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• Amir Abdollahian: I will use all my effort to make sanctions ineffectiveP2 • Raisi emphasizes on importing vaccines as soon as possible P2 • IRGC chief commander: We import 8 Pages | Price 50,000 Rials | 1.00 EURO | 4.00 AED | 43rd year | No. 14016 | Monday | AUGUST 23, 2021 | Shahrivar 1, 1400 | Muharram 14, 1443 vaccines only from countries whose products are sure to be safe P2 Raisi says Iran not • Iran’s women’s football team to play Interview Uzbekistan P3 With Iranian Fuel opposed to nuclear • Japan FM meets Iran’s National Security Council secretary P3 Iran, Turkey, Pakistan talks • Tehran denies Iranian national killed in have great task to Surprise, Nasrallah TEHRAN – New Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi Yemen P3 said in a meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister • Numerous development projects to be solve Afghanistan Toshimitsu Motegi on Sunday that Iran Tehran inaugurated in ‘Government Week’ P4 does not oppose the “principle of negotiation” to problem: Turkish Offered Lebanon a revive the 2015 nuclear deal, officially called the • Smart irrigation systems to be Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). implemented in 5,000 hectares of politician The United States under Donald Trump quit farmlands P4 Page 3 the JCPOA in May 2018 and slapped the harshest Third Way sanctions in history against Iran in violation of UN • Energy minister candidate plans to boost electricity output by 40GW in By Mohammad Mazhari Security Council Resolution 2231. 4 years P4 TEHRAN - Dogan Bekin, vice president of the Iran remained fully loyal to the terms of the JCPOA one year after the U.S. abandoned the deal • Israel bombs Gaza, troops injure New Welfare Party in Turkey, is of the opinion that Islamabad, Tehran and Ankara must make a and this was confirmed by regular reports given dozens with live fire P5 concerted effort to restore peace in Afghanistan. by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). • Reliefs depicting scene of Greco- “Pakistan, Iran and Turkey, which are the D-8 However, Iran started to gradually remove bans Persian Wars discovered in Turkey P6 member states, have great duties in solving the on its nuclear activities after the European parties • Nomadic tent hotel to be established in Afghanistan problem,” Bekin tells the Tehran Times. to the agreement did nothing to compensate Iran for the sanctions. Ardabil P6 “If these three countries could come together to President Raisi said Iran complied with all its • Iran negotiating to import Pfizer, solve the Afghanistan problem and bring all sides together, it would be possible to solve the Afghanistan commitments in the nuclear agreement, but it was Moderna vaccines from Europe P7 problem, which has been facing gangrene for many Washington that violated it. • Artemia: a multi-million dollar source years,” the Turkish figure remarked. Naturally, Raisi said, a country that adhered to its of income in Lake Urmia P7 While U.S. President Joe Biden has pledged to obligations should be “commended”, and a country • Persian deer species breeding in East pull out American forces from Afghanistan until that has withdrawn from the deal and refused to ful- fill its obligations must be “reprimanded” Azarbaijan P7 September 11, political observers expect regional players like Iran and Turkey in cooperation with The Americans must be held accountable to • Belgrade ethnological film festival other powers like China and Russia will fill the the world’s public opinion for violating the legally picks docs from Iran P8 vacuum left by the U.S. in the country. binding nuclear pact, the president pointed out. • Split Film Festival to screen “The Many have slammed Biden for his irresponsible In response to the Japanese foreign minister’s Badger”, “Minus Me” P8 move to withdraw U.S. forces from Afghanistan remarks on the necessity and importance of im- in such a tough time, which led to a lightening plementing the JCPOA as an international agree- downfall of the Afghan government. ment, the president said, “Iran has complied with “In a word, we believe that Iran, Turkey and all its obligations under the JCPOA and it is the Pakistan should make a concerted effort to put Americans who have not fulfilled their obligations Iranian thrower forward a strong initiative and road map for and unilaterally withdrew from the international a permanent solution in Afghanistan,” Bekin agreement and expanded sanctions.” Pakbaz aims medal suggests. Page 5 “Good and friendly relations” President Raisi also described the Iran-Japan at Paralympics relations as good and friendly and stressed the need to deepen relations between the two coun- TOKYO – Iranian thrower Saman Pakbaz says Agricultural tries in all fields, especially economy and trade. that he will have a difficult task ahead in the 2020 Paralympic Games but is looking forward to win a export up 9% in “For the Islamic Republic of Iran, relations with medal in the Games. Japan and the development and deepening of bi- lateral relations is of great importance,” the pres- He won a silver medal at the 2016 Paralympic 4 months on year ident pointed out. Games at the Shot put - F11-12 event. Pakbaz also TEHRAN- The value of Iran’s export of agricul- claimed a silver at the 2017 IPC World Champion- Raisi also thanked Japan for its humanitarian tural products has risen nine percent during the ships in London in discus throw. assistance in the fight against coronavirus, and first four months of the current Iranian calendar expressed hope that the continuation of cooper- “I have little chance to win a medal in Tokyo but year (March 21-July 22), as compared to the same ation between the two countries in this field will will do my best to claim it,” Pakbaz said. period of time in the past year, the deputy head of help eradicate Covid-19 in both countries and the “There are no easy opponents in Paralympics. Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration world at large. I sit in the first place in the Asian ranking but I (IRICA) announced on Saturday. In late July, Japan donated a total of about 2.9 know that how difficult is it to win a medal in the Mehrdad Jamal Orounaqi, the IRICA deputy head million doses of Japanese-made vaccine to Iran as Paralympics,” he added. for technical affairs, said that over 2.5 million tons part of its support to prevent the spread of Coro- Iran will partake at Tokyo 2020 with 62 athletes of agricultural products worth more than $1.7 bil- navirus. It was the largest donation of vaccine by in 10 sports. lion has been exported in the four-month period. Japan abroad and the fastest vaccine donation un- It will be the nation’s smallest team since send- The main foodstuffs and agricultural products der COVAX. Page 2 ing 40 to Sydney 2000. Page 3 exported during this period were tomatoes, pista- chios, watermelons, tomato paste, cheese, apples, melons, potatoes, dates and various sweets, the of- “War criminal” Blair ficial stated, and named Iraq, China, Afghanistan, Iranian artist says and the United Arab Emirates as the main export slams Biden’s Afghan teahouse paintings destinations of the products. Despite the economic sanctions, the coronavi- exit as sign of West’s rus pandemic and the current drought, the value appeal to foreign of exported agricultural products has increased in decline value compared to the same period last year, he tourists said and expressed hope that this upward trend Tony Blair has quite dramatically broken will continue through taking the needed measures his silence over the “chaotic” U.S.-led military TEHRAN – Iranian artist Narges Eshqi has said by the related organizations. Page 4 withdrawal from Afghanistan. that foreign tourists find Iranian teahouse paint- The Former British Prime Minister who himself ings more appealing than do her compatriots. STAY UPDATED #IranianFuel was in office when the U.S. led the invasion of As one of the few Iranian artists who have ad- Afghanistan, unleashed a brutal attack on U.S. opted this style, she showcased her latest paint- PCR test mandatory for passengers entering Iran President Joe Biden. ings at Tehran’s Phi Café in an exhibition, which In an article, he says the manner of Biden’s wrapped up on Sunday. TEHRAN – All travelers to Iran must have a neg- have a negative test result, he stated. country’s official borders, Mehdi Valipour, head of Afghan withdrawal will lead allies and friends to ative PCR test certificate or a health card during PCR tests for over 59,000 passengers at Relief and Rescue Organization affiliated to the “Due to the unsteady place this style of painting the Covid-19 pandemic, IRINN reported. question if the West has “lost its strategic will” border points Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS), has stated. has in the country and consequently, the lack of in the aftermath of the swift Taliban takeover of Due to the prevalence of delta variant, negative During the aforesaid period, IRCS forces have public access to the artworks created in this style, PCR test is also mandatory for vaccinated pas- PCR tests have been performed on 59,510 pas- Afghanistan. foreign tourists, collectors and lovers of this style sengers at the country’s official borders based on a conducted 78,186 rapid tests, he said, ISNA report- sengers, Mohammad Reza Seif, head of safety and “We didn’t need to [withdraw]. We chose to are the target audience for Iranian teahouse paint- plan launched on March 10 to rapidly identify sus- ed on Saturday. quality assurance department of Imam Khomeini do it. We did it in the obedience to an imbecilic ings,” she said in a statement published on Sunday. pected cases of coronavirus. He went on to lament that some 199 individuals, Airport Town Co, said. political slogan about ending ‘the forever wars’.” Eshqi said that teahouse painters’ unidimen- All passengers entering Iran, even if they have Some 544,182 passengers have so far been who tested positive, have so far been temporarily He says the “the world is now uncertain of sional views have caused a disregard of Page 8 been vaccinated and have a vaccination card, must screened for coronavirus by thermal tests at the quarantined. Page 7 where the west stands because it is so obvious that the decision to withdraw from Afghanistan in this way was driven not by grand strategy but Iran museum of salt mummies to be by politics”. According to Blair “Russia, China and Iran equipped with new air conditioner system will see and take advantage. Anyone given commitments by Western Leaders will TEHRAN – A new air conditioner system will Last year, a team of experts from the two coun- understandably regard them as unstable be installed at Zolfaqari Archaeological Museum, tries started a project for purifying, cleansing, and currency”. which is globally famed for being home to several restoring garments and personal belongings of magnificent ancient salt mummies and their be- the mummies which were first found in the salt In another damning assessment of the West’s longings. mine in 1993. Furthermore, a joint exhibition of the declining reliability on the word stage, he also The installation of a Variable Refrigerant Flow salt men named “death in salt” was held in Iran and says “that’s the worry of our allies and the source (VRF) system is to commence soon based on a Germany. of rejoicing in those who wish us ill. They think memorandum of understanding that Zanjan prov- What was a catastrophe for the ancient miners Western politics is broken.” ince’s cultural heritage and tourism directorate has become a sensation for science. Sporting a The former British premier adds the withdrawal has signed with the Ruhr-Universität Bochum, and long white beard, iron knives, and a single gold ear- is “tragic, dangerous and unnecessary.. the the Archaeological Museum Frankfurt, provincial ring, the first salt mummy was discovered in 1993. abandonment of Afghanistan and its people tourism chief Amir Arjmand said on Saturday. He is estimated to be trapped in the mine in ca. 300 is tragic, dangerous, unnecessary, not in their Japan FM Moteqi holds “We will no longer worry about keeping and pro- CE. In 2004 another mummy was discovered only interests and not in ours” tecting salt men in a stable and ideal condition due 50 feet away, followed by another in 2005 and a talks with Zarif in Tehran to the usage of a central control system and the “teenage” boy mummy later that year. Blair also says the crisis over the past week

Mehr/ Ali Haddadi Asl reveals that the UK is at risk of “being relegated presence of multiple sensors inside showcases In 1993, miners in the Douzlakh Salt Mine, and rooms,” the official explained,” CHTN reported. near Hamzehli and Chehrabad villages in Zanjan to the second division of global powers”. TEHRAN – Japanese Foreign Minister Toshim- The two chief diplomats held talks on bilateral “The necessary credit for the installation of the province, accidentally came across a mummified He blamed the UK “being out of Europe” and itsu Motegi held talks with outgoing Iranian For- ties as well as regional and international issues. VRF system in the museum is one billion tomans, head. The head was very well preserved, to the “little or no consultation by our greatest ally” the eign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Sunday During his two-day visit to Tehran, the Japa- the entire cost of which will be paid by the Univer- extent that his pierced ear was still holding the United States, for Britain’s declining influence on morning in Tehran. nese foreign minister also plans to Page 2 sity of Bochum,” he added. gold earring. Page 6 the international arena. Page 5 From page 1 Writing an ar- will be in the interest of all coun- ticle in the official IRNA news tries in the world. agency, Motegi said, “If this sup- “We consider any insecurity in port helps strengthen the rela- the region dangerous for regional POLITICS tions and cooperation between and international security and we Japan and Iran, it will make me oppose it,” the president remarked. AUGUST 23, 2021 happy.” “U.S. bullying threatens inde- “Delay in unfreezing Iranian Straight Truth pendence of nations” assets in Japan unjustified” Emphasizing that seeking he- TEHRAN TIMES At the meeting, Raisi also gemony in any form in the world 2 stressed the importance of re- would not be in the interest of leasing Iran’s frozen assets in any nation or region, the president Japan, noting, “The delay in the said, “The bullying of the Ameri- Raisi emphasizes on importing release of Iranian assets in Jap- cans poses a threat to the inde- anese banks cannot be justified.” pendence, freedom and identity of Raisi went on to censure the il- nations, and opposing the bullying vaccines as soon as possible legal U.S. sanctions against Iran. powers is a necessity for all coun- “With what justification should tries.” TEHRAN — Speaking Saturday evening at not get vaccinated, action should be taken soon- the U.S. sanctions against the Ira- For his part, Foreign Minister the meeting of the National Headquarters for er to accelerate the vaccination process, while the nian nation continue?” Motegi congratulated the inau- Coronavirus Control, Iranian President Seyyed Attorney General should pursue the matter if pris- Though U.S. President Joe Raisi says Iran guration of Raisi as the president Ebrahim Raisi said that the process of importing oners can use their leave as much as possible.” Biden heavily criticized Trump of the Islamic Republic of Iran and vaccines must not be delayed. Emphasizing the importance of quarantine for leaving the JCPOA and ac- emphasized the need to deepen In another part of his speech, the President at the borders, especially the eastern borders knowledged that the “maximum the long-standing relations be- thanked the public, guilds, mourning groups of the country, Raisi said, “Governors of border pressure” campaign against Iran tween Japan and Iran. “Iran and has failed to derail Iran’s nuclear not opposed to Japan have had good and friendly and law enforcement forces for implementing provinces should take the necessary measures the recent decision of National Headquarters in this regard immediately to create better man- program, his administration has relations for a long time and I have for Coronavirus Control, saying, agement and superiority in bor- so far refused to lift illegal sanc- no doubt that these relations will “According to the report of the der control.” tions on Iran despite six rounds develop further during the term of law enforcement forces and the Vaccines must of talks, which started in April. nuclear talks office of the new government,” the Appreciating the efforts of all Japanese chief diplomat predicted. Ministry of Roads and Urban De- provinces, especially the univer- Raisi praises Japan’s efforts velopment, 70% to 80% of this be imported sities of medical sciences and the to stabilize Afghanistan tion of amnesty and ceasefire. not only has not brought securi- Japan FM says “revival of plan was successful.” as soon as medical staff, Raisi said that he In another part of the con- Afghans must decide their ty to the country, but has posed JCPOA is in everyone’s interest” “In enforcing these