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Mousavi to Brian Hook: Saudis lobbied UK to attack Iran after ‘Diplomacy for diplomacy, respect for respect, firm defense for war’ Trump pulled back: Middle East Eye POLITICAL TEHRAN – A Saudi 3 air defense system after it breached the POLITICAL TEHRAN – Tehran has slammed U.S. special deskintelligence official has country’s airspace and began gathering in- deskrepresentative for Iran Brian Hook for his lobbied the UK to conduct limited strikes on telligence and spying. remarks over Iran’s downing of a U.S. spy drone, saying “the Iranian military targets after U.S. President In a tweet early on Friday, Trump said Iranian nation responds to diplomacy with diplomacy, respect Donald Trump allegedly cancelled such raids, that he had initially approved military strikes with respect and war with firm defense.” a senior British official has said. against Iran, but pulled back just 10 minutes Speaking to reporters on Friday during a visit to Saudi Ara- Speaking on condition of anonymity, the before the attack. bia, Hook said Tehran had no right to respond to “diplomacy” official told the Middle East Eye on Friday Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif with “military force,” a day after the Islamic Revolution Guards that the Saudi official had called for Iran said Iran would take the U.S. drone incur- Corps shot down the high-tech RQ-4 Global Hawk drone over strikes during his visit to London alongside sion to the UN and show that Washington is its territorial waters. Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs “lying” about the downing of its unmanned Iran sharply condemned the violation of its airspace by the Adel al-Jubeir. aircraft in international waters. drone, emphasizing that its aerial and territorial borders con- The Saudi request, however, fell on deaf Zarif had earlier rejected the U.S. claim stitute a red line. ears, he said, adding, “Our people were skep- of Iran’s involvement in the tanker attacks Responding to the hawkish U.S. official, Foreign Ministry tical.” The Saudi intelligence official was told as part of “sabotage diplomacy” being pur- spokesman Abbas Mousavi took to Twitter and asked, “Mr. a plain “no” in response to his plea, the British sued by Trump and his hawkish allies, in- Hook, do you call years of war and economic terrorism imposed source said. cluding Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed on Iranian people and violation of treaties and resolutions as According to the source, the Saudi official bin Salman. ‘diplomacy’?” had tried to link Iran to the June 13 attacks On Friday, Trump spoke with bin Salman Tensions between Iran and the U.S. have been on the rise against oil tankers in the Sea of Oman, but his over the phone about Iran, according to the since May last year, when the White House under Donald Trump The following day, the elite military force Iran’s territorial waters. British counterparts were “not impressed” White House. exited a hard-won multilateral nuclear deal with Iran and re- put into display the wreckage of the American The unmanned U.S. aircraft had been with the evidence provided by the official. Tensions have been running between Iran instated sanctions against Tehran in defiance of international spy drone, which had been retrieved from taken down by Iran’s indigenous Khordad At the weekend, the Saudi intelligence chief and the U.S. in recent weeks, with Washington warnings for Washington not to undermine the accord — which will head to Jerusalem al-Quds to engage in stepping up its provocative military moves was widely hailed as a fruit of successful international diplomacy. The Saudi intelligence chief will head to similar anti-Iran lobbying efforts with Israeli in the Middle East. Hook is in a commanding position over the Trump adminis- officials and hawkish U.S. National Security Jerusalem al-Quds to engage in similar Tehran believes Washington has a hand tration’s highly belligerent Iran policy and promotes the White Adviser John Bolton, he added. in a set of suspicious regional incidents in House’s sanctions campaign against the Islamic Republic, which anti-Iran lobbying efforts with Israeli On Thursday, Iran’s Islamic Revolution recent weeks, such as the tanker attacks, in has been criticized by the entire world, including Washington’s officials and hawkish U.S. National Guards Corps (IRGC) shot down an U.S. sur- a bid to pin the blame on Iran and put more own allies. veillance drone after it invaded Iran’s airspace. Security Adviser John Bolton. pressure on the country. British diplomat due in Tehran for talks with Iranian officials Mahatir Mohamad blames U.S. for ‘provoking’ Iran POLITICAL TEHRAN — British Minister of State for the deskMiddle East Andrew Murrison was scheduled Malaysian PM says if Iran and the U.S. go to war it will be a ‘world war’ to visit Iran on Sunday for talks amid regional tension. “The UK has an ongoing diplomatic dialogue with Iran. At POLITICAL TEHRAN – The United Thursday. The president said he withdrew Mahathir on Saturday warned: “If they desk this time of increased regional tensions and at a crucial period States is provoking Iran the plan because he believed the loss of life go to war, it will not be Iran against Amer- for the future of the nuclear deal, this visit is an opportunity and growing risks of miscalculation that — estimated to be about 150 people — would ica. It will be a world war.” He explained for further open, frank and constructive engagement with the could lead to a “world war,” according to have been disproportionate to the downing that other countries that do not want to see government of Iran,” said a statement published by the UK Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mo- of an unmanned drone. nuclear weapons being used “will have to Foreign Ministry website. hamad. “I am in no hurry,” Trump said on Twitter come in and put a stop to it.” “Dr. Murrison will call for urgent de-escalation in the region “I think as far as I can see, it is America, Friday. “Our Military is rebuilt, new, and Mahathir calls Trump ‘totally and raise UK and international concerns about Iran’s regional which is making all the provocation,” Ma- ready to go.” unpredictable’ conduct and its threat to cease complying with the nuclear deal hathir told CNBC’s Tanvir Gill on Saturday, Even before the latest escalation in The Trump administration unilaterally to which the UK remains fully committed,” the statement added. when asked which side might be responsible tensions, the two countries appeared to pulled out of the international nuclear treaty The visit is taking place as tensions between Iran and the for miscalculations. be heading closer toward a military con- with Iran in May last year. Since then, the United States has entered a new stage. On Thursday morning, “First, they withdrew from the (nuclear) flict — although both sides have said it’s U.S. has reinstated punishing sanctions on Iran shot down a U.S. spy drone after it violated Iran’s airspace. treaty, and now they’re sending warships something they hope to avoid. The Pentagon the Islamic Republic’s vital oil industry, The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps fired at the aircraft to the (Persian) Gulf, and doing things has in recent months announced plans to aimed at crippling its economy. after “those who guided the drone received the warnings but that will provoke Iran,” he told CNBC in deploy thousands of troops to the Middle Malaysia’s 93-year-old leader warned sia also,” Mahathir said. “Because we can’t did not care,” the IRGC aerospace chief said. Bangkok, Thailand, where Asian leaders East to counter Iran, amid allegations the that energy prices will likely go up because trade with a good trading partner that Iran Iran announced last week that its stockpile of enriched uranium gathered for the Association of Southeast Islamic country was responsible for attacks “we are knocking out Iran as one of the big provides for us.” will exceed 300 kilograms by June in retaliation for a failure Asian Nations summit. on oil tankers in the region. Tehran has suppliers.” He disagreed with the U.S. sanctions by the remaining signatories to the nuclear deal to shield Iran Tensions between the U.S. and Iran tested categorically rejected those accusations. “Actually the sanction is against Malay- against Iran, saying: “This kind of play of from the U.S. sanctions. new highs on Thursday, when Tehran shot applying sanctions and forcing other coun- Iran has said if the remaining parties which include Britain, down an unmanned American military spy The Malaysian prime minister says tries to comply with the big power’s decision Germany, France, the European Union, Russia and China do drone after it violated Iran’s airspace. “forcing other countries to comply with is totally undemocratic ... This is bullying.” not take concrete steps to offset illegal sanctions it will take The shooting of the drone prompted Mahathir called Trump “totally unpre- the next steps. U.S. President Donald Trump to approve the big power’s decision (on Iran) is totally dictable” and said that “this one man, with Iran decided to partially remove limits on its nuclear activities military strikes on several Iranian targets undemocratic ... This is bullying.” one more term to go, can do a lot of damage on May 8, one year after Donald Trump exited the deal and — but he abruptly called off the attacks late to the whole world.” reimposed sanctions on Iran. Iran said the deadline is for 60 days. July 7 is the deadline for the JCPOA parties to make a decision on how to save the nuclear deal. Officials in Tehran have insisted that if Iran shielded from Iran summons UAE diplomat over U.S. FATF gives Iran until October sanction it will reverse its decision. drone incident to complete reforms 1 The IRGC brought the drone POLITICAL TEHRAN — The Fi- In cases when the parliament and the Trump reiterates down by firing a surface-to-air missile desknancial Action Task Guardian Council disagree on a bill, the at it. Force announced on Friday that Iran has issue is referred to the Expediency Council no pre-condition for talks Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad until October to complete reforms that for final arbitration. Zarif said on Friday that the U.S. military would bring it into line with global norms Majid Ansari, a member of the Ex- with Iran drone entered the Iranian airspace from or face consequences. pediency Council, said in May that the the United Arab Emirates and it was The FATF praised Iran’s actions in line Expediency Council is studying the CFT By staff and agency targeted near Kouh-e Mobarak. with reforms to counter money laundering, and Palermo bill. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that there is no “At 00:14 U.S. drone took off from according to IRNA. “The CFT and Palermo should be studied pre-condition for U.S. talks with Tehran. the UAE in stealth mode and violated However, it said that the FATF can in the related committee and after that be In an exclusive interview with NBC, he said that he doesn’t Iranian airspace,” Zarif wrote on his only consider laws which are approved sent to the Majlis,” Ansari told IRNA Plus want war with Iran. Twitter account. will immediately deliver to Washington. completely. in an interview. Trump also discussed his decision-making process that led Zarif said, “It was targeted at 04:05 at Amir Ali Hajizadeh, commander of The Paris-based body announced on Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad him to halt strikes on Iran on Thursday night, saying that he the coordinates (25°59’43”N 57°02’25”E) the aerospace unit of the IRGC, said February 22 that Iran has until June to fix Zarif said in March that it is essential to hadn’t given final approval to any attack and adding that no near Kouh-e Mobarak.” on Friday that the drone had received its anti-money laundering and terrorism approve the FATF. planes were in the air. Iran has submitted a protest letter to warnings for four times before being financing rules or face increased interna- Mehrdad Lahouti, the spokesman of The Islamic Revolution the United Nations over the violation of shot down. tional scrutiny of its banks. the Majlis Independent Velayee faction, Guards Corps (IRGC) shot its airspace by the United States. “Those who guided the drone received The FATF concluded at its February said that during a meeting of the faction down a highly-sophisticated Majid Takht-e Ravanchi, Iran’s the warnings but did not care. Given that 22 meeting that “there are still items not with the foreign minister, Zarif expressed U.S. stealth drone on Thurs- ambassador to the UN, wrote a letter the drone breached Iran’s airspace, the completed” and said in a statement it “ex- hope that the Expediency Council would day morning after it violated on Thursday to UN Secretary General aerospace unit of the Islamic Revolution pects Iran to proceed swiftly in the reform approve the bill to join the FATF. Iran’s airspace. Antonio Guterres and the UN Security Guards Corps shot it down,” Hajizadeh path”, according to Reuters. Zarif said on February 24 that the Ex- During a meeting with Jap- Council stating that “Iran condemns, in said in an exhibition held in Tehran to One of the actions Iran is required to take pediency Council should decide on the anese Prime Minister Shinzo the strongest possible terms, this irre- showcase the drone’s wreckage. to appease the FATF is joining the United FATF based on the “realities”. Abe on June 13, Leader of the sponsible and provocative wrongful act The IRGC released GPS coordinates Nations Convention against Transnational “Our friends should decide based on Islamic Revolution Ayatollah by the United States, which entails its that showed the drone eight miles off Organized Crime (UNTOC), which is also realities. So far, they have said that nothing Ali Khamenei dismissed Trump international responsibility.” Iran’s coast, inside the 12 nautical miles called the Palermo Convention, a 2000 will happen but they are now seeing the as a person not worthy of ex- “While the Islamic Republic of Iran from the shore that is Iran’s territorial United Nations-sponsored multilateral situation,” Zarif remarked. changing messages. The Leader does not seek war, it reserves its inherent waters. treaty against transnational organized Bahram Qassemi, the former spokesman said Iran has “no trust” in the right, under Article 51 of the United “Two warnings were issued on 2:05 crime. of the Foreign Ministry, said in March that United States and will not at all Nations Charter, to take all appropriate on Thursday morning and two others The other action is to ratify the CFT, it is necessary that economic experts help “repeat the bitter experience” necessary measures against any hostile were issued on 3:55 and the drone was the convention combatting financing of members of the Expediency Council in it gained from the negotiations act violating its territory, and is deter- shot on 4:05. In fact, four warnings were terrorism. their decision on joining the FATF. that led to the conclusion of a 2015 nuclear deal, which Wash- mined to vigorously defend its land, sea given to this drone but they did not pay On October 7, 2018, the Majlis (parlia- “It is essential that all experts fulfill their ington later ditched. and air,” Takht-e Ravanchi said. attention. Another spy plane was also ment) voted in favor of the CFT. However, national duty and help the Expediency “Iran engaged in talks with the U.S. and the Europeans for some Swiss Ambassador to Tehran Markus flying near this drone which carried 35 the oversight Guardian Council rejected Council’s members take the best decision five or six years, and achieved a result. The Americans, however, Leitner, whose country represents the crew members and we had the right the bill by finding 22 faults with it. that guarantees the country’s national se- breached a done deal,” said the Leader, emphasizing that no wise man U.S. interests in Iran, was summoned to to shoot that down, however, we shot To become a law, the Guardian Council curity and interests,” he told IRNA. would enter talks with a country that has reneged on all agreements. the Iranian Foreign Ministry on Friday down the unmanned drone,” the general should vet the bill for compliance with the He noted that the Foreign Ministry Back in April, President Hassan Rouhani likened Trump to a to receive an official note which he said explained. Constitution. does not have a factional view on the issue. knifeman with whom Iran will not negotiate. “Undoubtedly, accepting the demands of a knifeman who through bullying and lying is seeking negotiation will get nowhere,” Rouhani told a cabinet meeting. Rouhani said Iran has always been seeking negotiation and di- Iran hangs man for spying for the U.S. plomacy but negotiation is possible only when there is no pressure. POLITICAL TEHRAN – Prisoner Jamal Haji-Zavareh Haji-Zavareh, an employee of the Ministry of Defense The statement said the spy’s case had been addressed “We have always been the man of dialogue and diplomacy, as we deskwho was charged with spying for the United Aerospace Organization who had been expelled in 2010, had by the military court and then referred for approval to the have been the man of war and defense, but negotiation is possible States has been executed, according to an announcement clearly confessed to spying for the U.S. government and the Supreme Court. only when all pressures are lifted and they apologize for their illegal by the Judiciary Organization of the Armed Forces of the CIA and was found in possession of espionage documents Jamal’s wife, Leila Tajik, was found to having assisted measures and there is mutual respect,” Rouhani stated. Islamic Republic of Iran. and equipment, the statement read. him and is sentenced to 15 years of imprisonment. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y JUNE 23, 2019 IRAN IN FOCUS Military: If enemy Judiciary chief visits Imam fires a single bullet at Khomeini mausoleum POLITICAL TEHRAN – Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Rai- desksi and number of other judicial officials on Saturday visited the mausoleum of Imam Khomeini, founder Iran, it will receive 10 of the Islamic Revolution, to mark the start of Judiciary Week. “This week is a good opportunity to once again review Imam’s Firing even one bullet at Iran will ‘set fire’ to U.S. views in order to administer justice in the society and form a and its regional allies, General Shekarchi warns society based on divine values,” Raisi said, according to ISNA.

