WWW.TEHRANTIMES.COM I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 16 Pages Price 40,000 Rials 1.00 EURO 4.00 AED 39th year No.13500 Saturday OCTOBER 5, 2019 Mehr 13, 1398 Safar 6, 1441 Sacred Defense Foes try to disrupt the Iran earn first win Ibrahim Çelikkol, should not be Arba’een march by at 2019 FIVB Hesam Manzur join cast forgotten 2 stoking unrest in Iraq 3 World Cup 15 for “Drunk on Love” 16 220 water, electricity projects to be Assassination plot against inaugurated by March 2020 TEHRAN — Iranian Energy Minister Reza jects in this field in the development of Ardakanian said on Thursday that 220 the country, we hope that the outcomes major water and electricity projects will be of the 15th exhibition would effectively be inaugurated in the country by the end of used in the country’s water and electricity General Soleimani foiled the current Iranian calendar year (March projects,” he said. 19, 2020), Mehr news agency reported. Ardakanian further mentioned Iran’s Speaking on the final day of the 15th Iran deal with the Eurasian Economic Union International Water and Wastewater Exhi- (EAEU), saying that this deal would be See page 3 bition (Watex 2019), Ardakanian said in the a major breakthrough for the country’s second half of the current year, every week trade as it would allow exports on zero a new project is planned to be inaugurated. tariffs for 70 products while 503 other “Given the significant role of the pro- items would enjoy lowered duties. 4 Regional problems cannot be solved militarily: Larijani TEHRAN — Iranian Majlis Speaker Ali He noted that the leaders of the re- Larijani has said that problems in the re- gional countries have become aware gion cannot be solved through war. that problems can be settled through “I think all the regional countries have dialogue. acknowledged that problems cannot be “Iranian-Saudi dialogue could solved militarily. Military ways just spread solve many regional problems” division,” ISNA quoted him as saying in Larijani also said that Iran is open to an interview with Al Jazeera published starting a dialogue with Saudi Arabia and on October 1. other countries in the region. 2 Ayatollah Sistani urges Iraqis to avoid violence amid unrest TEHRAN— Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sis- Ayatollah Sistani said in a letter Friday. tani, the top Shia cleric of Iraq, has urged In the letter read out by his representa- security forces and protesters to avoid vi- tive Ahmed al-Safi during a sermon in the olence, expressing sorrow over some holy city of Karbala, the top cleric urged sporadic unrest that has led to several all parties to avoid violence. casualties. He also criticized officials and political “It is sorrowful there have been so many sides for failing to answer the demands deaths, casualties and destruction” from of the people to fight corruption, urging clashes between anti-government pro- them to heed the demands of the protesters khamenei.ir testers and security forces in recent days, “before it’s too late”. 13 ARTICLE Russia says Iran, unlike the U.S, is in Syria at request of Damascus ARTICLE Afshin Majlesi By staff and agency Ali Shamkhani, secretary of the Supreme Na- Syria is upon a request by Damascus to provide Maryam Khormaei Tehran Times journalist Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said tional Security Council, reiterated Iran’s long- the country with advisory help against militants. Mehr News Agency that Iran is in Syria at the request of Damascus, held position in March, saying Iran’s presence in “We will stay in Syria as long as the Syrian journalist unlike the United States. government wants us to stay,” the security chief “Iran is in Syria at the request of Damascus, added. Words versus unlike the United States. When ISIS’ main elements “There is a The Syrian government has described the The world in the deeds: Are White in Syria are defeated, questions will arise about strong sense that presence of Iranian military advisors in the shadow of regional the purpose of the continued U.S. presence on Washington’s mission conflict-plagued Arab country as “legitimate House sanctions on Syrian soil. There is a strong sense that Wash- and lawful.” hegemons: How does ington’s mission is to prevent the restoration of is to prevent the “Syria reiterates that the Iranian presence Iranians economic Syria’s territorial integrity, in direct violation of restoration of Syria’s is legitimate because it came at the request China beat the U.S.? Security Council Resolution 2254,” he said in territorial integrity, of the Syrian government and contributed to terrorism? an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat published Syria’s efforts in the fight against terrorism elebrating the 70th anniversary of on Thursday. in direct violation