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VOL. XXV, No. 6696 TEHRAN Price 20,000 Rials www.irannewsdaily.com WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, - KHORDAD 22, 1398 2 4 8 DOMESTIC 3 DOMESTIC INTERNATIONAL SPORTS Nizar Zakka’s Release Barter Only Way to Save Nazarbayev’s Successor Spain Get Tokayev Elected Not Politically Motivated Country From Sanctions Kazakh President Better of Sweden > SEE PAGE 2 > SEE PAGE 3 > SEE PAGE 4 > SEE PAGE 8 Iran Underlines Peaceful Iranian Startups Eyeing viewPoint Use of Outer Space By: Hamid Reza Naghashian..... Regional Markets “War Show” a Breakthrough LONDON (IRNA) - Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Gholamhossein Dehqani called for taking advantage of the outer space peacefully For Trade Route and with no discrimination. Over one month has passed since the tension between Tehran Speaking in a meeting with Head of the United Nations and Washington escalated due to the U.S. excessive Office for Outer Space Affairs Simonetta Di Pippo, demands. The U.S. President and his Vices who had not any Dehqani said Iran attaches importance to UNOOSA’s political, military or strategic experience and insight to lead a mission and has active participation in this regard. country like the U.S., have tried with their business-minded The development and protection of international approaches to administer their country and the world like an space law, the peaceful use of the outer space without enterprise. A middlemanship approach to the process of discrimination, the exploitation of small satellites and events ahead of them has created a climate for premature fair access to the Earth’s orbit are among the issues contrition for the White House. The White House had formed which are raised in this committee, he added. a team for the mission which has been described in Iran as He went on to say that UNOOSA is playing important “B-Team” (The Hawkish B-Team is comprised of U.S. role in promoting space cooperation among governments National Security Advisor John Bolton, Israeli Prime namely through scientific, technical fields and transfer Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Saudi Crown Prince of technology and equipment. Mohammad bin Salman and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Iran expects UNOOSA to pay special attention to Mohammad bin Zayed al Nahyan). newcomer governments in space field especially thanks U.S. President Donald Trump has been enforcing to U.S. unilateral and illegal sanctions. proposals of B-Team step by step since May 8 2018 but Regarding the UNOOSA cooperation for holding the they had never imagined in their own world that there first joint workshop to exploit space technology on natural was a country in the world which could defy those disaster management in 2015, Iran is ready to hold the steps without retreating even one step from its second round of the event in Tehran in early 2020. IRAN NEWS NATIONAL DESK resistance policies to continue its own way and to Meanwhile, Di Pippo elaborated on modification of become a major challenge for the U.S. strategies. UNOOSA’s agenda, saying UNOOSA has constructive TEHRAN - Vice President for Scientific and Technological Affairs says the country is now known not only for By the failure of any step in the policies attributed to the cooperation with Iran. She also hailed holding the second its oil and gas, but for its scientific developments, and is seeking to find customers in regional markets. B-Team, Trump was forced to lift options from the table round of the natural disaster management workshop in Iran. Sorena Sattari said three new scientific waves have emerged in Iran. one after the other and now he deplores why he has “Maybe everybody knows Iran by its oil and gas, but three important waves took shape in Iran in recent years, depleted the table in a way that one of Iranian media outlet namely the wave of universities, the establishment of knowledge-based companies and the development of these has said even the most craziest diplomats in the world are India Eyes Better Deal With U.S. companies,” said Sattari at the inaugural of the 1st Asia-Pacific Innovation Forum also attended by foreign guests. not ready to sit behind the table and talk about the burned “Iran has a very fast-moving scientific progress and ranks 15th in the world when it comes to the production of options. The U.S. officials thought that they can frighten science,” he said. Iranian officials and bring them to the negotiation tables In Energy Sector With Iran “Start-ups in Iran have turned into capable companies,” he noted. with mixing some old and threadbare strategies, or with The official said Iran has made progress in different scientific domains, adding more than 4,000 knowledge- the initiative of their unusual and inexperienced to political NEW DELHI (Dispatches) – In 10 days, the Indian based companies have been supported. and military stance President, as well as dispatching government held three internal meetings to figure out He said the resources and potentialities distributed in the country should be utilized and attention should be paid warships and launching a media and psycho war. ways to resume importing Iranian crude oil. A few to less-privileged classes of society. Dispatch of one aircraft carrier, while in some period shipments arrived in India from Iran after the deadline He also underlined the necessity of creating a network as well as legal frameworks to preserve the rights of of times the number of carriers in the region and for the U.S.’ oil sanctions waivers, on 2 May. consumers, not to mention the need for training manpower. around Iran used to be four to pursue their mission, In a significant development, amid rising pressure “Private institutions and agencies which have close relations with start-ups can contribute to the activities of the network. and even sending their B-52 bombers which were the from the U.S. to completely ban crude imports from He noted Iran has played a role in major regional forums. best target for Iranian missiles was the climax of the Iran, India’s Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas He termed Iran’s scientific growth as ‘outstanding and significant’ and added, “Iran has a fast-paced scientific U.S. military action. See Page 7 Dharmendra Pradhan held wide-ranging telephone development and growth both in regional and international levels in a way that the country is ranked 15th in the discussions with the US Secretary of Energy Rick Perry world in terms of production of science.” on Monday evening. Emerging and newly-fledgling companies in Iran have been turned into the competent and able companies, he said, Trump, Japanese Premier Abe The minister raised the issue of “crude price adding, “innovation and accelerator centers are on the verge of considerable growth in socioeconomic terms.” volatility”, emphasizing its impact on Indian consumers The country is home to more than 4,000 knowledge-based companies, offering quality scientific services to Discuss Iran During Phone Call during the discussion. Currently, crude prices have been industrial and production units, Sattari reiterated. TOKYO (Dispatches) - Japanese Prime Minister hovering near $50-55 a barrel after Saudi Arabia said He said the holding of the Asia-Pacific Forum is one of the instances of Iran’s contribution. Shinzo Abe is set to meet Iranian President Hassan other members of the OPEC coalition vowed to prevent The 1st Asia-Pacific Innovation Forum opened in Tehran, bringing together a host of local and foreign Rouhani and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei a slump in prices. See Page 7 dignitaries. It is organized by the Science and Technology Department of the Presidential Office. The event has been held as Iran is home to 4,400 knowledge-based companies, 364 innovative firms and 80 this week in the first visit to Tehran by a sitting innovation centres, making it one of the most influential countries in the world in the field of nanotechnology. Japanese prime minister in more than four decades. The existence of 45 sci-tech parks, 190 development centres, 80 innovation centres and 30 risk funds has turned Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told reporters on U.S. to Mull Further Iran Iran into a role model for other countries in the region and across the world. June 11 Abe will begin the three-day trip on June 12 as Tokyo hopes to ease tensions between Washington and Tehran. Suga also noted that Abe and U.S. President Donald Sanctions Targeting INSTEX Trump had a phone conversation on Tuesday about the Japanese prime ministers trip to Iran. According to Suga WASHINGTON (Dispatches) - The Trump administration OPEC’s No.2 Steps in to Replace Lost Iranian Oil the two leaders,” “exchanged views on regional situations, is reportedly considering sanctions against an Iranian including the one in Iran.” Tokyo is one of the closest U.S. financial body set up to enable humanitarian trade with LONDON (Dispatches) - U.S. sanctions on Iran’s oil industry were bound to be good news for fellow OPEC allies in Asia and also has good ties with Tehran. Europe, a measure that would likely end any possibility of producers in the Middle East even if it wouldn’t have been good manners to acknowledge it openly. Yet Saudi Relations between Tehran and Washington have plummeted European countries maintaining economic and Arabia and Iraq were quick to assure market players that they were ready to step in and replace lost Iranian since the United States one year ago pulled out of a landmark humanitarian trade with Tehran. supply. While Saudi Arabia has been wary of reversing its production cuts, however, Iraq has wasted no time in 2015 nuclear agreement between world powers and Iran. The new sanctions would focus on the Special Trade raising its crude oil exports. Since then, Washington has reimposed sanctions, stepped up and Finance Institute, which Iran set up to work opposite IHS Markit reports that Iraq shipped an average 1.045 million bpd of crude to India over the first five months of the its rhetoric, and beefed up its military presence in the Middle INSTEX, a European system created to enable continued year and another 870,000 bpd to China—the two biggest buyers of Iranian crude that were kind of left hanging after East, raising fears of a possible armed conflict. On a visit to humanitarian trade with Iran despite existing US the sanction waiver that Washington had granted them and another six importers of Iranian crude expired. Japan last month, U.S. president Donald Trump appeared to sanctions, Bloomberg reported Monday. Britain, France Europe was also a large buyer of Iraqi crude, taking in an average 615,000 bpd between January and May this year. endorse a mission where Abe would serve as an intermediary and German have been striving to maintain some level of The United States, on the other hand, reduced its intake of Iraqi oil significantly: the latest data from the Energy between Iran and the United States. economic dealings with Iran in order to keep alive a 2015 Information Administration said that the U.S. imported an average 275,000 bpd of Iraqi crude in March, down from Trump noted that Abe has a “very good relationship with Iran,” nuclear pact that has faltered since the US pulled out last 422,000 bpd in February and 429,000 bpd in January. The average for January to May, according to IHS Markit, stood amid Japanese media reports saying that the Japanese leader was year and then reimposed sanctions on Iran. at 209,000 bpd. It seems that while the pattern of buyers may be shifting, the export trend for Iraqi oil remains upward. considering a visit to the Middle Eastern country. “That would A U.S. official said the STFI is considered part of Iran’s In May, total exports booked by the central government and the Kurdistan Regional Government amounted to 4.086 be fine. Nobody wants to see terrible things happen. Especially central bank, which is already targeted by U.S. sanctions. million bpd, Iraqi media reported earlier this month. This was the second-highest monthly export rate on record. me,” he added. In May 2018, Trump announced he was pulling Washington also accuses the bank of not having applied Yet this is just the beginning. Iraq has ambitious plans for its oil future. In April this year, Iraq’s new oil the United States out of the Iran nuclear accord, arguing that the international measures against terrorism financing and money minister, Thamer Ghadhban, said the country had enough oil production capacity to boost output to as much as terms were not tough enough to prevent Iran from developing laundering, noted the official, who spoke to Bloomberg 6 million bpd if need be, although right now he did not see a pressing need for more OPEC production despite nuclear weapons and did not address the country’s missile on condition of anonymity. See Page 7 the removal of U.S. sanction waivers for Iranian oil importers. See Page 7 program or its support for militants in the region. 2 IRAN NEWS DOMESTIC WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 2019

