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Austria keen to help India’s foreign Iran in green energy, Larijani urges next parliament trade policy water management focused on Iran: EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW to prioritize economy official By Mahnaz Abdi POLITICAL TEHRAN — Ali Lar- an end on Tuesday, said on Wednesday During a press conference, Larijani at- ECONOMY TEHRAN — India’s Christian Benger, the regional minister of Austrian state of desk deskijani, who held the that the Supreme Leader has been pri- tached great importance to implementa- foreign trade policy Carinthia for economy, agriculture and tourism, says there is focused on Iran, IRNA quoted Khalid is high know-how technology in the fields of solar and post of speaker in the previous parlia- oritizing economy and the next parlia- tion of the policies of resistance economy ment which its term officially came to ment should also follow the same policy. in achieving a prosperous economy. M Khan, the regional chairman of Fed- other green energy resources as well as water manage- eration of Indian Export Organizations ment in Austria and the country is keen to help Iran in (FIEO), as saying on Wednesday. these areas. See page 2 According to IRNA, the official not- In an interview with the Tehran Times, Benger said, ed that FIEO tries to create a chan- “There is also high know-how in Austria for recycling plas- nel for closer trade communications tics. You have petrochemical industry and we have tech- through the two countries’ chambers nology to recycle your products, so a lot of opportunities of commerce. we can develop.” Khalid, who accompanied India’s The interview came on the sidelines of a meeting be- trade delegation headed by Prime Min- tween Benger, heading a high-ranking trade delegation, ister Narendra Modi, further asserted and Masoud Khansari, the chairman of Tehran Chamber that important industrial provinces of of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture, in Tehran Isfahan, Shiraz and specially Tehran are on Wednesday. among their priorities and FIEO is ne- The Austrian minister mentioned problems with the gotiating with Iranian side to evaluate banks and money transfer as the main downside for busi- the potentials and ways of improving ness in Iran, while noting, “I think this will be solved in the business cooperation in these provinc- very near future.” es. The official went on explaining that Austrian banks help remove this obstacle, Benger founded in 1969; Federation of Indian said, adding,ng, “RaiffeisenRaiffeisen Bank is one of the main Austri- Export Organizations supervises the an banks iinn ththee intinternationalernational country’s export activities. business. It’sIt’s ththee AAustrianustrian “FIEO plans to strengthen trade ties control bank,ank, which concon-- and pursue common economic goals trols everyry international through conducting various trade fairs money transfer.ansfer. This bank and exhibitions.” He added. and all otherher babanksnks aarere ac- During Modi’s visit, India signed 12 tive and supportupport resolviresolvingng agreements with Iran in different eco- this problem.lem. So, nomic areas including investing bil- solutions will bbee lions of dollars in setting up industries, seen in thehe nnearear Majid Haghdoust ranging from aluminum smelter to urea future.” plants, in Iran’s Chabahar free trade

See papagege 4 Mehr/ zone on the Persian Gulf nation’s south- eastern coast. Modi arrived in Tehran at the head of a high-ranking economic and political team on May 22 for an of- Why observe Africa’s Professor: U.S. missile defense shield in ficial two-day visit. National Day Romania ‘will have little effect on Iranian security’ PERSPECTIVE Every year on May 25 the world holds National Day of Africa. By Matin Moslem As for Africa, Iran’s major policies are based on expanding What is the purpose of U.S.’s reconciliation in the European conti- international INTERVIEW relations expert ties with the continent, having supported the freedom-seek- By M.A. Saki decision to establish the missile de- nent that was missed. For decades, the ing African countries since the Islamic revolution in 1979. fense shield in Romania? Can we see world had been divided between the What should be noted is that African countries are not TEHRAN — Professor Farhang Jahan- this event as NATO’s expansion into two superpowers and their satellites, poor or bankrupt, but the black continent is full of precious pour is of the opinion that the U.S. mis- the East? with thousands of nuclear weapons Tehran-Riyadh ties: riches. sile defense shield in Romani will not A: Since the collapse of the Soviet aimed at each other. Humanity was in What to expect If we want expanding ties, we should change the mindset pose threat to the Iranian security. Union in 1991, the West has moved great danger of annihilation as the re- of our officials toward Africa. “In my view, it will have little effect closer and closer to Russian borders. sult of a nuclear clash between those In the post-sanctions era the stage is open to establishing on Iranian security,” says Jahanpour, a The former Russian leader Mikhail two blocs, as could be seen over the ith Tehran and Riyadh sail- ties with Africa. But Iranian goods have still not found their member of Kellogg College, University Gorbachev has claimed that when he Cuban crisis. Wing in turbulent waters, the way to the African market. The export of Iranian goods to of Oxford. reached an agreement with the West to With the end of the Cold War, question arises as to what Africa should be propagated. In an interview with the Tehran Times, allow the dissolution of the Soviet Un- the world breathed a sigh of relief reconciliatory steps to take to lesson Jahanpour says, “Even in the past, Iran’s ion and German unification, the West and many people hoped that hos- friction between the two regional role in the defense shield was mainly promised that NATO “would not expand tilities between the two blocs would powerhouses. Although ties between Rasht conference used for propaganda purposes because into the East”. However, the West has re- end for good. The Warsaw Pact was the two countries are plagued by nu- to discuss cultural Iran did not possess nuclear weapons or jected his claim. dismantled, and indeed most former merous sticking points, it should not intercontinental ballistic missiles.” In any case, the collapse of the So- Soviet satellites became members be taken to mean an eternal dead- relations of Turkey, Iran Following is the full text of the inter- viet Union and the end of the Cold of the European Union and even of lock. view: War provided a great opportunity for NATO. 9 The tension is not something to let go by. Nor it is logical as CULTURE TEHRAN — Cultural relations between desk it impinges on stability, security, Iran and Turkey will be scrutinized during a Indian warships visit Iran’s Bandar Abbas diplomacy, and economy of the conference, which is scheduled to be held at the Hekmat Hall whole region. of the University of Guilan Two Indian warships start- operating Seaking ASW One possible solution is to achieve in the northern Iranian ed a visit to the Iranian port helicopters. INS Trikand, on resilience through simplification. But city of Rasht on May 28 city of Bandar Abbas on May the other hand, is a modern does it work? Perhaps! and 29. 24 which will stay there until stealth frigate with cutting Nelson Mandela once said there is The director of Iran’s May 27. edge weaponry, sophisticat- always one brick to pick up from high Islamic Culture and Re- The visit came on the ed sensors and is capable of walls. Looking from Mandela’s vantage lations Organizations heels of Indian Prime Minis- carrying a KM 31 Airborne point, it should not be too much de- (ICRO), Abuzar Ebrahi- ter Narendra Modi’s trip to Early Warning helicopter. The manding to find such brick in a history mi-Torkaman, the direc- Tehran on May 22-23. ship is commanded by Cap- of regional coexistence between the tor of the Atatürk Culture Following is the text of the tain Arjun Dev Nair. two. Language and History report released by the Indian During the visit, the crew Of course, the task seems a bit High Commission, Derya embassy in Tehran: of IN ships will undertake daunting considering opposing per- Ors, and some other Indian Naval Ships Gan- professional interactions spectives on issues such as regional cultural officials and ex- ga and Trikand are visiting with the Islamic Republic of and international security, the refugee perts from both countries Bandar Abbas from 24–27 Iran. INS Ganga, an indige- ently commanded by Cap- Iran Navy (IRIN), pertaining crisis, conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, are scheduled to deliver May 16, in consonance with nous guided missile frigate tain Amol M Sabnis, VSM. to nuances of maritime op- Syria, Iraq, Libya, Yemen, and Bahrain, speeches at the opening India’s strong bilateral rela- of the Indian Navy has been A potent Anti Submarine erations, including means of rivalry over oil market, and the hajj is- ceremony. The event is tionship and steadily grow- in active service for about Warfare (ASW) platform, combating maritime terror- sue. The list can go on. organized by the ICRO in collaboration with the Turkish His- ing maritime interaction with three decades and is pres- the ship is also capable of ism and piracy. 9 While the concerns have brought tory Foundation. the two to a confrontation, each of the two can play its role to pave the TEHRAN TIMES Oman Air to fly to Mashhad in Iran from next month way for the reconsolidation process, Iran’s Leading International Daily the request of not only the U.S. and A new service between Muscat and the Nejad Airport) at 17.15hrs. between Oman and Iran and deliv- its European allies, but also some con- Advertising Dept Iranian city of Mashhad will start from Return flights will depart Mashhad er further opportunities for the two servative Arab states. June 1, 2016, Oman Air said in a state- International Airport at 21.45hrs and nations,” Oman Air’s Chief Executive U.S. President Barack Obama 021 - 430 51 450 ment. arrive in Muscat at 23.50hrs. Officer Paul Gregorowitsch said. believes that Saudi Arabia, one of Te l : This is Oman Air’s second desti- “Oman Air is delighted to be Oman Air’s Deputy CEO & EVP Com- America’s most important allies in the nation in Iran, following the launch of launching a new service between mercial Abdulrahman Al Busaidy said Middle East, needs to learn how to flights to Tehran in 2012. The carrier Muscat and Mashhad from June 1. that Oman Air’s new service to Mashhad “share” the region with Iran. Europe- will operate daily flights aboard Boe- The launch is in response to signif- will offer travelers from throughout our an Union foreign policy chief Federica ing 737-800 aircraft. Flights will depart icant customer demand and we an- international network the opportunity Mogherini and German Foreign Minis- Muscat International Airport at 14.00hrs ticipate a high level of early book- to discover an exciting and vibrant new ter Frank-Walter Steinmeier have also and arrive at Mashhad International ings. The service will strengthen the destination. [email protected] spoken of quelling tensions. Airport (also known as Shahid Hashemi well-established bilateral trade links (Source: Times of Oman) 9 I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y NATION 2 MMAYAY 226,6, 22016016 http://www.tehrantimes.com/international

MEDIA MONITOR New parliament to take on mission amid ‘Badreddin to find replacement among high hopes for change for the better Hezbollah commanders’ News analysis TEHRAN — A former Iranian defense minister has The new Iranian Majlis (Parliament) will said Hezbollah commanders will easily replace the be sworn in on Saturday amid hopes for martyred Mustafa Badreddin. a change for the better. Speaking at a ceremony in the honor of Badred- Iranians went to the polls on February din in Tehran on Tuesday, Ahmad Vahidi stressed 26 and the April runoff to decide who MEHR that Hezbollah is growing more powerful every will present them in the 290-seat legisla- day, Mehr reported. tive body in a parade of democracy. The election round was a contest be- tween entrenched-in-power principlists Ejei appointed IRIB pitting their popularity against reformist and moderate figures, who practical- monitoring council ly re-entered the political scene of the chief country after an eight-year hiatus. The tug of war between the two op- vision, and hasty implementation of vironmental crisis Iran is facing due to The former vice president had also posing poles was felt the most in the macro plans are among other economic years of low precipitation and misman- previously vowed to seek change of tack TEHRAN — Qolamhossein Mohseni Ejei on capital Tehran where reformists out- plagues believed by Iranians to be di- agement. A more realistic confrontation in the upcoming parliament, calling for Wednesday was appointed as the chairman of maneuvered rivals, sweeping all thirty rectly linked with what was happening with the issue will guarantee a greener more harmony between the upcoming the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting Moni- seats. all these years in the parliament. Iran. parliament and government to address toring Council. Whatsoever the parliamentary make- To the list, one can add some par- How successful the two will be in issues as unemployment, inflation, etc. IRINN Each of the three branches of government up, Iranians will expect a change of tack liamentarians’ negative attitude to the hashing out disputes over the above-cit- The Stanford-educated reformist (legislature, administration and judiciary) has and this has been mainly influenced by nuclear deal Iran struck with the West ed issues hinges on, to a great extent, stands a high chance of winning the seat two members in the council. The six mem- the performance of the 9th parliament, though it was ratified at the end of the who will be the next parliament speaker. of speakership and this can leave the bers then choose one among them as the particularly when it comes to the eco- day. Two options are on the table. Rouhani administration with more lee- chairman. nomic sector. While Iranians should learn to live One is the reformist Mohammad way to implement its economic reforms. Ejei, a senior judicial official, had been ap- According to the former parliament with long-term consequences of the Reza Aref who secured the heaviest On the other side, there is the veter- pointed as a member of the council by Judici- speaker Ali Larijani, economic bills ac- wrong decisions made, there is high share of public backing in the metropolis an Ali Larijani, already taking the helm ary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani, IRINN counted for almost one third of all legis- hope for a much better performance of Tehran in the February parliamentary of Majlis for two four-year terms (2008- reported. lations ratified in the parliament. now that their country is in the process elections. 2016), has shown to be a man of working During eight years of unrivalled of unshackling its economy from years In his recent interviews, Aref has laid out a “yes” out of numerous ‘noes.” domination over the body, MPs okayed of sanctions imposed led by the West. emphasis on seeking a “participatory He could do it once when it was not Iran, India to stage passing, inter alia, subsidy reform plan In addition to all challenges inherited approach” in the upcoming parliament, quite clear what would happen to the joint naval drill on and fuel rationing. Although the reforms from the Ahmadinejad administration, saying managing the Majlis is more than fate of the nuclear deal. Larijani has also were necessary, paving the way for a the new parliament should act in more presiding over the legislative body. been heralding the importance of prior- Friday more efficient economy, MPs failed to harmony with the incumbent govern- The reformist heavyweight made the itizing economic concerns. monitor a proper implementation of the ment so as to find a way out of the eco- remarks in a recent hour-long interview We are only a couple of days from TEHRAN — plans by the Ahmadinejad administra- nomic stagnation which is stifling the with the Shargh daily in reply to a ques- learning the next parliament speaker Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admi- tion so as to make sure the plans would country. tion on the strategy adopted by the fig- and Iranians will expect a different and ral Habibollah Sayyari announced on Wednesday be implemented as depicted. Moreover, with the government and ure and his parliamentary bloc known as strong parliament, when national inter- that his forces are slated to hold a joint naval exer- Moreover, unbridled inflation rates, parliament moving in unison, it would “Hope” to cooperate with other parlia- ests and prosperity of the nation are at cise with an Indian naval fleet on Friday. high unemployment, lack of long-term be less challenging to cope with the en- mentary rivals. the fore. Sayyari said the Iranian and Indian naval forces

TASNIM will hold the one-day joint drill in waters to the east of the Strait of Hormuz, Tasnim reported. ‘Arrogant powers, defeated in battlefield, yet not abandoning hegemonic nature’

NAM stresses POLITICAL TEHRAN — The Iranian armed forces but they will not reach their objectives,” he said on the active partnership deskchief of staff said on Tuesday that the ar- sidelines of a ceremony held to commemorate martyr- rogant powers have been defeated in the military war but dom of top Hezbollah commander Mustafa Badreddine. with African Union they have not yet abandoned their hegemonic nature. He highlighted the importance of resistance against Major General Hassan Firouzabadi said these coun- the arrogant powers and said that Iran “will not stop re- TEHRAN — Iran’s deputy ambassador to the Unit- tries have resorted to other ploys, such as psychologi- sistance” against global arrogant powers. ed Nations, speaking on behalf of the Non-Aligned cal warfare or secularization of people, to achieve their In the same ceremony, Iranian Defense Minister Movement (NAM) on Tuesday, called for a strong goals. But, he predicted, they will fail in this endeavor Hossein Dehqan said the crises in Iraq and Syria are cooperation with the African Union and other Afri- too. a plot hatched by the U.S. and the Zionist regime can organizations by NAM in order to ensure peace “The global arrogance seeks ways such as psycholog- of Israel. IRIB and security under the aegis of the UN. ical operation, transformation of the system and secular- He also said the behavior of terrorist groups have Addressing a Security Council open de- ization of the people and students to harm pure Islam, nothing to do with Islam. bate on “African Peace and Security Architec- ture” in New York, Gholam Hossein Dehqani voiced NAM’s support for continuing efforts to Iran condemns terrorist acts in Tartus, Terrorism has nothing to do with strengthen African peacekeeping capabilities, the IRIB reported. Jabaleh religion or ethnicity, Iran says He also emphasized the necessity for enhanced, POLITICAL TEHRAN — POLITICAL TEHRAN — effective partnership between the United Nations The Ira- evil and inhuman phenomenon,” A sen- which grows in a climate of insecurity desk desk and the African Union in order to improve the nian Foreign Ministry Foreign Ministry spokesman Jaberi ior official at the Iranian for which there is no military solution. planning, deployment and management of African censured on Wednesday the deadly su- Ansari remarked. Supreme National Security Council said on The security official also said that peacekeeping operations. icide attacks in the Syrian cities of Tartus Jaberi Ansari described terror- Wednesday that terrorism has nothing to do terrorism should not be divided into and Jabaleh and expressed sympathy ism and extremism as a “dangerous with “religions, nations and ethnic groups”. good one and bad one. with the families of the victims. threat” to the Middle East and inter- Delivering a speech at the Chechn- If some countries, which enjoy mili- “The Islamic Republic of Iran calls national peace and security. ya security conference, Reza Seifollahi tary, financial and political power, sup- Aref: I will not give up on the international community to Suicide attacks by ISIL in cities of said there is no “military strategy” to port terrorism and destabilize a coun- race for parliament fulfill its legal and moral duties and Tartus and Jableh on Monday killed the scourge of terrorism. try, other countries in the world will speaker responsibilities in countering this and injured over 100 people. He said terrorism is an ideology also be affected.

