WWW.TEHRANTIMES.COM I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y Pages Price 40,000 Rials 1.00 EURO 4.00 AED 39th year No.13476 Monday SEPTEMBER 2, 2019 Shahrivar 11, 1398 Muharram 2, 1441 Iran is forerunner Attack on detention center Hezbollah determined Iran’s “Child Eater” of justice and marks newest Saudi war to respond to Israeli wins grand prix at freedom 2 crime in Yemen 3 drone incursion 13 Danish festival 16 Iran’s external debt Yemeni ambassador drops 7% TEHRAN — Iran’s debts to foreign $8.678 billion, $6.969 billion was mid-term lenders in the end of the third Iranian and long-term debts and $1.708 billion month of Khordad (June 21, 2019) stood was short-term debts. at $8.678 billion, showing seven percent As reported, Iran’s foreign debts were submits credentials to Zarif decrease compared to the announced figure $9.339 billion at the end of the past Iranian at the end of the past Iranian calendar calendar year. year (March 20, 2019), IRIB reported The country’s external debts stood at See page 2 on Sunday. $8.816 billion at the end of the second According to the latest data released Iranian calendar month of Ordibehesht by Central Bank of Iran (CBI), of the total (May, 21), the CBI data showed. 4 Iran unveils drone capable of hitting targets ‘far beyond its borders’ TEHRAN — Iran has unveiled a new do- one of which enjoys high-speed capabilities mestically-built drone that can hit targets for tracking and identifying targets while “far beyond its borders”, Mehr reported. the other one is capable of long-haul flights The drone, dubbed Kian, was unveiled to conduct precision-strike operations. on Sunday morning, in a ceremony attend- He said the advanced drone was ed by Brigadier General Alireza Sabahifard, designed, produced, tested and oper- commander of Iran’s Air Defense Force. ationalized in one year by the young Speaking at the ceremony, Sabahifard experts of the Drone Unit of Iran’s Air said Kian had been designed in two types, Defense Force. 3 Hezbollah destroys Israeli military vehicle near border TEHRAN — Hezbollah has destroyed The Israeli military responded by re- an Israeli military vehicle in the Israeli turning fire towards Lebanon, with wit- border village of Avifim, a statement from nesses saying shells were falling around the Hezbollah said Sunday. villages of Maroun al-Ras and Aitaroun. “At 4:15 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019, Avichay Adraee, the Israeli army’s the unit of martyrs Hasan Zabeeb and Arabic-language spokesperson, said on Ahmad Moeinijam Yasser Daher destroyed an Israeli military Twitter that residents living within 4 vehicle on the road at the Avifim base, kilometers of the Lebanese border were killing and wounding those inside,” the being instructed to stay inside and open IRNA/ statement read. shelters. 13 PERSPECTIVE Kurdish forces deployed again at Turkish borders in new uniforms ARTICLE Hanif Ghaffari TEHRAN (FNA) — Kurdish militias have councils.Meantime, the Syrian Observatory Washington continueed its dual-approach Mahnaz Abdi Head of the Tehran Times been deployed at the Turkish borders again for Human rights reported that over 150 diplomacy towards the two sides, media re- Head of the TehranTimes Politics Desk after the recent withdrawal and the US mili- trucks carrying military and logistic aid as ports said. Economy Desk tary aid, amid Ankara’s warning to Washing- well as weapons and military equipment have The al-Khabour news website reported ton to establish a safe zone in Northeastern been sent by the US to the regions occupied that the US Army troops had set up a mili- Will Bolton be fired Syria, the Syrian Document Center said. by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) via tary base containing a heliport in the town Investment funds The Arabic-language Syrian Document Simalka corridor. of al-Ghanamieh just five kilometers from before 2020? Center news website quoted a field source Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo- Turkey’s borders with Syria. laying ground as saying that the Kurdish militants have gan had on Saturday criticized Washington It noted that the US military base would also ohn Bolton, U.S. national security continued to resume their presence in bor- for lagging in establishment of safe zone in have a number of arms and ammunition cache to attract more adviser, is more isolated than ever at dering areas in new uniforms a few days Northern Syria, warning that Ankara will as well as a special military training base, and investors Jthe White House. He has now become after they declared withdrawal from the implement its own plans in the next three said that the objective for building the military a major symbol of Washington’s defeat bordering areas in Hasaka