Past Wrong Policies Led to the Dismissal of 47,000 Female Employees

The Iran newspaper reported that "nuclear negotiations between Iran and the 1+5 countries continue in order to reach a final agreement by the deadline of July 1, with Mohammad Javad Zarif emphasizing that Iran will not sacrifice the content of the agreement for time constraints." The newspaper also quoted Zarif regarding the Additional Protocol, stating: "It was mentioned in Geneva that the Additional Protocol is part of the agreement and its implementation framework is also specified and it has been implemented at some point before." The Shargh newspaper, while publishing a report about "sampling at Parchin during Ahmadinejad's presidency," emphasized that "the parliament was unaware of the details of inspections" during the previous administration, quoting former MP Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh. Meanwhile, Mehdi Ghadimi wrote in the Shargh newspaper: "Revisiting the reports of the International Atomic Energy Agency during the previous government clearly shows that inspectors not only had access to nuclear facilities but were also able to sample from this sensitive military site during their visit to Parchin." "Documenting Nuclear Issues on Television" is the title of a report in the Etemad newspaper that examines the "content of documentaries" that are "currently being regularly broadcast and even repeated by the national media." Ehsan Badaghi wrote in the Etemad newspaper that Iran faces an "untrustworthy party" in the nuclear negotiations; this is the primary message of the documentaries that are now aired almost every night on state television regarding the negotiations. The negotiating team has also stated the same: "We do not negotiate based on mutual trust," a statement made by Javad Zarif after the Geneva agreement. The newspaper stated: "So far, the nuclear documentaries echo the negotiating team's words, but the main chapter lies elsewhere. It seems that the recent nuclear documentaries, while proving the untrustworthiness of the opposing party in negotiations, also convey another message; there is no hope for the negotiations to be fruitful." The Qanoon newspaper, on the eve of the two-year anniversary of Hassan Rouhani's election as president, referred to "domestic policy" as the "Achilles' heel of Rouhani's government" and wrote: "Contrary to the government's success in foreign policy, its performance in domestic policy is subject to much doubt." The Jahan San'at newspaper reported, quoting Shahindokht Molaverdi, about the dismissal of 47,000 female employees and emphasized, quoting the Vice President for Women and Family Affairs, that "past wrong policies were the reason for the dismissal of 47,000 female employees." The Aftab Yazd newspaper, in its front page on Sunday, reported on "ambiguity in prices" and examined the trend of commodity prices ahead of Ramadan, stating: "The fate of the prices of essential goods has not yet been determined." Zarif: Iran will not sacrifice the content of the agreement for time constraints. The Iran newspaper reported that "nuclear negotiations between Iran and the 1+5 countries continue in order to reach a final agreement by the deadline of July 1, with Mohammad Javad Zarif emphasizing that Iran will not sacrifice the content of the agreement for time constraints." According to this newspaper, the new round of negotiations, which began last Thursday and continues at various levels of deputies and experts, is underway while Mohammad Javad Zarif, after attending a meeting in Moscow for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and separate meetings with his Russian and Chinese counterparts regarding nuclear negotiations, stated that "the parties have not yet entered discussions about extending the negotiations" and announced: "Content is important to us, and we do not limit ourselves to time, and we are not concerned about time." The Iran newspaper also quoted the Foreign Minister as saying: "We claim that if the discussions that were generally agreed upon in Lausanne and the solutions reached do not deviate, it is possible to reach an agreement." The Iranian Foreign Minister also stated: "We agreed to work continuously from now until July 1, although there are times when all parties need to pause for consultation with their capitals." Zarif, referring to the incident involving his American counterpart John Kerry, stated that it is not an obstacle for continuing bilateral negotiations and said: "The negotiations have not reached a stage where the presence of the foreign ministers of Iran and the US in the negotiations is necessary." According to the Iran newspaper, Mohammad Javad Zarif also stated regarding the Additional Protocol: "It was mentioned in Geneva that the Additional Protocol is part of the agreement, and its implementation framework is also specified and has been implemented at some point before." This newspaper quoted the Foreign Minister as saying: "Signing the Additional Protocol has not been among our red lines," but "Iran's accession to the Protocol requires a decision from the parliament, and certainly without the parliament's approval, the Islamic Republic of Iran will not officially join the Protocol." The Iran newspaper simultaneously quoted Abbas Araqchi, a member of the Iranian negotiating team, stating that the final product of the negotiations will be "a very detailed and lengthy document, about more than 20 pages of main text and about 40 to 50 pages of annexes, and every word of this document is subject to discussion and review, and sometimes it is a matter of dispute and disagreement. Various parts of this text and its annexes are still in parentheses, some issues are contentious, but work is progressing, albeit very slowly." Abbas Araqchi stated: "In every session, our effort is to reduce the number of parentheses." Shahindokht Molaverdi: Past wrong policies led to the dismissal of 47,000 female employees. The Jahan San'at newspaper reported, quoting Shahindokht Molaverdi, about the dismissal of 47,000 female employees and emphasized, quoting the Vice President for Women and Family Affairs, that "past wrong policies were the reason for the dismissal of 47,000 female employees." Shahindokht Molaverdi, in an interview with Fatemeh Beikpour, a reporter for the Jahan San'at newspaper, referred to some "laws passed in the previous government" as laws that have created problems and limitations for Hassan Rouhani's government and mentioned: "One case is maternity leave, which has increased. Now this issue is being implemented by agencies covered by health insurance, but agencies covered by social security insurance are sometimes not implementing it due to financial burdens, and the government has not been able to secure the necessary budget for its implementation." The Vice President for Women and Family Affairs emphasized that "47,000 women who used this leave have been dismissed from their jobs," stating: "The law that has been passed has allowed agencies not to be obliged to implement it. However, we are constantly questioned and reminded why it is not being implemented, and on the other hand, we have general population policies that relate to this issue." According to the Jahan San'at newspaper, Shahindokht Molaverdi also stated