2 APRIL 21, 2015 DOMESTIC NEWS Leader Calls for Closer

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Iran Is Open For Business Ayatollah Khamenei further By: Kayhan Int’l Staff Writer expressed hope that the Afghan people and government would Western businesses expect to see their trade volume with Iran double Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, center, meets with Ayatollah Khamenei, succeed in making more achieve- within the next five years once the sanctions regime against Tehran are with President Rouhani, left, and other officials in attendance. ments day by day. removed as the result of an emerging final agreement with P5+1 this During the meeting, which was summer. TEHRAN (Press TV) -- Leader empathy and cooperation between Tehran and Kabul to strengthen also attended by Iran’s President Michael Tockuss, the president of German-Iran Chamber of Com- of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah the two countries, but Iran re- cooperation. Hassan Rouhani, Ghani said his merce, says the value of trade between the two countries could soon Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the U.S. gards security and progress of its Ayatollah Khamenei pointed country aims to become a con- reach 5 billion euros from the current level of 2.4 billion euros. and certain regional countries op- neighbor, Afghanistan, as its own to great cultural and historical nection hub in the region. The German Chambers of Commerce and Industry also says Iran- pose cooperation between Iran and security and progress,” Ayatollah commonalities between the two The Afghan president added that Germany trade will reach 12 billion euros in spite of tough Russian, Afghanistan. Khamenei said in a meeting with neighboring countries, saying Iran and Afghanistan are faced Turkish and Chinese competition on the Iranian market. “Of course, the Americans and the visiting Afghan President, Afghanistan’s rich human, cul- with common threats and similar Several other European trade associations are also expecting a rising some countries in the region are Ashraf Ghani, here on Sunday. tural and natural resources should opportunities, saying his coun- volume of trade and/or Iranian demand for industrial machinery once not familiar with Afghanistan’s The Leader also stressed the serve Iran-Afghanistan coopera- try’s political will is based on fur- sanctions against Iran are removed. The same goes to Australian and potentialities and do not favor importance of determination by tion. ther expansion of mutual ties. Asian businesses. The Leader added that Iran has He praised Iran’s efforts in com- In early March, an Iranian trade delegation visited Australia to boost made great achievements in dif- bating drug trafficking and ex- ties in medical and health research areas, and extended an invitation Iran, Australia to Share ferent fields of science, technolo- pressed Afghanistan’s readiness for Speaker of the House Bronwyn Bishop to visit Iran. A month later, gy, culture and diplomacy, which to uproot this phenomenon in co- it was not Bronwyn but Julie Bishop, the Australian foreign minister, can help improve Tehran-Kabul operation with Iran. who visited Tehran with some significant results in all spheres. Intel in Fight on ISIL cooperation. The Afghan president arrived The ongoing developments shed light on the fact that this is a good TEHRAN (Dispatches) -- Aus- who are taking part in this conflict Ayatollah Khamenei empha- in Tehran on Sunday at the head sized Iran-Afghanistan issues like of a high-ranking delegation on a opportunity for all sides to usher in a new chapter in bilateral relations tralia and Iran have agreed to share in Iraq,” Bishop said. and international cooperation. The point is that no nation has ever lost “immigrants, water, transporta- two-day visit, the first since tak- intelligence relating to Australians “It was an informal arrangement a dime in dealing with Iran. Any doubters should ask China and Rus- tion and security” can be settled, ing office in September. He held sia. So the prospects are promising for Western businesses too. fighting with extremist groups in whereby we would share intelli- noting that both sides should a meeting and a joint press con- Iran believes in win-win relations though. Since 2013, the country has Iraq, Australia’s foreign minister, gence that would give us informa- show seriousness and set a time- ference with his Iranian counter- witnessed a significant growth in Western tourism and trade. There has Julie Bishop, has announced. tion on the Australians who are tak- table for that purpose. part earlier in the day. also been a surge of European traders visiting the country to ink new Bishop visited Tehran for the first ing part and I believe that Iran has business and energy deals in order to make sure they don’t lose compe- high-level talks between the coun- information that we would seek and tition to their Russian and Asian counterparts. tries in more than a decade. they were very agreeable to share As it stands, Iran is open for business as it is fast becoming a major She revealed the details of the that information with us,” she said. player in the global economy and energy market. The country is dis- cooperation after a meeting with But the foreign minister would cussing numerous energy and trade deals with European nations as President Hassan Rouhani, describ- not comment on whether there was well as other regional states such as Turkey, Russia, China and Ma- ing it as an extraordinary deal that a conflict of interest in sharing in- laysia. Many other energy-starved countries such as Australia, France, India and Pakistan are also holding talks with the Iranian oil and gas will have