WWW.TEHRANTIMES.COM I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 16 Pages Price 40,000 Rials 1.00 EURO 4.00 AED 39th year No.13377 Wednesday MAY 1, 2019 Ordibehesht 11, 1398 Sha’aban 25, 1440 Europe should pay Trump places Iran files complaint Iran introduces price if it wants to save Israel above U.S. to FIFA over Carlos new movie ratings nuclear deal 2 2 Queiroz’s claims 15 system 16 See page 2 India insisting on oil imports from Iran TEHRAN – India’s External Affairs Min- going through election, saying the next ister said that India should be allowed government with a fresh mandate will to continue importing oil from Iran at take a final call on this issue. least for a longer time span, Hindustan Swaraj explained India’s political and Times reported, citing people familiar economic conditions to Pompeo and sought We should with developments. some relaxation as making immediate Sushma Swaraj made the remarks in arrangements for 23.5 million tons of a telephone conversation with her U.S. oil – the amount supplied by Iran every counterpart Mike Pompeo. year – from an alternative source was not The official mentioned her country is possible, the people said. 5 export oil Persian Gulf historical maps, documents go on show in Tehran TEHRAN – Over 50 rarely-seen histor- anniversary of Shah Abbas I of Persia’s ical maps and documents, regarding the successful military campaign when the Persian Gulf, are on display at the Tehran Portuguese navy was forced out of the Map Museum. Strait of Hormuz in the Capture of Or- The exhibit opened to the public on muz (1622). powerfully April 30, which marks the Persian Gulf The museum also hosted a follow-up National Day, an occasion to commemo- professional meeting in which several ex- rate the exit of colonial and foreign forces perts, academia and researchers including from the strategic waterway. Gholamreza Sahhab, Kianush Kiani, and Tenth of Ordibehesht month (April Seyyed Abbas Mojtahedi had been invited 30) in the Iranian calendar marks the to deliver speeches. 10 Venezuelan government denounces an ‘attempted military coup’ TEHRAN — Venezuelan opposition in uniform. leader Juan Guaido said on April 30 he Venezuelan Information Minister Jorge had begun the “final phase” of his plan Rodriguez tweeted that the government to oust President Nicolas Maduro as was confronting a small group of “military Venezuelan government denounces an traitors” seeking to promote a coup. ‘attempted military coup.’ Guaido, in a video posted on his Twitter A Reuters journalist later saw Guai- account, spoke in the company of men in mil- do near the La Carlota air force base in itary uniform and opposition politician Leopoldo president.ir Caracas, surrounded by a group of men Lopez, who is under house arrest. 13 ARTICLE Impossible to drive Iran’s oil export to zero: Turkish politician REPORT By Mehdi Sepahvand Ramin Hossein Abadian By Payman Yazdani United Arab Emirates have pledged to ensure tional law and regulations? Editor at the TehranTimes Mehr News Agency TEHRAN — Condemning the U.S. move to force that the global market will have sufficient A: The U.S. sanctions against Iranian oil journalist Turkey to buy oil from Saudi Arabia and UAE oil supply following Washington’s decision exports are in flagrant violation of interna- instead of Iran, Faruk logoglu says the U.S. move to terminate sanctions waivers for countries tional law and regulations as they transgress is flagrant violation of international law and his importing Iranian oil. the sovereign right of nations to trade freely. Shadow of terror: Is sovereign right of nations to trade freely. To know more about the issue we reached out The sanctions are illegal also because they have U.S. hostile military the world failing itself? In continuation of the U.S. hostile policies to Dr. Osman Faruk Logoglu, a senior member been imposed unilaterally without a mandate activities in Iraq against the Iranian nation, the White House of Turkey’s Republican People’s Party (CHP). from the UN Security Council or by any other he Daesh leader appeared in a video recently announced that it has decided not Following is the full text of our interview with him: authorized body. The U.S. is certainly entitled t seems that U.S. hostile military op- on Monday which the group said to reissue waivers on Iranian oil after they Are the U.S. moves to slap unilateral sanc- not to import Iranian oil or goods itself but erations and futile activities in Iraq is had been shot in April, Abu Bakr expire in May. The statement went on to say tions against Iran and not extending waivers for has no right to prevent others from engaging not going to end anytime soon. U.S. T that the United States, Saudi Arabia, and the Iran’s oil importers in compliance with interna- in what is legal and proper. 