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Macron’s Top Advisor in Tehran for Talks to Save JCPOA

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Bonne is making his second trip to Iran in the past few weeks, after assuming the job only in May.

During his stay in Tehran, the French diplomat is to hold talks with Iran’s top security official, Ali Shamkhani, on Wednesday.

The two sides are scheduled to exchange views about the EU mechanism to counter US sanctions against the Islamic Republic and Tehran’s moves to reduce its JCPOA commitments.

Bonne’s trip to Tehran comes shortly after US President Donald Trump spoke with Macron about Iran on Monday for the second time in a week.

Trump and Macron “discussed ongoing efforts to ensure that Iran does not obtain a nuclear weapon and to end Iran’s destabilizing behavior in the Middle East,” the White House said in a readout of the July 8 call.

Macron also held a phone call with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani July 6, during which they discussed ideas for renewed dialogue to try to lower tensions, Al Monitor reported.

The intensified consultations come as the UN atomic watchdog agency confirmed reports that Iran had increased the level of its uranium enrichment to a slightly higher degree of purity than that permitted under the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.

Iran on Sunday declared the second step to reduce its commitments by ramping up the level of uranium enrichment to over 3.67 percent.

Iranian Doctor Visits All His Patients Almost for Free

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Dr Mohammad Aqaei, a 40-year-old doctor, charges his patients only Rls. 5,000 (roughly 4 cents) for medical examination.

Dr Aqaei’s office is located at his father’s house. He has no secretary and no POS machines as he does not charge patients any more fees.

“Those who are well-off go to the best hospitals; those whose financial situation is so-so go to governmental hospitals; and those who have little money come to my office,” Dr Aqaei says.

He was asked why he charges people so little. In response, he said, “I wouldn’t like to see people moaning with pain and me charging them more and providing myself with the best facilities,” he says.

This comes as the Iranian Health Ministry announced recently that the number of people’s visits to medical centres has decreased due to a rise in medical costs. That means people, due to high costs of medical services, including doctors’ examination fees, prefer either not to see a doctor, or go to a doctor only when their disease is very acute.

Now, the move by Dr Aqaei has come under the spotlight by social media users and triggered their reaction.

Some of their comments follow:

“Long live Doctor because you sacrificed your joy and desires and you care about people. Long Live!”

“What a real man you are! You say you won’t buy stop-allergy-meds.com with people’s money while you have every right [to charge them].”

“Happiness and calm can be seen in your face. I kiss your hands from here. I wish we would all learn to serve each other more and watch one another’s back.”

“Good for him; this doctor will have a very easy life because he has felt the presence of God in his life and he won’t have any worries about the next world.”

Iran to Host Exhibition of Eastern Spain’s Archaeological Heritage

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After the “Iran: The Cradle of Civilisation” exhibition was held at the Archaeological Museum of Alicante in eastern Spain, early arrangements have been made to display the museum’s works at the National Museum of Iran.

Iran to Host Exhibition of Eastern Spain’s Archaeological Heritage
“Iran, Cradle of Civilisation” Exhibition to Move to Spain

Officials from the Alicante Museum, along with several National Museum experts visited the venue of the exhibition, and the capacities and facilities of the Iranian National Museum were recently examined, said Director of the National Museum of Iran Jebreil Nokandeh.

According to ISNA, based on the arrangements between the two museums, this exhibition will be launched at the National Museum of Iran to display more than 280 cultural works in early October this year.

During this trip, the Spanish group also visited the historical cultural complexes of Niavaran, Golestan, and Tehran bazaar.

‘IAEA to Tip Balance in Favour of Iran in Forthcoming Meeting’

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Iran’s Behaviour to Be Commensurate with IAEA’s Approach: Envoy

Senior international issues analyst Hassan Hanizadeh has, in an interview with the Arman-e Emrooz daily, weighed in on the latest developments surrounding the Iran nuclear deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Excerpts from the interview follow.

Iran began to further scale back its commitments under the JCPOA after the Europeans failed to meet Iran’s demands during the two months that the Islamic Republic had given them to ensure Tehran’s benefits under the agreement.

Unfortunately, Britain, France and German have not taken any action over the past four years to live up to their commitments; rather, they only killed time and played political games. On the other hand, the US withdrawal from the JCPOA has prompted the Trump team to exert more pressure on the Europeans to keep them from enforcing the agreement. The Islamic Republic of Iran has proven that it has made every move in order to build confidence and cooperate with the international community. This comes as the Trump team is behind all these propaganda campaigns and economic pressure. So, it seems Iran has had no other choice, but to scale back its commitments in accordance with clauses 26 and 36 of the JCPOA, which is a tit-for-tat move.