TEHRAN — Mohammad Reza Aref, Tehran’s top choice in parliamentary elections, has said he will U.S.: Watching India-Iran ties ‘very closely’ not step aside from his race for the speakership in the next parliament. The U.S. is “watching very closely” India’s growing ties with said. “With respect to the announcement in the Chaba- Aref stressed that he will remain in the course Iran after it recently pledged 500 million dollars for devel- har port, we have been very clear with the Indians on NASIM of the competition for the same basic reasons he oping the Chabahar port and will see if its legal parameters what we believe are the continuing restrictions on the stepped aside from the presidential campaign in and requirements are being met, the Obama Administra- activities with respect to Iran and what we have done,” 2013, ISNA reported on Wednesday. tion has told lawmakers. As of now, there is no military or she said. She was responding to a question on Prime “We are prepared to cooperate on any other counterterrorism cooperation between the two countries Minister Narendra Modi’s Iran visit from Senator Ben position other than the speaker,” he said. that could be a cause of concern for the U.S., Assistant Cardin, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Aref added, “There is no governmental organi- Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Nisha Desai Committee yesterday. Modi’s visit, that saw the signing of zation with which we are not in good terms.” Biswal told members of the Senate Foreign Relations Com- a bilateral pact to develop the Chabahar port for which mittee during a Congressional hearing. She said the U.S. is India will invest 500 million dollars, came months after “watching very closely” India’s relationship with Iran. the lifting of international sanctions on Iran following SCO to study Iran’s “We also track very closely what their economic en- Tehran’s historic nuclear deal with the Western powers gagement is and make sure they understand what we over its atomic program. full membership (Source: The Indian Express) after India, Pakistan: believe are legal parameters and requirements,” Biswal Chinese FM TEHRAN — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has Larijani urges next parliament to New Turkish cabinet planning to step said the issue of Iran’s permanent membership in prioritize economy up relations with Iran the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will be on the organization’s agenda after India and Pa- 1 Elsewhere, he said that the next parlia- The new Turkish cabinet is planning to kistan’s accession. Larijani was reelected to the next ment should make efforts to help establish step up cooperation with Iran in vari- PRESS TVPRESS “We fully endorse Iran’s interest in this issue parliament in the February elections “a calm political atmosphere” in the region. ous sectors of economy, according to (of joining the SCO). At the moment, we should from the shrine city of Qom. He is He also said the February parlia- a program document introduced by focus on the issue of the accession of India and a serious candidate for the post of mentary elections bore the message Prime Minister Binali Yildirim on Tues- Pakistan,” Wang said at the SCO Council of For- speaker in the new parliament which that the people seek “calm” in the day in the Turkish parliament. eign Ministers held in Tashkent on Tuesday, Press will start its work officially on Saturday. country, noting that problems in the “The government will work to step TV reported. “My view on future is positive and we country cannot be resolved in a tense up relations with Iran in such sectors as He added, “I think, in this respect, the accession are passing a difficult situation,” he said. atmosphere. trade, energy, transport and tourism,” of Iran may be put on the agenda of the SCO in Larijani also said that recession is The Parliamentary and Assembly of the document says. Sunday. President Tayyip Erdogan has the future.” a “serious” issue which should be ad- Experts elections were held simultane- Yildirim replaced Ahmed Davuto- approved the new cabinet headed by dressed seriously. ously on February 26. glu as new Turkish prime minister on Yildirim. (Source: Sputnik) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y

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UN: Yemen deal close as dozen killed in NEWS Iraqi troops advancing Saudi airstrikes towards Fallujah from south: head of Anbar At least a dozen civilians are killed in the only replace the current government House of Saud regime airstrikes in north- once Sana’a and key government insti- operations ern Yemen as the United Nations envoy tutions are not under the control of non- said warring that parties are closer to state actors,” he said. Iraqi soldiers and allied volunteer fighters have pushed to- agreement at peace talks in Kuwait. That means Hadi would function as wards Fallujah from areas to the south as part of an oper- “We are moving towards a general the de facto president until Ansarullah ation to liberate the city from the grip of the Islamic State understanding that encompasses the ex- movement leaves the capital. in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Daesh) terrorist group, says a pectations and visions of the parties,” Is- The port city of Aden currently serves commander. mail Ould Cheikh Ahmed said in a state- as Hadi’s temporary capital which has Staff Major General Ismail al-Mahalawi, the head of the ment on Wednesday. turned into a hub for the Islamic State Anbar Operations Command, said on Wednesday that forces Ould Cheikh Ahmed was to brief the in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Daesh) and from Iraq’s 8th Division, backed by tribal fighters, set out from UN Security Council in a closed session other Takfiri groups. the city of Amriyat al-Fallujah, south of Fallujah, and the al- later in the day on the progress made in On Monday, a car bombing claimed Salam intersection to its southwest. the peace talks which began on April 21. by ISIL killed at least 40 Hadi recruits and The offensive is being supported by air cover, Mahalawi The apparent progress comes after the wounded 60 in Aden. added. Saudi-backed side said on Monday that it The Chatham House think tank Early on Monday, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi an- stood ready to make concessions to Ansarul- warned on Wednesday that current UN- nounced the start of the long-awaited major operation to lah (Houthi) movement and their allies. backed attempts to end Yemen’s conflict retake Fallujah in the western Anbar Province. Since then, the The main sticking point in the talks are too simplistic. Iraqi military and volunteer fighters have managed to recap- has been the form of government to In a hard-hitting report, it warned that ture several areas near the embattled city. oversee a transition. Emirates (UAE), which have deployed Union and called for the formation of a any agreement struck would lead to the About 100,000 civilians are estimated to be in Fallujah Ansarullah and its allies have de- troops to Yemen amid airstrikes pound- “consensus executive authority” in Yem- “big war” dissolving into a series of mi- which, in January 2014, became the first major Iraqi city to be manded a unity government but the ing the country on a daily basis. en. ni-conflicts and push the country toward captured by ISIL terrorists. Saudi-backed side insists that former On Wednesday, Saudi warplanes car- Ansarullah spokesman Mohammed a “chaos state.” Ayatollah Sistani urges restraint in Fallujah raid president Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi ried out fresh airstrikes on residential are- Abdulsalam warned that if no fair solu- The report said those most likely to In another development on Wednesday, Iraq’s senior Shia should take the reins. as in the northern al-Jawf province, killing tion is reached, the group will form the gain from spiraling chaos in Yemen were cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani urged restraint in the The Saudi side has also demanded six people and wounding eight others. government in Sana’a. terrorist groups including al-Qaeda mili- Fallujah battle, calling on the Iraqi forces to spare civilians that Ansarullah withdraw from the capital Six other civilians, including children, “Yemenis are awaiting a fair solution tants and ISIL Takfiris which have gained trapped in the city. and other territory which they have been were killed and four others injured in the and if it fails, anti-aggression national forc- a foothold amid Saudi airstrikes. The prominent Iraqi clergyman ‘s representative, Sheikh controlling since 2014. southern province of Lahij in separate es must fill the vacuum by forming a gov- Al-Qaeda, it added, is already “one of Abdul Mahdi al-Karbalai, said in a statement that Ayatollah The Ansarullah movement and its al- Saudi airstrikes. ernment to serve the people and confront the biggest winners” of the Saudi aggres- Sistani has reaffirmed his recommendations that moral prin- lies have demanded the formation of a Sources close to the Ansarullah dele- challenges,” Abdulsalam said on Twitter. sion against its southern neighbor. ciples be respected in the operation launched to liberate the consensus transitional government be- gation accused Saudi Arabia of violating The AFP news agency quoted an un- The terrorists, it said, are “expanding city. fore forging ahead with other issues. the ceasefire. named Western diplomat as saying that territorially while continuing the process “Don’t be extreme ... don’t be treacherous. Don’t kill an Hadi is being propped up by the The delegation met late on Tuesday the UN envoy has proposed a “National of rebranding itself as a local alternative old man, nor a boy, nor a woman. Don’t cut a tree unless House of Saud regime and some of its with the ambassadors to Yemen of the Salvation Government.” to the Hadi government or the Houthis.” you have to,” he said, citing sayings of Prophet Muhammad regional allies, notably the United Arab United States, Britain and the European The proposed government “would (Source: agencies) (PBUH). The operation to recapture Fallujah comes as aid agencies have expressed concern over the humanitarian situation in Lebanon marks 16th Liberation Day anniversary the city. Gruesome violence has plagued the northern and west- Lebanon on Wednesday commemorated the 16th an- Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hasan Nasral- ern parts of Iraq ever since the ISIL terrorist group launched niversary of the Israeli withdrawal from the country, lah, whose party is credited with leading the resistance an offensive in Iraq two years ago. known as Resistance and Liberation Day. that force Israel to withdraw, will give a speech during Earlier this month, Iraq’s government spokesman, Saad Israeli troops left most of south Lebanon on May 25, a celebration in the Bekaa Valley village of Nabi Sheet. al-Hadithi, said the ISIL-controlled areas in the conflict-rid- 2000, after 22 years of occupation. However, Israel still Hezbollah’s Al-Manar TV said the party leader talk den country have significantly decreased to only 14 percent, occupies a portion of the Shebaa Farms in the southeast. about the capabilities and potential of the resistance compared to almost triple that number recorded two years “We salute the Resistance that freed Lebanon after against Israel and the continued defense of Lebanon. ago. 22 years of occupation following the international com- He also commented on the situation in Syria as well as (Source: Press TV) munity’s failure to enforce the execution of the Reso- internal issues, Al-Manar added. lution 425 on Israel,” Free Patriotic Movement founder “May 25 is a legend, a people’s sacrifice, a resistance Michel Aoun wrote on Twitter. until (we attain) liberation and victory,” Marada Move- Aoun was referring to the United Nations Security ment Leader Sleiman Frangieh tweeted. Council Resolution adopted in 1978, five days after the “History will remember Hasan Nasrallah and the re- Arabs ready to normalize first Israeli invasion of Lebanon, calling on Israel to with- sisters in letters of gold, and it will condemn all the rulers draw its forces from the country. and the regimes that are conspiring today against the Israel ties: Blair He congratulated the Lebanese people on the occa- Resistance,” Tawhid Party Chief Wiam Wahhab tweeted. pride and victory over the injustice and arrogance of sion, saying: “We strongly appreciate the sacrifices that “On a day like this, the resistance freed Lebanon with the Israeli occupation that was and still is the enemy of Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair says if Israel agrees have been made, and are still being made by the Re- the blood of its martyrs, the sweat of its people, and Lebanon and the whole Arab nation,” he added. to a Saudi “peace” initiative, Arab states will be willing to nor- sistance and its people. We bow down in front of every exposed the official Arab regime that had convinced us Former Minister Faisal Karami also congratulated malize their relations with Tel Aviv. drop of blood that has been shed, and is still being shed, that Israel was invincible,” he added. Lebanon. “Provided the Israeli administration is ready to commit to a for the liberation and the conservation of this land.” Lebanese Democratic Party leader Talal Arslan con- “We proudly reflect upon the great victories that have discussion around the Arab Kataeb Party head MP Sami Gemayel also applauded gratulated the Lebanese people in a statement. been attained against the Israeli enemy,” he said. peace initiative... it would be the country on the occasion on Twitter. “This holiday belongs to all of us, and it cannot be limit- “However, with all the achievements and the sacrific- possible to have some steps “The joy of the liberation will be complete with the ed within sectarian shackles for the sake of narrow-minded es, the Israeli threat still exists on land, in the sea, and in of normalization,” the Israeli forced return of the deportees,” Gemayel said, referring to political and factional considerations,” he said. the air. This danger cannot disappear without a united daily Haaretz quoted Blair as Lebanese who collaborated with the Israeli army and their “This holiday belongs to every honorable Lebanese, stance against Lebanon and the Arab world’s enemy.” saying. families who fled the country during the Israeli withdrawal. regardless of his sect, because it represents Lebanon’s (Source: Daily Star) “With the new leadership in the region, today that is possible,” he said, citing Egyptian President Abdel Afghan Taliban appoints new leader after Mansour’s death Fattah el-Sisi. The Afghan Taliban confirmed on Wednes- Mansour had officially led the Taliban the same small clique of leaders rather Last week, Sisi called on day that their Leader Mullah Akhtar Man- since last summer, when the death of the than by the wide rank and file. Israeli officials and the Pal- sour was killed in a United States drone movement’s founder, the one-eyed Mul- “We will not accept him as a new lead- estinians to grasp what he strike last week and that they have ap- lah Mohammad Omar became public. er until and unless all religious scholars termed a “real opportunity” pointed a successor — a scholar known But he is believed to have run the move- and tribal elders sit together and appoint for peace. for extremist views who is unlikely to back a ment in Mullah Omar’s name for more new leader,” said the faction’s spokesman, “A lot will depend on the response of the Israeli admin- peace process with Kabul. than two years. The revelation of Mullah Mullah Abdul Manan Niazi, speaking of istration to President Sisi’s initiative and to the Arab peace The announcement came as a suicide Omar’s death and Mansour’s deception Akhundzada. initiative, and to whatever steps the Israelis are ready to take,” bomber struck a minibus carrying court led to widespread mistrust, with some However, President Ashraf Ghani’s of- he added. employees in the Afghan capital, killing senior Taliban leaders leaving the group fice said the appointment brought the Israeli media reported on Friday that House of Saud re- at least 11 people, an official said. The Tal- to set up their own factions. insurgents “yet another opportunity to gime and its allies have asked Israel to resume Middle East iban promptly claimed responsibility for Some of these rivals fought Mansour’s end and renounce violence, lay down negotiations under new terms which include changes to Ri- the attack. men for land, mostly in the opium pop- their arms, and resume a normal and yadh's “peace” initiative. In a statement sent to the media, the py-growing southern Taliban heartland. peaceful life.” The kingdom, its Persian Gulf allies, Jordan and Egypt have Taliban said their new leader is Mullah Hai- Senior Taliban figures have said Man- Ghani, who took office in 2014, as- been sending messages to Israel through various emissaries, batullah Akhundzada, one of Mansour’s sour’s death could strengthen and unify siduously courted Pakistan in an effort Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada including former British PM Tony Blair, the Israeli newspaper two deputies. The insurgent group said he the movement, as he was in some ways a to bring the Taliban into a dialogue that Arutz Sheva reported. was chosen at a meeting of Taliban leaders, divisive figure. The identity of his succes- He leads a string of madrassas, or reli- would lead to peace talks. Mansour, “They are expecting to receive from Israel a response and which is believed to have taken place in Pa- sor was expected to be an indication of gious schools — figures in the Taliban say however, refused, choosing instead to are also expecting Israel to make gestures toward the Pales- kistan, but offered no other details. the direction the insurgency would take, up to 10 — across Pakistan’s southwest- intensify the war once the international tinians” in the West Bank, the paper said. Mansour was killed in Pakistan on Sat- either toward peace or continued war. ern Baluchistan province. combat mission drew down to a training The Saudi “peace” initiative, unveiled in 2002, offers to urday when his vehicle was struck by a Akhundzada is a religious scholar A former foreign minister under the and support role in 2015. normalize ties with Israel by 22 Arab states in return for Tel U.S. drone plane, an attack believed to be who served as the Taliban’s chief justice Taliban, Mullah Mohammad Ghous, told Deputy presidential spokesman Zafar Aviv's withdrawal from the occupied West Bank. the first time a Taliban leader was killed in before his appointment as a deputy to The Associated Press that the choice of Hashemi said that if the Taliban decided Tel Aviv has rejected the Saudi initiative due to the fact such a way inside Pakistani territory. Mansour. He is known for issuing public Akhundzada was “a very wise decision.” against joining the peace process, “they that it calls for Israel to accept the right of return for the Pakistani authorities have been ac- statements justifying the existence of the Akhundzada was well respected among will face the fate of their leadership.” Palestinians who were forced to flee their homes under the cused both by Kabul and the West of giv- extremist Taliban, their war against the Taliban of all ranks, and could be a uni- Wednesday’s Taliban statement also Israeli occupation. ing shelter and support to some Taliban Afghan government and the presence of fying force for the fractured movement, said two new deputies to Akhundzada Saudi Arabia and its allies are now prepared to discuss leaders — an accusation that Islamabad foreign troops in Afghanistan. His views Ghous said. have been appointed — both of whom changes to the initiative in order to resume talks between Tel denies. The insurgents have been fight- are regarded as hawkish, and he could But hopes that the new leader would had earlier been thought to be the main Aviv and the Palestinian Authority. ing to overthrow the Kabul government be expected to continue in the aggres- be a unifying figure dimmed within hours contenders for the top job. The daily Maariv revealed earlier this month that the Is- since 2001, when their own regime was sive footsteps of Mansour, at least in the of the announcement on Wednesday, One of them is Sirajuddin Haqqani, raeli regime would present a bill to the Knesset in the coming overthrown by the U.S. invasion. early days of his leadership. with some dissident Taliban figures re- who was also one of Mansour’s deputies weeks, calling for the annexation of 60% of the West Bank. The United States and the Afghan He was close to Mullah Omar, who jecting Akhundzada as leader. and who leads the notorious Haqqani According to the paper, preliminary talks have been held government have said that Mansour had consulted with him on religious matters. A breakaway Taliban faction led by network — the faction behind some of to annex Area C of the West Bank where more than 350,000 been an obstacle to a peace process, A convincing orator, Akhunzada was Mullah Mohammad Rasool, which has the most ferocious attacks in Afghanistan illegal Israeli settlers are based. which ground to a halt when he refused born in Kandahar — the capital during for months battled Mansour’s men for since the war began in 2001. The other is Nevertheless, there is a desire among the leadership of to participate in talks with the Afghan the Taliban’s 1996-2001 regime. control of drug smuggling routes in the the son of Mullah Omar, Mullah Yaqoub, the Arab states in the region to change their attitude towards government earlier this year. Instead, he A member of the Noorzai tribe, he south, said it would not accept the new who controls the Taliban military commis- Israel and to start taking an active mediating role, Channel 10 intensified the war in Afghanistan, now in is said to be aged around 50 years, and leader for the same reason it rejected sions for 15 of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces. reported, citing diplomatic sources. its 15th year. comes from a line of religious scholars. Mansour — Akhundzada was chosen by (Source: AP) (Source: agencies) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 4 ECONOMY MMAYAY 26,26, 22016016 http://www.tehrantimes.com/economy

