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8 Pages | Price 50,000 Rials | 1.00 EURO | 4.00 AED | 43rd year | No. 14021 | Sunday | AUGUST 29, 2021 | Shahrivar 7, 1400 | Muharram 20, 1443 • Ayatollah Raisi outlines immediate plan to tackle Khuzestan challenges P3 Nasrallah baffles • Iran sitting volleyball beat Germany in straight sets P3 Zionist regime again • Persepolis complete signing of Reza Asadi P3 TEHRAN — Speaking in a televised speech about • Promoting domestic production in industry, developments in Lebanon and the entire region broadcast via Lebanon’s al-Manar television on mining sectors seriously pursued P4 Friday, Hezbollah Secretary General Sayed Hassan • Capital market under spotlight as new Nasrallah said the United States and Israel are fazed economy minister takes office P4 by Iran’s fuel shipments to Lebanon. • Electricity export to Afghanistan, Pakistan He added that due to the fuel shortage can be risen by 400 MW P4 in Lebanon a deal was reached with Tehran to dispatch a third fuel-loaded tanker to the • Hezbollah agrees to third shipment of Mediterranean country. Iranian fuel P5 Since late 2019 Lebanon has been mired in a • U.S. Intelligence fails to offer Covid-19 deep financial crisis that has caused the Lebanese origins P5 pound to lose around 90 percent of its value to dollar. Severe fuel shortages and wide-scale • New study sheds light on second Neanderthal power cuts have also paralyzed the country. tooth discovered in western Iran P6 Additionally, Lebanon is grappling with a political • Shah Abbasi caravanserai undergoes deadlock. restoration P6 “We have agreed to start loading a third vessel. • IFRC allocates $850,000 to help Iran The coming days will prove those doubtful about combat drought P7 the shipments arriving with fuel wrong … and our words will be clear when the first vessel • Coronavirus vaccination not an obstacle reaches Lebanon,” Nasrallah said five days after for blood donation P7 he confirmed that the first tanker carrying Iranian • Smuggled goods, currency worth $65m fuel for Lebanon had already departed. discovered in week P7 The Hezbollah chief said Lebanon’s current economic crisis was due to an economic siege • Afghan father’s text message inspires imposed by the U.S., stressing that the so-called Persian poetry collection P8 Caesar sanctions by Washington on Syria has also • Arvand Dashtaray to stage Florian Zeller’s Leader Outlines harmed Lebanon. “Father” in Tehran P8 Nasrallah was speaking on the occasion of the • Lisbon horror film festival to screen “The fourth anniversary of the Second Liberation Day, when territories in eastern Lebanon were liberated Night”, “Eaten” P8 by Hezbollah fighters and the Lebanese Army from Managerial Revamp the Takfiri Daesh and other terrorist groups. Addressing Washington, Nasrallah added, “Go ahead and give Lebanon an exemption for Iranian Interview gasoline and diesel … go ahead and give Lebanon Strategy for New an exemption from Caesar.” Armless archer Nasrallah made remarks as the small country’s fuel shortage is reaching a crunch point, threatening to bring daily life to a halt. Stutzman happy to Government This is while some critics have warned be inspirational of purchasing fuel from Iran. They say such Page 3 purchases will likely risk U.S. sanctions imposed on Lebanon, whose economy has already been in khamenei.ir meltdown for nearly two years. Page 2 By Masoud Hossein STAY UPDATED #LeaderSpeech STAY UPDATED #IranianFuel TEHRAN - Matt Stutzman is one of the most well-known faces in Para archery. Matt is in Tokyo at the moment to show us how strong he is. The “Armless Archer” is famous for his unique shooting Opinion Ring wore by Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani style with his feet. Stutzman holds the bow with his foot as he com- petes in the individual compound-open, during the Promoting domestic inscribed as national heritage Paralympic Games in Tokyo. TEHRAN – A silver ring owned by Lieutenant prominent role in the country’s foreign policy in itary presence. The elan was partly generated He has his sights set on Tokyo glory. The Ameri- production in Qassem Soleimani, who was assassinated in a U.S. West Asia for years. due to the two men’s sacrifices during the fight can archer won a silver medal in the Rio 2016. industry, mining terrorist attack in early 2020, has been added to Soleimani was assassinated against the Islamic State of Iraq and I wanted to have an interview with him in the Rio Iran’s cultural heritage list. along with his longtime comrade Commander of the Levant. 2016 but I missed the session but this time I did it. sectors seriously The Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Abu Mahdi al-Mohandes, the former The two commanders enjoyed Stutzman is a role model for all people with dis- Handicrafts has declared the inscription in a letter deputy head of Iraq’s Popular Mobi- Hearts’ ring is enormous popularity not just in ability. He can go a long way to inspiring people. addressed to Governor-General of Tehran province lization Forces (PMF). Iran and Iraq but in entire West Asia “Yes I do. And I am happy I could be role model Anushiravan Mohseni Bandpey, Mehr reported on and beyond for the major role they pursued The martyrdom of General now a national for the people with disability.” Saturday. Soleimani and al-Mohandes gen- played in the successful battles “To be a part of the Paralympic Games is an hon- As the commander of the Revolutionary Guards’ erated new momentum in the re- heritage that ultimately put an end to the or. I’m here to tell my story in a positive way,” he By Ebrahim Fallahi Quds Force, Soleimani was considered one of gion among resistance groups to territorial rule of Daesh, the world’s said. TEHRAN – Developing domestic production and the most powerful Iranian figures as he played a achieve the goal of getting rid of America’s mil- most notorious terror group. cutting reliance on external sources for meeting Matt can be inspirational for everybody. the country’s needs have become one of the main He won silver in the men’s individual com- priorities of the Iranian government over the past Russian oblast pound at London 2012 but lost in the round of few years, and especially since the re-imposition 16 at Rio 2016. He decided to take a break from of the U.S. sanctions in 2018. seeks to bolster the sport before returning with high hopes. This goal has been pursued in various sectors Stutzman has taken part in multiple able-bodied including agriculture, industry, mining, petro- competitions since Rio 2016 to improve his skills chemicals, and oil industry. technological and took bronze at the 2019 Worlds after losing 144-142 in a close semifinal against teammate The industry and mining sectors, as major pil- Ben Thompson. Page 3 lars of the Iranian economy, have been especially cooperation with Iran the focus for the said programs and to this due, last year a comprehensive program was defined TEHRAN - The governor of Russia’s Novosibirsk in the Industry, Mining, and Trade Ministry for pro- Oblast, Andrey Travnikov, in a meeting with the Interview moting domestic production and supporting pro- Iranian ambassador to Moscow Kazem Jalali, duction units in these fields. called for boosting bilateral cooperation in the field of technology. U.S. economic The industry ministry’s programs in the current Iranian calendar year (started on March 21) which The Iranian envoy started a three-day visit hegemony is waning: has been named the year of “Production: Page 4 to the Russian oblast on Saturday to attend the 8th International Forum of Technological Development (Technoprom-2021), IRNA reported. Russian diplomat Ambassador: Iran On the sidelines of the meeting, the two sides formed a joint working group to prepare plans By Mohammad Mazhari reserves the right to for scientific, technological, and commercial cooperation in the future. Withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghani- stan has triggered a lot of speculation about They also agreed to facilitate relations between respond to any Israeli decline of America. It was a big political ca- the private and government sectors of the two tastrophe that reminds the world of the U.S. countries. miscalculation exit from Vietnam. According to Novosibirsk’s chamber of industry, TEHRAN — The Iranian ambassador to the Unit- But before its military failure in Afghanistan, trade between the Russian oblast and Iran saw ed Nations wrote a letter to the UN Security Council America ruined its reputation via unilateral poli- a 45 percent rise in 2020, reaching around $50 chief on Friday warning the Tel Aviv regime against cies to push other countries to align with Washing- million. any possible miscalculation or adventurist act. ton, especially when President Donald Trump wea- In July, Iran inaugurated a house of innovation ponized sanctions against Iran, Russia and China. The following is the letter submitted to the UN Amir Ostovari and technology in Russia to find new markets Security Council by Zahra Ershadi: That is why some politicians talk about U.S. de- for domestic knowledge-based products in the cline. “I am writing further to letter dated 12 April 2021 region. (A/75/852–S/2021/347) of the Islamic Republic of Tokyo 2020: Iran’s Rostami wins gold in powerlifting Exporting technological products of Iranian “U.S. economic hegemony is waning in natural Iran, through which we have informed you of a ter- knowledge-based companies is one of the way, our task is to strengthen domestic economies TEHRAN – Iranian powerlifter Rouhollah Rostami claimed a gold medal at the rorist act by the Israeli regime at the Natanz Fuel important and key programs of the country, and and cooperation of like-minded countries,” Dmitry 2020 Paralympic Games on Saturday. Enrichment Plant on 11 April 2021, disrupting the in this regard, three houses of innovation and Polanski, the first deputy permanent representa- operations of this sensitive nuclear facility, which Rostami lifted 234kg in his third attempt in the men’s -80kg and won the gold technology have already been inaugurated in tive of Russia to the UN, tells the Tehran Times. has been under International Atomic Energy Agen- medal. Xiaofei Gu from China seized the silver medal, lifting 215kg and bronze Kenya, China and Syria. U.S. “sanction diplomacy” coupled with its cy safeguards and extensive monitoring. medal went to Mohamed Elelfat from Egypt with 212kg. The centers are mainly formed with the use of dollar as a weapon to pressure others, In his recent interview, the Israeli regime’s Prime It was Iran’s second medal in powerlifting. Amir Jafari snatched a silver medal investment and support of the private sector to some countries are pushing the international Minister has confessed, though implicitly, to Isra- on Friday in the men’s -65kg. provide the necessary infrastructure for their community to take steps to curb American he- el’s covert attacks on Iran’s Page 2 exports through the innovation houses. Page 7 gemony. Page 5 POLITICS Iran FM tells

AUGUST 29, 2021 Baghdad summit:

Straight Truth 2 TEHRAN TIMES U.S. is main cause of insecurity in the region Amir Abdollahian says Iran hopes regional states will realize that security will be achieved through mutual trust

TEHRAN — Iran’s new Foreign Minister processes in this country. would be endangered by terrorist threats. al capabilities, strengthening relations Hossein Amir Abdollahian who partici- The new Iraq, liberated from terror- The Islamic Republic of Iran rushed to the and good neighborliness. This common pated in the Baghdad summit on Satur- ism, today needs internal reconstruction aid of the friendly and brotherly country belief can pave the way for many political, day blamed the U.S. for security problems and strengthening, and the expansion of of Iraq in the fight against terrorism and economic and cultural cooperation in the in West Asia. cooperation in the region. The Islamic Re- did not withhold any assistance in this di- region and guarantee the grounds for It was the first diplomatic tour by Amir public of Iran, while supporting the stabil- rection. The Iraqi people, parties, various all-round growth and development of the Abdollahian in the post of foreign minis- ity, security, independence, territorial in- groups and the Iraqi government have countries of the region in the shadow of ter. He was confirmed as foreign minister tegrity, dignity, authority and promotion sacrificed thousands of lives for indepen- common and lasting security and by uti- after gaining the parliament’s vote of of Iraq’s regional and international status, dence and the fight against terrorism; lizing God-given wealth. confidence on Wednesday. declares its readiness to develop bilateral however, the U.S. government committed Our region has all the religious, cultur- and regional cooperation. a great crime and martyred two fighters al, civilizational characteristics and ma- Amir Abdollahian told the participants of the Takfiri counter-terrorism front: to the conference, attended by the Saudi In recent years, trade between the Is- terial and spiritual capacities for regional Martyr Gen. Soleimani and Martyr Abu cooperation and convergence, but unfor- Leader: Diplomacy should not be foreign minister, king of Jordan, Emir of lamic Republic of Iran and the Republic Mohandi Al-Mohandes. Not only did they Qatar, the French president, and other key of Iraq has reached more tunately, due to foreign interventions and not bring peace and secu- the dominance of security-oriented players in the region, that “the Islamic Re- than $12 billion. The exis- rity to the people of this tied to nuclear issue public of Iran has always emphasized the tence of 8 official active “What we need ideas, it has many problems, including region, but they are the war, instability and insecurity. achievement of peace through dialogue crossings between the main cause of insecurity, and negotiation within the region.” two countries and the more than and this is clearly visible What we need more than ever today TEHRAN — Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatol- “I had a recommendation to all the officials in differ- The following is the full text of his continuation of trade ex- ever today is in many countries in the is ‘sustainable regional security’ with the lah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said on Saturday that diplo- ent periods, I also offer you this recommendation; time speech: changes in these cross- region. participation of the countries of the re- macy should not be tied to the nuclear dispute with the passes quickly. These four years will end soon, so use ings, even despite the gion, the realization of which depends on “In the name of God United States. every hour, every opportunity. Do not let time be wast- breakout of the coronavi- sustainable Here, I would like to the use of economic resources to achieve I am very pleased to be present today emphasize the role and The Leader made the remarks in his first meeting ed when it belongs to the people and to Islam,” he said, rus, indicate the economic the coalition for peace and development. at the conference in support of Iraq in regional support of the countries in with President Raisi and his cabinet team. The meeting according to Press TV. entanglement of the two The Islamic Republic of Iran expresses Baghdad on behalf of the Islamic Republic the region for the stability took place in National Government Week. The new government, Ayatollah Khamenei said, countries. In recent years, its support for the Iraqi government and of Iran and the President of the Islamic security” and security of Iraq, and should focus its efforts on initiating a “revolutionary Iran has made a signifi- people and its decisions in the field of “Diplomacy should not be impacted by the nucle- Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Raisi. cant contribution to the mention the realization of ar issue. In the nuclear issue, the U.S. acted extremely but rational and thoughtful reconstruction in all man- security with the participa- internal affairs, including the withdrawal This meeting, with the presence of development of Iraq’s eco- shamelessly. They withdrew from the JCPOA but talked agerial fields”. tion of all Iraq’s neighbors, including the of foreign troops and the holding of early the countries of the region, confirms the nomic and trade relations by exporting as if Iran had withdrawn from it. They ridiculed the ne- “Being revolutionary must certainly be accompanied friendly and brotherly country of the Syri- elections, and reiterates its constructive efforts of the Republic of Iraq in creating technical and engineering services, gas gotiations. The Europeans acted like the U.S., too,” the by rationality. This has been the correct way of the Is- an Arab Republic. role in promoting a culture of dialogue areas for cooperation and interaction and electricity. Leader remarked. lamic Republic from the very beginning until today, re- and regional cooperation, and considers between the countries of the region, and Distinguished guests, quiring that the revolutionary movement should be ac- Distinguished guests, cooperation within the region as the basis “Biden not different from Trump” I hope that through these meetings we companied by an intellectual and rational movement.” The rise of ISIS was one of the most The destiny of the government and for achieving stability and peace in this Former U.S. President Donald Trump quit the nucle- can reach a prosperous, developed and the nations of this region are intertwined way. The Islamic Republic of Iran, empha- ”Economy is main priority” important dangers faced by the region ar, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of free region. and left irreparable damage. Unfortu- according to common religious, cultural, sizing