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Iran Could Host 2022 Photos, Docs Display 73 Need for Hope Elected World Cup Teams, but Years of Ties Between WWW.TEHRANTIMES.COM I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 16 Pages Price 20,000 Rials 1.00 EURO 4.00 AED 39th year No.13254 Wednesday NOVEMBER 14, 2018 Aban 23, 1397 Rabi’ Al awwal 6, 1440 Rouhani underlines Pirouz Hanachi Iran could host 2022 Photos, docs display 73 need for hope elected World Cup teams, but years of ties between in society 2 Tehran mayor 12 no decision taken yet 15 Iran, UN 16 Claim that medicine not See page 13 sanctioned is a ‘big lie’: Iran POLITICS TEHRAN — An by the Trump administration, Ki- France trying deskofficial from Iran’s anoush Jahanpour, spokesman for Food and Drug Administration has Food and Drug Administration, told repudiated as a “big clear lie” the ISNA in an interview published claim by Washington that medicine on Tuesday. is exempted from sanctions. In a tweet on Monday, U.S. Secre- Sanctions include food and medi- tary of State Mike Pompeo claimed cine and the only point is that these that “the U.S. does not, and never did, to cover up the two items have not been mentioned sanction food and medicine. They are in the sanctions list announced exempt from sanctions.” 2 Zarif: Pompeo must admit Khashoggi responsibility for his words POLITICS TEHRAN — Iran’s Pompeo “should either own what he deskForeign Minister Mo- says, or disown what U.S. does. Can’t have hammad Javad Zarif on Monday said U.S. it both ways,” Zarif said in a post on his Secretary of State Mike Pompeo must take twitter account. responsibility for his own words by an- Zarif advised Pompeo not to attack murder nouncing that the U.S. is seeking to starve media for “reporting his own words”. Iranians through sanctions. Angry over quoting him to starve Iranians, The remarks by Zarif came after Pompeo Pompeo, in a tweet, made a sharp attack on made a sharp attack on Newsweek mag- the U.S. magazine, calling it “fake Newsweek”. azine that published his words to starve Pompeo’s boss Donald Trump also has a long the Iranian people. record of attacking media. 2 ‘Diabetes costs Iran $4b a year’ HEALTH TEHRAN — Diabetes 14 and is aimed at raising concerns for deskhas direct and indirect Diabetes and enhancing public knowledge costs for Iran to the tune of $4 billion per year, about the disease. said Afshin Ostovar, the Health Ministry’s The direct costs cover the treatment director for non-communicable diseases. and indirect costs are paid for the disease’s Ostovar made the remarks on Saturday side effects and other consequences, such in a press conference for National Diabetes as leaving work, Ostovar further explained. Week, IRNA reported. Diabetes also incur incredible costs In Iran, National Diabetes Week is an on the patients’ families and the health annual event which starts from November system, he added. 9 EDITORIAL Korea wants to set a successful example of aid to refugees: ambassador ARTICLE Mohammad Ghaderi cipient country,” Ryu tells the Tehran Times. Disasters and regional confrontations made Ramin Hossein Abadian Tehran Times editor-in-chief EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Mehr News Agency By M.A.Saki Following is the text of the interview: problems, including problems of refugees and @ghaderi62 Question: The Republic of Korea made a $2.2 humanitarian issues which cannot be resolved Journalist TEHRAN — Ryu Jung-hyun, the ambassador million multi-year contribution to the United by a single country. During this time, the Irani- of the Republic of Korea to Iran, says his country Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to an government have been doing a great thing Macron has wants to set a successful example of humanitarian support 30,000 of the most vulnerable Afghan successfully, addressing the issues, but also as MBS and his move aid to refugees. refugees [as1] in Iran in late August. Also on a close partner of Iran, Korea has decided to augmented French The comments by Ambassador Ryu follows October 15, Korea made another $6m help to help the international organizations and make towards realization contributions - $2.2 million in August and $6 the UNHCR. What’s the motivation behind the contribution to help solve the issues through isolation million in October - to Afghan refugees in Iran. generous contribution to the refugees in Iran? cooperation with the Iranian government. of a nuclear dream Seoul’s top diplomat to Tehran also says the Answer: Recently we made that contribution The stability of the region is inevitable for eco- rench President Emmanuel Macron Republic of Korea has turned from a recipient to UNHCR, one of the leading humanitarian or- nomic prosperity. I think supporting and providing audi Arabia intends to announce has recently criticized the unilateral country during the 1950-53 Korean War to a ganizations in the world, and also previously assistance to vulnerable