12567 Sunday JUNE 5, 2016 Khordad 16, 1395 Sha’Aban 29, 1437 Iran Volleyball Achieves first-Ever Leader: Uphold Olympic Qualification
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TEHRAN — Addressing a massive and glorious the founder of the Islamic Republic, as a “revolu- the only way of progress and realization of the ob- Shahram Mahmoudi once again delivered a superb scoring performance. crowd of people from different walks of life at the tionary, devout and faithful” personality. jectives of people and the Islamic establishment, Mahmoudi had 24 points, including 20 attacks, two blocks and two aces. mausoleum of Imam Khomeini on Friday, Ayatollah Laying emphasis on the continuation of the the Supreme Leader elucidated important indica- Poland opposite Dawid Konarski, who started in the match, topped all Seyyed Ali Khamenei described Imam Khomeini, path of the “revolutionary Imam of the nation” as tors of “revolutionary spirit. scorers with 29 points, while team-mate Artur Szalpuk logged 21 markers. Although Poland had more attacks in the match, but Iran limited their See page 2 errors to a minimum of 18. Poland coach Stephane Antiga opted to use his reserves in the opening set, which allowed Iran to have a spirited run. Poland led briefly in the first set at 6-4 then Iran levelled the score at 10-all, fivb.com reported. The Iranian players Shahram Mahmoudi and Seyed Mohammed Mousavi had an upsurge and stole the show from the European side as they led at 16-12 at the second technical timeout. Iran safeguarded their lleadead ththenen reacreachedhed sesett popoint,int, ununtiltil Konarski’sKonarski’s serve wenwentt llongong ththatat concconclud-lud- ed ththee sesett 225-20.5-20. See pagepage 1 1 khamenei.ir Book on Imam Aref says prioritizes capital’s challenges, not unmindful of the bigger picture Any future U.S. Khomeini’s administration POLITICAL TEHRAN — The head of the among different areas of Tehran province, cre- lifestyle published deskparliamentary Hope faction ating problems for people.” will respect Iran in Bulgarian has said he and his team will prioritize address- Another problem with the metropolitan is nuclear deal: ing challenges the metropolis of Tehran is deal- air pollution. “Other industrial cities are expe- CULTURE TEHRAN — Irani- ing with, including unprivileged outlying areas, riencing a similar situation when it comes to air Alan Eyre deskan author Ali-Akbar air pollution, and retrofitting of old city fabrics, pollution.” Sabzian’s book “Ruhollah’s Lifestyle” while not being unmindful of the country’s big- Apart from the above-cited concerns, Despite Republican presidential con- that turns the spotlight on the per- ger issues. retrofitting old buildings which are on frag- tender Donald Trump’s statement sonal life of the founder of the Islamic Mohammad Reza Aref led the race for par- ile foundations was emphasized by the fig- about the necessity of renegotiating Republic, Imam Khomeini, has recently liamentary seats in Tehran in the February elec- ure. the 5+1 nuclear deal with Iran, the U.S. been published in tions, where reformist swept all other remaining It is not yet clear how Aref is going to deal Department of State’s Persian-lan- Bulgarian. 29 seats. with these three domains practically as this is guage spokesman Alan Eyre says in an An expert of “Tehran and its satellite cities grapple with not the first time officials are turning the spot- interview with Trend news agency any Islamic philosophy, numerous challenges which need considera- On the issue of slum-dwellers, the MP said, light on such issues with no tangible outcomes future U.S. administration will respect Bogdana Todoro- tion,” he said. “Services have been unequally distributed at macro levels. the Iran nuclear deal. va has translated Trump had earlier denounced the the book from its deal, officially called the Joint Com- English version SK Engineering tapped to renovate oil refining facility in Iran prehensive Plan of Action, saying he would seek to renegotiate it if elected into Bulgarian. She South Korea’s SK Engineering & The work includes upgrades to The facilities of TZORC built in Iran. The 150-hectare compound has also included president. Construction Co. has signed a desulfurization equipment worth 1976 are in dire need of moderni- refines 100,000 barrels of oil per Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad her comments in contract to launch a feasibility $20 million and other gasoline zation. Morteza