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Iran ranks third in the world Iran steps up for in mastering technology to diagnose cancer through isotope

POLITICAL TEHRAN – Iran emerges as the third country desk regulation of cyberspace in the world that has mastered the technolo- gy to diagnose cancer through isotopes, the IRIB news agency 1 prowl the Minitel system inspecting international ones. reported on Saturday. content to ensure that information provider In a tweet posted on Friday, Parliament The story broke out as the Atomic Energy Organization of comply with the terms of their contract with speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf explic- Iran (AEOI) opened a biotechnology laboratory in the Arak heavy France Télécom. If the approach is imple- itly said that widely used platforms such water reactor on the same day. mented, France will join countries in the as Instagram and WhatsApp would not be Communist bloc to manually inspect Internet blocked. The proposed bill is not suggesting content as a matter of course. the blockade of any social media platforms Currently, however, the legal position is whatsoever. uncertain because the section of the French In recent years, popular social media plat- law that created the policing mechanism was forms such as Instagram and Twitter have declared unconstitutional for vagueness by been acting as a tool for the U.S. government, the French Conseil Constitutionnel (Con- despite being an international platform. A case stitutional Council). in point is the widespread censorship of the France’s well-used Minitel system is Iranian martyr, late Gen. Qassem Soleimani. regulated by the CST (le Conseil Supérieur Since his cowardly assassination in January de la Télématique). This body ensures that 2020, Instagram has been deleting pictures each content provider abides by the contract and hashtags of Soleimani. Posting a picture signed with France Télécom. The surveil- of him regardless of political position could lance function is reportedly done by five to result in having an account deleted. Owned eight persons working in France Télécom. by Facebook, Instagram followed the policy The use of isotopes helps to diagnose cancer sooner and pro- In early 1996, the French government set of its father. Facebook permanently delet- duce Deuterium Metabolic Imaging (DMI) in the laboratory. up a commission to study regulating the Net. ed the Tehran Times account after using Tapping such a technology started in the world in 2019. Iran In the main, it recommended self-filtering said that this ban could not be called cen- as denying the Holocaust, distributing hard- a picture of martyr Soleimani along with also started work on the technology in the same year. as opposed to filtering at the source. Where sorship because “every subscriber is free core pornography to minors, and conducting his hashtag. This double standard comes The isotopic method has replaced positron emission tomogra- necessary, it urged international cooperation to choose another Usenet server.” fraudulent business--will also be illegal in amid claims of “free access to data” by free phy (PET) scans. It is more precise with no side effects. It closely in policing the Net. It also recommended France has proposed developing a code electronic form. speech advocates in the West. scrutinizes cancer cells and gives specialists better chance to regulations to enhance French presence and of conduct for the Internet. Users, however, The German law puts responsibility for Iran feels another need to regulate the treat patients more easily and with higher speed. language on the Net. have not been invited to participate. suspect content on “suppliers,” but this is Internet. Examples of misusing people’s The recommendations, however, were South Korea not clearly defined. One interpretation of the protests by terrorist groups such as the Mu- overshadowed by a proposal, called the Fil- Probably the first country to have any new provision is that online services such as jahedin-E-Khalgh organization (MEK) in Zarif says affected by deadly lon amendment, named after the minister Internet-specific censorship law is South CompuServe and America Online could be the November 2019 protests show that Iran forest fires in , offers of telecommunications, François Fillon, Korea. In 1995, South Korea passed the held liable for legally questionable material needs to regulate the use of the Internet to regulate the Internet. In style perhaps Electronic Communication Business Law, after being warned that such material can be to prevent spreading misinformation. The Iran’s help to contain fires peculiar to France, regulation is through which established the Information & Com- accessed through their systems if they have MEK and other foes have been trying hard a “negative option”--IAPs do not have to munication Ethics Office. The Office has the technical means to block the material in cyberspace to disrupt the lives of the POLITICAL TEHRAN — Foreign Minister Mohammad abide by the code of conduct drawn up by broad powers to censor: its scope of coverage fail to do so. Iranian people. During the recent protests deskJavad Zarif on Friday said he was saddened the CST. Still, those who abide by the code encompasses material on bulletin-board The European Union in over water shortage, by the deadly forest fires in Turkey, offering that Iran is ready will be absolved of legal liabilities for text, services (BBS), chat rooms, and other “pub- The European Commission has recom- MEK members spread misinformation and to provide whatever assistance needed in the efforts to contain images and documents transmitted. As legal lic domain services” that “encroaches on mended a voluntary code of conduct on the bold lies about the core of the problem, the raging wildfires in Turkey. liabilities are uncertain, the implications public morals,” “may cause a loss of national Internet and suggests using labeling and linking the protests to dissatisfaction with “I was very affected by the of such a law are uncertain. sovereignty,” and “information that may filtering along PICS lines (Platform for Inter- the establishment, which was false. This fire that broke out in some parts Internet organizations and professionals harm youths’ character, emotions and the net Content Selection). There are, however, propaganda did not and will not end here. of Turkey. We share the pain were scheduled to be members of the new sense of value.” at least two problems. First, the labeling With every single demonstration, they try of the government and people CST. In its “Minitel” form, the CST has 20 Under the law, the Minister of Commu- and filtering systems are not compatible. to spread controversy in Iran. of Turkey and we will stand by members made up of magistrates, ministry nication can order an information provider Second, the European Union has to develop Another reason for Iran to regulate the them,” Zarif tweeted. officials, France Télécom representatives, to delete and restrict the material. By one a framework to clarify the administrative use of the Internet is that much personal data “May God have mercy on Minitel providers, family, and consumer count, one of the three service providers for rules and regulations applicable to access is in the hands of the social media platforms the deceased, I wish a speedy organizations. IAPs who do not respond to online and Internet content counted more and content providers. such as Instagram, which ironically do not recovery to the injured,” he the blocklist of Internet sites or newsgroups than 220,000 deleted messages in the first As discussed above, many countries in even respect their users. On Wednesday, added. will be held responsible for carrying it. It is eight months of 1996. the world have felt the need to regulate In- Iran’s chief justice, Gholam Hossein Mo- “Our prayers and opportu- this law that empowered the CST to censor South Korea stands out for its unique ternet usage since it began to spread widely hseni Ejei, opened an Instagram account. nities will be at the service of that has been ruled unconstitutional. regulation of political speech: contact with around the globe. Iran is no exception to On Thursday night, Instagram closed his our brothers in Turkey,” Zarif In the wake of the promulgation of the and even expressions of sympathy toward this natural rule. account due to “unknown reasons.” The underlined. law and the arrest of two managers of French North Korea is forbidden. Prosecutors in Members of the parliament have proposed platform did not even consider its users Also on Friday, Iranian IAPs, the French Association of Internet South Korea have stated that stern meas- a bill to regulate the usage of the Internet in worthy of an explanation. There is a pos- Foreign Ministry spokesman Professionals (AFPI), an ISP interest group, ures would be taken against anybody trying Iran. It is said that they have been working sibility of espionage on Iranian users with Saeed Khatibzadeh announced has decided to ban 18 obscene, pedophile, to access North Korean home pages on the on this bill for over 15 months. the amount of data in hand. Tehran’s solidarity with the brotherly country of Turkey and and neo-Nazi newsgroups from their serv- World Wide Web. Like all countries, Iran is not trying to The bottom line is that the Internet’s expressed condolences to the families of the victims. ers. The AFPI, which has four members but Germany block the Internet, as it is impossible to do regulation is not something strange and At least four people have been killed in southern Turkey as claims to represent “more than 50 percent” Germany recently drafted a “multime- so. What is merely discussed in the proposed unknown. Yet, the mainstream media seems forest fires raged near tourist coastal regions for a third day. of the French market, was afraid that IAPs dia” law that, among other things, censors bill is to boost localization of the Internet to portray that Iran will block the Internet Firefighters were still tackling wildfires in six provinces in could be held responsible for the content pornography and anti-Semitic propaganda. by providing equal opportunities for the in its entirety. It is needless to say that this Turkey’s Mediterranean and southern Aegean region, Turkey’s they transmit. A representative of the AFPI Acts already prohibited in Germany--such domestic platforms to compete with the is a baseless claim. Agriculture and Forestry Minister Bekir Pakdemirli said. But authorities say the majority have been brought under control. More than 50 others wildfires that broke out since Wednes- Iraqi FM calls Iran-Saudi talks satisfactory day amid strong winds and scorching heat were extinguished. The worst fires hit the Manavgat and Akseki regions in Iraqi President Barham Salih to travel to Iran Antalya province, where an 82-year-old man and a married POLITICAL TEHRAN — In an interview with the held, and lately, there have been unofficial reports that the couple died. More than 50 people were hospitalized and at deskSaudi Al-Arabiya news network pub- venue of negotiations has been moved to Oman. Over the least 25 villages or districts were evacuated. lished on Saturday, Iraqi Foreign Minister Fouad Hussein past few weeks, no updates have been given on the latest Images showed flames briefly threatening holiday homes said that President Barham Salih will soon travel to Iran. status of the talks, but Iran hinted at their continuation. and beach resorts near the town of Bodrum, where some guests Asked if Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi The Raisi team showed its support for improving ties were evacuated by boat. is due to travel to Tehran after Ebrahim Raisi officially with Riyadh by inviting Saudi officials to the inauguration More than 4,000 firefighters, assisted by helicopters and takes office, the Iraqi foreign minister said the visit to ceremony, which will be held on August 5. Iranian media planes, are trying to bring the fires under control. The Russian Tehran has not been planned yet. outlets reported that Saudi Arabia is likely to dispatch a embassy also said on Thursday that three water bombers were “The Iranian side has invited our prime minister to representative to Iran to attend the inauguration. “Due assisting in the firefighting operations. visit Tehran, and he will leave after Ebrahim to the resolution of all bilateral disputes, it is possible to Azerbaijan has also sent 500 emergency workers, heli- Raisi comes to power. But in the next few days, Iraqi announce the improvement of relations between Tehran copters and other equipment to help. Neighboring Greece President Barham Saleh will travel to Tehran as the head and Riyadh and the reopening of embassies at any time,” and France have also offered help. of a delegation that I am accompanying. We will have an informed source was quoted by the Etemad Online as Janez Lenarcic, the European Commissioner for Crisis discussions and consultations with the Iranian side,” saying. The source said the Iran-Saudi talks are ongoing Management, said on Friday that the bloc is “following the he noted. in Arab capitals, and the remaining issues do not pertain wildfires on Turkey’s Mediterranean and Aegean coasts with He said that the two sides would hold consultations in less than a week, relations between Iran and Saudi to bilateral issues. great concern.” on various issues. Arabia are poised to be fully restored. Instead, the unresolved issues have something to do “I am conveying my condolences to all those who have lost The new situation in Iran entails fresh talks, the chief Ayatollah Raisi has made it clear that he wants better with Yemen, Lebanon, and Iraq. “The two sides are ne- their loved ones.” Iraqi diplomat commented. relations with Iran’s neighbors, including Saudi Arabia, gotiating a symbolic move at the inauguration ceremony, “We stand ready to help,” he added. Hussein said they would consult with the Iranian side whose ties with Iran were severed in 2016 in the wake of after which relations will begin,” the source said. The mayor for Marmaris said he couldn’t rule out “sabotage” on Tehran-Baghdad relations and Iran-U.S. relations, the storming of its diplomatic missions. Raisi himself made sure to signal his openness to as a cause for the fire there. In other provinces, authorities as these relations could have both positive and negative “As for Saudi Arabia, I say that there is no obstacle to improving relations with the region’s countries after win- declared a ban on people entering forests in a bid to prevent effects on the political situation in Iraq. having a dialogue with Saudi Arabia and relations with ning the presidential election. He spoke on the phone more fires. On Tehran-Washington relations, Hussein stressed all countries. We are ready to reopen embassies,” the with a number of regional leaders. Most recently, he Wildfires are common in Turkey’s Mediterranean and Ae- that this issue directly affects Iraq. president-elect said in his first presser after he won the held a telephone conversation with Sultan Haitham bin gean regions during the arid summer months. “Iraq is satisfied with Tehran-Riyadh talks” June 18 presidential election. Tariq