13836 Thursday DECEMBER 17, 2020 Azar 27, 1399 Jumada Al Awwal 2, 1442 Iran Voices CAS Rejects Appeal Indonesia Leader’S Book “Islamic Concern Over U.S
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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 8 Pages Price 50,000 Rials 1.00 EURO 4.00 AED 42nd year No.13836 Thursday DECEMBER 17, 2020 Azar 27, 1399 Jumada Al Awwal 2, 1442 Iran voices CAS rejects appeal Indonesia Leader’s book “Islamic concern over U.S. over Alekasir’s ban denies in talks Thought in the Quran” nuclear tests Page 2 in ACL final Page 3 with Israel Page 5 published in Urdu Page 8 Rouhani says happy over Trump’s leaving, but ‘not excited’ over Biden’s coming TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani He described Trump as a person has said his administration is “not ex- who even blocked the provision of cited” about U.S. President-elect Joe vaccines to patients because he did Biden’s victory, but it’s happy about the not adhere to any moral and humane defeat of Donald Trump. principles. Clear “Some say you are excited about The remarks came two days after the Biden’s coming [into power]. No, we’re U.S. Electoral College voted to confirm no excited, but we’re very happy about the final electoral result of 306 to 232 Trump’s leaving,” Rouhani said at a in favor of Biden. cabinet meeting on Wednesday. Continued on page 2 message ICCIMA offers suggestions to amend next year’s budget bill TEHRAN – Iran Chamber of Commerce, that the budget bill is important to them Industries, Mines, and Agriculture (ICCI- from two perspectives: the impact of the Ayatollah Khamenei urges MA) Research Center, after examining the budget on macroeconomic variables and strengths and weaknesses of the budget bill its impact on the business environment. nullifying rather than for the next Iranian calendar year (begins Following the submission of the bill on March 21, 2021), has proposed eight to Majlis, ICCIMA called on the private See page 3 practical suggestions to amend the bill. sector and their specialized committees removing sanctions The government submitted the admin- as well as the provincial chambers of com- istration’s draft of the national budget merce to submit their expert opinions bill for the next Iranian calendar year to and suggestions on the bill to the ICCIMA Majlis on December 6. Research Center. The private sector had earlier stated Continued on page 4 Iranian elements re-endorsed as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage TEHRAN – Two Iranian elements of December 14 to 19. ‘Naqqali, Iranian dramatic story-telling’, “Iran is proud to have succeeded in and “traditional skills of building and sailing protecting Naqqali as a very valuable Ira- Iranian Lenj boats in the Persian Gulf’ have nian element and it will be continuing to gained approval to remain on the UNESCO do so… I thank all the people, activists of list for the Intangible Cultural Heritage. intangible cultural heritage, and all relat- The seals of approval were secured on ed cultural institutions,” CHTN quoted Tuesday during the fifteenth session of Mohammad-Hassan Talebian, the deputy the Intergovernmental Committee for the minister for cultural heritage affairs, as Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural saying on Tuesday. khamenei.ir Heritage, which is running online from Continued on page 6 Iran and Turkey must Iran among top 20 Asian migrant U.S. protests: Armed activists seized three blocks of use their geostrategic countries a North Portland residential neighborhood potential in face of BY FARANAK BAKHTIARI were around 272 million international migrants A group of guards watch the entrance to a barri- pying these blocks in a campaign to defend TEHRAN – Iran was placed 16th among the top in the world in 2019, which equates to 3.5 percent caded section of road in North Portland. They’re the three-bedroom house from seizure due Zionism: Turkish 20 Asian migrant countries in 2019, and the fifth of the global population. armed, masked, and dressed in black—from their to foreclosure. top country by total refugees and asylum seekers In 2019, most international migrants (around balaclavas to their boots to their bulletproof vests. They argue the foreclosure resulted from politician in 2018, according to the 2020 World Migration 74%) were of working age (20 to 64 years of It’s intimidating, but they’re also laughing with confusing, predatory lending practices and is report released by International Organization age). Europe and Asia each hosted around 82 each other, which gives the barricade a feeling the latest case of racist gentrification in the his- BY MOHAMMAD MAZHARI for Migration (IOM). million and 84 million international migrants, similar to entering a nightclub. Can you walk in torically Black neighborhood of Albina. They TEHRAN — Dogan Bekin, vice The overwhelming majority of people migrate respectively – comprising 61 percent of the total or will the bouncer tell you to