WWW.THELEVANTNEWS.COM JULY 2021 | Issue 25 A Monthly Newspaper Issued by THE LEVANT NEWS MEDIA INTERNATIONAL - LONDON Founder & Director: Thaer Alhajji | Chief Editor: Shiyar Khaleal Ebrahim How will Communique Syria’s Kurds Raessi’s & Bennett differ Diplomacy in Biden-Putin Iran’s economic from Bibi? Summit problems Page: 3 Page: 8 Page: 10 Page: 12 Biden says Iran will ‘never’ get a nuclear During a meeting in the Oval Office weapon on his watch with outgoing Israeli president Reuven Rivlin on Monday, President Joe Biden reassured his counterpart about the concerns expressed by Israel as a result of the ongoing talks in Vienna with Iran, and promised him that the United States will prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear arsenal on his watch. “What I could say is that Iran will never get a nuclear weapon on my watch,” Biden affirmed. The US President confirmed that he had issued orders to carry out raids on Iranian- backed militias, on the Iraqi-Syrian border. Biden indicated that the strikes he ordered were to protect and defend the safety of American forces, weaken and disrupt the ongoing series of attacks against the United States and its allies, in addition to deterring Iran and its backed militias from launching or supporting further attacks on his country's personnel and facilities. American president Joe Biden and his Israeli counterpart Reuven Rivlin Brussels prepares to impose Rome Conference: U.S. announces more sanctions on Lebanon’s officials than $436 million for the People of Syria The European Unionlegal mechanism is ready, we will While the world awaits a clear In this regard, US Secretary of State revealed that it is discussing, decide the names then things and specific position from the United Anthony Blinken affirmed in a statement among other topics, imposing be ready to implementation”, States of America regarding the Syrian issued by his ministry that his country sanctions on Lebanese political adding that their “goal is file, the American strikes on the pro- "remains committed to supporting the officials, pointing out that as not to impose sanctions on Iranian Iraqi militias in Syria came the Syrian people and promoting respect soon as the legal mechanism is politicians, but rather to push day after the tripartite meeting held for the dignity and human rights of all ready, the EU will decide the them towards carrying out their in Baghdad with Jordanian-Egyptian Syrians." names then things will be ready to responsibilities. participation. Meanwhile, the United States of implementation. He said that the European Union's The strikes coincided with anAmerica announced lifting sanctions on In a statement to a local channel foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, international meeting of the coalition tools, equipment, and devices related to in Lebanon, the European conveyed a clear message to held in Rome recently, with the the diagnosis and treatment of people Union Ambassador to Lebanon officials during his recent visit participation of 83 ministers and infected with the Corona pandemic in Ralph Tarraf said: "We are to Lebanon, saying to them that delegations from member states, during Syria, and the provision of 436 million discussing imposing sanctions "you cannot continue political which the United States pledged to dollars in additional assistance to on Lebanese political officials competition while the Lebanese continue its efforts to uproot ISIS from displaced Syrians and refugees inside in Brussels, and as soon as the people are starving." Syria and Iraq. Syria and neighboring countries. REPORTS Iran’s presidential election in the sizzling In a situation where summer! the scorching temperature in some parts of Iran has reached above 50 degrees Celsius, and some Iranian cities are being recognized as the hottest cities globally, in recent days, electricity in many parts of Iran has been cut off for various reasons for consecutive hours. As a result of this power outage, not only people can use the minimum cooling equipment to reduce heat pressure but also many production units have been shut down, and many other facilities, including hospitals without emergency generators, are facing increasing problems. The electricity interruption has caused the death of many patients with Covid-19 due Elections headquarters staff work to register candidates for the June 18 presidential elections to oxesion system failure. presidential election are expressing their anger dams as the main reason for scale electronic currency rhetoric, Rouhani, in the This has raised the anger and with the regime’s hollow the electricity shortage due extraction farms that last days of his government, protest of the people who, promises, mismanagement to reduced snow and rainfall consume a lot of electricity. wants to reduce the people’s even without this problem, and corruption with their in the winter and spring. Still, This has made Iran the anger. But the situation in have faced other issues