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13935 Wednesday MAY 5, 2021 Ordibehesht 15, 1400 Ramadan 22, 1442 WWW.TEHRANTIMES.COM I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 8 Pages Price 50,000 Rials 1.00 EURO 4.00 AED 43rd year No.13935 Wednesday MAY 5, 2021 Ordibehesht 15, 1400 Ramadan 22, 1442 Iran, P4+1 reach Maryam Irandoost takes Iranians donate 40% Book reviewing Iran’s top two drafts, charge of Iran’s women’s more blood amid leaders’ outlooks on Palestine says spokesman Page 2 football team Page 3 pandemic Page 7 published in Urdu Page 8 Russia says Vienna talks making progress TEHRAN – The current nuclear talks over Iran’s nuclear program in Vienna are moving forward, a senior Russian diplomat said as the third round of the talks were concluded earlier this week. The diplomat, Mikhail Ulyanov, who serves as the Russian envoy to the Vienna talks, said he was surprised that some commentators claimed that the Vienna talks are collapsing. The talks, Ulyanov asserted, are making progress instead. Continued on page 3 Mining sector records annual positive trade balance amazing years; TEHRAN – Iranian mining industry has 42 registered a $4.271 billion positive trade balance in the previous Iranian calendar and still counting year (ended on March 20), according to the See page 3 Industry, Mining and Trade Ministry data. Marking the 42nd anniversary of the Tehran Times’ establishment Based on the mentioned data, some 55.124 million tons of minerals and mining industry products worth $7.682 billion were exported in the previous year, while the imports of such products stood at only $3.410 billion. Continued on page 4 Azar Yazdi’s “Good Stories for Good Children” published in Italian TEHRAN – A collection of stories from bestselling Iranian children’s writer Mehdi Azar Yazdi, the author of the acclaimed series “Good Stories for Good Children”, has recently been published in Italian. Continued on page 8 Humanitarian aid Tehran, Rome discuss ways to U.S. mourners gather for Black man funeral in to the needy during expand tourism North Carolina, call for police reform Ramadan TEHRAN – Iranian Cultural Heritage, Tourism, Pointing to the joint archeological projects, Mourners have gathered at a North Carolina serve arrest warrants, sparking days of protests and Handicrafts Minister Ali-Asghar Mounesan carried out by Iranian ad Italian experts over funeral for Andrew Brown, an American Black in Elizabeth City in northeastern North Carolina. BY FARANAK BAKHTIARI and Giuseppe Perrone, the Italian Ambassador the past decades, he asked for more strong co- man shot to death last month by sheriff’s depu- An autopsy commissioned by his family said ore than one million food to Iran, discussed ways to expand tourism and operation in this field. ties - the latest in a spate of U.S. police killings that he was shot five times by police, including packages have been dis- cultural ties on Monday. In 2019, the two nations celebrated 60 years of African Americans and members of U.S. once in the back of the head. tributed among the de- Iran’s tourism sector achieved growth despite of joint missions in the field of archaeology. minority groups. The gruesome cop killing and authorities’ M the adverse effects of the U.S. sanctions and Tehran and Rome have enhanced cooperation A long line of mourners filed into Elizabeth City’s decision not to make public a video of the murder prived families through a national campaign since the beginning of the country tried to minimize the effects of the over the past couple of decades, with the are- church, many wearing white T-shirts with Andrew triggered suspicion. the holy month of Ramadan (April sanctions, Mounesan said. nas of archaeology and cultural heritage at the Brown’s image and the words “Say his name”. “I know a con game when I see it,” said Sharp- 13). Given the positive trend of the ongoing ne- topmost level. Rev. Al Sharpton delivered the eulogy and ton. “Release the whole tape, and let the folk During the third phase of Iran-e gotiations, good opportunities will be provided In an exclusive interview with the Teh- told the mourners that the drive to reform po- see what happened to Andrew Brown.” Hamdel (literally meaning sympathetic to strengthen Iran’s cooperation with various ran Times in August 2020, Perrone said: licing in the United States was a chapter in a “If he did wrong, bring him to court,” he Iran) national campaign, 600,000 warm countries, he added. “Archaeology is certainly an area for us that decades-long struggle by Black Americans. added. “But you don’t have a right to bring him meals, 1.2 million iftar packages, have The minister also announced Iran’s read- is extremely important because it tells the “We must deal with the inequality in the to his funeral.” been distributed among the needy in iness to hold a joint handicrafts exhibition in world how our countries are heirs to ancient criminal