6 I al-Baghdadi’s first appearance in five years. troops recently launched a new aggressive The heftier-than-before leader was military operation in Iraq by attacking calmly speaking about their defeat in the headquarters of Iraq’s security forces Baghuz in Syria, and how they had tried Saudi would be different if it faced consequences for its actions: expert in Kirkuk. to retaliate in heavy suicide attacks which U.S. has not made any official response By Payman Yazdani for involvement in terrorist cases. What is your assessment of execution of took place in Sri Lanka recently. Not only yet regarding the attack. What is obvious TEHRAN — Commenting on the reasons behind The fact is that the executed people are not ter- 37 Saudi citizens by the rulers of the country? that, he was vowing to seek revenge for though, is that such an attack undermines violation of human rights by Saudis, Anthony Car- rorists. They were Shias who have been oppressed by A: Saudi Arabia - a nation that readily aids its loss of territory. Iraq’s national authority and violates the talucci says the U.S. doesn’t base its ties with other the Saudi regime for decades. This is not the first time and abets Western interference and even mili- The question is now this: how powerful country’s territorial integrity. U.S. officials, nations on human rights, but rather obedience and that the Saudi regime has committed such terrible tary interventions around the globe - finds itself really is the world community to secure on the other hand, seem to be completely utility which Riyadh has both in abundance. crimes against Shias, and it is clear that it won’t be the once again guilty in reality of what the West and itself against such threats? Are the coun- aware that there is no way they can jus- The Saudi Interior Ministry recently issued last. Accordingly, we reached out to Bangkok- based Riyadh have accused nations like Syria and Iran tries failing themselves security-wise? tify their action to political and military a statement on the execution of 37 people in geopolitical researcher Anthony Cartalucci. of in fiction. The executions were done without The first U.S. reaction came from the officials of Iraq. the Saudi Arabia. It has been claimed that the Following is the full text of our interview fair or transparent trials and were motivated by Pentagon. “We are aware of a video post- U.S. hostile activities have stirred up executed individuals were sentenced to death with him: politics, not justice. 7 ed today reportedly showing Abu Bakr a variety of reactions in Iraq. al-Baghdadi,” said Pentagon spokesman ‘U.S. move an overt act of Navy Commander Sean Robertson. “We aggression against Iraq’ are continuing to support partner forces ‘Saudi Arabia among top violators of religious freedom’ Fazil Fatlawi, a member of Iraqi Par- in their mission of an enduring defeat liament, condemned U.S. aggressive of ISIS,” he said, according to Reuters. A U.S. government commission has called Saudi states which merit designation as a “country of “Shia Muslims in Saudi Arabia continue to face attack in Kirkuk, saying “by doing this Elsewhere, a spokesman for the U.S.-led Arabia — a close ally of Washington — one of particular concern” or CPC. discrimination in education, employment, and operation, U.S. has committed an overt coalition fighting Daesh told CNN, “We the world’s “worst violators” of religious free- According to Press TV, the U.S. State De- the judiciary, and lack access to senior positions act of aggression against Iraq,” adding that are continuing to support partner forces dom, citing the Riyadh regime’s discrimination partment first designated Saudi Arabia a CPC in the government and military,” the survey said. “Abdul-Mahdi, the Iraqi prime minister in their mission of an enduring defeat against Shia minorities, non-Muslims, women in 2004, but it has granted an indefinite waiver It also noted that during a USCIRF visit to should respond strongly and forcefully”. of Daesh, which includes the capability and prisoners of conscience. to Riyadh since 2006. Saudi Arabia’s mainly Shia-pupulated Eastern Fatlawi added that U.S. air strike against to finance their operations, recruit new In its 2019 report, the U.S. Commission on The U.S.CIRF recommended that the U.S. State Province, certain Shia Muslims had reported Iraqi armed forces was preplanned, so members, and collaborate to conduct International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) list- Department re-designate the kingdom a CPC under harassment and invasions of privacy by the the Parliament should run an emergency violent extremist attacks.” ed Saudi Arabia in its tier one category of the the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA).