Iranian special committee S. Korea’s Iran crude I’d like to continue Copies of famous releases report on U.S. imports jump over my career in Europe: artworks to 21112seizure of Iranian assets 4 67% y/y in April Mehdi Taremi eembellishmbellish TTehranehran NATION ECONOMY SPORTS ART& CULTURE WWW.TEHRANTIMES.COM I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y General Soleimani visits Badreddin family 2 12 Pages Price 10,000 Rials 38th year No.12554 Tuesday MAY 17, 2016 Ordibehesht 28, 1395 Sha’aban 10, 1437 Bombardier, Siemens Tehran, willing to boost share Iranian MPs reaffirm Beijing ink of Iran market long-term oil EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW support for Hezbollah co-op MOU By Mahnaz Abdi ECONOMY TEHRAN — Iran’s Like many other international companies, Bombardier Inc. POLITICAL TEHRAN — Iranian ing the Islamic Republic’s support for commander Mustafa Badreddine in desk deskOil Ministry and Chi- and Siemens AG are willing to develop their activity in the MPs wrote a letter to the Lebanese resistance group. Syria. na’s National Energy Administration Iranian market in the post-sanction time, although they Hezbollah Secretary General Seyyed The letter, signed by 251 legislators, The MPs expressed condolences over signed a five-year memorandum of consider banking barriers, which are still in place, an ob- Hassan Nasrallah on Monday reaffirm- followed the death of top Hezbollah the martyrdom of Badreddine. 2 understanding (MOU) for cooperation stacle getting in the way. in oil industry, Shana news agency re- The following is what some directors of the two inter- ported on Sunday. national giants that are participating in Iran RAILEXPO Amir Hossein Zamaninia, Iran’s 2016 (running from May 15 to 18 in Tehran) told the Teh- deputy oil minister for international ran Times. affairs, and Zhang Yuqing, the deputy ‘Bombardier interested to participate in upcoming head of China’s National Energy Ad- opportunities’ ministration, signed the MOU in Teh- “Now, after having a new situation (lifting of sanctions) ran on Sunday. we as many others have an interest to participate in the “The MOU covers various fields in- upcoming opportunities and when you see the number of cluding crude oil and gas condensate exhibitors and particularly the foreign participants, you see exploration and development, oil and there is an appetite of the outside industry to participate in gas equipment manufacturing and in- the Iranian market opportunities,” said Dieter Brandenburg, vestment in various oil, gas, refining the chief representative of Bombardier in Iran. and petrochemical projects,” Zamanin- Questioned about the changes he observes in Iran af- ia said. ter the sanctions, he said, “The obvious change to me is to Also on Monday, Iran’s Oil Minis- see really more foreigners in Tehran. So many delegations ter Bijan Namdar Zanganeh met with are travelling to Iran to really evaluate the market oppor- Zhang Yuqing in Tehran. tunities,” although he added, “I must underline ‘evaluate’ Addressing the press after the because you have a lot of potential, yes, many times peo- meeting, the Iranian minister ex- ple are saying that you should provide also financing, and pressed satisfaction with the signed financing is still an issue for the present situation for many MOU and said, “Iran and China projects, because there are still some limitations and re- have a very good relationship in strictions in terms of financial transactions.” Amir Hossein Bandi energy sector and we hope for ex- “Apart from the financial issue, I really don’t see a panding the relations in post-sanc- downside in business in Iran. I really see the potential and I IRNA/ tions setting”. really see the opportunities foreign companies have and I Zanganeh also noted, “In the MOU, see the way Iran is playing its part is right in terms of trying Iran and Italy held an economic committee meeting at Espinas Palace Hotel in Tehran on Monday. The meeting was headed by we have emphasized the manufactur- to develop its industry. I really see a positive trend, but Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for European and American Affairs Majid Takhtravanchi and Italian Undersecretary of State ing of equipment in Iran and it was again financial part is still an issue,” Brandenburg noted. for Foreign Affairs Vincenzo Amendola. Takhtravanchi told the meeting that the U.S. has not abided by its commitments to the July 2015 decided that the Chinese companies See page 4 nuclear deal to the extent required. invest in the country”. Renovating Abadan Refinery and developing the second phases of North Azadegan and Yadavaran oil fields, all in south- ARTICLE Iranian security originates from inside, Zarif says west of Iran, managing flare gases, petrochemical projects and financial By Bijan Bonakdar and Roozbeh Aliabadi POLITICAL TEHRAN — Foreign The Judiciary establishes security issues were among other important deskMinister Mohammad through countering crimes and creating topics discussed in the meeting, the Iran and the next U.S. president Javad Zarif