WWW.TEHRANTIMES.COM I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 12 Pages Price 50,000 Rials 1.00 EURO 4.00 AED 42nd year No.13695 Saturday JUNE 27, 2020 Tir 7, 1399 Dhi Al Qada 5, 1441 Envoy highlights Rostock Seawolves “Walnut Tree” exhibit to Today marks martyrdom U.S. failure in complete signing of observe anniversary of anniversary of Ayatollah Beheshti and 72 members of the Islamic Republic Party in 3 11 12 anti-Iran bid Yakhchali Sardasht chemical attack a terrorist bombing in 1981. Tehran categorically rejects U.S. report on terrorism TEHRAN — Foreign Ministry spokesman regime is blatantly shifting the blame onto Energy projects worth Abbas Mousavi has said the United States, others, is utterly insincere, and has double as the world’s most infamous terrorist standards in the fight against terrorism.” regime, is in no position to judge other “The United States of America’s re- countries. gime, known as the biggest state sponsor In a statement on Thursday, Mousavi of terrorism and the main sponsor of the responded to the annual Country Reports aggressive and occupying Zionist regime, over $2b inaugurated on Terrorism released by the U.S., saying, is in no position to claim to be fighting See page 4 “The Islamic Republic of Iran categorically against terrorism and make judgments rejects and condemns the U.S.’s annual about this issue,” he stated, the Foreign Country Reports on Terrorism because that Ministry website reported. 3 Unlawful sanctions disrupt Iran’s anti-drug fight TEHRAN – Iran’s deputy foreign min- marking International Day against Drug ister has criticized the U.S. sanctions Trafficking and Abuse of Illicit Drugs. for hindering Iran’s effort and cooper- Iran, along with other members of the ation with other countries in the fight international community, is celebrating against drug trafficking, saying other the day, but has made significant strides countries will not be immune from the in the fight against drug addiction by in- consequences. curring numerous material and spiritual Mohsen Baharvand made the remarks costs and implementing various projects, as he addressed a conference in Tehran he highlighted. 9 COVID-19 inflicts $1.4 billion in losses on Iran’s hotels TEHRAN – The outbreak of the new pause on the travel industry to help curb coronavirus has inflicted a loss of 60,000 the disease],”Jamshid Hamzezadeh said. billion rials (about $1.4 billion at the offi- He made the remarks during an assem- cial dollar rate of 42,000 rials) on Iranian bly of Iranian hoteliers, which was held in hospitality industry during the past four the UNESCO-registered Sheikh Safi al-din months, the president of Iranian Hoteliers Khanegah and Shrine Ensemble in Ardabil on Association said on Friday. Friday, describing the damage as “very severe”. “Hoteliers in different provinces of the “Although hotels and accommodation country have suffered 60,000 billion rials in centers have reopened, Coronavirus’s dam- File photo damage over the past four months following age to this section of the tourism industry the outbreak of coronavirus [which put a is still going on.” 8 ARTICLE IAEA must obtain information through legal South Carolina statue set for removal, Farrokh Hesabi means: international law expert protesters topple two in Wisconsin Tehran Times journalist By M.A. Saki resolution explicitly only just reaffirmed Iran’s By staff & agencies bol of devotion and progress, according to the TEHRAN – An international law expert says obligations under Safeguards Agreement and Several more U.S. monuments have been torn Wisconsin Historical Society; the other fallen the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Additional Protocol. The main provision of the down following nationwide demonstrations statue was a likeness of Hans Christian Heg, a Football disciplinary must get information about member states’ nu- Resolutions is addressed in paragraph 4 under demanding an end to racial injustice. This Union Colonel. clear program through “legal means”. which it calls upon Iran to cooperate with the time, by city officials as well as at the hands And in Raleigh, North Carolina, crews dis- committee should “It is obvious that the information by the Agency. Such a clear wording is a non-obligatory of protesters. mantled a 75-foot pillar that used to hold two stand against IAEA should be obtained from legal means,” one of which does not contain any additional In Charleston, South Carolina, crews worked statues of soldiers before protesters toppled Abdollah Abedini tells the Tehran Times as the obligatory value other than expressly stipulated through the early hours of Wednesday to prepare them last Friday, according to local media. indiscipline IAEA Board of Governors adopted an anti-Iran in the Safeguards Agreement and Additional a statue of former U.S. Vice President John C. Monuments honoring