President Calls for Deepening Ties with Pakistan
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Korea To Entire World In Trade Transactions Backlash Over $5b Demand To Euro 2020 > SEE PAGE 2 > SEE PAGE 3 > SEE PAGE 4 > SEE PAGE 8 U.S. Expression of Europe Has to Support for Iranian People President Calls for Deepening Pay the Price If Shameful Lie It Wants to Save JCPOA TEHRAN (PressTV) - Foreign Minister Mohammad Ties With Pakistan TEHRAN (MNA) – If Europe wants to preserve the Javad Zarif has condemned as a “disgraceful lie” the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), US’s expression of support for what he called “the it should be ready to pay the price for it, said Iranian Iranian people” after a series of violent riots hit a Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi in his meeting number of Iranian cities, saying Washington must, with Dutch Foreign Minister Stef Blok. before anything, be responsible for waging economic Araqchi, who is in the Netherlands to attend the 3rd terrorism and perpetrating crimes against humanity in round of political talks between the two sides, held dealing with Iranians. talks with Dutch Foreign Minister Stef Blok on the “A regime that hinders the delivery of food and international issues, especially the latest developments medicine to ordinary [Iranian] people — including the regarding the Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA), as well as the elderly and the patients — through economic terrorism ways to expand relations between the two countries. [tactics] can never claim support for the Iranian people in Pointing to Iran’s reduction of its JCPOA-commitments, such a disgraceful way,” Zarif said on Monday evening. he said that the move comes within the framework of The top Iranian diplomat was reacting to the recent Iran’s rights under the nuclear agreement and will interventionist comments made by US Secretary of continue until Iran’s interests are met. State Mike Pompeo regarding the recent wave of unrest Dutch foreign minister, for his part, reaffirmed the need to in Iran triggered by a hike in petrol prices. Iran says the preserve the JCPOA, saying that the Netherlands supports U.S. is not sympathetic toward the Iranian people, but the French initiative to find a way out of the current crisis. supports spread of chaos. See Page 7 Iran’s deputy foreign minister also met and held talks with his Dutch counterpart Andre Haspels on various bilateral, multilateral and regional issues, including the IAEA Says Iran’s Stock of JCPOA, the Hormuz Peace Endeavor (HOPE) initiative, maritime security in the Persian Gulf and the Heavy Water Surpassed IRAN NEWS POLITICAL DESK Red Sea, as well as the regional developments and Authorized Limit bilateral economic cooperation. See Page 7 TEHRAN - President Hassan Rouhani underlined the significance of deepening bilateral relations between Iran VIENNA (Dispatches) - The UN’s nuclear watchdog said and Pakistan, calling for all-out efforts to widen the range of cooperation between the two neighbors. WMD Has Monday that Iran’s stock of heavy water for reactors has “Close relations between the Iranian and Pakistani nations is a valuable asset that can be used to further develop surpassed the limit set under its agreement with world powers. relations in different fields of mutual interest,” Rouhani said in a meeting with Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff No Place in Iran The International Atomic Energy Agency said in a Qamar Javed Bajwa on Tuesday. statement that Iran’s heavy water production plant was “Tehran-Islamabad relations must develop more than the current state,” he added. Defense Doctrine in operation and that its stock of heavy water reserves Referring to a long-delayed gas pipeline project between the two countries, Rouhani said, “The Islamic was 131.5 tons, above the 130-tonne limit. Republic of Iran has laid the Peace Pipelines to the Pakistani border and we are completely ready to boost TEHRAN (MNA) – Iran envoy to the United Nations said that In Vienna, an IAEA spokesperson said: “On 17 cooperation in this regard.” weapons of mass destruction have no place in the country’s November, the Agency verified that the Heavy Water On the importance of security in borders, he said, “Fortunately, we are witnessing positive developments defense doctrine and that Iran is ready to cooperate with regional Production Plant (HWPP) was in operation and that in this regard and we are confident that with the determination in both sides, we can well confront states to establish a WMD free zone in the Middle East. Iran’s stock of heavy water was 131.5 metric tons.” smuggling and smugglers.” Iran’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Heavy