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A10 WORLD NEWS
Saturday 29 June 2019

Iran sees some progress on nuclear deal, but not enough

By KIYOKO METZLER said that “the decision to
PHILIPP JENNE reduce our commitments
Associated Press has already (been) made
VIENNA (AP) — A meeting in Iran, and we continue on
of the remaining partners that process unless our ex-
in the Iranian nuclear deal pectations are met.”
produced some progress Asked whether there would
but not enough to satisfy be a follow-up meeting,
Tehran’s demands, a senior Araghchi said that del-
Iranian official said Friday, egates “decided to have
offering little prospect for a ministerial meeting very
now of the country back- soon,” perhaps in the next
ing away from a move to few weeks, although a time
surpass a uranium stockpile and place have not yet
threshold that could doom been determined. Friday’s
the agreement. meeting was held at a
Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s lower level of senior foreign
deputy foreign minister, ministry officials.
said after meeting with se- Trump said on the sidelines
nior officials from Britain, of the Group of 20 summit
Germany, France, China, in Japan that “there’s no
Russia and the European rush” to ease tensions with
Union that a complex bar- Iran.
ter-type system set up to In this April 9, 2018 file photo, released by an official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, “There’s absolutely no
keep trade with Iran afloat President Hassan Rouhani listens to explanations on new nuclear achievements at a ceremony to time pressure,” he added.
is now active. But he in- mark “National Nuclear Day,” in Tehran, Iran. “I think that in the end,
sisted that for the so-called Associated Press hopefully, it’s going to work
INSTEX system to be useful, ran into negotiating a wid- move could be reversed January but has taken out. If it does, great. And if
“Europeans need to buy er-ranging deal. quickly. months to activate. It would doesn’t, you’ll be hearing
oil from Iran, or to consider Iran recently quadrupled its The Europeans also face a help ensure trade between about it.”
credit lines for this mecha- production of low-enriched July 7 deadline set by Teh- Iran and Europe by allow- Tensions have been rising
nism.” uranium. It previously said ran to offer long-promised ing buyers and sellers to in the Middle East. Citing
Araghchi described the it would surpass a 300-kilo- relief from U.S. sanctions, exchange money without unspecified Iranian threats,
meeting in Vienna, a regu- gram stockpile limit set by or Iran says it will also begin relying on the usual cross- the U.S. has sent an aircraft
lar quarterly gathering of the accord by Thursday, enriching its uranium closer border financial transac- carrier to the region and
signatories to the 2015 ac- but then said it was below to weapons-grade levels. tions. deployed additional troops
cord, as positive and con- the limit Wednesday and After Friday’s meeting, Senior EU diplomat Hel- alongside the tens of thou-
structive. He said it was “one there would be no new several EU countries said ga Schmid confirmed on sands already there.
step forward” compared assessment until “after the they are supporting efforts Twitter that the system is The U.S. has been worried
with previous sessions, “but weekend.” to keep the nuclear deal “now operational, (with) about international ship-
it is still not enough, and it It is currently a holiday alive. first transactions being ping through the Strait of
is still not meeting Iran’s ex- weekend in Iran. Austria, Belgium, Finland, processed” and more EU Hormuz since tankers were
pectations.” European countries are the Netherlands, Slovenia, member countries to join. damaged in May and June
The 2015 agreement was pressing for Iran to com- Spain and Sweden wrote She said that Friday’s dis- in what Washington has
aimed at curbing Iran’s ply in full with the accord, in a joint statement that cussions were constructive blamed on limpet mines
nuclear ambitions in ex- though they have not “aware of the difficulties to and added that “full and from Iran, although Tehran
change for relief from eco- specified what the conse- implement the economic effective implementation denies any involvement.
nomic sanctions. President quences would be of failing part of the agreement, we of #IranDeal by all sides re- Last week, Iran shot down
Donald Trump withdrew to do so. But Iranian officials are working ... to establish mains key.” a U.S. Navy surveillance
the U.S. from the accord maintain that even if it sur- channels to facilitate legiti- Araghchi said he will report drone, saying it violated its
last year and he has im- passes the enrichment limit, mate trade and financial back to Tehran, which will territory; Washington said
posed new sanctions on it would not be breaching operations with Iran.” make further decisions. Of it was in international air-
Iran in hopes of forcing Teh- the deal, and say such a INSTEX was conceived in the 300-kilogram limit, he space. q

Palestinians: Israeli forces hit rally

against police abuse

Associated Press borhood of Issawiyas. man Micky Rosenfeld,
JERUSALEM (AP) — Pales- Zamzam says they beat the who said protesters hurled
tinians claim Israeli forces residents after fatally shoot- stones and explosive de-
attacked them after a ing 20-year-old Moham- vices at the Israeli patrol.
peaceful rally against po- med Obeid. A cellphone He said an officer, acting in
lice brutality in east Jerusa- video shows a policeman self-defense, shot a suspect
lem. kicking a Palestinian al- who launched firecrackers
Forty-nine-year-old witness ready on the ground as an toward police at “extreme-
Abed Zamzam says that af- officer was arresting him. ly close range.”
ter prayers on Thursday, Is- The protests continued Fri- Palestinians and human
raeli police were patrolling day. rights groups have ac-
Palestinians throw stones during clashes with Israeli police in
Jerusalem’s neighborhood of Issawiya. a rally of several hundred Zamzam’s account differs cused Israel of using exces-
Associated Press Palestinians in the neigh- from that of police spokes- sive force.q