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EU provocative move
The European signatories to the 2015 deal with Iran, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action or JCPOA, have announced they will keep sanctions on the country’s ballistic missile program. Those sanctions were set to expire next month under the accord. Iran’s Foreign Ministry has denounced the move as illegal and provocative. The ministry’s statement said the E3’s decision lacks any legal logic and will have a negative impact on the efforts made to reduce tensions and pave the way for more cooperation among the parties to the JCPOA. The statement also defended Iran’s measures to reduce its compliance with the agreement, which were taken a year after the US unilaterally exited it.
'Israel destabilizing region'
Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations has warned against Israel’s adventurism and malicious activities to destabilize peace and security in the region. Amir Saeed Iravani also reaffirmed Iran's legitimate and inherent right to resolutely respond to the regime's threats and illegal acts. Iravani made the comments in a letter to the UN chief and the Security Council’s president. He was responding to the latest anti-Tehran remarks by head of Israel’s Mossad spy agency. David Barnea had accused Iran of attempting to attack Jews and Israelis abroad. He threatened that the regime will use force and terrorism against Iran and its officials. Iravani dismissed the claims as baseless, saying they serve to divert attention from the hostile and malevolent policies that Israel pursues in the region. He added that the regime’s threat to target Iranian officials amounts to a flagrant violation of international law and shows Israel uses terrorism to survive.
Sudan conflict
The commander of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has threatened to set up a governing authority in areas under his forces’ control, if the army forms a government. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo warned that establishment of a caretaker government by the army will divide the country, because the RSF would also form a genuine civilian authority. His remarks came after a senior official close to army chief, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, said a caretaker government was needed to end the conflict. Sudan’s warring factions have been locked in a power struggle since mid-April, which has so far killed at least seven-thousand people. Nearly five million Sudanese have also fled the country. Multiple cease-fires, largely negotiated by Saudi Arabia and the United States, have failed to stop the conflict.
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