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‘EU to continue working Zarif says Trump quits nuclear to preserve nuclear deal’

By staff and agency European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said on Friday that the European Union will continue working to deal for personal reasons preserve the 2015 nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. By staff and agency U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew “My role…is to preserve the full implementation of the existing Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Washington in May 2018 from the JCPOA, agreements,” she told reporters during a meeting of EU foreign Zarif has said that U.S. President Donald which was reached between Iran and six ministers in Helsinki, according to Vancouver Sun. Trump quit the 2015 nuclear deal, known world powers in 2015. as the JCPOA, for personal reasons and not Kim Darroch, the former British ambassador for some substantial reasons. to the United States, said the Trump admin- “He (Trump) doesn’t like (former President istration was “set upon an act of diplomatic Barack) Obama’s legacy, he just wants to vandalism” in its decision to abandon the Iran withdraw from the deal because of person- nuclear deal, the Daily Mail reported in July, al reasons, not because of some substantial citing leaked cables. reasons,” he told Bernama news channel According to the Daily Mail, the former published on Friday. ambassador said Trump seemed to be dis- He also said that Iran will not renegotiate carding the Iran nuclear deal for “personality its part in the JCPOA, but is open to talks with reasons,” as the deal had been agreed to by all parties concerned to find ways forward in former President Barack Obama. The paper fulfilling the obligations. also reported that Darroch hinted at discord He noted that the deal had been carefully brewing between Trump’s closest aides and negotiated and that it is impossible to rene- said the White House had failed to produce a gotiate it. “day-after” plan on how to handle the aftermath He urged other European members of the of withdrawing from the deal. deal to remain committed to the agreement. Ben Rhodes, former President Barack Mogherini, British Foreign Minister Dominic Raab, French “Iran will remain faithful to this deal, to Obama’s adviser, tweeted on July 14, saying Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and German Foreign Min- the same extent other members are faithful that Trump quit the JCPOA because Obama ister Heiko Maas met in Helsinki on Friday to discuss the JCPOA. to this deal,” he noted. engage with the United States themselves in to the U.S. extensively for over two years and negotiated it. U.S. President Donald Trump last year unilaterally pulled “We are ready to talk and consult with others order to be able to comply with the obligation, we’ve reached a conclusion ... that was 159-page “Did anyone really need a leaked document out of the deal and re-imposed sanctions on Iran. on how to best implement this deal. We are then that’s something they would do and long... it is a serious agreement, (including) from the UK Ambassador to know that Trump Europeans have repeatedly said they are committed to saving talking about Europe coming to comply with its Iran would not have any role in it,” he said. almost all aspects of the nuclear issues as well pulled out of the Iran Deal because Obama the deal, however, efforts to shield Iran’s economy from the own obligations under the deal. If they need to Elsewhere, he said, “We (have) already talked as the aspect of the U.S. sanctions against Iran.” negotiated it?” he said. reimposition of U.S. sanctions have so far yield no result. Abe says he wants to do everything possible to ease Middle East tension Iran, Malaysia agree to form By staff and agencies enjoy its rights under international law.” supreme council of ties: Zarif Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Friday that he According to The Mainichi, Zarif said, “Iran welcomes plans to do everything he can to ease tension in the Middle the Japanese government’s role (in trying) to ease tensions POLITICAL TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Moham- East region and wants to talk with Iranian President Has- in the Middle East.” deskmad Javad Zarif said on Thursday that Iran and san Rouhani on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly Abe said, “Japan will persistently continue our diplomatic Malaysia have agreed to form a supreme council of ties at foreign session that starts in September. efforts to deal with rising tensions in the Middle East and ministerial level. “Peace and stability in the Middle East directly links to stabilize the current situation.” According to ISNA, Zarif said his meeting with Malaysian Prime Japan’s national interest,” Reuters quoted him as saying in Pointing to his meeting with Leader of the Islamic Revolu- Minister Mahathir bin Mohamad was “very good and friendly”. a news conference at the end of a three-day international tion Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, Abe said that Ayatollah “We talked about issues of the world of Islam, sanctions, the conference on African development. Khamenei noted that Iran does not seek nuclear weapons, United States’ illegal actions and also actions that the two countries “I would like to work tenaciously, and play the best possible according to ISNA. [Iran and Malaysia] should take,” he said. role to ease tensions in the Middle East,” he said. Abe was in Iran on a two-day visit on June 12. Zarif started his Asian tour on Monday. The Japan Times reported on Wednesday that Abe and During a meeting with Abe on June 13, Ayatollah Khame- He first visited China and held two rounds of talks with Chinese Rouhani are planning to meet in late September at the United nei dismissed U.S. President Donald Trump as a person not Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Nations General Assembly in New York. worthy of exchanging messages. He was in Japan on Tuesday and met with Japanese Foreign Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and The Leader said Iran has “no trust” in the U.S. and will “Japan will use its utmost effort to reduce tension in the Minister Taro Kono. Abe met in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Wednesday. not at all “repeat the bitter experience” it gained from the region,” he said. He met with Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo on Wednesday. According to Reuters, Zarif said that Iran is not seeking negotiations that led to the conclusion of a 2015 nuclear Abe said, “Increase in tensions in the region must be con- Zarif also delivered a speech at the Japan Institute of Interna- to increase tension but every country should be able to enjoy deal, which Washington later ditched. tained at any price, and Japan can play a quite constructive tional Affairs (JIIA) on Wednesday and met with top officials of its rights under international law. During a joint press conference with Iranian President role in this regard.” the International Friendship Exchange Council (FEC) of Japan. “As our president has said, we are not at all seeking height- Hassan Rouhani on June 12, Abe said he will use his country’s “Peace and stability of the Middle East region is essential On the final leg of his tour, he arrived in Malaysia on Wednesday. ened tensions,” Zarif said, speaking through a translator. “utmost effort” to deescalate tension in the Persian Gulf and not only for the prosperity of this region, but also for the He met with Malaysian Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah and He said, “We believe every country should be able to the wider Middle East region. prosperity of the entire world,” Abe noted. also the Malaysian prime minister. He left Kuala Lumpur for Tehran on Friday. The Iranian foreign minister has traveled to several countries Mogherini calls for preserving nuclear deal in recent weeks. By staff and agency of action (the nuclear deal) was an exten- anism to protect the country from the U.S. Before the tour of Asia, Zarif visited Kuwait, three Scandinavian European Union foreign policy chief Fed- sion to the UN Security Council resolution, sanctions. capitals, and France. erica Mogherini has called for preserving clarifying that it was “not an international Under the agreement, Iran was allowed the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the Joint or bilateral agreement, but rather a part of to enrich uranium to 3.67 percent. ‘Security in Persian Gulf can Comprehensive Plan of Action, more dialogue a series of resolutions adopted by the UN President Hassan Rouhani said on August between the parties. Security Council.” 14 that Tehran will start the next step of re- only be protected by regional According to Middle East Monitor, she U.S. President Donald Trump abandoned ducing nuclear obligations after the second said in statements, on Thursday, that “holding the nuclear deal in May 2018 and returned the 60-day deadline. countries’ dialogue on the basis of clarity and respect previous sanctions and imposed new ones. The third step can include installation of is the best way to reach an understanding”, So far, Iran has taken two steps in reduc- more centrifuges, especially advanced ones. POLITICAL TEHRAN – Brigadier General Alireza Sa- pointing out that the European countries ing its nuclear commitments: increasing its In an interview with the Sueddeutsche deskbahifard, commander of Iran’s Air Defense have focused during the past years on main- stockpile of enriched uranium beyond the Zeitung newspaper published on Tuesday, Force, said on Friday that security in the Persian Gulf region taining the agreement and respecting all its 300 kilograms allowed under the JCPOA Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad can only be protected by the countries in the region and not by requirements, and that there is more work and enriching nuclear fuel to the purity level Zarif said the country will begin suspending the foreign forces. to be done. of 4.5 percent as the Europeans missed a more of its commitments under the nuclear Extra-regional countries’ presence and coalitions just dest- Mogherini indicated that the joint plan 60-day deadline to devise a concrete mech- deal between on September 6. abilize the region, he said during a speech at the Friday prayer. “So, the West Asian countries’ leaders are strongly advised to revise their policies and avoid joining coalitions of the enemies of the world of Islam and seek intra-regional security policies,” Putin, Merkel discuss nuclear deal he said. POLITICAL TEHRAN – Russian President Vladimir desk Elsewhere, he noted that Iran has never sought any war, Putin and German Chancellor Angela however, security of the country and the region is a redline for Merkel discussed the 2015 nuclear deal in a phone conver- the Islamic Republic. sation on Thursday. The United States has called on its European and Asian allies “They discussed the implementation of the Joint Compre- to form a maritime force to supposedly monitor safe shipping hensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on Iran’s nuclear program. in the Strait of Hormuz and Persian Gulf. Angela Merkel updated Vladimir Putin on the G7 discussions So far, only Britain, Israel, Australia and Bahrain have agreed on this matter in Biarritz. It was noted that the efforts of all to join the coalition. the concerned parties must be consolidated to preserve the President Hassan Rouhani said on August 14 there is no need JCPOA,” said a statement published by Kremlin. to foreign forces to maintain security in the Persian Gulf region. U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew Washington in “Major powers, especially America, seek nothing except caus- May 2018 from the JCPOA, which was reached between ing division and emptying treasury of the Islamic countries. The Iran and six world powers in 2015. Persian Gulf littoral states can maintain security and stability in Afterwards, Washington re-imposed sanctions on Iran the region,” Rouhani said during a cabinet meeting. that had been lifted under the deal and ordered new ones. “The regional countries can maintain security through unity, On May 8, exactly one year after the U.S. withdrew from solidarity and dialogue. Undoubtedly, the United States’ claims the multi-nation nuclear agreement, Iran announced a par- and actions will bring them [regional countries] no benefits. The tial withdrawal from some aspects of the pact, saying that regional countries have always been and will be ‘brothers’ and the country would no longer adhere to some of the limits division only serves the enemies’ interests,” Rouhani remarked. on its nuclear activities. In an interview Al-Jazeera on August 12, Iranian Foreign It also threatened to step up uranium enrichment if an Minister Javad Zarif said, “We believe that the best the U.S. agreement is not made within 60 days to protect it from can do for the protection of maritime navigation is to just the sanctions’ effects. leave people alone; don’t interfere.” In follow-up to that deadline, on July 7 Iran announced Zarif added, “What we have called for, and repeat, is that our that it has started enriching uranium to a higher purity than to resolve disputes and allows one side, under certain required in order to give Europeans time to implement neighbors - all of us - belong to this region, we cannot leave this the 3.67% as the Europeans missed the 60-day deadline to circumstances, to stop complying with the deal if the their part of the deal after the U.S. withdrawal. region. Others will leave this region; others will not secure us; others devise a concrete mechanism to protect the country from other side is out of compliance. Unfortunately, Europe was not able over the past 15 will not provide us with the security umbrella that we need. We can the U.S. sanctions. In an interview with France 24 aired on August 23, months to do that so we took certain measures and those provide each other with that security umbrella. We extend our hand, President Hassan Rouhani said on August 14 that Tehran Zarif said that the nuclear deal was prepared based on measures as I said are reversible. and our hand remains extended, to all our neighbors.” will start the next step of reducing nuclear obligations after mutual mistrust and there are mechanisms in it when If Europe begins taking the steps that it is required to Zarif said on August 9 that the Persian Gulf is a “national security the second 60-day deadline. one party violates the deal. take,” he maintained. priority for Iran” and that Tehran will not “hesitate to safeguard its The third step can include installation of more cen- “The JCPOA is a comprehensive deal on the nuclear Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia’s permanent representative to security” in this strategic waterway, which he described as a “vital trifuges, especially advanced ones. issue which was negotiated with open eyes. We knew that international organizations in Vienna, said in July that Mos- lifeline” for the Islamic Republic. In an interview with the Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper we could not trust each other. It was basically actually cow understands the reason behind Iran’s steps in reducing The chief diplomat warned that military presence of extra-re- published on Tuesday, Iran’s Foreign Minister Moham- based on mutual mistrust. commitments under the nuclear deal. gional forces is absolutely a “source of insecurity”. mad Javad Zarif said the country will begin suspending So, what we did was we put in place mechanisms that “We understand the steps taken [by Iran], the reasons “Mindful of this reality, any extra-regional presence is by defi- more of its commitments under the nuclear deal between we could use if they violate. If we use those mechanisms, that pushed the Iranians to take them. We call on Iran to nition source of insecurity - despite propaganda,” Zarif wrote on on September 6. we do not need to leave the agreement we have shown refrain from further actions that could complicate the sit- his Twitter account. Paragraph 36 of the JCPOA provided a mechanism strategic patience. That strategic patience may have been uation with the nuclear deal even more,” he told Sputnik. TECHNOLOGY

I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y AUGUST 31, 2019 IRAN IN FOCUS 3 It’s insane to negotiate with Voice of Arak, Hafttapeh Washington, says cleric workers should be heard: Raisi POLITICAL TEHRAN – It is insane to who has the final say in critical issues. POLITICAL TEHRAN – Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raisi desknegotiate with those who Also on Tuesday, President Hassan Rou- deskhas criticized the current type of privatization break their promises, said Tehran Friday hani ruled out the possibility of talks with in Iran, saying the voice of the workers of Arak city and Hafttapeh prayer leader Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami, Washington, saying the United States must should be heard. referring to the idea of talks between Tehran lift all its cruel sanctions against Iran and “In my trip to Arak, I listened to the words of Araki workers and Washington after the former ditched the begin respecting the nation’s rights as a “first before any meeting,” Raisi said on Thursday, Ensaf News reported. 2015 nuclear pact. step” towards dialogue. He said privatization is one of the needs of the country and “As our president has said, we are not He stressed that the Islamic Republic will the government should support the private sector, but criticized insane to negotiate with the Americans,” Khat- not engage in any negotiations for the mere policies that lead to decreased production. ami told worshippers in Tehran on Friday. sake of photo ops. “Such privatization in the country is wasting public property “As the supreme leader has said, there will “We seek to resolve issues and problems and is different from that privatization that existed in the law,” be no negotiations with the U.S., and both in a rational way but we are not after photo he said, adding that the Judiciary will follow up on such issues. the authorities and the people agree on this.” ops. For anyone wanting to take a picture “Negotiation under pressure is surrender with Hassan Rouhani, this is not possible” and the Iranian nation will never tolerate unless that party chooses to set aside all the such disgrace,” he added. oppressive sanctions and respect the Iranian Khatami noted that the U.S. and its presi- nation’s rights, the president said. dent, Donald Trump, are in need of bringing During his Friday sermon, Ayatollah Khat- Iran to the negotiating table “but given the ami also pointed out that Trump had said approach adopted by the U.S. and Trump, during his 2016 campaign trail that Hillary they’re going to have to take this dream to Clinton and the Obama administration cre- their grave.” ated Daesh (ISIL). The U.S., under Trump, has occasionally “They created Taliban as well and all ter- shown its willingness to hold talks with Tehran, rorist groups are somehow linked to them,” while abandoning the 2015 nuclear agree- Khatami said. ment with Iran and reimposing sanctions that enormous new pressure on Iran’s economy. has been firmly rejected by Leader of the “Interestingly, they speak of fighting ter- the agreement had rescinded in order to put The idea of talks with Trump’s America Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, rorism,” he added. Earlier this week, Iranian lawmakers released a statement to thank the Judiciary Chief Ebrahimi Raisi for taking measures Zarif: Talks impossible unless U.S. ends economic terrorism to root out corruption. POLITICAL TEHRAN – The United Sates must we share them is important, which avoids divisions that MP Abolfazl Aboutorabi said on Monday that the statement, deskreturn to the 2015 nuclear deal and in the end weaken everybody.” which has been so far signed by more than 100 lawmakers, voiced end its economic terrorism against Iran before seeking “Everyone wants to avoid a conflict, Donald Trump support for the measures adopted by the Judiciary in order to negotiations with the Islamic Republic. was extremely clear on that point.” fight corruption. “The United States is engaged in an economic war Earlier, a French official said the French president “Officials of the Judiciary will not allow corruption to nest against the Iranian people and it won’t be possible for us had shared details of the plan to ease tensions with Iran in any location within the system, and on the agenda must be to engage with the United States unless they stop imposing during his working lunch with President Donald Trump finding the best way to recognize these [corrupt] individuals,” a war and engaging in economic terrorism against the at the G7 summit. Raisi said weeks ago. Iranian people,” Zarif said in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday, The official, who was speaking anonymously in accord- “Anywhere within the administrative, judicial, economic, cul- according to Press TV. ance with the French presidency’s customary practices, tural or political system that becomes infected with corruption, “So if they want to come back into the room there is said France has been working for several weeks on the plan. we will confront it,” he stated. a ticket that they need to purchase and that ticket is to The diplomat said France and the United States share observe the agreement,” he stated, adding that Iran is the same interests, which he claimed to be preventing “a not willing to meet for the sake of meeting and “we need nuclear-armed Iran.” to meet if there is result.” Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif FDD promotes economic Zarif’s remarks come days after French President met with last week with Macron in Paris to discuss the terrorism against Iranian Emmanuel Macron voiced hopes for a meeting between implementation of the nuclear deal, which is also known President Hassan Rouhani and his American counterpart as the JCPOA. nation: Tehran Donald Trump in the next few weeks. “France presented some suggestions to Iran on how to Macron said that G7 leaders had agreed to a joint action implement the JCPOA and the steps that both sides need exports, and bans on top Iranian figures and organiza- TEHRAN (Press TV) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry has repeated on Iran with the aim of defusing tensions and opening a to take. We also presented some suggestions on how to tions. At the same time, the U.S. president has pushed its assertion that a so-called U.S.-based think tank, which has new round of negotiations with Tehran. fully implement the JCPOA,” Zarif stated. for talks with Tehran. been blacklisted by Tehran for its malign activities targeting the “We agreed on what we wanted to say jointly on Iran,” Trump has adopted a maximum pressure policy against Iranian leaders have openly rejected the notion of Iranian people, acts to promote “economic terrorism” against Reuters quoted Macron as saying last week. “There is a Iran since he walked away from the JCPOA. The policy talks with the U.S. as long as its illegal sanctions against the Islamic Republic. message from the G7 on our objectives and the fact that includes sanctions on Iran’s economy, especially its oil Tehran are in place. “In our view, the American Foundation for Defense of De- mocracies (FDD) is not considered to be a think tank at all, but is an organization that engages in designing and promoting ‘economic terrorism’ and is behind the U.S. administration’s virulent measures against the people of Iran on a daily basis,” ‘Specter of war shattered after IRGC downing of U.S. drone’ Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said on Thursday. POLITICAL TEHRAN – Amir Ali Ha- military drone. The Iranian diplomat described the FDD as a designing and deskjizadeh, commander of However, the U.S. president claimed operational arm of the U.S. administration, saying that Wash- the aerospace unit of the Islamic Revolution he decided to call off the mission after he ington bases most of its adversarial efforts against the Iranian Guards Corps (IRGC), said on Thursday learned 150 Iranians would die as a result nation on plots devised by this foundation. that the shooting down of the intruding of the strike. On Saturday, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said it had added U.S. drone two months ago shattered the In remarks on Wednesday, Iranian the foundation and its Chief Executive Mark Dubowitz to its specter of war against the Islamic Republic. Armed Forces Chief of Staff Mohammad list of sanctions for their role in spreading “economic war and The enemies had launched an extensive Hossein Baqeri said Iran’s military power terrorism against the Iranian people.” propaganda campaign to threaten Iran with deterred the United States from taking It added that the American institution, acting under its deceitful a war, in such a way that even the intelli- any action after the Islamic Republic shot name, and in particular its chief executive, have “deliberately and gence services of the friendly countries were down the drone. knowingly” been endeavoring, in a proactive and serious manner, warning Tehran about a looming military “Following the downing of the RQ-4 to damage the security and vital interests of the Iranian people. action, Tasnim quoted Hajizadeh as saying. Global Hawk drone, if the U.S. decided However, the Islamic Republic was to attack us but eventually called off the mindful that it was a trick to force Tehran attack on the pretext of avoiding casualties, to the negotiating table, he said. it is because of Iran’s deterrence power,” “We were confident that if they (ene- Major General Baqeri said. mies) had made the first mistake, we would Tensions started to build up between have attacked their bases around us,” the the U.S. and Iran after Trump withdrew commander added. Washington from the 2015 deal, official- On June 20, the IRGC Aerospace downed ly known as the Joint Comprehensive an American RQ-4 Global Hawk drone over it was shot down. straightforward message that any foreign Plan of Action (JCPOA), in May 2018, the Strait of Hormuz after it violated Ira- The intruding drone was shot by Iran’s intrusion into Iranian territories would and imposed sanctions against Tehran nian airspace. homegrown air defense missile system draw a crushing response. in a bid to put maximum pressure on the Despite the U.S. claims that the drone “Khordad-3rd”. U.S. President Donald Trump later said Islamic Republic. had been flying over international waters, In comments made a few hours after the U.S. had been “cocked and loaded” to Tehran has slammed the sanctions, Iran said it had retrieved sections of the the incident, IRGC Chief Major General retaliate against Iran after he learned an which have affected the lives of thousands Iranian officials use the term “economic warfare and terrorism” drone in its own territorial waters where Hossein Salami said the incident had a Iranian missile system shot down a U.S. of Iranians, as “economic terrorism”. to identify the United States’ nuclear-related sanctions against Iran, which Washington restored after leaving a nuclear deal between Tehran and major world powers last year. Both the U.S. departure from the 2015 agreement, officially EU to step up diplomatic dialogue with Iran to save JCPOA known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The European Union considers up diplomatic efforts to save Iran nuclear deal. and its restoration of the sanctions came while the JCPOA has a diplomatic dialogue with Iran to avoid any further es- The foreign ministers of Britain, France and Germany been ratified by the United Nations Security Council in the form calation in the region as well as implementing the Joint -- the three European parties to the deal -- were joined of a resolution. Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), known as the by EU diplomatic chief Federica Mogherini for talks on Tehran observes that the unilateral and unlawful econom- Iran nuclear deal. the sidelines of an EU meeting in Helsinki. ic bans have endangered the lives, health, and freedom of the According to Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Min- Germany’s Heiko Maas said the trio wanted to build Iranian people. ister of Foreign Affairs Didier Reynder, the EU will do on momentum from last weekend’s G7 summit, where Elsewhere in his remarks, Mousavi said the names of the it as a priority step in securing freedom of navigation Trump indicated willingness to talk to Iran. first batch of people who cooperate with the FDD would be soon in the Strait of Hormuz to avoid any further escalation “Our priority is to open the dialogue window between made available to various responsible institutions in the Islamic in the region and to implement the Iran nuclear deal, the U.S. and Iran,” Maas told reporters. Republic, including the Judiciary, so they would fall under the Sputnik reports. “Especially after the G7 summit in Biarritz we are all sphere of Iran’s punitive countermeasures. “We are very concerned about issues of maritime security of the opinion that the momentum that perhaps exists, “The first list of those sanctioned [by Iran for cooperation with and freedom of navigation, which should be ensured, but, the readiness for dialogue on both sides... must now be the FDD] comprises people of various nationalities who play an as you know, we are trying to support the implementation used.” Mogherini said Thursday the EU would support effective role in the foundation’s activities against the Iranian of the JCPOA, so we are trying to avoid any escalation in such a move -- provided the current deal was preserved. nation,” Mousavi concluded. the region. We will continue to look at how to guarantee Mogherini also said that the EU will continue working Last Sunday, Mousavi said the Islamic Republic will resort freedom of navigation in the region, but also continue to preserve world powers’ 2015 nuclear deal with Iran but to any legal and legitimate means to defend the “fundamental” to work with Iran for the correct implementation of the would welcome any progress beyond it. rights of its citizens in line with the norms of international law. nuclear deal,” the minister told reporters on the sidelines “My role...is to preserve the full implementation of He made the remarks when asked by reporters about the of the informal meeting of EU foreign ministers, known the existing agreements. little fruit. reaction of the U.S. administration to recent sanctions imposed as Gymnich, in Helsinki. Again if something else can be built on it, this would The Iran nuclear deal has been jeopardized by U.S. by Iran on the FDD and its CEO. While answering a question about the possibility of be welcomed and accompanied by the European Union,” President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from it last The Iranian spokesperson further said, “Propaganda spread establishing the EU observation mission in the region, Mogherini told reporters during a meeting of EU foreign May. The United States also reimposed sanctions on Iran. by the U.S. Department of State and Dubowitz’s foundation is Reynders noted that the “diplomatic discussion with Iran ministers in Helsinki. In response to the U.S. pulling out of the deal and re- nothing new. They are experts in spreading lies and misleading.” is currently the most important element.” The Europeans have repeatedly said they are committed imposing sanctions, Tehran has reduced certain amount Mousavi added that in addition to fulfilling its legal obliga- Germany’s foreign minister also said Friday after talks to saving the deal, but efforts to shield Iran’s economy of its commitments under the deal, but the EU says it has tion, the Iranian government’s move conveys this message to with Britain and France that European countries will step from the reimposition of U.S. sanctions have so far borne so far not taken any irreversible steps. the world that it is determined to protect its citizens against enemies of the country. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 4 ECONOMY AUGUST 31, 2019

