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Japan’s energy supply must not be affected by sanctions on Iran ECONOMY — ’s affect energy supply or have a negative North Korea’s chief deskMinister of Economy, impact on Japanese corporate activities,” Trade and Industry Hiroshige Seko said Seko told a news conference in Tokyo his country’s energy supply should not be on Tuesday. affected by U.S. sanctions on Iran, Platts The Japanese official’s comments came reported. as the Asian country is seeking a waiv- “[During the second round of talks in er over the U.S. sanctions against Iran diplomat meets Zarif Washington over August 1-2] the Jap- since keeping energy ties with Iran has a anese side insisted on the basic princi- significant importance for the country’s ple that [the U.S. sanctions] should not energy security. 4 See page 2 ‘Iran’s diplomatic, military fronts never more united’ POLITICS TEHRAN — The For- was hotly debated against back then deskeign Ministry spokes- by conservative Iranians, including man says Iran’s diplomatic and military some defense officials. fronts are more united than they have Qassemi said any attempt to create rift ever been. between these two fronts in Iran would Bahram Qassemi’s remarks came be playing in Trump’s court. on the same day as United States “The inimical and sanctions-laden President Donald Trump reimposed policy of America has created a high sanctions on Tehran which had been level of convergence among officials, removed under the 2015 nuclear deal, the elite, and individuals in society,” officially called the JCPOA. The deal Qassemi stated. 2

UN hails ‘credible’ Iraq vote recount The United Nations hailed Iraq’s “credible” concluded, the UN said it had observed vote recount, which paves the way for a the recount and found it to be “conducted

Shahab Ghayaoumi government to be formed nearly three in a manner that is credible, professional months after polls. and transparent”. Iraq’s May 12 parliamentary elections “We are very pleased that it’s been con- were marred by allegations of fraud, cluded and we look forward to the next steps prompting the country’s supreme court in this process towards the formation of to order a partial manual recount. the new government,” said a statement by Tehran Times/ Tehran Times/ As an official announced the checks had Alice Walpole, a UN envoy to Iraq. 13 ARTICLE Security problems in Middle East are not clear situations: Pillar Tensions rising Hanif Ghaffari EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Iran, with the participation of , UAE, between Saudi Political analyst By Javad Heirannia Egypt, and Bahrain, which is scheduled to be introduced in the United States soon. Will Arabia, Canada TEHRAN — Professor Paul Pillar, who was this coalition be considered as a real coalition over human rights CIA intelligence analyst for 28 years, tells the or a military organization? “White Helmets”, Tehran Times that “The security problems in A: The announced alliance probably will con- A dispute between Saudi Arabia and the Middle East in which Iran is involved are not sist mostly of putting a new label on existing Canada is escalating to new levels after under pretext clear situations, in which there is one aggressor alignments. None of this changes the orienta- Riyadh abruptly cut ties with Ottawa over and one victim.” tion of any of the states involved toward regional its criticism of the Saudi crackdown on of human rights Pillar also says, “Saudi Arabia and the UAE issues, or entails assuming new obligations. It dissent, targeting educational exchanges are getting the Trump administration to take is unlikely that this alliance will take the form with the North American state. support terrorism, their side in a local rivalry in which the United of a new treaty, such as the treaty that created The dispute broke out on Friday after States has less of a stake than they do.” Washington has announced the formation NATO. It is even less likely to result in a joint the Canadian Embassy in Riyadh tweet- Zionism Following is the text of the interview: of a military alliance in the Middle East against military organization such as NATO has. 7 ed that it was “gravely concerned” over a spike in the arrests of human rights few days ago, the Zionist regime campaigners in the kingdom, including officially announced that 800 mem- U.S. is after regime change in Iran for its strategic goals in Central Asia: Kovacevic gender rights activist Samar Badawi, and Abers of the White Helmets and their called on “Saudi authorities to immedi- families were transferred from areas under EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW remarks, Secretary of State Pompeo outlined a out to Filip Kovacevic, ately release them and all other peaceful series of preconditions. Professor of geopolitics, University of San the control of the Syrian opposition to the By Payman Yazdani #humanrights activists.” occupied territories. In his latest move repeating the idea of negoti- Francisco. Irked by the tweet, the Saudi govern- Indeed, the Zionist regime, after the TEHRAN — Prof. Kovacevic is of the view ating with the Iranian authorities, U.S. President Following is the full text of the interview: ment on Monday ordered the Canadian Syrian army’s advance in the south, that the U.S. is after a U.S.-friendly regime Donald Trump on Saturday said any meeting How do you assess contradictory statements ambassador to leave the country within kicked out the White Helmets from the in Iran for its long term strategic goals in with the Iranian leaders is “up to them.” of the U.S. officials? 24 hours and halted trade and investment area. Israeli Army said in a statement Central Asia to stop Chinese One road, one Earlier, Iranian president’s chief of staff A: In my opinion, this is simply the playing deals with Ottawa. that the move was at the request of the belt initiative. Mahmoud Vaezi revealed that during Rou- out of the well-known psychological tactic of the Saudi Arabia’s national airline also an- U.S. and European countries. Meanwhile, During a press conference with Italian hani’s last visit to New York for the UN General ‘good cop – bad cop.’ One person appears to be nounced that it was suspending flights to Jordan has agreed the crossing of the Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, U.S. Presi- Assembly session, Trump asked the Iranian gentle and kind and the other aggressive and Canada as of August 13. White Helmets of its territory under dent Trump said he would meet with Iranian delegation eight times to have a meeting with abusive. The target person (or, in this case, the In yet another escalation, Saudi state the United Nations’ supervision to the President Hassan Rouhani without precon- the president. target country, Iran) is made to feel that one is media said the kingdom would suspend three countries of Germany, Britain ditions. His new strategy regarding meeting An adviser to President Rouhani Hamid different from the other and is therefore willing government-funded scholarships to Can- and Canada. with Iranian officials caught commentators Aboutalebi also said “respecting the Iranian to compromise with the ‘nicer’ cop. However, ada and move the Saudi nationals already Writing on Twitter, the Israeli prime off guard, as he had been increasingly hostile nation’s rights, reducing hostilities and returning both ‘cops’ work together as a team. There is no studying there to other countries. minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said: to the Islamic Republic; on July 22, Trump to the nuclear deal are steps that can be taken difference in terms of their final goal – which is According to Jassem al-Harbash, head “Several days ago, President Trump threatened Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to pave the bumpy road of talks between Iran to bring about the regime change in Iran. This is of the Education Ministry’s Scholarship contacted me, as did Canadian Prime with an all-caps tweet. and America.” the ultimate goal of Trump and his entire team Program, more than 7,000 students from Minister Trudeau and others, and re- Hours after Trump’s remarks contrary to his To shed more light on the issue we reached regarding Iran. 7 Saudi Arabia are enrolled in university quested that we assist in evacuating programs across Canada. hundreds of White Helmets from Syr- Reacting to the move, Canadian For- ia. These are people who have saved eign Minister Chrystia Freeland said on lives of those in danger. I therefore Monday that “it would be a shame” if Saudi authorized their transfer via Israel students were “deprived of the opportunity to other countries as an important to study” in Canada. humanitarian gesture.” National Amid the growing war of words, Saudi Referring to the withdrawal of the Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir criticized White Helmets from Syria, Boris Dolgov, police skills Canada’s call to free jailed civil society a Russian analyst said: “the White Hel- activists and said his country would not mets were taken out of Syria to prevent competitions tolerate any “interference” in its domestic their interrogation by the Syrian army. affairs. Some members of the organization have underway in Jubeir tweeted on Monday that Can- contributed to the operations carried ada’s position was based on “misleading out by Western intelligence agencies Isfahan information,” adding that those detained in Syria and therefore cannot remain were “subject to Saudi laws that guarantee in areas under the control of the Syrian The second edition of national their rights.” government.” police skills competitions kicked Reactions flow in Russian geopolitical analyst Gevorg off on Tuesday morning at the The dramatic exchanges have also Mirzayan believes: “The White Helmets Shahid Beheshti training center drawn reactions from other states. have taken a lot of provocative action in Isfahan. Competitions started The U.S. refused to explicitly take sides by the coverage of Western media to Abbas Poustin Douz at the presence of Deputy Police in the dispute involving two of its close damage the reputation of the Syrian and Chief Eskandar Momeni and some allies, but asked Saudi Arabia to provide Russian governments and undermine other top police commanders and more details on the detention of activists. their image. The White Helmets were personnel. 47 teams of seven from “We continue to encourage the gov- usually present at locations that were all classes, units and educational ernment of Saudi Arabia to respect due alleged to have been attacked by chem- centers of the police participated process and to publicize information ical weapons in order to evacuate the Tehran Times/ in the competitions. on the status of legal cases,” the official injured in a dramatic manner.” 7 added. 