WWW.TEHRANTIMES.COM I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 16 Pages Price 10,000 Rials 38th year No.12910 Saturday AUGUST 26, 2017 Shahrivar 4, 1396 Dhul Hijjah 4, 1438 Iran rejects Manama Numerous development Legal action against Iranian companies display claim on gang projects to be inaugurated Apple on agenda: Iran’s new offerings members’ origins 2 in ‘Government Week’ 4 telecom minister 12 at Gamescom 16 Zarif: U.S. IR-40 in 2nd pressure on re-design IAEA violates Globalization phase POLITICS TEHRAN — The JCPOA deskIslamic Republic POLITICS TEHRAN — Iranian re-designing of Khondab reactor, aka desk will change IR-40 and Arak reactor, has entered Foreign Minister Mo- hammad Javad Zarif has said that any the second phase. move of the U.S. to exert pressure on Behrouz Kamalvandi, the spokesman the International Atomic Energy Agen- of the Atomic Energy Organization of cy is “violation of the 2015 nuclear deal Iran (AEOI), told local media that Iran in and independence of the IAEA”. world’s cooperation with Russia and under the “We are sure that the IAEA is aware supervision of China and the U.S. are in- of regulations on its behavior as an volved in the project. international body and will not let The AEOI spokesperson said Chi- its independence and status be un- nese experts have endorsed Iran’s dermined by the U.S. ambassador’s polarization contribution to Khondab project – visit given terms of the JCPOA [the what he said marked a significant Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action] technical achievement for the Islamic and mechanisms of monitoring Iran’s Republic. compliance to the deal,” he told ISNA Kamalvandi said the operations to in an interview published on Friday. re-design the reactor are proceeding U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki according to the schedule, adding that Haley traveled to Vienna on Wednes- the project would finish before 2022. day to meet with officials of the IAEA Elsewhere, he said Iran expects to and discuss the nuclear deal. see a new nuclear power plant which Her trip was part of an initiative by it is building in cooperation with Russia the Trump administration to review to be launched before 2025. the JCPOA. Kamalvandi added that a second Iran’s permanent mission to the plant would be made operational two IAEA issued a statement on Thursday years later than the first one. saying the objectives and the results He noted that the projects could of Haley’s trip to Vienna “contradict” generate a collective of 2,100 mega- the JCPOA and Resolution 2231. watts – 1,050 megawatts each – once The statement said that Iran is fully operational. abiding by its duties and responsi- Last September, Iran said it had bilities in dealing with the Non-Pro- started a 10-year project to construct liferation of Nuclear Weapons, IAEA a new nuclear power plant with Rus- Safeguard Agreements, 2 sia’s help. 2 ARTICLE Iran Navy By Hanif Ghafari commander meets Political analyst with Bangladeshi counterpart Great Amano Test TEHRAN — The Commander of Iran’s Navy Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari The recent visit of the United States met with his Bangladeshi counterpart representative of the Security Council on the sidelines of the 3rd Internation- to the headquarters of the International al Maritime Security Symposium un- Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna and her derway in Bali, Indonesia. visit to Yukio Amano has been addressed Also, in addition to a bilateral meeting by the authorities of our country. Larry Cata Backer with the commander of naval forces of In- Obviously, Washington’s pressure donesia, Sayyari had met with some high on the IAEA to inspect Iran’s military ranking naval delegations from China, sites is a real violation of the JCPOA Pakistan, Thailand, and India, before his and UN Security Council resolution meeting with his Bangladeshi counterpart. 2231. Beyond that, it means Wash- During these bilateral meetings and ington’s public blackmail from Amano negotiations, the two sides discussed and other Agency officials. the necessity to expand relations, and During the nuclear negotiations be- cooperation in areas of education, and tween Iran and 1 + 5, the issue of in- technical and operational issues. spection of Iranian military sites became Larry Baker, professor of law and international affairs at Pennsylvania State University (Source: Mehr) one of the key issues in the talks. Even the controversy over the issue between the parties led to a prolonged process of Qatar closes reaching a nuclear deal. However, Aya- Erdogan fires 928 public workers, tightened grip over MIT, clamps down on media tollah Khamenei at the time emphasized The Turkish government has fired over 900 gence coordination board, while the Ankara The decrees are the latest outcome of the Chad embassy in that the inspection of military places in officials with the public sector and boosted chief prosecutor’s office will have the au- emergency rule imposed in Turkey after last tit-for-tat move our country is considered Iran’s red line. