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WWW.TEHRANTIMES.COM I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 12 Pages Price 50,000 Rials 1.00 EURO 4.00 AED 42nd year No.13727 Monday AUGUST 3, 2020 Mordad 13, 1399 Dhul Hijjah 13, 1441 Iran has established Russia to build Winning FIBA Asia Cup Kayhan Kalhor to new order new port for boosting 2007 the benchmark for perform “Silence City” in West Asia 3 trade with Iran 4 Iran: Nikkhah Bahrami 11 online, free of charge 12 Iran’s 4-month non-oil trade exceeds $19b TEHRAN — The value of Iran’s non-oil exporting $8.713 billion. Zarif highlights need to trade during the first four months of the The volume of traded goods was esti- current Iranian calendar year (March 20- mated at 42 million tons, of which 30.285 July 21) stood at $19.635 billion, IRNA million tons were related to exports and about reported. 11.793 million tons were imported goods. According to the spokesman of the Iran’s top five non-oil export destina- Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Ad- tions during this period were China with ministration (IRICA), Rohollah Latifi, $2.474 billion worth of exports, Iraq with update Iran-Russia deal in the mentioned period Iran imported $1.965 billion, the United Arab Emirates $10.922 billion worth of goods, while (UAE) with $1.216 billion, See page 2 4 Iran rejects BBC Persian claim of under-reporting COVID-19 mortality TEHRAN — The Ministry of Health victims in Iran reached 42,000 by the has rejected a BBC Persian’s claim end of the Iranian calendar month of Tir about under-reporting daily COV- (July 21), which is almost three times the ID-19 deaths and new cases in Iran, official number. suggesting the British Broadcasting It added that the total number of Corporation to reveal the doubtful patients has reached 450,000, which coronavirus statistics reported by is more than one and a half times the the UK government. official statistics, which is far more than The BBC’s Persian service claimed on the figure reported by the Health Min- Saturday that the number of coronavirus istry. 9 Tokyo to host 3rd Iranian Film Festival TEHRAN — The 3rd Iranian Film Fes- ternational Film Festival and promotes tival in Tokyo will open in Minato City on Japanese films abroad. August 10 by screening “Villa Dwellers”, “Villa Dwellers” is about some of the Duma International Monir Qeidi’s debut feature film on the families of the Iranian soldiers that stayed Iran-Iraq 1980-1988 war. at residential villas near the frontline wait- Affairs Committee The festival will be organized by the ing to see their loved ones. Aziz and her Iranian Culture Center and Farabi Cine- grandchildren go the complex to get a Meysam Alaghemandan ma Foundation in collaboration with the chance to visit her son, Davud. After her chairman meets Zarif Motion Picture Producers Association of arrival, new adventures begin. Japan and UNIJAPAN, a non-profit or- A lineup of six other films will be screened IRNA/ ganization that organizes the Tokyo In- during the three-day event. 12 ARTICLE Over $117m approved to support corona-affected U.S. protests: American flags burned Mahnaz Abdi tourism businesses in the streets Head of the TehranTimes Economy Desk TEHRAN – The Ministry of Cultural Heritage, lion-rial (about $18 billion) package to help low-in- By staff & agencies The change in tone outside a federal court- Tourism, and Handicrafts has approved a total come households and small- and medium-sized Protesters set fires in the streets of Portland, house that has become ground zero in clashes budget of 4,920 billion rials (over $117 million at the enterprises suffered by the coronavirus concerns. Oregon, early Sunday, but no clashes with au- between demonstrators and federal agents came TEDPIX hits record official rate of 42,000 rials) to support businesses Teymouri back in May elaborated on the meas- thorities were reported. after the U.S. government began drawing down affected by the coronavirus pandemic. ures taken to lessen the impact of coronavirus on the A U.S. flag was set on fire and police were its forces in the liberal city under a deal be- high of 2m points Over 8,300 applications for receiving finan- tourism sector and future measures to restore the deployed in the early hours of Saturday morn- tween the Democratic governor, Kate Brown, cial facilities have been registered and sent to the situation, saying: “A smart travel protocol, which ing, as protests in Portland Oregon continued, and the Trump administration. ranian stock market, which banking system and some 380 billion rials (about is aimed to reassure healthy travels, has been de- AP reported. The fence that has separated protesters and has been experiencing some $9 million) has been paid in loans so far, deputy veloped to be implemented across