Generals in One Frame

The Iran newspaper reported, citing the government spokesman, that "Hassan Rouhani's trip to New York is confirmed." According to this newspaper, Mohammad Baqer Nobakht, in his press conference on Tuesday, referred to "numerous requests from heads of countries to meet with Hassan Rouhani, deeming these meetings as confirmed," and stated: "The President will review these requests and, considering the time and national interests of the country, these meetings will take place." The Iran newspaper published a photo of the Islamic Republic President alongside the Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), and quoted Hassan Rouhani as saying: "The armed forces should operate within the framework of religious democracy." The Etemad newspaper published a photo of Hassan Rouhani next to Qassem Soleimani, the commander of the Quds Force, the IRGC's overseas branch, and Ali Saeedi, the representative of the Supreme Leader in the IRGC, with the headline "Generals in One Frame" on its front page, stating: "This is the first time a photo of Rouhani and Soleimani has been published together; from the president who has changed and advanced Iran's diplomatic doctrine, hand in hand with a military figure who dictates the Islamic Republic's regional policy unchanged to the conditions in Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon. This newspaper emphasized that 'they are the steadfast wings of a hegemony.'" The Javan newspaper, on its front page, without publishing a photo of Rouhani's presence among the IRGC commanders, quoted the Islamic Republic President as saying: "The enemy will bury its wish for the end of the revolution and the Islamic Republic." The Shargh newspaper reported on the decrease in the income of Iran's middle class, stating: According to estimates by the World Economic Forum, "Iran has not had a good trend in the growth index of middle-class income from 2001 to 2011, with a negative decrease of 0.87 percent. Meanwhile, this index grew by 1.37 percent in Indonesia during the same period." According to this newspaper, based on the World Economic Forum's assessment, 8 percent of Iran's population falls into the category of "absolute poverty" with an income of less than two dollars a day. The Abrar newspaper published statements by Mohammad Mohammadi Golpayegani, head of the Supreme Leader's office, regarding "the enemy's infiltration into people's homes" on its front page on Wednesday. Golpayegani also reported on a joint meeting of Ali Khamenei with the heads of the three branches regarding "the dangers of the virtual network." The Tejarat newspaper quoted Mohammad Baqer Nobakht, the government spokesman, stating that "targeted subsidies" will continue in 2016, but the government has not yet made a decision regarding "increasing energy prices." Ahmad Tavakoli, a principlist representative of the ninth parliament, emphasized in an interview with the newspaper: "I voted for Ahmadinejad twice, but I regret it." The Qanoon newspaper, on its front page, quoted Ali Akbar Velayati as saying: "Saeed Jalili's statements are accusations." According to this newspaper, Ali Akbar Velayati, the international affairs advisor to the Supreme Leader, on Tuesday, in response to the question of whether the former nuclear negotiating team claimed that you opposed the media coverage of the Almaty negotiations against the Supreme Leader's opinion; do you confirm this or not, said: "I completely deny this and it is not true at all. Whatever decision the Supreme Leader makes is valid for all of us, and it is our duty to follow his valuable decisions. Therefore, I have never opposed the Supreme Leader's decision, and this is an accusation." Qanoon reported that Ali Akbar Velayati also responded to the question of whether the issues in Almaty were resolved as claimed, saying: "If they were resolved, it should not have taken this long." The Shahre Vahdat newspaper also focused on the remarks of Mohammad Nahavandian, head of the Islamic Republic President's office, in the parliament's JCPOA commission, referring to "the $100 billion loss of sanctions to Iran's economy." The Arman newspaper reported on a "900,000 toman fine" for the charge of "bad hijab" and stated: "The head of the Tehran Guidance Court emphasized the court's handling of the phenomenon of bad hijab in society and said: 'In recent days, several cases have been filed in the court regarding bad hijab, and in two cases, the court sentenced the offenders to pay a fine of 900,000 tomans.'" The Qanoon newspaper dedicated its front page photo to "Badr al-Zaman Gharib, author of Sogdian culture" and referred to this former university professor and historian as "the narrator of forgotten languages." The Jahan San'at newspaper reported that "while the government has deliberately increased the dollar price to compensate for the budget deficit, and previously the exchange rate had significantly increased, government officials are announcing one after another that this price increase is not concerning." According to this newspaper, "After Valiollah Seif attributed the increase in the exchange rate to the actions of intermediaries, on Tuesday, Ali Taebnia, the Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance, also announced that the 3,500 toman dollar is not concerning and that we will not have a budget deficit in the future." Kayhan also, on its front page on Wednesday, titled "Electoral Preparations Under the Cover of Party Kinship," wrote: "Mohammad