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Navy chief: Two Belgium to build ‘36 Iranians among Roland Topor’s 2812groups have volunteered 4 600MW power top 1% cited medical “Tenant” coming NATION to fight in Syria ECONOMY plant in Iran & SCIENCE MED. researchers’ ART& CULTURE to Tehran theater WWW.TEHRANTIMES.COM I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y Actor Jamshid Hashempur to receive Hafez lifetime achievement award 12 12 Pages Price 10,000 Rials 38th year No.12590 Sunday JULY 3, 2016 Tir 13, 1395 Ramadan 27, 1437 Chief executives Monthly loading, of National Leader urges firm action unloading at Development Iranian ports up Fund resign over 15% yr/yr unconventional on inflated salaries ECONOMY TEHRAN — Some desk12.565 million tons Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah the collection of the first Shia imam’s missives that under conditions of sedition, where it of oil and non-oil products were load- salaries Seyyed Ali Khamenei, in a Ramadan meeting and speeches. will become very difficult for people to dis- ed and unloaded at ports of Iran dur- on Wednesday with President Hassan Rou- Citing remarks from Imam Ali (AS) about tinguish right from wrong, we have to act POLITICAL TEHRAN — Fol- ing the third Iranian calendar month hani and his administration’s officials, eluci- how to deal with sedition, Ayatollah Khame- such that nothing will be in the interest of desklowing a mounting of Khordad (May 21-June 20), regis- dated several points from Nahj al-Balaghah, nei said: “Hadhrat Ali (AS) recommends sedition.” pressure over lavish executive salaries 2 tering 15.1 percent rise compared to the board of trustees of Iran’s National the same month in the preceding year, Development Fund on Saturday ac- IRNA reported on Saturday. cepted resignation of the managing From the mentioned total amount of director and chief executives of the Ayatollah Khamenei receives university students loaded and unloaded goods in Khordad, fund. the share of non-oil products stands at During a meeting between the 8.16 million tons, while that of oil prod- National Development Fund’s board ucts hovers around 4.405 million tons. of trustees in which the president is a As Press TV reported in late March, member, records and documentaries documenting the data released by related to payslips of the managing di- the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs rector and chief executives were stud- Administration, Iran witnessed an ied and their decision to resign was ‘unprecedented’ surplus in its foreign accepted. trade over the past Iranian calendar The board of trustees consists of year (ended March 19, 2016). the president, head of the Manage- The customs figures revealed that ment and Planning Organization, the country registered a trade surplus economy, oil and labor ministers, cen- of $0.916 billion in the 12-month period tral bank governor, head of the Cham- ending on March 19, 2016. Iran’s bal- ber of Commerce, national prosecutor ance of trade turned positive with its ex- general, and representatives from the ports tallying $42.415 billion, compared Majlis economic and budget commit- with $41.499 billion worth of imports. tees. Gas condensate, oil and petrochem- The fund also has a superviso- ical products constituted the major part ry body which its members are the of Iranian exports, while maize for cattle heads of the Supreme Auditing Court, khamenei.ir feed, wheat and rice were among the chief imports, the report added. Supreme Auditing Organization, and Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei hosted hundreds of university students and representatives of student State Inspectorate Organization. China, Iraq, the United Arab Emir- associations late on Saturday. In the meeting, students found the opportunity to voice their opinions openly and discuss major national issues with ates (UAE), Afghanistan and India pur- 2 the Leader. Full text is available at the Tehran Times website. chased more Iranian goods than other countries last year, while a fair share of Iranian imports came from China, the PERSPECTIVE UAE and South Korea. By Matin Moslem Reasons why Hangzhou is called ‘heaven on earth’ by Chinese PERSPECTIVE international By M.A. Saki By Mahmood Monshipouri relations expert cruise the lake. HANGZHOU, China — In terms The New York Times has se- Professor of San Francisco lected the city as one of the “41 State University and University of natural scenery, Hangzhou, the of California, Berkeley Britain caught capital of Zhejiang Province in places in the world worth visiting”. southeast China, is a very beauti- Also, the Oriental Outlook maga- in Cameron’s ful city. Some consider it the most zine has consistently rated Hang- Brexit: When politics beautiful city in China. zhou at the top of the list of the miscalculation In the modern day, which