WWW.TEHRANTIMES.COM I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y Pages Price 40,000 Rials 1.00 EURO 4.00 AED 39th year No.13484 Monday SEPTEMBER 16, 2019 Shahrivar 25, 1398 Muharram 16, 1441 U.S. bases, vessels Seizure of Iran’s assets in Greco-Roman wrestler Iran, Turkey to within Iran’s reach Canada is an example of Abdvali wins bronze at produce movie on 3 ‘economic terrorism’ 3 world championship 15 Rumi, Shams 16 Iran ranks 27th among world’s biggest economies: WB Drone strikes disrupt almost TEHRAN — Having a 0.53 percent share South Africa, Singapore, Malaysia, and of the global economy, Iran holds the 27th Finland, IRIB reported on Sunday. place in the list of world’s top economies, According to WB, the United States according to the World Bank (WB). and China are the world’s most powerful Based on the latest data released by economies, accounting for 23.89 percent WB, Iran’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and 15.86 percent of the world’s economy, half of Saudi oil capacity tops that of many other countries in the respectively, followed by Japan, Germany, U.S. may tap emergency oil reserves to cover supply disruptions region and world including Norway, UAE, Britain, France and India. 4 See page 4 U.S. maximum pressure has turned into ‘maximum deceit’: Iran TEHRAN — Iranian Foreign Minister oil installations in Saudi Arabia on Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Sunday Saturday. that the United States’ failed policy of “Tehran is behind nearly 100 attacks maximum pressure on Iran has turned on Saudi Arabia” and that “there is no into “maximum deceit”. evidence the attacks came from Yemen,” “Having failed at ‘maximum pressure’, Pompeo tweeted. Secretary Pompeo is turning to ‘maximum Pompeo added, “The United States deceit’,” Zarif tweeted. will work with our partners and allies to Zarif’s comments came as U.S. Sec- ensure that energy markets remain well retary of State Mike Pompeo blamed supplied and Iran is held accountable for Iran for the Yemeni drone attacks on its aggression.” 2 Iraqi forces dismantle terror group ahead of Arba’een TEHRAN—Iraqi security forces have Saturday that security forces within dismantled a terrorist group as it was the Samarra Operations Command planning attacks on Shia Muslims during managed to detain the six members mourning rituals on Arba’een, which of the terror outfit. marks 40 days after the anniversary of the “Their arrest was made following a martyrdom of Imam Hussein (PBUH), qualitative and proactive operation, and the grandson of Prophet Muhammad based on accurate information. Among the (PBUH). detainees is a woman, who is the wife of a Iraq’s Security Media Cell an- known terrorist in Syria,” the statement File photo nounced in a statement released on noted. 13 ARTICLE Controversial movie “Hussein, Who Said No” illegally uploaded on YouTube, Facebook, EarthLink ARTICLE Ramin Hossein Abadian By Seyyed Mostafa Mousavi Sabet Ministry, Legal Department of the Presidential Hazrat Abbas (AS), the brother of Imam Hus- Hanaa Saada Mehr News Agency TEHRAN — The Arabic version of “Hussein, Who Office and other relevant organizations to in- sein (AS), Hazrat Ali-Akbar (AS) and Hazrat Journalist journalist Said No”, Iranian director Ahmadreza Darvish’s vestigate the issue and to stop illegal copying Ali Asghar (AS), the sons of the Imam, and controversial movie about the uprising of Imam of his film. Hazrat Qasim (AS), the son of Imam Hassan Hussein (AS) against the Umayyad dynasty in He also called on people to not watch, (AS), have been depicted graphically in scenes The new Saudi- 680 CE, has illegally been uploaded on YouTube, download, and/or copy his film and also to of the film. Algeria’s political Facebook and EarthLink. prevent others from doing these “haram and In a letter sent to the Cinema Organization American plan The Arabic version entitled “Alqorban” was illegal actions.” of Iran at that time, the Muslim cleric Ayatollah impasse: What is next? available for download on the websites last Darvish spent 11 years making the film, which Nasser Makarem Shirazi censured the screening in eastern Syria Tuesday. was completed in 2013. Its premiere during the of the film. ALGERIA — Seven months after a wave Iran’s Farabi Cinema Foundation, as one of 32nd Fajr International Film Festival in Tehran “We know that this action will cause a negative of protests began in Algeria; people are doomed to fail the main shareholders of the movie, which was in February 2014 sparked a storm of protest from impact… Does the Iran Cinema Organization still pilling onto the streets of the Algerian officially banned in 2015, announced on Saturday some ulemas over its depiction of Shia saints. plan to infringe upon sanctities and ignore the capital “Algiers” and other cities nation- TEHRAN — The U.S. and Saudi Arabia that it will take legal action against those who Meanwhile, the film was honored at the fes- redlines?,” he wrote. wide every Friday, reiterating their main have just begun new actions in eastern are involved in this piracy. tival with Crystal Simorghs in eight categories, The depiction of Prophet Muhammad (S) demands: the departure of the regime and Syria. Meanwhile, a leaked audio from a In a statement published on Sunday, Darvish including best film and best director. and his household in any art production is not its symbols and the application of Articles Syrian opponent reveals that Riyadh and also asked Iran’s police, Foreign Ministry, Interior The faces of the actors playing the roles of allowed by ulemas. 