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XXIV, No. 6591 TEHRAN Price 10,000 Rials www.irannewsdaily.com SUNDAY, JANUARY 13, 2019 - DEY 23, 1397 4 2 DOMESTIC 3 DOMESTIC INTERNATIONAL 8 SPORTS Iran Stands Firm by Its Natural Gas Output Several Injured Doncic Hits Big 3-Pointer Foreign Policy Principles At 800 mcm/d In Paris Blast To Sink Wolves > SEE PAGE 2 > SEE PAGE 3 > SEE PAGE 4 > SEE PAGE 8 Leader Calls for Students Europe Not to Allow U.S. to Determine Jihad for Independence Tehran Dismisses Pompeo’s Trade Relations With Iran TEHRAN (MNA) – In a message to the fifty-third BRUSSELS (Dispatches) - The High Representative of meeting of the Union of University Students Islamic the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Associations in Europe, Ayatollah Khamenei stressed: “Groundless” Accusations Policy, Federica Mogherini, says the United States It is a jihad in the path of Allah for Iranian students — cannot impose its policies on the 28-nation bloc’s anywhere in the world—who join the movement of “legitimate trade” relations with Iran. contributing to the development of the country, moving “We Europeans cannot accept that a foreign power it towards independence from foreigners. – even our closest friend and ally – makes decisions over our legitimate trade with another country,” The full text of the message which was recited by Mogherini said in an interview with the European Hujjatul Islam Ezhei this morning at the Islamic Council on Foreign Relations published on Friday. Center of Hamburg is the following: She added that the EU is working with the rest of the international community to keep alive the landmark In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, nuclear agreement, officially known as the Joint the Most Merciful Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), despite the US unilateral move to pull out from the deal. The Iran nuclear Dear young individuals, deal “has so far been implemented in full, as certified by We know that you, the university students, are the best the International Atomic Energy Agency in 13 consecutive hopes for the future of our country. What everyone needs to reports,” she said. U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew know is that today— by God’s Grace— numerous students his country in May from the historic Iran nuclear deal and of yesterday are engaged in great tasks and deeply feel the decided to re-impose unilateral sanctions against Tehran. joy and satisfaction of contributing to the advancement of Under the deal, reached between Iran and six major knowledge and technology in their home country. powers - the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Our today’s university students--in any corner of the Russia and China - Tehran agreed to put limits on its world-- have the opportunity to join the devout nuclear program in exchange for the removal of assemblies of contributors that serve the country, in nuclear-related sanctions. See Page 7 order to make the country completely independent from IRAN NEWS POLITICAL DESK foreigners. This, when done with sincerity and for the sake of God, is jihad in the path of God. You, the youth TEHRAN - Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qasemi has rejected the “groundless” accusations and remarks in the Islamic Associations, can lead this jihad. made by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in the Egyptian capital of Cairo. U.S. Rules out Further I ask God to bestow increased success on you. “The United States and particularly, its current radical regime, due to its old hostility towards the Iranian nation and its opposition to all measures adopted by the previous (U.S.) administration…, is following a path which cannot be expected to bear any benefit for the U.S.,” Qasemi said in a Friday statement. Waivers on Iran Oil Imports Syria Says Israel Fired He said the U.S. is following the path under the influence of notorious and defeated groups, deceived by certain ABU DHABI (Reuters) - The United States will grant currents and lobby groups. no more waivers for Iranian oil after the reimposition The current U.S. administration is desperate and angry because it cannot find a replacement for a “comprehensive and of U.S. sanctions, the U.S. special representative for Missiles Toward Damascus legitimate” nuclear agreement it has scrapped unilaterally, he said, stressing that the JCPOA was a result of negotiation. Iran said on Saturday, underlining Washington’s push Qasemi further criticized the U.S.’ “paradoxical” stance on Iran and said Washington has maximized its hostility to choke off Tehran’s sources of income. BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian state news agency said towards the Iranian nation while at the same time, it hypocritically pretends to support negotiations with Tehran. “Iran is now increasingly feeling the economic isolation Israeli warplanes fired a number of missiles toward the “Mr Pompeo once again clearly announced the U.S. regime is an enemy of Iran, and this is nothing but hostility that our sanctions are imposing...We do want to deny the Damascus area on Friday, triggering Syrian air defenses towards the Iranian nation.” “He [Pompeo] should well know and understand that we will defend our national regime revenues,” Brian Hook told a news conference in that shot down most of them. and strategic interests against the enemies of Iran and the Iranian nation with all our power,” he added. the United Arab Emirates capital Abu Dhabi. “The results of the aggression so far were limited to a “Iran has always demonstrated that it demands peaceful coexistence with its neighbors, but the U.S. behavior “Eighty percent of Iran’s revenues come from oil strike on one of the warehouses at Damascus airport,” the shows that it is seeking to sow discord and create new chaos in the region,” he added, highlighting the need for exports and this is (the) number one state sponsor of SANA news agency cited a military source as saying. The regional nations to remain vigilant in the face of the US officials’ deceit and divisive policies. terrorism.We want to deny this regime the money it attack took place at 11:15 p.m.(2115 GMT), it said. Speaking at the American University in Cairo on Thursday, Pompeo claimed that Iran is a “common enemy” of needs,” Hook said. Tensions between Iran and the United Syrian state media broadcast footage of what it said were the US and other countries in the region. States have increased since May, when U.S. President the air defenses firing, with bright lights seen shooting across “President Trump has reversed our willful blindness to the danger of the [Iranian] regime and withdrew from Donald Trump abandoned a 2015 nuclear deal between the night sky. Explosions were heard in one of the videos. the failed nuclear deal, with its false promises,” he added. Tehran and major powers, saying the accord was flawed Israel has mounted attacks in Syria as part of its effort Meanwhile Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif criticised Poland on Friday for jointly hosting a global in Tehran’s favor, and reintroduced sanctions on Iran that to counter the influence carved out there by Iran, which summit with the United States focussed on the Middle East, particularly Iran, calling it a “desperate anti-Iran circus”. had been lifted under the pact. has supported President Bashar al-Assad in the war that Earlier on Friday Washington announced that the summit would be held in Warsaw from Feb. 13 to Feb. 14, See Page 7 erupted in 2011. The last Israeli attack reported by and Pompeo said the meeting would focus on stability and security in the Middle East, including on the Syrian state media was on Dec. 25, when a missile “important element of making sure that Iran is not a destabilizing influence.” attack wounded three Syrian soldiers. “Reminder to host/participants of anti-Iran conference: those who attended last U.S. anti-Iran show are either India’s Oil Imports A senior Israeli official said in September Israel had dead, disgraced, or marginalized. And Iran is stronger than ever.” carried out more than 200 attacks against targets in He went on to write that “while Iran saved Poles in WWII, it now hosts desperate anti-Iran circus.” Syria in the last two years. From Iran Still Low NEW DELHI (Dispatches) - Indian oil imports from Iran plunged by 41 percent on the year to just over 300,000 Iran Slams France for Azmoun at the Double to Seal Iran’s Qualification bpd in December, roughly around the level of Iranian oil India is restricted to buy under the U.S. waiver, allowing ABU DHABI (Dispatches) - Sardar Azmoun underlined his status as Iran’s star attraction as Carlos Queiroz’s it to continue importing oil from Tehran, according to ship ‘Irresponsible’ Missile Claims side made light work of Vietnam in a 2-0 Asian Cup win. tracking data reviewed by Reuters. A goal in each half from star forward Sardar Azmoun sealed a routine 2-0 win for Iran over Vietnam and a Compared to November, India’s oil imports from Iran TEHRAN (IFP) - Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram place in the knockout stages of the Asian Cup for Carlos Queiroz’s side. increased by 9.4 percent in December after some Qasemi has criticized his French counterpart’s remarks Azmoun was on target during his country’s 5-0 rout of Yemen and headed the opening goal at Al Nahyan cargoes had been delayed in November due to lack of about Iran’s missile program, urging Paris not to repeat the Stadium seven minutes before half-time.