the project of Sirik power plant. in billion €1.2 to up invest to pledged Technopromexport Company Russian ern HormozganProvince. 1,400-megawatt power plant project in Iran’s south a implementing cooperation Iran-Russia energy highlighting Sirik powerplant tariffs and oppressive sanctions, the inadequateincrease inelectricitysales of electricity generation projects due to financial resources for the development industry isfacingaseriousshortage of the construction of a joint power plant. operation in the field of energy, especially which isthedevelopment ofbilateral co economic and trade cooperation, one of trying toremoveobstaclesimproving expansion of strategic relations, are always two neighboring countries, along with the as Russia, and Iran (TPPH), Company of Iran’s Thermal Power Plants Holding handed over totheIranianemployer. sian andIraniancontractorsthenwillbe using a Russian government loan and by Rus- ceremony attendedbytheenergyminister. order of President Hasan Rouhani and in a plant then was started on June 10 with the coming weeks. the going to start working on the project in plantandthenewcontractorwas power Sirik the on work to supposed was that contractor the changed has Russia that announced had Ardakanian Reza ister (TWh) of power to Iran’s current gener terawatt-hours 12 some add would ject approved byIran. contractor was selected, which was also should be replaced. On this basis, a new sion that the contractor [for the project] from the Russian side. problems funding and administrative some to due halt a to came it however, 2017; thermal power plant started in February I ation capacity. ly, the Russian side came to the conclu Ministry of Defence and beyond To thehigh seas The project is to be completed in 55 months power the of operation construction The In last September, Iranian Energy Min Once fully operational, the Sirik pro The constructionofthementioned the agreement, signed the on Based In asituationwheretheelectricity director managing the by stated As eventual postponing, of years After n (O) ih usa for Russia with (MOU) ing a memorandumofunderstand- signed had Iran 2016, August n BY MAHNAZ ABDI BY MAHNAZ stand tall Iran will Foreign Ministry: Continued onpage4 Page 2 WWW.TEHRANTIMES.COM ------mosque, which is located in the ancient city of a ruined life to new given restorers has and TEHRAN – A team of cultural heritage experts simultaneously. issues legal his and a return aspirations for his relevance, even though he will have to balance hu, who is unlikely to merely disappear into ir fragility remain. The same applies to Netanya himself intheopposition. in theendofanera. Naftali Bennett, the Israeli parliament ushered on Monday. is now in use,” the provincial tourism chief said after yearsofneglectandpoormaintenance was abandoned, was restored to its former glory province, southwestern Iran. Belad Shapur in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad With a vote in favor of a new coalition led by led coalition new a of favor in vote a With on tenderbasis. IRAN ALUMINIUM COMPANY (IRALCO) For obtaining tender’s documents and more information, please check: Name of office: Managing Director Office, Iranian Aluminum Company. 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Page 8 - - - - - I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y JUNE 15, 2021 POLITICS ELECTION WIRE Qazizadeh vows to heal rift created An estimate of It will be ‘very hard to reverse’ possible votes of the Iran’s nuclear progress if JCPOA not restored, Blinken says by West among neighbors candidates, based on

POLITICAL TEHRAN – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blink- POLITICAL TEHRAN — the Persian Gulf littoral states should the demands of the other side “worn- desken has acknowledged “that’s right” that Iran has deskPresidential can- “reach a mutual understanding for hav- out” and get it to gradually retreat data collected from made a lot progress in nuclear industry both in terms of “material” didate Amir-Hossein Qazizadeh ing peaceful co-existence, something from its position. and “knowledge” since the Trump administration quit the nuclear Hashemi has said the rift created that necessitates for us to contribute Qazizadeh said the Americans three major social deal, officially called the JCPOA, in May 2018. by certain Western states among to the interests of one another and would set the tactic aside only when Talking to CBS News on “Face the Nation” program on Sunday, neighboring countries in the West not to let each other be threatened.” they find the passage of time to their Blinken said after the U.S. pulled out of the nuclear deal Iran began Asia constitutes Iran’s main foreign “This means that we should not detriment, adding, “I’m certain the media platforms. 10 to “ignore the constraints that the deal had imposed on” its nuclear policy challenge, vowing to promote pose threats to neighbors and, in turn, Americans will achieve a result with program. collective dialogue among neighbors they would not threaten us,” explained my administration; they will have to.” million data have Iran began to gradually remove bans on its nuclear work exactly one and clear up misunderstandings and Qazizadeh, adding that third countries Nuclear deal talks to possibly year after Trump withdrew the U.S. from the JCPOA and introduced bolster relations based on common should also be prevented from putting revitalize the nuclear pact – JCPOA the harshest sanctions on Iran. Even at the time Iran announced if interests. a neighbor’s interests at risk. – started in early April. The newest been analyzed. the European parties to the pact compensate Iran for the sanctions, Qazizadeh made the remarks in an “This requires us to hold more round of talks (the sixth round) start- the Islamic Republic will reverse its decision. interview with English language Press negotiations with each other…we ed on Saturday. The talks are taking Blinken said Iran “has been galloping forward and it’s enriching TV and Arabic-language Al-Alam news need to put common needs and the place between the remaining parties more material. It’s enriching at- at higher levels- degrees than were networks aired on Monday when asked nations’ demands on the table and to the JCPOA (Iran, Germany, Britain, allowed under the agreement… it is gaining knowledge. And if this about his foreign policy priorities and work together to clear up misunder- France, Russia and China) within the goes on a lot longer, if they continue to gallop ahead… they’re going to how he would tackle the challenges standings,” he added. deal’s Joint Commission. Russia is Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi facing Iran if he wins the June 18 The presidential candidate also participating in the talks indirectly as have knowledge that’s going to be very hard to reverse, which I think %67/8 puts some urgency in seeing if we can put the nuclear problem back presidential elections. “eventually the confrontations in it is not still party to the agreement. in the box that the agreement had put it in and, unfortunately, Iran He said the biggest foreign pol- Yemen should have an ending.” The presidential candidate added is now out of as a result of us pulling out of the agreement.” icy challenge facing Iran is the rift He said, “Iran is willing to help” the Americans have been after regime Late last year the Iranian parliament approved a legislation that and the misunderstandings that the bring an end to the Saudi-led war on change in Iran over the past 40 years, obligated the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) to limit the Western states have created among Yemen.” but to no avail. “Even if they continue International Atomic Energy Agency’s access to the Iranian nuclear the countries in the West Asia region. The Saudi-led coalition launched such behavior for another 40 years, sites, install advanced centrifuges and enrich uranium to 20 percent “This would consume a lot of our a war against Yemen in March 2015. they will achieve nothing.” if the U.S. doesn’t lift illegal sanctions against Iran. energy to clear up those misunder- However, the Saudi Kingdom seems To neutralize pressure by the U.S., The JCPOA has limited Iran’s nuclear enrichment to 3.67 percent. standings and normalize relations to be willing to the end the protracted the candidate said Iran should speak to Abdolnasser Hemmati However, Iran has announced that it will reverse its nuclear decision between regional governments,” the war on its southern neighbor. the U.S. “with the language of power,” if the U.S. fully lifts the sanctions in a verifiable way. presidential hopeful remarked. “Given that Saudi Arabia has which means “we are so powerful that %7/5 Many Analysts, diplomats and stepped forward itself and wants us you cannot do anything.” politicians are unanimous in their to help them, our administration would He went on to say that Iran should Foreign Ministry: Iran will stand tall views that certain Western countries definitely assist them in order for the grow stronger in the area of economy, with colonial past intentionally create Yemen issue to be resolved soon.” help strengthen the resistance front, POLITICAL TEHRAN — Speaking at his weekly press briefing conflicts among the countries in the “Language of power” isolate Israel, and work to establish an deskon Monday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman West Asia region in order to sell their On the nuclear deal talks underway “anti-U.S. club” in the world. Saeed Khatibzadeh said that Iran’s foes come and go, but at the end, weapons to gain money and create in Vienne with the hope of reviving the “The club of sanctions-hit coun- it is the Islamic Republic that stands tall and proud. jobs at home. 2015 nuclear, the presidential aspirant tries should join hands and turn into a Khatibzadeh was openly referring to Benjamin Netanyahu who On Iran’s troubled ties with some said the U.S. uses lengthy, fruitless power,” among other things, suggested Mohsen Rezaei lost power to rivals. Netanyahu was maddeningly against the 2015 Persian Gulf kingdoms, he suggested negotiations as a “strategy” to make the presidential candidate. nuclear deal (JCPOA). %6/0 However, the spokesman said, “Making vain and worthless claims has been the common heritage of all the leaders of the occupying regime.” Rezaei publishes booklets on 31 provinces He also dismissed rumors that the nuclear deal talks in Vienna POLITICAL TEHRAN — The presidential candidate cash subsidy to 40 million Iranians which is 450,000 tomans. have reached a deadlock. “The talks in Vienna have not reached a desk dead end and nothing is impossible. Negotiations are still underway Mohsen Rezaei has published 31 booklets, Rezaei added that he has drafted a plan to take “Iran on some technical, legal, executive and political issues.” according to the number of provinces in Iran, revealing his forward,” repeating that he will keep his promises. He also stated that the U.S. must make its decision and be aware plans which he claims are intended to revive the economy. Rezaei who had run unsuccessfully for the presidential He promised in the final debate held on Saturday that post two times in the past also vowed to connect the youth of the fact that it is not in an equal position with Iran and the P4+1 Saeed Jalili countries. he will publish his economic revival plan soon to let people to the banks to get long-term loans with low-interest rates. “The United States is the wrongdoer and violator of the JCPOA. It know he is determined to “perform great surgeries” on the He stated that his administration will base education %5/1 must provide the necessary guarantees not to repeat what happened Iranian economy. system on schools and. The presidential aspirant has also under the Trump administration,” he clarified. He soon acted on his promise publishing the first volumes said that women will benefit from cheap internet to sell Khatibzadeh reiterated that the Vienna talks have nothing to do with of his plans, which is focused on economic reform. goods and promote their business. the June 18 presidential elections and internal developments in Iran. Rezaei has paid a great deal of attention to economy in He has also promised to provide cheap housing for teachers “A political decision must be made on these issues in the capi- all his remarks and broadcasts, with particular attention to take a burden off of their shoulders. tals, and if it is taken, returning to the JCPOA will be possible,” the on the youth, housing and cash subsidy. He has promised that the share of the women in economy diplomat remarked. In the final presidential debate, he said economy needs must be increased, stating that he has a modern plan. With regard to Iran’s interaction with the International Atomic “two surgeries”: reform within the system and reengineer Calling his government “pragmatic and strategic with Alireza Zakani Energy Agency, he said that Iran has a technical agreement with the the economy. plans based on scientific research,” it was expected from He reiterated that if corruption is rooted out, he can pay him to publish his plans. IAEA and “we have not given any access beyond safeguard agreements.” %4/6 Based on an approval by the Iranian parliament, Iran will not allow IAEA inspections beyond the safeguards. Intensive monitoring is being linked to the lifting of illegal sanctions on Iran. Four leading Sunni scholars call on people High voter turnout will disappoint to vote in presidential elections ‘economic terrorists,’ Zarif says POLITICAL TEHRAN – Four also said the Iranian people, especial- desk POLITICAL TEHRAN – In a video message on his Instagram leading Sunni cler- ly the Kurds, will participate in the Mohsen Mehr Alizadeh deskpage on Monday, Foreign Minister Mohammad ics from three Iranian provinces have elections to show their loyalty to the Javad Zarif called on people to participate massively in the June 18 urged people to participate in the Islamic Republic system and renew %0/5 presidential elections, saying it will help cancel economic sanctions elections in large numbers. their allegiance with the Leader of speedily and prevent sanctions in the future. Mamousta Mullah Ghader Ghaderi, the Islamic Revolution. “People’s participation not only will accelerate cancellation of the Friday prayer leader of Paveh, says “We will emerge proudful in this sanctions and crush the core of economic war, it will also neutralize the expediency of the country lies in great test,” Mamousta Rostami re- future sanctions,” Zarif stated. massive participation in the elections. marked. The chief diplomat said high turnout will disappoint Zionists, He said that through participation Also, a group of religious scholars, “economic terrorists” which through “Iranophobia” have a “covetous in the elections, the people can seek Friday prayer leaders and seminary their “rightful demands” from officials teachers from North Khorassan prov- eye” on undermining Iran’s interaction with the outside world and Akhond Abdol-Razaq Amir Hossein Qazizadeh increase sanctions on the country. to resolve problems. ince wrote a letter to the Leader of the He added the Iranian nation have always acted heroically in the Paveh is a city in western Kurd- through enthusiastic participation Islamic Revolution saying the Sunni %0/2 course of history, calling on people to turn June 18 into “national istan province. in the elections.” community in North Korassan will festival of hope for all Iranians.” Akhond Abdol-Razaq, the Fri- Aq Qala is a city in northeastern vote in large numbers in the June 18 Zarif also said elections will serve as a guardian of national interests day prayer leader of Aq Qala, says, Golestan province. presidential election to neutralize con- at the global level and act as the main backbone for “constructive “We will give a crushing response The Friday prayer leader of Sanan- spiracies by the U.S., the occupying international interaction”. to the opponents of the revolution daj, the capital of Kurdistan province, Israeli regime and their lackey. 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Candidates’ views on housing plan

Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi Saeed Jalili Mohsen Rezaei Mohsen Mehr Alizadeh Alireza Zakani Abdolnasser Hemmati Amir Hossein Qazizadeh

Raeisi has repeatedly stated Jalili says he has devised Rezaei has devised a “cheap Mehr Alizadeh has made a Zakani has said he will As a reformist candidate, On the very first day of that he is concerned about a carefully detailed plan housing plan,” which very general statement about provide cheap housing; he is opposed to the Mehr campaigning, Qazizadeh the decline of marriage about housing. He says consists of long-term loans the sky-rocketing price of however, he has not Housing Plan in its essence. made a big claim that rate in Iran, blaming that his administration with low-rate interests and apartments and houses and provided details. He says he He has said that he will under his administration expensive houses as the will give cheap lands to free land provided by the not presenting a solution. will release his plan. Yet, he provide cheap housing but no Iranian will remain main reason for the youth cooperatives, and the government. In the third has not done so. not stating how he will do it. without a house. Analysts refusing to marry. He has monthly installments will and final presidential debate His plan is mostly focused on are still waiting for details devised a plan, which is be determined according on the topic of people’s shaping economic dialogue of his plans. essentially a reformed to the monthly income of concerns, he said that the with foreign countries, with version of the “Mehr families. He says that his people can pay these loans particular attention to signing Housing Plan” introduced plan has advantages over back in 50 years. He added the Financial Action Task and implemented by former other candidates’ plans, as that he is planning to provide Force (FATF). He has said president Mahmoud it guarantees the design and cheap houses for teachers that he will fix the economy Ahmadinejad. He says he has the quality. He has said there and thereby taking a burden through joining international planned to house 1 million is no need for applicants to off of their shoulders. conventions, fighting people a year. bring in any money. unemployment and lowering inflation rate. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y JUNE 15, 2021 IRAN IN FOCUS 3 SPORTS To the high seas and beyond Our job is not yet finished: Dragan Skocic Iranian “steel mountain” and the multilayered strategy of maintaining peace in the region SPORTSTEHRAN – Iran national football team head POLITICAL TEHRAN— Iranian in recent years in manufacturing a wide politicians have always believed that ten- A coin has two sides. Iran has offered deskcoach Dragan Skocic says that they need to deskNavy unveiled a destroy- spectrum of indigenous weaponry, allowing sions in the region can be reduced through peace initiatives such as HOPE (Hormuz beat Iraq to get job done in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and er and a minesweeper through a virtual the armed forces to be self-sufficient in the dialogue. Peace Endeavor), Regional Dialogue Fo- AFC Asian Cup China 2023. videoconference led by President Hassan armaments sphere. Iran’s multilayered strategy shows the rum, the 4-point plan to establish peace The ‘Persian Leopards’ are scheduled to play Iraq on Tuesday Rouhani on Monday. In the inauguration ceremony attended complexity of diplomacy in the region. On in Yemen, the 4-point plan to establish at the Sheikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium. Dena is the fourth Jamaran-class de- by top military commanders, President the one hand, the approach of peace initi- peace in Syria, the Palestinian cause, etc. The race for top spot promises to see a thrilling end with Iraq - stroyer built by the Naval Industries of Rouhani ordered the Navy to unveil the atives put forward by the Islamic Republic On the other side of the coin, there is Iran’s on 17 points - two ahead of Iran while Bahrain will need to defeat the Defense Ministry. latest accomplishments. has earned the country a reputation as military power which assures every country Hong Kong by a huge margin and hope for Iran to lose to secure The Iranian destroyer – which is named ”The power of Iran and our armed forces a key player in maintaining peace and in West Asia that there will be a strong second place as Group C goes down to the wire. after one of the most famous mountaintops is high only for deterrence and defense. security in the region. And on the other help in case an intruding power comes “We knew that we need four wins out of four matches in of the country – is equipped with various We do not intend for war and tension, but hand, Iran, a country surrounded by 40 to destabilize. the competition. Iran have defeated Hong Kong, Bahrain and defense and offense systems, is designed will not yield to the invading powers,” he U.S. military bases in the West Asia, needs The recent negotiations between Iran Cambodia but our job is not yet finished. We must defeat Iraq to to make long journeys in the oceans, and is remarked. to boost its defensive abilities to protect and Saudi Arabia, along with the recent book our place in the next stage,” Skocic said in the pre-match capable of detecting, tracking, and hitting He also said that today, the Islamic Re- itself from the unwanted guests in the re- unveilings of the Iranian naval force ac- news conference. various aerial, surface, and submarine targets. public of Iran is a power that guarantees gion. These unwanted guests have time and complishments suggest the perfect imple- “The match against Iraq will be a tougher challenge than the Dena is reported to weigh more than the security of the region for itself and its again shown that they do not understand mentation of this multi-layered strategy previous matches because Iraq are a stronger team. We have a 1300 tons, and is equipped with 4 cruise neighbors. diplomacy, and they act barbarically. Iraq of boosting defensive facilities and capa- lot of respect for Iraq since they benefit from good coaching staff missiles ready to open fire at any threats. “We explicitly declare to our dear neigh- and Afghanistan are true examples of the bilities, along with shaping dialogue and and players. They are a respectable team,” he added. It is also capable of carrying helicopters bors that the power of our armed forces is American barbarism. negotiating with neighboring countries. “We are well aware that they will play us with their best lineup. on its deck. not against you but also your supporter With Iran enhancing its defensive ca- This strategy was highlighted on Mon- We are in good situation and there is a good atmosphere in our Shahin, the other new addition to the and protector, as well as for the Persian pabilities, the neighboring countries can day once again by Iranian officials. “Even team. But we know that our job has not done yet. My players Iranian naval fleet, is a minesweeper with a Gulf and the Sea of Oman, and the Ira- also benefit from the advanced defensive when Saudi Arabia was not interested in have to forget the previous matches since we are one step away length of 33 meters that was developed and nian army is the defender of its own and equipment the Islamic Republic has. negotiations, we stressed that the dialogue from qualification,” Skocic concluded. built by local Defense Ministry engineers. regional countries’ independence,” the The West Asia has long suffered from is the best way to resolve the issues,” Ira- The military ship is outfitted with cut- president added. instability and tension, too weak to reform nian Foreign Ministry spokesman, Saeed ting-edge technology that allows it to detect Iran has long been the icon of the peace itself. That is when the neighbors come to Khatibzadeh said on Monday – the same Salahshouri wins silver at Asian and detonate several types of naval mines. in the region, offering peace initiatives and the rescue. For example, in case of ISIS, Iran day Dena was unveiled – and added that Iranian military specialists and tech- inviting neighbors and regional countries helped its neighbor Iraq to retain stability. Iran will take the dialogue forward in a Poomsae Taekwondo C’ships nicians have made significant progress to sit at the same table to negotiate. Iranian Iran also helped Syria overthrow ISIS. noteworthy manner. SPORTSTEHRAN – Marjan Salahshouri from Iran deskclaimed a silver medal at the 6th Asian Taek- wondo Poomsae Championships on Monday. No deal without allaying Iran’s concerns, say top nuclear negotiator She finished in second place with 7.83 points. Bi Han Shin from Korea Republic claimed the gold medal POLITICAL TEHRAN — Iran’s top nuclear negotiator ternational organizations in Vienna, Mikhail Ulyanov, said earning 8.20 points. desksays Tehran is seeking a good deal that senior diplomats from Iran and the remaining parties “re- Bronze medal went to Jocel Iyn Ninobla from the Philippines would address the Islamic Republic’s key concerns and there iterated their determination to bring the negotiations to a who scored 7.61 points. will be no deal if Iran’s concerns are not allayed. successful conclusion” as soon as possible. The four-day competition is being held at the Nouhad Naufal “We need to have a good deal and a good deal is when Ulyanov, who is the head of the Russian delegation to Indoor Stadium in Beirut, Lebanon. our key concerns are addressed and our key objectives are the Vienna talks, emphasized that “all of us want to do it met without which we don’t have a deal,” Abbas Araghchi ASAP, but the quality of an outcome document comes first.” told Press TV after Iran and the remaining parties to the Since April, representatives from Iran and the remaining Iran learn fate at Boys’ U19 2015 nuclear deal – Germany, Britain, France, Russia and parties to the JCPOA have been holding talks in Vienna with World Championship China - countries ended the first day of the sixth round of the aim of restoring the nuclear deal and bringing the U.S. their nuclear deal talks in Vienna on Saturday. back to compliance with the accord. SPORTSTEHRAN – Iran discovered their oppo- Araqchi, Iran’s deputy foreign minister for political affairs, The talks are taking place within the JCPOA Joint Com- desknents at the FIVB Volleyball Boys’ Under added, “And we continue negotiations as much as needed mission. The talks to revitalize the pact started after new U.S. 19 World Championship. without wasting our time or without letting anybody else President Joe Biden announced that his country is willing The Iranian team have been drawn in Pool A along with waste our time. We continue negotiations. We are not in a to rejoin the agreement that was struck during the Obama Nigeria, Poland, Guatemala and Team 3. hurry. We don’t have any deadline for ourselves.” presidency. At the time Biden was vice president. The competition takes place in Tehran, Iran from Aug. Araghchi noted that the important point for Iran is to May 219 that its “strategic patience” is over and started to The meetings are chaired by Enrique Mora, European 24 to Sept. 2. reach a deal, which would address Iran’s “key requirements gradually remove bans on its nuclear activities. Union’s deputy secretary general for political affairs. The 2021 tournament participants were split into four pools of and positions” already announced by Iran’s delegates. “Now it is the time for the other sides. If they want to The U.S. has sent a delegation to Vienna but it is not five teams each (with three teams to be confirmed) at a drawing “There are many technicalities to be resolved and we return to the JCPOA, [and] if they want the Islamic Republic attending the JCPOA Joint Commission talks directly as of lots ceremony held online on Monday. decided today to continue our discussion, [and] our talks of Iran to return to full implementation of its commitments Washington is no longer a party to the deal. It has, however, Drawing of Lots result: very intensively at both political and expert levels.... I think in the JCPOA, they have to make their difficult decisions and held separate talks with the other parties except Iran. Pool A: Iran, Nigeria, Poland, Guatemala, Team 3 all questions are able to be resolved, if the other side can they have to make sure, this is very important, they have to Iran has expressed its strong dismay over the Biden ad- Pool B: Italy, Czech Republic, Brazil, Colombia, Team 2 make ... their decisions, especially on difficult issues,” the assure the Islamic Republic of Iran that what happened in ministration’s failure to lift illegal sanctions against Iran Pool C: Russia, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Belgium, Thailand top negotiator said. the past is not going to be repeated in the future.” despite the fact that 144 days have passed since Biden took Pool D: Argentina, Egypt, Germany, Cuba, Team 1 The U.S. under former president Donald Trump quit the The top diplomat had earlier said that it is unlikely that over as president. The 2021 Boys’ U19 World Championship will take place two nuclear deal, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan the Vienna nuclear deal talks would be concluded this week. In a Twitter message on Sunday, Araghchi said, “The US years after the most recent edition of the competition which was of Action (JCPOA), in May 2018 and returned the previous In a tweet on Saturday, the Russian ambassador to in- has for the past 3 years targeted every single Iranian living held in Tunisia with Italy, Russia and Argentina claiming gold, sanctions lifted under the agreement and imposed new ones anywhere with its brutal & unlawful sanctions.” silver and bronze respectively. in line with his “maximum pressure” campaign against Iran. “They (Americans) have to The top negotiator added that the sitting Biden admin- Araghchi noted that “Iran has already made its difficult assure the Islamic Republic istration is an accomplice in crippling sanctions against decision when it decided to stay in the deal, after the U.S. Iran. Araqchi once again called illegal sanctions “crimes Iran beat Saudi Arabia illegal withdrawal from the JCPOA.” of Iran that what happened against humanity”. Iran remained fully loyal to the JCPOA for a full year after in the past is not going to “The current US admin has partaken in these crimes at FIBA Asia Cup 2021 the U.S. abandoned the deal, waiting for the European parties against humanity for 144 days,” Araghchi lamented. Qualifiers to the deal to compensate for the U.S. sanctions. However, be repeated in the future,” He said, “Iranians should not have spent a single day seeing no action by the European side Iran announced on Abbas Araghchi insists. under sanctions.” SPORTSTEHRAN – Iran ended Group E of the deskFIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers with a win over Saudi Arabia. In the match held at the Prince Hamza Hall in Amman, Jordan, Iran enriching uranium to 63%, says Rouhani Iran won the match 70-64. Iran’s Arsalan Kazemi stuffed the stat sheet for a second 1 He added, “Our nuclear power is announced on May 13 that based on the negotiating team in Vienna, announced we have stated that we will operate IR-6 straight game with 7 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists, and three not for developing nuclear weapons. The samples taken from the Natanz nuclear on April 13 that Iran has sent a letter to the centrifuges in Natanz or we will increase steals in the win. United States and Europe should know this site, Iran has enriched uranium up to 63%. IAEA declaring that the Islamic Republic enrichment to 60 percent, this is the answer Abdel Gabar finished the game with 24 points, 8 rebounds, and understand that Iran’s nuclear activity Iran decided to enrich uranium to 60 intends to start enriching uranium up to to your malice. You cannot conspire against and 6 assists to once again star for his team. The team also got an is completely peaceful and our enrichment percent purity after Mossad operated an 60% purity. the Iranian nation and commit crimes in energizing performance from Musab Tariq Kadi who impressed is for the needs of the country in medical act of sabotage at the Natanz nuclear site. On April 14, President Rouhani stated Natanz. When you commit a crime, we with 12 points and 6 offensive rebounds. and energy sectors.” Abbas Araghchi, the Iranian deputy for- that the 60% enrichment is a response cut your hand.” Iran had defeated Qatar 84-46 on Saturday, becoming the The International Atomic Energy Agency eign minister who is leading the Iranian to mischiefs against Iran. “The fact that fourth team confirmed to qualify for FIBA Asia Cup 2021. Tehran says Biden admin. is accomplice in brutal sanctions on Iranians Iran’s Saravi wins gold at POLITICAL TEHRAN — Iran has expressed its strong “The current US admin has partaken in these crimes efforts to immiserate 82 million Iranians are ongoing,” Poland Open deskdismay over the Joe Biden administra- against humanity for 144 days,” Araghchi lamented. Araqchi tweeted. tion’s failure to lift illegal sanctions against Iran despite In a separate tweet on June Saturday, Araqchi said although Araqchi, Iran’s deputy foreign minister for political af- SPORTSTEHRAN – Greco-Roman wrestler Mohammad the fact that 144 days have passed since Biden took over Donald Trump is no longer president in the U.S. his “unlawful fairs, said that sanctions during the Coronavirus pandemic deskHadi Saravi won a gold medal at the United as president at the White House. and murderous sanctions” against Iran are still in place. is “crime against humanity”. World Wrestling’s Poland Open in Warsaw. In a Twitter message on Sunday, Iran’s top nuclear Trump who illegally left the 2015 nuclear deal in May “Economic terrorism amid a PANDEMIC, is a crime In an all-Iranian 97kg final, Saravi defeat Mehdi Bali 3-0. negotiator Abbas Araghchi said, “The US has for the past 2018 and introduced the harshest sanctions in history against humanity,” Araghchi opined. Islam Abbasov of Azerbaijan and Finland’s Arvi Savolainen 3 years targeted every single Iranian living anywhere with against Iran through his “maximum pressure” campaign, Iran is one of the hardest hit countries by the pandemic. earned bronzes. its brutal & unlawful sanctions.” was not eve ready to relax financial transactions against So for, more than 80,000 Iranians have lost their lives due The Poland Open was the final ranking event of the year. Araghchi said the sitting administration in the U.S. is Iran for importation of drugs and medical equipment to the Coronavirus. Iran’s Amin Mohammadzaman Mirzazadeh had claimed a an accomplice in crippling sanctions against Iran. Araqchi during the Coronavirus pandemic. Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has already gold medal at the Poland Open on Saturday. once again called illegal sanctions against Iran “crimes “Trump is gone, but his unlawful & murderous sanc- said that the U.S. “economic terrorism” against Iran is being Mirzazadeh defeated his countryman Ali Akbar Yousefi 3-1 against humanity”. tions are still there. No need for crocodile tears when US supplanted by “medical terrorism”. in the final match of the 130kg. Grossi: Lack of Iran deal leaves IAEA ’flying blind’ Iran victorious over Afghanistan at CAFA Junior POLITICAL TEHRAN — Rafael access to nuclear activities is a response to Axios also said Israel is known to have believes Israel should join the Non-Prolifer- deskMariano Grossi, the direc- crippling sanctions against Iran in violation a nuclear program, though it has never ation Weapons (NPT). Championship tor-general of the International Atomic Energy of the 2015 nuclear deal – JCPOA – which publicly disclosed information regarding Israel is widely believed to have more than Agency (IAEA), said in an interview aired on has been endorsed by UN Security Council its arsenal. 200 nuclear arms. SPORTSTEHRAN – Iran defeated Afghanistan 3-0 on Sunday that his agency was ”flying blind” due Resolution 2231. ”I wouldn’t go into the analysis of indi- Though Israel is refusing to sign the NPT, deskMonday in the CAFA Junior Championship. to not having a deal in place with Iran. Prior to the decision by the Iranian parlia- vidual political stances of countries but it it is the strongest opponent to the JCPOA and Roghayeh Jalalnasab opened the scoring for Iran in the 15th Speaking with Axios, Grossi said it is ”essen- ment to limit the IAEA monitoring activities, is obvious and this has been said publicly,” is pressuring the Biden administration not minute. Mohadese Zolfi and Hasti Forouzandeh were also on tial to have a deal” with Iran ”because Iran has the UN nuclear watchdog acknowledged that Grossi said, though he acknowledged there reenter the pact. Israel has even threatened target in the 24th and 26th minutes. a very big, ambitious, sophisticated, developed Iran’s nuclear program was subject to the most was an ”opaqueness” when it came to Israel’s to use force against Iran for its civilian nuclear Iran, who had defeated Tajikistan in their first match, will nuclear program.” intensive inspections in the history of the in- nuclear program. ”But some leaders in this program. meet Uzbekistan on Tuesday. Iran has recently made moves to limit ternational body. region [have said] that the presence of a new Negotiations for Iran to reenter the nuclear The CAFA tournament is being held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan from the IAEA’s monitoring capabilities, briefly The IAEA said in May that it has not been nuclear arsenal would trigger a nuclear arms deal are still ongoing in Vienna, with the U.S. June 9 to 18. A total of five nations namely, Tajikistan, Iran, Uzbekistan, threatening to end its access to surveillance able to access date necessary to monitor the race in the region.” engaging indirectly through allies. Afghanistan and Kyrgyzstan take part in a round-robin tournament cameras, though Iran later agreed to a one- Iranian nuclear program since February. ”We do have a relationship with Israel and Iran has said though Donald Trump is no The CAFA Junior Championship is an international football month extension. ”As I say, we are flying blind,” Grossi com- we do inspect the facilities that are outside the longer president the “murderous and brutal competition in Central Asia for the member nations of the Central The decision by Tehran to limit IAEA mented. program,” Grossi said, adding that the IAEA sanctions” against Iranians are still in place. Asian Football Association (CAFA). I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 4 ECONOMY JUNE 15, 2021

