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TEHRAN - Ahmed al-Mandhari, the World Health Organization director for Eastern Mediterranean Region, has sent a message to the 26th G5 High-Level Experts Meeting on Health Cooperation that was held in Tehran from May 6-10.

I strongly believe that the Group of Five Cooperation Program will add value to the health programs and operations that countries in the region implement in order to achieve the development goals of the World Health Organization, he said.

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown how public health crises damage not only people's lives but also their livelihoods.

Regional and sub-regional collaborations and partnerships are vital to the stability and prosperity of the region and it is only through collective action that we can increase achievements in promoting and improving people's health and well-being.

G5 countries (Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, plus the World Health Organization) took part in the meetings from May 6-10 with the theme of Joint Work for Solving Joint Health Problems.

Addressing the opening ceremony, Health Minister Bahram Einollahi referred to the unity and cooperation of the countries in the fields of health, treatment, and medical education as a historical necessity.

Achieving, maintaining, and promoting health is never possible in a regional way and does not happen in an isolated region, but requires the cooperation of countries, especially neighboring countries, he stressed.

To develop health in the countries of the group of five, we must look at health collectively and think about creating and promoting health in all countries.

The health sector of Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan is tied to each other. Today, with the relations and cooperation that exist in different sectors between the countries and neighbors, a disease is capable of penetrating all countries.

Therefore, our unity and cooperation is a historical necessity so that the health indicators in the region can be improved and brought to the ideal point, the minister reiterated.

He went on to say that conditions should be provided so that professors, students, and scientists can easily communicate with each other and travel to each other's countries without hindrance and hold joint scientific conferences.

Many incidents have happened in the region, such as this years huge earthquake in Turkey and last year's flood in Pakistan, which unfortunately left many damages and deaths. These bitter incidents show the need for joint cooperation to help each other.

Health is the common link of the countries of the region and it can cause the unity and development of the cooperation of the G5 countries and also a prelude to the development of the health economy, he added.

Iran has achieved many successes in the field of knowledge-based companies and is able to provide 99 percent of its pharmaceutical needs and 40 percent of its advanced medical equipment needs.

So, the country can provide the G5 with its experiences.

Einollahi pointed out that the group of five has an exceptional position due to being located in a strategic area, and the formation of this group can be a model for other countries.

One of the major problems of the G5 countries today is management in the field of health, which requires the creation of an up-to-date mechanism because management is the most important element in promoting health in the countries of the group of five.

Iran initiated the establishment of the G5 in 2005 to promote subregional cooperation in health among the group of four countries Afghanistan, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq, and Pakistan plus the World Health Organization as the fifth member of this group to provide technical support in improving this collaboration.

Several activities have already been taken under this initiative, with the Islamic Republic of Iran taking responsibility for serving as its secretariat.

The first subregional workshop for G5 countries on health system strengthening was hosted by the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination of Pakistan on November 1920, 2013 in Islamabad, Pakistan.

Syed Jaffar Hussain, the World Health Organization Representative and Head of Mission in Iran, has appreciated the country for its efforts to enhance health security in the region.

The WHO representative also thanked Iran for holding the 26th G5 High-Level Experts Meeting on Health Cooperation and the 1st Healthcare Leadership and Governance Training Program, IRNA reported.

In June 2021, al-Mandhari said the Islamic Republic of Iran is a role model for primary health care.

For the past four decades, its PHC network has aimed to ensure that people have timely access to affordable, accessible, and acceptable essential health services, he explained.

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TEHRAN- An Iranian oil ship that was illegally stolen by a foreign firm five years ago has been retaken by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy and Irans Intelligence Ministry in a joint operation.

The 10,000-ton oil tanker Purity has returned to Iranian territorial waters as a result of a court order and a joint operation by the IRGC Navy and Intelligence Ministry, according to Mojtaba Qahremani, head of the justice department in Irans southern province of Hormozgan, Tasnim reported on Friday.

The seized 10,000-ton oil tanker Purity had been illegally leased to a foreigner by falsifying documents since 2018 and its Iranian owners were deprived of the benefits of the oil tanker, Qahremani added.

The head of the Hormozgan Province Justice Department also said that it was recognized during investigations by security groups that the foreign corporation employed the vessel for fuel trafficking.

Qahremani went on to highlight, Following a judicial order and close cooperation between the IRGC Navy and Intelligence Ministry, the oil tanker was finally identified and confiscated in the Persian Gulf waters earlier this month.

The ship was said to have docked in Irans Assaluyeh Port on the Persian Gulfs westernmost coast to have its fuel consignments unloaded.

Late in October, forces from the IRGCs first naval zone captured a foreign tanker ship carrying 11 million gallons of illegal fuel in the Persian Gulf.

The Islamic Republic has said unequivocally that the Persian Gulf would never be a safe haven for smugglers.

As a result, several assaults on Iranian and international tankers have also been hindered by the IRGCs Navy over the last years.

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Irans Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Wednesday opened a new airbase in Zahedan, the provincial capital of Sistan and Baluchestan, state media reported.

