WWW.TEHRANTIMES.COM I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y Pages Price 40,000 Rials 1.00 EURO 4.00 AED 39th year No.13417 Saturday JUNE 22, 2019 Tir 1, 1398 Shawwal 18, 1440 Enemies had pinned hope Strait of Hormuz is a Biden raps Trump’s Esteghlal will play on sowing discord among cemetery for aggressors, Iran strategy as a attacking football: Iranian ethnic groups 3 cleric warns 3 ‘self-inflicted disaster’ 3 Andrea Stramaccioni 15 Shamkhani says aggressor will Iran’s defense capability regret if Iran attacked TEHRAN — Ali Shamkhani, Iran’s will regret,” he said in an interview with secretary of Supreme National Security RT’s Arabic language. Council, said on Thursday that Iran will He added that the U.S. military not attack anyone, however, he insisted presence in the Persian Gulf and the on Tehran’s position that the aggressor Wider Middle East region is the main not a Photoshop will “regret” if Iran is attacked. cause of tension between Tehran and “Iran’s policy in supporting security and Washington. IRGC exhibits wreckage of the RQ-4 Global Hawk stability especially in current international The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps situation and given the energy situation announced on Thursday it had shot down See page 2 is clear. Tehran will not attack anyone. an unmanned U.S. surveillance drone after However, if it is attacked, the aggressor it breached the country’s airspace. 2 Iran summons Swiss ambassador over invading U.S. drone TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Ministry of department of the U.S. affairs, met summoned on Friday Swiss ambassador with Markus Leitner giving him an of- to Tehran to protest violation of Iran’s ficial note protesting the U.S. drone’s airspace by the U.S. drone as Switzerland violation of the Iranian airspace and represents U.S. interests in Iran. warning that Washington is responsible Mohsen Baharvand, the assistant for for consequences of such “provocative” foreign minister and director general actions. 2 Yemeni drone attack halts air traffic in Saudi airport TEHRAN — Saudi Arabian officials have destroy a number of targets at the Jizan been forced to suspend air traffic at an Airport. airport in the southern province of Jizan According to Al Masirah television net- following yet another major drone attack work, the air traffic remained suspended by Yemeni resistance forces in retaliation as of the time of this writing. for the kingdom’s ongoing war against The attack was yet another testament the impoverished country. to the Yemeni resistance forces’ expanding Akbar Tavakoli Brigadier Yahya Saree, the spokesman power in responding to the years-long for Yemeni Armed Forces, said that the Saudi war against the country, which has IRNA/ attacks on Thursday by the Yemeni Air killed thousands of people since it started Force saw indigenous Qasif-2K drone in March 2015. 13 EDITORIAL PERSPECTIVE Mohammad Ghaderi Iran vows firm response if U.S. retaliates over drone downing Hanif Ghaffari Tehran Times editor-in-chief TEHRAN – Iran will respond firmly should tentions to prove that the United States is lying Head of the Tehran Times @ghaderi62 the United States retaliate over the downing in its claim that its drone was downed by the Politics Desk of its drone over the Strait of Hormuz by the Iranian army in international airspace. Iranian military, according to the spokesman When asked if the United States will strike Political and for Iran’s Supreme National Security Council back, U.S. President Donald Trump said, “You’ll The necessity of (SNSC). find out.” military defeat of “The U.S. has no right for a military response Tensions between the United States and “effective reaction” after Iran reacted to this infringement. Iran Iran have escalated a year after Washing- the White House is determined to offer a firm response to any ton pulled out of the nuclear deal with Iran against U.S. aggression,” said Keyvan Khosravi, Sputnik and reimposed sanctions on it. The United against Iran reported. States also sent warships to the Persian Gulf hybrid war The remarks by the SNSC official came after last month. he Iranian Revolutionary Guard the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Tensions rose further after Washington ac- he recent trip of Ali Shamkhani, Corps declared that it had stuck down early on Thursday shot down a U.S. surveillance Reacting to the incident, Foreign Minister cused Tehran of a recent attack on oil tankers secretary of Iran’s Supreme Na- Tthe RQ-4 Global Hawk over Iranian drone for violating Iran’s airspace. Mohammad Javad Zarif expressed Tehran’s in- and destabilizing the region. Ttional Security Council to Russia airspace.also Commander of the IRGC was of crucial importance, especial- Major General Hossein Salami stressed ly because he talked about “hybrid that the move should alert Washington threats” posed by United States to officials to stay away.The incident