All papers today covered the delay in Europe’s implementation of its Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), a payment mechanism to facilitate doing trade with Iran.
Many Iranian officials, particularly Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, warned Europe about the consequences of failing to do what they have promised.
Also a top story today was the visit of UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt to Tehran, where he held separate talks with FM Javad Zarif and Supreme National Security Council chief Ali Shamkhani.
The above issues, as well as many more, are highlighted in the following headlines and top stories:
Abrar:
1- Iraq President Salih Didn’t Convey Any Message from Iran to Saudi
2- UK Foreign Secretary: We’ll Remain Committed to Iran Deal as Long as Tehran Does
Aftab-e Yazd:
1- Zarif Has Not Backed Off, but Won’t Insist Either
2- Tehran Worried about Fate of SPV
3- Counterattack on Unofficial Forex Market: A Report on Central Bank’s New Decision
Arman-e Emrooz:
1- Europe Must Compensate for Damages to Iran
2- Shamkhani to Hunt: Level of Iran-UK Ties Not Satisfactory
Ebtekar:
1- JCPOA Message from London to Tehran
2- Change in Shape of Tehran-Baghdad Ties [Editorial]
3- As Blue as Childhood Memories
- Offers for Adults to Revive Childhood Memories on World Children’s Day
Etemad:
1- Iran Not to Remain Patient Forever
- Hunt Returns to London after Receiving Iran’s Clear Message
2- Iran’s Shamkhani Strongly Warns Hunt
- US Will Interfere in UK Ties with Other Countries as Well
3- Why Europe Is Procrastinating? [Editorial]
Ettela’at:
1- Rouhani: Iranian Nation to Give Response to US on Anniversary of Iran Revolution
2- Shamkhani: Working with Trump Administration Makes One Accomplice in US Crimes
Ghanoon:
1- UK Foreign Secretary in Tehran for Special Purposes
2- Hunt, Zarif Seek to Establish SPV
Iran:
1- We’ll Sell Our Oil: Rouhani
2- Do We Have Money Laundering or Not? A Report on Dirty Money
Javan:
1- Europe’s de Facto Withdrawal from JCPOA
- Mogherini Refuses to Announce Date of SPV Implementation
2- Crown Prince’s Time Is Over
3- Shamkhani: Iran Has Made Decisions on Possibility of Returning to Pre-JCPOA Era
Jomhouri Eslami:
1- Deputy Oil Minister: Iran, Europe in Talks over Establishment of Payment Channel
2- Mogherini Underlines Immediate Implementation of SPV
Kayhan:
1- Iranian FATF Official Asks for US’ Citizenship
2- Turkish Paper: Documents We’d Release on Khashoggi’s Murder Would Shake Bin Salman’s Palace
Khorasan:
1- Iran Warns Europe: Situation Not to Remain the Same
2- Two Important Forex Decisions Made by Central Bank
Resalat:
1- Workers Are in Prison!
Sazandegi:
1- Salih Looking for Peace
- In First Foreign Visit, Iraq President Tries to Mediate between Iran, Iraq
2- Impeachment of Zarif?
- Conservatives to Impeach FM over His Remarks against Money Laundering
- Will Parliament’s Majority Support Them?
Sepid:
1- Iran’s Medical Organization to UN Chief: Annul Drug Sanctions on Iran
2- Tehran 12th Most Polluted City of the World
Setareh Sobh:
1- Araqchi: EU Incapable of Registering SPV
2- Senior Reformist Figure: Int’l Coalition to Be Formed against Iran If We Don’t Accept CFT
Shargh:
1- Rouhani: We Won’t Let People Experience Any Problem with Basic Goods
2- UK Foreign Secretary’s Visits in Tehran
- Consultations with Zarif
- Shamkhani’s Criticisms
3- Choosing Anyone Other than Rouhani to Make Society Radicalized
Sobh-e Now:
1- Pursuing Fate of a New Spy
- UK Criminal, Has No Place in Our Domestic Affairs
