this year has increased to five billion and 484 million dollars." The newspaper Arman reported on the arrest of a former oil manager accused of involvement in the fictitious purchase of an oil rig. The newspapers Hemayat, Siyasat-e Rooz, and Vatan-e Emruz dedicated their front pages to the statements of the judiciary spokesperson regarding Mehdi Hashemi. The Hemayat newspaper, affiliated with the prison organization, quoted Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei as saying: "Last week, inspections were conducted in wards 7 and 8 of Evin prison, and according to the report provided, a mobile phone with a SIM card and 30 gold coins, including quarter coins, half coins, and small coins, were discovered from Mehdi Hashemi." Vatan-e Emruz, owned by Mehrdad Bazrpash, a representative close to the Stability Front, in its front page titled "Rafsanjani Exchange Office," wrote: "Mehdi Hashemi, whose family played a full-fledged Indian movie for him when he was taken to prison and entered the detention center as a hero; had items with him in prison that their discovery can further clarify this individual's nature in the eyes of public opinion." The newspaper Shargh published the "limits of the ban on speaking" for Mohammad Khatami, the reformist president, quoting the judiciary spokesperson, stating: "The order issued for the use of the name of the reformist government president is limited to news and images, and there is no legal prohibition on using the name." According to Shargh, Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei said regarding the case of Jason Rezaian, the Iranian-American journalist who has been detained for more than a year: "Currently, I do not have accurate information about whether a sentence has been issued but not communicated." The newspaper Farhikhtegan reported on the possible competition between Ahmad Mosallah-Jami and Mehdi Chamran for the presidency of the Tehran City Council, stating that on Tuesday, the fate of the third year of the fourth Tehran City Council's presidency will be determined. The newspaper Aftab Yazd dedicated its front page to Mohammad Reza Shajarian, stating: "The hospital staff where Mohammad Reza Shajarian is hospitalized reported his physical condition as favorable." This newspaper wrote: "Mohammad Reza Shajarian, who was transferred to the hospital on Friday, September 5, due to respiratory problems, is still under the supervision of doctors, and according to hospital officials, the time of his discharge is still not determined." Aftab Yazd, referring to the invitation of Saeed Jalili, the head of the nuclear negotiating team in the previous government to attend the parliament, quoted Abbasali Mansouri Arani, a member of the special commission reviewing the JCPOA in parliament, stating: "Jalili should provide explanations regarding the resolutions issued during his tenure." The newspaper Javan reported on its front page: "Khatam al-Anbiya Headquarters has prepared phases 15 and 16 for inauguration." This newspaper referred to the problems of Khatam al-Anbiya, the economic branch of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, in executing the development project of phases 15 and 16 of South Pars, including "lack of financial resources." The newspaper Kayhan published statements from 33 years ago by Ayatollah Khomeini, stating: "Today, what time is it to adjourn the parliament?" This newspaper wrote: "In the current situation, the danger of enemy exploitation of the JCPOA is no less than the sensitive conditions of 1982." The "meaningful" words of the Minister of Interior; "Rouhani is an eight-year president" The newspaper Etemad in its front page on Tuesday quoted the Minister of Interior stating: "Rouhani is an eight-year president." This newspaper described Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli's remarks as "meaningful" and wrote that the Minister of Interior said in an interview with the "Government Information Base" on Sunday in response to a question about "the readiness of the report on the performance of the Ministry of Interior over the past two years and how much of the goals and programs of this ministry have been operational so far, given that the government is halfway through," that "of course, the life of this government has not reached halfway, a quarter of it has passed. Mr. Rouhani is supposed to be president for eight years, and we have reached 70 percent of the programs we announced." The newspaper Etemad emphasized that remarks such as "Mr. Rouhani is supposed to be president for eight years" are being said for the first time and "will probably not be without cost for the government and its officials." It also noted that "some, including the Minister of Interior, who is somewhat the organizer of the next presidential election, criticize him and accuse him of ignoring the people's right to elect the next president of the country," but "it is still unclear what goal Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli had in using such a confident phrase." This newspaper wrote that "it is unlikely that someone like Rahmani Fazli, who entered the cabinet of the eleventh moderate government under the umbrella of principlists, does not know how his former political friends will interpret this single sentence of his," and for this reason, "emphasizing such topics indicates that at least the politicians of the government do not want to keep their thoughts to themselves as before. Additionally, perhaps these kinds of remarks are a reaction to the factions that are already drawing lines to end the political life of Hassan Rouhani's government." According to the newspaper Etemad, "Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli, however, has presented this significant and message-laden sentence in a responsive manner. A response to those extremists who apparently have reached a common agenda after the government's victory in foreign policy and the nuclear agreement to prevent this government from lasting more than four years. Their planning in this regard has been underway for a long time, and now they are in the implementation phase." This newspaper also referred to Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli as a minister who "until recently was under serious criticism from the supporters of the government" but has now "become one of the strong pillars of Hassan Rouhani in the Presidential Office," a minister whose recent performance shows no signs of disagreement with the policies of the eleventh government. Etemad noted that the performance of Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli in recent months "gradually proves that according to his promise, 2015 has become the year of domestic politics," stating that this year "began with the government standing firm on the selection of two governors for the central and Fars provinces and continued with standing behind the program to strengthen parties in the country, and now Rahmani Fazli says these programs are aimed