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Appeals court overturns U.S. verdict Hajj is great opportunity to allowing seizure of Iran-linked skyscraper A federal appeals court on Friday threw sell the 36-story building at 650 Fifth out a jury verdict allowing the U.S. gov- Avenue, perhaps for close to $1 billion. ernment to seize a midtown Manhattan Jurors had found in June 2017 that the office tower linked with Iran, citing several nonprofit Alavi Foundation, which had a 60% combat ‘deal of the century’ errors by the trial judge. stake in the partnership that owned the build- According to Reuters, the 3-0 decision ing, violated U.S. sanctions imposed against by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Iran in 1995 because it knew that the 40% Manhattan is a defeat for the Department owner, Assa Corp, was a front for an Iranian of Justice, which went to trial hoping to state-owned lender, Bank Melli. 3

See page 2 1,100 Iranian SMEs exporting products to global markets TEHRAN – More than 33,000 small over 800 industrial parks across the and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) country, of which nearly 78 percent or are currently active in Iran of which 33,800 are active. 1,100 are exporting their products and Salehinia made the remarks in a press services to foreign destinations, head of conference held on the occasion of National Iran Small Industries and Industrial Parks SMEs Day at Iran’s Industry, Mining and Organization (ISIPO) announced. Trade Ministry on Saturday. According to Mohsen Salehinia, What follows is a summary of the currently 43,650 SMEs are based in official’s remarks in this event. 4

Failure of Saudi war in Yemen bad news for Israel TEHRAN— The failure of the Saudi war in Yemen, the Saudi effort has failed,” on Yemen will have grave consequences wrote Haaretz on Friday. for Israel as Tel Aviv fears that Washing- “Without military support from the Emir- ton’s bid to isolate Tehran is unwinding, ates, it seems that the Saudi ambition to according to a report published by Israel’s defeat Houthi rebels will fail conclusively,” leading daily Haaretz. it said, adding that amid a Washington and “Oil sites in Saudi Arabia and the Tel Aviv-led bid to isolate Tehran and its Emirates have been attacked by drones allies in the region, “this is not good news”. and Saudi airports have been targeted by Saudi Arabia and a number of its Scud missiles… The apparent outcome is regional allies, namely the United Arab leader.ir that the Emirates has abandoned the war Emirates, launched a devastating 13

EDITORIAL ‘Free Kashmir’ slogans reverberate in Tehran PERSPECTIVE Mohammad Ghaderi By Syed Zafar Mehdi in front of the Indian embassy in central Tehran part in the protest. Majid Rafee political analyst Tehran Times editor-in-chief TEHRAN — In solidarity with the people of and denounced India’s Kashmir policy and what “What India is trying to do in Kashmir is @ghaderi62 Indian-controlled Kashmir, hundreds of people, they termed ‘atrocities committed against the not only against the country’s own consti- mostly university students, staged a demonstra- people of Kashmir’. tution but also against international legal tion in front of the Indian Embassy in Tehran Slogans like ‘Until death no humiliation’, ‘Kash- and humanitarian norms. The world needs Will Democrats’ Israelis playing on Thursday morning. mir is a disputed territory’, ‘Kashmir belongs to to stand up and speak in once voice for op- Organised by student groups at Tehran Uni- Kashmiris’, and ‘We want freedom’ reverberated pressed Kashmiris,” said Mazhar Hussain, return revive JCPOA? with fire if join versity and Elm o Sanat University, the protest in the humid morning air. a university student in Tehran. There were emotional scenes also as students Speaking at the demonstration, one of the U.S. coalition in saw participation of people from different walks e Iranians have a proverb, ‘the of life, who expressed grave concern over recent spoke about not being able to contact their fam- organisers said it is the duty of every person with ilies and concerns about safety and well-being conscience to speak truth to power because ‘today yellow dog is the brother of the Persian Gulf developments in Indian-controlled Kashmir. Jackal’, that implies “none of Raising pro-Kashmir slogans, the protestors of their loved ones. it is them, tomorrow it could be us’. W “I have not spoken to my family in four days, On Monday, Indian government abrogated these two people is better than the other, he Zionist regime’s recent inter- denounced latest move of the Indian government both of them are bad and vicious”. to revoke special provisions given to J&K and there is complete communication blackout and Article 370 and 35A, thus ending special status est in joining the United States the whole valley has been turned into a cage for given to J&K state under the Indian constitution. Its etymology is as follows: self-proclaimed maritime coalition change its disputed character. Once there was a mischievous jackal liv- T Wearing black shirts and holding placards its inhabitants,” said Abid Hussain, a Kashmiri The government also moved a bill to bifurcate is expected to stir up tensions in the ing in a village, he annoyed people so much student who came from Qom province to take the state into two union territories (UN). 6 Persian Gulf region. with evocative messages, the protestors stood that they expelled him from there. But he Following Washington’s proposal to returned again in disguise and as a yellow create a military coalition in the Persian dog. Since people had a good opinion about Gulf under the pretext of safeguarding Kyrgyz ex-president charged with corruption dogs, they accepted him and called him “the the strategic waters, and after the refusal TEHRAN— Kyrgyz former President Almazbek tion although previously he was just summoned sociation between the two men. Jackal’s brother” (because he looked like by its allies except for the UK, now the Atambayev has been charged with corruption for questioning as a witness,” his lawyer Sergei The Central Asian country is a former Soviet the jackal). This time the jackal continued Israeli regime has announced readiness over his alleged role in the release of a convicted Slesarev said by telephone. republic and one of Russia’s closest political allies. his vicious actions in secret so the people to join the coalition. criminal, Atambayev’s lawyer said Friday after Slesarev said the charge was linked to the Atambayev, who served one six-year term couldn’t find out the truth; but in a rainy day, Shortly after the announcement, Iran police had to battle protesters to secure his arrest. case of Aziz Batukayev, who was serving a 16- as president, met Russian President Vladimir the yellow color was washed off the jackal’s warned the Israeli regime over the con- Atambayev surrendered to police late Thursday year prison term on charges of owning illegal Putin in Moscow last month. But after their body and the people found out the truth, sequences of such decision. during the second raid on his country home out- weapons and drugs and taking part in mass riots. meeting, Putin publicly expressed support for so they said “Oh, look! The yellow dog or Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman side the capital Bishkek. Kyrgyz authorities caused a public outcry Jeenbekov. ‘the jackal’s brother’ is the jackal himself!” Seyyed Abbas Mousavi said the Islamic His supporters had repulsed the first raid when they set Batukayev free in 2013, roughly According to Reuters, Russian Prime Minister In this proverb, “the yellow dog” is the Republic considers possible Israeli pres- in clashes with state security special forces a halfway into his term, citing terminal cancer. Dmitry Medvedev, who was in Kyrgyzstan Friday symbol for a bad person, and “the jackal” ence in a U.S.-led coalition in the Persian day earlier. He immediately left for Russia and six years for a meeting with counterparts from several other is the symbol for a worse one. Although Gulf as a clear threat to its national security The conflict between Atambayev and his for- later, there have been no reports of his death ex-Soviet republics, said Moscow regarded the one of them seems better than the other, and reserves the right to counter it within mer protege, current President Sooronbai Jeen- from any illness. Atambayev case as Kyrgyzstan’s domestic affair. in fact both of them are horrible and act the framework of the country’s deterrence bekov, has raised fears for political stability in Kyrgyzstan’s Interior Ministry said Friday it But Medvedev said he would discuss the vicious. So to the people, there is no dif- and defensive policy. Kyrgyzstan, which hosts a Russian military air believed Atambayev, who was president at the time, matter in his meetings with the Kyrgyz lead- ference between them in practice. “The U.S. regime and the illegitimate base and a giant Canadian-operated gold mine. had personally ordered Batukayev to be freed. It ership, Russia’s TASS news agency quoted him The difference between the ,? Demo- Zionist regime are responsible for all the “[Atambayev has been] charged with corrup- did not say whether there was any particular as- as saying Thursday. cratic and Republican parties for Iranian consequences of this dangerous move,” people is like the difference between the he added. yellow dog and the jackal as mentioned in Israeli foreign minister Israel Katz said Kashmir needs the Iranian proverb above. Both parties are on August 7 that the regime would be part the same against Iranian government and of the U.S.-led coalition to “protect the nation. In other words, both parties have security of the Persian Gulf”. peace not war repeatedly shown their hostility towards Katz claimed that Israel was deter- TEHRAN (FNA) — Kashmir is once the Iranian government and nation as mined to stop “Iranian entrenchment” in again in the limelight not because soon as they have come to power. the Middle East region and strengthen of war, but because of India›s sur- The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action Tel Aviv’s relationship with Persian Gulf prising move to revoke Kashmir of (JCPOA), known commonly as the Iran countries. its special status. nuclear deal or Iran deal which includes The Zionist regime’s possible presence India›s parliament passed a bill to scrap various clauses and a number of legal in the coalition comes with multiple goals, the autonomy of Indian-occupied Jammu attachments for both sides was a good hence brings various consequences: and Kashmir (J&K). The move would benchmark for testing the honesty of the 1. Containing Iran; one of the main mean the area would be under the direct international community, especially the reasons behind the Israelis’ interest in Americans to verify Iran’s nuclear behavior. control of the central government, and joining the coalition is to seize the op- has already ignited intense emotions from What has happened so far is that the portunity to make their wish come true the region›s residents and from India›s Iranian side has adhered and implemented to contain Iran in the Persian Gulf. neighbor, Pakistan. JCPOA provisions while the other sides 2. Accompanying the U.S. in its an- The revocation of special status and have not fulfilled their commitments ti-Iran policies to boost such hostilities. autonomy per Article 370 enjoyed by under the JCPOA. To understand that 3. Ensuring the Arab countries’ security J&K since the 1947 partition of British how honest the other signatories to the under the U.S. protective umbrella; although India has infuriated the people in the deal have been, we can refer to change of the Israeli regime does not have any navy, Muslim-majority region because they policy in the US after Republicans took the so-called coalition would give it the office, Trump’s unilateral withdrawal from REUTERS/ Mukesh Gupta REUTERS/ fear their autonomy and representation the deal as well as delay of European to opportunity to claim its protective role has been snatched. 7 for the Persian Gulf’s Arab states. 13 implement the JCPOA. 13 I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y POLITICS AUGUST 11, 2019

Zarif says U.S. worried about Solving problems must be main its diplomatic failure

POLITICAL TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mo- deskhammad Javad Zarif said on Saturday that objective in policy making: Rouhani the United States is afraid of its foreign policy failure. “The U.S. is worried about its failure at diplomatic stage,” Zarif POLITICAL TEHRAN – Iranian billion) from National Development Fund said in a meeting with members of the Majlis diplomatic faction. desk He also said, “The U.S. pressure on Iran is due to Iran’s power.” President Hassan (NDF) were the four strategies approved At the meeting the MPs thanked the foreign minister for his Rouhani said on Saturday that solving in that session. diplomatic performance and denounced the U.S. for sanction- people’s problems must be the main objective During a session of the council on July ing him. of policy making and decision making. 13, the amendments to the national budget Rouhani made the remarks at a session plan for the current calendar year (started of the Supreme Council of Economic on March 21) had been approved. Coordination in which the parliament The generalities of a modified budget Sanction on Zarif a blow to speaker and Judiciary chief were present plan, which has been restructured in line diplomacy: envoy among others. with the country’s “resilience economy”, With an indirect reference to the were approved. POLITICAL TEHRAN – Iran’s permanent envoy to UN reimposition of sanctions on Iran by the The modifications consist of four major deskorganizations in Vienna has cautioned that Trump administration, the president said, parts, which are “sustainable revenue recent U.S. sanctions against Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad “Both the people and the government have resources”, “effective expenditure”, Zarif were a backward move for diplomacy. passed difficult times, however, decisions “promoting stability, development and In a letter to his international counterparts in Vienna, Kazem can be taken in line with economic stability justice” as well as “fundamental modifications Gharibabadi cautioned on the adverse effects of the U.S. sanctions and progress and the people’s prosperity.” of budgetary system”. on Zarif and called on the international community to confront Last year, the Trump administration They are aimed at reducing the country’s the unlawful act, IRNA reported. abandoned the 2015 nuclear deal and dependence on oil money and promoting Gharibabadi argued that the ordered old and new sanctions on Iran. economic stability under the umbrella term main reason for the sanctions is The move resulted in a great devaluation “resistance economy”, ordered by Supreme because of Zarif’s high capability of national currency and high price rises. problems. on July 27, four strategies to compensate Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah in representing Iranian people However, nearly after a year the economy To counter the effects of sanctions, the for budget deficit were approved. Ali Khamenei. at the international level. is stabilizing. government is taking compensatory measures. Transferring government’s assets, using It was decided in that session that the He said that imposing sanc- Rouhani said his administration is making During the previous session of the forex reserves, selling Islamic bonds, and council would study the priorities in the tions against a foreign minister efforts to resolve the people’s economic Supreme Council of Economic Coordination withdrawing 450 trillion rials (about $10.714 amendment plan in its next gathering. of a state-member of the United Nations was a flagrant violation of the principle of international law and damage to diplomacy and multilateralism. Hajj is great opportunity to combat ‘deal of the century’ Arguing that the sanctions POLITICAL TEHRAN – Leader of society— next to congregation and unity, which nations. Today, repudiating the front of The elite of the Muslim world, some of against Foreign Minister Zarif deskthe Islamic Revolution are the symbols of the unified Ummah; the shirk [polytheism] and kufr [disbelief] whom are now present at Hajj from different are a grave backward move for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has issued a message movement around a unique center, and on made up of the arrogant powers—the countries, have a crucial and important diplomacy and a fatal blow to to the great Hajj congregation in which he the path towards a common goal—which are foremost of them being the U.S.—equals duty. These lessons must be transferred to diplomatic procedures, Ghar- says unity by the resistance front will make the keys to the endeavor and livelihood of refusing the killing of the oppressed, and all nations and the public through their efforts ibabadi said that the U.S. measure is endangering interactions the U.S.-proposed “deal of the century” over the Ummah based on monotheism—;and waging wars. It equals condemning the and ingenuity, and moral exchange of ideas, among states. the occupied Palestinian lands to fail. through harmony among every Hajj pilgrim, sources of terrorism, including ISIS and motivations, experience, and knowledge must The Iranian diplomat added a restriction of movement im- In the message, issued on Saturday, where there is no distinction—which is the the American Black Water. It is the Islamic be realized by them. posed on Zarif by Washington during his recent visit to New Leader says, “We are inviting everyone sign of removing discrimination and providing Ummah’s shout at the child killers of the Today, one of the most important issues of York was a gross violation of Article 105 of the UN Charter, to active participation in overcoming this everyone with the same opportunity. Every Zionist regime, and their backers and cohorts. the Muslim world is Palestine, which is at the Convention 1945 and norms of the Vienna Convention on Dip- stratagem by the enemy.” one of the rituals of Hajj including Ihram, It is a condemnation of the United States top of Muslims’ political issues, regardless of lomatic Relations 1961. Following is the text of the message posted Tawaf, Sa’i, wuquf, ramy, movement and and their associates’ warmongering, in the their school of thought, race, and language. Resolution 73/212 of the General Assembly calls on the host on khamenei.ir: repose, is a symbolic reminder of a part of the sensitive regions of West Asia and North The greatest injustice in recent history has country to avoid any restriction on diplomats that are resulted In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, picture presented by Islam of its ideal society. Africa, who have pushed the nations’ pain and happened in Palestine. In this painful affair, from bilateral relations, he said. the Most Merciful Exchange of knowledge and assets suffering beyond limits and who impose on all that a nation had—their land, homes, The sanctions against Iran’s foreign minister are an offense All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of between people of different countries and them new catastrophes every day. It means farms, belongings, dignity, and identity— against diplomats across the world, he said, adding that the U.S. the Worlds, and peace be upon his exalted, places far apart, and spreading awareness and refusing racism, and discrimination based was confiscated. With God’s assistance, this imposed the restrictions on Zarif at a time that the world is in trustworthy messenger, Muhammad the experience, asking for the news of one another, on geography, race, and color of skin. It nation has not surrendered to defeat and urgent need of diplomacy. last of the prophets, and his pure progeny, removing barriers of misunderstanding, means detesting the arrogant and vicious has not given up, and today, they are on the The Iranian representative called on the international com- especially the one remaining with Allah on bringing the hearts closer, and storing strength behavior of aggressive and seditious powers battlefields more enthusiastic, and braver than munity to strongly condemn the illegal move by the U.S. He said earth, and on his chosen companions and to confront common enemies are the vital against dignified, noble and just behavior yesterday. But the ultimate outcome requires that affiliated organizations of the UN and the state-members those who faithfully followed them, until the and magnificent outcomes of Hajj, which recommended to everyone by Islam. assistance from all Muslims. The stratagem should get united in defense of the basic principles of interna- Day of Judgment. otherwise would not be achieved through These are some of the benedictions of of the ‘Deal of the Century’ prepared by the tional law and against the prejudice. Every year, the time of Hajj is the resort hundreds of the usual and typical gatherings. the Abrahamic Hajj that the pure Islam oppressive U.S., and its treasonous cohorts, for the Islamic Ummah where they receive The ritual of Bara’ah which means refusing calls us to. And this is the incarnation of an is a crime against the society of humankind, the Lord’s mercy. Quran’s call of “And every instance of mercilessness, cruelty, important part of the ideals of the Islamic and not just the Palestinian nation. We are To avoid Iran ire, Japan may proclaim Hajj among men” [Quran 22:27] wrongdoing and corruption of the tyrants society that every year, through every one inviting everyone to active participation in is a call to everyone throughout history to of any time, and rising against intimidation of the participating Muslims, and directed overcoming this stratagem by the enemy, and send ships off Yemen: report come to this distribution of mercy, so that and extortion by the arrogant throughout by Hajj, puts on a grand and rich spectacle, with the power and help of God, we consider their God-seeking hearts and souls, and their history, is one of the great blessings of Hajj, calling everyone through a clear language, this and every other ruse by the Arrogant (Press TV) — Japanese government sources say Tokyo is not thoughts and views benefit from its blessings; and an opportunity for oppressed Muslim to try to create such a society. Front doomed to failure against the efforts, willing to join a U.S.-led naval mission purportedly aimed at and every year, the lessons and teachings and faith of the Resistance Front. protecting shipping lanes in the Persian Gulf, but is mulling of Hajj propagate throughout the Muslim The stratagem of the ‘deal of the century’ Almighty Allah said: “Or do they intend a over sending ships off Yemen. world by congregations of people. prepared by the oppressive U.S., and its plot? But those who defy Allah are themselves The sources told Kyodo news agency that the administration The Hajj presents a miniature scale of a set involved in a Plot!” [Quran 52:42]. True is what of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is reluctant to participate of fundamental pillars of the Islamic society treasonous cohorts, is a crime against the Almighty Allah said. I supplicate Almighty in the U.S.-led coalition of escorting vessels through the Strait by placing the elixir of Dhikr and servitude— society of humankind, and not just the God for success, blessing, comfort, and of Hormuz to counter the alleged “Iran threat” amid concerns which is the main element for the cultivation, acceptance of prayers for every one of you about possible damage to Tokyo-Tehran friendly ties. progress, and growth of individuals and the Palestinian nation. respected pilgrims. Earlier this week, U.S. Pentagon chief Mark Esper urged Japan to “strongly consider” getting “involved in this type of monitoring of the strait.” As a compromise, the sources said, Japan is considering sending Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyers and P-3C Orion sur- UN official calls Zarif ‘champion of multilateralism’ veillance planes to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait between war-torn POLITICAL TEHRAN — Ugochi UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said on Guterres on Tuesday protesting the U.S. Yemen and the Horn of Africa. deskDaniels, the United Wednesday that a letter by Iran, which asks the sanctions on Zarif, saying that this move “We can’t just do nothing,” a senior Abe administration of- Nations Human Settlements Program United Nations for pushback against the U.S. signifies a “gross violation” of the UN ficial said. Coordinator and Resident envoy to Iran, sanctions on Foreign Minister Mohammad Charter. The Japanese ships would not be part of the U.S.-proposed has said that Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad “is being circulated to the Security “Ironically, the officials of the current mission, though the area of their operations would overlap. Javad Zarif is “champion of multilateralism”. Council”. administration of the United States have The Japanese government sources noted that Abe hopes to “In my encounters with Zarif, he has, Dujarric added the UN chief calls on all claimed that the illegal sanctions have been discuss the issue with U.S. President Donald Trump during a on multiple occasions, emphasized the parties to avoid any actions that would escalate imposed due to the role and position of our meeting on the sidelines of a G7 summit in France later this month. importance of multilateralism; he is a an already very tense situation, according Foreign Minister, who is the responsible The United States has been trying to persuade its allies into champion of multilateralism,” IRNA quoted to Xinhua. authority for the foreign policy of the Islamic an international coalition with the declared aim of providing him as saying in an interview published on In separate statements on July 31, the U.S. Republic of Iran. Infatuated with rogue, “security” for merchant shipping in the Strait of Hormuz — though Saturday. Treasury and State Department announced unreasonable conducts at the international which about a fifth of all oil consumed globally pass —and other On escalating tensions between Iran and weaponry including aircraft carriers, B-52 imposition of sanctions against Zarif, a move level, this well signifies that the U.S. regime strategic Middle Eastern shipping lanes. the United States, she said the UN stance is bombers and F-22 fighter jets in the Persian which was interpreted as a total rejection of despises diplomacy, which is one of the Washington claims Tehran has played a role in two separate supporting dialogue instead of resorting to Gulf region. diplomacy repeatedly claimed by the Trump greatest achievements of humanity to preserve attacks on oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman in May and June, with- measures that fuel escalation. “The secretary-general has asked for administration. and uphold peace and security among nations. out providing any credible evidence to support the accusations, The Trump administration is tightening maximum restraint at all levels. We - at the Majid Takht Ravanchi, Iran’s permanent It reveals the deeply-rooted hypocrisy of the which Iran has categorically rejected. sanctions pressure against Iran and is showing UN - encourage actions for multilateral representative to the United Nations, wrote United States’ authorities in their different Germany and France have so far rebuffed requests from the teeth to Iran by deploying sophisticated dialogue and cooperation,” she said. a letter to UN Secretary General Antonio but paradoxical claims,” he said. Trump administration to join the military coalition in the Per- sian Gulf. U.S. pressures Germany to join coalition A spokesman for the U.S. embassy in Berlin confirmed that China, France to work on reducing tension on Iran nuclear issue Ambassador Richard Grenell and other top diplomats have pres- sured Germany to join the mission to no avail. By staff and agency said Wang. “We’ve formally asked Germany to join France and the UK In a phone conversation on Friday with Emmanuel Bonne, For his part, Bonne briefed Wang on the current situation to help secure the Straits of Hormuz,” a senior embassy official diplomatic counselor to French President Emmanuel of the nuclear deal, expressing willingness to enhance told The Washington Free Beacon. Macron, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister coordination and cooperation with China in a bid to create “Members of the German government have been clear that Wang Yi said Beijing is willing to work with France to prevent conditions for easing the tensions through dialogue. freedom of navigation should be protected.” further escalation of tensions on the Iran nuclear deal. Under the nuclear deal, Iran agreed to put limits on its Recently, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas stressed that According to Xinhua, during the phone talks, Wang nuclear activities in exchange for termination of economic his country would not join the U.S.-led mission, and warned that expressed China’s support for the mediation efforts France and financial sanctions. it was rather difficult to make progress on the initiative. has made to resolve the stalemate on the Iran nuclear However, Donald Trump withdrew the U.S. from the Many German politicians have reportedly expressed grave agreement, saying that China has also made huge efforts UN-endorsed JCPOA in May 2018 and imposed the toughest reservations about a U.S.-orchestrated naval mission in the Per- in saving the Iran nuclear deal, officially known as the ever sanctions against Iran in line with his administration’s sian Gulf and fear that any such move could increase the risk of Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). “maximum pressure” policy against Tehran. a military aggression on Iran. Adhering to the deal means safeguarding multilateralism, The remaining parties, particularly the European sides, of the limits on its nuclear activities. It also threatened to Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami safeguarding fairness and justice, and safeguarding regional have failed to honor their commitments since the U.S. step up uranium enrichment if an agreement is not made warned this week that a U.S.-led naval coalition “will only in- security and stability, said Wang. reimposed the sanctions. within 60 days to protect it from the sanctions’ effects. crease regional insecurity”. As a permanent member of the United Nations Security On May 8, exactly one year after the U.S. abandoned the In follow-up to that deadline, on July 7 Iran announced Tehran says, over the course of history, Iran has been and Council, China is willing to join hands with France to multi-nation nuclear agreement and reimposed sanctions that it has started enriching uranium to a higher purity than will continue to be the most principal preserver of security and safeguard the authority and validity of the international on Iran, Tehran said its “strategic patience” is over and the 3.67% as the Europeans missed the 60-day deadline shipping freedom in the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, and agreement, encourage all parties to show flexibility, and, announced a partial withdrawal from some aspects of the to devise a concrete mechanism to protect the country Sea of Oman. in particular, prevent further escalation of the tensions, pact, saying that the country would no longer adhere to some from the U.S. sanctions. 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I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y AUGUST 11, 2019 IRAN IN FOCUS 3 U.S. attempt to form military coalition in Ambassador says U.S. sanctioning of 80 million Persian Gulf failed miserably: general Iranians equals ‘economic