certain historical resolution on June 19 under the allegations of Protocol of Iran. Calhoun for removal, Reuters reported. figures have been removed around the world t is the norm nowadays in the undeclared nuclear activities by Iran mostly 2: Is it possible that the Iran case be referred Calhoun, Vice President from 1825 to following the May 25 death of George Floyd Iranian football to see a player propagated by Benjamin Netanyahu, one of to the UN Security Council by the IAEA board 1832, was a known defender of slavery. Pro- while in police custody in Minneapolis, Min- or manager screaming exple- the fiercest opponents of the 2015 nuclear deal. despite opposition by Russia and China? In the testers had been demanding the statue be nesota, and the ensuing protests in support of I Following is the text of the interview: 35-member board, nine countries either opposed taken down. the Black Lives Matter movement. tives at an official’s face with no ac- tion taken against them. 1: Is the resolution adopted by the IAEA Board or abstained to vote. What does this indicate In Madison, Wisconsin, demonstrators U.S. House passes sweeping Iran Professional League (IPL) started of Governors on Friday obligatory? legally and politically? toppled two more statues - even though their police reform bill amid protests on Wednesday after 118 days. In a post- A: No. The resolution does not contain provi- A: Under Article 6 of the IAEA Statute, all ties to a controversial past wasn’t immedi- Responding to the anti-police protests that poned game in Ahwaz, Foolad Khuzestan sions upon which oblige Iran to comply with its Board of Governors decisions, except the amount ately evident. have swept the United States, the U.S. House defeated Esteghlal 2-1. pertained duties under Safeguards Agreement of the Agency’s budget, shall be made by a ma- One statue, entitled “Forward,” was placed of Representatives has passed ambitious and The match was the first to be played and Additional Protocol. In paragraph 2, the jority of those present and voting. 2 at the Wisconsin State Capitol in 1895 as a sym- far-reaching legislation on police reform. 10 in Iran since the coronavirus pandemic halted the season in March and took place behind closed doors. The game, however, was met with Trump’s talks offer with Venezuela and Iran doesn’t mean policy shift: Argentinian professor ‘Without govt. support controversy as three red cards for Es- By Hamid Bayati Maduro’s government to consider Iran as a supplies. The cargo ship, “Golsan”, reportedly private power plants at teghlal, including two for players and TEHRAN — The head of the International “trustful partner”. docked and unloaded at Venezuela’s northern one for the Blues’ head coach, Farhad Relations Area for the Observatory of Interna- Five Iranian oil tankers by the names of Pe- port of La Guayra on Wednesday night. risk of shutting down’ Majidi, led the Tehran-based team to tunia, Forest, Faxon, Clavel, and Fortune car- The Golsan’s journey signals a blossoming tional Trade at the National University of Lujan By Ebrahim Fallahi finish the game with two fewer players in Argentina believes that U.S. hostile policies ried fuel to Venezuela despite the United States’ relationship between the two nations in defi- and a bitter loss. toward Iran and Venezuela will continue despite sanctions. The last of them entered Venezuelan ance of stiff financial sanctions by the Trump TEHRAN – In recent years, due to the government Esteghlal midfielder Ali Karimi was Donald Trump’s willingness to talk with Tehran waters on June 1. administration both countries. funding constraints and financial pressures, Iranian shown a straight red card just before the and Caracas. The tankers carried 1,520,000 barrels of Professor Sterzer says it is in the interests private companies have taken on the mantle of devel- break for elbowing the Foolad player. In an interview with Tehran Times/Mehr gasoline and diesel fuel to Venezuela. of Venezuela and Iran to strengthen their co- oping the country’s power plants including both large- Farhad Majidi who was left unhappy on News Agency, Sebastián Sterzer says it is A sixth Iranian vessel also entered Venezue- operation as the two countries are under heavy scale thermal plants and small-scale renewable ones. the decision of the referee, Mehdi Seyed Ali, necessary that Venezuelan President Nicolas la’s waters, carrying a cargo of food and medical sanctions by the Trump administration. 7 According to the country’s Energy Ministry, cur- went onto the pitch and strongly protested rently over two third of Iran’s thermal power plants the decision and was shown a red card. are owned and operated by the private sector and Majidi looked overly frustrated at almost all of the country’s renewable power plants missing out on three valuable points in are operated by the mentioned sector.