TEDPIX gains nearly 9,000 Iran implements points on Monday ECONOMY TEHRAN — After several days of decline, project for injecting deskTEDPIX, the main index of Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE), finally grew on Monday. The index climbed 8,990 points to 1.15 million, as over 6.464 billion securities worth 47.492 trillion rials (about gas condensate into $1.13 billion) were traded in the TSE on Monday. The first market’s index rose 9,081 points, and the second market’s index increased 9,604 points. TEDPIX rose 3,000 points, or less than one percent, in oilfield for 1st time the past Iranian calendar week. The index closed at 1.151 million points on Wednesday 1 Soroush oil field, in Persian Iran is currently producing over 550,000 (the last working day of the week). Gulf, is located about 120 Kilometers (km) barrels of gas condensate on a daily ba- Southwest of Bahregan area and 80 Km sis, part of which is directly exported to from Kharg Island. foreign destinations, and a part is used The field is positioned near Abouzar, as the feedstock for domestic refineries. Esfandiar, and Norouz fields. The field Gas condensate, also called condensate, production was stopped during the Iran- is a low-density mixture of hydrocarbon species within the raw natural gas will Most of Iran’s gas condensate is pro- Iraq war. liquids that are present as gaseous com- condense to a liquid state if the tempera- duced from the country’s giant South Pars Soroush was redeveloped by Royal Dutch ponents in the raw natural gas produced ture is reduced to below the hydrocarbon gas field which Iran shares with Qatar in Shell in 2000 under a Buy-back contract. from many natural gas fields. Some gas dew point temperature at a set pressure. the Persian Gulf waters.

‘Free trade with EAEU a good opportunity for Iran’ ECONOMY TEHRAN — Iran’s First Vice-President turning point for the Islamic Republic’s plans for boosting deskEs’haq Jahangiri described the free trade non-oil exports during the U.S. sanctions. During the past week, the indices of Iran Khodro Compa- agreement between Iran and the Eurasian Economic Union In late January, Tehran Chamber of Commerce, In- ny, Saipa Company, Isfahan Oil Refining Company, Barekat (EAEU) as a good opportunity for the country’s economy dustries, Mines, and Agriculture (TCCIMA) hosted an Pharmaceutical Group (BPG), and Zarmakarun Industrial and called on the Ministry of Industry, Mining and Trade Iran-Eurasia economic diplomacy meeting, attended Company were the most widely followed indices. and other relevant organizations to set a timetable for by senior officials including the TCCIMA Head Masoud Iranian market analyst Hassan Balazadeh has proposed the finalization of the agreement and follow it seriously. Khansari, the TPO head, and the Head of Islamic Re- three solutions for improving the trend of the stock market In a meeting to review the latest status of Iran’s relations public of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) Mehdi and resolving some of the problems that the market is cur- with Eurasia, which was chaired by him, the official named Mir-Ashrafi. rently wrestling with. free trade with neighboring countries as a way to develop In the meeting, the attendees reviewed the require- Revising the regulations regarding the public float stock, Iran’s economy, industry and agriculture and said that the ments and aspects of developing trade relations between determining ceiling and limitation for the Initial Public Of- free trade between Iran and the Eurasian Economic Union the two sides, and by listing the existing challenges, of- ferings (IPOs), and finally establishing a support fund for not only is not a threat to domestic production, but pro- fered solutions to remove obstacles and problems and certain stocks were the solutions that Balazadeh has proposed. vides a large market for the country’s manufactured goods. facilitate trade. In the meeting, which was also attended by the minis- At the beginning of the meeting, Khansari noted that ters of energy as well as industry, mining and trade, the on May 17, 2018, and officially came into force on Oc- the development of economic agreements in the region Sirik power plant ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Russia, and tober 27, 2019. will help increase stability and security in the economies highlighting Iran-Russia representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Iran is a very important market in the region and the of member countries. the Central Bank of Iran, Head of Iran’s Trade Promotion development of ties with this country is of high signifi- He stressed the need for using a common currency energy cooperation Organization (TPO) Hamid Zadboum released a report cance for the EAEU members (Russia, Belarus, Armenia, and replacing the U.S. dollar in trade exchanges between on the latest status of Iran-EAEU trade and negotiations. Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan). the members of the EAEU. 1 the use of different methods of providing resources Iran and Eurasian Economic Union reached a free trade The free trade agreement between Iran and this un- Ardakanian, in his message, praised the TCCIMA for to advance the projects envisaged in this sector is of particular agreement in October 2018 based on which about 862 ion has laid the ground for the expansion of trade ties holding this specialized conference and stressed the sig- importance, Mohsen Tarztalab noted. commodity items were subjected to preferential tariffs. between the two sides. nificance of using the capacities of the preferential trade Implementing the plan to build Sirik power plant using The interim agreement enabling the formation of a The agreement with the bloc has increased Iran’s ex- agreement with the EAEU in the development of Iran’s foreign financial resources has been the most economical way free trade area between Iran and the EAEU was signed ports to the EAEU member states significantly, which is a non-oil exports. of financing this plan due to the prevailing economic conditions in the country, lack of available resources for government to spend on construction projects and lack of direct access to foreign exchange resources, the official further explained. Based on the Sixth Five-Year National Development Plan Annual polymer exports from Imam Khomeini port up 14% (2016-2021), every year 25,000 MW should be added to the ECONOMY TEHRAN — Some in the country’s polymer industries and to He said that 60 percent of the items in country’s power generation capacity, of which 3,700 MW should desk109,000 tons of poly- discuss ways of increasing exports. the agreement are related to the polymer be generated by the thermal power plants, he said, adding, “In mer products were exported from Imam “In this conference, we have focused and plastics industries, adding that if trad- this regard, one of the ways provided in the development plan Khomeini Port in southwestern Khuzestan on empowering and informing the busi- ers have enough knowledge in this regard, law to generate such capacity is to use and attract domestic province during the previous Iranian cal- nessmen and traders active in this sector,” they can supply part of the union’s $4.5 and foreign financial resources.” endar year (ended on March 20), up 14 Jamali said in the opening ceremony. billion imports of such products, while To build nearly 4,000 MW of new power plant capacity percent compared to the preceding year. Introducing Iran’s polymer export ca- currently, Iran exports only $600 million of each year, €3.5 billion in resources are needed in the power As Shana reported, Bandar Imam Pet- pacities and opportunities, identifying new the mentioned commodities to the union. generation sector alone. This is important while all the revenue rochemical Company (BIPC)’s output hit target markets, and getting acquainted with Tofiqi further noted that Pakistan im- sources of the thermal power generation company are less than new records in the previous year in line the laws and regulations of the mentioned ports $2.2 billion of polymer products a one-sixth of the required resources in the budget each year. with the year’s motto which was “surge countries were among the topics explored year and said: “Iran ranks sixth among the For this purpose, after four years of negotiations and con- in production”. in this conference. top polymer exporters to this country with sultations, it was decided to provide about 85 percent of the The PVC unit of the mentioned com- According to Reza Tofiqi, the secretary only $103 million of exports; the coun- 1.4 billion-euros needed for the construction of the Sirik pow- pany also produced 166,000 tons of PVC Speaking at an international conference of the conference, one of the best ways for try accounts for five percent of Pakistan’s er plant, ie 1.2 billion euros will be financed by the Russian products in the mentioned year, up 2,000 on promoting polymer exports in Tehran boosting non-oil exports and especially total imports, while Iran has a 20-year side and the rest from the government’s internal resources, tons from the figure for the preceding year. on June 1, Masoud Jamali said: “We are top polymer exports is to sign trade agreements agreement with this country.” Tarztalab stated. Iran exported over $1.31 billion worth exporter of polymer products to Armenia with other countries. According to the official, government of polymer products in the previous year, and the second biggest exporter of such “In recent years, a preferential trade bodies should reconsider the trade of pol- according to the chairman of the Export products to the Republic of Azerbaijan.” agreement has been signed with the Eur- ymer products with other countries like Committee of Iran National Plastic and The mentioned conference was held with asian Economic Union, which covers a Pakistan in order to include these products Polymer Industries Association. the aim of exploring issues and challenges significant number of the items,” Tofiqi said. in the list of items with tariff reductions.