of Oman, who recently paid a vociferous visit to According to The New York Times, the blazes are part of Regarding Baghdad’s efforts in hosting talks between The remarks came in the midst of Iran-Saudi security Saudi Arabia. a broader pattern of wildfires afflicting the Mediterranean Iran and Saudi Arabia, Foreign Minister Hussein said, talks in Baghdad, which was confirmed by both sides. “Engagement, dialogue, consultation, and brainstorming this summer, with areas in Lebanon, , Greece, Italy and “Naturally, I should not speak on behalf of Iran and Saudi Security and intelligence officials from both sides sat with neighbors about the important issues of the region Cyprus also battling fast-moving fires. Arabia, but according to my information, the third round at the negotiating table in the Iraqi capital to address are a priority of the thirteenth government,” Raisi told They are also the latest in a series of extreme weather events of Iran-Saudi talks is over, and these talks are satisfac- each other’s concerns. The Yemen war was discussed in the sultan in their phone conversation. around the planet — from deadly floods in Europe and tory. The important thing is that the two sides began to detail, while other thorny points of contention, such as After years of bitter diplomatic tensions, Iran and to raging fires in the United States, Canada, and Siberia — that consult on issues related to bilateral relations, and Iraq Lebanon and Iraq, were also touched on. Saudi Arabia are inching slowly toward a full resump- scientists believe are linked to changes in the climate resulting played an essential role in this regard.” The talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia began in tion of diplomatic ties. Iran is ready to do it in a matter from global warming. With President-elect Raisi preparing to take the helm Baghdad in April. Since then, several rounds have been of hours, but is Saudi Arabia prepared to do the same? Cagatay Tavsanoglu, a biology professor specializing in fire ecology at Hacettepe University in Ankara, Turkey, said fires in the Mediterranean basin are an annual occurrence, but the extent of the blazes this year should serve as a warning. Ambassador promises to pursue case of Iranian beaten in Swedish custody “Many fires could not be put out, and with the influence of dry winds, burning happened too fast,” Tavsanoglu said. POLITICAL TEHRAN — The Iranian immediate visit to ensure his health,” Ahmad human rights, is something unexpected. “It is just the first indications of what climate change would deskambassador to Stockholm Masoumifar tweeted. According to Press TV, European do to the Mediterranean region in the future.” said on Friday the embassy under his Ambassador Masoumifar added, “I will countries, through cooperation with the Lebanese firefighters struggled for the second day on leadership will follow up the case of an not tolerate disrespect and violation of the anti-Iran Mujahedin Khalq Organization Thursday to contain wildfires in the country’s north that have Iranian national beaten in Swedish custody rights of my country’s nationals. I will pursue (MKO), have arrested and imprisoned many spread across the border into Syria, civil defense officials in until perpetrators are punished, Press TV the issue until its perpetrators are identified Iranians under false pretexts. both countries said. reported. and punished.” The European Union removed the cultish The fires killed at least one person, a 15-year-old boy, who “Today, I found out that an Iranian was The beating of the Iranian citizen in terrorist MKO, also called MEK, from a list was helping firefighting efforts in Lebanon, The Globe and severely beaten on Eid al-Ghadir by officers custody in Sweden, which is internationally of banned terrorist organizations. The U.S. Mail reported. at a Swedish detention center. I requested an famous for its good record in upholding also did so in 2012. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y AUGUST 1, 2021 IRAN IN FOCUS 3 SPORTS Israeli ship attacked off Ex- taekwondo player Aflaki criticizes Iran’s performance at Tokyo

1 In terms of technical level, the Olympics’ taekwondo are the coast of Oman somehow lower than the World Taekwondo Championship, but the mental pressure and stress in the Olympics is very high, POLITICAL TEHRAN – An Israe- “Iran is not just an Israeli problem, but and all the athletes must put into proper condition to be able to desk li-operated ship came an exporter of terrorism, destruction cope with the pressures,” Aflaki, who represented Iran in 2000 under attack off the coast of Oman on and instability that harms us all. The Olympic Games, stated. Thursday night in the latest case of tit- world must not be silent in the face “Armin Hadipour had the same problem in terms of mental for-tat retaliatory strikes between Israel of Iranian terrorism that also harms preparation. Moreover, he had not analyzed his rival; it was the and the Resistance Axis. freedom of shipping,” he claimed in a technical coach’s responsibility. So, he made similar mistakes The oil tanker, Mercer Street, which statement without providing any evi- and lost the game,” Aflaki said. is managed by Israeli shipping magnate dence to support his claim. Iran taekwondo could enter Olympics in 2000 Sydney Olympics Eyal Ofer’s Zodiac Maritime, was trav- Israeli news website Ynet said the for the first time in the history of the Games when Aflaki was a eling from Dar es Salaam in Tanzania assessment in Israel was that there were national team member. Since then, Iran has been able to secure to the United Arab Emirates port of Fu- two attacks on the ship, spaced several at least a medal in the past five rounds so far except for this year. jairah. The Israeli-owned UK ship was hours apart. The first caused no damage, attacked by what American sources say and the second hit the bridge, causing a drone in the north of the Sea of Oman. the casualties. It quoted an unnamed Persepolis claim IPL title for The Israeli company said two crewmen, Israeli official as saying “Israel will find a British and Romanian national, died it hard to turn a blind eye” to the attack. fifth successive time in the attack. according to Reuters. “With profound sadness, we under- Another Israeli news website DEBKAf- SPORTSTEHRAN – Persepolis football team defeated stand the incident onboard the M/T ile which is known for its close ties with deskPaykan 2-0 to win Iran Professional League Mercer Street on 29 July, 2021 has re- Israel’s intelligence community claimed (IPL) for the fifth successive time. sulted in the deaths of two crew members that the Israeli vessel was attacked by an Mehdi Abdi and scored twice in the first on board,” Zodiac Maritime said in a “Iranian kamikaze drone,” something half at the Shahr-e Qods Stadium in Tehran. statement on Friday afternoon, a day resistance groups in response to the Tel incident, and confirmed Washington’s that took place for the first time. All after the attack. Aviv attack on Syria’s al-Dhaba’a airport. work with its international partners to previous alleged cases of Iran’s attacks No country claimed responsibility “This announcement seems to have come find out the circumstances, and that on Israeli vessels involved allegations for the attack but the Iranian news to confirm in practice that the axis of it is closely monitoring the situation. that Iran used other means to mount channel Al-Alam said the attack came resistance is greater than geography, In Israel, there was no unified reaction an attack. in retaliation for an earlier Israeli strike and that the front of this axis is one to the attack. First, Israeli media sought DEBKAfile reported that what hap- against the al-Dhaba’a airport in the front, as is the front of America, Israel to downplay the incident but as the story pened in the Sea of Oman marked the Syrian city of al-Qusayr which killed and the Arab backwardness, headed by developed, they highlighted the Israeli “first direct armed drone attack on an two men from the Resistance. Saudi Arabia and the UAE, one front,” allegations against Iran, though it did Israeli merchant vessel.” Citing informed sources in the Re- the Iranian broadcaster commented on not claim responsibility for the attack. According to the Israeli news website, sistance, Al-Alam said the attack on its scoop. An Israeli security official told The Israel’s Defense Minister Benny Gantz Mercer Street was in response to the Reuters quoted Western intelligence Associated Press on condition of an- called an urgent conference on Friday al-Dhaba’a strike. Although no group sources as saying that the main suspect in onymity that Israel believes Iran was night with Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv In Tehran’s , Sepahan defeated Esteghlal 2-1. has claimed responsibility for the at- the attack is Tehran, but the same sources behind the attack on the ship, citing Kochavi and other senior commanders, Reza Mirzaei and Sajad Shahbazzadeh scored for Sepahan. Mehdi tack, Al-Alam, citing Resistance sources, stressed that governments are still seek- similar attacks in the past. following which Gantz announced that Mehdipour pulled a goal back in the added time. said the attack on the Israeli ship off ing compelling evidence; The U.S. State Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid Israel would make an “appropriate re- Also, Sanat Naft defeated already-relegated Machine Sazi the coast of Oman was carried out by Department expressed its alarm over the put the blame on Iran for the incident. sponse” to the attack. 2-1 in Abadan. Aluminum lost to Naft 1-0 in Arak. Gol Gohar shared the spoils in a 2-2 draw with Nassaji in Sirjan. Zob Ahan suffered a 1-0 home defeat to Mes in Isfahan. Padideh and Foolad played out a goalless draw in Mashhad. Iran and Azerbaijan have great potential for cooperation in post-war And in Tabriz, Saipa lost to Tractor 5-1 and were relegated from IPL. Nagorno-Karabakh: Azeri expert Persepolis finished the 20th edition of the IPL with 67 points, two points above Sepahan. Esteghlal came third with 56 points. 1 “Iran and Azerbaijan have great potential for with Azerbaijan in the liberated territories. Azerbaijan, expanding cooperation in many areas. In the post-war in turn, is interested in attracting foreign investments period, there is a possibility of increasing bilateral trade to restore the liberated territories. Of course, official Faraz Kamalvand officially turnover several times. At the moment, there are new Baku will give preference, first of all, to those countries conditions for expanding bilateral cooperation in the that supported Azerbaijan in the Second Karabakh named Tractor coach field of rehabilitation of the recently liberated areas,” War. An Israeli company intends to create a buffalo Mammadov told the Tehran Times. farm in the liberated Zangilan. This project will be SPORTSTEHRAN – Faraz Kamalvand was appointed as “For example, Iranian companies producing in- managed by an Azerbaijani company. The essence of desknew head coach of Iran’s Tractor football team. dustrial and building materials could participate in this project is that an Azerbaijani company is building The Tabriz-based football team finished in fourth place in construction projects in the liberated areas. As far as housing and all the infrastructure in the area, and an 2020/21 Iran Professional League season. I know, Iran intends to create a market for building Israeli company is building a dairy farm for breeding Tractor will meet Al Nassr of Saudi Arabia in Round of 16 of materials near the liberated territories of Azerbaijan,” buffaloes. The products will be transferred to an Italian the 2021 AFC Champions League on Sept. 14. he continued. company, which will open a processing plant to use It’s Kamalvand’s second stint at Tractor. He led the Reds Following is the full text of the interview: this milk to produce cheese that will be sold on the from 2008 to 2011. In what stage is the process of reconstruction local and foreign markets. “I am very happy since I return to my home after 10 years. I of the liberated cities of Nagorno-Karabakh? Is the speed of accomplishing transporta- will do my best to make all Tractor fans happy. We want to shine What are the plans of the Azerbaijani govern- tion projects in Karabakh has something to not only in Iran league but also in the AFC Champions League,” ment in this regard? Is there a specific deadline do with the corridor connecting the region to Kamalvand shared on his Instagram account. for reconstruction projects? the Nakhchivan exclave? Does the Azerbaijani Kamalvand has most recently worked at Saipa. The process of restoration of the liberated regions government have a plan to build trade links of Azerbaijan is being actively pursued and taking into have for reconstruction in the liberated areas between Nagorno-Karabakh and the Nakh- account the historical traditions of the region. Azerbaijan bordering Iran? Does the Republic of Azerbai- chivan region? Iran basketball forward has developed comprehensive programs to restore the jan have joint projects with Iran? Today, Azerbaijan is interested in the early im- Kazemi hopes for liberated territories of the country, taking into account As you know, the Azerbaijan-Iran border was com- plementation of transport projects in the liberated the most modern trends in the field of urbanization. pletely restored after the Second Karabakh war. And territories. Most of the road and rail projects are im- better future On the lands liberated from the 30-year-old Armenian in 2016, an Iranian-Azerbaijani agreement was signed plemented here. An international airport in Fizuli occupation in the Karabakh region new settlements on hydropower facilities and reservoirs Khudaferin is also under construction. All these projects in the SPORTSTEHRAN — Iran 6-foot-7 forward Arsalan will be built and large infrastructure projects will be and Giz Galasy. future will be integrated into the transport project deskKazemi hopes the things go better for his team implemented. Most of the settlements in the liberated After the end of the war, President Ilham Aliyev “Zanguzur corridor”, which will connect Azerbaijan in the future. regions of the country, including the cities of Aghdam, instructed the government to create a working group with the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic through The Persians lost to France 79-62 in Group A of the men’s Fizuli, Jebrail and Zangilan, were virtually wiped out from the Azerbaijani side. And today the construction the territory of Armenia. basketball in 2020 Olympic Games. Iran went 0-3, which was and turned into “ghost towns”. of the Khudaferin and Gyz Galasy reservoirs on the On November 9, 2020, the heads of Azerbaijan, Ar- also expected. In the liberated territories of Azerbaijan, it is planned Araz River is already being completed in Azerbaijan. menia and signed a tripartite ceasefire statement. Former NBA center Hamed Haddadi had 18 points and 12 not only to restore and reconstruct [the] destroyed In accordance with the agreement signed with Iran, According to the 9th paragraph of the statement, “The rebounds for Iran. Kazemi finished with 11 points and hopes and