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Leader to endorse Raisi as president on Tuesday Iran: JCPOA is not over POLITICAL TEHRAN — will be formally ‘U.S. must host all countries in New York’ deskendorsed as president on Tuesday by Leader of the Islamic Revolution . 1 Stating that such efforts and raising present and future of Afghanistan,” Khati- During the endorsement ceremony, Raisi will receive the such issues are not strange, he said that the bzadeh highlighted. presidential mandate from Ayatollah Khamenei. Zionist regime’s lobby in the United States He reiterated that everyone should be uses every opportunity to accuse the Islamic aware that genuine inter-Afghan dialogue can Republic of Iran. be a lasting peace solution for Afghanistan. He continued about the latest situation of “Iran considers the security of Afghanistan prisoner exchanges between Iran, the United as its security,” he said, adding that Iran is States and Britain, saying that these were in contact with all parties in Afghanistan two different issues. and will do whatever is necessary to build “The American side violated its obliga- lasting peace in Afghanistan. tions, and if it had fulfilled these obligations, “Jordan must refrain from making our Iranians would have been freed today,” provocative statements” he elaborated. Commenting on the King of Jordan’s “These are the reasons why we did not recent remarks about Iran during a visit to have any dialogue with the Americans from Washington, Khatibzadeh said that Iran thinks the first day until today, and we have more all countries should know that resolving the and more reasons every day that all the talks, differences is the right way to go, and they even those that are indirect should be pushed should refrain from making provocative and The ceremony will be attended by a number of high-ranking forward with utmost distrust of the American baseless statements. and mid-ranking officials as well as foreign dignitaries. side because they have shown how untrust- The diplomat added, “We welcome to have Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli will first present worthy they are,” Khatibzadeh highlighted. talks and consultations with various countries, a report on the June presidential election in which Raisi won He also responded to another question including Jordan, within the framework of by a landslide. Raisi and the Leader will also deliver speeches regarding remarks by the U.S. secretary of inauguration ceremony became known, other. What happened in the field of voting well-known diplomatic principles.” respectively. state and some European countries that the the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Iranian has been seriously pursued by the Ministry of “You are in the wrong path!” Two days later, Raeisi will be sworn in as president in the JCPOA talks will not remain open for a long embassies abroad began their activities in Foreign Affairs. There was appeasement and Addressing U.S. officials, Khatibzadeh Majlis (parliament). time and that Iran have delayed the Vienna this regard. legal and judicial follow-up, and talks have said, “You cannot reach the right destination Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh announced talks, saying as a country that has caused In response to the question that according been held with local officials, both security by repeating the wrong path. You must dis- on Sunday that dozens of delegations at the level of president, many troubles in a criminal economic war to some news outlets a delegation of Saudi and political, and this issue will be followed tance yourself from the sanctions mentality prime minister, parliament speaker, foreign minister or special against the Iranian nation, the United States officials is also scheduled to attend the inaugu- up to the end.” and the extreme caution you have towards envoy will visit Tehran to take part in the swearing-in ceremony is not in a position to talk about these issues. ration of Ebrahim Raisi, the spokesman said, He also commented on the beating of sanctions, and the treatment of the addiction on Thursday. Khatibzadeh said such a speculation that “I did not see the presence of a representative an Iranian citizen in a detention center in to sanctions is respect for the Iranian people Khatibzadeh said the attendance of foreign officials at the the nuclear negotiations have been concluded and a delegation from Saudi Arabia in the Sweden, saying, “From the very first mo- and international law.” ceremony demonstrates Iran’s status and legitimacy in the world. will not help the issue. list of delegations. I should check again. I ment we were informed about this, a note He emphasized that all these measures “Dozens of delegations traveling to Iran is a further manifes- “Everyone knew and was informed that cannot confirm a report on this at this time.” was given to Swedish authorities, and the are an obstacle when the United States wants tation of Iran’s acceptance and legitimacy in the international the democratic transfer of power in Iran “Hostage taking” Iranian ambassador to Sweden met with to return to the JCPOA, and Iran is closely arena,” the spokesman remarked, according to Press TV. is taking place and those who claim to be “What is happening is a blatant and brutal Swedish authorities.” following and monitoring these issues. Among the dignitaries, Iraqi President Barham Salih will democratic should understand above all that hostage-taking by the United States,” the “Iran closely follows Tunisia de- “PGCC chief’s remarks doesn’t re- most likely visit Iran for the inauguration ceremony. when the transfer of power takes place in spokesman said of a recent U.S. citizen ac- velopments” flect views of all members” “The visit of the Iraqi president is on schedule and he will such a calm and civil way, they should wait cusing an Iranian living in Canada of trying In response to another question about The spokesman referred to the recent most likely come to Iran to attend the swearing-in ceremony,” until the new team will be deployed as the to circumvent sanctions and holding a trial Iran’s view of the latest developments in claims of the secretary general of the Per- Khatibzadeh said. executive team,” he said. for the Iranian citizen in Washington. Tunisia, the Foreign Ministry spokesman sian Gulf Cooperation Council against Iran, He added Salih’s trip will fall within bilateral visits. He said vital agreements have been reached He stressed that Iran’s priority is the re- said, “We are closely following the devel- saying that these remarks show his lack of Khatibzadeh said he was not certain whether a Saudi dele- in Vienna and the talks have had exemplary lease and return of Iranians from American opments in Tunisia and we are with the accurate knowledge of developments in West gation would also be present at the ceremony. achievements. prisons. government and people of this country to Asia and incomplete understanding of these “On the list of delegations, I have not seen presence of a rep- “Of course, we failed to reach an agreement. “The more hostages they take, the longer pass this stage.” developments. He must pay attention to the resentative or a delegation from Saudi Arabia and presently I Some problems remain, which are serious the list of Iranians who must be released.” Khatibzadeh continued, “We think that facts and be aware of the developments in cannot confirm a report in this regard,” the Foreign Ministry issues, and if there were no problems, an “Iran supports initiatives promot- the only solution is to hold comprehensive the region. spokesman stated. agreement would have been reached,” he said. ing peace” talks, and everyone should show their com- Khatibzadeh continued, “We have re- Khatibzadeh continued by saying that the In response to another question about the mitment in practice as soon as possible to peatedly been told bilaterally about what United States, by dragging out the issues of “New Levent” project with the participation a political solution to this crisis.” he says that his statements are the message Resistance front exposed some extravagances and non-fulfillment of of Iraq, Egypt and Jordan and Iran’s view on “Maintaining Afghanistan security of one or two members of this council and obligations, caused Iran and the P4+1 not this issue, Khatibzadeh said, “The Islamic is Iran’s top priority” these words do not represent all members Israel’s vulnerability in to be able to reach an agreement with the Republic of Iran has all the facilities to de- In response to another question about of the Persian Gulf Council. Unfortunately, tanker attack: journalist United States in due time. velop the role of Iraq as a friend and brother Iran’s view of the latest developments in his statements are related to the positions of “The United States needs to know its po- in the region, and any initiative promoting Afghanistan and Iran’s efforts to establish one or two member countries of this council.” The recent retaliatory attack on an Israeli-managed oil tanker off sition and know how much international and peace and stability in the area is welcomed peace in the neighboring country, the dip- The senior diplomat warned one or two the coast of Oman in the Arabian Sea shows that the resistance national damage it has done to Iran during and supported.” lomat said that the situation in Afghanistan countries and the secretary general of the front is in possession of resources and the technology capable this period,” he said. He continued by saying that what is men- is serious. Persian Gulf Cooperation Council to review of exposing Israel’s vulnerability, says a Palestinian-American “Salih will soon visit Iran” tioned is decades old. “For the Islamic Republic of Iran, secu- their positions and their incomplete knowledge journalist. In response to a question regarding the “Of course, I do not know the exact di- rity of the Afghan people has always been a of the developments in the region. Ramzy Baroud, an internationally syndicated columnist news about the visit of Iraqi President Barham mensions of its declaration, but we generally top priority. We have declared to all parties The Foreign Ministry spokesman contin- and the founder of PalestineChronicle.com, made the remarks Salih to Tehran and the purpose of this visit, welcome any initiative that contributes to and groups in Afghanistan that they must ued, “What is going on in the Vienna talks is in an interview with Press TV on Saturday while commenting the Foreign Ministry spokesman said, “The peace and stability in the region,” he added. consider the protection of the Afghan peo- about how the United States will return to on the Liberian-flagged, Japanese-owned ship Mercer Street visit of the Iraqi president to Iran is planned, He said that the peace and security of ple in all their actions and talks,” he noted. its commitments, in return for which Iran that recently came under attack northeast of the Omani port and he will most likely attend the inauguration Iran’s neighbors is same as Iran’s peace and Iran has always been ready to do what- will fulfill its obligations in full, and other of Duqm. ceremony. They will come to Iran, and it is security; their progress and development is ever is necessary to achieve peace in this issues have nothing to do with these talks.” “Most of the information available regarding this incident within the framework of a bilateral trip.” the progress and development of Iran. country and maintain the security of the In remarks on Thursday, Nayef Al-Hajraf comes from Israeli and American sources; the confirmation Khatibzadeh continued that in addition “Foreign Ministry pursuing legal Afghan people, he insisted. asked that the Vienna nuclear talks address that drones have been used to attack the ship came specifically to Salih, several dozen delegations from dif- actions about citizens beaten abroad” “The Islamic Republic of Iran has facil- Iran’s ballistic missiles. from the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet,” Baroud said. ferent countries travel to Iran to participate The diplomat also responded to another itated the first round of talks between the “Qatari FM visit was related to bi- “Since no independent and trustworthy sources have con- in the inauguration ceremony, which is at question related to the news about the beating Afghan parties in Tehran and is ready to lateral relations” firmed - or denied - the sequence of events that led to the the level of presidents, heads of government, of an Iranian citizen in a detention center in facilitate the second round.” Khatibzadeh also responded to questions attack on the Mercer Street, we cannot discuss the event with parliament speakers, foreign ministers, and Sweden and the actions of the Ministry of He added that Iran believes there is no regarding the Qatari foreign minister’s visit total trust and reliance on Israeli and U.S. sources,” he added. special envoys. Foreign Affairs in this regard, as well as the military solution to Afghanistan crisis. to Tehran by saying that the visit took place The journalist said that the possible use of drones in the Referring to the performance of the Min- Foreign Ministry’s follow-up on the beat- “As we have repeatedly stated, the key within bilateral ties and regional cooperation. attack against the tanker vessel was indicative of “advanced istry of Foreign Affairs and other responsible ing an Iranian citizen in Britain during the is to hold genuine inter-Afghan dialogue “This visit was bilateral and had nothing surveillance and intelligence.” institutions in this field, he said that from presidential elections. “Of course, these two and form an inclusive government with all to do with the existing issues between Iran Baroud underlined that regardless of the possibility of the very beginning, when the time of the issues mentioned are different from each Afghan groups. The Taliban are part of the and the United States,” he said. an Israeli response, it seems that the “rules of the game have indeed changed and not in favor of Israel.” ‘The attack was a game changer’ Informed sources have said the attack on the tanker was Naval power is result of jihadi management, says Army official in response to an Israeli missile attack on Syria and that the POLITICAL TEHRAN – A senior Army official said to develop Makran coasts while many things had not resistance front was serious in its resolve to stop the occupying deskon Sunday that development of Makran been predicted in advance.” regime’s crimes in the region. coasts and great increase in Iran’s naval power are the Makaran coasts lie along the Sea of Oman in south The Palestinian-American journalist described the move result of a professional performance which he described Iran in Sistan-Balouchestan province. as a “game-changer” as the attack shattered Israel’s fantasy as “jihadi management”. “Definitely, firm determination, seriousness, eager- of gaining a regional geostrategic position. Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari, the deputy army ness, far-sightedness and diligent efforts of our dear “This is a game changer. Since Israel began its normalization commander for coordination affairs, made the remarks colleagues in the Army made this possible in the short- with Arab countries in that region, the understanding was that in a ceremony inaugurating the Fatemi building est time and this is the same jihadi management that Israel has gained a geostrategic position vis-a-vis its attempt at at the nursing faculty of the Army Medical University. the Leader of the Islamic Revolution has always been isolating and targeting Iran,” Baroud said. “Indeed, the Israeli Sayyari said jihadi management is associated with insisting on,” he stated. regime and media were buying into this fantasy that the rules firm determination, seriousness, diligence, goal setting, Sayyari, who was the commander of Navy from 2007 of the game have changed in favor of Israel.” accuracy, and serious efforts. to 2017, also said close interaction and constructive co- Baroud went on to say that if the resistance front proves to be Citing examples of jihadi spirit, he said, “We succeeded operation serve as other vehicles for development. responsible for the attack on the Mercer Street, it means that it is willing to take serious measures to remind Israel that it must not be comfortable with the supposed status quo and that the outcome of the geostrategic conflict is yet to be determined. Iran vehemently rejects Bahraini claims, says judicial process is flawed Baroud said the attack was a warning to Tel Aviv that it would POLITICAL TEHRAN — In a state- Iran rejects claims by the Bahraini court. purpose behind such baseless accusations tenced the defendants to various terms of be held accountable for its aggression against resisting forces deskment on Saturday after- The spokesman added, “The judicial and claims against the central bank, Saderat imprisonment as well as financial pun- in the region, and that “Israel’s enemies have the resources noon Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman process in the courts of Bahrain against the and Melli banks and some of the managers ishment. and the technology that can expose Israel’s vulnerability in Saeed Khatibzadeh strongly condemned central bank and Iranian individuals and of these banks are based on political motives The CBI and the other Iranian banks the region.” baseless accusations of a Bahraini court banks is so distorted that we do not have and have no legal value. were handed fines of 1 million Bahraini The Mercer Street came under attack about 152 nautical miles against the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), any official and reliable source to know the According to media reports, Bahrain’s dinars each, and that confiscation was (280 km) northeast of the Omani port of Duqm on Thursday, saying that the judicial process was flawed. details of the cases, except for some media High Criminal Court has accused the CBI, ordered of laundered funds. according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations In response to the action of the Bahraini sources. Therefore, any announcement in along with a number of other Iranian banks Bahrain’s public prosecutor and state- (UKMTO), which provides maritime security information. High Criminal Court against the CBI and this regard is based on the news published and their officials, of being involved in owned news service claimed that the pros- In a statement on Friday, Zodiac Maritime, the Israeli-owned several other banks of Iran and fining them in the media.” “money laundering” activities. ecution was “the largest money laundering firm managing the oil tanker, claimed that two crewmen, a on false charges, the Khatibzadeh stated that Khatibzadeh emphasized that the general The Bahraini public prosecutor has sen- case in the history of the kingdom.” Briton and a Romanian, had been killed in the assault. In recent months, several other Israeli ships have come under attack on various maritime routes across the world. Earlier this month, a fire broke out on an Israeli-owned ‘Large number of Khuzestan protesters released’ cargo ship after it was struck by an “unidentified weapon” in Head of Judiciary Office in Khuzestan province Sadeq Moradi the recent incidents solely for protests, the cases of the de- of those who had participated in the recent unrests only to the northern Indian Ocean. Lebanon’s al-Mayadeen television announced on Sunday that a large number of protesters tainees were immediately investigated and the necessary protest were released, and a number of others will be freed network said at the time that the Israeli vessel had been en arrested during the recent protests at water shortage in the orders were issued to free these protesters,” Moradi told in the coming days after completing the legal process.” route to the coast of the UAE when it was attacked. southwestern province have been released. reporters in Ahvaz. Moradi said cases of a few individuals who had carried The attacks come against a backdrop of the Israeli regime’s “Upon an order by the Judiciary chief (Gholam Hos- He also referred to his Sunday visit to Ahvaz prison for out armed attacks will be sent to the relevant courts as soon various assaults on cargo ships across the Persian Gulf region sein Mohseni Ejei) to the Judiciary’s Office in Khuzestan to several hours to expedite the process of releasing the protest- as possible. and elsewhere. immediately release those who have been detained during ers, and said, “Over the past two days, a significant number (Source: Fars) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y AUGUST 2, 2021 IRAN IN FOCUS 3 SPORTS Israel fails to fish in Iran volleyball knocked out of Tokyo Olympics

SPORTSTEHRAN – Iran national volleyball teal lost deskto Japan 3-2 (25-21, 20-25, 29-31, 25-22,15- troubled waters 13) on Sunday and bade farewell to the 2020 Olympic Games. POLITICAL TEHRAN – While Iran return to the nuclear deal, which is currently deskhas strongly rejected al- experiencing difficulties. legations of involvement in a mysterious He added that it is important for Israel attack on an Israeli-operated oil tanker off to continue its campaign while closely con- the coast of Oman, Israeli officials seek to trolling the escalation, and to focus on the fish in the troubled waters of the region to two critical issues for Israel’s security - stop- create a united front against Iran. ping the nuclear program and thwarting the The recent alleged drone attack on the precision-guided missile project. Israeli ship has led to wild speculations ranging To this end, Israeli officials contacted their from an Israeli “retaliatory” strike inside Iran counterparts in the U.S. and the UK in a bid to derailment of the already faltering nuclear to push the two negotiating partners of Iran talks between Iran and the West in Vienna. to adopt a hawkish stance on Tehran. Israeli Israel seems eager to intensify these spec- Foreign Minister Yair Lapid held phone calls ulations by taking advantage of the attack and with his foreign counterparts and instructed signaling out Iran as a threat to international Israeli ambassadors in London, Washington security. This is while Iran strongly repudi- and New York to send in meetings with rel- ated the allegations Israel leveled against it. evant parties at the capitals and in the UN. Nishida Yuji led the Japanese team with 30 points, while The Israeli-operated ship Mercer Street Israel began to push for a United Nations Meysam Salehi scored 26 points for Iran. came under attack off the coast of Oman on Security Council condemnation against Teh- Iran finished in fifth place in the six-team table in Group A Thursday while traveling from Dar es Salaam ran for the attack. and failed to book a place in the quarterfinals. in Tanzania to the United Arab Emirates The Jerusalem Post quoted a diplomatic Vladimir Alekno’s men started the campaign with an epic port of Fujairah. The oil tanker, managed source as saying that Israel is “working with 3-2 victory over archrivals Poland and eased past Venezuela by Israeli shipping magnate Eyal Ofer’s Zo- Iran carried out the attack against the ship,” Khatibzadeh also warned the Israeli regime other countries, especially Britain and the in their second match. diac Maritime, was reportedly attacked by Bennett stated, according to the Jerusalem about continuing it projections, saying, “He United States, and more to advance the Secu- Iran could have qualified for the next stage with a win over suicide drones. Zodiac Maritime said two Post. “The intelligence evidence for this exists who sows winds, reaps storms.” rity Council’s discussion on” the latest attack. Canada but were defeated 3-0 against the team. Iran also lost to crewmen, a British and Romanian national, and we expect the international community “The Islamic Republic of Iran does not Israeli media also pushed for exploiting Italy and Japan and came fifth in the table with just six points. died in the attack. will make it clear to the Iranian regime that hesitate for a moment to protect the supreme the attack to influence the Vienna talks. The Poland finished first with 13 points, followed by Italy who “With profound sadness, we understand they have made a serious mistake.” interests of the people and its own national Israeli Army Radio said that both the political earned 11 points. the incident onboard the M/T Mercer Street He noted, “In any case, we know how to security,” Khatibzadeh continued. and military echelons in Tel Aviv are inter- Japan and Canada qualified for the quarterfinals with eight on 29 July, 2021 has resulted in the deaths send a message to Iran in our own way.” Despite this denial, Israel continued to ested in exploiting the attack to give Israel and seven points, respectively. of two crew members on board,” the UK- Bennet’s remarks came after Iran de- threaten Iran with response while trying to political gains, and to push for accepting its based Israeli company said in a statement nied any involvement in the Thursday at- use the attack as an excuse to undermine the positions regarding the conditions that must on Friday afternoon, a day after the attack. tack. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Vienna nuclear talks which have been put on be met before returning to the nuclear agree- Dick Advocaat named Iraq No country claimed responsibility for the Saeed Khatibzadeh denounced the Israeli hold due to unresolved differences between ment with Iran, according to an Al Araby Al attack but the Iranian news channel Al-Alam allegations against Iran, saying Iran had Iran and the United States. Jadeed report. head coach said the attack came in retaliation for an earlier nothing to do with the attack. The former head of the Israeli Military The radio pointed out that Israel has em- Israeli strike against the al-Dhaba’a airport “The illegitimate entity of the occupation Intelligence, Division Amos Yadlin, called on barked on a large-scale political and diplo- SPORTSTEHRAN – Dick Advocaat has been offi- in the Syrian city of al-Qusayr which killed regime in Jerusalem must stop leveling false Israeli officials to use the attack to influence matic campaign, in an attempt to mobilize deskcially confirmed as the new head coach of two men from the Resistance. accusation. This is not the first time the re- the final version of the agreement between the international community against Iran the Iraq national team. The Iranian broadcaster did not identify gime has made such accusations against the Iran and the West. and justify Israel’s allegations about Iranian Advocaat left Feyenoord at the end of the season and was the Resistance groups behind the attack. Islamic Republic of Iran,” Khatibzadeh said In a Twitter thread on Sunday, Yadlin expansionism in the region among the issues expected to retire, but the 73-year old has instead decided to But Israeli and Western intelligence sourc- at his weekly press briefing which was held a claimed that Iran shot itself in the foot by that the future agreement between Iran and take on a new challenge. es pointed the finger at Iran, accusing it of day earlier this week. “Wherever this regime killing two European nationals on board the great powers must address. Advocaat has been named as the new head coach of Iraq carrying out a drone attack on the Israeli ship. has gone, it has carried with it insecurity, Mercer Street. He tweeted that Israel must Israel has been isolated on Iran ever and will be charged with leading the country to the World Cup Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett terror and violence.” politically leverage what he called “the Iranian since the nuclear talks began in April. It next year, football-oranje.com reported. claimed that Tel Aviv knows with certainty “Those responsible for the current situ- terrorist attack” by addressing the Security opposed the talks but its opposition to the The experienced coach is now heading for his seventh na- Iran attacked the Mercer Street ship and ation are those who opened the door for the Council and friendly countries, even when Iran nuclear deal failed to prevent Wash- tional team position after the Netherlands, the United Arab will respond to it. occupation regime in Jerusalem to enter the the international community is afraid to con- ington and its European allies from starting Emirates, South Korea, Belgium, , and Serbia. “I determine, with absolute certainty – region,” the spokesman continued. front Iran and gives priority to the issue of a talks with Iran. Iraq are in Group A of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifica- tion Round 3 along with Iran, the UAE, South Korea, Lebanon and Syria. Iran to publish book on U.S. non-compliance with JCPOA: Zarif POLITICAL TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister not in our favor, they [the West] would not have made a Isfahan chosen to host Iran’s deskMohammad Javad Zarif has announced condition for it to continue today. They feel sad at the JCPOA, that the recent letter he sent to the UN secretary-general about so they try to add regional and missile issues to it while we Hazfi Cup final the United States’ non-adherence to its commitments under want to add nothing to it. We believe in the JCPOA in its the 2015 Iran nuclear deal will soon be published as a book. original format. We are not saying to add other issues to the SPORTSTEHRAN – The final match of Iran’s Hazfi On July 20, 2021, Zarif wrote his last and long letter to JCPOA. Who says to add issues to the JCPOA? The United deskCup will be held in Isfahan’s Naghsh-e Jahan UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres which was released States and Europe. Why do they say? Because it shows that Stadium. for the first time by the Iranian Foreign Ministry on July 30. they could not do this in the JCPOA.” The final match is slated for Aug. 8. On July 20, 2021, and on the sixth anniversary of the “By the end of the week, the Etela’at Institute will pub- Esteghlal will play Gol Gohar in semifinals while Foolad ratification of UN Security Council Resolution 2231, For- lish a six-volume history of the JCPOA negotiations, and host Malavan on Aug.4. eign Minister Zarif, in a letter to the UN chief, documented people will see what their servants and devotees have done The Iran’s Hazfi Cup was founded in 1975 and Esteghlal are a wrap-up of the Western parties’ non-implementation of at the Foreign Ministry,” Zarif said, noting, “The fact that the most successful club with seven titles, followed by Persepolis their commitments as a document at the UN Secretariat. the United States and Europe are non-compliant countries who have won six titles. The letter was published in both Persian and English with and failed to live up to their promise does not mean that we Tractor are Hazfi Cup defending champions. an introduction by Foreign Minister Zarif, along with the “They feel sad at the JCPOA, trusted them, it does not mean that we negotiated badly, Esteghlal are the most decorated team in the competition, documents of six years of Western non-implementation of so they try to add regional but it does indicate that there are a number of countries in winning the title seven times, followed by Persepolis with six the JCPOA written by him on various occasions. and missile issues to it while the world that do not adhere to international rules. They titles. The collection written by Zarif has been prepared in four are not committed.” The competition was founded in 1975. pages by the Institute for Political and International Studies, we want to add nothing to it. In response to the question about what was the best thing the digital version of which is now available to the public. We believe in the JCPOA in that he wanted to do in these eight years but could not, he The printed version of the books will also be available in its original format.” said, “I wanted us to be able to attract more capital to the the publishing market next week, according to the Institute country. $85 billion was an investment proposal. I wanted Korean shooter expresses for Political and International Studies. the world is looking at Iranians as a reasonable and reliable to attract these funds to serve the Iranian people. If we had apology to Javad Foroughi Zarif confirmed that the letter will be published soon. person and a person who stands by his word but does not had the opportunity to attract these funds, the sanctions on Speaking on the sidelines of the last session of Hassan bow to oppression.” Iran would have been much lower.” SPORTSTEHRAN – Shooter Jin Jong-oh has apol- Rouhani’s cabinet on Sunday, he said, “In