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Iran says new U.S. sanctions Zarif: Iranians don’t believe the are permanently closing path to diplomacy POLITICAL TEHRAN – Foreign Ministry spokesman Ab- West’s opposition to WMDs deskbas Mousavi has said that the imposition of new sanctions on top Iranian officials by the U.S. is synonymous with “permanent closure of the path to diplomacy”. “Those who annihilate generations with bombs seek nuclear weapons” “The (imposition of) futile U.S. sanctions against Iran’s Leader and POLITICAL TEHRAN – With an indi- kill millions of people, and not 150 ones, in the commander of Iran’s diplomacy (Foreign Minister Mohammad desk Javad Zarif) means the permanent rect reference to dropping nuclear bombardments. closure of the path to diplomacy of atomic weapons on the Japanese cities By “150 people” Zarif was referring to with the desperate U.S. admin- of Nagasaki and Hiroshima by the U.S. in claims by Donald Trump who said the U.S. istration,” Mousavi tweeted on August 1945 in which more than 200,000 air force was “cocked and loaded” to attack Monday. people were killed, Iranian Foreign Minister three Iranian targets on Friday morning, “The Trump administra- Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Tuesday that but he called off the strike with 10 minutes tion is violating all established those kill “millions of people” are seeking to to spare after being told that the airstrike international mechanisms for build nuclear weapons and not Iran. might kill as many as 150 people. maintaining global peace and Zarif made the remarks during a conference “You talk about 150 people? Are you wor- security,” he added. arranged to honor those martyred or wounded ried about 150 people while killing people His comments came after in the chemical attack on the Kurdish Iranian with chemical weapons and annihilating Trump announced new sanc- city of Sardasht by the Saddam Hussein’s generations with nuclear weapons?” Zarif tions against top Iranian officials, regime on June 28, 1987. asked. including the office of Leader of Western companies provided materials Zarif went on to say that Iran will never the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah to Iraq at the time for building chemical seek to produce nuclear weapons based on Seyyed Ali Khamenei, Foreign weapons. Saddam’s army also gassed the its strategic and religious views, noting such Minister Mohammad Javad Kurdish people in northern Iraq. weapons are “against security and humanity”. Zarif and senior commanders of the Islamic Revolution Guards Zarif said the Iranian people do not be- He added, “We make efforts to bring those Corps (IRGC). lieve statements that the West is opposed who use chemical weapons to justice.” The U.S. had already blacklisted the entire IRGC. to weapons of mass destruction. He noted that weapons of mass destruc- Trump said that the sanctions were in part a response to the shooting “How can our people believe your op- tion are “symbol of brutality” that should down of a U.S. drone on Thursday, but would have happened anyway. position to weapons of mass destruction? be eradicated. The IRGC shot down an unmanned U.S. surveillance drone on While the Islamic Republic of Iran presented who told Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo giously forbidden). The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Thursday morning after it breached Iran’s airspace. The IRGC brought credible documents, not only you did not Abe during a meeting in Tehran on June 13 “As Leader of the Islamic Revolution has (IRGC) shot down an unmanned U.S. sur- the drone down by firing a surface-to-air missile at it. counter about the use of chemical arms by that Iran does not build nuclear weapons not stated, your opposition would have no value veillance drone on Thursday morning after it Zarif said that the U.S. military drone entered the Iranian air- Saddam but also covered it up for years.” because of the U.S. opposition but because for us if we sought to build nuclear weap- breached Iran’s airspace. The IRGC brought space from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and it was targeted near Zarif also referred to remarks by Leader of the Islamic Republic considers production ons. We do not want that and we believe the drone down by firing a surface-to-air Kouh-e Mobarak. the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei and use of atomic weapons as haram (reli- that those weapons are good for those who missile at it. To prove that the drone violated Iran’s space, the Islamic Revo- lution Guards Corps’ aerospace unit put the wreckage of the drone on display on Friday. Iran and the U.S. have been at odds since last year when Trump withdrew from a 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and major powers White House has become mentally crippled: Rouhani and reimposed sanctions on Tehran. President says Iranian nation become livelier, stronger after each U.S. move POLITICAL TEHRAN – The U.S. rul- immediately after it violated the Iranian city of Chabahar via the Strait of Hormuz highest-ranking political, religious, social and Shamkhani says new steps desking authorities are baffled airspace, and more exasperated with the in maximum stealth. spiritual official of Iran who is also leader of and wondering why none of the measures shooting down of its aircraft by an Iranian When flying back to the western part of the world’s Shiite Muslims reveals that the to reduce commitment to they adopt against Iran bears fruit, Presi- air defense system, not by S-300 or other the region, the unmanned plane violated American government “lacks any wisdom”. dent Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday af- systems. the Iranian airspace near the Strait of Hor- Unlike the other world leaders who JCPOA coming July 7 ter Washington announced a new round of The aerospace force of the Islamic Rev- muz and began to spy on Iran and collect possess billions of dollars in foreign bank sanctions on the Islamic Republic’s officials. olution Guard Corps (IRGC) shot down the information, the statement added. accounts, the Leader of the Islamic Revo- POLITICAL TEHRAN — Iran will take new steps to re- desk The fact is that after each such U.S. move, drone, a Global Hawk spy aircraft, on early “We kiss the hand of the Guards and the lution has no assets that could be subject duce its commitments under the nuclear deal the Iranian nation becomes livelier, stronger, hours of Thursday, June 20, after it violated Defense Ministry for downing the drone,” to sanctions, Rouhani added. with world powers on July 7, Ali Shamkhani, secretary of the and gains further morale to push on in var- Iranian airspace Rouhani stated. Rouhani said the Leader’s only assets Supreme National Security ious arenas, the president said, addressing The IRGC said the drone had taken off As regards the restrictions that the U.S. are a “simple house” and a Hussainiya, a Council, said on Tuesday in a meeting in Tehran. from a U.S. military base in south of the administration has announced against the religious congregation hall. a note to Fars news agency. Rouhani said the recent sanctions Persian Gulf, switched off all of its commu- Leader of the Islamic Revolution, the pres- His comments came after U.S. President Shamkhani said European originate from the U.S. administration’s nication systems, and flew towards the port ident said imposing sanctions against the Donald Trump announced new sanctions signatories to the nuclear deal “confusion”, adding, “They have become against top Iranian officials, including the had not done enough to save mentally impotent. The White House has “We kiss the hand of the Guards and the office of Ayatollah Khamenei, Iran’s foreign it. The 2015 deal requires Iran become mentally crippled and does not minister, and senior commanders of the to curb its nuclear program know what to do.” Defense Ministry for downing the (U.S.) Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC). in return for the lifting of Rouhani said Washington is angry with drone,” Rouhani states. The U.S. had already blacklisted the sanctions. Iran’s ability to detect the U.S. spy drone entire IRGC. The United States withdrew from the deal last year and re- imposed sanctions. Iran says it intends to continue comply- ing with it, but cannot do so U.S. sanctions on Iran kill off faint hopes of diplomatic solution indefinitely unless European By Farhad Daneshvar According to Reuters, Iranian crude ex- with Iran because not all its army capability Now just imagine what would happen countries find ways to protect it from U.S. sanctions. ports, the country’s main source of income, is designed to engage in a single war in a if Iran’s allies and proxies would be armed The latest U.S. sanctions on Iranian Supreme have dropped to 300,000 barrels per day single region. However, Iran and most of with short-range and long-range missiles and Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the an- (bpd) or less. On the other hand, the U.S. its allies are fully concentrated in the region. other effective weaponry produced in Iran. nouncement on plans to sanction Foreign has already tightened the screw on Iran’s A simple device such as improvised explo- In the case of an all-out war on Iran, the China urges ‘calm and restraint’ Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif have appar- economy, blocking almost all ways to the sive devices (IED) inflicted heavy casualties U.S. allies, in particular Saudi Arabia and amid Iran-U.S. tension ently been interpreted as President Donald international banking and financial system. on the U.S. led coalition in Afghanistan and the UAE, appear highly vulnerable to mis- Trump’s bad will by many in Iran. So obviously no effort has been spared by Iraq. While making an IED costed about $5, sile attacks, probably their oil fields will be By staff and agencies “Imposing useless sanctions on Iran’s the U.S. to trigger a collapse in Iran’s economy. those devices caused enormous damages to sitting targets for Iranian missiles. In the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang has urged “calm Supreme Leader and the commander of Apparently, The U.S. policy of maximum armored vehicles that were estimated to value meantime, the Persian Gulf and the Strait and restraint” as tensions between the U.S. and Iran escalate following Iran’s diplomacy is the permanent closure pressure against Iran has produced no pos- hundreds of millions of dollars. of Hormuz look extremely insecure, leading U.S. President Donald Trump’s new sanctions on Iran. of the path of diplomacy,” Iranian Foreign itive result but bringing the two countries Back in the 1980s during the Soviet in- to a serious surge in oil prices in the inter- “We believe that blindly applying maximum pressure will not help Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi stated to the brink of war. vasion of Afghanistan, the Mujahideen with national markets. solve the problem,” he said at a press briefing in Beijing. in a tweet on Tuesday. Since Trump walked out of the nuclear the help of Stinger anti-aircraft missiles Yes, the outcome is crystal clear. Although “Facts have proved that these Although the American president claims deal last year, the downing of the drone was challenged the supremacy of the Soviet this does not mean the complete defeat of measures have had the opposite that the actions follow a series of “aggres- the first direct incident involving the U.S. army and shot down a number of helicopter the U.S. army in military terminology, it effect and aggravated regional sions” by the Islamic Republic, the decision and Iranian forces, a warning indication of gunships. In the early days of the war the would become a costly fiasco for the U.S., unrest,” he added. appears to substitute the last week’s called the escalation in the Persian Gulf. Soviet troops employed huge tanks to hit and widespread devastation for Iran and Geng said, “We hope that the off air strikes. Iranians have been preparing to fight in Afghan fighters but those heavy armored the entire region. parties concerned will maintain In fact, Trump’s decision to pull back an asymmetric warfare for long. Everyone in vehicles became easy targets for the Mu- “If a conflict breaks out in the region, no calm and restraint and avoid strikes on Iran not only spared the lives of Iran and elsewhere knows well that the U.S. jahideen in Afghanistan’s mountainous country would be able to manage its scope and further escalation of tension.” 150 Iranians but also saved thousands of Army is larger and probably better armed roads. Noteworthy that the Mujahideen timing,” Major General Gholamali Rashid, a According to Reuters, Rus- American troops deployed to the region. than the Iranian side is. However, the recent were mostly armed with light weapons but senior military commander, said on Sunday, sian Foreign Minister Sergei The president said that he had called off regional wars prove that arms and equipment they got the upper hand due to the local adding, “the American government must act Lavrov said on Tuesday that strikes after being told 150 people would die, do not necessarily determine the outcome knowledge and the intelligence they easily responsibly to protect the lives of American the situation around Iran was a claim found by many in Iran as “insincere of today’s wars. gathered. Nowadays it is crystal clear that troops by avoiding misconduct in the region.” developing toward a dangerous and silly”. The U.S. has already played its Another valid point to consider is that the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan was a scenario. Trump card as Iranians consider economic the U.S. Army is incapable of involving all its costly fiasco, U.S. military operations in Farhad Daneshvar is an expert on political Trump announced new sanc- sanctions the same as an all-out war. military capability in a possible confrontation Afghanistan and Iraq, too. and economic affairs of Iran tions against top Iranian officials, including the office of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and senior commanders of the B-Team thirsts for war with Iran, Zarif says Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC). POLITICAL TEHRAN – Foreign security advisor John Bolton, Israeli Prime military presence in the Persian Gulf. Zarif also said Trump is quite right that “the Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi deskMinister Mohammad Ja- Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Saudi Crown “It’s now clear that the B-Team is not U.S. military has no business in the Persian denounced the sanctions as “the permanent closure of the path vad Zarif said in a tweet late on Monday that Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, and UAE Crown concerned with U.S. interests—they despise Gulf”. The foreign minister said it is quite in to diplomacy” with the Trump administration. the “B-Team” scorns diplomacy but thirsts for Prince Mohammed bin Zayed. diplomacy, and thirst for war,” Zarif tweeted. the interests of the United States and the larger Tension between Tehran and Washington has increased since war with Iran. The remarks by Zarif came after President Zarif had previously warned that the B-Team world that Washington withdraw its forces from Trump withdrew the U.S. from the 2015 nuclear deal in May 2018 The B-Team includes White House national Donald Trump questioned the United States’ could goad Trump into a war with Tehran. the Persian Gulf region. and introduced harsh sanctions against Iran. Tension entered a new phase as the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps on Thursday shot down a U.S. drone which violated Iran’s airspace. Trump claimed he called off retaliatory air strikes minutes before impact. Russia says downed U.S. drone was in Iranian airspace 1 Amir Ali Hajizadeh, commander of the “The drone was certainly in Iranian territory by 4 aerospace unit of the IRGC, said on Friday that the miles or 7 kilometers,” he told reporters. Rouhani attends Cultural drone had received warnings for four times before Patrushev also said that a black-and-white footage being shot down. as evidence presented by the U.S. alleging Iran was Revolution meeting The IRGC released GPS coordinates that showed the behind attacks on ships in the Gulf of Oman was an drone eight miles off Iran’s coast, inside the 12 nautical unprofessional move. POLITICAL TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani par- miles from the shore that is Iran’s territorial waters. On June 13, two commercial oil tankers were hit deskticipated on Tuesday in the meeting of the Brigadier General Majid Fakhri, the head of the in the Gulf of Oman, prompting the evacuation and Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution. Geographical Organization of the Armed Forces of Iran, rescue of dozens of crew members. The agenda of the meeting was to discover ways to promote said on Tuesday that the U.S. drone had trespassed into The U.S. has blamed Iran for the attacks without Hijab (Islamic dress code). the Iranian territory by 7 kilometers before it was shot. presenting a shred of factual evidence. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y JUNE 26, 2019 IRAN IN FOCUS

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international law, envoy says POLITICAL TEHRAN – Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raisi desksays the atmosphere of peace and tranquility POLITICAL TEHRAN – Majid Iranian military on Thursday. prevailing in Iran is due to resistance and not negotiations. deskTakht Ravanchi, Iran’s “As a country, whose airspace “Iran’s perseverance and resistance on the world stage is work- permanent representative to the United has been violated…, Iran had a right ing,” Raisi said on Tuesday, according to ISNA. Nations, says the new U.S. sanctions on to be present at the meeting,” he Pointing to the Thursday downing of an American spy drone by the Islamic Republic’s top authorities said, pointing to the right as Iran’s the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, he said the IRGC’s power in reflect Washington’s disrespect for entitlement under the UN Charter. the region is noteworthy. international law. The IRGC shot down the American “The U.S. decision today to impose spy drone over the southern Iranian more sanctions against Iran is another province of Hormozgan on Thursday. indication that America does not attach The aircraft had ignored repeated any respect to international law and warnings by the IRGC. the prevailing international opinion,” “Today, the Security Council was Press TV quoted Takht Ravanchi as briefed unilaterally by the United States saying on Monday. [on the incident],” the Iranian envoy Earlier, U.S. President Donald Trump said, blaming the U.S. for shutting signed an executive order imposing Iran out of the session by misusing sanctions against Leader of the Islamic its position as a permanent Council Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and member to “mislead Council members other senior figures. Sanctions against in order to further its age-old anti- Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Iranian policy.” He added that if the government trusts human resources, Iran Zarif are expected later this week. He added that the Council had been will overcome the problems created by the enemy. Elsewhere in his remarks, Takht provided with “undeniable information” Tensions between Iran and the U.S. rose after the IRGC shot down Ravanchi said the United States must regarding the incident, which showed a U.S. Navy RQ-4A Global Hawk drone that had entered Iranian stop “its economic warfare and terrorism the aircraft’s exact course and point airspace in the Persian Gulf region to gather intelligence, using the against the Iranian people.” of entry. indigenous Khordad 3 surface-to-air missile system. He also ruled out talks with Iran’s move to bring down the drone Washington, saying conditions were it is under the threat of sanctions. from attending a closed-door meeting fitted perfectly within the international not ripe for a dialogue, and that Iran The envoy also protested the UN called by the U.S. to address the downing legal norms and was consistent with the would not accept such dialogue while Security Council for preventing Iran of an intruding American drone by UN Charter’s Article 51, he explained. Rouhani advisor: War and sanctions are two sides of the same coin Military: U.S. spy drone was inside Iranian territory by 7 km POLITICAL TEHRAN – Hesamoddin Ashena, an adviser deskto President Hassan Rouhani, said on Monday POLITICAL TEHRAN – The head of America.” that Iran does not differentiate between sanctions and war, calling deskthe Geographical Organ- General Hajizadeh also stressed on them “two sides of the same coin”. ization of the Armed Forces of Iran has Saturday that Iran was not after war but The Trump administration said that a U.S. spy drone which was shot was fully ready to defend itself, adding that has slapped the harshest ever down by Iran on Thursday had trespassed the fate of the downed U.S. spy drone was sanctions on Iran since it uni- into the Iranian territory by 7 kilometers waiting for any intruding flying object. laterally withdrew from the before it was downed. “Our response to anything trespass- 2015 nuclear deal (JCPOA) in “The drone was certainly in Iranian ing Iranian territory is like this, and if May 2018. territory by 4 miles or 7 kilometers,” such acts of aggression are repeated, our “We are neither warmongers Brigadier General Majid Fakhri told response will also be the same,” Hajiza- nor do we deserve sanctions,” reporters on Tuesday. deh said. Ashena tweeted. He explained that the mentioned depth “We don’t embrace war but we are “But we consider war and was specific to the moment the aircraft ready to fully defend the country,” he said. sanctions as two sides of the was hit, adding that the drone had been “We possess a collection of American same coin,” Ashena added. deeper inside Iranian territory before it drones which is a proof that America has The remarks by the advisor reached the hitting spot. violated Iran’s airspace and shows that came immediately after the U.S. On Monday, local fishermen from the they don’t want to respect international renewed his call for negotiations Iranian Island of Qeshm in the Strait of law,” the commander said. with Iran but slapped new sanc- Hormuz found more parts of the Amer- “America’s measure was in violation tions against Tehran. ican spy drone. of international law and we acted ac- “America’s claim to negotiate without preconditions is unac- A day after the shooting down, Irani- cording to our legitimate responsibility,” ceptable while threats and sanctions continue. They must give us an forces had found and collected some news outlets that the drone might have down the drone to only send a message Hajizadeh said, adding, “It is possible that more than JCPOA if they demand for something more than this parts of the drone and showcased them actually trespassed the Iranian border. to Washington. an American general or some operators agreement.” to media during a press event. Commander of the IRGC Aerospace “Along with the American drone was were behind this American aggression, Top Iranian officials, including President Rouhani and Foreign The United States had confirmed that Force Amir Ali Hajizadeh said that his an American P8 aircraft with 35 on board, we don’t know that. But that measure Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, have said the sanctions are an one of its reconnaissance planes was shot forces could have shot down a U.S. P8 and it was also violating our airspace (intruding into Iranian airspace) is a vi- instance of “economic terrorism”. down by Iranian air defenses, but denied aircraft with 35 on board which was and we could have downed it too,” he olation of international aviation rules Rouhani has also said since sanctions target the ordinary people that it intruded into Iran’s airspace at violating Iran’s airspace at the same said. “But we did not do it, because our by a spy drone which then received our they are “crimes against humanity”. the time. Later, anonymous officials told time as the drone, but decided to shoot aim was to warn the terrorist forces of natural response.” ‘Enemy won’t survive in Iran won’t tolerate threats to national Trump’s sanctions failed to harm case of any wrongdoing in interests: Hatami Islamic Republic: Atlantic Council Persian Gulf’

POLITICAL TEHRAN – Defense POLITICAL TEHRAN – Barbara POLITICAL TEHRAN – The enemy knows that it will deskMinister Amir Hatami deskSlavin, the director of desknot survive in case of any “wrongdoing” in said on Tuesday that the Islamic Republic the Future of Iran Initiative at the Atlan- the Persian Gulf, Chief of the will not tolerate any threat to its national tic Council, has argued that the Trump Iranian Navy Rear Admiral Hos- interests as he praised the downing of administration’s sanctions against Iran sein Khanzadi said on Tuesday. a U.S. spy drone by the IRGC in south have failed to cause the Islamic Republic Khanzadi was reacting to of Iran on June 20. to suffer. renewed threats and sanctions Hatami said the shooting down of “The president thinks he’s getting tough by the United States against the drone brought glory to the Iranian on the mullahs when he’s really just causing the Islamic Republic, IRNA nation, Tasnim reported. ordinary people to suffer,” Slavin said in reported. “The enemies, being fully aware of a piece published on The American Con- On Monday, U.S. Presi- the defense power of the Islamic Repub- servative on Tuesday. dent Donald Trump targeted lic, are incapable of taking any military She referred to U.S. sanctions on dif- Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali action,” the general said. ferent countries, including Iran, North Khamenei and other top Iranian The minster also stressed that the Korea, Venezuela and Cuba, saying, “What officials with sanctions, taking frustration and impotence of enemies waters, and had not violated the Iranian has occurred, however, is the steady im- American sanctions is not a new deal but a dramatic, unprecedented step result from Iran’s great defense capa- airspace. poverishment of people in countries that simply to weaken and destabilize the Islamic to increase pressure on Iran bilities that have been founded upon Tensions initially built up between have been sanctioned.” Republic, she noted. after Tehran’s downing of an “resistance”. the U.S. and Iran after President Don- “The impact of U.S. sanctions on Iran “With Donald Trump’s first term more unmanned American drone. In a statement issued early Thursday, ald Trump withdrew Washington from and Cuba has been particularly cruel, since than halfway over, the cruelty and futility the IRGC said the U.S.-made Global Hawk the 2015 nuclear agreement, officially during the Obama administration people of his sanctions predilections are evident,” surveillance drone was brought down by known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan in both countries had their expectations she explained. Majlis mulling ten motions to its Air Force near the Kouh-e Mobarak of Action (JCPOA), and imposed severe raised for a better life,” she added. “Even now, the Trump administration region — which sits in the central dis- sanctions against Tehran. Slavin said while the Trump adminis- has refused to provide practical guidelines counter U.S. anti-Iran measures trict of Jask County — after the aircraft The Trump administration insists that tration officials assert that the sanctions to European companies seeking to sell violated Iranian airspace. they are ready for talks with Iran but are aimed to bring Iran back to the nego- non-sanctioned goods to Iran. U.S. officials POLITICAL TEHRAN – The Majlis presiding board an- The IRGC Aerospace Force later put Tehran says it will resist against all U.S. tiating table, in reality, “Iranian officials are also threatening to sanction the Iranian desknounced on Tuesday that it had received ten on display parts of the destroyed drone, pressures and that there will be no talks refuse to talk without a credible offer of counterpart to INSTEX, a barter vehicle set motions with the aim of countering the United States’ anti-Iran refuting earlier claims by the U.S. that with a party which has already violated sanctions relief.” up by the European Union for trade with measures. the drone was flying over international many international agreements. Many observers believe the goal of Iran that has yet to become operational.” According to the Mehr news agency, the ten motions are as follows: 1. Motion to protect the security of Iran’s territorial waters. 2. Motion to require the government to take appropriate actions against the neighboring countries hosting U.S. military bases. 3. Motion to require the government to take legal actions General warns of high costs of war for U.S. against companies which have joined the anti-Iran sanctions POLITICAL TEHRAN – Commander of Khatam the nation’s interests in the face of any threat and of the United States of America. deskol-Anbia Central Headquarters has aggression, he added. 4. Motion to require the government to pursue compensation warned that the United States would pay a high price According to Rashid, the shooting down of a U.S. for U.S. violation of human rights targeting Iranian citizens. if a war erupts in the region. Global Hawk spy drone in the Iranian airspace was 5. Motion to require the government to legally pursue the “America’s interventionist measures as well as a clear example of Iran’s courageous defense. criminal act of the U.S. in downing of an Iranian passenger plane. the provocative acts by some of its regional allies, Tensions between Iran and the United States reached 6. Motion to require the government to establish a museum including the Zionist regime and Saudi Arabia, are a record high after a U.S. spy drone violated Iran’s on U.S. atrocities. threatening regional peace and stability,” Major airspace on Thursday and ignored Iran’s warnings 7. Motion to require the government to include U.S. atrocities General Gholam Ali Rashid said on Tuesday, Mehr before being targeted by the IRGC’s air defense system. in textbooks for schools and universities. reported. The IRGC said the drone was brought down over 8. Motion to require the government to fully support the indi- “The U.S. will end up paying dearly if a war erupts Iran’s southern coastal province of Hormozgan. viduals and institutes which suffered losses in using U.S. services. in the region,” said Rashid during a visit to one of The Guards, however, spared a second spy plane 9. Motion to form a club of countries sanctioned by the U.S. the IRGC’s air defense bases in Isfahan Province. carrying 35 people, for which U.S. President Donald 10. Motion to counter U.S. sanctions by replacing its goods Iran is not in favor of war but is ready to defend Trump thanked Iran. and services I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 4 ECONOMY JUNE 26, 2019

