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IRAN NEWS NATIONAL DESK China and Russia TEHRAN (IFP) - The Iranian foreign ministry on Tuesday rejected the European Union’s criticisms of Replacing the U.S. in the Region its missile program and human rights conditions, The most important development, which is happening after describing the bloc’s positions as non-constructive the U.S. troop withdrawal from Syria, is the massive presence and unhelpful. of China and Russia in coordination with Iran’s support. “The Islamic Republic of Iran welcomes the That the U.S., with its domestic economic policies and European Union’s positive positions on Iran, with the doctrine based on increasing the economic particularly those on the Iran nuclear deal or growth rather than paying the political cost for pullout JCPOA, expressed in a statement released Monday. from the region and centralism in the U.S. for creating a However, there are points and criticisms to express hegemonic economic competition with South East Asia regarding the statement,” the foreign ministry said especially with China, paves the ground for creating a in its statement. proper climate for China and Russia to take advantage of IRAN NEWS NATIONAL DESK it and it is a unique political, social and cultural What follows are the points mentioned in the statement: opportunity. It will help them to pave the ground a drastic Instrument in Support of Trade Exchanges (INSTEX): TEHRAN – Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh criticized Greece and Italy for not buying its oil despite U.S. waivers strategic change in the West Asian countries and this is The Islamic Republic of Iran is seriously critical and said they had not offered Tehran any explanation for their decision. what Europe and the U.S. as the NATO are afraid of. of positions of the European Union in this regard. “No European country is buying oil from Iran except Turkey,” Oil Minister Zanganeh said in his On this issue, French journalist Thierry Meyssan in As announced before, Iran welcomes the presser yesterday. an article in Syrian daily Al Watan wrote,” One of the registration of the Instrument in Support of “Greece and Italy have been granted exemptions by America, but they don’t buy Iranian oil and they don’t results of failed U.S. resort to the force in Syria is that Trade Exchanges. See Page 7 answer our questions,” he said. the U.S. policies in the Middle East have failed, and a Zanganeh said the U.S. sanctions on Iran were more new coalition between China and Russia has been difficult than the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s, but said formed at the expense of U.S. decline. Tehran will not allow the United States to reduce its Meyssan, in his article, pointed to the U.S. announcement oil exports to zero. of its troops withdrawal from Syria and some countries’ “Among the Europeans, except for Turkey, no other readiness to re-open their embassies in Syria, adding that nation has purchased oil from Iran. Greece and Italy war in Syria is in its last days. See Page 7 refuse to buy Iran’s oil despite winning waivers. And they don’t respond to our correspondence,” said the oil minister at a press conference on Tuesday. Iran Warns Zionists of He said the U.S. had embarked on a unilateral war against Iran’s petroleum industry. “Crushing Response” “They intend to cut our export revenues down to zero, and if any revenue was made, they would block IRAN NEWS NATIONAL DESK any money transfer,” he added. Pressed by journalists to say how much oil Iran was TEHRAN - Secretary of the Supreme National Security exporting after the U.S. reimposed oil sanctions on Council Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani said Iran, as it stood the country last November, Zanganeh said “I don’t by Syrian government and nation during the fight against announce any figure about oil exports.” terrorism, will spare no efforts in providing help and aid The minister also said he would not reveal how the to them during the reconstruction period, as well. ministry would skirt the U.S. sanctions. Shamkhani made the remarks in a meeting with Iraqi Foreign Zanganeh further condemned the U.S. sanctions Minister Walid Muallem yesterday. Shamkhani said Iran-Syria against Venezuela’s state-run oil company; “We cooperation to combat Takfiri terrorism has led to undeniable condemn the U.S. [punitive] actions against achievements for the region and international security, and this Venezuela. Nonetheless, these actions have affected process will continue until the end of the crisis in the country. the oil market,” he said. Restoring security to Syria is an important opportunity He went on to say that currently, Iraq has a $2 to improve the life of the people of this country, and the billion debt for electricity and gas to Iran. Islamic Republic of Iran, as it stood by Syrian According to Zanganeh, Iran is aware of the government and nation during the fight against difficulties Iraq faces, yet needs its money back. terrorism, will spare no efforts in providing help and He added that Iran currently exports $200 million aid to them during the reconstruction period, he noted. worth of gas per month to Iraq, but cannot get the The Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem, for his part, money back. Iraq states it is because of imposed presented a report on the latest economic developments, saying sanctions on Iran. “pursuing a political path to resolve crisis is a very important and Zanganeh said that discussions with Iraq have the Syrian government will hold talks with the unarmed always been at odds. While Iran has always been opposition groups, who are willing to maintain the integrity of the insistent, Iraq has always backed up. Iran had country. 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SEE PAGE 4 2 IRAN NEWS DOMESTIC WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2019 TEHRAN - Deputy minister of energy said an Iraqi delegation will arrive in Tehran today to confer on ways to expand cooperation with Iran’s electricity industry. Homayoun Haeri, deputy minister of energy for electricity affairs, told reporters that an Iraqi delegation will arrive in Tehran tomorrow for a two-day visit to hold talks with Iranian companies Iraqi Delegation Due in Tehran active in electricity industry. He added that the delegation would then make decisions on its cooperation with Iran based on its evaluation of the capabilities of the Iranian companies and the available projects in Iraq. Iran Freest Country U.S. Deploying IS Terrorists in Afghanistan TEHRAN (MNA) – Iran has accurate information In Middle East which indicates that the United States is transferring IS terrorist to Afghanistan, said Top military aide to Iran’s Leader Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi. IRAN NEWS NATIONAL DESK Safavi made the remarks Tuesday in an event held at the University of Tehran. He went on to say that, as some American analysts confess, US strategy to attack Afghanistan and Iraq was TEHRAN - First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri said the wrong since it led to the elimination of Iran’s enemies. Islamic Republic is the most liberal country in the Middle East Main opponents of US are Russia and China which used this strategic mistake to boost their economy, he added. and this is a fact which has been proven to the whole world. “Americans wanted to create a secular enemy for Iran in Iraq and Afghanistan in two or three years, Speaking at the opening ceremony of the development plan of “Ferrosilicon West while the Iraqi government is now a Muslim state with Pars Company” in Malayer in west of the country on Tuesday, the ranking official Shia majority in its parliament, and the Afghan said, ‘The ideals of the Revolution which still seem fresh for the young generation government is not our enemy.” have always been held as great for the Iranian nation.” With the conspiracy of the Americans, the Zionists, He stressed that Iranian people achieved independence, freedom and justice by the and some Arab countries, more than 100,000 ISIL victory of the revolution, adding that ‘We should be proud of the Islamic Revolution On the eve of the 40th anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution, four terrorists attacked Syrian and Iraqi government and because thanks to it, people were able to govern their destiny.’ solar power plants, two industrial units of Ferrosilicon, a drug factory and a steel people, and they were also planning to come to Iran, Jahangir referred to the position of Iran in present international conditions and factory in Hamadan province went on stream by Jahangiri.