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Zarif to Trump: Iranians Larijani: Iran has devised 25-year have outlasted aggressors for millennia plan for ties with China SPORTS TEHRAN — In response to a tweet by Don- deskald Trump who on Monday said “the Iranians Parliament speaker says U.S. animosity towards Iran, China is ‘deep’ and ‘strategic’ never won a war, but never lost a negotiation”, Foreign Minister POLITICAL TEHRAN — Iranian Maj- efforts to preserve the deal. Mohammad Javad Zarif wrote a post on his Twitter page saying desklis Speaker Ali Larijani said “Iran and China are facing the U.S. pressure that “for millennia, Iranians have outlasted every aggressor.” on Tuesday that the U.S. animosity towards and bullying and an objective of this trip is Reminding Trump of his country’s defeats in Iraq and Afghan- Iran and China is “strategic” and “deep”. coordination between the two countries to istan after Vietnam, Zarif said, “The U.S. has spent $7 trillion and “The U.S. animosity towards Iran and counter the U.S. unilateral and hegemonic rivers of blood in our region, in its biggest failure since Vietnam.” China is not tactical, rather it is strategic actions,” he said. The chief diplomat also advised Trump not to listen to the “B-Team’s and deep,” Larijani said during a meeting Song held a separate meeting with Iranian fake history” who want the United States to be always in war. with Song Tao the head of the Internation- Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif “Reject B-Team’s fake history and its thirst for ForeverWar.” al Liaison Department of the Communist on Tuesday. The B-Team includes Trump’s national security advisor Party of China. Zarif and Song exchanged views about U.S. John Bolton, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Larijani proposed that “a strategic thinking unilateral policies and its breach of international Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman and UAE Crown should be followed to counter” this animosity. rules and regulations and also Washington’s Prince Mohammed Bin Zayed. Larijani also said, “Consultations be- efforts to impose its hegemony on others. tween Iran, China and cooperation of certain The two sides also held talks about bi- friendly countries can help counter the U.S. lateral relationship as well as regional and Trump heading for clash animosity and neutralize its consequences. international issues. However, success of this plan is contingent During a meeting with Song on Monday, with Merkel as U.S. makes upon practical steps.” First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri said Elsewhere, he called for expansion of that Iran expects friendly countries, including formal call to form coalition relations. China, to buy more oil from Iran. He said that Leader of the Islamic Revo- “We expect friendly countries to be more against Iran: report lution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei and active in purchasing Iran’s oil,” Jahangiri said. the government are interested in expansion He added that Iran is ready to export gas POLITICAL TEHRAN — U.S. President Donald Trump is of Iran-China ties. Song Tao says, “Iran and China have chosen to China through Pakistan. deskheading for a clash with German Chancellor The top MP said Iran has prepared a 25- The U.S. has introduced a total ban on Angela Merkel after the U.S. made a formal call for Germany year plan for development of ties with China. their path through knowing their situation Iran’s oil export. to join the UK and France to counter what Washington calls “To turn this plan to a joint strategic and have made many achievements.” Jahangiri also said that an Iranian eco- Tehran’s threats, according to express.co.uk. document we should negotiate with the nomic delegation comprising from the central Germany has so far insisted it would not help the UK in its Chinese side,” Larijani stated. two countries,” Larijani added. experiences show that developing countries bank and economy ministry will travel to conflict with Iran after the British-flagged Stenna Imperno was In February, Larijani visited China, where For his part, Song said that China is de- do not need to copy the Western develop- China in future days to iron out a plan for a seized by Iranian marine on July 19. holding talks with President Xi Jinping. termined to expand ties with Iran. ment model and are able to be successful by financial mechanism between the countries Berlin has been left furious with the UK wanting the United “In that visit, Mr. Xi Jinping, the president “Iran and China have chosen their path domestic development model,” Song stated. to facilitate trade ties. The vice president States to be involved in any mission as it was Washington that of China, insisted on drawing up the long- through knowing their situation and have Pointing to the 2015 nuclear deal, known expressed hope that the talks on devising withdrew from the nuclear deal signed in 2015, aimed at limiting term 25-year plan for relations between the made many achievements. Iran and China’s as the JCPOA, he said that China supports the mechanism would be “constructive”. Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for termination of sanctions. But a spokeswoman for the U.S. Embassy in Berlin said: “We have formally asked Germany to help along with France and the UK to secure the Strait of Hormuz and to fight [Iran].” Rouhani says all bodies tasked to fight drug trade POLITICAL TEHRAN — President Hassan Rouhani ering from addiction. Despite high economic and human costs, the Islamic desksaid on Tuesday that all the bodies and He attached great importance to the use of social Republic has been actively fighting drug-trafficking institutions are duty bound to fight drug trafficking. media in order to raise awareness of the people about over the past decades. During a meeting of the drug control headquarters, addiction and fight against drug trafficking. The country has spent more than $700 million on he said that it is a national duty to save the society, Rouhani added that the educational system plays a sealing its borders and preventing the transit of narcotics especially the youths, from drug addiction. very important role in this respect. destined for European, Arab and Central Asian countries. The president cited unemployment as a factor that Elsewhere, he said, “The fact that ambassadors of The war on drug trade originating from Afghanistan contributes to addiction, adding it is necessary to foreign countries are provided with information on has claimed the lives of nearly 4,000 Iranian police “provide the necessary education” for those recov- fighting drugs is very valuable.” officers over the past four decades. Tehran strongly condemns Saudi air raid on Yemen On Monday, British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said he wants to see a European-led approach in terms of support POLITICAL TEHRAN — Iran’s For- crimes committed by aggressors against have been killed in the attacks since then. desk from other nations in the campaign against Iran, but insisted it eign Ministry has strongly Yemen, he said, “America and some Eu- The Western-backed military aggres- would also be important to have support from the U.S. to make condemned the latest Saudi-led airstrikes ropean countries are accessories to these sion, coupled with a naval blockade, has it “viable and effective”. on a market in the northern Yemeni prov- crimes by selling weapons to the aggressors led to a massive humanitarian crisis in the The foreign secretary added this should “not be a geopolitical ince of Sa’ada which left dozens of civilians and should be answerable for their actions.” country. The country’s infrastructure has dispute between the EU and the U.S.” dead or wounded. At least 14 civilians were killed and 25 also been destroyed. But Britain’s stance has left Germany fuming, and warned In a Tuesday statement, Foreign Ministry wounded when Saudi-led warplanes con- On Monday, a senior UN official high- involving the U.S. could trigger an “enormous escalation risk”. spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi expressed ducted an airstrike on a crowded market lighted the plight of war-stricken Yemeni German newspaper Suddeutsche Zeitung has reported Britain disgust at such savage and inhumane acts in Yemen’s northern province of Sa’ada people, urging the international commu- suggested in a news conference Washington want a leading role and offered condolences to the families of on Monday. nity “not to turn its back” on Yemen and in the country’s planned Operation Sentinel. the victims. Yemen’s health ministry also said at to honor its promises to deliver aid to the The military mission was announced by the U.S. earlier “More than four years since the devas- least 10 of the wounded were in critical impoverished state. turn its back on Yemen.” this month in immediate response to attacks on tankers in tating war on Yemen began, the aggressors condition, warning that the death toll was “Four years of conflict according to the “It is the worst humanitarian crisis in the Gulf of Oman, for which Washington has blamed Iran’s have had no achievement but the destruction likely to rise. UNDP latest report have set back Yemen the world and in some respects it is getting Revolutionary Guards. of Yemen, and they want to make up for Saudi Arabia and a number of its region- by 20 years,” UN Development Program worse because hostilities and fighting still Nils Schmid, who serves on the Committee of Foreign Affairs their defeats both in the political arena and al allies launched a devastating campaign administrator Achim Steiner told AFP after continue and the situation for 20 million where he is the Social Democratic Party (SPD) parliamentary on the ground by killing women, children against Yemen in March 2015, with the goal a visit to the country. or over two thirds of Yemeni citizens re- group’s spokesperson, told radio station Bayerischer Rundfunk: and civilians,” Mousavi regretted. of bringing the country’s former regime back He also raised concerns about the hu- quire humanitarian support,” he said. “Ten “As Europeans, we have attached great importance to setting Criticizing the international community to power and crushing the popular Houthi manitarian situation caused by the Saudi million people currently face the acute risk ourselves apart from the military confrontational logic of the for remaining tight-lipped in the face of war Ansarullah movement. Over 15,000 Yemenis offensive, saying, “The world should not of famine.” Americans in the region and to focusing on diplomacy. “That’s why any European mission only makes sense if it keeps that distance to the very robust U.S. action.” He warned the British government wants to “go the American Trump has ethical responsibility to calm tension with Iran: American expert way, which is full of dangers,” adding the more military present POLITICAL TEHRAN — Lawrence J. Korb, a senior the limitations on the Iranian nuclear program. Second, acted to prevent its major European allies who were signa- in the Persian Gulf, the greater the risk of errors being made. deskfellow at Center for American Progress, the administration complained, the deal did not address tories to the treaty from continuing to trade with Iran by Schmid said: “A shot can then trigger a big conflict. And then says since Donald Trump is responsible for creating tension or alter Iranian behavior in other domains, including our control of the global banking system. you are at the side of the U.S. in a war against Iran, and nobody with Iran by quitting the 2015 nuclear deal his administration its ballistic missile program and support for subversive The Trump administration further compounded the wants that.” is required to take the lead by restarting negotiations with groups in the region. problem by launching a large military buildup in the re- Rolf Mutzenich, acting parliamentary leader of the SPD, told Tehran in order to prevent a war in the Persian Gulf region. As Secretary of State Pompeo said, the JCPOA “did not gion, deploying a carrier battle group, an amphibious battle Suddeutsche Zeitung involving the U.S. in any military mission In a commentary posted on the Bulletin of American fundamentally alter Iranian foreign policy in ways that suit group, bombers and hundreds of personnel to the region. could create an “enormous escalation risk”. Atomic Scientists on July 29, J. Korb says the United States the interests of America and its Middle East allies.” The president has offered to negotiate without pre-con- He warned: “After the takeover by Boris Johnson, it remains “has a great deal to lose by becoming embroiled in another If the United States had applied these criteria to its arms ditions and the Iranians have indicated a willingness to to be seen whether the announced initiatives by the old govern- Middle East conflict.” control agreements with the Soviet Union and Russia, there put items like their ballistic missile program on the table. ment are still resilient. Following is the text of the article: would never have been any agreements between the two But because it has done so much to create the impasse, the “Britain is now returning to a robust American-flagged mil- In trying to defuse the increasingly dangerous situation in nuclear super powers. For example, New START, which Trump administration should lead the process toward actual itary mission.” the Persian Gulf region, which could lead to an inadvertent places limits on the deployed arsenals and delivery sys- negotiations, relaxing some of the sanctions now in place, Mutzenich insisted Germany will “do everything for a dip- or accidental conflict between the United States and Iran, tems of Russian and the United States, expires in 2021 and reinstating the waivers that allowed European allies to buy lomatic solution” as part of its current membership in the UN it is incumbent upon the United States to take the lead. can be extended only for another five years, something the Iranian oil, and withdrawing some of its military forces. Security Council. Not only is it the leading global power; it is primarily Russians have offered to do but has not yet been accepted This American action would allow Iran to come to the But in a further warning, he said: “I advise those who are responsible for creating this dangerous situation by with- by the Trump administration. That’s to say, New START table without losing face and would also prevent a war that now hastily committed to taking certain steps not to disturb the drawing from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (aka has sunset provisions, just like the JCPOA. even the head of the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency says, de-escalation talks.” the JCPOA and the Iran nuclear deal) in 2018. Similarly, U.S. arms agreements with the former Soviet “no one is looking for.” The Greens in Germany also warned of the increasing dangers Moreover, given the other threats that the United States Union, like the ABM treaty or the first Strategic Arms Lim- In addition, it would allow the United States to repair of involving the U.S. in a military mission could trigger. Alliance faces from its strategic competitors, Russia and China, it itation Treaty (SALT I), did not require the Soviet Union to relations with its European allies and allow the U.S. military 90/The Greens, often simply Greens, is a green political party has a great deal to lose by becoming embroiled in another alter its foreign policy to suit the interest of the U.S. and its to focus on more important threats. in Germany that was formed in 1993 from the merger of the Middle East conflict—particularly this conflict, which would allies—that is, to give up control of their eastern European Finally, in a new round of negotiations with Iran, the German Green Party and Alliance 90. make the war with Iraq really look like a cakewalk. satellite countries or stop supporting communist regimes United States must realize—as it did with the Soviets and The party’s leader Annalena Baerbock told the radio station The U.S. decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear in North Vietnam or North Korea. the Russians—that nuclear weapons are a critical threat, Berlin-Brandenburg the Europeans would have to make use of deal in May 2018 was based on two complaints. First, Not only did the United States withdraw from the JCPOA and that controlling them is an end in itself, and one that all diplomatic tools available to them. the Trump administration criticized parts of the JCPOA and reimpose U.S. sanctions, but as of May of this year, is more important, in the final analysis, than other areas She said: “That means, first and foremost, the promises you that put expiration dates or sunset provisions on some of against the advice of the State Department, the United States of national security. have made to Iran - that you will continue to trade with Iran after the sanctions have been imposed by Washington - you have to adhere to it now so it does not escalate.” Jurgen Trittin, a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of Iranians advised to avoid traveling to certain regions in Russia the Bundestag, insisted an international mandate, for example POLITICAL TEHRAN — The Irani- The embassy’s statement warned Iranian The statement also deplored the “unac- Moscow, Iranian tourists, in groups of 5 to from the United Nations, would be needed for a German military deskan embassy in Moscow citizens to avoid traveling to the northern ceptable” treatment of a number of Iranian 50 people, can travel to Russia without an mission in the Strait of Hormuz. has advised Iranian citizens not to travel and southern regions of Russia, where they citizens at the airport, saying the embassy entry visa for up to 15-day stays. But the Union Group Vice Chairman Thorsten Frei has not to Russia’s northern and southern regions. may come under suspicion of planning to has held several meetings with Russian For- In November 2015, Iran and Russia completely ruled out another special session of Parliament during The embassy issued a statement after a cross Russian borders illegally. eign Ministry officials and sent a couple of clinched the agreement on simplifying the current summer break for possible German participation in number of Iranian nationals encountered The embassy has also said carrying an letters of protest to voice objection to the visa requirements, during Russian Presi- a European mission in the Persian Gulf. problems upon arrival in some Russian air- entry visa alone is not enough for foreign treatment of Iranian travelers. dent Vladimir Putin’s visit to Tehran. The He told the Rheinische Post and the General-Anzeiger: “The ports. A report on Porsesh website said on nationals visiting Russia, adding that the The Islamic Republic’s embassy in Russia accord took effect in February 2016. Federal Parliament always decides on foreign deployments of Thursday some Iranian visitors had faced Moscow government reserves the right to has always emphasized that Iranian nationals In recent years, there has been a sharp the Bundeswehr. confiscation of passports and unusual ques- refuse travelers entry for insufficient doc- must be treated with respect and their rights rise in the number of Iranian tourists trav- “In case of emergency this happens during a special session tioning by police as they arrived in an airport uments or on suspicion of trying to use the must be protected, the statement added. eling to Russia, particularly to Moscow and during the parliamentary summer break.” near Moscow. Russian soil for migration. Under an agreement between Tehran and Saint Petersburg. TECHNOLOGY

I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y JULY 31, 2019 IRAN IN FOCUS 3 Impossible to exchange seized tankers, Majlis Energy Committee members says Iranian ambassador to Britain visit Fordow nuclear site POLITICAL TEHRAN – Iranian ed States’ “economic terrorism” against Iran. desk Ambassador to London On July 19, Iranian forces seized a British POLITICAL TEHRAN – Chairman and members of the Hamid Baeidinejad has said it is impossible tanker near the Strait of Hormuz, after it deskMajlis Energy Committee visited the Fordow to exchange the Iranian-seized British ship tried to flee the scene of a major collision nuclear enrichment site on Tuesday, IRNA reported. with a British-seized supertanker which was with an Iranian fishing boat. Fereidoun Hassanvand, the committee chairman, was ac- carrying Iranian oil. The Islamic Revolution Guards Crops companied by ten members on the committee. “Impossible to advance a quid pro quo (IRGC) on Monday released audio and or barter exchange of detained UK and Ira- video footages warning the British Royal nian ships as some British media suggest,” Navy warship to stay out of the way as IRGC Baeidinejad tweeted on Monday. boats move to seize the British tanker in the “UK has illegally detained the ship carrying Persian Gulf. Iranian oil while the British ship is detained Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi for violating some key safety/security regu- said on Sunday that the British move was a lations in Hormoz Strait,” he added. violation of the 2015 nuclear deal, known Tension emerged between Tehran and as the JCPOA. London after British troops seized a super- Speaking prior to a meeting of the joint tanker carrying Iranian oil in international commission of the JCPOA in Vienna, Araqchi waters off Gibraltar on July 4, claiming that said that the signatories to the nuclear deal it was transporting oil to Syria in violation should not prevent Iran’s oil export. of the EU sanctions. Despite the hostile act of London, Brit- Iran has dismissed claims the tanker was ish Ambassador to Tehran Robert Macaire carrying oil for Syria and said technically it said on Monday that easing tension in the is impossible for the supertanker to anchor Persian Gulf region is a priority of the Brit- A number of managers from the Atomic Energy Organization in Syria’s ports. ish embassy. of Iran (AEOI) were also visiting the site. Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif “Easing tension will remain the first pri- The MPs were briefed about the latest activities surrounding has called on Britain not to be part of the Unit- ority of the embassy and Britain,” he tweeted. the nuclear industry. In addition to visiting the Shahid Alimohammadi enrichment unit, the committee members toured different parts of the nuclear Austria committed to nuclear deal, diplomat says site including the stable isotopes section. POLITICAL TEHRAN – The Austrian Ambassador to 60-day deadline to devise a concrete mechanism to protect the deskTehran, Stefan Scholz, said on Tuesday that country from the U.S. sanctions.The remaining JCPOA parties Vienna is committed to the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the held an emergency meeting in Vienna on Sunday to discuss Tehran open to talks Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. Iran’s moves in reducing its nuclear commitments and explore if U.S. pays sanctions During a meeting with the governor of Gorgan, Scholz said, ways to save the nuclear deal. “All the people of Iran have the right to enjoy economic benefits Abbas Araghchi, the deputy foreign minister and a top nu- damages: Mirsalim of the JCPOA.” clear negotiator who represented Iran in the meeting, called Britain, France, Germany, Russia, China, and Iran have the talks “constructive”. However, he warned Iran would con- TEHRAN – Former presidential candidate Mostafa Mirsalim been trying to salvage the pact since the U.S. withdrew from tinue to reduce its nuclear commitments if Europeans failed POLITICAL says Iran is open to talks with the U.S. only it in May 2018 and returned sanctions and imposed new ones. to salvage the pact. deskif the U.S. compensates for the damage it However, Europeans’ efforts to protect trade with Iran “The atmosphere was constructive. Discussions were good. inflicted on Iran through sanctions. against the U.S. sanctions have yielded nothing concrete so far. I cannot say that we resolved everything, I can say there are lots Speaking with the Mehr news agency on Tuesday, Mirsalim On May 8, exactly one year after the U.S. withdrew from the of commitments,” the senior nuclear negotiator told Reuters. criticized Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif for saying multi-nation nuclear agreement and reimposed sanctions on Helga Schmid, secretary general of the European External Ac- Iran would enter negotiations if the U.S. lifts sanctions. Iran, Tehran said its “strategic patience” is over and announced tion Service (EEAS), also issued a statement on Sunday saying Tehran says the mechanism is far short of Iran’s expectation. “Lifting the sanctions is not enough and the U.S. also must a partial withdrawal from some aspects of the pact, saying that that “participants reaffirmed their continued commitment to Iran insists the mechanism should include Iran’s oil purchases. compensate for the damage it has inflicted on Iran, if there is the country would no longer adhere to some of the limits on preserving the JCPOA.” Majid Takht Ravanchi, Iran’s permanent representative going to be negotiation between Iran and the U.S.,” he suggested. its nuclear activities. It also threatened to step up uranium en- She also said, “They recalled that both nuclear commitments to the United Nations, has likened INSTEX to a “beautiful car After the U.S. withdrawal from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal richment if an agreement is not made within 60 days to protect and sanctions-lifting are essential parts of the agreement.” without gasoline”. in May 2018, the Trump administration has imposed several it from the sanctions’ effects. In follow-up to that deadline, on The European Union announced on June 28 that its special “The current situation of INSTEX does not suffice. This rounds of sanctions against Iran, which include a total ban July 7 Iran announced that it has started enriching uranium purpose vehicle for trade with Iran, known as INSTEX, has mechanism without money is like a beautiful car without gas- on Iran’s oil exports. to a higher purity than the 3.67% as the Europeans missed the gone into effect. oline,” he told reporters on June 29.