STOCK MARKET CGT for more productivity, TEDPIX 245098.9 IFX 3133.68 Sources: tse.ir, Ifb.ir less reliance on oil income By Mahnaz Abdi government is preparing it for some other CURRENCIES TEHRAN — In order to reduce intention for markets as well. USD 42,000 rials investment making in non-productive sec- A non-oil budget requires other stable income sources, and the government is EUR 47,892 rials tors, many countries impose capital gains tax (CGT) which is a tax on capital gains with considering tax on non-productive assets as GBP 53,535 rials different rates of taxation for individuals and one of the major sources in this regard, Pour- corporations. Ebrahimi said. AED 11,437 rials As defined by the Investopedia, capital Not only is capital gains tax an effective instrument for establishment of fairness and Source: cbi.ir gains tax is a levy assessed on the positive difference between the sale price of the asset economic quality, it can also help the govern- and its original purchase price. Long-term ment reduce reliance on oil revenues. capital gains tax is a levy on the profits from CGT should avoid liquidity outflow the sale of assets held for more than a year. from one market to other ones COMMODITIES Short-term capital gains tax applies to as- While imposition of CGT is considered nec- Brent $63.71/b sets held for a year or less, and is taxed as essary, it also should be taken into account that such tax may lead the liquidity flow from WTI $57.61/b ordinary income. While CGT prevents from the wealth to be a specific market (such as housing market) to OPEC Basket $65.29/b owned just by a few people, it leads the liquidity the other ones (like foreign currency or gold coin markets). Gold $1,429.50/oz toward production, and help re-distribution of wealth and income in the society. Such condition can cause damage to the Silver $15.45/oz CGT has come under the spotlight in Iran market entitled to the CGT in a way that, for during the current Iranian calendar year (began pasand said that reducing the current year’s parliament (Majlis), said on June 8 that new example in housing market, it can reduce invest- Platinium $817.45/oz on March 21), as the country is investigating budget dependency on oil exports is the most tax strategies should be taken and new taxes ment making in construction of new houses. At the same time, outflow of the liquidity Sources: oilprice.com, Moneymetals.com different ways for a budget plan with no reli- important economic objective in the country. should be imposed in order to reduce the gap ance on the oil income, and collecting taxes Last week, the minister also stressed that that is becoming larger and larger between to the parallel markets can increase fluctua- is one of the major ones. an efficient tax system should be a priority the poor and the rich due to the effects of tions in those markets. The proposed 17.03 quadrillion rials ($405 in the government’s policy making, and put the fluctuations in the foreign currency ex- And as incomplete implementation of a law, Iran to offer incentives billion) budget bill for this Iranian year has emphasis on the necessity of imposing capital change rate. once all aspects of it are not considered, can envisaged 1.53 quadrillion rials (about $36.5 gains tax. In this due Majlis has put approving the bring results worse that those when there is for foreign investments of billion) of tax income. New tax strategies required capital gains tax plan on agenda, he added no such law at all; to impose CGT it should be Earlier this month, Iranian Minister of Mohammadreza Pour-Ebrahimi, the chair- and said that this plan is in the final stage done simultaneously in the parallel financial over $250,000 Finance and Economic Affairs Farhad Dej- man of the economic committee of Iranian to be approved for housing market and the and asset markets. 1 He said the government managed to collect 1.09 quad- rillion rials (about $25.952 billion) of tax revenues during the past Iranian calendar year of 1397 (ended on March 20, 2019), which means the country’s annual tax income plan has come true IME to carry out 10 macro plans to Iran’s monthly crude steel production up by 97 percent. improve performance 3.8% yr/yr despite U.S. sanctions The official also informed that his ministry has called on ECONOMY TEHRAN — Manag- ECONOMY TEHRAN — Produc- the customs administration to desking director of Iran desktion of crude steel in take all necessary measures in Mercantile Exchange (IME) said that IME Iran rose 3.8 percent in May 2019 from order to facilitate non-oil trade has prepared ten macro plans to improve May 2018, according to the World Steel and to make it easier for traders performance during the current Iranian Association (WSA)’s report. to export their commodities. calendar year (ends on March 19, 2020). The WSA put the country’s crude steel Elsewhere in his remarks, Hamed Soltani-Nejad made the remarks output at 2.235 million tons in May of the finance minister stated that in the meeting of IME shareholders on this year, rising from 2.153 million tons despite the U.S. sanctions, the Monday, IME Public Relations Depart- in May of last year, despite the U.S. sanc- country’s non-oil revenues did ment reported. tions on the country’s metals, Tasnim not decrease significantly. The IME managing director mentioned news agency reported. “So far, in the first three development of underlying assets through IME Managing Director Hamed Soltani- In an attempt to [as the U.S. president a production advantage, the minister months of the current year existing instruments, development of finan- Nejad (C) speaking in the meeting of the Trump put it] “choke off the country’s further underscored. (March 21-June 21) non-oil cial instruments for commodity-backed company’s shareholders largest non-petroleum related sources of Meanwhile, Jafar Sargini said on Sat- exports have also had an ac- securities, expansion of market size and export revenue”, Washington imposed urday that Iran’s annual steel production ceptable amount,” he added. depth, increasing cooperation with other article 95 of the new law of the securities new sanctions on Iran’s metals and min- is planned to reach 45 million tons by Dejpasand finally noted that the government has prepared a organizations, and strengthening IME brand market of the Islamic Republic of Iran and erals sectors in early May. the Iranian calendar year 1400 (March 12-fold strategic program for bartering oil revenues in order to as some of the mentioned macro plans. following the merger of the agricultural and While at the first glance [considering 2021-March 2022). keep the country’s foreign trade afloat. Soltani-Nejad has previously announced metal exchanges of Tehran. Trump’s comments], this might seem Referring to the sanctions, the offi- He didn’t provide more details regarding this program. that IME accounted for 39 percent of the Various sectors of economy and national to be a heavy hit to Iran’s economy in cial said, “All those who have imposed Earlier in May, President Hassan Rouhani ordered executive value of the total trades in the Iranian capital industry benefit from the exchange operation. the near future but a close look into sanctions against Iran aim to destroy he bodies to take immediate steps to remove obstacles to domestic market during the past Iranian calendar Performing as the first market providing the country’s exports data could reveal country’s production capabilities; there- and foreign investment in the country. year (ended on March 20, 2019). access to the initial offering of the listed Trump’s great miscalculations. In fact, fore, the Ministry of Industry, Mining The decisions came as the U.S. has introduced the harshest He put the value of IME trades at 1.78 commodities, IME offers price discovery this could even be considered a “blessing and Trade prefer that the steel producers ever sanctions against Iran in line with the Trump administra- quadrillion rials (about $42.3 billion) in and price making for the OTC, secondary in disguise” for the country’s minerals focus first on production and in this due tion’s “maximum pressure” on Iran, a policy that analysts and the past year, IRNA reported. markets and the end users. and metal industry. development projects with the physical politicians say is intended to strangulate Iran. The value of trades at IME rose 52 It provides venue for government sales In a press conference on June 8, Iranian progress of over 70 percent will also help Ebrahim Raeisi, the judiciary chief, also said in late May that all percent in the past calendar year from its and procurement purchases, offers clear- deputy industry, mining and trade minis- achieve this target.” officials are duty bound to support businessmen and entrepreneurs. previous year. ing and settlement services, in addition to ter said the ministry has taken necessary On June 15, the official had announced During a meeting with a number of businessmen, Raeisi said Over 24.84 million tons of commodities risk management, while it also trains the measures to maintain the country’s metal that the country’s annual crude steel pro- that under the current situation in which the United States has valued at 884.3 trillion rials (about $21.05 market participants. exports despite U.S. sanctions. duction is planned to reach 30 million waged an economic war on Iran, all officials and state bodies are billion) were traded at the physical market As this exchange is a proper platform “We have established a special work- tons in the current Iranian calendar year. duty bound to fully support businessmen and entrepreneurs. of IME, showing seven percent fall in the for price discovery, and given that supply- ing group in the ministry which is closely He put Iran’s crude steel production amount and 77 percent rise in the worth of ing basic goods is one of the major issues assessing the situation and making neces- at 25 million tons in the past year. trades year on year. on the Iranian government’s agenda in the sary arrangements to mitigate the impact Sarqini had also announced that Iran Applying new financial instruments current Iranian calendar year (started on of U.S. sanctions,” Jafar Sarqini told the will inaugurate steel projects with the CBI hosts a gathering of in Iranian capital market was one of the March 21) and it is one of the focal pillars in Tehran Times in the press conference. capacity of at least 10 million tons dur- economists to discuss achievements of the country’s’ exchange the national budget bill for this year, many The official noted that it is expected ing the current Iranian calendar year. markets during the past year. capital market experts believe that offering for the exports from the country’s mining According to World Steel Association, monetary issues In this due, IME launched “option” in basic goods at Iran Mercantile Exchange can sector to, at least, reach the last year’s $8.5 Iran became the world’s tenth largest early March 2019 in an approach to diversify help the government regulate and control billion by the end of the current Iranian steel producer in 2018. ECONOMY TEHRAN – In a meeting with the country’s financing methods for agricultural products. the market in a better way. calendar year (March 2020). Iran which stood at the 13th place in deskeconomists in Tehran on Monday, the governor Option is a contract which gives the In an interview recently conducted by Also, during a meeting with the 2017 could lag behind three major steel of Central Bank of Iran (CBI) explored issues like Integrated Forex buyer (the owner or holder of the option) IRNA, Hossein Khezli Kharazi, a capital members of Iran Steel Association on producers in the world, namely Italy, Market, open market operations (OMO), liquidity and inflation, the right, but not the obligation, to buy or market expert, said, “Mercantile exchange Sunday, Iranian Industry, Mining and Taiwan, and Ukraine to stand at the 10th IRIB reported. sell an underlying asset or instrument at was set up in our economy with the aim Trade Minister Reza Rahmani said the place in 2018, despite the re-imposition According to CBI office of public relations, in the meeting Abdol- a specified strike price prior to or on a of fair price discovery. The best way for country has achieved a proper self-reliance of sanctions by the U.S. naser Hemmati underlined the functions and characteristics of the specified date, depending on the form of discovery of the fair prices of basic goods in steel industry. According to the WSO’s report, Iran currency market and open market operations (OMO), emphasizing the option. is relying on a supply-demand mechanism Steel industry is one of the indus- produced 25 million tons of crude steel in that the OMO is the most important tool by which many central banks Iran Mercantile Exchange was established and IME is the only transparent market for tries in which some good investment 2018 which indicates 17.7 percent growth control short term interest rates. on September 20, 2007 in accordance with this purpose.” has been made and today it has become from 21.2 million tons in 2017. “CBI intends to benefit from other countries’ experiences in open market operations by holding workshops in this regard,” Hemmati said. The governor further noted that CBI is taking calculated and precise steps toward launching the integrated forex market and will take all necessary measures to make sure that the required infrastructure ‘Foreign vessels passage through Iranian waters ongoing’ for this market is provided. ECONOMY TEHRAN – Head of ports in the Persian Gulf region are operating transport energy supplies from the Middle East. The economists at the meeting also appreciated the central bank’s deskIran’s Ports and Maritime at their full potential, the official noted that The United States blamed Iran for the efforts for maintaining the balance in the foreign exchange market Organization (PMO) said all major foreign the country’s non-oil imports have witnessed attacks. through setting up the integrated forex market as well as open market shipping companies are passing through Iran’s an over 15 percent growth this year. On June 15, the Iranian Foreign Minis- operations, saying that these are two of the most important outcomes waters on their normal basis and Iranian ports “In terms of weight, non-oil exports are try summoned British Ambassador Robert of CBI’s monetary and currency policy making. are also operating as before. about two times more that imports, and since Macaire over the accusations. Reforming the structure of the country’s banking system, con- As reported by IRNA, Mohammad Rastad the beginning of the year, we have exported Assistant Foreign Minister for Europe trolling liquidity, curbing inflation, removing barriers in the way of made the remarks on the sidelines of a cer- 13 million tons of non-oil commodities to Mahmoud Barimani conveyed Tehran’s production, improving the people’s livelihood and preventing income emony on the occasion of World Hydrography foreign destinations,” he added. strong protest to the British government’s imbalances through monetary and fiscal policies, and the impact of Day in Tehran on Tuesday. In early June, two tankers were attacked “unfounded allegations” and “unacceptable” U.S. sanctions and enforcement of bank operations were among the Emphasizing the fact that all the country’s in the Gulf of Oman, a key waterway used to anti-Iran stances. issues raised in the meeting. Establishment of integrated forex market has been approved by the Money and Credit Council (MCC), the highest banking policy- making body of the CBI, on January 8 as the CBI aims to explore the China to further contribute to regional, world economy with open platform: expert real volume of demand and supply in the foreign currency market through a new mechanism. China’s economy has contributed and will continue to Sungkyunkwan University in the South Korean capital in prosperity rather than excluding a certain party as the Regarding this market, a CBI official said on May 5 that the new contribute to regional and world economy with its open of Seoul, told Xinhua ahead of the Group of 20 (G20) BRI and the community with shared future for mankind mechanism aims to organize the transactions in the foreign currency platform such as the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a summit in Osaka, Japan. are a more open and multilateral idea that goes against exchange market between the exchange shops, Mehr news agency South Korean expert said. The Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century unilateralism and isolationism. reported. According to xinhuanet.com, the “China-initiated Maritime Silk Road Initiative, proposed in 2013, is aimed With the launch of the G20 meeting in 1999, China In late May, the chairman of the Economic Committee of Majlis BRI, a community with shared future for mankind, and at building a trade and infrastructure network connecting began to actively participate in globalization, triggering announced that an integrated forex market would be launched by a regional community with shared future are an open Asia with Europe, Africa and beyond along the ancient one of the biggest changes in the world economy as one of the end of Iranian calendar month of Khordad (June 21), however platform where everybody joins and enjoys common trade routes of the Silk Road. the world’s biggest markets joined the global economic the market hasn’t been inaugurated up to date. interest,” Lee Hee-ok, a professor of political science at Lee said the open platform allowed every party to join order, said the professor. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y JUNE 26, 2019 ENERGY 5

Iran’s refining capacity to rise Oil supertanker repaired inside Iran for 1st time

ENERGY TEHRAN – Iranian technicians managed 250,000 bpd by March 2020 deskto repair a giant oil tanker inside the country for the first time in the history of Iran’s shipping industry, ENERGY TEHRAN – Daily pro- is more focused on capacity optimization and desk IRNA reported on Tuesday. cessing capacity of Iranian fault elimination of existing phases. According to the National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) refineries is expected to increase by 250,000 In early May, PGSR Managing Director office of public relations, the 320,000-ton supertanker (called barrels by the end of the current Iranian cal- Mohammad-Ali Dadvar announced that Dore) was successfully dry-docked in Bandar Abbas at Iran endar year (March 19, 2020) to reach 2.4 the refinery’s processing capacity is going Shipbuilding and Offshore Industries Complex (ISOICO) on million bpd, IRNA reported on Tuesday. to reach 540,000 barrels per day (bpd) by Monday. According to the Iranian Deputy Oil the end of the current Iranian calendar year. Dore belongs to the national Iranian oil tanker fleet and is Minister Alireza Sadeqabadi, the country’s Last week, Iranian Parliament passed a a “giant oil tanker” with a length of 333 meters. total refining capacity which was 1.55 million bill for increasing the capacity of the country’s This is the first time that repair and maintenance services barrels per day (bpd) at the beginning of the oil and gas condensate refineries. of a super oil vessel is assigned to a domestic repair yard. Iranian calendar year of 1396 (March 21, The approval of the bill came after earlier 2017), currently stands at 2.15 million bpd. this month the Research Center of Iran’s “The upward trend will continue in the parliament announced that petro-refineries current year and we expect the [refining] are two times more profitable than refiner- capacity to reach 2.4 million bps by the end ies and suggested that National Iranian Oil of the year,” he said. Company (NIOC)’s new refinery projects be Sadeqabadi noted that 850,000 barrels defined as petro-refineries. of crude oil and gas condensate, which were Since the U.S.’s withdrew from Iran’s prevented from entering the global market nuclear pact in May 2018, vowing to drive by the unjust U.S. sanctions, are currently the refining of gas condensates will increase crease in the capacity is expected to come Iran’s oil exports down to zero, the Islamic being refined inside the country into products from 450,000 bpd to 500,000 bpd and crude from the fourth phase of Iran’s Persian Gulf Republic has been taking various measures with higher value added. oil from about 1.7 million bpd to about 1.9 Star Refinery (PGSR) which is located in the to counter the U.S. actions and alleviate “Following the oil ministry’s new poli- million bpd,” he said. southern province of Hormozgan. the impacts of the unjust sanctions on its cies, by the end of the current fiscal year, According to the official, most of the in- The official noted that the mentioned phase economy.

Iran’s cryptocurrency energy crisis: the issue and solutions According to NITC Technical Advisor Ali Mansourzadeh, 1 On one hand, the gap between the value of rial According to Press TV, “This currency would facilitate before this Iranian technicians had successfully completed the and the U.S. dollar is increasing day by the day and the the transfer of money (to and from) anywhere in the world. overhauling and maintenance operations of a variety of smaller global demand for trading with cryptocurrencies, especially Besides, it can help us at the time of sanctions.” vessels in a 6-month period, including MARIA 3 tanker with Bitcoin is increasing drastically and this has made the area So if Iran is serious about moving forward with this a capacity of 13,600 cubic meters, POLARIS with a capacity ever more attractive for companies and people to join in. plan, the government should consider a more consider- of 45,000 tons, and ARK and ARGO each with a capacity of On the other hand, no regulation or law has been defined ate approach in this regard to both manage the electricity 100,000 tons. for such electricity subscribers. consumption and encourage people to engage with the However, due to some technological limitations, the repair So Iran, which has a much cheaper electricity than most new digital currencies. operations of supertankers like Dore was carried out in foreign of the advanced countries in the world, is becoming the Solutions countries. heaven of cryptocurrency miners. Although an ultimate solution for quenching this elec- Consumption tricity-thirsty giant may not yet be out there, but there As I mentioned before, mining cryptocurrencies is, in are at least some practical options that can be explored Northeast Asia’s LNG import nature, a very energy-consuming process. Some scholars and implemented to manage the issue for the time being. even believe that due to its exponential growth it might First, as many major companies in the technology world demand growth declines on consume the world’s entire electrical energy by 2020. This means that companies and people that are mining like Google, Facebook and Microsoft has done, the cryp- If we consider the seven-percent growth of Iran’s elec- cryptocurrencies should pay a price as if they are importers tocurrency mining community can also purchase clean economic headwinds tricity consumption to be merely due to bitcoin mining of electricity. This proposal will only be valid and imple- energy from renewable plants to mitigate the impact on processes, we can easily estimate the huge impact that mented if approved by the cabinet. the national grid. By Jessica Jaganathan such activities could have on the country’s electricity con- Tavanir has also announced that using electricity for However, since all miners are not working under one single sumption patterns in the near future. mining cryptocurrencies is illegal and those household executive entity, the government should make necessary Economic headwinds are limiting the appetite for liquefied nat- The seven percent in Iran’s electricity consumption or commercial subscribers that use electricity for such arrangements to bring them together or at least provide ural gas (LNG) in Northeast Asia, home to the world’s biggest which we mentioned, might seem a small number but con- activities will be cut off from the national grid. this option to big companies which are active in this field. importers of the fuel, even as global supply is expected to rise sidering the peak consumption of 3300 megawatts for the Although the proposed solutions can somehow be con- Another option would be providing capable private power by 14% this year. past Iranian month of Khordad, the figure nearly equals sidered ways of tackling the problem but they are not best supplying companies, which have their own renewable The growth in monthly import volumes of LNG into Northeast the total consumption of East Azarbaijan, West Azarbaijan solutions for the long run. power plants, with network and infrastructure to act as Asia during the first half of 2019 will decline for the first time and Ardebil provinces together. Since Iran is even planning to launch its own cryptocur- ESP or electricity Service Providers for such subscribers. since 2015, according to Reuters calculations based on Refinitiv Government approach rency for countering U.S. sanctions, imposing inhibiting Miners can also use eco-friendlier power source like shiptracking data. The region includes Japan, China, South Korea, In addressing this problem, recently the ministry of rules and regulations won’t help in this regard and will even Vienna-based HydroMiner, who uses renewable hydroe- which are the world’s three largest LNG importers, and Taiwan. energy has proposed that the costs of electricity for crypto- discourage the future usage of such currencies, if realized. lectric power to mine Bitcoin. But the perquisite for this currency miners should be determined based on electricity The Iranian government said in April that it had devel- solution is also developing more renewable power plants export tariffs. oped an experimental domestic cryptocurrency. across the country.