abandoned settlements, but also to implement Baku and Tehran will jointly use these reservoirs. Republic of Armenia guarantees the safety of transport that things would be better for Iran next time it qualifies for modern concepts for their arrangement, including Today Iran and Azerbaijan have great potential for links between the western regions of the Republic of the Olympics. such as Smart City and Smart Village. The foundation expanding cooperation in many areas. In the post-war Azerbaijan and the Nakhichevan Autonomous Repub- “It’s really tough,” Kazemi said. “It’s really sad and I’m just of one of the first “smart villages” was laid in the Zan- period, there is a possibility of increasing bilateral trade lic in order to organize the unimpeded movement of hoping for a better future.” gilan region. The first smart village in the area will be turnover several times. At the moment, there are new citizens, vehicles and goods in both directions.” He said Iran had a couple tune-up games against Spain and ready by January 2022. Internally displaced persons conditions for expanding bilateral cooperation in the By agreement of Azerbaijan and Armenia, as noted three against host Japan. Meanwhile, the USA hosted Spain, will be provided with new housing completely free of field of rehabilitation of the recently liberated areas. in the statement, the construction of new transport Australia, Argentina and Nigeria in Las Vegas for exhibition charge. The creation of “smart” villages in the liberated For example, Iranian companies producing in- communications linking the Nakhichevan Autonomous opponents that were good enough to make up an Olympic territories consists of five components: “smart hous- dustrial and building materials could participate in Republic with the western regions of Azerbaijan will semifinals. ing”, social security facilities, agricultural functions, construction projects in liberated areas. As far as I be provided. Unblocking of transport communications “They have their training came in Las Vegas, they stay in one production and ecology. Solar energy, wind energy and know, Iran intends to create a market for building will allow Azerbaijan for the first time in 30 years to time zone,” Kazemi said of those clubs. “These five games that hydroelectric power plants will be used to support the materials near the liberated territories of Azerbaijan. establish communication with the Nakhichevan Au- we played, I traveled through maybe six different time zones to new settlements. According to the state program until It is also expected that in the near future a Khudaferin tonomous Republic, and Armenia through the territory be able to play in these games.” 2030, “green” alternative energy should become the border-customs point will open on the state border of of Azerbaijan will receive railway access to Russia and main priority of the country. What is the concept of Iran with Azerbaijan. Iran, and potentially to Turkey. This will create addi- “Smart Village” for? One of the main goals of creating In addition, I would like to add that after the Sec- tional opportunities for the development of Armenia. Azmoun second best such villages in the world is to prevent urbanization. ond Karabakh War, cases of illegal drug trafficking In addition, there will be access to the Turkish mar- foreigner goalscorer The second important point is that the “Smart Village” from Iran to Azerbaijan have become more frequent. ket and to the Turkish and Russian railway arteries. Border guards are killed during the shootings from Thus, a new five-sided cooperation platform with the concept allows people to earn more than in the city. SPORTSTEHRAN – ’s goal against Kh- the Azerbaijani side. This factor causes concern in participation of Russia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Iran and As for the specific deadlines for the implementation deskimki moves him up the ranks of the top goalscor- Azerbaijani society. It seems to me that Baku and Armenia can be created in the South Caucasus region. of projects, it all depends on how quickly the process ers not from former Soviet Republics. Tehran should create a joint working group of law Several road projects have already been launched of demining the liberated territories will proceed. In Azmoun has now scored 96 goals in the Russian Premier enforcement agencies to prevent such incidents on in the territories liberated from the occupation and order to resolve this issue, Yerevan should transfer Liga with 17 goals for Rubin , 25 for Rostov and 54 for Zenit. the Iranian-Azerbaijani border. are being successfully continued. These projects will all minefield maps to Baku. The Armenian side has The best goalscorer is Brazilian Wagner Love and Azmoun Israel is said to be involved in the Karab- play an important role in the socio-economic devel- handed over to Azerbaijan all the maps of minefields sits second in the table. akh reconstruction and even intends to build a opment of the regions and villages liberated from the in the Aghdam, Fizuli and Zangilan regions. Of course, The top 10 overseas goalscorers in the Russian Premier Liga are: smart town in the Nagorno-Karabakh region. occupation. The Horadiz-Jebrail-Zangilan-Agbend the availability of these maps will facilitate and speed 1. Wagner Love (Brazil) - 124 goals in 259 matches What Israeli companies are present in the Na- road is also of strategic importance, since it is part of up the work of the repair and construction companies 2. Sardar Azmoun (Iran) - 96/239 gorno-Karabakh region and what projects are the Hajigabul-Horadiz-Agbend-Zangezur transport involved in the restoration of the liberated areas. How- 3. (Ivory Coast) - 95/150 they involved in? corridor and is very important in terms of connect- ever, as the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said, 4. Ari (Brazil) - 90/305 It’s no secret that Azerbaijan and Israel cooperate ing Zangilan with other regions of Azerbaijan and the by the end of 2021, the entire electric economy will be 5. (Portugal) - 88/369 in many areas, including cooperation in the military Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. established in the liberated lands - both in Karabakh 6. (Brazil) - 77/148 sphere. Modern Israeli weapons purchased by Azerbai- In addition, Azerbaijan plans to complete the con- and in “Eastern Zangezur.” 7. Christian Noboa (Ecuador) - 71/385 jan, especially drones, played an important role in the struction of a railway to the border with Armenia within Is Iran involved in the Karabakh reconstruc- 8. (Holland) - 69/147 Karabakh conflict. Therefore, it is not surprising that two, maximum 2.5 years. Budget funds have already tion projects? If so, in what areas is it involved? 9. (Brazil) - 61/133 today Israeli companies are interested in cooperating been allocated for this and work is underway. What plans does the Republic of Azerbaijan 10. Ahmed Musa (Nigeria) - 61/184 I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 4 ECONOMY AUGUST 1, 2021

TEDPIX jumps 34,000 points Car manufacturing rises 11% on Saturday

ECONOMY TEHRAN — TEDPIX, the main index of Tehran deskStock Exchange (TSE), climbed 34,962 points to 1.351 million on Saturday, which is the first day of Iranian cal- in 4 months on year endar week. As reported, over 7.542 billion securities worth 58.18 trillion 1 current year, which would be an increase rials (about $1.385 billion) were traded at the TSE on Saturday. Pars Khodro also manufactured 35,008 vehicles in the period under re- of 378 percent in this sector. Last year, view, 5.6 percent lower than the figure domestic automakers managed to produce for the same time span of the past year. only 1,873 units of such vehicles. Three mentioned major Iranian car- As recently stated by the director-gen- makers, IKCO, SAIPA, and Pars Khodro, eral of automotive department of Industry, had manufactured 900,714 vehicles in the Mining and Trade Ministry, domestic man- previous year (ended on March 20), which ufacturing of each car saved the country was 4.3 percent more than the figure of $400-$500 in the past year. its preceding year. Soheil Memarbashi said that it was According to Codal data, during the achieved through setting up the domestic past year, IKCO manufactured 480,338 production desks by the ministry in line vehicles, which was 21.9 percent more with strengthening domestic production. than the output in its preceding year, The ministry has planned a $10-bil- which was 393,812 vehicles. lion saving programs through domestic SAIPA manufactured 317,321 vehicles, production during three Iranian calendar with a 12.6-percent fall from 363,379 ve- years of 1398, 1399, and 1400 (since March hicles manufactured in 1398. And Pars 2019 until March 2022), of which $1.4 Khodro manufactured 103,055 vehicles billion is for the automotive industry, in the past year, showing a 2.8-percent the official stated. To this end, four desks have been al- The first market’s index rose 28,642 points, and the second drop from the output of its previous year, ready held, while the fifth one was not market’s index increased 60,961 points. which was 106,072 vehicles. still held due to the coronavirus pandem- TEDPIX had risen 5,000 points in the past Iranian calendar week. Iranian Industry, Mining, and Trade According to the Industry Ministry data, is planned to increase by over 21 percent ic, he said, adding the related contracts The index closed at 1.316 million points on Wednesday (the Ministry’s programs for the current Ira- since Iranian automakers had produced in the current year. were signed and 14 out of the 20 specified last working day of the week). nian calendar year show that the man- 984,200 such vehicles in the previous The production of 8,968 buses, min- parts have been already manufactured During the past week, the indices of Civil Servants Pension ufacturing of 1.2 million cars has been calendar year, the country’s car output ibuses, and vans is also planned for the domestically. Fund (CSPF), Social Security Investment Company, and Barekat put on the agenda. Pharmaceutical Group were the most widely followed indices. Value of exports from Golestan Transport, culture ministries ink MOU to build 10,000 houses for journalists, artists province increases 52% ECONOMY TEHRAN – The Transport and Ur- to realize this goal,” the minister said. deskban Development Ministry has signed Eslami further pointed to the close communication ECONOMY TEHRAN — The value of exports from Golestan a memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of between the two ministries for the signing of the said deskprovince, in the northeast of Iran, has risen 52 Culture and Islamic Guidance for constructing 10,000 MOU, saying: “The signing of this memorandum has percent during the first four months of the current Iranian calendar affordable housing units for the country’s journalists and been pursued with the Minister of Culture and Islamic year (March 21-July 22), as compared to the same period of time artists, under the framework of the National Housing Guidance Mr. Salehi for a year; it took a long time for in the past year, a provincial official announced. Action Plan. this memorandum to be signed today.” Ebrahim Hosseini, the director-general of the province’s customs The MOU was signed on Saturday in a ceremony at- “Preliminary steps have been taken and those who are department, said that 160,666 tons of products worth $46.228 tended by Transport Minister Mohammad Eslami, IRNA eligible for the projects have been identified. By Mordad million were exported from the province during the four-month reported. 17 [August 8], the people introduced to the Ministry of period, indicating a 268-percent growth in terms of weight as well. Speaking in the signing ceremony, Eslami noted that Roads and Urban Development will be allowed access to Polystyrene, cheese, dates, pistachios, cement, potatoes and all the necessary preparations have been made in collab- the registration system and a text message will be sent iodine were the most important export items of Golestan in the oration with the culture ministry and the location and to the approved journalists,” he explained. said four months, respectively, which were exported to different land for the project have been determined. The official noted that the memorandum also includes countries including Kazakhstan, , Iraq, Afghani- “We have a duty to provide the ground for people to constructing affordable houses for other groups of people stan, Bulgaria, Romania, Italy, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan become homeowners, and in this program [the national including artists and in the next step the program will be 400,000 small and medium-size apartments (70-100 and Pakistan, the official stated. housing plan] we have defined the mechanisms in such a pursued for those groups. square meters in size) across the country and particularly He also announced that 2,389 tons of products worth $8.487 way that it reflects a stable policy and a firm determination The National Housing Action Plan aims to construct in Tehran, where housing prices have risen most sharply. million were imported to the province in the first four months of the present year, showing 24 percent rise in terms of value and 39 percent growth in terms of weight, as compared to the same period of time in the past year. NISOC’s oil desalination plant in southern Iran to go operational by Mar. 2022 According to him, the main imported goods included stabilizers, fabrics, synthetic waxes and antistats, which were imported from ECONOMY TEHRAN — The direc- 5.5 kilometers of high-pressure power control valves, welding package, diesel China, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Poland and Vietnam. desktor of engineering and line and drilling of wells for waste dis- generators, power transformers, heat construction at the National Iranian South posal which have already been completed exchanger, desalination package, skimmer Oil Company (NISOC) announced that the and are ready to be commissioned, the tank, and tow tower have been provided company’s crude oil desalination plant official explained. and installed. has reached progress of more than 90 “The civil and construction works of “Other required equipment, includ- percent and is expected to go operation- the project have been fully implemented ing the remaining part of the pipes and al in the current Iranian calendar year and all pressure and atmospheric tanks, instrumentation equipment, control (ends on March 20, 2022). pipelines inside the factory, and con- system, and air conditioners, have been According to Ebrahim Piramoun, the nection lines have been completed,” purchased and are ready to be transported project is comprised of a desalination he added. to the project site. Equipment such as unit with a capacity of 20,000 barrels nate the oil from Ghale Nar field near He went on to say that despite the fire pumps and wastewater treatment per day (bpd) and sweetening of 42,000 city, Khuzestan Province. sanctions, all the necessary equipment packages are also under construction,” bpd of crude oil which is going to desali- The project also includes constructing for the plant including process pumps, he added.

