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 39th year No.13206 Thursday SEPTEMBER 13, 2018 Shahrivar 22, 1397 Muharram 3, 1440 Defense minister White House statement Iran begin FIVB World Ali Hatami’s movie urges closer ties is ‘provocative’, Championship with win on Sattar Khan with Pakistan 2 ‘irresponsible’ 2 over Puerto Rico 15 restored 16 Russia opposes U.S. sanctions on Iranian oil industry ECONOMY TEHRAN — Russian “fragile” due to geopolitical risks and deskEnergy Minister Alex- supply disruptions. U.S. is ander Novak voiced concern over the im- Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Ser- pact of U.S. sanctions against Iran, Reuters gei Ryabkov also expressed his country’s reported. “This is a huge uncertainty on the support for Iranian oil exports saying “Rus- market – how countries, which buy almost sia believes it is important to create the two million barrels per day of Iranian oil, conditions to continue Iranian oil exports will act. The situation should be closely to external markets”. in worst watched, the right decisions should be As reported by Reuters, Ryabkov‘s taken,” he said on Wednesday. remarks were published by RIA news Novak said global oil markets were agency on Tuesday. international Iran seeking to bring peace to Syria: UN envoy See page 2 POLITICS TEHRAN — Ghola- meeting on the Middle East. deskmali Khoshroo, Iran’s Following is full text of his speech ambassador to the UN, said on Tuesday published by IRNA: situation that Iran will play a constructive role in Recent Tehran Tripartite Summit bringing peace and prosperity to Syria. convened in a critical juncture. “As the Islamic Republic of Iran sup- Satisfied with the contribution of the ported Syria to defeat terrorists, it will Astana format to peace, security and stability play a constructive role in bringing peace in Syria, the Presidents of Iran, Russia and and prosperity to this country,” he said Turkey discussed the way forward to achieve during a speech at the UN Security Council durable peace in the country. 2 Afghanistan: Death toll soars to 68 in suicide bomb attack The death toll from a suicide bomb attack earlier estimates put the death toll at 32. at a protest gathering in the eastern Afghan Scores of demonstrators had blocked province of Nangarhar on Tuesday has the highway between the provincial capital risen to 68, with 165 wounded, a govern- Jalalabad and a key border crossing with ment official said. Pakistan when the bomber struck. The provincial governor’s spokesman, The protesters had come from Achin Attaullah Khogyani, issued a statement with district to demand the removal of a local president.ir a revised casualty total on Wednesday after police commander. 13 ARTICLE Establishment of ‘United Arab Army’, a dream that was not interpreted in terms of differences ARTICLE Hanif Ghaffari By Ramin Hossein Abadian the Joint Staff of the Army of Kuwait.” One of the main reasons for lack of agreement Syed Zafar Mehdi Political analyst TEHRAN — The Supreme Military Com- The fact is the President of the U.S. Donald over the creation of a United Arab Army is internal Journalist mittee of Chiefs of Staff of the Persian Gulf Trump has made numerous efforts to form the disputes between the founders of the plan. As a from New Delhi Cooperation Council (PGCC) met on Monday United Arab army under Washington’s control. proof, after traveling to Riyadh and participating with all six member states in attendance in The U.S. has consistently provided extensive in a ridiculous “sword dance”, Trump accused Did the Far-right Kuwait. consultations with the Persian Gulf Coopera- Qatar of sponsoring terrorism. This suggests that Why Muharram Although no statement was released, it’s re- tion Council (PGCC) and other Arab countries the main designers of the formation of the United Really Win the ported that the meeting addressed formation of to fulfill the plan. Arab Army did not have a common definition commemorations a unified military command to deal with threats For instance, in the Riyadh Summit, which was of “threat”. Sweden’s Elections? and challenges in the region. held about a year and a half ago, dozens of Arab The lack of such a common definition haven’t lost their After the meeting, Colonel Tamer Al-Rifai, countries participated in the meeting, and even among the United States and the Persian eneral elections were held in Sweden the military spokesman of the Armed Forces in before that, many media outlets announced the Gulf States has become one of the serious significance on Sunday 9 September 2018, to Cairo in a statement announced the joint meet- formation of a United Arab Army called “Arab obstacles to the formation of the United Gelect the 349 members of the Swe- ing between representatives of the