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.13541 Saturday NOVEMBER 30, 2019 Azar 9, 1398 Rabi’ Al thani 3, 1441 Iran calls French FM’s Officials should Iran runners-up IDFA honors Iranian remarks on nuclear deal apologize for at CAFA U23 documentary cinema ‘irresponsible’ 2 recent problems 3 Women’s C’ship 15 with three awards 16 Tehran hosting 2 intl. expos TEHRAN- Tehran Permanent Interna- ing the printing, packing fair, while the tional Fairgrounds is hosting the 16th edi- METAFO 2019 is hosting 300 Iranian tion of Iran’s international exhibition of companies along with exhibitors from metallurgy, dubbed IRAN METAFO 2019, Europe and Asia. and the 26th international exhibition of As reported, renowned companies printing, packing and related machinery from Germany, Italy, France, Spain, the during November 29-December 2, IRNA Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden, Eng- Insult to the nationsSee page 2 Leader reacts to Trump’s unexpected visit to U.S. military base in Afghanistan reported. land, Turkey, Austria, Norway, Mexico, Some 445 domestic and foreign Australia, Russia, China, the United Arab companies from 12 countries including Emirates, India and Japan are showcas- Italy, Germany, France, Sweden, South ing their latest products and services at Korea, China, and Turkey are attend- METAFO exhibition. 4 Baghdad apologizes to Tehran for Iranian consulate attack TEHRAN – Iraqi Foreign Minister Mo- and their staff in Iraq, according to Press hammad Ali al-Hakim has apologized to TV. the Islamic Republic after rioters set fire Rioters stormed into the Islamic Re- to Iran’s consulate in the holy city of Najaf. public’s diplomatic mission in Najaf and During a phone call on Thursday, set it ablaze on Wednesday night. Hakim told Foreign Minister Mohammad Iran’s diplomatic staff evacuated the Javad Zarif that his country was committed consulate before the attack, IRNA reported to protecting Iran’s diplomatic missions on Thursday. 3 Iraq’s PM announces intention to resign Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi The statement did not say when he would announced his intention to resign Friday resign. Parliament is to convene an emer- after the country’s top Shia cleric called for gency session Sunday to discuss the crisis. lawmakers to reconsider their support for Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani earlier a government rocked by weeks of deadly urged parliament to considering with- anti-establishment unrest. drawing its support for Abdul Mahdi’s “In response to this call, and in order government to stem spiraling violence. to facilitate it as quickly as possible, I will The protests, sparked by widespread present to parliament a demand (to accept) anger over official corruption, mass unem- my resignation from the leadership of the ployment and failing public services, have current government,” a statement signed gripped Baghdad and several cities in Iraq’s nypost.com by Abdul Mahdi said. south. 13 EDITORIAL Ayatollah Sistani warns of plot to bring back ‘dictatorship’ ARTICLE Mohammad Ghaderi Iraq’s top cleric has warned that enemies of Iraq and plunge the country into internal strife and Ayatollah Sistani urges PMs to review Yusuf Abdullah Tehran Times editor-in-chief and affiliated groups in the country are plotting to then return it to dictatorship, so everyone must In his Friday sermon, Ayatollah Sistani Islamic scholar @ghaderi62 create internal strife and bring the country back work together to take away this opportunity from also called on “the Iraqi Council of Repre- from Nigeria to the “era of dictatorship”, an apparent reference them,” he added. sentatives [parliament], which the current to the former rule of Saddam Hussein. The remarks come two days after rioters, who government originates from, to review its How many people Addressing worshipers during Friday prayers have been wreaking havoc in various parts of options, given the difficult circumstances Yemen: Urgent in the holy city of Karbala, Grand Ayatollah Ali Iraq over the past weeks by infiltrating peaceful of the country and the apparent inability of were killed in recent al-Sistani urged protesters to prevent attacks on protests against corruption and poverty, stormed the relevant parties to deal with the recent need to end people and their property and distance themselves and set fire to Iran’s diplomatic mission in Najaf. two-month-long developments in protecting protests in Iran? from those committing such acts. Observers have expressed concern that the rights and preventing bloodshed.” genocide and “It is imperative on peaceful demonstrators incident is part of a larger U.S.