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Iran pardons 157 prisoners Iran vows to bring Trump to justice with security charges

POLITICAL TEHRAN – Judiciary spokesman Gholam- deskhossein Esmaeili announced on Tuesday that the Judiciary has pardoned 157 prisoners convicted of security over Soleimani assassination charges. At a press conference, Esmaeili said that Leader of the Is- POLITICAL TEHRAN – Foreign Min- In June, Tehran said 36 individuals were lamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has agreed to pardon deskistry spokesman Saeed identified in connection with the Soleimani or commute the jail terms of 3,780 prisoners sentenced by the Khatibzadeh has said Iran will spare no efforts assassination. public and Islamic revolution courts in Iran. in bringing the assassins of Lieutenant General “36 individuals who cooperated, collabo- It came upon a proposal by Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raisi Qassem Soleimani, especially Donald Trump, rated, and participated in the assassination of on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Prophet Mohammad to justice. Hajj Qassem, including political and military (PBUH) and Imam Sadeq (AS), IRNA reported. “Iran, while fully adhering to the applicable authorities of the U.S. and other countries, have Esmaeili said that from the mentioned number, 2301 prison- provisions of international law, will spare no been identified,” Tehran Prosecutor General ers were freed from prison, 157 of whom with security charges legal and legitimate effort in order to bring Ali Alqasi-Mehr said. that had participated in the riots of the past three years. the perpetrators and accomplices of Martyr Alqasi-Mehr named Trump as the key General Soleimani to justice, so that they suffer individual at the top of the list, saying his legal punishment for their action,” Khatibzadeh pursuit will continue even after his tenure Rouhani says Iran ready said, ISNA reported on Tuesday. as U.S. president. On January 3, U.S. President Donald Khatibzadeh said based on Iran’s stance, to share experiences in Trump ordered drone strikes that martyred Trump cannot enjoy presidential impunity after Coronavirus fight General Soleimani, chief of the IRGC Quds his term and he must be brought to justice Force, and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the deputy for his crime. POLITICAL TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani of commander of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization “I repeat that we do not believe the per- deskIran announced on Tuesday that Iran is ready Units (PMU). attack. “This is a serious message,” Salami warned. petrators of this crime, especially Trump as to share its experiences with regional countries, including members In the early hours of January 8, the IRGC In September, IRGC Chief Major General “These threats are serious and we’re not the main perpetrator, can be exempted from of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), in “combating attacked Ain al-Assad airbase in western Iraq, Hossein Salami said the Americans should know engaging in a war of words,” Salami said, legal prosecution, in a way that is in line with COVID-19”. where U.S. forces were stationed, as part of its that Iran will target whoever had a role in the adding, “Rather, we’ll leave everything to the international law, by taking refuge behind the “In order to counter the shared promised “tough revenge” for the U.S. terror cowardly assassination of General Soleimani. field of action.” wall of immunity,” he added. challenges of COVID-19 pandem- ic, it is urgent that SCO member states, in coordination with the UN and WHO, proceed to adopt Iran says backs UN to establish security, peace in Afghanistan a coherent and unified approach whereby they should ensure the U.S. exploiting Afghanistan’s situation, advisor says full, free and equitable access of POLITICAL TEHRAN – Hossein Amir Abdollahian, a The advisor said Iran supports any UN action to establish all regional and global popula- desksenior foreign policy advisor to the Iranian security, peace and prosperity in this important neighboring tions to healthcare services and parliament speaker, has said Iran considers Afghanistan’s se- country. medical equipment intended for curity as its own security, emphasizing that the United States Deborah Lyons, for her part, referred to the history of co- better combat against the dis- is taking advantage of the situation in Afghanistan. operation between the Islamic Republic of Iran and UNAMA ease,” Rouhani told the summit “Afghanistan’s transition from the status quo will certainly in support of the peace process in Afghanistan. of the SCO leaders through a vid- be possible with the cooperation of neighboring countries and She said that as Afghanistan’s neighbor and a strategically eoconference, according to the influential regional and global actors,” Amir Abdollahian said, influential country in the region, Iran has always been instru- president.ir. according to Mehr. mental in supporting the Afghan people. “To this end and for improving on their conditions, the Islamic He made the remarks in a meeting in Tehran on Monday She said that as Afghanistan’s neighbor and a strategically Republic of Iran provided some regional countries with humanitar- with Deborah Lyons, the Special Representative and Head of the influential country in the region, Iran has always been instru- ian aid. We also register our readiness to share with other member United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). mental in supporting the Afghan people. states our experiences in combating COVID-19,” Rouhani stated. Highlighting Iran’s continuous support for the friendly “Iran’s support for Afghan refugees and displaced persons Rouhani also pointed to the result of the U.S. presidential elections people of Afghanistan, he said the constitution of Afghanistan and its assistance in building Afghanistan’s roads and energy Lyons was appointed as the Special Representative for Af- in which sitting president Donald Trump lost to his Democratic rival and the existing democratic structures must be protected in supply is commendable,” she added. ghanistan and head of the United Nations Assistance Mission Joe Biden, saying the vote showed that “the world is not alone in the context of inter-Afghan negotiations “We need the help of all parties, neighboring countries in Afghanistan in March 2020 and took up responsibilities opposing the wrong policies of the incumbent U.S. administration.” Amir Abdollahian also pointed to the recent activities of and international organizations to bring peace and stability in April 2020. He added, “Now the field is clear for new U.S. elected leaders terrorist leaders and groups, especially Daesh (ISIS), in Af- to Afghanistan and to improve the economic conditions to She met with Mohammad Ebrahim Taherian, the Iranian to grasp the message of their people and translate this determina- ghanistan, saying, “Unfortunately, the United States is taking motivate the people of this country,” Lyons said. foreign minister’s Special Envoy for Afghanistan, earlier on tion for change into their foreign policies and their ties with other advantage of the situation in Afghanistan.” She added that it is expected that regional actors and Monday, when the two sides conferred on the latest develop- countries and states. “While the U.S. pretends to support the peace process, some neighboring countries will help further and better advance ments, the political and security conditions in Afghanistan, Rouhani called on the incoming U.S. administration to embrace U.S. troops are smuggling drugs from Bagram Airport,” he said. the negotiation process. and the peace process in that country. international law, honor its obligations and make up for the losses that the Trump administration incurred on other countries. “Re-embracing adherence to recognized international laws, regulations and obligations, honouring other nations’ rights and Vice president: Through resistance Iranians defeat ‘maximum pressure’ compensating the losses incurred are prerequisites to healing the U.S. credibility across the world.” POLITICAL TEHRAN – Vice Pres- formed under the influence of the Zionists, 2015 between Iran and six world powers, cooperation & respect for law.” desk Elsewhere in his remarks, the president said, “The Islamic ident Es’hagh Jahangiri Saudis and extremist groups in the United including the U.S., Russia, China, France, “Deeds matter most,” he wrote, adding, Republic of Iran has invariably emphasized its principled policy has said the era of U.S. President Donald States,” Jahangiri remarked. Britain and Germany, and also the European “Iran’s record: dignity, interest & responsible of strengthening good neighborliness, confidence-building and Trump’s “maximum pressure” policy has The vice president said the fall of the Is- Union. Trump’s unilateral withdrawal from diplomacy.” dialogue with its neighbors in such regions as Eurasia, the Persian ended with Iran’s resistance. lamic Republic system and collapse of the the JCPOA was deplored by all other parties President Hassan Rouhani also urged the Gulf and West and South Asia.” Speaking on Monday, Jahangiri said de- Iranian economy was the main objective of to the deal. U.S. president-elect to make up for Trump’s Rouhani added, “For the Islamic Republic of Iran, sustainable spite the maximum pressure policy exerted the U.S. government under Trump. On May 8, 2019, exactly one year after mistakes, and return the U.S. to international security is viable but through cooperation, participation and peace. by the Trump Administration, the Iranian “With the adoption of the strategy of re- Trump’s withdrawal, Iran began to gradually laws and treaties. The proposal of the Hormuz Peace Endeavour (HOPE), involve- people and government are still proud, IRNA sistance against the U.S. maximum pressure reduce its nuclear commitments according to “Now, an opportunity has opened up for ment in the Astana Peace Process, supporting peace and stability in reported. policy, the Iranian nation emerged victorious the JCPOA, citing the other parties’ failure to the next U.S. administration to make up for Afghanistan and emphasis on increased multilateral cooperation He made the remarks in reaction to the and thwarted all conspiracies waged by en- secure its interests under the deal. However, the past mistakes and return to abide by in- among SCO member states are notable examples, to name a few, of November 3 presidential election in the United emies against the country,” he said. Tehran has repeatedly said that it will return ternational commitments through respecting the attention extended by the Islamic Republic of Iran to participa- States, which saw the victory of Democratic He added that in order to progress, Iran to its commitments if the other parties can international regulations,” Rouhani said in tion and cooperation for sustainable regional and global security.” candidate Joe Biden against Trump. needs to establish ties with the outside world protect its interests against the United States’ remarks on Sunday. He said the changing of the U.S. president so as to export domestically-manufactured “toughest ever” sanctions. The president said the U.S. government’s does not mean a change in the key policies products to other countries. In a tweet on Sunday, Zarif said, “The destructive policies over the last four years Tehran says U.S. sanctions of that country toward the Iranian nation. The nuclear deal, officially known as world is watching whether the new leaders were not only rejected by the people of the “Trump’s enmity towards the Iranian the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action will abandon disastrous lawless bullying of world but were also opposed by the American grossly violate human rights nation was unprecedented which had been (JCPOA), was reached in Vienna on 14 July outgoing regime—and accept multilateralism, people in the U.S. election. POLITICAL TEHRAN – Iran has censured the United States deskover its unilateral sanctions against nations, describing such measures as a serious violation of human rights, It’s Biden that needs to take verifiable steps to lift Iran sanctions: Adib-Moghaddam ILNA reported. Professor of global thought and comparative philosophies says “U.S. decision-makers are under the false impression that sanctions work” 1 A: Joe Biden is not Donald Trump sanctions and changes in foreign policy of the on the regime change strategy, but Biden will much in the same way as Barack Obama spear- target countries. Neither in the case of Iran, attempt to resist this drive towards escalation headed a different U.S. foreign policy which nor Cuba or Venezuela for instance. and destabilisation. I am sure that he will shift yielded some major successes for peace and Secondly, two Iranian administrations did the discursive field in this regard by addressing stability, including with Iran and other post-rev- what the so called international community, the country as the Islamic Republic of Iran, for olutionary countries such as Cuba. This is the including the United States, wanted them to instance, certainly in his first initiatives. This is starting point of the analysis, as there are oppor- do: First, Mohammad Khatami when he sus- what Obama did too together with his famous tunities in understanding those differences in pended nuclear enrichment on Iranian ter- reference to Khayyam’s Bani Adam poem. Biden terms of leadership and world-view. Biden will ritory in return to promised sanctions relief has similar sensitivities, but once again this be serious about bringing back the JCPOA, not and then the Rouhani administration when it analysis must be mindful of the institutionalised least as a means to narrow the rift with Europe. adhered to the JCPOA. The fact is that in both coterie of extremists and anti-Iranian hawks So the JCPOA negotiations will be presented as cases Iranians were punished, that civilians and their global networks which I refer to as In remarks on Monday, Seyed Mohammad Sadatinejad, who a new “multilateral” outreach in anticipation died because of the sanctions, and that Iran the “global right-wing”. They will continue to is in charge of human rights issues at the Iranian mission to the that it will suddenly improve the image of this was either aggregated into an axis of evil or drive a policy of confrontation and so called UN in Geneva, urged Washington at the UN rights council to U.S. government among its European allies, targeted by assassination campaigns such as “regime change”. abandon such abuses and work instead to compensate for them. but also in Japan. Europe will be receptive to the murder of General Soleimani, which must Secondly, a lot of this will be depended on Sadatinejad put forward nine recommendations for the U.S. delega- that approach and it is within that dialectic be- be a factor in this, not merely because of him another major analytical factor and that is the tion, which was led by U.S. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and tween Europe and the U.S. where we find the and his persona, but because of the statutes of economic devastation that Covid-19 is bringing Labor Assistant Secretary Robert A. Destro, Ambassador in Geneva real answer to your question. At this juncture international law. No country can simply be about in the United States. If the pandemic con- Andrew Bremberg and Acting Legal Adviser Marik String. of global history the strategy and tactics of Bid- asked to forget and forgive and to move on. tinues to escalate on this scale, the country will He said the U.S. must end its systematic killings using drones and en, will be decisively affected by Europe. The Diplomacy must be pursued in earnest, but not only be traumatised in terms of the human bring to justice those who assassinated five Iranian citizens, including human security question will prop up – and in Iranians shouldn’t be under any illusion that tragedies, the repercussions of the economic top anti-terror commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, this case it is up to Iran to pre-empt any major this time it will be fundamentally different, not crisis may yield a comeback of the reaction- in Iraq in January. problem in this regard by instituting serious least because Trumpism and the global right ary forces under a new leadership. And who General Soleimani and four other Iranians were martyred in a reforms starting with the judiciary which are Iran fully complies with the agreement. What wing will continue to impinge on the process. couldn’t guarantee that with such socio-economic U.S. drone strike, ordered by U.S. President Donald Trump, upon long overdue irrespective of the international is your analysis? This is a major topic in my new study “What tremors a Donald Trump Jr. would come to the their arrival in Baghdad International Airport on January 3 at the situation. In terms of diplomacy such an Ira- A: The two factors that I mentioned above is Iran: Domestic Politics and International fore in four years time, this time battling it out invitation of the Iraqi government. The attack also killed Abu Mahdi nian human rights initiative would make it are equally important for this question. Even Relations in Five Musical Pieces” which will against an 82 year old Biden, or someone that al-Muhandis, the second-in-command of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization rather more unlikely that the country would Biden’s team will assume that Iran is rather be published next year. There is a chance for the Democratic Party would have to build up Units (PMU). be dragged into negotiations that would involve more likely to negotiate when the country is diplomacy, but it is the Biden administration that in a very short period of time. Elsewhere in his remarks, Sadatinejad called on the U.S. to take the ballistic missile program and/or regional under economic distress. This is a misperception, needs to take verifiable steps towards sanctions In general, what policy shifts do you pre- necessary legal and judicial measures towards ending systematic racism policies. So Iranian domestic politics will be the of course. There will be token gestures with relief. The Iranian people deserve nothing but dict by the Biden administration in comparison against minorities, including African-Americans. second determining factor in answering your reference to medicine and other life-saving ma- this approach from their government. to Trump’s? The Iranian diplomat further called for an end to the unilateral U.S. question. If there is a shift to the right in Iran, terials, but the sanctions threat will be a part of In a statement during the presidential A: Biden will try to construct a diplomatic sanctions against other nations, which have led to serious rights breaches. Europe will toughen its stance, this time with the diplomatic tool-box, largely because U.S. campaigns, the Democratic Party announced Trojan Horse that will be filled with strategies The U.S., he continued, should also cooperate with the UN Special a U.S. president that they can safely liaise with, decision-makers are under the false impres- that it would no longer pursue regime change to re-claim U.S. diplomatic hegemony in the Rapporteur on the negative effects of its coercive actions. without losing votes in their own countries. sion that sanctions work. This is an effect of a in Iran. Will this policy be pursued under Biden region and beyond. In that regard, Trump was Sadatinejad said Washington should stop the detention of Iranians During his election campaigns, Biden wider materialist-capitalist world-view. But the or it is just a publicity? sitting on a mule. A Trojan Horse is more ef- on fake charges of violating U.S. sanctions. repeatedly spoke of returning to the JCPOA if empirical data doesn’t support a link between A: The global right-wing will continue to insist fective – Hence it could be more dangerous. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y NOVEMBER 11, 2020 IRAN IN FOCUS 3 SPORTS Iran welcomes Russian-brokered peace Ex-Iran football coach Mahmoud Yavari dies deal between Azerbaijan, Armenia 1 On Aug. 7, 1984, he took charge of Iran national football team. Along with his assistant, Nasser Ebrahimi, they helped to build POLITICAL TEHRAN – Mahmoud volatile region of Nagorno-Karabakh region. a new base for the national team. Yavari led the team six matches but deskVaezi, the Iranian presi- “A complete ceasefire and a cessation of all resigned on Dec. 1, 1984. He was appointed as U20 head coach once dent’s chief of staff, welcomed on Tuesday a hostilities in the zone of the Nagorno-Kara- again in 1985 and led the team for a decade. Russian-brokered deal between Azerbaijan bakh conflict shall be introduced at 00:00 “Yavari in no longer with us. On behalf of all members of and Armenia to put an end to the conflict in hours Moscow time on 10 November 2020. National Team, I express my deep condolence to the family and the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic all Iranian football enthusiasts. Rest in Peace Mr. Mahmoud,” First of all, Vaezi welcomed the Russian of Armenia, hereinafter referred to as the Iran coach Dragan Skocic said in a video message from Bosnia mediation efforts and then expressed satis- Parties, shall stop at their current positions,” and Herzegovina. faction with the end of the conflict between said the joint statement, adding that Armenia Yavari will be laid to rest on Wednesday in his hometown Isfahan. Baku and Yerevan. agreed to return the districts of Aghdam, Tehran Times extends deepest sympathy to Yavari’s family, loved “The Islamic Republic of Iran welcomes the Kalbajar, and Lachin to Azerbaijan in the ones, and friends over his demise. mediation of Russia between Azerbaijan and coming weeks. Armenia and the acceptance of the ceasefire Clauses 3 and 4 of the joint statement by the two sides in the Nagorno-Karabakh outlines the places where Russian peace- conflict. We continue to emphasize the two keeping forces will be deployed. Faghani’s removal from Iran countries’ adherence to international borders The third clause stipulates that “along and the protection of the civil rights of all,” the contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh and international referees list the Iranian president’s chief of staff said in along the Lachin corridor, a peacekeeping a tweet on Tuesday noon. “The Islamic Republic of Iran welcomes occupied territories, the return of refugees, contingent of the Russian Federation shall causes controversy “We believe that negotiations and a po- the agreement reached among the Repub- and respect for the rights of minorities, as be deployed in the amount of 1,960 military 1 He was named the AFC Referee of the Year twice in litical solution can end this long-standing lic of Azerbaijan, the Republic of Armenia well as the withdrawal of all Takfiri forces personnel with small arms, 90 armored per- 2016 and 2018. crisis if the two parties to the conflict remain and the Russian Federation, which led to a and foreign fighters from the region. sonnel carriers, 380 units of automobile and To remove a referee of such a caliber as Faghani has committed to international rules, including ceasefire and a cessation of hostilities, and “The Islamic Republic of Iran also declares special equipment.” put the Iranian football federation under pressure and the territorial integrity of countries and the hopes that this agreement, the principles its readiness to assist in the deployment of And the fourth clause further stipulates drew heavy criticism from media and experts against citizenship rights of their citizens. While of which were included in the initiative of peacekeeping forces of the Russian Federation that “the peacekeeping contingent of the the directors of the federation and the members of the pleased with the end of the war, we hope the Islamic Republic of Iran, will lead to the along the contact lines in accordance with Russian Federation shall be deployed in Refereeing Committee. that the ceasefire agreement will be imple- establishment of lasting peace in the Caucasus clauses 3 and 4 of the ceasefire agreement,” parallel with the withdrawal of the Armenian Accordingly, Heydar Baharvand, the football federation’s acting mented,” Vaezi added. region in such a way that includes peace and the Iranian Foreign Ministry said, referring armed forces. The peacekeeping contingent president, ordered the Refereeing Committee to review the issue The Iranian Foreign Ministry also issued prosperity for the people in all countries of to the clauses in the peace agreement that of the Russian Federation shall be deployed urgently. He asked the committee to examine the possible ways a statement on Tuesday welcoming the tri- the region and removes existing concerns,” articulate the mission of the Russian peace- for a period of five years with automatic of introducing Faghani as Iran’s international referee. He also lateral peace agreement. the statement said. keeping forces. extension by further five-year periods if demanded to require the possible instructions through FIFA to The statement also said that the agreement The statement underlined the need to re- The leaders of Azerbaijan, Armenia, and none of the Parties declares six months solve the problem. is similar to the peace initiative that Iran spect the sovereignty and territorial integrity, Russia issued a late-night joint statement before the expiration of the period of its Faghani’s international experience is a huge asset for the Ira- has recently presented to Russia, Azerbaijan, and inviolability of the official international on the Russian brokered agreement to put intention to terminate the application of nian football, especially the Iranian refereeing community. It is Turkey, and Armenia. borders while calling for the liberation of an end to the long-running conflict in the this provision.” necessary to pave the way for keeping him on the list of Iranian referees for today and always. Rouhani calls on U.S. to reconsider ‘inhumane behaviors’ toward countries POLITICAL TEHRAN — President Hassan Rouhani international regulations,” Rouhani said on Sunday in what Iran make progress every deskhas called on the United States to change appeared to be a reference to the sanctions the sitting U.S. tack and reconsider its “inhumane behaviors” toward other administration imposed on Iran following Donald Trump’s year: Dragan Skocic countries. withdrawal from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, officially known Speaking at a cabinet session on Tuesday, Rouhani said, as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). SPORTSTEHRAN – National Team head coach “The new U.S. administration should reconsider its inhumane Trump pulled the U.S. out of the nuclear deal on May 8, deskDragan Skocic praised the Iranian football behaviors toward other countries in the first place in order 2018, reimposing sweeping economic sanctions on Iran in a team, saying they are making progress every year. to repair the country’s tarnished image in the international bid to reach what he called a better deal with Iran. However, Iran are scheduled to meet Bosnia and Herzegovina football community.” Trump failed to make such a deal with Iran as the Iranian team in a friendly match on Thursday as part of preparation for The president made the remarks at a session held to leadership refused to negotiate with the White House under the 2022 World Cup qualifiers. discuss the latest efforts by government bodies to expand the sanctions pressure. “The Iranian national football team, along with Japan, are the Iran’s foreign trade and unblock the country’s assets blocked Joe Biden, Trump’s rival who is seen as the U.S. pres- best Asian national team. This is confirmed by FIFA’s ranking in frozen bank accounts abroad. During the session, Rou- ident-elect, has vowed to rejoin the JCPOA after moving list. Iran are making progress every year. I am honored to be hani was briefed on efforts made by Iranian authorities to into the White House. selected as the team coach,” Skocic said in an exclusive interview unblock the assets. “I will offer Tehran a credible path back to diploma- with Sportske.ba. Decisions were made during the session that despite U.S. cy. If Iran returns to strict compliance with the nuclear opposed by the American people in the November 3rd “Iranians are the most hospitable and welcoming people in sanctions pressure, the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) and the deal, the United States would rejoin the agreement as a election. the world. I am not saying that because I am coach of Iran. An- Foreign Ministry should work more closely and effectively starting point for follow-on negotiations. With our al- The president also praised the Iranian people’s resistance yone who has ever been in Iran for at least one day, will confirm to release and use these assets to meet the country’s needs. lies, we will work to strengthen and extend the nuclear in the face of the U.S. economic pressure, saying the people that,” he added. The president’s remarks were made two days after he called deal’s provisions, while also addressing other issues of proved with their heroic resistance in the face of the economic Iran national football team will meet Bosnia behind closed on the new U.S. president-elect, Joe Biden, to compensate concern,” Biden wrote in an opinion piece published by war that the maximum pressure policy of the United States the doors at the Asim Ferhatovic-Hase Stadium. Iran for the past mistakes of Donald Trump. CNN in mid-September. is doomed to failure. “I really appreciate the Bosnian football federation for “Now, an opportunity has opened up for the next U.S. Rouhani pointed out that the U.S. government’s “Now is the time to witness a boost in the security and arranging the friendly. Needless to talk about quality of administration to make up for the past mistakes and return destructive policies over the last three years were not development of the region through cooperation and synergy some Bosnian players. BiH have always had high quality to abiding by international commitments through respecting only rejected by the people of the world but were also among Iran and its neighbors,” he added. players. Miralem Pjanic is a world class player. I want Bosnia to win their matches, but the match against us,” the Croat concluded. Canada’s double standard over human rights POLITICAL TEHRAN – As Iran and should be extradited from everywhere in case Iranian wrestling referee deskUkraine move forward the international police inform Interpol that a with their cooperation on the downed air- criminal should be extradited,” Iranian police Jeddi passes away plane, analysts put the spotlight on Canada’s chief Hossein Ashtari said of Iran’s efforts to double standards over human rights. Canada extradite Khavari in late October. SPORTSTEHRAN – Iranian international retired desk is making maverick efforts to use the airplane He added, “We went to Khavari’s resi- wrestling