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‘Principlist candidates may not quit in favor of Raeisi’ Jalili: Every village could serve

POLITICAL TEHRAN – The spokesman for the Combat- deskant Cleric Society says principlist presidential candidates may not withdraw candidacy in favor of the candidate backed by the Unity Council of the Principlists, saying it is de- as a ‘cell’ for development pendent on the “personal views” of other principlist candidates POLITICAL TEHRAN — Speaking “This issue requires serious determi- “We must not behave in such a way that useful way is to produce petrol and even to stay or leave the race. deskto the people of Iran on nation and will, and one must first start the pressure lever is in the hands of the export it so that the lever of pressure is The Unity Council of Prin- televised program on Monday night, pres- from the faction of friends and insiders in enemy and we are in a difficult situation. removed from the hands of the enemy.” ciplist backs Ebrahim Raeisi, idential contender Saeed Jalili said that order to stand against it,” he remarked. One way to lift sanctions is to negotiate, but Jalili reminded the voters that his pro- the Judiciary chief, as favored every village could be a big part of Iran’s Pointing to the rising inflation rate in that is not all we can do,” opined Jalili who grams are not written overnight because he presidential candidate. development. the country, the presidential candidate was Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator during formed a shadow cabinet after losing the Gholamreza Mesbahi Moqa- “Today, 25% of our population lives said that the average inflation in many the rule of the previous administration. 2013 presidential election to the incumbent ddam said the Combatant Cleric in villages, and as far as I know, every countries is below 5%, “but our country Presenting an alternative to the current president, Hassan Rouhani. Society started its activities for village can be a “cell” of progress for the has experienced 50% inflation. Solving nuclear negotiations in Vienna, Jalili said “In 2013, after the election of president the presidential elections about development of the country. If we solve this problem requires will and planning; Iran must enter into negotiations with tools Rouhani, I said in my election campaign 10 months ago and it formed the the problems of 40,000 villages in the it should be noted who will benefit from of pressure “so that the enemy cannot use the that our work started today and we formed Unity Council of Principlists with country, we will see that each village can this inflation and why only a certain and levers of pressure against us. For example, a shadow cabinet and followed the develop- involvement of representatives be the leap cell of the country, and this limited number of people have benefited if it wants to boycott us with petrol, there ments bit by bit. If good work is done, even from political parties, the youth, problem will be solved through planning from heavy banking facilities.” are several things that can be done. One from competitors, we should approve and women, university students, and management,” he stated. Regarding nuclear negotiations, Jalili way is to negotiate and make concessions encourage it; if help is needed in a time, we teachers and other social classes. Jalili went on to say that those in charge said that if Iran is going to negotiate with to dissuade the enemy. The second way is should enter and help; and if something The purpose of the clerical should not allow an individual or a group to the West, it must have tools to use as bar- to circumvent the sanctions and the enemy goes wrong, we should come and correct society was to agree on a single gain money from the pockets of the people. gaining chip. does not understand, but the best and most it,” he suggested. candidate in the presidential elections and it backs Raeisi and it obeys the collective decisions of the Unity Council. He said the Unity Council only introduces Raeisi to the electorate but the people have the right to vote for any candidate they wish. Raeisi lays out landmark housing plan POLITICAL TEHRAN — Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi’s strengthened version of the Mehr housing project, and is off the balance sheet of the Central Bank of Iran. Rouhani “Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi is the exclusive candidate of the Unity desk Council of Principlists and whether other principlist candidates campaign office presented a housing plan currently on the agenda of Ayatollah Raeisi as one of the announced that by 2017 the Mehr housing project will be will withdraw candidacy in favor of Raeisi or stay in the race until to the public on Tuesday. main programs of his possible government. replaced with cheap loans to needy families with the stated the election day is dependent on the personal views of them, and Afshin Parvinpour, a member of Raeisi’s popular cam- “The solution to the housing problem in the country is objective to build only 150,000 homes on a yearly basis. it is possible that they would not withdraw,” Mesbahi Moqaddam paign, stated that house construction will positively stimulate to create a housing movement, the principles of the men- Parvinpour said that the new plan is to build 4 million told IRNA in an interview published on Tuesday. the economy. tioned plan are the same as the principles of Mehr housing; housing units in 4 years. On a refusal by the Guardian Council to confirm certain candi- “Due to the needs of the country and the shortcomings that means free land, low-interest construction loans, and The project will be financed by banks and will be crafted dates to run for president and the airing of certain doubts about the of the last few years, it is necessary to strengthen the con- the use of private sector capacity to build houses,” he said. by a very strong financial team, he stated. performance of the council in social media, he said the Leader of structions by implementing strong plans,” he said. The Mehr housing project was introduced by Mahmoud “In preparing this plan, we have assumed that Iran will be the Islamic Revolution answered these doubts and what the Leader Parvinpour said that a team of experts and researchers Ahmadinejad in 2007. It was to build around 2 million housing under sanctions for another 100 years and that the United says is the “firm stance” of the Islamic Republic system and all those in the field of economics and housing has been working units within 5 years for low-income families. States will impose sanctions on us,” the campaign member who consider themselves the followers of the late Imam Khomeini on a project for about 7 months, which is an upgraded and The first Rouhani administration however, took the project added. and the Leader. (See full text at tehrantimes.com) Qazizadeh: Stock market, cryptocurrency, Hemmati says he will focus on Iran, Tajikistan firm to and tackling COVID-19 are my priorities low-income deciles develop ties: interior minister POLITICAL TEHRAN — In a brief ministration needs to do is to stimulate POLITICAL TEHRAN — Pres- subsidy resources, we must pay special deskinterview with the state the stock market. deskidential contender attention to the low-income classes and POLITICAL TEHRAN — Iran and the Republic of Tajikistan TV, presidential contender Amir Hossein He added, “The government has an Abdolnaser Hemmati says he considers the lower three deciles,” he stated. deskare determined to develop ties and cooperation, Qazizadeh Hashemi shared vision on his emergency plan. The case of the corona- people’s livelihood as his most important He said that he has been on the firm Iranian Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli said on Tuesday. priorities. virus is completely urgent, and 60% of jobs and basic priority. belief from the beginning that at least Rahmani Fazli made the remarks in a meeting with Tajik In- “Currency exchanges and cryptocur- are affected by this. We must act urgently Hemmati also says payment of sub- “every household in the bottom three terior Minister Ramazon Rahimzoda who made a working visit rencies are critical, and this does not mean in this regard and control this issue in two sidies, though it was supposed to be tar- deciles should be paid one million tomans to Tehran on Tuesday along with a delegation. that this is our basic program in the field or three months.” geted, is not. (almost $238).” of economics, but our basic program in Qazizadeh said that these issues must “Now the lower three deciles of our The presidential candidate said he will the field of economics is to stabilize pric- be solved quickly to make people sure they society are people who are under a lot of not emphasize the issue too much because es permanently to control inflation and can have a normal life next year. economic pressure, and I will pay special he doesn’t want to enter the competition stabilize inflation rates,” he said. The presidential election will be held attention to these three lower deciles, and of announcing numbers. He also said that the first thing his ad- in June 18. in order to be able to target and redistribute He said nobody should go to bed hungry.

Government: Vienna talks not related to elections POLITICAL TEHRAN — Speaking at his weekly press over the country to the future administration without il- deskbriefing on Tuesday, Iranian government legal sanctions. spokesman Ali Rabiei said that Iran won’t let the Vienna The presidential elections will be held on June 18. “The will of the two nations and countries is to develop coop- nuclear talks for a possible revival of the Joint Compre- The spokesman also said there is no impasse in the eration,” Rahmani Fazli said. hensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) to protract, yet he seemed Vienna talks. Rahmani Fazili said the relationship between Iran and Tajik- eager to announce the full restoration of the JCPOA in the “Negotiations have reached a stage where a few key istan has been on the rise by capitalizing on cultural and historical incumbent administration. issues need to be decided, and these issues require the affinities as well as geographical proximity. “These negotiations will continue based on their inde- attention, obsession and time they need. We do not allow He also said the two countries are focused on strengthening pendent and legal procedure and within the framework of the talks to protract, nor do we rush to reach an agreement. capacities for convergence and cooperation at different fields. the general policies of the Islamic Republic and with the Our criterion is the rights of the nation and the interests of Rahmani Fazili said he as interior minister, Zarif as foreign guidance of the Leader until the desired result is achieved,” the people and the Islamic Republic,” he added. minister and Rouhani as president favor close economic and cul- he said. Rabiei noted that the Iranian nuclear team has been tural ties with Tajikistan. Rabiei stated that the nuclear negotiations are not following the directions given by Tehran step by step. The interior minister also said an MOU has been signed be- related to the presidential elections, reiterating that the The fifth round of the Vienna negotiations is underway in tween Iran and Tajikistan for cooperation in campaign against drug government is determined to fulfill its mission and hand Vienna, with delegates ironing out details of the agreement. trafficking, organized crime as well as education, and exchange of student and professor. The minister also said strengthening regional economic inte- gration is favored by senior officials of Iran and Tajikistan and in Cleric urges candidates to avoid mudslinging, giving hollow promises line with this purpose there is a good capacity for joint investment POLITICAL TEHRAN – A member the election day and the scope of campaigns soft-spoken cleric remarked. and banking commercial ties. deskof the Combatant Cleric has intensified in these days and certain Akrami said the Leader warned that For his part, the Tajik interior minister said he has visited Teh- Society has advised the presidential candi- candidates in addition to presenting plans whenever in the past such damaging ap- ran with the aim of assessing the grounds for developing ties with dates not to sacrifice national interests for are making allegations against the govern- proaches were adopted in the presidential Iran in different arenas. political or factional purposes and avoid ment and each other. debates or the candidates tried to frighten Rahimzoda also said working visits between the two countries trading insults or giving hollow promises. This is taking place despite the fact that the people from the competitor “the coun- should continue. “The candidates of the elections should the Leader of the Islamic Revolution in a try suffered”. Rahimzoda added, “We are assessing all ways for developing know that they have entered the scene to recent speech to parliamentarians urged He also said the Leader insisted that economic and cultural cooperation between Iran and Tajikistan serve the country and therefore there is no the candidates to avoid turning elections the presidential candidates should avoid and hope that with a focus on the centrality of common culture, need for clash and mudslinging,” Seyyed Reza into a “scene of power struggle and insult- giving “unrealistic and deceitful slogans” especially the Farsi language, the friendship between the two Akrami said, IRNA reported on Monday. ing behaviors” like what happens in the and that they should make promises based countries will be strengthened.” Akrami said only three days are left to U.S. and certain European countries, the on the “realities”.