Over the past few days, a series of negotiations took place in Vienna between Iran and the other five signatories to the JCPOA, i.e., Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany. The talks produced acceptable results with regards to the creation of a financial cooperation framework and formed the Instrument in Support of Trade Exchanges (INSTEX). Nevertheless, Britain’s seizure of an Iranian oil tanker dashed all hope of reaching an overarching deal between Iran and the five countries. In fact, Iran has now reduced its commitments under the JCPOA and taken its second step in scaling down its obligations in order to safeguard its rights. In its second step, Iran has moved towards gradually enriching uranium to higher levels. Now, the ball is in Britain, Germany and France’s court. During Iran’s second step, if these three countries fail again to stop the JCPOA from falling apart, the Islamic Republic will definitely continue to gradually scale back its commitments. However, Iran is not going to pull out of the JCPOA altogether.

Now, the international community has realized well that the European countries cannot take any steps toward cooperation with Iran without the blessing of the White House. So, given that the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is going to hold a meeting where the agency’s director general is supposed to present a report on Iran’s obligations and the circumstances surrounding the JCPOA, it seems the United States and the three European countries will put forward some pretexts in order to be able to denounce Iran in an upcoming UN Security Council meeting which will be called by the US in a bid to build international consensus against the Islamic Republic.

However, with regards to the obligations and commitments that Iran has made good on, the Board of Governors will tip the balance in favour of Iran as it includes several countries which are members of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), and the UN Security Council will indubitably not be able to issue a resolution against Iran. Therefore, the European countries should seriously assess Iran’s behaviour, stop killing time and cooperating with the US and aligning themselves with Washington’s aggressive behaviour, and treat Iran fairly. Of course, there is a possibility that the European Union will cash in on the situation and reinstate sanctions, given that the US and Britain had launched a series of propaganda campaigns against Iran. This is very probable, especially when the UK has proved that its behaviour toward Iran is completely politically-motivated.

Ancient Mud-Brick Tumulus Discovered in NW Iran

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“The tumulus belongs to the Iron Age and the first millennium BCE. It boasts mud-brick architecture and rectangular burial chambers,” said Naader Fallahi, the director general of the provincial department of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism.

“The area around the mud-brick tombs are covered with rubble stones,” he said.

“The graves are covered with mud bricks, and finally with a large piece of rock measuring more than 2 metres in length,” the official added.

He underlined the area is built in the shape of a hill to be protected from natural disasters and man-made incidents.

According to the official, the tumulus is likely to date back to the time when the Scythians lived in the area.

He says it is the first time that tombs with such structures have been discovered in the country.

Tumuli are hillocks, barrows or mounds used as tombs. They are normally made of wood. The most ancient tumuli discovered so far date back to the 4th millennium BCE. They were found in northern Caucasus and belong to Indo-European people.

Tumuli are mostly distributed across an area stretching from the Black Sea to Lake Baikal.

Iran’s Top General Warns of Due Response to UK Tanker Seizure

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Iran Will Definitely Change Approach to UAE: Top General

Addressing a Tuesday ceremony in Tehran, General Baqeri said the Iranian supertanker has been seized based on “false pretexts” and in retaliation for Iran’s brave move against the US spy drone.

“The UK’s move will not remain unanswered, and in due time and place, we’ll consider responding to the cowardly move, if necessary,” he added.

Iranian supertanker Grace 1 was boarded and impounded by Gibraltar police and customs agencies, aided by a detachment of British Royal Marines, on Thursday at the US request in the Strait of Gibraltar.

While the UK claims it has seized the tanker on the pretext that it was carrying oil to Syria in breach of the EU sanctions against the Arab country, Iran says it was not bound for Syria, and the UK was not allowed to seize it.

“The oil tanker (seized in Gibraltar) was not bound for Syria. The Syrian port they mention basically is not suitable for such type of tanker to dock,” Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araqchi said Sunday.

“The oil tanker carrying Iran’s oil was a supertanker with 2 million barrels of oil, and with such a huge capacity it could not cross the Suez Canal,” Araqchi added, speaking to reporters in a press conference.

“No law allows the UK government to do such a thing,” he said, protesting the UK Navy for seizing the oil tanker.

He said the country will legally pursue the issue and test any path in order to secure its interests, but it is hopeful that the problem is resolved through diplomatic channels.