TSE index expected to continue rising: analyst As announced by the head of Islamic Republic of Iran Customs ECONOMY TEHRAN – A capital market analyst to invest in this market.” Administration (IRICA), the value of Iran’s non-oil trade rose 47 desksays that TEDPIX, the main index of the Following the supportive measures taken by the gov- percent during the first four months of the current year, as com- Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE), is going to improve in the ernment, the Iranian stock market has been gradually pared to the same period of time in the past year. second half of the current Iranian calendar month (ends getting back on track and experts believe that the market Mehdi Mir-Ashrafi has said that Iran has traded 50.8 million on August 22), IRNA reported. is regaining people’s trust. tons of non-oil products worth nearly $29 billion with other coun- Mehdi Bayat-Manesh noted that considering the current In early July, Market Expert Reza Alavi said that the tries in the mentioned four-month period, which indicates also 21 trend of capital inflow into the market TEDPIX is expected inflow of liquidity into the market and the increase in the percent growth in terms of weight on an annual basis. to rise in the current month. value of transactions indicate that people are once again The official put the four-month non-oil export at 38.3 million “It is expected that the upward trend of the market in trusting the capital market. tons valued at $14.3 billion, with a 65-percent rise in value and a the last one month, when the stock index rose from 1.4 “At present, other markets such as gold, foreign cur- 27-percent growth in weight. million points to 1.8 million points, will continue, and it is rency, and cars are not attractive enough for investors, The IRICA head mentioned liquefied gas, polyethylene, iron also likely that according to the forecasts, the stock index and the stock market is still a good place for people’s in- semi-finished products, methanol, gasoline, iron and steel ingots, will once again enter the 1.4 million-point channel by the vestments,” Alavi said. steel products, iron rods, liquid propane, bitumen, and copper end of the current month,” he said. “After the election debates, people have come to the cathode as the main exported products in the said time span. According to Bayat-Manesh, the government policies conclusion that the stock market is one of the priorities He said major export destinations of the Iranian non-oil goods for supporting the upward trend of the market should of the new government, and for this reason, they have were China with about 10 million tons worth $4.3 billion, Iraq with continue in the coming months in order to ensure this points, which takes at least a few months to happen.” re-trusted this market, and as a result, the inflow of new 10.9 million tons worth $2.8 billion, the United Arab Emirates upward trend. He pointed to the continuous increase in inflation rate capital into the market has increased,” he noted. (UAE) with 4.3 million tons worth $1.6 billion, Turkey with one “It is also better for the managers of Iran’s Securities in recent months and its effect on capital market transac- The analyst further mentioned the rise in the global oil million tons worth $923 million, and with 1.8 million and Exchange Organization (SEO) to also take the neces- tions and added: “Shareholders’ fears and worries about prices and the stability of the foreign currency exchange tons worth $728 million. sary measures for supporting the market so that the stock investing in the market will be eliminated by increasing market as factors that resulted in the stability of the stock The official further announced that Iran has imported 12.5 market index can once again reach more than two million government support and will increase their willingness market. million tons of non-oil commodities worth $14.5 billion in the first four months of the present year, with 32 percent growth in value and five percent rise in weight year on year. He said that the basic goods accounted for 9.4 million tons of the imported items. Housing price in Tehran city up over 43% Mir-Ashrafi named cellphones, livestock corn, sunflower oil, ECONOMY TEHRAN — Housing the previous month. face of rising inflation. No one sees housing barley, meal, wheat, soybeans, sugar and rice as the main imported deskprices in Iran’s capital As reported, over 5,100 housing units as a short-term consumer commodity. commodities. Tehran increased 43.7 percent in the fourth were traded in Tehran during the fourth Even real consumers view purchasing a The United Arab Emirates with four million tons of goods worth month of the current Iranian calendar calendar month, which was 0.6 percent home as a long-term investment,” Mehdi $4.7 billion was the first largest exporter of goods to Iran in the year (June 22-July 22), from the same more than the previous month, and 63.9 Soltan-Mohammadi, a housing expert, said. four-month period, followed by China with one million tons of month in the previous year, a report by percent less than the same month in the The housing market in Tehran was the goods worth $3.1 billion, Turkey with 1.3 million tons worth $1.5 the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) showed. previous year. second-highest returning market in Iran billion, Germany with 351,000 tons worth $563 million, and Swit- Based on the CBI data, the year-on-year Housing prices in Iran have been con- among the country’s four major markets zerland with 672,000 tons worth $539 million, the official stated. increase of the average price per square stantly rising over the past year due to in the previous Iranian calendar year with As Mir-Ashrafi has previously announced, the value of Iran’s meter of housing units in Tehran over the various internal and external factors. 85 percent annual growth. non-oil trade stood at $73 billion in the past Iranian calendar year. first three months of the current Iranian Coronavirus has been reported to be a The information obtained from Kilid He has put the weight of non-oil trade at 146.4 million tons, and calendar year (started on March 21) were major factor affecting the housing pric- website (which is a major platform for of 12.5 percent occurred in the Iranian said that the figure shows a 25-million-ton annual decline, which 91.7 percent, 69.7 percent, and 56.6 per- es in Iran as the pandemic has stoked housing trades) indicated that the housing calendar month of Mordad (July 22-Au- is the result of sanctions and coronavirus pandemic. cent, respectively. concerns about losing one’s savings and price index in Tehran grew by 85 per- gust 21, 2020), while the biggest monthly Iran’s non-oil export was 112 million tons valued at $34.5 billion, The average per square meter price more people entered the housing market. cent in the previous year compared to price decrease occurred in Azar (November and that of import was 34.4 million tons worth $38.5 billion in of residential units in the capital also “People are turning to the housing mar- its preceding year. 21-December 20, 2020) with a decline of the past year, the official added. increased 1.3 percent in comparison to ket in order to protect their savings in the The highest monthly price increase 8.1 percent. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y AUGUST 1, 2021 ANALYSIS/INTERVIEW 5

U.S. Afghan exit marks end of the unipolar U.S. imposes fresh sanctions on Cuba, pledges more model in recent history: professor measures By Mohammad Mazhari secondly that the United States is marginalized 1 The immediate reactions from American politicians give in any future solution for Afghanistan and credibility to Diaz-Canel’s statements that foreign forces have TEHRAN — Arshin Adib-Moghaddam, a the region. Afghanistan plays an important tried to amplify the demonstrations. London-based professor, says that the U.S. role in China’s Belt and Road Initiative and The blockade and sanctions on Cuba appear to be a bipartisan withdrawal from Afghanistan is a sign of the Russia’s North-South corridor, so what we issue in the United States, as both Republicans and Democrats beginning and the end of the unipolar model will experience is the “Eurasianisation” of on Capitol Hill have urged more sanctions. in recent history. the geo-politics embedding Afghanistan. But are congress members actually concerned about the Cu- “It marks the beginning and the end of What are the implications of the U.S. ban people or is this a more internal American political affair? the unipolar model in recent history when pullout from Afghanistan for Wash- Florida’s 1.5 million Cuban-Americans strongly voted for the United States tried to dominate the world ington’s Arab allies? Can they rely on Republican Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election. order by sheer military force,” Professor Adib America in times of crisis? In order to secure the swing state in the 2024 election, winning Moghaddam tells the Tehran Times. I don’t think that the Arab allies of the back this Cuban-American support is crucial and of utmost im- President George W. Bush, whose admin- United States are in any doubt that their po- portance for the Democratic Party. istration began the U.S.-led war against the litical fate has to be engineered by themselves If the U.S. cared for the Cuban people as it claims; it would Taliban in 2001, has told DW on 14th July at least since the Shah and probably even not have placed the country under decades of blockade. Cuban that he fears for the fate of Afghanistan after earlier. The United States is a convenient officials say this has crippled the country’s economy. American and NATO troops leave the country. security guarantor and business partner, but The U.S. is also isolated on the international arena in its po- However, professor Adib-Moghaddam not an insurance policy for regime survival. sition towards Havana while Cuba has overwhelming backing says, “When Afghanistan was invaded two Do you predict a long-term civil war from the international community. For nearly three decades, decades ago, the George W. Bush adminis- in Afghanistan? In that case, what will this has been reflected in the United Nations. tration institutionalized several dangerous be its repercussions for neighbors? Ever since 1992, the UN General Assembly has annually ap- unilateral norms that have been rejected by I think this transitory phase will be par- proved a resolution demanding an end to the U.S. economic other countries ever since, even close allies ticularly bloody, but in the end, the Taliban blockade. That means this year, the General Assembly called on such as Germany.” is likely to emerge as the winner which may the U.S. to end the Cuba embargo for the 29th consecutive time. Adib-Moghaddam, professor in global when the United States tried to dominate the don’t translate into strategic success. The stabilize the country albeit under a problematic During this year’s meeting held at the UN headquarters in New thought and comparative philosophies at the world order by sheer military force. When same happened in Iraq. Thousands of peo- banner. Afghanistan needs a long-term strat- York, 184 nations voted in favor of the resolution. Meanwhile, Department of Politics and International Stud- Afghanistan was invaded two decades ago, ple died, millions were displaced and the egy embedded in an UN-sponsored regional three countries - Colombia, Ukraine, and Brazil - abstained from ies in the London Institute, says the George W. Bush administration institu- decision-makers have nothing to show for. security architecture that is inclusive and real- the vote. All three are either heavily dependent on American “after two decades, the militarized approach tionalized several dangerous unilateral norms Do you think Afghanistan’s neigh- istic. Alas, I don’t see any of the governments military aid and/or diplomatic support. to Afghanistan (and Iraq) has clearly failed.” that have been rejected by other countries bors can devise an initiative like the surrounding Afghanistan as capable enough While the Assembly’s vote sends a strong message in terms Following is the text of the interview: ever since, even close allies such as Germany. Astana process to restore peace in the to spearhead such a strategic peace initiative. of how the world views America’s six-decades old blockade, only How do you evaluate the U.S. with- After two decades, the militarized approach country? What are the main misconceptions the U.S. Congress can lift the economic, commercial, and finan- drawal from Afghanistan after two to Afghanistan (and Iraq) has clearly failed. I believe Russia and China will take a lead of Western leaders when they decide cial embargo. Despite the UN pressure, Washington has defied decades of war? The Taliban are in ascendancy and the United in this and insist on two issues: First, that the to be engaged in West Asian woes? international calls and refused to do so. For me, it marks the beginning and the States was forced to accept this. In short: Taliban would outlaw “jihadist” extremism and Ignorance, bad advice, combined with Cuba says the blockade is a “massive, flagrant and unacceptable end of the unipolar model in recent history, The war taught us that military advances does not destabilize neighboring countries and the hubristic attitude to know. violation of the human rights of the Cuban people” In 2018, a United Nations agency (the UN’s regional economic body for Latin America) called the embargo “unjust” and had cost the country’s economy $130 billion over nearly six decades. Is a new war on Lebanon in the offing? Havana also says its “an economic war of extraterritorial scope 1 Pompeo demanded the Lebanese politicians to put that Hezbollah is the problem. This problem is reinforced against a small country already affected in the recent period by an end to Hezbollah’s existence as part of the government. by the repeated speeches of high American politicians. It is the economic crisis derived from the pandemic… like the virus, And he announced the end of the green line that separated what is called in “repetitions in the ears”, meaning: the blockade asphyxiates and kills, it must stop” families and friends. you keep telling and repeating the same lie or demands Despite all the pressure, Cuba is the first nation in Latin Amer- It is clear that Pompeo was drawing a red line in Lebanon, until all the people believe as the absolute truth. As a result, ica and the Caribbean to successfully develop not only one but a line of war. While standing next to the foreign minister, the Americans are hoping that the other parties will need two Covid-19 vaccines. It has also managed to vaccinate over a Gebran Bassil, he plainly said in a speech in March 2019: to denounce any coalition with Hezbollah in the next elec- quarter of the population with at least one dose. However, the “Lebanon and the Lebanese people face a choice: bravely tion; in addition, the party’s partisans may condemn critical U.S. sanctions means Cuba cannot even import the syringes it move forward as an independent and proud nation or allow attitude on Hezbollah, and eventually will lose its place as needs to further inoculate its population. The issue of vaccines the dark ambitions of Iran and Hezbollah to dictate your part of the Lebanese political