WWW.TEHRANTIMES.COM I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 16 Pages Price 40,000 Rials 1.00 EURO 4.00 AED 39th year No.13497 Tuesday OCTOBER 1, 2019 Mehr 9, 1398 Safar 2, 1441 Iran to announce Downing of U.S. drone Persepolis into Hazfi Official stresses media’s key details of Hormuz Peace revealed Washington’s Cup Round of 16 role in promoting Ashura’s Endeavor soon 2 empty power 3 15 message during Arbaeen 16 Watex2019 hosting 260 companies in Tehran TEHRAN — Some 260 foreign and domes- of water and wastewater industry including tic companies are participating in the 15th pipes and fittings, filtration and desalina- Iran International Water and Wastewater tion equipment, valves, automation and Exhibition (Watex 2019) which kicked instrumentation systems, measuring systems off on Monday at the Tehran Permanent and laboratory equipment for water and International Fairgrounds, IRNA reported. wastewater, as well as industrial equipment Alongside 247 Iranian companies, 13 are being showcased in this year’s event. exhibitors from Italy, Turkey, Germany, Watex is Iran›s biggest annual indus- Hungary, China, and Taiwan are show- trial and commercial event in water and casing their latest products and services wastewater industry which hosts a large during the four-day event. number of domestic and foreign compa- Recent achievements in different fields nies every year. Saudis must know they cannot buy security: Zarif TEHRAN — Iranian Foreign Minister quoted him as saying in an interview with Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that Al Mayadeen. Saudis must know that they cannot buy In an interview with CNN aired on security from the United States. September 24, Zarif said, “I do not believe “I don’t think that militarism will bring that military capability alone can prevent security to the Persian Gulf region and disaster. That’s been what we have been I think it will exacerbate tension. Saudi trying to tell the Saudis. That they can- See page 13 Arabia must understand that it cannot buy not buy security purchasing more war security from the United States,” ISNA weapons.” 2 Iraq reopens Yemen Houthis free 350 detainees, reviving hopes for talks TEHRAN — The head of Yemen’s Na- The talks with Yemen’s former Sau- tional Committee for Prisoners Affairs di-backed government resulted in an agree- (NCPA) says the Houthi movement will ment which calls for a ceasefire in Hudayd- al-Qa’im border release 350 prisoners, including three Sau- ah, a prisoner exchange and a statement of di nationals, in its latest goodwill gesture. understanding on the southern city of Ta’izz. Through the release, the Ansarullah “Our initiative proves our credibility in imple- movement of the Houthis and their allies menting the Sweden agreement and we call on the in the Yemeni army seek to underline their other party to take a comparable step,” Yemen’s commitment to peace negotiations held in al-Masirah TV quoted NCPA head Abdulqader Reuters crossing with Syria Sweden last December. al-Mortada as saying Monday. 13 ARTICLE Trump’s close-call diplomacy with Rouhani Six-day sacred A team of technicians arrived to set up a secure caught on video. “If he leaves the country without Ebrahim Fallahi By Robin Wright Tehran Times journalist line, in a meeting room on Rouhani’s floor, for meeting President Trump, honestly, this is a lost defense exhibition On the evening of Tuesday, September 24th, the the call at 9:30 P.M. The telephone conversation opportunity,” Macron directed an interpreter President of France, Emmanuel Macron, went to was supposed to cap twenty-four hours of fre- to tell Rouhani, amid a scrum of diplomats and in Qom ends in all see his Iranian counterpart, Hassan Rouhani, at netic diplomacy—including personal appeals to photographers. “Because he will not come back A look into Iran’s the Millennium Hilton Hotel, across the street Rouhani by the British, Japanese, and Pakistani in a few months and President Trump will not its glory from the UN headquarters, in New York. The hotel Prime Ministers and the German Chancellor—after go to Tehran.” Rouhani threw his head back and By Huda Z PGPIC after is one of only three places that the Iranian leader months of quiet French diplomacy. laughed. “So they have to meet now!” Macron could go in the city, because of U.S. sanctions. Earlier in the day, Macron, alongside the Brit- insisted. Johnson chimed in, as cameras flashed, QOM — One thing I absolutely love about sanctions hit the Macron intended to set up a three-way telephone ish Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, had urged “You need to be on the side of the swimming Iran is how the Iranians remember their history and retell it over and over again. conversation with Rouhani and President