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Iranian Elections: Iranian family wear protective masks to prevent contracting a coronavirus, as they stand at Grand Bazaar in Tehran, February 20, 2020. Dutch FM Role Model for Friends, TEHRAN (Dispatches) -- Iranian people had died earlier Friday from Minister Saeed Namaki said the health authorities on Saturday re- COVID-19, the illness caused by coronavirus would definitely be Meets Top Iranian Frustration for Foes ported a fifth death from the new vi- virus. Authorities reported two contained in Iran through people’s rus that emerged in China, and said deaths previously this week. vigilance and cooperation. By: Kayhan Int’l Staff Writer Officials in Tehran the fatality was from among 10 new Jahanpour said that of the 10 “The influenza virus was con- TEHRAN (Dispatches) -- Ira- As results emerge of the Majlis elections held last Friday for the 11th confirmed cases of the virus in Iran. newly detected cases, two were tained with God’s grace in the So far, 28 cases have been con- in the capital of Tehran and eight autumn, the influenza fatality rate nian Foreign Minister Muham- 4-year term of the parliament, including the names and background of can- mad Javad Zarif and his Dutch firmed in Iran, including the five were in the city of Qom. That’s was far higher than the coronavi- didates who have found their way into the upcoming legislature, as well as counterpart Stef Blok on Satur- the huge nationwide turnout, Global Arrogance, especially the U.S., which who died. People are being treated where the first two elderly patients rus,” he said. day met here to discuss issues of spends billions of dollars to distort the image of the Islamic Republic of Iran for the virus in at least four dif- died on Wednesday. He said the Namaki on Saturday advised peo- mutual interest and the latest to the world and to try to dissuade the Iranian people from lining up at the ferent cities, including the capital, two patients in the capital had vis- ple not to pay attention to rumors, regional and international devel- ballot boxes, once again feels frustrated. Tehran. Other cities are Qom, Arak ited Qom or had links with the city. stressing that they would be in- opments. It is obvious that the U.S., true to the prophetic words of the Father of the and Rasht. As a preventive measure, Iran has formed of the statistics. “We have Islamic Revolution, Imam Khomeini (RA), “cannot do a damn thing”. Blok, in Tehran at the head of The virus loomed over a nation- closed schools in Qom and Arak. enough kits and leading experts to The current criminal in the White House, Donald Trump, is learning the a delegation, held two rounds hard way how helpless he is against the power and prestige of people’s power wide parliamentary election in Iran Also, the city of Tehran closed diagnose coronavirus at medical of talks with Zarif and was also in Iran in spite of his policy of economic terrorism, plus his own unmanly on Friday, but many voters went to down all bistros and water foun- science universities,” he said. expected to hold a separate terrorist act in ordering the assassination of the iconic general, Qassem So- the polls wearing face masks. tains in the city’s subway stations Javad Javidnia, the deputy for cy- meeting with Iran’s President leimani. Health ministry spokesman Ki- until further notice. berspace affairs at the public pros- Hassan Rouhani later in the The list of Washington’s crimes against Iran and the Iranian people is long, anoush Jahanpour made Saturday’s The measures also include daily ecutor’s office, said the body is day. and presents a pathetic picture of miserable failure. announcement for the latest figures cleanings of metro train cars and monitoring all news regarding the For the past 41 years the U.S. has been trying in vain to change the dynamic During the first round of their on national TV, but did not specify city buses. coronavirus and that those spread- talks, the top Iranian and Dutch Islamic system of government in Iran through a variety of blunted tools such when the fifth death occurred. Two Speaking on Thursday, Health ing rumors will be dealt with. as attempted coups, a failed invasion, an 8-year war through Saddam, sup- diplomats stressed the impor- port for the MKO hypocrites who murdered over 17,000 Iranian citizens, eco- tance of enhancing mutual re- nomic sanctions, unleashing the macabrely murderous takfiri terrorists in the lations. neighbourhood only to see them wiped out, inciting traitors and vandals to in- Pompeo Conjures Up ‘Iran Threat’ At the second round of the dulge in sedition, violence, and blasphemy, and now the feverish propaganda talks, Zarif and Blok exchanged through radio, TV, Internet and the print media, coupled with the ranting of Myth to Milk Saudis views about the landmark 2015 American politicians and so-called analysts that parliamentary polls are a nuclear deal, officially known sham because some have been disqualified. RIYADH (Dispatches) -- Secretary of State Mike F-15E fighter jets that fly daily missions over Iraq and as the Joint Comprehensive In the words of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, the clique headed by Pompeo has repeated Washington’s trumped-up “Iran Trump is made up of first-rate idiots who are ignorant of facts and realities of Syria and Patriot missile batteries. Plan of Action (JCPOA), a the Islamic Republic of Iran. threat” on a visit to Saudi Arabia amid the U.S. push to Pompeo’s visit to Saudi Arabia revolved mostly non-dollar direct payment First and foremost the elections in Iran, whether for the Presidency, the sell more arms to Riyadh, which is America’s number around countering Iran, although he was forced by a channel -- officially called the Parliament, the Municipal Council, and the Assembly of Experts – a body of one weapons buyer. group of U.S. senators to address the issue of impris- Instrument in Support of Trade qualified jurists that select the Leader and monitory his performance – are the He met with Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Ab- oned U.S. citizens inside Saudi Arabia. Exchanges (INSTEX), which most fair and transparent in the world. dulaziz Al Saud and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Among those imprisoned are two writers and dual aims to offset impacts of U.S. Hence, the enthusiasm of the people in flocking to the ballot boxes to vote Salman and discussed shared security interests in the US-Saudi citizens, Badr al-Ibrahim and Salah al- sanctions, the assassination of for the candidates of their choice with full confidence that the