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WWW.TEHRANTIMES.COM I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 12 Pages Price 40,000 Rials 1.00 EURO 4.00 AED 42nd year No.13661 Sunday MAY 10, 2020 Ordibehesht 21, 1399 Ramadan 16, 1441 U.S. ridicules TEDPIX notches Beiranvand shortlisted Lebanese publisher Dar Al international law record high, hitting for AFC Player Hadaek acquires rights to 2 one million points 4 of the Year 2020 11 Persian book “The Boxer” 12 Zarif to Guterres: U.S. trying illegal See page 9 paths to reverse Resolution 2231 TEHRAN – In a letter addressed to UN (A/72/869-S/2018/453), I would like to Secretary General Antonio Guterres, For- bring to your attention several matters eign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has related to the unlawful withdrawal of the elaborated on the U.S. violation of the 2015 United States of America from the Joint nuclear deal – JCPOA - and gross violation Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) of the UN Charter in a continuous manner. and the unlawful imposition of its uni- Following is an excerpt of his letter lateral sanctions against the people and published on the Foreign Ministry website government of the Islamic Republic of on Saturday: Iran in clear violation of its obligations Further to my letter of 10 May 2018 under international law. 2 Iranian galleries prefer to continue lockdown in pandemic TEHRAN — Art galleries across Iran are the Persian service of ISNA on Saturday. allowed to resume activities during the new The Visual Arts Office of the Ministry of coronavirus pandemic, however, gallery Culture and Islamic Guidance has agreed since owners prefer to continue the lockdown April 20 that art galleries may reopen after an since there are no visitors, buyers, or dealers. over two-month shutdown due to the pandemic. “Any art exhibit which opens these The galleries may reopen provided that days will be spoiled, because there are they avoid any gatherings, and have reg- no visitors and no buyers,” Lili Golestan, istered online with the Health Ministry, owner of Tehran’s Golestan Gallery, told the office said. 12 Charities release U.S. tightens visa rules for Chinese journalists amid coronavirus tensions The United States issued a new rule on Fri- journalists from three U.S. newspapers, day tightening visa guidelines for Chinese a month after the United States said it 8,599 inmates of journalists, saying it was in response to would begin to treat five Chinese state-run the treatment of U.S. journalists in China, media entities with U.S. operations the a shift that comes amid tensions between same as foreign embassies. One day after the two nations over the coronavirus global the U.S. verdict on the state-run entities, pandemic. Beijing expelled three Wall Street Journal The United States and China have been correspondents, two Americans and an unintentional crimes engaged in a series of retaliatory actions Australian, following the publication of involving journalists in recent months. an opinion column that China denounced File photo In March, China expelled American as racist. 10 ARTICLE COVID-19 cuts foreign arrivals in Iran by 15.8%: UNWTO ARTICLE Salman Parviz Mahnaz Abdi TEHRAN – Iran has suffered an average The figures were also 673,180 and 606,250 for reliable information is more important than Journalist Head of the TehranTimes 15.8 percent fall in foreign arrivals during February 2020 and February 2019 respectively, ever, both for tourists and for the tourism Economy Desk the first three months of 2020 compared to the report said. sector. the same period last year, according to data And finally, the Islamic republic, like many Back in March, the UN specialized agency released by the United Nations World Tour- other countries across the globe, faced more for tourism announced that it expected inter- Cloud seeding ism Organization (UNWTO) that analyzes decline in foreign arrivals in March as it hosted national tourist arrivals would be down by 20 ETFs to speed impact of the COVID-19 on international 116,350 tourists this year compared to 625,540 percent to 30 percent in 2020 when compared projects to help tourism. in the same month last year. with 2019 figures. up privatization, erode crude income Iran hosted 666,550 foreign travelers in Jan- The worldwide outbreak of COVID-19 An expected fall of between 20-30 percent support ordinary uary 2020 while the figure was 497,750 people has brought the world to a standstill, and could translate into a decline in international dependence in the same month last year, according to the tourism has been the worst affected of all tourism receipts (exports) of between $300- investors UNWTO’s report titled “INTERNATIONAL major economic sectors. Against a backdrop 450 billion, almost one third of the $1.5 trillion ack of rainfall followed by frequent TOURISM AND COVID-19. of heightened uncertainty, up-to-date and generated in 2019. 