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Zarif says Morsi sentenced Sepahan crowned Iran Persian books I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y a nuclear deal to death over 2011 Professional League champion, sell well http://www.tehrantimes.com/international MAY 17, 2015 WORLD IN FOCUS 11 2 is ‘very likely’ 3 prison break 9 Persepolis wins derby 12 at Tehran fair NATION INTERNATIONAL SPORTS ART&CULTURE By staff & agencies dog’s monitoring regime, and what kind of uranium stockpile Tehran will ran is prepared for “all scenarios” in Negotiator says Iran prepared be allowed to keep. WWW.TEHRANTIMES.COM I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y Inuclear alks with world powers, its top “We believe that solving the tech- NEWS nuclear negotiator said on Friday when for all scenarios in nuclear talks nical components won’t be difficult if asked what would happen if no final deal there is veritable political will. If that is Afghan official says Taliban was reached by July, Reuters reported. the case, the final deal can very likely block roads, kidnap civilians Diplomats have been working in Vien- be reached before the deadline,” Ara- na this week to iron out details of a deal qchi said. An Afghan police chief says Taliban militants blocked roads without announcing any breakthrough On Thursday, Araqchi held talks with in an eastern province, forcing cars to stop and kidnapping ahead of a self-imposed June 30 dead- the head of the International Atomic En- the occupants at gunpoint. 12 Pages Price 10000 Rials 37th year NO.12270 Sunday MAY 17 2015 Ordibehesht 27 1394 Rajab 28 1436 line. The current talks concluded on Fri- ergy Agency, Yukiya Amano. The IAEA is Gen. Zelmai Oryakhail, police chief of Paktia province, day, a diplomatic source said. seeking access to Iranian military sites, said on Saturday that a number of civilian vehicles were Tehran Times co-founder “Even if I’m optimistic, that doesn’t such as Parchin near Tehran, as part of stopped by Taliban gunmen in Sayad Karm district early in Irfan Parviz dies at 85 12 mean that any deal is acceptable. All its investigation into any possible mili- the morning. parties want a good deal, and for Iran tary dimensions to Tehran’s nuclear ac- He said six people remain held out of the 22 initially ab- Iran ‘strongly it’s only a good deal if our legitimate tivities. ducted. He added police reinforcements have been de- rights are respected and sanctions are Deputy-level talks between Iran and ployed in an attempt to free the remaining captives. pursues’ policy finished,” top negotiator and Deputy the six powers - the United States, Rus- The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack in tweets Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi told sia, China, Britain, France and Germany from an account known to be associated with the group. to bring about Austrian news agency APA. - will continue next week, Araqchi told Afghanistan’s eastern provinces long have harbored in- “We have thought of all possibilities Press TV. An insecure Persian Gulf surgent groups who wage attacks on police checkpoints. and, accordingly, are prepared for all Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad The Taliban launched their annual spring offensive in late sustained scenarios,” he said. Javad Zarif said he was optimistic that April. Mass kidnappings appear to be a new strategy. Iran has said sanctions must be verified compliance by Iran with its month also did not spell out all details Tehran could reach a final nuclear deal (Source: AP) economic rescinded as soon as any final deal is end of the deal, a big sticking point left about the future of Iran’s atomic re- with world powers provided that they unresolved so far. search and development program, the will be insecure for all: Leader signed. The United States wants a “mean it seriously,” according to Ger- growth TEHRAN — Supreme Leader of the Islam- littoral states otherwise it will not be safe for any country. be insecure for all,” Ayatollah Khamenei said in a meeting A framework accord reached last exact scope of the UN atomic watch- gradual lifting of restrictions tied to many’s Spiegel magazine. Political Desk ic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khame- “We are neighbors; the security of the Persian Gulf is in with Iranian officials and ambassadors of Muslim countries nei says a secure Persian Gulf will serve the interests of all all our interests. If it is safe, we benefit. If it is not safe, it will in Tehran on Saturday. Contd. on P. 2 Gunmen shoot dead three Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s economic team has started planning U.S., China clash over disputed South China Sea Egypt judges in Sinai for a post-sanctions environment to revive the national economy. The United States