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If that is Afghan official says Taliban was reached by July, Reuters reported. the case, the final deal can very likely block roads, kidnap civilians Diplomats have been working in Vien- be reached before the deadline,” Ara- na this week to iron out details of a deal qchi said. An Afghan police chief says Taliban militants blocked roads without announcing any breakthrough On Thursday, Araqchi held talks with in an eastern province, forcing cars to stop and kidnapping ahead of a self-imposed June 30 dead- the head of the International Atomic En- the occupants at gunpoint. 12 Pages Price 10000 Rials 37th year NO.12270 Sunday may 17 2015 Ordibehesht 27 1394 Rajab 28 1436 line. The current talks concluded on Fri- ergy Agency, Yukiya Amano. The IAEA is Gen. Zelmai Oryakhail, police chief of Paktia province, day, a diplomatic source said. seeking access to Iranian military sites, said on Saturday that a number of civilian vehicles were Tehran Times co-founder “Even if I’m optimistic, that doesn’t such as Parchin near Tehran, as part of stopped by Taliban gunmen in Sayad Karm district early in Irfan Parviz dies at 85 12 mean that any deal is acceptable. All its investigation into any possible mili- the morning. parties want a good deal, and for Iran tary dimensions to Tehran’s nuclear ac- He said six people remain held out of the 22 initially ab- Iran ‘strongly it’s only a good deal if our legitimate tivities. ducted. He added police reinforcements have been de- rights are respected and sanctions are Deputy-level talks between Iran and ployed in an attempt to free the remaining captives. pursues’ policy finished,” top negotiator and Deputy the six powers - the United States, Rus- The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack in tweets Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi told sia, China, Britain, France and Germany from an account known to be associated with the group. to bring about Austrian news agency APA. - will continue next week, Araqchi told Afghanistan’s eastern provinces long have harbored in- “We have thought of all possibilities Press TV. An insecure Persian Gulf surgent groups who wage attacks on police checkpoints. and, accordingly, are prepared for all Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad The Taliban launched their annual spring offensive in late sustained scenarios,” he said. Javad Zarif said he was optimistic that April. Mass kidnappings appear to be a new strategy. Iran has said sanctions must be verified compliance by Iran with its month also did not spell out all details Tehran could reach a final nuclear deal (Source: AP) economic rescinded as soon as any final deal is end of the deal, a big sticking point left about the future of Iran’s atomic re- with world powers provided that they unresolved so far. search and development program, the will be insecure for all: Leader signed. The United States wants a “mean it seriously,” according to Ger- growth TEHRAN — Supreme Leader of the Islam- littoral states otherwise it will not be safe for any country. be insecure for all,” Ayatollah Khamenei said in a meeting A framework accord reached last exact scope of the UN atomic watch- gradual lifting of restrictions tied to many’s Spiegel magazine. Political Desk ic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khame- “We are neighbors; the security of the Persian Gulf is in with Iranian officials and ambassadors of Muslim countries nei says a secure Persian Gulf will serve the interests of all all our interests. If it is safe, we benefit. If it is not safe, it will in Tehran on Saturday. Contd. on P. 2 Gunmen shoot dead three Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s economic team has started planning U.S., China clash over disputed South China Sea Egypt judges in Sinai for a post-sanctions environment to revive the national economy. The United States and China clashed over a territorial “I would like to reaffirm that China’s determination China’s rapid reclamation effort around seven reefs Gunmen shot dead three Egyptian judges on Saturday Valiollah Seif, the central bank dispute in the South China Sea on Saturday, as China’s to safeguard its sovereignty and territorial integrity is in the Spratly archipelago of the South China Sea has in the strife-torn Sinai Peninsula, where security forces governor said the government was foreign minister asserted its sovereignty to reclaim as hard as a rock,” he said. “It is the people’s demand alarmed other claimants such as the Philippines and are battling an extremist insurgency spearheaded by an reefs saying its determination to protect its interests is of the government and our legitimate right.” Vietnam. affiliate of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) mapping out strategies to channel “as hard as a rock”. Wang made the comments at a joint news confer- At the same time, China has expressed its concern terrorist group, police said. funds and accelerate development After a private meeting with U.S. Secretary of State ence with Kerry, who is at the beginning of a two-day about a possible U.S. plan to send military aircraft and The shooting in North Sinai’s provincial capital El-Ar- of key sectors, including oil and gas, John Kerry, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi showed visit to China that is likely to be dominated by deepen- ships to assert freedom of navigation in the South Chi- ish wounded two other judges and came hours after a tourism and IT. no sign of backing down despite Kerry urging China to ing concern about Beijing’s ambitions in the South Chi- na Sea. court in Cairo sentenced ousted President Mohammad As the government struggles take action to reduce tension in the South China Sea. na Sea. Kerry did not respond when asked to clarify wheth- Morsi to death for his role in a mass jailbreak during the to bring back some normality to a “With regard to construction on the Nansha islands China claims about 90 percent of the 3.5 million sq er the United States intended to follow through on 2011 uprising. dysfunctional economy, ordinary and reefs, this is fully within the scope of China’s sover- km (1.35 million sq mile) South China Sea. The Philip- what a U.S. official on Tuesday said was a proposal to Some of Morsi’s fellow defendants included extrem- Iranians and businessmen complain eignty,” Wang told reporters, using the Chinese name pines, Taiwan, Malaysia, Brunei and Vietnam also claim send U.S. military aircraft and ships. ists in Sinai, where militants have regularly carried out that they have yet to feel the results. for the Spratly islands. large parts of the sea. (Source: Reuters) attacks against policemen and soldiers. The pressure on the government to An Egyptian court sentenced Morsi to death on Satur- deliver tangible benefits will grow day for his role in a mass jailbreak during the 2011 uprising only if and when a nuclear accord is that ousted former President Hosni Mubarak. struck. Acknowledging the expectations,

(Source: AFP) khamenei.ir House defies Obama veto threat, passes defense policy bill Seif called for patience, adding that The House defied a veto threat from President Ba- House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said “Clearly, this desperate attempt to get around the government’s policy to bring rack Obama and approved a $612 billion defense the defense bill would be a prelude to future reduc- the budget caps put in place by Congress will have a about sustained economic growth policy bill that Democrats complain busts budget tions that would “devastate other vital pillars of our significant negative effect on our military,” said Rep. and bring down the inflation to a limits on military spending and makes it harder for national strength,” including homeland security, vet- Adam Smith of Washington state, top Democrat on Syrian army kills ISIL’s ‘oil single-digit rate will be “strongly the president to close the U.S. prison for suspected erans, road building and other programs. the House Armed Services Committee. minister’ pursued”. Negotiator says Iran prepared for all scenarios in nuclear talks terrorists at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, accused Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, the panel’s chair- Contd. on P. 4 see page 11 The vote was 269 to 151 for the legislation, a blue- Democrats of “letting politics come before national man, has acknowledged that padding the war-fight- The Syrian army killed an Islamic State in Iraq and the Le- print for next year’s spending on military and other security.” ing account was not the best way to “run a railroad.” vant (ISIL) terrorist group leader responsible for oil-related national security programs. “With all the threats our troops face and the sacri- “I agree that we ought to find a better way to find affairs along with 40 other terrorists in an attack in the east- While Republicans voted overwhelmingly for the fices they make,” he said, “Democrats’ opposition to fiscal discipline without the arbitrary caps ... but this ern province of Deir al-Zor, Syrian state media reported. bill, 41 Democrats disregarded Obama’s objections this defense bill is in fact indefensible.” bill can’t do that,” Thornberry said in closing remarks A news flash on state TV identified ISIL’s “oil minis- U.S. still willing to cooperate with Russia and joined the GOP lawmakers in passing it. Another Overall, the House bill authorizes $515 billion for that drew cheers from supporters. “If this bill fails, ter” as Abu al-Taym al-Saudi. It said he had been killed in report perspective 143 Democrats voted against it. national defense and another $89.2 billion for the how does that get us closer to fixing our budget a special operation in the Omar oil field, Syria’s largest, on Iran: academic A 2011 bipartisan budget deal placed limits on de- emergency war-fighting fund for a total of $604.2 problems?” which ISIL captured from rival insurgents last July. Hezbollah Will Camp fense and domestic spending. The House defense billion. Another $7.7 billion is mandatory defense The White House has pushed back against a host of was largely devoid of the rancor and Cold The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Brit- interview War rhetoric that had increasingly framed bill skirts those caps by putting $89 billion of the spending that doesn’t get authorized by Congress. provisions in the bill, including one that would make it detonates car y David spur ain-based organization that tracks the war, said around B Javad Heiraninia relations between Russia and the United total into an emergency war-fighting fund, which is That means the bill would provide the entire harder for Obama to close the military prison for ter- 19 ISIL terrorists had been killed in an airstrike on the oil rigged with 500kg regional exempt from the restrictions. $611.9 billion desired by the president, but Obama ror suspects at Guantanamo Bay by imposing stiffer States over the past few years. field. Twelve of the dead were foreign fighters, it added. TEHRAN — Prof. William O. Beeman is of the Marcus Papadopoulos, editor of Politics Democrats warned that Republicans won’t do the and Democratic lawmakers still opposed it. requirements for transferring these individuals to oth- (Source: Reuters) of explosives in cooperation? same end-run around spending caps when it comes Democrats said putting money in the war account er countries. On Ukraine, it calls for arming Ukrainian opinion that one of the reasons behind the First Magazine, said Kerry’s trip to Sochi to financing non-defense agencies later this year, and not the base budget prevents the Pentagon forces fighting Russian-backed separatists, a move the Qalamoun visit of the U.S. secretary of state to Russia demonstrates that the U.S. is now aware By Seyed Hossein Mousavian opening the door to sharp cuts in domestic spend- from doing long-term planning for costly programs Obama administration has so far resisted. was to show that Washington is still willing that sanctions they imposed on Russia have ing. and weapons systems. (Source: Reuters) Hezbollah detonated a car bomb to cooperate with Moscow “on matters failed and they are looking for a way out of resident Barack Obama’s meet- rigged with half a ton of explosives such as the Iranian nuclear negotiations.” the row. Ping with the Persian Gulf Coop- jump on Saturday in an area of Syria’s Qa- “We don’t like your actions in the Ukraine, Beeman who for years served as the eration Council leaders at Camp Da- Hezbollah detonates car lamoun region that it captured one but please cooperate with us on Iran,” Bee- professor of Eastern studies at the Brown vid on May 14 looks by all accounts day earlier, the party’s TV channel man, the head of the anthropology depart- the opportunity to deliver a message of con- University of Rhode Islands said, “The Unit- like a face-saving attempt by Wash- Turkey shoots down Syrian jet: report rigged with 500kg of reported. ment at the State University of Minnesota, cern about Russia’s activities in the Ukraine. ed States never wants to be in a position ington. A well-publicized, high-wire Turkey has shot down a Syrian aircraft after it violat- es said the aircraft was a helicopter, not a plane, and Syria has also shot down Turkish aircrafts within explosives in Qalamoun Meanwhile the party’s fight- told the Tehran Times. The other is to show that the United States where it is thought to be compelled to do meeting, verbal reassurances, per- ed air space, the NTV news channel, a Turkish media it split into three pieces after being shot at. the past four years since the Syrian war began. ers and Syrian troops on Saturday John Kerry held more than four hours of is still in contact with Russia and willing to anything. The United States wants always to haps promises of more political sup- talks on Tuesday with President Vladimir V. cooperate with it on matters such as the be thought to be in charge.” port and some advanced military outlet, first reported on Saturday. This is not the first time Turkey has shot down Syrian military forces shot down a Turkish RF-4E Contd. from P. 1 clashed with terrorists northeast of the strategic hill of Tallit Moussa, Putin of Russia, in what both sides depict- Iranian nuclear negotiations. Above all the On why the U.S. is insisting on expanding hardware, that’s all. Nothing more An official statement from the Turkish govern- a Syrian military jet. In March of 2014, Turkey shot Phantom fighter jet in 2012 during a routine surveil- Capturing Flita’s outskirts will allow Hezbollah and Syrian which was captured on Wednesday. ed as a frank and cordial meeting aimed at United States is giving a delicate message: NATO Eastwards and brining Ukraine to the can and should be expected; they ment said a Syrian aircraft was shot down by Turkish down a Syrian plane flying near the border. At the lance flight near the western Syrian city of Lattakia. forces to link the area to the outskirts Ras al-Maara, from “The resistance’s mujahideen have reaching a common strategy to end the Syr- ‘We don’t like your actions in the Ukraine, military bloc, he said, “The United States sees simply cannot prevent the nuclear F-16 jets, which fired two missiles. time, Syria accused Turkey of “blatant aggression”, Following that incident, Turkey vowed to shoot where terrorists were ousted on Friday. detonated a car that had been rigged ia war and defuse the Ukraine crisis. but please cooperate with us on Iran’.” NATO as a vehicle for integrating Ukraine into deal between Iran and the five per- The plane was shot down in the Hatay region on saying the plane had been over Syrian territory at down any Syrian plane that entered its territory. Hezbollah and the Syrian army in nearly two weeks of with more than 500kg of highly explo- Kerry and his Russian counterpart, For- He said, “The United States wants to tell the Euro-American sphere, just as other East- manent members of the UN Securi- the eastern Turkish-Syrian border. Some eyewitness- the time, according to reports by the BBC. (Source: International Business Times) battles against the terrorists have seized control of most of sive material on the Fatleh crossing in eign Minister Sergey Lavrov — who met Russia that it ‘chooses’ to involve Russia in ern European nations have been.” ty Council plus Germany (P5+1) from Qalamoun’s strategic hills. Qalamoun,” Al-Manar TV said. separately for more than four hours before- international issues.” He added, “If Ukraine joins NATO the going through. Most of the terrorists groups fighting in the Qalamoun re- The crossing connects the Syrian hand — described the entire day of discus- According to the New York Times, talk of United States could legitimately send troops The invitation to Washington, gion have united under the umbrella of the Army of Con- village of Ras al-Maara to the out- sions as the beginning of a fresh dialogue isolating Russia because of its intervention there to defend the government.” in the statement right before the quest (Jaish al-Fatah), which is dominated by the al-Nusra Will Camp David spur regional cooperation? skirts of the Lebanese border town that might lead to broader cooperation on in Ukraine appeared to have been relegated The university professor said Russians nuclear framework agreement Front (Jabhat al-Nusra), al-Qaeda’s branch in Syria. Contd. from P. 1 Mohammad Javad Zarif’s recent empha- of Nahleh. regional crises. to a past chapter of relations. Instead, the will be angry if Ukraine is given membership with Iran that was announced in The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorist It is not difficult at all to fathom the sis at New York University that “Iran and Al-Manar had announced on Fri- Beeman said, “Secretary Kerry is a firm emphasis was finding new ways to collabo- in NATO. “They will be furious. It will not end Lausanne April 2, was apparently group is excluded from this coalition, and has been engaged reasons and rationale for the obvious Saudi Arabia and other countries in the day that Hezbollah and Syrian army believer in diplomacy. He went to Russia to rate, particularly on Syria, the Times said. well. Putin sees the expansion of NATO as a meant to reassure the Arab states in battle with its terrorist rivals in the Qalamoun amid the sense of unease in the region as the pros- region have a common interest in fight- forces seized the post from terrorist give a dual message. The first was to have The Times said the tone of the meetings move to cut into Russia’s sphere of influence.” in the Persian Gulf that the deal Hezbollah and Syrian army offensive. pects for a final nuclear deal become all ing this” betrays a perceptible indication fighters, along with the entire area with Tehran did not mean their (Source: The Daily Star) the more real, despite all the naysaying of emerging political will in Tehran in the of Jabal al-Barouh where the cross- abandonment. The psychologi- in Tel Aviv, Congress and minority voices right direction. ing is located. Iraqi army scrambles to wrest Ramadi from ISIL cal-emotional aspect of the sug- in Tehran. As widely discussed by ana- The temporary cease-fire in Yemen, Controlling Jabal al-Barouh gestion was more than obvious. lysts in the region and in the U.S. press, if supervised by the United Nations marked a strategic advancement for An Iraqi military spokesman has said rein- The reality on the ground will become Initial expressions of Arab dissatis- the PGCC countries appear to fear that and extended as necessary, could Iraqi army scrambles to the forces, as it overlooks the high- forcements have been dispatched to Ram- clear within the next few hours following faction with the expected deal — the deal and the consequent lifting of pave the way for actual direct talks be- way linking Damascus to Homs. adi. the victory of security forces and residents and more importantly, its longer sanctions with inevitable significant eco- tween Iran and Saudi Arabia, as an in- wrest Ramadi from ISIL Al-Manar said the rigged car Brigadier-General Saad Maan Ibrahim, of Anbar province. The enemy will face a de- term implications of a possible nomic benefits would help Iran further of the Persian Gulf and the greater Mid- as the still rampaging Islamic State (Is- itial step toward diffusing the current was abandoned by terrorists who the spokesman of the Joint Operations Com- feat once again, the Iraqi premier said while Iran-U.S. rapprochement — sig- pursue its so-called “regional ambitions” dle East. lamic State in Iraq and the Levant, ISIL) tumult. Learning from the past and the Contd. from P. 1 retreated from the area, and who mand, told Iraqi state television on Saturday addressing the nation in a televised speech naled knee-jerk reactions to the with more vigor — to their detriment. It While it is true that the Iranian econo- in Syria and Iraq from menacing Iran as unhappy state of affairs in the Persian Ramadi’s Mayor Dalaf al-Kubaisi said on Friday that were planning to use it to carry out that the U.S.-led coalition was supporting on Friday, Press TV reported. development, bound to have quite is true that beyond the specific elements my would be in a stronger position in the well in the coming years. This, as already Gulf, it is reasonable to argue that ac- the ISIL Takfiri terrorist group in Iraq has taken control of a suicide attack in Lebanon. Iraqi troops with “painful” air strikes since He added that the Iraqi army has man- serious repercussions for every- and technical parameters of the nuclear post-sanctions period, the PGCC percep- manifested in the Iranian assistance in tive and effective participation by Iran government headquarters in the city. Meanwhile, Hezbollah and the late Friday. aged to recapture many territories from the body: the United States, Iran and deal, once finalized and sealed, it would tion of threats — political and security the anti-ISIL military campaign, should and Iraq in a region-wide understand- The ISIL terrorists also fired a number of mortar shells Syrian army clashed with terrorists Ibrahim did not give details on the ongo- ISIL terrorists and would intensify efforts to its Arab neighbors on the southern by itself usher in a new era in the region. — is not justified. Any keen observer of serve as a base for better regional inter- ing on a collective security arrange- at residential areas in Ramadi, located about 110 kilometers northeast of the strategic hill of Tal- ing battles, but vowed that the Islamic State expel them from the town of Baiji (Bayji) in shore of the strategic Persian Gulf In a somewhat changed atmosphere the Iranian scene knows that Tehran has action between Iran and its neighbors in ment, as envisaged in Paragraph 8 of (68 miles) west of the capital, Baghdad. Scores of people lit Moussa, three days after captur- in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorists would the northern province of Salahuddin (Sala- and on a larger scale, the greater between Iran and the United States and a full plate domestically, and much of the Persian Gulf as well as with Turkey UN Security Council Resolution 598, were either killed or sustained injuries in the shelling. ing it from militants. be pushed out of the city “in the coming If Ramadi were to fully fall to ISIL it would din Governorate) which is considered the Middle East. That much is certain, their perceptions and expectations of the freed oil revenues will be needed for and Pakistan. is imperative for the development of Meanwhile, at least 10 police officers lost their lives The new battle is taking place on hours”. be the first major city seized by the terrorists ISIL terrorists’ last fortress. even if the exact nature of future each other, addressing and focusing on improving its badly damaged national A closer look at the situation also such an arrangement or mechanism. and seven others sustained injuries when three vehicles the outskirts of Flita, according to On Friday, ISIL terrorists claimed victory in Iraq since security forces and paramilitary The Iraqi Interior Ministry also said that a developments have yet to unfold the imperatives of the post-nuclear deal economy and the host of collateral social reveals that the success of the anti-ISIL Considering the long term benefits of rigged with explosives went off in quick succession in Al-Manar. through mosque loudspeakers after over- groups began pushing them back last year. major counter-offensive has already begun and the emerging regional pow- should help diffuse a substantial part damages. Over and above the economic campaign — thus far constrained to such a framework for regional security Ramadi on Friday. If Hezbollah and the Syrian army running most of the city, the Reuters news ‘ISIL not in full control of Iraq’s Ramadi’ to push the ISIL terrorists out of Ramadi. er calculus is inevitably different of the tension and its long shadows all woes, Tehran will also have to focus on some degree by the ongoing tension be- and cooperation, can we expect that The northern and western parts of Iraq have been in capture the area and advance further agency reported. Meanwhile, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider It added that reinforcements have been from what it has been since the through the region. The United States efforts to stabilize its surrounding envi- tween Tehran and Riyadh, including on the Camp David summit would ad- chaos since ISIL started its campaign of terror in early north, the terrorists will have no op- ISIL terrorist group took full control al-Abadi has denied reports that the ISIL Tak- sent to the city and that the Air Force has 1979 Iranian Revolution and the and its traditional regional partners ronment, requiring, among other things, the sad Yemeni conflict — calls for an ex- dress the actual needs of the Persian June 2014. The terrorists are in control of the city of Mo- tion but to retreat towards the out- of the local government headquarters in firi terrorists have completely taken control carried out a series of airstrikes on other onset of tension and animosity be- hardly need to be advised on the cen- mending fences with its neighbors to peditious fence-mending between the Gulf region and take some initial steps sul, the second largest city in Iraq. skirts of Arsal, the station said. Ramadi, the capital of Anbar province, on of the city of Ramadi, the capital of Anbar parts of Anbar province. tween Tehran and Washington. trality of Iran to the peace and stability prevent such potential security threats two regional powers. Foreign Minister in this direction? Let’s wait and see. (Source: agencies) Contd. on P. 11 Friday. province. Contd. on P. 11 Contd. on P. 11 ورود به صفحه آرایی: 30 : 19 پایان صفحه آرایی: 00 : 20 تائید نهایی: ...... : ...... امضاء مسئول صفحه:

