WWW.TEHRANTIMES.COM I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 16 Pages Price 40,000 Rials 1.00 EURO 4.00 AED 39th year No.13406 Sunday JUNE 9, 2019 Khordad 19, 1398 Shawwal 5, 1440 Zarif lambasts ‘conceited With sanctions Iran win 2019 “Graveless” receives interpretation’ of on, talks offer IWF Junior World nominations in Resolution 2231 2 ‘hypocritical’ 2 Championships 15 Shanghai film festival 16 ‘Iran to maintain metal exports Failed plans to spread Iranophobia: despite U.S. sanction’ By Ebrahim Fallahi arrangements to mitigate the impact of TEHRAN — Iranian deputy industry, U.S. sanctions,” Jafar Sarqeini told the mining and trade minister said the ministry Tehran Times in a press conference in Saudi and UAE frustrated Tehran on Saturday. has taken necessary measures to maintain the country’s metal exports despite U.S. The official noted that it is expected See page 6 sanctions. for the exports from the country’s mining “We have established a special working sector to, at least, reach the last year’s $8.5 group in the ministry which is closely as- billion by the end of the current Iranian sessing the situation and making necessary calendar year (March 2020). 4 Charity foundation to create 2,000 job plans in Golestan province TEHRAN — Barekat charity foun- plans some 5,600 employment opportunities dation will create 2,000 employment will open up in less developed areas of the plans in the northeastern province of province. Headquarters for Executing the Golestan by the start of the Iranian Order of the Imam, also known as Setad-e calendar month of Bahman falling on Ejraiye Farman-e Hazrat-e Emam, was January 21, 2020, ILNA news agency founded in 1989. In the Iranian calendar reported on Saturday. In order to create year 1386 (March 2017-March 2018) Barekat the job plans some 1.8 trillion rials (nearly charity foundation- the social arm of the $43 million) is allotted, the report added. organization- with the aim of promoting Following the implementation of job social justice was established. 12 Former Qatari PM urges normal ties with Iran TEHRAN — Qatar’s former prime minis- ties with Iran to committing suicide. ter, Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani, has called “If we declare that Iran is our enemy, for peace with Iran, saying “we cannot and our only path to the outside world fight them when we share the same fields – by air, sea, and land is Iran, because of gas and oil.” the border with the surrounding Arab In an interview with the British news- countries is closed, should we commit paper Telegraph on Friday, Hamad bin suicide afterwards by not dealing with Jassem said Qatar does not agree with all Iran because the Saudis say I should not,” File photo of Iran’s policies but he likened cutting he said. 3 ARTICLE With U.S. President Trump, money trumps all ARTICLE Ebrahim Fallahi Payman Yazdani By Martin Love In both cases the U.S. wants a U.S.-friendly it has maintained its allegiance to the JCPOA; it Tehran Times journalist Political analyst NORTH CAROLINA — Donald Trump during government installed in Caracas and Tehran so has correctly chastised the other signatories to the his career as a real estate mogul cheated any U.S. business interests, at bottom, can get a grip JCPOA that they have not done enough, or much number of contractors over several decades who on the oil resources of both countries. In oth- of anything, to ensure that the benefits of the deal helped build his real estate holdings. He did not er words, both countries are expected more or for Iran are intact, or just materialize; it has made The odds of success “Redundant” pay them what they were due, just as he cheat- less to give up their sovereignty. Good luck with a huge effort to try to shore up solid (or at least ed the world of continued U.S. participation in that: Trump and his completely vapid, clueless, improved) diplomatic relations with a variety of for Japanese PM’s sanctions vs. the JCPOA, and with that cheated or robbed the shallow cipher of a son in law, Jared Kushner, countries across Asia, and particularly with a few “resilient” economy Iranian people of relative prosperity by applying cannot even get the desperate, long-abused of its Persian Gulf neighbors; it has not panicked. visit to Iran draconian economic sanctions. (Not to mention Palestinians to sign on to the so-called “Deal of Iran’s leaders have even, marginally, one s the United States sanctioned the threats of war.) the Century” despite the prospect of billions of hears anyway, relaxed some social controls on heU.S. president’s recent retreat from Iran’s Persian Gulf Petrochemi- But anyway in recent months there’s been bucks in