restric- hopes that different measures versation, Raisi referred to the own destiny threats, and today, after 20 years, The Japanese foreign minister Americans are admitting that tions and lockdowns, care must will be taken in the production recent developments in Afghan- The new Iranian president also added, “Tokyo has always support- possible their presence in be taken that people’s business- and import of vaccines, as well istan and welcomed the efforts said it is the Af- ed the JCPOA as an international Afghanistan was es do not get into trouble,” Raisi as speeding up vaccination so by Japan and other countries in ghans themselves agreement, and we believe that wrong,” he stated. said. that people’s lives return to normal. the region to help establish peace who should decide Afghans must the revival of the deal is in every- Referring to the report of the governor of Fars Emphasizing that no delay in the way of im- and stability in Afghanistan and about their country. He added, “We one’s interest and can solve prob- the region as a whole. decide their will undoubtedly lems,” stressing Japan’s efforts to province on the obstacles in the way of import- porting of valid vaccines is acceptable, Raisi “The Islamic Re- see this admission bring peace and stability to the ing vaccines, the president emphasized that the added, “Possible problems that have led to a On August 15, the Taliban sur- public of Iran has own destiny in the near future region. importation of vaccines should not be delayed slowdown in the import of vaccines should be prisingly and in a lightening way always supported in the case of oth- and every opportunity should be used to import investigated and if there is a problem, it should took over the capital Kabul and peace and stability er countries in the “Tokyo supports the diplomatic vaccines. be resolved immediately.” President Ashraf Ghani fled the in Afghanistan; of course, we be- region.” efforts of the countries in the re- “The possibility of importing vaccines by the Referring to the announcement of the readi- country. lieve that in Afghanistan, Afghans gion to achieve peace and stabil- private sector within the standards of the Minis- ness of the Ministry of Roads, the president em- Now the country is in a state of must decide for their fate,” Raisi “Maritime security will meet ity in the region, and our princi- try of Health should be facilitated,” he underlined. phasized, “The importation of vaccines should chaos and anxiety as the people remarked. interests of all” pled position is that the problems The President stressed the need to vaccinate be done continuously without transportation are worried what policy the Tali- “The presence of Americans in Raisi also said security in re- must be resolved peacefully and prisoners, saying, “For some prisoners who did restrictions.” ban will follow despite a declara- the region, including Afghanistan, gional and international waters through dialogue,” he insisted. Amir Abdollahian: I will use all my effort to make sanctions ineffective Japan FM Motegi holds

TEHRAN – The Parliament’s National He went on to say that the foreign pol- Security and Foreign Policy Committee icy priority of the Ebrahim Raisi govern- talks with Zarif in Tehran has announced its agreement with the ment is to prioritize relations with neigh- nomination of Hossein Amir Abdollahi- bors in particular and the Asian continent an as foreign minister, the committee in general. From page 1 hold talks with a number spokesman said on Sunday. of other Iranian officials including President He said the three principles of “dignity”, Ebrahim Raisi and Hossein Amir Abdollahian, Mahmoud Abbas-Zadeh Meshkini “wisdom” and “expediency” will form the a former foreign minister who is nominated to expressed hope that Amir Abdollahian cornerstone of the Islamic Republic’s dy- succeed Zarif in the new Iranian administra- would garner a high number of confi- namic and smart foreign policy. tion. dence votes in the parliament to be en- On a question by MP Anabestani who dorsed as foreign minister. Immediately after his meeting with Motegi, had asked him what he meant by bal- Zarif tweeted he is “pleased to host Japanese Amir Abdollahian was deputy foreign anced foreign policy, Amir Abdollahian FM Motegi in Tehran on Sunday.” minister for Arab and North African af- said, “Balanced foreign policy means that zvar said Amir Abdollahian should pre- Economic Union and the Shanghai Eco- fairs when Ali Akbar Salehi was foreign the priority of the government of Dr. Raisi Zarif also said he discussed with Motegi how cisely elaborate on his “balanced policy” nomic Cooperation Organization (SCO) minister. He also held the post in the first is” is good relations with neighbors and to revive the 2015 nuclear deal, officially known slogan in foreign policy areas and explain and more importantly the fate of the 2015 three years of Mohammad Javad Zarif Asian countries “because the 21st century as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, as how he wants to realize the goals through nuclear deal and continuation of nucle- who took the helm at the Foreign Ministry belongs to Asia and that we are witness- well as the “catastrophic” situation created by such as policy in the next four years. ar talks prove that a person should take in 2013. He also served as Iran’s ambas- ing the new emerging economic powers the United States in Afghanistan. the driver’s seat at the ministry that can sador to Bahrain. MP Hassan Mohammad Yari from in Asia.” “In what is probably my last meeting with a Talesh and Rezvanshahr said it is neces- handle all these issues. He said add these Amir Abdolla, 57, has a bachelor degree Summarily, Amir Abdollahian said, the counterpart as Iran’s foreign minister, we dis- sary that the proposed foreign minister things developments in Afghanistan, in diplomatic relations from the faculty of foreign policy of the Raisi government is cussed strengthening bilateral relations, how express his views about the Mena stam- Lebanon, Iraq along with Iran’s talks with the Foreign Ministry, master’s and PhD “Asia-centered”. to resucitate the JCPOA and the catastrophic pede incident and the U.S. terrorist act in other countries. degrees in international relations from US-engineered situation in Afghanistan,” Zarif relations between Japan and Iran. This is the assassinating Lt. Gen. Qassem Soleimani I will use all my effort to make sanc- The nominee for the post of foreign the University of Tehran. He speaks Ara- wrote. largest donation of vaccine by Japan abroad and do the necessary diplomatic moves in tions ineffective minister said his ministry will seek to use and the fastest vaccine donation under COVAX. bic and English. the “capacity of new emerging economic “Open a new chapter” connection with these two mishaps. Elaborating on his foreign policy prior- If this support helps strengthen the relations Reportedly, he has no affiliation to -re powers” for the progress of the country MP Mohsen Alizadeh from Sepidan fa- ities, the proposed foreign minister said Earlier, the Iranian embassy in Japan had and cooperation between Japan and Iran, it will formist and principlist camps in and his and increase “international business” in vored the nomination of Amir Abdollahian he will use all his efforts to neutralize said that the Japanese foreign minister’s visit make me happy.” focus is on national interests. Reportedly, line with “improving the livelihoods” of as foreign minister and economic sanctions to Tehran in the near future, on the eve of the he has also held talks with former EU for- Iranian people. “For Japan, which imports about 90 percent said it is expected that and cancel them. formation of a new government, could open a eign policy chief Federica Mogherini and of its crude oil from the Middle East [West he will observe “revo- “We will honorably back resistance new chapter for deepening bilateral relations, former British foreign secretary Philip We will never “I will not link the Asia], peace and stability in the Middle East lutionary stance” in ap- front” and close consultations between the two Hammond after the British embassy was Foreign Ministry to are crucial. Stable oil supplies from the Mid- pointing his right-hand countries on important regional and interna- reopened in Tehran in August 2015. leave logical Barjam (JCPOA) and The proposed minister added that he tional issues. dle East are also essential for the stability and men. will use all efforts to will try to “institutionalize” the interna- growth of the global economy, including Japan. He also served as foreign policy advi- MP Abbas Golrou negotiating neutralize sanctions tional behavior of the resistance front and Ahead of his visit, Motegi wrote an opinion There is no doubt that in this regard, Iran’s role sor to former parliament speaker Ali Lar- from Semnan also de- along with cancellation “we will honorably support the resistance piece for Iran’s state news agency, IRNA, ex- as a major country in the Middle East is very ijani and the current speaker Mohammad fended the nominee team of sanctions,” he ex- front.” plaining the importance of the visit. “Close important,” he continued. Baqer Qalibaf. communication between the two governments for foreign minister, plained. When there is talk of balanced foreign Motegi concluded, “Having long-standing In the parliamentary session on Sun- is also necessary to strengthen bilateral re- saying Amir Abdollahi- The career diplomat policy it means that “our foreign policy friendly relations with Iran, Japan will contin- day a number of lawmakers talked in fa- lations. To this end, I decided to travel to Iran an has the competence to take leadership also said, “We will never leave logical ne- will not be restricted to a single region or ue its diplomatic and active efforts to defuse vor and against Amir Abdollahian. at the Foreign Ministry. to exchange views at the earliest opportunity gotiating table that is afforded by power area, but it will include all continents.” with the government of Mr. Raisi, who has re- and stabilize the situation in the Middle East, Seyyed Salam Zaker, the representa- MP Abolfazl Amoui from Tehran said and wisdom. However, we will not link the In following this policy certain coun- cently taken office,” he wrote. as well as to strengthen bilateral relations be- tive of Urmia in the parliament, said why Amir Abdollahian has the competence to Foreign Ministry to Barjam.” tries are given “first priority”, he pointed tween Japan and Iran.” Amir Abdollahian have not paid attention “This is the first time in about two years that reform the Foreign Ministry. He said all countries give priority to out. He had reiterated this position in an earli- to border areas during these years. The the Japanese foreign minister is visiting Iran, and “The proposed choice for the Minis- “national interests” and “national power” er interview with the Saudi daily newspaper, MP also asked why the foreign minister “However,” he added, “neighbor-cen- in addition, he will be the first high-ranking for- try of Foreign Affairs has the aptitude to and “we also don’t not show oblivion to Asharq Al Awsat, underlining that he would nominee has not strengthened parlia- tered and Asia-centered policy is the eign official from a developed Asian country to implement ideas (in foreign policy areas) these issues by making ourselves com- conduct frank discussions with the region’s mentary associations with neighboring main priority and cementing relations hold face-to-face talks with the new Iranian gov- and is capable of establishing coordina- mitted to all values, Islamic principles and countries about the situation in West Asia. countries during the years that he served with Muslim countries are defined within ernment. I look forward to having frank consul- tion among all different political, security, relying on our rich Iranian culture.” as foreign policy advisor to parliament our balanced economic policy.” tation to deepen the long-standing friendly rela- “Japan is in a position where it can openly military and diplomatic perspectives.” speakers and has not sought this de- He added, “We believe that through “Capable persons needed to imple- tions between the two countries,” Motegi added. talk with Iran through its long-standing and mand from the government. Amoui, who sits on the Majlis National dignified diplomacy and capacities we ment great plans” The Japanese foreign minister noted, “In late traditional friendship with Iran,” he told the Security and Foreign Policy Committee, can realize the slogan of ‘we can’ and Saudi newspaper. He also said the proposed foreign min- Amir Abdollahian also said good plans July, Japan donated a total of about 2.9 mil- said pursuing efforts to implement the achieve maximum rights and protect na- ister has not taken steps for “economic are presented in the Iranian ministries lion doses of Japanese-made vaccine to Iran He also pointed to Japan’s continued inter- 25-year partnership between Iran and tional interests in foreign policy.” diplomacy”. but “the important is that we need ca- as part of its support to prevent the spread action with Iran. “I have had six direct conver- China, following strategic talks between “Asia-centered foreign policy” pable and great persons to materialize of Coronavirus. I personally supported this sations with the Iranian foreign minister since MP Ali Asghar Anabestani from Sab- Iran and Russia, joining the Eurasian these great plans.” decision due to the long-standing friendly I took office,” Motegi noted. IRGC chief commander: We import vaccines only from countries whose products are sure to be safe

Iran will only import coronavirus vac- the enemy be allowed to inject our people sive global sanctions. We cannot use this Iranian officials have occasionally de- cines from countries whose products are with its vaccine solution, which we do not nation’s money, which has been frozen in scribed the sanctions as “economic ter- certain to be safe, or will use those vac- know what is it?” he asked. other countries’ banks by the US, to buy rorism” and “medical terrorism” over their cines it produces inside the country, says The IRGC chief said the ongoing pro- medicine, vaccine, and [other] pharmaceu- deadly impact on ordinary people. the chief commander of Iran’s Islamic Rev- paganda surrounding the coronavirus tical and medical articles,” General Salami As early as March 2020, when Iran was olution Guards Corps (IRGC). vaccine, which aims to accuse Iran of re- remarked. fighting its first COVID-19 wave, Foreign Major General Hossein Salami made the fraining from importing foreign vaccines, Iran has been fighting back against one Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif urged the remarks at a meeting on the situation of is part of the enemy’s psychological oper- of the deadliest COVID-19 outbreaks in the international community to play its real the coronavirus pandemic in the south- ation, “because they want to show that we world, with the harsh unilateral sanctions role to stop the United States’ medical ter- eastern province of Kerman on Sunday. are dependent, humiliated and in need of put in place by the US significantly ham- rorism against Iran. “Due to absolute distrust, we cannot the enemy.” pering the country’s efforts to contain the “The global community must come to trust the enemies and allow them to in- “They are asking why they [Iranians] do spread of the virus. its senses and help Iran in order to stop ject the vaccine solution into the bodies of not import vaccines from America. [They The sanctions were imposed by the the economic, medical and drug terror- our people, because we know that in the ignore the fact that] even now, Americans administration of former President Don- ism [by the US],” Zarif wrote in an op-ed enemy’s strategy, paralyzing the Iranian do not allow us to unfreeze our money to ald Trump under a “maximum pressure” published by Russian business newspaper people is a definite goal,” Salami said, re- buy vaccines. How are they going to justify campaign and have been maintained by Kommersant on March 30, 2020. ferring to the economic sanctions as the this contradiction? We are working under the current administration of Joe Biden, So far, 102,038 people have lost their first plot to paralyze the Iranian nation. these conditions,” Major General Salami which has refused to soften the bans to lives in Iran due to the coronavirus, with “Using biological weapons is an integral said. countries in the world, because while we global disease ... at the same time, we are ease pandemic-related hardship on Ira- 684 deaths registered in the last 24 hours. nians. part of the enemy’s military approach. Can “Our country is different from all other are facing this mysterious and complex also facing the most severe and inten- (Source: Press TV) Iran lends Lebanon a helping hand IRAN IN FOCUS amid severe fuel crisis AUGUST 23, 2021 Straight Truth TEHRAN – While many observers safely, we don’t want confrontation hand. Iran has always offered to help in Lebanon and beyond were with anyone. We are only after helping the Lebanese people. But political TEHRAN TIMES projecting a total collapse of order our people… We reject to be humiliated factionalism and malign foreign 3 in the Mediterranean Arab country, in any military, political or economic influence in Beirut have stood in the Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed war. We refuse the humiliation of our way of Iranian help. Hassan Nasrallah opened a new people, let no one dare to challenge Nasrallah announced the import of pathway for Lebanon to break free us,” he asserted. Iranian fuel only after the fuel crisis from a U.S.