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WWW.TEHRANTIMES.COM I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 16 Pages Price 40,000 Rials 1.00 EURO 4.00 AED 39th year No.13560 Sunday DECEMBER 22, 2019 Dey 1, 1398 Rabi’ Al thani 25, 1441 Judiciary chief bans Iran, Japan to Iran’s Nasirshelal Book City Institute to arresting suspects to continue close awarded Olympic screen “From Music gather evidence 2 consultations 3 gold medal 15 into Silence” 16 See page 2 Copper cathode output to rise 100,000 tons in 3 months TEHRAN — Iranian Industry, Mining Iranian calendar year (March 19, 2020), and Trade Minister Reza Rahmani inau- which is also planned to reach 500,000 tons Destroyers gurated a plant and a processing unit in soon after that. Rahmani was accompanied Sungun Copper Complex in East Azarbaijan by Ardeshir Sa’d-Mohammadi, the man- Province on Saturday, Shata reported. aging director of Iran’s National Copper The newly inaugurated units, which are Company, and Khodadad Gharibpour, aimed to complete the production chain in the head of Iranian Mines and Mining the copper complex, will increase the coun- Industries Development and Renovation to be armed try’s copper cathode output by 100,000 tons Organization (IMIDRO), during his trip to to 400,000 tons by the end of the current the northwestern province. 4 Iran elected member of with vertical IFSW’s UN Commission TEHRAN — Iran has been elected as a member IFSW has been granted Special Consul- of the International Federation of Social Work- tative Status by the Economic and Social ers (IFSW) UN Commission, IRNA reported, Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations quoting Hassan Mousavi Chelak, the head and the United Nations Children’s Fund launch of the Iranian association of social workers. (UNICEF). In addition, IFSW is working Moreover, Iran has been selected to with the World Health Organization (WHO), host the IFSW’s Asia-Pacific Regional the Office of the United Nations High Com- Conference in 2023, Mousavi Chelak, missioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the Office who also serves as the IFSW’s Asia and of the United Nations High Commissioner missiles Pacific Regional Commissioner, said. for Human Rights (OHCHR). 12 Muslim nations consider gold dinar to beat sanctions Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mo- He also said such sanctions and em- hamad says Iran, Malaysia, Turkey and Qatar bargoes are not affecting only Iran and are considering using the gold dinar and Qatar, and, therefore, it is important for barter trade as a way of protecting themselves the Muslim world to be self-reliant in Ali Khara against any future economic sanctions. order to face future threats. At the end of the Kuala Lumpur Summit “With the world witnessing nations 2019 in the Malaysian capital on Saturday, making unilateral decisions to impose Mahathir praised Iran and Qatar for being such punitive measures, Malaysia and independent and capable of standing on other nations must always bear in mind their own feet despite economic sanctions that it can be imposed on any of us,” Ma- Tehran Times/ Tehran Times/ and embargoes. hathir said. 13 ARTICLE Iran-Russia-China naval drill: Another piece of the geopolitical puzzle REPORT Mahdi Garshasbi By Abbas Aslani attacks on oil tankers in the Persian Gulf and on with the United Nations. A short time later, Fatemeh Salehi Tehran Times journalist There is a point where Iran, Russia and China see Saudi Arabia’s Aramco oil facilities last summer, Iran brought up the idea of a joint naval Mehr News Agency eye to eye in holding the manoeuvre, and that is the United States tried to put the blame on Iran exercise with Russia in the region. Weeks journalist sending a message to their common adversary or in order to isolate the country in the region and later, China also expressed that it was ready rival, namely the United States. The US, in some to exert “maximum pressure” against Tehran. to join the drill. A new wave of ways, has applied a triple containment policy Washington attempted to take advantage of This joint naval exercise with Russia and Behind-the-scenes toward China, Russia and Iran. This would be the opportunity so as to create a naval coalition China is an important step for Iran. Tehran strange claims enough to unite these three countries on some against Iran in the region. wants to make a case for what it terms “resist- of the dangerous fronts. Having denied any role in the attacks, ance” to US pressure, saying that the American about Iran and Iran, Russia and China are expected to hold Iranian officials made an effort to nix the strategy, despite being an economic burden UAE projects in Iraq a joint naval exercise in the Sea of