POLITICAL TEHRAN – Brigadier bullets and have to pay a heavy cost,” the deskGeneral Abolfazl Shek- general reiterated. archi, a senior spokesman for the Iranian He also said the Iranian armed forces hold military, says any act of aggression by Wash- regular military exercises to maintain their said the U.S. is well aware of the crushing the U.S. knows that if it gets entangled in ington and its allies against Iran will impose preparedness for “dealing the heaviest blow response it will receive in case of taking mil- military action against Iran, it will receive heavy costs on their interests. to the enemy and its interests” in case of any itary action against Iran. much harsher blows, Ayatollah Khamenei “Firing even one bullet at Iran will set on possible attack. The era of hit and run is now over, and underlined. fire the interests of America and its allies in The Iranian armed forces are closely mon- the Middle East,” Shekarchi said on Saturday, itoring the U.S. moves, General Shekarchi the Tasnim news agency reported. said, warning, “A military mistake from the “A military mistake from the enemy, He stressed that Iran will never start a enemy, particularly from the U.S. and its particularly from the U.S. and its regional war, but the enemy’s slightest mistake will regional allies, will be tantamount to firing allies, will be tantamount to firing at a draw a “revolutionary response” from the at a powder keg on which are the U.S. and its powder keg on which are the U.S. and its Islamic Republic, from which the attackers interests, and it will set the region ablaze and Raisi said among the most important plans of the Judiciary would not “survive”. burn up the U.S., its interests, and its allies.” interests, and it will set the region ablaze and are reducing entry of cases to the Judiciary, establishing a fair “Threat for threat means that if the enemy In comments in April 2018, Leader of the burn up the U.S., its interests, and its allies.” hearing, issuing fair verdicts and paying attention to the public fires a single bullet at us, it will receive 10 Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei rights. “Fighting discrimination while administering justice is one of our plans,” he added. Ex-IRGC chief warns U.S. not to underestimate Iran POLITICAL TEHRAN – A former chief of Iran’s Is- Mohsen Rezaei said in a tweet on Friday. which sits in the central district of Jask County, after the Assembly of Experts hails desklamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has Rezaee’s tweet came a day after the IRGC brought down aircraft violated Iranian airspace. IRGC for downing U.S. drone warned the United States and its allies not to underestimate a U.S. spy drone after it had intruded into Iranian airspace Amir Ali Hajizadeh, commander of the aerospace unit Iran’s defense power. and was conducting espionage activities. of the IRGC, said on Friday that the drone had received POLITICAL TEHRAN – Members of the Assembly of “Today, observers and analysts have realized that we In a statement on Thursday, the IRGC announced that warnings for four times before being shot down. deskExperts have issued a statement to express are not Saddam Hussein’s Iraq. Americans and their allies a U.S.-made Global Hawk surveillance drone was brought To prove that the drone had entered Iran’s airspace, the their gratitude to the aerospace unit of the IRGC after it shot should know that lions do not show their teeth for smiling,” down by its Air Force near the Kouh-e Mobarak region, IRGC on Friday put on display the wreckage of the aircraft. down a trespassing American drone in the Gulf of Oman, ISNA reported on Saturday. “The downing of the highly advanced U.S. spy drone by the powerful hand of the brave Guards of the Islamic Revolution Tehran denies receiving message Iran not favoring war but fully not only showed a small portion of the might and progress of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s defense industry, but also from Trump prepared to defend itself: IRGC general served as a humiliating defeat and a memorable lesson for the criminal America and also disrupted their technical and POLITICAL TEHRAN – Spokes- POLITICAL TEHRAN – military calculations,” the statement read. deskman for Iran’s Supreme deskCommander of the It said that the Islamic Republic is entitled to pursue National Security Council (SNSC) Key- aerospace unit of the IRGC says the the case legally through international bodies and that the van Khosravi has rejected a report which Iranian people and the armed forces do shooting down of the U.S. drone was the legal right of the claimed that Tehran had received a mes- not favor a war with the United States but Islamic Republic. sage from U.S. President Donald Trump are fully prepared to protect the country The Assembly of Experts also strongly condemned the through Oman. against aggressors. trespassing of the drone into Iranian airspace, saying the “Iran has received no letter from the Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh Islamic Republic is ready to respond to any act of aggression U.S.,” Khosravi said on Friday, Mehr made the remarks on Saturday, two days while it will not start a war. reported. after the IRGC brought down a U.S. spy The remarks by the SNSC official came drone for intruding into Iranian airspace. after the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps “The Americans’ action was contrary (IRGC) early on Thursday shot down a to international rules and conventions Tehran condemns terror U.S. surveillance drone for violating and we acted according to our legal duty,” Iran’s airspace. Hajizadeh said, IRNA reported. attack on Shiite mosque in Reuters claimed on Friday that Teh- saying: “We made it clear that the leader “That was our response to an act of aerospace unit of the Islamic Revolution Baghdad ran had received a message from U.S. is against any talks, but the message will aggression into Iran’s airspace, and in Guards Corps shot it down,” he said in President Donald Trump through Oman be conveyed to him to make a decision ... the event of repeating such aggression, an exhibition held in Tehran to showcase POLITICAL TEHRAN – Foreign Ministry spokesman overnight warning that a U.S. attack on However, we told the Omani official that our response will also be repeated,” he the drone’s wreckage. deskAbbas Mousavi on Saturday denounced a Iran was imminent. any attack against Iran will have regional warned. “Two warnings were issued on 2:05 recent terrorist attack on a Shiite mosque in the Iraqi capital of “In his message, Trump said he was and international consequences.” The general further said Iran has a on Thursday morning and two others Baghdad that killed and injured several people. against any war with Iran and wanted Tensions between the United States collection of downed American drones were issued on 3:55 and the drone was In a statement, Mousavi ex- to talk to Tehran about various issues ... and Iran have been escalating since and is ready to add other U.S. military shot on 4:05. In fact, four warnings were pressed condolences to the Iraqi he gave a short period of time to get our Washington pulled out of the nuclear products to its collection. given to this drone but they did not pay people and government as well response but Iran’s immediate response deal with Iran and reimposed sanctions On Friday, Hajizadeh said the U.S. attention,” the general explained. as the bereaved families over was that it is up to Supreme Leader (Aya- on Tehran. drone had received warnings for four H also said another spy plane was also the tragic incident, the Tasnim tollah Ali) Khamenei to decide about this Tensions rose further after Washington times before being shot down. flying near the drone which carried 35 news agency reported. issue,” an Iranian official told Reuters accused Tehran of a recent attack on oil “Those who guided the drone received crew members and “we had the right to The terrorist blast, which on condition of anonymity. tankers in the Gulf of Oman, a charge the warnings but did not care. Given that shoot that down, however, we shot down occurred on Friday, targeted Reuters also quoted another official as vehemently denied by Iran. the drone breached Iran’s airspace, the the unmanned drone.” Imam Mahdi al-Muntadhar Mosque in the al-Baladiyat neighborhood in the eastern flank of Baghdad near the densely-populated district of Judiciary unveils structural reforms Sadr City. It killed at least 10 people TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Judiciary spokesman unveiled He also called on the public to make comments on and wounded 30 others, accord- a reform of the Judiciary’s structure to optimize the the Judiciary’s performance and provide feedback on the ing to Iraqi security officers. performance of the body. legal processes for building a “popular, revolutionary and “At least one attacker wearing a belt of explosives tried to Speaking to reporters on Saturday, Gholam Hossein anti-corruption Judiciary.” enter the building but was stopped by the guards, and detonated Esmaeili said the structural reform of the Judiciary has Raisi also warned the country’s decision-makers not himself outside,” said one officer. been carried out after three months of extensive studies to make a miscalculation by ruining the opportunity for No group has claimed responsibility for the attack yet. to make it more agile and efficient. direct contact with the people through social media, echoing In the new structure, endorsed by Judiciary Chief remarks by Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ebrahim Raisi, a number of the departments of deputies Ali Khamenei that the valuable opportunity provided by and bureaus either have been merged or will run under the cyberspace should be seized. Europe unable to secure supervision of different departments, he added. In a decree in March, Ayatollah Khamenei appointed Nearly 40 percent of the bureaus with direct link with Raisi as the new head of the Judiciary. The top judge was Iran’s nuclear deal interests: the Judiciary chief’s office have been dissolved or merged the Islamic Republic’s former attorney general and, up into other bureaus, the spokesman said, adding that at to his appointment as the Judiciary chief, served as the ex-envoy least 20 percent of the posts at the headquarters of the chief custodian of Astan Quds Razavi, the organization POLITICAL TEHRAN – Iran’s former ambassador to Judiciary are set to be ditched. to provide feedback on the judicial processes and help managing the affairs of the Holy Shrine of Imam Reza deskNorway believes Europe cannot secure Iran’s Last week, Raisi called on the people and the intelligentsia improve the Judiciary’s performance. (AS), the eighth Shiite Imam. interests from the 2015 nuclear deal, saying that European countries’ power is restricted to opening a channel for Iran to import foodstuff and pharmaceuticals. Pelosi warns Trump on unapproved move against Iran “We should not expect a no- table action from the Europeans POLITICAL TEHRAN – House publican side, but I did not receive any of the strike I stopped it, not proportionate in the deadline we set for them,” deskSpeaker Nancy Pelosi that,” she added. to shooting down an unmanned drone,” Abdolreza Faraji-Rad said, the on Friday welcomed U.S. President Donald Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schum- Trump tweeted on Friday. Mehr news agency reported on Trump’s alleged decision to call off military er (N.Y.) said on Thursday that Democrats Pelosi emphasized to the Trump admin- Saturday. strikes on Iran, emphasizing that U.S. military told Trump in a Situation Room meeting that istration in a statement that “hostilities “In my opinion, the Eu- action against Iran “must not be initiated” he needs to get congressional authorization must not be initiated without the approval ropeans are trying to use the without congressional approval. before taking military action. of Congress.” financial mechanism, INSTEX, Pelosi told reporters that she was not Trump said on Friday that officials “During our meeting with the president to exchange foodstuff and phar- notified by officials of the president’s decision had been “cocked and loaded” to retaliate at the White House, congressional leaders maceuticals with us during the on Thursday to approve the military strike against Iran after he learned an Iranian stressed the necessity that we work with deadline set by Iran,”Faraji-Rad when she and other congressional leaders missile system shot down a U.S. military our allies,” she said. said. went to the White House for a briefing that drone. Iran shot down the unmanned U.S. air- European countries estab- day, The Hill reported. However, the president said he decided craft on Thursday morning after it ignored lished INSTEX in January to help shield limited trade with Iran “We left with the idea that the president to call off the mission after he learned 150 repeated warnings by the Iranian military from U.S. sanctions imposed after President Donald Trump with- was going to consider some options,” Pe- Iranians would die as a result of the strike. to leave Iran’s airspace. drew from the multinational nuclear deal a year ago. losi told reporters. “I did not receive any “We were cocked & loaded to retaliate To prove that the drone had entered the On March 20, Iran’s central bank governor Abdolnaser Hem- heads-up that there was a strike that was last night on 3 different sights when I asked, Iranian airspace in the Strait of Hormuz, the mati announced that a mechanism similar to INSTEX has been in the works.” how many will die. 150 people, sir, was the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps on Friday registered in Iran, officially called the Special Trade and Finance “Maybe the other leaders did on the Re- answer from a General. 10 minutes before put on display the wreckage of the drone. 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STOCK MARKET CBI unveils plans TEDPIX 233864.3 IFX 2966.21 to compensate oil Sources: tse.ir, Ifb.ir budget deficit in CURRENCIES USD 42,000 rials sanctions era EUR 47,752 rials 1 “Communicating with people and $6 billion for importing basic materials for the GBP 53,477 rials economic activists, transparency in policy country’s production units through the domestic making and implementation, and respond- Forex Management Integrated System (locally AED 11,437 rials ing to people are key components of a good known as NIMA). Source: cbi.ir governance in modern central banks,” he said, In early May, Hemmati had outlined CBI tive stability of the foreign exchange market plans which CBI head said is going to execute. adding “In the complicated conditions facing plans for neutralizing or relieving the impact by strengthening and improvement of the per- Explaining CBI plans for managing infla- the country’s economy, I have been trying to of U.S. sanctions on the country’s economy. formance of NIMA, setting foreign currency tion, the official noted that previous monetary implement these guidelines to pass through In an Instagram post, the official pointed exchange policies to support non-oil and oil policies regarding the controls over cash flow COMMODITIES the current situation.” out some of the approaches that CBI was going exports and providing liquidity and working capi- would be modified using the new structure of The official went on saying that in the past to follow in order to counter the U.S. sanctions tal to maintain and boost domestic production monetary policy and consequently uncertainty Brent $64.45/b three months, the government has allocated and to control inflation. and finally establishing a financial mechanism over controlling the cash demand was going WTI $57.43/b $5 billion for supplying basic goods and also Maintaining and strengthening the rela- with neighboring countries were some of the to decrease. OPEC Basket $63.95/b Gold $1,400.20/oz 20 industrial, mining projects to be ‘German companies ignore U.S. Silver $15.40oz inaugurated by March 2020 sanctions in trade with Iran’ Platinium $813.30oz ECONOMY TEHRAN — An official ECONOMY TEHRAN – Dozens of According to customs data, Germany’s deskwith the Iranian Minis- deskGerman companies are exports to Iran reached 339 million euros Sources: oilprice.com, Moneymetals.com try of Industry, Mining and Trade informed still continuing their activities in Iran and during Q1 2019. that 20 industrial and mining projects will keeping their offices in the country despite The most important export items to be inaugurated by the end of the current the rising pressures from the U.S. govern- Iran were machine tools, home appliances, Iranian calendar year (March 20, 2020), ment, the Portal of Tehran Chamber of electronic and laboratory equipment, as Over $574m worth of IRNA reported on Friday. Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agri- well as industrial products including optics commodities traded at IME “The projects will be in various fields in- culture (TCCIMA) reported on Saturday. and automation products. cluding, iron, copper, aluminum, steel, food Last year during the Ten-Day Dawn (Feb- According to a French news agency, The economic relations between Iran in a week industry, transportation and carpet weaving, ruary 1-10, marking the victory anniversary the data released by the German Cham- and Germany have traditionally been close across the country,” Managing Director of of the Islamic Revolution), 576 industrial ber of Commerce and Industry shows that and more than 30 percent of Iran’s indus- ECONOMY TEHRAN — During weekdays ending up Iran Small Industries and Industrial Parks and mining projects were inaugurated across German companies have not paid much trial infrastructure has been produced in deskto June 22, while 660,751 million tons (MT) Organization (ISIPO) Sadeq Najafi said. the country. attention to U.S. sanctions. Germany. of commodities worth over $574 million were traded at Iran In late April, the Managing Director of “The projects have been implemented “About 60 German companies are still In 2017, trade between the two coun- Mercantile Exchange (IME), the trading volume and value the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries using 686 trillion rials (about $16.3 billion cooperating with Iran. Iran’s economic tries grew by 17 percent from 2016 to 3.4 experienced growth of 27 percent and 43 percent, respectively. Development and Renovation Organization at the time) of investments,” Head of Ad- situation is very sensitive and U.S. sanc- billion euros. German exports to Iran in According to the report from IME International Affairs and (IMIDRO) Khodadad Gharibpour had an- ministrative Development and Renovation tions have had a significant negative impact the mentioned year exceeded three billion Public Relations Department, last week, on the domestic and nounced that projects worth $3 billion are Center of the Ministry of Industry, Mine and on banking and financial ties with Iran,” euros, while Germany’s imports from Iran export metal and mineral trading floor of IME, 194,910 MT of planned to be inaugurated in Iran’s mining Trade Jahanbakhsh Sanjabi Shirazi said. an official with the German Chamber of touched 410 million euros. various products worth close to $282 million were traded. sector in the current Iranian calendar year According to Sanjabi, the projects pro- Commerce and Industry told International Germany is Iran’s biggest trading part- On this trading floor, 179,490 MT of steel, 6,900 MT of copper, (began on March 21, 2019). vided 35000 workers with jobs. France Press. ner in the European Union. 3,500 MT of aluminum, 20 MT of molybdenum concentrates, 5,000 MT of iron ore as well as 18 kg of gold bullion were traded by customers. The report declares that on domestic and export oil and Paper production up 5.5% in 2 months on year petrochemical trading floors of IME, 231,303 MT of different ECONOMY TEHRAN — Production of paper riod of time in the previous year, IRNA reported of different types of paper were produced in the commodities with the total value of $284 million were traded. deskin Iran rose 5.5 percent during the on Saturday. country during the two-month period of this year, On this trading floor, 64,640 MT of VB feed stock, 74,028 first two months of the current Iranian calendar According to the data released by the Ministry rising from 156,200 tons of the product produced MT of bitumen, 47,069 MT of polymer products, 22,269 MT of year (March 21-May 21) compared to the same pe- of Industry, Mining and Trade, some 164,900 tons in the same time span in the past year. chemical products, 180 MT of insulation, 23,000 MT of lube cut oil, 506 MT of base oil as well as 845 MT of sulfur were traded. Furthermore, 1,278 MT of commodities were traded on the side market of IME. TEDPIX rises 56,220 points in a quarter ‘Boosting exports from ECONOMY TEHRAN — Tehran Stock Ex- deskchange (TSE)’s main index (TED- mining sector priority of PIX) has increased 56,220 points or 20.4 percent to 234,879 during the first quarter of the current industry ministry’ Iranian calendar year (March 21-June 21), Tasnim ECONOMY TEHRAN – Iranian industry, mining and news agency reported on Saturday. desktrade minister said increasing exports from As reported, some 258,055 billion securities worth IN THE NAME OF GOD the mining sector to the neighboring countries has been put on 723.503 trillion rials (about $17.226 billion) were Second Announcement the ministry’s agenda for the current fiscal year, ILNA reported traded through 17.999 million deals at TSE during ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN BROADCASTING on Saturday. the three-month period. Based on the already released reports and data, Iran’s exchange markets witnessed fruitful perfor- mances and results in the past Iranian calendar year INTERNATIONAL TENDER NO. 98-04/112 1397 (ended on March 20, 2019). Applying new financial instruments in Iranian Tender Holder: capital market was another achievements of the ex- ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN BROADCASTING (IRIB) change markets during the past year, as TSE officially launched “futures” in mid-December 2018 for more risk management and Iran Mercantile Market (IME) Subject of Two-Stage Tender: launched “option” in early March 2019 in an approach IRIB International Offices ENG Equipment according to the tender documents. to diversify financing methods for agricultural products. Futures contracts (more colloquially, futures) are financial contracts obligating the buyer to purchase an Deadline of Receiving Documents: asset or the seller to sell an asset at a predetermined future date and price. As of publishing second announcement of advertisement latest by the business hour dated on Option is a contract which gives the buyer (the Wednesday June 26, 2019. owner or holder of the option) the right, but not the “In this regard, in the upcoming months, over 1 quadrillion obligation, to buy or sell an underlying asset or in- Place of Receiving Documents: strument at a specified strike price prior to or on a rials (about $23.8 billion) worth of projects are going to go op- Secretariat of Tenders’ Commission, Technical Purchasing (KALA) Dept., Media Technology and erational in this sector,” Reza Rahmani said. specified date, depending on the form of the option. According to the official, the figure is going to reach 3 quadril- Development Deputy Office, Bldg. No. 2, IRIB, Jam-e Jam St., Vali-e Asr Ave., Tehran lion rials ($71.4 billion) in the next three years. Malaysia’s economic Rahmani further mentioned a one-million-dollar project in direction clearer despite Type and Amount of Guarantee for Participating in Tender: the steel industry which is due to be inaugurated in the next The amount of USD 5,000 (equivalent to 500,000,000 Rials) which should be in the form of extendable Iranian calendar month (July 23-August 22). temporary “chaos”: analysts bank guarantee Earlier this week, head of Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) said the Malaysia’s economic direction is clearer now despite organization is planning to establish a consortium in order to the temporary “chaos” during the transition period Time and Place of Delivering Priced Bid: accelerate exploration projects in the mining sector. that has worsened investors’ confidence, analysts said. The sealed A, B & C packages/envelopes should be submitted within one main envelope marked with tender “The consortium is going to help us in areas like explora- According to nst.com.my, some also expect the tion and identification of new mines and minerals,” Khodadad ringgit to edge higher against the U.S. dollar in the number no later than 15 p.m. on Saturday July 27, 2019 and submitted to the Secretariat of Commission Gharibpour said. coming months, with Singapore-based OCBC Bank of Tenders. According to the official, based on the mining potentials and projecting it to trade just above 4.1600 by the year-end. research and academic capabilities of the country’s provinces, 10 Malaysia saw a change in government following Time and Place of Opening Envelopes mining regions have been defined in order to manage projects Barisan Nasional’s and also utilize the country’s academic potentials in this industry. loss in the general election in May last year. The date of opening envelopes A&B is at 8:30 a.m. on Monday July 29, 2019 in the office of Vice Gharibpour noted that in the framework of the country’s Sixth MIDF Research said the country was bracing for President of IRIB Planning and Financial Resources and opening of envelope C will be after technical National Five-Year Development Plan (2016-2021), efficiency, a better growth this year than the 4.7 percent posted productivity and maximum utilization of the capacities of the in 2018. evaluation. country’s mining industry have been given great importance “As Malaysia currently focuses on free market, It should be noted that bidders should hold license from the authorized bodies. and so should be considered in every step from exploration up quality investment and high productivity, it will have to the production processes. significant impacts on economic growth. In late May, Gharibpour had said that the country’s mining “Despite the temporary chaos during the transi- For more information, please contact the following phone numbers: 0098-21-22166313 sector currently requires 18 billion euros of investment. tion period which deteriorated investors’ confidence, It is obvious that cost of publishing two advertisements shall be borne by the winner of tender. “The mining sector is one of the country’s most profitable economic direction is clearer now,” the firm said in its areas for investment so that 30 percent of the profits in the capital latest third quarter market strategy report. Public Relations Dept. of IRIB market is pertained to the mining and mineral sector,” he said. MIDF Research expects Malaysia’s economy to IMIDRO currently has $3 billion worth of projects underway expand 4.9 per cent this year. This would be driven and it also intends to renovate 5,000 industrial units using 100 by steady domestic demand amid lower key interest trillion rials (about $2.38 billion) of investment during the cur- rate effects, low inflationary pressure, stable job mar- rent Iranian calendar year (started on March 21). ket and positive progression in construction sector. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y JUNE 23, 2019 ENERGY 5

‘Russia prepared to help Iran for oil Wind farm commissioner’s 2018 report released, exports if INSTEX not realized’ debunks misconceptions Australia’s independent wind farm commissioner released his ENERGY TEHRAN — Russia is that a mechanism similar to INSTEX has 2018 report on Thursday, which indicates there are still worries deskready to help Iran with oil been registered in Iran, officially called the from people about wind turbines. sales and its banking sector if the European Special Trade and Finance Institute (STFI). As per thecourier.com.au, as well as recommendations and trade mechanism is not launched, Interfax Iran has been criticizing the Europe’s per- extensive notes on how companies can best work with communities, cited Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei formance in realizing the trade mechanism. Commissioner Andrew Dyer included an analysis of complaints. Ryabkov as saying on Friday. Earlier this month, Majlis Speaker Ali The numbers reveal the majority of complaints in 2018 came U.S. President Donald Trump unilaterally Larijani criticized the role of France in from Victoria, and most referred to proposed wind farms. pulled Washington out of the 2015 nuclear salvaging the 2015 nuclear accord, saying From the 123 total complaints that year, 97 of them were for deal in May 2018 and ordered re-imposition the European banking mechanism has proposed wind farms, compared to eight for operational wind farms. of sanctions against Iran. remained on the paper and has not been There were 57 complaints about amenity, and 18 about health, The first round of sanctions went into made operational. from across Australia. force on August 6 and the second round, In early June, the British, French and The Victorian government has hailed the beginning of the Ber- which targets Iran’s oil exports and banks, German ambassadors to Iran issued a state- rybank Wind Farm, near Lismore - a 43-turbine, 180-megawatt were snapped back on November 4. ment following completion of further expert project, which has links to a factory in Geelong and a proposed European countries established the In- meetings in Tehran, vowing to deliver IN- educational facility in Ballarat. strument in Support of Trade Exchanges STEX’s first transaction as quickly as possible. While residents in rural areas may dislike the aesthetics of wind (INSTEX) in January to help shield limited On June 7, Russia’s Permanent Repre- turbines being built in bucolic hills, the number of complaints trade with Iran from U.S. sanctions. sentative to the European Union Vladimir shows an interesting trend. On March 20, Central Bank of Iran (CB) Chizhov told TASS that INSTEX is failing Wind turbine operation Governor Abdolnaser Hemmati announced to gain momentum. New research from Flinders University notes that some noise - amplitude modulation, or rumbling from wind turbine oper- ation - is present 16 percent of the time in residences up to 3.5 kilometers away. IRENEX to hold offering of 2m barrels of gas condensate on Tuesday It also noted it could increase to 22 percent of the time at night. The scientists involved said it was more noticeable in rural ENERGY TEHRAN — National Iranian Oil Com- NIOC offered light crude oil at IRENEX first on Octo- desk areas, with less traffic. pany (NIOC) will offer two million barrels ber 28, 2018 just few days before new U.S. sanctions on Local wind farm projects have held demonstrations, using sim- of gas condensate at Iran Energy Exchange (IRENEX) on Iran’s petroleum sector took effect (November 4). In the ulated noise to help residents understand the potential effects Tuesday, Shana reported. first round, NIOC could sell some 280,000 barrels of crude - Lal Lal Wind Farms held one at Bungaree in November, at the As announced by NIOC, the base price will be $58.43 per oil at $74.85 per barrel. With the daily supply amount of community’s urging. barrel in this round of offering gas condensate at IRENEX one million barrels, the market wrapped up by selling eight The Environment Protection Authority’s noise auditing require- which is the seventh round. 35,000-barrel cargos of oil on the day. ments were also changed in December, to ensure more transparency Since the U.S.’s withdrew from Iran’s nuclear pact in Offering gas condensate at IRENEX came after the suc- before and after construction. May 2018, vowing to drive Iran’s oil exports down to zero, cessful offering of crude oil at this market. The product has However, while the noise is noticeable, and reportedly annoy- the Islamic Republic has been taking various measures to been already offered at the IRENEX in five rounds. The first ing, major health organizations including the Australian Medical counter the U.S. actions and to keep its oil exports levels offering was done on February 13, which failed to attract Association and the National Health and Medical Research Coun- as high as possible. customers. cil have issued position statements that say wind farms have no One of the main strategies that Iran chose to execute And then the turn came to heavy crude. Offering heavy adverse effect on human health. to help its oil exports afloat has been trying new ways to crude at IRENEX came after NIOC offered light crude at heavy crude oil at IRENEX for the first time on April 30. “After careful consideration and deliberation of the body of diversify the mechanism of oil sales, one of which is offering this stock market in eight round. In the first round one million barrels of heavy crude was evidence, NHMRC concludes that there is currently no consistent oil at the country’s stock market. Iranian National Oil Company sold 70,000 barrels of offered at a base price of $60.68. evidence that wind farms cause adverse health effects in humans,” the NHMRC position paper says. “Individuals residing in the vicinity of wind farms who do expe- rience adverse health or well-being, may do so as a consequence of Hong Kong’s power firms sign LNG deals for first import terminal their heightened anxiety or negative perceptions regarding wind farm developments in their area. Individuals who experience a wholly owned subsidiary of China South- heightened anxiety or diminished health and well-being in the By Jessica Jaganathan ern Power Grid Co Ltd. context of local wind farms should seek medical advice,” the po- CAPCO owns three power stations – Cas- Hong Kong’s Castle Peak Power Company sition statement reads. tle Peak Power Station, Black Point Power and Hong Kong Electric Co said on Friday The “reporting of ‘health scares’ and misinformation regarding Station and Penny’s Bay Power Station – they have signed a supply deal for the na- wind farm developments may contribute to heightened anxiety which are operated by CLP Power. tion’s first import of liquefied natural gas and community division, and over-rigorous regulation of these As part of its commitment to the Paris (LNG) and for the lease of an import vessel. developments by state governments.” Hong Kong is undertaking a massive shift Climate Change Agreement, Hong Kong to use more natural gas to fuel its electric is keen to spike the use of natural gas in power generation from coal, potentially its total fuel mix for power generation to Oil holds steady amid small creating a steady and lucrative demand about 50% by 2020 from 22%, as of 2012. source in the Asian LNG market. The “FSRU vessel, together with the rig count decline Both Hong Kong-based power companies jetty and submarine pipelines, will enable said they have signed an agreement with us to have access to diverse gas sources The number of active oil and gas rigs in the United States fell Shell Eastern Trading – a subsidiary of for cost-competitive LNG supplies,” HK again this week according to Baker Hughes, as the overall rig Royal Dutch Shell – for a long-term LNG Electric Managing Director Mr. Wan Chi- count reaches the lowest point since February 2018. supply for the Hong Kong Offshore LNG tin said in the statement. According to oilprice.com, the total number of active oil and terminal. The “new LNG terminal project will gas drilling rigs in the United States fell by 2 according to the Shell will supply LNG to both compa- provide HK Electric with greater flexibil- report, with the number of active oil rigs increasing by 1 to reach nies from its global LNG portfolio once ity and a new channel for Lamma Power 789 and the number of gas rigs decreasing by 4 to reach 177. the project has been completed. Station to obtain natural gas, easing the Miscellaneous rigs saw an increase of one. They did not specify the supply deal Kong Electric Co said in a separate state- CO and HK Electric for power generation pressing need to enhance the security of The combined oil and gas rig count is 967, with oil seeing a 73- details, but Reuters had first reported the ment that their joint venture has signed through two separate subsea gas pipelines. gas supply.” rig decrease year on year and gas rigs down 11 since this time last impending deal in March last year citing an agreement with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd MOL will also be responsible for provid- Hong Kong currently produces power year. The combined oil and gas rig count is down 85 year on year. sources familiar with the matter as saying (MOL) for the hire of a floating storage and ing operations and maintenance services for using imported fuel in domestic power Year-to-date, the oil rig count has fallen from 877 active rigs the supply deal is for 1.2 million tons per regasification unit (FSRU) on a time-charter the FSRU vessel and offshore LNG terminal. plants or from imported natural gas from the since the beginning of the year to 789, while gas rigs have fallen annum (mtpa) for 10 years starting after basis for the LNG project. Castle Peak Power Company Ltd (CAP- mainland. The country’s coal-fired plants from 198 to 177 during that same time. 2020. They added that the FSRU vessel will be CO) is a joint venture of utility CLP Power will reach the end of their useful life in the Despite the rig decline year on year, U.S. production is still The floating storage used for receiving, storing, and regasifying Hong Kong Limited and China Southern next decade. almost 2 million barrel per day higher year on year. Castle Peak Power Company and Hong LNG for the supply of natural gas to CAP- Power Grid International (HK) Co, which is (Source: hellenicshippingnews.com) The WTI was up $0.40 (+.70%) at $57.47—an almost $5 per barrel increase from last Friday on increased tensions between the United States and Iran continue to push up prices. The Brent benchmark was trading up on the day as well, by In other news, renewables just passed coal on the energy capacity racetrack $0.86 (+1.33%) at $65.31—a $3 per barrel increase from last week. Robust U.S. oil production is also keeping the prices in coal executives while delaying the inevitable.” check, although falling back for the second week in a row on By Jeff Turrentine If Trump and Wheeler are still having difficulty June 14 to 12.2 million bpd down from the all-time high of understanding what “the inevitable” looks like, they might 12.4 million bpd. Carrying out the wishes of President Trump, the U.S. want to turn their attention to another new report that Canada’s overall rig count increased by 12. Canada’s oil rigs are Environmental Protection Agency formally announced paints a very clear picture. The authors of “Benchmarking still down by 23 year on year, with gas rigs down 18 year on year. this week that it would be killing the Clean Power Plan, Air Emissions of the 100 Largest Electric Power Producers President Obama’s sweeping rule intended to cut carbon in the United States” have been compiling and analyzing pollution by limiting emissions from coal-fired power energy generation and emissions data since 1997. They plants. In its place, it rolled out a weak-tea, coal-friendly found that 2017 marked the first year that zero-carbon More and more homes and substitute known as the Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) resources accounted for more electricity generation than businesses are using solar rule. either coal or natural gas. Under the new rule, states are no longer responsible The zero-carbon category energy in Mérida for reducing their CO2 emissions 32 percent below 2005 The zero-carbon category includes nuclear energy levels by 2030. Instead, it lays out a plan for a reduction in addition to renewables, and nuclear certainly played The installation of solar energy equipment has grown exponentially of 11 million tons of power-sector emissions by that a large part in this achievement, accounting for more in the state capital due to the greater diffusion and knowledge same year. Do the math and this translates to emissions than 56 percent of zero-carbon generation in 2017. But regarding this technology and its savings in the consumption cuts of somewhere between 0.7 percent and 1.5 percent. renewable and hydroelectric sources together made up of electric power. The ignominious launch of the ACE is undoubtedly the more than 43 percent of it. And it’s promising to see that As stated by theyucatantimes.com, the use of clean energy biggest climate news of the week. But there’s another story these greener forms of energy are aggressively on the is advancing tremendously in the country; in 2018 the industry that’s gotten far less attention, even though it provides rise, while nuclear energy (which carries environmental, grew about 350 percent more compared to 2017, with Mexico a comforting counterpoint to the dissonance coming safety, and economic risks) is on the decline. City and Merida as the two cities where the installation of solar out of the White House. But let’s not fool ourselves into thinking that our panels increased more significantly, declared the Professor in According to a just-published report by the Federal capacity is growing at a rate of about one percentage president appreciates the monumental change that’s Science and project manager of Solar Energy of the Southeast, Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), America quietly point annually, while coal consumption is in freefall: taking place. This is, after all, the same man who has Juan José Aguayo Puuc. passed a clean energy milestone in April. For the first time Right now, Americans are relying on coal for less of suggested that increasing our country’s reliance on wind He indicated that one of the factors for which there has been in history, renewable energy capacity was greater than our electricity than we have in 40 years. By 2022, it’s energy could mean that Americans wouldn’t be able to significant growth in the Yucatan is because the integrating com- the capacity of coal. To put it another way, renewables are estimated that renewables will account for a full quarter watch television on evenings when the wind isn’t blowing, panies of the most important projects throughout Mexico are now capable of generating more electricity than coal is. of our nation’s total available power supply. and that the noise from windmills causes cancer. settling down in our state, therefore, there’s more competition, The clean energy It’s against this backdrop that Trump’s EPA, currently Data, science, and statistics don’t matter to him. But costs are reduced, originating a greater offer and consequently Granted, it’s a real squeaker: As of April, renewables led by the former coal lobbyist Andrew Wheeler, is making they matter to plenty of other people — including, it should more and better options for the people of the Yucatan Peninsula. accounted for 21.56 percent of total U.S. generating its last-ditch effort to save the moribund coal industry be noted, economists, utility managers, business leaders, The specialist added that the high demand for this product is capacity and coal accounted for 21.55 percent. But in at the expense of clean air, public health, and the global lawmakers, and average citizens who are concerned about also due to the fact that the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) that one-hundredth of a point difference is confirmation climate. It’s an effort as futile as it is dangerous. Take it climate change and air pollution. We’ve just crossed a no longer has bidirectional meters, which serve to differentiate of the sweetest, most satisfying sort. What clean energy from Nick Mullins, a fifth-generation coal miner from major threshold: Renewables have now surpassed coal between energy generated by parastatal suppliers, and energy advocates have long said was bound to happen has finally Virginia who has become a vocal critic of the industry and in their capacity to provide us with electricity. It would generated by the solar panels. happened. Renewable energy is no longer just “catching a champion of increased regulation, including emissions be terrific if the president supported this momentum. “Solar Energy has seen an exponential growth in the last three up” to coal. It’s now — officially — beating it. protections. In a New York Times op-ed video posted But even if he doesn’t, it won’t change the trajectory years, and every year the consumption is higher. In 2017 there was What’s more, if trends continue, this lead is only going last year, he accused the administration of trafficking in that we’re on. Clean energy is the future; coal is the past. a photovoltaic generation of 273.45 gigawatts, in 2018 1,365,000 to widen over time. Renewables’ share of generating “false promises that are only going to line the pockets of (Source: nrdc.org) gigawatts, that is 340.50 percent more,” he said. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 6 INTERNATIONAL JUNE 23, 2019

