NOURNEWS- The following headlines appeared in English-language newspapers in the Iranian capital on Tuesday, September 5, 2023

IRAN DAILY:

-- End of French colonialism:

After the coup in Niger, this time the military took control of the government in Gabon, located in Central Africa. The second wave of military coups, which led to eight military coups on this continent in two years from 2021, indicates that coups are spreading and expanding throughout Africa. Perhaps the fear of this situation led the President of Rwanda on August 30th to retire or dismiss a significant number of senior officers and troops, including young forces seen among them. Therefore, Africa has now become, alongside Ukraine, a focal point of global developments, as the outcomes of these events are not confined to geographical borders, and Africa has turned into the center of anti-colonial movements, especially for Western countries, particularly France. French colonialism began in the 16th century and lasted for approximately 300 years, primarily in West and North Africa, where about 35% of Africa’s landmass fell under French control, marked by violence and crime.

As the President of Algeria declared, during 123 years of French colonialism (1830-1962), meaning up to Algerian independence, nearly half of the country’s population fell victim to crimes that will not be forgotten over time. These crimes were so heinous that the French, during the Algerian War of Independence, would decapitate freedom fighters and put them on display with them, and today, the skulls of 18,000 Algerians are held in French museums.
France also ruthlessly suppressed the uprisings of the peoples of countries that had participated in World War II with promises of independence from that country.During both World Wars, millions of Africans were displaced due to the policies of both England and France. They were also used as forced labor to rebuild war-damaged European cities. France’s history in Africa is filled with the plunder of natural resources, torture, mass killings, and blatant human rights abuses, to which no international organization or institution has yet provided a constructive response.
After a round of coups in the 1970s and 1980s, and the fear of France and its Western accomplices losing their influence, a more modern form of colonialism was devised for Africa, under the guise of democracy and African governance, to deceive the people.
The West, led by France, attempted to place puppet governments under the banner of their legitimate civil authority, to deepen their growing influence. If a government adhered to French laws, Paris allowed it to remain in power. However, it is clear that this strategy has failed to resonate with the public and has lost its effectiveness. This period, which can be referred to as the transition period from democracy for interventionist countries like France, is coming to an end, and undoubtedly, a change in their strategy will occur.
The African Uprising Against Colonialism and Exploitation
Despite being marginalized in global equations, Africa today seeks to establish its position on the world political stage. The coups also tell the tale of a collective will in Africa against the new French colonialism and its allies. Africa, despite its rich resources and strategic mineral reserves crucial for modern technologies, has been subjected to exploitation and poverty, aimed at depriving its people of progress and plundering its natural resources through increasing influence. For instance, Gabon, a country rich in major oil wells and vast uranium reserves for nuclear fuel production in France, finds its cities in
darkness.
The common denominator in these coups has largely been anti-French sentiments and a quest for liberation from Western imperialism. After coming to power, coup leaders, especially in Niger, canceled military agreements with France, cut off radio and television networks, demanded the departure of this country’s diplomats, and even legally ordered the expulsion of the ambassador by the country’s supreme court.
Africans are striving in every way to present themselves as independent decision-makers in the global governance system, and what are called coups are part of these efforts. Coups may be named after military actions, but in essence, they are movements based on the desire for freedom to cast aside governments linked to France and with the support of the people. Supportive marches for coups and anti-French slogans validate this. Therefore, these military actions can be assessed as protests against colonialism and efforts to regain the independence of these countries.
Power Blocs as Threats to the West and Future Scenarios
What concerns Western-influenced countries like France right now is not just the shortening of their reach; it’s the direct effects that the domino effect of coups has on the perception of other African societies and the motivation it will instill in them. Hence, France, along with its allies, is working to prevent the spread of coups to other countries.
The first threatening effect of these coups is that the performance of colonial governments involved in coups makes their intentions more transparent than before, leading to greater enlightenment among the African public. Therefore, Paris is trying to address the issue diplomatically. Secondly, the support of other countries, especially in the military domain, for the coup in Niger, indicates the increasing growth of coups, which can form powerful anti-Western blocs in Africa. This, alongside the coup development, can pose a serious threat to the West, especially since the fear is that blocking their influence might facilitate the infiltration of rival countries. Countries like Burkina Faso and Guinea have announced that they will face any military intervention by ECOWAS alongside Niger. Furthermore, influential countries like Algeria and Mali are also seriously opposed to military intervention.
The scenarios currently pursued by the West, primarily France, focus on military intervention under the umbrella of ECOWAS, which they are currently seriously considering. This is because a country like France, despite having thousands of military personnel in Niger, cannot overtly carry out military intervention due to a change in its intervention strategy, so they act indirectly by supporting military interventions. In this context, ECOWAS, a group of African countries, can prevent any future coups in Africa, but the problem is that military support from other countries such as Guinea and Burkina Faso to Niger can ignite a war with unpredictable dimensions, leading to detrimental outcomes for the West, especially as these disputes may trigger other coups in the midst of them, with rival actors playing roles, ultimately leading to proxy wars, especially as the Ukraine war has become an unfinished conflict, and the West is now entangled in it.
On the other hand, some countries like the United States are trying to place the coup path in their plans to stabilize governments, aiming to exploit the power vacuum. Some time ago, the American media attempted to cast doubt on the anti-colonial intentions of key figures in the Niger coup who had spent time studying in the United States, creating uncertainties.
Observing transcontinental political developments in Africa also indicates that this continent is on the path to aligning itself with a multipolar world and distancing itself from Western hegemony. The lack of alignment with the United States and NATO in the Ukraine war, which even led to the presentation of a peace plan, as well as the presence of representatives from about 40 African countries such as Mali and Guinea at the Russia-Africa summit, signifies this change. Therefore, the United States is trying to reduce the created space and strengthen its influence by establishing its strategy based on moderating interactions with Africa. To the extent that even Joe Biden, the President, introduced the “Africa-America Partnership” as a new approach of the United States.
In conclusion, the recent coups send a clear message about the end of Western hegemony in French colonies, which, with stability, can create a strategic shift for this continent alongside other developments.