the important role of the countries Action, and imposed the harshest sanctions in history The Leader said the most important priority of the Distinguished guests, nately, Iraq has suffered a lot from the traditional, historical and geographical in the region, declares its readiness to ad- against Iran within his “maximum pressure” campaign country is primarily the economy and then culture, me- interests. The Islamic Republic of Iran has vance these goals. Today, Iraq is playing an important role emergence of terrorist groups. Were it against Iran. Trump withdrew from the JCPOA despite dia and science. always emphasized the achievement of in the region because of its constructive not for the will of the Iraqi people, the Thanks again to the Iraqi government the fact that the agreement is endorsed by UN Security peace through dialogue and negotiation “Of course, there is an urgent issue, which is the efforts and vision. The Islamic Republic of support of the religious authority and the for hosting this summit, and I wish suc- Council Resolution 2231. coronavirus and the health of the people,” Ayatollah convergence of the Iraqi people, it would within the region and hopes that the cess and pride to the Iraqi people and Iran was one of the first countries in the countries of the region will reach a com- Through the maximum pressure, the Trump admin- Khamenei added. region to recognize the new Iraq and to not have been clear what would happen government. istration was seeking a new nuclear deal in order to im- to Iraq and the countries of the region mon belief that security will be achieved One of the essentials, the Leader said, is smart quar- develop its political, economic and trade through mutual trust, reliance on nation- Peace be upon you and God’s mercy pose U.S. dictates on Iran. antine and serious care at borders in or- exchanges by supporting the political and how deeply the region and the world and blessings be upon you.” Current U.S. President Joe Biden had der to prevent the entry of new strains of promised to join the multilateral nuclear “people’s the disease. pact, however six rounds of talks, which trust is the As for the economy, the main prob- Ambassador: Iran reserves the right to respond to any Israeli miscalculation started in April to revive the agreement, lems of the country are high inflation, have so far failed to bear a result be- biggest budget deficit, people’s livelihood issues, cause the Biden administration is raising devaluation of the national currency, against a Member State of the United Nations consti- countable for all such measures. new issues. asset of the reduction of people’s purchasing power, tute gross violations of international law, the United Yet, determined to exercise its inalienable right to “The current U.S. government is no and issues related to business climate Nations Charter, particularly its Article 2(4) and there- develop research, production and use of nuclear ener- different from the previous one. They government.” and banking system, he stated. fore must not be tolerated by the international com- gy for peaceful purposes in all its aspects, the Islamic munity and the Security Council. demand the same things that Trump “Economic experts believe that mon- Republic of Iran warns against any possible miscal- demanded. Behind the scenes of U.S. for- ey creation should be done in proportion Only in less than two years, the Israeli regime has culation or adventurist act by the Israeli regime. As eign policy there lies a predatory wolf that sometimes to production, and if this ratio does not exist, money conducted countless unlawful overt and covert ad- stated in our previous letters to the security Council, changes into a cunning fox. Today’s situation in Afghan- creation should be stopped, which, if done correctly, will venturistic measures, including terrorist acts against the Islamic republic of Iran reserves its inherent right istan is an example of this,” Ayatollah Khamenei stated. result in preventing inflation, boosting production and Iran’s nuclear scientists and centers, attacks against under international law to take all necessary mea- We support the nation of Afghanistan employment, and strengthening the national currency.” commercial vessels in the region as well as drone sures to protect and defend its citizens, interests, attacks and airstrikes against certain regional coun- installations and sovereignty against any terrorist or Elsewhere in his remarks, the Leader said the Islamic President Raeisi has said he has chosen a cabinet to tries, in material breach of cardinal disruptive acts. Republic backs the people of Afghanistan regardless of improve economy and fight corruption. One of his key principles of international law. Un- who is in power. slogans in the presidential campaigns was to form a Seizing this opportunity, I must checked, such continued unlawful “Deliberate targeting also categorically reject all un- The remarks by the Leader comes as the Taliban took “popular government”. From page 1 peaceful nuclear program and acts and systematic provocative brazenly stated that the regime will continue such founded allegations of the Israeli over Afghanistan on August 16 and President Ashraf Two days after the formation of his cabinet, Raisi measures, with all their serious of safeguarded regime against the Islamic Repub- Ghani fled the country. paid an unannounced visit to Khuzestan province. Rai- attacks. It was followed by other shameless threats ramifications, would undoubtedly by the Israeli regime’s Defense Minister to attack Iran, lic of Iran contained in documents “We support the nation of Afghanistan. Govern- si’s cabinet held its first session on Thursday. It took further destabilize the region and nuclear facility stating that Israel has the means to act and will not S/2021/710 and S/2021/725. ments come and go. What remains is the Afghan nation. place one day after the 18 out of his 19 proposed min- also endanger international peace hesitate to do so as well as the Chief of the General constitutes reckless I should be grateful if you would The nature of our relations with governments depends isters were given vote of confidence by the parliament. and security. Staff of the regime, who revealed Israel’s plans for have the present letter circulat- on the nature of their relations with us,” the Leader “One of the manifestations of being popular is going launching strike on Iran’s nuclear program. Recalling the long record of the criminal acts of ed as a document of the Security pointed out. among the people and hearing directly from the people. Israeli regime in sabotage opera- The deliberate targeting, by the Israeli regime, of a Council. Ayatollah Khamenei wished peace and prosperity for This very good and commendable move that Mr. Raeisi tions against our peaceful nuclear nuclear terrorism” highly sensitive safeguarded nuclear facility with the Please accept, Excellency, the the Afghan nation, saying, made yesterday, when he went to Khuzestan among activities and cowardly assassina- the people, heard from them, talked to them, is a man- high risk of potential release of radioactive material tion of several Iranian nuclear and assurances of my highest consid- “May God bring the best situation for the nation of ifestation of being popular, which is a very good thing,” constitutes reckless criminal acts of nuclear terror- other scientists in the past (A/65/622-S/2010/634, eration.” Afghanistan.” Ayatollah Khamenei said. ism, and serves as another clear example of its con- A/66/656-S/2012/27 and S/2020/1148), as well as In an interview with the news website Ynet earli- tinued violation of international law. Bearing in mind The Leader described Afghanistan as a brotherly Another manifestation, the Leader said, is the life- the joint United States-Israeli cyber operation against er this month, Gantz said that the Israeli regime was that the growing and continuing threat of nuclear country which shares many affinities with the Iranian style which state officials choose, enjoining the new Iran’s nuclear facilities through the use of a malicious prepared to attack Iran, saying that “we are at a point terrorism posed by the Israeli regime threatens inter- nation. administration to practice “modesty in manners and computer worm known as Stuxnet, the Security Coun- where we need to take military action against Iran.” national peace and security, it is incumbent upon the “Afghanistan is our brother country, character and avoid aristocratic styles cil must live up to its Charter-based responsibilities Furthermore, Aviv Kochavi, the Israeli Chief of the international community to condemn such criminal with the same language, religion and and looking down at people from a high and take immediate necessary measures to prevent General Staff, said on Wednesday that Israel was ac- terrorist acts in the strongest possible terms. culture,” the Leader noted. “Being position”. all destabilizing policies and unlawful and yet adven- celerating plans for a possible strike on Iran in case Moreover, the aforementioned explicit threats turistic practices of the Israeli regime and hold it ac- Ayatollah Khamenei also pointed to revolutionary “We are lagging and have to work Tehran does not halt its nuclear program. the agonies of the Afghan people during hard” the 20 years of the U.S. occupation of must Ayatollah Khamenei also said the the Central Asian country, saying, “The basis of the Islamic government and the Nasrallah baffles Zionist regime again source of Afghanistan’s crises is the U.S. certainly be Islamic Republic is the establishment of During 20 years of occupation, they com- justice, but a lot of work has to be done mitted all sorts of atrocities— bombing accompanied in this regard. From page 1 Elsewhere in his the Hezbollah chief said. that as soon as the tankers leave Irani- weddings and mourning ceremonies, “We have a lot of work to do in these remarks, Nasrallah touched on the is- Lebanon is currently in decline, most- an ports until the cargo is completely imprisonment and 10 times more drug by rationality.” sue of the current political deadlock in unloaded, the tankers are considered production.” areas. We are lagging and have to work ly due to interventions by the U.S. and hard.” Lebanon, lambasting repeated delays in France. During months of economic within Lebanese territory and any attack According to international bodies, the opium cultiva- forming a government. on them is an attack on Lebanese terri- Ayatollah Khamenei also said the basis of the Islamic spiral that saw the local currency tank, tion started to increase greatly since the U.S. invaded After a colossal explosion that de- poverty rates soar and the banking sec- tory and means a declaration of war on Afghanistan after the September 11 attacks in 2001. government and the Islamic Republic is the establish- the Lebanese people and the party, and ment of justice, but “we have a lot of work to do in these stroyed the port of Beirut on August 4, tor teeter on the verge of collapse, the Leader says diplomacy should serve economy 2020, then premier Hassan Diab stepped Lebanese people have been criticizing Hezbollah will surely respond appropri- areas”. ately to it. Elsewhere in his remarks, the Leader said in the down. However, since that date he has lack of leadership and accused the polit- “We are lagging behind and have to work hard,” the been running the government as care- ical elite of plundering what was left in Accordingly, during the past week, new Raisi administration diplomatic efforts should be Leader said. intensified to consolidate Iran’s economy with the out- taker prime minister. the country. when the tankers left the Iranian ports side world, especially neighbors. “In my opinion, every resolution that you pass, every Since then, politicians have failed to Lebanon’s economy has tanked. and headed for Lebanon, they have not bill that you draft in the government, every directive agree on a government even as Lebanon Tourists who were traveling to Lebanon been in any danger. It seems that by the “Diplomatic dynamism should be intensified and that you issue in your own system, should have an ap- end of next week, when they reach their economic aspects of diplomacy fortified in the new has been crippled by a major financial in previous years and accounted for a tem, but at the same time, they threw pendix of justice. You have to be careful that it does not crisis. Political crisis over the past two significant portion of country’s foreign obstacles in the way of forming a new destination, there will be no particular government… Foreign trade with neighboring countries impact justice and does not stamp on the oppressed problem for these cargoes. and other nations should also be bolstered.” years have put the national currency in income, have stopped visiting due to the government. Nowadays, their allies are classes,” he added. a free fall, killed jobs, and made banks coronavirus pandemic. protesting Nasrallah’s decision to import Of course, this courageous action Ayatollah Khamenei went on to say that it is possible fuel and mazut from Iran. They don’t care In his Saturday remarks, the Leader said it is very im- freeze accounts. Macron was in Beirut within days of of the secretary general of Hezbollah to increase economic and trade ties with most coun- that their selfishness is harming the portant to restore the people’s trust and hope, because Nasrallah urged top politicians to the Beirut explosion, followed by the shows the superior hand of Hezbollah in tries around the world. Lebanese nation. people’s trust is the biggest asset of the government. stop debating names for the new cab- French minister of armed forces. U.S. the political and security environment of “Except for a couple of countries, friendly ties are “People will help you and walk the walk with you inet and urgently form a government, Undersecretary of State David Hale also On the other hand, Hezbollah chief is Lebanon. possible with most countries,” the Leader insisted. when they trust you and have hope in you. This is the which is a necessary first step to receive paid a visit to Lebanon. During his visit to worried for the people and has devoted Finally, the new strategy will enter “Do not let time be wasted” biggest asset for a government if it can gain the trust international support to help take Leb- Beirut, Macron promised direct aid, but his time to negotiate with various inves- Hezbollah into the field of economic de- The Leader also called on the Raisi administration to of the people, which, of course, is unfortunately a bit anon out of its deepest crisis since its he also called for a new political system. tors to import fuel and mazut from Iran. terrence in Lebanon. This issue can bring It is a selfless act from a devoted man. use its time in office to serve the people to the best of damaged. You have to repair this, and the solution is for 1975-90 Civil War. The U.S. and France were not helpful a lot of peace to the minds of the Leba- its ability and improve their livelihoods. the words and actions of the officials to be the same.” “It is high time this debate now ends,” at all. They cried for a new political sys- Nasrallah also declared on August 22 nese people. TEHRAN – In his first meeting with the Leader also gave pieces of advice to the new government of President Ayatollah new government on how to best pursue an Seyed Ebrahim Raisi, Leader of the Islamic active foreign policy. Ayatollah Khamenei Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei stated that the foreign diplomacy of the IRAN IN FOCUS addressed the whole gamut of state affairs country should be more active, in particular and outlined the path of the country in the the economic diplomacy of the country. He AUGUST 29, 2021 coming years. went on to say, “Foreign trade should be On the occasion of National Government strengthened both with our neighbors and Straight Truth Week, Ayatollah Khamenei met with with other countries. Apart from one or two President Raisi and the members of his countries, it is possible to establish good, TEHRAN TIMES 3 cabinet on Saturday in Imam Khomeini constructive relations with most countries Hussainiyyah. in the world.” He called on the new government to Furthermore, he stated that the seize the opportunity of serving the people country’s diplomacy should not be and make tireless and around-the-clock overshadowed by the nuclear issue. He efforts to improve the “difficult” situation stressed that the Americans have passed in the country. The Leader said that the Raisi all limits in impudence and brazenness administration “will certainly overcome regarding the nuclear negotiations. “It was problems” if it makes such efforts. they who withdrew from the JCPOA, but Ayatollah Khamenei called on the they speak as if it was Iran who withdrew new government to “revolutionize” all Leader outlines from it. In reality, it was they who mocked economic, reconstruction, service, foreign the negotiations. The Europeans acted in Armless archer Amin policy, cultural, and educational sectors. the same way,” he added, referring to the The Leader also underlined the need for the 2015 Iran nuclear deal by its acronym. Stutzman Ghaseminejhad Raisi administration to be popular, pursue managerial revamp Ayatollah Khamenei reiterated that the justice, and combat corruption. current U.S. administration is no different happy to be joins Esteghlal The Leader stated that the country from the previous administration and that inspirational has not yet met expectations in terms of strategy for new the new administration makes the same TEHRAN – Padideh forward Amin Ghaseminejhad justice. He said, “The Islamic government demands that the Trump administration did. joined Esteghlal football team. and the Islamic Republic are