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WWW.TEHRANTIMES.COM I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y Days to go... 12 Pages Price 40,000 Rials 1.00 EURO 4.00 AED 40th year No.13654 Saturday MAY Ordibehesht 13, 1399 Ramadan 8, 1441 2 2, 2020 Tehran urges U.S. to release ‘Gateway of the Slaves’: a Axis of Resistance slam Germany Iranian association announces Iranian scientist infected millennia-old mudbrick for complying with U.S., Israeli nominees for 2021 Astrid with COVID-19 2 town in southern Iran 8 dictates to ban Hezbollah 10 Lindgren Memorial Award 12 Ex-WH official: It looks strange that U.S. can argue it is JCPOA party By Javad Heirannia this initiative.” TEHRAN — Professor Frank N. von The comments by von Hippel comes as Hippel, former assistant director for Mike Pompeo is arguing that the U.S. is a See page 2 national security in the White House participant to the JCPOA and presented Office of Science and Technology, tells a draft resolution to some UN Security the Tehran Times that “it looks strange Council members to extend arms embargo to me that the U.S. can cite the fact that against Iran which ends in October based it was a party to the JCPOA as a basis for on the JCPOA. 2 Mauro Berruto: Olympics medal achievable for Iran By Masoud Hossein year later, he achieved the silver medal in TEHRAN — Ex-Italy volleyball coach the European Championship. Under his Mauro Berruto believes that Iran National leadership, Italy defeated Bulgaria to gain Team have a chance of winning an Olym- the bronze medal in the 20120 Olympic pic Games medal depending on how they Games at London. prepare for the Games. At the World League 2013 his team Born in Turin, Berruto graduated achieved bronze, while in the same year in philosophy and started his career in he led the Italian team to the second con- volley with CUS Torino Pallavolo in 199 secutive silver medal in the European 4 and was named Italy coach in 2010. A Championships. 11 Coronavirus: Qazvin reopens historical Iran censures bazaar as lockdown eases TEHRAN — The historical bazaar of Sa’d- outbreak back in February. al Saltaneh, which is located in the city The bazaar is located adjacent to a beau- of Qazvin, west-central Iran, has recently tifully restored Qajar-era caravanserai of Germany for been reopened as lockdown measures are the same name. The marketplace sales relaxed in the country. exquisitely crafted wares such as tradi- The 19th-century bazaar was reopened tional personal ornamentations, paintings, to the public on Wednesday, IRNA re- ceramics, carpets and potteries across its ported. long, vaulted passageways and arcades. It blacklisting Hezbollah The country closed cultural heritage also houses various galleries, workshops File photo museums and historical sites in a preven- as well as coffee shops and restaurants, tive measure amid fears of coronavirus where visitors hangout. 8 PERSPECTIVE Opposition to IMF’s financial aid for Iran, an indication of U.S. unilateralism: expert ARTICLE Javad Heirannia By Mahnaz Abdi The U.S. reaction was seriously blamed by that the U.S. is trying to prevent Iran from Mohammad Jafari political analyst TEHRAN — Like most of the countries around the Iranian officials, as well as some foreign access to the IMF’s financial resources”, Tehran Times journalist the world, Iran is fighting with coronavirus ones, as last week, German Foreign Minister she stressed. pandemic and it has made the country facing Heiko Maas said that Germany, France and This opposition is a violation of human some economic difficulties and limitations. the United Kingdom, known as European trio, rights, as it is not just opposing financial aid, How to maintain Such difficult condition has led Iran to ask do not oppose the International Monetary it is in fact opposition to access to the medi- U.S.-Taliban the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for Fund’s loan to Iran which Tehran needs to cine and healthcare facilities, something that peace in Persian emergency loan to help it contain the pandemic. fight the COVID-19 pandemic. puts the people’s lives into danger, the expert fragile pact plus In a letter to IMF last month, Central Bank Now, waiting for the IMF’s response, Iran explained. Gulf region of Iran (CBI)’s Governor Abdolnaser Hemmati is urging the international body to take an Benefitting from the IMF aids is a right weak political requested $5 billion from the fund’s Rapid impartial approach. granted to the member countries since the he presence of foreign forces in the Financing Initiative (RFI), an emergency To know some expert opinion on the matter, establishment of the fund, Dr. Lavasani leadership in Kabul Persian Gulf has caused regional program that gives loans to countries facing