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media monitor We can’t claim being Muslim while Ahmadinejad TEHRAN — A former close aide has no im to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says the two-time president has no bombing our neighbor: Iranian president plan for plans to run in the upcoming parliamentary elections. By Marjan Golpira “Lest comes a day that we distance

parliamentary tasn elections: According to the Tasnim ourselves from science, contrary to news agency, Seyed Mojtaba Samareh EHRAN – No country can claim being Quran teachings, while non-Muslims former ally Hashemi told reporters in Yasouj, the TMuslim while dropping bombs on a act upon Quran and become scientists provincial capital of Kohgiluyeh-and- neighboring country, Iranian President and scholars,” he said. Boyer Ahmad, that while the law re- Hassan Rouhani said in an indirect refer- He went on to say, “Lest comes a served the right for every qualified ence to intensive air raids against Yeme- day that all is left of Islam is a name; person to announce candidacy in the nis by Saudi Arabia and some of its allies. very beautiful buildings erected as parliamentary polls, the former presi- Rouhani made the remarks while mosques while there is no guidance dent is not likely to become a candidate. opening the International Quran Com- taking place there.” He also called for massive turn- petition in Tehran on Friday. “Lest comes a day when sedition out in the upcoming parliamentary “We cannot claim being Muslim rises among Muslims and the source elections, slated to be held in late while bombing our neighbors,” Rou- of the fault is among us Muslims,” he winter of 2016. hani noted. explained. The president added, “If we help “Lest comes a day when we observe terrorists instead of feeding the poor, no disagreement among Muslims on observed, he said. killing of Muslims by a terrorist group Zarif says l Iran is optimistic that it can

e can they call us Muslims?” the content of the Quran and we all re- Rouhani added that lest a day comes and while we only get to watch it and a nuclear reach a final nuclear deal with world powers, Foreign Min- Rouhani said, “Today’s world is in cite one Quran.” when non-Muslim nations who had keep quiet,” the president stated. deal is ‘very ig need of practicing and applying Quran Rouhani added one of the factors been fighting battles for ages reach a Rouhani added, “If we want Quran

e ister Mohammad Javad Zarif likely’ told Germany’s Spiegel maga- to our life and understanding the mes- that has brought unity among Muslims is peace, while “we Muslims” get farther to be a source of blessing for us, we

Sp zine published on Friday. sage of the prophet.” the reading of the holy book in its origi- away from each other every day. must follow and act upon the holy “An agreement is very likely Applying Quran in life is a must in nal revelation language which is Arabic. Rouhani also said lest comes a day book’s teachings.” provided that our negotiation part- Islamic countries, he noted. If people wanted to read the book that non-Muslims get ahead of Mus- Elsewhere in his remarks, he con- ners mean it seriously,” he added. The president said, “It is the God’s in their own tongue, today the unity lims in applying the teachings of Quran demned those “hypocrite” Islamic Iran, and the 5+1 group (the blessing that in today’s world there is among Muslims would not have been on their lives. countries who assist terrorists. United States, Britain, France, Rus- sia, China, and Germany) reached a tentative framework deal on April 2 in Lausanne, Switzerland. They An insecure Persian Gulf will be insecure for all: Leader have a June 30 deadline to arrive Contd. from P. 1 try of Yemen, that according to Yemen’s Freedom ance from God” or “Days of Ignorance” referring to the at a comprehensive agreement. The Leader said all countries in the Persian Gulf re- House Foundation, have claimed the lives of nearly barbaric condition in which Arabs found themselves in Zarif criticized Saudi Arabia, gion shoulder the responsibility of ensuring regional 4,000 people and wounded more than 6,887 others. pre-Islamic Arabia (in the non-Islamic sense), i.e. prior which has voiced concern that a security, saying, “America seeks its own interests and The Leader also said “these wicked policies” are to the revelation of the Quran to the Prophet. nuclear deal could embolden Iran will make the [Persian Gulf] region insecure, if needed.” aimed at waging proxy wars. The Leader cited insecurity, fratricide in certain and harm its security. “The Persian Gulf security relates to the countries Underscoring that Iran supports all oppressed na- Muslim countries and domination of terror groups “Some people in the region are of the region which have common interests and not to tions, Ayatollah Khamenei added that those who kill in certain regional nations as examples of “modern evidently panicking,” he said, adding the U.S. Therefore, security of the Persian Gulf region the Yemeni people are worse than polytheists. Jahiliyyah”, which has been orchestrated by hegem- there was no reason to do so. “We should be provided by the countries of this region” the “The Iranian nation will cooperate with all in Iraq, onic powers under the leadership of the U.S. don’t want to dominate the region. Leader pointed out, the Tasnim news agency reported. Syria, Lebanon, and the occupied territories [of Pales- “They [hegemonic powers] also use widespread We are happy with our size and ge- Underlining that the United States is “the archi- tine] who have stood against the most dangerous ter- propaganda based on lies in order to achieve their evil ography,” he told the magazine. tect and supporter of terrorism,” the Leader said the rorists and the terrorist Zionists [of Israel],” he added. objectives and secure their own interests, an example U.S. has formed and backed the most dangerous ter- Ayatollah Khamenei said the Yemenis, Bahrainis, of which is the Americans’ claim of fighting terrorism,”

Petitioners v TEHRAN — Some participants rorist groups such as ISIL and is “supporting the fake and Palestinians are oppressed nations, urging re- Ayatollah Khamenei said, Press TV reported. urge end to at the Tehran International terrorist Zionist regime.” gional countries to remain vigilant in the face of poli- “The Islamic Republic of Iran’s experience over Book Fair sign a petition calling Ayatollah Khamenei also reiterated Iran’s determina- cies adopted by hegemonic powers aimed at making the past 35 years has shown that the great Islamic Saudi war on for an immediate end to Saudi tion in combat against terrorism, saying Iran has strongly nations in the region get scared of each other. Ummah [community] is able to stand up to this igno- Arabia’s airstrikes against the Rebirth of ‘Jahiliyyah’ rance and defeat it through two main principles of Yemen resst fought against terrorism and will continue to do so.

p impoverished people of Yemen. Worse than polytheists Elsewhere in his remarks, Ayatollah Khamenei prudence and resolve,” the Leader noted. The so-far-30-meter-long The Leader also warned against the evil policies of regretted that the Jahiliyyah (ignorance), which ex- The Leader added, “Nations and rulers of Muslim petition is addressed to the United hegemonic powers in the region, saying some Mus- isted before the advent of Islam, has been recreated countries, you should know that we are capable of Nations Secretary General Ban Ki- lim countries have been deceived into fomenting in- with a vengeance, resulting in “unrestrained sexual standing against this ignorance.” moon, Press TV reported. security and killing people in Yemen. promiscuity and carnal desires.” Ayatollah Khamenei also said the huge power of The petitioners, including distin- He was referring to the almost seven-week air Jahiliyyah is an Islamic concept of “ignorance of di- Islam has further spread across the world “through guished religious and political fig- campaigns by the Saudi regime on the poor coun- vine guidance” or “the state of ignorance of the guid- different means”. ures, also urged the world body to take immediate action to halt Saudi Arabia’s brutal attacks on Yemen. People from around the globe Camp David statement filled with contradictions: Iran have participated in different cam- TEHRAN — Iranian ing the country’s territorial integrity and the The remarks by the president were Afkham said Iran attaches great im- paigns voicing their anger at Saudi Po l i t i c a l D e s k Foreign Ministry supporting of America for this attack run indirectly aimed at Iran as certain Arab portance to strengthening ties with the Arabia’s war on Yemen. spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham said contrary to the international regulations states in the Persian Gulf region claim neighboring countries and has never rec- Riyadh has also come under fire on Friday that content of the Camp Da- and some terms of the Camp David state- that Iran is a military threat to them. ommended “military solution” or violat- for blocking humanitarian aid to Yem- vid statement shows contradiction be- ment and it is essential for the countries Part of the joint statement delivered ing other countries’ “territorial integrity”. en amid a rapidly deteriorating hu- tween what the participant states say participating in the mentioned meeting to at the end of the gathering declared “The Islamic Republic of Iran firmly manitarian situation in the country. and what they do in practice. show more coordination in their words and that the U.S. will continue to “deter and believes that the main problem in the re- Saudi Arabia has violated a five-day Iran has always highlighted the behavior,” she said in a statement. confront external aggression against gion is terrorism and spread of extrem- ceasefire in its air campaign against importance of resolving crises in the In a meeting between the U.S. Presi- our allies and partners, as we did in the ist and Takfiri groups and all the regional Yemen, which took effect on Tuesday. Mideast region through “dialogue dent Barack Obama and the leaders (Persian0 Gulf War,” and that the U.S. is and international sides should take seri- and political solution” and by avoiding from the Arab countries at Camp David, ready to work with them to determine an ous actions to root out this inhumane Riyadh can’t TEHRAN — A top Iranian For- “military methods”, she stated. Maryland on Thursday, Obama said that appropriate response in the face of such phenomenon without any discrimina- decide for eign Ministry official said on “Unfortunately, behaviors such as carry- the U.S. would use military force if nec- aggression, “including the potential use tion and resort to chanting slogans and ehr Saturday that Saudi Arabia ing out military attack against Yemen, ignor- essary to defend its Arab allies. of military force”, CNN reported. making claims,” she added. countries cannot decide for the UN sending aid m and the countries that seek to to Yemen: send humanitarian aid to Yemen. Phony standard-bearers of Islam are Stick to Quran and Prophet and not Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, the diplomat deputy foreign minister for Arab killing Muslims: cleric Camp David, Rouhani says and African affairs, added Iran is quite ready to send aid to Yemen. TEHRAN — The The remarks by the ayatollah come TEHRAN — Irani- Obama said that the U.S. would He said Saudi Arabia has so far Po l i t i c a l D e s k real face of phony as media outlets are broadcasting Po l i t i c a l D e s k an President Has- use military force if necessary to obstructed sending aid to 20 prov- standard-bearers of Islam is being re- heart-rendering scenes of Saudi-led san Rouhnai said on Saturday that defend them. inces in Yemen. vealed as those self-proclaimed Mus- airstrikes against the innocent Yemeni Muslim countries in the Mideast The Islam and the Prophet can Elsewhere in his remarks, Amir- lims are busy killing other Muslims in citizens, including women and children. region should stick to the “camp of just be “savior”, Rouhani said in a Abdollahian said that Iran is airlift- Yemen, an Iranian cleric says. He said the Yemenis want to deicide the Quran and the Prophet” instead meeting with officials and ambassa- ing food and medical aid to Yemen “Yemen is today our topmost their own fate as they will not be under of Camp David. dors of Muslim countries in Tehran through Oman and Djibouti. concern, as it is the most important the hegemony of the alien powers, nor The president was referring on Saturday. He also said violation of cease- matter for not only the Islamic world will they yield to foreign pressure. to the meeting of certain lead- Rouhani also stated that Iran fire by Saudi Arabia is the- coun today, but the human society’s major Movahhedi-Kermani also condemned ers of the Persian Gulf Arab seeks “peace, justice and resistance try’s “mistake”. concern for the time being,” Ayatollah “those so-called Islamic countries” that states with U.S. President Ba- against oppression and oppressors” Mohammad-Ali Movahhedi-Kermani have assisted the criminal Saudis in their rack Obama at Camp David, Mar- and will not accept excessive de- told worshippers in Tehran on Friday. horrendous acts in Yemen. yland, on Thursday during which mands.

