Where is Rouhani's Paradise?

The newspaper Etemad has dedicated a photo and the front page headline of its Tuesday issue to Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani's presence at Amir Kabir University, stating: "On Monday, Amir Kabir University almost reached a state of turmoil; Hashemi Rafsanjani spoke among the university professors about the vigilance needed to maintain unity, while outside the closed doors of the hall, his supporters and opponents were chanting against each other." The newspaper Shargh also noted in its Tuesday issue: "Rafsanjani's speech took place despite the controversies." It reported that some students attempted to prevent Rafsanjani from entering the university before the ceremony. During and after his speech, chants such as "Hezbollah" and "Death to the seditionist" were heard, while other students, wearing wristbands, chanted support for Rafsanjani and hummed the song "My Schoolmate" and called for the lifting of house arrest. The newspaper Qanoon, in its Tuesday front page titled "Hashemi Defeated the Threat," reported that opponents had tried through statements and speeches to dissuade him from attending Amir Kabir University, and despite the fact that "these threats have kept many officials and political figures at home, Hashemi Rafsanjani came and, by being among the students, defeated the front of threat and intimidation once again." The newspaper Kayhan published a photo of the attack by opposing students on Rafsanjani's car and wrote: "Amir Kabir did not welcome Hashemi." The newspaper Aftab Yazd, in a report titled "Where is Rouhani's Paradise?" reviewed the "series of controversial speeches by the President of the Islamic Republic" and noted: "The story of Hassan Rouhani's new remarks began with his statement: 'Some want to force people into paradise.' Mohsen Gharavian commented on Rouhani's speeches, stating: 'People voted for Rouhani after he said that famous phrase 'I am a lawyer, not a colonel,' showing that they want to see his interpretation of Islam in society.' Nasser Ghavami, a representative of Rouhani in the sixth term of the Islamic Consultative Assembly, stated in an interview with Aftab Yazd that 'what is said is valuable only when it is implemented and one stands by those words.' He added: 'Mr. Rouhani must stand by what he has said to achieve results, and we all expect action from the president.' The front page of the newspaper Teadul featured an interview with "Siroos Naseri, a former nuclear negotiator," who said: "It is very unlikely that we will not reach an agreement." The newspaper Javan, close to the Revolutionary Guards, dedicated its front page to the statements of the judiciary spokesperson about the "arrest of 10 major bank debtors" and quoted Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei as saying: "About 10 bank debtors are in custody, and the amount of their debts is significant," but did not mention the identity and names of the "10 major bank debtors" arrested. This newspaper also reported that the judiciary spokesperson mentioned in another part of his press conference on Tuesday that "preparations for the trial of Jason Rezaian, a Washington Post journalist, are underway." The newspaper Jahan San'at reported on the "import of palm oil with government permission" and wrote: "Contrary to public perception, the import of palm oil has not only not been eliminated but there is a fierce competition among food industry organizations to break the monopoly on the import of this product," adding that "the government is also considering granting permits for excess imports of this product." The newspaper Iran highlighted the news of "the implementation of the new bank interest rate from Wednesday," stating that based on the decision of the Money and Credit Council, from Wednesday, April 16, "the maximum interest rate for short-term deposits will be 20 percent, and the maximum interest rate for exchange facilities will be 21 percent," while "this council has reduced the interest rate for participatory facilities from 28 percent to 24 percent." The newspaper Shahrvand has a report on "the impact of the health system transformation plan on reducing crimes and financial violations by doctors" and emphasized that "charging fees outside of specified frameworks and beyond the tariffs announced by the Ministry of Health had gradually become one of the problems in the treatment sector," but with the implementation of this plan, "taking bribes has become more difficult." The coverage of Rafsanjani's presence at Amir Kabir University; "Hashemi defeated the threat." The newspaper Etemad has dedicated a photo and the front page headline of its Tuesday issue to Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani's presence at Amir Kabir University, stating: "On Monday, Amir Kabir University almost reached a state of turmoil; Hashemi Rafsanjani spoke among the university