-led economic straitjacket. The announcement sent the U.S. in Lebanon reached new heights with Nasrallah dropped a bombshell ambassador to Lebanon scrambling almost all Western countries and last week when he announced that to find a way to prevent Lebanon their Arab allies refusing to alleviate an oil tanker carrying Iranian fuel oil from importing fuel from Iran. The the crisis. was bound for Lebanon. Addressing ambassador, Dorothy Shea, rushed And when Hezbollah declared the a commemorative ceremony marking to speak with Lebanese President start of the import of Iranian fuel, the Day of Ashura on Thursday, Michel Aoun hours after Nasrallah’s Shea saw an opportunity to exploit the announcement. Iranian thrower Pakbaz aims medal at Hezbollah’s chief announced that the situation. First, Lebanese politicians first of several ships loaded with fuel “President Aoun received a phone call and media outlets close to the West Paralympics oil would sail from Iran to Lebanon from the U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon, started to spread speculations about within hours, warning the United Dorothy Shea, informing him of the U.S. possible American penalties being States and Israel against targeting it. administration’s decision to help Lebanon leveled against Lebanon for importing From Page 1 Since then, Iran sent 89 athletes to Athens 2004, 72 to Beijing 2008, 79 to London 2012 “Our first ship has completed all import electricity from Jordan through fuel from a country under U.S. and 110 to Rio 2016. arrangements and will sail within Syria through Egyptian gas,” the Lebanese sanctions that is Iran. Second, Shea Iran finished 15th in the medal table in 2016 with 24 medals after winning eight golds, nine silvers and hours from Iran to Lebanon with the presidency said on Twitter. It also quoted presented the old idea of importing seven bronzes. Shea as saying that “transfer of Egyptian blessing of Imam Hussein (peace be gas and electricity from Egypt About 4,400 competitors from more than 160 countries were set to compete at the Tokyo 2020 gas will be facilitated through Jordan and against Hezbollah in parallel with the upon him),” he said, noting, “This ship through Jordan and Syria, a project Paralympics before it was delayed by a year. will be followed by other ships, but we Syria to northern Lebanon.” Trump White House’s tightening of the that is likely to make Lebanon chose noose on Hezbollah. gave priority to diesel oil on the first Shea also told Aoun that between integration into a regional ship because it is a top priority and is negotiations are underway with the If Lebanon is now in an economic energy network that includes Israel linked to people’s lives.” World Bank to secure financing for tailspin, it’s largely because of the and facing a total economic collapse. Iran’s women’s football team to play In a stark warning to Washington the cost of Egyptian gas, the repair U.S. continued efforts to prevent any Nasrallah has offered a third and Tel Aviv, which oppose any fuel and strengthening of electricity economic cooperation with Beirut way that would protect Lebanon’s Uzbekistan trade between Tehran and Beirut, transmission lines, and the required under the pretext of combating sovereignty and improve the lives of maintenance of gas pipelines. Hezbollah’s influence. U.S. Arab Nasrallah declared that the ship will its people. Iran does not dictate any TEHRAN — Iran’s women’s football team will play two friendly matches with Uzbekistan. be considered as a Lebanese property The U.S. ambassador’s conversation allies in the region, who once helped terms whatsoever on the Lebanese the moment it leaves Iran and that any marked the return of her anti- Lebanon financially, have refrained and that they can buy anything from Iran will meet Uzbekistan in Tashkent on Monday and face the team three days later. aggression against it would be seen as Hezbollah media activism. During from providing any aid to the Iran without needing to sacrifice their Iran’s women’s football team prepare for the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup qualification. religiously diverse Arab country. an aggression against Lebanon. “God the Trump administration, Shea had interests on the altar of the American They are scheduled to meet Bangladesh and Jordan on Sept. 22 and 25. willing, this ship and others will arrive launched a propaganda campaign Then there was the Iranian helping promise of help. The competition will be the qualification tournament for the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup. A total of 12 teams will qualify to play in the final tournament in India. The hosts and the top three teams of the previous tournament in 2018 will qualify automatically, while the other eight teams will be decided by qualification, Tehran denies Iranian national killed in Yemen with the matches scheduled to be played from Sept. 13 to 25 in centralized venues. This tournament will also serve as the first stage of Asian qualification for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, TEHRAN — Iran has dismissed remarks by a member In the current month Khatibzadeh expressed regret think these talks will arrive at a good point.” where five teams from the Women’s Asian Cup qualify directly for the World Cup (plus co-hosts Australia), and two of the resigned government of Abdrabbuh Mansur that Saudi Arabia still pursues a military solution to the The spokesman also voiced Iran’s readiness to teams qualify for a 10-team playoff tournament. Hadi claiming that an Iranian national has been killed in Yemen crisis, saying that this approach will result in cooperate with the new UN envoy for Yemen, Hans Yemen, calling it “basically false.” nothing other than death and destruction. Grundberg. In a statement on Saturday, Iranian Foreign Ministry Khatibzadeh urged Riyadh to abandon the military “As the Islamic Republic of Iran, we have had spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said there is no Iranian solution and instead seek political ways to put an end to IPL: Esteghlal complete three new signings extensive cooperation with the United Nations, and military advisor in Yemen to be killed by the invaders’ the devastating war in Yemen. we will certainly continue to work closely with the UN bombardments. Speaking at a weekly press briefing, the spokesman TEHRAN — Esteghlal football club have completed three new signings for the upcoming season of Iran Special Representative, who is a well-known figure to Professional League (IPL). The statement came after Moammar Al Eryani, said, “It is unfortunate that the Saudi government is us,” Khatibzadeh said. minister of information in the resigned government still looking for a military solution for Yemen although The Blues have signed Saipa rising star Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh. The 21-year-old midfielder, who had been a of Hadi, claimed that an Iranian military expert named it knows and it has understood after a long time that United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres member of Iran U17 football team, has joined Esteghlal on a two year contract. has named Swedish diplomat Hans Grundberg as his Haidar Sirjan along with nine others, was killed during war has no other result than killing innocent and civilian Esteghlal, headed by Farhad Majidi, have also signed Foolad midfielder Zobeir Niknafs on a two-year deal. an airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition forces in Serwah, people and harming the nations of the region and the new Yemen envoy after a delay of several weeks as Marib. The alleged killing of the Iranian expert, Al Eryani security of the region.” China considered whether to approve the appointment, Niknafs has previously played for Sanat Naft and Zob Ahan. which needed the consensus of the Security Council. claimed, “confirms [the] level of Iran involvement & He added, “The sooner the Saudi government shows And finally, the Tehran based football team have completed the signing of Foolad defender Aref Aghasi on a two- destabilizing role to Yemen security & stability.” its commitment to political solutions and ends this The 15-member council approved Grundberg as a year contract. Esteghlal look to bring an end to their nine-year title drought. He alleged on Twitter that Sirjan “is specialized in devastating war, the better for both this country and replacement for Martin Griffiths, who became the UN aid infantry & mountain infantry, & in preparing tactical the region, and the peace and chief after trying to mediate an combat plans served on the West Coast fronts until security of the region.” end to the conflict in Yemen for June 5, 2021, and on June 7 he was dispatched to Marib Mehdi Torabi shortlisted for best 2021 ACL Responding to a question the past three years, according fronts to replace the deceased Mustafa Al-Gharawi of about the talks with Saudi ”Such baseless to an Al Jazeera report. Lebanese Hezbollah.” Group Stage midfielder Arabia and their latest status Khatibzadeh expressed Al Eryani also accused Iran of sending “hundreds” of and whether Riyadh is waiting remarks will not hope that the new UN envoy TEHRAN – Persepolis’ Mehdi Torabi has been shortlisted for the best midfielder in the 2021 AFC Champions military experts to Yemen, leading military operations for the formation of a new would be able to put an end change the reality League group stage. on the ground, and smuggling various types of weapons. government in Iran, he said, to the Yemen war in line with He also called on the international community to take a “Talks with Saudi Arabia international law, previous There are the 10 players in contention for their places in the center of the park. “firm stand” against Iran. on the ground in have been held in several agreements, and honoring the It’s fair to say that Torabi was the preeminent playmaker in the 2021 AFC Champions League Group Stage with the Khatibzadeh strongly rejected these accusations. rounds on bilateral, regional Yemen.” Yemeni people’s rights. Persepolis star laying on more assists and creating more chances than any other player in the competition so far. “Such baseless remarks will not change the reality on and international issues and the ground in Yemen about the cowardly attacks of important questions for both “We hope that the new As well as playing provider, Torabi was also among the goals himself, netting a pair of penalties in the Iranian side’s the self-proclaimed coalition against the oppressed sides. Important questions were envoy will be able to end pair of wins against India’s Goa. people of Yemen and their determination to face the brought up for discussion for this devastating war within While Torabi did not make as many passes as some of the other nominees, his use of the ball was far more direct aggression,” he noted. both sides.” the framework of international law and previous with 159 of his passes ending in the final third – a tally far higher than the other nine candidates. agreements and respect for the rights of the Yemeni The spokesman expressed regret that those “We, in Iran, think that in a way based on dialogue Modou Barrow (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors), Kento Tachibanada (Kawasaki Frontale), Mateus (Nagoya Grampus),Valeri people, and we will certainly do our best to help the new individuals who consider themselves Yemenis are and settlement of issues between us, we can reach a Qazaishvili (Ulsan Hyundai), Yasuto Wakizaki (Kawasaki Frontale), An Yong-woo (Daegu FC), Yoon Bit-garam (Ulsan now encouraging and backing the aggressors in their common view on some issues. Of course, differences envoy,” Khatibzadeh noted. Hyundai), Abdullah Otayf (Al Hilal) and Riki Harakawa (Cerezo Osaka) have been also nominated for the accolade. oppression caused by the blockade and war against the between the two countries, as the case with many other He added, “Of course, it is natural that the change of people of their own country. countries, do not need to be resolved in one place and envoy will not be fruitful in itself unless it is accompanied Iran has long called on Saudi Arabia to end its may never be resolved,” Khatibzadeh pointed out. by a change of approach in the countries that are aggression against Yemen and let the Yemenis He added, “But we think that if Saudi Arabia pays currently at war with the Yemeni people, whether Greco-Roman wrestling coach Bana determine their future. But Saudi Arabia paid no due attention to the message of the Islamic Republic countries that are directly at war with the Yemeni people attention to Iran’s calls. And it is still pursuing a military of Iran that our region is a region that only regional or countries such as Britain, which exploit this situation extends deal solution to the Yemen crisis, according to previous arrangements between the countries of the region can and continue to sell their weapons to the aggressor remarks by Khatibzadeh. bring it to a comprehensive and lasting solution, we countries.” TEHRAN – Greco-Roman wrestling team head coach will remain as Iran coach until 2022 Asian Games. Under his leadership, Iranian Greco-Roman wrestlers won a gold and a bronze medal in the 2020 Olympic Games. Japan FM meets Iran’s National Security Council secretary Mohammadreza Geraei seized a gold medal at the 67kg and Mohammadhadi Saravi won a bronze medal at the 97kg category. TEHRAN — Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu “This trip, which is of great importance on the eve of major country in the Middle East is very important,” he Bana, 63, will also lead Iran at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. Motegi held a meeting with top Iranian security official the formation of the 13th government, is in response to stressed. Ali Shamkhani on Sunday during a two-day visit to Iran Dr. Zarif’s visit to Tokyo in 2019,” Khatibzadeh said. The Japanese foreign minister’s visit to Iran is part that included several meetings with other high-ranking The spokesman underlined, “Iran-Japan relations of a regional tour that also includes Egypt, Palestine, Iranian officials. have always been important as two important powers in Israel, Jordan, Turkey, Iran, and Qatar. The tour started Syria to face Algeria in friendly The meeting with the secretary of Iran’s Supreme West and East Asia, and the two countries have enjoyed on August 15 and concludes on August 24. National Security Council (SNSC) came on the heels friendly relations based on common interests during 90 In his August 10 presser, Motegi elaborated on the TEHRAN – Syria football team will face Algeria in a friendly match as part of preparation for the 2020 World Cup of another meeting with his Iranian counterpart years of diplomatic relations, and now consultations are agenda of his tour, saying that “peace and stability in the qualification Round 3. Mohammad Javad Zarif. underway on bilateral and multilateral issues, and are at Middle East [West Asia] region are extremely important The date of the match has not been yet announced. the highest level between the two countries.” As of this writing, no details have been released about for the international community, including Japan.” Syria are in Group A along with Iran, Iraq, the UAE, South Korea and Lebanon. the issues discussed by Shamkhani and Motegi. But Motegi also underlined the importance of his visit to He added, “Through this visit, I would like to The west Asian team will play Iran on Sept. 2 and play the UAE five days later in Emirates. Japanese media outlets have reported that Motegi’s trip Iran. In an opinion piece for Iran’s state news agency, IRNA, emphasize again Japan’s commitment to the Middle could serve as an opportunity for Japan to resume its he wrote in Persian, “Close communication between East, as we have contributed to the peace and prosperity mediation efforts between Iran and the United States. the two governments is also necessary to strengthen of the Middle East region and built robust relations with bilateral relations. To this end, I decided to travel to Iran The Japanese foreign minister also met with Iranian the region over many years. I would also like to confirm Vahid Amiri extends contract to exchange views at the earliest opportunity with the President Ayatollah Seyed the importance of the free and open international order government of Mr. Raisi, who Ebrahim Raisi. based on the rule of law.” with Persepolis has recently taken office.” Zarif said confirmed that Pointing to the inauguration of a new government “I wish to hold candid “This is the first time in about the Japanese foreign minister’s in Iran, Motegi said, “I wish to hold candid discussions TEHRAN - Persepolis football team midfielder Vahid Amiri penned a three-year extension with the club. two