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WWW.TEHRANTIMES.COM I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 12 Pages Price 50,000 Rials 1.00 EURO 4.00 AED 42nd year No.13741 Thursday AUGUST 20, 2020 Mordad 30, 1399 Dhul Hijjah 30, 1441 Takht-Ravanchi says Gas supply to Iran, Uzbekistan Tazieh performances U.S. complaint against power plants hits friendly to go on stage at Rudaki Iran will fail 2 record high 5 cancelled 11 Open-Air Theater 12 Production of sponge iron increases 12% in 4 months yr/yr TEHRAN — Production of sponge iron As previously reported, production of in Iran increased 12 percent during the sponge iron in Iran has also risen 12 percent Country being run first four months of the current Iranian during the first quarter of the current year calendar year (March 20-July 21) com- (March 20-June 20) compared to the first pared to the same period of time in the quarter of the previous year. previous year. Over 8.213 tons of sponge iron has been As reported by IRIB, more than 10.581 produced in the first quarter of this year. million tons of sponge iron has been Meanwhile, sponge iron output in- produced in the four-month period of creased 16 percent to 661,466 tons in the by non-oil export this year, while the figure was 9.468 third Iranian calendar month Khordad million tons in the same time span of (May 21-June 20) compared to the third the past year. month in the past year. 4 President says ‘tyrannical White House’ Iran to unveil two new missiles on Thursday and ‘cruel’ sanctions are TEHRAN — Defense Minister Amir “space program” and other fields favored Hatami said on Wednesday that Iran’s by Majlis (parliament) and the admin- See page 2 not permanent defense industry is advancing, noting that istration. the defense industry is a pioneering and Hatami also said the defense industry driving force for other industries. is ready to help the private sector. Hatami made the remarks during a The minister also said Iran is locat- meeting with members of the parliament’s ed in a strategic region where there are industries and mines committee. many players and it is necessary that Iran The defense chief said the military is promote its defense and deterrence ca- involved in national programs such as pabilities. 3 Japanese environmental drawing contest honors paintings by Iranian children TEHRAN – Paintings by Iranian children al Certification Organization Network Melika Amjadian and Nasim Zamani have (IQNet). It is also supported by the UNICEF been honored in the international section of Tokyo Office. the 20th JQA International Environmental In addition, the Iranian children Children’s Drawing Contest in Japan. Arefeh Mirhaj, Sarina Rabi Hamedani, Melika and Nasim are among the 23 Hannaneh Eshqi and Sama Hosseinnejad winners of first prizes at the competition, were awarded honorable mentions. which is co-organized for children aged The children are the members of Iran’s president.ir 7 to 15 by the Japan Quality Assurance Institute for Intellectual Development of Organization (JQA) and the Internation- Children and Young Adults. 12 By Farrokh Hesabi Tens of projects to promote tourism, U.S. protests: Police declare riot in Portland Tehran Times journalist handicrafts in central Iran amid ongoing protests Iran football’s TEHRAN — A total of 95 tourism-related projects tional restaurants, and accommodation centers. U.S. police have declared a riot in Portland amid munity needs all of us to work together,” she said. biggest scandal of are scheduled to be inaugurated across central Earlier this month, the tourism minister ongoing protests over racial injustice. Demonstrations that often turn violent have Iranian provinces of Yazd and Isfahan on the oc- Ali-Asghar Mounesan said that the coronavi- According to AP, the riot was declared Tues- racked Oregon’s biggest city for more than two all time casion of the Government Week (August 24-30). rus pandemic should not bring traveling to a day night outside the building, police said. They months following the police killing of George Some 55 projects in tourism and handicrafts complete standstill. “Corona is a fact, but can ordered people to leave the area. People were Floyd in Minneapolis. egotiating a foreign head sectors will come on stream in Isfahan province, the virus stop tourism? Certainly not. For us, smashing windows on the first floor, and threw Police on Tuesday said they have identified coach’s contract is far from provincial tourism chief Fereydoun Allahyari the coronavirus is a new experience in dealing “burning material” inside, the Multnomah County a suspect accused of punching and kicking simple, especially in the Ira- said on Wednesday. with crises that teaches tourism experts around Sheriff’s Office said. a man to the ground after he crashed his N In