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nuclear f is nearing completion. deal near “The text of the agreement South Africa to support Iran in quest for nuclear deal completion: [between Iran and the 5+1 group] is nearing a high degree sive agreement in its nuclear talks‚ which will hopefully a nuclear weapons free zone‚ “as we have done in

Russia Inter of readiness,” Russian Deputy lead to sanctions being lifted without delay‚ Internation- Africa with the Pelindaba Treaty”. Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov al Relations Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane said. “In this regard‚ the South African government will con- told Interfax while summing up the June 30 has been set as the deadline for Iran to reach tinue to encourage and support Iran as it works towards a outcomes of the four-day talks in a final nuclear deal with world powers. A tentative frame- comprehensive agreement in the nuclear talks. We hope the Austrian capital on Friday. work deal was reached between the country‚ the U.S.‚ that the final outcome will be fair and just to the people of He added that the general text of Britain‚ France‚ Germany‚ Russia and China on April 2. Iran‚ and that the sanctions will be lifted without delay‚” the nuclear agreement would have an- Nkoana-Mashabane said that during the recent Nkoana-Mashabane stated. (Source: Times LIVE) nexes specifying some of its aspects. 12th Iran-South Africa Joint Commission‚ South Af- “These annexes will cover various rica had reiterated its position that Iran has an inal- South Africa had reiterated its fields, that is, they will explain what ienable right to develop nuclear energy for peaceful position that Iran has an inalienable stands behind more general under- purposes‚ in line with the provisions of the Nuclear standings in each series and will ex- Proliferation Treaty (NPT). right to develop nuclear energy Noting that SA had the rare distinction of having plain what will have to be done in the International Relations Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane for peaceful purposes‚ in line interests of implementing the under- acquired nuclear weapons and then voluntarily dis- standings and guaranteeing them,” The South African government will continue to encour- mantling them‚ she added that like Iran‚ South Africa with the provisions of the Nuclear the Russian negotiator said. age and support Iran as it works towards a comprehen- firmly believes that the Middle East should be made Proliferation Treaty (NPT). I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y http://www.tehrantimes.com/international may 17, 2015 international 3 Morsi sentenced to death over 2011 No military solution to Syrian crisis: Obama prison break U.S. President Barack Obama says there is no “military An Egyptian court on Saturday sen- solution” to the years-long conflict in Syria, days after tenced ousted President Mohammad Washington announced plans to train anti-Damascus Morsi to death over his part in a mass militants. prison break that took place during In an interview with Saudi-owned al-Arabiya television the 2011 uprising that toppled the on Friday, Obama said resolving the conflict needs the long time ruler Hosni Mubarak. cooperation of the Persian Gulf and regional countries, As is customary in passing capital including Turkey. punishment, Judge Shaaban el-Shami Obama said he doubted if the war in Syria would end referred his death sentence on Morsi before he leaves office in 2017. and others to the nation’s top Muslim The U.S. president went on to deny Washington’s in- theologian, or mufti, for his non-bind- volvement in the four-year Syrian crisis that has taken ing opinion. He set June 2 for the next tens of thousands of lives. hearing. “You have a civil war in a country that arises out of a Morsi, Egypt’s first freely elected long standing grievance: It was not something triggered president, was ousted by the military by the United States, it was not something that could in July 2013 following days of mass have been stopped by the United States,” he said. street protests by Egyptians demand- “The situation in Syria is heartbreaking but it’s ex- ing that he be removed because of his tremely complex,” he said. divisive policies. Morsi’s successor, The U.S. president said that “our efforts have to be as Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, was the military part of a broader international coalition, and ultimately a chief at the time and led the ouster. military solution is not going to be the solution.” Also sentenced to death with Morsi “If the United States simply sent in troops into Syria in the prison break case were a total -- our military is very effective, and for a short period of of 105 defendants, most of them were time, we potentially could come down on the side of the tried and convicted in absentia. They in- opposition against [Syrian President] Assad. But in terms clude some 70 Palestinians. Those tried of governance, in terms of keeping the peace, in terms of in absentia in Egypt receive automatic working through some of the sectarian issues that have retrials once detained. plagued that country as well as the region for such a long Supporters of Morsi and his now- time, those would still be there.” outlawed Muslim Brotherhood He stated that “too often in the Middle East region, chanted “down, down with mili- people attribute everything to the United States.” tary rule” as the verdict was an- “The United States ultimately can only work through nounced in the courtroom, a convert- the militants fought their way into ing of protesters outside a Cairo pres- one year in office. A total of 16 senior Arab countries who are also working on their own behalf ed lecture hall in the national police several prisons, releasing Morsi, more idential palace in December 2012. Brotherhood leaders and aides were to deal with these issues,” Obama said. academy in an eastern Cairo suburb. than 30 other Brotherhood leaders The former president escaped a sentenced to death by el-Shami in Syria has been gripped by deadly unrest since March Prosecutors have alleged in the and some 20,000 inmates, prosecu- death sentence in a separate case that case. A verdict on Morsi’s role 2011. According to reports, the United States and its re- case that members of the Palestin- tors say. Several prison guards were before el-Shami related to allega- in that case will be announced in the gional allies - especially Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey - ian Hamas group entered Egypt dur- killed and parts of the stormed pris- tions that Morsi, several of his aides June 2 hearing. are supporting the militants operating inside the country. ing the 18-day uprising through illegal ons were damaged. and leaders of the Brotherhood al- Even if confirmed by the mufti, According to the United Nations, more than 220,000 tunnels running under Gaza’s border Morsi already is serving a 20-year legedly passed state secrets to for- Saturday’s death sentences still can people have been killed and millions displaced due to the with Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. Taking sentence following his conviction on eign groups, including Hamas group be appealed. turmoil that has gripped Syria for over four years. advantage of the uprising’s turmoil, April 21 on charges linked to the kill- and Lebanon’s Hezbollah, during his (Source: AP) The Obama administration has already outlined a $500 million program to train and arm 5,000 militants in Syria to fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorist group and the Assad government, but Boko Haram recaptures key town in UN chief deplores Israel’s settlement according to the Pentagon, the number would be some- thing between 12,000 and 15,000. northeast Nigeria plans Earlier this month, the U.S. military said that it will Boko Haram extremists recap- The terrorists killed at least 55 United Nations (UN) Secretary Gen- On May 7, Tel Aviv approved the soon begin to train 3,000 militants fighting in Syria. tured the strategic town of Marte people in two raids on villages near eral Ban Ki-moon strongly condemned construction of 900 new illegal settler U.S. military officials said 400 U.S. military trainers in northeastern Nigeria’s restive Maiduguri, the first assault on the Tel Aviv’s latest plans to construct ille- units in East al-Quds, the move was were ready in Turkey and Jordan to train the militants. Borno state, a regional official said northern city in three months. gal settlement units in Palestinian ter- criticized by the European Union (EU), The officials also noted that some of the trained mili- early Saturday. “Even if 90 percent of our com- ritories, calling on the Israeli regime to which described it as an obstacle to tants could decide to fight the government of Syrian “It is sad as we have been made munities have been liberated, the scrap the projects. the so-called peace process between President Bashar al-Assad. to understand that Marte has today war is not yet over,” Zannah cau- Ban “strongly deplores the ad- Israelis and Palestinians. The ISIL terrorists, who were initially trained by the completely fallen under the control tioned early Saturday. vancement of settlement activities on The Israeli Interior Ministry had CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) in Jordan in 2012 to of the insurgents, which to us is a Boko Haram’s six-year insurgen- three occasions over the past three already announced a plan to build destabilize the Syrian government, now control large very huge setback,” said Mustapha cy has claimed some 15,000 lives consecutive weeks” in the West Bank hundreds of settler homes in the parts of Iraq and Syria. Zannah, vice governor of the Borno and displaced about 1.5 million peo- and in East al-Quds (Jerusalem), the same neighborhood in East al-Quds. Washington has launched hundreds of airstrikes state. ple. UN chief’s spokesperson said in a However, construction was delayed against the ISIL terrorists in Iraq and Syria, which analysts The town, located along a stra- Boko Haram that roughly statement released on Friday. because the planning committee said regard as part of the U.S. attempts to gradually spread its tegic trading route between Nige- means “Western education is for- The UN chief reiterated that Israeli new roads need to be built first. influence in the region. ria and neighboring Cameroon and bidden” is also called “West Africa settlements are “illegal under inter- More than half a million Israelis Reports say thousands of private security contractors Chad, has traded hands between (Black people’s land) Province”, national law” and urged Tel Aviv “to live in over 120 illegal settlements are being asked by the U.S. government to consider join- the extremists and government or the Islamic State’s West Africa halt and reverse such decisions in the built since Israel’s occupation of the ing the fight against ISIL in Iraq and Syria and possibly troops numerous times since 2013. Province (ISWAP), is a terrorist interest of peace and a just final status Palestinian territories in 1967. Israel elsewhere in the Middle East. A regional military coalition of group based in northeastern Nige- agreement.” “The international com- occupied and then annexed the West (Source: Al-Alam) Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon ria, also active in Chad, Niger and munity will not recognize unilateral ac- Bank and East al-Quds in the Six-Day has claimed a series of major vic- northern Cameroon. Estimates of tions on the ground and that the sta- War of 1967, but the move has never tories against Boko Haram since the group’s membership varies tus of Jerusalem can only be resolved been recognized by the international launching sweeping offensives between 7,000 and 10,000 fight- through negotiations,” Ban added. community. against the extremists in February. ers. The group initially had links to The remarks came a day after the Palestinians are seeking to create Erdogan attacks Morsi But the extremist fighters, which al- Qaeda, but in 2014 it expressed Israeli Housing Ministry issued new an independent state on the territo- recently pledged allegiance to the support for the Islamic State in tenders for the constructions of 85 ries of the West Bank, East al-Quds, verdict as return to Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant Iraq and the Levant before pledg- settlement units just five kilometers and the besieged Gaza Strip and are ‘ancient Egypt’ (ISIL) terrorist group who’ve cap- ing formal allegiance to it in March northwest of occupied al-Quds and of demanding Israel to withdraw from tured swathes of Iraq and Syria, 2015. 1,500 hotel rooms in the city’s Jabal al- the occupied Palestinian territories. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday have been pushing back. (Source: AFP) Mokabber neighborhood. (Source: Press TV) condemned the death sentence handed out by an Egyp- tian court to former President Mohammad Morsi, saying it recalled “ancient Egypt.” “The popularly elected president of Egypt, chosen with 52 percent of the vote, has unfortunately been sen- Russia to boost military presence in Crimea in response to NATO’s eastward expansion tenced to death,” Erdogan said at a rally in Istanbul, to Russia is set to ramp up its military presence in responding to Stoltenberg’s statement. along the Russian border – in the Baltic States and howls of protest from the crowd. Crimea, the country’s envoy to the Alliance said justi- Recently NATO gave Moscow updated telephone Eastern Europe. In April, the Russian general staff “Egypt is turning back into ancient Egypt,” Erdogan fying the move by NATO’s “stepping up activities” in ‘hotline’ numbers for military communication, but noted there had been an 80-percent increase in train- said, referring to the old Pharaonic rule of the land that Eastern Europe. The envoy also urged the U.S. to pull hasn’t taken the initiative to create new contacts, ing near Russia’s borders in 2014. ended over two millennia ago. out its nuclear weapons stationed in Europe. Grushko added. The Russian military put together nearly 100 units “The West, unfortunately, is still turning a blind eye to “Naturally, we will increase our forces in Crimea He said Russia hopes NATO will abandon the and organizations in the Crimea last year as part of Sisi’s coup,” he added. Morsi was overthrown in 2013 by because NATO countries have stepped up their activ- policy of “senseless expansion” and that common the program of deploying a self-sufficient group of army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi who is now president after ities… in the immediate vicinity of our borders,” said sense will prevail when the Alliance decides on Geor- forces at the peninsula after it rejoined Russia in the winning elections last year. Russia’s envoy to the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza- gia’s and Ukraine’s membership. spring of 2014, said Russia’s Defense Minister Sergey “While they (the West) abolished the death penalty tion (NATO) Aleksandr Grushko on Friday. “I hope that common sense will ultimately prevail Shoigu in March. in their own countries, they just look on as spectators at He said Russia’s military boost falls in line with in- and these dangerous political games, related to the There is no reason for the U.S. to keep tactical nu- this execution in Egypt,” he added. ternational treaties. “There is no ban in place prohib- policy of senseless expansion and attempts to use it clear weapons in Europe, Grushko said on Friday. Turkey, like the EU, has itself abolished the death pen- iting us to deploy weapons [in Crimea],” he added. as a leverage, will be put aside and our partners will “I am talking about the practice of the so-called alty. Grushko’s words follow NATO Secretary General start treating the situation from the point of view of nuclear missions of the NATO states. It’s not a new The Islamic-rooted government under Erdogan was Jens Stoltenberg’s statement made on Thursday strengthening European security, which is in every- issue; it emerged before the Treaty on the Non-Pro- a strong supporter of Morsi after he won the 2012 elec- concerning the Alliance’s plans to increase military one’s interest.” liferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) was signed in tions with just under 52 percent of the vote, hoping he activity on its eastern European borders, with more Grushko was referring to a statement made by 1968.” would help restore Turkey’s Ottoman-era influence in the air and sea patrols, amid non-stop exercises. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu dur- He added that U.S. tactical nuclear weapons are region. “NATO is the strongest military alliance in the ing Thursday’s NATO foreign ministers summit in still deployed in non-nuclear NATO states, particu- However, Turkey reacted furiously to the overthrow world and we are going to keep NATO strong by Antalya. Cavusoglu expressed hope that NATO’s larly in Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and by Sisi of Morsi, a move supported by Saudi Arabia. Diplo- adapting,” Stoltenberg said. NATO is planning to next summit will decide on the Alliance membership Turkey. matic relations were severely degraded. double its rapid response force in Europe, he said, of Georgia, Macedonia, Montenegro and Bosnia. “It is strictly forbidden under the NPT. The first Erdogan has repeatedly attacked Sisi in speeches adding that new command units will also be estab- The Russian envoy expressed certainty that there article of the treaty prohibits nuclear countries to since. However until the death sentence verdict, there lished in Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Poland, Bulgaria were plenty of “sensible” members in NATO that un- convey any nuclear arms or other nuclear explosive had been tentative signs of a rapprochement as Turkey and Romania. derstand “the huge risks associated with continuing devices to anyone directly or indirectly.” seeks to improve ties with Saudi Arabia. Grushko noted that NATO is harming itself by the reckless ‘Open Door’ policy.” “The U.S. must pull out these nuclear bombs to its An Egyptian court sentenced Morsi to death on Satur- turning away from practical cooperation with Russia. Since Russia’s reunion with Crimea and the start territory. It would be a serious contribution to stra- day for his role in a mass jailbreak during the 2011 uprising “As of now, we do not see any NATO desire to es- of the military conflict in eastern Ukraine last spring, tegic stability and security in Europe,” he concluded. that ousted former President Hosni Mubarak. tablish new paths of practical cooperation,” he said, NATO forces have stepped up military exercises (Source: RT) (Source: AFP) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 4 economy may 17, 2015 http://www.tehrantimes.com/economy