POLITICAL TEHRAN – Brigadier of Oman and the Strait of Hormuz. terrorism’ deskGeneral Ahmadreza Pour- He stressed that the region’s security dastan, head of the Iranian Army’s Strate- should be provided by the regional states, POLITICAL TEHRAN – Iran’s ambassador to Iraq, Iraj gic Studies, said on Saturday that that U.S. calling for a constructive dialogue among deskMasjedi, said on Saturday that the U.S. uni- attempt to form a military coalition in the the neighboring countries to boost their lateral sanctions imposed on 80 million Iranians amounts to Persian Gulf has failed miserably. cooperation regarding the matter. “economic terrorism”. Pointing to the small number of countries Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Masjedi said the United States’ hegemonic government has that have accepted the U.S. request to take Javad Zarif also condemned the attempts, violated all the legal norms and the international humanitarian part in its coalition, Pourdastan said the move stressing that the presence of trans-regional law by imposing arbitrary sanctions on Iran and initiating failed even before it started, Fars reported. military forces in the strategic region would a full-scale economic war against the Iranian people, IRNA “The Americans intend to form a coalition act as a “source of insecurity.” reported. but when we review this issue, we see that Washington claims Tehran has played a except for one or two countries, other states role in two separate attacks on oil tankers in have rejected to join the coalition,” he said. the Sea of Oman in May and June, without The general underlined that all moves providing any credible evidence to support on the ground, air and sea as well as those the accusations. in and outside borders are monitored and Iran has categorically rejected the analyzed by the Iranian armed forces. charges. He added that Iran adopts necessary meas- with little interest from its allies, which are join an American mission. We won’t do that,” Tensions have been running high be- ures and makes preparations proportionate concerned that joining such an alliance could said Maas. tween Iran and the U.S. since Washington’s to those moves. drag them into a conflict with Iran. On Wednesday, Iranian Defense Minister decision in May last year to abandon the The United States has been trying to per- Many European and Asian countries have, Brigadier General Amir Hatami, in separate 2015 Iran nuclear deal and reimpose sanc- suade its allies into an international coalition in one way or another, declined to join the phone talks with his Qatari, Omani and Ku- tions on Tehran as part of a “maximum with the claimed aim of providing “security” alliance. waiti counterparts, warned that the military pressure” campaign. This economic war has been rightly described as economic for merchant shipping in the Strait of Hor- German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas coalition that the U.S. is attempting to form The tensions hit a new high after Iran terrorism, the ambassador said. muz — which accommodates around a third on Monday said Berlin favored a European in the Persian Gulf will undermine region- shot down a U.S. spy drone on June 20, With the grace of God, the criminal acts of the U.S. and its of global seaborne oil traffic — and other mission but warned it was rather difficult to al security.General Hatami also highlighted following its violation of Iranian airspace. allies will fail once again, he predicted. strategic Middle Eastern shipping lanes. make progress on the initiative. Iran’s continued efforts to maintain peace Iran has warned Washington that it wouldn’t U.S. President Donald Trump has imposed several rounds Washington’s call has, however, been met “At the moment the Britons would rather and security all over the Persian Gulf, the Sea hesitate to shoot down more drones. of sanctions on Iran after he withdrew the U.S. from the mul- tinational nuclear deal last year. Trump has even introduced full ban on Iran’s oil export, a move which has been described as an economic war against Army unveils homegrown surveillance radar system Tehran. POLITICAL TEHRAN – Iranian Army on Saturday Force succeeded in overhauling another system which to regional countries, stressing that the Islamic Republic’s The sanctions were imposed regardless of Iran’s full com- deskunveiled a new surveillance radar system, was out of operation for so long. defense doctrine is entirely based on deterrence. pliance with its commitments under the nuclear deal, also named Falaq, which can track different air threats. They carried out a difficult job which even the manufac- Iran plans to unveil a homegrown long-range air de- known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), The advanced radar system was unveiled at a ceremony turers of this system couldn’t do,” said General Sabahifar fense system, named “Bavar-373”, on the National Day of which was struck between Iran and six major powers, in- attended by Chief of the Air Defense Force Brigadier General while addressing the ceremony. the Defense Industry, which falls on August 22 this year. cluding the United States in July 2015 and went into effect Alireza Sabahifard, Mehr reported. Sabahifard added that Falaq has lots of capabilities and Bavar-373 is a domestically built long-range mobile in January 2016. Based on Gamma surveillance radars, Falaq can track is able to identify different cruise and ballistic missiles as air defense system which was developed after the UN Iran’s leaders have described Washington’s “maximum different ballistic and cruise missiles as well as UAVs in a well as stealth and unmanned aircraft. Security Council passed a resolution banning the sale pressure” policy toward Tehran as an act of “economic ter- range of 400 kilometers. Iranian military experts and technicians have in recent of advanced weapons to the Islamic Republic, which in rorism” aimed to pressure the Iranian people. As a consequence of sanctions, Iran has not been able to years made great headways in manufacturing a broad turn suspended Iran’s purchase of the Russian S-300. In an interview with BBC Persian in November 2018, repair its imported Gamma radars, which eventually caused range of indigenous equipment, making the armed forces A distinguishing feature of Bavar-373 is its vertical U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Iranian officials Iranian experts of the Air Defense Force to recreate the system. self-sufficient in the defense sphere. launching system with square launchers, mostly used must listen to Washington “if they want their people to eat”. “Once again, the brave youths of the Army Air Defense Tehran maintains that its military might poses no threat for air defense on warships. Army chief: Iranian armed Le Drian to Trump: ‘No permission’ needed for dialogue with Iran forces are ‘invincible’ By staff and agency While expressing opposition to the U.S. revocation of the deal, European signatories POLITICAL TEHRAN – Iran’s armed forces are invinci- French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le (France, Britain and Germany) have so far deskble and have no fear of mounting threats by Drian said on Friday that Paris “needs no failed to ensure that Iran receives the eco- enemies, the commander of the Army Ground Force has said. permission” to engage in dialogue with Iran, nomic benefits promised under the deal but Speaking to IRNA in an interview published on Sunday, responding to an earlier tweet by President hampered by U.S. sanctions. Brigadier General Kiumars Heidari said the forces under his Donald Trump scolding French President Trump’s comments chastising Ma- command are well-prepared, especially at the border areas, Emmanuel Macron over the matter. cron came two days after the French pres- to defend the country. “On Iran, France speaks with complete ident spoke with his Iranian counterpart, He added that armed forces are deployed at borders but it sovereignty. It is working hard for peace Hassan Rouhani. does not mean that there is any threat to Iranian border areas, and security in the region, it is working to During the phone call, Macron stressed saying all movements of the enemies are being monitored by facilitate a deescalation in tensions and it that France was committed to upholding the the ground force to ensure full security. needs no permission to do so,” Le Drian said JCPOA and finding a solution that could both Armed forces take advantage of domestic equipment, tech- in a statement. benefit Iran and be accepted by all sides of niques and tactics, Heidari said, adding that Iran will thwart Trump had earlier blamed Macron for the deal, Press TV reported. the enemies’ foolish and excessive demand. sending “mixed signals” to Tehran. Macron also welcomed a proposal from Elaborating on a rapid-deployment strategy of the Army In May 2018, Trump unilaterally aban- Rouhani calling for the formation of a joint all our European partners,” Le Drian said of a “multinational maritime” naval deploy- Ground Force for urgent operations, he said that all units of the doned the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan panel of experts seeking solutions to regional of the initiative, adding that Macron was ment in the region. Army have changed into combative arrangement to respond of Action (JCPOA) – the official name for the and international disputes. “obviously keeping American authorities The initiative has so far failed to receive to threats in the shortest possible time. nuclear deal between Iran and six world pow- Macron recently stepped up diplomatic informed”. much support among Washington’s key allies. The remarks came against the backdrop of increasing ten- ers – and introduced old and new sanctions contact with Tehran in a bid to allegedly The French diplomatic push comes as Iran has repeatedly stressed that foreign sions between Tehran and Washington which peaked when on Iran. Trump’s administration has also cease the U.S. economic war against Iran the U.S. has taken a quasi-warlike posture presence in the Persian Gulf is a lead cause for the Islamic Republic shot down an advanced U.S. spy drone sought to further scupper implementation of and deescalate tensions in the region. against Iran in recent months, stepping up tension and that only regional cooperation after it entered Iranian airspace. the deal by pressuring remaining signatories, “That’s what President Macron is doing, provocative military deployments in the between neighboring countries can assure the The drone was shot by homegrown air defense missile sys- specifically the European parties to the deal. in full transparency with our partners, above Middle East and calling for the formation security of the vital international energy hub. tem called “Khordad-3rd”. In comments made a few hours after the incident, IRGC Chief Major General Hossein Salami said the shooting down of the U.S. drone had a straightforward message that any Russian envoy warns about ultra-regional presence in Persian Gulf encroachment of the Iranian territory will draw a crushing POLITICAL TEHRAN – Russia’s ambassador to exchange of ideas. response. deskIran has warned about any mistake by In a letter presented to the UN Security Council and Failing against Iran single-handedly, U.S. President Donald the ultra-regional forces in the Persian Gulf. the UN General Assembly on July 23, Russia said that Trump has recently been calling for an international coalition Levan Dzhagaryan, speaking to national TV in an it is “ready for cooperation with all interested parties to to maintain military presence in the Persian Gulf region. interview broadcast on Saturday, emphasized that the implement this and other constructive proposals.” Earlier this month, Heidari told reporters that Iranian U.S.-led maritime coalition has already faced opposition, The Russian Foreign Ministry has named its plan the forces are well-prepared to defend the country against any including by Washington’s allies. “Concept of Collective Security in the Persian Gulf.” threat being posed by trans-regional forces. “The U.S. seems so far away from his aims. Some of the “In the current conditions, energetic and effective On July 17, the Ground Force of the Army unveiled a brand countries do not want to be puppets of the U.S. and we action is needed at an international and regional levels new drone capable of detecting, intercepting and targeting support such policy for it is a realistic one,” said Dzhagaryan. in the interests of improving and further stabilizing the threats on missions inside and outside Iranian airspace. The United States has been trying to persuade its al- situation in the Persian Gulf, overcoming the prolonged The fully indigenous Mohajer 6 was made in coopera- lies into an international coalition under the claim that crisis stage and turning this sub-region to peace, good tion between the Army, the Ministry of Defense, and Quds it wants to provide “security” for merchant shipping in neighborly relations and sustainable development,” the Aviation Industries, said Commander of Specialized Drone the Strait of Hormuz — through which about a fifth of all document reads. Manufacturing Unit of the Army Brigadier General Shahram oil consumed globally pass —and other strategic Middle “Practical work on launching the process of creating Hassannejad back then. Eastern shipping lanes. a security system in the Persian Gulf may be started by Washington claims Tehran has played a role in two holding bilateral and multilateral consultations between separate attacks on oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman in interested parties, including countries both within the Guardian Council says May and June, without providing any credible evidence discussed the issue at a recent news conference, I would region and outside of it, UN Security Council, LAS [League to support the accusations. Iran has categorically rejected like to explain further that the recent suggestion made of Arab States], OIC [Organization of Islamic Coopera- won’t be affected by pressure the claims. by the Russian Federation is focused on the security con- tion], PGCC [Persian Gulf Cooperation Council],” the Germany and France have so far rebuffed requests from sortium in the Persian Gulf.” document adds. POLITICAL TEHRAN – The Guardian Council will not be the Trump administration to join the military coalition The Russian diplomat went on to say that the pro- The document envisages forming an initiative group deskinfluenced by pressures when vetting candi- in the Persian Gulf. posed plan was introduced at the UN Security Council to to prepare an international conference on security and dates for the 2020 parliamentary elections, its spokesman said Asked about Moscow’s proposal to build a security the Persian Gulf states. He also highlighted that Russia cooperation in the Persian Gulf, which would later lead to on Saturday. system in the Persian Gulf, Dzhagaryan said, “Although has good and friendly ties with Iran and its neighbors, establishing an organization on security and cooperation “Our criterion to vet the candidates is law and we will not be Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has calling the proposed plan an invitation for dialogue and in this region. influenced by pressures,” Abbasali Kadkhodaei said, Fars reported. Under Article 99 of Iran’s Constitution, the responsibility to supervise elections lays with the Guardian Council. The body consists of six theologians appointed by Supreme Appeals court overturns U.S. verdict allowing seizure of Iran-linked skyscraper Leader and six jurists nominated by Judiciary and approved 1 But in Friday’s decision, Circuit fusing to let Alavi gather evidence to show in the rule of law.” by parliament. Judge Richard Wesley faulted trial judge the government sued too late. A spokesman for U.S. Attorney Geof- Iran’s next parliamentary election will be held on February Katherine Forrest, who is now in private “If this case returns to trial, a properly frey Berman in Manhattan, whose office 21, 2020. practice, for “a troubling pattern of errors informed jury may or may not find for the represented the government, declined to The candidates will have until December 7 to register. on relatively straightforward issues.” government - a topic on which we have no comment. Last month, Guardian Council secretary Ayatollah Ahmad Wesley said these included admitting opinion,” Wesley wrote. “But getting to any “We are obviously pleased,” Alavi’s law- Jannati said the council’s senior clerics and jurists do not con- videotapes of former Alavi board members outcome requires a fair and procedurally yers Daniel Ruzumna and John Gleeson sider political and factional rivalries when doing their duties. repeatedly invoking their constitutional adequate process, something that has been said in a joint statement. “All we have ever “They do not apply their personal opinions and their cri- right against self-incrimination, and re- lacking in this case. There are no shortcuts wanted and asked for is a fair shake.” terion is to carry out their legal duty,” he said. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 4 ECONOMY AUGUST 11, 2019 1,100 Iranian SMEs exporting STOCK MARKET TEDPIX 255306.4 IFX 3433.33 products to global markets Sources: tse.ir, Ifb.ir 1 Plans for reviving idle SMEs the country’s Small Industries Investment Underlining the importance of SMEs in the Guarantee Fund. country’s economy, the official mentioned “The guarantee fund’s current capital stands some of his organization’s plans for sup- at 1.1 trillion rials (about $26 million) which is CURRENCIES porting such enterprises, noting that the planned to be doubled in near future,” he said. USD 42,000 rials industry ministry is also fully supporting Holding training courses, supporting SMEs participation in international exhibitions, EUR 47,347 rials ISIPO’s efforts in this regards. “Although the SMEs have the potential supporting SMEs research and study pro- GBP 50,547 rials to provide nearly 900,000 job opportunities jects, and supporting knowledge-based SMEs across the country, but currently 22 percent of were some other programs which ISIPO is AED 11,437 rials the SMEs are idle and there are only 710,000 following to help SMEs expand their activ- Source: cbi.ir people working in active units,” Salehinia said. ities, according to the official. One of the major programs that ISIPO Keeping up with the world is following regarding the SMEs is reviving One other major issue which was stressed idle units and helping them to get back into by the deputy industry minister, was the sig- COMMODITIES business. nificance of staying in touch with the world “ISIPO plans to help revive 1300 idle knowledge and keeping the country’s SMEs Brent $58.53/b SMEs by the end of the current year [Irani- up to date. WTI $54.50/b an calendar year which ends on March 19, In this regard the official mentioned tech- 2020],” Salehinia said. nological collaboration with South Korea, OPEC Basket $57.82/b Activities and exports China, Germany and some other countries’ Elsewhere in his remarks the ISIPO head knowledge-based institutions and organiza- Gold $1,498.45/oz mentioned the Iranian SMEs major areas of tions with the aim of transferring knowledge Silver $17.04/oz activities, saying “Iranian SMEs are currently into the country and using the two sides’ operating in a variety of areas including in- experiences and expertise to improve the Platinium $864.55/oz dustry, petrochemicals, food sector, energy SMEs performance. Sources: oilprice.com, Moneymetals.com and etc.” “Despite the U.S. sanctions, our tech- According to the data provided by the nological collaborations with many of the official, nearly 17 percent of the country’s the past Iranian calendar year (ended on ISIPO plans for supporting SMEs world’s great knowledge centers are intact SMEs are active in the food industry, while March 20, 2019). Further in his remarks, Salehinia men- and we are even trying to sign agreements 22 percent are working in petrochemicals He further said that for the time being, tioned some of his organization’s plans and with new research partners,” Salehinia stated. Paper, cardboard production sector, 27 percent in steel and metal prod- 210 foreign investors are collaborating with programs for supporting the country’s small “We are currently collaborating with ucts, 12 percent in non-metal minerals, five Iranian SMEs by which $2 billion worth of and medium-sized enterprises including fi- the German Corporation for International up 4% in 4 months on year percent in textile, six percent in services, six investment has been attracted. nancial support through government funds Cooperation (known as GIZ) and a delega- percent in cellulose products and etc. “Over 68 export consortiums have also and the budget allocated for supporting do- tion is slated to visit the European country ECONOMY TEHRAN– Production of paper and cardboard The official noted that SMEs exported been formed by domestic SMEs in order to mestic production and providing guarantee in [Iranian calendar month of] Shahrivar deskin Iran rose four percent during the first four about $4 billion worth of commodities in export similar products,” he added. for SMEs which require bank facilities through (August 23-September 22),” he added. months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-July 22) compared to the same period of time in the previous year, Tasnim news agency reported on Saturday, quoting Deputy Industry Minister Farshad Moqimi as saying. The official has recently announced that export of papers and Iraq, Iran consider removing dollar from bilateral trade: envoy cardboards from Iran has risen 63 percent in the past Iranian ECONOMY TEHRAN– Iraqi Ambassador to Iran an agreement to set up a payment mechanism to facilitate calendar year (ended on March 20, 2019) from its previous year. desk Moqimi, who was speaking in one of the specialized meetings Sa’d Javad Qandil said his country and banking ties and boost trade between the two countries. on investigating domestic industry status attended by some rep- Iran are considering mechanisms to use local currencies in In the meeting, Central Bank of Iran Governor Abdolnasser resentatives from paper production associations, also said that their bilateral trade to reduce reliance on the U.S. dollar, Hemmati who visited Iraq to discuss expansion of banking Iran’s paper and cardboard import has fallen 18 percent in the Mehr news agency reported. relations, expressed hope that the trade balance between previous year, IRNA reported. The two neighbors are holding talks to find the best way to the two neighboring countries would increase even more. facilitate their financial transactions, the ambassador noted. In early May, officials from the two countries held a The Iraqi diplomat once again reiterated his government’s meeting in Tehran to discuss establishing an Iran-Iraq IMF says trade war threatens clear stance against the U.S.’ unilateral sanctions against trade committee. Iran, saying such restrictions are against the international According to Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO), China’s growth, pushes for rules and regulations. in the meeting, the two sides discussed several issues in- Noting that the bilateral trades between Iran and Iraq cluding joint investment and establishment of industrial an equitable resolution have not been affected by the sanctions in the past year, zones, facilitating the transit of goods, facilitating business The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is urging the world’s Qandil expressed his country’s readiness to increase the travels, organizing pilgrimage and health tourism, as well two largest economies to resolve the escalating trade war quickly level of cooperation with Iran in various economic spheres. as solving the existing problems regarding mutual trade. and fairly. Iraq is currently Iran’s biggest trade partner and the Iran’s exports to Iraq have increased by 37 in the last As per cnbc.com, in a new report published Friday by the two countries have been taking significant steps to improve Iranian calendar year (ended on March 20) and the two executive board at the IMF, directors recommended a “com- their mutual trade over the past few years. neighbors have it on agenda to boost their mutual trade to prehensive” agreement on trade that avoids “undermining the In early February, central banks of Iran and Iraq reached $20 billion by 2021. international system.” Auto part makers calling for Industry Ministry’s new policies ECONOMY TEHRAN–Domestic In mid-May, Industry Minister Reza He said the policy of domestic manufactur- deskauto part manufactur- Rahmani issued a directive on “strength- ing of auto parts should be seriously followed ers want Industry Ministry to make new ening domestic manufacturing of imported up, and in this due the capable manufacturers policies that facilitate their activities, the auto parts”. should be seriously supported. secretary of Iranian Auto Part Manufac- Addressing two of his deputies, Farshad Given that 1.25 million vehicles are an- turers Association told IRNA on Saturday. Moqimi, deputy for industrial affairs, and ticipated to be manufactured in the country Arash Mohebi-Nejad mentioned four ma- Mohammad-Baqer Ali, the board chairman during the current Iranian calendar year (ends jor problems that auto part manufacturers of Iran’s Industrial Development and Ren- on March 19, 2020), the part manufacturers are facing as lack of liquidity, prices which ovation Organization (IDRO), the minister will need 150 trillion rials of working capital should be modified, difficulty of supplying put emphasis on using the highest potential (about $3.571 billion) for the purchase of raw “China and its trading partners should work cooperatively raw materials both from inside and outside of human resources for strengthening do- materials and other required items. and constructively to settle their disputes in a rules-based mul- the country, and settling credit purchases. mestic manufacturing of auto parts which As previously announced by Industry tilateral framework and make joint efforts to reform the WTO He said some of the problems can be are currently imported to the country. Ministry, Iranian carmakers manufactured in a good faith and win-win approach,” Jin Zhongxia, executive removed through policies made by the Highlighting the orders of the Supreme part manufacturers, knowledge-based com- 266,961 vehicles during the first four months director for China at the IMF, said in a press release. “That is not Industry Ministry and through coopera- Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah panies and enterprises is vital for strength- of the current Iranian calendar year (March only good for China and the U.S., but also for the international tion of the auto part manufacturers, for Seyed Ali Khamenei on supporting pro- ening domestic manufacturing of imported 21-July 22). community as a whole.” example floating prices for the parts could duction in the current Iranian calendar auto parts. The ministry’s data show that car man- The report outlined tariff-related headwinds for China’s be a resolution. year (began on March 21), which is named This movement should be all-out promoted ufacturing in Iran has fallen 38.3 percent economy. Directors emphasized that China would benefit from Industry Ministry has been recently the year of “Pickup in Production” by the to combat sanctions and also prevent from in the four-month period of this year from “further opening up of the economy and other reforms that en- following up the policies for supporting supreme leader, Rahmani stressed that exit of foreign currency from the country, the 432,528 cars manufactured in the same hance competition.” The country’s GDP growth slowed to 6.6 domestic auto part manufacturers. cooperation among all car makers, auto minister noted. time span of the previous year. percent in 2018 and is projected to moderate to 6.2 percent this year, according to the IMF. China’s planned stimulus was offset by the U.S. imposing tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods. The IMF said trade tensions have “inevitably affected” the UK economy contracts for first time since 2012 amid Brexit worries Chinese economy, “but the impact is manageable.” The British economy shrank unexpectedly for the first time “While a moderate slowdown is expected in 2019, uncertainty Johnson set up showdown since 2012 in the second quarter, dragged down by a slump around trade tensions remains high and risks are tilted to the On winning the top job last month, Johnson set up a in manufacturing just as Prime Minister Boris Johnson downside,” the IMF directors said. showdown with the EU by vowing to negotiate a new divorce prepares to leave the European Union with or without a The trade war boiled over deal and threatening that, if the bloc refused, he would take divorce deal. The trade war boiled over this week as China announced it Britain out on Oct. 31 without a deal. According to france24.com, in the most startling eco- would stop buying American agricultural products in retalia- But the economic hazard warning lights are flashing just nomic warning sign since the 2016 Brexit referendum, gross tion for Trump’s surprise tariffs threat. China also allowed its as the trade battle between the United States and China domestic product fell at a quarterly rate of 0.2% in the three currency to drop against the dollar to a key level unseen since unsettles the world economy. months to June, below all forecasts in a Reuters poll that 2008. The Trump administration later labeled Beijing a “cur- “This is a challenging period across the global economy, had pointed to a flat reading. rency manipulator.” with growth slowing in many countries,” finance minister Sterling fell to the day’s low of $1.2088 after the GDP data The IMF pushed back on that designation in the report and said Sajid Javid said. was published, down 0.4% on the day, before recovering that “estimates suggest little FX intervention by the PBC.” Still, “But the fundamentals of the British economy are strong slightly. Against the euro, the pound also fell and was last the IMF said greater exchange rate policy transparency would – wages are growing, employment is at a record high and down 0.3%, not far from a two-year low. be important. Some directors called for disclosure of currency we’re forecast to grow faster than Germany, Italy and Japan Year-on-year economic growth slid to 1.2% from 1.8% interventions by China. this year.” in the first quarter, Britain’s Office for National Statistics On Friday, President Donald Trump said that the U.S. gov- Many investors say a no-deal Brexit would send shock Britain’s economy has slowed since June 2016’s vote to said, it’s weakest since the start of 2018. Annual growth ernment will no longer do business with Chinese telecom giant waves through the world economy, tip Britain into a reces- leave the EU, with annual growth rates dropping from more in June alone was the weakest since August 2013 at 1.0%. Huawei. The administration blacklisted Huawei in May over sion, roil financial markets and weaken London’s position than 2% before the referendum to expand by 1.4% last year. The “economy is stalling,” PwC senior economist Mike national security concerns. as the pre-eminent international financial center. Ever since the 2016 EU referendum, the pound has gy- Jakeman said. He said the Brexit crisis and the uncertain This comes after Trump abruptly ended the cease-fire with The Bank of England last week predicted that growth rated to the rhetoric of the Brexit divorce: after the result global outlook left Britain’s economy on a “knife-edge” for China by announcing 10% tariffs on $300 billion worth of Chinese will only stage a limited pick-up to a quarterly rate of 0.3% was announced, it had the biggest one-day fall since the the third quarter. goods last week, claiming China failed to buy U.S. farm goods during the current quarter and that growth for the year as era of free-floating exchange rates was introduced in the Many car factories ramped up manufacturing at the start as it promised. The threat sent shock waves through financial a whole will drop to 1.3%. early 1970s. of the year and brought forward production breaks to pre- markets and caused the S&P 500 to have its worst day of the Britain mired in recession The finance minister-in-waiting for the opposition Labour pare for Britain’s original Brexit date of March 29, but the year on Monday. June manufacturing data was also unexpectedly poor Party, John McDonnell, said: The “Tories’ Brexit bungling, divorce was delayed by then Prime Minister Theresa May. “In the event a comprehensive and durable agreement is not and output for the quarter contracted at the fastest rate since including Boris Johnson now taking us towards no-deal, is “Manufacturing output fell back after a strong start to reached, uncertainty is likely to persist and weigh on both the early 2009, when Britain was mired in recession. breaking the economy.” the year, with production brought forward ahead of the near- and longer-term outlook as China’s access to foreign mar- Private-sector business surveys have shown the manu- “It’s time for an end to this incompetence from successive UK’s original departure date from the EU,” ONS statistician kets and technology may be significantly reduced,” the IMF said. facturing and construction sectors both contracted in July, Conservative governments – we need a general election Rob Kent Smith said. while the larger services sector eked out only modest growth. and a Labour government to turn this country around.” I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y AUGUST 11, 2019 ENERGY 5 Karoun Power Plant to supply electricity Strong OPEC cuts slightly to Yadavaran Oilfield tightening oil market in ENERGY TEHRAN – Iran’s Pe- being supplied by five gas generators. Three the short term desktroleum Engineering and of the five generators are in service and the Development Company (PEDEC) plans to other two are on standby. OPEC’s crude oil production dropped by 200,000 bpd in July connect Yadavaran Oilfield to West Karoun In late July, PEDEC Head Touraj Dehqani from June, and helped by additional cuts of 100,000 bpd from Power plant, a measure that will ensure said the first phase of Karoun Power Plant is the non-OPEC part of the production cut coalition, the market continuous and uninterrupted production nearly finished and will go operational soon. balance in the short term has tightened slightly, the International of oil in this joint field, Shana reported “Uninterrupted production of oil in the Energy Agency (IEA) said on Friday, but warned that the slightly on Saturday. West Karoun region depends on the continu- tighter market is a “temporary phenomenon.” “The Yadavaran Oilfield development ous and reliable supply of electricity, which is According to IEA’s estimate reported by TASS, OPEC’s com- project is the first project which will be why construction of the West Karoun Power pliance with the production cuts that were extended into 2020 powered through the West Karoun Power Plant is of particular importance,” Dehqani in early July was 119 percent last month, while the non-OPEC Plant,” Hojat Norouzi, director of Yadavaran told Shana. countries part of the deal showed overall compliance of 107 per- Oilfield development project at PEDEC, said. “According to the plan, within the next cent with their share of the cuts. According to Norouzi, PEDEC put it on two months, electricity supply for Yadavaran agenda to supply the project’s electricity Oilfield and West Karoun Pump House would from the mentioned power plant in order be ensured,” he said. to avoid interruptions in oil production Yadavaran is one of the five oilfields known due to electricity shortages. as West Karoun oilfields. The official said connecting the field West Karoun region which includes five to West Karoun Power Plant was one of major fields namely North Azadegan, South the prerequisites of the Yadavaran Oilfield tion with the power plant, the required As reported, Yadavaran Oil field devel- Azadegan, North Yaran, South Yaran and development plan, adding that “After con- equipment were prepared and drilling of opment project is currently consuming 17 Yadavaran is prioritized among the coun- ducting necessary studies and coordina- cabling channels will begins this week.” megawatts (MW) of electricity which is try’s top development projects. Oil demand growth almost halves amid fears of economic slowdown The world’s demand for oil is growing at the slowest rate situation is becoming even more uncertain,” the IEA said. since the financial crisis over fears of a global economic The future oil demand is fragile “Robust compliance with OPEC+ supply cuts and losses from slowdown, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said. The Paris-based group added its outlook for future oil Venezuela and Iran saw OPEC oil production fall by 2 mb/d versus As per theguardian.com, the agency said fears about the demand growth was “fragile” and more likely to fall again July 2018,” the IEA said in its Oil Market Report. economic impact of the U.S. trade war with China have caused than to be revised upwards. Saudi Arabia’s production in July was 700,000 bpd below its oil prices to slide despite flaring tensions in the Middle East The gloomy oil market forecasts come after global oil quota under the OPEC+ deal, “in a clear sign of its determination which would typically cause markets to spike. prices slumped this week amid rising U.S.-China tensions, to support market re-balancing,” the IEA said. Oil demand growth almost halved in the first five months and signs the trade war may drag on. On Thursday, reports emerged that Saudi Arabia had approached of the year compared with the same period last year, ac- The oil price has tumbled by over 10% in recent weeks, other members of OPEC to discuss possible steps they can take cording to the IEA. from around $64 (£53) a barrel at the end of July to less to arrest a slide in oil prices that have brought them to the lowest Its latest monthly report revealed that demand grew by than $57 (£47) a barrel this week. The market is down by in seven months. just under 600,000 barrels of oil a day this year, the weak- almost a quarter from May when oil traded at almost $75 Deeper production cuts at leading producer Saudi Arabia, lower est growth since 2008 when fears over the looming global (£62) a barrel.The oil price slide has come despite a tense output at Iran, and outages in Libya and Venezuela sent OPEC’s recession caused demand growth to stall. standoff between Iran and the U.S. in the Strait of Hormuz. crude oil production in July falling to its lowest level since 2011, Growth was almost solely driven by rising demand in Saudi Arabia is leading plans to rein in oil output to avoid ed that the U.S.-China trade war could extend beyond the the monthly Reuters survey found last week. China, where oil demand grew by 500,000 barrels a day. an oversupply in the market and further price falls. November 2020 U.S. presidential election, as both sides The IEA estimates that OPEC’s crude oil production was 29.7 Meanwhile, oil demand across the OECD countries fell The IEA warned that by next year, rising oil supply output toughened their stances this week. million bpd in July. Should the cartel keep that output level through for the third consecutive quarter. from non-OPEC countries is expected to grow by 2.2m barrels Beijing accused the U.S. of “deliberately destroying in- the rest of the year, this would imply a draw in global stocks of “There have been concerns about the health of the glob- a day in 2020, which could cause oil prices to fall further ternational order” with “unilateralism and protectionism”, 700,000 bpd in the second half of 2019, also assisted by slowing al economy expressed in recent (IEA reports) and shown if there is not enough demand to absorb the extra supply. just days after Washington accused China of acting as a growth pace of non-OPEC production, the Paris-based agency said. by reduced expectations for oil demand growth. Now, the The U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs has predict- currency manipulator. The slight market tightening, however, will be shattered again next year, as the IEA expects “very strong” non-OPEC production growth at 2.2 million bpd, which, under the current assumptions, Asian LNG prices edge higher as buyers return will mean that “the oil market will be well supplied.” Asian spot prices for liquefied natural gas (LNG) The rise in European prices was driven by edged up this week amid increased market short covering, however, with prices levelling Lekela reaches financial close activity driven by hot weather in parts of Japan, off this week as European market is facing a South Korea and China, with several buyers full storage situation next month. for its wind farm in Egypt looking for cargoes. Keeping global LNG market over- As per hellenicshippingnews.com, spot prices supplied Renewable power generation company Lekela has achieved fi- for delivery in northeast Asia in September are LNG supply offers remained ample, keeping nancial close for its first wind farm project in Egypt, called West estimated at $4.20 per million British thermal the global LNG market significantly oversup- Bakr Wind, according to a press statement on Thursday. units (mmBtu), up 10 cents from last week. plied.In the Atlantic basin, Angola LNG offered According to evwind.es, the statement said that construction Prices for October are estimated at around a late August-early September delivery cargo, will shortly begin, delivering 250MW of clean, reliable power at $4.75/mmBtu. while GAIL (India) offered three cargoes from a highly competitive price. Once the project is fully operational After some deals were done below $4.00/ its U.S. offtake for loading over October, No- in 2021, it will produce over 1,000GW per year and power more mmBtu last week for the first time in the past port project was seeking a small cargo for late hotter than normal,” Energy Aspects said in vember and December.In Asia Pacific, projects than 350,000 homes. three to four years, this week’s deals were con- August-early September delivery. its Global LNG Panorama report this week. in Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Brunei and CEO at Lekela Chris Antonopoulos said, “As our first project cluded largely slightly above $4.00/mmBtu, Some winter demand started to appear, “While this is likely to lead to a bigger run Australia were among those that issued sell in Egypt, we have enjoyed working closely with partners and trade sources said. with Turkey’s Botas closing a tender for four on LNG stocks than if the weather was near tenders.Australia is expected to maintain strong stakeholders, including the Egyptian Electricity Transmission China’s Guangzhou Gas has bought a car- winter delivery cargoes. average, particularly in Korea and Japan, exports, a market source said. Company and the New and Renewable Energy Authority, to get go for August delivery from Glencore for over Pakistan issued a tender for the supply of 10 any replacement buying is only likely to start A Chevron executive told investors last week to this point. We see great opportunity to invest in wind energy $4.00/mmBtu and India’s Reliance Industries liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes between showing up in late September or October,” the its Australian facilities’ output was better than in Egypt, and we look forward to working in the country for years bought a September cargo above $4/mmBtu. the start of October and the end of December report added. expected. to come.” Japan’s Tohoku Electric Power was seeking closing on Sept. 5.In northeast Asia, winter Some support to spot prices came from “Reliability is coming up, we have extra pro- a cargo for delivery from late August to early demand is expected to emerge later, however. a jump in European prices late last week, an duction over and above what we had planned September. “Weather forecasts for northeast Asia now LNG trader said, adding that a deal was done at and so all that production is going to be exposed In the Atlantic, Colombia’s Calamari im- suggest that much of the rest of August will be around $4.40-4.50/mmBtu on the price jump. to spot prices,” he said. Key to those record-low solar bids? Rosy merchant income assumptions By Jason Deign Solar developers are relying on merchant sales to supple- ment their revenues as bids fall below a level that can be sustained through power-purchase agreements alone. Or at least that’s the view taken by analysts who can’t work out how the projects will survive otherwise. Last week, for example, an auction in Portugal saw bids Faisal Eissa, General Manager of Lekela Egypt, said, “We have hit a worldwide record low of 14.76 euros $16.48 per meg- reached this milestone with our financial partners, International awatt-hour. Finance Corporation (IFC), European Bank for Reconstruction and Such prices are not reflective of the true levelized cost of Development (EBRD), and Overseas Private Investment Corpo- energy for utility-scale solar in Portugal, said Tom Heggarty, ration (OPIC). We can now concentrate on the completion of the senior analyst at Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables. project, and will work closely with Siemens Gamesa Renewable “We believe that bidders are planning to sell into the Energy, the EPC contractor for the West Bakr project, on the wholesale power market at the end of the 15-year contracts final steps before the project’s full operation scheduled in 2021.” on offer, and as such they’re making a bet on merchant Creating long-term value pricing from years 16 to 30 of the asset’s lifetime,” he said. As part of Lekela’s strategy to create long-term value for the It’s a risky bet. Wood Mackenzie analysis suggests the communities in which it operates, the project has developed a Portuguese auction bidders would need to get wholesale Community Investment Plan focusing on enterprise, education power prices averaging at least €30 ($34) per megawatt-hour power price erosion, without a lot of build-out of energy overly optimistic assumptions because they could reasonably and environment initiatives. to get a positive equity internal rate of return (IRR). storage,” said Heggarty.This level of spreadsheet optimism rely on technology and maintenance cost reductions taking Local employment opportunities will be created alongside To see a positive IRR-weighted average cost of capital is not unique to Portugal, nor to the solar industry for that place before a project was commissioned. skills development and training to improve future employment spread, meanwhile, the wholesale price would have to be matter. This is a fair bet with rapidly evolving technologies such prospects. around €50 ($56). And all of this is with some pretty opti- In a tweet last month, the vice president of development as offshore wind and was certainly the case with solar in the During peak construction, the project will employ up to 550 mistic assumptions on the part of the analysts. at U.S.-based Scale Microgrids claimed it was “apparently earlier stages of its evolution. But in recent years, levelized people.West Bakr Wind is located on an important bird migration The capital expenditure estimations common practice” to bid on PPAs that produce negative net cost of energy reductions for solar have been tapering off. path, so Lekela is working closely with authorities to ensure that Heggarty said the analysis assumed projects would be present values (NPVs) “with a ‘thesis’ for getting it positive Instead, the hope is that merchant sales will bulk out wildlife is protected. built at a price of just €600 ($670) per kilowatt of installed later.”He said a financier had told him that these bids were the figures once a project’s PPA expires. “No financiers will The company is participating in a “shut down on demand” capacity, at the low end of capital expenditure estimations going forward because “it’s my team’s job to win deals and be actively looking for negative NPV,” asserted Heggarty. program, meaning that when birds are detected the turbines are for Portugal. HQ has deployment targets.” “What we’re seeing is that as assumed project lifetimes able to be stopped. The calculations also assumed a capacity factor of around Bloomberg New Energy Finance’s head of solar analysis, increase to 30 years and in some cases beyond, investors Lekela has also signed a protocol with the Egyptian Environ- 24 percent, most likely only achievable using bifacial modules Jenny Chase, confirmed that seemingly negative NPV PPA are seeing that they need less revenue from the contracts mental Affairs Agency and its Migratory Soaring Birds project on single-axis trackers. bids had been seen “a lot” since the advent of renewable energy they’re bidding on through auctions.” to contribute towards the funding and implementation of the “Such bets clearly represent a significant risk due to the auctions.Calculating the levelized cost of energy needed to And while that’s a big gamble, Chase said the potential Migratory Birds Monitoring training program. many uncertainties around forecasting wholesale power match many auction results was “incredibly difficult with downside has to be viewed in context. “By and large, what Located 30km north-west of Ras Ghareb, West Bakr Wind is prices 15 to 30 years ahead,” Heggarty said. the assumptions we have from mainstream providers,” she will happen is that the equity investors in the plant will not part of the Government’s Build, Own, and Operate (BOO) scheme. By the time these projects reach the end of their PPAs, said. “What you have to do (is) stretch those assumptions get quite what they were looking for,” she said. It will increase Egypt’s wind energy capacity by 14%, as the country Portugal should be well on the way to 100 percent renewable to really painful levels.” “But if they end up getting 4 percent instead of 6 percent, strives to meet its target of generating 20% of its electricity from power penetration, he said. Overly optimistic assumptions it’s probably not the end of the world.” renewable sources by 2022; which includes 67% partnership with “We would expect to see significant daytime wholesale In some cases, developers could be excused for making (Source: greentechmedia.com) the private sector. The project will also reduce more than 550,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions per year. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 6 INTERNATIONAL AUGUST 11, 2019 Asir, Najran and Jizan used to be the northern regions John Steppling: Zarif more popular in America after of the Yemeni state for centuries: Brecht Jonkers By Damir Nazarov Yemen conflict? U.S. sanctions A: Important Ansarullah figures and leaders Last years we see how in South Yemen in the National Salvation Government, such TEHRAN (FNA)– John Steppling, American philosopher, says militants al-Islah have confrontation vs. as Mohammed Ali al-Houthi, have repeatedly with Washington’s move to sanction Iran’s Top Diplomat, people Southern Transitional Council. Why that called on Russia to play a decisive and positive of America cannot help but comparing Zarif as an intellectual organizations unleashed a war each other? role in pressuring on the international stage statesman, dignified and articulate with the US Administration’s A: The Southern Transitional Council (STC) for the end of the conflict and a negotiated people like Bolton, Pompeo or even Trump himself. has unfortunately decided to opportunistically settlement in Yemen. Speaking in an exclusive interview with FNA, Steppling said ally itself with the United Arab Emirates after On August 4, Mohammed al-Houthi praised although “the Trump government is failing, and increasing the they invaded Yemen in March 2015. the solutions suggested by Russia, stating: “We bellicosity of their rhetoric… [However] there is a growing sense, While South Yemen used to be a progressive welcome the Russian vision of a transition to- almost subconscious, in the US that Iran is not the enemy”. state in the region prior to Yemeni unification wards peace, good neighborliness and devel- He further added the counter result can be a positive sign, showing in 1990, and while the South Yemen movement opment and ensuring a sustainable political that “all the attempts to bully the world are suddenly not working.” used to be dominated by the Yemeni Socialist settlement in Yemen and Syria as a priority.” John Steppling is an American philosopher an author, based Party for much of the 1990s, in the present The Yemeni senior political figure especially in Norway. His articles appear in various media and news outlets. time the dominant ideology in the separatist expressed his support for the “international Below is the full text of the interview: movement seems to be ethnic nationalism and legal obligations, the most important of which tribalism. This has led to an alliance between is to not use force or threats in order to settle some separatists, united in the STC and the disputes, and to respect the sovereignty and Security Belt militias, and the UAE invaders. integrity of states in the region,” that Russia The UAE has apparently promised the south- had proposed. erners an independent state under Emirati Yemeni branch of the Muslim Brotherhood that The guerilla style warfare that Ansarullah Why Mohammad bin Salman attached supervision. This rump state would provide is led by former Saleh henchman Ali Mohsen has displayed in the southern Saudi frontline great importance relations with Putin? a highly strategic access point for the Emira- al-Ahmar, is in control of the southern city of has borne fruit, with significant gains having A: Saudi Arabia and Russia are two of the tis to the Gulf of Aden, the Arabian Sea and Taiz. The Wahhabi militias tied to Islah have been made ever since the beginning of the war. world’s most important petroleum producers thus also the Indian Ocean. By having South been confronting the Security Belt and STC In Najran, Asir and Jizan, this strategy has also and exporters, and as such have certain similar Yemen as a puppet state, the UAE could also militias for years now, but the conflict has only proven its success. interests in the economic sphere. circumvent the Persian Gulf completely, which gotten more intense over the past few weeks. Houthis have allies in South Yemen? Added to this, it is not unthinkable that would mean they would have less reason to Ansar Allah has amazing success in the A: The exact political composition of south- Mohammed bin Salman fears possible Russian fear Iranian activities in the Strait of Hormuz fighting on territory Saudi Arabia. What is the ern Yemen is hard to gauge, because of the interference with the Saudi plan for domination if conflict were to ever break out between Abu cause success? repression by Saudi and UAE-backed forces of the Arab Peninsula. Dhabi and Tehran. A: One of the most important things to and mercenaries active there. However, what is Knowing that Russia has stood by Syria However, the Emirati plan for an independ- know about the region of Saudi Arabia that for certain is that a significant part of the South through its darkest days, and has helped the ent South Yemen is direct violation of the original Ansarullah is active in, is that this used to be Yemen Movement is actively cooperating with Syrian Arab Republic withstand the onslaught plan the Saudi-UAE alliance went to war for part of Yemen. Asir, Najran and Jizan used to the National Salvation Government in Sana’a of Saudi-backed terrorism, MBS has reason It has been revealed that Zarif has declined an invitation in 2015. Riyadh has always aimed at restoring be the northern regions of the Yemeni state in order to find a peaceful solution. to fear possible Russian actions in the region. to the White House in his July trip. A few weeks later, the White the rule of ousted former president of Yemen for centuries, up until the Saudi conquest of The factions of the South Yemen Movement Obviously, the destruction of Yemen and the House sanctioned him. How do you view the development? Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi. Hadi, widely seen as it in 1934. that are participating in the National Dialogue total domination of either Saudi Arabia or the A: The real issue here is much broader. Trump and his ad- a Saudi puppet, could steer Yemen back into a In Yemen, the loss of such a significant ter- Conference have openly condemned and rejected UAE, both of which are key strategic US allies, ministration do all kinds of unprecedented and irrational things. position of subservience to Saudi interests, as it ritory to Saudi invaders still evokes feelings the actions of the Security Belt, Saudi Arabia and will not benefit Russia in any way. Aside from Many of his statements are almost nonsensical. There is a clear was between 2011 and 2014. For Saudi Arabia, of anger and humiliation. This explains why the UAE. These southern activists condemned this, it violates Moscow’s long-held policy of tension in the upper echelon of the US state. Mike Pompeo is a there is no benefit to splitting Yemen in half, crossing into official “Saudi territory” is not what they called a campaign “aimed at sowing non-interference and resistance against impe- very dangerous man. First because he is a zealot, and second a especially if it means giving up the strategic considered a far-fetched retaliation for the discord and establishing civil conflicts by in- rialist ambitions, especially in a volatile region zealot who imagines himself the smartest guy in the room...any southern coasts of Yemen to Emirati control. defenders of Yemen. Aside from this, there is flaming the strife of racism and regionalism” like the Middle East. It is therefore far from room. He is, in fact, a very pedestrian thinker. It does not matter While Saudi Arabia has not reacted openly still considerable discontent towards Riyadh being waged by the Emirati-backed militias. certain that MBS will be able to coax Russia how influential Bolton is at this point, because Pompeo is the voice to the Emirati plans, they have their own agents in these regions, which makes the advance of Delegation from Houthis not rare visiting into cooperating with the highly aggressive that matters here. Both of these men (and a number of others on the ground in Yemen. The al-Islah party, the the Yemeni forces all the easier. Moscow. What role Houthis see in Russia on plans the Saudi kingdom is making. close to them, like Brian Hook for example, and Gina Haspel) are almost fanatical in their hatred of Iran. So stigmatizing Zarif, or calling the Revolution Guard terrorists is just theatre in a sense. The real issues are the lack of international support for the US U.S. claim on Russia’s violation of INF nothing but pretext: American Analyst in its targeting of Iran. When Germany refused to participate in TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A former US Senate foreign policy proof should be easily available if the accusation were true. the so called mission...navel mission...there was a sense in NATO analyst said Washington accused Moscow of violating the In- Not only has no such proof been brought forth with respect that the other shoe would soon drop. The US appears very weak termediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty to use it as a to INF, treaty mechanisms for addressing possible violations right now and that is scary, but in another sense it is perhaps a pretext to “dump the treaty” and “threaten a new arms race”. were not invoked by the US. For a long time, the Americans positive sign. It means that all the attempts to bully the world “One has the distinct impression that the US simply made would not even tell the Russians which launch system the US are suddenly not working. the accusation as a pretext to dump a treaty that may have been allegedly considered to be in violation. One has the distinct What is the nature of the US move to sanction the Foreign considered inconvenient to military planners trying to make impression that the US simply made the accusation as a pretext Minister of a country? Russia’s European security situation untenable,” Washing- to dump a treaty that may have been considered inconvenient A: I think it is just a kind of dysfunctional administration ton-based political analyst James Jatras said in an interview to military planners trying to make Russia’s European security where many people of high rank are at odds with each other. Of with the Tasnim News Agency. situation untenable. course ultimately the ruling class have the same goals, but this is “…The US chose to crash the existing treaty, threaten a new The US president has said he wants a new nuclear pact to a time of great unrest globally. We see global fascism rising but arms race, and accuse Russia (I think in bad faith) for being be signed by both Russia and China. Do you think that coun- there is another sense that the tactic of intimidation, used by the responsible,” he noted. tries like China would join the nuclear treaty that Trump is agreements – like torpedoing the JCPOA – is an end in itself. US, by the Saudis too, and Israel, has lost some of its power. The James George Jatras is Deputy Director of the American seeking to reach? With the expiration of the treaty, do not you think that US has still not solved how to get rid of Assad and no amount Institute in Ukraine, a privately funded American NGO. Based A: I hope it’s possible but I doubt it. The INF agreement was the world order would be disrupted? In that case, who would of propaganda against him has really worked. Many Americans in Washington, DC, he is a former US diplomat and adviser to reached in 1987 under Reagan and Gorbachev. Technology be to blame? think he is a ruthless dictator, but a surprising number do not the US Senate Republican leadership. has moved on since then. There are other important players A: Ironically, most observers think that from a purely believe it, and same with Iran. There is a growing sense, almost The full text of the interview with Jatras is as follows: today besides Washington and Moscow, especially Beijing. technical standpoint Russia is better able to fill the space left subconscious, in the US that Iran is not the enemy. They have The US on Friday formally withdrew from the Intermedi- There would have been more than ample groups for the US to by the end of the INF agreement than the US is, at least in done nothing. Zarif is the very image of an intellectual states- ate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty with Russia. Washington propose a new round of negotiations to update the treaty and the short term. There’s even speculation that the Russians men, dignified and articulate. And people, even if not quite able said last year it would withdraw from the INF, accusing Russia expand it to include other countries. If that had been done, I wanted the US to behave as we did because now they have to articulate this, sense this and they cannot help but compare of failing to comply with it. Moscow denies it has violated the think there’s a good chance some progress could have been no impediment to deploying new systems targeting Amer- a Zarif with a Bolton or Pompeo or Trump himself. Of course treaty and says the Trump administration is pulling out because made. Instead, the US chose to crash the existing treaty, threaten ica’s European allies – whose security will be most at risk it is also election season in the US and strange events tend to it wants to pursue a new arms race. UN Secretary-General a new arms race, and accuse Russia (I think in bad faith) for now, not that of the US which is out of the INF range from become easier during this madness. For example, even if the US Antonio Guterres also expressed concerns over the expiration being responsible. Then, Trump says “I hope we’re able to get Russia. Ironically, this may produce anti-US sentiment in surrounds Iran with military bases, they still cannot solve what of the INF, saying, “The world will lose an invaluable brake on everybody in a big, beautiful room and do a new treaty that Europe. There may also be consequences for US deployment to do with Iran. You have many countries (let’s point to Pakistan nuclear war”. “This will likely heighten, not reduce, the threat would be much better.” But after previous US disregard for of supposed anti-missile systems in Poland and Romania and Turkey which border Iran, but Russia too and others) which posed by ballistic missiles,” he said. What is your assessment commitments, from expanding NATO to pulling out of the – to “defend” against nonexistent Iranian weapons – but are going to make a unilateral attack by the US very difficult to of the developments? How do you think about the US claims? JCPOA, not to mention INF itself, why should anyone, especially which the Russians believe is just a mask for offensive de- achieve. Others, too, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, and even Iraq A: I can’t be sure there’s nothing behind the US claims but Moscow and Beijing, put any stock in anything they hear from ployments. Also, the demise of INF sends an ominous signal have all indicated they will not follow US diktats. So the Trump if there were, why doesn’t Washington produce the evidence? Washington? Maybe Trump figured this was just the “art of about prospects for the START treaty on intercontinental government is failing and increasing the bellicosity of their rhet- This unfortunately fits into a pattern like Syrian poison gas, the deal” (like he seems to have had in mind with the JCPOA): weapons that expires in February 2021. If the goal of Trump’s oric, but in the end what are they going to do? Iraqi WMDs, genocide in Kosovo, rape rampages in Libya, destroy the existing framework, make dubious accusations team is to destroy the security framework left over from the Iran’s nuclear program, the Skripal poisonings, Magnitsky, against the other side, turn up the pressure, then flip around first Cold War, they are well on their way. In doing so, they MH17, Russian election meddling, and many more where and expect to sign a “better” deal. Maybe that works in New are re-creating an existential danger to the US and indeed the US considers it sufficient to make the accusation, which York real estate but Trump doesn’t seem to understand that to the whole world that those of old enough to remember ‘Free Kashmir’ slogans is then considered tantamount to proven fact – even though for the likes of Bolton and Pompeo torpedoing arms control thought buried for good in 1991. reverberate in Tehran