years that the Japanese visit had something to do with on regional affairs and plans to seek for a close discussions on regional foreign minister is visiting The 33-year-old player has played a key role in the team’s success over the past years, Tasnim reported. the tattered Iran nuclear deal, collaboration towards regional stability.” Iran, and in addition, he will be officially known as the Joint On his visit to Iran, the top Japanese diplomat noted, “I want to help Persepolis continue its success. We also want to win the AFC Champions League for the first time affairs and plans the first high-ranking foreign Comprehensive Plan of Action “Japan has consistently supported the JCPOA. I will call because our fans deserve to win the title,” Amiri said. official from a developed Asian (JCPOA). to seek for a close on Iran to return to the JCPOA. I believe that a dialogue Amiri is also a member of Iran national football team and can help Iran qualify for the 2022 World Cup finals. country to hold face-to-face between Iran and the United States is extremely Expressing satisfaction at collaboration towards talks with the new Iranian important, even if it is indirect consultation. Iran is a receiving Motegi, Zarif said on government. I look forward major power in the region. I believe that the stability Twitter, “In what is probably my regional stability.” to having frank consultation in Iran will truly lead to stability throughout the whole Iran captain Haji Safi misses Syria, last meeting with a counterpart to deepen the long-standing region. The exact same thing can be said for maritime as Iran’s foreign minister, we friendly relations between the traffic. I wish to convey that we would like to see Iran Iraq matches discussed strengthening bilateral relations, how two countries,” Motegi added. contribute to regional stability as a major power, and to resuscitate the JCPOA and the catastrophic US- “For Japan, which imports about 90 percent of its that regional stability will lead to the development engineered situation in Afghanistan.” TEHRAN – Iran national football team captain Ehsan Haji Safi will be absent in the match against Syria and Iraq in crude oil from the Middle East [West Asia], peace and of Iran. The new Raisi administration has just been the 2022 World Cup qualification Round 3. Earlier, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed stability in the Middle East are crucial. Stable oil supplies inaugurated, and the Iranian foreign minister has just Khatibzadeh had announced that the Japanese foreign from the Middle East are also essential for the stability assumed his position. I believe that my visit will take He has been sidelined for three weeks after suffering a thigh injury minister will pay a two-day visit to the Islamic Republic and growth of the global economy, including Japan. place at a good time when Iran is trying to come up with Iran national football team will play Syria on Sept. 2 and meet Iraq five days later at the 2022 FIFA World Cup of Iran at the invitation of Zarif. There is no doubt that in this regard, Iran’s role as a various foreign policies.” qualification Round 3. ECONOMY Numerous AUGUST 23, 2021 development

Straight Truth 4 TEHRAN TIMES projects to be Agricultural export up 9% in 4 inaugurated in months on year ‘Government Week’

TEHRAN - On the occasion of the ies. projects with a total investment of renovation and integration of paddy Government Week (August 24-30), Meanwhile, 49 electricity projects 140.9 billion rials (over $3.3 million) fields, three greenhouse projects, a several development projects in dif- worth 415.134 billion rials (about $9.8 are set to go operational during the project to renovate a rice mill, equip- ferent sectors including water, agri- million) will also be put into opera- said week. ping and electrifying agricultural culture, infrastructure and electricity tion in Yazd Province during the Gov- Mohsen Hosseini noted that the wells and implementing a new irri- are set to go operational across Iran. ernment Week. mentioned projects gation system. According to IRNA, 55 electricity The mentioned proj- Projects worth are mainly rivers en- Also, in Lorestan Province, 39 agri- projects valued at 2.057 trillion rials ects will be inaugurat- gineering and water cultural projects worth 1.07 trillion ri- (about $48.9 million) are among the ed in a variety of areas $25.6 million will supply projects. als (about $25.6 million) are set to go projects scheduled by the Energy including development go operational Seven agriculture operational in the Government Week. Ministry to be inaugurated In Sem- and construction of projects worth 208 According to the Head of Lorestan nan Province in the mentioned week. networks in urban and in Lorestan billion rials (about Agriculture Department Esfandiar The said projects include con- rural areas, optimi- $4.9 million) are also Hosseini Moqadam, 21 projects in the struction of a 63 kV line in Eyvanekey zation of networks in Province during going to be inaugu- field of water and soil, six projects in industrial park, seven electricity net- rural and urban areas Government rated in Amol city, the field of horticulture, one project work optimization projects, and ex- and providing lighting Mazandaran Province in fisheries, two projects in the field ecution of fiber optic lines in power for cities and villages. Week. to celebrate the men- of livestock, three projects in the field stations. In another report, tioned week. of conversion and food industries, As reported, the projects will Mehr News Agency quoted the Head According to the Head of Amol City and four projects in nomadic areas go operational in Garmsar, Miami, of Golestan Province’s Regional Wa- Agriculture Department Hossein Es- are among the projects that will be Shahroud, Semnan and Sorkheh cit- ter Authority as saying that 36 water lami, the projects include equipping, inaugurated in this province.

From page 1 The IRICA head has put Iran’s four- products in the said time span. month non-oil export at 38.3 million tons valued at He said major export destinations of the Iranian Smart irrigation systems to be implemented in 5,000 hectares of farmlands $14.3 billion, with a 65-percent rise in value and a non-oil goods were China with about 10 million tons 27-percent growth in weight. worth $4.3 billion, Iraq with 10.9 million tons worth He has mentioned liquefied gas, polyethylene, iron $2.8 billion, the United Arab Emirates with 4.3 million TEHRAN - Following the Iranian Agriculture Minis- systems has been currently implemented by some semi-finished products, methanol, gasoline, iron and tons worth $1.6 billion, Turkey with one million tons try’s smart irrigation systems development program, farmers, adding that the farmers have implement- steel ingots, steel products, iron rods, liquid propane, worth $923 million, and Afghanistan with 1.8 million the ministry plans to equip 5,000 hectares of farm- ed it considering the benefits of intelligent irrigation bitumen, and copper cathode as the main exported tons worth $728 million. lands with smart irrigation systems in the current systems. Iranian calendar year (started on March 21), the min- Considering the importance of water consumption istry’s project manager for the mentioned program management in the agricultural sector, the Iranian said. Agriculture Ministry has been implementing a plan Energy minister candidate plans to boost According to Fariborz Abbasi, this pilot project will for installing modern irrigation systems in the coun- be implemented in various provinces such as Goles- try’s farmlands over the past few years and the new electricity output by 40GW in 4 years tan, Ardebil, Qazvin, Fars, and Khorasan Razavi if the program for smartening these systems will increase necessary funding is provided, IRIB reported on Sun- their efficiency to a great extent. day. TEHRAN – President Raisi’s proposed Energy the new irrigation systems in different regions ac- Over the past three years, each year, an average of Minister Ali-Akbar Mehrabian plans to boost the Abbasi noted that smartening of irrigation sys- cording to climatic and social conditions and offer 150,000 hectares of farmlands have been equipped country’s power generation capacity by 35-40 tems will increase their efficiency, improve their per- them to farmers and private companies.” with modern irrigation systems, according to the formance, and increases their productivity. ministry data. gigawatts (GW) over the next four years, the dep- “With the smartening of modern irrigation sys- uty head of the Iranian Parliament’s Energy Com- He further mentioned the Agriculture Ministry’s tems, human intervention in the operation of the sys- Back in May 2020, outgoing Energy Minister Reza mittee told IRNA on Sunday. plans for indigenizing the knowledge for the man- tem is reduced and carried out by tools, sensors, and Ardakanian said Energy Ministry has implemented “The proposed energy minister has developed a ufacturing and installation of smart irrigation sys- equipment inside the field,” Abbasi explained. 301,000 hectares of irrigation and drainage net- tems, saying: “In this regard, we intend to implement works since 2017. four-year plan for the two major challenges of the He said that the smartening of new irrigation ministry (which are water and electricity supply), model projects to identify suitable technologies for in line with which between 35,000 and 40,000 megawatts can be added to the country’s elec- tricity output,” Ahmad Moradi said. Iran could face a $71b budget deficit in current fiscal year: MP Moradi noted that Mehrabian’s proposed pro- Committee, the proposed energy minister sug- gram is very good, comprehensive and acceptable, gested that industries have their own electricity TEHRAN – Head of the Iranian for people to know that our oil ex- and the promises made can be easily fulfilled over supply and this can be very effective in managing Parliament’s Economic Committee ports are sanctioned and not the oil a four-year period. electricity distribution,” the official added. has said the country could face up to products.” three quadrillion rials (about $71.4 The official noted that considering the candi- The official further noted that the Ali Akbar Mehrabian was previously the minis- billion) of budget deficit in the cur- date minister’s strong background in the field of parliament expects the new gov- ter of industries and mines from 2007 to 2011. rent Iranian calendar year (ends on industry and mining, it can be predicted that Meh- ernment to change its approach in President Ebrahim Raisi released the names of March 21, 2022), Mehr News Agency rabian can take positive measures in the Energy crude sales and focuses more on his proposed cabinet ministers to the Majlis (Par- reported on Sunday. Ministry as well, especially in the field of electric- selling oil products. liament) on August 11. ity supply. “There is a concern that the bud- Earlier this month, Iranian Pres- Now the MPs have to study the qualification of get deficit at the end of the year “The Ministry of Energy faces two serious chal- ident Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi an- the proposed ministers in related parliamentary reaches 250,000 to 300,000 billion lenges in the water and electricity sector, and the nounced the current Iranian calen- committees. After assessing their competence, tomans (2.5-3 quadrillion rials) and future minister must act quickly to implement his dar year’s amended national budget the MPs will begin talks in favor or against the we should think of arrangements to programs in order to fulfill the promises made,” bill to be implemented by the Plan- nominated ministers in an open session of the manage this deficit,” Mohammadre- Moradi stressed. ning and Budget Organization (PBO). parliament in two consecutive days for a vote of za Pour-Ebrahimi said in an inter- “In a meeting with the Parliament’s Energy confidence. view with state TV. President Raisi sent the approved amendments to PBO on August 11. The official noted that the gov- ernment’s expected Majlis (Iranian parliament) had incomes in taxes and approved the amend- The bill estimated the govern- for final approval. 207 greenhouses active in West treasury bonds have Government’s ed national budget bill ment’s budget at 9.298 quadrillion been almost com- for the current calen- The parliament had rejected the target incomes rials (about $221.38 billion), while pletely realized, how- dar year in mid-March. general outlines of the budget bill in Azarbaijan province the amended figure is 13.733 qua- ever the realization The amended bill early February, urging the govern- in customs drillion rials (about $326.976 bil- of the target incomes amounted to about ment to reform the bill and submit it lion). year the National Development in the customs (35 and oil sectors 28.823 quadrillion ri- to the parliament again; after mak- Fund (NDF) and the country’s percent), oil sales (15 have not been als (about $686.261 The parliament’s budget review ing the necessary amendments, the banking system will provide percent) and revenues billion at the official committee had wrapped up its final government resubmitted the bill to low-interest facilities to ap- from state-owned realized. rate of 42,000 rials). session for reviewing the details of the parliament, and Majlis approved plicants in low-income regions the national budget bill for the cur- the amendments of the national companies are not ac- The proposed bill, for the construction of green- rent year in early March. budget bill in mid-February. ceptable. first submitted to Majlis in early De- houses. Stating that the previous govern- cember 2020, was 24.357 quadrillion According to Rahim Zare, the After approving the general out- The official also mentioned ment neglected to use the oppor- rials (about $579.928 billion), with a spokesman of the parliament’s bud- lines, the budget review committee the ministry’s plans for the tunity to sell petroleum products, 20-percent rise from the current get committee, the bill then was held several sessions for reviewing modernization and renovation Pour-Ebrahimi said: “It is interesting year’s approved budget. submitted to the Guardian Council the details of the bill. of the country’s traditional and old greenhouses, saying: “Our plan in the 10-year horizon is to improve and renovate more than 5,000 traditional, wood- TEDPIX gains 15,500 points on Sunday en and worn-out greenhouses across the country.” TEHRAN - TEDPIX, the main index of Tehran newly joined members. “We have planned to renovate Stock Exchange (TSE), rose 15,555 points to 1.515 Following the supportive measures taken by TEHRAN - As announced director of the Agriculture about 650 to 700 hectares of million on Sunday. by a provincial official, 207 Ministry’s Greenhouse Devel- traditional and worn-out green- the government, the Iranian stock market has greenhouses are active in West opment Program, said these houses each year,” he added. Over 13.407 billion securities worth 101.584 been gradually getting back on track and experts Azarbaijan province in north- greenhouses will be built in trillion rials (about $2.418 billion) were traded at believe that the market is regaining people’s trust. The Agriculture Ministry’s the TSE on Sunday. west of Iran. provinces that are suitable in Greenhouse Development Pro- Analysts and scholars believe that trades in Jafar Vahdat, the acting dep- terms of climate, infrastruc- gram is one of the priority proj- The first market’s index rose 14,184 points, and the Iranian stock market will be much better and uty head of the province’s Ag- ture, proximity to target mar- ects of the mentioned ministry the second market’s index climbed 22,657 points. more reasonable in the second half of the current riculture Department, said that kets, and access to manpower which aims at increasing pro- Head of Iran’s Securities and Exchange Organi- Iranian calendar year (started on March 21) com- these units are active in 60 such as Sistan-Baluchestan, ductivity, efficiency, and water zation (SEO) has said that the country’s produc- pared to the first half of the year. hectares of land. Hormozgan, Kerman, Bushehr, consumption management in tion units and companies can boost their employ- According to them, reaching a possible agree- Fars, Isfahan, Khorasan Raza- The official said that besides the agriculture sector; the pro- ment and production by raising capital through ment on the nuclear deal will have a positive im- vi, Tehran, East Azerbaijan, and cultivating agricultural prod- gram was approved in the Ira- the stock market. pact on the capital market and pave the way for Ardebil. ucts, some medical herbs are nian calendar year 1395 (ended “When people’s resources are directed into the significant growth in the market. also cultivated in these green- According to Salempour, on March 21, 2017) under the capital market, enterprises and companies listed “Reaching such an agreement will result in the houses. over 30 trillion rials of facilities framework of the National Re- on the stock exchange can have stronger financ- reduction of the costs in major companies and will (about $714 million) was paid silient Economy Plan. fore in countries like Iran where the government Earlier this month, an offi- ing from this market, and consequently have certainly have a positive impact on the market as for the construction of green- is directly involved in the economic decisions, it cial with Agriculture Ministry The development of the more investment and increases production and a whole, especially on the shares of export-ori- houses across the country in should also be present in the production sector. “ announced that the ministry country’s agricultural parks employment,” Mohammad-Ali Dehqan Dehnavi ented companies,” stock market Expert Mostafa the previous Iranian calendar plans to construct 3,052 hect- and greenhouses not only is told IRNA. Dehqan Dehnavi further emphasized that the Safari said in late July. year. ares of new greenhouses in going to create new job oppor- Referring to the government’s performance government’s duty is to invite people into the “Reducing costs will eventually increase the 10 different provinces across He stated that last year 45 tunities but also increases the in directing people’s capital to the stock market, capital market, adding: “The stock market is a profits of corporate stocks; Therefore, we hope the country in the current Ira- percent of the greenhouses country’s non-oil exports and Dehnavi said: “SEO believes the government has platform that provides financing for production.” that the lifting of sanctions will be implemented nian calendar year (started on constructed in the country helps to preserve the environ- a great role to play in the country’s economy, the According to the official, his organization has as soon as possible so that we can see the pos- March 21). were funded by private sec- ment and the national water government is the macro policy-maker and the considered several incentive programs for sup- itive impact of this event in the market,” the an- tor investors, adding that this and soil resources. Darioush Salempour, the main regulator of the country’s economy, there- porting the shareholders and for protecting the alyst added. From page 1 Following is the elections. text of the interview: Therefore, in the short term, we How do you describe U.S.