sent Iran and other world countries. Over this trip, Shamkhani made a “a clear message” to the U.S. and other By staff and agency Jubeir:President We do Trump not into awant war with war Iran. with Iranpact: #NeighborsFirst,” he tweeted. speech in the international security enemies that Iran will show a firm and Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on Saudi Arabia and the UAE welcomed the move During a joint press conference with Iraqi conference held in the Russian city crushing response to any aggression, Thursday that his country does not want war by U.S. President Donald Trump to withdraw from Foreign Minister Mohamed Ali Alhakim, Zarif of Ufa on Tuesday. This was a joint Salami stated. with Iran. the 2015 nuclear deal and reimposing sanctions said that Iran sought the best of relations with meeting with top officials from Russia, Under such circumstances, the Pres- His remarks came after Iran shot down a U.S. on Iran. The two countries have also promised to the Persian Gulf littoral countries and would China, India, Pakistan and Afghani- ident of the United States has basically surveillance drone on Thursday when the aircraft compensate for Iran’s oil exports which Trump welcome any proposals for dialogue and de-es- stan. Shmakhani also had one-on-one lost his control over the situation. This breached Iran’s airspace. has threatened to zero out. calation toward that end. meetings with high-ranking officials is one of the main reasons for Trump’s Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Despite such hostile moves, Iran has said Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs from these countries to discuss secu- insistence on holding direct talks with Zarif said on Friday that the U.S. drone violated it is ready to heal rifts with Riyadh and Abu Abbas Araghchi said that a “regional non-ag- rity issues. Iran at any time and without precon- the Iranian airspace from the United Arab Emir- Dhabi. gression pact” will pave the way for neighboring There are a number of subjects that ditions. ates and it was targeted near Kouh-e Mobarak. During a visit to Iraq in May, Zarif proposed countries to build trust and have constructive should be highlighted here: The fact is that one of Trump’s main Zarif has said that the “B-Team”, that consists a “regional non-aggression pact” with the Arab interaction. 1. One of the most important topics goals of economic confrontation with of White House National Security Advisor John states on the southern shores of the Persian Gulf. During a meeting with Qatari Foreign Min- discussed over Ufa meeting was the Iran was to put the Islamic Republic of Bolton, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Net- “In #Iraq, where I’ve held substantive and ister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim threats of U.S. “hybrid warfare” for Iran under constant pressure. However, anyahu (bibi), Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed productive meetings with the President, PM, Al Thani in May, Araghchi said security would Iran and other countries who play an it seems that Trump has made a terrible bin Salman (MBS)and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Speaker, FM & leadership of two parliamenta- prevail in the region when all regional countries important role in the international mistake in this regard! It should not be Mohammed bin Zayed (MBZ) are trying to drag ry coalitions. Proposed regional non-aggression enjoy security and economic benefits. forgotten that the Islamic Republic of Iran arena. can prevent the widespread impact of these Discussing this topic means sanctions on its economy through crisis that the Asian countries whether management and effective consultation Zarif: Iran to start in central, eastern or western parts, with other international players. have now found a better under- The fact is that the only reason for the second phase of standing of the meaning of U.S. crisis has been the departure of the United “hybrid warfare.” States from an international agreement. Hybrid warfare is a complex and On the other hand, Donald Trump’s gov- limiting nuclear calculated political warfare that blends ernment has imposed sanctions against conventional military strategies with Iran, which has shown little commitment commitments on July 7 other influencing methods. to international treaties.Donald Trump Hybrid warfare is not necessarily TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad is currently being addressed as a suspect a “military warfare”, on the contrary, Zarif has said that Iran will start a second phase and political offender in the United States! it is based on analyzing both the of diminishing its undertakings under the 2015 The president of the United States has be- potential and the actual strengths nuclear deal, aka Joint Comprehensive Plan of come the symbol of Washington’s complete and weaknesses of all the players Action (JCPOA), on July 7.