1 Speaking at the demonstration, one of the organisers said it is U.S. operates thuggish diplomacy in Hong Kong the duty of every person with conscience to speak truth to power because GLOBALTIMES–Hong Kong netizens the Middle East. The report has no intention ‘today it is them, tomorrow it could be us’. recently exposed a photo of a US diplomat at all to threaten Eadeh or her family. This is On Monday, Indian government abrogated Article 370 and 35A, thus meeting with several radical opposition figures completely different from Hong Kong extreme ending special status given to J&K state under the Indian constitution. including Joshua Wong during a sensitive opposition’s acts: “Flesh search” Hong Kong The government also moved a bill to bifurcate the state into two union period. Hong Kong media further reported police and their families and intimidate and territories (UN). The move came for widespread criticism in and outside that the diplomat, Julie Eadeh, political unit persecute them. India, with observers lambasting the Narendra Modi led government in chief of the US consulate general in Hong Hong Kong media has the right to report New Delhi for the ‘unconstitutional move’ and ‘murder of democracy’. Kong, had been involved in “color revolu- on US diplomats who actively participate According to observers, the move hailed as Modi’s ‘political masterstroke’, tions” in other countries. The article said her and interfere in Hong Kong’s situation, and has brought back focus on the longstanding Kashmir imbroglio with people husband is also a US diplomat. It quoted a help people understand the situation. This terming Kashmir as ‘South Asia’s Palestine’. US church publication and mentioned her is media’s job and has nothing to do with Anticipating public backlash, the Indian government had in advance an- other family members. the government. nounced stringent restrictions in the state, banning movement and assembly The US administration has played a dis- The US State Department slanders the of people and ordering communication blockade. graceful role in the Hong Kong riots. Wash- Chinese government and discriminates However, despite restrictions, people have managed to come out and protest. ington publicly supports the protests and against Hong Kong media’s rights, acting According to unconfirmed reports, there have been some casualties in central never condemns violence that targets police. like an unreasonable political thug. and south Kashmir in police action. The US consulate general in Hong Kong is The US has diplomatic ties with China Observers believe yet another season of unrest has set in and it will stepping up its direct interference in Hong and thus has a consulate general in Hong be difficult for the Indian government to contain the situation this time. Kong’s situation. The US administration is Kong. The consulate general interferes in “It is an unprecedented situation in terms of panic, fear and anger instigating turmoil in Hong Kong the way Hong Kong’s affairs, which seriously violates among people and they will not take it lying down. Even pro-India politi- it stoked “color revolutions” in other places international law provisions on the role of cians have been detained, which was quite shocking” said Hilal Ahmad, worldwide. diplomatic missions. a Kashmir-based commentator. “Peace in Kashmir has received a heavy However, the US State Department accused The US State Department said, “This is protesters that impact on Hong Kong’s or- Hong Kong is at a critical point that people blow.”Meanwhile, many regional countries have issued statements, ex- the Hong Kong media report for “leaking an what American diplomats do every single day der. Some also compare them to a “super desperately want peace and stability. A few pressing umbrage over the move. China has conveyed its ‘objections’ in no American diplomat’s private information” around the world.” Indeed, many countries gang,” while others call them a “democratic rioters cannot kidnap Hong Kong’s young inexplicit terms while Iran has said it is closely watching the developments and called China “a thuggish regime.” Again, are disturbed by thuggish US diplomacy. No gang” because they do things in the name of people in the long run.The US “ringleader” unfolding in the Indian-controlled Kashmir. Washington wants to call white black and matter how powerful the US is, it cannot justify democracy but act against democracy. The plays dirty tricks, but it does not have Hong On the other hand, Pakistan has decided to downgrade its ties with India distort truth. instigating and interfering in other countries’ US is their ringleader. They have together Kong’s governing rights. As Hong Kong’s and suspend trade in reaction to India’s controversial moves in Kashmir, The main idea of the Hong Kong media’s affairs.Hong Kong’s situation shows that the formed a “political thug” that messes up Hong patriotic groups bravely stands out with the according to reports. The United Nations has also expressed its ‘concern’ article was to report the US diplomat’s in- extreme opposition and violent groups are Kong’s situation. support of central government, conspiracy over restrictions imposed on people in the disputed territory and warned terference in Hong Kong affairs, and her in- destroying the rule of law and intimidating But they forget that turmoil is against will be smashed, turmoil will be ended and that it “will exacerbate the human rights situation”. volvement in plotting subversive actions in citizens. They are becoming the thuggish the fundamental interests of the public. rioters will be punished by law. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y AUGUST 11, 2019 ANALYSIS & INTERVIEW 7

