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World powers press Iran to reverse nuke deal violations

By KIYOKO METZLER tion with Iran.”
Associated Press “We see that seriousness
VIENNA (AP) — World pow- amongst these countries,
ers pressured Iran on Friday but of course there are
to reverse recent atomic problems and obstacles in
activities that violate the the way,” he said.
landmark 2015 nuclear European Union for-
deal, but stopped short eign policy official Helga
of deciding on whether Schmid, who chaired the
to proceed with a move meeting, tweeted that
that could see the case “we have a collective re-
brought before the UN sponsibility to preserve” the
Security Council and a agreement. She said she
“snapback” of sanctions “urged all participants to
that had been lifted under report back to their capi-
the accord, according to tals as strong efforts are
a Chinese official. needed by all sides.”
Fu Cong told reporters Before the Vienna talks,
after the meeting that German Foreign Ministry
brought together Iran with spokesman Christofer Burg-
the five powers remaining The European Union’s political director Helga Schmid and Iran’s deputy Foreign Minister Abbas er told reporters in Berlin
in the deal that China had Araghchi, from left, wait for a bilateral meeting as part of the closed-door nuclear talks with Iran that Iran’s approach was
argued against invoking in Vienna, Austria, Friday, Dec. 6, 2019. “unacceptable” and that
the so-called dispute reso- Associated Press diplomats would make
lution mechanism of the that clear at the Vienna
agreement. ed States last year and the Tehran’s violations all an- Iran has previously sug- meeting.“We will under-
“Iran has made it very clear re-imposition of American nounced in advance and gested it would walk back score that Iran must fully
that all the actions are re- sanctions, which has left verified by International those activities if it receives reverse its breaches of the
versible and that they are Iran’s economy struggling. Atomic Energy Agency in- the economic incentives it JCPOA,” he said.
ready to come back to full In response, Iran has re- spectors have been an at- needs. Following the meet- The European nations in-
compliance,” he told re- cently exceeded the tempt to pressure the other ing, Iranian representative volved have threatened
porters. stockpiles of uranium and world powers involved Abbas Araghchi told re- that they could invoke the
The agreement, known as heavy water allowed by France, Germany, Britain, porters that he thought the dispute resolution mecha-
the Joint Comprehensive the deal, and has started China and Russia to offer world powers “are inter- nism, which can be trig-
Plan of Action, has been enriching uranium at a pu- new economic incentives ested to find practical solu- gered by any party to the
unraveling since the unilat- rity level beyond what is to offset the effect of the tions so they can continue JCPOA, if Iran does not
eral withdrawal of the Unit- permitted. American sanctions. their economic coopera- comply. q

Iraqi official: 6 protesters killed, 30 wounded in Baghdad

SAMYA KULLAB “We hope the head of the
MURTADA FARAJ new government and it’s
Associated Press members are chosen with-
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi in the constitutional dead-
security and medical of- line and according to the
ficials say unknown assail- aspirations of the people
ants shot at protesters in and away from outside in-
Baghdad’s Khilani Square fluence,” the Grand Aya-
late Friday, killing six and tollah Ali al-Sistani said in
wounding 30. his weekly Friday sermon in
Officials requested ano- the holy city of Najaf. The
nymity in line with regula- sermon is always delivered
tions. by a representative.
The attacks come one day He added that the Shi-
after a string of suspicious ite religious establishment
stabbing incidents left at would not take part in the
least 13 wounded in Bagh- government formation
dad’s Tahirir Square, the process. At least 400 peo-
epicenter of Iraq’s leader- ple have died since the
less protest movement. leaderless uprising shook
Iraq’s highest Shiite reli- Iraq on Oct. 1, with thou-
gious authority called Fri- sands of Iraqis taking to
day for the formation of the streets in Baghdad and
a new government within Anti-government protesters gather near barriers set up by security forces to close Rasheed Street the predominantly Shiite
during ongoing protests in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019.
the allotted deadline, and Associated Press southern Iraq decrying
without foreign interfer- corruption, poor services,
ence, as the clock ticks Prime Minister Adel Abdul- across southern Iraq joined movement in the capital, lack of jobs and calling for
down on lawmakers to Mahdi last week. demonstrators in Bagh- hours after the sermon, an end to the political sys-
select a new premier fol- Thousands of anti-gov- dad’s Tahrir Square, the according to security of- tem that was imposed af-
lowing the resignation of ernment protesters from epicenter of the protest ficials. ter the 2003 U.S. invasion.q