news Govt. “strongly pursues” policy to bring Fiscal policy shift toward sanctions cuts Iran’s inflation rate about sustained economic growth Contd. from P. 1 By Mahnaz Abdi Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s economic team has started planning for a post-sanctions envi- TEHRAN — The inflation rate fell to 17 percent in Iran in 2014 ronment to revive the national economy. as the government balanced its fiscal policy for the sanctions Valiollah Seif, the central bank governor said the condition, according to Dr. Ahmadreza Jalali Na’ini, the chair- government was mapping out strategies to channel man of the Economics Department of Iran’s Institute for Re- funds and accelerate development of key sectors, in- search in Management and Planning. cluding oil and gas, tourism and IT. Jalali Na’ini made the remarks in a press conference on the As the government struggles to bring back some 2015 edition of the Economic and Social Survey of Asia and normality to a dysfunctional economy, ordinary Irani- the Pacific, which was held in the United Nations Information ans and businessmen complain that they have yet to Center (UNIC) in Tehran on Thursday. feel the results. The pressure on the government to The conference was also attended by Balasubramaniam deliver tangible benefits will grow only if and when a Murali, the deputy resident representative of the United Na- nuclear accord is struck. tions Development Program (UNDP) in Iran, and Hamza Ali Acknowledging the expectations, Seif called for Malik, the chief of Macroeconomic Policy and Analysis Sec- patience, adding that the government’s policy to tion of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission bring about sustained economic growth and bring for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). down the inflation to a single-digit rate will be Addressing the conference, Jalali Na’ini said: “In Iran, we “strongly pursued”. have a situation, in which, because of the unjust sanctions But he said the country was out of recession, with the economy has lost some of its export revenues and at the real economic growth likely to reach 3 percent this same time it does not have access to its funds in the foreign Iranian economic year. banks. So, the reduction in the economic growth over the last “We’re doing a lot of feasibility studies,” he said in few years is primarily due to the sanctions.” his Tehran office. “Iran’s investment attractions are “Given progress in negotiations between Iran and the 5+1 quite clear.” group of countries, and assuming that the sanctions are re- Seif expects financial sanctions, which have moved quickly, I forecast an economic growth higher than blocked tens of billions of dollars of its oil revenues ing on defining standards and restoring financial stake in a local bank but the central bank is review- what reported in our survey for both 2015 and 2016,” he in overseas accounts and crippled access to interna- discipline. Seif said banks needed capital injections, ing regulations to provide banks with easier terms in noted. tional banks, to be lifted a few months after a nu- management restructuring and improvements in free trade zones. If sanctions are removed and Iran’s economic transactions clear agreement. Iran and world powers are looking corporate governance. Seif said Iran needed not only capital but also with the world gets back to its ordinary condition, the govern- to conclude a comprehensive accord by the end of The banking sector, most of it privately owned in technology and know-how. “For all requests, we will ment should be very careful that a sudden inflow of capital June. name but with strong affiliations to state bodies, has review the background of the institutions in their into the economy does not result in overspending, a creation But he cautioned against expecting an immediate been ravaged in recent years, with a non-performing home country and our relations with those countries of excess demand, and distortion of exchange rate. So that impact on Iran’s economy, estimating that the re- loans ratio now reaching 14.5 percent, according to will also be looked into,” he said. the transition from a sanction economy to a post sanction moval of sanctions will not be felt before the Iranian Seif. Other bankers say the rate probably exceeds 20 “They [the credit and financial institutions] have economy can become smooth without disruption, he added. year ends next March. percent. taken big risks and are endangering people’s depos- “For more GDP growth, we need to have much larger in- Seif has hired some of the country’s most promi- Seif said he has been approached by European its. They give interest rates that run up at 28 percent vestment both in infrastructures and in new industries, so that nent economists and the Rouhani government has and Arab investors interested in the banking sector. when the inflation [rate] is 15.5 percent,” he said. this transition is engineered in such a way that price signals brought down inflation from over 40 percent to 15.5 “They are asking whether they can get licenses to In an attempt to instill financial discipline and pre- are given to investment in these sectors. Moreover, price sig- percent in less than two years. Wild fluctuations in establish new banks, buy stakes in existing private vent banks from competing with these institutions, nals should be such that the resumption of trade flows does the rial, the local currency, have also been halted. banks, and whether they can open up branches,” he the central bank this month prevented banks from not result in decline of exports and a substantial increase in A much-needed overhaul of the ailing banking said. offering interest rates above 20 percent on one-year imports. Therefore, we need to have a balanced approach, so sector has also started, with the central bank work- Foreign banks are allowed to take a 40 percent deposits. (Source: Financial Times) that more resources are directed towards investment for the future growth of industry and agriculture,” he stated. “We also need to improve our taxation system. Our taxa- tion system is the primary vehicle to redistribute income from $8.8 billion Iran money blocked in India those who are very wealthy to those who are needy,” Jalali India owes Iran $8.8 billion which is which the country deems “unjust” Tehran if the situation normalized. Much of India’s ventures in Iran has Na’ini added. blocked in a bank account under the and “tyrannical”. Many Iranian analysts believe been characterized by long delays The 2015 edition of the Economic and Social Survey of Asia U.S.-led sanctions regime, Governor “The world arrogance and the Indians are playing both ends in and foot-dragging. and the Pacific highlights a key message that while policy fo- spokesman Mohammad Baqer superpowers seek to humiliate and trade with Iran. Deputy Minister of Petroleum cus on economic growth is necessary, it is not sufficient for Nobakht has said. sanction Iran and divide the nation, Under U.S. pressures, India Abbas Sheri-Moqaddam says the achieving development. Policymakers in the region would The money has piled up as India has but this plot will be neutralized with backed off from a major gas Indians are now demanding gas for need to internalize the aspects of inclusive growth and sus- kept purchasing oil from Iran under a people’s vigilance,” IRNA quoted pipeline project which aimed to 2 cents per cubic meter from Iran. tainable development into their domestic policy frameworks. nuclear agreement which allows the Nobakht as saying in the Iranian city transfer Iran’s gas to the country via New Delhi has reportedly The survey puts Iran’s GDP growth at -1.9 percent in 2013 Islamic Republic to sell around one of Shahr-e Kord. Pakistan. proposed to build a petrochemical and at 1.9 percent in 2014, while estimating 0.9 percent and million barrels per day of crude. On Thursday, media reported that Earlier this month, New Delhi unit on the Iranian soil provided 1.3 percent GDP growths for the country in 2015 and 2016, re- Much of Iran’s oil money is the Indian ambassador to Tehran had and Tehran signed an agreement that Tehran gave it feedstock at spectively. trapped in bank accounts abroad and gone to the Ministry of Petroleum to for development of Iran’s Chabahar preferential prices. It also puts Iran’s inflation rate at 34.7 percent in 2013 and Nobakht says their release is tied to discuss possible repatriations of the port which will give India sea-land “We have told them that we have at 17.2 percent in 2014, and predicts 16.0 percent and 14.1 per- the removal of economic sanctions. Iranian money. access to international markets. no gas at two cents,” said Sheri- cent inflation rates for the country in this year and the next Iran’s negotiators are currently India is a major trade partner of An aerial view from Chahabar in Moqaddam, who is also CEO of Iran’s year, respectively. engaged in rigorous talks with the Iran but New Delhi should struggle southeast Iran. National Petrochemical Company. ESCAP is the regional development arm of the United Na- West to get rid of the sanctions for getting favorable reviews from But few observers are euphoric. (Source: Press TV) tions and serves as the main economic and social develop- ment center for the United Nations in Asia and the Pacific. Its mandate is to foster cooperation between its 53 members and 9 associate members. Iran’s Airbus picture of the day By Shana purchase Iran takes steps to reduce to herald re-fleeting rush reliance on oil incomes A recent sharp decline in oil prices, as well as international Dubai — Iran’s acquisition of Airbus sanctions have heavily hit the Iranian economy over the past Group NV jets from an undisclosed years and therefore the government has been keen to de- vendor may be the first move in a vise ways in which to reduce its dependence on oil incomes. rush to rebuild the country’s fleet as The best way for decreasing reliance on oil incomes, as a thaw in relations with the U.S. be- the Iranian government considers it, is the development of gins to weaken the grip of trade sanc- the non-oil sector. (Source: AzerNewsAz) tions. The purchase by Mahan Air of nine used Airbus planes could herald a raft of deals extending to national carrier Iran Air and potentially including Boe- major currencies ing Co. planes and new Russian or Chinese models. Iran says it may need To U.S. To IR. To U.S. To IR. Currency Currency Dollars Rial* Dollars Rial* as many as 500 aircraft over the next decade, requiring $2 billion a year of US dollar 1 32970 UAE dirham 0.272 9070 investment. British Pound 1.572 52180 Euro 1.144 37750 The Mahan deal centers on eight A340s, a wide-body type which ceased *The free market rates (Sources: Mehrnews.com & xe.com) production in 2011 as the price of oil rendered its four engines uneconom- ic, before the slump in crude made second- hand examples more attrac- major commodities tive. While selling new planes to Iran Light Crude $ / barrel 59.69 Silver $ / troy ounce 17.56 remains outlawed, it can bypass the ban by buying older jets from sources Gold $ / troy ounce 1,225.30 Platinum $ / troy ounce 1,169.10 in countries not signed up to sanc- Copper $ / pound 2.92 Wheat ¢ / bushel 509.75 tions, something becoming easier as Indian Ambassador to Tehran Shri D.P. Srivastava met Iranian Deputy Oil Minister for Planning Affairs Mansour Moazzami, in Tehran on May 13. talks seem to near a conclusion. Source: cnnmoney.com (Source: gulfnews.com)

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Kandovan: Iran’s incredible village history The most surprising numbers carved out of stone in history Looking like a cross between a giant termite colony The world of numbers and statistics is an extraordinary one, and a settlement from Star Wars, the village of Kan- and the stories behind the figures offer incredible insights into dovan, tucked away in the northwest corner of Iran, the culture, battles, disasters and triumphs of the past. is famed for its extraordinary houses carved inside 700… pictographic symbols: the earliest forms of cone-shaped rocks. Some of the dwellings in this written language unique and age-old place date back at least 700 years The first known system of writing was developed in Sum- and yet are still inhabited. So what story is to be dug er, the earliest civilization of southern Mesopotamia. Each out of this strange-looking village? Sumerian city had its own temple precinct that acted both The unusual peaked rocks into which Kandovan’s as a place of worship and as an administrative centre from homes are hollowed were formed from naturally which the trade of raw materials, like tin from Afghanistan compressed volcanic ash that spewed out of nearby and copper from Cyprus, could be controlled. Mount Sahand during an eruption sometime in the Kandovan To manage and record this system of trade, the Sumerians distant past – at least 11,000 years ago. The volcanic is a tourist developed a form of writing made up of more than 700 picto- debris was hardened and shaped by the elements village in graphic symbols, which was probably in use well before 3,300 into the cone towers over the millennia forming this Iran that BC. Eventually it spread to Babylonia, Assyria and Persia, and landscape reminiscent of myriad termite mounds. is not only gradually evolved into the language known today as Cuneiform. The hardened walls of the houses are strong famous for 2.5 million… stone blocks of the Great Pyramid: no- its scenic body knows how they got there enough to function as walls and floors, and what’s beauty, but more they are also reputed for the amazing insula- also for its Of the three pyramids built by the ancient Egyptians at tion they provide, staying cool in the hot summer, homes have Giza, the Great Pyramid stands the tallest at 146 meters. Hav- yet keeping out the harsh cold during the long win- been made ing taken around 20 years to build, the conundrum has always ter, when little extra heating is needed. in caves. been how these immensely heavy stone blocks were moved Not only does this make for comfortable habita- (livejournal. in a region where the wheel, crane and pulley were unknown. tion year round; it’s early green energy efficiency well com) Theories range from the transportation of rocks from ahead of its time. timeless views of village life. would definitely want to visit them once. Some of these hundreds of miles away using rafts, to the forming of blocks Most of the houses range from two to four stories The story goes that Kandovan’s first inhabitants houses are at least 700 years old and still inhabited. using wooden moulds. Recent investigations of the Great high, with the ground floor of an average four storey moved there in the 13th century to escape from the Local residents say that the homes are not only Pyramid have revealed that the blocks may have been house used to keep animals, the next two floors serv- invading Mongol army. strong but also unusually ‘energy efficient’: These homes hauled up ramps that spiralled up inside the pyramid. It re- ing as living quarters complete with alcoves and furnish- The refugees used the caves here as a hideaway, require minimal supplemental heat during the long cold mains an incredibly large number that puzzles even today. ings, and the topmost floor acting as storage space. but when the Mongol occupation came to an end season and remain cool in the summer. ‘Kando’ means ‘a 40 per cent… the portion of the land in Sparta owned There are also reports of tunnels connecting tow- decided to continue living there, digging further bee’s hive’, and this is how Kandovan got its name. by women: gender politics at least 500 years before Christ ers owned by a person or family, the rock being soft into the rocks and shaping and expanding their new- Experience Kandovan in a five-star rock hotel! Women in ancient Sparta enjoyed a power and status unrec- enough to permit such excavating work. found homes into permanent, multi-storey houses Despite the village’s isolated nature, tourists from ognized in the rest of the ancient world. Aristotle tells us that Why the volcanic ash cones containing pockets of for future generations. around the world can be found wandering in narrow women owned 40 per cent of the land – a remarkable figure. space inside are peculiar to Kandovan and not any- Some have likened Kandovan’s current popula- streets, impressed by this old place. Those not neces- Spartan women could inherit property and expect to re- where else blanketed by the massive amounts of ash tion of 670 or so residents to modern day troglo- sarily wanting to stay in caves don’t have to worry ceive half the share of what a son would receive. They also, in and pumice that covered the land during the ancient dytes – prehistoric, ancient or mythical cave dwellers about their stay – this rocky village has a five-star- contrast to practice in most other Greek states, were allowed volcanic explosion is not clear. – but the unique way in which they have adapted to rock hotel called Laleh Hotel. to walk freely about the city, drive chariots, run businesses, Today, Mount Sahand lies dormant, with a crater their environment makes them legends in their own It is decorated with traditional Iranian furniture and take an informal role in politics, and even exercise like their lake encircled by twelve peaks, the tallest of which right as far as we’re concerned. We only hope the tra- is the third ‘rocky’ hotel in the world. This 40-room ho- male counterparts by performing gymnastics in the nude! rises to a height of 12,162 feet (3707 m). ditional way of life is preserved as residents increas- tel is inspired by the traditional building methods of 0 AD… the date that never was Kandovan, meanwhile, exists under the shadow ingly rely on tourism as a source of income. Kandovan. You will be amazed to have a bed, a TV room The AD years of the Christian calendar are counted from the year of the volcano that gave birth to it, basking in the Kandovan is a tourist village in Iran that is not only Kitchen and even Jacuzzi, all inside a rock. of Jesus Christ’s birth, and, as the number zero was then unknown lush green scenic beauty of its valley. famous for its scenic beauty, but also its uniqueness Far away from pollution and noisy metropolitan to the west, Dionysius began his new Christian era as AD 1, not AD 0. It’s a popular destination, drawing visitors to its that comes from the fact that many of its homes cities, this stone village helps people relax. It makes While it is now the consensus that Jesus was probably distinctive design and famed spring water, tradition- have been made in caves located in cone-shaped us believe that cave living is by no means uncom- born between 7 and 3 AD, Dionysius’s new calendar is now ally held to have vitalising and healing properties, rock-formation. Thus making the complete village fortable. A quiet place for those who are looking for the most widely used in the world, while AD 0 is one of the particularly for kidney problems. Climbing the paths look like a gigantic termite colony. peace and comfort. most interesting numbers never to have seen the light of day. and steps up through the village offers seemingly Houses carved inside rocks are so peculiar; you (Source: scribol.com) (Source: History Extra) President Rouhani: Iran’s International Quran Competition Inaugurated he 32nd edition of Iran’s International the senior advisor of Supreme Leader in the exhibition of the Islamic Republic’s Quranic Acting According to Quran TQuran Competition was inaugurated on army affairs, participated in the inauguration achievements. May 15 in Tehran’s Summit Conference Hall. ceremony. The contest is held on the occasion of is Main Factor for Evaluating Iran’s high ranking political, cultural and Some 120 Quran reciters and memorizers Mab’ath (marking the appointment of Hazrat religious officials as well as the country’s from 75 countries compete in the two Mohammad (S) to prophet hood). Islamic Societies Quranic figures and foreign guests attended categories of the contest, namely recitation The Quranic event annually takes place in the inauguration ceremony. and memorization of Quran. the lunar month of Rajab by the Endowments Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Hoj. Ali A number of programs are being held during and Charity Affairs Organization. Mohammadi, the representative of Supreme the 7-day contest, including the 6th congress Some 22 Quranic masters serve as the Leader and the head of Endowments and for honoring female Quran activists and the jury members of the contest. 12 members Charity Affairs Organization, Hoj. Shahidi, the 9th international conference on Quranic of the jury panel will be Iranian and other 10 chairman of foundation of Martyrs and War researches. members are from other countries, according Veterans Affairs, Nahavandian, the chief of There are also some sideline programs to Secretary of Competition Seyed Mostafa staff of presidential office, and Rahim Safavi, such as Quranic workshops and an Hosseini.

