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XXV, No. 6718 TEHRAN Price 20,000 Rials www.irannewsdaily.com TUESDAY, JULY 09, - TIR 18, 1398 2 4 8 DOMESTIC 3 DOMESTIC INTERNATIONAL SPORTS Tehran Urges Rome to Greek Conservatives Take Brazil Win First Copa Next Option Is 20% Remove Hurdles In Way Uranium Enrichment Of Economic Cooperation Charge in Landslide Win America Title in 12 Years > SEE PAGE 2 > SEE PAGE 3 > SEE PAGE 4 > SEE PAGE 8 U.S., Not Iran, Threatens Jahangiri Says Iran’s 5.7-Magnitude Quake World Energy Security Patience Has a Limit Hits SW Iran IRAN NEWS ECONOMIC DESK TEHRAN (IFP) - A 5.7-magnitude earthquake has struck Khuzestan province in south-western Iran, causing severe TEHRAN - Iran’s oil minister says the world’s energy damages and leaving several people killed and wounded. supply is threatened by the United States, not Iran which is a The earthquake hit an area near the city of Masjed major guarantor of energy stability and peace in the region. Soleyman in Khuzestan at 11:30 a.m. (local time) on Bijan Namdar Zanganeh made the remarks in reaction Monday, according to the Seismological Centre of the to an earlier claim by Saudi Oil Minister Khalid Institute of Geophysics of Tehran University. Al-Falih, who told CNN Iran is posing “threats to The epicenter, with a depth of 17 km, was determined to be global energy security.” at 31.95 degrees of north latitude and 49.50 degrees of east “Mr. Falih is a respected technocrat, and we won’t longitude. The location of the quake has been reported to be hear such political words from him so often. He may 19 km from Masjed Soleyman and 29 km from have been asked to make such political remarks,” Qaleh-ye Khajeh, data from the seismological center showed. Zanganeh said in a televised interview on Sunday night. According to initial reports, a middle-aged man, “He could have made the remarks while both of us frightened by the quake, has lost his life over a heart were in Vienna, so that I could immediately respond. attack. Over 50 others have also been wounded. Why has he made such remarks while I was The quake has been so strong that several other 3,000 kilometers away?” provinces neighboring Khuzestan have been jolted. Zanganeh said unlike his Saudi counterpart’s claim, It has also been felt in the neighboring country of Kuwait. Iran is not a threat to the world’s energy security, but Iran is one of the most seismically active countries in is the biggest guarantor of stability and energy the world, being crossed by several major fault lines security in the region. that cover at least 90% of the country. As a result, See Page 7 earthquakes in Iran occur often and are destructive. Macron’s Diplomatic China Blames U.S. Bullying Advisor to Visit Iran IRAN NEWS NATIONAL DESK For Iran Nuclear Crisis IRAN NEWS NATIONAL DESK TEHRAN - First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri said on Monday that Iran stayed in the nuclear deal one year-long BEIJING (Dispatches) - China on Monday said “unilateral after U.S. withdrawal, adding that any patience wears thin someday. bullying” by the United States was the cause behind the TEHRAN - Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Seyyed Speaking in a meeting with chancellors of universities and research institutions in Alzahra University, Jahangiri escalating Iran nuclear crisis, after Tehran announced it Abbas Mousavi announced the diplomatic advisor to said if other parties comply with their commitments, Iran’s reduction of its commitments will be reversible. was set to breach its uranium enrichment cap. French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Tehran Referring to Europeans’ request from Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to give them moratorium and not to pull out of “The facts show that unilateral bullying has already once again in coming days. the deal, he said Iran practiced patience for one year long and held talks with China, Russia and other regional countries. become a worsening tumour,” said Chinese foreign ministry Speaking in his weekly press conference on Monday, Pointing to U.S. withdrawal from the nuclear deal endorsed by the UN Security Council Resolution 2231 lifting spokesman Geng Shuang at a press briefing in Beijing. Seyed Abbas Mousavi said, “Tehran will attend the all the UN sanctions on Iran, Jahangiri said that the U.S., the EU signatories, the United Nations Security Council “The maximum pressure exerted by the US on Iran is the summit of the Non-Aligned Movement”. and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) first called the JCPOA as new important way-out of the root cause of the Iranian nuclear crisis,” he said. Iran “Iran will begin the third phase of reduction of its nuclear stand-off through negotiations. Jahangiri