Flood Surprises Iran

The newspaper Etemad published a report evaluating the visit of the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to Tehran, referencing speculations about Yukiya Amano's purpose for traveling to Iran. Possible attendance at the special JCPOA commission in Parliament and 'resolving potential military dimensions of Iran's nuclear program' are among these speculations. Concurrently, Hossein Naqavi Hosseini, spokesman for the special JCPOA commission, emphasized in an editorial for Jam Jam newspaper that 'Amano must provide the necessary guarantees to protect these secrets and information for the Islamic Republic of Iran.' The Kayhan newspaper, on its front page coinciding with the IAEA Director General's visit to Tehran, questioned whether 'Amano's mission in Tehran is to prepare for interrogating scientists.' The Jahan Sanat newspaper reported under the headline 'Flood Surprises Iran' that at least '12 people' lost their lives in the flood on Friday night, and an 'unknown number' are 'missing.' The Shargh newspaper, in a report titled 'Forgiveness or Business,' wrote about the 'prevalence of receiving billion-dollar blood money for granting consent,' stating: 'Many critics of the new method of obtaining consent believe that the emergence of this amount of blood money has created a large market among families.' The Shahrvand newspaper dedicated its front page to the statements of the Deputy for Social Affairs and Crime Prevention of the Judiciary, quoting him as saying: 'The violence among citizens has increased.' According to this newspaper, Mohammad Baqer Alfat, Deputy for Social Affairs and Crime Prevention of the Judiciary, noted that 'in the spring of 2015, there was a 15% increase in the top 10 crimes in the country,' stating: 'The top 10 crimes include intentional assault, insult to ordinary persons, punishable theft, unintentional bodily harm, intentional destruction, threats, fraud, wrongful possession, betrayal of trust, and telephone harassment.' The Iran newspaper, close to the government, reported on its front page about 'the mission of a 40-member government team in deprived areas,' stating: 'South Khorasan and Sistan and Baluchestan are the new destinations for the First Vice President and the team of senior government managers,' and 'in this mission, ministers of agriculture, labor, the Vice President for Technology, the head of the Environmental Protection Organization, and several managers are present.' According to this newspaper, 'the establishment of a free trade zone in Sistan and Baluchestan, the crisis of dust storms, and the plan for supplying, transferring, and distributing water are among the agenda items for this trip.' The Javan newspaper, however, dedicated its front page to begging at intersections in Tehran, stating: 'Beggers have flooded the capital, even of the non-Iranian type. 50 meters from the Ministry of Interior, which should be the safest and most civilized place in the country, beggars, whose kind can also be seen at other intersections, are harassing pedestrians with strange appearances and non-Iranian faces, polluting the intersections with the crime of begging.' This newspaper also reported on its front page on September 20 about 'the US's compliance with Iran and Russia's military plan,' quoting US Secretary of State John Kerry as saying: 'It is not necessary for Assad's departure to occur at the beginning of the transitional process.' Ali Zarafshan, Deputy for Secondary Education at the Ministry of Education, reported in an interview with Shahrvand newspaper about the existence of '180,000 students who have dropped out of the first secondary education period.' The Khorasan newspaper also published statistics from the Deputy of the Judiciary regarding the increase in violent crimes on its front page, stating: 'The threshold of tolerance is in a state of alert,' and 'assault is the first crime' among other crimes. Etemad's report on 'Saeed Mortazavi's stalling' examined the case of the former Tehran prosecutor, stating: 'The social security case is waiting for an 'objection'; an objection from a person who has once again shown that time is not as important to him as it is to other plaintiffs to go to court on time and register his objection. We are talking about Saeed Mortazavi.' Shahrvand newspaper noted 'the rise in demand, the role of the government, limited currency resources, and 60% inflation two years ago' as 'the four main factors for the increase in the dollar rate' in recent days. Speculation about the reason for the IAEA Director General's visit to Tehran was reported by Etemad, stating that Yukiya Amano's purpose for attending the special JCPOA commission in Parliament is 'to resolve potential military dimensions of Iran's nuclear program.' Sara Masoumi reported in Etemad that 'the news