Oil industry accounts for 80% of Iran’s newly indigenized products ECONOMY TEHRAN — Iranian Vice-President for “The private sector needs to invest 10 times more on deskScience and Technology Sorena Sattari such projects compared to the budget that the government has said that 80 percent of the products that are being has spent on this park,” he stressed. produced for the first time in the country are related to The Oil Industry Technology and Innovation Park, the oil industry. established on a 32-hectare land near Tehran, is a govern- Speaking at the opening ceremony of the Oil Indus- mental and non-profit organization that aims to develop try Innovation and Technology Park on Monday, Sattari oil industry-related technologies in collaboration with stressed the significant role of knowledge-based compa- universities, research and development institutes, and Explaining the benefits of using foreign financial resources, nies and startups in indigenizing the knowledge for the private companies. he said: “Using foreign financial resources has several benefits, production of new equipment and products, saying: “The Strengthening domestic production and indigenizing including the entry of new financial resources, maintaining the government will support research on new equipment the knowledge and technology for the production of the sovereign role of the government, not considering investment and the private sector invests on the mass production products and equipment that Iran imports from other risk, full knowledge of how to implement the project, complete of the final products.” countries has become one of the major programs that and centralized technical and financial control, adherence to “The Petroleum Industry Research Institute can be a the country is pursuing in recent years. the technical and implementation system of the country, timely great platform [for working on the indigenization of equip- To materialize this objective, knowledge-based com- payment of project costs, completion of the project with mini- ment and products], but one cannot expect a researcher this opportunity.” panies have played a noticeable part, especially in in- mal deviation from the schedule compared to similar projects, at this institute to produce a final product,” he said. According to Sattari, most of the investment needed digenizing the products and equipment applied in the compliance with international standards from the conclusion of “The condition must be prepared for startups to thrive,” for the expansion of work on new technologies must be oil industry, which is the major sector in the country’s the contract to the implementation, in addition to job creation. the official said, adding: “Technology companies provide provided by the private sector and not the government. national economy. Benefiting from the foreign funds through various methods can contribute to the economic development of the country, the official underlined, and said, “For example, in the field of “capital”, the foreign financier brings financial resources to Imports through Bazargan border crossing exceed $79m the host country, and given that a large part of these resources is spent domestically, it increases productivity, employment ECONOMY TEHRAN – Some ports was reported to be 2,736 tons in the It is the most important Iranian ground and income in the society.” desk68,700 tons of commod- previous year’s same time span. border for importing and exporting. Sirik power plant will be built in one of the deprived areas ities worth $79.878 million have been im- According to Bazgir, industrial machin- In late February 2020, the border cross- located on the shores of Makran in a situation where this pro- ported into Iran through Bazargan border ery, iron or steel products, aluminum, au- ing was closed due to the outbreak of the ject, as a supplier of one of the most important infrastructures crossing since the beginning of the current tomobiles, paint, and composite extracts, coronavirus; it resumed operation after a needed for the economic growth of Makran beaches, will surely Iranian calendar year (March 21), according steel structures, adhesives, welding metals, three-month hiatus. flourish the economic capacities of this region. to the Bazargan customs director-general. ash, rubber, and rubber products, as well Iran sees trade with Turkey as key in This project is one of the most effective and key steps in the The value of imports has increased by as textile and fabric were among the top efforts to confront the U.S. sanctions that direction of comprehensive development of this important $62.398 million, compared to the figure commodity items entering the country have sought to undermine Tehran’s oil ex- and strategic region. for the same period in the previous year through the mentioned crossing. ports. Petrochemical products account for Sirik project has been described as a symbol of Russia’s in which the imports stood at only $17.48 Located in West Azarbaijan Province, a major share of Iran’s exports to Turkey growing inclination to invest in Iran at a time the United States million due to the coronavirus pandemic, Bazargan is one of the three border cross- although the U.S. bans have made it difficult is piling massive economic pressure on the country. Mojtaba Bazgir told IRNA on Sunday. ings between Iran and Turkey; this bor- to settle payments between businesses in cluding industrial machinery and garment, Russia has committed itself to other infrastructure pro- The volume of imports has also increased der, which is Iran’s gateway to European the two countries. while it also sends to Iran some sizable jects in Iran worth nearly $5 billion, including a key railway significantly compared to the same period countries, is located at Bazargan District Turkey also relies on Iran as a major shipments of crops and fruits that are not in southeast of the country. in the previous year, as the weight of im- in Maku County. market for its manufacturing goods, in- cultivated in the country. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y JUNE 15, 2021 ANALYSIS/INTERVIEW 5

Trump dealt a great blow to U.S. soft Netanyahu era ends

1 “The coalition was born for one main purpose – to bring Netanyahu’s rule to an end. Members of the coalition share power: Lebanese researcher one thing in common: the belief that Netanyahu has corrupted Israel’s political system,” said Voller. By Mohammad Mazhari chaos and prevent any try to have a suc- cessful transition from a tyrannical Saddam TEHRAN — A Lebanese political researcher regime to an enduring democratic system is of the opinion that former U.S. President that would meet the needs of the Iraqis. And Donald Trump lifted the veil on U.S. de- this American practice explains the true mocracy and gave a powerful slap in the intentions of the U.S.: a loose and divided face to the American soft power. Middle East (West Asia) for the sake of the “Though Trump was the worst example Zionist regime. America wants to keep the of a politician, but he has to be given credit region in chaos and wars so that the divided for showing the world the true ugly face of Arab states would be more divided into other the so-called U.S. democracy,” Ali Mourad sectarian and ethnic groups so that Israel tells the Tehran Times. would prevail and rule the region. So, all the “His behavior inside and outside the U.S. claims Washington made about exporting gave a powerful slap in the face to the so- democracy and freedom to Iraq were all called “U.S. soft power,” he notes. lies and deceptions made to justify their After Biden’s victory in the November hegemonic policies in the region. 2020 presidential elections, Trump spent What can we learn from the Trump months claiming allegations of election fraud era and the problems he created for that have been amplified by loyalists and U.S. democracy? conservative media outlets. Though Trump was the worst exam- Before the election, Trump’s foreign policy ple of a politician, but he has to be given However, with only one purpose in common, future disa- discredited the U.S., especially Washington’s credit for showing the world the true ugly greements appear inevitable. “Otherwise, this is a very loose withdrawal from international agreements, face of the so-called U.S. democracy. His coalition of different ideologies that at one point are bound to such as the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and the behavior inside and outside the U.S. gave clash with each other,” he added. Paris climate agreement. a powerful slap in the face to the so-called This raises the obvious question of how the coalition aims to “The way he treated U.S. allies world- “U.S. Soft Power”. The way he treated U.S. overcome its ideological differences, particularly considering wide, and the way he dealt with minorities allies worldwide and the way he dealt with that Bennett leans further to the right on various issues than and people of color inside the U.S. actually minorities and people of color inside the U.S. his predecessor. expressed the real mentality of the U.S.,” actually expressed the real mentality of the Voller said he believes that on specific issues, progress could the Lebanese political expert points out. Thus, American leaders should be faced with nical Arab states? Are you hopeful that U.S. White Anglo-Saxon bloc, that considers nonetheless be made. Following is the text of the interview: such anomalies in the democratic practice the U.S. disapprove of undemocratic citizens of color as second-class citizens that American leaders always address inside the U.S. every time they try to preach states in the future? shouldn’t have any equal rights with White the challenges facing democracy and judge elections or democratic practice The U.S. has always made exceptions citizens, and that’s a contradictory thing Paper details U.S., Israel, Saudi around the world, yet neglecting the in nations like Iran or Venezuela or Russia when dealing with countries worldwide while preaching about democratic practice. role in coup plot against Jordan immediate threat to U.S. democracy. or Syria or any other country. based on what they call “U.S. National In- Do you make a distinction between Is the U.S. a yardstick to assess de- Do you think the American found- terests”. They supported and still tyranni- Democrats and Republicans when it king mocracy in other countries? ers were seeking to establish a real cal regimes in the Persian Gulf Arab states comes to protection of U.S. democracy? When American leaders preach about democracy? If this is so, why did they due to their interests in oil and regional Both mainstream Republicans and Dem- 1 A key figure in the report was Awadallah, one of the democracy, they try to express the sense endorse displacement of indigenous hegemony. That’s a clear example that they ocrats know the importance of guarding former senior officials implicated in the alleged recent plot. of exclusivity, that they are the first nation peoples in the Americas? hypocritically claim caring for democratic the image of their democracy worldwide, Awadallah, a cabinet minister and onetime head of the royal that experienced this democracy after the The so-called “Founding Fathers” created practices in their foreign policy while what as they both know its importance in gain- court, moved to Saudi Arabia in 2018 and became close with so-called U.S. Revolution. They present a bourgeois democracy that suits capitalists really matters for them is to maintain their ing influence. Democrats know exactly the the Saudi crown prince. their experience as the reference that all and slave owners in the late 18th century, own interests. The Biden administration deficiencies in their democracy, but they “A sticking point for us is al-Aqsa. The king [Abdullah] uses that other nations of the world should follow and it remained so after the civil war of 1860. declared that human rights and democracy keep on whitewashing it so that they keep to browbeat us and keep his role in the Middle East,” Awadallah or adopt. But as a matter of fact, their de- It was a democracy that refused to answer would be at the core of its foreign policy, fooling nations worldwide, as a means of was reported to say regarding the U.S. plan. mocracy has many defects and anomalies. the rights of black people to be treated as but that will not be the case with autocratic soft power, while Republicans lately, after An unnamed former U.S. official, according to the report, Regarding elections, for instance, they citizens, and before that, it made sure to regimes like Saudi Arabia and the UAE, for the emergence of Trump and the current said he was told by Awadallah that “MBS (bin Salman) is upset got “Voter Suppression” that they called continue the process of extermination of example, or even in countries that discrim- he resembles tend to act in a popular iso- because he can’t get a deal because he can’t handle the reactions of “Gerrymandering”, that’s being practiced the original owners of the land, who they inate against religions and ethnicity like lationist way due to economic and social Palestinians if the king holds his position” on Jerusalem al-Quds. since 1789, and it’s still practiced by both named “Red Indians”. Most of the “Founding India for example. So, it has always been fears, thus creating an exception to rule The Post also quoted from a Jordanian investigative report Republican and Democratic parties, but at Fathers” had tens and sometimes hundreds about interests for capitalist America, and that the mainstream current in both par- on the coup plot. the same time they preach about the legality of slaves, and by the time the “Bill of Rights” it will always be so. ties is fighting to keep. In the end, billions “Awadallah was working to promote the ‘deal of the century’ and authenticity of other nations’ elections. was being written by Thomas Jefferson, How do you evaluate what U.S. of people worldwide, especially those who and weaken Jordan’s position and the King’s position on Palestine Also, they got the political money that plays he was raping one of his 600 slaves whom leaders call democratization in West were taken by the magic of the U.S. propa- and the Hashemite Custodianship of Islamic and Christian holy a decisive role in delivering who wins a seat he had children from her and refused to Asia? Were they successful in export- ganda of the so-called “American Dream”, sites in al-Quds,” the Jordanian report said. in Congress, and after the election, lobbying recognize as his own children. And what’s ing democracy to Iraq, for instance? now know that America has changed and money spent by U.S. corporations shapes ironic is that today’s U.S. leaders still quote When the U.S. invaded Iraq in 2003, it has shown its real face when it comes to legislations and bills in both chambers of those founders as beacons for democracy it made sure to demolish the institutions protecting democracy and human rights, Congress. Interest groups manipulate the and the rule of law that respects human necessary for the rule of law, which was and it’s going to be hard for U.S. diplomacy Russia mocks G7 leaders for U.S. democratic process in a way that de- rights and equality. important to build upon for a successful to restore the pre-Trump era when they classifies the American democratic model Why does the U.S. which makes democratic practice. The Iraqi experience used to fool nations with their hypocrisy criticizing Moscow while as a universal standard for other nations. claims of democracy supports tyran- tells us that the U.S. came to Iraq to spread about democracy. calling for ‘stable’ ties