a letter, I wrote ======“World realized it is America that needs to He added, “We can be vaccinated against sanctions in two deskogized for his “inappropriate comments” on to the secretary-general of the United Nations two weeks change its behavior” ways. One is by making the world dependent on ourselves, Iranian 10-meter air pistol gold medalist, Javad Foroughi. ago, we recorded the history of this non-compliance since He went on to inveigh against the U.S. non-compliance whether in the global value cycle or in foreign investment, in Last week, Jin criticized of the International Olympic Com- September 2016. And these misdeeds became a book that with the 2015 nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint a way that imposing sanctions on us affects others, and the mittee (IOC) for “allowing the Iranian shooter to win the top will be published soon. This shows that we tried our best, Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). second is to reduce the effects of sanctions on Iran. The same spot at the Olympics.” but factors outside the government and factors outside the “We defeated the Americans in the JCPOA despite the fact thing as what the Leader called Resistance Economy. These But the remark has drawn criticism from the public, as the country prevented us from achieving the result we wanted.” that the American economic power was able to put pressure two points can prevent sanctions, part of which is not in the comment did not show any respect for his competitor. In what appeared to be his parting shot, Zarif elaborated on the people, but they failed three times in two months in hands of the Foreign Ministry. We did what we could do.” “I express my apology to Foroughi,” Jin said on his social on the Iranian Foreign Ministry’s achievements during his the United Nations. These show that our people have proved Zarif stated, “We do not trust anyone except God and our network platform, Saturday. “I respect the Olympic champion.” tenure as Iran’s top diplomat. He said the ministry made to the world who creates the problem in the world and who people, which is the way of life in the world. We do not trust The message came a day after the Iranian Embassy in Korea efforts to import Covid vaccines while focusing on domestic must change his behavior. Today, the people of the world any strangers, but not trusting does not mean not interacting.” urged people here to stop criticizing Foroughi, koreatimes. production of these vaccines. realized that it is America that needs to change its behavior. Zarif asserted, “We, as the Islamic Republic, have a duty co.kr reported. “As the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, we had a duty to help You remember that the United States was announcing that to interact with the world, to interact with open eyes, we must “I was not careful enough to check out the facts over some access foreign vaccines, which we did in the service of the Iran should change its behavior, and this achievement is not trust anyone. International relations are not a place of reports (on Foroughi), and I should also have been more con- Ministry of Health, and we are happy that more than 10 a gift to these great people,” the Iranian foreign minister trust, even the closest ally in international relations cannot siderate,” Jin said. million foreign vaccines have entered the country so far, pointed out. be trusted, but we do not have an ally.” Jin, 42, has so far clinched a total of four gold and two silver and we plan to import further 10 million more in the coming Responding to a question on what was the most important “I testify that none of the negotiators ever trusted the medals at the Olympics, but failed to continue his winning months. And this important shortcoming that is general thing that he did in the last eight years, Zarif said, “The most United States. If we wanted to trust, the result would be the streak in Tokyo. vaccination will be addressed,” he stated. important thing we did was the JCPOA.” same two-page document that Trump signed with some. If Zarif noted, “Efforts have been made in the field of eco- “JCPOA was a temporary development to exclude Iran you see, we ended up with 160 pages of the document because nomic diplomacy and credibility abroad, and I think today from Chapter Seven of the UN Charter. If the JCPOA was of distrust. It was because we wanted to express all issues.” to join AEK Iran issues travel warning to Afghanistan Athens SPORTSTEHRAN – Ehsan Hadjisafi is expected to POLITICAL TEHRAN — The Iranian in the cities and regions of Afghanistan, with Afghan leaders. They also hosted in Tehran the achievements the Afghans have made deskjoin Greek team AEK. deskembassy in Kabul issued a the exception of Kabul, are advised to leave meetings between the Taliban and the other over the past two decades. According to the Iranian press, the 31-year-old left-back is statement urging Iranian citizens to refrain Afghanistan as soon as possible. Afghan stakeholders. The special envoy also called for further traveling to Greece to complete his transfer to AEK. from traveling to Afghanistan until further Clashes between the Afghan government In late July, Mohammad Ebrahim Tahe- cooperation between Kabul and Tehran in The championship in Iran is now over and Ehsan Hajsafi notice due to escalating security risks. and the Taliban have intensified in recent rian, the special representative of the Iranian various areas, including border cooperation has completed his obligations with Sepahan, who finished in The Iranian embassy stressed that if weeks as the United States started withdrawing Foreign Ministry for Afghanistan, and his and coordination between different sectors. second place in the Iranian championship. citizens urgently need an emergency trip to its troops from the war-torn country after accompanying delegation met with Afghan According to the Afghan Ministry of Once confirmed, this move will see the return of the Afghanistan, they can travel to Kabul only 20 years of occupation. Foreign Minister Mohammad Hanif Atmar Foreign Affairs, Atmar said he appreciates 31-year-old Iranian to Greece, with the Iranian website for a limited time and with the assurance Iran, as a neighboring country, stepped in Kabul, discussing the latest developments the reasonable stances of Iran in supporting “varzesh3” stating that Hajsafi flew to Greece to complete of a return flight, with prior coordination in to de-escalate the tensions and help bring surrounding Afghanistan. peace efforts, ending violence, putting an end his transfer to AEK. with the embassy. peace to Afghanistan by establishing contacts Taherian assured the Afghan foreign to arbitrary killings and torture of civilians, The experienced Iranian has previously featured for Greek The statement noted that citizens of the with both sides of the conflict. To this end, minister of Tehran’s support for the peace and human rights violations in the territories clubs Panionios and Olympiacos, and will reunite with national Islamic Republic of Iran who live and work Iranian diplomats traveled to Kabul to meet process in Afghanistan while maintaining captured by the Taliban. team striker, . I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 4 ECONOMY AUGUST 2, 2021

Capital market realizes over Nearly $15b supplied for import $161b of financing in a year

1 The official had stressed that in order to realize the government programs for the capital market, it is necessary to plan in such a way that the currency market and the capital of basic goods in 4 months market go forward side by side and act in harmony. ECONOMY TEHRAN — Central country and there are no worries over the deskBank of Iran (CBI) has supply of such commodities. supplied about $15 billion for importing Iran imported 12.5 million tons of non- basic and essential commodities as well oil commodities worth $14.5 billion in the as medicine in the first four months of the first four months of the present year, with current Iranian calendar year (March 21- 32 percent growth in value and five percent July 22), IRIB reported. rise in weight year on year, according to the As reported, the figure has increased 27 Head of Islamic Republic of Iran Customs percent compared to the same period in the Administration (IRICA) Mehdi Mir-Ashrafi. previous Iranian calendar year. The country traded 50.8 million tons Some $4.6 billion of the mentioned figure of non-oil products worth nearly $29 bil- was allocated for the imports of essential lion with other countries in the mentioned goods and medicine, which was 70 percent four-month period, which indicated also more than the allocation in the previous 21 percent growth in terms of weight on year’s same time span. an annual basis. Of the above-mentioned figure, $1.546 The United Arab Emirates with four mil- billion was provided for importing corn, lion tons of goods worth $4.7 billion was the barley and wheat, $1.124 billion for oilseeds top exporter of goods to Iran in the mentioned “Today, Iran is free from absolute dependence on oil, and and edible oil, $1.171 billion for medicine period, followed by China with one million the volume of non-oil exports is more than the oil exports. and medical equipment, and $348 million tons of goods worth $3.1 billion, Turkey with The share of non-oil exports in total exports has increased for soybean meal. 1.3 million tons worth $1.5 billion, Germany significantly and this trend is expected to continue after the Also, $10.4 billion in foreign exchange with 351,000 tons worth $563 million, and sanctions are removed,” the minister said.. was provided for other basic commodities, the same period last year. Rouhani had said that enough basic and Switzerland with 672,000 tons worth $539 Dejpasand also stressed the role of the private sector in registering an increase of 15 percent over Back in July, Iranian President Hassan strategic goods were imported into the million, the official stated. realizing the goals of the stock market, adding: “We have achieved good results in this field, which is undeniable.” “The government cannot achieve economic development without the private sector,” he said. Transit of goods via Iran’s land borders rises 95% 1 According to Ruhollah Latifi, transit of goods via the same time it can act as a bridge between these countries IME’s value of weekly trade Iran declined only 67 tons or 0.8 percent compared to the (with each other and other parts of the world). increases 150% preceding year 1398 (March 2019-March 2020). These countries have a large population and high income The mentioned volume of transit was achieved despite which can be effective as a factor in the development of transit ECONOMY TEHRAN — The value of trades at Iran the fact that the figure was expected to fall significantly in and trade in the region. deskMercantile Exchange (IME) increased 150 the said year. The connection of Central Asian countries with the Per- percent during the past Iranian calendar week (ended on Iran is one of the countries that has a special status in sian Gulf, as well as the establishment of trade relations Friday). trade and transit relations due to its strategic location and between East Asia and European countries through Iran, is As reported by the IME’s Public Relations and Interna- special geography, as the country is the passage of several very cost-effective, so that many of these countries seek to tional Affairs Department, 895,813 tons of various types of important international corridors. establish such relations through Iran. commodities with a total value of more than $290 million In the south of Iran is the Persian Gulf, which is home This status has provided the country with many opportu- were traded at the exchange, showing also 122 percent to the world’s major oil-producing countries. This region is nities that making optimal use of them through the expan- growth in the weight of goods. considered as the energy bottleneck of the world. sion of the transportation network and reliable and efficient The exchange sold 611,807 tons of commodities worth more In the north of Iran is the Caspian Sea, which is the best communication, Iran can achieve foreign currency earnings than $124 million on its metals and minerals trading floor. bridge between Iran, Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and and economic growth, and make transit revenue a suitable and, on the agenda, to boost its transit capacity. Commodities traded on this floor included 59,677 tons Azerbaijan and can play an important role in trade between alternative to oil export, while improving its strategic posi- Some of these plans include developing Shahid Rajaee of steel, 6,030 tons of copper, 5,450 tons of aluminum, these countries. tion in the region. Port, Iran’s largest and most-equipped container port in the 120 tons of molybdenum concentrate, 30 tons of precious The country, on the other hand, borders Iraq, Turkey, Considering its geographical location, Iran can play a sig- south, and also Chabahar Port in the southeast of the country, metals concentrate, 540 tons of zinc ingots, 506,960 tons Pakistan and Afghanistan to the west and east. nificant role in the transit of goods in the region and benefit connecting the ports to the railway network, development of of cement, 30,000 tons of iron ore, 1 kg of gold bars and In other words, it can be said that Iran communicates a lot from its status in this due. To take full advantage of its transit via railway, and also some customs measures such as 3,000 tons of sponge iron (DRI). with 15 countries through land and water borders, and at location for transit, the country has many plans underway improving transit procedures in the customs offices. Furthermore, the IME saw trade of 282,690 tons of com- modities valued at more than $165 million on the domestic and export pits of its oil and petrochemical trading floor. On this floor, customers purchased 58,150 tons of vacuum Preparation made for building 1.3m affordable housing units across Iran bottom, 56,687 tons of bitumen, 74,730 tons of polymeric ECONOMY TEHRAN — Iran’s are more favorable for the new government aimed to construct 400,000 small and medi- Mohammad Eslami had announced that products, 36,229 tons of chemicals, 47,000 tons of lube deskdeputy transport and to begin the work,” Mahmoudzadeh noted. um-size apartments (70-100 square meters 510,000 residential units will be provided cut, 4,981 tons of base oil, 20 tons of argon, 2,000 tons of urban development minister announced He went on to say that currently, over in size) across the country and particularly for the applicants under the framework of slops wax, 210 tons of insulation and 2,225 tons of sulfur. that planning has been made and prepara- 534,000 housing units are in various stages of in Tehran, where housing prices have risen the National Housing Action Plan. Also, 1,551 tons of commodities changed hands on the tions have been done to start constructing construction and implementation under the most sharply. Earlier that month Mahmoudzadeh had IME’s side market within the same week. 1.3 million affordable housing units across framework of the National Housing Action The first phase of the plan which started said that the construction costs for the Na- the country. Plan, of which more than 40,000 units have in August 2019, was completed in May 2020 tional Housing Action Plan are set based Mahmoud Mahmoudzadeh said the re- been handed over to the owners. and several housing units were handed over on the current year’s construction material quired regulations have been prepared and The official noted that the National Hous- to the owners in Southern Kerman Province. price list and haven’t changed. facilities have been created to provide land ing Action Plan is not getting any funding At the second stage, 20,000 units were The official made the remarks in response for the mentioned housing units by the next from the government and no credit line has handed over to the applicants in the previous to some rumors about the rise in the prices of government, ILNA reported on Sunday. been allocated to the project. Iranian calendar month (ended on July 22). such housing units as a result of the increase “With the measures taken, the conditions The National Housing Action Plan initially Back in March Transport Minister in construction costs.