Azizi, president of day to produce liquefied petrole- the margins. Javad Zarif announced on June 1 that study for a $20 million moderni- manufacturing facilities, said an POGD, came to Korea to strike the um gas (LPG), gasoline and diesel. the nuclear deal, reached last year with The book has zation project for Iran’s Parsian Oil official of the company. The study deal personally. POGD owns a 50.6 percent stake been published the 5+1 group, can’t be renegotiated & Gas Development Group Co. will take about six months. The industry observers esti- in TZORC. As the largest private despite Trump’s pledge to do so if under the auspices (POGD). The company is hopeful that the mate expansion and renovation energy company in Iran, POGD of the Iranian cul- elected. Under the non-binding agree- renovation project could expand to projects of 12 public and private accounts for 10 percent market The JCPOA’s implementation began tural office in Sofia ment, SK will first explore business work worth $200 million and $300 oil fields in Iran value around $5 share in the Iranian oil refining to mark the 27th anniversary of the in mid-January 2016. prospects on the project of refur- million in the Middle East country billion. The opportunities are big- market. The company has seven “We believe that all sides will re- death of Imam Khomeini, which was bishing facilities of Tabriz Oil Re- that has turned eager in upgrading ger when counting in gas fields. listed companies and eight unlist- observed on Friday. main committed to the JCPOA,” said fining Co., an affiliate of POGD, in its infrastructure following the lifting Tabriz is located 700 kilometers ed companies. Eyre. “And as we have seen from press Tabriz, a northwestern city of Iran. of sanctions early this year. northwest of Tehran, the capital of (Source: pulsenews.co.kr) reports about the IAEA’s most recent report on Iran’s nuclear program, Iran Economy minister: continues to meet its commitments Kerry: Editing of State Department under the JCPOA.” Iran, Austria must “We are doing the same with re- counter terrorism spect to the lifting of nuclear-related Iran video ‘stupid,’ ‘inappropriate’ sanctions,” he added. financing (Source: Trend news agency) WASHINGTON (CNN) — Secretary of State information with the goal of furthering U.S. Iranian Minister of Finance and John Kerry on Friday slammed the selective foreign policy,’” Royce wrote. “This is all the TEHRAN TIMES Economic Affairs Ali Tayyeb-Nia editing of a video of a State Department press more troubling given that the video in ques- Iran’s Leading International Daily has said Iran and Austria need to briefing on the Iran deal, calling it “stupid and tion dealt with hugely consequential nuclear enhance cooperation in the bank- clumsy and inappropriate.” negotiations with the Islamic Republic of Iran.” ing sector and work toward stop- He said he intends to find out who at the House Oversight Committee Chairman Advertising Dept ping the flow of financial aid to department was responsible for the action and Jason Chaffetz, meanwhile, sent a letter 021 - 430 51 450 terrorists. added he didn’t want someone who would do to Kerry late Thursday night requesting a Te l : In a meeting with Austrian Finance that working there, telling reporters in Paris, “I number of items related to the incident, Minister Hans-Joerg Schelling in Vien- would like to find out exactly what happened including documents identifying “by name na on Saturday, Tayyeb-Nia outlined and why.” and job title” those involved in making the Iran’s steps to achieve economic de- Kerry’s call for an investigation comes as fall- request to delete the video and those who velopment. out from the incident continues to grow, with carried it out. He also discussed measures tak- Congressional Republicans demanding an in- Chaffetz also demanded documents that en by Iran through legal channels quiry into the clipped video. show the dates when the video was deleted to obstruct money laundering as The State Department has acknowledged State Department’s Inspector General, Ste- and restored, and any memos or commu- well as the delivery of financial aid removing a portion of the video posted on its ve Linick, calling on him to investigate the nications with the Office of the Legal Ad- to terrorists, and called for the ex- website but has so far not identified the official matter. visor or others about the move to remove pansion of bilateral cooperation in who requested the cut.