Science at the Service of Resistance a Decade After Legendary POLITICAL TEHRAN – Very Little Usama’S Wife Also Echoed the Same Thing
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WWW.TEHRANTIMES.COM I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 8 Pages Price 50,000 Rials 1.00 EURO 4.00 AED 43rd year No.13950 Monday MAY 24, 2021 Khordad 3, 1400 Shawwal 12, 1442 IAEA access to A decade after Indigenization of equipment nuclear facilities legendary Nasser saves Iranian gas industry We celebrate the anniversary of Page 3 Hejazi’s death Page 3 should be cut off $19m a year Page 4 liberation of Khorramshahr Military chief: Policy is to boost defensive, offensive and deterrence strategy TEHRAN — In a message on Sunday, the In his message, the top commander Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces said the “policy to boost power for defense, Science at the service insisted on military readiness to strongly offense and deterrence” is always on the confront any possible military threats and agenda of the Iranian Armed Forces. protect the country’s national interests by The Iranian military forces maintain constantly increasing defense capabilities. intelligence dominance and are fully pre- Major General Mohammad Hossein pared for harsh and courageous confron- Baqeri made the remarks in a message tation with any threat against the coun- of resistance one day before Iran marks the liberation try’s independence, territorial integrity of Khorramshahr, a city in southwestern and national interests, the military chief Iran that was occupied by the invading underscored. Saddam Hussein Army in the early 1980s. Continued on page 2 NIDC digs 17 oil, gas wells in 2 months TEHRAN- National Iranian Drilling Com- operational zone of the National Iranian pany (NIDC) dug and completed digging South Oil Company (NISOC) while two operation of 17 oil and gas wells during wells were drilled in the fields under the the first two months of the current Iranian supervision of Iranian Offshore Oil Com- calendar year (March 21– May 21), an pany (IOOC). official with the company said. NIDC owns 70 light, heavy and super According to Babak Zanganeh, director heavy drilling rigs, including 67 onshore of consolidated planning at NIDC, the drilling rigs and three offshore rigs, Zan- drilled wells consisted of four development ganeh said. and appraisal wells, and 13 workover ones. “Currently, 25 drilling rigs of the com- The official stated that 15 of the men- pany are being relocated in the onshore tioned wells, including four development operational areas of the country”, he added. and 11 workover wells were drilled in the Continued on page 4 Iranian Academy of Arts to organize biennial of digital art of Islamic world TEHRAN – The Iranian Academy of Arts “This biennial aims to bring to- (IAA) plans to organize a biennial of digital gether distinguished scholars, artists Photo Illustration by Bahman Vakhshour art of the Islamic world in 2022. and academic figures from the Islamic The biennial will open on May 16, world to provide them an appropriate which is celebrated as World Commu- place to exchange their experiences nications Day every year, IAA Multimedia and results of their studies on digital Department director Abdolhossein Laleh art,” he said. Tehran Times/ Tehran Times/ announced in a press release on Sunday. Continued on page 8 Half of endemic Iran backs Palestine because it is Yemeni forces shoot down Saudi reconnaissance turtle species in independent, says Lebanese analyst drone in Jawf skies Iran endangered BY REZA MOSHFEGH After 11 days of Israeli bombing, Gaza remains Yemeni army forces have shot down an unmanned meters, enabling it to stay outside of effective TEHRAN - A senior Lebanese political analyst strong. The Israeli regime was forced to agree to aerial vehicle belonging to the Saudi-led military range of most anti-aircraft systems. BY FARANAK BAKHTIARI says that Iran adheres to the Palestinian cause a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Resistance forces coalition over Yemen’s northern province of al-Jawf. The development came only a day after the ran is home to 10 endemic spe- while many Arab countries have neglected in Gaza forced Israeli settlers to seek shelters Spokesman for Yemeni Armed Forces Brigadier media bureau of Yemen’s popular Ansarullah cies of turtles, five of which are Palestine in order to satisfy the colonialists by firing hundreds of missiles at different parts General Yahya Saree said air defense forces targeted movement released video footage of the wreck- sea turtles, and all five are en- and the Zionist regime and their American of occupied territories. the Chinese-made CH-4 combat drone with a sur- age of a Chinese-made Chengdu Wing Loong II I master. Following is the text of the interview: face-to-air missile which has not been unveiled yet. drone belonging to the Saudi military. dangered due to human activities, oil pollution, and coastal degrada- Amin