WWW.TEHRANTIMES.COM I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y Pages Price 40,000 Rials 1.00 EURO 4.00 AED 39th year No.13467 Thursday AUGUST 22, 2019 Mordad 31, 1398 Dhul Hijjah 20, 1440 ‘Trump cannot expect to be Takht-Ravanchi warns Iran league will start U.S. sanctions’ deadly unpredictable and expect of Washington’s ‘divide on Thursday amid effects under spotlight in Iran to be predictable’ 2 and rule’ strategy 3 unsolved problems 15 Tehran photo exhibit 16 Industry ministry approves The Kashmir wound FDI worth $554m TEHRAN — Some $554.4 million of for- of 24 industry, mining and trade projects. eign direct investment (FDI) has been The figure shows a 60-percent rise in approved by the Ministry of Industry, comparison to the same period last year, Mining and Trade during the first four ISNA reported on Wednesday.. is British legacy months of the current Iranian calendar In the first four months of last year, 24 year (March 21-July 22). industrial, mining and trade projects were The mentioned amount of FDI has approved with $346.3 million of foreign Ayatollah Khamenei says easily-gained been approved for the implementation investment. 4 oil money has been a ‘great calamity’ See page 2 IRGC: Augmenting defense power on agenda of armed forces TEHRAN — The Islamic Revolution and defense organizations, the Islamic Guards Corps (IRGC) has said that it is Revolution Guards Corps in particular, on agenda of Iran’s armed forces to con- … will not hesitate a moment in thinking tinuously increase their defense power. about or acting to focus on improving the In a statement published on Wednes- country’s defense capacity,” the statement day, the IRGC said the fact that “the arro- read. gance system” has focused its attention It added that Iran’s achievements in on limiting Iran’s military power shows various defense fields have turned the that Iran has been successful in countering country into an “unrivaled power of the their malign intention. region, putting it at a level to compete with “The totality of the country’s military ultra-regional powers”. 2 Yemen air defense forces shoot down Saudi-led drone TEHRAN — Yemeni army forces, sup- ment that Yemeni air defense forces and ported by allied fighters from the Popular their allies shot down the U.S.-built General Committees, have intercepted and targeted Atomics MQ-9 Reaper (sometimes called an unmanned aerial vehicle belonging to Predator B) drone with a precision missile the Saudi-led military coalition while flying early on Wednesday. in the skies over Yemen’s southwestern The statement added that the aircraft province of Dhamar. was struck as it was on a surveillance mis- The media bureau of Yemen’s Houthi sion, noting that the domestically-devel- Ansarullah movement, citing the spokes- oped missile which brought down the drone khamenei.ir man for Yemeni Armed Forces Brigadier will be showcased during a ceremony in General Yahya Saree, announced in a state- the near future. 13 PERSPECTIVE ‘U.S., Turkey must end illegal military presence on Syria soil’ REPORT Hanif Ghaffari TEHRAN — Syria’s UN Ambassador Bashar al- civilian installations and infrastructure,” he said. manipulate its provisions,” he said. Ramin Hossein Abadian Head of the Tehran Times Ja’afari has called on the United States and Turkey He also criticized Turkey for sending a military Ja’afari also described Israel’s occupation of Mehr News Agency Politics Desk to end their “illegal military presence” in the Arab convoy carrying ammunition into Syria’s Idlib Arab territories as the main reason for the crisis journalist country and crimes against civilians. Province in support of the militants holed up in in the region. Speaking at a United Nations Security Council the embattled region. “The main cause of the conflicts in the Mid- Trump’s defeat (UNSC) session on Middle East peace and secu- The Syrian envoy further highlighted the need dle East and the inability to achieve peace and Syrian army rity challenges in New York on Tuesday, Ja’afari for the world body to stay focused on the real stability has been and continues to be the Israeli against the red urged Washington and Ankara to respect the UN root causes of the Middle East conflict, including occupation of Arab territories, including the oc- gain strategic win Charter’s principle of non-interference in the occupation, acts of aggression and destructive cupied Syrian Golan,” he said. dragon internal affairs of other countries and refrain interventions in countries’ domestic affairs — such According to Press TV, Ja’afari further ex- in Idlib from using force against them. as those aimed at overthrowing governments by pressed concerns about Israel’s accumulation hat is certain is that US President “The United States and its allies, including the force, investing in terrorism and fabricating