13 I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y POLITICS AUGUST 8, 2018 MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS Pakistan’s first Iran cannot trust U.S. even if woman envoy to Iran takes charge Trump embraces the JCPOA POLITICS TEHRAN — Iranian Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said POLITICS TEHRAN — Pakistan’s Ambassador to deskIntelligence Minister in a televised program late on Monday that deskTehran Riffat Masood on Tuesday present- Mahmoud Alavi said on Tuesday that he has no precondition for talks with the ed her credentials to Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Iran does not trust talks with the Trump U.S., except that Washington “compensate” Zarif, becoming the country’s first woman envoy to Iran. administration even if the U.S. returns the past damage that it has done to Iran. According to The Nation, Masood is a career diplomat to the 2015 nuclear deal, officially called “America owes Iran both apologies and with wide experience of diplomacy and having fluency in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. reparations for the meddling and damages Persian language. “Even [U.S. President Donald] Trump’s he has been doing to Iran since 1953,” She also had various diplomatic assignments in the coun- return to the JCPOA will not guarantee Rouhani said. try’s missions in Norway, , the United States, that the U.S. will not violate its commit- “Trump should stop ‘bullying’ Turkey and France. ments. Iran has no trust on talks with the and ‘deceptive’ behavior” U.S. based on experience,” he said during Intelligence chief Alavi said that it has a visit to Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad been for 40 years that the Iranian people Sanctions can Province. have been resisting sanctions and pressure. He also noted that the U.S. credibility Trump should stop “bullying” and “de- help boost has been questioned after its withdrawal ceptive” behavior towards the Iranians, from the JCPOA. the intelligence chief added. economy: Trump, who unilaterally withdrew Alavi said the U.S. seeks to disappoint Larijani Washington from the UN-endorsed 2015 the Iranians and cause division between nuclear agreement in May, said on Sat- the government and people through exert- POLITICS TEHRAN — In a speech late on Mon- urday that holding talks with Tehran is ing pressure and launching “psychological deskday, Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani up to the Iranians. warfare”. described Washington’s new sanctions against Tehran as First in a joint press conference with “Trump should know that the Irani- an opportunity which can help “an internal renovation of Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte President Hassan Rouhani without any good for us and good for the world. No an people cannot be deceived by the U.S. the country’s economy”. on July 30 in the White House Trump pre-conditions. preconditions. If they want to meet, I’ll officials’ evil plans and childish games,” Pointing to the re-introduction of U.S. economic sanctions said he is ready to meet with Iranian “It’s good for the country, good for them, meet,” Trump said. he said. on Iran, he said in such a difficult situation, the country needs investment in order to boost resistance against economic pressure, Tasnim reported. The parliament speaker further emphasized that the North Korea’s chief diplomat meets Zarif current situation is best for exports. POLITICS TEHRAN — North Korean Foreign Foreign Ministry in Tehran, but no statement was Ri was present alongside a high-level Iranian del- The situation is not just “bitter”, rather it creates the deskMinister Ri Yong Ho met with his made to reporters. egation at a meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement grounds for an economic boom, about which the people Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif in Ri is on a two-day visit to Tehran; he was due to in , , in April. should be informed, he stated. Tehran on Tuesday, according to the Foreign Min- meet with President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday. A North Korean delegation also attended Pres- istry’s website. His trip came on the same day that the U.S. restored ident Hassan Rouhani’s inauguration in August Zarif welcomed Ri and a team of officials at the sanctions on the Islamic Republic. 2017. Zarif meets PUOIC secretary Russia slams U.S. sanctions against Iraq says won’t follow U.S. in general Iran, promises to save nuclear deal sanctioning Iran Russia has said it will do “everything nuclear deal).” POLITICS TEHRAN — Iraqi nounced Washington’s exit from the desk POLITICS TEHRAN — Iranian Foreign Minister necessary” to save the 2015 nuclear In a translation provided by dif- President Fuad Masum 2015 nuclear deal on May 8 and ordered deskMohammad Javad Zarif met on Tuesday deal and protect its shared economic ferent media reports, the ministry has said that his country will not accom- restoration of sanctions against Iran. The with Mouhamed Khouraichi Niass, the newly-appointed interests with Tehran, according to added that it was “taking appropriate pany the U.S. in sanctions against Iran. first batch of sanctions was snapped back secretary-general of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC CNBC. measures on a national level to pro- Situation in Iraq and the nature of its ties on Monday, August 6. The second batch Member States. The Russian Foreign Ministry web- tect trade and economic cooperation with Iran make it difficult for Baghdad to will be restored on November 4. In the meeting, the two sides exchanged view about the site published a statement on Tuesday with Iran,” and that Russia would be committed to the U.S. sanctions against On July 16, Foreign Minister Mo- organization’s goals of promoting unity in the Muslim world stating that Moscow is “deeply disap- continue to work with other parties Iran, he said in an interview with Alhurra hammad Javad Zarif said Iran had and overcoming existing challenges, the Foreign Ministry pointed by U.S. steps to reimpose its to the agreement to preserve trade TV channel aired on Monday. filed a complaint at the International website reported. national sanctions against Iran.” It with Iran. Pressure on neighboring Iran could Court of Justice against the U.S. for Zarif also met with Secretary General of the Economic added, “We will do everything neces- “We believe that this work is in line make Tehran to respond which influence reintroducing sanctions. Cooperation Organization (ECO) Halil Ibrahim Akca before sary in the interests of preserving and with the interests of the international Iraq as well, the Iraqi president remarked. The first hearing session in the case leaving Tehran at the end of his mission. fully implementing the SVPD (Iran community,” it added. U.S. President Donald Trump an- will be held on August 27. FM on sanctions: ‘U.S. hypocrisy knows no bounds’ Assembly of POLITICS TEHRAN — Foreign Minister Mo- said in a tweet. attention to the fact that the United States is the first and Experts calls for deskhammad Javad Zarif on Monday night It comes as the U.S. reimposed economic sanctions only country to ever use nuclear weapons, saying “U.S. censured the new U.S. sanctions which target ordinary against Tehran. The first set of sanctions target financial militarism hasn’t faded”. efforts to improve Iranians, saying “U.S. hypocrisy knows no bounds.” transactions that involve U.S. dollars, Iran’s automotive “Today in 1945, U.S. became 1st & only country to “Trump Administration wants the world to believe sector, the purchase of commercial planes and metals ever use nukes. And on an urban center of all targets. 73 people’s livelihood it’s concerned about the Iranian people. Yet the very first including gold. yrs later - w/ vastly expanded nuke arsenal it refuses to POLITICS TEHRAN — The Assembly of Experts sanctions it reimposed have canceled licenses for sales of Sanctions targeting Iran’s oil sector and central bank dismantle in defiance of NPT commitment – U.S. mili- deskissued a statement on Tuesday urging the 200+ passenger jets under absurd pretexts, endangering are to be reimposed in early November. tarism hasn’t faded. Neither has its utter disregard for three branches of the government to take practical measures ordinary Iranians. US hypocrisy knows no bounds,” Zarif In another tweet on Monday, the foreign minister drew human life,” he stated. to improve the public’s economic status, IRIB news reported. In the statement, the body called on the Rouhani admin- istration to abide by the principles of the resistance economy EU says encouraging trade with Iran is RAND: U.S. is isolated as outlined by Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to secure the people’s livelihood. crucial to nuclear deal on Iran It also urged the Judiciary to step up the fight against corruption and embezzlement, “as it is no longer tolerable By staff and agency By staff and agency for the people to hear about massive embezzlements and European Union foreign policy chief Fed- Dalia Dassa Kaye, director of the escape of plunderers.” erica Mogherini says the EU is encouraging Center for Middle East Public Policy at enterprises to increase their business with the RAND Corporation, says the re-im- Iran, as that country has been compliant position of sanctions against Iran has with their nuclear-related commitments. made the U.S. “isolated”. IRGC expert “We are doing our best to keep Iran in “Not only is the U.S. isolated but the deal, to keep Iran benefiting from the it’s not clear how the new approach unveils details economic benefits that the agreement brings will actually produce different Iranian to the people of Iran because we believe this behavior or a better nuclear deal,” she of air-launched is in the security interests of not only our told Xinhua on Tuesday. cruise missiles region, but also of the world. If there is one She also said, “It’s certainly unrealis- piece of international agreements on nuclear tic to think that with the U.S. in violation POLITICS TEHRAN — An Islamic Revolution Guards non-proliferation that is delivering, it has of the deal rather than Iran, the United desk Corps (IRGC) expert on Tuesday unveiled to be maintained,” The Washington Post States will be able to create an even strong- some details of Iran’s air-launched cruise missiles with a quoted Mogherini as saying during a joint 2015 nuclear deal on May 8 and ordered er multilateral sanctions regimes on Iran doing business with the United States. I range of 1,500 kilometers, IRNA reported. press conference with New Zealand Foreign restoration of sanctions against Iran. The than existed before the JCPOA [the Joint am asking for WORLD PEACE, nothing The expert said the missiles are launched by a booster and Minister