‘Bidboland gas refinery plays a significant role in Iranian energy industry’ ECONOMY TEHRAN – Managing Director of Iran’s sumption of petroleum products, production of propane, deskPersian Gulf Bid Boland Gas Refinery has butane, and gas condensate, the export of by-products, the said the refinery is playing a significant role in providing supply of natural gas to urban areas, and supplying ethane feed to the country’s petrochemical plants and completing required by petrochemical units in the region. their output basket. The refinery, which took 36 months to complete, has As previously reported, during the past Iranian calendar “The position of this refinery is very important in supplying a daily processing capacity of more than 56 million cubic month (June 22-July 22), 4.21 million tons of commodities feed to petrochemical units and completing the country’s meters of associated gas and is expected to generate $700 worth $1.56 billion were traded at Iran Mercantile Exchange. energy basket.” Mahmoud Aminnejad said on Sunday in a million of revenue every year. The volume of traded commodities shows an 11-percent ceremony for celebrating the achievements of the country’s This complex receives about 13.500 tons of sour gas per growth on a monthly basis. petrochemical industry in the previous Iranian calendar year from NGL 900 and 1000 Plants while receiving 2.25 The exchange played host to trading 2.555 million tons year (ended on March 20). million tons of sweet gas from NGL 1200 and 1300 Plants. of commodities on its metals and minerals trading floor, Underlining that the refinery was constructed in a con- As the largest gas refinery project in West Asia, Bid Boland valued at more than $830 million. dition when the country was under significant pressure will have an annual production capacity of 10.4 million tons On this floor, the exchange saw trades of 821,176 tons due to the U.S. sanctions, the official said: “the project is and said: “After sour gas entered this refinery, we reached of methane, 1.5 million tons of ethane, one million tons of of steel, 1,252,000 tons of cement, 15,785 tons of copper, important because it has made us able to process and refine product in less than seven days.” propane, 600,000 tons of gas condensates, and 500,000 490 tons of molybdenum concentrate, 63 tons of precious the associated gases collected from the country’s oil fields.” Persian Gulf Bid Boland Gas Refinery, in which $3.4 tons of butane. metals concentrate, 21,495 tons of aluminum, 280,500 “With the construction of Bidboland Persian Gulf gas billion has been invested, was officially inaugurated by In 2020, Bid Bolad Refinery project was nominated for tons of iron ore, 107,785 tons of zinc, 400 tons of coke, refinery, the oil industry’s 110-year-old dream of collecting and President in southwestern Khouzestan the International Project Management Association (IPMA)’s 16,000 tons of cast iron, 47,500 tons of sponge iron and processing oil’s associated gases has been fulfilled,” he said. Province in late January. Global Project Excellence Award at the energy sector; it 34 kg of gold bars. He called Bidboland Persian Gulf Gas Refinery one of The refinery was put into operation with the aim of was also awarded as Iran’s top mega project by the Ninth Furthermore, there were 1,449,000 tons of commodities the most important projects among all South Pars projects increasing the production of sweet gas, reducing the con- National Project Management Award. sold on both domestic and export pits of the IME’s oil and petrochemical trading floor with a total trading value of more than $717 million. The IME’s customers purchased on this floor 349,831 tons of bitumen, 320,321 tons of polymeric products, 125,773 TEDPIX gains 8,700 points on Sunday tons of chemicals, 15,908 tons of base oil, 100 tons of slops ECONOMY TEHRAN — TEDPIX, said that TEDPIX is going to improve in the Securities and Exchange Organization (SEO) said that the inflow of liquidity into the market wax, 492,350 tons of vacuum bottom, 27,025 tons of sulfur, deskthe main index of Teh- second half of the current Iranian calendar to also take the necessary measures for sup- and the increase in the value of transactions 450 tons of argon, 1,030 tons of insulation and 113,000 ran Stock Exchange (TSE), increased 8,786 month (ends on August 22). porting the market so that the stock market indicate that people are once again trusting tons of lube cut. points to 1.36 million on Sunday. Bayat-Manesh said on Saturday that con- index can once again reach more than two the capital market. It’s worth noting that there was 16,605 tons of various As reported, over 6.993 billion securi- sidering the current trend of capital inflow million points, which takes at least a few “At present, other markets such as gold, types of commodities traded on the IME’s side market. ties worth 55,209 trillion rials (about $1.314 into the market TEDPIX is expected to rise months to happen.” foreign currency, and cars are not attractive The value of trades at Iran Mercantile Exchange in the billion) were traded at the TSE on Sunday. in the current month. He pointed to the continuous increase enough for investors, and the stock market is previous Iranian calendar year (ended on March 20) rose The first market’s index rose 4,906 points, “It is expected that the upward trend of in inflation rate in recent months and its still a good place for people’s investments,” 108 percent compared to the preceding year. and the second market’s index increased the market in the last one month, when the effect on capital market transactions and Alavi said. During the past year, about 3.5 quadrillion rials (about 22,475 points. stock index rose from 1.4 million points to added: “Shareholders’ fears and worries “After the election debates, people have $83.5 billion) worth of commodities were traded at the TEDPIX had risen 5,000 points in the 1.8 million points, will continue, and it is about investing in the market will be elim- come to the conclusion that the stock market mentioned market. past Iranian calendar week. also likely that according to the forecasts, inated by increasing government support is one of the priorities of the new government, In the past year, several new records were achieved in The index closed at 1.316 million points on the stock index will once again enter the and will increase their willingness to invest and for this reason, they have re-trusted this terms of the volume and value of transactions in the men- Wednesday (the last working day of the week). 1.4 million-point channel by the end of the in this market.” market, and as a result, the inflow of new cap- tioned market’s various floors including the industrial, During the past week, the indices of Civil current month,” he said. Following the supportive measures taken ital into the market has increased,” he noted. petroleum, and petrochemical floors. Servants Pension Fund (CSPF), Social Se- According to Bayat-Manesh, the govern- by the government, the Iranian stock market The analyst further mentioned the rise IME is one of the four major stock markets of Iran, the curity Investment Company, and Barekat ment policies for supporting the upward trend has been gradually getting back on track and in the global oil prices and the stability of other three markets are Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE), Pharmaceutical Group were the most widely of the market should continue in the coming experts believe that the market is regaining the foreign currency exchange market as Iran’s over-the-counter (OTC) market known also as Iran followed indices months in order to ensure this upward trend. people’s trust. factors that resulted in the stability of the Fara Bourse (IFB), and Iran Energy Exchange (IRENEX). Market Analyst Mehdi Bayat-Manesh has “It is also better for the managers of Iran’s In early July, Market Expert Reza Alavi stock market. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y AUGUST 2, 2021 ANALYSIS/INTERVIEW 5 China’s economic rise presents an Experts sound alarm of global consequences over alternative to Western model: researcher vaccine inequality

1 History has reckoned China as a major contrib- with China? 1 Prime example: Greece and the disaster utor to global GDP for centuries but in 1950 China’s GDP With the U.S. protectionist policies under the Trump that followed stood at 5 percent share in the world. After Opium Wars in presidency, China’s economic influence further expanded. As some wealthy western countries consider vaccinating the 18th century, China’s economy was severely affected China has become the leader of the new phase of globalization their population several times others, the more vulnerable, and it turned out to be a poor country. But the Chinese are and a firm supporter of the open market system. China is mostly in Africa, are left to die. resolute people. Through resilience, hard work, consistency, expanding its soft power by promoting new norms against In mid-July this year, the World Health Organization pragmatic approach and reforms the CPC leadership put the the zero-sum politics of the U.S. said Africa recorded a 43% jump in COVID-19 deaths as country on the continued development course. According This changing scenario has created opportunities for infections and hospital admissions have risen. This is while to a veteran expert on China in Pakistan Ambassador Syed China to adopt a leadership role with its distinct ideology countries in the continent face shortages of oxygen and Hassan Javed, China was facing many challenges when Deng and norms, especially in the Asian continent. Although the intensive-care beds. Xiaoping was contemplating economic reforms but China U.S. is warning other countries against the debt trap China’s In the entire African continent, less than one percent of knew how to convert challenges to opportunities. win-win cooperation strategy has an increasing potential the population has been fully vaccinated. China experienced unprecedented growth in its economy to attract more partners. China, apart from its governance And the west, which colonized Africa for decades, stole after premier Deng Xiaoping opened up to foreign trade and and economic model, is also introducing new norms in the its treasures and as many observers say, prevented the investment by implementing free-market reforms in 1979. Western led global order. By globalizing its economic poli- continent from developing for decades also; has a moral China also turned the opportunity of membership in WTO to cies, China is also reaching out to the world politically which duty to assist Africans. its advantage. China learned from the best practices of other opens new avenues for cooperation on international security. Nevertheless, while poorer countries wait until G7 economies and also embarked on technological upgradation. China can use its increasing influence to the advantage of the pledges of assistance come to the rescue, which by many China won the title of the second-largest economy in 2014 global community. China is also advocating for reforms in accounts will not even materialize; governments need to with GDP growth averaged nearly 10 percent over the span international systems to adhere to the democratic rules-based reflect elsewhere. of more than a decade. The fast and sustained development world. China is against unilateralism in the international This major challenge facing the world today can be re- of China shows the advantages of the consistent policies of system and it wants to promote a new type of international solved in two ways. the one-party system. relations with its vision of development and prosperity for The first is countries start producing their own vaccines, The success of these models is manifested in China’s Despite waging a trade war with China, the U.S. trade the shared future of mankind. instead of relying on outside help. capability to bring out millions of its people from poverty. deficit with China is still high. Even after the Phase One Given the present scenario in which India is econom- Under sanctions and economic siege; Cuba and the Is- The development in all fields including economy, science deal in January 2020 to address the trade deficit, the im- ically entangled with China but in the military, political lamic Republic of Iran have managed to manufacture a and technology has landed China in a powerful position. plementation process remained slow because of the Covid and strategic terms, it has embraced the U.S., it cannot be number of different covid-19 vaccines. Here, analysts note China has become the global engine of growth. Its expanding pandemic. China could not achieve the target of purchasing determined that in near future India can make a coalition the main problem is too many countries are too dependent economic partnership in the world has also given it political $200 billion of goods from the U.S. The new administration with China. The relations between China and India are on the West for scientific research. leverage in global affairs. of the U.S. is also determined to address the trade deficit complex. Economically they will not be able to decouple China and Russia have done well to supply other nations The Chinese development path and governance presents problem while maintaining high tariffs on imports from soon. India cannot catch up with China economically in with their own vaccines but even their own production line, an alternative model to the Western democratic system. China. The U.S. will maintain pressure through increasing near future but it will continue feeling threatened by China like elsewhere, has a limit. And both of these superpowers The Chinese model of governance unlike the Western dem- tariffs and also banning China’s high-tech but it cannot de- due to China’s economic encirclement in the entire South have a large population themselves who need shots. ocratic process follows merit in the selection of the leader. couple the economy from China in near future. Asian and East Asia region. In terms of cost-benefit analysis, The second option is that richer countries who have It shows that there could be another system with successful China is also a leader in the production of rare-earth India can gain more for its domestic economic growth if it manufactured vaccines and inoculated their populations outcomes other than the Western democracy. The world metals which are not abundant in the world. The U.S. had becomes a partner to China’s BRI drive in the region. But send experts to poorer nations and advise them on how can learn from the democracy at the grass-root level and stopped production of rare earth metals in 2002 because it it depends on the strategic course India maintains as an to manufacture the substance that produces antibodies. socialist formula for the equal development of all regions could not catch up with China and also due to environmen- ally in the U.S.