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Participating in the Anyone who goes to The presence of peo- Whoever goes to the A sign of the people’s The main criterion I believe that the elections is a public the polls and casts ple in the elections polls, in fact, votes for trust in this system is that persons take presidential election duty for the people ballots out of a sense is one of the most the Islamic Republic, was the participation office who seriously is very important, the of Iran. of responsibility and important manifes- votes for the consti- of 40 million people work to maintain the fate of the country is discretion should feel tations of national tution and votes for in the elections. dignity and move- in the hands of the that he has done his authority. the unchangeable ment of the country people who elect the homework. articles of the con- towards the goals of head of the executive stitution - Islam and the revolution. branch. Islamic values. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y JUNE 2, 2021 IRAN IN FOCUS 3 SPORTS Big brother is watching you Iran midfielder Vahid Amiri wary of Hong Kong threat

This terrible, horrible, no good very bad alliance SPORTSTEHRAN – Iran iconic midfielder Vahid Amiri POLITICAL TEHRAN – Last year in Europe that shook political relations between desksays that Hong Kong could be a dangerous deskFebruary, the world was Washington and its European allies. team in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification. shocked when it came to light that the CIA At that time, Merkel called for rebuilding Iran defeated Hong Kong in the first leg thanks to goals from used Swiss-made encryption machines to trust between the United States and its Euro- Sardar Azmoun and Karim Ansarifard but Amiri says they played spy on governments all over the world for pean allies. But the U.S., instead of dispelling them about two years ago and they could be a different team on more than half a century. The machines were the mistrust, doubled down on its spying June 3 in Bahrain. produced by an ostensibly Swiss company efforts and this time even wiretapped the and were sold to more than 120 countries mobile phone of Merkel. well into the 21st century. James R. Clapper Jr., who was director On the surface, the company, Crypto AG, of the U.S. national intelligence at the time, was Swiss but, in reality, it was owned by the recalled the diplomatic tensions after the CIA in a highly classified partnership with Snowden leak, which included reports that West German intelligence, according to The the NSA had collected millions of digital Washington Post. communications in France and the phone In the Crypto AG scandal, the victims were calls of the Brazilian and Mexican presidents. mostly non-Western governments who trusted “We had many uncomfortable and awk- the company to send seemingly encrypted ward meetings,” Clapper said, according to messages without knowing that their messages The Washington Post. “We had our usual were being decoded in the CIA. Europe was venting sessions and went on with business. also complicit in the American spying ploy. We acknowledged that nation-states do things Now, things have changed and the Eu- in their interest.” ropeans have fallen victim to the U.S. lust Commenting on the U.S.-Danish scandal, for espionage. Danish state broadcaster DR the neighboring countries. Macron. In a sign that the trust between the Snowden said U.S. President Joe Biden was The ‘Persian Leopards’ will have to win their four matches has reported that the U.S. National Securi- Leaders in Europe reacted to the U.S.-Dan- U.S. and Europe was damaged after the Danish deeply involved in spying operations against against Hong Kong, Bahrain, Cambodia and Iraq to secure their ty Agency (NSA) used a partnership with ish collaboration and demanded answers on revelations, she said, “In this regard, I see Europe and that he is prepared to whitewash place in the Third Round. Denmark’s foreign intelligence unit to spy the spying scandal, which included tapping a good basis not only for the resolution of the issue. “We’re well aware that there are four difficult matches on senior officials of neighboring countries, Angela Merkel’s mobile phone. Merkel and the matter, but also to really come to trusted “Biden is well-prepared to answer for this ahead of us but we are determined to book our place in the including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron said on relations.” when he soon visits Europe since, of course, next stage,” Amiri said. according to Reuters. Monday that they expected an explanation Other Scandinavian countries also reacted he was deeply involved in this scandal the “First, we need to concentrate on our first match against Hong The bombshell was a result of a 2015 in- about this scandal. to the bombshell, demanding answers from first time around. There should be an explicit Kong. We will move step by step. In the first leg, we earned a ternal investigation in the Danish Defense Following a meeting with Merkel, Macron Denmark and the U.S. “It’s unacceptable if requirement for full public disclosure not hard-fought win against team because they were very compact Intelligence Service into NSA’s role in the condemned Denmark’s secret collaboration countries which have close allied cooperation only from Denmark, but their senior partner and worked hard. Also, we met them about two years ago and they partnership. with the U.S. in spying on European leaders. feel the need to spy on one another,” Norwe- as well,” the American whistleblower said will likely be stronger than before for the competition,” he added. According to the investigation, which He said wiretapping “is not acceptable be- gian Prime Minister Erna Solberg told NRK, on Twitter. “We had to host the competition in our country but the Asian covered the period from 2012 to 2014, the tween allies” and asked the United States for a public broadcaster that also took part in Russia said the recent revelation is “just Football Confederation awarded them the right to host the matches. NSA used Danish information cables to spy on clarity. “This is not acceptable between allies, the investigation. the tip of the iceberg” and the U.S. may have It doesn’t matter, because I think that’ll make us stronger and senior officials in Sweden, Norway, France and and even less between allies and European Swedish Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist involved in wider spying operations. we are determined to win our four matches to make our people Germany, including former German Foreign partners,” Macron stated. had also been “in contact with Denmark’s “I think this is just the tip of the iceberg, happy,” Amiri concluded. Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and former In an attempt to encourage the U.S. into defense minister to ask if Danish platforms and the situation is even direr for NATO German opposition leader Peer Steinbruck. giving explanations, the French president have been used to spy on Swedish politicians.” member states themselves,” Russian For- Denmark, a close ally of the United States, said that “there is no room for suspicion The U.S.-Danish spying scandal revived eign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova History maker Jamali hosts several key landing stations for subsea between” the U.S. and its European allies. debates over the necessity for the European said on Tuesday. internet cables to and from Sweden, Norway, “We requested that our Danish and Amer- countries to stand up to the U.S. spying ef- The Europeans have treated the U.S. as dreams of Olympic medal Germany, Holland and Britain. Through tar- ican partners provide all the information on forts against Europe, which are estimated their closest friend and ally in history but the SPORTSTEHRAN – Yekta Jamali wants to write her these revelations and on these past facts. to be much more than what’s been revealed. geted retrievals and the use of NSA-developed U.S. continues, from time to time, to remind deskname in history book once again as an Iranian We are awaiting these answers,” Macron In 2013, Edward Snowden, the former NSA analysis software known as Xkeyscore, NSA them that they should remain under Amer- woman to win an Olympic medal. said after a Franco-German video summit. worker, released thousands of documents intercepted both calls, texts and chat mes- ican control. With friends like the U.S., who Jamali became the first-ever Iranian woman to win a medal Merkel said she “could only agree” with of the U.S.’s vast spying operations against sages to and from telephones of officials in needs enemies? in an international competition. She won a bronze medal in the 87kg weight class at the 2021 IWF Junior World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Iran nuclear chief sends letter to IAEA “My coaches inspired me ahead of the competition and I started my work without stress. I just focused on lifting my weights. I POLITICAL TEHRAN - Ali Akbar Salehi, head of spirit of cooperation and enhanced mutual trust that led to deskthe Atomic Energy Organization of Iran the Joint Statement in Tehran on 26 August 2020, and the want to thank God for winning the bronze medal,” Jamali said. (AEOI), has sent a letter to the chief of the UN nuclear watch- importance of continuing that cooperation and trust,” the “I don’t know if I can describe it. I thank all the people who dog informing him that a February deal between Iran and February statement said. “The AEOI informed the IAEA that gave me positive energy. the International Atomic Energy Agency has expired but in order to comply with the act passed by the Parliament “I’ve started the weightlifting for three years and the 2021 Iran decided to continue to store data related to monitoring of the Islamic Republic of Iran called ‘Strategic Action to IWF Junior World Weightlifting Championships was my first activities. Cease Actions and Protect the Interest of Iranian Nation’ experience. My dream is too big. I will try hard to win an Olympic The letter was announced after the Agency released a Iran will stop the implementation of the voluntary measures medal and am sure I will win the Olympic medal,” Jamali stated. quarterly report on Iran in which it accused Iran of failing as envisaged in the JCPOA, as of 23 February 2021.” to explain traces of uranium found at several allegedly unde- The statement added, “In view of the above and in or- IPL: start date of 2021/22 clared sites. The letter also came after IAEA Director-General der for the Agency to continue its verification and moni- Rafael Grossi announced on May 24 that he had agreed with toring activities, the AEOI and the IAEA agreed: 1. That season announced Iran to extend by one month a February deal between Iran Iran continues to implement fully and without limitation and the IAEA allowing the UN nuclear watchdog to continue tion and monitoring, would have been a serious loss at this its Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement with the IAEA as SPORTSTEHRAN – The 2021/22 Iran Professional necessary monitoring activities. critical time,” he added. “This agreed way forward ensures before. 2. To a temporary bilateral technical understanding, deskLeague season will kick off on Sept. 24 and However, Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran’s permanent rep- continuity of knowledge for a limited period of time.” compatible with the Law, whereby the IAEA will continue finish on June 20, 2022, Iran’s League Football Organization resentative to the UN offices in Vienna, said that Salehi, in Iran’s top security body also confirmed the decision, with its necessary verification and monitoring activities for announced. his letter, told Grossi that the monitoring deal has expired. saying in a statement that the extension was made to give up to 3 months (as per technical annex). 3. To keep the The current season has not yet finished and Persepolis and “Dr. Salehi’s letter to @rafaelmgrossi: Whereas the Tech- nuclear negotiations between Iran and the West more time. technical understanding under regular review to ensure it Sepahan compete to win the title with seven weeks to spare. nical Understanding was expired on May 24, Iran decided “Due to the ongoing technical negotiations on the settle- continues to achieve its purposes.” The Iran Professional League is the highest division of pro- not to extend it, meanwhile we decided to continue recording ment of safeguards issues between Iran and the International In early May, a few weeks before the expiration of the fessional football in Iran. for one month aimed at providing another opportunity to Atomic Energy Agency, which are taking place in parallel with deal, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araqchi, The league was also known as the Persian Gulf Cup from 2006. conclude bilateral tech negotiations with the Agency,” Ghar- the Vienna talks, the storage of surveillance cameras data will who is leading the Iranian negotiating team in Vienna, said It is the top-level football league in Iran since its foundation on ibabadi said on Twitter, adding, “On safeguards, Iran has continue for one month from May 24 so that the necessary that Iran would consider extending the deal if needed. Nov. 2, 2001. so far done its utmost efforts to cooperate with the Agency opportunity is provided for the progress and conclusion of He told Japanese broadcaster NHK that Iran hopes enough Each year, the top finishing team in the league become the substantively and provide the necessary clarifications and the negotiations,” Secretariat of Iran’s Supreme National progress will be made so that there will be no need for an Iranian football champions, and the lowest finishing teams are responses. We welcome the Agency’s readiness for engag- Security Council said in a statement. It also underlined the extension. But he said that if needed, Iran will consider an relegated to Azadegan League. ing in a proactive and focused effort to resolve the issues continued suspension of the voluntary implementation of extension at a proper time. Persepolis are the most decorated football team in the IPL without any delay.” the Additional Protocol to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Saeed Khatibzadeh, spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Min- with six titles out of 19. The Iranian diplomat also said, “And as before, we would Treaty (NPT) in accordance with a parliamentary nuclear istry, reiterated this position, saying that extending the deal continue to cooperate constructively with the Agency. We law obliging the Iranian government to restrict cooperation is one of Iran’s options. highly expect such a mutually determination would result in with the IAEA unless the West lifts sanctions on Iran. “In this interview, Dr. Araqchi pointed to only one of the Italian coach Gabriele Pin to reaching a visible practical outcome as quickly as possible.” The nuclear law stipulates that the Iranian government choices for the date of May 21. If the