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16 Pages Price 10,000 Rials 38th year No.12951 Monday OCTOBER 16, 2017 Mehr 24, 1396 Muharram 25, 1439 Trump sounds like Music, computer courses Branko Ivankovic: Noriyuki Haraguchi to ‘the Nazis’: planned for visually Persepolis will fight restore Oil Pool sculpture Larijani 2 impaired students 12 until the last second 15 at Tehran museum 16 Tehran hosting Iran-Iraq Kurds reject demand to business forum ECONOMY TEHRAN — The preme National Security Council, and desktwo day Iran-Iraq the CEO of Iran Mercantile Exchange business forum kicked off at the Teh- Hamed Soltaninejad, as well as Iraqi ran’s Summit Conference Hall on Sun- deputy ministers of trade and industry, day, IRNA reported. senior advisor to the prime minister of cancel secession vote As reported, Iran’s Vice President Iraq and senior advisor to the gover- for Economic Affairs Mohammad nor of Central Bank of Iraq are taking Nahavandian, a director from Su- part in the event. 4 See page 13 U.S. Congress will not reinstate sanctions: professor By Javad Heirannia demands before even the Congress TEHRAN — Hossein Askari, a profes- says anything. sor of international business at George Following is the text of the interview: Washington University, is of the view Despite much internal and exter- that “I do not believe that the Con- nal opposition, Trump decertified the gress will reinstate sanctions.” JCPOA. What were the reasons behind Hossein Askari tells the Tehran his very decision? What signal did he Times that “Congress has to do some- want to deliver both internally and ex- thing not to embarrass the office of ternally by doing so? the presidency.” A: Over the years since 1979, Iran needs to articulate much bet- Iran has been vilified in the United ter positions to oppose these sorts of States. 7

Weakening IRGC allows U.S. to pursue its regional geopolitical agenda: expert

By Payman Yazdani Despite confirmation of Iran’s ap- TEHRAN — Referring to the main pliance with the Nuclear Deal (JCPOA), reasons behind the U.S. hostility to- the U.S. administration keeps on pres- ward the IRGC, Bankok- based geo- sure on Iran under various false excus- political researcher Anthony Carta- es and accusations. What is the U.S. lucci says weakening the IRGC would real goal? allow the U.S. to successfully pursue its A: U.S. policymakers have sought to agenda regionally. control Iran and its political process since rudaw.net Following is the full text of the interview: the U.S.-backed coup in 1953. 13

EDITORIAL Germany, EU have realized they must rely on themselves for security: SWP chief ARTICLE By Mohammad Ghaderi By Zahra Khezri We do not have a government coalition By Ebrahim Fallahi Tehran Times editor-in-chief TEHRAN — Volker Perthes, director of the yet, but the Chancellor will have to face many Tehran Times journalist Berlin-based Institute for International and challenges like the multiple crises in the Euro- Security Affairs (Stiftung Wissenschaft und pean Union and in foreign policy, and bicker- Politik - SWP), says Germany and other Eu- ing partnerships with players like the United Criticism to ropean Union members have realized that States. WB sees a steady they must be more self-reliant to protect their What’s your prediction of the relations Gabriel’s approach security. between the U.S. and Germany as the White GDP growth for Iran “Germany and the other EU states have House did not immediately congratulate to JCPOA realized and also publicly stated that they Merkel on her election victory? n one of its latest reports the World Bank will have to rely more on themselves for their A: Well, President Trump did congratulate (WB) has predicted a moderate but erman Foreign Minister Sig- security,” Perthes tells the Tehran Times in an Chancellor Merkel to her election victory. The steady growth for Iran’s gross domestic mar Gabriel has announced I exclusive interview. A: Regarding your question, it should German government will certainly try not to product (GDP) in 2017 through 2019. Ghis country wishes to retain the What follows is the full text of interview: be noted that the AfD is a new party that personalize the relations between the EU and The publishing of this report has Iran nuclear agreement for which he As Angela Merkel clinched a historic has only formed in 2013, at first as a right- Germany on the one side and the USA on the coincided with Donald Trump’s recent will hold talks with the U.S. congress. fourth term in Germany’s federal election and wing-liberal and Eurosceptic party. They other. The USA will remain Europe’s most im- decision on withholding certification of “The senior official added, “Although the anti-migrants far-right party Alternative have transformed and taken up strong portant international ally. At the same time, Iran nuclear deal and passing it to the Iran plays a complex role in some areas in for Germany (AfD) winning its first seats in populist, far-right and partly right-wing Germany and the other EU states have re- Congress, which has raised concerns the Middle East, something that Berlin is parliament since World War II, what do you extremist positions, and they have now alized and also publicly stated that they will over Iran’s economic situation in the critical of, Germany stresses direct and se- think about the tough road which the chan- entered the German Bundestag as the have to rely more on themselves for their se- upcoming months or even years. rious talks with Iran. We back Iran deal and cellor has to face for governing the country? third-strongest party. curity. 6 According to the report, titled want to keep it. In the coming weeks, we “Iran’s Economic Outlook - October will do all it takes to convince the Congress 2017”, Iran’s GDP will experience a to maintain the dossier and will discuss U.S. diplomacy with N. Korea to continue until ‘first bomb drops’: Tillerson growth of 3.6 percent in 2017. what can be done to have Iran change The United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was wasting his time trying to ne- on Pyongyang over its nuclear and ballistic “In the medium term, the economy policy in the Middle East.” Tillerson said on Sunday that President gotiate with “Little Rocket Man,” a derogatory missile programs. is expected to undergo a moderation in It’s worth mentioning that some time Donald Trump had instructed him to con- nickname Trump has coined for North Korea’s “Lately, Australia is showing danger- growth as spare capacity in the oil sector ago, in statement that was quite ques- tinue diplomatic efforts to calm rising ten- leader Kim Jong Un. ous moves of zealously joining the fren- is utilized. Growth in 2018-19 is expected tionable, Gabreil said that while Germa- sions with North Korea, saying “those dip- Trump “has made it clear to me to contin- zied political and military provocations to be slightly stronger than 2017 as invest- ny supports the Iran deal, it will do its lomatic efforts will continue until the first ue my diplomatic efforts,” Tillerson said. of the U.S. against the DPRK (Democrat- ment growth turns positive and accelerates utmost along with the US, United King- bomb drops.” Disaster ic People’s Republic of Korea),” the offi- along with more political and economic dom and France to reassure Iran holds Speaking on CNN’s “State of the Union,” North Korea has threatened Australia with cial Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) stability, following the reelection of Presi- up its end of the bargain of the Joint Tillerson downplayed messages that Trump “disaster” for aligning itself with South Korea on Saturday quoted a Foreign Ministry dent Rouhani for a second 4-year term in Comprehensive Plan of Action- JCPOA. had previously posted on Twitter suggesting and the United States in stepping up pressure spokesman as saying. 13 May 2017,” WB’s newest report said. Gabriel’s remarks came at a time that The country’s GDP growth will according to the International Atomic stand at 4 percent and 4.3 percent in Energy Agency official reports Iran has 2018 and 2019, respectively, WB’s Oc- fully adhered to its nuclear-related com- tober report indicated. mitments under the pact. However the forecasted Ian’s GDP Now, the fact is that concurrent- growth in 2017 registers a 0.4 percent ly speaking about retention of the drop from the GDP growth previously JCPOA and Iran’s change in behavior, predicted by WB in April 2017 and the an- two issues that one’s legal and one’s nounced figures for 2018 and 2019 each political, is hypocrisy. Counted as a le- show a 0.1 percent decline in comparison gal phenomenon, the JCPOA has very Daily life of with the released figures in WB’s previous clear boundaries. report published in April 2017. 4 Now, one of the signatories to the deal, women in the US, has violated the agreement and Islamic Republic of Iran called for a re-negotiation. Additionally, Margoon, Ministry of Energy unlike the agreement made in 2015 be- Khuzestan Water & Power tween Iran and the P5+1, Donald Trump Organization has called for implementation of endless southwest Iran International Tender time constraints on Iran for its nuclear ac- Request of Qualifications Design, Procurement, constructionand tivities and missile capability in the JCPOA. A photo depicts a girl who is native of the Margoon region in Kohgiluyeh Financing (from foreign sources)

Obviously, these ridiculous de- Mehri Jamshidi of Potable Water Supply and mands of the U.S president are sheer and Boyer-Ahmad province, south- Transmission system Project from childish dreams that won’t ever turn western Iran. The photo features Kosar and Karun III Dams Reservoirs into reality. With all that said, the main modest daily lives, traditional per- to Khuzestan South East Cities and Construction of Water Treatment Plants question is how the European troika sonal ornaments, colorful handcraft- ed attire that are usually embellished , Storage Tanks and Transmission pipe including German can hold on to the Times/ Tehran lines based on EPC+F with embroideries. See. page 12 Iran deal. 7 I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y POLITICS OCTOBER 16, 2017 MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS Trump sounds like Zarif: U.S. in no position to certify ‘the Nazis’: Larijani Iran’s nuclear compliance No country will trust U.S. to engage in long-term negotiation, FM says POLITICS TEHRAN — Parliament Speaker Ali POLITICS TEHRAN — Iranian In comments published on Saturday, deskLarijani on Sunday censured U.S. deskForeign Minister Mo- Foreign Minister Zarif also said that no- President Donald Trump for speaking like “the Nazis”, hammad Javad Zarif said late on Saturday body will trust any U.S. administration to saying the Nazis too tried to compensate for their that the U.S. is not in the position to cer- engage in any long-term negotiation. shortcomings by attacking others. tify Iran’s compliance to the 2015 nuclear “Nobody else will trust any U.S. ad- Larinaji noted that Trump neither adheres to deal, officially called the Joint Compre- ministration to engage in any long-term international agreements nor respects the United Nations, hensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). negotiation because the length of any and shows to the world that the U.S. government is not “It has been specified in the JCPOA commitment, the duration of any com- committed to any agreement at all. that the only body to monitor Iran’s mitment from now on with any U.S. ad- He also said the U.S. president’s allegations against compliance to its obligations under the ministration would be the remainder of the IRGC is aimed at strengthening Daesh (ISIS) as the JCPOA is the International Atomic Energy the term of that president,” he told CBS IRGC has been actively fighting terrorist groups in the Agency,” he said in a televised interview. News in an interview. region. U.S. President Donald Trump decerti- “I believe the Trump administration is fied the nuclear deal and used harsh lan- closing its eyes on the realities of our re- guage against Iran as part of his new Iran gion. We believe it will be important for the Baeidinejad: Trump strategy officially declared on Friday. United States, for the Trump administration didn’t dare to Zarif said that the U.S. will be isolated to exercise a reset in its cognitive disorder if it violates the nuclear deal. with regard to our region,” he said. blacklist IRGC He said that the European countries Zarif said that Trump’s move to decer- have stood against the U.S. and have not tify the Obama-era deal will undermine accepted the Trump administration’s “ex- U.S. credibility internationally. POLITICS TEHRAN — Iran’s Ambassador to orbitant demands”. Foreign Minister Zarif says, “The U.S. domestic He described the nuclear deal as “a tri- deskLondon, Hamid Baeidinejad, on The chief diplomat also said the body regulations are not credible for us and the U.S. umph of diplomacy” because all the deal’s Sunday tweeted that U.S. President Donald Trump did tasked to oversee the implementation of is duty bound to act based on the JCPOA which other signatories are standing solidly with Iran. not dare designate the IRGC as a terrorist organization. the nuclear agreement will make a decision As far as they’re concerned, the deal is In another tweet, Baeidinejad said Trump failed to in response to Trump’s new measures. is a UN Security Council’s resolution.” going ahead, he added. unravel the JCPOA but called Iranian nation terrorist and “We will take proper actions to coun- credible for us and the U.S. is duty bound Trump has been attacked by various When asked about other potential misquoted the Persian Gulf. ter the U.S. acts. The JCPOA superviso- to act based on the JCPOA which is a UN world dignitaries for his decertification of fallout from the White House’s change of “Undoubtedly, Trump, by assigning terrorist title to ry board will prepare the framework to Security Council’s resolution.” the Iran deal and his incendiary rhetoric position like Boeing’s ambition to sell Iran the Iranian nation and using a fake name for the Persian counter the U.S.,” he said. He also said that he will write a letter against the Islamic Republic. 80 new planes -- a deal worth billions -- Gulf, made himself hated and detested by all Iranians Elsewhere, the foreign minister said, about Trump’s Friday speech in the next ‘Nobody will trust U.S. to engage he said as far he’s concerned Iran has no regardless of their tendencies and attitudes,” he said in a “The U.S. domestic regulations are not two days. in long-term negotiation’ quarrel with American businesses. message on his Telegram channel. British FM Nuclear chief: Iran to halt Additional Protocol if nuclear deal ditched POLITICS TEHRAN — Ali Akbar Salehi, director 20-percent enrichment [of uranium] at Fordow [facility], Friday blasted Trump’s decision not to re-certify Iran’s urges full deskof the Atomic Energy Organization of we can begin it in four days,” he explained. compliance with the nuclear deal, accusing Trump of implementation of Iran (AEOI), said on Sunday the Islamic Republic will stop Salehi also despised U.S. President Donald Trump’s jumpstarting an “international crisis.” implementing the Additional Protocol to NPT if the nu- recent anti-Iran speech, saying his comments were “dis- “President Trump’s decision today is dangerous,” Kerry nuclear deal clear agreement is ditched. gusting and rude”. said in a lengthy statement he posted to Twitter, CBS Additional Protocol allows for surprise inspection of On Friday, Trump presented a speech filled with an- News reported. POLITICS TEHRAN — British Foreign Secretary nuclear sites by the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog. ti-Iran insults. He said he would not certify Iran’s com- “He’s creating an international crisis. It endangers desk Boris Johnson has reiterated his “If the JCPOA collapses, we will suspend the imple- pliance with the terms of the nuclear accord under a America’s national security interests and those of our country’s support for the Iran nuclear deal and urged all mentation of the Additional Protocol because we are domestic American law. closest allies. signatories of the deal to remain committed to it. now implementing it voluntarily and it has not been Trump, a businessman-turned-politician, threatened “It’s a reckless abandonment of facts in favor of ego and Johnson made the remarks in a telephone approved by the Majlis (parliament),” Salehi said in an to “terminate” the JCPOA if he could not “reach a solu- ideology from a president who would rather play a high- conversation with Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad interview, according to Press TV. tion working with Congress and our allies” to change it. stakes game of chicken with the Congress and with Iran Zarif, the official website of the Iranian Foreign Ministry Salehi, a nuclear physicist, also stressed that Iran will He also claimed that the Iranian government had “in- than admit that the nuclear agreement is working. I strong- reported on Sunday. not accept anything beyond the Joint Comprehensive timidated international inspectors into not using the full ly hope that the other six signatories will prove to the world The two also spoke on the phone last week, during Plan of Action, the official name for the nuclear deal. inspection authorities that the agreement calls for.” what responsible behavior is, and adhere to this agreement which the British foreign secretary said the UK is The JCPOA, which was reached between Iran and the President Hassan Rouhani dismissed Trump’s remarks — no matter what false accusations and contrived provo- committed to the internationally-endorsed accord. P5+1 countries — the five permanent members of the as a “pile of delusional allegations”. cations are put forward by President Trump.” UN Security Council plus Germany — in July 2015, put Additionally, after Trump’s speech, Yukiya Amano, the Kerry went on to say the stakes are “enormous” for Iran denies closing certain limits to Tehran’s nuclear program in exchange chief of the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Congress, and unraveling the JCPOA would put into for termination of all nuclear-related sanctions against Agency, reconfirmed in a statement that Iran was fully question whether the U.S. can be taken at its word. border crossings the Islamic Republic. The deal took effect in January implementing its commitments under the nuclear deal. “The president has polluted the negotiating waters with Iraqi Kurdistan 2016. In a meeting with Salehi on October 9, Amano said and made it easier for legitimate concerns to be distin- Salehi added that Iran can immediately return its nu- political developments, particularly in the U.S., would not guished from back-door efforts to kill the deal,” Kerry clear activities to the stage before the implementation influence the IAEA’s reporting on the Islamic Republic. added. “What we’ve seen today lacks common sense of the JCPOA in a very short period of time in case the ‘What we’ve seen lacks common sense and and strategic thinking to say nothing of maturity. Con- POLITICS TEHRAN — Foreign Ministry deal falls apart. strategic thinking’ gress now gets an opportunity to be the adult in the deskspokesman Bahram Qassemi on “If one day authorities see that the JCPOA has no John Kerry, former secretary of state who was the room and act in America’s genuine national security in- Sunday denied reports that Iran has closed its land more benefits for our country and decide to resume the United States’ top diplomat in nuclear talks with Iran, on terest. The country and the world really are watching.” border with the Iraqi Kurdistan in the aftermath of the region’s independence vote. “We have already closed our airspace to the Tillerson: Staying in the Iran deal in best interest of U.S. Iraqi Kurdistan Region at the request of the central government of Iraq, and as far as I am aware, no new Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Sunday he Union,” Tillerson was asked whether he agrees eral deal. development has occurred in this regard,” ISNA quoted believes staying in the Iran nuclear deal is in the with Defense Secretary James Mattis that he “I do agree with that,” Tillerson said. “And I think Qassemi as saying. best interest of the U.S. would not want Congress to immediately im- the president does as well.” The remarks came after a Kurdish official said Tehran During an interview on CNN’s “State of the pose sanctions that would end the multilat- (Source: The Hill) had closed its border crossings with Kurdistan since Sunday morning. May, Merkel say they will remain Larijani calls Trump’s nuclear Saudi king thanks committed to nuclear deal argument ‘childish’ Trump for anti-Iran speech

POLITICS TEHRAN — Saudi Arabia’s King Salman deskhas thanked U.S. President Donald Trump in a telephone conversation for the aggressive speech he delivered against Iran late on Friday. Salman “affirmed the kingdom’s support and welcomed the firm strategy announced by Trump towards Iran and its aggressive activities and support for terrorism in the region and the world,” the official Saudi Press Agency quoted the Saudi king as saying. He also praised the leadership role of the new U.S. administration, the news agency added. POLITICS British Prime Minis- new Iran strategy officially declared on POLITICS TEHRAN — Iranian Larijani said other signatories to the deskter Theresa May and Friday. deskMajlis Speaker Ali agreement are against the U.S. move. IMF dismisses German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Trump threatened to “terminate” the Larijani on Sunday described Don- For his part, Babloyan supported in a phone conversation on Sunday JCPOA if he could not “reach a solution ald Trump’s rhetoric about the nuclear the nuclear agreement, officially known Trump’s pressure that they will remain committed to the working with Congress and our allies” agreement as “childish”. as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Ac- on Iran 2015 nuclear deal after a U.S. decision to change it. “The U.S. argues that the nuclear deal tion, saying it is an international deal. to decertify the agreement. After Trump’s speech, Yukiya Ama- was signed by the former administra- Elsewhere in his talks with Babloyan, “They agreed the UK and Germany no, the director general of the Interna- tion and the new one has no obligation Larijani said Iran welcomes expansion both remained firmly committed to the tional Atomic Energy Agency, recon- to remain committed to it,” Larijani said of ties with Armenia, especially in eco- POLITICS TEHRAN — The International deal,” Sunday Express quoted a spokes- firmed that Iran is fully implementing its in a meeting with Armenian Parliament nomic area. deskMonetary Fund (IMF) Managing man as saying. commitments under the nuclear deal. Speaker Ara Babloyan in Saint Petersburg. “Armenia is a friendly neighboring Director, Christine Lagarde, said on Sunday that the IMF “They also agreed the internation- The nuclear deal was signed by Iran, Larijani’s remarks came after Trump, country to Iran which have good rela- sees no reason to change its policy with regard to funds al community needed to continue to the U.S., Britain, France, China, Russia, in a speech on Friday, refused to certify tions and cooperation.” to Iran based on cues from the Trump administration. come together to push back against Germany, and the European Union in Iran’s compliance to the nuclear deal Larijani also said, “Armenia plays an “We see no reason to change anything in the Iran’s destabilising regional activity, and July 2015 and went into effect in Jan- based on the American law. important role in regional peace and guidelines that we have received from the (IMF) Board to explore ways of addressing con- uary 2016. The refusal to endorse Iran’s com- stability. In the current volatile situation and continue to operate in the same manner,” Largarde cerns about Iran’s ballistic missile pro- On July 20, 2015, the UN Security mitment to the international nuclear created by the U.S., regional solidarities said. gramme.” Council turned the JCPOA into inter- accord came despite the fact that the will be very useful and effective.” Her remarks came after Trump’s new Iran policy which U.S. President Donald Trump decer- national law by endorsing a resolution, International Atomic Energy Agency He also called for expansion of rela- strongly urged the IMF and World Bank not to provide tified the nuclear deal and used harsh setting the stage for the lifting of the has confirmed Tehran’s compliance to tions in various spheres. Babloyan also loans to Iran. language against Iran as part of his Security Council sanctions against Iran. the deal for eight times. invited Larijani to pay a visit to Armenia. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y OCTOBER 16, 2017 INTERNATIONAL Syrian army forces, allies liberate UAE planned to attack Qatar with U.S.-trained Mayadin, demands ‘immediate’ mercs: ex-official Qatar’s former deputy prime minister says the United Arab Emirates (UAE) planned a military invasion of Qatar with pullout of Turkish troops thousands of the United States-trained mercenaries, but it failed to secure Washington’s support.