Winston Peters on Tuesday. first batch of sanctions was snapped back Comprehensive Plan of Action].” less!” he tweeted. primary propulsion system, and then they will continue their She noted that it’s up to Europeans to on Monday, August 6. The second batch U.S. President Donald withdrew from European Union foreign policy chief travel following their second engines that are usually jet type. decide who they want to trade with. will be restored on November 4. the 2015 nuclear deal on May 8 and ordered Federica Mogherini said on Tuesday that When the missiles are mounted, the fighters play the “We are encouraging small and medium Washington’s European allies said they restoration of sanctions against Iran. it’s up to Europeans to decide who they role of primary propulsion systems, the expert said, add- enterprises in particular to increase busi- “deeply regret” the U.S. action. The first batch of sanctions was snapped want to trade with. ing the cruise missiles with a range of 1,500 kilometers are ness with and in Iran as part of something In a statement on Monday, Trump back on Monday, August 6. The second “We are encouraging small and manufactured on the basis of land-launched cruise missiles. (that) for us is a security priority,” she said. warned that those who don’t wind down batch will be restored on November 4. medium enterprises in particular to Trade between Iran and the EU “is a their economic ties to Iran “risk severe Trump warned the European Un- increase business with and in Iran as fundamental aspect of the Iranian right to consequences”. ion on Monday against doing business part of something (that) for us is a security ‘25 million have an economic advantage in exchange for European ministers said the Iran deal with Tehran. priority,” she said during a joint press what they have done so far, which is being was crucial for Europe’s and the world’s “The Iran sanctions have officially been conference with New Zealand Foreign cyberattacks compliant with all their nuclear-related security, and the European Union issued cast. These are the most biting sanctions Minister Winston Peters. commitments,” Mogherini said. a “blocking statute” Monday to protect ever imposed, and in November they The EU has already activated a “blocking against Iran in U.S. President Donald Trump an- European businesses from the impact of ratchet up to yet another level. Anyone statute” to protect European businesses six months’ nounced Washington’s exit from the the sanctions. doing business with Iran will NOT be from the secondary sanctions. POLITICS TEHRAN — Since six months ago some desk25 million cyberattacks have been made against Iran by more than 900,000 attackers, an MP said on ‘Iran’s diplomatic, military fronts never more united’ Tuesday, quoting Telecommunications Minister Mohammad 1 A week earlier the commander of the powerful military Qassemi, however, said he had not been told about Jafari’s Javad Azari Jahromi. arm, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), had letter, but maintained that when it comes to decision making, Ali Najafi Khoshroudi, the spokesman of the Parliament said the people of Iran will never allow their government “the entire organs of the system eventually arrive at a certain National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, broke the to negotiate with “the Great Satan,”, telling Trump that he point of agreement, which is the very point for the interest story after a meeting with Azari Jahromi, Tasnim reported. will take his wish “to the grave.” of people and the interests of the Islamic Republic of Iran.” 650 of the cyberattacks succeeded to infiltrate the coun- The Islamic Republic is not North Korea, Mohammad The diplomat elsewhere in his remarks said that although try’s security infrastructure, he said. Ali Jafari said in an open letter to Trump. Iran is “not afraid of talks”, “Trump is unlikely to care for The lawmaker also said the telecommunications minis- Jafari called Trump an “amateurish politician” who in- talks…. He rather jokes. Somebody who has unilaterally quit ter provided the committee with a report on the ministry’s stead of pursuing diplomacy, follows “the path of his past an agreement such as the JCPOA without any support from measures aimed at boosting cyber security. vulgar business dealings.” his traditional allies, how can he boast of talks?” I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y AUGUST 8, 2018 INTERNATIONAL Study finds Saudi collusion with al-Qaeda Bolton urges North Korea to in Yemen under U.S. supervision act on denuclearization A new investigation has found that the Sau- di-led coalition waging a war on Yemen has White House national security adviser John Bolton Tuesday said secured secret deals with al-Qaeda terrorists North Korea has not taken the necessary steps to denuclearize in the violence-wracked country, recruiting despite an agreement between Pyongyang’s leader Kim Jong hundreds of its Takfiri militants in the ground Un and U.S. President Donald Trump in June. operations against the Houthi Ansarullah Bolton, in an interview on Fox News, said U.S. Secretary of movement and allied forces. State Mike Pompeo was prepared to return to North Korea for The probe conducted by The Associated another meeting with Kim. Press and released on Tuesday called into “What we really need is not more rhetoric,” Bolton said. “What question the coalition’s claims about victories we need is performance from North Korea on denuclearization.” against al-Qaeda militants, suggesting that He said the United States has lived up to the Singapore dec- the notorious terror group is effectively on laration that followed the June 12 summit Trump and Kim held the same side as the U.S., Saudi Arabia and in Singapore. its allies in Yemen. “It’s just North Korea that has not taken the steps we feel are The Saudi-led coalition has been paying necessary to denuclearize,” Bolton said. some al-Qaeda commanders to leave key Yem- He said the relaxation of any sanctions was not under con- eni cities, while allowing others to retreat with sideration. weapons, equipment and wads of looted cash, Asked about the possibility of additional meetings, Bolton the investigation uncovered. said Trump in a recent letter to Kim proposed sending Pompeo It further said that the Riyadh-led alliance back to North Korea, and that Trump was ready to meet with had recruited hundreds of al-Qaeda elements. Kim any time. The letter was handed to North Korean Foreign The U.S., the report said, was aware of Saudi Minister Ri Yong Ho during the weekend. Arabia’s collusion with the militants and held North Korea’s nuclear weapons program has caused interna- off on the drone attacks purportedly targeting tional tension for decades and the rhetoric and threats from Kim them. “Elements of the U.S. military are clearly and Trump had been especially hostile before their June meeting. aware that much of what the U.S. is doing (Source: Daily Star) in Yemen is aiding AQAP (Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula) and there is much angst Horton stressed that much of the alleged ing campaign, but was later coupled with a but local sources say civilians have been the about that,” said Michael Horton, a fellow war on al-Qaeda in Yemen is “a farce.” naval blockade and the deployment of ground main victims of the attacks. at the Jamestown Foundation, a Washing- “It is now almost impossible to untangle forces to Yemen. Abdel-Sattar al-Shamiri, a former adviser ton-based think tank. who is AQAP and who is not since so many The imposed war, however, has so far failed to Ta’izz’s governor, said he had told pro-Hadi Massive wildfire rages “However, supporting the UAE and Saudi deals and alliances have been made,” he said. to achieve its goals, thanks to stiff resistance commanders not to recruit al-Qaeda militants. after becoming largest in Arabia against what the U.S. views as Irani- Saudi Arabia and its allies launched a brutal from Yemeni troops and allied Houthi fighters. “Their response was, ‘We will unite with an expansionism takes priority over battling war, code-named Operation Decisive Storm, The AQAP has taken advantage of the the devil in the face of Houthis,’” he said. California’s history AQAP and even stabilizing Yemen,” he added. against Yemen in March 2015 in an attempt to Saudi-led military campaign and the result- The AP report further said Adnan Rouzek, a The investigation is based on reports and reinstall former Yemeni president Abd Rabbuh ing chaos in Yemen to tighten its grip on the pro-Hadi commander, who has an al-Qaeda California’s biggest wildfire on record raged on Tuesday as hot interviews with a number of Yemeni officials, Mansur Hadi, a staunch ally of Riyadh, and southern parts of the Arab country. figure as his closest aide was recently given and windy conditions challenged thousands of fire crews bat- including security officers, militia command- crush the Houthis. Washington carries out drone strikes on $12 million by the ex-Yemeni president. tling eight major blazes burning out of control across the state. ers, tribal mediators and al-Qaeda militants. The offensive initially consisted of a bomb- what it claims are al-Qaeda targets in Yemen, (Source: agencies) The Mendocino Complex grew to span 283,000 acres (114,526 hectares) on Monday when two wildfires merged at the southern Georgian membership in NATO will Mossad behind Syrian scientist’s tip of the Mendocino National Forest, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said. spark terrible conflict: Russia assassination: Intelligence official It is the largest of eight major fires burning out of control across California, prompting U.S. President Donald Trump to declare a “major disaster” in the state. The size of the fire has surpassed that of last year’s Thomas Fire, which burned 281,893 acres in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties when it destroyed more than 1,000 structures. The Mendocino Complex has burned 75 homes and forced thousands to be evacuated. Temperatures could reach 110 degrees (43 Celsius) in North- ern California over the next few days with gusty winds fanning the flames of the complex, a mete- orologist said. The 3,900 crews battling the Mendocino Complex on Monday were focusing on keeping flames from breaking through fire lines on a ridge above the foothill communities of Nice, Lucerne, Glen Haven, and Clearlake Oaks, said Tricia Austin, a spokeswoman for Cal Fire. Elsewhere in California, evacuations were ordered for cabins in Cleveland National Forest canyons in Orange County on Monday afternoon after a blaze broke out and quickly spread Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medve- what it will lead to? It can provoke a terrible Israel’s Mossad spy agency was behind a day, Israel’s Intelligence