based on the The Leader also touched on the From Page 1 “I hope the world sees what The 34-year-old player had reached an agreement administration of justice. In my opinion, every government Afghanistan issue and outlined the we can do, and that motivates them to be with Esteghlal’s archrivals Persepolis but changed his resolution that you adopt and every bill that contours of Iran’s position on the war-torn better as well,” he said. mind and joined the Blues. you ratify should have a section on justice. the people and the government. and then culture, media, and science. Of country. Ghaseminejhad has joined Esteghlal as a free agent You must be careful that your resolutions “[You] have to be very careful in course, there is an urgent issue, which is “Behind the scenes of U.S. foreign policy player. He played for Padideh last season. do not damage justice or violate the rights of promises and remarks, and if a promise is the corona and the health of the people,” there lies a predatory wolf that sometimes the underprivileged classes of society.” He has penned a two-year contract with Esteghlal. made, it must be fulfilled, because making he said. changes into a cunning fox. Today’s Ghaseminejhad was the Esteghlal’s target last year He advised the new officials to a promise and not fulfilling it will cause situation in Afghanistan is an example of The Leader pointed to a number of but Padideh didn’t let him to leave the team. focus their efforts on carrying out a people to lose trust,” he noted. economic woes currently facing the this,” he said. revolutionary, rational reconstruction in all The cohesion of government was country and called on the government to Explaining the current situation in managerial areas. In presenting a definition another issue underscored by the devise plans to tackle these challenges. Afghanistan, the Leader of the Islamic of “revolutionary,” Ayatollah Khamenei Leader. “Cohesion of Revolution stated, “Afghanistan is our Iran wheelchair said, “Being revolutionary should always The Leader brought government means brother country, with the same language, be accompanied by rationality. This has two important points that different voices religion and culture. The source of all the basketball been the correct approach adopted by the to the notice of the do not come out of crises in Afghanistan is the U.S. The U.S. Islamic Republic from the first day and has “The nature of government. First, he the government committed all sorts of atrocities during defeat Algeria at continued up until today. A revolutionary told the assembled and in practice, all our relations with their 20-year occupation of that country. movement should be accompanied by wise, cabinet to avoid institutions should act These ranged from bombing wedding Paralympics 2020 reasonable actions.” seeking provisional, other governments and mourning ceremonies, to imprisoning in a cohesive manner, short-term solutions Ayatollah Khamenei then addressed because any lack of individuals, and included increasing the depends on the and instead focus TEHRAN – Iran wheelchair basketball team defeated “the very important issue of reviving cohesion and authority production of addictive drugs by tens of on drastic solutions. Algeria 81-47 at the 2020 Paralympic Games on people’s trust and hope,” according to a in the government nature of their times. They did not take a single step for Second, he called on the Saturday. readout of the meeting that was published will induce a state the development of Afghanistan.” government to refrain Iran had already suffered two losses against by the khamenei.ir. of abandonment in relations with us.” from tying solving Explaining the position of the Islamic Australia and the U.S. in Pool B. “The biggest capital of government is the people and will Republic on Afghanistan, Ayatollah economic problems to Mohammadhasan Sayari led Iran with 30 points, people’s trust, which, unfortunately, has hinder the progress Khamenei said, “We support the Afghan U.S. sanctions on Iran. while Bilel Ayache scored 13 points for the Algerian been somehow damaged,” the Leader of government programs and policies,” nation. Governments come and go. It is the team. asserted. Ayatollah Khamenei said. “Planning to solve problems should Afghan nation that will remain. The nature Before starting archery he had big problems Underlining the importance of delivering The Leader also addressed the priorities be conducted on the assumption that of our relations with other governments since no one would hire him. The sport changed Iran are scheduled to meet Great Britain on Sunday. sanctions would remain in place,” Ayatollah on the promises, Ayatollah Khamenei said that should be put high on the agenda of depends on the nature of their relations his life. Iran will have to play Great Britain and Germany in Khamenei. that the “oneness of officials’ word and the government. “The most important with us. May God bring the best situation “I learned archery by watching youtube,” Pool B as well. action” is the way to restore trust between priority of the country is first the economy In addition to domestic issues, the for the nation of Afghanistan.” Stutzman said. The competition began on Aug. 25 and will continue Stutzman can be a role model for all people until Sept. 5 at two venues in Tokyo: Musashino Forest Ayatollah Raisi outlines immediate plan to tackle Khuzestan challenges who think there is limitation to move forward. Sports Plaza for the group matches and Ariake Arena “There is no excuse for moving forward. I do for the finals. everything with my feet,” the “Armless Archer” The top four of the six teams in each group will TEHRAN – In his first provincial visit as president, patients’ families and also met with the patients at Referring to the need to pay attention to downstream said. qualify for the next stage. Ayatollah Seyed Ebrahim Raisi traveled to the different sections, followed up on their problems and petrochemical industries in order to increase southwestern province of Khuzestan where he issued special orders. employment, he said, “Downstream petrochemical underlined the need to immediately address the On Friday morning, immediately after arriving in industries have both high added value and capacity challenges facing this strategically important province. Ahwaz, Ayatollah Raisi visited one of sewage projects of to increase employment and we should try not to sell We don’t think raw materials in the petrochemical field and this is The visit came weeks after the oil-rich Khuzestan Ahwaz and visited different parts of the complex and Iran sitting one of the necessities that should be strengthened in was rocked by a wave of protests over water shortages. was briefed on the ongoing measures to solve the city’s about Bosnia until Khuzestan province.” Upon his arrival at Ahwaz’s General Ghasem Soleimani sewage problem. volleyball beat Regarding the revitalization of 550,000 hectares we face them: Hadi Airport, Ayatollah Raisi said, “I intended to make a visit to During the visit, a complete report on the various of land in the province, which was emphasized by the the province sooner, but because of the amount of work stages of the project, including the construction of Germany in Leader, the president said, “No action has been taken Rezaei I had for establishing the government, I wasn’t able to,” tunnels, pumping stations, etc., was presented to the yet regarding a significant part of this land, and I ask the straight sets according to a statement by the Iranian presidency. president. first vice president to work with the relevant officials in TOKYO – Iran sitting volleyball coach Hadi Rezaei “Khuzestan province has very good people, and they Ayatollah Raisi also convened a meeting of the this regard.” TOKYO – Iran sitting volleyball team says that they just concentrate on their next opponent have done their best to defend the country at different province’s Administrative Council. During the meeting, Referring to the water problem in the province, defeated Germany 3-0 (25-23, 25-16, 25-17) in the 2020 Paralympic Games. times, and we owe them a great deal,” he said. he was briefed on the challenges currently facing the Ayatollah Raisi stated, “I consider the main problem in their opening match in the 2020 Paralympic Iran defeated Germany 3-0 (25-23, 25-16, 25-17) Emphasizing that the government has a duty oil-rich province. of water to be its optimal management and it must be Games on Saturday. towards all the people of the country, the president in their opening match at the Makuhari Messe Hall in Referring to the reports provided by the managers followed carefully. In this regard, the Supreme Council added, “We have additional responsibilities to the The match was held at the Makuhari Messe Chiba on Saturday. about the problems of Khuzestan province and the of Water can solve the problem of many areas.” people of Khuzestan, and God willing, we will be able to Hall in Chiba. Iran will play Brazil in Group B on Monday. measures taken to solve these problems, the President The president added, “The agricultural union is one solve some of the problems of this province during this Iran will play Brazil in Group B on Monday. “We had a difficult match against Germany and said, “Solving the problems of Khuzestan requires a of the arms of the government. They must be consulted visit, which is a short one.” they played very well in the first set. It shows that the jihadist spirit, and additional work must be done in the in decision-making, and they themselves can pursue “Germany surprised us. They played very well Ayatollah Raisi added, “I was very interested in sitting volleyball has progressed well and the countries province.” many things.” in the first set,” Morteza Mehrzad told Tehran meeting with the good people of the province, but due Times correspondent in Tokyo. take the sport seriously,” Rezaei told the Tehran Times to the problem of corona and the need to follow health Speaking on Friday night in the meeting of the Referring to the water supply and sewerage project correspondent in Tokyo. “We will have a difficult task in the Games protocols, public meetings are not possible, but in brief Administrative Council of Khuzestan province, Ayatollah in Khuzestan province in general and in Ahwaz in since the teams have progressed. I don’t want Iran have won Paralympics gold medals six times so meetings with various administrative departments of Raisi described defining a short-term plan to solve particular, he said, “This is one of our priority issues that to talk about the next matches because our far and looking forward for the seventh gold. the province, I will learn more about the problems of problems necessary and urgent and said, “Provincial must be pursued quickly.” coaches have analyzed the teams,” he added. They will most likely face Bosnia and Herzegovina Khuzestan.” managers should predict what The president also actions we should take to solve Iran have made the final at every Games in the event. Bosnian team have defeated Iran in two The president emphasized, “In this trip, we will pointed to the need to speed problems as soon as possible.” ”Solving the since debuting sitting volleyball and have won finals at the 2004 Athens and 2012 London. consult with the ministers and provincial officials to up the vaccination process, six gold medals - making them clear favorites. find appropriate solutions to solve the problems of He stressed that “we problems of saying, “This is a very “We never think about our upcoming matches and the province quickly, and appropriate decisions will be must work around the serious issue. The import Hosts Japan are debuting in the men’s move forward step by step. Our next match is against designed and adopted.” clock to compensate for the Khuzestan requires and production of vaccines tournament, and are in Group A with Bosnia and Brazil and we know that they are a strong team,” Rezaei backwardness,” emphasizing, must be done quickly and said. Ayatollah Raisi pointed out, “All my concern and that Herzegovina, the Russia Paralympic Committee a jihadist spirit, and accurately, and the channels of the people’s government is to solve the problems of “This can be done with a spirit (RPC) and Rio 2016 bronze medalists Egypt. “The teams have greatly strengthened themselves. that want to import vaccines all the people of the country, especially this province, of jihad and mobilization, and Group B is led by Iran, but also features We’ve analyzed them and are well-aware about what additional work must be fully trusted.” with the participation of the people themselves, and we must act like the era of Holy Brazil, China and the last qualifiers, Germany. we want to do in Tokyo,” he concluded. I have no doubt that many of these problems will be Defense to remove obstacles must be done in the He said, “I emphasize solved thanks to God.” and problems.” to the ministers and province.” managers of the province The ministers of energy, interior, agriculture The president went on to that the issues of jihad, health, and the head of the Plan and Budget say that solving the problems Khuzestan are not issues Iranian javelin Organization accompanied the president on the one- of the province requires that Persepolis that can be delayed. No delay is allowed in this case day trip. the managers be located in the province and that work is not done with flight managers. and it is necessary for managers to work seriously complete signing thrower Papi During his unexpected visit, Ayatollah Raisi with double motivation.” instructed the immediate elimination of medical and Ayatollah Raisi said, “Supervision, especially internal The president pointed out, “The resolutions that of Reza Asadi takes silver at health deficiencies, including increasing hospital beds, supervision with the eyes of the managers of the we had in the meeting will be followed up by the providing oxygen to medical centers and also meeting province should always be on the agenda.” Paralympics 2020 presidential office, everyone should follow carefully TEHRAN – Persepolis football club completed the needs of the intensive care unit. He also said solving the unemployment problem so that the effects of this trip and this meeting appear the signing of Reza Asadi on Friday. The instruction was issued during a visit to the in Khuzestan is among other important issues on the quickly in the lives of the people of the province and TEHRAN – Iran’s Amanollah Papi won a silver medal The 25-year- old defensive midfielder has COVID-19 section of the Razi Hospital in Ahwaz on agenda of his government. “We support any plan aimed people feel that something has happened.” at the men’s javelin throw-F57 of the 2020 Paralympic penned a one-year contract with Persepolis for Friday morning. at creating employment in the province.” Games on Saturday. Ayatollah Raisi emphasized, “The operation and an undisclosed fee. The president also instructed the interior minister Referring to the great potential of Khuzestan implementation of promises and approvals in our Papi finished in second place with a throw of 49.56 Asadi was a member of Austrian team St. at the Razi Hospital in Ahwaz to make the necessary province in the field of agriculture, the president said, government is an important issue that we are meters. follow-up in order to make more use of the capacity Pölten last season. “This province plays a leading role in agriculture in determined to report to the people on the actions Azerbaijan’s Hamed Heydari won the gold medal of the armed forces’ medical centers to hospitalize He has also played for Naft, Saipa and many sectors, and special attention should be paid to taken.” with 51.42 meters. COVID-19 patients. the province’s agriculture, and this sector is one of the Tractor. Raisi’s visit to Khuzestan was hailed as a brave And bronze medal went to Cicero Valdiran Lins Nobre During the visit, Ayatollah Raisi praised and thanked important areas for creating employment.” He is Persepolis’ fourth signing in the move given the dire outbreak of Convid-19 among the who threw 48.93 meters. the health care staff as well as the seminary students Ayatollah Raisi said, “The empty capacities that people of the province. But this was not the first time summer. The Iranian giants have previously It was Iran’s third medal in the Games so far. at Razi Hospital in Ahwaz who had come to fight the exist in the industries of the province are very Ayatollah Raisi has visited Ahwaz. During his election completed the signing of Nassaji winger Alireza disease in a jihadist move. important for creating employment and these campaign, he was one of the few candidates to visit Dehghani, Gol Gohar defender Alireza Ebrahimi Powerlifters Rouhollah Rostami and Amir Jafari have The president also attended the gathering of the capacities should be activated.” the provincial capital. and Padideh defender Ali Nemati. won a gold and a silver medal, respectively. ECONOMY Iran’s non-oil trade rises AUGUST 29, 2021 Straight Truth 38% in 5 months yr/yr 4 TEHRAN TIMES TEHRAN - The value of Iran’s According to the official, the non-oil trade rose 38 percent country’s trade balance was over during the first five months of $1 billion positive in the men- the current Iranian calendar year tioned five months. (March 21-August 22) as com- Mir-Ashrafi named cellphones, pared to the same period of time livestock corn, sunflower oil, barley, in the past year, the head of Islam- meal, wheat, soybeans, sugar, and ic Republic of Iran Customs Ad- rice as the main imported commod- ministration (IRICA) announced. ities. Speaking to the press on the The United Arab Emirates with sidelines of the Industry, Mining 4.436 million tons of goods worth and Trade Minister Ehsan Khan- $5.391 billion was the top exporter douzi’s visit to the Imam