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The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Monday that he is hopeful Iran’s decision to let inspectors in to two sites could lead to greater mutual trust. Rafael Grossi visited Tehran in late August to meet with Iranian officials to end a months- long impasse over the two locations thought 12 to be from the early 2000s, AP reported. During the visit, Iran agreed to allow the Iran’s ‘Driving Lessons’ IAEA to inspect the two sites where the agen- shines at Japanese festival cy claimed Iran had stored or used undeclared nuclear material. TASNIM “I welcome the agreement between the agency and Iran, which I hope will reinforce ran on Monday denied a report that it ment later, he said. news fabrications, probably to continue in the cooperation and enhance mutual trust,” Grossi Putin condemns has planned to kill the US ambassador to Politico wrote that Marks had likely been future” but will certainly remain “futile”. told the agency’s Board of Governors in Vi- ISouth Africa, and the government in Preto- chosen due to her closeness to US President “In contrast, it is the United States and the enna. ‘unsubstantiated’ Navalny ria said it’s unaware of any such plan. Donald Trump. current regime in the White House that, espe- He said that inspectors had already visited Politico claimed on Sunday that Iran is con- Khatibzadeh said baseless allegations such cially in recent years, has shown its disregard one site and would visit another later this claims in call with Macron sidering an attempt to murder Lana Marks to as the one published in the Politico are “part for basic diplomatic principles and become a month. avenge America’s assassination of Lieutenant of the Trump administration’s counter-intelli- pariah regime in the international arena with The IAEA chief added that the agency con- General Qassem Soleimani earlier this year. gence campaign against Iran.” numerous actions outside the international- tinues to verify the non-diversion of nuclear The news website citied an unidentified US ly-accepted methods and norms, including material declared by Iran under its Safeguards government official as saying that intelligence the design and execution of dozens of assas- Agreement. “Evaluations regarding the ab- about the alleged attempt has become more sination plans and military and intelligence sence of undeclared nuclear material and ac- specific in recent weeks. interventions, withdrawal from numerous tivities for Iran continue,” he told the 35-na- The Iranian Foreign Ministry said the “bi- international agreements, violation of territo- tion board. ased and agenda-driven” report published rial integrity and the cowardly assassination of Iran had been permitting IAEA inspectors in the American media outlet cited the state- General Qassem Soleimani, the glorious com- in to current nuclear sites agreed upon in the

AFP ments of a seemingly US government official mander of the fight against terrorism,” he said. landmark 2015 nuclear deal with world pow- in an effort to make it appear true. On January 3, the United States assassi- ers, but had said the other two sites dated from Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday “We advise American officials to stop resort- nated Lieutenant General Soleimani along before the deal so there was no reason to grant condemned “unsubstantiated” accusations over ing to hackneyed and outworn methods to cre- with Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the second- access. opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s alleged poi- ate Iranophobic atmosphere on the international in-command of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization The country has also argued that the IAEA’s soning with a nerve agent during a call with his arena,” spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said. Units and several other companions, outside access requests were based on allegations French counterpart Emmanuel Macron. “The Islamic Republic of Iran, as a respon- Baghdad airport. from Iran’s archenemy Israel and have no le- Putin stressed it was inappropriate to make sible member of the international community, Iran responded by firing a volley of ballistic gal basis. GETTY IMAGES “unsubstantiated accusations based on nothing has demonstrated its continued adherence to US Ambassador to South Africa Lana Marks missiles at US forces based in Iraq, which left The deal has been on life support since US against the Russian side,” according to a Kremlin the principles and customs of international di- about 110 American troops injured. President Donald Trump pulled his country readout of the call, AFP reported. plomacy,” Khatibzadeh said. Khatibzadeh said that Iran will continue to unilaterally out of it in 2018 and reimposed Putin said that Russia wanted Germany to A spokesman for South Africa’s Foreign “The US regime’s resort to anti-Iranian pursue international legal action in connection sanctions on Iran. hand over medical test results taken from Na- Ministry said the US official’s allegation took accusations and lies