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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 12 Pages Price 50,000 Rials 1.00 EURO 4.00 AED 42nd year No.13716 Tuesday JULY 21, 2020 Tir 31, 1399 Dhi Al Qada 29, 1441 Tehran hails Syria’s Iran, EAEU to set up Iran prepares strategic Mohajerani, Ranjbar successful parliamentary 3 working groups on plan for tourism among AFC Asian Cup elections 3 expansion of trade 4 development 8 top three coaches 11 Iranian scientists develop system for Prospects of Iran-Iraq ties real-time diagnosis of COVID-19 TEHRAN – Iranian researchers and scientists with clinical diagnostics of more than 140 at the Institute of Cancer and the University normal and involved cases resulted in a See page 2 of Tehran managed to develop a system for response calibration with accuracy and the real-time diagnosis of COVID-19. sensitivity both 97%. They designed a simple electrochemical Testing the sensor in more than 4 hospitals sensor to selectively detect the intensity shed promising lights in ROS based real-time of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the tracking of COVID-19 from the sputum sam- sputum sample (with a volume of less ple. More than 97% of true positive patients than 500 µl), IRNA reported. were detected while the sensor declares the Comparing the results of the sensor diagnosis in less than 30 seconds. 9 Domestic firms ink deal to develop South Azadegan oil field TEHRAN — Iranian Petroleum En- 11.83 trillion rials (about $281.66 mil- gineering and Development Company lion), was signed by PEDEC Managing (PEDEC) and Petropars Group signed Director Touraj Dehqani and Petropars a deal on Monday for completing the CEO Hamidreza Mahmoudi at the presence development of South Azadegan oil- of Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh, field as well as constructing a Central Shana reported. Treatment Export Plant (CTEP) with As reported, the deal is aimed at a capacity of 320,000 barrels per day increasing the field’s production ca- (bpd) at the field. pacity to 320,000 bpd over a 30-month The deal, worth $961 million plus period. 4 Iran enjoys a golden generation: Afshin Ghotbi By Masoud Hossein the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification TEHRAN — Former Iran national foot- and Ghotbi, who has already headed ball team Afshin Ghotbi says that he Iran in the 2010 World Cup qualifica- cannot talk about Dragan Skocic since tion, believe that the Iranian players he is not familiar with him but he is sure can make it possible. the Iranian players can help their team Iran will host Hong Kong on October 7, and will travel to Cambodia five days qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup if the federation gives them the proper later. Iran will also face Bahrain and Iraq support and care. on November 11 and 16 respectively based The “Persian Leopards” need four on the new match dates scheduled by the File photo wins to book a place in the next round of Asian Football Confederation (AFC). 11 It is Iran that is Indian Muslim scholars oppose government’s bid U.S. protests: Troops ‘kidnap’ protesters genuinely fighting to ban Iranian movie “Muhammad” into unmarked cars terrorism: TEHRAN – Muslim scholars in India have can file a lawsuit, debate over the content, Federal law enforcement officers in the U.S. said she would file a lawsuit in federal court Richard Falk opposed Maharashtra government’s attempt to educate people or protest on the streets. The have used unmarked vehicles to detain protest- against the U.S. Department of Homeland prevent the release of “Muhammad, the Mes- thought of banning the movie is wrong and ers in Portland, some on streets far from federal Security, the Marshals Service, Customs Former UN Special senger of God”, Iranian director Majid Majidi’s it has happened several times in the past,” property they were sent to protect. and Border Protection and Federal Protec- 2015 movie about the childhood of the Prophet Engineer said. “Keep your troops in your own buildings, tion Service alleging they have violated the Rapporteur for of Islam (S). Writer and scholar on Islam, Abdul Kadar or have them leave our city,” Portland Mayor civil rights of Oregonians by detaining them The government has requested the Center Mukadam questioned as to why an objection was Ted Wheeler demanded from President Donald without probable cause. Palestine says Iran for Study of Society and Secularism to prevent raised if the movie narrates the life of Prophet. Trump at a news conference on Friday. She will also seek a temporary restraining the release of the movie, however, Muslim “Many Muslims are not aware of Prophet Mu- Democratic Governor Kate Brown said Mr order against them. is fighting terrorist scholars and intellectuals have slammed the hammad’s life, which is inspiring.” Trump is looking for a confrontation in the hopes The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) demand, the