Boris Johnson and the riddle Radical western extremists threaten global security of leaving Europe By Yu Jincui GLOBALTIMES—Is China an ideological rival? Is the country By Saeed Sobhani should be focused on the job.” Recipients are said to be exhausted. challenging Western ideology by exporting its values, political TEHRAN — Britain’s departure from the The move led to speculation that Johnson system and development ideas? With China’s rise, these issues European Union remains a difficult and com- could be preparing to call a general election have increasingly raised concerns from some Western politicians, plicated process. Although some analysts in after October 31 if Britain leaves the EU with- observers and media outlets. They stubbornly believe that as Britain thought Boris Johnson’s presence at out a deal. This would happen if he is faced China rises in a different model from that of the West, it will in- the top of London’s political and executive with a vote of no confidence and refuses to evitably pose a threat to Western values, economy and security, equations could solve this complex puzzle, resign until after Brexit, in order to achieve thus undermine the current international order. the available evidence does not show that! his “do or die” deadline commitment. Australian Liberal MP Andrew Hastie, an infamous China At present, London and Brussels continue Opposition Labour MPs have been hawk, on Thursday warned Australia against underestimating to threaten each other, and they do not back threatening to force a vote of no confidence China, comparing the West’s attitude to China to France’s in- down on any of their demands for the UK to in Johnson when MPs return from recess adequate defense against Nazi Germany in the 1930s. He also leave the EU!Brexit has long been a foggy on September 3. The move would trigger argued that the West has ignored the role of Communist ideology point in the security, political, social, and a 14-day cooling-off period that could see in China’s foreign policies. economic equations in Britain and United an incumbent PM gather parliamentary The explosive comments show Hastie’s strong ideological Europe. Conflicts and debates over Brexit support to prove that the government can prejudice against China. China and Australia have no major con- have increased in the UK, and opponents of keep going or allow another majority gov- flicts of interest. Instead, the two countries have maintained a Britain’s exit from the European Union are ernment to form. close economic relationship. It’s perplexing why some Australian about to hold a referendum again. Three years Labour has said it would try to form a gov- political elites are so fearful and paranoid about China. In the US, have passed since the referendum was held ernment within the 14-day period. The party Kiron Skinner, the State Department’s director of policy planning, over the Brexit, which ended up in the victory is urging MPs opposed to a no-deal to support trumpeted China is an “ideological competitor” that seeks a kind of the proponents of the UK exit from the government is to ditch the planned three- verge of quitting, even this could evaporate its bid, which could see leader Jeremy Corbyn of global reach. It’s obvious some Westerners, especially some EU. But the details of this departure remains year spending review and rush through a by autumn. And even if there was no vote of become PM. However his leadership is unlikely ideological extremists, are misreading and misinterpreting China. ambiguous among the British authorities, one-year version next month, setting out how no confidence, leading a minority govern- as there does not appear to be enough parliamen- China has no strategic motive to export ideology or values, and this ambiguity seems to be intensified the spending pledges will be paid for. This ment is hugely difficult and Johnson could tary support for him. MPs can block a no-deal nor does it have the will to subvert the existing international in 2019. would head off accusations that Johnson’s be tempted to seek a more secure mandate. Brexit either through a vote of no confidence order. China pursues a defense policy that is purely defensive Is Boris Johnson planning an promises were un-costed. Countdown to an election? or proposing a law that would force Johnson in nature. It has expanded global footprints through developing election? MPs are on alert The arithmetic for a vote of no confidence to ask Brussels for a deadline extension. In win-win cooperation with other countries. The warnings against As The Guardian reported, It might not For most MPs, recess in August is ei- looks incredibly tight – as well as needing both cases, the remaining 27 EU leaders will communist ideology in China’s foreign policies are totally redun- be welcome news for voters, let alone MPs, ther about catching up on constituency virtually all opposition MPs to back the meas- need to agree on an extension. dant. China has long insisted on that foreign policies serve the but the UK could be facing its third general casework or spending a couple of weeks ure, it would require several Tories to vote Following a no-confidence vote, a “national domestic economy, trying to avoid ideological differences which election in little more than four years. With on the beach. But many are instead busy to bring down their own government, which unity” coalition of MPs against no-deal could may affect foreign relations. many pundits predict an autumn poll, here preparing election machinery, even trailing is a big ask. If it looks shaky, Labour might take over for a few days with the purpose of The fear of some Westerners toward China’s rise is out of their is a list of reasons why that might happen. the streets to knock on doors and talk to delay and try other methods to stop no deal. delaying Brexit by extending Article 50. Such ideological prejudice. Their obsession with Western centrism And one why it might not. constituents. Others are plotting ways to Johnson himself could call an election under governments are usually formed during war makes them unable to view China’s rise in an objective manner. No 10 feels very much on an election foot- undermine Johnson’s apparent ambition the FTPA if two-thirds of MPs support the or times of national emergency. They are stuck in stereotypes that Western ideologies, political ing. No sooner are they finding their feet to remove the UK from the EU without a move. But it would be a big risk – an election Crucial quote: “Preparing urgently and systems and civilizations are superior to others and should be in their new departments than ministerial deal on 31 October.It could be the only way amid the uncertain chaos of no deal, banking rapidly for the possibility of an exit without a emulated. However, no ideology can claim to be superior to oth- special advisers, or “spads”, non-civil service to stop a no-deal Brexit on the hope that the core pro-Brexit vote deal will be my top priority, and it will be the ers. Believing their ideologies and civilizations were superior, appointees whose careers are tied to those While there are grandiose plans being would all go to the Conservatives while the top priority for the civil service too,” Johnson the British colonists slaughtered indigenous Australians. They of their minister, have suddenly been told to made by some MPs to seek to block a no- remain-minded supporters would fragment. wrote in a letter to civil servants on Friday even thought the massacre removed the inferior people. Such an cancel any holiday plans. An email from Boris deal departure, for example by amending Theresa May tried a similar tactic in 2017, afternoon.Key background: On Thursday, ideology of Western superiority was similar to that of Adolf Hitler. Johnson’s own senior adviser, Edward Lister, the motion needed for parliament to break and we all know how that ended. Corbyn wrote to cabinet secretary Mark Sed- Now, some Westerners believe in the absolute superiority of warned spads that, barring exceptions and for party conferences in mid-September, or Preparing For No-Deal Brexit will, accusing Johnson of an “unprecedented, Western civilization. This is a type of extremism. In reality, such pre-booked cases, no holiday time would be by amassing some government of national Should Be ‘Top Priority,’ Boris Johnson unconstitutional and anti-democratic abuse a mind-set can easily cause frictions, even conflicts, between allowed before the Brexit day of 31 October. unity, more likely would seem to be a La- Tells Civil Servants of power” in response to the possibility that different civilizations, making it a serious global challenge. A stream of policy announcements bour-led vote of no confidence against the Also Isabel Togoh wrote in Forbes that Johnson could delay a general election until With the rapid rise of non-Western countries, especially Asian He might have been prime minister for government. Under the Fixed-term Parlia- A no-deal Brexit looks increasingly likely as after the Brexit deadline. countries, the comparative advantage of the West has become little more than a fortnight, but Johnson and ments Act (FTPA), if no new administration civil servants have been told to make prepa- In Brussels, renegotiation of a withdraw- weakened. Some Westerners have thus become even more sensi- his team have already pushed out a series can be formed within 14 days of such a vote rations for it a “top priority,” while aides to al deal between Britain and the EU looks tive and narrow-minded. Their vigilance, mistrust and hostility of election-friendly policy announcements, being successful, an election would happen British Prime Minister Boris Johnson have increasingly unlikely, as the bloc’s leaders toward other civilizations have exacerbated. They should learn from more police to a cash boost for schools – though perhaps falling after Brexit day. been told not to take vacations until after have reportedly accepted that the U.K. will to face up to and adapt to the rise of non-Western civilizations. and the NHS. On Thursday, Johnson even The Commons arithmetic is Britain leaves the EU. leave without an agreement, while the Eu- It’s fair to say ideological extremists stuck to Western centrism used an election-style Facebook address to against Johnson Special advisors to the PM, known as ropean Commission has refused to “reopen” are the biggest security threats to the world, as there are risks the nation from his No 10 office to unveil a After the Conservatives lost the Brecon “spads,” received an email from a senior ad- the deal. The deadlock was worsened after they might provoke a war. plan to ease immigration rules for scientists and Radnorshire byelection to the Liberal visor who effectively cancelled their holidays Johnson suggested that the Irish backstop Due to the rhetoric that fueled the “China threat” theory of some post-Brexit. Democrats at the start of the month, the until after the Brexit deadline, which falls should be scrapped. The measure is a key Australian politicians, China-Australia relations have been strained A one-year funding settlement government’s working majority fell to just on Halloween. According to the Guardian, component of the deal that would prevent a in recent years. Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Adding to the sense of clearing the decks one. With rumours swirling that several the email read: “There is serious work to be hard border between Northern Ireland and Yi said earlier this month that repairing bilateral relations has been before an election, it has emerged that the disaffected Tory moderates could be on the done between now and October 31st and we the Republic of Ireland. “unsatisfactory.” Canberra should be mindful, and not allow radical politicians like Hastie to derail the reset of the bilateral ties.

Hiroshima and the New Arms Race – No Winners Kashmir needs peace not war By Robert Dodge 1 Immediately after Indias move, Pakistan’s foreign minis- ANTI WAR — Seventy-four years ago today the United try strongly condemned it stating that «no unilateral step by the States dropped the first atomic bomb over the city of Hiro- Government of India can change this disputed status, as enshrined shima, Japan. This nuclear weapon resulted in the deaths in the United Nations Security Council resolutions.» But with of an estimated 140,000 individuals. Three days later on the legal provision, India wants to make Jammu and Kashmir a August 9, a similar attack was carried out on the city of matter of its sole internal affair, essentially declaring the entire Nagasaki, Japan killing an additional 80,000 people. These area as Indias, something that Pakistan disputes. events changed history and made the U.S. the most feared As the Article 370 was revoked, influential politicians from the and ultimately most dangerous country in the world. That state were put under house arrest and a large number of additional danger continues to this day as the new arms race unfolds. security forces were deployed to the area, while tourists and pilgrims Following World War II the Cold War between the United were asked to return. Though the opponents of the announcements States and the former Soviet Union resulted in our most im- are irked, the Narendra Modi-led government offers a pleasing sur- mediate existential threat and the bloated nuclear stockpiles prise to the supporters. For them stripping the special status of J&K of today that contain 13,850 weapons. The vast majority, is historic in the sense that it safeguards Indias sovereignty. 91 percent, of these weapons are controlled by these two Among other amendments, the new provision has allowed people countries with the rest in seven other nuclear states. Most from across India to reside and purchase land in J&K, something of today’s weapons are many times more powerful than the that was earlier banned. Earlier, the state lawmakers had the power Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs. whether or not to allow one to buy the land. This very condition put For decades, arms control treaties have been the mainstay in place is the tactical move of the Modi government to bring in of efforts to contain and check the arms race and contin- people from other religious communities. However, those backing ue a dialogue with Russia and its predecessor, the Soviet with inflation. And again with deterrence theory, each of the even a small nuclear war, Physicians for Social Responsibility Modi and other Hindu ultra-nationalists in India have received this Union. At the height of the Cold War there were in excess of seven nuclear nations, not to be outdone is following suit in the “Nuclear Famine: 2 Billion People at Risk” report, has as a bold decision and fulfillment of the past commitment by Modi. 60,000 nuclear weapons. This resulted from a false sense in rebuilding and expanding their arsenals.In January, the documented that even a limited regional nuclear war using less «Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit of security derived from the theory of deterrence where if Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, identified the risk posed by than 1/2 of one percent of the global nuclear arsenals would Shah have earned a place in history,» outgoing minister Arun my enemy had two weapons, I was safer with three?and so nuclear weapons and climate change as the “new abnormal” result in the potential deaths of two billion people on the planet. Jaitley tweeted. It is an internal issue that India decided. But, on to 60,000 weapons! It was as though the superpowers announcing their Doomsday Clock setting at 2 minutes till There is no adequate medical or humanitarian response to this will have regional and international ramifications and more existed together in a pool of gasoline and one had a single midnight where midnight represents nuclear apocalypse, nuclear war. Prevention is the only answer and that can only tensions cannot be ruled out in the future, something that should match and the other had one and wanted more to be “safer.” the closest at any point during the Cold War. be achieved with the abolition of nuclear weapons. be avoided at all costs. There can be no winner with that thinking. Then in June, the United States inadvertently showed its Civil society and the non-nuclear states have responded. The unrest and serious voices of dissent in India could pose The 1970 Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) committed hand, temporarily, when the Joint Chiefs briefly published With the leadership of the International Campaign to Abolish threats to regional peace, stability and to the image of India as the nuclear powers to work in “good faith” to eliminate nuclear online and later took down their “Nuclear Operations” Doc- Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), the international community has the world’s largest democracy and seventh largest economy. In weapons under Article VI. The non-nuclear nations – almost all ument 3- 72. It outlines plans for fighting and “winning” a spoken. The 2017 United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition addition, the Ladakh region in Jammu and Kashmir is now under the nations on Earth, signed that agreement not to develop nuclear nuclear war. Incredibly, the document states: of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) is their response. This Trea- the direct control of the central government. The region is more weapons on that condition, that promise, which is so broken Using nuclear weapons could create conditions for decisive ty, now with 70 signatory nations and 23 states parties, is sensitive because of its borders with China’s Aksai and Pakistans it means other nations, betrayed, seek their own nukes. Safer? results and the restoration of strategic stability…Specifical- positioned to go into effect in 2020 once 50 nations have Gilgit Baltistan.However, first and the foremost, the declaration In 1987, the Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF), ly, the use of a nuclear weapon will fundamentally change ratified it. At that point nuclear weapons will join all other could face legal challenges. negotiated at the peak of the Cold War, went into force. This the scope of a battle and create conditions that affect how weapons of mass destruction in becoming illegal. From So the history will judge the latest Kashmir episode as the landmark treaty eliminated an entire class of exceptionally commanders will prevail in conflict.These statements fly that point forward it will be a breach of international law beginning of another conflict or an end to the decade-long con- dangerous weapons capable of immediate launch-on-warning in the face of scientific fact and reality. Nothing but death to have, develop, produce, transfer or threaten the use of flict between the two nuclear-powered South Asian countries and first-strike capacities. In total, 2,692 short, medium and will “prevail” in any nuclear war. nuclear weapons. since the 1947 partition. But, the recent step should not ignite intermediate range nuclear missiles with a range of between Nuclear war and climate change are the two existential American citizens, faith communities, scientific, medical unrest but make efforts to bring situation towards normalcy to 550- 5,500 km were eliminated. The treaty which contains threats we face today. As the planet warms, competition for and NGOs are endorsing a growing movement supporting the prevail peaceful order in Jammu and Kashmir. Otherwise, the language to address concerns and compliance was terminated scarce natural resources increases causing conflict potentially abolition of nuclear weapons. This is a national movement catastrophic consequences could be severe. on August 2nd of this year when the United States withdrew involving the superpowers as they vie for influence and access called “Back from the Brink” that supports the Treaty and Pakistan insists the Kashmir dispute is an international one from this treaty. This move was just the latest by the Trump in their proxy states.The current presidential debates have the precautionary steps necessary while waiting for it to go and no unilateral steps should change the status quo.But India administration following on the withdrawal of the US last seen minimal questioning on proposed climate change policy, into effect and while nuclear arsenals still exist. All organi- maintains that Kashmir is an integral part of the country and year from the multinational Iran Nuclear Deal. Safer? but no significant questions have been asked of candidates zations and individuals are invited to endorse the campaign. says the latest steps will promote peace and development there. Unfortunately, with this latest move coupled with others regarding their positions about the eminent threat of nuclear Ultimately, our security policy has relied on luck to protect With the two sides as far apart as ever, theres no sign that the before, the United States has lost its credibility in arms con- war. As if a code of silence existed between our corporate media us from nuclear attack either by accident, miscalculation or deep divisions will be healed any time soon.But New Delhi could trol.The new arms race began in 2011 as President Obama and political parties, or a complete lack of understanding of intent and time is running out. Now is the time to make our do at least one thing: end the siege on the civlians and stop the made his “grand bargain,” when he agreed to modernize the this risk, the silence persists.Fortunately, the United States voices heard. When the people lead, the leaders will follow. heavy-handed tactics against the population. US weapons arsenal in trade for needed Republican support medical and scientific communities working with the inter- When our children’s children look back, it will be noted The world is feeling grave concern about violence against the to ratify the New Start Treaty. This renewed arms race has national community continue to speak out, warning of these and remembered what side of history we were on when our civilian population in Kashmir as we are not hearing good news been estimated to cost $1.7 trillion over the next 30 years threats. Identifying the humanitarian and climate effects of planet was threatened. The choice is ours. from the region, if anything. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 8 ADVERTISEMENTS AUGUST 11, 2019

