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WWW.TEHRANTIMES.COM I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 8 Pages Price 50,000 Rials 1.00 EURO 4.00 AED 43rd year No.14003 Monday AUGUST 2, 2021 Mordad 11, 1400 Dhul Hijjah 22, 1442 Iran issues travel Iran volleyball Hamedan, Bukhara Iranian mythologist warning to knocked out of to develop sister city Jalal Sattari Afghanistan Page 3 Tokyo Olympics Page 3 partnership Page 7 dies at 90 Page 8 Iran: JCPOA is not over TEHRAN — At his press briefing which was nian president and his entourage to attend held online, the Iranian Foreign Ministry the United Nations General Assembly in spokesman presented a timeline of the New York. Israel fails to fish in ministry’s activities and developments “The U.S. government must take into in the field of foreign policy over the past account that it has definitive hosting two weeks. Saeed Khatibzadeh then an- responsibilities for the United Nations swered questions from domestic and headquarters in New York, and regardless See page 3 foreign journalists. of its differences with countries, it has Khatibzadeh responded to some state- specific hosting responsibilities and must troubled waters ments made inside the United States that act within that framework,” he stated. Washington should not allow the new Ira- Continued on page 2 Transit of goods via Iran’s land borders rises 95% TEHRAN- Transit of goods via Iran’s land in the mentioned four-month period, borders has risen 95 percent during the adding that the figure can be increased first four months of the current Iranian if the necessary infrastructure is laid, and calendar year (March 21-July 22), as com- some barriers are removed. pared to the same period of time in the As previously announced by the IRICA past year, the head of Islamic Republic spokesman, 7.532 million tons of commod- of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) ities were transited through Iran in the announced. previous Iranian calendar year (ended on Mehdi Mir-Ashrafi said that 3.753 mil- March 20) despite the restrictions created lion tons of commodities has been transited by the coronavirus pandemic. through the land borders of the country Continued on page 4 Rare Diseases Document goes into effect TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani and signed a petition calling for drawing issued a decree on Sunday, according to up a national document on rare diseas- which the National Document on Rare es on the occasion of Rare Disease Day, Diseases has officially taken effect, IRNA February 28, 2019. reported on Sunday. The National Document on Rare Dis- The Document has been approved in eases, recently prepared in collaboration December 2020, with the aim of preventing with the Rare Diseases Foundation and the birth of infants with rare diseases, the University of Tehran, was drafted by medical and therapeutic problems. prominent domestic and foreign experts. Reuters Patients with rare diseases launched Continued on page 7 Persepolis still Excavation sheds new light on ancient cemetery Experts sound alarm of global consequences hungry to win more in northern Iran over vaccine inequality BY FARROKH HESABI TEHRAN – A team of Iranian archaeologists has the Sassanid era (224–651). The reluctance of rich countries to distribute 1 percent of their populations has received ersepolis have won Iran Profes- recently finished the sixth archaeological season on Various types of pottery and everyday ob- their excess coronavirus vaccines to poorer even one dose.” sional League (IPL) title for a fifth the Liar-Sang-Bon, an archaeological site and ceme- jects, as well as weapons made of iron, were nations has prompted warnings from glob- A similar message has been echoed by the consecutive season. It’s an unprec- tery in the Amlash region, northern Gilan province. also discovered, he mentioned. al financial and health organizations of the International Monetary Fund, which warned, P The recent surveys have shown that the type Back in January, DNA samples have been dangers that lie ahead. “vaccine access has emerged as the principal edented record of league dominance for Iran’s top flight, however the team are and size of graves in this cemetery may have extracted from some ancient skeletons unearthed The World Trade Organization is among fault line along which the global recovery still hungry to win more titles. indicated the social status or rank of the buried in Liar-Sang-Bon revealed that they date back the latest to issue a warning that global dis- splits into two blocs.” In fact, Persepolis did what Persepolis individuals, ISNA quoted Iranian archaeologist to the Parthian and Sassanid periods. parities in Covid vaccine rates will have an That’s a dangerous message from the IMF. do! This absolutely sounds perfect for the Vali Jahani as saying on Sunday. Liar-Sang-Bon was initially