Enemies Terrified of Iran's Scientific Progress
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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 16 Pages Price 40,000 Rials 1.00 EURO 4.00 AED 39th year No.13555 Monday DECEMBER 16, 2019 Azar 25, 1398 Rabi’ Al thani 19, 1441 Malaysian PM calls Can security be Estili not satisfied “When the Moon U.S. sanctions on Iran a purchased? Zarif asks with Iran U23’s Was Full” tops at ‘form of dictatorship’ 2 at Doha Forum 2 preparation 15 Carcassonne festival 16 Domestic production saves Iran over €400m in 6 months TEHRAN- Iranian Industry, Mining and electricity, electronics and telecommu- Enemies terrified of Trade Minister Reza Rahmani said that nications industries. relying on domestic production has saved The official also noted that preparations €412 million for the country over the past have been made for holding seven more six months in which six desks have been desks for promoting domestic production held on the matter, IRNA reported. in the fields of electricity, electronics and Speaking in a meeting of the ministry’s telecommunications, petrochemicals, Iran’s scientific progress council of deputies on Saturday, Rahma- home appliances, utilities, rail and auto ni said the mentioned desks are focused industries which will save the country on automotive, petrochemicals, mining, another €490 million. See page 3 4 Iran defuses ‘systematic cyberattack’ on government TEHRAN — The telecommunications tified and the hackers were also tracked. minister announced on Sunday that Iran Dejfa managed to thwart the attack has defused a “systematic cyberattack” which had used the “well-known APT27”, aimed at spying on government data. he said. Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi Last week, Azari Jahromi said Iran had said in a Twitter post that the attack was repelled a cyberattack on its e-governance identified and defused by a cybersecurity infrastructure. shield named Dejfa. He said the cyberattack was launched He said the spying servers were iden- by a foreign government. 3 Abdul-Mahdi censures U.S. blacklisting of counter-terror figures Former Iraqi prime minister Adil Ab- of Iraqi leaders and figures known for dul-Mahdi has condemned a recent de- their record and political role in combating cision by the United States to slap sanctions Daesh on the list of sanctions and bans by on leaders of the pro-government Popular the countries with which we have relations Mobilization Forces (PMU) or Hashd al- and agreements,” he said. Sha’abi. In a statement released by Iraq’s On December 6, U.S. Secretary of State Shafaq News on Sunday, he said those tar- Mike Pompeo announced sanctions on Mona Hoobehfekr geted by the fresh American sanctions were Qais al-Khazali and his brother Laith, two the ones involved in operations against leaders of the Asaib Ahl al-Haq, as well the Daesh terrorist group. as Hussein Falil Aziz al-Lami of Kata’ib ISNA/ “We reject and denounce the inclusion Hezbollah. 13 EDITORIAL ARTICLE Mohammad Ghaderi “I Am a Sheikh”: Documentary on Islamic scholars in Qom Martin Love Tehran Times editor-in-chief By Salman Ansari Javid independent producers. depicting a flatline representing mortality. Political analyst from @ghaderi62 QOM — “I Am a Sheikh” is a six-minute-long The documentary shows a typical day in the Describing his experience in Hvar, Croatia, North Carolina radio documentary about the typical daily life life of an Islamic sciences student starting with Namazi points out that “it was interesting for routine of Iranian students at Feizieh Madrasa, the sound of sipping from a cup of tea followed Westerners as the word ‘Sheikh’ usually refers Is prisoner exchange a major Islamic seminary in Qom. The docu- with the words: “In the name of God”. The doc to the ruler of a tribe in the Persian Gulf Arabic Boris Johnson: An mentary, by independent producer Morteza examines a typical daily routine in the life of the states, whereas in Iran the word sheikh refers to a beginning for U.S.- Namazi, went on to win the first award for an scholar, with every morning starting at Feizieh a clergyman in the Islamic seminary.” unhealthy choice Iranian production at the Grand Prix Nova and the traditional classes given by famous schol- Namazi remembers a member of jury point- Iran negotiation? 