Oil prices drop amid demand worries, Wind to dominate renewables growth but U.S.-Iran tensions support over the coming decade, Fitch says

Oil fell on Tuesday amid concerns over the Non-hydro renewables sector, led by outlook for crude demand, but prices were wind and solar, will reach 2.4 terawatt supported after Washington announced new of installed capacity worldwide by 2028, sanctions on Iran amid mounting tensions in according to Fitch Solutions. the Middle East. As per thenational.ae, wind will ac- As stated by cnbc.com, benchmark Brent count for 44 percent while solar will make crude futures were down 57 cents, or 0.9%, at up for 49 percent of power generation in $64.29 a barrel by 0342 GMT. They dropped the renewables sector fuelled by rapid Further underscoring the weaker demand, LNG imports into 0.5% on Monday. growth in markets such as China that the region in June are set to fall from May, for the first time ever, U.S. crude futures were down 58 cents, or and Chinese President Xi Jinping. That could are increasingly looking to make the renewables space, noted Fitch. The coun- according to Refinitiv data going back to 2013. Imports typically 1%, at $57.32 a barrel. The U.S. benchmark further hurt global growth prospects, hitting green switch. try is expected to add more than 580GW rise in June as gas demand increases to generate power for air rose 0.8% in the previous session. demand for oil and other commodities. While solar will continue to domi- of power capacity from the end of 2018 conditioners during the Northern Hemisphere summer. Brent climbed 5% last week and U.S. crude Weak manufacturing data released on nate, the wind segment will emerge as to 2028, twice the addition in the U.S. This slowdown is occurring as additional volumes from Russia, surged 10% after Iran shot down a U.S. drone Monday by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dal- the most dominant source of electricity and India put together. the United States and Australia are expected to swell overall LNG on Thursday in the Persian Gulf, adding to las added to worries about slipping demand over the next decade led by the “higher Much like BP, the consultancy noted supplies to 365 million tons by the end of the year, from about 320 tensions stoked by attacks on oil tankers in for crude oil. capacity factor of wind power technology, that the proportion of renewables in the million tons currently, according to consultancy Wood Mackenzie. the area in May and June. Washington has However, supply is expected to remain rela- particularly offshore wind”, according energy mix will remain muted, accounting The main driver blamed the tanker attacks on Iran, which denies tively tight, as the Organization of the Petroleum to the report. for 15 percent overall by the end of 2028. The main driver of the slowdown is China, whose LNG imports having any role. Exporting Countries and its allies including Renewable capacity addition grew Coal will remain the dominant fuel, with for June look set to drop by 9% from May as the country’s coal- Trump also said on Twitter that other coun- Russia, an alliance known as OPEC+, appear 14.5 percent last year, nearing the re- renewables having to play catch-up with to-gas switching has moderated amid weaker economic growth. tries should protect their own oil shipping in likely to extend a deal on curbing output when cord-breaking increase seen in 2017, but natural gas, which is favored by econo- “Asian LNG demand this year so far has been dampened due the Middle East rather than have the United they meet on July 1-2 in Vienna, analysts said. still accounted for only a third of the mies such as China as a reliable, clean to a range of factors including mild weather, high storage levels, States protect them. Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak increase in power generation, BP said transitional fuel. and a lower policy emphasis on coal-to-gas switching in China,” Some said the threat of immediate military said on Monday that international cooperation in its annual statistical review, a noted “Total coal power generation will still said James Taverner of consultancy IHS Markit. conflict had eased slightly. on crude production had helped stabilize oil bellwether for the global energy industry. be me more than twice that of renewable “New export volumes look likely to come online faster than “Traders have lessened their odds for an markets and was more important than ever. BP chief Bob Dudley said deployment energy by the end of our forecast,” in they can be absorbed in the Asian market.” immediate U.S.-Iran escalation in this forev- He also voiced concerns about demand. of renewables is key to “decarbonizing 2028, according to the report. While China’s long-term LNG demand is still set to grow, the er smoldering hot spot,” said Stephen Innes, Sanctions on Iran and Venezuela imposed the power sector” - the biggest challenge “This view is anchored in our expec- rate will be slower compared with 2017 and 2018, said Wood managing partner at Vanguard Markets in by Washington have cut oil exports from the facing the global energy system over the tation that coal-fired power generation Mackenzie analyst Nicholas Browne. Bangkok. two OPEC members but U.S. production has next two decades. will remain a key component of the power This is due to factors including “uncertain industrial growth, Meanwhile, hopes are waning for progress in been rising, leading some Russian officials to China, keen to move away from pol- mix in many emerging markets over our regasification capacity constraints and the reduced pace of coal- Sino-U.S. trade talks at this week’s G20 meeting accuse Washington of carving out market share luting coal for power generation will see 10-year forecast period - notably in South to-gas switching,” he added. as investors await a meeting between Trump for its energy exports. the fastest expansion in the non-hydro Asia and South East Asia,” it added. In South Korea, the startup of three new nuclear power plants are expected further curb LNG imports. The Japanese LNG demand Japanese LNG demand is expected to be relatively flat in 2019, though there may be some upside in the third quarter when some China launches world’s first smart oil tanker nuclear plants undergo maintenance, said Giles Farrer, research China unveiled the world’s first intelligent Very Large Crude management, equipment operation and maintenance, and refinery. director, global LNG, at Wood Mackenzie. Overall, they forecast Carrier, which will have a capacity of more than 2.257 million finally integrated ship-to-shore communication, China News In 2020, another 1.08 million bpd in refining capacity LNG demand in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan next year to be barrels, China News Service reports, adding that the vessel, Service reports. will start operating, which will push imports higher as well 9 million tons below 2018. named New Journey, was delivered to China Merchant Energy China is the world’s largest oil importer, last year tak- as domestic production continues declining due to natural LNG demand has also been pressured by the rise of renewables Shipping Co. in Dalian. ing in more than 20 percent of the global total in monetary causes such as depletion and geologically challenging for- in power generation, especially in Europe. According to oilprice.com, “at present, countries around terms. Its top suppliers are Russia, Saudi Arabia, Angola, mations that are holding back new production. LNG industry participants are meeting in Singapore this week the world are actively promoting intelligent navigation and Iraq, and Oman. Yet refining capacity will not stop growing next year: re- for a conference where Asia’s demand growth will likely be a key developing intelligent technologies for ships, which plays an Chinese crude oil imports are likely to continue growing finers are building another 1.12 million bpd in new capacity topic of discussion. important role in improving maritime traffic safety, energy as more refining capacity comes on stream over the next that will come on stream in 2021. The global gas glut is expected to persist until at least next conservation, emission reduction and economic efficiency,” the couple of years. While this could — and likely would — worsen an already year, Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s global research team said news service quoted the vice chief engineer of the company that Currently, Chinese refiners are already processing crude serious fuel glut in Asia, it will continue driving the world’s last week. built the VLCC, Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co., as saying. at record-high rates, with the average for April at almost 12.7 top importer’s shipments from abroad. The “trade wars are taking their toll on global growth pro- Among the “intelligent” features of the vessel, according to million bpd. This year, total refining capacity in the country The smart VLCC could be the first of many as cost man- jections, which poses downside risk to global gas demand and Guan Yinghua, are assisted autopilot navigation, intelligent will add some 890,000 bpd, of which almost half has already agement continues to be a top priority in an upward trend prices,” they said. liquefied cargo management, comprehensive energy efficiency come on stream at an independent refiner’s 400,000-bpd for imports and volatile international prices. (Source: reuters.com) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 6 INTERNATIONAL JUNE 26, 2019

America’s poor human rights The Labor Party and the record

TEHRAN (FNA) — Iran’s parliament had issued a re- port on human rights in the United States that demands referendum again in England a closer look. The report constitutes part of the 15 plans that the Par- liament has devised to counter the US hostile measures. The What will be the fate of Brexit? report comprises two main sections, including violations of By Saeed Sobhani The process isn’t new.” human rights inside the US and at the international level. Some MPs who have been critical of It includes various cases of US violations of human TEHRAN — years has passed since the ref- Jeremy Corbyn fear it could open the way rights such as facts on US gun ownership which threatens erendum was hold over the Brexit, which to their removal, though the row over the the lives of people, US police violence, harsh and unjust ended up in the victory of the proponents of party’s Brexit stance cuts across many of the judicial rulings, violation of rights of Muslims, racial dis- the UK exit from the EU. But the details of usual dividing-lines in the party.News that crimination, violation of rights of women and refugees, this departure remains ambiguous among the process was being started came before invasion of privacy of people, dire conditions in US prisons, the British authorities, and this ambiguity what had been intended to be a significant sponsoring terrorism, interference in the internal affairs seems to be intensified in 2019. shadow cabinet meeting, but which senior of other countries, and turning a blind eye to the violations British citizens are aware that a “soft Brex- Labour sources now say is unlikely to shift of human rights by the Israeli regime and Saudi Arabia. it” agreement with Europe, in the style of the party’s policy any closer to a full-throated It is interesting to note that this is not the only report PM May, will only lead to the loss of many remain stance.In parliament on Monday, that highlights human rights violations by the US. According privileges for London. At the same time, Corbyn made clear that Labour would try to the US-based Commission on Civil Rights, immigrant holding a referendum again in Britain will to force the next prime minister to put their detention centers of the United States are also plagued with also lead to a new crisis in the country, and Brexit plans “back to the people”. human rights abuses. These violations include denial of food will outrage the supporters of Brexit deal. In response to a statement from There- and medical care, lack of due process, and sexual assault. Each one of the options will certainly have sa May about last week’s European council consequences for London and neither one meeting,he asked the prime minister: “In will offer a stable and improved situation her view, what would be worse: crashing out for the British. In other words, Brexit is the with no deal in October, or putting this issue in the party’s stance.Even some of Corbyn’s she believes ‘no deal’ should be on the table UK frustration point with Europe and the back to the people for a final say? international system.Over time, the UK public most loyal lieutenants, including the shadow as a viable option?”And, in her view, what “Whoever the next prime minister is, they chancellor, John McDonnell, have become would be worse: crashing out with no deal frustration will grow over the Brexit crisis. will barely hold the support of this house, It matters little whether the Labor Party or increasingly convinced that pledging to back a in October, or putting this issue back to the so they certainly have no mandate to force a referendum – and campaign for remain – was people for a final say?” Conservative Party holds the top political and disastrous hard-right Brexit on this country. executive positions in the UK. What matters essential for party morale.Corbyn said Labour ‘Brexit game has changed!’ Tony Blair Whatever Brexit plan the new Tory leader would work across the House of Commons issues fiery threat on anniversary of EU vote is the complex situation that London will comes up with, after three long years of failure face for at least a decade. to avert a no-deal Brexit. THREE years on from the Brexit vote which they should have the confidence to go back to Trade unions split over whether Labour dictated Britain would leave the European Labour MPs asked by party if they will the people on a deal agreed by parliament.” stand at next general election should back Remain in second EU referendum Union, former prime minister Tony Blair Corbyn told colleagues last week he had Howard Beckett, Unite’s assistant general has issued a fiery prediction on the future as Guardian reported, Labour MPs have been reading the autobiography of the party’s been given a fortnight to decide whether they secretary, made the union’s position clear of Brexit negotiations. former leader Harold Wilson, who advocated during talks with the Labour leader on Mon- Tony Blair has said the drama of the Tory want to stand again for parliament as the remaining a member of the common market “These violations are so widespread that all families party gears up for an early general election day.It is understood the union’s executive leadership contest has meant: “It is possible in the 1975 referendum while largely taking a committee agreed on its Brexit position - to miss the fact that the game on Brexit is should be released, detentions reduced, and alternatives by kicking off what some fear could turn into backseat during the campaign and allowing to incarceration fostered,” the Commission warns. a wave of deselections. which also includes opposition to a second changing.” He predicts that a Tory govern- cabinet ministers to support either side.Several referendum - at a meeting on Sunday. ment under Boris Johnson, the current front- The Commission has based its findings on hearings as Those MPs who want to continue to rep- shadow cabinet members emerged from last well as visits to immigrant detention centers nationwide, resent their constituency in future must first Mr Corbyn, who has called for a referen- runner in the leadership race, increases the week’s meeting with the clear impression that dum on any Brexit deal passed by Parliament, likelihood of a no deal scenario. But he says particularly those along the US-Mexican border. One of navigate the trigger-ballot process. After a a decision would be made about Labour’s these facilities in Karnes City, Texas, is operated by the contentious rule-change at last year’s Labour met with the leaders of every trade union such an outcome would raise the probability Brexit stance on Tuesday, after Corbyn had affiliated to Labour to canvas their views of a second referendum - something he is notorious private prison company GEO Group. Karnes is conference, that means commanding the sup- consulted trades union general secretaries. the site of long-term organizing and numerous hunger port of two-thirds of local party branches and ahead of a crunch Shadow Cabinet meet- an ardent campaigner for.The Tony Blair Corbyn’s deputy, Tom Watson, said: “We ing on Tuesday.CWU general secretary Dave Institute has shared a video, titled ‘Brexit: strikes led by desperate mothers locked up with their mal- two-thirds of affiliated trade union branches. had a long discussion last week and we all nourished children, or separated from their children, to If an MP fails to do so, an open selection pro- Ward also made clear his union’s opposition The Endgame’, in which the ex-prime min- decided we were going to take a decision at to Labour campaigning for Remain. ister issues his latest views on Brexit.In the protest their inhumane conditions of confinement. cess would be triggered in which they could the shadow cabinet. It will be quite a historic These desperate families as well as illegal migrants and be challenged by other candidates.Labour’s But every other union, including Unison, video he insists that the “game has changed”, day and I hope we can formalise our support the GMB and TSSA, urged Mr Corbyn to back and calls for Remainers to back a second asylum seekers supposedly come to the United States to general secretary, Jennie Formby, wrote to all for remaining in the EU and supporting the escape harsh living conditions or persecution, but once Labour MPs on Monday, saying they should staying in the EU.A trade union source told public vote. people having the final say on the deal.” PoliticsHome: “The CWU are resisting, but He warns against a hard Brexit saying it they cross the US border, the government apprehends and let the party’s legal department know by 6pm However, several members of the shadow detains them in conditions that are worse than what they on 8 July “if you wish to remain a candidate not to the same extent as Unite. “will mean a painful adjustment process”.The cabinet remain concerned about any policy “The Bakers’ Union and Aslef have come former prime minister said: “A soft Brexit is faced in their home countries. at the next general election”. that could be portrayed as seeking to overturn Nor is that all. The Commission’s latest report describes The letter concluded: “May I also take round to the view that a Remain position now effectively going to be off the table and a the result of the 2016 referendum and Corbyn is where Labour needs to be.”The result of referendum therefore becomes more likely.” many other brutal conditions, in which migrants, refu- this opportunity to thank you for the work is now not expected to make a speech on the gees, and asylum seekers are treated like criminals and you have done so far on behalf of the party the European election has focused a lot of He went on the explain that Brexit policy issue in the coming days. minds. People realise that we need to become under Mr Johnson would steer Britain towards stripped of their basic rights. The Commission summarizes in parliament.” Tensions at the top of the party exploded its findings: A Labour spokesman said: “Ahead of a a Remain party to win votes back from the a hard Brexit, or even a no deal. into the open after Labour’s disastrous show- Lib Dems.” But if the Tory leadership hopeful takes 1- Detention centers are not complying with interna- possible general election, Labour will begin a ing in last month’s European elections, with tional standards intended to promote humane treatment reselection process of MPs. We are preparing Senior Labour figures believe the party either plan to Parliament, Mr Blair said: “I Watson and the shadow foreign secretary, must make clear its position on Brexit be- do not believe any British Prime Minister will of detainees. for a general election, whenever it comes,. Emily Thornberry, pushing openly for a shift 2- By continuing to detain unaccompanied children and fore Parliament breaks up for the summer be so irresponsible as to do no deal without families, Department of Homeland Security is not respect- recess on 25 July.”This can’t be allowed to going back to the people, but if they tried to ing the civil rights and due process rights of detainees. drag on over the summer - people need to do it, I’m pretty sure Parliament would insist 3- Department of know where we stand,” said one source.Mr that such a step could not be taken without Homeland Security does The Corbyn is thought to be edging closer to the endorsement of the British people.” not protect detainees from supporting Remain, but some of his closest The video, published by the Tony Blair sexual assault and abuse Commission’s aides - including chief of staff Karie Murphy Institute, is a clear message to Remainers.He and needs to come into latest report and communications chief Seumas Milne advised those in favour of Britain staying in full compliance with the - are against the move.Significantly, John the EU that they should “focus on and point Prison Rape Elimination describes many McDonnell and Barry Gardiner have now out the dangers of hard Brexit”.Mr Blair uses Act. other brutal joined their Shadow Cabinet colleagues Tom examples such as how the service sector will 4- Some detention Watson, Emily Thornberry and Keir Starmer be hard hit and the impact a hard exit would facilities don’t provide conditions, in in backing Remain, although party chairman have on the goods sector, even if tariff-free good medical care, deny which migrants, Ian Lavery is still opposed. access is negotiated.He also pushed for people immigrants, refugees and Meanwhile, Mr Corbyn gave his strongest to fight for a People’s Vote in warning “ the asylum seekers the chance refugees, and anti-Brexit comments yet in the Commons game on Brexit has changed”. to try to get lawyers, look asylum seekers on Monday. He concluded by saying that “maximum the other way when rape or Responding to a statement by Theresa unity behind the cause” is required.The video sexual abuse occurs, and are treated like May on last week’s European Council, he has been viewed over 55,000 times and has don’t allow Muslims ade- criminals and said: “Will the Prime Minister tell us, whether received over 1,000 engagements on Twitter. quate leeway to practice their religion, including stripped of their the right to pray and fast basic rights. in the month of Ramadan. Kamel Mansari: Algerians demanding new regime, refusing to bow If this particular report is not uncontestable, we don’t TEHRAN (FNA) — Kamel Mansari, Journalist and Political break the wall of fears. For two decades, the Algerians know what is. This moral disaster and deliberate legal Commentator, says Algerians continue their demonstrations were warned against any attempt to destabilize the country failure has nothing to do with the State Department’s latest until their demand to establish democracy in their country otherwise they will get to the same faith as Syria, Yemen or Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. which is marked by corruption and nepotism is met. Libya. For years, the authorities and the official media were The US government officials, including Mike Pompeo, “[The demonstrators] stressed the fact the elite that rules constantly hammering the Algerians with the etheric of can portray the Commission’s report as “rehashed innuen- the country and ruined the economy under Bouteflika’s fears. The decade of terror due to the civil war, endured by do and discredited accusations,” or even call immigrants regime must leave”, he added. the Algerians from 1991-2000 which claimed some 200,000 ‘illegal aliens’ and ‘invading hordes’. Still, their denials do Speaking with FNA in an exclusive interview, the Algerian lives and cost the country 40 billion dollars of damages to not change the fact that the Commission’s findings echo journalist also said “for two decades, the Algerians were the infrastructures, had frozen the determination of many what the UN Human Rights Council has also argued in its warned against any attempt to destabilize the country, or in the past years to try to claim democracy in a country annual reports: “US policies of detention are especially they will get to the same faith as Syria, Yemen or Libya...”, marked by corruption and nepotism. The youth however unjust, given the role of the US in driving the economic and which paved the way for Bouteflika’s rule over the country did not hear it that way. political conditions displacing people from Latin America for two decades. Presence of Algeria’s flag was significant in protests. and elsewhere…” Kamel Mansari is the chief editor of the Le Jeune How do you interpret it? It is said where there is smoke, there is fire. The self- Independant newspaper which is published in Algeria. A: During the demonstrations, waving the national styled “human rights defenders” of the US State Depart- He is a regular contributor to Iranian, Russian, Qatari, flag was a message that says the country is above political ment only fool themselves when they lecture other nations, Chinese and American media. party or ideology. There are around 60 parties in Algeria including Iran, on human rights. They know full well that Below is the full text of the interview: since multi-party system was adopted in 1989. When calls keep away from any provocation. their own country has a “flawed and lackluster” human Algerians, especially the youth, protested all over were made to initiate the mass protest on social media, Why did not Bouteflika make reforms before he rights record which is uncontestable. What’s more, these the country. What did they demand? everyone was asked to join in the name of the country was forced to resign? systematic violations are still ongoing and there has been A: The reason was to reject the fifth term of the 82 and not under political chapel. Groups, pages and live A: Bouteflika proposed a transitional period to prepare little change on the ground by President Trump and his years-old incumbent president Abdelaziz Bouteflika who broadcasts were dedicated to how to promote peaceful what he called a new republic with a new Constitution and a White Supremacist administration officials. was in power for two decades. He did not speak to the demonstrations. All the demonstrators, throughout the 48 presidential election. The plan was supposed to be submitted It is time these systematic breaches gained greater trac- population since 2013 after he suffered a severe stroke. provinces, were acting during protests as they were using to an all-inclusive national conference that would end up tion at the United Nations Human Rights Council. They He became unable to rule and the Algerians perceived it a unique “manual”. The rules were no confrontation with the work by the end of 2019. But Algerians considered breaches will not go away unless the world body introduces as a humiliating move to reign for five additional years. security forces, monitoring and canalizing any trouble or Bouteflika’s proposal as a maneuver to remain in power. So a resolution that obliges the US to ban government-run Some of the young who were born in the late nineties did misbehavior, making the demonstrations safe for families they kept pressure on him until he resigned. Algerians did and private immigrant prisons, end family detentions in not know any other president but Bouteflika. They grew and children. Besides, the demonstrators agreed on some not trust Bouteflika because they believe he has violated the torture-like conditions, stop separating children from up with him as well as the elite that ruled the country precise demands like stressing the fact the elite that rules Constitution several times before by changing it to extend mothers, release families/refugees/asylum seekers and on his behalf. This generation is very open and sees the the country and ruined the economy under Bouteflika’s his stay over the two-term presidency. Algerians demand offer them humanitarian protections, and eliminate an old ruling leaders as obstacles to the self-development. regime must leave. Imagine almost 20 million in the streets radical change, a new regime that represents them. Algerians immigrant detention system that is so rife with injustices, The announcement vowed by the coalition of parties that all over the country and no one dies. The peaceful attitude refuse to bow. Continuing the peaceful demonstrations is discriminations, and double standards. composes Bouteflika’s regime pushed the Algerians to of demonstrators forced the ant-riots units to adjust and like a matter of life or death. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y JUNE 26, 2019 ANALYSIS & INTERVIEW 7