-- Second overseas DRI plant using Iranian technology to be built in Peru:

The second abroad sponge iron factory using Iranian technology ‘PERED’ will be constructed in Peru.
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) to construct a direct-reduction iron (DRI) production plant through Iranian-developed method technology as well as a steelmaking plant was signed with a Chinese company, according to IRNA.
The contract was made between the Chinese investor and the Iranian Mines and Metals Engineering Company (MME) as the developer of the PERED technology.
The annual capacity of the project is one million tons of sponge iron, which will be used in the steelmaking unit. Also, the construction of the steel factory will be carried out with the Iranian technology by the MMA in Peru.
The furnace part of the factory (DRI) will be designed by the MME and part of its strategic equipment will be manufactured in Iran.
PERED technology is also known as ‘Persian Reduction’ technology. It is the direct reduction technology invented and patented by the MME in 2007.
The technology is carried out through scientific principles and experiences of the Iranian experts.
The unique advantage of the Iranian technology of PERED is using a special catalyst which enjoys more durability under process of production along with acceleration in cracking process of reducing gases in steel reformers.
Once, four Iranian factories to produce sponge iron using the Iranian method ‘PERED’ were successfully constructed and also, the erection of first steel plant in China was prosperous as the world's largest steel producer, now foreign investors are looking for the Iranian technology.
In addition, there are three other mega module projects including Kurdestan Steel, Simin Hormuz Steel Industry Company and Hormozgan Steel Company, are to be implemented via Iranian PERED method.
One of the most important achievements gained through the past years is the optimization of the steel production process using the method of PERED.

-- NTBFs will help improve mazut quality: NIORDC:

The National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company (NIORDC) will enjoy domestic new technology-based firms’ (NTBFs) cooperation to accelerate the implementation of a project for improving the quality of mazut.
NIORDC Managing Director Jalil Salari made the remarks in a ceremony to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with an Iranian NTBF on the enhancement of the quality of mazut.
“We now possess the technical know-how to improve the quality of mazut, and intend to carry out the project in low-capacity refineries and then other refineries of the country,” Salari added.
The project has been implemented by domestic companies in Bandar Abbas Oil Refinery, which produces 95,000 barrels of mazut per day, and also in Shazand Imam Khomeini Refinery in a complicated process to upgrade the standards of mazut, he noted.
Shiraz Oil Refining Company is currently producing 1.3 million barrels of mazut per day on average, the NIORDC CEO said, adding the MoU will be soon turned into a contract and its executive operation will start by mid-March 2024.
The deputy minister expressed hope that the implementation of the quality-enhancing project in the country’s refineries will help export mazut.
NIORDC will hopefully take another crucial step toward protecting the environment by desulfurizing the product, he concluded.
The Iranian government has spent heavily in recent years to carry out major renovation projects in refineries, helping boost fuel quality in the country.