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Perseid meteor shower Dead planets could be sending signals through space, scientists say peaks in mid-August Dead planets could be sending signals through space that we are able to pick up on Earth, scientists say. Shooting stars are about to rain down from the much moonlight.” An unusual phenomenon means that the worlds could be able heavens and illuminate the night sky as the As for when to head outside under the to shoot intense blasts through space, which could be tuned into best meteor shower of the entire year, known stars, folks may want to brew a cup of coffee if by scientists here. as the Perseids, reaches its peak. However, they hope to see the Perseids in all their glory. Scientists now hope to listen into them, in the hope of finding clouds may interfere with some stargazers’ “The Perseids are most active after the cores of planets and learn more about the universe. plans to watch the celestial light show. midnight through daybreak. However, there The researchers looked at planets that orbit stars that have destroyed “The Perseids are the most popular meteor are so many meteors during this shower, them: as the sun burns away all of its fuel and sheds its outer layers, shower as they peak on warm August nights don’t hesitate to view during the evening,” it destroys nearby objects and burns away their outer layers. as seen from the Northern Hemisphere,” Samuhel said. The cores that are left behind could be seen through the universe the American Meteor Society explained on As with every meteor shower, the Perseids and stay around for long enough to be detected from Earth. its website. are named after the part of the sky in which The technique used to observe the planet relies on a similar This year, the peak of the highly anticipated they originate, known as the radiant point. technique that researchers used to find the very first confirmed meteor shower falls on Monday night, into the If you trace back all of the meteors during exoplanet. To spot that one, scientists spotted radio waves that were early morning hours of Tuesday, according the upcoming shower, they will all originate flung out by its star, and hope they can now see white dwarfs by to the AMS. from a part of the sky near the constellation watching for similar bursts of energy. Not only does the shower peak during the Perseus. warm nights of mid-August, but it boasts an The radiant point will be in the northeastern impressive number of meteors, second only sky, but you do not need to focus on this area to the Geminids in December. of the sky to see the meteor shower. In fact, “Up to 100 meteors per hour will occur meteors will be able to be seen in all areas during the peak night,” AccuWeather of the sky. astronomy blogger Dave Samuhel said. Due to the moon, spectators this year “Perseids are not only numerous, they Cloud-free conditions will lead to For those across the southeastern United should try to keep the moon out of their are beautiful. Most of the meteors leave uninterrupted viewing conditions for some States, north-central United States and most sight and look to the darkest part of the sky. a glittering trail as they pass,” Samuhel of the best stargazing locations across the of Canada, clouds are in the forecast that will This will help to increase the odds of seeing said. “They are multicolored and many country on Monday night as the Perseids peak. obscure the sky most of the night. some meteors. are bright.” This includes most of the western United Shooting stars will be most numerous on After the Perseids, stargazers will need to However, this year the moon is likely to States, the southern Plains and a swath of Monday night into Tuesday morning, but this wait until October for the next opportunity play a role in the number of shooting stars the Midwest, mid-Atlantic and New England. is not the only time when stargazers can see to watch a meteor shower. Although onlookers in big cities, such as some of the shower. able to be seen on the peak night. The nearly The Draconid meteor shower is the next A white dwarf and its stripped planetary core can together create Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles and Phoenix “People should consider viewing meteors full moon will be shining bright nearly all meteor shower, which falls on Oct. 8, followed a circuit. It helps to amplify the signal and blast it through space, are forecast to have favorable weather, they during the nights leading up to the peak,” night long, making it difficult to see many by the Orionid meteor shower, which will meaning that it could be picked by radio telescopes on Earth. may want to consider traveling to a darker Samuhel said. “There will still be plenty of of the dimmer meteors. Cloudy conditions take place on Oct. 21. Scientists needed to do more work to learn how long the cores area away from the light pollution in the city. meteors and you will not have to battle as may also be an issue for some spectators. (Source: UPI) can live on after they have had their outer layer torn away, and whether they would keep broadcasting through space. They found that those cores can survive for up to a billion years, meaning that the messages could live on for long enough that spotting them from NASA publishes atlas of 13.3m wildfires Dark matter may predate Earth could be likely. spotted from space since 2003 the Big Bang Researchers now hope to turn observatories towards potential candidates, and spot the messages. NASA scientists have produced a Dark matter may have existed before the Big “There is a sweet spot for detecting these planetary cores: a core global wildfire map. Researchers at Bang, according to astrophysicist Tommi too close to the white dwarf would be destroyed by tidal forces, and a NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Tenkanen, a postdoctoral fellow at Johns core too far away would not be detectable,” said lead author Dr Dimitri plotted the 13.3 million fires spotted by Hopkins University. Veras from the University of Warwick. “Also, if the magnetic field is NASA’s Moderate Resolution Imaging Scientists can only intimate the presence too strong, it would push the core into the white dwarf, destroying it. Spectroradiometer instruments, or MODIS, of dark matter by measuring its gravitational Hence, we should only look for planets around those white dwarfs between 2003 and 2016. effect on regular matter. What it is, exactly, with weaker magnetic fields at a separation between about 3 solar “Something is always burning remains poorly understood. radii and the Mercury-Sun distance. somewhere,” Goddard scientist Niels Scientists do know, however, that dark “Nobody has ever found just the bare core of a major planet before, Andela said in a news release. matter and dark energy influences the nor a major planet only through monitoring magnetic signatures, The newly published interactive map formation and evolution of galaxies and nor a major planet around a white dwarf. Therefore, a discovery contains details about each fire that burned galaxy clusters. Dark matter is an integral here would represent ‘firsts’ in three different senses for planetary during the 13-year period: when and where part of the story of the universe. systems.” it began, when and where it burned out and The data detailed in the Global Fire According to Tenkanen, if dark matter The research could help reveal the future of our solar system. which direction and how quickly it spread. Atlas revealed the influence of El Niño and came first -- before the Big Bang -- it’s Big Bang. The period before the Big Bang “We will use the results of this work as guidelines for designs of radio “With the breadth and granularity La Niña cycles, an ocean and atmospheric powerful influence on the evolving structure is known as cosmic inflation. searches for planetary cores around white dwarfs,” said Alexander of data in the Global Fire Atlas, we can pattern in the Pacific, on wildfires. In 2007, of the universe makes sense. During cosmic inflation, space was Wolszczan from Pennsylvania State University. “Given the existing start addressing nuanced questions like a La Niña pattern brought large amounts “The study revealed a new connection expanding exponentially. Models predict evidence for a presence of planetary debris around many of them, how fires respond to winds or to year-to- of rain to Australia, fueling vegetation between particle physics and astronomy. If this rapid expansion produced unique we think that our chances for exciting discoveries are quite good.” year variability in rainfall,” said Douglas growth -- fuel for future wildfires. The dark matter consists of new particles that particles known as scalars. The Higgs Dr Veras added: “A discovery would also help reveal the history Morton, chief of the Biospheric Sciences precipitation was followed by a prolonged were born before the Big Bang, they affect boson is the only scalar so far discovered of these star systems, because for a core to have reached that stage it Laboratory at Goddard. “We know factors period of hot and dry weather, prime the way galaxies are distributed in the sky by scientists. would have been violently stripped of its atmosphere and mantle at like these influence fire behavior, and the conditions for fire. in a unique way,” Tenkanen said in a news “We do not know what dark matter some point and then thrown towards the white dwarf. Such a core atlas is helping give us a clearer view of Many of NASA’s satellites help scientists release. “This connection may be used to is, but if it has anything to do with any might also provide a glimpse into our own distant future, and how these impacts.” study Earth, tracking storms and fires. reveal their identity and make conclusions scalar particles, it may be older than the Big the solar system will eventually evolve.” The largest fire detailed by the new Recently, the agency’s Earth-facing about the times before the Big Bang too.” Bang,” Tenkanen said. “With the proposed (Source: The Independent) atlas scorched 15,454 square miles of satellites have been helping scientists Previously, scientists hypothesized dark mathematical scenario, we don’t have to earth in Australia’s Northern Territory observe the unusually large number of matter was leftover from the Big Bang, assume new types of interactions between in 2007. The fire was 20 times bigger than fires burning in the Arctic. Satellite images but experiments have failed to confirm visible and dark matter beyond gravity, New dinosaur species the largest North American fire. have revealed fires burning farther north the theory. which we already know is there.” In North America and Europe, forests than ever before. “If dark matter were truly a remnant According to Tenkanen, his mathematical discovered in South Africa and grasslands are more likely to be Several studies suggest wildfires of the Big Bang, then in many cases formula -- published this week in the journal interrupted by human development, are likely to get bigger and burn more researchers should have seen a direct signal Physical Review Letters -- offers a simple Researchers in South Africa have discovered a new species limiting the scale of wildfires. Fire fighters frequently as the planet warms. Last of dark matter in different particle physics explanation for dark matter, one that can of dinosaur. The newly named dino remains had been laying regularly put wildfires out before they year, scientists claimed global warming experiments already,” said Tenkanen. be tested by analyzing the signatures dark misidentified in storage collections for three decades. get too big. In Australia, fires in remote explained the especially devastating fire Tenkanen developed a straightforward matter left on the structure and distribution “This is a new dinosaur that has been hiding in plain sight,” Paul regions are sometimes allowed to burn season in California. mathematical equation that showed dark of ordinary matter in the early universe. Barrett, researcher at the Natural History Museum in London, themselves out naturally. (Source: UPI) matter may have been created prior to the (Source: UPI) said in a news release. “The specimen has been in the collections in Johannesburg for about 30 years, and lots of other scientists have already looked at it. But they all thought that it was simply an odd example of Massospondylus.” Kimberley Chapelle, a doctoral student at the University of the ALMA dives into black hole’s ‘sphere of influence’ Witwatersrand, working under Barrett, suspected the remains What happens inside a black hole stays inside a black hole, centers of galaxies where the orbital speeds are highest. represented a new species. Analysis by Chapelle and her research but what happens inside a black hole’s “sphere of influence” “Our team has been surveying nearby elliptical galaxies with partners determined the dinosaur fossil was unique enough to -- the innermost region of a galaxy where a black hole’s gravity ALMA for several years to find and study disks of molecular warrant not only a new species designation, but also a new genus. is the dominant force -- is of intense interest to astronomers gas rotating around giant black holes,” said Aaron Barth of Scientists named the new species of sauropodomorph and can help determine the mass of a black hole as well as UC Irvine, a co-author on the study. “NGC 3258 is the best Ngwevu intloko, which translates as “grey skull” in the Xhosa, its impact on its galactic neighborhood. target we’ve found, because we’re able to trace the disk’s the language spoken by the Xhosa people, a native tribe in South New observations with the Atacama Large Millimeter/ rotation closer to the black hole than in any other galaxy.” Africa. Researchers described the new species this week in the submillimeter Array (ALMA) provide an unprecedented Just as the Earth orbits around the Sun faster than Pluto journal PeerJ. close-up view of a swirling disk of cold interstellar gas rotating does because it experiences a stronger gravitational force, “In order to be certain that a fossil belongs to a new species, around a supermassive black hole. This disk lies at the center the inner regions of the NGC 3258 disk orbit faster than it is crucial to rule out the possibility that it is a younger or older of NGC 3258, a massive elliptical galaxy about 100 million the outer parts due to the black hole’s gravity. The ALMA version of an already existing species,” Chapelle said. “This is a light-years from Earth. Based on these observations, a team data show that the disk’s rotation speed rises from 1 million difficult task to accomplish with fossils because it is rare to have led by astronomers from Texas A&M University and the kilometers per hour at its outer edge, about 500 light-years a complete age series of fossils from a single species.” University of California, Irvine, have determined that this from the black hole, to well over 3 million kilometers per “Luckily, the most common South African dinosaur black hole weighs a staggering 2.25 billion solar masses, hour near the disk’s center at a distance of just 65 light-years Massospondylus has specimens ranging from embryo to adult,” the most massive black hole measured with ALMA to date. from the black hole. she said. “Based on this, we were able to rule out age as a possible Though supermassive black holes can have masses that The researchers determined the black hole’s mass by explanation for the differences we observed in the specimen.” are millions to billions of times that of the Sun, they account modeling the disk’s rotation, accounting for the additional Analysis of the near-complete fossil suggests the newly named for just a small fraction of the mass of an entire galaxy. mass of the stars in the galaxy’s central region and other details species was stocky and walked on two legs. A long, slender neck Isolating the influence of a black hole’s gravity from the such as the slightly warped shape of the gaseous disk. The attached its boxy head to its chunky body. The sauropodomorph stars, interstellar gas, and dark matter in the galactic center clear detection of rapid rotation enabled the researchers to stretched nearly ten feet in length. Researchers suspect the species is challenging and requires highly sensitive observations on technique, using naturally occurring water masers (radio- determine the black hole’s mass with a precision better than ate both plants and small animals. phenomenally small scales. wavelength lasers) in gas clouds orbiting around black holes, one percent, although they estimate an additional systematic The discovery suggests the evolving ecosystems of the late “Observing the orbital motion of material as close as provides higher precision, but these masers are very rare 12 percent uncertainty in the measurement because the Triassic and early Jurassic periods were more diverse than possible to a black hole is vitally important when accurately and are associated almost exclusively with spiral galaxies distance to NGC 3258 is not known very precisely. Even previously thought. determining the black hole’s mass.” said Benjamin Boizelle, having smaller black holes. accounting for the uncertain distance, this is one of the “This new species is interesting, because we thought previously a postdoctoral researcher at Texas A&M University and lead During the past few years, ALMA has pioneered a new most highly precise mass measurements for any black hole that there was really only one type of sauropodomorph living author on the study appearing in the Astrophysical Journal. method to study black holes in giant elliptical galaxies. About outside of the Milky Way galaxy. in South Africa at this time,” Barrett said. “We now know there “These new observations of NGC 3258 demonstrate ALMA’s 10 percent of elliptical galaxies contain regularly rotating “The next challenge is to find more examples of near-perfect were actually six or seven of these dinosaurs in this area, as well amazing power to map the rotation of gaseous disks around disks of cold, dense gas at their centers. These disks contain rotating disks like this one so that we can apply this method as variety of other dinosaurs from less common groups. It means supermassive black holes in stunning detail.” carbon monoxide (CO) gas, which can be observed with to measure black hole masses in a larger sample of galaxies,” that their ecology was much more complex than we used to think. Astronomers use a variety of methods to measure black millimeter-wavelength radio telescopes. concluded Boizelle. “Additional ALMA observations that reach Some of these other sauropodomorphs were like Massospondylus, hole masses. In giant elliptical galaxies, most measurements By using the Doppler shift of the emission from CO this level of precision will help us better understand the growth but a few were close to the origins of true sauropods, if not true come from observations of the orbital motion of stars around molecules, astronomers can measure the velocities of orbiting of both galaxies and black holes across the age of the universe.” sauropods themselves.” the black hole, taken in visible or infrared light. 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What to expect from next How facial recognition became the most feared technology