professors about the vigilance needed to maintain unity, while outside the closed doors of the hall, his supporters and opponents were chanting against each other." Ehsan Badaghi's report in Etemad notes that the confrontation between supporters and opponents "began an hour before Hashemi Rafsanjani's arrival at the university and continued for half an hour after he left." He recalled that "the day before, the request of Rafsanjani's opponents to the university president to cancel the program had not been fulfilled, leading to a wave of messages protesting Rafsanjani's presence at Amir Kabir University starting the night before the ceremony, even text messages were sent." The newspaper reported that when the blue Benz car of the Chairman of the Expediency Council entered the university, it was surrounded by his opponents, noting that the opponents "welcomed the Chairman of the Expediency Council with punches and kicks to the blue Benz, and the shouts of Rafsanjani's supporters were in vain, as the car was surrounded by the opposing side" to the extent that Rafsanjani "was guided inside through the eastern door of the auditorium with the help of his guards, while the two groups of students remained at the door until more than two hours later when Rafsanjani's departure time arrived; two hours that were entirely spent on chants from his opponents and supporters, occasionally reaching the brink of physical confrontation." Etemad, while publishing parts of Rafsanjani's speech, noted: "It was a little before 12:30 PM. In front of the eastern door of the auditorium, a crowd of about 100 meters was chanting against each other. Rafsanjani's opponents were in several rows in front of the door, and his supporters had created a distance between them and the university courtyard. No one paid attention to the western door. In the solitude there, only a few guards and a photographer were standing, and a white patrol was parked in front of the door. The shouts of the crowd in front of the eastern door were loud when at 12:40 PM, Rafsanjani left through the western door without any incident and left the university through the street with the white patrol." The newspaper also mentioned the "farewell of the empty car" of the Chairman of the Expediency Council "with punches and kicks," noting that the students who supported and opposed Rafsanjani, who did not see his exit scene with the patrol from the western door, "continued chanting against each other for another 20 minutes in front of the eastern door of the auditorium" and "around 1 PM, a convoy of several cars prepared to move from in front of the eastern door, with the famous blue Benz among them; the car that everyone thought Rafsanjani was inside. When the cars approached, they first reached the line of Rafsanjani's opponents and were again welcomed with punches and kicks, this time more severely than during the welcome. However, many of Rafsanjani's supporters surrounded that blue Benz, but empty, and the chants of support for Rafsanjani peaked. The peak of the chants coincided with the beginning of physical confrontations behind the line of cars, a confrontation that the intervention of leaders from both sides prevented from escalating too much." Etemad also referred to the verbal confrontation of Rafsanjani's opponents with the Vice President of Amir Kabir University, stating that "this confrontation was the last scene of the turmoil at Amir Kabir University on Monday." The newspaper Qanoon, in its Tuesday front page titled "Hashemi Defeated the Threat," reported that opponents had tried through statements and speeches to dissuade him from attending Amir Kabir University, and despite the fact that "these threats have kept many officials and political figures at home, Hashemi Rafsanjani came and, by being among the students, defeated the front of threat and intimidation once again." The newspaper Shargh also noted in its Tuesday issue: "Rafsanjani's speech took place despite the controversies." This newspaper referred to what it described as "the efforts of some students to prevent Rafsanjani's entry" into Amir Kabir University, stating: "Some students attempted to prevent Rafsanjani from entering the university before the ceremony. During and after his speech, chants such as 'Hezbollah' and 'Death to the seditionist' were heard, while other students, wearing wristbands, chanted support for Rafsanjani and hummed 'My Schoolmate.'" Shargh noted that "these students were calling for the lifting of house arrest" and also mentioned that according to one witness, several days before the ceremony, the Basij and the Islamic Association, two conservative organizations at Amir Kabir University, had sent text messages to the university president, attempting to cancel the event; even on Sunday, "some gathered in opposition to the ceremony while others supported Rafsanjani's presence." The newspaper Shargh