TEHRAN - In a note, Kayhan addressed the hostility of the West toward Iran and the threat of trigger mechanism against Iran in regard to the defunct 2015 nuclear deal, called the JCPOA.

The paper said: The new phase of tension between Iran and Western Europe started in 2022. Now, after the deadlock in the negotiations to revive the JCPOA, America has expressed its will to manage the tension with Iran, but the three European countries (Britain, France and Germany) are determined to increase the dimensions of the tension. At the last quarterly meeting of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency, they put the anti-Iran resolution on the table and tried to convince the United States to follow them. Now the three European countries party to the JCPOA are in a situation that a lack of agreement between Tehran and them in the absence of the United States will mean that one or all the three members can use the trigger mechanism against the Islamic Republic. Now, the diplomatic apparatus is preparing to start the process of positive interaction with Europe as the United States is preparing to hold presidential elections in November. However, it will face many challenges along the way.

Iran: Opportunities for a strategic Tehran-Baghdad relationship 

In an analysis, the Iran newspaper dealt with President Pezeshkian's visit to Iraq. It wrote: The first trip of Pezeshkian to Iraq is a right step to implement cooperation agreement. Iran's relationship with this important Arab neighbor has been based on the policy of good neighborliness. Iraq has been among the allies that in recent years not only did not have problems with Iran, but as one of Tehran's trusted countries in important political situations, it has played an important role in helping resolve Iran’s financial problems. The United States was manipulating tensions in the region and managing them with the policy of pressure and sanctions. America primarily focused on Iraq’s economic ties with Iran in order to tighten sanctions pressure on Iran, but Iraq did not abandon friendship with Iran. Pezeshkian's trip to Baghdad further shows that the political and economic relationship between Tehran and Baghdad will not be affected by clear or hidden attempts by ill-wishers, nor will it be a victim of the sinister American policies, i.e. sanctions.

Donya-e-Eqtesad: The importance of the first foreign trip of Pezeshkian

In a commentary, Donya-e-Eqtesad pointed to the importance of President Pezeshkian's visit to Iraq and wrote: The importance of Iraq in Iran's foreign and regional policy in the new era is both symbolic and based on realistic geopolitical elements. In addition to the role of economic components coupled with the importance of trade at the regional and international levels, it is important to have a bilateral relationship with “added value”. Iraq is one of Iran's export markets and one of the first 5 economic partners of the Islamic Republic, which highlights the necessity of strengthening these relations. Another dimension of the importance of Iraq for Iran is the priority of the neighbors in the foreign policy doctrine of the Islamic Republic. The development of relations with Iraq can create a situation for a favorable balance with the actors of the region, including the Arab governments of the Persian Gulf as well as Jordan. Along with these challenges, the development of relations with Iraq can also improve relations with the Kurdistan region of Iraq.

Shargh: Neighbors' opportunism

In an interview with Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh, a senior foreign policy commentator, Shargh discussed repeated false claims about the ownership of the three Iranian islands in the Persian Gulf and the so-called Zangezur Corridor. He said: The statement of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council shows that in addition to the false claim of the United Arab Emirates' ownership of the three islands as one of the fixed differences between the countries of the Persian Gulf and Iran, now the debates over the Arash oil and gas field can turn into point of disputes between the two sides. Also, in a situation in which Azerbaijan has recently raised the issue of the Zangezur Corridor with the support of the Russians, Iran has distanced itself from the macro equations of global foreign policy, so any small country around Iran also allows itself to make claims against our territorial integrity, from the Republic of Azerbaijan over Zangezur to the United Arab Emirates over the three islands or the Kuwait’s claim over the Arash oil and gas field. Until the Islamic Republic of Iran solves its problems and crises in foreign policy, these problems will exist.