life. This would facilitate any was one of the main reasons Cubans took to the streets. future.” Israeli-American attempt to topple and disarm Hezbollah. One of the more ironic aspects of the short-lived rallies in Then he added that it would “take courage” for Leba- However, if the plan failed and Hezbollah won the elec- Cuba is that U.S. allies in the region expressed their support for non to stand up to what he called Hezbollah’s “criminality, tions, the Americans would be able to execute plan B, which the protests. For example, the Colombian government voiced terror, and threats.” Its main aim was to shake and disturb the relationship is the continuity of economic pressure until the state failure its “solidarity” with the people of Cuba. This is despite the fact But, let us not forget that the trip made to West Asia between Hezbollah and its allies. was achieved in Lebanon. This would lead to security dis- that human rights organizations have strongly condemned the on that week, had its own aims, one of them was to show The plan was set after the Syrian victory in fighting turbances, and then it’s most likely that an “Israeli” would government of President Ivan Duque’s heavy-handed and deadly support to Israel. terrorism on its territory and freeing more than 70% of lead the third war on Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah. crackdown on protests in Colombia itself. From Jerusalem, Pompeo sent anti-Iran and anti-Hezbollah its occupied lands from the terrorist groups, which were In 2016, Timor Goksel, the previous commander of These are far larger demonstrations than anything Cuba has messages, considering Hezbollah as a major threat to Israel. supported by the Americans and their allies in some of the UNIFIL forces in Lebanon, was interviewed on al-Arabia seen. They began in November 2019 when hundreds of thou- However, the real reasons behind the visit revolved around (Persian) Gulf countries and Turkey. Once the U.S. failed to online. He was less sure that the stability on the boards can sands took to the streets nationwide over a proposed tax hike. the demarcation of maritime borders between Palestine knock down the strategic relation between Syria- Iran- the be maintained. He said: “With UNIFIL unlike 30 years ago However, since then, the protests have continued and morphed and Lebanon. His visit was an attempt to push the discus- Islamic resistance, the U.S. regime decided to set further there are no small skirmishes – 10 rounds here, 10 rounds into demands for basic rights and anger at corruption among sions further ahead after it had been stopped by Israel after steps before any American troop’s departure from Iraq and there – but the next war will be big, this is very scary. Israel the Colombian government. a dispute over the demarcation of borders. Furthermore, Syria to safe guard Israel from Hezbollah. will go after Lebanon not just Hezbollah, but it will come Last month, an international human rights body had condemned “dayan.org”, an Israeli study center, explained Pompeo’s The plan aims to a state failure driven by three factors, at an extremely high price.” Actually, what has been going Colombia for “excessive and disproportionate” use of force in drives from the visit to Lebanon and the current reasons riots and disturbances, political void, and economic failure, in Lebanon since 2019 is to denounce the high price for response to the anti-government protests, in which dozens died. behind the American economic siege of Lebanon in a study which will lead to the collapse of the state’s administrations “Israel”, and make Lebanon go to easy negotiations on the The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights says Co- published on the 3rd of March 2021. and eventually to chaos and eruptions. maritime borders, which will enable both the American and lombian security forces used “lethal force” in many situations. When Pompeo visited Lebanon after the explosion in It started the campaign on the 7th of October 2019. the “Israeli” companies to start benefiting from gas and gas Yet, there has been no such response from the United States Beirut Harbor, it was clear that he was there to closely ob- The plan depended on creating organized chaos, especially pipelines between “Israel” and Cyprus all the way to Europe, towards Colombia as Washington’s response towards Cuba; serve the execution of his plan. He was clear that the plan is after the resignation of the Saed al-Hariri government which will compete with the Russian gas. Washington maintains very close ties with Bogota. going to lead to political change in Lebanon, and secure the when the country was supposed to go into a total state Finally, the Americans are aiming high. What is needed In fact, according to the international rights organization, American Agenda: “the security of Israel”. He emphasized of political void. of Lebanon today is to go straight forward towards signing Amnesty International, American weapons and equipment are the fact that any American administration’s first priority However, the Hassan Diab government was assigned. Abraham accords as the main step to enforce peace for Israel. being misused by Colombian Security Forces to commit Human will be ensuring Israel’s security. Once this step did not lead to chaos, the harbor explosion Clearly, if anyone thinks that the Americans are not preparing Rights Violations against the protesters. Accordingly, Lebanon today has reached an advanced occurred. Nonetheless, the escalation of events was delayed to reach this point, he/she is mistaken. In his speech with In essence, wherever a country shows independence, opposes stage in Pompeo’s plan, mainly reaching the verge of eco- when the country locked down due to the Covid-19 epidemic. the Korean president during the “Saif al-Quds” operation, American foreign policies or meddling in the region they are nomic collapse. However, this has not led to Hezbollah’s Once the lockdown was partially released, prices of goods Biden said that peace will not prevail in the region until met with sanctions and other forms of pressure by Washington. resentment among his partisans, or to the end of the formula and food were excessively going higher due to the deterioration everyone recognizes the “Israeli” right to exist. Wherever a country cracks down on its people but allows America that has prevailed in Lebanon since 2007, which is the unity of the Lebanese lira, which further exacerbated the economic In theory, reaching an agreement with Israel would allow to set up military bases on its territory, supports America’s inter- of the Army, people, and resistance. For the Americans, the crisis. The government since January 2021 became less and Lebanon to take part in different fora, such as the Eastern ference in neighboring states and follows Washington’s orders, link needs to be broken, especially between the resistance less able to support food the important commodities such Mediterranean Gas Forum (EMGF) alongside Cyprus, Egypt, those governments enjoy the freedom to kill their people and and the Lebanese army before any coming third Israeli war as flour, rice, sugar…, medicine, and oil prices. The current Greece, Israel, Italy, and so on. starve their people without having to worry about U.S. sanctions. on Lebanon, and before the coming elections in Lebanon living situation in Lebanon shows that it is one step away Unfortunately, the prospects of peace between Israel As soon as Venezuela ended the era of American companies in April 2022. from state failure. In recent months, following the Beirut and Lebanon, as opposed to limited agreements stemming taking control of its mass oil resources, Caracas faced U.S. at- Pompeo’s plan was aimed to corner Lebanese politicians blast on August 4th, 2020, Lebanon has been on the verge from shared interests, seem far off, due to the extent of tempts at regime change. The late Hugo Chavez and his successor that are considered to be Hezbollah’s allies. Hence, the Amer- of collapse, with its lira losing 80% of its value last year Hezbollah and Iranian influence on Lebanese political de- Nicolas Maduro have hit out at the American interference as well icans imposed sanctions on former foreign minister and alone. Frustrated Lebanese are coming back to the streets cision-making, and the continued military threat they pose as sweeping sanctions America imposed, pledging to protect the parliamentarian Gebran Bassil, and two others, who are in recent months, despite the rising number of Covid-19 to Israel’s security. country’s territorial integrity. recognized as Hezbollah allies: minister and parliamentarian cases again. Prospects appear to be bleak. Unless a new It is clear for the Americans: there is no peace for Israel, In January 2019, Venezuela witnessed something quite un- from Amal Movement Ali Hassan Khalil, and minister Youssef government is quickly formed, and important economic as long as Hezbollah continues to exist as a resistance force precedented. A man, by the name of Juan Guaido, who many (if Fenianos from al-Marada party, i.e., Suleiman Franjiah. plans are put to action. on the northern borders of Palestine. Therefore, if Americans not anybody) had even heard of before, stood in the middle of a The American step was taken last year, after the explosion The aim of the Lebanese descendent economic situation are insisting on disarming the resistance movement, then Venezuelan street, lifted his hand to the air and swore himself of Beirut Harbor. to such a retched stage is to drive the population to believe the war is inevitable. in as the President of the nation. In what is widely believed to have been an orchestrated move, former U.S. President Don- ald Trump immediately recognized Guaido as the President of Venezuela, despite the fact that he had not contested in any elec- Tunisia president denies coup, vows not to turn into ‘dictator’ tions. Trump’s successor Biden says Washington will continue to The Tunisian president has denied allegations to accuse him of engineering a coup amid “insulting” the then-president. No one has been deprived of his rights, but recognize Guaido as the Venezuelan President, regardless of the of staging a coup and insisted he would not rival protest rallies and clashes by supporters Also on Monday, the largest party in Tu- the law is fully applied.” fact that the man has lost whatever support he had among the turn into a dictator after ousting the nation’s and opponents of the president. nisia’s parliament, the Ennahda, held a sit-in Also on Tuesday, the Tunisian president dis- Venezuelans themselves. That’s American democracy for you. premier and suspending the parliament and Concerns over rights and freedoms in Tu- protest outside the legislative building after missed more officials amid the political crisis, The same applies elsewhere in the region such as Bolivia, where subsequent arrest of two lawmakers after nisia that toppled former Western-backed it was surrounded by military forces, with including Defense Minister Ibrahim Bartaji and investigative research indicates Washington played a pivotal the lifting of their immunity. dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in 2011 hundreds of its supporters clashing with pro- Hasna Ben Slimane, the acting justice minister. role in the coup that led to the ouster of President Evo Morales. “I know the constitutional texts very well, aggravated on Friday following the arrest Saied demonstrators using stones or bottles. The move came after he imposed a night He was replaced by Washington’s favorite Jeanine Anez, who respect them and taught them and after all of legislator and influential blogger Yassin The country’s judiciary then declared curfew for a month after clashes between the pledged early elections but suffered an embarrassing defeat; this time I will not turn into a dictator as Ayari as well as the unveiling of a probe into that it had opened investigations into four supporters and opponents of his dismissals While the party of former President Morales came out on top, some have said,” said President Kais Saied alleged violence by people protesting Saied’s people linked to Ennahda for “attempting to left several people injured. and Morales’s short exile abroad came to an end. Anez and her in a statement issued by his office on Friday. actions during a rally on Monday. commit acts of violence” during the protest, Years of paralysis, corruption, declining former ministers are now facing wide-ranging charges from cor- However, the former law professor has yet The country’s military judiciary then including a member of a party council and state services and growing unemployment ruption to the slaughter of indigenous supporters of Morales to carry out steps that critics insist are needed to claimed that Ayari had been imprisoned two members with connections to its leader. had agitated many Tunisians on their polit- who protested against his ouster. reassure Tunisians, namely the appointment of by a judicial ruling issued three years ago The development came a day after Saied ical system before the COVID-19 pandemic Elsewhere, the rulers in Chile or Brazil for instance enjoy an interim prime minister as well as a roadmap for defaming the army after Saied removed appointed his former national security adviser smashed the economy last year and infection U.S. support to crackdowns on demonstrations. In essence, the to remove the imposed emergency measures. the immunity of lawmakers, leaving any with Ridha Garsalaoui as the new interior minister rates surged this summer. protests in Cuba did not last long, evidence points to heavy U.S. The statement was issued just days after cases against them vulnerable to arrest. and vowed to implement the constitution The Tunisian president and parliament involvement in any areas of unrest. the North African country was thrust into a Another legislator, Maher Zid of the and safeguard people’s rights and freedoms. were both elected in separate popular votes But that’s Washington’s double standards in Latin America political crisis by Saied’s sudden dismissal Muslim Karama party, was also arrested late “I tell you and the whole world that I am in 2019 while the prime minister took office and the Caribbean. of Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi and on Friday, his lawyer unveiled, after being keen to implement the constitutional text and last summer, with Saied swearing to over- U.S. allies enjoy sanctions immunity despite savagely sup- suspension of the legislature for 30 days sentenced to two years in prison in 2018 keen more than them on rights and freedoms,” haul a complex political system plagued pressing protests because the reality is, America can’t invade on Sunday, leading major political parties for “offending people on social media” and Saied declared. “No one has been arrested. by corruption. the places it has already invaded. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 6 HERITAGE & TOURISM AUGUST 1, 2021

Hydrotherapy center opens Excavations continue at Iron in northwestern tourist city