referee Rahim Jeddi died on Tuesday. incident to turn up the heat on Iran. dence twice and even told the [Canadian] He died at the age of 77 in Tehran, capital of Iran, due to the On January 8, 2020, a Ukrainian passenger police where he was, but the police did not coronavirus. plane crashed near Tehran moments after detain him there.” He was a FILA honorary referee and received FILA Golden taking off from Imam Khomeini International Despite its untenable records on human Whistle award. Airport, killing all 176 passengers and crew rights, Canada still makes efforts to abuse Tehran Times extends deepest sympathy to Jeddi’s family, on board. Nearly three days after the plane the Ukrainian plane crash. In early October, loved ones, and friends over his demise. crash, Iran formally announced that Ukraine Canada announced that it is forming its own International Airlines Flight 752 was mistak- forensic examination and assessment team enly shot down by Iranian air defenses amid to examine evidence and information related heightened tensions with the United States to the Ukrainian plane crash. over the assassination of General Qassem The office of Foreign Minister François- Foolad Sirjan extend winning Soleimani, the commander of the Islamic Philippe Champagne told The Associated Press streak Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force. the team will collect, organize and analyze all The general was assassinated by an Ameri- available information, evidence, and intel- SPORTSTEHRAN — Foolad Sirjan kept their winning can drone strike near Baghdad’s international Forces announced that the plane was mis- Canada’s double standards over human ligence about the Jan. 8 crash near Tehran, deskstreak at the 2020/21 Iran Volleyball Super airport on January 3, an adventurous move takenly shot down. rights were also on full display during the so- and will advise the Canadian government League on Tuesday. that brought Iran and the U.S. closer to an But Canada sought to politicize the plane called U.S. “maximum pressure” campaign on its credibility. Foolad Sirjan powered past Paykan in straight all-out war. Iran strongly condemned the U.S. crash right from the start. against Iran. Over the past two years, the “This is yet another step to uncover the sets (25-20, 25-15, 25-21) in Tehran’s Khaneh decision to assassinate General Soleimani “The families of the victims and all Cana- White House imposed the toughest sanc- truth, hold the Iranian regime to account, Volleyball. and vowed to take “harsh revenge” against dians want answers. I want answers. That tions on Iran in history that led to shortage and seek justice for the families of the vic- The Sirjan-based team have won eight matches out of nine the U.S. First of all, Iran held a very large means closure, transparency, accountability of medicines in Iran. Canada strictly adhered tims. We will spare no efforts on behalf of over the last nine weeks. funeral ceremony for the general and then and justice – and this government will not rest to the unilateral U.S. sanctions and refused the families of the victims to obtain justice Iran Volleyball Super League resumed on Sunday buried him in his hometown of Kerman. As until we get that,” Canadian Prime Minister to even export humanitarian goods to Iran. and closure,” Champagne said in a statement in Tehran as a centralized venue after the league was Soleimani was laid to rest in Kerman, on Justin Trudeau said on January 9. Analysts believe that Canada is not really provided to the AP. postponed on Oct. 10 in order to limit the coronavirus January 8 Iran launched retaliatory missile At that time, investigation into the inci- concerned about the Iranians who died in the On the other hand, Iran has lashed out at spread. strikes against an Iraqi base housing American dent had not been started yet. That’s why plane crash. Rather, it is using the incident the “undiplomatic behavior” of the Canadian The first half of the season will finish on Dec. 22. troops, causing brain injuries to dozens of legal and political experts said at the time to put pressure on Iran. foreign minister. The second half of the season phase was scheduled to American servicemen. that Canada should wait until a thorough Besides, Canada has become a safe ha- “The ill-mannered language, impolite be held in five weeks but the exact time of the matches During the same night of the strikes, the investigation is done. ven for almost all corrupt politicians who phrases, and very undiplomatic behavior of will be announced after a meeting with the clubs’ rep- Ukrainian airplane was mistakenly shot down Seyed Abbas Mousavi, then spokesman are convicted of embezzlement and other the minister of foreign affairs of Canada are resentatives. by Iranian air defenses. Iran expressed sym- for Iran’s Foreign Ministry, accused Canada financial crimes. Mahmoudreza Khavari, not something you see behind closed doors,” At the end of the preliminary round, eight teams pathy with the victims and, right from the of abusing the plane crash. Mousavi pointed the former head of Iran’s Bank Melli, is a Saeed Khatibzadeh has recently said in what will qualify for the final round. In this stage, the start, worked with Ukraine and Canada, out that Canada abused the incident to sym- case in point. Khavari was involved in an appeared to be a response to Champagne’s first team will take on the eighth-placed side, the and other countries that their citizens were pathize with the Iranian people and demand Iranian embezzlement scandal of roughly remarks. “Unfortunately, statesmanship in second team play seventh-placed, the third-placed killed in the plane to get to the bottom of some action while it has severed diplomatic 2.6 billion dollars. the West has now turned into politics in order meet sixth-placed and the fourth-placed team take what happened to the Ukrainian plane on relations with Iran under U.S. pressure, de- He is a Canadian-Iranian citizen who fled to garner a few votes from others. I am very, on the side lying fifth that tense night. priving hundreds of thousands of Iranian from Iran in 2011 after his involvement in very deeply sorry that the Canadian nation The 31st edition of Iran volleyball league has brought a total “A sad day. Preliminary conclusions of people living in Canada of consular services. the embezzlement scandal was made public. has to witness such a language from such a of 14 teams together. internal investigation by Armed Forces: “We have announced our readiness to The Iranian police chief has recently foreign minister.” Matchweek 9 Human error at time of crisis caused by US open a consular section in Canada and they said that Iran has made efforts to extradite The spokesman noted, “We recommend * Paykan Tehran 0 – 3 Foolad Sirjan adventurism led to disaster. Our profound can have one in Iran, but these requests and Khavari but Canadian authorities refused that they (Canadian politicians) speak in the * Rahyab Melal Kordestan 0 – 3 Shahrdari Gonbad regrets, apologies and condolences to our suggestions have been ignored by the Cana- to cooperate. same way that they behave and talk behind *Shahdab Yazd 1 – 3 Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan people, to the families of all victims, and to dian government for a long time, and now “Our problem is the judiciary and the police the closed doors. The etiquette does not allow * Khatam Ardakan 2 – 3 Shahrdari Urmia other affected nations,” Foreign Minister in such cases, they express concerns about of those countries that do not cooperate with us to speak like the rude foreign minister * Azar Battery Urmia 1 – 3 Saipa Tehran Mohammad Javad Zarif said in a tweet on Iranian citizens. They are just like a bowl us. There are protocols for the extradition of Canada.” * Hoorsun Ramsar 2 – 3 Shahrdari Varamin January 11, shortly after the Iranian Armed that is hotter than the soup,” Mousavi stated. of criminals which stipulate that criminals I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 4 ECONOMY NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Initial plan for gas export to Plan for renovation of railway Afghanistan ready: NIGC head

ECONOMY TEHRAN — Head of the National Iranian deskGas Company (NIGC) said on Monday that the fleet strongly pursued initial plan and the necessary infrastructure has been prepared for launching gas exports to Afghanistan, Shana reported. 1 In this regard, RAI has been im- valued at 9.33 trillion rials (about $222.1 “The initial plan has been prepared and the private sector will plementing new programs for replacing old million) have been added to the country’s be in charge of the gas exports to Afghanistan,” Hassan Montazer wagons and locomotives with new ones to railway fleet in the mentioned seven stages Torbati told reporters on the sidelines of an inauguration ceremony. reduce the age of the country’s fleet. during the current year. Torbati noted that diplomatic negotiations are underway and To this end, the private sector has been At the first stage, which was on April 28, the government has already provided the full infrastructure needed a big contributor to the development of the the fleet received 56 new domestically-made for transfer of gas to its eastern neighbor. railway sector in different fields from build- locomotives and wagons. Afghanistan is increasingly ing rails to manufacturing locomotives and As reported by the portal of Transport relying on Iran for its energy wagons in the past few years. Ministry, over 1.25 trillion rials (about needs as the landlocked coun- In 2018, during the 6th International $29.7 million) was invested by six domestic try moves to expand economic Exhibition of Rail Transportation, Related companies for the manufacturing of the activity through opening a new Industries, and Equipment of Iran, dubbed mentioned wagons and locomotives. trade route that passes through RAILEXPO 2018, the country unveiled the As for the second stage, 88 wagons and Iran to the Indian Ocean. first-ever Iranian-made locomotive engine. locomotives were added to the fleet, while However, Iranian energy And then in mid-June 2019, Mapna Group in the third round 65, in the fourth stage supplies, including electricity, unveiled the first Iranian-made freight lo- 50, and in the fifth stage 70 wagons and are mostly available to western comotive on the sidelines of the 7th edition locomotives joined the fleet. parts of Afghanistan where the of the mentioned exhibition, and later in According to Eslami, all the locomotives security of transfer infrastruc- August, RAI Head Saeed Rasouli unveiled and wagons added to the country’s railway ture can be properly guaranteed. a comprehensive program based on which fleet have been made by domestic companies. Iran has increased both the domestic manufacturers are set to supply The mentioned wagons and locomotives output and exports of natural gas over 1,000 locomotives and wagons and have been mostly made by three companies in recent years despite the U.S. also 40,000 tons of rails to RAI by the end namely, Wagon Pars, Iranian Rail Indus- sanctions that have specifically of the current Iranian calendar year (March by Leader of Islamic Revolution Seyed Ali According to the Transport Minister tries Development Company, and Foolad targeted the country’s energy sector. 20, 2021). Khamenei. Mohammad Eslami, who attended the Derakhshan Arak Company. Nearly a tenth of Iran’s current output of more than 700 mil- Following the mentioned program, so far The sixth and seventh additions were mentioned ceremony, the renovation of In total, since the beginning of the pro- lion cubic meters of gas is exported, mainly through pipelines seven rounds of additions have been made made during a ceremony held on Monday, the railway fleet by domestic companies gram in the previous year, 900 wagons to Turkey and Iraq. to the railway fleet since the beginning of in which 122 new wagons and locomotives has so far saved the country €24 million and locomotives worth 16.36 trillion ri- On exports to Turkey, where authorities have announced the the current calendar year (March 19) which worth about 3.66 trillion rials (about $87 in the current year. als (over $389 million) have joined Iran’s discovery of a new gas reserves in the Black Sea, Torbati said is named the year of “Surge in Production” million) joined the country’s railway fleet. In total, some 451 wagons and locomotives railway fleet. Ankara would still need to import gas from Iran to respond to its growing energy demand. He said talks on renewing a 25-year export agreement with Turkey that is set to expire in several years’ time would start in the near future. Gas to be supplied to 40,000 villages by March 2022 ECONOMY TEHRAN — The managing director of and difficulties for the Iranian economy in recent years. Monthly red meat production deskNational Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) One of the sectors with noticeable achievements in this announced that gas will be supplied to 40,000 villages field is gas supplying, while the number of villages supplied increases 55% yr/yr throughout the country by the end of the next Iranian with natural gas has doubled during the past seven years calendar year (March 2022). since the current government started its activity. ECONOMY TEHRAN— Statistical Center of Iran (SCI) Hassan Montazer Torbati stated that gas supply has Based on the statistics, 18,000 villages (each week 50 deskannounced that production of red meat in Iran been developed in the cities and villages of the country villages on average) have been connected to the national stood at 39,600 tons in the seventh month of the current Iranian since seven years ago due to the increase in gas produc- gas network over the past seven years, and now about 4.8 calendar year (September 22-October 21), showing 55 percent tion in South Pars gas field (Iran shares with Qatar in the million families in 32,000 villages enjoy natural gas in growth compared to the same month in the past year. Persian Gulf). the country. It means that 82 percent of the villages are The SCI’s report said that beef and veal had the lion’s share In Iran, where villages account for generating 20-23 connected to the gas network. in the country’s red meat output during the seventh month with percent of the value added in the country, development The current government has paid 290 trillion rials 22,400 tons, followed by lamb and mutton with 13,500 tons, of rural areas has been always a top agenda of the gov- (about $6.904 billion) for supplying gas to the rural areas. goat meat with 2,900 tons, and red meat from other livestock ernments’ activities. It should be noted that supplying gas to the villages has with 794 tons. The sustainable economic, social, and cultural devel- been a big help for the development of infrastructures, The head of Iran’s Livestock Provision Council has called on opment of the villages is one of the major priorities of the the establishment of complementary industries, and job been expedited since the beginning of the sixth month of the government to purchase the red meat at guaranteed prices current government, and many projects implemented and creation in these areas. the current Iranian calendar year (August 22). to support the producers. underway in this regard have led to outstanding develop- While rural development has been always attached pri- Of course, the development of the South Pars giant Making the remarks in an interview by IRNA on October 2, ment in the rural regions. ority among the government’s projects, launching and gas