WWW.TEHRANTIMES.COM I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 16 Pages Price 20,000 Rials 1.00 EURO 4.00 AED 39th year No.13263 Tuesday NOVEMBER 27, 2018 Azar 6, 1397 Rabi’ Al awwal 19, 1440 Western claims of Deterrence power Travel Risk Map puts Iran “The Little Black Fish” support for human rights a lesson Iran has among “insignificant risk” scoops awards at Hamedan an ‘absolute lie’ 2 learnt from history 2 destinations 10 children’s theater festival 16 Araqchi: Iran’s benefits from U.S. no longer JCPOA has reached ‘zero’ POLITICS TEHRAN — Abbas He added, “This is a reality that if Iran deskAraqchi, the deputy cannot benefit from the JCPOA this agree- foreign minister for political affairs, warned ment cannot be saved.” on Monday that the nuclear deal, officially Araqchi said with the reimposition of called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Ac- U.S. sanctions, Tehran’s benefits from the tion (JCPOA), is in a “very bad situation”. lifting of sanctions has “nearly reached zero”. superpower: Velayati “This is a reality that the JCPOA is in Araqchi said the JCPOA is a “quite bal- danger and it is in a very bad situation,” anced” in giving and taking but now this Araqchi said at a seminar on Iran-European balance has been undermined and “we should See page 2 Union cooperation held in Brussels. cooperate to balance it again”. Cancer, MS drugs production lines launched in Alborz province SOCIETY TEHRAN — A phar- distribution, according to IRNA. deskmaceutical company It is planned for 100 million euros of with production lines for cancer and Multiple investment to launch nine production lines Sclerosis (MS) medications was inaugurated in in the newly set-up company which will Alborz province, west of Tehran, on Monday. be partially inaugurated by the year-end The company was set up by Actover, (March 20, 2019). an integrated pharmaceutical company Actover CEO Shahrzad Naraqi ex- with more than 100 products and over plained that with launching the new 1,000 employees operating in fields of pharmaceutical company some 2,700 importation, marketing, production and new jobs are created. 9 Syrian president orders cabinet reshuffle, changing 9 ministers Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on the cabinet reshuffle. Monday ordered a government reshuffle The most significant change is the by changing nine ministers, state news replacement of Minister of the Interior Mohammadreza Abbasi agency SANA reported. Mohammad al-Shaar, who has been in The nine ministers of water resourc- this position since April 2011, the early es, internal trade, the interior ministry, days of the Syrian crisis. tourism, education, high education, Al-Shaar has been the target of assas- public works and housing, communi- sination attempts during the course of the Tehran Times/ Tehran Times/ cation and industry were replaced in more than seven-year war in Syria. 13 ARTICLE U.S. accusation that Iran violating CWC is suspicious: Fitzpatrick ARTICLE Hanif Ghaffari The U.S. ambassador claimed at the recent reporting potential dual-use facilities and Syed Zafar Mehdi Political analyst EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Journalist By Javad Heirannia meeting of the Organization for the Prohibition the origin of Libya’s weapons. But the timing of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) that Iran has not of the accusation about violating the CWC is from New Delhi TEHRAN — Mark Fitzpatrick, director of Inter- reported to the organization about its chemical suspicious. It appears to be politically moti- national Institute for Strategic Studies says that gas production facilities and has violated this vated as part of the campaign of “maximum Merkel and the timing of the U.S. accusation on Iran about convention. The United States has never before pressure” on Iran. Iran, a torchbearer “violating the CWC is suspicious.” accused Iran of violating the Chemical Weap- Will the United States be able to win other Macron’s concerns “It appears to be politically motivated as ons Convention. This claim also appears to be countries’ approval of their claim to Iran and ask- of Islamic unity part of the campaign of “maximum pressure” a political claim for Iran’s maximum pressure. ing Iran to investigate these claims? (Of course, over new Europe on Iran,” Fitzpatrick told the Tehran Times in What is your opinion? we know that the supporters are not members of t a time when many countries in an exclusive interview. A: The U.S. has valid concerns about this organization, and Russia can also veto such the Muslim world have brazenly hancellor of Germany is still think- become facilitators and enablers Following is the full text of the interview: Iran’s lack of transparency with regard to a request at the organization) 7 A ing of building a new Europe! of America’s neo-imperialism, helping to Angela Merkel and Emmanuel advance its political and economic he- MacronC both speak of a Europe which U.S. nixing of JCPOA reveals lack of respect for international