WWW.TEHRANTIMES.COM I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 16 Pages Price 20,000 Rials 1.00 EURO 4.00 AED 39th year No.13272 Saturday DECEMBER 8, 2018 Azar 17, 1397 Rabi’ Al awwal 30, 1440 Academics are VP urges Japan to Esteghlal return Jalal literary awards to flag-bearers of fighting stand against U.S. to IPL title race honor “Russian Songs” U.S. tyranny 2 unilateralism 2 15 writer Ahmad Modaqeq 16 Iran says will bring Chabahar terrorists, their masters to justice POLITICS TEHRAN — Foreign individuals were also injured during U.S. fails to condemn desk Minister Mohammad the attack, 10 of whom were police Javad Zarif said on Thursday that the forces and others were ordinary peo- terrorists behind the Chabahar suicide ple. Women and children were also attack and their masters will definitely among the injured. face punishment. “Foreign-backed terrorists kill & wound Hamas at UN In the terrorist attack on the po- innocents in Chabahar. As we’ve made lice station on Thursday morning two clear in the past, such crimes won’t go See page 13 policemen were martyred. At least 43 unpunished: 2 OPEC agrees on larger-than-expected oil cut OPEC finally broke an impasse over pro- suffers the effects of U.S. sanctions. duction curbs, agreeing on a larger-than-ex- Crude surged as much as 5.4 percent pected cut with allies after two days of in London, raising the risk that the deal fractious negotiations in Vienna. could anger U.S. President Donald Trump, The cartel and its partners agreed to re- who had urged the group to keep the taps move 1.2 million barrels a day from the mar- open and prices low. ket, with OPEC itself shouldering 800,000 The breakthrough at the Organization of barrels of the burden. Iran emerged as a Petroleum Exporting Countries’ secretariat winner from the contentious talks, saying followed a series of bilateral meetings con- it’s secured an exemption from cuts as it vened by non-OPEC member Russia, 4 As Yemen’s rival sides talk peace, bombs continue to fall Representatives from Yemen’s government Rimbo, a town around 50km north of the and Houthis are attending UN-sponsored Swedish capital Stockholm. According talks in Sweden for a second day, but back to Al-Masirah, at least 60 air strikes had home a Saudi-UAE coalition has continued targeted Houthi-held areas over the past 72 with deadly air strikes. hours, with three women reported killed. The Houthi-affiliated Al-Masirah news Aid agencies have long warned that fight- outlet reported early on Friday that at ing in Hodeidah, a lifeline for millions of least three air strikes targeted Hodeidah’s Yemenis, risks escalating the humanitarian al-Tahita district, hours after represent- crisis in the country, where about half the CNN atives from the Yemeni government and population - some 14 million people - could Houthis met for the first day of talks in soon be on the verge of famine. 13 EDITORIAL Iran protests mistreatment of nationals in Georgia ARTICLE Mohammad Ghaderi Abdouallah Shahbazi POLITICS TEHRAN — The Iranian For- the number of deportations runs contrary to a and air borders of Georgia in recent days. Tehran Times editor-in-chief desk Political analyst @ghaderi62 eign Ministry has protested bilateral agreement on visa free travel and growing In relevant remarks earlier this week, at the mistreatment of the country’s nationals ties between Tehran and Tbilisi. Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram by Georgian border guards. The Georgian envoy, for his part, voiced regret Qassemi said the deportations had various The Foreign Ministry’s director general for over the recent developments and underlined reasons, adding, “Some of the nationals had A contemplation on consular affairs in a meeting with Georgian the importance of bilateral ties. no initial documents to enter Georgia, while 16 Azar the Ambassador to Tehran Ioseb Chakhvashvili He also stressed the Georgian government several other deportees had sufficient doc- Europe’s new crises complained about the unfriendly behavior and the nation’s respect for the Iranian people. uments.” beginning of an ecently, it hasn’t been quite calm in of certain Georgian border officials towards The Georgian envoy vowed to follow up the Georgian officials cast doubt on the accuracy uprising Europe! Although French President Iranian citizens. declared concerns. of the reports, and have vowed to inform the REmmanuel Macron has temporar- The Iranian diplomat also said that a rise in About 200 Iranians were deported from land Iranian embassy in Tbilisi about the issue. The first protest ily withdrawn from the fuel tax laws, the 16 Azar (7 December) has become the official “Yellow Vests” continue to follow their Student Day in Iran after the 1979 Revolution. demands of the Elysees Palace, taking Eiffel Tower to be