BY staff & agencies Syrian army soldiers, supported by allied fighters from popular defense groups, have liberated the strategic eastern city of Mayadin from the clutches of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Daesh) terrorists as they continue to gain more territorial gains and deal stinging blows to the extremists in the country’s eastern province of Dayr al-Zawr. “Units of our armed forces, in cooperation with allied forces, have regained control of the city of Mayadin in Dayr al-Zawr, killing a large number of terrorists and destroying their weapons,” Syria’s official news agency, SANA, reported, citing a military Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiyah, Qatar’s former deputy source. prime minister. “Our units are chasing down remaining members Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiyah told the Spanish daily ABC of Daesh (ISIL) fleeing the city amid a collapse in their that the UAE hired a “Blackwater-linked” private security con- ranks, and the engineering units are removing mines tractor to train the mercenaries, referring to the notorious and explosives planted by the terrorists in the streets American company that is now called Academi. and squares of the city,” the source added. The training, he said, was aimed at invading Qatar to top- The loss of Mayadin, located about 44 kilometers ple the Persian Gulf states emir and replace him with a ruler southeast of Dayr al-Zawr, is the latest in a string of subservient to the Saudi regime-led bloc which has been blows to the ISIL Takfiris, who are on the verge of boycotting Doha over the past months. losing Raqqah, their de facto capital in Syria, to the The UAE plan for the military action was prepared before United States-backed militiamen from the so-called the Qatar rift, but it was never carried out as the U.S. President Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). units in[to] … Idlib province, which constitutes … “Carpet bombing of residential areas Donald Trump did not give the green light to it, Attiyah added. The ISIL overran large parts of Dayr al-Zawr blatant aggression against the sovereignty and accommodated by civilians, which the United States An unidentified official source told ABC that the mercenar- province, including its many oil fields, in mid-2014 as territorial integrity of Syria and flagrant violation of and [the U.S.-led] coalition carry out, along with ies had received training at an Emirati military base at Liwa it seized swathes of land in Syria and neighboring Iraq. international law,” an unnamed official source at the deliberate destruction of all natural water sources Oasis in Abu Dhabi. By early 2015, the Takfiri terrorists were in control Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates told Syria’s in Raqqah have brought about nothing but several Back in June, the House of Saud regime, Egypt, Bahrain, of some parts of the city of Dayr al-Zawr and besieged official news agency, SANA, on Saturday. thousand victims among the ‘liberated’ population and the UAE imposed a trade and diplomatic embargo on the remaining parts, which were under government “The Syrian Arab Republic demands … immediate and vivid examples of that military operation’s faulty Qatar, accusing Doha of supporting terrorism, an allegation control. It is estimated that 100,000 people remain in and unconditional withdrawal of Turkish troops from planning,” Russian Defense Ministry spokesman strongly denied by Doha. the government-held parts of the city. the Syrian territory,” the source added. Major General Igor Konashenokov said on Saturday They presented Qatar with a list of demands, among them Syria has been gripped by foreign-backed The source further described Ankara’s military as quoted by state news agency TASS. downgrading ties with Iran, and gave it an ultimatum to com- militancy since March 2011. The Syrian government incursion as an act of “aggression” which “the Turkish Konashenkov further described the U.S. military ply with them or face consequences. Doha, however, refused says the Israeli regime and its Western and regional regime can’t justify in any way.” actions in Raqqah in support of local Kurdish to meet the demands and said that they were meant to force allies are aiding Takfiri terrorist groups wreaking He also dismissed Turkey’s attempts to link and other anti-government militants as a sign of the country to surrender its sovereignty. havoc in the country. the move to the implementation of the Astana “deadlock” in the U.S.-led coalition command and a In September, two people close to Trump told Bloomberg Russia has been conducting air raids against the agreements with Iran and Russia on the creation of stark contrast to the concurrent successful offensive that the House of Saud regime and the UAE had been consid- positions of ISIL and other terrorist groups in the de-escalation zones in Syria, terming it a “departure” by Syrian government troops against another ISIL ering use of force in the early stages of their dispute with Qatar country upon the Damascus government’s request from the deal. stronghold in the war-ravaged country near the before the U.S. president warned them to back off. since September 2015. Late on Thursday, Turkey deployed a convoy of eastern city of al-Mayadin. Additionally last month, a leaked email sent by Emirati Am- Immediate pullout around 30 military vehicles to Idlib province. Moscow has repeatedly voiced concerns over the bassador to the U.S. Yousef al-Otaiba to former U.S. diplomat Meanwhile, the Syrian government has strongly U.S. carpet-bombing Raqqah residential course of the Raqqah operation with Russian Elliott Abrams showed that Saudi regime had come close to denounced an incursion of Turkish military forces into area foreign ministry reporting numerous “mistakes” by “conquering” Qatar. the country’s militant-held northwestern province Elsewhere, the Russian defense ministry says the the U.S.-led coalition war planes as well as the lack In the May 2017 email, Otaiba told Abrams that conquer- of Idlib, demanding “immediate and unconditional” U.S. and its coalition forces have carried out carpet- of humanitarian aid delivery to civilian victims and ing Qatar would solve everyone’s problems and King Abdullah withdrawal of Turkish troops from the war-ravaged bombing of residential areas of Syria’s northeastern predicting likely humanitarian catastrophe in the city. of Saudi regime came pretty close to doing something in Qa- country. Raqqah city, damaging its water resources in the The Russian official also announced the completion tar a few months before he died in January 2015. “The Syrian Arab Republic condemns in the purported battle to flush out the ISIL terrorists from of an offensive by Syrian government forces aimed In 2011, The New York Times reported that dozens of Co- strongest terms the incursion of Turkish military what used to be called their capital. at the elimination of the ISIL terrorists in al-Mayadin. lombians posing as construction workers had entered the UAE to become part of a secret mercenary army set up by Black- water with over $500 million in financing from the monarchy. Blackwater founder Erik Prince was hired by the crown Grim reality of NAFTA talks sets in after tough U.S. demands prince of Abu Dhabi to put together an 800-member battalion Negotiators from Canada and Mexico would effectively trigger a renegotiation of foreign troops for the UAE, according to the report. grappled with U.S. demands to drastical- of the pact every five years. (Source: agencies) ly alter the North American Free Trade Serra said the U.S. content require- Agreement on Saturday, as talks over ments would distort NAFTA trade with renewal of the pact vilified by President “pure protectionism” while the sunset Afghan Taliban deny Donald Trump ran through a fourth clause would choke off investment deci- straight day. sions with uncertainty. former hostage’s claims Some downcast participants said the U.S. negotiators also want to end a demands, unveiled this week in line with trade dispute settlement system that has of murder, rape Trump’s “America First” agenda, have in- deterred U.S. anti-dumping cases while A Taliban spokesman denied on Sunday accusations by a Ca- creased the odds of NAFTA’s demise. At erecting new protective barriers for sea- nadian man that one of his children had been murdered and the very least, they could make it impos- sonal fruit and vegetable growers. And his wife raped while they were being held captive by militants sible to reach a deal renewing the treaty though Canada and Mexico had sought who kidnapped them in Afghanistan in 2012. before a year-end deadline. more access to U.S. government procure- Joshua Boyle and his American wife, Caitlan Coleman, “The atmosphere is complicated,” one ment contracts, they were met this week were held by the Haqqani network, a semi-independent trade official told reporters, adding that with a proposal that would effectively wing of the Afghan Taliban, before being rescued by Paki- his fears about some “pretty harsh, pretty grant them less. stani troops in northwest Pakistan, near the Afghan border, horrible” demands from the U.S. side of Even before the current round of ne- last week. the negotiating table were coming true. well beyond North America, where trade was never going to be easy,” Canadian gotiations got underway in a suburban Boyle told reporters soon after he, his wife and their three Speaking on condition of anonymity between the United States, Canada and Trade Minister Francois-Philippe Cham- Washington hotel, U.S. Trade Represent- children returned to Canada on Friday that their captors had because the talks are confidential, the of- Mexico has more than quadrupled since pagne told CBC radio. “We want to be at ative Robert Lighthizer said NAFTA was murdered a fourth child had raped his wife. ficial added the U.S. stance “has a clear 1994. the table, be constructive, offering alter- “lopsided” in favor of Mexico and Canada Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid rejected that as protectionist bias, a bias that is trying to Former Mexican Trade Minister Jaime native proposals.” and needed major changes to rebalance propaganda by the Western governments that helped res- eradicate, minimize, eliminate the mech- Serra, who was responsible for negotiat- One of the U.S. proposals unveiled this it. cue the family. anisms that existed in NAFTA in the last ing the original trade pact, said there was week would require that 50 percent of the “The president has vowed to bring “We strongly reject these fake and fabricated allegations 20 years.” no economic logic to the U.S. demands. value of all NAFTA-produced cars, trucks jobs and investment back to the United of this Canadian family, now in the hands of the enemy,” he Trump, who blamed NAFTA for shifting “Issues are being put on the table that and large engines come from the United States,” Lighthizer said. “We will do no said in a statement sent to media? U.S. manufacturing jobs to Mexico during are practically absurd,” he told Reuters. States, people briefed on the negotia- less.” “Whatever statement the enemy wants to put in their his election campaign last year, has re- “I don’t know if these are poison pills, tions said. One of Lighthizer’s predecessors, Rob- mouth, the family is forced to make it.” peatedly vowed to scrap the treaty unless or whether it’s a negotiating position or The same proposal calls for a sharp ert Zoellick, said he thought there was a Boyle called on the Taliban to “provide my family with the it can be renegotiated on more favorable whether they really believe they’re put- increase in NAFTA’s regional automotive 50-50 chance Trump would quit NAFTA. justice we deserve”. terms. ting forward sensible things.” content requirement, boosting it to 85 “He’s trying to go back to make trade Mujahid said the couple was intentionally never separated At the mid-point of seven scheduled Some officials from NAFTA govern- percent from the current 62.5 percent. agreements fix the bilateral trade- defi in order to protect their safety. negotiating rounds, many of the U.S. pro- ments said they knew all along the ne- The existing level is already the highest cit. I don’t believe he can be successful He also denied that their child had been murdered, but posals appear aimed at turning back the gotiations would be tough, but vowed to local content requirement of any trading in doing that,” Zoellick, now non-execu- acknowledged that one child became sick and died. clock on changes in the global economy soldier on through the three remaining bloc in the world. tive chairman of AllianceBernstein, told a “We were in a remote areas without access to a doctor since NAFTA took effect 23 years ago. scheduled rounds of talks. Meanwhile, the Trump administration’s banking conference in Washington and medications that led the loss of the child,” he said. Collapse of the deal could reverberate “We said from the beginning that this call for a so-called NAFTA sunset clause (Source: Reuters) Three children, all born in captivity, were rescued along with Boyle and Coleman. The United States government calls the Haqqani network North Korea not ready to hold talks with South Korea in Russia “the most lethal and sophisticated insurgent group” in Af- Politicians from North and South Korea will tarians in St. Petersburg on Monday, TASS unnamed member of North Korea’s del- prompted several rounds of international ghanistan. not hold direct talks in Russia on Monday quoted a senior Russian lawmaker as saying egation as saying there would not be any sanctions at the United Nations Security Its operational chief, Sirajuddin Haqqani, was named dep- about Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile pro- on Saturday. direct talks. Council. uty to the Taliban’s newly appointed leader Mullah Akhtar gram despite attending the same event, TASS cited a Russian parliamentarian at The unnamed North Korean delegate A de-escalation plan, backed by Russia Mohammad Mansour in 2015, cementing the ties between Russian news agencies said on Sunday. the time as saying Moscow would call on was quoted as saying that the United and China, would see North Korea suspend the groups. Valentina Matviyenko, speaker of the the two countries to use the opportunity to States pressure on Pyongyang and the U.S. its ballistic missile program and the United The Haqqanis previously held the U.S. Army Sergeant Senate upper house of parliament, is due have direct talks to try to narrow their dif- and South Korean military exercises meant States and South Korea simultaneously call Bowe Bergdahl, who was freed in a swap for Taliban prison- to discuss the issue in separate talks with ferences. preconditions for such talks had not been a moratorium on large-scale missile exercis- ers in 2014, and are suspected of holding two professors, an a deputy head of North Korea’s legislature But the RIA news agency on Sunday cit- met. es, both moves aimed at paving the way for American and an Australian, who were kidnapped outside and the head of South Korea’s parliament ed Piotr Tolstoi, the deputy speaker of the North Korea’s nuclear tests and missile multilateral talks. their university in Kabul in 2016. on the sidelines of a congress of parliamen- Russian lower house of parliament, and an launches have stirred global tensions and (Source: Reuters) (Source: AP) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 4 ECONOMY OCTOBER 16, 2017 NEWS IN BRIEF S. Korea’s Jan.-Sept. Trump’s remarks not to have high impact on oil oil imports from Iran markets: Zanganeh

ENERGY TEHRAN — Iranian Oil Minister Bijan up 43% on year deskNamdar Zanganeh said Donald Trump’s ENERGY TEHRAN — South Ko- porter Shipped in 446,148 bpd or 1.83 stance on the nuclear deal between Iran and six major desk powers will not have much impact on global oil prices, rea’s oil imports from million tons of Iranian crude in Septem- Reuters reported citing Iranian TVs. Iran jumped 43.1 percent to 14.03 million ber, compared with 1.5 million tons in the Trump refused on Friday to formally certify that Tehran tons, or 377,059 barrels per day (bpd), in same period in 2016. was complying with the 2015 accord even though interna- January-September of 2017 from 9.81 According to the report, the imports tional inspectors say it is. He warned he might ultimately million tons over the same period last hit the highest level in six months in the terminate the agreement. year. mentioned month. The Asian country’s intake of Iranian Iran has continued to expand its oil crude in September increased 22.8 per- production since sanctions were lifted last cent from the same month a year earlier, year. The Middle Eastern country aims to Tehran hosting Iran-Iraq Reuters reported citing the country’s cus- maintain its combined exports of crude Tehran had cleared excess oil stored on- on outbound shipments, a senior official business forum toms data. and condensate at around 2.6 million shore and offshore in recent months and of National Iranian Oil Company (NOC) The world’s fifth-biggest crude - im bpd for the rest of the year, even though its domestic demand growth keeps a lid said last month. 1 “Iran-Iraq trade is predicted to reach $20 billion,” the Iranian Head of Iran-Iraq Joint Chamber of Commerce Yahya Ale-Es’haq was quoted as addressing the held busi- Iranian fin. min. discusses economic Iran’s H1 electricity ness forum. bonds with French, Danish ministers exports up 25% yr/yr ECONOMY TEHRAN — Iranian ENERGY TEHRAN — Iran’s deskFinance and Eco- deskexports of electricity nomic Affairs Minister Masoud Kar- to its neighboring countries increased basian in separate meetings with the by 25 percent in the first six months French and Danish ministers, on the of the current Iranian calendar year sidelines of the 2017 Annual Meet- (March 21-September 22) compared ings of the World Bank Group (WBG) to the same period last year. and the International Monetary Fund According to Hooshang Falaha- (IMF) in Washington, discussed ways tian, the deputy energy minister, Iran for boosting bilateral ties, Shada news Bruno Le Maire (L), Masoud Karbasian exported 5.162 million Kilowatt hours agency reported on Sunday. expansion of mutual economic ties, (mkwh) of electricity during the first half has settled a part of its dues to Iran In his meeting with the French Fi- highlighting the significance of increas- of the current year compared to the and the rest will be paid in time. Last Lamenting that economic ties between the two sides have nance Minister Bruno Le Maire, Karba- ing the number of credit lines opened last year’s 4.146 mkwh. January, Iran halted electricity supplies not been expanded in parallel with the political bonds, Ale- sian voiced Iran’s readiness for boosting by Danish banks for Iranians. “Iran exchanges energy with its to Iraq because of the outstanding Es’haq noted that to increase mutual economic relation it is relations with France in various fields. Referring to Denmark’s capabilities in neighbors namely Armenia, Azerbai- arrears, which have piled up to more vital to remove the existing obstacles in the fields of banking, Le Maire, for his turn, underscored the fields of energy, environment, and jan, Turkey, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turk- than $1 billion. transportation, issuance of passports, and customs affairs. French government’s support for Iran’s water resources management, Tornas menistan, Iraq, as well as the Nakh- Iran’s electricity export revenues As Tasnim news agency quoted Iraqi deputy trade minis- nuclear deal as well as improvement of said that cooperation between the two chivan Autonomous Republic among reached $3.373 billion from August ter, “Iraq needs to cooperate with Iran in the fields of industry, bilateral economic ties. countries would be beneficial for both which Turkey, Iraq, Pakistan and Af- 2013 up to May 2017 during which the agriculture, construction, and grain elevators.” During Karbasian’s meeting with sides. She announced her country’s will- ghanistan are only importers of Iran’s country exported 40.120 billion kilo- “To develop our country, we welcome cooperation of Ira- Danish Development Cooperation Min- ingness to collaborate with Iran in vari- electricity,” Falahatian said. watt hours of electricity to the neigh- nian companies; however, there are some difficulties in bilat- ister Ulla Tornas both sides underlined ous sectors as well. The official further noted that Iraq boring countries. eral banking relations which should be removed,” he added. Egypt plans to extend $2b financing deal for a year WB sees a steady GDP Egypt plans to renew a $2 billion financing Washington, where he’s attending the Bond sales, the IMF loans and foreign included November’s flotation of the growth for Iran deal with international banks while also International Monetary Fund’s annual investment in Egyptian Treasury bills are currency followed by two rounds of fuel developing alternative sources of funding meetings. A plan to sell $4 billion of central to the government’s plans to and electricity price increases -- has come According to the data presented, the growth in 1 such as issuing dollar-denominated dollar-denominated bonds and 1.5 billion finance the deficit, which is set to narrow at a hefty price domestically in a nation the country’s agriculture and industry sectors are predicted Eurobonds, Finance Minister Amr El- euro ($1.8 billion) of euro-denominated to 9.5 percent of gross domestic product where around half of the population lives to stand at 4 percent and 4.6 percent respectively while Garhy said. debt will “most probably” take place in during the current fiscal year. at or near the poverty line. Annual core the services sector is predicted to experience a 2.3 percent The repurchase transaction, which the first quarter of 2018, he said. Hedging Mechanism inflation remains over 30 percent, near growth in 2017. international banks offered to increase to “We are diversifying our sources of The government considers potential record highs. The WB report is published just a few days after the In- $5 billion upon its extension, will remain financing,” El-Garhy said. “We might start moves in international prices of imported Recent data on price movements are ternational Monetary Fund (IMF) in its latest World Economic unchanged in size and probably in with the dollar-denominated issuance items as the main risk to an otherwise “encouraging” and suggest a move in Outlook titled “Seeking Sustainable Growth: Short-Term Re- duration, El-Garhy said, adding the final and then we can go for the euro.” improving fiscal outlook, said El-Garhy. consumer inflation to the “high teens” covery, Long-Term Challenges” predicted a 3.8 percent real details aren’t yet confirmed. The IMF is likely to provide another $4 Egypt is also contemplating a hedging by January, El-Garhy said. The pace of GDP growth for Iran in 2018, rising from 3.5 percent in 2017. The expected renewal fits into the billion in two tranches of financing before mechanism to “ring fence” the budget price gains will likely reach the low teens government’s plans on deficit-financing the fiscal year ends in June, said El-Garhy. against possible spikes in commodity around mid-2018, he said, which may and to make repayments on foreign debt, Egypt agreed in 2016 to a three-year $12 prices, he said. pave the way for lower interest rates. El-Garhy said Saturday in an interview in billion IMF loan program. Egypt’s reform program -- which (Source: Bloomberg) IMF panel says ‘no room for complacency’ on global growth The IMF’s steering committee warned many, Japan and France. that global growth is at risk of faltering The panel also reiterated previous in coming years given uncomfortably low stances on currencies, such as saying that inflation and rising geopolitical risks, in- “we will refrain from competitive devalu- jecting a cautious note into an otherwise ations, and will not target our exchange improving economic outlook. rates for competitive purposes.” In addi- “The recovery is not yet complete, tion, “flexible exchange rates, where fea- “In 2018, growth is expected to increase to 3.8 percent, with inflation below target in most ad- sible, can serve as a shock absorber,” the mostly reflecting stronger domestic demand in oil importers vanced economies, and potential growth IMFC said. and a rebound of oil production in oil exporters,” the IMF remains weak in many countries,” the In- The IMFC repeated that it’s “working report said. ternational Monetary and Financial Com- to strengthen” the contribution of trade The data presented in IMF report indicates that Iran’s GDP mittee said in a communique released to economies, echoing its April statement growth will even outpace that of Middle East, North Africa, Saturday in Washington. “Near-term risks as well as one made by Group of 20 lead- Afghanistan and Pakistan (MENAP) region which is forecast- are broadly balanced, but there is no ers in Germany in July. Those reflect ef- ed to be 3.5 percent in 2018 and 3.8 percent by 2022. room for complacency because medi- forts to accommodate the positions of As of the implementation of the JCPOA in January 2016 um-term economic risks are tilted to the to curb Tehran’s nuclear program. At the “It’s when the sun is shining that you the administration on trade; a year ago, many of the world nations have been inclined in boosting downside and geopolitical tensions are same time, the U.K. is in the middle of need to fix the roof,” IMF Managing- Di the IMFC called in its missive to “resist all their economic bonds with Iran via signing various contracts rising.” negotiations on the terms of its exit from rector Christine Lagarde said at a press forms of protectionism.” in different economic sectors. Many countries have made The panel didn’t specify which geopo- the EU. briefing to discuss the statement. Asked about ongoing negotiations to investments in Iran and Trump’s recent stance may threaten litical risks it was most concerned about. The panel nonetheless described the Competitive devaluations overhaul the North American Free Trade their business interests and economic benefits in Iran. In the past few weeks the U.S. and North global outlook as strengthening, with The IMF panel released the statement Agreement, Lagarde said trade is a “very What is clear is that Trump’s decision on passing the mat- Korea have engaged in shrill rhetoric rising investment, industrial output and during the annual meetings of the IMF powerful engine” for growth, innovation ter to Congress will not probably result in any harsh conse- about Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons. confidence -- conditions that make it and World Bank. The IMFC is the IMF’s and productivity. It’s also legitimate to take quences for the nature of the deal itself and it seems world And on Friday, U.S. President Donald ripe for nations to “tackle key policy chal- top advisory panel, and is composed of a look at revising such longstanding agree- economies are counting on the “safety of the deal” for now. Trump took steps to confront Iran and lenges” and enact policies that boost the 24 ministers and central bankers from ments, and hopefully it can result in a “win renegotiate a 2015 multinational accord speed limit of their economies. nations including the U.S., China, Ger- win,” she said. (Source: Bloomberg) Oil payment, other Tesla fired hundreds of Draghi says ECB must be ‘persistent’ with issues with Iran resolved: employees in past week monetary policy in face of weak inflation Indian min. Luxury electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc the reason for the firings, the source told European Central Bank President said. The ECB’s program of buying 60 (TSLA.O) fired about 400 employees this Reuters he was fired in spite of never Mario Draghi on Saturday said policy billion euros ($70.9 billion) of bonds Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said that most of the week, including associates, team leaders having been given a bad review. makers have to take a long view on a month is set to expire in Decem- pending issues with Iran particularly relating to the oil pay- and supervisors, a former employee told The Palo Alto, California-based monetary policy as they prepare to ber. Policy makers are expected at a ment have been resolved. Reuters. company said earlier in the month that decide the fate of the bank’s asset- meeting on Oct. 26 to announce plans Jaitley, who was on a week-long visit to the U.S. to attend The dismissals were a result of a com- “production bottlenecks” had left Tesla purchase program. to begin scaling down the monthly the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund and pany-wide annual review, Tesla said in an behind its planned ramp-up for the new ‘It’s going to take time. We have purchases next year, but Draghi sug- the World Bank, made the remarks after his meeting with emailed statement, without confirming Model 3 mass-market sedan. got to be persistent with our mon- gested the decision could be delayed Iran›s Finance and Economic Affairs Minister Masoud Kar- the number of employees leaving the The company delivered 220 Model etary policy,” Draghi said on the side- again, the report said. basian. company. 3 sedans and produced 260 during the lines of the meetings of the Interna- The euro EURUSD, -0.0930% ini- “There were several pending issues with Iran particularly “It’s about 400 people ranging from third quarter. In July, it began production tional Monetary Fund and World Bank tially weakened against the dollar on relating to the oil payment. Most of them have been re- associates to team leaders to supervi- of the Model 3, which starts at $35,000 in Washington, reported The Wall Friday after a Bloomberg report said solved,” he told reporters on Saturday. sors. We don’t know how high up it - half the starting price of the Model S. Street Journal. policy makers were considering cut- He said India has a very stable relationship with Iran. went,” said the former employee, who Mercury News had earlier reported Draghi gave an upbeat outlook on ting the size of the asset purchases “It’s very strategic for us, because the Chabahar port is worked on the assembly line and did not about the firing of hundreds of employ- the 19-nation eurozone economy, but in half in January—a smaller-than- not only going to service Iran, but also going to service Af- want to be identified. ees by Tesla in the past week. said inflation remains too weak, pos- expected reduction. ghanistan,” he said. (Source: businesstoday.in) Though Tesla cited performance as (Source: Reuters) sibly due to subpar wage growth, he (Source: The MarketWatch) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y OCTOBER 16, 2017 ENERGY 5