Xi’s North Korea visit The game is complex in the set to cement traditional friendship

By Zhao Lixin Democrats campaign GLOBALTIMES — Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to North Korea on Thursday and Friday is undoubtedly Does Sanders disrupt Biden’s calculations? of momentous significance. This is the first visit to North 1 How Will Biden’s Latest Com- a Hill-HarrisX poll released Monday.In the Korea by China’s top leader in 14 years. ments Affect His Standing In The Demo- June 14-15 survey, Biden garnered support North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has visited China four cratic Primary? from 35 percent of registered voters who times in the past one and half years, and reached a series of Perry Bacon wrote in Fivethirtyeight that identified as Democrats or as independents important consensus with Xi on bilateral relations and the Joe Biden’s popularity with black voters is a who favored the party. The next closest can- situation on the Korean Peninsula. As 2019 marks the 70th huge factor in the 2020 Democratic primary. didate was Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), at anniversary of China and North Korea’s diplomatic ties, In most state and national polls that show 13 percent. Xi’s visit is not only a proactive response to Pyongyang’s results by race, Biden has big leads over his Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) came initiative to mend fences between the two countries, but also Democratic rivals among African-American in third with 7 percent, followed by former a great opportunity to improve relations and to shoulder voters. He leads more narrowly, and some- Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas) at 6 percent, responsibility on the peninsula issue.The second Kim-Trump times trails, among white Democrats. His Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) at 5 percent summit held in February ended without an agreement, and strong black support creates the potential and South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg the issue of denuclearization on the peninsula was caught for Biden to survive an early loss in Iowa at 4 percent.All other candidates who were in a logjam. Washington’s uncooperative approach makes and/or New Hampshire by dominating the named by poll participants received 1 percent Pyongyang feel worried. President Xi’s visit to North Korea contests in the South, which tend to have support or less. Several were not named by can be regarded as coming at the right time. large black electorates. any participants: New York Mayor Bill de North Korean mainstream media including state So with black voters so vital to his candi- Blasio (D), former Colorado Gov. John Hick- newspaper Rodong Sinmun on Wednesday published a dacy, this week’s controversy around Biden enlooper (D), Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed article by Xi. The article states the purpose of Xi’s seems really important at first glance. This (D) and former Sen. Mike Gravel (D-Alaska). visit - to endow China-North Korea “traditional friendship wasn’t a single gaffe by the ex-vice president, Biden’s 35 percent matches the support with new connotation,” to “inject new impetus into the but really four. In remarks at a fundraiser rating he received in a Hill-HarrisX survey development of bilateral relations” and to “make new on Tuesday night, Biden emphasized his conducted June 1-2. In that poll, Sanders had progress in securing regional peace and stability.” If these ability to work across the aisle by referring 16 percent support.Biden was slightly more goals can be achieved, China-North Korea relations will to his relationships with James Eastland, a popular among male respondents than among enter a new era. Democratic senator from Mississippi from Bernie Sanders, the Vermont independent, female voters in the most recent survey, with 1943-1978, and Heman Talmadge, a Demo- 37 percent of men favoring him compared to cratic senator from Georgia who served from is making another run for the White House. 32 percent of women.For Sanders, 16 percent 1957-1981. Both men were strong opponents Bernie Sanders, the old American senator, of men supported him, compared to support of desegregation. Making it worse, Biden continues to oppose U.S. President Donald from 10 percent of women.Harris received specifically noted that Eastland had referred to more support from female respondents than him as “son,” but not “boy” — a cringeworthy Trump. This confrontation started at the males, with 8 percent of women backing her comment by Biden because white Americans time Trump entered the White House (by compared to 2 percent of men. in that era often called black adults “boy” early 2017). Sanders, in one of his most Biden had support from 22 percent of to demean them. When Sen. Cory Booker Hispanic respondents, compared with 15 said that the vice president should apolo- recent positions against the White House, percent for Sanders 13 percent for O’Rourke gize for the “boy” and Eastland comments, called for an end to Washington’s support and 10 percent for Harris. In the previous Biden responded by saying it was Booker poll, Biden and Sanders were tied among who should apologize, with Biden essentially for Riyadh in the Yemeni war. Latino respondents at 25 percent.The for- describing himself as the aggrieved person mer vice president fared much better among among blacks age 45 and over, compared to elected a president who had expressed some in this dispute, not Booker, one of only three African-American voters, with 42 percent 34 percent among blacks under age 45.So anti-black sentiments). One of the challeng- African-American members of the Senate. support. None of the other candidates re- I’m skeptical that this controversy will sub- es for Harris’s campaign in particular has Finally, the Democratic front-runner invoked ceived double-digit support. In the previous stantially erode that support, particularly been that many African-Americans voters, a phrase often used by older white people three surveys, Biden was the overwhelming among older black voters who have such having watched the hatred of Obama from China-North Korea relations will see traditional friendship after making problematic racial comments, favorite among black respondents. positive feelings about Biden. In the early some Republicans and then Trump’s vic- going beyond the nuclear issue. China will keep following “there’s not a racist bone in my body.” Biden has also maintained an edge among stages of this race, he has already weathered tory, believe that America is too racist and its principled stance of helping achieve denuclearization on Nothing Biden said this week is likely white Democratic voters, at 36 percent. another issue that involves race: his treat- sexist to elect a black female president.In the Korean Peninsula and opposing North Korea’s nuclear to be featured in a class on how to discuss Sanders was next at 12 percent, followed ment of Anita Hill during the Supreme Court short, black voters care about “electability” plan. China will also emphasize that relations go beyond racial issues well. But we should be careful by 9 percent for Warren.The June 14-15 confirmation hearings for Clarence Thomas too — and that is likely benefitting Biden, at the nuclear issue, which is a multilateral dispute involving not to assume Biden’s inartful comments Hill-HarrisX poll was conducted online among in 1991, when Biden was the chairman of least at this stage of the campaign. Lots of regional security. will hurt the front-runner, particularly with a statistically representative sample of 424 the Senate Judiciary Committee. polls have found a majority of Democrats Given that North Korea has halted nuclear tests, unless black voters. And If this episode does erode respondents who identified themselves as I’m not predicting that Biden, in a much are prioritizing beating Trump over issues premeditated provocations or malicious interventions Biden’s support, it’s likely to be with a broad registered voters who were Democrats or different primary race, wins black voters and policy. That includes black voters. The by external forces take place, turmoil on the peninsula range of Democrats, not just black voters.To independents who favored the Democratic by Clinton-level margins. But the idea that firm Avalanche Strategy, in data provided to can be controlled. In this context, China-North Korea start, black voters aren’t only the Democrats Party. It has a sampling margin of error of 4.8 black voters will swing wildly away from a FiveThirtyEight, found that about a quarter relations confined to the nuclear issue will become history. who might find Biden’s comments particularly percent and a 95 percent confidence level. candidate because a gaffe or controversy of black voters would prefer a different 2020 And traditional friendship will still be the cornerstone problematic. As FiveThirtyEight has written Biden, Sanders edge Trump in North involves race just isn’t borne out by history candidate than the one that they currently of ties.Moreover, economic and trade cooperation before, the intense coverage since 2014 of Carolina or the data. In 2016, Hillary Clinton faced favor if they could wave a “magic wand” and will comprehensively strengthen bilateral ties and police shootings of African-Americans and Former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. a lot of flak over a 1994 anti-crime bill that just make the person president without him communications. the rise of Black Lives Matter have resulted Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) hold narrow leads over many Democratic activists now argue was or her having to win the primary or the gen- Based on in a sharp rise in the percentage of white President Trump in North Carolina ahead China-North overly punitive, specifically toward Afri- eral election. That share is about the same strong economic Democrats who believe blacks suffer from of the 2020 presidential race, according to can-Americans, since her husband was for Latino and non-Hispanic white voters. complementarities and Korea relations both past and current racial discrimination, a new Public Policy Polling survey released the person who signed it into law. But she It’s hard to predict what will happen to geographical advantages, according to polls. Thursday.Forty-nine percent of registered in the new still overwhelmingly won the black vote in Biden’s standing in the wake of this week’s there is enormous A Pew Research Center survey conduct- voters surveyed said they would back Biden in era are based the Democratic primary. Biden was heavily news. But I think it’s increasingly clear that potential for future ed earlier this year found that 80 percent a match-up against Trump, while 46 percent involved in that bill — but so far, that has the way we think about racial controversies economic and trade on equality, of white Democrats feel that the legacy of said they would support the president. Five not dented his support with black voters. (with the implication that minorities are cooperation between slavery still affects African-Americans, just percent, meanwhile, said they are unsure mutual And amid this week’s controversy, several particularly triggered by them) and the black the two countries. China shy of the 87 percent of black Democrats who they’d back. members of the Congressional Black Caucus vote (assuming it is fairly monolithic) are is currently implementing assistance and who hold that view.2 According to Pew, a In a match-up against Sanders, 48 per- publicly defended Biden. off. Biden’s positive mentions of his work UN sanctions against respect. China higher percentage of white Democrats (78 cent of North Carolina voters polled said In fact, Biden’s comments might reinforce with segregationist senators may have an- North Korea. President percent) than black Democrats (71 percent) they’d back the Vermont senator, compared didn’t and one thing some black voters like about him: noyed nonblack Democrats as much or more Xi’s visit may not said that being white helps a person get ahead with 47 percent who said they would vote Biden might be relatable to people with some than black ones. And the biggest question immediately open up new won’t intervene in America today. for Trump; 5 percent said they were un- racist views, making Biden more electable is not whether it pulls all black people from prospects for economic What kind of white Democrats might be sure of their pick.No other candidate leads in the choice of than, say, a black candidate. It’s hard to get Biden — the younger ones are already kind and trade cooperation. the most bothered by Biden’s comments? Trump in the poll.Trump, who won North North Korea. at these dynamics in formal polls. But in in- of ambivalent about him — but whether it But China will be In the Pew data, the white Americans most Carolina with nearly half the vote in the terviews I’ve done (and other reporters have breaks his bond with older black people. better understanding For China, it likely to say that blacks face particular dis- 2016 election, has an approval rating that found this as well), black voters often express Biden leads Sanders by 22 points Pyongyang’s shift of advantages are those who are have college is underwater, according to the poll. For- is a priority the view that the U.S. elections in 2008 and As The Hill reported, Former Vice Presi- strategic focus and degrees and are under age 30. Remember ty-six percent of voters say they approve 2012 were somewhat of an anomaly (that dent Joe Biden leads his closest competitor socialist development to help North that polls of Democratic primary voters gen- of the job he’s doing as president, while Americans would elect a black president). For in the field of Democratic presidential candi- with North Korean erally show Biden with big leads among older, 49 percent disapprove. Korea get rid them, 2016 was a return to normal (Americans dates by 22 percentage points, according to characteristics. At this of isolation and less-educated and more moderate Demo- “North Carolina’s evenly divided on stage, China can provide crats, while younger, more liberal and more Trump’s reelection,” said Dean Debnam, North Korea the historical poverty. educated Democrats are more divided on president of Public Policy Polling. “That’s experience of reform and his candidacy. So one potential outcome not good news for him given that he won the opening-up as well as governing the party and country; China is these comments reinforce that dynamic state by 4 points in 2016. North Carolinians can also help train talent and officials who can help North — this is another reason for younger and are moving against him.” Korea develop its economy and maintain social stability. more liberal Democrats across racial lines An Emerson College poll released earlier In addition, cooperation between China and North Korea to oppose Biden, but his older and more this month showed Trump trailing Biden, in education, culture, sports, tourism, youth activities moderate supporters aren’t as annoyed by Sanders and South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete and people’s livelihood will usher in a new hope.Good them. (Biden’s base has essentially shrugged Buttigieg in the Tar Heel state.Polls have political relations and close economic ties will reduce the off controversies about how he has touched shown Biden and Sanders leading Trump psychological distance between Chinese and North Korean women in the past.) My bottom line: Don’t in several key battleground states ahead of people, and the historical memory of fraternal relations assume this controversy cuts along purely the general election, including Michigan, between the two nations will be revived. There will be an black-white lines. Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, all states that opportunity for China to demonstrate its achievements in But if these comments could hurt Biden helped secure Trump’s victory in 2016.Public socialist development to the North Korean people. China will all Democrats, they could alternatively Policy Polling surveyed 610 registered voters will be the most important window and stage for the North not really damage him much at all — even from June 17-18. The poll has a margin of Korean people to understand the world and go global. In among black voters. Poll after poll has found error of plus or minus 4 percentage points. the near future, more North Korean students will study in that Biden has very, very high approval rat- Concolusion China, and more Chinese people will go to North Korea to ings among black voters. For example, a Sanders now considers himself the United experience different customs and cultures. survey conducted last month on behalf of States’ potential president! Some analysts Last but not the least, China and North Korea will be on the Black Economic Alliance found that 76 in the United States note that Sanders’s op- the same page on security issues, which involve security of percent of black Democrats are either en- position to Donald Trump and the White the two countries and the Korean Peninsula as well as of thusiastic or comfortable with Biden’s can- Sanders now considers himself the United House policies have paved the way for his Northeast Asia and the world. Beijing and Pyongyang will didacy, compared to just 16 percent who are States’ potential president! Some analysts re-appearance in the upcoming presidential maintain free exchange of views on the Korean Peninsula uncomfortable or have some reservations. in the United States note that Sanders’s election. Polls recently conducted in the Unit- issue, regional security and major international issues via This was the best favorable/unfavorable of ed States indicate Sanders’ proper position high-level visits. any of the candidates that respondents were opposition to Donald Trump and the White among Democratic voters. Accordingly, Joe China-North Korea relations in the new era are based on asked about. And according to data from House policies have paved the way for his Biden and Bernie Sanders have both a good equality, mutual assistance and respect. China didn’t and Morning Consult, which is conducting weekly re-appearance in the upcoming presidential position among Democrat supporters and won’t intervene in the choice of North Korea. For China, polls of the 2020 race with large sample they both have a good chance to reach the it is a priority to help North Korea get rid of isolation and sizes — giving us more resolution on results election. Polls recently conducted in the final round of the 2020 presidential elections. poverty. Only in this way can Sino-North Korean traditional for subgroups — older black voters really, United States indicate Sanders’ proper If Sanders can defeat Joe Biden in Demo- friendship get stronger and create conditions for resolving really like Biden: He is getting more than crat elections, he will have a great chance the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue. 55 percent of the Democratic primary vote position among Democratic voters. to defeat Trump. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y JUNE 23, 2019 ANALYSIS & INTERVIEW 7 Palestinians keep their right of President Xi’s visit to NK a return alive new milestone By Ramzy Baroud sordid scenario was repeated in Syria and GLOBALTIMES —Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Central will, tragically, be replayed elsewhere in Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and Chinese ANTIWAR—The United Nations’ World the future. president, paid a state visit to North Korea on Thursday and Friday. Refugee Day, observed annually on June Instead of remedying the crisis with a Surprising scenes were on display one after another during the 20, should not merely represent a reminder degree of moral and legal accountability, highest-level reception from the North Korean government and of “the courage, strength and determina- successive US administrations have tried people. The Chinese people, who witnessed the spectacle, have tion of women, men and children who are to marginalize the importance of the Right been touched. It showed the strong and sincere friendship and forced to flee their homeland under threat of Return.Israel, on the other hand, has respect from the North Korean government and people toward of persecution, conflict and violence.” targeted refugee communities through the Chinese leader and people. It should also be an opportunity for wars and massacres, most notably during the international community to truly the 1982 war and invasion of Lebanon, understand and actively work towards and the subsequent Sabra and Shatila finding a sustainable remedy to forced Massacre in September of that same year. displacement, for no woman, man or child Now, with the help of the Donald should be forced to endure such grueling, Trump’s administration, Israel and the shattering and humiliating experience US are orchestrating even more sinister in the first place.Palestinians who have campaigns to make Palestinian refugees withstood the degradation of exile for vanish through the very destruction of over 70 years embody the harshness of UNRWA and the redefining of the ref- this collective experience more than any ugee status of millions of Palestinians. other group.To be a refugee means living By denying UNRWA urgently needed perpetually in limbo – unable to reclaim not belong, culturally and in every other of East Jerusalem, the West Bank and funds, Washington wants to enforce a what has been lost, the beloved homeland, way, confuses one’s sense of being. The Gaza in 1967. new reality, one in which neither human and unable to fashion an alternative future psychological trauma alone is shattering. The 5.4 million refugees registered rights, nor international law or morality and a life of freedom, justice and dignity. While Palestinians continue to hold on to with UNRWA are those original refugees are of any consequence.What will become The visit has greatly brought China and North Korea closer, as According to the United Nations High a sense of identity in their various spaces and their descendants.Israel has never of Palestinian refugees seems to be of no well as people from both countries. It provided an opportunity for Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), of exile – refugee camps across Palestine agreed to take responsibility for the con- importance to Trump, his son-in-law and the two sides to comprehensively summarize their intrinsically there are currently 68.5 million people and the Middle East – their prolonged sequences of its violent inception – the adviser, Jared Kushner, and other US of- close ties and the strategic value for one another, and to ponder around the world who have been forced odyssey is seen as a “problem” to be hap- ethnic cleansing, the untold destruction ficials. The Americans are now watching, how to consolidate and develop friendly China-North Korea re- out from their homes, with 25.4 million of hazardly fixed, or entirely dismissed, in of towns and villages and the very erasure hoping that their callous strategy will finally lations in the current international environment. them classified as refugees.Of the officially order for Israeli Jews to maintain their of historic Palestine. bring Palestinians to their knees so that During his talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Xi listed refugees, 5.4 million are Palestin- demographic majority. Even during the Oslo Peace Process, they will ultimately submit to the Israeli stressed that adhering to being socialist countries under the ians, registered with the UN Relief and The mere fact that the Palestinian peo- Israel refused to discuss the core issue of government’s dictates. leadership of the Communist Party is the essential attribute of Works Agency (UNRWA).For Palestin- ple live and multiply is a “demographic refugees, relegating it to the “final status The Israelis want the Palestinians to Beijing-Pyongyang ties. Shared ideals, beliefs and goals are the ians, the grim reality of being a refugee is threat” to Israel, a “demographic bomb,” negotiations”, which have never taken place give up their Right of Return in order to driving forces of the relationship. The top leaders’ friendship and compounded through the absence of any even. This unmistakably racist notion and will, most likely, never actualize.In get “peace”. The joint Israeli-American their strategic guidance are the biggest advantage of relations, political horizon, enough to convey a sense is wholly embraced by Israel’s allies in the meantime, Palestinian refugees have “vision” for the Palestinians basically and the geographic proximity and cultural affinity strongly link of hope that, 70 years after the genesis of Washington and elsewhere. been sentenced to subsist in this unfair means the imposition of apartheid and the two nations. The public’s previous obscure recognition of the Palestinian refugee crisis, a remedy When Israel and its friends argue status – neither here nor there. If there keeping Palestinian exiles in a never-ending China-North Korea ties and distractions from the international is at hand.Abandoned in this seemingly that the Palestinians are an “invented was such a status as second, third and ordeal.The Palestinian people will never situation have led to vague understandings from the inside and eternal quest for a homeland, Palestinians people“, not only are they aiming to fourth time refugees, Palestinians would accept this injustice. misunderstandings from the outside. But Xi’s latest visit delivered hold tighter onto hope, because it is hope annihilate the Palestinian collective have acquired that, as well. The Right of Return remains a driving an unmistakable message. alone that feeds their own sense of deter- identity, but they are also justifying in Indeed, millions of Palestinian refu- force behind Palestinian resistance, as the The Beijing-Pyongyang relationship cannot isolate itself from mination, which neither time nor distance their own minds the continued killing gees have been exiled more than once, Great March of Return demonstrated in the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue and the shadow of the Cold will stand between them and their Right and maiming of Palestinians, unhindered from Palestine to Jordan or Lebanon; Gaza, starting March of last year.All the War. But under any circumstance, strengthening the friendship of Return. This internationally-honored by any moral or ethical consideration. from there to Syria, and back and forth. money in Washington’s coffers will not will have much to gain and nothing to lose for the two countries right is etched in the hearts and minds Israel and the US will do anything in The US invasion of Iraq in 2003 and reverse what is now a deeply embedded and their peoples. China and North Korea must have the strength of millions of Palestinians everywhere. their power to trivialize the centrality the current war in Syria have taught belief in the hearts and minds of millions of to go through all the regional and international issues without The archetypal image of a refugee – a of the Palestinian refugee question and us that Palestinian refugees with rela- refugees throughout Palestine, the Middle hurting their ties. Kim’s four visits to China since 2018 and Xi’s man, a woman, a child holding on to the its relevance to any future just peace in tively better living conditions are not East and the world. just concluded visit show Beijing-Pyongyang ties are capable of pole of a tent, charting a path of exile to Palestine.Nearly a million Palestinian safe, either. Palestinian refugees may not top the withstanding disturbances. no specific place, imploring UN officials were made refugees following the es- The small Palestinian refugee com- political agenda of the Middle East at the The relationship between China and North Korea is not ex- for help, and the world for mercy – is, tablishment of Israel on the ruins of munity in Iraq was persecuted after the moment, but it is their persistence, de- clusive. It is full of goodwill toward the region and the world. It is by itself, not enough to deconstruct the historic Palestine in 1948. Hundreds of invasion, to the point that they were forced termination and undying hope that will playing a constructively supportive role in the denuclearization of complexity of that identity. To belong to thousands more acquired that dismal to leave, en masse, to any country willing keep their cause alive until international the Peninsula. Facts have shown that Beijing’s initiative to solve a place that has ejected you, yet to seek an status in subsequent years, especially to take them. Many of them ended up law is respected and human rights are problems on the peninsula is realistic and without self-serving alternative home in places to which you do during the Israeli war and occupation as refugees in South America.The same truly honored. interests attached. Today’s situation on the peninsula reflects the China-proposed double suspension and dual-track approach. After going through twists and turns, the situation returned to what China advocated as it is the most reasonable path. Barry Grossman: March of return familiarized new generation Clearing misunderstanding on BRI imperative for China worldwide with brutal nature of Zionist occupation By Ai Jun TEHRAN (FNA) — International lawyer Barry the Zionist lobby on the democratic process in both Grossman says the “Great March of Return” rallies the US and UK but the reality is that Israel, although GLOBALTIMES —According to reports, violence that erupted “introduced a whole new generation of people around it certainly has far, far more influence in the wider between Bangladeshi and Chinese workers at a China-funded the world to the brutal nature of the occupation”. Atlantic World than can ever be justified, has always power plant in southern Bangladesh had cooled off by Wednesday. Barry Grossman, in an exclusive interview with existed and, for the most part, acted at the will of the China hopes the incident will be resolved based on local laws. FNA, said that March of Return rallies “further exposed USA, bearing in mind that many of the same individuals But it also wishes that after comprehensive investigation into the fanatical and criminal nature of both the decision who fund the Zionist lobby in the USA and UK, also the cause and possible rumors in this case, the controversy that makers and garden variety civilians who comprise the wield very significant political influence in Israel itself. triggered the fight can be calmed in a thorough and just manner squatter nation which some people choose to call Israel.” As for Saudi Arabia and other Arab nations like so as to create a safer environment for Chinese companies. The Barry Grossman is an international lawyer and po- Jordan, Egypt, and the [Persian] Gulf States which are trend can no longer be overlooked that from time to time opposi- litical commentator focused on human rights related under its thumb, it can hardly be contested that there tion voices are raised among local citizenry as their governments issues. He has been extensively published on various is nothing about those nations which complies with sign deals with China under the framework of the Belt and Road legal subjects and is a frequent commentator on po- or properly manifests the basic imperatives of Islamic Initiative (BRI). Lessons must be learned. litical affairs. He is often interviewed by Press TV and governance and, as a result, they have all fallen entirely Contradictions and disputes could happen whenever there other media outlets. under the Atlantic World’s corrupting influence when is cooperation between people from different countries. But op- FNA has conducted an interview with Barry Gross- it comes to the occupation of Palestine and all other by Palestinians, while making it equally clear that a position against Chinese companies operating overseas mostly man about Israel’s brutal crackdown on Palestinian geopolitical issues in the region. formal capitulation is not very important to them sin- stems from local residents’ suspicions of Chinese motives. Take protesters, the Israeli legislation known as the Na- In July 2018, the so-called nation state law was ce,strictly speaking, they prefer to proceed with their the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway that Indonesia signed tion State Law and also Trump’s so-called “deal of adopted by Israeli Knesset. What do you think the policy of incremental genocide, much as the UK, the in 2015 as part of the BRI. Negotiations between developers and the century”. legislation shows about the nature of the regime in US and other colonial powers did around the world local citizens who owned the land had been time-consuming and Below you will find the full text of the interview. Tel Aviv? during the colonial era. arduous. More importantly, the hype by Western media played It seems that killing scores of people and maiming A: What I “think” is irrelevant, although I would The current administration in the US has been a vital role in complicating the situation. thousands more over the past several months aren’t an hesitate to refer to the occupation command struc- boasting about their new plan for Palestine and even Before any official information was released about the conflict indication of what Israel thinks is enough to keep Gaza ture as a “regime”, since even that pejorative term calling it the deal of the century. What do you think in Bangladesh, a previous clash in 2016 was dug up. Both AFP in check. Do you think Israel’s deadly clamp down on presumes the existence of a legitimate state which has would be in the new deal for Palestinians? and BBC noted that protests against the construction of two Chi- Palestinian protesters is going to end anytime soon? been commandeered by an illegitimate government; A: Well, it’s been a while now since Trump’s deal na-backed power plants. But any rational reader would wonder A: No. Why would they stop after having resolved ergo the term “regime.” of the century was first touted and many of the usual how come people from a place in urgent need of development to do what they are doing and implemented that deci- That said, the “Nation-State Law”, as so many soft suspects got together in Riyadh for a photo-op picturing would choose to boycott power plants? It is hard not to think sion in a domestic environment that celebrates it and Zionist in Israel argued in opposing it, stands as ir- them “touching” up the “globe” in what came across to malicious forces were stirring up troubles behind the scenes. a global political environment incapable and wholly refutable proof that, at its core, the squatter nation many observers as some kind of bizarre, secret society “Chinese institutions committed or offered to finance 13.8GW of unwilling to hold the occupation for any of its long and its commend structure, reject the core precepts ritual; but we still have heard nothing about what this coal-fired capacity in Bangladesh,” reported the Financial Times. running campaign of war crimes and crimes against of democracy, equality, liberty, the rule -of-law, and promised deal would offer to the Palestinian people. This would equal 90 percent of Bangladesh’s power capacity, humanity? “the rights of man” which the Atlantic World still pre- Perhaps the usual suspects are still too busy bribing mirroring how crucial cooperation with China is to the country. It’s been a year since the start of the protests tends to embrace as the defining characteristics of its Arab World leaders and what passes for the Palestin- There have been some ridiculous rumors over the years about known as the ‘Great March of Return.’ What do you member nations and the wider “International System” ian leadership to unveil the deal. But my own, purely the BRI, such as the initiative is facilitating millions of unemployed think the march has accomplished so far? it seeks to impose by force on all other nations by any speculative view based on what we have seen of the Chinese to steal job opportunities from other countries, creating A: It has, at considerable cost to Palestinians in Gaza, and all available means. Trump Administration’s policies on Palestine and the a debt trap and flexing its economic muscle for political gain. introduced a whole new generation of people around The fact that the flow of Atlantic World military wider region, is that the misguided plan was probably China must learn to clear up these rumors in a timely fashion. the world to the brutal nature of the occupation and aid and political support has continued unabated nothing more than a re-implementation of Theodor When Chinese firms expand business overseas, they confront a further exposed the fanatical and criminal nature of despite the enactment of this law simply exposes the Herzl’s original plan to buy off Arab leaders so they more complicated social environment than they can imagine. Some both the decision makers and garden variety civilians Atlantic World’s own hypocrisy and abandonment would not oppose the Zionist plan to usurp Palestine countries do not understand China well with their deep-rooted who comprise the squatter nation which some people of the principles it falsely claims its own systems of and accept expelled Palestinians into their own lands as traditional mind-set over the Middle Kingdom, while others are choose to call Israel. governance are based on. citizens. One thing is clear and that is that Trump has trapped in struggles among different interest groups. Against this How do you think the US and some Arab states Many believe that the continuing illegal Israeli no less chutzpah than Herzl did and Trump certainly backdrop, when rumors are hyped, forces with ulterior motives are complicit in crimes against the Palestinians espe- settlement activities have hammered nail after nail seems to see everything as being for sale, with the only may make a big fuss about the BRI. Yet these challenges won’t stop cially in light with the discreet links between Israel and into the coffin of a diplomatic solution. What do you issue being to arrive at a negotiated price. the China-proposed initiative. The process of Chinese companies Saudi Arabia and other Persian Gulf states? think about that? That said, whatever provisional deal was made by going global will not be smooth. It is believed they are prepared A: “Complicity” hardly seems to cover it. A: Well, insofar as that is true, I suppose there has or on behalf of the nascent Trump Administration with to take a long time before winning the trust and respect of people Israel, like Saudi Arabia, we must always remember, been some golden-lining in that long running, pro- Mohammad bin Salman, that particular scion’s own from other countries. But China-initiated projects will benefit local is a creation of the US and UK which has only survived gram for creeping territorial appropriations which are very serious problems, along with political resistance people in the long run.The past six years have seen fruitful results because, since its inception, it has never been taken considered illegal by pretty much a global consensus. from Arab peoples, including King Salman himself, between China and countries along the BRI. Take Bangladesh. off of the life support it receives from them and their That said, the occupiers have made it clear since to the open normalization of ties with Israel, let alone Chinese companies are helping build the country’s largest bridge, Atlantic World allies. even before the Nakba, that they will never be amena- to supporting the occupation and abandoning Pales- its first-ever under-river tunnel, a power grid network and other It has become fashionable, in some circles, to focus ble to any kind of diplomatic solution and, in reality, tinians, seems delivered a death knell to the “Deal of mega infrastructure programs, all of which are genuine efforts on the corrupting effect of undue influence exerted by will accept nothing less than a complete capitulation the Century” sold to Trump. to boost the country’s economy and development. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 8 ADVERTISEMENTS JUNE 23, 2019