The Shahid Ali Arabi airbase will house and support IRGCs helicopter and drone fleet, Fars News Agency reported on May 10.

"IRGC combat engineers and domestic specialists equipped this base by drawing on the latest technical-engineering protocols and based on aviation standards, so that various types of attack, combat and support helicopters and drones could both land and take off," the report added.

IRGC Ground Force Commander Brig Gen Mohammad Pakpour said that the airbase will enhance the helicopter fleets capabilities for defense, rescue, logistics, and relief missions in the region.

Pakpour added the base would have the capacity to host dozens of helicopters, and to offer refuelling and repair facilities.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, IRGC Commander-in-Chief Maj Gen Hossein Salami said, "This base has been designed and created to play an important role in the lives and security of the inhabitants of the region".

Sistan-Baluchestan Province, which is situated on the borders with Afghanistan and Pakistan, is used by various militant groups and often serves as an entry point for smuggled drugs and arms.

In order to bolster Irans defense against enemy threats, the Army and the IRGC kicked off large-scale air defense exercises in a number of regions across the country on February 28.

The IRGC Air Force unveiled subterranean tunnels used for the storage of air defense missile systems. A series of air defense systems are kept in the underground tunnels, raised when needed, and returned to the earlier position later.

The Air Force unveiled its first underground military base on February 7. The tactical subterranean airbase named Oghab-44 (Eagle-44) can accommodate and prepare various aircraft including fighter jets, bombers, and unmanned aerial vehicles for missions.

This large underground base consists of various sections, such as an alert area, command post, warplane hangars, repair and maintenance center, navigation and airport equipment, and fuel tanks.

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On May 3, the majority of South Carolinas Legislature passed House Resolution H-4422, which expresses support for the people of Iran, who have valiantly protested for their fundamental rights and freedoms in recent years, with a specific focus on the period since September 2022. The resolution acknowledges the historical context of organized resistance against the Iranian dictatorship, led by women who have endured immense suffering. It highlights the deprivation of fundamental freedoms faced by the Iranian people and their rejection of monarchic dictatorship and religious tyranny. The resolution also emphasizes the suppression and mistreatment of ethnic and religious minorities by the Iranian regime, underscoring the need to establish a democratic, secular, and non-nuclear Republic of Iran. It also supports the ten-point plan of Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the NCRIs president-elect, for the future of Iran, which guarantees all these rights.

Below is the full text of this Resolution

SUPPORTING THE PEOPLE OF IRAN WHO HAVE BEEN BRAVELY PROTESTING FOR THEIR FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS IN RECENT YEARS, PARTICULARLY SINCE SEPTEMBER 2022.

Whereas recent Iranian protests are rooted in the more than four decades of organized resistance against the Iranian dictatorship, led by women who have endured torture, sexual and gender-based violence, death; and

Whereas the Iranian people have been deprived of their fundamental freedoms, so they are rejecting monarchic dictatorship and religious tyranny, as evident in their protest slogans; and

Whereas the Iranian regime has also arbitrarily and brutally suppressed ethnic and religious minorities, including Iranian Kurds, Baluchis, Arabs, Christians, Jews, Bahais, Zoroastrians, and even Sunni Muslims, and deprived them of their fundamental human rights, and has, in many cases, executed them; and

Whereas the American people support the Iranian peoples desire for a democratic, secular, and non-nuclear Republic of Iran. This sympathy was manifested in absolute majority support in the U.S. House of Representatives in the 118th Congress for H.Res.100, where it noted support for the opposition leader Mrs. Maryam Rajavis 10-point plan for the future of Iran, which calls for the universal right to vote, free elections, and a market economy, and advocates gender, religious, and ethnic equality, a foreign policy based on peaceful coexistence, and a non-nuclear Iran. This Jeffersonian platform righteously deserves the backing of every American; and

Whereas, the House of Representatives stands in solidarity with the people of Iran and support their aspirations for a democratic and secular republic government that respects human rights and the dignity of all individuals. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, support the people of Iran who have been bravely protesting for their fundamental rights and freedoms in recent years, particularly since September 2022.

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Iran and FAO has been involved in a joint protection scheme for purebred bactrian camel.

Iran and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) have been involved in a joint project to protect purebred bactrian camel in Iran.

A senior official from Irans ministry of agriculture said on Saturday that FAO had earmarked funds worth $350,000 for the bactrian camel protection project in Iran.

Seyyed Reza Alian said that three-year scheme will mostly focus on the endangered animal's habitat in three provinces in northwest Iran.

It has been decided as part of the project that conditions for breeding the animal should be prepared in those provinces with the contribution of large local tribes, said Alian.

He added that the population of purebred bactrian camels in Iran had dropped to 200 in recent years against a population of 200,000 one-humped camels that are scattered in various parts of the country.

The official said the Iranian agriculture ministry is now working on a project to expand the cultivation of halophytes or plants that grow in salty conditions to help boost breeding of camels in the country.

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