-- MP says energy diplomacy has increased oil exports:

The incumbent administration’s effective diplomacy has increased oil exports, said a member of Parliament.
Mansour Shokrollahi added the rise in crude oil exports shows that the energy diplomacy exercised by the government and the Oil Ministry has worked, Shana reported.
The member of Parliament’s Energy Committee pointed to the recent inauguration of Phase 11 of the South Pars gas field as another achievement of the current administration.
He said the Oil Ministry has demonstrated Iranian experts’ ability to do the job despite sanctions.
“We have great capacities in the oil sector and have so far signed good contracts with different countries,” said the lawmaker, predicting a bright future for the Oil Ministry.
Not only have oil production and exports jumped, but also debts have been collected, concluded Shokrollahi.

-- Iran’s five-month pistachio exports near $110m: Official:

Iran exported around 16,000 tons of pistachios, valued at about $110 million, to 44 countries in the first five months of the current Iranian year (March 21 to August 22), announced the head of the foreign trade office of the Central Organization for Rural Cooperatives of Iran.
During the period, 15,981 tons of quality pistachios, valued at $109.714 million, were exported from Iran to 44 countries, showing a six percent growth in weight, and a one percent decline in value, compared to the same period last year, said Rouhollah Latifi, according to Tasnim news agency.
About 23 percent of the total pistachios exported from Iran in the five months to August 22 were destined for the Russian Federation, he noted.
Other major target markets of Iran’s pistachios were Germany, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kyrgyzstan, and China, Latifi added.

KAYHAN INTERNATIONAL:

-- Envoy Urges End to U.S. Looting of Syrian Resources:

Ali Asghar Khaji, a senior aide on political affairs to Iran’s foreign minister, and UN special envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen on Monday discussed the latest developments in the Arab country during a virtual meeting. Khaji stressed the need for swift removal of unjust sanctions imposed by the U.S. and its Western allies on Damascus. He also urged an end to the looting of Syria’s natural resources by foreign forces present in the country and called for international humanitarian aid to the war-ravaged people. 

-- Zelensky Sacks Defense Minister Amid Corruption Scandal:

Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov submitted his resignation on Monday in the biggest shakeup of the defense establishment in 18 months of war with Russia. Reznikov has been at the forefront of Kyiv’s lobbying for Western weapons to fight Russia, but his departure after months of corruption allegations against his ministry is not expected to have a big impact on military operations. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday he was sacking Reznikov and proposed Rustem Umerov, a Crimean Tatar and ex-lawmaker who runs the State Property Fund, to replace him.

-- Arba’een – Immortal March of the Mourners:

“I bear witness that Allah will promptly fulfill the promise He made to you, and destroy those who left you helpless and punish those who killed you; And I bear witness that you kept your promise made with Allah and strived in His way until what was certain came upon you, so curse of Allah upon those who killed you, and curse of Allah upon those who oppressed you, and curse of Allah upon the people who came to know of it and approved (of all of it).” 
This passage of the famous Ziyarat al-Arba’een (one of the five signs of a true believer), is echoing in Iraq, Iran, and all over the world these days through radios, TV channels, and websites, as well as recitation by dedicated individuals and groups at homes, mosques, or hussainiyahs, and of course, by the twenty million odd pilgrims assembled in Karbala to pay their respects at the shrine of the grandson of Prophet Muhammad (SAWA).
We are on the eve of the anniversary of Arba’een or the traditional 40th consecutive day of mourning for Imam Husain (AS) following his martyrdom on Ashura, the 10th of Muharram, in the most cruel manner, along with his two sons (including the 6-month infant Ali Asghar), his brothers, his nephews, his cousins, and his small group of loyal companions.
It was, and remains history’s most heartrending tragedy that continues to jolt human conscience, inspiring the faithful to strive towards virtue and to shun vices so as to reform society and pave the way for prevalence of justice in its true sense.  
These days all roads lead towards Karbala for commemoration of the 20th of Safar. Devotees are converging in millions at the rendezvous of martyrs from all over Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, Lebanon, Bahrain, Yemen, Arabia, the Republic of Azerbaijan, India, Africa, the Americas, and other parts of the world.
A majority of pilgrims are trekking towards Karbala on foot. Some of them are barefooted in respect to the sufferings of the children and ladies of the Blessed Household of Prophet Muhammad (SAWA) who, following the Tragedy of Ashura, were dragged in chains towards Kufa, and thence to Damascus in Syria to the court of the tyrant Yazid – through an arduously circuitous route that traversed what are now the border areas of Turkey and Lebanon, in order to avoid towns and cities where people were sympathetic to the Ahl al-Bayt.
Clad in black, and chanting “Ya Husain (AS)” the roaring sea of the faithful is not afraid of the dastardly terrorists who have threatened to target them with bombs and missiles. A testimony in this regard is the presence of women, children, toddlers in prams, the elderly in wheelchairs, and even physically handicapped persons moving slowly but surely on their disabled feet with whatever strength that is left in their worn out bodies.
The eyes of the world are glued to this greatest ever annual congregation, which is remarkably disciplined, cognizant of the Omnipresent Creator, obedient to the instructions of the Prophet, brimming with love for the Ahl al-Bayt, punctual in performing the obligatory 5-times-a-day ritual prayers, observing hygienic rules, and overflowing with fraternal affection for fellow pilgrims, for whose rest and refreshments, the general public, under supervision of the Iraqi and Iranian governments, is vying with each other to provide necessary amenities.
There are lessons to be learnt here for Global Arrogance and its clients – the unelected and unrepresentative regimes – whose media networks deliberately ignore this largest ever annual gathering for their fears that Imam Husain’s (AS) message will awaken the masses and mobilize them for rebuilding of the sacred Baqie Cemetery in Medina and for the united Muslim campaign to liberate Islam’s former qibla, the al-Aqsa Mosque in the Zionist usurped land of Palestine. 
Hopefully, the day will soon come, similar to the ignominious end of the repressive Ba’th minority regime of Baghdad. Then only the Ummah will be able to have peace of mind, tranquility of heart, and physical safety and security for fulfilling the humanitarian duties toward making the world a peaceful place to live. 
Here it is worth recalling that when the severed heads of the Martyrs of Karbala were placed before him, the Godless Yazid, who masqueraded as caliph without having the least faith in Islam, poked a cane in a blasphemous manner at the blessed head of Imam Husain (AS), and exultingly uttered: “A day for a day: this day is (in revenge) for Badr”.
This was a reference to the slaying of the pagan maternal grandfather and uncles of his father, the accursed Mu’awiyya, at the hands of Muslim defenders, especially the Commander of the Faithful, Imam Ali ibn Abi Taleb (AS), when they imposed the first-ever armed encounter upon Prophet Muhammad (SAWA).
Yazid, his courtiers and his Omayyad clan members, especially the criminal Marwan ibn Hakam – who later became caliph – thought that their hypocrisy had finally succeeded. By posing as Muslims (like the modern day ungodly Takfiri terrorists) they thought they had totally humiliated the Hashemite clan.
How wrong they were. The eloquently wise sermons of Hazrat Zainab (SA) and Imam Zain al-Abedin (AS) turned the tables on Yazid, compelling him to free the noble Ahl al-Bayt, who before returning to Medina visited Karbala to mark the first Arba’een at the unmarked and sun-scorched grave of the Immortal Martyr who today reposes in the magnificent golden-domed shrine. 
Today there is no trace of the graves of the Omayyads, let alone their palaces, while Imam Husain (AS) rules the hearts of the faithful all over the world as is evident by the millions of devotees who converge upon Karbala from the four cardinal points of the globe renew their allegiance to his universal mission, while scores of millions of others hold commemoration ceremonies to recount his ideals for defence of humanitarian values in their respective villages, towns, and cities, 
Let us join the Prophet’s loyal companion, Jaber ibn Abdullah al-Ansari, who despite old age and poor eyesight, made his way from Medina to Iraq in grief on hearing of the martyrdom of Imam Husain (AS), and reached Karbala on the Day of Arba’een, in saluting the Chief of Masters:
“I bear witness that you kept your promise made with Allah, and strove in His way until what was certain came upon you; so curse of Allah on those who killed you, and curse of Allah on those who oppressed you, and curse of Allah on those who came to know of it and approved (it).”
Imam Husain (AS) by the Grace of God is indeed watching us and our actions, since as the Holy Qur’an says: “Do not suppose those slain in the way of Allah to be dead; rather they are living and provided for near their Lord.” (3:169)
Once, the great-grandson of the Martyr of Karbala, Imam Ja’far as-Sadeq (AS), was asked by Abdullah ibn Bakr, if the grave of Imam Husain (AS) were to be excavated, will anything be found in it? The 6th Imam replied:
“O Son of Bakr, how abstruse is your question. Imam Husain (AS) along with his mother, his father and his brother Imam Hasan is in the (heavenly) House of the Messenger of Allah (SAWA). He is living there, and receiving his sustenance. If in the early days had his grave been opened, he would have been found there, but now he is alive in the presence of his Lord.”
Imam Sadeq (AS) then added: “He is watching those who cry for him, he prays for their forgiveness and also requests his ancestors to seek forgiveness for those mourning him. And he says, ‘O’ you mourners! Had you known what all I have arranged for you, then you will be more joyous... All the angels in the skies and in Karbala hear him and seek forgiveness (for the mourners)...”