Ex-Tehran mayor Iran mustn’t leave JCPOA on any account, says top MP gets death sentence POLITICAL TEHRAN – Spokesman what it called the “toughest sanctions ever” the Europeans missed the 60-day deadline to deskof the Majlis National Se- against Iran, despite the international com- devise a concrete mechanism to protect the for killing wife curity and Foreign Policy Committee says munity’s strong objection. country from the U.S. sanctions.Elsewhere 1 Najafi, a senior member of the Servants of Construction Tehran must certainly not leave the nuclear Naqavi Hosseini argued that since Iran has in his remarks, Naqavi Hosseini ruled out Party, was elected mayor of Tehran in August 2017, but resigned agreement, also referred to as the Joint Com- paid the price for the JCPOA by fulfilling all the idea of talks with the U.S. as a “red line” in April 2018 for what he called poor health conditions. prehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which of its commitments, it must not exit the deal. of the Islamic Republic. He had also served as deputy president under Mohammad was struck between Tehran and six world “We shouldn’t have entered the agreement “We do not regard Americans [worthy] to Khatami and Hassan Rouhani, and as education minister under powers in 2015 but was abandoned by the in the first place, but now that we did and negotiate with,” he said, adding that the U.S. Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani. U.S. in 2018. paid the price for it, exiting it would impose administration of Donald Trump is wasting During his Tuesday press conference, Esmaeili also announced “As a person who has opposed Barjam costs on the country,” he stated. its time by sending mediators, giving phone (JCPOA) from the very beginning and “We reduce our commitments and this numbers and waiting for Iran to call “because believed that Barjam would not come to is a proper response because Europeans are we will not negotiate on any account.” fruition, I state clearly that the Islamic waiting for our withdrawal,” the MP added. Trump has occasionally offered to hold Republic must not leave Barjam on any On May 8, exactly one year after the U.S. dialogue with Iran, while at the same time account,” Hossein Naqavi Hosseini said withdrawal, Tehran said its “strategic patience” adding to the list of sanctions on the Islamic on Monday, ISNA reported. is over and announced a partial withdrawal Republic. On May 8, 2018, U.S. President Donald from some aspects of the nuclear pact. Last month, Leader of the Islamic Revo- Trump withdrew the United States from the The announcement, which was declared lution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei categorically JCPOA, which Iran struck with six countries by the Supreme National Security Council, rejected the notion of talks, saying Iran will including the U.S., the UK, France, Russia, stated that the country would no longer adhere not at all “repeat the bitter experience” it China and Germany. Under the JCPOA, Iran to some of the limits on its nuclear activities gained from the negotiations that led to the had agreed to limit parts of its peaceful nuclear as long as sanctions are in place. nuclear deal and later ditched by Trump. program in exchange for the removal of all It also threatened to step up uranium en- In follow-up to that deadline, on July 7 No wise man would enter talks with a economic and financial sanctions. richment if an agreement is not made within Iran announced that it has started enriching country that has reneged on all agreements, After the withdrawal, the U.S. imposed 60 days to protect it from the sanctions’ effects. uranium to a higher purity than the 3.67% as the Leader asserted. that Mohammad Hadi Razavi has been sentenced to 20 years in prison and 74 lashes for disrupting the country’s economy. Razavi is the son-in-law of Labor Minister Mohammad Sha- Three steps toward resolving Iran’s nuclear crisis riatmadari. By Seyed Hossein Mousavian should be temporarily lifted, so that a constructive debate He had been charged with embezzlement and “disruption of and dialogue can start between Washington and Tehran. the economy” after receiving 2.11 trillion rials (around $51m) in The underlying assumptions on the part of Trump admin- Gestures of goodwill, such as exchanging prisoners, by both loans from banks, which he has failed to pay back. istration to withdraw from the Joint Comprehensive Plan states can be helpful to facilitate the process of reducing of Action (JCPOA) were the following: 1) by implementing tensions.Second: The world powers (minus the United the “maximum pressure” policy, Iran’s oil exports would States) believe that the world’s most comprehensive nuclear reach zero; its financial transactions would be fundamen- agreement, namely the JCPOA, should be revived. By all Some countries show tally hindered and Iran’s economy would collapse; 2) an- official accounts, the JCPOA was working swell in achiev- green light to Iran’s ‘non- ti-government protests would erupt to the effect that would ing one crucial objective: to prevent Iran from obtaining pervade all over the country; 3) Iran would lose its regional a nuclear weapon. President Trump has repeatedly said aggression pact’: envoy standing and influence; and 4) all these ramifications would that he is looking to achieve the same objective, that is “for ultimately lead to regime change or would bring Iranians Iran to remain a non-nuclear state.” The JCPOA is the most TEHRAN (MNA) – Iran’s Ambassador to Kuwait, Mohammad to the negotiation table from a weak position. robust and comprehensive international mechanism that Irani, said on Tuesday that some countries have accepted to join Since President Trump was elected, I have repeatedly can prevent Iran–or any other country for that matter—to Iran’s proposed non-aggression pact.The Iranian ambassador said that emphasized that the outcome envisioned for the “maximum broader crisis in the region that has been exacerbated by acquire a nuclear weapon. Therefore, if the United States is Tehran welcomes any cooperation with Muslim countries and reinforcing pressure campaign” is merely a fantasy and wishful thinking, Trump’s withdrawal from the Iran deal. serious about nonproliferation, it should work with Iran, the relations with Iraq, which would be in favor of all the regional countries. and that Trump’s withdrawal from the deal would necessar- The political events and developments in the Middle regional and the world powers to regionalize the principles About Iran’s relations with Saudi Arabia, He said “we do believe in ily have negative consequences whose deleterious impacts East and elsewhere have so far been unfavorable to Trump’s of the JCPOA, which would ensure zero nuclear bombs in having negotiations and try our best to resolve issues through talks and a that would go far beyond the two states’ bilateral relations. policies and preference; more important, they have been Iran and the region. A de-nuclearized Middle East is the mediator.”“If the Saudis are ready, we are also inclined to conduct nego- It been more than two and half years since Trump’s elec- unfavorable to global peace and security. But I believe that only sustainable solution, and the JCPOA has created the tiations,” he said. tion, but none of the objectives of the ill-advised “maximum there is still a chance to change the discourse. This would new foundation to achieve this goal. Hailing the efforts of Emir of Kuwait for keeping the region peaceful, pressure” policy has been achieved. Iran’s economy did not require the Trump administration to take a few concrete Third, and as indicated in the Article 5 of UN Security Irani named the conditions proper for expansion of Iran-Kuwait ties.Irani, collapse, and the country’s influence did not subside. Iran’s steps that can be game-changing moves toward ensuring Council Resolution 598, to contain the escalating tensions elsewhere, noted that there are a large number of countries which do not military capability and technology allowed it to shoot down peace and security in the region. in the Persian Gulf and to secure a steady supply of energy to agree with the U.S.-led sanctions against Iran including Russia, China, and the most sophisticated drone that the U.S. had ever built. First, upon the invitation of the United Nations secretary the world market while preventing any military confronta- the EU besides regional countries such as Turkey, Iraq and central Asian The United Kingdom illegally sized an Iran oil tanker, for general, the United States should agree to attend an urgent tion, Iran, the Arab countries around the Persian Gulf, and countries.Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on May which Iran has reciprocated by seizing a British tanker in meeting with foreign ministers of Iran and the other signatories the five permanent members of the Security Council will 26 that he had proposed the “regional non-aggression pact” with Persian the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s ally in the region, the Houthis, of the JCPOA (the UK, France, Germany, China and Russia) need to have direct contact. A sustainable peace and security Gulf Arab countries during his three-day trip to Iraq.Zarif said Iran sought forced the Emiratis to pull back from their involvement in that aims to reach an agreement on reducing tensions and arrangement in the region will necessarily require the stake- the best of relations with the Persian Gulf littoral countries and would the Yemeni war. The Houthis were also able to attack Sau- containing the current developments that could lead to a holders to hold direct talks. In this respect, direct contact welcome any proposals for dialogue and de-escalation toward that end. di oil pipelines with drones. These are indicators of Iran’s military confrontation. In this meeting, the illegal economic between Iran and Saudi Arabia is all the more necessary. The regional non-aggression pact is expected to pave the way for neigh- power and influence in the region, but they also speak to a sanctions that were re-imposed by Trump administration (Source: thebulletin.org) boring countries to build trust and have constructive interaction. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 4 ECONOMY JULY 31, 2019 ’Iran’s economy strong STOCK MARKET TEDPIX 252898.1 IFX 3325.82 enough to withstand U.S. sanctions’ Sources: tse.ir, Ifb.ir ECONOMY TEHRAN – A member the integrated forex market has been an deskof Majlis Economic Com- important positive sign for the country’s mittee said on Tuesday that the country’s economy. economy has the capacity to pass through Pour-Ebrahimi went on mentioning CURRENCIES the unjust U.S. sanctions, IRIB reported. Iran’s decision in taking new steps in re- USD 42,000 rials Mentioning the recent improvements ducing the country’s obligations to the Joint EUR 46,798 rials in the value of Iranian rial against the Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) U.S. dollar due to the Central Bank of Iran and said a new atmosphere has emerged GBP 51,148 rials (CBI) policies for shielding the currency in the country in the face of sanctions, in against the U.S. sanctions, Mohammadreza particular, the Supreme National Security AED 11,437 rials Pour-Ebrahimi noted that this upward trend Council decision in reducing the country’s Source: cbi.ir will continue through the rest of the year. adherence to JCPOA in order to address He further mentioned the government’s economic demands, has made it clear for policies for encouraging domestic produc- Europeans that they need to take action. tion, saying that “Fortunately, replacing “I believe Iran now has the upper hand imports with domestic production and in the economic negotiations with the Eu- COMMODITIES consequently eliminating unnecessary rope and the chances of positive econom- Brent $64.13/b commodities from the market has led to ic circumstances in the future are getting WTI $57.28/b a balance in the currency market.” higher,” he said. He also underlined the significance of “Lack of compliance to the U.S. sanctions OPEC Basket $63.79/b the CBI’s new policies in organizing the by countries such as Russia, China and forex market and noted that the central Turkey, has led to a breakthrough from Gold $1,429.00/oz bank’s decisions in moving towards sta- the sanctions and a sign of their failure,” Silver $16.50/oz bilization of this market and formation of he added. Platinium $884.20/oz Sources: oilprice.com, Moneymetals.com Channeling liquidity into stock market to pick up production 1 Current Iranian calendar year (began on March working capital; and it is the time that stock market can 21) has been named as the year of “Pickup in Production” make a bridge to lead the liquidity toward production. Bartering agreements by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei and But the important point to be considered is that “Flourishing Production” is a plan seriously followed to materialize this objective the stock market and its with neighbors discussed up by the government and private sector in this year. performance should be clearly and vastly introduced not only to the people but also to the researchers and ECONOMY TEHRAN– During the 31st session of the “Flourishing Production” defines a heavy duty for all decision makers. deskEconomic Promotion and Information Dis- state-run and private bodies of the country, and stock Flourishing production and promoting employment semination Headquarters held on Monday, different economic market can play a key role to fulfill this duty given its requires the stock market to absorb the liquidity to issues of the country were discussed, among them signing of significant performance which includes capital fund- provide capital for production units and such thing is bartering agreements with the neighboring countries was an ing in a rapid, transparent and low-cost way for the achievable when the people’s knowledge of this market important subject, IRNA reported. enterprises, production units and industries. is elevated and they learn well about shareholding and The meeting was chaired by Interior Minister Abdol- As the inflation rate has been in a rising trend in investment making in different stock markets. reza Rahmani Fazli and attended by Iran Chamber of Com- the current year, production units will require more merce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) Head Gholam-Hossein Shafeie. Iran, Australia stress expansion of banking ties ECONOMY TEHRAN – Deputy great potentials and capacities for Australia have the necessary economic establish such ties in order to increase deskGovernor of Central economic cooperation between Iran capacities and banking and business the volume of trade.” Bank of Iran (CBI) Akbar Komijani held and Australia and called for removing infrastructure and thus we can hope to At the end of the meeting, the two sides talks with the Australian Ambassador to barriers in the way of trade between expand cooperation in various fields.” agreed to schedule meetings between the Tehran Ian Biggs on Tuesday to discuss the two countries. Biggs for his part expressed dissatis- heads of central banks, as well as the expansion of banking and economic re- Komijani pointed to the financial and faction with the two countries’ current ministers of economy, industry and ag- lations. banking relations as the first step in the level of trade, saying “We still do not riculture to identify ways for developing According to the CBI portal, in the development of economic relations be- have desirable banking relations between economic relations within the framework meeting the two sides underlined the tween the two sides and said, “Iran and the two countries and it is necessary to of international laws and regulations. Trans-shipment from Iran’s ports rises 19% in 4 months yr/yr The other subjects discussed in the meeting were the recent ECONOMY TEHRAN – Trans-shipment of goods The official went on saying that according to the statistics, rising price of commodities, online taxis, rising airplane deskfrom ports of Iran rose 19 percent during Iranian ports have loaded and unloaded 19,545,640 tons ticket prices, and clearance of goods from the customs. the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year of goods in the same period which posts a 3.3 percent rise Boosting non-oil exports to the neighbors in the frame- (March 21-July 22), compared to the same time span of the in non-oil exports in a year-on-year comparison.He added work of bartering which needs no banking transactions has past year, Head of Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization that the ports have also witnessed a 3.4 percent growth come under the spotlight as a strategy to combat the U.S. (PMO) Mohammad Rastad announced. in shipping oil and non-oil cargos with a total volume of sanctions on the country’s economy. The official said that the growth has been achieved in 52,617,754 tons. the face of the United States’ unilateral sanctions against Iranian officials started planning for policies to counter Tehran which entail restrictions on the country’s maritime the U.S. possible sanctions a year before Donald Trump en- activities, Fars news agency reported. tered into office in early 2017. The policies are now proving Tehran hosts conference Asserting that Iran has defied the U.S. unilateral sanctions effective as economic indexes are indicating inefficacy of the on boosting production via and maritime restriction, Rastad said that Iranian ports U.S. pressures.Last Sunday, Iranian Industry Minister Reza have registered 1,255,670 tons of goods for trans-shipment Rahmani said that despite U.S. efforts to cripple Tehran’s reviving small mines during the mentioned four-month period which shows a economy, year-on-year comparison shows that the country’s 19.6 percent growth in comparison with the corresponding domestic production has increased in the first quarter of ECONOMY TEHRAN– A national conference on period in 2018. the Iranian calendar year (March 21-June 21). deskboosting production through reviving and developing small mines was held at Eram Hotel in Tehran on Tuesday, IRIB reported. The conference was attended by Deputy Industry, As trade war bites, China’s factories set for third month of shrinking activity Mining and Trade Minister Jafar Sarqini, Head of Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Factory activity in China is expected to have for China’s manufacturers, and a sharp U.S. Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) Khodadad Ghar- contracted for the third month in a row in July, tariff hike announced in May threatens to crush ibpour, a number of directors and experts in mining a Reuters poll showed, underlining the inten- already-thin profit margins. sector, entrepreneurs active in projects related to the sifying strains on the world’s second-biggest Some manufactures have cut this year’s small mines, and some economists who offered their economy from a protracted trade war with sales target as clients delay purchase orders suggested strategies for reviving the small mines in the United States. in a wait-and-see approach, while others have the country. As stated by reuters.com, the official Pur- already relocated their production capacity to Attracting the government’s aids for operating small chasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for July is neighboring countries to avoid the tariff hit. mines, and recognizing investors and investees for re- set to have edged up to 49.6 from June’s Profits earned by China’s industrial firms viving these mines in line with materializing “Resistance reading of 49.4, according to the median contracted in June after briefly gaining the Economy” were some objectives of the event. forecasts of 34 economists. That still left previous month. Earnings at these big firms Establishment of high-capacity industrial units re- it below the 50-point mark that separates have been softening since the second half cently in Iran indicates the need for the supply of more expansion from contraction on a monthly of 2018 due to the broadening economic minerals as feedstock for these units. basis.Another month of weak manufacturing pressures, with many putting off business This reason besides some other ones such as sanctions activity is likely to fuel expectations for Beijing decisions and scaling back manufacturing on the country’s economic sector have encouraged min- to add to a flurry of support measures put investment. ing sector to revive the small mines which constitute 98 in place over the past year, especially as the The official PMI and its sister survey on the percent of mines in the country. Sino-U.S. trade war drags on and becomes services sector will be released on Wednesday, the fiscal stimulus and monetary easing to weather and policy issues for the rest of 2019. Previously, due to lack of liquidity and infrastructure, costlier. second day of U.S. and Chinese trade negotiators’ the economic slowdown, including hundreds China still sees more aggressive action exploration projects were not seen economically viable for A “cooling property market, suppressed by meeting in Shanghai for their first in-person talks of billions of dollars in infrastructure spending like interest rate cuts as a last resort should these mines, but now they have come under the spotlight. official policy, and a slowing global economy since a G20 truce last month. and tax cuts for companies. the dispute get uglier, Reuters reported last And in this regard, mining sector has put a plan for reviving have further knocked China’s manufacturing Expectations for progress during the two- But the economy has been slow to respond, week citing government advisers involved in and renovating small mines on the agenda of its activity. sector last month,” said Nie Wen, economist day Shanghai meeting are low, so officials and and business confidence remains shaky, weigh- internal policy discussions. Head of IMIDRO has mentioned this plan as one of the at Hwabao Trust. businesses are hoping Washington and Beijing ing on investment. “We expect more policy support to be de- most significant plans of “Resistance Economy”, saying that China observers have said that Beijing’s can at least detail commitments for “good- Market watchers believe the People’s Bank ployed in the second half of the year, but the his organization is strongly determined to carry out it. recent growth-boosting measures will take will” gestures and clear the path for future of China (PBOC) is more likely to follow any strength won’t be bigger than last year as the The official said reviving small mines stands among the time to filter through to the broader economy, negotiations. U.S. Federal Reserve rate cut that is widely government wants to have room to maneuver top priorities of IMIDRO in the current Iranian calendar year and many analysts are of the view that fur- In a row that has dragged on for more than expected this week by trimming its key short- for any future shocks,” said Nie. He expects (ends on March 20, 2019). ther stimulus is needed to prevent a deeper a year, the world’s two largest economies have term money market rates, instead of cutting authorities will announce more measures in While the government is seriously following up the plan downturn and to help stabilize growth. slapped billions of dollars of tariffs on each its benchmark policy rate for the first time the Politburo meeting to boost consumption for reviving small mines, private sector’s contribution is also Asia’s powerhouse economy other’s imports, disrupting global supply chains in four years. and development of high-tech industries. highly needed in this field. Growth in Asia’s powerhouse economy and shaking financial markets. China’s Central Bank Governor Yi Gang A private business survey - the Caixin/ Also, it should not be ignored that reviving those mines slowed to a 27-year low in the second quarter, “We think the current U.S.-China trade said the country’s current interest rate level Markit Manufacturing Purchasing Man- requires specific machinery and technology.And as the showing just why policymakers from India truce will prove fleeting, with Trump likely is appropriate, adding that whether the PBOC agers’ Index (PMI) - which focuses more owners of the mines do no afford buying those expensive to Australia to Europe and the United States to expand tariffs to nearly all imports from follows the Fed in cutting interest rates will on small and medium-sized Chinese firms machinery, different methods and approaches should be are worrying about the China-effect on global China by early next year,” Capital Economics depend on China’s own economic conditions. - is also expected to show factory activity adopted in a way that exploiting the small mines will be output. wrote in a note. The Politburo, a top decision-making body stuck in contraction last month, with the economically viable. Sluggish demand at home and abroad has The fiscal stimulus of the ruling Communist Party, is expected reading ticking up slightly to 49.6 from led to a months-long spell of depressed activity So far, Beijing has relied on a combination of to meet later this month to discuss economic 49.4 in June. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y JULY 31, 2019 ENERGY 5 10,000 tons of gasoline to be Russia squeezes out Saudis in offered at IRENEX for 1st time Asia market share race ENERGY TEHRAN – Nation- stating that the country should increase deskal Iranian Oil Products its refining capacity in order to lessen the Saudi Arabia is struggling in its key economic and geopolitical Distribution Company (NIOPDC) will offer economy’s reliance on crude sales. In this ambition to position itself as the key substitute in Asia in general 10,000 tons of gasoline produced in Iran’s regard, one of the main strategies of the and China in particular for lost Iranian barrels due to re-imposed Persian Gulf Star Refinery (PGSR) at the in- National Iranian Oil Company in recent sanctions by the U.S. ternational ring of Iran Energy Exchange years has been focusing on the country’s As per oilprice.com, although some of the headline figures (IRENEX) on Wednesday, IRIB reported. refineries. appear to offer some scope for Saudi optimism, a look beneath The base price for each ton at this offering Earlier this month, the Oil Minister Bi- the surface shows the situation is far from rosy, with threats from is set at $581. jan Namdar Zanganeh announced that the both U.S. and Russian supplies. Indeed, with the recent scare The minimum amount of sales will be country’s daily gasoline production exceeded over contaminated barrels now apparently behind it, Russia is 1000 metric tons and the purchased product 110 million liters to mark a new record in also ramping up its threat against increased U.S. supplies as well, is going to be delivered at the PGSR storage the country’s gasoline production history. signaling a broader burgeoning relationship with the Asian pow- in southern Iran. The NIOPDC reports indicates that the erhouse of China. As decided at IRENEX, the applicants have country’s daily gasoline production has wit- to initially pay 10 percent of the value of the nessed a 5 million barrels increase in the contract in rials or other foreign currencies past six months. and in case their bidding is accepted they must The increased in the gasoline output has pay the rest to receive the purchased cargo. been mostly due to the inauguration of the The buyer company will also be required offering of gasoline will also be held every Since the U.S.’s withdrew from Iran’s third phase of PGSR. to pay for loading and unloading costs at the week with the same amount. nuclear pact in May 2018, vowing to drive President Rouhani inaugurated the third source of delivery. For the time being, purchasing the offered Iran’s oil exports down to zero, the Islamic phase of the refinery in a ceremony on Feb- According to the Managing Director of gasoline is solely limited to companies (legal Republic has been taking various measures ruary 18 participated by the oil minister. IRENEX Ali Hosseini, Afghanistan is the entities) and it is bound to be done under to counter U.S. actions and to lessen its econ- The refinery in Bandar Abbas, the capital export destination for the 10,000-ton cargo contracts with NIOC and Iranian and foreign omy’s reliance on oil. city of southern province of Hormozgan, is of the first offering. companies are required to provide evidence In the past few years, Iranian think-tanks the first of its kind designed based on gas Hosseini mentioned that like crude oil, and legal documents to prove their legitimacy. and energy experts have been repeatedly condensate feedstock.