-Turkey consider such a formation in the relations under the Biden admin- Middle East (West Asia) as a remote INTERNATIONAL istration? The U.S. Congress has possibility. called for condemning Turkey’s be- It is also a fact that peace and sta- AUGUST 23, 2021 havior on the Cyprus issue, stress- bility in the Middle East (West Asia) ing that Ankara has not acted as are unlikely without contribution of Straight Truth an ally of the United States for a strong countries of the region. It is while. now inevitable to come together TEHRAN TIMES Turkey’s geopolitical position and by learning great lessons from the 5 its access to Eurasia constitute the examples of Lebanon, Syria, Yemen main dynamics of U.S. and Turkish and Iraq. strategic alliance within the frame- How do you assess Iran-Turkey’s “War criminal” Blair slams Biden’s work of NATO. For this reason, the ties? What are the main challenges United States has been trying to see and opportunities in this regard? Turkey as a lever in its foreign policy Afghan exit as sign of West’s decline which is based on unilateral will and Turkey and Iran are the two surrenderist approach in the geopo- strong elements of the Middle East litical geography of the Middle East (West Asia) that have managed to From page 1 However, opponents of Blair, took place which tried to prosecute Blair for war (West Asia) and Eurasia since the survive and consolidate their posi- will no doubt be furious, especially the British crimes. reign of U.S. President Truman. tions despite all external efforts to anti-war movements who say his stance on undermine them. From time to time, Many anti-war movements, members of Parlia- Despite a large-scale confidence wars is hypocritical. They argue his involvement ment and other organizations labelled Blair as a Iran, Turkey, Pakistan Turkey is far from being able to es- in the disastrous wars in Iraq and Afghanistan between Turkey and the United tablish full-faith relations with Iran “war criminal” who has the blood of a million peo- States, Ankara’s decision to pur- has left the former premier as a hypocrite and ple on his hands. in the context of its relations with the discredited. chase the Russian S-400 in order have great task to United States and NATO. The Turkish In 2017, a YouGov poll found that a third of Brit- to fortify its defense system has government under the reign of the In 2001, then Prime Minister Blair sent British ish people wanted to see Blair tried as a war crim- caused tension in U.S.-Turkey bi- former Prime Minister Necmettin troops to Afghanistan and took the same decision inal. His critics argue that he knowingly misled lateral relationship. The United Erbakan had a vision and mission again in 2003 with Iraq. Parliament and the public and should be tried as States is trying to force Turkey to solve Afghanistan that can truly demonstrate the will Following the Chilcot Inquiry, legal hearings a war criminal. back down on the S-400 by using and read the stability and future of the F-35 leverage and introducing the region very well. If Necmettin CAATSA sanctions. problem: Turkish Erbakan’s approach towards Iran is The U.S. Congress has declared followed, relations between Iran and Israel bombs Gaza, troops injure Turkey should be condemned, stat- Turkey can be strengthened. ing that Ankara has not acted as an politician The Turkey-Iran rapprochement ally of the United States recently will not only be limited to relations dozens with live fire and that Turkey has not adopted the What is Turkey’s policy when it The issue of Palestine is a com- between the two countries, but also current Cyprus policy. However, the comes to Afghanistan? How would mon problem for all Muslims. For the by giving great synergies to other Residents in least four areas The airstrikes came after one of its soldiers had been in- United States publicly supported Ankara deal with the Taliban? first time, all Palestinians have act- countries in the region, can reshape heard huge explosions over- the regime shelled Gaza and jured during the Gaza demon- the policies of Cyprus and Greece in As for Afghanistan, the United ed together to show solidarity in the the Middle East (West Asia). In this night that rocked the coastal fired at protestors, injuring strations. the Eastern Mediterranean. To put it States will withdraw its military face of the aggressive policies of the regard, the late Prime Minister enclave. The regime confirmed more than 40 Palestinians. this way, when Turkey tries to imple- In May, the Gaza-based Pal- forces from Afghanistan entirely by occupying Israel against Jerusalem, Dr. Necmettin Erbakan and Irani- that its warplanes had con- ment its own national policies in the According to Gaza’s Health estinian resistance took on Is- 9/11, while it is intent on protecting Masjid al-Aqsa, al-Jarrah neighbor- an President Hashemi Rafsanjani’s ducted air raids on four sites. Eastern Mediterranean and Cyprus, Ministry, two are in critical rael in a battle dubbed “sword its interests in the most strategic hood and Gaza. All Islamic nations, close relations in many aspects may this situation does not align with Apart from the mental trau- condition, including a 13-year of al-Quds”. point: Hamid Karzai Airport in Kabul. except the (Persian) Gulf states, actually be possible with Iran’s new- U.S. policy, so this time the negative ma on women and children old boy who sustained injuries Turkish President Recep Tayyip Er- which have good relations with Is- ly elected President Ibrahim Raisi It came after Israeli forces policies of the United States start to that comes with dropping to the head. dogan and Biden met at the recent rael, have been in great solidarity. and Turkish President Recep Tayyip stormed the al-Aqsa Mosque come up. bombs from fighter jets, No NATO summit in headquarters of It has pushed Israel to back down, Erdogan. The ministry added that and cracked down on worship- especially as a result of demonstra- casualties have been reported most of the other injuries in- pers at the holy site’s com- The isolationist and divisive poli- NATO in Brussels and agreed to en- The biggest obstacle in this re- tions in the West and throughout the from the airstrikes. clude gunshots to the limbs, pound, the resistance stunned cies that the United States is follow- sure security of Kabul Airport. gard can be the U.S.-Turkey rap- world. Turkey’s relations with Israel Hamas spokesman, Faw- backs, and abdomens. Israel with a barrage of rock- ing against Turkey has prochement; however President Er- The Taliban then are generally dependent on ups and zi Barhoum says the raids ets and missiles that reached entered a new stage dogan thinks just like Prime Minister Thousands of protesters stated that Turkey had downs with the United States. It is showed Israel was “trying to Tel Aviv. since Biden took of- Dr. Necmettin Erbakan; we expect had gathered to mark the Turkey’s come to Afghanistan not acceptable for President Erdo- cover up its failure and dis- fice in a way that is him to take strong initiative and take burning, 52 years ago, of oc- At least 250 Palestinians with NATO and should gan to have a phone conversation appointment in front of the very different in a dif- concrete steps to improve relations. cupied Jerusalem al-Quds’ were killed during the Israeli relations leave Afghanistan to- with Israeli President Yitzhak Hert- steadfastness of our people ficult period of time. We are trying to underline that the al-Aqsa Mosque, the third-ho- bombardment and 13 Israelis gether with NATO, and zog for more than 40 minutes and to and their valiant resistance.” As the long-run- with Israel trust and stability of the Middle East liest site in Islam. died as a result of Palestinian explained that if Tur- stress that Middle East (West Asian) ning invasion of Iraq (West Asia) is possible not with the The regime says it has also In a statement, the Hamas missiles that reached many Is- key had been forced to peace is possible with Israel. and Afghanistan has generally protect Kabul Airport, United States and Israel, but with sent more forces towards movement said “Al-Aqsa raeli settlements. become more military they would treat Tur- President Erdogan’s policy of rap- the Turkey-Iran rapprochement it the so-called buffer zone. Mosque is a red line, and any The achievements of the re- and politically frayed, dependent key as an ‘occupying prochement with Israel in order to is extremely necessary to take the Meanwhile, Israeli media have attack on it will be met with sistance was seen as for Gaza U.S. President Joe force’. It is a grave get close to Biden will not contrib- most important steps in this regard. reported that Tel Aviv has in- valiant resistance from our and defining moment in the on ups and ute to restore rights of Palestin- creased the deployment of its Biden is eyeing the development that the What lessons can be learnt from people” military equation between Is- ians, but it is an unacceptable step Iron Dome missile system. great potential in the downs with United States is trying Turkey’s forest fires? The Israeli military claims rael and the Palestinians. Asia-Pacific, just as to further strengthen Israel’s hand. to leave Turkey here We can state that the fires in he did under Obama. in order to protect its Such moves and policies are neither the U.S. acceptable nor efficient. Turkey are aimed at destabilizing The United States, own interests after Turkey. It’s not a coincidence that Is there any desire in Ankara to French “Health pass” protests a worry which cannot fully withdrawing its forc- fires broke out simultaneously at form a regional deterrence to con- trust in Turkey as a NATO ally, es- es from Afghanistan. different points. Unlike the West- front U.S. influence and meddling pecially in the Middle East (West What Turkey should do here is not ern world, which remains silent on for Macron in West Asia? Asia) and Eastern Mediterranean to be a party to the problem, but to this issue, it makes great sense that and North Africa policies, tries to be a party to the solution. To put it As we have always stated, the friendly and sister countries, espe- Thousands have taken to the streets across the health pass. take different steps in this regard, this way, holding the ‘Istanbul Sum- ability to put forward a lasting solu- cially Iran, Azerbaijan and Russia, are France for the sixth consecutive weekend against While many people in France have been vacci- by providing great support for the mit, which will bring all parties to- tion in the Middle East (West Asia) rushing to help with planes and he- a COVID-19 health pass required for daily activities. nated against COVID-19, demonstrators argue the monarchies in the (Persian) Gulf gether, may be a solution-oriented can greatly reduce U.S. licopters to fight the fire According to the French Interior Ministry, around health pass discriminates against those who have in order to guarantee its own in- approach. In this regard, Pakistan, power and influence in Turkey. terests and Israel’s security in this in this region. In this 175,500 people participated but organizers say the not and infringes upon people’s liberties. Iran and Turkey, which are the D-8 These and simi- region. regard, close rap- Solidarity number is higher. One protester argued that “this health pass di- member states, have great duties lar moves to desta- prochement and co- The protests are posing an increasing risk for vides French people. I think that is clear. And unfor- Americans are keen to put rul- in solving the Afghanistan problem. bilize Turkey will be operation between of Iran and President Emmanuel Macron’s popularity ahead of tunately, I believe we should abolish it” ers on power who can work closely If these three countries could come scrapped as in the Islamic countries is a next year’s election. with them and so as to protect their together to solve the Afghanistan Turkey past. Likewise, it can- The protests have united a disparate group of must. interests. In this regard we can put problem and bring all sides together, not be coincidental Macron has strongly defended the health pass parties. The biggest demonstration in Paris was forward some examples that are it would be possible to solve the Af- It seems unlikely inevitable for that similar steps despite widespread public criticism. led by far-right politician Florian Philippot, head blindingly obvious including Sudan, ghanistan problem, which has been when Ankara is try- have been taken from The pass is official documentation, with a of ‘Les Patriotes’ party, while there was also a Tunisia, Yemen, etc. facing gangrene for many years. In ing to establish more the stability time to time to desta- demonstration by left-wing protesters linked to a word, we believe that Iran, Turkey QR scan code, that proves a person has had the For this reason, Cyprus, which is cozy relations with bilize Iran. It is a fact COVID-19 vaccine. Many places including cafes, the ‘Yellow Vests’ movement. located at the most strategic point and Pakistan should make a con- the U.S. administra- of the region. that strong Turkey certed effort to put forward a strong restaurants, museums, and sports venues will not The government claims the pass is designed to of the Eastern Mediterranean, has a tion headed by Biden. and strong Iran are be allowed to enter people unless they can show encourage more people to get vaccinated. similar situation. The United States, initiative and road map for a perma- not accepted by the West and it is nent solution in Afghanistan. There is no way to solve the prob- which strives for ‘United Cyprus’, is lems in the Middle East (West Asia) possible to see that big moves are in a great political divergence with Palestine is the most important while it is pursuing a policy of rap- being made today as they were in Turkey on this issue. Rich hydrocar- issue of Muslim nations, particu- prochement with the United States the past in order to destabilize these Armed gunmen have kidnapped at least 75 bon reservoirs in the Eastern Med- larly Arabs. How do you evaluate and Israel. The current government countries. We would like to empha- iterranean also can be a drive for Turkey’s policies in this regard? Is is trying to strengthen its relations size once again that the solidarity of people from a village in northwest Nigeria the United States to meddle in this Turkey planning to approach Israel with the United States in order to both countries is inevitable for the region. again? win Biden’s support in the upcoming stability of the region. Locals reported the incident, gar-Rini, a resident of the procession marking Ashura in the northern village of Rini community in northwest Nige- has risen to three. At least a village, the latest in a line of ria’s Zamfara state “The num- dozen others have also been Sweden’s PM announces 2nd resignation in 2 months abductions that have plagued ber of people kidnapped from injured in the state of Sokoto. the West African country. (the village of) Rini must be Analysts have slammed the The spate of kidnappings, more than