STOCK MARKET Trade deal between Iran, EAEU to TEDPIX 278674.9 IFX 3710.22 take effect in late October: sources Sources: tse.ir, Ifb.ir ECONOMY TEHRAN – A trade on Wednesday saying that Iran’ official ac- deskagreement between Iran cession to the EAEU will begin some 60 days and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) after the exchange of documents in Moscow. will officially come into force on October 27, Ardakanian said the accession would CURRENCIES Press TV reported citing Russian media and be a major breakthrough for Iran’s trade USD 42,000 rials remarks by Iranian Energy Minister Reza as it would allow exports on zero tariffs for Ardakanian. 70 products while 503 other items would EUR 46,553 rials As reported, Iran’s Ambassador to Russia enjoy lowered duties. GBP 51,250 rials Mehdi Sanaei had attended a meeting with a “We can supply our goods and products senior EAEU official to finalize an agreement to their markets through the land borders AED 11,437 rials on formation of a free trade zone between of the Republic of Armenia as well as sea Iran and the regional union. borders of the Russian Federation and Source: cbi.ir A press release from the Eurasian Eco- Kazakhstan,” said Ardakanian, making nomic Commission (EEC) showed that a reference to the countries members to Sanaei and EEC Chief Tigran Sarkisyan the EAEU which also includes Belarus and had exchanged the documents needed to Kyrgyzstan. COMMODITIES complete formalities for the deal to come He said Iranian President Hassan Rou- Brent $60.06/b into force in late October. hani would attend an EAEU summit in “The negotiations were challenging, but Yerevan in early October before his country WTI $55.89/b they are over. The agreement has been signed officially joins the economic bloc. OPEC Basket $60.16/b and ratified. The progress is evident,” said Earlier this month, Armenian Prime Sanaei. Minister Nikol Pashinyan invited the Irani- Gold $1,526.60/oz Iran’s Minister of Energy Ardakanian an president to participate in the meeting also appeared in a late-night TV interview which will be on October 1. Silver $18.41/oz Platinium $926.80/oz Sources: oilprice.com, Moneymetals.com Iran, Syria determined to expand trade ties 1 In his speech in the meeting, the minister called accelerate Syria’s reconstruction and trade exchanges. neurs and businessmen held their sixth business forum for Iranian private sector’s active participation in recon- “The governments of Iran and Syria are committed to in the past six months. Liquidity at $475b in a month struction of the war-stricken Syria, saying that “of course removing barriers [in the way of trade] and facilitating A Syrian trade delegation headed by the Chairman of the presence of the Iranian delegation in this meeting is in the two countries’ economic cooperation program, and Chamber of Industry of Damascus and its Countryside ECONOMY TEHRAN– Iran’s liquidity stood at 19.979 itself an indication of Iranian private sector’s determina- we have taken good steps in this regard,” he said. Samer al-Debes, Keyvan Kashefi, Hassan Danaiefar, and deskquadrillion rials (about $475.69 billion) during tion for strong contribution to reconstruction of Syria.” Later on Thursday, the Iranian delegation met with the Syrian Ambassador to Tehran Adnan Mahmoud as the third month of the current Iranian calendar year, Khordad Referring to the presence of more than 60 Iranian com- Prime Minister of Syria Imad Khamis, during which the well as representatives of Iranian private companies at- (May 22-June 21), according to a report released by the Central panies in Syria’s international exhibitions, he expressed two sides discussed various issues including expansion tended the event which was hosted by Iran Chamber of Bank of Iran (CBI). hope that businessmen and business owners would get of economic cooperation and removing obstacles in the Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) The CBI announced that the liquidity figure shows 25.1 percent to know each other better in these exhibitions and that way of implementing agreements signed between the two in Tehran. growth in comparison with the same period in the preceding they would be able to exchange information. countries, the role of chambers of commerce in boost- During the gathering, several senior officials deliv- year, IRIB reported. Eslami further expressed optimism that the business ing the trade relations and the participation of Iranian ered speeches and afterwards the two sides’ companies In mid-July, CBI’s Governor Abdolnasser Hemmati said this owners of the two countries would be able to sign trade companies in the reconstruction of Syria. held B2B meetings to get to know each other and acquire bank has some plans for channeling the liquidity into production and economic agreements with each other in order to Back in May, Iranian and Syrian officials, entrepre- information on their potentials and capacities. in a target-oriented way. Making the remarks during visiting a production unit in Isfahan Province, the official said, “I think that some production units are in need of liquidity and the banking system is responsible Tax income up 35% in 5 months on year for providing liquidity for these units in the way of boosting domestic production and reducing reliance on foreign products.” ECONOMY TEHRAN – Iran’s tax rev- income sources. deskenues increased 35 percent In a message on the occasion of the Na- in the first five months of the current Iranian tional Day of Tax (July 7), finance minister calendar year (March 21-August 22) from the stressed the necessity of planning for using same period of time in the previous year, IRIB stable non-oil income. India’s growth slowdown set to reported quoting Finance and Economic Affairs He wrote the sanctions should be con- Minister Farhad Dejpasand as saying. sidered an opportunity to reform the budget deepen as consumers buckle Iran managed to collect 1.09 quadrillion structure and to take the advantage of tax rials (about $25.952 billion) of tax revenues potential. India’s prolonged consumption slowdown and a deteriorating during the past Iranian calendar year of 1397 Also, in a separate message on the same global environment are delaying a recovery in Asia’s third-largest (ended on March 20, 2019), showing that the occasion, Omid-Ali Parsa, the head of Iran’s economy, nudging its government into action to supplement the country’s annual tax income plan has come National Tax Administration (INTA), wrote; central bank’s monetary stimulus. true by 97 percent. “Establishment of an efficient tax system and As stated by livemint.com, in a spate of announcements within The country had planned to earn 1.13 reducing the budget reliance on oil income the space of a week, the government eased foreign investment quadrillion rials (about $26.904 billion) of To minimize the effects of the U.S. renewed on oil exports is the most important economic requires renewing the country’s tax system rules, gave concessions on vehicle purchases and encouraged tax incomes in the past year. sanctions on the country’s economy, Iran is objective in the country; and his ministry is in all aspects.” banks to make loans cheaper to spur growth from a five-year Direct taxes collected in the past year stood adopting some new economic approaches and seriously following up defined tax policies to The official further underlined that lunch- low. It also secured more fiscal space to stimulate the economy at 640 trillion rials (about $15.238 billion), the main important one is to reduce reliance this end. ing smart tax collection projects based on the with a windfall from the central bank in excess of $24 billion. showing that the planned figure has come true on the oil revenues. The proposed 17.03 quadrillion rials ($405 comprehensive tax plan is a promising measure Data due Friday is expected to show gross domestic product by 101 percent and also showing 15 percent To materialize this objective, the country billion) budget bill for this Iranian year (started that INTA is taking to fulfill the pivot role of growth slowed for a fifth straight quarter to 5.7% in the three growth year on year. has put strengthening domestic production, on March 21) has envisaged 1.53 quadrillion tax in the national economy during this year. months ended June. That’s slower than the 5.8% expansion in The revenues earned from taxes on the boosting non-oil exports specially to the neigh- rials (about $36.5 billion) of tax income. All such measures, while promoting the role the previous quarter. goods and services were 450 trillion rials (about bor countries, and collecting taxes more sys- Dejpasand has also stressed that an effi- of tax as an instrument for stability, transpar- While the slowdown last quarter reflects, for the most part, $10.714 billion), indicating that the planned tematically on top of its economic policies. cient tax system should be a priority in the ency and economic justice, will lead to reduce a slump in investment before the election, high-frequency in- figure has been materialized by 91 percent In early July, finance minister said that government’s policy making. the effects and pressures of sanctions on the dicators since then suggest the economy’s lack of momentum and also showing 11 percent rise year on year. reducing the current year’s budget dependency A non-oil budget requires other stable country, the official underlined. has persisted. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is still considering whether to use the windfall from the central bank to cut bor- rowings or boost spending. The other measures announced so Iran appoints new commercial attaché in Iraq’s Basra far, like the easing of foreign investment rules, will also do little to boost consumer demand in the near term. ECONOMY TEHRAN – The new acting head of Iran’s Iran and Iraq have been taking significant steps for “Since the major contributors to the economy’s investment pie deskTrade Promotion Organization said Iran boosting economic relations in the past few years. are households and private corporations, their spending hold the has dispatched a second commercial attaché to Iraq’s city The two countries are following up plans for increasing key for reviving broad-based investment activity in the economy,” of Basra, Tasnim news agency reported on Friday. their bilateral economic trade to over $20 billion. said Sunil Kumar Sinha, principal economist at India Ratings and Mentioning the country’s plan for increasing the num- In early March, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani headed Research, the local arm of Fitch Ratings, in New Delhi. ber of commercial attaches in the region, Hamid Zaboum a high-ranking political and trade delegation in a visit to The worst slowdown noted that considering the importance of Iran’s economic Iraq, during which the two sides inked several agreements Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who returned to power in relations with the neighboring Arab country, a third attaché and emphasized expansion of trade ties. May with a bigger margin than in 2014, is witnessing the worst will also be send to Sulaymaniyah in Iraqi Kurdistan soon. Less than a month after President Rouhani’s visit to slowdown so far under his watch. Unemployment is at a 45-year Back in July, Iran’s new Deputy Industry Minister in Iraq, an Iraqi delegation visited Tehran to attend an Iran- high, car sales have slumped the most in almost two decades in July trade affairs, Hossein Modares Khiabani, said following Iraq business forum which was hosted by Iran Chamber of and infrastructure output grew at the slowest pace in more than the government’s policies for increasing the country’s trade Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) four years.“We recognize that consumption will have to be given with the neighbors, 10 new commercial attachés are going on April 7. a boost,” Sitharaman said in the eastern Indian city of Guwahati to be sent to neighboring countries. Thursday, adding that the government will unveil more measures that address demands from businesses.The Reserve Bank of India has already cut interest rates by 110 basis points this year to the lowest in nine years to boost loans and revive investment, while China will likely wait out the trade war as it bets on its own economy signaling it’s ready to do more. It has been pumping in liquidity The “(Chinese) government is trying to buy no signs of abating. China said last Friday it could largely be attributed to a decline in to tide over a cash crunch in the banking sector. time in terms of using the window to restructure would impose new tariffs on $75 billion worth government investment, higher household “India’s slowdown is taking longer than anticipated to turn the domestic economy … the domestic corpo- of American goods. In retaliation, U.S. Presi- debt, and deleveraging efforts — the process around, with the slump likely extending into the April-June quar- rate sector,” Chung told CNBC on Thursday. dent Donald Trump said he would hike tariff of reducing debt. ter. The reasons — a slow roll-out of a fiscal support package for External trade make up only a “very small rates on $550 billion of imports from China. Meanwhile, Beijing appears to be also farmers, and weak transmission of the Reserve Bank’s rate cuts.” portion” of China’s economy — and form only But ANZ economists pointed to how China’s betting on its own economy. The government added to that with a decision to immediately about 20% of its gross domestic product, he headline gross domestic product number was On Tuesday, it unveiled measures to boost inject 700 billion rupees ($9.8 billion) to recapitalize state-run banks said. “And majority of that is actually not to “barely affected” even after its exports started consumption, including the possible removal and encourage them to lend. the U.S., so China can afford to play the long to drop in 2018 — when the trade war began. of restrictions on auto purchases. The moves were initially cheered by the market, but those gains game, and play it well.” The “(trade) impact on growth was over-rat- China’s State Council added it would encour- faded by Thursday as concerns on the slowing local economy and China’s growth is domestically driven; con- ed,” ANZ said in a Wednesday report, pointing age commercially struggling malls, stadiums trade talks between the U.S. and China dominated investor sentiment. sumption and infrastructure investment deserve out that China’s first-half GDP growth this and old factory zones to be transformed into The “government has done only some tweaks to existing policies, more attention than exports. year was still 6.3% — even with tariffs already commercial complexes, gym and entertain- but nothing that’s really big-bang,” said N.R. Bhanumurthy, an China’s best option in the trade war is to In fact, Deutsche Bank said in a Wednesday affecting its exports. ment centers. economist at New Delhi-based National Institute of Public Finance wait it out, experts say, as it’s huge domestic report that as much as 80% of China’s exports The trade war uncertainty led the Chinese It said Beijing will be extending retail and Policy. “Markets seem to be awaiting more measures. The gov- economy is increasingly being driven by the went to countries other than the U.S. government to lower its growth target of be- hours to promote the “night economy,” with ernment shouldn’t keep them in waiting.” power of its consumers — not trade. “We describe China’s current strategy as ‘en- tween 6% and 6.5% for 2019 — compared to convenience stores and restaurants staying In the absence of any substantial fiscal stimulus, some econ- As per cnbc.com, playing the long game durance’: the main goal is to preserve China’s last year’s roughly 6.5%. open longer. omists feel the RBI may have to do more heavy lifting to support is “probably the best and only option” that economic resilience, while taking the higher U.S. But, “China’s growth is domestically driv- Meanwhile, China will also try to diversify growth. Prakash Sakpal, an economist at ING Groep NV in Sin- China has, said Chung Man Wing, investment tariffs as a given fact,” Deutsche economist Yi en; consumption and infrastructure investment its supply chains and accelerate its opening up gapore, expects the central bank to cut the key rate by another director at Value Partners. Xiong wrote in the report.Visitors to Tianzifang, a deserve more attention than exports,” the ANZ to other countries – reducing its reliance on 50 basis points before the end of this year. As trade tensions with the U.S. draw out, popular shopping and cafe enclave in the French economists wrote. the U.S. in the longer term, said the Deutsche “Despite all easing this year, there are no improvements in the the world’s second largest economy will likely Concession area of Shanghai. While China’s economy has slowed, the Bank report. monetary indicators,” he said. “RBI is under pressure from the seek to beef up its domestic economy, which The protracted trade war direct contribution of the trade war “does not “This will both help the Chinese economy government for more interest rate and liquidity support for the contributes more to growth than its exports, The protracted trade war with the U.S. seem to be very large,” Deutsche Bank’s Xiong and increase the cost for the U.S. in a trade war,” economy and it will continue cutting policy rates.” according to analysts. has gone on for more than a year, and shows wrote. Instead, he said the slowing growth Xiong wrote. II NN TT EE RR NN AA TT II OO NN AA LL DD AA II LL YY AUGUSTAUGUST 31, 2019 SPECIALENERGY REPORTS 55 Iran’s petchem output to exceed Oil prices fall but set for big weekly 100mt by 2021: Zanganeh gain on trade dispute hopes ENERGY TEHRAN – Iran’s annu- have restricted its sale of crude, Iran has deskal petrochemical output sought to earn more from a developing Oil gave back some of its recent gains on Friday, but was still is expected to reach more than 100 million downstream industry in its oil sector. headed for the biggest weekly increase since early July, boosted tons by 2021, despite U.S. sanctions, Press Exports of refined products have surged by a decline in U.S stocks, a looming hurricane in Florida and an TV reported on Thursday, quoting Iranian Oil since the U.S. imposed its sanctions on Iran easing of Sino-U.S. trade rhetoric. Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh as saying. in November, allowing the government to As per reuters.com, Brent crude LCOc1 was down by 23 cents, “Iran eyes to produce over 100 million partly offset the lost revenue from direct or 0.4%, at $60.85 a barrel, by 0711 GMT, but was heading for a tons of petrochemicals by 2021 to meet an oil sale. gain of more than 2% for the week. annual income target of $36 billion,” Zan- Zanganeh said Iran’s next target in ex- U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures CLc1 fell ganeh told the state TV. pansion of downstream sector of the oil 40 cents, or 0.7%, to $56.31 a barrel. The contract is still set for He said hitting the target would mean industry would be to reach a target of 150 a gain of nearly 4% this week. that Iran had almost doubled its output of million tons of output in refined products “Oil prices remain elevated and we are in the middle of trading refined products in eight years. in a few years time. range here for both Brent and West Texas,” said Michael McCarthy, Elaborating on the details, Zanganeh Petrochemical industry is one of the chief market strategist at CMC Markets in Sydney. said a major progress had been recorded in most important pillars of Iran’s economy Worries about a slowdown in economic growth and the impact the production of gasoline, a fuel which was and one of the main suppliers of foreign on oil demand due to the trade war between the world’s two biggest once imported into Iran in high quantities. currency especially euro for the country. oil consumers kept a lid on price gains this week, even as falling He said Iran was now the top producer of According to Zanganeh, the country is inventories indicate a balancing market. gasoline among the countries member to the currently producing 63 million tons of pet- OPEC, the world’s largest oil exporting alli- rochemical products annually and with the ance, adding that output had reached around new projects going on stream the number 115 million tons a day with an 11-million-ton is expected to jump to 66 million tons in surplus which could be dedicated to exports. near future, further cementing the Islamic The minister said a bulk of the gasoline tons, was very low in sulfur and met strict tection. country’s stance as a major petrochemical produced inside Iran, around 75 million European standards on environment pro- Faced with American sanctions that supplier to the world markets. Renewable power plants’ output tops 3.5b Kwh: energy minister ENERGY TEHRAN – Iranian Energy Minister Currently 115 renewable power plants are operating across According to Seyed Mohammad Sadeqzadeh, with a total deskReza Ardakanian said on Wednesday the country and 32 are also under construction, according to capacity of 160 megawatts, the mentioned projects include a On Thursday, the United States and China gave signs that they that the country’s renewable power plants have so far Ardakanian. wind farm and 13 solar farms. will resume trade talks, discussing the next round of in-person produced over 3.5 billion kilowatt hours (Kwh) of elec- The county’s renewable sector has created 42,300 job op- The official noted that over 4.45 trillion rials (nearly $106 negotiations in September ahead of a looming deadline for ad- tricity, preventing the production of over 2.461 million portunities and the private sector’s investment in this area has million) plus €107 million has been funded for completing the ditional U.S. tariffs. tons of greenhouse gases. exceeded 124 trillion (about $2.95 billion). mentioned projects. “It is very difficult to predict the sudden twist and turns in the As reported by IRNA, the official put the country’s Based on the latest data released by the energy ministry, 45 “These 14 power plants went operational in East Azarbaijan, Sino-U.S. trade backdrop,” said Samuel Siew, investment analyst current capacity of renewable power generation at 761 percent of the country’s renewable power plants are solar, 40 Tehran, Hamedan, Zanjan, Yazd, Kerman and Fars provinces,” at Phillip Futures in Singapore. megawatts (MW), saying that currently another 380 MW percent are wind farm, 12 percent small hydroelectric power Paven quoted Sadeqzadeh as saying. The approach of Hurricane Dorian toward Florida earlier raised of new power plants are under construction across the plants, and finally 3 percent are thermal recycling and biomass Renewables, including hydropower, account for just six fears that offshore U.S. crude producers may shutter output if the country. power plants. percent of the country’s total energy generation, versus nat- storm passes into the Gulf of Mexico over the weekend. According to the Energy Ministry’s news portal (known Last week, Head of Iran’s Renewable Energy and Energy ural gas’ 90 percent share.Overall, in the next five years, Iran Dorian is heading toward landfall on the Atlantic coast of as PAVEN), the country’s renewable power plants have also Efficiency Organization (known as SATBA) said 14 new renew- is aiming for a 5,000 MW increase in renewable capacity to Florida over the weekend and may enter into the eastern Gulf prevented the use of more than 1 billion cubic meters of fossil able power plants started operation in nine different provinces meet growing domestic demand and expand its presence in of Mexico next week. It is forecast to strengthen and become a fuels and saved 785 million liters of water. during the Government Week. the regional electricity market. highly dangerous Category 4 hurricane on Sunday, the National Hurricane Center said. Chevron Corp’s (CVX.N) 356,440 barrel-per-day Pascagou- la, Mississippi, oil refinery is closely monitoring the progress Iran, Armenia discuss electricity swap of Hurricane Dorian, a company spokesman said on Thursday. ENERGY TEHRAN – Iran’s Am- During the meeting, Kazem Sajjadi dis- isfaction over his visit to Iran to attend Located in Western Asia on the Arme- Last month, Hurricane Barry prompted offshore oil companies deskbassador to Armenia cussed mutual cooperation, North-South the Conference on Tehran Urban Water nian Highlands, it is bordered by Turkey to shut as much as 74% of production, lifting U.S. crude prices, Kazem Sajjadi held talks with Minister of Freeway and transfer of electricity by im- Management, hoping that he will hold talks to the west, Georgia to the north, the de before it weakened to a tropical storm. Territorial Administration and Infrastructure plementing the third line of the network with the Iranian colleagues to examine av- facto independent Republic of Artsakh Government data on Wednesday showed U.S. crude stocks of the Republic of Armenia Suren Papikyan for electricity transfer to Armenia with the enues to promote economic cooperation. and Azerbaijan to the east, and Iran and dropped last week by 10 million barrels to their lowest since Oc- on Thursday to discuss electricity swap be- Armenian minister. Armenia is a country in the South Azerbaijan’s exclave of Nakhchivan to tober as imports slowed, while gasoline and distillate stocks each tween Tehran and Yerevan. Papikyan, for his part, expressed sat- Caucasus region of Eurasia. the south. fell by over 2 million barrels. Oil and Gas Resources of Caspian Sea,

