WWW.TEHRANTIMES.COM I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 16 Pages Price 10,000 Rials 39th year No.13207 Saturday SEPTEMBER 15, 2018 Shahrivar 24, 1397 Muharram 5, 1440 Iran rejects Arab quartet IRGC warns all Thomas Bach welcomes Seven troupes from committee’s accusations terrorists within Iran’s NOC President Iran to go on stage at as ‘delusive’ 2 radius of 2000 km 2 Salehi Amiri 15 Armenia HIGH FEST 16 Iran exports $2.169b of condensate in 5 months ECONOMY TEHRAN — Iran ex- 22.53 percent in terms of value, the re- deskported 4.167 million port added. tons of gas condensate worth $2.169 billion The country exported 7.139 million tons during the first five months of the current of gas condensate valued at $2.8 billion Iranian calendar year (April 21-May 21), the during the last year’s five-month period. Iranian customs administration data showed. Condensate exports accounted for 9 The country’s five-month condensate percent and 11.23 percent of the country’s exports fell nearly 40 percent in terms of total exports in terms of weight and val- weight compared to the same period last ue respectively in comparison with last year, ISNA reported. year’s figures of 14.97 percent and 16.49 The figure also shows a decrease of percent in order. Iranian diplomat consults with Europeans on Syria POLITICS TEHRAN — Hossein On his visit to Geneva, he said, “This deskJaberi Ansari, a senior trip was aimed at holding second round assistant to the Iranian foreign minis- of consultations of representatives of the ter, has visited Switzerland, Belgium countries that guarantee the Astana talks ‘Hosseini and France to hold consultations on the with the UN secretary general’s special Syrian crisis. envoy on Syrian affairs.” In an interview with the IRIB published “We decided to hold another round on Friday, he elaborated on his trips and of talks in Geneva in future months,” he infants’ meetings. added. 2 Saudi-led airstrikes kill 15 civilians in Yemen At least 15 civilians, including one child, have airstrikes in Yemen’s Hudaydah province ceremony held been killed as the Saudi-led coalition resumed have targeted humanitarian workers and its airstrikes on the outskirts of Yemen’s port infrastructure, threatening its ability to city of Hudaydah despite widespread inter- feed 3.5 million “very hungry people.” Maryam Kamyab national criticism over the war’s impact on The World Food Programme (WFP) civilians. According to reports by Yemen’s said it was “extremely concerned about the Arabic-language al-Masirah television, about series of security incidents in Hudaydah nationwide 20 civilians were also injured during Wednes- city these past few days in and around See page 12 day’s bombings that were launched after a deconflicted sites critical for the human- Tehran Times/ Tehran Times/ brief truce since July. itarian response in Yemen”, describing The UN warned Friday that shelling and the situation as “alarming.” 13 PERSPECTIVE Fear of war among Israeli army ARTICLE Mohammad Homaeifar Sondoss Al Asaad Tehran Times journalist By Farzad Farhadi The Israeli authorities will do their best to as- has relied much on the air force in the wars with Political analyst from Beirut TEHRAN — The Zionists are very worried about sure victory in any upcoming war with Hezbollah, the Arab armies and in the war of 1967 the battle the situation of their internal front. However, but according to Zionist media outlets, Israelis was won the occupation regime within six days. they have tried to practice military maneuver in do not completely trust their defense systems. Tel Aviv’s leaders seem to have relied on former Bolton attack on case of possible war with Hezbollah, and they The Merkava tank, spoken of by the Zionists Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir’s words The legacy of have a huge budget of 30 billion shekels for its glowingly, was not particularly effective during when he said the sea is the same sea, and the ICC: A legal suicide military to protect its internal front from missile the previous war. After the war, Zionist command- Arabs are the same Arabs, but the IDF has not Ashura: Resistance attacks from Gaza or by Hezbollah. ers were forced to beef up their armored units. moved towards the development of ground forces by U.S. According to Amos Gilad, former head of the Meanwhile, in recent reports from the Zionist to cope with new challenges. In particular, Arab and victory Defense Ministry’s diplomatic-security, the Is- media, the number of troops participating in movements and military groups have emerged n Sept. 10, John Bolton, the na- raeli military’s report on future war scenarios the Israeli regime’s psychotherapy sessions is that have presented real challenges to the Zionists. hiite Muslims