News in Brief
Iranian president to visit Africa next week
TASNIM – Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi will start a three-nation tour of Africa on Tuesday.
Heading a delegation, the Iranian president will embark on a tour of Kenya, Zimbabwe and Uganda.
Heatwave warning
IRNA – Iran’s Meteorological Organization on Saturday issued a yellow level warning due to a drastic temperature rise. The southwest region faces temperatures exceeding 49 degrees until Friday. Additionally, the northern provinces including Tehran, Qazvin and Alborz will experience a significant temperature rise.
This brings the risk of heatstroke, heightened energy consumption, fire hazards in pastures and fields, and potential damage to agriculture, animal husbandry, and bee breeding.
China to continue work on bringing JCPOA back on track
PRESS TV – China’s Foreign Ministry said the country will continue its efforts to restore the US-abandoned 2015 nuclear agreement “at an early date.”
Speaking at a regular press conference on Friday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said the unilateral withdrawal of the US from the nuclear deal, formally known as the JCPOA, and its so-called “maximum pressure” campaign against Iran are the cruxes of the current situation vis-à-vis the agreement.
The official said Beijing would safeguard the “authority and efficacy” of the UN Security Council Resolution 2231, which endorses the JCPOA.
China will “promote the political and diplomatic resolution of the Iranian nuclear issue,” the diplomat said.