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WB sees the impact of U.S. sanctions See page 2 on Iran ‘wane’ in 2020-21 TEHRAN — The World Bank (WB) of GDP growth in 2021. in its latest world economic outlook “In Iran, the impact of U.S. sanc- report “Global Economic Prospects”, tions is projected to peak this year, predicts a 0.9 percent growth of gross with growth resuming in 2020,” the domestic product (GDP) for Iran in report reads. 2020, indicating that the impact of Meanwhile, global growth has also the U.S. sanctions will ease in the been downgraded to 2.6 percent, 0.3 mentioned year. percentage below the previous forecasts, The bank predicts a -4.5 percent reflecting weaker-than expected inter- growth for the country’ GDP in 2019 national trade and investment at the but expects it to experience one percent start of the year. 4

U.S. grants Iraq new Iran sanctions waiver: source (AFP) — The United States has granted granted in December, the official, close to Iraq another 90-day waiver to con- the negotiations, told AFP on condition tinue with vital energy imports from of anonymity. neighboring Iran despite re-imposed The talks came amid spiking tensions sanctions, a government source said between Iraq’s two closest allies -- the Saturday. U.S. and Iran -- following a twin attack The extension came after “long dis- on tankers in the Persian Gulf that U.S. cussions” with Washington ahead of a President Donald Trump has blamed on Iran cannot stick looming deadline on a previous extension Tehran. 2 Yemen army says missiles can to nuclear deal hit Tel Aviv TEHRAN — The spokesman for Yemeni been thoroughly monitored for targeting Air Force said their missiles can reach 300 targets in the invading countries” He Tel Aviv. General Abdallah Jafari said said in talk to Mirat Aljazeera.

the equation of war has changed, and the Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia has launched Saudi-Emirati coalition will soon have to new airstrikes on Yemen’s capital and the stop the war and the blockade of Yemen. northwestern province of Hajjah after unilaterally: Rouhani “The Ansarullah’s statement with regard the Houthis called for “serious talks” to president.ir to the existence of the targets list have reach a peace agreement. 13

PERSPECTIVE REPORT Intel. community reluctant to accept U.S. hypothesis to boost military presence in ME: Zaccara Setareh Behroozi Hanif Ghaffari By Payman Yazdani Mike Pompeo hastily accused Iran of carrying A: After one month of the previous incident Political analyst Tehran Times journalist TEHRAN — Referring to hasty US accusations out the attacks without providing any evidence in Fujairah port, which so far has not been against Iran after the suspicious attacks on oil to back up his accusation. clarified, and with the lack of proper evidence tankers in Oman Sea, Qatar University research In this regard, Iran rejected US Secretary of apart from a released video which actually is assistant says international community is reluc- State Mike Pompeo’s anti-Iran accusations, saying not demonstrating anything, I believe the US Times rankings: Top London’s costly tant to accept US hypothesis aiming to boost its the suspicious nature of the recent attacks on two administration is rushing too much to reach military presence in the Middle East. oil tankers in the Sea of Oman is “not funny or the conclusions that only Iran can be behind Iranian universities mistake in While the Japanese Prime Minister was visiting ridiculous but alarming”. those attacks. It is evident that the current following U.S. Iran after 4 decades and many expected even To know more about the issue we reached US government, mainly Bolton and Pompeo, on the list more reduction of the tensions in the region due out to Dr. Luciano Zaccara, research assistant is trying to make a case against Iran, with the foreign policy his visit, in another suspicious and provocative professor in Qatar University. objective to justify the withdrawal from the ranian universities are included in dif- move two large tankers were hit by explosions in The US administration has hastily accused JCPOA, and in order to increase the military ferent subjects of 2019 Times Higher nited Kingdom Foreign Secre- the Sea of Oman on Thursday, a move that can Iran of being behind the attacks on two oil tankers presence in the Persian Gulf, engaging all the Education World University Rankings, Arabian Peninsula states in the MESA (Arab I tary Jeremy Hunt once again intensify the tensions more than before. in Oman Sea. How do you assess validity of the according to its website. Uaccused Iran of being behind Following the attack, US Secretary of State accusations? NATO), with the aim to contain Iran. 7 In physical science, 24 Iranian uni- the explosions off the port of Fujairah versities are amongst 963 universities in the Gulf of Oman. worldwide. Twenty one universities in He has claimed that Iran is “almost Iran are amongst 903 universities assessed certainly” responsible for the attacks in engineering and technology subject. By Faranak Human-animal Bakhtiari interactions:Years Hospitable ago, storks have locals managed play to find hosta way toThe storks storks werefor also ages revered in inIran Islamic be- on oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman, Eleven Iranian universities are on TEHRAN — Iranian hospitability never failed of living with humans, preferring human settle- liefs which held that storks were thought to go and the operation was carried out by ranking table for life sciences amongst 751 to bring back the storks from their wintering ments and rooftops for nesting to more natural on pilgrimage to Mecca, where they headed for a branch of Iran military force and universities and nine Iranian universities grounds; oddly enough erecting nesting sites habitats like treetops, and surprisingly, humans after staying in Iran. no other governmental or non-gov- are amongst World University Ranking endlessly on their roofs remained favorable to also have rarely attacked or persecuted them. Some of the long-established folklore linked ernmental state can be responsible in computer science, which has expanded the birds, showing that the relationship between Myths about the storks’ immunity goes back the arrival of newborns with the long-legged bird. for this incident. Undoubtedly, U.K. to include 684 universities. them is peculiarly an intimate one. to ancient beliefs; in Egypt it was believed that In Iran, residents in western and southwestern government is trying to falsely accuse Additionally five Iranian universities Always caring about the birds which are re- their souls were human, while in the ancient regions encourage storks to nest on their rooftops Iran of the attacks, to help Trump ad- are named on the clinical, pre-clinical garded as symbols of blessing and are believed Greece beliefs storks have been protectors of even by constructing purpose-built high platforms, ministration in spreading anti-Iran and health university ranking which to bring luck and peace from long ago, have led elderly people and take care of the aged parents which not only benefits the birds, but attracts many propaganda. It seems that London is includes medicine, dentistry and other to their flourishing in the country even despite while living on their roofs. The Greeks also held tourists coming to the villages in spring and summer blindly following Trump’s high-risk health subjects. climatic variations. that killing a stork could be punished by death. expressly to see the storks. strategies in the Middle East, but 10 12 University of Tehran and University of Downing Street (headquarters of U.K. Isfahan are on ranking table for business government) has already paid a big and economics amongst 585 universities. price for following U.S. games. Taking The University of Tehran is the only Iranian part in Yemen War and starting Brexit, university ranked among top universities TEHRAN — InsuranceShip costs insurance for ships sailing costspended newsoar bookings after to the PersianMiddle Gulf. East tankerShip insurers attacks say the biggest vessels sailing majorly supported by Trump, are only in arts and humanities, education and through the Middle East have increased by at least Freight rates for supertankers transporting through the Persian Gulf area face additional costs a small part of these costs. social science subjects. 10% after attacks on two tankers in the Gulf of oil from the Persian Gulf to Asia were already of up to $200,000 for a single seven-day voyage, U.K. will pay a high price for blindly The ranking is according to scores of Oman on Thursday, with the potential for costs close to a two-month high on Thursday at nearly roughly twice as expensive as earlier this week. supporting White House war-monger- citation, industry income, international to rise further as regional tensions escalate, ship $13,000 a day, up nearly $2,000 from Wednesday. “The facts on the ground have changed. If any ing and anti-Iran polices. U.K. support outlook, research teaching and the table insurers said. Every ship needs various forms of insurance, of those tankers sink, you will see a rise across for U.S. regional strategies is surely includes number of full-time equivalency The attacks have already stoked concerns about including annual war-risk cover as well as an the board in the annual war premiums,” one based on Britain’s traditional policy to (FTE) students, number of students per reduced flows of crude oil on one of the world’s additional ‘breach’ premium when entering underwriter said. stay in the corners and take a share of staff, international students, and female key shipping routes, pushing up oil prices by as high-risk areas. These separate premiums are “This is not the first incident, and what we are the final profits, but this time, given the to male ratio. much as 4.5%, Reuters reported. calculated according to the value of the ship, or seeing (with rates going up) reflects the worsening upcoming crisis, it seems that London Physical sciences Some tanker companies have already sus- hull, for a seven-day period. situation in the area.” will not receive the benefits it seeks. 13 A total of 24 Iranian universities are Since 2000, U.K. citizens have been amongst the ranking table for physical severely burdened by high prices that sciences, which highlights the universities they had to pay for government projects that are leading across mathematics and such as supporting George W. Bush Invitation to Tender statistics; physics and astronomy; chem- in Afghanistan and Iraq war, constant Persian Gulf Star Oil Company (PGSOC) intends to sell part of its product, Slops Naphtha istry; geology; and environmental, earth interference in Persian Gulf and con- and marine sciences subjects. structing military bases in this region, (14,000 MT), through running a public tender in term of delivery FOB (Free On Board) The 2019 physical sciences ranking supporting Saudi Arabia regime in at- Rajaee port in Bandar Abbas. Accordingly, all interested individuals and legal entities has expanded to include 963 universities, tacking Yemen, supporting the Zionist th up from 501 last year. regime in many attacks against Pal- are invited to referred PGSOC’s legal and contract department (address: PGSOC-13 The table is led by Princeton University estinian resistance groups and giving kilometer of Bandar Abbas highway to Bandar Khamir- Bandar Abbas, Iran and the Site for the second consecutive year, while the large amounts of money and arms to Address is www.pgsoc.ir for receiving more details) during 16 June 2019 until 22 June Massachusetts Institute of Technology is terrorist and Takfiri groups such as now second, up from fourth. ISIS and Al-Nusra Front. 2019 to collect the document against letter to be signed by managing director of entity containing the intention Babol Noshirvani University of Tech- U.K., with following Trump’s re- to participate in tender. nology (251–300), University of Kashan gional polices will be incurring just Tel: 009876-31310000, Postal Code: 7931181183, Email: [email protected] (401–500), Amirkabir University of Tech- more high costs on the country and nology (501–600), University of Guilan will surely become the “complete loser” Public relations affairs of Persian gulf star oil company (501–600), Iran University of Science and of this game. 13 Technology (501–600), 11 I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y POLITICS JUNE 16, 2019

Tehran lashes out at UAE for Cooperation with neighbors is attack on Zarif

POLITICAL TEHRAN – Tehran has responded to the UAE deskfor making remarks against Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. Iran’s fixed principle: Rouhani UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash claimed in a tweet on Friday that Zarif’s reference to the so-called B-Team POLITICAL TEHRAN — President Hassan Rouhani “becomes more farcical and his credibility diminishing,” Press desksaid on Saturday that cooperation with TV reported. neighboring countries is a fixed principle of Iran’s foreign Responding to Gargash’s tweet, Iran’s Foreign Ministry policy. spokesman Abbas Mousavi said countries that lack “credibility Rouhani made the remarks during a meeting with Qatari and independence” and serve as “milk cows” for the U.S. are in Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on the sidelines of no position to raise doubts about the Iranian officials’ credibility. the CICA summit in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, which brought Zarif had tweeted that U.S. allegations against Iran over the Asian leaders together. Thursday attacks on two oil tankers in the Sea of Oman were part “Bilateral and multilateral consultation and more of “sabotage diplomacy” adopted by the “B-Team” to cover up cooperation are the only ways to reduce differences and “economic terrorism” against Tehran. solve problems in the region and Iran is always ready to Zarif has coined the phrase “B-Team” to refer to U.S. national contribute to this,” Rouhani stated. security adviser John Bolton and three other hawkish officials in Rouhani said, “The stability and security of regional the region, including Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin countries are intertwined and we want spirit of moderation, Zayed Al Nahyan who are trying to drag Donald Trump into an brotherhood and wisdom in relations among the countries.” armed conflict with Iran. He also said called for unity among Muslim states. The UAE and Saudi Arabia are the major arms importers from The president also described Iran-Qatar relations as the United States. “friendly” and “brotherly” and said the ties benefit the Qatar’s Emir held talks with President Rouhani Tajik President Rahmon shakes hand with Rouhani A report in May said Trump was approving the sale of billions whole region. to expansion of relations, noting, “Turkey is determined to ‘Welcome to your second homeland’ of dollars’ worth of weapons to Saudi Arabia, citing Iranian threats For his part, Sheikh Tamim said Doha is ready to expand increase relations with Iran in various areas.” Rouhani and Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, whose to its arch rival to reap the sweet fruit of his weeks-long fierce relations with Tehran in various areas. ‘Iran wants stability in Afghanistan’ country hosted the CICA conference, also held talks. anti-Iran propaganda where he has claimed increasing threat He said problems in the region can be solved through During a meeting with Afghanistan’s Chief Executive Rahmon told Rouhani, “Welcome to your second from Iran to the interests of America and allies in the Middle East. dialogue, collective cooperation and political ways. Officer Abdullah Abdullah, Rouhani also said that Iran homeland”. Before his presidency, Trump had described Saudi Arabia as The amity between Tehran and Doha has been increasing wants stability, security and development in Afghanistan. For his part, Rouhani said that he feels like being in “a milk cow” which would be slaughtered when its milk ran out. since Iran opened its arms to Qatar when Saudi Arabia, the “Security of regional countries, especially Iran and his home country and added that Iran is ready to expand In September 2018, Trump said he had told Saudi King Salman United Arab Emirates and Bahrain closed their land, sea Afghanistan, is intertwined. So, establishment of security relations with Tajikistan. bin Abdulaziz Al Saud that Riyadh had “trillions of dollars” and and air to the country in June 2017. depends on regional countries’ cooperation,” Rouhani The Iranian and Tajik people share close cultural and could pay its military bills. ‘Iran interested in expanding ties with Turkey’ remarked. historical affinities. They speak a common language, Persian. “I love Saudi Arabia. They are great, King Salman, I spoke with Rouhani also met separately with Turkish President Recep He also attached great importance to cooperation in Rahmon also said developing ties with Iran is the “will him this morning. I said, king, you have got trillions of dollars. Tayyip Erdogan during which he said Iran is interested in fighting drug trafficking. of the Tajik government”. Without us, who knows what’s going to happen. .... With us they expanding ties with Turkey. Abdullah called for expansion of cooperation in fighting “I am sure that, in view of the two governments’ will, are totally safe,” Trump said then. Rouhani noted that the value of annual trade ties between drug trafficking. bilateral ties will be strengthened in line with meeting interests In October 2018, the U.S. president warned King Salman that the two countries should increase to 30 billion dollars. He thanked Iran for its supports to the Afghan government of Tehran and Dushanbe and reinforcing regional security he would not last in power “for two weeks” without the U.S. mil- Erdogan also said his country attaches great importance and people. and stability,” Rahmon stated. itary support. In August, Trump emphasized that he would like to keep Saudi Arabia as a close partner because of the Riyadh regime’s extrava- gant purchases from American companies. “They [Saudis] have nothing but cash, right?” he told a rally Iran cannot stick to nuclear deal unilaterally: Rouhani in Wisconsin. “They buy a lot from us, $450 billion they bought.” President says Iran has acted as a ‘powerful barrier’ against Takfiri terrorism UK Labor leader says no POLITICAL TEHRAN – President innocent people who have been grappling been proved to everyone, the Islamic Republic we have been calling for the cessation of the deskHassan Rouhani said on with war and its resulting disasters, fight- of Iran, while announcing its readiness for operation of foreign forces by promoting a ‘credible evidence’ of Iran Saturday that Iran cannot unilaterally re- ing unilateralism by which a country tries any interaction, has decided to reduce its comprehensive Yemeni-Yemeni dialogue, main committed to the 2015 nuclear deal, to dominate others with material power obligations under Paragraphs 26 and 36 and we believe that any further delay in the role in tanker attacks known officially as the Joint Comprehensive and the use of force, explicit opposition of the JCPOA to restore balance. In case implementation of this initiative will lead POLITICAL TEHRAN – The UK Labor Party leader has Plan of Action. to the production of any weapons of mass of the absence of proper response, we will to further life and financial losses. deskcalled on the government to abstain from “It is obvious that Iran cannot unilaterally destruction from nuclear to chemical, and inevitably have to take more measures. Due to the sensitivity of the current escalating tensions with Iran without “credible evidence” that remain committed to the JCPOA, and it is ultimately, constructive interaction with We are all aware of the role of the cur- situation and the necessity of confronting Tehran was responsible for attacks on two oil tankers in the necessary that the other countries contribute all countries that believe in these values. rent U.S. government’s policies in desta- unilateralism, it is worthwhile for us to Gulf of Oman. to the survival of this important agreement,” It is on this basis that the Islamic Re- bilizing the countries of the region. The adopt wise policies for strengthening the Jeremy Corbyn said Britain risked increasing the threat of he said during a speech at the Conference on public of Iran, as a key player in the region, current situation in Palestine, Iraq, Syria, process of multilateralism and developing war after the Foreign Office said it was “almost certain” in its Interaction and Confidence-Building Meas- has repeatedly expressed its willingness to Afghanistan, and Yemen are clear exam- new fields in political-security, economic assessment that “a branch of the Iranian military … attacked the ures in Asia (CICA) in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. draft and approve bilateral and multilateral ples of the consequences of this policy in and commercial cooperation, independent two tankers on 13 June”, the Guardian reported on Saturday. Rouhani also said that Iran has acted as political and security mechanisms to ensure recent years. These policies have violate of the unilateralist approaches of some coun- The foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, had said earlier a powerful barrier against Takfiri terrorism. peace and security, and has welcomed any the right of self-determination as one of the tries, and expanding our partnerships and that the U.S. “immediately jumped to make allegations against Following is the text of his speech pub- interaction and exchange of opinions with fundamental rights of all nations in many engaging in inter-regional cooperation with Iran without a shred of factual or circumstantial evidence”. lished by the presidential website: CICA member states on ways to approach the countries of the region. other geographic areas to deepen our rela- Corbyn tweeted: “Britain should act to ease tensions in the Undoubtedly, holding the CICA Summit challenges and cope with existing threats. Palestine’s longstanding problem remains tions and combat unilateralism. (Persian) Gulf, not fuel a military escalation that began with U.S. in Dushanbe provides a perfect opportunity The interference of some foreign powers the most important factor of insecurity and As a country at the junction of North- withdrawal from the Iran nuclear agreement. for consultation and discussion, given the in the internal affairs of the countries of the spread of violence in the region and the South and East-West corridors with strong “Without credible evidence about the tanker attacks, the gov- current situation in the region and the wide the Middle East region, forceful unilater- world. The international community’s indif- industrial and technological infrastructure, ernment’s rhetoric will only increase the threat of war.” range of topics, opportunities, challenges al policies, terrorism and extremism, their ference to the Israeli regime’s illegitimate educated work force and huge opportuni- On Friday, Donald Trump told Fox News that Iran “did do it”. and threats. blatant breach of promises and lawlessness actions, the illegal move to move the U.S. ties in the fields of energy, mining, tourism The price of oil rose sharply on Thursday amid fears of dis- Now, Asia, which enjoys the legacy of in matters related to international peace Embassy to the Holy Quds, and supporting and transit, we welcome the presence and ruption to one of the world’s most important tanker routes. great civilizations and huge achievements and security, including the important nu- the annexation of the Golan Heights to the activities of businesspersons and compa- The suspected attacks came after four commercial ships were in the field of reasoning and interaction, clear deal with Iran, known as the Joint Zionist Regime have led to the continua- nies of this conference’s member states in “subjected to sabotage operations” in the Persian Gulf in May. is facing a huge challenge. From the east- Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), tion of expansionist policies and has caused Iran. In addition, Iran’s traders, industrial ernmost parts of Asia to its westernmost have made our region one of the world’s reaching a comprehensive and fair solution companies and exporters of engineering regions, there has been cultural interaction most instable regions. to this crisis to become more far-fetched and technical services are ready to partic- and commerce for hundreds of years through Regarding the JCPOA, I would like to than the past. The international community ipate in the development projects of the U.S. grants energy-hungry the Silk Road on the earth and the sea, in remind you that the full compliance of Iran to must fulfil its duty to uphold the rights of member states. The pursuit of the policy of a way that even today, this valuable expe- its obligations has repeatedly been approved the Palestinian people, including the for- active regionalism, including the creation Iraq new Iran sanctions rience can be the basis of better and more by the IAEA and, despite the withdrawal mation of an independent Palestinian state of common markets for trade, energy and waiver: source constructive relations between countries. of the United States, the resumption of its with the Holy Quds as its capital. The just tourism, and strengthening the road and In addition, the existence and continuity unilateral, illegal sanctions and the neg- settlement of the Palestinian issue and the rail networks by member states can also 1 Iranian energy imports are vital to Iraq, one of the of philosophical, religious, and scientific ligible support of the other parties to the rights of the Palestinians is a key to the be a topic of our cooperation for economic world’s hottest countries, which faces chronic blackouts that ideas among the people who lived in past agreement, we still believe that the fulfil- return of stability and sustainable security growth and the promotion of the well-being often leave homes without power for up to 20 hours a day. ages and the ancient world provides us with ment of the agreed-upon commitments by all and economic development of the Southwest and quality of life of Asian peoples. Summer temperatures in Baghdad are already topping seasonal an enormous amount of capital to face up- relevant parties will play an important role Asian region. In conclusion, I emphasize that, in to- averages, boosting electricity consumption and raising fears of coming challenges properly. in increasing regional and global stability. The Islamic Republic of Iran has acted as day’s world, a country cannot cope with the a repeat of last summer’s mass protests over power outages. In other words, the capital that we in- It is obvious that Iran cannot unilaterally a powerful barrier against Takfiri terrorism challenges and take advantage of opportu- To compensate, Iraq pipes in up to 28 million cubic meters of herited is enough to create a world free of remain committed to the JCPOA, and it is in Syria and Iraq, and has prevented the nities alone, and achieving an acceptable Iranian gas a day for power generation and also directly imports discrimination, terrorism, monopolism, necessary that the other countries contribute spread of terrorism to other parts of the level of peace, stability and development up to 1,300 megawatts of Iranian electricity. bullying and injustice. The present assembly to the survival of this important agreement. world, and has played a worthwhile role in requires the development of regional co- That dependence is uncomfortable for Washington, which can certainly inspire and influence not only Now that our utmost goodwill and strategic bringing peace and stability to the region operation and dialogue aimed at strength- sees Tehran as its top regional foe. Asia, but also the entire world, under the tolerance on the one hand, and the United and the world. Furthermore, since the be- ening understanding. The foreign policy Trump reimposed crippling unilateral sanctions on Iran’s wisdom of its leaders and peoples by taking States’ lawlessness on the other hand have ginning of the foreign invasion on Yemen, of the Islamic Republic of Iran is based on energy and finance sectors in November following a decision to advantage of this ancient heritage. cooperation, and finding ways to achieve abandon a landmark 2015 nuclear deal between major powers By taking advantage of this precious her- Rouhani told the CICA conference that if common interests, mutual benefit and, in and Tehran. itage, the Islamic Republic of Iran is looking the remaining parties do not honor their a word, win-win policy. In this context, we He gave Iraq an initial 45-day waiver to continue buying elec- for the values that Your Excellencies have consider cooperation with the countries of tricity and natural gas from Tehran, and in December Washington seen during the last four decades in our obligation under the JCPOA, Iran “will the region and the use of the mechanism of granted Baghdad an 90-day extension. foreign policy, including the fight against inevitably have to take more measures” to multilateral dialogue in the form of CICA terrorism and extremism, which present a summits extremely useful, necessary and harsh and violent image of Islam, sheltering suspend parts of its nuclear commitments. effective. Kono Taro: Paper in Abe’s hand was ‘talking points’, not message from Trump Everyone is concerned about fate of nuclear deal, Putin says By staff and agency the sanctions’ effects. POLITICAL TEHRAN — The paper that Japanese Prime Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that Under the JCPOA, Iran agreed to put caps on its nu- deskMinister Shinzo Abe had in his hand during everyone is concerned about the fate the 2015 nuclear deal, clear work in exchange for termination of economic and the meeting with Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. financial sanctions. However, Trump unilaterally pulled Khamenei was just “talking points” and not a written message Addressing the Conference on Interaction and Con- Washington out of the nuclear deal in May 2018 and from U.S. President Donald Trump, Japanese Foreign Minister fidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Dushanbe, ordered reimposition of sanctions against Iran. The first Kono Taro said on Saturday. Tajikistan, Putin said, “The United States’ withdrawal round of sanctions went into force on August 6 and the Taro said it was “wrong” to think it was a written message from the agreement has significantly impeded its imple- second round, which targets Iran’s oil exports and banks, from Trump. mentation, and has had a negative effect on the overall were snapped back on November 4. “What PM had in his hand was PM’s talking points, not the situation in nuclear non-proliferation.” Also, on April 22 the U.S. announced that Washing- message from Donald Trump,” Taro tweeted. “We believe that the only reasonable solution is for ton has decided not to extend waivers allowing major Prime Minister Abe held talks with Ayatollah Khamenei on all signatories to continue honoring their commitments importers to continue buying oil from Iran. The waivers Thursday. Abe told the Leader that Trump had told him that the under the Plan, and this is what Russia is set to do,” he said. ended on May 2. U.S. was not seeking a regime change in Iran, that he is ready to On May 8, Iran announced a partial withdrawal from Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping issued a state- help Iran make progress, etc. However, the Leader said Trump some aspects of the pact, saying that the country would no It also threatened to step up uranium enrichment if an ment on June 7 denouncing the unilateral sanctions im- does not “deserve” a response. longer adhere to some of the limits on its nuclear activities. agreement is not made within 60 days to shield it from posed by the U.S. against Iran. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y JUNE 16, 2019 IRAN IN FOCUS Raeisi calls on people, elites to help Judiciary improve