Trump. Rouhani to talk with Trump. Their exchange was pool—and jump at the same time.” 3 holding If you’re thinking this is some kind of war going on, you’re wrong. This is an s Iran’s largest petrochemical group Iran look for first ever FIVB World Cup podium exhibition that was held this week near which extends to 39 subsidiaries and the popular Jamkaran Mosque. TEHRAN — Iran, who have never won a medal two titles each; and Cuba, Italy and Germany (as The 2019 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Cup foreign-based sales agents, Persian The show started at 21:00 hours with A at the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) East Germany), with one title each. will be the 14th staging of the FIVB Volleyball Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company a heartfelt speech by Mahdi Yadgari, one Men’s World Cup, will start the campaign on “We want to continue our winning way, that’s Men’s World Cup, contested by the senior men’s (PGPIC) has been considered one of the of the generals who had fought gallant- Tuesday with a match against the tournament’s why we are here. Iran have recently won the Asian national teams of the members of the Fédération most profitable entities in the country’s ly protecting the Iranian borders in the most decorated team Russia. Championship and we are ready to show our Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), the sport’s economic body. 1980 war. Team Melli have traveled to Japan with their good performance in the competition,” opposite global governing body. The tournament will be back in June, the United States hit PG- “The flag of the martyrs is up high,” main players, however the team can participate spiker Amir Ghafour said. held in Japan from 1 to 15 October 2019. PIC with economic sanctions due to what General Yadgari said. at the competition with young players. “We have difficult task in the competition because Japan played hosts for this event for the twelfth they claimed to be ties with the country’s “Imam [Khomeini] hadn’t lied to us. The 13 World Cup tournaments have been won the teams have come here with their best players. consecutive time since 1977. Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), however Whatever Imam had predicted, hap- by six different national teams. Russia have won Also, playing 11 matches in 15 days is very difficult, This is the first time since 1989 that FIVB decided the move in fact was aimed to choke off pened. That Saddam went for Kuwait. six times (four as Soviet Union). The other World as well as time difference between Iran and Japan. not to allocate any spots in the Olympics, due to Japan financing to the country’s largest and most That Saddam went up the gallows. And Cup winners are Brazil and United States, with Anyway, we are here to do our best,” he added. hosting the 2020 Summer Olympics. profitable petrochemical group. 15 now, whatever Agha [Ali Khamenei] had The PGPIC group holds 40 percent of predicted, is happening. He says that we Iran’s total petrochemical production capac- will pray in the Bayt al-Muqaddas,” he ity and is responsible for nearly 50 percent Palestinians in Gaza mark 19 years since al-Aqsa Intifada continued, standing on a raised platform of the country’s petrochemical exports. TEHRAN — Palestinians in the Gaza Strip marked rising ended in February 2005 following a truce. In Gaza, people stage weekly rallies to demand just before the show began. After the imposition of the U.S. sanc- the 19th anniversary of the second Intifada. On Sunday, Palestinian political figured took their right of return to their homeland. “Where is Saddam now? Tell me, where tions, many thought the impact of the Back in September 2000, the then-Israeli oppo- part in a seminar to remember the intifada. Pal- Israeli forces have killed hundreds of protesters is he? … Saddam and the 18 nations, who sanctions to be very significant on the sition leader Ariel Sharon made a provocative visit estinians believe the intifada is still ongoing as during the weekly rallies so far and injured many more. had imposed fighting upon us,” said Yadgari performance of the holding and conse- to Haram al-Sharif or Temple Mount in Jerusalem they are not hesitant about sacrificing their lives According to Press TV, people here say Israel’s as the crowd listened tearfully. quently on the country’s economy, how- al-Quds along with hundreds of Israeli forces, in a defending Palestine. They say resistance is the violations and its use of excessive force against Once he finished his speech, it was time ever contrary to expectations, PGPIC is move widely denounced by Palestinians. only means for Palestinians to protect Jerusalem peaceful protesters won’t stop them from speaking for the re-enactment to begin.