also referred to Rafsanjani's exit from the university away from the eyes of the students, stating that at the end of the speech, "Rafsanjani, along with university professors, quietly exited the amphitheater and later left the university in a patrol car. Rafsanjani's exit from the university was not without incident, as the voices of some students protesting were heard as he left," while on the other side, some students "were chanting in support of Rafsanjani and raising demands such as the lifting of house arrest." Kayhan: "Amir Kabir did not welcome Hashemi." The newspaper Kayhan published a photo of the attack by opposing students on Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani's car and wrote: "Amir Kabir did not welcome Hashemi." This newspaper, which is published under the supervision of the Supreme Leader's representative, noted the "strict security measures at the university and the sealing of several classrooms and laboratories adjacent to the location of Rafsanjani's speech," stating: "Hashemi Rafsanjani's presence at Amir Kabir University sparked numerous controversies, and students, holding placards, protested his presence, asking why the university had turned into a military barracks on Teacher's Day." Kayhan also wrote that "students who opposed Hashemi's presence at the university formed a human chain at the entrance of Hashemi and, holding placards, protested the political actions of the university presidency in inviting other political figures, Hashemi's significant role in the 2009 sedition, and his recent controversial remarks," but "the newspaper reported that Hashemi's car was able to enter the university by breaking through the human chain formed by students to prevent his entry, and in the meantime, several students were injured." This newspaper also referred to the presence of students supporting Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi, two opposition candidates under house arrest since the 2009 elections, noting: "Some students also welcomed Hashemi with images of the sedition leaders and chanted slogans in support of the 2009 sedition's agents." Kayhan wrote that, in contrast, Hashemi Rafsanjani's critics also held placards that read: "The Imam and Revolution's Distortion Headquarters," "Let's not turn Teacher's Day at the university into a military barracks," "What do Motahari, Khatami, and Rafsanjani have in common?" A review of the "series of controversial speeches" by the President of the Eleventh Government; "Where is Rouhani's Paradise?" The newspaper Aftab Yazd, in a report titled "Where is Rouhani's Paradise?" reviewed the "series of controversial speeches by the President of the Islamic Republic," stating: "The story of Hassan Rouhani's new remarks began with his statement: 'Some want to force people into paradise.' This newspaper noted that "from that time, a group was upset by these remarks," adding: "However, the story seemed to turn into a series that 'Rouhani' directed, with actors who were pleased with those remarks and others who were not happy with these speeches. However, a new wave of reactions was triggered when various interpretations of Rouhani's words began to emerge." Aftab Yazd recalled Rouhani's statement made in a gathering of police commanders: "The police are responsible for enforcing laws, not religious matters," and referred to the reactions to this statement by the President of the Eleventh Government, noting: "Later, it was clarified that there had been a misunderstanding regarding Rouhani's remarks, but this time he made new statements on Tuesday during a ceremony commemorating Teacher's Day, stating: 'We cannot tell the coercive power of the system, which carries handcuffs and a gun, to come and interpret.'" According to this newspaper, Rouhani's remarks on Tuesday became "more interesting" when he referred to the discussion of classes and said: "It is not necessary for us to hold a class and say this hour is about theology; the math, physics, geometry, and chemistry teacher can say a word about theology at the right moment, and its effect will be greater than an hour of talking." Aftab Yazd emphasized that "this is a new statement that we may have rarely heard from one of the officials," publishing the opinions of three clerics, including Mohsen Gharavian, Rasoul Montajebnia, and Nasser Ghavami, on the questions: "Are the different statements of the president truly a sign of a new perspective and a different view from him to prevent distortion and misuse of Islam and our sanctities? And why should the president insist on such controversial statements?" Rasoul Montajebnia emphasized that "religious matters cannot be implemented through coercion," stating: "Mr. Rouhani feels that a deviant view of religion has emerged, and a group wants to implement religious issues through coercion and force. This group seeks to create a culture and provide space for...