ddressing the inauguration ceremony “We should understand the depth of Quran of the competition, Iranian President verses and observe their practical aspects AHassan Rouhani mentioned some factors in our life,” the president said, adding that of the Islamic societies and referred to acting another unique factor of Quran is that it is the according to the principles of Holy Quran as the lasting miracle of Prophet Mohammad. Quran main factor, saying: “We are currently in high itself says that no one and no group can create need for this factor.” even a single verse like its verses. While congratulating on the occasion of He further referred to some of the features of Mab’ath, the president said: “Holy Quran is a Islamic societies and said: “Quran is a book of honor book of guidance, blessing and light for us and and pride for the Muslims and we are today proud Endowments and Charity Affairs Organization director Hoj. Ali Mohammadi: all of the Muslims as well as all those who can of reciting and memorizing Holy Quran. Reciting see the reality.” and knowing Quran is a pride for all Muslims. One “While God has sent holy books for the religions of the factors in all Islamic societies should be Quran Is a Book of Reminding and before Islam and those books guide the followers to reciting Quran correctly and one of the scientific and the right way, Quran has its own unique features. Its cultural factors in the Muslim societies should be first unique characteristic is that it is the only holy understanding concepts of Quran. Reciting Quran Advice for All Humans book which has remained unchanged and has not should be one of the features of Islamic society, compared to the Quran competitions in of the competition, he said, adding that the been distorted.” Rouhani noted. but the more important feature should be acting other countries, adding that one of these international sector has been added to this He said other holy books have been according to Quran.” advantages is holding the competition in two congress in this edition of the event, in a way distorted over the time. But for Quran, even Islamic societies now need to make acting courses of reciting and memorizing, while it that besides Iranian female activists, some gathering and compiling its sections has been according to Quran a feature of their societies, in a way ordered by Prophet Mohammad. is held just in the course of reciting in the seven foreign female activists are honored. Rouhani stated. other countries. There is no disagreement in the Islam’s World He said: “Quran wanted us to have He referred to holding 60 Quranic sessions about the text of Quran and all Muslims read it abstinence, unity among Muslims, prayer, He referred to holding the International with some international reciters and masters in the same way. It is one of the main blessings consultation in the society etc.” Conference of Quranic Researches on the in attendance throughout the country as the that God has granted to the Muslims. As Muslims Experts and decision makers in the Islamic sidelines of the event as the other unique other sideline program of this edition. all recite Quran in Arabic, it is a symbol of unity societies should compile factors for correct feature of Iran’s Quran competition and He also pointed to holding 50 training among them, the president mentioned. acting according to Quran, the president said; ddressing the inauguration ceremony of said that the secretariat of the conference workshops for the men and women active He said if each nation recited Quran in its adding that as reciting and memorizing Quran Athe 32nd edition of Iran’s International has received 700 works from all around in the fields of reciting and memorizing own language, there were no this unity among is a pride, acting according to it is a more Quran Competition, Hoj. Ali Mohammadi, the world. and holding a Quranic exhibition as the the Muslims as today. Holy Quran has named important pride. the representative of Supreme Leader and Congress for honoring female Quran other events on the sidelines of the itself a book of blessing. A factor should be specified to show how the head of Endowments and Charity Affairs activists is the other event on the sideline competition. Elsewhere in his remarks, the president much honesty there is in the society, how said it is a book to follow and following it in Organization, stated that Quran is a book of much the Muslims are faithful, how much they reminding and advice for all humans. addition to abstinence brings God’s blessing to combat corruption and other similar issues, he Iran’s International Quran Competition s Lottery the society. stated and added: “There should not be a time He said the first edition of this competition “While reciting Holy Quran is considered as when Quran is dominating the society just in was held in 1381 with 11 representatives Software Unveiled from other countries in attendance, while a virtuous action, what is important is that we surface. There should be acting according to The lottery software for determining turns of the participants for competition was unveiled should follow it. We should consider Quran’s the figure is 85 in this edition of the event. Quran, as it is a source of blessing and each in the 32nd edition of Iran s International Quran Competition, according to Alireza Torki, the verses in the life and society and then we will He said Iran’s International Quran society that acts according to it will achieve chairman of Information Technology and Communications Committee of the competition. be blessed by God.” Rouhani added. blessing.” Competition has some advantages I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 6 advertisements may 17, 2015 http://www.tehrantimes.com I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y http://www.tehrantimes.com/economy may 17, 2015 world economy 7

Why U.S. economic growth has news UK calls emergency July budget to reveal next disappointed this year wave of austerity

WASHINGTON (AP) — Like an underachieving student, UK Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne will the U.S. economy isn't living up to the high hopes it reveal how the government plans to cut £12b from Britain’s began the year with. welfare bill when he announces a fresh wave of austerity Consumers have been uncharacteristically frugal, measures in his second budget in less than four months even as the country added jobs and a sharp drop in gas on 8 July. The chancellor said he wanted to make a start prices over the past year left them more money to spend. delivering on the commitments made in the Conservative Meanwhile, drilling companies reeling from cheaper oil party manifesto and pledged that his package would be a have slashed spending much more rapidly than anyone budget for “working people”. expected. Announcing his decision in an article in the Sun, Osborne A host of other, mostly temporary, factors have said he would provide details of how the government plans also weighed on growth. Harsh winter weather kept to eliminate the UK’s budget deficit – forecast to be £75b shoppers at home, and a labor dispute at West Coast this year – and run a surplus by the end of the parliament. ports slowed exports. “On the 8th of July I am going to take the unusual step of Yet hope is still alive for the second half of the having a second budget of the year – because I don’t want year amid signs that the economy could regain lost to wait to turn the promises we made in the election into a momentum. reality … And I can tell you it will be a budget for working Employers are holding onto their existing workers, people.” keeping layoffs at rock bottom, and adding staff — Treasury sources said the budget would address Britain’s evidence that their outlook remains positive. poor productivity record, which has held back growth in In a report Thursday, the government said applications living standards, and would also announce plans to create for unemployment benefits are at the lowest level in 15 3m new apprenticeships. However, the centrepiece of the years, which means layoffs are low and job security is package will be a fresh bout of austerity, with Osborne very high. Employers added 223,000 jobs in April, and the keen to get unpopular measures out of the way early in the unemployment rate fell to 5.4 percent. parliament, in readiness for pre-election tax cuts once the "Companies are implicitly telling us that they believe consumers, who were widely expected to return to their cheaper gas because they believe the drop in prices public finances have improved. this is temporary," says Joseph LaVorgna, an economist free-spending ways. will be temporary. Meanwhile, spending by oil and Provided the economy performs in line with forecasts at Deutsche Bank. "They're looking through the Gas prices are still about $1 a gallon cheaper nationwide gas companies on drilling rigs, steel pipes and other made by the independent Office for Budget Responsibility, weakness from the ports and the weather." than a year ago, despite some recent increases. Steady equipment plummeted nearly 50 percent in the first borrowing will be reduced to £41b in 2016-17 and £14.5b in Indeed, the first half of the year is shaping up to be hiring in the past year means 3 million more people quarter, a much steeper drop than economists forecast. 2017-18. By 2018-19, the plan is for the UK to be running a surprisingly lackluster. are earning paychecks compared with a year ago. And "We expected (cheaper gas) to have a positive budget surplus of £4b. Analysts estimate the economy may expand at an consumer confidence has also risen in recent months. impact," Paul Ashworth, an economist at Capital The Conservatives have provided details of how they annual rate of just 2 percent in the April-June quarter Yet in the first three months of the year, Americans Economics, said. "It hasn't." will find around £1.5b of savings from the UK’s social after barely discernable growth of 0.2 percent in the increased their spending by just 1.9 percent, the weakest So are things turning around? Short answer: probably. security budget and came under pressure from the January-March quarter. Some economists say the gain in a year. A report on restaurant and retail sales Many trends currently weighing on growth should Institute for Fiscal Studies during the election campaign government's next revision will likely send the figure into Wednesday showed that spending was flat in April, fade. International trade will be less of a drag in the to explain how they would find the remaining £10.5b. The negative territory, possibly as low as minus 1 percent. crushing hopes for a stronger rebound. second half of the year, economists say. The dollar's IFS said the scale of the overall savings - 10% of the part of That would put growth in the first half of 2015 at a "The disappearance of consumer spending in early rise against other major currencies, such as the euro, the welfare bill not spent on pensioners - would involve "pretty disappointing" 0.5 percent, says Michael Feroli, 2015 has now become even more mysterious, as some has leveled off. A strong dollar has made exports more the Conservatives looking at child benefit, child tax credit an economist at JPMorgan Chase. That's a far cry from of the excuses shopped around earlier, like bad weather, expensive, hurting sales in overseas markets. and disability allowances. According to the Treasury, the the 3 percent pace for all of 2015 that most economists are looking more stretched with the passage of time," A surge of imports in March, which widened the budget would announce reforms of welfare that would expected late last year. Growth hasn't reached that level Feroli says. trade gap and cut growth, was probably a one-time protect the most vulnerable while making sure the system since 2005. Most economists have concluded that Americans, event triggered by the resolution of the West Coast port is fair to taxpayers. The biggest reason behind the disappointment is at least so far, are reluctant to spend their savings from dispute. Osborne will say in the budget that the Conservatives intend to adopt a fair and balanced approach to deficit reduction, and that the package will include ringfencing spending on the NHS while cutting £13b from other China’s gold will break world’s dependence on U.S. dollar Whitehall departments. The budget will also include a fresh crackdown on tax avoidance designed to raise £5b. China can ultimately overthrow the U.S. China will be able to challenge America's expert emphasized. the second largest owner of gold behind The timing of the budget in early July will allow the dollar domination using its 30,000 tons longstanding dominant position in the So far, China may soon release an the United States with its 8,133.5 tons. Office for Budget Responsibility to produce new forecasts of gold reserves, according to Chinese global trade and financial markets. update of its real gold reserves, while At the same time, according to the for the economy and the public finances while giving time economist Jin Zihou. Remarkably, Alasdair Macleod, a re- Beijing's officials are making attempts to latest report released by the World for a finance bill to be passed before parliament rises for Citing former U.S. Federal Reserve searcher and former Executive Director include the yuan into the International Gold Council, the market development its summer recess. Chair Alan Greenspan, Chinese economic at an offshore bank in Guernsey and Jer- Monetary Fund's basket along with the organization for the gold industry, Chi- With Labor holding a leadership contest following the observer Jin Zihou suggested that the sey, pointed out that between 1983 and U.S. dollar and other major currencies. na occupies seventh place in the list of resignation of Ed Miliband, Osborne will seek to portray Chinese renminbi would deal a lethal 2003 China could have secretly accumu- Meanwhile, China has already concluded the World's official gold holdings with his package as a one-nation budget, with measures to blow to today's financial system if Beijing lated almost 20,000 tons of gold. currency swap deals with about 28 states only 1,054.1 tons of gold reserves. build the so-called northern powerhouse and ensure that converted its $4 trillion assets into gold. "Since 2002, the Chinese state has al- and established a Yuan trading center in According to Duowei News, a U.S.- prosperity is not confined to London and the south-east. Since the U.S. dollar's power is gradu- most certainly acquired by these means a Switzerland. based media outlet, it is unlikely that (Source: The Guardian) ally fading, China, the U.S. biggest credi- further 5,000 tons or more," the expert Moreover, Beijing is encouraging de- China's gold holdings have already tor, may potentially destroy the U.S. dol- suggested. dollarization among the Shanghai Co- reached 30,000 tons. Still, no one will lar, Jin emphasized. He elaborated that by liberating public operation Organization members. The argue that China has been accumu- Still the U.S. dollar remains the "big- gold ownership in 2002 and forming the Russo-China energy deal concluded in the lating gold on a large scale in recent gest player," accounting for 60 percent Shanghai Gold Exchange, Beijing has re- yuan and the ruble in 2014 was heralded years, while its international influence of global reserves. However, many coun- duced the need for currency intervention by experts as a signal of a potential shift and position in global trading has been U.S.: Trade pact best tries are seeking ways to limit the power to halt the renminbi rising. from one type of monetary system to an- strengthening tremendously. The Chi- leverage to improve of the U.S. dollar and become less de- "Therefore the Chinese state has prob- other. nese economy is likely to outpace the pendent on it. ably accumulated between 20,000 and However, Western economists ex- United State by 2016 and it is not ex- Vietnam human rights According to Jin Zihou, the only way 30,000 tons since 1983, and has no need press doubts over China's volume of gold cluded that finally the yuan will replace for Beijing to end the U.S. dollar's reign to acquire any more through market reserves. According to some estimates, the U.S. dollar as the world's main re- WASHINGTON (AP) — Vietnam's desire to be in the Trans- is to accumulate a significant amount of purchases given her own refineries are China's Central Bank could hold up to serve currency. Pacific Partnership free-trade pact is the best leverage gold, namely 30,000 tons. In this case, supplying over 500 tons per annum," the 3,510 tons of gold in 2009, making China (Source: Sputnik) Washington has to press for improved human rights there, a senior U.S. official said. Tom Malinowski, the State Department's point man on human rights, told reporters that Vietnam has shown Anti-Russia greater restraint in arrests and prosecution of dissent IraniaHOME Vacancy this year as deliberations on the 12-nation pact enter their Real Estate Post of Driver sanctions create closing stages. 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News in brief Honeybees dying, NASA’s stunning solution: Produce oxygen on Mars using algae and bacteria situation ‘unheard of’ Just last year, it seemed there was With all the talk about getting humans to Mars by 2030, something to celebrate despite skeptics have pointed to the many dangers posed by the planet Earth’s ongoing honeybee planet’s inhospitable environment. One major problem: apocalypse: Bee colony losses were oxygen and how to get it there in the quantities necessary down. Not by enough, but they to sustain human life. But NASA is working on a stunning were down. solution: use bacteria and algae to create the oxygen neces- “It’s better news than it could sary for humans to live and work on Mars. have been,” said Dennis vanEn- To this end, the space agency reportedly has hired an gelsdorp?, a University of Maryland Indiana corporation, Techshot, an aerospace development entomology professor who led a company, to come up with a way for bacteria to make oxy- survey of bee populations that re- gen from the Martian soil. The company’s scientists have ported a loss of 23 percent of bee developed what has been dubbed the ‘Mars room,’ which colonies – less than 30 percent, the simulates the atmospheric and soil conditions on the planet, average from 2005 to 2013. “It’s not including radiation and the length of Martian days. good news.” In some experiments, the scientists at Techshot say cer- Though scientists cited progress tain microorganisms have been able to remove nitrogen in battles against an Asian mite that from the rocky regolith, or Martian soil, and manufacture has killed many an American bee, oxygen from it. they had words of caution. (Source: Science Recorder) “One year does not make a trend,” Jeff Pettis, a co-author of the survey who The cause of the heads the U.S. gov- 30 minutes of exercise key ernment’s bee re- to health in old age bees’ demise search laboratory was not noted, in Beltsville, Mary- Elderly men who do 30 minutes of physical activity six but researchers land, told The New days a week are likely to have a 40-percent lower risk of York Times. death compared to couch-potato counterparts, research- said colony Dr. VanEngels- ers said Friday. collapse disorder dorp and other For men in this age group, just a small amount of regu- researchers at the lar exercise — regardless of intensity — is as beneficial as – which causes Bee Informed Part- giving up smoking, they said. The evidence comes from a mass deaths nership, affiliated major project in Norway called the Oslo Study. In it, doc- of the bees for with the Depart- tors enrolled thousands of men born between 1923 and ment of Agricul- ported last year, both managed and Dr. vanEngelsdorp called the situ- professor Diana Cox-Foster, who 1932, who were given health checkups and volunteered reasons not fully ture (USDA), just wild bees are under a “complex set ation “unheard of.” didn’t participate in the survey. Her information about their lifestyle and physical activity. understood – was announced more of pressures … including disease, a “We traditionally thought of state lost more than 60 percent of (Source: The Nation) than 40 percent parasite known as the varroa mite, winter losses as a more important its colonies. not necessarily the of honeybee hives pesticides, extreme weather and indicator of health, because sur- The USDA estimated that honey- culprit. died this past year, poor nutrition tied to a loss of for- viving the cold winter months is bees add more than $U.S.15 billion as the Associated age plants”. a crucial test for any bee colony,” ($18.7 billion) to the value of U.S.’s Press reported. The number is pre- The “winter loss numbers are Dr. vanEngelsdorp said. “But we crops per year. CERN’s LHC observes liminary, but is the second-highest more hopeful especially combined now know that summer loss rates “If losses continue at the 33 neutral B meson decaying annual loss recorded to date. with the fact that we have not seen are significant too. This is especially percent level, it could threaten the “What we’re seeing with this bee much sign of Colony Collapse Disor- so for commercial beekeepers, who economic viability of the bee pol- into Muon problem is just a loud signal that der (CCD) for several years, but such are now losing more colonies in the lination industry,” the department there’s some bad things happening high colony losses in the summer summertime compared to the win- said. “Honey bees would not disap- Some impressive things throughout its time. While it took a with our agro-ecosystems,” study and year-round remain very trou- ter.” pear entirely, but the cost of honey several year hiatus from activity, the Large Hadron Collider, co-author Keith Delaplane?, of the bling,” Dr. Pettis said in a statement. The state worst affected was bee pollination services would rise, or LHC, managed to capture something impressive that re- University of Georgia, told the AP. He likened summer deaths to having Oklahoma, which lost more than 60 and those increased costs would ul- searchers had previously missed several years ago. The dis- “We just happen to notice it with a “ higher rate of flu deaths in the percent of its hives. Hawaii escaped timately be passed on to consumers covery would have occurred during the 2011 and 2012 data col- the honeybee because they are so summer than winter”. relatively unscathed, losing less through higher food costs. Now is lection periods and during that time researchers believe that easy to count.” Pollination services than 14 percent. the time for research into the cause they had seen a B meson decay into a pair of muon particles. The cause of the bees’ demise “If beekeepers are going to meet “Most of the major commercial and treatment of CCD before CCD These meson particles are essentially subatomic matter, was not noted, but researchers said the growing demand for pollination beekeepers get a dark panicked becomes an agricultural crisis.” or particles that break down quickly due to their volatile na- colony collapse disorder – which services, researchers need to find look in their eyes when they discuss The survey included almost ture. Guy Wilkinson of the LHC team pointed out that, “It causes mass deaths of the bees for better answers to the host of stress- these losses and what it means to 400,000 colonies – more than 15 is testament to the excellent performance of the LHC, and reasons not fully understood – was es that lead to both winter and sum- their businesses,” said Pennsylva- percent of the U.S. total. the sensitivity of our experiments, that we have been finally not necessarily the culprit. As re- mer colony losses,” he said. nia State University entomology (Source: Then Sydney Morning Herald) able to observe this extremely rare but important decay.” The finding is remarkable, but the finding is something that scientists would never have expected to find with this par- ticular data sweep. Scientists have discovered the first Three diabetes drugs linked to (Source: Inferse) fully warm-blooded fish ketoacidosis, FDA warns

