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A6 WORLD NEWS
Tuesday 13 sepTember 2022
Germany's Scholz sees no imminent nuclear deal with Iran

By GEIR MOULSON Minister Benny Gantz said
BERLIN (AP) — German Iran has built at least 10 fa-
Chancellor Olaf Scholz cilities "for mid- and long-
made clear Monday that range, precise missiles and
he doesn't expect an weapons" in neighboring
agreement with Iran in the Syria, including one report-
immediate future to restore edly targeted by Israel in a
Tehran's tattered nuclear recent airstrike.
deal with world powers, Gantz said that Iran has
though he said there's no produced "more and more
reason for Iran not to sign advanced centrifuges – in-
up and European countries cluding at underground fa-
would remain "patient." cilities where activities are
Scholz spoke after meeting prohibited" and called for
in Berlin with Israeli Prime Iran to be held account-
Minister Yair Lapid, who able. His remarks couldn't
insisted that restoring the be independently verified.
2015 agreement would be The United States unilateral-
"a critical mistake." Germa- ly pulled out of the nuclear
ny, along with France, Brit- accord in 2018 under then
ain, Russia and China, is still German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, right, and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid, left, arrive for a joint President Donald Trump
a party to the deal and in- press conference as part of a meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Sept. 12, and reimposed sanctions
volved in talks on its revival 2022. on Iran, prompting Tehran
that have dragged on for Associated Press to start backing away from
over a year. the deal's terms.
The European countries nuclear weapons." also shared intelligence and the world powers. It Iran earlier this month re-
"have made proposals, The German leader said with the German govern- says lifting sanctions will al- sponded to a final draft of
and there is no reason that "a functioning interna- ment. low Iran to funnel billions a roadmap for parties to re-
now for Iran not to agree tional agreement to limit "Removing sanctions and of dollars to hostile mili- turn to the tattered nucle-
to these proposals, but we and monitor the Iranian pouring hundreds of billions tant groups and says an ar deal and bring the U.S.
have to take note of the nuclear program is the right of dollars into Iran will bring improved deal must also back on board.
fact that this isn't the case, way" to do that. waves of terrorism, not only address Iran's regional mili- A probe by the Internation-
so it certainly won't happen But Lapid said that "it is time to the Middle East, but also tary activities and support al Atomic Energy Agency
soon, although it looked for to move past the failed ne- across Europe," Lapid said. for hostile groups such as into man-made uranium
a while like it would," Scholz gotiations with Iran," which Israel, which encouraged Hezbollah in Lebanon and particles found at three un-
said. "We remain patient, he said can't and won't the U.S. to withdraw from other militias in Syria. declared sites in the coun-
but we also remain clear: achieve the goal of stop- the nuclear deal in 2018, Speaking Monday at the try has become a key stick-
Iran must be prevented ping Iran getting a nuclear has opposed a renewed Jerusalem Post Conference ing point in the talks for re-
from being able to deploy weapon. His office said he agreement between Iran in New York, Israeli Defense newing the agreement.q

Haiti leader urges calm, requests help in nation's crisis

lowed a string of demon- elections in October 2019 in recent months in the sink-
strations across the country at a time of political grid- ing of rickety, overloaded
to protest worsening condi- lock and massive protests. smuggling boats.
tions, including gang vio- President Jovenel Moïse Meanwhile, attempts to try
lence, a severe lack of fuel had been ruling by de- those arrested in the assassi-
and soaring inflation. cree for more than a year nation of Moïse have been
Henry promised that fuel before was assassinated in stalled by the resignation
would soon be available July 2021. of four judges appointed
on a regular basis and he Henry renewed appeals to oversee the investiga-
rejected accusations he is for international support to tion, with some saying they
trying to hold onto power. strengthen the police, fight feared for their lives.
"That is not true," he said, corruption and improve More than 40 people have
adding that the country the economy. been arrested in Haiti, in-
should go into "electoral He also condemned the cluding high-ranking police
mode" before the end of violence of recent protests, officers and a group of for-
the year — a vow he has but acknowledged that mer Colombian soldiers. At
Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry speaks during a plenary ses- made repeatedly since multiple crises are hitting least two of three suspects
sion at the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, June 10, taking office last Septem- Haiti and many people are detained outside Haiti
2022. Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry speaks during a plenary
session at the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, June 10, ber. living in abject poverty. were extradited to the U.S.,
2022. However he has not moved "The country has a lot of where they face charges
Associated Press to appoint an electoral problems," he said. "I am including conspiring to
council to oversee a vote calling on everyone to stay commit murder or kidnap-
By EVENS SANON toward holding elections as and U.S. officials have said calm. The government is ping outside the United
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti he marked the anniversary it will take that body six working with what it has." States.
(AP) — Prime Minister Ariel of being sworn into office months to organize a vote. Gang-related violence and Henry himself has come
Henry asked Monday for in- following the president's as- Haiti currently has only 10 kidnappings have spiked under suspicion. Last year
ternational help in fighting sassination. elected officials — all mem- and a growing number he fired a chief prosecutor
gang violence in Haiti and The speech broadcast bers of the Senate — since of Haitians are fleeing the who had asked a judge to
pledged yet again to work shortly after midnight fol- it failed to hold legislative country, with dozens dying charge him. q