in the run-up to the US with “the criminal and cowardly assassination In retaliation, a year after the US withdraw- valny in order to clarify the real circumstances of Pretoria by surprise. presidential election, and at the same time its of Gen. Soleimani at all levels, and will nei- al, Iran rolled back part of its commitments to the incident. “We only became aware of this report this pressure to abuse UN Security Council mech- ther forgive nor forget this terrorist act.” the deal that was meant to give it relief from French and Swedish laboratories earlier con- morning,” Lunga Ngqengelele said. Depart- anisms to increase pressure on the Iranian peo- sanctions in exchange for curbs on its nuclear firmed German findings that Navalny was poi- ment of International Relations and Coopera- ple, was predictable,” the spokesman added. Press TV and Bloomberg contributed to this program. soned with a Novichok nerve agent. Macron tion Minister Naledi Pandor may issue a state- Khatibzadeh noted that “such moves and story. urged Putin to urgently shed light on the incident, the French presidency said in a statement. Macron told Putin that it is “imperative that all light be shed, without delay, on the circumstanc- Trump has head ‘in the sand’ as fires rage: LA mayor es of this attempted murder and who is respon- sible,” the Elysee said. Top US officials in West Coast states summer, 25 died this week alone. state Governor Jay Inslee told ABC’s He also informed Putin that France’s own where record-breaking fires have Dozens were still missing on Sunday. “This Week.” analysis had confirmed Germany’s conclusion killed 35 people accused President Trump has made little comment “It’s maddening right now we have that Navalny was poisoned by a Novichok nerve Donald Trump on Sunday of being in about the blazes in recent weeks, but this cosmic challenge to our commu- agent “in contravention of international norms on denial about climate change. at a Nevada campaign event on Sat- nities, the entire West Coast of the using chemical weapons.” “This is climate change, and this is urday he acknowledged the scope of United States on fire, to have a presi- Germany has accused Russia of trying to poi- an administration that’s put its head the disaster. dent to deny that these are not just son Navalny and demanded an explanation from in the sand,” said Los Angeles Mayor “They never had anything like wildfires, these are climate fires,” he Moscow for what it said was the banned Soviet- Eric Garcetti, according to AFP. this,” said Trump, who systematically said. era nerve agent Novichok found in his body by History-making infernos have downplays global warming. “Please More than 20,000 firefighters are German doctors, according to Reuters. burned through nearly five million remember the words, very simple, battling the blazes, with officials Navalny was flown to Germany last month af- acres (two million hectares), an area forest management.” warning that cooler weather could ter falling violently ill while traveling in Siberia. roughly the size of the state of New Garcetti hit back, saying that “any- end Monday as warmer, drier condi- Moscow has insisted it has seen no evidence Jersey and an annual record – with body that lives in California is insult- tions return. he was poisoned and earlier on Friday said it nearly four months of the fire season ed by that.” REUTERS Most of the fatalities have occurred would ask to send investigators to Berlin in re- still to come. “Talk to a firefighter if you think in California and Oregon. sponse to the German demands. Officials warned of further fatali- that climate change isn’t real,” he Joe Biden said Saturday it was “un- Worsening the sense of doom, five Near the Beachie Creek Fire, east According to the Elysee, Macron on Monday ties with swathes of land in Califor- said. deniable” that “climate change poses of the world’s 10 most air-polluted of Oregon state capital Salem, police “expressed his full solidarity with Germany over nia, Oregon and Washington still cut “We need real action. We need an imminent, existential threat to our cities Sunday were on the West Coast, had set up multiple road blockades on the steps to be taken and the consequences to be off by flames fueled by tinder-dry to reduce the carbon emissions that way of life.” according to IQAir, with dense smog Sunday. Long lines of cars stretched drawn from the situation.” conditions of the kind climate change we have. And we need to make sure His running mate, California Sena- and ash coating the atmosphere from in front of them, waiting in the thick “Clarification is required from Russia as part causes. we can manage this water. This isn’t tor Kamala Harris, backed him up Los Angeles up to Vancouver in Can- fog to pass through. of a credible and transparent investigation,” he Of the at least 35 people killed by about forest management or raking.” Sunday on Twitter, saying Trump ada. Many were farmers trying to go added. the blazes since the beginning of Democratic presidential candidate “denies the evidence.” “It’s apocalyptic,” Washington home and feed their livestock.