Russia has mocked the US-led Group of Seven’s criticism of Mos- cow’s “destabilizing behavior” in their concluding joint statement Vienna talks: A multi-part American series while also making an ironic call for “stable and predictable” ties with the country. 1 Since the beginning of the Islamic Revolution, a series was Trump’s government or any other government, they most complex item in the talks. The demand and the ob- would be able to force Iran on a more conclusive package ligation that the Americans are asking for are clear. They “The G7 countries approved the joint statement where, in of sanctions were imposed on Iran. In 1979, the U.S. froze addition to the traditional call on Russia to stop the destabilizing nearly $12 billion of Iranian assets, including bank deposits, of demands. want to establish full recognition and the security of “Isra- In May 2018, when the U.S. quit the JCPOA, major el”. This was clearly stated in Joe Biden’s press conference behavior, there is one interesting aspect,” wrote Russian Foreign gold, and several other properties, and the U.S. imposed an Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova in a Sunday post on economic embargo. If we were about to recite the history of achievements were made in the Middle East (West Asia) held on the 21st of April with the South Korean president and the Arab region: after the great Palestinian accomplishment in operation her Telegram channel, noting, “The [Group of] Seven expressed on-and-off sanctions on Iran, it would require a full research interest in ‘stable and predictable relations with Russia.” paper. However, to make the long story short, the sanctions 1- The Axes of Resistance has fully developed in the Saif Al-Quds. Biden’s message was sent to everyone in the region and declared their commitment to the Palestinian region. On the other hand, Iran refuses to offer grantees at Emphasizing that Russia’s predictability has been proven were imposed because the Iranian political system was no over the years, the senior diplomat further challenged the G7 longer a friendly one to “Israel”. This fact has become a cause and their support of those who are fighting Israel and the expense of its allies. American occupation. The Axes is a coalition of different However, the American’s vanity has so far failed to rec- to demonstrate how predictable they can be considering their devastating fact to both the Americans as well as “Israel”. poor record in the field. The escalation against Iran started in 1987 under several countries and resistance groups that includes Iran, Syria, ognize that the Islamic Republic is an independent state Iraq, Lebanon, and Yemen. and doesn’t accept to follow dictated policies. “Earlier, they stated that Russia should be more stable and pretenses. Washington called it actions against the U.S. in predictable,” Zakharova underlined. “Now this task is considered the (Persian) Gulf and started supporting radical groups in 2- Iran has made unprecedented development in missile Most probably, these are the critical issues that Abbas technology, particularly ballistic missiles. Araqchi, the Iranian deputy foreign minister and chief to be the sphere of joint relations, that is, depending on all sides. different countries. And here is the crux of the matter! The Taking into account that our predictability has been confirmed Iranian revolution has declared itself as an advocate to the 3- Tehran has improved its local military achievements nuclear negotiator in Vienna, openly referred to on the against terrorism and the world war on Syria, Iraq, and Yemen. 9th of the current month. He confirmed that there are by years and actions, now it’s the [Group of] Seven’s turn who so-called radical Lebanese and Palestinian resistance forces are not as strong in this sphere.” against the Israeli occupation in South Lebanon and Palestine. Once the sanctions were re-imposed on Iran, the Irani- still outstanding issues related to the return of the two an took a brave step by going back into raising the level of parties to the nuclear agreement that need to be dis- G7 urges stable, predictable Russia ties The Americans still accuse Iran of executing the mar- Zakharova’s statement came after the heads of the world’s tyrdom operation against the U.S. Marines and the French uranium enrichment, which brought back the Americans cussed. Noting that a new round of talks is underway in to non-preconditioned negotiations. Vienna in the current week, but it cannot be decided if it wealthiest states accused Russia in the final communique of troops in 1983 in Lebanon, killing huge numbers of them their summit of being engaged in that they referred to as “ma- and driving the rest out of the country. However, the story So far, the Americans have been trying to deceive Iranians is going to be the last round. This confirmation leads to by releasing a billion-dollar here or there. However, the the belief that it is going to be a long-term talk that was lign activities,” meddling in “democratic systems,” and violating does not lie there! It is an extended list of accusations and human rights, among other allegations. demands. The Americans are pushing towards closure by Iranians understand this game perfectly. Iran is a proud, re-confirmed by the Iranian delegate to the International self-sufficient state. It cannot be manipulated in the American Atomic Energy Agency, Kazem Gharibabadi. He said: “We reaffirm our call on Russia to stop its destabilizing behavior laying new demands on the negotiation table. However, and malign activities, including its interference in other countries’ the Iranians rejected it and refused to be pressured into way. On the other hand, the Americans are not willing to “We do not see an American tendency to lift sanctions, be part of the JCPOA again unless Iran fulfils the following and Iran should not be expected to fulfill its obligations democratic systems, and to fulfill its international human rights discussing different agendas on the negotiation table. obligations and commitments,” read the G7 statement while It is very clear that the negotiations that resulted in signing requirements: under the weight of sanctions.” 1- Stopping its missile program So far, unless some miracle happens, the nuclear agreement insisting on the “interest in stable and predictable relations” the Joint Comprehension Plan of Action [JCPOA] were not with Moscow in “areas of mutual interest.” enough for both the Americans and the Israelis. The JCPOA 2- Going back in the process of uranium enrichment is unlikely to be revived within the foreseen period. Each did not stop their worries concerning the Iranian role in the to the stage before 2015. side is pulling the rope, hoping to win the second round. region and the progress it reached in its missile industry. 3- The return of inspectors and monitoring of the pro- The Iranians so far have proven to be tough negotiators Resistance News In 2015, Iran’s missile program was not yet raised. gram through re-installing cameras in the nuclear facilities. and excelled in the game of biting fingers. They did not lead When Donald Trump, the previous American president, 4- Ceasing support to what the Americans call proxy direct talks with the Americans; they literally dragged the Hamas calls for massive rallies withdrew from the agreement and imposed new sanctions, forces, mainly in Yemen, Iraq, and Lebanon. Americans into non-preconditioned negotiations. However, it was because the Americans believed that, whether it The fourth article, in particular, is considered to be the the negotiations are still to be continued. at Aqsa and J’lem streets

INTERNATIONAL TEHRAN— The Hamas Movement has deskurged the Jerusalemite citizens to inten- Barham Salih: Iraq defeated Daesh thanks to army, Hashd al-Sha’abi sively rally on Tuesday in the Aqsa Mosque’s courtyards and the Old City streets to prevent extremist Jewish groups Iraq’s President Barham Salih says unity capable state and the rule of law and good around 1,700 Iraqi air force recruits after from staging their provocative flag march and achieving between the army, the Popular Mobiliza- governance”. kidnapping them from Camp Speicher, a their malicious goals. tion Units (PMU), also known as Hashd According to Press TV, Salih’s remarks former U.S. base in northern Iraq. There “Let’s make next Tuesday a day of rallying and marching to- al-Sha’abi, and Kurdish Peshmerga forces came on the anniversary of the fatwa (re- were reportedly around 4,000 unarmed ca- wards the Aqsa Mosque and a day of anger and defiance against have enabled the country to defeat the Daesh ligious decree) issued by prominent Shia dets in the camp when it came under attack the Israeli occupation,” Hamas spokesman Mohamed Hamada (ISIL) terrorist group. cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani after a by Daesh. said in a press release on Sunday. “The liberation of the homeland from number of Iraqi cities fell to Daesh, which Following the abductions, the attack- Organizers of the right-wing flag march reached an agreement the defilement of terrorism was achieved led to the establishment of the Popular Mo- ers took the victims to Tikrit’s complex of with the Israel police on Friday to allow for their rally to take by the unity between Iraqis from the army, bilization Units. presidential palaces and executed them. The place on Tuesday. Hashd and Peshmerga,” Salih said in a Daesh began a terror campaign in Iraq terrorists also threw some of the bodies into The march that was planned for last Thursday was canceled tweet on Sunday. in 2014, overrunning vast swathes in light- a river. after organizers and police failed to agree on a route following He stressed that “the victory won’t be ning attacks. The massacre was filmed by Daesh and police fears that the march would reignite tensions and lead to completed without the consolidation of On June 12, 2014, Daesh terrorists killed broadcast on social media. riots in the holy city. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 6 HERITAGE & TOURISM JUNE 15, 2021 Ancient architectural Centuries-old mosque in southwestern Iran restored to former glory vestiges accidentally

1 Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad is well-known for its ancient nomads and their traditions. Sightseers may live with a nomadic or rural family for a while or enjoy an independent unearthed near stay and assist them with day-to-day life. It also opens up an opportunity to feel rustic routines, their agriculture, traditions, arts, and culture. Toghrol tower

HERITAGE TEHRAN — Some an- found beneath a residential house and deskcient architectural ves- a school that span some 2,000 square tiges have accidentally been unearthed meters in area, the report said. near the 12th-century Tughrul Tower Standing tall in the city of Rey, the in southern Tehran. tower is the tomb of Seljuk ruler Toghrol The remnants, estimated to date Beg, who died in Rey in 1063. Originally, under the rule of the Seljuqs, but in the Seljuk, also spelled, Seljuq, was a rul- from the Seljuk era (1037–1194), were like other monuments of its time, it was 12th century. ing military family of the Oguz (Ghuzz) primarily found during a site prepara- capped by a conical dome that would In 1220 the city was almost destroyed Turkic tribes that invaded southwestern tion westward of the brick tower, Mehr have added to its height. by the Mongols, and its inhabitants were Asia in the 11th century and eventually reported. Rey was one of the capital cities of the massacred. Most of the survivors of the founded an empire that included Meso- Later, a team of archaeologists carved Parthian empire (3rd century BC–3rd massacre moved to nearby Tehran, and potamia, Syria, Palestine, and most of five trenches each with about 4 meters century CE). According to Encyclopedia the deserted remnants of Rey soon fell Iran. Their advance marked the beginning depth… and the ruined structures were Britannica, the city was briefly a capital into complete ruin. of Turkish power in the Middle East.

