Strengthening Ties Despite Pressures Iran Chosen to Host FIVB
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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 8 Pages Price 50,000 Rials 1.00 EURO 4.00 AED 42nd year No.13785 Wednesday OCTOBER 14, 2020 Mehr 23, 1399 Safar 26, 1442 Iran urges world to hold Iran chosen to host Coronavirus didn’t halt Iranian ebook store offers Riyadh accountable for FIVB Boys’ U19 Iran’s oil production, publications for non- covert nuclear work 2 World C’ship 3 not even one day 4 native Persian learners 8 Iron ore concentrate output up 4% in H1 TEHRAN — Iran produced 24.6 million tons of the product in the sixth month Strengthening ties tons of iron ore concentrate during the of the present year, while the figure was first half of the current Iranian calendar 4.014 million tons in the same month of year (March 20-September 21), which the previous year. was four percent higher than the figure Iran’s iron ore concentrate produc- of the same period of time in the past year. tion capacity has increased by five million Also, the monthly iron ore concentrate tons to reach 62 million tons following output during the sixth month of this year the inauguration of the country’s biggest despite pressures has risen six percent on an annual basis. concentrate unit in northeastern Khorasan The country produced 4.248 million Razavi Province on June 11. See page 3 4 JCPOA parties must now formally announce lifting of UN arms embargo: senior MP TEHRAN – Remaining parties to a 2015 Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). nuclear deal between Iran and world “Now, countries which are parties to powers must now formally declare that the JCPOA must formally announce the UN restrictions on arms trade with Iran lifting of arms restrictions in accordance have come to an end, a senior Iranian with the JCPOA and let the world know lawmaker said. that the Islamic Republic of Iran is allowed The lawmaker, Mojtaba Zolnouri, to buy and sell arms,” Zolnouri, who is the said the UN arms embargo on Iran will head of the Parliament’s National Security expire on October 18 in accordance with Committee, was quoted by the Islamic the provisions of the 2015 Iran nuclear Consultative Assembly News Agency deal, which is officially known as the Joint (ICANA) as saying. 3 Literacy rate in rural areas grows significantly TEHRAN – The difference in literacy the literacy rate in rural areas has increased rate between urban and rural areas has from 30.5 percent to 78.5 percent. decreased from 34.9 percent in 1976 to Moreover, the country’s population aged Bahman Vakhshour about 12 percent in 2019, which demon- 6 and above was estimated at 71.5 million, strates a significant rise in the literacy of which more than 62 million declared rate of rural areas. themselves literate and over 8 million were According to the censuses conducted illiterate. Accordingly, the literacy rate has between 1976 and 2016, the literacy rate increased from 47.5 percent in 1976 to 87.6 of urban areas has increased from 65.5 percent in 2016, which reached up to 89 Tehran Times/ percent to 99.8 percent. At the same time, percent in 2019. 7 By Mahnaz Abdi Sanctions will hamper Iran’s access to medicine and U.S. Protests: Protesters in Portland topple Head of Economy Desk medical equipment: Carleton University professor statues of Lincoln and Roosevelt Iran determined to By Mohammad Mazhari with Iran? What were his motives for such Protesters in Portland, Ore., swept through the Lincoln has long been celebrated as the become fully TEHRAN – A professor of Carleton University an action? city on Sunday night, toppling statues of Abraham president who brought an end to slavery in says that American sanctions will make Iran’s A: Iran has been a target of U.S. foreign Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt and damaging the United States, but the protesters sprayed independent in access to medicines and medical equipment dif- policy since the revolution in 1979, and the the entrance to the Oregon Historical Society the base of his statute in Portland with “Dakota ficult even if, technically, such humanitarian seizure of American embassy personnel as in a demonstration against colonization and 38” — a reference to the largest mass execution railway industry goods are generally exempted from sanctions. hostages. Since then, the spiral of mutual an- the treatment of Native Americans. in U.S. history, in which 38 Dakota Indians were “Inevitably it will be more difficult for Iran to tagonism has made Iran an easy target for the Protests around the country this year sent to the gallows in 1862, accused of killing fter the U.S. imposed a access certain medicines and medical equipment U.S., since there are no foreign policy needs or have mainly targeted statues featuring slave settlers in raids. new round of sanctions on even if, technically, such humanitarian goods domestic electoral benefits for the U.S. from owners and symbols