WWW.TEHRANTIMES.COM I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 16 Pages Price 20,000 Rials 1.00 EURO 4.00 AED 39th year No.13223 Saturday OCTOBER 6, 2018 Mehr 14, 1397 Muharram 26, 1440 Missile strikes ‘It’s complete folly’ to Iran sitting volleyball Afghanistan sends Afghan- showed Iran’s power threaten Iran out of Syria: aim gold at Asian Para Iranian movie “Rona, 2 ex-Pentagon chief 2 Games: Mehrzad 15 Azim’s Mother” to Oscars 16 See page 2 Tehran, Moscow negotiate trade in national currencies ECONOMY TEHRAN — In a to Russia on the head of a high-ranking deskmeeting between Ira- delegation. nian Central Bank Governor Abdolnaser Financing the joint development proj- Hemmati and his Russian counterpart ects was the other issue discussed between Elvira Nabiullina in Moscow on Thurs- the central bankers. day, the two sides stressed the need for During the meeting, Nabiullina wel- the expansion of banking cooperation comed all issues mentioned by her Iranian between Iran and Russia, IRNA reported. counterpart and expressed hope that co- Using national currencies of the two operation between the banking systems countries in bilateral trade was the main of Iran and Russia will be expanded in pivot of the negotiations between the two the near future based on the roadmap sides, according to Hemmati who travelled agreed by the two sides. ICJ ruling marks ‘victory’ for Iran: diplomats and law experts POLITICS TEHRAN — Alireza those related to the supply of humanitar- deskJahangiri, the Irani- ian goods and the safety of civil aviation. an ambassador to The Hague, has said The ruling was made in response to a the ruling by the International Court of plea from Tehran after President Trump’s Justice to ease sanctions on Tehran was announcement in May that he would with- a “victory for Iran”. draw the U.S. from the 2015 international On Wednesday, the Hague-based UN’s nuclear agreement, officially known as top court ordered the United States to ease the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action some sanctions against Iran, including (JCPOA). 2 We will defeat Zarif to neighbors: Let’s build a ‘strong region’ POLITICS TEHRAN — Foreign iates the Saudis by saying they can’t last deskMinister Mohammad 2 weeks without his support. This is the Javad Zarif on Thursday said it is a “delu- recompense for the delusion that one’s sanctions sion” that one’s security can be outsourced, security can be outsourced,” Zarif said calling on neighboring countries, especially in a tweet. Saudi Arabia, to instead work together in “We again extend our hand to our order to build a “strong region”. neighbors: let’s build a ‘strong region’, khamenei.ir “President Trump repeatedly humil- and stop this conceit,” he added. EDITORIAL U.S. sanctions on Iran can affect trade of humanitarian goods: Nephew ARTICLE Mohammad Ghaderi Haniyeh Sadat Jafariyeh EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW ordered the US to lift a part of its restrictive Tehran Times editor-in-chief measures against Iran. Do you think that Trump Tehran Times Journalist By Javad Heirannia @ghaderi62 administration will commit to respecting the TEHRAN – Richard Nephew, who served as the vote? lead sanctions expert for the U.S. team negotiating A: This is not how I see the ICJ’s ruling. Macron’s anti-Iran with Iran, is of the opinion that it is certainly true What the ICJ ruled, in my view, is that the Reactions to that U.S. sanctions on Iran can affect the trade United States needs to ensure Iran can obtain mission of humanitarian goods and the hostile licensing humanitarian goods as well as access to items rial rally policy from the United States on civil aviation for safety of flight. It is certainly true that rench President Emmanuel Macron licenses is a complication. sanctions can affect this trade and the hostile imultaneous with the decrease in continues to play an invisible, but ‘The fellow at the Center on Global Energy licensing policy from the United States on civil foreign exchange rates and regain Funinterrupted game on the U.S. Policy at Columbia University, says, “ICJ aviation licenses is a complication. But, the ICJ Sof rial, commencing as of Monday ground. In August 2017, an agreement asked for the US and Iran to avoid taking does not say that the United States must lift its evening, other markets including gold, was reached between the presidents of steps that would exacerbate the situation. the ICJ suggests must stay in place.” sanctions. Rather, it just says that they need mobile phone and auto have shown a green France and the United States on “changing The US would interpret this only as steps Following is the text of the interview: to accommodate this trade, as these licenses light to the prices decline. the content of the Joint Comprehensive that would foreclose the kind