NEWS Austria keen to help Iran in green Stocks rise on higher oil prices, Greek debt relief deal energy, water management Global stocks marched higher Wednesday as rising oil pric- es lifted shares of energy companies. 1 Carinthia Chamber of Commerce, in ‘Austria’s rapid action required visited Iran in the recent months and some The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 68 points, or Elsewhere in his remarks, the Austrian the meeting. to remove banking barriers’ fruitful negotiations have been conducted 0.4%, to 17774 shortly after the opening bell. The S&P 500 official said the trade level between Iran “Carinthia is a state focusing on Khansari, for his part, said that for between the two sides. and the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.4%. and Austria at this point is nice, but not exports and now that the sanctions creating and developing trade ties “Now that the sanctions are being The Stoxx Europe 600 climbed 1.1% to its highest level this enough. “I think we have big opportu- are being lifted against Iran we are between the two countries, Austrian banks removed against Iran, we the both sides month, as shares of oil and gas companies gained 1.4%. nities on both sides, so we are here to focusing on this country, although should take rapid action to remove the should think about bilateral long-term Technology and financial stocks led the S&P 500 to its big- enforce these possibilities into potentials our ties were never cut during the problems related to transfer of money investments for strengthening our trade gest jump in more than two months on Tuesday. for both sides.” sanctions,” he noted. between Iran and Austria. ties,” Khansari asserted. “People are realizing that rates going up is not a nega- He also asserted that there is a big He said that Iran is not their final While many European banks are still It is worth mentioning that at the tive for the longer term economy—it’s a positive vote of chance to develop tourism ties between target for exports, while they see cautious to resume ties with Iran, two end of the meeting, a memorandum confidence that things are going better than people hoped,“ the two countries. the country also a hub for access to Austrian banks have already made relation of understanding on trade cooperation said JJ Kinahan, chief strategist at TD Ameritrade. ‘Carinthia willing for long-term all countries of the region. with the country, the official highlighted. was signed between the chambers of That rally continued Wednesday, with banks and energy ties’ “Materializing all these objectives He said five trade delegations have commerce of Tehran and Carinthia. companies among the biggest gainers in Europe. Oil prices got a lift from expectations that production dis- ruptions would help reduce a supply glut and after industry group API reported a surprisingly large drawdown in U.S. crude supplies. “We have a stabilizing oil price, and that is comforting to the very distressed sectors associated with energy,” said San- dra Crowl, member of the investment committee at French asset manager Carmignac. Also boosting shares, eurozone finance ministers and the International Monetary Fund reached a deal early Wednes- day that clears the way for fresh loans for Greece and pre- vents the country from defaulting on big debt redemptions in July. Greek government bond yields fell below 7% for the first time since November before retracing slightly. Yields in Spain, Portugal, Italy and Spain also fell. Yields fall as prices rise. Analysts said the deal reduced the risk of a summer crisis, but fell short of a long term solution to the country’s debt. “We are eager to have long- depends on the finance, so it is Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture Chairman Masoud “The partial agreement in Greece is positive,” said Ms. term cooperation and investment important for us that Austrian banks Khansari (L) giving an Iranian handicraft to Christian Benger, the regional minister of relations with Iran,” said will resume ties as soon as possible”, Crowl, but “markets will remain volatile because of a lack of a Austrian state of Carinthia for economy, agriculture and tourism, in Tehran on Wednesday visibility both in growth and in political events.” Jürgen Mandl, the president of the official further asserted. Despite the recent gains, many investors aren't convinced they will see great returns this year in a sluggish global econ- omy with uncertain monetary policy. Stocks have struggled for traction in recent weeks, with the S&P 500 locked in a Preferential trade pact with Iran in a year tight trading range. India and Iran have agreed to conclude "We can expect a 25-50 percent cut on between the two countries by, inter alia, inroads into Iran during the sanction period “We’re going into a period of uncertainty,” said Patrick within a year the preferential trade agree- MFN (most favored nation) duty, but it will stepping up the momentum of economic can leverage further on tariff advantage George, global head of equities at HSBC. ment (PTA), which is expected to boost be a reciprocal gesture though our offer engagement through the early conclusion gained through the PTA with Iran," Sahai “Big investors are sitting on the sidelines, waiting,” he said, bilateral trade and give a fillip to sagging list will have products of our export interest of a PTA, preferably within a year." said. adding that international investors have been shy of investing exports. and vice-versa." The two trading partners plan to reduce Analysts said the lifting of international in Europe because of uncertainty over what shape it will have "A preferential trade agreement with The joint statement issued after the con- or eliminate duties on select products to sanctions on Iran provided an opportunity after June 23, when the U.K. holds a referendum on member- Iran will benefit Indian exports as tariffs in clusion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's boost trade and investments. for the early conclusion of the pact, which ship in the European Union. general are higher in Iran," Ajay Sahai, di- visit to the Islamic nation said, "Iranian Pres- "The new sectors such as auto compo- should encompass trade, investment and Earlier, Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average added 1.6%, while rector-general of the Federation of Indian ident Hassan Rouhani and Modi agreed nents, various types of steel, pharmaceu- services. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index gained 2.7% and shares in Export Organizations, said. to strengthen the longstanding trade ties ticals, gems and jewelry that have made (Source: telegraphindia.com) Australia gained 1.5%, bolstered by the rise in oil prices and strong finish on Wall Street. Shares in Shanghai ended slightly lower, however, after China guided the yuan to its weakest level against the dollar Denmark’s Haldor Topsoe to set up office in Tehran in over five years. ECONOMY TEHRAN — Kim Braad Carlsen, the with Iranian companies,” he added. (Source: Wall Street Journal) deskproject manager of the Danish catalysis The manager further noted, “Iranian companies are very company Haldor Topsoe, revealed that the company plans keen to utilize advanced knowledge and technologies of to open its office in Tehran, Shana reported on Wednesday. Europe and we see no limitation for providing them.” Carlsen who represented Haldor Topsoe in Iran’s first Carlsen also said that there may still be issues regarding France taps strategic conference of advanced European technology in process the banking relations with the country but Europe faces no furnaces, said, “After implementing the nuclear deal, Euro- restriction in the field of technology transfer to Iran. fuel reserves as refinery pean countries have lifted all restrictions for the transfer of Iran’s first conference of advanced European technology strikes persist technology to Iran and there are not any more limitations in process furnaces attended by petrochemical industry in this regard.” entrepreneurs and representatives of renowned European “We are negotiating with Iranian companies to sign con- companies was held on Tuesday in Tehran with the aim of France began releasing strategic fuel reserves amid strikes at tracts for future cooperation with them, because it is a great familiarizing the Iranian participants with the Europe’s new refineries that caused nationwide shortages and clashes be- opportunity and there is a lot of potential for cooperation technologies and knowledge in oil-gas industry. tween police and protesters. While panic buying by motorists drove demand to three times the normal level Tuesday, France has enough stocks even if the strikes persist for weeks, Transport Minister Alain Vidalies India seeks rights to operate Iran oilfield said on iTele. The problem isn’t about supply but about deliv- India has sought a discovered oilfield from aimed at boosting trade and commerce Sources said Iran has so far not respond- Sources said India has also expressed in- ery, he said. Iran for raising crude oil imports from the between the two countries. His trip came ed to the requests by the Indian firms. terest in investing in chemicals, petrochem- Oil companies mobilized hundreds of trucks to ship die- Persian Gulf nation as part of efforts to wid- just months after lifting of international It has, however, shown willingness to icals and fertilizer plants if Iran provided sel and gasoline around the country Tuesday as filling stations en economic and energy ties post lifting of sanctions on Iran following Tehran's historic give Farzad-A, which holds 283 billion cubic natural gas at low prices. It also is looking ran dry after all the nation’s refineries experienced disruptions sanctions. nuclear deal with the Western powers over meters of reserves. at setting up an ammonia/urea plant in or outright shutdowns. By Wednesday Exxon Mobil Corp. re- Indian Oil Corp (IOC), the nation's larg- its contentious atomic program. The field besides holding smaller re- Chabahar Free Trade Zone with long-term ported that its Gravenchon plant was operating normally and est oil firm, has proposed to Iran that it be Besides IOC, ONGC Videsh Ltd has also serves is more challenging, OVL feels. off-take of urea to India. able to transport fuel while elsewhere strikers have blocked given rights to operate and produce crude sought two discovered fields from the 16 Sources said India may import as much While Mangalore Refinery and Petro- refineries to try to bring shipments to a halt. oil from the discovered field to help move fields that Iran is likely to put on auction as 20 million tons of crude oil from Iran in chemicals Ltd (MRPL) and Essar Oil Ltd - Workers are protesting against President Francois Hol- away from buyer-seller relationship to a shortly. 2016-17 fiscal, up from about 11 million tons the biggest Indian buyers of Iranian oil - are lande’s plans to change labor laws to reduce overtime pay and strategic partnership, sources privy to the The fields sought by OVL, the overseas in the previous year. likely to maintain buying at around 5 mil- make it easier to fire staff in some cases. While the government development said. arm of state-owned Oil and Natural Gas This follows lifting of sanctions against lion tons each, Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd has watered down its proposals since first floating them in Feb- The oil produced from the field can then Corp (ONGC), is besides the Farzad-B off- Iran in January. (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd ruary, unions are calling for them to be scrapped altogether. be shipped home, the IOC has said. shore field for which it is in advanced talks Till 2010-11, Iran was the second biggest (HPCL) may begin importing oil from the The new law will not be withdrawn and the strikers will be met IOC had last fiscal imported 1.2 million to secure developmental rights. supplier of crude oil to India after Saudi Persian Gulf nation. with a robust response from police, Prime Minister Manuel tons of crude oil from Iran. In the fiscal year OVL had in 2008 discovered the Farzad- Arabia. Fresh U.S. sanctions in 2010 led to HPCL-Mittal Energy Ltd (HMEL) has in- Valls said on Europe 1 radio Tuesday. that began from April 1, it is looking to raise B field in the Persian Gulf. The field holds imports, which were 18.5 million tons in dicated it will buy a small quantity with an Refineries halted it by at least three-fold. 12.5 Trillion cubic feet of recoverable re- 2010-11, to fall to 11 million tons. Iraq is now option to raise volumes. Total SA’s Feyzin refinery near Lyon and its Normandy plant Prime Minister Modi's visit to Iran was serves. the second biggest supplier of oil to India. (Source: Economic Times) have stopped production, La Mede was working at a lower rate, and later this week the Grandpuits facility near Paris will come to a complete halt and Donges, close to Nantes, will shut French tax Toyota hails a ride Huawei sues down several units, according to a company statement. Total, which operates five refineries in France, may re- investigators swoop with Uber Samsung over consider a plan to spend 500 million euros ($557 million) to on Google’s Paris patents upgrade the Donges facility as workers take the plant “hos- offices tage,” Chief Executive Officer Patrick Pouyanne said Tuesday. He urged motorists not to rush to gas stations and create an French police and prosecutors swooped on Carmakers Toyota and Volkswagen have struck Huawei is suing its tech rival Samsung over claims “artificial” shortage. Google’s Paris offices on Tuesday, intensifying a tax- separate partnerships with rideshare companies Uber that its patents have been infringed. Some 350 of Total SA’s 2,200 gas stations ran out of fuel and fraud probe amid accusations across Europe that the and Gett. The Chinese firm said it was pursuing its South Ko- 431 faced partial shortages as of Tuesday evening, the com- Internet giant fails to pay its fair share. The Japanese company will invest an unspecified rean rival in two courts - one in California, the other pany said in a statement. The raids are part of preliminary criminal investi- amount in Uber and offer new leasing options for its in Shenzhen. About one in five of the country’s 12,200 stations were fac- gation opened in June 2015 after French tax authori- drivers. According to Huawei, several of its cellular com- ing shortages Tuesday afternoon, little changed from a day ties lodged a complaint, according to a statement Toyota said the two companies would share also munications and software inventions had been used earlier, the government said. The country has used three days from the nation’s financial prosecutor. The probe is knowledge and speed up their research efforts in ar- in Samsung’s phones without its permission. of emergency reserves out of 115 days’ worth of supply, ac- seeking to verify whether Google’s Irish unit has per- eas such as driverless cars. Samsung told the BBC it would defend its busi- cording to Vidalies, the transport minister. manent establishment in France and whether the firm Volkswagen announced an investment in Gett, an ness interests. While Exxon Mobil Corp.’s Fos-sur-Mer refinery in southern failed to declare part of its revenues in France. Israel-based rideshare operator. The specific patents involved have not been dis- France is still operating, fuel deliveries from the plant remained Prosecutors will probably go after Google’s man- Toyota said that as patterns of car usage continued closed. suspended, Catherine Brun, a company spokeswoman said agement in Ireland, according to Alain Frenkel, a tax to change, it wanted the collaboration to be about However, Huawei has said at least some of them Wednesday. Exxon’s Gravenchon plant in northern France is lawyer in Paris. more than simply providing vehicles but to also col- are classed as Frand - an acronym referring to “fair,