and Transportation to span 700 acres (283 hectares). dev has criticized NATO for a decision to conflict,” he said. car bomb blast that killed a Syrian scientist Minister Yisrael Katz welcomed Asbar’s The Carr Fire - which has torched 164,413 acres in the scenic accept Georgia as a new member, saying Russian President Vladimir Putin has over the weekend, several media reports “departure from the world.” Shasta-Trinity region north of Sacramento since breaking out the country’s potential accession to the previously warned NATO about the move, have suggested. But Israeli Minister of Military Affairs on July 23 - was 47 percent contained. Western military bloc will trigger “a ter- saying it would have unspecified conse- A senior official from a Middle East- Avigdor Lieberman downplayed the possi- The Carr Fire has been blamed for seven deaths, including a rible conflict.” quences for the Western military alliance. ern intelligence agency told The New York bility of Israeli involvement, telling Chan- 21-year-old Pacific Gas and Electric Company lineman Jay Ayeta, Medvedev made the remarks in an in- Georgian politicians are keen for their Times on Monday that Mossad had a hand nel 2 news that, “Every day in the Middle whom the company said on Sunday was killed in a vehicle crash terview with Russia’s Kommersantnews- country to join NATO but have so far been in the assassination of Aziz Azbar, the head East, there are hundreds of explosions and as he worked with crews in dangerous terrain. paper on Monday, on the eve of the 10-year unable to secure accession because under of the Syrian Scientific Research and Studies settling of scores. Every time they try to “California wildfires are being magnified and made so much anniversary of a brief Russo-Georgian war. NATO rules, countries with territorial con- Center in the city of Masyaf. place the blame on us. So we won’t take worse by the bad environmental laws which aren’t allowing mas- Medvedev did not specify whether the flicts cannot join the alliance. Speaking on condition of anonymity, the this too seriously.” sive amount of readily available water to be properly utilized,” conflict that he said would result from ‘A threat to the Russian Federation’ official said his agency had been informed The scientific center, run by Azbar, was Trump wrote on Twitter. Georgian membership in NATO would In his Monday’s remarks, Medvedev of the operation, and that Mossad had been the target of at least two Israeli aerial as- A California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection involve Russia, but he made references also voiced Moscow’s oft-expressed con- tracking Azbar for a long time. saults over the past months. spokesman declined to comment on Trump’s tweet but said to Georgia’s breakaway regions of South cern about NATO’s eastward expansion In a similar report, Syria’s al- Israel frequently attacks military tar- crews did not lack water to fight the flames. Ossetia and Abkhazia and seemed to mean — toward Russian borders. Watan newspaper also suggested that gets inside Syria in an attempt to prop up Environmental activists and some politicians say the intensity that NATO would become involved in the “In this case, this is not only about stra- Israel’s Mossad was behind the targeted terrorist groups that have been suffering of the state’s wildfire season could be linked in part to climate dispute over those regions. tegic nuclear weapons but tactical nuclear killing. defeats against Syrian government forc- change. Russia recognizes those territories weapons [which become closer to Russia The Lebanese resistance movement es. The regime has also been providing (Source: Reuters) as independent states. Shortly after the and], which gain the quality of strategic Hezbollah - which has been helping the weapons to anti-Damascus militants as Russo-Georgian war back in 2008, NATO weapons by moving closer toward the Rus- Syrian army in its ground operations well as medical treatment to Takfiri ele- agreed to the admission of Georgia, which sian border; and also conventional weapons, against terrorists - also pointed the ments wounded in Syria. shares a border with Russia. which can cause colossal damage because finger at Mossad in the killing of the In recent years, the Tel Aviv regime ’s former PM Najib Medvedev, who was Russia’s president at of their high-precision characteristics,” Syrian scientist, according to the Bei- has been blamed for the killing of several the time of the war, called NATO’s decision Medvedev said. “In other words, NATO rut-based al-Akhbar newspaper. scientists including two engineers from to be charged with money to admit Tbilisi “an absolutely irresponsible expansion is by no doubt a threat to the The report said the assassination was the Gaza-based Palestinian resistance standpoint” and “a threat to peace.” Russian Federation.” part of Israel’s campaign of aggression aimed movement, Hamas, in the last 18 months. laundering “We all understand that on Georgia’s NATO has been holding regular military at preventing Syria from rehabilitating its A Hamas rocket scientist was shot dead territory, there is a sort of pressure. Georgia drills in countries near Russia. Moscow defense capabilities when the crisis in the by gunmen in Malaysia in April and a Malaysia’s embattled former prime minister Najib Razak will considers neighboring territories or, from considers the drills and the deployments Arab country comes to an end -- with an drone engineer was killed in Tunisia in be charged on Wednesday under a money-laundering act, the our point of view, states, to be its own ter- of personnel and materiel as provocations emphasis on preventing the development December 2016. Hamas blamed Mossad anti-graft agency said, in connection with a multi-billion-dollar ritories... And will this country be accepted and a threat to its peace. of precision weapons. in both cases. scandal at state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). into the military bloc? Do we understand (Source: TASS) In an interview on army radio on Tues- (Source: Press TV) Najib, 65, and his family have faced intense scrutiny since May, when a shock election result brought his former mentor- turned-foe, 93-year-old Mahathir Mohamad, back to power. UN continues to encourage support for Iran nuclear deal Mahathir swiftly reopened an investigation into 1MDB and barred Najib and his wife, Rosmah Mansor, from leaving the The United Nations continues to encourage deals by foreign financial institutions with country. support by all governments for the Iran nu- the Central Bank of Iran. Last month, Najib was arrested and charged with abuse of clear deal, a UN spokesperson has said, after In response to concerns of possible hu- power and criminal breach of trust related to an alleged transfer Washington vowed to re-impose sanctions manitarian impact of the sanctions, Haq said, of 42 million ringgit ($10.31 million) into his personal bank on Iran lifted under the deal. “We will have to see what effects of these account from SRC International, a former unit of 1MDB. Farhan Haq, a UN spokesperson, said on measures are,” while stressing “regardless He has pleaded not guilty to the charges and was released Monday that UN Secretary-General Antonio of the steps that are being taken,” it is impor- after posting bail. On Tuesday, he was summoned to the office Guterres continues to view the Joint Compre- tant that “Iran and the other parties comply of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), a day hensive Plan of Action (the Iran nuclear deal) with the terms of the Joint Comprehensive before his pre-trial hearing in court. as a diplomatic achievement and continues Plan Of Action.” He was questioned for about 45 minutes. In a statement soon to encourage support for all governments He added the deal is the best way of re- after Najib left its office, the anti-graft agency said he would be for that, just as he did when these sanctions solving this particular situation, “so we would charged under the anti-money laundering act. were being contemplated, Xinhua reported. encourage all countries to do what they can “The charges are related to the SRC International case,” it Despite global outcry, Washington said to support the agreement.” said in a statement. in May it would re-impose tough sanctions Following the White House’ announce- Najib’s spokesman declined to comment. on Tehran when it declared to leave the 2015 Iran lifted under the Iran nuclear deal. They will also affect transactions related ment, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani 1MDB is being investigated by at least six countries, includ- multilateral deal. It also laid out two wind- The first batch of sanctions, which will took to the Iranian rial, the issuance of sovereign said Monday that the Iranians would make ing Singapore, Switzerland and the United States, over alleged down periods of 90 days and 180 days for effect on Tuesday, target Tehran’s purchase debts, and the country’s automotive sector. the U.S. regret for re-imposing the sanctions. money laundering and graft. business activities in or involving Iran. of U.S. banknotes, trade in gold and other Another round of sanctions, to be rein- Rouhani also said that the U.S. administra- The U.S. Department of Justice says an estimated $4.5 billion On Monday, the final day of the 90-day precious metals, as well as the use of graphite, stalled on November 5, will be on Iran’s port, tion “is not trustworthy for any negotiations” was misappropriated from 1MDB by high-level officials of the wind-down period, the White House vowed aluminum, steel, coal, and software used in energy, shipping and shipbuilding sectors, its after its withdrawal from the nuclear deal. fund and their associates. to re-impose and fully enforce sanctions on industrial processes. petroleum-related transactions, and business (Source: Business Standard) (Source: Reuters) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 4 ECONOMY AUGUST 8, 2018