crises. of weapons of mass destruction, saying the re- n Tuesday, local news reported Donald Trump has failed to take Turkish occupation forces, must be obliged to end “Success in dealing with the challenges facing gime should join the Non-Proliferation Treaty that terrorists withdrew from a Waction to weaken the dollar and their illegal military presence on Syrian territory the region requires upholding the principles of (NPT) without delay and subject its facilities to Okey city, Khan Sheikhoun, in the regulate the economic battle with Beijing. and to stop their aggressive practices in support international law and the provisions of the UN the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)’s Syrian province of Idlib and the Syrian The rise of the dollar (in spite of Trump’s of terrorism and their crimes against Syrians, Charter and stopping attempts to distort and safeguards regime. army captured the city. desire) has made Washington more vul- According to the latest news, after nerable to economic war with China. capturing the key hilltop of Tal Nimr, China is effectively leading the economic the Syrian army were able to enter the and trade battle with the United States by city of Khan Sheikhoun. manipulating its credible exchange rate What early U.S. presidential polls tell us about the 2020 race After the Syrian army entered Khan and devaluing it. However, Donald Trump TEHRAN— Anyone paying the slightest attention polls at this stage of the outsized, 23-candidate that the results reflect the broader population - Sheikhoun, all the terrorists fled out of has failed to counter Beijing’s depreciation to the Democratic presidential campaign has Democratic contest: calculated based on the size of the sample. the city. despite his efforts and his country’s Treas- likely seen headlines on the latest “horse race” How are political polls conducted? What does history tell us about But why this city is so important and ury Department. In such circumstances, opinion polls, highlighting one candidate’s rise Professional pollsters rely on answers from polls at this stage? why capturing it was an important victory the rise of the dollar strengthens the US or another’s decline. a sample of people - anywhere from a few hun- National presidential primary polls - that is, for the Syrian army? failure in the economic battle with Beijing. Campaigns trumpet, or minimize, the num- dred respondents to 1,000 or more - intended polls that measure support for one party’s candi- Khan Sheikhoun has a high strategic The reality is that since early 2017, bers depending on how they fared. But with the to represent a much larger population. dates - this early in the election cycle have been importance; it overlooks the key roads Trump has sought to use exchange rate first nominating contest in Iowa still five months In political surveys, pollsters are often inter- a mixed bag in predicting the eventual winner. in Syria and is the intersection of Idlib’s manipulation and lowering the value of the away, what do these surveys really tell us about ested specifically in registered voters or likely In August 2007, Hillary Clinton held a nearly western, eastern and northern parts. dollar as a deadly weapon in protectionist will happen in the November 2020 presidential voters. Many more people say they will vote than 20-percentage point lead across a dozen national Capturing Khan Sheikhoun is the first economic confrontation with China. At election? actually do so, forcing pollsters to use other data, polls over Barack Obama, who would capture step toward reopening the road that con- the time, Trump stated that the $ 346 The quick answer: Early polls should be taken such as past voting behavior, to estimate the the Democratic nomination the following year. nects Syria’s economy capital Aleppo to billion US trade deficit was due to trade with a grain of salt, or perhaps even a full shaker. probability of casting ballots. The man who would win the Republican Par- Damascus which is the political capital with China. We are now in year 2019 and But they can offer a snapshot of where the race Some pollsters rely on phone interviews. Oth- ty’s nod, John McCain, hovered around 12%, of the country. this trade deficit has reached $ 419 billion! stands today and at least some insight into where ers, including Ipsos, which conducts surveys for with former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani Capturing Khan Sheikhoun is also This shows well that Trump’s economic it might go in the months to come. Reuters, employ online questionnaires. All polls leading the pack with support from nearly one- critical from a military point of view be- policies toward Beijing have failed. This Here’s a guide to reading, and understanding, have a margin of error - a measure of confidence third of respondents.