Four New Ministers Nominated

WWW.TEHRANTIMES.COM I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 16 Pages Price 20,000 Rials 1.00 EURO 4.00 AED 39th year No.13237 Monday OCTOBER 22, 2018 Mehr 30, 1397 Safar 12, 1440 ‘Leader has agreed to Iran denies meddling Iran collect three Iran, Germany discuss loan allocate $500m for in U.S. mid-term medals at Manchester of TMCA Western collection pharmaceuticals’ 2 elections 2 Taekwondo Grand Prix 15 to Berlin show again 16 Tehran says still can’t understand why Canada cut ties EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Tehran has already held several meetings Four new ministers with the current Canadian administration By Mehdi Sepahvand with the hope to resume relations. TEHRAN — Tehran still cannot un- Dennis Horak, the former Canadian derstand why Canada unilaterally sev- diplomat, recently criticized the country’s ered diplomatic ties with Iran, Foreign legal system for the current state of affairs Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi between Ottawa and Tehran. nominated told the Tehran Times on Sunday after The real reason the Liberal govern- See page 2 a former Canadian diplomat had criti- ment hasn’t been able to re-establish cized Ottawa for the current diplomatic relations with Iran is due to its adherence blackout. to a “stupid” Canadian law allowing the “This still remains an unanswered seizure of Iranian assets, Horak said question for us,” Qassemi said, adding last week. 2 ‘Humanitarian situation in Yemen is catastrophic’ POLITICS TEHRAN — Hossein during a meeting with Fabrizio Carboni, deskAmir Abdollahian, a a top official from the International senior foreign policy advisor to the Ira- Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). nian parliament speaker, said on Saturday The advisor to the parliament speaker that the humanitarian situation in Yemen said “The Iranian Red Crescent Society is catastrophic. is ready to help alleviate the sufferings of Amir Abdollahian made the remarks the oppressed people of Yemen.” 2 Afghans shut out by polling station chaos return to vote Afghans unable to vote in Saturday’s par- the vote to be held, the election was seen liamentary election because hundreds of as a major test of the credibility of the polling stations failed to open were given Western-backed government. another chance to cast their ballot on Sun- Around three million Afghans voted on day after the authorities extended voting Saturday, a larger-than-expected turnout, for another day. but across the country serious technical With the Taliban operating freely problems were reported and large num- across much of the country and heavy bers of polling stations remained closed, Mohammad Shariatmadari Reza Rahmani Mohammad Eslami Farhad Dejpasand pressure from international partners for often because staff failed to turn up. 13 ARTICLE No theory explains everything: Prof. Nicholas Onuf REPORT Hanif Ghaffari EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW matter of great interest in Theorizing of Inter- melting pot with a (somewhat unconventional) Ramin Hossein Abadian Political analyst Mehr News Agency By Javad Heirannia national Relations? religious background, a scholar with an Enlight- A: To answer this question, it would help to enment sensibility, and a troubled beneficiary Journalist TEHRAN — Professor Nicholas Onuf, a prima- distinguish the impact of institutionalized religion of modernity’s globalizatiom, I have opinions ry figure among constructivists in international on the affairs of states from the challenge that on most of these issues, but I would be hard Germany and the relations, tells the Tehran Times that “No theory faith—profound, inalterable belief—presents to pressed to provide an adequately theoretical Riyadh’s childish explains everything.” modern social theory and therefore theorizing justification for them. puzzle of JCPOA Onuf says “Different issues and problems in International Relations as a field of study. The large reason for this is the way scholars narrative of call for different theories; given the varieties of It would also help to distinguish international like me carve up the world of human experi- he current dispute raised between religious experience and complexities of inter- thought over several centuries from the field of ence—as philosophers say, at its joints. Any Khashoggi’s demise senior German officials over Iran national relations, we should hope for a variety International Relations, which came into being such undertaking presupposes that the world Tnuclear deal can be analyzed in of theories.” only after World War II. consists of things. Once we carve the world’s amal Ahmad Khashoggi, a Saudi jour- different dimensions As reported by Professor of the Florida International Uni- As a theorist, I am not especially qualified social relations into ostensibly autonomous things, nalist, political activist and critic, dis- Handensblatt, the German business versity, adds that “Some issues and problems to address the contentious issues that