"Subsidence and destruction await a 2,500-year-old heritage"

In its Monday issue, the Jahan Sanat newspaper warned about the "subsidence and destruction" of Persepolis and Naqsh-e Rostam, two "2,500-year-old heritages" of Iran and the world, writing: "The annual subsidence of 54 centimeters in Shiraz not only endangers historical monuments but also threatens people's lives. The cracks in the ground near Persepolis and Naqsh-e Rostam cannot be hidden. The historical Marvdasht is pregnant with disaster."

In a report on the situation in Persepolis, the newspaper wrote: "On the Shiraz-Marvdasht road, the first thing that catches your attention is the dryness of the ground. It seems as if it hasn't rained here for years. The ground is cracked and there is not a single tree. Every few kilometers, a few small houses and shops have sprouted along the road, and it seems as if they have no energy to live. Drought is a scourge on Marvdasht" and Shiraz, and it is "a long-term drought that has left its mark on both the lives of the people and the condition of the historical monuments of Shiraz."

Masoud Rezaei-Manfard, director of the Persepolis complex, believes that "the Marvdasht crisis is no less than Lake Urmia, and the insignificance of the issue for officials has become the main factor in the acceleration of subsidence in Fars."

He told the Jahan Sanat newspaper: "We cannot say that everything is rosy and that a disaster is happening here," while "he has repeatedly shouted that not only the thousands-year-old Persepolis but also the lives of the people of Marvdasht are in danger, but no one listens."

The manager of the Takht-e-Jamshid complex, referring to the fact that "the groundwater level and the withdrawal from the wells have increased from three meters to 300 meters," said: "What they did was install meters on the authorized wells, but isn't our problem with authorized wells when we have more than 10,000 unauthorized wells in Marvdasht?"

According to Jahan Sanat, "Fars Province ranks first in the world with 54 centimeters of annual land subsidence. The depth of water wells in Marvdasht has increased from 10 to 300 meters. Hundreds of unauthorized wells swallow the region's groundwater daily without realizing the damage they are causing to the province (Fars) and even to themselves," just as "the risk of land rupture and subsidence and the creation of huge sinkholes lurks in Fars Province, especially Marvdasht. The vast agricultural lands within the confines of Persepolis are a scourge to the life of this historical monument."

The newspaper emphasized that "the current situation of Persepolis and the rest of the historical monuments of Fars province is just a handful of examples. It is true that drought has cut off the peace of Shiraz and climate change has overshadowed the lives of many people, but with a precise and timely plan, today's situation could have been prevented."

Kayhan quoted Mohammad Ali Jafari in a headline in its Monday issue: "If the IRGC is declared a terrorist, we will consider the US army to be ISIS."

The newspaper wrote: "The publication of news about US President Donald Trump's decision to implement the sanctions law known as CATSA, one of the main axes of which is declaring the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist organization, has been met with a strong reaction from the Commander-in-Chief of the IRGC."

Kayhan, which is considered a newspaper opposed to the nuclear talks and the "JCPOA," simultaneously described Hassan Rouhani's Saturday remarks about the JCPOA in its Monday editorial as "self-complacency" and wrote: "While the mother of sanctions is on the way, unfortunately, nostalgia and the virtues and memories of the mother of negotiations are still being talked about. However, contrary to this self-complacency approach, the agreement is tied to luck, as someone with Mr. Zarif's character says: The chance of the nuclear deal surviving is 50 percent."

At the same time, the Javan newspaper dedicated a photo of itself to Mohammad Ali Jafari and, under the headline "Go back two thousand kilometers," quoted the commander of the Revolutionary Guards as saying: "If the new US sanctions law is implemented, this country must move its regional bases to within two thousand kilometers of the range of Iran's missiles, and the US army will become the equivalent of ISIS for us."

According to the newspaper, Mohammad Ali Jafari said at a meeting of the IRGC Command Council: "The Islamic Republic of Iran intends to resolve regional issues somewhere other than the negotiating table. There is no word for negotiation and no side for it."

The Iran newspaper, close to the government, dedicated its Monday issue's headline to the statements of the judiciary spokesman regarding the status of Mohammad Khatami's restrictions, and quoted Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei as saying: "I do not know the details, the special prosecutor did not deny this issue and said that the restrictions are in place as before. The same restrictions as before were given by the secretary of the National Security Council and not the council itself, which was given in a letter to the bailiffs, this time a letter has been given to the bailiffs and the same previous orders have been extended."

At the same time, the Arman newspaper reported that "on Sunday, the parliament's floor and corridors were filled with positions taken by some representatives in opposition to imposing restrictions on the head of the reform government."