Baqer Nobakht, the government spokesman, described his and other officials' presence in party meetings as emotional." The reflection of Hassan Rouhani's visit and speech among the IRGC commanders The Iran newspaper, while publishing a photo of the Islamic Republic President alongside the Commander of the IRGC, quoted Hassan Rouhani as saying: "The armed forces should operate within the framework of religious democracy." According to this newspaper, close to Hassan Rouhani's government, on Tuesday, during a speech at the 21st General Assembly of IRGC commanders and officials, emphasizing that "we must strengthen the foundations of independence, legitimate freedoms, and the principles of the Islamic Republic system," he stated: "Success in nuclear negotiations was the result of defensive and diplomatic power." The Iran newspaper also wrote that Hassan Rouhani referred to this armed force as "the guardian of the revolution and its achievements," but said: "The protection of the Islamic Revolution and its achievements is not solely the responsibility of any one institution of the Islamic Republic system; it is true that the IRGC has been introduced as the guardian of the Islamic Revolution and its achievements, but the same duty is defined for the representatives of the parliament, the Supreme National Security Council, the Army of the Islamic Republic, and other institutions, and according to the constitution, all institutions of the Islamic Republic system are obliged to guard and protect the achievements of the Islamic Revolution." According to this newspaper, the Islamic Republic President, referring to the fact that "we cannot create a distance between the Islamic Revolution and the Islamic system," divided the duties of institutions in the Islamic Republic system into specific and general categories and stated: "If we want various institutions to succeed in fulfilling their public duties, the highest of which is to guard the Islamic Revolution, we must not forget that performing these duties correctly and successfully is only possible if everyone is together, cooperating, and synergizing, and no one considers themselves separate from others." The Iran newspaper also quoted Hassan Rouhani as saying: "We have one revolution, one path, and one system, and the Islamic Republic system is the product of that Islamic Revolution, whose slogan has been and remains independence, freedom, and the Islamic Republic; independence in its broadest sense in political, economic, cultural, and of course security domains, and the Islamic Republic along with all legitimate freedoms." The Etemad newspaper published a photo of Hassan Rouhani next to Qassem Soleimani, the commander of the Quds Force, and Ali Saeedi, the representative of the Supreme Leader in the IRGC, with the headline "Generals in One Frame" on its front page, stating: "On Tuesday, Hassan Rouhani had a special guest from the ranks of the IRGC; Qassem Soleimani, who is referred to as the shadow figure of the Islamic Republic in the region, a gray military figure who is rarely seen outside of combat uniform." This newspaper noted that "this is the first time a photo of Rouhani and Soleimani has been published together; from the president who has changed and advanced Iran's diplomatic doctrine, hand in hand with a military figure who dictates the Islamic Republic's regional policy unchanged to the conditions in Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon," emphasizing that "they are the steadfast wings of a hegemony." Etemad, in evaluating Hassan Rouhani's remarks on Tuesday, wrote: "Hassan Rouhani spoke among the IRGC commanders and emphasized one thing above all: legitimate freedoms." This newspaper stated: "The meeting of Rouhani and the IRGC commanders is now becoming a recurring tradition. The president, as a speaker, tries to maintain his connection with the most powerful institution in the country through appropriate and annual meetings along with reminders and recommendations." Etemad emphasized that Rouhani, for many years in various security roles, is too seasoned to overlook the IRGC's political and military capabilities in pursuing his goals, and the IRGC also knows that Hassan Rouhani, who served as the deputy commander-in-chief during the war and secretary of the Supreme National Security Council for two decades, is a shrewd figure and politician whose cooperation yields significant benefits. According to this newspaper, "the mutual understanding of government leaders and IRGC commanders of each other has so far led to the establishment of a stable relationship that reduces the concerns of both sides, and to strengthen this relationship, meetings with the IRGC commanders have now become part of Hassan Rouhani's public program." The Javan newspaper, on its front page, without publishing a photo of Rouhani's presence among the IRGC commanders, quoted the Islamic Republic President as saying: "The enemy will bury its wish for the end of the revolution and the Islamic Republic." This newspaper close to the IRGC also quoted Hassan Rouhani as saying: "I do not want to say that the oppressive sanctions of global powers can be lifted overnight, but we have practically managed to do this with the efforts of the people and the bravery of the armed forces and the guidance of the brave leadership." The Javan newspaper also quoted Hassan Rouhani as saying: "The IRGC and Basij, as a great power in the country, should assist the government in production and construction."