Khomeini to Iran in the said period, followed Airport City’s customs on Satur- by China with 1.1 million tons of day, Mehdi Mir-Ashrafi said that goods worth $3.6 billion, Turkey Iran has traded 59.3 million tons with 1.578 million tons worth $1.8 of non-oil products worth $34 billion, Germany with 431,000 tons billion with other countries in the worth $668 million, and Swit- mentioned period, which indicates products in the said time span. lion, and Afghanistan with 2.165 zerland with 692,000 tons worth also 14 percent growth in terms of He said major export destina- million tons worth $885 million. $572 million, the official stated. Promoting domestic production in industry, weight on an annual basis. tions of the Iranian The official fur- He has put the weight of non- mining sectors seriously pursued The official put the five-month non-oil goods were Iran’s trade ther announced that oil trade at 146.4 million tons non-oil exports at 45.5 million China with about Iran has imported and said that the figure shows tons valued at $17.661 billion, with 12.3 million tons balance was 13.8 million tons of a 25-million-ton annual decline, From page 1 Support and Elimination of Ob- year’s same period. a 63 percent rise in value and 20 worth $5.9 billion, non-oil commodi- which is the result of sanctions percent growth in weight. over $1 billion ties worth $16.631 stacles.” by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution The manufacturers produced 430,000 units Iraq with 12 million and coronavirus pandemic. billion in the first Seyed Ali Khamenei, include reviving idle units of washing machines in the mentioned four The IRICA head mentioned tons worth $3.163 positive in five The official also noted that over five months of the and providing bank facilities for the country’s months, registering a 36.2 percent increase methanol, natural gas, polyeth- billion, the United 4.727 million tons of goods were months. present year, with a production units and small and medium-sized compared to the previous year’s same period. ylene, semi-finished iron prod- Arab Emirates (UAE) transited through Iran in the said 21 percent growth enterprises (SMEs). ucts, iron ingots, gasoline, lique- with five million tons period, registering a 95-percent The production of freezers and refrigerators in value and a 0.5 percent fall in Management of imports and development fied propane, iron rods, urea, and worth $1.9 billion, Turkey with rise compared to the same period also increased 20.4 percent to reach 692,000 bitumen as the main exported 1.375 million tons worth $1.1 bil- weight year on year. of non-oil exports, development of mines and units. in the previous year. mining industries, development of technology and knowledge-based products, market man- The production of various types of vehicles agement and organization of commercial logis- also increased significantly in the mentioned tics, improving the business environment and time span. During this period, more than Several projects inaugurated in Khorasan Razavi, Mazandaran provinces ultimately providing financial resources to the 292,500 units of passenger cars, 22,415 trucks, producers, and investment development have 538 buses, minibusses, and vans, 216 combine also been among the ministry’s major pro- harvesters, and 5,937 tractors have been man- TEHRAN – Some 41 development projects Last week, Mehr News Agency quoted the grams this year. ufactured in the country. in different sectors including water, tele- Head of Golestan Province’s Regional Water communication, electricity supply and infra- Authority as saying that 36 water projects Following the mentioned programs, the Production of petrochemical products also structure were inaugurated on Saturday in with a total investment of 140.9 billion rials production of 20 major mining and industrial registered a 3.8 percent increase in the men- Khorasan Razavi and Mazandaran provinces (over $3.3 million) were set to go operational products has increased in the first four months tioned four months to reach 21 million tons. on the occasion of Government Week (August during the said week. of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21- Also, more than 9.6 million tons of crude 24-30). July 22), compared to the same period of time in steel was produced in the period under review, Seven agriculture projects worth 208 bil- the past year, according to the Industry, Mining which indicates a growth of 1.5 percent com- According to IRNA, 30 of the mentioned lion rials (about $4.9 million) were also going and Trade Ministry data. pared to the same period last year. projects with a total investment of 120.589 to be inaugurated in Amol city, Mazandaran billion rials (about $2.87 million) were put Province to celebrate the mentioned week. The mentioned products include all kinds of The production of copper cathode, chinaware into operation in Khorasan Razavi province, home appliances (washing machines, refrig- and glass products were 100,000 tons, 19,600 Also, in Lorestan Province, 39 agricultural while the other 11 worth 201 billion rials erators, air conditioners, etc.), passenger and tons, and 442,400 tons, respectively, which projects worth 1.07 trillion rials (about $25.6 (about $4.95 million) were in Mazandaran heavy vehicles, and mining industry products shows a growth of 5.3 percent in the produc- million) were planned to go operational in the province. projects were also put into operation in the including steel, copper, aluminum, cement, ce- tion of copper cathode, an increase of nearly 31 Government Week. said provinces. ramic tiles, etc. percent in chinaware products, and a growth of The telecommunication projects include According to the Head of Lorestan Agricul- launching and developing high-speed ADSL Every year, on the occasion of Government Based on the ministry data, washing ma- 30 percent for glass products compared to the ture Department Esfandiar Hosseini Moqad- internet, developing telephone networks, and Week numerous development projects are chines, edible vegetable oil, combines and alu- same period in the previous year. am, 21 projects in the field of water and soil, establishing fiber optic networks in rural areas. inaugurated in various provinces across the minum ingots were the top produced items in The growth in the manufacturing of the six projects in the field of horticulture, one country. the said four months. mentioned products has been achieved despite Water and electricity supply to some rural project in fisheries, two projects in the field areas in the mentioned provinces were also This year too, several development projects of livestock, three projects in the field of con- In the said time span, domestic manufactur- the specific economic conditions of the country among the inaugurated projects. in different sectors including water, agricul- version and food industries, and four projects ers of home appliances managed to produce due to the U.S. sanctions and the outbreak of ture, infrastructure, industry, and electricity in nomadic areas were among the projects 1.47 million sets of various products to regis- coronavirus which has created problems in the Some electricity transmission lines, pow- have gone operational across Iran. scheduled to be inaugurated in this province. ter 17.2 percent rise compared to the previous production sector. er stations, a fire station, and several other Capital market under spotlight as new minister takes office Ornamental fishes export up

TEHRAN – Iran’s new Minister of pursue in order to improve the 200% in a quarter on year Finance and Economic Affairs Eh- capital market. san Khandouzi has underlined the According to Khandouzi, the capital market as one the major stock market is one of the most TEHRAN - The value of Iran’s ornamental fish- Aquatics’ Production and Trade Union of Iran, priorities of his ministry during his important pillars of the economy es export has increased 200 percent during the and the non-governmental sector have led to tenure, outlining the programs for as it will play a significant role in first quarter of the current Iranian calendar year the addition of markets in countries such as improving this market. financing government projects (March 21-June 21), as compared to the same Oman and Malaysia to Iran’s target export mar- As ISNA reported, increasing and supporting economic growth. period of time in the past year, according to an kets in this field, he further noted. official with Iran Fisheries Organization (IFO). the role of the capital market in The minister had previously Fishery production has increased noticeably in financing production companies mentioned financing the gov- Isa Golshahi, IFO’s director-general for quality Iran in recent years. and projects, diversifying finan- ernment and ensuring economic improvement, processing, and market develop- Enjoying high quality, Iran’s fishery products cial instruments in the capital growth as the main priorities of ment, said that 85 tons of such fishes has been were sold easily in the export markets, and also market, eliminating unnecessary the Economy Ministry during his tions and financial institutions in exported in the three-month period, indicating some new export destinations welcomed these regulations and barriers, facili- parliament’s Economic Committee tenure. order to develop the capital mar- 608 percent growth in terms of weight as well. products in the past two years; as new markets tating the entry of companies into had stated that Khandouzi’s cap- ket. He named Iraq, Turkey, and Europe as the including China, South Korea, and the Eurasian the stock market, “The main respon- ital market reform plan was one major export destinations of Iran’s ornamental Union nations opened up for Iranian fishery reducing the cost sibility of the Min- of the reasons why the committee Positive signals in the market Khandouzi’s istry of Finance and approved the minister. fishes in the first quarter. products. of issuing bonds by According to market analysts, Economic Affairs is to facilitating relevant capital market The mentioned report also un- Khandouzi’s new plans for the The official had previously announced that the As announced by the head of the Islamic Re- finance the govern- regulations, cancel- derlined some of the expectations stock market have sent positive country’s fishery export has increased nine per- public of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA), reform plan ment and ensure eco- ing monopolies and that the parliament and people signals to the market. cent during the first quarter of this year. the value of Iran’s non-oil exports reached $10.7 facilitating licens- nomic development would have regarding the stock billion in the first three months of the current was one of “One of the signals that have He said that over 28,000 tons of different ing for stock mar- using sustainable, market, including the promotion Iranian calendar year, up 69 percent compared been received by the capital mar- types of fisheries worth over $52 million has ket-related services the reasons to safe, and low-risk of information transparency in the to the last year’s same period. ket is that the new government been exported in the three-month period, indi- such as portfolio methods,” Khandouzi market, strengthening commodity approve him as is strongly opposed to regulatory cating 12 percent growth in terms of weight as According to Mehdi Mir-Ashrafi, Iran export- management, mar- said on Thursday, the exchanges, expanding the energy pricing and believes that supply well. ed 30 million tons of non-oil commodities in the keting and broker- finance minister. first day of his work exchange activities through the and demand should determine the In terms of accessing some new target mar- mentioned three months, registering a 38-per- age, reforming cor- as economy minister. supply of crude oil and petroleum stock prices,” Market Analyst Rou- kets in the field of fisheries, the official said that cent rise compared to the figure for the last porate governance Earlier on Wednes- products in this exchange, and de- zbeh Shariati told ISNA. cooperation with the relevant organizations year’s Q1. day, the parliament had approved signing new financial instruments, to manage conflict of interest be- such as chambers of commerce, Trade Promo- Iran’s top five non-oil export destinations Khandouzi to take office as the launching securities market rating The best way for the stock mar- tween major and minor stakehold- tion Organization (TPO), and the Ministry of For- during this period were China with $3.1 billion new Economy Minister mainly be- agencies and cooperating with the ket is for the government not to ers and finally providing incentives eign Affairs, as well as the non-governmental worth of exports, Iraq with $2.3 billion, the Unit- cause of his comprehensive plans capital markets of other countries. intervene in the pricing processes for people to invest indirectly in sector to open new markets in the international ed Arab Emirates (UAE) with over $1.3 billion, the capital market have been men- for improving the capital market. The report also emphasized the and Khandouzi has stressed this fact again and again in his pro- arena is one the agenda of the IFO’s plans. Turkey with $595 million, and Afghanistan with tioned as the major programs that In a report presented to the par- institutional reform of corporate grams, Shariati said. Over the past two years, the efforts of the $570 million. the economy ministry is going to liament on the mentioned day, the governance for public corpora- Electricity export to Afghanistan, TEDPIX gains 25,500 points on Saturday Pakistan can be risen by 400 MW TEHRAN - Energy Ministry’s Spokesman for kistan is looking to increase electricity imports TEHRAN- TEDPIX, the main index Head of Iran’s Securities and Ex- has a great role to play in the coun- Electricity Industry Mostafa Rajabi Mashhadi from Iran to 70 megawatts (MW) to meet the of Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE), rose change Organization (SEO) has said try’s economy, the government is the said that it is possible to increase the supply of power needs in its under-development Gwadar 25,555 points to 1.575 million on Sat- that the country’s production units macro policy-maker and the main electricity to Pakistan and Afghanistan by more port. urday (the first day of the Iranian cal- and companies can boost their em- regulator of the country’s economy, than 400 megawatts (MW). endar week). ployment and production by raising therefore in countries like Iran where According to a decision made by the Cabinet capital through the stock market. the government is directly involved in The official said Iran is willing to expand rela- Committee on China-Pakistan Economic Corri- Over 12.342 billion securities worth 114.34 trillion rials (about $2.722 bil- “When people’s resources are di- the economic decisions, it should also tions with Pakistan and boost electricity export dor (CPEC), a Pakistani company called Quetta be present in the production sector. “ to this country, IRNA reported. Electric Supply Company (Qesco) is awarded lion) were traded at the TSE on Sat- rected into the capital market, enter- urday. prises and companies listed on the Dehqan Dehnavi further empha- Transmission line to Pakistan border to sup- the project to lay a transmission line for sup- plying the imported electricity to Gwadar port, The first market’s index gained stock exchange can have stronger fi- sized that the government’s duty is ply electricity to Gwadar port has been built, nancing from this market, and conse- to invite people into the capital mar- but power grid is not yet available, the official the report said. 23,094 points, and the second mar- ket’s index climbed 37,806 points. quently have more investment and in- ket, adding: “The stock market is a stated. The transmission line is expected to be com- creases production and employment,” platform that provides financing for pleted by March 2023. TEDPIX rose 50,000 points, or three During the past week, the indices If the condition will be provided to build a of National Iranian Copper Compa- Mohammad-Ali Dehqan Dehnavi told production.” network in Pakistan or if they build the network Pakistan is already importing some elec- percent, in the past Iranian calendar IRNA. week. ny, Mobarakeh Steel Company, Social According to the official, his orga- themselves, Iran is definitely ready to develop tricity from Iran but the U.S. sanctions against Security Investment Company, Iran Referring to the government’s nization has considered several in- electricity exchange with this country, he add- Tehran have created hurdles in making proper The index closed at 1.55 million Khodro Company, and Barekat Phar- performance in directing people’s centive programs for supporting the ed. payments for the import, prompting Pakistan points on Wednesday (the last work- maceutical Group were the most capital to the stock market, Dehnavi shareholders and for protecting the On Tuesday, Pakistan Today reported that Pa- to opt for a barter agreement for the deal. ing day of the week). widely followed indices. said: “SEO believes the government newly joined members. The U.S. empire is slowly INTERNATIONAL disintegrating… AUGUST 29, 2021 Straight Truth Kamala Harris whom few Americans believe has By Martin Love the sensibility or smarts to become an effective TEHRAN TIMES 5 president. Then the question looms how she could Anyone in America with eyes to see and read and ever win a full term as president in 2024, and who ears to hear cannot honestly conclude anything but might replace her in such a divided country where that the U.S.is in decline. Its leaders during the past the Republicans seem bound to support a candi- 30 years at least have presumed a kind of negative