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Construction operation of platforms, the company was heavily and accessing valuable exploratory Today, we announce with proud Semi-submersible drilling Rig named dependent on foreign countries in the data of deep waters of the Caspian that expert and competent engineers “Amir kabir” was completed with the past but today, expert engineers of Sea, increasing regional cooperation of Khazar Exploration and Production drilling capability up to 6,000 meters the company have equipped with the with the Caspian Sea littoral states Company managed to materialize most undersea in cooperation with the co- world’s latest knowledge and tech- in the safety and protection field and objectives of oil and gas development operation of able Iranian companies. nology in a way that all repair and oil participations, signing and seal- projects in a way that Islamic Republic Finally, construction of this gi- maintenance operation of the plat- ing various Memoranda of Under- of Iran entered the club of oil and gas ant and unique structure, as weigh form are conducted by engineers of standing (MoUs) with domestic and activities in the depth waters of the as about 15,000 tons, was one of the the company fully. international companies, fulfilling world for the first time in the Middle most challenge and breathtaking and Setting up Relaxation Pool and environmental projects according to east region. complicated project of the company. allocation of a vast area for logistics the depth water standards, organizing Benefited from latest knowledge Today, Amir kabir Semi-submersible affairs, repair and maintenance base maneuvers of preparation with the and technology, neighboring coun- drilling Rig boasts as a golden page in for vessels, storage tanks and oil and possible emission of oil pollutants, tries have expressed their readiness the list of honors of oil industry of the gas transfer pipelines are considered fulfilling research activities and pub- to cooperate and collaborate with this On the occasion of government Week, victory of the Islamic Revolution in country, representing the sovereignty as one of the strategies of the National lishing several books in the field of prestigious company in relevant field. Managing Director of Khazar Ex- 1979, expert engineers of the country of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) in north- geophysics and geology, receiving It should be acknowledged that ef- ploration and Production Company believed that Caspian Sea is home to international level. ern part of the country and coasts of ISO 9001, ISO/TS 29001, ISO 14001, forts, studies, measures and discover- (KEPCO) Dr. Ali Osouli pointed to rich oil and gas reserves which is not By launching this giant project, Neka and Behshahr cities, the man- ISO45001 and HSE – MS manual, ies conducted by Khazar Exploration the activities and performance of his confined to some neighboring states. undoubtedly, it can be said that the aging director added. signing and sealing a cooperation and Production Company in the Cas- company and added, “as the largest Proving the existence of reliable and risk of drilling operation for the de- Of the other important measures document between Islamic Republic pian Sea can play an outstanding role lake in the world, Caspian Sea accounts considerable oil and gas in southern velopment and production activities taken by Khazar Exploration and Pro- of Iran and Republic of Azerbaijan in promoting Iran’s status in terms of for about 40 percent of total lake area part of the Caspian Sea was realized has decreased as compared to the past duction Company, it can be referred in the field of joint operation of ca- hydrocarbon reserves in the interna- of the world in terms of rich oil and at the unsparing and unflinching ef- due to the expertise and valuable ex- to the construction of three multi- pacities and capabilities of Khazar, tional communities. gas reserves.” forts of expert engineers of Khazar After Persian Gulf region and Sibe- Exploration and Production Company ria, Caspian Sea is considered as third as forerunner and flagbearer of this energy source in the world. giant movement. According to the International Expert engineers of Khazar Ex- Energy Agency (IEA), total proven ploration and Production Company reserves of crude oil and natural gas conducted vast feasibility studies in in the Caspian Sea exceeds 100 billion terms of geophysics, geology and barrels of oil and also 12 trillion cubic oil engineering and grasped out to meters of gas. the existence of rich hydrocarbon In addition to its outstanding ge- resources in southern part of the opolitical situation, Caspian Sea is of Caspian Sea. paramount importance for Caspian According to the studies made, 46 Sea littoral states in terms of rich oil small and large oil structures have been and gas reserves. recognized in depth between 500 to 80 Since any rosy and bright perspec- meters, with the reserves exceeding tive cannot be predicted for the exist- 48 billion barrels of oil and gas. ence of hydrocarbon resources in the According to the same scientific Caspian Sea in the past years, after the efforts and valuable studies made in I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 6 INTERNATIONAL AUGUST 31, 2019 Cost of import of pharmaceutical in Iran has increased Generic medicine trade can tie China, India closer and reduced availability of medicine: Finaud By Hu Weijia EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW afraid of being sentenced by US courts By Javad Heirannia and in that senses US sanctions act as a deterrent. So even if INSTEX is meant to GLOBALTIMES – China has revised its drug laws to reduce TEHRAN – Marc Finaud, the former French facilitate trade, there is no guarantee that penalties for the sale and import of unapproved drugs, sending Foreign Ministry spokesman, says that the companies will choose to benefit from it a signal that the country may take an open mind toward cheap- Trump administration maintains exemp- if they perceive a risk of being submitted er generic drugs, especially those from India, to give poor and tions from sanctions on humanitarian goods, to US sanctions when their commercial or critically ill patients greater opportunities to extend their lives. but because of its banking sanctions against financial interests are greater on the US India is a leader in the world’s generic drug market. Generics Iran also applicable to third countries, the market than on the Iranian one. made in India are often as effective as, but much cheaper than, cost of import of pharmaceutical in Iran US extended Iran nuke sanction brand-name drugs made in the West. India’s pharmaceutical has increased and reduced availability of waivers for 90 days. What are the reasons exports reached $17.3 billion during the period from April 2017 medicine. behind this decision? to March 2018, according to media reports. Former Senior Resident Fellow at the A: The Trump administration did ex- If India can gain access to the market in China, which has United Nations Institute for Disarmament tend the sanction waivers, thus allowing about 1.4 billion people, India’s pharmaceutical exports are likely Research (UNIDIR) adds “China seems to Russia, China, and European countries to to get a big boost. be determined to ensure the full implemen- continue cooperating with Iran to implement The Chinese black comedy Dying to Survive, which hit Chi- tation of the JCPOA, especially the provi- some provisions of the JCPOA regarding nese theaters in July 2018, made many Chinese people aware sions on reconversion of the Arak reactor activities designed to prevent any risk of that there is a large demand for India’s generic drugs in China. for which it has special responsibilities.” proliferation (at Bushehr, Fordow, and It seems that the Chinese authorities have noticed this and are A senior member of Geneva Centre for Arak). At this stage, the US Department trying to find a way to solve this problem. The latest revision in Security Policy also says that “It will cer- of Treasury seems reluctant to envisage drug laws is an important step for opening up the Chinese market tainly go ahead with its transactions in secondary sanctions that might be con- to India’s generic drugs. We believe that China will continue its the expectation that the 90-day limit will siderable against the remaining partners reforms in pharmaceutical registration and give better access be extended.” of Iran in the JCPOA. to Indian medicines. Following is the full text of the interview: Another reason is that, whereas the US Big demand for India’s generic drugs has promoted the de- We have recently witnessed the resig- withdrew from the JCPOA allegedly because velopment of underground generics trade in China. After the nation of German Designated head of Eu- the accord was not stringent enough, it would new law comes into effect, the underground trade is likely to be rope-Iran trade entity (INSTEX). In this be difficult for Washington to explain that exposed to sunlight, and continue its development and growth. regard, the long overdue implementation vehicle for trade with Iran goes behind Macron offered President Rouhani a credit it prevented the implementation of some In the future, generics can become a bright spot in India’s mechanism will be postponed again. commercial export of pharmaceutical, line that could bypass US sanctions and of the key provisions of the deal aiming exports to China and help narrow the South Asian country’s Don’t you think that the resignation medical devices and agri-food goods and would facilitate the oil trade. at preventing Iran from manufacturing trade deficit with China. happened so that the Europeans can buy covers oil trade? There are indeed a number of opportuni- nuclear weapons. India’s trade deficit with China was $26.9 billion in the first enough time? A: As you know Al-Monitor cited three ties on the international oil market for Iran Iran’s Arak reactor renovation is China’s half of 2019, according to Chinese customs data. If India’s ge- A: The German diplomat slated to head anonymous sources as saying French Pres- to export its production, in particular to big responsibility. But if the Chinese want to neric drugs win market access in China, the trade deficit will be INSTEX resigned officially for “personal ident Emmanuel Macron had raised the importers such as India and China. import the redesigning equipments (from greatly reduced. reasons” but in fact because of the contro- establishment of a $15 billion credit line. How do you evaluate the future of Europe), they do need more time. It seems Challenges persist, however, and making India’s generic drugs versy caused by his interview on YouTube At this stage, INSTEX is only designed to INSTEX as the US has threatened to put that 90 day wavers will reduce China’s power fully available in China won’t be easy. However, as long as reforms critical of Israel and favourable to Iran. The facilitate transactions in humanitarian sanctions on foreign companies if it goes of risk taking and prevent it from doing the are beneficial to Chinese and Indian people, we believe the gov- E3 countries are eager to make INSTEX fully goods needed by the Iranian population behind food and medical supplies? commitments. Do you think that Beijing will ernments in both countries will roll out domestic reforms and operational in order to protect EU companies and not directly prohibited by American A: Officially, the Trump administration take the risk? spur pharmaceutical trade between the two countries. from American sanctions and contribute to unilateral sanctions. maintains exemptions from sanctions on A: China seems to be determined to en- salvaging the JCPOA. Russia has offered to join INSTEX if humanitarian goods, but because of its sure the full implementation of the JCPOA, Trade disputes prompt The mechanism is now technically opera- the mechanism was extended to the oil banking sanctions against Iran also appli- especially the provisions on reconversion tional and several companies have registered, trade. Extending INSTEX beyond its ini- cable to third countries, the cost of import of the Arak reactor for which it has special record-high S.Korea budget but the establishment of a special fund to buy tial purpose would be difficult to achieve of pharmaceutical in Iran has increased and responsibilities. debts back on the international markets still and would delay further its operations. reduced availability of medicine. It will certainly go ahead with its trans- ByLee Shin-Hyng require financial authorizations. Meanwhile, despite lack of official con- Moreover, multinational pharmaceu- actions in the expectation that the 90-day Is it possible that the special purpose firmation, it seems likely that President tical companies, despite exemptions, are limit will be extended. ASIATIMES – The South Korean Ministry of Finance pro- posed a record-breaking budget of 513.5 trillion won (US$423.7 billion) for next year, hoping thereby to cope with an economic downturn stemming from the prolonged US-China trade dis- From the perspective of China, Iran is a major partner: Adib-Moghaddam pute and to deal with Japan’s tightened export controls on Of course, Iran needs to keep its side of the bargain to key parts and materials. EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW By Javad Heirannia make that diplomacy work. Following a 9.7% hike this year, the budget proposal repre- Is it possible that the special purpose vehicle for trade sents a 9.3% increase from this year’s budget of 469.6 trillion TEHRAN – Professor Arshin Adib-Moghaddam, Chair of with Iran goes behind commercial export of pharmaceu- won, excluding an extra budget made later in the year. the Centre for Iranian Studies at the London Middle East tical, medical devices and agri-food goods and covers oil Eye-catching is 24.1 trillion won earmarked for research Institute believes that “From the perspective of China, trade? As you know Al-Monitor cited three anonymous and development thanks to the highest increase in a decade. Iran is a major partner, not only in terms of hydrocarbon sources as saying French President Emmanuel Macron “An increase in R&D spending is intended to boost economic imports, but also because of a comparable strategic vision had raised the establishment of a $15 billion credit line. growth potential and to localize the production of critical parts of a multipolar world order and a new EurAsian century A: The details can only be worked out, once INSTEX and materials subject to strengthened Japanese export control,” which is behind the One Belt initative.” is operative. President Macron has pursued important a Korean finance ministry official told Asia Times Thursday. Professor in Global Thought and Comparative Phi- diplomatic initiatives, and as he has an interest in safe- The Japanese government dropped South Korea from a losophies and Chair of the Centre for Iranian Studies at guarding the JCPOA, as indicated, he will try everything “white list” of countries favored in trade following strengthened the London Middle East Institute, also adds that “Hence, possible to that end. regulations on exports of semiconductor materials. About 1100 China will try to facilitate any type of trade with Iran, How do you evaluate the future of INSTEX as the items that Korea imports from Japan appear to be subject to whenever possible.” US has threatened to put sanctions on foreign companies the tighter export control. Here is the full text of the interview: if it goes behind food and medical supplies? South Korea plans to spend 2.1 trillion won to localize the key We have recently witnessed the resignation of Ger- A: The ability of the United States to enforce these imported goods while earmarking 4.7 trillion won to nurture man Designated head of Europe-Iran trade entity (IN- sanctions is questionable. In general, Iran should not prospective growth engines such as future vehicles, artificial STEX). In this regard, the long overdue implementation overestimate US power which is waning pretty much all intelligence, logic chips, 5G network and bio health.Proposed mechanism will be postponed again. Don’t you think that over the world, not least because of the misguided policies spending on social overhead capital projects for roads, schools, the resignation happened so that the Europeans can buy of the Trump administration. This is a fact and easily dis- hospitals and public parks and libraries increased by 12.9% enough time? cernable for scholars of global history and world politics. prevent it from doing the commitments. Do you think to 22.3 trillion won to boost domestic demand. A: I think the European Union has a genuine interest US extended Iran nuke sanction waivers for 90 days. that Beijing will take the risk? The government also earmarked 23.9 trillion to acceler- in keeping the JCPOA alive and INSTEX has been an What are the reasons behind this decision? A: Again, I would analyse the specific policies within ate exports and investment, including creating startups and important mechanism to that end, despite its flaws in A: The inability to enforce sanctions as indicated. the wider framework of strategy. nurturing unicorn companies, and 25.8 trillion won for job terms of the financial incentives for Iran. Current US policies towards Iran must be interpreted From the perspective of China, Iran is a major part- creation. This spending is also for economic growth.But, the Indeed, what we are witnessing is a firm EU-centred as a marketing ploy. ner, not only in terms of hydrocarbon imports, but also largest part of the budget is the spending on welfare at 181.6 stance on the Iran file, which is what we have advocated Once one looks through the advertisement, the medi- because of a comparable strategic vision of a multipolar trillion won, a 9.3% hike from this year. for a long time. ocrity of the displayed product becomes visibile. world order and a new EurAsian century which is behind Military spending will rise 7.4% to 50.2 trillion won The EU needs to work in accordacne with its own inter- Iran’s Arak reactor renovation is China’s responsibility. the One Belt initative. The Korean finance ministry expects total government ests, rather than following what every US administration But if chines want to import the redesigning equipments Hence, China will try to facilitate any type of trade revenue, including tax, to increase only 1.2% to 482 trillion says. This seems to be happening now, and Iran is a major (from Europe), they do need more time. It seems that 90 with Iran, whenever possible. I think the commitment to won next year, leaving quite a big gap with spending. object of that new orientation in international politics. day wavers will reduce China’s power of risk taking and the Arak reactor is a part of that approach. The government proposes to sell a record-breaking 60.2 trillion won worth of deficit-covering treasury bonds, which almost doubles this year’s 33.8 trillion won. South Korea’s fiscal deficit is estimated to increase to 72.1 U.S. missiles plan could spark arms race trillion won from 42.3 trillion this year.The national debt is Once the US deploys medium-range mis- and China as an excuse, the US actually estimated to account for 39.8% of GDP, up from 37.1% this By Li Daguang siles in other countries and regions, it will intends to develop more types of missiles year.Rising government debts bring some worries. GLOBALTIMES – The US tested a con- inevitably lead other countries to produce of different ranges, expanding the range “Issuing deficit covering bond worth as much as 60 trillion ventionally configured ground-launched won makes no sense,” Song Eon-seok, a lawmaker of the op- and deploy medium-range missiles, thus of its strategic deterrence, triggering an cruise missile on August 19 shortly after position Liberty Korea Party, told Asia Times. “Fast-growing triggering a new round of world arms race. arms race, and then gaining from it. it formally withdrew from the Intermedi- government debt is a serious problem. Second, the termination of the INF Treaty China also needs to bring together all ate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, The government needs to take efforts to maintain a sound poses a direct threat to China’s national the countries in the world that oppose fiscal condition.” making it quite clear that these are all security. the termination of the INF Treaty to stop But, the government said the new level would not be alarming. long-planned moves. New US Defense Secretary Mark Esper US deployment of medium-range ballis- “National debt is estimated to increase next year due to The world is facing unprecedented changes, told reporters on his way to Australia in early tic missiles in other regions through the weaker tax revenue (and rising spending), but it is not a wor- and many practices of the unilateralism, August that he was in favor of deploying United Nations. rying level compared with that of advanced countries,” finance protectionism and bullying of the US have ground-based missiles to Asia and would US deployment of medium-range ballis- minister Hong Nam-ki said in a press briefing. violated international law. like to see the deployment within “months,” tic missiles will definitely lead to a missile “The national debt-GDP ratio of 39.8% is lower than Japan’s Under such circumstances, US plans to according to the New York Times. arms race, with the victims being all Euro- 220% and the average of OECD countries, which is slightly higher develop the once restricted, conventionally Later in Sydney, Esper accused China pean countries and Asia-Pacific nations. than 100%. Our fiscal condition is sound beyond compare.” configured ground-launched medium-range of destabilizing the Indo-Pacific. Moreover, China has to develop more The government plans to increase the national debt-GDP missiles will undoubtedly open a Pando- The US has not yet announced the advanced medium-range missiles and ac- ratio to the mid 40s in 2023. ra’s Box. final site, but Guam is supposed to be celerate the pace of development of new While saying South Korea has the capacity to spend still First, the demise of the INF Treaty will the ideal place for the US deployment of military technology and innovation, so as more, however, Hong cautioned that the country “needs to result in a new arms race. US preposterous medium-range ballistic missiles. to retain strategic deterrence against the spare fiscal room for reunification.” Credit rating companies withdrawal from the INF Treaty destroyed As an overseas territory of the US in possible US deployment of medium-range “are sensitive” to any sudden rise in the fiscal deficit – but a an important basic arms control agreement the Pacific Ocean, Guam is situated about missiles in regions surrounding China. ratio in the mid-40s “is acceptable.” and further complicated the international 3000 kilometers from the edge of East Today, China has got unprecedentedly Lee Sang-jae, an economist at Eugene Investment & Securi- situation, which will inevitably weaken Asia, Japan, South Korea and the Russian close to the center of world stage, yet ties, told Asia Times: “With the expansionary budget, economic the global security architecture. Far East, which goes with the requirement gic balance in this region will be broken. the country’s soft power still needs to growth led by government spending is expected to continue In response to the US withdrawal of the range of a medium-range missile. This is the direct consequence of the be further developed and strengthened. next year amid sluggish exports and private demand.” from the INF Treaty and test-firing of Obviously the US is shifting its strate- termination of the INF Treaty. Relevant Chinese authorities should note He welcomed a sharp rise in social overhead capital spend- missiles, Russia has declared it will take gic deployment focus to the Asia-Pacific. To this end, China must maintain vigi- that participation in developing interna- ing, which is effective in boosting economic growth. retaliatory steps. Once the US deploys medium-range lance and take necessary countermeasures. tional mechanisms and negotiations on Regarding fiscal soundness, he said, “Although the fiscal With the US test-firing medium-range ballistic missiles in the Asia-Pacific, China China should lay bare the US ill inten- international affairs is a critical approach deficit is growing, the nation’s debt ratio is still low, not at a missiles, the risk of a new global arms race will face the threats of being surrounded tion before the international community of to enhancing soft power and attach great warning level. Now is the time for an expansionary fiscal policy. “ has greatly increased. by medium-range missiles and the strate- terminating the INF Treaty. Using Russia importance to this aspect. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y AUGUST 31, 2019 ANALYSIS & INTERVIEW 7

