WWW.TEHRANTIMES.COM I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 16 Pages Price 40,000 Rials 1.00 EURO 4.00 AED 39th year No.13404 Monday JUNE 3, 2019 Khordad 13, 1398 Ramadan 28, 1440 Nation set to mark Iran won’t back down Corbyn accuses Trump of demise anniversary even one iota on its interfering in UK politics Felicitation of Imam Khomeini defense principle 2 with Johnson comments 13 on Eid-al Fitr ‘Tehran, Ankara working on EXCLUSIVE mechanism to bypass U.S. sanctions’ INTERVIEW See page 6 Trump’s policy TEHRAN — Iran and Turkey are work- Turkey and we need a new mechanism ing on a financial mechanism channel to be created to ease financial trans- to bypass the U.S. unilateral sanctions, actions via our national currencies,” Iran’s Ambassador to Turkey Mohammad Farazmand said, adding that the two towards Iran Farazmand announced. sides are working on establishment The ambassador said that such mech- of a new anti-sanctions financial anism is aimed at preventing bilateral mechanism to protect mutual trade trade from falling victim to trans-regional and economic ties. players, Fars news agency reported. “We are on the process of establishing alienated U.S. “Iran exports a large volume of gas to a joint bank, as well,” he informed. 4 from key allies Oil to surpass $100 if first bullet fired in Persian Gulf: Rahim Safavi TEHRAN — Oil prices will jump beyond missile range and all U.S. and foreigners’ $100 a barrel if the first bullet in fired in navy in the Persian Gulf are within the the Persian Gulf, a top military aide to range of land-to-sea missiles of the Rev- Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei olution Guards.” said on Sunday, warning that the U.S. Iran and the United States have been drawn military vessels in the Persian Gulf are into starker confrontation in the past month, within the range of Iranian missiles. a year after Washington pulled out of a deal Yahya Rahim Safavi said, “The Amer- between Iran and global powers aimed to put icans are fully aware that their military limits on Tehran’s nuclear program in return forces (in the region) are within the Iran’s for lifting international sanctions. 2 ‘We will have surprises for you!’ Yemen warns aggressors TEHRAN — Yemen’s Defense Min- defense doctrine in the capital, Sana’a, on ister Mohammed Nasser al-Atifi says Saturday, Atifi said that the military had the country has made great strides in developed advanced weapons as well as the defense sector and will “surprise” technology that met the country’s need Saudi Arabia and those of its allies that to defend its sovereignty, unity, and in- are waging a war on the impoverished dependence. nation. He stressed that Yemen had surprises File photo Speaking at the committee on Yemen’s in store for aggressor regimes. 13 PERSPECTIVE Why Pompeo attends Bilderberg conference? ARTICLE Martin Love Hanif Ghaffari TEHRAN — many experts pay attention to Kushner meddling in U.S. foreign policy. Political analyst from Head of the Politics Desk of the presence of U.S. Secretary of State Mike In a general view it should be emphasized North Carolina the TehranTimes Pompeo at a closed-doors meeting of the Bil- that Pompeo has pulled out his hidden con- derberg Group in the Swiss resort of Montreux. flicts with Kushner into the Swiss territory According to Nour News, Pompeo who is and within the Bilderberg Summit. Britain is humiliated in his European tour in Switzerland, attends Although Pompeo at the Bilderberg wants Iran deserves without invitation at a Bilderberg security to show that he is the main responsible for credit and attention by Trump summit. His speech in this conference root- outlining the U.S. foreign policy but his lack ed in his concern over the presence of some of invitation from the organizers of the meet- n an interventionist statement, the for trying “special people” at this summit. ing suggests that world security analysts also president of the United States has called The fact is that the presence of Jared Kushner do not consider him a powerful and decisive for the presence of former British For- redit to Iranian foreign minister I and Henry Kissinger causing serious concern politician in the White House. On the other Javad Zarif and deputy minister eign Secretary Boris Johnson at the head for Pompeo. hand, Pompeo’s stagnant position and the of the British political and administrative Abbas Araghchi for their efforts to Pompeo with speech in this conference es- possibility of his dismissal of power before C equations. This obnoxious demand has visit other countries and put forth ideas to sentially told the audience that he was respon- Informed sources have stated that that the 2020 election