date even worse than Donald Trump – one who “activism” across the globe is good policy, but now could well double down on the same belligerent the chickens as they say are coming home to roost policies of recent presidents that got the U.S. into and blowback is apparent most everywhere, but the expanding jam it is in now. for now especially so in Afghanistan. This time it’s the son of Ahmed Shah Massoud – This writer anyway has often, over the past four Panjshir, the Ahmed Massoud – leading new resistance against Negative “activism” primarily revolves around years, counseled simple “patience” to U.S. adver- the same old militant group. There is no Mullah military overreach, trillions spent on the Military saries such as Iran, and the crushing part is that last anti-Taliban Omar anymore and there is no Northern Alliance Industrial Complex, Neocon promoted wars, hor- Iran never had to become a U.S. adversary except either. Massoud’s resistance fighters of 1990s rendous sanctions on other countries like Iran, that U.S. policies has taken its marching orders have become unscrupulous politicians in 2021. bullying and more. Keep in mind the U.S. has not holdout, faces from faux allies like Apartheid Israel and the Saudi literally won a single war, or achieved any kind of When the Taliban took power in 1990s, the regime. At least Biden continues to claim the ad- strategic war objective (that made sense) since the long odds Northern Alliance was a formidable force, backed ministration desires the resurrection of the JCPOA, end of World War 2. But the number one ill is state by many regional countries. It held much of the but as time marches on and Iran incrementally re- sanctioned murder by the U.S. military, its proxies country’s north, including the strategic Bada- gains its footing and cements more goodwill and and its alleged allies especially in West Asia, of khshan province. partnership deals from its near neighbors like Rus- By Syed Zafar Mehdi which there are only two of major note it seems: This time, the dynamics have changed. The sia and China, even Iran may well begin to conclude A silent anti-Taliban rebellion is brewing in the Saudi Arabia and Apartheid Israel, both of which game is heavily tilted in favor of the Taliban, who that the JCPOA wanes in importance for the Islamic rugged mountains of northern Afghanistan’s pic- are at the bottom of any list of favorite nations. The are at their strongest ever. On the other hand, the Republic as a necessary component of revival. turesque Panjshir valley, which has traditionally U.S. is no longer “the leader of the free world”, as Northern Alliance is dead and most of its famed been the fortress of Afghan resistance forces. it has alleged for decades, because it has denied The greatest act the U.S. military is performing fighters-turned politicians are in hiding. Many of freedom to so many countries under its heel and in Afghanistan and did perform in any other coun- The quaint valley nestled in the majestic Hindu them have tamely surrendered. made so many lives miserable, try it has literally struck since Kush Mountains, 150 km north of Kabul, is home The young Massoud, who has his father’s one- including Iranian lives. World War 2 is simply to leave. to a largely ethnic Tajik population. Known for its time allies like former vice president, Amrullah Dynamic Vietnam cleaned up lush-green meadows and gushing streams, the Even little Norway, for ex- Saleh, and former defense minister, Bismillah Mo- the mess the U.S. made there valley has long been the graveyard of invaders, ample, notes this decline when Keep in mind hammadi, on his side, is banking on the support its University of Science and and eventually Afghanistan will from the Greeks to Sikhs, British, Soviets and the penance for its policies internal and external over of local anti-Taliban militia fighters and former Technology this month advised the U.S. has not clean up the mess the U.S. made Taliban. there even if it only reverts to its the past 30 or so years. “At best” because refusing Afghan security forces who have found refuge in its students overseas to return According to a fascinating legend, sometime ancient ways of life in relative penance and reflection and change will only dig a Panjshir. home, and counseled: “This literally won a in the 10th century AD, five brothers built a spec- poverty. However, it is a country deeper hole than Afghanistan demonstrates. applies especially if you are tacular dam in the valley on the orders of Sultan The National Resistance Front (NRF), the new single war since rich in some mineral resources, staying in a country with poorly Worth noting is that after the somewhat simi- Mahmud of Ghazni, after which they earned the avatar of the Northern Alliance, boasts of a large if not oil and gas like Iran, and developed health services and lar debacle and exit for the U.S. in Vietnam in 1975, sobriquet of ‘Panjshir’ (Five Lions). The valley ad- stockpile of equipment, vehicles and weapons to the end of World China in particular is bound to infrastructure, for example hardly a dent was made in U.S. global dominance opted the same name. fight the Taliban. There are also unconfirmed -re step in and help Iran’s economy and various administrations continued to indulge ports of helicopters from neighboring Tajikistan the U.S.A.” Thus it is becoming War 2. Panjshir has over the centuries produced many in coming years with trade for in coups and wars and sanctions for decades as if delivering arms and ammunition to them. increasingly apparent, quite legendary warriors who single-mindedly resisted its own economic juggernaut. killing some four million Vietnamese did not mat- aside from the debacle in Af- and repelled attacks from foreign invaders. They But the question is: Will Massoud and his as- ter. But this time it’s different. ghanistan, that the U.S. is flailing and struggling Meanwhile, VP Harris on a trip were helped by the valley’s unique topography and sociates be able to withstand an attack from a relatively at least, and President Biden is not to to Asia this month asserts that the U.S. “is still a As a hegemonic power with its military and strategic location, which made the task difficult much superior armed force and can they mobilize blame. He did the right thing halting the U.S. war global leader”. Really? If one looks at various as- economic “empire” the U.S. may be on its last for powerful invading armies. the kind of support the Northern Alliance had in on Afghanistan, which went nowhere for 20 years. pects of conditions inside the U.S. it’s not at all legs. The world has changed dramatically since 1990s? When the Soviets went on a rampage in Afghan- If anything, Biden is fast becoming the victim of leading in terms of the relative overall health of 1975. Some observers in Asia are even saying the “We will sacrifice our lives, but we will not sacri- delayed but increasing blowback for bad policies its citizens in many areas. Note that Harris did not istan in 1980s, they could not lay siege to this Hin- 500-year-long upsurge of Western power and du Kush valley. When the Taliban swept to power in fice our land and our honor,” Massoud, the gradu- over decades. And moreover, evidence of what ap- say the U.S. is still THE global leader, but maybe expansionism and colonialism and imperialism is ate of Kings College and Sandhurst Military Acad- pears to be cognitive decline suggest a bad out- just one of several and even that is questionable 1990s, the difficult mountainous terrain dissuad- fast dying, giving way to developments all across ed them from making inroads there. emy, told his supporters in Panjshir earlier this come before 2024: that he will be replaced by VP now. At best, what is ahead for the U.S. are years of Asia led by China. week. He has reportedly built an army of 6,000 The man who spearheaded the fight, first fighters. against the Soviets and then against the Taliban – Ahmed Shah Massoud – came to be known as “We want to make the Taliban realize that the U.S. economic hegemony is waning: Russian diplomat ‘Sher-e Panjshir’ (The Lion of Panjshir) for his bat- only way forward is through negotiation,” he was tlefield heroism. quoted as saying in media. “We do not want a war to break out.” After the Taliban captured Kabul in 1996, Mas- From page 1 “We interact in particular in the The U.S. wants a much bigger bargain which cov- soud, who was then the Defense Minister in Presi- Even with history being on his side and the ad- UN and try to mobilize support for the UN Charter,” ers Iran’s ballistic missiles and what they call Iran’s dent Burhanuddin Rabbani’s government, retreat- vantage provided by geography, Massoud realizes Polanski says when asked about multilateral efforts “regional ambitions.” ed to Panjshir along with his close associates. that it is an uphill task under present circumstanc- es. War seems to be the last option. He is batting to respond to Washington’s sanctions on Russia and On U.S. main preconditions to rejoin the nuclear The militant group made stunning advances for an “inclusive, broad-based government” in Ka- other countries. deal and if America’s terms are viable or not, espe- across the country, but failed to capture Panjshir bul that represents different ethnic groups. But it could be safe to say that it was Iran that cially when they talk about developing the pact to where the Northern Alliance led by Massoud put faced the harshest sanction campaign when Trump include Iran’s missile program, the top Russian dip- up a spirited resistance. At the same time, the legacy of his legendary decided to abandon the Iran nuclear deal, officially lomat says, “As far as I know my colleagues in Vienna Having earned fame for leading ‘Mujahideen’ father sits heavily on his young shoulders. He may known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, in are not aware of all the details of possible agree- fighters against the Soviets in 1980s, resistance not like direct military confrontation with the Tal- May 2018. Trump reimposed economic sanctions on ment. It’s being facilitated through EU good offices, against the Taliban, which was led by shadowy iban, but he doesn’t want to retreat or surrender. Iran lifted under the JCPOA and added new ones to not Russian.” figurehead, Mullah Omar, catapulted him to global There are reports that the Taliban fighters are force Tehran give up to U.S. conditions. Despite U.S. emphasis on its seriousness in nu- stardom. already advancing toward Panjshir. The group has However, “maximum pressure” policy failed to clear talks, the Russian diplomat says there is no His key ‘jihadi’ associates included those who claimed that they are in control of at least three districts around the Hindu Kush valley. change Iran’s nuclear policies. Now the Biden admin- Agency, Reuters said that “Iran increased the purity difference between the Biden administration and his went on to assume key political positions in istration tries to rejoin the JCPOA through nuclear to which it is refining uranium to 60% from 20% in predecessor. Biden has not still lifted the sanctions years to come – Abdullah Abdullah, Ata Moham- Saleh, who has declared himself the new care- negotiations brokered by the EU in Vienna. April in response to an explosion and power cut at its imposed on Iran by Trump. That is what Russian offi- mad Noor, Marshal Fahim, Yunus Qanooni, Abdul taker president after his boss fled the country, on Despite some pessimistic views about reaching Natanz site that damaged output at the main under- cials complain about. Rashim Dostum and Amrullah Saleh. Tuesday warned the Taliban to “avoid the terrains” an agreement in a short-run, Polanski expects the ground enrichment plant there.” “We condemn this policy. And so far we don’t see As fate would have it, Massoud’s eventful jour- to Panjshir, while acknowledging that the militant group has “amassed forces near the entrance of talks to continue in Vienna. “Not forgetting that U.S. “This yet another JCPOA deviation is mostly due any difference between the Trump and Biden admin- ney was short-lived. Panjshir.” withdrawal from the JCPOA triggered current crisis. to the lack of practical results of Nuclear Deal res- istrations in this regard,” Polanski concludes. Two days before the cataclysmic events of 9/11, We believe that not only Washington, but also Teh- toration, while unilateral U.S. sanctions against Iran How can non-Western powers collaborate the legendary anti-Taliban commander was as- He served as Ahmed Shah Massoud’s liaising ran should return to the compliance with the deal.” & other cooperating countries remain intact,” the to realize the dream of a multipolar globe sassinated. Posing as filmmakers, the al-Qaeda officer with international spy agencies in 1990s Russia’s Foreign Ministry has reacted to press Russian Foreign Ministry said, according to a tweet instead of an American unipolar world? assassins sat down with Massoud for an interview and later went on to head Afghanistan’s spy agen- cy in mid 2000s. In the last few years, his politics reports that Iran has allegedly accelerated its pro- by the Russian diplomatic mission in Vienna. How can these countries contain unilateral before the explosives hidden in the camera and has vacillated between Panjshir and Kabul. To the duction of highly enriched uranium, underlining that It added, “However, we’re more concerned that sanctions to get rid of U.S. economic hege- battery pouch blew up everything. surprise of many, he became Ghani’s running mate this was because of the lack of progress on the res- this takes us further away from the initial goal, while mony? Soon after the 9/11 attacks, then U.S. President in last year’s presidential election against his long- toration of the JCPOA. the task to create conditions for sustainable imple- George Bush ordered the invasion of Afghanistan - We interact in particular in the UN and try to time friend and fellow Panjshiri Abdullah Abdullah. The Russian reaction came a week after Reuters mentation of comprehensive agreements gets more mobilize support for the UN Charter. U.S. economic on the pretext of taking out the alleged 9/11 mas- “I will never, ever and under no circumstances reported that Iran has accelerated its enrichment of elusive.” hegemony is waning in natural way, our task is to termind, Osama bin Laden, who was believed to be bow to the Taliban terrorists. I will never betray uranium. ”My colleagues in Vienna not aware of all the strengthen domestic economies and cooperation of hiding in the mountains of Afghanistan, hosted by the Taliban. the soul and legacy of my hero Ahmad Shah Mas- Citing a report by the International Atomic Energy details of possible agreement” like-minded countries soud, the commander, the legend and the guide,” The Taliban were toppled and Bin Laden was he wrote on Twitter last week, a clear attempt to later found in another country, but the foreign woo back Panjshiris. invaders refused to end the military occupation UK warships Hezbollah says third shipment of of Afghanistan, which eventually paved the way Saleh hasn’t publicly backed the Massoud-led for Taliban’s astonishing resurgence. The militant resistance, but pictures circulating on social media group, which had in 2001 offered to give up arms have shown them holding meetings in their home- face “difficult” Iranian fuel is loading and recognize the US-backed Hamid Karzai gov- town. While both are putting up a tough front, they ernment, in 2021 forced Americans to beat a hu- know odds are heavily against them. times ahead in The Secretary-General of Lebanon’s Hezbollah resis- Those ideas have been slammed by analysts in Leba- miliating retreat. Unless the two warring sides work out a com- tance movement, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, says a third non as time wasting nonsense. In recent weeks, as we have seen, the Taliban promise, the Taliban attack on the valley that has Russian waters vessel of Iranian fuel has been agreed with Tehran to Addressing the United States in his speech, Nasrallah has made a stunning comeback, toppling the US- become the focal point for resistance against the ease crippling energy shortages in the country. said “Go ahead and give Lebanon an exemption for Ira- backed government in Kabul and seizing control of militant group looks imminent. And this time, the In a televised address Nasrallah says “We have agreed to nian gasoline and diesel ... go ahead and give Lebanon an the war-ravaged country. Taliban may create history by traversing the val- Russia has warned London it will make it start loading a third vessel,” Nasrallah said. exemption from Caesar” The only terrain that is yet to be overrun by the ley’s difficult and dangerous terrains. “difficult” for British warships to sail through marauding Taliban fighters is the Panjshir valley. (Source: Press TV) Moscow’s territorial waters again. “The coming days will prove those doubtful about Lebanon’s worsening fuel shortages reached a crunch the shipments arriving with fuel wrong ... and our point this month threatening to bring daily life to a halt. The Russian ambassador to the UK, Andrei words will be clear when the first vessel reaches The opening of gasoline and diesel routes from Iran is Kelin, spoke out following an incident with Lebanon.” being seen as a quick fix to the country’s energy crisis. U.S. Intelligence fails to offer Covid19- origins Britain’s HMS Defender warship as it passed near Russia in June this year. On Sunday Nasrallah had said the first vessel car- Elsewhere in his remarks, Nasrallah says the United rying Iranian fuel for Lebanon had already departed. States was behind the creation and funding of the Daesh In a report summary, U.S. officials say the coun- more information from China is needed. The UK Ministry of Defense has disputed