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U.S. troops British banks Azmoun: It’s my Stuttgart art 31112in Syria to topple 4 weighing Iran dream to play for Iran exhibit explores INTERNATIONAL govt.: Lavrov ECONOMY sanctions lift SPORTS at World Cup ART& CULTURE changing life in Iran WWW.TEHRANTIMES.COM I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y Tehran won’t let $2b ‘international theft’ takes effect: Velayati 2 12 Pages Price 10,000 Rials 37th year No.12540 Saturday APRIL 30, 2016 Ordibehesht 11, 1395 Rajab 22, 1437 Shahnameh captures Zarif to Ban: readers’ imaginations: Runoff parliamentary U.S. court Finnish translator ruling is fake EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW By Manijeh Rezapoor and phony I met Jaakko Hameen-Anttila, a professor of Arabic and elections held Iran firm to take every Islamic studies in the University of Helsinki, on a cool April morning in Tehran a few days after his translation of the POLITICAL TEHRAN — Iran Elections were held in 55 constituen- Polls opened at 8 a.m. and con- lawful measure to first half of Ferdowsi’s epic masterpiece Shahnameh into deskon Friday held run- cies in 21 provinces. tinued until 7 p.m. However, the restore the stolen Finnish had been introduced in the metropolis. off parliamentary election, where 139 The election will shape the power voting time was extended 2 hours in Hameen-Anttila said he believes the epic masterpiece candidates vied for 69 seats in the structure between a coalition of reform- all constituencies except two in Fars property, Zarif says makes a good read for a foreign audience since there is a 290-strong parliament. ists and moderates versus principlists. province. philosophy of thoughts in the Shahnameh that captures the POLITICAL TEHRAN — Te h - imaginations of readers. See page 9 deskran and Washington “I think Ferdowsi also realized that he had a message but have never been off the media’s radar he also knew that in order to get people to read his works, he screen. For one reason or another. had to put them in the form of narratives, and that is why the After the successful signing of the nu- stories in the Shahnameh are excellent”, he explained. clear deal, formally known as the Joint Hameen-Anttila considered the translation of the Comprehensive Plan of Action, a new Shahnameh a demanding task; however, he said, “I want to challenge has added more complexity emphasize that it was a work of love. I enjoyed doing it, al- to the uncharted waters. though sometimes it was difficult and tirtir-- According to the U.S. Supreme ing. I received the best rrewardeward from Court ruling, almost $2 billion in fro- the book itself and I becamecame mmoreore zen Iranian assets must be turned over familiar with Ferdowsi.” to American families of people killed As a schoolboy, he foundund it inter-inter- in the 1983 U.S. barracks bombing in esting to read the Shahanmeh.meh. “I got inin-- Beirut. terested in Persian literaturee whwhenen I waswas The ruling has drawn Tehran’s a school boy, when I wass 14 or strongest reactions, particularly 15. Then I started reading and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad finishing books in English aboutbout Zarif. Persian culture in general.. MMyy In addition to calling the verdict first acquaintance with FerFer-- “highway robbery” and threatening dowsi occurred when I startedarted to take the case to international learning Persian by myself,lf, bbyy arbitration, Zarif has penned a let- reading old text books fromm the ter to UN Secretary-General Ban 19thcentury. There were some Ki Moon, formally starting Iran’s stories in the appendices,s, and Behnam Abedi second international confrontation one of the textbooks containedined aann with the U.S. excerpt from Ferdowsi, thehe birth YJC.ir/ 2 of Zal. See pageage 1212 Asia’s Iran oil imports Turmoil sure to follow Saudi reform plan unless handled CICA backs full surge 50% in March transparently: international business expert implementation Asian imports of Iranian oil in March jumped 50% from a year Professor Hossein Askari says the reform ‘will be politically challenging for the Al-Sauds and the government’ of nuclear deal earlier as shipments into India and South Korea have climbed Following is the full text of rule of law; a modern con- POLITICAL TEHRAN — In since international sanctions were lifted on Iran’s disputed nu- INTERVIEW By Javad Heirannia the interview: stitution; economic/financial deska statement is- clear program. The Saudi government policy reforms to include sued on Thursday, CICA - Con- The strong exports point to Iran’s success in regaining market TEHRAN — An interna- has ratified the 2030 pros- sound business regulations ference on Interaction and Con- share in Asia after the sanctions were eased in January. Before tional business expert who pect