** IRAN DAILY
--Raeisi: Iraq must not be used for threats against neighbors
The Iraqi official also held talks with a number of Iranian top military officials, including Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Baqeri. The Iranian official said Iran and Iraq are boosting security cooperation to ensure regional security and counter “common threats”. “The situation in the region requires that Iran and Iraq work together to ensure security because the two countries are facing common threats,” he said.
World powers, he continued, created the Daesh terrorist group to wrest control from regional states, but the plot failed due to cooperation between the Iranian and Iraqi nations and warriors.
-- Kashan’s Aqa Bozorg Mosque, fusion of Iranian and Islamic cultures
One of the most significant buildings in Iranian architecture is Aqa Bozorg Mosque in Kashan, Isfahan Province.
You can see a fusion of Iranian and Islamic cultures in this mosque. Aqa Bozorg Mosque, which stands out in the heart of the desert, is one the most magnificent monuments left from the Qajar Period (1789-1925 CE), surfiran.com wrote. This mosque is located in a complex consisting of a mosque and a school, which is attributed to Mullah Mahdi Naraqi, a Shi’a scholar.
This mosque has exquisite decorations and elements used in it. The muqarnas structure of the mosque’s entrance and delicate plasterworks and unique tile works dazzle the eyes.
-- CBI granted more authority to manage forex market
eads of the three branches of the Iranian government approved a resolution based on which the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) is given complete authority to take the necessary measures for managing the foreign currency exchange market.
Following the recent fluctuations in the forex market, the CBI sent a proposal package to the government, requesting new authorities to be able to manage the market, Tasnim News Agency reported.
The package was assessed and approved in a meeting attended by President Ebrahim Raeisi and the heads of the government’s two other branches on Sunday evening.
** KAYHAN INTERNATIONAL
--Iraqi Defense Minister Holds Security Talks in Tehran
The chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) on Monday highlighted the destructive role played by the United States in the region, saying the Americans bring about insecurity wherever they set foot.
In a meeting with Iraqi Defense Minister Thabet Muhammad Saeed al-Abbasi here, Major General Hussein Salami said unlike Iran, which wants a strong Iraq, the Americans and the Zionists want to dominate the region and create insecurity inside Iran and Iraq.
-- IRICA Reports Over 12% Rise in Exports
Figures by the Iranian customs administration (IRICA) show that non-oil exports from the country rose by 12.22% year on year in the 11 calendar months to February 19.
IRICA said in a statement that exports from Iran reached a total of $48.8 billion between March 2022 and February this year.
The statement said that export shipments had dropped by 1.16% in volume terms against the 11 months to late February 2022 to 111.3 million metric tons (mt).
** TEHRAN TIMES
-- Foes resort to hybrid warfare after relentless defeats: Quds Force chief
In order to wage their hybrid war against Iran, the enemies have engaged in intensive psychological operations, according to the IRGC Quds Force Commander Brigadier General Esmail Qaani said on Monday.
Speaking at a ceremony in Tehran to honor the martyrs of pro-resistance media outlets, Qaani said, “Mainstream media are now under the control of enemies. Foes have lately waged a hybrid war against the Islamic Republic after they suffered successive defeats. Media outlets, therefore, play a significant and integral role throughout this campaign and are widely employed for that purpose.”
-- Artist Ruholamin pays tribute to firefighter killed in Bahar Street blaze
Artist Hassan Ruholamin has paid tribute to an elite firefighter that was killed while battling a fire in Tehran’s Bahar Street by portraying him on canvas in his latest painting named “Qoqnus”. “Qoqnus”, which literally means phoenix, shows the late firefighter Qaribreza Darabi squatting among the flames with wildflowers grown by his feet.
In a post published on his Instagram, Ruholamin dedicated the painting to Darabi, who died on Saturday after falling down into a lift well while battling the blaze in downtown Tehran.
-- Research explores Persian Gulf, Makran coastline
The Research Institute of Cultural Heritage & Tourism has conducted a study to explore the archaeological capacities of the Persian Gulf and Makran coastline in southern Iran, the head of the institute, has said.
The project aims to provide a detailed account of archaeological possessions in the Persian Gulf and its islands, as well as on the Makran coastline, Mosayyeb Amiri explained on Monday. The research is planned to be published within a year, he added.
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