STOCK MARKET PMO offering best TEDPIX 133584.4 IFX 1532.15 Sources: tse.ir, Ifb.ir incentives for CURRENCIES investment in ports USD 42,000 rials ECONOMY TEHRAN — Iran’s Ports and Maritime The main objective behind revising the mentioned tar- EUR 48,536 rials deskOrganization (PMO) Managing Director iffs is to promote Iran’s sea trade and transit status. The Mohammad Rastad announced that his organization offers new tariffs reduce the price for exporters and importers GBP 54,350 rials the best incentives to the investors who make investment in many fields. AED 11,437 rials in development of ports. In a press conference in April, Rastad said that tariffs The official said the country’s ports are in the way of play some important role in pricing of maritime and port Source: mehrnews.com development both in infrastructures and in equipment and services, adding that reducing tariffs is done with the aim are ready for the presence of industrial and production of promoting status of ports and increasing the services. units, IRIB reported. PMO has a key status in setting the price of port services fied objectives, the official said, adding that in this regard, In early May, PMO started imposing revised tariffs on and the organization has specified some short and long- some specific tariffs have been defined and categorized in COMMODITIES port and maritime activities. term plans in this due and moves in line with the speci- a three-year plan. WTI $69.24/b Brent $74.13/b Over $4.7b of unfinished energy projects 12% of NDF resources allocated OPEC Basket $72.07/b to be awarded to private sector to shield U.S. sanctions Gold $1,212.25/oz ENERGY TEHRAN – Iran’s En- ECONOMY TEHRAN— According Silver $15.42/oz deskergy Ministry is plan- deskto the latest decision of ning to award 52 unfinished water and the heads of the three branches of govern- Platinium $837.55/oz electricity projects worth 200 trillion rials ment, 12 percent of Iran’s National Devel- Sources: oilprice.com, Moneymetals.com (over $4.76 billion) to the country’s private opment Fund (NDF)’s financial resources sector for completion, IRIB reported on will be granted to minimize the impacts Monday quoting the Energy Minister Reza of the newly re-imposed U.S. sanctions, Ardakanian. IRNA quoted a parliament member as NEWS IN BRIEF According to Ardakanian, his ministry saying on Tuesday. is currently working with the Plan and As Mohammad Hosseini, who is Trade between Budget Organization (PBO) to form an jects worth 19 trillion rials (about $452.38 parliament’s supervisor at NDF, told (INTA) has exempted NDF from paying Iran, Oman rises awarding committee. million) are also going to be awarded to IRNA, the designated amount would be any kind of tax, the same report confirmed. “We invite the private sector to take part the private sector. supplied from loan payment resources The first wave of U.S. sanctions 116% in 4 months in the process of awarding these projects”, Earlier in June, Ardakanian said that of the fund. suspended under the Iran nuclear deal yr/yr he added. Iran expects €4 billion of foreign finance To come into effect, the decision snapped back into place at 12:01 a.m. The official also noted that in addition from international development banks for requires direct order of the Supreme Leader Tuesday as the Trump administration to the mentioned unfinished projects, some funding the country’s water and electric- Ayatollah Khamenei, he emphasized. tries to ramp up the economic pressure ECONOMY TEHRAN— The value of trade between Iran 26 new urban water and wastewater pro- ity projects. Iranian National Tax Administration on Iran. deskand Oman rose 116 percent during the four- month period from March 21 to July 22, compared to the same period of time in the past year, according to Iran’s commercial attaché to Oman. Swiss expect limited impact from U.S.-Iran sanctions Abbas Abdolkhani put Iran-Oman worth of trade at $537 The re-introduction of economic sanctions against Iran nounced the U.S. will withdraw from a 2015 multinational chanical engineering industry, said it expected no major million in the mentioned four months, the website of Iran’s by the United States is unlikely to have a major impact on nuclear deal that offered Iran sanctions relief in exchange impact as Swiss-Iran trade relations have been modest. Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) reported on Tuesday. Swiss businesses. for limiting its nuclear program. In 2017, Swiss exported goods and services worth CHF532 The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) said SECO said that the Swiss government will try to prevent million ($534 million). Ten years before, exports amounted that the legal situation remained unchanged and simply negative consequences for Swiss business, but that pos- to about CHF800 million. advised Swiss companies doing business in Iran to monitor sibilities to influence Washington’s sanctions policy were Washington has threatened to punish companies which Japan’s energy supply the situation, according to the Swiss News Agency. very limited. try to ignore the sanctions against Iran. must not be affected by Three months ago, U.S. President Donald Trump an- Swissmem, the umbrella group of the electrical and me- (Source: swissinfo.ch) sanctions on Iran Fall in German manufacturing fuels fear of Eurozone slowdown 1 As reported, the director-general of oil, gas, and mineral A sharp fall in German manufacturing output orders in the first quarter was because it resources at Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, in June has fuelled concern that a global trade was unusually cold. But that clearly wasn’t Ryo Minami, said in an interview that it was a firm principle on war has deepened an export-led slowdown the case in the second quarter. It’s hard to the part of the government to obtain an exemption. in the Eurozone. pin down exactly what has happened but He added that Japan was considering continuing to import Official figures published on Monday Germany appears to be suffering from the Iranian crude and that the government would convey this position showed that the value of new orders placed impact of trade tensions on confidence.” to the U.S. and seek understanding for the Japanese position. with German manufacturers fell by 4 percent After an exceptionally strong 2017, growth between May and June, as overseas demand weakened from 0.7 percent in the final quar- plunged. The biggest monthly fall since the ter of last year to 0.4 percent in the opening beginning of 2017 led the country’s economy three months of 2018 and 0.3 percent in the European companies can be ministry to state that trade tensions were second quarter. The manufacturing data, protected from U.S. sanctions hitting exports. coupled with Eurozone business sentiment The fall erases the 2.6 percent rise in May indicators showing that companies are more on Iran: UK minister and means that the value of new orders fell pessimistic, is the latest sign that growth by 1.7 percent over the course of the sec- will remain weak in the coming months. European companies can be protected from new U.S. sanctions ond quarter. The quarterly fall follows a 2.2 “The fall in factory orders is a concern,” said on Iran, a junior British foreign minister said on Tuesday. percent slide in the opening three months Wieladek. “It is one of most reliable indica- As Washington’s so-called snapback sanctions are reinstated of the year and marks the first time that tors of industrial production, which in turn on Tuesday, a new EU law to shield European companies will manufacturing orders have fallen over two tends to mirror German growth figures.” also take effect to try to mitigate what EU officials say is their consecutive quarters since 2015. Domestic demand is expected to remain unlawful reach beyond U.S. borders. “Incoming orders in the manufactur- relatively strong, although higher oil prices “If a company fears legal action taken against it and enforce- ing sector were weak this year, except for a over the imposition of tariffs, but it is unclear and the weak manufacturing data have raised could weigh on spending. ment action taken against it by an entity in response to Ameri- significant increase in May,” the economics how this will affect business confidence. concerns about the prospects for the broader The decrease in new manufacturing orders can sanctions then that company can be protected as far as EU ministry said, adding that “uncertainty in Companies with headquarters in the Eurozone. Some analysts had initially dis- in June was most pronounced for foreign legislation is concerned,” Alistair Burt, the British minister of trade policy may have played a role”. Analysts Eurozone but big operations in the U.S. missed weak production figures earlier in orders, which fell 4.7 percent compared with state for the Middle East, told BBC radio. warned that there was now a danger that would, however, still be affected by ten- the year as the result of a cold snap, which a 2.8 percent fall in domestic orders. The “It is a commercial decision for companies whether they con- businesses would reconsider their investment sions between and Washington. led to a severe and widespread flu outbreaks, biggest fall was seen in orders from countries tinue to work in Iran.” (Source: Reuters) plans and hire fewer workers because of the Automakers BMW and Mercedes are the and industrial action. outside the Eurozone, which dropped by 5.9 trade war. Last month U.S. President Donald two largest exporters of vehicles from the Tomasz Wieladek, an economist at percent, while new orders from Eurozone Trump and Jean-Claude Juncker, president U.S. to by value. Barclays bank, said: “A lot of economists countries were down 2.7 percent. The U.S. and are of the European Commission, called a truce Germany is the region’s biggest economy — including us — thought that the fall in (Source: Financial Times) squaring off on trade China’s stock market plunge will not force the country to give up in its trade war with U.S. India officially entered the ongoing global trade war in June when it announced retaliatory tariffs against Washington›s steel and alu- Amid a U.S.-China trade war, the two major In similar fashion, Bank of America Wells Fargo explained last month that on that front,” J.P. Morgan’s Zhu said in minum import duties. If implemented, the South Asian nation risks stock indexes in China have lost one-quarter Merrill Lynch predicted the trade war will Chinese stocks are falling this year because a note to clients Saturday. a targeted response from President Donald Trump’s White House. of their value from highs this year. take some time to be resolved. of the trade war, but also because of worries The firm predicts China’s GDP growth New Delhi›s proposed tariff hikes on 29 U.S. products — including Meanwhile, the U.S.