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S. Korean delegation to visit Iran EXCLUSIVE for talks over resuming oil intakes INTERVIEW See page 7 ECONOMY TEHRAN — As part States to continue importing Iranian oil deskof a delegation South for 180 days. Korean oil buyers are expected to head to According to the sources, the coun- Iran in the upcoming week to hold talks try can import up to 200,000 barrels on resuming Iranian oil imports after a per day (bpd) of Iranian oil, mostly three-month halt, Reuters reported on condensate. Friday quoting sources with knowledge “The actual (import) volume will de- Trump’s decision of the matter. pend on next week’s negotiations,” one South Korea is among the countries of the sources said, adding that the oil’s that received waivers from the United price will be a key factor. 4

to reimpose Nano-herbal formula to prevent Alzheimer’s, dementia developed sanctions on HEALTH TEHRAN — Ira- side the brain as it can sneak through desknian researchers blood–brain barrier. have developed the formulation of Dementia is a syndrome in which an herbal medicine for prevention there is deterioration in memory, and treatment of Alzheimer’s dis- thinking, behavior and the ability Iran only isolates ease and dementia, ISNA reported to perform everyday activities and on Friday. Alzheimer’s disease is the most com- The drug’s structure is based on mon form of dementia and may con- Washington: nanotechnology and is released in- tribute to 60–70% of cases. 9 Saudi mercenaries launch new offensive to capture Hudaydah Davenport Yemeni forces backed by the House of Saud said. “Fierce battles are taking place regime-led coalition launched on Friday at these moments.” a “vast offensive” to take full control of Yemen condemns Saudi Hudaydah, Reuters reported. regime airstrikes “A military operation has begun Meantime, Yemen has condemned an and the national army forces have ongoing wave of Saudi regime air raids advanced towards the north and the targeting civilian structures including western sides of the city of Huday- grain silos in the port city of Hudaydah, dah, progressing from all front with a lifeline for millions of people in the im- File photo the support of the Arab coalition,” it poverished country. 13

ARTICLE Reimposing sanctions on Iran is not in U.S. national interests: ex-senior CIA official ARTICLE Martin Love Following is the text of the interview: The Trump administration’s renunciation of Sondoss Al Asaad Political analyst from EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Political analyst from Beirut By Javad Heirannia As announced before, U.S. returned all the JCPOA and reimposition of sanctions has North Carolina nuclear sanctions against Iran. Do you think served only to increase tensions with Iran, TEHRAN — Professor Paul Pillar, who was CIA that this sanctions is according to U.S. national antagonize and alienate U.S. allies in Europe, intelligence analyst for 28 years, tells the Tehran interest in long term? and set back the cause of nuclear nonprolif- The world prays for Times that obviously with the U.S. administra- A: No, it is not in U.S. national interests eration. If the administration succeeds in Hezbollah’s Culture tion reneging on the JCPOA, Iran is not getting in either the short or the long term. The destroying the JCPOA altogether, it would the wisdom and much of the economic benefit it expected when sanctions served the intended purpose of mean the end of the special restrictions on of martyrdom it negotiated the agreement. helping to induce Iran to subject itself to the Iran’s nuclear program, which would bring cool of Iranians Pillar also says, reimposing sanctions on Iran restrictions in the JCPOA, which closed all Iran back closer to the capability of producing nnually, Lebanon’s Hezbollah re- “is not in U.S. national interests in either the a nuclear weapon. That would be in nobody’s sistance marks the Martyr’s Day, n Iranian friend, a photographer possible paths to an Iranian nuclear weapon. short or the long term.” interests. on the 11th of November. A mar- known internationally for fine doc- It is in U.S. interests to keep those paths closed. 7 A tyr, who sacrifices his life to safeguard Aumentary work, asked plaintively his homeland’s causes, sovereignty and last week when the U.S. might stop trying Saudi and insistence on terrorism policy; worry about repeating Khashoggi case freedom; deserves to be celebrated every to sink Iran and Iranians. I had no ready day and every moment. answer, but the question was painful to By Ramin Hossein Abdian terrorism. During the Muslim pilgrimage ceremony for the servant of the Holy Shrines, and the ritual Hezbollah’s pervasive culture of mar- hear because I could also hear concern, TEHRAN — Over a month after Jamal Khos- three years ago, Saudi Arabia was responsible for of the Hajj will not be held peacefully.” tyrdom has sustained since its establish- grief and empathy for others. haggi’s murder, there remains much confusion the murder of more than 4,000 pilgrims Makkah. In Saudi Arabia has figured that it will not be ment, in the 19880s, in the aftermath of the No question the re-imposition of and many questions about the crime the Saudis that incident, the current crown prince Mohammed blamed and punished by its Western allies. It is Zionist occupation of the Lebanese south. extreme sanctions is damaging, partic- committed in their consulate in Istanbul. bin Salman closed a road with his guard causing for this reason that this regime, even for commit- Martyrdom is a core embodiment of ularly for average Iranians. The Trump The severity of the political and media pressures the ranks of the Muslims to be squeezed together. ting crimes similar to the murder of Khashoggi the concept of obedience to God that leads Administration would have the Iranian on the Saudi authorities has made Riyadh unable Panic ensued and many died. at other times, such as during the Hajj season. to the eternal life; the life of authentic people believe it is on their side (it’s to dismiss and deny the crimes committed in its Now that the issue of Jamal Khashoggi’s death This all brings in to question whether the contentment and tranquillity. This cul- not) as the administration also tries to consulate building. Riyadh confirmed its role by has been raised in the media, it is feared that Saudi Saudis ought to have control over the Hajj and ture of self-sacrifice in the sake of the claim Iran’s government is the cause of issuing a statement three weeks after the murder. Arabia will continue to exploit its opportunity in Makkah and Medina. Although it is clear that resistance is wholeheartedly viewed as all the troubles. (Clearly, Trump and Today, there is concern about Saudi terrorism the coming Hajj period to advance its hatred with the Saudi authorities will not easily withdraw the ultimate form of national, moral and gangsters wants chaos in Iran and the fall policy, even if the details about the murder are policies against Muslims, political activists and from the holy Shrines and will do all that they religious devotion. of the current leadership.) But claiming lacking. The Saudis are not as proficient as their Riyadh media critics. This is what the Muslim can to maintain their current role, but this does To examine Hezbollah’s culture of mar- that the government is largely at fault Zionist allies in sowing terror, but the public world is deeply concerned about today, and the not mean the Islamic countries will not strip tyrdom, it is important to mention that is simply a lie. is worried that the Saudis are spreading more Saudis do not seem concerned. Riyadh of the management of the Holy Shrines. this act is a responsibility and a morale Iran is historically and resource rich terrorism given the silence of the international Regarding the issue of Khashoggi’s murder Today, some question whether the Saudis really that should be raised across the oppressed and has a talented population, but one community while insecurity mounts. and the concerns about the potentially destructive believe in Islam and the protection of Muslim rights. and colonised nations. currently and primarily beleaguered by The public has not forgotten Riyadh’s hostile role of Saudi Arabia in the coming Hajj season, This is the biggest reason that some Islamic coun- Furthermore, this lofty value to sacrifice U.S. sanctions and hostility from the acts of deliberate crime over the past years. The Numan Kurtulmus, the deputy head of Turkey’s tries call for the new oversight of the Holy Shrines. one’s self in the sake of his homeland, Saudis, Israelis and Emiratis, the sole war on Yemen is a case in point. This war has ruling Justice and Development Party, said: “We It is clear that if the Islamic world has a seri- has always occupied a sacred space in serious U.S. allies in the Middle East. killed tens of thousands of Yemenis and left the ask Riyadh to reveal who ordered the murder. ous desire to halt Saudi terrorism, then it may the Shiites’ religious tradition, dating Sure, things look grim currently to most country stricken with famine. Muslims want to know. If Muslims doubt the be necessary for Muslims to recapture the office back to the seventh century’s Battle of Iranians like my famous Iranian photog- Even inside Saudi Arabia there has been Saudi security of the Hajj, it will no longer be a place of the Holy Shrines from the Saudis. Karbala and the auspicious martyrdom rapher friend, but one might argue that of Prophet Muhammad’s grandson Imam the situation for the U.S. is potentially Hussein, viewed as an icon of resistance even grimmer. Policeman, known and sacrifice. There are Middle Eastern natives The culture of martyrdom has been right here in my hometown in North as living martyr, prompted and perpetuated due to the Carolina who understand the situation solid faith of this resistance’s mothers, far better than most Americans. One dies after 10 years who bring up their children and instil happens to be the elderly manager of a within them the values of self-sacrifice BP gasoline station who arrived in the in coma and dignity. U.S. from Jordan long ago. Whenever This culture serves as a philosophy of I stop by we talk and he said this week: TEHRAN — Seyyed Nourkhoda Mousavi Mofrad, life, as when a patriot hero sacrifices his “The U.S. is not that far away from be- known as “the living martyr” in Iran, died while life he would secure the life of the whole coming a ‘Third World’ country.” And in a comatose state on Tuesday. community. He heroically opposes the in some ways, he is correct even if such Mousavi Mofrad, a police officer from Lorestan aggressive Zionist and imperialist enemy a judgement seems implausible. province, had been shot in the head by members of who attempts at patronising his compa- Consider what a box the U.S. has the Jundullah terrorist group, under the infamous triots and humiliating them. put itself in to since the early 1970s. Abdolmalek Rigi network, while on duty in the bor- Hezbollah’s legions consist of mid- It’s a box long in the making. Richard der province of Sistan-Baluchistan in March 2009. dle-class elites who adores life, but an Nixon’s decision in the early 1970s to Critically injured, Mousavi Mofared went into coma honourable one. They are highly educated, cancel the gold standard and Washing- to remain in a persistent vegetative state for ten years. practice many hobbies, own business and ton’s arrangement with the Saudis to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed lands and have aspirations and ambitions. have oil priced in dollars, which in part Ali Khamenei sent a message of condolence over his Hezbollah community supports those allowed the U.S. to finance its economy Behzad Selahvarzi Behzad martyrdom. Mousavi Mofrad’s funeral was held in his youth and prepares them at all levels. Those through the simple action of printing hometown Khorramabad on Thursday. Thousands youth are responsible, enlightened and well fiat currency, supported by the Petro- of people from all walks of life, the police chief, and alert of the conspiracies that surround them. dollar, required other countries to buy IRNA/ local officials attended the procession. You can notice how active they are in their U.S. Treasury bonds. 7 society, media and social platform. 7 II NN TT EE RR NN AA TT II OO NN AA LL DD AA II LL YY 2 POLITICSADVERTISEMENTS NOVEMBER 10,10, 20182018 MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS Cleric likens Europeans slow to save FATF to Capitulation Law nuclear deal: Iran POLITICS TEHRAN – Ayatollah Kazem Seddiqi, the desk POLITICS TEHRAN — Iranian the sanctions, under which Washington can interim Friday prayer preacher of Tehran, desk has likened the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to the Deputy Foreign Minister cut off any bank that facilitates oil transac- Capitulation Law, warning Iranian authorities to beware of Abbas Araqchi has said that Europeans have tions with Iran. the hegemonic powers’ plots in pushing for its ratification. been slower than Iran expected to save the France, Germany, Britain and the Eu- “We hope our authorities do not allow such laws to be 2015 nuclear deal after the U.S. exited the ropean Union issued a joint statement on enacted in the country … They should learn from the Lead- multilateral agreement and ordered reim- November 2 condemning the U.S. move in er’s guidance, who said beware of the plots hatched in the position of sanctions on Iran. reimposing sanctions on Iran and vowed to think tanks of the arrogance (hegemonic powers) to be used “It is a reality that the Europeans have protect European companies doing “legiti- against us, because they are after colonialism.” Seddiqi told moved slower than we expected. The good mate” business with Tehran. worshippers in Tehran on Friday. political stance they adopted is another reality. The statement read that Europe will also On October 7, Majlis (Parliament) approved the bill. They have not prepared practical mechanisms seek to “maintain financial channels opera- However, the oversight Guardian Council has refused to yet and have not fulfilled our expectations tional with Iran and to ensure the continuation endorse it, finding 20 faults with it. yet,” he told the Young Journalists Club in of Iranian oil and gas exports”. an interview published on Friday. ‘Iran not to be influenced by Pom- According to Bloomberg, the European peo’s provocations’ Zarif: U.S. Union announced on November 7 that work Araqchi also said that Iran will not be sanctions are “has accelerated” on a so-called special pur- influenced by U.S. Secretary of State Mike pose vehicle (SPV) to help avoid the U.S. Pompeo’s “provocations”. ‘crimes against administration’s reimposed sanctions on Iran. Speaking on “Fox News Sunday”, Pompeo “The work on setting up the SPV, or said, “We’re confident that Iranians will not humanity’ special purpose vehicle, is continuing and make that decision,” when he was asked what it has actually accelerated,” Maja Kocijancic, POLITICS TEHRAN — Foreign Minister Zarif said on the administration would do if the Iranians EU spokeswoman for foreign affairs, told deskThursday that the U.S. sanctions against Tehran restart their nuclear program. reporters in Brussels without elaborating. many and the five permanent members of the held in Vienna on Wednesday on the SPV which ban Iranians’ access to financial services to buy food and Araqchi said that Iran will remain in the The bloc is seeking to use the SPV to help UN Security Council in crafting the nuclear mechanism. medicine are “crimes against humanity”. nuclear deal as long as the agreement is ben- maintain the economic benefits promised in agreement, said that the EU mechanism has Araqchi also said that the mechanism has The remarks by Zarif came a day after U.S. Secretary of State eficial to the country. the 2015 nuclear deal flowing to Iran, “technical, financial and legal details” which complexities and expressed hope that it will Mike Pompeo told BBC Persian that it is up to Iran’s leaders to Iran will not spare one moment if the Araqchi, who was heavily involved with take time to make ready. be ready soon. decide whether or not the Iranian people should “eat”. country sees leaving the nuclear deal is more diplomats from the European Union, Ger- He added that expert-level talks were The mechanism is designed to circumvent Pompeo also claimed that starvation in Yemen, which has been beneficial, he said. under the Saudi-led attacks since 2015, is Iran’s fault. “Just as with Yemen, @SecPompeo blames Iran for unlawful US sanctions preventing Iranians’ access to financial services for food Zarif to Pompeo: ‘Have you no shame’? and medicine. Naturally, we will provide them for our people in spite POLITICS TEHRAN — Iran’s Foreign Minister Sarcastically addressing Pompeo, Zarif said it is the world’s worst humanitarian crisis by far.” of US efforts. But US is accountable for crimes against humanity re deskMohammad Javad Zarif on Thursday the Yemeni themselves who are responsible for their Beasley said, “Yemen is a disaster and I don’t see Iran & Yemen,” Zarif tweeted. asked his U.S. counterpart Mike Pompeo that “have you famine. Ironically, the foreign minister went on to any light at the end of the tunnel right now.” no shame” for the Saudi starvation of the Yemeni people. say that the Yemenis should have allowed the United The bomb dropped on a school bus in Yemen on August ‘Palestine a The comments by Zarif came after Pompeo had told States’ “butcher clients” to annihilate Yemen without 9 by a Saudi-led coalition warplane was sold to Riyadh BBC Persian that “the Saudis have provided millions and any resistance. by the U.S., according to reports based on analysis of human issue, millions of dollars of humanitarian relief” for Yemenis. “It’s the Yemenis themselves who’re responsible for the debris, The Guardian reported on August 19. Provided heavy weaponry by the United States, Saudi famine they’re facing. They should’ve simply allowed The attack killed 40 boys aged from six to 11 who were not Arab issue’ Arabia along with the United Arab Emirates have been your butcher clients—who spend billions on bombing being taken on a school trip. Eleven adults also died. pounding Yemen since March 2015 and pushed the school buses & “millions to mitigate this risk”--to CNN reported that the weapon used was a 227kg country toward starvation. annihilate them w/o resisting. #HaveYouNoShame,” laser-guided bomb made by Lockheed Martin, one of POLITICS TEHRAN – The former Iranian am- In a briefing to the Security Council on October 23, Zarif tweeted. many thousands sold to Saudi Arabia as part of billions desk bassador to International Atomic Energy the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian According to Al-Jazeera, the World Food Programme of dollars of weapons exports. Agency (IAEA) told the 12th Security Conference in Amman Affairs Mark Lowcock said around 14 million people (WFP) Executive Director David Beasley told reporters Saudi Arabia is the biggest single customer for both on Wednesday the “the Zionist regime is our first enemy in Yemen, or half the total population of the country, at a closed briefing during the UN General Assembly the U.S. and UK arms industries. The U.S. also supports and we should set aside differences to counter Zionism.” are facing “pre-famine conditions”. in New York in September that “Yemen is undeniably the coalition with refueling and intelligence. Ali Asghar Soltanieh said the issue of Palestine is not an Arab issue, rather, it is a human and global issue, as it is a matter of the uttermost importance to Iran, IRNA reported. The 12th Jordan Security Conference, attended by rep- Russia and Turkey promise to defy Trump’s Iran sanctions resentatives from 39 countries, was held at the University of Jordan in Amman. Erdogan says sanctions ‘violate the global balance’ and ‘contradict the norms of international law’ Turkey and Russia have both blasted Pres- “Mechanisms are being currently ham- Although Trump has warned allies and Turkey was included, its president’s most Tehran says ident Donald Trump’s latest round of sanc- mered out within the framework of the joint foes against supporting Tehran, European recent remarks suggest the country plans tions against Iran, promising to find ways group of participants in the Joint Compre- leaders, along with China and Russia, have to avoid obeying the sanctions even after confident it to defy the punitive financial measures. hensive Plan of Action [for the Iranian nu- worked to keep the agreement alive without the temporary stay has ended. will weather “We will not obey such sanctions,” Turk- clear program], which will make it possible the U.S. Meanwhile, Iranian leaders have publicly ish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said to continue performing provisions of this Focusing on energy and banking, the sec- scoffed at Washington’s efforts, saying the sanctions on Tuesday, adding that his government document, primarily with respect to economic ond round of U.S. sanctions against Iran U.S., not Iran, has become isolated. POLITICS TEHRAN – An Iranian deputy foreign saw Washington’s move as “violating the ties with Iran, and without U.S. participa- had targeted more than 700 entities. The On Monday, Iranian Foreign Minister deskminister said on Tuesday that Tehran re- global balance,” Russian news agency Tass tion,” Lavrov explained, according to Tass. majority of these companies and subsidiaries Javad Zarif tweeted that “U.S. bullying is mained confident that it would survive the latest U.S. sanctions, reported. The Turkish leader underscored “Experts are vigorously dealing with this were initially hit by sanctions from former backfiring.” Arguing that the nuclear agree- reminding that had endured significantly harsher circumstances that the sanctions “contradict the norms of matter, and they have quite a stable under- President Barack Obama, before the signing ment is “important,” the minister said that in periods such as during the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s. international law” and he did not wish “to standing that this is possible and that such of the international treaty in 2015. “the world can’t allow Trump & Co. to destroy “Times are not as challenging as they have been ... Sanc- live in an imperialistic world.” measures will be found,” he said. With the official announcement of the global order.” He added: “The US—& not tions are about psychology, that you want to dominate the Voicing similar sentiments, Russian In May, Trump removed the U.S. from the latest punitive financial measures, the Iran—is isolated.” other, but I can inform you that Iran is self-confident,” Seyed Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov pledged Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, com- Trump administration also revealed that The Islamic Republic’s President Has- Kazem Sajjadpour said in a speech at the Chatham House on Tuesday that Moscow would find ways monly known as the Iran nuclear deal, despite eight nations would be granted a tempo- san Rouhani also lashed out at the U.S. on think tank in London. to circumvent the sanctions and continue strong criticism from European signatories, rary pass from new oil sanctions. China, Monday. “Our politics is very domestic, it’s not as if Washington financial ties with Tehran. The top Russian as well as Russia and China. Washington Greece, India, Italy, Japan, South Korea, “We are in the war situation,” he said. coughs and we get a cold,” he said, Al Jazeera reported. “We diplomat also called Washington’s sanc- then moved in August to implement the Taiwan and Turkey would all be granted “We are confronting a bullying enemy. We are not worried who is in the White House.” tions “unacceptable methods,” The Moscow first round of punitive financial measures six-month exemptions, according to Sec- have to stand to win.” Times reported. against Iran. retary of State Mike Pompeo. Although (Source: Newsweek)