water is not itself radioactive but is used in Rouhani also referred to the recent regional developments, saying, “We believe that in regional issues and Majid Takht-Ravanchi made the remarks on Monday in nuclear reactors to absorb neutrons from nuclear fission. relations, all countries must cooperate in establishing peace and security.” the Conference on the Establishment of a Middle East Heavy water reactors can be used to produce Referring to the current state of affairs in Afghanistan, the President said, “We all know that the solution is the Zone Free of Nuclear Weapons and other Weapons of plutonium for nuclear weapons as an alternative to cooperation of all groups and different ethnic groups in determining the future of the country, and it is the people Mass Destruction. Ravanchi said it is an ‘honor’ for him to enriched uranium. of Afghanistan who can decide without the interference of foreign powers.” address this conference “that has been awaited since 1974 It was the first time the agency has recorded a volume “Without a doubt, the United States’ military presence and base in Afghanistan has boosted up its issues,” he said. when Iran championed the idea of establishment of a greater than the level agreed upon as part of the Joint Rouhani also said, “The Islamic Republic of Iran and Pakistan have very good potentials and opportunities to Middle East free zone of nuclear weapons.” Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) reached in develop relations and cooperation.” “We are now very happy to see this conference is 2015 with Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia, the Referring to the Pakistani Army Chief’s visit to Tehran, he said, “This means that there are strong relations tasked with the mandate to elaborate a legally binding United States and the European Union. between the two countries”. treaty establishing a Midde East Zone Free of Nuclear The U.S. unilaterally withdrew from it last year, after The Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army, for his part, said, “No country can undermine the good relations Weapons and other Weapons of Mass Destructions.” which Iran began reducing its commitments in a bid to between Pakistan and Iran.” “It goes without saying that the success of this conference win concessions from those still party to the accord. “Pakistan will use all potentials and different methods to further deepen the trade and economic cooperation, will surely contribute to the international peace and security through elimination of all three types of weapons and is ready to promote its current cooperation,” he said. See Page 7 of mass destruction,” he said. See Page 7 U.S. to No Longer Sokhan Gostar Institute Iraq Officials, Responding to Times Report, Deny Aiding Iran BAGHDAD (Dispatches) - Several senior Iraqi officials named in a New York Times report based on leaked Waive Sanctions Iranian intelligence cables denied on Monday that they were close to Iran or that they had given sensitive On Fordow information to its government. The report, based on about 700 pages of secret Iranian intelligence cables obtained by The Intercept and shared WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on with The Times, was published online early Monday and shed light on the extent of Tehran’s reach inside Iraq’s Monday it will no longer waive sanctions related to power circles. The cables record years of effort by the Iranians to cultivate senior Iraqi politicians, some of Iran’s Fordow nuclear plant after Tehran resumed PRIVATE ENGLISH whom were said to have passed on information and to have committed to helping the Islamic Republic. The uranium enrichment at the underground site. NEWSPAPER IN IRAN leaked documents describe in detail Iran’s efforts to obtain informants and to persuade Iraqi agents working for “The right amount of uranium enrichment for the the Americans to switch sides. world’s largest state sponsor of terror is zero ... There is The cables date from 2014 and 2015, when Iraq was under siege by militants from the Islamic State and Iran’s no legitimate reason for Iran to resume enrichment at help was critical to its survival. this previously clandestine site,” U.S. Secretary of In the Times article, the cables’ descriptions of the connections to Iran of several senior Iraqi officials, State Mike Pompeo told reporters. including the current prime minister, Adil Abdul Mahdi, and a former prime minister, Haider al-Abadi, are The U.N. atomic watchdog and Iran itself said this detailed at length. They include direct quotes attributed to the Iraqis in reports filed to Iran’s Ministry of month Tehran is again enriching uranium at the sensitive Intelligence and Security, or M.O.I.S.