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Afghanistan faces the risk of a new spi- deskan Foreign Minister has Mohammad Javad Zarif made the remarks “In the Islamic world, we need to show how WSA ral in violence following a series of at- urged Muslims to see the bigger picture, during an Iftar gathering at the residence of the we can fight, by ourselves, the extremism and tacks on civilians in the last few months ECONOMY TEHRAN — Regis- thinking globally and proving to the world Iranian ambassador attended by diplomats and terrorism that have affected the Muslim world,” desk but on the battlefield, security forces they can fight terrorism and extremism representatives of organizations from 33 coun- noted Zarif. 2 tering a 13 percent have been holding their ground, the growth in monthly steel production, top UN official in the country said. Iran has risen to the 13th place among The assessment by Nicholas top world’s steel producers, World Haysom, the UN Secretary General’s Steel Association (WSA) reported. Special Representative for Afghani- According to the latest statistics stan, painted a mixed picture of the se- released by WSA, Iran’s crude steel curity situation some 18 months after production reached 1.645 million international forces ended their main tons in May 2016 which has risen combat operations. by 190,000 tons compared to 1.455 While the bomb attacks that killed at million tons of the same month last least 22 people in Kabul and the north- year. ern province of Badakhshan on Monday Iran previously stood at 14th place underlined how dangerous Afghanistan among the world’s 66 countries and remains, fears that the Taliban would now in the most recent data it has overwhelm security forces have not climbed to 13th place. been realized. However Haysom said WSA’s latest data indicated that he was deeply concerned about vio- in the first five months of 2016 Iran’s lence against civilians, with attacks con- steel production stood at 7.216 million tinuing during Ramadan, Islam’s holy tons which shows a 3.9 percent rise month. As well as suicide attacks on tar- compared to 6.944 million tons of the gets ranging from government officials same period last year. and members of the judicial system to As a major steel producer in the re- foreign security contractors, at least 200 gion, Iran boosted its steel mills across people have been abducted on high- the country in recent years, as central ways since the end of May. Isfahan and southwestern Khuzestan “There is a risk, in my view, that the provinces remain the major steel pro- conflict may enter a new phase, which ducers. could see retaliatory acts of venge- According to WSA, Iran was the ance and an escalating spiral of vio- Leader.ir biggest producer of crude steel in lence,” said Haysom, who is stepping the Middle East in 2013. The coun- down from his post after four years in Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday hosted an iftar for President Hassan Rouhani and his cabinet team. Read the statements made by the Leader try’s rank was 14th in the world in Afghanistan. 9 in the presence of the president and cabinet members on our website. 2014. Iran names new Ilgar Ibrahimoglu, Zafar Bangash: Western countries PERSPECTIVE OPEC envoy By M.A. Saki are Saudi Arabia’s silent allies in Yemen war Deputy chief editor DUBAI (Reuters) — Iran named oil ministry senior analyst Behrouz Beik The Saudi-led air strikes have destroyed have to state the fact that such important or- Alizadeh as its new representative at public and residential areas, historical and re- ganization has failed to achieve the status and the Organization of the Petroleum Ex- ligious monuments, schools, hospitals, and format, which it is intended in essence. There- SCO and One porting Countries (OPEC), the minis- many infrastructures. Even the food consign- fore all efforts must be aimed to on improve- Belt, One Road try’s news agency SHANA reported on ments have been attacked by Saudi fighters. ment of the organization’s structure, in particu- Wednesday. According to a UN report, the Saudi-led mil- lar the Security Council. So, what we see today Oil Minister itary coalition is responsible for 60 percent of in Yemen actually is not the first time. Such ap- he Shanghai Cooperation Or- Bijan Zanganeh the total number of children killed or wounded proach we have observed and still see in case Tganization, as a Eurasian bloc, said in an official in Yemen during the current year. During the of occupation of Palestine and Karabakh. is seeking to strengthen