field has played a significant role in supplying gas to Mansour Pourian also recommended the exports of livestock It is while the sanctions have created many limitations inaugurating gas-supply projects in the rural areas has the villages. to support the producers and also bring foreign revenue for the country. Saying that the purchase of red meat at guaranteed prices started in the country in the middle of the fourth Iranian calendar Crude steel output up 8% 625 rural areas to be connected to month of Tir (early July), Pourian announced that 4,000 tons of red meat have been purchased in this way by the State Livestock in 7 months on year national power grid by Aug. 2021 Affairs Logistics Company since then. ECONOMY TEHRAN — Produc- ECONOMY TEHRAN — Irani- The purchase of red meat at guaranteed prices is already done desktion of crude steel in deskan Energy Ministry’s in 15 provinces, including Khorasan Razavi, North Khorasan, Iran increased eight percent during the Spokesman for Electricity Industry Mo- Gilan, Alborz, Yazd, Isfahan, Fars, Sistan-Baluchestan, Khuz- first seven months of the current Iranian stafa Rajabi Mashhadi has said that 625 estan, East Azarbaijan, and Semnan, he said, adding that it will calendar year (March 20-October 21) rural areas are planned to be connected be then conducted in the other provinces as well. from the figure of the same period of to the national electricity grid by the end Iran’s deputy agriculture minister, Morteza Rezaei, has said time in the past year. of the current government’s incumbency that the total production of red and chicken meat is expected to Iranian steel producers produced (August 2021). reach 3.5 million tons by the end of the current Iranian calendar 13.164 million tons of crude steel dur- According to Rajabi Mashhadi, 150 vil- year (March 20, 2021). ing the seven-month period of this year. lages have joined the national grid since the He said red meat production will reach 880,000 tons, while The monthly crude steel output stood beginning of the current Iranian calendar chicken meat output is expected to reach 2.7 million tons. at 1.921 million tons in the seventh Irani- year (March 20), IRNA reported. “Considering the measures taken, the egg production will an calendar month of Mehr (September of sanctions by the U.S. The official noted that over 2,929 villages the framework of a program called A-B-Iran. reach 1,650,000 tons, the honey output will reach 113,000 tons, 22-October 21). In its outlook plan for the Iranian have been supplied with electricity since Back in August, Energy Minister Reza and the production of fresh silk cocoons will reach 1,650,000 According to a report released by the calendar year 1404 (2025-2026) Iran has the beginning of the current government Ardakanian inaugurated 2,230 electricity tons”, the official added. World Steel Association (WSA), Iran’s envisaged production of 55 million tons administration (August 2017), which means supply projects with a total investment of 31.6 Pointing to the per capita consumption of protein products in crude steel production increased by 30 of steel per annum, and to achieve this every week about eight villages have been trillion rials (over $752 million) in various the country, Rezaei said: “Currently the per capita consumption of percent in 2019 while the average global target the country requires to produce connected to the national grid, on average. provinces across the country. red meat is 12.5 kilograms, chicken meat 31.25 kilograms, raw milk growth in this sector stood at 3.5 percent. 160 million tons of iron ore concentrates. Based on the Energy Ministry plans, 240 According to Iran’s Power Generation, 124 kilograms, eggs 11.72 kilograms and honey 1.35 kilograms.” Based on the WSA’s report, Iran pro- Industry, Mining, and Trade Ministry more villages will join the national grid by Distribution, and Transmission Company Iran is among the leading consumers of red meat in the West duced 31.9 million tons of the mentioned has announced that production of iron the end of the current Iranian calendar year (known as Tavanir), 1,824 households in Asia region with lamb being the most sought after. commodity during 2019, while the figure ore concentrate in Iran reached 47.306 (March 20, 2021), Rajabi said. 140 villages across Iran were provided with However, the consumption per person is around a third of was 24 million tons in 2018. million tons in the previous Iranian cal- He also put the number of villages sup- electricity from the national electricity net- what is normally seen in countries like the U.S. and Australia, According to the World Steel Associa- endar year, registering a four-percent plied by electricity through renewable sourc- work in the previous Iranian calendar year. mainly due to the prohibition of pork in Islamic law. tion, Iran became the world’s tenth-larg- rise compared to the preceding year. es at 241 villages and said: “International Nearly 99.7 percent of Iran’s rural popu- The major part of Iran’s red meat imports comes from countries est steel producer in 2018. The country has extracted 64.274 statistics all show that the rate of electricity lation is currently supplied with electricity, like Brazil, where Iranian supervisors directly control culling Iran which stood at the 13th place in million tons of iron ore during the past supply to villages in Iran is higher than the while according to the information provided methods to ensure they comply with religious rules. 2017 could lag behind three major steel year, according to the data released by world average.” by the International Energy Agency (IEA), producers in the world, namely Italy, Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Iranian Energy Ministry has been inau- this figure is 86 percent in Central and South Taiwan, and Ukraine to stand at the 10th Development and Renovation Organ- gurating numerous energy-related projects America, 85 percent in Asia, 78 percent in Iran’s 1st indigenized freight place in 2018, despite the re-imposition ization (IMIDRO). in the current Iranian calendar year under West Asia and 36 percent in Africa. wagon brake system unveiled

ECONOMY TEHRAN – Iranian Transport and Urban deskDevelopment Minister Mohammad Eslami Commodities worth $734m exported from Khorasan Razavi in 7 months on Tuesday unveiled the country’s first fully-indigenized brake system for freight wagons, ILNA reported. ECONOMY TEHRAN — Khorasan Razavi Prov- Russia, Kyrgyzstan, and Pakistan as the major exporters According to the Head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Rail- deskince, in northeast of Iran, has exported of goods to the province in the said time span. ways (known as RAI) Saeed Rasouli, the mentioned system 1.451 million tons of commodities valued at $734 million Iran has exported 65.5 million tons of non-oil commod- was one of the most important equipments that the country’s during the first seven months of the current Iranian ities worth $18.2 billion during the first seven months of rail industry always depended on foreign sources to supply it. calendar year (March 20-October 21), according to a the current Iranian calendar year, registering a 17.5-per- “Over the past few years some of its parts were indige- provincial official. cent fall in terms of weight and a 23-percent decline in nized, but today we have become completely self-sufficient Mohammadreza Mesforoush, the head of the prov- terms of value compared to the figures for the previous in manufacturing this type of brake system,” Rasouli said. ince’s Industry, Mining and Trade Department, said year’s same period, according to the data released by the The mentioned system was unveiled along with 122 new that the seven-month export indicates 30 percent fall Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA). wagons and locomotives which were added to the country’s in terms of weight, and 21 percent drop in terms of Iraq with $4.8 billion, China with $4.4 billion, the UAE railway fleet on the mentioned day. value, compared to the figures for the same period of with $2.2 billion, Turkey with $1.4 billion, and Afghan- The country’s railway fleet also received crane locomotives. time in the past year. istan with $1.3 billion of imports from Iran were among Eslami also inaugurated a rail industry talent management He mentioned types of iron or steel rods, pistachios with the country’s top export destinations during this period. program, the planning for which was started in the previous fresh or dried skin, tomato paste, industrial tallow, flooring, In the first seven months of this year, some 19.3 mil- Iranian calendar year (ended on March 19), based on which saffron, chicken meat, and uncooked or cooked potatoes provinces in the first seven months of this year, which lion tons of commodities worth $20 billion have been in the first stage 3,755 railway experts and managers are as the major exported products, and Afghanistan, Iraq, were 43 percent and five percent less than that of the imported into the country, of which 13.8 million tons going to be assessed to identify significant talents in this area. Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Hong Kong, Pakistan, United previous year, in terms of weight and value, respectively. were basic goods. “The results of this project are going to provide us with Arab Emirates (UAE), Spain, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan He named mobile phones, cotton, cola essence, oil, China with $5.1 billion, the UAE with $4.7 billion, a good database that we will use to select managers and key as the main export destinations during the said time span. potassium chloride, raw silk, coffee, wire and cable Turkey with $2.2 billion, India with $1.2 billion, and workforces in the future”, Rasouli explained about the said The official further said that 92,000 tons of com- connectors as the main imported items, and the UAE, Germany with $1 billion of exports to Iran were the top project. modities worth $210 million have been imported to the Uzbekistan, China, Turkey, India, Germany, South Korea, exporting nations to the Islamic Republic. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y NOVEMBER 11, 2020 ANALYSIS/INTERVIEW 5

The recent divide in U.S. is due to Saeb Erekat, longtime negotiator for Palestinians, dies at 65

Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat passed away due to decline of family values: professor complications from the novel corona-virus at the age of 65 on Tuesday, November 10, 2020. Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat passed away due 1 Americans. Since our independence Second, President Trump is to complications from the novel coronavirus at the age of 65 on in 1776, U.S. citizens have never had a no doubt very angry that Hillary Clin- Tuesday, November 10, 2020. He had been receiving treatment king, queen, emperor, etc. As a result, ton previously claimed that President at Hadassah-University Medical Center in Jerusalem’s Ein Kerem Americans have a deep distrust of one Trump was an “illegitimate president” since his medical condition deteriorated in mid-October.Erekat person having too much power. Built who, she claims, in essence, stole the first came into prominence in 1991, when he was appointed dep- into the American system are “checks 2016 election from her. uty head of the Palestinian negotiating delegation to the Madrid and balances” that will likely allow After the 2016 election, certain me- Peace Conference. President Trump to “state his case,” dia outlets claimed that Russia was Born on 1955 in the village of Abu Dis, south of Jerusa- but not “get his way,” unless there is a primary force that made President lem, Erekat later played an active role in the peace talks with Israel widespread evidence of corruption in Trump’s victory possible. Nevertheless, in 1992 and 1993, when the Oslo Accords were signed between the counting of ballots. Either Senate such an accusation requires a certain Israel and the PLO. amount of proof. However, the Muel- Majority Leader Mitch McConnell or ler hearings that followed never pro- the U.S. Supreme Court will likely stop duced a sufficient amount of evidence. him before he goes too far. Instead, I Turkey pulls out from another President Trump, after going through believe the ultimate result will be the the emotional strain of those accusa- recounting of ballots, an investigation, base in northwestern Syria tions, is now angered. He asserts that hearings about possible fraud in count- various suspicious events regarding ing late ballots, and President Trump Turkish troops in northwestern Syria have pulled out of a second ballot counting constitute fraud and will allow the transition to Joseph Biden military base in the area that had been surrounded by Syrian make the 2020 election results illegit- becoming the next president. government forces, media activists said Tuesday. imate. Granted, there are numerous Don’t you think that electoral The pullout from the observation post in Sher Mogher in north- suspicious ballots counting events. votes threaten the future of democracy ern Hama region comes nearly a month after the evacuation of However, the Trump Administration in the United States? Turkey’s largest military base in the area that was once held by the needs to present sufficient evidence A: The Electoral College is designed Syrian opposition. The area was overran by Syrian government that: a) the events are systemic and to protect American democracy. It is troops late last year during a military offensive that also displaced not isolated individual events and b) “Trump is an unusual person, who has specifically designed to protect areas nearly a million people, AP reported. that enough ballots were affected to of low population. Otherwise, politi- The development comes as violence returned to the overcrowded have influenced the ultimate outcome also been through a prodigious amount of cians will only seek to fulfill the de- rebel-held enclave, with resumption of Syrian government strikes. of the election. That will be very dif- stress from the Democratic- and media- sires of people living in New York, Los A Turkish official, speaking on condition of anonymity in ficult to achieve. Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, and line with government regulations, said the evacuation was not Is Trump an exception in Ameri- accusations that the Russians helped him Philadelphia, etc. It is much the same a “withdrawal but a redeployment in line with necessities on ca’s history? Could he gain the hearts get elected in 2016.” reason why in the United Nations, even the ground.” of millions of Americans? nations with a low population such as A: President Trump is an unusual of the public schools. Before the U.S. in “judicial restraint.” This means that Qatar and Liechtenstein each have one person, who has also been through a Supreme Court decisions, love, com- justices should avoid getting involved vote in the General Assembly. Some Mark Esper fired as Pentagon prodigious amount of stress from the passion, civility, loyalty, and respect in these matters, except when it is ab- might say that the U.N. arrangement chief after contradicting Trump Democratic- and media-accusations were major moral pillars taught by solutely necessary. Hence, unless the in the General Assembly is unfair, but that the Russians helped him get elected teachers in the public schools. The Trump Administration presents a great the consensus is that this structure Donald Trump has fired his defense secretary, Mark Esper, in the in 2016. That combination of being an behavior of many American adults to- deal of evidence indicating corruption protects small nations. For example, latest sign that the transition to a new Biden administration in unusual person and the accumulation wards each other reflects this absence of in counting absentee ballots, the U.S. one issue that is becoming a major January is going to be turbulent on both domestic and foreign fronts. of stress and anger likely caused him character education and family values. Supreme Court will likely do their best one is that Southern California, a dry Esper was fired by tweet on Monday afternoon, with the president to claim victory in the 2020 election The only way to heal the divisions is not to order a “do-over” election in area, is draining the Colorado River declaring he was “pleased to announce that Christopher C Miller, prematurely. He should have said that to emphasize shared character once some states, etc. They will try to limit beyond California’s border, which is the highly respected director of the National Counterterrorism there was a plethora of irregularities in again- and family- values returning themselves to giving direction to what reducing the water supply in 6 other Center (unanimously confirmed by the Senate), will be acting the counting of absentee ballots that to American society. ballots arrived too late to be counted states, which have lower populations secretary of defense, effective immediately, Guardian reported. must be thoroughly investigated and Do you agree with this view that and similar issues. than California. Should California be “Chris will do a GREAT job! Mark Esper has been terminated. corrected right away before he can ac- the Supreme Court has an outsized It seems that president in the able to demand its way because its I would like to thank him for his service.” cept the results of the election. Although role in elections because it has become American political structure has vast population is larger than all those six Esper had been at odds with Trump on a number of issues, President Trump’s approach is unique, politicized? authority that may tempt him to exploit states combined? Americans would most importantly his insistence at the height of the Black Lives reform to count absentee ballots more A: The U.S. Supreme Court realizes the power for his own benefits. What say “no,” that the people from oth- Matter protests in the summer that there were no legal grounds precisely is needed to prevent a repeat it must do all it can to remain to limit its is your comment? er states have rights too. In so many to deploy active-service troops on the streets of U.S. cities. occurrence in the future. role in this political controversy. What A: Potentially that is true, but countries, people in the main cities He was also working with Congress on legislation to rename How can the U.S. bridge the recent is interesting is that the three Trump there is one quality that it is impor- are very rich, but people living outside U.S. army bases named after Confederate generals. In a final in- gap, which has divided the country U.S. Supreme Court appointees believe tant for people to understand about the cities are very poor. This is true in terview Esper predicted that he would be followed by a “yes man”, into two opposing poles? most countries around the world. The adding “And then God help us.” A: It is very unfortunate that the Since 1963, divorce rates skyrocketed, and electoral college is designed to prevent Americans are often not as civil and the U.S. Supreme Court removed Bible- this from happening. It is not a perfect kind to each other, as was the case system, but even the poorest families Amnesty: U.S. must stop in past generations. A likely cause of based character education out of the public in America have 2 or 3 cars. This year, this is the decline of the family- and schools. Before that, love, compassion, the vote count is very close between drone sale to UAE over Bible-based- values that have taken Joseph Biden and Donald Trump. Biden Yemen, Libya wars place in the United States since 1963. civility, loyalty, and respect were major only has 50-51% of the vote, but his Since 1963, divorce rates skyrocketed, moral pillars taught by teachers in the electoral advantage will probably be Amnesty International has called on the United States to drop plans and the U.S. Supreme Court removed public schools. 55% or more. Usually, the electoral to sell sophisticated armed MQ-9B aerial drones to the United Arab Bible-based character education out college system works well. Emirates (UAE), saying that there is evidence of civilian deaths as a result Abu Dhabi’s involvement in war-torn Yemen and Libya. Philippe Nassif, advocacy director for the Middle East and North Africa at Amnesty International USA, said on Monday that Washington must resolutely refrain from supplying the UAE with Trump amplified polarization: ex-White House official arms that could kill civilians in Yemen and Libya. “The startling fact that the United States government continues ican society. How will this affect American society in By Zahra Mirzafarjouyan its unflinching support of providing weapons that risk adding the long run? to the devastating toll of Yemeni civilians unlawfully killed and TEHRAN– Stating that Trump has amplified polar- A: The polarization has been amplified by Trump injured by U.S.-made weapons should shake to the core every ization, Prof. Frank von Hippel believes that Biden is but also by Facebook and Twitter and the other social person living in this country,” Nassif said. very conscious of how close to civil war the American media that have made it possible to spread conspiracy society came. theories much more rapidly than before. All societies While Donald Trump was at his golf course, some need to grapple with how these media are designed R esistance N ews U.S. media outlets announced that Democrat Joe to hold their users’ attention by amplifying their pas- Biden has been chosen as the 46th U.S. president sions rather than by encouraging them to learn more. with receiving more than 270 Electoral College votes Wikipedia provides an inspiring alternative model. Peace Now: Israel’s required for the White House. Biden is very conscious of how close to a civil war settlement expansion surged Biden has said he is “honored and humbled” by we came and is trying to talk us back from the brink the projected victory. by telling us that we are not each other’s enemies. We during Trump’s tenure Following this announcement, Donald Trump has are fellow citizens and must work together to solve repeated voting fraud claims and said Biden is “rushing our problems. INTERNATIONAL TEHRAN — The human rights group, Peace to pose as the winner falsely.” Will American society witness more destructive deskNow, said that Donald Trump’s administration Issuing a statement, Trump said, “We all know why actions by Trump in the rest period of his presidency? green lighted a surge in settlement construction and planning Joe Biden is rushing to pose as the winner falsely, and A: I worry about this because Trump’s entire pres- and attempted to set in motion Israel’s formal annexation of the why his media allies are trying so hard to help him: idency has been so nihilistic and sociopathic. occupied West Bank. they don’t want the truth to be exposed. The simple But even though he may be having difficulty ac- “Donald J. Trump’s four years in office, there have been far-reach- fact is this election is far from over. Joe Biden has not cepting that he will be out of power on the afternoon ing changes in the American position on Israeli settlements that been certified as the winner of any states, let alone any of January 20, I think most of the people around him the big domestic reforms some of us feel are needed – have shattered the international consensus around a two-state of the highly contested states headed for mandatory are accepting it, and I hope career officials will refuse as President Franklin D. Roosevelt did in the 1930s. solution, and which have promoted annexation in all but name,” recounts, or states where our campaign has valid and to execute irrational actions that cannot easily be re- But we have been saved, for now at least, from Peace Now said Monday on its website. legitimate legal challenges that could determine the versed like waging war in the Middle East (West Asia). descending further into a pit of horrors and must “The de facto annexation has manifested itself in high levels of ultimate victor. In Pennsylvania, for example, our legal These days, we see the U.S. highest official, Trump, work to do the best we can to improve the prospects settlement unit approvals, transgressions of informal international observers were not permitted meaningful access to is talking about election fraud. What do you think for the United States and for the World. red lines in highly sensitive areas like the Jerusalem environs and watch the counting process. Legal votes decide who about his remarks? Haven’t these remarks damaged In terms of foreign policy, the president has many Hebron, and the building of over 30 new outposts.” is president, not the news media.” the position of U.S. democracy and its credibility? opportunities for executive initiatives. I expect Biden “The Trump administration lent the power of the United States His statement indicated that he is not ready to Trump’s remarks have been damaging to his fol- Administration to rejoin the Paris Climate Agreement to the benefit of the narrow interests of a small, radical group of accept his electoral defeat. lowers’ faith in democracy. But his followers already and the JCPOA if Iran comes back into compliance settlers, and has done enormous damage to Israel. We expect the On the other hand, many believe that the growing appeared to be ready to embrace fascism. I am grateful, and extends the New START nuclear-arms-limitation incoming administration of President-Elect Biden to be attentive polarization of the United States into a nation is one so few of them have gone over the edge into violence, agreement with Russia. to the peace-seeking majority in Israel and to restore the United of the legacies of the Trump presidency. and I hope that, if they see some benefits out of a New treaties will probably be impossible in the near States to its status as a constructive intermediary for a two-state To know more about the result of the U.S. Presidential Biden Administration, their faith in democracy will term because of the two-thirds Senate vote required solution.” Election in the American society, we reached out to be strengthened. for ratification. Some Congressional actions will also It highlighted that “the number of plans promoted in the set- Professor Frank von Hippel, an American theoretical It appears likely that the Senate will remain in be difficult to reverse. tlements increased 2.5 times compared to the previous four years physicist and a Professor of Public and International Republican hands – although there is a remote pos- But I hope that Iran finally will see substantial – 26,331 housing units were promoted in the settlements in the Affairs at Princeton University. sibility that Georgia will elect two Senators in the benefits from the JCPOA and that we can make it a years 2017-2020, compared to 10,331 housing units in the years As you know, in recent days, we have been wit- runoff election in January, which would result in a foundation for a Persian Gulf Nuclear Weapon Free 2013-2016.” nessing a confrontation between the opponents and 50-50 balance in which Vice President Harris would Zone as the next step toward a nuclear-weapon-free “The number of tenders in the settlements doubled – tenders the supporters of Donald Trump. One of the damages be the deciding vote. world. were published for 2,425 housing units in the settlements, com- of Trump’s presidency was the polarization of Amer- If this does not happen, Biden may not be able to do Professor Frank von Hippel was the Assistant Di- pared with 1,164 housing units in the previous four years.” rector for National Security in the White House Office It also pointed out that Israel carried out infrastructure and Trump’s remarks have been damaging to his followers’ faith of Science and Technology Policy. He now serves on road projects during those four years in order to add another mil- in democracy. But his followers already appeared to be the National Advisory Board of the Center for Arms lion settlers. “In recent years, the Israeli government has begun Control and Non-Proliferation, the research arm of infrastructure and road projects designed to form the development ready to embrace fascism Council for a Livable World. axis for settlements with an investment of billions of shekels.” I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 6 HERITAGE & TOURISM NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Tourist campsite being built Masjed-e Jameh Kerman: an old in Abu Musa Island

TOURISM TEHRAN –A tourist campsite is being deskconstructed on the Persian Gulf island of mosque with exclusive tiling Abu Musa, southern Hormozgan province, with a budget of 38 billion rials (about $905,000 at the official rate of HERITAGE TEHRAN — The congre- pointed barrel vault, which is decorated 42,000 rials). deskgational Masjed-e Jameh with glazed terracotta in yellow and blue. The camp will include pergolas, handicrafts stalls, sports of Kerman, which boasts four lofty iwans The two walls adjacent to the qibla wall fields, prayer rooms, restrooms, suites, light towers, and (porticos), and loads of exemplar tilework, have only a marble dado on their base without sidewalks, Hormozgan’s tourism chief announced on Monday. stuccowork, and masonry, is a must-see any further ornamentation. Column-bounded Considering the high demand for domestic tourists to when you are in Kerman, southeast Iran. prayer halls (16 meters by 24 meters) are travel to this beautiful island, its tourism infrastructures The terms “Jameh Mosque” or “Masjed-e integrated into the design and extend behind need to be developed, Reza Boroomand said. Jameh” or “Friday Mosque” is used in Iran the arcade, aligning with the exterior walls for a grand communal mosque where man- of each of the four iwans (except part of the datory Friday prayers are performed: the northern wall) and forming a rectangular phrase is used in other Muslim countries but outer perimeter of the mosque. only in Iran does it designate this purpose. The main portal iwan is decorated with The mosque originally dates from the an extraordinary variety of rectangular pan- 14th century, and it has undergone exten- els of geometric, floral, and vegetal motifs. sive restorations during the Safavid era An inscription band in white script on a (1501 to 1736) and later periods. It is the dark blue background frames the external earliest surviving example of Muzaffarid perimeter of the iwan; floral ornament fills architecture, according to Archnet, a source the spandrels’ areas. focused on architecture and conservation The inner wall of the iwan, where the issues related to the Muslim world. The entrance opening is located, is covered by Friday mosque of Kerman was built in 1350 multiple frames of geometric panels in a tile by Amir Mobarezeddin Mohammad-e-Mo- mosaic on top of which an inscription band zaffari-e-Meybodi- Yazdi under the Mu- the arcade’s spandrels are decorated with portal iwan to the mosque’s court: an in- runs horizontally at the center of the iwan’s zaffarids, who pushed away from the Il arabesque