WWW.TEHRANTIMES.COM I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 8 Pages Price 50,000 Rials 1.00 EURO 4.00 AED 42nd year No.13919 Thursday APRIL 15, 2021 Farvardin 26, 1400 Ramadan 2, 1442 Mass failure of centrifuges Iran Greco-Roman Israel’s Mossad in Iraq Iranian writer Dowlatabadi’s at Natanz untrue, says wrestling team crowned attacked, a number of Israelis novel “Kelidar” published senior MP Page 2 Asian champions Page 3 killed, wounded: Sources Page 5 in Balochi Page 8 60% enrichment is response to mischiefs, Rouhani says Natanz sabotage TEHRAN — President Hassan Rouhani took place at the Natanz nuclear facility, said on Wednesday that Iran’s decision a move which is considered a “war crime” to enrich uranium to a purity of 60 per- in terms of international law. cent and install IR6 centrifuges at the Iran considers the Zionist regime of Natanz nuclear plant were a response to Israel as the prime suspect for the sabotage. mischiefs against Iran, declaring that all Rouhani added, “The fact that we have reveals Iran’s strengthSee page 3 Iran’s activities are peaceful and under the stated that we will operate IR-6 centrifuges supervision of the UN nuclear watchdog. in Natanz or we will increase enrichment to “If the Zionists conspire against our 60 percent, this is the answer to your malice. nation, we will respond. This (60% uranium You cannot conspire against the Iranian enrichment) is the first step,” Rouhani nation and commit crimes in Natanz. When told during a cabinet meeting. you commit a crime, we cut your hand.” On Sunday morning a sabotage attack Continued on page 2 Iranian heavy crude oil price rises 6% in March: OPEC TEHRAN- Iranian heavy oil price increased According to the report, the country’s $3.64 in March to register a six-percent average heavy crude price was $60 from Five countries seeking to purchase rise compared to the previous month, ac- the beginning of 2021 up to the report’s cording to OPEC’s latest monthly report publishing day, in comparison to $49.32 published on Tuesday. in the previous year’s same period. Iranian COVID-19 vaccine Iranian heavy crude oil price followed The report put Iranian crude output for its upward trend for the fifth consecutive March at 2.304 million barrels per day in- month to reach $64.3 per barrel in the dicating a 137,000-bpd increase compared mentioned month, compared to February’s to the figure for the previous month. $60.66 per barrel. Continued on page 4 TEHRAN – Currently, two European 2020, started to be mass-produced countries and three regional countries on March 29. have asked to purchase homegrown coro- At least two European countries and navirus vaccine (COVIRAN BAREKAT), three countries in the region are now Mohammad Mokhber, the head of the seeking to negotiate on purchasing vac- Headquarters for Executing the Order cine, but we will export once the domes- of the Imam has said. tic needs are met, he noted, adding, the COVIRAN BAREKAT, the first production capacity of COVID-19 vaccine coronavirus vaccine made by re- in the world is about 2 billion doses per Maryam Kamyab Maryam searchers at the Headquarters for year, while the need for a vaccine is about Executing the Order of the Imam 14-16 billion doses. which was unveiled on December 29, Continued on page 7 Mehr/ Athletes among priority Zionism is the Ebola virus of American Minnesota protests continue over police killing groups to receive political afflictions… of Black man COVID-19 vaccine BY MARTIN LOVE Back in the U.S. these stories go almost Protests continued for a third night in Brooklyn Resignations A Palestinian boy is shot in the eye by an Israeli unmentioned by the press, and ever more com- Center in the U.S. state of Minnesota follow- The third night of protests was held on the BY FARROKH HESABI sniper with a rubber bullet, and loses the eye, mitments are made to Israel. More money, ing the death of Duante Wright, a Black man same day as the Minneapolis police officer who holamreza Norouzi, head of Iran’s while he is browsing in a food store. A Pales- more (im)moral support, more lies and ob- who was shot by a white police officer during fatally wounded 20-year-old Wright, and the Sports Medicine, confirmed that no tinian grandmother is run over and killed by a fuscations, more insanity. And it never stops. a traffic stop. police chief who called the killing an apparent one except the athletes and officials G “settler” for no reason. A man is released from It can seem like the U.S. has no friends since Hundreds of demonstrators gathered on accident both resigned in the face of civil unrest. who will participate in the 2020 Olympic an Israeli prison after more than a decade of it only seems to court and support the most Tuesday