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Sepahan crowned Iran Professional athletics Gatlin storms to 9.74 League champion, Persepolis wins derby seconds 100m lifetime best Justin Gatlin blasted out a warning that he is ready to TEHRAN — Sepahan football challenge Usain Bolt's 100 meters hegemony when he Sport D e s k team defeated Saipa 2-0 on Friday stormed to a lifetime best 9.74 seconds to win the event in the final day of the Iran Professional League (IPL) in the opening Diamond League meeting of the season and won the title for the fifth time. on Friday. In the final day of IPL, there were three possible In a sizzling night’s action Mo Farah suffered a rare winners: Tractor Sazi, Naft, and Sepahan. loss, to Ethiopian Hagos Gebrhiwet over 3,000m, Pedro First and second-placed Tractor Sazi and Naft Pichardo and Christian were to play each other in Tabriz’s Yadegare Emam Taylor joined triple jump's Stadium to decide the title winner. However, if this exclusive 18-metre club game ended in a draw and Sepahan won its game, and Jasmin Stowers con- then Sepahan would be champion. tinued her heady rise in Naft came from 3-1 down to draw 3-3 after Trac- the 100m hurdles. tor Sazi iconic midfielder Andranik Teymourian was As always, however, sent off after receiving his second yellow card in the the 100m was the race eve- 63rd minute. ryone wanted to watch, “Sepahan deserved to win the title. Our players with the big question be- believed they could win the title. I dedicate this vic- ing whether 33-year-old tory to Sepahan players and the people of Isfahan,” Gatlin would start this sea- Sepahan coach Hossein Faraki said in the post match son in the form he finished news conference. the last where he posted The former Iran defender inspired Foolad to win six of the year's seven the IPL title last season. fastest times. Earlier in the day, Persepolis defeated Esteghlal in The twice-banned doper wasted no time in answer- the 80th Tehran derby in at the Azadi Stadium. ing as he was first out of the blocks and clear by halfway, Ali Alipour scored the only goal of the match in punching the air after clocking the world leading time the 65th minute. Sazi Brazilian striker Edinho finished the season as Also, Naft Masjed Soleyman and Paykan were rel- and leaving second-place American Mike Rodgers trailing At the end of the 14th edition of the IPL, Tractor the top goal-scorer with 20 goals. egated from the IPL. by more than two meters in 9.96. Jamaican Bolt remains the favorite to retain his world title in Beijing later this year but knows he will have to be Jesus Candelas leaves Iran storms past Philippines in right at the top of his game and fully fit to hold off the Iran futsal team Asian U-23 Volleyball Championship challenge of the 2004 Olympic champion. "It was a magical night for me," Gatlin said. "Doha is a great place for me and with that performance I put out a statement." Double world and Olympic distance champion Farah was hoping to do the same in the 3,000m and looked in control until just after the bell. However, the Briton, who broke the world indoor two-mile record earlier this year, struggled over the equivalent distance in Doha. When Ethiopian duo Gebrhiwet and Yomif Kejelcha burst past him, Farah was unable to hold them off and, although he clawed his way back into contention on the home straight, he finished second to clear winner Gebrhiwet. Jesus Candelas’s coach has parted company with the Iran over- Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. Fans alongside the triple jump pit were treated to a Sport D e s k two-year reign in Iranian Football Federation due to fi- Sport D e s k whelmed the Only top two teams from this nine- memorable night as Cuba's Pichardo soared to 18.06 charge of Iran futsal team was brought to nancial issues. Philippines in straight sets 25-18, day competition will make the cut for meters with his third jump, making him the third-best an end on friday when it was announced Under tutelage of Candelas, 10- 25-21, 25-20 on Saturday in the 2015 the 12-team 2015 FIVB Men’s U23 Vol- triple-jumper ever behind Kenny Harrison and Jona- that the Spaniard will not continue his job. time champion Iran finished in second Asian Men's U-23 Volleyball Cham- leyball World Championship, which is than Edwards. Candelas replaced Ali Sanei after place after being defeated by Japan in pionship. due to take place in Dubai, the United There was more to come, however, as Taylor flew to the poor and disappointing results the 2014 AFC Futsal Championship. Iran started the campaign with a Arab Emirates from August 24 to 31. 18.04 with his final jump of the night -- becoming only the at the 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup, Abbas Torabian, head of Iran’s fut- convincing 3-0 victory over India and Host the UAE, Russia, Italy, Cuba, fourth man to clear 18 meters. where Team Iran lost to Colombia 2-1 sal committee, said that several for- then beat Qatar in straight sets. Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Tunisia Fellow American Stowers hammered a stacked field in Round of 16. eign and Iranian coaches have been Team Iran defeated the Philip- and Egypt have already qualified for with her third personal best of the year and a Diamond It’s believed that the 57-year-old nominated to take charge of the team. pines in Pool B to remain unbeaten in the world meet. League record 12.35 seconds in the 100 hurdles as Olym- pic champion Sally Pearson came fourth and Dawn Harp- er-Nelson finished last. The Diamond League continues in Shanghai, China on Ashourzadeh and Hajizavareh claim golds at World Taekwondo Championships Sunday. (Source: Reuters) Iran’s Farzan Ashourzadeh and deh, Abolfazl Yaghoubi, Alireza Nasr Azadani, Mehdi Sport D e s k Masoud Hajizavareh won two gold Khodabakhshi, Masoud Hajizavareh, Sajjad Mardani and medals at the 2015 World Taekwondo Championships Omid Amidi feature Iran in the prestigious competitions. underway in Chelyabinsk, Russia. A total number of 875 athletes from 136 countries In the men’s -74 kg division, Hajizavareh beat Uz- have submitted their entry forms for the biennial cham- Fraser-Pryce sets sights on bekistan’s Nikita Rafalovich 9-7 in the final match and pionships, which is the 22nd edition of its kind for men attaining greatness bagged Iran’s second gold in the competitions. and 15th for women. At the medal ceremony, Hajizavareh leapt onto the The seven-day event will feature eight male and winner’s podium, flashing a wide grin. “I found it a dif- eight female weight categories, worldtaekwondofed- Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, the world's fastest woman, says ficult match and the last seconds were stressful,” he eration.net wrote. she is looking forward to one day being lauded as "one of admitted. “But because I had studied my opponent, I A total of 100 international referees, including 29 fe- the greatest" athletes in history. could manage it.” males, officiate at the Grade-12 championships. The double Olympic champion reckoned there was Russia’s Albert Gaun and Mali’s Ismael Coulibaly The gold medalists will receive 120 ranking points, much more to come in her illustrious career as she out- shared bronzes. on Day First of the event in the -58 kg. while the silver medalists will earn 72 ranking points. lined her ambitions on the eve of her first 100 meters Farzan Ashourzadeh had already won a gold medal Eight taekwondo players, namely Farzan Ashourza- The bronze medal winners will gain 43.2 ranking points. of the year at Shanghai's Diamond League meeting on Sunday. The diminutive Jamaican admitted she was unlikely to try to repeat her golden 100/200 meters double of the Arsenal keen on Bournemouth's Phelps finishes third in 100 Moscow world championships when she returns to China Callum Wilson - sources butterfly later in the summer. At this stage, she said, it was likely that she would aim only to successfully defend her world 100 meters crown in Beijing. Fraser-Pryce suffered a difficult, injury-hit year in 2014 but sounded confident following her season-opening victo- ry over 200m in Kingston last weekend, that she could get back to the form of her double-golden campaign of 2013. Yet because she knows "how it's very hard on the body" to run the 100m and 200m at a single champion- ships, she says that she may only run the shorter dis- tance in Beijing. "Next year is the Olympic Games so you want to make sure your body is right there," the 28-year-old told report- Arsenal football club have joined the Arsenal are also in the race for Wil- Michael Phelps finished third in the 100 Earlier in the day, Phelps failed to ers, looking forward to Rio de Janeiro where both she list of clubs keeping tabs on in-demand son, with chief scout Steve Rowley meters butterfly at the Arena Pro Swim qualify for the 200 freestyle final af- and compatriot Usain Bolt could become the first ath- Bournemouth striker Callum Wilson, having given the player race reviews Series meet in Charlotte, North Carolina ter clocking the 14th fastest time in letes ever to achieve the 100m 'threepeat'. sources have told ESPN FC. after watching the forward in action on Friday and conceded he still has a his heat. "I just believe there's more I can do in the sprints. I'm Wilson has attracted interest from five times this season. lot of work to do in his bid to return to At the Arena Pro Swim Series meet yearning to surpass my best of 10.7 seconds and that's a number of clubs after firing Bourne- Gunners boss Arsene Wenger is Olympic competition in Rio next year. in Mesa, Arizona last month, Phelps one reason I’m focusing on the 100 more. mouth to the Championship title and looking to bring in cover and compe- Phelps, competing in his second won the 100 butterfly but failed to "Running is a passion and I believe there’s much more promotion to the Premier League with tition for Olivier Giroud this summer, meet following a six-month ban for a reach the 400 freestyle final. in store and I’m looking forward to becoming one of the 23 goals this season. and he views Wilson as someone who drunk driving conviction, finished be- He is scheduled to compete in the greatest. Yes, that would be nice. The 23-year-old, who joined has real potential for the future, while hind winner Tom Shields and runner- 200 butterfly and 100 backstroke on "I've always said I'm so blessed to have won my cham- Bournemouth from Coventry last he would also help bolster their quota up Ryan Lochte. Saturday. pionships from when I was very young, just 21, when a summer, has been watched regularly for homegrown players in the Premier "My turns are still pretty terrible,” His participation in the 200 butter- lot of athletes are still chasing that gold medal at 30, 31. this season by scouts from a host of League and in Europe. the 18-times Olympic gold medalist fly will mark the first time he has com- Anything else I achieve now is all just icing on the cake." Premier League clubs. Bournemouth are bracing them- told reporters. “But it’s a lot better peted in the race since the 2012 Lon- For starters, Fraser-Pryce, who served a six-month The likes of Tottenham, West Ham, selves for interest in Wilson when than what it was last year.” don Olympics. “For me to ever want doping ban for failing a test at this Shanghai meeting in Southampton, Aston Villa, Swansea the transfer window opens but are Phelps, the fastest 100 butterfly to really compete at that race, I would 2010, faces what she calls "a loaded" field on Sunday, and Crystal Palace have all shown in- determined to keep hold of him swimmer in the world last year with make sure that I was in the best shape featuring six sub-11 sec sprinters headed by compatriot terest in Wilson and are weighing up as they prepare for next season's a best time of 51.17 seconds, clocked possible,” Phelps said. “I know what I Veronica Campbell-Brown and last year’s number one, moves for the England under-21 inter- debut campaign in the Premier 52.59 on Friday. have to do to be able to get there.” American Tori Bowie. national. League. Shields won in a time of 52.12. (Source: Reuters) (Source: Reuters) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 10 society may 17, 2015 http://www.tehrantimes.com/society

Food for thought There are 110 one-student-one-teacher schools in Iran: education minister TEHRAN — Minister promoting education across the S ocial Desk of Education Ali province. Asghar Fani said on Thursday that there He said that one way to eradicate are around 110 learning institutions illiteracy is to find reasons behind running with only one pupil and one students dropping out of school teacher in the remote villages of Iran. and assisting them to come up with Such schools not only demonstrate solutions. the ministry’s determination to He also said that according to the eradicate illiteracy, but also indicate government’s resolution, illiterate the importance of education for the people aged 50 and older will be administration, Mehr quoted Fani as deprived of certain social benefits and saying. welfare in the next Iranian calendar In addition to one-student-one- year [which begins on March 20, 2016], Be less curious about people and more curious about teacher schools, there are also about showing the importance of education ideas. 4,800 schools operating with less than to the province officials who are Marie Curie five students this academic year, he said. trying to help educate everyone in the Iranian school year began on territory. September 23, 2014. The education minister also said that Fani, who was making the an amount of 200 billion rials (some $6 remarks during his one-day trip to million based on the free market rate) learn english the southeastern province of Sistan- has been spent on distribution of books Assigning Blame in a Car Accident and-Baluchestan, added that the among the students in Sistan-and- government is determined to take Baluchestan Province, at no cost to the Tarik: Are you okay? important and effective steps in pupils. Stacey: Yeah, I think so. I’m just a little shaken up, but look at my car! Tarik: Mine is in pretty bad shape, too. Good thing, Iranian universities hosting students Iranian health minister off to Geneva to though, it wasn’t totaled. Stacey: Okay, let’s exchange insurance information, so from 97 countries participate in World Health Assembly we can both get out of here. Tarik: Right. I’ll put in a claim today and your insurance TEHRAN — Iranian The science minister noted that there TEHRAN — making body of World Health should pay to repair both of our cars. S ocial Desk Science, Research are currently about 35,000 international S ocial Desk Iranian Health Organization, Qazizadeh Stacey: What? This accident wasn’t my fault. You and Technology Minister Mohammad students studying in different universities Minister Hassan Qazizadeh Hashemi will hold talks with crashed into me! You rear ended me! Farhadi said on Saturday that students in Iran. Hashemi left Iran to Geneva on the WHO director-general, Tarik: That’s only because you swerved in front of me from 97 countries are studying in the Farhadi also said a budget of 120 Saturday at the head of a high- the United Nations High and slammed on your brakes! country’s universities, ISNA reported. billion rials (some $3.6 million according ranking delegation to participate Commissioner for Refugees, as Stacey: I did no such thing. I changed lanes and you Farhadi, who was speaking in the to free market rate) has been allocated in the 68th World Health well as some of his counterparts began tailgating me. That’s why you rear ended me. I’m thirteen graduation ceremony of non- to equip and renovate the laboratories Assembly slated to be held on and Iranian physicians living in not to blame here. Iranian students at Shiraz University, at universities. May 18-26, IRNA reported on Switzerland, Director-General Tarik: That’s your account of what happened, and it added that negotiations have been The renovation of laboratories in 50 Saturday. for International Affairs of the doesn’t jibe with mine. I say we each call our respective held to admit more students from some universities, including Shiraz University, During his four-day trip to Health Ministry Mohsen Asadi insurance companies and let them battle it out. other countries. is on the agenda, he added. Geneva to attend the decision- Lari told reporters. Stacey: Fine. There’s no point in arguing with someone who won’t own up to his mistakes. Tarik: Those are my thoughts exactly. The failure of child-centered parenting, Good intentions gone wrong (Source: eslpod.com) We are often told that it is good for but Nikki doesn't want to. Out When we love someone, we want ideas contains an element of truth, Words & Phrases parents to be “child-centered”. The of love, mom lets Nikki put off the best for them. Sometimes, they are only half truths. It is true shaken up: to be shocked, scared, a little confused. child-centered movement was an cleaning until later. Then mom asks parents feel that loving children that children act out of curiosity, total: damage (something, typically a vehicle) beyond alternative to what is sometimes Nikki again. Nikki promises to do it means making them experience but without parental guidance, repair; wreck. called “adult-centered parenting”. later. Finally, mom gets frustrated good feelings and protecting children cannot learn to go beyond put in a claim: request a payment, demand. In adult-centered parenting, and screams, "Clean you room right them from bad feelings. Similarly, their comfort zones and learn about fault: responsibility. parents set the rules and children now!" When Nikki resists (and why parents often believe that children things that do not interest them. crash into: to bump or ram into someone, to hit are expected to follow them. In wouldn't she -- she's learned she need to feel good about them – It is true that children need loving someone when moving at a high speed. contrast, child-centered parenting doesn't have to comply with mom's have positive self-esteem – before parents who are sensitive to their to rear end: to hit the back of one car with another in is parenting organized around the requests!), an argument brews. they can be successful. As a result, emotions, but they also need adults an accident. needs and interests of the child, There are several reasons why parents often try to praise children who teach them how to cope with swerve: to change direction, especially suddenly. rather than those of the parent. many American parents endorse whenever possible. They withhold hardship, struggle and failure. And it slam on your brakes: to stop your car suddenly and Child-centered parenting child-centered parenting. critical feedback out of fear that it is true that children have rights, but quickly. runs the risk of producing 1. Child-centered parents want might damage a child’s self-esteem these rights do not make them equal lane: a narrow road in the countryside or in a town; a entitled, narcissistic children who to foster children’s autonomy, 3. Some parents think of their to adults. special strip of a road, sports track, or swimming pool that lack the capacity to persevere and initiative and creativity. Such parents children as if they were “little adults” Parents need to be both is used to keep vehicles or competitors separate. cope with difficulty. This is because often feel that children learn best who have rights that are more- directive and supportive; to have tailgate: to drive too closely behind the vehicle in front. there is a fine line between being when they actively discover things or-less the same as adults. Such high expectations and provide loving to be blame: to be the reason for something that "loving" and being "indulgent". for themselves. As a result, they parents tend to see their child more- care; to praise success but also teach happens. Research shows that there is a feel that too much parental direction or-less as equals. As a result, they children how to cope with and account: story of what happened. rather large paradox in child-centered can undercut a child’s autonomy. As may feel that directing their children persevere through failure; to respect jibe: to match. parenting. Parents who emphasize a result, child-centered parents means imposing their values on children and embrace the legitimacy respective: relating or belonging to each of the separate loving care over high expectations adopt a less directive role. To their children. For such parents, this of their parental authority. Children people or things you have just mentioned. tend to have more conflict in their borrow a phrase from child- means infringing on a child’s right to come into the world incomplete. battle it out: to argue or to fight over something usually homes than not. This is because centered education movement, they make his or her own choices. They need the active direction and for a long period of time. child-centered parenting often choose to be the “guide on the side” While these ideas were born of sensitive support of loving parents own up: to admit to having done something wrong or follows a predictable pattern. Mom rather than the “sage on the stage”. good intentions, they are deeply to help complete them. embarrassing. will ask Nikki to clean her room, 2. Parents love their children. flawed. And while each of these (Source: Psychology Today)