working normally and shipments continue, she said. NEWS IN BRIEF (Source: Bloomberg) NEWS IN BRIEF laborate on technology such as in-car apps. reasonable and non-discriminatory”. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y http://www.tehrantimes.com MMAYAY 26,26, 20162016 HISTORY & HERITAGE 5

Some smart travel TRAVELOGUE Palangan, northwestern hacks you should know gem of Iran By Edalat Abedini Blogger and adevnturer Over the years we’ve lived and learned from our own time spent on the road. We’ve chatted up fellow travel nuts, and ran is home to variety of villages, which fascinates tourists we’ve done plenty of research to find the who travel the country in different seasons with different most clever, creative, and efficient time- I purposes. saving and stress-reducing hacks every Palangan, one of most picturesque and beautiful villages traveler should know—and we compiled of the country, is located in northwestern Iran and is 47 km them all into this handy list. We’ve includ- away from kamyaran, Kordestan Province. ed some obvious (yet oft-forgotten) tips, It spreads over both sides of a »tangivar«valley, in middle as well as some clever beat-the-system of a high mountain, which names shahoo. hacks, too. This village, which is one of main tourism target villages From the moment you book a ticket or in Kordestan, is unique for its fantastic architecture and its tour till you’re unpacking your souvenirs, beautiful springs, waterfalls and ancient castle next to the vil- these 20 time-saving travel hacks will help lage over a mountain. to streamline your trips, ease some head- The area was one of the most important regions of Kord- aches, and make sure you’re spending as estan region during Seljuq dynasty (11st and 12nd century). much time as possible in blissed-out va- cation mode. Pack light (and try not to check a bag) This might honestly be one of the best time saving hacks out there—and for some, one of the hardest to ac- complish. But take our word for it: Most people overpack. There are tons of guides on how to pack light by either rolling clothes military style, using mix- add them. Certain Charles Schwab check- for navigation (but don’t want to spend After a few days or hotel changes, and-match basics, bringing lightweight ing accounts refund all your ATM fees, at the cash)—fret no more. While you’ve still chances are it looks like a tornado hit fabrics, and paring down on toiletries, home and abroad. got connection, pull up a map of where inside your luggage. Solution? Get so look and learn. Mix some quick-dry clothes into you’ll need to navigate and type “OK some small collapsible cloth boxes from If you can avoid checking a bag, you’ll your wardrobe maps” into the search box. This saves the places like Target or Bed Bath and Be- not only be able to bypass all those other Quick-dry clothes are the jam. Why screen for offline use. yond and you’ve got an easy-peasy guys who have to wait forever for their waste money on expensive hotel laundry You can also drop pins or mark spe- compartmentalized system inside your luggage to deplane, but you’ll fly through services or spend time waiting for a shirt cific places of interest since you won’t be suitcase! A box each for toiletries, socks, customs, be able to grab a cab before to dry when you can just wash whatever able to search for them offline. For extra underwear, bras, shorts and pants, the line gets out of control, and gener- you want to wear at the end of the day security, you can even take several screen shirts—you name it, there can be a spot ally move around more swiftly through- and rest assured when you wake up it’ll be shots of specific areas at different zoom for it. A little girl in traditional dress poses for a photo at Palangan village. (Photo: Edalat Abedini) out your entire trip. Plus, thinning out so fresh and so clean (clean)—and dry?! lengths. This should save tons of time The best are the adjustable ones so your suitcase pads your budget with the Even if its just a few basic items, packing getting from point A to point Z. you can change the sizes of the boxes on in some quick-dry wardrobe pieces, in- Use a currency convertor app on the go to suit your needs and allow for a money saved on checked baggage fees. All of the houses in the village are made of stone in a cluding underwear, can save you oodles your phone “dirty laundry” compartment. Email yourself a copy of your steep gorge, hence the roof of one house is the courtyards of time and suitcase space. Install a currency convertor app Create an email folder for your itinerary, ID documents of the upper house. Put all of your electrical items in like XE Currency Exchange on your trip The last thing you want to happen on There is also a river in Palangan, which split it in two parts an old toiletry bag phone. These not only save time from This one may seem like a no-brain- a trip is for your stuff to get stolen. While and flows into the Sirwan River. Don’t waste anymore time fishing doing mental math (that stuff’s just er, but again, you’d be surprised how your clothes, camera, and money are The kind and welcoming residences wear Kurdish tradi- around your bag for your electronics and for elementary school), but can end easy it is to overlook. Organizing a all high-priority items, the top of the list tional dresses and speak Kordish. chargers. Throw them all into a water- up saving you from getting ripped trip can be a long process, particu- is your identity. Good luck trying to get There are some homestay accommodations for those resistant, zippered toiletry bag, mak- off (since mental math is just for el- larly if you’re a down-to-every-last- much of the other things replaced or re- who want to sojourn in the village and some tourists from ing them easy to find, easy to decipher, ementary school and maybe isn’t your detail planner. Create a folder or label covered without proper ID! other countries come here and stay for a long time in this and safe from spills. We’ve been known strong suit). in your email for your trips and send So first things first, email yourself beautiful region. Several Iranians also go on a picnic in week- to throw our cell phone chargers, iPod Even if you don’t have data on your every confirmation, itinerary, receipt, a copy of your passport, driver’s li- ends in this area. kalaneh, kalivash, dolmeh, and grilled fish chargers, camera batteries, SD cards, and phone, most apps will work off of the and document that corresponds to cense, and any documents with res- are amongst the traditional cuisines of Palangan. anything else you’d rather not go on a conversion rates from the last sync, so your trip its way. ervation numbers on them so at least Every year, Palangan hosts to a traditional festival one search for or replace if there’s a leak (or you’ll at least be in the right ballpark. Tip: Heck, you can even take a screenshot you know you’re covered in a bag month before the Iranian Nowruz (the Iranian New Year, rainstorm). If you are going to bargain for an item, of each email on your phone. This way snatching scenario. It’ll save you a lot which falls on March 21). During the event, the locals wear Stuff some plastic grocery bags plug in what the most amount of money you’ve got easy access to confirmation of time and massive headaches if you traditional and colorful clothes. Young men and women take into your suitcase you’re willing to spend on the item is so numbers, record locators, frequent flyer can prove you are who you say you light torch and walk on high and connected rooftops per- Pack a few extra plastic grocery you have a stronger bargaining stance numbers, names, and addresses—all in are, and you know when and where forming traditional dance and music. bags in with your stuff. This ole trick from the get-go. one place so you don’t have to spend you need to be. To get this village, you can take a taxi in kamyaran, a city is super simple and comes in handy Pack a small first-aid kit time searching through your inbox when Use ATM and credit cards instead located between sanandaj and Kermanshah. of exchanging money often. Don’t want to wait for that wet Depending where you are traveling, it’s go time. Let’s settle this once and for all: 99 suit to dry, or have the time to clean you can save a lot of time and pain by Learn some key phrases percent of the time your bank will have off those sandy sneakers? Throw them packing a small DIY first-aid kit. At mini- Nothing speeds things up in a foreign the best possible exchange rate. So stop in a bag! We also love using plas- mum, throw some aspirin and/or Tylenol, country like speaking the language—or wasting time and money locating and ex- tic bags to cover our cameras and cotton swabs, regular band-aids, a little at least un peu of it. We recommend Terror attacks, air crashes changing bills at those currency exchang- phones when we are caught in an tube of anti-bacterial cream, and maybe packing a small phrasebook in your bag weaken appetite for es, or paying in your home currency at unexpected downpour, and they’re some chewable stomach antacids for so you don’t have to memorize a bunch European travel those all-too-happy independent ven- great as on-the-go laundry bags so good measure into a ziploc bad or small of random phrases, but if you can’t find dors. you don’t spend time sifting through sunglasses case and you should be set. the space, just knowing a few simple Grab money—in the local currency— what’s clean and what’s…not. These basics can be hard to find (or phrases from “please” and “thank you,” to A spate of terror attacks and airliner disasters across Europe from ATMs, or pay with a credit card to Set up Google maps to work hard to mime if you don’t speak the lan- counting, to “where is…” with a few essen- and its periphery is starting to catch up with the region’s save time—and your hard earned cash. offline guage), and having a personal on-hand tials like “bathroom,” “hotel,” “restaurant,” travel industry. But beware: International transaction fees Such a time-saver, this one! If you stash will make you feel prepared. and/or “hospital” can save time, and is Tourism officials and airline executives typically brace for can definitely add up, so it’s wise to grab don’t have internet while abroad, or Compartmentalize your suitcase often appreciated. a sudden drop in flight and hotel bookings after a terror-re- a travel-friendly credit card that doesn’t you’re thinking about getting it just to use with collapsible cloth boxes (Sourc: Smarter Travel) lated incident or headline-grabbing aircraft accident. Those booking typically rebound quickly, though, often in just a matter of weeks. This time, however, things were starting to look different PICTURE OF THE DAY Mehr/Amir Ali Razzaqi even before EgyptAir Flight 804 disappeared from the radar literary travel Thursday and plunged into the Mediterranean Sea with 66 people aboard. Each time bookings seemed poised to start quote: ticking back up, another deadly incident struck, extending the dismal streak. “We have seen more external factors affecting us than we Packing up! have seen at any other time,” Carolyn McCall, chief executive “Packing up. The nagging worry of de- of British budget airline easyJet PLC, said this month, just days parture. Lost keys, unwritten labels, tis- before Flight 804 went down. sue paper lying on the floor. I hate it all. Michael O’Leary, CEO of Ryanair Holdings PLC, Europe’s Even now, when I have done so much of biggest budget carrier, said Monday that the pace of book- it, when I live, as the saying goes, in my ings—an early sign of passenger sentiment—again started boxes. Even to-day, when shutting draw- slowing after the EgyptAir tragedy. He didn’t provide figures. ers and flinging wide a hotel wardrobe, Ryanair reported higher profit for its latest fiscal year, but or the impersonal shelves of a furnished warned that recent terror attacks could drive down ticket villa, is a methodical matter of routine, I prices more generally across Europe. “If people have a feel- am aware of sadness, of a sense of loss. ing this is terrorist-related, then we probably will see a kind Here, I say, we have lived, we have been of softening of demand,” said Neil Sorahan, the airline’s chief happy. This has been ours, however brief financial officer. the time. Though two nights only have The pressure on bookings adds to the headwinds facing been spent beneath a roof, yet we leave Europe’s airlines. Several carriers have put new planes in ser- something of ourselves behind. vice, increasing the number of seats available, and strikes in Nothing material, not a hair-pin on a Germany, France and Belgium have disrupted air travel. dressing-table, not an empty bottle of Last year, Russian and British airlines suspended flights to aspirin tablets, not a handkerchief be- the Egyptian beach resort town of Sharm El Sheikh after a neath a pillow, but something indefin- Russian jetliner with 224 people aboard went down on Oct. able, a moment of our lives, a thought, 31. Russian and Western investigators believe the plane was a mood. This house sheltered us, we the target of a terrorist bombing, and an Islamic State affiliate spoke, we loved within those walls. That in Egypt has claimed responsibility for the crash. was yesterday. To-day we pass on, we see The crash was followed by the terrorist attacks across Paris it no more, and we are different, changed in November that left 130 dead. Airlines in the U.S. and Eu- in some infinitesimal way. We can never rope reported a slump in demand, but executives predicted The Great Wall of Gorgan is a series of ancient defensive fortifications located near city of Gorgan. It is at the southeastern be quite the same again.”* things would eventually return to normal. corner of the Caspian Sea *Daphne du Maurier, “Rebecca” (Source: Wall Street Journal) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y

6 INTERNATIONAL MMAYAY 26,26, 22016016 http://www.tehrantimes.com Moving on in Vietnam, but remembering its lessons COMMENT s United States President Barack apply past lessons to new crises some- when the lives of our fighting men and women seemingly unbridgeable differences can be AObama visits Vietnam, we are struck times do more harm than good. But a few are put at risk. (The mission of the first Ameri- reconciled. The fact that Obama is the third by the fact that most citizens of both things are clear. can combat troops deployed to Vietnam was consecutive American president to visit Vi- countries have no living memory of a conflict The first is not personal to us, but a principle described as “flood relief”.) etnam is proof that old enemies can be- John Kerry that claimed the lives of more than 58,000 that applies to all who wear the uniform: We The third is to exercise humility in assuming come new partners. Americans and upwards of a million Viet- must never again confuse a war with the war- knowledge about foreign cultures. During the Normal diplomatic relations John McCain namese. riors. American veterans deserve our deepest war in South-east Asia, neither America’s allies As veterans who were fortunate to serve As Americans who fought in that war, respect, gratitude and support whenever and nor its adversaries acted in accordance with its in public office, we are proud of the contri- we are frequently asked about its les- wherever they serve. expectations. butions we made to the resumption of nor- sons. There are few easy answers, in part The second lesson is that our leaders need The fourth and final lesson of the Vi- mal diplomatic relations between the U.S. Bob Kerrey because every conflict is unique and be- to be honest with Congress and the American etnam conflict is playing out before our and Vietnam. cause we have learnt that attempts to people about the plans, goals and strategy eyes: It is that with sufficient effort and will, 9

