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Monday 14 october 2019

Iran offers warning after mysterious tanker attack

By AMIR VAHDAT world powers last year. matic balancing act be-
Associated Press The tensions culminated in tween Riyadh and Tehran.
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's a Sept. 14 attack on key Saudi Arabia meanwhile
president warned Sunday Saudi oil infrastructure that denied it was behind Fri-
it would be "a big mistake" halved the kingdom's oil day's incident involving
to think his country won't production. the Iranian oil tanker, with
respond to threats after a The U.S. blames Iran for the Minister of State for Foreign
mysterious attack on one attack, something Tehran Affairs Adel al-Jubeir telling
of its oil tankers. Hassan denies. Yemen's Houthi journalists: "Let's wait and
Rouhani's remarks came rebels, whom the king- find out what happened
as Pakistan's prime minister dom has been fighting in a before we jump to conclu-
was visiting Iran in an effort yearslong war, claimed the sions." The attack on the
to ease tensions between attack, though analysts say tanker has yet to be cor-
Tehran and Saudi Arabia. the missiles used wouldn't roborated.
Imran Khan is planning to have the range to reach Khan also met Supreme
visit Saudi Arabia later this Thousands of people protest on Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019 in Ber- the target from Yemen. Leader Ayatollah Ali
week. His mediation ef- lin, Germany, against rising anti-Semitism, days after a man at- "We do not want a conflict Khamenei, who said that
forts come just days after tacked a synagogue in the eastern German city of Halle. between Saudi Arabia and while Iran has not initiated
Iran said missiles struck an Associated Press Iran. We recognize that it's any war, "if one starts a war
Iranian oil tanker traveling the region without getting been high for months, fol- a complex issue, we rec- against Iran, he will surely
through the Red Sea near a response, that would lowing President Donald ognize that, but we feel regret it." Khamenei also
Saudi Arabia, which has be a sheer mistake," Rou- Trump's decision to im- that this can be resolved said unspecified countries
denied it was behind the hani said, without pinning pose crushing sanctions through dialogue," Khan in the region were "under
incident. the blame on any specific that target Iran's crude oil said. "But what should nev- the will of the United States"
"If a country thinks that it country. sales and have crippled its er happen is war between and called for an end to
can create instability in Tensions in the region have economy. Those sanctions Saudi Arabia and Iran." the war in Yemen, accord-
came after Trump unilater- Pakistan is closely allied ing to remarks published on
ally withdrew the U.S. from with Saudi Arabia but has the supreme leader's offi-
Tehran's nuclear deal with tried to maintain a diplo- cial website.q

Thousands in Berlin protest against anti-Semitism

attack in which two peo-
ple were killed outside the
synagogue and in a kebab
shop. The attack has re-
newed concerns about ris-
ing far-right extremism and
questions about the slow
police response.
The 27-year-old, heavily
armed suspect identified
as Stephan B. tried but
failed to enter the house
of worship on Yom Kippur,
Judaism's holiest day. The
suspect, who livestreamed
Thousands of people protest on Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019 in Berlin, his attack online, has been
Germany, against rising anti-Semitism, days after a man charged with two counts
attacked a synagogue in the eastern German city of Halle.
Associated Press of murder and nine of at-
tempted murder.
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER About 10,000 people par- On Sunday, people started
Associated Press ticipated in the march their march at a symbolic
BERLIN (AP) — Thousands of through the German capi- landmark, Berlin's Bebel-
people in Berlin protested tal. Several thousand oth- platz square, where the
against anti-Semitism on ers protested Saturday in Nazis burnt thousands of
Sunday, days after a man other cities including Ham- books by Jews, Commu-
attacked a synagogue in burg and Marburg. nist and other opponents,
the eastern German city of Many Germans are in weeks after Adolf Hitler
Halle. shock over Wednesday's took power in 1933.q