Specifically, over the January to May period, Saudi state-owned behemoth, Aramco, seemed to hold its own in China, Asia’s biggest ‘PEDEC projects in Makran, West Karoun running smoothly’ oil consumer. According to the latest figures from China’s General ENERGY TEHRAN – Head of Iran’s Petroleum the West Karoun region, saying that “Uninterrupted production Administration of Customs, the country imported 223.858 million deskEngineering and Development Company of oil in the West Karoun region depends on the continuous barrels of crude oil from Saudi Arabia, up 9.8% from the 203.811 (PEDEC) said despite the slight hiccups caused by the floods and reliable supply of electricity, which is why construction million barrels of a year earlier. in the spring all the oil projects in the West Karoun are running of the West Karoun Power Plant is of particular importance.” It is crucial to note, however, that this positive position was smoothly and the company is also pursuing its oil projects in He further noted that the first phase of Karoun Power Plant due to the addition of two new independent refinery customers – Makran region. is nearly finished and will go operational soon. Zhejiang Petrochemical Co., and Hengli Petrochemical (Dalian). Speaking to Shana on Monday, Touraj Dehqani said although “According to the plan, within the next two months, elec- Hengli, with a total capacity of 400,000 barrels per day (bpd), West Karoun witnessed a slight decline in oil output due to tricity supply for Yadavaran Oilfield and West Karoun Pump signed a term contract with Aramco in late 2018 to buy 130,000 several flash floods in spring this year, more than 300,000 House would be ensured,” he said.Elsewhere in his remarks, bpd from it, whilst Zhejiang Petrochemical, also with a 400,000 barrels of oil is currently being recovered from the joint oilfields the official stated that an electrical submersible pump (ESP) bpd total capacity, agreed to take 116,000 bpd from Aramco on a of the region and plans are underway to increase oil production had been installed in North Yaran Oilfield in line with a project term basis. This latter deal coincided with Aramco offering to take in the region. Dehqani also touched upon the latest progresses to maintain productivity of the joint field. a 9% stake in Zhejiang Petrochemical.Without these two deals, in Goreh-Jask Oil Pipeline in Makran coastal strip, saying that According to PEDEC, the pump is installed at the 2,300-meter The PEDEC head further added that his company had start- Saudi would again have lost its top crude supplier position for “With $2 billion of investment, the pipeline would carry crude depth inside a 7-inch pipe lining.North Yaran development ed cooperating with the University of Tehran for carrying out China to Russia, which supplied 220.201 million barrels and held oil through three provinces of Bushehr, Fars and Hormozgan in project is underway for a 30,000 barrels per day production studies on technological development of Azadegan Oilfield. a 14.6% market share in China for the January to May period. southern Iran.” The project entails laying 1,000 km of pipeline, capacity. The production goal was reached back in 2016 but He also said plans were underway to enhance the produc- Crude oil from Saudi Arabia construction of an export terminal and the required compres- output declined after a while and ESPs were needed to ensure tion capacity of Yadavaran Field within the next few months, A similar – but worse – theme was evident with the other big sors, installing measuring equipment, storage facilities, etc. productivity of the field. The first ESP was installed in the field adding maximum efficient recovery in the field is considered Asian customers of South Korea and Japan. South Korea bought The official went on mentioning the power supply issue in in July 2019. in the production enhancement project. in 126.648 million barrels of crude oil from Saudi Arabia over the January to May period, a 1.2% drop compared to 128.229 million barrels received in the same period a year ago. Japan, meanwhile, imported around 5.5% less crude from Saudi over the period, a Iran achieves self-sufficiency in overhauling gas turbines total of 1.169 million bpd. ENERGY TEHRAN – Managing Iranian experts NIGTC has been able to extend mally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of For Russia, the ongoing OPEC+ production cap deal allows it deskDirector of National Iranian the service life of this equipment by up to 5 per- Action (JCPOA), and in November the sanctions a lot more flexibility that it allows Saudi Arabia. “Russia sort of Gas Transmission Company (NIGTC) said the cent over the time specified by the manufacturer. were reimposed on the country’s energy sector. produces whatever it wants whenever it wants, according to the country has become self-sufficient in overhaul- Earlier this month, Tavakoli announced that Since then, most of the foreign companies and dynamics of the oil price not the dynamics of the OPEC+ deal, as it ing the national network’s gas turbines, IRNA Iranian experts have achieved the know-how for manufacturers of industry equipment which were knows that Saudi has to toe the production cap line as an example reported on Tuesday. producing vibration monitoring and protection collaborating with Iran, cut their ties threatened to the rest of the OPEC producers but Russia merely has to lend “All the recent overhaul operations of the systems for gas transmission lines. by the consequences of having economic ties with its vocal support to the deal to keep Saudis happy, and Russia will company’s gas turbines have been carried out Tavakoli said that the domestically-made Tehran.In this regard, the country has been tak- effect real cuts if and when the oil price action requires it,” Sam using the capacity of domestic contractors,” Saied systems would be 20 times more cost-efficient ing all necessary measures to push through the Barden, chief executive officer of global energy trading firm, SBI Tavakoli said. than foreign samples.The official noted that with situation and withstand the pressures imposed Markets, in Melbourne told OilPrice.com. According to the official overhauling every this control panels being manufactured inside by the sanction. The “Kremlin was also the earliest of all the major oil producers gas turbine by domestic operators saves the the country, the requirements for such systems Therefore, moving toward domestic production – with the exception of the U.S. itself perhaps – to position itself company €350,000. will be completely met and there would be no and constructing all the necessary equipment to make up the supply shortfall that was going to be caused by According to Tavakoli, by implementing need to import them anymore. and maintaining them inside the country has the new U.S. sanctions on Iran, as its ESPO East Siberia-Pacific preventive maintenance (PM) and Condition In May 2018, Donald Trump withdrew the become a top priory for the Iranian government Ocean blend was a very good substitute for the Iran blends in high Monitoring (or, colloquially, CM) programs by U.S. from an international deal with Iran, for- in the past few years. demand in Asia,” he said. The original idea was that this increase to Asia could be achieved simply by boosting crude oil output in East Siberia but this did not occur as early as was needed, so it was necessary to make some adjustments to crude oil intended Oil prices rise as market eyes likely Fed rate cut for Europe, both in terms of quality and quantity. Oil prices rose for a fourth day on Tuesday on “If the Fed is a little more dovish and prices disappointing economic data has increased By the end of 2017, ESPO crude export levels had quadrupled optimism the U.S. Federal Reserve will this in a 75 basis points cut … we might see oil concerns about slower growth. since 2010, to nearly 1.2 million bpd, and are set to increase to week cut interest rates for the first time in pushing up towards $60,” Lu said by phone, U.S. and Chinese negotiators also meet around 1.6 million bpd in 2020, according to Russia’s Energy more than 10 years, supporting fuel demand referring to U.S. crude. this week for their first in-person talks since Ministry. These numbers include long-term deliveries to China growth in the world’s biggest oil user. Still, “demand side concerns are the shadow agreeing to a truce to their trade dispute at via the Skovorodino-Mohe pipeline offshoot from the ESPO trunk According to reuters.com, Brent crude over oil prices,” he added. the Group of 20 meeting last month. network as well as spot cargoes via the port of Kozmino on the LCOc1 rose 46 cents, or 0.7%, to $64.17 a U.S. central bankers were to begin their However, expectations for progress Pacific Ocean. barrel by 0651 GMT, after gaining 0.4% the two-day meeting later on Tuesday and are during the two-day Shanghai meeting are Oil exports from Baltic port previous session. expected to lower borrowing costs for the low, so officials and businesses are hoping This drive to capture as much of the Asia market – especially U.S. crude CLc1 was up 41 cents or 0.7%, at first time since the depths of the financial Washington and Beijing can at least detail that of China – as soon as possible was a key reason for the drop $57.28 a barrel, having risen 1.2% on Monday. crisis more than a decade ago. commitments for “goodwill” gestures and in quality seen in ESPO flows to Europe, even before the recent Lower U.S. interest rates would “support a U.S. President Donald Trump said a small clear the path for future negotiations. contamination with Russian crude manifested itself. As early as continuation in global expansionary activities rate cut “is not enough.”Economic growth in Supply risks are still a concern as tensions November 2017, Russian national pipeline monopoly Transneft and fuel demand growth” for the second half the United States slowed less than expect- remained high around the Strait of Hormuz, stated that the sulphur content of Urals oil exports from the Baltic of 2019, Benjamin Lu, an analyst at Phillip ed in the second quarter, strengthening the through which about a fifth of the world’s port of Ust-Luga and the Druzhba pipeline running to Europe Futures in Singapore, said in a note. outlook for oil consumption but, elsewhere, oil passes. would increase to a critical level of 1.8% in 2017 – the very edge of the level considered allowable for Urals crude, according to the quality range set by the Russian standards agency Rosstandart – and then would continue to rise, as more low-sulphur crude oil is shipped to China. According to an-end December press release on Singapore to stop ‘Sling’ LNG indices, sheds hopes of main price hub Transneft’s own website, the sulphur content in Urals produced By Jessica Jaganathan It was not immediately clear if any contracts are cur- by Tatneft and Bashneft was more than 2.0-2.3%. rently using the Sling indices as pricing reference. Given these logistical developments and the ever-closer rela- Singapore Exchange will stop producing and publishing “While SGX has been keen to promote itself in the tionship between Russia and China in other energy projects (the its spot price indices - Sling - for liquefied natural gas LNG commodity space, it has faced competition from mammoth ‘Power of Siberia’ gas pipeline running from Russia (LNG), less than four years after their launch, dashing more established pricing agencies and has failed to gain into China is 99% complete) and security (Russia was an original the city-state’s hopes of becoming Asia’s main pricing a foothold,” said Chong Zhi Xin, associate director of founder alongside China of the political, economic, and security hub for the fuel. Southeast Asia Power, Gas, Coal and Renewables at re- alliance, the ‘Shanghai Cooperation Organization’), it is entire- Sling - short for SGX LNG Index Group - indices will search firm IHS Markit. ly unsurprising that the vast majority of China’s state-run and be published until Oct. 31 this year, provided “there is S&P Global Platts’ Japan Korea Marker (JKM) in which independent sectors continue to favor Russia’s ESPO blend. In sufficient data for an accurate and robust index to be liquidity has been growing rapidly over the past two years June, the ESPO blend was the top feedstock crude for China’s published”, Energy Market Company (EMC) said in an is fast becoming the main benchmark for spot cargoes independent refineries, with 16.273 million barrels imported, up undated statement on its website. in Asia and appears to have nudged out competitors in 33.3% from May’s 12.168 million barrels, according to various Sling was developed jointly by EMC, the market op- the sector. independent industry data. This shift back to Russian supplies has erator of Singapore’s wholesale electricity market, and “On the path to commoditization, liquidity tends also been exacerbated by the worsening security fears attached Singapore Exchange (SGX) SGX.SI, and introduced in late to congregate around certain price markers. This was to doing business with Saudi Arabia in the current geopolitical 2015 in a bid to develop Singapore as a price hub for the the case for LNG as well, and the Sling was just not one environment. super-chilled fuel. EMC is a wholly owned unit of Asian of them,” said Edmund Siau, an LNG analyst at FGE. “In addition to the better security profile, the easier gener- Gateway Investments, which is also a SGX subsidiary. The Sling spot index is the average of expert assess- al logistics, the voyage times for Russia ESPO are shorter than EMC will discontinue the Sling indices after low par- ments contributed by a portfolio of market participants adding that the company will shift efforts toward deliv- those for Saudi grades, the lot sizes are more flexible, and it yields ticipation over the past few years, an SGX spokeswoman including producers, consumers and traders who are ering indices for LNG shipping. more gasoil as well, which is very useful for a lot of these Chinese told Reuters in an emailed statement. SGX delisted the active in the physical LNG market, according to EMC LNG freight indices refiners,” said Betamatrix’s Emadi. futures and swaps settling on these indices with effect website. Through the Baltic Exchange, it has created a number “Moreover, Russia is offering term contract deals that are framed from July 29, the spokeswoman added. Singapore, Asia’s main oil trading hub, has been of LNG freight indices, the first of which was launched in such a way that for a certain amount of crude oil bought by “LNG remains an important commodity for SGX. Fol- expanding its LNG infrastructure by increasing stor- in March and it plans to launch two more indices by the key Asian customers every month for whatever number of years, lowing our acquisition of the Baltic Exchange in 2016, we age capacity and also adding capabilities to bulk-break year-end, she said. these customers will also be given the right to buy oil derivatives, are refocusing our efforts on the carriage of LNG as an cargoes Sling comprises three indices - Singapore Sling, North including various petrochemical products, at deeply discounted internationally traded seaborne commodity,” she said, (Source: reuters.com) Asia Sling and Dubai/Kuwait/India Sling. prices,” he concluded. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 6 INTERNATIONAL JULY 31, 2019

Pepe Escobar: Process to White House is powerless against China end U.S. Dollar as world reserve currency long, but Trump’s economic plans failed has already started

By Saeed Sobhani declared a temporary truce in late June. TEHRAN (FNA)– Investigative journalist Pepe Escobar But a quick end to the trade war isn’t a says Trump has no clear insight into the world economy, TEHRAN – U.S.- China relations have sure bet. After all, the last month hasn’t been and adopts policies which are accelerating the process to entered a critical phase. Many international easy on the relationship between Washing- end the rule of the US Dollar as the world reserve currency. analysts believe the dispute will continue ton and Beijing.On Monday, Huawei — a Speaking in an exclusive interview with FNA, Pepe as long as Trump remains at the forefront company that President Donald Trump Escobar said Beijing may choose the “nuclear option” of Washington’s political and executive has suggested could be a bargaining trip and trade the oil only in the yuan, “this could be collapse equations. in trade negotiations — was the subject of of the petro-dallar. Then, we will have the beginning Donald Trump’s protectionist policies a report that claimed it may have violated of a new era of international relations that will be the are strongly put under question in the US. US sanctions on North Korea. The next near end of the Dollar as the world reserve currency”. Although some people are supporting these day, the Chinese tech firm announced it Pepe Escobar is a Brazilian journalist and the cor- policies, others firmly believe that Trump would lay off US staff, a decision it blamed respondent-at-large at Asia Times. He has extensively lacks the necessary seriousness that is the on American restrictions on its business. covered the central Asia, and the Middle East develop- prerequisite of such big steps, and thus he’s Complicating matters even more, the ments. He appears as an analyst on various TV channels. incapable to direct these policies. United States slapped sanctions on a Chinese Below is the full text of the interview: As a result, the US economy will be company this week for violating a ban on vulnerable in the long run. Moreover, it buying Iranian oil. After that announce- seems that Trump wasn’t able to achieve ment, China didn’t mince words: The coun- his economic goals in the international try slammed what it called Washington’s system up to now. The existing evidence “bullying” behavior. shows this very well. Accordingly, one of Even so, trade talks between the two the most important issues is the economic countries seem poised to step up a gear. US relationship between China and the United trade negotiators are expected to travel to States of America. China next week to resume working-level US-China relations continue to decline talks on a trade agreement, a person famil- during the Trump presidency. Of course, iar with the plans told CNN. Officials have there were disagreements between Beijing been talking by telephone since Trump and and Washington over security and cyber-se- go over the next few days and how much tension over Chinese tech giant Opens a President Xi Jinping agreed to a ceasefire curity issues at the time of Barack Obama, trust can be built between the two sides. New Window. Huawei.Presidnt Trump at the G20 summit in Tokyo. but the emergence of trade and economic Warning signs in a series of tweets said that negotiations “The Chinese have been a lot more disputes in their bilateral relations should That lack of trust between China and the with China could get tougher. cautious now than back in May, when the be analyzed “beyond a simple controversy.” US is filtering into the real world.In just Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jin- trade talks broke down, because they’ve In other words, from the beginning of 2017 the last three months, we’ve seen another ping agreed in June to revive efforts to end experienced enough flip flops during the and Trump’s presence at the top of the po- wave of data that shows fresh cracks in the costly fight over China’s technology trade talks,” said Tommy Wu, senior econo- litical and executive equations of the United the global economy due to the trade war. ambitions and trade surplus.Trump has mist at Oxford Economics. “That’s keeping States, we have witnessed the emergence Exports from China and the rest of Asia repeated his claim that the United States the two sides more distant than last time of constant crises and challenges in the are falling at a dramatic pace. is prospering by “taking in tens of billions around.”The role Huawei plays in any trade relations between Washington and Beijing. Part of the reason is China’s slowdown, of dollars” from his tariff hikes on Chinese deal is a big question. The world’s largest Many international affairs analysts rightly but the other reason is increasingly the products. In reality, those are paid by U.S. telecommunications equipment maker and believe that the conflict is not limited to trade war. companies and often trickle down to con- leading smartphone brand has been on a economic and commercial issues, and it Companies are holding off on expan- sumers who buy Chinese goods.Chinese US trade blacklist since May. will also affect the political, security and sion plans as they decide whether to move leaders are resisting U.S. pressure to roll Trump said on the sidelines of the G20 The U.S. Dollar is the world currency regional spheres. out of China, which means new factories back plans for government-led development last month that he would ease some restric- thank to what happened at the end Can fresh US-China talks end the trade aren’t being built and new jobs aren’t being of industry leaders in robotics, artificial tions on the company — a concession to war? created.That’s led to fresh warnings about intelligence and other technologies. Beijing, and potentially relief for some of of the Second World War, when the BBC reported that Top trade negotiators the risks that the trade war poses to the Washington complains those efforts its suppliers such as Google (GOOGL), Intel U.S. economy was half of the world’s from the US and China are meeting for the global economy from institutions such as depend on stealing or pressuring foreign (INTC) and Qualcomm (QCOM). economy, and the United States was first time in almost three months on Tuesday the International Monetary Fund (IMF).The companies to hand over technology.The But the Washington Post’s report this to try and do a deal, but expectations are IMF cut its growth forecasts for the global June agreement to resume negotiations week about the company’s ties with North running the Western economy by low.Still, while there’s been an apparent economy for this year and the next, citing helped to calm jittery financial markets Korea could give ammunition to US officials reconstruction of Europe, and making lull since the two sides last sat down and the trade war as one of the key reasons. despite warnings by economists that with who consider Huawei a threat to nation- investments in Latin America. talked, there’s been plenty going on un- Meanwhile, US economic data on Friday both sides still far apart on critical issues, al security.The newspaper said Huawei der the surface.There’s now fresh evidence showed that the US economy grew less than the fragile truce likely will soon fall apart. secretly helped build North Korea’s cell to show just how much the trade war is previously thought last year.The figures Tensions worsened when, after talks phone network, potentially in violation of Why is the US Dollar the world reserve currency? hurting both China and the US.Here are showed that foreign trade and business broke down in May, the Trump adminis- sanctions aimed at pressuring the regime to A: The US Dollar is the world currency thank to what three sore points between them that are investment shrank as the US continued its tration imposed curbs on U.S. technology stop developing nuclear weapons. Huawei happened at the end of the Second World War, when adding yet another layer of complexity to trade war with China.All of this underlines sales to Huawei, the biggest global maker told CNN Business that it has “no business the US economy was half of the world’s economy, and the negotiations.Much ado about Huawei just how important it is that the US and of network gear for phone companies and presence” in North Korea, and the company the United States was running the Western economy The US is stepping up its attacks on China come to a resolution on trade.But the No. 2 smartphone brand. U.S. officials has denied that any of its products pose by reconstruction of Europe, and making investments Huawei. In May, the US slapped an export given that the last three months of no talks view Huawei as a national security threat a national security risk. A spokeswoman in Latin America. That was the Dollar as the world ban on American companies from selling have seen them grow even further apart, and warn that its equipment could be used declined further comment.US Commerce currency, with no other competitors whatsoever. How- to Huawei on national security grounds. negotiations are in an even more precarious for cyberespionage. Secretary Wilbur Ross told Bloomberg ever, in the summer of 1971, when the Dollar was sup- While this didn’t cripple Huawei’s busi- state than before. “The only problem with these deals is this week that he could not comment on posed to be backed by gold, Richard Nixon delinked the ness, it rattled the tech sector around the China continues to ripoff the USA! the have internal, domestic politics to deal a “pending investigation.” But he did say Dollar from gold and the Dollar started to be backed world.Companies from Japan to the US As Fox Business reported,Trump says with,” Laffer told FOX Business. “China “we are continuing to watch very carefully up essentially by nothing. So, the US could control were worried about the impact of the ban China may be waiting for next election to has domestic industries to deal with that everything about Huawei, including the the whole world’s economy by distributing the Dollar on their supply chains, as they too carried make trade deal“The Coming Collapse of are tough, and so [does the U.S.]. The steel information revealed in that article.” everywhere and by forcing people to buy Dollars and products for Huawei with US parts inside. China” author Gordon Chang discusses the industry doesn’t want a great deal. There Ross added in that interview that the use it in their international trades. This was the case Trade war infects Asia as exports plunge Trump administration will review appli- especially with oil, out of which petro-dollar emerged. Firms look to new factories as tariffs bite cations that would allow US companies to Therefore, any transactions in energy world had to be A quick guide to the US-China trade war resume business with Huawei, with some done with dollars. But, now, what we are watching is But suddenly in June at the G20 summit, decisions to come “within the next few the complete collapse of the system; very slowly, but US President Donald Trump appeared to weeks.”Because many US companies are surely, and with unforeseen consequences so far. soften his stance on Huawei, by announcing pushing to restore ties, “it won’t be seen as Do you believe the US Dollar would be dumped that the US would allow some American a defeat for Trump if he delivers easing on by the developed countries? companies to sell to the Chinese firm. Huawei,” said Edward Moya, senior market A: This is impossible to dump Dollar at once, since Since then, though, there’s been con- analyst at Oanda.But Trump could face a it is the world’s reserve currency. However, the next fusion in the Trump administration over backlash within his own administration. move is already on going, which is to have a basket of which companies can sell their products “There are hawks within the adminis- currencies. The IMF is going into this direction, to have to Huawei and what they can sell. tration, based on national security reasons, a basket of currencies which includes the Euro, Yen and Back in Beijing, there’s a sense that this they at least want to keep Huawei” on the Yuan. But strategic partnership is happening across move by President Trump was less a carrot trade blacklist, Wu said.The rare earths the Eurasia, especially driven by Russia and China, to China and more about listening to the industry can weather any Chinese trade to bypass the US Dollar altogether. Russia and China powerful US tech lobby, which had com- battleEconomic considerations remain a are increasing their trades in the Rubles and Yuan. plained it was being shut off from a paying major factor, too. While both sides are po- Bypassing the US Dollar is practiced in the short and customer.For China, Huawei is about more litically motivated to secure an agreement, mid-terms by the countries which are in the Eurasia. than just business. It is a national champion. “someone has to look like a loser in this Later they may choose their nuclear option, which is Beijing sees the US move as an attack not deal,” said Moya. the day the Chinese tells to all major oil producers in just on Huawei, but on China’s ambitions “A lot of chips are on the US side in the Persian Gulf that it buys oil and gas only in the to succeed on the international stage. terms of where the economy is,” he added. yuan. This could be collapse of the petro-dallar. Then, Still, President Trump’s apparent U-turn America’s economy is in a period of we will have the beginning of a new era of international on Huawei doesn’t mean that Washington historic prosperity. The unemployment relations that will be the near end of the Dollar as world is letting the Chinese company off the hook. rate is near 49-year lows, the stock mar- reserve currency. This is a long term process, but this It has become the bogeyman the US uses as ket has never been higher and consum- has already started. a symbol of everything that’s wrong with ers are spending.In China, meanwhile, How do Trump’s policies affect the position of the the Chinese economy, accusing Huawei of economic growth has slumped to its Dollar as the world reserve currency? receiving state support and of close links to protests in Hong Kong and the upcoming are a lot of industries that don’t want it. lowest level in nearly three decades. A: Trump does not have a real foreign policy. Let’s the Chinese government - all of which the trade talks between the U.S. and China. It’s tough to make it happen.” The country is struggling to rein in not forget he thinks like a real estate developer in Man- firm denies.Promises, promises: Agriculture U.S. and China Opens a New Window. The tariff hikes are battering exporters high levels of debt and consumers are hattan. He does not know exactly how supply chains warsOne of the key sticking points between were heading into another round of trade on both sides and disrupting trade in goods spending less freely than they were a work around the world; nor he understands how other China and the US has been agriculture. negotiations Opens a New Window. Tues- from soybeans to medical devices.China’s year ago. countries are getting together to bypass the Dollar. The trade dispute has seen Beijing target day in Shanghai. imports of American goods fell 31.4 percent While there is no expectation that the All he thinks is if something is happening, we should US farmers, including those supplying ag- Investors are hoping Beijing and Wash- in June from a year ago while exports to next round of talks will yield a compre- attack them, or sanction them, which is what is hap- ricultural products such as meat, grains ington will avoid another escalation in tariffs the United States fell 7.8 percent.Opens a hensive deal, the two sides could make pening in Venezuela, Iran, and many other countries. and soybeans, in retaliation for tariffs like the one that occurred after talks col- New Window.China agreed earlier to nar- headway in some areas. In the case of China and Russia, a trade war has been on Chinese products.But in an apparent lapsed in May.Officials have downplayed row its multibillion-dollar trade surplus State-run media on Sunday reported waged to block the internationalization of the Yuan goodwill gesture at the weekend, ahead of the potential for a breakthrough, however, with the United States by purchasing more that Chinese companies were asking US and Rubles. Trump does that to even the US’s close the talks, China said it had bought several since the same issues that caused talks to American soybeans, natural gas and other exporters about buying soybeans, cotton, allies, like the European Union. This encourages the million tonnes of soybeans from the US bog down earlier remain. exports. But it revoked that pledge after pork and sorghum, and had applied for the nations to use their own currencies more and more. So, since President Trump and President Xi Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and one of Trump’s tariff hikes last year. lifting of tariffs on those products. even Europe to do trades with Asia and South America met at the G20 in June.A clear signal from Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer “Both countries want a good deal,” Laf- Asked by reporters Tuesday about trade needs to dump the US Dollar. It means we are getting the Chinese that they are willing to buy will meet on Tuesday and Wednesday in fer told FOX Business. “It’s a win-win for progress with China, Larry Kudlow, Trump’s closer to the day of the demise of the petro dollars. more grains from the US would be seen as Shanghai with a delegation led by China’s everyone in the world.” National Economic Council director, said Trump’s policies have accelerated the process. When positive by Washington, helping to smooth economy czar, Vice Premier Liu He. The US and China are talking again. But the administration hopes “strongly” that China, Russia, India and many other countries use their over sensitivities on agriculture.Beijing has A working dinner is reportedly sched- they’re still trading accusations China “will very soon start buying agricul- national currencies for the bilateral trades, the rate of indicated it could buy more agricultural uled for later with talks scheduled for As CNN reported, US and Chinese trade ture products.” the use of Dollar descends. If the world transactions products from the US. Wednesday.The talks resume amid an negotiators are soon expected to meet face- “Going over there is a really good sign,” by the US Dollar falls below fifty percent, the rule of But a lot will hinge on how the talks array of disputes that has grown to include to-face for the first time since their leaders he added. 7 the Dollar as the world reserve currency will be over. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y JULY 31, 2019 ANALYSIS & INTERVIEW 7