Rights of migrant workers from Demise of U.S. hegemony hastened by Trump: Ex-CIA officer perspective of Intl Orgs TEHRAN (Tasnim) — A former military intelligence officer with the CIA said US President Donald Trump has “unwittingly 1 It should be noted that Concept Illegal immigrant hastened the demise” of America’s hegemony. worker it is different from refugee. In fact, the refugee cannot “Trump has unwittingly hastened the demise of the US as live in peace and security in his country for various religious, the world hegemon. China will soon have a bigger economy and political, social and other reasons and fearing for his life, he the tendency of Trump to ignore or circumvent international is forced to migrate and live in the country of destination agreements has meant that no one respects Washington any as a refugee. more…,” Philip Giraldi told Tasnim. All kinds of countries According to the con- Philip Giraldi is a former counter-terrorism specialist and mil- cept of immigrant itary intelligence officer of the United States Central Intelligence Countries can be countries of origin (a country where Agency (CIA) and a columnist and television commentator who the migrant worker is a national of the country and may be is the Executive Director of the Council for the National Interest, an opportunity or immigrant in the category of immigrant a group that advocates for more even-handed policies by the US countries) and the destination country (a country where government in the Middle East. migrant workers have chosen to get a job) Divided. Following is the full text of the interview. Types of support US President Donald Trump on Friday said he does not Concerning the types of support provided by interna- believe North Korean leader Kim Jong Un violated any pact with tional law and the collection of transnational documents him by launching another round of projectiles. “He likes testing migrating from the worker, the following can be mentioned: missiles,” Trump told reporters as he departed the White House A. Human rights protection: When it comes to human for the Group of Seven economic summit in France. North Korea rights protection, it is the sum of the rights and freedoms continues to test missiles and Trump says we already have good that all human beings enjoy simply because of being hu- ties with them. What is behind this soft tone? man. These rights, which do not depend on any religion, A: Trump is desperate for a diplomatic victory and is misrepre- geography, culture, economic and social system, etc., also senting what has been happening. Kim Jong Un rightly does not include migrant workers. trust him and is playing him in hopes that the situation becomes B. The rights of immigrant workers in international law: Assembly of the United Nations; the main task of this Con- - Harmonization of national laws the main astadndarhay so complicated that it will be difficult to move forward. In reality, 1- United Nations Charter adopted in 1945; In Article 1 vention is to eliminate all forms of discrimination against the ILO, China is the only country that can bring about change in North thereof; it addresses the purposes and purposes of the United women. It is clear that about half of all migrant workers are - Adopt appropriate and systematic regulations for the Korea and it can do so by making food shipments dependent on Nations in four sections and in promoting and promoting women, and this can be an effective step by eliminating or possibility of returning migrants to the country of origin. political changes, to include a renunciation of nuclear weapons. respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms in par- reducing discrimination against them. B) Obligations of destination governments: The US is a bystander in all of this. agraph 3, It has dealt with gender, language and religion Tip: “It should be noted that there is no explicit and col- B. Obligations of destination governments: The US has decided to set up an international patrol mission for all without discrimination. lective rule among the above-mentioned sources regarding - Ensure access to adequate employment and wages; to secure the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf, calling on 2- The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948; immigrant labor. However, some of the rules and regulations - The establishment of international standard employ- its allies to join it. A number of countries, including Germany, The Universal declaration mentioned above, As the most applicable to immigrant labor rights can also be found in ment contracts for migrant workers; France, and Japan, have turned down Washington’s request. important international human rights document, they the generality of these rules. The following is a reference - Creating labor organizations for group talks with mi- It seems that the divide between the US and its close allies is contain the most fundamental and fundamental foun- to documents that explicitly set out certain rules regarding grant workers; the aim is to guarantee the fundamental growing. What do you think? dations of human rights and that other international migrant workers.” rights of the worker, A: Yes. The United States only has two real allies in putting instruments are based on the legal principles set forth Other International Documents: Protocols - The right to have a passport, work and personal documents, more pressure on Iran and they are Israel and Saudi Arabia. No in that Statute and Have been approved. The document and Recommendations: - Prohibition Seizure of documents, one else sees any benefit coming out of armed international patrols sets out a set of fundamental human rights that includes - Protocol No. 97 of 1949 to the International Labor - Freedom of movement in the country of destination, which could potentially lead to an incident that will start a war. immigrant workers. Organization on Migration for Employment; Approved to - Possibility to get a driver’s license According to a recent article published by the Washington 3- International Covenant on Economic, Social and facilitate the movement of surplus labor from the European - Accommodation facilities; Post, “Long-term trends show that China is catching up to the Cultural Rights adopted by the UN General Assembly in continent to other parts of the world. The Convention also - Prohibition of deportation and to protection against United States on just about every conceivable capability metric. 1966; Listed in Article 2, that governments are required to defines migrant workers, Seeks employment in Article 11 unemployment, Short-term trends show the European Union is a more potent act in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations to (1) and its provisions specifically deal with legal immigrant - Management and support of family humanitarian and regulatory power and the United States has become more isolated promote universal and effective respect for human rights workers. Meanwhile, Iran has signed it but has not yet human rights (spouse and children) immigrant worker, on questions of, say, aviation regulation”. At the same time, serious and freedoms. and in this regard, human rights must be ratified it. - applying various policies to eliminate discrimination international relations scholars have argued that US hegemonic guaranteed without any discrimination on the basis of race, - Protocol No.143 as additional Rules for Migrant Workers against migrant workers, power is nearing its end. What are your thoughts on this? sex, religion, opinion, etc. finally, it encourages governments Adopted by the General Conference of the International - Dealing with health and safety, A: Trump has unwittingly hastened the demise of the US as to pursue these goals. Labor Organization in June 1975; (This document protects - Migrant workers access to legal and penal systems and the world hegemon. China will soon have a bigger economy and 4- International Covenant on Civil Political Rights adopt- legal immigrant workers, but in Articles 1-9 it also protects related administrative tasks, the tendency of Trump to ignore or circumvent international ed by the UN General Assembly in 1966; in document also at least the rights of illegal immigrant workers to receive - observing non-discriminatory law in the process of agreements has meant that no one respects Washington any- stipulated under paragraph 1 of Article 2; governments have prior employment benefits.) investigating crimes and their violations, more. That is a good development as the United States has been pledged themselves to this covenant to respect and guarantee - Recommendation No. 86 of the International Labor - Respect for religious and religious activities, an ignorant giant ever since 2001 that is much more inclined to the rights recognized in the Covenant in respect of all persons Organization in June 1949; as a supplement to Protocol No. - The right to own movable and immovable property do harm than good in the world. residing in their territory and under the sovereignty of all 97 cited above that the practical solution to the employment of persons without distinction in any respect. a migrant worker expresses the subject of Convention No. 97. 5- International Convention on the Elimination of - Recommendation No. 100, Which also supports im- All Forms of Racial discrimination adopted by the UN migrant labor in underdeveloped countries, approved by the International Labor Organization in 1955. نوبت اول General Assembly in 1965; this document defines racial discrimination (Article 1), which obviously exposes - can also refer to Recommendation No. 151 on the interests the migrant worker to multiple discrimination and the of workers in foreign countries. This Recommendation was First Announcement provisions of this Convention can provide grounds for actually adopted by the International Labor Organization in 1975 for the implementation of the 143 above mentioned their protection. 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Engineers attach Mars Helicopter Millions of high-speed black holes could be zooming to Mars 2020 rover around the Milky Way NASA engineers have installed the possible points of interest and helping How are black holes born? Astrophysicists have theories, but we miniature helicopter on the space agency’s engineers back on Earth plan the best driving don’t actually know for certain. It could be massive stars quietly Mars 2020 rover. The Mars Helicopter, route,” NASA announced earlier this year. imploding with a floompf, or perhaps black holes are born in nicknamed Scout, will be the first aircraft NASA plans to land the Mars 2020 rover the explosions of colossal supernovas. New observations now to fly on another planet. in Jezero Crater. Like its technological indicate it might indeed be the latter. Earlier this year, NASA Administrator predecessor, the Curiosity rover, which has In fact, the research suggests that those explosions are so Bridenstine detailed the agency’s plans for been exploring Gale Crater since 2012, Mars powerful, they can kick the black holes across the galaxy at speeds exploring Mars through the air. 2020 will be capable of traveling across rough greater than 70 kilometers per second (43 miles per second). “For the first time, we are going to fly a terrain. But even the hardiest ground-base “This work basically talks about the first observational evidence helicopter on another world with the Mars vehicles can’t get up close and personal with that you can actually see black holes moving with high velocities Helicopter,” Bridenstine said in March. some of the Red Planet’s extreme features. in the galaxy and associate it to the kick the black hole system This week, engineers took another step In the future, helicopters could be used to received at birth,” astronomer Pikky Atri of Curtin University in realizing that promise, integrating the explore Mars’ cliffs, caves and ravines. and the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research twin-rotor helicopter and its Mars Helicopter Mars 2020 and its Mars Helicopter (ICRAR) told ScienceAlert. Delivery System into the belly of the rover. are scheduled to be carried into space by And it means there are potentially millions stellar-mass black Engineers also installed protective elements a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket holes zooming around the galaxy at high speed. The paper, currently to shield the solar-powered helicopter from next July. The mid-2020 launch will put the available in pre-print, has been accepted into the Monthly Notices dust and debris that will be kicked up as the two spacecraft on the Red Planet’s surface of the Royal Astronomical Society. rocket boosters fire to slow the rover’s descent. by February 2021. The study was based on 16 black holes in binary systems. The helicopter is primarily a proof-of- “With this joining of two great spacecraft, Unless they’re actively feeding, we can’t actually find black holes, concept experiment. If it fails to take to the I can say definitively that all the pieces since no detectable electromagnetic radiation can escape their air, the scientific goals of the Mars 2020 are in place for a historic mission of insane gravity. But if they’re in a binary pair and actively feeding mission will not be inhibited. If it succeeds, Laboratory and the Mars Helicopter project the Red Planet.” exploration,” said Thomas Zurbuchen, on the other star, the matter swirling around the black hole gives scientists and engineers will be able to manager, said in a news release. “Since Even without scientific instruments, the associate administrator of the Science off powerful X-rays and radio waves. integrate second-generation copters into our helicopter is designed as a flight test helicopter could still aid the forthcoming Mission Directorate at NASA’s headquarters Once we can see these black hole beacons, we can see how future scientific missions. of experimental technology, it carries no Mars mission. If it survives the landing and in Washington, D.C. “Together, Mars 2020 the black hole is behaving. The international team of researchers “Our job is to prove that autonomous, science instruments. But if we prove powered is successfully deployed, the copter could and the Mars Helicopter will help define the used this behavior to try and reconstruct the black hole’s history. controlled flight can be executed in the flight on Mars can work, we look forward provide reconnaissance services. future of science and exploration of the Red “We tracked how these systems were moving in our galaxy - so, extremely thin Martian atmosphere,” MiMi to the day when Mars helicopters can play “The helicopter would fly ahead of the Planet for decades to come.” figured out their velocities today, moved back in time, and tried Aung, engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion an important role in future explorations of rover almost every day, checking out various (Source: UPI) to understand what the velocity was of the system when it was born, individually for each of these 16 systems,” Atri explained. “Based on the velocities, you can actually find out if they were born with a supernova explosion, or if the stars just directly collapsed Scientists reveal the face of our oldest direct ancestor who roamed onto themselves without a supernova explosion.” We know that neutron stars can be violently punted out across Ethiopia millions of years ago space at high speeds by their own supernova explosions - this The face of our oldest direct ancestor has been revealed the cranium. It was a eureka moment and a dream come Scientists concluded that MRD would have lived near is called a Blaauw kick, or natal kick, and it happens when the for the first time, with scientists calling the 3.8-million- true,” said Dr. Haile-Selassie. a delta where a river entered a lake. It would have been an supernova explosion is lopsided, resulting in a recoil. year-old ape-like hominin an “icon of human evolution”. With this first skull, scientists can now identify never- actively rifted landscape with steep hillsides and volcanic It was unknown if black holes could be kicked in the same The adult male – known as MRD – was from a species before-seen facial features. Some characteristics were eruptions, blanketed in ash and lava. The river probably way. Hypothetically, they might - and indeed seven black hole known as Australopithecus anamensis who roamed Ethiopia’s shared with Lucy but others were significantly different, flowed from the highlands in the Ethiopian plateau. x-ray binaries have been previously associated with natal kicks. highlands millions of years ago. He is an ancestor of “Lucy”, resembling more primitive groups such as Ardipithecus “MRD lived near a large lake in a region that was dry,” The new research has analyzed these, as well as nine others, one of the world’s most famous fossils who lived in the and Sahelanthropus. said Naomi Levin, a co-author on the study from the in greater detail, combining measured proper motions, systemic same area 3.2 million years ago. “MRD has a mix of primitive and derived facial and cranial University of Michigan. “We’re eager to conduct more radial velocities, and distances to these systems for the most The two early human species co-existed for 100,000 features that I didn’t expect to see on a single individual,” work in these deposits to understand the environment detailed analysis yet. years, which rewrites previous research suggesting the older said Dr. Haile-Selassie. of the MRD specimen, the relationship to climate change The motion of one of these black holes as calculated by the species gave way to the younger one. The earlier group – “An anamensis was already a species that we knew quite and how it affected human evolution, if at all.” team can be seen in the video below. which MRD comes from – is the oldest known species that a bit about, but this is the first cranium of the species ever Both ancient male species would have grown to around The researchers found that 12 of these 16 black hole X-ray is unambiguously part of the human evolutionary tree. discovered. It is good to finally be able to put a face to the 5ft and weighed around 100lbs. The females were around binaries did indeed have high velocities and trajectories that “This is a game-changer in our understanding of human name.” 3ft5 and weighed 62lbs. indicated a natal kick. That’s 75 percent of the sample. If this evolution during the Pliocene,” said lead researcher Yohannes The skull was discovered in the Woranso-Mille area of Scientists now want to find out how these species interacted scales up to the estimated 10 million black holes in the Milky Haile-Selassie from Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Ethiopia where many hominin bones have been unearthed. and if they competed for food or space. Way, that might mean around 7.5 million high-speed black holes The species was previously only known through teeth Two-hundred and thirty hominin specimens have been Professor Fred Spoor, from London’s Natural History careening out there. And 10 million is a low estimate. and jaw fragments, which all dated to between 2.4 and found here, most are between 3.8 and 3 million years old. Museum and who was not part of the study, said the skull In line with previous theories, these speeding black holes are 3.9 million years ago, discovered in Kenya and Ethiopia. “Until now, we had a big gap between the earliest-known is “a great addition to the fossil record”. slower than kicked neutron stars by a factor of about three or four, However, until now what these ancient humans looked human ancestors, which are about six million years old, “This cranium looks set to become another celebrated due to their higher mass. Interestingly, there seemed to be no like was a mystery. and species like ‘Lucy’, which are two to three million years icon of human evolution,” he said. correlation between black hole mass and velocity, which means The breakthrough came in 2016 when the upper jaw old,” said Stephanie Melillo from the Max Planck Institute. Researchers have published two papers on their findings we don’t yet know if there’s a correlation between progenitor of the specimen was found by a local worker in the Afar “One of the most exciting aspects of this discovery is how it – the first on the structure of the cranium and the second star mass and the likelihood of a supernova. region in Ethiopia, 55km away from the Lucy fossil. Later bridges the morphological space between these two groups.” on the age and context in which MRD lived. Both papers This is a relatively small sample size of black holes, of course. the rest of the skull was found. The remains were dated using minerals in layers of are published in the journal Nature. But, according to Atri, it’s a step towards building up a larger “I couldn’t believe my eyes when I spotted the rest of volcanic rock nearby. (Source: The Independent) sample that can help us to understand how stars evolve and die, and give rise to black holes. “Eventually, all of this will feed into how many black holes As Dorian looms, Florida’s Space Coast Scientists produce world’s first we expect in our galaxy, how many black holes that will actually merge to give those gravitational wave detections that LIGO braces for possible unprecedented impact gene-edited reptiles finds,” she added. To continue to build on the research, the team will keep watching the sky. These binary systems aren’t always bright - they come and go, transient. So the researchers are hoping to find more of these binary systems to continue building a census of Milky Way black holes, whether speeding or not. (Source: sciencealert.com)