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Taliban attends peace talks North Korea cancels high-level talks with U.S.: in Moscow for first time Haley Multilateral talks on Afghanistan peace opened ons to the Taliban, echoing a similar denial in Moscow on Friday with the participation of by Moscow. the Taliban and the Afghanistan High Peace Political settlement Council (HPC), which is said to be representing The meeting, which underlines Russia’s the Kabul government. desire to be involved in any settlement in Russia invited 12 countries and the Taliban Afghanistan, took place as the U.S. special to attend the talks aimed at restoring peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad prepared for a fresh to the war-torn state, but the United States round of talks with Taliban officials in the and the Afghan government declined to send tiny Persian Gulf state of Qatar. official delegations to Moscow. The Russian Foreign Ministry said that Afghan President Ashraf Ghani reject- “we reaffirm our position on the lack of alter- ed the invitation on the grounds that talks native to a political settlement in Afghanistan with the Taliban should be led by Kabul. and the need for active coordinated efforts But the High Peace Council, a government by Afghanistan’s neighboring countries and body overseeing peace efforts, attended the regional partners”. talks with four representatives and repeated As well as the five-member Taliban dele- President Ghani’s offer of peace talks without gation, Russia brought to the meeting several pre-conditions, AFP reported. senior Afghan political figures, including some North Korea has cancelled a scheduled meeting between the The Afghan foreign ministry has empha- who have clashed with Ghani in the past. United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and North Korean sized that the HPC does not represent the The Taliban issued a statement this week officials in New York, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Afghan government at the meeting, however. saying the conference was “not about nego- Nikki Haley says. Representatives from the regional pow- tiating with any particular side”. The talks were called off because Korean officials “weren’t er house Iran, China, Pakistan, Tajikistan, It said the meeting was “about holding ready,” Haley told reporters on the sidelines of a closed-door Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan arrived for comprehensive discussions on finding a UN Security Council (UNSC) meeting on sanctions targeting the talks, officials said. the place and the starting time,” said Ehsan support the Kabul government. peaceful solution to the Afghan quandary Pyongyang on Thursday. Western officials and Ghani’s govern- Tahiri, High Peace Council spokesman, ac- RIA quoted Muhammad Sohail Shaheen, and ending the American occupation”. The U.S. ambassador, nonetheless, tried to put on a brave ment view the Moscow meeting with some cording to Russia’s RIA news agency. spokesman for the Taliban’s political office, Ghani offered in February to talk to the face, saying that the delay was not a “major issue” and that talks suspicion, seeing it as an attempt by Russia No such agreement has been reached so as saying that before starting talks with the Taliban without pre-conditions but the in- would be rescheduled. to push its way into a process that they say far, he added. Kabul government, “the issue of the presence surgents, who regard his government as a “There’s no time to stall or no time to delay or try and get past must be led by Afghanistan. The Taliban delegation reiterated its of external forces” needed to be addressed. foreign-controlled regime, have refused, saying not going through with what was agreed in Singapore,” said Haley. “We discussed the subject of direct talks demand for the withdrawal of the United Shaheen also denied accusations by the they will deal only with the United States. The official meeting was planned to take place on Thursday with the Taliban and asked them to choose States forces from Afghanistan where they U.S. military that Russia has supplied weap- (Source: agencies) but the U.S. State Department announced the postponement just a day before, giving no reason for the decision. The North Kore- an mission to the UN also declined to comment on the matter. U.S. war on terror kills 500,000 in Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan The ongoing nuclear negotiations between the two countries A study has revealed that the so-called United States war victims have been civilians. It added that the actual death seek to further proceed with a summit between the U.S. Presi- on terror has killed about half a million people in Iraq, Af- toll is likely higher. dent Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in ghanistan and Pakistan over the past 17 years. The study said the new toll has shown an 110,000 increase Singapore in June. The initial agreement lacked specific details The United States — under Republican George W. Bush’s compared with the last count which was carried out in 2016. and further negotiations have made little progress. presidency – launched the war on terror by invading Af- The death toll in Afghanistan, as of October 2018, stood North Korea denounces sanctions ghanistan on October 7, 2001 following the September 11, at about 147,000 people, including Afghan security forces, The cancellation of the talks came a week after Pyongyang 2001 terrorist attacks which killed nearly 3,000 people in civilians and Taliban fighters. The figure also included the threatened to resume nuclear development if the U.S. failed to New York. The U.S. officials assert that the attacks were 6,334 American fatalities. lift harsh sanctions on the country. carried out by 19 al-Qaeda terrorists but many experts have The war on terrorism also left 65,000 people dead in North Korean authorities have complained about continued raised questions about the official account. They believe that Pakistan, including 90 American contractors, nearly 9,000 U.S. and UN sanctions on their country, calling them a “source rogue elements within the U.S. government, such as former local security personnel and more than 23,000 civilians. The of mistrust.” They have also denounced what they have called Vice President Dick Cheney, orchestrated the 9/11 attacks rest of the casualties were militants, according to the study. “gangster-like behavior” by the U.S. in order to accelerate the U.S. war machine and advance From 268,000 to 295,000 people died in Iraq following Pyongyang says Washington has betrayed the spirit of the June’s the Zionist agenda. the U.S.-led invasion and occupation, the study said. summit by making unilateral demands on the complete, verifiable Following the 9/11 attacks, the U.S. and its allies invaded “Though the war on terror is often overlooked by the and irreversible denuclearization, while putting the sanctions and occupied Afghanistan, and Washington also started 9/11 terrorist attacks “provided a pretext for the wrong wars.” American public, press and lawmakers, the increased body in place. intermittent drone strikes inside neighboring Pakistan. In According to the study by Brown University’s Watson count signals that, far from diminishing, this war remains Russia has, meanwhile, called for a softening of UN sanc- early 2003, the U.S. invaded Iraq under the pretext that Institute for International and Public Affairs, the war on intense,” the report said. tions, arguing that Pyongyang needs to be given positive signals the regime of Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass terrorism has killed about 507,000 people in Iraq, Afghan- “This update just scratches the surface of the human after opening up on negotiations over its nuclear and ballistic destruction. No such weapons, however, were ever found in istan and Pakistan. consequences of 17 years of war,” the study concluded. program. Moscow says the bans have been causing “serious hu- Iraq. Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein has said the The study, released on Thursday, stated that many of the (Source: agencies) manitarian problems” for the country’s population. “We consider such a situation to be absolutely unacceptable and actually violating the decisions of the council as they should Austria, Russia summon diplomatic representatives amid espionage allegations not be directed against the population of the DPRK (North Ko- rea) or the activity of humanitarian agencies,” said the Russian Russia and Austria have summoned each Euros from the Russian services and may Russia, adding to a growing string of West- of orchestrating similar attacks. UN mission shortly after Thursday’s Security Council meeting. other’s diplomatic representatives amid a now face a maximum two-year detention. ern allegations of cyber-attacks, espionage Moscow has long been pressured by the Several requests by humanitarian groups for approval to dispute over allegations of Russian espionage Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov operations originating from Russia, which West over a series of issues, including the ship humanitarian aid to North Korea have been put on hold involving a retired Austrian colonel. rejected the allegations, saying that he was the Kremlin has dismissed as “Russophobic 2014 reintegration of the Crimean Peninsula, for months after the United States repeatedly asked for more The diplomatic tensions came after Austri- “unpleasantly surprised” by the news. Lav- hysteria.” and Russia’s military assistance to Syria in time to consider them. an foreign minister Karin Kneissl’s demanded rov said Western powers are increasingly Last month, British officials accused Mos- its fight against foreign-backed terrorists in The UN Security Council has backed sanctions since 2006 that Russia provide explanations about the using “loudspeaker diplomacy” to publicly cow of carrying out a cyber-attack on the the war-torn country. to choke off funding for the North’s nuclear and ballistic missile case and canceled a scheduled trip to Russia. blame Russia for “an issue that we know Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Observers believe that the Trumps admin- programs. In a report citing the Austrian Ministry of nothing of.” Weapons (OPCW). istration’s recent decision to pull out of the North Korea stresses that denuclearization will have to be Defense, Austrian newspaper Kronen Zeitung Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said London alleged that the attempts to hack Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Trea- phased, with each stage coming in return for reciprocal steps by said a 70-year-old Austrian colonel had been that “we are demanding transparent information the organization showed that Russia was also ty (INF) with Russia and growing NATO the U.S., potentially including the removal of U.S. forces from the transferring information about the country’s from the Russian side,” adding the country “will behind the March attack in Salisbury, during (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) presence South Korea and lifting rounds of sanctions one by one. migration crisis, military aircraft and artillery discuss the rest with our European partners,” which ex-spy Sergey Skripal and his daughter and military activities in Eastern and Baltic Pyongyang has firmly defended its military program as a de- to Russian intelligence services since the late if the suspicions are proven to be true. were targeted by nerve agent. regions near Russia’s border signal higher terrent against the hostile policies of the U.S. and its regional 1990s till 2018. The report further alleges that Kurz’s far-right associated government’s The United States and more recently the tensions in the near future. allies, including South Korea and Japan. the suspect is said to have received 300,000 claims may further instigate tensions with Netherlands have also accused the Kremlin (Source: RT) (Source: agencies)

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STOCK MARKET Iran, S. Korea agree TEDPIX 185100.4 IFX 2025.74 to cross-currency Sources: tse.ir, Ifb.ir

CURRENCIES trade, ditching dollar USD 42,000 rials The governments of Iran and South Korea “It’s expected to provide South Korean EUR 48,494 rials have agreed to forgo the use of U.S. dollar firms with more opportunities for the trade GBP 55,053 rials in bilateral trade and instead switch to their of non-sanctions items such as medical prod- respective national currencies in such transac- ucts, processed food and home appliances, AED 11,430 rials tions as Washington moves to ramp up sanc- although the exports of some products includ- tacit approval for the aforementioned coun- that were previously lifted under the accord, Source: iribnews.ir tions pressure against Tehran. ing steel and automobile parts will be affected tries to import a limited amount of Iranian including secondary restrictions. According to Yonhap News Agency, the by the sanctions,” a source cited by the news oil without fear of reprisal. The first round of the U.S. sanctions was two countries “will restart the won-based set- agency said. In May, U.S. President Donald Trump an- reimposed in August, while the second round, tlement of bilateral trade transactions” using Yonhap also pointed out that South Korea, nounced that the United States would withdraw targeting over 700 Iranian individuals, entities, the accounts of the Central Bank of Iran at two along with seven other countries, were granted from the Iran nuclear agreement, officially banks, aircraft and vessels, came into force COMMODITIES South Korean banks: Woori Bank and the waivers on the oil embargo imposed by the known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Ac- this week. WTI $59.77/b Industrial Bank of Korea. U.S. against Iran, with Washington giving its tion, and reimpose sanctions against Tehran (Source: Sputnik) Brent $69.72/b OPEC Basket $65.12/b Private sector operates 60% of Iran’s thermal power plants: official Gold $1,218.55/oz ENERGY TEHRAN – Near 60 percent of Iran’s and now we do not need any foreign work force or knowledge Silver $14.35/oz deskthermal power plants are running by the in the country’s power plants regarding these areas.” country’s private sector, Mehr news agency reported on Pointing to the fact that over 95 percent of Iran’s electricity Platinium $864.15/oz Friday quoting a Thermal Power Plants Holding Company is supplied by thermal power plants, Mehrdad noted that the Sources: oilprice.com, Moneymetals.com (TPPH) mananger. country’s thermal power generation capacity has increased According to Gholamreza Mehrdad, General Manager of by five percent this year. Generation Technical Support at TPPH, the country is cur- Iran’s current nominal electricity generation capacity S. Korean delegation to visit rently 90 percent self-sufficient in producing the equipment stands at about 80,000 megawatts. for constructing power plants. Of the total nominal capacity of the country’s power plants, Iran for talks over resuming “We are currently moving towards complete self-sufficiency the share of hydroelectric power plants is 19.87 percent while in this field.” He said. gas power plants generate 31.41 percent of the country’s total oil intakes The official further noted “we have become completely self- electricity while the share of combined cycle power plants sufficient in the fields of operation, overhaul and maintenance is 29.48 percent. 1 Although the waiver has given South Korea the green light to resume Iranian oil imports, the sources said issues such as payment, shipping and insurance needed to be worked out. South Korea was the third-biggest buyer of Iranian oil and also Industry ministry unveils ‘Iran Air has no concern over fuel the largest importer of its condensate before it stopped imports in September ahead of U.S. sanctions. priorities in sanction era supply for foreign flights’ ECONOMY TEHRAN — On May 8, U.S. President Donald ECONOMY TEHRAN— Iran Air, deskPriorities of the Trump pulled his country out of the deskIran’s national flag car- ministry of industry, mine and trade Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action rier, has no concern and problem in terms under the imposed U.S. sanctions include (JCPOA), the official name for the 2015 of supplying fuel for its fleet in foreign “supply of basic goods besides regulating nuclear deal, and ordered restoration flights, Tasnim news agency quoted the and controlling Iran’s markets”, of sanctions against Iran which were managing director of the airline as saying. “protecting domestic production and lifted under the agreement. Farzaneh Sharafbafi also said on Sun- supplying raw material,” “renovation On November 4, the Trump day that Iran Air has started negotiations of industries”, and “supplying working administration has unveiled the full with the non-European manufacturers of (OFAC)”, she noted. capital of producers”, Iranian deputy extent of its new sanctions on Iran, with airplanes in line with renovation of its fleet. OFAC has cancelled licenses for Boeing industry minister announced. targets including 50 banks and their “We will negotiate with any manufac- and Airbus to sell airplanes to Iran after As Sadeq Najafi told IRNA, the subsidiaries, the national airline, and turer which can supply airplanes for us Trump pulled the United States out of the ministry has the named priorities on 200 members of the shipping industry without requiring permits from the U.S. 2015 Iran nuclear agreement in May and The country’s condensate imports from Iran stood at 159,770 agenda in all of its planned programs. and vessels. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control reimposed sanctions on the country. bpd in January-August, down about 49 percent from 311,885 bpd in the same period last year, according to Reuters calculations based on the Korea National Oil Corp (KNOC) data. Iran’s economy likely to ride out U.S. sanctions storm Iran is likely to ride out the storm from U.S. oil sanctions, oil prices and the fact that the U.S. is isolated this time,” said the United States from the deal in May, calling it flawed to Japan’s JXTG might suffering recession but no economic meltdown, thanks to ris- a European diplomat who asked not to be further identified. Iran’s advantage, and reimposed far-reaching U.S. sanc- ing crude prices and deepening divisions between the United Iran emerged in early 2016 from years of global sanctions tions in phases, with the most damaging oil and banking nominate Iran oil for Dec. States and other major powers, officials and analysts say. under a deal with world powers that curbed its disputed penalties taking effect on November 5. loading at earliest “Iran’s situation is better than pre-2016 because of high nuclear program. But President Donald Trump withdrew (Source: Reuters)

JXTG Holdings will consider whether to resume purchases of Iranian crude oil after Japan was granted a waiver from U.S. Italy to confirm ‘main pillars’ of budget; EU says too optimistic sanctions targeting Tehran, JXTG Senior Vice President Yasushi Onoda said on Wednesday. Italy will stand by the main pillars of its The EU executive gave Rome until Nov.13 Tria said the government was commit- “Basically the assumption is that if they If it decides to resume purchases after taking into account budget despite the EU Commission’s request to present a new ted to respecting a maximum deficit of 2.4 ... increase public spending, it will stimulate the economics of Iranian oil against other grades, the company to revise it, Economy Minister Giovanni Tria budget and may start disciplinary steps percent of gross domestic product in 2019 the economy and thus will help to reduce might nominate crude from the Islamic republic for December said on Friday. against Rome later this month. and that the economic slowdown made an budget deficit. We see that this is actually loading at the earliest, he told reporters during a briefing on The Commission rejected Italy’s fiscal Tria said the government was “busy draft- expansionary budget even more necessary. not materialising,” he said. JXTG’s six-month earnings. plan for 2019 last month, saying it flouted ing the answer to the European Commission In Helsinki, Valdis Dombrovskis, the Com- He reaffirmed that the Commission was The government gave the go-ahead for resuming Iran oil a previous commitment to lower the deficit with regards to the most contentious points mission Vice President responsible for the considering opening an excessive deficit imports, but did not give any information on the volumes that and that it did not guarantee a reduction of the budget.” euro, said the EU executive believed Rome’s procedure against Italy if it did not change would be allowed, he said in the country’s debt, the second highest But Rome would confirm its “main pillars,” fiscal calculations were based on “”overly the budget. (Source: Reuters) in the euro zone as a proportion of GDP. he told a parliamentary hearing. optimistic assumptions.” (Source: Reuters)

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Oil falls below $70 as U.S. Cramer makes the case for oil prices as low as $40 a barrel as U.S. crude falls into crude enters ‘bear market’ bear market Oil prices fell to multi-month lows on Fri- producing more than 33 million barrels per U.S. oil prices are in a “ferocious” bear market, and crude could day as global supply increased and investors day (bpd), a third of the world’s oil. fall to as low as $40 per barrel, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Thursday. worried about the impact on fuel demand of The U.S. sanctions, meanwhile, are un- “Oil is collapsing guys. It’s collapsing,” Cramer said on “Squawk lower economic growth and trade disputes. likely to cut supply as much as expected. on the Street.” Asked if prices could fall to $50 per barrel, Cramer Benchmark Brent crude fell below $70 Washington has granted exemptions to Iran’s said, “I could make a case for the $40s here. I’m not kidding.” a barrel for the first time since early April, biggest buyers, allowing them to buy limited The “Mad Money” host did not provide a timeline for his case. down more than 18 percent since reaching amounts of oil for at least another six months. Oil was lingering near multimonth lows on Thursday morning, four-year highs at the beginning of October. China National Petroleum Corp said it was with the American benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude Brent fell 95 cents to a low of $69.70 before still taking oil from Iranian fields in which dropping to around $61 per barrel. recovering slightly to trade around $69.85 it has stakes. Record U.S. crude production and signals from Iraq, the United by 1030 GMT, down 4 percent for the week Washington has said it wants to force Arab Emiratesand Indonesia that output will grow more quickly and more than 15 percent this quarter. Iranian oil exports down to zero, but Bern- than expected in 2019 were pressuring oil prices. U.S. light crude fell to an eight-month stein Energy now expects “Iranian exports “Demand is slowing for oil and we’re pumping like mad,” low below $60 a barrel, hitting a trough of will average 1.4 million to 1.5 million bpd” Cramer said Thursday. $59.78, down 89 cents and off more than during the exemption period, about half the Oil demand is still expected to rise next year, but forecast- 20 percent since early October. That puts volume in mid-2018. ers now expect less robust growth in global crude consumption the U.S. contract officially in “bear market” “As OPEC exports continue to rise, in- due to economic concerns fueled by trade tensions and currency territory, borrowing a definition commonly ventories continue to build, which is putting weakness in emerging markets. used in stock markets. downward pressure on oil prices,” Bernstein Cramer said Monday that rosy outlooks from major oil com- “There is no slowing down the bear said. “A slowdown in the global economy panies Exxon Mobil, Chevron and BP do not reflect the economic train,” said Stephen Brennock, analyst at remains the key downside risk to oil.” reality. He said investors betting on those companies may be London brokerage PVM Oil. “Instead, the A glut in the refining sector, where a wave making a “bad call.” energy complex has extended a rout driven this week would deprive the oil market of bia, Russia and shale companies in the United of unsold gasoline has pulled profit margins That same day President Donald Trump announced that the by swelling global supplies and a softening substantial volumes of crude, draining in- States, have increased output steadily, more into negative territory, may also lead to a U.S. would once again impose sanctions on Iran’s energy sector. demand outlook.” ventories and bringing shortages in some than compensating for lost Iranian barrels. slowdown in new crude orders as refiners “You’d think that the price of oil would be soaring,” following Oil peaked in October on concerns that regions. The United States, Russia and Saudi Ara- scale back operations. news of the sanctions, Cramer said at the time. “But instead it U.S. sanctions on Iran that came into force But other big producers, such as Saudi Ara- bia are pumping at or near record highs, (Source: Reuters) actually closed down on the day.” (Source: CNBC)

Niger’s growing oil output ambitions India allows foreign oil companies to Second Turkish drill ship rely on Benin pipeline store oil at Padur SPR will operate in Black Sea: minister

Turkey has completed the purchase of its second drilling ship, which will operate in the Black Sea at the north of the country, Energy Minister Fatih Donmez said on Friday. Turkey is almost completely reliant on imports to meet its energy needs. The Turkish lira’s tumble against the dollar this year, as well as U.S.-imposed sanctions on Iranian oil, have placed pressure on energy companies. Turkey launched its first drilling ship “Fatih” last month, and Donmez said it would begin drilling at the Alanya-1 borehole, some distance from disputed territory with Cyprus. (Source: Reuters) Oil-price collapse took

