WWW.TEHRANTIMES.COM I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 16 Pages Price 10,000 Rials 39th year No.13142 Tuesday JUNE 26, 2018 Tir 5, 1397 Shawwal 12, 1439 Rouhani Shamkhani: Prehistoric Astana festival of congratulates Erdogan Iran backs Iraqi Persian jar head ethnic music to host on re-election 2 nation’s decisions 4 to auction at Christie’s 10 Iranian orchestra 16 Iran to create secondary currency market by next week Seeing them home safely ECONOMY TEHRAN — Iran will creation of this market, the CBI governor deskset up a secondary cur- remarked, adding that this market will Iran urges UN, EU to help Afghan refugees go home after 4 decades rency market by the next week, Central prevent the creation of indefinite rates of- Bank of Iran (CBI) Governor Valiollah fered by unauthorized brokers. Seif announced on Monday. The official also announced that a See page 2 The decision was made as the Iranian system will be established to identify all rial plunged to a record low against the commodities that have been imported us- U.S. dollar in the unofficial market on ing U.S. dollars at a rate of 42,000 rials, Sunday, Tasnim news agency reported. so that importers of those goods cannot A detailed plan has been prepared for sell them at higher prices. Selling arms and talking of peace in Yemen are conflicting: Iran POLITICS TEHRAN — Hossein meeting with the ambassadors of Italy, deskJaberi Ansari, the Ira- Britain, France and German charge d’af- nian foreign minister’s special assistant faires at the Foreign Ministry. for political affairs, said on Monday that “One cannot talks about political solu- Western countries cannot talk about tion, peace and human rights but simul- peace in Yemen and at the same time taneously ink billion dollars agreement sell billions of dollars of weapons to with countries participating in the war aggressors. against Yemen,” the special assistant to Jaberi Ansari made the remarks in a the foreign minister remarked. 2 Erdogan wins re-election in historic Turkish polls Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won Tur- Yüksek Seçim Kurulu), told reporters in key’s key presidential vote, electoral the capital, Ankara. officials have said, in a result that will Earlier, state-run Anadolu news agency allow him to keep his seat with increased had reported that Erdogan’s share of the powers and become Turkey’s first exec- vote stood at 52.5 percent. utive president. “Our democracy has won, the people’s will With 99.2 percent of ballots count- has won, Turkey has won,” Erdogan told a ed, Erdogan received on Sunday more crowd of enthusiastic supporters in the capital, than half the votes required to secure an Ankara, thanking the Turkish citizens who cast moi.ir outright victory, Sadi Guven, the head their ballots in an election that saw a record of the Supreme Election Committee (YSK/ turnout of 87 percent. 3 EU Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos (L) meeting Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli in Tehran on Monday ARTICLE Trump seems to be closer to Reagan: U.S. analyst ARTICLE Reza Simbar Syed Zafar Mehdi By Jalal Heirannia time afterwards, I found it impossible to think in financial straits; a man that appears to com- Professor of International Journalist TEHRAN — Political analyst Yuram Abdullah of him as “president,” so I would simply refer to pletely lack the smallest iota of compassion for Relations - University of Gilan from New Delhi Weiler says Trump “is a man that sees no problem him as “the current occupant of the Oval Office.” any human being outside of his family circle. with taking advantage of someone in financial Yet despite my revulsion, I forced myself to read What kind of movement can such a man lead or straits; a man that appears to completely lack Trump’s book, The Art of the Deal, in order to what political doctrine can he leave behind? Perhaps Adjustment of the smallest iota of compassion for any human gain some insight into this flamboyant bully who looking at Trump’s deal on the former Commodore UN report being outside of his family circle.” now, to the alarm of most, is commander-in-chief Hotel in New York in the late 1970s can yield insights European package “The pattern for Trump seems to be closer to of the world’s most lethal military. for his handling of the presidency. Owned by the opportunity for India, Reagan: deregulation, higher military spending As Trump discloses in his book, he loves to cash-strapped Penn Central Railroad, the famous with Iran national and tax cuts, particularly for the rich,” Weiler make deals for the sake of making deals. His hotel next to Grand Central Station in midtown Pakistan to reboot tells the Tehran Times. entire life seems to revolve around this concept Manhattan had deteriorated considerably from interests This is the text of the interview: of making a deal, which for him seems to be more