and China clashed over a territorial “I would like to reaffirm that China’s determination China’s rapid reclamation effort around seven reefs Gunmen shot dead three Egyptian judges on Saturday Valiollah Seif, the central bank dispute in the South China Sea on Saturday, as China’s to safeguard its sovereignty and territorial integrity is in the Spratly archipelago of the South China Sea has in the strife-torn Sinai Peninsula, where security forces governor said the government was foreign minister asserted its sovereignty to reclaim as hard as a rock,” he said. “It is the people’s demand alarmed other claimants such as the Philippines and are battling an extremist insurgency spearheaded by an reefs saying its determination to protect its interests is of the government and our legitimate right.” Vietnam. affiliate of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) mapping out strategies to channel “as hard as a rock”. Wang made the comments at a joint news confer- At the same time, China has expressed its concern terrorist group, police said. funds and accelerate development After a private meeting with U.S. Secretary of State ence with Kerry, who is at the beginning of a two-day about a possible U.S. plan to send military aircraft and The shooting in North Sinai’s provincial capital El-Ar- of key sectors, including oil and gas, John Kerry, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi showed visit to China that is likely to be dominated by deepen- ships to assert freedom of navigation in the South Chi- ish wounded two other judges and came hours after a tourism and IT. no sign of backing down despite Kerry urging China to ing concern about Beijing’s ambitions in the South Chi- na Sea. court in Cairo sentenced ousted President Mohammad As the government struggles take action to reduce tension in the South China Sea. na Sea. Kerry did not respond when asked to clarify wheth- Morsi to death for his role in a mass jailbreak during the to bring back some normality to a “With regard to construction on the Nansha islands China claims about 90 percent of the 3.5 million sq er the United States intended to follow through on 2011 uprising. dysfunctional economy, ordinary and reefs, this is fully within the scope of China’s sover- km (1.35 million sq mile) South China Sea. The Philip- what a U.S. official on Tuesday said was a proposal to Some of Morsi’s fellow defendants included extrem- Iranians and businessmen complain eignty,” Wang told reporters, using the Chinese name pines, Taiwan, Malaysia, Brunei and Vietnam also claim send U.S. military aircraft and ships. ists in Sinai, where militants have regularly carried out that they have yet to feel the results. for the Spratly islands. large parts of the sea. (Source: Reuters) attacks against policemen and soldiers. The pressure on the government to An Egyptian court sentenced Morsi to death on Satur- deliver tangible benefits will grow day for his role in a mass jailbreak during the 2011 uprising only if and when a nuclear accord is that ousted former President Hosni Mubarak. struck. Acknowledging the expectations, (Source: AFP) khamenei.ir House defies Obama veto threat, passes defense policy bill Seif called for patience, adding that The House defied a veto threat from President Ba- House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said “Clearly, this desperate attempt to get around the government’s policy to bring rack Obama and approved a $612 billion defense the defense bill would be a prelude to future reduc- the budget caps put in place by Congress will have a about sustained economic growth policy bill that Democrats complain busts budget tions that would “devastate other vital pillars of our significant negative effect on our military,” said Rep. and bring down the inflation to a limits on military spending and makes it harder for national strength,” including homeland security, vet- Adam Smith of Washington state, top Democrat on Syrian army kills ISIL’s ‘oil single-digit rate will be “strongly the president to close the U.S. prison for suspected erans, road building and other programs. the House Armed Services Committee. minister’ pursued”. Negotiator says Iran prepared for all scenarios in nuclear talks terrorists at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, accused Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, the panel’s chair- Contd. on P. 4 see page 11 The vote was 269 to 151 for the legislation, a blue- Democrats of “letting politics come before national man, has acknowledged that padding the war-fight- The Syrian army killed an Islamic State in Iraq and the Le- print for next year’s spending on military and other security.” ing account was not the best way to “run a railroad.” vant (ISIL) terrorist group leader responsible for oil-related national security programs.