Iran News Round Up

Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari rebuked a Canadian court’s decision to seize $13 million in Iranian assets. The court ruled that the seized assets should be given to families of Americans killed in terrorist attacks blamed on Iran between 1983 and 2002. Ansari said the ruling is not conducive to normalizing relations between Iran and Canada and called the allegations baseless. (MFA) (MFA) (E)

Senior Foreign Policy Advisor to the Supreme Leader Ali Akbar Velayati stated, “The political and military balance in Syria is shifting in favor of the country’s government, people, and its allies… We firmly believe that victory belongs to the Syrian government.” He added that Iran, Russia, and Syria “have a common goal to fight side-by-side against the terrorism that plagues the region’s security. Positive results have been achieved from this unity of theory and practice during the past years and months. Although the way ahead is relatively complex, we have great hope in the cooperation between Iran, Russia, and Syria.” (Press TV) (E) (IRNA) 

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif defended the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and the status of foreign investment during remarks delivered to Parliament on June 12. Zarif referred to the influx of foreign economic delegations into Iran since the nuclear agreement and stated that they indicate that the world considers Iran to be “a safe place for cooperation,” according to Tasnim News Agency. Zarif warned that factionalism in Iranian politics must not cause investors to “despair” and addressed “criticism from opponents of the JCPOA regarding the lack of foreign investment.” He stated, “If there were no JCPOA, sanctions would have increased… and our oil sales would have reached zero.” He added that “around $700 million dollars have been deposited into the [state] treasury every month” since the JCPOA’s implementation, which began officially in January.

• Zarif answered a question from parliamentarians on Iran’s response to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling permitting victims of terrorist attacks attributed to Iran to collect up to $2 billion in Iranian frozen assets. He stated, “Necessary steps for confronting the illegal encroachment on Iran’s assets have been taken. Iran’s legal claims against the United States will be pursued in the International Court of Justice soon. We will show the world that America’s actions have broken the law.” Zarif also addressed Iran’s broader diplomatic relations by stating that the nuclear deal “does not mean the end of hostilities by those who regarded the Islamic Republic as an obstacle to [attaining] their goals.”
• Zarif stated that Foreign Ministry will submit its second report on the implementation of the JCPOA to Parliament on July 17. The Foreign Ministry, which must deliver quarterly reports on the JCPOA to Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy (NSFP) Commission, submitted its first report on April 17. The Critical Threats Project translated an excerpt of the first report here. (Tasnim News Agency) (E) (Shargh)
   

Judiciary Head Ayatollah Sadegh Amoli Larijani condemned the mass shooting in Orlando, Florida, stressing that no one “accepts the murder of innocent people.” Larijani added that Iran “has repeatedly declared that it will condemn terrorism in all dimensions and in any clothing. From a humanitarian perspective, the murder of innocent people is unacceptable.” (Mashregh News)

Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari stated, “The Islamic Republic of Iran condemns the recent terrorist attack in Orlando based on its principled policy of condemning terrorism and firm determination to confront this ominous phenomenon seriously and comprehensively.” (IRNA)
 

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Law Enforcement Forces (LEF) Spokesman Brig. General Saeed Montazer al Mahdi told reporters that five members of the Sunni terrorist organization Jaish al Adl were killed during clashes with police forces in Khash county, Sistan and Baluchistan province. According to the LEF spokesman, the militants “intended to conduct terrorist attacks deep within the country.” One LEF officer was also killed in the engagement. (Tasnim News Agency)