Time to ditch U.S. Dollar German MP urges Europe to do efforts for preserving TEHRAN (FNA) — The United States no access to dollar-dominated SWIFT trans- JCPOA government has been using the dollar as a actions because of the US sanctions. convenient weapon of choice to preserve its Removing the US dollar as an export 1 Clarifying if Europe is trying to buy time for having global economic and geopolitical position and import payment currency has made INSTEX implemented, the German MP said that “INSTEX can for many decades. life easier for Iran, for those who want to be a very strong mechanism, I hope that in the remaining days This has been evident through sanctions buy the Iranian oil, and for those who are by June 27, Europeans will be able to become more active and for Iran, Russia and Venezuela, and recently under Western sanctions. They have largely show that they are ready to invest on JCPOA rescue.” for other members of the United Nations and quitted the dollar as a transaction currency He noted that in his recent visit to Iran, the German Foreign the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting and replaced it with national currencies. Minister Heiko Mass found out that the time is flying and Europe Countries. Other commodity-producing countries must be more active. During this process of reflection, Wash- could and should stop using the US dollar in He predicted that the visit of the three European ministers ington has weaponized the dollar, and this global trade, as well. They could use national to Iran can bring more success about JCPOA. has prompted many countries to consider currencies and cryptos to reduce dependence “Europeans need to know that all the packages that they have abandoning it as a medium of world trade. on the greenback. This way, they can curb their proposed up to the present time to Iran have not been sufficient Russia, Iran and China have been trading exposure to dollar movement risks and the effects and they should be active more than before,” he said. in national currencies for years to weaken of US sanctions and trade wars, which typically “In addition to economic issues, the Iranian security issue Washington’s ability to enforce illegal sanc- feature cutting off their access to international should be addressed. JCPOA preservation is directly linked to tions on nation states. trade and dollar-dominated transactions. Saudi Arabia’s lack of nuclear weapons, and if both sides reach The idea to ditch the dollar has also gained Thanks largely to the need for Russia and this important point, we will see better results,” he added. momentum in Europe since President Don- Iran to nullify the impact of sanctions, the Being asked about the stance of the German Chancellor An- ald Trump came to office. Trump has waged ill-fated trade and tariff wars by the Trump gela Merkel about the two oil tankers attacked in the Oman Sea, trade and tariff wars against Canada, Mexico, administration on Eurozone economies, the the German MP described that “I have not listened to Merkel’ the European Union, and China. His assault currencies, and have switched to non-dollar the world market will follow suit to operate increasing demand for oil by China and others, s speech and I do not really know the reason behind it, but in on the global trading system has resonated trading systems, even barter. in a non-dollar environment. and the growing concern on the legislation general, Europeans try to keep the one same tone in international well with these nations. They have decided Likewise, several commodity-producing The moment, therefore, is ripe for the targeting OPEC producers, many countries affairs. Most probably, Merkel did not want to stand near the to move and diversify their trade away from countries want to follow through and join the world market to move trade out of the US are now more than ever happy and deter- American views and positions, neither she liked to take a tough the dollar in order to minimize the negative club of non-dollar traders - from lending to currency and into other currencies in settle- mined to change trade policy and expel the position as did the British foreign secretary.” impacts of US tariffs. exchange clearing, and through yuan, euro ments. In today’s multilateral world, it has greenback from its dominant position in the “The important point is that Germany will act as a member Russia, which is subject to US sanctions, and ruble pricing. This could include trading become increasingly irritable for nations to international monetary system. of the European Union, but at the same time it should be noted is selling oil in euros and China’s yuan, and in derivatives such as oil futures and options, purchase securities, goods and services in Looking back, this long-overdue and vital that any military action in the region will be terrible for every- the proportion of its sales in those curren- which is still dollar denominated. the US dollar. They want to opt for nation- transformation of the global monetary system one. As a result, we are opposed to American militarism in the cies has become significant in recent years. hen this happens, and it will happen, as al currencies and ditch the greenback as a won’t happen overnight. But it is happening region,” he added. Venezuela and Iran, which are also under many nations are opposed to the US dollar currency in their trade. This has become the regularly and will most likely continue to Addressing Europe’s reaction to US selling of weapons to Saudi US sanctions, sell most of their oil in other as the world’s reserve currency, the rest of new policy for countries like Iran which has happen. Arabia and the idea of Trump’s impeachment by Democrats, he said that “for a while, the amount of German military exports to Saudi Arabia has dropped and we believe that even the current level should be reduced due to Saudi military’s presence in Yemen. It is quite clear that sales of military weapons to Saudi Arabia must be stopped not only by Europe but also by all the sides.” Pompeo’s role as troublemaker runs counter to diplomacy He lamented about Europe’s silence against Saudi Arabia’s GLOBALTIMES —U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pom- indicating stability or turbulence worldwide. nuclear activities saying that “Europe’s silence was a big mistake; peo continues to be a politically troublesome figure in the Pompeo is not only disrupting China, Russia, and Iran, it is and it will be. The technical reason for this is the problem of global arena. Washington stands at a critical juncture as but also damaging the interests of other countries. His words the many Europeans with the US government.” it redesigns the national strategy blueprint within a Cold and actions have jinxed the very notion of 21st-century peace. War framework. The highest-ranking US diplomat has sin- It is understandable how the US could feel threatened, gle-handedly activated an outdated mindset, smashing it due to the pattern shift among world powers. However, to the point of climax. Pompeo’s goal has nothing to do with enhancing trust or Known as an extreme hardliner at the White House, easing concerns expressed by other countries. Instead, he Hong Kong an internal not Pompeo has redefined the traditional understanding of wants to turn US insecurity into a form of visible hatred and international issue the chief diplomat’s role among the world’s major powers increase hostility worldwide. He has consistently influenced with his signature reckless behavior. stable international conditions to the point of deterioration. By Xu Hailin Pompeo also has turned the US State Department into a “Make America Great Again” is not a one-man show. The strategic headquarters used to antagonize the international notion, which is nothing more than an illiterate slogan, will GLOBALTIMES —Violence broke out during the demon- community. By provoking conflict between countries who never materialize and connect with the harmony enjoyed stration on June 12 in Hong Kong and some continuation have unique differences, Pompeo has done nothing but elsewhere throughout the world. took place. How to handle the issue is China’s internal affair, threaten for world peace. In the past decades, the US has engaged in too many wars which has nothing to do with the US or any other Western During his visits to other nations, Pompeo has bad-mouthed and conflicts, while also issuing sanctions against foreign China as its “strategic competitor.” Meanwhile, Pompeo country. They have no idea how to settle the frequent protests and tried to suppress China, Russia, and Iran. His offensive countries which were later drained of their national strength. has ignited hostility from China. in their own countries, but they are fond of acting as teachers remarks on China have destroyed the past China-US diplo- Pompeo has continued to push the US toward the flames Pompeo’s words are by no means an accurate consensus of for China. Their thinking ability may still stay at the level of matic language that was enjoyed for decades, preferring to of confrontation when dealing with major foreign powers. the US public who also want to enjoy a harmonious existence. the beginning of the 20th century. use negligent words from his personal arsenal. He has not helped Trump achieve earlier campaign prom- By making volatile claims against China look reasonable, Additionally, Pompeo is arguably the most active lobbyist ises, and on the contrary, he is making it difficult for the US Pompeo has turned himself into a cheerleader of hatred, and by all standards, a bully who coerces US allies to block president to keep them. who uses slander and vitriol for pompoms. Huawei. He has also spared no effort in criticizing China’s Pompeo’s background reveals military and intelligence Having a secretary of state of this caliber is a tragedy of US policies in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. capabilities. While serving in the US House of Representatives, politics and the sorrow of international politics. The world His outspoken opinions on the recent events in Hong he initiated multiple foreign conflicts. Confrontation seems needs to be exposed to the damage Pompeo has brought Kong was more of a Rubicon River crossing than someone to be his preferred weapon of choice and the only option to humankind’s peaceful existence. His destructive power was just merely speaking their mind. Rather than adhere to when engaging with anyone. Only when confronted with should not be tolerated because of his title. He has repeatedly a big power game like his predecessors, Pompeo has trans- China, Russia, and Iran, can he see his true self. He feels such crushed diplomacy’s constructive role while ignoring oppor- formed himself into anti-China flag on two legs. aggressive behavior is necessary to prove his personal value. tunities to ease international conflicts. He is a stain upon The US relationship between China, Russia, and Iran Judging from the US and its Cold War reboot strategy, the professional honor of diplomacy. The global diplomatic will determine the future course of international relations. Pompeo has roamed too far outside of the perimeter and community should detest his actions and join together in a The condition of each relationship serves as a wind vane has officially lost his way. The US government has labeled crusade against him.

For Israel, annexation of the West Bank is a long-established goal Some even want to discuss China’s home affairs at an international By Jonathan Cook Shortly before April’s election, the Trump The map proves beyond doubt that Israel’s Bank’s occupation, defense minister Moshe administration offered Netanyahu a campaign colonization of the West Bank was never ac- Dayan, Israel’s hero of the hour and one occasion. Recently, some Western people have called for a discussion about the incident during the G20 summit to be held on Friday and When Israeli prime ministers are in fillip by recognizing Israel’s illegal annexation cidental, defensive or reluctant. It was coldly of the architects of the settlement project, Saturday. These people believe they are global moral judges. But on trouble, facing difficult elections or a of the Golan Heights, territory Israel seized calculated and intricately planned, with one observed that Palestinians should be made the world stage, they are more like emperors with new clothes. corruption scandal, the temptation has from Syria in 1967. goal in mind – and the moment to realize “to live like dogs, and whoever wants to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Fox News on June 16 typically been for them to unleash a mil- This month David Friedman, US ambas- that goal is fast approaching. can leave – and we shall see where this that US President Donald Trump will discuss the demonstration in itary operation to bolster their standing. sador to Israel and one of the chief architects Annexation is not a right-wing project that process leads”. Hong Kong with President Xi Jinping at the G20 summit. In addition, In recent years, Gaza has served as a fa- of Donald Trump’s long-delayed “deal of the has hijacked the benign intentions of Israel’s Although Israel has concentrated Pales- a member of the German Parliament has called on German Chancellor vorite punching bag. century” peace plan, appeared to offer a sim- founding generation. Annexation was on the tinians in 165 disconnected areas across the Angela Merkel to raise the incident with Xi during the summit. Benjamin Netanyahu is confronting both ilar, early election boost. cards from the occupation’s very beginnings West Bank, its actions effectively won the We can see that the West always wants to bring China’s home difficulties at once: a second round of elec- In interviews, he claimed Israel was “on in 1967, when the so-called center-left– now international community’s seal of approval affairs to international arenas. Upholding the banner of so-called tions in September that he may struggle to the side of God” – unlike, or so it was im- presented as a peace-loving alternative to in 1995. The Oslo accords cemented Israel’s democracy and human rights, they want to use the incident to con- win; and an attorney general who is widely plied, the Palestinians. He further argued Netanyahu – ran the government. absolute control over 62 per cent of the West tain China. Engaged in the US-launched trade war against China, expected to indict him on corruption charges that Israel had the “right to retain” much The map shows how Israeli military plan- Bank, containing the Palestinians’ key agri- which is the focus of the world, China won’t allow anyone to use shortly afterwards. of the West Bank. ners created a complex web of pretexts to cultural land and water sources, which was the incident to extort it. Netanyahu is in an unusually tight spot, Both statements suggest that the Trump seize Palestinian land: closed military zones classified as Area C. Hong Kong is a special administrative region (SAR) of China, and its even by the standards of an often chaotic administration will not object to any Israeli today cover a third of the West Bank; firing Occupations are intended to be tempo- affairs are internal to China. Any other country or individual has no right and fractious Israeli political system. After a moves towards annexation, especially if it ranges impact 38 Palestinian communities; rary – and the Oslo accords promised the to interfere in China’s domestic affairs on any occasion by any means. decade in power, his electoral magic may be ensures their favored candidate returns to nature reserves are located on 6 per cent of the same. Gradually, the Palestinians would be Despite the fact that the G20 summit is a forum for international deserting him. There are already rumblings power. territory; nearly a quarter has been declared allowed to take back more of their territory to economic cooperation, which focuses on coordination of policies to deal of discontent among his allies on the far right. Whatever Mr. Friedman suggests, it is Israeli “state” land; some 250 settlements build a state. But Israel made sure both the with common challenges, it is already the most contemptuous violation Given his desperate straits, some observers not God who has intervened on Israel’s be- have been established; dozens of permanent occupation and the land thefts sanctioned and insult to China just by maliciously raising China’s internal affairs fear that he may need to pull a new kind of half. The hands that have carefully cleared a checkpoints severely limit movement; and by Oslo continued. to the international arena. rabbit out of the hat. path over many decades to the West Bank’s hundreds of kilometers of walls and fences The new map reveals more than just the The Hong Kong SAR government’s amendment of extradition In the past two elections, Netanyahu rode annexation are all too human. have been completed. methods Israel used to commandeer the West legislation aims at safeguarding stability and development of the city, to success after issuing dramatic last-minute Israeli officials have been preparing for These interlocking land seizures seamlessly Bank. Decades of land seizures highlight a plugging a loophole in the fight against crime and better defending statements. In 2015, he agitated against the this moment for more than half a century, carved up the territory, establishing the walls trajectory, plotting a course that indicates Hongkongers’ rights. The Chinese central government backs such efforts. fifth of Israel’s citizens who are Palestinian since the West Bank, East Jerusalem and of dozens of tightly contained prisons for the project is still not complete. But some Western countries cannot help adopting double standards asserting their democratic rights, warning Gaza were seized back in 1967. Palestinians in their own homeland. If Netanyahu partially annexes the West when dealing with issues involving China. They oppose almost ev- that they were “coming out in droves to vote”. That point is underscored by an innovative Two NASA satellite images of the re- Bank – Area C – it will be simply another erything China supports. Hence they didn’t think that the amendment Back in April, he declared his intention interactive map of the occupied territories. gion separated by 30 years – from 1987 stage in Israel’s tireless efforts to immis- itself is meant to protect the human rights they talk about every day. to annex large chunks of the occupied West This valuable new resource is a joint project and 2017 – reveal how Israel’s settlements erate the Palestinian population and bully In fact, the West not only throws its weight around on the Hong Bank, in violation of international law, during of the Israeli human rights group B’Tselem and transport infrastructure have gradually them into leaving. This is a war of attrition Kong issue, but also smears China on other internal affairs such as the next parliament. and Forensic Architecture, a London-based scarred the West Bank’s landscape, clearing – what Israelis have long understood as China’s governance in Xinjiang and the Taiwan question. The West Amos Harel, a veteran military analyst team that uses new technology to visualize away natural vegetation and replacing it “creeping annexation”, carried out by stealth often exaggerates or fabricates stories to deliberately make China’s with Haaretz newspaper, observed last week and map political violence and environmental with concrete. to avoid a backlash from the international internal affairs international. By doing so, it wants nothing but to make that Mr. Netanyahu may decide words are destruction. The land grabs were not simply about community. trouble for China and benefit from that at the same time. no longer enough to win. Action is needed, Titled Conquer and Divide, it reveals in acquisition of territory. They were a weapon, Ultimately, Israel wants the Palestinians Given this rouge logic of some Western countries, is it all right possibly in the form of an announcement on detail how Israel has “torn apart Palestinian along with increasingly draconian movement gone entirely, squeezed out into neighboring for China to raise domestic concerns of the US and other Western the eve of September’s ballot that as much as space, divided the Palestinian population restrictions, to force the native Palestinian Arab states, such as Egypt and Jordan. That countries? If the dreadful gun control and prevailing racism in the two-thirds of the West Bank is to be annexed. into dozens of disconnected enclaves and population to submit, to recognize its defeat, next chapter is likely to begin in earnest if US will be discussed at the G20 summit, I wonder how the American Washington does not look like it will stand unraveled its social, cultural and economic to give up hope. 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SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch to carry Sun’s history found buried in Moon’s crust weather satellites, other payloads When the Sun was just a baby four billion years ago, it went through violent outbursts of intense radiation, spewing scorching, SpaceX›s third-ever Falcon Heavy rocket other severe storms.» high-energy clouds and particles across the solar system. These went upright Monday in Florida, prepared to As of late Monday, the Air Force›s 45th growing pains helped seed life on early Earth by igniting chemical launch 24 military and government research Weather Squadron said weather is 80 percent reactions that kept Earth warm and wet. Yet, these solar tantrums satellites from Kennedy Space Center. favorable for the night launch. If postponed, also may have prevented life from emerging on other worlds by It›s the first time the military is using the another attempt is scheduled at the same stripping them of atmospheres and zapping nourishing chemicals. world›s most powerful rocket, and the first time Tuesday. Just how destructive these primordial outbursts were to other nighttime launch for the Falcon Heavy. It›s In addition to NOAA, the satellites are worlds would have depended on how quickly the baby Sun rotated also the first time such a government mission to be operated by the Defense Department on its axis. The faster the Sun turned, the quicker it would have will fly using two SpaceX side boosters that and NASA. Some are intended conduct space destroyed conditions for habitability. have been flown before. environmental monitoring, communications This critical piece of the Sun’s history, though, has bedev- The rocket originally was scheduled to and advanced space technologies. iled scientists, said Prabal Saxena, an astrophysicist at NASA’s lift off from historic launch pad 39A at 11:30 «It›s an exciting partnership with NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. Saxena p.m., but launch directors set that back to NOAA and SpaceX to provide space access studies how space weather, the variations in solar activity and 2:30 a.m. Tuesday to conduct «additional for important military and civil experiments other radiation conditions in space, interacts with the surfaces ground system checkouts.» That launch while demonstrating the Falcon Heavy of planets and moons. pad also saw the launch of Apollo 11, the launch vehicle capabilities,» Lt. Gen. John Now, he and other scientists are realizing that the Moon, where first manned moon mission, 50 years ago F. Thompson, Air Force program executive NASA will be sending astronauts by 2024, contains clues to the next month. officer for space, said in a statement. ancient mysteries of the Sun, which are crucial to understanding And it is the most challenging launch ever Another Air Force satellite on board will the development of life. for SpaceX, according to founder Elon Musk. research technologies to improve spacecraft “We didn’t know what the Sun looked like in its first billion The rocket is to release the satellites in three operation in the harsh radiation environment years, and it’s super important because it likely changed how different orbits over a period of hours. of medium-Earth orbit. Venus’ atmosphere evolved and how quickly it lost water. It also probably changed how quickly Mars lost its atmosphere, and Besides being such a big rocket at liftoff, improve hurricane forecasting. They are for the effects of solar storms. Monday night›s mission, known as it changed the atmospheric chemistry of Earth,” Saxena said. the launch will feature another unique sight designed to measure atmospheric distortion According to the National Oceanic and STP-2, for Space Test Program-2, also Saxena stumbled into investigating the early Sun’s rotation -- two boosters flying back to pads at Cape of satellite signals to improve severe weather Atmospheric Organization, the new satellites includes four unique NASA experiments, mystery while contemplating a seemingly unrelated one: Why, Canaveral. That has never happened at forecasting. could Improve accuracy of weather forecasts five small satellites, 11 CubeSats -- miniature when the Moon and Earth are made of largely the same stuff, is night before. The satellites will orbit Earth near the up to four days in advance. They will «collect satellites for space research -- as well as there significantly less sodium and potassium in lunar regolith, A primary mission, called COSMIC-2, equator, taking measurements of the tropics water vapor data that will help meteorologists other experiments. or Moon soil, than in Earth soil? includes six spacecraft that could help and subtropics, and monitoring the ionosphere observe, study and forecast hurricanes and (Source: UPI) This question, too, revealed through analyses of Apollo-era Moon samples and lunar meteorites found on Earth, has puzzled scientists for decades -- and it has challenged the leading theory Curiosity rover measures elevated methane levels on Mars of how the Moon formed. NASA’s Martian rover Curiosity has discovered elevated exploring Gale Crater. Scientists concluded a frozen slab of ice or permafrost Our natural satellite took shape, the theory goes, when a Mars- methane levels on the Red Planet. “With our current measurements, we have no way of telling containing methane, located beneath tectonic faults outside sized object smashed into Earth about 4.5 billion years ago. The The rover’s Sample Analysis at Mars tunable laser if the methane source is biology or geology, or even ancient of Gale Crater, is the most logical explanation for the Red force of this crash sent materials spewing into orbit, where they spectrometer, or SAM instrument, measured approximately or modern,” Paul Mahaffy, scientist at NASA’s Goddard Planet’s seasonal methane spikes. The research team coalesced into the Moon. 21 parts per billion units by volume of methane in the Spaceflight Center and principle investigator for the rover’s estimated periodic melting causes the ice to release the “The Earth and Moon would have formed with similar ma- Martian atmosphere -- the largest single reading since SAM instrument, said in a news release. compound in gas form. terials, so the question is, why was the Moon depleted in these Curiosity’s scientific mission began. Both Curiosity and ESA’s Mars Express probe have NASA scientists have developed a test for the rover to elements?” said Rosemary Killen, an planetary scientist at NASA As of now, Curiosity and NASA scientists working previously measured methane spikes on Mars. Earlier this conduct over the coming weekend to determine whether Goddard who researches the effect of space weather on planetary on the Curiosity mission can’t determine the methane’s year, scientists analyzing methane measurements made by the most recent record-breaking methane measurement atmospheres and exospheres. source. Researchers are also unable discern whether the the two spacecraft determined the seasonal methane spikes was caused by a transient methane plume. The two scientists suspected that one big question informed the methane source is local or distant. Curiosity is currently are most likely explained by small, transient geological events. (Source: UPI) other -- that the history of the Sun is buried in the Moon’s crust. Killen’s earlier work laid the foundation for the team’s inves- tigation. In 2012, she helped simulate the effect solar activity has The cosmic ‘Cow’ may be a strange Capuchin monkeys’ stone-tool use has on the amount of sodium and potassium that is either delivered to the Moon’s surface or knocked off by a stream of charged supernova evolved over 3,000 years particles from the Sun, known as the solar wind, or by powerful eruptions known as coronal mass ejections. Saxena incorporated the mathematical relationship between a star’s rotation rate and its flare activity. This insight was derived by scientists who studied the activity of thousands of stars discovered by NASA’s Kepler space telescope: The faster a star spins, they found, the more violent its ejections. “As you learn about other stars and planets, especially stars like our Sun, you start to get a bigger picture of how the Sun evolved over time,” Saxena said. Using sophisticated computer models, Saxena, Killen and colleagues think they may have finally solved both mysteries. Their computer simulations, which they described on May 3 in the The Astrophysical Journal Letters, show that the early Sun rotated slower than 50% of baby stars. According to their estimates, within its first billion years, the Sun took at least 9 to 10 days to complete one rotation. They determined this by simulating the evolution of our solar system under a slow, medium, and then a fast-rotating star. And they found that just one version -- the slow-rotating star -- was able to blast the right amount of charged particles into the Moon’s surface to knock enough sodium and potassium into space over time to leave the amounts we see in Moon rocks today. The cosmic oddity known as the Cow may light was polarized, a measurement of the Excavations in Brazil have pounded out in each layer provided age estimates for the “Space weather was probably one of the major influences for have been a dying star that shed its skin light’s preferred direction. Imagine holding new insights into the handiness of ancient finds. Excavated tools consisted of partial how all the planets of the solar system evolved,” Saxena said, “so like a snake before it exploded. a jump rope: If you swing your arm up monkeys. and complete pounding stones, rocks used any study of habitability of planets needs to consider it.” Newly released observations support and down, the jump rope will take on an South American capuchin monkeys as platforms on which to pound objects, and The rotation rate of the early Sun is partly responsible for life the idea that the burst occurred in a dense up-down wave pattern. Swinging left to have not only hammered and dug with pieces of rock that detached from pounding on Earth. But for Venus and Mars -- both rocky planets similar environment with strong magnetic fields, right gives the rope a side-to-side wave. carefully chosen stones for the last 3,000 stones and platforms during use. to Earth -- it may have precluded it. (Mercury, the closest rocky astronomer Kuiyun Huang and colleagues The radio waves emitted in the wreckage years, but also have selected pounding tools Relatively small, heavily damaged planet to the Sun, never had a chance.) report in The Astrophysical Journal Letters of a supernova should do the same thing, Ho of varying sizes and weights along the way. pounding implements from between around Earth’s atmosphere was once very different from the oxy- June 12. explains. But if the waves travel through an Capuchin stone implements recovered 3,000 and 2,500 years ago were likely used gen-dominated one we find today. When Earth formed 4.6 billion These new measurements “for the environment filled with gas, charged particles at a site in northeastern Brazil display signs to smash open tiny foods such as seeds or years ago, a thin envelope of hydrogen and helium clung to our mysterious transient … provide one of the and magnetic fields, the waves’ preferred of shifts during the last three millennia fruits with soft rinds, the researchers say. molten planet. But outbursts from the young Sun stripped away strong hints of its nature,” says Huang, of direction can get rotated or smeared out. between a focus on dealing with either Similar tools uncovered at the site date to that primordial haze within 200 million years. the Chung Yuan Christian University in “By the time it all gets out at the end, it can relatively small, soft foods or larger, hard- around 600 years ago. Larger pounding As Earth’s crust solidified, volcanoes gradually coughed up a new Taoyuan City, Taiwan. look like a blurred mess,” Ho says. shelled edibles, researchers report. These stones from overlying sediment appeared atmosphere, filling the air with carbon dioxide, water, and nitrogen. Since the Cow appeared in June 2018 That’s what Huang and colleagues saw discoveries, described online June 24 in about 300 years ago. The appearance of Over the next billion years, the earliest bacterial life consumed that as a brief burst of light in a galaxy about from the Cow: The radio waves essentially Nature Ecology & Evolution, are the first bigger capuchin tools by around that time carbon dioxide and, in exchange, released methane and oxygen into 200 million light-years away, astronomers had no polarization by the time they reached evidence of changing patterns of stone-tool denoted a shift to eating hard-shelled the atmosphere. Earth also developed a magnetic field, which helped haven’t been sure what to think of it. Earth, suggesting the waves had been tossed use in a nonhuman primate. fruits and nuts that required high-impact protect it from the Sun, allowing our atmosphere to transform into The initial glow flared more quickly and about in a dense and turbulent environment. “It’s likely that local vegetation changes pounding to open, the team says. the oxygen- and nitrogen-rich air we breathe today. seemed 10 times brighter than an ordinary That environment probably came from after 3,000 years ago led to changes in Then starting roughly 100 years ago, “We were lucky that Earth’s atmosphere survived the terrible supernova, the violent explosion that marks the Cow itself, Ho says. Toward the end capuchin stone tools,” says archaeologist capuchins downsized pounding stones times,” said Vladimir Airapetian, a senior Goddard heliophys- the death of a massive star. of the star’s life, it started shedding outer Tomos Proffitt of University College London. slightly to crack cashews efficiently, the icist and astrobiologist who studies how space weather affects Follow-up observations of the Cow — layers of gas, similar to a snake shedding The new findings raise the possibility that researchers suspect. Capuchins living near the habitability of terrestrial planets. Airapetian worked with which got its nickname from the randomly its skin. Those discarded layers were still chimpanzees and macaque monkeys, which the site today like to eat cashews that the Saxena and Killen on the early Sun study. assigned name “AT2018cow” — left two nearby when the star finally ran out of fuel also use stones to pound and dig, have animals crack with similar pounding stones. Had our Sun been a fast rotator, it would have erupted with main theories for what it could be: a strange and exploded, so the light and material shifted their tool-use styles over the long Either of two scenarios accounted super flares 10 times stronger than any in recorded history, at sort of supernova, or an exotic star being from the explosion plowed through the haul, perhaps in response to climate and for the variety of stone artifacts found at least 10 times a day. Even Earth’s magnetic field wouldn’t have shredded by a black hole. But neither debris from the star’s death throes. habitat changes, Proffitt says. the Brazilian monkey site, Proffitt says. been enough to protect it. The Sun’s blasts would have decimat- theory alone could explain all the Cow’s “That might actually be a common Archaeological sites linked to apes Different capuchin populations may have ed the atmosphere, reducing air pressure so much that Earth weird features. thing that stars do,” Ho says. She and and monkeys are rare, though. Previous visited the location at various times, each wouldn’t retain liquid water. “It could have been a much harsher Astronomer Anna Ho of Caltech and her colleagues observed another stellar excavations in West Africa unearthed nut- using particular types of stones to crack or environment,” Saxena noted. colleagues published work in April at explosion in September, SN2018gep, cracking stones wielded by chimps around open preferred seeds, nuts or fruits. Or, But the Sun rotated at an ideal pace for Earth, which thrived arXiv.org that analyzed light from the that first appeared to be a Cow-like 4,300 years ago. Present-day chimps a single capuchin population may have under the early star. Venus and Mars weren’t so lucky. Venus was Cow in a range of wavelengths, from short event. It ended up looking more like a inhabiting the same part of Africa crack regularly returned to the site and changed once covered in water oceans and may have been habitable. But gamma rays to long radio waves. That straightforward supernova, with ordinary nuts with similar-looking rocks. its tool use over time in order to exploit due to many factors, including solar activity and the lack of an work suggested that the light was getting speed and brightness — but one that was Evidence of long-term changes in tools different types of foods. internally generated magnetic field, Venus lost its hydrogen -- a distorted on its journey. So if the Cow is a also surrounded by the dense layers the used by wild capuchins (Sapajus libidinosus) Stone tool modifications that occurred critical component of water. As a result, its oceans evaporated supernova, it must have exploded in a very star tossed off before it died. comes from a site in Brazil’s Serra da over the last 3,000 years among Brazilian within its first 600 million years, according to estimates. The dense environment that squashed some The new polarization observations by Capivara National Park. Excavations there capuchins are comparable to those planet’s atmosphere became thick with carbon dioxide, a heavy of the light emerging from the dying star. Huang’s team aren’t the final word on the have also yielded ancient human stone observed among West African chimp molecule that’s harder to blow away. These forces led to a run- But to come to that conclusion, the team Cow’s identity, though, says astronomer tools. But the newly unearthed artifacts communities today, says University of away greenhouse effect that keeps Venus a sizzling 864 degrees had to simplify assumptions about how the Daniel Perley of Liverpool John Moores more closely resemble stone tools used by Oxford primatologist and archaeologist Fahrenheit (462 degrees Celsius), far too hot for life. explosion’s energy was released. University in England. “It supports one modern capuchins at the same site, rather Susana Carvalho. These chimps use large, Mars, farther from the Sun than Earth is, would seem to be safer Now, Huang and colleagues have argument,” he says, “but doesn’t overall than Stone Age human implements, the heavy stones to crack hard Panda nuts as from stellar outbursts. Yet, it had less protection than did Earth. released new radio wave observations change the balance of the somewhat researchers say. well as small stones to break open softer Due partly to the Red Planet’s weak magnetic field and low gravity, that back up the findings by Ho’s team, contradictory evidence pointing in different Primatologist Tiago Falótico of the palm oil nuts. “What’s novel is that a the early Sun gradually was able to blow away its air and water. By without relying on those assumptions. In directions for this event.” More work on University of São Paulo, Proffitt and stone tool pattern we had already seen in about 3.7 billion years ago, the Martian atmosphere had become so June and July 2018, Huang’s group used the the shredded star theory could help break their colleagues recovered 122 capuchin chimps today is now recognizable from the thin that liquid water immediately evaporated into space. (Water Atacama Large Millimeter-submillimeter the tie, he says. stone artifacts from four sediment layers. archaeological evidence for capuchins.” still exists on the planet, frozen in the polar caps and in the soil.) Array in Chile to look at the way the Cow’s (Source: sciencenews.org) Radiocarbon dating of charred wood bits (Source: sciencenews.org) (Source: Science Daily) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 10 HERITAGE & TOURISM JUNE 26, 2019