U.S. Central NATO”. It was speculated that Trump would Arab Army. uharram, contrary to the pop- den Parliament (Riksdag). They in turn Command and Jordanian militaries in Kuwait. unveil such an army during his visit to Riyadh However, these serial failures did not make ular perception, is not merely will elect the Prime Minister of Sweden. The statement did not give details about the Summit. Trump as the president of the United States to stop Ma poignant chapter in history, Regional and municipal elections were duration of the meeting, saying that it was “con- However, the so-called Riyadh big summit failed his efforts to create an integrated army against orbiting around a grief-centric ritual. It also held on the same day. ducted on the official invitation of the head of to lead to the formation of a United Arab Army. what he calls “Iran a threat”. 7 is a profoundly illuminating philosophy Sweden has been facing a political im- that defines the relationship between truth passe after its mainstream center-left and and falsehood, between righteousness center-right blocs virtually tied in an elec- To tackle water scarcity, Pakistanis crowdsourcing a mammoth dam project and impiousness, between dignity and tion on Sunday, while the far right — which By Syed Zafar Mehdi is complicated by the scarcity of dams. #DonateForDams, #DamFund trending on Twit- ignominy. neither wants to deal with — made gains TEHRAN — According to a recent report by In a move to address the problem of water ter and people sharing tips on how to donate. The leader of challengers Imam Hu- on a hardline anti-immigration platform. the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Paki- crisis, a fund was created recently by the chief PM Khan doesn’t want to go with a begging sain’s (as) uprising on the desert plains of With nearly all votes counted on Monday, stan ranks among the top three countries with justice of Pakistan Justice Saqib Nisar, which bowl to potential donors in the Western or Arab Karbala 1400 years ago was not a struggle the ruling center-left Social Democrats and acute water scarcity. UN agencies like United got strong endorsement from the newly-elected world, his close aides confessed. He believes the for paltry political gains or one-upmanship. Greens and their Left Party parliamentary Nations Development Program (UNDP) and populist prime minister of the country. Imran dam project can be given a shape by the Paki- It was the beginning of a movement for ally had 40.6 per cent of the vote, while the Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources Khan made a passionate appeal to the overseas stanis themselves. The fund is dedicated to the Islamic awakening and social reformation. opposition center-right Alliance had 40.3 per (PCRWR) have also sounded alarm bells that Pakistanis to contribute to the fund. construction of Diamer Bhasha and Mohmand The movement about the eternal struggle cent. The Sweden Democrats, with roots in a Pakistan, which has the world’s fourth-largest “I want to take over the fund-raising and want dams to tackle the massive water scarcity the of right versus might, just versus unjust, neo-Nazi movement, won about 18 per cent, up rate of water usage, might run entirely dry overseas Pakistanis to contribute like they used to country is facing. truth versus falsehood. from the 13 per cent gained four years earlier. by 2025. do for the Shaukat Khanum Cancer Hospital,” PM Responding to the PM’s appeal, Pakistanis The movement, which has gripped Under such circumstances, forming a According to experts, among the reasons for the Khan said, referring to the popular hospital that from all walks of life have come forward with the hearts and minds of people through- coalition government is rather difficult in acute water scarcity is burgeoning population and he founded. “If every overseas Pakistani donates monetary contributions. Expatriate Pakistanis out history, continues even today – in Sweden, with the country’s two traditional urbanization. Promoting judicious usage of water, $1,000, we will have enough to build the dams and celebrities have committed to contribute Palestine, in Syria, in Afghanistan, in parties attempting to hold negotiations looking beyond water politics and building dams are ourselves,” he said in his address to the nation. to the ambitious project and 2 billion PKR has Yemen, in Nigeria, in Myanmar, in Iraq, just to curb the Far-right extremists. Nev- some of the ways to overcome this challenge, they His appeal generated huge enthusiasm in the already been collected, according to the State in Kashmir. This movement will be rel- ertheless there’s a very important point say. The issue of the scarcity of water in Pakistan project with hashtags like #DamsForPakistan, Bank of Pakistan.