16 7 and 8 of the Constitution stating that the Washington are launching a new plan in constituent power belongs to the people. eastern Syria. The demonstrations have gained a fa- The leaked audio, in which Michel Kilo, one miliar rhythm and worldwide admiration of the Syrian opposition leaders, is speaking, Who’s the terrorist now — MBS or the Houthis? since tens of thousands of Algerians first shows that these parties intend to launch a By Hossein Askari ates, intelligence and mid-air refueling supplied MBS for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi who was took, peacefully, to the streets on 22 Feb- specific plan in eastern Syria. In the audio, The recent drone attack on Saudi oil facilities, by the United States and sophisticated military a legal resident of the United States and a contrib- ruary. Thousands of students turn out on he emphasizes that Riyadh and Washington attributed to and acknowledged by the Houthis, hardware bought from the United States, the utor to the Washington Post. The United States Tuesdays and there are larger protests each have formed a group called “Tribal Council” has brought out the same accusations as usual United Kingdom and France have been well has enabled MBS’ war crimes in Yemen and yet Friday revolting against former opaque throughout Syria. Kilo stated: “the Geneva from MBS, Trump and Pompeo. documented by the United Nations. condemns the Houthis who are after all Yemenis group of power-brokers that have run the process faces international disregard, the MBS, the man who undoubtedly ordered All the while, the Trump Administration has fighting for their cause, whether we agree or disagree country since decades. weakness of the United Nations, and the lack the kidnapping, murder and dismemberment given its wholehearted support to this same MBS. with their cause and tactics. If Saudi Arabia bombs After weeks of mass demonstrations, of Russian-American agreement.” He added, of Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul, has imprisoned And on September 14, Secretary of State Pompeo the Houthis and their civilian families, surely one President of the Republic Abdelaziz “Tribal Council was formed due to disapproval and tortured Saudi citizens, has victimized the took his wholehearted support of MBS one step can understand the Houthis for retaliating against Bouteflika stepped down, ceding power of Kurdish political project by the U.S.” 12 percent of Saudis who belong to the Shia sect further by attributing the attack on Saudi oil facilities Saudi Arabia in any way that they can? If the Unit- after 20 years of rule and abandoning his Noting that Saudi Arabian and U.S. of Islam, has plundered the state treasury to fi- to Iran. The Trump Administration’s hubris and ed States supports Saudi military intervention in re-election bid. The protesters pressured officials did not directly enter the areas nance the lavish lifestyle of his tribe and who has sanctimonious lectures on who is and who is not Yemen and its indiscriminate bombing, surely the authorities, again, to cancel presidential controlled by the Kurds during their visit to relentlessly bombed dissident Yemeni Houthis a terrorist and on the sanctity of human rights will Iran has the right to support its Houthi allies? As elections originally scheduled for April. eastern Syria, he called the action a “clear and their civilian families for over four years, now fall on deaf ears. The Trump Administration should an aside but in the same region, the United States Despite the postponement of the elec- message” from the U.S. to the Kurds. He condemns the Houthis and their Iranian backers well remember that a country is judged by what also supports Netanyahu’s crimes, internationally tion, the public anger continued to mount. declared that Washington told the Kurds as terrorists. The horrors of Saudi war crimes, it does and who it supports, not by what it tweets. illegal on many counts, against Palestinians and Thus, Army chief Gaid Salah emerged as that they are not in charge of this area. Kilo with military support of the United Arab Emir- The United States has been unwilling to blame their human rights.