seventy-five”. government for deploying Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven will re- to local media. was preferable to holding a drawn-out snap many of which target school Habu Abubakar, also a resi- security forces to a peaceful sign, again, following a tumultuous summer of election, but it turned out that his departure was A new leader of Löfven’s center-left party will girls are mostly carried out dent of Rini village, said more procession instead of tackling political infighting in the Scandinavian country short-lived. take over ahead of the country’s 2022 general by armed Takfiri terrorist than 80 people were kid- the spate of kidnappings by that ended in a no-confidence vote in his leader- election. He was narrowly reelected as prime minister groups. napped by the gunmen. He terrorist groups. ship. by parliament on July 7 after the leaders of Swe- The decision comes less than two months after Residents have vented their says they came wearing black Nigerian security forces In a speech on Sunday, Löfven announced that den’s political factions failed to form a new gov- Löfven quit as prime minister in late June, a week anger at the government and clothes on more than 50 mo- have repeatedly used dead- he would step down as the head of the Social ernment. after he lost a vote of no confidence. The politi- security forces’ failure to stop torbikes. ly force against the peaceful Democrats, and would also resign as prime min- cal reprimand – marking the first time in Swe- Löfven has headed the Swedish government the wave of kidnappings in the Meanwhile, the death toll processions sparking outrage ister, in November. den’s history that a sitting prime minister lost a since 2014, but his time in office has been marred country’s north. from an attack by Nigerian from human rights organiza- “The decision has matured over time. I have no-confidence vote – was triggered by a heated by years of shaky support. A close election in 2018 According to Aliyu Tun- security forces on a peaceful tions. been party chairman for ten years, prime minister clash over housing market policy, costing Löfven meant that it took four months to form a govern- for seven. These years have been amazing. But ev- the support of his long-time coalition partner, the ment after his party won 40.6% of the vote, just erything comes to an end. I want to give my suc- Left Party. barely edging out the country’s center-right par- cessor the best of conditions,” he said, according At the time, Löfven said that his resignation ty, which secured 40.2%. Trump says Biden’s foreign policy is incompetent

Addressing the disastrous situation in war- Trump has criticised President Joe Biden. The PM Johnson says UK will work with Taliban to ‘find a solution’ for Afghanistan torn Afghanistan on 21 August, former U.S. former POTUS took aim at the current admin- President Donald Trump said recent develop- istration at a Saturday Save America rally in ments in the country are due to the current ad- Cullman, Alabama, accusing the latter of sur- British Prime Minister Boris John- Western governments to evacuate and that “the whole of the govern- ministration’s foreign policy and a great mili- rendering U.S. military bases in Afghanistan, son said that the UK will work with their citizens via Hamid Karzai In- ment has been working virtually tary demonstrating Joe Biden’s incompetence. and stressing that American troops are leaving the Taliban to “find a solution for ternational Airport. As the militants round the clock” to deal with the UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace stated in $83 billion worth of military equipment behind. Afghanistan,” and defended Foreign entered Kabul and assumed the du- rapid collapse in Afghanistan. an article for The Mail on Sunday that those The Taliban entered Kabul on 15 August. Af- Minister Dominic Raab, who was ties of government, UK Foreign Sec- Raab uttered similar words in a Afghans who try to flee to Britain to escape ghan President Ashraf Ghani fled the country holidaying as Kabul fell to the Isla- retary Raab was holidaying on the statement on Friday, touting the the Taliban will have to make their own way to to prevent what he described as bloodshed if mist militants. Greek island of Crete, and delegated UK’s evacuation of more than 1,600 the borders if the US does not delay the dead- the militants had to fight for the city. Most “What I want to assure people to a subordinate to get in touch with UK nationals, Afghan staff, and oth- line for leaving the country. The latter is set countries have since reduced or evacuated is that our political and diplomatic the minister’s counterpart in Kabul er countries’ citizens since Monday. for 31 August. their diplomatic missions in Kabul. to arrange the evacuation. efforts to find a solution for -Af The evacuation process is still British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab The chief of the political office of the Tal- ghanistan, working with the Taliban, With the Taliban takeover, that ongoing, and Johnson has pledged earlier discussed the situation in Afghanistan iban, Abdul Ghani Baradar, will likely make a of course if necessary, will go on,” withdrawal which commenced in contact never happened, and Raab to welcome more Afghans to the with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, decision concerning the structure of the fu- Johnson told reporters on Friday. May, Taliban fighters entered the has subsequently faced calls to re- UK too. The PM promised to resettle especially the evacuation of UK and US citi- ture Afghan government over the next two After a whirlwind advance across capital city of Kabul less than a sign. Johnson stood by Raab on Fri- 20,000 “more vulnerable” Afghans zens from the country. weeks, a source in the Taliban told Sputnik on Afghanistan in the wake of the US week ago, triggering a scramble by day, saying that he “absolutely” has in the UK. 21 August. confidence in his foreign secretary, Meanwhile, former US President Donald TOURISM Reliefs depicting scene of Greco- AUGUST 23, 2021 Persian Wars discovered in Turkey Straight Truth TEHRAN TIMES TEHRAN - Archaeologists in The 5-meter-wide wall is believed to 6 northwestern Turkey have recently have been built by the ancient Phrygian discovered a bas-relief, which depicts a civilization to protect its territory, Iren battle scene between the Persians and said. the Greeks in the fifth century BC. Iren said that the discovery of reliefs Figures on the relief show fighting during the wall excavation this year Greek soldiers beneath the hoofs of the was a surprise. Stating that the reliefs Persian war horses, said archeologist carved into the stone were cleaned by Kaan Iren, who leads the dig site in the the restorers in the excavation house, ancient city of Dascylium in the modern- he explained: “The relief, dating from day Bandirma district of Balikesir the Persian era in the fifth century BC, province, Hurriyet Daily News reported. depicts the war between the Persians “Here is a scene of propaganda under and the Greeks. This was one of the the pretext of war. We can say these most important findings of the season reliefs are a scene from the Persian- for us. In the figures on it, there are Greek wars,” Iren told the state-run Greek soldiers fighting and Persians on Anadolu Agency. horseback fighting them. Greek soldiers are depicted under the hoofs of Persian “We think these reliefs were probably horses.” made for propaganda purposes during the wars,” he added. An excavation site in northwestern Turkey, where archaeologists find a relief There is a propaganda scene here under the pretext of war. We can say Iren, who has been working at the depicting a war scene between the Greeks and Persians in the fifth century BC, August 16, 2021. (PHOTO: Hurriyet Daily News) that these reliefs are a scene from excavation site with a team of 30 people the Persian-Greek wars. We think that since June 22, said they had unearthed these reliefs were probably made for Iran museum of salt mummies to be parts of a stone and mudbrick wall unearthed an area of 4 meters high Balikesir Cultural Heritage Preservation propaganda purposes during the wars.” dating back to the eighth century BC this and 40 meters long. We think that Regional Board. If approved, we will take year. Greco-Persian Wars also called equipped with new air conditioner system this wall had a height of 7 to 8 meters. this place until protection,” said Iren, Persian Wars, (492–449 BC), was a “Of the eighth-century-BC wall left We prepared a protection roof project who is also a faculty member of the series of wars fought by Greek states from the Phrygian age, this year we for this place. We will present it to the Mugla Sitki Kocman University. and Persia over almost half a century. From page 1 The hair, beard, and mus- pigs and cattle, as well. The archaeobotanical taches were reddish, and his impressive finds recorded showed different cultivated leather boot still contained parts of his leg plants were eaten, indicating an agricultural Nomadic tent hotel to be established in Ardabil and foot, according to Ancient History Ency- establishment in the vicinity of the mine. clopedia. The wealth of fabric and other organic ma- TEHRAN – A nomadic tent hotel is planned to be disappoints visitors when it comes to tribal tourism The first mummy, dubbed the “Saltman”, terial (leather) worn by the saltmen have al- established in northwestern Ardabil province, a local as the culturally diverse country is home to many is on display in the National Museum of Iran lowed a thorough analysis to be undertaken, tourism official has announced. regional people including ones with Turk and Arab in Tehran. He still looks very impressive. The detailing the resources used to make the fab- elements in addition to the Kurds, Baloch, Bakhtyari, third, fourth, and fifth “saltmen” were also rics, the processing, the dyes used to color Consisting of nomadic tents, which is the first of Lurs, and other smaller minorities such as Armenians, carbon dated. The third body was dated and the fibers of the garments, and not least they its kind [in Iran], the hotel will be launched in one of Assyrians, Jews, and others. placed in 2337 BP, the fourth body in 2301 BP, offer an excellent overview of the changes the agritourism farms of the ancient town of Kowsar, and the fifth mummy was dated to 2286 BP, in cloth types, patterns of weaving, and the Jahangir Shahbazi said on Sunday. Language, music, indigenous cuisine, clothing, placing them all in the Achaemenid period. changes of the fibers through time. Such a hotel will be available to tourists due to the songs, anecdotes, crafts, live performances, and local rituals such as celebrations and wedding ceremonies The isotopic analysis of the human remains Saltman No. 5 had tapeworm eggs from rising demand for traditional and indigenous spaces, have always spurred many to experience life among revealed where these miners were from. the Taenia sp. genus in his system. These the official added. the tribes. Some of them were from the Tehran-Qazvin were identified during the study of his re- In addition, nomadic products will also be offered plain, which is relatively local to the mine’s mains. The find indicates the consumption to tourists, such as woven items and other products, Sprawling on a high, windswept plateau, Ardabil locality, while others were from north-east- of raw or undercooked meat, and this is the which will contribute to boosting the marketing of is well-known for having lush natural beauties, ern Iran and the coastal areas around the first case of this parasite in ancient Iran and their products along with the growth of tourism in the Many tourists from all over the world tend to hospitable people, and its silk and carpet trade Caspian Sea, and a few from as far away as the earliest evidence of ancient intestinal nomadic areas, he noted. observe the lifestyle of these hardworking people and tradition. It is also home to the UNESCO-registered Central Asia. parasites in the area. The best preserved and spend a few days watching activities such as milking, Sheikh Safi al-Din Khanegah and Shrine Ensemble. Iran seeks to boost ethnic tourism or tribe tourism yogurt making, buttering, oiling, woolen, carpeting, Furthermore, the archaeozoological finds, probably the most harrowing of the saltmen The province is very cold in winter and mild in in recent years. Tribal tourism lays the ground for and much more. Many Iranian and foreign tourists are such as animal bones found within the con- is Saltman No. 4. A sixteen-year-old miner, summer, attracting thousands every year. The capital tourists and travelers to feel indigenous people by interested in sleeping in nomadic black tents. text of the saltmen, showed that the miners caught in the moment of death, crushed by living with a nomad or rural family or enjoying an city of Ardabil is usually recorded as one of the coldest might have eaten sheep, goats, and probably a cave-in. independent stay. The varied natural setting of the country never cities in the country in winter.

Innovative prototypes of ancient handicrafts produced in Zanjan Extra restoration to start on

TEHRAN - A team of Iranian in several Iranian cities, of which the Chehel Sotoun Mosque researchers and crafters has made northwestern city of Zanajn is the most TEHRAN – A new round of restoration work some innovative prototypes of ancient famous. is to commence on the historical Chehel Sotoun handicrafts, which their practical know- Knives, swords, and daggers were Mosque, which stands tall in the northwestern how is passed down from generation to produced and a lot of knife-making Zanjan province, the provincial tourism chief generation across Zanjan province, the workshops were active in these cities. has said. provincial tourism chief has announced. But due to their design, cut, diversity, A key goal of the project is to fully repair Charuq (a local style of women’s and durability, Zanjan knives have been damaged parts of the mosque’s shabestan so handmade shoes), filigrees, knives, the most successful. that it can be used once more by the faithful, potteries, and copper dishes have Hand-made copper dishes are very Amir Arjmand announced on Sunday. been recreated as a demonstration for popular in the central province of Shabestan is an underground space that can researchers and artists interested in Isfahan and Zanjan. In addition to being the region’s handicrafts for their further be usually found in Iran’s traditional mosques, useful for human health, these products houses, and schools. studies, Amir Arjmand said on Saturday, can also be used as decorative pieces CHTN reported. and are considered to be superb works The project will be carried out with the “Several of the products have a long of art. utmost sensitivity and accuracy using a history and could be redesigned for combination of traditional and appropriate Filigree consists of curling, twisting, materials, the official added. new capabilities and applications,” the or plaiting fine, pliable metal threads in Chehel Sotoun (forty columns) style, which official added. calendar year (ended March 19). production.” and soldering them at their points of The mosque has undergone several is mostly compared to the 17th-century Chehel He also noted that every region has Handicrafts provided a very good He also said Zanjan’s handicrafts, contact with each other with metal restoration projects to date, including the Sotoun palace in Isfahan. repair of columns, walls, and gutters, as well its own handicrafts created according capacity to generate income and jobs, including knives, Giveh (kind of groundwork. The capital city of Zanjan is one of those as the replacement of worn-out materials and to its customs and traditions, and the and led to the development of the traditional shoe), traditional jewelry, founded by Sassanid King Ardashir I (180- In January 2020, Zanjan was lightening of the roofs, he noted. handicrafts of each area reflect its province, he mentioned. leather products, and tapestry are designated as a “world city of filigree” 242 CE). The province makes a base for wider values and culture. “Zanjan, as one of the most important mostly exported to Iraq, the Persian by the World Crafts Council after the The Qajar-era (1789–1925) mosque is explorations with the architectural wonder of Back in April, the official announced provinces of metal handicrafts in the Gulf littoral states, Turkey, and European WCC assessors visited various craft located in the historic bazaar of Zanjan. It is Soltaniyeh, the subterranean delights of the that handicraft products worth more country, has a prominent position in countries. workshops, stores, exhibits, and bazaars the second most prestigious seminary school Katale-Khor caves, colorful mountains, and the than $1.3 million were exported from production, and handicraft artists of Knifemaking is one of the oldest of the city in a two-day itinerary in in Zanjan after Jameh Mosque. UNESCO-registered Takht-e Soleiman ruins Zanjan province in the previous Iranian the province are at the forefront of handicrafts practiced for centuries December 2019. The main prayer hall of the mosque is built are nearby.

