Velayati Calls Meeting with Putin 'Constructive' and 'Transparent'
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WWW.TEHRANTIMES.COM I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 16 Pages Price 10,000 Rials 39th year No.13156 Saturday JULY 14, 2018 Tir 23, 1397 Shawwal 30, 1439 ‘Trump, MBS, and Iran is runner up in Global Alireza Faghani picked Arijit Singh, Sonu Nigam Netanyahu fully aware Innovation Index 2018 in for World Cup third-place to sing for “The Devil’s of Iran’s rising power’ 2 Central, Southeast Asia 10 match 15 Daughter” 16 Leader receives Lebanese Velayati calls meeting with Putin Hezbollah war veterans POLITICS TEHRAN — Ahead In the 33-day war Hezbollah shat- deskof the anniversary of tered the myth of the invincibility of the Israel’s 33-day war against Lebanon, a Israeli army. Israel lost more than 100 ‘constructive’ and ‘transparent’ group of disabled and injured veterans military personnel. The great damage from the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance to the army caused a political and mil- 4 movement met with Leader of the Islamic itary earthquake in Israel. In January Russia ready to invest $50b in Iran’s oil, gas projects Revolution late on Thursday. 2007, the Israeli military’s chief of During the meeting, Ayatollah Ali staff, Lt. Gen. Dan Halutz, submit- Khamenei praised the victory of the ted resignation after facing months See page 2 Islamic resistance movement over the of fierce criticism over the military’s Zionist regime in the summer of 2006. performance in the war. Syrian army hoists national flag in Dara’a city The Syrian army has raised the national hoist the flag near the city’s post office. flag over the southern city of Dara’a as a “Syrian army units enter Dara’a al-Balad major counter-terrorism operation nears an and raise the national flag in the main end, with foreign-backed militants leaving square,” the official SANA news agency said. the region in negotiated surrender deals. Dara’a city was the birthplace of the State television reported on Thursday sedition that began in March 2011 before that the Syrian military had managed to morphing into a foreign-backed militancy enter the militant-held part of Dara’a and that continues to this day. 13 Russia say studying oil-for-goods deal with Iran Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Aya- said on Friday that a deal under which Russia tollah Ali Khamenei and President Hassan would provide goods to Iran in exchange Rouhani to Putin called his meeting with for oil is still possible. Russia is studying the Russian leader as very “constructive”, all legal issues related to the possible deal, “transparent” and “friendly”. Reuters quoted Novak as saying. The Kremlin issued a statement saying The remarks by Novak came after se- the negotiations focused on the Syria crisis nior Iranian politician Ali Akbar Velayati and the U.S. pullout from the 2015 nuclear held talks with Russian President Vladimir agreement. The meeting came five days Putin in Moscow on Thursday. before Putin meets U.S. President Donald Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and senior Iranian politician Ali Akbar Velayati exchange smiles as they meet in Moscow on Thursday, July 12. Velayati who carried the messages of Trump in Helsinki, Finland. ARTICLE Iran says U.S.-caused oil spike will slow growth, add to tariff impact Iran launching H.E. Pang Sen A rise in oil prices caused by the United States’ their arms bill to the U.S.,” Iran’s Hossein Ka- indexes will be down.” intensive Ambassador of the People’s sanctions policies will hurt economic growth in zempour Ardebili said. “The June versus May increase in OPEC and diplomatic Republic of China to Iran China, Europe and other consumers, much like The comments underline the still-simmering non-OPEC production was only 170,000 bpd. President Donald Trump’s trade measures, a top tensions after OPEC’s meeting last month, when Does this surprise you, Mr. President?” campaign to Iranian official said on Thursday. the group agreed to return to full compliance with The International Energy Agency, in a report Facts and figures Iran’s OPEC governor also told Reuters earlier agreed oil output cuts, after months of on Thursday, put the combined month-on-month counter U.S. the rise in oil output by OPEC and its allies, underproduction by OPEC countries including increase at 230,000 bpd. illegal moves about Xinjiang after pressure by Trump to do so, was only Venezuela. If Iran were able to develop its liquefied 170,000 barrels per day (bpd) in June and Saudi Arabia said the deal allowed countries natural gas (LNG) industry to its full potential, POLITICS TEHRAN — Since of China would not grow much in 2019, also weighing able to produce more, such as itself, to go ahead Tehran could help reduce reliance on Russia, deskDonald Trump left the on economic growth. and