Two lawmakers are drafting a new bipartisan bill that could seriously generation fleet technology limit the use of the technology across the U.S. Facial recognition is having a moment. When we think of the next generation of technology shows how far the software has Across the U.S., local politicians and national lawmakers on both fleet operations, most attention is given to come. While it used to be rather unreliable, sides of the aisle have started introducing rules that bar law enforce- the concept of autonomous vehicles. But voice dictation is beginning to replace typing ment agencies from using facial recognition technology to surveil the timeline for the widespread adoption in online queries. Twenty percent of mobile everyday citizens. of truly autonomous vehicles is anyone’s queries were made via voice in 2016, while In just the past few months, three cities — San Francisco, Oakland, guess. Tesla founder, Elon Musk, famously accuracy is now about 95 percent. Improved and Somerville, Massachusetts — have passed laws to ban govern- claimed that the company’s cars would be voice recognition is a powerful tool for the ment use of the controversial technology, which analyzes pictures “fully autonomous” by 2017 (a fact which has mobile worker, enabling hands free input or live video of human faces in order to identify them. Cambridge, yet to pass), but that year, one of the motor of data, activation of tasks and communi- Massachusetts, is also moving toward a government ban. Congress industry’s main proponents of autonomous cation with managers. It means that mobile recently held two oversight hearings on the topic and there are at vehicle technology said that “true autonomous workers can do their job more effectively, least four pieces of current federal legislation to limit the technology cars will not happen within the next decade.” without having to take their eyes of the task in some way. As a result, it is more productive for at hand. This is especially useful in the fleet And now, Recode has learned that two top lawmakers, Rep. Elijah future-looking fleet managers to consider space – helping create a better, safer field Cummings (D-MD) and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), plan this fall to the cutting-edge technology which can help working experience. introduce a new bipartisan bill on facial recognition, according to fleet-based operations compete now, instead Years ago, the concept of streaming films, representatives from both legislators’ offices. The specifics of the bill of replacing the concept of a human driver. TV or live sporting events in high definition are still being hashed out, but it could include issuing a pause on the Today’s emergent fleet technologies are, for over the internet didn’t seem possible. But federal government’s acquisition of new facial recognition technology, the most part, focused instead on empower- through improved connectivity and video according to a staffer from Jordan’s office. ing drivers and fleet managers to work more compression technologies, we can create Facial recognition is a rare efficiently. Here we look at a handful of in- more visually-led communications between case where regulators are working novations that are already being adopted in will advance even further as the industry the driver may be delayed – which can be mobile workers and the office. Visual sensors together — on a bipartisan level, the industry, as well as a look ahead to how harnesses the ability to collect more contex- automatically communicated to customers between the office and the mobile worker no less — to try to get ahead of operations may change as a result. tually relevant data from a combination of or other workers. Or if the vehicle’s heater can enable more effective service – enabling technology instead of catching up Processing power devices such as vehicle, mobile devices and is constantly on, managers could provide remote diagnostic detection or instruction to it. That’s because this powerful Computer processing through algorithms other internet enabled sensors. better uniforms to help drivers stay warm from a manager. For example, an engineer new technology has the potential or machine learning, along with data storage While the widespread adoption of au- and avoid getting sick, along with reducing working on a site could use video to remotely to infringe on Americans’ civil lib- advances, have opened up possibilities that tonomous vehicles may be some time off, fuel consumption. consult with someone in the office to find an erties — no matter their political seemed unimaginable even just a few years the computing power of non-autonomous Mobile workers could soon expect an al- appropriate solution, rather than having to persuasion — and to have a chilling ago. For example, an autonomous vehicle vehicles is growing significantly. Vehicles are most frictionless experience, where they no leave the site or send another worker out. effect on free speech. collects and analyses more than a terabyte now capable of reporting more information longer need to manually input data or update Mobile and field-working will continue “It seems like there’s a huge of data in real time, each day. This ability to to managers than ever before. From engine a manager while performing a task, while to be improved by technology. The best moment right now for regulat- collect, analyse and process huge volumes of diagnostic details such as temperature, oil managers will automatically gain valuable deployment of technology will reduce the ing facial recognition. We’ve data has spawned on demand services that or fuel levels, and wear and tear on parts, insights to improve decision making. For burden on staff, rather than adding to the been working on surveillance enable us to watch TV, stream music, order to things inside the vehicle such as seatbelt example, imagine you had a worker in the workload. For workers it will help make issues broadly for years, and now a taxi, or book a hotel room on our phones or use, number of passengers to even what was field who was installing a satellite dish for life easier, requiring less intervention and something about this is striking a online almost instantly – and it has increased on the radio. a customer. If the installation was taking creating an almost frictionless process for nerve with people,” said Evan Greer, director of the advocacy group expectations of what should be possible for Management benefits longer than expected, contextual data collec- reporting back to the office. For managers, Fight for the Future, which has been pushing for a national ban on both consumers and mobile workers. This enables more effective management tion and analysis would be able to determine technology will give increased visibility on the technology. Greer said she believes that, in the next few months, With additional processing power, manag- of vehicles. Managers can foresee potential this automatically and assign their next job to how their field workers are performing. many more cities or states will regulate the technology; four states ers can look at multiple data sources to gain engine troubles, and schedule vehicle main- another field service worker or communicate There is seemingly no limit to what data have already introduced facial recognition legislation. bigger samples or correlate different data sets tenance before they occur. Or they could gain an accurate expected arrival time to the next can be collected, correlated and analyzed So far, this impending wave of legislation hasn’t prevented private to provide more detailed information. At the other insights that could help employee customer – all without intervention from the to help to improve how the organization is companies from using the technology. Even in cities like San Francisco same time, greater processing creates new safety or wellbeing and improve customer worker, or manager. run, making it safer, more profitable and with facial recognition bans, companies like Apple are still free to sell ways to make extra data easier for people to satisfaction. For example, if a vehicle’s en- Voice recognition more enjoyable. cellphones that have facial recognition built into their products. That’s understand and even automate tasks. This gine is not switched on it’s a fairly safe bet, The rapid take-up of voice recognition (Source: techradar.com) a different and less controversial application of the technology, mainly because consumers have the choice not to use it. And if companies don’t properly notify users when it employs this tech, like a federal court recently found Facebook guilty of, they could face legal and Clothes that grow: 10 bold ideas to This radar image highlights the growth financial penalties. But when facial recognition technology is used by law enforcement reduce ocean plastics of the small satellite industry agencies, the general public is often unknowingly having their faces Sky Ocean Ventures teams up with the On Friday, Finland-based imaging sat- monitored, scanned, and tracked. That’s why lawmakers are increas- UK’s innovation agency to invest in 10 UK ellite startup Iceye announced that it’s ingly setting a higher bar for government agencies using the tools. firms fighting the world’s plastics crisis. now capable of producing radar images Some police departments and advocates of the technology have Microbeads made from plants not plastic with a resolution of less than one meter. argued that outright bans are going too far, and that the technology and clothes that stretch as a baby grows This is a major milestone for the com- can help law enforcement more effectively stop crime. Already, dozens are some of the ideas to be awarded a slice pany, which launched its first satellite of local police departments across the US use the technology to match of £6m to prevent further ocean pollution. in January 2018, and also highlights the driver’s license pictures and mug shots to criminal databases. But the Ten companies have been picked to re- growing sophistication of the small sat- recent uptick in regulation has the potential to slow down that process. ceive investment by the government and ellite industry, particularly in the area of One of the main reasons why facial recognition technology is being Sky Ocean Ventures, the campaign which remote sensing. legislated is simple: It’s scary. backs the development of new ocean-saving Iceye, which now operates three satel- Unlike your cellphone or computer, there’s no way to turn off technologies. sorbing chemicals from the environment lites, doesn’t take images with a camera. much smaller than traditional imaging your face. Indeed, in China, the technology is already ubiquitous and One of them is Petit Pli, which turns before being washed into the sea, ingested Instead, it uses synthetic aperture radar satellites. Its satellites are about 9 feet used for mass surveillance of ordinary citizens in public life — most recycled plastic bottles into clothes that by fish and then potentially eaten by us. (SAR), a technique that uses satellite flight long and 150 pounds, compared to larger alarmingly to target the Uighur Muslim ethnic minority in what’s been expand with the young child who wears Another firm to receive funding is paths to simulate a large radar antenna. The communications satellites that can be the called “automated racism.” For many Americans, a society where them. DAME, a subscription service providing resulting images provide data of interest size of a small car. government is always watching you is inherently un-American. Ryan Mario Yasin, who founded the women with organic cotton tampons and to a wide variety of customers, ranging Although those larger satellites, which “I think people are understanding that this technology is different,” start-up, said: “We are using a patent-pend- the first-ever reusable applicator. from oil and gas companies to emergency are typically in geosynchronous orbit, can said Neema Singh Guliani, senior legislative council with the American ing structure embedded within the garment Every year in the UK, 1.3 billion plastic responders. The information is especially typically achieve higher resolutions than Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). “The idea that the government may be which gives them mechanical properties. applicators are thrown away. useful because it can be gathered no mat- smaller satellites, the latter have the ad- able to identify or track people when they’re at a protest or visiting a “You can fit seven sizes within a single Co-founder Alec Mills said: “For decades ter the weather—the process of gathering vantage of being able to be deployed more doctor is especially concerning.” garment and what this allows you to do is we have been consuming and throwing SAR images ignores clouds, which often quickly and in lower orbits, meaning that People are also concerned about the way facial recognition has been reduce the waste within the fashion industry. away and there is only one Earth and it’s obscure traditional satellite visuals. parts of the planet can be revisited on a rolled out; in many jurisdictions, it’s been done in secret and without “It’s trying to make sustainability de- not going to survive unless we take drastic For Iceye, the ability to get those SAR more regular basis—sometimes as often much community input. The fear is that the powerful software can be sirable through innovation.” changes to reverse climate change and that images to resolutions of less than a meter as twice a day. As Friday’s announcement used by law enforcement agencies to track anyone they deem suspicious, Another company, Naturbeads, has cre- means consuming less... that means reusing is “one more milestone achievement, effec- shows, smaller satellites are catching up on without any reasonable evidence that they’ve committed a crime. ated cellulose microbeads as an alternative products and ultimately thinking long-term, tively pushing through the boundaries of image quality as well. And because they’re A few years ago, police in Orlando, Florida, started piloting Amazon’s to the 30,000 tonnes of plastic ones washed making better products that last.” capabilities you might not have thought less expensive and can be deployed more facial recognition software — called Rekognition — that connects data into the sea each year... the equivalent of Sky Ocean Ventures has pledged a to- you could reach with a small satellite,” says quickly, they’re easier to scale to the market. from live video feeds with facial recognition technology to watch and five billion plastic bottles. tal of £25m to help young companies and Pekka Laurila, the company’s cofounder “What’s new about small satellites is track people in real time. The pilot, which placed four surveillance A UK ban was brought in last year but entrepreneurs develop their ideas. and chief strategy officer. you can be extremely reactive, you can cameras in public areas around the city (which the police department only in rinse-off products like face scrub. “By investing in innovative new prod- Iceye is one of several satellite imaging maintain exactly the number of satellites said was only used to test on its own officers), was rolled out without The miniscule bits of plastic, described ucts and materials, we will help turn off companies founded earlier this decade that there’s demand for at any given point,” any public notice or legal guidelines. After sustained public scrutiny as “tiny timebombs” by the creators of the the plastics tap.” that took advantage of the miniaturization says Laurila. and reports of technical limitations, the department decided in June plant-based alternative, are capable of ab- (Source: skynews.com) of technology to create satellites that are (Source: forbes.com) to drop its contract with Amazon. The Orlando case was an example of how, in a lawless environment, facial recognition technology can escalate into a PR nightmare. Three years ago, the ACLU started working with cities to pass Those robocall blocker apps are hanging up on your privacy legislation that would let those cities take control over the rollout of surveillance technology — including facial recognition as well as other If you downloaded an app to block spam calls, its privacy policy found. This was happening even though it wasn’t explicitly tools such as license plate scanners — in what’s called the Community is likely giving up your personal information. stated in the privacy policy when Hastings did his research. Control Over Police Surveillance ordinance. Now, 13 US cities have Do you hate robocalls enough to let an app give your data to The company has now changed its privacy policy to tell users passed such laws, and several other cities and states are working on third parties in exchange for blocking the spam? Researchers that they are sharing their data with third parties. passing similar legislation. found that’s exactly what’s happening to millions of people TrapCall said that its users agree to the privacy policy when But all this local regulation doesn’t stop federal law enforcement using the most popular robocall-blocking apps. they install the app, and that the data was not being abused by from using facial recognition. The Center on Privacy & Technology at Robocalls have become an epidemic, as lawmakers and the analytics companies. Georgetown Law Center discovered last month that US Immigration phone carriers seek to stomp out the massive number of spam “TrapCall only shares phone numbers with service pro- and Customs Enforcement (ICE) had access to databases of drivers’ calls sent per day. A study found that there were 26.3 billion viders who power our internal analytics and app messaging license photos from 21 states. That means if you live in one of those robocalls made in the US in 2018, and it’s the No. 1 source of platforms. Additionally, service providers are prohibited from states, your drivers’ license photo could be used without your knowl- complaints to the Federal Communications Commission and using TrapCall data for their own or any other purpose,” the edge in a digital version of a criminal line-up. Federal Trade Commission. company said in a statement. The fact that ICE is using facial recognition to help deport immigrants But when you’re downloading robocaller-blocking apps, Hiya, another top robocalling app, also sends people’s phone is a major reason liberal politicians, particularly those in sanctuary you could be trading one evil for another, found Dan Hastings, While robocalls are the top consumer complaint to the FTC data to three data analytics firms -- and that happens before cities, want to rein in government use of the technology. But though a security researcher at NCC Group. He looked at the privacy and the FCC, privacy is also a major concern for the agencies. users even agree to the privacy policy, Hastings found. the first cities to ban facial recognition have been liberal strongholds policy on the top robocaller-blocking apps in the iOS App Store The FTC levied a record $5 billion fine on Facebook for the “While it is true that Hiya currently sends some basic device like San Francisco and Oakland, several Republican lawmakers are and compared it with network traffic data actually being sent social network’s privacy violations, and people are becoming data to third party services upon opening the app (a stand- also raising concerns. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) co-chairs the House from the apps. more aware of all the ways tech giants siphon personal data. ard industry practice in compliance with Apple’s guidelines), Oversight Committee, which held recent hearings on the technology, Hastings found that a majority of them were collecting per- Free apps that provide one solution can turn out to be creating that does not and has never included phone numbers or any and has been a conservative leader on the topic. sonal data on people’s devices without their explicit consent another problem for people’s privacy, like when an innocu- Personally Identifiable Information (PII),” the company said “Facial recognition is concerning from the perspective of government and sharing it with analytics firms. ous-seeming weather app turns out to be selling your location in a statement. having too much power,” said a spokesperson from Jordan’s office at “If most people took the time to read and try to understand data. Robocall blocking apps are no different, Hastings found. In its permissions on Android, Hiya requests for access to the House Oversight Committee. “That’s where the congressman is privacy policies for all the apps they use (and are able to under- These apps are sharing people’s phone numbers with data photos, location data and web activity logs -- features that have coming from. It’s an instinctive civil libertarian and constitutionalist stand them!), they might be surprised to see how much these analytics firms, looking at your text messages and phone calls, and nothing to do with blocking phone calls. The company said perspective.” apps collect,” the researcher said in a statement. can learn what apps you have on your device, the researcher said. that it requests location data so that people can find nearby Jordan plans to introduce legislation in the coming months with Hastings is presenting his findings at Defcon’s Crypto & The top robocaller-blocking app, TrapCall, is sending people’s businesses more easily. Cummings, and his office anticipates the bill will have broad support Privacy Village on Sunday. phone numbers to three data analytics companies, Hastings (Source: cnet.com) in Congress. (Source: vox.com) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 12 SOCIETY AUGUST 11, 2019

SDSs haunting southeastern ‘More natural disasters on the Iran, dozens hospitalized

ENVIRONMENT TEHRAN — Severe sand and dust storms desk(SDSs) has left 127 patients hospitalized due to way to Iran; think of a solution’ respiratory problems in the southeastern province of Sistan-Bal- uchestan, head of provincial disaster mitigation and management ENVIRONMENT TEHRAN — More nat- “There are some practical measures desk organization has said. ural disasters caused that can help people adapt to the cri- So far, 465 people have referred to hospitals due to respiratory, by climate change will occur in Iran sis; studies have shown that financially ocular and heart problems, 338 of whom have been provided with which needs to be tackled urgently; struggling people are at the highest risk outpatient care, while the rest have been hospitalized, Tasnim so, think of a solution, Armida Salsiah of climate change as they will be affected quoted Abdolrahman Shahnavazi as saying on Saturday. Alisjahbana, the Executive Secretary more by natural disaster.” SDSs reaching speeds up to 112 kilometers per hour, and of the United Nations Economic and So, apart from adaptability, specific particulate matters (PM) concentration peaking at 26 times Social Commission for Asia and Pacific programs must be prepared for this vul- above the safe levels has caused respiratory problems for the (ESCAP), has said. nerable group of the society, she added. residents, he stated. The recent flood was just the begin- Although, there are many solutions, He further called on people, especially patients, children and ning of the environmental incidents that none of which can be implemented the elderly, to take safety measures, and to use air-filtering masks will soon turn into an ordinary occur- by a country alone; countries should when exposed to increased concentrations of PM and air pollution. rence in Iran, she told Khabaronline on join hands to deal with the issue, for Sistan, located north of Sistan-Baluchestan province, is fre- Wednesday. example, Thailand has sufficient ex- quently hit by sand and dust storms, as well as drought and even Heavy rainfall, beginning on March perience in tackling flood, and can destructive floods. 19, led to flooding in 28 out of 31 prov- share the experience with Iran, she It was announced that strong SDSs with as fast as 100 kilom- inces of Iran affecting 42,269,129 inhab- explained. eters per hour speed have stricken Sistan-Baluchestan province itants in 253 cities and causing wide- Referring to the United Nations meas- over 19 times since last year. spread damage to municipal facilities, ures fighting climate change, she said: PM concentration even peaked at 60 times above the safe including health centers and hospitals. “Currently, we are working on a number of levels in the region. Climate change is a crisis which is mak- ways to overcome the issue, for instance, ing the world’s climate characteristic more using satellite data, we produce images irregular, as well as increasing environmen- and use them to analyze the situation with tal disasters such as floods, dust storms, computer algorithms and then send the Giant river animals on verge droughts, etc., she said, adding, climate alleviate the crisis. “Although sanction is a very unfor- information to the responsible bodies to change in many regions could have deadly “An economic-social solution can be tunate situation, I hope to be resolved take action.” of extinction, report warns consequences, just like what happened in divided into two parts; first, we need to in the near future.” She pointed to the Asian and Pacific Iranian cities during the spring. get people ready for such accidents; the The second issue is adaptability, for Centre for the Development of Disaster Countries must plan for these catastro- more people are prepared, the fewer the example, Iran has to adapt to sand and Information Management (APDIM) and Populations of the great beasts that once dominated the world’s phes from now on to reduce the num- number of casualties and the consequenc- dust storm events finding out what causes said that ESCAP decided to establish the rivers and lakes have crashed in the last 50 years, according to ber of victims and the extent of damages es of climate change,” she explained. the incident initially, she stated. APDIM as a regional institution to take the first comprehensive study. possibly caused by natural disasters, she Referring to the ways getting people To adopt, if climate change is the source all the necessary measures to combat Some freshwater megafauna have already been declared ex- highlighted. prepared, she said that natural disasters of SDSs, Iran alone cannot solve the prob- sand and dust storms in Asia and the tinct, such as the Yangtze dolphin, and many more are now on She went on to say that according to must be constantly monitored, using lem and an international consensus is Pacific, to accord priority to sand and the brink, from the Mekong giant catfish and stingray to India’s the latest data, climate change will have new technologies, and countries like needed, which might need countries to dust storms as a great transboundary gharial crocodiles to the European sturgeon. Just three Chinese more impact on Iran in the future, unfor- Iran can work with other countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, she challenge, and to work on disaster-related giant softshell turtles are known to survive and all are male. tunately the severity of natural disasters use these technologies. added. and transboundary issues. Across Europe, North Africa and Asia, populations have plunged will increase in the region, as well. Responding to the question of how to She also said that in Indonesia, a coun- The center set up in Tehran produces by 97% since 1970. On the other hand, Iran is located use advanced technologies regarding the try very vulnerable to such incidents, a variety of information which can even The killing of the animals for meat, skins and eggs is the cause in an arid area, and therefore will suf- sanctions, she stated: “In a trip to Tehran, mostly mountain landslide, sometimes be set in the pre-incident alert system of the decline, along with humanity’s ever growing thirst for fresh- fer desertification and deforestation I found out that Iran can reach different moves people from areas prone to such to help solve the crisis or inform the re- water for crops, its many dams, as well as widespread pollution. as a subsequence of climate change, technologies domestically due to having incidents, while sometimes adapt peo- sponsible bodies to act, for example, in The scientists assessed 126 species, covering 72 countries, and she noted, adding, the region must the capabilities to produce some of which ple to live a balanced life in those areas, recent floods, not only ESCAP but also found numbers had plunged by an average of 88%. seek an economic-social solution to needed to cope with the climate change.” being aware. the UN helped the flood-hit people. Many of the creatures are keystone species in their eco- systems, such as beavers, and the researchers said their loss will have knock on effects on all fauna and flora and on the many millions of people that depend on the waterways for Persian lions at Tehran zoo introduced to live together their livelihoods. “The results are a wake-up call to us about the plight of ENVIRONMENT TEHRAN — The lion couple kept in Considering that Persian lion is a symbol in Iran’s these species,” said Zeb Hogan from the University of Nevada, deskcaptivity at Tehran Zoological Garden wildlife, since past 80 years, many efforts have been US, who participated in the research team. “Many of them are for reproduction of the endangered species have been taken to turn the valuable species back to the country at risk of extinction, and almost all of them need our help. introduced to each other to live together, a veterinarian which faced failure due to different reasons, he noted. It’s a race now to see what can be understood and protected at Tehran’s Eram Zoo has said. “As selling or buying animals in European zoos before it’s too late.” A male Persian lion, born 6 years ago, was sent to is banned, after 8 years of efforts, we could turn the The Mekong river in southeast Asia is home to more giant Tehran Zoological Garden from Britain’s Bristol Zoo couple back due to our compliance with the EAZA fish species than any other river on Earth and Hogan has worked on May 1, under a population management program standards,” he said. there for two decades. But he said populations have dropped aiming at endangered species reproduction by the Disappeared for 80 years, Persian lion once prowled to almost zero as the rapidly increasing human population has European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA). from the Middle East to India, while currently only a escalated the pressure on them. A female lion of the same subspecies from Ireland fraction of these magnificent animals survive in the The Mekong is also home to the world’s largest catfish, which can also sent to Iran to accompany the male lion through wild, which range is restricted to the Gir National Park weigh almost 300kg (661lb), and the biggest carp and freshwater the conservation program. and environs in the Indian state of Gujarat. stingray species. All are now classified as critically endangered, The female lion has so far met her male companion, On the International Union for Conservation of one step from extinction. but this time they are going to live in together after two Nature (IUCN) Red List, it is listed under its former (Source: The Independent) months after being introduced to each other, Mehr scientific name Panthera leo persica as Endangered quoted Iman Memarian as saying on Saturday. because of its small population size and area of oc- Most animals recognize other animals by sight or cupancy. It was also known as “Indian lion” and WORDS IN THE NEWS smell, although other cues could be used, such as sounds. “Persian lion”. Odors are also used as cues to familiarity or genetic Historical records in Iran indicate that it ranged from Former King wins Bulgarian relatedness in mammals, birds, amphibians, fish and the Khuzestan Plain to the Fars in steppe vegetation elections insects; odors mainly come from general sweat glands and pistachio-almond woodlands. It was widespread or from specialized glands in the skin, he explained. in the country, but in the 1870s, it was sighted only on (June 18, 2001) “Some wild species even kill each other after being the western slopes of the Zagros Mountains, and in breeding is determined. In Bulgaria the movement established by the former King, Simeon introduced; therefore, we are so cautious about the the forest regions south of Shiraz. Some of the coun- lion couple and are under supervision since next few Over the past years, Tehran Zoological Garden try’s last lions were sighted in 1941 between Shiraz II, has won a clear victory in the parliamentary elections. Winners has succeeded in becoming a member of EAZA, and and losers are discussing a coalition government. The BBC’s Nick days,” he added. and Jahrom in Fars province, and in 1942, a lion was Referring to reproduction of Asiatic lion, he said that it is being supervised to ensure the animal’s safety, spotted about 65 km northwest of Dezful. In 1944, the Thorpe reported from Sofia. there is not a specific plan yet unless one is announced he highlighted, adding, “We met the internationally corpse of a lioness was found on the banks of Karun There were no wild celebrations following the former king’s victory. by European Endangered species Programme (EEP). defined standards.” River in Khuzestan province. The 64-year-old business consultant, who has lived most of his Currently, the two animals are controlled with con- He went on to add that the male lion is the only Conflicts with humans, wildfires, poaching, canine life in exile in Spain, spoke slowly, almost awkwardly to his traceptives, he stated, adding, they undergo birth con- Persian lion, as its twin sibling died due to severe res- distemper virus, decreases in population sizes of native people, promising stable government in which no corruption trol measures as long as the purpose for their captive piratory problems. ungulates are of the threats to the lions. would be tolerated and an acceleration of the country’s integration into the EU and NATO. He politely brushed aside reporters’ questions about his own possible role in the new government, which he said would be ENGLISH IN USE decided later. From the government’s side, the outgoing Prime Minister, Ivan Kostov, conceded victory graciously, and admitted LEARN NEWS TRANSLATION personal responsibility for his party’s crushing defeat. In the corridors of the Palace of Culture, where all party leaders had gathered to follow the results, election rivals began Persian leopard to receive artificial نخستین لقاح مصنوعی پلنگ ایرانی هفته patching up contacts with one another, damaged by sharp exchanges during the campaign. insemination next week آینده در تهران ;The former king’s movement says it wants to rule in coalition there are two conservative parties in parliament now - the For the first time, a Persian leopard will undergo artificial insemination لقــاح مصنوعــی پلنــگ ایرانــی بــرای نخســتین بــار در کشــور طــی هفتــه آینــده در .winners of this election and the defeated government. And some, in Tehran Zoological Garden next week at least in Ivan Kostov’s United Democratic Forces, appear open “The precious female leopard has lost a hand being injured in a بــاغ وحــش تهــران انجــام می شــود. .to cooperation with the National Movement for Simeon II دامپزشــک و مدیــر بــاغ وحــش تهــران در گفتگــو بــا خبرنــگار مهــر ایمــان معماریــان ”,Words hunting trap in Golestan province, who is being kept in the Garden یــادآور شــد: مــا یــک پلنــگ ایرانــی مــاده داریــم کــه متأســفانه یــک دســتش را در ,in exile: the state of being barred from one’s native country, Mehr quoted Iman Memarian, Tehran Zoological Garden director typically for political or punitive reasons. as saying on Monday. تلــه شــکارچیان در اســتان گلســتان از دســت داده اســت و بــاغ وحــش تهــران آن را awkwardly: if you say something awkwardly, you say it in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way Referring to European Endangered Species Programs (EEP), he نگهــداری کــرده اســت. stable: not likely to suddenly change or end noted that EEP is a population management program aiming at وی توضیــح داد: برنامــه اروپایــی تکثیــر و حفاظــت EEP برنامـ ـهای اســت کــه تحــت نظر tolerated: things that are allowed to exist or happen even though endangered species reproduction by the European Association of you disagree with them, are tolerated اتحادیــه ب اغوح شهــای اروپــا تکثیــر گون ههــای در حــال انقــراض را نظــارت م ی کنــد. .(brushed aside: refused to answer Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA graciously: behaving in a polite and pleasant way crushing defeat: a complete victory over an opponent gathered: came together in a group PREFIX/SUFFIX PHRASAL VERB IDIOM election rivals: competitors during an election patching up: repairing damaged relationships “dys-” Leave somebody/ Your guess is as good sharp exchanges: sudden and angry disagreements coalition: a temporary alliance for combined action, especially Meaning: bad something behind as mine of political parties forming a government For example: All the siblings in their extremely conservative party: a conservative party is the main right- dysfunctional family lost contact as adults. Meaning: if a person, country, or organization is left Explanation: I do not know either; I have no idea. behind, they do not develop as quickly or make as much Typically said in response to a question of-center party in Britain progress as other people, countries, etc. open to: if you’re open to ideas and suggestions, you’re prepared For example: A: “Where’s Hank?” B: “Your guess is For example: In class, a child with poor eyesight as good as mine. He didn’t say anything to me.” to consider them can soon get left behind. (Source: BBC) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y AUGUST 11, 2019 WORLD IN FOCUS 13