of trade that The International Court of Justice (ICJ) would do. 7 Since Tuesday, prices have started to Plan of Action”. The changes were sup- slide at these markets in parallel with the posed to cover the four controversial issues rush of the Iranian greenback owners to (the removal of so-called Sunset clauses, foreign exchange shops for selling their inspection of Iranian military sites, the Sheikh Zakzaky hearing: Court adjourns sitting to Nov. foreign currencies in the fear of a harsher inclusion of Iran’s missile capability in By Abdulmumin Giwa dent is visiting Kaduna, security is stretched” commence” he stated. fall in the forex rates. the JCPOA and limiting Iran’s power in A Kaduna High Court has adjourned sitting on he stated. He said that the judge will finalise on the bail As reported, mobile phone prices, the region). the widely awaited case involving the leader of Dari said as a result of this the prosecution application of the first and second respondents which had increased due to forex rates The outcome of this secret agreement the Islamic Movement in Nigeria IMN, Sheikh asked that the presence of the defendant be on the next hearing date. rise, have decreased above 20 percent could then be detected in the remarks Ibraheem Zakzaky following the inability of state excused for today’s proceedings and the court The Counsel to the respondents, Barr. since Tuesday and are expected to witness made by France’ young president in counsel to produce all the defendants before the graciously accepted. Maxwell Kyon told newsmen that not much a sharper drop to their real prices. The the form of “completing the nuclear court. On the third and forth respondents who were of progress has been made so far in the case same has happened at the gold market, agreement”. Though about14 months Addressing newsmen, the Kaduna state Di- also absent from the court, Dari said that a bench due to the adjournment of the case to a fur- each Bahar Azadi gold coin was traded has passed since that time, but Macron rector Dublic of Prosecution Barr. Dari Bayero warrant had been given by the court for their ther date. at about 41m rials on Thursday, about continues to play his anti-Iranian game explained that the case had to be adjourned be- arrest and they are going to ensure that they are It would be recalled that there is a written 20 percent down from its previous 51m on the White House’ ground. Even factors cause the Vice President Yomi Osinbajo is visiting brought before the court. application for bail of Sheikh Zakzaky and his rials last Saturday. such as the United States withdrawal Kaduna state and there is not enough security “The court adjourned the case to the 7th wife Malama Zeenat Ibrahim for which the judge The reaction of foreign currency and from the nuclear deal didn’t change this for the two incidences. of November for further mention so that was expected to decide on today for which it is asset owners to rial recovery and antici- process. The court has adjourned the case to the 7th of all the issues surrounding the application widely expected that the court would decide in pation of the future of different domestic A review on Macron’s speeches at the November when all the defendants will be present for bail, the presence of the third and forth his favor. economic markets varies, however. UN General Assembly and the analysis of for hearing before the court. defendants and all other applications that Another court in the state had earlier released There are a group, who await the forex the content of his remarks indicate that “We could not bring him to court because each party has will be taken together that some members of the IMN on a no case submis- rates to slip back to four for five months ago, he’s strongly committed to this dangerous of security concern, you know the vice presi- day so that hearing proper in the case will sion a few months back. when a dollar was traded at about 45,000 ri- mission designed by the White House and als- from its highest 170,000 rials to 180,000 the Elysée Palace together. According to rials on last Saturday and about 140,000 rials this plan, Macron is supposed to make it on Thursday. They stand in long queues to clear that “the revival of the JCPOA” is exchange their foreign currencies for rial, subject to “special negotiations with the Jameh Mosque investigating other markets than forex for United States.” future investments. And the precondition to this move is of Saveh: On the other hand, are the group who “holding negotiations with Iran over re- believe the market is experiencing a tran- gional activities and our missile power.” A museum sient cooldown and the prices will bounce Ultimately, the US and French officials back to their peak and even higher after are expected to put an end to the missile of Islamic a short period.