Two important U.S. polls Trump’s economic plans By Ali Azimi failed TEHRAN — In recent days, we have seen the results of 6 important polls in the United States. US President Donald US-China trade talks kick off in Shanghai with Trump believes all polls show his popularity to be fake! But little fanfare many of Donald Trump’s entourage and companions do not. South China Morgen post reported that the latest round of Here’s a look at two new polls in the United States: US-China trade talks began in Shanghai on Tuesday morning in Q-poll: Support for Biden surges among Dems, Trump extremely low-key fashion, with both sides seeking to play down holding his own expectations of a quick end to the trade war. The CTmirror reportad that A national Quinnipiac Uni- It is the first time Shanghai has hosted talks during the trade versity poll released Monday shows former Vice President war and the 12th round of negotiations overall. Joe Biden’s popularity has surged among Democrats since Negotiators led by US trade representative Robert Lighthizer a similar survey was taken about a month ago. and US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on the American side Meanwhile, 32 percent of all American voters told Quin- and Vice-Premier Liu He on the Chinese side have previously nipiac pollsters they would “definitely” vote for Trump if he is shuttled between the respective capital cities of Washington and the Republican candidate in the 2020 presidential election, Beijing. The Shanghai talks will also be the first time China’s while 12 percent say they will consider voting for Trump. Commerce Minister Zhong Shan will play a direct role. But 54 percent of all American voters polled said they “defi- However, there were few signs of the talks on the ground in nitely” will not vote for Trump, matching the “never Trump” Shanghai. Local media carried little coverage on Tuesday, while total from a May 21 Quinnipiac University National Poll. there were no reports or pictures of the US delegation touching The new Quinnipiac poll showed Biden was the favored down in the city, despite this being the first face-to-face meeting candidate to run for president among 34 percent of Demo- between top trade envoys since talks dramatically collapsed in May. crats and “Democratic leaners” surveyed, followed by Sen. The itinerary has also been kept under wraps. According to Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., who won 15 percent of their Bloomberg, the Chinese side will host a dinner at the Fairmont support.Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., came in third in the Peace Hotel, a landmark building in the historic Bund area by horse race poll at 12 percent, while Vermont Sen. Bernie the Huangpu River, on Tuesday evening. Sanders collected 11 percent. In the lobby of the Hyatt on the Bund hotel, where the US The latest poll shows Biden’s popularity rose 12 percent delegation is staying, there were no signs announcing the talks, since Quinnipiac’s last survey, which had the former vice but the security presence was heavy outside the hotel. A small president favored by only 22 percent of respondents. That poll group of photographers and journalists were staking out the was taken shortly after the Democratic presidential debate. hotel lobby throughout the day attempting to catch a glimpse During those debates, Harris attacked Biden’s opposition didate of 6 percent of those polled, while former Texas Rep. Warren placed second in the latest Quinnipiac poll with of the negotiators. in the 1970s to school busing to achieve the desegregation Beto O’Rourke drew 2 percent support. 15 percent support, up from third in the July 2 poll. The low key atmosphere could be a result of the Chinese gov- of public schools. One percent of those polled favored entrepreneur and Warren was followed closely by Sen. Kamala Harris ernment’s efforts to maintain tight control on all information That attack seemed to help Harris, whose popularity Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang . The rest of (D-Calif.), at third with 12 percent support, and Sen. Bernie related to the trade talks, as a way of keeping expectations in check. surged in several polls, including the one Quinnipiac con- the candidates in the Democratic candidates in the crowded Sanders (I-Vt.), at fourth with 11 percent support. Only Chinese state media outlets and a select few social media ducted a month ago. But support for Harris dropped by 8 field drew less than 1 percent support. In the July 2 poll, Harris had placed second, with 20 accounts have been permitted to report or even comment on the percent in the latest university poll. Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,306 voters nationwide percent support, after confronting Biden over the former trade talks, which will attempt to build on the “ceasefire” agreed “In the blink of an eye, the post-debate surge for Sen. from July 25 to July 28. The poll has a margin of error of plus vice president’s policy opposition to federally mandated by President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump Kamala Harris fades and former Vice President Joseph Biden or minus 3.4 percentage points, including the design effect. busing during desegregation, while Warren was at third, at their Osaka summit at the end of June. regains his footing among Democratic presidential contend- The survey included 579 Democrats and Democratic leaners with 14 percent support. A commentary published by the official Xinhua News Agency ers,” said Mary Snow, polling analyst for the Quinnipiac with a margin of error of plus or minus 5.1 percentage points. South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D) again placed on Tuesday said that US trade delegates should learn from for- University Poll.Biden also has the best chance of beating Poll: Biden holds 19-point lead over 2020 Democratic fifth, polling at 6 percent. All other candidates in the crowded mer US President Richard Nixon’s Shanghai visit in 1972, when Trump in the general election, said 51 percent of Democrats field, Warren places second field are polling at 2 percent or less.The latest Quinnipiac Nixon signed the Shanghai Communique “in the sincere hope of polled by Quinnipiac, with 10 percent for Sanders and 8 The Hill reported that Former Vice President Joe Bid- poll was released just ahead the second presidential primary normalising bilateral ties” with Beijing. percent each for Harris and Warren. en widened his lead in the 2020 Democratic presidential debates set to take place over Tuesday and Wednesday. “Today once again in the metropolis of Shanghai, US nego- But Snow said Warren seems to be the one to watch. primary to 19 points over second-placed Sen. Elizabeth The Democrats will face-off again in two debates this tiators need to demonstrate that same sincerity and, more im- “While Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris have been riding a Warren (D-Mass.), according to the latest Quinnipiac poll week, 10 on Tuesday and 10 on Wednesday, in Detroit.Sand- portantly, reasonable expectations in the relaunched trade talks seesaw of support, Sen. Elizabeth Warren is holding steady released Monday. ers and Warren will be on the same stage the first night, … to normalise bilateral trade relations,” read Xinhua’s English in the support she’s seeing from Democrats and Democratic Biden widened his lead after the previous Quinnipiac while Biden and Harris will again be on stage together at language commentary. leaners and she remains the candidate seen as having the Poll on July 2 showed Biden’s lead over then second-placed Wednesday’s debate.The poll was conducted from July 25 In another effort to hark back to the spirit of Nixon’s famous best policy ideas,” she said. candidate Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) had shrunk to just to 28 and surveyed 1,306 voters nationwide. There is a 3.4 visit, some of the talks will take place at the Xijiao State Guest South Bend Mayor Peter Buttigieg was the favored can- two points shortly after the first Democratic primary debate. percentage point margin of error. Hotel in the Changning district of Shanghai, where the former president stayed while finalising the wording of the communique. The main conference hall at the hotel was being decorated with Chinese and American national flags and fitted with security Congress opposes Non-Violent support for Palestinian rights checkpoints on Monday. A member of staff on site told the South China Morning Post that a photo event has been scheduled for By Mitchell Plitnick the Constitutional right of United States herring of “delegitimization” comes first. a “special relationship” with the world’s Wednesday. LOBELOG —This has not been a good citizens to free speech, including the right The legitimacy of any country is an ephem- only superpower on one side and an occu- China has been trying to narrow the scope of this week’s talks week for Democrats, especially those who to protest or criticize the policies of the eral concept with no basis in international pied people, stateless and with few allies to focus on direct trade issues while putting long-term structural wish to cast their party as the progressive United States or foreign governments.” law or diplomacy. Plenty of politics, espe- who pay anything more to their cause than issues aside for a later date. alternative to the Trump-McConnell regime. Since the Supreme Court has ruled that cially in places that have experienced the charity and lip service, on the other. It is expected that Chinese imports of American farm products As the feckless party leadership continued boycotts are protected speech under the forced displacement of large populations, “Opposing BDS doesn’t mean one can’t will be on the agenda, while Beijing will push for the US remove to avoid taking any action against Donald constitution, that statement implies, but deal with issues of crimes committed by a criticize Israeli policies, on settlements, tariffs and import embargoes on certain Chinese products and firms. Trump for his numerous crimes—which does not explicitly point out, that the House powerful state. The contention here is that demolitions, or other things,” Shapiro con- Arthur Kroeber, head of research at economic consulting firm go well beyond the Russia questions— affirms the right to boycott. The bill does the BDS movement’s demand for the right of tinued. “That’s all fair game. But it does Gavekal Dragonomics, argued in a note on Monday that the trade they managed to find time to pass a bill nothing more than express the House’s return for Palestinian refugees necessarily reject the sweeping, one-sided approach talks are waning in relevance. opposing the right of U.S. citizens to use opposition to BDS, it does not prescribe means that Israel should not continue to of BDSers, which offers nothing that will “Whether or not the US and China strike a trade deal, and if economic leverage to press for change in any penalties for it. exist as a “Jewish state.” help solve the conflict.” so when, is becoming a less interesting question,” Kroebe wrote. Israel-Palestine. That’s better than Rubio’s bill, but it But that’s a legitimate political position These are also familiar talking points. “If there is a deal, it will certainly not restore US-China trade and H. Res. 246, a nameless bill which is still highly problematic. H. Res. 246 for Palestinians to take, and therefore for It’s acceptable to criticize Israeli policies, investment relations to their prior vibrancy. If there is no deal, declares the House of Representatives’ does not technically run afoul of the con- their advocates to support. The U.S. gov- especially those that the U.S. government it’s unlikely that will mean anything more than maintaining the opposition to the movement for boycott, stitution because it does not enact a law ernment can, as a matter of policy, declare itself has—with varying degrees of con- existing high tariffs.” divestment, and sanctions (BDS) against that “abridges” freedom of speech. That its support for Israel’s position, but trying sistency—criticized. But taking concrete “Either way, the global macro risk from the US-China trade Israel, passed with 398 in favor and only insulates it against a legal challenge. But to dampen the actions of private citizens action against them is not. This, too, mimics conflict has ebbed almost to the vanishing point,” he said. 17 (16 Democrats and one Republican) the ideal of speech free from government in support of their own view is a step too decades of U.S. responses to those policies, representatives voting against it. The bill interference goes beyond mere legality. far, and Shapiro should know that. but there is no reason why private citizens was considerably weaker than the sort of As a democratic political principle, free The idea that advocates for Palestinian should simply accept that state of affairs. legislation the American Israel Public Affairs speech demands that the government also rights are one-sided is a curious one to Private citizens have few tools for creating A racially divided society will Committee (AIPAC) had hoped to pass to be restrained from discouraging protected say the least. The current U.S. admin- the change they envision in Israel-Pales- criminalize BDS at the federal level. Those speech. istration has an ambassador and two tine. Boycott is one of those few, and the not make U.S. ‘great again’ efforts ran afoul of free speech concerns The views expressed by the House are key negotiators who don’t just support U.S. government has no business trying By Yu Jincui among a wide variety of Congress members. perfectly legitimate for pro-Israel advo- Israeli settlers, they are active parts of to discourage its use if it believes in a truly GLOBALTIMES — Once again, the US is shrouded in gun violence In the end, H. Res. 246 addressed those cates. But the government must take a that movement, and have acted as its democratic society. trauma - this time, mixed with the horror of white supremacy. concerns sufficiently to attract the support of different role. Politics may dictate policy, agents in their official capacities. This As Jim Zogby, president of the Arab The Sunday shooting rampage at the Gilroy Garlic Festival in comparatively moderate Jewish groups such but it should not lead the government to administration has abandoned decades American Institute, tweeted in response, Northern California spoke to the reality that domestic terror as J Street, Ameinu, Partners for Progres- prejudice an open political debate. It is not of bipartisan policies to bring horrifying “Palestinians have already been punished at the hands of white supremacists is on the rise in the United sive Israel, the National Council of Jewish the place of the government to discourage pressure on the Palestinians. Yet Sha- by plenty of Congressional legislation. States of America. Women, and Reconstructing Judaism. But political activism carried out in a legal and piro thinks the House needs to state its There are no restraints on the Israeli The 19-year-old gunman who killed three and wounded a dozen fundamental issues remained, and if we non-violent manner. That activism must opposition to a purely pro-Palestinian occupation – they have seized land, de- more had recently waded into the world of white supremacy, were having a rational discussion about be protected from government interfer- civil society movement? molished homes, and built Jewish-only according to NBC News. BDS and U.S. policy toward Israel-Palestine ence, including where the government Israel has a well-established network, colonies and roads – with impunity. … Prior to the shooting rampage, he posted on his Instagram in general, those issues would have been discourages it without penalizing it. That with powerful reach into both houses of BDS is the only non-violent tool Pales- page, “Read Might is Right by Ragnar Redbeard,” as well as slurs more of an obstacle. is where H. Res. 246 fails.This is perhaps Congress and the executive branch, to tinians have.” against mixed-race people, NBC News reported. Might is Right The bill attempts to resolve a funda- the deepest concern about H. Res. 246. advocate for its position. Some pro-Is- H. Res. 246 was a toothless bill, thanks or The Survival of the Fittest, an 1890 racist manifesto, is a staple mental contradiction between legislation Government interference in a civil soci- rael groups see themselves as agents of to intense efforts over the past two years among neo-Nazis and white supremacists on extremist sites. that opposes—even if only rhetorically—a ety boycott can blunt one of the few tools peace and work with Palestinians who from a variety of groups to defend freedom The US has experienced a resurgence of white supremacy citizens’ boycott and the right to free speech. ordinary citizens have to press for change, are aligned with their politics, such of speech. The bill was modified to the and a growing string of attempted and implemented violence The First Amendment protects the free especially when the change they want to as J Street, Americans for Peace Now, point that it could pass legal muster. But attributed to white supremacists in recent years. FBI Director expression of ideas from governmental see involves a foreign government or other and similar groups. But most pro-Israel that does not make it acceptable, not does Christopher Wray warned in April that white supremacy presents interference. It crucially and clearly dis- entity, where they derive no power from the groups’ talking points and messages it mean it is consistent with the principle a “persistent” and “pervasive” threat to the US. Worse still, as tinguishes between government action and ballot box. It’s a key principle and, while are crafted to defend Israel and attack of free speech. white supremacist ideology spreads to young Americans, the social or cultural actions to curtail free the bill itself reiterates the protection of Palestinians. That’s typical for advo- Congress has, in the past, passed laws US is unable to curb it. speech. This is why it was so ridiculous speech and protest, it does not explicitly cates, and the divide between moderate which impose penalties on the Palestin- White supremacy in the US is becoming extremely troubling. when Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), in affirm, as the Supreme Court has, the right groups and more hawkish pro-Israel ians for bringing cases to international The internet and social media have facilitated white suprema- discussing his Senate anti-BDS bill from to boycott. advocates like AIPAC, the American legal bodies. It is doing as much as it cy propaganda, enabling hate to spread at the speed of light. earlier this year, tweeted, “My bill doesn’t Beyond the general principle, there is Jewish Committee, the Zionist Orga- can to oppose BDS. Meanwhile, Israel Though US President Donald Trump has repeatedly said he is punish any political activity. It protects also a specific concern in the case of the nization of America, Christians United has expanded settlements, renounced not a racist, some of his remarks and actions, be it the promise the right of local & state govts that decide Israel-Palestine issue. It’s perhaps best for Israel and others is also common. the two-state solution, ignored the Arab to build a wall on the US-Mexico border or the row with four to no longer do business with those who illustrated in a series of tweets sent out by Yet I don’t hear Shapiro expressing con- Peace Initiative, tightened its occupa- non-white Democratic congresswomen, are widely believed to boycott #Israel. So boycotting #Israel is a Daniel Shapiro, former U.S. ambassador cern about their one-sided approach. tion of the West Bank, turned Gaza into have encouraged white supremacists. constitutional right, but boycotting those to Israel under Barack Obama. “An over- It’s worth noting that BDS groups often the world’s biggest open-air prison, and After Trump told the four congresswomen of color that they participating in #BDS isn’t?” whelming, bipartisan statement against state that their efforts are to promote killed, injured, and imprisoned thou- should “go back” to the “crime infested places” they came from, Rubio failed to distinguish between BDS,” Shapiro tweeted. “The BDS move- universal human rights, including those sands upon thousands of Palestinians, white supremacists cheered online for finding a common cause government actions and those of private ment, in its essence, delegitimizes Israel’s of Israeli Jews, just as some pro-Israel including children. with their president. individuals or businesses. It was a dis- existence, not policies. It is ahistorical, groups sometimes express their concern That’s all horrifying, but it’s also worth By targeting the four congresswomen and linking the issue tressing example of ignorance, willful or treating Israel as the sole actor responsible for Palestinians. asking: if the U.S. is impeding non-violent to the Democratic Party, Trump could win greater support otherwise, of the most basic features of the for the conflict, absolving Palestinians of Shapiro’s argument also incorporates Palestinian responses while doing nothing from white nationalists, which is helpful to his reelection. But First Amendment. H. Res. 246 does better, their role.” the familiar effort to equalize both sides, to curtail Israeli impunity, just what kind a worrisome result is that this has further aggravated division but still falls short. The House bill even The problematic points in this tweet are, to speak of the conflict as if it is between of response are they steering the Palestin- of the US and fueled white supremacy, even if Trump may went as far as to explicitly state, among the by now, quite familiar to anyone involved two reasonably equal parties rather than ians towards? The answer is obvious and have not meant it. 13 Resolve clauses, that the House “affirms in pressing for Palestinian rights. The red between an occupying power that maintains should be of concern to all of us. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 8 ADVERTISEMENTS JULY 31, 2019

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Sun’s solar wind and plasma TESS discovers three new planets nearby, including ‘burps’ created on Earth temperate ‘sub-Neptune’ The sun’s solar wind affects nearly everything the source of the Sun’s plasma «burps,» small, in the solar system. It can disrupt the function periodic ejections of plasma that fuel the This infographic illustrates key features of the TOI 270 system, of Earth’s satellites and creates the lights of slow solar wind. With the plasma spinning, located about 73 light-years away in the southern constellation the auroras. they probed the magnetic field and the speed Pictor. The three known planets were discovered by NASA’s A new study by University of Wisconsin- of the plasma. Their data mapped a region Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite through periodic dips in Madison physicists mimicked solar winds where the plasma was moving fast enough starlight caused by each orbiting world. Insets show information in the lab, confirming how they develop and and the magnetic field was weak enough that about the planets, including their relative sizes, and how they providing an Earth-bound model for the future the plasma could break off and eject radially. compare to Earth. Temperatures given for TOI 270’s planets study of solar physics. «These ejections are observed by are equilibrium temperatures, calculated without the warming Our sun is essentially a big ball of hot plasma satellites, but no one knows what drives effects of any possible atmospheres. -- an energetic state of matter made up of ionized them,» Peterson says. «We ended up seeing gas. As the sun spins, the plasma spins along, very similar burps in our experiment, and too. This plasma movement in the core of the identified how they develop.» sun produces a magnetic field that fills the The researchers stress that their Earth- solar atmosphere. At some distance from the bound experiments complement, but don’t sun’s surface, known as the Alfvén surface, replace, satellite missions. For example, this magnetic field weakens and plasma breaks the Parker Solar Probe, launched in August away from the sun, creating the solar wind. 2018, is expected to reach and even dip «The solar wind is highly variable, but below the Alfvén surface. It will provide there are essentially two types: fast and slow,» direct measurements of solar wind never explains Ethan Peterson, a graduate student obtained before. in the department of physics at UW-Madison «Our work shows that laboratory NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, or TESS, has and lead author of the study published online its center and various probes inside. The first described the solar wind. Below the experiments can also get at the fundamental discovered three new worlds that are among the smallest, nearest July 29 in Nature Physics. «Satellite missions researchers pump helium gas in, ionize it Alfvén surface, the magnetic field radiates physics of these processes,» Peterson says. exoplanets known to date. The planets orbit a star just 73 light have documented pretty well where the to create a plasma, and then apply an electric straight out from the Sun. But at that surface, «And because the Big Red Ball is now funded years away and include a small, rocky super-Earth and two sub- fast wind comes from, so we were trying to current that, along with the magnetic field, solar wind dynamics take over, dragging the as a National User Facility, it says to the science Neptunes -- planets about half the size of our own icy giant. study specifically how the slow solar wind stirs the plasma, creating a near-perfect mimic magnetic field into a spiral. community: If you want to study the physics The sub-Neptune furthest out from the star appears to be is generated and how it evolves as it travels of the spinning plasma and electromagnetic «Satellite measurements are pretty of solar wind, you can do that here.» within a “temperate” zone, meaning that the very top of the toward Earth.» fields of the sun. consistent with the Parker Spiral model, but This study was supported by the NASA planet’s atmosphere is within a temperature range that could Peterson and his colleagues, including With their mini-sun in place, the only at one point at a time, so you’d never be Earth and Space Sciences Heliophysics support some forms of life. However, scientists say the planet’s physics professor Cary Forest, may not have researchers can take measurements at many able to make a simultaneous, large-scale map Division Fellowship. The Big Red Ball atmosphere is likely a thick, ultradense heat trap that renders direct access to the big plasma ball of the points inside the ball, allowing them to study of it like we can in the lab.» Peterson says. facility was constructed with support from the planet’s surface too hot to host water or life. sun, but they do have access to the next best solar phenomena in three dimensions. «Our experimental measurements confirm the National Science Foundation and is now Nevertheless, this new planetary system, which astronomers thing: the Big Red Ball. First, they were able to recreate the Parker Parker’s theory of how it is created by these operated as a Department of Energy National have dubbed TOI-270, is proving to have other curious qualities. The Big Red Ball is a three-meter-wide Spiral, a magnetic field that fills the entire plasma flows.» User Facility. For instance, all three planets appear to be relatively close in size. hollow sphere, with a strong magnet at solar system named for the scientist who The researchers were also able to identify (Source: Science Daily) In contrast, our own solar system is populated with planetary extremes, from the small, rocky worlds of Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars, to the much more massive Jupiter and Saturn, and Study offers improved estimate of forest gains, losses in Brazilian Amazon the more remote ice giants of Neptune and Uranus. There’s nothing in our solar system that resembles an An international team of scientists, led by researchers Researchers used a combination of optical and microwave intermediate planet, with a size and composition somewhere at the University of Oklahoma, used satellite photos and images collected by Earth-monitoring satellites, as well in the middle of Earth and Neptune. But TOI-270 appears to host advanced algorithms to more accurately characterize annual as a series of advanced algorithms, to more accurately two such planets: both sub-Neptunes are smaller than our own forest gains and losses in the Brazilian Amazon over the characterize the forest losses and gains in the region over Neptune and not much larger than the rocky planet in the system. last two decades. the last two decades. Astronomers believe TOI-270’s sub-Neptunes may be a “missing The Brazilian Amazon is home to the largest rain forest Scientists successfully produced annual forest health link” in planetary formation, as they are of an intermediate size in the world, but every year it gets a little bit smaller. Over maps for the years 2000 through 2017. The data -- published and could help researchers determine whether small, rocky planets the last few years, it has been shrinking at an accelerating Monday in the journal Nature Sustainability -- suggests like Earth and more massive, icy worlds like Neptune follow the rate as trees are cleared for development and farms. Brazil’s Amazonian rain forest is as much as 15 percent bigger same formation path or evolve separately. “Monitoring, verification and reporting of tropical forest than previous estimates. Unfortunately, the forest has been TOI-270 is an ideal system for answering such questions, dynamics in the Brazilian Amazon have been a critical but losing acreage at an accelerated pace since 2013. because the star itself is nearby and therefore bright, and also challenging task for the research community and society-at- The new research blames the forest loses on land uses unusually quiet. The star is an M-dwarf, a type of star that is large. Available maps of tropical forest cover in the region in a news release. “In 2015, we assembled an international changes. Between 2013 and 2015, a significant El Nino pattern normally extremely active, with frequent flares and solar storms. have large uncertainty,” Xiangming Xiao, plant biologist team from the United States, Brazil and China to tackle the in the Pacific made things worse. TOI-270 appears to be an older M-dwarf that has since quieted and a research professor at the University of Oklahoma, said challenging problem.” (Source: UPI) down, giving off a steady brightness, against which scientists can measure many properties of the orbiting planets, such as their mass and atmospheric composition. Genome study finds roots of Komodo Water-air interfaces in rock pores helped “There are a lot of little pieces of the puzzle that we can solve with this system,” says Maximilian Günther, a postdoc in MIT’s dragon’s tenaciousness spawn life on Earth, study suggests Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research and lead author of a study published in Nature Astronomy that details the discovery. “You can really do all the things you want to do in exoplanet science, with this system.” Günther and his colleagues detected the three new planets after looking through measurements of stellar brightness taken by TESS. The MIT-developed satellite stares at patches of the sky for 27 days at a time, monitoring thousands of stars for possible transits -- characteristic dips in brightness that could signal a planet temporarily blocking the star’s light as it passes in front of it. The team isolated several such signals from a nearby star, located 73 light years away in the southern sky. They named the star TOI-270, for the 270th “TESS Object of Interest” identified to date. The researchers used ground-based instruments to follow up on the star’s activity, and confirmed that the signals are the result of three orbiting exoplanets: planet b, a rocky super-Earth with a roughly three-day orbit; planet c, a sub-Neptune with a five-day orbit; and planet d, another sub-Neptune slightly further out, with an 11-day orbit. Günther notes that the planets seem to line up in what astronomers refer to as a “resonant chain,” meaning that the ratio of their orbits are close to whole integers -- in this case, 3:5 Scientists have mapped the genome of the function of cardiac and other muscles, Before life could begin on Earth, a series observed chemical reaction rates under for the inner pair, and 2:1 for the outer pair -- and that the planets Komodo dragon, the world’s largest lizard, that may amplify the lizard’s aerobic of physical chemistry processes needed a range of circumstances. are therefore in “resonance” with each other. Astronomers have discovering intriguing secrets behind capacity. to occur. According to a new study, the Scientists found the mechanism is discovered other small stars with similarly resonant planetary the impressive speed and endurance As cold-blooded creatures, reptiles geochemical qualities of water-air interfaces surprisingly robust, capable of producing formations. And in our own solar system, the moons of Jupiter these cold-blooded predators muster typically lack in aerobic capacity, found inside tiny rock pores made this even large concentrations of small molecules also happen to line up in resonance with each other. by ratcheting up their metabolism to rapidly becoming exhausted after “prebiotic” chemical evolution possible. on the warm side of the bubble. “For TOI-270, these planets line up like pearls on a string,” mammal-like levels. physical exertions, unlike warm- Through a series of lab experiments, “We then tested a whole range of physical Günther says. “That’s a very interesting thing, because it lets us Researchers said on Monday they blooded mammals. Komodo dragons, scientists in Germany detailed the physical and chemical processes, which must have study their dynamical behavior. And you can almost expect, if pinpointed crucial genetic adaptations an exception among reptiles, can achieve and chemical qualities found among the water- played a central role in the origin of life -- there are more planets, the next one would be somewhere further that may underpin the tenaciousness near-mammalian metabolism. air interfaces located inside the pores that and all of them were markedly accelerated out, at another integer ratio.” of these lizards that inhabit several The researchers also found populate volcanic rocks. Researchers found or made possible at all under the conditions TOI-270’s discovery initially caused a stir of excitement within Indonesian islands including Komodo adaptations involving genes that the gas-filled bubbles formed within these prevailing at the air-water interface,” said the TESS science team, as it seemed, in the first analysis, that and bring down prey as big as a water control chemical sensors involved in tiny spaces produce a unique combination LMU doctoral student Matthias Morasch. planet d might lie in the star’s habitable zone, a region that would buffalo with a venomous bite. an advanced sensory system that lets of physical and chemical effects. The new study built on previous be cool enough for the planet’s surface to support water, and Komodo dragons reach up to about 10 Komodo dragons detect hormones, Before the first cells could be assembled, research by LMU scientists that showed the possibly life. But the researchers soon realized that the planet’s feet (3 meters) long, possess curved and the body’s chemical messengers, the first informational molecules, able to physicochemical processes that encourage atmosphere was probably extremely thick, and would therefore serrated teeth, a yellow forked tongue, and pheromones, chemicals released replicate, needed to be organized. Authors polymer formation are encouraged by the generate an intense greenhouse effect, causing the planet’s surface strong limbs and a long tail. particularly by mammals that serve as of the latest study determined the unique conditions found within liquid-gas interfaces. to be too hot to be habitable. “This is an apex predator living on cues to other members of their species. qualities of volcanic rock pores could have During the most recent phase of But Günther says there is a good possibility that the system isolated islands, and it’s absolutely These adaptations may help Komodo accelerated this organizational process. experiments, scientists found when they hosts other planets, further out from planet d, that might well gigantic. It’s just an awesome animal,” dragons find prey over long distances, In their new paper, published Monday supplied the interface with the right lie within the habitable zone. Planet d, with an 11-day orbit, is said Benoit Bruneau, director of the added study co-author Katherine Pollard, in the journal Nature Chemistry, scientists supply of chemicals, molecules could be about 10 million kilometers out from the star. Günther says that, Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular director of the Gladstone Institute of described the effects of tiny bubbles on accumulated at high concentrations within given that the star is small and relatively cool -- about half as hot Disease, affiliated with the University Data Science & Biotechnology. chemical reactions. When a temperature lipid membranes. as the sun -- its habitable zone could potentially begin at around of California, San Francisco, one of the One component of the Komodo difference exists on a bubble, water “The vesicles produced in this way 15 million kilometers. But whether a planet exists within this senior authors of the study published in dragon’s venom is an anti-coagulant usually evaporates on the warmer side are not perfect,” Morasch said. “But the zone, and whether it is habitable, depends on a host of other the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution. compound that prevents the victim’s and condenses on the cooler side. finding nevertheless suggests how the first parameters, such as its size, mass, and atmospheric conditions. “Reptiles are kind of like a playground blood from clotting, causing it to “In principle, this process can be rudimentary protocells and their outer Fortunately, the team writes in their paper that “the host star, TOI- for evolution. There is so much diversity bleed to death. The researchers found repeated ad infinitum, since the water membranes might have been formed.” 270, is remarkably well-suited for future habitability searches, as it is in size and form and behavior and their adaptations in Komodo dragon genes continuously cycles between the gaseous According to the study’s authors, their particularly quiet.” The researchers plan to focus other instruments, physiology,” Bruneau added. involved in coagulation that make and the liquid phase,” Dieter Braun, findings complement those of another study that including the upcoming James Webb Space Telescope, on TOI-270, The team sequenced the genome these lizards immune from the venom professor of systems biophysics at the showed temperature differences within aqueous to pin down various properties of the three planets, as well as search using blood samples of two Komodo anti-coagulant, protecting them from Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, environs can accelerate chemical reaction rates for additional planets in the star’s habitable zone. dragons housed at Zoo Atlanta, named bleeding to death when attacked by said in a news release. and the concentration of molecules. “TOI-270 is a true Disneyland for exoplanet science, and one Slasher and Rinca. another of their own species. The phenomenon results in the rapid “Our explanatory model enables both of the prime systems TESS was set out to discover,” Günther says. The researchers discovered genetic “When two males are fighting one accumulation of molecules on the warm effects to be combined, which would enhance “It is an exceptional laboratory for not one, but many reasons adaptations involving the function of another,” Bruneau said, “it is one side of the bubble. To better understand the concentrating effect and thus increase the -- it really ticks all the boxes.” the mitochondria, the power generators impressive show of force.” the phenomenon and the underlying efficiency of prebiotic processes,” Braun said. This research was funded, in part, by NASA. of cells that are critical in governing the (Source: Reuters) chemical mechanisms, researchers (Source: UPI) (Source: Science Daily) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 10 HERITAGE & TOURISM JULY 31, 2019

