*** Iran DAILY
-- FM: Iran demanding nothing beyond JCPOA
The Iranian foreign minister said the Islamic Republic has no demand beyond the scopes of the 2015 nuclear deal, noting that in the Doha talks to revive the agreement and lift the sanctions, the United States failed to provide Tehran with firm guarantees about the safeguarding of its interests.
Hossein Amirabdollahian made the remarks in an address to reporters at a joint press conference on Wednesday attended by the visiting Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani.
-- Iran, Kuwait sign MoU to cooperate against dust storms
Iran and Kuwait signed a memorandum of understanding in Kuwait City on Tuesday to tackle sand and dust storms, a natural hazard in the region that has increasingly been fueled by climate change.
In a statement issued after the signing ceremony, Director General of Kuwait’s Environment Public Authority Sheikh Abdullah al-Humoud al-Sabah said the agency is working extensively with countries in the region to exchange knowledge, experiences, and best practices, and “seeks to cooperate with all government agencies to increase green belts to reduce the effects of these dust storms,” Xinhua reported.
-- Amirabdollahian: Iran supports stability in Uzbekistan
Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian voiced Iran’s support for security Amirabdollahian and stability in Uzbekistan following recent deadly unrest in the Central Asian country.
Amirabdollahian in a phone call with Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan Vladimir Imamovich Norov denounced as unacceptable any move damaging the nation’s unity, according to the Foreign Ministry’s official website.
*** TEHRAN TIMES
-- Petropars begins drilling operation in Belal gas field
Three years after signing a deal with Pars Oil and Gas Company (POGC) for the development of the southern Belal gas field, Petropars has finally started drilling the first descriptive-exploratory well in this field.
As announced by the company’s Managing Director Shamseddin Mousavi, the drilling operation was officially begun on Monday and a drilling rig called Deepsea Treasure, which is operated by Dana Kish Company as the sub-contractor of the project is located at the field.
-- Iran volleyball coach Ataei thrilled with win over Poland
Head coach of Iran men’s national volleyball team, Behrouz Ataei, hailed his players after defeating the powerful Poland national team in Week 3 of the 2022 Volleyball Nations League (VNL) Tuesday night.
Young outside spiker Amirhossein Esfandiar earned in 21 points to help Iran walk away with a 3-2 victory over Poland in Gdansk. Amin Esmaeilnezhad and Milad Ebadipour also earned 18 and 17 points, respectively.
-- British government in crisis
The pledge of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to remain in power despite losing the public’s trust, his party’s trust, losing at least 15 government ministers in 24 hours, and losing his integrity following countless scandals and lies offers an insight into Western capitalism and what London labels as democracy.
Johnson’s Chancellor or Finance Minister Rishi Sunak resigned in the middle of a cost of living crisis and his Health Minister Sajid Javid resigned in the middle of a crisis in the health sector.
*** KAYHAN INTERNATIONAL
-- Largest Hajj Since Pandemic Begins
One million Muslim pilgrims were converging on Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca on Wednesday for the largest Hajj since the coronavirus pandemic severely curtailed access to one of Islam’s pillars.
Saudi Arabia’s decision to allow some 850,000 Muslims from abroad to make the annual pilgrimage, which begins on Thursday, marks a major step toward normalcy after two years of a drastically scaled-down Hajj restricted to Saudi residents.
-- Zionist Troops Martyr Palestinian During Mass Arrest Campaign
Zionist troops fatally shot a 20-year-old Palestinian near the city of Jenin on Wednesday, as dozens were arrested in various raids across the occupied West Bank.
Rafiq Riyad Ghannam was wounded by the Zionist troops’ fire in the early morning while standing outside his home in Jaba, a town southwest of Jenin, during an army raid, according to Palestinian officials.
-- Arab Americans Demand End to Extreme Racial Profiling
The Arab community is demanding an end to racial profiling after it was revealed that over 50 percent of “suspects” reported to the police, primarily for doing mundane things like texting or taking photos, were described as people of Arab descent in Chicago.
A few years ago, members of the Arab American Action Network (AAAN) started talking with members of the Chicago community about their experiences with law enforcement in the suburbs and in the city of Chicago.
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