WWW.TEHRANTIMES.COM I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 16 Pages Price 40,000 Rials 1.00 EURO 4.00 AED 39th year No.13396 Thursday MAY 23, 2019 Khordad 2, 1398 Ramadan 17, 1440 Corruption in Sanctions amount Iran, Marc Wilmots Animated movie to unfold country is to military conflict still to reach tragedy of Sardasht cross-partisan 2 with Iran 3 agreement 15 chemical attack 16 Iran says its commitment to JCPOA I had cautioned about will be commensurate to France’s TEHRAN — Iranian Foreign Ministry tions under the nuclear deal, officially spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi said called the Joint Comprehensive Plan on Tuesday that Iran is ready to imple- of Action (JCPOA). ment the 2015 nuclear deal commen- “We strongly urge Iran to continue to JCPOA surate to what France and its European implement all of its obligations under partners have been doing. the JCPOA, as it has done thus far, and His comments came as a response to to refrain from any measures that would See page 2 remarks by his French counterpart’s put it in violation of its commitments,” statement which urged Iran to con- French Foreign Ministry’s spokesman tinue implementing all of its obliga- said in a daily briefing. 2 First startup weekend on senior care to be held TEHRAN — The Nursing Organization of Senior care is an ever-evolving industry Iran plans to hold the first startup weekend and a natural fit for startups looking to on senior care, ISNA reported on Wednesday. improve the life and livelihood of people Supported by the vice presidency for in their golden years. science and technology and Abr-e Zendegi In December 2018, the national council accelerator, the event will be held on June of the elderly announced that the older 13-14 in Tehran. person’s population will grow three-fold Companies active in website designing, within the next 30 years in Iran, as some software, video games, applications and 700,000 people are added to the aging smart systems will participate in the event. population of over 60 each year. 11 Yemeni drone attack targets jet hangars at Saudi airport TEHRAN — Yemeni armed forces details about possible casualties or have launched another retaliatory material damage. drone strike against an airport in Saudi A day earlier, the network said Arabia’s southwestern Najran region, Yemeni forces, led by the Houthi An- this time targeting hangars housing sarullah movement, had launched a the regime’s warplanes. counterattack on an arms depot inside Yemen’s al-Masirah television net- the same airport, using a Qasef-2K work reported the counter-strike on combat drone. The strike caused a khamenei.ir Wednesday morning, without giving fire at the airport. 13 EDITORIAL Iran, whatever it further suffers, is going to win in the longer term ARTICLE Mohammad Ghaderi By Mahmood Khaghani devise the coup in Ukraine. She appeared relative have also been making noises about the necessity Tehran Times editor-in-chief By Martin Love Oil expert @ghaderi62 NORTH CAROLINA —To whom is Donald to Trump in 2016 like some crazed crone hell- that Israel eventually come to a fair agreement Trump answering? Ignorance at bottom. There bent on revenge against the world for perceived, with the Palestinians, perhaps offering them is almost nothing he has not upset. He is like the personal slights. (But still, had she won the election equal rights west of the Jordan if not a viable proverbial bull in the world shop of china. But in 2016, it remains possible that she would have state of their own on the West Bank. He would A totally first, imagine. Imagine for example that Barack moderated her positions somewhat with respect not have moved the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem From Bazaar to Americanized Obama had gotten a third term in the White to belligerent foreign policies.) nor cut humanitarian relief for the Palestinians. House and carried on as President as he had But back to Obama and the impossible third The real question here is IF the U.S. were in difficult Bourse during his second term. term. Had it materialized, he would have likely straits with respect to its maintenance “empire” in England at full n 20th May 2019, the Shana news First, it must be noted, Trump won the 2016 begun the withdrawal of the U.S. from Afghanistan. 