Niger’s nascent oil industry is targeting there. The only problem is we have not The Indian government allowed on Thursday owned Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves bigger toll on Canada production of more than 100,000 b/d in had access to the sea. Production is limited foreign national oil companies (NOCs) to fill (ISPRL) agreed to form a partnership for the next two to three years, but hopes rest to the capacity of the refiner,” he noted, India’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) the strategic crude oil storage facility in the than first thought on matching the landlocked country’s out- given that Niger plans to export its oil via at Padur, in a move to cut budget expenses southern Indian city of Mangalore. Under the Canada’s economy suffered even worse than previously reported put ambitions with its export plans via the a pipeline that will link its oil fields to the for storage costs. partnership, ADNOC would store 5.86 million from the massive decline in oil prices that began in 2014. construction of a Niger-Benin pipeline. port of Cotonou in Benin. The SPR facility at Padur is an underground barrels of crude oil in underground facilities. The country’s statistics agency revised down its gross do- Niger’s crude production is around UK-based Savannah Petroleum recently rock cavern with a total capacity of 2.5 million According to ADNOC, the oil storage facility will mestic product figures for the last three years, largely reflecting 20,000 b/d, but output is expected to rise said it hopes to start producing first oil from metric tons, the Indian government’s press both help ensure India’s energy security and an even bigger growth slowdown in 2015 and 2016. The figures, by around 5,000 b/d in January before its Niger finds early next year. bureau said in a statement. enable the Abu Dhabi company to efficiently released Thursday in Ottawa, also show a deeper recession in quadrupling by early next decade thanks Platts Oilgram News brings fast-break- State-owned Indian Strategic Petroleum and competitively meet market demand in Alberta at that time. to a spate of recent oil discoveries, Abara ing global petroleum and natural gas news Reserves Ltd (ISPRL) has constructed and India and in the fast-growing economies in Statistics Canada lowered the national growth figure to 1.1 Mahamadou, a director at the Niger pe- every day covering supply and demand commissioned underground rock caverns Southeast Asia. percent in 2016, compared with 1.4 percent previously, and to 0.7 troleum ministry, said Wednesday. trends, corporate news, government ac- at three sites to store a total of 5.33 million Last month, Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister percent in 2015, from 1 percent. The new information also shows “In 2021-22, when the pipeline is com- tions, exploration, technology, and much tons of crude oil, or 36.87 million barrels of Khalid al-Falih said that Saudi Aramco, the a wider growth slowdown in 2015, with eight of 13 provinces and plete, production would be up by an addi- more. Click on the link below and we will crude oil, at Vishakhapatnam, Mangalore, state oil giant of OPEC’s largest producer and territories being revised lower. tional 90,000 b/d,” Mahamadou told S&P set you up with a free trial. and Padur. one of India’s top oil suppliers, was willing to The revisions further validate the Bank of Canada’s decision Global Platts on the sidelines of Africa Oil With four oil discoveries this year to In case of emergency, India has the first invest in strategic storage in India. to cut interest rates at the time, and to keep borrowing costs at Week conference in Cape Town. date and a fifth well currently drilling, it right to draw from the oil stored, Reuters quoted “Saudi Aramco’s desire is to invest in con- historically low levels. They also suggest the economy may have Niger has been labelled an exploration is targeting 52 million barrels of recov- Indian law and justice minister Ravi Shankar sumer-facing segments such as retail fuels had more slack than thought last year when the central bank hotspot by many industry observers and erable oil to begin flowing from the first Prasad as saying at a press conference. and petrochemicals, building an integrated began to raise interest rates again, but it’s unclear what effect the Mahamadou also talked up his resource-lad- quarter of 2019. Foreign NOCs have already expressed in- downstream business in India as well as our revisions will have on plans for additional rate hikes, given the en country’s production prospects but was All of Niger’s current crude production terest in signing deals to store oil at India’s commitment to invest in strategic storage,” economy has shed whatever excess capacity existed at the time. more circumspect about getting this crude is processed at the CNPC-owned 20,000 SPR sites. Reuters quoted al-Falih as saying at an energy “Revisions to historical GDP growth don’t change the fact that to market as there are no export routes. b/d Soraz refinery. In February this year, the Abu Dhabi Na- forum in India in mid-October. businesses are reporting labor shortages as the number one im- “The reserves are there. The wells are (Source: Platts) tional Oil Company (ADNOC) and the state- (Source: oilprice.com) pediment to increasing sales or production,” said Nathan Janzen, senior economist at Royal Bank of Canada in Toronto. OPEC is now talking about moves to support oil prices (Source: Bloomberg) The wind changed again in a stormy oil market as OPEC There’s a lot to consider before the final decision in signaled it will consider a return to cutting output next year, December. U.S. sanctions could end up squeezing Iranian Ukraine mulls ‘Plan B, Plan potentially making the second production U-turn this year. output so much that other producers won’t need to cut. C› for natural gas network on Amid a summer of rising prices and unprecedented polit- Although Washington granted some of Iran’s customers ical pressure from President Donald Trump, Saudi Arabia, temporary waivers that let them keep buying, the Trump lack of Gazprom appetite Russia and other producers had opened the taps. Now, with administration has said repeatedly it intends to entirely the U.S. midterm elections over and crude futures wilting choke off the country’s energy revenues. Ukraine is looking at different ways to use its vast gas transit in the face of another historic shale oil surge, the cartel will Shale has plenty of potential to surprise. In August, the network should Kiev fail to agree a new transit deal with Russia›s discuss a change of course this weekend. country unexpectedly overtook Russia as the world’s big- Gazprom once their existing contract expires at the end of 2019, “The message from OPEC looks like: fasten the seat belts,” gest crude producer, with output of 11.3 million barrels a a senior Ukrainian politician said Thursday. said Bob McNally, president of Rapidan Energy Advisors day. The Energy Information Administration just increased Ukraine›s deputy minister for foreign affairs, Olena Zerkal, LLC, a consultant in Washington. The cartel looks sets to “put its 2019 production forecast by 300,000 barrels a day to speaking at a gas conference in Berlin, also warned that the planned pedal to the metal to boost production, and then immediately 12.06 million. 55 Bcm/year Nord Stream 2 pipeline represented an “existential” slam the brakes pretty hard and talk about cutting supply.” Then there are political considerations. Russia, the most threat to Ukraine and to European unity. Ministers from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting important non-OPEC partner in the coalition, has ramped Zerkal said Kiev›s aim was to maintain Ukraine›s gas transit Countries and its allies will meet in Abu Dhabi on Sunday up output since June to a post-Soviet record and President network in its current state, but that if Russian gas transit were and discuss scenarios including the possibility of cutting Energy Minister Khalid Al-Falih. The kingdom has lifted Vladimir Putin said the country is comfortable with crude to cease, or be significantly reduced because of Nord Stream 2, production again next year, according to delegates. Some output close to record levels, while Libya is pumping the prices as low as $65. it would need alternative uses. members are concerned that inventories are rising, they said, most in five years. Unexpected waivers for buyers of Iranian Saudi Minister Al-Falih discussed the agenda of the Abu “We›ll have to think about making the network more com- asking not to be named because the discussions are private. crude have blunted the impact of U.S. sanctions. Dhabi meeting with his Russian counterpart Alexander Novak mercially viable -- such as through reverse flow. We need a Plan If the group, led by Saudi Arabia, does ultimately de- Then there’s the small matter of American production by phone on Monday, an official familiar with the matter said, B, a Plan C and a resilience plan,” she said. cide fresh cutbacks are necessary, there are a number of growing at the fastest rate in a century, just as fuel demand asking not to be identified as the information isn’t public Zerkal said Ukraine hoped Gazprom would agree to a new challenges. It will need to once again secure the support of is at risk from the slowdown in emerging economies and yet. While there has been talk in the market that the group transit agreement from 2020, but that so far the Russian firm rival-turned-partner Russia, which has less need for high the U.S.-China trade war. should consider renewed output cuts, Russia currently isn’t had shown “no appetite” to take part in talks brokered by the oil prices. There’s also the risk of antagonizing Trump, who Crude prices already reflect a much weaker outlook for ready for such a decision, the official said. European Commission. repeatedly accused the group on Twitter of inflating prices. 2019. Brent for January delivery has retreated about 15 The Saudis may also struggle to persuade the rest of OPEC She warned that if Russia no longer needed to use the Ukrain- Another reversal would seem to be a far cry from the usual percent from a four-year high reached in early October. to back a deal pledging production cuts. Some members, ian transit system -- after the completion of Nord Stream 2 and OPEC mantra of preserving stability and careful market Prices jumped 1.3 percent to $73.02 at 1:38 p.m. in London like Iraq, are pressing on with new projects. Others may the 31.5 Bcm/year TurkStream pipeline -- it could even lead to stewardship. Yet it does reflect the level of uncertainty in on Wednesday. have grown weary of having their production policy steered a “full-scale invasion” of Ukraine by Russia. a market experiencing huge shifts in supply and demand. “They will absolutely want to at some point next year try by the kingdom. “The existence of the gas transportation system is an insurance Earlier in the summer, prices began to surge as the risk to arrange a reduction in production,” said Ed Morse, head One member of the cartel, which has been cutting pro- for us,” she said, pointing to the fact that Gazprom has no option of production shortfalls from sanctions on Iran and Vene- of commodities at Citigroup Inc. “Everything points to a duction involuntarily due to U.S. sanctions, appeared to but to use the Ukrainian system to guarantee its European gas zuela’s economic collapse rattled the market. Losses from fairly weak balance: the world economy is decelerating, the welcome the prospect of other nations doing the same. revenues at present. those two OPEC members threatened the biggest supply China trade tensions are having a visible impact on demand.” “Saudi Arabia and Russia have increased production, and If Nord Stream 2 is built, she said, it would represent a threat disruption since the start of the decade and Brent crude The meeting this weekend of the Joint Ministerial Moni- prices have come down $15 a barrel,” Hossein Kazempour to Ukraine›s security. “It is a matter of our existence,” she said. eventually peaked above $86 a barrel last month. toring Committee, a six-nation body representing the broader Ardebili, Iran’s representative to OPEC, said in an interview. “Based on the experience we have with Russia and our relations Since then, big things have happened on the other side of 25-country coalition, is intended as just an interim review “They have over-balanced the market,” and have no choice with Gazprom, for Russia gas is not a commodity. It is a political the supply equation. OPEC has been in “produce as much as before all ministers discuss policy next month in Vienna. but to cut by about 1 million barrels a day, he said. tool they use to threaten partner countries,” she said. you can mode” to reassure consumers, according to Saudi Still, it could give a strong signal of what’s to come. (Source: Bloomberg) (Source: Platts) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 6 INTERNATIONAL NOVEMBER 10, 2018 Saudi Arabia and the United Arab What can we expect from Italy’s conference on Libya? Emirates are starving Yemenis to death By Radhya Almutawakel & By Mustafa Fetouri Abdulrasheed Alfaqih Jamal Khashoggi was but the latest victim Next week, Italy is hosting an international conference on of a reckless arrogance that has become the Libya in Palermo, Sicily. Italy has every reason to be concerned hallmark of Saudi Arabia’s foreign policy. Yem- about what is happening in Libya, given that the Libyan capital, enis were saddened, but not surprised, at the Tripoli, is only five hundred kilometres south of Sicily and little extent of the brutality exhibited in Khashoggi’s over one hour flying time from Rome. The Libyan shambles killing, because our country has been living effects Italy more than most. through this same Saudi brutality for almost Furthermore, Italy has a big economic interest in Libya, four years. from where it imports 25 per cent of its gas needs and about As human rights advocates working in 10 per cent of its crude oil, adding weight to Rome’s concern Yemen, we are intimately familiar with the for its former colony. On top of all of that, yet another dimen- violence, the killing of innocents, and the sion revolves around illegal migration. shredding of international norms that have Italy has been the landing point for thousands of illegal been the hallmarks of Saudi Arabia’s mili- migrants, mainly from sub-Saharan Africa, seeking protection tary intervention in our country. For nearly and a better life in Europe. Libya has long been their favored four years, Saudi Arabia has led a coalition, route to Italian shores. The current Italian government — a along with the United Arab Emirates, that coalition of anti-establishment and populist parties — has has cynically and viciously bombarded Yem- made illegal migration a top priority. Rome is also involved en’s cities, blockaded Yemen’s ports, and in a competition with France over influence and leadership prevented humanitarian aid from reaching in Libya, which has been in chaos since the NATO-backed millions in need. uprising toppled its long-time leader, the late Muammar According to the Yemen Data Project, of Yemeni civilians who have died from pre- rency is not stabilized. condemn Saudi Arabia’s daily killing of in- Gaddafi, in 2011 Saudi and Emirati aircraft have conducted ventable disease and starvation brought on by To be clear, there is no party in this war nocents in Yemen. The Italy-France rivalry over Libya is no secret; Paris has over 18,500 air raids on Yemen since the war the war. The United Nations concluded that is without blood on its hands; our organiza- If Saudi violations are to be genuinely hosted two conferences about the North African country — began—an average of over 14 attacks every blockades have had “devastating effects on the tion, Mwatana, has documented violations curtailed, Khashoggi’s killing must mark one in 2017 and the other earlier this year — to which Italy day for over 1,300 days. They have bombed civilian population” in Yemen, as Saudi and against civilians by all parties to the conflict the beginning, not the end, of accountabil- was not even invited. It was the French President’s way of schools, hospitals, homes, markets, factories, Emirati airstrikes have targeted Yemen’s food in Yemen, not only Saudi Arabia. But the de ity for Saudi crimes. Khashoggi’s death has saying that Paris can do without the Italians. As noted in a roads, farms, and even historical sites. Tens production and distribution, including the facto immunity that the international com- been reduced to a single data point, rather MEMO article last August, Italy and France are engaged in of thousands of civilians, including thousands agricultural sector and the fishing industry. munity has given Saudi Arabia through its than being seen as the result of subverting competitive diplomacy over who should lead in sorting out of children, have been killed or maimed by Meanwhile, the collapse of Yemen’s cur- silence prevents real justice for violations universal values in favor of geopolitics or the Libyan issue. Saudi airstrikes. rency due to the war has prevented millions of by all sides. business interests. Italy supports the Government of National Accord (GNA), But the Saudis and Emiratis couldn’t civilians from purchasing the food that exists This double standard was on display during Those in the United States and elsewhere based in western Libya, for two main reasons: UN Resolutions continue their bombing campaign in Yemen in markets. Food prices have skyrocketed, but the crown prince’s recent tour of world capi- who are incensed by Khashoggi’s murder recognize it as the only legitimate government, and Italy’s without U.S. military support. civil servants haven’t received regular salaries tals and Silicon Valley, where he was generally must summon similar moral clarity and giant energy company, ENI Gas, operates a huge facility in American planes refuel Saudi aircraft en in two years. Yemenis are being starved to praised as a “reformer,” and media figures recited condemn Saudi Arabia’s daily killing of in- Mellitah, west of Tripoli, from where it pumps gas to Italy. route to their targets, and Saudi and Emirati death on purpose, with starvation of civilians his vision for Saudi Arabia in the year 2030 nocents in Yemen. The company also has a couple of lucrative oil concessions pilots drop bombs made in the United States used by Saudi Arabia as a weapon of war. without asking what will be left of Yemen by Reversing course — ending U.S. military in Libyan territory; one in the desert and the other in Libya’s and the United Kingdom onto Yemeni homes Three-quarters of Yemen’s population — the year 2020 if the war continues. support for the Saudi-Emirati intervention territorial waters in the Mediterranean Sea. Economically, and schools Nevertheless, U.S. attention to over 22 million men, women, and children Sen. Chris Murphy believes that Jamal in Yemen and supporting UN-led peace ef- western Libya is more important to Italy than the east. the war in Yemen has been largely confined — are currently dependent on international Khashoggi’s killing could sway Congress to forts and the reopening of Yemen’s air and Southern Libya is also crucial to Italy. The vast, mostly to brief spats of outrage over particularly aid and protection. The UN warned in Sep- end U.S. support for the Saudi-led war. sea ports — can still save millions of lives. desert region is where the trafficking of migrants and asylum dramatic attacks, like the August school bus tember that Yemen soon will reach a “tipping And yes, there is a double standard in the If U.S. lawmakers had spoken up and taken seekers begins. Over the past two years, Italy has tried to enlist bombing that killed dozens of children. point,” beyond which it will be impossible to wall-to-wall coverage of Khashoggi’s horrific action on Yemen years ago, when Saudi Ara- the support of tribes in the area to help in curbing the flow of Saudi crimes in Yemen are not limited to avoid massive civilian deaths. Over 8 million murder, when the daily murder of Yemenis by bia’s rampant violations were already well people, with some degree of success. regular and intentional bombing of civilians people are currently on the verge of starva- Saudi Arabia and other parties to the conflict known, thousands of Yemeni civilians who As such, the Palermo conference is important, even if it is in violation of international humanitarian tion, a figure likely to rise to 14 million—half in Yemen hardly merits mention. since then have been killed by airstrikes or also a political show. Italy’s Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte, law. By escalating the war and destroying of the country — by the end of 2018. Those in the United States and elsewhere starvation would still be alive today — and got some essential backing from Donald Trump in July when essential civilian infrastructure, Saudi Arabia If the fighting does not subside, import who are incensed by Khashoggi’s murder perhaps Jamal Khashoggi would be, too. he first proposed the gathering alongside the U.S. President is also responsible for the tens of thousands obstructions are not removed, and the cur- must summon similar moral clarity and (Source: Foreign Policy) at a White House press conference. This means that the US will be rep- Italy has been resented at some level in the landing point The midterms show Trump might not get re-elected in 2020 the conference, which will On the night of November 7, we saw Beto O’Rourke make boost its political cred- for thousands of By Simon Rosenberg a statewide race in Texas competitive for the first time in ibility. illegal migrants, The November 6 midterm election was a very good one for decades. The Arizona Senate race is too close to call and Libyan Field Marshall mainly from the Democrats. Next year they will have far more power in Democrats won all the important races in Colorado, New Khalifa Haftar will also be U.S. politics, and the Republicans far less. The way Demo- Mexico and Nevada. Dems are on track to gain 11 House there. He met the Italian sub-Saharan crats won, and the Republicans lost, should worry President seats in these states including California, a state where the Foreign Minister, Enzo Africa, seeking Donald Trump for it suggests he is going to have a hard time GOP didn’t even have a Senate candidate on the statewide Moavero Milanesi, in Sep- protection and getting re-elected in 2020. There are two main reasons why: ballot this year. All of this adds up to a night of dangerous tember and confirmed his In what was a very high turnout election, Democrats beat erosion for the Republican Party in the region of the United participation last week. a better life in the Republicans by 7.1 points in the popular vote. In 2016, States with the two biggest states, California and Texas. Despite the fact that Italy Europe. Hillary Clinton’s margin was just 2 percentage points. So this Over the last two years there was always this sense that does not favor Haftar of- was a five-point decline from what was already a low 2016 while the president’s thunderous championing of white ficially, his presence will be vital. Much depends on him and number. It was on par with other recent midterm “wave” nationalism and anti-immigrant rhetoric and policies was his forces in eastern Libya. It is in Haftar’s interest to show up; elections which had margins of 7.1 for the Republicans in hurting him in the heavily Mexican-American parts of the failure to do so would make him look out of line with Rome. 1994; 8.0 for the Democrats in 2006; 7.2 in 2010 and 5.7 southwestern U.S., it was the key to unlock the Rustbelt and Over the summer, Italy opposed the holding of elections in in 2014 for the Republicans. Midwest - the part of the country seen as the one which gave Libya, which had been agreed in the May Paris meeting that And it was enough to give the Democrats the House of Contrary to what President him the presidency. brought together all of the rival groups. Representatives, win seven governorships, and pick up 330 Given the really bad night the GOP had in the northern Italy cited security and practical issues which, it believes, Donald Trump has claimed, state legislative seats. Even in the Senate where Democrats part of the U.S., that no longer appears to be true, which is make free and fair elections nearly impossible to hold. The lost ground, they won the popular vote in those races by 15 this was a bad election for a highly problematic development for him and his party. recent deterioration of security in and around Tripoli, along points (they got 57 percent of the popular vote; the Repub- He may have used the migrant caravan in the final days to with increased violence in southern Libya, attest to this opinion him. licans - just 42 percent). win in very red and rural places like Indiana, Missouri and which is, incidentally, shared by many observers of Libyan In the exit polls taken on November 7, Trump’s approval and Minnesota by very large margins. Tennessee but in the states which matter for him to get re- affairs. rating was 44 favorable, 55 unfavorable. This is consistent Democrats will pick up between seven to nine House elected next year, there is far more evidence that his attacking As the only internationally-recognized government in Libya, with the voting results showing him and his party losing seats in this region, and while they came up short in the immigrants has done far more to hurt his re-election chances. the GNA will be represented at the conference by Prime Min- ground since 2016. The reason this matters, is that if Trump Iowa governor’s race, they now control three of the four So yes, during his post-midterms press conference on ister Fayez Al-Sarraj. is any lower than he was in 2016 - and he looks to be between House seats there. As this was the region that was seen as November 7, Trump tried to claim that the 2018 election was Another two major players have confirmed that they are 2 and 5 points lower - he will not get re-elected. one which gave Trump the presidency, the deep rejection of a good one for him. But in reality, it wasn’t - it was a bad loss, going to Palermo: the chairman of the Tripoli-based Supreme Democrats had strong nights in both the Midwest/Rustbelt the GOP there has to be seen as a dangerous development a repudiation; the real weakness evident in the two parts of Council of State, Adel Al-Mishri, and parliamentary speaker region and in the Southwest part of the U.S., the regions of for the president. the country where he needs to win to get re-elected suggests Aqilah Saleh, based in eastern Libya. the country which will decide the 2020 presidential election. The Southwest, on the other hand, has never been friendly Trump will just be a weakened president over the next two This will not be the first time that the leading Libyan poli- In the Rustbelt/Midwest Democrats won Senate races in territory for Trump. The three states which saw the biggest years. Today, his chances for re-election look much more ticians have met outside the country in search of a solution Pennsylvania, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin by movement towards the Democrats in 2016 were California, difficult than they did just a few months ago. to the conflict, despite their normal squabbling. They have large margins; and also won governor’s races in and Michigan Texas and Arizona. (Source: Al Jazeera) done so at least three times in the past couple of years. What is important on this occasion is the expected outcome. UN Envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame is unlikely to be im- pressed by the Palermo show since he has seen it all before. He Germany’s learning curve on immigration will probably not present any new ideas to break the impasse but he does not mind hearing the ideas of others, something Perhaps the U.S. can learn as Germany’s lead- to half want a ban on Muslims moving to he has always done. ing party holds a sober debate over the topic the country. Salame is more likely to repeat what has been agreed be- in picking a replacement for Angela Merkel. The other two candidates, corporate fore, particularly in Paris in May. This will give the Italians Tuesday’s elections in the United States lawyer Friedrich Merz and health minister satisfaction that agreement has been reached and Rome, as did little to help Americans define a middle Jens Spahn, are more conservative than Ms. well as Paris, can get the Libyan protagonists to agree on ground on immigration. Perhaps they should Kramp-Karrenbauer yet do not want to rip something, even if it’s the same thing. take a cue from another big democracy, Ger- the party apart over the issue. “You don’t win Regional countries vying for influence in shaping Libya’s many. It has been equally convulsed on the people’s confidence in security with harsh future have also been invited to the Sicilian capital. Egypt, issue. Yet it may soon hold a sober debate tones, with shrill demands,” said Kramp- Algeria, Tunisia are Libya’s immediate neighbors and cannot on the topic with an eye on finding a centrist Karrenbauer, who is Ms. Merkel’s chosen be ignored. The United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Turkey are solution. favorite to replace her. among the most active foreign states inside Libya, although Since 2015, when a million Muslim refugees Merkel herself has admitted mistakes in their roles are usually seen by Libyans across the political flooded into the country, German politics has allowing the rapid influx of migrants with- divide as divisive. become more polarized. The far-right, anti- out better preparing Germans. She has since Even if Italian diplomats do their homework well, the Palermo immigrant party Alternative for Germany has struck deals with Turkey and other countries gathering is not expected to deliver any breakthrough to tackle gained strength. So has the pro-immigrant to restrain the flow of people. And she em- the Libyan conflict. Italy, however, could score some points Green party. Traditional parties in the middle, phasizes stronger efforts to assimilate new over its rival France as it seeks to reaffirm its already stated especially the dominant Christian Democratic arrivals in learning German and accepting positions and station itself as the main European actor when Union, have started to lose local elections. here to feel at home – people who have lived alone,” she said. basic values, such as equality for women. it comes to Libya. In October, those losses finally forced here a long time and people who have arrived The centrist parties feel some urgency. As she slowly exits after 13 years in power, The Libyans, meanwhile, continue to pay a high price in the CDU leader Angela Merkel to announce her more recently,” said one of the candidates, More than half of Germans now say they Merkel leaves a mixed legacy on immigration. conflict. They do not expect much from yet another political departure as party leader next month and Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, on Nov. 7. feel like strangers in their own land because But her own learning curve on the topic has show, no matter who is organizing it, for the simple reason eventually as Germany’s leader. The three She added that the rest of Europe, which has of Muslim immigration, according to a new prepared her party, and perhaps all of Ger- that they have little trust in their own politicians, who are candidates vying to replace her as party chief also seen the rise of anti-immigrant parties, poll from the University of Leipzig. That is a many, to tone down the rhetoric of fear and increasingly becoming part of the problem when they should differ on what to do about migration. Yet they must join in the effort. “The question of how big shift from before the 2015 refugee crisis. come together, as Kramp-Karrenbauer put be part of the solution. also know the country must find a consensus. to protect ourselves from [migrant] crimi- One in 3 believe foreigners come to Germany it, to value “the binding above the divisive.” (Source: The Middle East Monitor) “We need to work out a way for people nals is not one we can answer in Germany only for its generous welfare system. Close (Source: The CSM) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y NOVEMBER 10, 2018 ANALYSIS & INTERVIEW 7 Trump’s decision to reimpose sanctions on The world prays for the Iran only isolates Washington: Davenport wisdom and cool of Iranians EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW pressure on Iran. But pursing SWIFT sanc- By Javad Heirannia tions could have negative consequences for the United States, and the Trump adminis- TEHRAN — Kelsey Davenport, Director for tration should think carefully about these Nonproliferation Policy at the Arms Control long-term effects before going down this Association says that “Trump’s decision to path. A number of states already view U.S. violate the nuclear deal and reimpose sanctions extraterritorial sanctions as infringing upon only isolates Washington, undermines U.S. their sovereignty and the case of the JCPOA credibility, and risks damaging the utility of further exacerbates that frustration. This may sanctions down the road.” motivate states to pursue more permanent She adds that “by reimposing sanctions, alternative mechanisms that bypass the U.S. despite Iran’s compliance with the deal and financial system. If the United States wants against the wishes of key U.S. allies that sup- to preserve the utility of sanctions in the long port the agreement, the Trump administration run, and sanctions are an important tool of is putting the future of the deal in jeopardy statecraft when applied as part of a larger without a realistic plan for how to replace it.” strategy with realistic goals, it should consider Following is the full text of the interview: how targeting SWIFT may undermine the As announced before, U.S. returned ability of the United States to successfully all nuclear sanctions against Iran. Do you employ sanctions in the future. think that this sanctions is according to U.S. If Iran cannot export oil and cannot national interest in long term? work by SWIFT, what means JCPOA for it? A: Trump’s decision to violate the nuclear I mean if U.S. can impose their will on these deal and reimpose sanctions only isolates two key issues for Iran, is it rational for Iran Washington, undermines U.S. credibility, stay in JCPOA? What is the EU and Russia 1 The pricing of oil in dollars has been crucial, but the and risks damaging the utility of sanctions and China in this regard? U.S. has in effect been printing waste paper (fiat dollars) and down the road. It is another serious blow By reimposing sanctions, despite Iran’s A: The remaining parties to the deal – the obtaining consumer goods and resources in return, a situation to the Trump administration’s already low compliance with the deal and against the EU, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, that has permitted the U.S. to squander many trillions of dol- credibility on nuclear nonproliferation China, and Russia – have repeatedly demon- lars on wars without suffering economic consequences so far. matters. By reimposing sanctions, despite wishes of key U.S. allies that support the strated their commitment to implementation Yet those economic consequences are looming like never before Iran’s compliance with the deal and against agreement, the Trump administration is of the JCPOA, so long as Tehran continues to because in many respects the U.S. is so heavily in debt now it is the wishes of key U.S. allies that support putting the future of the deal in jeopardy abide by the accord, and rightly emphasize virtually broke – unless the fiat money printing can continue in the agreement, the Trump administration the nonproliferation and security benefits of exchange for valuable resources. is putting the future of the deal in jeopardy without a realistic plan for how to replace it. the agreement. These states have also taken This explains why the U.S. cannot easily scale down its rela- without a realistic plan for how to replace it. actions, such as the Special Purpose Vehicle, tionship with Riyadh, and why the Saudis have been allowed to of the deal in the United States foreshadow a on states granted waivers to further reduce Trump’s sanctions-centric approach works to preserve economic benefits envisioned erect such a now widely recognized corrupt, undemocratic and return to U.S. compliance under a different oil purchases from Iran. But that time pe- when paired with a realistic and credible under the deal. While states cannot force repressive regime and also promote jihadism, even as the murder administration. riod also offers supporters of the deal time diplomatic off ramp, and the Trump admin- companies to do business with Iran and U.S. of Jamal Khashoggi last month has provoked many, even in the U.S. exempt 8 countries temporary to pursue additional options to preserve istration’s plan for negotiating a ‘better deal’ sanctions have had a negative effect, the steps U.S., to condemn the Saudis. And remember, many of the 9/11 from importing of Iran’s oil. Do you think legitimate purchases of oil from Iran that with Iran is neither. So this reckless move to taken by the EU in particular send a strong operators were Saudis, and Saudi Arabia was not sanctioned as a these countries can replace another resources are permitted by the JCPOA. reimpose sanctions only puts U.S. security political signal of support for the JCPOA. result of 9/11 and its instead of oil of Iran? The Head of the U.S. Treasury Steven and nonproliferation goals at risk. That is Additionally, while the JCPOA emphasized longstanding state- A: It is difficult to predict what the oil Mnuchin has announced that Washington No country has why it is critical for the U.S. policymakers sanctions lifting, the deal also offers Iran craft of using jihadist market will look like in 180 days when states wants the world-wide payment network to that support to the JCPOA to continue em- additional benefits that are still preserved, ever had such terrorism as its pri- have to apply for waivers again. Clearly, the cut off its services to the entities that were phasizing the nonproliferation value of the including in the nuclear cooperation projects mary geopolitical market could not absorb the complete cut affected by Iran sanctions and warned that horrible “allies” in deal and keep the path open for the United and the removal of UN restrictions on Iran’s methodology. in Iranian oil exports by Nov. 5 that was the otherwise SWIFT might be sanctioned as States to return to the deal in the future. Iran nuclear activities. It remains in Iran’s best the Mideast as the It’s a “box” alright Trump administration’s original goal. Un- well. Can U.S. do it? may be more willing to continue adhering interest to continue to fully implement the U.S. now has, and that the U.S. cannot doubtedly, over the next 180 days, the Trump A: The Trump administration could tar- to the nuclear agreement—even without the JCPOA and work with the P4+1 on options extricate itself from administration will ramp up the pressure get SWIFT as part of its effort to ratchet up it can’t easily let anticipated economic benefit—if supporters to preserve legitimate trade. given the risk that ex- go of either. And trication would likely it’s sad the U.S. crash the lynchpin did not use the of U.S. imperialism Reimposing sanctions on Iran is not in U.S. national and economic power JCPOA towards – the dollar. And in additional accords the background the interests: ex-senior CIA official Zionists have been with Tehran. wielding enormous 1 U.S. exempt 8 countries temporary from im- United States, is one such move. influence in Wash- porting of Iran’s oil. Do you think these countries can replace If Iran cannot export oil and cannot work by SWIFT, ington as the sole other serious “ally” of the U.S. in the Mideast, another resources instead of oil of Iran? what means JCPOA for it? I mean if U.S. can impose their and that country, too, is certainly one of the most reviled on earth A: Probably even the Trump administration doesn’t know will on these two key issues for Iran, is it rational for Iran for its aggressions and war crimes and human rights violations. the answer to that question, although the administration stay in JCPOA? What is the EU and Russia and China in No country has ever had such horrible “allies” in the Mideast says it expects those countries to stop purchasing Iranian this regard? as the U.S. now has, and it can’t easily let go of either. And it’s oil altogether after a short transition period. What those A: Obviously with the U.S. administration reneging on sad the U.S. did not use the JCPOA towards additional accords countries eventually do will be a question of politics--and the JCPOA, Iran is not getting much of the economic ben- with Tehran. how much they want to cooperate with the U.S. effort to efit it expected when it negotiated the agreement. The fact Meanwhile, Iran has long been the prime target of U.S., Saudi kill the JCPOA--as well as economics and the state of the that Iran so far has nonetheless has continued to observe and Zionist ire, especially since the revolution in 1979. The prop- oil market. It would not be surprising if with some of these its obligations under the agreement reflects, however, the aganda has been intense against the Islamic Republic for decades countries, the interim period proves to be quite flexible in judgment of Iranian leaders--and I would agree with that mostly because Iran has refused to cave to U.S. demands and length. judgment--that it still is in Iran’s interest to stick with the has remained independent and has not jumped in to the toxic The Head of the US Treasury Steven Mnuchin has agreement. “box” of craven users and abusers in league with U.S. efforts to announced that Washington wants the world-wide payment The accompanying hope is that there will be a new U.S. maintain its destructive Empire of Chaos. network to cut off its services to the entities that were affected president after 2020 who will bring the United States back From the U.S. and its “allies” point of view, nothing Iran has by Iran sanctions and warned that otherwise SWIFT might into compliance with the JCPOA. I would urge Iranian done has been met with favor, including the widely respected be sanctioned as well. Can U.S. do it? leaders to stick with the agreement despite the fundamental signing and negotiation of the JCPOA, which the U.S. rejected A: The United States still wields enormous clout in the the United States. The more it uses its financial leverage unfairness of one side reneging on a bargain while the other last May. But most of the rest of the world community has and international financial system. It can use its leverage to get unilaterally to coerce other states, the more incentive others side lives up to it. remains in favor of Iran and is trying to maintain the JCPOA, its way on many things where it does not supposedly have states have to respond in ways that reduce that leverage Iran would have little to gain by accelerating its nuclear and respects Iran for its adherence to it. Iran, in fact, has been the authority to decide things itself. That is the power that in the future. The announced effort by the European sig- program in ways that would violate the JCPOA limits. looking far better to the world community and the U.S. propa- flows from having one’s own currency used as the principal natories of the JCPOA to devise a special purpose vehicle And it still is not in Iran’s interest to try to acquire nu- ganda against it has been looking to many increasingly like, well, reserve currency worldwide. There is a longer term risk, to for continuing commerce with Iran, out of the reach of the clear weapons. bullshit. As for the U.S., It’s a world that is growing mighty it now has a tired of U.S., Saudi Hezbollah’s Culture of martyrdom relatively shallow and Zionist military 1 Hezbollah’s youth, both young men continue this praiseworthy path against patina of real aggressions. This is and women, are well aware of the Westerns’ the imperialist and Zionist hegemonic above all a delicate, malignant colonial discord that aims at rup- powers; since it is considered one of the democracy and slow PROCESS turing the Ummah’s unity and inflaming highest obligations. its warmongering wherein the U.S. and sectarian hatred. They are also well aware This year and after the global imposed in recent decades its allies in the Mid- of the Westerns’ colonialist plots to control assault on Syria, Hezbollah resistance is going east are losing their their natural resources and riches. to pay tribute to its heroes who have played will be seen for credibility, friends Meanwhile, amid the American psycho- a significant role in the fight against Takfiri what’s it has been and respect, and logical war, aka the American Soft War, they terrorist Daesh and Nusra Front, established, – utterly criminal above all, this pro- show complete readiness to combat these backed and financied by the U.S., UK, the cess must be allowed capitalist dirty schemes, particularly through Zionists, etc. – in time. to continue. (Foreign following the leadership’s guidelines and Due to their outstanding sacrifices, minister Javad Zarif recommendations. Hezbollah, various resistance movements has suggested Iran is willing to negotiate with the U.S. but only In addition, this powerful dogma, re- and the Syrian Arab Army’s martyrs have on a basis of U.S. respect for Iran.) garding martyrdom as a privilege, has urged all smashed the Western war. The coloni- And this process could be interrupted, even reversed, by hard- thousands of mothers to encourage their alist dreams aimed at spreading anarchy liners in Iran who, feeling defensive and set upon and fearful of sons to sacrifice themselves and remain and dividing the neighbouring Syrian losing their power, use threats to try to fend off the U.S. and its firm on the path of resistance; as each one’s Republic. Thus the axis of resistance two Mideast allies. sacrifice inspires thousands to follow this has thwarted the war’s objectives and Iran quite possibly will “win” this current challenge eventu- honourable path. prevented the spread of the conspiracy ally provided it maintains a cool posture and continues to reach The legendary of Martyr Leader Imad into Lebanon. out to sympathetic countries, Muslim or not, great powers like Moughniyah’s family, aka the Leader of the At the same time, the U.S. President Don- China and Russia or not, for ways to circumvent the sanctions Two Victories [2000&2006], who destroyed ald Trump has just imposed a new round of and maintain some balance even while Iranians suffer unfairly the Zionist army in South Lebanon, has now sanctions on Hezbollah, earlier this week. for a while. become an idol for the resistance community. This decision would be disastrous for Leb- And even while Iran’s leaders feel threatened, and rightly A legendary martyr who helped Lebanon’s death is much better than black life.” eral Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah notes, “Our anon’s already deteriorating economics, in so under current circumstances, they can further their cause, national army retake the occupied lands and “Every drop of martyr’s blood is turned into people in Palestine, as in Lebanon, pos- an attempt to embarrass the government, one must imagine, if they are also willing to address and re- thwart the Zionist aggression. hundreds and thousands of drops, nay, into sess a substantial power; they are lovers of after Hezbollah has become Lebanon’s de duce internal discord and repressions that have been so wildly The traditional-historical interpretation tons of blood and is transfused into the body martyrdom, lovers of meeting God, lovers facto security guarantee. announced and grossly amplified by the U.S. and allies as false of martyrdom is highly significant, as the of his society. It is the martyr who infuses such of departing to the vicinity of God and the Hezbollah has further won more than “proof”, relatively, of a “bad” Iranian government. martyr is rewarded with a special status in fresh blood into the veins of such society.” eternal paradises.” half of the seats at the legislature in May’s The fact remains that the Saudis and Israelis have horrific Islam. The founding father of the Islamic Imam Khomeini’s disciple Martyr Morteza This annual commemoration, and the parliamentary elections. The U.S. and its governments, far most troubled and undemocratic than Iran’s. Revolution Imam Khomeini says, “Our Motahari [an Iranian cleric, philosopher, distinct exhibition of the martyrs’ written Persian Gulf allies want to punish Hezbollah, As for the U.S., it now has a relatively shallow patina of real nation looks forward to an opportunity for lecturer, and politician], states. and recorded wills and biographies, convey on behalf of the Zionist enemy, which the democracy and its warmongering in recent decades will be seen self-sacrifice and martyrdom; as such, red Moreover, Hezbollah’s Secretary Gen- a message of power and commitment to resistance would painfully smash. for what’s it has been – utterly criminal – in time. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 8 ADVERTISEMENTS NOVEMBER 10, 2018