POLITICAL TEHRAN — Judiciary amend, or complete certain legal processes, deskChief Ebrahim Raeisi approaches, regulations and bylaws. Ghani calls for Iran’s active has called on the people and the elite to give Raeisi also warned the country’s deci- feedback on judicial processes in order to sion-makers not to make a miscalculation role in Afghan peace talks help improve the performance of the body by ruining the opportunity for direct con- under his leadership tact with the people through the internet, In a letter on Saturday, Raeisi underscored echoing remarks by Leader of the Islamic the role of public opinion in improving the Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei that the efficiency of the country’s bureaucracy due invaluable opportunity provided by the cyber to their access to different means of commu- space should be seized. nication including the internet, the Tasnim In a decree in March, Ayatollah Khame- news agency reported. nei appointed Raeisi as the new head of the He said such public feedback could help the Judiciary. He was national attorney general Judiciary become a “popular, revolutionary and served as the chief custodian of Astan and anti-corruption” body. Quds Razavi, the organization managing the The top judge said he will be making more affairs of the Holy Shrine of Imam Reza (AS), calls for public comments on ways to initiate, the eighth Shiite Imam. Israel responsible for oil tanker attacks: ex-diplomat POLITICAL TEHRAN — Hamid Reza Asefi, a former Pointing to Japanese Prime Minister Shizo Abe’s visit deskIranian diplomat, has said the Zionist re- to Tehran, he said the oil tankers attacks were aimed at gime is to blame for recent attacks on two oil tankers in the impacting the trip. Gulf of Oman. “I was surprised when the Foreign Ministry said the attack POLITICAL TEHRAN — Afghan President Ashraf Ghani On Thursday morning, two commercial oil tankers were was suspicious, because there’s nothing suspicious about it deskhas underlined the necessity of promoting co- hit in the Gulf of Oman, prompting the evacuation and rescue and it’s clear,” he stated. operation with Iran, calling for the Islamic Republic’s active role of dozens of crew members. Soon after the attacks, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pom- in the Afghanistan peace talks. The United States has blamed Iran for the attacks. peo appeared in the State Department Briefing Room to Ghani made the remarks in a meeting with President Hassan In an interview with Iran Online, Asefi said Israel benefits significantly raise the stakes. Rouhani on the sidelines of the SCO Summit in Bishkek on Friday. the most from such accusations against Iran, hence “logically “It is the assessment of the United States government that He highlighted Iran’s status and role in the region, saying the Zionist regime is the agent of this incident.” the Islamic Republic of Iran is responsible for the attacks Kabul is after promoting collaboration with Iran in all fields, “I think the directing of such incidents in the region are that occurred in the Gulf of Oman today,” Pompeo said. IRNA reported. done by the Zionist regime and this has no hidden dimen- He cited intelligence, weapons used, the required expertise “We favor Iran’s bigger role in the Afghanistan peace talks sions,” he stated. and sophistication of the assault and previous attacks to conclude and the issue of drugs is among the issues which should be pur- Asefi, who served as Iran’s ambassador to France and it was the latest assault by Iran on “freedom-loving nations.” sued within the framework of bilateral and international talks,” Foreign Ministry spokesman, argued that Israel intends to Asefi rejected Pompeo’s rash decision to accuse Iran, Ghani said. draw the Islamic Republic into a tense and anti-diplomatic arguing that it is not rational to think Iran would benefit Tehran and Kabul should join hands to fight terrorism, drugs, atmosphere to justify its stance against Iran. from such acts while hosting the Japanese premier. and extremism, the Afghani president asserted. President Ghani also said, “We will never allow Afghan ter- ritory to be used against Iran.” U.S. allies balk at blaming Iran for tanker attack A day after two oil tankers were attacked from the 2015 nuclear accord with Iran, Javad Zarif condemned U.S. accusations in the Gulf of Oman, some U.S. allies were haven’t gone as far and appear to be treading that Iran was behind the incident, saying INSTEX remains on paper, reluctant to join the Trump administration carefully around a potentially explosive they were made without “a shred of factual in blaming Iran for the incident as conflicting diplomatic standoff between Washington or circumstantial evidence.” Larijani says accounts emerged, the Foreign Policy said and Tehran. German Foreign Minister Heiko Zarif even went so far as to insinuate the on Friday. Maas said the video evidence isn’t suffi- incident was a setup, tweeting, “Suspicious POLITICAL TEHRAN — Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani on U.S. President Donald Trump’s administra- cient by itself. “The video is not enough. doesn’t begin to describe what likely tran- deskSaturday criticized the role of France in sal- tion was quick to blame Iran for the Thursday We can understand what is being shown, spired.” The attacks occurred while Japanese vaging the 2015 nuclear accord, saying the European banking attacks, which targeted a Norwegian-owned sure, but to make a final assessment, this Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was meeting with mechanism has remained “on the paper” and has not been made and a Japanese-owned vessel carrying pe- is not enough for me,” he told reporters Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei for talks, operational. troleum products in the strategic chokepoint on a visit to Oslo, Norway. in part to try to open a dialogue between “Despite various talks, the French president’s promise to the through which much of the world’s oil trav- Some U.S. allies may not “want to be seen Tehran and Trump. Iranian president for preserving Barjam (nuclear deal) has not been els. The U.S. Defense Department released as bandwagoning with a U.S. administration On Friday, Zarif rebuffed Pompeo’s alle- met and it should be actually said that the INSTEX mechanism black-and-white video footage purportedly that may be seen as a loose cannon on this,” gations that Iran was to blame, saying they has remained on the paper,” Larijani told Marielle de Sarnez, demonstrating that Iran is behind the attack, said Michael Eisenstadt, an expert on the were part of the “sabotage diplomacy” pushed the head of France’s parliamentary foreign affairs committee. but some of the United States’ allies have held region at the Washington Institute for Near by the “B-Team”. European countries established INSTEX in January to help back from explicitly blaming Iran—including East Policy, a think tank. “They’re going to The B-Team is a reference to hawkish ‘Anti-Iranian sense’ shield trade with Iran from U.S. sanctions imposed after Pres- Japan and Norway. For its part, the Iranian want to wait until their intelligence agencies U.S. national security adviser John Bolton, Also, Russia on Thursday warned against ident Donald Trump withdrew from the multinational nuclear government denied the U.S. accusations that get from the American intelligence commu- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, rushing to attribute blame for suspected deal in May 2018. it was involved. nity our assessments and forensics,” he said. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attack on oil tankers, saying the incident On March 20, Iran’s central bank governor Abdolnaser Hem- U.S. Central Command took the unusual “They’ll want to have their own intelligence and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed should not be used to stoke tensions with mati announced that a mechanism similar to INSTEX has been step of releasing footage of the incident, which people look at the ships before they arrive bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Tehran, Russia’s state-run RIA news agency registered in Iran, officially called the Special Trade and Finance it says shows Iranian special forces removing at their own judgment.” Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman reported. Institute (STFI). an unexploded mine from the side of one The conflicting reports of the attacks are Abbas Mousavi also asked, “While Japan’s “I would take the opportunity to warn of the oil tankers damaged in the incident, stirring further unrest in a region already prime minister is meeting with the number against hasty conclusions, against attempts a few hours after the attack. The Japanese beset by tensions as the Trump administra- one figure of the Islamic Republic of Iran to to lay the blame at the door of those we don’t owner of one of the tankers contradicted the tion ratchets up pressure on Iran through reduce tensions, which clandestine hands like,” the agency quoted Russian Deputy Guardian Council says ready account put forth by the U.S. military, saying severe sanctions and diplomatic maneuvering. seek to undermine these efforts in the region Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov as saying. the vessel was struck by a flying projectile Trump in April designated Iran’s elite branch and who benefit from it?” “Lately we have been seeing a strengthen- to hold electronic elections and not a mine or torpedo, adding further of its armed forces, the IRGC, as a terrorist Jeremy Corbyn, Britain’s Labor Party lead- ing campaign of political, psychological and confusion. organization, and Iranian President Hassan er, has warned against blaming Iran for the military pressure on Iran. We wouldn’t want POLITICAL TEHRAN — The Guardian Council is prepared the events that have just happened, which are After the UK government conducted its Rouhani hit back by declaring all U.S. troops tanker attack without “credible evidence”, deskto hold electronic elections, its spokesman tragic and shook the world oil market, to be own assessment, British Foreign Secretary in the Middle East terrorists. The latest at- the Independent reported. Abbasali Kadkhodaei said on Saturday. used speculatively to further aggravate the Jeremy Hunt on Friday backed up Centcom’s tacks also come after the White House hit Writing on his social media account, Cor- “To the extent that the Interior Ministry is ready and the situation in an anti-Iranian sense,” Ryabkov account, saying in a statement that the Is- Tehran with additional sanctions as part of byn said, “Britain should act to ease tensions facilities and security of election are provided, we are ready was quoted as saying. lamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) a so-called maximum pressure campaign to in the (Persian) Gulf, not fuel a military esca- to hold electronic elections,” Kadkhodaei told the Mehr news Russia and Iran share common interests was “almost certainly” behind the attacks squeeze the country and sent a fresh deploy- lation that began with U.S. withdrawal from agency on Saturday. in the Middle East. Moscow has spoken out and calling on Tehran to “cease all forms of ment of U.S. forces to the region to deter what the Iran nuclear agreement. He further said there is good coordination between the Guardian against Washington’s decision to unilater- destabilizing activity.” the administration called “credible” threats “Without credible evidence about the Council and the Interior Ministry with regard to the upcoming ally withdraw from a deal with Tehran on But other U.S. allies, which have parted from Iran and its proxies against U.S. troops. tankers attacks, the government’s rhetoric parliamentary elections. its nuclear program and impose sanctions. ways with Washington over its withdrawal Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad will only increase the threat of war.” The parliamentary election will be held on February 21, 2020. The Guardian Council vets candidates for presidential, par- liamentary, and Assembly of Experts elections and monitors UN chief urges independent inquiry into oil tanker attacks elections. POLITICAL TEHRAN — Antonio Guterres, the sec- that the U.S. had “immediately jumped to make allegations deskretary-general of the United Nations, has against Iran without a shred of factual or circumstantial urged an independent probe into Thursday’s attacks on two evidence.” oil tankers in the Sea of Oman. He said the U.S. allegations against Iran over the tanker Iran embassy rejects The UN chief in a Friday statement underlined the need attacks were part of “sabotage diplomacy” adopted by the for an investigation to establish the facts about the attacks so-called B-Team. Pompeo’s accusation over and noted that only the Security Council could order a UN The B-Team refers to U.S. national security adviser John Kabul explosion inquiry. Bolton, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al He added, “It’s very important to know the truth and it’s Nahyan, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and very important that responsibilities are clarified. Obviously Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. POLITICAL TEHRAN — The Iranian embassy in Afghani- that can only be done if there is an independent entity that Iran also warned the U.S. to stop playing a blame game deskstan has rejected as “untrue” and “inauthentic” verifies those facts.” through “suspicious” attacks on oil tankers in the Middle an accusation leveled by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo The Japanese-owned Kokuka Courageous and Norwe- East, describing the American behavior as “worrying”. against Iran over an explosion in Kabul. gian-owned Front Altair oil tankers were struck by explosions On Thursday, Iran’s deputy ambassador to the UN, Es’haq In a statement issued on Friday, the embassy said the Islamic near the strategic Strait of Hormuz waterway in the early Al-e Habib, brushed aside the U.S. claims that Tehran was Republic denounces terrorist attacks anywhere in the world, hours of Thursday. responsible for the attacks in the Sea of Oman. IRNA reported. They were hit while sailing in the Sea of Oman after leav- “Strongly we are rejecting any accusation of Iran,” he Addressing a press conference on Thursday, Pompeo blamed ing ports in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. said. “Definitely, those that accuse Iran have the main role Iran for the car bomb attack near the main gate of Marshal Fahim Japan’s government said both vessels were carrying in creating those incidents and it could be the United States Military University in Kabul on May 31. “Japanese-related” cargo. The attacks came as Japanese Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) for the attacks. itself.” “On May 31st, a car bomb in Afghanistan wounded four U.S. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was meeting with Leader of On Thursday, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) In an indirect reference to Israel and Saudi Arabia, the service members, killed four Afghan civilians, and wounded the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei released a grainy footage purportedly showing “an IRGC Iranian diplomat noted that the two regimes “are looking for bystanders,” Pompeo stated, accusing Iran of being behind the in Tehran. Gashti Class patrol boat ... removing [an] unexploded more tensions” in the Persian Gulf region and that Wash- attack. The cause of the attack is not yet known, but the Japanese limpet mine” from the side of the Japanese ship following ington is a staunch backer of them. The Iranian embassy reiterated that Iran has announced its shipping company has said two “flying objects” attacked its the blasts. The incident in the Sea of Oman “happened at the same, readiness for cooperation with regional governments, especially tanker in the Oman Sea, contradicting the U.S. account that Iran was the first country to respond to a distress call exactly at the same time that the prime minister of Japan the Afghan government, to fight such measures. mines had hit the vessels. and rush to the assistance of the oil tankers, transferring all was in Iran and meeting our leaders, and it shows that these The U.S. is leveling such baseless accusations while Iran has A few hours after Thursday’s attacks, U.S. Secretary their 44 crew members to its southern shores. are orders that are behind this incident, and the previous been working for peace, stability and security in the neighboring of State Mike Pompeo offhandedly blamed Iran for the “The American government has turned into a serious one,” he added. state and proved that it will never intend to bring its disputes attacks without providing evidence. U.S. President Donald threat to the stability of the region and the world over the Oil prices jumped as much as 4 percent following Thurs- with certain countries into the Afghan soil. Trump also claimed that the incident had Iran “written past two years through misusing its economic, financial day’s incident. Afghan national security advisor Hamdullah Mohib re- all over it” and military capacities,” Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani The blasts came a month after mysterious attacks on cently declared in an interview with one of the country’s TV The accusation was further echoed by British Foreign said on Friday. four oil tankers -- an Emirati, a Norwegian and two Saudi networks that Iran is keen on establishing peace and calm Secretary Jeremy Hunt, who blamed Iran and Iran’s Islamic Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif also tweeted vessels -- off the coast of Fujairah in the UAE on May 12. in Afghanistan. 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STOCK MARKET Annual crude steel output to hit TEDPIX 234167.7 IFX 2951.83 Sources: tse.ir, Ifb.ir 30m tons by March 2020

ECONOMY TEHRAN — Iranian (WSO), Iran became the world’s tenth CURRENCIES deskDeputy Industry, largest steel producer in 2018. USD 42,000 rials Mining and Trade Minister Jafar Sarqini Iran which stood at the 13th place in announced that the country’s annual crude 2017 could lag behind three major steel EUR 47,429 rials steel production is planned to reach 30 producers in the world, namely Italy, GBP 52,875 rials million tons in the current Iranian calendar Taiwan, and Ukraine to stand at the 10th year (ends on March 19, 2020). place in 2018, despite the re-imposition AED 11,437 rials The official put Iran’s crude steel of sanctions by the U.S. Source: cbi.ir production at 25 million tons in the past According to the WSO’s report, Iran year, Tasnim news agency reported on produced 25 million tons of crude steel in Saturday. 2018 which indicates 17.7 percent growth Sarqini has previously announced that from 21.2 million tons in 2017. Iran will inaugurate steel projects with Over 40% of crude steel produced COMMODITIES the capacity of at least 10 million tons in Iran is exported to different markets Brent $62.01/b during the current Iranian calendar year. worldwide, according to IMIDRO Head Also, Ardeshir Sa’d Mohammadi, a Khodadad Gharibpour. WTI $52.51/b deputy director in Iranian Mines and Iran is one of the top 10 mineral-rich OPEC Basket $61.51/b Mining Industries Development and countries where 68 types of minerals have Renovation Organization (IMIDRO), has been identified so far, including the world’s Gold $1,342.70/oz recently announced that the country’s crude largest deposits of copper, zinc and iron Silver $14.93oz steel production capacity will increase by He said that through such increase in for the plants will be properly supplied. ore, which are tempting international 25 million tons within the next four years. crude steel output, the required feedstock According to World Steel Association investors. Platinium $807.85/oz Sources: oilprice.com, Moneymetals.com ‘Neighboring countries destinations of Iran’s Exchange Stars League half of annual non-oil exports’ Global economy on leading becomes international ECONOMY TEHRAN — Half of ECONOMY TEHRAN — “Iran’s edge of recession deskIran’s non-oil exports deskExchange Stars League was to its neighboring countries in the past become international as we have requests Global trade flows are flat or falling in all major regions as the world Iranian calendar year (ended on March for participation in the third round of the economy flirts with recession for the first time since 2008/09 – which 20, 2019), Saeed Zarandi, the deputy completion from some foreign universities”, will cut growth in oil consumption, especially for mid-distillates such industry, mining and trade minister for an official with Iran’s Securities and as diesel. planning, announced in a press conference Exchange Organization (SEO) announced According to gulfbusiness.com, freight volumes handled through on Saturday. in a press conference on Saturday. major ports such as Long Beach and Singapore as well as air cargo The official said of the total $46 billion Hassan Amiri, the vice chairman of the handled through hubs such as Hong Kong, Memphis, London and worth of non-oil exports in the past year, board at SEO and also the organization’s Frankfurt are either flat or down compared with 2018. some $23.4 billion was to 15 neighbors, and trade minister said the country plans deputy for supervising the exchange Iranian calendar year of 1396 (March Hong Kong International Airport, the largest air freight hub in the IRNA reported. to double its exports to the neighboring markets and stock publishers, said: 2017-March 2018). world, has seen volumes fall more than 5 percent in the three months Zarandi further pointed to countries by the Iranian calendar year of “We have received applications from Organized by SEO and held at the place from March to May compared with a year earlier. development of non-oil exports as one 1400 (which starts in March 2021). Iraqi, Syrian and Omani universities of the organization, the event started on London’s Heathrow reports cargo down 4.5 percent between March of the major seven plans of the ministry Mentioning the fact that only two for participation in the third edition of July 24 and wrapped up on August 23, and May compared with a year earlier, the worst performance since 2013. under the sanctions time and said, “Given percent of the total imports of Iran’s the event which will be held at Al Zahra hosting students from the universities Germany’s Frankfurt has seen volumes fall almost 3 percent, the difficulty in international transactions, neighbors comes from the Islamic country, University in Tehran from July 6 to August of Tehran, Sharif, Allameh Tabataba’i, while at Tennessee’s Memphis International volumes were down we put development of non-oil exports Rahmani noted that his ministry is going to 21”, IRNA reported. Kharazmi, Khajeh Nasir, Al Zahra, Amir almost 1 per cent, in both cases year-on-year between February specially to the neighboring countries focus on developing domestic production The official said that 36 teams from Kabir, Beheshti, Tarbiat Modarres and and April. a top agenda of our work in the current and defining new projects to manufacture Iranian universities and four teams form Azad. Air freight is used only for the most valuable and time-sensitive year.” all the industrial equipment needed inside the universities of the mentioned countries Each team contained of four members, merchandise but is generally a good leading indicator for the rest of The official also mentioned promotion the country. have been already applied for participation. three college students and a supervisor the cargo sector and the broader economy. of domestic production, development of The official further pointed to some of It is while the first edition was held who could be a professor leading the group Seaborne container volumes through California’s Long Beach, the mining sector, benefiting from knowledge- the potent areas which could be worked through participation of 10 teams in 2017 and directing them to better investments largest terminal for trans-Pacific trade, fell by 10 percent in March-May based companies, market management, on in order to increase exports including which increased to 34 teams in the next in four areas. compared with a year earlier, the worst performance since 2015/16. and improvement of business environment home appliances, apparel industry, year, he underlined. The competition aimed at teaching the Container volumes through Singapore were up 1 percent between as some other priorities of the ministry in petrochemicals, and marine industries, Holding the first edition of this league newbies the science of trade and stock March and May compared with a year earlier, but growth has slowed the current year. basic metals such as steel, aluminum and was among the first-ever successful exchange while developing the culture of from 16 percent in the first quarter of 2018. In mid-April, Iranian industry, mining copper as well as agriculture. experiences of Iran’s stock market in entrepreneurship and job creation. Forward-looking freight indicators suggest the slowdown is likely to continue for the rest of the year and could turn into an outright recession. Global manufacturers report new export orders have been falling 15th Iran-Russia Joint Economic Committee meeting kicks off today for nine months and are now declining at the fastest rate since 2015/16, ECONOMY TEHRAN– The 15th will also be attended by the Minister of North scheduled to be held to explore cooperation in to be discussed during the Joint Economic according to the JPMorgan global purchasing managers’ index. deskIran-Russia Joint Eco- Caucasus Affairs of the Russian Federation a variety of areas including industry, energy, Committee meeting. South Korea’s KOSPI-100 equity index, a good proxy for global nomic Committee meeting and the second Sergei Chebotarev and Reza Ardakanian. transport, ICT, etc. It is also agreed for the two countries’ busi- trade growth given its heavy exposure to exports, was down almost Iran-North Caucasus trade conference are The third Iran-Russia provincial coop- Establishing a freight line between nessmen and entrepreneurs to hold B2B talks 15 percent at the end of May compared with a year earlier. due to kick off today in Tehran and Isfahan eration working group will also be held, in Zhukovsky International Airport in Mos- on the sidelines of the upcoming event in order The World Trade Organization’s trade outlook indicator has fallen respectively, IRNA reported. which Ardakanian, Chebotarev, the deputy cow and Isfahan International Airport, to explore avenues of mutual cooperation. to its lowest since 2010, signaling a continued deceleration in trade As reported, Iranian Energy Minister Reza prime minister of the Russian Republic of joint production of freight wagons, joint As part of the Russian Federation, the volume growth. Ardakanian and his Russian counterpart Al- Dagestan and eight regional ministers are production of small-scale turbines, joint Northern Caucasus region is included in In March, the OECD’s composite leading indicator of economic exander Novak are going to co-chair the Iran- going to attend. production of heavy vehicles, and exports the North Caucasian and Southern Federal activity in the advanced economies and major emerging markets fell Russia Joint Economic Committee meeting. During the three-day events, nine working of meat from North Caucasus region to Iran Districts and consists of Krasnodar Krai, to its lowest level since the recession of 2008/09. The Iran-North Caucasus trade conference groups and three specialized committees are are some of the projects which are going Stavropol Krai, and the constituent republics. The U.S. economy in recession Since 1970, whenever the OECD indicator has fallen this low, the U.S. economy has always entered a recession, and taken the other advanced industrial economies with it. The global economy might still avoid an outright recession. In Several industrial projects inaugurated in southeastern Iran 2015/16, the slump in oil and other commodity prices pushed the ECONOMY TEHRAN — Iranian In- Some 300 billion rials (nearly $7.15 million) The plant will recycle 6.5 million liters of economy close to recession, only for it to re-accelerate in 2017/18. deskdustry, Mining and Trade was invested in this project which is expected water every year. Or the Federal Reserve and other central banks could cut interest Minister Reza Rahmani visited Kerman Province to reduce the plant’s water consumption and Inaugurated in the Iranian calendar year of rates to improve confidence and boost spending on durable goods. In in southeastern Iran on Thursday and Friday waste by 70 percent. 1397 (ended in March 2019), Zarand Iranian 1998, prompt interest rate cuts kept the expansion going for another and inaugurated several industrial projects, Speaking in the opening ceremony, Rahmani Steel Company has created 160 direct job op- two years. IRNA reported. stressed the importance of employing local work- portunities in the region. U.S. interest rate traders are already pricing in at least one quarter- The water purification and recycling plant force in the country’s industrial projects, saying A copper cathode plants was also inaugurated point reduction in the Fed funds rate by the end of September and of Zarand Iranian Steel Company (ZISCO)’s “All industrial units should concentrate their during the minister’s visit in Jiroft Country in possibly a second, with rates expected to be 75 basis points lower Iron Ore Concentrate Complex was among the financial activities on their area of origin to bring Kerman Province. 5000 tons of copper cathode on an annual base than today by January 2020. projects inaugurated by the industry minister. prosperity to those regions.” The $38-million plant is expected to produce and it has created 200 direct job opportunities.