people is very important, a final deal for the establishment Fpullout of the U.S. from the Joint donor country in the present day. we made the similar contribution to the World and as you know the Korean government suffered S of nuclear power plants while the Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) “I think Korea is a very typical case and good Food Programme. Those two contributions are from food shortage and lots of problems in the U.S. government faces a dilemma. On but at the same time expressed pleasure example to become a donor country from a re- related to Afghan refugees in Iran. 1950s after the Korean War. 7 the one hand, Washington wants to that Washington has allowed France and create a multibillion dollar deal for the other JCOPOA signatories to stay in American companies, and on the other the Iran nuclear deal. it pushes for the Non-Nuclear Prolif- In an exclusive interview with the CNN, U.S. new sanctions will impact Iranians: Dorsey eration Treaty. Macron said that he has “a very direct rela- EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW sanctioned as well. Can the U.S. do it? There are different views on what tionship” with Trump. “Trump is a person By Javad Heirannia A: The U.S. could but it would escalate kind of model the U.S. would eventually who has tried to fulfill his electoral promises, disagreements with Europe to accelerate fall back on for a Saudi nuclear deal. For as I also try to fulfill my promises, and I TEHRAN — James M. Dorsey, a senior fellow efforts to transact in currencies other than example, Paul Pillar, former head of the respect the action that Trump made in this at the S. Rajaratnam School of International the U.S. dollar. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Oper- regard. But I think we can follow things Studies at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological If Iran cannot export oil or banned from ations Analysis Division and Georgetown better, due to our personal relationship and University, says the new U.S. sanctions will affect SWIFT, then what that means for the JCPOA? University professor, told the Mehr News talks. For instance, Trump has decided to the lives of the Iranian people. I mean in that case is it rational for Iran to stay Agency (MNA) in an interview recently withdraw from the Iran pact, but at the end, Dorsey also says, “Iran would retain the mor- in the JCPOA? that the Saudi nuclear deal will be a copy he showed respect for the signatories’ de- al high ground by remaining committed to the A: Iran would retain the moral high ground from any stock agreement. The Saudis will cision to remain in the JCPOA.” JCPOA.” by remaining committed to the JCPOA. seek to gain the concessions that Iran has There are some key points in Macron’s Following is the text of the interview: Some argue that these new sanctions will achieved in the end, including enriched remarks: The U.S. has returned all sanctions not affect the Iranian people. What do you think? uranium. First, in 2017, the French were the first of against Iran. Do you think that the sanc- A: There is no doubt that they will. Other experts have also expressed the European signatories to try to change the tions will meet the U.S. national interest in U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin Do you think that the system called the their views. For example, Professor JCPOA. They tried to force Iran to accept the the long term? has announced that Washington wants the “Special Purpose Vehicle” will fulfill Iran’s trade Arshin Adib Moghaddam, head of the following conditions: Inspection of military A: The proof will be in the pudding. In the world-wide payment network to cut off its with other countries? Center for Iranian Studies at the School sites, application of the overtime limitation short term certainly not. However, longer term services to the entities that were affected by A: It won’t be perfect but it could help alleviate of Oriental and African Studies at the on nuclear activities, limiting regional ac- much will depend on developments in Iran itself. the Iran sanctions otherwise SWIFT might be some of the impact of the U.S. sanctions. University of London, has told the MNA tivities, including missile capabilities in the that Saudi Arabia would probably prefer framework of the JCPOA. the United Arab Emirates (UAE) model. Macron had already made commit- “Iran’s nuclear deal will have significant ments to President Trump and Israel’s and long-term constraints on nuclear Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Job Vacancy research and industry, while the UAE push Iran to accept the additional proto- model will give the Saudis more freedom cols to the deal, and he pushed to make An investment holding pharmaceutical company (foreign) is seeking Proficiency in recruitment and training, compensation, benefits, to act on.” it happen before Trump left the JCPOA.
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