8 n May 2, the Tehran Stock Ex- droughts is nothing new in Iran. change (TSE), which is the main LMeteorologists claim that the coun- Ostock exchange of Iran, listed the try has faced an annual lack of rain by It is legal charade to claim right out of U.S. name in Resolution 2231: ex-diplomat first exchange-traded fund (ETF) from a 50mm over the past five decades. Howev- By M.A. Saki U.S. government at the highest level and in the superseded all the references in the resolution series of three ETFs, through them shares er, in the recent past, we have witnessed TEHRAN – A former diplomat says it is legally most explicit way ceased to participate in the to the U.S. participation in the JCPOA and of some state-owned organizations and higher than average rainfalls. Remember “absurd” that the U.S. claims it is still a par- Join Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) made it null and void. It is definitely a legal companies are planned to be offered. the sound of thunder last week? Whether ticipant to the 2015 nuclear deal just because provided for by the “Presidential Memorandum” charade to claim any right out of the US name An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is an these are just wet spells or have been its name is mentioned in UN Security Council issued by President Trump on 8 May 2018. in a UNSC resolution, which was included investment fund traded on stock exchang- caused by another phenomenon, needs Resolution 2231, which endorses the pact. In terms of this formal document, entitled under a completely different circumstances. es, much like stocks. An ETF holds assets some scrutiny. “It is definitely a legal charade to claim any “ceasing United States Participation in the Moreover, the resolution is a one legal whole such as stocks, commodities, or bonds Cloud seeding operations is being right out of the U.S. name in a UNSC resolu- JCPOA”, the U.S. withdrew from the deal. that the U.S. either embraces or abandons. and generally operates with an arbitrage carried out in many countries with arid tion,” Kourosh Ahmadi tells the Tehran Times Subsequently, the restoration of the lifted Cherry picking a document without any regard mechanism designed to keep it trading geography and high underground water in an exclusive interview. or waived secondary sanctions against Iran for its entirety is ridiculous. The resolution close to its net asset value, although de- consumption which is depleting the pre- The Trump administration is making such and the U.S. ceasing to participate in the begins by endorsing the JCPOA and urging viations can occasionally occur. cious resource. an argument to extend arms embargo against JCPOA Joint Commission were two major all states to fully implement it. One cannot As described by Investopedia, ETFs Head of Iran’s National Cloud Seeding Iran which expires in October based on Res- legal consequences of this withdrawal, which take one paragraph out of a 154-page doc- can contain many types of investments, Research Center (NCSRC), Farid Golkar, olution 2231. consummated it. ument and wishes to only implement it and including stocks, commodities, bonds, informed in February that after a two-year “The resolution is a one legal whole that The U.S. is claiming it has the right to ask contravene the rest. or a mixture of investment types. An delay a cloud seeding project will be car- the U.S. either embraces or abandons,” Ah- the UN Security Council to extend the arms Such an argument is made as the U.S. has exchange-traded fund is a marketable ried out for two weeks in some northern madi asserts. embargo because its name is mentioned in reportedly proposed a draft resolution to put security, meaning it has an associated (Zagros and Alborz Mountains), central Following is the text of the interview: Resolution 2231 which has endorsed the JCPO? to vote at the UN Security Council to extend price that allows it to be easily bought (Yazd and Isfahan) and southern provinces The U.S. has made a claim that it is a What is your analysis? arms embargo against Iran which will expire and sold. (Fars and Kerman). participant to the nuclear deal. How do you A: This is right that UNSC resolution 2231 in October based on Resolution 2231. How do The shares to be offered via the above The latest statistics released by the assess such an argument? is a UN document. But the U.S. president’s you analyze such argument from a legal point mentioned Iranian ETFs belong to those Meteorological Organization show that Answer- This is absurd.