Iran’s a distraction, the urgent Russia is prepared for $40 oil, finance minister says problem is Kurdish oil Russia has accounted for oil at $40 a barrel in its budget, the country’s finance minister Anton Siluanov told CNBC in a TV interview. The drama around President Donald Trump crossings, Baghdad has banned flights and Brent crude was trading above $57 on Friday, but the Russian min- and Iran’s nuclear deal has grabbed the oil imposed banking restrictions. Iraqi troops ister said that the budget has taken into account price fluctuations. world’s attention. This gaze should shift seem to be gathering on the borders of “In order to minimize price fluctuations on foreign markets we west. Rising tensions in northern Iraq could Kurdish controlled territory. The Kurds have have prepared a budget which is based on a price of forty dollars have a much more immediate impact on sent 6,000 additional troops to defend a barrel. I think that this is a fairly considered and conservative price, oil flows that could lead prices higher, and Kirkuk, fearing an attack. None of this need which has been factored in for the next three years,” Siluanov told squeeze producers and refiners. The col- happen, though. Unlike the independence CNBC in a TV interview on Friday. lapse of ISIL in Iraq ought to be a cause for referendum in Spain’s Catalonia region, the “Incidentally our balance of payments on our current account is celebration and national renewal. Instead, Kurdish poll was non-binding. Its purpose balanced on a price of forty dollars a barrel. Therefore, the percentage it has dragged the country to the brink of was not to declare independence, but to of the federal budget from oil and gas revenues has gone down from a civil war that, on top of the unnecessary provide a mandate for Kurdish leaders to 60 percent to 40 percent.” human suffering, could cause the loss of negotiate a new relationship with Bagh- Oil prices have fluctuated this year, falling below $45 a barrel and more than half a million barrels a day of dad. The opportunity created by the de- going above $59. exports. The ousting of insurgents from feat of ISIS in Iraq ought to be used as a But some analysts have predicted prices could go lower. Global their last strongholds in northern Iraq has platform for negotiations around a federal stock builds, rising non-OPEC production and sluggish growth in de- brought the Iraqi military into direct contact structure for the country that preserves its mand could weigh on the oil price, the International Energy Agency with forces loyal to the Kurdish Regional geographical integrity and oil flows while (IEA) said in its report published Thursday. Government in the oil fields around Kirkuk. nation. Does this matter to anyone outside terests in Kurdish projects, as does Chevron. creating conditions for the inward invest- (Source: CNBC) Although these produce much less than the region? You bet. Not only could any disruption hurt these ment it so desperately needs. the fields in the south of the country they The Kurdish Regional Government ex- companies, European refiners would also However, it’s uncertain whether are nonetheless important, both econom- ports around 565,000 barrels of crude a get squeezed. the armed and political threats Two stages General Tender with RFQ ically and strategically, to the Kurdish and day, about the same amount as OPEC And Baghdad’s own northern output will escalate. If Kurdish exports Baghdad governments alike. member Qatar. is at risk. After losing its pipeline to Turkey, are halted, the effect will ex- (Request For Qualification) The Kurds built their own pipeline to Turkey, fearing the impact of the ref- the Iraqi government has been shipping tend far beyond the imme- Tender subject: Intelligent Pigging the Turkish border after the Baghdad-con- erendum on its own Kurdish population, crude produced by its North Oil Company diate region. Mediterranean trolled line fell into the hands of ISIS in 2014. has threatened to shut the pipeline from through the Kurdish infrastructure. How- refiners may find it difficult to Survey on IGAT IV gas pipeline Kurdish troops also took control of areas Kurdistan to its Mediterranean oil terminal ever two-faced officials must be about the replace Kurdish barrels quickly, at Ceyhan. The KRG has exported 160 mil- operation -- they denounce oil sales by the Iranian Gas Transmission Company ( IGTC) intends to give the above mentioned subject to the around the city of Kirkuk, including several because alternatives will have qualified Contractor. Herewith, we invite you to refer Contract Department of IGTC for receiving oil fields, after the Iraqi army fled. While its lion barrels through Turkey so far this year, KRG as illegal -- they’ve got no choice but to travel much further to reach RFQ against a letter of introduction. actions certainly stopped those fields from according to Bloomberg tanker tracking. to use it during the long period it will take them. That dislocation will al- Tender subject: Intelligent Pigging Survey on IGAT IV gas pipeline falling into the hands of insurgents, Bagh- Although the flow has remained undi- to develop an alternative. Kurdistan is clear- most inevitably tighten Medi- Place & date of document receiving and proposal submission minished in the three weeks since voting ly in a very vulnerable position. It is heavily Place of document receiving: dad now wants them back. As if the situ- terranean crude markets and, if the Contract Department of Iranian Gas Transmission Company situated in room no.334,3d ation weren’t tense enough, the KRG has took place, Turkey could stop it overnight. dependent on revenues from oil exports, prolonged, can only help has- floor,no.273,building of IGTC,Hafte–Tir Sq.Tehran, Iran just held a referendum on independence. Around a third of this oil is produced by for- but those in turn are entirely dependent on ten the draining of inventories. Closing Date of document receiving: The polling wasn’t confined to the Kurdish eign investors like DNO ASA, Genel Energy transit across Turkey. There is no other viable While the politicians obsess Not later than 22,10,2017 Plc and Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd. 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Why isn’t gun violence treated Germany, EU have realized they must rely as seriously as terrorism? By Benjamin Haas on themselves for security: SWP chief

When videos from the mass shooting in Las Vegas began circulat- Volker Perthes says Germany does not try to personalize its foreign relations ing on social media last Sunday night, I immediately recognized 1 On the working level, coopera- German government’s stance in the light the rapid sound of automatic gunfire. tion between the U.S. administration and of the new developments? I knew the sound from my time serving in the Army, which I the EU members is ongoing and good. A: The European Union had to face joined in part to ensure that Americans would not have to hear On the leadership level, there are more challenges in the past as well, for instance the sounds or see the sights of war at home. differences with President Trump than new constitutional and legal frameworks, And during my military service, I saw first-hand what it looks there were with any of his predeces- failed referenda, the Greek and the Euro like when the federal government is serious about addressing a sors. This includes global issues such as crisis and others. The refugee crisis of threat to public safety. free trade or climate change as well as 2015/16 has changed the political debate The U.S. war in Afghanistan began as a response to interna- geopolitical ones. Among the latter, the in Europe and it has led to new parties tional terrorism, and thousands of U.S. troops remain there today JCPOA is a major issue where the U.S. and a new political landscape in many partly to ensure terrorists don’t find safe haven there again. President takes a position that none of parts. The Brexit will be a deep cut for the Terrorist groups the other signatories to this important EU but it is yet to see which costs it will To date, there is no evidence to suggest the gunman in Las Ve- agreement share. And to be very clear bring for the EU and the UK. Turkey is an gas had ties to or was inspired by an international terrorist group, here: despite the complicated Brexit ne- important NATO ally, but a very compli- even though ISIS continues to claim he’s one of their own. gotiations, there is no difference Inbrunst cated partner for the EU, particularly as But whether the U.S. government meaningfully responds to question between the United Kingdom, the current Turkish leadership seems to this attack shouldn’t hinge upon the man’s motive. Gun violence is France and Germany. Also, inside Germa- differ with the EU countries and their gov- also a grave threat to public safety, killing far more Americans per ny, the parties that are likely to form the ernments over fundamental values. The year than terrorist plots. The federal government owes the Ameri- new coalition government all agree here next German government will thus have a can people a vigorous, good faith effort to confront it as well. on the need to preserve and fully imple- lot on its agenda. As always, foreign pol- The automatic gunfire was not the only thing that brought ment the JCPOA. icy challenges cannot really be planned, back Army memories this past week. When I saw a map depict- Some takeaway events are tak- The chancellor (Merkel) will have to face many because they are largely determined by ing mass shootings in the U.S. since the Sandy Hook Elementary ing place in the European Union such challenges like the multiple crises in the European the actions of others, including players School shooting in 2012, it looked strikingly similar to a map of as Brexit, Merkel’s rejection of a Turkish Union and in foreign policy, and bickering such as the U.S., Russia, North Korea, or attacks in Afghanistan that I would have been charged with ana- membership at the EU, and the refugee Iran for that matter, whose policies aren’t lyzing as an intelligence officer. crisis, so what is your analysis of the new partnerships with players like the United States. always predictable for us. People run from the Route 91 Harvest country music festival after gun fire was hear on October 1, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. A gunman opened fire on the music festival, leaving at least 20 people dead and more than 100 injured. Police have confirmed China, U.S. both using Lawfare in the South China Sea that the suspect has been shot. The investigation is ongoing. China is indeed engaging in lawfare, but the U.S. has done so in a rather sophisticated When the red dots on a map indicate activity tied to suspected terrorists — or, in the case of the Taliban, a group that supports manner for many years as well them — the U.S. government has an arsenal of personnel and resources it is willing to use in response. By Mark J. Valencia The arbitration was a successful lawfare tactic in that In Afghanistan, intelligence officers could employ a host of an- the Philippines was legally victorious. However, in the short alysts, computer programs, and collection capabilities in order to Recently, a leading U.S. authority on China’s strategy and term this was a pyrrhic victory. In spite of the adverse ruling, understand attacks and inform the operational decision-making former Pentagon senior official Michael Pillsbury stated China has maintained and even advanced its political process. Commanders could then marshal our country’s extraor- that “the U.S. government lacks both legal warfare and position regarding the South China Sea. dinary soldiers, the military’s logistical might, and an impressive counter-legal warfare capabilities.” He was speaking specif- Encouragement for the Philippines-initiated arbitration array of weapons and munitions to ultimately prevent more red ically about the South China Sea disputes. He then added is but one example of U.S. use of, or support for, the dots from appearing. that “the Chinese government seems to be better organ- use of lawfare regarding the South China Sea imbroglio. Outside of the Department of Defense, the American coun- ized to design and implement clever legal tactics to defy Others include its ubiquitous Commander’s Handbook on terterrorism apparatus is similarly robust. It is, for example, a top international norms with impunity.” Operational Law which it holds out as a model for allies; priority for both the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the De- Other experts have also alleged that China is engaging in its Pacific Command’s annual international military law and partment of Homeland Security. In addition, we have an entire such tactics. But like Pillsbury, they virtually ignore the fact that operations conferences which it uses to advance its legal organization — the National Counterterrorism Center — that the United States has been doing the same thing for years positions; its Department of State’s Limits in the Seas series “leads the way for the (U.S. government) in terms of analyzing, — both in general — and in particular regarding the South The real problem is that there which detail the U.S. position on various countries’ maritime understanding, and responding to the terrorist threat.” China Sea disputes. This blinkered mindset is like the pot call- are fundamental differences claims; and its kinetic demonstrations of its legal positions ing the kettle black and also ignores the forest for the trees. According to a 2015 estimate by a national security budget between China and the United through U.S. Navy Freedom of Navigation operations. expert, the U.S. spends at least $100 billion on counterterror- Lawfare is “a form of asymmetric warfare, consisting of China and the United States have repeatedly clashed ism every year. using the legal system against an enemy, such as by dam- States in interpretation of the verbally and kinetically over the interpretation of the relevant But when red dots on a map aren’t related to international aging or delegitimizing them, tying up their time or winning relevant international law. laws governing freedom of navigation and overflight in the terrorism and instead portray deadly gun violence in America, the a public relations victory.” It often has a negative connota- South China Sea. They disagree on whether there should federal government sorely lacks a meaningful answer. tion. According to the concept’s U.S. popularizer, General International order be a distinction between military and commercial vessels, Matter of comparison Charles Dunlap, it is a “cynical manipulation of the rule of As such, they have their own interpretations of interna- and the circumstances under which the activities of military As a matter of comparison, CNN reports that 440,095 Ameri- law and the humanitarian values it represents.” The Lawfare tional norms and rules like the Law of the Sea that further vessels and aircraft can be constrained. cans died from gun violence from 2001 to 2014, whereas 3,412 Project (the legal arm of the pro-Israeli community) holds their national interest. As prominent American strategic But these U.S.-China disputes over freedom of navigation Americans died from terrorist attacks overseas and at home dur- that lawfare is “the abuse of Western laws and judicial sys- thinker Graham Allison says to China, the rules based inter- in the South China Sea are only a microcosm of their global ing the same time period. Yet legislation passed in 1996 has in tems to achieve strategic military or political ends.” national order is “an order in which America makes the rules lawfare contest. Since the end of World War II, the United States effect prevented the federal government from allotting any con- Whether the use of this legal tool is disingenuous or clever and others obey the orders.” For both, the existing interna- and its allies have created, constructed, and led the evolution of sequential amount of federal funds for gun violence research. — or both — China and the United States both use it in tional norms and rules do not apply if their observance would the international legal order. The United States now interprets As a matter of comparison, CNN reports that 440,095 regards to the South China Sea. Pillsbury believes China is thwart the pursuit of their national interest. and — when convenient — defends it if it is in its interests to do Americans died from gun violence from 2001 to 2014, where- engaging in lawfare when it justifies its claims to all the sur- Nevertheless, some U.S. analysts and policymakers still so. Indeed, it uses its interpretation of international law to back as 3,412 Americans died from terrorist attacks overseas and face features and much of the South China Sea based on cling to the forlorn hope “that China will become a liberal up and maintain the supremacy and the sanctity of its values at home during the same time period. Yet legislation passed historic discovery and usage. According to conservative col- democracy, or at least accept a subordinate place in the and interests, particularly regarding the South China Sea. in 1996 has in effect prevented the federal government from umnist Bill Gertz, the latest example of China’s use of lawfare American-led international order.” These strategists as- However, it is understandable that a rising China wants allotting any consequential amount of federal funds for gun is its “Four Sha” (four sands) claim. He sees this as a transition sumed that China could be induced to define its own inter- to interpret the relevant norms and existing international violence research. from its nine dashed line claim to a more internationally le- ests the way the U.S. wanted it to and that it would eventu- law — and if necessary bend them — to suit its national According to a study published by the Journal of the American gitimate position. With this “new” position, China is assert- ally become a status quo power embedded in the U.S.-led interests. This clash between values and interests can Medical Association that compared federal funding for gun vio- ing sovereignty over four groups of features — the Paracels, system. But under China’s burgeoning soft and hard power, be seen in the contested evolution of norms and law in lence research with other leading causes of deaths, “Gun violence the Spratlys, Pratas, and Macclesfield Bank. These claims are the Western-built and U.S.-led international order — in- frontier areas like cybersecurity, space, and defense — eg killed about as many individuals as sepsis. disputed by other countries. In the case of the submerged cluding its interpretations of key aspects of the Law of the preventive and preemptive defense; drone attacks and However, funding for gun violence research was about 0.7 per- Macclesfield Bank the claim is at odds with the prevalent in- Sea — are hemorrhaging. assassinations across international borders. cent of that for sepsis … in relation to mortality rates, gun violence terpretation of relevant existing international law. lawfare tactic The point is that China is indeed engaging in lawfare. But research was the least-researched cause of death and the second- But the real problem is that there are fundamental differ- But more fundamentally, it is the United States that has long the United States has done so in a rather sophisticated manner least funded cause of death after falls.” ences between China and the United States in interpreta- used and will continue to use lawfare to promote its values for many years as well. The problem for Pillsbury and like- Sure, the federal government addresses gun violence to some tion of the relevant international law. Indeed, the U.S.-China and interests. Indeed lawfare is an integral part of its strategy minded strategists is that China has become quite successful degree. There is, after all, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Fire- struggle for control of the South China Sea is symptomatic to continue to dominate the world — and in particular, Asia at challenging the existing international system when it needs arms and Explosives. And federal law enforcement naturally deals of a much deeper clash of values, national interests and and the South China Sea. China certainly believes — as some to do so in its own interest. Because international law is with certain crimes that often involve firearms. Still, we’d be fooling perceived destinies. Their ongoing and intensifying con- circumstantial evidence indicates — that the United States was always evolving with the practice of nations, we can expect ourselves to conclude that the federal response to gun violence frontation there is driven by a fundamental disconnect in behind the Philippines’ taking China to the UN Tribunal for the more challenges from China and others, and further erosion has so far been commensurate with the extent of the problem. that they both see themselves as “exceptional” nations that Law of the Sea. If so, this was a cynical lawfare tactic by the of the existing U.S.-led international order. This is particularly Imagine if the federal government brought to bear even a have the “heaven sent” mission to lead and save human- United States — considering that it has not ratified the treaty so regarding the international norms and laws that guide the small fraction of the amount of resources it uses to combat inter- ity. So each considers it their right and destiny to dominate that provides access to this dispute resolution mechanism. In interactions of nations in the South China. national terrorism in order to mitigate gun violence. and shape the international order to fit their needs. any case it certainly supported the move. (Source: The Diplomat) What if the federal budget provided more money for re- search aimed at understanding gun violence and offering smart ideas to counter it? De-escalatory diplomacy in an alienated world What if the government created a national center dedicated By Theo Sommer is not democratic representation but mate- think that just sitting there, arms akimbo and straint and diplomatic sensitivity in dealing with solely to this issue? rial competence – the competence to deliver doing nothing, would be a shameful abdi- them. Leaders everywhere should heed Ed- What if Congress passed laws that would enact reasonable A quarter of a century after the end of the prosperity. However, in many respects liber- cation of statecraft. mund Burke’s warning to beware of “the total restrictions, including the one proposed by Sen. Dianne Fein- Cold War, the world is out of joint. One prob- als, delivering (and non-delivering) authori- The primary tasks at hand are confronta- want of what others naturally hope or fear.” stein (D-CA) that would outlaw bump stocks? lem is that currently all major powers or pow- tarians ace the same challenges: ageing soci- tion management, prevention of escalation, The immediate challenges of our time re- Twelve of the rifles in the Las Vegas gunman’s hotel room er groupings are in a state of transition. This eties, urbanization and the extinction of the preserving what marginal cooperation can quire partnership as a response. They require were reportedly outfitted with a bump stock, which allows a goes for the United States and for the EU, for peasantry, climate change, the downside of be saved, and confidence building, however global governance. Moreover, hey call for semiautomatic weapon to be fired with the effect of automatic Russia and for China, for Saudi Arabia and for globalization as well as the problematic ef- laborious. For the Ukrainian crisis this means avoiding bluster and blame, and for learning gunfire, though it does not technically alter the internal mecha- Iran, for India and Brazil and South Africa. At fects of digitalization on our working world. above all progressive implementation of the to live with our differences while simultane- nisms of the firearm. the same time, their geopolitical relationships Instead of wrangling over their ideologies, Minsk II agreement, coupled with a progres- ously building on our common interests. What’s more, if the federal government needs to use in- are undergoing convulsive change. they ought to reach out to each other and sive lifting of the sanctions. The larger task, Recently I heard a top German diplomat ternational terrorism to justify addressing gun violence, it Another problem results from the fact jointly tackle their common problems. This however, is hammering out a new grand deal describe this as “compartmentalized cooper- could rightly cite the nexus between the issues. ISIS recently that the world is once again deeply divided goes in particular to Russia and the West. between Russia and the West, or at least be- ation” – a method he recommends both for urged followers in the U.S. to exploit lenient gun laws in order ideologically. In one camp we have the states The principal foreign policy tween the European Union und Russia. They the relationship between friends and for the to assemble arms for attacks. Several years ago, an al-Qaeda adhering to the Western liberal order based When the Cold War ended, the general must step back the brink. After a number of relationship with rivals or adversaries. You spokesman offered similar advice, explaining that “America is on the values of the free market, of individual assumption in the West was that Russia was failures, a new “reset” must be tried. disagree to disagree where your interests di- absolutely awash with easily obtainable firearms.” and minority rights, the rule of law, a free going to join the Western system; that it Western acceptance of the fact that Russia verge, but you join hands wherever you have Attackers inspired by international terrorism have already press and frank public discourse. In the other would become a close partner. In Moscow, has been, is and will be a great power, even a shared interests. You turn red-hot conflicts taken advantage of this. There was the July 2015 attack on mili- camp there are those illiberal states who re- too, joining the West was the principal foreign world power that possesses real and legitimate into frozen ones rather than bull-headedly tary facilities in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in which a gunman ject the Western norms of enlightenment, policy objective. Meanwhile, alienation set in. interests and treating it that way is one precon- seizing maximum objectives. Strategic pa- killed five service members. In December 2015, two attackers relying instead on their capacity to improve The question is: How long is the new ice dition of success. Another precondition is the tience is a virtue, not a vice. De-escalatory in San Bernardino, California killed 14 people. personal lives while keeping authoritarian age going to last? Some say: many years, Kremlin’s acceptance of the territorial integrity diplomacy must be the order of the day. (Source: Newsweek) political control; their source of legitimation possibly decades, a whole generation. I and inviolability of its Western neighbors, re- (Source: valdaiclub.com) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y OCTOBER 16, 2017 ANALYSIS & INTERVIEW 7