Astronomers spot evidence of volcanically active exomoon

Scientists may have found a volcanically active moon outside our solar system. Hints of the moon’s presence were discovered hiding in the WASP-49 solar system. Astronomers likened the moon to Io, the most volcanically active body in our solar system. As Hurricane Dorian advances on a course tons of steel. “We’ve seen it perform in For the first time, researchers have used eggs inside the lizard’s ovaries. Scientists They also likened the moon to a satellite from Star Wars, the likely to slam the Florida peninsula within storms between 100 and 110 miles per the gene-editing technology CRISPR- injected a solution targeting the tyrosinase planet Mustafar, where Darth Vader’s castle is located. days, U.S. space agencies and aerospace hour with minimal damage. Cas9 to produce mutant reptiles, four gene into 146 oocytes inside 21 female “It would be a dangerous volcanic world with a molten surface companies are sheltering millions of “This thing is an incredibly strong tiny albino lizards. brown anoles, a common lizard species of lava, a lunar version of close-in Super Earths like 55 Cancri-e, a dollars in hardware and assets along steel cage.” Scientists have previously manipulated in the Caribbean. place where Jedis go to die, perilously familiar to Anakin Skywalker,” the Space Coast. The Cape Canaveral space center said the genes of mammals, birds, fish and Researchers waited for the eggs to be Apurva Oza, postdoctoral fellow at the Physics Insitute of the Dorian, expected to strengthen in it would close on Sunday with a skeleton amphibians, but never reptiles. The team of fertilized, laid and hatched to see if the University of Bern in Switzerland, said in a news release. the Atlantic to a Category 4 storm with team of roughly 100 staff staying behind University of Georgia researchers described effort was a success. Four weeks later, out Though researchers aren’t conjuring the so-called exo-Io from winds topping 130 miles per hour (209 in the launch control room to monitor their breakthrough in a paper published came four lizards with albinism. thin air, it’s possible the moon, like Mustafar, is science fiction. Or, kilometers per hour), could churn across the storm and the site’s aerospace assets. this week in the journal Cell Reports. “When I saw our first albino hatchling, it could be real, like 55 Cancri-e, also known as Planet Janssen, dozens of launchpads owned by NASA, “Everybody’s got their procedures “Reptiles are very understudied in terms it was truly awe inspiring,” said Ashley which orbits the star Copernicus about 41 light years from Earth. the U.S. Air Force and companies such so that you know what to do and how of their reproductive biology and embryonic Rasys, a doctoral student and the study’s Astronomers haven’t directly observed it, only detected a as Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’ to respond and adapt,” Dale Ketcham, development,” Douglas Menke, study co- first author. “I’m most excited about the spike in sodium gas surrounding the exoplanet WASP 49-b at Blue Origin starting around Monday. vice president of government relations author and an associate professor in the possibility of expanding this approach an unusually high elevation. Governor Ron DeSantis has declared at Space Florida, the state’s space-based department of genetics at Georgia, said in a into many other reptilian model systems, “The neutral sodium gas is so far away from the planet that a state of emergency for the whole of economic development body, told Reuters. news release. “There are no good methods effectively opening the doorway for future it is unlikely to be emitted solely by a planetary wind,” Oza said. Florida. here The Miami-based National “Because with your people and your capital to manipulate embryos like we can easily functional studies.” Scientists analyzed Jupiter and Io and conducted a series of Hurricane Center describes Category 4 investment, it’s foolish to be cavalier do with mammals, fish or amphibians. To One of the reasons scientists chose to mass loss calculations to predict where a sodium-emitting moon storms as capable of causing «catastrophic regarding the preparation of a hurricane.” our knowledge, no other lab in the world study albinism in brown anoles is that the would be positioned around a faraway planet such as WASP 49-b. damage» including severe damage to A spokeswoman for Boeing-Lockheed has produced a genetically altered reptile.” condition is linked with vision problems in The research will soon be published in The Astrophysical Journal. well-built homes. joint venture United Launch Alliance, To produce mutant offspring, scientists humans. The tyrosinase gene is known to “The sodium is right where it should be,” said Oza. NASA’s Kennedy Space Center said whose rockets are used to launch national inject a gene-editing solution into a newly control some aspects of eye development Researchers at the University of Virginia previously determined on Thursday it will move its 400 foot security satellites, said staff began securing fertilized egg or single-cell embryo. The in humans and lizards, but not in more that a trio of a star, close-in giant planet and moon could remain (122 meters) tall, $650 million mobile rocket hardware this week and its facilities early intervention allows the gene-edit to common animal models like mice. In stable for billions of years. Oza participated in the early research launcher structure used to assemble the can face over 130 mile per hour winds. be reproduced in all subsequent cells as the followup studies, scientists plan to study while a doctoral student at Virginia. agency’s rocket for future moon missions A spokesman for SpaceX, which owns stem cells divide, multiply and differentiate. the effects of tyrosinase gene manipulation In such a system, strong tidal forces -- the back-and-forth from a launchpad and into the Vehicle two launchpads on the coast, said it is Because female reptiles can store sperm on the development of the retina. gravitational tug-of-war -- would help stabilize the moon’s orbit, Assembly Building, a 526 foot (160 taking steps to protect employees and in their oviducts for long periods of time, “This work could have far-reaching impact as well as heat its inside, triggering volcanic activity. A rocky, meters) tall complex built to withstand facilities. predicting when they will fertilize their not only for the study of reptile genetics but volcanic moon, scientists determined, would be more likely to winds of up to 125 miles per hour (201 The U.S. Air Force base in Cape eggs is difficult. The unpredictability of also for the advancement of genomic medicine produce sodium and potassium than a giant gas planet. kph). “Is it bulletproof to a category 4? Canaveral, Florida said it has cut off reptile egg fertilization made it difficult and application in humans,” said David Lee, “Sodium and potassium lines are quantum treasures to us We don’t know because it hasn’t been hit power for non-essential facilities and to properly deploy CRISPR-Cas9. vice president for research at Georgia. “I astronomers because they are extremely bright,” said Oza. “The with anything that hard,” Derrol Nail, a urged base residents to prepare for Menke and his colleagues were able applaud Dr. Menke and his colleagues on vintage street lamps that light up our streets with yellow haze, is akin spokesman for the NASA center, said of possible hurricane-force winds. to sidestep the hurdle by micro-injecting this very significant achievement.” to the gas we are now detecting in the spectra of a dozen exoplanets.” the building, which is made of over 8,000 (Source: Reuters) CRISPR proteins into multiple immature (Source: UPI) (Source: UPI) 10 been immunizedagainstmeaslestogetvaccinated. been government health officials there warned. 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Two more planes fromCanadianaircraftmanufacturer within thenationaleconomy, Rugundasaid. airline wouldhelpkeepsomeofthiscash nually onforeigntravelandthestate-owned said attheceremony. 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Bladder disorders campaign to be How to be healthy: 9 easy tips for a healthier lifestyle initiated at elementary schools We all want to know how to be healthy, but it seems like such a lofty goal. Setting out to make healthy lifestyle changes can feel HEALTH TEHRAN – With the who lack bladder control due to a brain, simultaneously inspiring and intimidating. deskbeginning of the new spinal cord or nerve problem. This nerve I mean, where do you even start? Do you need to overhaul school year on September 23, a campaign damage can be the result of diseases such your entire life in one fell swoop? The answer, you may be happy on bladder disorders will be initiated at as multiple sclerosis (MS), Parkinson’s to know, is: no. When it comes to adopting new healthy habits elementary schools nationwide. disease or diabetes. and making them stick, there are lots of little things you can do The head of the neurourology associa- Nerves in the body control how the blad- that will make a big difference in the long run (and not make you tion of Iran, Mehri Mehrad, said that the der stores or empties urine, and problems crazy in the process). campaign will be initiated jointly by the with these nerves cause overactive blad- Instead of trying to upgrade your health with a huge makeo- association and the education ministry, der (OAB), incontinence, and underactive ver, try these nine small, practically painless moves instead for Mehr reported on Monday. bladder (UAB) or obstructive bladder, in long-lasting results. Educational brochures will be distrib- which the flow of urine is blocked. Plate your meals backward. uted and sessions will be held in order to In people with neurogenic bladder, the People often pile on the carbs, then mosey on over to the diagnose neurogenic bladder disorder and nerves and muscles don’t work together protein, then top it all off with a meager scoop of vegetables in to inform parents, she said. very well. whatever space is left. Instead, go in reverse order, Abby Langer, Some children suffer from neurogenic As a result, the bladder may not fill or R.D., owner of Abby Langer Nutrition in Toronto, tells SELF: Fill bladder disorder congenitally and if it is empty correctly. half your plate with vegetables, then divide the remaining quar- not diagnosed before the age of four, they Bladder muscles may be overactive and ters between protein and a starch, ideally something made up of should be treated using dialysis, she added. squeeze more often than normal and before complex carbohydrates instead of refined ones, like brown rice. What is neurogenic bladder? the bladder is full with urine. Sometimes Serving yourself this way helps ensure you’re getting your According to urologyhealth.org, neu- the muscles are too loose and let urine pass recommended daily servings of vegetables (at least 2 ½ cups, rogenic bladder is the name given to a before you’re ready to go to the bathroom says the USDA), plus it increases your fiber intake and hydration number of urinary conditions in people (incontinence). levels thanks to vegetables’ water content. Put your food away when you’re done serving yourself. “Anyone will eat more if the food is staring at them,” Langer Blocking key protein could treat chronic pain says. Always feel free to grab more if you’re truly hungry, but this way, you’ll know it’s because of a physical need for more food New research in mice suggests that targeting a particular drugs. A decade’s worth of research spurred the new study, instead of pure convenience or temptation. protein in the spinal cord could form the basis of a new published in the journal Science Advances. Drink a glass of water before each meal. pain relief medication that could relieve chronic pain for How pain develops Drinking the amount of water you need each day is necessary thousands of people. Previous studies revealed that mice unable to produce for all of your body’s systems to function smoothly, but it will Approximately 20% of adults in the U.S. are currently sortilin, which is a protein that occurs on the surface of nerve also keep you from overeating due to hunger, making it easier living with chronic pain. cells, seemed to feel no pain after suffering nerve damage. to take a more mindful approach to your meals, Langer says. About one-fifth of adults in the United States are living The researchers saw the same effect in regular mice with Chew each bite thoroughly before swallowing. with chronic pain, which is a pain that lasts for longer than nerve damage, but only when they blocked sortilin’s path. The “reasons you need to slow your roll when eating” list is 3 months. However, one specific type of chronic pain is of The team wanted to find out why. They already knew about as long as your arm, Langer explains. Wolfing down food particular concern — neuropathic pain. that chronic pain occurred as a result of malfunctioning can lead to bloating because of the extra air you’re swallowing, Neuropathic pain results from nerve injury and around nerve cells. So they used molecular techniques, including that way-too-full feeling because you don’t give your body a chance 10% of the U.S. population may be living with it. Due to rising tissue and protein analyses, to discover the link between to process satiety before you clean your plate, and completely life expectancy and contributory lifestyle factors, estimates sortilin and pain. missing out on how delicious the food actually is. suggest that this figure will increase. “And it’s here, at the molecular level, that we’ve now You can choose a number of chews to abide by per bite, like Neuropathic pain has a range of causes, including phys- added a crucial piece to a larger puzzle,” explains Richner. 20, or you can go for a less regimented approach, like making the help of the pharmaceutical industry. Secondly, the re- ical injury to the nerves that send information between the That piece, in summary, is the role of sortilin in the pain sure you’re swallowing naturally, not gulping hard to get down search took place in mice, and the researchers cannot yet spinal cord and brain, viral infections, conditions such as development process. barely chewed mouthfuls. say whether they can apply the findings to humans. diabetes and multiple sclerosis, medication side effects, and “Once nerve damage has occurred, and the nerve cells go Call food “healthy” and “less healthy” instead of However, associate professor Christian B. Vaegter is excessive alcohol consumption. into overdrive, molecules are released, which start a domino “good” and “bad.” confident that blocking sortilin could have the same effect The cause does not alter the fact that doctors find this type effect that ultimately triggers pain,” she continues. “When people label food as ‘good’ and ‘bad,’ it carries over on humans. of pain challenging to treat. It can also significantly impact “The domino effect can be inhibited by a particular mol- into a judgment of themselves—if you eat ‘good’ food, you’re a “Our research is carried out in mice, but as some of the a person’s life, with symptoms ranging from burning and ecule in the spinal cord called neurotensin, and our studies good person, if you eat ‘bad’ food, you’ve been badly behaved,” fundamental mechanisms are quite similar in humans and tingling to stabbing and stinging. show that the neurotensin is ‘captured’ by sortilin so that Langer says. mice, it still gives an indication of what is happening in Traditional pain relief medications are often ineffective the brake is itself inhibited.” That couldn’t be further from the truth, so stop putting yourself people [living with] chronic pain.” against neuropathic pain. As assistant professor Mette Rich- From mice to humans in emotional timeout just because of what you eat. Finding a treatment, however, depends on finding a way ner from Aarhus University, Denmark, puts it, people with A drug that could stop sortilin in its tracks could go some “Truly, no foods are really bad and no foods are really good— to halt sortilin in the spinal cord locally, and that will require neuropathic pain can try a shopping basket of medications way to diminishing or stopping neuropathic pain altogether some are healthier than others,” Langer says. Reframing your a lot more research. For now, remedying neuropathic pain “without ever really getting any good results.” in the human body. thinking like this will likely help you learn the art of indulging remains a challenge. But Richner and a team from the university have identified The team note two limitations to the research. One is in moderation instead of bingeing on “bad” foods, plus it’s just (source: medicalnewstoday.com) a protein that could be an effective target for pain relieving that any further research into blocking sortilin will require a better way to treat yourself. For every hour you spend sitting, get up and walk briskly for five minutes. Designing a blood test that can predict lifespan Sitting all day isn’t good for your butt or your heart. Physical The ability to predict how long someone is levels can give doctors an impression of a searchers have demonstrated their predictive activity is extremely important for your longevity, and it all adds likely to live would help doctors tailor treat- person’s likely lifespan. However, in older power when combined into one model. up, women’s health expert Jennifer Wider, M.D., tells SELF. ment plans. adults, these measures become less useful. This study is just the next step along a Sometimes it can feel impossible to fit in a ton of exercise when A new study looking at biomarkers in the blood Counterintuitively, for people aged 85 path that might lead to a usable blood test. you’re not used to it, but peppering movement throughout your concludes that more accurately estimating or over, higher blood pressure and high- However, the study authors feel encouraged: day is much more doable. mortality might soon be possible. er cholesterol levels are linked with lower “A score based on these 14 biomarkers and For example, if you follow this rule while sitting for eight Researchers analyze blood in the search mortality risk. sex leads to improved risk prediction as com- hours a day, you’ll wind up walking for 40 minutes, putting a for markers of mortality risk. Scientists from Brunel University London pared [with] a score based on conventional commendable dent in the minimum recommendation of 150 As it stands, doctors can predict mortality in the United Kingdom and Leiden University risk factors.” minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic activity per week. within the final year of life with some degree Medical Center in the Netherlands set out A long path ahead And if some types of exercise feel dreadful to you, of accuracy. to identify any biomarkers in the blood that The authors do note certain limitations do something else. However, predicting it over longer periods might help tackle this issue. Having higher concentrations of some of their study. For example, they were only Yes, dancing to Beyoncé at home counts as exercise. Will it — such as 5–10 years — is not yet possible. A recent study has concluded that personality of the 14 biomarkers — including histidine, able to analyze hundreds of the thousands of burn as many calories as an intense boot camp class? No. But it’s A group of scientists who recently pub- traits in adolescence might predict longevity. leucine, and valine — is associated with de- metabolites present in human serum. about picking exercise you’ll actually enjoy enough to continue lished a paper in the journal Nature Commu- Their study is the largest of its kind, taking creased mortality. Including more metabolites in future anal- doing, not the type that makes your soul want to die but has nications hope that they are now on the path data from 44,168 people ages 18–109. During Conversely, having lower concentrations yses would, the authors predict, “result in the maximum immediate caloric payoff, Michelle Segar, Ph.D., toward developing a reliable predictive tool. the study’s follow-up period, 5,512 of these of others — such as glucose, lactate, and phe- [the] identification of many more mortality director of the Sport, Health, and Activity Research and Policy They believe that a blood test might one people died. nylalanine — is associated with increased associated biomarkers and, hence, improved Center at the University of Michigan and author of No Sweat! day be able to predict whether someone is The team initially identified metabolic mortality. risk prediction.” How The Simple Science of Motivation Can Bring You A Lifetime likely to live 5 or 10 more years. The authors markers associated with mortality. From this The scientists demonstrated that the com- “There’s a hope that in the near future we can of Fitness, tells SELF. explain that this would help doctors make information, they created a scoring system bination of biomarkers could predict mortality understand the biomarkers that can be modified, Here’s Segar’s recommendation: “Come at it from a curiosity important treatment decisions. to predict when a person might die. equally well in both males and females. They perhaps by helping people improve their lifestyle angle and say, ‘What types of positive things would I feel motivated For instance, they would be able to as- Next, the researchers compared the also tested their findings across several age or through medication, to lower the risk of death to do?’” This kind of approach helps you get honest with yourself certain if an older adult is healthy enough to reliability of the scoring system with that groups, concluding that “[a]ll 14 biomark- before a significant deterioration of health.” about where your motivation comes from (you can also take have surgery, or help identify those in most of a model based on standard risk factors. ers [...] showed consistent associations with Although this exact test would not be suitable Segar’s quiz about workout motivation). Getting to the bottom need of medical intervention. To do this, they studied data from a further mortality across all strata.” for use by the general public, it could eventually of this is key when trying to cement any sort of habit, especially A test like this might also benefit clini- 7,603 individuals, 1,213 of whom died during The biomarkers they identified are involved evolve and move into the public sphere in the physical ones like exercising and eating well. It’s much harder cal trials: Scientists could monitor how an follow-up. in a wide range of processes in the body, same way that genetic testing has. to stick with hellish activities than pleasant ones. intervention impacts mortality risk without Mortality metabolites including fluid balance and inflammation. Perhaps, in the future, the question might This also makes it easier to see “failures” on your journey to having to run trials until enough people die. After whittling down a long list of metabo- Also, scientists have already linked most of not be, “How long will I live?” but rather, “Do I health as the learning experiences they really are: Bowing out of Predicting longevity lites, the researchers settled on 14 biomarkers them to mortality risk in previous studies. want to know?” kickboxing class for two weeks in a row doesn’t mean you don’t Currently, blood pressure and cholesterol independently associated with mortality. However, this was the first time that re- (Source: medicalnewstoday.com) truly want to get fit or you’re lazy, just that it may not offer the right kind of motivation you need. “Approach everything as a learning opportunity to see what feels good and what works and what doesn’t,” Segar says. ‘Gardening helps our mental health. They should do more of it in jail’ Ease yourself into getting more sleep with five-min- Alan Grant steps back from the flowerbed he has been care- er’s yard during renovation work is now allotments; there and £100m to improve prison security – suggest the gov- ute increments. fully weeding and reflects on his morning’s work. “It takes are also beehives, bug hotels, bird boxes and a pond. Pho- ernment’s emphasis is shifting more towards punishment Completely abandoning your to-do list, whether it’s business you away from prison a bit,” he says, “it’s therapeutic, it’s tograph: HMP Parc than rehabilitation. or personal, to go to sleep three hours earlier just isn’t feasible. enjoyable. My time here would have gone slower if it wasn’t “Prisons are very austere, there’s hardly any greenery, Parc’s work has been recognised by the Royal Horti- But if you do it bit by bit, you’ll acclimate yourself to your new, for the garden.” shrubs, gardens, or anything,” says Mike Thomas, a manager cultural Society (RHS), which last week named the jail as well-rested reality in a manageable way, Christine Carter, Ph.D., Since his transfer to Parc prison near Bridgend in south who oversees Parc’s horticulture staff. “The garden goes winner of the Windlesham Trophy, an annual award for senior fellow at UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center and Wales almost three years ago, Grant has worked in the jail’s through the centre of the prison and you see straight away prison gardens. The competition was launched in 1984 by author of The Sweet Spot: How To Find Your Groove At Home gardens. His family and friends have noticed the impact it it has a calming effect on people. the then chairman of the parole board, Lord Windlesham, And Work, tells SELF. has had on him. “The men who work in the garden feel differently about to acknowledge the positive impact of gardening on prison- Try going to bed five minutes earlier each night (or every few “The job does help people, especially if they struggle,” themselves; they have been given trust. In the eight years I’ve ers. Twenty prisons entered this year’s competition. There nights, if this is really tough for you) until you hit the seven to nine he says. “Gardening helps with mental health and I think been in my job, not one prisoner [working in the gardens] is some sort of horticulture work going on in 30 prisons hours the National Sleep Foundation recommends for adults. they should do more of it in jail. It gives a sense of purpose; has been placed on governor’s report for disobeying rules.” around the country.“The men who work in the garden feel Every time you make a new goal, break it up into it takes our minds off things. It keeps me going. I’m happy Parc is a private training prison and young offender in- differently about themselves; they have been given trust.” bite-sized chunks. and I enjoy it.” stitution run by G4S with a capacity of almost 1,700, includ- Plants at Parc are as good as can be seen at the Chelsea “I’m a big fan of small, easy tweaks,” Carter says. So is Segar: Every available space at Parc is used – what was a build- ing 60 young people. The 15 men who work in the garden flower show, says Jon Wheatley, an RHS council member “Small is smart. Small is strategic. You can’t take people who er’s yard during renovation work is now allotments growing earn £28 a week for 40 hours’ work. Alongside their work, and Windlesham Trophy judge. But, he adds, “it is not just don’t know how to play piano and have them play Mozart. When fruit and vegetables that will be used in the staff canteen; a they study for qualifications in horticulture. Men who have about pretty hanging baskets,” and judges were impressed something’s complex, it takes time to learn.” former area of wasteland is now a calming Japanese-style worked in the gardens have taken jobs in horticulture after by Parc’s focus on wildlife, sustainability and the climate. Because that’s what a habit really is: Learning how to live garden, an area of quiet contemplation used by the officers. their release. Research by the University of Central Lancashire this your life in a different way. There are also beehives, bug hotels, bird boxes and a pond. The project is in line with the prison education and em- spring found prison horticulture programmes had a “marked This can apply to anything and everything health-wise. Let’s say Particular thought has been put into making the prison ployment strategy launched last year by the then prisons effect on mental health and wellbeing”. you’ve been having a huge sandwich for lunch every day but want more attractive and welcoming for visitors. The walkway minister, David Gauke, which focused on the benefits of work Having the gardens and work to occupy him has been to cut back on refined carbs. Don’t swear you’ll never let another from the entrance gate to the visiting area is decorated by and training in reducing reoffending. But Boris Johnson’s important for Howard Ellis, who in a shed in the Parc grounds piece of white bread pass your lips—tuck into a salad first, then let a string of brightly planted hanging baskets. recent announcements on crime and justice – including converts wooden pallets into planters for the horticulture team. yourself have the sandwich until you’re satisfied. Every available space at Parc is used – what was a build- pledging £2.5bn to create an extra 10,000 prison places (Source: The Guardian) (Source: heart.com) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 12 SOCIETY AUGUST 31, 2019

