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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 10,000 Rials 39th year No.13202 Sunday SEPTEMBER 9, 2018 Shahrivar 18, 1397 Dhul Hijjah 28, 1439 Terrorists struggling Tehran pursuing Iranian students Mohammad Foqani named to breath in Syria attack against snatch 4 medals Iran’s Still Photographer 2 fishing boat 2 at IOI 2018 12 of the Year 16 Rouhani: U.S. constantly sends Iran messages for talks POLITICS TEHRAN — Iranian “Should we believe your messages and Iran-Iraq integrity deskPresident Hassan Rou- flexibility in them or your brutal actions?” hani said on Saturday that the Trump Rouhani asked. administration constantly sends messages He added, “If you tell the truth and to Iran to begin negotiations. are the Iranian people’s friends, why “From one side, they put pressure you are seeking to exert pressure against against the Iranian people and on the other the people of Iran? If you think the side they send us messages through various people would come to the streets and methods that we should come and negotiate raise their hand as sign of surrender under attack together,” he said during a speech at the to the U.S. and White House, you are See page 2 Shahid Rajai National Festival in Tehran. very mistaken.” 2 Damascus has sovereign right for Idlib operation: Syrian UN envoy By staff & agencies foreign-backed Takfiri militants. Syrian army forces have targeted terrorists Syria’s state-run television reported from the Jabhat Fateh al-Sham (al-Nusra that army troopers had shelled terrorist Front/Jabhat al-Nusra) Takfiri terror- strongholds in the town of al-Lataminah, ist group, in the country’s west-central located 39 kilometers northwest of the province of Hama as government forces provincial capital Hama, and other mil- and allied fighters from popular defense itant-held areas in the northern edge of group are trying to purge the country of the province. 13 Iran wins UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy SOCIETY TEHRAN — The Lit- explored the theme of integrated approach- deskeracy Movement Or- es to literacy and skills development with ganization of Iran is awarded the 2018 approximately 200 participants from all UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy over the world. for its program ‘Consolidated teaching Over the conference this year’s prizes of literacy and ICDL basic computer skills’. went to projects advancing literacy and The UNESCO International Literacy skills development from Iran, Afghani- Day conference took place on September 7, stan, Nigeria, Spain and Uruguay. Each held a day ahead of the actual International of the five prizewinners received a medal, File photo File Literacy Day, at Paris Headquarters and a diploma and $20,000. 12 ARTICLE Saudi team leaves UN-backed Yemen talks ARTICLE Hanif Ghaffari A delegation from Yemen’s Saudi regime-backed round of consultations will take place”. announced and were ready to go, but the UN, Syed Zafar Mehdi Political analyst former government has left the United Na- Ansarullah accused the Saudis of planning under pressure from the United States and Britain Journalist tions-brokered talks in Geneva as representatives to strand the delegation in Djibouti, where their could not fulfill what was agreed on, which is to from New Delhi of the popular Ansarullah (Houthi) movement plane was to make a stop en route to Geneva. provide an Omani plane for the delegation that were reportedly prevented from attending the It has also been reported that the Ansarul- will participate in Geneva and offer the assurances American negotiations. lah delegation had declined to attend until the required for the return of the delegation.” “We Why U.S. attempts to “The government delegation is leaving today,” United Nations met several demands including saw during the last talks that the delegation was Democrats and said an official from the Saudi regime-backed team, providing guarantees it would be able to return stuck abroad and the UN could not bring them woo India would fail referring to the Riyadh-allied former Yemeni to the Yemeni capital Sana’a afterwards. back home,” he added. JCPOA administration, Reuters reported on Saturday. Senior Ansarullah official, Abdulrahman al-Mot- The two sides last held marathon negotiations fter a lot of dilly-dallying, the in- “There are no expectations the Houthis are awakel, said, “The decision not to send an Omani — also organized by the UN — in Kuwait, trying augural India-U.S. ministerial 2+2 s we come closer to November and coming,” a diplomat, meanwhile, said. plane (for the Ansarullah delegation) was made by to hammer out a “power-sharing” accord. The dialogue was held in New Delhi on the time for the congress elections in A the United States and it is an American conspiracy talks, however, failed to make a breakthrough. Thursday. The high-profile U.S. delegation the United States, the competitions Ansarullah keen to attend A Meantime, Martin Griffiths, the UN envoy to with