Council of Persian Gulf and alleged Iran threats. Haidar, son of prominent imprisoned feminist Aziza General Qassem Soleimani by Guardians, a venerable 12-member body of six Islamic jurisprudents and Pompeo “assured the Crown Prince that the United al-Yousef. the United States as well as six experts in civil law, has cleared the qualified nominees and barred in- States stands with Saudi Arabia in the face of these They were arrested in April 2019 amid Saudi Crown leading developments in Iraq, competent legislatures who had already failed to discharge their duties in the threats, as reflected in our greater military presence in Prince Muhammad bin Salman’s crackdown on pro- outgoing parliament as well as persons deemed ineligible to be the people’s Yemen, Afghanistan and Syria. representatives in the Majlis. Saudi Arabia,” U.S. State Department spokeswoman democracy activists. The Dutch foreign minister is The eligibility of nominees is essential since on being elected as President, Morgan Ortagus said in a statement. Like most of Saudi Arabia’s human rights violations, on a regional tour which will Legislator, Jurist of the Assembly of Expert, or members of the Urban and Pompeo also visited Sultan Air Base near the Saudi the imprisonment of American citizens does not affect also take him to Saudi Arabia Rural Councils, they shoulder the highly important task of making decisions capital, where some 2,500 U.S. troops have been sta- Washington’s support for the kingdom, U.S. media said. and the United Arab Emirates. about the country’s policies and the welfare of the people, in addition to the tioned since last summer. Speaking in Ethiopia before his visit to Saudi Arabia, On Friday, Blok visited Isfa- vital sector of defence, foreign affairs, the right to possess modern technology, “The visit to Prince Sultan air base and a nearby U.S. Pompeo stressed that the U.S. “pressure campaign” han, where he met the governor and efforts for peace in the neighbourhood that should be free of instability, Patriot battery highlights the longstanding U.S.-Saudi against Iran continues. of the central Iranian city and outside interference, and terrorism. security relationship and reaffirms America’s determi- “It’s not just an economic pressure campaign, it’s visited cultural and historical Hence the administration of the country cannot be handed over to any per- nation to stand with Saudi Arabia in the face of Iranian diplomatic pressures, isolation through diplomacy, as monuments there. son, without properly vetting him/her in terms of beliefs, loyalty to the na- malign behavior,” the State Department said. well,” he said. tion, qualifications, past record, ethical behaviour, knowledge of affairs, and Iranian Foreign Ministry competence. The base is home to a squadron of U.S. Air Force (Continued on Page 7) spokesman Abbas Mousavi As a matter of fact, the Islamic Republic presents a brilliant example of said on Wednesday that the unity in diversity as is evident by the respect shown to each other by different Dutch and Austrian foreign factions competing in the various elections, whether they win or lose, since Two Border Guards Martyred in Clash With Terrorists ministers would visit Tehran the criterion in election is people’s preference for the most competent and TEHRAN (Dispatches) -- Two and fled back into Pakistan. The attack appears to have to discuss bilateral ties as well most qualified candidate in their views. Iranian border guards were mar- However, two Iranian border been timed to stir insecurity as international and regional This means the Islamic Republic of Iran does not have electoral rivalries tyred in a clash with members of guards, Sergeant Major Ah- in the country in a sensitive issues, mainly the fate of the like in the so-called democracies of the West or some third world self-styled a terrorist group in the country’s mad Rahmanifard, and Private juncture. JCPOA and peace in the Per- democratic countries, where ethics do not exist and there is no cognition of southeastern province of Sistan Ahmad Tavakoli, were mar- Iran has lost several border sian Gulf region. God in politics as well as duties to the nation. Thus, the experience of post-revolution era has shown that elections unify and Baluchestan, police said on tyred in the firefight. guards in recent years in clash- “In the talks with the two Eu- and empower the Iranian nation, irrespective of whether the frustrated for- Saturday. A delegation led by the bor- es with terrorists who have at- ropean ministers, apart from eign press calls them ‘reformists’, ‘hardliners’, ‘moderates’, or whatever it The incident happened Fri- der police commander has tempted to infiltrate the border examining the bilateral rela- likes. day night after Iranian border travelled to the area to inves- and carry out attacks. tions and the exchange of views What is important for Iran is people’s welfare and the country’s progress guards learned that some 20 tigate the incident. Such confrontations are not about the major international into a strong and independent nation that is able to keep away the U.S. and armed terrorists had advanced The skirmishes took place as rare in Sistan and Baluchestan, and regional issues, the Islamic all other intruding powers from the region. on the Iranian border to strike millions of Iranians went to which borders Afghanistan Republic of Iran’s criticism of This requires people’s enthusiastic participation, as was evident last Friday. military units stationed there. the polls to cast their votes in and Pakistan. Europe’s inaction on carrying It is time the enemies understood that in contrast to the huge turnout of the Iranian forces confronted the country’s 11th parliamen- The U.S. and its allies such as out its commitments under the Iranian people for the polls, in the U.S. an average of over half of the citizens JCPOA and its passiveness in have never cast their votes in the presidential polls, while turnout in the elec- them with heavy gunfire near tary elections and Assembly Saudi Arabia, along with their tion of members of U.S. Congress has ranged a little over 30 percent. This is the city of Jakigur in Sistan and of Experts polls. The elections spy agencies, actively sponsor the face of the U.S. imposition while in Islamic Republic of Iran, during all the parliamentary elections held Baluchestan province. The ter- were held with no security in- terror outfits which seek to un- of extraterritorial law will be so far, the rate of people’s turnout has been 60 to 71 percent. rorists suffered casualties cidents. dermine Iran’s security. emphasized,” he said.