-benchmark, the “At this point, both sides seem to be over China’s economic growth. rate will slow to 6.3 percent in the second almonds, apples, walnuts and certain stainless steel products — are S&P 500, is inches away from setting a digging for a long fight,” Helen Qiao, an “The broader picture is what could half of 2018 versus 6.8 percent growth in worth $241 million and were meant to go into effect on Aug. 4. record and in three weeks will post the economist at BofAML said Friday. happen to the economies, the bigger the first half of the year. But Prime Minister Narendra Modi›s government decided last longest bull market in its history. J.P. Morgan said the gulf between the economic impact, and if we did go down Over the weekend Trump said the U.S. week to delay the hikes, and may postpone tariffs until next month This would seemingly give Donald two countries’ trade requirements will that path of rapid escalation, that could was winning in its trade war with China, amid ongoing negotiations with U.S. officials, according to local Trump an upper hand has he maneuvers mean longer, more protracted negotiations. affect Chinese economic growth which citing the dramatic outperformance of the news outlets. the trade fight. You can bet that if the U.S. “The gap between U.S.’s demand list is currently on a path toward slowing,” domestic stock market versus the Asian If the two countries cannot reach a deal, New Delhi›s tariffs stock market was suffering like that, the and China’s offer list is very large, and Peter Donisanu, global market strategist country’s market. will go ahead as planned — a move that could push Washington president would feel the pressure. the back-and-forth of the negotiations in at Wells, said on July 5. Tariffs are working far better than anyone to respond with India-specific actions, similiar to what it›s done But not so in China. recent months suggests that neither side So far in the trade war between the two ever anticipated. China market has dropped with China. That, in turn, could spell trouble ahead for Modi as he Analysts are telling their clients to would make major concessions,” said Haibin largest economic powers in the world, the 27% in last 4months, and they are talking campaigns for re-election next year, analysts say. prepare for a long “bumpy” ride in the Zhu, China equity strategist at J.P. Morgan. U.S. has slapped tariffs on $34 billion of to us. Our market is stronger than ever, and If the White House turns its attention to India’s biggest exports escalating trade conflict. “Given the huge gap between the two sides, Chinese products, which China met with will go up dramatically when these horrible to the U.S. — such as diamonds, seafood, auto parts and medicine — Safanad’s chief investment officer, John the outlook remains extremely unclear. retaliatory duties. On Wednesday Trump Trade Deals are successfully renegotiated. that could be risky for Modi and the Indian economy, said Amitendu Rutledge, argued that Chinese President Negotiations, even if resumed, will likely instructed U.S. Trade Representative Robert America First Palit, a senior fellow specializing in trade and economic policy at Xi Jinping doesn’t face much political involve a bumpy and lengthy process.” Lighthizer to consider raising proposed “Tariffs are working far better than the National University of Singapore. pressure from his country’s population. On Monday, China’s Shanghai composite tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods to anyone ever anticipated. China market has Trump›s team could also pressure on New Delhi to open up Earlier this year, China’s parliament passed fell 1.3 percent, extending its losing streak 25 percent from 10 percent. In response, dropped 27% in last 4 months, and they its agriculture and dairy industries, which are politically sensitive a constitutional amendment that removes to four consecutive trading sessions. The China said Friday that it is preparing to are talking to us. Our market is stronger sectors in India›s rural-based economy, Palit continued. presidential term limits, enabling Xi to index is down 18 percent so far this year retaliate with tariffs on about $60 billion than ever, and will go up dramatically when The world›s largest democracy is known for high levies on stay in office indefinitely. compared with the S&P 500’s 6 percent worth of U.S. goods. these horrible Trade Deals are successfully agricultural imports as a means to safeguard the livelihood of its “Xi doesn’t give a hoot about the poor gain. The Asian country’s benchmark is J.P. Morgan said China’s stock market renegotiated. America First,” Trump said massive farmer population. Recent droughts and falling com- people in China. Why do you think they also down nearly 25 percent from its late will not rebound until the trade war is Saturday on Twitter. modity prices have also triggered a hike in Indian import duties. attacked soybeans? Not just because of January high. resolved. It is not clear which Chinese index the In February, the government doubled levies on sugar to 100 our farmers, but because he doesn’t care In similar fashion, the Dow Jones “US-China trade tensions remains a president was citing for his 27 percent percent, while chickpeas saw an increase to 40 percent. about the pressure from his own people,” Shenzhen index is down about 26 percent big uncertainty and sentiment will likely drop over the last four months comment. (Source: CNBC) he said Friday on CNBC. year to date. remain cautious until there is further clarity (Source: CNBC) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y AUGUST 8, 2018 ENERGY 5

Oil up as U.S. sanctions on Iran S.Korea offers power bill relief as heatwave spurs demand expected to tighten supply will cut residential electricity charges by 276.1 billion won ($245 million) over July and August to ease the burden on households cranking up their air conditioners during a searing heatwave. Oil prices rose on Tuesday with revived U.S. rising production and the emerging markets’ The measure is expected to reduce power charges for the average sanctions against major crude exporter Iran fuel inflation pains,” Norbert Rucker, head of household from state-run utility Korea Electric Power Corp (KEPCO) expected to tighten global supply. macro and commodity research at bank Julius by 19.5 percent, Paik Un-gyu, Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Brent crude oil futures were up 50 cents to Baer, said. said on Tuesday. $74.25 per barrel at 0928 GMT (5.28 a.m. ET) Analysts also warned that a global heatwave The move comes as sweltering summer heat has sparked a public and U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude could affect oil demand. backlash over KEPCO’s progressive electricity billing system, under futures were up 29 cents at $69.30 a barrel. Much of the northern hemisphere has been which households pay higher rates for power as usage increases. A first batch of U.S. sanctions against Iran, gripped by extreme heat this summer, pushing Paik said the government would also look at longer-term changes. which shipped out almost 3 million barrels per up demand for industrial and residential cooling. “This is a temporary measure against a disaster level-heatwave,” day (bpd) of crude in July, officially came into This mostly impacts demand for power fuels he told a news briefing. “We will discuss with parliament and devise effect at 12:01 a.m. U.S. Eastern time (0401 such as thermal coal and natural gas. measures to reform the overall electricity billing system.” GMT) on Tuesday. “With global demand remaining healthy Under the current system, residential users are bracketed in The reimposed sanctions target Iran’s U.S. and the global heatwave increasing oil demand, three bands, and pay bills depending on the amount of electricity dollar purchases, metals trading, coal, industrial I think prices will remain well-supported in consumption. The minimum rate is charged at below 200 kilowatts software and its auto sector. the near term,” Hussein Sayed, Chief Market per hour (kWh), but this will be raised to below 300 KWh for July “It is a reality check that this is happening Strategist at FXTM said. and August, the energy ministry said. and that Iran’s oil exports will be hurt when But U.S. bank JPMorgan said a warm- The system has already been revamped from a six-band tariff two the oil sanctions hit it in November,” chief er-than-usual fourth quarter could stem from years ago, after residential users complained they were afraid to turn commodities analyst at Commerzbank Bja- a potential El Niño weather pattern that “can up their air conditioners for fear of heavy bills. rne Schieldrop said. cause droughts, flooding and other natural dis- Paik said the government would look at sharing the cost of the Many countries, including U.S. allies in asters across the globe, including heatwaves temporary relief with KEPCO to ease costs for the firm, which supplies Europe as well as China and India, oppose in the U.S. that affect commodities”. all of the country’s household electricity. (Source: Reuters) the sanctions, but the U.S. government said zero as quickly as possible. We are going to work a senior U.S. administration official said on “Past instances of El Niño have resulted in it wants as many countries as possible to stop with individual countries on a case-by-case Monday. sharp drops in U.S. residential and commercial buying Iranian oil. basis, but our goal is to reduce the amount of “A full embargo seems unlikely and the oil heating oil demand and prices,” it said. Poll finds 70% of Australians “It is our policy to get as many countries to revenue and hard currency going into Iran,” market should remain well balanced in light of (Source: Reuters) want higher renewable Two years ago, Trump didn’t know what LNG was, now his tariffs could cripple the industry energy target Donald Trump is threatening even greater tariffs to reduce global CO2 emissions from China China to be a U.S. economic vassal,” China’s which will step in and fill the void left by U.S. A poll released today has found more than two-thirds of Australians on Chinese imports, prompting the Asian nation and elsewhere. Global Times said in an editorial. “Given China’s exporters. want the government to set a more ambitious renewable energy target to respond with its own promises — one that The United States, according to the U.S. huge market, its systemic advantage of being “U.S. (natural gas) exports are unlikely to put downward pressure on power prices. includes hitting American exports of liquefied Energy Information Administration, exported able to concentrate resources on big projects, to make much of a dent into European and Commissioned by Greenpeace Australia Pacific, the ReachTel survey natural gas and crude oil. Altogether China $3.3 billion in LNG in 2017. And next year, this its people’s tenacity in enduring hardships and Asian markets currently serviced by Russia was conducted on 30 July, collating answers from 3,999 Australi- said it would impose $60 billion in tariffs on country is expected to be the world’s biggest its steadiness in implementing reform and within the next decade,” says Hill Huntington, ans about their stance on renewable energy and the National Energy U.S. goods if Trump does not back down. exporter of that fuel. opening-up policies, the country can survive executive director, Energy Modeling Forum, Guarantee (NEG), the latter of which is due to be voted on at the next Trump started this war of words and China The United States is already a major export- a trade war.” at Stanford University, in an earlier interview. government meeting in Sydney. is determined to fight back. After all, the United er, with Cheniere’s Louisiana facility sending China has vowed to hit 6,000 U.S.