the Tehran Times has conducted an interview said, adding, “In many cases, for example security efforts to secure the interests to push Afghanistan T sudden shocks such as natural disasters. with Dr. Somayyeh Sadat Miri Lavasani, a in the case of Greece, the international of these powers. While it was Tehran’s first request for an university professor who is an international fund has proved that it could come to help The security policy of countries stems towards fresh IMF loan in nearly six decades, it raised oppo- economic law expert. rapidly.” from how their ruling elites understand sition from the U.S. as the senior officials in the About the U.S. approach toward Iran’s “Besides its financial aids, IMF also provides the concepts of “threats” and “security nightmare Trump administration said Iran’s government request, Dr. Lavasani is of the opinion that technical assistance to the countries in need. issues” and “how to deal with threats”. has billion-dollar accounts still at its disposal. opposition to IMF’s financial aid for Iran is Such assistance is in fact some consultation The security policy in the Persian Gulf t is obvious that the recently signed The United States said it plans to block Iran’s an indication of the U.S. unilateralism. aid that this fund provides for the members has not gone its natural course throughout agreement between the United States request. “It is because of its unilateral approach facing crisis”, according to the expert. history and due to the presence of foreign 4 Iand Taliban as well as the current po- countries in the region, the balance of litical leaders in Kabul are not capable natural forces has not been formed. of bringing an end to the Afghans’ dec- Former CIA agent Graham E, Fuller has ades-long problems, making the war-hit confirmed this in his book “The Center Iran ranks third worldwide in coronavirus research projects country’s people feel afraid of upcoming of the Universe.” TEHRAN — Iranian researchers have so far projects on coronavirus, we will offer excellent produce the serology kits, and is capable of ex- days of more instability and insecurity. This has made regional struggles to be conducted over 1,200 projects related to coro- scientific products shortly on the international porting it to other countries as well. Ronald E. Neumann, a former U.S. based on the interests of foreign countries. navirus, ranking the country third in terms of scale, he added. The pandemic used a large portion of the coun- ambassador to Algeria, Bahrain and Af- Suppose, for example, that Iran and Sau- scientific findings on coronavirus in the world, He went on to explain that most of the corona- try’s energy, budget and health care facilities, ghanistan, explained in his article pub- di Arabia decide to normalize relations deputy health minister Reza Malekzadeh has virus research currently being conducted in the and medical centers have faced many economic lished by The Hill that how disastrous tomorrow, will regional powers allow Ri- said. country is interventional schemes, and 35 schemes problems, so that the government needs to support will be the situation in Afghanistan in yadh to do so? On the other hand, does Since coronavirus outbreak, all researchers are finding effective treatments for COVID-19. the health sector, in particular, he concluded. future as the United State’s agreement Saudi Arabia’s understanding of Iran as joined hands to conduct a very significant research “In the technology sector, we have been able to The Iranian health ministry on Friday an- with Taliban was not a comprehensive a threat merely serve Riyadh’s interests activity, so that, 1,200 research projects have support knowledge-based companies financially nounced that the total number of people diag- peace deal and the political standoff in or Washington’s? been underway over the past month and a half, through the Innovation and Prosperity Fund, as nosed with the coronavirus has reached 95,646 Kabul has been deteriorated. This example illustrates how the pres- ISNA quoted Malekzadeh as saying on Friday. well as the Ministry of Health,” he highlighted, of whom 6,091 have died and 76,318 (equaling “Peace negotiations are stalled. Tali- ence of foreign powers in the region is By implementing research and development stating, Iran was one of the first countries to 72 percent), have recovered. ban attacks are increasing. COVID-19 is effective and fundamental in how the spreading in Afghanistan. And Afghan- regional actors perceive the concept of istan’s leaders are spending their time threat and the ways to deal with it. feuding over power and the division of To understand this issue better, we ministerial spoils. The Afghan and Amer- take a look at the common categories ica people deserve better.