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On the agenda but off guest list, NEWS IN BRIEF Euro zone hails 'breakthrough' with China eyes G7 in Japan Greece, IMF debt deal World leaders meet in Japan this week for talks that will encompass the slowing Chinese economy and China’s The euro zone gave Greece its firmest offer yet of debt relief reclamation of land in the disputed South China Sea in what finance ministers called a breakthrough deal that -- without any representatives from Asia’s largest econ- won a provisional commitment from the IMF to return to omy at the table. taking part in the bailout for Athens, heartening investors. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will host U.S. President After talks that lasted into the small hours of Wednesday, Barack Obama and other Group of Seven leaders from Euro group finance ministers gave a nod to releasing 10.3 Thursday at a secluded resort on Kashiko Island, 300 billion euros ($11.5 billion) in new funds for Greece in rec- kilometers (190 miles) southwest of Tokyo. ognition of painful fiscal reforms pushed through by Prime The meeting is being held against a backdrop of Minister Alexis Tsipras's leftist-led coalition, subject to some slowing growth as China’s engine cools, with a debate final technical tweaks. among major developed nations on how much -- or But a bigger step forward was a deal under which the whether -- governments should take fiscal action to euro zone agreed to offer Athens debt relief in 2018 if that is boost their economies. It also comes before an inter- necessary to meet agreed criteria on its payments burden. national court ruling on a case brought by the Philip- In the meantime, the currency area's rescue fund was given pines over territory in the South China Sea, which could approval to take steps to smooth out Greece's debt service affect China’s behavior in waters through which more path. than $5 trillion of trade passes each year. However, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble China reacted with anger to an April statement by avoided any immediate commitment to rescheduling Greek G7 foreign ministers expressing opposition to any "in- debt that would have required him to secure approval from timidating, coercive or provocative" actions in the East a skeptical parliament in Berlin before a general election China Sea and South China Sea, and calling on all par- next year. (Source: Reuters) ties to act in accordance with international law. That’s even as the statement did not mention the country by name. A similar declaration by the leaders this week would called on China to reduce the amount of steel it pro- begun to improve from last year, and this would have Global watchdog further irritate China, a key trading partner for all the duces in a bid to help the industry. The weakening of a negative effect." says shadow-banking G7 members. the Chinese currency could also be a topic of discus- Doesn’t help Other participants sion. China and Japan had two-way trade of $344 billion in supervision too patchy As host to countries that share the values of "free- Any perception that Japan is spearheading a rebuke 2014, and China is Japan’s biggest trading partner. dom, democracy, the rule of law and human rights," of China would be risky for ties, according to Noriyuki Song Guoyou, deputy director of the Center for Regulators have yet to get a firm handle on the world's $35 Japan plans to lead the world on the path of peace Kawamura, a professor at Nagoya University of Foreign American Studies at Fudan University in Shanghai, said trillion shadow banking sector with supervision and data and prosperity, according to documents distributed Studies. After inheriting a relationship in its worst state any G7 efforts to tackle problems relating to China in its gathering still too patchy for spotting risks properly, the to reporters by the foreign ministry ahead of the G7 in decades, Abe has met President Xi Jinping twice absence would be counterproductive. global Financial Stability Board said on Wednesday. summit. The documents specify that the "Asia-Pacific since he took office in 2012. But attempts to re-start "It doesn’t help the situation, as all these issues can Banks face tougher rules since the 2007-09 financial cri- situation" and China’s economic slowdown will be on what were once regular high-level talks have been sty- only be solved after more consultations with China," said sis, prompting a shift in risks to shadow banking like repur- the agenda. mied by bickering over the territorial matters. Song. "China today won’t bow to this kind of political chase agreements, securitization or pooling of debt, money Japan has invited the heads of several non G7 na- "China will find it extremely unpleasant if Japan takes and diplomatic pressure by other nations, and such ac- market funds and securities lending by asset managers. tions to come to the country during the summit, for the lead and begins a debate critical of China," said Ka- tions can only generate suspicion and make relations Policymakers now call the sector market-based financing sideline chats. That includes the leaders of Vietnam and wamura. "Relations between Japan and China had just even more antagonistic." that can offer alternative funding for the economy, but are Indonesia, plus Laos, which this year holds the rotating Any criticism could prompt China to dismiss the G7 as still mindful of risks after securitization helped sow the seeds chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and Any G7 efforts to tackle an anachronism for excluding the world’s second largest of the financial crisis. thus has some sway over the wording of any Asean problems relating to China economy. While the grouping was originally founded to Shadow banking usually refers to nonbanking firms car- statements on the South China Sea. Bangladesh and Sri deal with economic issues, its remit has spread. China is rying out services similar to those typically offered by banks. Lanka are also on the list. could prompt China to dismiss set to host the broader G20 summit in September. They are better supervised than in the past but the FSB, Steel glut the G7 as an anachronism for "China sees the G7 as a relic of the 20th century," said which coordinates regulation for the Group of 20 economies On the economic front, China could come in for excluding the world’s second Kawamura. "It’s the G20 that actually makes a difference (G20), said there are still gaps, with better quality data and fresh criticism amid a global steel glut. Several Euro- in international issues now. That’s how they see it." improved sharing of data still needed to assess risks. pean governments, including the UK, have repeatedly largest economy. (Source: Bloomberg) (Source: Reuters) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y

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EAT YOUR VEGETABLE Disturbing figures of MS in Iran Cucumber MEDICAL TEHRAN — Iran vulnerable region (which has undergone deskstands first in the rise of several major wars in the past decade) Multiple Sclerosis among other states in may also play a role. The stress caused the Middle East, the vice president of the by the unstable geopolitical situation in Iranian MS Society reported on Monday. the region may also trigger an earlier age Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a complex of onset. neurological disorder most likely caused In children, the symptoms of MS pret- by gene–environment interactions. ty much resemble those in adults, there- On the occasion of World MS Day, fore, families should be aware of warning May 25, Mohammad-Ali Sahraeian, told signs of the disease, and take their chil- IRNA based on the latest statistics, 65,000 dren immediately to neurologists. to 70,000 Iranians are suffering from MS, The professor listed the early symp- equivalent to affecting 115 people out of toms of the disease as: blurred or dou- every 100 thousand. ble vision, thinking problems, clumsi- “The disease is more prevalent this ness or a lack of coordination, loss of year compared to last year.” balance, numbness, and tingling sensa- Isfahan province has the highest inci- tion, advised all to take these symptoms dence of MS, while Sistan-Balouchestan seriously. From skin-care to fighting cancer, the humble cucumber is a province holds the lowest, he further said. Good nutrition and consumption of great ally in your quest for good health. According to some reports, Sah- healthy food can be effective in disease Here is a short list of the impressive health benefits that a raeian explained, in 2008 in Tehran, prevention, he said. cucumber carries: out of every 100 thousand residents, of MS population is between the ages of Viral cause is still considered as a pos- Overall, physicians recommend people Keeps you hydrated 50 were affected, while the number in 18-50, adding that children also get af- sible hypothesis. The western lifestyle that they avoid greasy fast food and in- Fights heat, both inside and out 2001 was 73, in 2014 came to 101 and fected by the disease but not at the rate that is being duplicated by the youth in stead substitute fruit and vegetables for it. Flushes out toxins in 2015 reached 115, displaying a rising adults do. the region these days may be related Although there is no cure for multiple Lavishes you with vitamins trend of the disease. There have been numerous theories with MS as well if the viral cause is to be sclerosis, physical therapy and medica- Supplies skin-friendly minerals: magnesium, potassium, silicon Sahraeian, who is also a professor at and extensive debates on the causative considered. Environmental factors such tions can help with symptoms and slow Aids in weight loss the University of Tehran, said 80 percent mechanisms of MS. as different types of pollutions in this disease progression. Revives the eyes Cuts cancer Scientists unravel clues how some birds become red

Solar Impulse plane lands Where do some birds get their vibrant red colors? then deposit them in the feathers." Their study found in Dayton from Oklahoma New has research identified a genetic enzyme in birds CYP2J19, a cytochrome P450 enzyme on chromosome 8, that converts yellow pigments from their food into red to be responsible for red pigmentation. pigments applied to their bills, feathers, and skin. The The other study explored the genetics of domesti- A solar-powered plane landed in Dayton, Ohio on the latest leg color red is very important for birds, playing an ac- cated wild-type and yellow-beaked zebra finches. Two of a record-breaking trip to circle the globe without consuming tive role in in mating, protection, and representation of groups carried out the study: one under the direction of a drop of fuel. genetic quality. Nicholas Mundy, evolutionary geneticist in the depart- Solar Impulse 2, piloted by Swiss businessman Andre Borsch- Two independent studies published in Current Biol- ment of zoology at the University of Cambridge, and the berg, arrived at 09:56 P.M. (0156 GMT Sunday) at Dayton Inter- ogy each indicate the same gene is responsible for red other led by Jessica Stapley, evolutionary biologist in the national Airport after a flight from Tulsa, Oklahoma that lasted a pigmentation in birds. One of the studies – carried out department of animal and plant sciences at the University 16 hours and 34 minutes, a live video feed showed. by Ricardo Lopes, an evolutionary biologist at Portugal's of Sheffield. The two research groups studied the genes "Amazing to have landed in #Dayton after being in the sky Universidade do Porto; James Johnson, biochemist Ph.D. "We discovered a gene that codes for an enzyme of Taeniopygia guttata, domesticated zebra finches. for 17 hours!" Borschberg tweeted. candidate at Auburn University; and Matthew Toomey, a that enables this yellow-to-red conversion in birds," said Birds such as zebra finches get carotenoids, or yel- The slow-moving, single-seat plane with the wingspan of a postdoctoral biologist at Washington University School of the Universidade do Porto's Miguel Carneiro, who co- low pigments, from their food: seeds, in the case of the Boeing 747 cuts a flimsy figure, but it has traversed much of the Medicine – compared domesticated yellow and red fac- authored the study, which investigated the source of the zebra finch, and insects for other bird species. Before the globe in stages since taking off March 9, 2015 from Abu Dhabi. tor canaries. "red factor" in canaries. study, it had already been established that they convert The aircraft -- clad in thousands of solar cells, the sole source Bred nearly a century ago, red factor canaries are a Dietary pigments carotenoids into ketocarotenoids, red pigments, but the of energy for the flight -- reached its destination more than an cross between Serinus canaria, domesticated yellow ca- To "produce red feathers, birds convert yellow dietary process remained ambiguous. hour ahead of schedule. (Source: AFP) naries, and Spinus cucullata, wild red siskins. pigments known as carotenoids into red pigments and (Source: The CSM)

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6 The process of restoring re- consult regularly about the controversy lations was arduous and required full surrounding competing maritime claims cooperation by Hanoi in developing in- Moving on in Vietnam, but in the South China Sea. formation about Americans missing or The U.S. government does not JUMP unaccounted for from the conflict - an take sides on the legal merits of these effort that continues today. But we have remembering its lessons claims, but we believe strongly that Tehran-Riyadh ties: What to reached the point, more than 20 years they should be settled peacefully and expect after normalization, where our agen- in accordance with international law da with Vietnam is forward-looking and and not unilaterally by any country 1 Some diplomats based in Muscat have heard from wide-ranging. Obama’s discussions with seeking to assert hegemony over its those close to Omani Foreign Minister Yousuf bin Alawi as the Vietnamese will cover issues ranging neighbors. saying that senior UAE officials as well as the Omani govern- from security cooperation to trade and Of course, the U.S. and Vietnam ment had related to Saudis that they were not satisfied with investment to education, as well as from have different political systems and the current regional situation. the environment to freedom of religion different approaches to some issues. Also, an unnamed senior UAE official has told the Iranian to human rights. But human rights are universal and we Diplomacy, an unofficial website, that they are not seeking This wider agenda reflects changes to have made clear to the leaders in Ha- tension with Tehran but Saudis are pressuring them. the relationship that are well under way. noi our strong belief that Vietnam will It seems Tehran has taken necessary reconciliatory steps Twenty years ago, there were fewer than reach its full potential only if and when with high risks particularly as of 2013 when the Rouhani ad- 60,000 American visitors to Vietnam an- its people have the right to express ministration took office. However, the Saudi government has nually. Today, there are nearly half a mil- themselves freely in the arenas of pol- been sending negative signals. Therefore, perhaps the time lion. itics, labor, the media and religion. In is ripe for Washington and its European allies to show more Twenty years ago, the U.S.’ bilateral our visits to Vietnam, we have been im- commitment to stability and security of the Middle East and trade in goods with Vietnam was only pressed by the eagerness of its citizens the Persian Gulf, bringing the precarious situation of the re- US$450 million. Today, it is 100 times that. to take advantage of technology and to gion home to Saudis. Twenty years ago, there were fewer than compete in the global labor market. We Among all possible options to start from, two issues of hajj 1,000 Vietnamese students in the U.S. To- were serving in Vietnam, we would U.S. and all along the Pacific Rim. are convinced that the government in and the Yemeni war are the most fertile grounds. Hajj does day, there are nearly 19,000. never have imagined that our country It would have been even harder to im- Vietnam has nothing to lose, and much matter as it is unique to the two. On the other hand, Saudis More remarkably, the Vietnamese would one day work with the govern- agine that the U.S. and Vietnam would to gain, by trusting its citizens. are growingly tired of the attrition war on Yemen and oppo- Politburo includes two people who ment in Hanoi to help save the Mekong be cooperating on security issues. And Looking to the future, we know that nents have also shown the green light to sit at one negotia- earned graduate degrees in the U.S. Delta, by helping to create an initiative yet the U.S. has helped establish a new mutual interests, above all else, will drive tion table. Otherwise, it would be quite irrational to expect a while on Fulbright scholarships. It is to manage its ecosystem and cope training center for the People’s Army of the U.S. partnership with Vietnam. But it restoration of ties between the two overnight. appropriate, therefore, that this week with the effects of climate change. We Vietnam on the outskirts of Hanoi, where is strengthened, as well, by the natural af- a new institution of higher learning will could never have imagined that the two young Vietnamese will prepare for ser- finities between the two societies. These open in Ho Chi Minh City: Fulbright countries would be partners in a land- vice in United Nations-sponsored peace- include family ties, a tendency towards Indian warships visit Iran’s University Vietnam. One of us, Bob Ker- mark trade agreement, the Trans-Pa- keeping missions. optimism, a fierce desire for freedom and rey, is proud to serve as chairman of the cific Partnership, which is intended to Both militaries in contact independence, and a hard-earned ap- Bandar Abbas university’s board. raise labor and environmental stand- The U.S. and Vietnamese militaries are preciation that peace is far, far preferable (Source: straitstimes.com) Nearly half a century ago, when we ards while expanding prosperity in the in frequent contact and our diplomats to war. 1 In addition, calls on senior Government and military authorities, sporting and cultural interactions and sharing of best practices, aimed at enhancing cooperation, strengthen- Professor: U.S. missile defense shield ing ties and mutual understanding between the two navies, are also planned. The visiting IN ships are also likely to con- duct exercises with the IRIN ships. in Romania ‘will have little effect on Iranian security’ Relations between India and Iran have spanned centuries marked by meaningful interactions including in the fields of However, the West saw the collapse of the So- signing the JCPOA agreement with Iran, the West can- lion missile shield ironically at a Soviet-era base in Ro- 1 commerce, energy and education. Having shared a border viet Union as a victory by the West and treated Russia, not use that excuse any longer, and Russia sees the mis- mania, again saying that it was aimed at the so-called till 1947, the two countries share commonality in language, which had come to its knees facing severe economic sile defense shield as a major threat that will undermine rogue states, but speaking to his top military officers, culture and traditions. The centuries old association has been and political problems, not as an equal but as a van- her deterrence. President Putin said: “This is not a defense system. This further strengthened by regular cultural and commercial quished foe. Had Russia been incorporated into Europe, Rightly or wrongly, many Russians believe that is part of U.S. nuclear strategic potential brought onto interactions as well as bilateral meetings and high-level vis- as many East European and Baltic countries were, the Russia is vulnerable to a sudden Western attack that a periphery. In this case, Eastern Europe is such periph- its between both the countries. The Iranian President Mo- world could have experienced a long period of peace could destroy most of Russian nuclear warheads. ery.” He went on to say: “Until now, those taking such hammad Khatami was the Chief Guest at the Republic Day and stability with a big drop in military expenditure by If the West also builds a missile defense shield decisions have lived in calm, fairly well-off and in safe- function in India in 2003. More recently, the Hon’ble Prime both sides. against Russian retaliation, the nuclear deterrence, ty. Now, as these elements of ballistic missile defense Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi visited Iran from 22 to One can blame both sides for renewed hostilities. or the concept of MAD (mutual assured destruc- are deployed, we are forced to think how to neutral- 23 May 16. Hon’ble Prime Minister’s visit has provided a fresh The West accuses Russia and particularly President tion), would lose its value and Russia would have no ize emerging threats to the Russian Federation.” All this impetus to bilateral relations with the conclusion of a number Vladimir Putin of wishing to reinstate the former So- option but to surrender to Western demands. This sounds very ominous. of agreements and understandings. viet zone of influence, while Russia blames the West may be a form of paranoia, but in politics percep- What will be the impact of the defense shield IN ships last visited Iran in August 2015 wherein Beas of expansionism and a desire to encircle Russia with tion plays a major role. on Iranian security? and Betwa berthed at Bandar Abbas. The current visit by NATO bases. The Russian involvement in Georgia to Recently, the United States switched on the $800 mil- A: In my view, it will have little effect on Iranian IN ships will further strengthen bilateral relations and en- prevent it from joining NATO, the coup in Ukraine security. Even in the past, Iran’s role in the defense hance maritime cooperation. It will facilitate a common supported by the West, the annexation of Crimea by shield was mainly used for propaganda purposes “The only way that the current understanding of the maritime security challenges in the Russia, and Russian military involvement in the civ- because Iran did not possess nuclear weapons or region and contribute to security and stability of the Indian il war in Syria have intensified hostility between the situation can impact Iran is intercontinental ballistic missiles. The only way that Ocean Region. West and Russia. as the result of the hostility the current situation can impact Iran is as the result In order to deter Russia from encroaching into her between Russia and the West, of the hostility between Russia and the West, which former satellites, the West has set up a chain of bases in which will create a less stable will create a less stable situation in the region and Germany’s deputy those countries, and the missile defense shield is a part the world. It is in Iran’s best interests to remain im- of those measures. Initially, the Americans maintained situation in the region and the partial in this rivalry and maintain good relations environment minister visits that the missile defense system was aimed at preventing world.” with both sides. (See the full story on the Tehran Times website) Isfahan Province wastewater Iranian nuclear weapons from reaching the West. Since treatment plant