scram? also entered a fraught Kinney family legal saga president of the New Welfare Party in internationally for reasons related to work, family, global international migrant stock combined. It’s actually a site of protest and siege: what that included reports of animal abuse on the Turkey, is of the opinion that Tehran and and study– involving migration processes that International Migrants Day the guards will later name the Red House Evic- property and the eldest son’s assertion that he Ankara must use their “geostrategic po- largely occur without fundamentally challeng- In 1990, the General Assembly adopted a tion Defense, or RHED. It takes the shape of a is a “sovereign citizen” outside the reach of the tential” to confront global Zionism. ing either migrants or the countries they enter. resolution on the International Convention series of street obstructions that cut off three U.S. court system. Noting that the stability of Iran is equiv- In contrast, other people leave their homes on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant blocks of road from regular car and foot traffic. The eviction defense was a remarkable alent to the stability of Turkey, Bekin tells and countries for a range of compelling and Workers and Members of Their Families. At the center of the blockades stands the Kin- escalation in activist tactics—the seizing of the Tehran Times that “Iran and Turkey sometimes tragic reasons, such as conflict, per- Each year on December 18, International Mi- ney family home—known as the “Red House on a residential neighborhood by an armed re- must use their geostrategic potential to secution, and disaster. While those who have grants Day is marked to highlight the contributions Mississippi”—home to a Black Afro-Indigenous sistance to the legal system. By Dec. 13, it eliminate the threat of global Zionism.” been displaced, such as refugees and internally made by the roughly 272 million migrants, including family for three generations. appeared to have worked: The Kinney family The following is the text of the interview: displaced persons (IDPs), comprise a relatively more than 41 million internally displaced persons For six days, the activists guarding the raised enough money to buy back the house, 1. What is your comment on pur- small percentage of all migrants. (IDPs), and the challenges they face. gates have defied City Hall, chased off police, and Mayor Ted Wheeler brokered a deal to pose of poem Erdogan recited during a The current global estimate shows that there Continued on page 7 and captured national attention by occu- remove the barricades. parade in Baku on December 10? Why did it lead to misunderstanding? Erdogan recited a poem during a parade in Baku, especially in a sen- Symphonic poem “The Soldier” to commemorate Commander Qassem Soleimani Iranian footballer sitive period that we have enemies TEHRAN – The Art and Cultural Organization zation said that the composition has taken three commander. Salimi optimistic about who are waiting to exploit oppor- of the Tehran Municipality plans to release “The months to complete and its different parts will be The play, which was performed in three acts, tunity to undermine Turkey-Iran Soldier”, a symphonic poem composed in memory recorded at Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting was written by Amir-Hossein Shafiei and directed women’s progress ties, especially the Zionist-minded of Commander Qassem Soleimani on his first (IRIB), which is also contributing to this project. by Pejman Shahverdi. global powers. martyrdom anniversary. After his martyrdom, Soleimani has become The first act of the play was dedicated to BY FARROKH HESABI I think Mr. Erdogan’s should avoid Quds Force chief Soleimani was assassinated the subject of several films, theatrical productions Soleimani’s leadership of Iranian forces during TEHRAN - Saba Salimi started her career as a futsal any kind of attitudes and behaviors that in a U.S. airstrike in Baghdad on January 3. and festival programs. the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war. player and soon became a star in women’s futsal. may create potential crisis, especially Arman Mehrian is the composer of the In February, only one month after his mar- His role in the victory of the Lebanese in the She says that women football in Iran has progressed when global forces make every effort to symphony, which is in its post-production tyrdom, the courtyard of Tehran’s City Theater Israeli 33-Day War of 2006 was spotlighted in over the last few years. divide us, and instead of using provocative stage. Complex hosted some open-air performances the second stage. Her technical skills caught the Iranian football language which may affect Iran-Turkey The director of the music office of the organi- named “The Soldier” on the military life of the Continued on page 8 coaches’ eyes, and she opted to continue as a foot- relations, we must use converging and baller and it changed her career.