Takfiri group. Nasrallah cited former U.S. government of- Nasrallah also says the United States and Israel try’s intelligence community has failed to resolve the The new assessment, which was ordered by Biden 90 statements made by Russia that “warning ficials who acknowledged this; both publicly or in declas- have been taken aback by Iran’s fuel aid shipments debate within the Biden administration over wheth- days ago, highlights the difficultly facing the U.S. Pres- shots” were fired in the path of the warship. sified documents. This is while the Pentagon claims to be to Lebanon. er a Chinese laboratory incident was the source of ident’s administration in politicizing the issue against According to Russian media, Kelin says the fighting the terrorist group. Earlier on Friday, Prime Minister-designate Najib Covid-19. It says Beijing needs to provide more details. America’s economic rival and super power China. British destroyer was not on an “innocent Mikati said he was against anything that would harm It is not the first time accusations have been The report, issued by the Office of the Director of passage” but a demonstrative one. Beijing has ridiculed the theory that Covid-19 Lebanon’s interests but also asked denounced critics leveled at Washington and its closest allies in National Intelligence in response to President Joe escaped from a lab in Wuhan and has suggested The Russian Ambassador said “we did not of the Iranian fuel deals calling on them to offer an West Asia of creating, backing and funding the Biden’s request, said a satisfying answer to the ques- Covid-19 may have slipped out of a lab in Fort Det- say that we would open fire, as some parlia- alternative solution. Takfiri organization. tion of how a virus started remained out of reach. rick, Maryland, in 2019. mentarians may have said, but next time it Some in Lebanon fear consequences from the pur- Turning to the country’s political impasse, Nasral- The disagreement among organizations within Nevertheless, in the report summary, U.S. offi- will be much more difficult for them, because chase, saying it risks sanctions being imposed on a lah urged top politicians to stop debating names for the U.S. intelligence community about the origins cials said only more information from China can this is not the first time a British warship has country whose economy has been in meltdown for the new Cabinet and urgently form a government. “It of the novel coronavirus will not be welcomed by help solve questions about the true origins of the done this.” nearly two years. is high time this debate now ends” he said. the White House. virus. Beijing has rejected this, saying it has shown The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, had Nasrallah blamed the country’s financial crisis on Lebanon has been run by the caretaker government The assessment by U.S. spy agencies delivered didn’t transparency with the World Health Organization. previously described the incident with the an economic siege by the United States adding that of Prime Minister Hassan Diab, who resigned with his find a definitive conclusion on whether the coronavirus China’s embassy in Washington says “the report HMS Defender a “provocation”. the Caesar sanctions act imposed by Washington on Cabinet after a massive Beirut port blast ripped through jumped to humans naturally, or via a lab leak. by the U.S. intelligence community shows that the The Royal Navy warship had been sailing Syria had harmed Lebanon. the capital a year ago. According to the summary, American spy agen- U.S. is bent on going down the wrong path of political from Odessa in southern Ukraine to Georgia Following Nasrallah’s announcement of fuel de- Mikati is the third prime minister-designate since cies think “natural exposure to an animal infected manipulation… the report by the intelligence com- and passed south of the Crimea peninsula, an liveries from Iran, the U.S. ambassador offered other then to attempt to form a government with President with it or a close progenitor virus”. Other groups munity is based on the presumption of guilt on the area which belongs to Russia. ideas to help resolve the energy problem. Michel Aoun. were not able to come to a firm opinion saying part of China, and it is only for scapegoating China.” TOURISM New study sheds AUGUST 29, 2021 light on second Straight Truth 6 TEHRAN TIMES Neanderthal tooth discovered in western Iran File photo depicts a hyperrealistic face of a Neanderthal male

TEHRAN - A new study conduct- Shanidar Cave, Bisotun Cave, and ings provided for the Yawan tooth Homo sapiens of several millen- ed by a team of archaeologists Wezmeh Cave, indicate that Ne- in his Twitter post “Dating sites nia, involving biological and cul- and paleoanthropologists from anderthals were present in a wide like this, with small fragments of tural interactions between the Germany, Italy, Iran, and Britain geographical range of Zagros from charcoal which are highly suscep- two groups. However, the bulk of delves into the discovery of an northwest to west of this moun- tible to movement and contami- this evidence relates to Western in-situ Neanderthal tooth, which tain range since at least 80,000 nation, using the only radiocarbon Eurasia, and recent work in Cen- was discovered in 2017 in a rock until about 40,000-45,000 years is challenging”. He added “Nearly tral Asia and Siberia has shown shelter, western Iran. ago when they disappeared and half of the radiocarbon dates from that there is considerable local The research is described in a Homo Sapiens populations spread the site failed. I am rather dubi- variation. Southwestern Asia, de- paper in the online journal PLOS into the region”. ous about the available dates for spite having a number of signifi- ONE that was published last He added that “Association of ‘Zagros Mousterian’ sites based cant Neanderthal remains, has not Thursday. The tooth, which is a Yawan Neanderthal tooth with only on C14. But he added “this is a played a major part in the debate deciduous canine belongs to a Middle paleolithic great work, thou- over extinction. Izeh historical sites unaffected by 6 years old child, was found at a stone tools known sands of lithics Yawan is the second Neander- depth of 2.5 m of the Baba Yawan as Zagros Mous- These discoveries found and a nice thal tooth that has been discov- Earth tremor shelter in association with animal terian is a fur- Neanderthal tooth. ered in Iran. The first Neander- bones and stone tools near Ker- ther confirmation show Iran has a rich It is crucial though thal tooth was discovered in the manshah. of association of to use other dating Wezmeh cave near Kermanshah in TEHRAN – No damage to historical sites has remains critical, and they require the support paleoanthropological techniques where The analysis that was per- this stone tool 2001. This cave is well-known for been reported as the result of a medium-sized and attention of local and national officials, he industry with Ne- possible. The fre- the discovery of a large number 4.3 magnitude earthquake, which vibrated the noted. formed by Stefano Benazzi, a record and it can quent ca. 45 ka physical anthropologist at the anderthals. Such of animal fossils. A recent re-ex- ancient city of Izeh in southwestern Khuzestan Khuzestan is home to three UNESCO World associations have produce important ages in many parts cavation of the cave by Fereidoun province on Friday. University of Bologna, Italy shows of the world may Heritage sites of Susa, Tchogha Zanbil, and that the tooth has Neanderthal been observed in Biglari revealed stone tools made “Based on field visits by experts of the prov- Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System yet it is Wezmeh where a data in the future. reflect samples by Neanderthals, which shows affinities. Stone tools discovered beyond the range ince’s Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handi- a region of raw beauty where its visitors could close to the teeth belong to the Neanderthal pre- that the cave was not just a den crafts Department, no damage to historical rel- spend weeks exploring. The province is also a molar tooth and Zagros Mouste- of C14 with a bit of con- used by carnivores such as hye- Middle Paleolithic period and a tamination.” ics and monuments has been reported so far,” cradle for handicrafts and arts whose crafters series of c14 datings suggest the rian tools were found in the same nas, lions, wolves, and leopards. Izeh tourism chief, Mehdi Faraji, said on Satur- inherited from their preceding generations. tooth is between 41,000-43,000 cave, and also in the Bisotun cave According to the researchers, Moreover, the discovery of the day, CHTN reported. Lying at the head of the Persian Gulf and years in the age which is close to that was excavated in 1949 by C. Neanderthal extinction has been a third tooth of a 5-7 years old Ne- Buildings in the city, which were construct- bordering Iraq on the west, Khuzestan was set- the end of the Middle Paleolithic Coon. Bisotun produced a human matter of debate for many years. anderthal child was announced by ed of local and traditional materials during the tled about 6000 BC by a people with affinities period when Neanderthal disap- partial radius that most likely be- New discoveries, better chronol- a joint Iranian-French team that Qajar period (1789-1925), have been abandoned to the Sumerians, who came from the Zagros peared in the Zagros. longs to a Neanderthal along with ogies, and genomic evidence was discovered in Qal-e Kord near and partially destroyed, so earthquakes here Mountains region. Urban centers appeared Zagros Mousterian lithics in Mid- have done much to clarify some Qazvin in 2019. Fereidoun Biglari, a Paleolith- dle Paleolithic layers of the site”. of the issues. This evidence sug- would have devastating consequences, the of- there nearly contemporaneously with the first ic archaeologist at Iran National These discoveries show that ficial added. cities in Mesopotamia in the 4th millennium. Huw Groucutt, a Paleolithic gests that Neanderthals became Museum, says “this recent dis- extinct around 40,000–37,000 Iran has a rich paleoanthropolog- While only a few Izeh monuments have been Khuzestan, according to Encyclopedia Britanni- covery, along with other Neander- archaeologist at Max Planck In- ical record and the country can ca, came to constitute the heart of the Elamite stitute for the Science of Human years before the present (BP), af- restored to their original beauty, the main- thal remains previously found in ter a period of coexistence with produce important data in the fu- tenance and restoration of these structures kingdom, with Susa as its capital. other parts of Zagros, including History, commented on the dat- ture. Shah Abbasi caravanserai undergoes restoration Work begins to reinforce Sassanid

TEHRAN – One of the is being prepared to be evaluat- nally built in various epochs along bridge in western Iran once-thriving Shah-Abbasi cara- ed during the next session of the ancient caravan routes in the Mus- vanserais, which is located in the World Heritage Committee, which lim world to shelter people, their sign, the structure itself normally requires ancient town of Meybod in Yazd will be held in 2022. goods, and animals. The former less material than a beam bridge of the same span. province, has undergone some re- In 2019, the tourism ministry Silk Roads may be the most famous habilitation works, Meybod tour- announced that Iran is develop- example dotted by caravanserais. Arch bridges can be classified into deck ism chief announced on Saturday. ing a dossier for a selection of its For many travelers to Iran, arch bridges (featuring arches below the The project is aimed to have historical caravanseries for a pos- staying in or even visiting a cen- deck) and through arch bridges (those the historical caravanserai ready sible inscription on the UNESCO turies-old caravanserai, can be a with arches above the deck, generally tied for an inspection scheduled to be World Heritage list. In this regard, wide experience; they have an op- arches). In all arch bridges, the structural conducted by a UNESCO-affiliated cultural heritage experts are as- portunity to feel the past, a time difficulty can be found in the minimization assessment team, CHTN quoted sessing such monuments that are travel back into a forgotten age! of the misalignment of the arch axis and the line of thrust, as well as a sufficient bending Mehrdad Zolfaqari as saying. scattered across the country to Iran’s World Heritage sites Iranian historical caravanserais. and buckling resistance. General design rec- For possible inscription on the make a shortlist in terms of their Saryazd, Zeineddin, Qaleh Khar- Iran ranks 10th in the world in ommendations focus principally on the arch- UNESCO World Heritage list, the architecture, historical and cul- gushi, and Kermanshahan are terms of the number of historical to-span ratio, the arch and deck slenderness, assessors are scheduled to eval- tural values. TEHRAN – A rehabilitation work has been among the selected caravanse- monuments and sites registered and the number of hangers or piers. uate the caravanserai in the near Caravansary is a compound conducted on parts of a long-dead histori- rais, scattered across the prov- on the UNESCO World Heritage list. future, the official added. word combining “caravan” with cal arch bridge in Kuhdasht county, west- Recent innovative arch bridges include ince, each characterizing a dis- Before the Islamic Revolu- high-speed railway (HSR) bridges, con- The project involves strength- “sara”; the former ern Lorstan province, the provincial tourism tinctive feature. tion, Persepolis, Naghsh-e Jahan crete-filled steel tubular and precast con- ening the rooftop, walls, rooms stands for a group chief has announced. According to UN- Square, and Choghaznabil were crete arches, high-performance concrete or using cob materials as well as Iran’s earliest of travelers and the “Some of the pillars of the Sassanid-era ESCO, Meybod is a the only three UNESCO-listed ultra-high performance concrete arches, and repairing wooden doors, flooring, latter means the (224 CE–651) Siah Pelleh Bridge are be- remarkable exam- monuments, but today the num- steel-concrete composite arches, and fea- gutters, and electricity system, he caravanserais building. They often ing strengthened as a part of the project,” ple of the viability ber has been increased this num- ture innovative erection methods. Recent re- explained. had massive portals Seyyed Amin Qasemi said on Saturday. and transmission were built supported by ele- ber to 24 historical sites, of which search has been dedicated to the shape and The monument is still a lively of human being’s during the vated load-bearing “Arg-e Bam” (Bam Citadel) rep- The project also aims at repairing slices of magnitude of equivalent geometric imper- bustling place being used for the collective thoughts walls. Guest rooms resents an outstanding example the deck, the official added. fections, fatigue detailing, erection methods, production and marketing of local from different Achaemenid era were constructed of an ancient fortified settlement, The material and restoration methods of reduction of the arch’s self-weight, and new handicrafts, he mentioned. generations to the around the court- is located in Kerman province. the project are “traditional” and the bridge materials for arches, hangers, and ties. The Safavid-era (1501-1736) inn present one. “What (330- 550 BC). yard and stables “Bisotun” in western Kerman- is being restored according to international Lorestan, which is a region of raw beauty, has four porches (iwans), a central is significant in the behind them with shah province, which is notable standards, he noted. was inhabited by Iranian Indo-European peo- city of Meybod is courtyard, traditional ice storage doors in the corners for its Achaemenid-era inscription The bridge, which is built over the Sey- ples, including the Medes, c. 1000 BC. Cim- the regularity in city planning. The (yakhchal), cistern, and some 100 of the yard. carved on a limestone cliff, lavish mareh River, one of the largest rivers in merians and Scythians intermittently ruled anatomy and spatial structure of rooms for travelers. Iran’s earliest caravanserais “Golestan Palace” in downtown western Iran, has been designated as a na- the region from about 700 to 625 BC. the city show original plans which Tehran which is a masterpiece of It has been inscribed on the na- were built during the Achaemenid tional heritage site. The Luristan Bronzes noted for their eclec- conform with the old Iranian city the Qajar era (1789 to 1925), and tional heritage list. era (550 -330 BC). Centuries later, tic array of Assyrian, Babylonian, and Irani- planning.” millennium-old “Gonbad-e Qabus” An arch bridge carries loads primarily by when Shah Abbas I assumed pow- an artistic motifs, date from this turbulent Shah Abbasi caravanserai of which is a mudbrick tomb tow- compression, which exerts on the founda- Iranian caravanserais being er from 1588 – to 1629, he ordered period. Lorestan was incorporated into the Meybod is one of nine caravanse- er for Qabus ibn Wushmagir, are tion both vertical and horizontal forces. Arch ready for collective UNESCO tag the construction of network cara- growing Achaemenid Empire in about 540 rais from Yazd province being con- among the other UNESCO-desig- foundations must therefore prevent both An all-inclusive dossier of a vanserais across the country. BC and successively was part of the Seleucid, sidered for possible inscription on nated sites in Iran. vertical settling and horizontal sliding. De- the UNESCO World Heritage list of select of Iranian caravanserais Such roadside inns were origi- spite the more complicated foundation de- Parthian, and Sassanid dynasties.

