Kayhan analyzed this year's Nobel Peace Prize winner and wrote: After declaring Narges Mohammadi as this year's Nobel Peace Prize winner, we saw congratulatory messages pour in from several Western politicians who seek to plague Iran with different seditions.

The messages came from the Israeli intelligence minister, officials in the U.S., figures like Macron as well as dignitaries in NATO. But some Iranians who consider themselves to be sympathetic towards the people of Iran and claim to be after constructive reforms have also congratulated Mohammadi on the highly politicized prize. What seems to be interesting however is how some foreign media tried to declare the news. Some outlets were so unfamiliar with Mohammadi that they mistakenly posted the pictures of an Iranian actress that shares the same name and introduced her as the winner of this year’s Nobel peace prize. This goes to show that the 2023 Nobel peace prize was given to Mohammadi in order to help the riots of last year stay in the news. It can be seen as a complete political step taken to harm the Islamic Republic. This should encourage some people living inside Iran to think whether they would like to continue agreeing with the policies of Western states and Israel. 

Iran: The alleged threat of the Zionists

In a note, the Iran newspaper discussed the importance of paying attention to the interfering factors in the Iranian-Saudi relationship. It wrote: Tel Aviv, which for years considered Iran an existential threat and Saudi Arabia a potential partner, has been seeking to form official ties with Riyadh under the pretext of combatting Iran. The restoration of ties between Iran and Saudi Arabia which are two of the region’s biggest rivals came as a complete shock to Israeli politicians. Therefore Western-Zionist parties that had been waiting for a normalization of ties between Saudi Arabia and Israel and were expecting Iran to become isolated found themselves facing a new approach by the Kingdom which has now decided to open its arms to Iran and defy all predictions. The reconciliation deal between the two countries was also a big disappointment to Netanyahu who thought he would be able to normalize ties with Bin Salman in the near future. The diplomatic achievements of Iran have forced Israelis to scrap their old vicious plans and come up with new ones. The regime has been trying to highlight unusual events relating to Iran and Saudi Arabia in order to prevent a full thaw from taking effect. For instance, Israeli-controlled media focused a great deal on a soccer match between Iran and Saudi Arabia that was canceled last week. All Israeli predictions have proven to be incorrect and now the regime is left with no real and concrete plans. 

Siasat-e-Rooz: Iran's consultations to resolve the Caucasus crisis

In a commentary, Siasat-e-Rooz explained the strategy of the Islamic Republic of Iran regarding the Caucasus crisis and quoted Kamal Kharazi, the head of the Strategic Council of Foreign Relations, as saying: Now that the Karabakh issue has been resolved, there is no more justification for requesting another corridor. Of course, countries can provide their communication routes to their neighbors in the form of transit cooperation, and such cooperation between the Republic of Azerbaijan and Armenia is also defensible, but it is not necessary to establish such communication through threat and occupation. Since the Islamic Republic of Iran is aware of the importance of connecting Nakhchivan to the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan, it is even trying to provide such a connection from the territory of Iran to the Republic of Azerbaijan, and therefore it is working with Azerbaijan to build a 55-kilometer road and railway from the village of Agband in the Zangilan area in the south of Azerbaijan and near the border of Iran and Armenia, up to the city of Urdobad in Nakhchivan. Iran and Azerbaijan have reached an agreement that is being followed up. Since the Islamic Republic of Iran wants to establish peace and calm in the Caucasus region, it has been demanding that a meeting be held between the countries in the region and it especially has a great emphasis on the 3+3 format. This would help resolve disputes in the Caucasus region and create sustainable peace. 

Shargh: The new statement of the European troika

In an article, Shargh discussed the new statement of the European troika and said: Josep Borrell, the head of the European Union's foreign policy, declared in a statement that the European troika has no plans to cancel the sanctions against Iran, which were supposed to expire on October 18. Borrell has received a letter from the Secretary of Foreign Affairs of three countries, England, France and Germany, in which they informed him about the implementation of Iran's obligations under the JCPOA. This European official, without referring to the Western side's disloyalties, repeated some projections and said that the foreign ministries of the three countries emphasize that Iran has not adhered to its obligations under the JCPOA since 2019 and they believe that this issue has not been resolved through the JCPOA dispute resolution mechanism. “After many consultations, I realized that this issue remained unresolved due to differences of opinion,” he said. At the same time, the participants emphasized their determination to find a diplomatic solution within the JCPOA framework. Borrell also said that he remains fully committed to continuing all possible efforts in resuming the full implementation of the JCPOA.