do so, to make up for shortfalls elsewhere. Kazempour said - something that the United ue to its important role in China’s 2015 nuclear agreement and announced While Trump has accused the Organization of Iran strongly disagreed and criticized Saudi plans States would favor. plans to reintroduce sanctions against Iran, Belt-and-Road Initiative, the Xin- the Petroleum Exporting Countries of driving up to boost output. “Trump is concerned about EU and German jiang Uygur Autonomous Region officials in Tehran have launched an inten- D oil prices, Iran, OPEC’s third-largest producer, Kazempour said Trump may be disappointed dependence on Russian gas. Why do Trump and sive diplomatic campaign to counter the (Xinjiang) has attracted much attention. says the United States has caused this by impos- by the scale of the production increase so far and American companies together with EU compa- U.S. moves and highlight Washington’s Not infrequently, praises, along with ing sanctions on Iran and fellow OPEC member voiced skepticism Saudi Arabia and Russia could nies not invest in Iranian LNG for Europe? Iran misunderstanding and western media’s breach of international commitments Venezuela. add much more oil in 2019. holds the largest gas reserves.” under the international agreement. distortion are intertwined in the press. “The higher oil prices Trump is causing are “These days Saudi Arabia are supplying out of The U.S. president had launched a sharp public It is necessary to present a real and true Shortly after the announcement, leading to a higher energy bill in the EU, Ja- stocks not additional production,” he said. “Rus- attack on Germany on Wednesday for supporting Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad picture about the region to facilitate a pan, China and India, impacting their economic sia is also unable to do much not even 200,000 a Baltic Sea gas pipeline deal with Russia, saying better understanding of Xinjiang. Zarif visited Beijing, Moscow and then growth just like the tariffs imposed upon them, barrels per day - all are talking few barrels next Berlin had become “a captive to Russia”. Brussels on how to save the agreement. Great achievements since also enabling Saudi Arabia and the UAE to pay year and the world economy will shrink and all (Source: Reuters) In Brussels, he met with EU foreign policy 1949 chief Federica Mogherini and his British, Located in northwestern China French and German counterparts. with a land area of 1,660,000 square Poll: 75% of Arabs see Israel, U.S. as biggest threat to security Later, President Rouhani travelled to kilometers, Xinjiang is China’s largest A new opinion poll has found that a majority of Persian Gulf countries like Saudi Arabia, the citing the poll’s results. China for the May 10 Shanghai Cooperation administrative region at provincial level. Arabs consider Israel and the United States as United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain have The study, known as the Arab Opinion Index, Organization (SCO). Historically, Xinjiang was the passage the biggest threat to regional stability despite recently begun to court Israel more overtly as was based on interviews with more than 18,000 Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram for land transport and exchanges be- efforts by their rulers to portray Iran as a risk. they have tried to whip up a surge of animosity Arab citizens in 11 countries and its results were Qassemi told IRNA on Thursday that the tween different cultures across Asia and The poll, conducted by the Arab Center for towards Iran. published on Thursday. visit to China provided an ample oppor- Europe. The famous Silk Road linking Research and Policy Studies in Qatar, showed The survey, however, showed that an over- For the first time since 2011, when the center tunity for negotiation with the presidents the ancient civilizations of the East and that above 75 percent of Arabs consider Israel whelming majority of respondents - 87 percent started carrying out the study, pollsters had a of Russia and the host country about the the West went through this vast land. and the U.S. as the top two threats to their na- - disapproved of their home countries’ recognizing difficult time gauging Saudi citizens’ opinions important issues. Its geographical location has resulted in tional security. Israel. Ninety percent called Israel a source of on Palestine. In line with the intensive diplomat- Xinjiang’s distinctive feature: coexistence It also held that the Palestinian cause was instability in the region. When asked about Palestine, about 36 percent ic efforts, he said, the Foreign Ministry and integration of diverse peoples and an Arab one, dealing a blow to efforts by some Asked to elaborate, many cited “Israel’s mis- of the Saudis said they did not know or declined is conveying the message of President their cultures.