The warning by the Supreme Leader to Saudi Arabia that Iran�s reaction would be �harsh and tough� and his call for the formation of a fact-finding mission following the Mina tragedy dominated the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Thursday. Also in the headlines was the reaction Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif�s handshake with President Obama drew in parliament.
Ettela�at: �Disrespect for Hajj pilgrims will result in a harsh reaction,� the Supreme Leader said at the commencement of Army cadets.
Ayatollah Khamenei stressed the need for the formation of a fact-finding mission featuring Islamic countries, including Iran, [to look into the Mina tragedy].
Highlights of Ettela�at newspaper on October 1
Abrar: �Iran has sent an official note to the Saudi embassy in Tehran to demand the repatriation of the bodies of Iranian pilgrims killed in the Mina tragedy,� said a deputy Iranian foreign minister.
Abrar: Foreign Minister Zarif has held talks with his Norwegian and Polish counterparts.
Abrar: US Secretary of State John Kerry claims he has held talks with Iranian officials over Syria.
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Abrar-e Eghtesadi: Parliament deputies have opposed amending the trade law.
Abrar-e Eghtesadi: Iran�s oil exports are up 10 percent.
Abrar-e Eghtesadi: �There are no legal bans on the presence of American firms in Iran�s economy,� said the vice-president for legal affairs.
Afkar: The chairman of Iranian parliament�s Sunni Caucus has said that Saudi Arabia should send a delegation to Iran to apologize [over the Mina incident].
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Aftab-e Yazd: Harsh objection to Foreign Minister Zarif [for his handshake with President Obama]
Aftab-e Yazd: �We shouldn�t think whatever Muslims do is right,� said the grandson of the late Imam Khomeini.
Aftab-e Yazd: �Wavering in opposition to the US will break the hearts of millions of people,� said the chief of staff of the Iranian armed forces.
Arman-e Emrooz: The controversy surrounding Mohammad Javad Zarif�s handshake [with Obama]
A new wave of worries [by Worriers who oppose the policies of President Rouhani] has got underway.
Arman-e Emrooz: A hospital administrator in Behbahan has been shot at.
Once again doctors have come under attack.
Asr-e Rasaneh: Implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action will bring $8 billion in profits to global companies and investors.
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Asrar: �There will be no more inspections of Parchin,� said the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council.
Asrar:� The price of water has increased by 15 percent.
Ebtekar: Diplomatic hands under fire
Insults have been hurled at Foreign Minister Zarif for a handshake.
Emtiaz: Police have attested 119 thieves and muggers in the capital.
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Etemad: �President Obama and I exchange letters; sometimes he writes first, and sometimes I write first,� said President Hassan Rouhani in an interview with CNN.
Etemad: Parliament deputies Abutorabi-Fard and Motahari have rallied behind Foreign Minister Zarif.
Hemayat: �Paving the way for the presence of the enemy in the country amounts to espionage,� warned the judiciary chief�s first deputy.
Iran: Efforts are underway to amend the law that requires wives to secure the permission of their husbands [to get a passport] to travel overseas.
Javan: The smile diplomacy [a reference to the characteristic smile of FM Zarif] proved inefficient in the Mina tragedy.
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Jomhouri Islami: Iran�s position in the Global Competitive Report by the World Economic Forum has improved nine notches.
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Kaenat: Some 220 MPs have praised the performance of the Oil Ministry.
Kaenat: The entanglement of the homecoming of the bodies of Iranian pilgrims killed in Mina
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Kayhan: A joint operation by the Iraqi Army and popular forces has resulted in the liberation of 13 villages in Kirkuk.
Resalat: �The slightest disrespect to Iranian Hajj pilgrims will be followed by a harsh reaction,� the Supreme Leader warned Saudi authorities.
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Roozan: Critics of the [Zarif-Obama] handshake swear at handshake diplomacy.
Roozan: Reports that Iranian officials have been kidnapped in Mina have been denied.
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Saheb Ghalam: Tehran and Paris to turn into �good partners�.
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Sharq: A multi-prong attack on Zarif drew a [supportive] reaction from Abutorabi-Fard [the vice-speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly].
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Tejarat: �The previous government caused a crisis by printing money,� said the economy minister.
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