*** IRAN DAILY
-- Leader blames US for Ukraine crisis, urges end to war
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei blamed the United States for the current Ukraine crisis, and demanded an end to the war in Ukraine, saying the Islamic Republic of Iran always opposes war and destruction anywhere in the world.
-- Iran says has plan B for Vienna talks
Iran on Tuesday warned the United States against “bluffs and blusters” in the Vienna talks on the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal, stressing that Tehran is willing to reach an agreement through negotiations but will not wait forever.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh made the comment in a post on his Twitter account early on Tuesday after US State Department spokesman Ned Price said Washington was prepared to walk away from the talks in the Austrian capital if Iran displayed “an intransigence to making progress.”
-- Lavrov: US nukes in Europe unacceptable for Russia
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that Moscow found it unacceptable that some European countries hosted US nuclear weapons and were taking measures to prevent Ukraine from acquiring similar weapons.
“It is unacceptable for us that, contrary to the fundamental principles of the Non-Proliferation Treaty, US nuclear weapons are still present on the territory of some European countries,” Lavrov said while addressing the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva via a video call, Sputnik reported.
*** KAYHAN INTERNATIONAL
-- Leader: Ukraine Victim of U.S., West’s Policies
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Tuesday said U.S. policies are to blame for the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, calling for an end to the war that broke out last week.
-- Blatant Racism: West’s Bias Over Ukraine
Irony does not come darker than last weekend’s statement from Richard Oppenheim, British ambassador to Yemen.
“The United Kingdom,” announced Oppenheim, “stands with the people of Ukraine in the face of Russia’s unprovoked attack on freedom and democracy.”
-- France Declares ‘All-Out Economic War’ on Russia
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire declared an “all-out economic and financial war” against Russia to bring down the its economy as punishment, before rowing back on language he later said was inappropriate.
*** TEHRAN TIMES
-- The U.S. abandons yet another ally
It was the former United States Secretary of State and National Security Advisor under the presidential administrations of Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford, Henry Kissinger, who declared “It may be dangerous to be America’s enemy, but to be America’s friend is fatal.” Those words echo the reality of America’s foreign policy towards its alleged allies, not just over the past decades, but until today.
-- Iran standing firm on logical red lines
As the talks were resumed on Monday, reports from Vienna indicate that the United States and the European troika (France, Britain, and Germany) are not willing to show real flexibility.
-- Production by major automakers up 7% in 11 months yr/yr
Three major Iranian carmakers, namely Iran Khodro Company (IKCO), SAIPA Group, and Pars Khodro, manufactured 828,698 vehicles during the first 11 months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21, 2021-February 19, 2022), up 7.3 percent compared to the figure for the previous year’s same period.
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