Clashes between UAE, Saudi Blasts rock Russian ammo militants intensify in Aden depot in Siberia TEHRAN— New blasts tore through a Siberian ammunition TEHRAN— UAE-backed southern sepa- According to Press Tv, The Aden clash- dump on Friday during a clean-up operation, four days after it ratists and Saudi-led militia have engaged es broke out on Wednesday after southern was destroyed by explosions that forced thousands of people to in fresh fighting in Yemen’s southern port separatists accused a political party allied to evacuate nearby areas. city of Aden amid a growing rift within the Hadi of complicity in last week’s retaliatory Nine people were reported injured in Friday’s explosions dur- Riyadh-led coalition in its war on the im- missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi Ansarullah ing the clean-up of the ammunition dump on a military base in poverished Arab country. movement on a military parade. Russia’s Krasnoyarsk district. The initial incident on Monday Aden residents said the clashes resumed The militant infighting in Aden has killed one person and injured 13. Saturday dawn between the southern exposed splits in the Saudi-led coalition. “A shell exploded, wounding five servicemen and damaging separatists and Saudi-backed militants Both the UAE-sponsored separatists a vehicle during work on de-mining and eliminating the conse- loyal to ex-Yemeni president Abd Rabbuh and the Saudi-backed pro-Hadi militants quences of the emergency situation in Kamenka,” local authorities Mansur Hadi. serve the Riyadh-led coalition, and have in Krasnoyarsk said in a statement. The battles, they added, centered on been engaged, since 2015, in a bloody The number of injured people rose to nine, RIA news agency the all-but empty presidential palace and military campaign against Yemen aimed cited an emergency services source as saying, Reuters reported. in a neighborhood, where self-proclaimed at reinstating Hadi. interior minister Ahmed al-Mayssari lives. The former president resigned in 2014 The minister, however, had left his home and later fled to the Saudi capital. during a lull in fighting the previous night, Ties between the two sides have soured Danish capital hit by second unnamed sources told Reuters. over a number of issues, including what Saturday’s fighting marked a fourth the Yemenis view as Abu Dhabi’s inten- blast in four days straight day of militant infighting in Aden, tion to occupy Yemen’s strategic Socotra a gateway for commercial and aid supplies. Island and gain dominance over the major TEHRAN— An explosion damaged a police station in Copenhagen At least eight civilians were killed during “There has been heavy, continuous Antonio Guterres voiced concerns about waterways in the region. early Saturday, the second blast to hit the Danish capital in four days. Friday’s confrontation, according to med- shelling. We’re still hearing clashes in my the violent Aden clashes. Last month, the UAE announced No one was injured in the blast outside a small unstaffed police ical sources. neighborhood,” said Amgad, an NRC staff In a statement, he urged rival parties to a surprise plan to withdraw part its station in the area of Norrebro, just outside the city centre, Chief The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), member. “There is no way to get out of the cease hostilities and “engage in an inclu- troops from Yemen, largely because Police Inspector Jorgen Bergen Skov said. a humanitarian NGO, warned that civilians city. Roads are closed and it is not safe. People sive dialogue to resolve their differences Abu Dhabi believes the war appears to On Tuesday, one person was slightly injured in an explosion have been trapped in their homes with dwin- are scared. We hope this will end soon.” and address the legitimate concerns of have become “unwinnable”, according outside the Danish Tax Agency’s office in what police said was dling food and water supplies. Also on Saturday, UN Secretary General all Yemenis.” to U.S. reports. a deliberate attack. Skov said Saturday’s blast was also a deliberate act, but it was too early to say whether the two blasts were connected. Heatwave caused nearly 400 additional Scores killed in Tanzania fuel tanker “This was not an accident, but a deliberate act,” Skov said, fatalities in Netherlands explosion adding that while the investigation was still underway, nothing suggested it was terror-related. TEHRAN— Almost 400 people more during two heat waves in 2006, which were TEHRAN— At least 60 people have been towards the tanker, while images from “These were attacks against buildings, not people,” he said. died in the Netherlands during Europe’s among the longest ever in the country, the killed and scores more wounded in a fuel the aftermath appear to show the area “But it is too early to say anything about the motive.” recent record-breaking heat wave than in researchers said. tanker explosion in Tanzania, according around the tanker littered with charred a regular summer week, Dutch national About 300 of the additional fatalities to local police. corpses and the burned-out wreckage of statistics agency CBS said Friday. In were among people aged 80 years and older. The explosion occurred on Saturday on motorbikes. total, 2,964 people died in the Neth- Most of the deaths occurred in the east the outskirts of Morogoro, a town about Morogoro Governor Stephen Kebwe Israelis playing with fire if join erlands during the week that started of the Netherlands, where temperatures 200km west of the capital Dar es Salaam said the bodies of 60 victims were at the U.S. coalition in Persian Gulf on July 22, the CBS said, which was were higher and the heat wave lasted longer after a crowd had gathered around the morgue of local hospital, where more than around 15 percent more than during than in other parts of the country. tanker, which had overturned trying to 70 people were also being treated for in- 1 4. Normalizing ties with Arab countries. Former Israeli an average week in the summertime. The Netherlands has a total population avoid a motorbike. juries, Al Jazeera reported. Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion had once said he was afraid Temperature records tumbled across of around 17 million. Many of those killed and injured had Wilbrod Mutafungwa, the town’s police of Arabs’ all-out invasion, wishing to normalize the Zionists’ Europe during late July’s heat wave, The heat wave was the second to hit been siphoning petrol from the vehicle commissioner, told reporters that work was relations with them. In the same vein, Katz has expressed hope and for the first time since records be- Europe in a month, and climate specialists when it burst into flames, according to ongoing to reach a “conclusive” number that the Zionists manage to sign agreements on complete nor- gan topped 40 degrees Celsius in the warn such bursts of heat may become police and witnesses. of those killed. malization of ties with the Persian Gulf littoral Arab states as Netherlands on July 25. more common as the planet warms up A video shared on Twitter by ITV Tan- “Unfortunately fire broke out and burned the regime’s first step. The death toll in the Netherlands dur- due to greenhouse gas emissions, Reu- zania appeared to show a large group of a lot of people, a lot of people have lost their 5. The possible presence of Europeans, including France and ing that week was comparable to the rate ters reported. people carrying buckets and jerry cans lives in this incident,” he said. Germany in the coalition will be equal to the violation and com- plete death of the Iran nuclear deal. 6. The Israelis’ presence in the Persian Gulf will foment the ten- Israeli forces fatally shoot four Palestinians near Gaza fence sions and add to the volatility of the region, and will be considered as an element threatening Iran’s security; however, Iran has warned TEHRAN— Israeli forces have shot dead at least four Pal- Gaza fence and fired at Israeli troops. The coastal enclave has also witnessed deadly tensions that it reserves the right to defend itself against the Zionists’ threats. estinians near the fence separating the besieged Gaza Strip It also noted that Israeli lookout troops had already since March 30, 2018 which marked the start of the Great 7. The presence of the mentioned coalition, just like any other from the occupied territories. spotted the Palestinians approaching the Gaza fence and March of Return protests, with participants demanding trans-regional coalition, is basically against the United Nations Ma’an news agency said the Palestinians lost their lives alerted soldiers stationed nearby. the right to return for the Palestinians driven out of their Charter. Besides, creating a military coalition against a member-state in clashes with the Israeli army east of the Gaza city of Deir Israeli troops regularly opens fatal fire on Palestinians, homeland. of the UN will need the organization’s permission. According to al-Balah early on Saturday. accusing them of seeking to attack them. Human rights According to Press TV, Israel carries out regular attacks the UN Charter’s Article 52, the international body recognizes The Israeli military claimed that the Palestinian victims groups have repeatedly slammed the Tel Aviv regime for on Gaza under the pretext of hitting positions belonging establishing regional arrangements to maintain international had been “armed with AK-47 assault rifles, RPG grenade its shoot-to-kill policy. to the Hamas resistance movement peace and security. But, firstly the U.S.-proposed coalition is not launchers & grenades—one of which was thrown.” Gaza has been under a crippling land, air and sea blockade Also on Friday, Israeli aircraft targeted an alleged Hamas a “regional” organization since the trans-regional states play the One of the Palestinian men, it added, had crossed the by Israel since 2007 and witnessed three wars since 2008. outpost near near Deir el-Balah in central Gaza. major role in it; and secondly, under the UN Charter’s Article 53, the UN Security Council shall, where appropriate, utilize such regional arrangements or agencies for enforcement action under its authority, and no enforcement action shall be taken Scores killed in Tanzania fuel tanker explosion under regional arrangements or by regional agencies without TEHRAN— At least 60 people have been overturned trying to avoid a motorbike. wards the tanker, while images from the juries, Al Jazeera reported. the authorization of the Council. killed and scores more wounded in a fuel Many of those killed and injured had aftermath appear to show the area around Wilbrod Mutafungwa, the town’s police 8. By joining the collation, the Israelis seek to show Iran as tanker explosion in Tanzania, according been siphoning petrol from the vehicle the tanker littered with charred corpses and commissioner, told reporters that work was the main threat in the region; that is somehow the Zionists’ way to local police. when it burst into flames, according to the burned-out wreckage of motorbikes. ongoing to reach a “conclusive” number of projection to divert the attention from their occupation, which The explosion occurred on Saturday on the police and witnesses. Morogoro Governor Stephen Kebwe of those killed. is in fact the main reason behind the region’s conflicts. outskirts of Morogoro, a town about 200km A video shared on Twitter by ITV Tan- said the bodies of 60 victims were at the “Unfortunately fire broke out and burned 9. Linking the Persian Gulf security to that of the Bab-el- west of the capital Dar es Salaam after a crowd zania appeared to show a large group of morgue of local hospital, where more than a lot of people, a lot of people have lost their Mandeb in line with the Saudis’ plans is aimed at curbing Iran’s had gathered around the tanker, which had people carrying buckets and jerry cans to- 70 people were also being treated for in- lives in this incident,” he said. regional policies and engaging other international players in the regional developments. This is while the Persian Gulf legal status must be determined by its states, as the right to ensure the safety of vessels in the international waters is reserved for Trump says Kim ready to start? egotiations Disgraced U.S. financier Jeffrey the littoral countries. as soon as U.S.-South Korea drills over Epstein dies by suicide 10. Establishing a coalition with the leadership of the United States basically means the provision of the grounds for triggering TEHRAN— U.S. President Donald “I look forward to seeing Kim Jong TEHRAN— The wealthy U.S. financier York court charged with one count of a war in the region and will bring multiple consequences with it. Trump said on Saturday that North Un in the not too distant future! A nu- Jeffrey Epstein, indicted on charges he sex trafficking of minors and one count 11. Although the Arab front that had worried Ben-Gurion has Korean leader Kim Jong-un in a letter clear free North Korea will lead to one trafficked underage girls for sex, commit- of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking been eliminated due to some Arab ruler’s parallel policies with the expressed his readiness to start nego- of the most successful countries in the ted suicide in prison, U.S. news media of minors. Israelis, the Resistance Front is still making the regime lose sleep. tiations with Washington as soon as world!” he added. reported Saturday. He denied the charges and had faced 12. Israelis presence in this coalition will be a clear declaration U.S.-South Korea joint drills were over. According to Sputnik, Pyongyang Epstein, who had hobnobbed with up to 45 years in prison – effectively the of war against the Islamic Republic, and any offensive against the “In a letter to me sent by Kim Jong Un, has previously stressed that the test politicians and celebrities over the rest of his life – if convicted. Zionist regime in the Persian Gulf will be within the UN Charter’s he stated, very nicely, that he would like of two short-range ballistic missiles years and was already a convicted sex The Metropolitan Correction Center, a frameworks in order to defend Iran’s integrity and security. to meet and start negotiations as soon as was “an occasion to send an adequate offender, hanged himself in his cell at federal facility in Manhattan that is often the joint U.S./South Korea joint exercise warning to the joint military drill now the Metropolitan Correctional Center used to house suspects awaiting or during are over. It was a long letter, much of it underway by the U.S. and South Korean and his body was found around 7:30 trial, is considered one of the most secure complaining about the ridiculous and authorities”. Saturday morning, The New York Times penal establishments in the US. Will Democrats’ return expensive exercises”, Trump tweeted. According to researchers in South and other media said, quoting officials. The infamous Mexican drug traf- Trump added that the letter con- Korea and the U.S., the weapon used Epstein, 66, had been found in his ficker Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman revive JCPOA? tained “a small apology” for Pyongyang’s in the tests was most likely the KN-23, cell in late July with marks on his neck spent more than two years there before test of the short-range missiles and a a mobile ballistic missile system first after an apparent suicide attempt. being convicted and transferred to a 1 Here is a question. Will the dimmed JCPOA be revived statement that this testing “would stop seen in a 2018 parade. However, North The hedge fund manager was denied federal prison in Colorado, Daily Star If Trump’s term comes to end and the Democrats return to the when the exercises end”. Korea hasn’t confirmed these reports. bail in late July after appearing at a New reported. White House? The answer is NO. Just look at the debates going on among the Democratic candidates. They believe in returning to JCPOA with new terms and conditions including expanding of it to more Failure of Saudi war in Yemen bad news for Israel issues like human rights, missile technology, and ultimately putting more pressure on Iran. All these precondition are not 1 war on Yemen in March 2015, with the goal of bringing Clashes between Emirati-backed separatists and Sau- stand firm against Washington, it said. acceptable to Iran at all. the government of Saudi-allied former president Abd Rab- di-backed militia were reported earlier this week. “This is bad news for the anti-Iranian alliance and possibly In short, there is not enough evidence showing that the JCPOA buh Mansur Hadi back to power and crushing the popular ‘Bad news for Israel’ indicates a trend that should concern the American presi- could be revived with Democrats’ return. Houthi Ansarullah movement. According to Haaretz’s Friday article, the defeat of dent and his close friend, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Remarks of some democrats such as Mark Dubowitz, the CEO Resistance by Yemen’s armed forces, led by Ansarullah, the Saudi war effort will enable Houthis, which have Netanyahu,” wrote Haaretz. of the hawkish Foundation for the Defense of Democracies in- has, however, pushed the Saudi war to a stalemate, with adamantly voiced their opposition against the Israeli The paper added that doubt regarding the success of dicate that return of the White House to the JCPOA without Yemeni forces deploying increasingly sophisticated retal- occupation, to facilitate arms exports to Palestinian the U.S. administration’s regional policy was growing, with preconditions is impossible. He has recently called on building iatory attacks against the Saudis. resistance groups and restrict Israeli presence in the pessimism “trickling into” Tel Aviv despite nothing being a strong wall of additional sanctions against Iran so that the wall The stepped-up Yemeni retaliatory strikes come as the UAE strategic Bab al Mandeb Strait. “said of it in public”. remain firm even after Trump. has announced the gradual withdrawal of its troops from the The article, however, pointed that the gravest outcome The war on Yemen and an ensuing blockade has taken a Some of these kinds of statements and request have already come conflict, largely because Abu Dhabi believes the war appears of a Yemeni victory would be the gradual unraveling of heavy toll on the infrastructure on the impoverished Arab true by imposing new sanctions under under the pretext of issues such to have become “unwinnable”, according to U.S. reports. what was meant to be a firm regional anti-Iran alliance. country, destroying hospitals, schools, and factories and as terrorism, human rights and missile program. The new sanctions Saudi Arabia relied greatly on the Emirati forces in ad- According to Press TV, UAE’s withdrawal from the Saudi killing more than an estimated 60,000 Yemenis. on Iran’s iron, steel, aluminum and copper sectors under the pretext vancing its war in Yemen, with observers believing that a war effort and recent negotiations with Iranian officials On Friday, thousands of Yemenis converged outside of human rights are example of a new American approach. Saudi-led tribal alliance may eventually disintegrate with indicated that Persian Gulf states are open “to reconsider Sana’a International Airport in the capital to protest the Considering all these facts, does anybody still believe that the factional infighting due to a lack of Emirati oversight. their policy with respect to Iran” as Tehran and its allies U.S.-backed blockade. Democrats’ return may revive the JCPOA? I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 14 WORLD SPORTS AUGUST 11, 2019

Osaka number one again Ozil and Kolasinac to miss despite defeat by Williams Naomi Osaka will return to the top of the women’s tennis world Newcastle trip due to security fears rankings despite losing to Serena Williams in the quarter-finals of the Rogers Cup. Mesut Ozil and Sead Kolasinac will not with ongoing support. Williams beat Osaka 6-3 6-4 to set up a semi-final against be available for Arsenal’s Premier League “We look forward to welcoming the play- Marie Bouzkova. clash with Newcastle on Sunday as police ers back to the squad as soon as possible. But Osaka’s number one status was confirmed after Karolina investigate “further security incidents”, “We will not be making any further Pliskova lost 6-0 2-6 6-4 to Canadian teenager Bianca Andreescu the club has announced. comment on the matter.” in Toronto. It’s understood both players are un- Despite Kolasinac claiming on social Pliskova, number one for eight weeks in 2017, needed to win harmed and safe and that nothing untoward media that the pair were “fine” in the wake the tournament to regain top spot. happened on Friday – although different of last’s month incident, the two players Ashleigh Barty replaced Osaka at the top in June, but the incidents have occurred at different times went on to sit out Arsenal’s 2-1 win over Australian’s run ended with her loss in round two. over the past couple of days. Lyon in the Emirates Cup, with Emery Williams’ meeting with Osaka was the first since last year’s The pair were targeted by car-jackers revealing they were “not ready”. US Open final when the American argued with the umpire late in north London last month, with secu- “This morning they came here but in the match and Osaka was awarded a game as a penalty on her rity camera footage showing Kolasinac weren’t ready to play the match,” Emery way to winning a first Grand Slam title. confronting the offenders after they said at the time. Williams, the 23-time Grand Slam winner, is yet to drop a set approached Ozil’s car – with the two “Every player is very important in the this week in Toronto. “It’s definitely not where I want to be, but players unhurt during the incident in team, but also each moment and some cir- I’m getting there,” she said.Bouzkova, ranked 91st in the world, Golder’s Green. cumstances give us a decision between the progressed to the semis after her opponent Simona Halep retired Neither featured in the Emirates Cup player and us. hurt having lost the first set 6-4. defeat to Lyon the following weekend “It’s not a good moment to play be- Andreescu, 19, is currently 22nd in the rankings and will after talks with head coach Unai Emery cause their mind is not now 100%. It’s a play Sofia Kenin in the semi-finals after the American defeated but had been expected to be in contention very personal circumstance and the most Ukrainian sixth seed Elina Svitolina 7-6 (7-2) 6-4. to face Newcastle in the season opener. important thing now is that they can feel (Source: BBC) However, Arsenal released a statement good, they can feel safe, they can feel calm on Friday evening announcing the two play- with their family. Neymar to miss season ers would be unavailable for selection at “I spoke to them and decided it was best St James’ Park. further security incidents which are being taken this decision following discussion to continue their resting with their families opener for Paris St “Mesut Ozil and Sead Kolasinac will investigated by the police,” it read. with the players and their representatives. and wait for a few days to hopefully come not be part of the squad for our opening “The welfare of our players and their “We are liaising with the police and are and start normally with the team.” Germain - club source match against Newcastle United following families is always a top priority and we have providing the players and their families (Source: Independent) Brazilian soccer star Neymar will not play in Sunday’s season opener for Paris St Germain, a source at the club said on Saturday, as speculation continues to swirl over whether or not Neymar Murray to make singles return in Liverpool’s Alisson ruled out will remain at PSG. “It is important we make a decision swiftly. We are still in Cincinnati at Western & Southern Open of Super Cup with calf injury

talks over moving things forward, to see if he will stay or not,” said the source on Saturday, who added it was important that the PSG team “stays focused on the championship”. “Neymar is not in top physical condition,” added the source. (Source: Goal)