animate they resist change: society, culture, economy, Jappeared about three weeks ago after newspaper, Foreign Minister Heiko are intractable in practice, even when we have contemporary world politics, including issues religion, politics are the things that we study, arriving at the Consulate of Saudi Arabia in Maas recently mentioned that Europe formulated theories that plausibly explain what that come to the fore when religion is integral to and the study of these things become things in Istanbul, Turkey, and no sign of him gas been and the U.S. “have been drifting apart is going on.” national or ethnic solidarity, contributes signifi- their own right. Even if that world had no joints discovered since then. The Saudi activist for years” and urged Europe to “assume He adds that “I specifically distinguish between cantly to the definition of states’ interests, occupies to start with, it ends of with the joints we have never got out of the Saudi consulate alive. our equal share of responsibility” in or- faith and ways of thinking.” an institutionalized place in the apparatus of given it. In my world, this process goes back to Since then, different media outlets such der to “form a counterweight when the Following is the text of the interview: state, or provides an ethical standard for public Aristotle and was codified by scholars in modern as the New York Times and the Wash- U.S. crosses the line,” pull “our weight When did the religious issues has been a conduct. As someone born in the great American universities 150 years ago. 7 ington Post, reported that he was killed when America retreats … [and] start a by Saudi senior security officials sent by new conversation.” Among his bolder crown prince Mohammed bin Salman. suggestions on how to do this, he came Jordan wants Israel to return lands leased under 1994 peace deal During this period, Saudi officials have with the suggestion of an independent King Abdullah II announced Sunday that Jordan to put an end to the application of the peace not had constructive cooperation with the system of financial transactions that has notified Israel that it wants to reclaim two treaty annexes regarding Baqura and Ghumar,” Turkish authorities to investigate the fate would protect European companies small plots of territory leased under their 1994 the king said. of Khashoggi. The Riyadh authorities have seeking to do business with Iran. peace deal. Under the treaty signed by the two countries not cooperated in the search for clues about A simple review on Mass’ remarks “We have informed Israel [that we are on Oct. 26, 1994, Israel has the right to use the the fate of Riyadh’s critical journalist. This reveals the importance of his argument putting] an end to the application of the peace land for a 25-year period. has merely reinforced the perception of about the necessity of creating an “in- treaty annexes regarding Baqura and Ghu- The agreement on Baqura and Ghumar is Riyadh’s involvement in the killing. To dependent system of financial transac- mar,” said the king, quoted by official news automatically renewable unless either side gives this day, no one doubts the engagement tions”, which would provide the European agency Petra. a year’s notice to terminate the deal, “in which of Riyadh’s senior officials in the crime. companies with a risk-free environment The land was leased for a 25-year renewable case, at the request of either party, consultations Childish narrative of Riyadh for holding business ties with Iran. Such period under annexes of the 1994 accord that shall be entered into.” After the passage of nearly three weeks an independent payroll system is one lay down a one-year notice period, with Jordan Baqura is a border area of six square kilom- since the disappearance of Khashoggi, the of the most important prerequisites for retaining sovereignty. eters in Jordan’s northern Irbid province, while Saudi authorities finally had to admit his EU authorities to remain committed to “Israel was informed today of the Jordani- will remain Jordanian.” Ghumar covers four square kilometers in the death, but they still refuse to take responsi- the content of the nuclear deal. How- an decision,” the monarch said, stressing that “Baqura and Ghumar have always been at southern Aqaba province. bility for the crime. To cover up their horrific ever, it seems that Merkel wasn’t really “Baqura and Ghumar are Jordanian land and the top of our priorities, and we have decided (Source: Reuters) crime, the Saudis presented a childish and happy with this rational suggestion by ridiculous narrative to the public, so that Heiko Mass. they could overcome criticism. Right after her Foreign Minister state- Saudi Attorney General Sheikh Saud ments, Merkel reacted to his words and Iran-Iraq war al-Mojeb announced that Khashoggi was said that Mass those were his “personal killed in Saudi’s consulate in Istanbul. In article,” rather than the government’s front-line a statement, Saud al-Mojeb confirmed position.

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