led to his lack of invitation led to the anger of British citizens from the ease Arab-Iranian tensions and develop sible for the main lines of U.S. foreign policy. Pompeo like Rex Tillerson was angered by at the Bilderberg Summit. United States: a country that for decades proposals to eliminate differences between has made Britain a dependent player in Iran and other Persian Gulf countries. the international system. The most interesting of these propos- Jeremy Corbyn says Donald Trump’s als is one that suggests a non-aggression support of Boris Johnson is an “entirely un- Trump was witness war in Iraq destroyed Bush’s Presidency: expert treaty between Iran and its most immedi- ate neighbors such as Kuwait, Oman and acceptable interference” in British politics. EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW A: Donald Trump was witness to how the war in around the world and in the U.S. specifically, where The U.S. president has described Johnson, Iraq destroyed George Bush’s Presidency. During boldness – and even brashness – has historically Qatar, which would be those states the By Javad Heirannia who is taking part in the Conservative the campaign he railed against “dumb” Iraq war been more respected by voters than restraint. It is most willing, at least, to listen to Iranian leadership contest, as a “very good guy” TEHRAN — Alireza Ahmadi, a New York-based and the arrogant elites who pushed for it. The important for any risk point or impasse between diplomats. who would be an “excellent” prime min- Middle East analyst says “Donald Trump was level of support among Republican voters, who the U.S. and Iran be resolved before politicians The Saudis, on the other hand, seem ister.Trump, who may meet the former witness to how the war in Iraq destroyed George had made up the base of support for the Iraq war, feel cornered by domestic political expectation the most intransigent by far and the least foreign secretary during his state visit to Bush’s Presidency. for this message was surprising. Trump doesn’t and an action imperative. willing partners to any de-escalations re- the UK next week, also said Johnson was He adds “During the campaign he railed against recognize any moral or legal barrier to the pro- We should remember that both Trump’s na- gionally, largely because the Saudis are “very talented”. Those comments drew “dumb” Iraq war and the arrogant elites who jection of America power, by military means or tional security adviser and Secretary of State either Trump Administration puppets, or criticism from the Labour leader, who pushed for it. otherwise. However, he does recognize the risks have openly called for a U.S. military assault on vice versa, and because the Saudis perhaps said the next prime minister “should be “The level of support among Republican voters, more than many of the hawks he’s positioned Iran during the JCPOA negotiations. Hardliners have (erroneously) the most to “lose” by chosen not by the U.S. president”. who had made up the base of support for the Iraq in his cabinet. like Bolton and Pompeo believed in the ability reducing hospitality towards Iran. Donald Trump seems to have been war, for this message was surprising,” Ahmadi He is, though, extremely vain and worried of America to defeat any foe through escalation The concept of “loss” with regard to at the center of a deliberate and obvious tells the Tehran Times. about looking weak. This is why he tweeted about dominance. It seems increasingly the case, and this the Saudis is a curious one, and that it attempt to humiliate his valiant beards in Following is the full text of the interview: how he may “end Iran” the day after newspapers is reflected in some of the reporting, that Trump’s exists at all is telling. But of what? Loss London. Meanwhile, many British politi- Some argues that going to war with Iran carried stories about him ruling out any military foreign policy inner-circle had downplayed both with respect to its “alliance” with the cians prefer to silence Donald Tramp and is not President Trump policy preference. What confrontation with Tehran. Fear of being perceived the potential risk point and the resolve of Iran U.S.? Loss with respect to its almost his involvement in their internal affairs. is your opinion? as weak is a significant concern for politicians when selling him on their approach. 7 genocidal war on Yemen “rebels”, who What is certain is that British humiliation are claimed to be allied with Iran in against the United States has no end! some fashion? Undoubtedly, no matter how much time Loss with respect to their vaguely covert passes, British citizens will find out more but still obvious (awkward) bedfellows, the about U.S.