Zanjan prisons hold handicraft Iranian experts to attend Intl. Virtual Conference on Museums

courses aimed to empower inmates TEHRAN – A 12-member team of Furthermore, senior curators and institutions, and innovative solutions for hybrid models of cultural fruition, and to Iranian experts is scheduled to attend the specialists from Arab and African the social, economic and environmental strongly reaffirm the essential value of educational and promotional programs, identifying second part of the International Virtual countries and Latin America have been challenges of the present. museums for the construction of a just talented prisoners, and improving their social status. Conference on Museums, which will invited to join the event, which will be As of 2020, the COVID-19 crisis has and sustainable future,” ICOM says. be jointly hosted by the ICOM Pakistan revolving around the theme “The Future The deputy tourism minister Pouya Mahmoudian swept the whole world abruptly, affecting According to the council, museums & ICOM International Committee for of Museums: Recover and Reimagine”. said that handicraft products made by prisoners have every aspect of our lives Some already are no exception to these changes, and Museums and Collections of Archaeology been displayed in various exhibitions, and the income The International Council of Museums pressing issues have been exacerbated, the cultural sector is among the most and History. generated from selling these products has been selects each year for International questioning the very structure of our affected, with serious economic, social, returned to the prisoners and their families. The Iranian professionals, who are Museum Day a theme that is at the heart societies: the call for equality is stronger and psychological repercussions in affiliated with the Association of Iran of the concerns of society. With the cited than ever. the short and long term alike. But this A rich tradition of handicrafts Museum Experts (AIME), along with their theme, International Museum Day 2021 “This is a pivotal moment for our society, crisis also catalyzed crucial innovations With 14 entries, Iran ranks first globally for the international fellows, will be delivering invited museums, their professionals, and we call museums to embrace it and that were already underway, notably number of cities and villages registered by the World lectures at the event scheduled to take and communities to create, imagine and lead the change. The time is now to rethink an increased focus on digitization and Crafts Council, as China with seven entries, Chile with place from September to February 2022, share new practices of (co-)creation of our relationship with the communities the creation of new forms of cultural four, and India with three ones come next. TEHRAN - Prisons across the northwestern Zanjan ILNA reported. value, new business models for cultural we serve, to experiment with new and experience and dissemination. province have been offering handicraft training courses The value of Iran’s handicrafts exports stood at in a bid to empower the inmates, the deputy provincial $120 million during the first eleven months of the past tourism chief said on Saturday. Iranian calendar year 1399 (March 20, 2020 – February Historical bathhouse in central Iran undergoes restoration Being held in collaboration with Zanjan’s General 18, 2021), Mehr reported. The country’s handicrafts TEHRAN – Parts of Hammam-e Okhovat have are still bathhouses in Iranian cities but they do not have Administration of Prisons, the courses consist of exports slumped during the mentioned months in undergone some rehabilitation works. The Pahlavi era their social function anymore since most people have practical workshops in the fields of leatherwork, comparison to the same period last a year earlier due (1925-1979) public bathhouse is located in Najafabad of bathrooms in their homes due to the modern lifestyle. traditional jewelry, as well as cutting precious and semi- to the damage the coronavirus pandemic has inflicted Isfahan province. on global trade. Some cities had separate bathhouses for men and precious stones, Elnaz Khodai explained. Strengthening and repairing the bathhouse’s walls, women. They were usually built next to each other. The courses, which have been held by the experienced The Islamic Republic exported $427 million worth which have been seriously damaged over the years, are However, there were some bathhouses, which were handicrafts masters, are also intended to generate of handicrafts during the first eleven months of the essential parts of the project, Najafabad’s tourism chief used by men and women at different times of the day. calendar year 1398. Of the figure, some $190 million employment for inmates in the post-prison period and Alireza Habibi announced on Sunday, CHTN reported. There were also male and female public bathhouses; become a source of income for them, the official added. was earned via suitcase trade (allowed for customs-free and tax-free transfer) through 20 provinces, according The monument was once fully restored in 2006 on at daybreak, a longhorn (booq-e javaz) was blown to Tourism ministry helps empower inmates to data compiled by the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, a budget of three billion rials ($71,400 at the official announce that the bath was ready. Men came to the In October 2020, the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts. exchange rate of 42,000 rials per dollar), the official Iran’s national heritage list, the official said. baths from daybreak till the afternoon. Women could Tourism, and Handicrafts signed a memorandum of added. use the bathhouses from then to sunset. In some cases, Ceramics, pottery vessels, handwoven cloths as Bathhouses or ‘hammams’ in Iran were not only understanding with the Prisons, Security, and Corrective five days were allocated to men and two days to women. well as personal ornamentations with precious and However, due to its abandonment, parts of this places for bathing and cleaning up. They had a social Measures Organization to create jobs and make income semi-precious gemstones are traditionally exported to privately-owned structure have been torn down, he concept for people who gathered at these places weekly. Persian literature is full of proverbs, narrations, for prisoners. Iraq, Afghanistan, Germany, the U.S., the UK, and other explained. It was a place where people talked with each other and folk stories about bathhouses, which indicate the The MOU also aimed at implementing special countries. The historical public bathhouse has been inscribed on about their daily life and shared humor and news. There importance of the place in the past time. Artemia: a multi- SOCIETY million-dollar AUGUST 23, 2021

Straight Truth source of income TEHRAN TIMES 7 in Lake Urmia TEHRAN — Artemia of Lake Urmia in the southern part of the country is of great commercial value and if ex- should also be considered. ported, it will be a multi-million-dollar Each kilogram of medium quali- source of income for the country, Sal- ty Artemia is about 35 million rials Western Iran forests man Zaker, a member of the Majlis (Ira- (nearly $833,000) and it was claimed lead to the annual export of 180 tons (up to 25%). nian parliament) has said. that exploiting the full capacity of the of cysts and 120 tons of live Artemia The ability of Artemia to produce So far, 9 species of Artemia have species in Lake Urmia could make West to other countries. dormant eggs, known as cysts, has led (Part 2) been registered in the world, he said, Azerbaijan independent of the govern- Artemia to extensive use of Artemia in aquacul- It has been observed that the Zagros Mountain adding, one of the most important ment budget, he stated. ture. The cysts may be stored for long chain forms a corridor for the southward distribution species of Artemia is “Artemia Urmi- Artemia is a genus of aquatic crus- periods and hatched on demand to of northern faunal elements (Anderson 1999). ana”, which lives in Lake Urmia, he said. taceans also known as brine shrimp. The first historical record of the exis- provide a convenient form of live feed Zohary (1973) cites evidence that the Zagros Natural conditions and infrastruc- tence of Artemia dates back to the first for larval fish and crustaceans. range is the original source of some species that ture for farming Artemia in Lake Urmia Iran is now one of half of the 10th century AD from Lake Nauplii of the brine shrimp Ar- are also now found in some eastern Mediterranean are available but it is not exploited, the importers of Urmia, with an example called by an temia constitute the most widely mountains, such as Quercus libani and Q. boissieri. Zaker noted, IRNA reported on Sunday. Iranian geographer an “aquatic dog”, used food item, and over 2000 tons He notes that Iran has served as the center of origin By cultivating Artemia in the coun- Artemia. although the first unambiguous record of dry Artemia cysts are marketed for a vast number of species and genera, including try, not only a considerable amount of is the report and drawings made by worldwide annually. In addition, the Astragalus, Euphorbia, Acanthophyllum, Salvia, He- foreign currency can be saved, but mil- Schlösser in 1757 of animals from Ly- resilience of Artemia makes them liotropium, and Centaurea. lions of dollars of foreign exchange can mington, England. ideal animals for running biological Current Status cluded extensive ecological studies and annual bird enter the country by exporting it, he Iran is now one of the importers Artemia populations are found toxicity assays and it has become In areas of the Zagros range where rainfed cul- censuses (UNEP 1989a). also highlighted. of Artemia; According to the assess- a model organism used to test the worldwide in inland saltwater lakes, tivation and grazing occur, the natural vegetation The Mooteh Protected Area is located on the east- Emphasizing the need to breed Ar- ment of the average capacity of Lake but not in oceans. Artemia is able to toxicity of chemicals. Breeds of Ar- has been reduced to remnants of its former extent. ern side of the Zagros Mountains, about 100 km temia in the country and support the Urmia in 2019, the reserves of Lake avoid cohabiting with most types of temia are sold as novelty gifts under Overgrazing has also led to changes in vegetation south of Qom in the northern Esfa- private sector in this regard, Zaker Urmia in normal conditions, in addi- predators, such as fish, by their abili- the marketing name Sea-Monkeys composition, resulting in the re- han Province. Covering 200,000 said that artificial breeding of Artemia tion to meeting domestic needs, can ty to live in waters of very high salinity or Aqua Dragons. treat of the original woodlands ha and ranging from 1,572m to and a wider distribution of thorny shrubs and thorny dwarf- Agricultural 3,264m in altitude, it encompass- Iran negotiating to import Pfizer, Moderna vaccines from Europe shrubs. Advanced degradation is cultivation and es arid montane and steppe veg- visible even in densely forested etation and is an important pro- TEHRAN — Negotiation is underway with one noted that within the next 3 weeks, there will be a areas of the Zagros Mountains overgrazing tected areas for larger mammals or two European countries to purchase Pfizer significant increase in vaccine production, reaching and species that are better able and avifauna (UNEP 1989b). and Moderna coronavirus vaccines, Alireza Raisi, 10 to 15 million doses by the end of September. to withstand grazing and prun- have contributed Types and Severity of Threats the spokesman for the National Headquarters for Mass vaccination against COVID-19 started on ing have crowded out original Agricultural cultivation and Coronavirus Control, has said. Iranian citizens with the Russian-made Sputnik V species, such as Carpinus spp. greatly to the overgrazing have contributed Referring to good efforts made to import vaccine on February 9. and Quercus spp., in many areas reduction in greatly to the reduction in areas vaccines, he said: “By the end of September, we While Iran continues efforts to mass-produce (Frey & Probst 1986). will definitely import about 30 million doses of of natural vegetation and contin- local candidates, over 18 million doses of foreign Since the discovery of the small areas of natural ue to pose significant threats. vaccines have already been imported and others population of Dama dama ssp vaccine. With another memorandum of under- are expected soon. mesopotamica, reintroduction vegetation. Justification of Ecoregion De- standing from October, we will receive another and captive breeding projects lineation By the end of September, 30 million doses. Iran is also producing vaccines jointly with two countries of Cuba and Australia, which may also be have been initiated in northwest- Ecoregion boundaries corre- 30 million doses of So, if we receive 60 million doses of vaccine, we released by September. ern Iran and several other coun- spond with the actual and sup- can vaccinate the age group of 30 by the beginning tries. However, by 1988, the last wild population was posed climax areas of two zones as classified by vaccine will be imported. According to the Food and Drug Administration, verging on extinction (IUCN 2001). of November.” 14 vaccines are being domestically developed in the Zohary’s geobotanical map of the Middle East (1973): Referring to the domestic vaccine production, he country which are in different study phases. There are a number of protected areas in the the xerophilous deciduous steppe forest of Quer- Zagros Mountains region. The Arjan Protected cetea brantii, and the contiguous (westernmost) Area and Biosphere Reserve covers approximately reaches of actual and supposed climax area of Pista- 65,750 ha on the southwest flanks of the moun- cia-Amygdalus steppe forest. Persian deer species breeding in East Azarbaijan tains. This reserve ranges in altitude from 825m to 3,219m and hosts a range of habitats and mammal Concluded. species. Scientific and research activities have in- (Source: worldwildlife.org) TEHRAN – A plan on conservation According to the latest monitoring Dasht-e Naz in the city of Sari, where of Persian fallow deer and red deer is in maral habitats during the mating in the last two years the population of underway in Arasbaran forests in the season, the population of this species the species has grown significantly. northwestern East Azarbaijan prov- in Golestan National Park has been Another habitat for the reproduc- ince, the head of the provincial de- counted 612, which was recorded 540 tion of valuable species is the Ashk Deforestation in Brazilian Amazon hits partment of environment has stated. years ago. Island of Lake Urmia, which has be- Restoration plans for maral (the Ira- Road construction, land-use come a safe place to protect the spe- highest annual level in a decade nian red deer) as an extinct animal spe- change and live- cies from extinction cies, started in East Azarbaijan in 1991 stock overgraz- due to the difficult Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has hit the highest annual level in a decade, a new report has and 7 red deer were transferred from ing in the Hyrca- access of illegal shown, despite increasing global concern over the accelerating devastation since President Jair Bolsonaro northern Golestan breeding site to a site nian forests, and, All programs for the poachers. took office in 2019. in East Azarbaijan, IRNA quoted Hassan most important- Persian fallow Between August 2020 and July 2021, the rainforest lost 10,476 square kilometers – an area nearly sev- Abbasnejad as saying on Sunday. ly, the presence revival of deer species deer population in Lake Urmia, we encountered a large en times bigger than greater London and 13 times the size of New York City, according to data released by After increasing the population of poachers are the Dasht-e Naz have not been focusing population of carnivorous animals, Imazon, a Brazilian research institute that has been tracking the Amazon deforestation since 2008. The of marals, the area increased to 186 among the main site has increased figure is 57% higher than in the previous year and is the worst since 2012. hectares and now this site hosts factors influenc- by about 60 per- which affected the life of this spe- on conservation, but “Deforestation is still out of control,” Carlos Souza, a researcher at Imazon said. “Brazil is going against more than 26 red deer, he added. ing the decline of cent, amounting cies. So that, it is necessary to first the maral popula- eliminate the extinction factors and the global climate agenda that is seeking to urgently reduce greenhouse gas emissions.” The mountainous and green area only on reproduction. to 53, in less than tion. then introduce the species, he fur- Souza called for the urgent resumption of government actions to stop the destruction, including the of Inanloo is located in Kalibar city two years. ther explained. enforcement of illegal agriculture-led deforestation in the region, which has been impaired by budget cuts at an altitude of 1500 meters above Persian fallow Conservation for the environment ministry and environmental protection agencies. sea level, which has been selected to deer or reproduction? Research has not been conducted on fallow deer or many other ani- Even as he faces accusations of systematically dismantling environmental protections, Bolsonaro has breed marals due to its suitable veg- The main habitat of fallow deer Biodiversity expert Farshad Es- deployed thousands of soldiers to combat illegal deforestation and fires. etation and forests, he further noted. in the country includes western and kandari has said that so far the pro- mals in the country, because wildlife Maral is one of the largest deer southwestern areas, but the de- grams implemented for the revival of studies are expensive and that is why But the policy has proved ineffective, said Marcio Astrini, the executive-secretary of the organisation types that unfortunately their pop- clining trend in the number of these deer species have not been conser- research is scarce, he stated, adding, Climate