20 eco-lodges to come on Iran draws a stream in northeast Iran TOURISM TEHRAN — A total of 20 eco-lodges, which record 600,000 deskare currently being constructed or renovated across the northeastern North Khorasan province, will come on stream by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (Mach 19, 2020). medical travelers in four months 1 Iranian currency has lost almost 70,000 foreign patients over the last three-quarters of its value from last No- year, according to the medical tourism vember, when the Trump administration department at the Ministry of Health. reinstated sanctions on the Islamic Repub- In April 2018, the rotating presiden- lic, mainly the ones that had been lifted cy of the International Health Tourism under the 2015 nuclear deal. Conference of Economic Cooperation Medical tourism fetched Iran some $1.2 Organization (ECO) was handed to the billion last year, Panahi said, adding that Islamic Republic for a three-year term. the figure has increased by 20-30 percent Mohammad Jahangiri who presides in the first four months of this year. over a national center for developing health Many domestic experts say that med- tourism said in May 2018 that Iran has ical tourism in Iran produces win-win the capacity to annually earn $7 billion in in Iran, according to Saeid Hashemzadeh, around the Persian Gulf, Hashemzadeh For the time being, 133 eco-lodges are active across the province outcomes as the country yields consider- medical and health tourism, though the the head of medical tourism department said on July 21. and 20 new ones will be added until the year-end, a provincial able benefits to international health-care sector now brings in only one-seventh or at the Ministry of Health. The Islamic Republic has set its goals tourism official said, CHTN reported on Monday. seekers, offering affordable yet quality even lesser of the sum. Some 90% of foreign patients in Iran to exceed its yearly medical travelers to Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organ- treatment services. A total of 169 hospitals which have the are from Afghanistan, Iraq, Azerbaijan, around 2 million in [calendar year] 1404 ization said in 2018 that 2,000 eco-lodges will be constructed Iranian hospitals admitted nearly necessary permits, admit foreign patients Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain and other countries (March 2025-March 2026). across the country until 2021. Experts say each eco-lodge unit generates jobs for seven to eight people on the average so that the scheme could create 160,000 jobs. Antiquities recovered from illegal Having a very diverse natural setting, Iran offers varied ex- cursions to nature lovers. Sightseers may live with a nomad or rural family or enjoy an independent stay. diggers in western Iran HERITAGE TEHRAN — Iranian authorities have re- through 1200 BC. deskcently confiscated nine pieces of historical Lorestan was inhabited by Iranian Indo-European Dubai’s Jumeirah cuts relics form a gang of illegal diggers and antique dealers in peoples, including the Medes, in c. 1000 BC. Cimmeri- Lorestan province, western Iran, Mehr reported on Monday. ans and Scythians intermittently ruled the region from 500 jobs as tourism The objects date from two difference epochs of the about 700 to 625 BC. Bronze Age and the pre-Islamic Persia, provincial tourism Of ancient highlight of the region are the Luristan Bronz- industry struggles chief Seyyed Amin Qassemi said. es that comprise small cast objects decorated with bronze The discovery was made when policemen inspected a sculptures from the Early Iron Age, found in large numbers Jumeirah Group LLC cut hundreds of jobs as a slowdown vehicle that was treated as suspicious. in Lorestan and Kermanshah provinces in western Iran. in the emirate’s tourism industry weighs on the operator of Western Asia and the Near East was the first region Under Cyrus the Great, Lorestan was incorporated into the Dubai’s sail-shaped Burj Al Arab hotel, according to people to enter the Bronze Age, which began with the rise of the growing Achaemenid Empire in about 540 BC and successively familiar with the matter. Mesopotamian civilization of Sumer in c. 3300 running was part of the Seleucid, Parthian, and Sassanid dynasties. The government-owned luxury hotel chain, which manages 24 properties in eight countries, recently shed about 500 jobs, the people said, asking not to be identified as the information is private. Most of the cuts were support roles, they said. Jumeirah Baloch rugs to go on show in Tehran has more than 13,500 employees, according to its website. A spokeswoman for Jumeirah declined to comment. HERITAGE TEHRAN — A collec- Organizers have also scheduled to hold According to Encyclopedia Britannica, Dubai’s hotels are struggling as growth in the tourism sector, desktion of Baloch rugs and several professional meetings on Persian the Baloch are traditionally nomads, but one of the emirate’s main economic pillars, stalls. Occupancy levels carpets will be put on show in a loan ex- rugs and carpets on the sidelines of the settled agricultural existence is becoming during the second quarter were at their lowest since 2009, while hibit, which will be running from August event. Meetings will be attended by experts more common; every chief has a fixed res- average daily rates and revenue available per room fell to 2003 levels, 6 to 19 at the Iranian Academy of Arts in Touraj Zhouleh, Iman Zakariaei Kermani idence. The villages are collections of mud according to STR, a global hotel data provider. New openings ahead downtown Tehran. and Mohammad-Karim Kazemi-Qaraei, or stone huts; on the hills, enclosures of of the 2020 World Expo have also led to oversupply. A total 77 items have been selected the report said. rough stone walls are covered with matting Dubai-based companies such as real estate developers and from properties of the private collector Baloch, also spelled Baluch or Beluch, to serve as temporary habitations. The banks are also reducing staff as the emirate grapples with regional Mohammad-Karim Kazemi-Qaraei for are ethnic tribes that speak Balochi lan- Baloch raise camels, cattle, sheep, and geopolitical tensions, relatively low oil prices and an ongoing real the exhibit that is titled “Baloch rugs; guage estimated at about five million in- goats and engage in carpet making and estate and retail slump. The government introduced measures from Pain to Gain”, CHTN reported on habitants in southeast Iran also neighbor- embroidery. Their agricultural methods to stimulate the economy such as lowering certain business fees Tuesday. ing areas in Pakistan and Afghanistan. are somewhat primitive. and issuing longer-term visas. (Source: Bloomberg) Climate change will put paid to glacier tourism ROUND THE GLOBE We might be the last generation to experience the beau- area of just 1.5sqkm. Even more astonishing is the fact ty of many natural glaciers. This realization has driven that 70% of Canada’s glaciers may disappear by 2100, with Historic Monuments of thousands into embarking on glacier tourism recently. a similar fate awaiting other glaciers around the globe. Yet for how much longer those glaciers will be there is The fast retreat and disappearance of glaciers will have Ancient Nara very much in doubt. a critical impact on ice and snow tourism, the accessibility A study published in Advances in Climate Change Re- of particular sites and the wellbeing of local communities, A World Heritage, the Historic Monuments of Ancient search suggests that warming temperatures have led to the researchers say. A glacier extinction is happening in Nara bear exceptional witness to the evolution of Japanese diverse changes in glacier landscapes globally. Some of front of our eyes and some scientists are building memo- architecture and art and vividly illustrate a critical period them are declining in aesthetics or attractiveness while rials to vanished glaciers and pondering how to artificially in the cultural and political development of Japan, when others are disappearing altogether. restore ice sheets, such as by blasting them with snow. Nara functioned as its capital from 710 to 784. In Alaska, the temperature has risen twice faster than As people are beginning to reevaluate the true costs of the global average over the last 50 years. The Alps, Andes, climate change, the good news is that many “last chance to and other top attractions are experiencing similar trends. see” tourists may end up spreading word more about climate In New Zealand, the length of the South Island Fox Glacier mountain will be completely glacier-free. In Peru glaciers are change and its impacts. To address glacier extinction, we has decreased by 700m over the last decade. Between 1946 already starting to close due to “adverse climatic conditions”, will need global collaboration on an unprecedented scale and 2008, the Franz Joseph Glaciers, which are located while Bolivia’s Chacaltaya glacier had already disappeared in in order to tackle global emissions. nearby, retreated by 2.44km. In the next 60 years they 2009, leading to the closure of summer ski tourism. Only once we acknowledge that everything on this plan- may lose around 40% of their length and ice covering. Just a century ago, the Rwenzori National Park of Africa et is connected, can we truly start solving sustainability The ice cap of the western slope of the African moun- had 43 glaciers with an area of 7.50sqkm. Today, more challenges one by one. tain Kilimanjaro will disappear by 2020 and after 2060 the than half of the glacial ice is gone and the glacier has an (Source: Sustainability Times) How to stay fresh on long trips Avoid heavy perfumes or cologne going the full shower route. If you think you have an odor cloud fol- Stay hydrated lowing you around, you might be tempted Staying hydrated is always healthy, but A framework of national government was consolidated to mask it with some perfume, cologne or it’s easy to forget when you’re on the go all and Nara enjoyed great prosperity during the aforemen- even body spray. Do your fellow passengers a day. Among other health benefits, water can tioned period, emerging as the fountainhead of Japanese favor and don’t do this. Heavy scents can be help prevent bad breath. culture. just as overwhelming as body odor, and just When your mouth dries out, your saliva Located in the modern city of Nara, the property includes as inescapable in confined spaces. Instead, can’t do its job of keeping your mouth clean eight component parts composed of seventy-eight different reach for a basic deodorant. You can even and kill bacteria. Staying hydrated will also buildings covering 617.0 ha, which is surrounded by a try some deodorizing wipes or freshening keep you from sweating as much, which will buffer zone (1,962.5 ha) and the “historic environment wipes, which aren’t quite as good as taking also help limit body odor. You might also want harmonization area (539.0 ha)”. a shower, but they’ll do in a pinch. to skip soda, which can have a tendency to The site of Heijo-kyo was carefully selected in accord- Squeeze in hygiene whenever dry out your mouth, as well as avoid some of ance with Chinese geomantic principles. A grand city you can the more gnarly-smelling foods like garlic, plan, based on Chinese examples such as Chang’an, was It’s not necessarily the case that you won’t onions and spicy food. laid out, with palaces, Buddhist temples, Shinto shrines, be able to get a shower or brush your teeth Bring a plastic bag just for dirty public buildings, houses, and roads on an orthogonal grid. while traveling. For frequent fliers, an airport laundry The palace itself, located at the northern end of the lounge that offers showers can be an option Every day you return to your hotel, you central avenue, occupied 120 ha. It comprised the official Just because you have a 12-hour flight doesn’t Wear athletic clothes (or if you’re really desperate, you can buy a bring back dirty clothes that you have to buildings where political and religious ceremonies took mean you have to leave the plane smelling Few activities crank up the stench quite day pass for some lounges). pack. Don’t just throw them back in your place, notably the Daigokuden (imperial audience hall) like it. Whether it’s a flight, train ride or bus like working out, and companies that make Some long-distance trains offer either pri- suitcase where they’ll just stink up your and Chodo-in (state halls), and the imperial residence trip, these tips will keep you smelling fresh fitness clothing have gotten good at mitigating vate or public bathrooms that may include clean clothes. Bring a plastic bag with you (Dairi), together with various compounds for adminis- on those long, strenuous travel days. this problem. Workout clothes are designed space to shower. If you’re traveling by car, for all your dirty clothes and keep them trative and other purposes. When you spend the day in a plane, train to pull moisture away from your body, kill you can find publicly accessible showers at a (and their smell) isolated from the rest of Together, these places provide a vivid and compre- or automobile, it’s tough to stay — and feel odious bacteria and be comfortable even when variety of places including community gyms your clothes. If they’re particularly dirty — hensive picture of religion and life in the Japanese capital — clean and fresh. But just because you have you have to move a lot. You still need to wash or a Y.M.C.A. While opinions vary on whether maybe after a long day of walking around in the 8th century, a period of profound political and a 12-hour flight doesn’t mean you have to these clothes, of course. However, if you save it’s acceptable to brush your teeth or wash the city under the hot sun — hang them cultural change. leave the plane smelling like it. Here are some some clean workout clothing for your travel up in an airport bathroom, you wouldn’t be up in your hotel room and let them air out (Source: UNESCO) tips to help you smell fresh on those long, days, you might smell a little better on that the first to do so. Worst case, packing some for a bit before putting them in the bag. strenuous travel days. last hour of your cramped plane ride. face wipes will help you clean up a bit without (Source: The New York Times) TECHNOLOGY

I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y JULY 31, 2019 HEALTH 11 Iranian researcher introduces new How to avoid food poisoning drug with anti-inflammatory effect during summer trips HEALTH TEHRAN – The hot days of summer are as- By Setareh Behroozi anti-inflammatory and immunosup- desksociated with eating and drinking whether you pressive properties can be used in the are on a trip or want to spend long days outside the house. This TEHRAN– Anti-inflammatory and im- treatment of patients suffering from issue increases the risk of food poisoning during the season. The hot munosuppressive properties of phar- autoimmune diseases such as rheuma- temperature rises the speed of bacteria growth in your body, which maceutical molecule, mannuronic acid toid arthritis and other inflammatory makes you to feel sick.Food poisoning during summer is caused by (M2000), have been introduced for the disorders. viruses, bacterial and parasitic contaminations, nutritionist Majid first time to the world by professor Abbas Collectively, mannuronic acid has Haji Faraji told ISNA in an interview published on Monday. Mirshafiei, faculty member at the school passed its phase III clinical trial at Food poisoning is mostly caused by contaminated drinks as well of public health, Tehran University of the international level; therefore, it is as dirty fruits, vegetables, and raw meat, he said.Some 90 percent Medical Sciences (TUMS). expected that it at least needs two to In 2000, the discovery of this phar- four years in order to receive its legal maceutical molecule was announced to approval from regulatory authorities the University of Munster in Germany, of the Ministry of Health. according to the TUMS portal. Identifying the therapeutic effects of In 2019, following four different this drug on other autoimmune diseases clinical trials, continuous investiga- and pathologic inflammatory reactions tions with the cooperation of several is on the agenda. countries including Italy, Japan, Aus- After obtaining the legal permit tralia, New Zealand, and Pakistan led to from the Food and Drug Administra- the approval of the anti-inflammatory tion, M2000 can be administered for properties of this drug. the treatment of patients with autoim- This drug has received two patents mune diseases such as RA and all other of poisoning cases during summer are caused by environmental and one PCT from Germany. Professor Abbas Mirshafiei (2nd from right) and his team members pose for a photo at diseases that involve inflammatory and factors and eating contaminated food, he noted.“Undercooked chick- Initial studies indicated that this TUMS lab autoimmune reactions en causes gastrointestinal salmonella infection and people may be drug, unlike other non-steroidal an- Referring to the role of the various infected with Botulism caused by the poorly preserved or canned ti-inflammatory drugs, caused no side Following four different clinical trials, members of his international phar- foods, which may even lead to death,” he warned.“Vomiting and effect on the stomach or the intestines. continuous investigations with the maceutical research team in advanc- diarrhea are the two main symptoms of food poisoning. Abdominal In addition, its extensive therapeutic ing this project, Mirshafiei thanked pain, weakness and headache are other symptoms of the disease, effects in treating experimental models cooperation of several countries including Seyed Shahabeddin Mortazavi-Jahromi, which can be cured within 48 hours,” he explained. of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), multiple Italy, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and Mona Aslani and Saiedeh Omidian (his Drink water and electrolyte-containing beverages sclerosis (MS), glomerulonephritis and students) who played a special role in Before going to medical centers, patients are better to use water the nephrotic syndrome were observed. Pakistan led to the approval of the anti- conducting the phase III (final phase) and electrolyte-containing beverages. The most basic rehydration The pharmaceutical molecule with inflammatory properties of this drug clinical trial for M2000. drink that contains electrolytes is one made with water, salt and sugar, he said. “People should avoid drinking water from rivers and springs, which may cause severe poisoning and death. Meanwhile, they should wash hands before eating. Fruits and vegetables should be Iran develops first integrated health data visualization system thoroughly washed and disinfected,” he added.He also noted that poor preservation of processed foods may cause contamination.“Do HEALTH TEHRAN – The first Iranian healthcare According to Deputy Health Minister Baqer Larijani, Association, the scale of healthcare data has grown tremen- desk not re-heat food for several times, he said, adding that acid reflux data visualization system, called VIZIT, the health data of 400 Iranian cities has been used in dously in recent years, increasing the need to present that can be increased during trips, which is caused by eating different was officially launched on Monday. designing the new system, IRIB reported. data in ways that are more understandable and insightful. foods and lack of physical activity. So, do not forget to consume According to VIZIT website, the digital system pro- The data will be available to all experts and professionals Data visualization is an essential tool for doing this. vegetable and fruits.”Using water and cool drinks as well as avoiding vides visualized data about diseases in different parts of and will help them run their future projects, Larijani added. Data visualization places data in a visual context to help hot environments can prevent people from heat-related diseases as the country based on a variety of factors including age, “With using this data, we hope that we can achieve our people better understand the data’s significance. well, he recommended.According to the World Health Organization sex and the region. main goals in the ministry of health, including controlling The process of visualization synthesizes large volumes of (WHO), the unsafe food containing harmful bacteria, viruses, parasites Data visualization is the graphical representation of the non-communicable diseases,” he said. data to get at the essence of that data and convey key insights. or chemical substances, causes more than 200 diseases – ranging information and data. By using visual elements like charts, “The VIZIT will also be used for teaching 500 individuals to Why is data visualization important? from diarrhea to cancers.An estimated 600 million – almost 1 in graphs, and maps, data visualization tools provide an come up with plans for fighting non-communicable diseases.” Visuals or pictures convey meaning more easily than 10 people in the world – fall ill after eating contaminated food and accessible way to see and understand trends, outliers, “The system contains around 600 million reports about thousands or even millions of data points; storytelling 420,000 die every year, resulting in the loss of 33 million healthy and patterns in data. a variety of diseases and the data is available for all people.” focuses the message. Some examples of data visuali- life years.Children under 5 years of age carry 40% of the foodborne VIZIT reports the mortality rate and 165 most common “The system will help policy makers to assign proper zation are here and here and here. Visualization also disease burden, with 125,000 deaths every year.Diarrhoeal diseases causes of death in 31 provinces of the country from 1990 resources to each health issue.” allows analysts and end users to recognize patterns are the most common illnesses resulting from the consumption of to 2015 in both sexes and 19 age groups. According to VIZIT website, the clarity of the data pro- and relationships in large volumes of data that may contaminated food, causing 550 million people to fall ill and 230,000 It also categorizes 102 different risk factors of non-com- vided, easy and quick access and the concentration of all the not be easily seen in the raw data or reports. This may deaths every year. municable disease (NCDs) in 2016 in 30 provinces based information in one system are among the main advantages help identify emerging trends, for example, to allow an on different age groups, sex and the region. of the VIZIT. organization to address quality or safety issues before The system also shows the prevalence of 70 types of cancers In the near future, a new feature will be added to the they become bigger problems. The goal is to provide Can scientists find the formula and their main risk factors from 1990 to 2016 in 31 provinces VIZIT that will predict the future trends in different health actionable insights that help drive change. in 19 different age groups and both sexes. issues, including the prevalence of diseases and the quality As access to data grows, data analysts and other for ‘better aging?’ Non-Communicable Diseases Research Center, the and quantity of services offered. The system also saves us- users of healthcare data will require new skills and Health Ministry, Non-Communicable Diseases Research ing millions of papers that are used for publishing reports. approaches for working with that data. A recent Forbes Some researchers hope to find the secret of keeping old age at bay Center, and Metabolism Research Institute of Tehran How data visualization revolutionized the article found that the need for data storytellers will and enjoying eternal youth instead. However, a team of scientists University of Medical Sciences were among supporters healthcare increase as analytic self-service capabilities grow and from Southern California is looking for a different “recipe” — that of of the VIZIT. According to American Health Information Management more people generate insights. better aging.New research asks more questions about how cells age in the hope of finding a better way of promoting long and healthy lives in humans.“To drink from the fountain of youth, you have to figure out where the fountain of youth is and understand what the fountain of youth is doing,” says Nick Graham, who is an assistant professor in the Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering Never ever put these foods in your fridge & Materials Science at the University of Southern California (USC) Viterbi School of Engineering in Los Angeles.However, this is not We tend to think of the refrigerator as a termelon, and honeydew, taste best when Apples what Graham and his colleague from USC are trying to achieve. As tool to preserve food for as long as possi- stored at room temperature. You can refrigerate your apples if you Graham himself notes: “We’re doing the opposite; we’re trying to ble. With most foods, that’s true. Without Some research even suggests that refrig- prefer them cold, but there is no need to. In study the reasons cells age so that we might be able to design treat- the fridge we couldn’t keep meat, dairy erating melon will degrade the antioxidant fact, chilling them tends to break down their ments for better aging.”In a study whose findings they have recently products, or many types of produce in content more quickly, so eating it at room crispness.Apples are a nice fruit to display published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, Graham and team the house. Refrigerators truly are a mod- temperature makes that fruit healthier, too. on a table or counter for a couple of weeks. have taken a more in-depth look at what happens to cells going ern miracle that revolutionized the way After cutting, you can store melon in the fridge At that point, any that haven’t been eaten through the process of senescence — the stage of cell life at which families eat. for about 3-4 days. can be put in the fridge to extend their life they no longer divide.“Senescent cells are effectively the opposite But as it turns out, there are certain Honey a few days more. of stem cells, which have an unlimited potential for self-renewal or foods that actually lose freshness in the Honey will crystallize when kept in the Avocados division,” explains the study’s lead author, USC doctoral student refrigerator. Sometimes chilling food di- refrigerator. It becomes grainy and virtually It can be tricky to catch avocados at Alireza Delfarah. minishes the flavor or changes the texture. solid, so it is nearly impossible to use as well the peak of their ripeness, and they are “Senescent cells can never divide again. It’s an irreversible state You’ll want to review all the foods on as unpleasant.Honey keeps for a really long just not good when they’re too hard or of cell cycle arrest,” Delfarah notes.Cellular senescence is a key part our list to improve your cooking and enjoy time as long as it is stored at room temperature. too soft. Eating an under-ripe avocado is of a body’s age-related decline, and many scientists have studied your food more. If you’ve been putting in Honey that has solidified can be recovered like biting into a raw potato, and overripe this process. Most research focuses on senescence in fibroblasts, the fridge, you have probably never tasted by gently warming the bottle in warm water. avocado is mushy and blackened.Still, a type of cells widely present in connective tissue. However, this a truly delicious one of these. Bread it’s only good to refrigerate avocado if team chose to analyze senescence in epithelial cells.These cells are Storing the following foods at room Bread is relatively perishable in general; you have one that has gotten ripe but present in the tissue at the very surface of organs and other types temperature can actually help you avoid it just doesn’t last very long before molding. you aren’t ready to use it. That can buy of tissue in the body. They are also the type of cells in which most inadvertently wasting so much good stuff. Some people put it in the refrigerator to stave you a couple of extra days. forms of cancer start. Potatoes off mold growth, and it does help in that Berries Understanding a complex aging process Potatoes are best stored in a cool, dark sense. But refrigerating bread also dries it Berries just don’t last very long after In the current study, the researchers first looked at young epithe- environment, but the refrigerator is too cold. out so you can’t enjoy it anyway. picking, so it’s best to buy them on the lial cells, feeding them molecules that they chemically labeled. This The chill starts to break down the starch in Bread is best stored in a bread drawer day you want them rather than store them. labeling enabled them to see how the cells processed the nutrients they the potatoes, causing a gritty texture that is or in the pantry. If you need to extend its refrigerator, tomatoes are best stored on the Still, the fridge is better than the counter consumed.Eventually, the team saw that as they reached senescence, unpleasant to eat. life, freeze it and then toast slices as needed. counter. Chilling whole tomatoes strips their if you are going to hang on to berries for a the cells stopped producing nucleotides, organic molecules that are The starch also begins to turn to sugar Nuts flavor and makes the texture mealy. few days. However, most get moldy very the main components of DNA.The researchers then experimented in the fridge, further impacting the flavor. Refrigerating nuts can extend their life by If your tomatoes are under-ripe, put quickly once they become wet, so never with young cells by artificially halting their nucleotide production. Onions preventing the oils from becoming rancid. But them on a sunny windowsill. If they begin rinse a whole carton and then store it. When they did this, they found that the cells immediately entered Onions will spoil more quickly in the even so, you won’t want to eat them chilled to over-ripen it’s best to cook them, after Stone fruit the senescence stage.“This means that the production of nucleotides refrigerator than on the counter. They’ll get because they tend to lose their distinctive nutty which they can be stored in the fridge. Stone fruit like plums, peaches, nec- is essential to keep cells young,” explains Delfarah.A new study adds moldy and mushy before you know it. It’s flavor as well as absorb the odors of other food Hot sauce tarines, and apricots ripen best at room to the evidence that physical activity can help increase lifespan. best to store onions at room temperature, in the fridge. It’s okay to store hot sauce in the refriger- temperature. It’s ideal to store them in a However, he adds, “[i]t also means that if we could prevent cells but keep them out of direct sunlight. It’s best to store nuts in an airtight container ator, but it does steal some of the spicy heat paper bag on the counter or in the pantry from losing nucleotide synthesis, the cells might age more slow- Once the onion is peeled and cut, you at room temperature. To revive nuts that have of the peppers. And there is really no need for peak flavor.However, if your stone fruit ly.”When the team developed 3D images of the senescent cells, it will want to refrigerate it. Just place it in been refrigerated, you can toast them in a dry to chill hot sauce to preserve it. has ripened but you can’t eat it right away, found another surprise — namely that these cells often had not one, a sealable bag and store it in the vegetable pan before eating. There is plenty of vinegar in there that your fridge’s fruit bin will keep it from going but two nuclei (cellular centers), and they were unable to synthesize drawer. Coffee prevents bacterial growth. mushy for a couple more days. DNA.All these findings taken together may help the researchers find Garlic If you love coffee, you know that there is Chocolate-hazelnut spread Conclusion better ways of stopping senescence. However, this approach could Garlic tends to lose its flavor when stored a huge difference between great coffee and This tasty spread goes great on gra- Simply keeping these items in the pantry, on the be tricky because, although it contributes to age-related decline, in the fridge. To maintain that pungent taste, bad coffee. ham crackers, toast, or fruit, but when counter, or in a drawer will improve their flavor, cellular senescence is also a protective mechanism that can prevent keep it in a cool and dry container with some Refrigerating the beans, either whole you keep it in the fridge it solidifies and texture, and longevity. However, chilling these cancer from developing.“Sometimes people talk about senescence as a ventilation. or ground, will cause watery condensation can’t be spread. foods is recommended after they have been cut double-edged sword; that it protects against cancer, and that’s a good thing. A paper bag is a great example. But garlic to build up, and that makes for a seriously Cold chocolate-hazelnut spread also or cooked.Additionally, the fridge can preserve But then it also promotes aging and diseases like diabetes, cardiac dysfunc- does still begin to degrade once the head underwhelming brew. Keep those beans in loses some of its distinctive flavor. In already-ripe fruit for a couple more days, but tion or atherosclerosis, and general tissue dysfunction,” notes Graham. has been broken open. Be sure to use those an airtight container at room temperature general, unopened containers can keep for remember that fruit does not ripen well there. Graham continues, “we would like to find a way to remove senescent cloves within 10 days. instead. two months in the pantry. Open contain- We hope this info will help you begin to enjoy cells to promote healthy aging and better function.” Melon Tomatoes ers are safe for about a month past their your food in a way you didn’t know was possible! (Source: healthline.com) Whole melons, such as cantaloupe, wa- While a lot of produce does better in the sell-by date even without refrigeration. (Source: hhdresearch.org) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 12 SOCIETY JULY 31, 2019