at targeting the parliamentary elections. Elections that the government wants to hold with maximum participation of political groups and as the president has said, according to the law, without interference. A law that Hassan Rouhani believes some feel bitterness about discussing." Simultaneously, Mohammad Javad Haghshenas, a reformist figure, wrote in a note in Etemad about the Minister of Interior's recent remarks: "Raising the issue of considering the eleventh government as eight years old, although it is a premature judgment, does not seem far-fetched; this issue, although it should be determined according to the constitution and with the absolute majority vote of the people, indicates successes that make the statesmen hopeful for the continued presence of the current government in the executive arena of the country." The writer of the Etemad newspaper pointed out that "Hassan Rouhani's government, in its first attempt, which took two years, made a significant and fundamental step in the nuclear file," emphasizing that "opening one of the main knots of the problems facing the government, which it promised to achieve at the beginning of the electoral competition to the Iranian nation, is in itself a sufficient guarantee for the continuation of the eleventh government's path in achieving its goals." Mohammad Javad Haghshenas wrote: "If we want to make a specific prediction for Hassan Rouhani's victory in the next presidential election from now on, it is too early, but history has shown that all governments after the revolution, except for the first and second governments, which ended in the same first round due to the dismissal of Banisadr and the martyrdom of Rajai, have ended in an eight-year period. Therefore, it can be said that all governments have an eight-year presence in the executive branch unless an unforeseen event occurs that exempts the eleventh government from this general rule." The writer of the Etemad newspaper emphasized that resolving the nuclear file "has achieved successes in strengthening the social base of the government," stating: "If the government also succeeds in its second step, which is holding healthy elections with the participation of various political groups, you will witness the presence of another eight-year government." The increase in Iran's foreign debt to "five billion and 484 million dollars" The newspaper Jahane San'at reported on the "increase in Iran's foreign debt" and wrote: "The trend of the country's foreign debt has been upward in the first three months of the current year, and the amount of Iran's confirmed foreign debt in Khordad of this year has increased to five billion and 484 million dollars." According to this newspaper, a recent report from the Central Bank shows that "the volume of actual foreign debts at the end of Khordad 94 reached five billion and 484 million dollars, of which 454 million dollars are short-term debts and 5 billion and 31 million dollars are medium and long-term debts." This is while "Iran's foreign debt in Farvardin 94 was five billion and 179 million dollars, and in Ordibehesht, it was five billion and 215 million dollars, indicating the upward trend of the country's foreign debt in 94." The Central Bank's report states that "among the assets of banks and credit institutions, the amount of foreign assets has increased by 6.8 percent compared to Esfand, from about 190 trillion to 203 trillion tomans, while this category of assets has increased by about one trillion tomans in Khordad this year compared to the same month last year." Jahane San'at also reported that "the government sector's debt to banks has increased by 2.5 percent in the first three months and by 24.6 percent in the 12 months ending in Khordad, amounting to 106 trillion and 617 billion tomans, including 102 trillion and 975 billion tomans of government debt and 3 trillion and 641 billion tomans of debt from companies and public institutions." The private sector's debt has also been calculated at 640 trillion and 966 billion tomans, with a 1.6 percent increase in the spring of this year. The Central Bank's new report also shows that "the volume of liquidity in Khordad this year has reached 816 trillion and 667 billion tomans, with an increase of more than 34 trillion tomans in three months," and "the growth rate of liquidity in the first three months of this year has reached 4.4 percent and in the year ending in Khordad this year has reached 22.7 percent." The newspaper Jahane San'at reminded that "of the total liquidity of 816 trillion tomans in the country, 112 trillion tomans is cash and 704 trillion tomans is quasi-money." The arrest of an oil manager involved in the rig scandal The newspaper Arman reported on the arrest of a former oil manager accused of involvement in the fictitious purchase of an oil rig. This newspaper mentioned a former official by the initials "M. Sh" and wrote that he "was an advisor to the CEO of the Marine Development Company at the time of the purchase of the Fortuna oil rig or the missing rig." The newspaper Arman noted that "conflicting news about the disappearance of the 87 million dollar oil rig has been heard in the media since last year," writing: "Bijan Namdar Zanganeh, the Minister of Oil, confirmed this news at the beginning of Tir this year and acknowledged another major violation in the oil industry during the previous government, and with Zanganeh's confirmation, the controversial case has taken on new dimensions and faced many challenges." According to this newspaper, "some, instead of addressing this astonishing operation and tracing the roots of such unprecedented events globally, have resorted to political maneuvering and sidestepping to divert public attention from the evident managerial mistakes of recent years that have led to this complicated situation, but gradually, the curtain has been lifted from the story, and the offenders will be caught by the law." The newspaper Arman noted that "it cannot be denied that an unprecedented violation of a unique and novel kind has occurred, and several individuals are involved in this 250 billion toman fraud," stating: "A very important point in this context is that it is impossible for such a blatant corruption to occur without coordination and assistance from the managerial body, and it must be clarified how individuals like 'M. Sh' and 'Reza. M' and Babak Zanjani were able to plunder such national assets without any repercussions during the time in the Ministry of Oil." The election of the Tehran City Council presidency; Mosallah-Jami or Chamran? The newspaper Farhikhtegan reported on the possible competition between Ahmad Mosallah-Jami and Mehdi Chamran for the presidency of the Tehran City Council, stating that on Tuesday, the fate of the third year of the fourth Tehran City Council's presidency will be determined. According to this newspaper, "Although the focus of the principlists and reformists in the council is mainly on the floating votes of the sportsmen...