New restoration project starts Refuge with troglodytic architecture on Jameh Mosque of Qazvin HERITAGE TEHRAN — Jameh Mosque of Qazvin, which found in northern Iran deskis one of the oldest Islamic structures in Iran, HERITAGE TEHRAN — Locals of a the official stated. has went under a new round of restoration, a local tourism desk official said on Monday. northern Iranian village In a primary research some evidence have discovered a cave-like entrance to came to light; which dates from the Il- a larger area, which recent investigation khanid era (1256–1335) and the Timurid by cultural heritage experts proved it was epoch (1370–1507), he said. probably used as a refuge in the far past. Considering the architectural signifi- Situated in a historical district of the cance and cultural value of the place, it Siakhal county, Gilan province, the ref- was first decided to prepare an emergency uge is a matter of importance for experts dossier for a [possible] inscription on the because it bears troglodytic architectural National Heritage list, and in parallel, elements, provincial tourism chief Shahroud to pursue licenses for archaeological Amirentekhabi said on Tuesday, CHTN excavations, significance concluded. reported. Iran is a haven for ancient troglodytic “This shelter, located in the heart of a architecture which are somewhat for- natural hill and in the personal property gotten though they are filled with life of one of the villagers, is approximately and creativity. The northwest Kandovan 390 square meters in area 98 meters in village is one the most famous examples length, yet its height varies in different of troglodytic architecture in the country; This stage of rehabilitation deals with brickwork and building parts ranging from about one meter in its ice-cream cone-shaped homes are insulation in the mosque’s northern shabestans (underground the range of entrance to about 4 meters resembling that of Turkey’s Cappadocia. spaces that can be usually found in traditional architecture of in the middle. Its architectural space is Last October, the country hosted the mosques, houses, and schools in ancient Iran) and strengthening completely hand carved without usage 3rd International Troglodytic Architec- its western iwan (portico), Amir Arjmand said, IRNA reported. of any material to create space for its ture Conference in which tens of experts, ger,” the official explained. The oldest section of the congregational mosque is said to be construction, and it seems to have been tecture being discovered in Siahkal’s researches and academia discussed trog- This is the second troglodytic archi- constructed by the orders of Harun al-Rashid, the fifth Abbasid used as a refuge for emergency and dan- countryside areas over the past year, lodyte-associated architecture, culture Caliph, in 807 CE.Later additions were made, the last was during the late Safavid era (1501–1736). The double layered main dome of the mosque was added in Seljuk era (1037–1194). The mosque also features some precious examples of relief calligraphy from Conference to address tourism development in western Iran medieval times. TOURISM TEHRAN — Western Iranian provinces domestic tourism. In spite of the devastating Mongol conquest of Persia in the deskare scheduled to discuss ways to expand “We can advise people about the right manners of trav- early 13th century, the mosque still stands today in its full glory. tourism in a two-day conference which will be hosted by eling. The public are accustomed to [go on] spontaneous It is still in use. Parts of the mosque have been turned into a Lorestan province in the near future. solo trips that bear high costs, while they can be ushered public library. In a Tuesday meeting with several hoteliers, travel to quality travels, [which can be] arranged by the private In Islamic countries, Jameh mosque (in Persian Masjed-e agents and tour operators, Lorestan’s tourism chief Seyyed sector,” he said. Jameh) is referred to as a large center of community worship Amin Qasemi announced that representatives from ten Traditionally, millions of Iranians hit the roads heading and a site for Friday prayer services. western provinces will attend the conference with the for the provinces of Mazandaran and Gilan, Khorasan Raza- aim of finding a balance in the sum of tourism arrivals vi, Isfahan, Fars, Bushehr, Hormozgan, and Khuzestan in in western Iran [compared to those of other parts of the summertime, Noruz, or other break holidays, which results country], CHTN reported. in heavy traffics and extra rise of costs. Ancient mosque might be Qasemi said that the conference aims to establish and Some 18 million people made domestic travels during [in some cases] to expand interactions with “active” private the two-week New Year (Noruz) holidays, starting March buried underground in the investors in the field of tourism and hospitality industry. 21, which shows a six percent year-on-year increase, based outskirts of Madrid The event will bring together tourism officials, chief ho- on data compiled by the CHHTO. teliers, travel agents and tour operators form provinces of Iran embraces a good number of ancient cultural heritage Lorestan, Ilam, Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari, Kohgiluyeh and Earlier in May, Iran’s deputy chief of tourism Vali Teymouri and monuments including bazaars, museums, mosques, An ancient mosque, the oldest in Europe, is believed to be buried Boyer-Ahmad, Kermanshah, Kordestan, Hamedan, Zanjan suggested that lesser-known travel destinations should be bridges, bathhouses, madrasas, gardens, rich natural, rural underground in Reccopolis, on the outskirts of Madrid in Spain. and East Azarbaijan, the official said. properly introduced to people in order to have a balanced landscapes as well as 22 UNESCO World Heritage sites. Using a geomagnetic instrument, archaeologists have detected walls and other structures of the monument. Michael McCormick, a medieval historian and archaeol- ogist at Harvard University told Live Science that they were How much does it cost for a plane not to land? able to survey every space. They found buildings, passages On June 22, a Brussels Airlines flight from they can to know their rights. and streets. The ancient city, also known as ‘Muslim Atlantis’ Brussels to Washington, DC, turned around In the United States, passengers on de- and about 1,400-years-old, has hidden secrets. According to mid-air and went back to its starting point, layed or canceled flights do not have laws as GROMA, the city of Reccopolis was projected as an ex-novo meaning that passengers spent a total of nine strict as the one in the EU to protect them. foundation and an explicit political power statement. It says hours in the air to essentially go nowhere. “The first thing that you should know, and that for two and a half centuries, from the Visigothic period According to Belgian website Aviation24, that I always do when there’s a big delay or can- until the early Islamic period in the mid-9th century, the city flight SN515 was beset with challenges from cellation, I Google the travel protections on the was the center of production and consumption. the beginning. credit card I used to buy the flight,” Keyes says. Historians say the Visigoth era was overshadowed by Roman Originally, the flight was supposed to de- He also advises keeping “a paper trail,” rule. Medieval history describes early Visigoths as a German- part at 10:15 a.m. local time from Brussels. namely receipts for anything you purchase ic group that alternated between opposing and serving the But due to a last-minute change of aircraft, -- whether it’s a meal in the airport or essen- Roman Empire. In 410 CE, the Visigothic King Alaric sacked it left two hours late. tials you need to function until your delayed Rome, settled in southern France and spread into Iberian That wasn’t all. The change in aircraft baggage arrives -- as a record when you seek Penninsula. The Visigoths were later defeated by the Catholic meant that the plane didn’t have the proper compensation from the airline and/or your Franks. In the year 711, an Arab invasion further weakened authorization paperwork for landing in the credit card company. the Visigoth kingdom. United States. Rather than risk a fine upon the call, especially for one based in Europe. to add in the cost of rebooking everyone and While the Brussels Airlines “flight to no- Years of archaeological works spanning from the 1940s to date, arrival at Washington-Dulles, someone made The European Union’s strict laws on pas- juggling around the crew so they don’t go over where” experience was undoubtedly frus- have revealed a hierarchical urban plan. However, excavations the decision to reverse course, and the plane senger rights around flight delays mean that their maximum time allowances, meaning trating, it is sadly not uncommon. have only uncovered 8% of the area. made a U-turn somewhere around Ireland. Brussels Airlines will have to pay up for its they could be looking at somewhere in the In 2017, model Chrissy Teigen spent eight (Source: Internationals Business Times) The plane landed back in Brussels at 9:15 paperwork error. ballpark of €500,000 ($569,000). hours on a similar flight -- she was traveling p.m., clocking about nine hours in the sky. The airline, which is part of the Star Al- “This is a costly move on Brussels Airlines’ from Los Angeles to Tokyo when the plane The airline cited “operational reasons” for liance network, must pay each passenger part,” Scott Keyes, founder of the Scott’s Cheap turned back around. ROUND THE GLOBE the flight’s mid-air turnaround. €600 ($683) for the inconvenience, as well Flights website and newsletter, tells CNN Travel. In that case, the reason for the reversal was While turning a plane around mid-air as put them up in hotels for the night and He also notes that Brussels Airlines has one of “an unauthorized passenger” on the plane. The Greater Blue Mountains Area is frustrating for passengers who were en give meal vouchers. the worst on-time rankings in Europe. CNN has reached out to Brussels Airlines route to their vacation or elsewhere, it’s also a But that’s not all. As the One Mile At A Keyes advises that travelers who find them- for comment. A World Heritage, the Greater Blue Mountains Area massive headache for the airline who makes Time blog notes, Brussels Airlines will have selves in a situation like this do as much as (Source: CNN) (GBMA) is a deeply incised sandstone tableland that encompasses 1.03 million hectares of eucalypt-domi- nated landscape just inland from Sydney, Australia’s largest city, in south-eastern Australia. ‘Ryanair has nothing further to add’ - airline refunds hard to come by Spread across eight adjacent conservation reserves, We don’t often have cause to revisit stories that we feature started coming in to the Pricewatch desk. Now, back to Adrian Gordon, the first person to contact us. it constitutes one of the largest and most intact tracts on this page but, for reasons that will no doubt become First there was Barth Hooper. He told much the same As you will recall, when we contacted Ryanair in early of protected bushland in Australia. apparent, we feel compelled to do just that this week. It has story as Adrian. Having made their way to the Ryanair rep May we were told that it had “resolved this directly with to do with Ryanair and it is disturbing on a couple of levels. on duty in Dublin Airport as instructed by the pilot, he and the customer”. On Friday, April 26th, a reader by the name of Adrian his wife were told “no bus [was] organized and we should But that was not actually true either. Over the weeks Gordon and his wife took a flight from Malaga airport to make our own arrangements”. that followed, in spite of the claim by the airline, the refund Shannon Airport. Due to weather conditions, passengers Barth’s wife “queried as to whether that meant we should Adrian was told was on the way never materialized – he were advised by the pilot as their plane began to land that organize our own taxi or car rental and the Ryanair represent- contacted us several times with updates. they were landing at Dublin Airport instead of Shannon. ative said yes. To ensure that there was no misunderstand- So at the end of the month we got back on to Ryanair All passengers were told to go to the Ryanair desk at the ing, my wife again queried as to whether it was definitely and asked why it had not honored the commitment it had airport so transport to Shannon could be arranged. acceptable to organize alternative transport to our original made to Adrian. The plane duly landed at Dublin Airport shortly after destination and queried as to how we would be refunded While we were at it we also sent details of the other pas- midnight and, as instructed, Adrian went to the Ryanair for same. The Ryanair representative clarified that this was sengers’ complaints to the airline. And once again the airline desk where he was told that because a lot of flights had to acceptable and that an application for a refund for same said, “We’ve resolved this directly with the customers.” be diverted from both Shannon and Cork Airports there could be made through the Ryanair website.” This was a line we were growing used to hearing. So we were no more buses available. So the couple hired a car. They even gave another group kept at it and then on June 11th – almost six weeks after the He was told to hire a car or get a taxi to Shannon and a lift to Shannon – an act which would have saved the airline airline had claimed to have resolved the issue with Adrian It also supports an exceptional representation of the that Ryanair would refund him the cost within seven days. the expense. But then when Barth went to claim the money and after we had interceded twice on his behalf – he got in taxonomic, physiognomic and ecological diversity that As it happened, Adrian did not have his driving license from the airline, he received a mail which said: “Operations touch to say he had finally got his refund. eucalypts have developed: an outstanding illustration with him so he and his wife had no option but to hire a taxi Department has confirmed that surface transportation was We have also followed up with the other passengers and of the evolution of plant life. from Dublin to Shannon Airport at a cost of €440.80. When organized for all customers to their original destination and they too have been refunded. A number of rare and endemic taxa, including relict he got home he sent a claim to the airline. as such we are not liable for any alternative transportation But all of this raises an important point. Every one of flora such as the Wollemi pine, also occur here. Ongoing However, despite the promise made by crew on the costs you may have incurred.” these passengers were told at the airport they could hire a research continues to reveal the rich scientific value of ground in Dublin, the airline refused to refund the cost of Then there was Colm McEnery. He had no choice but to car or get a taxi from Dublin to Shannon because there was the area as more species are discovered. the taxi and instead it insisted “that surface transportation hire a car at a cost of €301.60. Like Barth, he gave a group no buses available. Yet all of them were told subsequently by The geology and geomorphology of the property, which was arranged by them for all passengers”. of other passengers on the plane a lift to Shannon – saving the airline that its “Operations Department has confirmed includes 300 meter cliffs, slot canyons and waterfalls, So Adrian contacted us on May 3rd and we immediately Ryanair money. But his claim was also refused by Ryanair that surface transportation was organized for all customers provides the physical conditions and visual backdrop contacted Ryanair after which we received a distinctly terse Peter McCarthy was on the same flight as was Claire to their original destination and as such we are not liable for to support these outstanding biological values. statement which said simply: “We’ve resolved this directly Sloan and Diana Fahey. Like all the others they were told by any alternative transportation costs you may have incurred.” The property includes large areas of accessible wil- with the customer.” Ryanair that “Our Operations Department has confirmed That claim made by Ryanair in its rejection letter was derness in close proximity to 4.5 million people. Its Now we could have left it there but we decided to check that surface transportation was organized for all customers clearly not true. exceptional biodiversity values are complemented by with “the customer” and we got in touch with Adrian again. to their original destination and as such we are not liable for So last week we got back on to the airline and asked why numerous others, including indigenous and post-Eu- He told us that he had indeed received a call from a repre- any alternative transportation costs you may have incurred.” its email correspondence with these passengers made a claim ropean-settlement cultural values, geodiversity, water sentative of the airline and had been told that a refund would Untrue statement that was clearly untrue. We also asked if there were other production, wilderness, recreation and natural beauty. be with him in a matter of days. Happy days, we thought. This claim, which had been made repeatedly by Ryanair cases of it responding to its passengers looking for expenses (Source: UNESCO) Same flight, other complaints when affected passengers tried to claim back expenses in- incurred or money back with similarly untrue claims. In the meantime other complaints about the same flight curred, was clearly untrue. (Source: The Irish Times) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y JUNE 26, 2019 HEALTH 11

Electronic health record Knowledge-based companies should find mechanisms to reduce healthcare program launched nationwide costs: minister HEALTH TEHRAN – In addition to manufacturing HEALTH TEHRAN – The electron- adding, all healthcare services and packages deskmedical equipment and producing raw ma- deskic health record (EHR) pro- will be registered on personal EHR which terial, knowledge-based companies should find new mech- gram– a systematized collection of patient is recognized by the national ID number of anisms in order to reduce costs of the healthcare system, and population electronically-stored health citizens.” Health Minister Saeed Namaki said, Fars reported on Sunday. information in a digital format, was launched He said that foreigners who live in Iran The sanctions has paved the way for many knowledge-based across the country on Tuesday. are also provided with EHR in the next phase. companies to be active in the field of healthcare during recent Kianoush Jahanpour, the health ministry’s EHR worldwide years, he said. public relations director, said the ministry According to the Allied Market Research, “Knowledge-based companies should be authorized by the aims to develop the EHR in different fields the global electronic health records market Food and Drug Administration,” he said, adding that the health including referral systems in health care and was valued at $23,592 million in 2016, and is ministry prohibits the importation of products which are also family medicine, ISNA reported. expected to reach $33,294 million by 2023. domestically manufactured by knowledge-based companies. The EHR project is jointly implemented EHR contains all the data related to a pa- Knowledge-based companies should expand their mar- by the ministries of health and ICT, the Na- tient’s medical history including medications, kets beyond the borders in order to increase their benefits. tional Organization for Civil Registration, the diagnoses, immunization dates, treatment Knowledge-based companies in different fields can be Statistical Center of Iran, the Iran Health In- plans, radiology images, allergies, and test beneficial for healthcare system of the country. surance Organization and the Social Security results from laboratories. These also allow In the field of non-communicable disease like hyperten- Organization, he added. access to evidence-based tools that are used by sion and diabetes, knowledge-based companies can facilitate Several organizations dealing with health healthcare providers to make decisions about medical treatments through distance education, he said. issue can develop the EHR in different related a patient’s treatment. EHRs have also helped fields, he explained. to streamline and automate the workflow in Today about 84 percent of Iranians have Jahanpour announced that the health reference, he said. a healthcare setting. EHR and others can set up a record by going to ministry plans to provide infrastructures E-prescribing and pharmacy electronic Rise in adoption of EHR, increased use of health centers in their neighborhood, he said. for referral systems in health care and family services will be offered in next stage, he added. EHR software, rapid surge in aging popula- “We plan to provide all health services even medicine in the near future. “The electronic records have a great effect tion, and subsequent rise in the number of in medical treatment based on the information All guidelines and clinical instructions in managing health resources and lead to ef- chronic diseases drive the electronic health in electronic health record,” he explained. will be mentioned in EHR as an intellectual ficiency in the field of healthcare, he said, records market growth.