TEHRAN (MNA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani forwarded a message of felicitation to the newly-elected President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, calling for further expansion of ties. Rouhani Congratulates Kazakhstan’s New President In an official message, forwarded on Tuesday, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani congratulated Kassym-Jomart Tokayev for being elected as the President of Kazakhstan. Nizar Zakka’s Release Not Politically Motivated Websites Review 2 Coast Guard Members Killed TEHRAN (MNA) – Judiciary Spokesman Gholamhossein TASNIM* - Two sailors of the Iranian Border Police Esmaeeli said Tuesday that an Iranian court has agreed to were killed in a gunfight with smugglers in the coastal conditional release of the Lebanese Nazir Zakka, noting that the province of Hormozgan. Commander of Iran’s Border Police Brigadier General decision is not politically motivated. Qassem Rezaei said that the two servicemen were martyred in the exchange of fire with smugglers in Minab region, south Zakka will be handed over to Lebanese officials in Tehran, Esmaeeli said at a press of the country. He said the Coast Guard Police forces in conference in Tehran. Minab were informed of smuggling of huge amounts of illicit Earlier it was announced that Zakka, himself, has requested for his conditional drugs, fuel, livestock and other contraband in the coastal release, he said, adding that Lebanese President had also made requests on the region after keeping a close watch on suspicious activities. case. Iran considered the request within the framework of the Constitution, The Border Police sailors were deployed to Minab on added the official. exchange being considered,” the spokesman highlighted. Tuesday to seize the vessel of smugglers, the commander He went on to say that according to the law, the court can agree to conditional Zakka, an information technology expert and a permanent US resident, was said, adding that the criminals did not heed the Police release of convicts who are sentenced to less than 10 years imprisonment if they serve detained in Iran in 2015 and sentenced in 2016 to 10 years in prison and a warning, opened fire on the officers, and killed two sailors at least one third of their confinement, show good behavior during this period and can $4.2 million fine for spying charges and “collaborating against the state.” of Minab’s Coast Guard Police. prove that they will not commit crimes after release. His release from prison follows a whole series of diplomatic contacts and The prison has endorsed Zakka’s behavior and also, Lebanese President Michel arrangements between the Iranian and Lebanese authorities. Aoun and Hezbollah have assured that he will not commit any crime after the release, Lebanon’s General Directorate of General Security (GDGS) Abbas Ibrahim is in he noted. Tehran to personally follow up Zakka’s case. He told Reuters that he would return to Majlis Postpones Zarif’s “This is a totally judicial process without any political stances or [prisoner] Lebanon with Zakka. Briefing Session

MEHR* - The Iranian Parliament has agreed to EU Eyeing Further Europe Can save JCPOA Via Practical Measures postpone Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif’s briefing session on the legal status of the Caspian Sea Cultural Ties With Iran TEHRAN (MNA) – Foreign Ministry and de-escalation of tension in the region. Convention, due to the top diplomat’s busy schedule. spokesman said despite US’ withdrawal, “We believe that, despite US’ Zarif was invited to attend a Parliament’s open session Europe, and particularly Germany, can withdrawal, Europe and Germany can to shed light on the convention signed by Iran and four help preserve the Iran nuclear deal contribute to preserving the JCPOA and other Caspian Sea littoral states on the sea’s legal status. through initiatives and practical measures. promoting peace and stability in the However, the parliament has agreed to cancel the In a tweet on Monday, Iranian Foreign region through practical measures and meeting due to Zarif’s busy schedule this week. The date Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi initiatives,” Mousavi added. of the briefing session will be decided later. referred to the meeting between FM Zarif Maas made an official visit to Tehran on The top diplomat hosted his German counterpart Heiko and his German counterpart Heiko Maas Monday to discuss ways to preserve the Mass and a high-ranking delegation on Monday. earlier in the day in Tehran, saying that the two sides JCPOA in the wake of US’ unilateral withdrawal and He will also have a meeting with Japanese Prime held ‘good, frank and constructive’ talks on the imposition of sanctions on Tehran. During his stay, he Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday, who will visit Iran to tradition of long-standing and friendly relations held talks with FM Zarif and President Hassan Rouhani, discuss a number of bilateral and international issues, between Tehran and Berlin, as well as important stressing the adverse impact of the US’ pullout from the including the nuclear deal (JCPOA), which was signed political issues, such as the Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA), nuclear deal on the region. between Iran and the P5+1 in 2015 and has been in TABRIZ (IRNA) - Denmark’s envoy said on shambles ever since the US withdrew last May. Tuesday that the European Union is willing to broaden its cultural relations with Iran. Danny Annan, the Danish ambassador to Iran, Japan Needs More Powers From U.S. If It Wants to Mediate who is visiting the northwestern city Tabriz on the TEHRAN (IFP) - Iran’s ambassador to Japan says Tokyo needs to get more powers from the United States if it really seeks UK Embassy in Contact occasion of European Film Week, said, “Compared to reduce tensions between Tehran and Washington. with the previous year, the number of viewers and Morteza Rahmani Movahed told Iran’s Labour News Agency (ILNA) that Tehran and Tokyo already had enough With Opposition the cities participating in the event are up by 25 shared interests to get to during Abe’s visit but a “third country” was affecting bilateral ties. MEHR* - An Iranian lawmaker said that the UK percent which shows the significance the EU and He said Japan relied on Persian Gulf for 80 percent of its fossil fuel imports it was only natural that it would react embassy in Tehran is in contact with opposition groups affiliated countries attach to the close cultural to tensions in the region. “Of course Japan, in order to protect its interests, will use all its potentials to resolve and supports them. relation with Iranian people.” This year is the third issues and bring stability back to the region,” he said. That’s why, Movahed argued, Tokyo is keen to use it A representative of Mashhad in the Iranian Parliament, consecutive year the event is being held in Iran. closeness to both the U.S. and Iran as the basis for its de-escalation plan. Nasrollah Pezhmanfar, censured the UK embassy for The diplomat emphasized the importance of However, the Iranian envoy noted that if the Japanese premiere has made it a mission for himself to take a mediatory holding parties while also blaming the Foreign Ministry for cooperation of various cultures to develop international role then he should first ask US President Donald Trump to give him more freedom. He said, “If Japan is for different ‘neglecting’ such issues. “Embassies can hold a series of understanding, adding that cultural bridges between reasons interested in doing this then it must have the necessary powers from the party that has asked it to do the job,” ceremonies such as national and religious events but their Iran and Europe were created through combining he said. “Even though it has not asked for it, the he Islamic Republic will hear the ideas of an old friend.” measures should be in line with rules and regulations of the resources and experiences of 20 European countries. One way Japan can help resolve the tensions is if it uses its influence to persuade the Trump administration rejoin host country,” he told Mehr News Agency on Tuesday. Referring to workshops being held by Cypriot, the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, after it left the agreement in May 2018, Movahed argued. “Unfortunately embassies have turned into a totally political Dutch, Swedish and Swiss filmmakers during the Back then, according to Movahed, Japan lashed out at Washington’s decision and now it might be able to help center with the approach of meddling in Islamic Republic’s week, Annan expressed hope that the activities would compensate the losses Iran sustained as a result of the US departure. Moreover, countries like Japan cannot accept internal affairs,” he added. “UK embassy has supported lead to joint production with Iranian counterparts. Washington’s use of sanctions against others and hopefully will try as a key aspect of the trip to convince the U.S opposition groups and is in contact with them,” the MP said, The long history of successful cinema of Iran, to drop this and other policies that “run against international norms”, said the ambassador. also blaming the Foreign Ministry for ‘neglecting’ such issues. including the works of prominent filmmakers such as Kiarostami and Farhadi, serve as good source for understanding life and concerns of FM, UN ESCAP Chief Meet in Tehran people from another culture, the Denmark TEHRAN (IFP) - Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad U.S. Set to Paralyze INSTEX ambassador said. Zarif has held a meeting with Executive Secretary of IRNA* - Iranian ambassador to the UK Hamid United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Baeidinejad warned that U.S. will paralyze the Instrument Asia and Pacific (ESCAP), Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, in Support of Trade Exchanges (INSTEX) by adopting in Tehran. Sanctions No Hurdle counter-measures in a bid to thwart the EU diplomacy. In their Tuesday meeting, the two sides talked about the most important issues and developments in regional and In his Twitter message which was released on Tuesday, international affairs. Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana is in Tehran to attend the first Asia Pacific Innovation Forum In Way of Development Hamid Baeidinejad expressed hope for all to be aware of the (APIF) which is underway in the Iranian capital. fact that US economic terrorism against Iran posed the biggest TEHRAN (MNA) – Vice President and Head of Plan The Forum is jointly organized by the ESCAP and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Vice threat to Iran nuclear deal known as the Joint Comprehensive and Budget Organization Mohammad-Bagher Presidency for Science and Technology. Nobakht said that sanctions do not prevent country Plan of Action (JCPOA) and the regional security. from progressing. U.S. media ‘Bloomberg’ reported on Monday that the He made the remarks on the sidelines of his visit to Iran to Boost Production of Fighter Jets Iran Plans to Send 3 Satellites Into Orbit U.S. is reviewing sanctions on the parallel mechanism of INSTEX in Iran. Shahid Hemmat Highway project in Alborz province TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier TEHRAN (MNA) – The Iranian ICT minister said that three The parallel INSTEX mechanism was established on April 22. and added, “Currently, effective steps have been General Amir Hatami hailed domestic experts’ efforts to new satellites are under construction to be sent to space. taken to commission two giant projects of Shahid boost the country’s self-sufficiency in the military sector Minister of Communications and Information Hemmat Highway and Tehran-Shomal Freeway.” and said this year, the Defense Ministry plans to Technology Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi said that He emphasized, “All technical, economic, financial manufacture more homegrown ‘Kowsar’ fighter jets. Iran has been able to record its name among 11 U.S. Desperate Towards Iran and environmental justifications in particular have In a speech during a visit to the Iran Aircraft Manufacturing countries in the construction and deployment of been taken into consideration in construction of the Industrial Company in the central province of Isfahan on satellite in the space regardless of failure or success of IRNA* - The U.S. is desperate vis-a-vis Iran and its relevant projects.” Any move taken in the construction Tuesday, Brigadier General Hatami said over the past 40 sending satellite to the space. Iran cooperates with propaganda machine has failed to continue war on Iran, operation of Shahid Hemmat Highway will facilitate years, the “hardworking” experts of the Iran Aviation International Space Agency and regional countries, and Iranian intelligence Minister Seyed Mahmoud Alavi said. the transit of passengers and this issue is of paramount Industries Organization (AIO) have made every effort to continues its cooperation with them, he added. The balloon of U.S.’ propaganda against Iran has been importance for the government, Nobakht reiterated. enhance the country’s air combat power. Jahromi mentioned that Iran also has spatial cooperation burst and Washington is desperate towards the Islamic Head of Plan and Budget Organization asserted, “Since He referred to the start of mass production of the with some countries in the region, especially in the area Republic of Iran, Alavi said. some lifeline communication roads of the country pass homegrown fighter jet last year as an outcome of their efforts. of measurement including Azerbaijan. He referred to the U.S.’ paradoxical approach concerning from Alborz province, construction operation of roads’ The operational flight of Kowsar during a ceremony Iran launched its first satellite, called the Omid (Hope), in Iran and proposing negotiations and in the meantime development projects is significant in this province.” to mark the Army Day earlier this year brought honor February 2009. The Rasad (Observation) satellite was also increasing the sanctions, and said that the Iranian people Construction operation of Shahid Hemmat Highway and dignity to the country, the defense minister stated. sent into orbit in June 2011. In February 2012, Iran will not be deceived by their words. started in late 2001, he said, adding, “it is expected He went on to say that the AIO experts are determined successfully put its third domestically manufactured satellite, The Iranian people have reached to such a political that this giant project will be put into operation to manufacture more Kowsar fighter jets this Iranian year, named the Navid (Promise), into orbit. On February 8, 2012, maturity over past four decades that Trump’s measures within the next month of the current year.” which started on May 21. Iran received the first image sent by the Navid satellite. cannot affect them, Alavi added. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 2019 DOMESTIC IRAN NEWS 3

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Barter Only Way to Save S. Pars Platform 14B Shipped To Be Installed on Offshore Spot Country From Sanctions IRAN NEWS NATIONAL DESK TEHRAN (MNA) – The third platform of Iran’s IRAN NEWS ECONOMIC DESK South Pars gas field’s phase 14 (14B) was shipped to be installed on its designated offshore spot, on Tuesday. TEHRAN - The head of Iran’s Chamber of Commerce says that Weighing 2,400 tons, the structure was loaded on a barge off the Persian Gulf coast. the only way to save the country from the U.S. cruel sanctions is Going 550 kilometers, the platform is expected barter trading link, especially with neighboring countries, to be installed by July. When operational, the platforms will extract 14 million cubic meters of including the Caspian Sea littoral states. natural gas per day from the joint offshore field. Local engineers carried out the designing and construction of the platforms. Domestic On the sidelines of the 18th meeting of Caspian Sea Littoral States’ Chambers of manufacturers supplied 60 percent of the goods and equipment required to build the huge Commerce in the coastal city of Babolsar, Mazandaran province, Gholamhossein structure. Having completed the operations such as hookup, commissioning, and maritime Shafei made the remark on Monday, pipelines, the possibility will be provided to generate 500 million cubic feet a day. “Unfortunately, so far, there has not been done much on the barter trade with The fourth and last deck namely 14D, with the progress of 91 percent, is being neighboring countries, especially the Caspian Sea littoral states and even with the constructed at SADRA yard of Bushehr. It will be completed and consequently Persian Gulf states, which also have good links with Iran.” installed by October 22. It is worth mentioning that offshore facilities of phase 14 “In the current situation, we must go to trade with these countries and, to a large extent, we will circumvent the sanctions and provide for include 4 platforms (two main and two satellite platforms). SPD14B is the second main our country’s need, and we can sell surplus production,” he added. platform of this project. “Many countries in the world, especially Iran’s neighbors, have a tendency to barter trade, and we need to provide this solution within the South pars development plan phase 14 aims to daily extract 56.6 mcm of rich gas country through the government and with the help of the parliament,” he said. from the shared tank by means of 4 platforms located in 105 km from Kangan city. Shafei did not consider as sufficient to hold summits to overcome barriers to foreign trade with the Caspian littoral countries, and demanded The gas is transferred to onshore facilities and converted to 50 mcm of sweet gas, the establishment of preferential tariffs for trade relations between Iran-Russia and the Caspian littoral states and even the Persian Gulf. 75000 barrels of gas condensate, 400 tons of sulfur, one million tons of ethane, The eighteenth Summit of Chambers of Commerce of the Caspian Sea littoral states was held this morning with the presence of ambassadors one million tons of LPG. from some of the Caspian states in the Babolsar coastal city. South Pars is divided into 24 standard phases of development in the first stage. Most of the phases are fully operational at the moment. Energy First Priority of Switch a Smart Way for Resolving Crisis in Car Market KSC Hailed for Institutionalizing Russia-Iran Cooperation Culture of Development and Renovation IRAN NEWS ECONOMIC DESK IRAN NEWS ECONOMIC DESK TEHRAN – Switch application and smart platform for SARI (IRNA) - Russia’s Commercial Attaché specialized deal of cars was unveiled in a ceremony in TEHRAN – Deputy Minister to Iran said energy is the priority for mutual Tehran on Monday. of Industry, Mine and Trade cooperation between Iran and Russia, and this The smart platform was launched by investment and support hailed Khorasan Steel cooperation will continue vigorously without being of Parsa Motor Saman which has started its activities since last Company and termed the affected by external influence. year. The smart portal has been designed for offering services company as the pioneer of Rostam Zhiganshin said on Monday at the 18th for both vendors and buyers of cars who do not have enough development and renovation summit of Heads of Chambers of Commerce of the or necessary expertise for following the long process of sale or in Khorasan Razavi province. Caspian Sea Littoral States in Babolsar, “A joint meeting purchase of their used or even new cars. During his meeting with the CEO of Khorasan Steel will be held with Russia’s state and private companies in The ceremony for unveiling the system was held on Complex and other officials of the company, Eng. Iran to expand cooperation and deepen ties.” Monday on the sidelines of the INOTEX fair by head of Khodadad Gharib Pour said that Khorasan Steel “The second international conference of the board of directors of Switch Co. Mr. Meisam Shafiq and the CEO of the company Mohammad Mehdi Kashef. Company has become a proud tree and its fruit is North Caucus will also be held with the participation Speaking to reporters, Mr. Shafiq highlighted the reasons behind launching this startup, saying, “We were familiar with institutionalizing the culture of development and of Iran and Russia, and the meetings show that the problems of those who were involved in sale and purchase of cars due to our experience for imports of cars in Parsa Motor renovation in the province and region. two countries have a strong will to expand bilateral Saman Co. Unfortunately in the traditional climate for car deals, most of deals are not transparent. One of the major concerns He added that after touring the complex he has found trade and economic relations”, he added. of purchasers of cars is their concern about the technical defects of the car like the quality of the chassis and motor of the car.” out the company has invested in developmental projects Zhiganshin stated, “The conditions for the He went on to say, “We can add the vague and unclear climate for pricing cars in the market to those concerns. for renovation and reconstruction of production line. establishment of commercial and economic Unfortunately the current platforms have failed to control the crisis in the market and they actually had no Gharib Pour noted that all successful companies relations between Iran and Russia are more than responsibility. So we decided to find a safe and secure solution for car trade for both vendor and purchaser.” emphasize on profitability rather than making profit ever, and we must benefit from these opportunities Shafiq reiterated that elimination of middlemen will help discovery of real price as well as bringing peace to the car market. and praised the share-holders of the complex for their for mutual economic goals.” Meanwhile Mr. Kashef said that this smart system is a comprehensive and effective solution for resolving approach for long term and sustainable profits. He described barter as the best way to expand bilateral problems in the car market. Meanwhile in the meeting, the CEO of the complex trade and called for the use of this method to develop He said, “Elimination of middlemen, transparency in prices and balancing the supply and demand as well as Eng. Ahmadi hailed the major share holders, expressing bilateral relations in the field of export and import. discovering real price are of the major advantages of Switch digital platform.” hope that the complex would launch a plant for The Russian official highlighted, “We need to He reiterated that the most important achievement of Switch application is creation of a healthy and transparent producing concentrate if the unexpected and out of identify bilateral markets, capabilities and bed for final purchasers and vendors in order to strike deal without involvement of the middlemen who try to control problems are solved. During the meeting the capacities, based on accurate statistics and disrupt the market. Kashef further added that Switch will start its services first in Tehran city for trade of middle deputy minister and officials of the complex exchanged information, to expand bilateral relations, and this to high range cars which are mostly famous international brands. views and inspected the progress of the project for is being done by the private sector.” Switch will provide services from A to Z for any effort for buying or selling the car. launching production line for producing pelletizing.

