Iranian Nurses Captured by Takfiris

The newspaper Aftab Yazd quotes Mohammad Sadr, a senior advisor to the Iranian Foreign Minister, stating: "The attack on the Saudi embassy is similar to the chain murders." Aftab Yazd also emphasizes that the spontaneous nature of the attack on the Saudi embassy is nothing but a joke, referring to Iraq's discordant stance with the Islamic Republic following the dispute between Iran and Saudi Arabia, and stated: "Certainly, Iraq must answer why it did not take a stance against the Arab League's statement and instead sided with other Arab countries." The news of "Iranian nurses captured by Takfiris" was reported by the newspaper Hamdeli, citing the Health Minister's remarks in a speech before the Friday prayers in Tehran. Hassan Qazizadeh Hashemi stated: "There are currently nurses who are held captive by Takfiri forces and have been injured and martyred, and we pray for their freedom from the clutches of the enemies and we are proud of them." The Hamdeli report does not mention how these nurses and medical staff were dispatched or the time and place of their captivity. The newspaper Arman featured a photo of Hassan Khomeini, the grandson of Ayatollah Khomeini, who expressed his "surprise" at his "disqualification" in a media session, stating: "Considering the requests from the people and elders, I protest." According to this newspaper, Hassan Khomeini said: "It is surprising that some of the honorable gentlemen of the Guardian Council could not ascertain the scientific qualifications from the testimonies of prominent scholars who have many of them as their professors and the esteemed teachers upon whom the seminary relies, as well as from my writings and books." The newspaper Qanoon dedicated its front page to Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a candidate for the Assembly of Experts elections, and Mohammad Yazdi, the head of the Society of Teachers of Qom Seminary, reporting from media close to conservatives that Rafsanjani has been "removed from the list of the Society of Teachers for the Assembly of Experts elections after 37 years," noting that "this news will not be official until the final list is announced." The newspaper Ebtekar has a report titled "Unofficial Qualifications" regarding the news of the approval of some candidates for the Assembly elections, while the newspaper Shargh reported that "the list of thousands approved has been denied." The newspaper Etemad reported on the meeting of Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli, the Minister of Interior, with six religious authorities in Qom, describing it as "the season of electoral negotiations with the authorities in Qom." The newspaper Shahrvand, affiliated with the Red Crescent Society, reported on the "51 billion dollar achievement of Rouhani's trip," stating: "The uproar over the return of Peugeot, Airbus, and Total to Iran shook the global scene." The newspaper Vatan-e-Emruz, close to the Front of Steadfastness, harshly criticized Hassan Rouhani for these contracts, headlining "Buying Paris," stating: "Iran paid the price for bad police." The newspaper Javan emphasized that "the minds of students have become the blackboard of the JCPOA," reporting that "the Tehran Education Department, in a plan that imagines the minds of students as the blackboard of the eleventh government, has sent classes on the JCPOA, which includes four hours of study and research, to secondary schools, which will be implemented after approval by the School Council." At the same time, the newspaper quoted Mohammad Ali Jafari, the commander of the Revolutionary Guards, stating: "As a military expert, I declare that today we have no security and defense concerns, but cultural concerns have taken hold of them." Ali Shakouhi, in a note in the newspaper Etemad regarding the condemnation of human rights violations by the UN, suggested that "we must be sensitive about human rights, the implementation of neglected constitutional principles, and the drafting of citizenship rights, among other things, within the country and without any hint of passivity." The newspaper Farhikhtegan reported that "in the past six months, about 50,000 people who were insured as construction workers have been deprived of this insurance due to the non-recognition of their jobs." The newspaper Shahrvand reported that during a visit by journalists and photographers to two food production units in Alborz province and photography and investigation regarding the cause of an unpleasant odor and dirtiness in the environment, "journalists were expelled from a hamburger and sausage production factory."