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Tehran Says No Hajj Pilgrimage, Blames Saudis for Impasse U.S. about to pay Non-oil exports Iran fights back Behruz Gharibpur’s 21112for purchased Iranian 4 from Iran planned to to defeat Canada next opera puppet show NATION heavy water ECONOMY rise 20% by Mar. 2017 SPORTS at WOQT ART& CULTURE centers on Omar Khayyam WWW.TEHRANTIMES.COM I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y Official says cyber sanctions may be introduced against Iran 2 12 Pages Price 10,000 Rials 38th year No.12563 Monday MAY 30, 2016 Khordad 10, 1395 Sha’aban 23, 1437 ‘Car-free Tuesdays’ Even-tempered Tehran says no hajj pilgrimage, Larijani takes gains momentum in Iran helm as interim INTERVIEW blames Saudis for impasse By Parvin Telli speaker POLITICAL TEHRAN — After grimage Organization of Iran (HPOI) loggerheads over arrangements for Ira- desk TEHRAN — The campaign for car-free Tuesdays, which is several rounds of ne- announced it won’t dispatch pilgrims nians to attend hajj pilgrimage after 464 POLITICAL TEHRAN — Princi- gaining momentum across Iran, was actually mounted last gotiation between Iranian and Saudis this year to Mecca because of inconsist- Iranians lost their lives in a stampede in deskplist Ali Larijani was November in Arak, a city overburdened by its too many officials to hash out discrepancies over ency at decision-making level by Saudis. the area of Mina in September 2015 elected interim speaker of the new pollutant industries. the hajj issue, on Sunday Hajj and Pil- Iran and Saudi Arabia have been at during the last hajj. 2 Iranian Majlis (parliament), dashing re- Entering into its 22nd week on coming Tuesday, the formists’ hopes to take the helm of the campaign was kicked off by Mohammad Bakhtiari, 25, influential legislature. who has majored in architecture and is a member of a Rouhani: We welcome close ties with ‘friendly’ Ukraine Larijani, already holding the post local NGO with 1,000 members known as “the guardians for the last eight years, won with 173 of the environment of Arak city.” See page 2 votes in duel with Mohammad Reza Mohammad, whom I caught for a phone interview when Aref backed only by 103 MPs. riding his bike Friday in Arak, said, “With air pollution get- Out of a total 281, five voted for ting worse, I did not like to sit back doing nothing. I thought neither. everybody is responsible forfor this problem. And I was thinkthink-- Masoud Pezeshkian, a reformist MP ing of a way to involve more people to help with itit.. from Tabriz, was also elected as first Mohammad vigorously added, “The best was to enen-- deputy speaker, winning 154 votes. courage people to rethink about the use ooff their cars. Principlist Mohammad Deqhani, also Thus, I drafted a poster for car-free Tuesdays and shared secured second deputy speaker by it on social media fforor garnering 136 votes. Mohammad ttwowo weeks.weeks.”” While Larijani was representing the Bakhtiari “Meanwhile, I kicked off principlist faction, Aref had been field- wwentent intintoo ththee sstreetstreets ed by the Hope bloc, which consists campaign in Arak with the postpost-- for car-free predominantly of reformists. Tuesdays last eerr in hhandand aandnd According to the parliamentary November explained it in regulations pamphlet, the interim pre- person to people. siding body will have the gavel until Within ththee fifirstrst two-third of MPs’ credentials are ap- two weeksweeks,, a proved, as required by the constitu- bike-riding tion. ccampaignampaign Following the approval, MPs will from [the cicityty cast their votes to decide the perma- oof]f] RafsanjanRafsanjan nent presiding board for a one-year jjoinedoined the term. campaign. Results for the interim term come See pagepage 10 as a blow to reformists who were hold- President.ir ing caucuses before the Majlis ushered in, hoping for taking the seat. 2 Hosseinzadeh appointed new All intl. environmental MOUs brought into effect: Ebtekar Iran can fulfill managing director of BMI Ukraine’s energy By Maryam Qarehgozlou taken by DoE for the wetlands such as ECONOMY TEHRAN — Iran’s Finance and Eco- Hamoun, Hour-al Azim and Urmia they needs: Ukrainian FM desknomic Affairs Minister Ali Tayyebnia TEHRAN — All international environ- wouldn’t be now partially revived,” she appointed Mohammadreza Hosseinzadeh as the new mental memorandums of understand- highlighted. TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Ukraine’s For- managing director of Bank Melli of Iran (BMI), IRNA re- ings inked so far have been brought Water transferring plans required eign Minister Pavlo Klimkin said Tehran ported on Sunday. into effect, chief of Iran’s Department to undergo environmental assessment and Kiev can satisfy each other’s de- Hosseinzadeh replaced Abdolnaser Hemmati, who of Environment (DoE) said here on “In order to move forward with mands for agricultural products and is now assigned