The newspaper, noting that “two lawyers of the former president, as well as Mohammad Reza Tabesh, a representative of Ardakan in the parliament, had announced the imposition of these restrictions,” wrote that the Omid faction of the Islamic Consultative Assembly issued a statement regarding recent issues, which reads: “In light of recent actions, we announce that this order is in conflict with Articles 20, 23, 36, and 37 of the Constitution, and all judicial authorities are obligated to restore public rights and expand justice and legitimate freedoms, pursuant to Article 156 of the Constitution, and any action contrary to these goals will result in criminal and disciplinary prosecution.”

According to the newspaper, Deputy Speaker of the Parliament, Masoud Pezzekian, has also “demanded that the government and the Supreme National Security Council resolve this issue,” and said: “It is unacceptable to tell someone that you cannot attend meetings and gatherings and at the same time say that we have democracy and freedom and criticize other countries.” He added: “I heard that Mr. President also said things in a distorted way and that the representatives also made remarks in this regard, and we will also discuss it in the Presidium of the Parliament.”

The Etemad newspaper, while publishing a report on "Omid faction's protest against restrictions on the head of the reform government," wrote: On Sunday, "representatives of the Omid faction protested the new restrictions on Mohammad Khatami with a written reminder to the president, a faction statement, a speech between the lines, and several comments."

According to the newspaper, "The new three-month restrictions on the reformist government's head, which were finally approved after a series of confirmations and denials, were the subject of a written reminder from Mohammad Reza Aref and 85 other representatives to the president as head of the Supreme National Security Council. In addition, the Central Council of the Omid faction issued a statement of protest about this issue after its meeting yesterday," and of course, "in addition to these, Parvaneh Salahshouri, representative of Tehran and head of the women's faction, also used the opportunity to speak during her speech to protest this issue."

Also, in response to a question from Etemad newspaper about the actions of the Omid faction's detention committee, Masoud Pezshekian said: "Ask the committee's spokesperson about this issue. They were supposed to have a meeting with Mr. Shamkhani. The meeting was held, but I don't know where it went."

The newspaper noted that "the Omid faction's committee to lift the siege has been working for some time now, in the faction's second year of activity, and Elias Hazrati, Gholamreza Heidari, Kazemi, and Qasem Mirzaienkou are members of this committee, who have so far had various meetings with senior officials on this matter."

Elias Hazrati, a member of parliament and owner of the Etemad newspaper, refused to disclose the details of the meeting between the lifting of the blockade committee and Ali Shamkhani, Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, but told the newspaper that he did not intend to publicize the actions of the Omid faction's lifting of the blockade committee.

The Committee to Lift the Siege of the Omid Faction of the 10th Parliament was formed with the aim of trying to lift the siege of Mehdi Karroubi, Zahra Rahnavard, and Mir Hossein Mousavi, who have been under siege since February 15, 2010.

Sharq newspaper reported in a report titled "Trump's Shock in the Currency Market" that "after several months of stagnation, the dollar broke free with Trump's words and crossed the four thousand toman mark, and even exceeded four thousand and ten tomans for a few minutes in Sunday trading," while "the bank dollar selling rate has also been increasing in previous months and has reached the latest price of 3 thousand and 404 tomans."

The newspaper noted that "the currency market was not very affected by global political talk for some time," but it took an upward trend with Donald Trump's words, as the US president described the "JCPOA as terrible" and said, "It would have been better if it had never been achieved."

Sharq, of course, simultaneously wrote, quoting Mohsen Ghaderi, a currency and gold market analyst: “The market movement is not very large and the dollar has not gone anywhere in particular. If the dollar movement was supposed to be more abrupt, it should have increased by 200 to 300 tomans; therefore, it cannot be said that the market has been shocked,” but in these “two days, the dollar’s ​​upward trend has been much faster than in the previous days.” In addition, “the dollar has been on an upward trend for a long time and in these two days, it has increased by 50 tomans, which is not considered a shock compared to what happened during the Ahmadinejad era and the movements of 200 to 500 tomans.”

The Citizen newspaper, while publishing a report with the headline "Flying Men", wrote: "The men of Qale Rostam did not have school, they became skeleton workers" and now "in the two villages of Qale Rostam and Bidistaneh, many young people have been injured in the fall and have been unemployed for months."

Referring to the story of the deaths of a number of men from these two villages in Lorestan province while working on the skeletons of high-rise buildings in Tehran and other cities, the newspaper quoted the wife of one of the deceased workers from this village: "We must always worry about our men. When the phone rings, our hearts break. This is no joke. In the past 10, 20 years, 8, 9 people from our village (Rostam Castle) fell from the skeleton and died, and 8 people from Bidistaneh. How many young people were injured and disabled."

Source: Radio Farda