of Amano's presence in Tehran has increased the market of rumors and news speculations. Some Western media report Amano's presence in Parchin, while others mention his negotiations with Iranian officials regarding how to visit Parchin and the possibility of requesting discussions with some Iranian nuclear scientists or officials.' According to this newspaper, 'while news sites provide various excuses for Yukiya Amano's presence in Iran, the IAEA's website only mentioned that Amano will spend September 20 in Tehran,' and in a short news item, the agency stated: 'Amano's visit will focus on ongoing cooperation between Iran and the IAEA within the framework of a roadmap for clarifying Iran's current and past nuclear activities.' Etemad also wrote: 'Iran's atomic summer and 1+5 is coming to an end. If July was the month of Iran's nuclear agreement with six world powers, and August was the month of negotiators' expectations and reviewing the JCPOA in the US Congress, September has turned into a month of trips and face-to-face nuclear negotiations,' as 'Ali Akbar Salehi, head of the Atomic Energy Organization, traveled to Vienna last week to attend the 50th annual meeting of the IAEA, and after his meeting with Yukiya Amano, the IAEA Director General announced that Mr. Amano would come to Iran.' This is Amano's second visit to Iran this summer. Etemad noted that 'Yukiya Amano previously traveled to Tehran on July 2 while the Iranian and 1+5 negotiating teams were in nuclear negotiations in Vienna, and in meetings with high-ranking security and political officials in Tehran, he reached a roadmap with the IAEA regarding resolving the West's claims about the potential military dimensions of Iran's nuclear program.' The newspaper pointed out that simultaneously with the IAEA Director General's visit to Tehran on September 20, 'the Associated Press, while announcing Amano's trip to Iran, claimed that the IAEA Director General intends to discuss with nuclear scientists during his visit. The Associated Press, citing two diplomatic sources, also stated that Amano would discuss inspections of the Parchin site with Iranian officials,' while 'the issue of visiting Parchin and discussing with Iranian nuclear scientists has been one of the main knots in the serious cooperation phase between Iran and the IAEA, especially in the past two years, but neither Iran nor the IAEA announces what version has been devised for these two complex issues in the roadmap that Amano agreed upon with the host country's officials during his previous visit to Tehran.' Etemad, however, quoted the spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran as saying: 'Some international media publish biased news with specific goals, and this method is not new.' Behrouz Kamalvandi also stated that 'Amano's presence in the special JCPOA commission is under consideration, and there is a possibility,' but 'an informed source' told Etemad: 'After Yukiya Amano's presence in Tehran, his presence in the special JCPOA commission in the Islamic Consultative Assembly will be confirmed.' Concurrently, Hossein Naqavi Hosseini, spokesman for the special JCPOA commission, emphasized in an editorial for Jam Jam newspaper that 'Amano must provide the necessary guarantees to protect these secrets and information for the Islamic Republic of Iran.' This representative of the ninth parliament stated: 'Naturally, given the JCPOA and the cooperation agreement between Iran and the IAEA, referred to as the roadmap, these collaborations will expand in the future and will be pursued in a closer and more substantial manner.' The spokesman for the JCPOA commission emphasized that in these collaborations 'we must pay attention to several very important points,' and the first point is that 'the Islamic Republic of Iran has had some issues and problems with the IAEA in the past, and we believe that these issues should not hinder cooperation between Iran and the IAEA. We have provided the necessary answers regarding past issues, and addressing these issues and dragging them out will only disrupt the cooperation process. Among these issues is the one referred to as PMD. Therefore, if the IAEA insists on addressing this issue again, we will definitely face problems in our collaborations. We have provided the necessary answers and do not see the need for interviews with our scientists on this matter, and this issue should not continue in this way.' The editorial writer of Jam Jam newspaper also pointed out that 'the third issue is Iran's utilization of the NPT and JCPOA capacities. In the JCPOA, the IAEA and 1+5 have made commitments to the Islamic Republic of Iran. We also have rights in the NPT, but so far, everything has been the implementation of obligations by the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the IAEA has not fulfilled