Oman and American strategy by taking some initiatives. on Iran, has failed to isolate Tehran in politics the FATF l-Mayadeen TV recently reported that northern Indian Ocean on December 27 this Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, during and security. the remarks by Izzat al-Shabandar have year, which is of its first kind since the Islamic his United Nations General Assembly address Russia sees this cooperation as being in line ew media warfare has recently been revealed the truth about the Israeli plan Revolution in Iran in 1979. The timing, in addition in September, unveiled his Hormuz Peace with the concept of collective security in the A launched about the Financial Action in Iraq, which is to be carried out with the to the nature of the manoeuvre is of paramount Endeavour (HOPE) for ensuring the security Persian Gulf that it proposed to the UN in July. Task Force (FATF). Some claims involvement of the United Arab Emirates. N significance for Iran, and probably for Russia and the stability in the region through coop- Although the concept includes other regional have also been stated in this regard that Al-Shabandar exposed the role of the and China as well. eration between Iran, Iraq and six countries and international players, this can contribute are far away from truth. UAE in backing seditious moves in the Iraqi As tensions rose in the region as a result of in Persian Gulf, as well as in coordination to the idea if joined by others. 6 An assertion regarding the issue states protests and arming four tribal groups in al that if Iran cooperates with the FATF, a Anbar province to form a military force in global coalition against the Islamic Repub- order to turn the province into a confeder- lic will not be created and the possibility Nigeria’s pressure on Zakzaky increased: IHRC head ation. The UAE also intends to involve the of applying more pressure on the country province in the Deal of the Century. By Ramin Hosseinabadian to guarantee the health of the prisoners. It is We also attempted hard to provide documents will be eliminated. Can such assertions According the TV channel, the UAE among the most dangerous prisons not only in to get him out of prison in the hope of improving be accepted? TEHRAN (MNA) — In an interview with Mehr is trying to separate al Anbar, where it Nigeria but in Africa. his conditions. Cooperation, a wrong address news agency, Head of the London-based Islamic aims to settle the displaced Palestinians. All its prisoners are dealing with terrible con- Our efforts did not bear fruit due to the meas- by the FATF supporters to people Human Rights Commission (IHRC), Massoud Al-Shabandar appears to have been in- ditions. Sheikh was transferred to that prison ures done by the Nigerian government. We had In response to the assertion, it Shajareh, said that Nigerian government’s meas- formed about the Israeli plan through while Kantona court did not issue the order to to negotiate the issue with different bodies and should be noted that cooperating with ures prove that the pressures are increased and Qatar. As al- Mayadeen reported, Iraqi send him to the hospital. We believe that being organizations but the Nigerian government put the FATF is basically a side issue to the conditions are not set for having the leader security forces have arrested a UAE-affil- under tough conditions, Zakzaky had to be sent barriers on the path of the held talks. the Iranian economy. Currently, the of Nigerian Shiites, Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, iated group that has funded subversive to hospital but due to the Nigerian government’s main problem of Iran’s economy is not released. Some media have recently reported the elements in the recent unrest. decision, he was transferred to prison. the country’s non-cooperation with Following is text of the interview with Mr. probability of having Sheikh released before Following the revelation, al-Shabandar the FATF, but the U.S. extraterritorial Shajareh: Have the measures taken by IHRC been February 2020. Even his doctor has put forward was arrested by UAE security forces in Abu sanctions. As long as the sanctions re- Sheikh Zakzaky is in a hospital in Katona. fruitful? What barriers have you been faced? the subject. What is your idea about the news? Dhabi and transferred to a hotel in Dubai. main in place, the cooperation cannot Please inform about his present conditions. A: Despite the made efforts in the long-run, A: The chance for his freedom is low. In the Hostile plan by the sheikhdoms to we could not reach any conclusions. We sought past two years, the Nigerian government has resolve any problem. A: Yes, Zakzay has been sent to the central undermine the Iraqi economy jail of Kantona, Nigeria.