The terms “Jameh Mosque” or “Masjed-e Jameh” or “Friday Mosque” are used in Iran for a grand communal mosque where mandatory Friday prayers are/were performed: the phrase is used in other Muslim countries but only in Iran does it designate Old photos of Imam Reza (AS) shrine on this purpose. show at Tehran exhibit Tourism minister cuts ribbon TOURISM TEHRAN – A collection of Qajar-era Imam Reza (AS) has been damaged and changed throughout desk(1789-1925) photos of the holy shrine of history due to attacks and wars. In each era, the embellish- on traditional boutique hotel Imam Reza (AS) is currently on show at the Tehran’s Malek ments and the boundaries of the complex changed. National Library and Museum, IRNA reported on Monday. Located in the vicinity of Bagh-e Melli, the Malek Muse- TOURISM TEHRAN – Cultural Heritage, Tourism deskand Handicrafts Minister Ali-Asghar The exhibit also displays photos of coins related to the um is affiliated with the Astan-e Qods Razavi Museum and Mounesan on Sunday inaugurated a traditional boutique caliphate period of Imam Reza (AS). After Imam Reza (AS) Library in Mashhad. Hossein Aqa Malek (1873-1973) was hotel during his visit to Tabriz, the capital of East Azarbaijan was forced to accept the caliphate in Ramadan 201 AH, the owner of the Malek National Museum. The museum province. these coins were minted by order of Ma’mun in 202 AH was once Malek’s private mansion. He handed it over to Over 600 billion rials (some $14.2 million at the official in Samarqand and 203 AH in Isfahan. The coins are being the government to convert it into a museum. exchange rate of 42,000 rials per dollar) have been invested kept in the museum of Astan-e Quds Razavi. The show will be running until June 22 at the complex in the construction of the tiny hotel, which has a capacity Constructed in the 11th century, the shrine complex of located in the Niavaran neighborhood. for only ten guests, CHTN reported. Trees, spring, salt lake added to national heritage list HERITAGE TEHRAN — A total of ported. The city has long been nicknamed as deskeight natural properties Soaked in a rich history and culture, Nesf-e-Jahan which is translated into including trees, a spring, and a salt lake Isfahan was once a crossroads of interna- “half the world”; meaning seeing it is in Isfahan province have been inscribed tional trade and diplomacy in Iran. Now, relevant to see the whole world. In its on the national heritage list. it is one of the top tourist destinations heyday, it was also one of the largest The Ministry of Cultural Heritage, of the country for good reasons. The an- cities in the region with a population of Handicrafts, and Tourism declared the cient city is filled with many architectur- nearly one million. inscriptions on Monday in a letter to the al wonders such as unmatched Islamic Having an opulent tourist circuit with governor-general of the central province. buildings, bazaars, museums, Persian 24 UNESCO World Heritage sites, of which Old plane, juniper, walnut, elm, and gardens, and tree-lined boulevards. It’s a the vast Hyrcanian Forest and Lut Desert mulberry trees as well as a salt lake and city for walking, getting lost in its mazing are among the natural properties, Iran a water spring across the province were bazaars, dozing in beautiful gardens, and seeks to acquire a greater share of the added to the prestigious list, IRNA re- meeting people. global tourism industry by 2025.

Soaked in history and culture for millennia, Tabriz embraces several historical and religious sites, including the Jameh Tourism minister appreciates efforts to revive 700-year-old complex Mosque of Tabriz and Arg of Tabriz, and UNESCO-registered Tabriz Historic Bazaar Complex to name a few. The city HERITAGE TEHRAN – Iranian tourism minis- that of UNESCO-registered Imam Square in Isfahan. became the capital of the Mongol Il-Khan Mahmud Gazan deskter on Monday praised efforts made “This complex, which is located in the old texture (1295–1304) and his successor. Timur (Tamerlane), a Turkic to restore the Hassan Padeshah complex, which is of Tabriz, is very important in terms of cultural her- conqueror, took it in 1392. Some decades later the Kara located in the historical city of Tabriz. itage and historical identity of this city and should Koyunlu Turkmen made it their capital, it was when the “Restoration of this collection is a great and val- be well introduced by the media,” Mounesan added. famous Blue Mosque was built in Tabriz. uable work,” Ali-Asghar Mounesan said during a Iran hosts some of the world’s oldest cultural The city retained its administrative status under the personal visit to the 700-year-old collection. monuments including bazaars, museums, mosques, Safavid dynasty until 1548 when Shah Tahmasp I relocated Located in East Azarbaijan province, the complex bridges, bathhouses, madrasas, gardens, as well as his capital westward to Qazvin. During the next two comprises a mosque, a madrasa, a bathhouse, arrays rich natural and rural landscapes, some of which centuries, Tabriz changed hands several times between of shops, and a massive forum covering some twofold are registered in the UNESCO World Heritage list. Persia and Ottoman Empire. During World War I, the city was temporarily occupied by Turkish and then Soviet troops. Illegal excavators arrested in Qazvin: an ancient city with appealing churches, Armenian neighborhoods northern Iran TOURISM Besides serving as places Armenian neighborhoods of Qazvin can Voyages, 1676). And Valle was an Italian deskof worship and religious be traced even in books and travelogues composer, musicologist, and author who HERITAGE TEHRAN — Iranian police have recently services, churches are visited for their splen- authored by Western globetrotters such as traveled throughout Asia during the Re- deskarrested five illegal excavators and antique dor and architectural beauty, their majesty, Jean Chardin (1643 – 1713), Jean-Baptiste naissance period. His travels took him to smugglers in Gorgan, northern Golestan province, CHTN and magnificence. Tavernier (1605–1689), and Pietro della the Holy Land, the Middle East, Northern reported on Monday. A Muslim-majority country, Iran is home Valle (1586 – 1652), according to a recent Africa, and as far as India. to many gorgeous churches and chapels that note written by Ali-Asghar Mounesan, the Armenian neighborhoods of the west-cen- showcase amazing architecture and exquisite minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and tral city mainly date from the time of Shah ornate work that are a simply must-visit. Handicrafts. Abbas I, who transported crowds of Chris- Like other Iranian cities, Qazvin is stand- Chardin was a French jeweler and trav- tians from the town of Jolfa (now on Iran’s ing in the way of peaceful coexistence between eler whose ten-volume book The Travels of northern border) to Iran. Shah Abbas sought Muslim, Jewish, Christian, and Zoroastrian Sir John Chardin is regarded as one of the their skills as merchants, entrepreneurs, and communities, a social phenomenon that can significance. The United Nations’ heritage finest works of early Western scholarship artists and he ensured that their religious be traced in various documents narrated body accepted the pilgrimage as a joint tra- on Persia and the Near East in general. freedom was respected. by many travelers to the country. dition worthy of protection for Iran and Tavernier was a 17th-century French gem Of the most famed churches in Qazvin Earlier this month, the pilgrimage to Armenia, which many deem as a seal of merchant and traveler, who at the behest is Cantor (or Kantur) Church, which was the St. Thaddeus apostle monastery was approval for the peaceful coexistence in of his patron Louis XIV, published Les Six built in 1905 for Russian engineers hired recognized by UNESCO for its cultural the Islamic Republic. Voyages de Jean-Baptiste Tavernier (Six for road constructions.

Iranian handicrafts: Dah-Yek-Douzi HERITAGE One of the most good-looking traditional the export goods of the time. The lawbreakers were traced and finally arrested while deskembroidery of Iran, which goes back to the During the Islamic era, after Iranian artists in the city of Susa digging for historical objects in a village after the authorities Sassanid era, is “Dah-Yek-Douzi”. and Shushtar were commissioned to prepare twelve pieces of received reports from cultural heritage aficionados about “Dah-Yek” literally means one-tenth of something and is a the curtain for Kaaba, they began using the art of Dah-Yek to their lawbreaking, said Faramarz Mir, a senior police official kind of embroidery where the needle and thread penetrate one ornate curtains. in charge of protecting cultural heritage. point ten times or ten plies of thread are attached to the fabric In addition, this embroidery decorated covers of holy shrines. Some excavation tools and equipment have been seized by a special kind of fastener. Safavid dynasty witnessed the flourishing of Dah-Yek, and it from the culprits who were surrendered to the judicial system This method of embroidery creates a special sight and cre- was around that time that artists began signings and sewing for further investigation, the official added. ates an embossed vision. Dah-Yek is used to ornate margins their names on their creations. Golestan is reportedly embracing some 2,500 historical and of clothing, “Sofreh Ghand” (a piece of linen on which sugar is In addition to highly detailed curtains and bundles, in- natural sites, with UNESCO-registered Gonbad-e Qabus – a arranged for ceremonies like weddings), mirror frames, exquisite teresting tableaus have remained from the Safavid era that one-millennium-old brick tower – amongst its most famous. curtains, bundles, head wears, decorative tableaus, the cover of showcases unique skills and abilities of the Safavid artists now Narratives say the tower has influenced various subsequent holy Quran, money bags, pencil holders and many other objects. kept in museums. designers of tomb towers and other cylindrical commemora- Patterns such as “Bazoubandi”, “Band-e Rumi”, “Ghabghabi”, is the Golabatoon thread, its history has intertwined with the Dah-Yek can be used solely or incorporate sequins, pearls, tive structures both in the region and beyond. The UNESCO “Shah Abbasi” or “Anari” (pomegranate), “Afshani”, “Goldani”, history of Golabatoon. glass beads, stones, “Naqadeh”, “Sharafeh Douzi”, “Pateh comments that the tower bears testimony to the cultural “Mehrabi”, geometric, figurative and animal motifs are used, The importance of decorating military and official clothing Douzi”, Silk work, Sormeh embroidery, and filigree. This kind exchange between Central Asian nomads and the ancient according to Visit Iran. enhanced the art of Dah-Yek, and along with products in which of embroidery is very common in cities like Qazvin, Isfahan, civilization of Iran. As for the history of Dah-Yek, since its principal material golden threads were used, Dah-Yek was considered as one of Tehran, Yazd, Kashan, and Bandar Abbas. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y JUNE 15, 2021 SOCIETY 7 COVID-19 UPDATES Iran, China earmark ¥2m for The statistics are related to 24 hours started 2:00 p.m. June 13 joint research projects New cases 10715 New deaths 119 SOCIETY TEHRAN – Iran and Iranian researchers on the Web of Science deskChina will allocate up to website in 2020 increased by 122 percent ¥2 million to support joint research projects, compared to that of 2013, which made Iran Total cases 3,039,432 ISNA reported on Monday. 16th in the world with 69,779 articles, and Under a cooperation agreement signed first among the Islamic countries for several by the National Natural Science Foundation consecutive years, Gholam Hossein Rahimi, Total deaths 82,217 of China (NSFC) and Iran’s Natural Science deputy minister of science has said. Foundation (INSF), the two sides will jointly In November 2020, scientific studies and New hospitalized patients 1246 fund research projects in 2021 to help sci- analyses extracted from the Scopus Interna- entists and knowledge exchange between tional Citation Database showed that the rate the two countries. of scientific contributions of Iranian research- Patients in critical condition 3,416 About 15 joint research projects are ers to the world increased from 17 percent planned to be supported by 2021, with max- in 2011 to 31 percent in 2020, becoming the imum funding of China’s 2 million yuan per world’s leading country in science diplomacy Total recovered patients 2,666,601 project. Exchange costs are also part of the with 14 percent growth. research budget and international cooperation The development of international scientific Diagnostic tests conducted 21,619,536 that the INSF provides to Iranian scientists. partnerships and diplomacy is one of the main According to the information published on policies of Iran, which is also emphasized by the the website of the University of Tehran, this country’s higher education system, Mohammad Doses of vaccine injected 5,205,652 budget will be allocated to research projects Javad Dehghani, head of the Islamic World in the fields of mathematics, life sciences, Science Citation Center (ISC), said. and materials sciences. The share of the latest joint international Iran’s significant contribution to scientific findings in the total scientific pub- world’s scientific growth growth of 209 percent during an eight-year cy, according to the Scopus International lications of the country is one of the most The rate of women’s The share of Iranian articles with inter- period (2013-2020), becoming the Islamic Citation Database. important indicators of scientific participa- national participation has had significant world’s leading country in science diploma- The number of articles indexed by the tion, he added. participation in the Iranian labor market Let’s keep the world beating by donating blood By Sheida Mahnam

