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.13121 Sunday MAY 27, 2018 Khordad 6, 1397 Ramadan 11, 1439 Reports of EU-Iran IMF chief urges We must stay focused Actor missile talks Trump to review at World Cup: Nasser Malakmotiei ‘a complete lie’ 2 sanctioning Iran 2 Mehdi Taremi 15 dies at 88 16 Leader’s conditions on JCPOA Economic think tank unveils to become law: lawmaker POLITICS TEHRAN — A mem- tion includes all of the conditions set by deskber of the Majlis the Leader and that some lawmakers are National Security and Foreign Policy collecting signatures to pass it over to the ‘Real Deal’ package for EU Committee said on Saturday that the Majlis presiding board, Mehr reported. conditions set by Leader of the Islamic On Wednesday, Ayatollah Khamenei Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei for set out seven conditions for European saving the 2015 nuclear agreement will powers if they want Iran to stay in the See page 4 become a law. nuclear deal after the U.S. exit from the Abolfazl Hassan Beigi said the mo- agreement. 463,000 foreign nationals studying in Iranian schools SOCIETY TEHRAN – A total According to the decree issued by deskof 463,000 foreign the leader, all foreign nationals can go nationals are studying in Iranian schools, to schools in the country, Karimi said. Gholam Reza Karimi, head of the interna- The decree was issued by the Leader of tional affairs department of at the Ministry the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed of Education has said. Ali Khamenei in May 2015, which allows Out of the 463,000 foreign nation- all foreign nationals, even those who al students enrolled in Iranian schools, have no identification and are living 433,000 are Afghan national students, in Iran illegally, to attend schools in Fars news agency quoted Karimi as saying. Iran. 12 Black Cube: Inside shadowy Israeli firm accused of trying to undermine Iran deal An NBC News investigation reveals a busi- She was writing to Kahl with an offer: ness intelligence company with govern- Her firm wanted to support the Wash- mental contracts and a special department ington public school where Kahl sends for politically motivated work. her daughter and helps lead a fundraising As Rebecca Kahl remembers it, some- committee. thing felt odd about the initial email. It “I’m not sure how this woman found me,” came in May 2017 from a woman named Kahl said in a recent interview with NBC Adriana Gavrilo, who claimed to work News. “I wasn’t employed by the school. I for a London-based private equity firm. was not on the school’s website.” 7 ARTICLE EU finds mechanisms allow Iran to enjoy tangible benefits of JCPOA: Falk U.S. threatens Hanif Ghaffari EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Following is the full text of the interview: conditions to reduce the damage caused by ‘firm’ action as Political analyst By Javad Heirannia You recently signed an Open Letter to Fed- Trump’s unilateralism. Europe has been given erica Mogherini and the European Imperative an opportunity, perhaps the first important Syria plans to TEHRAN — Richard Anderson Falk, professor to Save the Iran Nuclear Deal (http://openlet- one since the end of World War II, to play an retake Dara’a emeritus of international law at Princeton Uni- tertomogherini.world/) what was the necessity independent global role that is not subordi- Europe and U.S. in a versity “Under present circumstances, the first of this letter? nate to the policies of the United States. If U.S., Turkey agree contribution that can be made by the EU (and A: The occasion for writing this Open Letter we wish to live in a multipoloar world order, trade standoff others) is to stand behind the agreement in a was to underscore the importance for world this crisis created by American unilateralism, on ‘roadmap’ over manner that demonstrates diplomatic resolve peace, the credibility of international law and should be addressed in the most constructive .S. President Donald Trump con- and political independence.” diplomacy, and the wellbeing of the people of manner possible by all political actors. Nothing Manbij city tinues to pursue his protection- Former United Nations High Commissioner Iran that the JCPOA be respected despite the less will suffice. What happens now will test ist policies in international trade for Human Rights says “Obviously, this is not irresponsible repudiation of the agreement the resilience of the present arrangements of The U.S. has threatened Syria with “firm U enough. The EU needs to find mechanisms that regional order in the Middle East to manage and appropriate measures” as the Syrian system. This has led to raising concerns by the U.S. President, Donald Trump. The and serious discontent among the Unit- allow Iran to enjoy the tangible benefits of JCPOA intention was also to remind Europe that it this series of developments without causing a army reportedly prepares to retake a ed States’ European partners. Many in- in relation to economic policy and political in- has a responsibility to its own peoples and breakdown that spreads human suffering and strategic province on the border with ternational analysts now talk about the teraction.” to the wider world to do its best under these devastation. 