15 historical Qom province offers specialized tours for administrators, researchers monuments restored TEHRAN – Qom province, which ligious madrasas (schools). tion was developed and expanded place to enjoy a Persian meal, par- in eastern Iran embraces various religious, his- Apart from sightseers and pil- in the 19th century. ticularly the traditional dizi stew or torical, cultural, and natural sites, grims who visit Qom to pay homage, Nestled in a small garden are kebabs, followed by tea prepared TEHRAN –A total of 15 historical buildings and has arranged a series of specialized over a charcoal fire. aging structures, which are located in South Kho- it is also a top destination for Shia three 13th-century tower-like tours for administrators, students, scholars and students who come mausoleums built for members of Jamkaran Mosque, which is a rasan Province, have recently been restored, the and researchers. deputy provincial tourism chief has said. from across the world to learn Is- the House of Safi, who ruled Qom popular place of pilgrimage for Shia “Specific tours and workshops lamic studies at its madrasas and in the 14th century. The two tur- Muslims, was originally construct- Historical mansions and Hosseiniehs – spaces have been organized for adminis- browse through eminent religious quoise-colored coned domes and ed in the 1730s and expanded over where Shia Muslims come together to observe trators, students, and experts in bookshops. Here is a selection of one round dome are 12-sided on the years. The brickwork iwans, religious ceremonies – underwent some reha- history and sociology,” the deputy things to see and do in Qom: the exterior but octagonal inside. multi-colored tiles, and Thuluth bilitation works in close collaboration with the provincial tourism chief, Ammar The imposing shrine tends to Intricate brickwork, as well as Thu- calligraphy become especially pic- private sector, Ali Shariatimanesh announced on Kavousi, said on Saturday. luth and Kufic calligraphy, are just turesque at night when floodlights Saturday. fly under the radar, but it is one Today, the first guided tour of the of Iran’s most stunning mosques. some of the similarities they bear illuminate the complex and give it A budget of 8.25 billion rials ($196,400 at the series was conducted to introduce Named for a sister of Imam Reza to Soltaniyeh Dome in Zanjan, from a spiritual radiance. Pilgrims fre- official exchange rate of 42,000 rials per dollar) some religious sites and mausole- (AS), the eighth Shia Imam whose which they’re believed to have been quenting this mosque write their was allocated to the renovation projects, he not- ums which are capped with conical shrine is located in Mashhad, the inspired. wishes on a piece of paper and drop ed. domes, the official said. geometric shapes and floral mo- Another destination could be it down the mosque’s well to have it answered by the 12th Imam. Reviving such historical sites could help attract Tours dedicated to historical tifs of the shrine have a distinctly Yazdanpanah House, which dates more tourists, which in turn could lead to a better houses and mansions as well as the feminine touch, making you want back to the late Qajar and ear- One of the most visited natu- economic climate, the official added. ones devoted to historical Ab-An- to linger outside a bit longer to ad- ly Pahlavi era. This 120-year-old ral spots of Qom is Hoz-e Soltan, Located in eastern Iran, South Khorasan is bars (cisterns) will be conducted in mire the tiles. The interior of this mansion is divided into separate an eye-catching salt lake is in the home to many historical and natural attractions the near future, he said. spacious shrine is immaculately Iranian cities, and the one in Qom is wings to account for the changing middle of the desert. The visitors decorated and has many notable temperatures throughout the year. could easily walk in the shallow such as Birjand Castle, Dragon Cave, Furg Citadel, Situated adjacent to salt-cov- no different. Divided into two parts, and Polond Desert. burials on-site, ranging from roy- the old section dates from the Sa- Elaborately designed columns, parts and enjoy the shapes created ered deserts, golden dunes, run- alty and political figures to clerics windows, and wind towers stand by the salt, however, the center of The province is also known for its famous rugs ning sands, and jagged mountains, favid era (about four centuries ago) and scholars. and appears more like an exhibition out against the simple mud-brick the lake could be dangerous, as it is as well as its saffron and barberry which are pro- Qom is home to the shrine of Haz- building. It’s a spacious yet cozy muddy and could easily trap people. duced in almost all parts of the province. rat-e Masumeh (SA) and major re- Bazaars are the beating heart of of handicrafts, while the new sec- IFRC allocates $850,000w to SOCIETY help Iran combat drought AUGUST 29, 2021 Straight Truth TEHRAN - The International Feder- tan, South Khorasan, Kerman, and Hor- ation of Red Cross and Red Crescent mozgan provinces by September 22. TEHRAN TIMES 7 Societies (IFRC) has allocated $850,000 Last year, the campaign was to Iran to help the country implement launched with a budget of 120 billion programs to deal with drought. rials (nearly $2.8 million at the official The budget will be solely spent on rate of 42,000 rials). projects which have been approved by In April, Abolghasem Hosseinpour, the IFRC, Hassan Esfandiar, an official director of flood control at Forests, with the Iranian Red Crescent Society, Rangelands, and Watershed Manage- Russian oblast seeks to bolster told IRNA on Saturday. ment Organization, said that Iran will The funding will be channeled probably experience drought over the technological cooperation with Iran through to the provinces of Hormozgan, current [Iranian calendar] year (began Sistan-Baluchestan, Kerman, and South on March 21), as only four provinces out Khorasan, which have been affected the of 31 provinces of the country received most by drought, he explained. normal rainfall last year. In addition to drought, the fifth wave Given that Iran is an arid and of coronavirus and the inflow of Afghan semi-arid region, the rainfall rate is low, refugees has exacerbated living con- in other words, the fluctuations of rain- ditions in the mentioned regions, he fall vary significantly from year to year, added. he added. It was first held in August 2018, in improving wells and water quality, fil- On August 24, the IRCS started a Over the last two years, Iran was the southeastern tering and sanita- campaign for the fourth time with the doused with rain which was unprece- province of Sis- tion of reservoirs. aim of providing sustainable water in dented during the past 50 years, but tan-Baluchestan And the second four provinces suffering from drought. last year, the country faced drought, which went into COVID -19 and aspect focuses which shows a 40 percent decrease in The long-standing 20-year-old trouble after the on health issues rainfall, he explained. drought in the region is forcing many Hamoun wetland Afghan refugees including health to have to provide their water from tank drained and the have worsened the care services, free Watershed management is a solu- trucks delivering water to the areas. rainless sky left diagnosis, and tion to strengthen the ecosystem in the The campaign, called Nazr-e Ab (lit- many in dire need situation in drought- providing food face of subsequent droughts by pene- erally meaning water donation), was of drinking water. packages to the trating rainfall into the ground. launched three years ago, following The campaign stricken areas. deprived. According to the World Meteorologi- the drought crisis in the southern and has two main as- Through the cal Organization’s multiannual forecast, southeastern provinces of the country, pects; the first fourth phase of in the next five years, Iran’s average with the aim of supplying fresh water one centers on the campaign, rainfall will decline by 75 percent, and to deprived areas with the help of the water supply issues including desalina- water supply operations will be carried the temperature rises by 50-75 percent people and the IRCS. tion of water, rehabilitation of qanats, out in 333 villages of Sistan-Baluches- compared to the long-term average. Iranian Ambassador to Moscow Kazem Jalali (C) paid a visit on Saturday to Technoprom-2021 being held in Novosibirsk.

Coronavirus vaccination not an obstacle for blood donation From page 1 Mehdi Ghalehnoei, an official edge-based goods grew by a factor of five, before with the vice presidency for science and technol- slumping in 2018 after the U.S. withdrew from the ogy, has said last [Iranian calendar] year (March Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (2015), com- has increased by 15 percent compared to the same nation by 100 percent since 2007. 2020-March 2021), knowledge-based companies monly referred to as the nuclear deal, and re-im- period last year, he added. More than 85 percent of all donated blood world- gained about $800 million in revenue from export, posed sanctions. and in the current year, the figure is projected to “During this period, the provinces of Qazvin, Khu- wide is used to produce blood products, while the rate The report states that innovation in Iran has devel- reach up to $2 billion. zestan, and Khorasan Razavi had the highest growth is 65 percent in Eastern Mediterranean countries. Iran oped rapidly over the past five years, and by the end rate of blood donation in the country.” ranks among the highest-income countries in terms Africa, neighboring coun- of last year, 49 accelerators of converting more than 97 He went on to say that the tries, Southeast Asia and and 113 innovation centers had percent of the blood donated index of regular blood donation Eurasia are our export tar- provided services to start-ups by people to plasma-derived get priorities, and we hope to in the country was estimated Half a million Over 7,000 with the participation of the medicinal products (PDMP). create Iranian innovation and at 57 percent and the highest private sector. rate was related to the prov- Iranians donated Only 55 of 171 countries technology in all these areas, knowledge- inces of Semnan, Yazd, and produce PDMP through the he added. Knowledge-based com- TEHRAN - Those people who have injected a Bushehr. blood in March- fractionation of plasma col- Innovation in Iran devel- based companies panies coronavirus vaccine can also donate their blood Over 2.1m Iranians donate lected in the reporting coun- oped rapidly in 5 years Despite sanctions putting and there are no obstacles in this regard, Bashir June this year. try. A total of 90 countries are active in the blood per year Knowledge-based com- pressure on the country, a Haji-Beigi, the Blood Transfusion Organization reported that all PDMP are panies and creative startups unique opportunity was pro- spokesman, said on Saturday. Blood donation in Iran has imported, 16 countries re- country. have grown over the past five vided for business develop- long been done voluntarily as ported that no PDMP was used during the report- People who have received AstraZeneca and Sputnik years, and Iran has risen 45 places ment and the activity of knowl- vaccines can donate blood 28 days after vaccination, over 2.1 million Iranians donate blood annually, Ha- ing period, and 10 countries did not respond to the in the Global Innovation Index, according to the UNE- edge-based companies in the country. he said, adding, but those who have been injected with ji-Beigi said on June 14. question, according to WHO. SCO 2021 Report. Currently, over 7,000 knowledge-based companies Sinopharm, Sinovac, and Barekat vaccines can refer to There are currently 178 blood donation centers in Iran currently has the highest blood donation rate The Global Innovation Index in Iran from 2015 to are active in the country, manufacturing diverse prod- blood donation centers as soon as their symptoms the country, with Fars, Khorasan Razavi, Khuzestan, in the Eastern Mediterranean region so that out of 2019 has risen from 106 to 61 with continuous im- ucts to meet the needs of the domestic market while such as pain, fever, and faintness are removed. Tehran, and Mazandaran provinces having the largest 9.9 million blood donation units in this region, more provement, showing 45 steps growth. saving large amounts of foreign currency. Over the first three months of the current [Irani- number of blood donation centers, he stated. than two million belongs to Iran. The development of accelerators and innovation an calendar] year (started March 21), some 510,000 Highest blood donation in Eastern Mediterranean Also, the index of blood donation is 25 per 1,000 The fields of aircraft maintenance, steel, pharmaceu- centers over the last five years has led to a rapid in- people donated blood across the country, Haji-Beigi While blood donation in 70 countries still depends populations, while in the member states of the ticals, and medical equipment, oil, and gas are among the crease in startups and knowledge-based companies. said in July. on replacement or paid donors, Iran is the first coun- Eastern Mediterranean region, this number is 14.9 sectors that researchers in technology companies have Blood donation over the aforementioned period try in the region that has enjoyed voluntary blood do- per 1000. Between 2014 and 2017, exports of knowl- engaged in, leading to import reduction. Smuggled goods, currency worth $65m discovered in week TEHRAN - Over the past week, smuggled goods and currency during the mentioned period, he added, IRNA reported. In the Iranian calendar year 1396 (March 2017-March 2018), $12 cotics kingpins in Europe. worth 2,733 billion rials (nearly $65 million at the official rate of In this regard, 1,310 culprits have been arrested and handed over billion was smuggled into Iran and $900 million out of the country, Despite high economic and human costs, Iran has been actively 42,000 rials) have been discovered in the country, police official Mo- to the judicial authorities, he noted. according to the Headquarters for Combating the Smuggling of fighting drug trafficking over the past decades. hammadreza Moqimi announced on Saturday. Every year, $20-25 billion are smuggled in and out of the country, Commodities and Foreign Exchange. In June 2020, the first phase of the national anti-smuggling plan A total of 12.431 million items of smuggled goods along with 1.256 which, if stopped, will create hundreds of thousands of jobs, Hassan Iran, which has a 900-kilometer border with Afghanistan, has was implemented with the priority given to customs, tobacco, and million liters of smuggled fuel and 783 smuggled cars were seized Norouzi, a member of the parliament, said. been used as the main conduit for smuggling Afghan drugs to nar- transit goods. Over 564,000 passengers tested for COVID -19 at borders

TEHRAN – A total of 564,348 passengers have so far been With the cooperation of ministries of health All travelers to Iran must have a negative screened for coronavirus at the country’s official borders since March and transport, a plan is being implemented with PCR test certificate or a health card during the 10, Mehdi Valipour, head of Relief and Rescue Organization affiliated the goal of rapidly identifying and testing incom- Some 120 Covid-19 pandemic, IRINN reported on August 22. to the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS), said on Saturday. ing passengers and keeping them in quarantine Due to the prevalence of delta variant, nega- facilities, if necessary. individuals, who During the aforesaid period, 62,641 passengers with symptoms tive PCR test is also mandatory for vaccinated underwent PCR tests and 80,310 underwent rapid tests, he added, Thirty border checkpoints have been selected, passengers, Mohammad Reza Seif, head of safety tested positive, have and quality assurance department of Imam Kho- IRNA reported. including 18 land borders, nine air borders, and three sea borders, all incoming passengers will been temporarily meini Airport Town Co, said. He went on to lament that 120 individuals, who tested positive, be tested and referred to the quarantine facilities All passengers entering Iran, even if they have so far been temporarily quarantined. in case of necessity. quarantined. have been vaccinated and have a vaccination Some 471 members of the IRCS cooperate for carrying out the plan Around 8,000 individuals enter the country via card, must have a negative test result, he in 16 provinces across the country, Valipour concluded. borders on a daily basis. stated.

