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WWW.TEHRANTIMES.COM I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 8 Pages Price 50,000 Rials 1.00 EURO 4.00 AED 42nd year No.13933 Sunday MAY 2, 2021 Ordibehesht 12, 1400 Ramadan 19, 1442 IRGC intelligence Iran to play Japan Explosion Women inventor rate service demolishes in 2021 VNL reportedly heard in in Iran higher than anti-Iran group Page 2 opener Page 3 Saudi Jeddah Page 5 global average Page 7 Vienna talks positive, says Vaezi See page 3 TEHRAN-- Iranian government Chief “The efforts of the Iranian government of Staff Mahmoud Vazei described the and the negotiating team are to shape a atmosphere at Vienna negotiations as dialogue within the framework drawn by “positive” and expressed hope that good the senior officials of the country and the days would be ahead of the Iranian people fulfillment of the conditions stated by the once the sanctions are lifted. Leader of the Islamic Revolution,” the Vaezi said that although the negotia- chief of staff remarked. tions have some difficulties along the way, He noted that in this direction, Iran “we are witnessing a positive atmosphere tries to revive the Joint Comprehensive in Vienna.” Plan of Action (JCPOA) by observing all He stated that if the process continues the considerations, laws, and frameworks in the same way, the people would see some and achieve the lifting of sanctions. progress in these negotiations. Continued on page 2 Iran continues to raise oil output in April: survey TEHRAN – Iran has continued boosting its March, and the biggest rise among the crude oil output in April as the country is getting members of the Organization of Petroleum prepared for a comeback into the oil market, Exporting Countries (OPEC). a survey conducted by Reuters showed. According to the report, the increase in According to Reuters, the output in- the Iranian output is not going to affect a crease is an indication of recovery in Iran’s deal that OPEC members have made with oil industry as talks for reviving the 2015 their allies to cut production for balancing a nuclear deal progress. The survey has put market which is currently facing a decline in Iranian supply in April at 2.5 million bar- demand due to the coronavirus pandemic. rels per day (bpd), up 200,000 bpd from Continued on page 4 “Hope to See You Again” recounts memories of literati’s meetings with Leader TEHRAN – A documentary titled “Hope ized on the eve of the birthday of Imam Israeli traditional to See You Again” has recently been made Hassan (AS) on Ramadan 14. During the about literati’s memories of their annual meeting, the poets and writers usually meeting with Leader of the Islamic Rev- recite excerpts of their latest works. Pete Souza Pete olution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei. Qeisar Aminpur, who is considered as The documentary has been directed by the most influential poet of the post-revolu- Amir Teimuri at the House of Poetry and tion literature, and Hamid Sabzevari, who Literature in Tehran. Mehdi Bushehrian was famous for his revolutionary poems, blackmail is the producer of the documentary. are among the literary figures speaking White House/ The annual meeting of the poets and in the documentary. literati with Ayatollah Khamenei is organ- Continued on page 8 Immediate action Millennia-old iron production sites Huge fire breaks out at Israel’s oil needed to control discovered in Iran refinery in Haifa water shortage crisis TEHRAN – Archaeologists have discovered data suggest the production of iron objects was A huge fire has broken out at an oil refinery in fuel to the oil facility in Haifa. several millennia-old iron production sites practiced in the region during the Achaemenid the port city of Haifa in the occupied territories, The media outlets have, so far, provided no BY FARANAK BAKHTIARI across a historical village in southcentral Iran. era (c. 550-330), however, the survey is aimed with initial media reports citing a cyberattack. details about the extent of the damage and the recent report by Nature Sci- “Several iron production sites and kilns for to determine exact dates for the ancient crafts- The Israeli media said the incident took place number of possible casualties. entific Journal on Iran’s wa- melting iron ores have been discovered across manship across the village. in one of the facilities at the BAZAN refinery in In an unprecedented incident last week, ter crisis indicates that from Chahak rural district in Khatam county of Yazd According to experts, Achaemenid art Haifa late Friday. Israel reported a missile blast near its high- A province,” a local tourism official announced is a combinatorial art with its elegance and The factory’s emergency team immediately ly-secretive Dimona nuclear facility. Tel Aviv 2002 to 2015, over 