Observatory. ulation has declined in the country. valuable species in the 1330s (fall- vation programs, but only reproduc- but now monitoring is of great im- “The data shows that it didn’t work,” said Astrini. “No army operation will be able to mask or reverse the However, the red deer occur literally ing on 1951-1961) led to measures to tion programs. portance, as we must determine that attacks of the federal government against the forest.” why the species population do not in- from the shores of the Caspian Sea save them since the late decade. To reintroduce species to a natural Astrini said that the deforestation rates in 2021 are expected to be almost 50% higher than in 2018, crease despite being in captivity. to the high alpine meadows of the For the past 60 years, the spe- habitat, three things must be con- before Bolsonaro took office. Alborz Mountains. As a result, lack of accurate infor- cies are inhabiting protected areas, sidered including water, food, and In June, then-environment minister Ricardo Salles resigned amid a criminal investigation over allega- mation and constant monitoring are The mating of red deer begins in and the most important center for opposing forces that may endanger tions that a police investigation into illegal Amazon logging was blocked. the second half of September each the reproduction of fallow deer is species life. For example, in Ashk Is- among the reasons that put this spe- year and lasts for a month. the semi-natural breeding site of land, in addition to the drying up of cies at greater risk, he lamented. But the ministry’s leadership “hasn’t shown any progress,” Astrini said. “The measures that benefit the export of illegal timber – the reason why Salles had to leave office – are still in place,” he said. PCR test mandatory for passengers entering Iran The new figures were released as lawmakers held a public hearing to push for changes in Brazil’s en- vironmental policies. From page 1 Some 471 members of the IRCS ties, if necessary. “We are going through a very tough moment in Brazilian history. There’s a lot of denialism, and many cooperate for carrying out the plan in 16 provinces Thirty border checkpoints have been selected, in- attempts to weaken our environmental policy,” senator Eliziane Gama told the hearing. across the country, Valipour concluded. cluding 18 land borders, nine air borders, and three sea With the cooperation of ministries of health and borders, all incoming passengers will be tested and re- transport, a plan is being implemented with the ferred to the quarantine facilities in case of necessity. goal of rapidly identifying and testing incoming Around 8,000 individuals enter the country via COVID-19 UPDATES ON AUGUST 22 passengers and keeping them in quarantine facili- borders on a daily basis. ENGLISH IN USE New cases 36,419 LEARN NEWS TRANSLATION New deaths 684 Total cases 4,677,114 برنامه ۵ ساله شهر و روستای بدون دخانیات اجرا میشود Iran starts five-year tobacco-free national plan Total deaths 102,038 رییس دبیرخانه کشوری کنترل دخانیات گفت: این برنامه یک برنامه پنج ساله است که از سال ۱۳۹۸ به صورت پایلوت در شهر قم کلید خورد و تا سال ۱۴۰۴ ادامه خواهد یافت و در نهایت ۶۳ شهر و A nationl plan aiming to protect people from secondhand smoking in 63 ۶۳ روستای منتخب کشور عاری از دخانیات خواهند شد. cities and 63 villages over the course of five years has just piloted in the New hospitalized patients 5,007 مهندس بهزاد ولی زاده با بیان این مطلب اظهار داشت: ابتکار شهر و روستای بدون دخانیات بر اساس ماده .central city of Qom Following Article 8 of the Convention on Tobacco Control of the World ۸ کنوانسیون کنترل دخانیات سازمان جهانی بهداشت به منظور محافظت از مردم در مواجهه با دود دست Health Organization to protect people from tobacco use and reduce its side Patients in critical condition 7,662 دوم دخانیات و کاهش عوارض آن از سال ۱۳۹۸ به صورت پایلوت در شهر قم کلید خورد و از مرداد سال .”effects, Iran declared Qom city as the country's first “tobacco-free city جاری هماهنگی های الزم جهت اجرای آن در ۶۳ دانشگاه علوم پزشکی سراسر کشور انجام شده است. This five-year program will eventually launch in 63 cities and 63 selected Total recovered patients 3,932,472 شهرو روستای بدون دخانیات، عبارت از شهرو روستایی که در آن فروش، عرضه و استعمال محصوالت ,villages of the country, however, it is probably can cover the whole cities دخانی ضابطه مندشده به نحوی که مردم از مواجهه با دود دست دوم محافظت شوند، تبلیغات و ساز و .Behzad Valizadeh, head of the National Secretariat of Tobacco Control said کارهای تشویقی مستقیم و غیرمستقیم آن محدود شده، مصرف کنندگان دخانیات به ترک آن تشویق A tobacco-free city is a place in which the sale, supply, and use of tobacco are regulated in such a way that people are protected from secondhand Diagnostic tests conducted 27,855,470 شوند؛ در مجموع بر هر دو راهبرد کاهش تقاضا و کاهش عرضه تمرکز نموده، انتظار می رود به تدریج smoke, and direct and indirect incentive mechanisms are restricted, tobac- شیوع استعمال دخانیات در آن مناطق کاهش یابد. co consumers will be encouraged to quit, he explained. 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The very pregnant Mina and her family live in a destructive and ignorant one. The moderate southwestern Iran, where the rules of the Bakhtiari conditions in those early years have now become tribe apply. This time, the expectant mother decides dangerous and unpredictable. Consequently, the film not to have an ultrasound scan, for fear of the result observes this process by both images of nature and and the gossip that would ensue. She is already human socio-cultural legacies. under enough pressure from her in-laws, although In his documentary “Balora”, director Abdolqader she still has people on her side, too. Khaledi centers on Balora, an old song that used to As the snowdrifts become deeper, and the outside be performed by ethnic Iranians especially by the door will barely open anymore, the atmosphere in the Kurdish people. household becomes increasingly oppressive. Will there In times when there were no means of mass be a happy ending with the birth of a son, or are we “The Snow Calls” by Iranian filmmaker communication, this song was also used to watching a life that is about to fall apart? Marjan Khosravi. communicate with other people in the mountains. The film was selected as best feature at the Big Balora has had aspects of romance, satire and Sky Documentary Film Festival in Missoula in the TEHRAN – The Iranian documentary films “The humor, as well as a description of the death of a northwestern U.S. state of Montana. Snow Calls”, “And the Sky Was Created” and “Balora” hero, the extent of which depends on the taste, will be competing in the 30th International Festival of Documentarian Darya Majlesi will screen her latest imagination and skill of the poet, since there is a Ethnological Film in Belgrade. short “And the Sky Was Created” at the festival. strong element of improvisation. The festival will take place at the Ethnographic This film portrays the mystifying relationship Performing it requires special skills because it Museum in the Serbian capital of Belgrade from between nature and humans through centuries. The requires the coordination of the fingers and proper October 4 to 8. story is based on traditions and ceremonies that breathing while singing. Through this song, Kurdish Sassanid bas-reliefs in Taq-e Bostan, Kermanshah. Directed by Marjan Khosravi, “The Snow Calls” is about have been performed since the very early stages of women have cried out their desires, aspirations Mina, who has just one more chance after bearing three civilization until now in a different form. and sufferings not in a quiet and secret voice but daughters. Her next child has to be a boy or her husband The essence of this relationship has changed in a loud and free voice in the mountains. This film Part 3 beaded halter, strapped around the chest, has will marry another woman. That’s the tradition. from a very respectful and fearful approach to reflects some of these cries. A number of battle scenes in the form replaced the cloak held by a clasp, and the of equestrian combats between two tunic, drawn up at the sides, falls in a rounded protagonists are contemporary with the curve along the lower hem. Split Film Festival to screen “The Badger”, “Minus Me” reliefs of the late 3rd century. The style of the carving is also distinctive. TEHRAN — Iranian movies “The Badger” and “Minus at the Berkeley Video and Film Festival in the U.S. last The drapery folds are rendered as a series of This type was first commissioned by Me” will be screening at the Split Film Festival, which November. curving concentric lines covering the body; Ardashir I in Firuzabad and is illustrated on a will take place in Split, Croatia’s second-largest city, The 19th Riverside International Film Festival in much smaller scale on the relief carved blocks this stylization gives the surface of the relief from September 15 to 21. the Inland Empire region of Southern California also from a building constructed during the reign an extremely decorative appearance. honored the movie in three categories, including the of Shapur I at Bishapur. The crude, almost grotesque treatment of The acclaimed drama “The Badger” directed by best audience and best actor. It also won the festival’s the facial features is particularly noticeable Kazem Mollai will be showcased in the Forum section The later examples, all at Naqsh-e Rustam, of the festival. President Award for its ensemble cast. have a simple composition and more limited since the heads are turned outward in a three Vishka Asayesh received the jury award for best subject matter than the Firuzabad relief. quarter view. It is about Sudeh, a 40-year-old woman who faces a strange incident right before her second marriage. actor for her portrayal of Sudeh in “The Badger”. The figures do not always wear recognizable These changes in style and quality of Sudeh and her son Matiar live in an old apartment. The Swindon Independent International Film Sassanid crowns, and it is possible that in at workmanship suggest that the monument Festival organized in England in July also selected “The least two instances the warrior is a member was executed by local artisans lacking the One day, she hires a pest control company to solve of the royal family or the high nobility rather skills of the carvers who had worked on the the termite problems in the apartment. While the pest Badger” as best film. than the king. royal monuments in the south. Noting the control company is working, Matiar is recording the Directed by Hossein Shoaei, “Minus Me” tells the apparent inexperience of the craftsmen, procedures, as this is his hobby. The next day, Matiar Photo: “The Badger” by Iranian director On one of the reliefs, the three pronged story of Maryam and Ali, a couple that experiences Herzfeld suggested that the reliefs were the gets kidnapped after school, and the kidnapper asks Kazem Mollai. headgear worn by the central combatant a happy life together until one morning everything work of painters rather than sculptors. Sudeh to pay 10 Bitcoins for her son. Tremendous may be a special form of helmet rather than suddenly fades away. The adjacent relief with pressure is put on Sudeh, but the truth hidden beneath a crown. international events and has won several awards, The Split Film Festival offers a quality selection the figures of Shapur II will surprise everyone. These battle scenes of international, independent, innovative and and III is carved in a similar “The Badger” has been screened at over a dozen including the grand prize for the best foreign feature experimental cinema and visual arts. have a narrative, pictorial style, but the subject and quality lacking in the Battle scenes have the setting are new. The more conventional two kings, standing side investiture and victory a narrative, pictorial by side, are represented New Persian translation of “Before the Coffee Gets Cold” released reliefs. A wealth of detail on the back wall of a deep covering the animal and quality lacking in the arched niche. human bodies gives the TEHRAN — A new Persian experience: the chance to travel back representations a rather more conventional They are almost translation of Japanese writer in time. decorative appearance. full sculptures in the Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s novel “Before In “Before the Coffee Gets Cold”, we investiture and round. Inscriptions on the Coffee Gets Cold” has come to meet four visitors, each of whom is Cover of the new The reliefs in Taq-e either side of the heads Iranian bookstores. Bostan follow by more hoping to make use of the café’s time- Persian translation victory reliefs. give the names of the Aradman is the publisher of the traveling offer, in order to: confront of Toshikazu than half a century monarchs. Since no the latest rock carved new translation by Reza Abedinzadeh, the man who left them, receive a letter Kawaguchi’s novel divinity is included in the which hit the Iranian bookstores from their husband whose memory “Before the Coffee monuments in Fars and scene and the emphasis reveal a change in style. nearly one month after the release of has been taken by an early onset of Gets Cold”. is on the relationship the first Persian rendition of the book Alzheimer’s, to see their sister one last Commissioned by Ardashir between the two royal personages, father II and in all probability, Shapur III, they are by the Moon publishing house. time, and to meet the daughter they (Shapur II) and son (Shapur III), it is never had a chance to know. primarily proclamations of legitimacy. appropriate that the setting resembles an The original edition was published During this troubled period in the history arched hall similar to the audience halls of in 2015 and an English translation of But the journey into the past does not of the Sassanid monarchy, the natural Sassanid palaces. the book by Geoffrey Trousselot was come without risks: customers must sit travel back in time? More importantly, include “COUPLE”, “Sunset Song” and released in 2019. in a particular seat, they cannot leave the who would you want to meet, maybe “Family Time”. succession was interrupted by the accession Shapur III does not wear the crown of Ardashir II who was then succeeded by In a small back alley in Tokyo, there café, and finally, they must return to the for one last time? The novel “Before the Coffee appearing on his coins and it is possible that present before the coffee gets cold. Shapur III, the son of Shapur II. the relief was executed before he became king is a café that has been carefully Kawaguchi was born in Osaka in Gets Cold” is adapted from an 1110 The relief of Ardashir II is the more of kings, during the reign of Shapur II. serving brewed coffee for more than Kawaguchi’s beautiful, moving 1971. He formerly produced, directed Productions play by Kawaguchi, conventional of the two monuments in type one hundred years. But this coffee story explores the age-old question: and wrote for the theatrical group which won the grand prize at the 10th The latest relief at Taq-e Bostan is generally shop offers its customers a unique what would you change if you could Sonic Snail. As a playwright, his works Suginami Drama Festival. and design. Within the customary rectangular attributed to Khosrow II in spite of some panel three figures carved in high relief are arguments for an earlier date in the reign of standing side by side. Peroz and one suggestion that the monument The monarch, in the center, grasps the was executed during the reign of Khosrow I. Iranian bookstores host “Jonathan & Martha” ring of investiture extended to him by the This great ayvan similar in shape but larger TEHRAN — A Persian transla- them. Jonathan nibbles from the trator and painter. figure on his left, possibly the god Ohrmazd, than that of Shapur II/III may well celebrate although the headdress is that of the tion of children’s book writer Petr left, and Martha from the right… He has written and illustrated the victory of Khosrow II over the usurper Horacek’s “Jonathan & Martha” has and soon they are caught in a tan- deceased Shapur II. Bahram VI (Chobin). many books for children, including been published in Tehran. gle. “Animal Opposites”, “Strawberries On the other side is the god Mithra, rays Two winged females placed in the spandrels The book translated by Hamid Using his signature style of Are Red” and “The Greedy Goat”. He emanating from his head, a barsom bundle in of the arched facade give it the appearance Pirhadi has been released by the eye-catching illustration, collage lives in England. his hands, and standing on an Indian lotus. of a Western triumphal monument. The and a simple narrative, Horacek This same divinity is associated with a divinities, Ohrmazd and Anahid, stand on Elmi Farhangi Publishing Compa- Horacek has experience enter- weaves together a story that cap- Sassanid ruler of the Kushan territories who either side of Khosrow II. ny under the title of “Mr. Orange & taining audiences of all ages from Mrs. Orange”. tures the essence of friendship. has been identified as Ardashir II. Beneath All three figures are carved on the top of tiny children to groups of adults. the king and the figure holding the symbol of the back wall of the niche. The gods do not The book, also illustrated by “Jonathan & Martha” is a clas- He delivers highly visual talks office lies a dead enemy, probably the Roman surpass the king in height; rather, they appear Horacek, tells the story of Jona- sic story that teaches children and featuring readings from his pic- emperor Julian. as supports to the royal person. Photo: Front cover of the Persian than and Martha, two lonely or- adults about the importance of ture books, showing the illustra- sharing. In the arrangement of the figures the scene Source: Encyclopedia Iranica translation of Petr Horacek’s ange worms that live on opposite tions and sketches he has made for resembles the investiture of Narseh, but “Jonathan & Martha”. sides of a tree. One day, a big juicy Horacek grew up in Prague and them, as well as explaining how he To be continued the king wears a new form of royal dress: A pear lands on the ground between trained as a graphic designer, illus- develops his ideas.