<strong>The</strong> International News Weekly WORLD May 17, 2019 | Toronto 04 Iran showing ‘maximum restraint,’ US escalation ‘unacceptable’: Zarif Tokyo: Iran is showing “maximum restraint” despite the US withdrawal from a nuclear deal, the country’s Foreign Minister said on Thursday, accusing Washington of an “unacceptable” escalation in tensions. “<strong>The</strong> escalation by the United States is unacceptable,” Mohammad Javad Zarif said in Tokyo where he is holding talks with Japanese officials. “We exercise maximum restraint... in spite of the fact that the United States withdrew from JCPOA last May,” he added, referring to the nuclear deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. He added that Tehran remains “committed” to the deal, and said continuing assessments showed Iran was in compliance with the multilateral agreement. Tensions between the United States and Iran were already high after President Donald Trump withdrew from the nuclear deal a year ago. But they have been ratcheted up significantly in recent weeks amid increased US pressure over alleged threats from Iran. Earlier this month, Trump’s hawkish National Security Advisor John Bolton announced the deployment of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group and a B-52 bomber force to the Gulf. Days later, the Pentagon added a Patriot missile defence battery and an amphibious assault ship to the deployment. And on Wednesday the US ordered the partial evacuation of its Baghdad embassy and consulate in Arbil citing specific threats posed by Iraqi militias alleged controlled by Tehran. China's Huawei, 70 affiliates placed on US trade blacklist Washington : <strong>The</strong> Trump administration hit Chinese telecoms giant Huawei with severe sanctions on Wednesday, adding another incendiary element to the US-China trade dispute just as Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he would visit China soon for more talks. <strong>The</strong> Commerce Department said it was adding Huawei Technologies Co Ltd and 70 affiliates to its “Entity List” — a move that bans the company from acquiring components and technology from US firms without government approval. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said in a statement that President Donald Trump backed the decision to “prevent American technology from being used by foreign owned entities in ways that potentially undermine US national security or foreign policy interests.” Trump earlier in the day signed an executive order barring US companies from using telecommunications equipment made by firms deemed to pose a national security risk. While the order did not specifically name any country or company, US officials have previously labelled Huawei a “threat” and lobbied allies not to use Huawei network equipment in next-generation 5G networks. Huawei, which denies its products pose a security threat, said it was “ready and willing to engage with the US government and come up with effective measures to ensure product security.” It said restricting Huawei from doing business in the United States would “limit the US to inferior yet more expensive alternatives, leaving the US lagging behind in 5G deployment and eventually harming the interests of US companies and consumers.” Speaking at a US Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing, Mnuchin characterized two days of high-level talks with Chinese officials in Washington last week as constructive. “My expectation is that we will go to Beijing at some point in the near future to continue those discussions,” he said. “<strong>The</strong>re’s still a lot of work to do.” He did not say when his China trip might take place. Shares in Huawei suppliers in China skidded on the news as markets opened in Asia, with Luxshare Precision Industry down as much as 6.1%. 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