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Brain tumour survival could be improved by drink which makes cancer cells glow pink in surgery

A drink which makes cancer cells glow pink under fluorescent light could help surgeons to identify and remove aggressive brain tumours and minimise the damage to healthy brain tissue, an A new study examines the behavior of a receptor is called anthrax toxin recep- According to a recent pilot study, singing noted drop in levels of anxiety and sad- NHS trial has suggested. cancer-killing virus that fits tumor cells tor 1 (ANTXR1), and it is only present therapy might reduce some of the diffi- ness following the sessions. Before undergoing surgery, patients were urged to drink the perfectly and leaves healthy cells intact. in tumors. The cousin of this recep- cult-to-treat motor and mood symptoms “We see the improvement every week chemical substance before surgery which accumulates in cells Cancer is a chronic disease that kills tor, called ANTXR2, only appears on associated with Parkinson’s disease. There’s when they leave singing group. It’s almost of aggressive, fast-growing glioma, the most common group of millions of people worldwide. healthy tissues. more to singing than meets the ear. like they have a little pep in their step. We brain tumour, by researchers led by Birmingham University. According to the World Health Or- SVV binds to the receptor in tum- Parkinson’s disease is a progressive know they’re feeling better and their mood ganization (WHO), cancer is the second ors but not the one in healthy cells. The neurodegenerative condition that affects is elevated,” said Elizabeth Stegemöller. leading cause of death globally and is likely behavior of this virus could potentially more than 10 million people worldwide. As for specific symptoms, the researchers to be responsible for more than 9 million make it a suitable therapy for many types Because Parkinson’s predominantly measured statistically significant improve- deaths in 2018. of cancer, as the ANTXR1 receptor is affects older adults, as the population of ments in some motor symptoms that are Globally, medical professionals will present on the tumor cells of over 60 the United States ages, its prevalence is often unaffected by drugs. In particular, diagnose cancer in around 18 million percent of human cancers. increasing. upper extremity bradykinesia (slowness people in 2018, and the number of new “The differences between the two Symptoms include tremor and difficul- of movement), tremor, and walking were cases per year will reach more than 23 receptors are subtle, but, nonetheless, ty coordinating movements. Also, mood most improved. million by 2030. these subtle differences make one bind changes can occur, with anxiety and de- Why might singing work? The most common cancers global- the virus with high affinity while the other pression being relatively common. These findings beg the question: Why ly are lung cancer, breast cancer, and doesn’t,” says co-senior study author Drugs can help reduce symptoms, but does singing have any impact on a neuro- colorectal cancer. Prof. Matthias Wolf, principal investi- they tend to “become less effective as the degenerative condition at all? This will be Virotherapy in cancer gator of the Molecular Cryo-Electron disease progresses,” and the side effects a tougher question to unpick. Researchers around the world have Microscopy Unit at OIST. can also become worse. The researchers wonder whether ox- Operating surgeons have to remove as much of the cancerous been working tirelessly to find new cancer “The components must fit together like Finding nonpharmaceutical ways of ytocin might play a part. This hormone, tissue as possible to ensure they do not regrow into tumours and therapies. In recent years, virotherapy a key in a lock — this is a highly evolved managing Parkinson’s disease is a prior- which people sometimes refer to as the limit the need for aggressive follow-up chemo or radiotherapy. has captured the interest of scientists. system where everything fits perfectly.” ity, and one intervention that is gaining love hormone, is released during bonding. Fast growing (high grade) tumours are particularly important Virotherapy is a treatment that uses A virus that evades the immune traction is singing. The scientists are currently checking blood to identify as they are most likely to cause recurrence. biotechnology to transform certain viruses system Singing as therapy samples for oxytocin. “The advantage of this technique is that it may highlight more into anti-disease agents. These viruses Researchers have used SVV in ear- Recently, researchers from Iowa State As researcher Elizabeth “Birdie” Shirt- quickly high-grade disease within a tumour during neurosurgery. include oncolytic viruses, which infect ly-phase clinical trials in pediatric solid University in Ames ran a pilot study to inves- cliff, an associate professor in human de- What this means is that more of the tumour can be removed and destroy cancer cells. tumors and small-cell lung cancer, and tigate the impact of singing on a small group velopment family studies, explains: more safely and with fewer complications, and that’s better for Oncolytic viruses possess unique qual- the virus demonstrated cancer-fighting of individuals with Parkinson’s disease. “Part of the reason cortisol is going the patient,” said Professor Colin Watts, neurosurgeon with the ities that make them different than any qualities in both types of the disease. How- The study was headed up by Eliza- down could be because the singing par- University of Birmingham who led the research. other cancer treatment. The advantages of ever, the immune system is programmed beth Stegemöller, an assistant professor ticipants feel positive and less stress in “These results show that the marker is very good at indicating virotherapy include a lack of cross-resist- to fight viruses, and it destroys the per- of kinesiology at the university. The re- the act of singing with others in the group. the presence and location of high-grade cancer cells.” ance with other therapies and the ability ceived threat within 3 weeks. searchers presented their findings earlier This suggests we can look at the bonding It is thought the liquid could also help surgeons consider to destroy the tumor using a variety of Researchers believe that analyzing this week at the Society for Neuroscience hormone, oxytocin.” treatment next steps while operating, without having to wait mechanisms. the structure of SVV can help them find 2018 conference, held in San Diego, CA. Alongside oxytocin, the scientists are for pathology results to confirm whether tumours are high Scientists have been focusing their ways to outsmart the immune system, Stegemöller has been investigating also checking for levels of inflammation (a or low grade. attention on oncolytic viruses with the allowing the virus to replicate and kill the benefits of singing therapy for people marker of disease progression) and neu- The preliminary study only measured whether the chemical aim of finding a new way to kill cancer cancer cells. with Parkinson’s disease for some time. roplasticity (how well the brain can com- – known as 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) worked and did not cells selectively. “[...] [W]e can learn what part of the Her previous work has already shown that pensate for damage caused by the disease). test patient survival after surgery. Seneca Valley virus virus is essential for binding to the recep- singing might improve respiratory control. They are also searching for answers in Doctors saw the marker in 85 out of 99 patients and later tests Seneca Valley virus (SVV) is an onco- tor and which is not. [...] we can try to She also demonstrated that singing the heart. As Shirtcliff outlines, “We’re confirmed that 81 of these had high grade tumours, one had slow lytic virus that could be the next break- change the nonessential parts in order to might work well as part of speech ther- also looking at heart rate and heart rate growing tumours and three could not be identified. through cancer therapy. Researchers at escape the action of the immune system apy, as well as improve patients’ ability variability, which can tell us how calm There were no fast growing tumours identified where the marker the Okinawa Institute of Science and while leaving the essential part intact,” to swallow. and physiologically relaxed the individual did not work, although some tumours could not be identified in Technology Graduate University (OIST) says co-senior study author Prof. Mih- Because singing demands tighter control is after singing.” pathology tests. in Japan and the University of Otago in nea Bostina, the academic director of the over muscles in the mouth and throat, these Although the recent study was only a The researchers said in many cases survival is a matter of months Dunedin, New Zealand, described the Otago Centre for Electron Microscopy at previous findings make sense. However, small-scale pilot study, it forms part of an not years – and this treatment has the potential to improve this. behavior of this virus in a study pub- the University of Otago. the latest results identify a much wider ever-growing bank of evidence. Singing, “There is a desperate need for better treatments for brain lished in the Proceedings of the National Although scientists are still looking range of potential benefits. it seems, could be a cost-effective, side ef- tumours and to achieve that we need more high quality research Academy of Sciences. for an effective way to evade the immune The research focused on a therapeu- fect-free, and enjoyable therapy for people in this area,” said Professor Anthony Chalmers, a clinical oncol- The study explains how SVV interacts system, Prof. Wolf’s team believe that it tic singing group; the group consisted of with Parkinson’s disease. ogist at Glasgow University who was not involved with the study. with tumors while sparing healthy cells. could be possible to modify SVV so that 17 people who had been attending for an Hopefully, it is only a matter of time be- “This technique provides on-the-spot information to help To examine the behavior of the virus, it can recognize different receptors. This average of 2.4 years. The researchers meas- fore joining a choir enters clinical guidelines surgeons tailor the operation according to the location, size and scientists used cryo-electron microscopy would turn the virus into an excellent ured their heart rate, blood pressure, and for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease. grade of the tumour. to capture images of thousands of particles weapon to use against different types cortisol levels before and after a session. With Stegemöller at the helm, we may “We know that patients who have near total removal of their and view their structure in high resolu- of cancer. The participants also completed a not have to wait too long; when Medical tumour have better outcomes, so we are optimistic that, in the tion. Understanding the structure of these First study author Nadishka Jay- questionnaire that rated levels of anxiety, News Today spoke with her in 2016, she long term, these new data will help to increase survival times particles is key to creating an effective awardena, a graduate student at the sadness, anger, and happiness. said, “I would like to develop methods for glioma patients.” cancer-killing virus that scientists can University of Otago, believes that this Although heart rate, blood pressure, to bring this music therapy-led interven- The results are not yet published but are being presented at use to develop new drugs and therapies. research will one day result in effective and cortisol levels dropped across the tion to as many persons with Parkinson’s the National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) Conference in SVV is unusual because it targets a and powerful cancer treatments. board, in this small sample, the changes disease as possible.” Glasgow on Sunday. specific receptor in tumor cells. This (Source: Medical News Today) were not significant. There was also a (Source: medical news today) (Source: The Independent) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 10 TECHNOLOGY NOVEMBER 10, 2018

