West tries to mix up Iran’s nuclear activities with missile program: Iran

Here is a round-up of global news developments:

• Iran's deputy foreign minister has criticized the West for trying to mix up Iran’s nuclear activities with its missile program. Abbas Araqchi says last year's nuclear deal, has separated Iran's nuclear issue from its missile program. Araqchi stressed that NONE of Iran’s missiles are designed to carry nuclear warheads.
• Protesters have rallied in several US cities to denounce last week's fatal police shooting of two African Americans. The protesters marched on the streets of Chicago, Atlanta and Sacramento accusing police of racial profiling. They demanded justice for the victims, Alton Sterling and Philando Castile.
• The mother of the American gunman who killed five US police officers in Dallas blames the army for her son’s behavior, saying Micah Xavier Johnson was changed by his experience in the military. Delphine Johnson says the military was not what Micah thought it would be and he got very disappointed.
• The Pentagon chief says the U-S is sending hundreds of additional troops to Iraq to help the nation retake the city of Mosul from Daesh terrorists. Ash Carter says the new contingent that includes engineers and logistics personnel will help the Iraqis establish a strategic springboard at the Qayyarah airbase.
• In Bahrain, angry protests continue for the twenty-second consecutive day over the regime’s revocation of the citizenship of top Shia cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim. Last month, Manama revoked the cleric's nationality, accusing him of inciting violence against the regime. The prominent cleric has categorically denied the allegation.
• The Syrian military has extended a three-day nationwide ceasefire that expired on Monday midnight for another seventy-two hours. This comes as the government forces have made gains in their battles against terrorists in Aleppo. The province has witnessed an upsurge in deadly terrorist attacks despite the ceasefire.
• The European Commission cuts its forecasts for economic growth in the eurozone and Britain due to the impacts of the British vote to leave the European Union. The body predicts that Britain will be hit harder, seeing its growth cut between about one percent and two-point-five percent by 2017.
• A new study has found that nearly half of Europeans are concerned about the arrival of refugees in their countries. The survey shows Europeans believe the influx of refugees increases the likelihood of terrorism in their countries. Many also believe that the asylum seekers will become an economic burden.

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