the help of the Saudi regime. The U.S. meant During the last round of negotiations, the was led by Secretary of State Mike Pom- between Democrats and Republicans get to delay the delegation from leaving, and the UN is Saudi regime-backed side left the venue before peo and Defense Secretary James Mattis, sharper over major and critical issues af- Yemen told a news conference that the Ansarul- helpless, and cannot do anything about it.” the talks could yield any conclusive result. who flew to New Delhi from Islamabad fecting the domestic and foreign policies of lah were “keen” to get to Geneva. “They would Loay al-Shamy, a senior information minis- The former Yemeni government resigned in where they held deliberations with the the U.S. In recent days, we have witnessed have liked to get here. We didn’t make conditions try official, said “Regarding the peace talks, the 2015 as the country was experiencing political newly-elected government led by Imran the American Democrats’ collective and sufficiently correct to get them here,” he added. He said it was “too early to say when next delegation was formed and their names were turmoil. 13 Khan on Wednesday. coordinated attacks on the White House The highlight of the meeting was signing and the President of the country. of the Communications Compatibility and Former Secretary of State John Kerry ‘Notion of zero imports of Iranian oil to India is economically and politically unrealistic’ Security Agreement (COMCASA) that will implicitly stated that he would not rule out enable India to access advanced technol- running for president in 2020. Kerry was By Syed Zafar Mehdi Iranian oil imports will be seen in India as realistic’. In practical terms, plans do seem to ogies from the U.S. and enhance India’s the Democratic nominee for president in TEHRAN — India and U.S. held the inaugural yielding to U.S. pressure and internationally be underway for the reallocation of Iran’s oil defense preparedness. While Pompeo 2004 but ultimately lost the election to 2+2 talks in New Delhi on Thursday, in which the also India may not wish to be seen as on the production share to other OPEC countries, and at termed the agreement a “milestone” in former U.S. President George W. Bush. issue of Iranian oil imports figured prominently, same side as the U.S. under its current, unpre- least one news source suggests that India’s Min- Indo-U.S. relationship, India’s defense He had also emphasized on the critical according to sources. While the U.S. delegation dictable leadership. She believes the notion of istry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has asked for minister Nirmala Sitharaman said it will situation of the United States following led by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged zero imports of Iranian oil to India seems is alternatives to Iranian oil to be explored and for bolster India’s defense capability. the presence of Trump at the White House. India to completely halt Iranian oil imports, New both economically and politically unrealistic. refiners to prepare for a marked drop or cessation What they didn’t mention is how det- Also Al Gore, the former vice president Delhi refused to give any clear and categorical Following are the excerpts: of Iranian oil imports. Of course any alternative rimental it could be for the regional peace and Democratic presidential candidate, response, thereby thwarting the agenda of the U.S. President Donald Trump earlier this will be far more costly than India’s current import and stability, but that is stating the obvious. publicly called for President Donald Trump visiting delegation. year ordered re-imposition of unilateral sanc- arrangements with Iran. The two sides also pledged to expand to resign. Moreover, former U.S. President Kate Sullivan de Estrada is a noted commentator tions on Iran after withdrawing from the 2015 In domestic political terms, too, there remains a their bilateral trade and economic partner- Barack Obama challenged the existing and author with expertise on South Asia. She is Iran nuclear deal. Since then the U.S. has been strong political narrative in India that the country ship, which is interesting. In recent months, policies in the United States during John currently serving as Director of Contemporary South trying to persuade countries to economically will never let another nation dictate its foreign India and the U.S. have been engaged in McCain’s funeral, without naming Trump. Asian Studies Program at University of Oxford. isolate Iran. Don’t you think Trump’s target of policy. Halting or markedly decreasing Iranian tariff war, with Trump administration Delivering his eulogy, Obama said: “So In an interview with Tehran Times, she said zero imports of Iranian oil is plainly unrealistic? oil imports will be seen by some as yielding to refusing any special treatment to New much of our politics, our public life, our that the idea of halting or markedly decreasing A.

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