Mumbai Mirror newspaper re- Terming the controversy unnecessary, editor of winning political points elsewhere, and also of Oregon said the federal agents appear to be groups and Israeli and ported on Saturday. of an Urdu newspaper, Sarfaraz Arzoo, ques- serves as a distraction from the coronavirus violating people’s rights, which “should concern The movie is slated to be released globally tioned the objection to the movie. pandemic, which is causing spiking numbers everyone in the United States”. U.S. ‘state terrorism’ on online platforms on July 21. “Does the movie have a historical misrep- of infections. “Usually when we see people in unmarked Objecting to the censorship, Irfan Engineer, resentation or a wrong interpretation? One should Governor Brown’s spokesman, Charles cars forcibly grab someone off the street, we call By M.A.Saki the director of the Center for Study of Society first watch the movie to object to it. Instead of Boyle, said arresting people without proba- it kidnapping,” interim executive director of the TEHRAN – Richard Falk, the former and Secularism, has criticized the demand. banning the movie, a panel of experts could give ble cause is “extraordinarily concerning and ACLU of Oregon Jann Carson said. UN Special Rapporteur for Palestine, says “I am against any kind of censorship. You its opinion on the movie and delete the scenes if a violation of their civil liberties and consti- “The actions of the militarised federal officers Iran as an Islamic system is the only coun- may disagree with the movie or its content. objectionable. Why be a wrench in the gears?” tutional rights”. are flat-out unconstitutional and will not go try that is “genuinely” fighting terrorist So, there are ways to register the protest. You he said. 12 Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum unanswered.” 10 groups such as Daesh and state terrorism exercised by Israel and the United States. “If the facts are examined, we in the Eco-friendly West would understand that it is the Spy working for Mossad, CIA put to death: Judiciary genuinely Islamic government of Iran TEHRAN — Mahmoud Mousavi-Majd, a man “Recently an individual named Seyyed Mousavi-Majd was arrested months before disinfectants produced that fights against terrorism whether who was convicted of spying for Mossad and Mahmoud Mousavi-Majd, who had been con- that incident and the court had issued an in- Islamically oriented, as with Daesh and CIA and was sentenced to death last month, was nected with Mossad and CIA services and had itial ruling on his case on August 25, 2019, in Iran Taliban, or state terrorism as with Israel executed on Monday morning. collected and transmitted intelligence on the the Judiciary said, explaining that the convict or the United States,” Falk, currently a “This morning, the ruling that was handed location of Martyr General Soleimani, has been has never been released from custody since TEHRAN – Iranian researchers have succeeded professor of international law at Princeton to Mousavi-Majd, who was sentenced to death given a death sentence by the Islamic Revolution apprehension. in developing eco-friendly disinfectants based on University, tells the Tehran Times in an for espionage, was carried out,” the Judiciary Court,” Esmaeili said. On January 3, U.S. President Donald Trump natural resources to address the health hazards exclusive interview. announced on Monday. The Judiciary later said the case of Mousa- ordered airstrikes that killed General Soleimani and pollution risks of synthetic disinfectants amid The first part of the interview with Pro- In early June, Judiciary spokesman Gholam- vi-Majd has nothing to do with the American and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the second-in-com- coronavirus, ISNA reported on Monday. fessor Falk was published on June 21. hossein Esmaeili announced that Mousavi-Majd assassination of General Soleimani in Baghdad mand of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), The disinfectants with the virtue of nonhaz- The core of the interview is about Leader had been sentenced to death. in early January. in Baghdad’s international airport. 3 ardous nature and biodegradability are produced of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali by a team of chemists of Amirkabir University Khamenei’s letters to the youth in the West of Technology. on January 21, 2015 and November 29, With the onset of COVID-19 pandemic, 2015. The letters followed the Charlie demand for disinfectants has increased dra- Hebdo shooting and terrorist attacks matically; the novel coronavirus has prompted in France in January and November of many people to use more cleansers and disin- the same year. Sa’d-al Saltaneh, fectants in their daily lives to keep themselves Following is the text of interview: safe, Mehran Javanbakht, Faculty of Chemistry Discrimination or hatred toward at Amirkabir University.