How smart cities can use IoT Does synthetic data hold the to become the green cities of tomorrow secret to Artificial Intelligence? Speaking broadly, the Internet of Things (IoT) represents inter- Could synthetic data be the solution to rapidly net-connected devices ranging from smart speakers to health train artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms? trackers. And, at the consumer level, many people use IoT devices There are advantages and disadvantages to to make their lives more convenient. That benefit is relevant, synthetic data; however, many technology but IoT technology could have a substantially broader reach by experts believe that synthetic data is the key making smart cities more eco-friendly. to democratizing machine learning and to accelerate testing and adoption of artificial intelligence algorithms into our daily lives. What is synthetic data? When a computer artificially manufactures data rather than measures and collects it from real-world situations it’s called synthetic data. The data is anonymized and created based on the user-specified parameters so that it’s as close as possible to the properties of data from real-world scenarios. One way to create synthetic data is to use real-world data but strip the identifying as- pects such as names, emails, social security numbers and addresses from the data set so that it is anonymized. A generative model, one that can learn from real data, can also By reducing traffic jams create a data set that closely resembles the Getting stuck in traffic is a frustrating experience for properties of authentic data. As technology drivers. And heavy traffic exacerbates the vehicle emissions gets better, the gap between synthetic data issues that contribute to global warming and harm the planet and real data diminishes. in other ways. Conversely, there are innovative solutions Synthetic data is useful in many situations. Synthetic data allows organizations of every with authentic data sets. a few applications of synthetic data: for depending on the IoT for traffic management. Similar to how a research scientist might use size and resource levels the possibility to also Disadvantages of synthetic data Synthetic data with record-level data For example, sensors mounted on traffic lights could synthetic material to complete experiments capitalize on learning that is powered by deep It can be challenging to create high-qual- can be used from healthcare organizations pinpoint when the traffic flow reaches a peak. Then, a comple- at low risk, data scientists can leverage syn- data sets which ultimately can democratize ity synthetic data especially if the system is to inform care protocols while protecting menting big data platform might suggest alternative routes thetic data to minimize time, cost and risk. machine learning. complex. It’s important that the generative patient confidentiality. Simulated X-rays that reduce potential backups. It’s also important to realize In some cases, there isn’t a large enough data Creating synthetic data is more efficient model creating the synthetic data is excel- are combined with actual X-rays to train that people contribute to traffic upticks when they drive set available to train a machine learning algo- and cost-effective than collecting real-world lent or the data it generates will be affected. AI algorithms to identify conditions. around searching for parking places. rithm effectively for every possible scenario data in many cases. It can also be created If synthetic data isn’t nearly identical to a Fraudulent activity detection systems If IoT sensors measure when people occupy and leave so creating a data set can ensure compre- on demand based on specifications rather real-world data set, it can compromise the can be tested and trained without exposing parking places, they could send up-to-the-minute information hensive training. In other cases, real-world than needing to wait to collect data once quality of decision-making that is being done personal financial records. to drivers who are using apps and approaching a smart city. data cannot be used for testing, training or it occurs in reality. Synthetic data can also based on the data. Waymo tested its autonomous vehicles The apps could direct people to the places with the most quality-assurance purposes due to privacy complement real-world data so that testing Even if synthetic data is really good, it by driving 8 million miles on real roads parking opportunities that are closest to their destinations, concerns, because the data is sensitive or it can occur for every imaginable variable even is still a replica of specific properties of a plus another 5 billion on simulated road- thereby saving those people from causing or getting caught is for a highly regulated industry. there isn’t a good example in the real data real data set. A model looks for trends to ways. Other automakers are using video in traffic jams. Advantages of synthetic data set. This allows organizations to acceler- replicate, so some of the random behaviors games such as Grand Theft Auto to aid its To evaluate a smart city’s baseline sustainability Huge data sets are what powers deep ate the testing of system performance and might be missed. self-driving technology. level and track progress learning machines and artificial intelligence training of new systems. Applications of synthetic data While synthetic data isn’t fool proof, it One of the pressing challenges facing all smart cities that algorithms that are expected to help solve The limitations for using real data for Whenever privacy concerns are an issue is an important tool to augment machine want to become more sustainable is not understanding the very challenging issues. Companies such as learning and testing are reduced when us- such as in the financial and healthcare indus- learning algorithms when real data is too most pressing issues in the city that negatively affect the Google, Facebook and Amazon have had a ing fabricated data sets. Recent research tries or an enormous data set is required to expensive to collect, inaccessible due to planet. If people only guess at what the worst problems are, competitive advantage due to the amount of suggests that it is possible to get the same train machine learning algorithms, synthetic privacy concerns or incomplete. officials might mistakenly invest in the wrong areas while data they create daily as part of their business. results using synthetic data as you would data sets can propel progress. Here are just (Source: forbes.com) ignoring those that most need funds. If city officials do not want to initially invest in customized sensors before determining how best to use them, they should Use psychology in your social media marketing consider commercial off the shelf (COTS) sensor equipment. If you don’t understand your audience, you can’t ex- Few choices Frequently used in military applications, COTS equipment pect social media marketing success. And getting inside There is the psychological theory that if you have more allows implementing technology faster than usual without their heads with a few basic psychology principles is choices, the less likely you are to choose one. Usually, some sacrificing advanced features. a good way. companies prefer the “more is better” approach, but brands IoT sensors could also indicate whether a community’s This article introduces the most important concepts you like Apple find out that less is more. That’s why there’s only residents are adopting eco-friendly IoT-driven measures at can put to work in your social media strategy so continue so many MacBook’s to choose from. an expected rate. If they don’t understand the direct impact reading to find the psychology facts that social media man- Just give your audience only the best of the options and of IoT technologies on the ways they live, the associated agers need to know. don’t give them all. Removing the crap will not only bring up adoption rate may be sluggish. Maybe you can’t imagine, there are some scientific reasons the quality level of what you’re offering, but fewer choices In one study, 31 percent of respondents did not believe that audience like, share, comment, click, and purchase will help them to actually choose what to absorb. their city’s smart initiatives would directly impact their daily products online. Take advice from people they don’t even know lives. If citizens in other places feel similarly, it’ll be difficult Discovering the psychology facts behind the way peo- Making decisions for most people is a hard time. one of to encourage them to embrace smart city technology at all, ple think on social media is the key step in creating better the most effective ways to advertise is word of mouth adver- let alone that which helps boost sustainability. experiences, stronger relationships. tising. When you combine them, you make a perfect storm However, one of the recommended uses of IoT data as Why people share content online for online experts. Most people before buying something it relates to sustainability is to combine it with big data The New York Times did a study to find out why people will do their research, and about 50% of them turn to blogs and measure a city’s current sustainability level and how share the social media content that they do. five key reasons or social media channels of people they’ve never met to help it changes over time. Taking that approach allows urban that they found why people share content online These five motivations show that your audience’s main them guide their decision. planners to rely on metrics as they show stakeholders why Improve the lives of other people goals for sharing are their relationships with other people, You can make yourself the expert. Plan a content mar- IoT technology is relevant and how it’s had a positive effect. 94 percent of participants share because they think the not your brand. Keep this in mind to creating and sharing keting strategy to position your website or blog with the By improving waste management techniques content will improve the lives of their follower. As a mar- audience-focused content. knowledge the audience needs to make a decision, and you’ll Globally, there is 3.5 million tons of waste generated daily, keter, creating helpful content that causes your audience Gifts and Rewards Encourage Responses be on your way to taking advantage of this method. When and that number is rising. So, for a smart city to get serious lives better is important. There’s a popular psychological sales method called “rec- people search for advice, your website or channel is likely about environmental sustainability, it cannot overlook prac- To define themselves iprocity” that works very well offline and online. According to come up more often. It’s win-win. tical ways to curb waste production, mainly by recycling. 68 percent of participants reported sharing content to create to this method, if you give someone something, anything, Impact of color on social media marketing When cities take advantage of IoT technology to manage an “idealized persona” of themselves. When you create con- they’ll feel the need to reciprocate. Social Media platforms Marketers are more familiar with Color that is a part waste, the relevant representatives can learn which areas tent, consider whether your audience will be proud to share it. take full advantage of this feeling with contests and gifts. of psychology. generate the most waste, whether waste levels go up or Self-fulfillment If you ask from your audience to share a post to win, they Colors are powerful tools because they affect people’s down on certain days and more. Some sensors might track People likes receive positive feedback and feeling val- will. If you offer them a free stuff like a course in exchange behavior and how they perceive your business. the fill levels of recycling bins, letting crews know when to uable The New York Times found that “consumers enjoy for an email address, they’ll give it to you. Many People might not have thought that color could empty the containers. more when they share content, and that audience enjoy the Choose the right Photos for your Profile impact social media marketing strategy, but the psychology Also, if there are problems with illegal dumping in an content more when content is shared with them so help your Many psychological tests result show that profile’s photos behind them proves they are worth the extra effort. area, an IoT-enabled camera could capture footage of the followers gain this feeling by creating informative content. determine which one people are more predisposed to liking. According to a research called Impact of Color on Mar- culprits and send it to a complementing app. Then, waste To get the word out about causes they believe in 84 Usually, a face with a smile is preferred over a static face. keting, some people make up their minds within about management officials might invest in security measures participants say the “The way to support causes or brands A dark color background is preferred over a light one. and 90 seconds of their initial interactions with products or that reduce that behavior. they care about is share information.” Think about which something animated like Gifs is preferred over something people. About 55 to 90 percent of the assessment is based Reducing resource usage causes your market cares about and create some contents static. to boost the chances people will check you out Take on colors alone. Many people are already familiar with smart meters that that support these causes. advantage of the new rules for profile pics. (Source: startupik.com) track the amount of energy used in homes. Those gauges also typically give information about fluctuations in energy use over time. Then, people can proactively make changes to make utility bills more manageable and protect the planet These huge new wind turbines are a marvel, they’re also the future at the same time. The declining price of solar power gets more So the third engineering challenge is to harvest more energy, more steadily; the bigger The very tallest onshore US turbines are There is also a growing trend of utility companies around press, but there are big things happening find designs and materials that can stand they get, the less variable and more reliable at the Hancock Wind project in Hancock the world using IoT technologies in their operations. In one in wind technology too. And I mean big. up to the stresses that come along with they get, and the easier they are to integrate County, Maine. Those — Vestas V117-3.3s, study, 47 percent said they were able to prioritize cost sav- The math on wind turbines is pretty sim- height and higher winds. Those stresses into the grid. Wind is already outcompeting if you must know — are about 574 feet tall. ings by doing so. Retrieving information from IoT sensors ple: Bigger is better. Specifically, there are get quite intense — check out this video other sources on wholesale energy markets. So that’s onshore. What about offshore? could help utility companies recognize increases in usage, two ways to produce more power from the of engineers testing an enormous turbine After a few more generations of growth, it Well, as of yet, the US has one and only take part in predictive maintenance and cut down on waste. wind in a given area. blade by pulling it to and fro with “the weight won’t even be a contest anymore. one operating offshore wind installation, At a community level, IoT sensors could determine the The first is with bigger rotors and blades of approximately 16 African elephants.” I called Ben Hoen, a research scientist at the Block Island Wind Farm off of Rhode busiest times at parks, office buildings and other frequently to cover a wider area. That increases the But especially in Europe, wind power is Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory to Island. Its turbines rise to roughly 590 feet. used areas. And, IoT-connected lights could automatically capacity of the turbine, i.e., its total potential increasingly moving out to sea. And out in get the latest numbers on wind turbine sizes. How does the Haliade-X compare to all turn on when needed and deactivate during daylight hours production. the ocean, with land barely in sight, the only (He stresses that these are preliminary figures that? According to GE, it will reach 853 or when premises are empty. The second is to get the blades up higher limitation on size is engineering. Conse- — LBNL has a report on this coming out in feet tall. Similarly, companies use IoT equipment to monitor into the atmosphere, where the wind blows quently, offshore turbines today are vaulting a few months, but he does not expect these That would be, as far as I know, the tallest water consumption by utilizing sensors that detect leaks, more steadily. That increases the turbine’s up even faster than onshore turbines have figures to change much, if at all.) wind turbine in the world. As best I can measure flow rates and otherwise provide statistics about “capacity factor,” i.e., the amount of pow- over the past decade. According to Hoen, the average total tell from googling (as I said, these things overall water usage in a smart city. That data could then get er it actually produces relative to its total A vivid example of this trend popped up height (from base to tip) of an onshore US are changing quickly), the previous record used to determine the most efficient ways to stop wasting potential. in early March (when I first published this turbine in 2017 was 142 meters (466 feet). holder is an 809-foot onshore turbine in so much water in a community. The history of wind power development story): GE Renewable Energy announced The median turbine was closer to 152 meters Germany. Informed investments are ideal has been the history of engineering taller that it will be investing $400 million to (499 feet). In fact, Hoen said, the median Height isn’t all that matters, though. The areas covered above are some of the most pressing and taller turbines with bigger and bigger develop a new monster turbine: the Hali- is approaching the max. In other words, The Haliade-X can also boast a few other environmental issues faced in smart cities around the blades. It’s a tricky and delicate business. ade-X, which will be (at least until the next over time, US onshore turbines seem to be superlatives. world. It’s obvious that, if used correctly, IoT tech could Tall, skinny things, placed in higher winds, big announcement) the biggest, tallest, and converging on roughly that height. Why? Rotor diameter is a measurement of go a long way in making those places more eco-friendly. tend to bend and flex. When long turbine most powerful in the world. The first units Because if you build higher than 499 feet, the the full sweep of the turbine’s blades (the But, it’s essential for planners to invest wisely and in ways blades bend, they can crash into the tow- are expected to ship in 2021. Federal Aviation Administration requires diameter of the circle they define). All else that are tailor-made for their cities rather than merely er, or hub, like this Danish system did in It will be impressive as an engineering some extra steps in their approval process, being equal, greater rotor diameter means following trends. 2008 after its “brake” failed and it spun feat, but the significance of growing turbine and apparently most developers have not the turbine can harvest more wind. (Source: bdtechtalks.com) out of control: size goes well beyond that. Bigger turbines found that worth the hassle. (Source: msn.com) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y NOVEMBER 10, 2018 SCIENCE 11 Pesticide exposure can dramatically impact NASA astronaut takes stunning pictures of Earth bees’ social behaviors, study shows with rare orange ‘airglow’

Using an innovative robotic platform to most commonly-used class of insecticide The airglow covers the Earth in an orange glow. NASA has observe bees’ behavior, researchers showed around the globe,” Crall said. “Typically, released a photo of a rare orange airglow. The photo was that, following exposure to neonicotinoid they work through seed treatment -- high taken by astronauts aboard the ISS while floating above pesticides -- the most commonly-used class concentrations are dosed on seeds, and one Australia last month. of pesticides in agriculture -- bees spent reasons farmers and pesticide companies like Astronauts onboard the International Space Station captured less time nursing larvae and were less social these compounds is because they are taken a rare airglow around Earth. Instead of the usual purple and that other bees. Additional tests showed up systemically by the plants … so the idea is green, the atmosphere cast an orange hue. that exposure impaired bees ability to warm they provide whole-plant resistance. But the the nest, and to build insulating wax caps problem is they also show up in the pollen around the colony. and nectar bees are feeding on.” Whether it’s foraging for food, caring for Outside the nests the young, using their bodies to generate “Foraging is only a part of what bumble- heat or to fan the nest, or building and re- bees do,” Crall said. pairing nests, a bee colony does just about “Those studies were picking up on the everything as a single unit. important effects these compounds were While recent studies have suggested ex- having on what’s going on outside the nest, posure to pesticides could have impacts on but there’s a whole world of really important foraging behavior, a new study, led by James behaviors going on inside … and that’s a black Crall, has shown that those effects may be box we wanted to open up a bit.” just the tip of the iceberg. Using the system, Crall and colleagues were The orange-hued glow enveloped the upper atmosphere at Class of pesticides able to dose specific, individual bees with the it reacts to the ultraviolet radiation that comes from the sun. A post-doctoral fellow working in the lab pesticide and observe the changes in their An airglow is produced by the same mechanisms behind au- of Benjamin de Bivort, the Thomas D. Cabot behavior -- less interaction with nest-mates roras. It occurs when molecules in the upper atmosphere, mostly Associate Professor of Organismic and Evo- build insulating wax caps around the colo- former Organismic and Evolutionary Biology and spending more time on the periphery nitrogen and oxygen, become too energized by the ultraviolet lutionary Biology, Crall is the lead author of ny. The study is described in a November 9 research assistants Robert L. Oppenheimer of the colony -- but those experiments are radiation from the sun, causing them to release energy. The result a study that shows exposure to neonicotinoid paper in Science. and Mackay Eyster and Harvard undergrad- limited in several important ways. is a stunning display of light in the sky. pesticides -- the most commonly-used class In addition to Crall, de Bivort and Pierce, uate Andrea Brown, ‘19. “One is physiological,” Crall said. “Even However, while auroras happen around the magnetic poles in of pesticides in agriculture -- has profound the study was co-authored by Callin Switzer, “These pesticides first came into use though we were giving the bees realistic doses both northern and southern hemisphere, the airglow envelops the effects on a host of social behaviors. Ph.D. ‘18, Stacey Combes from UC Davis, around the mid-1990s, and are now the of pesticide, drinking your daily allotment of entire planet in a bubble of light. The airglow is also difficult to Using an innovative robotic platform to coffee in five minutes is going to be different detect from the ground, but it is visible from space at night time. observe bees’ behavior, Crall and co-authors Additional tests showed that exposure than spreading it out over the course of the (Source: Tech Times) including de Bivort and Naomi Pierce, the day, so giving one big dose might not be totally Sidney A. and John H. Hessel Professor of impaired bees ability to warm the nest, and to realistic. The other important one is that a Biology, showed that, following exposure to build insulating wax caps around the colony. bee colony is a functional unit. It doesn’t Massive solar flares the pesticide, bees spent less time nursing make sense to treat individuals, because what larvae and were less social that other bees. The study is described in a November 9 paper you’re losing when you do that is the natural ‘caused navy mines to Additional tests showed that exposure im- in Science. social structure of the colony.” paired bees ability to warm the nest, and to (Source: sciencedaily.com) explode’: new study An extraordinary account of the impact space weather had on military operations in Vietnam in 1972 was found buried in the Graphene takes a step toward renewable Researchers say ragweed may expand its U.S. Navy archives, according to a newly published article in fuel, team says range northward with climate change Space Weather. On August 4, 1972, the crew of a U.S. Task Force 77 aircraft flying near a naval minefield in the waters off Hon La observed 20 to 25 explosions over about 30 seconds. They also witnessed an additional 25 to 30 mud spots in the waters nearby. There was no obvious reason why the mines should have detonated. But it has now emerged the U.S. Navy soon turned its attention to extreme solar activity at the time as a probable cause. The more we can understand the impact of such space weather on technology then the better we can be prepared for any future extreme solar activity. Potential causes As detailed in a now declassified U.S. Navy report, the event sparked an immediate investigation about the potential cause(s) of the random detonations of so many sea mines. The sea mines deployed had a self-destruct feature. But the minimum self-destruct time on these mines was not for another 30 days, so something else was to blame. On August 15, 1972, the Commander in Chief of the US Pacific Fleet, Admiral Bernard Clarey, asked about a hypothesis that solar activity could have caused the mine detonations. Using the energy from the sun and graphene ability to capture energy from the sun and create A new predictive model developed by an Ragweed pollen is the primary allergen culprit Many of the mines deployed were magnetic influence sea applied to the surface of cubic silicon carbide, charge carriers. This is, however, not sufficient. ecologist at the University of Massachu- for hay fever symptoms in summer and fall in mines that were designed to detonate when they detected changes researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, Graphene, one of the thinnest materials ever setts Amherst and a climate scientist at the North America, so it affects a lot of people,” in the magnetic field. are working to develop a method to convert produced, plays a key role in the project. University of Washington suggests that cli- the plant ecologist notes. Solar activity was then well known to cause magnetic field water and carbon dioxide to the renewable The material comprises a single layer of mate change may allow common ragweed To better understand how climate change changes, but it wasn’t clear whether or not the Sun could cause energy of the future. They have now taken an carbon atoms bound to each other in a hex- to extend its growing range northward and may affect the distribution of common ragweed, these unintentional detonations. important step toward this goal, reporting a agonal lattice. into major northeast metro areas, worsening Stinson and Case built a maximum entropy, A sunspot region, denoted MR 11976, set off a series of intense method that makes it possible to produce Graphene has a high ability to conduct conditions for millions of people with hay Maxent, predictive model using climate and solar flares (energetic explosions of electromagnetic radiation), graphene with several layers in a tightly con- an electric current, a property that would be fever and asthma. bioclimatic data and observations across the coronal mass ejections (eruptions of solar plasma material that trolled process. useful for solar energy conversion. It also has Plant ecologist Kristina Stinson at UMass eastern U.S. They used data from the Den- typically accompany flares) and clouds of charged particles trav- The researchers have also shown that several unique properties, and possible uses Amherst, who leads a research team that has mark-based Global Biodiversity Information elling close to the speed of light. graphene acts as a superconductor in certain of graphene are being extensively studied all been studying this plant for over a decade - Facility, a project that provides hundreds of Those conducting the investigation into the mine incident conditions. over the world. particularly how it responds to elevated CO2 millions of species occurrence records world- visited the Space Environment Laboratory at the National Ocean- Carbon, oxygen and hydrogen are the three In recent years, the researchers have levels - worked with climate modeler and wide, plus plant data from herbarium records ographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) near Boulder, elements obtained by taking apart molecules of attempted to improve the process by which corresponding author Michael Case at UW like those housed at UMass Amherst. Colorado, to speak to space scientists. carbon dioxide and water. The same elements graphene grows on a surface in order to control on this project. Details appear online in the Stinson says, “We zoomed in on 700 data One of the scientists at NOAA at the time was the now Emeritus are the building blocks of chemical substances the properties of the graphene. Their recent journal PLOS One. points for ragweed from all across its range in Professor Brian Fraser, from Australia’s Newcastle University, used for fuel, such as ethanol and methane. progress is described in an article in the sci- They point out that though the weed is North America, and paired that information and it’s an event he told me he remembers well: The conversion of carbon dioxide and water to entific journal Carbon. expected to expand its range, this could be with another database that specifies climate (Source: Newsweek) renewable fuel could provide an alternative to “It is relatively easy to grow one layer of moderated by the plant’s own sensitivity to in each of those exact locations. We then used fossil fuels and contribute to reducing carbon graphene on silicon carbide. But it’s a greater climate variability. For example, they note climate change models to project forward dioxide emissions into the atmosphere. Jianwu challenge to grow large-area uniform graphene that in their analysis, ragweed is negatively in time what might be expected to occur.” MIT plans new fusion Sun, senior lecturer at Linköping University, that consists of several layers on top of each correlated to very low or very high annual The authors also point out, “After build- is trying to find a way to do just that. other. We have now shown that it is possible to precipitation variability, “indicating a general ing and testing our model, we then projected reactor that could actually World-leading method grow uniform graphene that consists of up to sensitivity to precipitation extremes” as well potential future common ragweed distribu- generate power Researchers at Linköping University have four layers in a controlled manner,” says Jianwu as temperature extremes, the authors note. tion using a suite of 13 global climate models previously developed a world-leading method Sun of the Department of Physics, Chemistry Health implications under two future greenhouse gas scenarios Fusion powers the Sun, and thus all life on Earth. However, gener- to produce cubic silicon carbide, which consists and Biology at Linköping University. “One reason we chose to study ragweed for mid- and late-century. ating usable fusion power here on Earth has proven difficult. For of silicon and carbon. The cubic form has the (Source: phys.org) is because of its human health implications. (Source: eurekalert.org) decades, experimental reactors have achieved fusion at low levels, but never has there been net power generation. MIT says it has the tools to make true fusion power happen, and it may be producing Satellite data has revealed relics of lost continents hiding under Antarctica energy in a few years. Of all our planet’s continents, we know the (140 miles) – to maximise the accuracy of MIT has made several significant advances toward usable fusion least about the icy landmass of Antarctica. its measurements. power in recent years, like the technique to vent excess heat from Now, scientists have used satellite imagery The International Space Station, by com- fusion reactors. The latest innovation is a type of high-temperature to peer into Earth’s tectonics, revealing the parison, is about two times farther away from superconductor (HTS) that can make electromagnets more powerful. hidden structures of Antarctica as part of Earth’s surface. The team behind the “Sparc” reactor project at MIT believes this will their work. Discovery of thinner crust be the difference between wasting and generating power with fusion. Due to its remote location and abundance Among the findings from the new study The main fusion reaction taking place in main sequence stars of ice, charting the geological characteristics was the discovery of a thinner crust and lith- like the sun involves fusing two hydrogen atoms into helium. Stars of Antarctica is tricky, but the Gravity Field osphere under West Antarctica compared do this for millions or billions of years before moving on to heavier and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer to East Antarctica (above) – the latter has fusion reactions (after which, they die). (GOCE) satellite can see what other satellites a mosaic of older cratons interspersed with The merging of the atoms releases energy, which we can theoret- can’t – by precisely measuring the pull of thinner regions of rock, similar to India and ically use to generate power. It’s similar to nuclear fission power, but Earth’s gravity to map out hidden terrain. Australia, which it was once joined to. without all the highly radioactive materials and potential for meltdown. GOCE crashed out of orbit after run- Once part of Gondwana embedded in continents as we know them And the data is useful for more than just If something goes wrong at a fusion plant, you can shut it down more ning out of fuel in 2013, but scientists are Antarctica was once part of the superconti- today. tracing the remnants of ancient continents easily without the risk of irradiating everything nearby. still poring over the data it collected. The nent Gondwana, which began to disintegrate The “satellite gravity data can be combined across the past 200 million years: It can be The Sparc reactor proposed by MIT isn’t dramatically different researchers say it offers new insights into some 130 million years ago, although the with seismological data to produce more con- used to help figure out how ice sheets above than other tokamak fusion devices from previous experiments. You how Antarctica was formed, and how plate bond between Antarctica and Australia held sistent images of the crust and upper mantle the underlying terrain might react to warmer start with deuterium and tritium, both isotopes of hydrogen. When tectonics can function. together as recently as 55 million years ago. in 3D, which is crucial to understand how temperatures. heated to high temperatures, it forms a plasma that the reactor confines “In East Antarctica we see an exciting By combining GOCE readings with seis- plate tectonics and deep mantle dynamics With so many variables to consider, pre- within a magnetic field encircling the toroidal chamber of the reactor. mosaic of geological features that reveal mological data, the researchers were able interact,” says one of the researchers, Jörg dicting how ice melt might progress across MIT’s Sparc team predicts its reactor could be capable of producing fundamental similarities and differences to create 3D maps of Earth’s lithosphere, Ebbing from Kiel University in Germany. Antarctica is a real challenge, so any help 50-100 megawatts of fusion power as soon as 2025. That’s still a far between the crust beneath Antarctica and made up of the crust and the molten mantle The GOCE satellite circled our planet for scientists can get will be welcome. GOCE cry from what a modern nuclear fission plant can produce — those other continents it was joined to until 160 beneath. That lithosphere includes mountain over four years, from March 2009 to Novem- is still proving its use long after its mission are often measured in thousands of megawatts. Still, it would be a million years ago,” says one of the team, Fausto ranges, ocean backs, and rocky zones called ber 2013. During that time it got unusually ended. significant step toward making fusion power viable. Ferraccioli from the British Antarctic Survey. cratons – the leftovers of ancient continents close to Earth – an altitude of just 225 km (Source: sciencealert.com) (Source: extremetech.com) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 12 SOCIETY NOVEMBER 10, 2018