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A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket is set to Not only is the rocket a sight to see at “This is a major breakthrough in understanding how galactic launch Monday night from Kennedy Space liftoff, but two side boosters should be visible disks grow,” said Martin, Professor of Physics at UC Santa Barbara Center in Florida, carrying 24 government as they fly back to a Cape Canaveral Air Force and lead author of the study. “Galaxies are surrounded by massive satellites and kicking off a busy summer Station landing pad. reservoirs of gas that extend far beyond the visible portions of of space activity. Kennedy Space Center will be open for the galaxies. Until now, it has remained a mystery how exactly this It will be the third launch for the Falcon launch for a limited number of ticket holders. material is transported to galactic disks where it can fuel the next Heavy, the most powerful rocket in use today. The launch will elevate SpaceX’s role with generation of star formation.” SpaceX is calling the launch one of its most the military for complex national security The study is published in today’s issue of the Astrophysical challenging ever, because it must release missions, which have been dominated for Journal and shows the combined results of 50 standard star- satellites into three different orbits. years by United Launch Alliance, a joint forming galaxies taken over a period of several years. It’s also the first time that a Falcon Heavy venture of defense contractors Lockheed Nearly a decade ago, theoretical models predicted that the will use previously flown side boosters, which Martin and Boeing. angular momentum of the spinning cool halo gas partially offsets have been refueled and fitted again after the Three days later, on Thursday, the Air the gravitational force pulling it towards the galaxy, thereby slowing Arabsat 6A satellite launch in April. Force intends to launch the fifth of its national down the gas accretion rate and lengthening the period of disk growth. Among the satellites on board will be a security communications satellites -- the The team’s results confirm this theory, which show that the angular government experiment to test a less toxic, Advanced Extremely High Frequency-5 momentum of the halo gas is high enough to slow down the infall more efficient spacecraft fuel and a new atomic mission. That will launch aboard a United rate but not so high as to shut down feeding the galactic disk entirely. space clock that will help coordinate space Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, with five The astronomers first obtained spectra of bright quasars behind exploration, especially on missions to the solid boosters. It will mark the 80th Atlas star-forming galaxies to detect the invisible halo gas by its absorption- moon and Mars. V rocket launch. line signature in the quasar spectra. Next, the researchers used Keck Large crowds are expected to watch the On July 2, NASA will conduct its Ascent Observatory’s laser guide star adaptive optics (LGSAO) system and nighttime launch, which is set for 11:30 p.m. Abort-2 mission, the third of five launches near-infrared camera (NIRC2) on the Keck II telescope, along with EDT with a four-hour window in case of delays. required for certification of the Orion utilize a refurbished first-stage motor from a Then on July 25, a United Launch Alliance Hubble Space Telescope’s Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3), to obtain Weather predictions as of Friday indicate spacecraft intended to carry people to the Peacekeeper intercontinental ballistic missile. Delta IV Medium rocket is scheduled to high-resolution images of the galaxies. there’s a significant risk of storms for the moon and later to Mars. The launch abort On July 21, SpaceX aims to launch another carry an Air Force global positioning satellite “What sets this work apart from previous studies is that our latter part of Monday, bringing into question system will be tested to ensure crew safety cargo mission to the International Space into space. team also used the quasar as a reference ‘star’ for Keck’s laser whether the launch will be postponed. during the climb into space. The test will Station, CRS-18. (Source: UPI) guide star AO system,” said co-author Ho, a physics graduate student at UC Santa Barbara. “This method removed the blurring caused by the atmosphere and produced the detailed images we needed to resolve the galactic disks and geometrically determine Ancient hyenas once roamed the Arctic feasting Costs, delays mount for Boeing’s NASA the orientation of the galactic disks in three-dimensional space.” on woolly mammoths, fossilized teeth reveal launch system, audit finds The team then measured the Doppler shifts of the gas clouds using the Low Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (LRIS) at Keck Observatory, as well as obtaining spectra from Apache Point Observatory. This enabled the researchers to determine what direction the gas is spinning and how fast. The data proved that the gas is rotating in the same direction as the galaxy, and the angular momentum of the gas is not stronger than the force of gravity, meaning the gas will spiral into the galactic disk. “Just as ice skaters build up momentum and spin when they bring their arms inward, the halo gas is likely spinning today because it was once at much larger distances where it was deposited by galactic winds, stripped from satellite galaxies, or directed toward the galaxy by a cosmic filament,” said Martin. The next step for Martin and her team is to measure the rate at which the halo gas is being pulled into the galactic disk. Comparing the inflow rate to the star formation rate will provide a better timeline of the evolution of normal star-forming galaxies, and explain how galactic disks continue to grow over very long timescales that span billions of years. (Source: Science Daily)

Fierce Ice Age hyenas were roaming entered North America via Beringia NASA’s flagship space launch system being The $1.8 billion cost overrun was nearly Canada’s Arctic as long as 1.4 million where the Bering Land Bridge formed, built by Boeing is taking years longer than double what NASA reported to its inspector Reversible superglue proves years ago, according to researchers who connecting Asia with North America expected with cost overruns of nearly $2 general in 2018 for SLS and the Orion identified a pair of fossilized teeth found during periods of low sea levels. billion, an audit found on Wednesday, capsule - the crew pod built by Lockheed strong enough to hold in Yukon Territory in 1973. From there, the animals made their raising questions about meeting a goal of Martin that will launch atop the rocket - average man The “running hyenas” would have way south to Mexico. The first hyenas returning humans to the moon by 2024. the report said. “NASA’s reporting of cost eked out an existence hunting herds of known to have crossed into North The General Accounting Office data for the SLS and Orion programs is horses and caribou, as well as scavenging America date back to around five million (GAO) identified $1.8 billion in cost not fully transparent,” it said. A reversible superglue that mimics the under-appreciated properties carcasses of woolly mammoths or sabre- years ago. overruns, including $800 million that NASA obscured the full cost growth of dried snail mucus has proved strong enough to bear the weight toothed cats living on the vast semi-frozen “These rare records of hyenas in the NASA obscured in previous reports on its of the SLS program by shifting roughly of an average man. steppe. Arctic fill in a massive gap in a location Space Launch System (SLS), the rocket $800 million to future SLS missions to Scientists who tested the slime-inspired product found that The mysterious teeth, which had where we expected evidence of their and capsule that will eventually take downplay the cost of the initial mission, two sticky squares the size of postage stamps were sufficient been sitting unidentified in museum crossing between continents, but had humans back to the moon. the GAO report said. to hold an 87kg (192lb) weight in the form of a volunteer drawers for more than 40 years, are the no proof until now,” said Dr Tseng. The issues around the rocket’s Officials from NASA and Boeing also engineering student. first evidence that highly adaptable wolf- The specimens were tucked away in development, led by Boeing Co, mean underestimated the manufacturing The unusual substance overcomes a problem with which sized hyenas were in the North American the collections of the Canadian Museum that the first launch of the SLS originally complexity of the “core stage” of four researchers in the field have wrestled for decades, namely that Arctic, according to the paper published of Nature in Ottawa and largely forgotten scheduled for late 2017 could be delayed attached rocket engines, which could glues can be weak and reversible, or strong and irreversible, but in the journal Open Quaternary. about until Dr Tseng discovered some until June 2021. increase the cost and cause delays of two never, it seemed, both strong and reversible. The fossilized teeth belonged to old field notes describing the mysterious Boeing’s space division restructured years or more, the report said. Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania were pondering the Chasmaporthetes ossifragus hyenas that teeth. He drove to the museum and the SLS leadership team in 2018 and early Despite the cost overruns, NASA has problem when they realised that molluscs may have the answer. roamed the Arctic between 850,000 and quickly identified them as belonging 2019 to adjust to the program challenges awarded Boeing at least $146 million and “Snails are the perfect example,” said Shu Yang, a professor of 1.4 million years ago, researchers say. to the genus Chasmaporthetes. and simplified its manufacturing process, Lockheed $87 million in “award fees” to stay materials science who led the work. “When they move around, The findings fill an important gap Ancient hyenas had a diverse family Boeing spokesman Jerry Drelling said. on schedule, but “the programs have not the mucus they produce is a viscous liquid, but when it dries they in scientists’ knowledge of how hyenas history, with many dozens of species “No one is building a rocket like this, always achieved overall desired outcomes,” become firmly stuck.” reached North America, according to found in localities spanning the Northern and we’re creating a very in-depth database the report said. The space agency agreed to Yang and her colleagues created the new glue from hydrogel, a lead palaeontologist Dr Jack Tseng from Hemisphere. for all future rockets,” he said. the report’s recommendation to re-evaluate form of polymer network that contains a lot of liquid water. In its the University at Buffalo. Hyenas arose in Europe or Asia around The Trump administration directed NASA its incentive system. wet state, the hydrogel seeps and spreads into the tiniest cracks He said: “Fossils of this genus of 20 million years ago. They later made in March to land humans on the lunar surface NASA’s associate administrator for and contours on a surface. But when it dries, it locks into position. hyenas had been found in Africa, Europe their way to Africa and a small number by 2024, part of a broader program called human spaceflight and operations, Experiments with the new glue showed that it was incredibly and Asia, and also in the southern would have reached North America. Artemis that will use the moon as a staging William Gerstenmaier, said in a response strong in its dry state, but quickly softened and gently released its United States. But where and how did Chasmaporthetes had longer and ground for eventual missions to Mars. The to the GAO’s report that the audit “does not grip when water was added to rehydrate the hydrogel. Laboratory these animals get to North America? more evenly sized legs than today’s accelerated timeline, four years faster than acknowledge NASA is constructing some tests showed the glue could be applied and then detached from The teeth we studied, even though they hyenas and they also had a shallower originally planned, is likely to cost $20 billion of the most sophisticated hardware ever butterfly wings without harming the delicate tissues. were just two teeth, start to answer skull, giving them a more wolf-like to $30 billion over the next five years, NASA built.” A NASA spokeswoman declined Rather than a liquid that is squeezed from a tube, the adhesive those questions.” appearance. Administrator Jim Bridenstine said in an further comment. is coated on to small, thin wafers patterned with tiny channels to The bones suggest that ancient hyenas (Source: The Independent) interview with CNN last week. (Source: Reuters) allow water in and out. The glue dries naturally in air, or faster when it is heated, and is detached with a well-placed squirt of water. The use of water to undo the adhesive means it can only be used in dry environments, though Yang said her team was now hunting Harvard scientists say radiation from black holes could create life for similar materials that softened with heat or electricity instead. The hydrogel glue mimics a trick that snails use to protect In the hunt for alien life, scientists often focus on the If positioned within this region, they write in their themselves from dehydration in dry weather. Instead of gliding “Goldilocks zone”, the region around a star where the study, a planet’s atmosphere would remain intact, while around on a layer of wet mucus, the molluscs create a hard, dry temperature would be just right for liquid water to exist the AGN’s radiation could break its molecules into life- layer that locks on to the grooves and pits of the surface they are on an orbiting planet’s surface. supporting compounds. on. Known as an epiphragm, the membrane seals the base of the But now, a team from Harvard University is suggesting The light from the AGN, meanwhile, could facilitate snail and prevents it from losing too much water. there’s another kind of Goldilocks zone we should consider photosynthesis. As with an epiphragm, the glue works best on rough surfaces, in our hunt for alien life - and instead of having a star at The team also revisited the assumed negative effects but Yang said the adhesive was still effective on glass. “The surface its center, it has a supermassive black hole. of AGN radiation on a nearby planet and concluded that doesn’t have to be very, very rough, because any kind of surface Supermassive black holes are surrounded by swirling they’ve been greatly exaggerated. has some roughness,” she said. Details of the work are published disks of gas and dust called active galactic nuclei (AGN). While previous studies suggested that the damaging in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. These disks emit incredible amounts of radiation and light, effects of a black hole the size of the Milky Way’s Sagittarius A reversible superglue would be welcomed by medics, if case and many researchers assume this radiation would destroy A* would strip away the atmosphere of any Earth-like planet studies of accidents with the bonding agent are anything to go by. the atmospheres of any nearby planets, creating a “dead within 3,200 light-years, they think the damage would end Medical journals describe numerous incidents of people glueing zone” around the black hole. at a distance of just 100 light-years. up their ears, and sticking their eyelids together, after mistaking But now, the researchers behind this new Harvard study, Live Science. “We wanted to reexamine how detrimental [the “Looking at what we know about Earth, it does suggest the adhesive for ear or eye drops. In one case, a carpet upholsterer which was published in The Astrophysical Journal, are radiation] is… and ask ourselves if there were any positives.” that maybe the positive effects seem to be extended over a stuck his hands together with superglue. He was only freed when challenging that assumption. To do that, the researchers created computer models larger region than the negative effects,” Lingam told Live doctors referred him to a cosmetic surgeon who dissolved the “People have mostly been talking about the detrimental of AGNs. Using them, they were able to identify “galactic Science. “That was definitely surprising.” glue with acetone. effects [of black holes],” researcher Manasvi Lingam told Goldilocks zones” surrounding black holes. (Source: sciencealert.com) (Source: The Guardian) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 10 HERITAGE & TOURISM JUNE 23, 2019