WB sees the impact of U.S. sanctions on Iran ‘wane’ in 2020-21 1 Growth is projected to gradu- and to pick up to about 3 percent in 2020 and 2021. EMBASSY OF INDIA SCHOOL, TEHRAN ally rise to 2.8 percent by 2021, predicated 2020-21. The bank saw a -3.6 percent growth for on continued benign global financing “The projected pickup over the next the country’ GDP in 2019 but expected it (KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA, TEHRAN) conditions, as well as a modest recov- two years is largely driven by an assumed to experience 1.1 percent of GDP growth ery in emerging market and developing rebound in activity in Iran as the im- in the following two years. economies (EMDEs) previously affected pact of recent U.S. sanctions wanes,” Global economic growth was also by financial market pressure. the report said. projected to slow to 2.9 percent in 2019 As for the Middle East region, growth In its previous report, WB predicted from a downwardly revised 3 percent in NOTICE INVITING TENDER FOR RENOVATION WORKS AT KV, TEHRAN is projected to fall to 1.3 percent in 2019 a 1.1 percent GDP growth for Iran in 2018 amid rising downside risks. TENDER NOTICE No. 001 DATED 13.06.2019 U.S., Japan exchange candid views on trade On behalf of Chairman and VMC, Kendriya Vidyalaya (KV), Tehran, the Principal, KV, Tehran, invites sealed tenders from Japan and the United States have deepened ready agreed to aim for an early trade deal ticularly in areas of agriculture, and fix what registered and well-reputed companies for renovation works at KV, Tehran. The works will be carried out in accordance with General Financial Rules, Government of India. their understanding of each other’s positions after Japan’s Upper House election, likely he sees as a huge bilateral trade imbalance. on trade, Japan’s economy minister said after to be held next month. In an interview with The Japan Times, U.S. Eligibility: Prospective contractor(s) must have valid registration with tax authorities and technically fulfil all meeting his U.S. counterpart, adding that the Trade issues are seen as among key top- Ambassador to Japan William Hagerty said requirements, with 3 years experience of similar works. two countries will likely meet again ahead of a ics of debate during U.S. President Donald Trump was “frustrated” by the fact that the Method of Procurement: Two Envelop (Technical & Financial). To be submitted separately. Group of 20 (G-20) summit later this month. Trump’s expected meeting with Japanese U.S. and Japan have yet to seal a trade deal. rd After Thursday’s meeting in Washington, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the sidelines Japan’s ruling party officials have signalled Submission: Last date of submission will be 3 July 2019 (Wednesday) at 14:00 Hrs. Mr. Toshimitsu Motegi said he exchanged of the G-20 summit in Osaka, western Japan, their hopes of holding off on signing a deal that For information on scope of work and other details, please visit www.kvtehran.ir/_____ views on trade “candidly” with U.S. Trade on June 28-29. could require concessions on agriculture at Address: No. 24, Saad Avenue, Qayedi Avenue, Noor Mohammadi Street, Darvish Avenue, Tehran Representative Robert Lighthizer, but re- President (Donald Trump) would have least until the summer Upper House election, frained from commenting on details. preferred to have seen something done last for fear of losing farmers’ votes. E-mail id: [email protected] “Japan and the U.S. have been sorting out year. Let me be clear … we’re way behind Responding to a journalist’s question, Tel: (+98 - 21) 7753 4640/7753 1183 points of discussion over trade issues and those schedule from this standpoint. Motegi said Japan has been requesting points are clarifying but we need to continue Trump has pressured Tokyo to speed up that Washington cut its tariffs on industrial Principal, KV, Tehran ministerial talks,” Mr. Motegi said. talks for a two-way trade deal that would open products. Motegi said Japan and the U.S. have al- up the Japanese market for US goods, par- (Straitstimes.com) ADVERTISEMENTS

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IRENEX to hold 3rd round of heavy Argentina LNG exports positioned to meet peak crude oil offering on Tuesday demand in Asia Rising natural gas production in Argentina, coupled with com- ENERGY TEHRAN — National Ira- NIOC could sell some 280,000 barrels of crude petitive global LNG transportation costs, is expected to position desknian Oil Company (NIOC) oil at $74.85 per barrel. With the daily supply the country as an emerging source of gas supply to Asia during will offer two million barrels of heavy crude amount of one million barrels, the market peak demand periods, according to new research from Wood oil at Iran Energy Exchange (IRENEX) on wrapped up by selling eight 35,000-barrel Mackenzie. Tuesday, Shana reported. cargos of oil on the day. As said by hellenicshippingnews.com, global LNG demand is The base price for this round of offering, NIOC has so far offered light oil through showing increasing seasonality, and peak potential LNG production which is the third round, is $59.59 per barrel. 10 offerings at the IRENEX. in Argentina during the summer months coincides with strong NIOC could sell 1.085 million barrels Offering gas condensate at IRENEX came winter demand from utilities in Asia. This seasonal dynamic of crude oil, both light and heavy, and also after the successful offering of crude oil at could attract Asian buyers and present a strong economic case gas condensate through 17 offerings at Iran this market. The product has been already for Argentinian LNG. Energy Exchange (IRENEX) during the past offered at the IRENEX in five rounds. The In addition, Argentinian LNG liquefaction plants have lower seven months since offering these products first offering was done on February 13, which shipping costs to reach Asian kicked off at Iranian stock market. failed to attract customers. markets than U.S. Gulf Coast Since the U.S.’s withdrew from Iran’s And then the turn came to heavy crude. facilities, avoiding potential nuclear pact in May 2018, vowing to drive Offering heavy crude at IRENEX came after Panama Canal congestions and Iran’s oil exports down to zero, the Islamic NIOC offered light crude at this stock market presenting an overall cheaper Republic has been taking various measures in eight round. alternative to U.S. exports. to counter the U.S. actions and to keep its oil Iranian National Oil Company sold 70,000 Supported by the Vaca exports levels as high as possible. barrels of heavy crude oil at IRENEX for the Muerta, Argentina’s production One of the main strategies that Iran chose first time on April 30. In the first round one in the Neuquén basin will ramp to execute to help its oil exports afloat has been million barrels of heavy crude was offered up over the next few years, with trying new ways to diversify the mechanism at a base price of $60.68. major scale LNG production of oil sales, one of which is offering oil at the NIOC offered light crude oil at IRENEX Heavy crude offering has been held two new U.S. sanctions on Iran’s petroleum sector expected to begin in 2024. country’s stock market. first on October 28, 2018 just few days before times at IRENEX so far. took effect (November 4). In the first round, Based on the new research, Wood Mackenzie anticipates that LNG production volumes could potentially reach 6 mil- Iran’s biggest gas storage center launched lion tons per annum (mmtpa) in that year, which could then grow to 10 mmtpa by 2030. ENERGY TEHRAN – Iran’s biggest gas storage tion of a gas storage facility, electricity boards, control Associated gas from Vaca Muerta will also represent 15% desk center was inaugurated in an official cer- and emergency shutdown systems, production and re- of Argentina gas production by 2024, and other projects in emony in Khorasan Razavi Province in northeastern Iran production pipelines, and connecting injection pipelines the condensate and dry gas window with break-even below on Friday, Shana reported. to the center. $3 per million British thermal units (mmbtu) will enter into The opening ceremony was attended by directors of the Discovered in 1967, the Khangiran gas field is the only full development in the upcoming years. National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) and Central Oilfields source of hydrocarbons in the east and northeast of the coun- Lack of natural gas storage Company, as well as the Khorasan Razavi officials. try, and about 95 percent of its production gas is sour gas. A lack of underground natural gas storage facilities close to Located at the Khangiran gas field, the storage center It began production in 1980 and produces natural gas demand centers in Argentina means that gas flow to potential is aimed at storing 10 million cubic meters of natural gas and condensates. The total proven reserves of the Khangiran LNG export terminals will also be seasonal. during the hot season. gas field are around 17 trillion cubic feet and production is Despite other price challenges posed by the seasonal utili- The nearly $23-million project included the construc- slated to be around 600 million cubic feet per day. zation of LNG plants, Wood Mackenzie estimates a break-even for Argentina LNG of $8/mmbtu at delivery ex. ship for Japan. Mauro Chavez Rodriguez, principal analyst, Latin America Gas & LNG, said: “Vaca Muerta’s gas production has dramat- ically changed the outlook for Argentinian gas. It is already France launches 480 megawatt Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm bringing cheap gas for local industry and also supporting the The French government has this week reaffirmed Wind energy a viable solution which demonstrates the competitiveness of construction of new major gas pipelines. its commitment to wind energy, announcing “Wind energy as an economically and tech- the French sector. Tomorrow, we will launch “Nevertheless, not even the domestic demand and exports winners of its third onshore wind energy auction nically viable solution in the French energy and award larger projects: 1 GW per year, to neighboring countries such as Chile and Brazil are enough in which it awarded 516 megawatts (MW) of transition is unquestionable and this third tender compared to 750 MW originally planned in for Vaca Muerta’s gas potential. LNG exports could be a solu- capacity, only days before it finally launched period is further proof of this,” said Nicolas the Multi-Year Energy Program, by working tion that enables Vaca Muerta’s production to continue the the long-awaited development of the 480 MW Wolff, Vice-President and General Manager with all the territories.” growth story. Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm. of Boralex Europe. “We believe that France France already has several projects intended “Argentina’s LNG could be interesting to players who want According to cleantechnica.com, on Wednes- is — and will remain — a major market for the to contribute towards its new gigawatt-target, to diversify supply outside North America. The seasonality of day, France’s Ministry for the Ecological and development of our renewable energy projects, and three tenders for commercial floating wind its output could be also seen as a virtue for Asian utilities that Inclusive Transition announced winners from which are structuring and promising for the farms on the horizon. Specifically, a tender are looking to contract just for their peaking demand months its third onshore wind tender, awarding a total for Ecological Transition and Solidarity. “I am country’s economy.” for a 250 MW floating offshore wind farm will in the northern hemisphere. of 516 MW to 21 projects across the country. delighted to once again support the development “With the launch of the Saint-Nazaire soon be launched, to be developed south of “Some Asian players are already active in the Argentinian The average weighted price from the tender of the sector through the selection of 21 new park project today, France is finally entering Brittany in 2021, and two further 250 MW shale. Petronas is participating with YPF in the joint venture of was €63 a megawatt-hour (MWh), down from projects that will make it possible to install 150 the age of offshore wind turbines,” declared tenders will be launched in the Mediterranean La Amarga Chica, while CNOOC participates indirectly through €65.4/MWh and €68.7/MWh recorded in the new wind turbines on the territory.” François de Rugy. “By 2022, 80 wind turbines in the Occitanie and PACA regions. its subsidiary, Pan American Energy, in the Aguada Pichana previous two auctions. Included in the winning tender recipients installed off Saint-Nazaire will provide 20% Development of the 480 MW Saint-Na- Oeste. Meanwhile, Qatar Petroleum recently has shown interest The “development of onshore wind energy was Canadian renewables developer Boralex, of the electricity of Loire-Atlantique. It’s a ziare offshore wind farm will be conducted in Argentina, buying a stake of ExxonMobil’s business unit is a pillar of France’s energy and climate strat- who revealed on Wednesday that it had been first in France. by a consortium composed of EDF Renouve- in that country, and also partnering for exploration offshore. egy and a key lever for decarbonizing energy awarded three projects totaling 68.2 MW — the “But we do not stop there, we accelerate,” lables, Innogy, and Enbridge. The news comes “We see further opportunities for Asian players looking for production and achieving the goal of zero 25.2 MW Bois des Fontaines wind project, the de Rugy continued. “Today, we are also ini- only days after the final legal restrictions were foreign investment, not only in upstream but also for major net greenhouse gas emissions by 2050,” said 20 MW Helfaut wind project, and the 23 MW tiating the Dunkerque park project, at a rate dismissed in court, allowing development to midstream infrastructure, such as gas processing plants, pipe- François de Rugy, Minister of State, Minister Caumont Chériennes. comparable to the best European results, continue. lines, have petrochemicals, and LNG export plants.”

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First Announcement N.I.O.C Gazprom Neft calls for end of OPEC+ oil cuts 1398.1613 National Iranian Call for public tender (First/Second publish) Drilling Company OPEC and its partners should start increasing eliminated. fend our market share.” The executive went on N.I.O.C Call for publTwoic tende rStages (First/Secon (semid publish) compressed) tender oil production to keep the market well sup- These remarks are in tune with some made to say Rosneft would demand compensation Two Stages (semi compressed) tender 1398.1613 National Iranian plied and prices reasonable, Gazprom Neft’s earlier this month by Russia’s President Vladimir from the Russian government if the cuts were Subject of Tender: (CRA TUBINGSubject 7") of Tender: (CRA TUBING 7”) Drilling Company chairman Alexander Dyukov said, as quoted by Putin, who told media that Russia is comfort- extended.  Tender descriptions: Reuters. Dyukov’s statement echoes Moscow’s able with lower oil prices than Saudi Arabia. As the date of the next OPEC+ meeting Registration Tender No. Estimated value reluctance to agree to an extension to the cuts They are also in tune with a comment by Ros- in early July approaches, we’ll probably hear The Tender holder No. throughnational elect /Indent No. (Rial/Euro) proposed by Saudi Arabia earlier. neft’s Igor Sechin, who said the cuts affected more remarks like this. Russian producers ronictendering system As stated by oilprice.com, Dyukov said a Russian companies’ market share in favor of never really go on board with the cuts and it National Iranian Drilling Company TenderNo. price range of between $55 and $65 per barrel U.S. producers. was only the large-scale contamination of the 3204292 PFP/KSH/96/002 54,340,000,000 was “acceptable” for Russian oil producers, “Does it make sense (for Russia) to reduce oil flow along the Druzhba pipeline into Europe Indent No: 48-22-9622001 adding that Gazprom Neft would be able to (oil output) if the U.S immediately takes (our) that forced them to shrink production enough quickly step up production once the cuts are market share?” Sechin said. “We have to de- to fall within the quota agreed with OPEC.  Qualitative evaluation of tenderers Method Based on minimum scoring (60) made in award criterion reflected in the tenderers pre-qualification forms. 1. The tenderers who have more than four (4) active contracts with NIDC are not allowed to attend in this tender. 2. The tenderers who have more than two (2) active contracts with same subject (exactly compliance with this subject) with NIDC are not allowed to attend in Oil tanker attacks raise fear of surge in global energy prices this tender.

By Jillian Ambrose Paolo d’Amico, the chair of the tanker trade group Midgley, the head of analytics at the oil market  Purchasing & Submitting Intertank, said the industry is extremely worried. specialists S&P Global Platts. TenderDocu The distribution of the documents will be started one day after the publishing of second advertisement and ended o The attack on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman “We need to remember that some 30% of the world’s Global commodity prices mentDistrib nthe following tenth day thereof. utionby Com Distribution Place A) Hall No.:316, 3thfloor, Foreign Procurement Dept.(DRILLING PROJECTS), has escalated tensions between the U.S. and Iran crude oil passes through the strait. 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This is would raise a huge recessionary risk,” he said.  Submitting one original Bank Fund Receipt in the amount of ……Iranian Rials unde r account number 4001114004020491 (Shaba No. the world’s most strategically important oil route. more than half the 29.8 million barrels produced Midgley said he expected diplomatic efforts to IR520100004001114004020491) in name of “NIDC Incomes Centralized Fund”issued by I.R. Of Ir Some ship owners have already taken matters by members of the OPEC oil cartel. see off the risk of a complete closure, but that the an Central Bank. into their own hands after Thursday’s oil tanker It is also a major avenue for Qatar’s liquefied world was nonetheless closer than it has ever been  Submitting format Request for the purpose of receiving Tender attack, the second in as many months, by barring natural gas (LNG) exports, or roughly 30% of the to an energy chokehold. Documents. their oil-laden vessels from moving through the global LNG trade. UK gas supplies would not be “In the days when the U.S. had a huge dependence Documents Closing date  14 Days after the last time of Purchasing. ReceivingM strait. affected by a short-term closure of the strait. on energy from the Middle East it had a huge military ethod H The owners are seeking safety assurances, and are One London-based gas trader confirmed that no presence in the area to ensure that the straits would Hall NO.107,1st floor,Tender committee, Operation building, National Address understood to be in talks to secure a naval escort for UK-bound tanks were en route through the straits remain open. What is different today is that the U.S. Iranian Drilling Company, Airport square, Ahwaz, IRAN. their cargoes through the waterway, through which at the time of the attack. Europe also has plenty has its energy independence. This is a significant Tel: +98-61-34148580 +98-61-34148569 almost a third of the world’s oil shipping passes. of gas reserves after a mild winter, which should change,” he said.  One senior London-based ship broker said a mean most of Qatar’s shipments will head east to The U.S. shale revolution means the former Tender Guarantee number of tankers in the area are unwilling to move buyers in Asia. energy importer will become a net exporter of oil Value ofguarantee 2,587,000,000 Rial/ 53,900 Euro without these assurances. A long-term closure or restriction of traffic, how- for the first time this year. Type ofguarantee  √ Bank guarantees or guarantees issued by non- “They are very concerned. Think of the volume ever, would undoubtedly lead to higher gas prices A global escalation in oil and gas prices could bank institutions that obtain activity license from thecentral bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran. of traffic which goes through the strait every day. A and an economic boom for exporters in the U.S. provide an economic boom for the country, but Trump  √ Submitting one original Bank Fund Receipt under account number 4001114006376636(Shaba No. IR350100004001114006376636) in name of ″NIDC saving account″ by the central bank of Islamic naval escort for each laden tanker would take time. and Russia, he said. is likely to weigh the benefit against the impact on Republic of Iran. Most charters are taking a step back to assess what The oil price climbed by a relatively modest 4% consumer energy bills. “NIDC saving account” by the central bank of Islamic Republic of Iran. measures could be taken,” he said. to $62.64 a barrel after the attacks in the Gulf of The “U.S. still has a strong incentive to defuse Duration ofcredit "ation Tender Guarantee and quotation should be valid for 90 days and extendable maximum for onetime in initial validity duration. Trump plays down Iran’s strait closure Oman, which is the gateway to the Strait of Hormuz the situation, and China – which relies heavily on Donald Trump played down fears Iran might for inbound vessels, but experts say a prolonged energy imports - will also be motivated to step in,” (Name of department) (Name of department) close off the strait. The U.S. president told Fox News hiatus could trigger record oil prices and reignite Midgley said. A “shutdown of the straits would be MorMoree of this & ofoth ethisr tend e&rs a rothere accessi btendersle by click on: are accessible by click on: www.nidc.ir http://sapp.ir/nidc_pr the risk of a global recession. the ultimate ‘nuclear’ option for Iran.” www.nidc.ir http://sapp.ir/nidc_pr تهران تایمز نوبت اول26/3/98نوبت دوم on Friday that if it did happen “it’s not going to be 98/3/27 closed for long”. “We’re talking hundreds of dollars,” said Chris (Source: theguardian.com) تهران تایمز نوبت اول 26/3/98نوبت دوم 98/3/27

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I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 6 INTERNATIONAL JUNE 16, 2019 What does the White House hide? Kushner as a colonial administrator: let’s talk The republicans’ fears of reducing the about the ‘Israeli Model’ popularity of Trump By Ramzy Baroud

By Saeed Sobhani at 8%, and Harris at 5% among this group. Among very liberal voters, though, the con- ANTIWAR — In a TV interview on June 2, on the news docu- As much as we get closer to presidential elec- test is between Warren (27%) and Sanders series “Axios” on the HBO channel, Jared Kushner opened up tions next year, more surveys about the popu- (26%), with Biden garnering just 19% along regarding many issues, in which his “Deal of the Century” was larity of the president of the United States are with Harris at 7% and Buttigieg at 7%. Very a prime focus. published. Donald Trump believes most of liberal voters make up about one-quarter of The major revelation made by Kushner, President Donald these polls (where we see the decline in the likely caucusgoers. Trump’s adviser and son-in-law, was least surprising. Kushner popularity of Trump) are false! However, About 1-in-5 voters (21%) say 2020 will believes that Palestinians are not capable of governing themselves. important news have recently been published be the first Democratic caucus they partici- Not surprising, because Kushner thinks he is capable of ar- in the US! The news that Trump’s entourage pate in. Among these first time caucusgoers, ranging the future of the Palestinian people without the inclusion are also concerned about the decline in U.S nearly half (48%) prefer Biden, with 16% of the Palestinian leadership. He has been pushing his so-called President’s popularity in key states.in other supporting Sanders, 6% for Buttigieg, and “Deal of the Century” relentlessly, while including in his vari- hand, After the Biden official announcement of 4% each for Warren and Harris. Among ous meets and conferences countries such as Poland, Brazil and the 2020 presidential election, many Democrat those who have attended a Nevada caucus Croatia, but not Palestine. voters prefer to vote for Biden from him and in the past, 33% support Biden, 23% are for Indeed, this is what transpired at the Warsaw conference on other party candidates. That’s what Biden has Warren, 12% for Sanders, and 7% each for “peace and security” in the Middle East. The same charade, also made clear to his victory in the Democratic Harris and Buttigieg. led by Kushner, is expected to be rebooted in Bahrain on June 25. primaries. He is now focusing on the final The race appears to be only somewhat Much has been said about the subtle racism in Kushner’s competition with President Donald Trump tighter among Latino voters for Biden (27%), words, reeking with the stench of old colonial discourses where of the United States. Sanders (19%), and Warren (11%), followed the natives were seen as lesser, incapable of rational thinking Donald Trump is currently analyzing the by O’Rourke at 6% and Yang at 5%. A sizable beings who needed the civilized “whites” of the western hemi- US electoral and political situation. Undoubt- 20% of Latino voters do not have a candidate sphere to help them cope with their backwardness and inherent edly, the former vice-president of the United preference at this time. It is important to incompetence. States will focus on social services, including was already in the field, it was well underway you want to know the truth, you just run a note, though, that this subsample has a larger Kushner, whose credentials are merely based on his familial health insurance, in the 2010 presidential for four additional days after the release of campaign and whatever it is, it is, but I just margin of error that ranges from 7 to 10 per- connections to Trump and family friendship with Israeli Prime election race. In this case, Biden can bring Barr’s letter to the public.The poll was con- had a meeting with somebody that’s a pollster centage points for the top three candidates. Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is now poised to be the colonial the middle and poor Americans. It should ducted from March 15 through March 28. and I’m winning everywhere, so I don’t know Among white non-Hispanic voters, Biden leads administrator of old, making and enforcing the law while the not be forgotten that Trump in the field of The Trump campaign did not provide what you’re talking about.” Warren 37% to 23%, with Sanders at 13%, hapless natives have no other option but to either accommodate foreign policy is not well placed in the polls, the results of the full 17 state poll, matchups A day later, the president took to Twitter Buttigieg at 10%, and Harris at 5%. Among or receive their due punishment. and only about 40 percent of American citizens against other candidates nor any updated and again claimed internal polling show- all other voters, the majority of whom are This is not an exaggeration. In fact, according to leaked informa- confirm their policies in the face of the interna- polling figures.Mueller’s report did not find a ing him behind in battleground states didn’t African-American, Biden has a clear lead of tion concerning Kushner’s “Deal of the Century,” and published tional system. Biden, meanwhile, specializes conspiracy between Trump’s campaign and exist.“The Fake (Corrupt) News Media said 42% with Harris (14%), Warren (12%), and in the Israeli daily newspaper, “Israel Hayom”, if Palestinian in foreign policy, and his vision is more than the Russian government. The special counsel they had a leak into polling done by my cam- Sanders (6%) trailing. groups refuse to accept the US-Israeli diktats, “the US will can- approved by American citizens. Meanwhile, did not reach a conclusion about whether the paign which, by the way, and despite the “Nevada is the first state on the Demo- cel all financial support to the Palestinians and ensure that no Biden’s only concern is the Trump control president obstructed justice, and specifically phony and never-ending Witch Hunt, are crats’ 2020 calendar with an ethnically di- country transfers funds to them.” in the economy. The former vice president did not exonerate him on that front. the best numbers WE have ever had. They verse electorate. Latino voters seem to be In the HBO interview, Kushner offered the Palestinians a life- of the United States is trying to get support Earlier in the week, the Trump campaign reported Fake numbers that they made up particularly up for grabs right now,” said line. They could be considered capable of governing themselves from Barack Obama. referenced “new data” that they claimed & don’t even exist,” the president tweeted. Patrick Murray, director of the independ- should they manage to achieve the following: “a fair judicial Controversial poll in the United States showed the president has a “lead in every What is certain is that Trump will not have ent Monmouth University Polling Institute. system … freedom of the press, freedom of expression, tolerance Yesterday saw an important poll in the United state” they polled, according to a statement an easy path to win the upcoming presidential The top issues that Nevada Democrats for all religions.” States. ABC News on Friday published the results provided to ABC News by Trump campaign election. Public opposition to the policies of are thinking about in choosing a presidential The fact that Palestine is an occupied country, subject in every of an internal poll conducted by President Donald communications director Tim Murtaugh.The Donald Trump, the controversial president nominee are health care (41%), followed by possible way to Israel’s military law, and that Israel has never Trump’s reelection campaign in March, a survey campaign is claiming the new poll “tested of the United States, is still on the rise. Polls environmental concerns (17% climate change been held accountable for its 52-year occupation seems to be of that Trump himself denied even existed. Data the issues the Democrat field is running on” conducted in the United States indicate that and 7% environment in general), immigration no relevance whatsoever, as far as Kushner is concerned. from President Donald Trump’s first internal and produced a more favorable result for the many of the American citizens who voted (19%), jobs (17%), reproductive rights (15%), On the contrary, the subtext in all of what Kushner has said in reelection campaign poll conducted in March, president in head to head match-ups against for Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential and beating Trump (14%). Other issues that the interview is that Israel is the antithesis to the unquestionable obtained exclusively by ABC News, showed him 2020 Democrats when tied to issues like pro- elections, are now regretting their choice. are important to voters include education Palestinian failure. Unlike Palestine, Israel needs to do little to losing a matchup by wide margins to former viding free healthcare to illegal immigrants. Biden, Warren, Sanders Lead 2020 Field (8%), civil rights (8%), income inequality demonstrate its ability to be a worthy peace partner. Vice President Joe Biden in key battleground Early polls are often subject to change, but Monmouth University Polling Institute (8%), foreign policy (7%), social security (5%), While the term “US bias towards Israel” is as old as the state states. Trump has repeatedly denied that such it’s notable that the new poll the campaign is reported that Former Vice President Joe Biden competence and experience (5%), taxes (5%), of Israel itself, what is hardly discussed is the specific of that bias, data exists. now touting tested “issues” tied to 2020 op- is the front-runner among likely Democratic honesty and integrity (5%), gun control (4%), the decidedly condescending, patronizing and, often, racist view The polling data, revealed for the first ponents — meaning the Democratic candidates caucusgoers in Nevada while Massachusetts and a number of other issues named by 3% or that US political classes have of Palestinians – and all Arabs and time by ABC News, showed a double-digit were politically defined by the campaign.“The Sen. Elizabeth Warren takes second place, just less. Immigration and the combination of jobs Muslims, for that matter; and the utter infatuation with Israel, lead for Biden in Pennsylvania 55-39 and President is correct that we have no current ahead of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. The and income inequality are more important which is often cited as a model for democracy, judicial transpar- Wisconsin 51-41 and had Biden leading by polls against defined Democrats – at all – that first Monmouth University Poll of Silver State issues for Nevada Democrats than they are ency and successful “anti-terror” tactics. seven points in Florida. In Texas, a Repub- show him losing in any of the states we have Democrats in the 2020 cycle finds that Warren in other early states polled by Monmouth. According to Kushner a “fair judicial system” is a conditio sine lican stronghold, the numbers showed the tested. For example, the President leads in has a particularly positive rating in Nevada Specifically, immigration is named as a top qua non to determine a country’s ability to govern itself. But is president only leading by two points.ABC Florida by 8 points. He holds leads in all other compared to her standing elsewhere. Health issue by 19% in Nevada, compared to 9% in Israeli judicial system “fair” and “democratic”? News did not obtain the poll’s early match- states we have polled,” Parscale’s statement care tops the list of concerns for Democratic New Hampshire last month and 14% in Iowa Israel does not have a single judicial system, but two. This ups against other candidates.The New York said. “Again, these months-old numbers are voters, but the poll finds that immigration two months ago. Jobs and income inequal- duality has, in fact, defined Israeli courts from the very incep- Times was first to report the existence of the meaningless because they are pre-Mueller is more of a factor for choosing a nominee ity are named by 25% in Nevada, compared tion of Israel in 1948. This de facto apartheid system openly internal polls.When presented by ABC News and pre-Democrat messaging, and should in Nevada than it is in other early states. to 15% in New Hampshire last month and differentiates between Jews and Arabs, a fact that is true in both with these numbers, the Trump campaign not be given any weight when discussing the In a field of 24 candidates, Biden holds a 15% in Iowa two months ago. Health care civil and criminal law. confirmed the data saying in a statement current state of the race.” clear lead with 36% support among registered has been the top issue mentioned in all three “Criminal law is applied separately and unequally in the West that the numbers were old and that they have In the recent days the president has con- Democrats and unaffiliated voters who are states – 41% Nevada, 41% New Hampshire, Bank, based on nationality alone (Israeli versus Palestinian), seen huge swings in Trump’s favor. tinued to lash out against reports that his likely to attend the February 2020 Nevada and 51% Iowa – while climate change and inventively weaving its way around the contours of international “These leaked numbers are ancient, in campaign’s internal polling showed him trail- caucuses. He is followed by Warren at 19%, the environment have also been important law in order to preserve and develop its “(illegal Jewish) settle- campaign terms, from months-old polling ing in key battleground states, slamming the Sanders at 13%, South Bend Mayor Pete for Democrats in all three states – 24% Ne- ment enterprise”,” Israeli scholar, Emily Omer-Man, explained that began in March before two major events numbers as “phony polling information.” Buttigieg at 7%, and California Sen. Kamala vada, 24% New Hampshire, 29% Iowa. In in her essay “Separate and Unequal”. had occurred: the release of the summary Trump has called his internal poll numbers Harris at 6%. Other candidates registering Nevada, health care is the top concern for all In practice, Palestinians and Israelis who commit the exact of the Mueller report exonerating the Pres- “unbelievable” and that he was “the strongest at least 1% in the poll are former Texas Rep. demographic groups except Latino voters, same crime will be judged according to two different systems, ident, and the beginning of the Democrat I’ve ever been.” Beto O’Rourke (2%), New Jersey Sen. Cory for whom immigration (37%) and health care with two different procedures: “The settler will be processed candidates defining themselves with their Speaking with ABC News Chief Anchor Booker (2%), entrepreneur Andrew Yang (37%) are equally mentioned as a top issue according to the Israeli Penal Code (while) the Palestinian will far-left policy message,” Trump campaign George Stephanopoulos on Tuesday during (2%), former cabinet secretary Juli?n Castro in their choice of a presidential nominee. be processed according to military order.” manager Brad Parscale told ABC News in a an exclusive interview, the president said (1%), Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (1%), Min- The Monmouth University Poll asked cau- This unfairness is constituent of a massively unjust judicial statement. “Since then, we have seen huge his internal polling showed that he is “win- nesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar (1%), and author cusgoers to rate 24 announced candidates in apparatus that has defined the Israeli legal system from the onset. swings in the President’s favor across the ning everywhere.”When Stephanopoulos Marianne Williamson (1%). The remaining the race. Biden holds the most positive rating Take the measure of administrative detention as an example. 17 states we have polled, based on the poli- mentioned reports of polls commissioned 12 candidates earn less than 1% or were not at 78% favorable to 13% unfavorable. However, Palestinians can be held without trial and without any stated cies now espoused by the Democrats. For by the Trump campaign that showed Biden chosen by any respondents in the poll. the ratings for Warren (70% to 11%) and Harris legal justification. Tens of thousands of Palestinians have been example, the plan to provide free health care ahead of him in key states, the president said Biden maintains a strong lead among (67% to 9%) are nearly as strong. Other relatively subjected to this undemocratic “law” and hundreds of them are to illegal immigrants results in an 18-point “those polls don’t exist.” voters who consider themselves moderate well-known candidates include Sanders (65% currently held in Israeli jails. swing toward President Trump.” “Nobody showed you those polls because or conservative – 47% support him compared to 20%), Booker (61% to 9%), O’Rourke (54% to It is ironic that Kushner raised the issue of freedom of the Attorney General Bill Barr’s summary of those polls don’t exist, George. Those polls to 11% for Warren, 9% for Sanders, 6% for 16%), Buttigieg (56% to 8%), New York Senator press, in particular, as Israel is being derided for its dismal record special counsel Robert Mueller investigation don’t exist. I’m losing in 15 out of 17 states? Harris, and 4% for Buttigieg. Biden also Kirsten Gillibrand (38% to 16%), and Klobu- in that regard. Israel has reportedly committed 811 violations into Russian meddling in the 2016 election Those polls don’t exist,” Trump said.”I just leads Warren among somewhat liberal vot- char (43% to 10%). New York City Mayor Bill against Palestinian journalists since the start of the “March of was released on March 24. While the Trump was given a meeting with my pollster who ers but by a narrower margin of 31% to 24%, de Blasio is well-known but has a net negative Return” in Gaza in March 2018. Two journalists – Yaser Murtaja campaign’s full poll, which canvassed 17 states, I frankly don’t even believe in pollsters if with Buttigieg coming in at 12%, Sanders rating of 25% favorable to 33% unfavorable. and Ahmed Abu Hussein – were killed and 155 were wounded by Israeli snipers. Like the imbalanced Israeli judicial system, targeting the press is also a part of a protracted pattern. According to a press release issued by the Palestinian Journalists Union last May, Israel has U.S. short-sighted in politicizing business issues killed 102 Palestinian journalists since 1972. The fact that Palestinian intellectuals, poets and activists By Hu Weijia from the country’s 5G networks, how should US companies have been imprisoned for Facebook and other social media posts use patented technology in their products? should tell us volumes about the limits of Israel’s freedom of GLOBAL TIMES — A dispute over patent fees between The question should be answered based on the rule of press and expression. Huawei and US carrier Verizon has suddenly taken center law rather than the rule of geopolitics. It is also worth mentioning that in June 2018, the Israeli Knes- stage following US President Donald Trump’s restrictions The case may create a demonstration effect for latecomers. set voted for a bill that prohibits the filming of Israeli soldiers on the Chinese telecom giant. As the US-China trade war If Washington unilaterally intervenes in a commercial dispute, as a way to mask their crimes and shelter them from any future escalates, Washington should avoid intervening in and po- or ignores international laws and relies on domestic regula- legal accountability. liticizing commercial disputes. tions, China should be prepared to take countermeasures As for freedom of religion, despite its many shortcomings, Huawei has told Verizon that the carrier should pay to protect the legitimate interests of Chinese enterprises. the Palestinian Authority hardly discriminates against religious licensing fees for more than 200 of its patents, the Wall If the issue is mishandled by Washington, we may see an minorities. The same cannot be said about Israel. Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Wednesday, citing people escalation of the trade war. Although discrimination against non-Jews in Israel has been familiar with the matter. No further details were released We don’t want this scenario to become reality, especially the raison d’être of the very idea of Israel, the Nation-State Law but the case has aroused widespread concern among people ahead of the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan, later this month of July 2018 further cemented the superiority of the Jews and who are following the trade war. in which trade issues are likely to be highlighted. The li- inferior status of everyone else. A Verizon spokesperson was quoted by the WSJ as say- censing fee dispute is only a demand for patent fees and According to the new Basic Law, Israel is “the national home ing that the issue is a potential legal matter. The patent fee shouldn’t be used as part of the geopolitical battle between of the Jewish people” only and “the right to exercise national dispute should be resolved based on international laws and China and the US. self-determination is unique to the Jewish people.” practice, without intervention from either Washington or Corp, AT&T Inc and T-Mobile. Despite a substantial rise in trade tensions, we still hope Palestinians do not need to be lectured on how to meet Israeli Beijing. We believe it’s what both American and Chinese As of March, Chinese companies accounted for 34 per- US companies and Huawei can achieve common development and American expectations, nor should they ever aspire to imi- companies want to see, because the politicization of an eco- cent of worldwide applications for major patents related because the Chinese giant’s alliance with the US telecom tate the undemocratic Israeli model. What they urgently need, nomic issue can do nothing but complicate the situation. to 5G technology, the Nikkei Asian Review reported, citing industrial chain is indivisible. The short-sighted US actions instead, is international solidarity to help them win the fight It is not clear yet whether the patent licensing issue will statistics from Germany-based IPlytics. to exclude Huawei from its 5G construction will hurt both against Israeli occupation, racism and apartheid. involve more US companies such as wireless carriers Sprint If the US government bans Chinese-brand equipment itself and others. ساعت: امضاء صفحه آرا: ساعت: امضاء مسئول صفحه: ساعت: امضاء ادیتور:ADVERTISEMENTS ساعت: امضاء سردبیر:

II NN TT EE RR NN AA TT II OO NN AA LL DD AA II LL YY JUNE 16, 2019 ANALYSISADVERTISEMENT & INTERVIEW 57 Intel. Community reluctant to accept U.S. hypothesis aiming to boost its military presence in ME: Zaccara Insidious U.S. entraps HK with new Act 1 However, the international com- region that threatens world energy security munity is reluctant to accept the American and route? Can any instability in the region GLOBALTIMES — The US Senate introduced the bipartisan hypothesis. Simply, the false accusation affect EU interests? Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act on Thursday, against Iraq regarding its military nuclear A: I don’t believe any regional actor would while the House of Representatives’ bill is expected to be program that justified the 2003 invasion is a be benefited from the increasing instability approved on Friday. The act requires the US government clear precedent of the failure of the preven- of the Persian Gulf, despite the fact that the to reaffirm Hong Kong’s autonomy, human rights and de- tive war doctrine, and nobody in the region oil price increase can definitively benefit most mocracy every year, and re-evaluate whether Hong Kong would be interested in starting a new war of the producing countries, including Iran, warrants a special status as a separate customs territory by just because the US intelligence is pointing Saudi Arabia and the Emirates. A war atmos- Washington. to Iran. phere will certainly harm all the economies In other words, the current China-US tariff war has no Q:Is it rational for Iran to commit such an in the region, mainly Qatar and Iran, but direct impact on Hong Kong unless the region is stripped action, while the Japanese PM is visiting Iran? also the rest of the PGCC states. I wouldn’t of separate customs territory treatment. A : The attacked vessels were related to dismiss the hypothesis that a non-state ac- The US Congress’ insidious act is to turn Hong Kong Japan, and one of them was transporting tor may be linked to this incident that can into a new tool to add pressure on the Chinese mainland. goods coming from Qatar, one of the few only spark tension and a possible war. On Meanwhile, the US is trying to incite complaints among states that are actually in good terms with the other hand, neither of the oil consuming Hong Kong residents against the mainland and create a fake Iran in the region. As mentioned by most of countries, including the EU, Japan, India, impression that Beijing is threatening Hong Kong’s special the analysts in the recent days, it would be China and Korea, are happy with this situ- status. Washington is inflaming Hong Kong’s situation. ‘shooting on its on foot’ if Iran conducted ation that may disrupt their oil purchases. Some Western politicians have never really thought of such an action in the middle of Abe’s meetings Still trying to escape from recession and just Hong Kong’s welfare since its return to the motherland. with Rouhani and Ayatollah Khamenei. Iran ending the crisis started in 2007, the EU is As a child of China, Hong Kong was like being forced to is the country that would lose the most if this isolation from the international community, office in 2013. the region that would suffer the most with be adopted, or abducted, by others. When the child was incident proved to be done by any Iranian something that Rouhani’s government has Q:In fact who is the biggest beneficiary of the disruption of oil supply or the dramatic returned to its birth parents, what should people do if they affiliated group, and it would provoke the total been trying to prevent since he assumed the provocative incidents taking place in the increase of the oil price. really care about the child? First, give the child good conditions. The UK may have had such an intention during its negotiations with China over the return of Hong Kong, although what it really cared about was The immigration-bigotry-war nexus maintaining its interests in Hong Kong. To some extent, the “one country, two systems” policy considered Hong Kong’s experience of being adopted, and the Basic Law endowed By Thomas R. Eddlem Hong Kong with much better democratic conditions than the so-called democracy during British rule. Hong Kong’s ANTIWAR —Americans increasingly view Muslims as a British governors were sent by the UK, but today Hong Kong’s threat to their security, especially Republicans. According chief executive is elected according to the law. to a Pew Charitable Forum survey in 2017, 65 percent of Re- Second, if Western countries regard themselves as Hong publicans believe there is a “natural conflict between Islam Kong’s then adoptive parents, they should tell the child to and democracy.” Amusingly, 56 percent of Americans polled get along well with its birth parents and adapt to the new by CivicScience in 2019 said American students should not be environment, if they really love the child. required to learn Arabic numerals (i.e.: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0) as But the UK had been trying to sabotage Hong Kong’s part of their educational curriculum. A 2018 Chapman Uni- relations with its motherland. The last British governor of versity poll noted that – although prejudice against Muslims Hong Kong Christopher Patten created a series of incidents had fallen somewhat between 2016 and 2018 – more than 60 to incite Hong Kong’s confrontation with the mainland when percent of Republicans believed”Muslims are more likely to he left the region. After Hong Kong’s return, the US continued engage in terrorist activity than non-Muslims” and nearly to interfere in Hong Kong’s affairs. This shows their dark 40 percent said America should end immigration from all mindset: If Hong Kong does not belong to the West, turn it Muslim countries.None of those attitudes are an accident. into China’s problem. Nor are they the result of the rare blowback from America’s The US Congress has created a systematic threat to cancel interventions abroad. Hong Kong’s separate customs territory status, and this is The attitude of a fundamental struggle between the Mus- like using a baby to threaten the parent: Promise me my lim world and the West is being engineered, and it is not a conditions or I’ll drop the baby. The US is ruining Hong result of a natural conflict among the Muslim people with Kong and is trying to make the mainland look cold-hearted. Center ($40,000), David Horowitz Freedom Center ($40,000), for a New American Century” that ginned up the case for democracy. Muslims have seen their popularly elected gov- Hong Kong’s interests are tied to the mainland. We ex- and Virginia Christian Alliance ($3,600) have received thousands war against Iraq in the early years of Bush the less. Former ernments repeatedly overturned in U.S.-based coups d’etat, pect Hong Kong’s promising future and feel hurt to see the from NCF since mid-2014, and anti-immigrant nonprofits Bush-era Attorney General Michael Mukasey and Clinton-era from Syria (1949) to Iran (1953) to Egypt (2013). Instead, the disturbance. But US politicians will do anything to worsen American Border Patrol ($100) and The Remembrance Project CIA Director R. James Woolsey also serve on the Gatestone “Muslim terror threat” is being manufactured with millions Hong Kong’s condition. ($2,500) also got NCF funding.” That’s small potatoes when board, along with Richard Kemp, a former British soldier and of dollars in donations to virulently anti-Muslim hate-groups The global situation is changing profoundly. The US now compared to Donor’s Trust, which has given tens of millions intelligence officer. from establishment sources with deep ties to the Military-In- regards China as its major strategic rival, so how can it be to the Clarion Project alone in the first decade of this century. And it’s not just through neoconservative/Republican/ dustrial-Surveillance Complex (MISC). in the mood to care about Hong Kong’s welfare? It only But the National Christian Foundation is still a player on the right-wing platforms where Gatestone disseminates its an- Only through the propagation of negative stereotypes about wants to use the region to restrain China. If people of Hong modern day Know Nothing map. ti-Muslim hysteria. Kadish, though a top Republican Party Muslims (and, to a lesser extent, Hispanics) can wars in the Kong are not vigilant against this, they will fall into the US The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) estimates donor for decades, has been published in the Huffington Post Middle East and coups in Latin America remain politically trap as pawns. the total funding of anti-Muslim sources from foundations repeatedly. So has Moroccan journalist Ahmed Charai, who is sustainable. If Americans see immigrant Muslims from Middle It’s time for Hong Kong and the mainland to unite in op- to be nearly $1.5 billion over the three-year 2015-17 period. also on the Gatestone board of directors.The massive fear of Eastern countries as fellow human beings who act logically (if, position to US strategic plots and manipulation. We should In fairness, the CAIR numbers include hundreds of millions immigrants generated by establishment “think-tanks” such at times, desperately) as a result of U.S. government military together maintain Hong Kong’s prosperity, which concerns given to Christian fundamentalist groups that have also pub- as the Gatestone Institute is what makes wars in the Middle malfeasance abroad, their fears will likely fade and aggressive the interests of Hongkongers as well as the whole country. lished anti-Islamic theological statements and are not in the East politically sustainable over time. US wars become politically untenable. Hong Kong compatriots, please do not fall in Western elites’ vanguard of promoting war-fever with Muslim countries. In The establishment wants Americans to fear immigrants. Key Islamophobia Foundations and Financiers trap and be abducted by the few radical opposition forces. The short, Christian-aligned foundations are followers more than The more Americans fear their fellow human beings as a Donors to organizations promoting war-hype-related immi- mainland and Hong Kong are family. Facing international leaders in war-fever propaganda. sub-human native criminal class, the more power it gives grant-phobia, particularly in the form of Muslim immigration, upheavals, we have no choice but to unite like a fortress. include former AIPAC board member Nina Rosenwald and Interestingly, the Southern Poverty Law Center (which has the Military-Industrial-Surveillance Complex. her family foundation (The Abstraction Fund), hedge fund had internal problems of its own in recent months) doesn’t If the war party want- First Announcement billionaire Robert Mercer and his family foundations, Donors designate one of the most prominent wholesalers of fiction ed to gin-up a war against First Announcement N.I.O.C Capital Fund and Donors Trust the Newton D. & Rochelle F. about Muslims a “hate group” (The Gatestone Institute), even Britain or France by tell- 1398.1615 National Iranian Drilling Company Becker Foundations and Charitable Trust, the giant evangelical though more moderate groups such as the Center for Immi- ing the American people Call for public tender (First/Second publish) National Christian Fund, and establishment Wall Street “char- gration Studies have made their hate lists. about the threatening N.I.O.C Call for public tTwoender (Fi rsStagest/Second pub li(semish) compressed) tender itable” funds such as Vanguard Charitable, Goldman Sachs Gatestone Institute: The Lie Factory British and French nu- Two Stages (semi compressed) tender 1398.1615 National Iranian Philanthropic Fund and Schwab Charitable. Though many But it’s in the Gatestone Institute where the very worst clear programs, or about Subject of Tender: (CASING PIPESSubject 13-5/8" of) Tender: (CASING PIPES 13-5/8”) Drilling Company of these foundations are hardly household names, through elements of the neo-con warmongers, deep state spy agency Franco-hate against Amer-  Tender descriptions: them the Islamophobic industry is made flush with cash and officials and the Israeli lobby have coalesced. The Gatestone ica, they’d be laughed out is backing up public opinion for war (or at least public indif- Institute disseminates the most outrageous lies about Muslim of office, measured for The Tender holder Registration Tender No. Estimated value No. through national electroni /Indent No. (Rial/Euro) ference to war) . migration as a result of the West’s wars in the Islamic Ummah, straight-jackets and es- c tendering system and they are retailed largely through conservative media organs. corted to the nearest san- National Iranian Drilling As a result, organizations funded by these donors can con- TenderNo. PFP/GACH/98/005 tinue to promote fake news that hypes the alleged Muslim Gatestone hoaxes, such as the phony Muslim rape wave in itarium. But after tens of Company 3,204,294 89,924,000,000 threat to America, such as: Sweden (The government’s rape statistics hit the stratosphere millions of dollars in prop- Indent No: 48-22-9822008 Gatestone Institute (Muslim refugee rape crisis in Sweden) after a 2005 Swedish government law that designated some aganda deriding Muslim  Qualitative evaluation of tenderers consensual sex acts as “rape”), have been reliably copied from Daniel Pipes’ Middle East Forum (No-go zones in Euro- as vicious America-haters, pean refugee areas) Gatestone origins to Breitbart, Alex Jones’ InfoWars, the John it’s a different story. Too Method The Clarion Project (Muslim extremist camps in the US) Birch Society’s The New American magazine, and others. The much of the US general Based on minimum scoring (60) made in award criterion reflected in the tenderers pre-qualification forms. 1. The tenderers who have more than four (4) active contracts with NIDC are not allowed to attend in this tender. Donors Trust: The Fear-Funding Front Gatestone Institute has also continued to promote the idea of population is unfamiliar 2. The tenderers who have more than two (2) active contracts with same subject (exactly compliance with this subject) with NIDC are not allowed to attend in Donors Trust is the granddaddy funnel for all anti-immi- “no-go zones” in European communities where Muslim immi- with Muslims as people this tender. grants had settled, even though the originator of the phrase, grant and pro-war funding sources. The organization boasts and has become inoculat-  Purchasing & Submitting of doling out $1.1 billion since its 1999 founding, and it acts anti-Muslim academic Daniel Pipes, was forced to recant his ed against opposition to TenderDocumentDistributionby The distribution of the documents will be started one day after the publishing of second adverti as a sort of anonymizer for big political donors for a host of earlier claims about this myth. Undaunted, Gatestone authors attacking nations – like Company sement and ended onthe following tenth day thereof. right-wing/Republican issues, from climate change skeptics have continued to manufacture lies about the mythical zones Iran – that have never at- Distribution Place A) Hall No.:316, 3thfloor, Foreign Procurement Dept.(DRILLING PROJECTS), to Koch Brothers foundations to anti-immigrant causes. of Sharia in Europe. And Gatestone has also hyped an alleged tacked the United States. Submitting Method National Iranian Drilling Company, After Airport square, Ahwaz, Donors Trust operates as a shell foundation for the su- “crime wave” in Germany – which has admitted a large number Nativists have been IRAN.06134148329 of Muslim refugees – although the country has experienced using the same playbook B) jomhouri street , yaghma alley nioc 8th building floor no : 04 room per-rich, through which they can designate funds for their pet no 428 –tehran -iran .02166700249 causes. One of the key causes anonymized by Donors Trust the lowest crime rates since reunification in 1992. Despite for 180 years. The charges  Submitting one original Bank Fund Receipt in the amount of … is fear of immigrants. Among the recipients of Donors Trust record-low crime rates, Gatestone authors continue to beat against Muslims and Latin … Iranian Rials under account number 4001114004020491 (Shaba No. the drums of an immigrant crime wave in Germany. IR520100004001114004020491) in name of “NIDC Incomes Centralized Fu funds are Daniel Pipes’ Middle East Forum, Numbers USA, the Americans today are iden- nd”issued by I.R. Of Iran Central Bank. Center for Immigration Studies, the Federation for Immigra- The transmission of Islamophobic lies from Gatestone to tical to the claims against  Submitting format Request for the purpose of receiving Tender Breitbart is a natural distribution, as it was part of a vertical Irish Catholic immigrants tion Reform, Frank Gaffney’s Center for Security Policy, The corporate merger of sorts in the war-hate industrial alliance. by the Know Nothings of Documents. Clarion Project, the Middle East Media Research Institute, the DocumentsReceivingMethod Closing date  14 Days after the last time of Purchasing. Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America Hedge fund billionaire Robert Mercer sold his interest in the 1840s: Immigrants are (CAMERA), Robert Spencer’s Jihad Watch, Concerned Women Breitbart to his daughter Rebeckah beginning in 2018, who prone to crime and terror- H Hall NO.107,1st floor,Tender committee, Operation building, for America, David Horowitz Freedom Center, and others. sits on the board of the Gatestone Institute. This makes for ism, they’re both lazy and Address National The investigative website Sludge has conducted some im- a more reliable and direct channel for anti-Muslim, pro-war take American jobs, they Iranian Drilling Company, Airport square, Ahwaz, IRAN. 98 61 34148580 98 61 34148569 portant research on this topic, and found that Donors Trust propaganda making its way onto the Breitbart platform. go on the dole too much, Tel: + - - + - - and three other “donor-advised funds” (also including Fidelity The founding force behind the Gatestone Institute is Sears they don’t assimilate,  Tender Guarantee Charitable Gift Fund, Schwab Charitable Fund, and Vanguard & Roebuck heiress Nena Rosenwald. Rosenwald’s family foun- they’re not loyal to the

Charitable) donated more than $7 million over three years to dation is The Abstraction Fund, and she is a former board United States because of Value ofguarantee 3,299,000,000 Rial/ 70,442 Euro anti-immigration or anti-Muslim organizations designated hate member of AIPAC, the most powerful Israeli lobby in the their religion, etc.There is Type ofguarantee  √ Bank guarantees or guarantees issued by non- United States. Gatestone gets its money from Rosenwald and some good news. Chap- bank institutions that obtain activity license from thecentral bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran. groups by the Southern Poverty Law Center. Sludge also noted  √ Submitting one original Bank Fund Receipt under account number 4001114006376636 (Shaba in a follow-up report that Goldman Sachs Philanthropic Fund her foundations, Long Island real estate developer Lawrence man University polls show No. IR350100004001114006376636) in name of ″NIDC saving account″ by the central bank of Islamic had given $50,000 to the virulently anti-Muslim Clarion Project Kadish, the Mercer family foundations (complete donations a decline in fear of Muslims Republic of Iran. in 2014), and Daniel Pipes’ Middle East Forum. “NIDC saving account” by the central bank of Islamic Republic of Iran. in 2015-17, along with donations from Vanguard Charitable from 2016 to 2018. And Duration ofcredit "ation Tender Guarantee and ($875,000) and Schwab Charitable Fund (nearly $250,000). But the Gatestone Institute has strong ties to Deep State the Chapman Universi- quotation should be valid for 90 days and extendable maximum for onetime in initial validity duration. military and intelligence agencies, with its past Chairman John While the National Christian Foundation focuses mainly on ty poll data showed that (Name of department) Bolton now serving as Trump’s National Security Advisor. more Americans are afraid More of this & other tenders are accessible by click on: (Name of department) other issues, it has also funded anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant www.nidc.ir http://sapp.ir/nidc_pr organizations, according to research by Sludge: “Anti-Muslim Longtime Defense Department employee Harold Rhode also of the US President than More of this & other tenders are accessible by click on: www.nidc.ir http://sapp.ir/nidc_pr تهران تایمز نوبت اول 26/3/98نوبت دوم 98/3/27 تهران تایمز نوبت اول26/3/98نوبت دوم groups ACT for America ($98,000), American Freedom Law sits on the board; he was a key part of Bill Kristol’s “Project immigrants. 98/3/27