confi- statement that attacks of the coalition forces 510 children have Furthermore, UN heavily depends on the dence and neighborly relations among Beik Alizadeh been killed and 67 maimed. According to the Zafar Bangash Haji Ilgar Ibrahimoglu United States. And Saudi Arabia, along with the member countries and promote co- would replace same report, the Saudi-led coalition is respon- (ICIT). Israeli regime, is built in the United States policy operation in politics, trade, economy, Mehdi Asali, sible for half of the attacks on schools and hos- Flowing is the text of this interview: as Middle East gendarme. And the fact that the energy, and transportation. who is retiring. pitals in Yemen. Why the United Nations, despite slam- UN began to criticize Saud indicates two points: The SCO already has six mem- Iran has The Islamic World Peace Forum (IWPF) takes ming Saudi Arabia for its war crimes, does first, the level of Saudi militarism’s crimes reached bers (China, Russia, Kazakhstan, looked to re- an exclusive interview whit Haji Ilgar Ibrahimo- not take a serious action to prevent Riyadh’s so huge critical point when not responding is Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbeki- claim market glu, president of the International Religious Lib- war crimes in Yemen? very difficult; second, Saudi’s ruling top is trying stan), two acceding members (India share since nuclear sanctions were erty Association, and Zafar Bangash, director of Haji Ilgar Ibrahimoglu: Notwithstanding to play its own set, and now the “suzerain” decid- and Pakistan), four observer states 9 lifted in mid-January, with Zanganeh the Institute of Contemporary Islamic Thought the importance of UN role, unfortunately we ed to slightly punish its “vassal”. (Afghanistan, Belarus, Iran, and stating that output is currently 3.82 Mongolia), and six dialogue partners million b/d. He predicts Iran will have (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cambodia, around 5-6% spare production ca- Iran shows interest in joint companies with Belarus Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Turkey). pacity after reaching 4 million b/d by India and Pakistan are likely to get the end of the year. Iran’s oil minis- Iranian companies are ready to The Ambassador stressed that beneficial relations. for cooperation and hope for full membership in the SCO summit in ter wants to see a return to individual be more active in setting up joint these issues alongside with many The Ambassador named the efficient collaboration with the Tashkent on June 23-24. The inclusion country quotas at OPEC, which were companies with Belarus, with the others would be considered in project with the Minsk Automo- National Bank of Belarus,” the of India, as a rising economic pow- abandoned in 2011 for a notional aim at third markets, Ambassador detail at a meeting of the Belaru- bile Plant as a positive example Ambassador stressed. er with over 1.3 billion people, could overall ceiling which was also aban- Extraordinary and Plenipotenti- sian-Iranian joint commission on of bilateral cooperation. “MAZ According to the Ambassador, grant greater weight to the body. doned in December 2015. ary of Iran to Belarus Mohammad cooperation in science, technolo- has started assembling trucks and Iran is interested in such Belarusian The SCO has also realized that re- Reza Sabouri told BelTA. gy and higher education. buses in cooperation with one goods as mining equipment, com- gional economic integrity is one of the “Science-intensive and innova- More Belarusian businessmen Iranian company. The project, if ponent parts to heavy-duty trucks, keys to success. New director of tive companies of Iran are ready view Iran as a promising market successful, may satisfy up to 30% fiber, timber, paper, potash fertiliz- Rashid Alimov, the SCO secretary for cooperation with the Bela- once the economic sanctions have of Iran’s needs in trucks,” said Mo- ers, buses, mini buses and many general, said in Beijing on June 13 Rudaki Foundation rusian Hi-Tech Park to produce been lifted from Iran. Not long ago hammad Reza Sabouri. more. “Belarus may buy Iranian that the world will see “surprises” in high-technology goods. We sug- Belarus took part in the interna- “One should understand fresh and dried fruit, nuts, other the SCO summit in Tashkent, indirectly appointed gest that Iranian companies use tional agro-industrial and sci-tech that in the present-day condi- food products, medical equip- suggesting that certain countries will the strategic geographic position exhibitions in Iran.