bribe money. Iranians, allowing them to express themselves a his previous rhetoric stances towards cal Industries Company (PGPIC) something of a big-league and dangerous stand- One actually has a hard time trying to figure bit more freely as individuals than before. What’s Iran should not be misinterpreted as A off between the U.S. (such that the Trump gang out just what, exactly, has been successful about not to like? This latter is very hard to discover. T on Friday, many analysts and officials the White House’s retreat from its policy of believe them to have no significant allegedly represents the U.S., whatever the latter the Trump Presidency so far. And one might marginally conclude, also, that ‘maximum pressure’ on Iran. In line with its impact on the country’s economy in a is or has become in these late stages of American Iran, meanwhile, has been quite successful as maybe Trump and Mike Pompeo are modifying maximum pressure on Iran policy, on Friday broad sense. “empire”) and a variety of other countries. But most a severe underdog over the past year. It has not their postures towards Iran. (One cannot expect the United States imposed new sanctions on On Friday, Washington imposed new notably there’s been the standoff between the U.S. disintegrated despite the harshest attacks short such from John Bolton, the Saudis and above Iran that target the country’s petrochemical sanctions on Iran’s largest petrochemi- and Iran, and between the U.S. and Venezuela. of U.S. B-52 saturation bombing runs over Iran; all, the nitwit Zionists.) 7 industry, including its largest petrochemical cal holding group, aiming to dry up yet holding group, the Persian Gulf Petrochemical another source of Iran’s revenues in Industries Company (PGPIC). order to boost pressure on the country’s The main reason behind the changes to economy. the Trump administration’s tone against The U.S. Treasury said in a statement In remembrace of Imam Khomeini (QS) Iran in fact is internal pressure on him. that it had sanctioned the PGPIC holding By Yusuf Abdullah The piece for this week is on the 30th was the leader of Islamic revolution and found- Americans are against a new war in the group’s network of 39 subsidiary petro- NIGERIA/ ABUJA — In the name of commemoration of Imam Khomeini’s demise, er of the Islamic republic. He was born on region. Also opposition from the U.S. allies chemical companies and foreign-based Allah Who states “… verily, never will 3rd June, 1989. There is no doubt, he was 20th Jimada-thani, 1420 H, equivalent to which will suffer from great losses in case sales agents. Allah change the condition of a people a great man of Allah who demonstrated his 20th September, 1902 to a renowned family of any war in the region is another reason However, experts and analysts believe until they change it themselves with their love and obedience to Him. He exceptionally of scholarship and sacrifice, from Khomein, behind change to Trump’s tone. this new sanctions to be more symbolic own souls” Q13:11 succeeded in the struggle against the enemies the central province of Iran. Ayatollah Sayyid Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe than practical. May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon of Islam and their local and international Mustapha was his father and Banoo Hajar, is slated to visit Tehran on Wednesday, According to a Reuters report His chosen servant, our master Muhammad and stooges at the era of advancement in science the daughter of Ayatollah Khonsari, a famous June 12. He hopes to use his warm relation published on Friday, a former U.S. his purified progeny? and technology. But for his Islamic revolu- family of letters was his mother. The Imam with Iran and the U.S. to mediate between Treasury official, who asked not to be Let me start with congratulations to Muslim tion, no one could tell the destiny of Islam married Sayyidah Khadija Khanom, from a the countries. named, said the new sanctions would world on the completion of Ramadan fast and and Muslims not only in the Middle-east but renowned family and was blessed with several Besides Abe’s warm relations with Ira- have little effect. Sallah celebrations respectively. I pray to Allah, world at large. In remembrance like this, it children. Grand Ayatollah Hajj. Abdul Kareem nian and the U.S. leaders there are others Suzanne Maloney from the Brook- the Most High to accept our ibadat and give us is not easy to decide on which of the various Haeri Yazdi was his famous teacher in religious reasons that potentially make him a proper ings Institution think tank described the capacity to practice the everlasting lessons aspects of his successful life to talk.