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s powers over thority to investigate members of parliament year’s botched military coup. After victory of Donald Trump in the country’s national intelligence agency. for alleged crimes committed before or after Turkey witnessed the coup attempt on July Qatar’s foreign ministry on Thursday said the 2016 presidential election and his In a decree issued on Friday, a total of 928 an election. 15, 2016, when a faction of the Turkish mili- it was closing Chad’s embassy in Doha move to the White House, he set up of people were dismissed, among them aca- According to one of the decrees the tary declared that the Erdogan government and ordered all staff to leave the emirate a committee to examine how to quit demic staff, servants working in the defense, pro-Kurdish news agency Dihaber and two was no more in charge of the country. within three days.The retaliatory move and disrupt the nuclear deal. foreign and interior ministries as well as mili- newspapers, all based in the southeastern However, over the course of some two came just 24 hours after the central Afri- Trump has the intention of breaking tary personnel. city of Diyarbakir, will be shut down. days, the putsch was suppressed. Almost 250 can state announced it was closing Qatar’s the nuclear deal under the pretext of or- Under a separate decree, Erdogan’s per- The decrees will also allow the Turkish people were killed and nearly 2,200 others embassy in N’Djamena, accusing Doha of ganizing an inspection of Iran’s military mission will be required for the head of the government to recruit 32,000 new police, wounded in the abortive coup. seeking to destabilize the country. sites by the IAEA. Over the past weeks, National Intelligence Organization (MIT/Millî along with 4,000 judges and prosecutors -- a Ankara blamed the United States-based Qatar foreign ministry official some U.S. media have said it is scheduled ?stihbarat Te?kilat?) to be investigated or to move seen by critics as a measure to reshape opposition cleric, Fetullah Gulen, for the Ahmed bin Saeed al-Rumaihi said in to accuse Iran of violating a nuclear deal in act as a witness. the Turkish police force and judiciary in favor coup. a statement the emirate had decided October, in a White House’s to Congress. Erdogan will also chair the national intelli- of Erdogan. (Source: Press TV) “to close the Embassy of the Republic Yukio Amano’s silence about Nicky of Chad in Doha and to give diplomats Haley’s trip has a clear message for and embassy staff 72 hours to leave many people who have watched his Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong found guilty of corruption the country”. Rumaihi added that Qatar approach in recent years! The reality A South Korean court has found bil- a merger of two Samsung units while Choi was sentenced to three Samsung is separately accused rejected as “baseless” claims made by is that Amano’s approach to the IAEA lionaire Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong that strengthened Lee’s control years in prison in June. of funneling millions of dollars to Chad on Wednesday. has been a function of pressures and guilty of bribery, embezzlement, over the conglomerate. Samsung, South Korea’s largest Choi to bankroll her daughter’s Chad said it was expelling Qatar’s political games, rather than being de- hiding assets overseas, concealing Lee showed no reaction as the business group, has acknowledged equestrian training in Germany. mission to “safeguard peace and sta- pendent on the legal principles. profit from criminal acts and perjury. verdict was announced. making contributions to two Prosecutors said the donations bility in the region”, accusing the Mid- However, Amano and his entourage He has been sentenced to five A lawyer for Lee said he foundations as well as a consulting were made in exchange for dle Eastern state of “attempts at the face a tough test. If Amano succumb to the years in prison. would appeal the “unacceptable firm linked to Choi Soon-sil, a close government favors, allegations destabilization of Chad from Libya”. pressures of the U.S and the government Revelations of Lee’s attempt verdict”. confidante of the embattled South that Lee and Choi had denied. Qatar’s diplomatic staff were given 10 of Trump, it will be one of the main factors to bribe South Korea’s president “We are confident that the Korean leader who is also facing Other former Samsung days to leave.Chad, Mauritania and Sen- behind the collapse of the nuclear deal.