closed as Paris braces for more protests On that day, December 7, 1953 (16 Azar 1332 out to the streets of Paris and other cities. The Eiffel Tower in Paris will be closed Saturday to a sharp increase in diesel taxes, four people have been “strongly impacted” and that its in the Iranian calendar) three students of This is while issues such as reducing as French authorities tighten security to prevent have been killed in accidents. members registered “an average fall of their the University of Tehran were murdered the income tax for middle and low-in- another outbreak of violence following three weeks The protesters are collectively referred to as estimated figures between 30 and 40 percent by Iranian police in the Pahlavi era. Every comes, increasing pension rights and of anti-government protests. the “yellow vest” movement, in reference to the since the beginning of the movement of the year there are local demonstrations at many securing the interests of trade unions In addition to the 8,000 police forces that fluorescent safety outfit French motorists keep yellow vests.” universities organized by students. and workers supported by these unions will be deployed in the French capital, the Paris in their cars. In addition to the closure of the Eiffel Tow- It is commemorated both by religious remain unanswered. On the other hand, police prefect has identified 14 high-risk sectors Amid the unrest, some of the protesters, French er, many shops and museums across France, and student movements. Ahmad Ghand- the recent protests in both the Netherlands that will be cleared out. union officials and prominent politicians across including the Orsay Museum and the Grand chi who belonged to Jebhe-e Melli and and Belgium showed that there is a huge Fearing protesters could target street furniture the political spectrum have urged calm especially Palais, will keep their doors shut on Saturday two other students, Shariat-Razavi and potential for the “rebellion against the or construction sites, Paris police will remove all as French President Emmanuel Macron agreed for safety reasons. Bozorg-Nia who were claimed by Hezb-e United Europe” inside the Green Continent. the glass containers, railings and building machines to abandon the fuel tax hike that triggered the “We need to protect culture sites in Paris but Tudeh, were killed when the Shah’s police The cohesion of the economic and social set up in the identified sectors which include movement. However, protesters’ demands have also everywhere in France,” Culture Minister forces opened fire on the students of the structure of European countries has dou- the world-renowned and glitzy Champs-Elysees now expanded to other issues hurting French Franck Riester told RTL radio. University of Tehran going on strike in bled their influence on each other, meaning avenue. workers, retirees and students. In Paris, police officers will be equipped with protest at the resumption of Iran’s rela- that they can easily affect, and be affected Across the country some 89,000 police will be The rioting has also had an economic im- a dozen armored vehicles for the first time in a tions with Great Britain and Nixon’s visit by each other. Indeed, what is happening mobilized, up from 65,000 last weekend when pact at the height of the holiday shopping sea- French urban area since 2005. to Iran, following the coup d’état of 1953, in Europe? Is “the collapse of the United more than 130 people were injured and over 400 son. Rampaging groups last weekend threw “These vehicles can be very useful to protect also known in Iran as the 28 Mordad coup Europe” still an “abstract idea”? Or has it were arrested in the worst street violence seen cobblestones through Paris storefronts and buildings,” said Stanislas Gaudon, the head of d’état. The coup d’état saw the overthrow become an “objective reality” under the in the country in decades. And authorities have looted valuables in some of the city’s richest police union Alliance. “And in case they set up of Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh influence of past years’ events in Europe? also cancelled six French league soccer matches neighborhoods. barricades, we can quickly clear out the space in favor of strengthening the monarchical In this regard, there are some points that this weekend around the country. The national Federation of French mar- and let our units progress.” rule of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. should be taken into consideration: Since the unrest began on Nov. 17 in reaction kets said Friday that Christmas markets (Source: AP) On December 5, 1953, the coup govern- 1- Jacques Derrida, the postmodern ment officially re-established diplomatic philosopher, spoke of “deconstruction” relations with Britain. Denis Wright was during his lifetime.