talks are on the right In May, Grossi said he had agreed with Iran to extend should take certain nuclear measures such as raising the track, with the coordination of both parties and Tehran’s join Esteghlal coaching staff by one month the necessary verification and monitoring approval, this date can be extended,” the spokesman said. level of uranium enrichment to 20% and suspending the SPORTSTEHRAN — Cesare Prandelli assistant in activities carried out by the Agency in the country. He made voluntary implementation of the Additional Protocol if the Salehi’s letter came amid the fifth round of the nuclear deskUEFA Euro 2012 Gabriele Pin will travel to the announcement after reaching the agreement with Salehi. Western parties failed to honor their obligations under the talks currently underway in the Austrian capital of Vienna. Iran next week to start his job as Esteghlal technical advisor. Under their agreement, the information collected by the 2015 nuclear deal, formally called the Joint Comprehensive The talks made progress but are yet to reach a final stage. Esteghlal coach Farhad Majidi announced that via a post on Agency monitoring equipment covered by a Technical Un- Plan of Action (JCPOA). Iran’s monitoring deal with the Araqchi has said that all parties are still serious and have his Instagram account. derstanding signed last February will continue to be stored IAEA came a few days before the nuclear law came into force. taken these talks seriously and many delegations are hoping The Iranian top-flight club had already announced that they for a further period of one month up to June 24, according Iran and the IAEA reached in February a temporary deal that this round can be the last round of talks and “we will would sign a contract with Italian coach Angelo Alessio. to a statement issued by the IAEA. They also agreed that the allowing the Agency to continue its monitoring of Iran’s reach a conclusion.” Pin started his playing career in Juventus in 1979 and played equipment will continue to operate and be able to collect nuclear facilities for a period of three months, which expired “You can have such hope, but you have to be a little bit as a midfielder in Parma, Lazio and Piacenza. and store further data for this period, the statement noted. more than a week ago. The deal was reached during a two- cautious. The issues that remain to be finalized and decided He served as assistant in Italian teams Parma, Fiorentina “I am happy that, through our continued dialogue, we day visit by IAEA chief Grossi to Iran. are still important issues, although their number has de- and Genoa. The 59-year-old coach also worked as assistant in were able to agree on this matter today,” the IAEA chief At that time. the IAEA and the AEOI issued a joint state- creased and we have made great strides in writing the text Galatasaray, Valencia and Emirati team Al Nasr. said at the time. ment announcing the deal. in previous periods. We can move forward further, but the Majidi has said the Italian will work at Esteghlal as advisor “I welcome this development. The expiration of the Tech- “The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran and the Inter- few issues that remain are still key issues that need to be until the end of the season and sit on the bench as assistant in nical Understanding, which enabled the Agency’s verifica- national Atomic Energy Agency recalled and reaffirmed the decided,” he said. the next season in Iran Professional League. ‘Very creative’ approach needed to revive JCPOA, Russia says Iran wins four medals at Asian Boxing Championships POLITICAL TEHRAN – Russia’s “Talks are ‘very complicated’ and Saeed Khatibzadeh, has also shed light on the latest “There is no deadlock in the Vienna talks, deskambassador to the UN reached to main issues of dispute” developments in the nuclear talks, saying that the and the talks have reached key points, and key SPORTSTEHRAN – Iranian boxers won four medal in Vienna has called for a creative and re- The Russian diplomat was responding to negotiating teams have not resolved the key issues yet. issues need to be decided, and this requires deskat the 2021 Asian Elite Boxing Champi- sponsible approach to overcome difficulties remarks by Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister “If the remaining key issues are resolved, its own care, obsession and time. We do not onships. concerning the Vienna nuclear talks between Seyed Abbas Araqchi who leads the Iranian it could be the last round, but if it is not, it will allow dialogue to become protracted, nor do In the men’s 60kg final bout, Danial Shahbakhsh won a silver Iran and the West. negotiating team in Vienna. continue. The Vienna talks have made good and we rush,” the spokesman said, adding, “Our medal after losing to Mongolian Erdenebatyn Tsendbaatar. “The areas of disagreement reduced signif- The top Iranian nuclear negotiator has told significant progress in all three working groups, criterion is to ensure the highest interests of Meisam Gheshlaghi was defeated against world cham- icantly at the Vienna talks on JCPOA. But Mr. Iranian state media that the Vienna talks are but key issues remain. These issues must also the people and the system. Our team carefully pion Dilshodbek Ruzmetov from Uzbekistan in the men’s Araqchi is right: the remaining outstanding “very complicated” and reached to the main be addressed carefully,” Khatibzadeh said on follows the instructions from the center. The 81kg class. issues are rather complicated. A very creative issues of dispute. Underlining that he was not Monday. “All JCPOA-related sanctions must be United States must decide whether to continue Iranian boxers Shahin Mousavi and Pouria Amiri had and responsible approach is needed to find sure if the current round of talks would the lifted and verified. This verification will take place Trump’s failed legacy or turn the page and previously won two bronze medals in the 75kg and +91kg, solutions,” Mikhal Ulyanov said on Twitter in last round, Araqchi noted that the negotiating in the formulas discussed in Vienna, and then return to its commitments under the JCPOA respectively. the midst of nuclear talks aimed to revive the delegations may need to return to capitals to Iran will reverse its compensatory measures.” and if that happens, Iran’s response is the full It was Iran’s best result since 2005. 2015 Iran nuclear deal, officially known as the make more consultations. The spokesman also said there is no stale- implementation of the JCPOA. The JCPOA is The competition brought 150 boxers from 17 countries Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). The spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry, mate in the nuclear talks in Vienna. what is written, neither more nor less.” together in Dubai, the UAE from May 24 to 31. 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Exports from Shahid Rajaee Iran, China establish center for port rises 49% in 2 months on year ECONOMY TEHRAN — Exports from Shahid Rajaee joint cooperation of SMEs deskport, Iran’s largest and best-equipped con- tainer port, increased 49 percent in the first two months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-May 21), as compared ECONOMY TEHRAN — Iran Small in the world, and one of the ways we can to the same period of time in the past year, according to a pro- deskIndustries and Industrial overcome this challenge is to strengthen vincial official. Parks Organization (ISIPO) and Shanghai small and medium-sized enterprises,” the Alireza Mohammadi Karajiran, the director-general of Ports International Cooperation Association of official added. and Maritime Department of Iran’s southern Hormozgan prov- Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) have Stating that the Islamic Republic of Iran ince, where the port lies, said that 81,036 twenty-foot equivalent launched a center for joint cooperation of has had successful experiences both at the units (TEUs) of commodities were exported to different countries the two countries’ SMEs. governmental and corporate levels in this from Shahid Rajaee port in the said months. The center was inaugurated in an online sector, he suggested that the members of Mentioning the rising rate of operations in the port, the official ceremony attended by Iran’s Consul-General the joint center share their experiences and said, “This growth has been achieved while Hormozgan province in Shanghai Ramezan Parvaz and ISIPO Head provide solutions for resolving the prob- has been facing a high outbreak of the coronavirus in the last Ali Rasoulian on Monday, IRIB reported. lems of SMEs. two months, and many economic activities and businesses have The two sides also signed a memoran- The official further underlined the sig- faced severe restrictions, however, the container companies of dum of understanding (MOU) for expanding nificant role of SMEs in Iran’s economy Shahid Rajaee port container terminals have played a key role cooperation and exchange of experiences and said: “Considering the role and im- in the sustainability of maritime trade and the supply of goods between the two countries’ SMEs. portance of SMEs and the fact that about needed by the people, in compliance with health policies and Speaking in the online ceremony, Par- 92 percent of the country’s industries are protocols.” vaz said the new center should facilitate small industries, ISIPO tries to help SMEs Enjoying the most modern container terminals and port the exchange of information and sharing become more resilient by providing them equipment, Shahid Rajaee accounts for 85 percent of the total of experiences to resolve the problems of the necessary infrastructure.” loading and unloading at the Iranian ports. the two sides’ SMEs. Rasoulian pointed out that so far more Given its significant role in the country’s import and export Highlighting the role of SMEs and indus- than 900 Industrial parks and zones have of products as well as transit and transshipment via Iran, the trial parks in the promotion of ties between been established across Iran and nearly development of Shahid Rajaee Port has been among the most Tehran and Beijing, he said Iran’s market one million people are employed in more important development projects in the country. has suitable economic parameters that have ISIPO Head Ali Rasoulian (C) speaks at the online signing ceremony of Iran-China SMEs than 49,000 industrial units located in turned it into an attractive and promising co-op MOU in Tehran on Monday. these parks. market for the Chinese companies. According to the official, SMEs account Further in the meeting, ISIPO Head Ali and its distribution in the economy, and all opment of their economies.” for 48 percent of Iran’s total industrial units Rasoulian said: “Small industries play an countries have given this sector a special “One of the challenges that countries face and more than 10 percent of the SMEs are important role in the production of wealth priority and place in the sustainable devel- today is the unfair distribution of wealth active in high-tech industries.

Annual exports of polymer products exceed $1.3b ECONOMY TEHRAN – Iran exported over $1.31 regulations of the mentioned countries were among the deskbillion worth of polymer products in topics explored in this conference. the previous Iranian calendar year (ended on March 20), According to Reza Tofiqi, the secretary of the con- according to the chairman of the Export Committee of ference, one of the best ways for boosting non-oil ex- Iran National Plastic and Polymer Industries Association. ports, and especially polymer exports, is by signing trade Speaking at an international conference on promot- agreements with other countries. ing polymer products exports in Tehran on Monday, “In recent years, a preferential trade agreement has Masoud Jamali said: “We are top exporter of polymer been signed with the Eurasian Economic Union, which In late December last year, Iranian Ports and Maritime Or- products to Armenia and the second biggest exporter of covers a significant number of the items,” Tofiqi said. ganization (PMO) signed six memorandums of understanding such products to the Republic of Azerbaijan.” He said that 60 percent of the items in the agreement (MOU) with domestic companies for investing 100 trillion Jamali noted that the mentioned conference has been are related to the polymer and plastics industries, adding rials (about $2.38 billion) plus €800 million in development held with the aim of exploring issues and challenges in that if traders have enough knowledge in this regard, projects of Shahid Rajaee port’s hinterland. the polymer industries and to discuss ways of increas- they can supply part of the union’s $4.5 billion imports The signing ceremony was attended by the Iranian Trans- ing exports. of such products, while currently, Iran exports only $600 port and Urban Development Minister Mohammad Eslami, “In this conference, we have focused on empowering million of the mentioned commodities to the union. and the PMO Head Mohammad Rastad. and informing the businessmen and traders active in Tofiqi further noted that Pakistan imports $2.2 billion a 20-year agreement with this country.” The mentioned investments will be made in a variety of projects this sector,” the official said. of polymer products a year and said: “Iran ranks sixth According to the official, government bodies should including zinc, lead, manganese, and copper factories, the con- As IRNA reported, introducing Iran’s polymer ex- among the top polymer exporters to this country with reconsider the trade of polymer products with other struction, and development of industrial components and parts port capacities and opportunities, identifying new tar- only $103 million of exports; the country accounts for countries like Pakistan in order to include these products production units, development and integration of the existing get markets, and getting acquainted with the laws and five percent of Pakistan’s total imports, while Iran has in the list of items with tariff reductions. industrial units in the area, construction of an alumina refinery, as well as the construction of container manufacturing units. Implementation and construction of production units in Shahid Rajaee Port will make this port a center for value-add- ed production and a logistics center, which will upgrade the Iran’s biggest cement production line inaugurated port’s level to the third generation and significantly reduce 1 According to Razm Hosseini, history of the cement industry in the Iran, nearly half of them are less than The country’s annual cement con- transportation and storage costs. currently, more than 80 percent of the country and note that this industry is 10 years old. This is an indication that sumption stands at about 70 million The third phase of the port’s development plan is going to country’s cement production units a great contributor to the development new production units have a greater tons and the annual exports of the com- go operational by the end