Sales exhibit of handicrafts Visit Portuguese Castle of Hormuz opens in Tehran Where you may soak up silence while traveling through time HERITAGE TEHRAN — On Saturday, a major sales ex- desk TOURISM TEHRAN — The all, it is advised and very typical that hibition of handicrafts opened to the public desk at the Eshraq Cultural Center, northeast Tehran. crumbling Portuguese tourists visit this island in the autumn/ Artisans and craftspeople from 10 provinces are taking part Castle of Hormuz Island, built in the early winter/spring time when the tempera- in the event, which also features live workshops, said Parham 16th century, is one of the last surviving tures are bearable. Access: you can get Janfeshan, who is tourism chief of Tehran province. monuments of the colonial rule in the to Hormuz Island only by boat from Persian Gulf. It is now a tourism attraction Qeshm Island or from Bandar Abbas where you can soak up the silence while as I know… (Silvia M. from Denmark; traveling through time. For visitors it reviewed October 2018) seems to be easy to imagine the hustle “This island is awesome” and bustle of Portuguese military forces The most amazing island in Iran, in five centuries ago! my opinion. There are too many places History of the Portuguese Castle of to see and adore the nature of this island. Hormuz Island goes down in time when You can reach Hormuz from Qeshm or Commander Afonso de Albuquerque or- Bandar Abbas by small cruises, which dered the construction of a fortress in are not so equipped but they are safe. 1507 after his troops captures the island (SaEdeh H. from Balwyn, Australia; in early 16th century. reviewed June 2018) Made from reddish stones on a rocky “A bit of a disappointment” promontory at the north end of the is- There is basically very little here. A few land, the castle was cut off from the rest information panels and a lot of stones of the island by a moat, traces of which from what was the Portuguese castle. still remain. The stronghold involves However, close by there are some delight- He invited citizens of Tehran to bargain handicrafts directly arms depot, water reservoir, barrack, ful murals that make the trip worthwhile. prison, church, command center and (wrightone50 from Austria; reviewed from makers, adding “Tehran is considered as the best target People tour the Portuguese Castle of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf market for the supply of handicraft products in the country.” central hall. February 2018) Titled “Support for Domestic Products”, the event will be Muscular-looking walls, chambers rugged mountains all surrounded by the beautiful nature and geologic things to “Too small to be called castle” running through June 26. and archways as well as sets of rusting blue waters of the Persian Gulf. see. So many colors right in nature. Also It’s a small castle with good mainte- Iran’s handicrafts exports reached $289 million in the past cannons in the courtyard still give the area There are some Portuguese fortresses the people here are super nice. An island nance. Considering its size and distance Iranian calendar year 1397 (ended March 20), showing three a scenic beauty. A subterranean church (commonly called as Portuguese castles you must go! (Leo V. from Leeuwarden, to the residential areas, it would be better percent growth year on year, according to data compiled by the featuring vaulted ceilings, a watchtower, by the locals) scattered across the Persian the Netherlands; reviewed November to be called as a fort. Better come before Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization. and a submerged cistern are amongst Gulf, including Qeshm Island, Kong 2018) sunset as you may enjoy golden ruins other attractions of the site. Port, Oman, Ras al-Khaimah (UAE), “Spend a few days on Hormuz with magical call of prayer (adzan). (Iko In addition, upper levels of fort offers and Chabahar. Island!” O. from Jakarta, Indonesia; Reviewed wonderful views of the island, its village, Hormuz, which is mostly barren and This last summer I visited Hormuz December 2017) Acropolis Museum opens hilly, is situated some eight kilometers Island and it was an incredible experi- off the coast on the Strait of Hormuz. It ence. I have never seen a more magical ancient Athens neighborhood remained occupied by the Portuguese place! In this review, I will present some from 1514 to 1622 when it was recaptured tips and a recommendation for room site below its base by joint Anglo-Persian forces. rental in case you want to spend a few ATHENS (Reuters) — Greece’s Acropolis Museum opened Under travelers’ eyes days without having to leave back and an excavation site underneath its modern building on Friday, Here is a select of comments that forward the island. allowing visitors for the first time to walk through an ancient visitors to the island have posted to We already had prepaid accommo- Athenian neighborhood that survived from the Classical era to TripAdvisor, one of the most popular dation on Qeshm Island so one day Byzantine times. travel websites in the world: we just decided to take the boat early The museum, which sits at the foot of the Acropolis hill in “Awesome Hormuz” in the morning and visit Hormuz Is- Athens, houses masterpiece sculptures of Greek antiquity, in- It has been a super stay on Hormuz. land for one day. We had done some Hormuz Island is teemed with colorful Scenic colorful mountains in Iran’s cluding works from the Parthenon, one of the most influential Together with a friend who knows all research, but not much practical in- soil used as a kind of spice by the locals Hormuz Island buildings in Western civilization. about this island. There are so many formation is available online. First of “Visitors can come down and see ancient ruins of the city of Athens, especially in the area south of the Acropolis,” Acropolis Museum Director Dimitris Pantermalis told Reuters. “We hope to also present the movable finds of the excavation 30 hotels being built in East soon, to give a picture of the daily life of ancient Athens.” Below the museum’s base which floats on concrete pillars, Azarbaijan province lies a neighborhood of excavated homes, workshops, baths, streets and drainage trenches, uncovered during works to TOURISM TEHRAN — A total of 30 hotels and of Jolfa and Tabriz, he said. build the museum. deskapartment hotels are under construction Some 28,070 billion rials (about $670 million) will be Walking through the site along metal ramps, visitors can see by the private sector across East Azarbaijan to develop the invested in the projects, which has so far reached an average the baths of lavish mansions, which at the time included chambers hospitality industry in the northwestern Iranian province. completion of 65 percent, he said. where bathers could warm up before taking a dip in heated pools. Of the hotels, four will be 5-star and seven will be 4-star, Last July, tourism chief Ali-Asghar Mounesan said that One of the highlights is the home of a wealthy Athenian, dating provincial tourism chief Morteza Abdar said, IRNA reported. 1,700 tourism-associated projects were running across the back to the sixth century CE. Once the hotels are inaugurated, 2,234 rooms with 4,580 Islamic Republic. “It was fascinating, an amazing experience,” said Carl Hoover, beds will be added to the hospitality sector of East Azarbaijan The number of four- and-five-star hotels which have been 63, a visitor from Colorado. He said he was most impressed by the province, the official said. launched since 2013 equals to that of from the beginning mosaic floor and the sophisticated pipes and drainage systems. Elegant hotels are mainly being constructed in the cities of hotel-making industry in the country, Mounesan said. ROUND THE GLOBE Battery powered sky taxis: the future of travel? Joya de Ceren A new generation of plane has joined the This fully electric single-seater has ranks of luxury private jets and helicopters flown 80 test flights, according to the Archaeological Site on display at this week’s International company. The craft is part of the com- Paris Air Show. pany’s research into perfecting eVTOL A UNESCO World Heritage, Joya de Ceren is an archae- After years of pressure to bring to - or electric vertical take-off and landing. ological site located at the Canton Joya de Ceren, in the bring down the environmental impact of Its rival Boeing is also displaying its Department of La Libertad in El Salvador. The property plane travel, engineers have succeeded own single-seater air taxi, which has has an extension of 3,200 ha. in creating electronic planes. gone from design to testing within a Battery powered sky taxis are taking year. Such products are the “future of center stage as the next innovation in air how you’ll travel around cities”, believes travel. Producing zero emissions during vice president and general manager of transit, they could provide a greener al- Boeing Next, Steve Norland. In fact, he ternative to the gas guzzling jets of today. thinks entire city designs will evolve to Some 150 companies are clamouring accommodate changes in air travel. get ahead of the game in the emerging “A challenge of moving out in this new field of electronic flying, according to the For now, those planes are small, power with jet fuel for a hybrid engine, space of future mobility is you really need AP. Such planes would create options to private vehicles as the tech is not yet he adds. Firstly, to power bigger planes, to develop an entire ecosystem, it’s not personalize air travel over super short developed enough to power commer- and secondly to meet currently safety just about the airplane - although that distances. cial planes. But engineers are working regulations as a backup should the battery is a key component. It’s really about the Jean Botti, CEO of electronic planes hard to bring battery power to regional fail or need charging. infrastructure that’s going to be needed. specialist VoltAero, even stepped down flights, says deputy editor of Aerospace Meanwhile, Airbus is making its own The safety of integrating it into the airspace from an executive role with aerospace magazine, Bill Reed. inroads into electric sky travel. It’s show- to coexist with manned and unmanned manufacturing giant Airbus to get ahead Initially, it’s likely that electronic casing its autonomous air taxi prototype, aircraft way into the future.” in the burgeoning market. planes will have to combine battery the Vahana. (Source: Euronews) The archaeological site contains the remains of a pre-his- panic farming village that was covered by a volcanic eruption in the seventh century AD. Around 500 CE, the central and western parts of the Japan’s rural economies cash in on foreign tourists territory of the modern Republic of El Salvador were Foreign tourist spending in rural parts of Japan is surging and Okinawa, all of which are blessed with a multitude of buried beneath thick layers of volcanic ash from the faster than it is nationwide. tourist attractions, the ratio was around 20%. In Nara, it Ilopango volcano. Consumption by overseas visitors in rural areas came was 17%. The figure for Gifu and Oita was 10%. The area was abandoned until the ash layer had weathered to 1.036 trillion yen (about $9.67 billion) in 2018, up More foreign tourists are finding their way out of the into fertile soil and the Joya de Ceren settlement was found- 58% from 2015, according to the 2019 White Paper on Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka metropolitan areas. In 2018, 18 ed. Not long afterwards, it was destroyed by the eruption Tourism, released on Friday by the government-affiliated million foreign tourists trekked into rural areas, about 5 of the Loma Caldera. The site was discovered during the Japan Tourism Agency. million more than those who simply enjoyed city indul- construction of grain-storage silos in 1976, when a clay- Foreign tourist consumption in rural areas as a per- gences. The gap is wider than it was in 2015, when 10.2 built structure was exposed by a bulldozer. Excavations centage of total tourist spending reached 28.5% last year, million foreign tourists ventured into the countryside and were resumed in 1989 and been continuing since that time. an improvement from 23.6% in 2015, as more travelers 9.5 million contented themselves in one of the big burgs. The circumstances of the volcanic event led to the re- visited farms and fishing villages, went skiing and in- A desire for experiences and an urge to mix with markable preservation of architecture and the artefacts of dulged in other winter sports, and took in nature and locals are pushing the trend, according to the white ancient inhabitants in their original positions of storage Japanese culture. paper. In the first regard, skiing and snowboarding are and use, forming a time capsule of unprecedented scientific The white paper considers eight prefectures -- Tokyo, particularly popular activities. value that can be appreciated in present times. Kanagawa, Chiba, Saitama, Aichi, Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo This is helping the Hokkaido town of Niseko cement its Underneath the layers of volcanic ash, the best preserved -- as metropolitan and the remaining 41 as rural. image as a world-class ski resort. It is also making Niseko es rather than artificial tourist spots,” a Japan Tourism example of a pre-hispanic village in Mesoamerica can be Foreign tourist consumption in Japan -- including travel one of Japan’s hottest real estate markets as more condo- Agency official said. found, with architectural remains, grouped into compounds expenditures while in the country -- totaled 4.5 trillion miniums pop up to accommodate foreign skiers. But the visitors are also bringing congestion and poor that include civic, religious and household buildings. To yen in 2018, up about 30% from 2015. Consumption in Winter sports were the biggest lure in bringing tourists manners with them, causing friction with locals at some date, a total of 18 structures have been identified and 10 rural areas soared at a much faster pace, nearly 60%, away from the three metropolitan areas, but farming and tourist destinations. have been completely or partially excavated. during the same period. fishing villages, springtime cherry blossoms, and fall colors As tourist numbers climb, Japan will have to adapt, come (Source: UNESCO) In Osaka and Tokyo, foreign tourist spending made up also enticed large numbers of foreign tourists into rural Japan. up with sustainability measures and upgrade its infrastructure. nearly half of total tourist spending. In Fukuoka, Hokkaido “Foreign visitors seem to prefer authentic experienc- (Source: Nikkei Asian Review) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y JUNE 23, 2019 TECHNOLOGY 11

Seven technological, strategic Three incubator centers for biotechnology to be established products for health sector unveiled TECHNOLOGY TEHRAN — Incubator centers for biotech- desknology will be launched in the cities of Tabriz, TECHNOLOGY TEHRAN — Seven new benefit from bilevel positive airway pressure. Karaj and Isfahan in the near future, Mehr reported on Saturday. desktechnological and strategic It is commonly known as “BiPap” or “BPap.” The Agriculture Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran products for the health sector were unveiled It is a type of ventilator—a device that helps (ABRII) plans to develop innovation and incubator centers, the during a ceremony attended by the vice pres- with breathing. ABRII deputy director Pejman Azadi announced. ident for science and technology Sourena • Digital radiography machine is produced An incubator center has been already established at the Sattari on Thursday, Mehr reported. for the first time in Iran and except for three ABRII North Branch in Rasht for animal biotechnology, he said. The products are digital radiography pieces, all the machine is made in Iran. The “We plan to establish innovation centers in Karaj, Tabriz machine, tabletop flash autoclave, liquid knowledge-based company that produced it, and Isfahan in the near future,” he explained. helium for MRI machines, light tube with can produced 150 machines per year, which The ABRII expanded regional research centers in Gilan, East disinfection lamp, BiPAP oxygen concentra- is 30 percent lower price in comparison to Azarbaijan, Isfahan and Khorasan Razavi provinces, he said. tor, carbonated nano hydroxyapatite, and foreign one. active ingredient of sitagliptin. • Tabletop flash autoclave is equipped with “This [the unveiling] is just a small part touch screen, programmable logic controller of cooperation between the vice presidency (PLC) system and automatic temperature and the health ministry, Sattari said during monitoring. the ceremony. An autoclave is a pressure chamber used The emerging knowledge-based compa- to carry out industrial processes requiring nies can be successful by investing in these elevated temperature and pressure different fields to improve living standards of citizens from ambient air pressure. by their products, he said. • The biocompatibility and bioactivity These companies also create jobs for ex- of carbonated nano hydroxyapatite made perts and entrepreneurs, he added. the material as an item with various range Sanctions caused many knowledge-based of usage in medicine, pharmaceutical indus- companies to become active in various fields, helium exists in a liquid form only at the to perform vital cellular functions. It can try, dentistry and cosmetics. The material is he explained. extremely low temperature of -270 °C. be used in working places and hospital to made by a knowledge-based company in Iran. Technological achievements in Produced and patented by an Iranian disinfect the environment for those who are • • The active ingredient of Sitagliptin, a The institute aims to guarantee food safety and sustainable the field of health knowledge-based company, Nahid light tube in an indoor space. medication used to treat diabetes mellitus agricultural development by overcoming environmental chal- • Liquid helium is used to cool down with disinfection lamp is another homegrown • The BiPAP oxygen concentrator that type 2, was imported to Iran. However an lenges and coping with production costs and environmental the superconductive magnets coil in MRI production. The lamp is a disinfection meth- deliver up five-liter per minute is produced Iranian knowledge-based company provide pollutants, he said. scanners to a temperature below 10 Kelvin. od that uses short-wavelength ultraviolet by an Iranian knowledge-based company the active ingredient of the medicine for seven It also aims to boost both quality and quantity of products Produced by a team of researchers at the (UV-C) light to kill or inactivate microor- which used 290 watt electricity. pharmaceutical companies. Sitagliptin is by implementing research projects, he added. Power Resources Development Company. ganisms by destroying nucleic acids and Some medical problems can make it hard taken by mouth and is also available within The technological infrastructure for carrying out feasibility At standard pressure, the chemical element disrupting their DNA, leaving them unable for you to breathe. In these cases, you might a single pill as metformin/sitagliptin. studies, as well as transferring of experiences are provided at the ABRII, Azadi said. He said that ABRII has signed four agreements with the private sector during the past Iranian calendar year (March Space technology companies, startups to gather at Tehran exhibit 2018-March 2019). TECHNOLOGY TEHRAN — Iranian can boost cooperation of the private sector the Iranian Space Agency (ISA) promotes planned to be used in different sections of “We plan to sign eight agreements in the current year and deskknowledge-based com- in the field of space technology, ISA Direc- space-based businesses as one of the main the agricultural industry, also plan to have 200 articles in Q1 journals, 40 commercialized panies and startups active in the field of tor Morteza Barari wrote on his Instagram factors for the development of the country. The center already provided a map of products, 15 world patents, 47 technical knowledge licenses, 15 space technology will gather during a space account. In March 2019, the head of the Iranian the cultivated area, which provides more promotion guidelines, and 40 production lines until the [Ira- products exhibition, which will be held form The event provides an opportunity for Space Research Center Hossein Samimi than 95 percent of the national rice market nian calendar] year 1400 (March 2021-March 2022)”, he said. July 7 to 9 in Tehran. business development of remote sensing announced that the center is working on in five provinces. Agriculture Biotechnology Research Institute of Organized by the Iran National Innovation and telecommunication satellites technol- five key projects, which are considered According to Morgan Stanley, it is esti- Iran Fund and the Iranian Space Research Center, ogy and to assess challenges and methods as the main achievements of Iran’s space mated that the global space industry could Established in 1999, ABRII is to solve the agricultural problems a series of meetings on IT and innovation to connect students, venture capitals and technology. generate revenue of $1.1 trillion or more and to achieve food security and sustainable development in will be also held on the sidelines of the event. space technology companies, he said. According to an agreement signed in in 2040, up from $350 billion, currently. agriculture using biotechnology and nanotechnology. Experts Cooperation between investment organ- Iran, as a country which has made sev- February 2019 between the Iranian Space Yet, the most significant short- and me- have attempted to work on customer-based and problem-based izations like the Iran National Innovation eral achievements in space technology in Research Center and the Ministry of Ag- dium-term opportunities may come from research projects. Consequently, focusing on research projects in Fund and the Iranian Space Agency (ISA) recent decades, is not an exception. Now, riculture the remote sensing satellites are satellite broadband Internet access. demand, research privatization, profiting from knowledge-based companies and the private sector, reducing unnecessary ex- penses, renewing research equipment and training experts, are of the most fundamental issues of consideration. Azerbaijan, Iran launch new infrastructure project with online technology ABRII has research activities in six separate departments dealing with genetic engineering and biosafety, tissue culture TECHNOLOGY TEHRAN — Azerbaijan and Iran have providing an exchange platform for all actors (customs au- and gene transformation, system biotechnology, microbial bi- desk launched a new transportation-related thorities, holders, guarantee chains) involved in the TIR otechnology, molecular physiology and nanotechnology. infrastructure project known as “e-TIR,” which envisages system, known as the e-TIR international system. The effort the full electronic transit operations at the Astara border leverages digital technology, promoting computerization crossing between the two Caspian region neighbors, Caspian of customs controls that cross international roads. It also News reported on Friday. deals with customs regulation issues, using modern elec- Ford turns more than 650 “The advantages of this online project are competitive and tronic methods. mechanized exchange of goods, accelerated transportation, The e-TIR system allows two countries to access informa- million plastic bottles into reduction of violations and the elimination of administrative tion at any time, and view cargo information before delivery, carpet for its vehicles bureaucracy,” head of Iran’s Customs Administration Mehdi helping to eliminate the risk of deception and accelerate Mirashrafi said. customs formalities, as well as reduces costs. Ford is recycling over one billion plastic bottles every year to He added that the same project will be implemented be- In October 2018 and January 2019, Azerbaijan and Iran develop elements of the car’s interior, reducing the amount tween Iran, Afghanistan, India, Russia and Georgia in the signed documents concerning basic principles for the use of of plastic ending up in a landfill. near future. an e-government-type system for the international trans- The American car maker has revealed that their Romani- Seventy-six countries are members of the TIR Convention, portation of goods. The basic principles paved the way for an-built EcoSport SUVs’ carpets are made using 470 single-use which was established in 1959 and provides for an inter- the creation of legislation that will lead to the e-TIR Pilot bottles from recycled plastic bottles. Head of Iran’s Customs Administration, Mehdi Mirashrafi, nationally recognized procedure to facilitate cross-border project, set a time frame for its launch, and conducting train- The combined weight is said to weigh an estimated 8,262 (L) and chairman of Azerbaijan State Customs Committee, transportation of goods. The convention is administered by the ing for customs officers on the use of the electronic system. metric tons and, if they were laid end to end, would stretch Safar Mehdiyev, cut the ribbon at the inaugural ceremony United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). Iran has already implemented e-TIR Pilot projects with more than twice around the world, they said. of e-TIR project on June 18, 2019 / (Mehdi Hoseynnejad In 2003, the “e-TIR Project” was launched, aimed at Turkey and Pakistan. According to the United Nations Environmental Agency, the world produces around 300 million tons of plastic each year, half of which is single-use items. Iranian academic, first author of research on new way to deliver drugs through the skin Of this total a mere 14 per cent is collected for recycling; only 9 per cent actually gets recycled and 12 per cent is incin- Seyyed Meysam Hashemnejad, a former MIT postdoc, is the emulsions, using nontoxic ingredients, the researchers added erated, which releases highly poisonous fumes. first author of the study according to which, novel materials a step that would allow the emulsions to be easily converted Reports have indicated that 91 per cent of the plastic man- made with FDA-approved components could deliver large to gels when they reach body temperature. They achieved this ufactured since its invention in the 1950s is still in the envi- payloads of active ingredients. by incorporating heat-sensitive polymers called poloxamers, ronment today. MIT chemical engineers have devised a new way to create or Pluronics, which are already FDA-approved and used in Plastic doesn’t break down over time and remains in the very tiny droplets of one liquid suspended within another some drugs and cosmetics. environment indefinitely. liquid, known as nanoemulsions. Such emulsions are similar Pluronics contain three “blocks” of polymers: The outer The process for making Ford EcoSport carpets involves to the mixture that forms when you shake an oil-and-vinegar two regions are hydrophilic, while the middle region is slightly shredding bottles and their caps into tiny flakes and then salad dressing, but with much smaller droplets. Their tiny size hydrophobic. At room temperature, these molecules dissolve heating them to 260C. allows them to remain stable for relatively long periods of time. in water but do not interact much with the droplets that form They are then formed into fibres about the width of a hu- The researchers also found a way to easily convert the liquid the emulsion. However, when heated, the hydrophobic regions man hair, which are then spun into yarn by stitching multiple nanoemulsions to a gel when they reach body temperature attach to the droplets, forcing them to pack together more fibres together. (37 degrees Celsius), which could be useful for developing tightly and creating a jelly-like solid. This process happens The yarn is then woven into carpets. materials that can deliver medication when rubbed on the 200 nanometers or smaller, are desirable not only because within seconds of heating the emulsion to the necessary Since first using recycled plastic in the Mondeo model skin or injected into the body. they are more stable, but they also have a higher ratio of temperature. more than 20 years ago, Ford now recycles 1.2 billion bottles Other authors include former postdoc Abu Zayed Badrud- surface area to volume, which allows them to carry larger MIT chemical engineers have devised a way to convert globally per year. doza, L’Oréal senior scientist Brady Zarket, and former MIT payloads of active ingredients such as drugs or sunscreens. liquid nanoemulsions into solid gels. These gels (red) form Ford Motor Company published its first Sustainability Re- summer research intern Carlos Ricardo Castaneda. Over the past few years, Doyle’s lab has been working on almost instantaneously when drops of the liquid emulsion port – the first company in the industry to do so. Since then, “The pharmaceutical industry is hugely interested in nano- lower-energy strategies for making nanoemulsions, which enter warm water. Ford has spent the last two decades ‘moving toward a more emulsions as a way of delivering small molecule therapeutics. could make the process easier to adapt for large-scale indus- Tunable properties sustainable world’. That could be topically, through ingestion, or by spraying into trial manufacturing. The researchers found that they could tune the properties ‘We are committed to having a positive impact on the planet the nose, because once you start getting into the size range Detergent-like chemicals called surfactants can speed of the gels, including the temperature at which the material and the communities where we live and operate,’ said Kim of hundreds of nanometers you can permeate much more up the formation of emulsions, but many of the surfactants becomes a gel, by changing the size of the emulsion droplets Pittel, the vice president. effectively into the skin,” says Patrick Doyle, the Robert T. that have previously been used for creating nanoemulsions and the concentration and structure of the Pluronics that ‘By working with our partners and suppliers to find solutions Haslam Professor of Chemical Engineering and the senior are not FDA-approved for use in humans. Doyle and his they added to the emulsion. They can also alter traits such as that protect the planet and make people’s lives better, we can author of the study. students chose two surfactants that are uncharged, which elasticity and yield stress, which is a measure of how much make an even bigger impact and reach our goals together.’ In their new study, which appears in the June 21 issue of makes them less likely to irritate the skin, and are already force is needed to spread the gel. Earlier this year, Ford committed that all the company’s Nature Communications, the researchers created nanoemul- FDA-approved as food or cosmetic additives. They also Doyle is now exploring ways to incorporate a variety of future nameplates would include an electrified option. sions that were stable for more than a year. To demonstrate added a small amount of polyethylene glycol (PEG), a bio- active pharmaceutical ingredients into this type of gel. Such In April, the company unveiled an extensive range of 16 the emulsions’ potential usefulness for delivering drugs, the compatible polymer used for drug delivery that helps the products could be useful for delivering topical medications to electrified models for Europe that are designed to help make researchers showed that they could incorporate ibuprofen solution to form even smaller droplets, down to about 50 help heal burns or other types of injuries, or could be injected cities cleaner and quieter by increasingly use of more envi- into the droplets. nanometers in diameter. to form a “drug depot” that would solidify inside the body and ronmentally friendly electric power. Energy reduction “With this approach, you don’t have to put in much energy release drugs over an extended period of time. These droplets Last month, they partnered with startup Agility Robotics to One of the easiest ways to create an emulsion is to add at all,” Doyle says. “In fact, a slow stirring bar almost sponta- could also be made small enough that they could be used create a two-legged robot called ‘Digit’ that can ferry packages energy — by shaking your salad dressing, for example, or neously creates these super small emulsions.” in nasal sprays for delivering inhalable drugs, Doyle says. to your doorstep. using a homogenizer to break down fat globules in milk. The Active ingredients can be mixed into the oil phase before For cosmetic applications, this approach could be used to Ford’s robot is capable of lifting packages that weigh 40lbs, more energy that goes in, the smaller the droplets, and the the emulsion is formed, so they end up loaded into the droplets create moisturizers or other products that are more shelf-stable so it can deliver your pizza, Amazon package or groceries more stable they are. of the emulsion. and feel smoother on the skin. straight to your doorstep. Nanoemulsions, which contain droplets with a diameter Once they had developed a low-energy way to create nano- (Source: MIT News) (Source: dailymail.co.uk) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 12 SOCIETY JUNE 23, 2019