Largest intl. brokerage network system belongs to Parsian Bank ECONOMY Germany’s Deputy Environment and De- deskvelopment Minister Gunther Adler and ECONOMY Currently, Parsian Bank Parsian Bank, he maintained. to revive brokerage relations and focused bank with Italian Export Credit Agen- also German Parliament Deputy, who is a member of Envi- deskhas the largest interna- Turning to the pioneering role of on new brokerage system, he said, add- cy (SACE) and said: “Parsian Bank has ronmental Committee, paid a visit to Isfahan Province North tional brokerage network system among Parsian Bank in creating brokerage re- ing: “After initial stage of landmark nucle- inked a Memorandum of Understand- Water and Wastewater Company. other Iranian banks. lations with various banks in Asia, Eu- ar deal inked between Iran and P5+1 in ing (MOU) with Italy’s SACE in order Intl. Affairs Manager of Parsian rope and world, he said: “Global finan- last year, the bank managed to send over to take advantage of services of the Bank Alaei announced the above cial messaging system dubbed SWIFT 400 SWIFT messages to different banks Agency for covering Letters of Credit statement and said: “The bank almost (Society for Worldwide Interbank Fi- worldwide in order to revive and intensify (L/Cs) and financing projects as intro- covers all European countries in the nancial Telecommunication) had been brokerage relationship.” duced by the bank.” field of opening Letters of Credit (L/ set up since establishment of the bank To date, Parsian Bank has presently In the end, he said that Parsian Bank Cs) and drafts.” i.e. before sanctions period, so that the set up SWIFT and brokerage relationship has 53 active accounts in countries Under the current circumstances that bank has not thus far faced any prob- with 50 countries in world and also 230 worldwide including Italy, Spain, Switzer- almost all sanctions on Iran have been lem in this regard.” banks, he observed. land, Germany, France, the Netherlands, lifted, some banks in the country yet car- Despite problems facing the country Elsewhere in his remarks, he point- Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Swe- ry out their banking transactions through in sanctions period, the bank managed ed to the close cooperation of the den, Norway, UK and Turkey. In his visit, German Deputy Environment and Develop- ment Minister said: “Iran and Germany established amicable relationship before implementation of Joint Comprehensive Tehran to host IRAN SME EXPORTERS Conference today Plan of Action (JCPOA), so that relationship between the two countries dates back to many years ago.” ECONOMY The 2nd Iran SME Exporters Confer- the presence of senior and high-ranking officials of the strategies in international trade and way of finding new desk He praised creativity and innovation of expert Iranian en- ence (conf.zoodel.com), suitable for country from public and private sectors and more than customers in overseas markets as well as strategies to gineers in construction of Isfahan Province North Wastewater small and medium-sized enterprises, will be held in Teh- 1,000 participants. penetrate into international markets via online services. Treatment Plant. He also visited optimization plan of energy ran in the presence of responsible officials, experts, trad- With the coordination made in this regard, Secretary Secretary of the Conference Mr. Tehrani pointed to conservation and complementary pilot project for improving ers, merchants, businesspersons and representatives of General of Iran and Turkey Joint Council of Commerce the high potentials of small- and medium-sized enter- and boosting wastewater treatment process. more than 500 small and medium-sized enterprises Dr. Seyyed Jalal Ebrahimi will first address the Confer- prises in the country and said: “After holding lengthy For his part, Managing Director of Isfahan Province Wa- (SMEs) with the aim of introducing Iran and its potentials ence at Shahid Chamran Conference Hall of Tarbiyat negotiations with Turkish side over Preferential Trade ter and Wastewater Company Eng. Hashem Amini briefed as export hub in the region. New export markets and Mo’allem University on May 26 in the field of introduc- Agreement (PTA), eventually, the agreement was final- the visiting delegation on the performance of his company Iran’s high potentials for exporting products to Turkey ing Turkey as Iran’s export target market. Bilgin AYGÜL ized in the last Iranian year (ended March 19, 2016). and said: “Environmental issue is one of the most important will be introduced in the Conference. Head of Iran and Turkey Commercial Council will be the It is projected that trade volume between Iran and subjects in water and sewage industry in the country and in The first edition of the Conference was held by next speaker who will talk about trade ties between Iran Turkey will hit $35 billion, the rate of which was below this regard, Isfahan Province has taken effective steps in this ZOODEL Company on Feb. 5, 2016 and presently, the and Turkey and strategies for enhancing Iran’s export of $10 billion in previous years, he said, adding: “As organ- regard to reduce environmental pollutants.” company is honored to hold the 2nd edition of Iran SME products to Turkey. izer of this prestigious Conference, ZOODEL Company He pointed to the amicable relations between Iran and Exporters Conference today on May 26 in Tehran in the In addition, Chief Executive of ZOODEL Compa- burdens great responsibility in this respect in order to Germany in the course of history said: “Germany maintained field of exporting products to neighboring Turkey in ny Mehrzad Khoei will speak on sales and marketing materialize the aforementioned objectives.” its trade and economic ties with the Islamic Republic of Iran in periods when Iran had been put under tough economic Call for tutorial workshop “Golden Trade Opportunities with Europe” sanctions.” Provincial Water and Wastewater Company established close relationship with Germany’s Ministry of Science in line ECONOMY A Tutorial Workshop General of EIFEC and Head of the Draft- Overview of EU/USA export laws and practices, Methodology application of with offering quality services in related field. deskentitled “Golden Trade ing and Development of the EU Export national/jurisdiction/regulations/main planning, management of Export Com- He, who is the chairman of the Board of Directors of Isfa- Opportunities with Europe” will be held Compliance Framework, Dr. Pietro Maria terms, National Authorities, Export pliance into business realities and insti- han Province Water and Wastewater Company, pointed to a by Business Training Center of the Min- Paolucci: Chief Executive responsible for Control/ Policy/ Areas of Intervention, tutional as support to economic opera- contract inked with German Bitfingle Company and said: “The istry of Industry, Mine and Trade in co- European policies and Steering Commit- Financial sanctions/ embargoes / re- tors, Export Compliance Program. contract was signed with prestigious German Company in order operation with Iranian Industries Engi- tee of implementation of European poli- strictive measures, post JCPOA, EU cus- Experts, activists and enthusiasts in to boost treatment process in the mentioned treatment plant.” neering Association and INOTEX 2016 cies and Prof. Dr. Shahrokh Mirzahosseini: toms system, Basic principles of Com- the field of trade and business with EU In the end, he said: “Relying upon the assistance of the Scientific Secretariat. Head of Iran’s Business Center in the Eu- pliance specialized for export/ import and USA are the main audiences of the Almighty God, the company will take giant stride in current The keynote speakers of the event are ropean Union (Export Compliance), Dual USE/ NOT event which will be held at 9 a.m. to 17 year in line with materializing most of its objectives.” as follows: Charles M. Giacoma: Director Hereunder are the main topics: DUAL USE, Technology transfer: best on Thursday May 26.

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FOOD FOR THOUGHT Tehran’s vehicle inspection stations being integrated

SOCIAL TEHRAN — Vehicle in- for all cars to pass inspection. deskspection stations in Teh- Currently there are four million cars in ran are being merged with an integrated Tehran of which 2.5 million are due for system which is affiliated with the Interior inspection but last year only 400,000 to Ministry, IRIB reported. 500,000 cars passed the procedure, he So far 410 inspection stations have lamented. joined this system, the director general for He further called on reconsidering the Tehran’s vehicle inspection Navvab Hos- 5-year interval for the vehicle inspection seinimanesh said. and decreasing it to two years. This newly set up system would be ben- As cars are now a part of our daily life eficial to all the car owners as they can ob- and they release substantial amounts of tain inspection decals all over the country, chemicals they appeared to be one of the Hosseinimanesh noted. main culprits for the persisting air pollution “This way the traffic police can detect in the metropolises of Iran. The most worth-while thing is to try to put happiness into the any violation and enforce the inspection Vehicle inspection is a procedure in lives of others. Robert Baden-Powell law by seeing whether the vehicle displays which a vehicle is inspected to ensure an up-to-date decal by using the traffic en- that it conforms to regulations governing forcement cameras,” he explained. safety and emissions. It is believed that Mentioning the unfortunate use of fake not be forged as the traffic enforcement He additionally noted that those who periodic inspection is a cost-effective way LEARN ENGLISH inspection decals for the past years he cameras can tell the fake ones from the want to enter the traffic zones also need to to secure road safety and decrease the Shopping at the Supermarket warned that the newly issued stickers can- valid stickers. obtain inspection decals as it is mandatory harmful emissions.

