WWW.TEHRANTIMES.COM I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 16 Pages Price 10,000 Rials 39th year No.13139 Saturday JUNE 23, 2018 Tir 2, 1397 Shawwal 9, 1439 Zarif lists Iranian General: Iran’s Mahdavikia optimistic Artists cite concern demands from U.S. spiritual influence about Iran’s win on environmental issues 2 cannot be wiped out 2 over Portugal 15 at “Habitat” 16 Iran: Nuclear deal is in ‘the ICU’ POLITICS TEHRAN — Iranian the 2015 landmark pact following the U.S. deskDeputy Foreign Minister decision to unilaterally withdraw and re- Abbas Araqchi has said that the nuclear impose sanctions on Tehran. OPEC output gain agreement, formally known as the Joint According to Euro News, at Iran’s request, Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), delegates from China, Russia, France, Britain, is in the intensive care unit (ICU), and that Germany and the European Union gathered he doesn’t see bright prospects for the deal. on Friday in Austria’s capital, Vienna, where The remaining signatories of the JCPAO they reaffirmed their commitment to the ‘nominal’ have met for the first time in a bid to save agreement. 2 Zanganeh: OPEC decision based on 2016 output reduction agreement Iran-Europe technological co-op greatly benefits both sides: VP See page 4 TECHNOLOGY TEHRAN — Coop- ment, we pave the way for boosting ties deskeration between Iran between Iranian and European startups and Europe for development of startups and innovation companies,” he said, ISNA and technology has great advantages for reported. both sides, Sourena Sattari, Iran’s vice He pointed to financial transactions president for science and technology, said between Iran and European countries as on Thursday. an important part of cooperation. He made the remarks at the Iran-Europe Iran is ready to open up effective Cooperation Conference, which was held channels and establish infrastructures from June 21 to 22 in Brussels, Belgium. to facilitate financial transactions with “As representative of Iran’s govern- European countries, he added. 10 ‘Dozens of Saudi troopers, mercs slain in western Yemen’ Yemeni army soldiers, backed by fight- told Arabic-language al-Masirah tele- ers from allied Popular Committees, vision network that Yemeni troopers have launched a major operation and allied fighters launched separate against Saudi troops and pro-Saudi attacks against Saudi soldiers and militiamen loyal to resigned Yemeni their mercenaries north of al-Majlis president Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi in and al-Durayhimi districts on Friday, the country’s western coastal province dealing stinging blows to them. of Hudaydah, killing and injuring tens The source added that at least 11 ar- of them in the process. mored vehicles were destroyed during Bloomberg An unnamed Yemeni military source the offensives as well. 13 ARTICLE IHRC condemns police killings of peaceful pro-Zakzaky protestors ARTICLE Hanif Ghaffari KADUNA, NIGERIA — IHRC strongly condemns attack which is now the subject of a preliminary Sondoss Al Asaad Political analyst the killings by armed police yesterday of two pro- investigation by the International Criminal Court. Political analyst from Beirut testors in the northern Nigerian city of Kaduna. Police violence against the supporters of Sheikh The dead were among thousands who had turned Zakzaky is nothing new. In April police snipers in out to protest against the ongoing detention of the leader the centre of the Nigerian capital Abuja opened Merkel lost the of the country’s Islamic Movement, Sheikh Zakzaky. fire at a Free Zakzaky protest killing at least one Why Hudaydah, It was the second day in succession that armed and injuring two. game! police had opened fire with live ammunition on Since 8 January 2018 at least six protestors is overwhelming peaceful pro-Zakzaky protestors. have been killed by security forces. Hundreds erman Chancellor Angela Merkel On Wednesday at least three people were more have been arrested and sustained injuries question attacked Iran’s regional policy in wounded, one of them critically in another protest. from beatings during their detention. The major- G his most recent statement. This The Islamic Movement has issued a statement on the sheikh designed to cripple the Islamic ity of those freed were released without charge. or three consecutive years, the king- is while the German government is one accusing the security forces of planning to sabotage the Movement of Nigeria which he leads. The sheikh’s ordeal began after he was shot dom of despotism, which leads the of the main supporters of the terrorist demonstrations and also attack pro-Zakzaky protestors The authorities allege that the sheikh and along with his wife, Zeenah, and arrested during FArabs collation, has imposed an and takfiri groups in the West Asian in their own homes in cahoots with hired thugs. The supporters