vegetal decoration of tile mosaic. termediary room, four meters square and elevation. The iwan is crowned by a semi- Khanids after Abu Sa’id’s death in 1335 dome of exquisite multi-tiered muqarnas Launching the tourist camp could attract more investors The iwan facing the court on the north surmounted by a dome, and an iwan facing and established their own dynasty, ruling is framed by a geometric arabesque pattern the court. Two additional entrances are found units that ascend to a sunburst medallion on to construct more tourism facilities, which could increase central Iran from 1314 to 1393. top of the semi-dome. The arch of the iwan the direct and indirect income of the residents of Abu Musa of tile mosaic inscribed into a geometric on the south and west, extending beyond Having a clock tower atop the main (east- inscription band composed of rectangular the rectangular perimeter of the mosque. comprises a cable molding frame, inscrip- Island, the official added. ern) entrance portal instead of a minaret, tion band, and another geometric frame. With an area of 12.8 square kilometers, Abu Musa Island tile mosaic pieces. It is surmounted by a The mihrab (a semicircular niche in the the mosque is located in the prominent city semi-dome ornamented with a geometric wall of a mosque that points out the qibla, The square room behind the portal iwan enjoys a warm and humid climate as well as a variety of of Kerman long been a cultural melting pot is surmounted by a dome of muqarnases of plants and marine life. arabesque pattern in white and dark blue the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca) was since antiquity, blending Persians with sub- inscribing floral patterns and descending installed in the sixteenth century, whereas alternating glazed and unglazed terracot- The Abu Musa along with two other Iranian islands of Greater continental tribe dwellers. Such a position has ta. An inscription band of tile mosaic runs and Lesser Tunb sit near important oil shipping channels at from a medallion at the top of the semi-dome. the qibla wall and the two side walls date from led to the emergence of its famous, vibrant Unlike the mosque at Yazd, the southern the original construction. The mihrab is a along the room’s frieze, above which four the mouth of the strategic Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf. bazaar that begins at the Friday mosque’s windows with a grill are at the center of Known as the province of islands, Hormozgan province main iwan does not precede a closed domed half-octagonal niche in the qibla wall and is rear portal and extends along the east-west chamber but opens the hall behind it to surmounted by a semi-dome comprising two each wall. The Friday mosque of Kerman is located on the northern coasts of the Persian Gulf. It em- axis, ending at the Arg Square. continues to draw visitors and historians braces scenic islands among which Kish, Hormuz, Hengam, the court. The eastern and western iwans muqarnas tiers of tile mosaics of arabesque Its continuous tile mosaic is limited are located on the cross axis and are both motifs placed on top of a marble dado. for its location, design, and ornamentation. Qeshm, and Abu Musa are the most beautiful ones and top to certain areas-- the main portal and the Edged by the central Iranian desert, the tourist destinations in southern Iran. rectangular (five meters by 12 meters). The mihrab’s arch is framed by a rec- facing of the arcade-- and is restricted to a The main entrance to the mosque is tangular frame with an inscription band Dasht-e Lut, Kerman province, is bounded four-color palette (white, yellow, and dark located to the north and is emphasized by flanked by two rectangular panels of glazed by the provinces of Fars on the west, Yazd A brief history of Persian pottery and light blue). In the court, tile mosaic in its soaring portal iwan (20 meters high) tile mosaics of geometric arabesque motifs. on the north, South Khorasan on the north- geometric patterns cover the arcade’s piers opposite a city square with a central pool. Another inscription band marks the joint east, Sistan-Baluchestan on the east, and (Part 5/8) and the upper edge of the arcade’s frieze; Two succeeding spaces lead through this between the prayer hall’s walls and the room’s Hormozgan on the south. HERITAGE Sasanian pottery thus can be subdivided deskinto two major groups: unglazed and glazed wares. The unglazed wares were mainly of heavily potted red wares. These include large jars, jugs, and various types Visa-free access, direct flights a privilege for Iran, Venezuela: tourism minister of bowls. They have thick, everted rims and their surfaces now TOURISM TEHRAN — Visa-free access and he added. reveal intricate incised or stamped decorations, including deskdirect flights are the two important “Oil revenues of Venezuela have declined over the wavy lines, geometrical patterns, rosettes, or occasionally, advantages for Iran and Venezuela to develop tourism past recent years, so the country is looking to increase even Pahlavi inscriptions. The number of these Sasanian red cooperation, the Iranian tourism minister Ali-Asghar its income from other ways, one of which is to develop wares is constantly increasing. They have been discovered Mounesan said on Tuesday. tourism.” at a number of sites, such as Bishapur; Siraf, Kangavar, the “We are ready to expand our relations with Venezuela Back in October, Mounesan exchanged views with Gorgan plain, Tureng Tepe, Takht-e Soleyman, at Ghubay- in the arena of tourism by organizing familiarization Venezuelan Minister for Tourism and Foreign Trade, ra near Kerman and Takht-i Abunasar in Fars Province. tours in both countries with the participation of the Felix Plasencia, in a video conference to deepen tour- Glazed pottery, although the alkaline glaze was still used, private sector,” Mounesan said. ism relations, especially through simplifying visa rules, has in fact considerably advanced technologically. Instead He made the remarks in a meeting with the Vene- launching fam tours, and setting up exhibits. They also of the Parthian dark green or brownish-yellow glaze, the zuelan ambassador to Tehran, Carlos Antonio Alcala agreed to sign a memorandum of understanding in a most important color now becomes turquoise green, or Cordones, CHTN reported. bid to broaden bilateral ties. turquoise blue. This is to be found on a number of pilgrim The envoy for his part said: “Venezuela has a variety Iran expects to reap a bonanza from its numerous flasks, bowls and particularly on large storage jars. These of tourist and historical attractions, and the development tourist spots such as bazaars, museums, mosques, bridges, storage jars, which had been unearthed at Siraf and also of tourism between this country and the rest of the world bathhouses, madrasas, mausoleums, churches, towers, crease the number of tourist arrivals from 4.8 million in at Ghubayra in late 1970s, in addition to glazing, were is an important issue that we pursue.” and mansions, of which 24 being inscribed on the UN- 2014 to 20 million in 2025. So it will undeniably try its also decorated with appliqué patterns, most frequently with “In the meantime, we are very interested in develop- ESCO World Heritage list. best to achieve a relatively ambitious goal but when that cable patterns, which run around the upper part or on the ing tourism [ties] with Iran and we are fully prepared,” Under the 2025 Tourism Vision Plan, it aims to in- happens the travel industry is likely to look more altered. shoulder of the vessels. Terracotta figurines were also produced in Sasanian times, of which a great variety are known today. Some of these are partially glazed. Post-Sassanian, and Islamic period Historical celadons loaned to China return home With the advent of Islam during the first half of the 7th HERITAGE TEHRAN – A collection evant [health] instructions.” The loaned Iranian celadons, which belong century CE, pottery manufacture gradually started to change deskof centuries-old celadons Celadon is particularly valued in China, to a larger Safavid-era (1501–1736) collection, all over the Islamic world. At the beginning Iranian potters - a greenish ceramic glaze that is used on South Korea, Thailand, and Japan. were once endowed to the Sheikh Safi al-Din continued their pre-Islamic traditions, and in Iran some of stoneware – has returned home after being “The exhibition, which brought together Khanegah and Shrine Ensemble, by Safavid these early wares are known as “Sassano-Islamic”. showcased at Beijing’s Palace Museum. a huge treasure of celadon (vessels) as its King, Shah Abbas the Great. [A total of] 14 pieces of celadon vessels, common theme on loan from major museums, However, they found their way to the Na- which was on a loan from the National Muse- was a sign of the common, transboundary tional Museum of Iran in the Iranian calendar um of Iran, have arrived at Imam Khomeini cultural heritage for all the world, which its year 1314 (1925-26. The ensemble is named International Airport, director of the museum results in the lasting friendship of nations after Sheikh Safi al-Din Ardabili (1253-1334), Jebrael Nokandeh announced on Monday. through cultural diplomacy,” Nokandeh who was a Sufi philosopher and leader of Regarding limitations caused by the explained. Islamic mystic practices. coronavirus pandemic, he explained: “What “In ancient eras, Iran (Persia) had close From the twelfth century to the current made this exhibition different from other spread…., and fortunately all the stages from and extensive relations with its counterparts age, celadon has been enjoyed by people similar events was the [special] conditions transferring and reopening the boxed have and great governments of the time,” the of- throughout China and around the world and limitations caused by the coronavirus been carried out in compliance with all rel- ficial added. in palace courts and common residences.

New eco-lodge units to be constructed in Tehran TOURISM TEHRAN— Four new eco-lodge units 2,000 eco-lodges by 2021, believing such guest houses deskare scheduled to be built in the Iranian could cater to sustainable development and job creation Islamic-era ceramics - Green pots with calligraphy , eastern capital by the end of the next Iranian calendar year 1400 in the countryside and rural areas. Iran - late twelfth century CE. (March 20, 2022), a provincial tourism official has said. Experts say each eco-lodge unit generates jobs for It has been suggested that due to contact with the Far East, Three units will be constructed in Firoozkooh and one seven to eight people on average so that the scheme particularly with China, on one hand and to the restrictions of unit will come on stream in Shemiranat with the aim of could create 160,000 jobs. mainstream Islam on the other, considerable changes gradually boosting tourism infrastructure in the province’s rural The culturally-diverse country never disappoints took place in pottery-making, and several new types of wares areas, Jalal Abbasi announced on Monday. visitors when it comes to eco-tourism, sightseeing, were produced. Potters of the Near East made several exper- The construction of these units, which could preserve and even tribal tourism as it is home to many regional iments, partly imitating imported Chinese ceramics, partly the historical texture of the rural areas, will generate people including ones with Turk and Arab elements using their own skill and imagination in inventing new types. job opportunities for 30 local people directly, the of- in addition to the Kurds, Baloch, Bakhtyari, Lurs, and In general the history of Iranian-Islamic pottery can be ficial added. other smaller minorities such as Armenians, Assyrians, divided into three main periods post-Sassanian or early Is- The tourism ministry has set a target to help build Jews, and others. lamic period (9th - 10th centuries CE) middle Islamic period (11th - 15th centuries CE), and the later Islamic period (16th - 19th centuries CE). In these three periods, which lasted for more than a thou- Natanz museum undergoes restoration sand years, numerous pottery centers were established, which produced innumerable types of wares. Recent excavations TOURISM TEHRAN – The histori- the roof, and strengthening the walls using the central plateau of Iran. in famous Islamic cities, e.g. Samarra, Siraf, Nishapur, Jor- deskcal Baqeri Mansion in the cob material, Natanz’s tourism chief, Hossein Dating back to 2500 years ago, the an- jan (old Gorgan), Fustat, etc., together with the discovery of city of Natanz, central Isfahan province, be- Yazdanmehr, said on Monday. cient city of Natanz is home to several his- pottery kilns at several sites, provide us with considerable ing used as an archeological museum, has Inaugurated in 2010 as the first archeo- torical structures and monuments such as information on pottery manufacture in the Islamic world. undergone some rehabilitation works. logical museum in Isfahan province, Natanz a 1000-year-old mosque. It is worthwhile to emphasize that in pottery manufacture A budget of 3 billion rials ($71,000 at the Archaeological Museum houses more than Located 120 kilometers northeast of the Iran and the Iranian world was always ahead of the rest of official rate of 42,000 rials) was allocated 350 historical and cultural artifacts related city of Isfahan, the city enjoys a beautiful era (1501–1736). the Islamic world, and it was always Iranian potters who to the restoration project, which involved to the first to third millennium BC, as well landscape and a pleasant climate, which The town is also associated with pottery experimented most widely with new types and new ideas. repairing the ceiling and rooftop, lightening as the Islamic era related to the people of made it summer capital during the Safavid making and tile production. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y NOVEMBER 11, 2020 SOCIETY 7

