Extravagance of Khavari by Ahmadinejad's Order

The Iran newspaper, close to the government, published photos of Hassan Rouhani's meetings with the presidents and prime ministers of Britain, Switzerland, Turkey, Italy, France, and Sweden on the sidelines of his presence at the United Nations General Assembly, describing these meetings as "Rouhani's negotiations with European leaders in the heart of America" and quoting the President as saying: "European governments must assure major banks to cooperate with Iran." Ali Bigdeli, a university professor, in a note in this newspaper titled "Rouhani's Diplomacy on the Difficult Path After the JCPOA" referred to oppositions inside and outside Iran regarding the JCPOA and wrote: "This time, during his fourth presence in New York, Hassan Rouhani aims to achieve Iran's main goals in recognizing Iran's peaceful nuclear programs and wants to take advantage of the opportunity to pull Iran out of recession and the closed past environment, paving the way for resolving the problems of implementing the JCPOA through diplomatic consultations." The author emphasized that "Rouhani's most important program" during his presence in New York and "during his meetings with Western leaders is to send the message to Obama that Iran has made every effort to resolve the nuclear issue and alleviate suspicions about its nuclear program, but if obstructions prevent the tangible impact of lifting sanctions from being seen in the lives of the Iranian people, this time American officials must take responsibility for the breach of a deal as significant as the nuclear agreement." The Etemad newspaper also published the opinions of twenty diplomats and foreign policy experts regarding the possible topics of negotiations and Rouhani's speech during his presence at the 71st United Nations General Assembly under the title "In the Name of Iran After the JCPOA." Youssef Molaei, a professor of law and international relations at Tehran University, emphasized that Rouhani should prioritize "two issues more than anything else; first, regional issues where the President should seek to prepare new regional collaborations with other regional and international actors more than anything else, and secondly, he should announce that "the conditions for accepting foreign investors in the post-sanctions environment have been prepared." The author of the Etemad newspaper stressed that "trust-building is a prerequisite for Rouhani's success," stating that "if Iran can create the conditions for foreign investors to enter Iran, then it can be said that Mr. Rouhani had a successful trip to New York." Meanwhile, the Khorasan newspaper reported on the "first meeting of the foreign ministers of Iran and Canada after the severance of relations," stating: "While the Iranian President is heavily engaged in bilateral meetings with his Western and European counterparts in America, the Iranian Foreign Minister also had a meeting with his Canadian counterpart. This meeting is the first since Canada severed relations with Iran in 2012." According to this newspaper, Canadian Foreign Minister Stéphane Dion "announced the news of the meeting with Mohammad Javad Zarif, stating that they discussed the status of bilateral relations and issues related to the citizens of both countries." Khorasan reminded that the issue of the detention of an Iranian-Canadian citizen named "Homa Hoodfar" in Tehran has recently become a hot topic between the two countries. The Javan newspaper, close to the Revolutionary Guards, referred to the "demands of Western officials during Rouhani's trip to New York," stating that in addition to a family member of Kamal Foroughi, an Iranian-British citizen who "has gone to the United Nations General Assembly for the third time from London to demand the release of Kamal Foroughi," it wrote: "Another group of families of Western prisoners detained in Iran are also lobbying with the Iranian President to take actions for the release of their families." This newspaper also reported that "British Prime Minister Theresa May also demanded the release of Nazanin Zaghari during her meeting with Hassan Rouhani," writing: "In this context, negotiations with Iranian officials have not been the only weapon for foreign officials, but efforts have been made to portray security prisoners as innocents in captivity." The Javan newspaper labeled the dual nationals detained in Iran as "dual-national spies" and wrote: "The West's efforts to portray themselves as victims and use human rights as a tool for the release of security prisoners come at a time when several Iranians are currently imprisoned in American jails for various crimes, including circumventing sanctions." This newspaper, close to the Revolutionary Guards, pointed out the "experience of prisoner exchanges between Americans and Iranians during the announcement of the JCPOA," stating that this "agreement was the product of a parallel channel that was established with the permission of relevant institutions in Iran to negotiate with the Americans" and "ultimately ended with the release of several Iranian prisoners and the payment of an old debt and the removal of an Iranian bank from the human rights sanctions list, and now this experience can serve as a precedent for the families of Western spies in Iran." The Shahrvand newspaper reported that according to "the Central Bank's report on household income and expenditure in 2015, the income and expenditure of Iranians have balanced out." According to this newspaper, the Central Bank's report shows that "the average annual gross income of a household in 2015 reached about 3 million and 525 thousand tomans. Meanwhile, the average expenses of families reached 3 million and 526 thousand tomans, and in fact, the income and expenditure of households have balanced out. A look at the trend four years prior to this date shows that after two years in which expenses exceeded income, this balance improved in 2015, and household expenses and income were nearly equal." The Shahrvand newspaper also noted that the Central Bank's report "indicates that housing, water, electricity, and gas constitute the highest household expenses, while hotels, restaurants, and cultural and tourism activities make up the least share of the Iranian household basket," and while "65% of Iranians own their homes and most people live in three-room houses," the "unemployment and the number of families with two or more jobs (in 2015) increased compared to 2014." "Profiteering with People's Security" is the headline of a report in the Jahan San'at newspaper about "the sale of pilot exam questions." According to this newspaper, "Recently, with the news of the buying and selling of pilot exam questions, speculations about the reasons for the disclosure of these confidential and sensitive questions began until on Thursday, news agencies reported the arrest of one of the deputies of the Civil Aviation Organization on charges of disclosing and buying and selling exam questions," and according to what has been published in the media so far, the arrested deputy has been released on a bail of 500 million tomans and attended a meeting of deputies on the same day. The Jahan San'at newspaper identified this deputy of the Civil Aviation Organization as "Mohammad Javad T." and wrote: "In a situation where after succeeding in the pilot exam, an 'international certificate' will be issued for the student, reports indicate that this official of the Civil Aviation Organization colluded with an individual in December 2015 and provided the confidential exam questions to him, conducting a mock exam," while "those who succeed in passing this exam will be able to pilot passenger planes," adding that "the charge against Mohammad Javad T, who worked in the flight standards section of the Civil Aviation Organization, is taking bribes from airline companies." This newspaper emphasized that "the transaction with pilot exam questions is different from similar cases that occur regarding the national entrance exam or similar tests because it also involves flight security and the lives of hundreds of people," writing: "The transaction of pilot exam questions occurs at a time when pilots who succeed in obtaining a license are special individuals who have the ability to live under more specific conditions; repeated travels, flight risks, preserving people's lives, and unexpected flights are among the conditions that pilots grapple with, and if they enter this profession without the necessary abilities, the country's aviation industry will face disaster." The Sharq newspaper in its front page reported on "Khavari's Extravagance by Ahmadinejad's Order," stating that the former government, at a time when Mahmoud Reza Khavari was the CEO of Bank Melli, "also clawed at the account introduced by the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO)" and "some of the funds from the sale of Hormozgan steel to Mobarakeh Steel, which was supposed to be spent on seven steel projects, were used to pay cash subsidies." Mehdi Karbasian, Deputy Minister of Industry, Mine, and Trade and head of IMIDRO, revealed in an interview with Sharq newspaper "the curtain from an incident that occurred during Ali Akbar Mehrabian's ministry in the Ministry of Industries and Mines," stating: "In 2010, Hormozgan Steel was sold to Mobarakeh Steel for 1,300 billion tomans, and 800 billion tomans of the 1,300 billion tomans was supposed to be spent on the projects of seven steel projects, but due to pressures exerted on IMIDRO at that time by the then minister and a higher authority (Mahmoud Ahmadinejad), which led to the change of the CEO of this organization, this money was spent on cash subsidies, and another 570 billion tomans was paid in the name of supporting production with zero percent interest and with the guarantee of promissory notes to some production units, of which only 170 billion tomans has been repaid so far, and the fate of the remaining wasted funds is still unclear." The Sharq newspaper reminded that Mahmoud Reza Khavari, whose name is linked to the 3,000 billion tomans embezzlement, fled to Canada, where he held citizenship, after resigning from his position in the first week of October 2011 under the pretext of "nervous problems and chronic illness" after his withdrawals from public funds. The Shahrvand newspaper reported in an article titled "The Endless Nightmare of Mines" referring to "the endless shadows of a war," stating: "Statistics indicate the existence of 16 million mines in the country after about 27 years since the imposed war." Ziba Hoshamand in this report pointed out that the sound of mine explosions in the village of "Chako" in Sardasht and the "Tehteh" pass in Sarvabad in the past two weeks has once again caused pain to families and made citizens' hearts race, writing: "Mohammad Elyasi, an 8-year-old child from the village of Chako lost his life due to a mine explosion on the Zayandeh River axis, and two of his playmates were injured, painting their fate with the horrific memories of mines; however, this incident was not the end of the mine nightmare, the sound of mine explosions in the 'Tehteh' pass in Sarvabad narrated another bitter news, an explosion that severed Mohammad Ebrahimi's leg and injured two other teenagers." The Iran newspaper reported in a report from the "Tehran Burn and Accident Hospital" titled "Why Do the Poor Burn?" stating: "It is called the disease of the poor; it takes the lives of about 10 people daily in the country and its scar remains with the patient for life." Mohammad Javad Fatehmi, the head of the Burn Patients Support Association, told Taraneh Bani-Yaghoub, a reporter for Iran newspaper, that "one of the most horrific diseases for the patient and their family is burning, and it is usually accompanied by high mortality rates. The burned patient suffers from the consequences of burns for life," adding that "these patients, even after recovery, are no longer the same people they were before. The burned patient, after initial recovery, not only changes in appearance but their entire life changes, they usually lose their job, face problems in family relationships, and struggle with various psychological issues."