-made “There are other sources in the Middle East and Of those polled, 67 percent said that renewable energy should receive States has become one of the world’s biggest LNG to 11 different countries. China is expected goods with tariffs. That’s about two-thirds of elsewhere that may be a lot more competitive the majority of government funding, rather than fossil fuels such as exporters of LNG and crude oil thanks to its to be the biggest market at 400 billion cubic the stuff it imports. The editorial is in response with Russian supplies than U.S. exports.” coal. Only 25 percent of participants disagreed with this sentiment, a shale deposits and the advent of the drilling meters. It’s also the same country that has a to Trump’s bluster to up this country’s ante — The president feels that other countries figure that may worry the predominantly coal-oriented government. technic known as hydraulic fracturing. At the choice of where to buy not just its LNG but raising tariffs on Chines-made goods sent to are blocking access to their markets while Investment in renewables was seen by 66.7 percent of participants same time, China is becoming the world’s biggest also its coal. the United States from 10% to 25%, totaling this country provides unfettered access to as the best means of ensuring reliable electricity at lower costs, along- importer of LNG, namely because it is trying to The trade dispute no doubt affects others, $200 billion. its consumers. His U.S. Trade Representative side dispatchable storage solutions such as batteries. In addition, 59.7 replace its coal use. But it can get that natural including Sempra Energy’s Cameron Project, Boisterous businesses is saying that global trade rules allow each percent of voters predicted that renewable sources such as solar and gas from other sources, like Russia or . Freeport LNG’s facility in Freeport, Texas, Do- Forty-five business groups spearheaded by ‘sovereign nation’ to impose tariffs if they wind would supply the majority of the country’s electricity by 2030. During the presidential campaign, Trump minion Energy’s Cove Point and Southern Co.’s the U.S. Chamber of Commerce are oppos- are deemed in their national interest — even In a statement, Greenpeace said the results act as a “rebuke” for didn’t even know what LNG was. That is per- Elba Island. ing the tariffs and calling them “particularly those of the world’s most developed countries. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Energy Minister Josh Fryden- haps the biggest irony of them all, given that “Considering the unreasonable U.S. de- harmful,” adding that they are jeopardizing Robert Lighthizer says that President Trump berg, both of whom are advocates for the NEG, a scheme which the the fuel has become a linchpin of American mands, a trade war is an act that aims to crush ‘innovation.’ The move, in fact, is expected to deems tariffs on China to be in the interest of environmental group said would ‘hobble’ the country’s renewable energy independence as well as a critical source China’s economic sovereignty, trying to force benefit China’s European trading partners, “national security.” (Source: Forbes) industry. (Source: power-technology.com) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 6 INTERNATIONAL AUGUST 8, 2018

Brazil’s populist temptation Saudi Arabia’s ugly spat with Canada Saudi Arabia and its crockery-breaking heir fairs of other countries, including Yemen, apparent, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Bahrain, Qatar and Bahrain. Saudi Arabian Salman, are, once again, opening up claims officials lobbied against President Barack of advancing a more progressive future for Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran and have the kingdom to doubt. spoken out against President Trump’s de- Faced with criticism from Canada over cision to move the American Embassy in the treatment of two prominent human Israel to Jerusalem. rights activists, Saudi rulers on Monday did On Monday, the White House refused the kind of thing that backward, insecure to comment. The only reaction so far has despots often do — they lashed out and been from a State Department official who penalized their critics. spoke on background and equated Canada Riyadh expelled the Canadian ambassador and Saudi Arabia as “both close allies,” and announced a freeze on all new business even though only Canada is a member of with Canada, which counts Saudi Arabia as its NATO. The statement did not mention the By Luiz Felipe d’Avila second-largest export market in the Middle Badawis by name, referred mushily to “in- East. The Saudis also said the kingdom would ternationally recognized freedoms,” and withdraw from Canada the approximately reported that the Saudi government had After a series of disastrous governments, October’s general elec- 12,000 Saudi students on government-funded been asked to supply more information. tion will give Brazilians a chance to chart a new course for their scholarships and family members and transfer Trump has previously signaled acquies- country. But with populist politicians leading in the polls, the them to other countries. cence to, if not fondness for, the kingdom’s country may instead be headed for a period of prolonged social, It’s not unusual for countries to balk at authoritarian ways. And the American presi- political, and economic turmoil. external criticism. But this Saudi retribu- dent’s own attempts to bully Canada’s Prime SÃO PAULO – Latin America’s largest economy is in the tion is unnecessarily aggressive and clearly Minister, Justin Trudeau, in June may make midst of a prolonged political crisis, aggravated by the appeal intended to intimidate critics into silence. By expelling the Canadian ambassador, Prince Mohammed feel bolder about lashing of populism. Like a drug, populism has attracted Brazilians with It’s the kind of move that, in the past, would Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman out. The administration’s passive response fanciful promises of higher living standards and enhanced well- have immediately elicited a firm, unified also represents a chilling abandonment of two being. But, for 16 years, the country’s populist presidents have opposition from the West. So far, there’s undermines the reforms he has made. activists whose unjust treatment has been presided over record-high unemployment, skyrocketing budget hardly been even a whimper of protest. But she has long campaigned against the Saudi Arabia is a signatory of the Charter acknowledged by the United States itself: deficits, a return to poverty for millions, and the worst economic Canada ran afoul of the Saudis when its kingdom’s guardianship laws, which prevent and a member of the United Nations Hu- Ms. Badawi received the State Department’s recession in a century. foreign ministry called for the release of the women from traveling abroad or obtaining man Rights Council, whose mission is to Women of Courage Award in 2012 in a cer- Populists have also left a legacy of corruption. The “Operation women’s rights activist Samar Badawi, who certain medical procedures without the strengthen the “promotion and protection emony with Hillary Clinton and Michelle Car Wash” scandal exposed a huge cast of dishonest politicians, was arrested last week, and her brother, consent of a male relative. of human rights around the globe.” Since Obama, and the United States Commission criminal civil servants, and shady business leaders – all of whom Raif Badawi, who is in prison for running The Saudis claim that the Canadian state- ascending to power with his father, King on International Religious Freedom, a gov- enriched themselves by stealing from the state. a website that criticized Saudi Arabia’s ment is “an overt and blatant interference” Salman, in 2015, Prince Mohammed has ernment agency, has a page on its website One might assume that Brazilians, after enduring so many religious establishment. in its internal affairs, but that argument is encouraged foreign investment, granted highlighting Mr. Badawi’s case. governance disasters, would be eager for change. We will find In 2013, Mr. Badawi was sentenced to specious. Mr. Badawi’s wife, Ensaf Haidar, women the right to drive, opened commer- Not even two weeks ago, the State Depart- out if that’s true in October, when voters head to the polls for a 1,000 lashes with a cane, 10 years in prison and their three children have political asy- cial movie theaters for the first time in 30 ment held a much-hyped religious freedom critically important general election. For now, however, Brazil and a large fine for administering the site. lum in Canada, and she became a Canadian years and worked to soften the kingdom’s conference, headlined by Vice President appears unwilling to kick its populist habit. On the contrary, He received the first 50 lashes in 2015, but citizen last month. And countries that care ultraconservative official school of Islam. Mike Pence, that issued a lofty statement populism has never been stronger. his punishment was suspended, at least about human and political rights have a long But he also has evinced an authoritarian advocating the “recognition of universal In 1994 and 1998, Brazilians chose as their president Fernando temporarily, after a video of the lashings history of speaking out, both individually edge, locking up clerics, activists and busi- human rights and human dignity.” It’s hard Henrique Cardoso, who rid the country of hyperinflation, reformed drew international outrage. and collectively, in defense of those prin- nessmen. to take that statement too seriously so long state institutions, and put Brazil on the path to stable, democratic Saudi Arabia has offered no explanation ciples and values that are enshrined in the Under Prince Mohammed, the Saudis as the White House remains quiet about governance. Yet in every general election since, populists have for why Ms. Badawi, whose activist-lawyer United Nations Charter and the Universal have also not been shy about speaking out these recent developments. been returned to power. This period of dominance ended only former husband is also in jail, was detained. Declaration of Human Rights. about, or directly intervening in, the af- (Source: The NYT) after President Dilma Rousseff was impeached and removed from office in 2016, following allegations that she had manipulated the federal budget to hide economic problems. Then, in April 2018, her predecessor and mentor, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Combating terrorism is an Islamic community’s was arrested because of