70 imported metro cars to 2 billion tons of soil erodes join transport fleet soon

SOCIETY TEHRAN — Tehran Mayor Pirouz Hanachi deskannounced that some 70 new metro cars have been imported to the country which will soon join operational annually in Iran: expert metro lines, Tasnim reported on Saturday. Currently, lines 6 and 7 are under construction which will soon ENVIRONMENT TEHRAN — Iran loses by rain fed harvest can be compensated. be operational, while the rest of the lines are almost complete, desk2 billion tons of soil per “Natural resource management, he said, adding, metro is responsible for 15 to 16 percent of the year as a result of land use changes, rainfed coordination, and training of related total public transportation in the country. agriculture, and overgrazing, Hossein organization must be carried out by the Akhani, environmental and botanical governments,” he noted, regretting that the expert has announced. government’s policies are increasingly in Soil erosion is the displacement of conflict with nature. the upper layer of soil, one form of soil “Unfortunately, we witnessed the closure degradation, which is caused by the dynamic of nature schools, so being against nature activity of erosive agents, including, water, is the main reason behind environmental ice, snow, wind, plants, animals, and humans. degradation,” he concluded. In accordance with these agents, erosion Hooshang Jazi, head of soil protection is sometimes divided into water erosion, unit of the Forests, Range, and Watershed glacial erosion, snow erosion, wind erosion, Management Organization said in February zoogenic erosion, and anthropogenic erosion. that natural resources and soil conservation Soil erosion may be a slow process that have been neglected in Iran since recent continues relatively unnoticed, or it may years, however, some 7 trillion rials occur at an alarming rate causing a serious (about $166 million) from the National loss of topsoil. The loss of soil from farmland Development Fund has been earmarked In order to reach the maximum capacity of the subway, the may be reflected in reduced crop production in this regard, which is only one third of the time between arrivals of trains at the stations should be reduced potential, lower surface water quality, and “Iran is responsible for the loss of 10 Insisting on human interference with needed funding for the implementation of to two minutes, while currently there is a gap of 2 to even 15 damaged drainage networks. percent of the world›s total soil erosion the environment, he said, “We explored watershed management projects. minutes due to the lack of metro cars, he explained. “Sometimes, to support agriculture, land per year due to unsustainable agriculture, mining operation in all parts of the country Unfortunately, 250 million cubic meters He noted that Tehran wagon manufacturing company also use changes permits are issued, while being overgrazing, destruction of natural reservoirs and built roads encroaching natural of soil annually enter the country›s dams, have produced some 3 trains which are going to be on service unaware of its dire consequences on the soil,” (interconnected sources of water supply habitats, and used excessive pesticides due to improper watershed management by the next three months. he lamented, YJC reported on Saturday. such as rivers crossing the mountains),” he resulting in contamination of the soil, and neglected soil conservation, he added. He expressed hope to expand underground transportation In a video message released in advance of said, regretting, humans with uncontrolled regardless of the irreparable damages This is while, Iran lately has a soil system, saying, “We are seeking to design and construct three the World Day to Combat Desertification and interference, such as damping numerous imposing on the environment.” conservation law which was finally metro lines of 8, 9 and 10, but the main obstacle is the heavy Drought, marked on June 17, UN Secretary- wells have led to the collapse of these “When we turn a land to a farming one approved after 14 years of effort put in by subsidy we spend on the subway.” General António Guterres warned that the connections and prevented water from for a short-term profit, the valuable soil the Department of Environment. The residents pay for only ten percent of the actual metro cost, world loses 24 billion tons of fertile land reaching some regions of the country. erodes and causes huge loss which is not As per the law, any trade or export of soil taking into account the cost of the tunnels and infrastructure, he every year, and that the degradation in land He went on to explain that when water comprisable with the agricultural cultivation is prohibited, and industries contributing to stated, adding, “Public transportation anywhere in the world is quality is responsible for a reduction in the does not reach a wetland, the aquifers are profit.” soil contamination will be shut down, mining subsidized, but it is less than what our country pays.” national domestic product of up to eight not fed, the vegetation disappears and as a He further highlighted that through activities are also subject to compliance Hanachi said in January that while currently some 1,350 percent every year. result the soil is exposed to erosion. sustainable development damages caused with environmental regulations. railway cars are running in the capital’s subway system, it is still facing lack of 2,000 cars. Tehran subway system consists of five operational lines, stretch- Iran, Malaysia discuss enhanced co-op Mental health screening scheme to be ing to 170 kilometers, which is delivering over 730 million rides in job creation, insurance each year; two lines of 6 and 7 are under construction. The lines launched at schools link south to north, east to west and are gradually covering more SOCIETY TEHRAN — The SOCIETY TEHRAN — A neighborhoods. By completing the two aforementioned lines 70 deskcooperatives, labor and deskscheme to determine kilometers will be added to the current railways. social welfare minister of Iran, Mohammad the prevalence and incidence of Shariatmadari, and the human resources psychiatric disorders in students will minister of Malaysia, M. Kula Segaran be implemented at schools across Pollutionwatch: how farming s/o V. Murugeson, discussed enhanced the country by the next school year cooperation in the fields of employment, (starting on September 23), director for causes harm to rural air quality job generation and insurance. education department at the Ministry The two officials met on the sidelines of Education has said. of the 108th Session of the International Since last year, all students on seventh Concern grow over ammonia particles from fertilizer and Labor Conference held in Geneva, to ninth grades have undergone the bioaerosol from intensive farms. Switzerland, on June 10-21, according mental health screening, so, we decided We think of the countryside as being a place of fresh air. Each to a report published on the Iranian to conduct the tests on students on all weekend thousands of us leave our cities to hike or cycle in rural ministry’s portal. grades, ISNA quoted Masoud Shokouhi areas or simply to enjoy time in nature. Increasing attention is Shariatmadari announced readiness Murugeson, for his part, expressed as saying on Saturday. in the students, the school counseling being given, however, to air pollution from farming. Ammonia for implementing a joint memorandum satisfaction over bilateral cooperation, “The scheme will be launched by the team will enter for precise diagnosis,” from fertilizer and slurry mixes with air pollution from cities, of understanding (MOU) signed in 2017, saying that one of the areas for cooperation beginning of the next school year,” he he concluded. traffic and industry to add to the particle pollution that plagues and said that a new MOU is also drafted can be social security, as all those working added. According to WHO, 10-20 percent many parts of the world. It is estimated that halving ammonia which is awaiting Malaysia’s response. for the private sector must be covered by For the current school year, screening of children and adolescents experience from farming could avoid about 52,000 premature deaths from “After years of cooperation with social security insurance. of mental health was carried out in mental disorders worldwide, half of all air pollution across Europe each year and 3,000 in the UK. Malaysia, we know that economic He went on to say that currently taxi and February and the results were presented mental illnesses begin by the age of 14 Increasing attention is also being paid to bioaerosol from intensive opportunities for cooperation between bus drivers are covered by social security in to consultants for in-school or individual and three-quarters by mid-20s. farming. In animal houses these are tiny particles and dust from the two countries are much greater than Malaysia, adding, “We also tend to cover counseling, he said. Mental health screening in schools the animals themselves, their food, bedding and waste. They can what already exists,” he noted, adding, housewives in the near future.” There are several types of screening is a very important, yet sensitive, also include fungi, bacteria and pollen. A recent review by Imperial so, we are interested in expanding ties Inviting the Iranian official to Malaysia, that baseline testing is done by teachers, agenda that is in its very early stages. College and Public Health England found evidence of respiratory in various fields of job creation, health he concluded that his country is interested who record their observations on the Careful planning and implementation problems in farm workers and raised concerns about exposure for and safety at work.” in exchanging workforce with Iran. system, he explained, adding, in the next of mental health screening in schools people living close to intensive livestock farms, including some ev- “Moreover, we have helpful experiences This year the 108th International Labor step, specialist interventions will take offers a number of benefits including idence of increased asthma in children. Bioaerosol concerns mean in the field of workplace safety and Conference brought together over 6,000 place whether by the school counselor or enhancing outreach and help to youth that composting facilities need to be at least 250 meters from UK health, entrepreneurship, employment, delegates from around the globe to find counseling services outside the schools. in need, and mobilizing school and homes and schools, but farms can be nearer and only requiring and vocational training, which can be solutions to the challenges of the future “For example, a student may need community efforts to promote student assessment if they are closer than 100 meters. exchanged,” he said, noting, “We can also of the world of work, and celebrate the to receive counseling, health care or mental health while reducing barriers (Source: The Guardian) cooperate on the exchange of workforce.” Centenary of the International Labor welfare services and we link them to to their learning. “Given that Iran has a big working- Organization. relevant organizations,” he noted. When implemented with appropriate WORDS IN THE NEWS age population who are well-trained and The conference, which is often called “Of course, we do not give up on the family, school, and community skilled, we are ready to dispatch them to an international parliament of labor, has students and, for several months after the involvement, mental health screening Rush for Hong Kong rail Malaysia,” he highlighted. several main tasks. diagnosis, we will monitor their mental in schools has the potential to be a Pointing out that specifying the fields The crafting and adoption of condition at school.” cornerstone of a transformed mental shares of cooperation provides an opportunity to international labor standards in the form Referring to the tests, he explained health system. Screening, as part of a work together in practice, he added, “We of conventions and recommendations, that screening is symptom-based, as coordinated and comprehensive school (September 28, 2000) are ready to host a Malaysian delegation supervising the application of conventions teachers are informed of a series of mental health program, complements BBC News correspondent Damian Grammaticas reported on of workforce in our country, as well.” and recommendations at the national symptoms, and in case of witnessing the mission of schools, identifies youth the enthusiasm in Hong Kong for the privatisation of the MTR He further voiced willingness to level, and representing a forum where each of them on the students, they are in need, links them to effective services, (Mass Transit Railway). enhance cooperation and exchange social and labor questions of importance supposed to take initial steps or refer and contributes to positive educational In the morning sun the queues formed early. Outside some banks experience in the field of social insurance, to the entire world are discussed are some to the school counselors. outcomes valued by families, schools, hundreds of people waited patiently, lining the pavements, snaking health and retirement. of the main tasks. “When the teacher recognizes anxiety and communities. round entire blocks. They stood for up to three hours in the heat. All were eager to get a slice of Hong Kong’s first privatized utility - its underground Mass Transit Railway system. In the event, many went home empty-handed. Two million application ENGLISH IN USE forms were issued for shares when the MTR is launched on the stock market next week. Supplies ran out within an hour. In many LEARN NEWS TRANSLATION places people were told to try again tomorrow. Previous flotations by Internet-related firms generated huge demand from amateur investors wanting to put their money into Recent rainfalls not to fully address بارشهای اخیر خشکسالی کشور را Hong Kong’s stock market. This time police officers were deployed at banks and underground stations in case of trouble with the expected prolonged droughts: expert جبران نمی کند crowds. Shares in the MTR promise lower returns than those of the new economy firms, but many people are now attracted by the idea of a more Despite above normal rainfalls the country has received, it cannot traditional and less risky company in which to invest their savings. مدیــرکل دفتــر کنتــرل ســیالب و آبخــوانداری ســازمان جنگلهــا، مراتــع و Words be claimed that the long-term droughts are set right, director queues: lines of people waiting for something are queues for flood control and aquifer at Forests, Range and Watershed آبخیــزداری گفــت: پــس از بارشهــای اخیــر در کشــور، نم یتــوان ادعــا کــرد waited patiently: if you wait calmly and quietly you wait patiently کــه خشکســالیهای بلنــد مــدت مــا جبــران شــده اســت. .snaking round entire blocks: this expression describes how Management Organization has said the queues were very long and twisty, like a snake That’s why water management policies must be still drawn up with ابوالقاســم حســینپور در گفتوگــو بــا ایســنا، اظهــار کــرد: سیاســتهای eager: if you are keen and enthusiastic you are eager a slice of: a piece or a part of regard to water scarcity, ISNA news agency quoted Abolqasem آبــی مــا همچنــان بایــد منطبــق بــر کمبــود منابــع آبــی باشــد. .privatized utility: a company providing a public service which Hosseinpour as saying on Saturday is owned by private investors is a privatized utility in the event: what actually happened was.... went home empty-handed: were unsuccessful in their attempt to buy shares PREFIX/SUFFIX PHRASAL VERB IDIOM flotations: when the owners of a company sell shares in it to raise money it is called a flotation “dextro-, dextero-, dextr-” Nod off Crest of a wave generated huge demand: made many people interested Meaning: right Meaning: to begin to sleep, usually when you do not Explanation: If you are on the crest of a wave, you police officers were deployed:police officers were sent to intend to and are sitting somewhere are very successful in what you are doing particular places For example: A good handyman is skillful, dexterous risky: something that is risky could be dangerous and proficient in whatever it is he is doing. For example: I missed the movie because I kept For example: Our company is going from success to (Source: BBC) nodding off. success. We’re on the crest of a wave right now. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y JUNE 23, 2019 WORLD IN FOCUS 13 Yemeni forces captured a Saudi Why Leader has given base in Jizan different responses to 1 had launched a string of airstrikes The statement added that the control against unmanned aerial vehicles and military rooms in Jizan Airport and the fueling sta- different U.S. presidents? targets at Jizan Airport, using a squadron tion at Abha airport were the main target 1 • Second; the importance of having an “independent of domestically-manufactured Qasef-2K of the attacks. policy” and continuing our strategy of “active resistance”. (Striker-2K) combat drones. Saudi Arabia and a number of its region- This is Iran’s firm strategy; as the top priority of the govern- Saree further noted that the attacks led al allies launched a devastating campaign ment and Iranian nation is in doing things that protect Iranians’ to the suspension of flights at the airport. against Yemen in March 2015, with the goal national interest and guard the humanitarian causes. Therefore, “We have sophisticated military hardware of bringing the government of former Yemeni Iran will decide for itself and don’t give bribes to anybody; the that US-built and other air defense systems president Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi back to best policy toward intruders is to take on a firm stand and not deployed in Saudi Arabia cannot intercept. power and crushing the Houthi Ansarullah to yield in to their oppression. Our ballistic missiles, rockets and drone can movement. hit any target all across Saudi Arabia. Our The US-based Armed Conflict Location strikes will not be limited to Asir, Najran and Event Data Project (ACLED), a nonprofit and Jizan. The Saudi enemy must know that conflict-research organization, estimates that Israeli troops attack we will d expand the scope of deterrence in the Saudi-led war has claimed the lives of case the military aggression continues,” the over 60,000 Yemenis since January 2016. Palestinian protesters at top Yemeni military official pointed out. The war has also taken a heavy toll on On June 15, Houthis said in a statement the country’s infrastructure, destroying hos- Gaza border, 70 injured that they had launched drone strikes against pitals, schools, and factories. The UN says At least 70 Palestinians have been wounded by Israeli troops Jizan Airport as well as Abha Internation- over 24 million Yemenis are in dire need during protests near the border fence separating the besieged al Airport in Saudi Arabia’s southwestern of humanitarian aid, including 10 million Gaza Strip from the Tel Aviv-occupied territories. province of Asir. suffering from extreme levels of hunger. The Gazan Health Ministry said that Israeli forces inflicted different types of injuries on 70 people taking part in the rallies — called the “Great March of Return” — in eastern Gaza Strip on Friday. Ashraf al-Qedra, the spokesman for the ministry, said that TEHRAN — Residents of Istanbul will beIstanbul back at the poll- set for ‘historic’ rerun of mayoralhis last vote name not to be used, told Al Jazeera. paramedics were also among the wounded. ing stations on Sunday in a rerun of the mayoral election, Economic woes The rallies have been held every week since March 30 last year. which was last held about three months ago. With Turkey facing its first recession in a decade, the The Palestinians demand the right to return for those driven out The rerun comes weeks after Ekrem Imamoglu, the Istanbul mayoral candidates have mostly focused on un- of their homeland by Israeli aggression. candidate of main opposition Republican People’s Party’s employment, poverty and the cost of living. Israeli troops have killed at least 305 Palestinians since the (CHP), won the contest in Turkey’s commercial hub by a According to the most recent data released by the Turk- beginning of the rallies and wounded more than 17,000 others, slim margin over Binali Yildirim of the ruling Justice and ish Statistical Institute in 2017, at 970 billion Turkish liras according to the Gazan Health Ministry. Development Party (AK Party). ($166.6bn), Istanbul accounts for just over 31 percent of In March, a United Nations (UN) fact-finding mission found The result of the March 31 polls was a big blow to the AK Party, the country’s gross domestic product (GDP), meaning the that Israeli forces committed rights violations during their crack- which in the same local polls also lost control of the country’s city has an economy greater than countries such as Finland, down against the Palestinian protesters in Gaza that may amount capital, Ankara, and Izmir, the third largest city. Egypt, Portugal and Greece. to war crimes. The AK Party, led by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Even so, the distribution of GDP per capita has been Gaza has been under Israeli siege since June 2007, which has Erdogan, successfully lobbied for a rerun of the Istanbul decreasing for the past six years, squeezing many Istanbul caused a decline in living standards. mayoral vote, after Imamoglu secured the seat with a dif- residents. Israel has also launched three major wars against the enclave ference of just 13,729 votes. Social media users took advantage of the live debate on since 2008, killing thousands of Gazans and shattering the impov- Imamoglu spent only 18 days in office when Turkey’s Sunday to ask if the candidates would declare their worth erished territory’s already poor infrastructure, Press TV reported. election board ordered a rerun in the country’s largest city, key have deep-rooted loyalty to their respective political if elected. citing “situations which affected the result and honesty” of choices. The AK Party’s Yildirim replied there is no such “tra- the polls. The decision came after the AK Party, which ran Kamat, a 39-year-old AK Party supporter, said he was dition”. “But for me, there is no problem; we are ready to Istanbul for the past two decades, lodged an “extraordinary “glad” a new vote would be held. be accountable,” he said. Jordanians hold protest objection” against the result. “CHP cheated … so another election that isn’t rigged will In the purpose of “honesty”, CHP’s Imamoglu said it against Trump’s plan on A country with very few swing voters, residents in Tur- be better,” Kamat, a private security worker who requested would be a “pleasure” for him to do so, Al Jazeera reported. Israeli-Palestinian conflict