7 Jordan and the Israeli-occupied Golan conflicts between the United States and Heights. Europe over imposing sweeping steel and In a statement, U.S. State Department aluminum tariffs as a transatlantic “trade Trump’s strategy toward Iran is at the expense of U.S. credibility: Costello spokeswoman Heather Nauert expressed war”. Conflicts that may extend in the near concerns about the upcoming operation in EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW at the Heritage Foundation on Monday made 12 lamic Jihad. southwestern Dara’a province, claiming future and affect the widespread relations demands on Iran including to: Just hours after Pompeo’s speech many EU between Washington and Europe. By Payman Yazdani that it falls within a de-escalation zone -Declare to the IAEA a full account of the prior officials and international figures rejected his in Syria. Though politicians such as Emmanuel TEHRAN — Ryan Costello NIAC assistant military dimensions of its nuclear program and demands on Iran as unrealistic and futile. “As a guarantor of this de-escalation Macron, Angela Merkel and Theresa May policy director is of the view that Trump’s ap- permanently and verifiably abandon such work Some experts from CNN and FT called the area with Russia and Jordan, the Unit- seek to manage the situation and prevent parent strategy is to punish Iran at the expense in perpetuity. Pompeo’s demands “pipe dream” that indicates ed States will take firm and appropriate the exacerbation of tensions with Wash- of nonproliferation, security in the Middle East, -Stop enrichment and never pursue pluto- the U.S. administration has not any new strategy measures in response to Assad regime ington, but people, business owners and relations with European allies, the efficacy of nium reprocessing, including closing its heavy towards Iran after its withdrawal from the JCPOA. violations,” she said. European opposition parties are so angry future sanctions and the diplomatic credibility water reactor. To discuss the issue we reached out to Ryan The warning came two days after the at Trump and the U.S. government that of the U.S. - Provide the IAEA with unqualified access to Costello NIAC assistant policy director. so-called Syrian Observatory for Human the European troika’s authorities aren’t The U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo laid all sites throughout the entire country. Here is the full text of interview with him: Rights (SOHR) reported that the Syrian capable to control or even hide it. out the Trump administration’s new strategy for - End its proliferation of ballistic missiles He has promised very tough sanctions on troops were moving into Dara’a after lib- Under such circumstances, Europe has Iran on Monday two weeks after the U.S. President and halt further launching or development of Iran. Considering the fact that even the U.S. closest erating all remaining militant-held areas threatened to retaliate against the U.S. if Donald Trump walked away from the Obama nuclear-capable missile systems. allies in EU have announced they will be committed near the capital, Damascus. Trump imposes steel and aluminum tariffs administration’s Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA). -Release all U.S. citizens as well as citizens to the JCPOA and will keep on business and trade On Friday, Syrian state-run media on European exports. After Trump made his Repeating lots of baseless accusations against of U.S. partners and allies. with Iran, how realistic and feasible are Pompeo’s reported that government aircraft had first announcement on the tariffs, European Iran, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in his speech -End support to Hezbollah, Hamas and Is- promised sanctions? 7 Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker dropped leaflets in terrorist-controlled threatened to put tariffs on American goods areas of Dara’a, urging foreign-backed in response to Trump’s decision. That could militants to disarm. decrease demand for those products inside One of the leaflets declares “the arrival EU borders and consequently lead to U.S. of the Syrian Arab army’s soldiers,” ac- workers losing their jobs. cording to SOHR, which is sympathetic to The German Chancellor has recently foreign-backed militants. sent an indirect but significant warning to The UK-based monitor also said the Trump about his commercial measures. Syrian government had sent reinforce- German Chancellor Angela Merkel said ments to Dara’a following the completion during her eleventh official visit to China of operations near Damascus.