of the Confederacy, but Lincoln had signed the execution order. the Iranian economy, a na- are generally exempted from sanctions,” Dane having better relations with Iran. The closest the demonstrators in Portland focused on the He had also expressed worry about the rapid A Rowlands tells the Tehran Times. thing to a rapprochement was under President 1920s statues of the former presidents as part speed and lack of evidence presented at mili- tional determination was formed inside Iran for empowering its “Even if other countries try to circumvent Obama, but one of President Trump’s primary of a protest billed as an “Indigenous Peoples tary tribunals that led to the death sentences; domestic production to achieve the sanctions and deliver humanitarian goods policy objectives is to reverse everything his Day of Rage.” he commuted the sentences of 265 others who self-reliance. such as food and medicine, the U.S. sanctions predecessor did in both foreign and domestic According to New York Times, U.S. President had been tried. Since then, the national will for inde- will likely impose serious, though ultimately policy, regardless of what the issue is. Since Trump seized on the toppling of the statues on Roosevelt has been scrutinized over his pendence has become stronger and the probably diminishing, barriers to the needed President Obama negotiated the JCPOA with Monday morning, citing the destruction as a opinions about racial hierarchy and his role Iranian industry has invigorated produc- flow of goods,” Rowlands says. the other various signatories, President Trump reason to vote for him next month. “The Radical in the Spanish-American War. He endorsed tion in different sectors. The following is the text of the interview: wished to withdraw. President Trump’s ad- Left fools in Portland don’t want any help from eugenics proposals. He was quoted as saying it Railway is one of the sectors in which What is your analysis of Donald Trump’s ministration has often included foreign policy real Law Enforcement which we will provide would be better if almost all Native Americans such status is outstanding, as self-reliance pullout from the 2015 nuclear deal (JCPO) hardliners, especially against Iran. 5 instantaneously,” he wrote on Twitter. “Vote!” were dead. has been achieved in some major areas of this sector. From domestic manufacturing of parts and equipment to rail tracks, wagons, and COVID-19 has given a fillip to biodiversity Discover top ten travel locomotives, self-reliance is now being By Faranak Bakhtiari its loss will be irreparable, Kioumars Kalantari, tainable development in the world. destinations of witnessed in the railway sector. TEHRAN — The COVID-19 outbreak caused head of the natural environment and biodiversity Fortunately, Iran benefits from rich biodiversity In June 2018, the first domestical- many problems for the world, but in return of the Department of Environment said. due to special climatic, geographical, and topo- western Iran ly-manufactured rail tracks were hand- gave the planet’s environment and biodiversi- The growing importance of biodiversity is due to graphic conditions and characteristics, and more ed over to the Islamic Republic of Iran ty a chance to breathe. The high mortality rate its role in maintaining the stability of ecosystems, than 8600 species of plants and 1300 species of TEHRAN — Although potential travelers to Iran Railways (known as RAI). may be worrisome, but it provided us with the because in an ecosystem, the greater the species vertebrates live in the country, he highlighted. are mostly fascinated by tourism delights of Isfa- The consignment contained 500 tons opportunity to think more about how we should diversity, the longer food chains, resulting in a Unfortunately, the environment faces a varie- han, Yazd, and Shiraz, they are unaware that al- of U33 rail tracks which were produced treat biodiversity in a better way. more stable environment, he added. ty of threats and challenges, including pollution, most every corner of the ancient land is home to according to the latest global stand- Biodiversity is an important feature of life According to him, today the protection of habitat destruction, climate change, sand and dust astonishing attractions such as dusty labyrinthine ards including engineering standards explained by the vast diversity of plants and an- biodiversity, habitats, and natural ecosystems storms, natural disasters such as droughts, floods, bazaars, centuries-old monuments, colorful land- EN13674. imals, which is a non-renewable resource and is among the most important indicators of sus- and increasing disease outbreaks, he noted. 7 scapes, scorching deserts, snow-capped mountains, Mentioning the hand-over of the first eroded volcanic plateaus, long-abandoned castles, domestically-manufactured rail tracks ancient river valleys, enigmatic places of worship, (known as National Rail) to the Islamic and above all, hospitable and welcoming people.