74 billion cubic meters have been extracted from on Saturday. beauty. One of the most elegant artifacts by began working to extinguish the blaze and rescue claimed that the missile had landed in the Is- groundwater aquifers, which is un- The discoveries were made during a survey Achaemenian artists is metal wares, especial- forces were called to the site to gain control of raeli-occupied territories as a result of “errant” precedented and its revival takes led by Iranian archaeologist Hossein Azizi un- ly bowls. The Achaemenid bowls are one of the flames. Syrian anti-aircraft fire. thousands of years along with ur- der the supervision of the Research Institute of the most important documents discovered in Israel’s English-language daily newspaper Analysts, however, cast doubt on the regime’s gent action. Cultural Heritage and Tourism, the official said. different parts of the Empire. Some of these Jerusalem Post, citing environment protection account of the incident and said the missile had Three Iranian scientists studied 30 So far, 60 cultural and historical relics and bowls have royal inscriptions which represent ministry, claimed that the fire at the BAZAN likely been fired towards the occupied territories basins in the country and realized that sites, including buildings, castles, aqueducts, the importance of these types of wares in the refinery had erupted as a result of a “dam- by resistance groups in the region. the rate of aquifer depletion over a 14-year tombs, cemeteries, and hills, have been identified Achaemenid court. Such bowls give research- aged pipe in the CCR system,” and a report According to Press TV, Tel Aviv admitted period has been about 74 billion cubic during the survey, the report said. ers significant information about metalwork, by Israel’s Channel 12 television network said that its so-called Iron Dome missile shield had meters, which is recently published in The oldest cultural elements and artifacts decorating style, techniques of production, the control valve of one of the installation failed to intercept and down the missile, which Nature Scientific Journal. identified so far in this survey date to the late and commercial, social, economic, and artistic pipes had broken. made air raid sirens go off and triggered panic Also, over-harvesting in 77 percent Middle Paleolithic, a period about 25,000 to communications. The Israeli paper said the fire has been put out among Israeli settlers. of Iran has led to more land subsidence 35,000 years ago, the official noted.Available Continued on page 6 and the plant has currently stopped supplying Continued on page 5 and soil salinity. Research and statistics show that the average overdraft from the country’s aquifers was about 5.2 billion Iranian clubs prove how strong they are cubic meters per year. S. Arabia supports U.S. Mohammad Darvish, head of the BY MASOUD HOSSEIN three Iranian teams have booked their place signs of weakness in their defensive line. They policies in West Asia: environment group in the UNESCO TEHRAN – Three Iranian clubs did a great in the next stage. It shows that how strong the have to attack their weakness in the upcoming Chair on Social Health told Mehr on job in the 2021 AFC Champions league country’s clubs are. matches. The Iranian giants will take on Tajik- ex-Japanese diplomat (West) group stage, advancing to the Round Persepolis won Group E with a haul of 15 istan’s FC Istiklol in September in the Round Saturday that the situation of ground- BY MOHAMMAD MAZHARI water resources is worrisome, and if this of 16. It means the football clubs in the points. The Iran Professional League titlehold- of 16. It could be a difficult task for the Iranian West Asian country has improved over ers once again showed that they are favorites team since the match will be held in Dushanbe TEHRAN - A former Japanese diplomat says that catastrophe is not addressed quickly, the Washington cannot ignore Riyadh because the latter future generations may never forgive the past years. to advance to the next stages. Yahya Golmo- and the Tajik team have shown that they are Persepolis qualified for the AFC Champions hammadi’s side are also favorites to win Iran not a minnow team, beating Saudi giants Al supports U.S. policies in West Asia. this negligence. “Saudi Arabia plays an important role in supporting The statistic is unprecedented, as the league final two times in three years (2018 league for the fifth time in a row. Hilal 4-1 in group stage. and 2020) and it’s not surprising that the Persepolis lost to Al Wahda and there are Continued on page 3 the U.S. policy towards the Middle East (West Asia),” total reservoirs of all dams in the coun- Shuji Hosaka, the visiting professor of Waseda University try have a capacity of about 50 billion in Japan, tells the Tehran Times.