commitments: Tehran gemony, there is one country that clearly can withstand nationalism and far right Ali Akbar Salehi, vice-president and head of the Commission for the 3rd high-level seminar on all the preparations for the 3rd Seminar here, and categorically says ‘no’ to Washington movements. But the realization of this Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, addressing the International Nuclear Cooperation between Iran including, Ms. Mogherini and her colleagues, and its allies. common dream seems not so easy! To- 3rd High-level Seminar on International Nuclear and in EU. Commissioner Cañete’s suggestion as well as the Directorates General for Energy, Why does Iran refuse to pledge alle- day extremism have spread all over the Cooperation in Brussels on Monday, said the U.S. back in 2016 in the course of our meeting in Brus- International Cooperation and Development giance to America? Why is the Iranian European countries, and their power is withdrawal from the 2015 Iran deal reveals their sels served a worthy purpose and helped lay the (ICD), Research and Innovation (RI), and the government willing to face crippling increasing day by day. lack of respect for international commitments. foundations of a substantive initiative by which Joint Research Center (JRC). The two-day event sanctions than accept diktats from These movements have also attracted The following is the text of Salehi’s speech the two sides considered a timely response to the should allow us to take stock of our joint efforts Washington? The answer lies in the the attention of many European citi- in full: promising ambiance following the achievement over the past two years and explore and discuss pages of history. zens, as a result of the weakness of the It is such a distinct pleasure for me and of the hard-won nuclear deal. We are grateful concrete ways and means to move forward with The idea of the Islamic Republic of traditional parties (Conservative and my colleagues to join you here at the European to Señor Cañete and his European colleagues for a clear vision and firm steps. 13 Iran, as envisaged by its founder, was Social-Democratic). In a recent meeting, based on the pristine principles of truth German Chancellor and President of and justice that were exemplified by France had once again stressed on their From Palestine to Rohingya – talking points at Islamic unity conference a group of righteous men in Karbala mutual concerns about new concerns. centuries ago. As we saw in Karba- However, it’s not clear that what Ma- INTERNATIONAL TEHRAN — During the In one of the commissions, former Iranian crackdown by Myanmar military with support la, right always prevails over might, desk cron and Merkel have in mind about three-day International Is- Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki spoke from the government. As per conservative es- truth always prevails over falsehood. this new Europe. lamic Unity Conference in Tehran this week, about the plight of Rohingya refugees and their timates, there are around 905,000 Rohingya Humiliation is unacceptable to those Emmanuel Macron has recently em- many brainstorming discussions were held as impoverished conditions in Bangladesh’s refugee refugees presently in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar. who belong to the Karbala school of phasized the need for building a stronger part of various commissions on some of the most camps. He said the commission, which compris- The savagery in Rakhine was described by the thought. Europe! The French president insisted that pressing and significant issues facing the Muslim es foreign ministers of Jordon, Syria, Iraq and United Nations as “a textbook example of ethnic For the record, Iran has not invaded his “historic reconstruction of Europe and world today. Mauritania, will work to aid Rohingya refugees cleansing”. The atrocities were widely document- or attacked any country in its modern the Eurozone”, designed to reconcile the Many distinguished scholars, authors, cultural and highlight their issues in the media. ed by human rights bodies, including gang rapes, history. And there is still no credible EU with disgruntled citizens after a decade experts, diplomats and politicians took part in It has been one year since Rohingya Muslims cold-blooded killings, torture and destruction of evidence confirming the presence of of financial and immigration problems, is these discussions and threw light on various issues. were forced to leave Myanmar following brutal properties belonging to Rohingya Muslims. 6 nuclear weapons in Iran. On the other urgent, not least to stem rising far-right hand, the history of American impe- parties. But he cannot move without Ger- rialism is replete with horrific stories many’s agreement. of military invasions, gory massacres As reported by Time, Macron, who Magnitude 6.4 and socio-cultural aggression, espe- came to Berlin to take part in Germany’s cially in the Middle East and South national Remembrance Day for the victims earthquake hits Asia.