-- ‘East is Rising’: President Xi to Skip G20 Summit:

 Premier Li Qiang will lead China’s delegation at a G20 summit in New Delhi this weekend, China’s foreign ministry said on Monday, indicating President Xi Jinping would not attend and scuppering chances of a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden there.
The Sept. 9-10 summit had been seen as a venue for a possible meeting between Xi and Biden, who has confirmed his attendance in New Delhi, following months of efforts by the two powers to stabilize ties frayed by trade and geopolitical tensions.
“The G20 is the main forum for international economic cooperation and China has always placed great importance on and proactively taken part in such events,” Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning told a press conference, when asked by a reporter why China’s “leader” would not attend.
Mao declined to directly confirm that Li’s attendance meant that Xi would not go, although she did not correct reporters who made that assertion. Reuters reported exclusively last month that Xi was likely to skip the meeting and send Li.
Li leading the delegation at the G20 meeting makes it all but certain that Xi will not be going since China would not have both its president and premier abroad at the same time, let alone at the same event.
Biden said on Sunday that he was disappointed Xi was not going to the summit but added that he was going to “get to see him”. Biden did not elaborate.
Xi last met Biden on the sidelines of a G20 summit in Indonesia in November.
Germany, Europe’s largest economy, also “regrets” Xi’s decision not to attend, a spokesperson for its government said on Monday.
This will be the first time that a Chinese president has missed a leaders’
 summit since the first edition was held in 2008, though in 2020 and 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Xi attended virtually.
Also absent from the New Delhi summit will be Russian President Vladimir Putin, following an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant for him over alleged war crimes in Ukraine. Russia will be represented by its foreign minister.
The other G20 leaders attending include German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
Wen-Ti Sung, political scientist at the Australian National University, pointed out that Xi had joined a meeting in South Africa last month of leaders of the BRICS group of major emerging economies.
“Xi’s skipping the West-heavy club of G20 right after attending the BRICS summit may be a visual illustration of Xi’s narrative of ‘East is rising, and the West is falling’, as well as showing solidarity with Russia’s President Putin who is also not attending,” Sung said.
The other venue where Xi and Biden could meet would be November’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in San Francisco.
Senior U.S. officials have travelled to China in recent months to strengthen communications amid concern that their friction could spiral out of control.
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, the most recent official to have visited China, said the U.S. does not want to decouple from China.
Alfred Wu, associate professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore, said Xi might be reluctant to travel abroad, given his focus on domestic issues.
“Xi Jinping is setting his own agenda where his top concern is national security and he has to stay in China and make foreign leaders visit him instead,” Wu said.
“But if Xi skips APEC, that would be very substantial after all the preparations made for it by the U.S. side, and it would reflect even more badly on China’s future and its international standing, since it still needs foreign investment.”
Xi’s absence from the G20 gathering could also be seen as a snub of host India, say some analysts, suggesting it could be a signal that China is unwilling to confer influence on its southern neighbor that boasts one of the fastest growing major economies while China’s slows.
Ties between India and China have been also troubled for more than three years after soldiers from both sides clashed on their disputed Himalayan frontier in June 2020, resulting in 24 deaths.