ENGLISH IN USE COVID-19 UPDATES ON AUGUST 28 LEARN NEWS TRANSLATION New cases 26,034 Lake Urmia water level keeps rising New deaths 614 روند صعودی تراز دریاچه ارومیه The level of water at Lake Urmia is on the rise, as increased by a 1.7 Total cases 4,985,448 تراز دریاچه ارومیه روند صعودی به خود گرفت ه است به طوری که حجم آب دریاچه billion cubic meters compared to the previous year, according to the در مقایسه با سال گذشته یک میلیارد و ۷۰۰ میلیون مترمکعب افزایش یا فته است. .studies conducted by the Lake Urmia restoration program committee Total deaths 105,901 دریاچه ارومیه از اواسط دهه ۱۳۸۰ شروع به خشک شدن کرد و بنا بر آمار بینالمللی (The lake is expected to reach its ecological level (1,274 meters تا سال ۲۰۱۵ میالدی حدود ۸۰ درصد از مساحت آن خشک شد. within 10 years by completing the restoration plans which started New hospitalized patients 4,002 این دریاچه در قالب ط رحهای احیا قرار است ظرف مدت ۱۰ سال /از ۱۳۹۴/ به تراز .four years ago اکولوژیک خود )ی کهزار و ۲۷۴ متر( برسد . Farhad Sarkhosh, head of the Lake Urmia restoration program’s Patients in critical condition 7,845 به گزارش ایرنا، فرهاد سرخوش رییس دفتر استانی ستاد احیای دریاچه ارومیه در office in West Azarbaijan province, said the lake’s level has reached آذربایج انغربی با اشاره به ثبت تراز یکهزار و ۲۷۱ متر و ۳۰ سانت یمتری طبق آخرین meters, adding the figure has increased by 68 centimeters 1,271 compared to last year, according to the latest survey. Total recovered patients 4,117,098 پایش برای دریاچه ارومیه اظهار داشت ارتفاع دریاچه نسبت به سال گذشته ۶۸ سانت یمتر بیشتر شدهاست. He said that the ??lake surface area has reached 2,828 square وی با بیان اینکه مساحت دریاچه به ۲ هزار و ۸۲۸ کیلومترمربع رسیده، بیان کرد -kilometers, adding that the figure is increased by 689 square kilo Diagnostic tests conducted 28,556,919 این رقم نسبت به زمان مشابه سال گذشته ۶۸۹ کیلومترمربع افزایش نشان م ی دهد. .meters compared to the same period last year Doses of vaccine injected 25,608,505 TEHRAN TIMES Afghan father’s text message www.tehrantimes.com inspires Persian poetry collection Managing Director: Mohammad Shojaeian TEHRAN – A short text message sent by an afghan father in desperate Editor-in-Chief: Ali A.Jenabzadeh search for his child at Kabul University after the ISIS terrorist attack on the Editorial Dept.: Fax: (+98 21) 88808214 — 88808895 university in November 2020 has Email: [email protected] inspired a Persian poetry collection. “My Beloved, Where Are You?” has Switchboard Operator: Tel: (+98 21) 43051000 been released by Sureh-Mehr, a major Advertisements Dept.: Telefax: (+98 21) 43051430 publishing house affiliated with the Public Relations Office: Tel: (+98 21) 88805807 Art Bureau of the Islamic Ideology Subscription & Distribution Dept.: Tel: (+98 21) 43051603 Dissemination Organization. Tehrantimes79 Printed at: Jame Jam Bartar Borna - 44197737 The collection carries 115 works by various poets, selected by Zahra Hosseinzadeh. No. 18, Bimeh Alley, Nejatollahi St., Tehran, Iran P.o. Box: 14155-4843 Zip Code: 1599814713 Several gunmen attacked Kabul University, shooting at students AUGUST 29, 2021 in their classrooms and clashing with security forces for hours on GUIDE TO SPIRITUAL AWAKENING November 2, 2020. At least 22 people were killed and That knowledge which remains only on your tongue is 22 others wounded when gunmen very superficial. The intrinsic value of knowledge is that stormed the university in a brutal you act upon it. assault. Some of the students had calls from Imam Ali (AS) their mothers and fathers. One of the Cover of the poetry collection “My Beloved, Where Are You?”. victims had 142 missed calls, and there was a final text message that read, Iranian artists have always shown Afghanistan in the Afghan capital of tragic silence over the sad martyrdom Prayer Times Noon:13:05 Evening: 19:54 Dawn: 5:07 (tomorrow) Sunrise: 6:35 (tomorrow) “My beloved, where are you?” a reaction to the oppression of Afghan Kabul that claimed the lives of over of dozens of oppressed girls from the The brutal attack has been strongly condemned around the world. people in various periods of history. 60 people including schoolgirls. Afghan Hazara community,” he wrote in a statement. History of art in Iran: Sassanid period The message was also the theme of In May, Oscar-nominated Iranian “I regret having to live in a time when the Afghanistan Art Week organized filmmaker Majid Majidi strongly justice is a meaningless word in this age In addition, Iranian pianist Bardia by the Iranian National Commission criticized the world for not speaking of futility… I wish we had died and not Sadrenoori released a single titled Part 7 for UNESCO in Tehran in December out against the bomb attack outside seen the death of justice and humanity, “Afghan Child” in memory of the children Wall paintings and graffiti 2020. the Sayed Al-Shuhada School in and we would not have witnessed such killed in the terrorist attack on the school. Literary sources mention the decoration of palaces with wall paintings but only a few fragmentary murals from Susa, Ayvan-e Karkheh, Arvand Dashtaray to stage Florian Zeller’s “Father” in Tehran and from Hesar offer evidence for the appearance of works in this medium. TEHRAN – Iranian stage director Arvand Dashtaray’s latest production “Zero” was live The painting from Susa is a monumental Dashtaray plans to stage French writer and streamed for Dutch theatergoers on March 5. The hunting scene. At Ayvan-e Karkheh, a royal director Florian Zeller’s acclaimed psychological play written by Shahab Mehraban was staged at headdress was depicted on the upper part of drama “The Father” in Tehran. the Koninklijke Schouwburg, a theater in the city an apse. The fragments of Hesar illustrate the center of The Hague. head of a horse and the leg of a rider. Recently Dashtaray, who has earlier worked on several excavated murals of Hajiabad in southern Iran international theater productions such as The play was a co-production between the near Darabgerd also illustrate figural motifs. “Reconsider Your Image of Me” and “Zero”, has Virgule Film & Performing Arts Company in Tehran and STET, the English Theatre in The Hague. A crude fresco with battle scenes and a banquet started rehearsals with a cast leading by renowned was found in the Syrian city of Dura Europos. Iranian actor Reza Kainian, who will star as Anthony. Robin Steegman was the actor of the monologue, which tells how human identity has been reduced Middle Persian inscriptions associate it with the decorated with wheel cut facets suggests Kianian has previously worked “The to numbers. period of the 3rd century Sassanid occupation at that this form of surface embellishment was Improvisation”, a play that Dashtaray staged at this garrison city on the Euphrates River. particularly popular within Iran, the alleged Tehran’s Nazerzadeh Kermani Hall in October 2019. The play is a monologue trilogy that criticizes Graffiti at Persepolis belong to the decades source of most vessels with wheel cut designs. Dutch writer Marene van Holk also collaborated in the double standard of the world, and Europe in particular, toward emigrants. immediately preceding the rise of the dynasty Early Sassanid ceramics continue many of the this production as an artistic advisor. under Ardashir I. The representations include traditional Parthian forms. Monochrome glazed “The Father” will be performed after the “In the first episode, the play revolves around equestrian and standing figures as well as a lion wares are common in Iraq and in those areas of government eases the curbs on regular activities a Turkish actor who lives in the Netherlands, the and ram. Iran, around Susa, that are naturally an extension in the new wave of COVID-19, Dashtaray announced second episode is about a Dutch actor in Iran, and the third part centers on a Dutchman who has Mosaics of the Tigris Euphrates valley. in a press release published on Saturday. chosen to live in Iran,” Dashtaray earlier stated. Although mosaics have survived in greater Other Iranian wares of Sassanid date have a red Written in 2012, the play follows Anthony, an “This play is a protest against the double quantity than textiles and paintings, they come burnished surface. Until extensive excavations aging man who must deal with his progressing standard toward emigrants, and I thought that it Iranian directed Arvand Dashtaray in an almost exclusively from a single site, Bishapur, have been undertaken in Sassanid sites in dementia. might be deemed offensive by Dutch theatergoers, undated photo. where eighteen panels with masks and heads, different parts of Iran and Iraq, it is impossible to In 2020, Zeller directed a screen adaptation of but this was not the case, and the play was really female dancers, musicians, and garland makers reconstruct a comprehensive ceramic typology the play, starring Anthony Hopkins, Olivia Colman, helpful,” he added. have been excavated. and establish a chronological sequence for the City Theater Complex in September 2016. period. Mark Gatiss, Imogen Poots, Rufus Sewell, and He also directed “Reconsider Your Image of Ghirshman interprets these 3rd century The play questions the images that we have of Olivia Williams. Me”, a co-production between the English Theatre scenes as Dionysiac motifs and believes them Conclusion It is the second adaptation of the play after the STET from The Hague, Netherlands and the Virgule others and challenges the current state and impact to be an appropriate subject for the decoration Sassanid art is an expression of the social 2015 film “Floride”. Performance Arts Company from Iran, at Tehran’s of theater and art in our global society. of a banquet hall. Von Gall has suggested that and religious institutions that developed in Iran there is a specific connection between the during the first half of the first millennium A.D. themes appearing on the mosaics and the victory A powerful central authority, the monarchy, Lisbon horror film festival to screen “The Night”, “Eaten” reliefs of Shahpur I in the nearby river gorge and and an established state religion, Zoroastrianism, considers both series of monuments illustrations dominated and ordered daily life. In Sassanid art, TEHRAN – The 15th edition of 1980 horror film “The Shining”. International Film Festival in Slovakia of a Dionysiac pomp or victory celebration. there is a clear emphasis on order and clarity of the MOTELX - Lisbon International The film stars Shahab Hosseini, in 2020. design. At Ctesiphon, mosaics decorated the walls Horror Film Festival will screen “The the winner of the best actor award at Rezapur received the special jury and ceilings of the noble residences. Some of the Considerable repetition occurs in the subject Night” and “Eaten” from Iranian Cannes 2016 for “The Salesman” by award for “Eaten” at the 11th Tehran filmmakers. cubes recovered by the German expedition are matter and in the ways of portraying standard Asghar Farhadi. International Animation Festival in made of gold glass and the original effect must motifs. “The Night”, a co-production The story of the short animated Tehran in 2019. have been impressive. between Iran and the U.S. directed To some extent this can be explained by the film “Eaten” is set on a mysterious, In a statement published by the Syrian craftsmen from Antioch, brought by Kurosh Ahari will compete in the fact that many of the surviving works of art had a unknown planet, where a rabbit-like organizers of the 15th edition of east as prisoners of war in the 3rd and 6th official section of the Portuguese particular political or cultic significance, and their creature is eaten by a wolf. It meets the MOTELX - Lisbon International centuries, probably played an important role in festival, which will take place in appearance was regulated by the demands of another rabbit-like creature in the Horror Film Festival, they said, the development of this craft within the Sassanid dynastic or religious doctrine. Lisbon from September 7 to 13. wolf’s stomach and they begin a new “Fifteen years ago, we inaugurated kingdom. The adherences to formal rather than realistic The film is about an exhausted life with each other, but that’s not a festival under the aegis of ‘each Gold images predominates even in the minor arts, on couple, Babak, Neda and their the end of the story. session, a festival’, to make the baby, that decide to spend the References to gold received by the Sassanids seal stone, bronzes, and textiles. Directed by Mohsen Rezapur, the most of the celebration of a genre night at the grand, but mysterious, as tribute and booty abound in the ancient Although many Sassanid motifs are familiar film has been screened at numerous that is not very representative of Hotel Normandie after a night out Shahab Hosseini acts in a scene literature, but there was no substantial source from earlier periods of Near Eastern art, plant international festivals. Portuguese cinema.” with friends. Over the course of a from “The Night” by Iranian of gold within the lands permanently under forms, rams confronting a tree, human headed seemingly endless night, mysterious director Kurosh Ahari. It garnered the Children’s Prize “After all these editions, we feel we Sassanid rule. winged bulls, bull and lion combats, birds of prey disturbances ruin their night’s rest at the Black Movie International are living in an era in which producing attacking animals, there are a number of designs This situation may explain the fact that there when Babak and Neda quickly realize Independent Film Festival in Geneva, horror films has become a necessity newly adopted from Western sources, populated As his debut film, Ahari shot “The was never an extensive gold coinage and that the they are trapped by a malevolent Switzerland in March. to try to understand this new reality vine scrolls, vintaging scenes, winged victory court plate was made of gilded silver. force that yearns for the dark secrets Night” in LA and spoken in Farsi, with The movie also won an honorable offered to us by the pandemic, wars, figures. A few gold vessels of late Sassanid date they have hidden from each other. great affinities to Stanley Kubric’s mention at the 26th Golden Beggar and climate change,” they added. come from the tomb of a Khazar chieftain in Toward the end of the period, influences from Pereshchepina in the Caucasus. More numerous the East—India and Central Asia—increase. These are the golden belts and swords found by chance regions may be the source of the narrative and in recent years on Iranian soil. genre scenes appearing on some late silver plate. “Slaughter”, “Psycho” to compete in Riurau Film Festival The form of the swords, with P shaped mounts It is also probable that many of the Greco on one side of the scabbard, differs from those Roman designs reached the Sassanids from their eastern neighbors rather than directly from Qasem, who is forced to sell their was established by the non-profit appearing on early Sassanid rock reliefs. This the Mediterranean world. In return, Sassanid cow during a particularly harsh association Escola de Cinema distinctive form of suspension was adopted landscape, geometric, and figural patterns were winter in the village. But before he Riurau (ECRR) in 2012 with the aim by the Sassanids possibly as early as the 5th adopted and used in the art of Central Asia. could butcher it, his son who loves of offering a space for meeting, century from the Hephthalites but certainly by the cow has freed the cow, and now dissemination, development and At present, only those monuments reflecting “Slaughter” the 6th century from Turkic invaders in the lands Qasem must launch a search to find competition to short filmmakers the life and beliefs of the ruling classes have been co-directed northeast of Iran. the missing cow. from all over the world. It has its recovered and studied in depth. by Saman Glass and pottery The film was selected best Asian origin in the Fes De Curts festival in Future archeological excavations in Sassanid Hosseinpur Excavations by a Tokyo University expedition in and Ako narrative at the Global University Dénia in 2011. sites may provide a better understanding of the the area of Daylaman in northwestern Iran and Zandkarimi. Film Awards (GUFA) in 2020 in material remains and broaden our knowledge of The Associació Escola De Cinema by an Italian mission at Choche in southern Iraq Hong Kong. It also won Hosseinpur the art of this important period in Iranian history. Riurau (ECRR) was created in 2007 have provided some information concerning the and Zandkarimi the award for best to provide accessible audiovisual Photo: A Sassanid mosaic art discovered in chronology and typology of Sassanid glass and director. literacy to the Marina Alta region. pottery. Bishapur. Directed by Mostafa Davtalab, The ECRR currently teaches film Highlight: Sassanid art is an expression of the Strong influence from the Mediterranean “Psycho” tells the story of a couple, courses in Denia and Xabia/Javea. social and religious institutions that developed in world is apparent in the forms and designs of TEHRAN – Iranian shorts Spanish city of Denia on September a young woman and her mentally- Students who finish their work Iran. the glass ware, an industry prominent in the east “Slaughter” and “Psycho” will 1 and 2. ill husband, who take a cab to a each year are automatically invited Roman empire. Source: Encyclopedia Iranica be competing in the Riurau Film “Slaughter” co-directed by Saman psychiatric hospital. to showcase their works at the The large number of Sassanid glasses Concluded Festival, which will take place in the Hosseinpur, Ako Zandkarimi is about The Riurau Film Festival (RRFF) festival.