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WORLD NEWS Saturday 12 May 2018
Iran cleric threatens destruction of Israeli cities

By AMIR VAHDAT
Associated Press
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A
prominent Iranian cleric on
Friday threatened two Is-
raeli cities with destruction
if the Jewish state “acts
foolishly” and attacks its
interests again, while thou-
sands of protesters demon-
strated against President
Donald Trump’s withdrawal
from the Iranian nuclear
deal with world powers.
The comments by Ayatol-
lah Ahmad Khatami fol-
lowed a week of escalat-
ing tensions that threaten
to spill over into a wider
conflict between the two
bitter enemies, who have
long fought each other
through proxies in Syria and
Lebanon. Iranian women attend an anti-U.S. gathering after the Friday prayer in Tehran, Iran, Friday, May 11, 2018.
Israeli airstrikes struck Ira- Associated Press
nian military installations rapprochement with the statement reiterated that interests, we consider we aim of preserving the deal
inside Syria on Thursday — West and is simultaneously Zarif was seeking “required will continue to do trade and peace in the Mideast.
its biggest coordinated as- trying to save the nuclear guarantees” from the five with Iran?” European gov- And European Union for-
sault on Syria since the 1973 deal with world powers other parties to the agree- ernments tried for months eign policy chief Federica
Mideast war — in retalia- while attempting to ap- ment. The 2015 nuclear to persuade Trump to stick Mogherini insisted that it’s
tion for an Iranian rocket pease hard-liners seeking deal imposed restrictions with the deal but failed, not up to the U.S. to de-
barrage on Israeli positions revenge for Israeli attacks. on the Islamic Republic’s and now fear it will raise the termine the deal’s future
in the occupied Golan In a lengthy government nuclear program in return risk of conflict in the region. anyway. “This deal is not
Heights. It was the most se- statement on Friday, for the lifting of most of the Aside from the mounting a bilateral treaty. It’s a UN
rious military confrontation the Iranian government U.S. and international sanc- military tensions between Security Council Resolution
between the two rivals to warned that it would take tions against Tehran. Iran and Israel, oil prices are and it belongs to the en-
date. “whatever reciprocal mea- However, the deal came rising on the uncertainty. tire world,” said Mogherini,
Khatami, who has echoed sures it deems expedient” if with time limits and did Russian President Vladimir who will chair talks Tuesday
sentiments of Supreme it is not fully compensated not address Iran’s ballis- Putin and German Chan- with the British, French, Ger-
Leader Ali Khamenei who for the U.S. withdrawal from tic missile program or its cellor Angela Merkel spoke man and Iranian foreign
says Israel will not exist in 25 the nuclear agreement as regional policies. Trump
years, said the Jewish state provided for in the accord. has repeatedly pointed to Friday and underlined their ministers in Brussels.q
could face destruction if It called on the other par- those omissions in referring
it continues to challenge ties to the agreement — es- to the accord as the “worst
Iran. pecially Britain, France and deal ever.” However, pro-
“The holy system of the Is- Germany — to safeguard ponents of the deal have
lamic Republic will step the accord, adding that said those time limits were
up its missile capabilities no provisions or timeframes meant to encourage more Bring your family to enjoy a beautiful and relaxing evening
day by day so that Israel, in the 2015 agreement “are discussion with Iran in the here at one of the most spectacular sunset restaurants in Aruba
this occupying regime, will negotiable in any manner.” future. right over a dock surrounded by water.
become sleepless and the At the same time, the gov- On Friday, France urged
nightmare will constantly ernment said it has tasked Europeans to stand up to
haunt it that if it does any- the president of the Atomic Trump over the nuclear
thing foolish, we will raze Energy Organization of Iran deal and not act as “vas-
Tel Aviv and Haifa to the with “taking all necessary sals,” as the EU scrambles
ground,” he said, accord- steps in preparation for Iran to find ways to save the ac-
ing to state television. to pursue industrial-scale cord and the billions of dol-
His remarks drew chants of enrichment without any re- lars in trade it unleashed. Seats still
“Death to America!” from strictions.” French Finance Minister Available
those gathered for Friday After Trump announced Bruno Le Maire said on Eu-
prayers in Tehran. the U.S. withdrawal from rope-1 radio that Europe
Thousands later demon- the deal on Tuesday, Rou- should not accept that the
strated across the country hani warned that Iran U.S. is the “world’s econom-
to protest Trump’s with- would resume uranium en- ic policeman.” To make things even more special, we have a complimentary mimosa
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