-led Quad and the U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy But this is where greed comes into play. in China. China’s central government focuses more on the tal degradation. Since then, the U.S. has been dependent against China. The big pharmaceutical companies, topping the list, least developed provinces. The surplus resources of the de- on importing rare earth metals and semiconductors for its Turkey is also emerging as a relevant and great power. America’s Pfizer is making so much profit from its vac- veloped provinces are diverted to the development of the electronics. China was responsible for 80 percent of rare Its role in the Middle East (West Asia) and global affairs is cines that it won’t spill the beans to places like Africa, even poor provinces. China considers this economic rise as the earth export to the U.S. in 2019 which decreased due to visible. China and Turkey might find common grounds for on humanitarian grounds. That’s out of the question. In revival of its past. Covid in 2020. When the trade war escalated between the greater cooperation against unilateralism and democratic late July, Pfizer raised its 2021 sales forecast for its Covid What opportunities can China provide for Asian two countries, China also threatened to block the rare earth global order. Both countries also have the potential of in- vaccine by 29% to the tune of $33.5 billion. countries? export to the U.S. China can cause consumer costs in the creasing economic and strategic relations. China’s rise is That forecast is expected to be even higher as it only China’s economic rise offered tremendous opportunities U.S. if it weaponizes the metals. facilitating a paradigm shift in the political preferences of accounts for 2.1 billion doses that Pfizer has committed to to the neighboring countries. China’s vision for the commu- The U.S. has accelerated efforts to revive its indigenous many countries. Greater relations with China will neutralize countries out of 3 billion it plans to manufacture this year. nity of a shared future for mankind and shared destiny is a production of rare earth minerals to decrease its dependence Turkey’s only aspiration of becoming part of the European The company says it strongly suggests people get a third driving force behind inclusive development in the region. on China. In 2019, when the trade war escalated, the U.S. Union. Turkey’s alignment with China will strengthen both booster dose; something that has drawn criticism from China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) covers the entire inflicted a 25 percent increase in tariffs on $ 250 billion on countries. China’s rise is also providing an opportunity for health regulators, who say there isn’t enough evidence yet Asian continent through its six corridors focused on con- China’s exports to the U.S., in retaliation China could only Muslim countries to redefine their role and status in the world. to show booster shots are needed. This is while billions are nectivity networks, infrastructure, energy and industrial increase 25 percent tariffs on 110 billion imports from the How do you assess the 25-year Iran-China part- waiting for a first shot. zones which will also lift the economies of the partner coun- U.S. because of the trade deficit between the two countries. nership? Can it curb the U.S. sanctions? Nevertheless, whether evidence is later found, by health tries. China is not only the biggest trading partner of many Despite this huge difference in the tariffs increase on China through its BRI not only expanded and diverted regulators not pharmaceutical companies, that a third shot countries in the region especially the ASEAN region, but the China’s goods given its larger volume in trade with the U.S., trade channels but China also wants an unhindered ener- is need is; Pfizer is strongly pushing the case now because, BRI initiative is giving the opportunities to host both man- the trade war has not hurt China’s economy. Compared to gy supply to its growing economy. The 25-year Iran-China at the end of the day, it just adds to the company and its ufacture activities in addition to trade and transit through the year 2019, pandemic affected the U.S. foreign trade of partnership is a win-win for both countries. The $ 400 bil- shareholders’ profit. the corridors connecting land routes with the sea routes. goods by shrinking it to 8.8 percent in 2020 with total trade lion investment in oil purchase from Iran will ease Iran’s So, the question is, do these pharmaceutical companies China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is considered a of $3.84 trillion. On the other hand, despite the pandemic, international isolation and redefine its global status. It is a even want the pandemic to end? game-changer project for Pakistan’s economic development. China’s foreign trade volume increased to $4.65 trillion positive development that is the manifestation of China’s If so, the quicker method would be to open factories in The first phase of CPEC has yielded beneficial results for the which makes it the number 1 trader in the world. vision for a new type of international relations. This accord the poorer country that don’t have access to water let alone country by investing in energy and infrastructure projects. China’s economy has reached maturity. China had become is the result of the shared bilateral and multilateral interests vaccines. Send experts to those countries and let the experts Pakistan was facing acute electricity shortages. the biggest manufacture in the world in 2010. China adopted of China and Iran. work on developing a supply line. Western pharmaceutical But now our national grid is catering to the electricity new economic measures in 2015 to avoid the middle-income The U.S. is easing trade restrictions on Iran to get it on companies backed by their governments refuse to do this needs through the addition of new power plants with the trap in 2015. It introduced innovations in its economy to board once again on JCPOA. The U.S. changing behavior to saying; they have spent a lot of resources, money and effort help of China’s investment under CPEC. Similarly, China increase domestic consumptions and decreasing its depend- Iran is the outcome of the U.S. new administration’s belief to manufacture their own vaccines. also decreased the reliance of small neighbors in South Asia ence on fixed market investments. The U.S. attempts could in receiving assurances on Iran’s nuclear program through This is not a race to the moon or a secret recipe for the on India. All the small South Asian countries have become not hurt China much because China is also doing great in upholding the JCPOA. However, the ease in sanctions is also best pizza in the world competition. This is a much-needed partners in China’s infrastructural development projects. trade with other global partners. For instance, the ASEAN aimed to keep Iran engaged on the Middle Eastern (West global humanitarian mission. Besides that, China’s $400 billion deal with Iran also includes countries the trade volumes with China were 4.74 trillion Asian) issues. Although the U.S. administration showed It all strongly backs up the argument that profit is being Iran in the BRI drive for regional development through yuan ($731.9 billion) in 2020 by making it the number one concerns over the accord between China and Iran and it put ahead of human lives. trade and energy connectivity. Such kinds of opportunities trading bloc of China with a 7 percent growth every year. also announced to impose costs on Chinese companies. But But the same companies and the governments where are also bringing major geopolitical shifts in the region. Do you think China can lead the global economy despite the U.S. ability to impose costs on China’s business they operate are taking a risky gamble. How do you evaluate the U.S.-China trade row? in the near future? Don’t you expect emerging Asian with Iran, China has the potential to defy the U.S. pressures This could backfire in a devastating way as experts have Is the U.S. capable of containing China? powers, like India and Turkey, to form a coalition to go ahead with the agreed partnership with Iran. been warning; if the majority of the global population is not inoculated, more dangerous and much faster transmissible variants of the virus will emerge that not even Pfizer can handle. These will rip through the economies of wealthier nations’ once again; just as they are starting the road to How and why Israel helped make the nuclear thriller The Operative economic recovery. By Tom Secker on scripts extends beyond the films that they Iran’s Non-Existent Nuclear Weap- At the same time, the world will face a much longer financially assist, as it “supports the develop- ons Program time with respiratory disease than had been anticipated. Israel’s Ministry of Culture runs a film and ment of about 30 scripts a year.” For another, as detailed in Gareth Porter According to studies, since January this year, more people TV support program through both its Film The Fund tries to present this intervention and Jon Kiriakou’s bookThe CIA Insider’s have died of the virus than in the whole of last year. Because Commission and the Israel Film Fund, the as mere good-intentioned assistance to im- Guide to the Iran Crisis, the CIA themselves of vaccine inequality and new rising variants, the WHO latter offering production support to help prove movie scripts, rather than any form of concluded in the mid-2000s that Iran has no says the Pandemic is not just far from over, but at a critical develop Israel’s film industry. censorship or propaganda, but among their nuclear weapons program and wasn’t seeking stage where everyone, around the world, is under threat. While hardly unique in this regard, Isra- commitments to “safeguarding the free spirit to develop one. Some countries are going through third, fourth waves el’s film subsidy system is rather different of Israeli cinema,” their site admits they do Despite this assessment, an endless string despite experts saying there has always been only one wave from its peers, particularly in respect of the so while “keeping an open eye and mind on of both neoliberal and neoconservative pol- with just stronger and weaker tides. One thing is for certain, conditions they attach to sponsorship. The policy and action.” A diagram outlining the iticians, pundits and think tank commenta- the latest Delta variant is seeing global deaths, cases and ‘New Cinema Law’ passed in 2001 specifies process scripts go through before being ap- is all part of an effort to infiltrate and sabotage tors have insisted that Iran is plotting to nuke transmission rates at alarming levels. that government financing can only be pro- proved or rejected includes the stipulation, Iran’s nuclear weapons program. The Iranians, Tel Aviv, Washington DC and Riyadh, even To date, around 4 million 400 thousand people are re- vided to movies where, “no less than 50% of “The Director of the Fund reserves the right he informs us, like to buy illegal and restricted though that’s perhaps the most suicidal thing ported to have died from the disease worldwide. This is the ‘below the line’ must be spent in Israel,” to ask for additional work on the script... as a technologies through open, legitimate com- the Iranian government could possibly do. while the number of people globally reported to have been or “no less than 70% of the budget allocated condition to signing the investment contract.” panies, so our protagonist is sent into Tehran The Operative plays into this false, fear- infected by a pandemic is inching closer to 200 million. for salaries must be paid to Israeli crew and This subsidy program has been enor- to infiltrate one such technology company. mongering narrative by reiterating how Iran The UK (which recently celebrated the lifting of all coro- cast,” and “either the Director or the Script- mously successful, with numerous Israel Film This plotline, which no doubt appealed to got back on track following Trump’s aban- navirus restrictions in England dubbed “Freedom Day”) the writer must be Israeli citizens or permanent Fund-supported movies being nominated for the Fund’s Board of Directors as well as their donment of the nuclear deal, and is seeking British government’s own scientific advisory group believes residents in Israel.” or winning major awards. In 2008-2010 paymasters within the Israeli government, is under-the-table components to help assemble it is “almost certain” that a new covid variant will emerge While some of these conditions can be three Fund-assisted films were nominated highly misleading. For one thing, this is how nuclear bombs. The parallels between the “that leads to current vaccine failure”. waived for international co-productions, these for the Oscar for Best Foreign Film, and in Israel developed their own nuclear program – storyline in The Operative and some of the While this early research is theoretical and does not criteria all but ensure a positive depiction of 2009 Samuel Maoz’s Lebanon, about a tank by obtaining restricted technical components recent attempts to ‘expose’ Iran’s non-existent provide any evidence that such a variant is in circulation. Israel, and especially the Israeli government, crew in the First Lebanon War, became the via front companies run by movie producer nuclear weapons program are quite startling. It does send out a strong message that even richer nations, in resulting films. first Israeli film to win the Golden Lion at the Arnon Milchan. For example, the supposed cache of ‘secret which think they are now safe and in heaven actually need Israeli government influence on Venice Film Festival. According to Milchan’s biography, he and Iranian government documents’ being touted to keep on their toes. More so the news has dampened the movie scripts The Operative his company were recruited by LAKAM, the around by the Israeli government in 2018, mood of celebration in the United Kingdom, with not much The Fund also reviews and vets scripts for 2019’s The Operative, a taut transnational Israeli technical intelligence agency that was which have since been shown to most likely difference in activity pre and post “Freedom Day”. films seeking money and help with distribu- spy thriller based on a novel by a former Is- deeply involved in stealing secrets and ma- be a forgery by Mossad themselves – includes Meanwhile, the U.S. state of Florida has broken a record tion, its website noting that, “every year, about raeli intelligence officer, not only won support terial for Israel’s nuclear program. FBI files details of the first five bombs Iran allegedly for the highest one-day number of cases since the Pandemic 140 new scripts are being submitted, out of from the Fund but also from Israel’s Film detail how between 1979 and 1983 Milchan plan to build. In The Operative one of our began. This has been blamed on the delta variant. which 12-15 Films are selected and granted Commission, as well as funding from multiple used a front company to acquire hundreds of protagonist’s missions involves driving a van So, by the same margin, even the richer countries, who the support of the Fund.” As such, flattering branches of the German government. krytrons – high-pressure gas tubes that can over the border into Iran carrying – you’ve believe they are safe by going it alone; actually, they are not. the preconceptions of organization’s Board The Operative tells the story of a British be used as nuclear triggers. guessed it – five nuclear bombs. While in the The more reliable option would be for governments to of Directors and their “professional consult- woman recruited by the Mossad, initially just as After the smuggling operation was busted, movie the bombs are deliberately faulty, this put their thinking hats on before it’s too late and entire ants” is key to ensuring that your film is one a cover identity so that Israeli black ops teams Milchan went on to produce Pretty Woman, Un- reiteration of details lends The Operative an communities get wiped out, and start their own scientific of the small number of applicants that end up can rent apartments in Leipzig under her name. der Siege, LA Confidential, Fight Club and the authentic feel and reinforces the desired nar- research. No matter how long it takes, better late than never winning support from the Israeli government. Over time she becomes a fully-fledged spy Oscar-winning The Revenant. It wasn’t until rative of the Israeli government (and many of to achieve mass vaccination. Script review and development is a key running months-long undercover missions. years later that he confirmed the long-swirl- their Westerns supporters and counterparts). And it needs a genuine global effort to tackle a global part of this process, but the Fund’s influence As a voiceover by her handler tells us, this ing rumors about his past as a spy for Israel. (Source: Press TV) problem of such magnitude. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 6 HERITAGE & TOURISM AUGUST 2, 2021

Museum of archaeology Excavation sheds to come on stream in Meshkinshahr new light on TOURISM TEHRAN – An archaeological museum will deskbe inaugurated in the near future in the ancient city of Meshkinshahr, Ardebil province. Some 20 billion rials ($476,000 at the official exchange rate of 42,000 rials per dollar) has been invested in the project so far, ancient cemetery the provincial tourism Nader Fallahi said on Sunday. in northern Iran 1 However, the site was partly period, but most of the objects are dated to looted by antique seekers during a two-year the 9th-8th century BC. gap in archaeological seasons. Dating and meaning of the known ob- Amlash, now a county in Gilan province, jects (bronze weapons and animal figurines, Republic of Azerbaijan on the north, Gilan, for residents of Tehran who are looking to was a small village in southeastern Gilan in human statuettes of terra cotta and bronze, in the far past, was within the sphere of sample the famous local cuisine and hoping 1959. The name originates from the nearby pottery animal effigy vases, and burnished influence of the successive Achaemenid, for some pluvial action – it’s the largest, and Alborz valleys where archaeological artifacts black, gray, or orange pottery vessels) are Seleucid, Parthian, and Sassanid empires wettest town in the northern region. Gilan were discovered during excavations. The complicated by insufficient archaeological that ruled Iran until the 7th century CE. is divided into a coastal plain including the artifacts range in date from the late second contexts. Sophisticated Rasht, capital of Gilan large delta of Sefid Rud and adjacent parts millennium BC through the Partho-Sasanian Bounded by the Caspian Sea and the province, has long been a weekend escape of the Alborz mountain range.