at the heavily guarded police head- The mayor of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, Gemas received a COVID-19 vaccine. solitary confinement, but when he arrives home outrageous, undemocratic regimes in the quarters where police in riot gear and National said the two quit one day after the chief told On April 13, the athletes’ vaccination his mind has been so scrambled that he does Middle East (West Asia). Guard soldiers stood watch. news reporters the officer who shot Wright started with cooperation between the Iran not recognize any of his relatives, including his President Biden meanwhile intends to After nightfall, scores of protesters lobbed appeared to have drawn her gun by mistake National Olympic Committee (NOC) and the mother. give back some of the funds taken away by bottles and other projectiles over a fence in front when reaching for her Taser. Sports Medicine Federation of the Islamic Every single day one can read of one or more Trump, arguably the worst President in U.S. of police headquarters. Mayor Mike Elliott said the City Council passed Republic of Iran. fresh atrocities by the only Apartheid state on history, to UNWRA and the Palestinian Au- State police declared the gathering unlawful a resolution calling for the dismissal of both Chief Dr. Norouzi stated that the Olympians and earth. After nurse Rezan an-Najjar was shot and thority. But make no mistake, it’s aimed and ordered the crowds to disperse ahead of a Tim Gannon, and the officer, Kim Potter. Paralympians are eligible to jump the queue killed near Gaza’s fence with Israel by a sniper, at giving the PA, and feeble “leaders” like 10pm curfew. The announcement set off clashes “I’m hoping this will bring some calm to the for the COVID-19 vaccine. It was authorized the Israelis claimed few shots were actually fired Mahmoud Abbas more wherewithal to amplify between the police officers and protesters. community,” Elliott said, adding he had yet to by the country’s health officials, Iran’s NOC, and none directly at her, so it was not a random collaboration with the Zionists to further Demonstrators launched fireworks and threw accept Potter’s resignation, leaving open the and the Ministry of Sports and Youth. stray bullet that killed her. This assertion by suppress the millions of Palestinians west objects at police, who launched tear gas, non-le- door to firing her. “We want to send a message “There is no possibility that someone ex- the IDF actually supports the fact that she was of the Jordan River. thal rounds, and flash-bang rounds and tried to the community that we are taking this situ- cept the athletes and the executive people of targeted. And so on. Continued on page 5 to force back the crowd, U.S. media reported. ation seriously.” Iran’s Olympic delegation to be vaccinated,” Norouzi said when asked about the rumors of some non-athlete’s vaccination. “The process is done based on each West Asian endgame when the lying dead is in the morgue Requesting more person’s national ID number and the an- BY TIM ANDERSON contained old centrifuges. The Jerusalem Post to subjugate Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria. concessions from Iran is nounced list by the NOC. So, every step of It seems fairly clear that Israel was responsible reported “Western sources … said the attack, The Israelis have made repeated attacks on the vaccination process could be scrutinized for Natanz sabotage, as (1) the sabotage is con- which was initially referred to as an “accident” Iranian backed movements in Syria and more deal-breaker: Entessar and controlled by the authorities,” he added. sistent with a long line of Israeli attacks; (2) the by Iran, was carried out by the Mossad.” At the recently have been attacking Iran’s shipping on Norouzi also mentioned that: “The In- Israeli media rapidly gloated over it and (3) quoted least the Zionists seem happy for people to believe the open sea. To carry out a direct attack on a BY MOHAMMAD MAZHARI ternational Olympic Committee (IOC) has anonymous sources saying that the Mossad was that they or their agents were behind it. nuclear facility while talks were afoot in Vienna - TEHRAN - Nader Entessar, a professor emeritus of not made it mandatory for the Olympians responsible. The apparent motive is to sabotage any lessening supposedly to restart US involvement in the JCPOA political science from the University of South Ala- to be vaccinated against COVID-19. It is, The Israeli media seems to have given exagger- of tension between Iran and the new Biden adminis- nuclear deal - suggests a motive of sabotaging bama, says an insistence on extracting concessions however, recommended when available in ated accounts of the damage, as the few Iranian tration.