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XXIV, No. 6539 TEHRAN Price 10,000 Rials www.irannewsdaily.com SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2018 - ABAN 20, 1397 4 2 DOMESTIC 3 DOMESTIC INTERNATIONAL 8 SPORTS Zarif Defends Iran CBI to Issue Sri Lankan President Federer, Djokovic Getting Out of New Forex Directive Top the Bill for FATF Blacklist For Exports Calls Snap Election London Finale > SEE PAGE 2 > SEE PAGE 3 > SEE PAGE 4 > SEE PAGE 8 EU Intensifies Efforts U.S. Sanctions Aimed at Tehran to Continue Developing To Keep JCPOA Alive Full National Nuclear Fuel Cycle TEHRAN (PressTV) - The EU says it has stepped up Pressurizing Iranian People TEHRAN (MNA) – Iran will vigorously continue to efforts to preserve a 2015 multilateral nuclear agreement exercise its inalienable right to develop a full national with Iran after the U.S. reinstated sanctions on the Islamic nuclear fuel cycle for peaceful purposes, said Iran’s Republic’s vital oil-exporting and financial sectors. deputy envoy to UN on Friday. Speaking to reporters in Brussels on Friday, Maja Iran’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the Kocijancic, EU spokeswoman for foreign affairs, said United Nations, Eshagh Al Habib, addressed the 73rd the bloc had increased its efforts towards the enactment session of the United Nations General Assembly on of mechanisms, including a so-called special purpose “Agenda Item 92: Report of the International Atomic vehicle (SPV), to bypass the US sanctions and discard Energy Agency” in New York on November 9. the dollar in dealings with Iran. He emphasized the inalienable right of states to research, “The efforts to preserve the Iran nuclear deal and produce and use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, as economic and trade relations with Iran have intensified in well as participate in the fullest possible exchange of recent weeks, especially those that are related to the setting equipment, materials and scientific data for peaceful up of the special purpose vehicle,” Kocijancic said. purposes. He stressed the importance of IAEA’s statutory The special purpose vehicle the EU is developing is functions and primary responsibility to assist governments aimed at helping companies avoid the US sanctions and in research on, and the practical application of, nuclear continue doing business with Iran. energy for peaceful purposes. The Agency also is the sole Remaining parties to the Iran nuclear deal vow to competent authority for verifying the fulfilment of establish special payment channels to facilitate trade safeguards obligations, he added. See Page 7 with Iran as part of efforts to save the JCPOA. Kocijancic referred to the “blocking statute, which was updated in August” as “one of the key measures” taken by the Europeans to facilitate Iran Remains Compliant trade with Tehran. See Page 7 IRAN NEWS NATIONAL DESK With 2015 Nuclear Deal Celebrities Launch Petition VIENNA (Dispatches) - The International Atomic TEHRAN - President Hassan Rouhani says U.S. authorities are lying when they say they are not targeting the Energy Agency (IAEA) has once again reaffirmed people of Iran, as Washington’s sanctions are aimed at putting pressure on the Iranian nation Iran’s full compliance with its commitments under the Against U.S. Sanctions “The U.S. claim that it does not seek to put pressure on the [Iranian] people and just wants to pressure the 2015 landmark nuclear deal. government and the Establishment is completely false and untrue, and they (U.S. officials) themselves revealed In a statement to the 73rd Regular Session of the United TEHRAN (Dispatches) - Iranian celebrities including this fact in their actions,” Rouhani said after the meeting of the heads of the three branches on Saturday. Nations General Assembly on Friday, IAEA Director Oscar-winning film director Asghar Farhadi and He said the fresh round of U.S. sanctions imposed on Iran on November 5, 2018, has had no bearing on Iran’s General Yukiya Amano said Iran “is implementing its Grammy winner Kayhan Kalhor have launched a economy, as Washington had already made every effort against Iranian people, and it had nothing new to put nuclear-related commitments under the Joint petition condemning US sanctions on Tehran and forward in the new round of sanctions. Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). It is essential warning of the impact on ordinary people. President Rouhani said the White House intends to launch a war of nerves against Iranian people. that Iran continues to fully implement those commitments.” “Once again, the United States has imposed sanctions He referred to the waivers granted by the U.S. to Iran’s oil clients, and described it as a treat from its earlier positions. “The agency continues to verify the non-diversion of against Iran... Every Iranian will personally pay the He also pointed to the Trump administration’s move to exempt food, medicines and medical equipment from nuclear material declared by Iran under its Safeguards price,” reads the petition, named “Voices Against sanctions, and said the measure was taken under the pressure of public opinion, who harshly criticized the U.S. Agreement. Evaluations regarding the absence of Sanctions” and posted on change.org. A last tranche of for depriving the people from basic supplies. Elsewhere in his remarks, Rouhani said the U.S. has not been able undeclared nuclear material and activities in Iran U.S. sanctions were reimposed on Monday following to bring Iran’s oil exports to zero as it claimed it would. continue,” Amano added. the decision by US President Donald Trump to pull out “Recently, the Americans themselves confessed that they could not bring Iran’s oil exports to zero. Their Under the nuclear deal reached between Iran and the of the 2015 nuclear deal earlier this year. argument was that if they brought Iran’s petroleum exports to zero, the oil price would rise to 150 dollars per P5+1 group of countries -- the United States, Britain, “Politicians will come and go, but the fallout from their barrel,” said the president. France, Germany, China and Russia-- in 2015, Iran disastrous decisions will be a nightmare for generations to The U.S. has granted waivers to almost all key clients of Iran’s crude oil for fear of further hikes in oil prices. agreed to put limits on its nuclear program in exchange come,” said the petition, which had picked up nearly The countries exempted from the U.S. sanctions on Iran’s oil exports include China, India, Greece, Italy, Taiwan, for the removal of nuclear-related sanctions. 5,000 signatures by Friday. It was signed by Iranian Japan, Turkey and South Korea, which together took in over 80 percent of Iran’s oil exports last year. U.S. President Donald Trump, however, withdrew filmmakers, musicians, activists and lawyers. Farhadi has Addressing the Iranian nation, Rouhani said, “in providing basic goods, we have no problem and our warehouses Washington in May from the landmark agreement, and received two Academy Awards for Best Foreign are ready more than any other time to provide people’s essential needs for many months.” re-imposed unilateral sanctions against Tehran. Language Film, while musician Kalhor, a virtuoso on “Thank God, our current conditions are good and export has risen in the first 7 months of the current year Other signatories to the JCPOA have slammed the kamancheh (spiked fiddle), won a Grammy in 2017. compared to the same period last year, and this means that production has increased and people’s business is Washington’s decision to abandon the agreement, which good,” he added. The President also said, “in the coming months, Americans will understand well that the path has also been endorsed by a UN Security Council they have chosen is wrong. This does not tire the Iranian nation, but makes them ready for more production and resolution, saying they will work to keep the accord alive. having closer relations with neighbours.” The Trump administration, however, announced the Oil Firms in Beirut Ordered “In today’s meeting with the head of the other two branches, the Speaker of the Parliament and the Head of the re-imposition of the “toughest” sanctions ever against Iran Judiciary, we discussed the latest status of the economy and drawing the roadmap for the coming months as the on Monday. To Stop Fueling Iran Airlines Supreme Leader has instructed,” he added. President Rouhani also said, “today, we discussed this roadmap and closer relations with our neighbouring countries, as well as our economic relations.” BEIRUT (Dispatches) - International oil companies operating at Beirut’s airport have been warned against Turkey Granted 25% Waiver fueling airlines that are affected by the recent U.S. sanctions against Iran, Lebanese officials told The Daily Star Friday. On U.S. Iran Oil Sanctions Asked if Iranian airlines would be prohibited from Hudaydah to Be Graveyard for Saudi-Led Militants ANKARA (Dispatches) - Turkey has been granted a stopping at the airport, caretaker Transport Minister waiver of around 25 percent on U.S. oil sanctions against Youssef Fenianos, said, “To stop? No. To refuel? By SANAA (Dispatches) - A senior Houthi official has said Yemen will turn into a “graveyard” for aggressors as Iran, Turkish Energy Minister Fatih Dönmez said, sanctions, yes.” Saudi-backed militants and mercenaries continued with a fresh push to occupy the port city of Hudaydah. amounting to around three million tons of oil annually. A senior airport official said international oil “Our people, with their full-scale defense of Hudaydah, once again have proved that Yemen will be a graveyard Speaking in an interview with broadcaster NTV, companies were notified after Washington reimposed for the aggressors,” Mohammed Abdulsalam said in a tweet late Friday.