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Lessons learned from 135 for a new generation of space exploration. shuttle missions and almost 20 years at the Seetha Raghavan, associate professor of International Space Station have boosted aerospace at the University of Central Florida, The research published in Nature Communications set out to knowledge about working and living in space. noted that the shuttle had several reusability answer a simple question - how do nanoparticles melt? Although The surge of innovation leading to the problems -- like heat shield tiles that needed this question has been a focus of researchers for the past century, Apollo 11 moon landing 50 years ago was to be replaced repeatedly. it still is an open problem - initial theoretical models describing unprecedented, historic and fueled by the “We’ve definitely come a long way,” she melting date from around 100 years, and even the most relevant Cold War. As the nation looks back on five said. “Rocket technology is more efficient models being some 50 years old. decades of space exploration since then, many and manufacturing is more cost-effective. Professor Richard Palmer, who led the team based at the Uni- have wondered why we aren’t on the moon Reusing a booster by having it fly back to versity’s College of Engineering said of the research: “Although or even Mars. the launch pad, without having to recover melting behavior was known to change on the nanoscale, the “The innovation is coming along now be- it, is very big.” way in which nanoparticles melt was an open question. Given cause private industry is coming along now,” Other advances have been made in learning that the theoretical models are now rather old, there was a clear retired shuttle astronaut and businessman about the surface of the moon and asteroids, case for us to carry out our new imaging experiments to see if we Sid Gutierrez said. “Now you have people allowing the moon to be a stopover on the could test and improve these theoretical models.” like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos who got in and the main fuel tank was never reusable Launch System with an SLS rocket, solid way to Mars, Raghavan said. The research team used gold in their experiments as it acts there and shook things up. After they shook -- it simply dropped into the atmosphere and rocket boosters and the Orion spacecraft. “The combustion process is not that much as a model system for noble and other metals. The team arrived it up, that opened the door for more people burned up into small pieces over the ocean. “The good thing about the new space com- different, but there’s more going on than you at their results by imaging gold nanoparticles, with diameters to come in.” Shuttle boosters were reusable, but only panies and the venture capital involved is can see,” she said. “We know more about how ranging from 2 to 5 nanometers, via aberration corrected scan- Few people alive have Gutierrez’s grasp after they fell into the ocean, which added a you are now putting a lot of new money into these materials behave in extreme environ- ning transmission electron microscope. Their observations were of the evolution in rocket technology. Not lot of other risks of damage. it,” said Mitchell L. R. Walker, professor of ments now, and we have a lot of experience later supported by large-scale quantum mechanical simulations. only has he flown to space on top of a rocket, In 2015, Blue Origin and SpaceX perfected aerospace engineering at the Georgia Institute and technology to help us test them.” Professor Palmer said: “We were able to prove the dependence but he’s also CEO of a new company called landings of rocket boosters that actually fly of Technology. The drawback to chemical, liquid rockets of the melting point of the nanoparticles on their size and for Rocket Crafters. And his father was part of back to Earth and land, making them less SpaceX has proven regular, commercial is painfully obvious looking at the history of the first time see directly the formation of a liquid shell around the U.S. Army’s special operation to recruit expensive and quicker to refurbish and turn usage of concepts with which others had rocketry: explosions. a solid core in the nanoparticles over a wide region of elevated German rocket scientists after the Nazi defeat around for another launch. SpaceX says its tinkered, including the landing of a first- Hybrid fuel systems are being attempted temperatures, in fact for hundreds of degrees. in World War II. Falcon 9 Block 5 can be refueled with little stage booster and use of supercooled liquid by Gutierrez’s Rocket Crafters and by Richard “This helps us to describe accurately how nanoparticles melt The Germans were the first to reach space need for any refurbishment. oxygen, Walker said. Recovering a second Branson’s Virgin Galactic. They use a solid and to predict their behavior at elevated temperatures. This is a with their V-2 rocket, designed to bomb Allied In a 2017 presentation, Musk said throwing stage is proving more difficult, although Musk fuel with a liquid oxidizer. science breakthrough in a field we can all relate to - melting - and cities. Operation Paperclip is what brought away rockets after one use is crazy. tweeted out ideas in 2018 for an inflatable Rocket Crafters’ solid portion is basical- will also help those producing nanotech devices for a range of the leader of Apollo rocketry, Wernher von “It is really crazy that we build these heat shield. ly Lego-type plastic mixed with powdered practical and everyday uses, including medicine, catalysis and Braun, from Germany to the United States. sophisticated rockets and then crash them “It’s great, but they’re still on the path to aluminum, which only burns under precise electronics.” “War is historically what drove innova- every time we fly,” he said. “This is mad. I proving total reusability over the long haul, conditions. The company says it is far more (source: eurekalert.org) tion,” Gutierrez said. “In the Cold War, we cannot emphasize how profound this is and and with a reliability needed to carry people,” stable and less dangerous than a liquid-only didn’t really care that much about cost or how important reusability is.” Walker said. “It has the potential to save rocket system. even safety after launch if it was carrying a Today, a launch on a SpaceX Falcon taxpayers a lot.” “SpaceX is doing a lot of nice innovation,” weapon. And money was essentially unlimited Heavy, essentially three Falcon 9’s strapped The liquid fuel used in rockets hasn’t Gutierrez said. “But given that they are still India plans to launch own for the Apollo program.” together, is advertised for $90 million. That changed much since the Apollo era. The using liquid bi-propellant, there may be only Apollo’s Saturn V rocket system was en- compares to $350 million for a launch on basic liquids involved are liquid oxygen, so far they can go with that.” space station tirely disposable. Stages of the rocket either its main competitor, a Delta IV Heavy by liquid hydrogen and rocket-grade kerosene. Mitchell also said he thinks more than burned up in the atmosphere, crashed into United Launch Alliance. To make oxygen usable in a rocket, it chemical rockets will be needed if Mars re- the ocean, crashed into the moon or entered ULA says its long-standing success record has to be condensed and cooled below -297 ally is a target. orbit around the sun or Earth. for launches makes the extra cost worth it. degrees Fahrenheit. SpaceX took that one “We need to get an electrical propulsion The space shuttle was all about being reus- But it also is developing a new rocket, the step further by cooling it more into “deep system with higher power to start pushing able, but the shuttle never got to the frequency Vulcan, that will include reusable engines. cryogenic” liquid oxygen. That makes it more stuff off to Mars,” he said. of launches that was originally envisioned, NASA, meanwhile, is developing the Space dense, so it would take up less room in the (Source: UPI) Scientists ask the public to help search for a rare breed of black hole If you have a computer and a few spare moments, you can takes about a minute or less. The scientists will then combine help search the cosmos for an elusive breed of black hole the tracings from 15 different volunteers to get a composite that astronomers once thought didn’t exist. trace for each image. Ultimately, the goal is to find galaxies India will look to create its own space station following the com- Black holes come in two main types: stellar mass black that are wound looser than normal, a shape that suggests pletion of the country’s first manned mission into space in 2022, holes, which generally have about 10-24 times the mass an intermediate mass black hole may lurk at the center. its space agency chief said on Thursday. of our sun, and the much heavier variant known as super- If the crowd sourced effort is fruitful, the researchers The space station, where astronauts can stay for 15 to 20 massive black holes, which can be billions of times more plan to use additional telescope observations and a different days, would be placed in an orbit of about 400 kilometers (km) massive. But astronomers have also found a handful of so- type of relationship -- between black hole mass and the above the Earth, K. Sivan, chairman of the Indian Space Research called intermediate mass black holes that fall between the scattering of stars near the galactic center -- to confirm the Organization (ISRO) told a news conference. two extremes. initial hints of an intermediate mass black hole. The space station would weigh 20 tonnes, Sivan said. Now a group from the North Carolina Museum of Natural Humans are better than computers at discerning patterns The ISRO would take about five to seven years to launch the Sciences is calling on the public to help detect more of these in difficult-to-interpret images of spiral galaxies, such as proposed space station after its first manned mission is completed rare in-betweeners, which could yield insights into how the those with low contrast, broken lines, or other imperfec- in 2022, Sivan said. That mission, announced last year, will carry more common supermassive black holes form. tions, said Patrick Treuthardt, an astronomer at the North either two or three crew members to space for five to seven days Volunteers simply need a computer with internet access Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. He spoke about the in a craft placed in a low earth orbit. and a mouse. After a brief tutorial on the project website, project at a press conference this week at a meeting of the On Wednesday, India also announced its second lunar mission they are shown photos of spiral galaxies from around the American Astronomical Society in St. Louis. which, if successful, would make it the fourth country to perform universe and asked to trace the arms, a process that generally (Source: Inside Science) a “soft” landing on the moon and put a rover on it. India is cultivating a reputation as a low-cost space power, after the 2014 launch of an unmanned Mars mission at a cost of $74 million. Out of their eggs, into the sky: how baby pterosaurs may have taken flight (Source: Reuters) Modern nature teaches us that flying isn’t A pterosaur from the species Ningchen- child’s play. Newborn birds spend their early gopterus Liuae, with a wingspan of around days in the nest, and bat pups don’t take off 6 inches, was probably only a few days old for weeks on end, often requiring prodding when it drowned in a lake in what is now NASA tries to get Martian from their mothers. Inner Mongolia. Dark stains around the arm But what about baby pterosaurs? and body are fossilized remains of its wing “mole” working again Some researchers think the young of these membranes. flying reptiles that lived in the time of the “It’s extremely unlikely that they would dinosaurs also stayed on the ground for a equip themselves with a flight apparatus if they while, tended by adults. Others argue the were not going to use it,” he said. He says it opposite: Young pterosaurs could immediately follows that these babies didn’t require much fend for themselves, hatching and heading oversight: “What do you need mummy and straight for the skies. daddy for if you can do everything yourself?” A paper published Wednesday in Pro- The study supports the idea that ptero- ceedings of the Royal Society B supports this saurs “required minimal parental oversight, stirring vision, marshaling evidence from if any, as hatchlings,” said Luis Chiappe, a all known pterosaur embryos to argue that paleontologist at the Natural History Mu- the prehistoric creatures were flight-ready seums of Los Angeles County who was not from birth. involved in the research. The researchers took advantage of a Other experts were convinced by the pa- Scientists and engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory fossil cache unearthed in northwest Chi- per’s assessment of embryo development, (JPL), Pasadena, have a new strategy to get a troubled Mars in- na in 2017. Sometime between about 145 elsewhere in China. They first looked at limb matched these patterns to those observed but not its behavioral conclusions. strument working again. The Heat Flow and Physical Properties and 100 million years ago, a flood rushed lengths, along with egg size and shape. The in quails and alligators, both considered In order to prove those, the study would Package was provided by the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) through the area and buried an entire colony researchers found that in general, smaller, modern analogues of pterosaurs. This helped need to compare the pterosaurs with megap- for the InSight Mars lander. The instrument’s heat probe, known of pterosaurs, said David Unwin, a paleo- narrower eggs represent early-stage embry- to sort the pterosaur embryos, from newly odes, chicken-like birds from Australia that as the mole, should dig itself down as far as five meters into the biologist at the University of Leicester in os, while larger and rounder ones indicate laid to about to hatch. can fly from birth, said Edina Prondvai, a Martian ground but came to a standstill on 28 February, having England and the study’s lead author. The a later stage. Along the way, they noticed something postdoctoral researcher at Ghent University burrowed just 30cm (12 inches) below the surface. site has “adults and juveniles, and it’s got Next, they examined patterns of bone os- about one bone, the manus digit IV. Equivalent in Belgium and the MTA-MTM-ELTE Re- It was first thought the mole may have hit a rock but several lots and lots of eggs.” sification, or hardening, looking at embryos to our ring finger, this is a pterosaur’s “wing search Group for Paleontology in Budapest. months of testing a replica on Earth have suggested a different Over 300 have been found there so far, 16 along with young pterosaurs, called flaplings. finger,” the long, flexible appendage that is Kevin Padian, a biologist at the University reason. The mole uses a hammering action to push it deeper. with embryos preserved inside. But attempts Overall, they compared data from specimens attached to its wing membrane and allowed of California, Berkeley, called the idea that Tests suggest the Martian soil is not providing enough friction to figure out the stage of development each of nine pterosaur species, from Hamipterus the animal to fly. In most vertebrates, that hatchlings could support their own body for the probe to push against, so the probe is bouncing in place. embryo had reached have been “kind of ad tianshanensis — the type in the flooded colony, bone is one of the last to harden. Pterosaurs, mass in the air “quite a stretch,” based on NASA now plans to lift the mole’s support structure to see hoc — just look-at-it-and-guess,” Dr. Unwin which had a crested snout and a wingspan though, “ossify it very early,” he said. studies of birds. what is going on underneath. There is a risk, however, as they said. He and Charles Deeming, a zoologist of up to 11-1/2 feet — to the swallow-sized To Dr. Unwin, this — along with simi- Dr. Unwin replied that he would have must be careful not to pull the mole out of the ground. at the University of Lincoln in England, set and stubby-tailed Anurognathus ammoni. larly early ossification of other important liked to compare pterosaurs with megap- If successful, they could then press down on the area with the out to standardize the process. Because bones harden in a particular flight-related bones — is further evidence odes, but could not find enough data, and spacecraft’s robotic arm to increase friction around the mole. The The pair used fossils from that site, along order, they can serve as “developmen- that pterosaurs could get airborne right out that “pterosaurs are not birds.” delicate procedure is scheduled to begin near the end of this month. with eggs and embryos from Argentina and tal markers,” Dr. Unwin said. They then of the egg. (Source: New York Times) (Source: The Guardian) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 10 HERITAGE & TOURISM JUNE 16, 2019

67 fields of handicraft being Suitcase trade practiced in Kashan exports of HERITAGE TEHRAN — Of 290 fields of handicraft, deskwhich are known in Iran, 67 are currently being practiced in Kashan, tourism chief of the oasis city said on Thursday. handicrafts fetches Iran $99m in year HERITAGE TEHRAN — Iran earned handicrafts and it also re-exports some of desksome $99 million from them to some countries, such a trend is also exporting handicrafts via suitcase trade (al- underway in the UAE, the official stated. lowed for customs-free and tax-free transfer) The United States is one of the destina- during the past Iranian calendar year 1397 tions for suitcase trade exports of hand- (ended March 20), the deputy director of icrafts, in particular traditional jewelry, the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and personal-ornamentation, and handmade More than 1000 citizens of Kashan are routinely engaged in Tourism Organization, said on Monday, textile, she said. 67 fields of handicrafts, Mehran Sarmadian said, ISNA reported. CHTN reported. Traditional ceramics, pottery vessels, Foreign travelers browse handicrafts at a Tehran crafts exhibit. Over the past decade, a total of 12 high-quality works by na- In addition, the country’s handicrafts handwoven cloths, precious and semi-pre- tives of Kashan have been inscribed on the list of UNESCO Seal exports through customs reached $289 cious gemstones, glasswork and woodwork littoral states to name a few. visited Iran during 1397 that shows a 52.5 of Excellence for Handicrafts, and 33 have been honored with million in the year 1397, showing three are amongst Iranian handicraft exports to Dozens of Iranian handicrafts have gained percent increase year on year, and outbound the national seal of excellence, he added. percent growth year on year, Pouya Germany, Armenia, Turkey, Afghanistan, the UNESCO Seal of Excellence during the passengers added up to 7 million during Many travelers opt to pass Kashan on their journeys between Mahmoudian said. Azerbaijan, Russia, the Netherlands, France, past couple of years. the same year, according to official data Tehran, Isfahan, Shiraz and Yazd. The ancient city, which is one Iraq is the leading importer of Iranian Italy, South Africa and the Persian Gulf A total of 7.8 million foreign nationals compiled by the CHHTO. of most alluring destinations in the country, is sprawled on the edge of the Dasht-e Kavir, a large desert lying in the middle of the Iranian plateau. UNWTO seeks to cement sports tourism sector TOURISM TEHRAN — The World Tourism Organ- solving real needs and addressing knowledge gaps in the Man discovers snake in his deskization (UNWTO) seeks to cement sports growing sports tourism sector.” tourism sector, setting up an initiative that is aimed to identify Increasing demand from tourists and the growing influence bag after flying from projects and innovations that can transform sports tourism of sports on destinations’ popularity have combined to make sector in the near future. sports tourism one of the segments with the greatest potential Florida to Hawaii The UN body has announced the launch of the 1st for socioeconomic development opportunities, attracting UNWTO Sports Tourism Start-up Competition in close growing levels of government interest, the report said. A 20-year-old man flying from Fort Lauderdale to Hawaii got in collaboration with Spain’s Barca Innovation Hub In all, 20 start-ups will be shortlisted by a panel of the shock of his life when he found he accidentally brought a (BIHUB) and with the support of the Qatar National international experts and sports and tourism stakehold- teeny, tiny, slithery stowaway with him on his journey, MSN Tourism Council (QNTC), according to a press release ers, drawn from the public and private sectors, academia reported on Friday. from the Organization. and civil society. The Associated Press reported the man was unaware a southern “The 1st UNWTO Sports Tourism Start-up Competition, As part of the partnership with QNTC, the winning ideas black racer snake had found its way into his backpack somewhere launched by UNWTO and BIHUB, with the support of QNTC, will also be considered for implementation in Qatar, which along his route. He didn’t discover the creature until he arrived is looking for start-ups with disruptive ideas focused on is gearing up to host the FIFA World Cup 2022. all the way at his rental property in the community of Pukalani. The non-venomous snake, officials told the AP, measured in at about a foot long and a quarter inch in diameter. Luckily, this one seemed to be fairly tiny — as NBC reported, the species can Rosewater festivals attract travelers to northern Iranian villages grow up to 6 feet in length. HERITAGE TEHRAN — Every year, by After the snake slithered out of the man’s bag the property deskearly June, rosewater festivals owner reportedly informed the visitor that snakes are illegal take center stage in Gildeh and several neighboring in the state. The owner then alerted the police, who were able villages, attracting hundreds of travelers to Shaft to capture the snake with a little help from the Department of county of the northern Gilan province. Land and Natural Resources. The team is expected to transfer Shaft embraces some six hectares of very sweet the snake to Oahu. smelling kind of roses, best known as Mohammadi Although the man appeared to have no know how the snake roses in the country. got in his bag, he could have gotten into serious trouble. The county, however, is little-known when it Transporting illegal pets is a felony in Hawaii, according to comes to such festivals that are more established the AP, with fines up to $200,000 and 3 years in prison. in the oasis city of Kashan or its surrounding vil- Oddly enough, this isn’t the first (or second or third) time a lages in central Iran. snake has accidentally hitched a ride on a plane. Visitors may revel in lush flower gardens or In 2017, a passenger found a five-foot-long snake hiding witness how locals make rosewater step by step under a duffle bag after its owner left it behind. In February of from harvesting to steaming damask rose petals. this year, a woman found a python hiding in her shoe that had They usually buy bottles of fresh rosewater and escaped Australia with her. And, in 2018, scientists reported other household products. that brown tree snakes were purposefully boarding planes from Golab or rosewater is a fragrant distillate of Guam to Hawaii all on their own. Because really, who doesn’t the roses which is used nationwide in diverse tra- love a vacation in Hawaii? ditional dishes to flavor them or consumed as a Next time you pack, maybe check your bags, shoes, and an- religious perfume as well. Distillation ceremonies ywhere else a snake could be hiding. At the very least, ask it to are locally called “Golab-giri”. cover its share of the airfare with you. Almost every 30 Kg of rose petals plus 80 liters of water are poured into each pot that is connected to metal pipes for the steam moving through to ROUND THE GLOBE obtain the hydrosol. The waste of distillation is used for feeding livestock or composting. Itsukushima Shinto Shrine Many believe traditionally distilled rosewater is of higher quality from that of produced in factories A UNESCO World Heritage, the Island of Itsukushima has probably due to shorter time interval between the been a holy place of Shintoism since the earliest times. Itsuk- harvest and distillation practices. ushima is situated in the Seto inland sea of Japan. The first shrine buildings here were probably erected in the 6th century. The present shrine dates from the 13th century Ancient Afghan citadel collapses, cultural heritage sites at risk but is an accurate reflection of the 12th century construction style and was founded by the most powerful leader of the GHAZNI, Afghanistan (Reuters) — An ancient tower ernment was working on a plan to protect the site from time, Taira no Kiyomori. dating back 2,000 years in the historic Afghan city of Ghazni complete destruction. collapsed last week, local officials said, raising concerns He said a German archaeologist had worked at the site about the vulnerability of the country’s cultural heritage as recently as 2013. and the government’s ability to protect them. Ghazni, a strategically vital center on the main highway The old citadel known as Ghaznain Fort originally had between Kabul and southern Afghanistan and two hour drive 36 towers, but 14 of the towers had collapsed in recent years from the capital, is home to a range of cultural and archeolog- due to decades of war, heavy rain and neglect. ical artifacts, some of which date back to pre-Islamic period. The fort is one of dozens of unique historic sites in Af- The province and its cultural heritage was officially de- ghanistan - ranging from the pre-Islamic Buddhist center clared as Asian Capital of Islamic Culture in 2013 by the in the Bamyan valley to the 12th century minaret of Jam in a Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, a remote area of Ghor province - in urgent need of protection. Morocco-based body created in 1981, supported by UNESCO. Officials in Ghazni, which nearly fell to the Taliban last The collapse of the tower in Ghazni follows concern over year in some of the heaviest fighting seen in the war, said the the condition of the 900-year-old Minaret of Jam, in Ghor, tower collapsed on Tuesday following heavy rain. A short which has been on the UNESCO List of World Heritage video posted on social media shows it crumbling but local “We have warned the government about the dire condition Properties in Danger since 2002. residents say negligence also contributed to its collapse. of the citadel but no one visited,” Sakhi said. The Taliban during their austere regime from 1996-2001, “The government paid no attention to the sites and didn’t Mahbubullah Rahmani, acting director of culture and before they were toppled by the U.S. and coalition force build canals to divert flood water,” said Ghulam Sakhi, who information in Ghazni, said heavy rain and recent fighting in late 2001, blew up two giant Buddha statues in central lives near the citadel. had contributed to the tower’s collapse but said the gov- Bamiyan province, calling them idols. A UNESCO World Heritage site, the property covers 431.2 hectares on the Island of Itsukushima, and the buffer zone (2,634.3 ha) includes the rest of the island and part of the sea Ancient Egyptian fortress built by Ramses II reveals its secrets in front of Itukushima-jinia. The buildings of Itsukushima-jinja are in the general tra- An ancient Egyptian fortress built by the reach as far as modern Syria to the east and Nile around 2,500 years ago. Delta north of Cairo. In a separate pro- dition of Japanese Shinto architecture, in which a mountain Pharaoh Ramses II is revealing its secrets Sudan to the south. In another project, archaeologists recently ject, two ancient tombs dating back to the or natural object becomes the focus of religious belief to be to archaeologists. Egypt continues to reveal fresh details found a large ram-headed sphinx that is Roman period were uncovered in Egypt’s worshipped from a shrine, generally constructed at the foot Researchers discovered the remains of of its rich history. Archaeologists recently linked to King Tutankhamun’s grandfather. Western Desert. of the mountain. two new buildings at the fortress site in uncovered an ancient cemetery near the In other projects, a teenage girl’s skeleton In another project, archaeologists discov- The harmoniously arranged shrine buildings in the property Beheira Governorate northwest of Cairo, famous Giza pyramids just outside Cairo. was discovered in a mysterious grave near ered a stunning sphinx statue at an ancient are located on the sea and the scenery, with a trinity com- Egypt Today reports. In a separate project, experts uncovered the Meidum pyramid, south of Cairo. temple in southern Egypt. posed of the man-made architecture in the center, the sea in The circular-shaped buildings were used the 2,500-year-old remains of a powerful In April, experts announced the discov- Last summer, experts unlocked the se- the foreground, and the mountains in the background, and as stores, according to a Facebook post by high priest in dramatic fashion. ery of dozens of mummies in ancient desert crets of a mysterious ancient ‘cursed’ black have become recognized as a Japanese standard of beauty. Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities. Animal The secrets of a mysterious “Tomb of the burial chambers. Archaeologists also recently granite sarcophagus. The massive coffin, The sites reveal great artistic and technical skill and are bones were found within the silos. Warriors” were also recently revealed in a explained the strange brown spots on some of which was excavated in the city of Alexan- unique among extant shrine buildings in Japan. Ramses II, also known as Ramses the PBS documentary, and solving an ancient the paintings in King Tutankhamun’s tomb. dria, was found to contain three skeletons (Source: UNESCO) Great, ruled Egypt from 1279 BC. to 1213 puzzle, archaeologists discovered the wreck In January, archaeologists announced and gold sheets with the remains. BC. He is credited with expanding Egypt’s of an extremely rare vessel that traveled the the discovery of ancient tombs in the Nile (Source: Fox News) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y JUNE 16, 2019 TECHNOLOGY 11

Times rankings: Top Iranian A center for cultural, tourism startups to be established in Tehran