TOURISM TEHRAN –A modern hydrotherapy center deskwas inaugurated in the tourist city of Mesh- kinshahr, northwestern Ardebil province, on Friday. Age cemetery in Semnan A budget of 160 billion rials ($3.8 million at the official ex- change rate of 42,000 rials per dollar) was allocated to the project, 1 Some 25 tombs and ancient except grave 4 that was, however, disturbed. the provincial tourism chief announced during the inauguration graves were discovered at the site, the The graves can be divided into two ceremony. senior archaeologist Mehrdad Malekzadeh general categories, being either covered announced at the time. by large flat slabs and wood (like graves The cemetery bears corps and relics 5 and 10) or covered only by soil. There is from Medes, a branch of Indo-European no uniform orientation of the body within people, who entered northeastern Iran the burial. Grave goods were variable and probably as early as the 17th century BC there were, among others, pottery vessels and settled in the plateau land that came of different types, such as single-handled to be known as Media. And it was also used pitchers, bridge spout bowls, pots with during the Achaemenid era (c. 550-330 spouts and handles, small jars, pedestal BC), according to Malekzadeh. bowls, and twin joined small jars. A number of potteries and personal The main population centers of Semnan ornamentations have so far been discov- province lie along the ancient Silk Road ered from the cemetery which bears over (and modern-day Imam Reza Express- 2,000 tomb chambers. way), linking Rey (Tehran) with Khoras- The cemetery at Mersin is located along an (Mashhad). While few visitors spend the southern slopes of the Alborz mountain much time in the area, driving through you range, east of the village of Talajim, near As the Iron Age culture in Semnan graves were found, distributed in a regular can easily seek out several well-preserved Situated in the Qutursui tourist area, the center has the most the Sefidrud River. The site was discovered province has not been well recognized, pattern. Some burials were disturbed, but caravanserais (notably Dehnamak and acidic mineral spa in the world, CHTN quoted Nader Fallahi as during a rescue archaeological survey in in August 2014 the Iranian Centre for common features were easy to recognize, Ahowan), cisterns (the Cafe Abenbar in saying. the Fenisk Dam basin area. Based on sur- Archaeological Research organized reg- including the rectangular shape of the is a special treat), and ruined Water for the hydrotherapy center is sourced from hot wa- face materials, the cemetery was dated to ular excavations at the site under the di- grave and the presence of a single body mud citadels (Padeh is lumpy but fascinat- ter springs in the area, which is beneficial for skin ailments, the the late Iron Age III and early Iron Age rection of Malekzadeh. Three trenches buried in each grave, being interred in ing). The large, bustling cities of Semnan, official added. IV (c. 600–400 BC). To corroborate this were excavated, covering a total of 235 an extended position on the back. Most , and Shahrud () all have This new complex, which features separate sections for women dating, a radiocarbon date was obtained square meters. graves had large stones delimiting the a small selection of historic buildings and and men, will allow Meshkinshahr to attract more tourists from from human collagen from several graves. Within trench 3 (10×5m) fifteen human burial place and all contained grave goods Semnan has a fine old covered bazaar. abroad and grow its tourism industry twice as fast as before, he noted. Meshkinshahr embraces several historical sites including Qale Khohneh (“Old Castle”), the ancient site of Shahr-e Yeri, and Qahqaheh castle. Center for handicrafts to make debut in centuries-old village Situated near the high Mount , Meshkinshahr enjoys HERITAGE TEHRAN – A center for handicrafts crafts cities and villages from ten to 14. a moderate mountainous climate and the Sabalan summit can deskwill be established in the centuries-old Shiraz was named a “world city of [diverse] handicrafts”. be seen in the south of the city with eye-catching sceneries. The village of Biabanak, county, north-central province Malayer was made a global hub for woodcarving and carved- antiquity of the city dates back to the early centuries of Islam of Semnan. wood furniture. Zanjan gained the title of a “world city of but in the Safavid era, it was thriving even more. The city is well The center aims at holding training courses as well as filigree”. And Qassemabad village, which is nationally known known for its rugs and its mineral springs. promoting Iranian handicrafts and works of traditional for its traditional costumes, was also promoted to a world Meshkinshahr suspension bridge with 345 meters long, 3 me- arts, Sorkheh’s tourism chief has said. hub of handicrafts. Chador Shab, a kind of homemade outer ters wide, and 80 meters high, which was inaugurated in 2015 The center has been established in the historical Ab-An- garment for women, was, however, the main subject for the and is said to be the largest of its kind in West Asia, is also one of bar (cistern) of the village, which has been fully restored, WCC assessment for the village. the top tourist destinations of the city. Bahman Akhlaqi announced on Saturday. The value of Iran’s handicrafts exports stood at $120 The historical texture of Biabanak village, which dates million during the first eleven months of the past Iranian back to the Safavid era (1501-1736), has been inscribed on calendar year 1399 (March 20, 2020 – February 18, 2021), Dez, Karkheh national parks the national heritage list. Mehr reported. The country’s handicrafts exports slumped With 14 entries, Iran ranks first globally for the number during the mentioned months in comparison to the same in Khuzestan of cities and villages registered by the World Crafts Council, period last a year earlier due to the damage the coronavirus through 20 provinces, according to data compiled by the as China with seven entries, Chile with four, and India with pandemic has inflicted on global trade. Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts. HERITAGE TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Dez and Karkheh Na- desktional Parks are both located near the ancient three ones come next. The Islamic Republic exported $427 million worth of Ceramics, pottery vessels, handwoven cloths as well as city of , in Khuzestan province, in the southwest of Iran. In January 2020, the cities of Shiraz, Malayer, and Zan- handicrafts during the first eleven months of the calendar personal ornamentations with precious and semi-precious Interesting among the special features of these two parks is jan and the village of Qassemabad were designated by the year 1398. Of the figure, some $190 million was earned via gemstones are traditionally exported to Iraq, Afghanistan, the program of regeneration and reintroduction of Persian Fallow WCC- Asia Pacific Region, putting Iran’s number of world suitcase trade (allowed for customs-free and tax-free transfer) Germany, the U.S., the UK, and other countries. Deer that is pursued seriously. The National Park of Dez is located 20 kilometers east of road to Susa. The protected area of Dez is 17895 hectares and the area of National Park of Karkheh is 50301 hectares. Dez National Seymareh open-air museum restored Park extending 150 kilometers along the river of Dez is known to HERITAGE TEHRAN – The open-air The remnants of the city were inscribed sites, western Iran is a land of hospitable peo- be one of the last remainings of Iran Tropical Forests. deskmuseum site of the ancient on the National Heritage list in 1931. ple, wild extremes, and wilder history, and Having large and small lagoons such as Mianrood, Khouzineh city of Seymareh in the western was once the summer capital it may be an independent traveler’s adven- Baqer, the small and the great, and Jacob, Dez National Park is has recently been restored and reorganized, of Elamites, a pre-Iranian civilization dated ture playground. The region also witnessed the shelter of those migrating birds like stork, bitterns, goose the provincial tourism chief has announced. from 2700 to 539 BC. The city also enjoyed the rise and fall of many great empires once and coot that come here every year with the beginning of the cold A budget of 800 million rials (about centuries of prosperity during the Sassanid era. bordering Mesopotamia, Ottoman Turkey, season in Azar (November). The more the autumn rainfall is in the $19,000 at the official exchange rate of 42,000 Darreh Shahr and its surrounding regions and Czarist Russia. lagoons of this park, the more migrating birds come here in the rials per dollar) was allocated to the project, boast vestiges of Sassanid constructions such From the fecund Caspian coast to the winter. It makes the area a special region for birdwatching in Iran. Abdolmalek Shanbehzadeh said on Saturday. as arches, ceilings, alleys, and passages that stark, mountainous northern borders, and Through the project, the ancient city’s follow a specific order of urban development the crumbling desert ruins of the southern tourist routes were improved by using local criteria of the time. plains, the region hosts everything from paddy and traditional materials, the official added. Elamite capital, Madaktu. Home to almost half of Iran’s UNESCO fields to blizzards to Persian gardens. As one of the province’s most important The first archeologist to visit Seymareh was historical sites with several historical mon- Sir Henry Rawlinson. He began an expedition uments within, the ancient city of Seymareh to the site in 1836. He was looking for the CARS FOR EXCHANGE has become the first outdoor museum in the remaining of Seymareh and considered it to CARS FOR EXCHANGE province, he noted. have belonged to the Sassanid dynasty. Jaques TheThe BrazilianBrazilian EmbassyEmbassy inin TehranTehran willwill carrycarry outout aa biddingbidding Back in May, the official announced that de Morgan also visited this historical land in architectural sites and agricultural lands in- 1891 and introduced it as the same ancient processprocess for for the the exchange exchange of of two two Toyota Toyota Rav Rav 4 4 vehicles, vehicles, model model side the ancient city, which were damaged by city of Madakto. Then it was Aurel Stein who ASA44L-ANTGKW, year 2018, colors metallic silver and seasonal rains, were repaired and restored. attempted to explore it in 1936, according to ASA44L-ANTGKW, year 2018, colors metallic silver and A budget of two billion rials (about Visit Iran, the official travel guide of Iran. metallicmetallic graphitegraphite forfor twotwo similarsimilar cars,cars, 00 km.km. AdditionalAdditional $48,000) was allocated to the project, the The archeological findings show that the official added. city included about 5,000 houses with some informationinformation can can be be enquired enquired by by phone phone (021-26805298) (021-26805298) or or Seymareh ancient city, with an area of 200 modern aspects like a water distribution system byby e-maile-mail (([email protected]@itamaraty.gov.br).). TheThe offersoffers Interesting among the animal species of Dez National Park hectares, is located near Darreh Shahr city. It through clay pipes and underground sewers. are Persian fallow deer, wolf, fox, honey badger, jungle cat and dates back to the Sassanid-era (224 CE–651) The city was destroyed and deserted after a mustmust be be given given no no later later than than 12h00 12h00 pm pm on on August August 15th 15th 2021. 2021. hedgehog. Desert poplar, raspberry and Calotropis Procera are and is believed to be built on remnants of the huge earthquake around 950 BC. the main shrubs and bushes of the region. In addition, some shelter hills have been established in this park in order to save Persian fallow deer from the river floods. Karkheh National Park is located five kilometers west of Ahvaz Moveable properties road to Susa, along the southern coast of , on both in Zanjan made sides of the river. Totally, the park has three parts: the south- VacancyVacancy NoticeNotice ern national park of Karkheh and the northern national park of Karkheh with the area of 7476 hectares and the protected area national heritage of Karkheh with 8352 hectares. 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I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y AUGUST 1, 2021 SOCIETY 7 COVID-19 UPDATES “Noora” vaccine successfully The statistics are related to 24 hours started 2:00 p.m. July 30 passing first phase of clinical trial New cases 19,846 SOCIETY TEHRAN – “Noora” Abolqasemi further expressed hope that New deaths 286 deskcoronavirus vaccine, permission would be given to combining the domestically made by Baqiyatallah Uni- first and second phases of the human test, Total cases 3,871,008 versity of Medical Sciences affiliated to the which could also be done for the second and Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC), third phases, IRNA reported on Saturday. Total deaths 90,630 is successfully passing the first phase of This vaccine has also been proven in the the clinical trial. animal stage in terms of safety and immunity, The recombinant vaccine entered the he concluded. New hospitalized patients 2,620 stage of human trial after 16 months of re- Mass vaccination against COVID-19 started search work by Iranian scientists; it started on Iranian citizens with the Russian-made Patients in critical condition 5,455 the clinical trial on June 27. Sputnik V vaccine on February 9. The first dose of Noora vaccine has While Iran continues efforts to mass-pro- been injected into all volunteers and half duce local candidates, over 13 million doses of Total recovered patients 3,367,272 of them have received the second dose foreign vaccines have already been imported so far, Hassan Abolqasemi, chancellor and others are expected soon. Diagnostic tests conducted 25,917,921 of Baqiyatallah University of Medical Iran is also producing vaccines jointly Sciences, stated. with two countries Russia, and Aus- Doses of vaccine injected 12,239,837 The vaccine is well undergoing the first tralia, which may also be released by phase of human testing, he noted, adding, the September. first phase of human testing lasts 2 months, According to the Food and Drug Admin- so far more than a month has passed. istration, 14 vaccines are being domestically He stressed the need to integrate the and said that “this must be done to make the while many vaccine producing countries have developed in the country which are in different human testing phase of the Noora vaccine vaccine available for the mass vaccination; done the same.” study phases. Agriculture in Iran (Part 3) In spite of several ecological and cultural constraints, Iran has 6,500 houses to be provided to the deprived considerably increased agricultural production in recent years. For estimated figures for the beginning of this century. Exten- SOCIETY TEHRAN – The Imam Khomeini Relief ecotourism are alternatives or complementary economic sions of land use, development of better seeds and crop rotation deskFoundation and the Islamic Revolutionary activities that could further stimulate rural develop- cycles, increase in the use of fertilizer and pesticides, and other Guard Corps will provide 6,500 houses for underprivileged ment while decreasing rural community dependency measures have contributed to this growth, which, however, is not families across the country, IRIB reported on Saturday. on one main economic sector (agriculture, forestry, sufficient to meet the increasing needs of the growing