Andy Murray will make a return to singles renowned hip surgeon Sarah Muirhead- Liverpool’s Brazil keeper Alisson Becker have to see,” he said. ‘Big plans’: Reus eyes league action at the Cincinnati Masters next week Allwood, whose previous patients have is out of Wednesday’s UEFA Super Cup “Wednesday (in the Super Cup), he - seven months after fearing he might have included the Queen Mother. clash with Chelsea — and could face a will not play – with all my experience, opener after Dortmund see to retire. Murray said the resurfacing of his hip, longer lay off — after suffering a calf I can say that already. He is injured, off Uerdingen in cup Britain’s former world number one has where the femur head is smoothed down and injury in the 4-1 Premier League opening for sure, so we have to see how much.” been playing doubles since June as he regains covered with a metal cap, was “life-changing” day win over Norwich City at Anfield Spanish goalkeeper Adrian, who Borussia Dortmund captain Marco Reus said his team had “big fitness after hip surgery. and took away the pain which dogged him on Friday. signed for Liverpool on a free transfer plans” for the coming season after they secured a routine 2-0 Murray, 32, broke down in tears at the for a number of years. Becker went down in the 36th min- on Monday, replaced Becker to make win over third-division side KFC Uerdingen in the first round Australian Open in January, believing the He has played five doubles tournaments ute, slipping as he was playing the ball his debut. of the German Cup on Friday. resurfacing operation he had later that month since his return to competitive action, winning out and called for medical attention. “Adrian is a good goalie,” said Klopp. Reus’ second-half goal set Dortmund on their way to a com- could end his career. Queen’s alongside Spain’s Feliciano Lopez A stretcher was brought out but he “In possession he is calm and he is good fortable victory, just a week after they beat Bayern Munich 2-0 Now the Scot is pain-free and feels the in a dream comeback. was able to leave the field with the help at shot-stopping, that’s why we signed in the German Supercup. time is right to return to singles. Speaking after his quarter-final match of support staff. him” “The two wins were important for us to find our rhythm,” Murray has been given a wildcard and plays at the Rogers Cup in Montreal on Friday, Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp The 32-year-old Adrian made 125 Reus told Sport1. France’s Richard Gasquet in the first round. world number two Rafael Nadal said Mur- said it was too early to know the seri- league appearances for West Ham United “We are not yet quite at the level that we were at last season, If Murray beats 33-year-old Gasquet, who ray’s return was “good news for the sport”. ousness of the injury but Becker has no before being released at the end of last but we have big plans this year, and we want to show that when is ranked 66th in the world after missing the “Especially great news for him. That means chance of playing in Wednesday’s UEFA season and Klopp said he was sure he the Bundesliga starts next weekend.”Dortmund, who host Augs- first four months of the season with a groin that he’s healthy,” he added. Super Cup match between the European could handle his new duties. burg in their Bundesliga opener next Saturday, were forced to injury, he will play Austrian world number Joining Murray in a star-studded draw champions and Europa League winners “He is a very confident guy and he be patient against a well-organised Uerdingen defence which four Dominic Thiem in the second round. at the Masters 1,000 event in Cincinnati are Chelsea in Istanbul. came in and I don’t think he wanted included former Dortmund fan favourite Kevin Grosskreutz. Murray’s last singles match was a five-set Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael “It’s a calf injury. to sit only on the bench for the next Grosskreutz, a World Cup winner in 2014 and two-time Bun- loss to Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut in the Nadal. He felt as if something hit him from couple of years. desliga winner with Dortmund, denied his old team early on with first round in Melbourne. Serbia’s world number one Djokovic and the back. He won’t be ready for Wednes- He made himself ready. a goalline clearance.The underdogs then gave Dortmund a scare at Before the match the three-time Grand Swiss great Federer return to action for the day, I can say that already,” said Klopp. “In a situation like this you want to the other end shortly before half-time.English striker Osayamen Slam champion said he planned to retire first time since their historic Wimbledon “It is not good but we will find a solu- have somebody who has played (in) the Osawe skewed a shot wide after pouncing on a mistake by Mats after this year’s Wimbledon and feared the final, while Nadal will be back in action for tion and move on,” added the German. league and who is experienced. He is Hummels, who was making his first appearance for Dortmund Australian Open could be the final tourna- the second week running after starting his “We have to see how serious it is and 32, a calm guy, emotional as well, good since returning from Bayern Munich in June. ment of his career. North American hard-court campaign at this then we have to deal with it. with his feet, as we saw, and that’s really Unfazed, Dortmund took the lead just after half-time, Reus But he returned to the doubles court in week’s Rogers Cup. It’s the calf and that’s it. He couldn’t important for us.” flicking in Manuel Akanji’s long ball as the Uerdingen defence June after a career-saving operation with (Source: BBC) carry on, that’s not a good sign. We (Source: Reuters) came fully undone for the first time. With 20 minutes to play, Alcacer put the game beyond reach with a brilliant direct free-kick. Borussia Moenchengladbach fought to a 1-0 win over second- Saudis accused of ‘sportswash’ by hosting world heavyweight fight division minnows Sandhausen thanks to a debut goal from new signing Marcus Thuram.Thuram, the son of French 1998 World Saudi Arabia will host the world heavyweight a first European Tour golf event which was Cup winner Lilian, headed in the winner on 19 minutes to get title rematch between Anthony Joshua and won by former world number one Dustin new coach Marco Rose’s reign off to a winning start. champion Andy Ruiz Jr in December, a con- Johnson while the world’s most gruelling (Source: Mirror) troversial choice which immediately sparked motor sports race, the Dakar Rally, will be accusations of the Gulf kingdom attempting raced in the country in 2020. to “sportswash” its tarnished human rights In July, British boxer Amir Khan won the image. WBC international welterweight title with Inter-Bayern deal for Perisic The high-profile December 7 duel, dubbed a fourth-round stoppage of Australian Billy Inter have agreed terms for Ivan Perisic to join Bayern Munich ‘Clash on the Dunes’, will see Britain’s Joshua Dib in Jeddah. on loan for €5m with option to buy for €20m, with reports the trying to win back the IBF, WBA and WBO Khan said he did not regret agreeing to the Croatian has given the all-clear. titles he sensationally lost to American fighter trip despite Amnesty describing the Saudi According to Sky Sport Italia, Sport Mediaset and others in Ruiz in New York in June. human rights record as “abysmal”. Italy today, Perisic has been left behind when the team travelled The bout will take place in Diriyah, which Khan was reportedly paid £7 million to to Valencia for tonight’s friendly.The two clubs have a basic deal incorporates the UNESCO World Heritage headline the event. in place for a loan at €5m – an increase from the original €3m site of Al-Turaif, on the outskirts of Riyadh The former unified world welterweight offer – and option to buy at the end of the season for €20m. -- a dramatic contrast to the iconic Madison champion is a Muslim and has embarked on Because Bayern would also pay his full salary for the campaign, Square Garden which hosted the first fight. as a tool to try and soften their international -- with women’s rights activists, lawyers and pilgrimages to Saudi Arabia on a number of it’d effectively wipe Perisic off the Inter books for this season. Promoters Matchroom Boxing said the image and to provide a showcase, they claim, members of the Shia minority community occasions, offering him his own perspective Antonio Conte has been very clear that the Croatian winger fight details will be officially revealed at a for reforms inside the oil-rich state. all being targeted. on the country. is not part of his plans, so has been using him as a make-shift news conference in London on Monday. But Friday’s announcement was quickly “There’s been no justice over the grue- “When I was there last, it had all changed. striker, but now that Romelu Lukaku has arrived from Manchester The rematch had been widely touted but denounced by human rights campaigners. some murder of Jamal Khashoggi, and the I started seeing women not wearing head United, that is no longer an option. Cardiff’s Principality Stadium was tipped as “If Anthony Joshua fights Andy Ruiz Jr Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen is car- scarves. Women were out driving,” Khan said. It was also reported that Perisic wanted to take 48 hours to favourite to stage the event. in Saudi Arabia, it’s likely to be yet another rying out indiscriminate attacks on homes, “They had a huge concert where everyone make a decision, as he would prefer some guarantees he will The Saudis have faced intense diplomatic opportunity for the Saudi authorities to try hospitals and market-places with horrific was dancing and enjoying themselves. I’d make the move permanent next summer. fallout over the murder of dissident jour- to ‘sportswash’ their severely tarnished im- consequences for Yemeni civilians.” never seen that side of Saudi Arabia before. However, Sky Sport Italia updated that to confirm the former nalist Jamal Khashoggi which took place age,” said Amnesty UK’s head of campaigns Amnesty said Joshua should “inform “Maybe now they are changing to make Borussia Dortmund and Wolfsburg man had accepted a return in the conservative kingdom’s consulate in Felix Jakens. himself of the human rights situation and it that new place where people can enjoy to the Bundesliga. Istanbul in 2018. “Despite some long-overdue reforms on be prepared to speak out about Saudi Arabia’s themselves and it’s fair for women. I think It’s now just a matter of time before he flies out for a medical. Saudi rulers, also under fire for the war women’s rights, Saudi Arabia is currently in abysmal human rights record”. they’re trying to change now.” (Source: Football Italia) in neighbouring Yemen, have utilised sport the grip of a sweeping human rights crackdown In February this year, the Saudis hosted (Source: AFP) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y AUGUST 11, 2019 SPORTS 15 Iran female team win World Cadet Iran overpower Mexico at men’s Tokyo Volleyball Taekwondo Championships title Qualification SPORTS TEHRAN — Iranian female team deskclaimed the title of the 4th edition SPORTS TEHRAN — Iran eased past Mexico in straight World Cadet Taekwondo Championships in Tashkent, desksets (25-18, 25-21, 27-25) at the men’s Tokyo Uzbekistan on Saturday. Volleyball Qualification on Saturday. Iranian girls won six gold medals and one silver in Porya Yali scored 20 points and Daniel Vargas had 19 points the event. for Mexico. Iran’s female team won the title with 818 points, followed by Thailand who came second with 366 points. South Korea finished in third place with 197 points. In the last day of the competition, Parnia Salmai won Iran’s sixth gold on Saturday after defeating Sikhan Ka- monchanok from Thailand in the women’s -37kg. Kazakhstan’s Assel Abubakir and Yulia Vitko from Be- larus won the bronze medals. Abolfazl Abbasi also won a gold medal in the men’s under-61kg after defeating Aiden Bevel from the U.S. in the final match. Bronze medal went to Chia-Sheng Chen from Chinese Taipei and Moroccan Abarkan Hassan. Iranian girls had already won five gold medals in the previous days. Mobina Nematzadeh in the women’s under-51kg, Zahra Zarin Naal in the women’s under-41kg, Mobina Bakhshi in the women’s under-47kg, Sanaz Abbaspour in the women’s Iran had started the competition with a hard-fought 3-2 victory under-44kg and Pouneh Jafar Salehi in the women’s un- over Cuba on Friday. der-55kg had claimed five gold medals. Team Melli will face Russia in Pool E on Sunday. A total of 550 athletes, aged from 12 to 14, from 64 countries The teams are divided into six pools of four, with the table competed at the Universal Sports Palace in Uzbekistan’s toppers punching their tickets for next year’s Olympic Games. capital Tashkent. The six table toppers will be joining Japan at Tokyo 2020, with The first was held in Azerbaijan’s capital Baku in 2014, the hosts having already claimed one of the 12 available berths. while the second was in Muju in South Korea in 2015 and the A further five teams will emerge in January from the Con- third took place in Egyptian city Sharm El-Sheikh in 2017. tinental Olympic Qualifying Tournaments to complete the For the first time, Protector and Scoring System headgear, Tokyo 2020 line-up. which is standard in the adult format, used at the event. The Championships provided many of the young athletes with their first world-level experience. Iran chess player ranks third at int’l festival in UAE Mes Sungun into AFC Futsal Club Championship quarters IRNA — Iranian athlete Parham Maghsoodloo came third in defeated Kazma SC of Kuwait 3-1 earlier on Saturday, also into action three minutes later when he saved Javid’s long- the 26th International Chess Festival which is underway in Abu sealed their quarter-final spot. range effort and moments later, foiled the Iranian’s effort Dhabi, the capital city of the UAE. Mes Sungun and Oceans will meet on Monday to decide from close range off Farhad Fakhim’s free-kick. All in all, he received 6.5 points to become third. the group winners. The Emiratis, who lost 4-2 to Nagoya Oceans in their The Iranian athlete has already become champion in the world, Al Dhafra started aggressively and earned a free-kick opening game, could have scored the equalizer a minute Asian, and national contests. just seconds in above the arc in Mes Sungun territory but before the break but Bruno Takashi wasted his effort when The 26th Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival consisting the United Arab Emirates club failed to use the chance. he placed his header just off the mark. of Masters, Open, Juniors, Blitz, Homeland, Family and Seniors Mes Sungun kicked into gear and came close to find- Mes Sungun increased the intensity of their attacks in tournaments started on August 2 and will wrap up on August 11. ing the net but Mahdi Javid’s effort was denied by the the second half and doubled their lead in the 23rd minute woodwork. after Javid powered his free-kick over the Al Dhafra defence The Islamic Republic of Iran side opened the scoring in and into the net. the third minute through Mohammad Shajari’s strike from The 2018 MVP would find the target again in open play Wrestlers gain 11 more medals inside the box after excellent build up play. when Fakhim cut through the Al Dhafra players before at 2019 Tbilisi Grand Prix Mes Sungun came close to increasing their advantage laying off for Javid to score from close range. a minute later but Javid’s effort from inside the box was Mes Sungun made it 4-0 just after the half-hour mark disallowed due to an infringement on Hamdan Abdulla through Alireza Vafaei’s strike from long range with Abol- MNA — Iranian wrestlers snatched two gold, two silver and Alkatheeri. ghasem Orouji assisting. seven bronze medals at 2019 edition of Tbilisi Grand Prix of V. Defending champions Mes Sungun Varseqan cruised into Al Dhafra had to weather waves of attacks from Mes With five minutes left on the clock, Al Dhafra initiated Balavadze and G. Kartozia in Georgia on Friday. the quarter-finals of the AFC Futsal Club Championship Sungun and relied on counter-attacks - one of which in the power play but it was Mes Sungun who went further Tbilisi Grand Prix of V. Balavadze and G. Kartozia kicked off in Thailand 2019 after defeating Al Dhafra Sports & Cultural the 11th minute nearly drew them level but Fabio Daniel’s ahead as Fakhim pounced on a stray pass and scored into Tbilisi, Georgia, on August 7 and it will wrap up on August 11. The Club 5-0 in a Group D tie on Saturday. free-kick was parried away by goalkeeper Alireza Samimi. an unattended goalmouth. event is underway in both Greco-Roman and freestyle categories. Mes Sungun›s win meant Japan›s Nagoya Oceans, who Al Dhafra goalkeeper Hassan Ali Alhantoobi was called (Source: the-afc) On Friday and in the Greco-Roman event, Hamed Tab and Ramin Taheri earned gold medals of 67kg and 87kg categories respective- ly. Mohammad Ali Geraei settled for silver of 77kg while Shirzad Beheshti (60kg), Alireza Nejati (60kg), Mohammad Javad Rezaei Iran set the pace with opening win (67kg) and Pejman Poshtam (77kg) received bronze medals. Iran signalled their intentions with an an entertaining 2-2 draw in Friday’s In the freestyle competitions, Peyman Biabani gained a silver impressive 2-0 win over Uzbekistan, earlier match. of 65kg and three other bronzes were earned by Alireza Sarlak while Turkmenistan and Afghanistan Afghanistan took the lead through (57kg), Abolfazl Hajipour (65kg), and Reza Afzali (74kg). shared the points as the 2019 CAFA forward Farshid Wojdi inside 10 minutes, On Thursday, Iranian wrestlers collected three gold, one silver U-19 Championship began in Tajikistan but Aziz Kmabarov’s young charges hit and three bronze medals of the event. on Friday. back just seven minutes later when de- The Central Asian tournament is being fender Ruslan Priyev ventured forward used as preparations for November’s AFC to net the equaliser. U-19 Championship 2020 Qualifiers, in The goals kept flowing when Tareq Iranian judoka bags silver which all five teams will feature. Mohammadi restored Afghanistan’s at Chinese Police World UZBEKISTAN 0-2 IR IRAN lead in the 25th minute, before what Iran began their campaign in stunning looked like developing into an open- Championships fashion, accounting for 2016 champi- ing day goal fest settled into a more ons Uzbekistan to win 2-0 at Dushanbe reasonable tempo. IRNA — Ali Matin, representing the Islamic Republic of Iran in Central Stadium. Kamabarov made six substitutions to the World Police Tournament, won the silver medal in 100-kg Head coach Sirous Pourmousavi the Turkmenistan line-up as the warm of judo on Saturday. revealed his side’s goal of leaving Ta- weather began to test the endurance of The tournament, which is known as the Police Olympics and is jikistan as Central Asian champions even the fittest players on the pitch, but it held every five years, is being held in Chengdu, China on August in Thursday’s pre-tournament press was one of the starters who came up with 8-18, according to IRNA. conference, and his young squad live all-important equaliser, as Myradov made The Islamic Republic of Iran’s Law Enforcement Team has up to early expectations with two sec- the most of an 89th minute opportunity their lead in the 75th minute. returning to action against Turkmen- participated with 7 athletes in judo, karate, taekwondo and ond-half goals. to seal a point for his side. The double blow was one from istan on Monday. step-climbing. Mohammed Hossein Zavvari broke The CAFA U-19 Championship will be which Uzbekistan were unable to re- A late equaliser from Begenchmyrat Representatives from more than 80 countries are participating the deadlock for Iran in the 50th min- decided on a round-robin basis, with the cover, making Saturday’s clash with Myradov rescued a point for Turkmen- in the tournament. ute, before 17-year-old midfielder Mahdi Afghanistan one of added importance, istan and denied Afghanistan a dream final Matchday to held next Thursday. Hashemnezhad Rahimabadi doubled while Iran have the weekend off before start as the sides shared the spoils in (Source: the-afc) Kuwait must learn from “Our generation changed the dream of a nation” - Iran’s Samad Nikkhah Bahrami mistakes, says Al Harbi For the third straight time, Iran will be playing at the detractors wrong, winning one more Asia Cup and qualifying Kuwait may be 90 minutes away from reaching the 2019 WAFF FIBA Basketball World Cup, and the significance of that to the next World Cup in 2014. Championship Final, but Faisal Al Harbi wants his side to learn from is not lost on one of the team›s living legends, Samad Now, Bahrami knows that with this likely being his last the late goal which cost them a win against Jordan on Wednesday. Nikkhah Bahrami. tour of duty on the world stage alongside hulking center Al Harbi looked to have set the Kuwaitis on the path to a second «It›s amazing to play at the World Cup,» he said. «Always Hamed Haddadi, Iran really have to pull out all the stops. successive win when he earned, then converted an early penalty amazing to be playing at this level with players who love Bahrami will be among Iran›s leaders in China along with kick against the Jordanians, but Mohammad Al Nassar was sent basketball from all around the world, who practice hard to Haddadi, and they will help usher in the next generation off, before Salem Al Alajin’s 94th minute equaliser ensured the get there. I hope to see high-level basketball and hope to of stars expected to carry their country›s colors for the points would be shared at Erbil’s Franso Hariri Stadium. entertain basketball fans in China.» foreseeable future. Kuwait still need only a draw against Bahrain on Saturday to Iran first broke into the World Cup scene in 2010 after «I remember when I just became a national team player,» reach the final as group winners, but Al Harbi is keen to ensure they successfully qualified by winning the FIBA Asia Cup he shared. «It was a dream to qualify for World Cup, but lessons are learned from Wednesday’s missed opportunity. 2009 in the Chinese city of Tianjin. Ten years later and these days I am hearing people are talking about going to “We produced a perfect first half but in the second half we Team Melli will come full circle, returning to China for a second round and going as far as we can. This shows what dropped, especially after the sending-off, and Jordan managed World Cup where Iran has perhaps their best chance to our generation did for Iranian basketball and how a group to score the equaliser,” said 27-year-old. make a big splash. of players can change the dream of a nation.» “I hope we learn from the mistakes we made and take that «It›s going to be tough,» he said. «Everybody comes to Iran have never advanced past the group stage in any into the future matches.” compete and win. All I can say is my teammates and I will World Cup, winning one game each in 2010 and 2014 for a While not going as far as Al Harbi in his assessment of Ku- put all we have on the floor. We won›t regret anything.» compiled win-loss record of 2 wins against 8 losses. «Our goal is to win any game that we can,» he declared. wait’s opening 45 minutes, head coach Romeo Jozak was also Bahrami recalls, however, that it wasn›t always like this. This time around, they are in the same group as Tuni- «We need to be united and play as a team. At the end of the delighted by his side’s start to Wednesday’s clash. The 36-year-old remembers how, a decade ago, Iran were sia, Puerto Rico and former champions Spain. Iran know day, this is a game, a basketball game, and anything can But despite their commanding first-half display, Jozak – who not even considered a legitimate international basketball they can hang with those teams, and Bahrami believes happen. We won›t come to the game with a losing mindset. can count the likes of Luka Modric and Mario Mandzukic among his power despite qualifying to the World Cup. Many felt they that with a confident mindset, they are capable of pulling We will go at anybody who stays in front of us.» former apprentices – could sense a drop in his side’s performance were flashes in the pan, but they continuously proved their off a few surprises. (Source: FIBA) coming in the warm conditions. (Source: the-afc) Prayer Times Noon:13:10 Evening: 20:18 Dawn: 4:47 (tomorrow) Sunrise: 6:20 (tomorrow) AUGUST 11, 2019 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: Ali Asgari Editor-in-Chief: Mohammad Ghaderi IAF hosts retrospective of actor, Editorial Dept.: Fax: (+98 21) 88808214 — 88808895 [email protected] Switchboard Operator: Tel: (+98 21) 43051000 Advertisements Dept.: Telefax: (+98 21) 43051450 Public Relations Office: Tel: (+98 21) 88805807 Tel: (+98 21) 43051603 artist Esmaeil Khalaj Subscription & Distribution Dept.: www.eshterak.ir Distributor: Padideh Novin Co. ARTTEHRAN – A Tel: 88911433 deskretrospective displaying Webmaster: [email protected] works by the veteran stage and screen Printed at: Jame Jam Bartar Borna - 44197737 actor and artist Esmaeil Khalaj opened Tehrantimes79 Tehrantimesdaily at the Iranian Artists Forum (IAF) in Tehran on Friday. No. 18, Bimeh Alley, Nejatollahi St., Tehran, Iran Entitled “Shadow”, the exhibit reviews P.o. Box: 14155-4843 five decades artistic activity of the artist, Zip Code: 1599814713 the forum announced in a press release published on Saturday. Khalaj is famous among his fans for his brilliant theatrical performances. He began his artistic career in the early 1970s and wrote several plays including “Hangout”. His role in the TV series “Shadow of Neighbors” is also unforgettable. He has also played in several films such as GUIDE TO “Awareness of Dream”, “Apple and Salma”, SPIRITUAL AWAKENING “Simple Reception” and “Scandal”. Speaking at the opening ceremony of There is a difference between two acts, one is the exhibition, Khalaj said that he was interested in painting when he was 8 an act whose joy is transient and causes much and he began to paint seriously after he damage, and the other is an act which leaves a received a box of 12 coloring pencils at permanent reward. the age of 10. “I was looking to present very creative Imam Ali (AS) and original works. This exhibit displays 14 oil colors. The shadows on the flowers are my own shadows,” he added. The exhibit will run until August 20 Pediatric patients’ painting at the forum located on Musavi St., off Actor and artist Esmaeil Khalaj attends the opening ceremony of his exhibit “Shadow” at the Iranian Artists Forum in Tehran on festival to turn top works Taleqani Ave. August 9, 2019. (Honaronline/Sara Sasani) into toys Iranian director to stage reading of “The Art Bureau to review Afkhami’s ARTTEHRAN – The director of the 5th International deskFestival of Pediatric Patients’ Painting (IFPPP), Good Doctor” in Tehran “Morning Son” Nima Rezai, has said that they plan to turn images from a collection of top entries into dolls and toys. “The decision has been made after an agreement was signed between the organizers of the festival with Naghashim, a startup which turns the children’s paintings into toys and dolls,” Rezai said in a press release published on Saturday. “A selection of 250 paintings created by children who were admitted to the hospital once in their lives from 38 countries will put on display in Tehran during October,” he added. The Hungarian capital of Budapest will be playing host to the closing ceremony of the A poster for the 5th Internation- event on November 8, at which al Festival of Pediatric Patients’ time 12 winners of the IFPPP Painting (IFPPP). will be honored. Iranian director Maryam Baqeri in an undated photo. A poster for the review session of Behruz Afkhami’s “The Morning Son” at Tehran’s Art Bureau. Director of Naghashim Hamid Farzi also said, “The startup will give dolls and toys made ARTTEHRAN – Iranian Chekhov. ARTTEHRAN – Tehran’s was completed in 2007 before Afkhami based on images from the paintings to the children, and plans deskdirector Maryam Baqeri The only connecting thread between deskArt Bureau will review left Iran to live in Canada for several years. to display their paintings on our website to bring back smiles to plans to stage a reading performance of the series is the character of the writer, Iranian director Behruz Afkhami’s movie The film was severely criticized during their beautiful faces and inject hope into their hearts.” American playwright Neil Simon’s “The who is reminiscent of Chekhov. “The Morning Son”, a biopic about the its premiere at the 29th Fajr International The festival has been organized by the Health and Art (HEART) Good Doctor” at Tehran’s Neauphle- le- “The Good Doctor” has previously been founder of the Islamic Republic, Imam Film Festival in 2011. However, it was Group, a major member of the Universal Scientific Education and Chateau Theater on August 17. performed at several theaters in Tehran Khomeini, today. never screened for the public. Research Network (USERN), which is active in organizing festivals The performance will be held by a cast and other Iranian cities. The director of the film is scheduled to Afkhami asked the festival’s organizers and events focusing on the mental health of pediatric patients. composed of Fariba Ramezanpur, Azadeh Earlier in July, Baqeri staged a reading give a speech during the session, which to remove his name from the titles and Akbari, Mir-Nader Mazlumi, Afshin Baqeri performance of Norwegian playwright will be attended by a number of cineastes, credits of the film due to the fact that and Mehdi Mofidi. Henrik Ibsen’s 1891 play “Hedda Gabler” film critics, art students and journalists. the film’s postproduction stage was “Citizenship” appears in The play is a musical comedy set in at Tehran’s Mehregan Theater. Starring Abdolreza Akbari, completed in his absence. However, 19th century Russia, and consists of a She also staged “Barefoot in the Park” Mohammad-Ali Keshavarz, producer Mohammadreza Sharafoddin Iranian bookstores series of short plays based on short stories by Neil Simon in 2017 and “Boluriha” by Hedyeh Tehrani, Atila Pesyani and insisted that Afkhami’s name remains and other works by Russian writer Anton Iranian writer Farhad Naqdali in 2018. Mohammadreza Sharifinia, the movie on the film. ARTTEHRAN – “Citizenship: Discourse, Theory, deskand Transnational Prospects” written by Peter Kivisto and Thomas Faist has recently been published in Persian by Gol Azin Publications in Tehran. Translated by Mohsen Niazi and Vali Bahrami, the 2007 book “Crypt” on ancient Iranian tradition picked discusses the important role of citizenship in the world’s liberal democracies and how it is evolving. to compete in Seoul festival Long a neglected topic in the social sciences, citizenship is now at the forefront of scholarly discussions on democracy worldwide. ARTTEHRAN – Iranian filmmaker Vahid from an aquifer or water well to the surface for drinking Photo: The book reviews the four broadly conceived themes that shape deskZarrabinasab’s drama “The Crypt” on the and irrigation, and every week she rinses herself with qanat contemporary citizenship, inclusion, erosion, withdrawal and ex- ancient tradition of Qanat Bride common in Iran’s central water till it gets fertile. But she remains unmarried to the pansion, and highlights their interconnectedness. rural regions has been selected to be screened in the official end of her life. Kivisto is a professor of social thought at Augustana College in completion of the Seoul International Film Festival during Starring Shaqayeq Farahani and Puria Purshorkh, the the U.S. He is the author of several books and articles including September. film will be competing with movies from the U.S., England, “National Identity in an Age of Migration”, “Solidarity, Justice, According to the tradition, the elders of a village that is South Africa, Japan, France, Canada, China and several and Incorporation: Thinking through the Civil Sphere” and “Re- faced with an intense drought decide to perform the tra- other countries. ligion and Immigration: Migrant Faiths in North America and dition of Qanat Bride, in which a virgin girl marries qanat, The festival will take place in the capital of South Korea Shaqayeq Farahani (L) and Puria Purshorkh act in a scene Western Europe”. a gently sloping underground channel to transport water from September 20 to 26. from “The Crypt” by Iranian filmmaker Vahid Zarrabinasab. Faist is a professor of transnational relations and development studies at Bielefeld University in Germany. His research focuses on international migration, ethnic relations and social policy, and he has published widely in these fields. Egyptian artist paints murals on houses Woodstock producer ‘pretty bummed’ to celebrate haj at missed bid to recreate 1969 activism

Hollywood star Gere visits Eid Al Salwaawi, 69, paints murals of the NEW YORK (Reuters) — The became a symbol of 1960s counterculture. stranded migrants on Open rituals of the haj pilgrimage on the walls of a man behind the failed Woodstock 50 Woodstock 50 was called off after months house in Cairo’s Sayeda Zainab neighborhood. anniversary festival said on Friday he of setbacks over venues, permits and Arms ship Sometimes he volunteers to paint scenes was “pretty bummed” at losing out on financial backing. that celebrate the haj and religious stories a chance to encourage people to take Lang, now 74, recalled the lofty hopes MADRID (Reuters) — American actor Richard Gere on Fri- and lessons, other times he is paid. action on global warming. of the 1969 festival, which also faced a late day visited 121 migrants stranded for the past week on a rescue Every year, Muslims travel from around Michael Lang, who was also one of change of venue and huge logistical issues ship in the Mediterranean, as the European Union’s executive the world to the city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia the producers of the 1969 Woodstock when some 450,000 people turned up. urged member countries to show solidarity in finding a solution. to complete the haj, one of the five pillars music festival, said he had hoped that the “It was really about trying to see if, Arriving on a boat outfitted with a banner reading “You are not of their faith. This year’s haj will conclude new event would recreate the activism when (my generation) were in charge, alone,” the 69-year-old Hollywood star brought water and other on Sunday. The artist Eid Al Salwaawi paints murals of the late 1960s. things could work the way we hoped they supplies to the ship Open Arms, speaking to several migrants Salwaawi said the haj scenes he saw about the holy Kaaba and the rituals of “The reason to do it really was to would. And it did. Everybody really came about their experience of fleeing war-torn Libya. on the walls of houses in his home village the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, in Cairo, engage people in activism and the efforts together in a community of celebrating “The most important thing for these people here is to be able to as a child in northern Aswan captured his Egypt, July 17, 2019. (Reuters/Hayam to stop global warming, which I think is peace and music. get to a free port, to get off the boat, to get on land and start a new imagination. Adel) probably the greatest threat to humanity “We were kind of losing that dream life,” Gere said in a video posted online. “Please support us here “So I draw camel caravans and soldiers on the pilgrimage, dressed in bright colors, that we’ve seen in our lifetime,” Lang for a better way to be on the planet. So on Open Arms and help these people, our brothers and sisters.” wearing traditional hats guarding them,” another shows a caravan carrying the tapestry told Reuters Television. for me, it was kind of a last-ditch effort The migrants, including 32 minors, were rescued last Thurs- he said. that covers the Kaaba, the holiest site in Lang was visiting a 50th anniversary to see that if we took the tribes out of the day by the Barcelona-based charity and the ship is now floating He uses simple tools like a handmade Islam. He adorns his works with prayers Woodstock photo exhibit at the Morrison daily grind and the cities and came out in international waters near the Italian island of Lampedusa. palm frond brush and a mixture of paint, and Koranic verses. Hotel Gallery in New York following the to nature, with us in charge, we could The fate of the migrants has been in limbo since Italy and Malta vinegar, rosewater, gum Arabic and glue. Each mural takes him between two and cancellation last month of a planned actually make it work amongst ourselves,” rejected requests to disembark them. One mural depicts women as they embark three hours. three-day event to mark the festival that Lang said.