140,000 children out of school Iranian students snatch in Iran

SOCIETY TEHRAN — Some 140,000 children are desk colorful medals at IChO 2019 missing out on education across the coun- try, Abdolreza Fooladvand, head of Tehran’s Department SOCIETY TEHRAN — Iranian stu- tical examination usually being before the of Education has said. deskdents grabbed 4 medals at theoretical examination. “The most important threat to a nation’s capital is the lack of the 51st International Chemistry Olympiad The idea of the International Chemistry human resources, however, we have sometimes failed to prevent (IChO 2019) held in Paris on July 21-30, Mehr Olympiad was developed in the former Czech- this issue in the country,” he lamented. news agency reported on Tuesday. oslovakia in 1968 and the first International He went on to say that returning the whole dropouts back to Fatemeh Mohajerani, an official with the Chemistry Olympiad took place in Prague schools cannot be fulfilled by the ministry of education alone, Ministry of Education, explained that Mo- between 18th and 21st June 1968. and there must be a national cooperation. stafa Moghimi-Kheirabadi claimed a gold Members of the Iranian delegation are Pointing out that some 81 percent of the labor children in Iran medal, Ali Jahromi and Amir Reza Bagheri scheduled to return to the country today. are foreign nationals, he said: “We need to go further to manage won two silver medals and Amir Ali Ahrabi Last year, Behrad Saeedian, Arshia the issue in country. One of the positive measures taken is to won a bronze medal. Khademi, Mehdi Jafarzadeh and Moham- exempt foreign nationals from tuition fees.” IChO is an annual competition for the mad Hossein Sharifnia also won 4 silver world’s most talented chemistry students at medals at the IChO 2018, which was held the secondary school level. Nations around in Czech and Slovakia on July 19-29, with the world send a team of four students who some 300 students from 78 countries par- are tested on their chemistry knowledge and ticipating the competition. skills in a five-hour laboratory practical and The 52nd International Chemistry five-hour written theoretical examination Olympiad will be held in July 2020 in that are held on separate days with the prac- Istanbul, Turkey. 3,000 underprivileged couples to be provided with home appliances SOCIETY TEHRAN — Headquarters for Executing at a lower cost and more simple. deskthe Order of the Imam, also known as Providing the deprived with Jahiziyeh, distributing Setad-e Ejraiy-e Farman-e Hazrat-e Emam, will provide stationery packages to financially struggling students 3,000 financially-struggling couples with necessary home and granting low-profit loans to the couples experienc- appliances, an official with the foundation has said. ing fertility problems, are among the other subjects of As an integral part of Iranian marriage tradition, the the scheme, he concluded. bride’s family provides the couple with furniture and Headquarters for Executing the Order of the Imam, He further called on the people to join hands and help to home appliances, which is called Jahiziyeh, several days was founded in 1989. provide education for those failing to have access to schooling. before the wedding. Socio-economic empowerment of the communities by Deputy Education Minister Rezvan Hakimzadeh has said that “So far, 13 couples in South Khorasan [province] have encouraging entrepreneurship prioritizing breadwinner in the previous school year 1396-1397 (beginning Sept. 23, 2017), received the packages,” IRNA quoted Meysam Asoupa women, developing infrastructure such as water supply some 142,502 children were missing out on education across the as saying on Monday. schemes, power grid, and road building, constructing country, while 31,910 of them returned to schools. “Through the first phase of the scheme some 1,000 schools and increasing educational spaces, promoting While provinces of Sistan-Baluchestan, Tehran, Khorasan home appliance packages will be granted to the couples health for all, granting non-repayable loans and insur- Razavi, Khuzestan and Kerman have the most out of school rates, to help them begin their life together,” he explained. ance especially in less developed areas and regions most provinces of Semnan, Zanjan, Ilam, Qazvin and Yazd have the He went on to say that the culture must be promoted affected by 1980s war and natural disasters are of the lowest number of children not receiving education at schools, among people to hold marriage ceremonies or traditions priorities of the charity foundation. she further explained. School dropouts and sustainability worldwide According to the UNESCO, globally about 262 million chil- dren and youth are out of school, according to the UNESCO Hundreds of reindeer starve to death Earth Overshoot Day: Planet’s resources for Institute for Statistics (UIS) data for the school year ending in on Arctic islands ‘due to climate change’ 2017. The total includes 64 million children of primary school this year used up earlier than ever before age, 61 million of lower secondary school age and 138 million of More than 200 reindeer have died of star- Humans have exhausted all natural re- upper secondary age. vation on the Norwegian archipelago of sources the planet can sustainably supply Out-of-school rates might have direct effect on sustainability, Svalbard, with scientists blaming their for 2019 faster than ever – overshooting as countries with low literacy rate or high school dropouts cannot deaths on climate change. by more than five months. reach the sustainable development goal. The wild deer carcasses were found As we consume and destroy more than So, UNESCO urges countries for greater investment on the Arctic islands this summer by ever before, the Earth Overshoot Day (EOD) in education at the global, regional and national levels, researchers from the Norwegian Polar keeps getting earlier. It was marked on 2 including more resources for data collection and analysis Institute (NPI), which said it had never August in 2017, 1 August in 2018 and this in an attempt to achieve universal primary and secondary logged so many deaths at once in 40 years year it is on 29 July – two months earlier education by 2030. of monitoring the animals’ population level. than it was 20 years ago. “It’s scary to find so many dead ani- ing,” said Ms Onvik Pedersen. Due to increased consumption and a this isn’t an overdraft we can dip into and mals,” project leader Ashild Onvik Ped- A team of three scientists spent 10 weeks growing population we are now using up pay back. WORDS IN THE NEWS ersen told state broadcaster NRK. “This investigating population of the Svalbard nature’s resources 1.75 times faster than the “We know what the solutions are so it’s is an example of how climate change reindeer earlier this year. planet’s ecosystems can regenerate them. time to be hopeful and bold and grab the The British Prime Minister affects nature. It is just sad.” Researchers warned the decline of The results of this ecological overspend- opportunity to make a positive difference Svalbard’s capital Longyearbyen, the reindeer would cause unwanted plant ing is becoming increasingly evident in while we still can.” announces the General Election northernmost town on earth, is thought species, currently kept in check by the the form of deforestation, soil erosion, EOD is calculated by Global Footprint to be warming quicker than any other set- animals’ grazing, to spread across Arctic biodiversity loss and the build-up of carbon Network, an international research or- (May 9, 2001) tlement on the planet, climate scientists ecosystems in Europe, Asia and North dioxide in the atmosphere. ganisation that observes humanity’s use The British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, has announced a general warned earlier this year. America. Mathis Wackernagel, co-inventor of natural materials, as well as the envi- election for June 7th and asked the Queen to dissolve Parliament. The milder temperatures in the region Arctic reindeer and caribou populations of Ecological Footprint accounting and ronmental damage they cause. The BBC’s political correspondent Jon Devitt reports. led to unusually heavy rainfall in Decem- have declined 56 per cent in the last two founder of Global Footprint Network said: Friends of the Earth warned that we Calling a general election in Britain is the prerogative of the ber, leaving a thick layer of ice when the decades, a report by the National Oceanic “We have only got one Earth – this is the need to “think again about how we con- Prime Minister. Although a government can stay in office for five precipitation froze. This meant the rein- and Atmospheric Administration said last ultimately defining context for human sume”. years, so long as it maintains its parliamentary majority, most deer could not dig through the hardened year. The report said food security was existence.” Mr Kiely said: “We have to think again prime ministers choose to seek re-election well before that. tundra to reach the vegetation they graze partly to blame for was partly to blame Since the day started being observed in about how we consume. Large-scale po- Mr Blair could have waited until May 2002, but the fear is that by on in their usual pastures, the NPI said. for falling herd numbers, while warmer 1986, this is the earliest point in the year litical intervention is desperately needed, delaying until the last few months, the government’s well laid Svalbard’s reindeer have been observed summers also could also put the animals on which it has ever fallen. If we could but as individuals there’s things we can plans are more likely to be overtaken by events. Dictating eating seaweed and kelp when food is at greater risk of diseases spread by flies move the date of EOD back by five days do: stop buying what we just don’t need, the timing of the election is seen as taking charge of the scarce, but these are less nutritious and and parasites. each year humans could live sustainably make things last, insulate our homes, and agenda. Mr Blair has already been forced to alter his plans cause them stomach problems. The average temperature in Long- on a single planet by 2050. collectively stop digging ourselves into because of the livestock disease foot and mouth. A relatively high number of calves born yearbyen has risen by 3.7C since 1900, Cutting carbon emissions from burning ecological debt. He’d originally intended to hold the election on May 3rd. The last year increased the death toll, as the more than three times the global average fossil fuels by 50 per cent would move the “We need this date to become 31 De- prime minister’s decision to delay seems to have paid off since youngest and weakest are often the first increase of about 1C. day back by 93 days. cember because we only have one plan- foot and mouth is no longer dominating the headlines, and to die in harsh conditions. In 2016, the entrance to the town’s Aaron Kiely, Friends of the Earth cli- et and we are gobbling up what can be the government have made a more or less convincing case that “Some of the mortality is natural be- “Doomsday” seed vault – which stores mate campaigner, said: “Earth’s resources replaced too quickly, it’s why we need the disease is now under control. cause there were so many calves last year. specimens of almost all the world’s seeds are finite, and we are in a climate emergen- to #movethedate and not overshoot the A number of other factors coincide to make a June election But the large number we see now is due to – was flooded following heavy rainfall. cy. Today is a warning about how wrong resources earth gives us.” desirable for the government. There are fears that the downturn heavy rain, which is due to global warm- (Source: The Independent) we are currently getting things because (Source: The Independent) in the international economy could start to filter through to Britain, a financial statement in March was designed to give people what is known as the ”feel good factor” , the logistics are already in place for local elections on June 7th and the weather is ENGLISH IN USE improving, lifting the gloom of a long and wet winter. Words LEARN NEWS TRANSLATION prerogative: something which is the right of a particular person or group to do parliamentary majority: having more representatives elected Recent rainfalls not to fully address بارشهای اخیر خشکسالی کشور را than the other political parties to seek re-election: to try and be elected for another period prolonged droughts: expert جبران نمی کند in government delay: make (someone or something) late or slow Despite above normal rainfalls the country has received, well laid plans: ideas that have been carefully worked out مدیــرکل دفتــر کنتــرل ســیالب و آبخــوانداری ســازمان جنگلهــا، مراتــع overtaken by events: unexpected developments which can it cannot be claimed that the long-term droughts are set upset careful planning و آبخیــزداری گفــت: پــس از بارشهــای اخیــر در کشــور، نمیتــوان ادعــا ,dictating the timing: deciding when something will happen right, director for flood control and aquifer at Forests کــرد کــه خشکســالیهای بلنــد مــدت مــا جبــران شــده اســت. .taking charge of the agenda: in politics, being in control of Range and Watershed Management Organization has said a particular issue That’s why water management policies must be still drawn ابوالقاســم حســینپور در گفتوگــو بــا ایســنا، اظهــار کــرد: سیاســتهای alter: change in character or composition, typically in a comparatively small but significant way up with regard to water scarcity, ISNA news agency quoted paid off: if something pays off it is successful آبــی مــا همچنــان بایــد منطبــق بــر کمبــود منابــع آبــی باشــد. .dominating the headlines: a news story which has been the Abolqasem Hosseinpour as saying on Saturday most important for a period of time convincing: capable of causing someone to believe that something is true or real PREFIX/SUFFIX PHRASAL VERB IDIOM coincide: here, a number of events which happen at the same time, coincide with each other “dextro-, dextero-, dextr-” Nod off Crest of a wave filter through: something which filters through reaches its target audience slowly and gradually Meaning: right Meaning: to begin to sleep, usually when you do not Explanation: If you are on the crest of a wave, you «feel good factor»: A «Feel good factor» is a positive feeling For example: A good handyman is skillful, dexterous intend to and are sitting somewhere are very successful in what you are doing throughout a country in response to a set of events 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 lifting the gloom: make people feel less sad nodding off. success. We’re on the crest of a wave right now. (Source: BBC) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y JULY 31, 2019 WORLD IN FOCUS 13 Nigerian court accused of delaying Sheikh A racially divided society will Zakzaky’s treatment not make U.S. ‘great again’ 7 With rising white supremacy, the conflicts and confron�- tations between white and non-white Americans are intensifying. TEHRAN— Attempts to secure the release gone beyond ridiculous. The court knows What Trump has done is not to ease or bridge conflicts, but has of imprisoned Nigerian Muslim cleric Sheikh that the sheikh’s health is critical. It has to worsened the situation. This is determined by the US political Ibrahim al-Zakzaky have suffered a fresh do the right thing which is to serve justice system. As the president seeks reelection, he has to make use of setback with the adjournment of a court and stop politicking for the benefit of those the racial conflicts to win votes, which will inevitably exacerbate hearing that was due to decide whether the who want to see Sheikh Zakzaky dead.” divisions. ailing leader of the African country’s Islamic Nigerian authorities had earlier this month A racially divided US can never become great again. The movement should be freed to receive urgent promised to issue international passports to greatest challenge facing the US is how to unify the country for medical treatment. the sheikh and his wife so they could leave the future development. Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Sheikh Zakzaky was scheduled to appear country in order to receive medical attention. Indiana, warned that white supremacy “could be the lurking issue in court on Monday, but the court in the However they have since backtracked on their that ends this country in the future” if the US doesn’t wrangle northern city of Kaduna adjourned the bail assurances prompting the pair’s lawyers to it down in its time. hearing until August 5. seek their release through the courts. But given the current momentum of white supremacy and Femi Falana, Zakzaky’s lawyer, said eight In a recent letter to the United Nations, doz- political environment, it’s difficult for the US to overcome the medical reports attached to the bail appli- ens of Western intellectuals called on UN challenge. cation showed that Zakazy needed urgent chief, Antonio Guterres, to pressure Nigeria If racial division in the US continues to widen, there medical attention in Egypt. to release the senior Muslim figure. They also will be more domestic terror fueled by white supremacy. “Doctors have confirmed that he has lost urged the world body to take concrete action From a wider perspective, US leadership and endurance an eye and the second one may be lost on against ongoing violations being committed capabilities in its competition with China will be further account of advanced glaucoma. Secondly, against scholars and rights campaigners by undermined. China is capable of bearing the US-launched pellets in his body have not been removed,” Nigerian authorities and the administration trade war because Chinese society is unified in dealing with said Falana, adding that the pellets - shrap- of President Muhammadu Buhari. the challenge. Can the US be united to make the country nel from the 2015 clash - were causing lead According to press TV, earlier this month, great again? That’s a big question. poisoning, having been in his body for four Zakzaky’s son, Mohammad, said after visiting years. him that he was shocked by his father’s wors- Supporters and members of the Islamic to the point of no return. also expressed concern over the deterio- ening medical condition. Mohammad said Movement in Nigeria (IMN) — which Sheikh ‘Adjournment ridiculous, benefits those rating health conditions of the Nigerian large and dangerous quantities of lead and Accused 9/11 mastermind Zakzaky heads — say the adjournment is a who want Zakzaky dead’ Muslim leader. cadmium had been found in Zakzaky’s blood deliberate ploy to drag out proceedings so Meanwhile, the London-based Islamic IHRC chair Massoud Shadjareh said: and the cleric needed to be immediately open to testimony against that the ailing sheikh’s condition deteriorates Human Rights Commission (IHRC), has “This adjournment for one more week has hospitalized. Saudi Arabia