Swedish Ex-Leader Disputes UK Capture of Iranian Oil Tanker

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Carl Bildt

In a post on his Twitter account, Carl Bildt, the current co-chair of the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), argued that the UK seizure of Iran’s supertanker off the coasts of Gibraltar runs counter to the EU regulations.

“The legalities of the UK seizure of a tanker heading for Syria with oil from Iran intrigues me,” he noted.

“One refers to EU sanctions against Syria, but Iran is not a member of EU. And EU as a principle doesn’t impose its sanctions on others. That’s what the US does,” Bildt added.

Iranian supertanker Grace 1 was boarded and impounded by Gibraltar police and customs agencies, aided by a detachment of British Royal Marines, on Thursday at the US request in the Strait of Gibraltar.

Later in the day, Iran’s Foreign Ministry summoned Britain’s ambassador to the country to express its strong protest at the move.

Iran maintains that the oil tanker was not bound for Syria, and the UK was not allowed to seize the vessel.

IAEA Confirms Uranium Enrichment Above 3.67% in Iran: Envoy

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In comments on Monday, Kazem Gharibabadi said the report by IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano confirms that uranium enrichment has gone beyond 3.67 percent in Iran.

According to the ambassador, the IAEA’s report has determined, on the basis of an announcement from the nuclear fuel enrichment factory’s operator, that the purity level stands at 4.5 percent.

The UN nuclear agency has also confirmed that it has received the information on the uranium enrichment plant’s new design from Iran on Sunday, Gharibabadi noted.

Meanwhile, Reuters quoted an IAEA spokesman as saying, “Director General Yukiya Amano has informed the IAEA Board of Governors that Agency inspectors on 8 July verified that Iran is enriching uranium above 3.67% U-235.”

He was referring to the fissile uranium-235 isotope.

In comments earlier on Monday, Spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Behrouz Kamalvandi said enrichment of uranium at 20% level of purity is among Iran’s options in the third phase of reducing its commitments under the JCPOA.

Tehran has passed the 3.67% uranium enrichment cap set by the JCPOA, as part of the second phase of its earlier decision to reduce its commitments in a bid to prompt other parties to the nuclear agreement to fulfill their side of the bargain.

Trump Sold on B-Team’s Folly: Zarif

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Mohammad Javad Zarif

In a Twitter post on Monday, Zarif said the US president has been sold on the B-Team’s “folly that killing JCPOA through Economic Terrorism (on Iran) can get him a better deal.”

“As it becomes increasingly clear that there won’t be a better deal, they’re bizarrely urging Iran’s full compliance,” the top Iranian diplomat added, referring to the calls on Iran to keep honouring the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.

“There’s a way out, but not with B-Team in charge,” Zarif stated.

Trump, who pulled the US out of the JCPOA in May 2018, has repeatedly called for a new agreement with Iran.

Iran has dismissed the chance of any negotiations with the US, saying Washington must first remove the sanctions against Tehran and return to the nuclear deal.

Iran Protests at US Treatment of Its Athletes in Chicago

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Iran Volleyball Team in US

The protest was conveyed by Director of the Iranian Foreign Ministry’s Department for the Americas Mohsen Baharvand to the Swiss ambassador to Tehran, whose country protects the US interests in the Islamic Republic.

“If the US cannot host all athletic teams in a fair and even-handed way, it had better refrain from playing host to athletic competitions,” Baharvand said, slamming the US authorities’ treatment of Iranian athletes.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry’s protest against the US administration came after members of Iran’s national volleyball team were reportedly held at a Chicago airport for four hours upon their arrival in the US.

The Iranian athletes are in the US to attend the final round of the 2019 FIVB Men’s Volleyball Nations League.

Iran, Brazil, Poland, Russia, France and the US are going to compete in the Finals of 2019 FIVB Men’s Volleyball Nations League on July 10-14 at Credit Union 1 Arena in Chicago.

Iranian players had received the same treatment last year. Back in June 2018, the US security forces had mistreated the Iranian players upon their arrival at a US airport.

At the time, Iran’s national volleyball team coach Igor Kolakovic said the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) had asked the Iranian volleyball players “stupid questions”.

“In the USA, the FBI … asked some players one by one some stupid questions,” Kolakovic told the Tasnim News Agency.

“Do they know some person from some photos?… And police keep us in the airport in one small place for almost three hours and at the same time Poland passed close to us with smiles, without any procedure…”

“We are a national team in one sport… For us it mustn’t be a problem,” the coach said.

“Also, how is it possible that young sportsmen can’t get a visa for USA or EU… What is this… It is not sport,” Kolakovic regretted.

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