Hoteit says Iran has adopted such a What is the status of Palestine in the The aircraft was on a reconnaissance mission Yemeni air defense forces and their allies tion and development. policy toward Palestine because it is an inde- Arab and Islamic world? over al-Maraziq area in the Khabb wa ash Sha’af shot down the spy drone over Saudi Arabia’s These creatures date back to the time pendent and sovereign state. Palestine is part of the Arab and Islam- district of the province early Sunday morning, southwestern border region of Najran, which of the dinosaurs, over 200 million years “There is a big difference between a sover- ic lands, and within this framework, we say he said. lies close to the border with Yemen with a sur- ago. A total of 360 have been identified eign, independent ruler who safeguards the that the Islamic world should be coherent It would not be a “picnic” for anyone to en- face-to-air missile on May 20. worldwide, from the oceans to the deserts, interests of his nation and a subordinate ruler and united in the face of Israel as God says ter the Yemeni airspace because the country’s ‘We can strike targets you can’t im- according to the International Union for who guards the interests of foreigners,” Hoteit in Quran: “Indeed this, your religion, is one armed forces protect it, Saree said. agine ever’ Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List, tells the Tehran Times. religion, one and I am your Lord, so worship The CH-4 drone has a 3,500- to 5,000-kilo- A senior member of Yemen’s Supreme Polit- of which 187 are endangered and 127 are “Iran adheres to Palestinian cause while Me.” (Al-Anbya – Verse: 92) meter range and a 30- to 40-hour endurance. It ical Council on Saturday threatened to intensify critically endangered. Many of these species many Arabs neglect Palestine in order to sat- On the one hand, according to Islamic logic, is capable of carrying six missiles and a payload attacks against Saudi Arabia and its allies in are predicted to become extinct within isfy the colonialists and the Zionist regime, the attack on Palestine means an attack on the of up to 250 to 345 kilograms. case they continue their aggression and siege the next century. and their American master,” the Lebanese Islamic Ummah. The unmanned aerial vehicle can fire air- against Yemen. Turtles, like many species of animals, analyst notes. Continued on page 5 to-ground missiles from an altitude of 5,000 Continued on page 5 are valuable to the environment and eco- system, but they face a variety of dangers and threats, including climate change, Tehran, Beijing ink joint statement to protect Asian cultural heritage habitat destruction, and pollution, as well Palestinian cause as illegal fishing and trade. TEHRAN - Iran and China on Saturday signed with the Asian Initiative for Cultural Heritage stable due to their common historical and cultural is again alive and Therefore, to raise awareness among a joint statement which is expected to pave the Conservation, the two nations will join hands background, and both countries have supported humans to help turtles survive and thrive way for further protection in the arena of Asian in projects of archaeology, and conservation of each other in maintaining national dignity and kicking: ex-Lebanese in their natural habitat, every year World cultural heritage. cultural heritage. securing their development paths. Turtle Day is celebrated. The statement was signed in an online con- Furthermore, Tehran and Beijing seek to re- The plan to protect the cultural heritage diplomat ference by Iranian deputy tourism minister Mo- inforce collaboration to safeguard the UNESCO of Asia could increase the confidence and May 23 is designated as World Tur- BY MOHAMMAD MAZHARI tle Day since 2000 by American Tortoise hammad-Hassan Talebian, and Chinese director World Heritage sites and to fight against the illicit unity of Asian countries in introducing and of the National Cultural Heritage Administration trafficking of cultural relics. protecting their valuable cultural heritage, TEHRAN – Noting that “Deal of the Century” Rescue, to bring attention to, and increase was buried in the Sheikh Jarrah district, a for- knowledge of and respect for, turtles and Li Qun, Mehr reported. Speaking at the event, Talebian said that the he added. Based on the declaration which is in line relationship between Iran and China has been Continued on page 6 mer Lebanese ambassador to Chile, Poland, and tortoises, and encourage human action Canada says that the Palestinian cause is again to help them survive and thrive. alive and kicking. World Turtle Day is celebrated around “Former U.S. President Donald Trump tried the globe in a variety of ways, from dressing to kill and bury the Palestinian cause with his up as turtles or wearing green summer so-called “Deal of the Century” which, in fact, dresses, to saving turtles caught on high- died on the 3rd of November when Trump lost ways, to research activities.