By Akbar Shirzhian/ IRNA word of THE day IN focus tractable \TRAK-tuh-bul\

DEFINITION (adjective)

1 : capable of being easily led, taught, or controlled

2 : easily handled, managed, or wrought

EXAMPLE

The couple had hoped to find a tractable and obedi- ent dog that wouldn't cause too much trouble, but in- stead they got Rufus and their life has never been the same. "But values have been steadily rising simply because it's such a good driver's car. It's incredibly tractable and usable—more so than any other car I can think of from that period, in fact." (Source: merriam-webster.com)

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If that is Afghan official says Taliban was reached by July, Reuters reported. the case, the final deal can very likely block roads, kidnap civilians Diplomats have been working in Vien- be reached before the deadline,” Ara- na this week to iron out details of a deal qchi said. An Afghan police chief says Taliban militants blocked roads without announcing any breakthrough On Thursday, Araqchi held talks with in an eastern province, forcing cars to stop and kidnapping ahead of a self-imposed June 30 dead- the head of the International Atomic En- the occupants at gunpoint. 12 Pages Price 10000 Rials 37th year NO.12270 Sunday may 17 2015 Ordibehesht 27 1394 Rajab 28 1436 line. The current talks concluded on Fri- ergy Agency, Yukiya Amano. The IAEA is Gen. Zelmai Oryakhail, police chief of Paktia province, day, a diplomatic source said. seeking access to Iranian military sites, said on Saturday that a number of civilian vehicles were Tehran Times co-founder “Even if I’m optimistic, that doesn’t such as Parchin near Tehran, as part of stopped by Taliban gunmen in Sayad Karm district early in Irfan Parviz dies at 85 12 mean that any deal is acceptable. All its investigation into any possible mili- the morning. parties want a good deal, and for Iran tary dimensions to Tehran’s nuclear ac- He said six people remain held out of the 22 initially ab- Iran ‘strongly it’s only a good deal if our legitimate tivities. ducted. He added police reinforcements have been de- rights are respected and sanctions are Deputy-level talks between Iran and ployed in an attempt to free the remaining captives. pursues’ policy finished,” top negotiator and Deputy the six powers - the United States, Rus- The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack in tweets Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi told sia, China, Britain, France and Germany from an account known to be associated with the group. to bring about Austrian news agency APA. - will continue next week, Araqchi told Afghanistan’s eastern provinces long have harbored in- “We have thought of all possibilities Press TV. An insecure Persian Gulf surgent groups who wage attacks on police checkpoints. and, accordingly, are prepared for all Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad The Taliban launched their annual spring offensive in late sustained scenarios,” he said. Javad Zarif said he was optimistic that April. Mass kidnappings appear to be a new strategy. Iran has said sanctions must be verified compliance by Iran with its month also did not spell out all details Tehran could reach a final nuclear deal (Source: AP) economic rescinded as soon as any final deal is end of the deal, a big sticking point left about the future of Iran’s atomic re- with world powers provided that they unresolved so far. search and development program, the will be insecure for all: Leader signed. The United States wants a “mean it seriously,” according to Ger- growth TEHRAN — Supreme Leader of the Islam- littoral states otherwise it will not be safe for any country. be insecure for all,” Ayatollah Khamenei said in a meeting A framework accord reached last exact scope of the UN atomic watch- gradual lifting of restrictions tied to many’s Spiegel magazine. Political Desk ic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khame- “We are neighbors; the security of the Persian Gulf is in with Iranian officials and ambassadors of Muslim countries nei says a secure Persian Gulf will serve the interests of all all our interests. If it is safe, we benefit. If it is not safe, it will in Tehran on Saturday. Contd. on P. 2 Gunmen shoot dead three Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s economic team has started planning U.S., China clash over disputed South China Sea Egypt judges in Sinai for a post-sanctions environment to revive the national economy. The United States and China clashed over a territorial “I would like to reaffirm that China’s determination China’s rapid reclamation effort around seven reefs Gunmen shot dead three Egyptian judges on Saturday Valiollah Seif, the central bank dispute in the South China Sea on Saturday, as China’s to safeguard its sovereignty and territorial integrity is in the Spratly archipelago of the South China Sea has in the strife-torn Sinai Peninsula, where security forces governor said the government was foreign minister asserted its sovereignty to reclaim as hard as a rock,” he said. “It is the people’s demand alarmed other claimants such as the Philippines and are battling an extremist insurgency spearheaded by an reefs saying its determination to protect its interests is of the government and our legitimate right.” Vietnam. affiliate of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) mapping out strategies to channel “as hard as a rock”. Wang made the comments at a joint news confer- At the same time, China has expressed its concern terrorist group, police said. funds and accelerate development After a private meeting with U.S. Secretary of State ence with Kerry, who is at the beginning of a two-day about a possible U.S. plan to send military aircraft and The shooting in North Sinai’s provincial capital El-Ar- of key sectors, including oil and gas, John Kerry, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi showed visit to China that is likely to be dominated by deepen- ships to assert freedom of navigation in the South Chi- ish wounded two other judges and came hours after a tourism and IT. no sign of backing down despite Kerry urging China to ing concern about Beijing’s ambitions in the South Chi- na Sea. court in Cairo sentenced ousted President Mohammad As the government struggles take action to reduce tension in the South China Sea. na Sea. Kerry did not respond when asked to clarify wheth- Morsi to death for his role in a mass jailbreak during the to bring back some normality to a “With regard to construction on the Nansha islands China claims about 90 percent of the 3.5 million sq er the United States intended to follow through on 2011 uprising. dysfunctional economy, ordinary and reefs, this is fully within the scope of China’s sover- km (1.35 million sq mile) South China Sea. The Philip- what a U.S. official on Tuesday said was a proposal to Some of Morsi’s fellow defendants included extrem- Iranians and businessmen complain eignty,” Wang told reporters, using the Chinese name pines, Taiwan, Malaysia, Brunei and Vietnam also claim send U.S. military aircraft and ships. ists in Sinai, where militants have regularly carried out that they have yet to feel the results. for the Spratly islands. large parts of the sea. (Source: Reuters) attacks against policemen and soldiers. The pressure on the government to An Egyptian court sentenced Morsi to death on Satur- deliver tangible benefits will grow day for his role in a mass jailbreak during the 2011 uprising only if and when a nuclear accord is that ousted former President Hosni Mubarak. struck. Acknowledging the expectations,

(Source: AFP) khamenei.ir House defies Obama veto threat, passes defense policy bill Seif called for patience, adding that The House defied a veto threat from President Ba- House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said “Clearly, this desperate attempt to get around the government’s policy to bring rack Obama and approved a $612 billion defense the defense bill would be a prelude to future reduc- the budget caps put in place by Congress will have a about sustained economic growth policy bill that Democrats complain busts budget tions that would “devastate other vital pillars of our significant negative effect on our military,” said Rep. and bring down the inflation to a limits on military spending and makes it harder for national strength,” including homeland security, vet- Adam Smith of Washington state, top Democrat on Syrian army kills ISIL’s ‘oil single-digit rate will be “strongly the president to close the U.S. prison for suspected erans, road building and other programs. the House Armed Services Committee. minister’ pursued”. Negotiator says Iran prepared for all scenarios in nuclear talks terrorists at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, accused Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, the panel’s chair- Contd. on P. 4 see page 11 The vote was 269 to 151 for the legislation, a blue- Democrats of “letting politics come before national man, has acknowledged that padding the war-fight- The Syrian army killed an Islamic State in Iraq and the Le- print for next year’s spending on military and other security.” ing account was not the best way to “run a railroad.” vant (ISIL) terrorist group leader responsible for oil-related national security programs. “With all the threats our troops face and the sacri- “I agree that we ought to find a better way to find affairs along with 40 other terrorists in an attack in the east- While Republicans voted overwhelmingly for the fices they make,” he said, “Democrats’ opposition to fiscal discipline without the arbitrary caps ... but this ern province of Deir al-Zor, Syrian state media reported. bill, 41 Democrats disregarded Obama’s objections this defense bill is in fact indefensible.” bill can’t do that,” Thornberry said in closing remarks A news flash on state TV identified ISIL’s “oil minis- U.S. still willing to cooperate with Russia and joined the GOP lawmakers in passing it. Another Overall, the House bill authorizes $515 billion for that drew cheers from supporters. “If this bill fails, ter” as Abu al-Taym al-Saudi. It said he had been killed in report perspective 143 Democrats voted against it. national defense and another $89.2 billion for the how does that get us closer to fixing our budget a special operation in the Omar oil field, Syria’s largest, on Iran: academic A 2011 bipartisan budget deal placed limits on de- emergency war-fighting fund for a total of $604.2 problems?” which ISIL captured from rival insurgents last July. Hezbollah Will Camp fense and domestic spending. The House defense billion. Another $7.7 billion is mandatory defense The White House has pushed back against a host of was largely devoid of the rancor and Cold The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Brit- interview War rhetoric that had increasingly framed bill skirts those caps by putting $89 billion of the spending that doesn’t get authorized by Congress. provisions in the bill, including one that would make it detonates car y David spur ain-based organization that tracks the war, said around B Javad Heiraninia relations between Russia and the United total into an emergency war-fighting fund, which is That means the bill would provide the entire harder for Obama to close the military prison for ter- 19 ISIL terrorists had been killed in an airstrike on the oil rigged with 500kg regional exempt from the restrictions. $611.9 billion desired by the president, but Obama ror suspects at Guantanamo Bay by imposing stiffer States over the past few years. field. Twelve of the dead were foreign fighters, it added. TEHRAN — Prof. William O. Beeman is of the Marcus Papadopoulos, editor of Politics Democrats warned that Republicans won’t do the and Democratic lawmakers still opposed it. requirements for transferring these individuals to oth- (Source: Reuters) of explosives in cooperation? same end-run around spending caps when it comes Democrats said putting money in the war account er countries. On Ukraine, it calls for arming Ukrainian opinion that one of the reasons behind the First Magazine, said Kerry’s trip to Sochi to financing non-defense agencies later this year, and not the base budget prevents the Pentagon forces fighting Russian-backed separatists, a move the Qalamoun visit of the U.S. secretary of state to Russia demonstrates that the U.S. is now aware By Seyed Hossein Mousavian opening the door to sharp cuts in domestic spend- from doing long-term planning for costly programs Obama administration has so far resisted. was to show that Washington is still willing that sanctions they imposed on Russia have ing. and weapons systems. (Source: Reuters) Hezbollah detonated a car bomb to cooperate with Moscow “on matters failed and they are looking for a way out of resident Barack Obama’s meet- rigged with half a ton of explosives such as the Iranian nuclear negotiations.” the row. Ping with the Persian Gulf Coop- jump on Saturday in an area of Syria’s Qa- “We don’t like your actions in the Ukraine, Beeman who for years served as the eration Council leaders at Camp Da- Hezbollah detonates car lamoun region that it captured one but please cooperate with us on Iran,” Bee- professor of Eastern studies at the Brown vid on May 14 looks by all accounts day earlier, the party’s TV channel man, the head of the anthropology depart- the opportunity to deliver a message of con- University of Rhode Islands said, “The Unit- like a face-saving attempt by Wash- Turkey shoots down Syrian jet: report rigged with 500kg of reported. ment at the State University of Minnesota, cern about Russia’s activities in the Ukraine. ed States never wants to be in a position ington. A well-publicized, high-wire Turkey has shot down a Syrian aircraft after it violat- es said the aircraft was a helicopter, not a plane, and Syria has also shot down Turkish aircrafts within explosives in Qalamoun Meanwhile the party’s fight- told the Tehran Times. The other is to show that the United States where it is thought to be compelled to do meeting, verbal reassurances, per- ed air space, the NTV news channel, a Turkish media it split into three pieces after being shot at. the past four years since the Syrian war began. ers and Syrian troops on Saturday John Kerry held more than four hours of is still in contact with Russia and willing to anything. The United States wants always to haps promises of more political sup- talks on Tuesday with President Vladimir V. cooperate with it on matters such as the be thought to be in charge.” port and some advanced military outlet, first reported on Saturday. This is not the first time Turkey has shot down Syrian military forces shot down a Turkish RF-4E Contd. from P. 1 clashed with terrorists northeast of the strategic hill of Tallit Moussa, Putin of Russia, in what both sides depict- Iranian nuclear negotiations. Above all the On why the U.S. is insisting on expanding hardware, that’s all. Nothing more An official statement from the Turkish govern- a Syrian military jet. In March of 2014, Turkey shot Phantom fighter jet in 2012 during a routine surveil- Capturing Flita’s outskirts will allow Hezbollah and Syrian which was captured on Wednesday. ed as a frank and cordial meeting aimed at United States is giving a delicate message: NATO Eastwards and brining Ukraine to the can and should be expected; they ment said a Syrian aircraft was shot down by Turkish down a Syrian plane flying near the border. At the lance flight near the western Syrian city of Lattakia. forces to link the area to the outskirts Ras al-Maara, from “The resistance’s mujahideen have reaching a common strategy to end the Syr- ‘We don’t like your actions in the Ukraine, military bloc, he said, “The United States sees simply cannot prevent the nuclear F-16 jets, which fired two missiles. time, Syria accused Turkey of “blatant aggression”, Following that incident, Turkey vowed to shoot where terrorists were ousted on Friday. detonated a car that had been rigged ia war and defuse the Ukraine crisis. but please cooperate with us on Iran’.” NATO as a vehicle for integrating Ukraine into deal between Iran and the five per- The plane was shot down in the Hatay region on saying the plane had been over Syrian territory at down any Syrian plane that entered its territory. Hezbollah and the Syrian army in nearly two weeks of with more than 500kg of highly explo- Kerry and his Russian counterpart, For- He said, “The United States wants to tell the Euro-American sphere, just as other East- manent members of the UN Securi- the eastern Turkish-Syrian border. Some eyewitness- the time, according to reports by the BBC. (Source: International Business Times) battles against the terrorists have seized control of most of sive material on the Fatleh crossing in eign Minister Sergey Lavrov — who met Russia that it ‘chooses’ to involve Russia in ern European nations have been.” ty Council plus Germany (P5+1) from Qalamoun’s strategic hills. Qalamoun,” Al-Manar TV said. separately for more than four hours before- international issues.” He added, “If Ukraine joins NATO the going through. Most of the terrorists groups fighting in the Qalamoun re- The crossing connects the Syrian hand — described the entire day of discus- According to the New York Times, talk of United States could legitimately send troops The invitation to Washington, gion have united under the umbrella of the Army of Con- village of Ras al-Maara to the out- sions as the beginning of a fresh dialogue isolating Russia because of its intervention there to defend the government.” in the statement right before the quest (Jaish al-Fatah), which is dominated by the al-Nusra Will Camp David spur regional cooperation? skirts of the Lebanese border town that might lead to broader cooperation on in Ukraine appeared to have been relegated The university professor said Russians nuclear framework agreement Front (Jabhat al-Nusra), al-Qaeda’s branch in Syria. Contd. from P. 1 Mohammad Javad Zarif’s recent empha- of Nahleh. regional crises. to a past chapter of relations. Instead, the will be angry if Ukraine is given membership with Iran that was announced in The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorist It is not difficult at all to fathom the sis at New York University that “Iran and Al-Manar had announced on Fri- Beeman said, “Secretary Kerry is a firm emphasis was finding new ways to collabo- in NATO. “They will be furious. It will not end Lausanne April 2, was apparently group is excluded from this coalition, and has been engaged reasons and rationale for the obvious Saudi Arabia and other countries in the day that Hezbollah and Syrian army believer in diplomacy. He went to Russia to rate, particularly on Syria, the Times said. well. Putin sees the expansion of NATO as a meant to reassure the Arab states in battle with its terrorist rivals in the Qalamoun amid the sense of unease in the region as the pros- region have a common interest in fight- forces seized the post from terrorist give a dual message. The first was to have The Times said the tone of the meetings move to cut into Russia’s sphere of influence.” in the Persian Gulf that the deal Hezbollah and Syrian army offensive. pects for a final nuclear deal become all ing this” betrays a perceptible indication fighters, along with the entire area with Tehran did not mean their (Source: The Daily Star) the more real, despite all the naysaying of emerging political will in Tehran in the of Jabal al-Barouh where the cross- abandonment. The psychologi- in Tel Aviv, Congress and minority voices right direction. ing is located. Iraqi army scrambles to wrest Ramadi from ISIL cal-emotional aspect of the sug- in Tehran. As widely discussed by ana- The temporary cease-fire in Yemen, Controlling Jabal al-Barouh gestion was more than obvious. lysts in the region and in the U.S. press, if supervised by the United Nations marked a strategic advancement for An Iraqi military spokesman has said rein- The reality on the ground will become Initial expressions of Arab dissatis- the PGCC countries appear to fear that and extended as necessary, could Iraqi army scrambles to the forces, as it overlooks the high- forcements have been dispatched to Ram- clear within the next few hours following faction with the expected deal — the deal and the consequent lifting of pave the way for actual direct talks be- way linking Damascus to Homs. adi. the victory of security forces and residents and more importantly, its longer sanctions with inevitable significant eco- tween Iran and Saudi Arabia, as an in- wrest Ramadi from ISIL Al-Manar said the rigged car Brigadier-General Saad Maan Ibrahim, of Anbar province. The enemy will face a de- term implications of a possible nomic benefits would help Iran further of the Persian Gulf and the greater Mid- as the still rampaging Islamic State (Is- itial step toward diffusing the current was abandoned by terrorists who the spokesman of the Joint Operations Com- feat once again, the Iraqi premier said while Iran-U.S. rapprochement — sig- pursue its so-called “regional ambitions” dle East. lamic State in Iraq and the Levant, ISIL) tumult. Learning from the past and the Contd. from P. 1 retreated from the area, and who mand, told Iraqi state television on Saturday addressing the nation in a televised speech naled knee-jerk reactions to the with more vigor — to their detriment. It While it is true that the Iranian econo- in Syria and Iraq from menacing Iran as unhappy state of affairs in the Persian Ramadi’s Mayor Dalaf al-Kubaisi said on Friday that were planning to use it to carry out that the U.S.-led coalition was supporting on Friday, Press TV reported. development, bound to have quite is true that beyond the specific elements my would be in a stronger position in the well in the coming years. This, as already Gulf, it is reasonable to argue that ac- the ISIL Takfiri terrorist group in Iraq has taken control of a suicide attack in Lebanon. Iraqi troops with “painful” air strikes since He added that the Iraqi army has man- serious repercussions for every- and technical parameters of the nuclear post-sanctions period, the PGCC percep- manifested in the Iranian assistance in tive and effective participation by Iran government headquarters in the city. Meanwhile, Hezbollah and the late Friday. aged to recapture many territories from the body: the United States, Iran and deal, once finalized and sealed, it would tion of threats — political and security the anti-ISIL military campaign, should and Iraq in a region-wide understand- The ISIL terrorists also fired a number of mortar shells Syrian army clashed with terrorists Ibrahim did not give details on the ongo- ISIL terrorists and would intensify efforts to its Arab neighbors on the southern by itself usher in a new era in the region. — is not justified. Any keen observer of serve as a base for better regional inter- ing on a collective security arrange- at residential areas in Ramadi, located about 110 kilometers northeast of the strategic hill of Tal- ing battles, but vowed that the Islamic State expel them from the town of Baiji (Bayji) in shore of the strategic Persian Gulf In a somewhat changed atmosphere the Iranian scene knows that Tehran has action between Iran and its neighbors in ment, as envisaged in Paragraph 8 of (68 miles) west of the capital, Baghdad. Scores of people lit Moussa, three days after captur- in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorists would the northern province of Salahuddin (Sala- and on a larger scale, the greater between Iran and the United States and a full plate domestically, and much of the Persian Gulf as well as with Turkey UN Security Council Resolution 598, were either killed or sustained injuries in the shelling. ing it from militants. be pushed out of the city “in the coming If Ramadi were to fully fall to ISIL it would din Governorate) which is considered the Middle East. That much is certain, their perceptions and expectations of the freed oil revenues will be needed for and Pakistan. is imperative for the development of Meanwhile, at least 10 police officers lost their lives The new battle is taking place on hours”. be the first major city seized by the terrorists ISIL terrorists’ last fortress. even if the exact nature of future each other, addressing and focusing on improving its badly damaged national A closer look at the situation also such an arrangement or mechanism. and seven others sustained injuries when three vehicles the outskirts of Flita, according to On Friday, ISIL terrorists claimed victory in Iraq since security forces and paramilitary The Iraqi Interior Ministry also said that a developments have yet to unfold the imperatives of the post-nuclear deal economy and the host of collateral social reveals that the success of the anti-ISIL Considering the long term benefits of rigged with explosives went off in quick succession in Al-Manar. through mosque loudspeakers after over- groups began pushing them back last year. major counter-offensive has already begun and the emerging regional pow- should help diffuse a substantial part damages. Over and above the economic campaign — thus far constrained to such a framework for regional security Ramadi on Friday. If Hezbollah and the Syrian army running most of the city, the Reuters news ‘ISIL not in full control of Iraq’s Ramadi’ to push the ISIL terrorists out of Ramadi. er calculus is inevitably different of the tension and its long shadows all woes, Tehran will also have to focus on some degree by the ongoing tension be- and cooperation, can we expect that The northern and western parts of Iraq have been in capture the area and advance further agency reported. Meanwhile, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider It added that reinforcements have been from what it has been since the through the region. The United States efforts to stabilize its surrounding envi- tween Tehran and Riyadh, including on the Camp David summit would ad- chaos since ISIL started its campaign of terror in early north, the terrorists will have no op- ISIL terrorist group took full control al-Abadi has denied reports that the ISIL Tak- sent to the city and that the Air Force has 1979 Iranian Revolution and the and its traditional regional partners ronment, requiring, among other things, the sad Yemeni conflict — calls for an ex- dress the actual needs of the Persian June 2014. The terrorists are in control of the city of Mo- tion but to retreat towards the out- of the local government headquarters in firi terrorists have completely taken control carried out a series of airstrikes on other onset of tension and animosity be- hardly need to be advised on the cen- mending fences with its neighbors to peditious fence-mending between the Gulf region and take some initial steps sul, the second largest city in Iraq. skirts of Arsal, the station said. Ramadi, the capital of Anbar province, on of the city of Ramadi, the capital of Anbar parts of Anbar province. tween Tehran and Washington. trality of Iran to the peace and stability prevent such potential security threats two regional powers. Foreign Minister in this direction? Let’s wait and see. (Source: agencies) Contd. on P. 11 Friday. province. Contd. on P. 11 Contd. on P. 11 b