School tells pupils to take rubbish Americans’ love of hiking has driven home to encourage zero waste A school in Melbourne is removing bins from the classrooms and elk to the brink, scientists say telling children to take their rubbish home to encourage them to move towards zero waste. Biologists used to count over 1,000 head ening the young and making them more Melbourne Girls’ College (MGC) hopes families will be per- of elk from the air near Vail, Colorado. susceptible to starvation or predation suaded to think more sustainably when packing their child’s The majestic brown animals, a symbol from lions or bears. Other times it may school lunch and will buy items with less packaging as a result of the American west, dotted hundreds be that stress from passing recreationists of the decision. of square miles of slopes and valleys. results in the mother making less milk. But when researchers flew the same “If you’ve ever had a pregnant wife, area in February for an annual elk count, and in the third trimester you chase her they saw only 53. around the house in two feet of snow, “Very few elk, not even many tracks,” you’ll get an idea of what she thinks about their notes read. “Lots of backcountry it,” Andree said. skiing tracks.” The problems came to a head in 2017, The surprising culprit isn’t expanding when a group called the Vail Valley Moun- fossil-fuel development, herd misman- tain Trails Alliance proposed building a agement by state agencies or predators, new trail through more of unit 45’s elk wildlife managers say. It’s increasing calving area. numbers of outdoor recreationists Andree wrote a letter explaining the – everything from hikers, mountain dire impact of constant recreation on bikers and backcountry skiers to Jeep, elk. Even if certain trails were closed all-terrain vehicle and motorcycle rid- during calving season, he said, elk would ers. Researchers are now starting to still be disturbed because some people understand why. simply disregarded instructions for them Head teacher Karen Money, who is introducing the changes US national parks and wilderness areas to keep out. next week, said the plan has come from a group of students who have boomed in popularity in the last “Generally when you ask people to are part of the school’s sustainability team. decade, with places like Yosemite national stay out of the area no matter what the Students will conduct daily non-compulsory food inspections park hitting as many as 5 million visits reason is, 80-90% obey you,” Andree in which pupils who use reusable packaging will receive a token a year. The influx is due to a mixture said. “But if you get 10% who don’t obey that will go into a draw to win prizes. of visitation campaigns, particularly you, you haven’t done any good.” “It is a big issue across the world and really it has come from during traditional “off seasons”, and The recreation community acknowl- student agency,” Ms Money told ABC Radio Melbourne. an explosion of social media exposure edges its impact on wildlife as well as other “We are trying to build agile thinkers that are dealing with that has made hidden gems into national development, said Ernest Saeger, the some of the larger issues in the world. and even international viral sensations. part to escape crowds. trails systems. executive director of the mountain trails “Looking at some of the surveys about what young people are The impact on wildlife is only recently The elk in unit 45, as it’s called, live calving areas until radio-collared elk alliance. Many people don’t understand worried about, climate change and the environment that they apparent, and the Vail elk herd may be between 7,000 and 11,000 feet on the showed signs of disturbance, such as the significance of the closures. Others, are going into is a major issue.” one of the more egregious examples. pine, spruce and aspen-covered hillsides standing up or walking away. The con- he acknowledged, just don’t care. She added: “If we all did nothing then we are just going to be Outdoor recreation has long been and peaks of the Colorado Rockies, about sequences were startling. About 30% of So the group formed a trail ambassador in an even worse crisis.” popular in Colorado, but trail use near 100 miles from Denver. Their numbers the elk calves died when their mothers program to post more informative signs Classroom bins will be removed and replaced with recycling Vail has more than doubled since 2009. have been dropping precipitously since were disturbed an average of seven times at closures and even place volunteers stations and compost options, but sanitary waste bins will remain Some trails host as many as 170,000 the early 2010s. during calving. Models showed that if at trailheads to explain why trails are in the bathrooms. people in a year. Blaming hiking, biking and skiing is each cow elk was bothered 10 times dur- closed. The scheme reduced closure In a newsletter to parents, Ms Money said: “The plan is being Recreation continues nearly 24 hours controversial in a state where outdoor ing calving, all their calves would die. violations in 2018, according to Forest adopted with the ambition of becoming a zero waste to landfill a day, 365 days a year, said Bill Andree, recreation is expected to pump $62.5bn When disturbances stopped, the Service numbers. school by the end of 2020, massively reducing our environmental who retired as Colorado Parks and Wild- into the state’s economy in 2019, an 81% number of calves bounced back. If trail building and closure violations impact. life’s Vail district wildlife manager in increase from 2014. Why, exactly, elk calves die after hu- in critical habitat continue, Devin Duval, “We hope that this will encourage everyone – students and 2018. Night trail use in some areas has But for Bill Alldredge, a now-retired man activity as mellow as hiking is not Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s district staff alike – to reduce their waste by bringing less waste to school also gone up 30% in the past decade. wildlife professor at Colorado State Uni- entirely clear. Some likely perish because wildlife manager in the area, anticipates and, in doing so, create less waste at home. People are traveling even deeper into versity, there is no other explanation. He the mothers, startled by passing humans the worst. “Numerous primary schools across the country have zero woods and higher up peaks in part be- started studying unit 45 in the 1980s in and their canine companions, run too “It will be a biological desert,” he said. waste bins, however if successful, we believe we would be the cause of improved technology, and in response to expanding ski resorts and far away for the calves to catch up, weak- (Source: The Guardian) first high school in Australia to make the change.” The school spent nearly $13,000 (£7,200) to remove 1,000 cubic meters of rubbish last year, which was on top of paper re- cycling and other waste programs, according to the Herald Sun. Ms Money added: “Not everyone is convinced yet but we at Near-total ban imposed on sending wild African elephants to zoos least need to give it ago. The regulator of global wildlife trade has decided to figures including Jane Goodall, Pamela Anderson “It is about education and communication. It is about making impose a near-total ban on sending African elephants and Brigitte Bardot sending a letter to the EU com- sure that we are all doing out bit.” captured from the wild to zoos. mission chief, Jean-Claude Juncker, asking that the The action comes as tens of thousands of children and young After a heated debate at a meeting of parties to the EU back the ban. people have taken part in nationwide protests urging the govern- convention on international trade in endangered species In the end, the EU drafted an amended text, adding ment to introduce measures to address climate change. (Cites) in Geneva on Tuesday, the member countries a loophole saying the elephants should remain in their Students from across the UK have missed school as part of approved a proposed text after a revision by the Eu- “natural and historical range in Africa, except in excep- the Youth Strike 4 Climate movement. ropean Union included some exceptions to the ban. tional circumstances where … it is considered that a Last year, Brighton College, a private school in East Sussex, The decision met with strong opposition from Zim- transfer to ex-situ locations will provide demonstrable announced plans to ban pupils and teachers from taking plastic babwe in particular, which along with Botswana is the in-situ conservation benefits for African elephants”. water bottles, plastic straws or non-biodegradable cups onto main provider of wild African elephants to zoos outside In such cases decisions should only be made in the premises. the continent and tried in vain to block the vote. consultation with the Cites animals committee, and Richard Cairns, headmaster at Brighton College, said that pupils But with 87 in favour, 29 against and 25 abstaining, the International Union for Conservation of Nature caught flouting the ban of single-use plastics on the school site the vote for the amended text secured the two-thirds elephant specialist group. could face punishments – including supervised beach-cleaning. majority needed to pass. The EU amendment also made clear that African The Independent has approached Melbourne Girls’ College “This is a momentous Cites decision for Africa’s elephants caught in the wild and already in zoos could for a comment. elephants,” said Audrey Delsink, the wildlife director of be transferred to other facilities outside Africa. (Source: The Independent) Humane Society International’s (HSI) Africa division. African elephants to conservation in their natural While elephants in western, central and eastern The vote in plenary altered slightly a decision taken habitats, basically ending the practice of capturing Africa have long been listed among the species in need at the start of the 12-day conference prohibiting the elephants and sending them to zoos and entertainment of most protection under Cites, and thus banned from WORDS IN THE NEWS transfer of all African elephants caught in the wild to venues around the world. all trade, some trade has been permitted in southern so-called captive facilities. The EU, which for technical reasons had been unable Africa, where elephant populations are healthier. Moscow Russia: 10 years on The decision only affects African elephants. Asian to cast its 28 votes during the first committee vote on Zimbabwe, for instance, has captured and exported elephants already enjoy more protection against in- 18 August, had hinted it might join the US and others more than 100 baby elephants to Chinese zoos since from the coup ternational trade. in flatly opposing the text. 2012, according to the HSI. The initial Cites vote was to limit trade in live wild This prompted outcry, with a number of public (Source: The Guardian) (August 10, 2001) Ten years ago an attempted coup in Moscow led to the fall of the USSR. Since then, life has changed in different ways for two sets of Russian citizens. This report from Caroline Wyatt: ENGLISH IN USE House-hunting with the new Russian elite is a disconcerting experience. Most Moscow flats are tiny andcrammed full of aunts, grandmothers and children as families seek to save money. LEARN NEWS TRANSLATION But the flat that Konstantin Yermakov and his wife, Olga, are looking at in central Moscow costs more than a million dollars, with gold and marble everywhere. Persian literature Olympiad to be held The Yermakovs are new Russians - entrepreneurs reaping the المپياد ادبی از سال 98 به صورت جهانی برگزار میشود glittering rewards of capitalism. Konstantin says that even internationally next calendar year the existence of such a flat would have been unthinkable in معــاون مرکــز ملــی پــرورش اســتعدادهای درخشــان گفــت: المپیــاد ادبــی از Soviet times when he was a civil servant and “profit” wasa dirty Persian literature Olympiad will be held internationally in Iran word. Now he is a successful businessman. in the next Iranian calendar year (starting on March 21), deputy ســال 1398 بــه صــورت جهانــی برگــزار م ی شــود. Yet, over the past ten years, while some may have achieved fabulous wealth, Russia›s switch to casino-style capitalism director at National Organization for Development of Exceptional عنایــت ســاالریان در گف توگــو بــا خبرگــزاری فــارس در تشــریح المپیادهــای .has also left many losers. In the village of Olgovo, just fifty kilo- Talents affiliated to Education Ministry has said meters north of Moscow, there is no longer any running water, In a collaborative attempt between National Library of Iran, ECO علمــی امســال اظهــار کــرد: المپیــاد ادبــی از ســال 1398 بــا کمک تعــدادی از the pipes are broken and no-one has the money to fix them. For many Russians this anniversary is little cause for celebration Cultural Institute, Allameh Tabatabaei University, Sa’di Foundation ســازما نهای فرهنگــی مثــل کتابخانــه ملــی، موسســه فرهنگــی اکــو، دانشــگاه and just another day in the struggle to survive. and Academy of Persian Language and Literature, the Olympiad عالمــه طباطبایــی، بنیــاد ســعدی و فرهنگســتان ادب فارســی بــه صــورت Words will be held in Iran, Fars news agency quoted Enayat Salarian as house-hunting: looking for somewhere to live, such as a house or flat saying on Wednesday. جهانــی برگــزار می شــود. elite: a select group that is superior in terms of ability or qualities to the rest of a group or society Moreover, he added, the first international student Olympiad on ســاالریان ادامــه داد: همچنیــن در ســال 2020 اولیــن المپیــاد جهانــی disconcerting: something that makes you feel worried, em- stem cells and regenerative medicine in the name of Iran will be barrassed or uncomfortable ســل ولهای بنیــادی بــه میزبانــی و بــا ابــداع ایــران برگــزار م ی شــود. .crammed full: if you cram something full, you fill it as much held in 2020 as possible reaping the rewards of: benefit from, get something useful from glittering: impressively successful or elaborate PREFIX/SUFFIX PHRASAL VERB IDIOM such a flat: a flat like this unthinkable: so strange that you cannot imagine it “-ectomy” Tell somebody off Packed (in) like sardines a dirty word: a word or concept not to mention, a taboo subject achieved fabulous wealth: become extremely rich Meaning: removal Meaning: if someone in authority tells you off, they Explanation: very tightly or snugly packed together, casino-style capitalism: a form of capitalism where some For example: Remember, no two people undergoing speak to you angrily about something wrong that you especially in a small space people win a lot while others lose a lot, as in a casino an appendectomy are alike. have done For example: We didn’t want to take more than one little cause for celebration: not much reason to celebrate For example: Shelley was one of those kids who car, so we had to drive for about four hours packed like (Source: BBC) was always getting told off at school. sardines in Jeff’s little sedan. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y AUGUST 31, 2019 WORLD IN FOCUS 13