1 Safe blood saves lives, and one in three people in the question, according to WHO. The women participation rate is obtained by dividing the number world need a blood transfusion or blood products during Iran currently has the highest blood donation rate in of job-seeking women (both employed and unemployed) by the their lifetime, he highlighted. the Eastern Mediterranean region so that out of 9.9 million total number of women over the age of 15. Out of 180 countries The most obvious example of an urgent need for blood is blood donation units in this region, more than two million in the world, only in 10 countries, women’s participation in work the time of various incidents such as car accidents, burns, belongs to Iran. is lower than in Iran, and our country has one of the lowest rates and surgeries, he added. Also, the index of blood donation is 25 per 1,000 popu- of women’s participation in the world. Pregnant women also need blood during childbirth, pre- lations, while in the member states of the Eastern Mediter- Nepal has the highest rate with about 80% and Yemen has the mature infants with jaundice and cancer patients under- ranean region, this number is 14.9 per 1000. lowest rate with 6% participation. Developed countries in North Amer- going chemotherapy or radiation therapy also need blood Blood transfusion saves millions of lives ica and Europe also have the highest rates of women’s participation and blood products, Haji-Beigi said, adding, many other According to the World Health Organization, blood trans- above 50%, well above Iran’s 17.5%, and the West Asia average of 18%. patients, such as those with thalassemia and hemophilia, fusion saves millions of lives and improves health, but many Cultural issues, legal and illegal discrimination, cultural and also have to receive blood or blood products to enjoy a rel- One of the studies showed that the plasma driven from patients requiring transfusion do not have timely access to value issues, ethnicity, lack of awareness, and lack of appropriate atively normal life. recovered patients can be used in the treatment of COVID-19 safe blood. Providing safe and adequate blood should be an opportunities are among the barriers to greater participation of A unit of blood saves the lives of three with the help of the patient’s immune system. integral part of every country’s national health care policy women in work and employment in Iran and most Middle Eastern As developing countries expand their diagnostic and treat- Convalescent plasma therapy allows someone who has and infrastructure. countries that increase women’s participation in Iran. 5% and ment facilities for the treatment of various diseases, such recovered from a coronavirus infection to donate their blood About 117.4 million blood donations are collected world- much lower than the male participation of 65%. as cancers, more and more blood transfusions are needed, plasma to someone who is critically ill. wide. 42 percent of these are collected in high-income coun- It seems that today the need to raise awareness of women’s and this need is constantly increasing. The best time for plasma donation is at least 14 and preferably tries, home to 16 percent of the world’s population. capabilities, both in domestic work and in social and managerial Haji Beigi emphasized that also, technological advances 28 days after recovery, and donors should age 18 to 60 years. About 12,700 blood centers in 170 countries report col- responsibilities for both officials and researchers. Actually, the in industrialized and developed countries cause new medical The highest blood donation rate in Eastern Med- lecting a total of 100 million donations. Collections at blood women’s community should be paid more attention. measures to be invented and, consequently, the need for iterranean centers vary according to income group. The median annual Codified programs with motivational technical expertise can blood and blood products will increase. While blood donation in 70 countries still depends on donations per blood center are 1,300 in the low-income lead to self-confidence also self-esteem of Iranian women along- A unit of blood can save the lives of three people; com- replacement or paid donors, Iran is the first country in the countries, 4,100 in lower-middle-income countries, and side the people that empowerment, especially the empowerment pressed blood cells are derived from one blood unit, which region that has enjoyed voluntary blood donation by 100 8 500 in upper-middle-income countries, as compared to of women heads of households is a priority. is used in surgeries, then platelets are taken, which is used percent since 2007. 23,000 in the high-income countries. Considering favorable loans for home-based businesses, cre- by cancer patients, and blood plasma is used in patients More than 85 percent of all donated blood worldwide is Data about the gender profile of blood donors show that ating equal opportunities with gender justice is the next step in with liver failure and burns, he explained. used to produce blood products, while the rate is 65 percent globally 32 percent of blood donations are given by wom- completing this motivational and educational process that the COVID-19 recovered patients donate plasma in Eastern Mediterranean countries. Iran ranks among the en, although this ranges widely. In 14 of the 119 reporting role of radio and television and of course trusted cyberspace can From the beginning of April 2020 until April 2021, some highest-income countries in terms of converting more than countries, less than 10 percent of donations are given by play a worthy role in this regard. 15,039 plasma units have been donated by patients who have 97 percent of the blood donated by people to plasma-derived female donors. Establishing a correct and reliable statistical network based on been recovered from COVID-19 throughout the country, medicinal products (PDMP). Moreover, 62 countries collect 100 percent of their blood statistical information data of prominent and skilled women in the Haji Beigi, announced. Only 55 of 171 countries produce PDMP through the supply from voluntary, unpaid blood donors. Some 108 field of management as well as women with artistic and cultural Following the outbreak of coronavirus, doctors, pharma- fractionation of plasma collected in the reporting country. million blood donations are collected globally, half of these skills is also a very important thing that has no specific government cists, scientists, and others are looking for a way to control A total of 90 countries reported that all PDMP are imported, are in high-income countries. Meanwhile, blood donation by trustee and governments by shrinking and delegating this Trusting the virus, and so far, many studies and researches have been 16 countries reported that no PDMP was used during the 1 percent of the population can meet a nation’s most basic the prudent and resilient private sector can identify the missing links done in this regard. reporting period, and 10 countries did not respond to the requirements for blood. in the chain and achieve good planning in this regard. Women consist half of the population of the Islamic Republic of Iran and ignoring their scientific, cultural, and managerial capacities and resources will eliminate half of the population’s COVIRAN vaccine receives public use license operational executive potential. The author is a professor of international relations, an 1 adopted by the Ministry of Health, no vaccine Institute (Razi Cov Pars) to be administered Produced vaccines are prepared for advisor for international affairs for Iranology foundation will be exported until the domestic need is among the population in early August; which public use as soon as being licensed by the and an advisor for social sciences studies for Iranian National fully met, he stated. started the clinical trial on February 27, en- Ministry of Health, he added. Commission for UNESCO So far, 10,500 volunteers from Tehran and Mass vaccination against COVID-19 started tered the second phase of the human trial Karaj received the first dose, it is expected on Iranian citizens with the Russian-made on Friday. that in the next week, 9,500 volunteers in Sputnik V vaccine on February 9. Iran has also successfully completed the the four cities of Bushehr, Mashhad, Shiraz, While Iran continues efforts to mass-pro- first phase of the human trial for Fakhra National Parks of Iran and Isfahan will be vaccinated; Therefore, duce local candidates, several foreign vaccines vaccine, the third domestically developed the vaccine is administrated to 20,000 target have already been imported and others are COVID-19 vaccine, named after nuclear (Part 4) population, he explained. expected soon. scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh (he was as- National park. National parks are large areas of national sig- South America, African countries, several Iran is also producing vaccines jointly sassinated in November 2020 near Tehran), nificance representing outstanding examples of Iran’s natural neighboring and two European countries with three countries of Cuba, Russia, and that was unveiled and started the clinical heritage, which are set aside in perpetuity for the preservation have asked to purchase COVIRAN vaccine, Australia, which may also be released by trial on March 16. and conservation of outstanding natural animal and plant species, Hassan Jalili, director of the vaccine research September. “Osvid-19”, the fourth domestic vaccine On May 24, the first coronavirus vaccine habitats, geological features, landscapes, and spectacular scenic team, said on June 8. Homegrown vaccines produced by Osvah Pharmaceutical Company made by the private sector in Iran succeeded beauty, for the benefit, education, and enjoyment of the people Although, we are capable of exporting The second Iranian-made vaccine devel- is also undergoing human trials, which will in receiving the code of ethics and entered of Iran. They provide opportunities for visitors to develop an the vaccine, however, through the policies oped by the Razi Vaccine and Serum Research also be available in early September. the phase of clinical studies. understanding and appreciation of the values of natural history in a manner consistent with the perpetuation of the inherent values of the park. They are controlled and managed by the Department of the Environment; their boundaries may not be altered, and ENGLISH IN USE no portion of them may be subject to alienation. Criteria expressing the national significance and integrity of a park LEARN NEWS TRANSLATION and reasons for its establishment as a national park are ascribed to those areas that have, inter alia, (a) a natural character sufficiently superior in quality and beauty to make its preservation imperative; (b) are of unique scenic, geomorphologic and landscape features; (c) possess diverse and/or unique examples of biotic communities and ecosystems; and/or (d) present a sufficiently comprehensive unit ســازمان غــذا و دارو بــا محصــوالت تراریختــه FDA to penalize manufacturers and size to permit public use, management, research, etc. Eight national parks were established prior to the Revolution فاقــد برچســب برخــورد مــی کنــد producing unlabeled GM foods of 1978-79, two of which are briefly described below: -The first area to be designated a national reserve was Moham مدیــرکل فــرآورده هــای غذایــی و آشــامیدنی ســازمان غــذا و دارو، وحیــد مفیــد در گفــت و گو Iran’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will penalize food manufacturers mad-Reza Shah Park (now called Golestan National Park), an area بــا خبرنــگار ایرنــا اعــام کــرد: تمــام محصــوالت تراریخته در ســطح عرضــه کنترل می شــوند ,who have not labeled genetically modified (GM) food products, Vahid Mofid of approximately 93,000 hectares located about mid-way between the caretaker of the FDA department of food and beverages has announced. Gonbad-e Qabus and Bojnurd in Golestan Province in northeast و در صورتــی کــه تراریختــه باشــند امــا برچســب نداشــته باشــند، حتمــاً برخورد مــی کنیم. Iran. The mountains in the western portion of the park are covered وی اضافــه کــرد: برخــی محصــوالت در کشــور ماننــد ذرت، ســویا و کلــزا از نوع تراریختــه وجود ,All food products containing ingredients derived from GMOs must be labeled ,with a climax forest of Tertiary origin to which the Caspian climate دارد و فــرآورده هــای غذایــی در صــورت اســتفاده از ایــن محصــوالت تراریختــه بایــد آن را روی .including soybean and corn oil, rapeseed and cottonseed, he also noted still prevailing here, has imparted a special luxuriance. As one moves east, the forest gives way to scrub and then to lush steppe برچســب خــود اعــام کنند. & He went on to say that eight laboratories in addition to the Energy vegetation with attractive stands of juniper and scrub maple. The مفیــد افــزود: هشــت آزمایشــگاه عــاوه بــر آزمایشــگاه مرجــع در کشــور مــی تواننــد Power Industries Laboratories Company can test the products in terms of containing GM organism. abundance and diversity of wildlife, in both the forested area and the montane steppe, is quite remarkable and includes the red deer تراریختگــی را تعییــن کننــد. maral), roe deer (shuka), and wild boar (goraz) in the former, and) مدیــرکل فــرآورده هــای غذایــی و آشــامیدنی ســازمان غــذا و دارو گفــت: درج تراریختگــی Labeling the products is merely done out of respect for the customer ,large herds of the urial sheep (quc) and ibex (pazan) in the latter در برچســب جلــوی ترکیبــات، صرفــاً احتــرام بــه مشــتری و فراهــم کــردن قــدرت انتخاب and providing the consumer with different choices and has nothing to while among the larger predators, leopard (palang) and brown bear ;khers), can be seen in both. The birdlife too is astonishingly rich) بــرای مص رفکننــده اســت و هیــچ ارتباطــی بــا ایمنــی و ســامت آن فــرآورده نــدارد. .do with the product’s safety and health, he concluded some 160 species have been recorded in the late 1970s. (Source: Encyclopædia Iranica) Prayer Times Noon:13:05 Evening: 20:01 Dawn: 4:43 (tomorrow) Sunrise: 5:48 (tomorrow) JUNE 15, 2021 ART&CULTURE I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y www.tehrantimes.com Managing Director: Mohammad Shojaeian Editor-in-Chief: Ali A.Jenabzadeh Book on Iranian Editorial Dept.: Fax: (+98 21) 88808214 — 88808895 [email protected] Switchboard Operator: Tel: (+98 21) 43051000 volunteer in Advertisements Dept.: Telefax: (+98 21) 43051430 Public Relations Office: Tel: (+98 21) 88805807 Subscription & Distribution Dept.: Tel: (+98 21) 43051603 Printed at: Jame Jam Bartar Borna - 44197737 Afghan war against