and Raqqa un- weeks if the Turkish forces are not allowed base was to prevent any possible attack by nvestment funds have gained high in the international system. In recent der an agreement to establish a safe zone to control the region. the Turkish Army against Kurdish militias. popularity among the investors over days, some media have been reporting the in Northeastern Syria. In a relevant development late last month, The Kurdish militias had earlier claimed that the past two decades. possibility of the removal of US National It added that tens of Kurdish militias the US army troops started building a military the operations have started to implement the I Due to different reasons, such as lack of Security Adviser John Bolton. According- have returned to the towns of Tal Abyadh base in Hasaka border region to prevent the US-Turkey agreement on creating a safe zone time or information, many people prefer ly, Donald Trump is likely to oust Bolton and Salouk in Northern Raqqa in different Turkish Army from launching an attack on in Northeastern Syria in the city of Ra’as al- to benefit from these funds when they by year 2020. The popularity of Trump’s uniforms and as forces of the local military Kurdish militias in Eastern Euphrates as Ain to the North of Hasaka. foreign policy with American citizens has want to make some investment in different also fallen sharply.Some Trump support- capital markets. ers are deeply concerned about the US Making investment through investment government’s foreign policy becoming a U.S. and China begin imposing new tariffs as trade war escalates funds offers the investors a number of weakness for the president in next year’s advantages including professional manage- presidential election. TEHRAN — China and the United States have headphones and many types of footwear. Labor day holiday. ment of the assets, lower risk in investment Sources aware of Bolton’s possible begun imposing additional tariffs on each other’s In retaliation, China started to impose Independent Australian market strategist, making, supervision and transparency, resignation before the start of 2020. Trump goods in the latest escalation of their bruising additional tariffs on some of the U.S. goods Greg McKenna, said that market concerns had high market liquidity and economizing is well aware that if he wants to use the trade war that has sent shockwaves through the on a $75bn target list. Beijing did not specify been repeatedly soothed by conciliatory words on the costs. issue of Bolton’s dismissal for his own global economy. the value of the goods that face higher tariffs from Beijing and Washington. As defined by Investopedia, “An in- electoral purposes and to attract inde- A new round of tariffs took effect from 0401 from Sunday. But he said reality could begin to bite with vestment fund is a supply of capital be- pendent voters, he must do so before the GMT on Sunday, with Beijing’s levy of 5% on The extra tariffs of 5% and 10% were levied Sunday’s new round of tariffs. longing to numerous investors used to end of 2019, otherwise Trump’s action U.S. crude oil marking the first time the fuel on 1,717 items of a total of 5,078 products origi- “All the while the tariffs are actually being collectively purchase securities while each would be ineffective. has been targeted since the world’s two largest nating from the United States. Beijing will start imposed and the global growth, earnings, and investor retains ownership and control John Bolton, US National Security economies started their trade war more than collecting additional tariffs on the rest from 15 interest rate cycles are pointing down again,” he of his own shares. An investment fund Advisor, continues to promote war and a year ago. December. said. “On top of that, the inverted U.S. yield curve provides a broader selection of invest- terror and violence in his foreign policy. The Trump administration will begin collect- The new round of tariffs promises more vol- suggests to many that at best the U.S. economy is ment opportunities, greater management Bolton’s title is basically tied to crime, ing 15% tariffs on more than $125bn in Chinese atility when stock markets resume trading on slowing materially and at worst that the recession expertise and lower investment fees than war, and terror. Many American ana- imports, including smart speakers, Bluetooth Monday, although Wall Street is closed for the count down has begun.” 13 investors might be able to obtain on lysts say the National Security Adviser their own. Types of investment funds to the Trump government has become include mutual funds, exchange-traded the symbol of the White House’s failure funds, money market funds and hedge in the international system.In George Sports funds.” W.