collaboration with the private sector and the world how to deal with such a disaster, and The Multnomah County Building was set pickup truck on a sidewalk near ongoing nian football, and, not only in Iran but generally in modern football, with a budget of 1.6 trillion rials (about $38 mil- thankfully governments are turning this into an on fire and vandalized, said county commis- demonstrations. clubs and football federations have lion), the mentioned projects will generate job opportunity for better planning.” sion chair Deborah Kafoury, the Oregonian/ Authorities had received a report around to consider many financial and le- opportunities for 400 people, the official added. However, on Monday, he noted that Iran’s travel OregonLive reported. There was damage to 10:30 p.m. Sunday of protesters chasing a gal issues when concluding a con- Mohammad Mirshamsi, a provincial tourism sector has suffered a loss of 12 trillion rials (some a lobby where protective equipment against truck a few blocks from the downtown federal tract with a foreigner. official in Yazd, also announced on Wednesday $2.85 billion at the official rate of 42,000 rials) the spread of the coronavirus is distributed, courthouse. The driver crashed and was then However, there is no excuse for people that 40 tourism-related projects will be inau- since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, she said. assaulted, authorities said. who signed the foreign players and coaches. gurated across the province. Some experts expect Iran to achieve a tourism The building is used for marriages, among Authorities are trying to track down the Some of the coaches are earning far too A budget of 1.1 trillion rials (about $26 million) boom after coronavirus contained, believing its other services. Kafoury asked that residents suspect, Marquise Love, 25, police said much, and some others take advantage has been allocated to the projects, which will impact would be temporary and short-lived for support efforts to address the pandemic and in a statement. The victim of the assault of the mistakes in their contracts. create 280 job opportunities, he noted. a country that ranked the third fastest-growing provide programs. has been released from a hospital and is Wilmots filed a complaint against the The projects include eco-lodge unites, tradi- tourism destination in 2019. 8 “In such a difficult, uncertain time, our com- recovering. 10 FFIRI to FIFA for non-payment during his time as head coach. The directors of the Iranian football E3 faces dilemma federation had a lot of hopes to win the International Tribune: A non-closed chapter lawsuit, but the verdict of the FIFA Players’ By Abir Bassam necks of Syria and Hezbollah. And Mrs. Roth was accused of tampering with over snapback of UN Status Committee was against the Iranians Fifteen years, the Lebanese people have been However, it is difficult to trust the results of the the evidence. so that the FFIRI was sentenced to pay waiting for fifteen years for the alleged justice that international investigations because it was doubted Former UN investigator Bo Astrom announced sanctions on Iran 6,500,000 euros to Wilmots. should be brought by the International Tribune. from the start by judges and investigators who were another accusation of deliberately dropping crucial The Belgian coach was appointed in The tribune was commissioned to investigate the directly involved in it. evidence. In a recorded interview, he said many TEHRAN — As the U.S. push to reinstate all UN May 2019 with a three-year contract to assassination of the Lebanese Prime Minister According to an article published by the Leb- facts involved the inquiry was totally ignored by sanctions on Iran reaches a critical point, analysts lead Iran in their quest for a sixth FIFA Rafic Hariri. anese newspaper al-Akhbar, the president of the the investigators, especially the facts related to the tell the Tehran Times that the U.S. move to snap World Cup appearance, but left his position But, after the long waiting for the indefinite results, International Tribune, Sir David Baragwanath, Wissam al-Hassan assassination in 2012. Al-Hassan back UN sanctions on Iran will likely face strong as just after six matches in charge due to the indictment list on the 18th of August was clearly forced the vice president of the tribune Robert was the only person who had information about opposition from the international community. what he called ‘serious contractual viola- a “U” turn back to the starting point. The declaration Roth to resign because his wife was working the road or roads Hariri parade was supposed to According to a Reuters report, in a bid to muster tions by the Iranian Football Federation’. was internationally needed as a damned sword on the with an editor to unspecified Israeli newsletter.