Stocker: Can I help you find something? World Health Assembly highlights importance of multisectoral action on health Meg: Yes, I’m looking for coffee. Stocker: That’s on aisle 3. Let me show you where it is. Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the United climate change refer to health in those plans. In September last year the United Nations General Assem- Meg: Thanks. Hmm, I don’t see the Jitters brand that I normally buy. Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, ad- Figueres also stressed the importance of taking action bly adopted the SDGs, an ambitious set of 17 goals with 169 Stocker: It looks like we’re out of stock. We should get anoth- dressed the World Health Assembly today. She stressed the to prevent health problems, noting that the great majority targets for achieving a fairer, safer and healthier world by 2030. er shipment next week. links between climate change and health, including those of health interventions currently focus on treatment. The health-related targets are concentrated in, but Meg: Okay, I’ll check back. I’m also looking for the Fructose related to the spread of vector-borne diseases. Her address She ended with a warning that if the world does not fun- not limited to, Goal 3: “Ensure healthy lives and promote brand soda, but I didn’t see it in the soda aisle. was followed by a technical briefing that underscored damentally change its approach to energy within the next 5 well-being for all at all ages.” They include a target of Stocker: I’m afraid that’s been discontinued. Their parent the need for multisectoral action in order to achieve the years, there is a risk that damage to the atmosphere will be achieving universal health coverage, including financial risk company no longer makes soda. health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and irrevocable and continue to impact health for decades. protection, access to quality essential health-care services Meg: Really? I love Fructose soda. How about the Mushy brand agreement on a new resolution on meeting those goals. Sustainable Development Goals and access to safe, effective, quality and affordable essen- bread? I didn’t see it when I checked the bread aisle. Climate change and health Delegates agreed to strengthen national health systems to tial medicines and vaccines for all. Stocker: We no longer stock the Mushy brand. There Figueres thanked Dr. Margaret Chan, WHO Director-Gen- progress towards universal health coverage, as a key way of Universal health coverage, supported by resilient national were some quality control issues at the company, so eral, for first insisting on the need to reach an agreement on achieving the health-related Sustainable Development Goals. health systems based on strong primary care, is widely re- we’ve pulled all of their products from the shelves. Can I help climate change because of its effects on health. The resolution highlights the need to strengthen a garded as the best defense countries can have against out- you find anything else? Congratulating the world’s heads of states for reaching last range of essential public health functions. This will involve breaks of infectious diseases such as Ebola and Zika, as well Meg: No, I guess I’ll just have to try some new brands. Oh, yes, year’s Paris Agreement on climate change, she called on gov- investing adequate, sustainable resources in health-system the burgeoning burden and costs of non-communicable dis- do you carry Worm organic apples? ernments to act on the agreement. She encouraged health strengthening; enhancing the education, recruitment and eases such as cancer and diabetes. With its focus on equity, it Stocker: We normally do, but they’re out of season right now. ministers to take the lead, noting that one of the most urgent retention of health workers; tackling social, environmental represents an essential strategy towards the fulfilment of one We won’t have any until early summer. aspects of climate change is its impact on health. Neverthe- and economic determinants of health; and improving the of the core principles of the SDGs: leaving no one behind. Meg: All of this shopping and I have nothing to show for it. I less, only 15% of the countries that have drawn up plans for monitoring and analysis of health outcomes. (Source: WHO) guess I’m going home empty-handed. Stocker: We do have chocolate cakes and cookies on sale. Meg: I’m there! Govt. to grant low-interest loans to No joke: 3 mayors walk into an (Source: eslpod.com) Words & phrases flood-stricken families elevator, get stuck stocker: a person whose job is to fill the shelves of a shop or SOCIAL TEHRAN — The Ira- province said, Nasimonline reported. supermarket with merchandise Three mayors walk into an elevator — but At first, it wasn’t clear how they’d get desknian government has Aslani went on to say that the interest aisle: a long passage between rows of seats in a church, plane, what happened next was no joke, though out because none of the mayors, and pledged to grant low-interest loans to the rates for the loans are 4 and 5 percent for theatre etc., or between rows of shelves in a shop the officials managed to amuse them- others stuck along with them, could families suffered by the flood on April 14 rural and urban areas respectively. out of stock: unavailable or available in a particular shop selves until they could be rescued about get cellphone service. Luckily, one of in Lorestan province, western Iran. Unprecedented rainfalls in the month shipment: a load of goods sent by sea, road, or air, or the act 40 minutes later. the stranded passengers worked at the With the intention of compensating of Farvardin, falling on March 20 to April of sending them Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto got hotel and was able to summon mainte- for the losses caused by the flood the 19, damaged many houses across the check back: to look into the state of someone or something stuck in the Westin Hotel elevator nance crews and first responders using government will offer loans totaling 300 country. again at a later time Thursday evening along with the may- a walkie-talkie. million rials (nearly $8,500) and 200 mil- Accordingly, because of the devastat- discontinue: to stop doing, producing, or providing something ors of Pennsylvania towns of Millvale And while the mayors couldn’t call lion rials (nearly $5700) for urban and ru- ing flood in Lorestan, 2,100 houses in the parent company: a company that controls a smaller company and Leetsdale. They had been attend- for help, they did manage to use their ral areas respectively, Mohammad Aslani, rural and urban areas suffered consider- or organization ing a meeting of the Allegheny League phones to take a selfie. deputy governor general of Lorestan able losses. stock: if a shop stocks a particular product, it keeps a supply of Municipalities. (Source: abcnews.go.com) of it to sell Mehr/ quality control: the practice of checking goods as they are pro- IN FOCUS Darya Nazeri Alaska inmate duced to be sure that their quality is good enough pull: to take something out of a bag, pocket or in this case shelves with your hand escapes, then carry: if a shop carries goods, it has a supply of them for sale organic: relating to farming or gardening methods of growing comes back to try food without using artificial chemicals, or produced or grown by these methods to free others out of season: vegetables and fruit that are in season are cheap and easily available because it is the time of year when they are ready FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — A min- to eat. If they are out of season, they are expensive or not available imum-security prisoner who escaped have nothing to show for it: to have nothing as a result of from a halfway house in Alaska came what you have been doing back three hours later, but it wasn’t to empty-handed: without getting what you hoped or expect- turn himself in. ed to get State Troopers say 20-year-old Joshua I’m there: I am ready and willing to go someplace, let’s go Yaska returned with an SUV and tried to help other inmates flee the facility in Fairbanks. Staff members say Yaska was spotted leaving on a bike just after 1 a.m. Sun- day. Troopers say he returned at 4:20 QUIZ OF THE DAY a.m. and tried to “aid in the escape of 158) What does the idiom mean? other inmates.” I just could not stomach it. Authorities say he tried to strike a a) it was disgusting halfway house employee with the ve- b) I ate too much hicle. Troopers say they caught up with c) I ate too much that I feel sick him that night after he broke into a rel- (Quiz No. 157 meaning: a) ative’s home. Online court records show Yaska has past misdemeanor convictions for mis- conduct, assault and violating the con- Tulip meadow in Miami village, Semnan province, is one of the tourist attractions of the area in the spring. PHRASAL VERB ditions of his release. Stick (something) out LEARN NEWS TRANSLATION

ﺍﻧﺠﺎﻡ 790 ﺟﺮﺍﺣﻰ ﭘﻼﺳﺘﻴﻚ ﺩﺭ ﻣﻨﺎﻃﻖ ﻣﺤﺮﻭﻡ ﺗﻮﺳﻂ Meaning: tolerate, accept to continue Volunteer medical team performs 790 plastic ﺗﻴﻢ ﭘﺰﺷﻜﻰ ﺩﺍﻭﻃﻠﺐ For example: Lunch with my girlfriend’s colleagues was surgeries in deprived areas boring but I had to stick it out - I had no choice! ﺑﻪ ﮔﺰﺍﺭﺵ ﺭﻭﺯ ﺷﻨﺒﻪ ﺍﻳﺮﻧﺎ ﮔﺮﻭﻫﻰ ﺍﺯ ﺟﺮﺍﺣﺎﻥ ﺩﺍﻭﻃﻠﺐ 790 ﻋﻤﻞ ﺟﺮﺍﺣﻰ ﭘﻼﺳﺘﻴﻚ ﺩﺭ ﻣﻨﺎﻃﻖ ﻣﺤﺮﻭﻡ ﺍﻧﺠﺎﻡ ﺩﺍﺩﻧﺪ. -A team of volunteer surgeons performed 790 plastic surgeries on patients in underprivi ﺩﻛﺘﺮ ﻋﺒﺪﺍﻟﺠﻠﻴﻞ ﻛﻼﻧﺘﺮ ﺳﺮﭘﺮﺳﺖ ﺗﻴﻢ ﻓﻮﻕ ﺗﺨﺼﺼﻰ ﺟﺮﺍﺣﺎﻥ ﭘﻼﺳﺘﻴﻚ ﺩﺍﻭﻃﻠﺐ ﺭﻭﺯ ﺷﻨﺒﻪ ﮔﻔﺖ: ﺟﺮﺍﺣﻰ .leged districts of Iran, IRNA news agency reported ﭘﻼﺳﺘﻴﻚ ﺑﻪ ﺟﺮﺍﺣﻰ ﺷﻜﺎﻑ ﻛﺎﻡ ﻭ ﻟﺐ ﻣﺮﺑﻮﻁ ﻣﻰ ﺷﺪ ﻭ ﺍﻳﻦ ﺷﻤﺎﺭ ﺟﺮﺍﺣﻰ ﻃﻰ 15 ﺳﻔﺮ ﭘﺰﺷﻜﻰ ﺗﻴﻢ ﻳﺎﺩ The surgeries were performed on patients suffering from cleft lip and cleft palate over 15 ﺷﺪﻩ ﺑﻪ ﻣﻨﺎﻃﻖ ﻣﺤﺮﻭﻡ ﺍﻧﺠﺎﻡ ﺷﺪ. -ENGLISH PROVERB trips to underprivileged districts, the chief of volunteer plastic surgeons team Abdoljalil Kal ﻭﻯ ﺍﺯ ﺑﺎﺯﮔﻮﻳﻰ ﻣﻴﺰﺍﻥ ﻫﺰﻳﻨﻪﻫﺎﻯ ﻛﻠﻰ ﺍﻳﻦ ﺷﻤﺎﺭ ﻋﻤﻞ ﺟﺮﺍﺣﻰ ﺭﺍﻳﮕﺎﻥ ﺧﻮﺩﺩﺍﺭﻯ ﻛﺮﺩ ﻭ ﺍﺷﺎﺭﻩ ﻛﺮﺩ ﻛﻪ ﺗﻤﺎﻡ .Empty vessels make the antar said on Saturday Kalantar refused to mention the overall costs of the surgeries and pointed that all the ex- ﻫﺰﻳﻨﻪﻫﺎﻯ ﺍﻳﻦ ﺗﻴﻢ ﺑﻪ ﺻﻮﺭﺕ ﺷﺨﺼﻰ ﺗﻮﺳﻂ ﺧﻮﺩ ﺍﻳﻦ ﺗﻴﻢ ﭘﺮﺩﺍﺧﺖ ﺷﺪﻩ ﺍﺳﺖ. most noise penses are covered by the plastic surgeons team themselves. ﻭﻯ ﻫﻤﭽﻨﻴﻴﻦ ﺍﺩﺍﻣﻪ ﺩﺍﺩ: ﺗﺎﻛﻨﻮﻥ ﺗﻌﺪﺍﺩ 2 ﻫﺰﺍﺭ ﺑﻴﻤﺎﺭﺍﻥ ﻧﻴﺎﺯﻣﻨﺪ ﺩﺭ ﻣﻨﺎﻃﻖ ﻣﺤﺮﻭﻡ ﺑﻪ ﺩﻟﻴﻞ ﻛﻤﺒﻮﺩ ﺍﻣﻜﺎﻧﺎﺕ He went on to say that so far 2,000 underprivileged patients have been transferred to Tehran or Explanation: ﺑﺮﺍﻯ ﻣﺪﺍﻭﺍ ﺑﻪ ﺗﻬﺮﺍﻥ ﻳﺎ ﻣﺮﻛﺰ ﺍﺳﺘﺎﻥ ﻫﺎ ﺍﻧﺘﻘﺎﻝ ﺩﺍﺩﻩ ﺷﺪﻩ ﺍﻧﺪ 11 ﻫﺰﺍﺭﻧﻔﺮ ﻭﻳﺰﻳﺖ ﺷﺪﻩ ﺍﻧﺪ. .the least intelligent people are often the other capitals to get appropriate treatment and that they have visited 11,000 patients most talkative or noisy I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y

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SPORTS The Iranian volleyball team beat Po- Thai champions Buriram United have appointed Iranian Afshin desk land 3-1 (23-25, 25-21, 25-21, 25- Ghotbi as their new head coach, following the departure of Al- 19) in a friendly match in Tokyo, Japan on Wednesday. exandre Gama on Sunday. Raul Lozano’s men had defeated China 3-2 on The Thunder Castle have wasted no time in naming their new Sunday. man as the former Shimizu S-Pulse and Iran national team boss gets The friendly matches are as part of its preparation his first taste of working in the Premier League of Thailand (PLT). for the World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Ghotbi was strongly rumoured to be heading to Suphanburi in Tokyo, Japan. time for the beginning of this year’s PLT campaign. While that move “I am satisfied with the way our players did against failed to materialise, his interest Poland; however we know there are so many difficult in Thailand has remained. matches ahead of us,” Iran coach Raul Lozano said. The 52-year-old takes “We are ready to fight for a place in the Olympics over a club that seems to be and will do our best in the competition,” the Argen- in transition after winning tine added. three league titles on the trot. The men’s tournament will see Japan welcome the Buriram went on an unbeaten top three ranked teams in Asia according to the FIVB domestic run from October men’s world ranking – Australia, China and Iran. 2014 to April this year as they Joining them will be France and Poland, who claimed looked to have a tight stran- second and third place at the European Olympic Qual- glehold on the Thai game. ification Tournament in 2015, Venezuela, who ranked However, the wheels came second at the South American Olympic Qualification off for Gama in this year’s AFC Tournament and Canada who finished as runner-up at Champions League when, in the NORCECA Olympic Qualification Tournament. the opening game, they lost The top ranked Asian team and the top three star striker Diogo Luis Santo to ranked teams from each tournament will all claim a injury after just 12 minutes, and a humiliating 6-0 home defeat to ticket to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. If an Asian FC Seoul followed. Just one point and one goal in the six group team is ranked among the top three, then the next matches was in stark contrast to an impressive 10 points in 2015. ranked team will qualify. In the PLT, a 3-0 home defeat to Muang Thong United was a further sign that Buriram were in trouble. Then came the shock- ing news that left-back and Thai national skipper Theerathon Majid Jalali appointed as Alireza Faghani to referee Bunmathan would be moving to Muang Thong mid-season. An- Paykan coach Hazfi Cup final other home loss - to Army United - soon followed. Gama’s final game on Sunday -- a 2-0 victory at Bangkok SPORTS Paykan football club SPORTS Alireza Faghani has Glass -- was ironically the team’s best result since they won 5-3 deskhas announced the deskbeen appointed to at Bangkok United on Matchday 1. But the swiftness of the ap- appointment of Majid Jalali as the new take charge of Sunday’s Hazfi Cup final pointment of a replacement makes it clear that the club’s man- coach for 2016-17 Iran Professional between Esteghlal and Zob Ahan at the agement have been working behind the scenes to secure a new League season on Wednesday. Khorramshahr Stadium. man to take the club forward. Jalali, who was sacked by Saipa two The Referee Committee of Iran’s Foot- As well as his experience as head coach with Shimizu in the weeks before the end of the season, will ball Federation announced on Wednes- J-League and with the Iranian national team, Ghotbi was as- replace Alireza Marzban who led Paykan day that Faghani will officiate the match. sistant boss at the U.S. and South Korea. He was part of Guus to Azadegan League title and the pro- He will be assisted by Sajad Touri and Hiddink’s coaching team when the South Koreans reached the motion to IPL. Hossein Zahiri in the match, with Javad World Cup semifinals in 2002 and involved in the Taegeuk War- Jalali, who joined Saipa in May 2014 Sharafi acting as the fourth official. riors setup under Dick Advocaat in Germany in 2006. with a three-year contract, had his worst The match is the clash between two As head coach, Ghotbi led Persepolis to the Iranian Pro record with the club in his entire career. head coach Hossein Faraki, who led the of the best teams in 2015-16 season as ished as runner up in third occasions. League championship in 2008 and had four steady but unspec- Jalali’s record of 24 wins from 61 games Isfahan based team to last season IPL ti- Esteghlal finished in third place while Zob Esteghlal and Zob Ahan have met tacular years in the J-League with Shimizu S-Pulse. gives him a win percentage of just 39.34 tle, took charge of Saipa. Faraki started Ahan finished in sixth. each other 57 times; the Blues has won Ghotbi moved to the U.S. at a teenager and studied and played per cent which is worse than his statics at the 2015-16 league with as the head Zob Ahan has won the Hazfi Cup twice 25 games while Zob Ahan has 16 wins. football at UCLA. He never made it as a professional player and Pas, Saba, Foolad and even Tractor Sazi. coach of Sepahan but he left his role at while they lost the final once. Esteghlal has Esteghlal has not won in its last eight his coaching career started modestly until he got his big break as On the other hand, former Sepahan the club after just 11 weeks. won the Cup six times and they have fin- games against Zob Ahan. assistant national boss in his adopted nation in 1997. Buriram fans must now be hoping that their new head coach can use his vast and varied experience to help them finish the sea- son in style. At eight points behind Muang Thong, he has a huge Rafael Benitez agrees three-year contract to remain as Newcastle manager - report challenge on his hands to defend the title, but there is still time. It is hoped that Diogo will be fit for the second half of the Rafael Benitez is set to remain as manager of Newcastle earned 12 points their final six fixtures. flogging of Spurs on the final day of the season. season and there will certainly be money available for the new United in the Championship, according to media reports. The former Real Madrid coach will remain at St James’ The Northern Eco says in their report: “It has taken a few man to bring in a few players. (Source: ESPN) The Norhern Echo claims Benitez will be confirmed as Park after deciding to have his contract redrawn with the days for the legal technicalities of the new deal to be com- Newcastle’s permanent coach later on Wednesday despite removal of the release clause that allowed him to quit if pleted, and Benitez is understood to have insisted on some failing to save the club from relegation after replacing Ste- the club suffered relegation. written guarantees regarding the parameters of his position.” ve McClaren in March “I said I am quite open and I am quite pleased with Benitez will apparently have demanded full control Xavi: Pep Guardiola can Benitez oversaw a six-match unbeaten run as the everything, the staff, everything, now it’s just to be sure over the signing of new players and budgets for next change mentality of season drew to a close but local rivals Sunderland con- that we have to do what we have to do to be sure that we season’s transfer windows. demned the Magpies to the Championship as they can go up if I stay here,” said Benitez after Newcastle’s 5-1 (Source: Eurosport) English game at Man City