-- Excellent Opportunity for  Expansion of Iran-Africa Relations:

Europe and the Europeans continue to deride Africa and the African people, while fleecing what they call the ‘Dark Continent’ (or the Sub-Saharan region) of its rich natural resources through the repressive regimes they have installed in what used to be their colonies.
This iniquitous situation is fast changing with the people of Africa, especially the dark-skinned who for ages were brutalized by the Europeans, kidnapped from their towns and villages, and forced into slavery in the Americas.
They have now fully become aware of their rights and having lost faith in the spurious elections forced upon them through what could be called the “pseudo democracy system”, they have begun to overthrow the pro-western regimes.
For the moment the only means for popular uprisings in these countries may be the coups launched by the generals who after all are part of the people and their subdued aspirations for freedom.
This is fully evident in the latest overthrow of the so-called civilian governments in Niger and Gabon, and a few years ago in Mali and Burkina Faso.
The general public in these countries is fully supporting the military which has decided to end the hated French stranglehold on their homelands and the looting of their natural resources.
The Islamic Republic of Iran thus fully supports the will of the African people and hopes that the general who for the moment have taken power will eventually organize fair and free elections to transfer power to the patriotic civilian rule – and not the agents of colonialism.
In Monday’s meeting in Tehran with the visiting foreign minister of Burkina Faso, Iran’s President Seyyed Ibrahim Raisi rightly lauded African countries for resisting “colonialism”.
He told Olivia Rouamba that the resistance of African countries in the face of colonialism and terrorism is indeed “praiseworthy” and a “sign of vigilance and awakening”. 
President Raisi, who last July visited Kenya, Uganda and Zimbabwe, and in August visited South Africa for the BRICS summit, expressed Iran’s willingness to “share its experiences and achievements with friendly African countries”.
All this indicates that the time is ripe for expansion of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s relations with Africa, including the Sub-Sahran region which is trying to break free of the stranglehold of European colonialism. 

TEHRAN TIMES:

-- China slams “destructive” U.S. positions:

- China has accused the United States of meddling in the South China Sea by taking destructive positions on matters of Beijing’s sovereignty toward islands and reefs in the area, saying the interventions from senior officials in Washington are only fueling regional tension and instability. Defense Ministry spokesman Wu Qian made the remarks at a press conference in Beijing when asked about the provocative statements made by senior U.S. military officials in support of the Philippines on the South China Sea. According to media reports, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin recently said that the South China Sea arbitration award is binding on all parties and the Mutual Defense Treaty between the U.S..

-- Iranian inventors shine at IFIA, KIWIE competitions:

Iranian inventors won medals and awards at the International Invention and Innovation Competition for the International Federation of Inventors’ Association (IFIA) and Korea Intl. Women’s Invention Exposition (KIWIE). The third International Ideas and Inventions Competition was held from August 20 to 22, both in person and online. Faraz Sadeghi Moghadam and Mohammad Rezaei won the silver medal at the IFIA INV Members for the invention of “the portable solar refrigerator”. The invention was presented under the supervision of Sadeghi Moghadam. It was welcomed by the judges of the World Federation in Switzerland and was awarded a silver medal due to its many applications in various fields, and its compatibility with the environment and climate changes. It also broke the monopoly of China and America. 

-- Raisi lauds Africa’s resistance against neocolonialism:

President Ebrahim Raisi on Monday lauded African nations’ battle against neocolonialism and terrorism. In a meeting with Olivia Ragnaghnewende Rouamba, the foreign minister of Burkina Faso in Tehran, Raisi emphasized the friendly connections between Tehran and African countries since the Islamic Revolution’s victory in 1979. The president also praised African nations’ resilience and resistance against neocolonialism and terrorism. Earlier on Monday, she met with Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian. The two sides discussed the development of trade relations as well as important regional and international issues.

-- Failure of the Western project in West Asia:

In a joint presser the Iranian and Turkish foreign ministers raised eye-catching issues, which may lead to some changes in the region. Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian hosted his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan on Sunday. Although Fidan had accompanied President of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan on his trips to Iran in the past as the head of Turkish national intelligence, it was the first time that Fidan visited Iran as a foreign minister. Each minister carries out the policies of his ministry within the framework of the policies defined by the government of his country, therefore we cannot expect a change in the policy of the Turkish Foreign Ministry, because the 2023 Turkish presidential election is in fact a seal on the continuation of the presidency of Erdogan.