of his group abetted the commission an orgy of violence unleashed over three days unjustified blockade on Yemen. The Sau- region. Many analysts of international Movement reminded people that is is committed to of culpable homicide when they blocked roads in in December 2015 on supporters of the Islamic dis have earmarked this impoverished affairs believe that Germany will sup- upholding the law at all times and that in its 30 years the city of Zaria in December 2015. In reality the Movement of Nigeria in what was widely seen as country for a brutal military attacks, port the killing of the Yemeni people it has never avocated or employed violence. charges seem to be designed to deflect government a bid to curb the movement’s growing popularity. since the onset of their offensive war in by exporting arms to Saudi Arabia. Sheikh Ibrahim el-Zakzaky and his wife were responsibility for a planned and systematic attack At least 1000 civilians, mostly Islamic Move- March 2015. Since then, Yemen has been Also, many of Germany’s export arms arraigned by the state High Court in Kaduna in by soldiers on the Islamic Movement that left at ment supporters, were killed in the attacks and witnessing the worst humanitarian crisis to the Middle East are in the hands May in the latest in a long line of blows inflicted least 1000 civilians dead in December 2015, an hundreds arrested in the attacks. in the world, amid the silence of the so- of terrorist and takfirist groups such called International Community and the as ISIL and Jabhat al-Nusra. Angela Western capitals, which claims to be the Merkel knows well that German ex- Normalization of relations with Zionism at new station beacons of democracy and human rights. ports of weapons to Saudi Arabia were By Ramin Hossein Abadian About four months ago, the king of Bahrain relations between Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the The Saudis, obviously, are leading a racist carried out by terrorist groups in the TEHRAN — The process of normalizing the officially signed a decree to normalize relations UAE with the Israeli regime.” Takfiri criminal theocracy; known for the region, but it should not be forgotten relations between Arabs and the Zionist regime with the Zionist regime. He also ordered the es- “The last few months of 2017 are full of amazing spread of radicalism through founding that the goal of Germany is to insecure has entered a new phase, and Al-Khalifa and tablishment of so-called “The King Hamad Global developments in relations between the Persian and backing various terrorist groups, the West Asian region. Al Saud regime officials stand in the forefront Centre for Peaceful Coexistence” in the presence of Gulf Arab states, especially Saudi Arabia, the UAE i.e. al-Qaida, the Taliban, Boko Haram As reuters reported, German Chan- of it with Tel-Aviv. members of the board of directors for that purpose. and Bahrain, with the Israeli regime. Although and ISIS. cellor Angela Merkel on Thursday said Director of the Arab Regional Centre for World Qatar’s Al-Sharouq newspaper also issued a report they did hold relationship with Tel-Aviv, it was all In fact, the West frequently hails the European countries shared concerns over Heritage based in Bahrain, Mounir Bouchenaki has about the process of normalization of Arab coun- behind closed doors. In the last months of 2017, Saudis as the models of steadfastness Iran’s ballistic missile program and called recently announced the official participation of a Zi- tries, including the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain however, the three Arab countries broke all the against Terror while it is clear enough for solutions to its “aggressive tenden- onist delegation in a cultural conference in Bahrain. and Saudi Arabia, with the Zionist regime about 6 red lines in the normalization of relations with enough that the reason behind attacking cies” in the Middle East.“Iran’s aggressive “An Israeli delegation will attend the meetings. This months ago. The paper focused on developments the Israeli regime” the newspaper continued. the Yemenis are their hatred of religious tendencies must not only be discussed, is an international meeting organized by UNESCO, in 2017, in particular the foreign policy of the three Al-Sharouq also said: “We are all witness to freedom and their geopolitical interests. but rather we need solutions urgently,” held June 24-July 4, and Bahrain is just the host”. countries - Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates bilateral meetings that nobody could have imag- In the first place, the Yemenis, as far as she said after meeting Jordan’s King He added, “Any country in the UN has the and Bahrain - in response to the Palestinian issue ined until now. The Israeli prime minister told the the Saudis are concerned, are [Kafer] i.e. Abdullah in Amman. She announced 384 right to attend the meetings.