1 Michael Kellogg, a Washington, DC-based lawyer for the Saudi government, declined to comment. Senate fails to override Trump veto of Saudi arms measure According to the letter, the plaintiffs’ lawyers have been in TEHRAN— The U.S. Senate has stopped short of forming Tens of thousands have died since the onset of the mil- contact with lawyers for five witnesses in federal custody about a majority required to override President Donald Trump’s itary aggression, which has unsuccessfully sought to bring their availability for depositions. veto earlier in the month of three congressional resolutions back Yemen’s former Saudi-allied officials. The lawyers said three, including Mohammed, are housed aimed at blocking the country’s arms sales to Saudi Arabia The arms sold by the U.S. to the kingdom include guided at the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba detention camp, where they face and the UAE. bombs, which the latter has been using rampantly against capital charges, while two are at the “Supermax” maximum se- On Monday, the chamber was set to try rendering the Yemeni civilians. Washington also offers unstinting logistical curity prison in Florence, Colorado. vetoes, which Trump issued on July 24 against three con- support for the invasion, including bombing coordinates. According to the letter, Mohammed would not agree “at the gressional measures, ineffective, Reuters reported. Until earlier in the year, it had also been refueling Saudi present time” to be deposed, but that could change. However, a first vote on trying to overturn one veto on warplanes midair, but stopped the process after the coalition “Counsel stated that ‘the primary driver’ of this decision is a measure passed by Congress to block the sale of certain grew independent of the support. the ‘capital nature of the prosecution’ and that ‘in the absence weapons to the Saudi kingdom was backed by 45 senators An American commando contingent has also been iden- of a potential death sentence much broader cooperation would against 40. The Senate’s Republicans shunned the bid en tifying arms depots belonging to the Yemeni forces, who be possible’,” the letter said. masse, with only five supporting the vote. Fifteen senators, have been defending the impoverished nation against the Mohammed and the other Guantanamo detainees have been meanwhile, withheld their votes. Saudi-led coalition. attending pre-trial hearings in their cases, the letter said. The vote tallies were similar in the two subsequent roll- Don’t turn back on Yemen: UN ’No stone unturned’ call votes to override vetoes of the legislation blocking the Also on Monday, a senior United Nations official urged James Kreindler, a lawyer for the plaintiffs, told Reuters it additional weapons sales to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab the international community “not to turn its back” on Yemen He said the UN had received less than 36 percent of the was not clear how useful Mohammed might be. Emirates and other countries. and to honor its pledges of aid for the war-racked country, $2.6 billion pledged at a Geneva conference in February. “We’re just really leaving no stone unturned,” he said. Congress has been trying to intervene in Washington’s Press TV reported. “Currently, in the next two or three months we can expect Glenn Carle, a former officer with U.S. Central Intelligence untrammeled arms sales to Riyadh and Abu Dhabi, which “Four years of conflict according to the UNDP latest that if funding does not materialize, over 21 programs will Agency, echoed a similar sentiment. have been leading an invasion of Yemen since March 2015. report have set back Yemen by 20 years,” United Nations have to be rolled back,” Steiner added. “He does know quite a bit about the structure of al-Qaeda, Congress’ effort was also aimed at attempting to pressure Development Program administrator, Achim Steiner told “It is the worst humanitarian crisis in the world,” he the individual decisions taken, how things happened. A lot of the Saudi government to improve its human rights record. AFP in an interview in the Jordanian capital of Amman. reminded. that was his thinking,” Carle told Al Jazeera. “So, I think he does have information, certainly. Is it useable in a court of law in the United States is one of the big questions.” “The answer to that is not a clear yes, because information obtained has been tainted, the defense claims, and with cause, Trump’s friend tried to profit from Middle East nuclear deal by having used illegal methods, enhanced interrogation, which TEHRAN — A billionaire friend of Donald The report is the second from the panel’s Kushner. 2016 presidential campaign. is a euphemism for torture.” Trump pursued a plan to buy Westinghouse investigation into the plan to construct 40 Trump attacked Cummings, an African Trump officials have continued meeting Al Jazeera’s Patty Culhane, reporting from Washington, DC, Electric Corp – even as he lobbied Trump nuclear power plants in Saudi Arabia and American from Baltimore, in weekend tweets with IP3 even though White House lawyers in pointed out that the civil case of the 9/11 victims is separate from to become a special envoy and promote the elsewhere in the Middle East. The plan was that the president’s critics denounced as January 2017 instructed staff to cease work the criminal case Mohammed is facing. company’s work on nuclear power in Saudi supported by Trump’s first national security racist. on the plan over concerns that Flynn was She also said that it is unclear if U.S .President Donald Trump, Arabia, a congressional report released on adviser, Michael Flynn; Barrack, Trump’s Monday’s report was based largely on breaking conflict of interest laws, accord- who is close to the leaders of Saudi Arabia, would allow a plea Monday. inaugural committee chairman; and a con- thousands of documents provided by uniden- ing to that report. Flynn, fired by Trump in deal for Mohammed to give evidence. While Tom Barrack failed in both ef- sortium of companies led by retired U.S. tified private companies. The White House, February 2017, advised IP3 while serving Bruce Fein, former U.S. associate deputy attorney general, forts, the report provides fresh evidence military commanders and former White the report said, provided no documents, while on his campaign and transition team, said said the lawsuit had major financial implications for Saudi of the ease with which some corporate and House officials called IP3. other federal agencies submitted some. both reports. Arabia. However, the 2020 U.S. presidential election could foreign interests have gained access to the One company was Westinghouse, the only The committee may subpoena White White House lawyers also worried that increase pressure on Trump to waive the death penalty for U.S. president and other senior members U.S. manufacturer of large reactors, which House documents, it said. promoters of IP3’s so-called “Middle East Mohammed. of his administration. was bought out of bankruptcy by Brookfield Documents showed that Barrack nego- Marshall Plan” sought to transfer U.S. “If the plaintiffs win in this case, it could be hundreds of bil- Documents obtained by the Democrat- Asset Management last August. tiated with Trump and other White House nuclear know-how to Saudi Arabia even lions of dollars. You have over 3,000 plaintiffs, compensatory ic-led House oversight committee raise “se- The report comes alongside a number of officials to seek “powerful positions”, in- as they pushed back on Riyadh’s behalf plus punitive damages and a jury very hostile to Saudi Arabia, rious questions about whether the White other investigations into the administration cluding special Middle East envoy, as he against certain safeguards, the reports it could virtually bankrupt Saudi Arabia. All their assets in the House is willing to place the potential profits being conducted by the panel chaired by took steps to profit from the civil nuclear said. Known as the “Gold Standard”, the U.S. and elsewhere could be seized,” Fein said. of the President’s friends above the nation- the U.S. representative Elijah Cummings scheme he advocated. safeguards are designed to prevent nuclear “So, the incentive for Mr Trump as opposed to others al security of the American people and the – including into the use of personal texts A previous committee report, published weapons development. IP3 called the to waive is not very great. But still, it may be in the year universal objective of preventing the spread and emails for official business by Trump’s in February, said efforts to advance the nu- standard a “total roadblock”, Monday’s 2020 that the U.S.population in general is not going to be of nuclear weapons”, the report said. daughter, Ivanka, and her husband, Jared clear power scheme began during Trump’s report said. sympathetic to Mr Trump running and seeking their vote if it looks like he’s taking the side of Saudi Arabia over the victims of 9/11.” The U.S. Department of Justice did not immediately respond Johnson promises Irish PM no physical border checks to a request for comment. TEHRAN — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson prom- that border will become part of the EU’s external frontier Closure for victims ised Ireland’s Leo Varadkar Tuesday there would be no and should therefore be policed accordingly. Saudi Arabia long had broad immunity from Septem- physical checks on the border between their two countries Johnson approached Brexit talks “in a spirit of friend- ber 11 lawsuits in the U.S. But that changed in September after Brexit, a spokesperson said. ship, and that his clear preference is to leave the EU with 2016 when the U.S. Congress overrode President Barack But in their first phone call since he took office, John- a deal, but it must be one that abolishes the backstop”, the Obama’s veto of the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism son repeated that the current “backstop” plan to keep the spokesperson added. Act (JASTA). frontier open, which is included in the EU’s draft divorce However, EU leaders have said they will not renegotiate In March 2018, U.S. District Judge George Daniels in Man- deal, was unacceptable. the deal they struck with Johnson’s predecessor, Theresa hattan, who oversees the litigation by victims, said their claims “On Brexit, the prime minister made clear that the U.K. May - even though it has been rejected by the British par- “narrowly articulate a reasonable basis” for him to assert juris- will be leaving the EU on October 31, no matter what,” a liament three times, AFP reported. diction through JASTA over Saudi Arabia. Downing Street spokesperson said. Varadkar repeated that the backstop, which would His decision covered claims by the families of those killed, “He said that in all scenarios, the government will be keep Britain aligned with EU trade rules in order to roughly 25,000 people who suffered injuries and many busi- steadfast in its commitment to the Belfast Agreement and keep the UK-Irish frontier open and free-flowing, was nesses and insurers. will never put physical checks or physical infrastructure “necessary”. A previous attempt to broker a plea agreement with on the border.” “Noting that the Brexit negotiations take place between the Mohammed and four other 9/11 defendants was scrapped The Belfast or Good Friday Agreement brought peace U.K. and the EU, the Taoiseach (prime minister) explained over concerns that dropping the death penalty would to Northern Ireland after years of violence over British Removing checks on the border with Ireland was con- that the EU was united in its view that the withdrawal agree- serve as an official censure of the government’s torture control which left 3,500 people dead. sidered a key factor in reducing tensions. But after Brexit, ment could not be reopened,” a statement from Dublin said. of the detainees. A person familiar with the military proceedings told the Journal that one of the primary goals in those negotiations was gaining the defendants’ cooperation. UN: Nearly 4,000 Afghans killed and wounded in first half of 2019 “One of the main things that the 9/11 defendants have to offer is closure, particularly closure for the victims,” according to the TEHRAN — At least 3,812 civilians have peace conference in Doha, the capital city of 31 percent increase from the corresponding children were killed and more than 1,000 person whom the Journal did not identify. been killed or wounded in Afghanistan’s Qatar, to reduce civilian casualties to zero period in 2018. wounded in attacks across the country, Al “With capital charges gone, there is an opportunity to tell the war in the first half of 2019, the United The UNAMA report said 1,366 civilians Taliban and the Islamic State in Iraq and Jazeera reported. story of 9/11 once and for all.” Nations said, noting a big increase in the were killed and another 2,446 wounded in the Levant (ISILor ISIS) terrorist group fight- “Everyone heard the message loud and In addition to the 9/11 attacks, the al-Qaeda member has number of casualties caused by government the six months to June 30. ers killed 531 Afghans and wounded 1,437. clear from Afghan delegates in the Doha talks claimed responsibility for the kidnapping and murder of American and NATO-led troops. In that period, the Taliban and other UNAMA said it also documented 985 - ‘reduce civilian casualties to zero!’,” said journalist Daniel Pearl in 2002. The UN Assistance Mission in Afghan- armed groups caused the majority of civilian civilian casualties from armed group attacks Tadamichi Yamamoto, the head of UNAMA. Mohammed was captured in Pakistan in 2003 and has been istan (UNAMA) called the toll “shocking casualties, but Afghan and NATO-led forces that deliberately targeted civilians, includ- “We urge all parties to heed this imperative, held in the U.S.’s Guantanamo Bay prison since 2006. and unacceptable” on Tuesday, and urged were responsible for more civilian killings, it ing government officials, tribal elders, aid to answer the call of Afghans for immediate The CIA subjected him to waterboarding 183 times in 2003, parties to Afghanistan’s 18-year war to heed said. The pro-government forces killed 717 workers, and religious scholars. steps to be taken to reduce the terrible harm which former U.S. President George W Bush later said he per- a demand from Afghan delegates at a recent civilians and wounded 680, representing a Meanwhile, at least 144 women and 327 being inflicted.” sonally authorized. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 14 WORLD SPORTS JULY 31, 2019

Trabzonspor lose CAS appeal Ronaldo: Barca spent big but over 2010-11 Turkish title

Trabzonspor’s hopes of overturning the outcome of the 2010- 11 Turkish Super League, in which they finished runners-up to still have no titles scandal-hit Fenerbahce, appear to be over after their appeal was Ex-Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo Meanwhile, Madrid president Florentino rejected by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). has cited former rivals Barcelona as proof that Perez has said he will “forever” miss Ronaldo A long-standing dispute between the clubs began when three money cannot buy success in the Champions and dubbed him the “best” player in the world. officials from Fenerbahce, including the president, were implicated League. Ronaldo signed for Juventus for a transfer in a match-fixing scandal in the 2010-11 season. Ronaldo, who was in Madrid to pick up his fee of €100 million after a nine-year spell at The Turkish Football Federation subsequently sanctioned the Marca Leyenda lifetime achievement award, the Bernabeu where he won two La Liga titles three officials in May 2012, but did not punish the club. is hoping to become just the second player to and the Champions League four times.With- Club President Aziz Yildirim, who denied the charges, was win the Champions League with three different out the five-time Ballon d’Or winner, Madrid sentenced to six years in prison but was acquitted along with 35 clubs and.“It is always the year of Juventus, of endured a disappointing season -- knocked other defendants on appeal in 2015 having spent a year in jail. Madrid, of Barca,” he told Marca when asked out of the Champions League in the round of Trabzonspor has regularly petitioned world governing body FIFA whether the Bianconeri were among the favorites 16 against Ajax and finishing 19 points behind and its legal bodies requesting that it intervene in accordance for the competition. “In a competition such as Barcelona in La Liga. with the FIFA Disciplinary Code and strip Fenerbahce of the the Champions League, only one team can win. “I’ll miss him forever,” Perez said at an 2010-11 title and award it to them. “I’ll use the example of Barcelona: look at awards ceremony where Ronaldo received FIFA said it’s Disciplinary Committee (DC) “was not in a how much money they have invested in the the . “I’m a Cristiano fan. He’s the best and position to intervene” and that Trabzonspor did not fulfil the past five years in players and they have not that’s it. How was I not going to come [here]?” requirements to lodge an appeal before its Appeal Committee won a Champions League. That is not how Before moving to the Bernabeu, Ronaldo (AC) because it had not been a party to the original proceedings this works. Juve has brought in very good had enjoyed six years with Manchester United between the TFF and Fenerbahce. reinforcements and they are a team who are where he won a Champions League title and Trabzonspor lodged an appeal to CAS in May 2018 which was going to fight to win, as they always do.“But it the Premier League three times, but said that heard in March this year. all depends upon many factors: the draw, the he missed Madrid more.“I miss Madrid more A CAS statement on Tuesday said: “Having considered the groups, the moments, the injuries, the luck. than Manchester,” he said at the ceremony. to China but Ronaldo believes Neymar will Madrid in order to reinvent himself as a player. evidence, the CAS Panel found that Trabzonspor did not have But, as I always say, you don’t have to obsess “This is due to life’s circumstances because remain in the French capital next season.“He’s He added: “I needed more motivation af- standing to sue in front of the FIFA DC and, consequently, it did over Champions League. Juve are going to my children were born and grew up here and a great player and I get on well with him,” he ter winning what I won. I needed a change to not have standing to appeal in front of the FIFA AC. win, if not this year, I hope it will be the next that is special.” said.”But there’s a lot of talk about him with express myself as a footballer because I think “The CAS Panel recognised the sense of grievance on the part or in two years.“And it will be because of our Ronaldo also weighed in on the specula- Madrid, Barcelona and Juve. It’s the press’ job I still have a lot to offer. of Trabzonspor but noted that it was limited, in the exercise of work ethic and because of the way the club is tion surrounding Neymar’s future at Paris because they need to sell but I think he will stay “I still feel motivated and I like what I do, its jurisdiction in this particular case, to apply the rules as they being set up. They have all of the ingredients Saint-Germain.The Brazil international was in Paris.”Ronaldo, who helped Juventus secure but of course what I like most is winning titles.” have been adopted by the TFF and FIFA.” to win it.” left out of the PSG preseason squad to travel an eighth consecutive Serie A title, said he left (Source: ESPN) (Source: Reuters) Murray closer than he thought to singles return ‘Linsanity’ star Jeremy Lin in Brazil police end Neymar rape tears as he hits ‘rock bottom’ probe over lack of evidence Former world number one Andy Murray is considering returning to singles action at Cincinnati next month, saying he is “closer than he thought” to being ready. The 32-year-old has not played singles since losing in the first round of the Australian Open in January to Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut, after which he underwent hip resurfacing surgery in a bid to salvage his career.He returned to doubles action at Queen’s Club this year, winning the title with Spain’s Feliciano Lopez, and also played men’s doubles with Frenchman Pierre- Hugues Herbert and mixed with Serena Williams at Wimbledon. Three-time Grand Slam champion Murray had previously said it was extremely unlikely he would be ready to play singles at the U.S. Open but now believes a return on the Cincinnati hardcourts in two weeks’ time is possible. “I’m closer than I thought,” Murray said at the Citi Open in Washington where he is playing doubles with brother Jamie. “Best case scenario probably would be Cincinnati,” he said. “And then if I wasn’t able to play in Cincinnati, there’s a good chance I would probably wait until after New York, because I wouldn’t want my first tournament, either, to be playing best- Basketball star Jeremy Lin broke down in after he managed to compose himself. Police in Brazil probing rape allegations his encounter with Trindade – without her of-five sets.” tears during an emotional appearance in “In English there’s a saying, it says once against football superstar Neymar have consent, possibly breaking Brazilian law. Murray said he is practicing singles in Washington and is Taiwan when he described hitting “rock you hit rock bottom, the only way is up but closed the case due to a lack of evidence, The drama quickly snowballed. Extracts also lined up to play doubles at the Rogers Cup next week in bottom” and feeling abandoned by the NBA rock bottom just seems to keep getting more the Sao Paulo attorney general’s office said of a televised interview with Trindade, in Toronto with Lopez. as he languishes as a free agent. and more rock bottom for me.” Monday.The police decision will be sent to which she accused Neymar of “aggression “In terms of moving and feeling and waking up the next day, Lin – the first Asian-American to win Lin, a devout Christian, was speaking prosecutors on Tuesday, who will have 15 together with rape,” aired just one hour I’m feeling good,” Murray said. “I’m quite close but there’s stuff an NBA title – was part of the Toronto at a New Taipei City Sunday church event days to evaluate the case, a spokeswoman before he was about to enter the pitch for the that would need to get better. Raptors team that won the championship which was also broadcast on the religious for the attorney general’s office told AFP. pre-Copa game between Brazil and Qatar. “I could (play singles), but to get where I would want to be I’d last season but he was often benched during channel Good TV. A final ruling on the case will be made Neymar tore his right ankle ligament in the have to get back in the gym and get my cardio better.” the play-offs as he struggled with his form. Lin has struggled with injuries and in- by a judge. A spokesman for Neymar said 20th minute, ruling him out of the tournament. (Source: Mirror) The man behind the ‘Linsanity’ hysteria consistency since he sparked ‘Linsanity’ he was nt able to comment on the police In the following weeks, Neymar was questioned of 2012 became an unrestricted free agent for the New Yorks Knicks in 2012 when decision. Sao Paulo police are due to hold by police over the WhatsApp messages. this summer and is still without a team as he led them to a seven-game win streak a news conference on Tuesday. He also appeared before police in Sao Chelsea ban fan over the new season approaches. to level their record at 15-15. Neymar has vehemently denied allega- Paulo, where Trindade had filed her com- Lin wept as he recounted his recent ca- That season elevated his stardom far tions he raped a Brazilian woman in a Paris plaint at the end of May.As the case dragged use of racist language reer trajectory while on stage at a church in beyond the US to Asia, where basketball hotel in May.The ugly affair, which has on, police filed a defamation suit against Taiwan, from where his parents emigrated has a huge following even though there has dominated headlines and conversations Trindade – who was dropped by multiple Chelsea have permanently banned one supporter from Stamford to the United States. long been a shortage in Asian NBA players. in the soccer-mad country for weeks, over- lawyers – after she insinuated the force Bridge for the use of racially abusive language and threatening “Free agency has been tough because In 2017, Lin suffered a serious knee shadowed Brazil’s preparations for the Copa was corrupt. “The police are bought, aren’t and aggressive behavior during last season’s home game with I feel like in some ways the NBA has kind injury while playing for the Brooklyn Nets. America.Hosts Brazil went on to win South they? Or am I crazy?” she told television Manchester City. of given up on me,” he told the crowd in a “I’m here to just tell you don’t give up,” America’s showcase tournament earlier this channel SBT last month in response to heartfelt interview.He said he had waited Lin told the 2,000 fans and congregation month without their biggest player, who questions over the police investigation of years to play for the Raptors but felt his members who turned up to hear him speak. was injured in a warm-up friendly before an alleged theft of a tablet device from her time with the team was his “worst shooting The Harvard graduate point guard started the opening match.The scandal blew up on home that contained a short video she claims of his entire career”. Lin averaged only 3.4 his professional career in 2010 with his June 2 when Neymar published a seven- has conclusive evidence she was assaulted. minutes in the play-offs and one minute on hometown Golden State Warriors. minute video on Instagram, where he had Despite the seriousness of the allegations, the court during the championship finals. He has played for eight teams in his first been in contact with Najila Trindade, polls have shown that most Brazilians be- Free agency was “the last straw that nine-year professional career including revealing that he had been accused of rape. lieve Neymar is innocent.Controversy has broke the camel’s back”, he said, after which the Knicks, Houston Rockets, L.A. Lakers In an attempt to defend himself against the followed the Paris Saint-Germain player, he hung his head and cried. and Charlotte Hornets. allegations, Neymar’s video was accompa- who flew back to France earlier this month. “Every year it gets harder,” Lin added (Source: BBC) nied by WhatsApp messages and images of (Source: AFP) ‘I cheat because others cheat’: Kenya struggles against doping The Premier League club have also temporarily excluded five At first Alex did not want to dope. The Kenyan runner wanted These prizes are fiercely coveted by the enormous pool of other supporters for periods of between one and two years for the to compete clean, earn an honest living, and lift his family talented Kenyans. Placing anywhere high-up could support use of abusive language and threatening and aggressive behavior out of poverty through grit and determination. whole families for months, in a country where many live on at the fixture on December 8. But his resolve crumbled as he realized he could not little more than $1 a day. Chelsea, who have not released any names over the incidents, match his opponents, athletes he knew were doping and It is among this class of competitor – professional grade, said they had delayed reaching a decision in the cases in order beating the system set up to catch drug cheats. but not elite – that doping is most rampant and unchecked, to ensure they did not prejudice the related police investigation. Soon, Alex was boosting his performance with eryth- athletes say. The Crown Prosecution Service recently announced it had ropoietin (EPO), a substance banned by the world doping “You don’t have to be an elite athlete, be on the national elected not to initiate any criminal prosecutions. watchdog but poorly regulated in Kenya. team, go to the big races, to make money,” said a pharmacist According to the club, all individuals sanctioned as a result “I had to use it, in order to earn a living. You cannot com- in Eldoret, a city near Iten, who sells EPO to runners for of their investigation were offered the right to appeal and, where pete with people already using and expect to earn something $20 (17 euros) a dose. applicable, those appeals have been heard. reasonable,” said Alex, who spoke with AFP on condition of ’We need more testing’ Referring to the supporter handed a lifetime ban from the ground, anonymity and asked that his name be changed. Kenya was forced to confront its doping problem in 2016 a club statement on Tuesday read: “While the club respects the “Sport today is not clean.” when a string of high-profile scandals almost saw the country decision of the CPS (not to charge the individual with a criminal Kenyans are legendary marathoners, making up 38 of blacklisted from the Olympic Games in Rio. offence), the question that it had to determine was not whether the world’s top 100 runners in 2019. But the country’s anti- It scraped through, promising to stamp out cheating tor such a huge pool of runners. a criminal offence had been committed, but rather whether the doping authorities have struggled to stamp out a culture of through tough new laws penalizing users and dealers and “It is simple: we need to do more tests,” ADAK head individual acted in breach of the ticketing terms and conditions. drug use in its fabled athletic fraternity. a newly-established anti-doping agency (ADAK). Japhter Rugut told AFP. Many race organizers cannot af- “In this regard, the club operates to the civil standard of proof, Alex trains in Iten, hallowed ground for aspiring Kenyan Drug tests jumped ten-fold in a matter of years. ford to run comprehensive drug tests for all competitors, which is entirely different to the criminal standard.“In reaching its runners who dream of following their idols from the high A blood testing laboratory approved by the World Anti- so eschew it altogether. decision, the club took into account the denial made by the individual plateau above the Rift Valley to the Olympic podium and Doping Authority (WADA) opened in Nairobi in 2018. For Tony, another athlete who admits to doping, opts to com- as well as a range of other evidence, including video evidence and record books. the first time, Kenya was able to create biological passports pete in these races where scrutiny is low or non-existent. If evidence from two lip-reading experts – both of whom advised that But most do not make the big league. for about 40 of its top athletes. there is testing in place, he avoids placing in the top three the individual had used words that are racially abusive.” Nearly a thousand Kenyans earn a living competing in Big names – including Olympic gold medallists Jemima to evade suspicion, he said. The statement added: “In this case the behavior of all six marathons across the globe, according to the Athletics In- Sumgong and Asbel Kiprop – were among the Kenyan stars Tony trains in a squad of 15 runners in Iten – at least a individuals crossed the line of what is acceptable.” tegrity Unit, runners whose times – though unnoteworthy to test positive in the years after the Rio scare. quarter of whom are doping, he estimated. Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck in December blamed a “deeply at home – would make them stars anywhere else. But a whole class of international-grade runners, one “If people stop cheating, I’ll stop. I cheat because oth- unpleasant but vocal minority” for shaming the club’s fans in an They are not taking home the tens of thousands on offer step below the best, have gone virtually undetected. ers have cheated,” said Tony, not his real name.Alex, who open letter following incidents of abuse. at major marathons but pick up a few hundred, maybe the These athletes are not subjected to regular testing by started using EPO in 2017, said he had never been tested. (Source: France 24) odd thousand, in second and third-tier races. ADAK, which does not have the funds or manpower to moni- (Source: Eurosport) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y JULY 31, 2019 SPORTS 15 Longest-serving sports journalist Laroudi FIFA sets no ultimatum for Iran over female attendance says how social media changed journalism at stadiums SPORTS TEHRAN — Iran’s longest-serving desksports journalist Ardeshir laroudi says IRNA — FIFA has not given any ultimatum to Iran over the that the traditional media has turned into modern presence of women in football stadiums, a senior Iranian sport journalism since social media has become an integral official said on Tuesday. part of modern society, however it can be Sword of Deputy Minister of Sport and Youth for Developing Women Damocles hanging over the head of journalism. Sports and Managing Director of the Girls› Physical Education, We now have all the information we need at the Mahin Farhadi Zad said to IRNA on Tuesday. touch of an app and most people now get their news No deadline has been sent in this regard, she said. information online, specifically from social media. Social media has become the main source of news online with more than 2.4 billion internet users, nearly 64.5 percent receive breaking news from Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Snapchat, Telegram and Instagram instead of traditional media, according to Forbes. Laroudi, who had founded Abrar Varzeshi, the first Iranian sports daily, says the taste of readers has changed in the recent years. “The aim of a newspaper is to raise awareness of a society and the reader must pay to have a print, but everybody accesses to social media today and it pushes them to what a social media editor wants. The readers must be aware of what they are forced to read,” Laroudi said. “It can be helpful if you are following a sports ex- There is no timeline for that either so there is no case for pert and also can be harmful if you didn’t care about suspension,” Mahin Farhadi Zad said. contents which can have devastating consequences,” “Social media has changed how the readers con- what they read on their phones and iPads. As I said, She was referring to a letter sent by FIFA›s President Gianni Laroudi, who has also worked as coach of football and sume news. Some of the people can effectively manage there is no way to ignore that but we have to use that Infantino to Iran urging Tehran to allow female football fans wrestling, stated. their consumption, but the most people just believe correctly,” Laroudi went on to say. to enter stadiums and watch matches in the qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup. “FIFA has only encouraged the presence of families at sta- Iran’s Zahra Bornaki awarded Asian Saeid Marouf signs for Beijing diums which we are working on it to provide the necessary infrastructure,” she said. Para Games silver medal BAIC Motor Farhadi Zad stressed that Iranian women want to go to stadiums to see their kids, brothers and men who are to play in the football pitches. Families need to attend matches and enjoy themselves in a safe environment, she said adding that women are free to attend racket cup matches. The official reiterated that many women watched men’s national volleyball games in western Iran during the FIVB League of Nations.