Covering an area of 1,650 square meters, the museum is still under construction, the official added. Numerous ancient relics, which have so far been excavated in the city and its outskirts, will go on show at the museum, the ‘The Persian Gulf, an Archaeological Perspective’ comes to bookstores official added. HERITAGE TEHRAN – “The Persian Gulf, an Ar- Persian Gulf.” In December, the official announced that the provincial cul- deskchaeological Perspective”, which turns In conclusion, he said that the publication of this volume tural heritage department plans to establish more museums in the spotlight on various societies and cultures that emerged is a continuation of earlier efforts to make the results of addition to those that are already operating across the province neighboring the body of water throughout prehistoric, an- new archaeological research in the Persian Gulf available to meet the motto, “Ardebil the City of Museums”, chosen for the cient, and Islamic eras, have been published. to the public. current Iranian calendar year 1400. Iran National Museum Publications in close collabora- Earlier, the National Museum of Iran published another Meshkinshahr embraces several historical sites including tions with the Afshar Foundation published the book that edited volume entitled “Human and the Sea”, and the Re- Qale Khohneh (“Old Castle”), the ancient site of Shahr-e Yeri, includes 15 chapters in Persian and two chapters in English, search Institute of Cultural Heritage & Tourism (RICHT) and Qahqaheh castle. a curator of the museum told the Tehran Times on Sunday. published two new books: “Persian Gulf Cultural Heritage” Being near the high Mount Sabalan, Meshkinshahr enjoys a “A glance at archaeological investigations in Iran, shows and “Persian Gulf Archaeological Research: The Ancient moderate mountainous climate and the Sabalan summit can be that although shorelines and islands of Persian Gulf have Port of Siraf”. seen in the south of the city with eye-catching scenery. always played a significant role in shaping societies and According to Umm Al-Banin Ghafouri, in charge of the The antiquity of the city dates back to the early centuries of cultures throughout prehistoric, historical, and Islamic eras, publications of the museum, the articles published in this Islam but in the Safavid era, it was thriving even more. The city not enough attention has been paid to carry out archaeo- edited volume are undoubtedly a reflection of the efforts is well known for its rugs and its mineral springs. logical studies on these areas,” said Jebrael Nokandeh, the of researchers in clarifying the archaeological past of the Meshkinshahr suspension bridge with 345 meters long, 3 me- director-general of the National Museum. Persian Gulf, which can help the archaeology community ters wide, and 80 meters high, which was inaugurated in 2015 “Since late prehistoric period until today, the Persian Achaemenid, Sassanian and those of Islamic era, have al- in planning and to continue archaeological studies in this and is said to be the largest of its kind in West Asia, is also one of Gulf and its islands have been a center for commercial, ways taken the importance of Persian Gulf into account, important region. the top tourist destinations of the city. cultural, political and military trades.” and signs of their dominance over this sea can be seen not “The Persian Gulf, an Archaeological Perspective” is He added, “Many Iranian dynasties, including , only in the northern shorelines but also in the south of the edited by J. Nokandeh, A. Dashtizadeh, and A. Ghafouri. Prehistorical objects donated to cultural heritage directorate Roofing covers almost complete over ‘city of the mouthless’ TOURISM TEHRAN – The project the (latest) archaeological exploration con- in compliance with religious beliefs… desk HERITAGE TEHRAN – A total of 16 relics, estimated to of installing a series of ducted on Shahr-e Yeri, and unfortunate- however, the majority of the tombs were deskdate from prehistorical times, have recently custom-made roofing covers has become ly this reminiscent of an 8,000-year-old found empty of skeletons due to illegal been donated to the tourism and cultural heritage directorate almost complete to help protect Shahr-e civilization has been exposed to snow and excavations, according to the Circle of of Kerman province. Yeri, a unique archaeological site in north- rain… however, this project of [installing] Ancient . “16 ancient objects have been donated to Kerman province’s west Iran, from further erosion. roofing covers, as well as its associated More than 10,000 ancient petroglyphs General Directorate of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handi- The installation of shielding structures studies, were conducted in less than two and rock-carved arts have been discovered crafts,” ILNA quoted a provincial police commander as saying is part of an extensive project aimed to years,” CHTN quoted the provincial tourism in and near Meshkin Shahr over the past on Sunday. protect the 400-hectare archaeological chief Nader Fallahi as saying on Saturday. couple of years. Some of the objects bear site, which is sometimes referred to as The site embraces an Iron-Age for- depictions of human beings in archery, the “city of the mouthless”, against harsh tress, three prehistorical temples, and cavalry in rhythmic and magical themes. natural conditions. in northwestern Ardebil province. The tens of stones on which bizarre-shaped There are also petroglyphs depicting moun- Shahr-e Yeri is one of the earliest set- archaeological site was inscribed on the mouthless faces have been carved. During tain goats, boat anchors, shooting and tlements in the country, which is situated list of national heritage sites in 1931. its heyday bodies of the dead were bur- scenes of war, and scenes of deer hunting near Pirazman village of Meshkin Shahr “More than a decade has passed since ied with special ceremonies and rituals in individual and collective forms. 17 hotels, apartment hotels under construction in Qom TOURISM TEHRAN – A total of 17 hotels and economic prosperity, the official added. deskapartment hotels are being constructed The second-holiest city of the country after Mash- across the central province of Qom, adding 2894 beds had, Qom is home to both the magnificent shrine of “Based on technical examination of the relic conducted by to the province’s hospitality sector. Hazrat-e Masumeh (SA) and the major religious ma- experts of the general directorate, the authenticity of all the [do- Over 16 trillion rials (about $381 million at the offi- drasas (schools). nated] objects were confirmed and their antiquity was estimated cial exchange rate of 42,000 rials per dollar) has been Apart from sightseers and pilgrims who visit Qom to be prehistoric,” the official added. invested in the hotel projects, the provincial tourism to pay homage at the holy shrine, the city is also a top The police official, however, did not provide further detail on chief has said. destination for Shiite scholars and students who come the objects and the donator(s). Upon their completion in the near future, these from across the world to learn Islamic studies at its ma- The big and sprawling province has been a cultural melting hotels are expected to generate 936 job opportunities, drasas and browse through eminent religious bookshops. pot since antiquity, blending Persians with subcontinental tribe Alireza Arjmandi announced on Saturday. The antiquity of Qom goes back to the Sassanid era dwellers. It is home to myriad historical sites and scenic landscapes In parallel with the growth of tourism, related indus- (224 CE–651) and several historical mosques, mansions, such as Bazaar-e Sartasari, Jabalieh Dome, Ganjali Khan Bath- tries, such as transportation, souvenir, and handicraft and natural sceneries have been scattered across the house, Malek Jameh Mosque, and Shahdad Desert to name a few. supply centers, will also expand, which could lead to city as well as towns and villages nearby. Kerman is bounded by the provinces of Fars on the west, Yazd on the north, South Khorasan on the northeast, Sistan-Baluchestan on the east, and Hormozgan on the south. It includes the southern part of the central Iranian desert, the Dasht-e Lut. Webinar to explore relevance of genetics Iranian police seize ancient in archaeological studies relics from smuggler HERITAGE TEHRAN – The Re- manifestations of genetic disorders, CHTN Erfanmanesh said that biotechnology has desksearch Institute for the reported on Sunday. accelerated the development process in HERITAGE TEHRAN – Three historical objects have re- Preservation and Restoration of Cultural The webinar, which will be accompanied the scientific and research areas including desk cently been confiscated from an antique dealer and Historical Monuments is scheduled by scholars with expertise in the fields of archaeological surveys in some countries. in west-central Iran. to explore the role and importance of ge- cellular-developmental and molecular ge- She also noted that conserving cultural The accused was traced and finally arrested in his place after netics in archaeological studies during a netics, is open to students, specialists, and values as well as recognizing the historical police received reports from cultural heritage aficionados about his two-day webinar, which begins in Tehran archaeologists involved in the restoration identity of each nation should be consid- misdeeds, a senior police official in charge of protecting cultural on August 7. of historical-cultural monuments, biology, ered in every country and should be among heritage said on Sunday, CHTN reported. A series of discussions will take place at and genetics, report added. the top priorities of relevant institutions. Recovered relics include two the international event regarding applied Earlier in July, the head of the Biodeg- Biological sciences can therefore answer statues and a plate, Hossein-Ali life sciences in cultural heritage protection, radation Laboratory of Research Institute many questions in ancient studies because Fazli added. DNA molecule structure studies, ways of for the Preservation and Restoration of their use is very practical in many fields, The official, however, did not extracting and analyzing genetic data, and Cultural and Historical Monuments Parastu she mentioned. refer to the exact age of the relics recovered in the city of Abhar, Zanjan province. The culprit was detained and surrendered to the judicial sys- Six archaeological sites approved as national heritage in Iran tem for further investigation, HERITAGE TEHRAN – On Sunday, a selection port said. he noted. deskof six archaeological hills and histor- Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari is the birthplace of various Zanjan is one of the cities ical sites scattered across Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari unique traditions and rituals relative to the ‘tribal’ founded by Sassanid King province were added to Iran’s national heritage list. lifestyles. Special forms of music, dance, and cloth- Ardashir I (180-242 CE). The Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts, and Tourism Min- ing are noteworthy. It has considerable potential to province makes a base for wider ister Ali-Asghar Mounesan declared the inscriptions become a vibrant tourist attraction because of its explorations with the architec- on Sunday in a letter to the governor-general of the changing natural landscape. tural wonder of Soltaniyeh, southwestern province, IRNA reported. The province is also a hub for making wool felt the subterranean delights of the Katale-Khor caves, colorful Tepe Dizdasht, Tepe Chaghat Houshangi, Tepe products, majorly of which exported abroad. It is mountains, and the UNESCO-registered Takht-e Soleiman Qezqalesi, Tepe Narrehkhounik are among the home to some 500 crafters, in over 250 workshops, ruins are nearby. properties added to the prestigious list, the re- making handmade felt products. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y AUGUST 2, 2021 SOCIETY 7 COVID-19 UPDATES More 200,000 doses of The statistics are related to 24 hours started 2:00 p.m. July 31 COVIRAN vaccine delivered New cases 32,511 SOCIETY TEHRAN – Some two to three folds, he explained. New deaths 366 desk200,000 doses of COVI- Homegrown COVIRAN vaccine RAN BAREKAT vaccine have been recently Made by researchers at the Headquarters Total cases 3,903,519 delivered to the Ministry of Health for public for Executing the Order of the Imam, COVI- vaccination, Hassan Jalili, the vaccine’s pro- RAN BAREKAT was unveiled on December Total deaths 90,996 duction manager, said on Sunday. 