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Tuesday 11 June 2019
Stern words from Iran: US cannot ‘expect to stay safe’

By AMIR VAHDAT tional currency, the rial, is
JON GAMBRELL currently trading at nearly
Associated Press 130,000 to $1. It had been
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s 32,000 to the dollar at the
foreign minister warned time of the 2015 deal. That
the U.S. on Monday that has wiped away people’s
it “cannot expect to stay earnings, as well as driven
safe” after launching what up prices on nearly every
he described as an eco- good in the country.
nomic war against Tehran, European nations had
taking a hard-line stance pledged to create a
amid a visit by Germany’s mechanism called INSTEX,
top diplomat seeking to which would allow Iran to
defuse tensions. continue to trade for hu-
A stern-faced Moham- manitarian goods despite
mad Javad Zarif offered American sanctions. How-
a series of threats over the ever, that program has yet
ongoing tensions gripping to really take off, some-
the Persian Gulf. The crisis thing Iran’s foreign ministry
takes root in President Don- spokesman noted before
ald Trump’s decision over Zarif and Maas spoke to re-
a year ago to withdraw porters.
America from Iran’s 2015 “We haven’t put much
nuclear deal with world Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, right, and his German counterpart Heiko Maas hope in INSTEX,” spokes-
powers. Trump also reinstat- give a press conference after their talks, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 10, 2019. man Abbas Mousavi said,
ed tough sanctions on Iran, Associated Press according to Iranian state
targeting its oil sector. ister Heiko Maas, were strik- as best as we can to do is a result of our history and television. “If INSTEX was
“Mr. Trump himself has an- ing because Zarif was the prevent its failure,” Maas it’s irrevocable and doesn’t going to help us, it would
nounced that the U.S. has one who helped secure the said. However, Europe has just change because I am have done so already.”
launched an economic nuclear deal, alongside the yet to be able to offer Iran currently in Tehran.” Maas later met Rouhani as
war against Iran,” Zarif said. relatively moderate Presi- a way to get around the Zarif then grew visibly an- well.
“The only solution for reduc- dent Hassan Rouhani. How- newly imposed U.S. sanc- gry, offering a list of Mid- “We expect Europe to
ing tensions in this region ever, he does not make the tions. Meanwhile, a July 7 east problems ranging from stand up to the United
is stopping that economic decision on whether to go deadline — imposed by al-Qaida to the bombing of States’ economic terrorism
war.” to war. That is left to the su- Iran — looms for Europe to Yemeni civilians he blamed against the Iranian nation,
Zarif also warned: “Who- preme leader. find a way to save the un- on the U.S. and its allies, living up to its commitments
ever starts a war with us will For his part, Maas insisted raveling deal. Otherwise, namely Saudi Arabia. under the deal,” Rouhani
not be the one who finishes his country and other Eu- Iran has warned it will re- “If one seeks to talk about told him, according to a
it.” ropean nations want to sume enriching uranium instability in this region, statement.
Zarif’s ramped up rhetoric find a way to salvage the closer to weapons-grade those are the other par- Trump, in withdrawing from
marked a sharp departure deal, which saw Iran limit levels. Zarif’s comments ties who should be held re- the deal, pointed that the
for the U.S.-educated dip- its enrichment of uranium came after Maas spoke sponsible,” Zarif said. accord had not limited
lomat and signals that Iran in exchange for the lifting about Israel, an archenemy Zarif’s sharp tone likely Iran’s ballistic missile pro-
is taking a harder line to- of economic sanctions. But of Iran’s government. “Is- comes from Iran’s growing gram, or addressed what
ward the West. His public he acknowledged there rael’s right to exist is part of frustration with Europe, as American officials describe
threats, which came during were limits. Germany’s founding princi- well as the ever-tightening as Tehran’s malign influ-
a joint news conference “We won’t be able to do ple and is completely non- American sanctions target- ence across the wider Mid-
with German Foreign Min- miracles, but we are trying negotiable,” Maas said. “It ing the country. Iran’s na- east. q

Kazakhstan: Tokayev named winner of presidency amid protests

Associated Press nominated Tokayev for rope on Monday criticized
MOSCOW (AP) — An ally of presidency. Some 500 peo- Kazakh authorities for dis-
Kazakhstan’s former presi- ple were taken into custody persing the rallies.
dent was named winner of after police broke up rallies The OSCE said in a state-
the presidential election on in Kazakhstan’s two larg- ment the police response
Monday in a vote marred est cities Sunday. Protests “hampered the conduct of
by a police crackdown on erupted again on Monday democratic elections.”
protesters who criticized with people rallying in the “While there was poten-
the result as an orchestrat- capital Nur-Sultan, named tial for Kazakhstan’s early
ed handover of power. after the former president, presidential election to
The Central Election Com- and the commercial capi- become a force for po-
mission in the Central Asian tal Almaty. litical change, a lack of
country said final results An Associated Press pho- regard for fundamental
showed Kassym-Jomart Kazakh police block an area to prevent protests against tographer saw at least 100 rights, including detentions
Tokayev won nearly 71 presidential elections in Nur-Sultan, the capital city of people detained by police of peaceful protesters, and
percent of the vote in Sun- Kazakhstan, on Monday June 10, 2019. on a central square in Al- widespread voting irregu-
day’s balloting. Associated Press maty on Monday morning. larities on election day,
Tokayev became acting the country since its inde- stepped down. Shortly af- The observers’ mission of showed scant respect for
president when Nursultan pendence from the So- ter Nazarbayev resigned, the Organization for Coop- democratic standards,”
Nazarbayev, who had led viet Union in 1991, abruptly Kazakhstan’s ruling party eration and Security in Eu- the statement said.q