its obligations, which are our rights. Therefore, discussions should be held regarding these capacities and the utilization of our nation's rights as an NPT member as outlined in the agency's regulations.' Hossein Naqavi Hosseini described the reason for the IAEA Director General's visit to Tehran as 'the request of parliament representatives from the Foreign Ministry,' stating: 'The Foreign Ministry also tried to facilitate Amano's presence in the JCPOA commission based on this request, and according to the latest information, Amano will attend the commission. The representatives of the nation will certainly consider all considerations and will not allow some deficiencies that existed in the past in relations between Iran and the IAEA to be repeated in the future.' 'Flood Surprises Iran'; 12 Dead, Unknown Number Missing The Jahan Sanat newspaper reported under the headline 'Flood Surprises Iran' that at least '12 people' lost their lives in the flood on Friday night, and an 'unknown number' are 'missing.' According to this newspaper, in the early hours after the flood, it was reported that 'in Pakdasht Tehran and Hormozgan province,' the number of deceased was announced as 11. However, 'at 6:30 PM on Saturday, it was announced that one more person was added to the death toll from Friday night's flood,' a figure confirmed by Morteza Akbarpour, Deputy for Preparedness and Response of the National Disaster Management Organization, who stated: 'According to the latest information received, the number of fatalities from the recent flood has reached 12, and the last case was related to a body discovered in the Pakdasht area. Accordingly, five people died in the Pakdasht flood, one in Shahr-e-Rey, one in Bojnourd, one in Azarshahr, and four in Bandar Abbas due to the flood and flooding.' Morteza Akbarpour also mentioned that regarding the damages caused by the flood, 'experts are currently assessing the exact extent of these damages.' This newspaper recalled the flood in July this year in 'Kon' Tehran and Savadkuh Mazandaran, stating: 'Once again, flood. Once again, Tehran and Mazandaran. Less than two months have passed since the flood in Kon-Solqan, an area in western Tehran and Savadkuh Mazandaran, when another flood just before the start of autumn engulfed these cities and this time its intensity spread in the Pakdasht area (Varamin) and resulted in the deaths of six of our compatriots in this area.' Meanwhile, 'the actual number of fatalities from the July 28 flood in Tehran was not accurately reported, and even after two months, the bodies of some missing persons from that incident have not been found, and the final results of the searches have not been announced.' According to Jahan Sanat, 'This time, however, a wider flood has affected other areas as well and left behind fatalities and missing persons, and this time, in addition to other cities affected by the flood, Hormozgan has not been spared and has also reported casualties.' The governor of Bandar Khamir in Hormozgan province stated that 'five members of a family were swept away by the flood after a wedding ceremony on Friday morning when they went to the riverbed and were caught off guard by the flood in the dark of night, and the speed of the river water did not give them a chance, and four of them who were 'swept away in the flooding of the Fin River in the village of Rudbar Roydar in this county were found.' Jahan Sanat quoted Nasser Charkhsaz, head of the Red Crescent's Relief and Rescue Committee, stating that during the recent flood, 'in total, the provinces of East Azerbaijan, North Khorasan, Isfahan, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Zanjan, Semnan, Golestan, Hormozgan, Mazandaran, Alborz, and Tehran were affected by the recent rains and floods and were covered by relief operations; 29 counties were affected by this incident, with 41 cities and villages suffering damage, and 97 operational teams consisting of 358 operational forces were engaged in relief efforts in these areas.' The prevalence of billion-dollar blood money; 'Forgiveness or Business' The Shargh newspaper, in a report titled 'Forgiveness or Business,' wrote about the 'prevalence of receiving billion-dollar blood money for granting consent,' stating: 'Many critics of the new method of obtaining consent believe that the emergence of this amount of blood money has created a large market among families.' Shahrzad Hemmati, the reporter for Shargh, noted that 'in recent years, we have witnessed the emergence of high blood money in murder cases,' stating: 'Many defendants have gone to the gallows due to their inability to pay these amounts. On the other hand, it seems that when the law intrudes on individuals' privacy and even sets a specific ceiling for dowries, it might not be bad to make a decision for this matter as well.