WWW.TEHRANTIMES.COM I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y Pages Price 40,000 Rials 1.00 EURO 4.00 AED 39th year No.13460 Tuesday AUGUST 13, 2019 Mordad 22, 1398 Dhul Hijjah 11, 1440 Rouhani and ‘Pompeo does not Andrea Stramaccioni Set, costume designer Edna Imran Khan hold talks even know about on verge of leaving Zeinalian to get lifetime over Kashmir 3 Tisha B’Av night’ 3 Esteghlal 15 achievement award 16 Iran ready to expand economic Regional states responsible co-op with Caspian Sea littoral states TEHRAN — Iran is ready to expand eco- Caspian Economic Forum could pro- nomic cooperation with all neighboring vide the basis for the implementation countries, especially with the Caspian of an economic cooperation agreement Sea littoral states, deputy industry min- among the Caspian Sea littoral nations, for Persian Gulf security ister Mohammad-Baqer Ali said in the ISNA reported. first Caspian Economic Forum which As reported, the event was attended Zarif: U.S. arms sales make Persian Gulf into ‘tinderbox ready to blow up’ was held in Turkmenistan’s Avaza on by senior officials from numerous coun- August 11-12. tries in the region including the economy The official underlined Iran’s in- ministers of Turkmenistan, Russia, and dustrial, mining and trade capabilities Kazakhstan as well as Azerbaijan’s deputy See page 2 and capacities and noted that the first economy minister. 4 Iraqi FM: We reject Israeli presence in Persian Gulf TEHRAN — Iraqi Foreign Minis-i “The states of the Persian Gulf ter said “we reject the participation can together secure the transit of of Israel in any force to secure the ships,” he said on Twitter. passage of ships in the Persian Gulf.” “Iraq is seeking to reduce ten- The presence of Western forces in sion in our region through calm the Persian Gulf is fueling regional negotiations and the presence of tension, Iraqi Foreign Minister Mo- Western forces in the region will hammed al-Hakim said on Monday. increase tension.” Iran: No noteworthy proposal from France Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman has said commitments under the Joint Compre- Tehran has not received any noteworthy or hensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). definite offer from France in the course of Asked about a report by Al-Monitor efforts to save the 2015 nuclear deal and make that French President Emmanuel Macron up for the EU’s failure to fulfill Iran’s interests had invited Iranian President Hassan under the agreement, Tasnim reported. Rouhani to this month’s G7 summit in In an interview with IRIB, Abbas Biarritz and that Paris has proposed Mousavi dismissed media speculation establishing a $15 billion credit line for Khabaronline.ir about a certain French proposal to com- trade with Iran, Mousavi said, “Following pensate for the EU’s failure to honor its the Islamic Republic of Iran’s 3 Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani (right) welcomes Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. ARTICLE Occam’s Razor may be useful in explaining Jeffrey Epstein PERSPECTIVE Mohammad Eslami By Martin Love slated for next summer on various sordid notion almost anyone has offered up in the Batool Subeiti Political risk analyst NORTH CAROLINA - Of all the news items charges that might have resulted in 45 years wake of Epstein’s not so surprising demise Human rights activist hitting the Internet in the U.S. this summer behind bars – in effect, a death sentence for well before he could or might have named from London by far the most commentary among general the 67-year-old alleged financier who over specifically who among the “elite” (quite readers involves questions and speculations recent decades had played fast and loose possibly Trump himself and certainly Bill U.S.-China trade about the pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, who with the “elite” whose names are a virtual Clinton) partook of his services of procuring Britain’s shadow either committed suicide or was killed in- litany of many of the most visible, powerful underage females for sex at one or another war: what does it side his prison cell in New York City this politicians, businesspersons and profession- of his lavish properties or on his aircraft is over India’s crimes mean for Iran? past weekend. als in this current era in American history. and has been fair game since his arrest in in Kashmir He had been denied bail awaiting a trial Every speculation or theory or conspiracy early July. 7 .S.-China trade war has been one hile there is no doubt that the Indian of the game changers among the armed forces and the fascist Hindu Ugeopolitical factors affecting the American sanctions and global economic crisis Wnationalist ruling party in India international political and economic By Pooya Mirzaee makes the policy makers of the nearly 30% of world population di- World Bank, Swift System and … has need to be held to account for the reign of sphere. The 10pc tariff will be imposed terror they have unleashed on the people TEHRAN — U.S. new sanctions targeted countries to reach to this rectly and more than 60% indirectly, been highjacked by Americans as a on the $300bn/yr of imports from Chi- of Kashmir throughout these decades, the on Iran, Russia, Venezuela and N. conclusion that for preventing the they also waste billions of dollars in tool to enforce U.S. imperialism. In na not yet subject to any duties, Trump latest attempt to annex the disputed ter- Korea and tariff conflicts with China collapse of international economy, bypassing cycles used by targeted case of IMF for example, there are announced via Twitter a day after the ritory to the union of India is particularly and E.U. is going to be a part of global financial system generally countries to keep their economies a number of policy shifts – In the latest round of talks, which concluded alarming and a matter of grave concern. daily news. Broadening the criteria and common global trade currency alive and interconnected. Taking past the IMF has not made loans in Shanghai. It is important we don’t lose sight of the of sanctions and putting concen- (USD) specially must be replaced closer look at the latest financial to countries that are in default to As a result, China’s yuan tumbled genesis of problems we are currently witnessing tration on financial systems, not with more independent alternatives. sanctions, specially on Russia , governments. That’s because in the to the weaker side of the key 7-per-dol- in South Asia. In other words, we need to hold only decreases the effect of the If we look at U.S. financial sanc- we can see international financial past, the government in question lar threshold, hitting its weakest since the real culprits responsible for the violence sanctions in wider view but also tions and tariff conflicts, they target and monetary entities such as IMF, was the U.S. Government. 6 2008, against the backdrop of a sharp and unrest in the subcontinent to account. escalation in the protracted U.S.-Sino The partition of British India ended trade war. The United States has accused almost two hundred years of British colo- China of manipulating Yuan and the U.S. “Sheeple” crowned best at Cinema Cinema Academy Awards nial rule that conquered one of the richest Treasury Department designated China By Samaneh Aboutalebi drake (mehrgiah) with five leaves placed on strange incidents. countries in the world, having owned 27% a currency manipulator, a historic move TEHRAN — Iranian director Hooman Seyyedi’s a rock-shaped stand. It is considered to be The film also brought Seyyedi the award for of GDP in 1700, and by the time they left that no White House had exercised since acclaimed drama “Sheeple” was named best a mythical plant and the symbol of fertility, best director and Navid Mohammadzadeh the in 1947, they had reduced it to one of the the Clinton administration. picture at the 2nd Cinema Cinema Academy love and unity in Iranian culture. award for best actor during the awards ceremony poorest, most diseased and most illiterate While Iran is under the pressure of the Awards on Saturday. “Sheeple” is about brothers Shakur and Shahin, held at Tehran’s Enqelab Hotel. countries on earth, after having claimed the toughest sanctions policy in international This is the second edition of the annual awards two lowlifes who run a crystal meth laboratory After accepting his award, Seyyedi told film- lives of more than 35 million Indians in over history, Tehran declares the sanctions that are presented by the Cinema Cinema Academy, hidden in Tehran. They do care about the honor maker Kianush Ayyari, who is the founder and two centuries of looting and exploitation. as “economic terrorism” and China is a private film academy located in Tehran. It can be of their family, however. When a video of their director of the academy, “Perhaps you don’t It is important to note that Britain did still buying the Iranian heavy crude oil, considered as the Iranian equivalent of the Oscars. sister revealing her hair ends up on the internet, know, but you have made a great impact on not grant India its independence after all Ups and downs of trade negotiations The award is a bronze statue of a man- the brothers become the protagonists of some the outlook of cinema.” 16 this time in goodwill, neither did Britain’s and confronting economic policies had creation of two independent nations on the occurred between two world powers, does basis of religion stem as a result of its desire specific meanings to Iran.