TECHNOLOGY TEHRAN — Innovation House, a center active deskin the field of media and blockchain, and the universities on the list Abbasabad Lands Rehabilitation Company signed an agreement to establish a center in Tehran’s Abbasabad neighborhood for 1 University of Guilan (501–600), from 401 last year. startups active in the field of culture and tourism. Iran University of Science and Technology The subject highlights the universities (501–600), Isfahan University of Technology that are leading across art, performing arts, (501–600), Sharif University of Technology design, languages, literature, linguistics, his- (501–600) and University of Tehran (501–600) tory, philosophy, theology, and architecture are on the list. and archaeology subjects. The Iranian universities Azarbaijan Sha- Stanford University and Massachusetts hid Madani University, Ferdowsi University of Institute of Technology take the top two places Mashhad, University of Mazandaran, Shahid in the table for the second year in a row, while Beheshti University, Shiraz University, Shiraz the University of California, Berkeley joins University of Technology, University of Tabriz, the top 10 at ninth, up from 11th. University of Zanjan rank between 601–800 Education at the table. The University of Tehran is the only Iranian Alzahra University, University of Birjand, academic center with 301-400 ranking in the University of Isfahan, Kharazmi University, education ranking list. Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Shahrood The subject highlights the issues that are University of Technology, Urmia University leading across education, teacher training and Yazd University rank 801+ on the table. and academic studies in education subjects. Engineering and technology The 2019 education ranking has also ex- The Innovation House plans to use virtual reality (VR) and A total of 21 Iranian universities are named panded to include 428 universities, up from augmented reality (AR) techniques at the Ab-o-Atash Park in at the 2019 Times Higher Education World 100 last year. Abbasabad for children, the head of Innovation House’s accel- University Rankings table for engineering and Stanford University tops this year’s edu- erator center announced. technology subjects. science and sport science subjects. Clinical, pre-clinical and health cation table for the second consecutive year, Mehdi Sedaqat said that they plan to initiate Business-to-Con- The 2019 engineering and technology rank- The 2019 life sciences ranking has expanded Five Iranian universities are named on while Harvard University maintains second sumer (B2C) model which can be used by families. ing is expanded to include 903 universities, to include 751 universities, up from 502 last year. the clinical, pre-clinical and health university position. The University of California, Berke- The Innovation House supports entrepreneurs to commercialize up from 501 last year. Isfahan University of Technology is the ranking which includes medicine, dentistry ley completes the top three in third place, up their ideas and create networks to connect startups to investors. According to the table recently released, only Iranian university, which ranks from and other health subjects. from fifth. It also holds courses on e-business and provides co-working the universities assessed in different fields of 501–600. The 2019 clinical, pre-clinical and health Social science space for new emerging businesses. general engineering, civil engineering, chemical The Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Uni- ranking has expanded to include 721 univer- With 401-500 ranking in social sciences, engineering, electrical and electronic engineer- versity of Guilan, Iran University of Medical sities, up from 501 last year. the University of Tehran is the only Iranian ing, mechanical and aerospace engineering. Sciences, University of Isfahan, Shahid Bahonar Tehran University of Medical Sciences is academic center in the table, which is expand- Babol Noshirvani University of Technology University of Kerman, Shahid Beheshti Uni- on top of Iranian universities with 401–500 ed to include 666 universities, up from 400 Could digital assistants be and University of Tehran are top amongst the versity, Shiraz University, University of Tabriz, ranking level followed by Iran University of last year. Iranian universities ranking 251–300. They are University of Tehran and Urmia University Medical Sciences, Mashhad University of The social science highlights the universities our personalized toxicity followed by the Sharif University of Technol- are ranked +601. Medical Sciences and University of Tabriz that are leading across sociology, geography, ogy, University of Mazandaran, University of Harvard University tops the table for the (501–600). The Shahid Beheshti Univer- politics and international studies, and com- filters for social media? Kashan and University of Guilan (301–400). third year in a row, while the University of sity of Medical Sciences is on the list with munication and media studies subjects. Social platforms have struggled to contain the rising tide of toxicity Amirkabir University of Technology and Cambridge remains in the second, and the 601+. The University of Oxford tops this year’s and hate that have made them increasingly less welcoming and Isfahan University of Technology rank 401- University of Oxford holds on to third. The University of Oxford leads the table social sciences table for the second year in inclusive. Their go-to solution to date has been to chase quick- 500. Shiraz University of Technology, Shiraz Computer science for the eighth consecutive year, while UCL a row, after becoming the first university of fix filters that target only the most egregious hate speech, while University, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad Nine Iranian universities are amongst top joins the top 10 at eighth place, up from 12th. UK to take pole position in the table last year. ignoring the far more prevalent casual toxicity. Could our future and University of Tabriz rank 501–600. universities worldwide in computer science, Business and economics Higher education agenda for five digital assistants act as personalized toxicity filters for social Shahid Beheshti University, University of which has expanded to include 684 universities, University of Tehran (301-400) and Uni- decades media, shielding us with custom tailored blockades against the Zanjan, Urmia University, Shahrood University up from 301 last year. versity of Isfahan (501+) are on ranking ta- Times Higher Education is the data pro- hate and horrors that affect each of us the most? of Technology, Kharazmi University, Univer- The University of Oxford leads the table ble for business and economics amongst 585 vider underpinning university excellence in Today’s go-to solution for social media’s toxicity is the hate sity of Isfahan and Azarbaijan Shahid Madani for the first time, after overtaking Stanford universities, up from 200 last year. every continent across the world. speech filter, designed to target an extremely narrow range of the University rank 601–800 and on the bottom University and the Massachusetts Institute The subject highlights the universities that The Times Higher Education (THE) World most egregious statements. While an important first step, these of the list are Shahid Bahonar University of of Technology, while ETH Zurich is now in are leading across business and management, University Rankings, founded in 2004, provide filters address only a microscopic fraction of the total social toxicity. Kerman and Yazd University with 801+ ranking. second place. accounting and finance, and economics and the definitive list of the world’s best universities. Platforms are loathe to move much beyond selected topics The University of Oxford leads the table Amirkabir University of Technology, Isfahan econometrics subjects. The overall THE World University Rank- like overt hate speech because of fears that banning all harm- for the first time, after overtaking Stanford University of Technology, Shiraz University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology has ings, featuring 1,000 institutions, are accom- ful content would actually remove much of the informality and University and the California Institute of Tech- University of Tabriz and University of Tehran overtaken Stanford University to claim first place panied by a series of subject-specific rankings stream-of-consciousness speech that has made social media so nology. Meanwhile, Harvard University joins are in the table with 401–500 ranking. in this year’s business and economics table. to help students determine where to study commercially successful. After all, if users could not use profanity, the table in third place. Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, K.N. Arts and humanities arts and humanities, business and econom- sarcasm or emotionally-laden diatribes, how would they express Toosi University of Technology and Shahid In arts and humanities, the University of ics, computer science, education, engineering Life sciences themselves online? Beheshti University ranking 501–600 are on Tehran with 401+ ranking is the only Ira- and technology, law, life sciences, clinical, Eleven Iranian universities are on ranking Making the toxicity filtering problem far harder is the sim- the table followed by University of Isfahan with nian university in the list. The ranking has pre-clinical and health, physical sciences, table for life sciences, which includes agriculture ple fact that we are not all alike. We each have unique traumas 601+ ranking. is expanded to include 506 universities, up psychology and social sciences. and forestry, biological sciences, veterinary and sensitivities that might make one person’s desired content another’s pain. A couple who has just experienced a miscarriage will today be barraged with endless cheerful advertisements for products, How to use technology to work more effectively toys, services and experiences for the child they will never meet. Efficiency is something that we wish to avail not just on pro- and reminder system. This tool will help you to manage your As they turn to social media to seek solstice and comfort from fessional grounds, but even also on the personal front. With Outlook in a better way and to clean up the inbox by archiving friends and family, the algorithms powering those platforms will every changing technology and constant introduction of new the vital messages and bringing them when you require them. be entirely oblivious to their loss and will bombard them with innovations, it will not be wrong to commit that technology Get consistent access to data ads that cause horrific pain. has created a huge impact on both sides of coins of our lives. Another way to use technology for better productivity is Even if that couple knows that Facebook has a specific setting While for some, the modern day smartphone is the easiest to get uninterrupted access to data and information. You can to turn off ads for child products and has the composure in their way to reach their eventual goals, for few its a device that can develop a reliable and secure network on the basis of intelligent moment of grief to wade through menu after menu to find it, they distract you while working. But the truth is that with proper routers and let all your employees access that information. will likely still confront countless child-related ads, making it discipline and efforts, technology can be used to work more This will ensure that the members of your organization are impossible to escape their grief. effectively in all aspects of lives. always aware of challenges and changes that need to be done Similarly, someone recovering from alcoholism might not Be it your home, office, school, college, meeting a doctor, and to react instantly to external changes. wish to see endless advertisements for boozy weekends and bringing in grocery, or any other thing, if you follow it the Use video-conferencing while you are traveling winery outings. right way then technology can help everyday processes to be If you are a person who travels a lot and wants to keep in Beyond such obvious examples, traumas can manifest them- streamlined and hence increase the efficiency. extensions that allow you to access things faster. touch with your employees, customers, and other related pro- selves in far more complex ways from our unique lived experi- So, if you are still not able to figure out the proper ways of There are multiple chrome extensions available online fessionals, then using video-conferencing is a great technique. ences. Someone who almost drowned as a child might suffer using technology to work more effectively in various spheres of that have been designed to add ease to your everyday work, This is a way to give them a level of personal service that panic attacks from being confronted with summertime ads for life, then here we present you the best ways to use technology. particularly on the professional front. Using such extensions they must be expecting from you. At the same time, you can pools in their area, while someone who almost died from a food With these ways, you will not increase your productivity, but will is very easy and moreover, you will considerably save lots of communicate with anyone and from anywhere without actually allergy might be traumatized by endless images of that food item also learn to streamline things using technology and eventually time. So, if you want to know an easy solution to increase your reaching to them virtually. in their news feed from well-meaning friends that don’t know reach your final goals in a hassle-free manner. productivity, then this is one of the best ways. With this technology, you can talk to your client and oth- about their allergy or experience. Using the right technology is the key Use a calendar app for organizing your time er professionals via PC and have a face-to-face conversation Today’s social filters are designed around the idea of banning The very aspect to consider while using any technological If you are not able to identify the best way to use technology with ease. universally toxic topics like hate speech. Ironically, for platforms device is to employ the right type of technology. This decision to work more effectively, then this one is just perfect for you. Offer your customers with round-the-clock that intimately personalize their content streams, the major plat- greatly impacts that whether the technology is a boon or a No need to stick to too many apps or devices. All you need support and service forms have yet to roll out personalized toxicity filters that would curse to your productivity. to do is to use the latest calendar app for organizing your stuff. These days the customers have become more demanding learn from the sensitivities of their users and allow fine-grained Just analyze the area of your life where you wish to use You can use these apps to get reminders for important things, than ever. All they demand is timely and round-the-clock service customization. the technology and identify that if the tool is appropriate to numbers, events, meetings, and other schedules. for all sorts of products and services. Perhaps that is the role our digital assistants of the future fill the gap or not. If all such data is saved in the app, then your mind will have The best way to fulfill this request is to create a website that could play. Switch to automation tools lots of free space to do other important things. This way you offers the option of FAQs, forums, comments, feedback, and Imagine a digital assistant that could curate all of the social One easy way to use technology to work more effectively is will not just be able to do all things on time, but will also be others. Your website will act as a direct tool of communication posts arriving in our news feeds in real-time, scanning each to switch to tools that can automate everything. Whether you able to obtain increased productivity. between you and your customers. against a personalized model that removes posts that would be need to pay your bill or need to schedule an appointment or Take benefit of free applications The best thing about creating a website is that, it can be built traumatic to us, regardless if to others they might be acceptable update your contact list, if you have that one perfect tool that From the customer point of view, free applications are at very competitive prices and can also serve you as a platform or even welcome. can automatically do all such tasks then think how wonderful always welcomed and the pocket-friendly way to meet more to showcase your offerings to your customers. Our assistant could learn through our behaviors and feedback it would be! solutions at less cost. So, wait no more. Take benefit of the free Use technology to market your products and over time what kind of content is harmful to us individually, Using automation tools will reduce all your efforts to more applications to make your life more efficient! offerings becoming ever better at protecting us and even adapting to new than half and will offer you an easy way to digitize processes that Grocery apps, home electronics monitoring apps, pickup Your sales and marketing team must be using a lot of materials traumas in our lives. The death of a beloved pet would cause you are doing manually. This will make everything so effort- and drop cab apps, and other such applications are just a few and colorful brochures to promote your company’s products our assistant to proactively immediately filter out the pet ads less for you and will surely enhance your overall productivity. examples that charge no money to install and offer service for and offerings. This is a great expense to any organization. and happy pet posts we once embraced, until the pain of our Use technology where you need it the most free of cost. You only have to pay for the products or services An efficient way to reduce such expenses is to use technol- loss has subsided. No need to depend totally on technology. I don’t want you which you will use, like the grocery you purchase, or the cab fare. ogy and to create a sales and product presentation that can be Such a personalized toxicity filter would not entirely strip to just become a rusted machine. Rather use technology for Don’t fluff yourself with technology emailed to the clients. away the reality of the world to present a caricature of a “happy” carrying transactions and in areas where you need them the most. It is true that workflow yields and automation of procedures With a professional presentation comprising interactive utopia. Rather, it would merely filter the toxicity that affects us For example, rather than going to the grocery store or getting can lead to greater efficiency. But this may work only if you use pages, video clips, multimedia sound, and company’s informa- directly, allowing us to experience the world’s negativity without milk from the dairy, you can always rely on your mobile apps it intelligently and precisely. tion, it will be easier and cost-effective to present your offerings becoming traumatized and without confronting hateful attacks to get necessary things right at your door. In another example, Hence, make sure that you don’t use too much of technolo- to the customers. directed at us personally or our demographics. you can use elements like Headspace and Evernote to keep a gies and devices on one hand. This might make you confused Use technology to reach places faster Putting this all together, perhaps someday the social networks track record of your stuff, which most of the time you need to and land up in a situation where everything is messed. Just be Whether you need to reach to your office, or home, or any will build customized toxicity filters that learn our unique vulner- do writing on a pad or a page. thoughtful, decisive, and intelligent while making an appropriate other place, you can always use technology to reach to your abilities and create a more welcoming and inclusive environment. Presently, there is a promising technological solution to decision so that you don’t end up in a troublesome situation, places at a very faster pace. At best, however, each platform would have its own filters with almost every problem. So, just select the areas where you need which is the case with most of the individuals out there. Google Maps, Waze, Beat the Traffic are some of the applica- differing abilities and knowledge about us, creating an uneven technology the most and you will get time to focus on more Begin with easy-to-use technological means: tions that can help you identify the faster route to any location filtering landscape that is reset each time we join a new network. important things and increase your efficiency. The best way to increase your efficiency with technology is, quickly. Such apps make traveling simpler and easier for you. In the meantime, perhaps the coming era of more advanced Using chrome extensions is an intelligent way to begin with, an easy-to-use technological plug-in or device. Even using these apps can help you avoid stuck in traffic. digital assistants might offer a world of universal filtering, pro- Everyone wishes to get more tasks done in less time. This The easiest way is to begin optimizing the existing programs. Hence technology can be used to reach places faster and without tecting us from the internet’s worst. is the truth. One of the best ways for this is to use Chrome For example, you can use Boomerang for your Outlook emails experiencing issues. (Source: wisestep.com) (Source: forbes.com) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 12 SOCIETY JUNE 16, 2019 Human-animal interactions: Hospitable Iranian cyclists to ride around the world planting trees, locals play host to storks for ages in Iran promoting peace 1 Mousa Madhajji, an environmental which are mainly set up on the power expert told ISNA that the greatest popu- towers, he stated. SOCIETY TEHRAN — Two Iranian cyclists, Keramat lation of storks and storks’ nests in the He went on to say that due to the birds’ deskAzizzadeh and Abdollah Mesbah, have started country is in southwestern Khuzestan prov- tendency to nest on high settlements spe- their trip around the world on their bikes to plant trees and pro- ince, as this year 57 active nests have been cially electricity towers or lamp posts, elec- mote peace, IRNA news agency reported on Saturday. identified in the province, which belong tricity distribution companies can turn to The two cyclists have marked the beginning of their journey by to white storks. bird-friendly associations and build them planting trees at Department of Environment with environment Temperate species like the white stork, safer man-made nests on the power towers. chief Issa Kalantari in attendance. black stork and yellow-billed stork live in This can flourish the stork’s population Iran who undertake long annual migrations in the province of Khuzestan and to expand in winter, he said, adding, stork population in other areas favorable to these species, started to decline in the country and some he highlighted. areas which were once home to flocks of With the start of summer, locals started storks are not witnessing even a pair of to build tens of nests for storks in the west- them such as Ahvaz city. ern city of Marivan, Kordestan province, Although, there have been times when which attracted many of the storks to stay the population had fallen to fewer than some during the warm season. pairs in the entire country, even in places Bird population increase over time identified with the white stork for centu- mostly demonstrate a direct relationship ries, conservation measures successfully between the flourishing of bird species with increased the population of birds thanks human flourishing; storks are also likely to the locals’ efforts, he stated. Years ago, storks have managed to find to expand whenever the buildings and The nests are typically used for years, so a way of living with humans, preferring human-inhabitation expands, however, nest change is often related to a change in there have been cases that human popu- Azizzadeh, and Mesbah are ambassadors of peace and envi- human settlements and rooftops for nesting the pairing and failure to raise young the lation raise have resulted in bird species ronmental activists who dedicated 17 years of their life to travel previous year, and younger birds are more to more natural habitats like treetops, population decline, yet historical ecolo- around the world and convey peace massages on their bikes. likely to change nesting sites, he noted. gy may be a reminder to realize that how Azizzadeh told IRNA that “we have so far planted 2,010 sap- and surprisingly, humans also have rarely Dezfool city currently holds the highest much blessing “birds” can bring us and lings in 5 continents, in an attempt to promote protection of the number of active nests in the province, attacked or persecuted them. how human must reconcile with nature. environment, healthy living and encouraging cycling to tackle air pollution around the world. “We start our trip in Iran by touring 7 provinces of Alborz, Qazvin, Gilan, Ardabil, East and West Azarbaijan, and plant Iran to implement food safety program trees in those provinces,” he added. SOCIETY TEHRAN — A food safety document will the quality of water and the irrigation methods are defined in “After these provinces, we will travel to Georgia, Armenia, deskbe approved and implemented in the future the food safety document, as these factors affect the quality Turkey, Greece, Italy, Austria, Germany, France, Belgium, the in the country, Vahid Mofid, an official with the Food and of the food products. Netherlands, Denmark, Norway and South America, to cultivate Drug Administration has stated. Food policy is cross sectoral, so the document empha- 1,400 trees. The document is under review and must be approved sizes on a focused integrated policy, according to which The journey will take 6 months, he concluded. by the health commission of the Majlis (Iranian Parlia- related devices are obliged to well cooperate for the best ment), which is hoped to soon go into effect, he said, food quality, he concluded. IRNA reported on Friday. Food safety is important as it helps to protect consumer Bermuda land snail: An The document is consisting of standards through which from the risk of food borne illnesses. It also helps to prevent food safety is best ensured; the whole food production pro- consumers from risks of health –related conditions such as animal ‘back from the dead’ cess from cultivation to markets will be under control, it also allergy and even death. identifies and controls hazards in the production, manu- It also protects food processing establishments from Thousands of critically endangered snails have been released facturing and handling of food rather than relying on end product recalls which results in financial losses due to into the wild after being rescued from the edge of extinction, product standards alone, he explained. unsafe products. Other issues due to unsafe products with a little help from a British zoo. The standards enable the country to oblige food busi- which can impact a business include: rejected products, The greater Bermuda land snail was thought to have disappeared nesses to meet the document principles, they will be subject possible lawsuits and business closure by the public health for many years until an empty shell turned up in the territory’s to periodic observations by a suitably qualified food safety He went on to note that the amount of toxins consumed, authorities due to reports of unsafe product sold to the capital city, Hamilton. auditor, he added. the types of fertilizers used and the ways food is distributed, general public. Live snails were then found among litter in a nearby alleyway. Some were flown to Chester Zoo for a unique breeding programme. More than 4,000 snails raised at the zoo have now been taken 11m ha of plains require aquifer, watershed management back to the island and released. ENVIRONMENT TEHRAN — Some 11 and the overall planning and utilization of marked for conducting watershed and aquifer Many more captive snails will soon be returned to their homeland deskmillion hectares of the watersheds. Landowners, land use agencies, management plans, through which some to help give the species a new lease of life. country’s plains need watershed and aq- storm water management experts, environ- 6000 areas have undergone implementation Mark Outerbridge, a wildlife ecologist for the Bermuda uifer management plans, so they must mental specialists, water use surveyors and nationwide, he explained. government, said the snail was a “Lazarus species”, which was be prepared in this regard, director communities all play an integral part in wa- He further highlighted that this year, a considered extinct not so long ago. of watershed management at Forests, tershed management. budget amounting to €150 million from the Then, in 2014, a man walked into his office in the capital, Rangelands, and Watershed Management The vision of the aquifer management Fund will also be allocated in this regard. Hamilton, holding a fresh snail shell. Organization has said. is to identify and map aquifers at the micro Shahram Montaseri, director for Fars “It turned out that, yes, this was in fact the greater Bermuda Watershed management aims at the sus- level, to quantify the available groundwater province’s forests, rangelands, and watershed land snail, a species that we thought had gone extinct 40 years tainable distribution of its resources and resources, and to propose plans appropriate management organization, for his part said earlier,” he said. the process of creating and implementing to the scale of demand and aquifer charac- He went on to add that this led to a reduc- that Fars was among the provinces undergone “He came back the next day with a fresh one, a live one in his plans, programs, and projects to sustain and teristics, and institutional arrangements for tion in groundwater level; one of the scientific the highest number of aquifer management hand, and that’s how I was thrust into this conservation project.” enhance watershed functions that affect the participatory management. solutions to offset this deficit is the imple- plans amounting to 35 projects worth 280 A small but thriving population of land snails was discovered plant, animal, and human communities within Over the past 10 years, the country ex- mentation of watershed and aquifer plans, billion rials (around $6.6 million). behind a restaurant. The gastropods were living among litter the watershed boundary. perienced 11 millimeters of rainfall decline which must be conducted on over 11 million In the case of allocation of funds up to - specifically inside thrown-away plastic bags - in a “dank wet Features of watershed that agencies seek to while evaporation rate increased by 54 mil- hectares of the plains across the country. 8 trillion rials (about $190 million), we are alley”, surrounded by four-storey buildings. manage include water supply, water quality, limeters, ISNA quoted Khoshroo Shahbazi Last year, a total budget of $200 million capable of implementing watershed and (Source: BBC) drainage, storm water runoff, water rights, as saying on Thursday. from the National Development Fund ear- aquifer management projects, he concluded. WORDS IN THE NEWS Climate change: Arctic permafrost now melting at levels not expected until 2090 Seabirds: back from the edge Permafrost hs begun thawing in the Canadian Arctic more But the study found thawing levels were above 150 to Researchers also recorded thawing at depths not expected than 70 years early because of climate change, according 240 per cent above historic levels. until air temperatures rose to levels that the UN Intergov- of extinction to new research. Researchers called this a “truly remarkable amount”. ernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) predicted it A “series of anomalously warm summers” has dramatically Mould Bay on Prince Patrick Island was the worst-af- would reach in 2090. (July 27, 2000) accelerated melting rates at three sites despite average annual fected site, according to the study, published on the journal Along with Mould Bay, researchers observed thermokarsts Six pairs of Chinese crested terns have been seen rearing chicks ground temperatures remaining low. Ponds and hillocks Geophysical Research Letters. - a type of land surface that occurs when the ice melts in per- on a tiny islet which is visited by fisherman hunting for eggs. It have formed as a result. There, permafrost thawing levels were 240 per cent mafrost, characterised by uneven ground with low rounded had been thought that this bird was extinct. BBC Science reporter It had been thought that the permafrost - ground that higher than historic levels and the ground sank 90cm over hills and small ponds - at three siites along the 430 mile Toby Murcott reported. remains frozen for at least two years - would remain until the course of the study which ran for over 12 years, between section of the high Arctic in Canada they were monitoring. The last confirmed sighting of the Chinese crested tern was in at least 2090. 2003 and 2016. (Source: The Independent) 1937 - but after more than sixty years classified as extinct the species has returned from the dead. The birds were spotted by a tourist, who sent photographs to the Wild Bird Federation, ENGLISH IN USE Taiwan, part of the global Birdlife International. The excited ornithologists carefully examined the photos and confirmed LEARN NEWS TRANSLATION that the tern is alive and well. The exact location of the islet where the birds have been found nesting is being kept a closely guarded secret to prevent them being disturbed. Egg poaching 20,000 residential units to be probably contributed to their decline in the first place. احداث 20 هزار واحد مسکونی برای محرومان But it will be a challenge to protect the few remaining birds, as so constructed for the deprived little is known about these elusive creatures. One idea that’s بــه گــزارش خبرگــزاری مهــر تفاهــم نامــه مشــترک بــرای احــداث ۲۰ هــزار واحــد مســکونی بــرای worked in other areas of conservation is to encourage people The Welfare Organization and the Islamic Revolution Housing Foundation محرومــان بیــن بنیــاد مســکن انقــاب اســامی و ســازمان بهزیســتی کشــور منعقــد شــد. living nearby to benefit from protecting the species; fishermen signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to construct 20,000 housing تفاهــم نامــه احــداث ۲۰ هــزار واحــد مســکونی روســتایی بــا حضــور علیرضــا تابــش رئیــس بنیــاد .could take birdwatchers to see these rare seabirds rather than units for the financially struggling families, Mehr reported collecting their eggs. With the rate of extinction estimated at Alireza Tabesh, the Foundation’s head, and Vahid Qobadi Dana, the Organization’s مســکن انقــاب اســامی و وحیــد قبــادی دانــا رئیــس ســازمان بهزیســتی کشــورروز دوشــنبه بــه around one hundred species per day, conservationists are taking head, inked the MOU during a meeting held in Tehran on Monday. at least a glimmer of hope from this one species still hanging امضــا رســید. As per the agreement, 20,000 housing units will be provided to breadwinners with قبــادی دانــا گفــت: ایــن تفاهــم نامــه بــه منظــور ســاخت ۲۰ هــزار واحــد مســکونی بــرای معلولیــن .on to life - just Words disabilities, breadwinner women, and the ex-addicts under the Organization’s سرپرســت خانــوار، زنــان سرپرســت خانــوار، و بهبودیافتــگان از بــای اعتیاد که در روســتاها و شــهرهایی با classified: if things are classified they are divided into groups coverage residing in villages with a population of less than 25,000, Qobadi جمعیــت کمتــر از ۲۵ هــزار نفــر ســاکن و تحــت پوشــش بهزیســتی هســتند؛ منعقــد م ی شــود. .so that those with similar characteristics are in the same group Dana explained species: a class of animals or plants whose members have their main characteristics in common spotted: if you spot something you notice it even though it may not be obvious PREFIX/SUFFIX PHRASAL VERB IDIOM ornithologists: bird expert islet: a small island “deka-, deca-, dec-” Hem somebody/ Bulldoze someone into poaching: hunting, trapping or catching animals or eggs illegally, without permission on someone else’s land Meaning: ten something in doing something elusive creatures: a creature that is hard to find For example: The academic decathlon is a team competition wherein students match their intellects with Meaning: to make someone feel that they are not Explanation: a person who is bulldozed into doing conservation: the preservation and protection of the environment free to do what they want to do something is forced to do it, especially by being bullied estimated: if you estimate an amount or a quantity, you calculate students from other schools. For example: They hem in the child with endless or intimidated it approximately or say what it is likely to be rules and restrictions. For example: The immigrants were bulldozed into glimmer: a glimmer of something is a faint sign of it accepting the work. (Source: BBC) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y JUNE 16, 2019 WORLD IN FOCUS 13 Top Bahraini court upholds jail terms London’s costly mistake in against dozen anti-regime activists following U.S. foreign policy 1 It is no surprise that many U.K. citizens are constantly TEHRAN — Bahrain’s supreme court of and torture. protesting against the government and ask them to stop follow- appeals has upheld jail terms, ranging from Thousands of anti-regime protesters have ing Washington in their international policies. Undoubtedly, life imprisonment to three years in prison, held demonstrations in Bahrain on an almost regarding U.K. notorious history in their political, economic and against a dozen anti-regime activists. daily basis ever since a popular uprising diplomatic relations with Iran, this kind of accusations will be a On Friday, the Court of Cassation upheld began in the country in mid-February 2011. “risky regional policy” for Britain to take. life terms for four convicts and sentenced They are demanding that the Al Khal- U.K. doesn’t have the right or capacity to get itself into these seven others to between three and 10 years ifah regime relinquish power and allow a kind of challenges, and with continuing this behavior, it will in jail. The last defendant was handed a six- just system representing all Bahrainis to only make itself more vulnerable to political and economic risks year sentence. be established. and promote the already negative worldview about the country’s The defendants were found guilty of Manama has gone to great lengths to long-standing interference in Middle East. “planting an explosive device underground clamp down on any sign of dissent. On March in a sand yard in the northern village of Kar- 14, 2011, troops from Saudi Arabia and the rana, luring police forces to the area and United Arab Emirates were deployed to assist Yemen army says missiles then detonating the bomb.” Bahrain in its crackdown. Meanwhile, a Bahraini inmate has Scores of people have lost their lives can hit Tel Aviv launched a hunger strike in protest at harsh and hundreds of others sustained injuries prison conditions and mistreatment at the or got arrested as a result of the Al Khalifah 1 Yemen’s Arabic-language al-Masirah news website said hands of prison authorities. regime’s crackdown. Saudi warplanes pounded the Bani Hushaish district in Sana’a Female human rights campaigner Ebte- On March 5, 2017, Bahrain’s parlia- late Friday. Saudi media confirmed the air raids. sam al-Sa’eq wrote on her Twitter page that ment approved the trial of civilians at military Saudi state TV claimed that the airstrikes targeted military 29-year-old Hussein al-Tawil has been on tribunals in a measure blasted by human positions, including air-defense systems, in the Yemeni capital. hunger strike since Monday, and his family rights campaigners as being tantamount The Saudi warplanes also conducted air raids on the city of is fearing for his life as the detainee suffers to imposition of an undeclared martial law Harad in the province of Hajjah on Friday, al-Masirah said. from diabetes and serious blood sugar fluc- countrywide. There were no immediate reports on possible casualties as a tuations. is affected by unstable blood sugar levels, led terror charges against Taweel based on Bahraini monarch King Hamad bin Isa Al result of the air raids. “Taweel is dying a thousand times a day and irregular treatment doses,” Sa’eq said. his confessions. Confessions, however, are Khalifah ratified the constitutional amend- Saudi Arabia launched a devastating campaign against Yemen due to symptoms of the disease. His eyesight Bahraini officials have reportedly leve- said to have been extracted under duress ment on April 3, 2017. in March 2015, with the goal of bringing the government of former Yemeni president Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi back to power and crushing the Houthi movement. The U.S.-based Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project U.S. warns Israel against deepening No decision to move Israel embassy, (ACLED), a nonprofit conflict-research organization, estimates business ties with China top Romanian official says that the Saudi war has claimed the lives of over 60,000 Yemenis since January 2016. TEHRAN — The United States has warned Chinese companies. TEHRAN — State Secretary in the Roma- the Palestinian issue lies on the two-state The war has also taken a heavy toll on the country’s infra- Israel, a staunch ally in the Middle East, The bill was passed on Thursday by the nian Foreign Ministry Maria Magdalena solution, and the establishment of an in- structure, destroying hospitals, schools, and factories. The UN against deepening business ties with China, Senate Armed Services Committee and it Grigore says her country is committed to its dependent Palestinian state based on the says over 24 million Yemenis are in dire need of humanitarian citing “security implications.” is likely to pass a full Senate vote. historic position and that of the European 1967 borders with Jerusalem al-Quds as aid, including 10 million suffering from extreme levels of hunger. In its latest military budget bill, the Last year, U.S. officials warned the Union on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict its capital. Yemen’s army and allied popular committees have carried out Senate warned Israel not to allow China Israelis that “the United States could not and the so-called two-state solution, dis- Back on March 24, Romanian President various attacks on Saudi positions in retaliation for the kingdom’s to run the port of Haifa, a long-time docking be friends with a country for which China missing reports that Bucharest is planning Klaus Iohannis said the statement by his fatal aggression against their country. point for the U.S. Sixth Fleet and a place was building ports.” to move its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv country’s Prime Minister Viorica Dancila where joint American-Israeli drills have Dealings with China have had reper- to occupied Jerusalem al-Quds. was false, and that the Romanian embassy been held. cussions for Israel in the past too. During Speaking in a meeting with Jordanian would not move to Jerusalem al-Quds. The Shanghai International Port Group, the administration of former President Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi in Amman Iohannis wrote on his official Twitter Ship insurance costs soar which has signed a deal with Haifa, is slated George W. Bush, the strategic dialogue on Thursday, Grigore stressed the absence page that the decision “was not even sent” after Middle East tanker to operate its port for 25 years, beginning with Israel was suspended for three years of any decision to shift the Romanian em- to him, stressing that the “final decision in 2021. until Tel Aviv agreed to allow Washing- bassy to Jerusalem al-Quds. about moving the embassy” is with him attacks “The United States has an interest in ton to review any Israeli military sales She then praised Jordan’s role in en- and that the prime minister is “ignorant the future forward presence of United to China. hancing security and stability in the Middle of foreign affairs.” Dancila had vowed in 1 On May 17 the London insurance market’s Joint War States naval vessels at the port of Haifa in According to Press TV, Mark Dubow- East, emphasizing the importance of the Washington that her country would move Committee extended the list of waters deemed high risk to in- Israel but has serious security concerns itz, the director of the Foundation for Aqaba meetings. its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Je- clude Oman, the United Arab Emirates and the Persian Gulf after with respect to the leasing arrangements the Defense of Democracies, a pro-Is- The Aqaba meetings are reportedly a rusalem al-Quds, breaking with both the separate ship attacks off Fujairah. of the port of Haifa,” according to a draft rael think tank, reacted to the new deal series of international meetings launched European position and apparently with Jonathan Moss, head of transport and shipping with law firm text of the 2020 National Defense Au- on Twitter, saying, “This is serious and by Jordanian King Abdullah II in 2015 to her own country’s president. DWF, said the extent of geopolitical turmoil had not been seen thorization Act. Israel’s strongest supporters are losing bolster security and military cooperation, According to Press TV, the Romanian since the U.S. war in Iraq in 2003, when underwriters increased Washington also urged “Israel to con- their patience.” coordination and exchange of expertise prime minister made the announcement be- premiums on fears of claims arising from collisions, groundings sider the security implications of foreign This comes amid an ongoing trade war among regional and international partners fore the annual conference of the American and attacks on ships and oil facilities. investment in Israel,” which has award- between the US and China, the world’s two to counter terrorism. Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) “This coming year will see a drive by insurers to raise premiums ed several key infrastructure contracts to major economic powers. Safadi, for his part, said settlement to – an influential pro-Israel lobby. in the face of a cocktail of instability in the region,” Moss said. Rate increases for hull, machinery and war risks are likely to be between 10% and 20%, he added. “Once again the international shipping industry finds itself Mortars slam into Iraqi base home to U.S. troops caught in the middle of a geopolitical conflict over which it has TEHRAN — The Iraqi military says unknown militants have heavily-fortified Green Zone. no control,” tanker association INTERTANKO said. launched three mortar shells into an air base just north of The report said the diplomatic mission sounded sirens the capital Baghdad, where American trainers are present. following the blasts, which rocked areas adjacent to its The military said in a statement that the attack on Balad premises. Bowing to pressure, Hong Air Base, located 64 kilometers (40 miles) north of Bagh- No official statement confirmed the report and no further dad, took place early on Saturday and caused small fires in details were released. Kong leader suspends bushes on the base, The Associated Press reported. On May 19, two Iraqi security sources, speaking on con- The statement added that the projectiles did not cause dition of anonymity, said an explosion had been heard in extradition bill any casualties, and the fires were extinguished immediately. Baghdad’s Green Zone. An Iraqi army general, who spoke on condition of an- A source told Arabic-language Shafaaq news agency that TEHRAN — Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Saturday in- onymity, said the assault occurred shortly after midnight the explosion was believed to have been caused by a Katy- definitely delayed a proposed law that would have allowed ex- Friday, adding that American trainers are stationed at the usha rocket slamming into the area. traditions to mainland China, in a dramatic retreat after anger air base. According to Press TV, the Green Zone is one of the over the bill triggered the city’s biggest and most violent street The attack comes only two days after the Iraqi satel- world’s most high-security institutional quarters. Located protests in decades. lite television channel Afaq TV, citing a report published in the center of the Iraqi capital, it houses parliament, the The American embassy in Baghdad, the world’s largest, The extradition bill, which would have covered Hong Kong’s by Arabic-language Ababeel news agency, said several ex- prime minister’s office, the presidency, other key institu- lies within the fortified neighborhood, also known as the seven million residents as well as foreign and Chinese nationals plosions had been heard near the US embassy in Baghdad’s tions, top officials’ homes and embassies. International Zone, which is surrounded by concrete walls. there, was seen by many as a threat to the rule of law in the former British colony. Around a million people marched through Hong Kong last Sunday to oppose the bill, according to organizers of the protest, the largest in the city since crowds came out against the bloody suppression of pro-democracy demon- TEHRAN — U.S. President Donald Trump metTrump at last year’s says G20 summit ‘it doesn’t in Argentina, matter’ imports asif Washington Xi attends seeks for G20 Beijing influential and widely-read state media strations centered around Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on said on Friday “it doesn’t matter” if Chinese and agreed to a pause to their trade war. to make changes to its business policies. social media account said certain people June 4, 1989. leader Xi Jinping attends the Group of 20 Trump also said China manipulates its The two countries were engaged in talks were “creating talk of a so-called ‘leaders Demonstrations continued through the week and were met summit later this month in the Japanese currency in order to avoid the squeeze of in order to reach a detente, but those ended meeting’” in the run-up to the G20 summit, with tear gas, bean bag rounds and rubber bullets from police, city of Osaka, predicting a trade deal with U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods. in May without a deal. Washington has ac- Reuters reported. plunging the Asian finance hub into turmoil and piling heavy Beijing would occur at some point anyway. “They’re paying hundreds of billions in cused Beijing of reneging on several promises, If the United States can return to the pressure on Lam, Reuters reported. “We’re going to see. Eventually they’re dollars. I have 25% on $250 billion ... They’re which China has denied. consensus reached at the leaders’ meeting going to make a deal,” Trump said in an manipulating their currency in order to pay China has ramped up its rhetoric since in Argentina and earnestly seek to resolve interview with Fox News Channel. for it,” he said. last month, promising to “fight to the end” in China’s core concerns, then it’s quite possible Trump repeatedly said he would meet The United States and China have been the trade war and neither give in to pressure the Osaka summit could mark a turning point, Putin gives Xi ice cream on with Xi at the summit, although China has embroiled in trade tensions since last year nor compromise on its principles. said Taoran Notes in a WeChat account run not confirmed the meeting. The two men last marked by tit-for-tat tariffs on each other’s In a commentary on Saturday, an by the Economic Daily. his 66th birthday

