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In Several Provinces Majlis Shows Yellow Card IRAN NEWS NATIONAL DESK For Chemical Holocaust in Iran TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani says restrictions To President Rouhani will be reintroduced in several “red zones” in order to Heads of committees of Majlis on Thursday in a letter to stem the spread of novel coronavirus. President Hassan Rouhani urged him to stop continuing President Rouhani said on Sunday everyone should the current trend that he has followed in the past seven observe health protocols in order to control the disease. years of his presidency. In the letter, it has been explicitly He said week-long restrictions could be put in place in stipulated that during seven years of Rouhani’s cities which reach the “red” state as deemed necessary presidency nothing has been seen but cruelty and by the local coronavirus task force. injustice towards the weak layers of the society and even “As of July 5, 2020, it will be mandatory to wear the youths and industrialists, and he should change his masks at all places of gathering,” said the president at a policy in order to cooperate with the current Majlis. meeting of the National Coronavirus Headquarters. It seems this letter which has been written by the Majlis He then praised measures by all sectors in the country committees to be the first yellow card and warning to to fight coronavirus. President Rouhani’s performance for his seven years in The president noted that no vaccine has been developed office. Hereby and in my article, I bring some excerpts of the for the virus so far, adding the current situation may persist letter for the attention of Iranian and world nations and the and “we should prepare ourselves for a long-term fight.” governments which are supporters of President Rouhani’s “Let’s not allow the coronavirus outbreak to reach its government in order to show the difference between peak in provinces, and everybody should help because revolutionary people with people being totally different with if the disease becomes severe it will put medical them. Some excerpts of the letter are as follows, “Now that personnel under pressure,” he said. See Page 7 we are on the eve of beginning the eighth year of your presidency as the highest executive official in the country and IRAN NEWS NATIONAL DESK Majlis has also started its work to revive Islamic Republic Coronavirus Kills Revolution’s values, we are witnessing a painful condition in TEHRAN - Head of Iranian Civil Defense Organization described the chemical attacks by Saddam’s regime in the country which we believe Iranian martyr-nurturing nation the cities of Sardasht and Halabja as a chemical holocaust, saying that European countries that helped Saddam to does not deserve it. So according to our legal and More 144 Iranians produce these weapons should be held accountable today. revolutionary task regarding supervising the performance of Speaking at the National Conference on Chemical Defense held in Tehran on Sunday, Brigadier-General the executive branch and also according to the Article 8 of the IRAN NEWS NATIONAL DESK Gholam-Reza Jalali said: “Prohibition of the production and stockpiling chemical weapons in the world must Constitutions as the representatives of zealous Iranian nation, have executive requirements.” it is necessary to notify some points to you as the man who is TEHRAN - Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat “Today we still witness the use of chemical weapons against the people. For example, ISIS used chemical in charge of executing the Constitutions which Lari said on Sunday that some 144 more Iranians have weapons against the Iraqi people, and everyone knows what countries created the terrorist group,” head of Iranian has been stipulated in the Article 113. Mr. President …. died of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) over the past Civil Defense Organization added. You have sworn in on the Holy Quran and Iranian nation to 24 hours bringing the total deaths to 10,508. He went on to say that the conventions prohibiting the production and accumulation of chemical weapons are safeguard the Constitutions, the laws which entitle anyone Sadat Lari said that, with the 144 new deaths, not being implemented, and the United States and European countries are producing and stockpiling them, so an to have appropriate housing and have entrusted the the country’s total COVID-19 death toll mounted organization like the International Atomic Energy Agency must be set up in the chemical field to prevent this. government with the task of creating job for anyone, the to 10,508. The official also criticized the performance of international institutions such as the fact-finding committees for laws which emphasize fight with monopolization, hoarding, Some 2,489 new cases of infection with COVID-19 chemical attacks because they do not disclose the behind-the-scenes production and sale of chemical weapons. prodigality and supporting boost in agro, livestock and were found over the past 24 hours, some 1,406 of whom General Jalali referred to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution’s fatwa regarding the ban on the production and industrial production till the country reaches self-sufficiency have been hospitalized, she added. stockpiling weapons of mass destruction and said: “Iran has an economic and defensive approach toward the and cuts its dependence on other countries. But now on the She noted that a total of 222,669 Iranians have been chemical industry.” The chemical industry is the engine of the country’s economy, and Iran is now one of the hubs eve of starting your eighth year of presidency, how far is the confirmed infected with the COVID-19, some 183,301 of petrochemicals and chemicals, he noted. With an industrial and economic view in this industry, Iran has been distance between the sacred Islamic Revolution of whom have been discharged from hospital or able to create jobs in this field, the official concluded. establishment and these principles? Can you find this recovered from the disease. Meanwhile addressing the ceremony, the senior aide and adviser to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution said massive amount of unemployed youths anywhere but in Some 2,946 other COVID-19 patients are in critical that the West and international organizations were silent against the biggest chemical attack in history. Iran? Are not they Iranian citizens who are hapless in condition and being treated in intensive care units, the Major General Yahya Rahim-Safavi referred to the chemical bombing of Sardasht and Halabja by Saddam’s earning their minimum livelihood as they have to work spokeswoman said. regime, saying, “Today, the chemical bombing of Halabja is the largest chemical attack in history in terms of several shifts to survive? We wish if you, on way to your She added that 1,610,869 tests have so far been geographical area, but at that time the world’s mass media remained silent about this incident and the United office, had a look at the poor children who were searching carried out in Iran. See Page 7 States, Europe, and the international organizations showed a green light to it.” in trash dumps to find something to eat. See Page 7 Having 8000 martyrs and 107,000 veterans due to chemical attacks, Iran has been one of the biggest victims of chemical attacks in the world, he noted. Referring to Iran’s strategies in the face of chemical and microbial threats, former Chief Commander of the NIMA Supplies €429m to Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) stressed the need to develop infrastructure and use modern technology, strengthen the training sector and build the necessary equipment to deal with this type of threat. Sokhan Gostar Institute Importers, Up 92% in Week “To better deal with chemical and microbial threats, it is necessary to develop relations with other countries,” General Safavi added. IRAN NEWS ECONOMIC DESK “In the fight against the coronavirus, Iran has been able to succeed with the role played by the armed forces along TEHRAN – The Central Bank of Iran says the domestic with other organizations, and these experiences must be transferred to other countries,” the official concluded. Forex Management Integrated System (locally known as The National Conference on Chemical Defense was held in Tehran on Sunday on the occasion of the 33rd NIMA) supplied €429 million to the country’s importers anniversary of the chemical attack on Sardasht with the attendance of senior military officials of Iran, including in the week ended on June 25 to register a 92 percent the senior aide and adviser to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Major General Yahya Rahim-Safavi and Head increase compared to the previous week, ILNA reported. PRIVATE ENGLISH of Iranian Civil Defense Organization Brigadier-General Gholam-Reza Jalali. NEWSPAPER IN IRAN According to the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), NIMA supplied €3.3 billion for the imports of basic goods and raw materials since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20) up to June 27.