Amazonian trees dying as ‘Regional cooperation, only they fail to keep up with climate change Drought is killing parts of forest and new growth not emerg- way to tackle SDSs’ ENVIRONMENT TEHRAN — Sand and negotiations have been conducted and ing fast enough to replace them, study finds. desk Increased temperatures and droughts are taking their dust storms (SDSs) se- experiences shared which may not have toll on the Amazon as trees are unable to adapt to the verely hitting the southern part of the been gone into force seriously. changing climate, a study has found. country posing threat to human and He highlighted that Iran is among Researchers examining decades of growth in parts of environmental well-being, requires the the countries with the most advanced the rainforest found that global warming was linked to a cooperation of neighboring countries to knowledge in SDSs issue, however, we changing tree composition – but as some tree species died, be tackled, head of the international af- need to develop our communication skills not enough were springing up to replace them. fairs at the Department of Environment to eradicate the issue through a regional (DOE) has said. and international cooperation. Since the past decade, SDSs have Elsewhere in his remarks, Moqaddasi become of increasing concern among noted that the Pacific Centre for the Develop- countries of western Asia and Iran due ment of Disaster Information Management to its vast damaging effects on human (APDIM), as a regional institution of the health, agricultural land, infrastructure, United Nations Economic and Social Com- and transport, Naser Moqaddasi said. mission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), A number of regional agreements and can play a significant role in reducing the policies to address SDSs have been signed risks of natural disasters, including sand between affected countries, which has not and dust storms. been so far efficient, he lamented. On September 24, establishing a UN co- SDS is a regional phenomenon, so to alition on combatting sand and dust storms mitigate it, the interaction of countries is for enhancing collaboration, exchange of required, he added, YJC reported. information, knowledge and good practic- Moqaddasi made the remarks at a meet- es, advocacy and communication amongst ing held on November 5-6 in Tehran on the various actors including UN entities, gov- importance of regional cooperation to tackle ernments, academia, and the private sec- Dying region of forest in a region of central Amazon in Brazil natural incidents including sand and dust tors at the regional and national levels was change brings heavy losses to Iran and areas drainage basins in arid areas, due to the from 2016 (Adriane Esquivel Muelbert, University of Leeds) storms in Asia and the Pacific. proposed, and APDIM was approved which The Middle East region (West Asia located in the middle of the region, he said. wind-erodible nature of their surface ma- was based on ESCAP Resolution 71/11. Through the studies conducted by the terials, exacerbated by the dry conditions, As global temperatures rise, there will inevitably some and North Africa) is highly vulnerable to We also made great efforts towards in- country’s research centers and international and the limited vegetation due to aridity. “losers” that are not suited to the new conditions, but there natural phenomena and climate change ternational communication to solve the centers, all internal and external SDS hot- To eliminate the internal hotspots, will also be “winners”. due to being located in arid and semi-arid issue, as we organized an International spots are identified, he said, adding, the many researches and surveys have been Species that are better adapted to living in dry conditions areas, which are also facing problems and Conference on Combating Sand and Dust border between Iraq and Syria, the Arabian conducted and plans have been imple- may do better, for example, while moisture loving trees conflicts in terms of water resources, he Storms held in Tehran in July 2017 and a Desert, the lands of Iraq and Jordan are mented including seedling and vegetation are likely to vanish. further regretted. high-level dialogue on sand and dust storms the major sources of sand and dust storms. planting, providing the water right of the Based on their analysis, team leader Dr Adriane Esquivel According to the Intergovernmental wan convened during the 72nd session of He went on to explain that most of the wetlands and etc., he stated, adding, while Muelbert said the Amazon’s response is “lagging behind Panel on Climate Change, an intergovern- the United Nations General Assembly on major dust sources are dominated by inland to mitigate the external sources, many the rate of climate change”. mental body of the United Nations, climate July 16, 2018, he concluded. “The data showed us that the droughts that hit the Am- azon basin in the last decades had serious consequences for the make-up of the forest, with higher mortality in Stop biodiversity loss or we could face our own extinction, warns UN tree species most vulnerable to droughts and not enough The world must thrash out a new deal for nature in the chemical pollution and invasive species will accelerate in the compensatory growth in species better equipped to survive next two years or humanity could be the first species to coming 30 years as a result of climate change and growing drier conditions.” document our own extinction, warns the United Nation’s human populations. By 2050, Africa is expected to lose 50% The Amazon rainforest is one of the most important biodiversity chief. of its birds and mammals, and Asian fisheries to completely ecosystems on the planet, accounting for 45 per cent of Ahead of a key international conference to discuss the collapse. The loss of plants and sea life will reduce the Earth’s all tropical forests and storing 40 per cent of all carbon collapse of ecosystems, Cristiana Pasca Palmer said people ability to absorb carbon, creating a vicious cycle. held in land vegetation. in all countries need to put pressure on their governments “The numbers are staggering,” says the former Romanian Deforestation is posing a significant threat to the re- to draw up ambitious global targets by 2020 to protect the environment minister. “I hope we aren’t the first species to gion as trees are cleared to make way for cattle farms and insects, birds, plants and mammals that are vital for global document our own extinction.” crops like soy. food production, clean water and carbon sequestration. Despite the weak government response to such an exis- However, even undisturbed patches of forest away from “The loss of biodiversity is a silent killer,” she told the tential threat, she said her optimism about what she called human influence are threatened by climate change, and Guardian. “It’s different from climate change, where people “the infrastructure of life” was undimmed. the Amazon Forest Inventory Network has been set up to feel the impact in everyday life. With biodiversity, it is One cause for hope was a convergence of scientific map the rainforest’s response to a warmer world. not so clear but by the time you feel what is happening, concerns and growing interest from the business commu- The network consists of more than 100 plots from across it may be too late.” nity. Last month, the UN’s top climate and biodiversity the region that are subject to long-term monitoring. Pasca Palmer is executive secretary of the UN Conven- institutions and scientists held their first joint meeting. Deforestation in Indonesian to make way for a palm Using data going back to the 1980s, Dr Muelbert’s team tion on Biological Diversity – the world body responsible They found that nature-based solutions – such as for- oil concession. Photograph: Ulet Ifansasti/Greenpeace found that bigger trees had been the climate winners, ben- for maintaining the natural life support systems on which est protection, tree planting, land restoration and soil efiting from increased levels of CO2 in the atmosphere that humanity depends. ensure sustainable fishing in all waters, and expand nature management – could provide up to a third of the carbon allowed them to grown faster. Its members – 195 states and the EU – will meet in Sharm reserves from 10% to 17% of the world’s land by 2020. But absorption needed to keep global warming within the They also found that “pioneer trees” that spring up el Sheikh, Egypt, this month to start discussions on a new many nations have fallen behind, and those that have created Paris agreement parameters. In future the two UN arms quickly were also benefiting from a boost in CO2. framework for managing the world’s ecosystems and wildlife. more protected areas have done little to police them. “Paper of climate and biodiversity should issue joint assessments. But with deforestation thought to be adding to the in- This will kick off two years of frenetic negotiations, which reserves” can now be found from Brazil to China. She also noted that although politics in some countries tensity of the droughts that are causing significant dieback, Pasca Palmer hopes will culminate in an ambitious new The issue is also low on the political agenda. Compared were moving in the wrong direction, there were also pos- the researchers said their findings indicated a serious need global deal at the next conference in Beijing in 2020. to climate summits, few heads of state attend biodiversity itive developments such as French president, Emmanuel to protect sections of rainforest that remain intact. Conservationists are desperate for a biodiversity accord talks. Even before Donald Trump, the US refused to ratify the Macron, recently being the first world leader to note that “The impact of climate change on forest communities that will carry the same weight as the Paris climate agree- treaty and only sends an observer. Along with the Vatican, the climate issue cannot be solved without a halt in bio- has important consequences for rainforest biodiversity,” ment. But so far, this subject has received miserably little it is the only UN state not to participate. diversity loss. This will be on the agenda of the next G7 said Dr Kyle Dexter, an ecologist at the University of Ed- attention even though many scientists say it poses at least Pasca Palmer says there are glimmers of hope. Several summit in France. inburgh who co-authored the study. an equal threat to humanity. species in Africa and Asia have recovered (though most are “Things are moving. There is a lot of goodwill,” she said. “The species most vulnerable to droughts are doubly The last two major biodiversity agreements – in 2002 in decline) and forest cover in Asia has increased by 2.5% “We should be aware of the dangers but not paralysed by at risk, as they are typically the ones restricted to fewer and 2010 – have failed to stem the worst loss of life on Earth (though it has decreased elsewhere at a faster rate). Marine inaction. It’s still in our hands but the window for action locations in the heart of the Amazon, which make them since the demise of the dinosaurs. protected areas have also widened. is narrowing. We need higher levels of political and citizen more likely to be extinct if this process continues.” Eight years ago, under the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, But overall, she says, the picture is worrying. The al- will to support nature.” These findings were published in the journal Global nations promised to at least halve the loss of natural habitats, ready high rates of biodiversity loss from habitat destruction, (Source: The Guardian) Change Biology. (Source: The Independent) Earth’s ozone layer is finally healing, says UN LEARN ENGLISH Scientists say gaping hole over the Antarctic carbons (CFCs) in the 1980s. The ozone layer in the Southern Hemi- won’t be completely repaired until 2060s As a result of bans introduced by global sphere should be repaired by mid-century. The ozone layer is finally beginning to governments, the upper ozone layer above the “It’s really good news,” said report co-chair- Daddy Please! heal from all the damage caused by aerosol Northern Hemisphere should be completely man Paul Newman, chief Earth scientist at A: Hey daddy! You look great today; I like your tie! By the sprays and other man-made chemicals, a restored in the 2030s. NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. way, I was wondering can I… new United Nations report has revealed. A gaping hole in the ozone over the Antarctic “If ozone-depleting substances had con- B: NO! The protective shield in Earth’s atmosphere won’t disappear until later – sometime in the tinued to increase, we would have seen huge A: I haven’t even told you what it is yet! had been thinning out before scientists raised 2060s, according to a scientific assessment released effects. We stopped that.” B: Okay, okay, what do you want? the alarm about the impact of chlorofluoro- on Monday at a conference in Quito, Ecuador. (Source: The Independent) A: Do you think I could borrow the car? I’m going to a concert tonight. B: Um.. I don’t think so. I need the car tonight to pick up ENGLISH IN USE your mother. A: Ugg! I told you about it last week! ‘Smelly Toes’ is playing, LEARN NEWS TRANSLATION and Eric asked if I would go with him! B: Who’s this Eric guy? A: Duh! He’s like the most popular guy at school! Come نخستین کنگره ملی خانواده آغاز شد on, dad! Please! 1st national conference on B: No can do... sorry. A: Fine then! Would you mind giving me 100 bucks? importance of family opens in Tehran B: No way! نخســتین کنگــره ملــی خانــواده بــا تاکیــد بــر اهمیــت خانــواده روز چهارشــنبه بــا مشــارکت A: That’s so unfair! The first national conference on importance of family kicked off in Key vocabulary Tehran on Wednesday with representatives of 700 non-governmental ۷۰۰ ســازمان مــردم نهــاد در تهــران آغــاز شــد. .by the way: used to change the topic of a conversation groups in Attendance ایــن کنگــره بــا حضــور رییــس ســازمان ملــی تبلیغــات اســامی حجتاالســام والمســلمین wonder: think about if something is possible Hojjatoleslam Sheikh Mohammad Qomi, the chief of the Islamic Ideology شــیخ محمــد قمــی شــروع بــه کار کــرد. .concert: a public performance of music Dissemination Organization, also attended the event بــه گــزارش خبرگــزاری مهــر ایــن کنگــره بــا هــدف تعامــل میــان ســازمانهای مــردم نهــاد pick up: go and get popular: very well-known and well liked According to Mehr news agency the conference is aiming to increase فعــال در حــوزه خانــواده، دتبــادل تجربیــات و بررســی آســیبهای اجتماعــی در حــوزه bucks: informal word for dollars knowledge exchange among NGOs active in such fields in order to خانــواده برگــزار شــده اســت. .unfair: not fair, not just investigate and assess vulnerabilities in families Supplementary vocabulary suit: a set of clothes that usually consists of a jacket and a skirt or pair of pants that are made out of the same material PREFIX/SUFFIX PHRASAL VERB IDIOM play: a piece of writing that tells a story through the actions and words of characters and that is performed on a stage “rect(i)- “ Shake somebody/ In hot water drop off: to go and leave someone at a certain place something off no way phrase I cannot do it, it is not possible Meaning: proper, straight Explanation: when someone is in hot water, they’re lend: to give (something) to (someone) to be used for a period For example: I did my best to rectify the situation, in a bad situation or serious trouble but the damage was already done. Meaning: to get rid of an illness, problem etc. For example: My brother is in hot water for failing of time and then returned For example: I can’t seem to shake off this cold. (Source: irlanguage.com) all his college classes. ساعت: 19:40 امضاء صفحه آرا: ساعت: امضاء مسئول صفحه: ساعت: امضاء ادیتور: ساعت: امضاء سردبیر:

I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y NOVEMBER 10, 2018 WORLD IN FOCUS 13 Saudi mercenaries launch new offensive to Russia: U.S. nuke policy capture Hudaydah ‘playing with devil’ Fresh Saudi airstrikes leave father, five children dead in Hudaydah Russia has warned that the United States will be “playing with the devil” by implementing President Donald Trump’s new nu- 1 Back in June, the Saudi regime-led (ACLED), a nonprofit conflict-research clear weapons strategy, which identifies Russia and China as coalition launched the Hudaydah offensive organization, the Saudi-led war has so far main threats and calls for producing small nuclear warheads despite international warnings that it would claimed the lives of around 56,000 Yemenis. for “limited” operations. compound the war-torn nation’s human- Fresh Saudi airstrikes leave “Voices have been getting louder in the United States that itarian crisis. father, five children dead in seek to increase the role of nuclear weapons and expand the pos- The coalition stepped up the campaign in Yemen’s Hudaydah sibilities of the U.S. nuclear arsenal,” Russian Foreign Ministry September following the collapse of United The developments follow as at least six Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told reporters on Thursday. Nations-mediated talks to end the conflict. civilians have been killed when Saudi re- Zakharova added that Washington was justifying the desire to ex- The Saudi regime claims that the Ansarul- gime military aircraft carried out airstrikes pand its nuclear arsenal by resorting to the “mythical Russian threat.” lah (Houthi) movement forces are using the against a residential area in Yemen’s strategic Earlier this year, Trump unveiled a new nuclear strategy that port city for weapons delivery, an allegation western province of Hudaydah. revolved around countering Russia and called for the development rejected by the Yemeni fighters. Saudi regime fighter jets conducted of small tactical nuclear weapons that were cheaper to maintain So far, the aggressors have been unable aerial assaults against al-Jabaliyah area in and could be used in more realistic scenarios. to penetrate Houthi defenses in Hudaydah. al-Tuhayat district on Thursday afternoon, The Trump administration has also accelerated long-running Half of Yemen population on an unnamed local source told Yemen’s Ara- U.S. military plans to develop new intercontinental ballistic mis- brink of famine, 35 NGOs warn bic-language al-Masirah television network. siles (ICBMs) and nuclear-capable cruise missiles. Elsewhere, thirty-five Yemeni and in- The source added that the airstrikes Elbridge Colby, the former deputy assistant secretary of ternational NGOs (non-governmental claimed the lives of a father and his five defense for strategy and force development, has warned that organization) on Wednesday called for an children. Trump’s plans to increase America’s nuclear potential signals immediate cessation of hostilities in Yemen, Earlier in the day, Yemeni army soldiers Washington’s preparation to carry out “limited nuclear opera- where they warned the Saudi regime-led and allied fighters from Popular Commit- tions” against specific targets. coalition’s war has put 14 million people tees targeted the positions of the Saudi re- “I want a clarification: where would these limited operations on the brink of famine. gime-backed militiamen loyal to Yemen’s be carried out?” Zakharova asked. “On what continent would “With 14 million men, women and chil- former president Hadi in the al-Matun district this strategy be fulfilled, if it was fulfilled?” dren on the brink of famine – half of the of the northern Yemeni province of al-Jawf, “Using nuclear weapons in pinpoint attacks is tantamount country’s population – there has never been The humanitarian crisis in Yemen is man- yadh and to crush the popular Ansarullah killing and injuring tens of them. to playing with the devil,” she warned. Zakharova said such pol- a more urgent time to act,” the NGOs said made and a direct consequence of the severe movement and. Army soldiers and their allies also man- icies were barred in current deals with the U.S. on curbing the in a statement. restrictions on access to food, fuel, medical One of the principle targets of the Saudi aged to take control of a number of areas in nuclear threat, namely the 1971 Agreement to Reduce the Risk The statement also called on the world to imports and humanitarian aid, it added. regime strikes is Hudaydah port, where the Saudi Arabia’s southwestern border region of Outbreak of Nuclear War Between the USA and USSR and the “secure an immediate cessation of hostilities” The appeal was signed by Oxfam, Action World Food Program is finding it hard or of Jizan, where Saudi mercenaries had been 1973 Agreement on the Prevention of Nuclear War. and “suspend the supply of arms at risk of Against Hunger, Doctors of the World, the impossible to access desperately-needed stationed. Nuclear tensions between Moscow and Washington peaked being used in Yemen”. International Federation for Human Rights, wheat stocks. Yemen is heavily dependent An unnamed Yemeni military source last month, after Trump announced his plans to pull the U.S. out “We call on governments to redouble CARE International, and Yemeni organi- on food imports and the deadly ground and said a domestically-manufactured Zelzal-1 of the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) their efforts to guarantee unimpeded access zations. aerial attacks by Riyadh and its allies are (Earthquake-1) ballistic missile was also with Russia, claiming that Moscow had been violating the Cold to essential items… including through the The House of Saud regime has been inces- directly adding to the risk of starvation on fired at the mercenaries, which left more War-era deal, which limited the proliferation of intermediate lifeline port of Hudaydah, where civilians santly pounding Yemen since March 2015 in a massive scale. than 20 of them, including commanders, nuclear missiles. have been caught in renewed fighting over an attempt to reinstate former president Abd According to a new report by the Armed dead. Moscow hit back by threatening to respond in kind and act to the past few days.” Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, a staunch ally of Ri- Conflict Location and Event Data Project (Source: agencies) restore the balance of military power should Washington choose to exit the agreement. Zakharova warned that the new U.S. strategy showed that the country was “seriously considering the concept of a limited nuclear war.” ‘Younger, browner, cooler’: Democrats win House, GOP keeps Senate Calling the policy “irresponsible and very dangerous,” the diplomat stressed that there were going to be no victors in a The United States President Donald Trump faced restraints has taken an expansive view of executive power, Washing- nuclear war. on his presidency after Democrats won control of the U.S. ton could be in for even deeper political polarization and House of Representatives and pledged to hold the Republi- legislative gridlock. U.S. spreading ‘fake news’ cans accountable after a tumultuous two years in the White European shares rebounded on Wednesday after the Zakharova also took a jab at Trump and his ongoing fight House. U.S. elections delivered no big surprise. with what he refers to as “fake news” media, accusing him of Trump and his fellow Republicans expanded their control Investors often favor Washington gridlock because it ignoring the fake news that his “subordinates” were spreading of the U.S. Senate in Tuesday’s midterm elections, follow- preserves the status quo and reduces uncertainty, even about Russia. ing a divisive campaign marked by fierce clashes over race though many in the market this time around had been “While the U.S. president is fighting fake news on CNN, he and immigration. hoping for a continuation of the Republican agenda. apparently does not notice in the heat of the struggle that his But they lost their majority in the House, a setback for Losing the House will test Trump’s ability to compro- subordinates in his administration just continue to generate them, Trump after a campaign that became a referendum on his mise, something he has shown little interest in over the these bogus stories are already on an industrial level now,” she said. leadership. past two years when Republicans controlled both chambers An example, she said, was a map of NATO (North Atlantic With some races still undecided, Democrats were headed of Congress. Treaty Organization) issued by the U.S. State Department that for a gain of more than 30 seats, beyond the 23 they needed There may be some room to work with Democrats on showed the alliance’s expansion on Russia’s borders, making it to claim their first majority in the 435-member House in issues with bipartisan support such as an infrastructure look like that Russia was not concerned about it. eight years. improvement package or protections against prescription with 49 percent in the 2014 midterm congressional “For whom is this intended? Is this intended for a kindergarten The elections have already made history, with a record drug price increases. election. or a nursery? Or, perhaps, modern children are far more inclined number of women, Native Americans, and Muslim candi- “We will have a responsibility to find our common Voters between the ages of 18 and 34 backed Dem- to have analytical thinking than those who dream up these fake dates running for office. ground where we can, stand our ground where we can’t,” ocrats by 62 percent to 34 percent, up from 2014 when news stories,” she said. Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar won in their Democrat-safe said Pelosi, who has been one of the most frequent targets 54 percent backed Democrats and 36 percent supported Russia has repeatedly warned NATO against piling up weapons seats becoming the first Muslim congresswomen, while of Trump’s scathing attacks on his critics and political Republicans. and equipment near its borders under the pretext of defending Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made history as the youngest opponents. Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made history as Europe against what the U.S. and its allies call “Russian aggression.” woman to join Congress. Every seat in the House was up for grabs on Tuesday. the youngest woman elected to Congress, championing Thousands of fatalities due to U.S.-led Commenting on the Democrats taking the House, CNN’s The Republicans had an advantage in Senate races because her working class and Puerto Rican roots. airstrikes in Syria Van Jones pointed to the diversity of candidates who won elections were held for only 35 seats in the 100-member “We have made history tonight,” the 29-year-old told Elsewhere in her remarks, Zakharova noted that Syria had seats in this midterms, saying that the “new Democratic chamber and many of them were in states that often lean cheering supporters at her victory party in Queens, a huge unearthed the bodies of over 8,000 Syrians killed in bombing Party” is now “younger, browner” and “cooler”. Republican. victory for a woman working in a Manhattan restaurant raids by the U.S.-led coalition in mass graves in Syria’s Raqqa. “It is the end of one-party rule in the United States, Republicans built on their slim Senate majority and beat only a year ago. Damascus informed the United Nations of the U.S. onslaught thank God, and the beginning of a new Democratic Party: out four incumbent Democrats: Bill Nelson in Florida, Joe Hispanic voters favored Democratic House can- in letters sent last week, she said. Younger, browner, cooler, more women, more veterans.” Donnelly in Indiana, Heidi Heitkamp in North Dakota and didates by 33 percentage points - higher than the The Russian official added that the massive number was in Seizing the Senate never looked likely for the Democrats, Claire McCaskill in Missouri. 18-percentage point gap that Democrats enjoyed in stark contrast with “the hysterical reaction expressed by the U.S. and they fell short of the level of voter support that would In the 36 gubernatorial contests, Democrats won gov- 2014, the poll found. and other Western countries with respect to protecting Syrians’ have given them control of both chambers of Congress. ernorships in states that supported Trump in 2016 but lost Democrats turned out to register disapproval of Trump’s rights,” and “the information provided in recent reports by various Winning the Senate majority would have allowed Dem- high-profile races in Florida and Ohio. divisive rhetoric and policies on issues such as immigra- Western NGOs on the situation in Raqqa.” ocrats to apply the brakes even more firmly to Trump’s Harder foreign policy tion and his travel ban targeting several Muslim-majority (Source: agencies) policy agenda and given them the ability to block any future After their victory, House Democrats are expected countries. Supreme Court nominees. to try to harden the U.S. policy towards the House A record number of women ran for office this election, However, the Democrats will now head House committees of Saud regime, Russia and North Korea, while many of them Democrats. Iranians united against U.S. that can investigate the president’s tax returns, possible maintaining the status quo on hot-button issues In the House, Democrats picked up seats across the business conflicts of interest and links between his 2016 like China and Iran. map. Democrats who picked up Republican-held seats in- pressure: Kharrazi election campaign and Russia. They could make life difficult for Trump by launching cluded Donna Shalala, a former Cabinet secretary under President Bill Clinton, in Florida. POLITICS TEHRAN — Kamal Kharrazi, head of Iran’s The Democrats could also force Trump to scale back another congressional investigation into allegations of desk his legislative ambitions, possibly dooming his promises Russian interference on his behalf in the 2016 election. However, some of the campaign’s biggest Democratic Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, said to fund a border wall with Mexico, pass a second major The Democrats are awaiting the result of an ongoing fed- stars lost. on Thursday that the Iranians have stood unitedly against the tax-cut package, or carry out his hardline policies on trade. eral probe by the U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller into Liberal House member Beto O’Rourke’s underdog U.S. pressures and sanctions. “Today is more than about Democrats and Republicans, Russia’s role in that election. Senate campaign fell short in conservative Texas against “The Iranian society has stood against the U.S. pressure unit- it’s about restoring the Constitution’s checks and balances Moscow denies meddling and Trump denies any collusion. Republican incumbent Ted Cruz. Andrew Gillum lost to edly and is making efforts to overcome problems by relying on to the Trump administration,” Nancy Pelosi, leader of the A House majority would be enough to impeach Trump Republican Ron DeSantis in his quest to become Florida’s domestic resources and friendly countries’ help,” Kharrazi said House Democrats, told supporters at the victory party. if evidence surfaced of collusion by his campaign, or of first black governor. during a meeting with a number of Austrian political figures and Despite his party’s poor showing in House elections, obstruction by the president of the federal investigation. The hotly contested gubernatorial race in Georgia, where intellectuals in Vienna. Trump wrote on Twitter, “Tremendous success tonight”. But Congress cannot remove him from office without a Democrat Stacey Abrams was seeking to become the first He noted that most of the current problems Iran is facing Trump, a 72-year-old former reality TV star and busi- conviction by a two-thirds majority in the Republican-con- black woman to be elected governor of a U.S. state, remained have been caused by the U.S. sanctions, however, he predicted nessman-turned-politician, had hardened his rhetoric in trolled Senate, an unlikely scenario. too close to call early on Wednesday. that problems will be overcome through unity. recent weeks on issues that appealed to his conservative Most Democratic candidates in tight races stayed away Republican gains in the Senate are sure to bolster the In May, U.S. President Donald Trump officially withdrew core supporters. from harsh criticism of Trump during the midterm cam- party’s efforts to ram conservative federal judges through Washington from the 2015 nuclear deal, officially called the Joint He threw himself into the campaign, issuing warnings paign’s final stretch, focusing instead on bread-and-butter confirmation proceedings during a “lame duck” session Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and ordered sanctions about a caravan of Latin American migrants currently head- issues like maintaining insurance protections for people with that starts next week, as well as from January when the on Iran. The first round of sanctions went into force on August 6 ed through Mexico to the U.S. border and condemnations pre-existing medical conditions and safeguarding Social new Congress convenes. and the second round, which targets Iran’s oil exports and banks, of liberal American “mobs” he says are working against him. Security retirement and Medicare healthcare programs Voters also punished moderate Senate Democrats run- were announced on November 4. The U.S. presidents often lose the House in midterm for senior citizens. ning in Trump-heavy states who opposed the confirmation President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday that Iran will “break elections in their first term. Former President Barack Oba- Women, young, Hispanic voters fuel gains of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. sanctions proudly”, because they are “cruel” and against law. ma’s Democrats were hit with what he called a “shellacking” The Democratic gains were fueled by women, young The Republican caucuses in both chambers have become Kharrazi urges end to war in Yemen in congressional elections in 2010. and Hispanic voters, a Reuters/Ipsos Election Day even more conservative with the loss of moderates within In a separate meeting with former Austrian President Heinz Gridlock? poll found. Fifty-five percent of women said they Trump’s party. Fischer, on Friday Kharrazi urged the international community With divided leadership in Congress and a president who backed a Democrat for the House this year, compared (Source: Al Jazeera) to end the Saudi-led war on Yemen. Kharrazi, who was Iran’s foreign minister from 1997 to 2005, described the Yemeni war as “cruel” and criticized lack of the global attention to it. For his part, Fischer called for a halt to shipment of weapons California shooting leaves 13 dead to countries pounding Yemen. A gunman opened fire late on Thursday night a sheriff’s sergeant who responded to the gun- Theatre on Thursday night, thousands held ports CBS Los Angeles. Since the beginning of the Saudi-led aggression against Yemen in a Southern California bar and country fire. Police later found the shooter dead inside up candles to honor those lost in the mass McCoy estimated about 2,000 people in March 2015, the country has been grappling with a human- music venue. The Ventura County sheriff the bar, possibly from a self-inflicted wound. shooting at Borderline Bar and Grill less attended. He said he hoped it was the first itarian disaster. said the bar was crowded with more than The rampage took place at the Borderline than 24 hours earlier. step in healing for the community. The Saudi-led coalition backed by the U.S. started the war 100 people, many of them college students Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks, about 40 Mayor Rob McCoy led the vigil, Ventura Among the mourners were survivors of on Yemen with the aim of reinstating ousted president Man- during the bar’s weekly “College night.” miles northwest of Los Angeles. Authorities County Sheriff Geoff Dean received a standing the California shooting and the one in Las sour Hadi. The war has led to famine and spread of cholera The gunman, identified by police as Ian don’t yet know the motive for the shooting. ovation and various religious leaders spoke Vegas in October. in the poor country. The UN is calling it “the world’s worst David Long, 28, killed 12 people, including As “Amazing Grace” filled the Fred Kavli to comfort mourners inside and outside, re- (Source: CBS news) humanitarian crisis.” I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 14 WORLD SPORTS NOVEMBER 10, 2018 Paris Saint-Germain at center of storm Arsenal’s Welbeck taken to hospital with ‘serious injury’ over racially profiling young players

Arsenal striker Danny Welbeck was taken to hospital after suffering It’s one of Europe’s biggest clubs and the a “serious injury” in their Europa League draw against Sporting dominant force in French football, but Paris on Thursday, the club’s manager Unai Emery said. Saint-Germain says the club’s “spirit and Welbeck, who was earlier named in the England squad, jumped values were betrayed” as its scouts illegally for a header in front of goal at the Emirates Stadium and rolled racially profiled young players during re- over in pain after landing awkwardly on his ankle. cruitment over a five-year period. He was given oxygen by medical staff before being taken off Backed by Qatari ownership, PSG released on a stretcher to a standing ovation from the home fans. a statement after the French investigative “It’s the worst news. We think it’s a serious injury,” Emery told website, Mediapart, published leaked doc- reporters, adding that Welbeck, 27, had been taken to hospital uments on Thursday. CNN is unable to in- with the club waiting to hear more on his condition. dependently verify the documents. “His injury is very big for him, for us and for all,” Emery said, Mediapart revealed that PSG detailed the when asked about Welbeck’s prospects at the north London club ethnic origins of potential recruits, and that in view of the fact that his contract ends this season. players were “disregarded” by the Parisian Arsenal qualified for the Europa League knockout stage after club on the grounds of being black. the match against Sporting ended in a 0-0 draw. The Greater Paris area, particularly its (Source: Goal) diverse, sprawling suburbs, is arguably the most fertile breeding ground in the world for top-class footballing talent. In a statement released by PSG on its website, the Ligue 1 club said that the practice of racial profiling took place between 2013 Boateng dropped, Reus and 2018 and that its management were not aware of it at the time. recalled for Germany’s PSG said it was made aware of the racial profiling in October and that forms used by matches the department responsible for scouting out- side the Parisian region “contained an unac- Central defender Jerome Boateng was surprisingly left out of ceptable identification field” which listed the Germany coach Joachim Loew’s squad for this month’s inter- prospective player as French, North African, Westerloppe, said: “There are too many West Cup and again this year -- when it defeated He added: “The team’s success is par- national matches against Russia and Netherlands but winger black African or West Indian. Indians and Africans in Paris” and that there Croatia 4-2 -- football has been hailed as a ticularly noteworthy because of the way in Marco Reus was included on Friday. In France, authorities prohibit the collec- was a “problem with the direction of the club.” unifying force for a country with a difficult which anti-immigrant sentiment, especially Germany face Russia in a friendly on Nov. 15 before taking tion of data on an individual’s race, religion A player who was revealed to have been colonial past, where racial tensions were against migrants with African roots, has roiled on Netherlands four days later as they battle to avoid relegation or ethnicity. “At no time (club management) racially profiled was 17-year-old Yann Gbo- never far from the surface. French society over the past two decades. in the new Nations League competition. was aware of an ethnic monitoring within the ho -- who was born in the Ivory Coast -- as In 1998 the team was labeled the Black, “The racial and ethnic diversity of the “I talked with Jerome. I am convinced he will benefit from scouting department or ever in possession “West Indian.” Blanc, Beur (Black, White, Arab) and was French World Cup team offers another, more a break,” Loew said on the German football association (DFB) of such a form,” the statement said. Mediapart says Westerloppe was sum- hailed a positive representation of a mul- optimistic, lesson about immigration, glo- website. “These forms betray the spirit and values moned to a meeting in June 2014 in which ti-ethnic France. balization and citizenship. “I told him that we have a lot of alternatives for his position, of Paris Saint-Germain,” it said, adding that he rejected the accusations against him as And in 2018, the championship-winning “We can look to the French support of especially with young players. Obviously they still need to prove young talent is decided “solely on a skills and “false, malicious and stupid.” team featured no less than 15 players with (Kylian) Mbappe and his fellow teammates they can reach Jerome’s level.” behavioral basis.” Westerloppe now works for French football African heritage, including 19-year-old Kylian for guidance. From Mbappe’s Parisian sub- Boateng’s surprise exclusion raised eyebrows at his club Bayern Now the club, it said, has “launched an club Stade Rennes. He was not immediately Mbappe, whose mother is of Algerian origin, urb of Bondy and beyond, French citizens Munich, with coach Niko Kovac calling it a “novelty”. internal investigation to understand how such available for comment when contacted by while his father is from Cameroon. -- young and old -- have proudly hung French “That’s a novelty,” he said. “But that does not mean that he practices could have existed and to decide on CNN. Ghobo is now a Stade Rennes player. Barbara Jordan Chair in Ethics and Po- football banners, worn Mbappe jerseys and will not be there again in the future. I do not see it as the end of the necessary measures to be taken.” France’s history with football litical Values, Peniel Joseph, wrote for CNN shouted words of encouragement for the Jerome’s national team career.” According to the documents leaked to and race this year that the win “represented a victory team’s players. The 30-year-old Boateng has played almost a decade for Mediapart, the club’s former chief scout, Marc First in 1998 when France won the World for Africa and immigrants everywhere.” (Source: CNN) Germany, earning 76 caps and winning the 2014 World Cup. Injury-plagued Reus, the Borussia Dortmund captain, missed Liverpool’s football suffering from Bayern’s Kovac comfortable with being the October internationals through injury but his current form with the Bundesliga leaders has earned him a recall. comparisons to last season - Klopp underdogs against Dortmund “Obviously I am delighted with Marco and that he has a strong phase with Dortmund,” Loew said. “He can really help us in this kind of form and that is what I hope for.” Germany, who suffered a shock early exit at this year’s World Cup, are bottom of their League A Group 1 with one point from three games. France are top on with seven from three games and the Dutch in second with three points from two matches. (Source: Reuters)

Solari to make closing argument for revived Madrid job

Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp has a good season,” he told a news conference Champions Bayern Munich are comfortable and very few weaknesses at the moment,” conceded that his side have yet to hit their on Friday. “People seem to be saying this playing the role of underdogs at Bundesliga he said. “The weaknesses are so small we free-flowing heights of last season, but said season will only be a success if we become leaders Borussia Dortmund on Saturday, had to look for them with the magnifying they are still in a strong position ahead of champions. We go for everything but we coach Niko Kovac said on Friday. glass.” Fulham’s visit to Anfield in the Premier have to build on our situation, to get better Bayern have yet to light up the league Dortmund have scored 30 goals in 10 League on Sunday. and more confident. with their performances under Kovac this league games, the highest in the Bundesliga The Merseyside club remain unbeaten “On Tuesday (it) was a massive knock season and have dropped to third place, this season, while their backline is the sec- in the league, along with leaders Manches- that wasn’t expected. We have to react in four points off Dortmund. ond meanest in terms of goals conceded. ter City and Chelsea, and are two points the right way.” Defeat in the Ruhr valley on Saturday Kovac could be without Arjen Robben, off the top of the table. Yet aside from a “We can do better, that’s always the would leave Bayern, who have won the with the Dutch winger nursing a knee injury. 4-1 thumping of Cardiff City, Liverpool’s case. There’s only been two games (we have last six league titles in dominant fashion, “Arjen still has a problem with the knee. attacking juggernaut has slowed of late struggled), now Red Star and Napoli. But seven points off the top and put Kovac’s I cannot say (if he can play) yet,” Kovac with three draws in their last five league our football so far (this season) has been future in Munich in serious doubt. said. “Otherwise everyone else is fit.” matches and a timid 2-0 defeat by Red pretty successful,” he added. “It is clear that Dortmund are the fa- The Croat, who took over this season, Star Belgrade in the Champions League on Klopp said that midfielder Jordan vourites,” Kovac told a news conference. has been facing mounting criticism, with Tuesday. Liverpool were the second-highest Henderson and defender Joe Gomez were “They are the leaders, they are four points Bayern stuttering in domestic compe- scorers in the top-flight in 2017-18 with available for Sunday’s clash after recover- ahead of us and it is us who have to chase titions. 84 goals behind City’s 106, and Klopp said ing from injury and the German singled them. Seven points would be a lot, one “Maybe our performances after the first that the comparison to last season may be out the former for his impact on the pitch. point would be a little.” few matches have not been like Dortmund’s Santiago Solari is pitching for more than just three points as Real contributing to dampened spirits at Anfield. “When Jordan isn’t available, we al- Kovac praised Dortmund, who have but we will try to play our game,” he said. Madrid continue their revival under the interim coach and head “The season so far point-wise is really ways miss him,” Klopp said. “I’d love to lost just once in all competitions this “There is a lot at stake for us and we to Celta Vigo aiming for their fourth straight win. successful but it doesn’t feel like that for say Hendo would have changed the whole season and are still unbeaten in the league want to cut the gap, not extend it. There Solari’s time as the European champions’ stop-gap following two reasons — the comparison with the game against Red Star but the whole game but said he felt no pressure on his own is a lot of talk about pressure but I feel no Julen Lopetegui’s sacking will expire over the international break, free-flowing football (from) last season in was strange.” position. pressure, believe me,” Kovac said. and club president Florentino Perez needs to decide whether to a few games, and City and Chelsea playing (Source: Eurosport) “I think Dortmund have a lot of strengths (Source: Reuters) take the Argentine on permanently. Real have bounced back under Solari, with Wednesday’s 5-0 drubbing of Viktoria Plzen a clear sign of life in the struggling giants. A win at bouncing Balaidos could well be enough to convince Man United need to grow up - Mourinho Perez the job should be Solari’s, at least until the end of the season, when a more established alternatives could be available. Manager Jose Mourinho says Manchester United will lose United could be bolstered by the return of Romelu Lukaku “We’re doing fine with him,” striker Karim Benzema said on matches if his team do not “grow up” and “start matches well”. on Sunday, with the Belgium striker missing the Bourne- Wednesday. “I don’t see a coach coming for one or two months, United rallied from 1-0 down to beat Juventus 2-1 in the mouth and Juventus games through injury. for me Solari has to stay until the end of the season. He’s a great Champions League - the fourth time they have come from “Lukaku is training with the team this morning,” said coach. Now we have more confidence and we are going to fight.” behind to avoid defeat this season. Mourinho. “If the answer is positive and we have, of course, Few could begrudge Solari the opportunity to prove himself Mourinho’s seventh-placed side face Premier League one more session tomorrow, but if the answer is positive after stepping up from Madrid’s B team to take charge. leaders Manchester City at Etihad Stadium on Sunday. then he is ready.” Madrid have scored 11 and conceded none since Solari’s ar- “If we keep conceding goals before the opponent, there United finished second in the league last season - 19 rival, against admittedly modest opposition -- Melilla from the will arrive the day where we cannot come back,” he said. points behind City - and this campaign they are seventh, Spanish third tier, Real Valladolid at home and Plzen. United were 2-0 down to Newcastle on 6 October but won nine adrift of Pep Guardiola’s side. Luck has also played its part, as Vinicius Junior’s deflected shot 3-2 while against Chelsea two weeks later they conceded The last meeting between the sides in April saw United prevented what looked set to be a stalemate against Valladolid the first goal but fought back to draw 2-2. come from 2-0 down at half-time to win 3-2 and delay City with seven minutes to play. A draw there and Solari’s tenure Against Bournemouth last weekend Marcus Rashford’s clinching the title. Mourinho was cautious when asked if his might never have got off the ground. 92nd-minute goal saw them win 2-1 despite conceding in side will go toe-to-toe against City’s attack-minded team. However it was Solari’s decision to bring on the 18-year-old the 11th minute. “We are going to try. I cannot say that we are going Vinicius, whose youthful exuberance produced an ambitious In Turin on Wednesday, Cristiano Ronaldo put Juventus to be successful in our motivations and desires,” said the strike at the end of a weaving run. ahead but an 85th-minute free-kick from Juan Mata and Portuguese. Celta will offer a sterner test this weekend. They are the third an Alex Sandro own goal four minutes later saw United “We have to make sure that we grow up, not just in our “But we played two difficult matches away against two highest scorers in the division and in Iago Aspas boast the sort of complete a famous comeback. approach, because I think it is clear that the team is growing very good teams, Chelsea and Juventus, and we managed smart finisher Madrid might have signed in the summer. “We are not a team that gives up,” said Mourinho. “We up, but we also have to grow up in our compactness and to to get good results. (Source: AFP) are a team that always finds a way to fight back. start matches well.” (Source: BBC) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y NOVEMBER 10, 2018 SPORTS 15

Branko Ivankovic hopes for Iran to hold training camp in Doha comeback against Kashima Antlers SPORTS TEHRAN — Iran national football team will deskhold a training camp at the Aspire Academy By Masoud Hossein in Doha, Qatar. TEHRAN — Persepolis coach Branko Ivankovic says they Team Melli will travel to Doha on Dec. 10 and will hold a 23- want to score three goals against Kashima Antlers to win day training camp until Jan. 2. the AFC Champions League for the first time ever. Iran national football team will prepare for the 2019 AFC Persepolis will host Kashima Antlers in Tehran’s Asian Cup, where they have been drawn along with Iraq, Yemen 80,000-seater Azadi Stadium on Saturday. and Vietnam in Group D. The Iranian giants suffered a 2-0 loss against Kashima Carlos Queiroz’s team will reportedly play Qatar, Syria and last week and hope to secure a comeback in the second China in the training camp. leg. Persepolis are used to getting amazing support from Iran have been also scheduled to face Venezuela in a friendly their fans at home. match on Nov. 20 in Doha. “First, I would like to thank all reports who have par- The 2019 AFC Asian Cup will be held in the United Arab ticipated at the news conference. It’s a great honor for Emirates from January 5 to February 1. Persepolis to play in the final match. Many people think we are under pressure but our hearts are full of hopes,” Ivankovic said in the pre-match news conference. Moradi, Hashemi win two “Undoubtedly, it will be Persepolis’ biggest match in the past 30 years. We will do our best because the match is a golds at World Weightlifting good experience for this generation. I know that Kashima have more chance of winning the title but we have already Championships secured big comebacks against Al Duhail and Al Jazaira,” the Croat added. SPORTS TEHRAN — Sohrab Moradi and Ali Hashemi Iconic midfielder Siamak Nemati is absent against Kashi- deskof Iran claimed two gold medals at the 2018 ma after he was shown a red card in the last moments of IWF World Weightlifting Championships. the first leg. Omid Alishah will also miss the match due On Wednesday, Moradi won a gold in the men’s 96kg in the to an ankle injury and Persepolis face shortage of players competition underway in Ashgabat , Turkmenistan. against the Japanese giants. “In terms of theory, we are underdog against Kashima but we want to fight until the end. We want to win the title and must score three goals. Persepolis’ fans have Abbasi MohammadReza always supported us and we want to make their dreams come true,” he stated. “Our players deserve to win the title. We started the new season with a title at the Iran’s Super Cup. Persepolis

want more and are going to win ACL, Iran league and Hazfi Times/ Tehran Cup,” Ivankovic concluded.