By Faranak Bakhtiari saltwater from intruding into upstream areas. TEHRAN – Wetlands are important fea- Zarivar tures in the landscape that provide numer- Located at the foot of the Zagros moun- ous beneficial services for people, aquatic tains in north-western Iran, Zarivar is a Daily COVID-19 tests to reach species, and wildlife; so that is called the freshwater wetland featuring a lake fed up to 100,000: minister most biologically diverse and dynamic mainly by springs from the lake floor, which ecosystems of the world. is recently designated as a Ramsar Site. SOCIETY TEHRAN – Coronavirus diagnostic tests Wetlands are ecosystems saturated with The Site provides a suitable breeding and deskbeing conducted daily in the country will water, either seasonally or permanently. resting place for birds and other wetland reach up to 100,000 from currently 45,000, Saeed Namaki, They store water and ensure its quality, animals, and due to the relatively extensive the Minister of Health, has announced. providing resilience against drought. They reed beds, it is an important overwintering In this regard, the fourth step of the national mobilization play a central role in sustainable devel- site for northern migratory birds. campaign against COVID-19, which can cause a change in dis- opment by supplying all our freshwater. Some 29 plant species, 74 birds, nine ease control, is piloted in Kermanshah province and will be Natural wetlands are a variety of habitats fish, two mammals, three reptiles, and gradually implemented throughout the country, he highlighted. such as rivers, lakes, coastlines, mangrove three amphibians have been identified in The focus of the project will forests, and even coral reefs. An immense the wetland. be on early detection, quar- variety of species of microbes, plants, in- Choghakhor Wetland antine of identified patients, sects, amphibians, reptiles, birds, fish, Located in Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari support for patients during and mammals can be part of a wetland province, Choghakhor Wetland is flowing quarantine, proper screening of ecosystem. on 1687 hectares; designated as a hunting cases that have been in contact They are among the most productive restricted area. with the infected person, he ecosystems in the world, comparable to Choghakhor Wetland supports more than explained. rain forests and coral reefs. 47 bird species, with breeding populations The capacity of non-govern- The functions of a wetland and the values of migratory birds such as the Northern mental organizations, chari- of these functions to humans depend on a Pintail (Anas acuta). ties, Basij, the Red Crescent complex set of relationships between the Wetlands: world’s It supports more than 1% of the pop- Society, and the Ministry of wetland and the other ecosystems in the ulation of Gadwall (Anas strepera) and Telecommunications, will be watershed. A watershed is a geographic area harbours threatened species such as the used to implement the plan, he in which water, sediments, and dissolved endangered White-headed Duck (Oxyura said that through the plan, we materials drain from higher elevations most dynamic leucocephala) and the vulnerable Eastern will make each house a health to a common low-lying outlet or basin a Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca). base to fight against the virus. point on a larger stream, lake, underlying Choghakhor Wetland is considered to He went on to conclude that it is estimated that by focusing aquifer, or estuary. be one of the most important sites in Iran on public education and early detection of cases, the burden Wetlands play an integral role in the ecosystems for the endemic Zagros pupfish (Aphanius of the disease will reduce. ecology of the watershed. The combination vladykovi). It is important for flood con- Earlier in October, Namaki announced that the number of of shallow water, high levels of nutrients of wintering waterbirds, mostly Anatidae the Caspian Sea. The peninsula was des- trol, groundwater replenishment, and is daily tests reached from 25,000 to 40,000. and primary productivity is ideal for the (ducks, geese, swans, etc.). Past human ignated a Ramsar site in 1975 and called generally considered a reservoir for biodi- Some three million test kits are being imported to the country development of organisms that form the activities have included intensive duck Iran’s bird-watching paradise. versity. Plants with important medicinal from South Korea, which takes between 20 and 25 minutes to base of the food web and feed many species hunting, which is now banned. Major habitats include wetlands, in- (e.g Achillea mille folium) properties can be identify the infection, he stated, adding, of course, this type of of fish, amphibians, shellfish, and insects. Anzali Wetland ter-tidal mud with sandy shores, shallow harvested, and locals engage in livelihood test is being produced domestically to perform 100,000 tests Many species of birds and mammals rely Anzali wetland in Gilan province stretch- marine waters, forests, peatlands, and ag- activities such as fishing and agriculture. a day, which is the most successful method in early detection. on wetlands for food, water, and shelter, es to 15,000 hectares; added to the Montreux ricultural areas. It is home to many unique Threats to the site include the collection Namaki also has expressed hope that the country will in- especially during migration and breeding. Record, in June 1993. Caspian birds and reptile species native of bird eggs and poaching. Dam construction troduce the home-grown COVID-19 vaccine by the end of the About 20,000 different species of fish A large, freshwater lagoon fed by sev- to this region. It’s also a very important in 1991 has caused increasing water levels current Iranian calendar year (March 19, 2021). found worldwide live in freshwater (nat- eral rivers and separated from the sea by internationally-recognized refuge for mi- in the wetland which in turn, has affected COVID-19 cases surpass 703,000 ural wetlands). a dune system; supports extensive reed gratory birds. the availability of bird habitats. The De- In a press briefing on Tuesday, Health Ministry spokesper- Wetlands’ microbes, plants, and wildlife beds and abundant submerged and float- Alagol, Ulmagol and Ajigol Lakes partment of Environment is responsible son Sima-Sadat Lari confirmed 10,339 new cases of COVID-19 are part of global cycles for water, nitrogen, ing vegetation. The permanent wetland is Alagol, Ulmagol, and Ajigol Lakes are for the management of this site. infection, raising the total number of infections to 703,288. She and sulfur. Scientists now know that atmos- surrounded by seasonally flooded marshes located in northern Mazandaran province Lake Parishan and Dasht-e-Arjan added that 530,694 patients have so far recovered, but 5,584 pheric maintenance may be an additional and ab-bandans (water impoundments) with an area of 1,400 hectares; added to the Lake Parishan and Dasht-e-Arjan, lo- still remain in critical conditions of the disease. wetlands function. Wetlands store carbon fringed by reedbeds and damp grassland. Montreux Record, in 1993. Ulmagol and cated in Fars province with 6,200 hectares, During the past 24 hours, coronavirus daily deaths and new within their plant communities and soil The site is of international importance Ajigol are seasonally-filled freshwater lakes, are permanent freshwater lakes subject cases hit the record high, as 453 patients have lost their lives, instead of releasing it to the atmosphere for breeding, staging, and wintering water- fed by autumn and winter rains, which be- to seasonal fluctuations in level, fed by bringing the total number of deaths to 39,202, she added. as carbon dioxide. Thus wetlands help to birds. The massive spread of the exotic come desiccated in drought periods. Alagol springs and seasonal streams. Lari noted that so far 5,302,200 COVID-19 tests have been moderate global climate conditions. floating water fern Azola is suppressing is slightly saline and fringed by extensive Parishan is subject to fluctuating salinity conducted across the country. The most beautiful, important native flora which is an important food reed and grass marshes. depending on precipitation. Both lakes are She said the high-risk “red” zones include provinces of Teh- international wetlands of Iran for waterbirds. This site was placed on the Ulmagol is sparsely vegetated. There fringed by marshes dominated by reeds ran, Isfahan, Qom, East Azarbaijan, South Khorasan, Semnan, Gomishan wetland Montreux Record in 1993 due to a change are several human settlements. The site and are important staging and wintering Qazvin, Lorestan, Ardebil, Khuzestan, Kermanshah, Kohgi- Golestan province’s Gomishan wetland in water levels and increased nutrient-en- supports Anatidae (ducks, geese, swans, areas for numerous species of migratory luyeh-Boyerahmad, Gilan, Bushehr, Zanjan, Ilam, Khorasan is around 17,700 hectares, which supports richment, leading to the rapid spread of etc.), flamingos, and nesting White-tailed waterbirds. The area also supports a variety Razavi, Mazandaran, Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari, Alborz, West three IUCN Red List vulnerable species of the reed Phragmites australis. Plover. Placed on the Montreux Record of nesting waterbirds including pelicans, Azarbaijan, Markazi, Kerman, North Khorasan, Hamedan, waterbirds, i.e., Pelecanus crispus, Aythya Miankaleh International Wetland in 1993 due to high levels of disturbance Ardeidae (herons, bitterns, etc.), and ibises. Yazd, and Kordestan. nyroca, and Vanellus gregarious, as well Miankaleh International Wetland and from wildfowl hunters and the extraction These include some globally vulnerable The provinces of Hormozgan, Fars, and Golestan and Sis- as the vulnerable mammal Phoca (Pusa) Wildlife Sanctuary in Mazandaran stretches of water for irrigation purposes, which has species such as the lesser white-fronted tan-Baluchestan are also on alert. caspica; it is also an important staging to a total area of 68,000 hectares. About lowered lake levels considerably, especially goose, red-breasted goose, Amur carp, and area for the fish subspecies Rutilus ruti- 20,000 hectares of this area consists of during summer. common tortoise, in addition to endemic lus caspicas. forest lands, including pomegranate trees Kanibarazan Wetland species such as the Namak scraper and the “Science for All” festival More than 20,000 waterbirds have been and shrubs, and raspberries. This vegetation, Kanibarazan Wetland is located in Mesopotamian spiny eel. observed in the most recent 13 years of along with the Miankaleh International West Azarbaijan province; stretching to Gavkhouni wetland being held virtually censuses, and more than 20 species of water- Wetland, is home to at least 130 species 927 hectares; consists of a freshwater lake Gavkhouni Lake and marshes of the birds surpass the 1% threshold (Criteria of migratory species with a population of surrounded by diverse plant communities lower Zaindeh Rud in the central prov- SOCIETY TEHRAN – The 6th festival of “Science for desk 5 and 6), and 15 fish species depend upon 1.5 million. and seasonal wetlands which become dry ince of Isfahan stretch to 43,000 hectares. All” started virtually on Tuesday concurrent the site as an important source of food Shrubs are used as a refuge for migratory during summer and autumn. Gavkhouni is a brackish lake with lim- with the World Science Day for Peace and Development. (Criterion 8). birds for spawning and hatching, and wild Kanibarazan Wetland is one of the most ited reed vegetation, and both it and the Celebrated annually on November 10, World Science Day for Amirkelayeh Lake pomegranate and raspberry trees are also important habitats for waterbirds in the marshes of the lower Zaindeh Rud River Peace and Development highlights the significant role of science Located in Gilan province, Amirkelayeh used as food for these birds. In recent years, region, supporting more than twenty thou- are subject to wide seasonal flood fluctua- in society and the need to engage the wider public in debates Lake is a deep, freshwater lake supporting due to intentional fires, a large number of sand birds with more than one hundred and tions. Much of the original marshland has on emerging scientific issues. It also underlines the importance extensive reed beds and a rich floating and animal species in this area have become forty-four bird species recorded at this site, been converted to agricultural use to take and relevance of science in our daily lives. submerged vegetation. The lake is fed by extinct. including a number of important species advantage of the rich alluvial soil. The site springs and run-off, and at times of high Miankaleh peninsula is 48 kilometers such as the endangered White-headed Duck. is important for staging and wintering for water level drains into the Caspian Sea. long, and between 1.3 and 3.2 kilometers This site is important for water purifi- several species of migratory waterbirds. The area is important for several species wide, which sets apart the Gorgan Bay from cation and water storage; it also prevents The site is impressive in its desert situation. Iran to send humanoid robot to space within year SOCIETY TEHRAN – In order to gain the knowl- go, he noted, IRNA reported on Tuesday. deskedge of sending living creatures to space, According to the head of ARI, the orbital phase of the a humanoid robot will be sent to space in the early next project will be operational by 2025 and the suborbital phase [Iranian calendar] year (to start March 21, 2021), before the will take place before that. final stage of sending a human, the head of Iran’s Aerospace Iran has had eight tries sending to space so far and we Research Institute (ARI) said. will launch the ninth launch soon, he further stated. Any country that succeeds in sending humans into space The Aerospace Research Institute has been working is called a superpower in the world of technology. Iran began for two years in the two general sections of developing the This year, at a time when the world is struggling with the global providing the appropriate infrastructure for sending humans knowledge frontiers of space sciences and the technology COVID-19 pandemic, the focus of the World Science Day was on into space many years ago by sending living creatures into section in the field of aerospace. With the efforts of this “Science for and with Society in dealing with the global pandemic”. space, Fathollah Ommi stated. research institute, the position of this center was upgraded The festival is held by the National Museum of Science and Now, in the ninth stage of achieving the goal of sending from the national rank of 23 to 4, he said. Technology in partnership with the Museum of the Qasr Prison humans into space, Iran intends to launch a human model Of course, the focus is not only on domestic develop- and over 20 scientific and cultural centers with the aim of pro- robot into space, which was designed and built by Iranian ment, the research institute is trying to be one of the 200 viding the people an opportunity to visit scientific achievements scientists, he added. ing about 2 tons in Earth orbit in the coming years, it will candidates for the World Academy by submitting articles and increase public interest in scientific advances. If Iran can place a human-carrying space capsule weigh- achieve this position, although there is still a long way to and books in a global style, he concluded. It includes various programs such as science-fiction stories, introducing the best science books from the children’s point of view, meeting with experts, computer games on the subject of periodic tables, experiments, and scientific materials, lec- ENGLISH IN USE tures, webcasts of book, science-fiction podcast accompanied by a play, etc. LEARN NEWS TRANSLATION The festival is running until November 20. LET’S LEARN PERSIAN (Part 52) (Source: saadifoundation.ir) سازمان محیطزیست؛ برای انتقال آب خزر مجاب نشدهایم DOE not convinced to transfer water from Caspian Sea پرویــن فرشــچی معــاون محیــط زیســت دریایــی ســازمان حفاظــت محیــط زیســت گفــت: مطالعاتــی کــه مــا را بــه انتقــال آب خــزر بــه فــات مرکــزی مجــاب کنــد، هنــوز تکمیــل Studies carried out so far has not yet convinced the Department of Environment نشــده اســت. ,DOE) to transfer water from the Caspian Sea to central Iran, Parvin Farshchi) بــه گــزارش روز شــنبه خبرآنلیــن پرویــن فرشــچی در خصــوص وضعیــت آبــی کشــور .deputy director of the DOE for marine affairs has said گفــت: طــی ایــن ســالها بــا خشکســالی و کمبــود بــارش روبــهرو بودیــم، بنابرایــن Over the past few years Iran has faced recurrent drought spells and low precipitation and the value of water has become more tangible, Khabaronline quoted Farshchi ارزشگــذاری آب ملموستــر مطرحشــده اســت. .as saying on Saturday معــاون محیــط زیســت دریایــی ســازمان حفاظــت محیــط زیســت دربــاره مســائل مطرحشــده She further explained that water transfer from the Caspian Sea to central Iran has در خصــوص انتقــال آب خــزر بــه فــات مرکــزی گفــت: ایــن موضــوع از ســالها پیــش [been a matter of interest for