plan. What made Saudi and their monitoring and en- fidence Building Measures in Asia 2012, Iran exported around 2 million bpd, with more than half served as special advisor to Arabia to ratify such a plan? forcement; consistent long- – among other things called on all going to Asia, mainly China, South Korea, India and Japan. Teh- Saudi finance minister is of A: Let me give you a brief term economic goals and relevant parties to fully implement ran has been banned from selling oil to the US for decades. the opinion that the reform background as I try to answer policies; reduction in both the the JCPOA, commonly called the Iran’s oil flows to Europe have also begun to pick up after plan unveiled by Deputy your question. Saudi Arabia size of the government sector nuclear deal. a slow start. Crown Prince Mohammed has, maybe and finally, come and unproductive and waste- The nuclear deal, signed in July Imports by Iran’s top four buyers – China, India, Japan and bin Salman “will be politically to terms with the fact that that ful subsidies; reduction in 2015 and implemented in January South Korea – came to 1.56 million bpd in March, up 49.9% challenging for the Al-Sauds oil revenues cannot sustain its government dependence on 1016, obliges all sides (Iran, the U.S., from a year ago, government and tanker-tracking data shows. and the government.” future. This is something that oil revenues over a period of Britain, France, Germany, Russia, and India’s imports last month totaled 506,100 bpd, the high- The plan, unveiled on April all countries that are major 10-15 years so that oil reve- China) to respect the terms of the est in five years, the data showed. The nation’s imports from 25, is aimed at ending the oil exporters and rely heavily nues can eventually go into a agreement. Iran are set to surge to a seven-year high during the fiscal Saudi kingdom’s “addiction” on oil/natural gas for govern- sovereign wealth fund, adop- Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister year of 2016-17, industry sources said. to oil and transforming it into ment revenues and exports tion of an effective and eq- Morteza Sarmadi represented Iran in South Korea’s imports in March fell slightly from a two- a global investment power. revenues must address. I have uitable tax system to replace the CICA meeting held in Beijing. year high in February to 264,452 bpd but were still 94.5% The initiative is approved by spent a better part of half of oil revenues for financing the In its final declaration CICA also higher than a year ago. Imports by China and Japan fell from the cabinet. Hossein Aska- my life preaching this fact and government’s budget; and expressed support for Iranian initia- a year ago. (Source: Gulf Times) ri, professor of International suggesting the reforms and the establishment of a trans- tive for a united world against vio- Business at George Washing- policies that assure a thriving parent and well-managed lence and extremism, officially known PEEK FRAME Tehran Times/Idea by: Ali Kushki ton University, tells the Tehran and sustainable economy for At its core, the reforms must sovereign wealth fund to re- as WAVE. Cartoon by: Seyyed Rouallah Mirmohammadi Times that “turmoil is sure resource dependent coun- include institutional reforms ceive oil revenues in order to Following is the text of the to follow unless (the reform) tries. However, all govern- that lay the foundation for provide similar benefits to all two articles related to WAVE and handled very wisely, transpar- ments including Iran have not sustainable and vibrant econ- future generations of citizens.” JCPOA: ently, equitably and slowly.” adopted the basic reforms. omies. Here I list them: The 9 We emphasize that the inter- national community should joint- Iran, Italy join hands in training counter ly combat terrorism in all its forms and manifestations in accordance narcotics police of Afghanistan with the purposes and principles of the UN Charter and support full im- SOCIETY TEHRAN — Iran and would help countries in fighting the bat- plementation of the United Nations deskItaly collaborated on tle against drugs. Global Counter-Terrorism Strate- a counter narcotics training project for “Iran and Italy have taken a major gy. We also emphasize the need to Afghan officers which was held in Amin step towards transferring knowledge jointly curb the spread of terrorist Police University, Tehran, Tasnim news and experience on drugs,” the police and extremist ideologies; and pro- agency reported. chief said, adding, Afghanistan has mote interreligious and interethnic Over the courses the Iranian and made an active participation as well. tolerance, dialogue and understand- Italian anti-narcotics experts delivered He additionally thanked Iran and ing. In this context we welcome the training to afghan anti-drug officers.