gatherings and in social people do not accept this second country after China Iran, according to some such as skyrocketing prices, media . They do not believe and consider corruption in to extract cryptocurrencies. leaders of the regime, is very unemployment and shortages in the empty promises of the government as the main Due to the low price of volatile. of essential food items such the presidential candidates cause of electricity shortages. electricity in Iran, even other It exemplifies a barrel as cooking oil, chicken meat, who, like in the past, offer Because after 42 years of countries have officiallyof gunpowder that can eggs, rice, etc. The people promises and forget all of mullah’s reign, while Iran has and unofficially established explode any Day. Khamenei have to wait in long queues them once in power. The the second-largest natural gas cryptography farms with the is well aware of the situation for hours to purchase these people are looking forward reserves in the world and can agreement and cooperation and people’s discontent and necessities. As a result of all to a regime change and a free easily supply electricity to the of government agencies such had to ask the Guardian these the discontent of the democratic Iran. whole country by gas power as the Revolutionary Guards. Council to disqualify ex- people towards the regime In reality, this election, like plants, the regime has spent Of course, the income government officials such as has reached an explosion other elections in Iran, is tens of billions of dollars to from this investment is not Larijani (a two-time speaker level. a battle zone for different build a nuclear power plant in benefiting the pockets of the of the parliament) and This dissatisfaction with the rivals and factions within the Bushehr to follow its atomic people but the pockets of Ahmadinejad (a 2-time ex- current situation shows itself regime to grasp more share of programs. government affiliates such as president) as candidates to in daily protest rallies, sit-ins, power. The candidates by no Studies have shown that the Revolutionary Guards. prevent any possible rivalry gatherings, in different cities means represent the people. one of the reasons for the The revelation of this issue that would have potentially across Iran. The people’s This year, in particular,lack of electricity is the has increased the anger of set the scene for a widespread demands include their back everyone knows that Ali high consumption due to a the people so much that uprising similar to the one salaries, high inflation,Khamenei, the supreme large number of electronic Hassan Rouhani was forced that took the regime by unemployment. leader, is trying to pull out currency mining farms. In to ostensibly announce surprise in November 2019. The People have decided to Ra’isi’s name out of the ballot order to compensate for that the production of Because, Khamenei is now showcase their dismay and boxes. For that reason, this some of its foreign exchange cryptocurrencies will be incapable of suppressing the dissatisfaction by boycotting year’s presidential election is deficits, which it has faced banned until the end of demonstrations like then , the regime’s sham presidential more meaningless than ever. due to the US embargos, September and the electricity and as a result it could lead election scheduled to be held The government has cited the Iranian regime has, in of all these centers should to the overthrow of the on June 18, 2021. The people the lack of water behind the recent years, set up large- be cut off. By offering such regime. THE LEVANT | ISSUE 25 - JULY 2021 2 WWW.THELEVANTNEWS.COM REPORTS Ebrahim Raessi’s plans to solve Iran’s economic problems! according to the government Iranian farmers are facing an even lives. Cyrus Yaqubi officials, more than 35% of people in worse situation, almost everyday Another important point that Iran’s metropolitan areas have been news of farmers’ protests is seen in demonstrates Ibrahim Raessi’s driven to shantytowns in outskirts different parts of the country. They mentality is his disregard for women, While according to all of cities due to inability to pay high protest the loss of their products who make up half of the country’s Iranian and world economists, Iran’s rents and live-in squalid housings due to mismanagement of water population. Even in his unrealistic economy is in despair and collapsing that lack the minimum necessities of resources and artificial price control and empty claims about solving the so much that all economic affairs a family. not based on supply and demand, economic problems of the society, indicators show extreme instability, Many attribute Ra’isi’s claim to the fact which of course are all rooted he did not mention anything the presidential candidates in their that he received classical education in institutionalized corruption about the conditions of women in election debates each make strange only at the level of elementary throughout government agencies.