WWW.TEHRANTIMES.COM I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 16 Pages Price 20,000 Rials 1.00 EURO 4.00 AED 39th year No.13240 Thursday OCTOBER 25, 2018 Aban 3, 1397 Safar 15, 1440 Arbaeen march safe Municipalities, Oil Ministry Persepolis of Iran to meet Belgrade fair offers Serbian thanks to heroic join hands to improve Japan’s Kashima Antlers translation of Persian novel “Chess sacrifices 2 public transport 12 in ACL final 15 with the Doomsday Machine” 16 ‘Next year’s budget focuses on Khashoggi murder unlikely economic stability, tackling sanctions’ ECONOMY TEHRAN — “Main- named correction of government’s relation- desktaining economic ship with the banks and reinforcement of stability, curbing inflation, protecting the capital market as effective methods to domestic production as well as people’s control liquidity growth, the report added. without U.S. consent livelihood, creating jobs, and tackling U.S.- Rouhani required governmental led sanctions are to be the main focal points executive organizations to accelerate See page 2 in the next year’s budget plan,” Iranian implementation of the major policies of President Hassan Rouhani announced Resistance Economy and Article 44 of in a circular letter to affiliated executive the constitution via preserving monetary state-run organizations, IRIB reported discipline and removal of unnecessary on Wednesday. expenses in a bid to improve business In this letter, the Iranian president environment. Majlis submits Palermo, money laundering bills to Expediency Council POLITICS TEHRAN — Parlia- further inspection and taking necessary deskment Speaker Ali Lari- measures in this regard, Mehr reported jani has submitted the bills on accession on Wednesday. to the UNTOC, known as the Palermo The Parliament had approved the bill Convention, and anti-money laundering on joining the Palermo Convention, but the act to the Expediency Council. bill was rejected by the Guardian Council. In two separate letters to Chairman of However, the Parliament insisted on its the Expediency Council Ayatollah Hashemi decision, which brought the Expediency Shahroudi, Larijani handed the bills for Council to make the final decision. Explosives sent to CNN, Clinton, Obama U.S. news network CNN announced on its to Clinton in Westchester, a suburb north screens Wednesday that it had evacuated of Manhattan on Tuesday, and a second its New York bureau over a suspicious package addressed to the Obama residence package similar to those addressed to in Washington Wednesday. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. “The packages were immediately New York police confirmed to AFP that identified during routine mail screening its officers had been called to the Time procedures as potential explosive devices Warner Center, where the CNN bureau and were appropriately handled as such,” in the U.S. financial capital is located, to the Secret Service said in a statement. investigate reports of a suspicious package. “The protectees did not receive the Earlier in the day, the U.S. Secret Service packages nor were they at risk of receiv- president.ir said it recovered a single package addressed ing them.” (Source: AFP) ARTICLE Riyadh likely to double anti-Iran policies after Khashoggi death: Prof. Zonis ‘U.S.-led forces Hanif Ghaffari EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Following the incident over the past two of Jamal Khashoggi. His attachment to the killed over 3,200 Political analyst By Payman Yazdani weeks there have been speculations about Saudis appears to be very strong. That coun- possible removal of Muhammad bin Salman try, after all, was the first foreign state he TEHRAN — Marvin Zonis says President from power. visited after his inauguration — a break with Syrians since 2014’ Trump is unlikely to maintain a strong re- To shed more light on the issue we reached American tradition. While he was there, the A so-called monitoring group says more Trump’s Confusion sponse to the Saudi murder of Jamal Khashoggi out to Marvin Zonis, Professor of interna- Saudis flattered him endlessly — flattery he than 3,200 civilians have lost their lives and Saudi Arabia will likely double its anti_ tional political economy and leadership in adored. Also, his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, ever since the U.S.-led coalition purportedly over the Economy Iran policies to divert attention. the University of Chicago. seems to have befriended MbS and urged fighting the ISIL (Daesh) Takfiri terrorist Brutal killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Here is the full text of his interview: Trump to maintain the relationship. Also, group launched its aerial bombardment onald Trump’s protectionist policies Khashoggi at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul How serious and strong do you see Trump sees an alliance with MbS as a pillar of campaign in the conflict-plagued Arab are strongly put under question created a wave of reactions against Saudi President Trump’s reaction to savage death anti-Iranian policy. That rates very high in the country more than four years ago. Dwithin the country. Although some young