beneficial outcomes in the formation with Iran which could Foreign Intervention officials to finalize beneficial energy deals and several other projects. fight against global terrorism. ultimately be used to capture or kill IRAN: Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamanei is right to say an immediate halt Within this context, the rise of Iran as a regional power and a sta- “During my discussions with Australian fighters. to the military aggression and foreign meddling in Yemen is the only bilizing force is destined to benefit the ailing global economy. Despite the national leadership here it was “I’m not going into those kind of solution to the crisis plaguing the Arab state. Iran stands against foreign restrictions, the country has been and still is a reliable trade partner agreed that we could share intelli- details. That is obviously a matter military intervention in the Middle East, particularly in Yemen. The only AND a global energy supplier. It’s a reality that the West can no longer gence, particularly on the foreign of deep intelligence operational is- way out of the crisis is an immediate halt to the Saudi-led airstrikes and afford to deny. terrorist fighters from Australia sue,” she said. attacks against the people of Yemen. Bishop praised Tehran’s extensive intelligence network, particularly Anti-ISIL War Senior Terrorist Member Killed its military influence in Iraq. TEHRAN (Press TV) -- A high-ranking leader of the so-called Jaish-ul-Adl terrorist group has been killed in the “They are in Iraq and places we ABRAR: Iran is at the forefront of the fight against ISIL and Al-Qaeda Pakistan’s port city of , a major blow to terrorists operating across the Pakistani-Iranian border. are not. They also have a very so- and there is little Washington can do to influence the course of events. Iran has become the preeminent strategic player in the region to the in- Sources have confirmed that Muhammad Saeed Torkaman Zehi was killed by unknown gunmen in on April 7, phisticated intelligence network creasing disadvantage of the U.S. and its blood-drenched allies. And it according to a report by Fars News Agency. and there’s a lot of information they is not just Iraq that finds Iran a preferable ally. Syria also finds Iran a No group has yet claimed responsibility for the death of the notorious terror leader who was Jaish-ul-Adl’s have been gathering.” preferable ally, which means the liberation of Iraq will be followed by spokesman and second in command. The two sides agreed that the chal- the liberation of Syria. Iranian officials have confirmed the death of the terrorist, though the group itself has yet to make a comment lenge posed by ISIL, was one of the on the issue. most significant global threats at Jaish-ul-Adl, known to many as the army of injustice in reference to its Arabic name, was formed out of the present. Yemen Blowback so-called Jundollah, another terrorist group dismantled by Iranian intelligence forces on February 23, 2010 after Australia has been negotiating SIASAT ROOZ: The Yemen war blowback and prospects remain grim. its leader, Abdolmalek Rigi, was arrested onboard a flight from the UAE’s to ’s Bishkek. Rigi with Iran on an information-shar- As it happened in Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Egypt and Libya, it will extend to was later executed over his role in numerous terror attacks and criminal activities. ing arrangement for a number of other parts of the region. This is bound to expand because the West has Jaish-ul-Adl has claimed responsibility for a number of criminal activities in Pakistan and Iran in recent years. months, but the diplomatic push in- been in bed with the Saudis and Salafi-Takfiri militants since the begin- On February 6, 2014, the terror group abducted 5 Iranian border guards in the Jakigour region of Iran’s south- tensified following Sydney’s Lindt ning. What is happening in Yemen is just a start because Al-Qaeda will eastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan and took them to Pakistan. soon threaten everywhere. cafe siege in December, in which On March 23 last year, the terror group claimed that it had killed one of the hostages named Jamshid Danaeifar. The other four were freed and reunited with their families two months after the abduction. two hostages and the gunman, Man On October 25, 2013, Jaish-ul-Adl killed 14 Iranian border guards and wounded six others in the border region Haron Monis, were killed. Bishop Unprovoked War brushed aside concerns that the in- near the city of Saravan in Sistan and Baluchestan. HAMSHAHRI: According to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Back in February, Pakistani security forces arrested Salam Rigi, the ringleader of the Jaish-ul-Adl. The arrest formal arrangement would strain Khamenei, the unprovoked war on Yemen is so similar to Israel’s last came as Rigi was traveling by bus near the city of Quetta, the capital of Pakistan’s southwest prov- relations with the occupying regime summer assault on Gaza. It is being waged by Saudi Arabia and includes ince. of Israel and the United States. the United States, Israel, Kuwait, Qatar, the , Bah- Iran and Pakistan signed a security agreement in February 2013, under which both countries are required to Around 100 Australians are be- rain, Jordan, Egypt, Sudan and Morocco. With a deplorable human rights cooperate in preventing and combating organized crime, fighting terrorism, and activities that pose a threat to lieved to be fighting for ISIL or re- record, the despotic regimes have the U.S.-Israeli support to kill women the national security of either country. lated groups in Iraq and Syria. and children in Yemen with great impunity and UN endorsement.