U.S. Congress will not Trump ultimately to turn JCPOA into meaningless reinstate sanctions: Professor paper scrap: Prof. Entessar By Javad Heirannia 1 Iran has become the most hated told Saudi Arabia that the U.S. will not criticize is human rights as it interferes all country in the United States. Why? Iran TEHRAN — Referring to Trump’s stance toward JCPOA, receives bad press. Iran does not help over the region, does America’s bidding and has created unprecedented trage- Nader Entessar Professor of Political Science of University its cause by demonstrations and shouts of South Alabama says he kicked ythe ball to the US Con- of ‘death to America’. Iran has no prop- dies in the region. In Europe, a single voice concerning gress’s court to ultimately turn JCPOA into a meaningless aganda and lobbying as do Saudi Arabia scrap of paper. and other Arabs. So Trump is free to play the violation of JCPOA cannot be heard. to his ignorant base and they believe French President, Macron, had under- everything he says. lined before that it would be necessary to At the same time, Israel fears Iran. Is- include some articles pertinent to human rael has contempt for the Arabs as they rights and missile issues within JCPOA. with all their money and manpower have This is somehow similar to Trump’ word. never been really a threat. Dictators that Do you think Europe will follow suit? rely on U.S. military and covert support A: Macron is trying to get along with to stay in power rule most Arab countries. Trump and be an intermediary between and the Jewish lobby has power to ma- the United States and Europe, especial- nipulate America’s relations with these ly with Germany as Angela Merkel is dictators who need America’s military known to hold Trump in contempt. All and covert operations to stay in power. So to make a name for himself. But I think Trump plays to the Jewish lobby and in Macron is naïve. He will be in a worse support of his son-in-law, Jared Kushner position than was Tony Blaire with Pres- along with his daughter who has con- in context. The points that must be made the Middle East and a big navy in the Persian ident Bush as people referred to him verted to Judaism. over and over again are: Gulf and surrounds Iran on all sides. The as Bush’s poodle. But the rest of Europe Externally, Trump is playing to Israel --Iran was attacked by Iraq and the U.S. supplies arms to Israel and its Arab al- will say little and wait and see what the United Nations did nothing. Then the lies, arms that overwhelm what Iran spends Congress does. Even if Congress does but also to Saudi Arabia and the United In an interview with Mehr News Agency, the issue was U.S. and its European allies transferred and has for its defense. The U.S. uses the unexpected and takes a tougher Arab Emirates (really Abu Dhabi). I believe disscussed with Nader Entessar Professor and Chair of De- internationally outlawed WMD to Sadd- drones all over the region that sometimes stand than I have suggested earlier, I think that he, his two sons and son-in-law, are partment of Political Science and Criminal Justice, University of am Hussein to use on Iranians. Who is kill dozens of innocent civilians. The U.S. Macron will be a lonely voice and he expecting a big payoff from Saudi Arabia South Alabama. in danger in the Middle East, Iran or the uses covert operations across the Middle will eventually rejoin Europeans in op- and the UAE. They expect to make lots Following is the full text of the interview: United States and its allies? These simple East. If all this were not enough, Saudi Arabia posing Trump’s position and with his tail of money now and in the future in deal- Despite all international and domestic opposition, Trump facts are unbeknownst to most Americans. has intervened in Bahrain and in Yemen. between his legs. ings in Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi. I am decertified the JCPOA. What is his main reason behind this? --Iran needs a strong defense. The U.S. With violations that have been classified as In this regard I think that Europe must sure that the Al-Sauds have pressed him What messages is he going to signal internationally and do- clearly does not respect the article that is crimes against humanity. While all this is go- make one thing clear to President Trump. to confront and to tear up the JCPOA, mestically? the basis of the United Nations as shown ing on what can the U.S. place on Iran? Yes, If the U.S. re-imposes U.S. sanctions on and maybe even to attack Iran now to A: I am not surprised that Trump took this action. Through- by Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Iran and Iran supports the government of Syria, the Iran, Europe will not go along. And if prevent Iran becoming stronger. out his presidential campaign and since his victory, Trump America’s support for the Iraqi dictator. only country to defy the U.S. and its Arab the U.S. then targets European com- Re-imposing sanctions on Iran by has been very consistent in denouncing the Iran nuclear deal The U.S. bullies other countries that get supporters after Saddam Hussein invad- panies and banks that do business with the U.S. Congress is in fact tantamount as something that is against the U.S. national interests. I think in its way. It threatens Iran. And now says ed Iran. Iran supports Hezbollah, a legiti- Iran, then Europe will retaliate against U.S. to the violation of JCPOA. Then, Trump the problem was with those people in Iran (both reformists Iran, a country that has not invaded an- mate party in Lebanon, a party that stands entities, leading to a disastrous sanctions makes Congress responsible for the and principlists) and in other countries that tried to overana- other country for centuries, has no right for Palestinian rights and defends Lebanon’s war. If Europe takes such a stand, then U.S. scrap of the very deal. Do you believe lyze Trump’s position. Obviously, most analysts were engaged to develop its missile program as a deter- borders from Israeli incursion. Iran sympa- sanctions will do little but hurt American Congress will reinstate sanctions? in wishful thinking and had a rudimentary understanding of rent. How absurd! thizes with the persecuted Shia Muslims in companies. Iran should pursue such a A: I do not believe that the Congress Trump’s character and motives. --Iran does not support or encourage Bahrain and in Lebanon. It is ridiculous for a position with Europe now, immediate- will reinstate sanctions. However, I believe If the U.S. congress returns the nuclear sanctions terrorism. Just look at all the terrorist attacks country that is thousands of miles from the ly and before the U.S. Congress says or that Congress will demand that Iran (i) against Iran, it means that the JCPOA is violated by Trump in Europe and in the U.S. over the last 25 region and who interferes so to blame Iran does anything. curtails its missile program, (ii) terminate at the cost of the congress. Will the congress return the years. Not one, and I repeat not one, for interference in the region. Iran’s FM, Zarif, has underscored so far its support of Hezbollah, (iii) curtail its in- sanctions? is of Iranian origin. It is America’s Arab Who in the region does not respect that JCPOA is deemed a deal when all parties terference in all countries in the region, A: What Trump has done is to kick the ball to U.S. Con- allies that nurtured, financed and pro- its own citizens and violates their human are committed to it. What is Iran’s reaction to and (iv) improve its human rights record. gress’s court and has given America’s legislative body the re- duced these terrorists. These terrorists are rights? It is not Iran but America’s main the US withdrawal from the deal? They will also say that they want to see sponsibility to do what it wants with the JCPOA. Given the now turning onto the supporters of these allies, namely Saudi Arabia and Israel. A: I think that Iran should not concede progress on these areas and if not they fact that the vast majority of sanctions against Iran have been dictators—America and certain Europe- Saudi Arabia’s record is about the worst anything. It would be suicidal for Iran to will re-examine the re-imposition of sanc- imposed by U.S. Congress, I believe Congress will continue an countries. They, the likes of Al-Qaeda in the world—no elections, absolute rule agree to any change or modification of the tions. Congress has to do something not on this sanctions-imposing path. The sanctions may not be and ISIS , are Iran’s mortal enemies and and the embargo and shelling of one of JCPOA, no matter what it is and how un- to embarrass the office of the presidency. couched in a language that would indicate Washington’s for- they advertise it so. So the war on ter- the country’s villages in its Eastern prov- important. If Iran gives an inch, Trump will But I must stress that Iran needs to ar- mal withdrawal from the JCPOA, but they will be sanctions ror has given the U.S. the opportunity to ince, just to name a few violations. Israel boast of his success and demand more. This ticulate much better positions to oppose that will ultimately turn the JCPOA into a meaningless scrap name anyone as a terrorists, whether they treats its Arab citizens as second class—a is how he operates. FM Zarif is right. This these sorts of demands before even the of paper. In other words, the JCPOA will be like a patient who are or not, and then to attack them on fact that is recognized by prominent Jew- was an agreement that has many parts. Congress says anything. Iran’s public suffered a major stroke but has been artificially kept alive in a the basis of terrorism. The U.S. has be- ish scholars such as John Mearsheimer. Now, after the fact, no party can unilaterally relation is very weak in the face of the comatose state. come the prosecutor, judge, jury and po- Before America points the finger at Iran, change any part of it. Again, let me repeat, barrage coming out of Washington. Yes, A united voice is not heard from EU. Couple of days liceman of terrorism! it should look into its Arab allies and in Iran must stand absolutely firm and counter FM Zarif gives interviews here and there ago French President Macron in a similar stance to Trump’s --Who interferes in other countries? the mirror. But America has done the op- the Trump rhetoric with a well-reasoned but Iran must make a number of points to said some articles including Iran’s missile program and The U.S. has bases in almost every country in posite. Most recently, President Trump has position as I have outline earlier. put its differences with President Trump human rights should be added to the nuclear deal with Iran. Will the EU follow the U.S. demand to renegotiate the JCPOA? Nikki Haley lost the game A: Yes. Unfortunately, Europe’s position on the JCPOA has been weak and its various leaders have spoken from By Ana Sadat Hosseini Fard the United States Senate along with people like Chuck both sides of their mouths. They want Iran to stay in the Schumer and Bob Menendez, he was considered one JCPOA and continue to abide by its provisions while the Nikki Haley, the United States ambassador to the United of the few Democratic senators against JCPOA. Senator others continue to violate the agreement. Europe wants Nations, has attracted lots of media attention these days. Cardin has always been one of the main proponents of to have its cake and eat it too. This is a dangerous game This attention is not because of her political and diplo- putting further sanctions against the Islamic Republic of that Europe is playing. matic capabilities, but rather for her role in Washington’s Iran.Hence, the opposition of this Democratic Senator Iranian foreign minister, Zarif has said the JCPOA is a joint entry into a hard and endless march! to Iran is clear to everyone. This extremist senator has deal for all signatories. What do you think of possible Iran’s The Politico has recently announced in its report that recently called for the maintenance of the nuclear deal reaction to U.S. exit from the JCPOA? it was Nikki Haley, the U.S. ambassador to the United by Trump. Ben Cardin, who is now at the U.S. Senate A: In addition to Foreign Minister Zarif, a number of Nations, who in spite of the caution and prudence of Committee on Foreign Relations, has called on the U.S. other Iranian officials in recent weeks have stated on other members of Trump administration, paved the way president not to step away from JCPOA. several occasions that Iran has plans for all possibili- for disapproval of JCPOA. In early July, Trump reluctantly Cardin said: “I am disturbed by continuing reports that ties and that Tehran had drafted a menu of options de- announced Iran’s commitment to the nuclear deal. The President Trump will not certify Iran’s compliance with pending on what the U.S. and the other members of announcement of this commitment by the U.S. gov- the JCPOA, even though he has produced no evidence 5+1 decide to do. I do not know what options Iran ernment was encouraged by Rex Tillerson, Secretary of In the two remained weeks until the announcement to Congress to warrant such a decision. If President has considered, but I do agree with FM Zarif that the State and James Mattis, the Defense Secretary. of the recent stance of the President of the United States, Trump proceeds as has been reported, it will set the JCPOA’s survival depends on all parties’ adherence to Tillerson and James Mattis, who had far more experi- once again, people like Tillerlson and Mattis called on United States on a dangerous path to re-impose nucle- the agreement’s provisions. If one party to the agree- ence than Nikki Haley in military and political affairs, were Trump to make a realistic approach towards the nuclear ar sanctions on Iran, and ironically result in the United ment reneges on its obligations, then the JCPOA should well aware of the consequences of the lack of cooper- deal, but Trump rejected them again. Now, Nikki Haley States being the country that breaks the international be considered null and void. ation of other international players with Washington in is considered the main accuser in the recent speech of commitments it made under the JCPOA and United Na- confronting the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. Trump against JCPOA. The goal of Nikki Haley is clear. She tions Security Council resolutions.” That’s why Tillerson, despite his negative viewpoint on intends to replace Rex Tillerson, the U.S. Secretary of With Cardin’s remarks, there are insightful points that the nuclear deal, warned Trump about walking away State as soon as possible. This has led her to take any should not be overtaken. The most important point is that criticising Gabriel’s from the agreement. In contrast to Tillerson, Nikki Haley, action in accompanying Trump and, subsequently, Zionist Ben Cardin himself is one of the opponents and subse- approach to JCPOA at a White House meeting held in late July with the pres- lobbyists who support the President of the United States. quently violators of the nuclear deal with Iran. After the ence of Herbert McMaster, Trump’s national security ad- The nuclear deal with Iran passed by the Senate in approval of the nuclear deal and its implementation, he visor, and Mike Pence, the current Vice President of the the United States two years ago with the support of did not deny any action to bring it in violation. During 1 The answer to the question is quite clear. Ger- U.S. called on the President of the United States to give 42 senators, and subsequently the U.S. House of Rep- the prolongation of the AISA Act or the new impulse many, the UK and France are focused on Iran’s regional her a chance to prepare the necessary reasons needed resentatives did not have the opportunity to review it. against Iran, Cardin has had a wide rally with Republican behavior that essentially is not in their scope of inter- for this breach. Meanwhile, many U.S. senators have already preferred senators and has even tried to bring along other Dem- vention, but instead they should lay emphasis on the Nikki Haley’s trip to Vienna and her visit to Yukio not to comment on their approach towards the nu- ocratic Party senators with himself. This trend has been JCPOA’s terms. Amano, Director General of the IAEA, took place in the clear deal. Some Democratic senators like Ben Cardin, continued over the last eight months since the presence Persistency on the JCPOA execution by sending some polit- same direction. Nikki Haley tried to achieve the absolute who used to oppose the deal before, have now warned of Trump at the White House. ical symbols to the United States regarding a renegotiation of cooperation of the agency in confrontation with JCPOA, against the new strategy of Trump in confrontation with Senator Cardin is considered one of those Demo- the deal or its completion through the addition of the adjunct but failed in this regard. Yukio Amano, in spite of his the JCPOA and demanded that its continuation. People cratic senator whom Trump has opened a special ac- is no match with the spirit of the deal. covered political affiliation to the power lobbies inside the like John McCain and Lindsey Graham, both of whom count on to advance his confrontation with Iran. In the Clearly, today more than ever before, the Iranian na- IAEA, was aware of the implications and consequences are the main opponents of JCPOA, have been silent in past months, Cardin has not only did nothing to prevent tion is closely watching the behavior of European troi- of making obstacles against JCPOA for his own creditability recent days. Under such circumstances, once again Tom Trump’s counter-JCPOA policies, but has strengthened the ka with respect to their country’s nuclear dossier. Time and reputation. In a short time after Nikki Haley’s visit to Cotton, the Republican Senator has taken over the lead- process. However, it seems that this time is a bit differ- has come that European authorizes not only stand their Vienna, Amano once again reaffirmed Iran’s commitment ership of the Congressional Senators against the nuclear ent from the past! What is certain is that the U.S violation ground on keeping the Iran deal but in formal state- to the nuclear deal in his new report, while pointing out deal with Iran. of JCPOA is so costly that even an extremist senator like ment, addressed to the US, clearly state the impossibil- what he believed to be an ambiguity in section T of An- As mentioned, Ben Cardin is one of the most renowned Ben-Cardin, has understood it. ity of any changes to it. nex 1 of JCPOA. The majority of the analysts believe that senators expressing his opposition to the withdrawal of Meanwhile, Tom Cotton’s name is repeated again in It is only then that the European troika has taken Amano’s statements were made to reduce the U.S. pres- the United States from the nuclear deal. The Democrat the U.S. political and media atmosphere. Two years ago, practical steps in safeguarding the Iran nuclear deal; sure on the Agency. In any case, Nikki Haley expected senator has declared his agreement with the White Tom Cotton played a significant role in this regard. otherwise just general conformation of the agreement Amano to go along with the White House with against the House’s official breach of JCPOA. While reviewing the nu- Tom Cotton, the U.S. Senator said: “Trump staff should and emphasis on its execution won’t be valid guarantors JCPOA, though she did not achieve this goal. clear deal between Iran and the members of P5+1 in resign if they oppose Iran strategy.” for its protection. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 8 ADVERTISEMENTS OCTOBER 16, 2017

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Nuts and your heart: Eating Global Handwashing Day 2017: This year’s theme & importance of hand washing nuts for heart health in disease prevention and dairy products. By Mayo Clinic Staff Global Hand Washing Day or GHD is celebrated on October Instead of eating foods with 15 every year and is a global campaign dedicated to Eating nuts as part of a healthy diet unhealthy saturated fats, try raising awareness about washing hands with soap and its may be good for your heart. Nuts substituting a handful of nuts or a importance in disease prevention. The Global Handwashing contain unsaturated fatty acids and tablespoon or two of a nut spread. Day campaign motivates and mobilizes people around the other nutrients. And they’re a great The American Heart Association world to improve their handwashing habits. The key factor snack food — inexpensive, easy to recommends eating about four that influenced this commemoration was the increased store and easy to pack when you’re servings of unsalted nuts a week. child mortality rates that were related to respiratory and on the go. Select raw or dry-roasted nuts rather diarrhoea diseases. Global Handwashing Day 2017 is being One drawback to nuts is that they’re than those cooked in oil. celebrated with various initiatives and program that help high in calories, so it’s important to A serving is a small handful people improve their hand washing skills and is celebrated limit portions. But choosing nuts (1.5 ounces) of whole nuts or 2 with the theme, “Out Hands Our Future.” instead of a less healthy snack may tablespoons of nut butter. But again, just help you stick to a heart-healthy do this as part of a heart-healthy diet. diet. Just eating nuts and not cutting back Can eating nuts help your on saturated fats found in many dairy heart? and meat products won’t do your Although a great deal of research heart any good. suggests that nuts can benefit Does it matter what kind of heart health and reduce the risks nuts you eat? of dying early from heart disease The type of nuts you choose to and other causes, the evidence is eat probably doesn’t matter much. still inconclusive. But, unless you’re Most nuts appear to be generally allergic to nuts, there’s no real danger healthy, though some may have more in eating nuts, so you can certainly heart-healthy nutrients than others. include nuts as part of your heart- of fish, but many nuts are also rich help lower your cholesterol. Plant For example, walnuts contain high healthy diet. in omega-3 fatty acids. Omega-3s sterols are often added to products amounts of omega-3 fatty acids. When the Global Handwashing Day was first cel- One way nuts may help your heart are a healthy form of fatty acids that like margarine and orange juice for Almonds, macadamia nuts, ebrated? health is by lowering the low-density seem to help your heart by, among additional health benefits, but sterols hazelnuts and pecans are other nuts Global Hand Washing Day was first celebrated in 2008 lipoprotein (LDL, or “bad”) cholesterol other things, preventing dangerous occur naturally in nuts. that appear to be quite heart healthy. and the celebration has since been accepted and promoted levels. LDL plays a major role in the heart rhythms that can lead to heart L-arginine. Nuts are also a And peanuts — which are technically by several brands. The Global Public-Private Partnership for development of plaque that builds attacks. source of l-arginine, which is a not a nut, but a legume, like beans — Handwashing with Soap established this annual celebration up on the blood vessels. Eating more Fiber. All nuts contain fiber, substance that may help improve the seem to be relatively healthy. as a way to promote a global and local vision of handwashing nuts has also been linked to lower which helps lower your cholesterol. health of your artery walls by making Keep in mind, you could end with soap. The annual celebration of Global Handwashing levels of inflammation linked to heart Fiber makes you feel full, so you eat them more flexible and less prone to up canceling out the heart-healthy Day is commemorated by over 200 million people. disease. less. Fiber is also thought to play a blood clots that can block blood flow. benefits of nuts if they’re covered What is the Theme of Global Handwashing Day 2017? Eating nuts may also reduce your role in preventing type 2 diabetes. What amount of nuts is with chocolate, sugar or salt. The theme of Global Handwashing Day 2017 was risk of developing blood clots that Vitamin E. Vitamin E may help considered healthy? How about nut oils? Are they announced in July as ‘Our Hands, Our Future.’ This year’s can cause a fatal heart attack. Nuts stop the development of plaques in As much as 80 percent of a nut is healthy, too? theme serves as a reminder that handwashing plays a crucial also appear to improve the health of your arteries, which can narrow them. fat. Even though most of this fat is Nut oils are also a good source of role in having a healthy and happy future. Handwashing the lining of your arteries. Plaque development in your arteries healthy fat, it’s still a lot of calories. healthy nutrients, but they lack the helps us to protect our health and contributed to building What’s in nuts that might can lead to chest pain, coronary That’s why you should eat nuts in fiber found in whole nuts. Walnut oil our own future as well as the future of the community as a make them heart healthy? artery disease or a heart attack. moderation. Ideally, you should use is the highest in omega-3s. whole. Besides being packed with protein, Plant sterols. Some nuts contain nuts as a substitute for saturated fats, Consider using nut oils in Why is washing hands important for disease preven- most nuts contain at least some of plant sterols, a substance that can such as those found in meats, eggs homemade salad dressing or in tion? these heart-healthy substances: cooking. When cooking with nut “Over 1.5 million children under five die each year as Unsaturated fats. It’s not oils, remember that they respond Vitamin E may help stop the development of a result of diarrhea. It is the second most common cause entirely clear why, but it’s thought differently to heat than do vegetable of child deaths worldwide,” a UNICEF report said. This that the “good” fats in nuts — plaques in your arteries, which can narrow oils. sentence summarizes the need for washing hands properly both monounsaturated and them. Plaque development in your arteries can Nut oil, if overheated, can become to help prevention of diseases, especially in young children. polyunsaturated fats — lower bad bitter. Just like with nuts, use nut oil in lead to chest pain, coronary artery disease or a Bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites exist on the skin and cholesterol levels. moderation, as the oils are high in fat are easily transferred to the body while eating or drinking. Omega-3 fatty acids. Omega-3 heart attack. and calories. This can easily be prevented if we use soap and wash our fatty acids are found in many kinds (Source: mayoclinic.org) hands at regular intervals. Global Handwashing Day is a way to support a global and local culture of handwashing with soap. This Global 5 things your blood type says about your health Handwashing Day lets pledge to improve our hygiene habits and work towards creating a better and healthier By Markham Heid Ulcers future. (Source: india.com) You can change your workouts and your diet. But The same bacteria that may cause stomach cancers there’s nothing you can do to change your blood type, among those with blood types A or AB may up your which is determined by microscopic substances— risk for ulcers if you’re type O, Edgren’s research shows. Exercise: Can a few inherited from your parents—that live on the surface “This blood group somehow modifies the body’s of your red blood cells. immunological response to the bacteria, but we don’t minutes a day keep a hip Those surface substances interact with your know exactly how,” Edgren says. That immune system immune system in ways that change your risk for modification may explain the connection, he adds. fracture away? Heart disease several common diseases. So depending on whether By Nandini Mani you’re type A, B, AB, or O, you may be more or less Thank your lucky genes, type O’s. Your blood type likely to suffer from heart trouble, cancer, and several may lower your risk for heart disease by up to 23% Let’s face it: we are all getting older. As I write this, I am aging, other maladies. Here’s what your blood type could compared to people with other blood types. That’s and as you read this, you are, too! Today I want to talk about mean for you: according to research from the Harvard School of an aspect of aging that we don’t often think about, but which Memory problems Public Health. People with blood types AB and B were research shows we can do something about: osteoporosis, or Blood type AB may increase your risk for cognitive at the greatest risk for heart disease, the study data brittle bone disease. impairment, shows research from the journal show. The authors say certain blood groups have As we age, our bones naturally tend to become weaker. Neurology. Specifically, older ABs were more likely been linked to higher rates of inflammation, which This is one reason that people often become slightly shorter as than those with other blood types to have problems could partly explain their connection to heart disease. they age. Particularly for women, this process accelerates more learning or recalling lists of items—a standard test of Pancreatic cancer quickly after menopause. Because bones become weaker, it is cognitive performance. More benefits for type O’s: You’re 37% less likely easier for them to break, sometimes with very little provocation. “We know blood type AB is related to levels of to develop pancreatic cancer than people with other Hip fractures are an especially dreaded complication of certain clotting factors and to proteins in the blood,” blood types, suggests research from the Journal of osteoporosis, because they require hospitalizations and painful says study coauthor Mary Cushman, MD, a professor the National Cancer Institute. Once again, the study surgeries to repair, because recoveries can be particularly of medicine and pathology at the University of their cancer risk, says study coauthor Gustaf Edgren, authors point to the presence of the gut bacteria H. complicated, and lastly, because it sounds absolutely terrifying Vermont. While this may help explain why type ABs MD, PhD, an epidemiologist at Karolinska University pylori as a possible explanation for the higher disease to break a hip! For all these reasons, the medical community are more likely to develop thinking problems later in Hospital in Sweden. rates among non-O blood types. worries about osteoporosis and we are constantly thinking of life, the exact mechanisms aren’t clear, Cushman says. Now What? ways to prevent or ameliorate it. Stomach cancer People with blood types AB While it seems your blood type plays a role in There is a growing body of evidence that physical activity your disease risk, it’s not clear if that role is big or More bad news if you’re blood type AB: Your risk and B were at the greatest later in life (as well as earlier in life!) can help combat the effects for stomach cancer is roughly 26% higher than if you small. “The best advice is to have a healthy lifestyle,” of aging on our bones. Now, I know what you are thinking — I had blood type B or O, concludes a study from the risk for heart disease, the Cushman says. She recommends eating right, don’t have time to exercise! Well, I have good news for you. American Journal of Epidemiology. (If you’re type A, study data show while blood exercising, and only worrying about those things you Just a little bit of the right type of exercise for just a few minutes can control. Also, if you’re concerned about a specific a day may help. your risk is 20% higher than those with type B or O.) type O may lower your risk A kind of bacteria called H. pylori may be to blame. health condition—whether it’s heart disease or You don’t need to train for a marathon to While roughly two-thirds of the world’s population for heart disease by up to memory loss—proper screening and keeping in close strengthen your bones are walking around with H. pylori in their guts, those 23% compared to people with contact with your doctor can help you stay ahead of A recent study looked at the quantity and quality of exercise the illness, Cushman says. required to make a real change in bone strength, as well as how with blood type AB or A may have a heightened other blood types. immune system reaction to the bacteria that increases (Source: prevention.com) to measure that exercise. Researchers accessed pre-existing data from a large, public database in the UK in order to learn more about how exercise affects bone health in a group of healthy women at risk for brittle bones. In this study, both pre- Attention, women! If you want to live longer, move to the woods and post-menopausal women wore accelerometers to record By Sam Benson Smith and Brigham Women’s Hospital considered to be the greenest had a such strong associations between the intensity of their movements. The researchers wanted to Ladies, it might be time to pack up analyzed data from 108,630 women 12 percent lower mortality rate than increased exposure to greenness and see if they could learn about the patients’ movements with and head into nature—according to a enrolled in the Nurses’ Health Study women who lived in the least green lower mortality rates,” Peter James very brief measurements, and they found that they could. new study published in Environmental from 2000 to 2008. The study found areas. The numbers were even more said to House Beautiful, research More interestingly, what they found was that the women Health Perspectives, surrounding that women with higher levels of pronounced when it came to specific associate in the Harvard T.H. Chan who had the most intense activity, recorded for what amounted yourself with vegetation and greenery vegetation surrounding their homes disease rates; women in the top School Department of Epidemiology. to just one to two minutes each day, had a reduction in risk for might be the secret to a longer life had significantly lower mortality rates vegetation group had a 34 percent “We were even more surprised to find brittle bones. Furthermore, they had a higher reduction than (along with some of these other easy than women with lower levels. The lower risk of respiratory-related death evidence that a large proportion of the those women who did less intense activity, although those habits you can incorporate into your vegetation levels were determined and 13 percent lower risk of cancer- benefit from high levels of vegetation women saw some reduction in risk too. And the intensity lifestyle for a healthy, long life). using satellite imagery over the span related death to the bottom vegetation seems to be connected with improved required to achieve this? One to two minutes of running As reported by House Beautiful, of several years and seasons. group. mental health.” for a pre-menopausal woman and slow jogging for a post- a team of researchers from Harvard Women who lived in areas “We were surprised to observe (Source: rd.com) menopausal woman. (Source: health.harvard.edu) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 10 TECHNOLOGY OCTOBER 16, 2017 Data collection and security flaws will 10 hot titles of IT world By Alireza Khorasani challenge autonomous carmakers Here are high rated IT titles in the world that reviewed by savvy tech users: By Ellie Martin ists have noted how things will play out into some kind of cultural shift, not just This bug let a researcher bypass GoDaddy’s site Autonomous vehicles are just around the a technological transformation. Moreo- 1 security tool. bend. As car companies continue to part- ver, it has been forecasted that by 2030, Touseef Gul was able to bypass the firewall with a relatively ner with tech and ride-hailing firms in an the self-driving car market may reach a simple SQL injection string, which he showed to ZDNet. effort to innovate more quickly and effec- staggering $87 billion, according to Lux tively, questions arise about the future of Research. Facebook is growing its Chicago presence in a big privacy in the age of driverless cars. Interrelated security issues 2 way, making room in its downtown office for po- The biggest players in the automotive Government’s role in ushering the tentially hundreds of new employees. industry seem to have downplayed the driverless cars of the future cannot be Facebook is adding three floors and around 100,000 addi- fact that innovation and convenience will discounted. Michigan Senator Gary Pe- tional square feet to its office on Wacker Drive, as first report- come at a price. In this case, the price will ters has maintained that private industry ed by the Chicago Tribune. The new space could hold up to be consumer privacy. While addressing should not have to deal with so many 500 extra employees, according to the newspaper. questions on safety, key representatives restrictions in formulating solutions and from leading car companies, ride-sharing setting standards so that driverless car Two members of the US House of Representa- service firms, as well as tech giants have innovations will take off. To his mind, reg- 3 tives today introduced a law bill that would allow been deflecting questions on privacy is- ulators ought to take a hands-off stance hacking victims to seek revenge and hack the hackers who sues from non-profit consumer watchdog in dealing with private industry ushering hacked them. groups. automated car technology to get off the The bill would allow hacked organizations to venture out- Yet in international meetings like those ground. side their networks to identify an intruder and infiltrate their spearheaded by the World Economic Fo- The Michigan senator’s indus- systems, destroy any data that had been stolen, and deploy rum, the collective brains of various or- try-friendly stance on automotive cyber “beaconing technology” to trace the physical location of the ganizations have touched on the possible quartered Federal Trade Commission data will be handled. Getting self-driv- security is in contrast to the views pre- attacker. repercussions of spectacular advances in and the National Highway Traffic Safety ing cars in the operational stage is the sented so far by Senators Edward Markey technology. Driverless cars are but one of Administration (NHTSA) held a workshop main preoccupation now of various firms. and Richard Blumenthal. Markey cited the This coming Wednesday, October 18th, Samsung these. A key message is that the very best that examined consumer privacy and se- Those at the forefront of actualizing driv- importance of legislation to safeguard car 4 will be holding its annual Developer Conference entrepreneurial innovations come with curity issues posed by automated motor erless technologies have been collabo- owners from car hacking and protect to in San Francisco. During the event, we could see Bixby 2.0 dangers, like robbing people of humanity. vehicles. The pivotal role that government rating and working the past several years a certain extent driver data collected for unveiled. The virtual personal assistant made its debut on Massive data collection agencies play in privacy and security is- to deliver consumer products that can connected vehicles. the Samsung Galaxy S8 and Samsung Galaxy S8+, and now For driverless cars to run efficiently and sues related to connected vehicles were safely transport people. Current focus has been on incorpo- Samsung wants to find third party products and non-smart- provide the most pleasant, hassle-free also discussed in this gathering of indus- Yet from an outsider’s point of view, rating state-of-the-art technologies in phone devices that can benefit from having Bixby 2.0 on experience for passengers, a massive try representatives, consumer advocates, one of the imminent downsides of the fu- self-driving cars to ensure that passen- board. amount of data must be obtained and academics, and government regulators. ture cars — or the price of convenience gers arrive safely at their chosen desti- allowed to flow into the technology’s The possibility of the enormous — is surveillance. This has been glossed nations. Nonetheless, having clear rules Amazon is reportedly getting ready to take on sophisticated sensors. Putting automat- amount of autonomous vehicle data over as several car manufacturers and of the road as well as being on guard 5 sports apparel giants like Nike and Lululemon. Ac- ed vehicles on the road entails learning being exposed later on can be problem- their tech partners go high gear in com- against automotive cyber attacks are just cording to Bloomberg, the e-retail giant is even working with everything about the environment and atic, as lawmakers and other discerning ing out with their versions of driverless as crucial. known sportswear-makers’ suppliers and manufacturers to the consumers who will be using them. groups including electronic privacy or- automobiles. Discussions, to this day, Fortunately, the top brass of auto- challenge them in an increasingly crowded industry. The more personalized driverless cars get ganizations noted, particularly if they end have focused more on the merits, notably motive companies, startup firms, and — or the greater convenience such future up becoming available for commercial social good – from reducing carbon diox- government regulators have taken stock Uber decides against leaving Quebec over tough innovations will offer – the more individ- use, for marketing purposes, or are sim- ide emissions to lowering road fatalities of such future situations and are mulling 6 ridesharing rules. ual data must be incorporated into their ply used against consumers. – that self-driving cars can offer. on how to address them. Public informa- But it’s hoping for a ‘constructive dialogue’ with the new services. Senator Ed Markey from Massa- Yet there are firms that uphold the fact tion campaigns, as well as social media transport minister. The big question is how the individ- chusetts matter-of-factly asked during that privacy issues are very important. posts, are enlightening the public on ual data will be used. This is a particular a Congressional hearing whether car Amnon Shashua, co-founder of Israeli how transformative technology (such as Tesla fired ‘hundreds’ of workers this week. concern for the handling of personal and manufacturers will be able to undertake firm Mobileye which develops technolo- self-driving cars) will come with both ben- 7 The company attributed the departures to perfor- sensitive information that aid in the func- a minimum standard for consumer priva- gies to enable fully autonomous vehicles, efits and risks, but that they will also quite mance reviews. tionality of self-driving cars – such as re- cy protection. Representatives from GM, opined that organizations like Google or helpful. It will be interesting to see how In a statement, the company cited performance reviews as a al-time precise geolocation data and the Google and the ride-sharing service Lyft Uber do realize that privacy issue matters government entities and innovators in reason for departures from its workforce of more than 33,000 contents of driver communications when were non-committal. and concerns need to be addressed. autonomous technology work together and said that it is continuing to grow. drivers hook their mobile phones to the Google’s chief legal counsel did cite As key players continue to pilot the to safeguard consumers as the technol- self-driving vehicle’s computer system. that it may be early to jump to worst case watchful public to the radical new trans- ogy advances. Deutsche Telekom Demonstrates First 5G Antennas Recently, the Washington, DC-head- scenarios or conclusions on how all the portation reality that is unfolding, futur- (Source: Venturebeat) 8 in Berlin. Telekom said it was the first use of the technology in a real world setting in Europe, with speeds of more than 2 gigabits per second to a customer device, as well as a latency of 3 This is the most diabolical Android ransomware we’ve ever seen milliseconds on commercial sites. Security researchers at ESET have discovered a new itself whenever the home button is pressed. The antennas are manufactured by China’s Huawei Technol- kind of ransomware infecting Android phones on a You’ll know your files are infected if you see a “.cryeye” ogies Co Ltd. level nobody’s ever seen before. Called DoubleLocker, extension at the end of the file. the exploit encrypts the data on the infected device and DoubleLocker also changes your device’s PIN number All iPhones could have Face ID next year. then changes its PIN number so victims are locked out to a random combination which isn’t sent to the hackers. 9 Face ID may replace Touch ID on iPhones as early of their device unless they pay the ransom demanded With no digital trail, it’s virtually impossible to recover the as next year. by hackers. PIN. The hackers can remotely reset the PIN when you The DoubleLocker hack is a threat to any Android pay the ransom. With iOS 11, you can shut down your Apple iPhone device; it’s particularly worrying since it doesn’t require a Users with DoubleLocker-infected devices have 24 10 or Apple iPad without using the power button. “rooted” phone that gives extra access for the hacker to hours to pay 0.0130 Bitcoin (about $73.38 at the time of Go to Settings > General > Shut Down (in blue font on bot- run its own code, but the effect is severe — locking the this writing) to un-encrypt their data. Fortunately, your tom) > Slide power button to the right. user completely out of their own device. files aren’t deleted if you don’t pay up. But still, this is ESET researchers say this is the first time on Android ransomware and since your phone will be locked with an that any malware has been created that combines both access through the “Google Play Service.” unknown passcode, you’re at the hackers’ mercy. data encryption and PIN changes. The malware installs itself as the default Android At this time the only way to remove DoubleLocker Embr Wave is a wearable The ransomware is distributed through fake Adobe launcher, the piece of software that controls the look and is to perform a factory reset, which will erase all of Flash Player downloads shared on compromised feel of the device and how apps and widgets launch, your files. device that helps to websites and it installs itself once you give it accessibility and essentially creates an invisible shortcut that activates (Source: theregister) regulate body temperature FDA-approved robot OnePlus limits the Twitter’s Jack Dorsey Finding the right outfit to be comfortable tempera- ture-wise all day is nearly impossible — you dress in layers assistant gives surgeons data it collects from promises changes to for the morning chill, yet you’re sweating by the end of force feedback your phone anti-harassment policies the day. Ugh, life. Engineers are catching on to this annoying dilemma — the idea of personal temperature regulation has seriously exploded within the past year. As we saw with the Aircon personal air conditioning watch, the notion of something wearable to help regulate your body temp is starting to go mainstream.