Subsidiary Companies of Energy Ministry Hold Cultural Meeting IRAN NEWS NATIONAL DESK

TEHRAN – The cultural council of subsidiary companies of energy ministry held meeting with head of the National Headquarters for Prayers Presenting and managing directors and members of the cultural councils of Khorasan Razavi’s water and power companies in presence. According to the public relations office of Rural Water and Waste Water Company of Khorasan Razavi, in the meeting which was held in Mashhad, and during the meeting participants called for using all educational, media and cleric capacities for materializing the culture of efficient water consumption. Caretaker of the Rural Water and Waste Water Company of Khorasan Razavi pointed to the current condition of precipitation in the country and called for clerics’ attention in their speeches for institutionalizing the culture of water consumption by bringing examples from religious teachings. Meanwhile head of the National Headquarters for Prayers Presenting Hojjatoleslam Mohsen Qaraati hailed the efforts of officials and members of the cultural council of the company’s affiliated companies, adding that involvement of organs and organizations in cultural acts and programs is necessary and all should try to have organizational culture related to the religious teachings. Hojjatoleslam Qaraati added that all officials are responsible to pay attention to the cultural issues along with the technical and professional issues. At the end of the meeting, some officials on the cultural and religious affairs of the power and water companies of the province as well as head of cultural and religious affairs of Rural Water and Waste Water Company of Khorasan Razavi Mr. Seyed Reza Mousavi were honored with plaques of appreciation. 4 IRAN NEWS INTERNATIONAL WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 2019

Nearly 100 Killed in Helicopter Crash Atop Central Mali Village Massacre Foggy Manhattan Skyscraper

PARIS (AFP) - Nearly 100 people were killed in a gruesome overnight NEW YORK (Reuters) - A helicopter crashed onto the fog-shrouded roof of attack on a village in central Mali, in the latest violence to strike the fragile a midtown Manhattan skyscraper on Monday, killing the pilot and unnerving region, authorities said Monday. a city still scarred by memories of the Sept. 11, 2001, airplane attacks on the There was no immediate claim of responsibility but the massacre, targeting World Trade Center. a village inhabited by the Dogon community, bore the hallmarks of tit-for-tat ethnic attacks that have claimed hundreds of lives. The crash on a rainy, gray day atop the 54-storey AXA Equitable Center It came less than three months after nearly 160 members of the Fulani forced office workers to evacuate in one of the city’s busiest areas a few ethnic group were slaughtered by a group identified as Dogon. blocks north of Times Square. Former Pakistani President Nazarbayev’s Successor Tokayev Elected Kazakh President Arrested on Corruption Charges NUR-SULTAN (Reuters) - Kazakhstan’s The crowd then marched through the city interim president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, chanting “Freedom” and “Old man go chosen successor of veteran ruler Nursultan away” - a common anti-Nazarbayev Nazarbayev who retains sweeping powers, slogan - until police in balaclavas and has won a snap presidential election amid black uniforms blocked their path and protests criticizing the vote as rigged. started detaining protesters. Nazarbayev, who ruled oil producer The Kazakh state closely controls Kazakhstan for almost three decades, domestic politics and public discourse. handpicked the 66-year-old career The vast majority of local media outlets do diplomat as his successor when he not criticize Nazarbayev, and social media stepped down in March. In a power- and online messaging platforms were sharing arrangement, Nazarbayev, 78, restricted during Sunday’s election. ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Former Pakistani President remains chairman of the influential Commenting on the OSCE criticism, Asif Ali Zardari was arrested on corruption charges on Security Council and leads the ruling Tokayev said it was “just one of the Monday in a blow to the opposition Pakistan Peoples Nur Otan party. international organizations” monitoring Party over what media said was an investigation into With Tokayev winning nearly 71% of the the vote and “we should not focus on the false bank accounts and money laundering. vote in a race against six rivals largely assessment of this particular organization”. Zardari, widower of former Prime Minister Benazir unknown to Kazakh voters, opponents “I know ... how they compile these Bhutto, was arrested by the National Accountability denounced the election as unfair, reports and how politically prejudiced they Bureau (NAB), the anti-corruption body’s spokesman, prompting public protests despite can be depending on which country they Nawazish Ali, said. Local media channels said NAB Kazakhstan’s restrictive laws on freedom of expression. work in,” Tokayev said at his first post-election briefing. arrested Zardari over its investigation into bank Monitors from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Tokayev promised to work on improving Kazakhstan’s business climate and said he accounts and money laundering, with Zardari’s sister, said “a lack of regard for fundamental rights, including detentions of peaceful would meet major foreign investors - such as Western oil companies who have Faryal Talpur, also being investigated. protesters, and widespread voting irregularities on election day, showed scant respect pumped billions of dollars into the resource-rich nation’s economy - next month. The former president and Talpur could not be reached for democratic standards.” Kazakhstan’s sovereign dollar bonds rose to record highs in reaction to Tokayev’s for comment but they have always denied any During Sunday’s vote, police arrested 500 people at rallies in Almaty and Nur- win as investors saw it as mitigating some, but not all, political risks. wrongdoing linked to those cases and the PPP says the Sultan, the capital city that was renamed after Nazarbayev at Tokayev’s suggestion. “We’re in an interim holding pattern that has the potential to go on for some time cases are politically motivated. “The government has On Monday the number of protesters was much smaller as hundreds of police with Nazarbayev in his old age holding the reins in the background and Tokayev no role in (the arrest),” interior minister Ejaz Shah told gathered at the Almaty park where Sunday’s rally took place. A Reuters correspondent minding the shopfront,” said Christopher Granville, managing director at parliament, saying it was a court decision. saw police detain a few dozen people. consultancy TS Lombard. “This is done by NAB. Our government has nothing to do Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev speaks during a news conference “There’s no evidence of deeper fissures within Kazakhstan society but there’s with it.” Zardari spent 11 years in jail on corruption and at the Akorda presidential residence in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan June 10, 2019. a desire for change and renewal, which the current holding operation does not murder charges before becoming president in 2008. But he REUTERS/Mukhtar Kholdorbekov really deliver on.” was never convicted and denies any wrongdoing. But protests intensified again later in the day with hundreds of people gathering outside Nazarbayev’s eldest daughter Dariga became the speaker of the Senate in March, After his arrest on Monday, Zardari was seen leaving his the Almaty police headquarters to demand the release of a detained poet and musician, the post previously held by Tokayev, prompting speculation she was next in line to house in Islamabad with his son, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, who was soon set free. Some of the protesters broadcast the rally live on social networks. become president. the current leader of the PPP in which Zardari still wields vast influence. During Zardari’s departure, PPP supporters chanted “Long live Bhutto”, in reference to one of South Turkish F-35 Pilots No Longer N. Korea Urges U.S. to Asia’s most famed political dynasties that has ruled Change Hostile Policy on Pakistan on several occasions over the past five decades. A former businessman and a polo-playing playboy in Flying at U.S. Base Eve of Summit Anniversary his younger days, Zardari swept to power in 2008 SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean state media called on following a wave of sympathy following the murder of the United States on Tuesday to “withdraw its hostile his wife, Benazir, a two-time premier, by Islamist policy” towards Pyongyang or agreements made at a militants in a suicide attack. landmark summit in Singapore a year ago might become “a blank sheet of paper”. The statement on state news agency KCNA, echoing Turkey Slams Greek Cyprus a similar warning last week, reflected the stalemate since a second summit between U.S. President Donald Over Reported Arrest Warrant Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Hanoi ANKARA (Dispatches) - Turkey in February collapsed. South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Monday he slammed the Greek Cypriot The Hanoi summit broke down over U.S. demands for believed talks between North and South Korea and between administration’s reported decision WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Training by Turkish pilots North Korea’s denuclearisation and North Korean the North and the United States would resume soon. to issue arrest warrants for crew on F-35 fighter jets has come to a faster-than-expected demands for sanctions relief. He said during a state visit to Finland that talks were members of the Turkish-flagged halt at a U.S. air base in Arizona, U.S. officials said on “The arrogant and unilateral U.S. policy will never underway about a third summit between North Korea drillship Fatih. Monday, as the United States winds down Ankara’s work on the DPRK, which values sovereignty,” KCNA and the United States, “so I don’t think it’s a situation Any such warrants are “null and void” involvement in the program over Turkey’s plans to said. North Korea’s official name is the Democratic that needs a third country’s arrangement”. for us, Foreign Ministry spokesman buy a Russian air defence system. People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). Trump said last week he looked forward to seeing Hami Aksoy said in a statement. The United States says Turkey’s acquisition of Russia’s The report said a four-point joint statement signed by Kim at the appropriate time. “Nobody should doubt that we will give the necessary S-400 air defences poses a threat to the Lockheed Martin Trump and Kim on June 12 last year pledging to work Trump and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will response if it dares [to do so],” Aksoy said. Corp’s F-35 stealthy fighters, which Turkey also plans to towards a new relationship “is in danger of being a attend the G20 summit in Japan later this month and His remarks came after the Greek Cypriot administration buy. Washington says Ankara cannot have both. blank sheet of paper because the U.S. is turning a blind will then visit South Korea to meet Moon and reportedly issued arrest warrants for crew members of the The move to halt training at Luke Air Force Base, first eye to its implementation”. coordinate efforts for the final, fully verified drillship Fatih and officials of companies cooperating reported by Reuters, came just days after acting U.S. “ ... now is the time for the U.S. to withdraw its hostile denuclearisation of North Korea, State Department with the Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO). Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan told his Turkish policy concerning the DPRK,” it said. spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said on Monday. “We will also initiate the necessary counter-legal counterpart that Turkish pilots already in the United States processes together with relevant institutions,” he added. could remain there until the end of July. That would have Aksoy also stressed that Greek Cypriot efforts to halt allowed time for more training and for Turkey to rethink Hong Kong Leader Defiant as City Gears Up for Fresh Protests Turkey’s work on its own continental shelf using such its plans. “The department is aware that the Turkish pilots futile methods “will yield no results.” at Luke AFB are not flying,” Air Force Lieutenant Colonel HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong geared for more protests, including strikes, transport go-slows and even “Turkey will resolutely continue its petrol and natural Mike Andrews, a Pentagon spokesman, told Reuters. picnics, against a proposed extradition law that would allow people to be sent to China for trial, even as the city’s gas exploration and drilling as planned in order to protect “Without a change in Turkish policy, we will leader vowed on Tuesday to push ahead with the bill. the rights of both its own continental shelf and the rights continue to work closely with our Turkish ally on Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam’s defiant pledge in the face of more mass protests underscored deep concerns of Turkish Cypriots, who are equal partners of the winding down their participation in the F-35 program.” across vast swaths of the Asian financial hub two days after hundreds of thousands took to the streets to protest island,” Aksoy added. Speaking separately, ruling Justice A second U.S. official, speaking on condition of against the bill. The extradition bill, which has generated unusually broad opposition at home and abroad and and Development (AK) Party spokesman Omer Celik anonymity, told Reuters that a local commander at Luke plunged the city into political crisis, is due for a second round of debate on Wednesday in the city’s 70-seat said: “We will not allow the Greek Cypriot administration decided last week to halt the training of Turkish pilots Legislative Council (LegCo). The legislature is controlled by a pro-Beijing majority. to usurp the rights of the Turkish Cypriots.” and maintenance crews over safety concerns. Some Riot police ringed the LegCo building early on Monday and fought back a group of several hundred protesters “The news that the Greek Cypriot administration issuing training of Turkish maintenance personnel continues at after an otherwise peaceful march through the city’s arrest warrants for the crew of our Fatih drillship and officials Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, the official said. financial district on Sunday. of the companies cooperating with TPAO is a clear If Turkey were removed from the F-35 program, it would Lam warned against any similar action. provocation,” Celik said. “Ignoring the Turkish Cypriots and be one of the most significant ruptures in recent history in “I call on schools, parents, institutions, corporations, trying to usurp their rights is vain politics,” he added. Devlet the relationship with the United States, experts said. But unions to consider seriously if they advocate these radical Bahceli, head of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), also strains in U.S.-Turkish ties already extend beyond the F-35 actions,” Lam told a news briefing. Human rights groups condemned the reported Greek Cypriot move as “unlawful.” to include conflicting strategy in Syria, Iran sanctions and have repeatedly cited the alleged use of torture, arbitrary Turkey has the strength and competence to overcome the detention of U.S. consular staff in Turkey. detentions, forced confessions and problems accessing “barbaric” and “anti-peace moves” in the eastern Reuters on Thursday first reported a U.S. decision lawyers in China as reasons why the bill should not proceed. Mediterranean, he added. Turkish Energy and Natural to stop accepting more Turkish pilots to enter the An online petition had called for 50,000 people to surround Resources Minister Fatih Donmez stressed that Turkey’s United States for training, in what had been one of the LegCo at 10 p.m. on Tuesday and remain until Wednesday, exploration activities are continuing without any disruption most concrete signs that the dispute over the F-35 was when the Chinese-ruled city is expected to see mass protests by the threat of arrests. “Turkey never surrendered in the reaching a breaking point. and more calls for the embattled Lam to step down. face of any threat and it never will,” he added. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 2019 PROMOTIONAL ITEM IRAN NEWS 5 6 IRAN NEWS INTERNATIONAL WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 2019

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain’s economy contracted sharply in April after the biggest decline in car production since records began, as manufacturers were unable to reverse closures planned to coincide with Britain’s expected departure from the EU. Early in 2019, many motor manufacturers had announced temporary shutdowns in April at their British plants, UK Economy Shrinks in April anticipating trade disruption around the time Britain was due to leave the European Union on March 29. In the event, Prime Minister Theresa May delayed departure with just days to go. She subsequently set a new date of Oct. 31 but that was too late for businesses to change their plans.

Salvini Confident of Trump Delivers Hard Line on New China Tariffs Threat Budget Accord With EU WASHINGTON (Dispatches) - President Donald Trump warned Monday he will slap huge new tariffs on China if his counterpart Xi Jinping doesn’t show up for a planned face-to-face meeting later this month and insisted the Chinese economy will never overtake the United States. Trump delivered his hardline message ahead of the G20 summit on June 28-29 in Osaka, Japan, which could mark a turning point in the trade dispute between the world’s two biggest economies. Asked if a failure by Xi to come to the summit would lead to tariffs kicking in on a further $300 billion in Chinese imports, Trump told CNBC television: “Yes it would.” Trump said the meeting was “scheduled” and that he expects Xi to attend. “I would be surprised if he didn’t go,” Trump said. “I think he’s going, I haven’t MILAN (Reuters) - Italian Deputy Prime Minister heard that he’s not.” Matteo Salvini expressed confidence that Rome However, as U.S.-Chinese tensions mount, a spokesman for Xi’s government said would be able to reach an accord with the European last month that he had “no information at present” on Trump-Xi talks. Union over public finances ahead of a key coalition Trump has been trying to strongarm China into fundamental change on trade policies meeting later on Monday. that the president argues have for decades put the United States at an unfair disadvantage. Salvini was due to meet his fellow deputy prime minister, The two sides seemed to be close to striking a bargain until talks stalled last month. Luigi Di Maio of the 5-Star Movement, and Prime Minister Washington says that Beijing walked away at the last minute, while the Chinese side Giuseppe Conte, who has renewed his threat to resign if the has signaled it is prepared for a long fight against unreasonable demands. two coalition leaders fail to reach a compromise in the Trump has already imposed 25 percent duties on $200 billion of Chinese imports. budget tussle with Brussels. Italy is at risk of an EU China has responded with punitive tariffs on $60 billion in U.S. goods. to give up intellectual property, subsidizing its own companies, and running a huge disciplinary procedure over its 2.3 trillion euro Last month he threatened to slap tariffs on a further $300 billion of goods -- virtually trade surplus with Washington. Trump told CNBC that by ratcheting up tariffs, he can ($2.6 trillion) debt, which stands at more than everything American companies import from China -- if no breakthrough is achieved. ultimately force manufacturers to leave China. 1.3 times its economic output - a ratio second only The U.S. Trade Representative office has launched the process to impose the huge “Those companies are going to move into other locations and there won’t be a to Greece’s within the euro zone. new duties, with a hearing scheduled for June 17 -- but Trump has said he has yet to tariff,” he said. Conte warned in a newspaper interview of decide whether he will ultimately impose the levies. In a game of tit-for-tat, Trump added, China will lose simply because they have far possible market shocks and credit rating downgrades Trump has made tariffs a pillar of his foreign policy, arguing that U.S. economic fewer US imports they can target. “We have the big, big advantage,” he said. if the procedure went ahead. But Salvini struck a power puts him in a win-win situation when he threatens rivals like China and even “China’s going to make a deal because they’re going to have to make a deal.” reassuring note after his League party, which staked close allies, such as Canada, the European Union and Mexico. Trump’s tariff rattling has spooked global markets and also run into pushback from a claim to be Italy’s strongest political force in a The United States says that China cheats in bilateral trade by forcing U.S. importers many in Congress. European election last month, was further boosted by second-round local votes on Sunday. “The last thing we want to do is pick up a fight with Europe ... The only thing I’m not ready to compromise on is the need to reduce Italy’s unemployment rate,” Salvini Oil Price Could Fall to $30 If Global Deal Not Extended told a news conference streamed live on Facebook. “I believe it is also in Europe’s interest to have an Italy that MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Energy Minister event, cooperation will continue between members of runs and not an Italy that strolls, so I’m convinced that Alexander Novak said on Monday he could not rule out the existing pact — which includes OPEC and some among sensible people an accord can be found.” a scenario in which oil prices could fall to $30 per major non-OPEC producers, led by Russia. In a further attempt to dispel tension, Salvini said he barrel if the global oil deal was not extended. He said a decision on the future of the deal would be would welcome any alternative to a controversial Novak said there were big risks of oversupply on the made based on whether the global oil market is proposal to issue short-term debt to settle overdue market and that Moscow needed to monitor the oil balanced. He said the situation on the market should be payments to suppliers. The proposal has rattled financial market more in order to be able to take a balanced clearer by the time of a G20 meeting scheduled to take markets. European Central Bank President Mario decision in July. place in Osaka at the end of June. Draghi and Italian Finance Minister Giovanni Tria have Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih, who Speaking on the sidelines of last week’s St Petersburg said such “mini-bills” would either amount to an illegal was in Moscow for talks with his Russian International Economic Forum, Sorokin said one of the parallel currency or add to Rome’s debt pile. counterpart, said steps were being taken to market factors to be taken into account will be the state Coalition parties on Sunday pushed back against prevent a sharp fall in oil prices. of trade relations between China and the United States. criticism of the so-called “mini-BOT” scheme, named Meanwhile Russian Deputy Energy Minister “We will take a decision based on what the market after Italy’s Treasury bills, highlighting growing Pavel Sorokin said that countries signed up to a needs,” he said, in comments that were cleared for tensions with the technocrats Tria and Conte. global pact on oil production cuts will reach a the existing pact expires at the end of June. release on Monday. “We will take a consolidated consolidated decision on what will happen when Sorokin, in an interview with Reuters, said that in any decision; in any case cooperation will continue.” World Bank Expects Russia’s China’s Exports Beat Forecast to Rise Japan’s First-Quarter GDP Grows at Faster Pace GDP to Stand at 1.2% in 2019 BEIJING (AFP) - China’s exports beat gloomy forecasts to rebound in May though TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s economy grew slightly faster than initially estimated in the imports sank more than expected, official data showed Monday, as concerns lingered first quarter, thanks to stronger capital spending, but analysts say global trade tensions about the impact of its ongoing trade war with the United States. remain a drag on growth and raise risks to the outlook for the export-reliant nation. The spat between the world’s top two economies escalated last month, with The world’s third-largest economy is facing growing downward pressure as the President Donald Trump increasing tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods. U.S.-China trade war intensifies and global demand wanes, while at home consumers But Chinese exports to the world bounced back to rise 1.1 percent last month after are reluctant to spend. falling 2.7 percent in April, according to customs data. Analysts surveyed by “Although capital spending was revised up, it is expected to deteriorate as foreign Bloomberg News had forecast a 3.9 percent drop. demand continues to weaken due to the U.S.-China trade tensions,” said Hiroaki Imports, however, plummeted 8.5 percent after rising 4.0 percent in April. Mutou, chief economist at Tokai Tokyo Research Institute. The trade surplus surged to $41.7 billion in May compared with $13.8 billion the “Consumer spending remains weak as wages have not risen as previously previous month. The politically sensitive surplus with the United States was $26.9 expected. If external demand worsens further, it could dampen both corporate and MOSCOW (TASS) - Russia’s GDP is expected to billion, up from $21 billion in April. consumer sentiment and rein in their spending.” The economy grew an annualized stand at 1.2% in 2019, reaching 1.8% in 2020, the Trade talks between Beijing and Washington have stalled while the two countries 2.2% in January-March, stronger than economists’ forecast for 2.1% annualized World Bank said in its Russia Economic Report. have threatened to slap more sanctions on each other. growth and the preliminary reading of the same rate of expansion, Cabinet Office “Russia’s overall growth prospects for 2019-21 remain Trump has blacklisted Chinese telecom giant Huawei and warned that he could impose data showed on Monday. In the fourth quarter, gross domestic product (GDP) modest at 1.2 to 1.8% in 2019-2021, in line with its tariffs on nearly all remaining products from China, worth more than $300 billion. rose an annualized 1.8%. current potential growth trends. GDP growth in 2019 is Beijing responded to Trump’s latest tariff hike by increasing levies on $60 billion The annualized growth rate translates into quarter-on-quarter expansion of 0.6% from projected to be 1.2% Continued oil production cuts and of U.S. products on June 1. the previous quarter, compared with a 0.5% growth in the initial reading and the median deterioration in the external environment (which affects China is also preparing its own blacklist of “unreliable” companies and has forecast. The capital spending component of GDP rose 0.3% from the previous quarter, export growth) are factors weighing down on GDP suggested that it could halt exports of rare earth minerals -- key to the production of versus the median forecast for a 0.5% increase and the preliminary 0.3% fall. growth in the second quarter on top of subdued domestic many high-tech goods -- to the United States. Trump is expected to meet Chinese Private consumption, which accounts for some 60% of GDP fell 0.1% in the first demand. A less tight monetary stance and acceleration in President Xi Jinping at the G20 summit in Japan at the end of the month. quarter from the previous three months, unchanged from the preliminary reading. the implementation of national projects weigh in favor of U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said at a G20 meeting of finance ministers The revised GDP confirmed imports fell faster than exports in the first quarter, underlining growth acceleration in the second half,” the report reads. Saturday that any potential deal with China will wait until the two presidents meet the broadening pressure across the economy as consumers grow more cautious. “Yet, weak growth dynamics in the first half are later this month, but Washington was ready to impose new tariffs if talks fail. That may explain why a separate Cabinet Office survey showed a worsening in expected to affect the annual growth number through the Analysts said despite the rebound in exports, China’s trade outlook is likely to suffer sentiment in a key group of employees. The called “economy watchers” sentiment carry over effect. GDP growth is expected to accelerate because of the turbulence ahead. “While exports rose in May, weaker global demand index, which measures business confidence among workers such as taxi drivers, hotel to 1.8% in 2020 and 2021. Household consumption and the escalating trade war suggest that they will start to fall again before long,” workers and restaurant staff worsened to about a three year low in May. growth is expected to rebound after its 2019 deceleration, Marcel Thieliant, senior economist at Capital Economics, said in a note. Group of 20 finance leaders on Sunday said that trade and geopolitical tensions have and implementation of national projects is expected to Others attributed the bounce in May to exports being scheduled so they are shipped “intensified”, raising risks to improving global growth, but they stopped short of calling for support investment demand,” the World Bank added. ahead of when tariffs kick in, pointing to a likely drop later in the year. a resolution of the deepening At the same time, according to the World Bank, “Russia “The better-than-expected U.S.-China trade conflict. faces risks both external and domestic. Downside risks to exports in May, which could have The Bank of Japan is among Russia’s growth outlook stem from the potential expansion been helped by a depreciation in... major central banks that could of sanctions, renewed financial turmoil in EMDEs, and a (China’s currency) and come under pressure to ramp dramatic drop in oil prices.” “The recent expansion in front-loading of shipments amid up its already massive household credit may pose a risk to financial stability in the fears of higher US tariffs, do stimulus program, as the trade case of a deterioration in the macroeconomic environment. not change our overall dispute raises fears of a global Investment growth is subject to the successful and efficient cautious view on China’s recession. BOJ Governor implementation of government infrastructure investment export look for 2019,” Haruhiko Kuroda has said initiatives,” the report says, adding, however, that “if Betty Wang, Senior rates could be kept ultra-low ongoing national projects are implemented effectively and China Economist at ANZ for at least one more year to efficiently, they could contribute to an increase in the Research, said in a note. support the economy. potential growth, but only after 2021”. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 2019 WORLD NEWS IRAN NEWS 7

TEHRAN (ISNA) - Russia-Azerbaijan-Iran summit will be held by the end of 2019, Russian ambassador to Azerbaijan, Mikhail Bocharnikov announced. Russia and Azerbaijan are developing relations with the countries of the region, and in this sense, cooperation in the trilateral format of Russia-Azerbaijan-Iran is attractive, Mikhail Three-Way Summit to Be Held by End of 2019 Bocharnikov told during the press conference held at Trend News Agency. The Russian diplomat said that a Russia-Azerbaijan-Iran summit is expected by the end of this year.