population. A memorandum of understanding has been signed energy, or mining). Rural settlement and field patterns. In view of the great dif- with the Program and Budget Organization regard- The budget for rural development projects has increased ferences in the natural setting of the country and the impact on ing the construction of 25,000 housing units, which by 2.5 times in the current [Iranian calendar] year compared agriculture, rural settlements show great diversity in location, is expected to be completed by the end of this year to that of the previous year. distribution, size, and physiognomy. Most of the 40,000 to 50,000 (March 2022), although some of these units have now A total of 80 trillion rials (nearly $1.9 billion at the official villages have fewer than 250 inhabitants. been handed over, Morteza Bakhtiari, Head of the rate of 42,000 rials) were allocated this year for the imple- The most common form of rural settlement is the clustered Foundation said. mentation of rural development projects across the country. village, an irregular agglomeration of farmsteads. Sometimes, Most recently, Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation and The credit will be spent on preparing, reviewing, and especially in larger villages, the buildings are clustered around a the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps have signed a mem- implementing the rural plans, improving the rural infra- central open market, which may even have a little mosque, a tea orandum of understanding (MOU) to build 50,000 houses structure, and the development of the villages. house, and one or several shops. All forms of private and public for underprivileged families residing in rural areas. Currently, 26 percent of the country’s population lives in services are usually missing. The Foundation also has provided 9,305 housing units to the Foundation’s deputy director, said in July. villages, around 39,000 villages have more than 20 house- the deprived families during the Ten-Day Fajr celebrations Moreover, the Welfare Organization will provide 35,169 holds and 23,000 villages have less than 20 households. (January 31-February 10, marking the 42nd anniversary of residential units for underprivileged families across the Thus, more than 97 percent of the country’s rural popu- the Islamic Revolution). country over the current [Iranian calendar] year. lation lives in villages with over 20,000 households. Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation works to provide The construction of 10,000 houses will begin this year, Mohammad Omid, the vice president for rural devel- employment in deprived areas and empowers financially Zolfaqar Yazdanmehr, deputy head of the Organization, opment, said in November 2020 that for the first time in struggling families, other services such as building or buying said in April. the country, the migration of people from rural areas to housing, cultural services, medical services, and other facilities In the Iranian calendar years 1398 (March 2019-March cities has reached zero. are provided, for example, in the field of treatment, more 2020) and 1399 (March 2020-March 2021), 14,700 and The unemployment rate in rural areas has reached 7.4 than 80,000 patients of incurable diseases are currently 16,500 residential units have been provided to the de- percent, which has decreased by over one percent com- under the Foundation’s coverage. prived, respectively, he noted. pared to last year. Support for villagers, underprivileged Many efforts have been made over the past couple of years In October 2020, Omid stated that the rural develop- Over the past couple of years, more than two million by the government to support villagers and slow down the ment projects worth 130 trillion rials (nearly $3 billion) houses have been built in rural areas and some 500,000 trend of migration from rural areas to cities. were inaugurated on the occasion of the National Day of houses have been renovated, as well, Azizollah Mahdian, Rural tourism, agritourism, religious tourism, and Villagers and Nomads. Typically, especially in cases of irrigation agriculture, the set- tlements border the arable land and do not cover any potentially usable area. In many parts of the country, primarily in areas that in the past COVID-19 highlights benefits of breastfeeding were exposed to raids and the plundering of nomads, villages were 1 Iran ranks first in West Asia for briz University of Medical Sciences, with the under 5 every year, the vast majority of whom and still are surrounded by high walls and protected by towers. breast milk banks financial support of the Ministry of Health. are under six months of age. These fortified settlements, also known as qal’a (fort) villages, Iran ranks first in West Asia for breast- Since then, 10 breast milk banks have Beyond survival, there is growing evi- are nowadays without function, so that many of the ramparts feeding of immature newborn infants, as 11 been set up in the country, two of which are dence that breastfeeding boosts children’s either have been torn down or are decaying. Modern extensions breast milk banks have been established in located in Tehran, and others in Mashhad, brain development and provides protection in many cases have been made outside the old fortifications. the country, head of mother’s milk bank of Zahedan, Ahvaz, Kermanshah, Shiraz, Ker- against overweight and obesity. Another type of rural settlement, not as common as the clus- Al-Zahra hospital in the northwestern city man, Tabriz, and Yazd are active and one is Mothers also reap important health ben- tered settlement but found especially in the Caspian lowlands, of Tabriz said in August 2020. being launched in Isfahan. efits from breastfeeding, including a lower is the linear village. They extend along the former shore lines Breast milk donation is as important as Breastfeeding, a unique process risk of breast cancer, ovarian cancer, and of the ancient Caspian Sea, when it was at a much higher level blood donation due to saving lives of so many Breastfeeding provides ideal nutrition type 2 diabetes. than today. Similar patterns are to be found on the levees of the premature babies in hospitals whose best for infants and contributes to their healthy The life-saving protection of breastfeeding Shatt-al-arab and of the in khuzestan. nutrition is breast milk, Mohammad-Baqer growth and development while reducing is particularly important in humanitarian Finally, isolated rural settlements are numerous, especially successfully carried out. in the rice-growing areas of Gilan and Mazandaran. According Hosseini said. the incidence and severity of infectious Recent research has found that these ben- settings, where access to clean water, adequate Recalling that breast milk banks are widely diseases, thereby lowering infant morbidity sanitation, and basic services is often limited. to our present knowledge these are the only areas of Iran where efits increase with increased exclusiveness of dispersed individual settlements occur. active all over the world, he said that milk and mortality, and contributing to wom- breastfeeding during the first six months of Only about two in five children (42 per- banks have been active in European countries en’s health by reducing the risk of breast cent), the majority born in low- and mid- Their development has doubtlessly to be connected with life, and thereafter with increased duration of the special topography, botany, and history of this region, for nearly 100 years. and ovarian cancer, and by increasing the breastfeeding with complementary foods, and dle-income countries, were breastfed within Worldwide, about 600 breast milk banks spacing between pregnancies. It also pro- the first hour of life. While this is a slight which never experienced nomadic intrusions and was densely program intervention can result in positive forested until the beginning of this century, thus giving a kind have been established, with the first estab- vides social and economic benefits to the changes in breastfeeding behavior. improvement from 37 percent in 2005, lished in Austria, he noted, adding, there are family and the nation and provides most progress is slow. of natural protection to its inhabitants. Many such settlements Improving breastfeeding practices could date only to the 1920s or 1930s, and the process of agricultural currently 210 breast milk banks in Europe women with a sense of satisfaction when save the lives of more than 800,000 children Attainment of this goal requires, in many and Brazil alone has 210 milk banks. countries, the reinforcement of a “breastfeed- colonization is still going on. Special forms of rural settlements include temporarily inhabited Human milk is pasteurized so that there Iran ranks first in West Asia for ing culture” and its vigorous defense against is no risk of transmitting infectious dis- incursions of a “bottle-feeding culture”. This villages found in many nomadic territories, as well as in those eases, even in case of AIDS or any other breastfeeding of immature newborn requires commitment and advocacy for social high mountains that are grazed by the flocks of the villagers. diseases, he said. infants, as 11 breast milk banks have been mobilization, utilizing to the full the prestige Many of these villages serve as a kind of summer refuge In July 2016, the first breast milk bank and authority of acknowledged leaders of for the inhabitants of low-lying and heat-affected areas such was established in Al-Zahra Hospital of Ta- established in the country. society in all walks of life. as the Caspian lowlands, the margins of the central Iranian deserts or Baluchestan, the Alborz and the Zagros; the central Iranian mountain ranges are also often characterized by this type of periodic settlement. ENGLISH IN USE Iranian field-patterns. The fields, the most prominent phys- iognomic feature of any rural area besides the settlements, are LEARN NEWS TRANSLATION characterized by three prevailing systems of field patterns— blocks, small strips, blocks and strips. Bobek’s rent-capitalistic interpretation holds that each of the three forms expresses a Wildfire extinguished in northern distinct socio-economic situation. The irregular block fields are interpreted as being typical for آتش سوزی جنگل های گیالن مهار شد forests regions where rural small-holders who own their own lands -predominate. This pattern is especially widespread in eco فرمانــده یــگان حفاظــت اداره کل منابــع طبیعــی و آبخیــزداری گیــان گفــت: آتــش ســوزی logically unfavorable or topographically inaccessible regions جنــگل هــای اســتان گیــان پــس از ۷۲ ســاعت تــاش ، کامــا مهــار شــد. ,Wildfire, erupted in northern forests of Gilan province over the past 2 days such as mountains, but it is also typical for many villages in ســرهنگ محمــد قربانــی لــرد عصــر روز شــنبه در گفــت و گــوی اختصاصــی بــا خبرنــگار ایرنــا has been fully extinguished, commander of the protection unit of natural resources and watershed management organization of Gilan has stated. the immediate neighborhood of cities and for their specific .forms of intensive agriculture اظهــار داشــت: بــر اســاس آخریــن آمارهــا بــه صــورت تقریبــی حــدود »۱۳۰ هکتــار« از اراضــی According to the latest statistics, approximately 130 hectares of forests in -In contrast, the system of strip fields is considered to be con جنگلــی اســتان گیــان در چنــد روز اخیــر دچــار آتــش ســوزی شــدند. Gilan province have been burnt in recent days, IRNA quoted Mohammad nected with dominance of landlordism and large land ownership. -Due to the annual redistribution of land among the sharecrop وی افــزود: ۹۹ درصــد از آتــش ســوزی جنــگل هــای ۱۳ شهرســتان اســتان گیــان ســطحی .Qorbani as saying on Sunday pers (see the following section on traditional socio-economic بــوده و خســارت جــدی بــه درختــان وارد نشــده اســت. He went on to say that 99 percent of fires in 13 cities of Gilan province structures), the strips have proved to be an easy way to divide farmlands and therefore have been adapted as the dominant فرمانــده یــگان حفاظــت اداره کل منابــع طبیعــی و آبخیــزداری گیــان خاطــر نشــان کــرد: بــه .have caused no serious damage to the trees form in connection with sharecropping; they represent the most رغــم مهــار کامــل آتــش در جنــگل هــای اســتان ، نیروهــای یــگان حفاظــت اداره کل منابــع In spite of the complete containment of fire, the protection unit is on full .common field pattern in Iran طبیعــی و آبخیــزداری در آمــاده بــاش کامــل هســتند. .alert, he further noted The third type, covering both regular block patterns and mixtures between strips and blocks, is seen as the expression وی ضمــن قدردانــی از تمامــی نیروهــا در مهــار آتــش در جنــگل هــای اســتان گیــان اضافــه Appreciating all the forces who made efforts to control the wildfire, he ,of a competition between landlordism and rural small holding کــرد: آتــش ســوزی در ســطح شهرســتان هــای مختلــف اســتان از جملــه رضوانشــهر، تالــش، ,concluded that fire broke out in various cities, including Rezvanshahr Talesh, Roudbar, Siahkal and some others. both of which are striving for the ultimate right in the land .and its cultivation رودبــار، ســیاهکل و غیــره روی داده. (Source: Encyclopaedia Iranica) Prayer Times Noon:13:11 Evening: 20:35 Dawn: 4:29 (tomorrow) Sunrise: 6:12 (tomorrow) AUGUST 1, 2021 ART&CULTURE I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y www.tehrantimes.com Managing Director: Mohammad Shojaeian Editor-in-Chief: Ali A.Jenabzadeh Book on Iran’s Armenian Editorial Dept.: Fax: (+98 21) 88808214 — 88808895 [email protected] Switchboard Operator: Tel: (+98 21) 43051000 Advertisements Dept.: Telefax: (+98 21) 43051430 churches introduced in Ejmiatsin Public Relations Office: Tel: (+98 21) 88805807 Subscription & Distribution Dept.: Tel: (+98 21) 43051603 CULTURE TEHRAN – A book on The UNESCO website described Printed at: Jame Jam Bartar Borna - 44197737 deskArmenian churches in Iran the monuments as “examples of the has been introduced during a meeting at the outstanding universal value of the Armenian Cross of Armenian Unity, a charitable cultural architectural and decorative traditions,” Tehrantimes79 Tehrantimes79 Tehrantimes79 organization in the west-central Armenian and adding, “They bear testimony to city of Ejmiatsin. very important interchanges with the No. 18, Bimeh Alley, Nejatollahi St., Tehran, Iran The book “Armenian Churches of Iran” other regional cultures, in particular the P.o. Box: 14155-4843 has been authored by Sherly Avedian, the Byzantine, Orthodox and Persian.” Zip Code: 1599814713 Armenian coordinator of Iranian historical The St. Thaddeus Church, also known as churches at Iran’s Cultural Heritage, the Black Church (Qara Kelissa), is probably Tourism and Handicrafts Ministry, Iran’s Iran’s most interesting and notable Christian Islamic Culture and Relations Organization monument, located near the Chalderan region announced on Friday. in Maku, West Azerbaijan. The bilingual book has been published Christians from all over the world annually in Armenian and English by the Zangak gather at the church on July 1 for their annual Publishing House in Yerevan. commemoration of the martyrdom of St. Avedian, the Armenian ambassador to Thaddeus, one of the 12 disciples, also known Iran, Artashes Toumanian, the Iranian cultural as St. Jude, (not to be confused with Judas GUIDE