identified in the international impact on economic recovery Global recovery will not be sustainable across Reds as they have won seventh titles of IPL In the cemetery section of the site, which Iranian calendar year 1391 (March 2012-March from the pandemic. WTO Chief Ngozi Okon- the board! in total and fifth in a row. covers an area of about two hectares, 19 graves 2013) while its related mapping and demar- jo-Iweala says “Failure to ensure global access IMF Critics would say the institution The Iranian giants club clinched their (21 burials) of different types were identified cating projects were completed in 1393 and its to vaccines poses a serious threat to the global will be pleased with the idea. The Washing- record-extending fifth consecutive title on during the recent excavation, he explained. first season of excavation commenced in 1395. economy and to public health.” ton-based organization will be standing by Friday after beating Peykan 2-0. A large majority of graves do not have any special The site has undergone several archaeo- Okonjo-Iweala also says that “trade the telephone eagerly waiting for requests When considering some of the major structural features, and the holes are oval, however, logical surveys since then and the result has performance is diverging significantly to send out massive bailout loans. factors that have helped Persepolis maintain the size of these graves appears to vary depending been the discovery of about 100 ancient tombs, across regions, with unequal access to Of course, history shows governments their dominance in Iranian football, one on the social status of the deceased, he added. a considerable number of historical objects, and COVID-19 vaccines a major factor in the struggle to repay the loans, then impose name that immediately comes to mind is He also noted that typological research gener- very important information about the style and disparities.” austerity measures and make matters much Branko Ivankovic. ally suggests the tombs date from the middle of custom of burial of the people of that period. She added, “this is especially true for worse for their populations. The Croatian tactician created the basis the Parthian period (247 BC – 224 CE) through Continued on page 6 low-income countries, where barely over Continued on page 5 of success for the Tehran-based club when he took over in 2015 and won three out of the five consecutive league trophies for the Reds. Capital market realizes over $161b of financing in a year China’s economic rise Ivankovic raised the bar for next Perse- polis’ coaches. However, Yahya Golmo- TEHRAN - Iranian Minister of Finance and business and remove barriers so that investors defined a holistic program to encourage the country’s presents an alternative hammadi, the current head coach, could Economic Affairs Farhad Dejpasand has said can enter the market, and as a result, new job production sector to enter the capital market and use handle the challenge in the best way possible the capital market realized 6.8 quadrillion rials opportunities will be created,” he added. its huge capacities for funding development projects to Western model: and continued in the path that Branko had (over $161.9 billion) of financing in the previous Over the past few years and especially since the and boost production. already started. Yahya now has forged a Iranian calendar year (ended on March 20). re-imposition of the U.S. sanctions, the Iranian gov- Back in February, Dejpasand had said that researcher Speaking to the press on the sidelines of a ernment has been implementing new strategies to cut the capital market provided five quadrillion rials reputation as one of Iran’s best new gen- BY MOHAMMAD MAZHARI eration coaches. cabinet meeting on Sunday, Dejpasand said: reliance on oil and promote domestic production using (over $119 billion) of financing in the first 10 “The Economy Ministry plays a major role in internal capacities. The capital market was one of the months of the previous Iranian calendar year TEHRAN – A researcher on the China program at Another name for the Persepolis club is the Institute of Regional Studies in Islamabad says Jalal Hosseini. The Titan of Iranian football formulating the country’s economic policy.” major areas in which these new strategies manifested. (March 20, 2020-January 19, 2021). “This ministry should take measures to facilitate As part of the mentioned strategies, the government Continued on page 4 that the People’s Republic of China could success- is now at the age of 39 and still playing for fully present an alternative model for Western one. the Reds at the highest level, with the un- “The Chinese development path and governance paralleled power of team leadership on the presents an alternative model to the Western demo- pitch. In a sense, the veteran has become cratic system,” Nabila Jaffar tells the Tehran Times.