its heydays, and young Trump saw an opportunity Kashmir policy Is “Trumpism” a movement, or a school of than making money. It is a strict zero-sum game to make a mint. Being close to then New York City he Islamic Republic expects the Eu- fortnight ago, the United Nations thought in the United States? Can the current where he wins and the others lose, but in the mayor Abe Beame, Trump managed to get promises ropean Authorities to put forward released its first ever report detailing president of the United States produce a political process, he is able to make the loser feel like it for huge tax breaks from the city even before he their package of proposals to save the human rights violations in Kashmir, T or philosophical doctrine in the area of American is a worthwhile bargain. This is a man who has was able to come up with the cash to secure his A nuclear agreement between Tehran and the across the Line of Control (LoC), high- social and foreign policy? evicted poor people from their apartments and option to buy the hotel from the bankrupt railroad. P5+1 from which the U.S. has withdrawn. lighting a situation of chronic impunity for A: To me Donald Trump has to be the most converted the buildings into opulent, luxurious To date, Trump has received some $400 million Given the European Union’s promises violations committed by security forces. repugnant character so far to hold the U.S. presi- palaces for the ultra-rich. He is a man that sees in tax breaks for a hotel that only cost about $100 on preserving the Joint Comprehensive The exhaustive 49-page report, which urged dency. Following his election and for quite some no problem with taking advantage of someone million to build in 1980. 7 Plan of Action (JCPOA), it is necessary all the parties to end the cycles of violence for the Iranian officials to examine the EU and ensure accountability for past and package of proposals carefully to see if it present abuses, has generated palpable is in agreement with the national interests London alarmed by threats to UAE buzz in both India and Pakistan. of our country. Given the extensive sanc- By Farzad Farhadi a threat to them and advises them to be extremely impact as the UAE it is one of the most stable The political dimensions of the dis- tions against Iran imposed by the United TEHRAN — The British Foreign Ministry has alert, this warning is not futile and is based on countries in the Middle East, with significant pute between India and Pakistan have States, these proposals should be able to issued a statement warning of an attack on the reliable security intelligence, especially as this economic prosperity and investment and tourism long been centre-stage, noted the report, fulfil our interests, especially in cases like UAE, calling on its citizens to be wary. country is the United Arab Emirates.” from all over the world. but this is not a conflict frozen in time. selling oil and petrochemical products. “Public media reported that there might The British Foreign Ministry has officially The unprecedented warnings coincide with “It is a conflict that has robbed millions Obviously, if the European govern- be attempts to launch missiles at the UAE. warned all its nationals in the UAE or those the escalation of the Yemen war in al-Hudaydah of their basic human rights, and contin- ments declare that they are not able to In any case, you should consider the local intending to travel to its cities, in particular on the western Yemeni coast after the Emirates ues to this day inflict untold suffering,” manage their companies on having trade media report and follow the advice of local Dubai and Abu Dhabi, to receive information decided to attack the city. This port receives more said UN High Commissioner for Human relations with Iran, we can no longer speak authorities. You must take precautions to on the nature of the threat against the UAE, than 70 percent of Yemen’s imports. The British Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, urging the of preserving the JCPOA by European protect yourself and your property,” said the most notably the possibility of Yemeni ballistic government knows Yemen very well and has infor- UN Human Rights Council to consider governments. published statement. missiles. mation that the current conflict in al-Hudaydah establishing a commission of inquiry to The truth is that even before Donald Referring to this threat, Rai Alyoum newspaper This sudden and dangerous threat will cer- is not limited within its borders and may extend conduct a comprehensive, independent Trump’s withdrawal from the nuclear deal wrote: “When the British government warns its tainly be harmful for the UAE for its security and even to the UAE, with missiles, as it has already international investigation into allegations with Iran, EU had not been able to meet citizens in UAE that it is aware of the existence of economic implications.