of the current Iranian calendar year have been established by domestic of the country’s infrastructure. share of the total output in this sector. modity chain are over 11 million tons. (March 20, 2021), according to PMO, companies. Iran’s cement industry has a history With an annual production capacity Neighboring countries are not only Back in August 2019, PMO’s Director of Engineering and Emphasizing the Industry Ministry’s of more than eight decades of activity. of over 80 million tons, Iran’s cement the consumers of Iranian cement but Infrastructure Development Mohammadreza Allahyar had policy for supporting domestic produc- Currently, there are 96 cement pro- industry holds the world’s sixth place also demand the transfer of the cement said that the port’s capacity is planned to rise 2.1 million TEUs tion, Razm Hosseini referred to the long duction lines active in 74 factories across in terms of production capacity. industry’s technology to their countries. to reach 8 million TEUs. Today, transit has become more important due to the ex- panded global trade relations and the intensity of competition for new markets. So that many countries have achieved huge IMIDRO allocates over $238m to developing mining infrastructure incomes in this way by planning and making optimal use of ECONOMY TEHRAN — Iranian Mines and Mining with IMIDRO and Geological Survey and Mineral Explorations their transit opportunities and facilities. desk Iran is one of the countries that has a special status in trade Industries Development and Renovation of Iran (GSI) for expansion of the country’s mining sector. and transit relations due to its strategic location and special Organization (IMIDRO) is going to spend 10 trillion rials Development of cooperation in the fields of exploration, geography, as the country is the passage of several important (about $238.1 million) for developing mining infrastruc- extraction and processing of minerals, developing infra- international corridors. ture across the country in the current Iranian calendar year structure, exchanging experiences and abilities among This status has provided the country with many opportunities (started on March 21), an official with the organization said. various sectors, and attracting more investment from the that making optimal use of them through the expansion of the Speaking in an online meeting with the representatives country’s private sector and cooperatives in this industry transportation network and reliable and efficient communica- of companies active in the mining transportation sector on were reported to be some of the main goals of the signed tion, Iran can achieve foreign currency earnings and economic Monday, Jamshid Mollarahman said: “This year were are agreement. growth, and make transit revenue a suitable alternative to oil mainly focusing on exploration operations; however, infra- In the past few years with new resilient economy strategies export, while improving its strategic position in the region. structure is also a necessity for development of this sector.” coming into play, the mining sector has become a major Considering the country’s transit statistics, it is obvious that “We should take into account international patterns of point of focus for the Iranian government and various or- Iran is taking the advantage of its strategic status in this due. transportation development in the mining sector and ex- ganizations and bodies active in this sector have been tasked As reported by the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Ad- amine the relationship between this field and the mining tioned some of the issues that the mining sector is currently to implement new programs for developing this sector. ministration (IRICA), 7.532 million tons of commodities were sector in order to find effective solutions to solve mining facing and said: “Since rising transportation fees is posing As a major state-owned holding company active in the transited through Iran in the previous Iranian calendar year transportation problems,” the official said. a serious challenge to mining operations, the capacity of mining sector in the country IMIDRO has been playing a (ended on March 20) despite the restrictions created by the The official noted that for accelerating the development roads and railways in this sector needs to be assessed so significant part in the mentioned planning. coronavirus pandemic. of the mining sector’s infrastructure, bottlenecks of this that IMIDRO can better decide on supporting and financing The organization has been implementing several new Also, the reports related to the transit via the country in sector should be determined and resolved first. transportation projects.” programs in all the main fields of the mining industry in- the current Iranian year indicate a rising trend. Speaking in the mentioned meeting, the Head of Iran Last year, Iranian Industry, Mining and Trade Ministry cluding exploration, machinery development, extraction For example, transit of goods through Shahid Rajaee port Mine House (IMH) Mohammadreza Bahraman also men- signed a trilateral memorandum of understanding (MOU) and also reviving the country’s idle mines. increased 160 percent in the first month of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-April 20), as compared to the same period of time in the past year, according to Karajiran, who said that 20,231 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of commod- 55 idle industrial units revived in Sistan-Baluchestan in a year ities were transited via Shahid Rajaee port in the said month. ECONOMY TEHRAN — A provincial in order to revive the production units, the which shows that people are encouraged to deskofficial announced that 55 official said that 55 idle production units invest in the productive sectors.” TEDPIX drops 5,400 points idle industrial units were revived in Iran’s were revived in the province in the last year He also mentioned an 85-percent rise in southeastern Sistan-Baluchestan province and 19 units returned to the production the allocation of land for establishing indus- on Tuesday in the past Iranian calendar year (ended on cycle in its previous year. trial units across the country and noted that March 20). As announced by Deputy Industry, Min- over 4,500 hectares of land were handed over ECONOMY TEHRAN — TEDPIX, the main index of Tehran Davood Shahraki, the head of Sistan-Bal- ing, and Trade Minister Mehdi Sadeqi Nia- to applicants in the previous calendar year. deskStock Exchange (TSE), dropped 5,432 points uchestan province’s Industry, Mining, and raki, 1,500 idle industrial units have been According to the official, there are over to 1.14 million on Tuesday. Trade Department, also said that in the revived in the country during the past year. 46,000 small and medium-sized industrial As reported, over 5.744 billion securities worth 41.754 trillion field of removing production barriers, the According to Niaraki, over 6,500 new units in Iran’s industrial parks and zones, of rials (about $994 million) were traded at the TSE on Tuesday. number of approvals in the province for industrial units were also established across them about 9,200 units are inactive. The first market’s index fell 5,533 points, and the second production units has increased from 300 the country during the mentioned year which Iran’s industrial parks play a significant market’s index dropped 5,649 points. units last year to about 900 units this year. created jobs for over 121,000 people. orientation of all government organizations role in making the country independent TEDPIX lost 45,000 points, or four percent, in the past Ira- Referring to the measures that have been Touching upon the Industry Ministry’s and executive bodies should be towards through boosting production, which is a nian calendar week. the background for the removing of the bar- plans for the realization of the motto of the supporting the country’s industrial and major strategy of Iran to combat the U.S. The index closed at 1.109 million points on Wednesday, May riers and started last year, he added that in current year which is named the year of mining units.” sanctions. 26, (the last working day of the week). addition to six trillion rials (about $142.8 “Production: support and the elimination Niaraki pointed to a 40-percent increase In fact, strengthening domestic produc- The Iranian capital market has been going through some tur- million) in the last two years, facilities have of obstacles” by the Leader of the Islamic in the issuance of establishment licenses for tion to achieve self-reliance is the most im- bulence over the past few months and in this regard, the govern- been provided to the industry sector from Revolution, the official said: “In the year industrial units in the previous year, say- portant program that Iran is following up ment and related entities have been taking serious measures for various sources. that has been dedicated to the production ing: “The number of establishment licenses in its industry sector in a bid to nullify the stabilizing the market. Referring to the good events of last year sector by the Leader of the revolution, the increased to more than 36,000 last year, effects of the U.S. sanctions on its economy. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y JUNE 2, 2021 ANALYSIS/INTERVIEW 5

Israeli onslaught on Gaza Xi Jinping: China to render all possible assistance to qualifies for war crimes Syria in restoring economy Chinese President Xi Jinping sent Bashar Assad a telegram with 1 However, this episode considers The attack on al-Rimal Clinic, the only congratulations on the latter’s re-election as Syrian president being an immediate starting point of re- hospital which had the Corona testing lab- and pledged all possible assistance in the economic recovery of cent flare-ups, but it should be understood oratory in Gaza, is another instance of vio- the country, China Central Television reported. as Israel’s larger premeditated design to lation of international law. In addition to it, “China strongly supports the sovereignty, independence and take over Palestinian lands and arrogate two medical doctors and a dental student territorial integrity of Syria, will provide all possible assistance to themselves in a piecemeal manner since were also killed in the ‘collateral damage.’ in the fight against the COVID-19 epidemic, in revitalizing the the Day of Nakba (The Catastrophe) in 1948 On protection of hospitals, conventions country’s economy and improving the lives of the population, when Israel was proclaimed. state in its Article 18: “Civilian hospitals will help to ensure that the Sino-Syrian cooperation rises to a For Palestinians, the recent move is a organized to give care to the wounded and new level,” the statement says. part of a larger project to erase the mem- sick, the infirm and maternity cases, may In his congratulatory telegram, Xi said China and Syria are ory related to the Arabs in order to impose in no circumstances be the object of at- traditionally friendly states; Syria was one of the first Arab coun- Israeli sovereignty in the holy lands. Since tack, but shall at all times be respected and tries to establish diplomatic relations with China. 1948, when Zionist-Jewish settlers became protected by the Parties to the conflict.” “I attach great importance to the development of Sino-Syri- strong enough to found a Jewish state on Understandably, it does qualify for war an relations, and I am ready, together with President Assad, to occupied land, it has been a modus operandi crimes for terrorizing the civilian popula- develop Sino-Syrian relations to achieve even greater success,” of ethnic cleansing of the local population. tion and the international community must the Chinese leader said. The history is crystal clear and very much hold the Israeli occupation accountable for Presidential elections were held in Syria on May 26. Assad, evident that how Palestinian territories have its heinous crimes against the oppressed who has served as President of Syria since 2000, was elected been shrinking from a prosperous Arab Palestinian people. for another seven-year term, receiving 95.1 percent of the vote. country to two confined enclaves--- the Even UN Human Rights Council West Bank and Gaza. (UNHRC) chief Michelle Bachelet, an ex-Chil- Yemen censures UAE for The forced expulsion of families from ean President and herself a daughter of an their homes in the Sheikh Jarrah neigh- army officer who was killed resisting the transferring Israeli tourists bourhood is an explicit pattern of Israel’s dictator Augusto Pinochet’s coup against settler colonialism and systematic ethnic Salvador Allende, voiced particular concern to Socotra Island cleansing being carried out in the occu- movement Hezbollah in 2006 is such a classic Article 33, the Geneva Conventions by-laws for the ‘disproportionate use of force’ and pied lands. This action clearly violates the example of Israel’s ruthless attacking ca- clearly prohibit the destruction of proper- saying it may constitute war crimes including Yemen has strongly condemned a recent move by the United multiple UN resolutions that Israel cannot pabilities. This is called Dahiya Doctrine. ty in the form of collective punishment. It the Palestinian factions. The international Arab Emirates to transfer Israeli tourists to the strategic island annex lands that it had occupied in the 1967 This nomenclature derived from the Israe- clearly states: “No protected person may be community, especially UNHRC, showed the of Socotra on Emirati visas. Six-day War and considers it as ‘disputed li military strategy after the 34-day war on punished for an offence he or she has not spine in admonishing Israel’s act by passing The Yemeni Tourism Ministry said in a statement issued on territories.’ UN General Assembly Resolu- Hezbollah, where it followed the blitzkrieg personally committed. Collective penalties the resolution and calling for the institution Monday that the UAE’s measure violates international law, given tion 2253 dated 4 July 1967 clearly states offensive in the densely populated civilian and likewise all measures of intimidation or of the “Commission of Inquiry.” As the pre- that Socotra is a Yemeni island occupied by the aggressor coun- that “these measures (occupying lands) are area in south Beirut, considered a stronghold of terrorism are prohibited. Pillage is prohib- vious antecedents show the non-compliance tries of the Saudi-led coalition, Saba Net news agency reported. invalid” and “calls upon Israel to rescind of the resistance movement. This strategy ited.” The targeted demolition of high-rise or procrastinating of any UN resolutions, “The transfer of tourists to the Socotra Island reveals the plans all measures already taken and to desist has a unique trait that deliberately attempts residential buildings, including media offices the Israeli regime under the beleaguered and programs of the occupying UAE, which are in line with the forthwith from taking any action which to instill trepidation among the civilian pop- of Al Jazeera, Associated Press and Middle Likud government has condemned and Zionist schemes to dominate Yemeni islands as well as the steps would alter the status of Jerusalem.” ulation as well as the opponent combative East Eye, shows that the Israeli leadership accused the UN body of having anti-Israel towards normalization with the regime,” it said. When it comes to the Israeli offensive entities. A similar strategy had been tried in has thrown down the gauntlet to the inter- bias. Neither the U.S. nor other major Eu- Two weeks ago, Yemeni sources said the UAE is continuing against the non-state actors like Hamas following military operations--- Cast Lead national community. ropean powers would take any steps beyond to operate weekly direct flights and tours to Socotra without and PIJ, it employs punitive actions and in 2009, Pillar of Defense in 2012 and Pro- Children are the most affected victims the limit against Netanyahu & Co. as the authorization from the government. the entire civilian population has to bear tective Edge in 2014. in the conflict zones. Around 66 kids have Zionist-Jewish lobby has a strong presence Hundreds of foreign tourists have arrived on the archipelago the brunt of collective punishment. The The recent 2001 raw video clipping of been killed as Israel started to rain down the in the corridors of power in the respective over the past few days using visas granted to them by Abu Dhabi, incessant bombing on the neighborhoods Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu emerged lethal weapons on the cramped enclaves in the countries for nixing any anti-Israeli moves. the sources added. in Gaza unleashed terror among civilians. in the mainstream media suffices the ar- city. Chilling videos emerged on social media American-Israeli Public Affairs Committee The development came more than eight months after the UAE It has taken a heavy toll on mental health; gument where he was saying “Israel uses platforms showing children so frightened (AIPAC) and American Jewish Committee established full diplomatic relations with the Tel Aviv regime in even children are more prone to the illness. to strike Palestinians not once but several that they were not able to sleep all night. (AJC) are some of the few influential lobby- a deal brokered by former US president Donald Trump. It cannot be justified as an act of self-defense times” and “so painfully that the price they Killing children in war, the Convention had ing organizations that work as an overseas Home to some 60,000 people, Socotra overlooks the Bab nor as a spontaneous reaction to “terror”. pay is unbearable.” He disdainfully went the provision which states: “Willful killing” arm of the Zionist state. On the contrary, al-Mandab Strait, a main shipping route that connects the Red Sea Drawing false equivalence between non-state on to say that he was not afraid of U.S. and or “willfully causing great suffering or serious the Joe Biden administration’s approval of to the Gulf of Aden and the Arabian Sea. It has a unique ecosystem actors Hamas/PIJ and Israel for the death UN objections. injury to body or health” for no clear military arms sale worth $735 million in the middle and been listed by UNESCO as a world natural heritage site. and destruction is pretty illogical when it There is a plethora of instances where justifications are “grave breach” of Article 17. of war has sent a strong signal that the U.S. Last June, the UAE-backed separatists of the so-called South- comes to asymmetric warfare. Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) can be indicted It qualifies for war crimes under the statutes is standing behind Israel. Despite the pro- ern Transitional Council (STC) took control of the resource-rich Successive Israeli governments have a for committing acts of war crimes. I have of the International Criminal Court at The active international response, the ideals of island in a move described as a “coup” by the regime of former history of blatant use of firepower when it identified violations where it can be started Hague. Criticizing the minor deaths, even the international law might go for a toss, but Yemeni president Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi. comes to crushing the resisting factions or on three counts, i.e., plundering of property, Israeli daily Haaretz newspaper published this military adventure had revealed new belligerent states. In recent times, the 34- the killing of non-combative civilians includ- the photos of Palestinian children captioned realities and pressed Israel for recalibrating day Israeli invasion of the Lebanese Shia ing children and destruction of hospitals. In “This is the price of war.” its geopolitical strategy in the region. Canada’s dark history: Indigenous groups demand search for mass Republicans endangering U.S. democracy: professor graves at school sites By Mohammad Mazhari still occurred. Neither is inevitable, it depends on whether Indigenous communities in Canada are calling for a nationwide Americans succeed in governing themselves wisely through search for mass graves at residential school sites, as last week’s TEHRAN- A professor of political science at the University their institutions of self-governance. discovery of remains of scores of indigenous children sparked of Pennsylvania says that Republicans’ attempts inspired Let’s turn to gun violence. Why does the U.S. gov- strong emotions, leaving the nation in great grief and shock. by former President Donald Trump’s false claims over the ernment fail to take a step forward when it comes to The discovery was announced by the chief of the Tk’emlups te November 2020 election may threaten American democracy. gun control law? Is the failure related to attempts Secwepemc First Nation — the home community of the Kamloops “Donald Trump’s false, deeply anti-American claims of gun lobbies and their financial ties with officials? Indian Residential School — on Thursday. that American elections are rigged, which has persuaded Under America’s system of federalism, the states have Chief Rosanne Casimir said they had found the remains of Republican voters and officials to adopt new laws to suppress far more power to regulate guns than the U.S. government 215 children, some as young as three, buried on the grounds of Democratic voting,” Rogers M. Smith tells the Tehran Times. does. At both levels, however, there are strong gun lobbies the old school, near Kamloops, British Columbia. “Those laws may actually not help Republicans win elec- that do wield financial influence, and there are also lots of She described the discovery as “an unthinkable loss that was tions, but they do threaten to endanger American democracy Americans who genuinely believe in easy access to guns. spoken about but never documented.” further,” the distinguished professor of political science adds. The result, sadly, is that far too often, Americans use guns Indigenous communities are now meeting across the coun- Texas Republican lawmakers moved closer Sunday to to kill each other, or themselves. try to figure out how best to investigate the remaining sites, imposing a slew of new restrictions on voting, as state Senate Do you think that having a democratic system according to president of the Union of British Columbia Indian members voted along party lines to adopt legislation that guarantees the rightness of foreign policies? The Chiefs, Stewart Phillip. would make mail-in voting more difficult and prohibit the But they still hope to win elections, due to three things: U.S. has gone through endless wars. We also have “It’s absolutely essential that there be a national program to after-hours and drive-through options that voting rights America’s system of federalism, which over-represents in other democratic states that colonized other coun- thoroughly investigate all residential school sites in regard to advocates said helped Black and Latino voters in the Houston Congress the small states where Republicans predominate; tries. Isn’t this a contradiction? unmarked mass graves,” he said. area cast their ballots in the 2020 election. the more spread-out distribution of Republican voters, which No system of government ever has or ever can guaranteed The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations and the Sas- The measure moves Texas closer to joining Florida, Geor- permits them to win more state legislature and congressional the rightness of foreign policies. The U.S. began a revolution katchewan government have said they want Ottawa to help research gia and other states that have seized on Trump’s lies about districts even when the Democrats have more voters (packed against imperialism, but it is true that it always has been undocumented deaths and burials at residential schools in the province. widespread voter fraud and enacted new laws that make into cities); and Donald Trump’s false, deeply anti-Amer- and remains a colonial power. That is a contradiction that voting harder for some of their states’ residents. ican claims that American elections are rigged, which has the U.S. must continue to struggle to overcome as much as Resistance News Apparently, Republicans are concerned about coming persuaded Republican voters and officials to adopt new laws possible. But democracy as a system is not responsible for elections and that is why they are attempting to restrict to suppress Democratic voting. Those laws may actually America’s bad or good choices. The American people, and voting conditions in a hope to enter the White House at not help Republicans win elections, but they do threaten our leaders, are. Hamas, Hezbollah chiefs expense of democracy. to endanger American democracy further. What is your comment on democratization of Iraq discussed plan for liberation Smith says, “Democracy can be undermined in any coun- If we suppose that a liberal philosophy constitutes and Afghanistan through military invasions? Biden try, definitely including the United States.” a base for U.S. democracy it can result in “minority is also withdrawing U.S. troops from Afghanistan from Israeli occupation Following is the text of the interview: rule” in the country. Instead of serving ordinary while violence is continuing. Your comments please. How do you assess the status of democracy in the people the government functions to secure the The U.S. interventions in Afghanistan succeeded in INTERNATIONAL TEHRAN- Leaders of Hamas and Hezbollah re- U.S. as some observers are concerned that persons elites’ interests. What is the philosophical basis of punishing those responsible for the September 11, 2001 desksistance movements, Ismail Haniyeh and Sayyed like Trump can weaken democracy in the country? the U.S. democracy? attacks. Beyond that, the use of American military force Hassan Nasrallah, met in Lebanon last year to draw up a plan for the Now Republicans are seeking to restrict voting in America’s founding philosophy stressed both republican- in Afghanistan and Iraq have been extraordinarily costly liberation of the Israeli occupied territories, a Lebanese paper reports. Texas. Don’t you think these moves can undermine ism—popular self-governance—and protection for the basic failures, for the U.S. and for the peoples of those countries. According to Beirut-based al-Akhbar daily, the recent blow dealt democracy in the United States? rights of all, including minorities. Today we call that concern President Donald Trump was a catastrophe for America to Israel during the 11-day Gaza war was part of the liberation plan. Democracy can be undermined in any country, definitely for basic rights “liberal.” It is true that it can sometimes and the world in many ways, including his callous botch- The Palestinian resistance adopted tactics used by Hezbollah including the United States. Republicans rightly fear that protect elite interests against democratic majorities; but it ing of the Covid 19 pandemic; but as President Biden has during the 2006 war by setting up mock rocket launch sites to they are becoming a permanent minority party. They have can also protect disadvantaged minorities against majority recognized, he was right that the U.S. needs to end these deceive the Israeli air force, the report said. lost the popular vote in seven of the eight national elections. tyranny. In U.S. history, both things have occurred and interventions. Yemen’s Ansarullah also communicated with Hamas and re- quested coordinates for the sites it wanted to target with missiles and drones, but Hamas told the popular movement not to inter- vene as long as the Israeli army had not crossed the “red lines.” Macron, Merkel demand answers from U.S., Denmark on spying report Tel Aviv began bombing Gaza on May 10, after Palestinian retali- ation against violent raids on worshipers at the al-Aqsa Mosque and French President Emmanuel Macron and said, adding that “there is no room for sus- public broadcaster Danmarks Radio (DR), bruck, DR said. Israel’s plans to force a number of Palestinian families out of their German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on picion between us.” an internal investigation by the Danish The investigation found the NSA had homes at the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of East Jerusalem al-Quds. Monday they expected the U.S. and Danish “That is why what we are waiting for Defence Intelligence Service (FE), showed access to extensive data streams that run Apparently caught off guard by unprecedented rocket barrag- governments to present explanations over complete clarity. We requested that our the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) through internet cables to and from Den- es from Gaza, Israel announced a unilateral ceasefire on May 21, allegations Washington spied on European Danish and American partners provide all used the FE to eavesdrop on Danish in- mark and intercepted everything from text which Palestinian resistance groups accepted with Egyptian mediation. allies with Copenhagen’s aid. the information on these revelations and formation cables to spy on senior officials messages and telephone calls to internet According to Gaza’s Health Ministry, 254 Palestinians were “This is not acceptable amongst allies,” on these past facts. We are awaiting these in Sweden, Norway, France and Germany traffic including searches, chats and mes- killed in the Israeli offensive, including 66 children and 39 women, Macron told a news conference after a vir- answers,” he said. from 2012 to 2014. saging services. and 1948 others were wounded. tual Franco-German meeting with German Giving her position, Merkel said she In addition to Merkel, the NSA also DR said its report was based on interviews According to Press TV, in a televised speech last week, Chancellor Angela Merkel. “could only agree” with the comments of spied on then-German Foreign Minister with nine unnamed sources, all of whom Lebanon’s Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah warned “I am attached to the bond of trust that the French leader. Frank-Walter Steinmeier and former were said to have had access to classified that any aggression against Jerusalem al-Quds or the city’s unites Europeans and Americans,” Macron According to a report by the Danish German opposition leader Peer Stein- information held by the FE. holy sites would mean a regional war. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y JUNE 2, 2021 6 HERITAGE & TOURISM INVITATION TO RENEWAL OF ONE STEP INTERNATIONAL TENDER INVITATIONINVITATION TO TO RENEWAL RENEWALSecond OF OFAnnouncement ONE ONE STEP STEP INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL TENDER TENDER Second Announcement شماره STEP INTERNATIONAL 55/00/5561 TENDER نوبت ONE دومINVITATION TO RENEWAL 55/00/5561 OF تاريخ : 2 1 / 3 / 1400 We encountered rich 1400 Agricultural3 12 Support Services Company 02/06/202155/00/5561 55 00 5561Ministry of Jihad-e-Agriculture شماره / / نوبت دوم تاريخ : / / Agricultural Support Services Company 02/06/2021 Ministry of Jihad-e-Agriculture AGRICULTURALAGRICULTURAL SUPPORT SUPPORT SERVICES SERVICES COMPANYCOMPANY culture everywhere in Iran, AgriculturalAGRICULTURAL Support ServicesAGRICULTURAL Company, SUPPORT SUPPORThereinafter SERVICES SERVICES will be reffered COMPANYCOMPANY as ASSC, affiliated to MinistryAgricultural of Agriculture Support Services-Jahad Company,of I.R of Iran, hereinafter is considering will be the reffered purchase as ASSC, of the affiliatedbelow to Ministry item of technical,of Agriculture through-Jahad renewal of I.R of of one Iran, step is cinternationalonsidering the tender purchase. of the below Russian traveler says item of technical, through renewal of one step international tender. ITEM Name PACKING Quantity KG TOURISM TEHRAN – A Rus- ITEM Name PACKING Quantity KG desksian woman, who has 1 Fipronil Tech (18.8-21.2) pct. 200 kg 5500 previously visited Iran, says she en- drum countered a rich culture throughout 1 (premixFipronil 20%Tech) (18.8 -21.2) pct. 200 kg 5500 her journey to the Islamic Republic. (premix 20%) drum “Everywhere in Iran, we encountered All of the qualified and interested companies are invited to receive tender documents from rich culture and enjoyed it,” Lidia said TuesdayAll of the datedqualified 1/6/ and202 interested1 until Sunday companies dated are invited13/6/202 to1 receive (7 working tender days) documents from from our on Monday in an interview with IRNA. purchasingTuesday dated committee 1/6/202 (located1 until atSunday the 9th datedfloor, 13/6/no. 1,202 fourth1 (7 alley,working Gandhi days) st., from Tehran, our She changed her viewpoint on Iran th after visiting this country and under- Iran).purchasing committee (located at the 9 floor, no. 1, fourth alley, Gandhi st., Tehran, standing the culture and beauties of the TheIran). bidders are requested to submit their letters of introduction, along with remittance bill nation, witnessing how the Iranians are The bidders are requested to submit their letters of introduction, along with remittance bill trying to protect the rich culture is very of I.Rials 1,200,000 to ASSC's account no. 4001039704005791 with SHEBA no. pleasant, the news agency reported. 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She and her husband Yougni visited The bidders are requested to submit their sealed and stamped envelopes containing offers the country two years ago when she The bidders are requested to submit their(during sealed official and workingstamped hours) envelopes containing offers was “thrilled by the magnificence of latest on Saturday dated 17/7/2021 to our security office th the country.” locatedlatest on on Saturday the 8 floor. dated Meanwhile 17/7/2021 the (during meeting official for workingthe opening hours) of tothe our envelo securityps will office be They arrived in Tehran first and heldlocated on onSunday the 8 thd atedfloor. 18/7/ Meanwhile2021 at 2the:00 meetingPM with for the the presence opening of ofbidder's the envelo representativesps will be then continued their trip to Shiraz, ning through July 25 at the East Nations on their itineraries…. And the Iranian atheld our on purchasing Sunday d atedcommittee 18/7/202 hall1 (9at th2 floor:00 PM , no. with 1, Fourththe presence Alley, ofGandhi bidder's st., representatives Tehran, Iran). Isfahan, and Yazd, where they could Art Museum in Moscow. Tour Operators Association has also th experience tourist attractions in these Earlier this month, Mostafa Sar- entered negotiations with Russian at our purchasing committee hall (9 floor , no. 1, Fourth Alley, Gandhi st., Tehran, Iran). cities. vari, who presides over the tourism unions for outbound tours to attract We would like to emphasize that the bid bond amount should be in bank guarantee as Answering a question on her view marketing and advertising office of the more travelers from Russia.” follow:We would like to emphasize that the bid bond amount should be in bank guarantee as before visiting Iran, she said that they Iranian Tour Operators Association, Pourfaraj says the majority of po- thought there are some cultural at- announced many Russian tourists are tential Russian travelers are unaware follow: tractions in the country, but they did eager to travel to Iran, recounting his of the vast tourist attractions that ex- 1- € 22713 for Fipronil Tech(18.8-21.2) pct. (premix 20%) equivalent to Iranian Rials not think to see numerous fascinating Russian counterparts. “Many [poten- ist in every corner of Iran. “The fact 1- € 22713 for Fipronil Tech(18.8-21.2) pct. (premix 20%) equivalent to Iranian Rials places around the ancient land. tial] Russian travelers are motivated to is that Iran’s political and economic 5672818800. “Given negative propaganda against visit novel and lesser-known destina- relations with Russia are considered 5672818800. Iran, we did not think that we will see tions such as Iran that could be a safe as good, but this has nothing to do - The bid bond value will be in Euro or in equal value of any other foreign currencies, except US so many beauties,” she said. and attractive destination,” he said. with attracting tourists because it is dollar,- The bid based bond on value Telegraphic will be in Transfer Euro or ratein equal in Sana value rate of anywebsite, other www.sanarate.ir. foreign currencies, It shouldexcept USbe “When we arrived in Iran all inter- “According to Russian tourism directly connected with the Russian noteddollar, thatbased this on site Telegraphic lists the currency Transfer transactions, rate in Sana executed rate website, in Integrated www.sanarate.ir. Currency TransactionsIt should be pretations changed and we saw how experts, the feedback from Russian people. It is the Russian people who noted that this site lists the currency transactions, executed in Integrated Currency Transactions high-level is the culture of the country tourists who have traveled to Iran has must choose Iran as their destination.” System [Nima website] on 25/05/2021. and how good are the people,” she said, been very positive, and its reflection, The Islamic Republic expects to System [Nima website] on 25/05/2021. adding, “The Iranian foods were very especially on social media, has caused a reap a bonanza from its numerous 2 - After approval of ASSC's Financial Manager, the bidders are permitted to use their previous delicious and Iran is in fact a museum great deal of enthusiasm and interest.” tourist spots such as bazaars, muse- and2 - Afterdefinite approval outstanding of ASSC's claims Financial as the bid Manager, bond. the bidders are permitted to use their previous under the open sky.” According to Ebrahim Pourfaraj, ums, mosques, bridges, bathhouses, and definite outstanding claims as the bid bond. After the end of the coronavirus who heads the Iranian Tour Operators madrasas, mausoleums, churches, For more information, you may refer to our website www.assc.ir, and pandemic, she is determined to visit Association, rounds of negotiations towers, and mansions, of which 24 http://iets.mporg.irFor more information, or you contact may usrefer by tophone our no.website 00982188776325. www.assc.ir, and Iran once more. Many Russian people have been held between Iranian tour being inscribed on the UNESCO World http://iets.mporg.ir or contact us by phone no. 00982188776325. are loving the ancient country and will operators, travel marketers, and their Heritage list. Under the 2025 Tourism PR & Intel Affairs Dept. of Agricultural Support visit it yet again. 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First Announcement IN THE NAME OF GOD First Announcement IN THE NAME OF GOD First Announcement ISLAMIC REPUBLIC IN THE NAME OF IRAN OF BROADCASTINGGOD First Announcement IN THE NAME OF GOD ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN BROADCASTING ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN BROADCASTING INTERNATIONAL TENDER No: 1400/103-30/03 ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN BROADCASTING INTERNATIONAL TENDER No: 1400/103-30/03 INTERNATIONAL TENDER No: 1400/103-29/03 Tender Holder: INTERNATIONAL TENDER No: 1400/103-29/03 ISLAMICTender Holder: REPUBLIC OF IRAN BROADCASTING (IRIB) Tender Holder: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN BROADCASTING (IRIB) ISLAMICTender Holder: REPUBLIC OF IRAN BROADCASTING (IRIB) Subject of Tender : ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN BROADCASTING (IRIB) Subject of Tender : Subject of Tender : Broadcasting the TV networks of Press Tv , Al-Alam TV-Syria & Ifilm Arabic in DVB-S2 format on Eutelsat 7WA for Subject of Tender : Broadcasting the TV networks of Press Tv , Al-Alam TV-Syria & Ifilm Arabic in DVB-S2 format on Eutelsat 7WA for Broadcasting the TV network of Sahar Urdu in DVB-S2/MPEG4 format with Constant Bit Rate of 2.5Mbps ,3846 V three years in accordance with the technical specification and other terms and conditions mentioned in the tender Broadcasting the TV network of Sahar Urdu in DVB-S2/MPEG4 format with Constant Bit Rate of 2.5Mbps ,3846 V three years in accordance with the technical specification and other terms and conditions mentioned in the tender on Paksat 1R for three years in accordance with the technical specification and other terms and conditions mentioned documents. on Paksat 1R for three years in accordance with the technical specification and other terms and conditions mentioned documents. in the tender documents. in the tender documents. Deadline and how to receive the tender documents: Deadline and how to receive the tender documents: Deadline and how to receive the tender documents: From Monday 07 June 2021 (1400/03/17) until Thursday 10 June 2021 (1400/03/20) by 10:00 a.m with presentation Deadline and how to receive the tender documents: From Monday 07 June 2021 (1400/03/17) until Thursday 10 June 2021 (1400/03/20) by 10:00 a.m with presentation From Monday 07 June 2021 (1400/03/17) until Thursday 10 June 2021 (1400/03/20) by 10:00 a.m with presentation of introductory letter by company or its representative and the receipt of paying the documents fee. From Monday 07 June 2021 (1400/03/17) until Thursday 10 June 2021 (1400/03/20) by 10:00 a.m with presentation of introductory letter by company or its representative and the receipt of paying the documents fee. of introductory letter by company or its representative and the receipt of paying the documents fee. of introductory letter by company or its representative and the receipt of paying the documents fee. Place of receiving the tender document: Place of receiving the tender document: th Place of receiving the tender document: Interested participants may refer to purchasing (KALA) Dept. ,4 Floor of IRIB Administration Complex ,Hotel Place of receiving the tender document: th Interested participants may refer to purchasing (KALA) Dept. ,4th Floor of IRIB Administration Complex ,Hotel Interested participants may refer to purchasing (KALA) Dept. ,4 Floor of IRIB Administration Complex ,Hotel Esteghlal St. Vali –Assr Ave,Tehran, Iran Interested participants may refer to purchasing (KALA) Dept. ,4th Floor of IRIB Administration Complex ,Hotel Esteghlal St. Vali –Assr Ave,Tehran, Iran Esteghlal St. Vali –Assr Ave,Tehran, Iran Esteghlal St. Vali –Assr Ave,Tehran, Iran The fee of the tender documents and how to deposit it: The fee of the tender documents and how to deposit it: The fee of the tender documents and how to deposit it: Submission of payment receipt for the amount of 1,000,000 Rials to account 4101029171204273 with BIC No.IR The fee of the tender documents and how to deposit it: Submission of payment receipt for the amount of 1,000,000 Rials to account 4101029171204273 with BIC No.IR Submission of payment receipt for the amount of 1,000,000 Rials to account 4101029171204273 with BIC No.IR 310100004101029171204273 IRAN Central Bank in the name of IRIB. Submission of payment receipt for the amount of 1,000,000 Rials to account 4101029171204273 with BIC No.IR 310100004101029171204273 IRAN Central Bank in the name of IRIB. 310100004101029171204273 IRAN Central Bank in the name of IRIB. 310100004101029171204273 IRAN Central Bank in the name of IRIB. Type and amount of guarantee for participation to tender: Type and amount of guarantee for participation to tender: Type and amount of guarantee for participation to tender: The amount of deposit required for participating in tender is USD 78/156 fixed or its equivalent in Rials 17/976/000/000 Type and amount of guarantee for participation to tender: The amount of deposit required for participating in tender is USD 78/156 fixed or its equivalent in Rials 17/976/000/000 The amount of deposit required for participating in tender is USD 20/625 fixed or its equivalent in Rials 4/744/000/000 which should be in the form of Bank Guarantee. The amount of deposit required for participating in tender is USD 20/625 fixed or its equivalent in Rials 4/744/000/000 which should be in the form of Bank Guarantee. which should be in the form of Bank Guarantee. which should be in the form of Bank Guarantee. Time and place of delivering Bidding Envelopes: Time and place of delivering Bidding Envelopes: Time and place of delivering Bidding Envelopes: The sealed (A,B&C) packages/envelopes and the Qualification Evaluation packages/envelopes separately packed , Time and place of delivering Bidding Envelopes: The sealed (A,B&C) packages/envelopes and the Qualification Evaluation packages/envelopes separately packed , The sealed (A,B&C) packages/envelopes and the Qualification Evaluation packages/envelopes separately packed , should be submitted no later than 09:00 a.m. on Saturday 10 of July 2021 (1400/04/19) and at the address mentioned The sealed (A,B&C) packages/envelopes and the Qualification Evaluation packages/envelopes separately packed , shouldth be submitted no later than 09:00 a.m. on Saturday 10 of July 2021 (1400/04/19) and at the address mentioned should be submitted no later than 09:00 a.m. on Saturday 10 of July 2021 (1400/04/19) and at the address mentioned in 4 clause. shouldth be submitted no later than 09:00 a.m. on Saturday 10 of July 2021 (1400/04/19) and