sponsored by some participants in the sum- the founding of China is an opportu- ehran accuses Washington of Iran has repeatedly said that it has ad- of Security Council mit,” Press TV quoted an unnamed source at nity for Donald Trump to learn that launching an economic terrorism visory presence in Syria upon the request Resolution 2254.” the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and moreC than a slogan is needed to revive a Tagainst Iranian people, a claim of Damascus. Expatriates in May. country’s greatness. that the U.S. denies. Chinese President Xi Jinping attended On the one hand, the Trump ad- the military event called “the mother of ministration officials say that food, all parades” on Tuesday, October 1. It medicine and other humanitarian How Imran Khan made history at UNGA was the celebration of the 70th anni- supplies are officially exempt from By Syeda Shabana Gul being stacked in black accounts and offshore icalism in Islam and that it promoted equality, versary of the founding of the People’s sanctions. On the other, Iran says that ISLAMABAD — During the 74th session of the companies owned by the developed countries. human rights and justice. He urged the Muslim Republic of China, and is a powerful Washington’s “economic terrorism” UN General Assembly recently, Pakistani premier He expressed disappointment over lack of se- world to tackle this menace collectively. representation of the president’s desire has targeted the ordinary people, in- Imran Khan undoubtedly stole the limelight with riousness on these issues. The main highlight of Khan’s speech was the to revive the country’s glory in global cluding patients and children. his thunderous speech. Khan focused primarily The other two issues figured prominently issue of Kashmir, which raised a few eyebrows as leadership. It is, however, not very hard to verify on four critical challenges facing his country, in Khan’s thought-provoking speech. Point- well. He launched a scathing attack at Narendra At the military parade, for the first time counterclaims by going beyond the which also are a cause of alarm for the region ing toward the problem of Islamophobia, the Modi led government in New Delhi for holding China showcased new types of missiles words and take a peek into the deeds. and the world at large. cricketer-turned-politician said it is dividing the 8 million people in Kashmir hostage for the past and unmanned platforms. The unmanned Decades-long tensions between the The issues include climate change, money humanity. He said Islamic veil (hijab) is being two months and called on the United Nations to technologies included a large unmanned two started to heighten once again last laundering, Islamophobia and the simmering depicted as some dangerous weapon and Islamic intervene and resolve the longstanding issue of underwater vehicle, along with a high- year when Donald Trump walked out issue of Kashmir. Talking about climate change, terrorism is being associated with the peaceful Kashmir, which is the main bone of contention speed unmanned aircraft believed to be of a 2015 landmark agreement, under Khan said it is a global issue today but the Asian religion of Islam. between India and Pakistan. capable of supersonic flight. However, which the Islamic Republic agreed to countries tend to be more vulnerable to challenges Khan strongly denounced the term ‘radical On August 5 this year, India abrogated Article 370 Trump, obsessed with such ceremonies, curb its nuclear program in exchange associated with it. Islamization’ used at international forums against and Article 35A in Kashmir, the legislations that gave is busy fighting with domestic adversary, for termination of economic and fi- About money laundering, Khan asserted that Islam. He asserted that this phenomenon origi- the disputed territory a special status, and thereby with the hope to get rid of the Ukraine nancial sanctions. the developing countries are becoming increas- nated in the aftermath of cataclysmic 9/11 events attempted to annex it with the union of India, against scandal. However, the U.S. reimposed ingly poorer day by day because their money is and emphasized that there was no place for rad- the aspirations of the people of Kashmir. 7 While the Democrats do not allow sanctions, targeting oil, banking and Trump to repeat the slogan of “make transportation sectors of Iran that had America great again”, Xi, with the help been lifted under the agreement and of military authority and political unity introduced new ones, arguing the curbs of the state, is showing everybody that he did not go far enough and it wants to is eager to revive China’s glory and shape compel Iran back to the negotiating the future of the world. table. Marking the Just a week ago, Foreign Minister of In response to the U.S.