Tehrantimes79 Tehrantimes79 Tehrantimes79 Soviets published No. 18, Bimeh Alley, Nejatollahi St., Tehran, Iran CULTURE TEHRAN – A book “If we study the historical accounts of P.o. Box: 14155-4843 deskrecounting the story of Iranian martyrs in Afghanistan during the Zip Code: 1599814713 Ahmadreza Saeidi, an 18-year-old Iranian Islamic jihad in conjunction with the accounts volunteer who joined the Afghan forces in of Afghan martyrs during the 1980s Iran-Iraq their war against the Soviets during the 1980s, war, we will be able to grasp the delightful has been published in Tehran. and heartwarming tales that originate from Rah-e Yar is the publisher of the book the wholehearted beliefs shared by the two “Mission of God” written by the Tehran- countries,” Rajai said. based Afghan author Mohammad-Sarvar He noted that Saeidi detached himself Rajai based on some notes Saeidi left after from worldly attachments, leaving behind his martyrdom in Behsud, Afghanistan. his family to join the mujahedin forces and This combination photo shows the Tehran-based Afghan author Mohammad-Sarvar The title of the book has been inspired to defend the people of Afghanistan. Rajai and his latest book “Mission of God”. GUIDE TO by a phrase from Saeidi’s last will and Saeidi and his comrades were among to support the Afghan people in their fight of their national heroes and his grave in SPIRITUAL AWAKENING testament as he called his mission to the the first units of soldiers to receive military against the Soviets. the country is frequently visited by the war “a mission of God”. training under the supervision of professional While in Afghanistan, Saeidi’s talents people every day. Wealth converts a strange land into Rajai and a number of literati attended military training officers in Iran. for military affairs led Afghan commanders Ehsan Parsi, Abolfazl Karbalai Puryzadi homeland and poverty turns a native place a meeting organized on Sunday by the He traveled to Afghanistan following to appoint him as a training officer for and Fazel Hosseini were among the numerous into a strange land. Iran Public Libraries Foundation to a meeting with the renowned Iranian their forces. young Iranian volunteers that joined the introduce the book. commander, Mostafa Chamran, in order The Afghans consider Saeidi as one Afghans in the war against the Soviets. Imam Ali (AS) Doc to portray Constitutional Revolution figure Ali Monsieur press release published last week. in the Saheb Qaranieh Palace on August 6, 1906. Translation of English “It will be a biopic about a person in the Constitutional Forces affiliated with Qajar king Mohammad Ali literature into Persian Revolution, which never would have proceeded without Shah, besieged Tabriz for 11 months to suppress the his support and intelligence,” the center said. constitutionalists and preventing food and medicine Part 1 According to Ahmad Kasravi’s book “History of the from reaching the city. In the period of French domination Iranian Constitutional Revolution”, a year before the Ali Monsieur died during the siege of Tabriz and his The first texts translated from English into Persian were Constitutional Revolution broke out in Iran, the Iranian sons, Hassan and Qadir, were executed by Russian forces diplomatic exchanges and bilateral treaties. expatriates in the Caucasus established a social-democrat in the city. During the early decades of the 19th century very few group named the Ejtemaeiun-Amiun Party based on the His house in Tabriz was later converted into a museum Persians were capable of undertaking such translations, and Russian social democrat constitution, and Azerbaijani displaying some of his personal effects and belongings. most of those few had lived in India and worked for the East Bolshevik revolutionary Nariman Narimanov was the The DEFC has begun a project over the past year to India Company. leader of the party. produce documentaries on several key figures during An example is Jafar-Ali Khan Navvab (d. 1819), who returned Following the Constitutional Revolution, Ali Monsieur, the Qajar period. Hajji Ali Davaforush, Hajji Rasul Sedqiani and several other A documentary of the project is on the Qajar-era to Persia after an army career in India and settled in Shiraz, where This photo shows a room in the Ali Monsieur Museum in Tabriz. he fathered a family that came to be known as Navvab-e Hendi. revolutionaries translated the Russian social democrat businessman Hajj Mohammad-Hossein Mahdavi (1872- Male members of this family served the British as translators, ARTTEHRAN – Iran’s Documentary and constitution in the northwestern Iranian city of Tabriz 1932) known as Amin al-Zarb. embassy clerks, and consular agents for several generations. deskExperimental Film Center (DEFC) and set up a secret group of mujahedin named Markaze He was the first businessman who became the first Other early translators were Armenians and Assyrians is producing e a documentary, which will chronicle Gheibi (Secret Center). Iranian industrial investor, promoting entrepreneurship. who had traveled in the Levant and served as dragomans. the political life of Ali Monsieur, a key figure in the Markaze Gheibi played a key role in the victory of During the Constitutional Revolution, he led a One such dragoman was a certain Monsieur Jebrail, who Constitutional Revolution. the Constitutional Revolution and breaking the siege of group of merchants to mediate between the court and accompanied Hossein Khan Ajudanbashi on his diplomatic Masud Mir is the director of the documentary named Tabriz by the central government. the people taking sanctuary in the British Legation. mission to Europe in 1839. “Ali Monsieur” and Mohammad Fartusi is collaborating The revolution began in 1905 and the Constitutional Later he was elected to the first, seventh and eighth Jebrail’s counterpart in England was Mirza Ebrahim Shirazi (d. in this project as a producer, the DEFC announced in a Decree was signed by Qajar king Mozaffar ad-Din Shah sessions of Majles. 1857), professor of Persian and Arabic in the East India Company’s training college at Haileybury; he had first gone to England at the urging of the Anglican missionary Reverend Joseph Wolff, who had visited Persia in 1825. Iran donates 23,000 books to Afghanistan Science Academy Mirza Ebrahim was the trusted translator of the British Foreign Office in its contacts with the Persian diplomatic mission. CULTURE TEHRAN – The National Persian to the library,” he said. over the past decades. Of the second group of Persian students sent to England deskLibrary and Archives of NLAI deputy director Farnaz Mohammadi The National Library of Thailand got 200 to study, in 1815, two engaged in translation work on their Iran (NLAI) has donated 23,000 books to also said, “The donation has been made due book titles from Iran in 2017. return. One was Mirza Saleh Shirazi, whose diary of his stay in the Afghanistan Science Academy. to the close cultural relations between Iran A number of Russian academic centers, England is well known; he established one of the first printing The books are in various subjects, including and Afghanistan. including the National Library of Russia and presses in Persia, in Tabriz, shortly after 1819 and in 1837 the Persian language, literature, society, “The NLAI has previously made book the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian began publishing in Tehran a newspaper entitled Kaghaz-e politics, sociology and education, the NLAI donations to libraries in Afghanistan; for Academy of Sciences, received collections Akhbar (A Calque of News). announced in a press release on Monday. example: based on an agreement signed of books from Iran in 2009. A view of the National Library and Archives The other was Mirza Reza Mohandes (later Mohandesbashi), In his recent visit to the NLAI, Gol-Ahmad between the two countries in 2003, the The Institute of Asian and African Studies of Iran, Tehran. who became an army engineer and translated a few works from Anvari, first secretary at the Embassy of NLAI sent 37,000 books to libraries in at Moscow State University, the Russian English into Persian, including Walter Scott’s Life of Napoleon Afghanistan in Tehran, expressed his thanks Afghanistan,” she added. State University for the Humanities, the books from Iranian writers. Bonaparte and a portion of Edward Gibbon’s The History of the for the donation. In addition, groups of Afghan librarians Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia, The collection contained 100 books on Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. “In order to appreciate the value of the also received educations based on the and the Saint Petersburg State University Persian contemporary poetry, 40 storybooks Books on history and geography were understandably in greater NLAI’s positive action, the Afghanistan agreement. were also among the centers. and novels, 25 children’s and young adult’s demand in 19th-century Persia than were works of literature. The Science Academy intends to donate about Dozens of countries have received book At the same time, the University of Ankara books and 87 newly published books on establishment of Dar al-Fonun in 1851 also generated a demand 1,000 books written by Afghan authors in donations and cultural products from Iranian in Turkey also received a donation of 250 Iranian culture and literature. for European textbooks and scientific manuals, but most were translated from French or German. It was during the long reign of Nasser ad-Din Shah (1848-96) that the first steps toward modernization were taken in Persia. The number of printing presses in the major cities increased, Iranian troupe to play Eugene Ionesco “Killing Game” next week and a modest number of books were published, especially by the ARTTEHRAN – An Iranian troupe will savagely comic deaths, picking off the characters one by government printing and translation house. deskperform Romanian-French playwright one. As the social fabric falls apart and masks begin to slip, Mohammad-Hassan Khan Etemad us-Saltaneh, a learned Eugene Ionesco’s 1970 play “Killing Game” in Tehran next the powerless people are whipped up into a crescendo of courtier who had served in the Persian legation in Paris for three week. horror and suspense. Danger is everywhere and little by years, directed its operations for a quarter-century (1871-96), but Behruz Sarvalishahi is the director of the play translated little, everything changes, so that no one is safe anymore. most of the translations undertaken at his behest were nonfiction into Persian by veteran stage director and actor Davud Rashidi. Mehdi Bazdar, Ayat Bigham, Ahmad Hamedi, Melika titles from French. French writer Yasmina Reza’s “Bella Figura” translated Shahab, Sareh Gandomi, Nastaran Safari, Shaahin Malekzadeh The shah was interested in learning about the history of by Sarvalishahi is currently on stage at Tehran’s Jamshid and Saeid Nabavi are the main members of the cast. neighboring lands and the lives of famous historical figures Mashayekhi Hall. Ionesco’s debut play “The Bald Soprano” translated and also in travelogues, of which he commissioned translations. “Killing Game” will go on stage on June 22 at the Sanubar by veteran Iranian filmmaker Dariush Mehrjui has been Although most were originally in French, a few were in Hall of the Shahrzad Theater Complex. performed by numerous Iranian troupes. English; once completed, the translations were copied by The story of the play is set in a town, where all is ordinary Hamidreza Moradi directed the play at Tehran’s Sepand calligraphers and bound in leather before being presented and uneventful. It hums with life, full of happy carefree people Theater in December 2019. to the shah. whose daily lives are disturbed by nothing of significance, In addition, Farzad Dehnavi’s troupe Leilaj performed Most of these manuscripts have survived and are kept in until a strange theater company decides to entertain its the play at Tehran’s Niavaran Cultural Center in 2012. the Golestan library in Tehran. One important translator, who audience in an abandoned drive-in with the performance Ionesco, born Eugen Ionescu, was one of the foremost worked for the government translation house for a decade before A poster for Eugene Ionesco’s 1970 play “Killing of a cruel farce. playwrights of the Theatre of the Absurd. Beyond ridiculing joining the Persian foreign ministry, was Avanes (Hovhannes) Game”, which will go on stage at Tehran’s Sanubar Death, as the company’s master of ceremonies, offers the most banal situations, Ionesco’s plays depict in a tangible Khan Maseian (1864-1931), a French educated Armenian who Hall on June 22. the spectacle of a series of agonizing and at the same time way the solitude and insignificance of human existence. translated a number of works from English and French into Persian, notably Henry Morton Stanley’s African journal Through the Dark Continent; Sir Anthony Sherley; His Relation of His Travels into Persia; Persia and the Persians by the first American Julia Alvarez’s “In the Time of the Butterflies” envoy, S. G. W. Benjamin; and J. W. Kaye’s A History of the Sepoy War in India 1857-58. He is also said to have translated a number of William published in Persian Shakespeare’s plays into Armenian. Several of his CULTURE TEHRAN – Dominican- The deaths were reported as accidental survivor, Alvarez uses a variety of narrative translations were published, and some have been reprinted deskAmerican author Julia with no mention of the victims’ fourth sister methods to tell the shocking story of a family in recent years. Alvarez’s historical fiction novel “In the despite the fact that the sisters were among that suffered greatly under the tyranny of Another translator of merit in the Qajar period was Oxford Time of the Butterflies” has been published the leading opponents of the dictatorship of Trujillo, depicting the glorious work of the educated Abulqasem Khan Qaragozlu Nasser al-Molk (1865- by the Nashre Khub publishing house in General Rafael Leonidas Trujillo. “butterflies”. 1927), a courtier who rose to high office, serving twice as a cabinet Tehran. The novel speaks in the voices of the To honor the three Mirabal sisters, the minister and briefly as prime minister, in September 1907. Translated into Persian by Hassan deceased sisters Minerva, Patria and Maria United Nations General Assembly designated He undertook the challenge of rendering Shakespeare’s Othello Mortazavi, the novel described as “a Teresa of the Mirabal family, and also their November 25 as the International Day for into Persian; although generally considered one of the pinnacles magnificent treasure for all cultures and all surviving sister Dede, narrating their secrets the Elimination of Violence against Women. of literary translation in the Qajar period, this work remained time” by the St. Petersburg Times is a story and their personal lives as well as their Alvarez’s novel, with a sad yet epic unpublished until it was issued by his son Hossein-Ali Khan of resistance, endurance, self-sacrifice, love everyday horrors under Trujillo’s rule. narrative, describes an unequal struggle; Qaragozlu in a limited edition in Paris in 1961. Nasser al-Molk is and struggle against oppression. Alvarez brands them as the martyred a description of the sisters’ sacrifice and reported also to have translated The Merchant of Venice, but the On November 25, 1960, a local official butterflies in an artistic and magical narration miserable life; an account of love that is manuscript remains in the possession of the Qaragozlu family newspaper reported the death of three of courage and love while lamenting the thousands of times more powerful than a and is still unpublished. sisters found near their wrecked Jeep at human casualties left behind by political bullet; and most significantly, the resistance Front cover of the Persian translation of Source: Encyclopedia Iranica the bottom of a cliff on the north coast of oppression. of ordinary people who will sacrifice anything Julia Alvarez’s historical fiction novel “In To be continued the Dominican Republic. From the perspective of the family’s only for their freedom and dignity. the Time of the Butterflies”.