at the address mentioned in 4th clause. in 4 clause. in 4th clause. Time and place of opening Qualification Evaluation envelopes: Time and place of opening Qualification Evaluation envelopes: Time and place of opening Qualification Evaluation envelopes: The date of opening the Qualification Evaluation envelopes on Saturday 10 ofJuly 2021 (1400/04/19) at 10:00 a.m Time and place of opening Qualification Evaluation envelopes: The date of opening the Qualification Evaluation envelopes on Saturday 10 ofJuly 2021 (1400/04/19) at 10:00 a.m The date of opening the Qualification Evaluation envelopes onSaturday 10 of July 2021 (1400/04/19) at 10:00 a.m in the office of International Purchasing Dept. The date of opening the Qualification Evaluation envelopes onSaturday 10 of July 2021 (1400/04/19) at 10:00 a.m in the office of International Purchasing Dept. in the office of International Purchasing Dept. in the office of International Purchasing Dept. Time and place of opening Envelopes: Time and place of opening Envelopes: Time and place of opening Envelopes: The envelopes A of those eligible participants who meet the qualification criterion and approval of Technical and Time and place of opening Envelopes: The envelopes A of those eligible participants who meet the qualification criterion and approval of Technical and The envelopes A of those eligible participants who meet the qualification criterion and approval of Technical and Commercial committee will be opened on Sunday 11 July 2021 at 03:00 p.m (1400/04/20) in the office of Financial The envelopes A of those eligible participants who meet the qualification criterion and approval of Technical and Commercial committee will be opened on Sunday 11 July 2021 at 03:00 p.m (1400/04/20) in the office of Financial Commercial committee will be opened on Sunday 11 July 2021 at 03:00 p.m (1400/04/20) in the office of Financial Vice President .In case of complete content in the envelopes A the envelopes of B and C of eligible participants will Commercial committee will be opened on Sunday 11 July 2021 at 03:00 p.m (1400/04/20) in the office of Financial Vice President .In case of complete content in the envelopes A the envelopes of B and C of eligible participants will Vice President .In case of complete content in the envelopes A the envelopes of B and C of eligible participants will be opened at the same time and place. 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scholarships to Afghan girls New deaths 171 SOCIETY TEHRAN – Al-Zahra three percent are residing in 20 refugee re- deskUniversity in Tehran has sorts run by the UNHCR’s main government Total cases 2,923,823 approved granting scholarships to 50 graduates counterpart. of an Afghan girls’ high school, which was In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, un- targeted by a terrorist bomb attack on May 9. documented Afghans have access to free Total deaths 80,327 Following the explosion of Sayed Al-Sho- primary health services and similarly free hada Girls’ High School in Kabul, Al-Zahra COVID-19 related testing, treatment, and New hospitalized patients 1,600 University’s board members approved a plan hospitalization, just like nationals. to support the education of talented and in- Despite the challenges, Iran has contin- fluential women and promote the status of ued to generously give refugees access to Patients in critical condition 4,064 women in Afghanistan. education and health services. Iran is one of Under the plan, 25 scholarships, called the handfuls of countries in the world that “Scholarship for Erudite Women,” was allocat- offer refugees the option to enroll in national Total recovered patients 2,477,596 ed to girls graduating from Sayed Al-Shohada health insurance for essential secondary and High School in all fields covered by Al-Zahra tertiary public health services in the same Diagnostic tests conducted 19,059,238 University and five other special scholarships, way as Iranian nationals. named “Maryam Mirzakhani Scholarship” The national insurance scheme allows for after the late Iranian mathematician, were free COVID-19 treatment and hospitalization. Doses of vaccine injected 4,312,594 granted to applicants to study mathematics. It also subsidizes the cost of surgeries, dial- The Ministry of Science, Research and ysis, radiology, laboratory tests, outpatient Technology had offered 25 scholarships to care, and more. Al-Zahra University to support the human- some of whom sometimes have problems was also the eighth largest refugee-hosting Education for foreign nationals itarian move, ISNA reported on Tuesday. with identity cards or do not have identi- country in the world in 2019, hosting 951,142 Many of the refugees living in Iran are Iran’s fertility rate The explosion left 85 female students fication codes. Afghan refugees and 28,268 Iraqi refugees, the second and third generation, according dead and some 150 others injured. Some 120,000 refugees residing in Iran according to the UNHCR. to the UNHCR. alarmingly low Living conditions of foreign nation- are now covered by health insurance. One of the largest and most protracted There are 40,000 Afghan students in the als in Iran At the end of 2018, Iran hosted close to one urban refugee populations in the world is country, according to the official report, 17,000 1 39-year-old Ahmad, a Tehran-based office worker and The population of Afghan immigrants million refugees, making it the sixth-largest living in Iran; about 97 percent of refugees of them are graduated, while the unofficial his 35-year-old working wife, who live in a rented flat have been residing in Iran is about two to three million, refugee host country in the world. The country live in urban and semi-urban areas, while report is estimated at 26,000. married for four years. Still they cannot make up their mind about having children. “Any couple would like to have children at some point, but we know taking care of a baby takes time and money. We cannot Preparing national document on ecotourism ‘necessary’: official afford that right now,” he says. “We prefer to put it off until we are financially more stable.” SOCIETY TEHRAN – It is necessary to prepare nous and local cultures has made them want to get closer ecological zones. That is the story of a large number of married cou- desk a national document and provide legal to natural and indigenous living conditions, experiencing The great difference between the two latitudes of the ples who are even lucky enough to have jobs. For young infrastructure for expanding educational and cultural ac- the old-fashioned way of life, considering that staying in north and south of the country and the existence of different unmarried Iranians, many struggling to find jobs, the tivities to develop ecotourism in the country, the director these eco-lodge units is much cheaper than other accom- plains, altitudes, and climates have given a very diverse economic downturn has made it almost impossible to of the Natural History Museum and Genetic Resources of modation centers. view to the vast land so that a variety of vegetation and even start a family. the Department of Environment, has said. In January 2020, Research Institute for Cultural Her- plant species are grown across it. Iran’s Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has repeatedly Mohammad Medadi made the remarks in a conference itage and Tourism Director Behrouz Omrani announced The Hyrcanian ecological zone covers the green belt, urged the people to have more babies, and wants officials to on “Obstacles and Challenges of Using Biodiversity Capac- that Iran has been constructing hundreds of eco-lodge the southern margin of the Caspian Sea, and the northern make it easier for families to have children. Figures show this ities in the Development of Ecotourism” which was held guesthouses over the past couple of years to meet the profile of the Alborz Mountain range. The forested areas of is not happening. virtually on Monday. demands of rising eco-travelers and sightseers. the region stretch to 2.4 million hectares covering Astara in The government has made it clear that it is determined to “The lack of a clear strategy, appropriate mechanism, “At present, issuing guidelines for ecotourism develop- Gilan province to Glidaghi in Golestan province. reverse this worrisome downward trend of fertility rates. But standards, and local regulations in accordance with the ment is on the agenda. Historical villages are amongst target The area of forests in the Iran-Turani ecological region, that’s easier said than done especially at a time of unprece- ecology of each region is one of the major challenges in destinations for eco-tourism development,” the official said. which covers most of the central plateau of Iran, is 4,666,941 dented economic hardship largely caused by sanctions and the field of ecotourism.” Iran’s tourism body said in 2018 that 2,000 eco-lodges hectares. Based on topographic and altitude conditions, this an inefficient system. Ecotourism, with the least negative effects on the ecosys- will be constructed nationwide until 2021. Experts say each region is divided into two mountainous regions with a cold The Iranian currency has suffered a steep fall over the past tem and biodiversity of the country, should be considered eco-lodge unit generates jobs for seven to eight people on climate and a desert with a hot and dry climate. few years and the skyrocketing rate of inflation has left many as a targeted economic activity, he noted. average so that the scheme could create 160,000 jobs. Arasbaran forests, which are among the semi-humid Iranian families struggling to make ends meet. The prolonged However, it has no special document and almost no Having a very diverse natural setting, Iran offers varied forests of the country, are located in the province of East coronavirus misery is certainly adding to the long list of problems special action has been taken in the field of rules and regula- excursions to nature lovers. Sightseers may live with a Azarbaijan and northwest of Ardebil province, which covers facing the Iranians. tions, so the development of ecotourism without executive nomad or rural family or enjoy an independent stay. 174,838 hectares. The grim situation has led to a heightened sense of uncertainty standards and proper monitoring mechanism is not possi- The country is home to abundant historical mansions, Some sources date the Zagros oak forests to 5,500 years. about the future and this widespread sense of insecurity is fueling ble and is contradictory with the principles of biodiversity caravanserais, bathhouses, madrasas, and other massive The creation and expansion of these forests are due to rain- the problem with Iran’s population growth. conservation, he explained. monuments, which can buttress its budding tourism and fall raised by the Mediterranean system and the Black Sea, The government has been working on a package of in- Registration of natural monuments, monitoring of hospitality sectors if managed appropriately and refur- which extends from the Sardasht area of West Azarbaijan centives to prevent population decline. Authorities are nature tours, educating families and individuals for proper bished properly. to Firoozabad city of Fars province covering an area of planning to offer low interest loans for each newly-born interaction with nature and all components of biodiversity, Five ecoregions, rich biodiversity 5,440,494 hectares. baby and grant a piece of land to parents who have a third are among the necessities of ecotourism development, Each region is defined by its characteristics that play a The forests of the Persian Gulf-Omani ecological region child among other steps. which, unfortunately, not employed and cause the de- significant role in a land’s biodiversity and richness, based include part of the southwest and all southern coasts, cov- Even if the government is serious about averting this emerg- struction of habitats, he concluded. on which, Iran shares five ecological zones with specific ering 2,039,963 hectares. Due to ecological differences, ing national crisis, success is not guaranteed. Because it could More eco-lodge guesthouses flora from the lowest to the highest parts, namely, Caspian, the main vegetation is divided into two territories of the take much more than such incentives – maybe a meaningful The growing tendency of tourists to experience indige- Iran-Turani, Arasbaran, Zagros, and Persian Gulf-Omani Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman. improvement in standard of living in Iran- to convince families to get onboard. Spicogen vaccine to begin human testing in Iran Where to find the top wild 1 the vaccination of people with tration, vaccinating 500,000 people in 24 Iran has also successfully completed the underlying diseases will be completed by hours, the entire population can receive first phase of the human trial for Fakhra animals in Iran late July, and the whole population will be the vaccine within three to four months. vaccine, the third domestically developed vaccinated by late November. Five homegrown vaccines COVID-19 vaccine, named after nuclear (Part 1) To vaccinate people with underlying COVIRAN BAREKAT, the first corona- scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh (he was Situated at the crossroads between Western Asia and India, diseases, about 14-15 million doses of virus vaccine made by researchers at the assassinated in November 2020 near Iran is a land of steep mountainous terrain, semi-arid deserts, vaccine is required, while we now have 5 Headquarters for Executing the Order of Tehran), that was unveiled and started and mixed forests. million doses, so another 10 million must the Imam, will complete the third phase the clinical trial on March 16. Featuring a rich history that dates back to the original Persian be provided to complete the process by of the human trial by late June. “Osvid-19”, the fourth domestic vaccine Empire, it is bound between Iraq in the west and Pakistan in the end of July, then we will continue the The vaccine was unveiled on December produced by Osvah Pharmaceutical Compa- the east, the Caspian Sea in the north, and the Persian Gulf process with foreign and domestic vac- 29, 2020, and started to be mass-produced ny is also undergoing human trials, which in the south. cines, he explained. on March 29. will also be available in early September. He expressed hope to start vaccination Meanwhile, a vaccine developed by to be administered among the population On May 24, the first coronavirus vaccine of the whole population by the end of the the Razi Vaccine and Serum Research in early August; which started the clinical made by the private sector in Iran succeeded summer (September 23), noting that given Institute (Razi Cov Pars) is expected to trial on February 27, entered the second in receiving the code of ethics and entered the country’s ability of vaccine adminis- become the second Iranian-made vaccine phase of the human trial on Friday. the phase of clinical studies.