around the world tional security advisor to Donald include the deployment of hundreds of thousands increasing. The Zionist troops are afraid of war This media writes: in the military, the air force mark the holiest lunar months of Trump, made a harsh attack against of Israelis to cope with hundreds of missiles. missions which are a nightmare for them. Some alone cannot determine the fate of war with groups Muharram and Safar to mourn O Gilad has warned about war and the threats soldiers also run away from military service. that are waging a guerrilla war. This brought Is- S the International Court of Justice (ICC), the martyrdom anniversary of Imam calling it “illegitimate” and a body that it and said the missiles in the north have targeted Ray al-Youm newspaper pointing to the rael into a state of psychological shock or fear of Hussein Ibn Ali. is “dead” for the U.S. Israel, including Tel Aviv, and this requires that the weakness of the Zionist Army’s armed forces: land warfare against its enemies given material Imam Hussein is the grandson of the Established in 2002 under the Rome army and security institutions be fully prepared. “Since 1948, the army of the occupation regime and human losses. 7 Prophet Muhammad (PBU’em), born in Statute, the ICC is the world’s first per- 620 A.D. to a family famed for their val- manent court established to prosecute ues of love, honour and peace. His mar- war crimes, crimes against humanity, Putin discusses Idlib with Russia’s security council tyrdom anniversary which is, beyond a and genocide. Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the as and when it found out about them, but would the crossings in the coming period,” the source doubt, considered a defining event in the The threat by Bolton comes as the situation in Syria’s rebel-held Idlib with members also encourage local reconciliation deals. told Reuters. ideological and resistance movements of Hague-based body has said the U.S. armed of Russia’s Security Council on Friday, the RIA Syria, Jordan in talks to reopen Al-Nassib border crossing was closed in Shiite Muslims against corruption and forces and the CIA might have committed news agency cited the Kremlin as saying. key border crossing 2015 following attacks on the Jordanian se- oppression at all times, in all things, and war crimes in Afghanistan, and the Pales- Putin told the Security Council he was con- Syrian and Jordanian officials have started curity forces by foreign-backed terrorists, but in all places. tinian Authority has asked the ICC chief cerned by militant activity in the last major re- talks to reopen the key border crossing of al-Nassib the Syrian army managed to retake the vital During The Battle of Karbala, Yazid; prosecutor to open an investigation into bel-held stronghold in Syria, Kremlin spokesman after a three-year hiatus in a bid to re-establish route last July. the corrupt, tyrant and illegitimate rul- alleged Israeli war crimes, crimes against Dmitry Peskov was cited as saying. bilateral trade and help revive the economy of Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said er killed Imam Hussein, the 7th-century humanity, and apartheid. Meanwhile, Russian Foreign Minister Ser- war-torn Syria. last month that his country wants to open its revolutionary leader, who has recorded a Bolton appeared so boorish that he gei Lavrov said Friday that Moscow would keep The first round of talks was held on Wednes- borders with Syria, but was waiting for a response phenomenal valiant stand for social and said the U.S. will impose sanctions against bombing militant targets in Syria’s Idlib Province day, with both countries agreeing to continue from Damascus. political justice. Definitely, the resistance’s the ICC and, where possible, prosecute if need be, but would also open humanitarian negotiations over the practical arrangements, Another Jordanian official said the al-Nassib current victories over the imperialist ar- its officials if it proceeds with launching corridors to allow civilians to flee, the Interfax from customs to security, in order to reopen the crossing could open by the end of this year. rogance illustrate one of Ashura’s core investigations. He also threatened to im- news agency reported. crossing in southern Syria, an informed source The Syrian government also hopes that issues: the triumphs of the oppressed over pose the same sanctions on any country Lavrov, who was speaking in Berlin, was cited said on Thursday. the reopening of the key crossing could help the oppressors. that aided the international court in its as saying that the Russian air force would strike “The meetings will continue to put a complete the war-torn country revive its economy and After more than 1400 years, Imam investigations.