Crown Prince Mohammed bin Sal- of Saudi Journalist Jamal Khashoggi. How foreign policy of the Trump administration The Britain-based Syrian Observatory people are supporting these policies, others man’s suppressive policies. should his reaction be to the issue in order — Bolton, Giuliani are rabidly anti-Iranian. for Human Rights said on Tuesday that as firmly believe that Trump lacks the neces- Despite early denials, worldwide reactions to decrease criticizes and not let the issue So, in typical Trump fashion, he has decided many as 3,222 civilians have been killed sary seriousness that is the prerequisite finally forced the Saudi rulers to acknowledge affect the results of the upcoming congress to divert attention away from the Saudi mur- in the air raids. of such big steps, and thus he’s incapable the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, election? der by focusing instead on the “caravan” of There were 768 people under the age to direct these policies. As a result, the the critic of Crown Prince Mohammed bin A: President Trump is unlikely to main- some 7000 migrants from Central America of 18 among the fatalities in addition to U.S. economy will be vulnerable in the Salman policies. tain a strong response to the Saudi murder now crossing Mexico to enter the U.S. 7 562 female victims. long run. Moreover, it seems that Trump The U.S.-led air raids also resulted in wasn’t able to achieve his economic goals the injury of hundreds of civilians, some in the international system up to now. The Khashoggi scandal not to affect U.S.-Saudi cooperation against Iran: Mammadov of whom suffered permanent disabilities existing evidences show this very well! and had to have their limbs amputated. Middle East Institute in the U.S., Rauf Mammadov in the domestic political agenda, White House is Accordingly, one of the most important By Payman Yazdani The monitoring group noted that the TEHRAN — Energy scholar at the Middle East was interviewed about the issue. cornered to walk a tightrope trying to navigate issues is the economic relationship between civilians were killed by U.S.-led warplanes in Institute says as Washington and Riyadh share the Commenting on the timing of the scandal, through a very complex situation. Evidently, it China and the United States of America. Syria’s northern province of Raqqah, north- same strategic goals against Iran, Saudi Arabia Mammadov said, “The timing of J.Khashog- is becoming a serious challenge for the Trump U.S.-China relations continue to decline eastern province of Hasakah, northwestern will continue to remain loyal to her pledge to gi scandal could not have been worse for the administration to find the solutions to the prob- during the Trump presidency. Of course, Aleppo and Idlib provinces as well as Dayr offset the lost volumes from Iran. United States and, particularly, for the Trump lem. The administration is caught between a there were disagreements between Bei- al-Zawr province in the country’s east. Following the brutal killing of Saudi Journalist administration. Less than a month to go to rock and a hard place. On the one hand, it has jing and Washington over security and Local sources, requesting not to be at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, There have the midterm congressional elections and to to preserve the credibility of the United States cyber-security issues at the time of Ba- named, told Syria’s official news agency been lots of tensions between Saudi rulers and the second phase of the Iranian sanctions, the as a leader of the free world, while on the other rack Obama, but the emergence of trade SANA on Saturday that the death toll their western allies particularly the U.S. administration is now obliged to damage control hand, to calibrate a legitimate response without and economic disputes in their bilateral from separate aerial assaults conduct- The U.S. President Donald Trump has had a serious foreign policy issue stemmed from inflicting serious damages to its relations with relations should be analyzed “beyond a ed by the U.S.-led coalition purportedly different contradictory and weak stances the actions by subjects of a sovereign state, a pivotal state in the region.” simple controversy.” In other words, from fighting Daesh in Syria’s eastern province towards the scandal. Despite threatening strategic ally, conducted within the borders He also commented on the possible effect of the beginning 2017 and Trump’s presence of Dayr al-Zawr had reached 62. serious punishments against killers of the of another sovereign state.” the scandal on the U.S. and Saudi Arabia coop- at the top of the political and executive The sources said an airstrike targeted Saudi journalist at the same time Trump calls He added, “Moreover, Riyadh’s inconsist- eration to isolate Iran said, “Nevertheless, the equations of the United States, we have the village of al-Susah on the outskirts of the Saudi regime as an important ally for ent and incompetent handling of the crisis has issue is not expected to have an immediate impact witnessed the emergence of constant crises Abu Kamal city, leaving at least 15 civilians, confronting Iran.