In late May, Hossein Vatanpour, an official with the health Health screening for schools underway ministry, announced that Iranian knowledge-based compa- HEALTH TEHRAN – A health screening scheme ministry has been trying to develop the quality of the nies operating in the field of health have supplied over 2,500 deskfor schools is underway nationwide, health promoting schools with the help of the education products to the domestic market. health ministry official Hamed Barakati announced, ministry, he said. The companies offer products like medical equipment, ISNA reported on Monday. A health promoting school is one that constantly medicine and biological products, herbal medicine, diag- The tests include vaccination, dental checks, personal strengthens its capacity as a healthy setting for living, nostic testing kits and gene therapy products and out of this health record, growth monitoring, vision assessment as learning and working. number, 52 companies export their products with value more well as physicals including skin and hair, cardiac, lung Eight fields are described for the health promoting than 70 million dollar, he explained. and thyroid problems, which are done by the beginning schools in Iran which includes physical health of students, About 450 knowledge enterprises are now active in the of the new school year. teachers and school personnel as well as environmental field of healthcare products in the country, offering products As of the beginning of [the Iranian month of] Tir, hygiene, physical activities and food safety. like medical equipment, medicine and biological products, June 22, physical health and readiness of students will According to WHO, health promoting school aims to herbal medicine, diagnostic testing kits and gene therapy be monitored by doctors, he said. foster health and learning with all the measures at its products. The screening tests are offered to students with 5, 6, disposal, engage health and education officials, teach- 9, 12, and 15 years of age. ers, teachers’ unions, students, parents, health providers Schools introduce students to health centers in order from attack before the challenge has been made. and community leaders in efforts to make the school a to go under screening. Early detection (case-finding) aims at discovering and healthy place, strive to provide a healthy environment, First-of-its-kind robotic arm Students, who have some problems with their health, curing conditions which have already produced patho- school health education, and school health services along works without brain implant will be referred to specialists for further treatments, he said. logical change but which have not so far reached a stage with school/community projects and outreach, health According to World Health Organization (WHO), the at which medical aid is sought spontaneously. promotion programs for staff, nutrition and food safety The first experiments by scientists, using a noninvasive, high-fi- aim of early disease detection (sometimes called secondary 20,000 health promoting schools programs, opportunities for physical education and rec- delity interface to control a robotic arm, have been successful. prevention) is simple. Primary prevention seeks to abolish About 20,000 health promoting schools exist nation- reation, and programs for counselling, social support and In the future, the researchers aim to perfect the technology to disease by protecting the individual and the population wide, however, during the past three years, the health mental health promotion. make it more widely available. Researchers are getting closer to making robotic arm pros- thetics available to more people who may need them. Robotic arms and other robotic instruments may sound like a futuristic development, but they have been around for years, ‘Blood pressure information of over 16 million Iranians registered’ helping out surgeons and engineers alike. HEALTH TEHRAN – Blood pres- health centers, 6,700 health service depart- uring stations and hospitals had systolic blood Less common, though, are prosthetic, robotic arms that allow desksure information of over 16 ments, 240 clinics and 1002 hospitals na- pressure greater than 14 and diastolic blood people who have lost a limb to regain freedom of movement. million Iranians have been so far registered tionwide and it is predicted that at least 2461 pressure greater than 9,” he lamented. One man from Florida made the headlines in 2018 after re- during the national campaign for controlling stations in different parts of cities observe It means that 10 percent of people suffer ceiving a modular prosthetic limb — a robotic arm to replace the hypertension, deputy health minister Mo- blood pressure of citizens during the campaign. from hypertension while they are not aware arm he lost in 2007 because of cancer. hammad Shariati announced, ISNA reported “We have registered the blood pressure with of their disease. The man can control his robotic arm thanks to a “rerouting” of on Monday. three methods; people can submit their infor- Besides, 40 percent of those people who certain nerve endings, yet so far this prosthetic — developed by The campaign, which began on May 17, mation on their blood pressure at the health are aware of their hypertension have high scientists from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD— is World Hypertension Day, focuses on the issue ministry’s comprehensive network, entitled blood pressure while checking in stations not available to other people who may also need it. as one of the most important causes of cardi- SIB, Persian acronym for ‘Integrated Health and hospitals. Another project — from the University of Chicago in Illinois ovascular disease, which is the main reason System’. They can also go to blood pressure “This indicates that their medical treat- — has been testing prototype prosthetic arms on rhesus macaque for 40 percent of deaths in Iran. measuring stations in hospitals, clinics and ment and lifestyle are not effective,” he said. monkeys. The animals are all rescues with limb amputations due During the campaign, which continues until health centers,” he said. The high blood pressure of citizens are to severe injuries, and they are able to control their prosthetic July 6, people are notified about the campaign, Up to now, about 350,000 Iranians have registered on their Electronic Health Record hypertension has increased by three-fold in limbs thanks to special brain implants. its subject and targets and from June 6 to submitted their blood pressure information for further treatments, he said. Iran. Now, researchers from Carnegie Mellon University in Pitts- July 6 the field works are carried out such as to the health ministry’s SIB, he said. 100,000 Iranians die of high blood Some 97,000 Iranians died of diseases burgh, PA, and the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis have taking the blood pressure of target groups, Over 13,000 blood pressure measuring pressure annually caused by hypertension in 2017, according managed, for the first time, to use a noninvasive brain-computer registering their information and referring stations have been established nationwide, In mid-May, the Health Ministry’s director to Dr. Ramin Heshmat, who is an associate interface to control a robotic arm. The scientists report their success the patients to physicians. where information of about four million people for non-communicable diseases Afshin Ostovar professor of epidemiology at Tehran University in a study paper that appears in the journal Science Robotics. Over 40 million of Iran’s population is older are registered. announced that About 100,000 Iranians die of Medical Sciences. Highly improved technology than 30 years old and is the target population The information of 12 million Iranians have of high blood pressure annually. World Health Organization (WHO) has Prof. Bin He, from Carnegie Mellon, leads the research team in addition to pregnant women and those with been registered in hospitals and health centers. One third of Iranian population above 30 set a target for a 25% relative reduction that used an interface that does not require a brain implant — kidney diseases. “Unfortunately about 9.5 percent of those suffer from hypertension and during past 25 in the prevalence of raised blood pressure which is an invasive procedure — to coordinate the movements The campaign is underway in 18,000 local who were examined in blood pressure meas- years, the number of Iranians suffering from by 2025. of a robotic arm. Prof. He and colleagues want to develop a high-fidelity, non- invasive method of connecting the brain and flexible prosthetics because inserting brain implants needs not just high surgical skill and precision, but also a lot of money, as implants are costly. Why spending just two hours a week in nature is good for you Moreover, brain implants come with a number of health risks, Recent research has found clear evidence that going for a ple getting more physical activity when they are outside. including infection. hike can help your health. But research shows that even sitting still in nature — All of these aspects have contributed to the low number of Anyone who’s watched a child run free in a forest or play as with Japanese “forest bathing” — can improve health. people receiving robotic prosthetics, so the scientists at Carnegie in a stream doesn’t need a research study to tell them that Hasbach said nature also provides a break from hours of Mellon and the University of Minnesota have been seeking to spending time in nature is good for kids’ health. mentally tiring “directed attention” — time spent focused turn the tables by developing a noninvasive technology. “It’s something that most parents know intuitively. When on our work, our computer screen, driving. Yet there are many challenges in doing this, particularly the kids have the chance to play free in nature, they’re happier, “When people interrupt directed attention with even fact that previous brain-computer interfaces are unable to decode better behaved, and more connected socially,” said Caro- just brief times outdoors, they tend to allow for more neural signals from the brain reliably, and so cannot control lyn Schuyler, founder and executive director of Wildrock, involuntary attention,” she said. “This becomes quite robotic limbs smoothly, in real time. a nature play and discovery center in Virginia. restorative for when people have to go back to directed “There have been major advances in mind controlled robotic Most adults know that nature is good for them too — that’s attention.” devices using brain implants. It’s excellent science,” notes Prof. why we often leave behind the stress of work to vacation in These benefits, though, only show up if you put down He, commenting on previous steps towards finding a “depend- beautiful, natural places. your smartphone and give nature your full attention, able,” technology. A group led by researchers in the United Kingdom tried whether it’s a breathtaking view of the Grand Canyon or “But noninvasive is the ultimate goal. Advances in neural to answer that question, in what they describe as a first step a tree near your apartment. decoding and the practical utility of noninvasive robotic arm toward coming up with a nature version of national physical However, it didn’t matter how or where people racked Moutenot-Small said, “If you step into a relationship control will have major implications on the eventual development activity guidelines. up the 120 minutes — many short walks near home were with a tree on a sidewalk in a mindful, conscious way — of noninvasive neurorobotics,” he adds. How much time in nature do you need? just as effective as a longer hike on the weekend at a park. taking some deep breaths and being present under the In their current project, Prof. He and team used specialized In the study published today, researchers surveyed more The researchers point out that this is just a first step to- canopy of the tree — you are going to get a much greater sensing and machine learning techniques to “build up” a reliable than 19,000 people in the United Kingdom about the rec- ward being able to recommend that people spend a certain benefit from that interaction.” “connection” between the brain and a robotic arm. reational time they spent in nature during the past week, amount of time each week in nature. There may be an even more ancient reason for why The team’s noninvasive brain-computer interface successfully along with their self-reported health and well-being. Other research, though, has shown that even small bouts nature is healing. decoded neural signals, allowing a person, for the first time, to They found that people who spent at least 120 minutes a in nature can provide health benefits. Being indoors most of the time or looking at a computer control a robotic arm in real time, instructing it to continuously week in nature saw a boost in their mental and physical health, In one study, people who exercised for just five minutes or smartphone are relatively new activities for humans and smoothly follow the movements of a cursor on a screen. compared to people who didn’t spend any time in nature. in nature saw boosts to their self-esteem and mood. and our ancestors, especially compared to the millions Prof. He and colleagues showed that their approach — The researchers say the size of the health benefits was Schuyler sees this kind of quick transformation at Wil- of years we spent outside. which included a higher amount of user training, as well as similar to what people would get by meeting the guidelines drock, even among adults with very stressful jobs. “We evolved in nature,” said Schuyler. “It just makes an improved neural signal “translation” method — improved for physical activity. “After an hour of being in nature, they’re laughing, foraging, sense that given this is how human beings evolved — and brain-computer interface learning by approximately 60%. It The benefits, though, were fairly small, accounting for and collecting things like they were 5 years old,” she said. that we are part of nature — that we would do better when also improved the robotic arm’s continuous tracking of the only 1 percent of the differences between the different na- Health benefits beyond physical activity we aren’t away from it.” cursor by over 500%. ture-time levels. Some of the health benefits of nature are due to peo- (Source: healthline.com) (Source: medicalnewstoday.com) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 12 SOCIETY JUNE 26, 2019

Marine species population Majlis finally approves law on increased in protected areas

ENVIRONMENT TEHRAN — According to the annual census, deskthe population of marine species in habitats carrying firearms for rangers under the Department of Environment (DOE) supervision has SOCIETY TEHRAN — A which is not normally possible as things increased, Ahmad Lahijanzadeh, head of marine environment desklong-awaited bill to up- don’t usually happen in such order and affairs at the DOE has said. hold the rights of rangers including rules they have to make a decision in a very short on carrying and use of firearms, was finally time-span that’s why rangers get killed in approved by Majlis [Iranian parliament], such armed conflicts. Mehr news agency reported on Monday. So, a bill was drafted in July 2016 by the Under the law, it is stipulated that DOE following the death of two rangers, the Department of Environment forces Mohammad Dehqani and Parviz Hormo- defending the environment and natural zi, who were killed in June 2016 during resources, are subjected to the law of the an armed conflict with poachers in Hor- use of weapons during the armed conflicts mozgan province. It has been approved and when needed. by the judiciary committee of Majlis in The related executive agencies shall be September 2018. subject to the law in respect of their as- As per the bill the rangers would not signments to rangers, including fines and face charges in case of involuntarily man- compensation payment in essential cases. slaughter while on duty and would be Prosecutors and courts are required to compensated for the losses they suffer review the cases of related issues out of while trying to protect the environment turn, the report added. and the biodiversity, the government is The annual Census is the authoritative source of data de- The country’s previous gun rules and required to allocate budget to help those termining the population and distribution of animal or marine regulations for rangers sound inefficient rangers who might be obliged to pay species through counting them yearly. due to lack of clarity in the law and inef- out blood money or other sort of mon- Protecting marine habitats and listing them as protected areas fective legislative strategies which allows ey-penalty compensation for murder are among the most important priorities of the DOE, he said, the rangers to use weapons only in case or any injuries trespassers may suffer adding, all of the areas have been identified through environ- of self-defense, otherwise they are not The country’s previous gun rules and in armed conflicts with them, and the mental assessment and field surveys. allowed to shoot. regulations for rangers sound inefficient due rangers will be provided with regular The reproduction time is important, and the DOE forces stand This is in conflict with the job description insurance coverage and are entitled to guard and constantly supervise the area during this period, he noted. of the rangers who are supposed to protect to lack of clarity in the law and ineffective compensation for the losses they suffer He went on to say that annual census shows that the num- the environment and the precious biodi- legislative strategies which allows the rangers while doing their job. ber of species in protected areas is increasing, probably due to versity. Once spotting a poacher ranges to use weapons only in case of self-defense, Some 123 rangers have been killed favorable condition and full-time control. should shoot bullets in the air to warn them while protecting the environment sine Although protected areas are far to reach and only accessible to and then they can shoot them in the leg, otherwise they are not allowed to shoot. 1979 in Iran. locals, some poachers find a way to illegally haunt the valuable spe- cies, so we need to be vigilant to protect the wildlife, he highlighted. He also noted that in the past years, illegal haunting of marine species involved several related organizations, while the Ministry of Energy and the Forests, Range, and Watershed Management Wildfire burns 400 ha of protected areas within 3 months Organization are legally responsible in this regard. ENVIRONMENT TEHRAN — Some 400 hectares of Although, we have provided them with some facilities to deskthe protected areas turned into ashes put out the fire, people must well cooperate to reduce the due to raging wildfire, since the beginning of the current danger, he added. Iranian calendar year (March 21), head of the Department Public co-op, awareness, major way to prevent Ireland to ban fur farms, of Environment’s (DOE) protection unit has stated. wildfires In Iran, areas protected by the DOE cover 17 million Mohabbat Khani further called on the people to be cautious sparing thousands of hectares which fall into four categories: national parks (22 while camping in the environment and take safety precautions animals from ‘misery’ sites), wildlife refuges (34 sites), protected areas (93 sites), as well as not leaving the waste in the environment. and national nature monuments (20 sites). Wildfire in impassable areas makes any fire-fighting He went on to say that so far wildfires broke out in 14 operation almost impossible and only helicopters could Ireland is preparing to ban fur farming, it has been reported, provinces, mostly in areas located near the Zagros foothills, reach the area, which have a long process to use aerial after many years of pressure from opponents of the practice. such as of Kohgiluyeh and Boyerahmad, Chaharmahal and firefighting, in addition, the helicopters are not allowed The decision will be a U-turn for the ruling Fine Gael party, Bakhtiari, Lorestan, Fars, northern provinces and Tehran. at nights, he also lamented. which has long resisted calls for a ban. Two week earlier, raging wildfire erupted in Khaeez This year, with expanded vegetation cover wildfire risk Ireland’s three fur farms, in Donegal, Kerry and Laois, house protected area in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, Human errors leading cause of massive fires has highly increased which is unprecedented in past 30 an estimated 200,000 minks, crammed into tiny wire-mesh southwestern Iran, which affected some 1,783 hectares Mohabbat Khani also highlighted that 62 cases of years, he also stated. cages. They are gassed to death and skinned when they are of the lands. wildfires caused 400 hectares of the protected areas to The DOE has employed its whole capacity as a “rapid six months old. Provinces of Kalgiluyeh and Boyer Ahmad, Tehran set turn into ashes since past three months, out of which 8 response team” to combat wildfires, but still the main way In February, Michael Creed, the agriculture minister, insisted record highs for the wildfires, IRNA news agency quoted cases sparked by lightening. to overcome such occurrences is raising public awareness the government had no plans for a ban, saying he could not close Jamshid Mohabbat Khani as saying on Sunday. While most of the fires were human-caused or ignited and cooperation, he concluded. down a “legitimate, highly regulated and inspected industry” Heavy rainfalls increase wildfire risk due to litter and waste left in the nature by the humans, In early-May, Hamid Zohrabi, DOE deputy chief for natural that employs about 100 people. Torrential rains over the past few months, had positive somehow direct or indirect role of human is the leading environment and biodiversity directorate, said that in the But Mr Creed has faced pressure from Ruth Coppinger, a consequences like saturating the wetlands and reservoirs, cause of such incidents, he added. current year (started on March 21), above-normal precipitation member of the Irish Dail – or parliament – who has the support however, led to some natural incidents like flooding or wildfires, Two human errors are the most important causes of and increased vegetation covers can dramatically heighten of Fianna Fail, Sinn Fein, Labour, Independents 4 Change, the as the plants and vegetation has grown in vast areas of forests wildfires, one is throwing glass bottles on the side of the the risks of wildfires, however, due to slower-than-usual Green Party, and the Social Democrats, for a bill to end fur farm- and rangelands which soon turned dry due to temperature roads or inside the forests which magnifies a ray of sunlight, temperature rise in many regions in the country it is projected ing, which is due to be debated next month. rise which enhances the possibility of massive fires. igniting grass around it, and the other one is leaving a that wildfire season might be delayed. However, the Irish Examiner says Mr Creed is preparing his Based on the latest data published by National fire unextinguished; some of the people camping in the Qasem Sabz’ali, commander of the forest protection own legislation to phase it out. Drought Warning and Monitoring Center affiliated to nature do not ensure that the fire is completely put out, unit of the Forests, Range, and Watershed Management Animal lovers, who say it causes “lives of misery”, welcomed Iran’s Meteorological Organization, since the current he further explained. Organization, said in April 2018 that some 15,000 hectares the move, with the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to crop year (September 23, 2018), precipitation in the In such situation, extinguishing the massive fire is of forests burn in wildfires annually in Iran that 95 percent Animals saying it was “fantastic news”. Others said an end to the country increased to 310.2 from 159.9 millimeters in difficult because the dry plants flare easily and quickly, of them are caused by humans, ISNA reported. “cruel” trade was long overdue. the previous water year, demonstrating a 94.9 percent he noted, adding, this year, 18 rangers burned during fire Forest wildfire brings heavy economic burden amounting Andrew Kelly, head of the ISPCA, said injuries and stereo- rise. The amount also raised in comparison to the long- extinguishing operations; rangers are not firefighters having to 560 million rials (about $13,000) per hectare for the typic behavior were common in fur- farmed animals, denied the term average of 222.2 mm, amounting to 39.6 percent. heat-resistance clothes, so they are in danger. country, he added. opportunity to express their normal behavior. (Source: The Independent) WORDS IN THE NEWS ‘Climate apartheid’: UN expert says human rights may not survive The world is increasingly at risk of “cli- millions of people, but also democracy UK compared Conservative party welfare many losing access to adequate food and Flood education in Vietnam mate apartheid”, where the rich pay to and the rule of law. policies to the creation of 19th-century water. escape heat and hunger caused by the Alston is critical of the “patently in- workhouses. Ministers said his report “Climate change threatens to undo the (October 26, 2000) escalating climate crisis while the rest adequate” steps taken by the UN itself, gave a completely inaccurate picture, last 50 years of progress in development, BBC Correspondent Owen Bennett-Jones reported on how the of the world suffers, a report from a UN countries, NGOs and businesses, saying but Alston accused them of “total denial global health, and poverty reduction,” Al- Vietnamese Red Cross launched a campaign to teach children human rights expert has said. they are “entirely disproportionate to the of a set of uncontested facts”. ston said. Developing countries will bear about the dangers of floods. Nearly 300 children died in flooding Philip Alston, UN special rapporteur on urgency and magnitude of the threat”. His Alston’s report on climate change an estimated 75% of the costs of the climate of the Mekong river. extreme poverty and human rights, said report to the UN human rights council and poverty will be formally presented crisis, the report said, despite the poorest The Vietnamese Red Cross says that earlier this month twenty the impacts of global heating are likely to (HRC) concludes: “Human rights might to the HRC in Geneva on Friday. It said half of the world’s population causing just children a day drowned in the floods. In many cases parents had undermine not only basic rights to life, not survive the coming upheaval.” the greatest impact of the climate crisis 10% of carbon dioxide emissions. gone looking for food or work, leaving their children unattended. water, food, and housing for hundreds of In May, Alston’s report on poverty in the would be on those living in poverty, with (Source: The Guardian) Many of those who have drowned have been under four years old. The Red Cross campaign though will target older children because parents often leave them in charge of younger brothers ENGLISH IN USE and sisters. Aid workers have already distributed thousands of life jackets or flotation devices and have urged children who are playing in the flood water to wear them. LEARN NEWS TRANSLATION Children are now being advised to stay away from electricity wires and flooded river banks which could collapse. Red Cross officials say that even children who can swim are at risk as they $7b to be allocated to retrofit, اختصاص بیش از 29 هزار میلیارد تومان often move too far away from their families and then encounter difficulties getting back to dry land. The Red Cross campaign rebuild flood-devastated houses برای بازسازی خانه های سیل زده ,follows an appeal from the United Nations Children›s Fund which has warned that when the flood waters do fully recede معــاون عمــران و توســعه امــور شــهری و روســتایی وزیــر کشــورگفت: براســاس مصوبــه later this year, children and infants will be at particular risk A budget of 290 trillion rials (nearly $7 billion) will be allotted to of contracting diseases such as diarrhea, cholera and malaria. reconstruct and repair housing units destructed by flood in 18 اخیــر هیــات وزیــران مبلــغ 29 هــزارو 130 میلیــارد ریــال بــرای بازســازی و جبــران Words خســارات ناشــی از ســیل در بخشــهای مختلــف 18 اســتان پرداخــت مــی شــود. unattended: if a child has been left unattended, he or she has provinces across the country, Mehdi Jamalinejad, deputy interior been left by him or herself بــر اســاس ارزیابیهــای انجــام شــده در ۲۱ اســتان کشــور، بیــش از ۱۶۹ هــزار و target: if something is targeted at children then it is focused minister for urban and rural development has announced. ۳۷۷ and designed especially for them Flood has devastated some 169,377 housing units, 68,333 of واحــد مســکونی شــهری و روســتایی در ســیلهای اخیــر در کشــور آســیب دیدهانــد کــه in charge of: with responsibility for, looking after بایــد دوبــاره احــداث شــوند. .distributed: gave to many people which are beyond repair and must be reconstructed, he stated flotation devices:something you wear that helps you not to go under water is a flotation device urged: encouraged strongly river banks: the sides of a river are called the banks PREFIX/SUFFIX PHRASAL VERB IDIOM collapse: fall down “co-, col-, com-, con-, cor-” Nose out Crocodile tears at risk: in danger encounter difficulties: find something much more difficult Meaning: with or together Meaning: to find out or discover information, se- Explanation: To shed crocodile tears means to shed than expected For example: What will it take for us to coexist crets, etc. false tears or show insincere grief recede: get less in peace? For example: He nosed out their plans. For example: Caroline pretended to be sad but we contracting diseases: becoming sick and ill all knew her tears were crocodile tears. (Source: BBC) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y JUNE 26, 2019 WORLD IN FOCUS 13 “Shabab al- Moqawama” Conf. kicks Pompeo knows the real off in Qom prov. meaning of “disinformation” 1 Palestinian officials from all of the century,” on Saturday, saying it 1 Every single direct and proxy war started out or en- factions have unanimously spurned envisages $25 billion in new investment couraged by U.S. all over the world, including Iran-Iraq imposed the scheme, citing strong suspicion to aid Palestinians within the next 10 war, exhibit the cruelty and gravity of U.S. endless crimes against about the U.S.’s intentions. The Pal- years. Palestinian officials reacted by humanity. estinian Authority began refusing any saying that Palestinians’ would not be U.S., once again tries to call the truth “disinformation” and in intermediary role by Washington in giving up their rights and demands to doing so evade assuming any responsibility for the intentional the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in late such economic incentives. crimes it has committed all over the world. However, now, people 2017 after Trump recognized the holy The Bahraini cleric noted that the from every part of the world, have their eyes wide open, and they occupied city of Jerusalem al-Quds as Bahraini people were against both the scrutinize every move of Washington leaders with their sharp look. Israel’s “capital.” deal and the Manama conference. It was far better for Pompeo to stay silent after the clear and Ayatollah Qassim said the U.S. plan Ayatollah Qassim enjoys huge pop- credible statements of Iranian foreign minister because the amounted to selling everything the Pales- ularity among Bahrain’s Shia-majority questionable reputation of Pompeo, and the shameful history tinians have, including Islam’s holy sites. population as a pro-independence figure. of White House, leaves no room for believing any of claims made Rejecting the deal means rejecting He has proven a prominent source of by U.S. officials. slavery and accepting freedom, he added, inspiration for the nation’s 2011-present and noted that there was no choice for popular protests against the U.S.-backed the Islamic world but to resist America’s Bahraini authorities’ campaign of sup- plans for Palestinians. pression targeting the Shias. Palestinian protesters reject He said Washington’s deal was a trial Over the past years, the authorities for Arab rulers to show their true colors. have been leading tremendous effort U.S.-sponsored Bahrain Many Arab states have reportedly to constrain Qassim’s freedoms and meeting nodded their approval of the plan. rights, including stripping him of his Bahrain has even chosen to host a citizenship and raiding his house on 1 The demonstrators also burned posters of U.S.-led conference, which will kick nomic aspects of the plan. ferred to the economic component of the numerous occasions, forcing him to live both Trump and Bahrain’s monarch King Hamad bin off on Tuesday to divulge the eco- The White House, itself, broadly re- plan, which Trump has hailed as “the deal in exile since July 2018. Isa Al Khalifah. Mahmoud Barhoush, 25, said he didn’t know whether to laugh or cry at what he called Arab states’ “treason- ous” participation in the U.S.-led confab. “Enough of your running into the arms of Trump and [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu,” Protest held in Lebanon against Bahrain conference on Palestine he said at the Ramallah protest. TEHRAN — People have taken to the streets in the Lebanese The U.S. will lead the two-day conference in Manama, According to Press TV, in the Gaza Strip, crowds capital of Beirut to protest against a United States-sponsored starting Tuesday, to purportedly encourage investment burned large paintings of Trump marked with the conference in Bahrain where Washington aims to unveil parts in the occupied West Bank and the blockaded Gaza Strip. words: “Deal of the Devil.” of what it calls a “deal” on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. According to Press TV, all Palestinian factions have boy- “Down with Bahrain, down with Trump, down with The protesters rallied on Tuesday, condemning U.S. cotted the event, slamming Washington for what they view the Manama conference,” chanted the demonstrators. President Donald Trump’s so-called deal and calling it a as an attempt to offer financial rewards for Palestinians to “The Manama conference is a comedy show, a wed- plot against the Palestinians. accept the Israeli occupation. ding without the bride (the Palestinians) ... it will Meanwhile, Lebanon’s official National News Agency The details of the so-called deal have been kept under not succeed,” said a protester who gave her name as reported that schools run by the United Nations Relief wraps, with only scraps of information having been leaked Siham in Gaza City. and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East to the media. That little information, however, has been (UNRWA) in the southern Lebanese city of Tyre as well as enough for the Palestinian to reject the “deal” altogether. businesses there also closed as the Palestinian refugees Despite the Palestinian rebuttal, several Arab regimes ‘U.S. most recent wars have staged a strike and sit-ins in condemnation of the conference have endorsed the plan and are scheduled to participate in Bahrain and the wider plan on Tuesday. in the conference in Bahrain. been unjustified’ Rallies are also set to be held in the Palestinian refugee Still, in an interview broadcast on Tuesday, Jared Kush- camps of the city in protest against the plan, which Trump ner, Trump’s son-in-law and adviser, who is widely believed along the lines of” a 2002 Arab initiative offered to resolve TEHRAN— Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter said he doesn’t himself calls “the deal of the century.” to be the architect of the “deal,” said it is “not going to be the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. think most recent wars have been justified. “We’re supposed to be a ‘Christian’ nation, are we not? But we are known throughout the world as the most warlike country on Earth. And I would say almost all the wars in which we’ve been involved have been unnecessary,” he said. Carter offered support for President Trump’s decision not to Russian air force plane lands in Venezuela attack Iran after it shot down a U.S. drone. TEHRAN — A Russian air force plane has The tail number is registered to a Russian According to Press TV, U.S. Presi- January, asserting that Maduro’s reelection Carter, 94, offered the rare praise for Trump while addressing landed in Venezuela’s main airport, accord- air force jet, according to website Flightra- dent Donald Trump in March ordered last year was illegitimate. an audience of about 500 at his home church, Maranatha Baptist ing to a Reuters News Agency witness and a dar24, and matches the tail number of the Russia to remove all troops from Venezue- Moscow has said US sanctions against Church in Plains, Georgia. Carter’s one term as president was website that tracks plane movements. plane that arrived in March. la, while Russia’s foreign ministry said the Venezuela have hurt ordinary people and marked by the Iran hostage crisis. An Ilyushin 62 jet with tail number RA- Two Russian air force planes landed planes were only carrying specialists who warns Washington against using force. “I agree with President Trump on his decision not to take 86496 was parked at Simon Bolivar Inter- in Venezuela in March carrying Russian were servicing arms sales contracts. According to the UN refugee agency military action against Iran,” he said. “I had a lot of problems national Airport of the capital Caracas on defense officials and 100 troops, leading Russia backs Venezuela’s President Nico- (UNHCR), about four million Venezuelans - with Iran when I was in office.” Monday, three months after a similar arrival Washington to accuse Moscow of “reckless las Maduro, while the US and dozens of other nearly 15 percent of the population - have The comments came days after Trump called off retaliatory prompted a war of words between the United escalation” of the situation in the struggling nations support opposition leader Juan Guai- left the country to escape its economic and airstrikes against Iran for shooting down a U.S. drone. States and Russia. South American nation. do, who declared himself interim president in political crisis. N. Korea not ready to Seven migrant deaths reported in ‘extreme heat’ at U.S. border denuclearize: U.S. military TEHRAN — Authorities in Texas reported seven migrant be fatal,” said Del Rio Sector Chief Patrol Agent Raul Ortiz. spy chief deaths on Monday, including those of a woman, two babies Arrests of undocumented migrants reached their high- and a toddler, showing the danger of extreme summer heat est monthly level since 2006 in May, with more than 60 TEHRAN — The head of the United States military spy agency as Central American families surge across the U.S.-Mexico % of those apprehended either children or families, many says the country’s intelligence community does not believe North border. seeking asylum. Korea is ready for denuclearization, just days after an exchange The woman and three children may have been dead The Trump administration has set limits on how many of letters between the leaders of the two countries. for days before they were found by U.S. Border Patrol people can claim asylum each day at ports of entry. With “We still continue to assess within the IC (intelligence com- near the Rio Grande in South Texas on Sunday, accord- months-long waits for interviews, migrant families are munity) that [North Korean Leader] Kim Jong-un is not ready ing to a local law enforcement official, who asked not instead attempting sometimes risky border crossings to to denuclearize,” Director of US Defense Intelligence Agency to be named. make their claims. Lieutenant General Robert Ashley said during an interview with They are thought to have died from heat exposure Smugglers put migrants’ lives at risk by dropping them Fox News on Monday. and dehydration in an area about 18 miles (29 km) east off in desolate areas or sending them across the Rio Grande The remarks came just hours after US Secretary of State Mike of McAllen. in makeshift rafts. Pompeo expressed optimism that a letter sent to Kim by President To the west, U.S. Border Patrol agents in the Del Rio area Increased fencing and security in many areas means Donald Trump could facilitate the revival of talks between the two. recovered the bodies of two men on ranchland near Carrizo Another decomposed body was found June 20 on the migrants who have been deported, and are seeking to evade Their second and last meeting collapsed in Vietnam last Febru- Springs after anonymous calls on June 19 and June 20 riverbank of the Rio Grande near Normandy. capture, often take dangerous routes to re-enter the United ary when they failed to agree on mutual steps, Press TV reported. alerted them to lost migrants, the agency said in a statement. “The extreme temperatures during this time of year can States, Reuters reported. North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Sunday that Trump had written to Kim, who praised the letter as “excellent” and said he would “seriously contemplate the interesting content.” The front page of North’s official daily Rodong Sinmun also carried a photo of Kim reading Trump’s letter in his office. NATO calls on Russia to destroy new missile, warns of response The KCNA report about Trump’s letter came just two days TEHRAN — NATO urged Russia on Tuesday attacks on Europe and break the 1987 Inter- more flights over Europe by U.S. warplanes of seeking an arms race. after Kim hosted China’s President Xi Jinping. to destroy a new missile before an August mediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF). capable of carrying nuclear warheads, more Without a deal, the United States has said North Korean state media reported that Kim and Xi discussed deadline and save a treaty that keeps land- “We call on Russia to take the re- military training and the repositioning U.S. it will withdraw from the INF treaty on Aug. the political situation surrounding the Korean Peninsula and based nuclear warheads out of Europe or sponsible path, but we have seen no sea-based missiles. 2, removing constraints on its own ability came to unspecified agreements on important issues. face a more determined alliance response indication that Russia intends to do The United States and its NATO al- to develop nuclear-capable, medium-range in the region. so,” Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg lies want Russia to destroy its 9M729/ missiles. NATO defense ministers will discuss told a news conference. “We will need SSC-8 nuclear-capable cruise missile The dispute has deepened a fissure in on Wednesday their next steps if Moscow to respond,” Stoltenberg said. system, which Moscow has so far re- East-West ties that severely deteriorated Armenian court orders keeps the missile system that the United He declined to go into more details. But fused to do. It denies any violations of after Russia’s seizure of Crimea and its in- States says would allow short-notice nuclear diplomats said defense ministers will consider the INF treaty, accusing Washington volvement in Syria. arrest of ex-president Kocharyan