Mexico Wants Other Latam States to Share “War Show”... FROM PAGE 1 Burden of Fighting Migration to U.S. Even dispatch of B-52 bombers failed to frighten Iranians because for more MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico and the United States might consider additional steps than a decade, Iran has been next month to restrict illegal immigration from Central America, including measures to challenging with strategic bind Brazil and Panama into their efforts, Mexico’s foreign minister said on Monday. F-22 jet fighters in the Persian Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said the measures could be needed if a deal Gulf and regional states as announced last week between Washington and Mexico fails to reduce within 45 days they have lost their valuable the numbers of migrants entering Mexico, mainly from Central America, on their drones. They should at least way to the U.S. border. have learned “not to threaten Iran and Iranians” until now. The deal averted import tariffs on all Mexican goods that President Donald Trump When on May 3 and just days before suspending the had threatened to impose unless Mexico committed to do more to fight illegal JCPOA undertakings, Americans sent a letter to Tehran immigration into the United States. and in their letter began threatening Iran. Iran’s Supreme Stock markets around the world rose on Monday while U.S. Treasury prices fell Defense Council by making a brave decision and by after the United States shelved the tariff plan, easing worries about the impact of writing a letter to Europeans, who are still committed to another trade war on the global economy. The Mexican peso was up more than 2% the JCPOA, threatened them and made them react. against the dollar but major risks remain for the currency. The interesting thing is that in Tehran, nobody Under the agreement, Mexico will rapidly expand a programme under which replied to the Americans’ letter, and necessary orders migrants applying for asylum in the United States wait out the process in Mexico. It and decisions came from the operation room to show Asylum seekers from El Salvador and Honduras first pass through Guatemala has also pledged to reinforce its southern border with Guatemala with 6,000 the sharpness of Iranian sword to the enemies through when fleeing their homes, while Cubans and Haitians often fly first to Panama members of its National Guard militarized police force. threat versus threat, and this harmony was provided before heading to the United States through Mexico. Migrants from African But Trump on Monday said he would go ahead with the proposed tariffs if Mexico’s by an order that government officials should not countries regularly fly to Brazil before making the arduous journey north. Congress does not back part of the deal that may need lawmakers’ approval. involve in answering to those military threats and While he did not go into detail, Ebrard suggested that asylum seekers might have “We do not anticipate a problem with the vote but, if for any reason the approval war-related issues and they were just assigned to be to seek refuge in the first country they reached after leaving their homeland. is not forthcoming, tariffs will be reinstated,” he wrote on Twitter. focused on the economic issues. Foreign Ministry That is different from a long-standing U.S. demand that Mexico be declared a safe Ebrard said Trump was referring to possible further measures to pressure countries was the only government body which was assigned to place for asylum seekers, requiring them to seek refuge in Mexico if they passed other than the United States to share the burden. boost efforts for conveying Iran’s policies to leaders through the country on the way to the United States. That demand was put on the “If the measures we are proposing are not successful, we have to discuss with the of the regional states or the world. table again by U.S. negotiators last week, but was not accepted by Mexico. United States and with other countries, like Guatemala, Panama and Brazil,” he said. In this period, some important events happened and Any plan that called on Brazil, Guatemala or Panama to take in more asylum “It is a regional system.” came on the spotlight in the media: First attack on the seekers would require cooperation from those countries. U.S. border officers “If we have to participate in a regional model like the one I have just described, UAE’s oil tankers; Second, attack on the oil transfer apprehended more than 132,000 people crossing from Mexico in May, the highest we would have to present that to Congress,” Ebrard said. pipeline in Saudi Arabia; Third, firing of some projectiles monthly level since 2006. Trump, who has called the surge in migrants an “invasion,” Many of the migrants are families trying to escape poverty and violent crime in towards U.S. Embassy in the green zone in Baghdad. Of had threatened to keep raising duties up to 25% unless Mexico did more to curb it. Central America, one of the most impoverished areas in the Western Hemisphere. course some more incidents happened which were not reflected in the media. Although nobody accepted the Russian Media, Celebrities responsibility for the first event, some countries pointed their fingers towards Iran while Iran itself claimed it was Protest Against Investigative Canada to Ban Single-Use Plastics From 2021 a sabotage to accuse Tehran. But these events together had frightened the White House and one could see the pale Journalist’s Drug Bust OTTAWA (AFP) - Canada will search out a patch of sand faces of U.S. officials during their contradictory remarks ban single-use plastics from that isn’t littered with in their interviews. From the dispute between Secretary of 2021, Prime Minister Justin straws, styrofoam or bottles. State Mike Pompeo and John Bolton and hasty Trudeau announced Monday, “That’s a problem.” withdrawals of Trump, it became completely clear that all declaring it a “global challenge” Straws, plastic bags, of this puppet show was a “war show” in order to open the to phase out the plastic bags, cutlery, plates and stir sticks way for trade while they are negligent that the trade route straws and cutlery clogging the would be among the items with Iran is open to all American companies especially world’s oceans. banned, a government those companies which have offices or even representatives “I am very pleased to statement said. The list will in Europe and in the region and they do not need such announce that as early as be refined based on further preparations and logistics. It is better they revoke their 2021, Canada will ban scientific research between one-sided economic sanctions and test the route for entry harmful, single-use plastics now and 2021. of their companies to Iran’s market. MOSCOW (Reuters) - Three of Russia’s leading newspapers from coast to coast,” Trudeau Trudeau said producers of took the unusual step on Monday of publishing identical said, arguing Canada has a unique chance to lead the fight other plastics -- such as bottles or food packaging -- front page headlines to protest over what they suspect is the against plastic pollution as the country with the world’s will be held responsible for “the entire life-cycle” of India... framing of an investigative journalist on drug charges. longest coastlines. Less than 10 percent of plastics used in their products. Both plastic manufacturers and the FROM PAGE 1 Ivan Golunov, a 36-year-old journalist known for Canada are currently recycled, he said. companies using their products, as in packing materials, exposing corruption among Moscow city officials, Each year a million birds and more than 100,000 marine will have to provide recycling plans. “Emergence of the U.S. as a source for oil and gas for was detained by police on Thursday and accused of mammals worldwide suffer injury or death by becoming Canada, France, Germany, Britain and Italy, along India also figured during the call,” the Petroleum serious drug offences which he denies. entangled in plastic or ingesting it through the food chain with the European Union, subscribed at last year’s Ministry said, adding that the two countries agreed to Russian journalists critical of authorities have led a -- with single-use items representing some 70 percent of G7 summit in Quebec to a new charter against “work closely to improve the overall engagement dangerous existence since the 1990s - sometimes threatened, the plastic waste littering the marine environment. pollution in the world’s oceans. The United States and between the countries in the energy sector”. physically attacked, and even murdered for their work. “You’ve all heard the stories and seen the photos. And Japan did not join the pact. The two ministers discussed the co-operation after But the crude way supporters say Golunov was set to be honest, as a dad it is tough trying to explain this The non-binding Ocean Plastics Charter called on India announced it stopped importing Iranian crude up has triggered an unusual show of media unity and to my kids,” Trudeau said. participating countries and the EU to commit to making after 2 May when the Trump administration revoked an uncharacteristically swift response from “How do you explain dead whales washing up on all plastics reusable, recyclable or recovered by 2030. sanctions waivers which it granted to eight countries, authorities nervous about social unrest at a time beaches around the world, their stomachs jam-packed A total of 21 governments have by now taken that including India, in November last year. when President Vladimir Putin already faces with plastic bags?” pledge, Trudeau said. In addition, the EU earlier this “Indian oil refiners have been taking supplies from Saudi disquiet over living standards. “How do I tell them that against all odds, you will find year passed legislation this year to ban single-use Arabia and Kuwait to compensate for loss of Iranian oil. Police say they found drugs in Golunov’s rucksack, and plastic at the very deepest point of the Pacific Ocean?” plastic products starting in 2021. However, a limited amount of Iranian crude which was he faces between 10 and 20 years in jail if found guilty. “People around the world are grappling with this Several Canadian cities already ban the use of plastic loaded ahead of 2 May also arrived this month,” a Fellow journalists and members of Russia’s cultural every day,” Trudeau said. “As parents we’re at a point bags -- Montreal passed its ban last year -- and some petroleum ministry official said on the condition of elite suspect a fit-up by corrupt officials wanting to where we take our kids to the beach and we have to provinces have banned other products. anonymity. The Indian government had already started silence him. Golunov’s lawyer says he was assaulted discussions to resume the importing of Iranian crude. and punched by police officers, something they deny. These developments have been taking place in the The three leading daily newspapers - Vedomosti, OPEC’s No.2 Steps... backdrop of last month’s statement by US Commerce Kommersant and RBK — all carried the same FROM PAGE 1 Secretary Wilbur Ross that the US government will not headline on Monday in a rare show of solidarity: force its private firms to supply crude at a concessional rate. “I am/We are Ivan Golunov.” Indeed, it may have the capacity, IHS Markit noted last easy for Iraq: it is caught in the middle between Iran Meanwhile, on 10 June, the countries discussed In a joint statement, they said evidence against year in a report on Iraq’s oil industry. Iraq, the study noted, and the United States, with the former its neighbor ways to work together to enhance energy security and Golunov was shaky, cast doubt over the legality of his has a production capacity of 7 million bpd, but chances are with which it tries to maintain good relations and the further develop a gas-based economy in India. Both detention, and demanded a review of police behaviour. its actual production will only grow marginally over the latter a military ally that Baghdad also has to contend ministers agreed to hold the second meeting of the “We expect law enforcement agencies to scrupulously next decade, to about 5 million bpd, and not just because of with. Maintaining a balance in the increasingly India-US Strategic Energy Partnership at an earlier observe the law and demand maximum openness when it the still difficult political and economic situation. Iraq’s oil difficult situation will be vital for Iraq’s oil plans. date, the Petroleum Ministry added. comes to the investigation,” the statement said. “We demand industry has a purely technical problem: infrastructure. the law be respected by everyone and for everyone.” Baghdad has tried to address this problem by seeking help Journalists protested outside Moscow’s police from foreign companies. In early May, Prime Minister Adel U.S. to Mull... headquarters on Friday and over the weekend to Abdul Mahdi told media that the government was close to FROM PAGE 1 demand the case be dropped. signing a megadeal with Exxon and PetroChina to develop Celebrities and even some high-profile journalists at additional oil production capacity in the south of the European nations had pledged to create the INSTEX mechanism, which would allow Iran to continue to trade for state media have spoken out for Golunov, criticising country. The deal had a value of US$53 billion with humanitarian goods despite American sanctions. However, that program has yet to really take off, something either the accusations against him or the harsh manner government revenue for its 30-year duration estimated at up Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman noted on Monday. of his detention. to US$400 billion. Later the same month, however, Exxon “We haven’t put much hope in INSTEX,” spokesman Abbas Mousavi said, according to Iranian state television. “If In what some supporters saw as a small victory, a evacuated staff from one of Iraq’s largest fields, West Qurna INSTEX was going to help us, it would have done so already.” Iran has said it will only continue to uphold the 2015 court on Saturday rejected a request to hold Golunov 1, citing security concerns. The move sparked a strong nuclear pact, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, if European countries are able to provide enough trade in a pre-trial detention facility and ordered instead that verbal reaction from Baghdad, which can’t afford to have its incentives for it to do so. Although the existing US sanctions allow for humanitarian trade with Iran, European he be held under house arrest for two months while he security situation doubted as it pursues its oil industry boost countries wanted INSTEX as additional protection against being punished by the U.S. for trading with Tehran. is investigated. plans. The evacuation followed a warning from U.S. Europe says INSTEX is needed to keep Iran in the nuclear deal, which it insists has been effective in its stated goal of It is unusual, given the gravity of the accusations, for authorities about an imminent attack from Iran. Baghdad preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. Iran has set an early July deadline, at which point it says that if it does not see a court to agree to house arrest and the decision was had to promise extra security to Exxon before its staff more advantages to staying in the accord, it will abandon some of its restrictions. However, opponents to INSTEX in seen by supporters as a sign that authorities were returned to the field. Washington are concerned it could eventually become a means to undermine the pressure of US sanctions on Iran, the report nervous at the outcry. Reaching its ambitious production goals will not be said. Iran’s economy has spiraled as it has struggled to cope with the existing sanctions, which particularly target its oil industry. 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8 IRAN NEWS SPORTS WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 2019 Ferrari Plan Appeal Spain Get Parker Announces After Vettel Furor Retirement EW YORK (AFP) - ONDON (Dispatches) - Ferrari announced on NFormer San Antonio LMonday their intention to appeal the Better of Sweden Spurs star Tony Parker controversial five-second time penalty that cost confirmed his retirement Sebastian Vettel his first victory of the season in the from basketball on Canadian Grand Prix. Monday after 18 seasons In a move that requires the Italian team formally to in the NBA. support their decision with new evidence within 96 The 37-year-old French hours, Ferrari kept alive the controversy that international, who won four followed the stewards’ mid-race penalty and NBA titles with the Spurs resulted in a petulant demonstration of his fury between 2003 and 2014 afterwards by the German driver. announced his decision in a Vettel was punished for making an unsafe re-entry post on Twitter. to the action after 48 laps after running off track and “It’s with a lot of emotion that I retire from basketball, across a strip of grass, his move squeezing Lewis it was an incredible journey!” Parker wrote. Hamilton of Mercedes towards a wall and blocking “Even in my wildest dreams, I never thought I would him from trying to take the lead. live all those unbelievable moments with the NBA and Vettel went on to win the race ‘on the road’, but the French National Team. Thank you for everything!” after his time penalty was applied he dropped to Parker is one of the most successful foreign second and Hamilton claimed a record-equalling players ever to play in the NBA, and was a key seventh victory in Canada. figure in the Spurs teams which consistently In his annoyance, Vettel launched a tirade challenged for championships during his time with against the race stewards, stormed away from the franchise. the immediate post-race interviews, moved a Injuries hampered his final years with the Spurs and number two sign from his car to Hamilton’s he spent last season playing with the Charlotte vehicle and declared the race had been stolen Hornets, appearing in 56 games but not starting in any. from him and Ferrari. ADRID (Dispatches) - Sergio Ramos and thanks to a brace from US-born forward Bjorn Johnsen. His team chief Mattia Binotto remained calm, but MAlvaro Morata both scored penalties as Spain Ireland are top of Group D with 10 points from four defiant, saying “we won the race.” got the better of Sweden on Monday, while the games after again doing the minimum to get the better Sharapova Confirms Ferrari later notified the sport’s ruling body, the Republic of Ireland and Poland continued their strong of minnows Gibraltar. International Motoring Federation (FIA) of their starts in qualifying for Euro 2020. Mick McCarthy’s team won 1-0 on the rock in intentions and now have until Thursday to supply Three-time European champions Spain ran out 3-0 March and won 2-0 against the same opponents this Return From Injury fresh evidence. winners in their Group F encounter with the Swedes time. They went ahead in Dublin when David ONDON (Dispatches) Hamilton, who made clear Vettel’s re-entry was at the Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid, recovering from McGoldrick’s wayward shot went in thanks to a L- Former world dangerous, later admitted if their positions had been the early frustration of seeing a Rodrigo Moreno wicked deflection off Joseph Chipolina. Robbie number one Maria reversed, he would have done the same. effort wrongly disallowed for offside. Brady then wrapped up the victory at the death. Sharapova confirmed on “I watched the replay,” he said. They won a penalty just after the hour when Sebastian “If the remit for me was to get 10 points, which I’m Monday she will play at “It was obviously very close. If I was in the lead Larsson blocked a Marco Asensio cross with his arm, sure it was, that job’s done,” McCarthy told Sky Sports. next week’s Mallorca and I made a mistake and went wide, I probably and captain Ramos converted the spot-kick. It was the Ireland are five points ahead of Denmark, with Open after more than three would have done the same thing because it Real Madrid defender’s 20th goal for his country, his whom they drew in Copenhagen at the weekend. months out through injury. happened so quick and you’re just trying to hold seventh in his last eight matches. Morata, who had come However, the Danes have a game in hand and Sharapova, 32, a five-time your position,” he added. on as a second-half subtitute, won another penalty late romped to a 5-1 win over Georgia on Monday, with Grand Slam champion, has “When I say I would do the same, I would try to on when he was brought down in the box by Filip Kasper Dolberg of Ajax scoring twice. Tottenham been sidelined since squeeze him too. That’s ultimately what happened.” Helander, and he duly netted from 12 yards too. Hotspur star Christian Eriksen scored a penalty, while February after having Hamilton, however, defended the existence of the Real Sociedad striker Mikel Oyarzabal, also on from Yussuf Poulsen and Martin Braithwaite also netted. surgery on a shoulder rule which led to the penalty. the bench, wrapped up the win with three minutes left. Poland have maximum points after four games in problem which has troubled her since 2008. “Say you didn’t have that rule. I would have kept The result means Luis Enrique’s side have the Group G, with hotshots Krzysztof Piatek and Robert “I’m so happy to be able to announce that I’m going it lit and we would have crashed. So, one way or maximum 12 points from four matches and are five Lewandowski both on target in a 4-0 defeat of Israel to accept a wildcard into the Mallorca Open,” Sharapova not, it was going to go badly,” he said. points ahead of Sweden and Romania at the top of the in Warsaw. said in a statement. “I want to thank the tournament for He said Vettel’s move to squeeze his attack was six-team section. The top two teams in each group qualify Austria boosted their chances of qualifying as West the opportunity it’s given me and for my incredible fans understandable. for the finals. “These matches are more difficult than the Ham United’s Marko Arnautovic bagged a brace in a who have been supporting me these past months.” “It’s a natural instinct that you have. You’re not result makes them look,” Morata told Spanish media. 4-1 victory in North Macedonia, while Slovenia Sharapova has struggled for fitness since her going to go ‘actually, I better pull to the left and let “We played well, defended well and we are very happy.” romped to a 5-0 win in Latvia. 15-month doping ban that ended in 2017. everybody go by’. He did block me, but, Romania, who host Spain next in September, eased to The Czech Republic joined England on six points at “After more than a week testing in Mallorca, unfortunately he went off-track,” he said. a 4-0 win in Malta. Norway, whose only appearance at the top of Group A thanks to a 3-0 defeat of Maria Sharapova has decided to accept the wildcard “Ferrari were so strong this weekend – a really the Euros so far came in 2000, got their first win of the Montenegro, although they have now played a game offered by the Mallorca Open,” a statement from the formidable force. campaign as they beat the Faroe Islands 2-0 away more than Gareth Southgate’s side. Mallorca Open said. Fifteen Serie A Clubs Warriors Oppose Champions Hang on to League Reforms Stay Alive OME (Dispatches) - Fifteen Serie A clubs have ORONTO (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 31 points, Rcome out against the European Club Association’s TKlay Thompson added 26 and they led a season-saving controversial plans to reform the Champions League, surge that gave the Golden State Warriors a 106-105 which are being backed by Italian giants Juventus, victory over the Toronto Raptors on Monday night in according to reports in Italy on Tuesday. Game 5 of the NBA Finals. Juventus president Andrea Agnelli, who is also The Splash Brothers combined for three straight president of the ECA, last week defended plans to 3-pointers in the closing minutes after Toronto had reform the Champions League at a UEFA congress as taken a six-point lead with under 3½ minutes remaining an attempt to save smaller clubs from “the protectionism in front of a raucous, red-shirted crowd. of the big five leagues”. The Warriors lost Kevin Durant barely a quarter after A vote was held on Monday by the Italian Football League concerning a joint text opposing the project, Gazzetta Dello getting him back but got the win, cutting Toronto’s lead Sport reported. Juventus were alone in opposing the text, while Roma, Inter Milan, AC Milan and Fiorentina, abstained. to 3-2 and sending the series back to Oracle Arena for Game 6 on Thursday. The ECA has proposed a competition made up of 128 teams in three divisions. Kawhi Leonard scored 26 points for the Raptors but couldn’t get the final shot, having to give the ball up. The top division would be made up of four groups of eight teams, with the top six in each qualifying for the The two-time defending champion Warriors were minutes away from their title reign ending, having lost Durant following edition regardless of where they finish in their domestic leagues. But the 15 Serie A teams opposing it and a 14-point lead during an emotionally exhausting game. They had controlled Leonard for three quarters, but believe the plans could lead to a decrease of as much as 35 percent in top-flight revenues. he scored 10 straight Toronto points in the fourth and the Raptors were close to their first championship and a The proposed reforms remain unpopular throughout European football with the Premier League, which had four celebration that would have stretched coast to coast in Canada. teams in the finals of the Champions League and Europa League, have unanimously opposed the project. But even after everything the Warriors had lost, they still had two of the best perimeter shooters in the world on Seven Spanish clubs, but not Real Madrid nor Barcelona, are also against the plans, along with the Bundesliga clubs, the floor. Thompson hit a 3, and Curry followed with one to tie it at 103. Golden State got it back to Thompson while 17 Ligue 1 sides came out against the project while Paris Saint-Germain, Lyon and Marseille abstained. and the Raptors lost sight of him just long enough for the tiebreaking shot with 57 seconds to go.