that the dismissal of 47,000 female employees after "maternity leave" coincided with "population growth policies and the announcement of those policies, which are very comprehensive and realistic and have been drafted and approved by the Expediency Council." The Deputy of Hassan Rouhani emphasized that "the view and policy of each member of the government regarding population growth is that this issue should not be addressed in a way that leads to the exclusion of women from the labor market and is anti-women's employment." She stated: "If the government's perception is that a proposal leads to the exclusion of women from the labor market, considering the low economic participation rate of women and the social harms that may threaten their lives from this aspect, it will oppose it. This is the cabinet's perspective, but on the other hand, the government is constrained in creating incentives for employers due to the current low oil prices and economic conditions of the country, although I believe that with proper resource management and financial savings, these actions can be taken." Shahindokht Molaverdi, in another part of her interview with the Jahan San'at newspaper regarding "the situation of violence against women in Iran," refrained from providing statistics on violence due to its "confidential" nature and emphasized that "violence against women is a global phenomenon," stating: "The reports we receive in this regard exist everywhere in the world. There are variations in intensity and weakness. Numerical statistics are confidential, so they cannot be easily announced. We use the reports and statistics provided to plan accordingly and pass the bill for women's security against violence." The Vice President also discussed the results of her visit to women's prisons last year, stating: "The Reih prison, known as Qarchak prison, is the only women's prison in Tehran province. Before visiting there, I had read reports about its condition in the virtual space, and it was interesting for me to visit it. Of course, the number of prisoners held in cells was more than what we observed in the prison." Shahindokht Molaverdi told the Jahan San'at newspaper that after visiting Qarchak prison, "the first action we took there was regarding the care of children accompanying their mothers. About 200 children are generally with their mothers in Iranian prisons, of which 20 are in the Reih prison, and its kindergarten was in the process of preparation and opening, which we visited. When I announced this number, they also stated that this issue has been misused by hostile media." She emphasized that "the lack of space is a serious issue for the prison organization itself" and stated that regarding Qarchak prison, "we have taken the necessary actions and correspondence to prepare suitable space for new construction. Some health necessities and sweetening of water there are also in progress." The Vice President regarding the number of political prisoners in Qarchak prison stated: "When we visited there, there were two who were both transferred to Evin, and we do not have any other political prisoners." Domestic policy, the Achilles' heel of Rouhani's government. The Qanoon newspaper, on the eve of the two-year anniversary of Hassan Rouhani's election as president, referred to "domestic policy" as the "Achilles' heel of Rouhani's government" and wrote: "Contrary to the government's success in foreign policy, its performance in domestic policy is subject to much doubt." This newspaper pointed out that "demands from Rouhani from his supporters can be categorized into three areas: domestic policy, foreign policy, and economy," stating: "In the eleventh presidential election, a large part of the demands revolved around improving the political activity space domestically and restoring political vitality to society. The middle class and educated supporters of Hassan Rouhani in the elections were very attached to his choice for the Ministry of Interior; they expected to see the manifestation and outcome of their vote in Rouhani's selection for the Ministry of Interior, someone who would untie knots, eliminate the security perspective, and allow civil society to undergo its natural political growth process toward maturity." The Qanoon newspaper wrote: "However, after a while, the approach shown by the governors and governors of Rahmani Fazli created speculation that this important ministry still follows in the footsteps of the previous government." Ehsan Iqbal Saeed, in a report for the Qanoon newspaper, wrote that the domestic policy area is one that has suffered greatly from the eight-year rule of Ahmadinejad's team, and expectations from Rouhani and his Minister of Interior for repair have been very high, as from the beginning of Ahmadinejad's team emergence in Iranian politics, their security perspective permeated all areas, and the Ministry of Interior was no exception. Their actions and perspectives during their eight years led to a decline in political vitality. The security perspective on all social areas, the lack of permits for any gathering, peaceful assembly, and civil activities, and the extensive restrictions imposed on party activities, perhaps symbolized by the decline of the House of Parties." The Qanoon newspaper emphasized that "despite the government's success in foreign policy, its performance in domestic policy is subject to much doubt, although the government's constraints, such as a non-cooperative parliament and staunchly opposing representatives, should not be overlooked, but the prevailing atmosphere in domestic politics is very distant from what the social base of Rouhani desires." Akbar Alami, a former MP, told the Qanoon newspaper: "All three governments of reform, compassion, and moderation, after a while from the beginning of their work and after facing the hard rock of the reality of executive work and the bureaucracy prevailing in the system, use the lack of authority and constraints as an excuse and position themselves as opposition and victims." This former MP stated: "We should ask the heads of government and their associates whether they were not familiar with the mechanisms and conditions governing the government apparatus before their candidacy in the elections?" The Qanoon newspaper emphasized the relationship between "domestic policy and Rouhani's social base," writing: "If Rouhani does not take action to repair this area, we will practically witness the dominance of radical conservatives and Ahmadinejad's loyalists in this area, which, given the proximity of the parliamentary elections, can be very sensitive and controversial and create a political despair in the community, and despite the possible success in nuclear negotiations, which would create a significant wave for the supporters of the government, it would lead to the social base of the government becoming passive." "Ambiguity in prices" ahead of Ramadan. The Aftab Yazd newspaper, in its front page on Sunday, reported on "ambiguity in prices" and examined the trend of commodity prices ahead of Ramadan, stating: "The fate of the prices of essential goods has not yet been determined." This newspaper published the opinions of some citizens from various regions of Tehran regarding "prices," quoting one citizen from northern Tehran.