Chi- 10 “happiest cities” in China. of fear masks failed na has emerged as a fast growing Hangzhou has blended tradi- economic system ritish Prime Minister David economy, a climate of calm and tionalism and modernism. When Cameron paid for his 2015 po- one moves from Xiaoshan Inter- B tranquility still dominates the city ncertainty has become the litical gambling debt and now national Airport to the city one of nine million people. It still re- A view of the West Lake in Hangzhou new normal and the overar- with selfishness and egotism he is tains its natural beauty and his- sees residential houses which U ching theme of the twenty-first trying to play the blame game. He is have beautifully combined tradi- torical and cultural heritage. inside and outside China. The lake Baoshi Hill to the north of the century. Since the June 23, 2016, Brit- blaming others for the hefty cost. tional and modern architecture. The West Lake, a UNESCO is surrounded by forested hills on lake. Foreign and Chinese tour- ish referendum on the European vote, If honoring the nation’s vote is not Tall buildings and skyscrapers also World Heritage Site, is glowing the northern and western sides. ists, including vacationers from markets in both Great Britain and the in Mr. Cameron’s favor, he does not feature high as one travels deep like a pearl in the city. The city at- The Baochu Pagoda [also called the distant province of Xinjiang in United States have plunged over the have the right to blame the people tracts large numbers tourists from the Leifeng Pagoda ] sits on the northwest China, visit the city and into the city. See page 9 who believed in his populist propa- uncertainty. The United States lost ganda and behavior. more than $100 billion in only one However he is not the only culprit; day. Britain’s vote to leave the Europe- rather all Conservative Party leaders Pirates fail to seize Iran’s oil tanker an Union has presented a big test for the rest of the world, as the implica- are his accomplices and all deserve a POLITICAL TEHRAN — Strait. ron, comprising Martyr Naqdi de- in the Gulf of Aden since No- tions of this vote will likely go beyond collective trial like the Nuremberg tri- deskAn Iranian The pirates sought to attack stroyer and Lavan cruiser, escorted vember 2008 to safeguard the merely financial or legal consequenc- als. squadron prevented 12 boats the oil tanker, but were forced to the oil tanker to a safe place after vessels involved in maritime es, involving political and diplomatic That’s right! The aftermath of Brit- carrying 115 armed pirates flee while facing Martyr Naqdi de- repelling the attack. trade, especially the ships and issues such as the emergence of new ain’s decision to leave the European from seizing an Iranian oil tank- stroyer. The Iranian Navy has been oil tankers owned or leased by economic relationships, a changing Union, known as Brexit, has the same er around the Bab-el-Mandeb The Iranian Navy 41th squad- conducting anti-piracy patrols Iran. political and historical importance. balance of power, and the resurgence Right or wrong, 52 percent of Brit- of new forms of nationalism and local- ons believe that the EU policies have Iranian automaker in talks with LG to make electric vehicles ized rather than international ideolo- gies. made them poorer, limited their social Iran Khodro Co., an automaker in Tehran, is automaker and install charging stations. Iran would lower demand for gasoline and help with and work opportunities and jeopard- Apart from these consequenc- in talks with LG International Corp. to develop Khodro would make the cars. The partners air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions,” said es, this referendum could provoke ized their security. 9 electric vehicles for the Iranian market. aim to manufacture 60,000 vehicles by 2023. Ali Izadi-Najafabadi, an analyst at Bloomberg New nationalist forces elsewhere in Eu- “Negotiations are underway,” said Iran Kho- “We are currently carrying out the plans to de- Energy Finance. “Despite ample oil reserves, Iran rope to intensify their own struggle dro Chief Executive Officer Hashem Yekke-Zare. velop electric vehicles and to set up charging does not have sufficient domestic refining capac- against European integration—not Iran crowned The companies may clinch the deal in autumn, infrastructure in Iran,” said an LG spokesman. ity to meet its gasoline demand, so it has had to to mention its security ramifications IWF Junior World he said in an interview in Tehran. LG Interna- The company declined to give further details rely on imports.” The country also has high levels for NATO and its post-war rationale. tional, which is based in Seoul, would sup- before the deal closes. “Iran would certainly ben- of pollution, especially in the capital city.

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