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Wildfire extinguished in northern forests The country has a particularly rich heritage of felines, hoofed آتش سوزی جنگل های گیالن مهار شد .mammals, bats, rodents, reptiles, and migrating birds فرمانــده یــگان حفاظــت اداره کل منابــع طبیعــی و آبخیــزداری گیــان گفــت: آتــش ســوزی Wildfire, erupted in northern forests of Gilan province over the past 2 days, has been fully extinguished, commander of the protection Rather than a single national animal, Iran instead has a list of ,national symbols, which includes the Asiatic lion, Asiatic cheetah جنــگل هــای اســتان گیــان پــس از ۷۲ ســاعت تــاش ، کامــا مهــار شــد. unit of natural resources and watershed management organization .Persian leopard, Persian cat, and Persian fallow deer ســرهنگ محمــد قربانــی لــرد عصــر روز شــنبه در گفــت و گــوی اختصاصــی بــا خبرنــگار ایرنا of Gilan has stated. The best place to find Iran’s rich wildlife is its national parks. اظهــار داشــت: بــر اســاس آخریــن آمارها بــه صــورت تقریبــی حــدود »۱۳۰ هکتــار« از اراضی According to the latest statistics, approximately 130 hectares of forests in The Nayband Wildlife Reserve, which is the country’s largest park at 6,000 square miles, consists of mountains and desert plains جنگلــی اســتان گیــان در چنــد روز اخیــر دچــار آتش ســوزی شــدند. Gilan province have been burnt in recent days, IRNA quoted Mohammad in the South Khorasan Province toward the east. It is native to .leopards, gazelles, goats, and plenty of snakes وی افــزود: ۹۹ درصــد از آتــش ســوزی جنــگل هــای ۱۳ شهرســتان اســتان گیــان ســطحی .Qorbani as saying on Sunday The Khar Turan National Park, which is the country’s بــوده و خســارت جــدی بــه درختــان وارد نشــده اســت. He went on to say that 99 percent of fires in 13 cities of Gilan province second-largest wildlife reserve, can be found in the northeast, near the Caspian Sea. It forms a long stretch of protected فرمانــده یــگان حفاظــت اداره کل منابــع طبیعــی و آبخیــزداری گیــان خاطــر نشــان کــرد: به .have caused no serious damage to the trees -land with the nearby Golestan National Park and the Mian رغــم مهــار کامــل آتــش در جنــگل هــای اســتان ، نیروهــای یــگان حفاظــت اداره کل منابــع In spite of the complete containment of fire, the protection unit is on dasht Wildlife Refuge. The Sorkheh Hesar Forest Park, Lar National Park, and طبیعــی و آبخیــزداری در آمــاده بــاش کامــل هســتند. .full alert, he further noted Khojir National Park are all located directly to the east of وی ضمــن قدردانــی از تمامــی نیروهــا در مهــار آتــش در جنــگل هــای اســتان گیــان اضافــه Appreciating all the forces who made efforts to control the wildfire, he concluded that fire broke out in various cities, including Rezvanshahr, Tehran. They are good places to observe migrating birds that arrive for the winter. Finally, the Kavir National Park to the کــرد: آتــش ســوزی در ســطح شهرســتان هــای مختلــف اســتان از جملــه رضوانشــهر، تالــش، ,east of Namak Lake has some Indian wolves, striped hyenas رودبــار، ســیاهکل و غیــره روی داده. .Talesh, Roudbar, Siahkal and some others Asiatic cheetahs, and gazelles. (Source: a-z-animals.com) Prayer Times Noon:13:02 Evening: 20:05 Dawn: 4:36 (tomorrow) Sunrise: 5:49 (tomorrow) JUNE 2, 2021 ART&CULTURE I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y www.tehrantimes.com Managing Director: Mohammad Shojaeian Editor-in-Chief: Ali A.Jenabzadeh Books on modern Iranian cultural Editorial Dept.: Fax: (+98 21) 88808214 — 88808895 [email protected] Switchboard Operator: Tel: (+98 21) 43051000 Advertisements Dept.: Telefax: (+98 21) 43051430 Public Relations Office: Tel: (+98 21) 88805807 currents unveiled Subscription & Distribution Dept.: Tel: (+98 21) 43051603 ARTTEHRAN – A book collection, which will be gradually published Printed at: Jame Jam Bartar Borna - 44197737 deskseries studying thought in the future. and cultural currents in contemporary Iran Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance was unveiled in a special meeting at the Seyyed Abbas Salehi and a group of literati Tehrantimes79 Tehrantimes79 Tehrantimes79 Iran Book and Literature House in Tehran and cultural figures attended the meeting. on Tuesday. In a short speech, Salehi expressed his No. 18, Bimeh Alley, Nejatollahi St., Tehran, Iran “Thought and Cultural Currents in thanks to the experts concerning the series P.o. Box: 14155-4843 Zip Code: 1599814713 Contemporary Iran” consists of 30 books, and said, “This collection should help provide eight of which were introduced at the meeting. opportunities for dialogue that has been The eight books are “Post-Modernist”, neglected in Iranian society. These books “Islamic Feminism”, “Popular Ritualist”, should be used to help lessen the dearth of “Practical and Professional Ethics”, dialogue.” “Traditional-Shia Mystic”, “Islamic Seminary He stressed the need for the study of Philosophist”, “New Religious and Spiritual cultural currents in Iran and said, “A clash Current” and “Religious Reformism”. between tradition and modernity in Iran The plan to build up the collection was has been ongoing over the past 150 years. started in 2013 at the Faculty of World Studies Therefore, we have continuously witnessed at the University of Tehran. constant social movements.” GUIDE TO A great number of scholars from top He noted that these movements need to Eight books of the series “Thought and Cultural Currents in Contemporary Iran” were SPIRITUAL AWAKENING academic centers have contributed to the be scrutinized by scholars. unveiled in a meeting at the Iran Book and Literature House in Tehran on June 1, 2021. Those who give up religion to better their lot in life seldom succeed. The wrath of Allah makes them go through more calamities and losses than National libraries of Iran, Indonesia sign MOU the gains they gather for themselves. Imam Ali (AS) 1 Based on the MOU, the libraries will collaborate on For his part, Syarif Bando also pointed to the variety expert exchange, education, restoration of manuscripts of cultural subjects that can be regarded in the MOU, and and launching plans to raise knowledge of librarianship said that there are 400 Persian words in the Indonesian among the staff of the libraries. language, representing the long history of cultural “The NLAI is also very interested to focus on joint relations between Iran and Indonesia. Artists remembering Imam research projects on Islamic and Iranian studies with He officially invited Borujerdi to visit Indonesia in Indonesian scholars,” Borujerdi said and added, the near future. Khomeini in “Mourning This combination photo shows views of the National Library “Working on joint projects on the subjects can help Indonesian Ambassador Ronny P. Yuliantoro and for the Sun” of Indonesia (Perpusnas) and the National Library and foster religious and cultural ties between the two Iranian Ambassador Mohammad Azad were also in Archives of Iran. countries.” attendance at the meeting. CULTURE TEHRAN – An exhibition of paintings deskby a group Iranian of artists opened on Tuesday at the Abolfazl Aali Gallery of the Art Bureau to commemorate the death anniversary of Imam Khomeini, Tehran museum to reopen with review of Andy the founder of the Islamic Republic. Warhol works, Persian painting ARTTEHRAN – The Tehran TMCA director Ehsan Aqai said in a press to reveal his true image, so that a more deskMuseum of Contemporary conference on Tuesday. accurate understanding of his character Art (TMCA) will reopen after almost two Another exhibit entitled “Persona” will can be established by ignoring other levels years of restoration with an exhibition of put a collection of Warhol’s artworks of the of his personality that are already known. artworks by American artist Andy Warhol museum on view on June 15. Established in 1977, the TMCA is home and a showcase reviewing image geometry “Our intention is to present a different to works by many august artists of the West, in Persian painting. perspective of Andy Warhol’s artworks, hence, including Claude Monet, Francis Bacon and The first exhibition named “The it is titled ‘Persona’,” explained exhibition Pablo Picasso, and notable in the world Concealed over the Revealed” will open curator Amir Rad. for its historical narration of art with the on June 8 to review the connections He further explained that the idea is to largest collection of Western art that exists A view of the Tehran Museum of Contem- between science and art in Persian painting, show Warhol’s multiple characters in order in the East. porary Art.

A poster for the exhibition “Mourning for the Sun” organized by the Art Bureau to commemorate the death anniversary .of Imam Khomeini Cologne Visions of Iran unveils official lineup Works by Gholmali Taheri are among the highlights of the ARTTEHRAN – Eleven feature and The debut films “Untimely” by Pouya Eshtehardi and exhibition entitled “Mourning for the Sun” that will be running deskdocumentary films will be screened at “Dizziness” by Rasul Kahani are also among the films. until June 20. the 2021 edition of Visions of Iran – Iranian Film Festival Six documentary films, including “Coup 53” by Taqi In June 2018, he initiated a project to make a collection of Cologne as the organizers have announced entries to the Amirani, will also be competing in the festival. the portraits of those poets, musicians and sculptors who lived official competition. “Coup 53” received the audience award at the 14th edition over the past century. The lineup includes Shahram Mokri’s acclaimed drama of Cinéma Vérité, Iran’s major international festival for He also received a lifetime achievement award during the “Careless Crime”, the winner of the Silver Hugo of the jury documentary films, last December. 5th Islamic Revolution Art Week in April 2019. at the Chicago International Film Festival in 2020. While making a documentary about the Anglo- The exhibition also showcases works by Abdolhamid Qadirian, In the movie, students are shooting a film, the audience is American coup in Iran in 1953, Amirani and editor who was nominated for the Islamic Revolution Artist of the waiting for a screening as four men want to make a statement Walter Murch find an extraordinary and never-before- Year for 2021. and set fire to a cinema. seen archive. Documents and 16mm footage recount this The exhibit also features works by Iraj Eskandari, Kamyar The festival will also screen Farnaz Amini’s feature debut story in unprecedented detail, with explosive revelations Sadeqi, Mostafa Gudarzi, Hassan Razmju, Morteza Afshari, Ali “Highway”. about secrets hidden for 66 years. From a historical Sheikhi, Ali Eslami-Moqaddam, Alireza Khaleqdadi, Ahmad The film follows a young woman, obviously slightly documentary about four days in August 1953, the film Khalilifard, Kazem Chalipa and Mohammad-Ali Taraqqijah. injured, who sits silently on the back seat in the taxi. The becomes a living investigation that exposes the roots of nervous driver is supposed to take her to Tehran as quickly as Iran’s volatile relationships with the United Kingdom possible. Sometimes he awkwardly tries to make conversation, and the USA. sometimes he indulges in accusations. “Coup 53” by documentarian Taqi Amirani. The lineup also features the documentary “Ill Fate” by Garden in Persian art “Drowning in Holy Water” by Navid Mahmudi is also want to flee to Europe in the hope of a better life. Hamed Sahar Khoshnam, “Radiograph of a Family” by Firuzeh competing in the event. finds accommodation in the flat of an Afghan friend who Khosravani, “Captain Daryai” by Maziar Moshtaq-Gohari, Part 2 The film is about Rona and Hamed, a young Afghan wants to continue west via Turkey. But to be recognized as “Pruning Season” by Loqman Khaledi and “Iranian Pet Club” Allusions to garden in art couple, arrive illegally by bus in Tehran. From there they refugees, they need a reason. by Hadi Afarideh. Floral and foliate ornament has always played an important role in Persian art, and in the Islamic period it predominates. Life-sustaining vegetation found its way into the arts of the ancient Near East, both as motif with possible iconographic associations and as ornament or pattern. “Lift Your Mood” on depression The “tree-of-life” flanked by two animals appeared on seals and stelae going back at least to about 3000 B.C., which published in Persian “probably expressed certain CULTURE TEHRAN — Robert Therapy in Cincinnati, Ohio. discouragement or pessimism, and according ideas about the vital forces of deskE. Wubbolding’s book In an introduction to the book, he wrote, to the introduction, the trigger of a better nature”. “A Choice Theory Psychology Guide to “Do you, your family, or your friends have choice or a more appropriate pathway is what This motif continues to Depression: Lift Your Mood” has been a sense of being ‘down in the dumps?’ Do will lead to a successful therapy. appear in Persian art down to published in Persian. you ever use phrases even more graphic or He points to the five needs based on the Sassanid period and may Translated into Persian by Abuzar even unspeakable to describe your current choice theory in his book, and explains the have retained some vestige of Golvarz, the book was published by Arjmand situation?” WDEP system which consists of Wants, meaning, evocative of strength Publications. “If so, you will find help and encouragement Doing, Evaluation and Planning as part of and fertility. The book targets individuals suffering in this book by using the techniques and his reality therapy, whereby the “Wants” of With the arrival of Islam the from depression while offering practical suggestions contained on these pages. the depressed individual is explored before role of vegetal ornament entered methods to treat hopelessness, emotional “If this happens to just one person, I would determining what they are “Doing” to achieve a new phase. In religious and Front cover of the Persian translation of pain, or indecisive moods. know that my time and effort is more than those “Wants”. official settings it displaced types Robert E. Wubbolding’s book “A Choice Wubbolding is a world-renowned teacher, worthwhile”. Consequently a practical action plan is of ornament that encouraged Theory Psychology Guide to Depression: author and practitioner of reality therapy, The book provides usable ideas for those offered after evaluating the Wants and the figural representation, and was Lift Your Mood”. and the director of the Center for Reality who fall in occasional depression moods of Doings. therefore given scope to develop Garden in a Persian painting. in new directions, such as the abstract style associated with the building of the Abbasid city of Samarra. “Henderson the Rain King” comes to Iranian bookstores Vegetal subjects found favor for every context demanding CULTURE TEHRAN – Saul Bellow’s 1996 book Henderson’s awesome feats of strength and his unbridled ornament, whether as solitary representations or elements in desk“Henderson the Rain King” has recently passion for life win him the admiration of the tribe—but it repeating patterns. As such, this ornament cannot be considered been published in Persian in Tehran. is his gift for making rain that turns him from mere hero as anything more than an “evocation” of nature. Mojtaba Abdollahnejad is the translator of the book into messiah. The question has often been raised as to whether the natural published by Nashre No. A hilarious, often ribald story, “Henderson the Rain imagery in Islamic art might have paradisiac symbolism related The book tells the story of Henderson, who has come to King” is also a profound look at the forces that drive a man to the relevant descriptions of paradise in the Holy Quran. Africa on a spiritual safari, a quest for the truth. through life. Most of the vegetal ornament in Islamic art acts as pattern and His feats of strength, his passion for life, and, most Bellow was born in Lachine, Quebec, a suburb of Montreal, therefore cannot convey a message of any sort very effectively. importantly, his inadvertent success in bringing rain have in 1915, and was raised in Chicago. A case can be made, however, for assigning paradisiac significance made him a god-like figure among the tribes. He attended the University of Chicago, received his to representations of gardens when they are associated with Bellow evokes all the rich colors and exotic customs of Bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University in 1937, funerary contexts, such as mausoleums. a highly imaginary Africa in this acclaimed comic novel with honors in sociology and anthropology, did graduate work Source: Encyclopedia Iranica about a middle-aged American millionaire who, seeking a A copy of the Persian translation of Saul Bellow’s 1996 at the University of Wisconsin, and served in the Merchant Concluded new, more rewarding life, descends upon an African tribe. book “Henderson the Rain King”. Marines during World War II.