some years now and in the [Iranian calendar year of مطــرح بــوده و در ســال 1389 نیــز مطالعــات گوناگونــی در ایــن حــوزه صــورت گرفتــه March 2010-March 2011) various research and studies on the issue were) 1389 اســت. .conducted Prayer Times Noon:11:48 Evening: 17:19 Dawn: 5:11 (tomorrow) Sunrise: 6:37 (tomorrow) NOVEMBER 11, 2020 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: Mohammad Shojaeian Editor-in-Chief: Ali A.Jenabzadeh Sculptor Parviz Tanavoli donates collection Editorial Dept.: Fax: (+98 21) 88808214 — 88808895 [email protected] Switchboard Operator: Tel: (+98 21) 43051000 Advertisements Dept.: Telefax: (+98 21) 43051430 of Persian rugs, carpets to CHTHM Public Relations Office: Tel: (+98 21) 88805807 ARTTEHRAN – World-re- be showcased in a temporary exhibition Subscription & Distribution Dept.: Tel: (+98 21) 43051603 desknowned Iranian sculptor at the Carpet Museum of Iran in the near Printed at: Jame Jam Bartar Borna - 44197737 Parviz Tanavoli has donated a collection future,” Talebian said during the meeting. of his Persian flatweave rugs, kilims and He added that a historical house in carpets to the Cultural Heritage, Tourism the southern Iranian city of Shiraz will Tehrantimes79 Tehrantimes79 Tehrantimes79 and Handicrafts Ministry (CHTHM). be converted into a museum of Tanavoli’s The donation was made based on an artworks, which will also be a permanent No. 18, Bimeh Alley, Nejatollahi St., Tehran, Iran agreement signed between Deputy Min- place for displaying the donated collection. P.o. Box: 14155-4843 Zip Code: 1599814713 ister Mohammad-Hassan Talebian and A team of cultural heritage experts and the daughter of the Canada-based artist, the master’s family are scheduled to visit Tandis, as his legal representative in Iran, the house for a feasibility study next week. the CHTHM announced on Tuesday. Tanavoli has devoted himself to serious The collection is composed of 408 rugs, studies of Iranian nomad carpets and rugs, kilims and carpets woven by Iranian nomads. which have been published in the books “My father has accumulated the collec- “Shahsavan Iranian Rugs and Textiles” tion from the villages and nomads across and “Persian Flatweaves”. Iran over 60 years, and most of the rugs are Tanavoli is also known for his expansive not woven any longer and the nomads also body of works including paintings, prints, do not exist any longer,” Tandis Tanavili ceramics, rugs and jewelry. In addition, GUIDE TO said during the meeting with Talebian. the artist is a highly-regarded collector SPIRITUAL AWAKENING “Several books have been authored about and poet. this collection that my father believes be- In his latest book, “Mania for Collect- longs to Iran and should be preserved in ing”, published this August, he tells about If a Muslim plants a tree or any plant and a human, the country,” she noted, and added that his passion for collecting strange and rare bird, or any other animals use it, Allah counts it as an A file photo shows Iranian sculptor Parviz Tanavoli and art aficionados visiting an her father has always lamented the lack of exhibition of his Persian flatweave rugs, kilims and carpets. objects. act of charity. a special section for Iranian rural and no- The Tehran City Council approved on Prophet Muhammad (S) mad carpets and rugs in Iranian museums. lection will be put on display permanently “The collection comprising rare inval- Sunday to rename a street in the Niavaran She said that nine pieces from the col- at the Carpet Museum of Iran. uable nomad rugs, kilims and carpets will neighborhood after Tanavoli. Short doc “Green Zone” studies Sadeq Tabrizi’s rarely-seen artwork offered at Bonhams Commander Soleimani’s ARTTEHRAN – A rarely-seen artwork where he received an M.A. and a Ph.D. in Old and conduct toward children deskby Sadeq Tabrizi, a pioneer of cal- Middle Iranian in 1960. ligraphic-painting in Iran, has been put on sale at the Tabrizi died in London in 2017 at the age of 79. He 1 “Wherever during the fight in Iraq or Syria, he encoun- Bonhams auction in London set for November 24. was suffering from liver cancer and was in London to tered a difficult situation he called me amid a military operation A selection of 115 works by famous artists of West receive further treatment. saying ‘Call the martyrs’ children and tell them to pray for us’,” Asia is offered at the Modern and Contemporary Middle For the first time in 1959, Sadeqi painted and inscribed Hemmat said in a radio program a few months ago. Eastern (West Asian) Art. some illegible words on a ceramic panel, which some ex- After the martyrdom of Soleimani, a video showing a little Entitled “Saqqakhaneh”, the artwork is one of Tabri- perts believe to have been his first calligraphic-painting. boy named Mohammad-Hossein giving the commander a flower zi’s Saqakhaneh series selected from his collection of Also among the highlights offered at the Bonhams when he was attending a congregational prayer in a mosque in Ehsan Yarshater offered at £2500 to 3500. auction are a calligraphic-painting by Mohammad Ehsai the northern Iranian town of Babol, went viral. Tabrizi was an influential figure in the formation of named “Yazdan” offered at £40,000 to 60,000 and a The boy was the son of Hossein Bavas, one of Soleimani’s the Saqqakhaneh School, a neo-traditional style of art painting by Hossein Zendehrudi “LA+LA+SAR” offered soldiers martyred in a fight against ISIS. that derives inspiration from Iranian folk art and culture. at £120,000 to 180,000. Iranian scholar Yarshater spent all his life creating Bonhams has maintained a significant international his magnum opus, Encyclopedia Iranica, a complete presence in the market since the early years of its devel- encyclopedia of Iranian culture and history. opment. During their inaugural sale of modern West Yarshater was a professor and the founder of the Asian art in Dubai in 2008, Bonhams broke 33 world Center for Iranian Studies at Columbia University in records and witnessed the first West Asian artwork to “Saqqakhaneh” by Iranian calligraphic painter Sadeq Tabrizi. New York. He was born in Hamedan in 1920, and achieve an auction sale of over one million dollars; Farhad earned a Ph.D. in Persian language and literature at Moshiri’s stunning mixed media work “Eshq” (Love). holding regular bi-annual sales first in Dubai and now the University of Tehran in 1947. He then moved to Since then, Bonhams has firmly established itself in London, in recognition of the growing international England to pursue his studies at London University, as one of the leading auction houses in the category, market for art from West Asia and surrounding regions. “Am I a Wolf?” crowned best short animation at Corti a Ponte festival A file photo shows Commander Qassem Soleimani greeting ARTTEHRAN – Irani- roles in a way that the boundary between at the 8th Canlandiranlar Film Festival in desk several children of Iranian soldiers martyred by the ISIS ter- an filmmaker Amir- reality and acting can hardly be distinguished. Istanbul, Turkey, in October. rorists in Syria. Hushang Moin’s “Am I a Wolf?” has been Meanwhile, the child who is acting as the The Corti a Ponte festival in the official named as best animation at the 13th Corti wolf and is doomed to be defeated feels competition selected “Cargo” by Christina Iran has produced numerous cultural materials to introduce a Ponte Short Film Festival in Italy. lonely and irritated. He takes his role too Tournatzés from Germany as best dramatic Soleimani to the younger generation. The animated movie produced at the seriously, and there is a bit of chaos. At the short, while the award for best non-dra- One of these materials is “I Am Qassem Soleimani”, a book Institute for Intellectual Development of end, the presence of the other children and matic short went to “Running Naked In the written by Mohammad Hosseinkhani. Children and Young Adults (IIDCYA) was his friends near him take him out of this Universe” by Levil Guillaume from France. The Institute for Intellectual Development of Children and screened in the official competition of the atmosphere. The award for best animation short for Young Adults (IIDCYA) launched a painting and calligraphy event, which came to an end on November “Both in the way the story is written and 3.18 was given to “Warm star” by Anna contest named “Like Father, Kind” in memory of Soleimani. 6 in the Venice area. in the way is visually represented, it shines Kuzina from Russia “It’s Me” by Andrea Earlier in January, Art Bureau Deputy Director for Cultural “Am I a Wolf?” is about a group of stu- for the simplicity and lyricism with which Casaseca from Spain won the award for Affairs Hamid Hosseinzadeh announced the center’s plan to dents who are performing a play called “The it tells us how the experience of theatrical best short for 3.18 fiction. produce a documentary about Soliemani’s good behavior to- Wolf and the Seven Little Goats” in which interpretation can be deeply involving,” the Two other productions from Iran’s IID- ward children. everybody has a role. “Am I a Wolf?” by Iranian filmmaker Amir- jury said in a statement. CYA were screened at the Corti a Ponte fes- “Martyr Soleimani and his kind behavior toward children will The students are totally taken in by their Hushang Moin. The movie won the award for best film tival, but neither won an award. be the main topic of the documentary,” he said. “His affection towards children, especially the children of those Iranian soldiers who were martyred by ISIS terrorists in Syria, was very special and was one of the lasting aspects of his Jalal Al-e Ahmad Literary Awards receives about 1900 submissions character,” he added. “Any image that narrates specific aspects and bravery of the CULTURE TEHRAN – The organizers of the 13th active in the literature arena,” director of the awards Behruz desk martyr needs to be recorded and preserved for future generations edition of the Jalal Al-e Ahmad Literary Jalali has said. to show how this national and international hero achieved such Awards, Iran’s most lucrative literary prize, announced on Winners will be selected by a jury panel and a group of a high position and won hearts,” he noted. Tuesday that so far it has received 1879 titles of books. veteran journalists in the program entitled “Forty Years of The books will be categorized into four sections, novels, the Sacred Defense Fiction”. documents, literary critics and short stories. This program has been designed to highlight the high “The Badger” competing in Ebrahim Mohammad Hassanbeigi, Hamid Hessam, position of the Sacred Defense in the history of Iranian Mohammadreza Sharafi-Khabushan, Mostafa Jamshidi, contemporary literature. Hamilton Film Festival Ali Changizi, Abolfazl Horri, Morteza Sarhangi, Maryam “Teahouse Painting”, the memoirs of Kazem Darabi, an Moshref and Mohammadreza Bayrami are the members Iranian suspect in the 1992 Mykonos Restaurant assassi- ARTTEHRAN – “The Badger” by Kazem Mollai is of the selecting committee for the prize. nations case in Berlin, won the Jalal Al-e Ahmad Literary desk competing in the 15th Hamilton Film Festival Ebrahim Mohammad Hassanbeigi will also be collabo- Award during the 12th edition last year. underway in the Canadian city. rating as the academic secretary. Published in early 2019, “Teahouse Painting” received The movie is about Sudeh, a 40-year-old woman who faces a This year, books written on the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq the honor in the documentation category. strange incident right before her second marriage. war, which is known as the Sacred Defense in Iran, will be In the book, Darabi explains how he was sentenced to life Sudeh and her son Matiar live in an old apartment. One day, reviewed to honor the top works of the past four decades. imprisonment in 1997 for having a hand in gunning down she hires a pest control company to solve the termite problems “Novels, short stories, reviews and documents produced four members of the Kurdish opposition in the Mykonos in the apartment. While the pest control company is working, over the past 40 years on the Sacred Defense will be selected A poster for the 13th edition of the Jalal Al-e Ahmad Literary Restaurant in the German capital in 1992 and his life during Matiar is recording the procedures, as this is his hobby. The next by a number of journalists and representatives of the media Awards. 15 years in captivity in Germany. day, Matiar gets kidnapped after school, and the kidnapper asks “Nothing to Be Frightened Of” at Iranian bookstores CULTURE TEHRAN – A Persian arguments for, against, and with God, and began working as a reviewer and literary desktranslation of English at his own bloodline, which has become, editor for the New Statesman and the New writer Julian Barnes’s “Nothing to Be Fright- following his parents’ death, another realm Review. From 1979 to 1986 he worked as a ened Of” has recently been published by of mystery. television critic, first for the New Statesman Tadaei Publications in Tehran. Deadly serious, masterfully playful and then for the Observer. The book has been translated into Persian and surprisingly hilarious, “Nothing to Be Barnes has received several awards and by Mina Vakilinejad. Frightened Of” is a riveting display of how honors for his writing, including the 2011 Man A scene from “The Badger” by Kazem Mollai. Two years after the bestselling “Arthur this supremely gifted writer goes about his Booker Prize for “The Sense of an Ending”. Sudeh to pay 10 Bitcoins for her son. Tremendous pressure is put & George”, Barnes gives readers a memoir business and a highly personal tour of the Three additional novels were shortlisted for on Sudeh, but the truth hidden beneath will surprise everyone. on mortality that touches on faith and sci- human condition and what might follow the Man Booker Prize: “Flaubert’s Parrot”, The film has been acclaimed at numerous international events. ence and family as well as a rich array of the final diagnosis. “England, England” and “Arthur and George”. It was selected as best fiction feature at the 6th BangkokThai exemplary figures, who over the centuries Barnes was born in Leicester, England Barnes’s honors include the Somerset International Film Festival in Thailand last week. have confronted the same questions he now on January 19, 1946. He was educated at the Maugham Award, the Geoffrey Faber Me- It also won the grand prize for the best foreign feature at the poses about the most basic fact of life, its City of London School from 1957 to 1964 and morial Prize and the E. M. Forster Award 29th Berkeley Video and Film Festival last October, and the award inevitable extinction. at Magdalen College, Oxford, from which from the American Academy of Arts and for best narrative feature at the Austin Film Festival in the U.S. If the fear of death is “the most rational he graduated in modern languages in 1968. Letters. Hosted in a city with a booming art scene, the Hamilton festival thing in the world,” how does one contend After graduation, he worked as a lexicog- In 2004, he was named Commandeur continues to be one of Canada’s most important film events for with it? An atheist at twenty and an agnos- rapher for the Oxford English Dictionary de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the Front cover of the Persian translation of Canadian and international films. It will run until November 15. tic at sixty, Barnes looks into the various supplement for three years. In 1977, Barnes French Ministry of Culture. Julian Barnes’s “Nothing to Be Frightened Of”.