as the head of Central Insurance of Sunday. any proposed water transferring plans energy. Iran. Masoumeh Ebtekar made the re- we first need to ensure that the en- Iran and Ukraine have common BMI is the first national Iranian bank. The bank was es- marks in a press conference held on the vironmental implications of decisions challenges in agriculture and econo- tablished in 1927 by the order of the Iranian parliament and occasion of the World Environment Day, are taken into account before imple- my, Klimkin said in an interview with Iran’s wetlands restoration since then it has consistently been one of the most influential June 5. menting it,” the DoE chief said. “First the Tasnim News Agency in Tehran programs are triumphant Iranian banks. Signing MOU with Austrian Raiffei- we need to make sure that the water on Sunday, adding that Ukraine can sen Bank in line with boosting Iran’s Commenting on the effective meas- right of the wetlands remains intact help to ensure food security in Iran, National Environment Fund, China’s ures DoE so far taken to tackle environ- and then we can think of adopting while Iran can in turn help to provide $3 million contribution for provision mental predicaments over the current them,” she added. Ukraine’s energy security. Iranian institute to hold of greenhouse emission control de- administration, Ebtekar gave full credit She went on to say that “provincial Referring to his visit to Iran and cartoon contest on Zionism vices, and Italy’s $3 million contribu- to the ongoing wetlands’ restoration water transferring is of no use unless meetings with top Iranian officials, tion spent on air pollution mitigation programs for the partial revival of them. we go out of option and be forced to the Ukrainian minister said Kiev is ARTTEHRAN — Masaf, an Iranian institute that equipment are of the agreements “The truth is that Iran’s precipita- do so to supply potable water for a after establishing strategic ties with deskorganizes programs on Imam Mahdi (AS) which are put in action, Ebtekar ex- tion pattern has not changed dramat- region.” Tehran. and other Islamic teachings, plans to hold a cartoon contest plained. ically and if it wasn’t for the measures 10 He also hailed the great opportu- on Zionism. nities for closer ties with Iran following The Zion Caliphate Interna- the implementation of the Joint Com- tional Cartoon and Caricature Iranian FM aims to drums up business in Poland prehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), a Contest will be held in two cat- lasting nuclear deal between Tehran egories, the institute announced Iranian Foreign Minister rum on Monday. ly on the further develop- The two ministers are also and the Group 5+1 (Russia, China, the on Sunday. Mohammad-Javad Zarif Iran’s ambassador to Po- ment of relations between to sign an agreement on co- US, Britain, France and Germany). Theodor Herzl, the founder arrived in Poland on Sun- land, Ramin Mehmanparast, the two countries, which operation. The main focus of Iran is a strategic power that can of the political Zionist move- day for a two-day visit dur- told Polish Radio that talks are already good. We are the Iranian foreign minister’s play a significant role in providing se- ment, and Elizabeth II, the ing which he will meet his with Waszczykowski would convinced that - in connec- visit is economic. curity, Klimkin added. queen of the United Kingdom, Polish counterpart Witold take in bilateral relations as tion to the crises in the Mid- In recent years, Polish-Ira- The minister further said that ter- are the themes of the carica- Waszczykowski. well as the situation in the dle East - our consultations nian trade was worth around mination of anti-Iran sanctions under Zarif is to take part in a Middle East. and contacts will be very $70 million annually. the JCPOA has made it possible for ture section. (Source: thenews.pl) The cartoon section will fo- Polish-Iranian economic fo- “We are counting main- important,” he said. Iranians and Ukrainians to open bank- cus on terrorism and racism, ing accounts in both countries, paving and the crimes committed by the way for enhancing interactions be- the ISIL. Iraqi forces complete buildup around IS-held Fallujah tween the two countries’ big and small The institute asked artists from around the world to submit businesses. their works until June 16. TARIQ CAMP, Iraq (AP) — Iraq’s spe- Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi The Ukrainian top diplomat had a Top winner in the cartoon section will be awarded $5,000 cial forces completed a troop buildup said the “current second phase of the meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister in cash while the first winner in the caricature section will re- around Fallujah on Sunday ahead of an Fallujah operation” will last less than 48 Mohammad Javad Zarif on Sunday ceive $1,000.
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