-backed push to The council, the top cleric said, “is invited to s it was obvious from the be- that they separate their ranks from non-peaceful destabilize the country. act in the best interests of Iraq and protect the ensure justice done ginning, a complex scenario, individuals and cooperate on shunning sabo- A few months ago, the Lebanese Arabic-lan- blood of Iraq’s children and prevent the coun- A which had been designed long teurs - whoever they are - and not allow them guage daily newspaper al-Akhbar reported that try from slipping into a cycle of violence, chaos n the name of Allah Who states “And before to create unrest and insecurity to abuse peaceful protests to damage and at- Iraqi security sources have uncovered a plan seek- and destruction.” think not that Allah is unaware of what in Iran, was began by exploiting legit- tack the property of citizens,” a representative ing to install a military strongman favored by the Ayatollah Sistani further called on the par- Ithe wrongdoers do. He only gives them imate protests. of Ayatollah Sistani said as he delivered the top U.S. by creating a power vacuum in the country. liament to “accelerate the adoption of a set of respite till the day on which the eyes will The first phase of the scenario, which cleric’s sermon. The current provocations come amid two electoral laws meeting people’s demands as a fixedly stare” Q14:42 unfortunately caused a lot of damages, “The enemies and their levers, in order to months of widespread economic protects and prelude to a free and fair election that correctly May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon His chosen servant, our master was aborted by people’s vigilance and achieve their malicious goals, plan to spread chaos calls for political reform in Iraq. reflects the will of the Iraqi people.” 13 intelligence. Muhammad and his purified progeny. After the end of this dangerous cha- This article was written at the onset of os, the foe has seriously been pursuing 2019 by Allah’s mercy, when I extended a its second phase through its media good will message to all, with more prayers outlets. Yemeni forces down Saudi Apache helicopter and greater optimism to end the world’s This phase of scenario, which is based Yemen’s Armed Forces have downed a Saudi been fully destroyed and that its two Saudi crew wounded during the attack, Saree said at the time. incessant crises responsible for chaos and on “killing tactic” of the first phase, has Apache helicopter using “new technology” and members had been killed. Late September, Yemeni forces declared the bloodshed. It is unfortunate that those re- been launched by biased and untrue news have filmed the operation, the force’s spokes- “The Armed Forces will counter all hostile conclusion of a major military offensive targeting sponsible for these atrocities are hell bent and information. man has said. attempts until complete coverage for Yemen’s Saudi-led forces in the kingdom’s southern bor- on their heinous acts, hence a reminder and The main actors of this part of the sce- “Yemen’s air defenses have managed to down airspace can be provided,” he said. der region of Najran, killing at least 200 enemy the need for international community to act! nario are opposition media outlets which a Saudi Apache helicopter with a surface-to-air The development comes against the backdrop troops and capturing another 2,000, according “If JESUS were among us today, he are directly and financially supported by missile using new technology which we will un- of a string of major Yemeni military victories in to officials. would not spare even a single moment to sworn enemies of the Islamic Republic veil in the near future,” Brigadier General Yahya the past months. Two weeks earlier, Yemeni forces bypassed fight the leaders of despotism and global of Iran. Saree announced on Friday. Earlier this week, Yemeni forces claimed to the oil-rich kingdom’s foreign supplied air arrogance”. This was part of the statement A quick glance at the opposition TV “It was shot down this morning in the Majaza have successfully carried out a major drone and defenses and launched a highly successful of the leader of Islamic revolution in Iran, channels and personal accounts of the riot’s area facing [Saudi Arabia’s] Asir while carrying ballistic missile attack targeting Mukha port in attack on two Saudi oil facilities, temporarily Ayatollah Sayyid Khamne’i in relation to active elements on social media properly out hostile operations,” Saree said. Yemen’s southern province of Ta’izz. halting more than half of the country’s oil the oppressed people of Yemen. He also shows the extent of “psychological warfare” The spokesman added that the helicopter had Some 350 Saudi-led forces were either killed or production. 13 said “... in Yemen, the Saudi regime is they are carrying out. committing the crimes. But their accom- The most important goals of the wide- plice in crime is the US” spread psychological warfare in the second No doubt, Yemen attracts global at- phase are as follow: tention being the worst artificially created 1.