Senhance, the robotic surgical assistant that has just Many OnePlus owners were more than a little upset Jack Dorsey got the message. Probably. earned the FDA’s approval, was designed to accom- when they found out that the company is collecting All day Friday, many women refused to tweet in pro- plish both of those. The machine can help surgeons gobs of user data from its phones without asking, test of Twitter’s decision to suspend actress Rose Mc- carry out minimally invasive surgery -- in fact, the including personally identifiable info. It’s no surprise, Gowan’s account as she spoke out against Harvey Wein- FDA has approved its use because after a pilot test then, that OnePlus is taking quick steps to avert (or at stein and sexual harassment and assault in Hollywood. involving 150 patients, the agency has concluded least, minimize) a backlash. Late Friday night, Dorsey — Twitter’s co-founder and CEO — that Senhance is as accurate as the da Vinci robot Carl Pei has told customers that his firm will both responded to the #WomenBoycottTwitter movement. Protesters Meet Embr Wave, the Kickstarter project for anyone who when it came to gynecological and colorectal pro- limit the data it collects from OxygenOS phones and compared the company’s enforcement of a 12-hour suspension has ever been “too hot” or “too cold” in a room full of people cedures. make it clear what you’re sending OnePlus’ way. De- after McGowan tweeted a private phone number to Twitter’s on- who feel just fine. According to TransEnterix, the company that de- vices will stop sending phone numbers, WiFi info and going failure to police racist, anti-Semitic, and sexist harassment. Embr Wave looks like a super sleek watch or bracelet, but veloped the machine, it’s the first surgical assistant for network MAC addresses. And by the end of October, In an eight-tweet thread, Dorsey promised some it has some insane tech behind it. At the touch of a button, the abdominal area to get the FDA’s approval since every OxygenOS device will have a prompt that asks “critical” changes to Twitter’s anti-harassment tools the wearable device sends out either a cooling or warming 2000. The company claims it’s also the first one with you if you want to join the user experience program, and policies, to be announced next week. sensation through the super sensitive skin on your wrist. eye tracking and force feedback. Surgeons sit behind with a setup process and terms of service that explain “We see voices being silenced on Twitter every day. When those nerves feel a direct heat adjustment, a signal is a console with a 3D view of the site of operation to just what you’re sharing. We’ve been working to counteract this for the past 2 sent to your brain. control three surgical arms. Senhance’s camera can Pei stressed that OnePlus isn’t sharing the data years,” Dorsey tweeted in a thread. “We prioritized this Deliveries begin in February 2018 sp say goodbye to be- follow their eye movements and show what they’d be third parties. The user analytics are to understand and in 2016. We updated our policies and increased the ing the cold one in a room full of warm people and back the looking at if they were manually performing the sur- improve your experience, he said, while device info is size of our teams. It wasn’t enough. In 2017 we made Embr Wave here. gery on screen. useful for post-sales support. it our top priority and made a lot of progress.” (Source: kickstarter) (Source: TransEnterix) (Source: NeoWin) (Source: Mashable) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y OCTOBER 16, 2017 SCIENCE 11 Supersonic jet capable of flying around Fly with your bike thanks world in hours makes first test flight to the Rome citizen bike Taking a bike on the subway system of New York is difficult Imagine being able to fly from Chicago mention that the vehicle will lack one enough, so of course, most of us would never even consid- to London for a day trip to see Big Ben, feature that most other moving vehicles er flying with our two-wheeled vehicles. But with the Rome just to be able to get back home in time have: windows. Citizen Bike, you can bid inconvenience adieu (at least, when for dinner. Significant challenges it comes to transporting bicycles). The bike not only folds The folks over at Spike Aerospace While many might think that windows into a more convenient form, but also comes with an air- feel like they are on the cusp of making should be a requirement, the firm has plane-friendly roller bag, so you can roll your bike around on that dream a reality with their new S-512 said that “It has long been known that an extra set of wheels. Quiet Supersonic Jet. Able to seat 22 the windows cause significant challenges Lightweight enough to actually travel with, the Rome passengers, the jet, which is sometimes in designing and constructing an aircraft (when folded and stored) is about the size of a standard suit- referred to as ‘son of Concorde’ will have fuselage. They require additional struc- case. Capable of being folded down in seconds, you’ll only a range of 6,200 miles and speeds of tural support, add to the parts count be carrying about 21 pounds of bike with you when you take Mach 1.6. and add weight to the aircraft. to the skies (which, let’s be honest, is probably less than the The jet will be so fast that the engi- In addition, the lack of windows can bulk of clothing you’ve packed for your expedition). neers believe that passengers will be create a smoother skin that will reduce “Rome is based on the goal of how great would it be if able to get from New York to London in drag and that windows also add un- you could easily and affordably travel with a bike — without three hours, London to Mumbai in four needed weight. any technical concerns. We designed features to remove any hours, and from Los Angeles to Tokyo But fear not, passengers will still obstacle to simply unfold and go,” said Citizen Bike founder, in just five hours. Talk about a weekend! have the ability to see the outside world Avery Pack. “Citizen is about supporting a lifestyle of going Real-life flights through the inclusion of thin display and being human. We just want more people to get out there The company recently began testing screens that will be embedded into the made in order to tweak the aircraft’s bal- proved flight performance in both low- and roam.” the jet on real-life flights, and they say walls. The bicycle promises to come packed with a number of the testing was a “huge success.” ance, center of mass, and control sur- speed flight and supersonic cruise.” Though these screens the passen- faces. As testing and engineering efforts “worry-free” features, like the Airless Muffin tires that give As president and CEO Vik Kachoria gers have several fun options. They can way for flat-free, low-maintenance riding. Then, there’s the reported, the “SX-1.2 test flights were On the more technical front, Senior continue, the effectiveness and quick- opt to see a panoramic image of the Engineer Dr. Anutosh Moitra states that ness of the jet will only improve. single-speed, chainless belt drive that allows for simple and conducted in a real-world situation, and sky around them via external cameras, durable construction, and will never require any grease. provide significantly more data than ‘the new delta wing of the S-512 deliv- Although the company has not re- watch a film or display a business pres- ers high aerodynamic efficiency and im- leased any photos of the jet, they do Even with its carrying case, the entire bike weighs under 30 wind tunnel tests done in an artificial entation on the walls, or simply dim the pounds, so you shouldn’t have to worry about paying over- environment. We were able to test not lights down and get some shut-eye. sized or overweight baggage fees. only handling, but also a range of other As testing and engineering efforts continue, Spike hopes to have the S-512 flying (Source: Digital Trends) considerations.” the effectiveness and quickness of the jet by early 2021, with customer deliveries Seven test flights have been conduct- will only improve. beginning in 2023. ed, and the proper adjustments were (Source: Gears of Biz) Scientists just got closer NASA’s missions undeterred by the threat of space radiation to explaining how planets When it comes to planning missions to Mars and oth- when these particles cut through material, they gen- are made er distant locations in the Solar System, the threat erate a cascade reaction of particles, sending neu- posed by radiation has become something of an el- trons, protons and other particles in all directions. They know that young stars are surrounded by huge disks of ephant in the room. Whether it is NASA’s proposed Greater risk dust and gas, and many researchers believe that, gradually, “Journey to Mars“, SpaceX’s plans to conduct regu- This “secondary radiation” can sometimes be a this material either drifts away or comes together to form lar flights to Mars, or any other plan to send crewed greater risk than the GCRs themselves. And recent into planets and asteroids. missions beyond Low Earth Orbit (LEO), long-term studies have indicated that the threat they pose to exposure to space radiation and the health risks this living tissue can also have a cascading effect, where poses is an undeniable problem. damage to one cell can then spread to others. As Dr. But as the old saying goes, “for every problem, Lisa Simonsen, a Space Radiation Element Scientist there is a solution”; not to mention, “necessity is the with NASA’s HRP, explained: mother of invention”. And as representatives from “One of the most challenging parts for the human NASA’s Human Research Program recently indicated, journey to Mars is the risk of radiation exposure and the challenge posed by space radiation will not deter the inflight and long-term health consequences of the agency from its exploration goals. netic field, astronauts receive over ten times the the exposure. This ionizing radiation travels through Magnetic field amount of radiation than people experience on av- living tissues, depositing energy that causes structural Since the beginning of the Space Age, scientists erage here on Earth. NASA is able to protect crews damage to DNA and alters many cellular processes.” have understood how beyond Earth’s magnetic field, from SPEs by advising them to seek shelter in more To address this risk, NASA is currently evaluating Exactly how that happens though, isn’t clear. In particular, space is permeated by radiation. This includes Galac- heavily shielded areas of the station – such as the various materials and concepts to shield crews from a phenomenon called “radical drift,” where drag produced tic Cosmic Rays (GCRs), Solar Particle Events (SPEs) Russian-built Zvezda service module or the U.S.-built GCRs. These materials will become an integral part by surrounding gas makes particles move towards the star, and the Van Allen Radiation Belts, which contains Destiny laboratory. of future deep-space missions. Experiments involving confounds easy explanations as to how the formation pro- trapped space radiation. Much has also been learned However, GCRs are more of a challenge. These these materials and their incorporation into transport cess would occur. through the ISS, which continues to provide opportu- energetic particles, which are primarily composed of vehicles, habitats and space suits are currently tak- A team of scientists, led by Stefan Kraus from the Univer- nities to study the effects of exposure to space radia- high-energy protons and atomic nuclei, can come ing place at the NASA Space Radiation Laboratory sity of Exeter, UK, studied the young, high temperature star tion and microgravity. from anywhere within our galaxy and are capable (NSRL). V1247 Orionis, using very strong telescopes, according to a For instance, though it orbits within Earth’s mag- of penetrating even metal. To make matters worse, (Source: Universe Today) press release. The star is surrounded by just such a ring of gas and dust. The scientists created a detailed image of the star and Hydrogen-fuel trucks are hitting the roads in Los Angeles this month saw the surrounding dust disc in two parts: a “clearly defined central ring of matter and a more delicate crescent structure Japanese automaker Toyota is serious about perfect- where it pulled a progressive weight of cargo - 36,287 located further out,” the statement explained. ing hydrogen fuel cell technology to power its vehicles, kilograms (80,000 pounds) tops - while only emitting The “region between the ring and crescent, visible as a and it’s scheduled an initial feasibility study operations water vapor. dark strip, is thought to be caused by a young planet carving for its zero-emissions heavy-duty truck a little over a It packs a 670 horsepower, with 1,325 pound-feet of its way through the disc. week from today. torque, from two Mirai fuel cell stacks combined with a “As the planet moves around in its orbit, its motion creates A concept version of a truck running Toyota’s 12kWh battery. areas of high pressure on either side of its path, similar to specialized hydrogen fuel cell system designed for Hydrogen fuel cell technology has been around for how a ship creates bow waves as it cuts through water.” heavy-hauling use will be moving goods from select a while now, but its commercial use has remained rath- The researchers theorize that these high pressure regions terminals at the Port of LA and Long Beach to nearby er limited. Compared to their electric vehicle cousins, could protect the space where the planet is being formed: warehouses and rail yards beginning on 23 October. hydrogen fuel cell cars are more expensive to manu- in Project Portal, Toyota continues to demonstrate the They trap in dust particles for millions of years, so that they “If you see a big-rig driving around the Ports of Los facture. versatility and scalability of the zero-emission fuel cell are brought together and given time to bond and develop. Angeles and Long Beach that seems oddly quiet and There has been development on using more cost-ef- powertrain.” Kraus said: The “exquisite resolution of ALMA allowed us quick, do not be alarmed! It’s just the future,” Toyota ficient materials, however. Meanwhile, Toyota’s long Following behind Toyota is Japanese car maker to study the intricate structure of such a dust-trapping vortex wrote in a press release. been taking the lead in hydrogen fuel technology, and Honda, which also has plans for a hydrogen-powered for the first time.” (Source: Newsweek) The company expects the daily runs to cover some they plan to build a fleet of hydrogen-powered trucks. car, as well as EVs and hybrids. 322 kilometers (200 miles) to test the fuel cell system’s “Toyota has led the way in expanding the under- Mercedes-Benz is also getting in on the hydrogen duty-cycle capabilities. Afterwards, longer trips could standing and adoption of fuel cell technology,” Bob fuel scene. In short, more and more car makers are Blue Planet II reveals a be introduced. Carter, executive vice-president for Toyota’s North seeing the value of zero-emission vehicles - be it hy- Zero-emissions truck America operations, said in the press release. drogen-powered or the more popular battery-pow- raft of new discoveries According to Toyota, this zero-emissions heavy-du- Passenger vehicle ered electric cars. ty proof-of-concept truck has already covered roughly “From the introduction of the Mirai passenger ve- They’re paving the way to fossil-fuel-free roads. Boiling seas, huge flying fish which snatch birds from the sky 6,437 kilometers (4,000 miles) in development tests, hicle to the creation of the heavy-duty fuel cell system (Source: sciencealert.com) and armor-clad octopuses were once thought to be purely the stuff of fisherman’s tales. But remarkable new footage, captured over four years by BBC filmmakers for Blue Planet II, has proven that many sail- BMI’s PLC Paris Branch Connects “Target 2” Payment System ors’ myths are actually true. Bank Melli Iran (BMI) Paris Branch was connected to and central banks of EU member states. Sixteen years after the original The Blue Planet aired, the “Target 2” Payment System. It should be noted that PLC branch of Bank Melli series returns this month, promising a raft of new scientific Member of Board of Directors of Bank Melli Iran Iran in Paris was transferring money by a broker before discoveries and filming firsts, which reveal the surprising in- (BMI) Gholam-Reza Panahi announced the above sanctions period but after lifting of sanctions, the mon- telligence and complex social lives of creatures beneath the statement and said: “After months of incessant follows ey can be transferred directly using “Target 2” Payment waves. up, Paris branch of BMI was connected to Europe Pay- System, he maintained. Among the most astonishing discoveries was made in the ment System (Target 2) directly. In the end, Member of Board of Directors of Bank Seychelles where filmmakers found that predatory Giant Tre- It should be noted that “TARGET” Payment System Melli Iran (BMI) Gholam-Reza Panahi said that Paris vally fish leap into the air, to grab sooty terns on the wing. is a monetary institution of Eurozone or “Euro System” branch of Bank Melli Iran is ready to offer quality bank- A “fish that launches itself, missile-like, to take birds from which is comprised of European Central Bank (ECB) ing services in Eurozone. the air, sounded too extraordinary to be true,” said Miles Bar- ton, Producer for the Coast episode. “Despite it being a fisherman’s tale there was no photo- graphic evidence to back it up. I haven’t been out on a shoot SHATEL Mobile Provides Transferring the Remaining Internet Package in Next Period in 20 years where I haven’t had at least a still picture of the As the first and leading operator of packages is activated when time credit Mobile has presented different and extension, etc. behavior to go on. So I was skeptical, to say the least. mobile phone in the country, SHATEL of the purchased package is terminated diversified packages for its customers SHATEL is an Iranian Internet “We arrived and got very excited because yes, there were Mobile provides the possibility of but volume of the joint data is not which is economical, offering a different Service Provider and a “Large” Local splashes everywhere, the fish were leaping out of the water transferring the remaining part of used completely. With extending its experience of various services of mobile Internet registry[3] based in Tehran, and they did seem to be grabbing birds. They’re amazing internet packages for the next period previous package for the similar period, phone “3G”, “4G” and “4.5G”. Iran . SHATEL is the first ADSL2+ shots. A genuine bird-eating fish.” for its dear subscribers, Public Relations subscriber can transfer a remaining Currently, SHATEL Mobile offers 24 service provider in the country, and The new footage proved for the first time that the fish Dept. of the SHATEL Company reported. part of the current package to the new packages including initial packages, the first gigabit wireless network have the intelligence to spot moving birds in the air from The unique possibility of transferring time period. mobile internet increasing package operator based on registered underwater, and calculate the light shift so they can leap at the remaining traffic of internet It should be noted that SHATEL along with the capability of automatic microwave frequency. just the right time to catch their moving target. (Source: The Telegraph) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 12 LIFE&SOCIETY OCTOBER 16, 2017