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news Tehran Times co-founder Persian books sell well at Tehran fair TEHRAN — Iran’s book sales at the Irfan Parviz dies at 85 Culture D e s k Tehran International Book Fair rose TEHRAN — Tehran Times co- 80 percent this year during the 28th edition of the event. Culture D e s k founder Irfan Parviz Ansari Book sales reached 600 billion rials (over 18 million Javid, who also was considered as one of the major dollars) before the last days of the fair that ran from May pioneers of Iran’s English journalism, died at his home 6 to 16 at Imam Khomeini Mosalla, deputy director of the in Tehran on Thursday. He was 85. fair Amir-Masud Shahramnia told the Persian service of He was bedridden for about two years. Minister IRNA on Saturday. of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare Ali He also said that the number of visitors doubled Rabiei and Deputy Culture Minister for Press Affairs compared to last year’s numbers on the first days of the Hossein Entezami visited him during that time. fair, but it dropped on the following days. Born in the central Indian city of Bhopal, Irfan However, the number of visitors picked up again Parviz left his homeland in 1969 to join a number of Colleagues during the last days of the book fair, he said. carry the his relatives who were living in Iran. body of He also indicated that academic books had the highest He began his career in journalism as a reporter number of sales, and that general books, international Tehran for the Tehran Journal, one of Iran’s two English Times books and children’s books came next. newspapers at that time. co-founder Since the price of children’s books was less compared The Tehran Journal shut down after the victory Irfan Parviz to other types, the children’s book sales showed the of the Islamic Revolution in 1979. during his lowest numbers. Few months later, Irfan Parviz and number funeral in Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah of his colleagues, including Abbas Barazandeh, Tehran’s Seyyed Ali Khamenei visited the fair on Wednesday teamed up to establish a newspaper in order to Behesht morning. Zahra spread news of the eventful days after the victory Cemetery “The Supreme Leader as a professional reader has of the Islamic Revolution. The Tehran Times was special concerns about book publishing,” Shahramnia on May born when its first edition came out on May 5, 15, 2015. said. 1979. (Mehr/ He added that the leader has a complete and precise He was selected as chief editor of the daily, which Abolfazl knowledge about books and writers, and called it an very soon achieved a professional status similar to Arabjavadi) invaluable resource for the publishing industry. that which a few older Persian newspapers had in Tehran Times to work for Iran News, another majored in English learn journalism on the job at Iran. Iranian English daily. the Tehran Times, many of whom are now working Ayatollah Seyyed Mohammad Beheshti, a In 2010, he returned to the Tehran Times and for international media and newspapers in Iran and strong politician who was known as the second spent his time selecting articles for publication. abroad. person in the political hierarchy of Iran after the The Tehran Times, which was cofounded by He is survived by his wife and three sons, Aman, news in brief revolution, said, “The Tehran Times is not the Irfan Parviz, evolved to become a primary source Salman and Solat. Tehran A collection of film photos by newspaper of the government, but the loud voice of information about Iranian governmental policy Irfan Parviz was buried in the Luminaries Section over 30 Iranian photographers of the Islamic Revolution and the supporter of the in the international arena and for foreign diplomats of Tehran’s Behesht Zahra Cemetery on Friday. museum is on display in an exhibition at world oppressed.” in Iran. A memorial service will be held at Masjed un- hosts film Tehran’s Qasr Garden Museum. In the early 2000s, Irfan Parviz split from the He helped numerous young graduates who Nabi on North Kargar St. at 4 p.m. on Monday. photo exhibit The exhibition was organized as part of a program for the 1st Celebration of Iranian Film Photographers, which opened International Quran Competition kicks off on Friday. Photos from 59 movies, TEHRAN — The the mercy of God, the Persian service of there would not be such unity among this year. including Majid Majidi’s Culture D e s k 32nd International IRNA reported on Saturday. Muslims,” the president said. Also included is a program honoring “Muhammad (S), the Quran Competition was inaugurated “We need to achieve the depth of A large number of Quran reciters female Quran activists, which will take Messenger of God” about the at Tehran’s Summit Conference Hall on the holy verses of Quran and witness its and memorizers from 75 countries are place on May 20. childhood of the Prophet of Friday. practical results in our lives,” Rouhani participating in the competition. An international seminar on Quranic Islam (S), are on display at the President Hassan Rouhani and a said. A jury panel including 10 international research works opening on May 21 has showcase, which will run until number of cultural officials attended He added that one of the issues and 12 Iranian members will be judging also been arranged on the sidelines. May 22. the opening ceremony of the leading to the unity of the Muslims is about 120 competitors this year. Several workshops and Quranic competition. that all the Muslims recite Quran in its First place winners of the 36th Quran programs, meetings, and question The 5th Festival of All the In his opening speech, Rouhani said original language. National Competition Hassan Danesh and answer panels have also been Shiraz hosts City’s Artists, which is organized that people must follow the Quran and “If the people of each nation were to and Mohammad-Mehdi Rajabi are organized on the sidelines of the Festival in Shiraz every year, opened at see its effects in life in order to receive recite the Quran in their own language, scheduled to attend the competition program, which will run until May 21. of All the the Vesal Gallery of the southern City’s Iranian city on Friday. Bangladeshi Minister of By Ramin Saffari/mehr Blues legend Artists Cultural Affairs Asaduzzaman Noor was the special guest of picture of the day the opening ceremony of the B.B. King dies festival. Over 270 paintings, drawings, at age 89 calligraphy works, sculptures, NEW YORK (Reuters) — Blues illustrations and cartoons are on legend B.B. King, who took his display at the festival. music from rural juke joints to Several music performances the mainstream and inspired a and literary sessions have been generation of guitarists from Eric arranged for the festival, which Clapton to Stevie Ray Vaughan, will run until May 20. has died in Las Vegas. He was 89. King, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986, had said in May he was in hospice care at his home after being hospitalized Woody Allen says his TV in April with dehydration related to diabetes. series will be a ‘cosmic “The blues has lost its king, and America has lost a legend,” embarrassment’ President Barack Obama said in a CANNES, FRANCE (Reuters) — Award-winning statement, recalling how he sang filmmaker Woody Allen fears his first foray into “Sweet Home Chicago” with King directing for the small screen will be a disaster, at a White House blues concert saying that he should never have signed up to make a three years ago. “B.B. may be television show for Amazon.com. gone, but that thrill will be with us Amazon announced in January it had secured a forever. And there’s going to be deal for Allen to write and direct a series of half-hour one killer blues session in heaven episodes for its streaming television service. tonight.” “It is a catastrophic mistake,” the 79-year-old Allen King’s death was confirmed told a news conference in Cannes, where he was late on Thursday on a Facebook Iranian women attend prayers on the eve of Mab’ath, the anniversary of the appointment of Hazrat Muhammad (S) to prophethood, in the shrine of page linked to the website of his presenting his latest movie “Irrational Man”. Imam Reza (AS) in Mashhad on May 15, 2015. “I’m doing my best with it. I’m struggling with it at daughter Claudette. home. I should never have gotten into this.” Allen said he expected shooting 30 minute episodes would be a stroll, but it was turning out to be very tough. British artist Julyen Hamilton to hold workshops at Iranian festival “It’s very hard for me. I thought it was going to be TEHRAN — comes straight from stage experience and German academic Harry Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic easy. Doing a movie is a big long thing, but to do six a rt Desk Veteran British and it goes deeply into the Fuhrmann. Arts, Fuhrmann will hold a workshop half hours I figured it would be a cinch. I do a half hour, artist Julyen Hamilton, who has compositional aspects of creativity Castellucci will discuss dramatic on modern theater direction. I do another half hour. ... but it’s not, it’s very, very been making dances, directing and through the areas of the physical theories, elements of theatrical He will also conduct a review hard and I just hope I don’t disappoint Amazon,” he teaching for the past 40 years, is body, space, time, dramaturgy and performance, monologues and body of Gestus, an acting technique said. scheduled to hold some workshops in voice. movements. developed by the German theater Woody Allen says his TV series will be a “cosmic Tehran. Hamilton has also made over 100 She is the author of “The Theater practitioner Bertolt Brecht, which embarrassment” The workshops will be held during solos of original interplay between of Societas Raffaello Sanzio”, carries the sense of a combination of “I am struggling with it, I am not good at it, I don’t the 18th Iran International Festival of dance, live text and décor since 1990. which is about the background and physical gestures and attitude. watch any of those television series really, so I don’t University Theater, which opened on The organizers have also development of an art company she Organized by the Ministry of know what I’m doing. I’m floundering. I expect this to Saturday. invited Italian theater expert and cofounded in Bologna, Italy in 1981. Science, Research and Technology, be a cosmic embarrassment when it comes out.” He says that his teaching work choreographer Claudia Castellucci, A professor of dramatic arts at the the festival will run until May 30.