TEHRAN — An Armenian court on Tuesday ordered the arrest of Pompeo faces thorny issues on India visit from trade to Russia arms deals former president Robert Kocharyan, who was freed on bail from TEHRAN — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo propel Asia’s third largest economy to faster growth. Indian government official, speaking on condition pre-trial detention last month, the RIA news agency reported. tackled a host of delicate issues when he gets into New Just ahead of his visit, India imposed tariffs on of anonymity in line with service rules. Kocharyan, who was president from 1998 to 2008, has Delhi on Tuesday for talks with Indian leaders, from some U.S. goods after President Donald Trump’s ad- Pompeo’s visit is expected to lay the ground for been charged with acting unlawfully by introducing a state trade to India’s long standing defense and energy ties ministration threw India out of a group of countries talks between Trump and Modi later in the week on of emergency in March 2008, following a disputed election. to Russia and Iran. that were allowed duty free access for some of their the sidelines of the G20 summit in Osaka. At least ten people were killed in clashes between police and Relations between the United States and India have products into the large U.S. market. India is hoping that this week’s high level meetings protesters. dramatically improved since the days of the Cold War While trade issues are led by the U.S. Trade Rep- would help re-start talks over a trade package the two He has already been arrested and released twice since but they have still fallen short of their promise and resentative’s office and the commerce departments, had been negotiating for months, the official said. last July after peaceful protests drove his former ally and now have run into serious problems over tariffs, flow Pompeo is expected to raise some of the concerns U.S. In recent weeks, the United States has also stepped successor, Serzh Sarksyan, from power and propelled of data and tighter Indian rules on online commerce companies have about new rules on local storage of up pressure on India not to proceed with its purchase opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan into the prime min- in one of the world’s fastest growing large markets. data as well as restrictions on foreign companies’ of S-400 surface-to-air missile systems from Russia. ister’s job. Pompeo will kick off his visit calling on Prime Min- online operations in India. India says the missiles are necessary to bolster Kocharyan’s lawyer said that the defense would appeal the ister Narendra Modi who was re-elected for a second “We expect trade and ecommerce to figure in the defenses against China, but Washington has said it decision to have the 64-year-old returned to jail. term last month with a powerful mandate that ana- meetings with the PM and the foreign minister, we rather India looked at other options including U.S. Kocharyan told Reuters in May that powerful opposition forces lysts say gives him the chance to take bold reforms to are ready to engage them on data issues,” said an defense firms for alternate weapons system. were coming together to challenge the country’s new leadership soon, and that he hoped to be among them. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 14 WORLD SPORTS JUNE 26, 2019

Wladimir Klitschko rescued Hillsborough tragedy: Police chief from burning yacht Former heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko was rescued by will face retrial, judge rules Spanish coastguard after the luxury yacht he was onboard caught fire. The 43-year-old, who retired from boxing in August 2017, The former South Yorkshire police chief was on holiday off the coast of Mallorca. superintendent who was in command of “Our trip Sunday night ended up in our boat igniting and family the 1989 FA Cup semi-final at Hillsbor- and friends being evacuated by coastguard and fire rescue team,” ough, where 96 people were killed, will face the Ukrainian, who won 64 of his 69 fights, wrote on Twitter. a retrial on a charge of gross negligence “No worries: we are all fine!” manslaughter, a judge has ruled. Since his final fight - a knockout defeat by Britain’s Anthony Sir Peter Openshaw, who presided Joshua in April 2017 - Klitschko has given lectures in a manage- over the 10-week trial of Duckenfield ment degree at a university in Switzerland and written a book earlier this year in which the jury failed to of business advice. reach a verdict, handed down his ruling It not the first time the former world champion has endured on Tuesday after the Crown Prosecution problems on water. Service (CPS) applied for a retrial. The In October 2014, American Shannon Briggs chased Klitschko new trial will be at Preston crown court in a boat while he was paddleboarding, creating a wave that on 7 October. caused his rival to fall into the water. Handing down his decision, Openshaw It was part of an unsuccessful campaign by Briggs, who said: “I authorise a retrial of the defend- lost to Klitschko’s older brother Vitali in 2010, to be granted ant David Duckenfield, and refuse the a world title fight. defendant’s application to stay the trial.” (Source: CNN) Relatives of some of the 96 people killed at Hillsborough 30 years ago were in the court’s public seats to hear Open- shaw order the retrial. Former Wimbledon Benjamin Myers QC, who conducted champion’s trophies put up Duckenfield’s defence at the trial, had opposed the application. The jury that Hillsborough stadium on 15 April 1989. to keep people safe at his place of work. brought against Duckenfield in relation for auction heard evidence in the prosecution at Richard Matthews QC, the lead bar- Mackrell negligently allocated too few to the 96th person to die, Tony Bland, Preston crown court between 14 Jan- rister for the CPS, told Openshaw on turnstiles – only seven – for the 10,100 who was critically injured in the crush uary and 25 March returned on their the same day the jury failed to reach people with tickets to stand and support and was maintained on life support in Memorabilia valued at an estimated £200,000 belonging to eighth day of deliberations on 3 April its verdict that the service intended to Liverpool on the Leppings Lane terrace, hospital until 1993, when support was former Wimbledon champion Boris Becker is up for auction to to say they had been unable to reach a seek a retrial. and only 23 turnstiles altogether for the lawfully withdrawn. help pay off his debts. verdict by the required majority of 10-2. The jury did return a 10-2 majority guilty 24,000 people with tickets allocated to According to the law in 1989, a criminal Replica Wimbledon, US Open and Davis Cup trophies, medals Duckenfield, 74, was charged with verdict against the other defendant, Gra- Liverpool supporters. charge relating to a death could not be and clothing are all being sold off. gross negligence manslaughter in relation ham Mackrell, the Sheffield Wednesday The 96 victims, aged between 10 and brought if the victim died more than a Bankruptcy trustees appointed to make payments to the to 95 of the 96 people who died at the secretary and safety officer for the Hills- 67, were killed at the match in a crush year and a day after the acts that alleg- 51-year-old German’s creditors have organised the sale. match between Liverpool and Notting- borough ground at the time of the disaster, in the central “pens”, 3 and 4, of the edly caused it. “We consider this a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” said auc- ham Forest at Sheffield Wednesday’s on a charge of breaching his legal duty Leppings Lane terrace. No charge was (Source: Guardian) tion house Wyles Hardy & Co. “Examples of these have rarely been available on the open market.” Six-time Grand Slam champion Becker was declared bank- rupt in June 2017 over money owed to bank Arbuthnot Latham. Nadal says Wimbledon seeding system Neymar has accepted FC Barcelona’s An auction of goods was arranged but then postponed after disrespects world rankings contract offer Becker claimed diplomatic immunity from legal action. He said he had been appointed a sport and culture attaché for the Central African Republic. However, Becker dropped his immunity claim in December, paving the way for a new auction to take place. As well as the replica trophies, the online auction that runs until 11 July features watches, racquets, commemorative goblets, sweatbands - and even socks. “We are pleased that the auction can now be resumed as these assets are one of the few remaining assets of the bankruptcy, and we anticipate declaring a dividend to creditors later this year,” said Mark Ford, joint trustee to the estate of Boris Becker. (Source: BBC)

Italy to host 2026 Winter Olympics & Paralympics

Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo have been announced as the hosts of the 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) voted for Italy’s Rafael Nadal has complained about players have played well all year on all sur- FC Barcelona have a verbal agreement in is the offer from Barça. He wants to go joint bid ahead of Stockholm, Sweden. Wimbledon’s seeding system after the faces but Wimbledon does not respect the place with Neymar for him to spend the back to LaLiga and if Barça can’t reach Skating sports and ice hockey will be held in Milan, while Spaniard was placed at number three, ranking they have earned. next five years at the club. The Brazilian an agreement with PSG, only then would most alpine skiing events will take place in the resort of Cortina. behind Roger Federer, for next week’s “And for this reason they get more is so desperate for a Camp Nou return he consider Real Madrid. Other snow sports will be held in other venues in the Italian grand slam in London. complicated draws.” that he’s willing to accept a much lower Upon hearing that Madrid essen- Alps, including Bormio and Livigno. The other three major tournaments all Nadal is yet to play an official match wage in order to make it a reality. He tially withdrew from the bidding and The 2026 Winter Olympics will take place from 6 to 22 February match their seeding to the official world on grass this year while Federer warmed didn’t even negotiate because he knew will instead focus on bringing in Kylian and the 2026 Winter Paralympics will be held from 6 to 15 March. rankings but Wimbledon uses its own up for Wimbledon last week by winning the offer on the table was the maximum Mbappe next summer. Cortina previously hosted the Winter Olympics in 1956, while formula to dictate the order, combining his 10th title at the grass-court tourna- Barça could afford to offer. Neymar wants to be happy out on Turin staged the 2006 edition of the Games. ranking points with form in grass-court ment in Halle. According to SPORT sources, we the pitch again. He’s suffered in his two There were only two candidates left after four other bidders - competitions. Federer and top seed Novak Djokovic can exclusively reveal that Neymar has seasons at PSG and, at the age of 27, the Swiss city of Sion, Japan’s Sapporo, Graz in Austria and the It means Nadal will be seeded three will be at opposite ends of the Wimbledon agreed personal terms with Barça. If sees this as the perfect time to get his Canadian city Calgary, which hosted in 1988 - had earlier dropped and Federer two at the All England Club draw, separated until the final, but Nadal an agreement is reached between the career back on track. out of the race with concerns over the event’s size and cost. this year, despite their positions being is guaranteed to have either Federer or two clubs, Neymar would earn almost Another one of the conditions on The results showed Milan-Cortina had received 47 out of the the reverse in the rankings list. Djokovic in his half, and could meet them 50% less than he currently does with a potential deal is that Neymar with- 82 votes cast.Sweden has never hosted a Winter Games before “Wimbledon is the only tournament in the semis. PSG. His contract with the French draws his legal complaint about com- and the wait goes on after its Stockholm-Are bid - based around of the year that does it like this,” Nadal “For me personally, it means if I am club is €3,069,520 per month, around missions his representatives feel they the capital and its largest ski resort, but also including Latvian city told Spanish television channel Movistar three, to get to the final, Djokovic or Federer €100,000 a day. He’s the second best are owed for his contract renewal just Sigulda - received 34 votes. There was one abstention/blank vote. on Monday night. will be in my half,” Nadal added. paid footballer in the world after Li- before he joined PSG. The case is over IOC president Thomas Bach said: “Congratulations to Mi- “Obviously it would be better to be two “But that can only happen in the semi-fi- onel Messi. €26m and the club has contested the lan-Cortina. We can look forward to an outstanding and sustainable than three but if they think I have to be nals and to get there I have to win five Neymar will earn around €24m per charge. Neymar is happy to cancel all Olympic Winter Games in a traditional winter sports country. three I will accept three and fight to win matches. Today I’m far away.” season which is similar to what he was legal proceedings if it helps smooth “The passion and knowledge of Italian fans, together with the matches I have to win. Nadal claimed his 18th major title ear- on previously at Barça. For the Brazilian over a return. experienced venue operators, will create the perfect atmosphere “Having said that, the only thing that lier this month by winning the French and his representatives, the priority is The player’s father earned around for the best athletes in the world.” doesn’t seem right about this issue is that Open for a record-extending 12th time. to restore his name amongst the best €50m when his son moved to PSG. (Source: DW) it is only Wimbledon that does it. If they all He now sits behind only Federer’s 20 in the sport - not earn more than an- Neymar has been offered a five-year did it, it would seem more correct. grand slam triumphs in the all-time list ybody else. contract and would see the Brazilian “It’s not only about my particular case. of male champions. Neymar has had other proposals on stay at the Camp Nou until he was 32. There have been many occasions when (Source: AFP) the table but the only one that matters (Source: Sport) Derby free Lampard to conclude Chelsea return Federer looks to turn number nine Wimbledon dream into reality Historically, emotionally and statistically, Roger Federer Former French Open finalist Alex Corretja is another Frank Lampard’s return to Chelsea as the club’s new manager remains the man to beat at Wimbledon even at the 21st who has flagged up Federer. edged closer on Tuesday as Derby said they had granted per- time of asking. “Federer played a great claycourt season, which mission for the Premier League club to conclude negotiations. Forget the creaking knees and advancing years — the gives him the belief he can win Wimbledon again,” “Derby County Football Club can confirm that they have granted Swiss will be 38 in August — not many in SW19 will bet said the Spaniard. permission for Chelsea Football Club to speak to Frank Lampard against their adopted favourite achieving Wimbledon Grass has always suited Federer’s aggressive style, about the vacant managerial position at Stamford Bridge,” Derby history with a ninth men’s title to equal Martina Navra- which is based on footwork, pace and ability to find said in a statement. tilova’s record singles mark. sharp angles. “With pre-season fast approaching for both clubs it is hoped Victory would consolidate his position as oldest male Perhaps the only remaining question is whether this will allow Chelsea to swiftly conclude their discussions.” champion, a record he set in 2017 when he won his eighth the Swiss has the stamina to slug it out against the Lampard is Chelsea’s record goalscorer after netting 211 goals title without dropping a set at the age of 35 years and game’s young guns. from midfield between 2001 and 2014 at Stamford Bridge, where 342 days. As always the aim remains to win but now it is to he won three Premier League titles, the Champions League and Federer’s cheerleaders will point to the confidence do so without expending too much energy. Europa League in a 13-trophy haul. gleaned from 2019 tournament wins on the hard courts Last year there were signs that the balance is more However, he has just one season’s experience in management of Dubai — his 100th ATP title — and Miami. Federer knows that every opportunity to boost his difficult to achieve and the eight-times champion squan- as he led Derby to the brink of a return to the Premier League, only This year’s Wimbledon lead-up has been wrinkle-free Grand Slam tally of 20 trophies must be grasped or risk dered match points against Kevin Anderson before exiting to fall short in the Championship playoff final against Aston Villa. after a positive showing at the French Open, where he lost being eclipsed by the rejuvenated Nadal. in the quarter-finals. Chelsea have been seeking a manager since Maurizio Sarri in the semi-finals to Rafa Nadal, and his traditional grass ‘Hard to beat’ Despite Anderson’s raw power, few at Wimbledon departed to take charge of Juventus last week. tune-up at last week’s Halle Open, where he triumphed The Spaniard’s victory in Paris took his Grand Slam expected Federer to lose that day because for so many In response to Sarri’s sour relationship with the Chelsea supporters, for the 10th time. total to 18 while Novak Djokovic has won three of the years Wimbledon victories came so naturally. owner Roman Abramovich has turned to a fan favourite to ease the But look through the glass differently and 2019 may last four blue-riband events to bring his career tally to 15. All that can be said with certainty is that should anyone Londoners through what could be a difficult season of transition. tell a whole new story. It is possible to make a strong case for all three, with beat the man who has already pocketed $124 million in Chelsea are unlikely to be able to make any signings this sum- Perhaps Federer’s decision to compete at Roland Nick Kyrgios last week making special mention for prize money, he should consider himself champion in mer as they are serving a two-window transfer ban from FIFA. Garros for the first time in four years was actually an Federer, whom he predicted will “be hard to beat” on waiting. (Source: AFP) acknowledgement that his great powers are waning. his favourite surface. (Source: Reuters) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y JUNE 26, 2019 SPORTS 15