29, 2020, and received the license for public After the Ministry of Health issued an use on June 14. emergency use license for COVIRAN vaccine, It proved effective against Indian strain, New hospitalized patients 3,483 we increased the production speed, and so far according to Hojjat Niki-Maleki, head of the about five million doses have been produced information center of Headquarters for Ex- Patients in critical condition 5,539 and sent to the quality testing department, ecuting the Order of the Imam. which will be delivered to the Ministry of Eleven countries from Asia and South Health after quality approval, he explained. America, and a European country have asked Total recovered patients 3,285,195 In recent weeks, 1.3 million doses had for importing COVIRAN vaccine, Hassan been handed over to the Ministry of Health, Jalili, the vaccine’s production manager, Diagnostic tests conducted 25,978,632 reaching the whole doses to 1.5 million, he has said in June. added, IRNA reported. Mass vaccination against COVID-19 started Doses of vaccine injected 12,667,582 COVIRAN vaccine is currently being ad- on Iranian citizens with the Russian-made ministrated by the Ministry of Health in most Sputnik V vaccine on February 9. of the provinces of the country and has been While Iran continues efforts to mass-pro- well received by the people, he concluded. duce local candidates, 13 million doses of 1.5 million doses to be produced by foreign vaccines have already been imported next week COVIRAN BAREKAT was unveiled on and others are expected soon. Agriculture in Iran By the end of this week (August 6), a total December 29, 2020, and received the Iran is also producing vaccines jointly of 1.5 million doses of vaccine will be provided with two countries Russia, and Australia, (Part 4) to the Ministry of Health, and with the launch license for public use on June 14. It proved which may also be released by September. Field patterns are still subject to rapid changes; there may also of the second and third lines, the production effective against Indian strain. According to the Food and Drug Admin- be cases of annual redistribution of the land. In situations of capacity of the vaccine will increase, Mo- istration, 14 vaccines are being domestically agricultural colonization and of large-scale irrigation, however, hammad Mokhber, head of Headquarters Currently, one million doses of vaccine with the launch of lines two and three by developed in the country which are in different regular block patterns are adopted. for Executing the Order of the Imam, said. are produced in line one every week, and early September, this capacity will increase study phases. Traditional social and economic structure. Land use, rural settlement, and field patterns are the surface expression of the ecological and socio-economic foundations of agriculture; they Charity event frees 260 inmates of Rare Diseases Document goes into reflect certain characteristics of the agricultural forms and po- tential of the region but do not indicate the social and economic unintentional crimes effect background and the conditions under which agriculture and animal husbandry are being practiced. SOCIETY TEHRAN – A national 1 The main vision of this document It is therefore important to consider rural land tenure and deskcampaign for the release is to prevent the birth of infants with property rights. The traditional basic situation of rural Iran is of prisoners of unintentional crimes freed rare diseases and to solve the medical that of inequality in the distribution of land. Due to the lack of 260 financial convicts and debtors, accord- and therapeutic problems of rare pa- reliable statistics, it is difficult to give accurate data about the ing to the Blood Money Organization. tients in the country. forms of rural property; but a survey by the Iranian Ministry The campaign, called Eid al-Adha to After the approval of the Docu- of Agriculture for 1960 (quoted from Planek 1962) may serve Eid al-Ghadir, was held from July 21 to 29. ment, all related bodies will be obliged to show the general trend. Charities from Alborz, Kordestan, and East to take measures in this regard, and Azarbaijan provinces have each contributed the programs will be monitored na- the most to this humanitarian event with the tionally. release of 18 involuntary prisoners. Yann Le Cam, the chief executive A total of 100 billion rials (nearly prisoners amounting to 677 involuntary officer of the European Organization definition of a rare disease is one that $2.3 million at the official rate of 42,000 crime doers, while Sistan-Baluchestan was for Rare Diseases (EURORDIS), has affects fewer than 5 in 10,000 people. At rials) has been donated to pay the debt at the bottom of the list. praised Iran for preparing a national present, more than 6000 rare diseases of the inmates. As an annual tradition, benefactors come document on rare diseases, saying that are known; around 80 percent of them 9,398 inmates freed nationwide together in a ceremony to raise funds for it will change the lives of one million are genetic disorders and half of them Iranian benefactors helped release a total releasing prisoners of unintentional crimes rare disease patients in the country. occur during childhood. of 9,398 inmates of unintentional crimes during the holy month of Ramadan (which Rare diseases prevalence Grouped together, rare diseases af- across the country over the past Iranian started on April 13 this year), through which, According to the statistics published fect 6–8 percent (or about 30 million calendar year (March 2020-March 2021), Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah in 2019, the number of rare diseases people) out of the 508 million popula- according to the Blood Money Organization. Ali Khamenei has donated 5 billion rials identified in Iran has reached 332 types tion of EU countries. This roughly equals Freeing prisoners of involuntary crimes (about $120,000). of diseases and about 4,750 people are the estimated prevalence of diabetes is done in three ways; the first way is grant- Last year, heads of the three branches covered by the Rare Diseases Founda- in the World Health Organization Eu- ing prisoners leave and the second way is of the government and the private sector tion of Iran. ropean Region, which in 2013 was 6.8 The separation between ownership and land use is a basic providing a number of them with loans to donated 6.5 billion rials (nearly $150,000) Out of a thousand population, 2 percent of 658.7 million adults in the obstacle for the development of rural Iran. Moreover, there is be paid inside the prison. to release prisoners who had committed people get a rare disease, while the 20 to 79-year age group. no doubt that the land reforms from 1962 onwards have been The third way of assistance is the release involuntary crimes. prevalence can be curbed by changing Rare diseases are associated with uncoordinated and without thorough planning; the present prob- of unintentional convicts by paying their President Hassan Rouhani, former Par- people’s culture, screening, identify- a high psychological burden for the lems of Iranian agriculture are also to be seen as an outcome of debt; last year, a total of 35 trillion rials liament Speaker , and Former ing, preventing the births, and raising patient but they can also have a major the recent changes of traditional social structure. (nearly $833 million) has been donated Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raisi made a total awareness. impact on a patient’s family. In addition Rural land tenure. The traditional forms of land tenure in the to pay the debt of the released prisoners. of 3.9 billion rials (around $92,000) in According to WHO, rare diseases are to the health burden on patients, few rural sector reveal typical aspects of the rent-capitalistic character Last year, Isfahan province topped the contributions to free prisoners of unin- often serious, chronic, and life-threat- of these diseases have effective drug of the agricultural production and rural income distribution. list for releasing the highest number of tentional crimes. ening. The European Union (EU) treatment available. The organization of agricultural production may be seen under two aspects: first, the traditional property rights in soil and water and other factors of agricultural productivity and, second, the traditional relationships between owner and Hamedan, Bukhara to develop sister worker of the land. These two aspects have to be subordinated to the four essen- tial factors for agricultural production: soil, seed, draft animals city partnership and tools, and human labor. (Irrigation is at times a fifth equal factor). Each of these four or five production factors can further SOCIETY TEHRAN – The Iranian city of Hamed- cultural cooperation and tourism activities will be pro- be analyzed into sub-units. deskan and the Uzbek city of Bukhara will vided for Iran and Uzbekistan, Qarabaghi noted, IRNA For example, plowing, tilling, harvesting, threshing, and soon sign a sister city agreement in order to develop reported on Sunday. winnowing may pertain to different persons, who will be com- cultural exchanges and tourism, Hossein Qarabaghi, So far, Hamedan has signed sister city agreements pensated in corresponding portions of the 20 percent harvest Member of City Council has stated. with four cities around the world. share allotted to the production factor “human labor.” A sister city or twin town relationship is a form of Bukhara is the birthplace of Bu-Ali Sina (), a Thus according to Bobek (1961, p. 235) “the concept of the legal or social agreement between two geographically and famous Iranian scientist and physician of the 4th and 5th enterprise or operating unit begins to dissolve, under such a politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting centuries AH, and is the fifth-largest city in Uzbekistan system, into a series of individual titles, or rather tasks, and cultural and commercial ties. and the capital of Bukhara province. corresponding claims on income.” While there are early examples of international links Known in classical times as Ecbatana, Hamedan was Property rights. Property rights in land are predominantly of between municipalities akin to what we call today sis- one of the ancient world’s greatest cities. Avicenna mau- two kinds: They are either attached to certain parcels of land, or ter cities or twin towns dating back to the 9th Century, soleum is located in Hamedan. they are “ideal titles,” i.e., imaginary shares or allotments from the modern concept was first established and adopted The people of Bukhara still speak Persian with the the total agriculturally used lands, waters, or whatever. In the worldwide during the Second World War. special dialect of Central Asia, which is now known as first case, the relationships between the owner and worker of By signing the twinning agreement, a platform for Tajik Persian. the land are clear. Where owner and worker of the land are one and the same person (?orda-malek), all benefits of work and management fall to him alone. This case, however, has been the exception ENGLISH IN USE in traditional rural Iran, because landlordism and large landed properties have always prevailed. LEARN NEWS TRANSLATION In cases where only one landlord owned a village and its land, organizational problems hardly arose. Agricultural production was performed by individual sharecroppers or, more often, by Miankaleh peninsula faces serious groups of sharecroppers, who received income shares according to the proportion of the production factors which they contributed تاالب میانکاله در معرض خشکی کامل risk of disappearing to the production process. ,But in the second case, the situation is much more complicated حســین علــی ابراهیمــی مدیــر کل محیــط زیســت اســتان مازنــدران گفــت: 20 درصــد ,since several families and their members, as well as individuals از تــاالب میانکالــه کامــا خشــک شــده اســت. Hossein Ali Ebrahimi, head of Mazandaran province department of department, has said that almost 20 percent of the peninsula’s wetlands shared in the land titles. (Source: Encyclopaedia Iranica) بــه گــزارش روز چهارشــنبه باشــگاه خبرنــگاران جــوان ابراهیمــی ادامــه داد: تغییــرات .have dried up اقلیــم و خشکســالی نیــز بــر ایــن تــاالب تاثیــر گــذار شــده اســت. Drought spell and climate change are two of the key factors contributing مدیــر کل محیــط زیســت اســتان مازنــدران گفــت: متاســفانه اســتان مازنــدران نیــز to the Miankaleh peninsula dryness, YJC quoted Ebrahimi as saying on ماننــد ســایر اســتانهای کشــور درگیــر تغییــرات اقلیــم شــده و خشکســالی نیــز بــر .Wednesday ,Without water ایــن اســتان تاثیــر گــذار بــوده اســت بــه همیــن دلیــل قســمتی تــاالب میانکالــه کامــا Unfortunately, the province of Mazandaran has also been negatively خشــک شــده اســت. وی در ادامــه افــزود: عــاوه بــر تغییــرات اقلیمــی و کمبــود نزوالت affected by climate change and less precipitation has increased the peninsula water deficits, Ebrahimi said, stating that additionally mismanagement, everything آســمانی، نبــود مدیریــت صحیــح منابــع آبــی برداشــت غیرمجــاز از چاههــا و و منــاع unsustainable agricultural practices, and severe depletion of the wells and withers آب زیرزمینــی و کشــاورزی ناپایــدار در منطقــه، وضعیــت ایــن تــاالب بحرانــی اســت. .groundwater resources have exacerbated Miankaleh peninsula’s condition Prayer Times Noon:13:11 Evening: 20:38 Dawn: 4:27 (tomorrow) Sunrise: 6:14 (tomorrow) AUGUST 2, 2021 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: Mohammad Shojaeian Editor-in-Chief: Ali A.Jenabzadeh Iranian mythologist Jalal Editorial Dept.: Fax: (+98 21) 88808214 — 88808895 [email protected] Switchboard Operator: Tel: (+98 21) 43051000 Advertisements Dept.: Telefax: (+98 21) 43051430 Public Relations Office: Tel: (+98 21) 88805807 Sattari dies at 90 Subscription & Distribution Dept.: Tel: (+98 21) 43051603 CULTURE TEHRAN – Iranian conducted a massive interview with Sattari Printed at: Jame Jam Bartar Borna - 44197737 deskscholar Jalal Sattari as part of a cultural project at Markaz whose studies most centered on and Publications, which was published in a book mythology and dramatic literature died titled “A Dialogue with Jalal Sattari”. Tehrantimes79 Tehrantimes79 Tehrantimes79 following a massive stroke at his home in “The aim in this project was to encourage Tehran on Saturday. He was 90. those scholars who have influenced the culture No. 18, Bimeh Alley, Nejatollahi St., Tehran, Iran Persian media announced his death of the country over a long period of time P.o. Box: 14155-4843 Zip Code: 1599814713 quoting his widow Laleh Taqian, who in the past century to return to their past, is also an author and researcher on recounting their own stories,” the publisher dramatic arts. had earlier said. Born in the northern Iranian city of Rasht, In a message of condolences published Sattari left Iran in his youth for Switzerland on Sunday, Fakuhi of the University of and earned a Ph.D. in psychology. He was a Tehran wrote, “Iran’s culture lost one of student of the top Swiss psychologist Jean its greatest, purest, and the most beautiful Piaget, who was known for his work on creative thoughts.” child development. “I learned again that regardless of how However, Sattari shifted his focus to knowledgeable you are, there is no escape collective psychology and the study of positive from death; it arrives sooner of later; no matter GUIDE TO and negative impacts of ancient patterns, how much education you have, death is a SPIRITUAL AWAKENING myths and fables on the collective unconscious. part of life,” he added. He spent over 60 years of his life studying, Deputy Culture Minister for Artistic If someone’s deeds lower his position, his pedigree writing and translating, the outcomes of which Affairs Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini also offered cannot elevate it. appeared in over 100 books. a message of condolences. Sattari was decorated with the French “By his research on culture, legends and Imam Ali (AS) Iranian mythologist Jalal Sattari in an undated photo. Legion of Honor in 2005 for his dedication myths, Dr. Sattari provided valuable treasures to the cause of culture during his career as into Persian. Books by Soviet folklorist Sattari Awards in 2011 to honor scholars from the history and for today a cultural activist. Vladimir Propp were also translated by of different nationalities for their efforts and tomorrow,” he wrote. He rendered books by Gaston Sattari for Persian readers. in the promotion of ritual and folk artistic “His studies on the past cleared the path History of Achaemenid art, Bachelard, Antonin Artaud, Georges The organizers of the Traditional and performances. for Iranian society to continue on its cultural Dumézil and several other French scholars Ritual Theater Festival established the Jalal Iranian sociologist Nasser Fakuhi way,” he noted. architecture