said that the UN Security Council permanent members cited the threatened on Sunday to abandon more commitments to an commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal after the JCPOA as a pattern for the settlement of the international disputes. endangered 2015 nuclear deal unless a solution is found end of the second 60-day deadline. We will go U.S. did not let Iran take advantage of JCPOA achievements neither before nor after its withdrawal, he noted. with the remaining parties after the U.S. pulled out. forward for the third phase stronger and more They tried to create an unsafe atmosphere for the Iranian economic and political relations, Jahangiri added. The 2015 deal was reached between Iran and six decisive if the other signatures of Iran nuclear deal He said that the U.S. administration explores every avenue to implement its wrongful and unilateral sanctions. world powers - Britain, China, France, Germany, the don’t fulfill their commitments and stay limited to Jahangiri said that the U.S. exceeded the boundaries of the International Law by forcing China, Russia and United States and Russia - and saw Tehran agree to empty words,” he added. See Page 7 Europe to comply with its economic war against a developing country like Iran. drastically scale down its nuclear program in exchange He protested to U.S. administration over waging economic war against Iranian nation, saying that the US harsh for sanctions relief. See Page 7 sanctions could create some shocks for national economy and social maladies across the country. He noted that the economic situation was stabilized and grounds have been prepared to thwart the negative Japan Concerned Over impacts of the U.S. sanctions. Other parties which were five big countries have not even taken small steps in line with solving problems and their commitments they have undertaken to fulfill, he said. U.S. Detains Three Iran’s Uranium Enrichment Finally, Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) approved that Iran should reduce some of its commitments. The JCPOA in Articles 26 and 36 has let Iran suspend some of its commitments when the other parties do not Iranian Scientists TOKYO (Dispatches) - Japan is expressing serious concern abide by the terms of the deal. over Iran’s decision to increase uranium enrichment above We were committed not to keep over 300kg uranium but we can avoid its implementation, he said, adding that NEW YORK (Dispatches) - Three prominent Iranian scientists the limit set by the 2015 nuclear agreement, urging Tehran we were also committed not to enrich uranium over 3.67% but we can reject it. have been detained in the U.S. after being accused of violating to return to its earlier commitment. He reiterated that Iran favors negotiation and interaction with reliable partners, adding but we will defend sanctions amid rising tensions between Tehran and Washington. Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasutoshi Nishimura Iranians’ rights firmly. Professor Masoud Soleimani and two assistants were said Monday that Japan is “seriously concerned and Underlining sensitive situation in the region, he said U.S. footprints are evident in all ailments of Afghanistan, Syria and Iraq. planning to complete the final stage of their research on closely watching” the development on the nuclear deal He said that Saudi Arabia and Israel are complicit in campaign against Iran and urged elites and academics to treating stroke patients at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota. After and increased tension in the Middle East. monitor the regional issues adequately. nine months of work, however, Mr Soleimani is being Nishimura urged Iran to “immediately return to its He also called for non-oil revenue sources and reducing the costs of the government to replace oil revenues. controversially held in a detention center near Atlanta. commitment under the agreement and avoid any further American prosecutors say the attempted transport of steps that would undermine the nuclear agreement.” proteins – which reportedly count as biological material – Iran’s decision Sunday comes a year after the U.S. from the U.S. to Iran was illegal under current sanctions. unilaterally withdrew from the nuclear deal and has OPEC Chief Calls for Quick Resolution of Recent Conflicts The trio could face 20 years in prison for the offence since imposed sanctions on Iran’s oil exports, – although Professor Soleimani’s two assistants, escalating the tension. VIENNA (Dispatches) - The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has stressed the need Mahboobe Ghaedi and Maryam Jazayeri, are likely to Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited Tehran for for a quick resolution of the conflicts between the U.S., Venezuela and Iran.