TEHRAN- Thousands of Jordanians have taken to the streets in protest against U.S. President Donald Trump’s upcoming controversial plan on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. American energy giant ExxonMobil hasExxon put ing policiesuses in ‘security’ the Middle East region as excuse -- has not to sign halt anything disputed until the current Iraq terms dealspecified security threats after attacks on The protesters rallied in the capital Amman and other cities on hold a $53 billion deal with Iraq over “se- conspired to hold back the deal, according proposed by Exxon were revised. four oil tankers off the Emirati port city of after Friday prayers, chanting slogans in support of the Pales- curity concerns” stemming from escalating to the officials speaking on condition of an- “We told them that we totally reject any Fujairah, for which the U.S. and its allies tinian cause and in condemnation of the plan — which Trump tensions between the United States and Iran, onymity due to the sensitivity of the matter. production-sharing mechanism as it con- in the region blamed Iran. has called the “deal of the century.” an excuse that observers say the firm has They said the negotiations have been sty- tradicts government energy policy,” said an The Iraqi government also criticized the The demonstrators also denounced a U.S.-led conference, which made up to avoid discussing differences of mied by terms of the contract that Baghdad official who is part of the negotiating team, giant ExxonMobil in May for evacuating its is slated to be held in Bahrain on June 25 and 26, during which opinion with Baghdad over the contract. objects to and that the main sticking point adding it was too early to say what kind of staff working on the West Qorna oil site in the first part of Trump’s so-called “peace plan” will be unveiled. Iraqi government officials told Reuters was the means by which Exxon proposed contract Iraq would favor. southern Iraq under the pretext of protect- They also stressed that the Jordanian people would prevent on Friday that ExxonMobil deal to boost oil to recoup its development costs for the oil The American oil and gas corporation ing them from what Exxon officials called the implementation of such a deal, which is widely reported to production in the country’s southern fields produced in the oil fields of West Qurna and giant has so far declined to comment on the a lack of safety. be highly biased in favor of the Israeli regime. is now indefinitely on hold. Rumaila in Iraq’s southern province of Basra. terms of the contract or the negotiations. “Exxon pulled its staff from Iraq in re- The U.S. will lead the Bahrain conference to purportedly en- A combination of contractual wrangling Iraq has opposed the portion Exxon The deal has also been hurt by two differ- sponse to regional unrest. The question courage investment in the occupied West Bank, and the block- and security concerns over rising tensions wants from the oil output in the two fields, ent evacuations of Exxon employees from is how they will run a $53bn project with aded Gaza Strip. between Iraq’s biggest neighbor Iran and with one of Baghdad’s negotiators saying the Arab country. constant regional instability,” said an Iraqi All Palestinian factions have boycotted the event, slamming the United States -- an issue that is widely the deal encroaches on state ownership of Hundreds of U.S. embassy employees oil official who oversees foreign companies’ Washington for what they view as an attempt to offer financial blamed on Washington’s own warmonger- production and that the government would were evacuated last month following un- operations in the south. rewards for Palestinians to accept the Israeli occupation. The Palestinians have already rejected Trump’s Middle East initiative as “the slap of the century.” The Washington Post said in April that the plan is likely to “stop short of ensuring a separate, fully sovereign Palestinian state.” U.S. to begin roundup of undocumented migrants on Sunday The Palestinians are planning to hold a “popular uprising” TEHRAN- U.S. immigration authorities plan to launch Trump had tweeted on Tuesday, before the formal kickoff later this month in conjunction with the Manama conference. on Sunday a sweeping effort to deport recently arrived un- of his 2020 re-election campaign, that ICE would begin remov- documented families, the Washington Post reported on ing “the millions” of undocumented immigrants in the U.S. Friday, citing three unnamed U.S. officials. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the country’s top Democrat, The operation is expected to target up to 2,000 fami- responded, saying, “The president’s new threat of a mass U.S. troops ‘saved’ Daesh lies facing deportation orders in as many as 10 U.S. cities, deportation dragnet is an act of utter malice and bigotry, including Houston, Chicago, Miami and Los Angeles, ac- designed solely to inject fear in our communities.” leaders form Taliban siege cording to the newspaper. According to Al Jazeera, rights groups slammed the A spokesman for the United States Immigration and announced crackdown, sharing information about what TEHRAN- U.S. troops in Afghanistan have rushed to help Customs Enforcement (ICE) declined to comment, saying: immigrants should do if they are approached by ICE. members of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group following a Tal- “Due to law-enforcement sensitivities and the safety and Erika Andiola, the chief advocacy officer for immigrants’ iban operation to purge the terrorists from the country’s east, security of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement rights group, RAICES, tweetedan emotional video she re- according to Taliban militants. personnel, the agency will not offer specific details related corded just after she said her mother and brother were The Taliban militant group said in a statement on Friday to enforcement operations before the conclusion of those taken by US authorities in 2013. that U.S. soldiers “saved” Daesh members as well as their local actions.” “I still have constant nightmares about this,” she said leaders by helicopters from a siege they had been trapped in the In a call with reporters earlier this week, Mark Morgan, in the tweet. “Imagine having the most precious person in eastern Afghan province of Kunar. the acting director of ICE, told reporters the agency would your life taken from you by force.” diately respond to a request for comment. “The U.S. troops saved them from the siege by helicopters,” the target for deportation families that have received a removal The number of migrants and asylum seekers appre- Separately, the governor of Texas said the state was statement said, adding that the Taliban had been launching an order from a U.S. immigration court. hended crossing the US-Mexico border surged in May to deploying 1,000 National Guard troops to the border after anti-Daesh operation for one week in Kunar and had surrounded Morgan said ICE wanted to deport undocumented families the highest level since 2006, many of them families fleeing he said more than 45,000 people were apprehended after the terrorist outfit’s important individuals. who had recently arrived in the United States to discourage violence and poverty in Central America. crossing the border between official ports of entry in the A large number of the Daesh terrorists were rescued by choppers more Central Americans from arriving. The Department of Homeland Security did not imme- past three weeks. while fleeing a battlefield with Taliban last year in the northern province of Jawzjan. The Economic Times estimated in a recent report that around 10,000 members of the Takfiri terrorist group were present in Afghanistan and the number was growing on TEHRAN- U.S. SecretaryPompeo of State Mike to seekcaps on stronger imported medical strategic devices, most ties our with capitals, Indiaare certainly despite worsening. tradeWe for itstensions high tariffs and last month raised the Washington’s watch. Pompeo will seek to further strengthen stra- from the United States, and Indian rules both have leaders who look at trade as a stakes with the withdrawal of a decades-old In recent years, Daesh has established a foothold in eastern tegic ties with India during a visit next week on e-commerce that impose conditions on zero-sum game,” said Richard Rossow, a trade privilege. and northern Afghanistan. The terrorist group has mostly despite increasing frictions over trade, data the operations of major U.S. companies such U.S.-India expert at Washington’s the Center Indian and U.S. officials said trade would been populating Nangarhar, from where it has carried out flows and arms from Russia, officials said. as Amazon and Walmart. for Strategic and International Studies. be addressed during Pompeo’s visit but em- high-profile brutal attacks at major population centers across Pompeo arrives in New Delhi on Tues- According to Reuters, another issue that The Indian government led by Modi, phasized the broader political and security the country. day for talks that are aimed at laying the has alarmed India is the possibility of U.S. who was re-elected last month with a relationship. Last February, three months after the group’s defeat was an- ground for a meeting between U.S. President restrictions on work visas for Indian profes- big majority, says it has been trying to “There will be certain issues between nounced in Iraq and Syria, the Associated Press reported that Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister sionals in retaliation for India’s insistence negotiate solutions to the disputes with us that will be on the table at all points the U.S. military was pulling its forces from a base in Iraq and Narendra Modi later in the week at a G20 on local data storage by big foreign firms, the United States but that, as a developing of time,” an Indian government official shifting them to Afghanistan. meeting in Japan. even though the State Department said on country, it has to protect the interests said. “But it should not detract from the The report flew in the face of U.S. President Donald Trump’s India is embroiled in disputes with the Thursday it had no such plan. of its people. overall direction of the relationship, which campaign promises to end Washington’s Afghanistan intervention. United States over tariffs, Indian price “U.S.-India trade ties, at least between Trump has repeatedly criticized India is positive.” The U.S. and its allies invaded Afghanistan and toppled a ruling Taliban regime some 17 years ago. That ongoing war has failed to bring stability to the country despite the presence of thousands of foreign forces. Morsi ‘killed’ by Egyptian government, son says Today, around 14,000 U.S. troops remain in Afghanistan, half TEHRAN- A son of the late former Egyptian ed president who was arrested after being named a number of officials whom he called He also named judges Shirin Fahmy, of them assigned to what Washington insists are counter-ter- President Mohamed Morsi has accused in- overthrown in a military coup led by el-Sisi in “partners” of el-Sisi “in killing the martyr Shaaban al-Shami and Ahmed Sabry, as well rorism missions. cumbent President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and 2013, died on Monday after collapsing inside president”. as Attorney General Nabil Sadek and Abbas According to an official U.S. report last year, the central gov- a number of other officials of “killing” his his soundproof glass cage while on trial in He particularly accused incumbent and Kamel, the head of the intelligence service. ernment in Kabul is currently controlling a little more than 50 father. a Cairo courtroom on espionage charges. former interior ministers Mahmoud Tawfiq Egyptian authorities have yet to comment percent of the country, down from 72 percent in 2015, with the Morsi, Egypt’s first democratically elect- In a Twitter post, Morsi’s son, Abdullah, and Magdy Abdel Ghaffar, respectively. on the claims by Morsi’s son. rest remaining in Taliban’s control. 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Juventus land defender De Ligt Why Champions League winner Pique from Ajax - Sky Italy Netherlands teenage center back Matthijs de Ligt has agreed a bought a fifth-tier Spanish team deal to join Italian champions Juventus from Ajax Amsterdam, Sky Italy reported on Saturday. Surrounded by mountains and 4,000ft above “My first impression was it’s an amateur According to the report, Juventus will pay 62 million pounds sea level sits the 530-seater Estadi Prada team which trained with quite difficult means for the Ajax captain, 19, who was one of the key players in the de Moles. with a difficult schedule,” he says. “The play- Dutch side’s thrilling run to the Champions League semi-finals. It is here, in the tiny Andorran village of ers have jobs - they work during the day and He will become new Juventus head coach Maurizio Sarri’s Encamp, that Barcelona defender Gerard train at night.” first signing after the Italian was appointed as Massimiliano Pique dreams of hearing the Champions The squad, which included several An- Allegri’s successor last week. League anthem. dorra internationals, has been given a Cat- De Ligt said earlier this month that he was asked about He has heard it before, of course, having alan makeover and now features graduates a move to Juventus by Cristiano Ronaldo at the end of the won the competition four times as a player. But from Barcelona’s famed La Masia academy, Nations League final after Portugal beat the Netherlands 1-0. now he wants to experience it as a club owner. including Bessone, Marti Riverola, and Adria “I didn’t understand him at first. I was a little shocked, In December, soon after transforming Vilanova - the son of late Barca boss Tito. so I laughed. But I didn’t say anything,” De Ligt had told the tennis’ Davis Cup, the Pique-owned Kosmos “Players like Riverola or Bessone were at Netherlands’ NOS television. group bought FC Andorra, then in Spanish some point in a team with me or players like “So soon after the game you are not at all concerned with football’s fifth tier. [Barcelona forward] Leo Messi,” Pique says. it. You are disappointed that you have lost and that is the only Pique has big ambitions for Spain’s ver- Argentine defender Bessone, who has thing you are thinking about.” sion of Salford City - the English non-league played for Swansea City and Leeds United, Spanish media reports had said the highly-rated player was team owned by six former Manchester United dropped a division from Catalan side Prat expected to join Barcelona and link up with Ajax’s Frenkie de players. to join FC Andorra. Jong, 22, who is set to move to Spain next month. With one promotion secured already, Pique, 32, heard of the club through youth teams and managed Swiss top-flight There he has been reunited with former De Ligt broke into the Ajax first team aged 17 in 2016, be- Pique, manager Gabri and first-team player “friends of friends” from Andorra and thought side FC Sion before moving to Andorra. Charlton team-mate Ruben Bover. coming a regular starter the following season and soon became Federico Bessone talk BBC Sport through a “it could be an interesting opportunity”. “Friends and family were surprised and “I rang him and asked him what he was the most coveted defender in Europe thanks to his strength, remarkable five months. “The main difference with other clubs in questioned me because it was a risky ven- doing there because, with all due respect, this anticipation and ability on the ball. ’A risky venture’ Spain is here there’s a whole country backing ture,” he says. was the Primera Catalana,” said Bessone. He played 90 minutes in 17 of 18 matches and scored three FC Andorra, who were founded in 1942, up the team,” says the Spain centre-back. “They asked if I was sure because it in- “It was not easy to move. I decided to join times in Ajax’s Champions League campaign, which culminated have played in the Spanish league system “We don’t want to be just an investor, we volved a change of country and I had to leave because I liked everything they were telling in an agonizing semi-final defeat to Tottenham Hotspur on since 1948. want to be involved in the team, to make it my family. me. And, amazingly, everything they have away goals. When Kosmos took charge of the club, better and place the team in higher divisions.” “Leaving the professional world to go down told me has come true.” (Source: Mirror) they were struggling with debt, one point off The World Cup winner’s first move was to so many levels, you have little to gain and Bessone remembers Pique from the Bar- the relegation places and 17 points behind appoint former Barcelona players Gabri and a lot to lose. But Gerard convinced me - his celona academy, and played alongside Messi the leaders of the Primera Catalana. Albert Jorquera as manager and assistant attitude especially.” in the C team. “No-one thought FC Andorra could be a manager respectively. A Barca makeover “Before my first game, Pique came to An- Qatar World Cup chief very interesting prospect, but we analysed Gabri spent 13 years at the Nou Camp, Gabri acknowledges taking charge of a dorra to introduce himself and explained it and thought it had great potential,” says winning the Champions League in 2006. The semi-professional team in the Spanish fifth what was going on,” said Bessone. unconcerned by Platini Kosmos director Ferran Vilaseca. 40-year-old had been in charge of Barca’s tier was “very different to what I was used to”. (Source: BBC) corruption questioning

Qatar’s 2022 World Cup organizing committee chief Hassan Al People power fuels Pacquiao for Thurman battle Thawadi insisted on Friday that the Gulf nation has nothing to After a boxing career that has spanned nearly a quarter he tells AFP after a breakfast of white rice, broth and grilled worry about in relation to a French corruption investigation. of a century and 70 professional contests, it is little meat prepared by his Filipino chefs. Former European football president Michel Platini was surprise that Manny Pacquiao has his training regime “My feeling is that I don’t want anybody to see me being questioned by French anti-corruption investigators for several honed to perfection. lazy. I want to impress them every day. I love it, as long as hours on Wednesday in relation to the 2010 award of World On July 20, the 40-year-old Filipino icon will climb into the it’s not distracting me or affecting my training.” Cup hosting rights to gas-rich Qatar. ring for the 71st time when he faces Keith Thurman at Las Vegas’ Some of his closest confidantes, however, have mixed “From what I understood he was not arrested, he was asked MGM Grand, aiming to capture the undefeated American’s feelings about the cast of extras who have hitched their for questioning and there’s a very big difference between the World Boxing Association super world welterweight crown. wagons to Pacquiao’s star. two,” Al Thawadi told reporters in Brazil, where Qatar are To prepare himself for a contest that the younger, hard- “A lot of it is support, a lot of it is they want to be on TV or taking part in the Copa America as guests. hitting Thurman has vowed to ensure will be Pacquiao’s last, something,” says trainer Freddie Roach. “But it works for him. “For me there’s no story there, I cannot comment because the veteran superstar will rely on a formula that has served He knows how to get in shape and he does it very, very well.” there’s an investigation ongoing, but I can say that we were him so well over the years. Roach, however, admits to worrying that bankrolling not contacted by the authorities. Pacquiao wakes at around dawn each day in the multi- the entourage may ultimately drain Pacquiao’s fortune, “For us, we have always held ourselves to a high standard, million-dollar mansion that has been his Los Angeles base estimated at around $200 million. we’ve been investigated by the Garcia Investigation, it exon- for the past decade. “I bet Manny doesn’t even know the names of at least 50 erated us.” If sparring is scheduled for later in the day, Pacquiao When it is over, Pacquiao heads back to a home that is percent of the people in his house right now as we speak,” A two-year long FIFA investigation led by American lawyer will embark on a light morning workout, jogging to a park soon a hive of activity. To the casual observer the household Roach told AFP in an interview. Michael Garcia cleared Qatar of buying the vote that saw them two miles from his home where he runs laps, shadow boxes has a vague air of organised chaos. “Manny’s a nice guy. He likes to help people. I always say surprisingly awarded the right to host the 2022 World Cup. and performs core work. At most hours of the day in his luxurious 4,200 square that’s why he might be broke when he’s through. Because It was sparked by accusations that bribes had been paid in On non-sparring days, he heads to Griffith Park, for foot, five-bedroom residence -- decorated with portraits of he gives it all away. He’s just too generous.” the bidding process for the hosting rights of the 2018 -- won a longer, more gruelling run in the hills which frame the his family and large framed photographs of his signature That generosity knows few boundaries, whether it is buying by Russia -- and 2022 World Cup tournaments. sprawling Californian metropolis. victories -- dozens of loosely affiliated members of “Team land and building homes for more than 1,000 poverty-stricken Both Russia and Qatar were cleared by the Garcia report. Accompanying him are around two dozen training partners, Pacquiao” are milling around. families in the Philippines, or paying to fly his entourage But France’s Office of the Financial Crimes Prosecutor (PNF) security, friends and fans, a feature of Pacquiao’s rise to the The unrelenting hum would be anathema for more around the world on chartered commercial jetliners. opened a preliminary investigation in 2016 into allegations of pinnacle of his sport. reclusive fighters, who prefer to conduct their training For now, though, the money keeps rolling in. corruption, conspiracy and influence peddling surrounding At a recent morning workout, a crowd of around 100 people, camps in seclusion, away from prying eyes. Pacquiao will reportedly receive $20 million for the those two votes. many from Los Angeles’ large Filipino community, gather ’I want people around’ Thurman fight, and banked $10 million from his January The French investigation centres on alleged French inter- to watch as the eight-division world champion grimaces his Pacquiao, though, says simply that he is a people person. defeat of Adrien Broner, paydays that will keep the free- vention linked to Platini and former French president Nicolas way through a series of sit-ups and crunches, occasionally The ever-present throng energises him. spending show firmly on the road. Sarkozy. pausing to check his phone. “I want to have people around so that I’m motivated,” (Source: AFP) According to France Football magazine, a “secret meeting” took place on November 23, 2010, at the Elysee Palace in Paris between Sarkozy, Qatar’s then-Prince (now Emir) Tamim bin Egypt grind out win to launch Africa Sanchez back on form thanks to Hamad al-Thani, and Platini, who at that time was both UEFA president and vice-president of FIFA. Cup of Nations ‘emotional bond’ with Chile Just over a week later, FIFA voted to award Qatar hosting rights for the 2022 tournament. “We are moving on to deliver a historic World Cup,” added Al-Thawadi. (Source: AFP)

Real Madrid plan to have a women’s team next season

LaLiga Iberdrola could have a new entrant for next season with Real Madridplanning to have a women’s team for the 2019/20 campaign. Madrid have reached an agreement with CD Tacon, who this season achieved promotion to LaLiga Iberdrola, to buy their place in the division. OK Diario first reported the news, which MARCA have since Mohamed Salah’s Egypt started their bid capacity 75,000-crowd, who predictably re- Chile coach Reinaldo Rueda says he never here. He has also had injuries, he’s lacked confirmed, and the purchase is expected to happen for less for a record-extending eighth Africa Cup served the loudest reception for Salah as his had any doubts “natural born goalscorer” consistency, he has lacked continuity.” than half a million euros in the next week. of Nations trophy on Friday with a 1-0 win name was read out among the starting line-ups. Alexis Sanchez would return to form after Chile’s all-time top scorer helped book Madrid have been evaluating the idea of a women’s team over Zimbabwe in Cairo in the opening With the temperature having dipped the striker fired his side to a 2-1 win over his side’s place in the quarter-finals of the for a number of years now and had planned on starting from game of a tournament expanded to 24 to a more palatable 27 Celsius (81 Fahr- Ecuador in the Copa America on Friday. competition by scoring the winner on Friday, scratch, but Tacon’s rise and the good relationship between teams and played in June and July for enheit) by the start Egypt -- the tourna- Sanchez, 30, arrived at the Copa Amer- finding the net with a smart half-volley the clubs has proven too good an opportunity to turn down. the first time. ment favourites and 2017 runners-up ica with his reputation in tatters after a early in the second half, having also scored Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, Real Sociedad, Athletic Club, Liverpool star Salah, on a redemption -- immediately looked threatening, with miserable season with Manchester United in their 4-0 win over Japan. Espanyol, Valencia, Sevilla, Real Betis and Levante are all clubs mission with Egypt after injury derailed a Salah orchestrating much of the attack as in which he only scored two goals in all “We have done brilliant work with him, with women’s teams already in the top flight. miserable World Cup campaign last year, he swung in a pair of teasing crosses, the competitions as his side finished sixth in we have given him a lot of warmth, which is (Source: Marca) looked sharp although the hosts needed a second forcing Edmore Sibanda to tip over the Premier League. what he needs. He has a special connection 41st-minute goal by Mahmoud ‘Trezeguet’ a looping Marwan Mohsen header. The forward’s struggles at United have with the team and the group is very fond Hassan to get off to a winning start in Group A. Salah was again involved 10 minutes been compounded by a run of injuries, of him,” added Rueda. Ospina leaves Copa Man of the match Mahmoud Alaa said later, intricately exchanging passes on the including an ankle infection in May, and “He can recover because he is a natural after the victory: “I congratulate all the edge of the Zimbabwe box to carve out a fans have been questioning the wisdom of born goalscorer but he has been anxious America camp Egyptian people on the first win.” chance for Abdallah Elsaid, whose shot was shelling out a huge salary on the Chilean. after the injuries, he looks after himself The defender added: “We should be palmed away by Sibanda before Trezeguet In Brazil, however, Sanchez has been well and luckily has been able to rediscover better in the upcoming matches. Our aim lashed over the rebound. able to lean on the support of his inter- his form.” Napoli goalkeeper David Ospina has temporarily left the Co- in this competition is to win the title.” As Zimbabwe struggled to develop any national team mates, with whom he won Sanchez later said he had picked up lombia squad in the Copa America due to a family illness. In keeping with April’s spectacular sort of rhythm with outstanding midfielder the last two editions of the Copa America. an ankle injury in the first half but played The shot-stopper had already missed the last few weeks of tournament draw under the gaze of the Khama Billiat contained, Salah again had “It’s not easy to explain, but Alexis has on because he gives “everything for the the Serie A season so he could return home and the situation Sphinx, a striking 30-minute opening cer- a boisterous, largely red-clad crowd on come here and shown a lot of commitment national team”. has not improved. emony preceded kick-off in Cairo, where their feet when he wriggled past his marker and perhaps in Manchester he does not “I have always had the enthusiasm to The Colombian Federation released a statement confirming a backdrop of pyramids and statues from only to shoot over from a difficult angle. have the emotional bond he has with his play but in England I’ve been given few Ospina has temporarily left the training camp in Brazil due Egyptian mythology mixed with elegant A blocked attempt by Zimbabwe cap- team mates here, that affection,” Rueda opportunities lately,” Sanchez said. to a family issue. dancers set the stage for a fireworks display tain Knowledge Musona represented the told a news conference. “But I’m relaxed, because representing They remain confident he will return for the rest of the tour- to illuminate the ground. southern Africans’ lone genuine attempt “He’s had bad fortune because Manches- your country is the most beautiful thing nament, as Colombia have already qualified for the Round of 16. The arrival of the Egyptian players for the in the first half. ter United have had problems for a while, there is.” (Source: Football Italia ) warm-up induced a deafening roar from the (Source: AFP) so he does not have the structure he has (Source: Reuters) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y JUNE 23, 2019 SPORTS 15

