President Rouhani�s pledge to have the sanctions lifted and his comments in defense of the performance of his government dominated the front pages of Iranians newspapers on Monday.
Abrar: The illegal appointments and dismissals in universities by [Science Minister Mohammad] Farhadi prompted parliament to summon the science chief.
Abrar: The allegations made by [former police chief] Brig. Gen. Esmail Ahmadi-Moghadam will be looked into by the judiciary.
[The former police chief earlier said that he had been threatened when he looked into allegations of misconduct in the law enforcement force.]

Afkar: Russia has issued the green-light for a coup against Bashar al-Assad.

Aftab-e Yazd: A single family has a 60 percent monopoly on imports of foreign cars.
Aftab-e Yazd: Government carries on with secret efforts to secure the entry of women into sporting arenas.
[It comes after the police chief said that law enforcement has a moral duty to prevent women from attending sporting events.]
Aftab-e Yazd: �The ban on the publication of the image [of former President Mohammad Khatami] has not been slapped by the Supreme National Security Council,� said the Judiciary spokesman.

Arman-e Emrooz: �Those who deny the [adverse] impact of sanctions are out of touch and unaware of pocketbook issues,� said President Rouhani.
[The president made the comment while addressing a large crowd of locals in Bojnurd, North Khorasan Province.]
Arman-e Emrooz: �Today�s Worriers [supporters of the former president who find fault with everything the Rouhani administration does] are the same people who kept mum yesterday [when Ahmadinejad was in power],� said the director of the Environment Protection Organization.

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Asr-e Rasaneh: The gas industry needs some $100 billion to rebuild.

Asrar: �A factional attitude toward the upcoming elections for the Assembly of Experts would amount to disloyalty to the Revolution,� said the chairman of the Expediency Council.
Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani further said that he supports no one in the upcoming vote, but that he would speak about the criteria [to pick the best candidates].
Asrar: Three Cabinet ministers have been summoned to parliament.

Emtiaz: An online Iran Civilization Museum has been launched.
Emtiaz: Foreign investors have been invited to invest in the development of Iranian airports.

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Ettela�at: �We favor faith, joy and welfare all at the same time,� said President Hassan Rouhani.
Ettela�at: The Iranian national volleyball team has scored a historic win, defeating the Russian team in three sets.

Iran: A sandstorm with 115 kph winds has ripped through the southeastern Iranian city of Zabol.

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Kar va Kargar: [Former First Vice-President Mohammad Reza] Aref has said that he supports the performance of President Rouhani.

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Kayhan: The latest case in American failure to remain committed to the provisions of the Lausanne statement: 2 percent enrichment.

Rooyesh-e Mellat: �We will have the sanctions lifted through the UN,� said President Rouhani.

By Iran Front Page