the country.” Meanwhile, more than a thousand people U.S. agents stationed at the courthouse was dec- unprecedented growth in the tourism chief Vali Teymouri said on Saturday. “Smart travel means traveling along with strict ob- showed up in downtown Portland early on Sat- orated with balloons and upside-down American I The applications cover businesses with as much servance of health and wellness protocols… The smart urday to peacefully protest, about three days flags sewn together with “BLM” painted across. past Iranian calendar year (ended on March 19), and also during the as 36,000 people working in the tourism sector travel protocol states what considerations a hotel, agency, after the announcement that the presence of At one point in the night a small firework present year, registered a new re- across the country, the official added. or tour guide should follow. It’s as if accommodation US agents there would be reduced – a deal that was shot over the fence. As it sizzled out on its cord high on Sunday. Back in April, the government announced it units need to focus more on renting one-bedroom than Oregon officials hope will continue to ease ten- own, protesters pleaded with others to remain TEDPIX, the main index of Tehran will support those which are grappling with fis- two-bedroom. Or if the hotel has been closed until now, sions as the city tries to move on from months peaceful. Later, a few small fires were occasion- Stock Exchange (TSE), which is Iran’s cal problems by offering loans with a 12-percent with what considerations will it start working and under of chaotic nightly protests. ally started outside the courthouse, with at least major stock exchange, surpassed two interest rate. The Ministry of Cultural Heritage, what conditions will it accept passengers. These cases Friday’s overnight protest mimicked Thurs- one put out by other protesters. million points during the Sunday trades Tourism and Handicrafts also suggested a rescue are detailed in the present protocol we should revise its day’s, which was the first time in weeks that Unlike previous weeks, protesters were not and through gaining 45,672 points it stood package for tourism businesses. articles using the opinion of the relevant organizations,” demonstrations ended without any major con- centered mainly outside the courthouse, but at 2.007 million, notching up another The government has also allocated a 750-tril- the official noted. 8 frontations, violence or arrests. scattered throughout downtown. 10 outstanding record in the current year. The index had hit the record high of 1.5 million points on June 30, and now we see that it has climbed half a million Harassing Iranian plane proves U.S. doesn’t intend to respect intl. covenants: Lebanese lawyer Why E3 keeps silent points in just one month to hit the record By Mohammad Mazhari Tensions between Iran and the U.S. entered includes 149 articles in addition to an attachment on UN arms embargo high of two million. TEHRAN — On July 24, two U.S. fighter a new stage after Donald Trump abandoned a of thirteen clauses. It’s a while that the capital market in Iran jets came dangerously close to an Iranian multi-power agreement with Iran over Tehran’s “It also talks about military disputes away on Iran is unbelievably flourishing; we have been passenger plane in Syrian airspace, forcing nuclear program. from everything related to the civil issues in witnessing new record highs continuously the pilot to change altitude quickly to avoid Iran has repeatedly warned the American ad- its various forms,” Abu Said says. “Therefore, TEHRAN — While the dispute over the UN arms posted by the TSE since the year start, and the collision. ministration against provocative actions against it is considered one of the most important embargo on Iran looms large on the horizon, the climbing to the peak of one million points, The adventurous move resulted in the injury its interests in the region. agreements that receive the United Nations’ European signatories to the Iran nuclear deal –France, something almost unbelievable just some of several passengers. In this regard, Haitham Abu Said, a West attention, especially when there are conflicts Germany and the UK (E3) – continue to refuse to time ago, came true in early May. It was not the first provocative measure by the Asia commissioner for human rights, tells the between two or more countries, as this agree- take a clear stance on the UN arms embargo, which Such prosperous status has really made U.S. administration to escalate tensions against Tehran Times that the agreement about respect- ment is binding for all members of the United put them in a dilemma that they want to avoid, an a great shift in the Iranian people’s ap- Iran in West Asia.

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