Part 2 Only W. Nagel explains the style by assuming two sculptor’s “Skyfall” stuntman Arsha Aqdasi injured schools, one at Bisotun and another, working first at Pasargadae, much ahead of its time, and then at Persepolis. It is beyond doubt, however, that the inscriptions correctly identify the owner of during Lebanese shoot this palace as Cyrus, to be venerated on occasion of the royal service of ISNA on Sunday. In January 2019, he and a group of his Iranian colleagues investiture by all his successors. He was quickly transferred to a hospital in Beirut, came together in a meeting in Tehran to ask the organizers The southernmost “palace” R, with the famous winged genius, she said and added he was placed in an induced coma of Iranian film festivals and events to recognize them as can be compared with the monumental gates at Persepolis and by doctors. a group active in the film industry. Susa. That is also the case with the reliefs in the main doorways: She said that he will undergo surgery in the upcoming He came on stage during the meeting held at the winged bulls in the southeast—facing the outer world—and probably days and asked people to pray for him. Shafaq Cultural Center while his head was burning and bulls with human faces facing the palaces. No details were published about the film project. announced his plan to organize a festival for Iranian The only extant relief, the four winged genius, combines Elamite Aqdasi, who has collaborated in a number of stuntmen. garments and a Syrian/Egyptian crown; it faces inwards, and international projects including the James Bond 2012 The first festival for Iranian stuntmen was scheduled Iranian stuntman Arsha Aqdasi. must, together with its counterparts in the other side doors, have adventure “Skyfall”, is the founder of Stunt 13, a major to open on May 7, 2019, however, the plan was never protected the king or his statue within the building. ARTTEHRAN – Renowned Iranian studio for Iranian stuntmen. implemented. Palace S is the most difficult building to understand. There deskstuntman Arsha Aqdasi was severely Speaking to the Persian service of MNA on Sunday, Aqdasi had said that the festival had the potential to is no trace of a podium of a throne, and it is hard to imagine one injured in a crash last Wednesday while shooting a Iman Karamian, the director of the Iranian Stuntmen be held internationally. in the midst of a hall open to all sides. project in Beirut. Association, said that Aqdasi has injured his neck in the He said that stuntmen have so far been ignored at On the other hand, the sculptures suggest a highly representational “He was in Lebanon, working for a foreign project and crash and gone into a coma. the Oscars, and only three festivals in Russia, America function: The main door, leading to the northeastern main facade, was seriously injured when a car he was in turned over,” He added that Aqdasi’s sister is in Beirut, preparing and Hong Kong are held for stuntmen. again in the form of a wide portico, was guarded by human figures Aqdasi’s colleague Mehnush Moradi told the Persian arrangements for his surgery. “We want to be the fourth,” he noted. and the side doors by mythical creatures, facing outwards as usual; the back door shows feet of bulls and men, as if going from the main hall into the southwestern (smaller) porch. The columns were crowned by protomai of lion dragons and Works by Iranian artists on view at cyanotype exhibit in Belgium perhaps horses. All these sculptures are definitely pre-Persepolitan in style and Babylonian/Assyrian in iconography. In this building, ARTTEHRAN – A group cyanotypes to create installations that live 2021. A copy of the book will be presented desk on the way between gate and throne portico, gifts to the king may exhibition of cyanotypes in their own world, far from the conventional as part of the exhibition. have been solemnly deposited. underway at Ingrid Deuss Gallery in Antwerp, assumptions with which this technique is Mika Horie from Japan is another artist The architecture and the sculpture of this period have been Belgium is showcasing works by Iranian artists often associated. participating in the art show. Horie’s delicate shown to be highly eclectic: The use of different kinds of stone, the Gohar Dashti and Arash Fakhim. His works show echoes and traces that and intimate cyanotypes are exposed by the false windows, and the quadrangular tower came from Urartu; the The exhibit named “Blues” is also hanging were left by objects while exposing cyanotypes sun on paper that she makes herself from multicolumn halls from Urartu via Media; the porticos attached works by five other pioneering artists from in the sun. the bark of the locally sourced Gampi tree to these halls in many variations (perhaps better called “stoai”), the United States, Belgium, Japan, Sweden Cyanotypes were first discovered by Sir in her native village in Japan. the bases and shafts of the columns from Greece; and the form and the United Kingdom who each explore in John Herschel in 1842 as a simple and low- The exhibition also displays works by of the “altars” from Media. their original and uncompromising way the cost process to produce copies of notes and Ivan Forde from the United States. Oriental types are perhaps seen in the monumental gates historic photographic process of cyanotypes, drawings. Engineers and architects used this Through his work, Ivan retells stories (without stoai) and tents. In iconography Elamite, Syrian, and the gallery has announced. process well into the 20th century and the from epic poetry, casting himself as every A cyanotype by Iranian artist Gohar Babylonian/Assyrian prototypes have been cited; workmanship The showcase that opened on July 9 is prints were referred to as blueprints. character to reflect on migration, memory Dashti on view at an exhibition at Ingrid and style of the reliefs are (with the exception of those of palace curated by Dutch artist Joost Vandebrug Soon after its discovery, it was adopted by and homeland. Deuss Gallery in Antwerp, Belgium. P) more Neo Babylonian than anything else. and will run until September 4. artists who were captivated by the rich blue shades Works by Erika Rodin from Sweden have of the ice crystals melting on the surface of the Aside from Pasargadae it is only at Borazjan, 50 km from Bandar Dashti’s experience of the 1980-1988 of the technique, most notably, the photographer also been selected for the event. Reconstructing paper leaves traces of its presence. Bushehr, that relics of a palace or pavilion in Cyrus’ style have Iran-Iraq war weighs on her artistic work. Anna Atkins. Her book with cyanotypes was her own identity and heritage by the use of Julie van der Vaart from Belgium is been found. From the “cylinder inscription” we know that Cyrus Her cyanotypes in this exhibition are the first to be photographically printed and cyanotypes, Rodin’s photographic objects another artist at the exhibition. Julie’s work is “brought back the gods … to their places and made them enter of organic material that she destroyed and illustrated. Anna Atkins (1799–1871) was also consist of meticulously selected pieces of blue strongly rooted in experimental and historic their eternal abodes,” i.e., among other places, to Susa and the fractured before photographing it, thereby considered the first female photographer. Heartwood from her family forest in Sweden. photographic techniques. Her photographs land Gutium. Of this building activity nothing has been found yet. commenting on the beauty of the natural Her book “Photographs of British Algae: Timo Lieber from the United Kingdom is also show intimate encounters with human forms, The time of Cambyses and Bardiya world while also acknowledging the damaging Cyanotype Impressions” will be re-printed by attending the exhibit with several works. Lieber presented like precious relics. Her cyanotypes In the plain between Persepolis and Naqsh-e Rustam there is an effects humans can have on it. Steidl as a limited edition clamshell box and is using the cyanotype process to chart the in this exhibition are printed on fabric. unfinished structure known as “Takht-e Rustam” or “Takht-e Gohar”. The Netherlands-based Fakhim uses is expected to be on sale from the summer of metamorphosis of melting ice. The physicality E. Herzfeld interpreted it as the tomb of Cambyses II/III, a nearly exact copy of that of Cyrus. Inside, two secondary, small burials were excavated. It was restored recently by G. Tilia, and close to it the remains of an unfinished palace of Pasargadae type were found. International fiction festival on pandemic announces winners The two structures have exactly the same orientation. Cambyses, The competition for short story writing on COVID-19, which the finalists in a collection. however, seems to have been buried correctly after his corpse is dedicated to all people writing in Persian across the world, Coronavirus has become the subject of several cultural had been “brought to Persia”: presumably to Pasargadae where was launched by the Iran Book and Literature House in May. contests in Iran since February 2020, when the first cases a tomb for him must have been prepared. Are the remains at “The Story of Corona and Us” was the theme of the festival. of the disease were detected in the country. “Dasht-e Gohar” those of the capital of Bardiya? Among the winners are “I Wished I Saw Your Smile” The Institute for Intellectual Development of Children Darius I: Phase A (Bisotun) by Zeinab Firuznia, “Ritual of Quicklime Powdering” by and Young Adults launched the International Clean Hands, The rock relief at Bisotun (Diodorus: Bagistana) is the most minutely Mahbubeh Hajimortezai, “Eating Phobia” by Abbas Azimi, Save Lives Painting Contest in March 2020. dated and most thoroughly interpreted Achaemenid monument. “The Rest of Me” by Mahin Sarani-Rad and “Jam-Packed In addition, a number of Iranian authors began writing Eleven of its fourteen figures are identified by captions: Darius Morgue” by Mojtaba Bani-Asadi. stories on the virus to teach children and others how to take himself, Gaumata, eight gentile kings who rebelled during Darius’ Also included are “Slickness” by Esmaeil Elahdadi, “Call care of themselves during the pandemic. first year and a ruler of the “Scythians with pointed hats” whom Him Aziz” by Emad Ebadi, “A Song for a Mermaid” by Najmeh One of the writers is Ali-Asghar Seidabadi, who wrote Darius captured in his third year; this last event is recorded in Molavi, “A Symphony for Life” by Hassan Mokhtarzadeh, “I “Hannah, Our Hero”. an additional paragraph of the inscription, so the other events A poster for an international competition for short story Revolved Around You” by Armaghan Behdarvand, “Memories It is about several children including Hannah that go must have taken place earlier. writing on COVID-19 launched by the Iran Book and of the Last Warrior” by Setayesh Salavatian, “Twenty Years to visit their uncle, Bahman, who doesn’t know that he is The order in which figures, captions, and the four versions of Literature House. and Fourteen Days with Corona” by Zeinab Rezai, “For Whom infected with COVID-19. All the children are infected, but the Bisotun inscription were carved has been clarified by Luschey the Tears Stream” by Zahra Qolizadeh, “Corona and Me” by Hannah escapes uninfected due to her care about the tips and Trumpelmann. W. Nagel has argued that the second last figure, CULTURE TEHRAN – Iran’s international fiction Farahnaz Sheikh-Bahaeddinzadeh, “Chabahar Mullah” by Mehdi for dealing with coronavirus. named Frada by the caption, because of his Elamite garment, deskfestival on the coronavirus pandemic Chegini and “My Adventures and Corona” by Taha Mollazadeh. The book was also translated into Croatian, Turkish, must originally have been intended to represent Attamaita and announced winners on Sunday. The Iran Book and Literature House plans to publish English, Italian, French and German. have been added to the original eight kings after the second year. However, Frada is one of the Nine Pretenders (the number nine may have a magical significance and there was no rock left to carve the rope connecting Araka with Frada. The two figures behind “The Corrections” appears in Persian Darius, without captions, have been interpreted as Hystaspes CULTURE TEHRAN – American This immense work of 21st-century pharmaceutical industry, and economic “The Corrections” was published to and Arsames, wearing royal diadems. deskauthor Jonathan Franzen’s American social criticism has been variously colonization to the state of Central Europe wide acclaim from literary critics for its Similarly ornamented crowns, however, are worn by attendants 2001 novel “The Corrections” has been hailed as “the Bleak House of the digital and 21st-century university life—but characterization and prose. and guards in the Tachara. The eclectic nature of the relief has published in Persian. age” and “hysterical realism,” a sub-genre its appealing, intellectual style brings While the novel’s release preceded the been stressed by Root; it contains elements known from Sar-e Cheshmeh is the publisher of the book of postmodern fiction, defined by “chronic warmth and humanity to its epic tale of September 11 terrorist attacks by ten days, Pol and Assyrian reliefs as well as from Late Elamite Weapon rendered into Persian by Payman Khaksar. length, frenzied action, manic characters the dysfunctional Lambert family and many have interpreted “The Corrections” bearers and the Urartian divine figure in the winged disc. Near It revolves around the troubles of an and a tendency to digress into other topics their attempt to meet for one last family as having prescient insight into the major the palace in Babylon there stood a copy of the relief (or part of elderly Midwestern couple and their three not central to the story.” Christmas. concerns and general mood of post-9/11 it) in smaller size with the long text (or part of it) on its back. adult children, tracing their lives from the The novel does exhibit these The novel was awarded the National Book American life, and it has been listed in multiple Source: Encyclopedia Iranica mid-20th century to “one last Christmas” characteristics—exploring the dark corners Award in 2001 and the James Tait Black publications as one of the greatest novels of To be continued together near the turn of the millennium. of numerous issues, from globalization, the Memorial Prize in 2002. the 21st century.