Israel Launches Major Military Operation Against Gaza
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Israeli warplanes bombarded a car carry- operation against Gaza talks soon: ing the commander of the Islamic resistance movement Hamas in Gaza on Wednesday, Hamas leader in Gaza killed by Israeli strike making him the most senior official of the Russian movement to be killed by the Israelis since Jabari, was confirmed by Hamas and Israeli Gaza City when the airstrike took place. Is- Several more strikes, which the Israeli their invasion of the besieged Gaza Strip officials, Reuters reported. raeli news media said the companion was military claimed had targeted long-range deputy FM four years ago. Hamas and medical officials in Gaza said Jabari’s son, but there was no immediate rocket launching sites, followed. TEHRAN — Rus- The death of the commander, Ahmed al- Jabari and a companion were in the car in confirmation. Contd. on P. 15 Political Desk sian Deputy For- eign Minister Sergei Ryabkov has Iran loses to said that the talks between Iran and the 5+1 group (the five permanent Uzbekistan members of the UN Security Coun- Iran successfully fires missiles cil and Germany) over the coun- try’s nuclear program should be in World Cup during air defense exercise resumed soon. A number of “A long time has passed since the qualifier domestically Moscow talks, and we welcome any manufactured negotiations between Iran and the TEHRAN — Uz- and upgraded 5+1 group, and we believe that the Sports Desk missiles were bekistan stunned talks should be resumed as soon as host Iran in a 2014 World Cup qualifier successfully fired on the possible,” Ryabkov told reporters on Wednesday. The Iranian national on Wednesday after a closed-door football team lost 1-0 to the Uzbeks third day of a joint meeting with Saeed Jalili, the sec- in front of 40,000 home fans at Teh- air defense retary of Iran’s Supreme National ran’s Azadi Stadium. exercise of the Security Council (SNSC). Ulugbek Bakaev scored the only Iranian Armed The latest round of high-level goal of the match in the 71st minute Forces and talks between Iran and the six ma- with an assist by Server Djeparov. the Islamic jor powers was held in Moscow on The referee disallowed Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps, June 18 and 19. midfielder Mohammad Noori’s goal Ryabkov, who is Russia’s chief IRNA/Ahmad Moeinifar which started in the 12th minute of the match due negotiator on Iran’s nuclear pro- to an offside violation. Uzbekistan is on Monday. TEHRAN — Velayat 4, is being conducted in day the high-altitude surface-to- tem will be unveiled during the gram, also said that the recognition now on top of Group A with 8 points, of Iran’s right to uranium enrich- South Korea is second with 7 and a Political Desk A number of eastern Iran in an area covering air S-200 missile system has been war games, adding that the sys- domestically 850,000 square kilometers with designed to target strategic air- tem will be used at the country’s ment can be discussed at the next game in hand, and Iran is in third due round of talks. to goal differential with 7 points. manufactured and upgraded the participation of 8000 Iranian craft and semi-ballistic missiles. sensitive areas and nuclear facili- missiles were successfully fired military forces. Brigadier General Farzad Es- ties. Commenting on the Syrian crisis, Earlier on Wednesday, Qatar he said that military action against beat Lebanon 1-0 in the other match on the third day of a joint air On Wednesday, the domesti- maeili added that the missile In addition, he said that experts defense exercise of the Iranian cally reengineered Russian S-200 system can be used in the coun- at the Armed Forces have designed Syria is completely unacceptable, of the group at the Al Sadd Stadium adding that the only solution to the in Doha. A long-range strike from Armed Forces and the Islamic missile system fired a missile, try’s integrated air defense net- an advanced electronic surveil- Revolutionary Guards Corps which successfully hit a mock work as an indigenous system to lance system, named the Sayyad issue is dialogue between the par- Uruguayan-born striker Sebastian ties to the conflict. Suria in the 75th minute gave Qatar (IRGC), which started on Mon- enemy drone. shoot at various targets at vari- 40, which will be mass-produced in day. The commander of the ous altitudes. the near future and deployed in the Elsewhere in his remarks, he said their first home win in Group A of that Russia is opposed to unilateral the final Asian qualifying round, to The four-day military drill, en- Khatam-ol-Anbiya Air Defense He also announced that the country’s air defense sites. titled the Defenders of the Sky of Base told reporters on Wednes- Rased 32 smart monitoring sys- Contd. on P. 2 sanctions against Iran. leave them on seven points from The Russian deputy foreign min- five matches. ister also met with SNSC Deputy It was Qatar’s second 1-0 win Secretary Ali Baqeri on Wednesday. over Lebanon, which were ranked a lowly 146th by FIFA last year, in the China party congress sets Xi on leadership path campaign, with Soria also scoring BEIJING (AFP) — China’s ruling Communist The party did not immediately release the the only goal when the two teams Party closed a pivotal congress on Wednes- full Central Committee list but state news met in Beirut in June. day that put Vice President Xi Jinping a step agency Xinhua reported the appointments PERSPECTIVE The top two teams of the group closer to taking power for the next decade of a number of officials from each of the two By Majid Safataj will clinch a place in the 2014 World in a landmark transition. main factions believed jockeying for power. Cup finals in Brazil. The week-long Communist Party gather- They included several tipped for further Obama’s ing in the cavernous Great Hall of the People promotion to the powerful Politburo Stand- ended after its 2,200 delegates from around ing Committee, China’s highest decision- hands tied the country selected a new leadership com- making body which currently has nine mem- when it comes mittee of roughly 200 party members. bers but could be slimmed to seven. LATEST NEWS Xi was renamed to the Central Commit- The elite committee is expected to be to Iran Swedish tee, a widely expected development that (From L to R) Standing Committee of the Political headed by Xi, with second place going to was singled out by state media, suggesting Bureau member He Guoqiang, China’s Vice President Xi Vice Premier Li Keqiang who is slated to be- arack Obama’s reelection has anti-immigration he was firmly positioned to be announced as Jinping, top political advisor Jia Qinglin and chairman come premier in March. Bbeen described by many in the the party’s top leader on Thursday. of the Standing Committee of the National People’s However, analysts said only the make-up West as an event that will usher in party suffers The week-long forum ended with a show Congress Wu Bangguo attend the closing session of and pecking order of the standing commit- a new era in the U.S. government’s the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party policy toward Iran. However, even image blow of unity by the delegates in the red-draped of China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, tee -- which will be revealed Thursday when hall, who stood and sang the “Internation- November 14, 2012. members walk out before the media -- will the most optimistic political observ- STOCKHOLM (Reuters) — An increas- ale,” the socialist anthem. ing party leader. provide certainty on the factional outcome. ers believe that there is actually no ingly popular Swedish anti-immigra- The last word went to President Hu Jin- “The congress has elected a new central In one corner is octogenarian former difference between the Republi- tion party suffered a blow on Wednes- tao, who had opened the meeting with an committee of the party and replaced older president Jiang Zemin, who is seen as a cans and Democrats in their view day when a senior official resigned address warning the party faces “collapse” leaders with younger ones.” kingmaker after making a surprise political of Iran and its anti-hegemonistic after a film showed him using offen- if it cannot halt the rampant corruption that The main business of the congress, which comeback, while the other faction compris- stance. sive language about immigrants. has undermined its legitimacy. is held every five years, was to select a new es Hu’s allies.