TEHRAN — Chinese President Xi Jinping celebrated his 66th birthday on Saturday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, U.S., NATO war game in Baltic mirrored by Russian maneuvers who Xi considers a close friend and who gave Xi ice cream as a TEHRAN — The United States and its NATO allies have “But we, NATO, have a responsibility to maintain that present, Chinese state media reported. kicked off naval exercises near Russia’s western border to international free use of the seas ... we’re looking for de- The discussion of senior leaders’ private lives is ex- counter what they describe as “Russian threat”. terrence and peaceful coexistence,” he added. tremely rare in China, and the exact birth dates of most Thousands of U.S. and European forces and some 50 Russia conducts its own war game of them are not revealed publicly, as they are considered ships on the Baltic coast near Russia participated in the Meanwhile, Russia is not only watching the U.S.-led a state secret. exercise dubbed BALTOPS, which is part of the largest maneuver along its borders, but mirroring the drills along State television showed pictures of Xi and Putin holding up U.S.-led war games in the past five years. its own side of the border. champagne glasses to toast Xi’s birthday at the hotel he is staying The annual maritime-focused exercise, which involves On Wednesday, the Russian navy trained for the sinking at in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, where they are both 18 allied and partner nations, was kicked off on Wednesday of an “enemy” submarine in the Baltic Sea. attending a regional summit. and will last until June 21. A missile strike on “enemy” ships was also simulated While Putin gave Xi Russian ice cream - the flavor was not This is the first time in four decades that the drill is in the Kaliningrad region. mentioned - Xi gave Putin back some Chinese tea, the report said. being led by the U.S. Navy’s 2nd Fleet, which operates in This has raised concern over a potential accident between Xi thanked Putin and said that in China Putin was extremely the North Atlantic and became known during the Cold War the NATO and Russia in the region. popular, it added. for several maneuvers. This is also the first deployment of the new U.S. fleet according to Press TV, Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Pictures on Chinese state television’s website showed the Back in 2011, the administration of Former president in Europe. Sergei Ryabkov warned that the lack of trust between the two men inspecting a white cake decorated with red and blue Barack Obama disbanded the fleet over what it described Vice admiral and commander of the fleet, Andrew Lewis, U.S. and Russia as well as a lack of military-to-military con- confectionary flowers with the words written on it, in some- as a diminished Russian threat. said the fleet was “reestablished in response to a changing tacts, have created a dangerous situation for both of them. what shaky red-colored Chinese characters, “good fortune The fleet, however, was revived in 2018 “in response to security environment globally.” He noted that “It was not Russia has warned the U.S.-led NATO alliance over its double six”. Russia’s growing naval activity in the Atlantic,” according specifically aimed at a country.” decision to beef up military presence in the strategic Baltic It was not immediately clear if Xi ate any of the cake, Reuters to the U.S.-led NATO military alliance. “Russia is a Baltic nation and we respect that,” he said. region, saying such a move would further increase tensions. reported. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 14 WORLD SPORTS JUNE 16, 2019 Froome fractured neck in crash & faces Brazil win but fans unhappy at lacklustre display six weeks in hospital Brazil got the win they wanted in their Copa America open- Britain’s Chris Froome suffered a fracture Philippot also told BBC Sport: “Chris was er on Friday but the postmortem of the 3-0 victory over to his neck in Wednesday’s serious crash, totally awake - he wanted to know when he Bolivia was as much about the lack of atmosphere as the scans have shown. can cycle again. lacklustre display. The four-time Tour de France champion “Professional sports people are very good The 46,342 fans, who turned out to see the match at Sao faces six weeks in hospital and is not expected mentally and want to win but maybe I think Paulo’s Morumbi stadium were not impressed and the team to compete again this year. I have to slow him down because he’s very were booed at halftime with the scores tied at 0-0. Froome, 34, lost consciousness after the quick and wants to go fast but bone healing The entire game at the stadium, which was 70% full, was crash and also sustained a fractured right needs at least two months so we have to be notable for the lack of atmosphere. femur, a broken hip, a fractured elbow and patient.” Coach Tite admitted the players heard the boos and said it fractured ribs. British former Olympic cycling champion was not realistic to expect supporters to cheer a team that was He is likely to spend “at least six months” Dani Rowe, who suffered a training accident not playing well. away from cycling, says the surgeon who in 2014 which left her with broken ribs and “We felt it!” Tite told reporters. “Young lads feel it. The coach operated on him. Froome had a six-hour a collapsed lung, said returning from such feels it. operation, which has been described as a “suc- a serious injury is a challenge for the mind “Having been at big clubs, when you sometimes don’t cess”although chief surgeon Remi Philippot as well as the body. produce, then don’t expect the fans to understand. They will said it was “difficult to be sure” on an exact “It is really hard to come back from this boo. When you pass the ball along the back, from full back length of time for his recovery. kind of accident, I think mentally more than to central defender to goalkeeper, the first thing you here is He added: “Maybe we will need to do physically,” the 28-year-old told BBC Sport. BOOOOOOO!” other things. Maybe the rehabilitation will “There’s been some horrific injuries from “We need to understand. If we get forward and create chances not be as we want.” this crash, but knowing Chris’ kind of mental then they will applaud.” Doctors have said they are are “very happy” strength and determination, he will definitely Crowds in Brazil’s two big cities of Sao Paulo and Rio de with Froome’s progress. be back, I’m sure.” Janeiro are known to be notoriously fickle and captain Daniel The crash happened during a practice But moments later, Froome took his hand “Chris woke up and was reviewed by the Meanwhile, cycling’s governing body the Alves hoped the home fans would get more behind their team ride before stage four of the Criterium du off his handlebars again to blow his nose and intensive care consultants and the orthopaedic UCI has announced that 2011 Vuelta a Espana when they take on Venezuela in his home state of Bahia on Dauphine in Roanne, France. was travelling at 54km/h when a gust of wind specialist who operated on him and they’re champion Juan Jose Cobo had been found Tuesday. In footage captured by ITV4 minutes be- caught his front wheel, causing him to hit both very happy with his progress to date. guilty of an anti-doping violation. “This is normal in Sao Paulo, there are lot of fans of clubs so fore the incident, a team-mate tells Froome a wall. “First things first, the surgery was a “Chris will remain in hospital for the next That could see Froome, who finished it’s always complicated playing here, but we showed personal- “you don’t have to take risks, Chris” as he success,” said Team Ineos doctor Richard few days for observation, but he is already second in the race, retrospectively award- ity,” Alves said. takes both hands off the handlebars to put Usher. “The operation, which lasted for six actively engaging in discussing his rehabil- ed the victory. “There was even a moment when Tite shouted and you could on a jacket. hours, went very well. itation options, which is very encouraging.” (Source: BBC) hear it out on the pitch. “It’s different in Bahia. People miss the Brazil team, and the energy that we bring. For sure, things will be more animated than here.” Manchester United do not want to sell, Sonnen retires from MMA after loss to (Source: Reuters) but Pogba only wants Real Madrid Machida

Lampard stalls Sarri to Juve?

Chelsea could further stall Maurizio Sarri’s Juventus appoint- ment after reports Derby County have offered Frank Lampard a new contract. The situation has been dragging on for a month now and Juve cannot formally hire Sarri until he has terminated his existing contract by mutual consent. That is proving to be a lot more difficult than anyone antici- pated, with Italian reports claiming Chelsea will release him for £1.1m in compensation, whereas English sources put it anywhere from £5-10m. A two-year contract with option for a third is all ready for Sarri at Juve, worth €6m per season. Now another problem has emerged, as The Telegraph news- paper claims Derby County have offered a new deal to Coach Lampard, who is the number one choice to replace Sarri. If the Stamford Bridge giants are unable to find a suitable heir, they may well try to keep hold of Sarri. After all, he had originally requested an exit in March when Paul Pogba is clear that he wants to leave not impossible. Both Zidane and Pogba are For more than 20 years, Chael Sonnen notoriety in 2010, thanks to a heated rivalry fans were constantly insulting him, although some of them have Manchester United and join Real Madrid, determined to make it happen, but United’s prided himself as a mixed martial artist with all-time great Anderson Silva. Sonnen since come round after he took them to third place in the Premier but the English side are unwilling to lose leaders realise they cannot afford to lose a who would “always make the walk.” On challenged Silva for the UFC’s middleweight League and to victory in the Europa League. their star player. player of his quality, particularly given the Friday, he did so for the final time. championship twice, in 2010 and 2012. There also remain a few absolutely adamant Italian reporters The Frenchman’s agent, Mino Raiola, dearth of talent currently at Old Trafford. Sonnen, 42, retired in the Bellator MMA He came close to defeating Silva in the who maintain the next Juventus boss will be Pep Guardiola, knows that first he must deal with Matthi- It is worth remembering, however, that cage Friday following a second-round TKO first meeting but ultimately lost by trian- despite him pledging his commitment to Manchester City. js de Ligt’s future before getting involved United missed out on the Champions League loss to former UFC champion Lyoto Machi- gle armbar in the final round. He lost the (Source: Footabll Italia) in what could be the transfer saga of the places in the Premier League last season, so da. The 205-pound bout co-headlined Bel- rematch by second-round TKO. summer with Pogba. Zinedine Zidane has they will have to make up that lost money lator 222, which took place inside Madison Sonnen’s ability to promote, and his never hidden his desire to sign Pogba and, somehow. Regardless, the Glazer family Square Garden. The announcement brings willingness to face the best of his genera- as such, Florentino Perez wants to please are remaining firm and have told Raiola Sonnen’s 22-year professional career to tion, turned him into a star. His opponents his coach by bringing the World Cup win- not to negotiate with anyone. an end. The Oregon native, who also is included heavyweight Fedor Emelianen- Spalletti: ‘I’ve had no offers’ ner to the Santiago Bernabeu, though he Pogba will stay in Asia for a few more an MMA analyst for ESPN, finishes with ko; light heavyweights Jon Jones, Quinton understands how difficult it is going to be. days before going on holiday in Los An- a final record of 30-17-1. “Rampage” Jackson, Wanderlei Silva, Tito What was the midfielder’s response to geles. He is aware of everything that is “I had a hell of a lot of fun,” Sonnen Ortiz, Rashad Evans, Mauricio “Shogun” Luciano Spalletti is “honoured to have had the opportunity to being told that he’s going nowhere? To happening and, for the moment at least, said in his postfight interview. “I had a Rua and Forrest Griffin; and middleweights train Inter” and fully admits he has received no real offers for repeat himself and insist with his argument he is not willing to force his way out of the good run. I’m walking out. I appreciate Silva and Michael Bisping. next season. that he wants to join Los Blancos. He said club. He wants a solution to be reached the memories, and goodbye.” Sonnen’s final opponent was no excep- The tactician was fired despite taking Inter to Champions it previously, with the season effectively through dialogue. In the back of his mind, Sonnen said he had no thoughts of retire- tion; Machida (26-8) is one of the most League qualification for two years in a row, replaced by Conte. over for United, but it was the same answer. Pogba knows that Zidane wants him just ment entering Friday’s bout, telling ESPN’s accomplished light heavyweights in the “I am honoured to have had the opportunity to train Inter,” What’s more, last Wednesday he took as much as he wants Zidane. Ariel Helwani that he “fully expected” to win sport’s history. He won the UFC champi- said Spalletti at a sponsorship event. a flight to Asia to participate in different Amongst all of this, Paris Saint-Germain and had hoped to call out Ryan Bader, who onship in 2009 and was considered one “I will dearly treasure all the time we spent together. In trying Adidas campaigns, which proves that he is could be a surprise destination. The Ligue holds Bellator’s heavyweight and light heavy- of the best pound-for-pound fighters in to build, the club wanted important roles filled by certain people. one of the five most marketable players in 1 side, who have been monitoring Antoine weight titles. Sonnen said the loss convinced the world. Friday’s victory was his 11th It’s a great team with wonderful fans, but you only really get a world football right now. People in South Griezmann’s future and appear to be close him that he has “used up all my toughness.” career win by knockout. grasp of that by living inside that atmosphere, as you have to Korea and Japan love him. This is known to signing De Ligt, are very keen on bringing “I’m not as tough as I used to be,” Son- Later in the opening round, Machida, 41, answer to these supporters.” by the marketing department at Real Ma- Pogba to the French capital, the city where nen said. “I don’t want it as bad as I used hurt Sonnen with a right kick to the body. Max Allegri said he’s taking a year off after his Juventus dis- drid, who are rubbing their hands with the he grew up. With two years left on his deal, to. I used to walk through stuff like this.” As Sonnen continued to look for forward missal, but will Spalletti do the same? prospect of his arrival. United may need to act now in order to recoup Sonnen, of West Linn, Oregon, has been pressure, Machida dropped him with a flying “I can’t say. I don’t think any club really thought about me. The reality is that it is going to be very a large fee for the midfielder. one of the most popular fighters in MMA knee to the chin. Sonnen survived the round. I’m happy that Fiorentina kept Vincenzo Montella and what difficult to sign the 26-year-old, but it is (Source: Marca) for years. He started to earn mainstream (Source: ESPN) we saw in the last few weeks of the season was not an accurate reflection of the team or the Coach. It’s only right they evaluate him on what he does next season when there from the start.” (Source: Sky) Caster Semenya declines Rabat 800m race: organizers Two-time Olympic champion Caster Semenya will not run can run free. But I will run now to show the IAAF that they her specialist 800m distance at Rabat on Sunday despite cannot drug us”. PSG bring back Leonardo as having received an invitation to do so, in the latest twist of The athlete, who underwent a gender test shortly before her bitter court battle over gender rules. she won gold at the 2009 Berlin world championships, also sporting director “She received an invitation but is unable to organize her dismissed the IAAF’s claim that it is committed to the full schedule to come to Rabat,” organizer Alain Blondel told AFP. participation of women in sport. Paris Saint-Germain have confirmed the return of Leonardo as Semenya was cleared to take part in the Diamond League “I am a woman, but the IAAF has again tried to stop me sporting director and that Antero Henrique has consequently meeting after Switzerland’s top court rejected an IAAF request from running the way I was born,” she said in the statement, left the French champions. to re-impose rules obliging her to lower her testosterone pointing out the hormonal drugs she had been required On a busy Friday for PSG, the Brazilian’s return to Parc des before competing in certain events. to take to compete had made her feel “constantly sick and Princes after nearly six years away swiftly followed the news Organizers of the Morocco event had initially refused unable to focus for many years”. that the Portuguese had parted ways with the Ligue 1 giants by to allow the South African to take part but on Friday they “No other woman should be forced to go through this,” mutual consent. “confirmed her invitation”. said Semenya, whose Berlin test allegedly showed she had Leonardo, 49, expressed his delight at re-joining PSG, the club “After checking the situation of Caster Semenya in the both male and female characteristics. where he laid the foundations for Oryx Qatar Sports Investments’ light of the decisions of the Swiss Federal Court, and the Arbitration for Sport which previously found the rules Semenya took to the track at the Montreuil meeting in (QSI) lavish project in his previous spell as sporting director, but Court of Arbitration for Sport, the head of the international were “discriminatory” but “necessary” to ensure fairness eastern Paris on Thursday in the rarely-run 2,000m. also played for a productive season between 1996-97. athletics meeting in Rabat, Alain Blondel, is happy to confirm in women’s athletics. The 28-year-old duly won that race, taking to social media “I am really happy to come back to PSG once again,” Leonar- the invitation,” a statement on the event’s official site said. The rules require women with higher than normal male afterwards to say: “They keep talking, I keep winning. Isn’t do said in Les Parisiens’ official statement. “This club has been The Swiss federal court issued their order on Wednesday, hormone levels, a condition known as hyperandrogenism, to that beautiful...?” so important to me in my football career and in my life. “I had explaining “this means that Caster remains permitted to com- artificially lower the amount of testosterone in their bodies That tweet, accompanied by emojis of crossed fingers and really emotional moments here both as a player in the late 90s pete without restriction in the female category at this time”. if they are to compete in races over distances of 400m to a talking head, garnered more than 65,000 “likes”. and more recently as sporting director along with our chairman The IAAF had earlier this month opposed a ruling by the the mile. Semenya, who won the 800m in the season-opening Nasser Al-Khelaifi on my return to the club in 2011. court temporarily suspending the federation’s rules following ‘I keep winning’ Doha Diamond League, is now slated to run the 3,000m “Today, I come back to Paris full of energy to re-join this club an appeal by Semenya who won the women’s 800 meters “No woman should be subjected to these rules,” Semenya at the Diamond League Prefontaine Classic, exceptionally that I deeply respect.” at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics. said in a statement Thursday, adding she had “thought hard being held held in Stanford, California this year, on June 30. (Source: Soccernet) The athlete was contesting a decision by the Court of about not running the 800m in solidarity unless all women (Source: AFP) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y JUNE 16, 2019 SPORTS 15