Walter Zenga linked France volleyball captain Toniutti says Iran is a with bizarre Persepolis move safe country TEHRAN — Italian coach SPORTS Tasnim — France national team volleyball captain Benjamin deskWalter Zenga has bizarrely been Toniutti says Iran is a safe country. linked with a switch to Persepolis according to Toniutti is in Ardabil, Iran to represent his country at the Iranian local media. 2019 FIVB Volleyball Men’s Nations League. The 59-year-old coach has been out of a job since Roosters started the week being sacked by Serie B club Venezia in March. 4 with a 3-0 win over Australia Zenga has previously coached Emirati football on Friday. clubs Al Ain, Al Nasr, Al Jazira and Al Shaab. France will face Portugal He also worked as head coach at Italian Serie A and Iran on Saturday and teams Catania and Sampdoria. Sunday, respectively. During his playing career, Zenga was part of “I have good knowledge of the Italian squad that finished fourth at the 1984 Iran volleyball team because Olympics in Los Angeles, United States and was we have played them several starting goalkeeper for the Azzurri team that fin- times in the past five years. ished third in the 1990 FIFA World Cup tourna- Iran are one of the strongest ment held in Italy, keeping a World Cup record teams in the world. I have unbeaten streak. good knowledge of Iranian A three-time winner of the IFFHS World’s Best players who play in the Eu- Goalkeeper Award, Zenga is regarded by pundits ropean leagues,” the France as one of the best goalkeepers of all time, and in setter told in an interview with 2013 was voted the eighth best goalkeeper of the Tasnim news agency. past quarter-century by IFFHS. In 2000, he also “There is a wonderful atmosphere and the people tried to placed 20th in the World Keeper of the Century take picture with me. I also know it will be a difficult for the Elections by the same organization. teams playing Iran in the hall, because Iran are highly supported Persepolis are looking for a replacement for at home,” Toniutti added. Branko Ivankovic, who left the Iranian giants to “We entered Iran without any problem and felt safe and lead Al Ahli of Saudi Arabia. secure. We’ve been very well-received here and I don’t care Ivankovic led Persepolis to the Iranian domestic about what the media say about the country because we are treble last season. Under the Croat, the Reds ex- here to play volleyball,” the French player stated. perienced their first ever AFC Champions league “Many teams have participated in this edition without their final as well. main players but Iran play with their main team. I think they Padideh coach yahya Golmohammadi is also a have a chance to win a medal in the final,” Toniutti concluded. candidate to take charge of the team. The new season of Iran league will kick off on Aug. 1 and all teams have appointed their coaches and prepare for the new season, but Persepolis have Mario Budimir leaves Iran’s yet to appoint their coach. Persepolis

Iran fail to book a place at 2020 Beach Iran Professional League 2019-20 to IRNA — Croat forward Mario Budimir parted ways with Ira- Handball Championships kick off on July 30 nian football club Persepolis. The 32-year-old joined Persepolis in January on an 18-month contract. Budimir has canceled his contract with the Iranian football team. The forward scored an important goal against Pars Jonoubi in the last match of the Iran Professional League. Persepolis Croatian coach Branko Ivankovic had already canceled his contract with Persepolis to join Saudi Arabian football team Al Ahli.

Mehdi Tartar reaches agreement with Naft Masjed Soleyman

Tasnim — Former Pars Jonoubi coach Mehdi Tartar has SPORTS TEHRAN — Iran failed Twelve teams were distributed into SPORTS TEHRAN — Iran was adopted in 2001. Contested by reached an agreement with Iranian top-flight football club deskto book a place at the two groups. deskProfessional League 16 teams, it is ranked by the Asian Naft Masjed Soleyman. 2020 IHF Men’s Beach Handball Champi- Qatar, Vietnam, Chinese Taipei, (IPL) 2019-20 season will kick off on Football Confederation as the 2nd best Tartar will replace Firooz Karimi, who rescued the team onships after losing to Qatar on Saturday. Afghanistan, Indonesia and the Phil- July 30. league in Asia and the best league in from relegation in the final weeks of the Iran Professional Team Melli lost to the four-time champions ippines were in Group A and Iran, Oman, The Iran Professional League is a Western Asia. League (IPL). 2-0 in the Asian Beach Handball Champi- Thailand, Pakistan, Japan and Saudi professional football league competition The Persian Gulf Pro League is the Tartar parted company with Pars Jonoubi in early June. onship 2019 underway in Weihai, China. Arabia were drawn in Group B. for clubs at the highest level of the top tier of an extensive pyramid-like Under leadership of the former Persepolis midfielder, Pars Iran started the campaign on high note, The competition serves as a qualifier for Iranian football league system. structure, above the Azadegan League Jonoubi finished in 12th place in IPL table. beating Japan 2-0. The Persians also beat both the 2019 ANOC World Beach Games Persepolis are the most-decorated (or 1st Division), the 2nd division, the Tartar, 46, started his coaching career in Rah Ahan in 2009 Thailand, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan but in Qatar and the 2020 IHF Men’s Beach football team with 12 titles, followed 3rd Division and the lower local leagues. and has also coached Persepolis (assistant), Damash, Gos- lost to Oman in the event’s quarter-finals. Handball Championships to be held in Italy. by Esteghlal with eight titles. Since the league’s creation in 2001, taresh and Saba. Iran will face Vietnam on Monday for The top two teams will receive a direct It was founded in 1970 as the Takht seven different teams have become a third-place playoff. ticket to Italy. Jamshid Cup, but the current format league champions. Rabo targeting ‘magical’ Iran ease past Australia in Volleyball Nations League AFC Cup success SPORTS TEHRAN — Iran overpowered Australia Brazil with 25 points and one game in hands. deskin the second match of week four of the The competition is being held between May and July Becamex Binh Duong defender Ali Rabo has admitted that it 2019 Volleyball Nations League on Saturday. 2019 and the final round will take place in the Credit would be magical for the Vietnamese side to win the 2019 AFC Team Melli beat Australia in straight sets (25-19, 25- Union 1 Arena, Chicago, United States. Cup ahead of the second leg of the ASEAN Zonal semi-final 19, 25-14) in Ardabil’s Rezazadeh Hall. This is the first edition of the World League or the against Indonesia’s PSM Makassar on Wednesday. Amir Ghafour scored 16 pints for the Iranian team. Nations League to have the Final Round hosted in North Binh Duong travel to Indonesia with a slim advantage after Team Melli will play France on Sunday. America. Nguyen Tien Linh’s header with 10 minutes to play in the first Iran extended their winning run at the men’s 2019 The 16 teams compete in a round-robin format with leg secured a 1-0 victory for the 10-man Vietnamese side. FIVB Volleyball Nations League to 10 matches as Igor every core team hosting a pool at least once. The teams The win made it five victories in a row for Binh Duong and, Kolakovic’s team have already defeated Italy, Germany, are divided into four pools of four teams at each week unbeaten on the road so far in the competition, should they China, Argentina, Japan, Canada, Poland, Russia and and compete five weeks long, for 120 matches. The top avoid defeat at Pakansari Stadium they will secure a place in Portugal. five teams after the preliminary round join the hosts of the ASEAN Zonal final. Iran sit top of the table with 30 points, followed by the final round to compete in the final round. “After winning five games in a row we are now full of confi- dence and the aim is to maintain our momentum in the com- petition,” said the Burkina Faso native. Iran cruise to third at AFC U-20 Futsal Championship “We have the advantage of a goal to defend and we learned a lot about our opponents in the first match, so our coach will Host nation Iran ended their 2019 AFC and the Southeast Asians succumbed Syaifullah coming on but couldn’t find decide the best tactics in order to get the result we need. U-20 Futsal Championship campaign a minute later when Ari Ramdani’s pass inroads into the box in the remaining “We have remained unbeaten away from home because – on a high note when they defeated forward was blocked by the edge of Sajjad minutes of the first half.Indonesia wherever we play – there is a solidarity amongst the players Indonesia 9-1 at the Pour Sharifi Stadium Sarbaz’s boot, and Ali Akrami sent the continued with their five-man attacking that helps us a lot through difficult periods in a match.” on Saturday. loose ball home to make it 2-0. play well into the second half, playing Semi-finalists in 2009, Binh Duong are appearing in the AFC Iran were looking to impress their fans The Southeast Asians looked patiently around the Iranian defense. Cup for the first time since 2010 and they began their campaign with a third-place finish after their 8-4 dangerous with their set-pieces, but a However, it was a defensive error on in Indonesia with a scoreless draw against Persija Jakarta. loss to Japan in the semi-finals, but they failed attempt in the sixth minute saw their part in the 25th minute that proved Nguyen Thanh Son’s team then bounced back from defeat had to do it without Sahand Rezapour, Iran’s Aghapour surging down the court costly, when captain Ramadhan Zidani to Ceres Negros by posting four successive wins to qualify who was serving a one-match ban. on a counter-attack and he made no brought down Mahdi Dehghannezhad in for the knockout rounds. However, with the first leg against The match was intense from the first mistake at the end of the run to beat the box, which Aghapour then converted Makassar still goalless early in the second half, Nguyen Trung whistle of the blow, with Indonesia goalkeeper Muhamad Wildan. from the spot to complete his hat-trick. Tin was dismissed for a second bookable offence. playing a little more aggressively as Eleven minutes in, Iran showed how Iran dominated whenever Syiafullah Binh Duong dug deep, though, to not only claim a fine vic- Muhammad Rizki Xavier picked up the quickly they could move on a counter- was off the court as the power player, tory but also keep a potentially significant clean sheet, with first yellow card of the game within the attack, with Hashem Sajjadian and and despite their hefty lead, they weren’t Makassar – unbeaten prior to the game in Vietnam – unable first minute. Sarbaz the dynamic duo upfront, and done as Belal Esmaili Kooraneh got into Indonesia’s consolation goal, but was to register a shot on target across the 90 minutes. Iran, the 2017 champions, kept their Wildan had no chance as Sarbaz took goal scoring action in the 29th minute, given his marching orders just moments “Of course, we were very happy with the result after being cool and gradually dominated possession. the finishing touch. courtesy of Dehghannezhad’s assist. later after picking up his second yellow reduced to 10 men and then scoring a valuable goal towards Indonesia paid the price for their Aghapour, who has excelled Indonesia came extremely close to for a harsh tackle on Ghanbarisaeidabad. the end of the game,” added Rabo. aggression in the third minute when throughout the tournament, etched two denying the Iranians a clean sheet in the Despite playing with a man down, “Our defensive performance was remarkable and each person Iran were awarded a free-kick 10 meters assists to his name when his passes into 34th minute when a series of passes led Sayan Karmadi’s Indonesia showed on the team gave 100 percent to get that result. out, and Salar Aghapour found the back the box saw Reza Ghanbarisaeidabad to Firman Adriansyah in front of the box, commendable fighting spirit and “If we could go on and win the AFC Cup, it would be magical of the net with his effort for his sixth and Erfan Ijihosseinzadeh scoring in but custodian Ebrahimi was in position deployed power play once again, but for everyone, but at the moment we just need to focus on the goal of the tournament. the 16th and 17th minutes respectively. to body block the close range effort. it backfired when Dehghannezhad fired next match and see what happens after that. The host nation applied heavy Trailing by six goals, Indonesia Adriansyah wasn’t to be denied two a long-range effort to end proceedings. (Source: the-afc) pressure with man-to-man marking, opted for power play with Muhammad minutes later, however, as he scored (Source: the-afc) Prayer Times Noon:13:06 Evening: 20:45 Dawn: 4:03 (tomorrow) Sunrise: 5:49 (tomorrow) JUNE 23, 2019 ART&CULTURE I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y www.tehrantimes.com Managing Director: Ali Asgari Editor-in-Chief: Mohammad Ghaderi “Bald Pigeon Fancier” director views Editorial Dept.: Fax: (+98 21) 88808214 — 88808895 [email protected] Switchboard Operator: Tel: (+98 21) 43051000 theater as basic necessity for children Advertisements Dept.: Telefax: (+98 21) 43051450 Public Relations Office: Tel: (+98 21) 88805807 ARTTEHRAN — Azadeh Ansari, Subscription & Distribution Dept.: Tel: (+98 21) 43051603 deskthe director of the acclaimed www.eshterak.ir Distributor: Padideh Novin Co. play “Bald Pigeon Fancier”, has said that children Tel: 88911433 need theater as much as food, health and clothing Webmaster: [email protected] are necessary for them. Printed at: Hamshahri No. 3(Rooztab) - ISSN: 1017-94 “Sociologists believe that a society without theater is not a happy one. Watching plays can help children Tehrantimes79 Tehrantimesdaily grow more social and more intelligent. Watching theater is necessary for children. Those children who No. 18, Bimeh Alley, Nejatollahi St., Tehran, Iran watch plays have more skills compared to their friends, P.o. Box: 14155-4843 Zip Code: 1599814713 their imaginations grow faster and their knowledge will be increased,” she added. Ansari is currently staging “Bald Pigeon Fancier” based on a short story by writer Samad Behrangi at the Institute for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (IIDCYA). Nasrin Khanjari has adapted the short story for the stage. She said that the play demonstrates the importance of happiness and added, “Happiness is a great asset and needs to be looked after constantly.” “The play is good for children aged 4 to 10. GUIDE TO However, many adults have also liked to sit and SPIRITUAL AWAKENING watch it,” he stated. The director said that she has always liked legends The most precious person is he who becomes and stories filled with secrets and mysteries, “Because the measure of recognizing the precious. they carry many useful hints and give practical lessons for life.” Imam Ali (AS) Ansari asked the governmental organizations to support theatrical figures and invest in this art to help children flourish. Farzin Mohaddes, Minush Rahimian and Mehrnush Members of director Azadeh Ansari’s troupe perform “Bald Pigeon Fancier” at the Institute for Intellectual DEFC to review Shariati are the main members of the troupe. Development of Children and Young Adults in Tehran. (IIDCYA/Yunes Panahi) Kamran Shirdel’s films Iranian movies line up for Tochal Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival ARTTEHRAN — The Documentary and Kerala festival announces winners deskExperimental Film Center (DEFC) plans to celebrate the 80th birthday of documentarian Kamran Shirdel by screening a number of his films on Monday. “The Mirrors”, “Tehran Is the Capital of Iran”, “Women’s Quarter”, “Women’s Prison” and “Boom-e Simin” are among the films.

Iranian documentarian Kamran Shirdel in an undated photo. A participant works on a sculpture during the 2nd edition of the Ice and Snow Sculpture “The Night It Rained”, “Paykan”, “Dubai” and “The First A scene from “All That’s Missing” by Zeinab Tabrizi. Festival in the Tochal ski resort in Tehran on June 21, 2019. (Honaronline/Gata Ziatabari) Loneliness” will also go on screen. The screenings will be followed by review sessions, which are ARTTEHRAN — Five to compete in the category. ARTTEHRAN — The Ehsan Garmsiri, Sara Abdoli and scheduled to be attended by critic Khosro Dehqan, the center deskmovies by Iranian “All That’s Missing” by Zeinab deskwinners of the 2nd Seyyed Hesameddin Javadzadeh took announced on Saturday. filmmakers are competing in the 12th Tabrizi is competing in the International Tochal Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival first to third places respectively in the Shirdel, who is also a photographer and translator, studied International Documentary and Short Film Non-Fiction section. were announced during a ceremony in student section of the festival. architecture and film direction in Rome. He started his career Festival of Kerala (IDSFFK), which opened The documentary is about Mahnaz Tehran’s Tochal ski resort on Friday. The ceremony was attended by in filmmaking in 1965. on Friday in Thiruvananthapuram, India. and Jamileh, both of whom are diagnosed Over 70 artists and university Deputy Culture Minister for Artistic His 1968 film, “The Night It Rained”, has been awarded in “Double” directed by Ronak Jafari with breast cancer. After a long battle with students were competing in the Affairs Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini. several Iranian and international events. is contending for an award in the the disease, Mahnaz passes away, while festival, which was held in the resort Addressing the organizers of the International Fiction section. Jamileh fully recovers. Jamileh begins to on Thursday and Friday. festival, Hosseini said that the ministry “No One Believes Me but the Police attend charities and other breast cancer In the official section of the festival, appreciates the efforts they made to Are Chasing a Wrong Man” by Ata awareness efforts, while Mahnaz narrates Iman Aqai won first prize, while Ahmad hold the event. Czech honors Iranian Mojabi, “The Drip” by Marjan Hashemi, the movie along with Jamileh’s struggles. Qazi and Mohsen Dehqanzadeh The festival was organized in and “The Woman behind the Window” The festival will come to an end on June received second and third prizes collaboration with the Culture translator Reza Mirchi with by Kurosh Shirali have been selected 26 by announcing winners. respectively. Ministry’s Visual Arts Office. Gratias Agit Award

ARTTEHRAN — The Prague-based Iranian Václav Havel’s “Vanek” to go on stage in Tehran desk translator Reza Mirchi has been decorated ARTTEHRAN — Iranian director Bahar in which Vanek tries to convince an old colleague with Czech’s Gratias Agit Award. deskMahmudzadeh will stage “Vanek” to sign a protest letter. based on Czech playwright Václav Havel’s Vanek As a symbolic character, a number of Czech writers plays at Tehran’s Sepand Hall on June 30. used Vanek in their plays. Havel himself wrote a short The play is derived from Havel’s best-known works, modern sequel to “Unveiling” entitled “Dozens of and the character Vanek, who first appeared in the Cousins” in 2010. play “Audience” in 1975, soon became a symbol for Havel was the ninth and last president of Czechoslovak dissidents during the Communist era. Czechoslovakia (1989-1992) and the first president Vanek is an opposition playwright who is forced of the Czech Republic (1993-2003). He wrote more to work in a brewery because his writing has been than 20 plays and numerous non-fiction works, which banned by the Czechoslovak Communist regime. have been translated internationally. Havel also used the character in the plays “Unveiling” Bahareh Rahnama, Ali Oji, Danial Kheirikhah (1975), about a couple who desperately want Vanek and Mohammad Zavvar are the main members of to absolve them for their collaborative relationship the cast for the play, which will remain on stage with the Communist regime, and “Protest” (1978) A poster for “Vanek” by Bahar Mahmudzadeh. until July 22. Iranian scholar Reza Mirchi (R) is presented with the Gra- tias Agit Award by Czech Minister of Foreign Affairs Tomas Petricek in Prague on June 14, 2019. Chinese artist Ai Weiwei turns to opera Jumpin’ Jack Flash Jagger back on stage Mirchi, famous for translating a number of books by Czech with “Turandot” after heart surgery authors Ivan Klíma and Václav Havel, received the award from Minister of Foreign Affairs Tomas Petricek at his office on June ROME (Reuters) — Chinese artist Ai NEW YORK (Reuters) — Mick Jagger 14, the Persian service of MNA announced on Saturday. Weiwei, known for his politically charged swaggered back to the stage on Friday in his Gratias Agit has been awarded by the Minister of Foreign Affairs contemporary works, will try his hand at first concert after undergoing heart surgery for the promotion of the good name of the Czech Republic abroad opera by directing “Turandot”, which is in April as the Rolling Stones kicked off a ever since 1997 in appreciation of prominent personalities and set in his homeland. delayed North American tour. organizations developing activities in nongovernmental fields. The Rome Opera said on Friday Ai will The veteran British band opened its No Mirchi said that his friends and publishers in Iran have given direct Giacomo Puccini’s work and de- Filter tour in Chicago at the city’s 61,500 him great help in receiving the award. sign the sets and costumes. It will open in seat Soldier Field stadium, after delaying March at the mid-point of the 2019-2020 the 17-date U.S. and Canada tour to allow season and be the first theatrical work for Chinese artist Ai Weiwei attends a news for Jagger’s medical treatment. the 61-year-old artist. conference for his exhibition “Everything Opening to a sold-out crowd, the band Singer Mick Jagger performs during the When 007 met the Prince: Turandot, set in China, is the story of is art. Everything is politics” displayed at kicked off with its classic hit “Street Fighting kick-off show of the Rolling Stones’ “No Prince Calaf, who falls in love with the Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen in Man” as the Stones frontman, dressed in Filter” tour at Soldier Field in Chicago, Bond film set gets royal visit cold-hearted Princess Turandot. But in Dusseldorf, Germany, May 16, 2019. skinny black jeans and a black and white Illinois, U.S. June 21, 2019. (Reuters/ order to win her hand, he first must solve (Reuters/Ralph Orlowski) jacket, strutted across the stage, singing Daniel Acker) LONDON (Reuters) — James Bond received a royal visit on three riddles. He does but she still refuses. “This ‘Turandot’ will be from my point and pumping his fist. problem at all really.” Thursday when Britain’s Prince Charles toured the set of the “Turandot”, which debuted in Milan in of view,” Ai, who has been based in Berlin Jagger, 75, underwent heart valve re- The 1960s band, whose current mem- new 007 movie filming at Pinewood Studios outside London. 1926, contains one of music’s most famous since 2015, said in a statement released placement surgery in New York in early bers Jagger, Richards, Ronnie Wood and Charles, 70, met actor Daniel Craig, who plays the fictional arias - “Nessun Dorma,” made globally through the opera house. April, and in May reassured fans that he Charlie Watts are now all in their 70s, has British secret agent for the fifth time in the “Bond 25” production, famous when the late Luciano Pavarotti “It will be an opera immersed in the was back in shape by posting video on played more than 40 tours, making the plus Ralph Fiennes and Naomie Harris, who portray secret service sang it at the 1990 World Cup. contemporary world, the present cultural Twitter of him dancing in a studio. quartet some of the most enduring and head “M” and secretary Moneypenny respectively. Ai, who was detained for nearly three and political struggles represented through “He (Jagger) went through it very eas- successful rock musicians of all time. During the visit celebrating the franchise’s contribution to Britain’s months in his homeland in 2011 and is known Puccini’s story.”Ai, who quietly visited the ily,” Stones guitarist Keith Richards told The Rolling Stones kicked off the film industry, Craig and Fiennes showed the heir to the British throne for his criticism of Communist-run China’s Rome theater last month to review the space, the Toronto Sun in an interview ahead of No Filter tour in Europe in September inside M’s office and he watched a scene being filmed on monitors. stifling of free expression, hinted that his is no stranger to controversy in countries the Chicago concert. “He’s in great shape 2017, playing the last show there in Craig also showed the royal two of Bond’s famed Aston Martin cars. “Turandot” will not pull any punches. beside his native China. — rocking. As I say, it seemed to be no July 2018.