Presidential office to Music, computer set up ethnics, religions working group courses planned for SOCIETY TEHRAN — The first working group for deskethnics and religions will be established at visually impaired the presidential office of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Masoumeh Ebtekar, vice president for women and family affairs, announced that the working group will be comprised of representatives from different ethnic and religious groups, students namely Zoroastrians, Christians, Jewish, Assyrians and Sunni Muslims, IRNA reported. SOCIETY TEHRAN — Iran’s Min- “We plan to offer music courses in the “The working group aims to strengthen ties between Ira- deskistry of Education plans capital city of each province so that the tal- nians and to reinforce cooperation among minorities in social to offer music and computer courses to ented students who are visually impaired affairs,” she added. visually impaired students in high schools, can attend the courses,” he explained. Some legal issues concerning ethnic groups and religious the deputy education minister said on He said that over 3,000 students suf- minorities will be also discussed within the working group, Sunday. fering from visual and hearing impair- she explained. “At present, visually impaired students ment are studying at schools all over the can only continue their studies in the field country, equaling 0.1 percent of the total of humanities and literature,” ISNA quot- population of students. ed Qadami as saying. Meanwhile, he said, over 350 visually Oxford to ban petrol and Students in the academic stream in impaired students have passed the uni- diesel cars from center Iran can continue their study in one of versity entrance exam this year. four subject areas in high school namely “We aim to generate jobs for the vis- humanities and literature, mathematics ually impaired graduates and make them The university city of Oxford has unveiled plans to ban petrol and physics, experimental sciences, or self-reliant through launching new fields and diesel cars from its center as part of the most radical set Islamic theology. of study,” he explained. of proposals so far in Britain to curb pollution. Whilst London is rolling out an “ultra low emission zone”, which will see the most gas-guzzling vehicles pay daily charg- World Food Day: Change the future of migration es to enter the city center from 2020, Oxford’s “Zero Emission Zone” will ban emitting vehicles from entering part of the city The world is on the move. More people have been ground for long-term recovery and inclusive and sus- center from that date. forced to flee their homes than at any time since tainable growth. the Second World War due to increased conflict and What FAO is doing? political instability. But hunger, poverty, and an in- FAO is working with governments, UN agencies, the crease in extreme weather events linked to climate private sector, civil society and local communities, to change are other important factors contributing to generate evidence on migration patterns and is building the migration challenge. countries’ capacities to address migration through ru- Large movements of people today are presenting ral development policies. We support governments and complex challenges, which call for global action. Many partners as they explore the developmental potential of migrants arrive in developing countries, creating ten- migration, especially in terms of food security and pov- sions where resources are already scarce, but the ma- erty reduction. jority, about 763 million, move within their own countries Migration and the Sustainable Development Goals rather than abroad. Migration is part of the process of development Three-quarters of the extreme poor base their live- as economies undergo structural transformation and lihoods on agriculture or other rural activities. Creating horticulture enterprises). It can also lead to increased people search for better employment opportunities conditions that allow rural people, especially youth, to food security, more resilient livelihoods, better access to within and across countries. The challenge is to ad- stay at home when they feel it is safe to do so, and to social protection, and reduced conflict over natural re- dress the structural drivers of large movements of have more resilient livelihoods, is a crucial component of sources and solutions to environmental degradation and people to make migration safe, orderly and regular. In any plan to tackle the migration challenge. climate change. this way, migration can contribute to economic growth Rural development can address factors that compel By investing in rural development, the internation- and improve food security and rural livelihoods, thus People are seen gathered next to parked bicycles in the center people to move by creating business opportunities and al community can also harness migration’s potential advancing countries’ progress in achieving the Sus- of Oxford, Britain, October 12, 2017 (REUTERS/Eddie Keogh) jobs for young people that are not only crop-based (such to support development and build the resilience of tainable Development Goals. displaced and host communities, thereby laying the Since German carmaker Volkswagen admitted in 2015 to as small dairy or poultry production, food processing or (Source: fao.org) cheating U.S. emissions tests, politicians around the world have unveiled plans to clamp down on diesel vehicles in a bid to improve air quality and meet more stringent targets. Man saved after Islamic Republic of Iran Ministry of Energy “All of us who drive or use petrol or diesel vehicles through Khuzestan Water & Power Organization Oxford are contributing to the city’s toxic air,” said city council board member John Tanner. fish jumps down “Everyone needs to do their bit – from national govern- ment and local authorities to businesses and residents – to end this public health emergency.” his throat Oxford will also introduce reduced parking fees for electric vehicles and electric-taxi ranks. International Tender In the first stage of its plans from 2020, taxis, cars, light Request of Qualifications commercial vehicles and buses which are non zero-emission, will be banned from six streets in the city center, including Design, Procurement, constructionand Financing (from foreign sources) of Potable Water Supply and near the world-famous Oxford Union debating society. Transmission system Project from Kosar and Karun III Dams Reservoirs to Khuzestan South East Cities and The zone will be gradually widened to include more Construction of Water Treatment Plants , Storage Tanks and Transmission pipe lines based on EPC+F streets and further vehicle types until 2035 when all emitting . vehicles, including trucks, will be banned from the center. A man has survived a brush with death after his In compliance with Article 12 of the National Law of Tenders (2004) and its relative directive and in accordance with the Local politicians will draw up the final plans after a consul- heart stopped when a 14cm fish jumped down his sixth Development Plan of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the obtained required permissions, Khuzestan Water and tation closes on Nov. 26. throat and stopped him breathing. Power Authority (KWAP) wishes to award the Financing, Engineering, Procurement , Construction and trial Operation Britain has said it will ban the sale of all new diesel and The 28-year-old angler went into cardiac arrest of Potable Water Transmission system from Kosar and Karun III Dams Reservoirs to Khuzestan South East Cities and petrol cars from 2040, replicating plans by France and the after the Dover sole, which he had just caught, Construction of Water Treatment Plants, Storage Tanks and Transmission pipe lines Project to qualified bidders based on mayors of Paris, Madrid, Mexico City and Athens, who aim to jumped into his mouth on Boscombe pier in Dor- EPC+F contract with the following terms and conditions: ban diesel vehicles from their city centers by 2025. set on 5 October. 1- Name and Address of the Tenderer: (Source: Reuters) Joking with friends, he had put the fish over his Khuzestan Water and Power Authority (KWPA) Contracts Affairs (KWPA),Golestan Blvd., Ahwaz, Iran. mouth but it wriggled free and jumped in, block- Tel: +98 (0)61 333 37001-5 ing his throat completely. Fax: +98 (0)61 333 31001 LEARN ENGLISH Paramedics arrived within minutes to find the 2-Brief Scope of Works: man’s friends giving him CPR after he had col- 2-1- Financing, Engineering, Procurement and Construction of potable water Transmission pipe lines, Treatment Plants What If? lapsed and stopped breathing. and Storage Tanks. “We were told he had a whole fish stuck in his 2-2- The Contractor shall be held responsible for financing 85 percent of the Contract Price (from foreign sources) A: This is the good life! We have it good don’t you think? windpipe,” said Martyn Box, from South Western 3- Project Location: Khuzestan Province: B: Yeah of course! Although, don’t you ever wonder what Ambulance Service (SWAS). “could have been”? 3-1- Behbahan, Mansourieh, Tashan , Sardasht, Hendijan, Omidieh, Aghajari, Miyankouh , Jayzan, Ramshir , Bandar- The paramedics managed to restore his pulse Imam , Bandar-Mahshahr and Chamran Cities. A: What do you mean? after discovering his heart had stopped, but de- B: Well, sometimes I think of how things could have turned 4-Estimated Contract Price: € 474 million Euro spite using artificial ventilation could not get oxy- 4-1- The return of the principal and incurred interests of financed value shall be guaranteed by the Organization of out if I had done things a little differently. gen into his lungs. Management and Planning of the Islamic Republic of Iran as per Article 62 of the Public Audit Act. A: For example? SWAS paramedic Matt Harrison said they knew 5- Contract Duration: 48 Months B: Like for example, if I hadn’t studied architecture, I would time was very short. 6-Bidders’ Requirements: have become an artist like I wanted to. “It was clear that we needed to get the fish Those consortiums of local and foreign contractors with sufficient experience and technical capabilities in design and construction A: I see. Yeah now that I think of it, I wouldn’t have gotten out or this patient was not going to survive the of water transmission lines, pumping stations, tanks and water treatment plants shall be known eligible to submit their bids in married if I hadn’t moved to this town and met Sally. short journey to Royal Bournemouth Hospital,” compliance with the Law and Regulations of the Islamic Republic of Iran particularly including the Law on Maximum Use of B: You see! Everything happens for a reason! We wouldn’t said Harrison. Iranian Technical, Engineering, Manufacturing Industrial and Executive Capability for Implementation of Projects and Provision even have met if I hadn’t been in that car accident ten years He used a laryngoscope to fully extend the of Facilities Required for Export of Services (2012) taking into account the terms and conditions below: ago! mouth and a pair of forceps to “dislodge the tip Foreign contractors shall have adequate technical and financial capabilities with respect to the project requirements and be A: Well, I have no regrets! of the tail”. approved by the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) to finance the project. The Bidders shall submit the Letter of Pre-Agreement of B: me too! “Very carefully, so as not to break the tail off, I the intended foreign financing banks or institutions to finance 85 percent of total contract price along with other qualification Key Vocabulary tried to remove it, although the fish’s barbs and documents. The Bidders shall prepare and submit documents through establishing joint ventures with the experienced, turn out: to end up like gills were getting stuck on the way back up,” ex- qualified local EC contractors with Grade 1 in Water field or local contractors with Grade 1 in Water field and in water and wonder: to think about plained Mr Harrison. Sewage Facilities sub-fields jointed with consultants with grade 1 in Water and Sewage Facilities. now that I think of it: used to express a realization “I was acutely aware that I only had one at- 7- Date, place and deadline to receive documents: regret: to feel sad or sorry about something tempt at getting this right, as if I lost grip or a The eligible bidders may purchase the documents from Pourab Consulting Engineers Co. at No.203- Between Azar and good life: a happy and relaxed life piece broke off and it slid further out of sight Day streets- FarvardinBlv.– Golestan area Ahwaz, Iran, Tel. : +98 61 33205441-3 from 18/10/2017 To 30/10/2017 could have been: an alternative scenario then there was nothing more that we could have The documents shall be available to the bidders or their authorized representatives only against the submission of architecture: the art and science of designing buildings done... signed and stamped Letter of Reference and Bank Payment bill of 3,000,000 IRRs remitted to the Checking Account No. 1065035748 Mellat Bank, Amaniyeh Ahwaz (Code 32714 ) by the name of Pourab Consulting Engineers Co. accident: a sudden event that is not planned “Eventually after six attempts the fish came 8-- Date, place and deadline of documents submission: Supplementary Vocabulary out in one piece and to our amazement it was The eligible bidders shall complete and submit the qualification documents in a sealed envelope to the Tenderer no later architect: a person who designs buildings a whole Dover sole, measuring approximately wreck: to ruin or destroy something (like a car) than the closing hour of 14/11/2017 at the following address: 14cm in length.” Contracts Department of Khuzestan Water and Power Authority ( KWPA), 2nd Floor, Five , 5-storey Building - remorse: a feeling of guilt The patient - who has not been named - suf- Golestan Road, Ahwaz, Iran ,Tel: +98-61-33360278 ponder: to think deeply about something fered no lasting effects and has made a full re- 9-The Bidders may contact Pourab Consulting Engineers Company at the above mentioned address for any reminisce: to think fondly about the past covery. further questions/queries. (Source: irlanguage.com) (Source: Sky News) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y OCTOBER 16, 2017 WORLD IN FOCUS 13 Iraq’s Kurdish leadership rejects Weakening IRGC allows U.S. to pursue demand to cancel secession vote its regional geopolitical The demand by the Iraqi authorities to have not withdrawn from a key junction agenda: expert cancel the results of the Iraqi semi-au- south of the oil-rich city of Kirkuk. tonomous Kurdistan Region (Kurdistan The announcement came after a 1 Since then, the U.S. has directly and indirectly - Regional Government/KRG) secession senior Iraqi Kurdish official said that the through economic, diplomatic, military, and covert means referendum has been rejected by Erbil. Baghdad government has set a deadline - attempted to undermine and overthrow the prevailing Ira- Leaders of Iraqi Kurdistan have reject- for Kurdish forces to withdraw from posi- nian political order that emerged after the Iranian Revolution. ed the demand of Baghdad to cancel the tions in the city. The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) is only outcome of the secession referendum, Earlier in the day, tens of thousands the latest iteration of this process, with U.S. policymakers as Hemin Hawrami, the aide of the leader of Peshmerga forces were deployed to early as 2009 conspiring to offer Iran a “superb offer” the of the Kurdistan region Masoud Barzani Kirkuk at the request of the semi-autono- U.S. would then claim Iran failed to fulfill, all as a pretext for said. mous Kurdistan region government. justifying greater and more direct economic and military “There will not be any unilateral ne- Kurdish Peshmerga forces moved into confrontation. The U.S. policy think tank, the Brookings Insti- gotiation with Baghdad by either PUK Kirkuk in 2014, when the Islamic State in tution, in its 2009 paper, “Which Path to Persia? Options for a (Patriotic Union of Kurdistan/Yekêtiy Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Daesh) terrorist New American Strategy toward Iran,” explicitly noted that U.S. Ni?tîmaniy Kurdistan) or KDP (Kurdistan group launched an offensive across Iraq. military aggression against Iran would be poorly received by Democratic Party/Partiya Demokrat a The latest incidents come amid sim- the international community and would garner little to no Kurdistanê). If there be any negotiation mering tensions between the central gov- support. Brookings policymakers noted that perhaps more with Baghdad it will be a joint delega- ernment in Baghdad and the KRG over a support for U.S. aggression could be gained by making it tion representing all Kurdistan parties. recent controversial referendum on the appear the U.S. tried, but failed to establish and cultivate dip- KDP/PUK reject any demands to nullify secession of the semi-autonomous Iraqi lomatic ties with Iran. It is clear the U.S. set out to accomplish the referendum results. Refuse precondi- Kurdish region. this via the JCPOA. tions,” he said on Twitter. crisis that erupted as a result of the inde- laimaniyah province, officials said. The plebiscite took place on Sep- In other words, the “Iran Deal” was always meant to be He said that Iraqi Kurdistan rejects pendence vote “peacefully.” Peshmerga refuse calls to evac- tember 25, sparking strong objection inevitably sabotaged by the U.S. - there was no course of what the region’s authorities consider The presidents of Iraq and Iraqi Kurd- uate Kirkuk from Baghdad. Iraq’s neighbors and the action Tehran could have taken to fulfill the JCPOA’s require- to be “military threats” from Baghdad istan held talks on Sunday to defuse Meanwhile, Kurdish troops in Iraq international community also voiced ments that would have satisfied U.S. interests, because U.S. against Kurdish Peshmerga fighters, an escalating crisis, after a deadline for have rejected a call from governmental concerns about the repercussions of the interests had no intention of ever honoring the deal. It was adding that Kurdish-controlled territory Kurdish forces to withdraw from disputed forces to withdraw from a strategic loca- vote, which was only supported by Israel. always meant as a mechanism for provoking and justifying would be defended in case of a potential positions was extended by 24 hours. tion in Kirkuk’s southern. Kirkuk, with some 10 percent of Iraq’s war, not obtaining peace. attack. Iraqi President Fuad Masum, himself oil reserves, has long been contested by Why does the US administration try to target the IRGC, However, according to him, Iraqi a Kurd, met on Sunday with Iraqi Kurd Early on Sunday, a Kurdish security of- Baghdad and Erbil. Iran’s elite military force? Kurdistan renewed its offer to resolve the leader Massoud Barzani in Dukan in Su- ficial announced that Peshmerga fighters (Source: agencies) A: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) are indeed Iran’s elite military force, and that is precisely why they are being targeted. The U.S. identifies, targets, and un- Duterte warns of Catalan leader calls for calm dermines strong, unifying institutions in foreign nations as a matter of projecting U.S. power and influence into a targeted ‘revolutionary government’ ahead of Madrid deadline nation. In Iran, among other institutions, the IRGC is an obvi- ous target for the U.S. The IRGC has proven itself an effective force both within Iran and beyond its borders - particularly against proxy ter- rorist groups the U.S. is using inside Iran to target the Iranian people and in Syria where Iranians are fighting against for- eign-sponsored militants. The IRGC represents a much larger alternative center of geopolitical power in the Middle East and Central Asia, one working against U.S. interests and defending against U.S. aggression and proxy violence. As empires have done all throughout human history, the U.S. is simply trying to eliminate obstacles in the Middle East obstructing American hegemony. The IRGC represents a major obstacle. Target- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte the way for elections. She is revered by Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont on Spanish Interior Minister Juan Ignacio ing and weakening the IRGC would not only allow the U.S. has warned he is prepared to establish many Filipinos who continue to see her Sunday called for calm less than 24 Zoido told Cope radio on Saturday. to successfully pursue its agenda regionally, but would also a “revolutionary government” to fend as a heroine of democracy. hours ahead of a deadline from Spain’s Puigdemont, who is consulting local leave Iran itself more vulnerable to U.S.-backed subversion. off alleged efforts to oust him, fuelling Under the post-Aquino constitution, central government for him to clarify parties to prepare his answer, faces a fears of a looming dictatorship. presidents are limited to a single term whether he has declared separation for dilemma. He issued the warning on state tel- of six years. Catalonia or not. If he says he did proclaim seces- U.S. diplomacy with evision late Friday as he railed against Duterte’s critics fear the 72-year-old, Puigdemont made a symbolic dec- sion, the central government will step the press, European lawmakers and who has repeatedly threatened to im- laration of secession on Tuesday night, in. If he says he did not, the far-left N. Korea to continue until other critics of his drug war that has left pose martial law, is intent on dragging only to suspend it seconds later and Catalan party CUP would probably thousands dead and led rights groups the country back into dictatorship and call for negotiations with Madrid on the withdraw its support for his minority ‘first bomb drops’: Tillerson to warn of a crime against humanity. allow himself more freedom in prose- region’s future. government. 1 “Should Australia continue to follow the U.S. in im- Duterte said he would resort to a rev- cuting his drug war. Spain’s Prime Minister Mariano Ra- The Catalan government says 90 posing military, economic and diplomatic pressure upon the olutionary government, as opposed to c was elected last year largely on an joy has given him until Monday to clar- percent of Catalans voted for a breaka- DPRK despite our repeated warnings, they will not be able to martial law that would require congres- incendiary law-and-order platform in ify his position - and then until Thurs- way in an Oct. 1 referendum that cen- avoid a disaster,” the official added. sional approval, if communists and other which he promised to eradicate illegal day to change his mind if he insists on tral authorities in Madrid declared ille- The spokesman also condemned Australian Foreign Min- opponents tried to destabilize his rule. drugs in society by killing 100,000 people. a split - threatening to suspend Catalo- gal and most opponents of secession ister Julie Bishop’s support for the U.S. and South Korean pol- “If your destabilization is taking Since he took office 15 months ago, nia’s autonomy if he chooses secession. boycotted, reducing turnout to around icies, including her consideration of all options, including the place and there is chaos already, I will police have reported killing 3,850 peo- “The [Catalan] Government and I 43 percent. use of force, against Pyongyang to halt its missile tests and not hesitate to declare a revolutionary ple in anti-drug operations while thou- want to reiterate our commitment to Under Article 155 of the Spanish nuclear program. government until the end of my term sands of others have been murdered in peace, civility and serenity, and also constitution, the central government The KCNA said there were media reports that Australia and I will arrest all of you and we can unexplained circumstances. to [...] democracy as inspiring the de- can suspend the political autonomy of was “preparing for a war on the Korean Peninsula,” and ad- go to a full scale war against the reds,” Many Filipinos continue to support cisions we have to make,” Puigdemont a region if it breaks the law. vised Sydney to stay away from “reckless remarks and con- Duterte said, in reference to communist Duterte, seeing the charismatic politician said during at a memorial event at Bar- This article, which enables Rajoy to ducts” in support of Washington’s so-called “military option.” rebels who have waged a nearly 50- as a savior fighting corruption and crime. celona’s Montjuic cemetery. sack the Catalan government and call Responding to Pyongyang’s threats, Australian Veter- year insurgency. But opposition has started to build, “In these difficult hours of hope in a regional election, has not been acti- ans’ Affairs Minister Dan Tehan said that Sydney “will not be Duterte cited the precedent set by with the influential Catholic Church and Catalonia, let’s take a clear attitude vated since the constitution was adopt- cowed by the North Koreans” and will continue to do all it can Corazon Aquino, who established a leftist groups taking a prominent role in against violence [...] in favor of civility, ed in 1978 after the death of Dictator to protect and support its allies. revolutionary government soon af- speaking out against his drug war. hope, serenity and respect.” Francisco Franco. (Source: agencies) ter leading a “People Power” uprising Rare street protests broke out last Though Puigdemont did not indi- Spanish newspaper El Mundo re- in 1986 that ended the dictatorship of month after police involved in the drug cate how he would reply to Madrid, ported on Sunday that if article 155 Ferdinand Marcos. war killed two teenagers in controver- public Catalan TV broadcaster TV-3 was invoked, the government would Aquino sacked all elected officials, sial circumstances. said he would not give a “yes” or “no” replace the Catalan government with Death toll from blasts abolished Congress and tore up the The Philippine military, which answer, but a more elaborate response. a new set-up to manage the region 1973 constitution in favour of a provi- backed Marcos until the last days of his The Spanish government has said autonomously, which could be run in Somalia’s capital sional charter. dictatorship, did not respond to AFP’s it will take control of Catalonia if Pu- by politicians or technocrats. With- Mogadishu rises to 85 She handpicked a commission to request for comment on Duterte’s igdemont give an ambiguous reply. in three months, elections would be write a new constitution, which was rat- warning. “The answer must be without any held. The death toll from twin bomb blasts that struck busy junc- ified by plebiscite in 1987 and paved (Source: AFP) ambiguity. He must say ‘yes’ or ‘no’,” (Source: Daily Star) tions in the heart of Somalia’s capital Mogadishu has jumped to 85, making it one of the deadliest attacks since an insur- gency began in 2007. UNICEF: Future of 4.5 Yemeni schoolchildren at stake President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo declared three The United Nations International Children’s Emergency He claimed that the popular Ansarullah (Houthi) days of national mourning and called for donations of blood Fund (UNICEF) has warned that the future of up to 4.5 movement, which is in control of large areas of Yemen, and funds to victims of Saturday’s attack. At least 100 others million schoolchildren in the war-torn Yemen is uncer- including the capital, looted the bank; an allegation that were wounded. tain as thousands of teachers refuse to attend classes for was categorically rejected by the Ansarullah. Police said a truck bomb exploded outside a hotel in the not receiving their salaries during the past year. Hadi’s controversial move left the Ansarullah, who K5 intersection that is lined with government offices, restau- “The future of 4.5 million students hangs in the bal- have been running state affairs and defending the na- rants and kiosks, flattening several buildings and setting doz- ance,” Rajat Madhok, the spokesman of the United Na- tion against the Saudi regime war machine, unable to ens of vehicles on fire. tions the UNICEF warned, as classrooms in the capital pay monthly salaries of more than three-quarters of Two hours later, another blast struck the capital’s Medina Sana’a and Yemen’s northern regions remained largely Yemeni teachers, some 73 percent, since last October, district. closed to students on Sunday, the belated first day of prompting them to turn to other occupations to feed “The number of dead has risen to 85. We know some 100 school in the country. their families. who were injured,” Mohamed Hussein, a police official, told Schools in Yemen were supposed to open on Sep- The UN has already said that Hadi’s move in relocat- Reuters, giving combined figures of casualties. He said the tember 30 as the start of the scholastic year but were ing the central bank to Aden had deprived more than toll was likely to rise. Police previously said 22 people had forced to postpone the opening day for two weeks amid one million civil servants of their salaries and pushed died. a persisting deadly war imposed by the House of Saud families toward starvation. On Sunday, police and emergency workers searched the regime and the ensuing hunger, a cholera epidemic and Back in April, UNICEF Representative in Yemen militia groups and “the girls might be at risk of being rubble of destroyed buildings. They also recovered dozens of an economic collapse. Mertixell Relano warned that the ongoing war might married earlier.” corpses the night before, most of which were charred beyond The economic crisis largely began last year, when the prevent a whole generation of children from education Since March 2015, Yemen has been heavily bom- recognition. former president, Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, a staunch this year. barded by Saudi regime warplanes as part of a brutal Hundreds of people came to the junction in search of ally of Riyadh, who has occupied Yemen’s southern ar- “At the moment, we have more than 166,000 teach- campaign against the impoverished country in an at- missing family members and police cordoned off the area for eas, including the southwestern port city of Aden, with ers in the country that have not received a salary since tempt to reinstall Hadi and crush the Ansarullah. The security reasons. the help of Saudis and his militia, moved the country’s October last year,” she said at the time, adding that the regime in Riyadh has failed to achieve its objective. (Source: Reuters) central bank from Sana’a to Aden. out-of-school boys might then be easily recruited by (Source: Press TV) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 14 WORLD SPORTS OCTOBER 16, 2017 Federer cruises past Nadal to Hertha Berlin take a knee for ‘an open-minded world’ win Shanghai Masters Roger Federer maintained his dominance over his great rival Rafael Nadal in 2017 to secure his 27th Masters 1000 title at the Shanghai Masters. The 19-time Grand Slam champion won 6-4 6-3 in one hour and 12 minutes to secure his fifth successive triumph - fourth in 2017 - over the Spaniard, who was aiming to extend his 16-match winning streak. Federer, the only player who can stop Nadal ending the year as world No 1, secured his sixth title of the year to close the gap on Nadal at the top of the rankings as the season reaches a conclusion. The pair renewed their rivalry for a 38th time and despite Nadal leading the overall head to head 23-14, the Spaniard came into the match on the back of losing to Federer on three separate occasions this season - at the Australian Open, Indian Wells and Miami. Hertha Berlin players took a knee in solidarity with American Federer enjoyed the quicker start to the match, sports stars ahead of their Bundesliga game against Schalke on played under the roof because of Shanghai downpours, Saturday. against the in-form Nadal, who won the China Open title The whole team linked arms outside the center circle last week, securing an early break in the opening service and made the kneeling gesture shortly before kick-off, while game to take the initiative in the encounter. substitutes and management replicated the move on the Nadal, who has never won the Shanghai Masters, touchline. struggled to gain a stranglehold on the Federer serve In a statement posted on their official Twitter feed, the club and failed to bring up a break point opportunity during wrote: ‘Hertha BSC stands for tolerance and responsibility! the encounter. ‘For a tolerant Berlin and an open-minded world, now and Federer, who has only suffered four defeats this year, forevermore! #TakeAKnee #hahohe’ sealed the opening set with his fifth ace of the set be- The move follows a series of similar protests by NFL players fore underlining his dominance in the match by breaking against perceived racial injustice. Those actions have been Nadal’s serve in the fifth game of the second set, which criticized by United States President Donald Trump. included a stunning drop volley winner. Last weekend, US vice-president Mike Pence walked out of The Swiss great brought up a 5-3 lead in the second offensive, and then also pull back at the right times to here - with all that has happened since Montreal with my a match between the Indianapolis Colts and the San Francisco set and closed out the match with a third break of the make sure Rafa could make some errors on his own and back - it is just nice to see that I am back again. 49ers after a number of 49ers players took a knee during the match when Nadal pushed a forehand into the net to that is exactly what happened.” “London is my priority now and I really want to win pre-match national anthem. see Federer claim a second Shanghai Masters title. Federer, who survived a stern test of his credentials the World Tour Finals. I am very excited to have had the (Source: Daily Mail) “I played a great match today with hardly any mis- in the semi-finals by overcoming Juan Martin del Potro year that I have had and everything that comes from takes,” Federer told Sky Sports. “It was very clear for me in three sets, is yet to make a final decision whether he here is a bonus. how I had to play and I was able to do it for the one hour will play in front of his home supporters in Basel next “Finishing the year as world number one is a long and 12 minutes that I was out there. week but was clear about his ambitions to win the sea- shot, and I don’t think it will happen but if I play like this, Messi ´tired´ after recent “I started perfectly and kept the pressure on before son-ending World Tour Finals in London next month. who knows? Maybe I will get close again.” heroics, says Valverde creating more opportunities on the return, stayed on the He added: “I am actually surprised that I have won (Source: Sky Sports)

Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde believes Lionel Messi is “tired” after his Argentina heroics and having helped his club to a 1-1 Mourinho looking beyond Sharapova wins first WTA title draw with Atletico Madrid. Manchester United since return from ban Messi played his fourth full game of the month as Luis Suarez’s goal saw Barca salvage a point at the Wanda Metropolitano on Saturday. Days after scoring a brace against Las Palmas, Messi played two games for Argentina – including scoring a hat-trick in Ecuador to lead his nation into the World Cup. After his side’s draw with Atletico, Valverde said Messi was fatigued, but he praised the forward for what he could bring to Barca – even when below his best. “I agree that Leo is tired after the games he’s had to play, but we know he’ll always respond in any situation,” he said. “We know how much fear he instils in the opposing players and fans.” The draw ended Barca’s perfect start to the LaLiga season, but they still sit five points clear at the top. (Source: Goal)

Van Gaal fires fresh pop at Man Utd and Jose Jose Mourinho has revealed he is sure he say is that I am still a coach with worries, Maria Sharapova won her first WTA title in up a 5-1 lead before serving to send the Mourinho will not end his managerial career with ambitions, desires to do new things. more than two years at the Tianjin Open match into a decider, but Sharapova once Manchester United because he still has “I’m sure I will not finish my career here on Sunday, showing plenty of grit and again fought back to erase the deficit. ambitions for new experiences. [in Manchester].” determination as she came from behind The 30-year-old broke Sabalenka The Portuguese coach is in his second Mourinho went on to reserve special in each set to beat Belarusian teenager twice in succession and held her nerve season at United after signing a three- praise for crocked midfielder Paul Pogba, Aryna Sabalenka 7-5 7-6(8). when facing a set point on serve at 5-4 to year deal in 2016 and they look set to whom he believes has the potential to be The former world number one, who level things up, and broke the Belarusian make a big improvement on their Premier an all-time great. returned to the tour in April following to give herself the chance to serve out League campaign from last year, sitting “He can make football history,” a 15-month doping ban, started the the match at 6-5. second in the table after eight games. Mourinho said. “He has talent. stronger, breaking Sabalenka in her But there was more drama to come. With United starting the season so “We have the balance in midfield opening service game, but struggled on The Russian, who sent down seven aces well, there have been suggestions in the to occupy space better [this season]. serve and soon found herself trailing 4-1 during the contest, double faulted when media that Mourinho is set to be offered [Partnered] with Matuidi [in the France in the first set. facing a break point to gift Sabalenka the a contract extension, as the club are team], I think he isn’t happy.” The Russian managed to hold serve game and send the set into a tiebreak. reportedly wary of letting him enter the The Portuguese coach then touched for the first time in the match at 4-2 and Sharapova, whose last title came at final year of his deal without his future on his relationship with Pep Guardiola, clung on grimly in the face of some hard the Italian Open in May 2015, had three decided. who is said to have been given the hitting by her 19-year-old opponent before match points but Sabalenka survived Mourinho said in September that he is Barcelona job ahead of Mourinho in converting her fourth break point of the them all before double faulting with the eager to stay for “many years”, but United 2008, with the Portuguese coach hinting next game to get back on serve at 4-3. score at 8-8 to hand Sharapova another Louis van Gaal has attacked Jose Mourinho for the way he was fans hopeful of him potentially settling that one day he will let the “truth” out. Her nerves settled, Sharapova began opportunity. replaced by the Portuguese at Manchester United in 2016. in like Alex Ferguson – who managed “Maybe one day I can tell the truth,” to hit her stride, breaking Sabalenka again This time, the Russian made no The Dutchman was in attendance at Anfield for Man United’s the club for 26 years – are likely to be Mourinho said. “These are things of my to go 6-5 up before closing out the set. mistake, firing down a powerful serve to 0-0 draw with Liverpool, and slammed Mourinho for his actions disappointed. career that I want to keep with me.” The Belarusian, playing her first WTA seal the victory. on Dutch TV as a pundit He told Telefoot: “The only thing I can (Source: Four Four Two) final, came back in the second set, opening (Source: Reuters) Van Gaal was sacked very soon after lifting the FA Cup with United, the Reds’ first trophy since Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement. Rumors of his exit came out moments after the final whistle in the FA Cup Final. Mourinho as his replacement was announced soon after. Wenger bemoans ‘scandalous’ Watford penalty decision “How I have suspected it, the way his transfer as a manager Arsene Wenger bemoaned a “scandalous decision” to strength - if you’re going to let me do my strength against to Manchester United went was not elegant at all,” van Gaal. award Watford a penalty as Arsenal squandered a lead to you, you’re going to have a tough afternoon.” “That resulted in my sacking.” lose 2-1 in injury time at Vicarage Road. Hornets boss Marco Silva was unhappy with any infer- “In principle, he (Mourinho) is not a bad guy. He can be The Gunners led through Per Mertesacker’s header but ence that attacker Richarlison had exaggerated to win the sympathetic and he was this way when he was my assistant the Hornets equalized when Troy Deeney converted from spot-kick that helped turn the game in his side’s favor. in the past. the spot after Hector Bellerin was adjudged to have fouled “I have seen the penalty and I respect the decision of the ‘But he lets himself go out of control too often.” Richarlison. referee,” he said. “I didn’t see a dive or a simulation. United, a club once known for acting in a classy manner, did Substitute Deeney’s strike with 19 minutes left set the “Richarlison has suffered the most fouls in the Premier no justice to themselves by sacking van Gaal in the way they did. scene for a stirring Watford finish, with Tom Cleverley con- League this season, and people are starting to say he dives. Rumors should not have leaked that the Dutchman was to be verting in the closing seconds to send Watford fourth. “He is not. He is fair, He wins fouls like the best players sacked while fans were still in the stadium celebrating a record- “I would say it was not a penalty,” said Arsenal manager in the world win fouls.” equaling 12th FA Cup win. Wenger. “It came at a moment in the game where it was Silva’s side have now scored in the 90th minute or be- Inside the stadium, a weird atmosphere was created, and not absolutely important for Watford. No penalty, no goal.” yond in three consecutive games, as a second-half revival one of euphoria that there should be after a cup win. Deeney gave a scathing assessment of Wenger’s com- Arsenal, I’ll go up and think ‘let me whack the first one and sealed their first home win of an impressive start to the However, whether Mourinho himself is at fault for that is ments and the Gunners in general, telling BT Sport: “I’ve see who wants it’. campaign. unknown and unlikely. Mourinho was available for some months heard Wenger’s already saying the penalty is the reason “I came on today and jumped up with Mertesacker - I Without the rested Alexis Sanchez the Gunners lacked before, though, and may have been making himself available in they lost. Well, I’m not going to be one to tell Mr Wenger didn’t even have to jump, actually. I nodded it down, the the cutting edge to capitalize on a string of chances, with an unsubtle fashion to United officials in those months while van about himself, but there’s a reason they lost and it wasn’t crowd got up - ‘yeah we’ve got somebody who can win substitute Mesut Ozil - short on fitness and also benched - Gaal struggled at Old Trafford. because of one penalty. it’ - and they all just backed off. guilty of one glaring miss. (Source: Daily Star) “It’s having a bit of cojones. Whenever I play against “For me as a player, I just think ‘happy days’. That’s my (Source: BBC) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y OCTOBER 16, 2017 SPORTS 15