Naeim Saadavi appointed Foolad Akbar Pourmousavi new head coach Former Barcelona midfielder Xavi has backed Pep Guardiola to “change the face of English football” when he takes over as head coach of Esteghlal Khuzestan manager of Manchester City. Guardiola will officially take over from Manuel Pellegrini at TEHRAN — Naeim Saadavi has been worked as assistant coach in Persep- Akbar Pourmousavi has been ap- matinejhad and Farshad Bakhtiarizadeh City on July 1 and will be expected to immediately challenge appointed as Foolad Khuzestan head olis and Foolad. pointed as new head coach of Iran in Ahvaz based football team. for the title. coach on Wednesday. The 46-year-old coach replaced Professional League (IPL) reigning Veisi left Esteghlal Khuzestan for City only finished fourth in the Premier League last season, Former Persepolis and Iran national Dragan Skocic, who terminated his champion Esteghlal Khuzestan on Sepahan after inspired the team to win meaning they face a Champions League qualifier that could pit team defender has signed a one-year contract with Foolad by mutual consent Wednesday. IPL for the first time in history. them against AS Roma. deal with Ahvaz based football team. after surviving the team from relega- Pourmousavi was Abdollah Veisi’s Esteghlal Khuzestan will represent Guardiola heads to the Premier League having won a hat Saadavi has coached Sanat Naft tion and finishing in 12th place in the assistant in Esteghlal Khuzestan last Iran in the next season’s AFC Champions trick of Bundesliga titles, and twice having done the Double, in FC and Shahin Bushehr in Iran’s Aza- 2015-16 season. season. League. Germany with Bayern Munich. degan League since 2005 and also (Source: Tasnim) He will be assisted by Sirous Ne- (Source: Tasnim) Xavi, who was a key player for Guardiola in his four years in charge of Barca, thinks Guardiola will have a huge impact not just on City but the Premier League as a whole. Saipa reaches agreement with Hossein Faraki “It is a big opportunity for him at Manchester City. I think he will change the face of English football,” Xavi told the Supreme Hossein Faraki will take charge of the Iranian football club Faraki was appointed as head coach of Naft Tehran on Committee for Delivery & Legacy in Dohar, where he is now Saipa in the 2016-17 season. 1 July 2010 and secured the team from relegation in his playing for Al Sadd. “If there is anyone capable of changing that Faraki has been out of work since parting company with first season at the club. He signed a two-year contract with mentality, it is Guardiola. Sepahan by mutual consent in the 11th week of the Iran Foolad on 5 June 2012. He led Foolad to the AFC Cham- “It is a great opportunity but there will also be a lot of pressure, Professional League in last season. pions League for the second time since 2006 after they because everyone always expects a lot from Pep Guardiola. But he is Faraki has joined Saipa on a one-year contract for an finished 4th in 2012–13. In 2013–14 season, Faraki’s side without doubt one of the best coaches in the world at the moment. undisclosed fee. won the league, finishing the season with 57 points, two “Guardiola thinks about football all the time, he is obsessive in The 59-year-old coach began his coaching career as an more from runners-up Persepolis. his attention to detail. We still talk regularly and discuss football.” assistant coach at Pas Tehran, the club that he played for On 9 September 2014, Faraki was named as new head Guardiola is also set to renew hostilities with former Real Ma- in 1976 to 1992. coach of Sepahan with signing a two-year contract, re- drid manager Jose Mourinho, who is expected to be confirmed After six years as assistant coach, he was named as Pas placed Zlatko Kranjcar. as the new manager of Manchester United this week. head coach in 2000. He led Sepahan to the league title in his first season at Carlo Ancelotti, who is to replace Guardiola at Bayern, has During Branko Ivankovic’s time as Team Melli manager, the club. On 30 May 2015, he extended his contract with echoed Xavi’s comments. Faraki was the assistant manager. He was also the head coach Farakis has worked at Naft Tehran and won the IPL titles Sepahan until 2018. However, he was sacked by the club on “Every manager brings his style, his methodology and Guar- of the Iran under-23 football team from 2003 till 2006. with Foolad and Sepahan. 1 November 2015 after a run of unsuccessful results. diola will do the same [at Man City],” Ancelotti told the Daily Telegraph. “When Guardiola left Barcelona, people said: ‘Ah he is not able to repeat the same style of play at Bayern Munich Putin ensures Ukraine-born Neustadter can play for Russia at Euros because he doesn’t have [Lionel] Messi.’ “But by the end Bayern were playing with the same style as Russian president Vladimir Putin has ing in Germany since he was a child and a Russian citizen,” Putin said on Russia’s Barcelona. Different players but the style is there. It will be the given the green light for defender has played for Germany’s youth teams, official legal information website (www. same at Manchester City. They will play with possession and con- Roman Neustadter, who was born in in his squad for next month’s tourna- pravo.gov.ru) on Wednesday. trol of the game. Guardiola for this reason is a fantastic manager Ukraine, to play for Russia at the Euro ment in France. Neustadter, 28, can now play for Rus- because he is able to build a really strong identity of his team. 2016 football finals by approving his “In accordance with article 89 of the sia in a friendly with the Czech Republic “When I arrived at Chelsea, they had the culture and the or- passport. Russian constitution, I decree that I am on June 1. The Russians have been drawn ganisation you would expect of Manchester United or Real Ma- Russia head coach Leonid Slutskiy satisfied with the application made by in Group B at Euro 2016, alongside Eng- drid. You cannot change the culture and the tradition and the had on Saturday included the Schalke 04 Roman Neustadter, who was born on land, Slovakia and Wales. history of these clubs. You can bring your idea and your style. defender Neustadter, who has been liv- February 18, 1988 in Ukraine, to become (Source: Reuters) (Source: Soccernet) b

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NEWS IN BRIEF Modi brings cultural gifts Book by Leader’s advisor made into to top Iranian officials movie CULTURE TEHRAN — Indian Prime Minister deskNarendra Modi brought cultural gifts CULTURE TEHRAN — The Saba Art and Cul- desk to high-ranking Iranian officials during his recent visit tural Institute has taken “Dynamism to the country. of Islamic and Iranian Culture”, a book by Ali Akbar On his twitter, Modi wrote on Monday that he has Velayati, a senior foreign policy adviser to Supreme presented a copy of a rare manuscript of the Holy Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Quran to Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Khamenei, to the silver screen in an animated movie Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei. series entitled “Once Upon a Time in Iran”. Written in Kufic script, the seventh-century copy of Directed by Ravanbakhsh Sadeqi, the series is a re- the Holy Quran is attributed to Imam Ali (AS), the first view of the history of Iran’s ancient and Islamic culture Imam of Shias, he said. and civilization by stories about a grandfather and his The original manuscript is kept at the Rampur Raza grandchildren. Library of the Indian Ministry of Culture. Velayati, who was the foreign minister of Iran for In addition, Modi also gave President Hassan Rou- This photo almost 16 years from December 1981 to August 1997, hani a gift: a copy of the rare manuscript of the Per- shows a page is also the head of the Expediency Council Center for sian poetry collection, the Kulliyat-e-Farsi-e-Ghalib, by from a copy Strategic Research. of a rare Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib (1797–1869), the preem- manuscript Tehran exhibit to inent Indian Urdu and Persian-language poet. He also of the Holy presented Rouhani with Sumair Chand’s Persian trans- Quran that highlight Spanish art lation of Ramayana, an epic of India concerned with Indian Prime the life and adventures of Ramachandra and his wife Minister Sita. Narendra Modi The original manuscript of the Kulliyat-e-Farsi-e- presented CULTURE TEHRAN — Spanish art will be Ghalib is preserved in the library of Indian Council for to Supreme deskhighlighted in an exhibition, which Cultural Relations in New Delhi. Leader of Sumair Chand’s Ramayana is in the possession of the Islamic is scheduled to open tonight at the Niavaran Cultural Revolution Historical Complex in Tehran. the Rampur Raza Library. Modi arrived in Tehran at the head of a large del- Ayatollah The exhibition will display works by Spanish artists, Seyyed Ali including Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali, Eduardo Chilli- egation on Sunday. He is the very first Indian prime Khamenei. da, Joan Miro and Antoni Tapies. minister to visit Iran in 15 years. The exhibition will open with a special program entitled “A Night of Spanish Art”, which has been or- ganized in collaboration with the Embassy of Spain. The exhibition will run until June 2. Official says “Salesman” needs no modification to premiere in Iran ARTTEHRAN — Cinema Cannes at the Imam Khomeini Airport an Iranian director must meet for mak- An incident linked to the previous ten- Tehran cineplex to deskOrganization of Iran in Tehran, he added, “I saw the film and ing a film in Iran,” Ayyubi said. ant dramatically changes the young premiere doc on (COI) Director Hojjatollah Ayyubi has I liked it.” “The Salesman” was this year’s only couple’s life. said that Asghar Farhadi’s “The Sales- However he said that COI’s Council film to win two awards at Cannes. Sha- In Iran, screenplays are regulat- maestro Shahrdad man”, which won two awards at the 69th of License Issuance for Production and hab Hosseini received the Palme d’Or ed by the Council of License Issuance Rohani Cannes Film Festival on Sunday, needs Screening will decide about the film. for best actor and Farhadi was present- for Production and Screening in order no modification to gain cultural officials “If I was a member of the council, I ed with the best screenplay prize. to receive a production license. When CULTURE TEHRAN — “Valley of Stars”, approval for an Iranian premiere. would say no modification is needed for The film is about Emad (Hosseini) complete, the final production must desk a documentary by Elham Qa- Speaking at a press conference the film and would thank Mr. Farhadi, and Rana (Taraneh Alidusti) who move be reviewed by the council to obtain a rekhani and Mehrtash Mahdavi about the life of on Tuesday held after his arrival from who has met all the requirements that into a new flat in the center of Tehran. screening license. Iranian maestro Shahrdad Rohani, is scheduled to premiere today at Tehran’s Charsu Cineplex. PICTURE OF THE DAY Honaronline/Alireza Farahani Rohani, who has recently been selected as the conductor of the Tehran Symphony Orchestra, has Persian films to been a guest conductor for many prestigious or- chestras, including London’s Royal Philharmonic entertain Aussies Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, Colorado Sym- phony Orchestra, San Diego Symphony and the American Youth Philharmonic Orchestras. during Dallas to host festival September of Iranian films ARTTEHRAN — The 5th deskPersian International Film Festival, showcasing the best of Ira- nian cinema and the Persian-speaking CULTURE TEHRAN — A lineup of nine Irani- world, will be held this September in Syd- deskan movies will go on screen during ney. the 1st Sheed Persian Film Festival, which will be held Founded in 2011, the event aims to at Angelika Film Center and Café in Dallas from May screen films by filmmakers from the Per- 27 to 30. sian-speaking countries of Iran, Afghan- Among the films are “Nahid” by Ida Panahandeh, istan and Tajikistan, the Australian-based “Confessions of My Dangerous Mind” by Hooman Iranian director of the festival, Amin Palan- Seyyedi, “Wednesday, May 9” by Vahid Jalilvand, and gi, announced on the festival’s website. the documentary “I Want to Be A king” by Mehdi Ganji. The organizers also wanted to cele- The festival has been organized by the Palno-based brate this rich cinematic culture with Aus- AramArt World Music and Art Institute that aims to tralian communities through film screen- promote Iranian art and culture in the international ings and master classes during the festival community. running from September 1 to 4. Interested filmmakers are asked to sub- Art Bureau to mit copies of their films to the secretariat of the festival before July 4. establish clubs for Amin Palangi is director of several fic- young artists Thespians from director Masud Delkhah’s troupe perform Albert Camus’ “The Stranger” at the Charsu Hall of Tehran’s City Theater Complex tion and documentary films. His “Love on May 25, 2016. Marriage in Kabul” was screened in the 34th Fajr International Film Festival. CULTURE TEHRAN — Iran’s Art Bureau affil- deskiated with the Islamic Ideology Dis- Cineastes honored at Ruhollah Short Burt Kwouk, famed for semination Organization (IIDO) plans to set up clubs around Iran in order to support young artists. Film Festival in Isfahan ‘Pink Panther’ films, dies aged 85 Branches of the Young Artists Club will be created in various cities in five years, the director of Art Bureau’s ARTTEHRAN — Isfahan of more theaters across the city. LONDON (Reuters) — British actor Center for Visual Arts, Morteza Gudarzi said in a press deskMunicipality honored “Isfahan is a city known as the cradle Burt Kwouk, best known for his role conference on Wednesday. a number of Iranian cineastes with lifetime of art, culture and civilizations, and it also as Inspector Clouseau’s manservant achievements awards on Tuesday on the must be the symbol of the national cine- Cato Fong in the “Pink Panther” com- Tehran meeting to side section of the Ruhollah Short Film ma. With the cultural and historical back- edy films, died on Tuesday aged 85, his spotlight Georgian Festival, a festival of short films on Imam ground of Isfahan, the city must possess agent said. Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Re- the best and the most facilities,” Darvish Born in northern England but raised composer Tengiz public. added. in Shanghai in China, Kwouk’s career be- Shergelashvili Filmmakers Ahmadreza Darvish, Ebra- The director of IRIB Documenta- gan on British television in the 1950s and him Hatamikia, Abolfazl Jalili and secretary ry Channel Amir Tajik, also attending over the next six decades he had parts CULTURE TEHRAN — Works and career of of the festival Mohammad Afarideh were the program, called the festival a good in some of its best-known shows most deskthe veteran Georgian composer and the recipients of the awards designed by event where all films produced on Imam notably “Last of the Summer Wine” and choreographer Tengiz Shergelashvili will come up for master of miniature Mahmud Farshchian. Khomeini have been collected, some of 1980s war drama “Tenko”. British actor Burt Kwouk poses for photographers review at Fereshteh branch of the Book City Institute in Darvish, who was on stage to receive which are being kept in the archive of the He also starred in numerous films, with his Order of the British Empire (OBE), Tehran on Friday. his award, expressed hope that the Ru- channel. among them three James Bond movies after it was awarded to him by Britain’s Prince Shergelashvili and his Iranian musician Negin Zomor- hollah festival will help boost cinematic He asked the Isfahan Municipality to including “Goldfinger”. Charles during an Investiture Ceremony at rodi are scheduled to deliver speeches at the meeting. works, the Persian service of ISNA report- support the filmmakers in making docu- But he will be most remembered for Buckingham Palace, in London February 24, 2011. (Reuters/John Stillwell/Pool) Shergelashvili was also on the jury panel of the 31st ed on Wednesday. mentaries about Isfahan. starring alongside Peter Sellers in the Fajr International Music Festival that was held in Tehran Pointing to Isfahan as the host of the Isfahan hosted the festival from May Pink Panther films in which Cato would tack his boss to test his readiness, lead- during February. event, he emphasized the establishment 23 to 25. leap out at unexpected moments to at- ing to furious, comedy fight scenes.