2018 International Radio Festival in Croatia. ars, continuing with the usual daily routine of ing out how interesting it was for him that a anywhere It was awarded the second place in the Short shopping in the evening and returning to family scholar’s life in Qom is so deeply intertwined r. Massoud Soleimani, an Iranian sci- Forms category. and home. with his family. ritish voters know not what they entist who had been held in the U.S. for Prix Marulic is an annual festival of audio With the sound of a heart beating in the In his latest work “The True Mystic” Namazi did in elevating the Tories to their D14 months, was finally exchanged by plays and documentaries based on texts from background, the day goes on as the heartbeats depicts the unique voice and style of prayers of Bbiggest victory in decades, and in a Chinese American spy named Xiyue Wang literary and cultural heritage, organized by become faster. Accompanied with the sound late Grand Ayatollah Mohammad-Taqi Bahjat defeating the Labor party and elimi- and released last week. The swap took place the National Radio and Television of Cro- of an electrocardiogram, the interval between Fumani. “In this documentary, I focused on his nating a humble, good man – Jeremy in Zurich, Switzerland. The two prisoners atia, HRT. The festival is competitive and the heartbeats become shorter and shorter emotional outlet during prayer sermons, which Corbyn – from a further role in politics. were released simultaneously. is open to broadcasting organizations and until the continuous sound of a beep is heard, he showed by crying during his prayers.” 16 The voters know not what they did fo- The United States, which has not sof- cusing far too much on demands that tened its hostile stance on Iran, seeks an the country leave the EU, which the opportunity to set in motion a show at the winner, Boris Johnson, has pledged to international stage for dialogue with Iran. Yemeni army warns Saudi-led coalition against further Hudaydah truce violations execute early in 2020 while at the same time Labor waffled amid suggestions of Washington tried to refer to the prisoner The spokesman for Yemeni Armed Forces has the Stockholm agreement, and adopted unilateral 27 women and 85 men. Another 481 civilians, holding another referendum on Brexit. swap as a ground provided for the U.S.-Iran warned against the continued violation of a measures such as redeployment [of forces] from including 169 children, 97 women and 215 men, This waffling and lukewarm if not cold negotiations to gain more votes for Trump in UN-backed agreement signed between repre- Hudaydah ports, observation of the ceasefire have sustained injuries as well. stance towards the Brexit question was a the 2020 polls. A look at successive tweets sentatives from the Houthi Ansarullah move- and maintaining the flow of aid convoys among The senior Yemeni military official then held major factor in Corbyn’s defeat, as there by Trump, Mike Pompeo and Brian Hook ment and the Riyadh-sponsored government other steps, the coalition of aggression and its the United Nations and the Security Council re- are indications those who would have regarding the issue shows that they have made of ex-president, Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, in proxies are delaying the implementation of the sponsible for the escalation of the situation in voted Labor foolishly switched their every effort to open negotiations with Iran. Sweden last year, saying such infringements accord,” Saree said. Hudayda. vote to Boris Johnson over this issue This kind of position taken by U.S. officials have led to the deaths and injuries of hundreds He noted that the al-Durayhimi district of “Our forces are ready to respond to any folly alone, disregarding other concerns coupled with their efforts to open talks has of civilians. Hudaydah province is still under siege by the or escalatory step. The coalition aggression and about Johnson’s nefarious plans. But at least two important dimensions: Brigadier General Yahya Saree said on Saturday Saudi-led alliance and its mercenaries, and the its mercenaries will have to bear the brunt then,” there were other factors, too, just as First, an analysis of the U.S. politicians’ that the Saudi-led coalition and its mercenaries forces have been preventing the entry of food Saree emphasized. onerous and disastrous, and anyway behavior over the past 40 years, and even earlier, continue to flout the agreement and keep on im- supplies and medicine destined for the besieged Ansarullah delegates and Hadi loyalists held no one expected such a lopsided vote. suggests that they have offered to negotiate plementing escalatory steps in the strategic Red citizens for nearly a year. a round of peace negotiations in Rimbo, north of Disastrous one can say because there whenever they have reached a deadlock. How- Sea port city of Hudaydah, stressing that such Saree highlighted that the continued viola- the Swedish capital city of Stockholm, last De- are many Brits and many others in the ever, the Americans change their approach actions will have dire repercussions. tion of Hudaydah truce has so far resulted in cember. The talks resulted in the announcement as soon as they find a chance for hostility, like West and across the globe who literally “While our forces committed to implement the deaths of 175 people, including 63 children, of a break-through agreement.