Branko Ivankovic: Persepolis Iran’s delegation named “Persian Gulf” in Asian will fight until the last second Youth Para Games Paralympic.ir — Iranian delegation has been named SPORTS Persepolis coach Branko “Persian Gulf” at the third edition of the Asian Youth Para deskIvankovic says that they will Games in the United Arab Emirates. fight until the last second against Saudi Arabia’s The Games will be held in Abu Dhabi from Dec. Al Hilal in the second leg of the AFC Champions 10 to 14. League semi-final. Boccia player Zahra Valazadeh will carry Iran’s flag The Iranian giant suffered a disappointing 4-0 during opening ceremony at the Mohammed bin Rashid defeat against Al Hilal last month and now face Al Maktoum. an uphill task in return match. Iran will send 35 sportswomen and 95 sportsmen to “First of all, we are very happy because of 3-1 the competition. victory over Esteghlal Khuzestan in Iran Profes- The Asian Youth Para Games is a multi-sport event sional League. It was a vital win for us since we held every four years after every Asian Games for youth had no five main players due to national duty. It athletes with physical disabilities. was is a timely confidence boost ahead of Tues- The first Games were held in 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. day’s match against Al Hilal,” Ivankovic said. Iran finished in second place in the event’s second “It will be tough, but we have another 90 min- edition which was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. utes ahead of us. We will do our best against Al Hilal. We will fight until the last second toad- vance to the final match,” the Croat added. “Firstly, we want to book a place in the final Alireza Marzban named match. Otherwise, we want to be proud of our Siahjamegan coach team,” Ivankovic stated. Persepolis will be without Farshad Ahmadza- deh, who has been sidelined for approximately IRNA — Alireza Marzban has been appointed as new one month after undergoing surgery on a sports head coach of Siahjamegan football team on Sunday. hernia on Sunday. The 59-year-old coach replaced Akbar Misaghian in The Persepolis midfielder will also miss the Mashhad-based football team. match against Esteghlal and Saipa in Iran Profes- Under tutelage of Misaghian, Siahjamegan has won sional League. one match, suffered four defeats and drew four matches. Misaghian will continue his job as the team’s technical director. Siahjamegan lost to Sepahan 2-0 on Friday. Shojaei linked with a move to AEK Athens Marzban started his coaching career in 2000 as SPORTS Iranian international midfielder Shojaei had previously played five years for Spanish assistant coach in German club FC Eschborn. deskMasoud Shojaei has been linked with side Osasuna scoring 8 goals in 101 appearances. He has worked as head coach in Iranian football team a move to Greek side AEK, according to the Greek Shojaei, who has also played for Las Palmas in namely, Padideh, Paykan and Khoneh Be Khoneh. media reports. Segunda division, passed the last two years at Qatar The 33-year-old midfielder joined Panionios in July Stars League playing for Al Shahania and Al Gharafa. 2016 and scored four goals in his first season in the team. He has represented his country in two World Cups Now, AEK Athens are interested in signing the player and three Asian Cups. He has scored eight goals in 70 Diego Simeone hails during the January transfer window. caps for Iran. “extraordinary” Barcelona forward Iranian freestyle wrestlers earn 17 Indonesian goalkeeper Choirul Huda medals in Veteran World Championships dies at after collision with teammate Diego Simeone has refuted Ernesto Valverde’s claims that Lionel Messi is feeling fatigued, as he felt that the Barcelona forward’s display against his Atletico Madrid side was “extraordinary”. The 30-year-old was in action for national side Argentina in the early hours of Wednesday morning, scoring all three goals as La Albiceleste came out on top 3-1 in Quito - a result that sent them through to the World Cup finals. Valverde suggested after Barca’s 1-1 draw with Atletico on Saturday night that Messi is still feeling the effects of his hectic October schedule, which has seen him play four games for club and country on two continents. Simeone was full of praise for the Barcelona ace at full time, though, telling reporters: “The stadium was wonderful, we had another night of brilliant football, and with the impressive Messi - extraordinary. “Messi was the only one who you could see where, Press TV— Iranian freestyle wrestlers have weight sections. Persela Lamongan are mourning quickly escorted him from the field on every time he touched the ball, something different could exhibited awe-inspiring displays of grap- The achievements came a day after the loss of a club stalwart following a stretcher and to a local hospital. happen. He was certainly not as tired as many expected pling skills and athletic talents at the Vet- Seyyed Saeed Sayyadmanesh, Mo- confirmation that he lost his life during Persela coach Aji Santoso after the trip because he played a tremendous match.” eran World Championships, and earned hammad Zarrinkamar and Mehdi Sha- a meeting with Semen Padang confirmed after the game, though, Atletico, now without a win in 15 meetings against 17 medals, nine of which are gold ones, fian were awarded three gold medals Indonesian football has been that Huda had sadly lost his life. Barcelona, are third in the La Liga standings and six points during the international sports event. in the 78-kilogram, 88-kilogram and rocked by the news that Persela Dr Zaki Mubarok, of the Dr Soegiri adrift of their opponents. On Saturday, Hamidreza Rabiei, Mo- 130-kilogram sections. Lamongan goalkeeper Choirul Huda Lamongan General Hospital, later (Source: Sportsmole) hammad Kazem Narimani, Qasem Johari, Reza Akbarpour and Sohrab Rah- has passed away following a mid- announced that Huda had died as Hassan Ja’farian, Khosro Zarei and Ahmad matabadi also bagged two silver medals game collision. result of head and neck trauma. Roudbari snatched a gold medal each for in the 70-kilogram and 100-kilogram The 38-year-old collapsed towards He said: “He passed away because Iran in the final bouts of the 70-kilogram, divisions.Additionally, Mohsen Aliabadi the end of the first-half in a meeting collision in the head and behind the Vettel hails uncomplicated 78-kilogram, 88-kilogram and 100-kilo- and Akbar Afrashteh finished third in the with Semen Pedang following a neck.” gram weight categories respectively. 88-kilogram and 130-kilogram sections coming together with team-mate Huda is a legendary figure in Raikkonen as ‘best team Mansour Khatibi and Ardeshir to settle for a bronze medal each. Ramon Rodrigues and Pedang Lamongan, having spent his entire mate ever’ Pourhekmat picked up two silver med- The Veteran World Championships attacker Marcel Sacramento. playing career with Persela. als in the 130-kilogram classes. kicked off at the Sports Hall Kolodrum Having left his line to block the ball, A home-town boy, he made his Mohammad Reza Ja’farlou and Al- in the southern Bulgarian city of Plovdiv Huda lost consciousness inside his debut in 1999 and was a regular Sebastian Vettel believes Kimi Raikkonen’s dismissive and un- ireza Ja’farinejad earned two bronzes on October 10, and will wrap up on Oc- penalty area. throughout his time with the club. complicated nature makes him the best team mate the Ger- in the 62-kilogram and 70-kilogram tober 15, 2017. Medical staff rushed to his aid and (Source: Goal) man driver has ever had in his F1 career. For some in F1, Raikkonen is as uncommunicative as they come. But the Finn’s simple and straightforward persona also reflects his complete disinterest in playing any games. Asian trio set for FIFA U-17 World Cup knock-out stage challenge And when it comes to co-existing with a team mate, Vettel New Delhi: Having safely negotiated through the prelimi- Mexico advanced to the knockout stage as one of the values the Iceman’s uncom- nary round, Asia’s remaining three challengers will now set best third-placed teams but they failed to win a single plicated approach to racing. their eyes on the knockout stage of the FIFA U-17 World match in Group F, drawing against Iraq (1-1) and Chile (0- “Obviously it makes it a Cup 2017 India. 0) and losing 3-2 to England. lot easier if you have some- Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq and Japan advanced in dif- Reigning AFC Under-16 champions Iraq - after a start body who you are working ferent styles but will be aiming to continue their runs into which saw them playing to a draw with Chile and beating with that you feel the re- the latter stages of the knockout round. Chile 3-0 - suffered a blow in their last match as they fell spect,” the German told Mot- Iran were the most impressive, recording a perfect re- 4-0 to England. orsport.com. cord of three wins to top Group C to set up a last-16 clash Four points, however, were enough for coach Qahtan “You know, many times with Mexico on Tuesday. Al-Rubaye’s team to seal a place in the last-16 against Mali people tend to make things Iran’s run into the knockout stage was on the back of im- on Tuesday. much more complicated pressive wins over Guinea (3-1), Germany (4-0) and Costa Mali finished second in Group B behind Paraguay and than they are, especially in Rica (3-0) and coach Abbas Chamanian’s players will be con- Iraq stand a good chance of making the quarter-finals, Formula 1, so it’s good if you fident of continuing their spectacular form against Mexico. with striker Mohammed Dawood - who has scored three can work with somebody One drawback Iran suffered in their final group stage goals so far - leading the charge. where there are no politics or no confusions or anything. match win over Costa Rica on Friday was captain Moham- On paper, Japan face the toughest challenge as they his teammates will have to be at their best against England. “In this regard, Kimi is probably the best teammate that mad Ghobeishavi picking up a booking, which means he play England in their last-16 tie on Tuesday. Last-16 Fixtures I had. He is pretty straightforward, but I also got along well will be suspended for the last-16 match. England advanced from Group F with a perfect record Monday with Daniel [Ricciardo].” Their group stage form aside, Iran’s confidence will also of three wins while Japan finished second in Group E be- Colombia v Germany Vettel’s relationship with Mark Webber however, during be high as the 10 goals came from multiple sources with hind France. Paraguay v USA their years together at Red Bull Racing, was at times a com- Younes Delfi and Allahyar Sayyad the only players to have Japan started with a bang, beating Honduras 6-1 in Tuesday plicated affair. scored two each. their opening match and were unlucky to suffer a narrow Iran v Mexico “With Mark, obviously at times we had our differences,” The pair have led from the front and Iran will be count- 2-1 defeat to France. France v Spain Vettel admits. ing on them to be firing on all cylinders against Mexico. Coach Yoshiro Moriyama’s decision to rest players for England v Japan “Also I have to say we were different generations, so we “We spend a long time talking to each other before the final group match against New Caledonia nearly back- Mali v Iraq probably from the start were not that close. But that is how each match and work out a game plan,” said Sayyad. “We fired, with Japan being held to a 1-1 draw. Wednesday it is.” always go through the details one more time and don’t like Keito Nakamura has been Japan’s stand-out player in Ghana v Niger (Source: F1.com) to leave anything to chance.” the tournament with four goals to his name and he and Brazil v Honduras Prayer Times Noon:11:50 Evening: 17:46 Dawn: 4:49 tomorrow) Sunrise: 6:12 (tomorrow) OCTOBER 16, 2017 ART&CULTURE I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y www.tehrantimes.com Managing Director: Ali Asgari Editor-in-Chief: Mohammad Ghaderi Noriyuki Haraguchi to restore Oil Editorial Dept.: Fax: (+98 21) 88808214 — 88808895 [email protected] Switchboard Operator: Tel: (+98 21) 43051000 Advertisements Dept.: Telefax: (+98 21) 43051450 Pool sculpture at Tehran museum Public Relations Office: Tel: (+98 21) 88805807 Subscription & Distribution Dept.: Tel: (+98 21) 43051603 ARTTEHRAN — Japanese www.eshterak.ir Distributor: Padideh Novin Co. desk Tel: 88911433 artist Noriyuki Webmaster: [email protected] Haraguchi, whose Oil Pool sculpture Printed at: Rooztab - ISSN: 1017-94 is installed at the Tehran Museum of No. 18, Bimeh Alley, Nejatollahi St., Tehran, Iran Contemporary Art (TMCA), will be visiting P.o. Box: 14155-4843 Tehran this week to restore his sculpture, Zip Code: 1599814713 TMCA has announced. Haraguchi executed his first Oil Pool sculpture in 1971. A later version was exhibited to great acclaim at “Documenta 6” in the German city of Kassel in 1977 and was soon after acquired by the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, where it remains installed to this day. “The items on view in the museum need to be preserved to a standard level and now after 40 years, Haraguchi will be in Iran to supervise the restoration of his work,” 110 short films to compete director of the museum Ali-Mohammad in international section of Zare’ said in a press release published on Sunday. Tehran festival Haraguchi first came to prominence in Japan in the late 1960s, developing a ARTTEHRAN — 110 films from 44 different desk practice that engaged with political and countries will be competing in the 34th Tehran environmental issues through a Post- International Short Film Festival, secretary of the festival Sadeq Minimal vocabulary. Musavi said. Born in 1946, the artist has lived most He made the remarks in a press conference held at the Iranian of his life in the town of Yokosuka. The Youth Cinema Society on Saturday. environment of Yokosuka, located just south of the massively industrialized city of Kawasaki, has indelibly shaped Haraguchi’s aesthetic. An image of Noriyuki Haraguchi’s Oil Pool sculpture installed at the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art Haraguchi’s work first came to attracted a great deal of attention. most notably at the Lenbachhaus in Munich have been held at BankART in Yokohama, prominence in the West with the 1977 Since then, his work has only occasionally in 2001. Japan in 2009, and the Yokosuka Museum Documenta, where his Oil Pool sculpture been seen in the United States and Europe, Retrospective exhibitions of his work of Art in 2011.

A poster for the 34th Tehran International Short Film Festival Cartoon exhibit puts highlight “Under the Smoky Roof” The final works have been selected out of about 5900 films on Persian Gulf to go on screen in the U.S. submitted to the secretariat from 117 countries. “Polish filmmaker Andrej Bednarek, Estonian director Peter ARTTEHRAN — “The ARTTEHRAN — Murdmaa, documentary film producer from Lebanon Abir deskPersian Gulf Forever”, desk“Under the Smoky Hashem, Yuk Mui “Gipsy” Chang from Hong Kong, as well as an exhibition of cartoons in protest against Roof”, Iranian director Puran Mehdi Karampur from Iran will judge the films competing in the U.S. President Donald Trump’s use of Derakhshandeh’s drama about international section,” he said. “Arabian Gulf” rather than “Persian Gulf” emotionally unavailable spouses, will Films competing in the national section will be judged by will open in Tehran’s Art Bureau today. go on screen at Angelika Film Center Hamid Nematollah, Jafar Sanei-Moqaddam, Majid Sheikh Ansari, The exhibit features 55 works by in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, the Majid Barzegar, Mehdi Jafari, Omid Saharkhiz and Mahnaz Afzali. cartoonists from different cities nationwide, publicist of the movie announced on In addition, the foreign jury members are scheduled to hold director of the Visual Center of the bureau Sunday. sessions on the sidelines of the festival. Masud Shojaei-Tabatabai announced in a The screening will be followed Also included are a number of honoring ceremonies and film press release published on Sunday. by a review session attended by the review sessions to be held during the festival. Iranians have responded with anger to director. The organizers will pay homage to the late young animator Trump after his Friday speech. The film was also screened at the Vahid Nasiairan who died of heart failure in late July. The works will later appear on billboards Bethesda Row Cinema in Washington, Works by filmmakers Ebrahim Saeidi and Dariush Gharibzadeh across the capital Tehran in collaboration D.C. on Sunday. will also be reviewed during the gala. with the Tehran Municipality’s Beautification “Under the Smoky Roof” is about The 34th Tehran International Short Film Festival will be running Organization. Shirin whose relations with her son from October 17 to 22. The exhibit will be running until October and husband are gradually ruined. 25 at the bureau located on Somayyaeh Shirin faces a new challenge when NEWS IN BRIEF St., off Hafez Ave. A poster for “The Persian Gulf Forever” she wants to restore the relationship. IDFA to screen Harvey Weinstein expelled from Academy of Motion Pictures Iranian docs LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — The Academy of Motion Pic- with Harvey Weinstein in my youth and as a result chose never ture Arts and Sciences expelled producer Harvey Weinstein to work with him again.” on Saturday, after allegations that he sexually harassed or as- The academy’s board gathered on Saturday to discuss saulted a number of women over the past three decades, a the allegations against Weinstein and his inclusion in the sharp smack for a Hollywood mogul known for powering a organization, which comprises 8,000 people from the ARTTEHRAN — Two Iranian films will go on desk string of films to Oscar gold. film industry and invites members to join based on their screen at the 30th edition of the Interna- The academy said in a statement that its 54-member contributions to film. Governors include such luminaries as tional Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), which will board of governors “voted well in excess of the required two- director Steven Spielberg and actors Tom Hanks, Laura Dern be held in Dutch capital from November 15 to 26. thirds majority to immediately expel him from the Academy.” and Whoopi Goldberg. “Ali Aqa” by Kamran Heidari will compete in the official sec- A representative for Weinstein, Sallie Hofmeister, had no Weinstein is a member of the executives’ branch of the tion of the festival, while late Iranian poet Forugh Farrokhzad’s immediate comment. academy and is also a member of the Producers Guild of 1962 documentary “The House Is Black” will be screened at The expulsion from the film industry’s most prestigious America. the Visual Voice section. organization follows allegations reported by The New York While Weinstein has driven numerous films to success at IDFA is one of the leading documentary events in the world Times and The New Yorker from a number of women that the Academy Awards over two decades, he has only won one that brings together so many documentaries, devoted fans Weinstein sexually harassed or assaulted them in incidents Film producer Harvey Weinstein attends the 2016 amfAR Oscar himself, for producing best picture winner “Shakespeare and talented filmmakers in one place. dating back to the 1980s, including three who said they had New York Gala at Cipriani Wall Street in Manhattan, New in Love” in 1999. been raped. York February 10, 2016. (Reuters/Andrew Kelly) The fallout from the allegations has been swift for Crazy Body Reuters has been unable to independently confirm any of complicity in sexually predatory behavior and workplace Weinstein. He was fired at the beginning of this week from to perform in the allegations. Weinstein, 65, has denied the report. harassment in our industry is over,” the academy said. The Weinstein Co, the independent studio he co-founded in Monodrama festival For Weinstein, who made a name for himself and his studio “What’s at issue here is a deeply troubling problem that has 2005 with his brother Bob Weinstein. with the critical and commercial success of a number of small- no place in our society,” it said. “The board continues to work Hachette Book Group, the U.S. publishing house of French budget independent films, the expulsion was just the latest to establish ethical standards of conduct that all Academy group Lagardere, terminated the Weinstein Books imprint fallout - both professional and personal - from allegations that members will be expected to exemplify.” on Thursday. People magazine reported on Tuesday that ARTTEHRAN — The Iranian theater troupe Cra- have rocked an industry that has often looked the other way The New York Police Department said this week it was Weinstein’s wife, Marchesa label fashion designer Georgina deskzy Body led by director Yasser Khaseb will when confronted by reports of sexual misconduct. investigating an allegation of sexual assault from 2004 against Chapman, was leaving him. perform “Mysterious Gift” at the 1st International Monodrama In announcing the decision to oust Weinstein, the academy Weinstein. France has started the process of stripping Weinstein of his Festival, which will run in Paphos, Cyprus from October 23 to 29. said it was also telegraphing a broader goal. His accusers included the actress Gwyneth Paltrow, who Legion of Honor, France’s highest civilian distinction, President “Mysterious Gift” is the story of birth to death of a human “We do so not simply to separate ourselves from someone told The New York Times that she was harassed by Weinstein Emmanuel Macron’s office said on Saturday. being. who does not merit the respect of his colleagues, but also to more than 20 years ago, and actress and director Angelina Also this week, Weinstein was suspended from the British Fourteen theater troupes from Greece, Spain, Japan, the U.K., send a message that the era of willful ignorance and shameful Jolie, who told the publication that she “had a bad experience film academy BAFTA. Poland and several other countries will perform at the festival. Steven Seagal meets “The Punisher” Stars of British art world donate Copyright restored to Duterte, talks drug war works for Grenfell fire survivors poor family of Australian MANILA (Reuters) — U.S. actor Steven Duterte has been involved in a deadly LONDON (Reuters) — A group of Britain’s Wallinger and Rachel Whiteread. Seagal, famous for playing action roles like a drug war since taking office last June, and most successful contemporary artists has The proceeds from the auction, which Aboriginal artist vice squad detective in “Above the Law”, met on Wednesday ordered all drug operations donated valuable works to sell at a chari- Sotheby’s estimates will range between Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte while be left to the drug enforcement agency, ty auction for the survivors of the Grenfell 700,000 and 1 million pounds ($926,000- SYDNEY (Reuters) — The impoverished family of Australia’s on a location scouting trip in Manila. amid unprecedented scrutiny of police con- Tower fire, which killed about 80 people at a $1.3 million), will be divided equally among most famous Aboriginal artist, Albert Namatjira, has been given Video footage released by government duct in the brutal crackdown that has left London social housing block in June. 158 surviving families. copyright to his works after years of fruitless campaigning trig- channel RTVM showed Seagal animatedly thousands of Filipinos dead. Home to a close-knit, multi-ethnic com- Film producer Hamish McAlpine, an art gered the intervention of a philanthropist. talking to Duterte. Earlier this week, Seagal said at a news munity, the 24-storey tower in a deprived collector who was one of the driving forces Namatjira’s vibrant water colors are internationally celebrat- Seagal, 65, was in the Philippines to conference in Manila that he didn’t think the housing estate was reduced to a charred behind the auction, said the Grenfell trag- ed for the way he captured the hues of the Western Desert in look for a location for his upcoming movie Philippines was “a dangerous place”. ruin by the inferno that engulfed it in the edy had had a huge emotional impact on the center of the country. which will be “about illegal drugs and other “It’s a place that’s up and coming with middle of the night. Londoners, including the city’s vibrant artistic One of his paintings was given to Britain’s Queen Elizabeth crimes”, a presidential palace statement said. the new leadership,” the Philippine Star re- Many survivors have yet to be rehoused community. in 1947 on her 21st birthday and he met the queen during her The statement said that Duterte told ported him as saying. and are still living in hotels. “Grenfell touched their souls,” he said in 1954 coronation tour in Canberra. Seagal that “movies are a reflection of life” Duterte was nicknamed “The Punish- The charity auction, to be held at So- an interview at Sotheby’s in an airy gallery Dick Smith, the Australian businessman whose intervention and “reiterated his strong stance against il- er” due to his zero-tolerance of crime and theby’s on Monday, includes works by A-list where the donated artworks are on display. secured the agreement, told Reuters it was the most satisfying legal drugs because it enslaves people to a drugs during the 22 years he was mayor of artists including Wolfgang Tillmans, Antony “It’s a very emotive subject for people in philanthropic thing he had done. form of synthetic chemical.” southern Davao City. Gormley, Tracey Emin, Sarah Lucas, Mark London.”