Iran retain PVAO Men’s Iranian wrestler Darabi dies in crash

SPORTS TEHRAN — Iranian wrestler Amir Ar- Championship title desksalan Darabi died in a motorcycle accident on Saturday. SPORTS TEHRAN — Iran claimed the title of deskthe ParaVolley Asia Oceania Sitting Volleyball Championship with a straight-set (25-21, 25-7, 28-26) win over China at Huamark Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand on Saturday. Iran retained the men’s title, as Team Melli swept all their matches without dropping a single set. Iran, having booked their spot to the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games after winning the 2018 World ParaVolley Sitting Volleyball World Championship title, gave way for China to claim the available spot as the next highest ranked team in the Asia Oceania zonal championship. The first set went down to the wire as the two sides traded with strong spikes until they played all square at 19-all. Iran finally got a breather after that as they grabbed the He was on his way home from his training in Shahriar, two-point cushion, but China fought back and to bridge west of Tehran. the gap. Iran blocked two spikes by China to put them at Darabi represented Iran at the 2018 Cadet Asian Cham- set point, then a powerful swing from the middle secured pionships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, where he finished in the set in their favour 25-21. fifth place at the 60kg. Iran got their bearings back in the second set and The Tehran Times staff offer heartfelt condolences to executed a sound game plan that facilitated a huge his bereaved family. advantage, while China struggled to run their plays. The Iranian spikes continued to send through powerful hits that helped them take an easy win 25-7. In the third set, China have recovered from the setback Siamand Rahman One in the previous set and established a better performance to match the intensity of their rivals. At the tied score of to Watch at 2019 World 12-all, China worked their way to take control of the set entering the second technical timeout 16-14. A series of Championships deadlocks and lead changes ensued until Iran’s solid block and an attack error sealed championship victory at 28-26. World Para Powerlifting has announced the Ones to Watch ahead of the Nur-Sultan 2019 World Championships, set to take place between 12 and 20 July. Iran start Asian Beach Handball Iran earn hard-fought win over Poland There are athletes who have the potential to make head- lines, especially with the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Championship 2019 on high in 2019 FIVB VNL fast approaching. Iranian powerlifter Siamand Rahman is among the Ones to Watch. “All eyes will be on the strongest Paralympian on the planet as he tries to set another stunning world record at Nur-Sultan 2019,” Paralympic.org reported. Rahman, who has won two Paralympic gold medals so far, is going to win his third successive gold at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Source: Paralympic.org)

Mehdi Rahmati to leave Esteghlal, official says

PLDC — Esteghlal goalkeeper Mehdi Rahmati will leave the SPORTS TEHRAN — Iran edition,” Iran coach Hassan Eftekhari said. SPORTS TEHRAN — Iran ex- The competition is being held between May team, the club’s head of board of directors Ahmad Sa’adat- deskstarted the Asian Group A consists of Chinese Taipei, desktended their winning run and July 2019 and the final round will take mand said. Beach Handball Championship 2019 Vietnam, Afghanistan, the Philippines, at the third competition week of the men’s place in the Credit Union 1 Arena, Chicago, In an interview with a TV program, Sa’adatmand con- on high note on Saturday. Indonesia and Qatar, while Iran are in 2019 FIVB Volleyball Nations League in Ur- United States. This is the first edition of the firmed that Rahmati has reached an agreement with Padideh Team Melli defeated Japan 2-0 (22-10, Group B along with Oman, Saudi Arabia, mia, West Azarbaijan province on Saturday. World League or the Nations League to have football club. 16-10) in Weihai, China. Japan, Pakistan and Thailand. Team Melli defeated defending champions the Final Round hosted in North America. “Rahmati is one of Esteghlal’s key players and belongs to Iran will meet Thailand on Sunday. The event also serves as qualifier for Poland 3-2 (25-20, 21-25, 18-25, 25-17, 15-8) The 16 teams compete in a round-robin our team but his contract has expired with the team. He will The tournament includes two groups the 2020 Men’s Beach Handball World at the Ghadir Hall. format with every core team hosting a pool at most likely join Padideh because has reached an agreement of six teams. Championships in Italy. Iran extended their winning run to seven least once. The teams are divided into four pools with Yahya Golmohammadi (Padideh coach) to join them,” “We are well-prepared for the tourna- Qatar are the most decorated team in matches as Igor Kolakovic’s team had already of four teams at each week and compete five Sa’adatmand said. ment and are going to book a place in the the Asian Beach Handball Championship. seized six wins against Italy, Germany, China, weeks long, for 120 matches. The top five teams Another Esteghlal goalkeeper Hossein Hosseini had been final match. Iran finished in third place last They have won the last four titles out of Argentina, Japan and Canada and lost to Brazil. after the preliminary round join the hosts of also linked with Padideh football team. year and we are looking a better place in this seven editions. Iran will face Russia on Sunday. the final round to compete in the final round. The reasons behind a poor first season for Alireza Jahanbakhsh at Albion Iran defeat Hong Kong at AFC Alireza Jahanbakhsh has begun with a bang under one It should not be overlooked that Jahanbakhsh’s first Pre- U-20 Futsal Championship new boss. mier League starts coincided with Albion’s most profitable Now Albion will be hoping a change at the top prompts period of the season, the hat-trick of 1-0 wins in October a more productive season for record signing Alireza Ja- against West Ham, Newcastle and Wolves. Iran defeated Hong Kong 7-3 at the AFC U-20 Futsal hanbakhsh. Fate played a damaging part when he suffered a hamstring Championship 2019 Group A in Pour Sharifi Stadium He opened the scoring for Iran last week in the 5-0 thrash- injury in the next match at Everton, just as his season was in Tabriz. ing of Syria, which launched the reign of former Belgian gaining momentum. The 12 teams are drawn into four groups of three and Iran coach Marc Wilmots. By the time he recovered, Jahanbakhsh was off on his is in Group A with Afghanistan and Hong Kong. Graham Potter, the new head coach at the Amex, needs travels again, playing for Iran at the Asian Cup in the United Iran will face Afghanistan on Sunday. to get more out of Jahanbakhsh to justify owner-chairman Arab Emirates at the turn of the year. “We played very well and of course we were well aware that Tony Bloom’s faith in investing £17 million in the winger Their progression to the semi-finals kept him out of the conditions in the first match will always be tough, which last summer. contention until February. By then it was as if his season is natural for the first match of the tournament,” Iran coach The cold statistics are damning. was starting all over again. Hamid Shandizi said in the post-match news conference. Jahanbakhsh joined the Seagulls as player of the season Jahanbakhsh will have a full pre-season this time with “As I’ve mentioned before, futsal in Asia is developing in Eredivisie, the Dutch top flight, after 21 goals and 12 Potter following another appearance for his country in yes- and that includes Hong Kong. I applaud Hong Kong for a assists in 33 games for Az Alkmaar. “It’s not just about being a good player playing at a high terday’s 1-1 friendly draw in South Korea, which he withdrew good game against us,” he added. His debut campaign at the Amex ended without a goal or level, it’s the relentless week in, week out playing at a high from at half-time after feeling unwell. (Source: the-afc) assist in 24 appearances, 17 of them in the starting line-up. level of competition. He already has some inside information on the head The difference in quality depth between Eredivisie and the “There are no easy games. It’s about a 45-game season coach from international team-mate Saman Ghoddos, who Premier League only partially explains the apparent cliff fall. if you are doing well in the cups. played under Potter in Sweden for Ostersunds FK. Events conspired against Jahanbakhsh under Potter’s “That’s quite different to the Dutch league and so on Jahanbakhsh said: “He (Ghoddos) was very positive Man United still keen on predecessor Chris Hughton. where the number of games is less, the competition isn’t as about our new manager and that gives me even more of a Longstaff The 25-year-old did not arrive last summer until the end intense week to week, moving to a new country, adjusting good feeling ahead of the start of pre-season. of July, having represented Iran at the World Cup. in some cases to a new language, being away from close “Football-wise he wants to use the wingers and get them He was denied a full pre-season to help with the settling family and friends. to create chances. It’s all about looking forward and scoring Manchester United remain interested in signing Sean Long- in process, often prolonged for players accustomed to a “All of those things combined mean sometimes the goals, but he also wants to talk to the players and get the staff despite the midfielder saying he is happy at Newcastle, different country, culture and style of football. adjustment can take longer than people would imagine.” feeling of the way they like to perform. sources have told ESPN FC. Paul Barber, Albion’s chief executive, said: “I think people Under Hughton the wingers were required to work back- “I am really looking forward to linking up with him and Longstaff has been targeted by United manager Ole Gun- can sometimes underestimate how difficult it is to adjust wards as well as forwards. Jahanbakhsh was not used to to see how he wants us to play.” nar Solskjaer as he looks to bring in the best young British to life in the Premier League. that at Alkmaar but nevertheless adapted well. (Source: The Argus) players in a squad revamp. In an interview with Newcastle’s TV channel the 21-year-old stated his intention to remain at St James’ Park, but sources told ESPN FC United were still confident of convincing him Sasaki admits ‘more motivation’ against defending champions Kashima to move if a fee could be agreed. As Sanfrecce Hiroshima prepare to face do- group game as they have yet to hit top form. went on to claim more points than any other Matchday Five that sealed Sanfrecce’s place in “I’m massively flattered to have my name even mentioned mestic rivals Kashima Antlers in the 2019 “We are definitely even more motivated team in the group stage by winning all of the knockout rounds for the first time since 2014. in those conversations, but I’m 100 percent focused on New- AFC Champions League Round of 16, Sho than usual as we’re up against the defending their remaining group games to finish five “We overcame the problems we had in the castle,” Longstaff said. Sasaki has admitted the J.League side have champions,” said defender Sasaki. points clear at the top. first game and since then we have been able “I’ve always wanted to play for Newcastle and I’ve only extra motivation being up against the holders. “I think playing against a team from the One of the striking features of their cam- to get stronger and stronger,” added Sasaki. had a little taste of that, so for me it’s about getting fit [after Sanfrecce will go into the first leg at same country, we know about each player paign has been how many of the younger “Araki has already played many times in a knee injury] as soon as I can and getting back on the pitch Kashima Soccer Stadium as the form team in detail, but [because they know about us], squad members have stepped to the fore, the J.League and, not only does he contribute for Newcastle.” in the competition, having won five successive this can be both positive and negative. with Sasaki’s fellow defender Hayato Araki defensively, he can also score goals. United’s pursuit of Longstaff has been complicated by games on the Continent to progress to the “Last year, [their striker] Yuma Suzuki – who scored the winner against Daegu FC “Overall we have been really good so far, uncertainty at Newcastle. last 16 on top of Group F. won the AFC Champions League’s MVP award on Matchday Four – among those to have but we have to keep focusing on every game Billionaire Sheikh Khaled bin Zayed Al Nehayan is in Next up is Kashima, whose own qual- and in my opinion he proves his ability even taken his chance with both hands. in front of us. Having the second leg at home negotiations to buy the club from Mike Ashley, while the ification to the knockout rounds was only more when he is playing on the biggest stage.” Sasaki, meanwhile, is one of the more ex- [against Kashima] can be an advantage, so future of manager Rafael Benitez is up in the air with his confirmed after a come-from-behind 2-1 vic- Sanfrecce began the tournament with a perienced players within the ranks and it was we hope we can use it to our benefit.” contract expiring on June 30. tory against Shandong Luneng in their final 1-0 defeat at Guangzhou Evergrande, but the 29-year-old’s goal against Guangzhou on (Source: the-afc) (Source: ESPN) Prayer Times Noon:13:05 Evening: 20:43 Dawn: 4:01 (tomorrow) Sunrise: 5:48 (tomorrow) JUNE 16, 2019 ART&CULTURE I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y www.tehrantimes.com Managing Director: Ali Asgari Editor-in-Chief: Mohammad Ghaderi Editorial Dept.: Fax: (+98 21) 88808214 — 88808895 Arnold Wesker’s “Kitchen” [email protected] Switchboard Operator: Tel: (+98 21) 43051000 Advertisements Dept.: Telefax: (+98 21) 43051450 Public Relations Office: Tel: (+98 21) 88805807 Subscription & Distribution Dept.: Tel: (+98 21) 43051603 to be set up in Shiraz www.eshterak.ir Distributor: Padideh Novin Co. ARTTEHRAN – Tel: 88911433 deskDirector Hassan Webmaster: [email protected] Majuni plans to stage British writer Printed at: Hamshahri No. 3(Rooztab) - ISSN: 1017-94 Arnold Wesker’s 1957 play “The Kitchen” in the southern Iranian Tehrantimes79 Tehrantimesdaily city of Shiraz during summer, several Persian news websites No. 18, Bimeh Alley, Nejatollahi St., Tehran, Iran P.o. Box: 14155-4843 announced on Saturday. Zip Code: 1599814713 Majuni who presides over the Leev Theater Academy took the play on stage with actors from the academy at Paliz Theater in Tehran during autumn 2016 and winter 2017. According to his new plan, he will select actors from Shiraz for his cast. He also staged the play at Hamun Theater in the northern Iranian city of Rasht in winter 2018. GUIDE TO “The Kitchen” was Wesker’s first SPIRITUAL AWAKENING work and is his most performed play. It has been produced in sixty cities including Rio de Janeiro, A friend should not be considered a friend Tokyo, Paris — where it was the unless he supports his friend on three first widely recognized production by Théâtre du Soleil in 1967 — occasions: in difficulty, in his absence, and Moscow, Montreal and Zurich. on his death. Imam Ali (AS) The play follows the staff in a café’s kitchen during the course of a busy morning. British filmmaker James Hill made Members of the Leev Theater Group led by director Hassan Majuni perform Arnold Wesker’s “The Kitchen” at Tehran’s Paliz Iran’s “Son of the Sea” a screen adaptation of the play in 1961. Theater on November 7, 2016. (Tehran Picture Agency/Milad Beheshti) honored at Annecy Munich film festival to screen “Tehran: “Darkness at Noon” appears at film festival City of Love” Iranian bookstores ARTTEHRAN — Iranian director Abbas deskJalali-Yekta’s “Son of the Sea” has won the City of Annecy Award at the 2019 Annecy International Animated Film Festival and Market in France.

“Son of the Sea” by Iranian director Abbas Jalali-Yekta won the City of Annecy Award at the Annecy International Ani- Front cover of a Persian copy of “Darkness at Noon” by Hungarian-born mated Film Festival and Market in France. A scene from “Tehran: City of Love” by Iranian director Ali Jaberansari. British novelist Arthur Koestler. The film was screened in the Perspectives Short Films ARTTEHRAN — Iranian The film follows the stories of Mina, ARTTEHRAN — Despite being based on real events in Competition, Iran’s Documentary and Experimental deskdirector Ali Jaberansari’s who is unhappy about her weight, Hessam, deskHungarian-born British such as the Stalinist Great Purge and the Film Center (DEFC) announced on Saturday. film “Tehran: City of Love” will go on screen at a retired bodybuilder who trains older novelist Arthur Koestler’s book “Darkness Moscow show trials, the novel does not “Son of the Sea” tells the story of a man who lives in the 37th Munich International Film Festival men, and Vahid, who sings at funerals at Noon” has recently been published in name either Russia or the USSR, and tends a house with his wife and the illusion of their son on the – Filmfest München. and weddings. Persian by Nimaj Publications in Tehran. to use generic terms to describe people wall! This hallucination gradually creates complications The film will be competing in the The event, which is the largest summer Translated by Asadollah Amrai, the book and organizations. in their lives. International Independents section of film festival in Germany, is also scheduled is about an aging revolutionary named Considered as a seminal work of “Starvation”, “Trailer” and “Am I a Wolf?” from Iran the festival, which will take place in the to honor British actor and director Ralph Nicholas Rubashov, who is arrested, tried twentieth-century literature and the writer’s were also competing in the event. German city from June 27 to July 6, the Fiennes and Spanish actor Antonio and imprisoned for treason against the masterpiece, the book has been previously Over 200 films were screened in the official sections of organizers have announced. Banderas with CineMerit Awards. government that he had helped to create. published by different Iranian publishers. the festival, which took place in the southeastern French town of Annecy from June 10 to 15. Croatian opera singer Nadia Bistrovic to “Incendies” to go on stage at Tehran theater perform in Tehran ARTTEHRAN — Croatian opera singer announced. ARTTEHRAN — The Cologne-based Iranian deskNadia Bistrovic will be giving A repertoire of classical and folklore songs in different deskdirector and playwright Alireza Kushk- a concert named “Make a Wish” in Tehran on languages has been arranged for the concert. A number Jalali plans to stage Lebanese-Canadian writer Wajdi Wednesday. of the songs are in Croatian. Mouawad’s play “Incendies” (Scorched) at the Qashqai She will perform in company with Iranian pianist Folk songs composed by Iranian musician Sohrab Hall of Tehran’s City Theater Complex on June 30. A poster for Croatian opera singer Nadia Bistrovic’s Tehran Hasti Safai exclusively for an audience of women at Kashef will also be performed in a special part of the concert “Make a Wish”. the Niavaran Cultural Center, the organizers have concert. Ambassador elaborates similarities of Iranian, Danish cinema Haniyeh Sadat Jafariyeh countries,” the Danish Ambassador vowed. world through culture. Denmark has been Explaining about this year’s European a steadfast participant in the European Film TEHRAN — On the occasion of the ongoing film week, he continued to say that “since Festival here in Iran,” he said. European Film Week 2019 in Tehran, Danish last year, The European Film festival has The European Film Week 2019 – that Ambassador to Iran Danny Annan discussed increased number of cities and number of started on June the 8th - includes 19 partici- similarities of Iran-Denmark cinemas. participating countries by 25 percent. This pating European countries and is taking place In an interview with Mehr news agency, the shows the importance that the EUNIC cluster in 8 cities, namely: Babol, Isfahan, Kerman, Danish envoy said that “social consciousness attach to developing cultural ties with Iran Kish, Mashhad, Tabriz, Tehran and Shiraz. and ambition to raise questions and shed and its people.” By pooling together resources and exper- light on how ordinary people live their lives, “We strongly believe that cultural exchange tise of 23 EU Member States and European is, I believe, something Danish and Iranian is the key element to deepen our mutual conscious, and lets the spectators reflect partner countries, EUNIC Iran works to build cinema has in common.” understanding and create opportunities upon the significance of social structures cultural bridges between Europe and Iran, “This is evident in Asghar Farhadi’s ‘The for bridge building,” he noted. and how each person in one way or another believing that cultural exchange is the key Iranian director and playwright Alireza Kushk-Jalali (C) is Salesman’, that won an Oscar for best for- Answering a question about this year’s must relate to these during their life.” element to deepen our understanding of seen with the cast members of his new project “Incendies”, eign language film in 2016,” he said, “Telling Danish contribution to the event Ambassador “Social drama and a social consciousness each other. which will go on stage at the Qashqai Hall of Tehran’s City stories that change our understanding of Annan went on to say that “It was a pleasure play an important role in Danish cinema, This year, Austria, Bulgaria, Belgium, Cy- Theater Complex on June 30, 2019. the lives and struggles of other people, is an for me to participate in the official opening which ‘A Fortunate Man’ is a great example prus, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, important part of the long and proud Iranian ceremony in Tehran on June 8.” of. The last two year’s contributions to the Hungary, Italy, Norway, the Netherlands, Written in 2003, the play follows the journey of twins cinema history.” “This year’s Danish Contribution: ‘A For- European Film Festival (The Day Will Come Poland, Portugal, Sweden, Slovenia, Slo- Jeanne and Simon, as they travel to their mother’s native “I believe this shows how much we have tunate Man’, directed by Oscar and Golden and The Hour of the Lynx) also both exem- vakia, Spain and Switzerland are showing country in the Middle East after her death to uncover her in common, and how much we can learn Globe-winning director Bille August. The plify the Danish tradition of social drama cinematic masterpieces from their countries. hidden past amidst a bloody civil war. from each other – and about each other - movie is based on a novel written by Nobel and how films can ask the difficult questions Furthermore, film makers from Cyprus, the Kushk-Jalali has renamed the play “The Singing Lady” through cultural exchanges,” Ambassador Prize Winning author Henrik Pontoppidan and offer new perspectives. These films can Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland are that refers to a part of the story, in which the mother, Nawal, Annan underlined. (won the prize in 1917). It is a social drama change how we relate to ourselves and the holding stimulating workshops that may even sings songs while she is in prison for her cooperation with Addressing Iran-Denmark cultural coop- taking place in the late 19th century. The societies we live in,” he added. lead to innovative collaborations with film the resistance movement during the war. eration, he said that “it is our sincere hope story is about the bright young man, who He in the end explained about the Euro- makers from Iran. Other prisoners cannot see her but they can hear her that this Festival, as well as future cultural chooses to leave his devout Christian family pean Union National Institutes for Culture Compared to last year, the 2019 edition singing, which gives them hope and courage. They call her events, will foster a flow of ideas, thoughts in the western part of Denmark to go study (EUNIC), who is in charge of running the of the European Film Week experienced an “the woman who sings”. and knowledge between Iran and the Euro- engineering in the Capital of Copenhagen. event in Iran in cooperation with the Art & increase in both the number of participating The play was adapted for screen by Canadian director pean countries.” The story raises the difficult questions, every Experience Cinema Institute. countries and in the number of cities by 25 Denis Villeneuve. The film was nominated for the 2011 “We will, on our part, continue to en- person is bound to consider: how to deal with “Since its founding in 2006, the nation- percent, which shows the great importance Academy Award in the Best Foreign Language Film category. courage Danish historians, archaeologists, your roots while making your own choices al clusters of the European Union Nation- that the European Union and associated Sima Tirandaz, Farnaz Rahnama, Sam Kabudvand and musicians, theater groups, scholars and film- in life – and whether you can, after all, ever al Institutes of Culture (EUNIC) have been countries, Norway and Switzerland, attach Mohammad Sediqi are the main members of the cast for makers to visit Iran and contribute to the completely turn your back on your roots. At building trust and understanding between to developing cultural relations with Iran the play, which will remain on stage until August 9. continued cultural exchange between our two the same time, the story is deeply socially the peoples of Europe and the rest of the and Iranians.