Nicaraguan ambassador to Tehran meets Mehdi Taj

TASNIM — Nicaraguan Ambassador to Tehran Mario Barquero Baltodano met with Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) President Mehdi Taj on Tuesday. In the meeting held at Iran football federation headquarters, TEHRAN — Iranian Known by the nickname super- TEHRAN — Iran na- club, as he has already played at Zenit Kazan SPORTS SPORTS the two parties discussed boosting bilateral ties. desklong jumper Zahra Bor- drol, the drug has never been avail- desktional volleyball team and Emma Villas Siena. “Baseball is the most popular sport in Nicaragua but we are naki was awarded the 2018 Asian Para able through medical channels and setter Said Marouf joined Beijing BAIC Beijing BAIC Motor Men’s Volleyball trying to progress in football as well. We can take advantage of Games silver medal. has instead been sold unofficially as Motor. Club are a Chinese men’s volleyball your experiences in this way,” Baltodano said. Uzbekistan’s Abdullaeva Kamolakhon a “designer steroid”. The 33-year-old player has joined the club based in Beijing, founded in 1950s “I hope that the Nicaraguan football federation signs a Memo- was stripped of her title by organizers of Lallwala Palliyagurunnans Amara Chines team on a one-year contract. and changed to a professional club randum of Understanding with Iran as soon as possible,” he added. the Asian Paralympic Committee after Indumathi Karunathi of Sri Lanka has The details of Marouf’s contract have in 2010. failing drugs tests. been upgraded to the gold medal with not been released. BAIC Motor were established by Beijing Kamolakhon, who took gold in the Bornaki now taking silver. He will play along with Cuban Leonardo Municipal Sports Bureau and BAIC Group T54/46/47 women’s long jump, tested 2018 Asian Para Games took place Leyva and French player Kevin Tillie in on September 14, 2010. The team currently Saudi Arabia appoint Hervé positive for methasterone after a urine from October 6 to 13 in Indonesia’s this team. play in the Chinese Men’s League. They test on October 8. capital city of Jakarta. BAIC Motor are Marouf’s third foreign won the champions twice. Renard as head coach

Saudi Arabia have unveiled two-time African Cup of Nations Tokyo 2020 to be transformational winner Hervé Renard as their new national head coach. The Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games will transform Japanese disability and how both the London 2012 and Rio 2016 The Frenchman joins the Green Falcons ahead of their im- society and significantly raise awareness of and advance Paralympics had contributed towards a growth in the minent FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) according to employment of persons with disabilities. In Great Britain 2023 Asian Qualifiers campaign, which begins in early September. the International Paralympic Committee’s (IPC) Chief one million more persons with disabilities are now in Renard - who became the first coach in history to win the Marketing and Communications Officer Craig Spence. employment compared to just after London 2012 while African title with two different nations when he led Zambia to Speaking at the Japan SDG Action Forum at the Unit- in Brazil, the growth has been 49 per cent since 2009 glory in 2012 and succeeded again with Côte d’Ivoire three years ed Nations University in Tokyo on Tuesday (30 July), when Rio won the right to stage the 2016 Olympic and later – joins the Saudi setup following his resignation as Moroccan Spence shared with the audience of 200 stakeholders Paralympic Games. national team head coach two weeks ago. his expectations for next summer’s Paralympics which Joining the IPC’s Chief Marketing and Communi- The appointment is Renard’s first in Asian football, and he will attract around 4,350 Para athletes from more than cations Officer in a session dedicated to International revealed his excitement in a short message on social media. 160 countries. Campaign Building: Action around the Paralympic Games “Happy to start a new adventure in Saudi Arabia on a new “The Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games are a unique was Japan’s three-time Paralympic gold medallist Miki continent!” the 50-year-old posted on Monday evening. once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to lead massive social Matheson and Naoe Yasuoka, the Japanese Paralympic Renard is seen as the long-term replacement to Argentine coach change in Japan and bring to life and advance the SDGs Committee’s International Liaison Manager. Juan Antonio Pizzi, who led Saudi Arabia at the FIFA World Cup to billions of people around the world,” Spence said. the Paralympics advance multiple SDGs and the IPC’s Matheson, who is member of the IPC’s Education Com- Russia 2018 and AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 before his tenure ended “I am confident the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics will be a plans to use Tokyo 2020 to raise the profile of the goals mittee, spoke about I’mPOSSIBLE, the IPC’s education in January, with Youssef Anbar taking charge in the interim. tremendous success and contribute greatly to achieving amongst the general public. programme launched in 2017 to promote the vision and Saudi Arabian Football Federation President Yasser Hassan Alm- our vision to make for a more inclusive world through He said: “Currently one in five members of the public values of the Paralympic Movement to school children isehal revealed the rationale behind Renard’s appointment, saying: Para sport. By working together with other stakeholders in Japan are aware of the SDGs. The IPC wants to use around the world. Yasuoka spoke about the Japanese “We are anxious to sign with a coach who has a big name, and who to fully maximise the benefits, the Games can be even the platform of the world’s third biggest sport event to Paralympic Committee aims to best capitalise on the is able to add for Saudi football, and who has a very strong resume.” better and have a far greater impact. mainstream the SDGs and increase this figure further. We success of Tokyo 2020. Highly experienced, Renard has previously coached Sochaux “Although we’re still one year out from the Tokyo 2020 are planning several activations in the lead-up to, during The UN SDG Action Campaign is a special inter-agen- and Lille in France’s Ligue 1 and guided Morocco to the FIFA Paralympics, we are already seeing lots of positive change and after the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games which we cy initiative of the UN Secretary-General mandated to World Cup Russia 2018, ending a 20-year qualification drought take place in terms of accessibility, education, law and are optimistic can achieve this. scale-up, broaden and sustain the global movement of for the North African nation. policy, media coverage and commercial promotion. The “We are looking at how we can build SDG messaging action for the SDGs. The UN SDG Action Campaign is Morocco’s 2019 African Cup of Nations campaign ended at next and most important step is attitudinal and cultural into the Ceremonies, turn Paralympians into SDG ad- administered by UNDP and works under the assumption the Round of 16 stage after they were eliminated on penalties change towards persons with disabilities and the best vocates to disseminate information to global audiences that the SDGs will only be achieved if everyone takes action by tournament surprise package Benin. way to achieve this is through Para sport. and help promote existing SDG Action Campaign initi- and engages with SDG planning and review processes. Saudi Arabia’s Asian Qualifiers campaign begins against Yem- “In my view the outstanding athletic sporting perfor- atives. Importantly, we want the general public to fully Tuesday’s SDG Action Forum drew together perspectives en on September 10, in a group which also includes Uzbekistan, mances of Paralympians at Tokyo 2020 will do more to understand the SDGs are their goals too and how every from national government, local government, multi-lat- Palestine and Singapore. challenge and change the stigma around disability than one can contribute towards them by 2030.” eral organisations, the private sector, youth groups, civil (Source: the-afc) anything else to have taken place or be implemented before Spence talked about how previous editions of the society, academia and media to further understanding in Japan. Such a seismic impact will act as a catalyst to Paralympic Games had contributed towards to the around opportunities for collaboration and cohesive driving social inclusion all around the world.” SDGs. He highlighted how London 2012 changed the campaigning. During his speech Spence spoke also about how attitudes of one in three people in Great Britain towards (Source: Paralympic) Ex-AC Milan star Donadoni takes on Shenzhen FC task

Tajikistan reach the summit as Afghanistan stun IR Iran Former AC Milan and Italy midfielder Roberto Donadoni was Host nation Tajikistan lead the field with tition, which pits the region’s brightest the 59th minute - two minutes after entering record was dented by a late winner from named head coach of Shenzhen FC on Tuesday, tasked with two matchdays remaining at the CAFA young talents against each other over five the fray as a substitute - and it proved to be Afghanistan. saving them from relegation from the Chinese Super League. U-16 Championship, after a late goal from 70-minute matches apiece in Dushanbe the turning point in the contest. A 0-0 draw appeared the most likely The 55-year-old, who managed the Italian national team in Afghanistan’s Ahmad Zakaria Hussaini and Hisor. Muhammadvoris Saidaliev continued outcome after a scoreless opening hour, 2006-2008, has spent his entire coaching career in Italy and his gave Islamic Republic of Iran their first TAJIKISTAN 3-0 TURKMEN- his fruitful tournament with Tajikistan’s but Afghan forward Ahmad Zakaria Hus- last job was in charge of Bologna. defeat of the competition on Monday. ISTAN second goal in the 67th minute, before saini added to his growing reputation by He left the Serie A club in June last year after nearly three years. Hussaini’s goal - coupled with Tajik- Three late goals sealed a second suc- another substitute Khusrav Toirov added netting the game’s only goal with just four Donadoni takes over at Shenzhen from the ex-Real Madrid istan’s comfortable 3-0 win over Turk- cessive win for Tajikistan, and kept Turk- a third in the fourth minute of stoppage minutes remaining. head coach Juan Ramon Lopez Caro. menistan - helped the hosts move to the menistan rooted to the bottom of the table, time to seal a comfortable home win, and Afghanistan’s late rally continues a Donadoni has just 10 matches to save Shenzhen, who are top of the standings on seven points, with as the hosts prevailed 3-0 in Dushanbe. eclipse Turkmenistan’s hopes of a regional fine run of form so far in the competition, one off the bottom of the CSL table and have won only three only goal difference separating them from Having already suffered defeats against title with two games still to play. with the Wahidulah Wahidi-led side still games all season. Afghanistan. Iran and Afghanistan, Turkmenistan kept IRAN 0-1 AFGHANISTAN unbeaten after three matches and very The Italian has “rich practical experience”, Shenzhen said. In Monday’s other match, Uzbekistan Akhliddin Turdiev’s in-form side at bay for Tajikistan’s win became even more sig- much in contention ahead of Thursday’s His first match, on Friday, is a must-win home game against held off a fast-finishing Kyrgyz Republic all of the first half and much of the second, nificant following the final match of the tournament finale. basement side Beijing Renhe. to register their first win of the compe- but Sunatullo Azizov broke the floodgates in day in Dushanbe, as Iran’s perfect winning (Source: the-afc) (Source: AFP) Prayer Times Noon:13:11 Evening: 20:30 Dawn: 4:35 (tomorrow) Sunrise: 6:12 (tomorrow) JULY 31, 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 Editorial Dept.: Fax: (+98 21) 88808214 — 88808895 Leader’s [email protected] Switchboard Operator: Tel: (+98 21) 43051000 Advertisements Dept.: Telefax: (+98 21) 43051450 Public Relations Office: Tel: (+98 21) 88805807 Subscription & Distribution Dept.: Tel: (+98 21) 43051603 discourses www.eshterak.ir Distributor: Padideh Novin Co. Tel: 88911433 Webmaster: [email protected] Printed at: Jame Jam Bartar Borna - 44197737 on books Tehrantimes79 Tehrantimesdaily

No. 18, Bimeh Alley, Nejatollahi St., Tehran, Iran P.o. Box: 14155-4843 Zip Code: 1599814713 published in Turkish CULTURE TEHRAN — A The second chapter delves into his deskcollection of Leader of remarkable affinity with books, and the third the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed criticizes the lack of regard for reading and Ali Khamenei’s spoken discourses on books in the country. He gives solutions to GUIDE TO books and reading has recently been the flaw in the fourth chapter. SPIRITUAL AWAKENING published in a book in Turkish. The fifth and sixth chapters feature the Metin Atam is the translator of the book commendations the Leader has written for Avoid boasting and refrain from pride “Books and I” (“Kiptap ve Ben”), the Istanbul- a number of his favorite books. based publisher, Kevser, announced. Ayatollah Khamenei is a frequent visitor and unruliness and always remember Ayatollah Khamenei has made the speeches to the Tehran International Book Fair, which your grave. during his meetings with cultural officials is organized in the Iranian capital during Imam Ali (AS) and literati. spring every year. The book is composed of six chapters, in He also holds his annual meeting with the first of which he discussed the importance poets and literati during the holy month of Front cover of the Turkish version of “Books and I”, which covers Leader of the of books and reading. Ramadan. Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei’s spoken discourses on books. “Do Not Say We Have Nothing” at Iranian bookstores Naqqali performance to feature war heroin Farangis story CULTURE TEHRAN — A Persian translation of Canadian ARTTEHRAN — A naqqali performance “Farangis” written by Mahnaz Fattahi. It was published desk writer Madeleine Thien’s novel “Do Not Say deskselected to go on stage during the 19th by Sureh-Mehr in 2015. We Have Nothing” has recently been published in Tehran. Traditional and Ritual Theater Festival will recount the Earlier in 2017, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Translated into Persian story of war heroin Farangis Heidarpur. Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei praised the book in a by Nazanin Memar, the book “Farangis Tale” will be performed in the form of naqqali, recommendation. has been published by Pagard a dramatic style of storytelling dedicated to stories from “A significant and untold portion of the war stories Publications. Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh and other epic Persian stories. can be observed in the memoirs of this brave and devoted Thien’s new novel is The story is about Heidarpur’s confrontation with Iraqi lady,” Ayatollah Khamenei wrote. breathtaking in scope and soldiers after their village, Evazin near the border between Iran “Brave lady Farangis has conversed with us with her ambition even as it is hauntingly and Iraq, was invaded during the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war. strong spirit, the honest and kindly language of a villager, intimate. “It is an amazing story and I have done in-depth research and the genuinely pleasant feelings of a woman. She has With the ease and skill of a to stage the performance,” the Abadan-based performer also shown us an unknown and important area of the master storyteller, Thien takes Hura Tila who is a naqqal, someone who performs naqqali, imposed war geography in detail,” he added. us inside an extended family told the Persian service of ISNA on Tuesday. The 19th Traditional and Ritual Theater Festival will in China, showing us the lives “What happened to Farangis in the war is an epic Hura Tila performs a naqqali in an undated photo. open in the central Iranian city of Kashan on August 11. of two successive generations: story, and naqqali is the best medium to illustrate it,” “There are lessons to learn in the epic,” she noted. Performances will then continue in Tehran until those who lived through Mao’s she added. Heidarpur’s story has been covered in her memoirs August 17. Cultural Revolution in the mid- twentieth century; and the children of the survivors, who Front cover of the Persian became the students protesting version of Canadian writer “Dressage” goes on screen in Florence in Tiananmen Square in 1989. Madeleine Thien’s novel “Do With exquisite writing ARTTEHRAN — Iranian “Dressage” is about Golsa and her who died on June 2, 2019 in Florence. Not Say We Have Nothing”. desk sharpened by a surprising director Puya friends who rob a corner shop. But During her tenure of service in vein of wit and sly humor, Thien has crafted unforgettable Badkubeh’s acclaimed drama “Dressage” while evaluating the booty, they are Iran (2000-2008), Ferraro efficiently characters who are by turns flinty and headstrong, dreamy was screened on Tuesday at the 10th dismayed to realize that they forgot to supported academic and cultural and tender, foolish and wise. edition of the Middle East Now event, a take the security camera footage. One cooperation between the University film festival in the Italian city of Florence, of them must return to the crime scene of Tehran and Italian universities and the organizers announced. and retrieve it. The vote falls on Golsa, cultural institutions. The screening program was part of who bravely completes the mission. Her When she returned to Italy upon the Niavaran center to display the Global Connections, a section which friends’ behavior makes her think, and end of her services, she continued her puts a spotlight on physical and digital she hides the hard drive somewhere in support of Iranian culture by establishing top photos of the year connections in cinema in Afghanistan, secret. But her accomplices and their a publishing house in Italy called Ponte 33 Syria, Gaza, Iran and other countries in well-to-do families, worried about their (the Italian translation of “Si-o-Se-Pol”) ARTTEHRAN — The 11th Doorbin.net Top the Middle East. social standing, put more and more to introduce Iranian society and Persian A scene from “Dressage” by Puya Badkubeh. deskPhotos of the Year Exhibition will open at The festival tries to show the reality pressure on Golsa. speaking countries to European and, in Iranian and Italian culture, including the Niavaran Cultural Center of life in the Middle East beyond the The screening program was also particular, to Italian readers. photo and book exhibitions, seminars on Friday. prejudices and clichés often portrayed followed by a tribute to Felicetta Ferraro, She also helped with the organization and literary panel discussions on both The exhibition is organized through the non-Middle-Eastern media. the former Italian cultural attaché to Iran of many other cultural events related to contemporary and classic personalities. every year by Doorbin.net, Iran’s photojournalism agency, Tehran Photo Agency Cruz-Diez, Venezuelan kinetic artist, Scorsese’s “The Irishman” to premiere at and the Niavaran Artistic Creations Foundation in dies in Paris at 95 New York Film Fest Tehran. A selection of 348 photos by 38 photojournalists taken over the past Iranian calendar year (March 2018-2019) A poster for the 11th Doorbin.net will be showcased in the Top Photos of the Year Exhibition exhibit, the organizers have designed by Majid Hojjati. announced. The exhibition, which will be running until August 16, is scheduled to move to eight Iranian cities afterwards.

Fire breaks out in Frankfurt MMK modern art museum A man stands on the deck of the brightly painted former pilot ship The Edmund Gardner at the Albert Dock in Liverpool, northern England, June 11, 2014. This image released by Netflix shows Joe Pesci, left, and Robert De Niro in a (Reuters/Phil Noble) scene from “The Irishman”. (AP/Niko Tavernise) FRANKFURT (DW) -- Firefighters in Frankfurt were combating a blaze at the famous MMK modern art museum. The building CARACAS (Reuters) — Carlos Cruz- grandfather, Carlos Eduardo Cruz-Diez,” NEW YORK (AP) — Martin Scorsese’s Scorsese said earlier this year at a Tribeca had been closed for renovations when passers-by reported smoke. Diez, a Venezuelan artist who shaped the the foundation wrote. “Your love, your big-budget mafia epic “The Irishman” will Film Festival event. “Years have gone by German police opened an investigation into a fire which field of kinetic and optical art during the joy, your teachings and your colors will premiere as the opening night film at the and we see things in a special way, I hope.” started at Frankfurt’s Museum für Moderne Kunst (Museum of 20th century, died in Paris on Saturday, remain forever in our hearts.” 57th New York Film Festival, Film at Lincoln New York Film Festival Director Kent Modern Art or MMK) on Monday. his foundation said on its website on Despite living much of his life in Paris, he Center announced Monday. Jones, a frequent collaborator with Scorsese, About 70 firefighters and 20 vehicles were at the scene and Sunday. He was 95. left his mark in his native Venezuela, most The selection, with the premiere set for said in a statement that “The Irishman” is “the trying to put out the flames in the “roof area” according to the Born in Caracas in 1923, he moved to notably through the colorful murals lining September 27, gives Scorsese a hometown work of masters, made with a command of the local fire service. France in 1960 after studying at Caracas’ the walls and floors of the Simon Bolivar launch for one of his most anticipated films. art of cinema that I’ve seen very rarely in my “The effort to put out the fire is difficult because the copper School of Fine Arts. His abstract works International Airport serving Caracas. “The Irishman” is Scorsese’s $125 million Netflix lifetime, and it plays out at a level of subtlety roof must be opened by hand,” Frankfurt firefighters said on are defined by the use of color and lines While he rarely commented publicly on film about the reflections of a former Jimmy and human intimacy that truly stunned me.” Twitter, without providing details. to create the impression of movement, his home country’s turbulent politics, he Hoffa associate and hit man. Its genre and Netflix is planning a robust awards The deployment lasted for several hours, they said in a statement and are on display at museums including recently expressed regret at living much cast — including Robert De Niro as Frank “The season push for “The Irishman,” including on Monday afternoon. New York’s Museum of Modern Art, of his life abroad. Irishman” Sheeran, Al Pacino as Jimmy Hoffa a not-yet-dated release in select theaters The MMK, which opened in 1991, is considered one of the London’s Tate Modern, and Caracas’ “I regret not being able to have and Joe Pesci as Russell Bufalino — have long later this year. How widely Netflix will most important museums in Germany. The building normally Museum of Fine Arts. developed my artistic life in my country, tantalized fans of the 76-year-old filmmaker. release it remains to be seen; major theater houses over 5,000 items, including pictures, photos, sculptures, “It is with deep sadness that we surrounded by my people,” Cruz-Diez told “It’s in the milieu of the pictures we’ve chains have thus far refused to play films and video installations.With the museum undergoing renovation, announce the death of our beloved Venezuela’s El Nacional newspaper in a done together and are known for, in a sense, that don’t adhere to a traditional exclusive however, most of the items were in storage, a spokeswoman said. father, grandfather and great- 2014 interview. but I hope from a different vantage point,” theatrical release window of 90 days. Separately, museum chief Susanne Pfeffer described the fire as being “fortunate in [its] misfortune.” Speaking to daily Frankfurter Runschau, she said that “no PBS adds George W. Bush documentary to its president series people were injured and no works of art were damaged.” BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — A documentary about members. Among them: Bush’s chiefs of staff, press secretary “evolution” of Bush’s character and how it shaped his presidency. “We had pretty much no art on display,” Pfeffer added. the life and political career of former President George W. Ari Fleischer and speechwriter David Frum. The series has aired biographies of other U.S. presidents, Passers-by first reported the thick column of smoke rising Bush is coming to PBS stations next year. The program will air in spring 2020 as part of PBS’ “American including Dwight D. Eisenhower and Bill Clinton. from the building’s roof. No visitors were inside the building The two-part documentary, titled “W,” will include Experience” series, PBS said Monday.“American Experience” senior Public TV station WGBH Boston produces “American at the time. interviews with historians, journalists and inner-circle producer Susan Bellows said the documentary will look at the Experience.”