Syrian army retake more Prospect for INSTEX is not good: Paul Pillar

1 China possibly could be deterred from making major new commercial deals with Iran by not wanting to complicate its towns in Idlib trade negotiations with the United States. But right now those negotiations do not seem to being going anywhere, and so Beijing TEHRAN — The Syrian army and its allied the militants and a Turkish military post probably believes it has nothing to lose by doing business with Iran. forces have made major gains in the north- there, shortly establishing control over the In your opinion, will the third phase of reducing Iran’s western Idlib province, pushing deeper into strategic town of Khan Shaykhun in Idlib. commitments in the JCPOA be dangerous? Will Iran’s case go to the last stronghold of Takfiri terrorists and Syrian army to cease fire in the United Nations Security Council after third step of reducing foreign-backed militants. Idlib de-escalation zone on Aug. 31 its commitments? Syrian government troops have managed Meanwhile, Syrian government forces will A: There is nothing distinctive about the third step that is to liberate the towns of Khwain, Zarzoor and unilaterally cease fire in the de-escalation different from the first couple of steps. Iran still is limiting itself al-Tamanah in southern Idlib, opposition zone in Syria’s Idlib region Saturday morn- to steps that are easily reversible, and keep it a long way from sources and residents said on Friday. ing, Russia’s defense ministry was quoted any capability to build a nuclear weapon. The JCPOA specifies Opposition activists claim they have seen by TASS news agency as saying on Friday. procedures for any referral to the UN Security Council. The Trump probably Russian jet fighters flying at high The ministry also urged armed militant administration would favor such a referral, but it no longer is a altitudes, dropping bombs on the outskirts of groups in the region to join the ceasefire, participant in the JCPOA and thus does not have the standing Idlib, assisting the ground forces in retaking according to Interfax news agency. Russia has to initiate such action. A relevant question is whether the new the strategic city. been the Syrian government’s most powerful British government of Boris Johnson, weakened by the Brexit They also claim the Syrian army has re- supporter in its eight-year-long war with mess and more dependent than ever on the United States, will cently been reinforced by hundreds of troops rebels and militants. Syria and its ally Russia start adopting the Trump administration’s policy line on Iran. from the elite Syrian Republican Guards, have stepped up an offensive against the last Can the United States impose new sanctions on Iran after led by President Bashar al-Assad’s brother, big stronghold of Syrian rebels, mounting more the third step in reducing Iran’s commitments under JCPOA? and fighters from the Lebanese resistance air raids and deploying ground reinforcements A: The Trump administration already has imposed nearly movement, Hezbollah. including Iranian-backed militias, army de- every sanction it has the power to impose on Iran. It can always The new lineup of Syrian troops facing a fectors and residents said Friday. find something else that it can describe as a further step in its coalition of the Takfiri terrorists and main- Moving deeper into territory along the “maximum pressure” campaign, but the practical difference from stream Turkey-backed militants has been The fresh gains came one week after the years of the war. Turkish border, the advance took the town what exists right now will be minimal. credited with the “rapid progress” achieved army seized control of a pocket of territory Since last Friday, the Syrian troops have of Tamaneh after earlier capturing Khwain, in the last few weeks, an army defector and in the northwestern province of Hama from pushed deep into a cluster of towns and their Zarzoor and Tamanah farms, the defectors two senior opposition sources conceded. militants who had held it since the early environs in the Hama countryside, encircling and residents said. Dictatorship stick on democracy Yemeni drones target Saudi’s Najran Ebola death toll in east Congo outbreak TEHRAN— Following a request from British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Queen Elizabeth II has prorogued the U.K.’s Parliament— airport in fresh attack climbs above 2,000 temporarily shutting down the United Kingdom’s deliberative body just weeks before the deadline for a no-deal Brexit hits. TEHRAN — Saudi Arabia’s Najran multiple occasions. TEHRAN — The death toll from Demo- Nevertheless, the World Health Or- The move has caused fury, with Speaker of the House John Ber- airport has once again come under The Yemeni missiles and drones have cratic Republic of Congo’s year-long Eb- ganization said the latest Uganda case cow calling it a “constitutional outrage” and Ruth Davidson, the extremely attack by the Yemeni army and fight- gone even deeper inside the kingdom, caus- ola outbreak has climbed above 2,000, highlighted the border authorities’ skill popular leader of the Scottish Conservative Party, resigning in protest. ers of Popular Committees, who have ing considerable damage at various Saudi oil government data showed on Friday, as at detecting and isolating potential sources Labor to use Parliament to try to thwart no-deal Brexit been conducting regular missile and facilities as well as the King Khalid airport in responders battle to overcome community of transmission. Britain’s opposition Labor Party said it would trigger an emergency drone attacks against Saudi Arabia in the capital Riyadh. mistrust and widespread security problems. “This case was picked up at the border,” debate in Parliament next week to try to stop Prime Minister Boris Johnson retaliation for a years-long deadly war The retaliatory attacks pale in compari- The death in neighboring Uganda of a WHO spokeswoman Fadela Chaib said at taking Britain out of the European Union without a withdrawal deal. by the kingdom and its allies. son to the kingdom’s brutal aerial, maritime 9-year-old girl who had tested positive for a briefing in Geneva. “The people who are More than three years after the country voted in a referendum to During the attack on Thursday, Yemeni and ground operations that have directly the virus after entering the country from at the borders have the expertise.” leave the bloc, the United Kingdom is heading toward its gravest con- forces, led by the Houthi Ansarullah move- targeted Yemeni civilians several times Congo underscored the challenge medical This is Congo’s 10th Ebola outbreak, stitutional crisis in decades and a showdown with the EU over Brexit, ment, flew domestically-developed Qasef-2 a day since the beginning of the war in teams face containing the disease in border but it is the first in the densely forested which is due to take place in just over two months’ time. (Striker-2) drones to take out aircraft han- March 2015. territory with a highly mobile population. hillside provinces of North Kivu and Ituri, Johnson enraged opponents of a no-deal Brexit Wednesday by using gars and other strategic positions inside the According to Press TV, Prince Mohammed The government team overseeing the where militia-led violence and ethnic kill- a parliamentary mechanism to order the suspension of Parliament for Saudi airport. bin Salman, who was the kingdom’s defense response said the number of confirmed ing have undermined security in certain almost a month. The speaker of the lower house of Parliament, John The airport in the southwestern Najran minister at the time before rising to power and probable cases had also hit a milestone areas for decades. Bercow, called this a constitutional outrage as it limited the time the province near the border with Yemen has as Crown Prince in 2017, pledged a coalition of more than 3,000 in what has become The WHO declared the epidemic an Parliament has to debate and shape the course of British history. become a favorite target for the Yemeni resis- of allies, including the United Arab Emirates the second-worst epidemic of the virus international health emergency in July Labor Party leader Jeremy Corbyn said that as soon as Parliament tance forces, who have over the past months and Bahrain, that the war would be over in a on record. - only the fifth outbreak to warrant this returned from its summer break Tuesday, his party would initiate a inflicted major damage on the Saudi coalition matter of weeks. Despite the development of an effective status since the system was introduced process to legislate against a no-deal Brexit that he said would be using a formidable arsenal of homegrown Four years later, however, the coalition is vaccine and treatments, health workers in 2005. damaging for the jobs and the economy. missiles and drones. far away from reinstating Yemen’s fugitive have struggled to stop the virus spreading The authorities have since come up “What we are going to do is try to politically stop him [Johnson] on Yemeni forces have also carried out similar former president Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi in remote and conflict-hit areas of eastern against new fronts in their fight to contain Tuesday with a parliamentary process in order to legislate to prevent a attacks against an airport in the neighboring or destroying the Houthis, the two declared Congo, where many locals are wary of the the virus, testing the reach and flexibility no-deal Brexit and also to try and prevent him shutting down Parliament Abha province, bringing air traffic to a halt on objectives of the war. response effort. of responders, Reuters reported. in this utterly crucial period,” Corbyn told reporters. “This country is in danger of crashing out on the 31st of October with no deal,” he said. “We have got to stop that and that is exactly what we will be doing next Tuesday.” Hadi pulls forces out of Yemen’s Aden amid UAE attack Five other opposition parties, including the Liberal Democrats and the Scottish National Party, later issued a joint statement with Labor calling on TEHRAN — Ex-Yemeni president Abd Rabbuh Mansur On Wednesday, the former government said in a state- Johnson to let legislators vote on whether Parliament should be suspended. Hadi says his forces have withdrawn from the port city of ment that its forces had wrested control of Aden back from Economists have widely predicted that a no-deal Brexit would deliver Aden as a rift in the Saudi-led coalition waging a war on the militia from the separatist Southern Transitional Council a damaging blow to Britain’s economy. impoverished Arab country continues to widen. (STC) group which seized it on August 10 after four days Three-month sterling implied volatility soared, indicating traders are His forces withdrew “to the vicinity of Aden governorate of fierce clashes. bracing for more big price swings between now and the expected Oct. in order to spare Aden” and prevent its “destruction”, Al But on Thursday, the STC said its forces had retaken 31 Brexit date. JPMorgan raised the probability of a no-deal Brexit to Jazeera cited him as saying on Thursday. the city, after bringing in reinforcements and bolstering 35 percent from 25 percent. Johnson’s plan to suspend Parliament used This comes after Emirati warplanes earlier in the day their positions. the date of the Queen’s Speech - to be held on Oct. 14 and preceded pounded the positions of pro-Hadi forces in support of Both the UAE-sponsored separatists and the Saudi-backed by a suspension of the House of Commons - to ensure Parliament will southern separatists. pro-Hadi militants serve the Riyadh-led coalition and have not sit between mid-September and mid-October. According to reports, more than 300 pro-Hadi troops been engaged, since 2015, in a bloody war on Yemen aimed In effect, the squeezed timetable forces opponents of a no-deal Brexit were killed and wounded by the UAE airstrikes on Aden at reinstating Hadi and crushing the popular Ansarullah in Parliament to show their hand and act in as few as four days sitting and nearby Abyan province. movement. next month. Parliament returns from its summer holiday on Sept. 3. “They (UAE-backed separatists) have committed them- The former president resigned in 2014 and later fled An election is likely, lawmakers said. Jacob Rees-Mogg, a Brexit selves to injustice, aggression and using armed forces against to the Saudi capital. supporter who is in charge of managing government business in Par- the Yemeni people in the southern governorates, using According to Press TV, ties between the two liament, said opponents were confecting “the candy-floss of outrage” the UAE’s military arsenal in order to divide our country,” had targeted “armed groups led by members of terrorist sides have soured over a number of issues, in- and dared them to do their worst. There is a small majority against a Hadi said. organizations”. cluding what the Yemenis view as Abu Dhabi’s no-deal Brexit in the 650-seat House of Commons, but it is unclear if He further called on Riyadh “to intervene and stop this The situation in south Yemen is constantly shifting intention to occupy Yemen’s strategic Socotra opponents of Johnson within the Conservative Party would collapse his blatant UAE interference”. under frequent territorial exchanges between the two Island and gain dominance over the major wa- government in a vote of no confidence. “It does look like next week is However, the UAE’s foreign ministry said the air raids warring sides. terways in the region. essentially the only opportunity that Parliament will have to maintain some control over this process and ensure that it has a say before we leave without a deal,” Conservative MP David Gauke said. Trump: Taliban deal close, U.S. troops to drop to 8,600 Israeli forces getting TEHRAN — Donald Trump said that the half of the 14,000 U.S. troops still there, happening.” officials in Kabul on the progress of talks U.S. plans to reduce the number of American but the Taliban want all U.S. and NATO The top U.S. military officer said Wednes- with the Taliban. into Iraq on forged U.S. troops in Afghanistan from 14,000 to 8,600 forces withdrawn. day it’s too early to talk about a full American A Taliban spokesman also has said that and then will determine further drawdowns. “We’re going down to 8,600 and then we’ll troop withdrawal from Afghanistan. Gen. they’re close to a final agreement. But even passports: Akram al-Kaabi Trump’s comment comes as a U.S. envoy make a determination from there,” Trump Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs as the talks go on, there are persistent at- His remarks came in the wake of recent airstrikes in is continuing talks with the Taliban to find a said, adding that the U.S. is going to have a of Staff, told Pentagon reporters that any tacks by the Taliban across Afghanistan, 1 Iraq against the positions of pro-government Popular Mobilization resolution to the nearly 18-year-old war. The “high intelligence” presence in Afghanistan U.S. deal with the Taliban will be based on and an affiliate of the ISIL terrorist group Units (PMU), also known as Hashd al-Sha’abi. president said the U.S. was “getting close” going forward. security conditions on the ground and that has taken hold in the country and has been Following the strikes, the spokesman of Kata’ib Hezbollah, to making a deal, but that the outcome is Trump has called Afghanistan – where the Afghan forces aren’t yet able to secure the expanding its base. another prominent Iraqi resistance group, said the attacks on the uncertain. Taliban harbored members of the al-Qaida country without help from allied forces. According to AP, even if Khalilzad is positions of Hashd al-Sha’abi were an attempt by the U.S. and “Who knows if it’s going to happen,” network responsible for 9/11 – the “Harvard “I’m not using the withdraw word right able to close a deal, it will remain for the Israel to revive Daesh. Mohammed Muhyee added that the next Trump told Fox News Radio’s “The Brian University of terror.” now,” Dunford said. “It’s our judgment that Afghan government to negotiate its own stage, which has been planned by the U.S., is to return thousands Kilmeade Show.” If terror groups ever attacked America the Afghans need support to deal with the peace agreement with the Taliban. Part of of foreign-backed Daesh terrorists to the Iraqi-Syrian border. Trump did not offer a timeline for with- from Afghanistan again, “we will come back level of violence” in the country today. those talks will be determining a role for the The attacks “were not accidental,” but rather planned in advance drawing troops. The Pentagon has been with a force like they’ve never seen before,” Afghanistan’s government expects that Taliban in governing a country that it ruled after continued monitoring operations by Israeli and American developing plans to withdraw as many as Trump said. But he added: “I don’t see that U.S. envoy Zalmay Khalilzad will soon update before U.S. forces invaded in October 2001. drones, Muhyee pointed out. On Tuesday, Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi said his country’s armed forces were fully prepared to respond firmly to any act of aggression launched either from outside or inside Iraq. Trump launches new Pentagon command for space warfare “The prime minister pointed to the high readiness of our armed forces to defend Iraq, its citizens and state institutions in addition TEHRAN — U.S. President Donald Trump “SpaceCom will ensure that America’s cluding missile warning, satellite operations, evolve and so must we,” said Trump. to diplomatic missions operating in Iraq,” his media office said has established a new Pentagon command dominance in space is never threatened,” space control and space support. “Our adversaries are weaponizing earth’s in a statement released following a cabinet session. dedicated to warfare in space as Washington he said. According to Press TV, Trump has long orbits with new technology targeting American “He also stressed the Iraqi forces’ readiness to respond firmly considers China and Russia its rivals in the The Space Command will be responsible expressed concerns about the growing satellites that are critical to both battlefield and by all means available to any aggression launched either from new military frontier. for planning and carrying out space oper- military capabilities of Russia and China operations and our way of life at home,” he said. outside or inside Iraq.” Daesh unleashed a campaign of death “This is a landmark day, one that recog- ations. It is a new organizational structure beyond Earth. He has insisted such a move “Our freedom to operate in space is also and destruction in Iraq in 2014, overrunning vast swathes of nizes the centrality of space to America’s within the Pentagon that will have overall is necessary to tackle vulnerabilities in space essential to detecting and destroying any territory in lightning attacks. Iraqi government forces and allied security and defense,” Trump said in a White control of military space operations. It will and assert U.S. dominance in orbit. missile launched against the United States,” fighters then launched operations to eliminate the terror outfit House ceremony on Thursday. have 87 units at its launch with abilities in- “The dangers to our country constantly he added. and retake lost territory. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 14 WORLD SPORTS AUGUST 31, 2019 Football world rallies around grieving Luis Enrique Barcelona and Atletico Madrid handed tough tasks after tragic death of daughter Xana, 9, from cancer Both Atletico Madrid and Barcelona were handed tough tasks Former Barcelona and Spain manager Luis Enrique has in their respective Champions League groups after Thursday’s paid tribute to his nine-year-old daughter after she passed draw, with Valenciaalso being dropped into a difficult group away from osteosarcoma -- a form of bone cancer. while Real Madrid arguably got the most generous of the lot. The 49-year-old released a statement on Twitter Thursday Los Blancos will meet Paris Saint-Germain though, in what evening confirming Xana’s death and thanking hospital staff should be a playoff for top spot. That fixture will have a number for their care over an “intense five months.” of sub plots too, with Keylor Navasset to join the French side and “We will miss you lots but we will remember you every Neymar still an aim for Real Madrid. day of our lives, with the hope that in the future we’ll meet Madrid are in Group A alongside the Parisiens, Club Brugge and each other again,” read the statement. Galatasaray, which shouldn’t prove too problematic. Interestingly, “You’ll be the star that guides our family.” they will visit the city wherein the final will be played - Istanbul. The Spaniard, who stepped down from his role as Atletico have a difficult group though. They’ll be reunited Spain’s national boss in June to spend time with his fam- with their eliminators from last season in Juventus, and their ily, thanked those who sent good wishes but asked for biggest foe in the Champions League, Cristiano Ronaldo. On top “discretion and understanding.” of the Old Lady, they’ll have to overcome Bayer Leverkusen and ‘Speechless’ Lokomotiv Moscow. The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) led the tributes Barcelona’s is a group of death. Both Inter and Borussia Dort- online, saying it “mourned the sad loss of little Xana.” mund will be extremely trying for the Catalans. Slavia Prague “We want to show our condolences to family and friends, will be the team everyone looks to take six points from. joining us all today to their pain,” it tweeted. Valencia, meanwhile, have it pretty hard but it’s not impossible for A host of Enrique’s former players also paid their re- them to progress. Chelsea and Ajax are both in transition this year, spects to young Xana, among them Barcelona superstar while Lille could catch a few teams off guard and play good football. Lionel Messi. Manchester City were more fortunate that the Spaniards. “We are with you, all the strength of the world,” the Pep Guardiola’s side will take on Shakhtar Donetsk, Dinamo Argentine wrote on Twitter. Zagreb and Atalanta. Meanwhile, Spain and Manchester United goalkeeper Da- Champions Liverpool take on Napoli, again, as well as RB vid de Gea said he was “speechless,” while Enrique’s former Salzburg and Genk. club Barcelona offered “condolences and all our sympathy.” Bayern Munich will face Tottenham, Olympiacos and Red Star. Tennis legend Rafael Nadal also sent his condolence to Zenit Saint Petersburg have to overcome Benfica, Lyon and the family. Nadal’s uncle Miguel Ángel Nadal is a former RB Leipzig. Barcelona and national teammate of Enrique. their respects. to two domestic titles and three Copa del Rey trophies. (Source: Marca ) “I am very sad and I cannot imagine the pain of the Enrique enjoyed a successful playing career, representing Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu expressed family. A huge hug to Luis Enrique and the whole family Spain on 62 occasions. He also won three Spanish La Liga his sympathy, writing: “All of our support and compassion from a distance. A lot of strength and courage in these hard titles, once with Real Madrid and twice with rivals Barcelona. goes to Luis Enrique, his wife and all of his family at this times,” he tweeted. He continued such success as a coach, winning the Cham- particularly painful time.” Brazilian MMA champ issues A host of clubs, including Manchester United, also paid pions League during his time at the Nou Camp, in addition (Source: CNN) plea over Amazon fires Rivals sense chance to end US reign at Oliver Kahn to replace Rummenigge as Brazilian MMA champion Jessica Andrade urged swift action to douse the fires burning out of control in the Amazon rainforest Basketball World Cup Bayern chairman on Friday as she prepared for her UFC strawweight title defense. Andrade, 27, who will face China’s Zhang Weili in Shenzhen on Saturday, will enter the cage in a traditional tribal headdress to highlight the plight of Brazil’s indigenous regions. Tens of thousands of fires have been set this year in the world’s largest rainforest, setting off a global outcry over conservation and environmental concerns. “Not enough is being done. We need to preserve our natural environment,” Andrade said in southern China. “We have so many natural riches and it seems as though we are letting them be destroyed. This has to stop. The lands and the indigenous people seem to have no protection and we must listen to their voices.” Andrade said she hoped to draw attention to the problems facing Brazil’s tribal population, including the loss of traditional lands and native species. “I do this now as it is a way of bringing my people with me, and my culture,” she said. “It makes me feel very proud and of course this is part of my character. Basketball’s World Cup launches on ovich has been forced to name a young Ex-Germany goalkeeper Oliver Kahn will solution” to replace Rummenigge as the “My goal now is to give exposure to the native people of Brazil and Saturday in China with two-time defending squad after numerous high-profile NBA join Bayern Munich’s board in January 50-year-old has served as “an important the issues they are being forced to face. They need to have a voice.” champions the United States missing their stars opted out including James, Kawhi to be groomed to replace club chairman player in the history of the club” after he Andrade traces her family’s heritage back into the forests of biggest stars and looking uncharacteristi- Leonard, Stephen Curry, James Harden, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, the Bundesliga won the Bundesliga title eight times and Brazil through her fraternal great grandmother, who was cap- cally vulnerable after surrendering their Anthony Davis, Russell Westbrook and giants announced Friday amid a back- was part of the team which won the Cham- tured as a native bride. long winning streak. Paul George. room upheaval. pions League in 2001. (Source: AFP) The chief threat to the LeBron James- Kevin Durant, Kyle Lowry and Klay The appointment of Kahn, who played Kahn “carries the DNA of the club deprived Americans looks likely to come Thompson are injured. for Bayern from 1994 until 2008, was ap- in him”, added Hoeness, who stressed from Serbia, but Spain, France, Australia The Americans bounced back in Australia proved by Bayern’s board late Thursday, how important it is to have a former and Greece -- led by NBA MVP Giannis to beat Canada 84-68 in their last warm- just hours after club president Uli Hoeness, Bayern player directing the club at Barcelona close to giving up Antetokounmpo -- are all snapping at Team up match before jetting over to China, but 67, officially informed the club that he is boardroom level. USA’s heels. their aura of invincibility has dimmed and stepping down in November. “It would be very difficult to estab- on Neymar over PSG demands A total of 32 countries will begin in the players have admitted that they are Current chairman Rummenigge, 63, lish someone in the position who has eight groups of four spread across cities still getting to know each other. will eventually hand the reins to Kahn not played football at a high level,” said PSG and Barcelona’s merry dance over Neymar continues. Re- in China, from Shenzhen in the south to Myles Turner, a centre with the Indiana on December 31, 2021, after showing Hoeness, who added that Kahn made ports from several Barcelona-based media report that Barcelona the capital Beijing, where the final will be Pacers, said that his team-mates needed his successor the ropes, while former “an excellent” impression on the board negotiators have rejected PSG’s counter-offer for the Brazilian. held on September 15. to adapt fast to the international game. Adidas boss Herbert Hainer is poised during Thursday’s meeting. They believe the French club’s demands are too high and the Just a few days ago the United States “A lot of times in the NBA you sort of to replace Hoeness as club president in “When you’re talking to big-name play- economics of the deal just do not add up. under their respected coach Gregg Popovich wait until the fourth quarter to turn it on,” the November elections. ers, like Robert Lewandowski or Joshua After a week of back-and-forth negotiations played out in the were odds-on favourites to make the final said Turner. Kahn, a former captain of both Ger- Kimmich... it’s important that they take it press, Barcelona brought several players into the mix to offset and win it for the third time in a row, no “And these teams, everybody wants many and Bayern who made more than for granted you know how to stop a ball.” the price of the 27-year-old. As they searched desperately for the matter the opponent. to beat the USA. We’re the top dog and 600 appearances for the club, will sign a Kahnn said it was a “great honor” to be formula that would see Neymar return to the Camp Nou after two But last weekend they were stunned 98-94 everybody’s gunning for us night in and five-year contract and will join the club’s accepted onto the board and feels “deeply years in Paris, PSG continued to demand too much for his sale. by Australia in Melbourne, the hosts end- night out.” board from January 1, 2020, serving a connected with the club, it has strongly They discussed the deal with those responsible for their fi- ing the USA’s run of 78 consecutive wins in The US begin their title defence in two-year apprenticeship before taking shaped my life”. nances and it seems they have come to the conclusion that a deal major competitions and exhibition games. Shanghai on Sunday when they play the over from Rummenigge. After retiring 11 years ago, Kahn has is simply not possible. Then followed another setback with Los Czech Republic in Group E, which also “It won’t be so formal, it will be part earned an MBA in general management Radio Catalunya reported on Friday afternoon that the deal Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma ruled contains Japan and Turkey, runners-up of a fluid process,” explained Hoeness in and built up his own business while serv- involved €130 million, a loan deal for Dembélé and the transfer out of the World Cup with an ankle injury. to the Americans in 2010. Friday’s press conference. ing as a TV expert for broadcaster ZDF. of Ivan Rakitic and Jean-Clair Tobido.Barcelona flatly rejected. San Antonio Spurs mastermind Pop- (Source: Eurosport) Hoeness sees Kahn as the “perfect (Source: Mirror) Barcelona had previously offered the exact same offer minus the Dembélé loan as the French attacker does not want to play in Paris. (Source: AS) ‘Dods’ or alive: defying gravity in Norway’s ‘death diving’ They throw themselves into the air, twisting their bodies ‘No gravity for just a second’ and seemingly making time standstill, before landing with The world championship comprises of two events: clas- UEFA Europa League a splash: originally a pastime to impress girls, Norway’s sic and freestyle. sport of “death diving” now attracts dozens of daredevils. In the classic event, divers jump, their arms straight 2019-20 groups confirmed Around 40 divers converged in the capital, Oslo, in out to form a cross. mid-August for the annual world championship of the Then, just before impact, they tuck their body into a tight ball sport, officially known by its Norwegian name of “dods”, or pike position called “the shrimp”, before reopening their body Manchester United face a 6,000-mile round trip to play Astana meaning death. immediately after impact to make the biggest splash possible. in Kazakhstan in the Europa League. Some svelte and muscular, others paunchy and tattooed, For the freestyle contest, spectacular flips, twisting acro- The 2017 winners will also take on Partizan Belgrade and AJ nearly all the competitors are Norwegian, apart from a few batics and other “slow motion” moves that create a sense of Alkmaar, while Wolves - playing in Europe for the first time since from Sweden, Spain, Denmark and Finland. suspending time -- all, often improvised -- are de rigueur. 1980 - face Besiktas, Braga and Slovan Bratislava At first glance, it might look like just another belly flop Poolside, a jury scores the competitors on their style, Arsenal, who lost to Chelsea in last season’s final, have drawn competition. timing, originality -- and, the size of their splash. Eintracht Frankfurt, Standard Liege and Vitoria. But death diving requires an element of skill. us,” he says, his voice trailing off at the memory. “It’s difficult to describe,” says Joan “Fly” Fuster, a Celtic will face Lazio, while Rangers are in a tough group Jumping off a 10-metre (33-foot) tower, competitors ‘Fear locks out’ 29-year-old Spaniard, who travelled from Menorca for with Porto. perform a stunt, holding the pose for as long as they can It was another group of Norwegian friends, who in 2008 the competition. Group stage draw in full: until it looks like they’re about to do a massive belly flop, set up the world championships. “I really love the feeling of flying and being free. Like Group A: Sevilla, Apoel Nicosia, Qarabag, F91 Dudelange before tucking their body into a tight curl at the last second Organizers say it was meant as a somewhat tongue-in- there’s no gravity for just a second.” Group B: Dynamo Kiev, FC Copenhagen, Malmo, Lugano as they are about to hit the water. cheek title at the time as the only “international” diver that Hitting the water at 70 kilometres (45 miles) an hour Group C: Basel, Krasnodar, Getafe, Trabzonspor At Oslo’s Frognerbadet municipal pool, the divers vy- year was a Norwegian adopted from Guatemala. leaves little room for error. Group D: Sporting Lisbon, PSV Eindhoven, Rosenborg, Lask ing for the world title warm up with stretches, push-ups To blaring music, competitors flex their muscles, dab, While dods dives are far from the spectacular, death- Group E: Lazio, Celtic, Rennes, Cluj and headstands to prepare their bodies for the grueling twerk and otherwise entertain the spectators below from defying swan dives performed off the cliffs of Mexico and Group F: Arsenal, Eintracht Frankfurt, Standard Liege, Vitoria challenge to come. the top of the diving tower. elsewhere, they can still involve bruises and knees-in-the- Group G: Porto, Young Boys, Feyenoord, Rangers “You do have a few nerves,” admits Morten Falteng, the “When I’m up there and it’s a competition, all the fear nose when things don’t go as planned. Group H: CSKA, Moscow, Ludogorets, Espanyol, Ferencvaros oldest competitor at almost 60, who, with four friends, started just locks out. I can do anything when I’m up there,” says Divers occasionally emerge from the water limping or in Group I: Wolsfburg, Gent, Saint-Etienne, Olexandriya the sport back in 1972. Miriam Hamberg, a 22-year-old from Sweden. need of consolation, but mostly there’s a lot of camaraderie Group J: Roma, Borussia Monchengladbach, Istanbul Ba- “We didn’t think too much about it back then, we just For the past two years, the competition has been open among competitors, with cheering, hugging and high fives. saksehir, Wolfsberger AC wanted to have fun. We dived, we jumped, we wanted to to women, who compete in their own category. “It’s not a very demanding sport,” says French-Norwegian Group K: Besiktas, Braga, Slovan Bratislava, Wolves do something new,” he recalls, clad in an old-fashioned, Hamberg has won the title both times. Paul Rigault, an official from the Norwegian death diving Group L: Manchester United, FC Astana, Partizan Belgrade, red-and-white striped swimsuit. “My brothers have always done this and I’ve always done federation. AJ Alkmaar (Source: BBC) “And there were these five girls that always came to watch the same things as they do. I never want to be worse,” she says. (Source: AFP) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y AUGUST 31, 2019 SPORTS 15

Saman Ghoddos suspended Iran 5th at FIVB U19 World Championship

SPORTS TEHRAN — Iran defeated Japan 3-1 (28-26, four months by FIFA desk23-25, 25-16, 25-23) at the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Boys’ U19 World Championship fifth place. SPORTS TEHRAN — Iranian interna- desktional attacking midfielder Saman Ghoddos has been suspended from all games for four months by FIFA. Ghoddos’s former club Östersund are also prohibited from recruiting players in two trans- fer windows. Ghoddos joined Amiens in French Ligue 1 at the end of last summer, but before that it was rumored that he had agreed to join Spanish side Huesca. According to Huesca, the clubs should have agreed on an agreement and Ghoddos should have flown down to sign, but Östersund then withdrew. According to the Football Channel, there will be consequences for both Östersund and Ghoddos. «The player has been sentenced to pay compen- sation to SD Huesca and sporting penalties have been imposed on the player and Östersunds FK Bardia Saadat led Iran with 37 points and Daiki Yamada had with reference to Article 17, sections 3 and 4,» FIFA 28 points for Japan. writes in an email to the site. The defending champions lost to Russia 3-1 and failed to His former Swedish club and he were sentenced qualify for the semifinals. to pay € 4 million to the Spanish club. Italy and Russia will meet together in the final match while Ghoddos has been banned from all football ac- Egypt and Argentina lock horn for the bronze medal. tivities until January. The 2019 edition of the FIVB Volleyball Boys’ U19 World He misses Iran’s four matches at the 2022 FIFA Championship features 20 teams playing across four pools from World Cup and AFC Asian Cup China 2023. August 21 to 30. Team Melli will start the campaign with a match The competition is being held in Tunis, Tunisia. against Hong Kong, slated for Sept. 10. Iran will meet Cambodia and Bahrain on Oct. 10 and 15 respectively and face Iraq on Nov. 14. The verdict can be taken on appeal to the Court Tractor defeat Persepolis: of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne. IPL

KAS Eupen GM Henkel welcomes Iran basketball capable of beating SPORTS TEHRAN — Tractor football team defeated deskPersepolis 1-0 in week 2 of Iran Professional new signing Saeid Ezatolahi Puerto Rico, coach says League (IPL) on Friday. Ehsan Haji Safi scored the only goal of the match before the interval. In the second half, Persepolis put the hosts under pressure but their strikers lacked of cutting edge. Holders Persepolis started the new IPL season with a 1-0 win over Pars Jonoubi while Tractor played out a goalless draw against Naft Masjed Soleyman. On Thursday, Esteghlal suffered a late 1-1 draw against Foolad, Sepahan defeated Machine Sazi 1-0, Padideh beat Shahin 2-1 and Sanat Naft drew 1-1 with Naft Masjed Soleyman.