TO attaché in Armenia, Hossein Tabatabai, and Iscariot), who was martyred while spreading SPIRITUAL AWAKENING the chairman of the Armenian National the Gospel. Committee of the International Council Located near Marand in East Azerbaijan, on Monuments and Sites, Gagik Gyurjyan, the St. Stephanus Church was renovated One who imagines himself to be all-knowing attended the meeting. during the reign of the Safavid king Shah Avedian said that she has spent ten years Abbas (1588-1629). will surely suffer on account of his ignorance. A poster for Sherly Avedian’s book “Armenian Churches of Iran”. gathering information for writing the book, According to Hayk Ajimian, an Imam Ali (AS) and said that the book is a clear reflection of that Iranians and Armenians have enjoyed for their understanding of the followers of Armenian scholar and historian, the the Armenian community’s creative peaceful mutually beneficial relationships over their other religions in Iran and added, “You must church was originally built in the ninth coexistence in Iran. enduring peaceful coexistence. live among the Iranians to recognize their century CE, but repeated earthquakes in Gyurjyan thanked Avedian for writing Due to their attitude for living with respect empathy for the others.” the region severely damaged the original the book and also expressed his gratitude to for others in Iran, the Iranian Armenian The Iranian churches St. Thaddeus, St. structure. Iranian cultural officials for their care and community can be considered as a role Stephanus, and Dzordzor (Zorzor) in East The Dzordzor Church, located in the village History of Achaemenid art, concern for Armenian historical sites in Iran. model for other religious communities in Azerbaijan Province and West Azerbaijan of Barone in Zangar Valley of the Chalderan architecture In a short speech, Tabatabai praised the world, he added. Province were registered on UNESCO’s World region in the northern part of West Azerbaijan Avedian for writing the book, and said Toumanian also hailed Iranian Muslims Heritage List in 2008. Province, was built in 1315 CE. Part 1 The time of Cyrus the Great The genealogy of the Achaemenid family which has been accepted by most scholars follows Cyrus’ cylinder inscription from “Muhammad(S)” writer Ebrahim Babylon, combined with Darius’ rock inscription from Bisotun; a “Kurash, king of Parsumash,” mentioned by Assurbanipal, was added to this picture by E. F. Weidner. Hassanbeigi completes novel on Ashura Cyrus the Great, the founder of the Persian Empire, would in by Ketabestane Marefat. Hassanbeigi’s “Muhammad (S)” has been published in this reconstruction be the great great grandson of Achaimenes, The book tells the story of Ayyub, a blacksmith who English and several other languages. the second of his name. works in Kufa. Prior to the departure of Umar ibn Saad, He has also fictionalized the life story of Mohsen Hojaji, There are, however, at least, two more possible reconstructions: Ibn Ziyad’s commander who is leaving town to fight Imam an Iranian soldier who was martyred by ISIS forces in Syria, H. Winckler in 1889 pointed out that Cyrus himself does not Hussein (AS) and his companions, Ayyub receives a large in “Morning of the Fateful Day”, which is scheduled to be mention Achaimenes. order for weapons. published by Khate Moqaddam in the near future. He has been followed by G. Cameron, P. de Miroschedji and, The order appears to advance his life and enable him Hassanbeigi is the author of “Two Captions for One Picture”, most detailed, J. Wiesehofer, who conclude that Cyrus was not an to marry the daughter of an influential man in the town. winner of the prize for best novel for young adults at the Achaemenid at all; Darius only pretended to be his relative and However, his parents are among the ardent supporters Seyyed Ali Andarzgu Literary Awards, which are given to A poster for Ebrahim Hassanbeigi’s latest book consequently must have falsified all the inscriptions at Pasargadae of Imam Ali (AS) and his household, therefore he is faced books on the 1979 Islamic Revolution. “Unfinished Temptations”. where Cyrus is proclaimed “descendant of Achaimenes”. with the dilemma of choosing between a life of luxury and His credits also include “The Rose on the Rug”, “Gisu The third possibility is offered by the long genealogy given CULTURE TEHRAN — Ebrahim Hassanbeigi, working at his small forge. and the Magic Lamp”, “Sufi and the Magic Lamp”, “Aladdin by Herodotus; here Cyrus again appears as an Achaemenid, deskthe author of the young adult novel Ashura is the 10th day of Muharram, the day upon which and the Magic Lamp” and “Mayor’s Excellency”. the third of his name; thus all the inscriptions contain correct, “Muhammad(S)” about the Prophet of Islam, has recently Imam Hussein (AS) and his companions were martyred in Foliant, a major Kazakh publishing house, Sama Publishing albeit shortened genealogies. Fortunately, the date of only completed his new work on the tragedy of Ashura. Karbala as a result of their valiant stand against the injustices House from Egypt and Zengin from Turkey have acquired a few of the buildings and reliefs of the period is involved in The story “Unfinished Temptations” has been published of the oppressive Umayyad dynasty in 680 CE. rights to eight books by Hassanbeigi. this discussion. No work of architecture or art can be attributed with certainty to an Achaemenid earlier than Cyrus the Great. Only a cylinder seal, now lost, but several times used on later bullae at Persepolis, can possibly have belonged to an older member of the family: “It Rains Slowly” director Saeid Nejati on Kazan festival jury it bears the inscription “Kurush, the Anzanite son of Teispes,” ARTTEHRAN – Saeid Nejati, Swimming”, is Mohammad Kart’s directorial his conscience leads him toward his sinful and a combat scene in the style of the latest Elamite or proto deskthe Iranian director of debut. After a video of Parvaneh’s class in mother. The man gives the spell to his lover Achaemenid seals; the owner may have been Cyrus’ grandfather the acclaimed short “It Rains Slowly”, has a women-only swimming pool is leaked, as she will be the one to make a decision on as crown prince, or an unknown prince of the same family, as been selected for the jury of the 16th Kazan she is brutally murdered by her husband, Araz’s life and his mother. ancient Mesopotamian civilization seals were often reused International Muslim Film Festival. Hashem, who then seeks a way to redeem The story of “The Dogs Didn’t Sleep long after their owner’s death (even royal ones, e.g., that of He and nine other jury members will judge his reputation and dignity as the godfather in Last Night”, directed by Ramin Rasuli, is Ibi Sin of Ur in an Old Assyrian colony). movies at the festival, which will be held in the the neighborhood. Hashem’s brother, Hojjat, set in a remote area in Afghanistan, where With the monuments of Pasargadae we are for the first time Russian town of Kazan from September 5 to embarks on a journey into the labyrinths of stories of the lives of a young shepherdess, within the realm of history. On the basis of written sources E. 10, Persian media announced on Saturday. the underworld in Tehran to find out who is a birdcatcher boy and a mourning teacher Herzfeld was able to identify the site of Mashhad-e Morghab Nejati has previously been on the juries responsible for this dirty game. are intertwined after their school is burned with Pasargadae; from other Greek sources we know that it was of several other international film festivals, “The Skin” co-directed by Bahman and down. The young shepherdess takes the founded by Cyrus the Great to commemorate his victory over including the 15th International Short and Bahram Ark is about Araz who lives with his risk of saving a female U.S. soldier after a Astyages at that place, and bilingual and trilingual, inscriptions Independent Film Festival and the 19th Izmir witch mother, Marhamat, and he’s fallen helicopter crash. The birdcatcher boy takes Iranian director Saeid Nejati in an point to Cyrus as the owner and builder of the three palaces. International Short Film Festival. under her spell to stay with her and not to go shelter in a tank with the birds, the pin-ups undated photo. The significance of the inscriptions would be the same, even if Iranian movies “Drown” and “The Skin” after his love. However, Araz tries to get rid and the illegal music that he loves. And the they were actually written in the time of Darius I. Moreover, the and the Afghanistan-Iran production “The of his mother’s spell, and as he approaches mourning teacher seeks vengeance on the Mehdi Mahaei, will also be competing in building technique of all the main constructions at Pasargadae Dogs Didn’t Sleep Last Night” will be screened his love closer and closer, his mother gets one who has widowed her. various categories of the Kazan festival. is definitely pre Persepolitan, as shown by C. Nylander and D. in the Russia–Islamic World program of weaker and weaker. Araz has to make a choice Four Iranian short movies, including “Kal Fatemeh” by Mehdi Zamanpur and Stronach; the strong Ionian influence makes a date after the the festival. between his love of his mother or his lover; “Sami” co-directed by Habib Bavisajed and “Parizad” by Mehdi Imani Shahmiri are also capture of the Lydian kingdom plausible. “Drown”, also known as “Butterfly the evil side leads him toward his lover, while Meqdad Torfeh, and “The Dolls Game” by among the films. This is also the case with the buildings without inscriptions: the fortress “Takht-e Madar-e Solayman” which apparently was left unfinished for a long time after Cyrus; the two plinths in the “Sacred Precinct” west of the palaces, but in the center of “Guess How Much I Love You” published for Iranian children the fortified city area probably once crowned by fire “altars”; and the tomb, which until a few years ago was venerated as CULTURE TEHRAN – “Guess How Much I Love According to its publishers, in addition to the ALA award that of Solomon’s mother and formerly used as a mosque; G. deskYou”, a British children’s book written by and numerous other awards, it has sold more than 43 million F. Grotefend’s identification of it with the Greek descriptions Sam McBratney, has been released by the Elmi Farhangi copies worldwide and been published in 57 languages. of Cyrus’s tomb has at times been questioned, but has now Publishing Company. Based on a 2007 online poll, the National Education been convincingly defended by D. Stronach, who was the first Nayyereh Talebzadeh is the translator of the book, which Association in the U.S. listed the book as one of its “Teachers’ to notice a raised disc in the center of the gable in the form of carries the original illustrations by Anita Jeram. Top 100 Books for Children.” two concentric rosettes. The book was first published in 1994, in the United “Guess How Much I Love You” has been published in This symbol was first noticed in the seventeenth century Kingdom by Walker Books and then in 1995, in the United several different formats, suitable for children from age by J. A. Mandelslo and has been explained as the sun disc, States by its subsidiary Candlewick Press. 1½ to 8. It has been adapted as a television cartoon show several times connected with the name of Cyrus, and as a It follows the story of two hares, Big Nutbrown Hare in the U.S. further Ionian element. and Little Nutbrown Hare. It is never stated in the original In 2010, an animated adaptation of the story began airing The “Zendan-e Solayman,” a tower shaped, enigmatic structure, storybooks that these two are father and son, but this is through Canada’s TVO Kids and United States’ Disney Junior. forms an exact counterpart of the “Kaba ye Zardosht” in Naqsh-e stated in the animated television series. The show is produced by SLR Productions Australia Rustam, with elements inherited both from Urartian and Ionian Little Nutbrown Hare asks Big Nutbrown Hare the title (Suzanne Ryan) and Scrawl Studios and distributed by art. A small fragment of an inscription found there has so far question, “Guess how much I love you?”, and the book continues CCI Entertainment. been of little use; it may contain the word Ku u sha, in which as the two use larger and larger measures to quantify how Reception for the show has been positive, and in 2013, it case it must be later than the capture of Ethiopia by Darius. Front cover of the Persian translation of Sam McBratney’s much they love each other in answer to the question. received an AACTA Award nomination for Best Children’s In the area of the palaces, D. Stronach excavated several “Guess How Much I Love You”. The book was a 1996 ALA Notable Children’s Book. Television Series. It was renewed for a second season. watercourses, a bridge, and two pavilions; the three main buildings, baptized P (“Pfeiler”), S (“Saule”) and R (“Relief”) by E. Herzfeld, are much better understood now: the most important find was that of the stone substructure of a throne Nic Stone’s “Clean Getaway” comes to Persian bookstores in the southern portico of P, which we may now, confidently, CULTURE TEHRAN – A Persian This book teaches how to go on costs, even when G’ma starts acting stranger more than an adventure is a good story call the residential palace; furthermore, the throne gives a desktranslation of “Clean an unplanned road trip with your than usual. about one. raison d’etre for its ground plan, the huge portico, and the Getaway” by Nic Stone, an American author grandmother. Set against the backdrop of the After graduating from Spelman College, non-symmetrical doorways. of young adult and middle-grade fiction, Grab a suitcase: prepacked from the big segregation history of the American South, she worked extensively in teen mentoring The reliefs, a king and an attendant standing on either side has been published in Tehran. spring break trip that got canceled. Fasten take a trip with New York Times bestselling and lived in Israel for a few years before of each door, are iconographically and stylistically counterparts Porteqal is the publisher of the book your seatbelt: G’ma’s never conventional, author Nic Stone and an eleven-year-old returning to the U.S. to write full-time. of those in the Persepolis Tachara. rendered into Persian by Rozhina Qavami. so this trip won’t be either. Use the Green boy who is about to discover the world Growing up with a wide range of cultures, According to many scholars the inscriptions “by Cyrus” on From New York Times bestselling author Book: G’ma’s most treasured possession. hasn’t always been a welcoming place for religions and backgrounds, Stone strives those reliefs are actually later than Cyrus, so the reliefs must Nic Stone comes the middle-grade road-trip It holds history, memories and, most kids like him, and things aren’t always what to bring these diverse voices and stories be dated on the basis of their own features. story through American race relations past important, the way home. they seem; his G’ma included. to her work. Source: Encyclopedia Iranica and present perfect for fans of Jacqueline It also tells us what not to bring. A Stone was born and raised in a suburb Stone lives in Atlanta with her husband To be continued Woodson and Jason Reynolds. cellphone: Avoid contact with dad at all of Atlanta, GA, and the only thing she loves and two sons.