Kashima Antlers ready to win ACL title: Go Oiwa He lifted 186kg in snatch and 230kg in clean and jerk, winning SPORTS TEHRAN — Kashima Antlers coach Go ficult can be the match,” Oiwa said in the pre-match news the gold with a total of 416kg. deskOiwa knows that they will have a difficult conference. “I am very happy because of winning the gold medal because task against Persepolis but are fully ready to win the AFC “We will have to control the match in the first 20 minutes. I was very exhausted after the 2018 Asian Games. I did my best Champions League title for the first team. Afterward, we can manage our game,” he added. for my nation and I will dedicate my gold medal to the Iranian The Japanese football team defeated Persepolis 2-0 in The Tehran giants are unbeaten at home at the Azadi people,” Moradi said. the first leg at the Kashima Stadium last week and the Ira- Stadium but Kashima Antlers coach said they can bring an Tao Tian from China snatched the silver medal with a total of nian giants are under pressure in front of their crowd in end to their opponents’ wining way. 407kg and the bronze medal went to Romanian Nicolae Onica Tehran’s Azadi Stadium. “Playing against Persepolis at the Azadi Stadium is very with 391kg. Should Kashima Antlers find the net first, it would mean difficult because we will play in a noisy stadium and our On Thursday, Hashemi won the gold medal in the 102kg with Persepolis would need to score four times to take the ag- players cannot speak each other in this atmosphere. They a total of 396kg after lifting 179kg in the snatch and 217kg in the gregate lead. must use body language. But we are here to get a good clean and jerk. “We don’t care about the result of the first match. We result. We want to beat Persepolis at the Azadi Stadium,” Ukraine’s Dmytro Chumak claimed a silver medal with know well how strong are Persepolis at home and how dif- Oiwa concluded. 393kg over Iranian Reza Beiralvand with also 393kg due to lighter body weight. The 2018 World Weightlifting Championships are being held History beckons as final sets attendance record in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan from November 1 to 10. A new attendance record will be set when prize purse of $USD4 million. including last week’s first leg, since his arrival Islamic Republic of Iran’s Persepolis take on Despite losing away to their Japanese in August. The Brazilian ace, however, will Kashima Antlers from Japan in the second opponents 2-0 in the first leg, Persepolis face stiff competition from goalkeeper Alireza Saeid Mohammadpour leg of the 2018 AFC Champions League final will be counting on what promises to be Beiranvand who will be looking to shrug off at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran on Saturday. an electric full-capacity home support as his early disappointment to rediscover the awarded 2012 Olympic gold With tickets for the 78,116 capacity Azadi they bid to become the first side since Saudi form that saw him grab global headlines for stadium nearly sold out, the 2018 finale is Arabia’s Al Ittihad to overhaul a two-goal his remarkable performances at the 2018 SPORTS TEHRAN — An awarding ceremony was held poised to eclipse the highest single match deficit in the final almost 14 years ago. FIFA World Cup in Russia. deskin Ashgabat, Turkmenistan during the 2018 attendance set during the 2014 finals, when Defying the odds and late home goals FC Champions League Finals in the last IWF World Weightlifting Championships to accolade three lifters 63,763 attended the deciding leg between have become synonymous with Branko decade: with Olympics medals from 2012 London and 2016 Rio. Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal and Western Sydney Ivankovic’s men this season, who have 2008 Western Sydney Wanderers won 1–0 Saeid Mohammadpour was awarded a London Olympic gold Wanderers from Australia at the King Fahd come from behind to win nearly all their Gamba Osaka (JPN) on aggregate. medal, forthcoming to the first place of the men’s 94kg body- International Stadium in Riyadh. knock-stage opponents, registering one of the 3–0 Adelaide United (AUS) 2015 weight category. The sensational response in Iran also tournament’s most memorable comebacks Adelaide United 0–2 Gamba Osaka Al-Ahli (UAE) 0–0 Guangzhou Thailand’s Siripuch Gulnoi, who competed under the name paves the way for a second consecutive when they overturned a two-goal deficit Gamba Osaka won 5–0 on aggregate. Evergrande (CHN) of Gulnoi Rattikan at the time, received the bronze medal for year of record attendances after the 2017 against Qatar’s Al Duhail to progress into 2009 Guangzhou Evergrande 1–0 Al-Ahli her performance in the women’s 58kg bodyweight category in final between Urawa Red Diamonds and the semi-finals. Pohang Steelers (KOR) 2–1 Al-Ittihad Guangzhou Evergrande won 1–0 on London, 2012, IWF.net wrote. Al Hilal set the tournament’s highest-ever In Kashima, however, the Iranians will (KSA) aggregate. A bronze medal in the men’s 85kg was also given to Kazakh- attendance over two legs. face a measured and patient side who have 2010 2016 stan’s Denis Ulanov for his result in Rio 2016. AFC President Shaikh Salman bin become a specialist at wearing down their Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (KOR) 3–1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (KOR) 2–1 Daniel Gyurta, IOC Member, Olympic champion in swim- Ebrahim Al Khalifa said: “From across opponents. The 2016 FIFA Club World Cup Zob Ahan (IRN) Al-Ain (UAE) ming and Tamas Ajan, IWF President presented the medals to all platforms and competitions, we are runner-up, which still stands as Asia’s best- 2011 Al-Ain 1–1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors the athletes. witnessing new benchmarks in engagement ever showing at the world club showpiece, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (KOR) 2-2 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors won 3–2 on The medals were reallocated due to disqualifications. in the Continent. For the second straight ousted a star-studded Shanghai SIPG side in Al-Sadd (QAT) aggregate. year, we will witness a new attendance the Round of 16, before easing past Tianjin Al-Sadd won 4–2 on penalties. 2017 record, which is a testament to our progress Quanjian to set up a thriller with another 2012 Al-Hilal (KSA) 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds in realizing our ambitions through the AFC’s of the tournament’s favorites, three-time Ulsan Hyundai (KOR) 3–0 Al-Ahli (KSA) (JPN) Iran to participate at Vision and Mission. champions, Suwon Bluewings. 2013 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Al-Hilal “The AFC is determined to build on this Following their narrow 3-2 victory against FC Seoul (KOR) 2–2 Guangzhou Urawa Red Diamonds won 2–1 on IBSA Powerlifting World momentum to ensure our competitions the Koreans in the first-leg, Kashima then Evergrande (CHN) aggregate. Championships continue to provide the perfect stage for fell 3-1 behind in the return tie, but showed Guangzhou Evergrande 1–1 FC Seoul 2018 the Continent’s undeniable talent to shine great tenacity and resilience to secure their Guangzhou Evergrande won 3–3 on Kashima Antlers (JPN) 2–0 Persepolis and to excite our passionate fans.” place in their first-ever final, courtesy of away goals. (IRN) SPORTS TEHRAN — Iran headed to Egypt on Friday The thrilling race to Asian club glory goals from Daigo Nishi and Serginho. 2014 Persepolis vs Kashima Antlers deskto participate at the 2018 International Blind reaches its peak as Kashima and Persepolis The J. League club will be relying on Western Sydney Wanderers (AUS) 1–0 Saturday, November 10, 6:30pm, Azadi Sports Federation (IBSA) Powerlifting and Bench Press World set their sights on a historic maiden AFC Serginho once again who has scored in all Al-Hilal (KSA) Stadium, Tehran Championships. Champions League trophy and a record five of his AFC Champions League matches Al-Hilal 0–0 Western Sydney Wanderers (Source: the-afc) The competitions will take place in Luxor, Egypt, from Nov. 13 to 16. The championships will feature junior and masters categories and is expected to attract 70 athletes from 13 countries. Nezam Dodel, Chairperson of the IBSA Powerlifting Com- Final 2nd Leg – Preview: Persepolis v Kashima Antlers mittee, said: “We are very excited to host the powerlifting and Tehran: Asian heavyweights Persepolis and Kashima Ant- Kashima bench press World Championships in Luxor. lers will battle it out to become kings of the continent when A morale-boosting 2-0 first leg win sees Kashima come into “We are expecting a great competition as some of the world’s the second leg of the AFC Champions League final takes the tournament’s finale knowing they hold their continental best athletes with visual impairments come to battle for titles place at Azadi Stadium on Saturday. In terms of scoreline, destiny in their own hands: score past Alireza Beiranvand at the highest level.” the advantage looks to be with the Japanese visitors, after and they leave Persepolis with a mountain to climb. Defending champion Iran will partake at the championships Kashima recorded a 2-0 win in the first leg thanks to goals And having watched domestic rivals Urawa Red Dia- with seven powerlifters. from Brazilian duo Leo Silva and Serginho. monds lift the title last year, Go Oiwa’s side will go into However, with a capacity crowd expected at one of Asia’s the showpiece event in confident mood they can make it largest venues for the return meeting, Persepolis’ vocal and back-to-back Japanese winners. passionate 12th man could well make up for the deficit. The J.League outfit struggled in the first half in Kashima Iran advance to Intercontinental Whatever happens, an enthralling climax to Asia’s most against a physical Persepolis performance, but stepped up Beach Soccer Cup final prestigious club competition awaits. a gear in the second half with fine strikes from Leo Silva Persepolis They will also have to do so without suspended midfield- (58th minute) and Serginho (70th minute) giving them The Tehran giants are unbeaten at home in the er Siamak Nemati, who was dismissed at Kashima Soccer the aggregate advantage going into Saturday’s showdown. SPORTS TEHRAN — Iran defeated Egypt 3-1 to qualify cavernous Azadi Stadium, yet they will need to not Stadium following two bookable offences. Serginho’s goal-scoring exploits have been well covered since deskfor the 2018 Intercontinental Beach Soccer only maintain that record, but also avoid conceding Winning control of the midfield early on will be absolutely he made his mark on the AFC Champions League knockout stage, Cup final on Friday. if they wish to have a realistic chance of overturning vital for Persepolis and in Iraq international Bashar Resan, but his fellow Brazilian Leo Silva has just as important a role to play. Team Melli had qualified for the semi-final as Group B win- Kashima’s first leg lead. they have a talented young star who could be crucial in Playing as a shield in front of the Kashima backline, the ners with three wins against the U.S., Tahiti and Russia in the The Iranian champions must now score at least twice if helping the Iranians dictate the game’s momentum. 32-year-old will be vital in helping stem the anticipated competition underway in Dubai’s Kite Beach Jumeirah. they are to end their wait for a continental title, and hope With Nemati suspended, Resan’s role will be even more early waves of attacks from Persepolis. Should he do his Iran will face the winners of Brazil and Russia in the final that Kashima do not score themselves. Should the J.League vital in helping build a platform that can supply forwards job well, and the J.League side nullify their hosts, it would match on Saturday. The tournament, which is organized by club find the net first, it would mean Persepolis would need Ali Alipour and Godwin Mensha as the hosts look to erase surely put the Japanese club well on their way to lifting the Dubai Sports Council (DSC) and Beach Soccer Worldwide to score four times to take the aggregate lead. the deficit and secure continental glory. their maiden AFC Champions League title. (BSWW), is being held in Dubai, the UAE from November 6 to 10. 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Beijing Film Academy grants honorary professor title to Majid Majidi

ARTTEHRAN — Majid Majidi, director of ac- deskclaimed movies such as “Muhammad (S), the Messenger of God” and “Children of Heaven”, has received the honorary professor title from the Beijing Film Academy (BFA).

Lian performs a concert at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall on August 18, 2016. (Borna News/Matin Qasemi) ARTTEHRAN — Lian, a band from the south- Persepolis in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium on Saturday evening. Over 200 guests from other countries will have been deskern Iranian city of Bushehr, will be giving a Led by its vocalist and neyanban virtuoso Mohsen Sha- invited to watch the match in Azadi Stadium. performance before the second leg of the 2018 AFC Champions rifian, the band has been selected by the AFC to perform at Lian is scheduled to feature the rhythmical Bushehri League final between Kashima Antlers of Japan and Iran’s the final, the Persian service of ILNA reported on Thursday. music of southern Iran during the performance.

“Blockage” crowned best at London Iranian celebs launch #SanctionsTargetMe Iranian Film Festival movement against U.S. sanctions

Photo: Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi holds an honorary pro- fessor certificate he received from the Beijing Film Academy on November 6, 2018. (IRNA) Majidi received the title from BFA Council deputy director Zhang Jian on Tuesday, the Persian service f IRNA reported on Wednesday. His Oscar-nominated “Children of Heaven” and “The Song of Sparrows” were also screened for a large number of Chinese filmmakers and film students at the academy. Majidi also delivered a speech on Wednesday during a meeting with a group of young Chinese filmmakers. WHAT’S IN ART GALLERIES Sculpture Fahimeh Qorbani and Somayyeh Karimi are showcasing their latest sculpture collection “Stone and Fish” in an exhibition at Sheis Gallery. “Blockage” by Mohsen Qarai. A poster for the #SanctionsTargetMe campaign The exhibit runs until November ARTTEHRAN — Mohsen the earth as their main concern, 100% ARTTEHRAN — A financial transactions. 14 at the gallery located at Shirzad deskQarai’s latest drama of the city of Kermanshah’s garbage is desklarge number of “Ordinary people are the ones who are Alley, near Daneshju Park. “Blockage” has won the award for best now recycled and the bio waste is made Iranian celebrities has launched most seriously suffering from the sanctions, Painting film at the London Iranian Film Festival. into organic fertilizers. Shirzadi studied #SanctionsTargetMe, a movement that which have created a grave burden on their Vista Gallery is organizing The movie that was selected at best film recycling in Germany. She returned to takes aim at the sanctions reimposed by sense of wellbeing.” an exhibition of paintings by Farah in the New Currents category at the 22nd Iran to clean the environment, to stop the the United States on Iran. A report released by the International Osuli, Gizella Varga Sinai, Mahdis Busan International Film Festival in South destruction of arable land, and to curb air The campaign also warns that Iranian Court in Hague on October 3, 2018, says, Tavakkol, Taraneh Sadeqian, Korea in 2017, is about the overwhelming and water pollution. people’s access to life-saving medication “It has become difficult if not impossible Behnam Kamrani and several chaos that happens to a vicious, despicable The award for best short film was and medical supplies has been seriously for Iran, Iranian nationals and companies other artists in memory of children’s man who works as a street vendor control presented to “Magical” by Bahador Adab. jeopardized, said the organizers among to engage in international financial literature scholar Turan Mirhadi. officer in Tehran. “Axing”, also known as “Woodpecker”, them are veteran actors Reza Kianian and transactions to purchase goods.” The exhibit entitled “From “Mother of Earth” directed by Mahnaz by Behruz Shoeibi won the audience award. Parviz Parastui. The celebrities have asked all the Iranian Childhood” will run until November Afzali was picked as best documentary, the The film tells the story of Mahsa, an addicted In a statement published by the nationals and artists to join the movement. 16 at the gallery located at No. 11, organizers announced last week. woman who thinks that her girl is dead but celebrities, they wrote, “Trump claims the U.S. President Donald Trump 12th Alley, Mir Emad St. The documentary takes a brief look when finds out that she is alive and lives by sanctions do not affect humanitarian aid announced in May his country’s Parisa Rahmani is displaying at Hayedeh Shirzadi and her husband’s her father (Mahsa’s ex-husband) decides and medicine in Iran, but this is a big lie. withdrawal from the 2015 Iran nuclear her latest paintings in an exhibition attempt to put an end to the dumping and to take her back. This put her to face her The sanctions on Iranian banks means deal and ordered the reimposition of at Negar Gallery. burial of urban garbage. With the fate of ex-husband and his new wife. nobody can engage in any international sanctions in November. The exhibit entitled “Leaving Where Was Nowhere” will continue until November 14 at the gallery located at 33 Delaram “Breathing” named best at Alley, Roshanai St. in the Qeitarieh neighborhood. Italian filmfest An exhibition of paintings by ARTTEHRAN — Iranian director Farshid The short tells the story of several workers who work in a group of artists, including Hadi deskAyyubinejad’s “Breathing” has won the a stone factory and are forced to hide in a dark room every Nashvadian, Mahdis Mehrju, Parisa award for best short film at the Human Rights International time the insurance agent visits the factory. Heidarnejad, Negin Mostofi and Film Festival held in the Italian city of Orvieto, the organizers Five short films and eight feature movies were screened Sara Miri, is currently underway have announced. at the festival, which was held from November 1 to 4. at Naqsh-e Jahan Gallery. The paintings will be on view until November 14 at the gallery Disney plans new “Star Wars” prequel Netflix steps up original Asian content located at 9 Ayatollah Mahmudi St. in the Niavaran neighborhood. series for streaming service to hook international viewers Paintings by Ali Ganjavi are on display in an exhibition at Saye LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — A of Luna’s rebel spy character Cassian SINGAPORE (Reuters) — Netflix Inc event in Singapore. Gallery. new “Star Wars” prequel series is on Andor in what Disney described as “tales unveiled a plan on Thursday to make 17 “So we have confidence that our The exhibition named “Passing” its way, this time for Walt Disney Co’s filled with espionage and daring missions more original productions in Asia including upcoming slate of Asian productions runs until November 14 at the gallery planned Disney+ streaming service, to restore hope to a galaxy in the grip of Thai and Chinese language shows, as the will find fans in their home countries located at No. 21, 13th Alley, Sanai Disney Chief Executive Bob Iger said a ruthless Empire.” A release date was U.S. firm seeks to attract new international and abroad.” St. off Karim Khan Ave. on Thursday. not announced. users through more local content. Netflix has earmarked $8 billion for Calligraphic painting The live action series will be a prequel to Luna said in a statement that the format The plan, which includes nine content this year, and had spent $6.9 the 2016 movie “Rogue One: A Star Wars would be a chance to “explore this character productions in India and five anime series, billion as at the end of its third quarter. Latest calligraphic paintings Story” and will star Diego Luna, Iger said more deeply.” should help ease concern that the video On Thursday, the company said the new by Mohsen Dainabi are currently in an earnings call. The series will start “Star Wars” is one of Hollywood’s streaming pioneer is running out of space productions will include anime series such on display in an exhibition at Four production in 2019. most profitable franchises. Since 2015, to expand in developed markets. as “Trese”, based on a Philippine graphic Gallery. Iger also said Disney is developing a Disney has released two of three planned Netflix reported bumper quarterly novel of the same name, and “Pacific Rim”, an The exhibit will run until November new series based around Marvel comic movies based around characters originated earnings last month as it exceeded forecasts adventure story about two siblings searching 19 at 4 Eshraqi Alley off Shariati Ave. book villain Loki, starring British actor by director George Lucas in 1977, two in both the U.S. and international markets, for their missing parents. near Seyyed Khandan Bridge. Tom Hiddleston. standalone films, and has announced a with the bulk of new subscribers coming Netflix will make two Thai language Drawing Disney said last year that it plans slew of other spin-off projects. from outside the United States where the originals including “Shimmers”, a drama Seyhun Gallery is playing to launch its own streaming service in Thursday’s announcement followed company has been investing aggressively. series about five teenagers at an isolated host to an exhibition of drawings 2019 and would pull its first-run movies Iger’s admission in a September interview “More than half of Asian content hours school in northern Thailand. It will also by Milad Zeynali. from Netflix to put them on a Disney- that it had been a mistake to release a viewed on Netflix this year are viewed broadcast “Triad Princess”, a Chinese- The exhibit will run until branded service. new movie in the sci-fi franchise every outside the region,” Ted Sarandos, Netflix’s language original from Taiwan in which November 21 at the gallery located The as yet unnamed “Rogue One” year, and that fans should expect “some chief content officer, said when unveiling the protagonist seeks independence in at No. 11, 4th St., Vozara Ave. prequel series will follow the adventures slowdown” going forward. the plan at the firm’s content showcase defiance of her Triad father.