said on Monday that Iran is a “mental atmosphere” in which the cit- minister added. independent and its security is rooted izens feel secure, he said. he Middle East presents variety of complicated part- inside the country. The chief diplomat also said that Tnerships for the next United States president. In re- During a conference on role of court some of Iran’s neighbors are depend- PERSPECTIVE cent years, the U.S. has been experiencing a strate- in protecting the civil rights, he said that ent on the other countries to establish gic reversal of its position in the Middle East. In the past, a combination of military and economic security, but Iran is independent in this By Mahmood Monshipouri Washington’s posture in the region was more assertive capabilities gives a country power. respect. Professor of San Francisco but more recently it has shifted towards greater restraint, State University and University particularly during Barack Obama’s second term. However, German, Iranian panel discussion on Cold War to launch in Tehran of California, Berkeley it appears that neither postures have particularly worked well for the United States. TEHRAN — Co-hosted by the Ahmadi from the University of Tehran University. The exhibition, developed The ABM system and Today, nationalism, religious fanaticism, and political ex- Faculty of History of the University and Mr. Kaveh Bayat will take a closer by the Berlin Centre for Cold War tremism are on the rise and will complicate the future of sta- of Tehran and the German Embas- look at the economic, social and politi- Studies and the Federal Foundation the reemergence of bility in the Middle East. Furthermore, the traditional allies of sy, a panel discussion on the Cold cal effects of the Cold War on Iran and for the Reappraisal of the SED Dic- the U.S. have difficult relations with Washington. There are War will provide an opportunity to Germany. tatorship, offers an overview of the the U.S.-Russia Cold ongoing civil wars and unrest in at least five countries where learn more about the conflict which The panel discussion of German global causes and consequences of War the U.S. has either directly or indirectly supported regime shaped an important part of the and Iranian historians complements the Cold War. change (Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Yemen, and Syria). At its 20th century. the exhibition “The Cold War: Caus- The event will take place at the he deployment of the ABM current state, the Syrian civil war in particular risks creating The German historian Dr. Ulrich es–History-Impact” currently on dis- Central Library of Tehran University on system (the so-called “Aegis” even greater regional sectarian conflict. And U.S. tradition- Mahlert and his Iranian colleagues Prof. play at the Central Library of Tehran Wednesday, May 18 at 3 p.m. T ballistic missile system) in Ro- al partners throughout the region are more vulnerable than mania has resurrected fears of the they were just a few years ago. old rivalry between the United States 9 Sanat Naft promoted to Iran Professional League and Russia because these new U.S. SPORTS Sanat Naft Abadan them and move them two points bases are located in formally War- “Muhammad(S)” declared Iran’s deskhas secured promo- clear of Fajr Sepasi in the Azade- saw Pact countries dating back to tion to the Iran Professional League gan league. the Cold War and the former Soviet box office hit of the year with a 2-1 win over Fajr Sepasi Shiraz Paykan and Machine Sazi had al- Union. The United States claims that on Monday. ready secured their promotions to the these anti-ballistic missile systems are aimed at protecting only against ARTTEHRAN — “Muhammad (S), the Messen- Two goals from Mohammad IPL. desk Shadkam and Amin Zaleykani The trio will replace Esteghlal Ahvaz, “rogue” states, and countries like Iran ger of God”, renowned Iranian director Ma- that have developed or could possi- jid Majidi’s latest film about the Prophet of Islam (S), became were enough for Abadan-based Rah Ahan and Malavan in the Iranian team to seal maximum points for Professional League. bly develop new capabilities to de- Iran’s box office hit of the year after grossing over $1.8 million liver long-range delivery vehicles for at Iranian movie theaters, the Farabi Cinema Foundation an- chemical, explosive, or nuclear-based nounced on Sunday. Iran ready to support Algeria’s economy diversification process ordinance. Russian officials, by con- trast, have expressed deep suspicions Iranian officials affirmed Monday in nian Chamber of Commerce Mohsen In this regard, Jalalpour expressed that the ABM system is actually a plan Tehran that their country is ready to Jalalpour underlined the huge poten- his country’s willingness to help Algeria to counter Russian nuclear missile support Algeria in the economy diver- tials possessed by the two countries through visits of experts in order to de- capabilities and gain a pronounced sification process, notably in the sectors to achieve this objective, namely in the fine bilateral projects of partnership.