2016, and it did not appear to be, it certainly seems agency reported that NIOC on election arguably in significant part because he He would have maintained U.S. participation the to be now, and Trump and his advisors are the reason display! the instructions of the Ministry campaigned with a message of withdrawing JCPOA and, who knows, may have developed why. From economic sanctions, especially on Iran, to O of Petroleum will undertake, pursuant the U.S. from overseas military engagements. further accords with Iran. And he still did most all trade tariffs on China and sanctions on other countries, ritish Secretary of State for Defense to the current Iranian year budget law, Hillary Clinton, on the other hand, had largely of what the craven and thoroughly unappreciative to the attempted but so far failed coup in Venezuela, Penny Mordaunt recently described a sales programme of six million barrels Iran’s activities in the region as fomented the attacks on Libya and the destruction Zionists demanded of him (he’s Black, after all, and recent threats of war on the Mideast, there has B and the Zionists and Trump supporters. many never been a President so apparently determined per month of Iranian Light and Heavy “causing tension”, adding that London of that country – and bragged about it -- and also strongly supported and aided the infusion of arms of them anyway, are racists). He gave billions of to make the U.S. a rogue, out-of-control and hated Crude Oil and Iranian gas condensates will be supporting Washington. on the IRENEX exchange platform. These and terrorists in to Syria and as well she helped dollars and arms to Israel, but he likely would menace to world peace. 7 British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt sales will be priced in US dollars against has also announced that the United States UK Brent/BFOE (BWave) and Dubai US will respond to any activity that threatens $ price benchmarks. I am unaware of any its “interests” in the region. All the buzz about bees reason why this programme should be Hunt has claimed that the best way By Maryam Qarehgozlou many food crops, to reproduce. Not only do #SaveTheBee, in presence of diplomats, am- any more successful than the last, but it is to resolve the Middle East conflict is TEHRAN — Bees are very important for pollinators contribute directly to food security, bassadors, and United Nations representatives possible that potential buyers have been by making Iran stop what he called its food security, preventing from hunger, and but they are key to conserving biodiversity - a in Iran as well. discreetly found who are willing and able destabilizing activities in the region. preserving the diverse ecosystem, and are cornerstone of the Sustainable Development “Raising awareness about the bees is not to buy this material. Apart from such statements, it is said indispensable to economic, social and, envi- Goals. They also serve as sentinels for emergent just about the honey it’s about continuously I shared my opinion with many experts that the United Kingdom has sent out some ronmental issues. environmental risks, signaling the health of repeating that it’s an issue of food security,” including Chris Cook, Senior Research special military forces in order to help Bees are nearly responsible for one third of local ecosystems. Kristina Radej, Slovenian ambassador to Iran, Fellow at the Institute for Strategy, American forces to settle what they claim the food we eat, hence they are very much vital Being so vital to the planet and mankind told the Tehran Times in an exclusive interview Resilience & Security at University to be “Iran’s threat” in the region. This to mankind. However, despite their importance they have their own day. May 20 is designed to on World Bee day. shows that U.K., once again, has adopted College London, for their views on this bees and other pollinators, such as butterflies, spread awareness of the significance of bees. “That this is an issue which has to be addressed a mixed strategy so that it can derive the new development. bats and hummingbirds, are increasingly under May 20 coincides with the birthday of An- on a global scale. Especially because of climate most benefit out of every situation. Almost all were sceptical of the threat and in decline. ton Janša, who in the 18th century pioneered change, pollution and the fact we depend on the U.K. goals can be interpreted from its sustainability of the policy in the medium Today one out of 10 pollinators are in decline modern beekeeping techniques in his native jobs of these creatures and there will be a food activities. The country has not fulfilled and long term energy policy even bearing due to human activities including irregular use Slovenia and praised the bees for their ability to security issue if we will not be more gracious its commitments to the Iran nuclear in mind the need for Iranian lawmakers of pesticides, climate change and temperature work so hard, while needing so little attention. with them and be grateful for the job that they deal; instead it has tried to guard its own and Ministry of Petroleum for short term rise, pollutions, etc.