Iran’s defense Iran ousts U.S. Time lists FM Zarif Cannes 2015 picks chief urges a as leading pistachio among 100 influential Iran’s “Nahid” for 2 bloc against U.S. 4 producer 10 world people in 2015 12 Un CeCertainrtain Regard NATION ECONOMY SOCIETY ART&CULTURET & C U L T U R E WWW.TEHRANTIMES.COM I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 12 Pages Price 10000 Rials 36th year NO.12247 Saturday APRIL 18 2015 Farvardin 29 1394 Jumada Al Thani 28 1436 Iranian male and female teams claim Asian Cadet Taekwondo Championships 9 IAEA Nuclear terms talks Zarif renews call for quick deal to with Iran double Iran ‘constructive’ end to Saudi attack on Yemen growth next TEHRAN — The Political Desk UN nuclear Iran FM says ‘foreign interference in Yemen must stop’ year: IIF watchdog said on Thursday it had a TEHRAN — Iranian For- He made the remarks in a phone conver- less” people of Yemen. The Institute of International Fi- “constructive exchange” this week Political Desk eign Minister Moham- sation with UN Secretary General Ban Ki- The Iranian foreign minister also said nance, which is an association of with Iran on two issues related to its mad Javad Zarif has called for an immediate moon on Thursday. that Iran is ready to help end crisis in more than 400 global financial in- nuclear program. end to Saudi Arabia’s raids on the Yemeni He also highlighted the importance of Yemen. stitutions, has said that the nuclear “The IAEA and Iran held a tech- people and infrastructure. sending humanitarian aid to the “defense- Contd. on P. 11 deal between Iran and the six world nical meeting in Tehran on 15 April powers could accelerate the coun- 2015. The two sides discussed the try’s economic growth from around continuation of the implementation 3 percent in fiscal year 2015-16 to 6 of the Framework for Cooperation. percent in fiscal years 2016-17 and In this context, they had a construc- 2017—18. tive exchange on the two practical The Washington-based associa- measures under discussion. The tion said the deal has the potential Agency and Iran will continue this for a big surge in Iranian exports, dialogue and agreed to meet again private investments, narrowing of in the near future,” the agency Saddam deputy fiscal deficit and decreasing the wrote on its website. large spread between the official A delegation of experts from the and the black market rates. International Atomic Energy Agency al-Douri killed Even assuming a conclusion of a (IAEA) arrived in the Iranian capital nuclear agreement in June, it would of Tehran on Wednesday to hold Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, a former top adviser to take a while for its economic impact technical talks with Iranian officials. Saddam Hussein and the highest-ranking mem- to be felt on the ground. Growth According to the Press TV, Behrouz ber of the Iraqi leader’s regime to evade capture, could remain at around 3 percent in Kamalvandi, the spokesman for the has been killed in an Iraqi security operation, Iraqi 2015-16, driven by investment and Atomic Energy Organization of Iran state-run television reported on Friday. consumption. (AEOI), had announced earlier that Al-Douri, who the U.S. military said helped fi- “Lifting the sanctions will allow talks between Iran and the UN nucle- nance a Sunni insurgency in Iraq after Hussein’s the Iranian authorities to use more ar agency focused on the two issues regime fell in a 2003 U.S.-led invasion, served as a of their foreign exchange reserves of alleged explosives testing at a site military commander and effectively was Hussein’s (estimated at $90 billion), half of in the western city of Marivan and deputy. which have been frozen abroad. neutron calculations. He also was the “king of clubs” in a deck of Business opportunities in Iran fol- Earlier on Wednesday, Iranian playing cards used by American troops to identify lowing a comprehensive agreement Ambassador to the IAEA Reza Najafi the most-wanted regime officials. Contd. on P. 3 would be enormous. Contd. on P. 4 also said that Tehran and the IAEA have come up with solutions to a number of existing issues. Assad: Moscow talks breakthrough, future talks promising PERSPECTIVE Russia, NEWS Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Stockholm to exert its influ- has hailed as a “breakthrough” ence on the European Union China, Iran: Iraqi PM urges the latest round of talks be- in an attempt to remove the tween Damascus and opposi- bloc’s sanctions against the In sync end to Saudi war y Pepe Escobar tion groups in the Russian capi- Syrian people, saying the bans B on Yemen tal city of Moscow. have forced many Syrians to “This is the first time to reach seek shelter in European coun- ver past decades, the pre-fabri- The Iraqi prime minister has urged an agreement upon some of the tries including Sweden. Ocated myth of an elusive “Irani- an immediate end to Saudi Arabia’s principles that could make the “Sweden is an important an bomb” was never the real issue war on Yemen, saying Yemenis foundation for the next dialog country in the EU. It can play between the U.S. and Iran; the issue themselves must be allowed to at- between the Syrians. We haven’t a major role in lifting the sanc- was how to subdue – or “isolate” - a tend to the affairs of the impover- finalized it yet, because the sched- tions, because many of the Syr- powerful, independent nation that ished country. ule of that meeting was very com- ed Takfiri terrorists in Syria. He also said that the Western ians who went to Sweden or refused to toe the exceptionalist line. On Thursday, Premier Haider prehensive,” said Assad in an “This behavior is not relat- nationals who have joined the any other country, didn’t only Now that the “rehabilitation” of al-Abadi sharpened his earlier criti- interview with the Swedish news- ed to the crisis in Syria. They ranks of terrorist groups in Syr- leave because of the terrorist Iran – at least for some exceptionalists cism of the Saudi aggression against paper Expressen, Syrian news supported the terrorists in Af- ia will pose a great threat to the acts; they left because of the and their minions - may be imminent, Yemen, saying, “We think an end agency SANA reported on Friday. ghanistan, they supported the security of Europe upon return- embargo, because they have pending a nuclear deal to be clinched to this war of Yemen must be very “When you have a break- Wahhabi ideology, the extrem- ing to their homelands. no way for living,” he stated. in June, various Washington factions soon and the only way forward is a through, even if it’s a partial ism that led to terrorism re- “As long as the backyard of Syria has been grappling with still can’t get their act together. political solution by Yemenis them- breakthrough, it means that the cently in Europe, for decades, Europe, especially the Mediter- a deadly crisis since March 2011. The Pentagon has all but admit- selves.” next meeting will be promising and now they are supporting ranean and Northern Africa is in The violence fueled by Takfiri ted the perennial wet dream of neo- A day earlier, Abadi had lashed in reaching a full agreement the same ideology and the chaos and full of terrorists, Eu- groups has so far claimed the cons and corporate media remains out at Saudi Arabia for conducting about what are the principles same factions under different rope cannot be safe,” the Syrian lives of over 220,000 people, ac- on the table; the military option. aerial attacks against Yemen, saying of Syrian dialog that will bring a labels and names in Syria,” As- president went on to say. cording to reports. The U.S. Congress will go no holds Riyadh’s deadly military campaign Syrian, let’s say, solution to the sad pointed out. Assad further called on The Takfiri terrorist groups, barred in trying to scotch the deal. had created huge humanitarian conflict,” he added. with members from sever- The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations problems in the Arab country. The Syrian leader also lashed The Syrian leader also lashed out at Saudi Arabia, al Western countries, control Committee unanimously passed a “To me, there is no logic to the out at Saudi Arabia, Turkey and swathes of land in Syria and bill that would give Congress the operation at all in the first place,” he Qatar for “following and imple- Turkey and Qatar for “following and implementing” Iraq, and have been carrying out right to interfere with anything re- said on Wednesday, adding, “What menting” the policies of foreign the policies of foreign powers including the United horrific acts of violence such as lated to the removal of sanctions. is the aim? What are they trying to powers including the United public decapitations and cruci- Iranian Foreign Minister Moham- do? Mainly, the problem in Yemen is States, saying he does not expect States, saying he does not expect a sudden change of fixions against all communities mad Javad Zarif faces an even more within Yemen.…There is a political a sudden change of behavior on behavior on the part of these regional countries which such as Shias, Sunnis, Kurds, and uphill battle as the “fact sheet” the problem.” the part of these regional coun- have for long supported Takfiri terrorists in Syria.