Iranian thrower claims gold at Indian event

MNA — Iranian discus thrower Benham Shiri snatched a gold on Thursday at the 59th National Inter State Seniors Champi- onships 2019 in Lucknow, India. On the third day of the event in India, Shiri earned the title of SPORTS TEHRAN — Christoph though he is only 22, he has played 28 SPORTS TEHRAN — Iran bas- a mix of young and experienced players. men’s discus throw competition with a throw of 57.83m. deskHenkel, general man- times for the Iran national team,” Henkel deskketball coach Mehran We are optimistic we can defeat them,” Earlier on Wednesday, Iranian hurdler Mehdi Pirjahan had ager of KAS Eupen, is satisfied with their told lavenir.net. Shahintab says that they can start the Shahintab said. won a gold medal in 400m hurdle with a time of 49.33. new signing Saeid Ezatolahi. “I am confident that Ezatolahi will be 2019 FIBA World Cup with a win over “All 32 teams participating in the The competition, organized by Athletics Federation of In- The 22-year-old Iranian midfielder a real reinforcement for our team and will Puerto Rico. FIBA World Cup are the best teams in dia (AFI) kicked off on August 27 and will wrap up today. The joined the Belgian football team on a help us in the current season. We welcome Team Melli will play the Caribbean team the world. We’ve analyzed our oppo- four-day championships feature over 600 athletes from India one-year loan spell from Russian Premier Saeid to KAS Eupen and wish him every on Saturday at the Guangzhou Gymnasium nents in Group C. We have to do our besides other entries from countries like Sri Lanka, Maldives, League side Rostov with an option to buy. success in our club,” he added. in Guangzhou, China. best in the match against Puerto Rico Iran, Kazakhstan and Bhutan. “Saeid Ezatolahi proved his talent and Ezatolahi is the fifth Iranian player in Iran will also play Tunisia and Spain because it’s a must-win game for us,” abilities in Russian league. He also rep- Belgian First Division League. on Sept. 2 and 4 respectively in Group C. Iran coach added. resented Iran national football team in Ali Gholizadeh, Kaveh Rezaei, Milad “Puerto Rico match is very important Spain is expected to finish undefeated the 2018 World Cup and played in group Mohammadi and Younes Delfi are also for us. We know that they are an experi- on the top, and there will be a dogfight for Iran’s Sadeghian earns quota matches against Spain and Portugal. Al- playing in Belgian teams. enced team but our squad is made up of the second spot. place for Tokyo 2020

TASNIM — Iranian shooter Armina Sadeghian secured quota Young talents give Arnold confidence place for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on Thursday. Australia head coach Graham Arnold is confident the mentally and physically, many young and emerging She earned her quota at the women’s 10 meters air rifle final Socceroos will make a positive start to their Asian players were given the chance to enter or re-enter the in the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Rifle and Qualifiers campaign for the 2022 FIFA World Cup set-up, which has helped us to develop our depth,” Pistol World Cup in Rio de Janeiro. Qatar and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 after a thorough Arnold added. Sadeghian registered 628.3 points and qualified for the final. selection process. Arnold’s squad for features 12 players with 10 or fewer In April, Iranian shooter Najmeh Khedmati earned a quota Arnold named the 23-strong squad on Friday, with caps, highlighting the rejuvenation that is continuing place for the Tokyo 2020. Australia to play Kuwait away in their opening Group within the Socceroos’ set-up. She came fifth at the women’s 10 meters air rifle in the 2019 B match on September 10. “I find it exciting for the Socceroos and the nation that ISSF World Cup Rifle and Pistol in Beijing, China. Arnold’s first Asian Qualifiers selection features a there were so many more players in contention for this blend of international experience, and will offer further squad, and am expecting healthy competition for places in opportunities to numerous players at relatively early the starting side for Kuwait and our upcoming qualification stages of their respective senior international careers. matches as we target a winning start,” Arnold concluded. Ex-Iran defender Beikzadeh “I have spent the past month in Europe with one of my Australia will spend a week acclimatizing in the assistants, Rene Meulensteen, watching and speaking Bluewings, Jackson Irvine at Hull City, and Harry United Arab Emirates ahead of the Kuwait tie. Also hangs up his boots with our players and their coaches and we have been Souttar at Fleetwood Town, have made very positive in the group are Jordan, Chinese Taipei and Nepal. delighted with what we have seen and heard,” Arnold said. contributions with their clubs.» Following Australia’s qualification opener against TASNIM — Former Iran and Esteghlal left back Hashem Beikza- “The players that have been selected in this squad “Our June camp and friendly in Busan was a really Kuwait, the Caltex Socceroos will play Nepal in Canberra deh announced his retirement from professional football at the are fit and ready to go, while many, such as Brandon important time for us. While many of the senior players on October 10, Chinese Taipei in Kaohsiung on October age of 35 on Thursday. Borrello at Freiburg, Ajdin Hrustic at Groningen, Milos that had participated in three major tournaments since 15, and Jordan in Jordan on November 14. Beikzadeh is a product of Fajr Sepasi youth academy. Degenek at Red Star Belgrade, Adam Taggart at Suwon 2017 were left out to give them a chance to refresh (Source: the-afc) Niang vows to “fully dedicate” himself to FIBA after election as President Hamane Niang has promised to «fully interests of our beloved sport across all to the FIBA Central Board during dedicate» himself to the International corners of the world. the Congress, including Indonesian Basketball Federation (FIBA) following «We are the governing body of basketball businessman and International Olympic his election as President of the worldwide and we must continue to play the leading Committee member Erick Thohir. governing body at its Congress in Beijing. role in developing our sport. Papua New Guinea’s Karo Lelai, Niang, a former Mali Sports Minister «Together, we can become the most chairperson of the Association of National who served as a FIBA vice-president, was popular sports community in the world.» Olympic Committees Athletes’ Commission, elected unopposed during the meeting at the Niang will be tasked with building on and Japanese Basketball Federation President He moved to Esteghlal in 2008 and won the league in his Sheraton Grand Beijing Dongcheng Hotel. the work done by Muratore, whose five-year Yuko Mitsuya were among the others to secure first season. Beikzadeh has also played at Sepahan, Saba, Zob The former FIBA Africa head succeeds stint at the helm concluded at the Congress, a place on the Central Board. Ahan and Tractor. Argentina’s Horacio Muratore and will serve although the Presidential role at FIBA does They are joined by: Australia’s David Reid, Beikzadeh made his debut for Iran national football team in a single four-year term through to 2023. not have the same significance as other global protracted row with EuroLeague, but has Celestine Adjanohoun of Benin, Madagascar’s August 2006 in a friendly match against the UAE. «I sincerely thank all the National sports organisations. helped install widespread governance Jean-Michel Ramaroson, Canada’s Michele He was again called up to Team Melli for the West Asian Federations for the trust they have placed Muratore oversaw FIBA during a reforms to bring the organisation in line O’Keefe, Marcelo Luis Bedoya Murto from Football Federation Championship 2007 held in Amman, Jordan. in me today,» said Niang. challenging period, which included the with modern standards. Paraguay, Usie Richards of the Virgin Islands, He scored his first goal for Iran on June 24, 2007 in a 2–1 final «It is with humility that I accept this sudden death of secretary general and Germany’s Ingo Weiss was re-elected Romania’s Carmen Tocala, Jean-Pierre match win versus Iraq. responsibility placed upon me. International Olympic Committee member to serve a second four-year term as FIBA Siutat of France, Antti Zitting of Finland He was called up to the national team for the 2014 FIFA World «I promise to dedicate myself fully to Patrick Baumann in October. treasurer. and Greece’s Asterios Zois. Cup by Carlos Queiroz but remained an unused substitute in the FIBA during my tenure and to serve the He was also at the helm during FIBA’s A total of 13 officials were elected (Source: Insidethegames) tournament, losing his spot to Mehrdad Pooladi because of injury. Prayer Times Noon:13:05 Evening: 19:52 Dawn: 5:08 (tomorrow) Sunrise: 6:36 (tomorrow) AUGUST 31, 2019 ART&CULTURE I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y www.tehrantimes.com Managing Director: Ali Asgari Editor-in-Chief: Mohammad Ghaderi Editorial Dept.: Fax: (+98 21) 88808214 — 88808895 Screenwriters select Iran’s top [email protected] Switchboard Operator: Tel: (+98 21) 43051000 Advertisements Dept.: Telefax: (+98 21) 43051450 Public Relations Office: Tel: (+98 21) 88805807 Subscription & Distribution Dept.: Tel: (+98 21) 43051603 scripts of the year www.eshterak.ir Distributor: Padideh Novin Co. Tel: 88911433 ARTTEHRAN — Iran’s top Webmaster: [email protected] deskscripts of the year were Printed at: Jame Jam Bartar Borna - 44197737 awarded during the 8th edition of the Iranian Screenwriters Association Celebration at Tehrantimes79 Tehrantimesdaily the Farabi Cinema Foundation in Tehran on Wednesday. No. 18, Bimeh Alley, Nejatollahi St., Tehran, Iran “The Underwater Cypress” co-written by P.o. Box: 14155-4843 Mohammad-Ali Bashe-Ahangar and Hamed Zip Code: 1599814713 Bashe-Ahangar received the award for the war film category. It is about soldiers from Iranian religious minorities who are still listed as missing in action, while the award in the action film category was presented to Mohammad-Hossein Mahdavian and Ebrahim Amini for “Lottery”, about trafficking Iranian women to Arab countries. In the crime film category, “Sheeple”, written and directed by Hooman Seyyedi, GUIDE TO was honored. The film also won the audience SPIRITUAL AWAKENING award for best screenplay. “Sheeple” tells the story of a family of The tongue is a wild beast which, left to itself, three brothers and a sister living in the slums will wound and shed blood. of Tehran. The elder brother owns a drug- producing laboratory and presides over the Imam Ali (AS) group, like a shepherd for sheep. Kazem Mollai, director and writer of the acclaimed drama “Kupal”, was honored in the WHAT’S IN ART GALLERIES experimental film category and the award for Painting best comedy screenplay went to “Confiscation” Homa Gallery is playing host to written by Ali Forqani. an exhibition of paintings by Vahid “Kupal” is about a hunter and a taxidermist Jafarnejad. called “Dr. Ahmad Kupal”. On the last day of the year, just moments before the arrival The exhibit entitled “An Hour with Co-writers Mohammad-Hossein Mahdavian (L) and Ebrahim Amini pose after receiving the award for best action Dancing Insects” will run until Sep- of the New Year, he faces an unexpected challenge. screenplay for “Lottery” at the 8th Iranian Screenwriters Association Celebration at the Farabi Cinema Foundation tember 6 at the gallery located at in Tehran on August 28, 2019. No. 8, Forth Alley, Sanai St., Karim Set in the 1970s, “Confiscation” is about a Khan Ave. man who works for the SAVAK intelligence Afshin Hashemi received the award for love, affection, hope and life itself manage Accepting the award, his brother Sirus, An exhibition of paintings by Pu- services and is forced to flee the country after best musical. to sweep away the fear of death from those who is a veteran Iranian filmmaker, expressed ria Nahai is underway at Golestan the Islamic revolution in 1979. In the drama section, Peyman Maadi surrounded by it. his hope that officials pay more attention to Gallery. “Lovely Trash” written and directed received the award for his work “Bomb, a In this section, “Astigmatism” by Majidreza the screenwriters. The exhibition will be running until by Mohsen Amiryusefi, about the Iranian Love Story”. Mostafavi and Payam Karami received the “When artists are honored posthumously September 4 at the gallery locat- presidential election in 2009, won the The story of the film is set in 1988 when special jury award. it means they are still alive,” he said. ed at 42 Kamasai St. in the Darus award for best fantasy screenplay, “Auntie Tehran is being bombed relentlessly at The organizers also paid tribute to In addition, veteran screenwriter Siamak neighborhood. Frog” about a frog who is worried about the height of the Iran-Iraq war. The days screenwriter Khashayar Alvand, who passed Taqipur was honored for his lifetime Paintings by Ali Naderi are cur- her 98 children by Fereshteh Taerpur and that pass by are full of foreboding, and yet, away in February at 51. achievements. rently on view in an exhibition at Dena Gallery. The exhibit titled “Color and Water” Nasirian, Nasirpur, Ahmadi receive Calligrapher Keikhosro Khorush honored will run until September 4 at the Davud Rashidi Awards with lifetime achievement award gallery located at 4 Sussan Alley off Qarani St. ARTTEHRAN — Actors ARTTEHRAN — Ali Beigiparast and Mona Khos- deskAli Nasirian and deskVeteran calligrapher roshahi are displaying their latest Mahtab Nasirpur and writer Ahmadreza Keikhosro Khorush, who is mostly paintings in an exhibition at Negar Ahmadi have each received one of the known for calligraphy works on Gallery. Davud Rashidi Awards, which are granted Persian classical literature, was The exhibit named “The Dance of by late actor Davud Rashidi’s family to honored with a lifetime achievement Pain” runs until September 4 at the honor cultural figures with outstanding award during a ceremony held at the gallery, which can be found at 33 achievements. Calligraphy Museum of Iran in Tehran Delaram Alley, Roshanai St. in the The awards ceremony began with on Thursday. Qeitarieh neighborhood. tributes to Hosseinali Tabatabai, the The ceremony attended by veteran A collection of paintings by Samad first manager of Tehran’s City Theater painters Habibollah Sadeqi and Tavana is on display in an exhibition Complex, and recently-deceased actor Enayatollah Nuri, Tehran City Council at Ace Gallery. Dariush Asadzadeh at the Abbas Kiarostami member Ahmad Masjed-Jamei and Entitled “Cauterize and Garden”, Hall of the Farabi Cinema Foundation on a large number of calligraphers and the exhibit will be running until Thursday evening. literati was organized in collaboration Actor Ali Nasirian (R) receives a Davud September 11 at the gallery locat- Actors Sirus Ebrahimzadeh and with the Iran Calligraphers Association Rashidi Award from actress Taraneh Calligrapher Keikhosro Khorush in ed at 1831 Shariati Ave. near the Fatemeh Motamed-Arya delivered speeches Speaking at the ceremony, Alidoosti at the Abbas Kiarostami Hall an undated photo. (Mehr/Shahab Qeitarieh neighborhood. in praise of Rashidi who died in 2016, director of the museum, Hooman of the Farabi Cinema Foundation on Qayyumi) Paintings by Mohammadreza and the organizers also screened a video Yusefdehi, said that the calligraphers August 29, 2019. (Mehr/Behnam Tofiqi) Atashzad are on display in an ex- depicting the New York-based Iranian and painters have beautifully actually protecting Iranian traditional hibition at Atashzad Gallery. director, Amir Naderi. popular series, “Sharzad”. recorded the feelings and desires art,” he concluded. The exhibition will be running until “Davud Rashidi didn’t reach the position “Davud Rashidi made a major impact on of Iranians and added, “These artists Khorush painted a portrait of the September 6 at the gallery located he deserved,” he said in the video. “He had Iran’s theater and his directorial career was possess a special status in Iranian founder of the Islamic Republic of at 3 North Abbaspur (Tavanir) St. to play in films he didn’t like, but he always very different from the regular programs society and we must always honor Iran, Imam Khomeini, in the early near Vanak Sq. read at nights and was always helpful.” others pursued. I learned a lot from him and appreciate them.” years of the 1979 Islamic revolution An exhibition of paintings by Ma- “I didn’t have the chance to work with and I’m very proud of meeting him and Nuri next talked about Khorush and that has been republished many times. tin Rafieifar is currently underway him. Many people didn’t know him, but I being his colleague,” Alidoosti said. “I co- said, “Master Khorush has had great A copy of the Divan of Hafez at Theme Gallery. had the chance to know him,” he noted. starred with Mr. Nasirian [in “Sharzad”], masters in life but good nature has inscribed by Khorush has been one The exhibit named “The First Glance” The 79-year-old Persian poet, playwright but I never had the courage to ask him if been his best master. He has been able of the top-selling books over the years. runs until September 5 at the gallery and children’s book writer, Ahmadreza I could take a photo with him. Tonight, I to throw away hatred and pessimism The Calligraphy Museum of Iran located at 10 Zebarjad Alley, North Ahmadi, was the first person called to the want to do this.” with the help of love and that is why is home to a rare collection of Persian Villa St., off Karim Khan Ave. stage to receive his award. Nasirpur received the award from her his words are all filled with love and calligraphy. Tehran’s CAMA – Contemporary In his short speech, Ahmadi expressed husband, Mohammad Rahmanian, the his art is respected. Master Khorush The building was a historical and Modern Art Gallery is hosting an his thanks to his wife and doctor for the director of the acclaimed movie “Bench is a chapter of Iran’s history of art house in Tehran formerly owned exhibition of paintings by Setayesh efforts they made to help him recover from Cinema” and play “The Horses”. and will be remembered forever.” by Gholamreza Fuladvand, a senator Nasserabadi. a severe heart condition. “I have worked with Mahtab Nasirpur Masjed-Jamei called Khorush the during the reign of Iran’s last monarch, The exhibit titled “#IAMSETAYESH” “As a result, I could write several books for three decades and we have lived together symbol of Iranian’s sophistication and Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. will run until September 4 at the and I have recently begun to do paintings,” for over two decades. She has been the said, “Master Khorush has represented The house was converted into gallery located at No. 44, 10th Go- he said. motivation behind my works,” Rahmanian calligraphy at its highest level.” a museum under the auspices of lestan, Pasdaran St. Nasirian received his award from Taraneh said before giving the award to Nasirpur. “He has mastery over both Tehran Municipality’s Beautification Alidoosti, the star of Asghar Farhadi’s Oscar- Nasirpur thanked the organizers and calligraphy and painting but has Organization in 2017 and is located Drawing winning movie “The Salesman” who co- said, “I also thank Mohammad Rahmanian not mingled them together, and has on Hoquqi Alley off Somayyeh Street Drawings by Mehrdad Iravanian starred with him in director Hassan Fat’hi’s for giving me a beautiful life.” followed their rules separately; this is in downtown Tehran. are on display in an exhibition at Saye Gallery. The exhibit named “Presumptive Land- Iran’s submission to 2020 Oscars “Finding London Film Festival picks three films scape” will run until September 11 at the gallery that can be found at No. 21, 13th Farideh” named best in Herat festival from Iran Alley, Sanai St. off Karim Khan Ave. ARTTEHRAN — Iran’s International Women’s Film Festival. ARTTEHRAN — The The festival presents a lineup 229 desk deskIranian films “The feature films from some of the world’s Multimedia submission to the 2020 Bani-Etemad received an award for her Warden”, “Coup 53” and “Fault Line” greatest directors and emerging Shalman Gallery is playing host to Oscars “Finding Farideh” was named best lifetime achievements during the previous will go on screen at the 63rd BFI filmmakers. an exhibition of paintings, sculptures documentary at the 5th Herat International edition of the festival. London Film Festival, the organizers For 12 days from October 2 to 13, and photos by Negar Azad, Zahra Women’s Film Festival, a public relations Mehraveh Sharifinia, the actress in Bani- have announced. the festival will celebrate the diverse Hojatzadeh, Fatemeh Sheikh-Mo- team announced on Friday. Etemad’s acclaimed social drama “Tales”, “The Warden” by Nima Javidi will landscape of international cinema. hammadi and Kimia Nurian. Co-directed by Azadeh Musavi and was also a special guest of the festival, which be screened in the Thrill section. The It will open with Armando The exhibition titled “Profile” will Kurosh Atai, the film is about a Netherland- opened at the Intercontinental Hotel in film is about an Iranian prison warden Iannucci’s “The Personal History run until September 4 at the gallery based Iranian woman who was adopted Kabul on August 26 and ran until August who is assigned to transfer prisoners of David Copperfield”, and close located at 27 Kavusi Alley, West Rud- by a Dutch couple forty years ago, and 29 in Herat, Bamyan and Nangarhar. to a new building during the 1960s. with Martin Scorsese’s latest epic bar St., off Mirdamad Blvd. returns to Iran to search for her family. A lineup of 47 films from different “Finding Farideh” was selected as Iran’s countries, including Afghanistan, India, The documentary “Coup 53 “ “The Irishman” in its international by Taqi Amirani is a decade-long premiere. Photo submission to the 92nd Academy Awards Myanmar, Turkey, France, Egypt, investigation into the U.S.-designed Also included are Taika Waititi’s Mahsa Purhosseini, Fattaneh in the best foreign-language film category. Italy, Belgium, Iran, Russia, United 1953 coup against the government of “Jojo Rabbit”, Mister Rogers’ movie “A Rahimi, Ensieh Amirifar, Moham- The documentary has been acclaimed States, Lebanon, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Mohammad Mosaddeq in Iran. Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”, mad-Sadeq Saremi and three more in several Iranian events. It was selected as Kazakhstan and Germany, competed in “Fault Line” (Gosal) is a short by Timothée Chalamet’s historical artists are showcasing their latest best documentary at the 20th Iran Cinema the festival this year. Soheil Amirsharifi, which tells the drama “The King”, Noah Baumbach’s photos in an exhibition at AG Gallery. Celebration in Tehran in September 2018. The first edition of the festival was held story of a schoolgirl who tries to hide a “Marriage Story”, James Mangold’s The exhibition runs until September Musavi also attended a screening of the in Herat and the next two editions were mistake she made in the morning that racing drama “Le Mans 66”, and 5 at the gallery located at 43 Azodi documentary at Kabul University. also held at the ancient fortress of Ekhtiyar has caused problems for her friends Robert Eggers’ black-and-white folk St., Karim Khan Ave. Iranian director Rakhshan Bani-Etemad Al-din (Arg) in the same province. The was the president of the jury of the Herat fourth and fifth editions took place in Kabul. and herself. tale “The Lighthouse”.