2 July 26, 2020 DOMESTIC NEWS

President Rouhani: ’s Resistance Rooted (It is only) a provision Kayhan Group of Newspapers in this world, then to Us in Culture of shall be their return; then We shall make them Editorial Dept. Tel.: 33911561, 33110251-9 taste severe punishment because they disbelieved. Ext.: 2334, 2336, 2337 The Holy Qur’an (10.70) Advertising Dept.: 33110251-9 Ext. 2336 Subscription Ext.: 2322 Facsimile: 33114228 & 33111120 PRAYER TIMINGS Website: www.kayhan.ir/en Noon (Zohr) 13:01 E-mail: [email protected] Evening(Maghreb) 20:19 P.O. Box: 11365/9631 Dawn(Fajr)“ Tomorrow” 04:27 Address: Martyr Shah Cheraghi Street, Ferdowsi Avenue, – Islamic Republic of Iran Sunrise “Tomorrow” 06:03

cials in the capital Tehran extended In the Name of the Most High restrictions by another week. Rouhani said the Iranian nation Viewpoint has proved to be powerful enough to deal with the pressures of sanc- tions and the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic, reminding the enemies that Iranians will nev- War of the Consulates Mourners in Ardabil, northwest Iran, mark Ashura, the tenth day of when (AS) er be brought to their knees. and his companions were martyred in the Battle of . The president said the great Ira- Detrimental to the US nian nation has proved that it has TEHRAN (Dispatches) -- Iranian social distancing,” Rouhani said in the northeastern holy city of Ma- enough power and capability to By: Kayhan Int’l Staff Writer President Hassan Rouhani urged a televised speech. shad, which he said has seen an in- deal with the pressures by with- people on Saturday to observe health “Let masks this year be part of the crease of 300 percent in coronavi- standing the sanctions over the The current diplomatic spat between the US and China protocols and practice social distanc- glorious ,” rus cases over a one month period. past two years and tackling the ing during upcoming ceremonies, as Rouhani said, referring to Ashura, Millions typically visit Mashad’s coronavirus disease during the past might take a turn for the worse, given the criminal nature of a health official said there had been the 10th day of the lunar month of Imam Reza shrine, which is Iran’s five months. the administration of Donald Trump. a surge in coronavirus infections. Muharram, when according to Is- largest religious complex. “This great nation has proved The man at the helm of affairs in the White House is not around the world mark lamic tradition Imam Hussein (AS) Iran’s total tally of coronavirus very well that it will never be just an idiot but an embodiment of everything evil. As the the Eid al-Adha feast, due to start was martyred in battle in 680. cases hit 288,839 on Saturday, brought to its knees in the face of saying goes “birds of the same feather flock together”, at the end of the month. This year, One of the Eid al-Adha ritu- with 15,485 deaths, Health Minis- the enemies’ pressures and exces- he has surrendered himself with like-minded thugs, chief is to limit the num- als is the sacrificial slaughter of try spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari sive demands,” he said, saying the among them the gangster Mike Pompeo who masquerades ber of domestic pilgrims attending sheep and giving to the poor. Ira- said on television. Iranian people can address every as Secretary of State. Hajj to prevent the spread of the nian health officials have urged the The country gradually lifted its problem with determination, coop- eration and rapport. Imagine the world’s most notorious spies who use the dip- coronavirus. faithful to package the meat before COVID-19 restrictions from mid- “Let glorious ceremonies be held distribution. April, but they have been reim- Iran’s resistance in the face of the lomatic camouflage to poke their dirty noses in the affairs of in mosques and religious centers Deputy Health Minister Iraj posed in most areas after a sharp bullying U.S. tactics is a reflection host countries, accusing the Chinese of espionage. by observing health protocols and Harirchi urged people not to visit spike in cases. On Saturday, offi- of the “culture of Ashura”, he said. Although the US closure of the Chinese consulate in Hous- ton on charges of espionage, preceded months, if not years of American lawlessness in militarizing the breakaway Chi- U.S., Zionist Officials Stress Need to Pressure Iran nese island of Taiwan, backing rebellious elements in Hong Kong, and sending naval forces to the South China Sea, AL-QUDS (Dispatches) – U.S. and ready for any scenario and any es in is illegal, and the air who is grappling with increasing in the midst of a losing trade war and suicidal sanctions, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff threat, and I do not suggest our en- missions of their jet fighters are lack of public trust over corrup- Trump and team who mischievously call the uncontrollable General Mark Milley has made an emies to test us.” also illegal. More importantly, no tion charges and the handling of Covid-19 pandemic ‘Chinese virus’, have clearly blundered unannounced visit to Occupied Pal- The visit came a day after U.S. one has allowed the United States the coronavirus pandemic, is trying estine following a series of events warplanes operating illegally in to inspect passenger planes over to provoke a war with Iran while against Beijing. which have raised fears of a new ad- Syria harassed an Iranian passen- the skies with its military jets,” he Trump is still in office. China has retaliated by ordering closure of the US consul- venturism by the two regimes. ger plane over the Syrian airspace. added. On Friday, the occupying re- ate in Chengdu, and if these tit-for-tat measures were to spi- He met with senior Israeli mili- Captain Bill Urban, a spokesman Mousavi also warned against any gime’s military helicopters carried ral out of control in election year in view of the impeached tary and intelligence leaders at an for the terrorist U.S. Central Com- new adventurism by the U.S. or the out airstrikes against a number of Trump’s unprincipled bid to retain the presidency, the per- air base south of the occupied ter- mand (CENTCOM), said a single occupying regime of Israel in the positions in Syria’s southwestern son whom the North Korean Head of State has dismissed ritories and discussed “regional se- F-15 had made a “standard visual region, noting that “stability and province of Quneitra, injuring two as a “dotard”, will discredit forever whatever prestige that curity challenges.” The U.S. army inspection” of the Iranian airliner security in the West Asian region people. Washington has in the world, rather than causing any harm general also held a video confer- at “a safe distance of approximate- should not be used as a toy in the Syria’s official SANA news to China. ence with Zionist prime minister ly 1,000 meters.” U.S. election campaign”. agency, citing an unnamed military Benjamin Netanyahu. Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokes- Analysts say the government of source, reported that Israeli mili- The Chinese are heirs to a millennia-old civilization, and The occupying regime’s war min- man Abbas Mousavi dismissed the U.S. President Donald Trump is ac- tary helicopters hit “three sites” in unlike the upstart Americans, they very well know the art ister Benny Gantz said that during claim as “ridiculous,” saying the tually seeking to embark on a new the border areas of Quneitra with of both diplomacy and defence, in addition to technological his talks with Milley, he had em- “illegal and dangerous” U.S. ma- adventurism in the Middle East as anti-tank guided missiles. mastery. phasized “the need to continue the neuver amounted to playing with polls suggest he may lose the No- On Monday, Syria said its air de- The fire-breathing dragon, even if it is dismissed as an pressure on Iran,” claiming that the lives of innocent people. vember presidential election. fenses had successfully intercepted imaginary creature, is far more powerful in intimidating the Zionist military “is prepared “The presence of American forc- They also believe Netanyahu, (Continued on Page 7) the American psyche than the vanishing breed of the bald- headed eagle which after constantly being de-feathered and declawed holds no awe for the Chinese. UN Spokesman Glosses Over U.S. Harassment President Xi Jinping, the mastermind behind turning the NEW YORK (Dispatches) -- stressed that the world body had Iranian passenger plane were source said. ancient Silk Road into the modern Belt & Road Initiative The United Nations has stressed “no specific information on that not on a routine air mission, dis- The Mahan Air Flight 1152 (BRI) is too experienced a politician to be provoked by the that all countries must respect the incident” yet, adding what he missing a U.S. military official’s had taken off from Tehran and safety of civilian air travel after said about the safety of civilian claim to the contrary. was en route to the Lebanese idiotic Trump. U.S. warplanes harassed an Ira- air travel was “just a principled The news agency cited an un- capital when the incident hap- Beijing has many aces up its sleeves, and in case the war nian passenger plane in Syria. position.” named source familiar with pened over Syria’s Al-Tanf re- of the consulates were to assume different aspects, Washing- “As a matter of principle, “I don’t have any informa- the matter that contrary to the gion. ton, which relies mainly on propaganda and roguishness, the safety of civilian air travel tion at this point; we don’t have remarks made by CENTCOM A senior diplomat, Hussein will definitely be the loser. should be respected by all,” said any specific information on this spokesman Bill Urban, the U.S. Amir-Abdollahian, said on Fri- In other words, Trump, who is miserably cornered on his UN spokesman Stephane Dujar- incident,” he further said. “I jets “intercepted the Iranian day grave consequences await home turf by the nationwide protests of the past two months ric during a daily press briefing. checked with my colleagues in plane after violating ’s the U.S. military’s act of provo- On Thursday night, U.S. war- Montreal at ICAO (Internation- airspace” and were not on “a cation. against his racist policies, and in a clumsy attempt to deflect planes operating illegally in al Civil Aviation Organization). routine air mission” when they “The harassment of an Iranian attention indulges in more outlaw behaviour such as last Syria conducted aggressive ma- They have nothing. They have flew close to the Mahan Air passenger plane by American Thursday’s attempt to scare an Iranian passenger plane in neuvers dangerously close to an not received anything as of yet,” plane. fighter jets once again proved Syrian airspace with two jet fighters, will surely regret the Iranian Mahan Air flight over Dujarric added. The source said the F-15s again that the presence of foreigners day he was born if he picks up a fight with the Chinese. Syria’s Al-Tanf region. Tehran has condemned the harassed the Iranian plane over in the region is a serious threat Reports of the emerging long term Iran-China accord that Mahan Air’s Flight 1152 had incident and the Civil Aviation the Lebanese airspace when it to peace and security,” he said promises to be an economic bonanza for the two countries, taken off from Tehran and was Organization of Iran has already was dropping its altitude to ap- in a post on his Twitter account. is already driving the US crazy, and when Russia joins this en route to the Lebanese capital said it would pursue the matter proach the Beirut airport. Likewise, the Zionists cannot Beirut when the incident hap- and file a complaint with the The American aircraft ignored carry out a provocative act and as the Eurasian pole to attract the rest of the free world, per- pened. ICAO. several warnings by the Iranian “immediately say that we were haps even several European countries, then the policymak- As if trying to qualify his state- The Nour News on Friday said pilot about the urgency to ob- not involved,” he added. ers in Washington will indeed be reciting requiem for the ments in an apparent bid not to American F-15 warplanes in- serve the distance and continued “There is no end to the criminal ex-superpower, called the United States of America. frustrate the U.S., Dujarric volved in the harassment of the their dangerous maneuvers, the (Continued on Page 7)