Zero tolerance for fan Iranian Paralympic medalist Shirmohammadi passes away

SPORTS TEHRAN — Iranian Paralympic bronze medal misbehavior: Masoud Soltanifar deskwinner Razieh Shirmohammadi passed away on Tuesday. SPORTS TEHRAN — Irans Minister of deskSport and Youth Affairs, Masoud She died at the age of 42 due to heart attack. Soltanifar, says that football hooligans will face sever Shirmohammadi claimed a bronze medal at the women’s team action if they try to make trouble at the stadiums. recurve open in London 2012 Paralympic Games. Last season, the Football Federation of Iran Disciplinary Committee made penalties for some clubs and their violent fans but that behavior was repeated again and again at pitches every- where in Iran. So many supports were left covered in blood after the matches but the Iranian sports officials are determined to stop violence in the stadiums in the new season. “Sport is a factor of making tens of millions of people happy and we will not allow some opportun- ists to cause disruption to the fans’ happiness. We are going to hold the football competition with the lowest possible amount of tension and improve the security and comfort of the fans,” Soltanifar said. “The matches Should not be marred by mis- The Para archer, who represented Iran at the Rio 2016 Paralym- behavior of some fans who violate the rules. For- pic Games, also clinched a silver medal at compound open mixed tunately, the clubs have helpful cultural plans for team W2/ST in the 2018 Asian Para Games. the new season,” he added. Shirmohammadi had recently won a quota spot for the Tokyo “Police will not allow the invaders to enter 2020 Paralympic Games in the ‘s-Hertogenbosch 2019 held in the stadiums and the football federation has new the Netherlands. disciplinary rules for the new season. All of us are The Tehran Times staff offer heartfelt condolences to her responsible to keep sportsmanship in our sport,” bereaved family. Soltanifar went on to say. “The league competition should be equipped with electronic ticketing and seat numbering sys- Alireza Beiranvand on tems in the new season. We have zero tolerance policy in relation to any threats against the com- Olympiakos’s radar: report petition,” Soltanifar concluded. TASNIM — Iran and Persepolis goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand Former technical head Lowe leaves Bydgoszcz to host 2020 European is reportedly linked with a move to Greek side Olympiakos. Turkish top-flight football teams Fenerbahçe, Besiktas and Williams F1 team Championships Çaykur Rizespor had also shown interest in signing Beiranvand. The 27-year-old custodian saved a penalty from Cristiano Ronaldo in the match against Portugal in the 2018 World Cup and thrusted his name into the international spotlight. Beiranvand also helped Persepolis reach the 2018 AFC Cham- pions League final, where the Reds lost to Kashima Antlers of Japan 2-0 on aggregate.

Thailand duo step down following World Cup exit

Thailand women’s national team coach Nuengrutai Srathong- vian has stepped down from her role following the side’s group elimination from the FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019. Long-time team manager Nualphan Lamsam has also stepped LONDON (Reuters) — Former tech- The team are last in the champion- Bydgoszcz in Poland has today been an- Paralympic Committee, said: away from her involvement from the team, ending a 12-year nical director Paddy Lowe is leaving ship and have yet to score a point with nounced as the host city for the 2020 “This is fantastic news for both athletics tenure at the helm of the women’s national team programme. Williams with immediate effect and has a car that has been the slowest on track World Para Athletics European Cham- and the Polish Para sport movement. I’m The duo has overseen a period of unprecedented success stepped down from the board of directors, all season. pionships. delighted and thrilled that Poland will for the Chaba Kaew, who defied expectations to qualify for two the Formula One team said on Tuesday. Williams finished last overall in 2018 The competition will take place from 3 to host the World Para Athletics European successive editions of the FIFA Women’s World Cup – the only Lowe had been on an extended “leave and have not won a race since 2012. 7 June at the city’s Zdzislaw Krzyszkowiak Championships for the first time in history. trips to global Finals in Thai senior football history. of absence” since March 5, before the Lowe joined Williams in 2017 from stadium, three months before the start “We are honored to be trusted with Across two tenures as head coach, Nuengrutai also won two start of the season. dominant champions Mercedes but last of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. such a prestigious event within the world AFF Women’s Champions and led Thailand to the semi-finals “After a period of careful reflection I year’s car - the first under his supervision The venue, which has previously hosted of Para sport and are looking forward to of the 2018 AFC Women’s Asian Cup in Jordan; their best finish have reached the decision that I will not - proved ill-handling and uncompetitive. a number of major international athletics welcoming Europe to Bydgoszcz - also at the tournament in 32 years. return to work at Williams,” he said in a The family-owned British team have events including the 2017 European Ath- known as Polish Venice. Lamsam confirmed the duo would both be moving on imme- team statement. British rookie George Russell and Poland’s letics U23 Championships and the 2016 “Whilst there is a lot to do between diately following the FIFA Women’s World Cup. Lowe’s position at the former world Robert Kubica as their drivers. IAAF World Junior Championships, joined now and June 2020, I have no doubt that “Being the manager of the women’s football team for 12 years champions appeared shaky last year and “We understand and respect the de- the World Para Athletics Grand Prix circuit everybody involved will work tirelessly has been the highlight of my career,” she said. worsened after they failed to finish their cision Paddy has reached and wish him this year as the location for the penultimate to put on a great show for athletes and “The coach and I have already agreed that we will leave our new car in time for the start of testing in well for the future,” said deputy principal Grand Prix of the season in July. fans alike. roles. Thank you to all the players for the hard work and for their Barcelona and turned up two days late. Claire Williams. Lukasz Szeliga, President of the Polish (Source: Paralympic) support.” Thailand were eliminated from France 2019 following Group F defeats to the United States, Sweden and Chile. The team will be looking for a new head coach ahead of their Rafa Benitez: Newcastle could appoint Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp forthcoming bid to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Rafael Benitez will be a tough act to follow at Newcastle chance with Jose Mourinho. (Source: the-afc) United, no matter who is appointed as his successor at St “I’m not having a go at Jose, but the remit of Rafa was James’ Park. you could only sign young players, but Mourinho wouldn’t That’s according to lifelong Magpies fan and former buy young players, never mind play them, so there’s no Belgian teams eye Iran’s England cricketer Steve Harmison, who told talkSPORT chance he will come in. even Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp would struggle to “Then you’ve got Garry Monk, David Moyes, I don’t Milad Mohammadi step into the popular Spaniard’s shoes. even know who Anthony Hudson is, and Avram Grant? The club have confirmed Benitez will depart his role as It gets worse! manager at St James’ Park when his contract expires on “There’s no way Sean Dyche or Eddie Howe or would Belgian top-flight football teams Anderlecht and Gent are inter- Sunday, having failed to agree a new deal with Mike Ashley. leave their clubs to come.” ested in Iranian international Milad Mohammadi. The news was met with outrage by the Toon Army, who vented Harmison believes the job is made for a younger, less Celtic are also targeting Mohammadi as a potential replace- their anger at their loathed owner and his running of the club. experienced manager, and believes former Magpie Lee ment for Kieran Tierney, who has caught the eye of Arsenal. Many have vowed not to renew their season tickets for Bowyer would be a perfect choice. Mohammadi, who has been capped 30 times for Iran, repre- sented Team Melli in the 2018 World Cup. the forthcoming season and not to buy any club merchandise number two, but on August 11 against Arsenal the Newcastle He added: “Further down the list you’ve got Mikel Ar- The Iranian winger can also play anywhere down the left flank. in protest of Ashley’s regime. fans are going to be singing ‘Rafael Benitez’, and rightly so. teta and Patrick Viera. For me it would be between them, The 25-year-old is a player in demand as he is available on a A host of big names have been linked with replacing “They did not want him to leave. He was their savior. a young manager coming through. free transfer after ending his spell at Russian club Akhmat Grozy, Benitez in Tyneside, with Jose Mourinho a surprise can- He was the only positive thing they’ve had about this whole “I’ll chuck another one in, someone who used to play where his deal expires at the end of this month. didate with the role. Newcastle mike Ashley Regime, that if Mike goes and when for Newcastle. He took Charlton from second bottom of (Source: Scottish Sun) But Harmison highly doubts that will happen, and put Mike goes, we’ve still got a world class manager. League One to the Championship, galvanized the club and forward another man for the job. “Now that’s gone. played decent football – Lee Bowyer. He knows the club. “It’ll be very, very difficult to follow Rafa, no matter who “I fear for the next man, unfortunately. Out of no fault “Someone like Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard – players comes in,” the St James’ Park regular said on Tuesday’s of his own, it’s going to be a rocky road. who have just come out of the game, they are the kind of Two Russian biathletes get Sports Breakfast. “Who do we want? Mourinho is favorite, but there’s no appointments fans would put up with.” “You could have Pep Guardiola with Jurgen Klopp as his chance of that. If we can’t keep Rafa Benitez we’ve got no (Source: Talk Sport) four-year bans for doping: IBU

MOSCOW (Reuters) — Two Russian biathletes have been African soccer wants action against Cameroon suspended for four years for doping violations detected in data from Russia’s former anti-doping agency laboratory, the Inter- The head of women’s soccer in Africa but African football on the whole” and wants talented play on the field that made your fans the fourth minute of first-half stoppage time national Biathlon Union (IBU) said on Tuesday. wants Cameroon to face punishment for punishments imposed. proud and your country is proud of you.’’ with a goal awarded after an offside call was Alexander Pechenkin and Alexander Chernyshov were among the conduct of players in their Women’s “It is an issue which will be addressed The view from the Confederation of African correctly overruled by the VAR. Cameroon the four Russian biathletes who were charged with doping vio- World Cup loss to England. and dealt with at the appropriate levels of Football was very different. But Samoura vehemently protested the call, having seen lations by the IBU and provisionally suspended last November. The Cameroon team rebelled against three governance,” she added on Monday. endorsed the conduct of players who openly it replayed on the video screen. In addition to a four-year ban, the sporting results for Pechen- officiating decisions in a 3-0 loss to England According to the official from Sierra undermined the authority of referee Quin Rather than immediately restarting play af- kin, who was still active until his provisional suspension, obtained in the round of 16 on Sunday. After the game, Leone, the CAF should take action even Liang by forcing delays to restarts as they ter the goal, the Cameroon players all gathered between January 2012 and January 2016 are voided, the IBU said. Cameroon manager Alain Djeumfa accused if FIFA doesn’t pursue a case against the huddled to protest against England goals. together in a huddle and spoke to each other for Chernyshov, who was retired when charges were brought officials of a “miscarriage of justice.” Cameroon team. The loss was marked by three decisions a few minutes before finally taking the kickoff. against him, will see his sporting results as of July 2014 canceled Isha Johansen, who sits on the Confeder- As Cameroon players seethed and wept that Cameroon felt were unjust, with two Cameroon players were angered again at the in addition to his ban. ation of African Football executive commit- at times on the field, there was at least one involving the video assistant referee (VAR). start of the second half when Ajara Nchout’s In December, the IBU said Austrian authorities were investigating tee and is president of the women’s soccer high-profile advocate of their behavior: the The first incident was a call by Liang to award goal was denied because of another VAR review five officials and five athletes from Russia’s biathlon team over pos- body, says she is “proud of our African female head of the FIFA administration. England an indirect free kick for a back pass for offside. Cameroon’s players came to the sible doping-related offences during the 2017 World Championship. teams” in the tournament. FIFA secretary general Fatma Samoura in the 13th minute that led to Steph Hought- touchline and were visibly upset at the call, Russia, which is currently only a provisional IBU member, was But Johansen believes the game “reflected tweeted that the Cameroon players “inspired on’s opening goal. and play was temporarily halted again. formally banned from the 2018 Winter Olympics as punishment badly not only on African women’s football many young girls,’’ with “passionate and Ellen White gave England a 2-0 lead in (Source: ESPN) for alleged state-sponsored doping at the Sochi Games in 2014. 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ARTTEHRAN — Cinema Organization of Iran deskdirector Hossein Entezami has congratulated the crew of director Reza Mirkarimi’s drama “Castle of Dreams” on its win at the 22nd Shanghai International Film Festival.

A scene from director Reza Mirkarimi’s drama “Castle of Actor Hadi Hejazifar attends a reopening ceremony at Hamoon Theater in Dreams”. A poster for “New Life of Mashq Square, Heritage of Military Architecture”. Tehran on June 25, 2019. (Tasnim/M.Hassan Aslani) In a message published by the COI on Monday, Entezami ARTTEHRAN — The of the summer course. Mashq Square in ARTTEHRAN — Baran “Working in the cinema and making said, “Iranian cinema represents the country’s rich culture and deskFaculty of Architecture downtown Tehran was the place where deskTheater, a private money out of it gave me the opportunity art in international arenas. This achievement in an eastern land, and Urban Planning of Tehran’s University armed forces used to do exercises. hall in Tehran that has been renamed to fulfill the dream,” he added. which shares common history and culture with us, has special of Art and the École Nationale Supérieure The course will be run under the supervision Hamoon Theater after a one-year Hejazifar who is mostly known as a significance.” d’architecture de Clermont-Ferrand of a number of professors from the universities. restoration, officially reopened on stage actor said, “I hereby congratulate all the cast and crew and wish them (ENSACF), a major French architectural Several drawing workshops, meetings and urban Tuesday. “Although it is frightening to get back ever-growing success,” he added. school, will be holding a joint summer visits will also be organized on the sidelines. The theater was renovated under the to the theater again, its magic makes “Castle of Dreams” received the festival’s main awards in school in Tehran. The interested students of architecture, auspices of Hadi Hejazifar, the star of me feel good.” three categories, including best film and best director, in the The summer school has been organized urban planning and related courses are the acclaimed Iranian movies “Standing “The Algerian Butterfly” by Saeid Chinese city on Sunday. based on a memorandum of understanding asked to submit their resumes to the in the Dust” and “The Midday Event”. Hassanlu and “Time Lapse” by Saleh The film’s star, Hamed Behdad, shared the award for best actor signed between the two universities. University of Art. “I had this dream for over 20 years,” Alavizadeh have been performed at with Chang Feng, the Chinese actor of “The Return” by Qin Hailu. “New Life of Mashq Square, Heritage The summer course will be running Hejazifar said in a press conference at Hamoon Theater since May after the “Castle of Dreams” is about two young children, whose of Military Architecture” is the main topic from August 31 to September 5. Hamoon Theater on Tuesday. reconstruction of the hall was completed. mother has just died, and their father, Jalal, after long years of absence, returns to sort things out, but he does not want to take the children with him. Photo exhibit by Foreign Ministry personnel opens in Tehran to raise funds for flood victims Teer Art Fair kicks off at ARTTEHRAN — An exhibition of photos taken of the visitors, but also helps the people of flood-stricken Tehran’s Charsu Cineplex deskby the personnel of the Foreign Ministry regions of the country, and I am happy my colleagues have opened at the Malek National Library and Museum in Tehran organized such event, and I am also happy to be part of this ARTTEHRAN — The 2nd edition of the Teer Art on Monday to raise funds for the flood victims in Iran. charity move,” he added. deskFair, an art exhibit co-founded by the Dastan Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif paid a visit to Zarif also noted that Iranian embassies in other countries Basement Gallery and Asar Gallery, opened at Tehran’s Charsu the exhibit named “Photo Diplomat, World View, Iranian are also ready to provide the facilities and host those Cineplex on Tuesday. Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (L) and his Art” on the opening day, the Persian service of ILNA interested to set up exhibits in the embassies on the theme Twenty galleries from Tehran, Isfahan and Shiraz are displaying assistant, Seyed Abbas Araqchi, visit the charity exhibit reported on Tuesday. of Iran’s floods. works by over 100 artists at the fair. “Photo Diplomat, World View, Iranian Art” at the Malek “The ministry organized the charity exhibit to raise The March heavy rainfall in several provinces in western, Etemad Gallery is displaying paintings by Mohsen Vaziri- National Library and Museum on June 24, 2019. awareness,” he told the Persian service of ILNA on Tuesday. southwestern and northeastern Iran led to severe flooding, Moqaddam, Mohsen Ahmadvand, Mehrdad Moheb-Ali and (ILNA/Alireza Ramezani) “This exhibit not only helps add more to the knowledge which struck and damaged many cities and villages. several other artists, while Hedayat Gallery has dedicated its entire space to sculptures by Hadi Nikan. U.S. judge rejects Greece bid to dismiss Sotheby’s lawsuit over bronze horse NEW YORK (Reuters) — A U.S. judge pretation of the commercial activity ex- family owned the 14-centimeter (5.5-inch) engaged in commercial activity by sending on Friday rejected Greece’s effort to dismiss ception “would have a chilling effect on high horse, which dates from the 8th century the letter, triggering the exception to sov- an unusual lawsuit in which Sotheby’s and the ability of foreign sovereigns to protect BC - and that Sotheby’s could sell it. ereign immunity. the owners of an ancient Greek bronze horse their cultural heritage.” According to the complaint, the horse was She also said some U.S. courts have said sued the country, seeking court permission Leila Amineddoleh, a lawyer for Greece, purchased by the Barnets for about 15,000 acts taken to advance a sovereign country’s to put the statue on the auction block. said “we’re obviously disappointed” with British pounds in 1973, and might have fetched cultural mission could be deemed commer- U.S. District Judge Katherine Polk Fail- the decision, adding that the country may $150,000 to $250,000 at an auction that had cial in nature. la rejected Greece’s claim that she lacked appeal. been scheduled for May 14, 2018. Greece’s demand letter “is analogous to jurisdiction under the Foreign Sovereign The June 2018 lawsuit was thought to But the plaintiffs said the auction was a private citizen attempting to enforce his Immunities Act, saying the case triggered be Sotheby’s first against a government, scuttled when Sotheby’s received a “demand property rights,” Failla wrote. an exception for “commercial activity” that according to the Financial Times. letter” from Greece’s Ministry of Culture on Gary Stein, a lawyer for Sotheby’s and the allowed Greece to be sued. Filed by Sotheby’s and descendants of May 11, 2018, which said the horse had been Barnet family, said his clients are pleased with Greece had argued that the case should art collectors Howard and Saretta Barnet, stolen and must be returned to the country. the decision “and look forward to bringing be dismissed, warning that a broad inter- the lawsuit sought a declaration that the In her 18-page decision, Failla said Greece this case to a successful conclusion.” Gallery employees make final preparations for the Teer Art Fair at Tehran’s Charsu Cineplex on June 24, 2019 just one day before its official opening. (Honaronline/Mahdieh Babai) WarnerMedia names Ann Sarnoff as CEO of Warner Bros According to Teer Art Fair director Maryam Majd, the galleries NEW YORK (Reuters) — WarnerMedia on Monday acquired Warner Bros as part of its $85 billion purchase have been chosen by a selection committee composed of Negar said it appointed Ann Sarnoff as the chief executive officer of Time Warner last year. Some Warner Bros content will Azimi, the senior editor of the New York-based art magazine of Warner Bros, the first woman to run one of Hollywood’s be distributed on a new WarnerMedia streaming service Bidoun, Art Dubai director Myrna Ayad and Italian gallery director most powerful studios in its 96-year history. set to launch in early 2020. Daniele Balice. Sarnoff, currently president of BBC Studios Americas, The former chairman and CEO of Warner Bros, Kevin The director of Tehran’s Tarrahan Azad Gallery, Rozita will take over the studio behind “Wonder Woman”, Tsujihara, resigned from the studio in March, following Sharafjahan, and graphic designer Behzad Hatam are other “Friends” and the Harry Potter franchise, following a a scandal report. members of the committee. scandal involving its previous studio chief. Sarnoff will report to WarnerMedia CEO John Stankey. The art fair aims to encourage more dialogue among gallery “I want to work closely with colleagues across “Ann has shown the ability to innovate and grow owners, art experts and artists, and to develop a good relationship WarnerMedia and make the whole more than the part,” revenues and has embraced the evolution taking place between art and everyday life. Sarnoff said in a phone interview. “I want to take what in our industry,” Stankey said in a statement. Several panel discussions on various topics will also be is a very successful legacy and history and make it even Ann Sarnoff, Chief Operating Officer of BBC Worldwide Sarnoff has also held leading executive roles at organized on the sidelines of the fair, which will be running stronger going forward.” America, speaks during the 2011 Bloomberg Media Summit the National Basketball Association, Viacom and until June 28. AT&T Inc, the second largest U.S. wireless carrier, in New York March 9, 2011. (Reuters/Lucas Jackson) Dow Jones.