justice system today,” said Sharpton According to Press TV, a North Carolina 3,600 neighborhoods, mosques, and Iran and Italy. civilizations and this extremely important at the Fountain of Life Church in Elizabeth City. judge has rejected requests to release four charities. Perrone, for his part, said that Iran enjoys because it is part of identity, it’s part of who “That’s the sign of the time.” videos from body-worn police cameras of the Over 3,300 kitchens are operating to enormous tourist attractions, which could be we are, and it helps us to better connect with Brown, 42, was shot and killed by police during shooting, claiming he was delaying the release provide warm meals, Mehr reported on a good opportunity for tourism prosperity and one another.” a morning raid at his home on April 21 as Pas- for up to 45 days to allow investigators and the Monday. cultural cooperation with different countries. Continued on page 6 quotank County sheriff’s deputies attempted to prosecutor to complete their investigations. It is planned to provide 12 million warm food and 888,000 food packages during the holy months of Ramadan. CBI allocates over $23b to provide capital for SMEs The campaign was first launched in Trump remains 2020 aiming to provide financial assistance TEHRAN – The governor of the Central Bank of saying: “Banks will offer this amount to provide “Small and medium-sized enterprises are popular with to the needy affected by the COVID-19 Iran (CBI) has announced that one quadrillion working capital to these units [SMEs], with the recognized today as one of the main axes of pandemic, which has collected 1.5 trillion rials (about $23.8 billion) is going to be allocated aim of expanding their role in the country’s pro- sustainable growth and development in many Republicans: academic for providing working capital to the country’s duction and employment.” countries; high added value, innovation, employ- rials (nearly $35 million at the official rate BY MOHAMMAD MAZHARI small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in The official made the announcement following ment, and flexibility are some of the benefits of of 42,000 rials). TEHRAN – An American academic says that Trump the current Iranian calendar year (started on the Leader’s remarks on Sunday in which he these enterprises,” Hemmati said. The second phase of the sympathetic is yet popular among republicans though he has lost March 21). stressed the need for supporting SMEs alongside According to the official, the central bank Iran movement with the aim of cooking parts of his appeal. In an Instagram post on Monday, Abdol- the country’s large-scale production complexes has been following a serious plan to increase and distributing 27 million warm foods “Trump remains popular with Republicans, even naser Hemmati mentioned the central bank’s in order to create more job opportunities and the financing of SMEs over the past few years. among the deprived started on Eid al-Ghad- though it does appear that his appeal is eroding,” program to support SMEs in the current year, boost the economy. Continued on page 4 ir Khumm (August 9, 2020) until the end of Anthony Pahnke, the assistant professor of interna- Safar (the second month of the lunar-based tional relations at San Francisco State University, Islamic calendar). tells the Tehran Times. Iranian benefactors, charity centers, Donald Trump returned to the spotlight, tell- and religious organizations take part ing enthusiastic conservatives in the Conservative in the campaign by cash and kind con- Political Action Conference in Orlando that he may tributions. run for president again in 2024, as he sought to In a televised speech on April 9, 2020, reassert his dominance over a Republican Party Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah that is out of power. Ali Khamenei said the coronavirus out- Former President Donald Trump staked his claim break is a test for all the world, both for Iranians to the Republican Party in his speech, casting his governments and for nations. The Iranian populist policies and attack-dog politics as the key Nation shone brightly in this test, and observing to future Republican success. at the peak of this national pride are the Trump also reinforced his commitment to the health professionals. GOP in his address. Besides the health professionals, Qadr nights “The big issue that Republicans - and Trump - are volunteers, university students, and Communal praying and recitations latching onto is immigration. If Biden fails to make Basij forces have entered the battlefield of the Holy Quran are being held a difference in this area, then this paves the way for against the disease and their services across the country during Qadr Trump, or someone like him, to stage a comeback are indescribable, the Leader’s Twitter and mount another campaign on extreme U.S.
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