his involvement in the Car Wash case. Astonishingly, this malfeasance is not hurting the current crop of populist candidates. Opinion polls show that the still-jailed collective wish: Shanghai Mosque’s Imam Lula is leading the race, followed by a rabidly populist Congress- man and former army officer, Jair Bolsonaro, who proposes only INTERNATIONAL TEHRAN — The Vice-Chairman of the underscored: “Muslims in China have their own proper edu- crude – and often vicious – solutions to Brazil’s complex problems. deskIslamic Association of China, Musa Jin cation and different classes of the Islamic community get the (One of Bolsonaro’s more Hung Wei, in an interview with , examining essential education about Islam. This association prepares outrageous proposals is to the status quo of Muslims in Shanghai and said: “There are the clerics by learning them for the imamate of the mosques.” give people guns to fight By promising more than 200,000 Muslims living in Shanghai, 100,000 He added: “We educate Islamic teachings during Ramadan off violence.) “change” and of whom are from other cities.” and holidays. The mosques are active in Shanghai during The only reform can- blaming the “In addition to daily life, Muslims also need indoctrina- the daytime and the clergy promote the Islamic education.” didate with any chance tion of moral principles. They should be more familiar with Alluding to terrorism, he stressed: “combating terror- of winning is Geraldo usual scapegoats, Islam. They should also get acquainted with the challenges ism is an Islamic community’s collective wish. Peace and Alckmin, a former gov- populist of the Islamic world” he added. Imam of the congregation stability are important to the world. China has made serious ernor of São Paulo. Alck- candidates have of Shanghai Xiaotaoyuan Mosque went on: “the Islamic efforts in combating terrorism. The goal is that people live min has vowed to slash association of Shanghai has proposed that the Imams act in in peace and stability.” spending, open up the been playing to the direction of Muslim unification. This association cares “The Iranian government has played an important role economy, privatize state people’s anger about relations with other countries and is also related to in creating peace and stability” Musa emphasized. companies, and clean up other religions in Shanghai. ” Hinting at the Silk Road revival and the cultural program the messy legal and reg- over corruption, Referring to a visit of a delegation from the Islamic asso- of the Islamic association Shanghai for cultural relations ulatory thicket that has violence, ciation of Shanghai to Iran, he said: “Last year, a delegation in which they suggested bilateral cooperation, he underlined: with Muslims of the countries on the direction of the Silk prevented investment in unemployment, from the Islamic association of Shanghai visited Iran and “We support the media cooperation between Iran and China.“ Road, he said: “We support the silk road project. We have critical infrastructure like discussed with Muslims in various Iranian cities.” He remarked: “The Islamic association of Shanghai has plans for cultural exchanges. We are trying to make a posi- ports, roads, and railways. and low wages. “Some Chinese media, including China Daily and China’s its own special journals and is also active in the new media.” tive contribution to this project and its cultural exchanges.” And, with a Churchillian National Television, cover the Muslim situation in China and “Activities in the new media ease the way for the as- It should be noted that the conversation took place at platform of “blood, toil, tears, and sweat,” he is not shying away their related news” Musa stated. Pointing out to a media delega- sociation to inform the Muslim news at high speed about the site of the Islamic association of Shanghai, following a from the painful reforms that Brazil so desperately needs – like tion from Mehr News Agency and Tehran Times newspaper trip them,” he highlighted. meeting of the media delegation of the Tehran Times and overhauling the pension system, simplifying the tax code, and to China and their visit of the Islamic association of Shanghai, Speaking on other activities of the Islamic association, he the Mehr News Agency. restoring accountability to the political process. Needless to say, not all of Alckmin’s ideas appeal to an elec- torate addicted to state benefits, privileges, and sinecures. But Alckmin believes that people will come to their senses in October Targeting refugees in Jordan and choose a president who has the experience, competence, and By Hassan Al-Brari and land. The Nakba is the catastrophe of moral character to guide the country’s return to prosperity. He the refugees. Hence, no honorable Arab can often cites French President Emmanuel Macron as an example According to a report in America’s Foreign accept the proposed suspicious schemes and of a leader who won by telling voters the truth. Policy magazine, Jared Kushner, Donald ideas that serve one side and one side only: There are certainly those who share Alckmin’s pragmatism; Trump’s advisor and son-in-law, “Pressed Israel. We do not know exactly what the Jor- but Brazil’s electorate is leaning the other way. By promising Jordan to strip its more than 2 million reg- danian response was, but we can refer to “change” and blaming the usual scapegoats, populist candidates istered Palestinians of their refugee status the united popular position that rejects the have been playing to people’s anger over corruption, violence, so that UNRWA would no longer need to basis of the “Jordan is Palestine” idea and is unemployment, and low wages. For Bolsonaro, the way forward operate there.” The only way to understand prepared to bear the economic consequences is not only a relaxation of gun laws, but also the introduction of Kushner’s inflammatory step is through the of the country’s support for the Palestinians’ military-like moral codes and a purge of “leftist ideas” from schools. wider context of the efforts made by the Trump legitimate right of return. Other candidates are no less divisive. Ciro Gomes, a former administration that ultimately aim to eliminate It has to be said that Jordan only has to governor of Ceará state, has frightened the business community UNRWA, or at least stop its work in Jordan. buy time until the end of the Trump admin- by suggesting he would resurrect an unpopular tax on financial Kushner is basing his actions on the istration and then the Almighty will bring transactions – known as the CPMF – and rescind a recently ap- theory that Palestinian refugees could be about what we do not know. The current proved labor law that has helped lower liabilities for companies resettled in host countries and that these U.S. administration and its racist views are that fire workers. Lula simply says that his return – if he is in fact countries can provide the same services as not unalterable fate, as there is a lot of room allowed to run – would yield the type of job creation and growth UNRWA. During his visit, Kushner proposed The only way to understand Kushner’s for maneuver in order for the Jordanians that accompanied his previous tenure. that the Jordanian government be supported and Palestinians to avoid a new catastrophe The only woman in the presidential race, Marina Silva, is an en- financially in order to carry out this task. inflammatory step is through the wider that may come at a time when the Arabs are vironmental activist and former senator who has sought to position The excuse Kushner and the team working context of the efforts made by the Trump hostile towards each other and Israel is left herself as an alternative to populist candidates and the center-right with him have relied on is that UNRWA administration that ultimately aim to alone to face the people of Palestine. Alckmin. But, with an esoteric platform largely devoid of details, “perpetuates a status quo, is corrupt, inef- The Foreign Policy report reveals cor- it is difficult to envision how she would implement the unpopular ficient and doesn’t help peace.” eliminate UNRWA, or at least stop its work respondence between members of the U.S. reforms that the next president will have to undertake. It is obvious that Kushner seeks to remove in Jordan. administration, and a deliberate intention to The October election will set Brazil’s course for the next the refugee issue from the negotiations, and eliminate UNRWA in order to serve Israel. decade. The question now is whether Brazilians will vote with considers the right of return for these refugees ago. The team tasked with this in the White ground. This means that it is not paying the The idea is in no way new, as Kushner was their guts or with their heads. A gut vote would deepen Brazil’s to be no more than a dream; and that the House is completely biased in favor of the price for its expansion, while the Arabs, par- preceded by a number of Jewish analysts in social, political, and economic turmoil, as the grip of populism Arab countries must wake from their own Israeli right-wing agenda, which stipulates ticularly the Palestinians, are content with America who have raised the idea of resettling transforms an already ailing country into a terminal patient. slumber and seek peace seriously. We must the elimination of the Palestinians and Is- just saying “no”. This does not cost Israel refugees in host countries. Perhaps, though, But if reason prevails, Brazil can thrive once again. Reforms not forget that there is a view in Washington rael’s control of as much Palestinian land as anything and does not deter it from moving the Palestinian demand for an independent will strengthen the economy, and political stability and effective that considers the Arabs’ demand for the possible. Why, therefore, do some Arabs still forward with its colonization project. and viable State of Palestine will wither and governance – the antidote to democratic malaise – will offer a return of the refugees to be rhetoric only, and have high hopes of Washington? Everyone should remember that the ongo- die, and the resettlement of the refugees may viable alternative to the pull of populism. Alckmin is correct: that there is no other solution to their issue Of course, the Arabs have the choice to ing plight of the Palestinians arose not only create the grounds for further expulsions emulating France’s political reinvention is a better option than but resettlement in host countries. say “no” but this doesn’t change anything, because of the establishment of the State from the West Bank to the East Bank of the returning to the past. One can only hope that Brazilians agree. It is no secret that the U.S. lost its role as because Israel continues to expand and build of Israel, but also because of their ethnic River Jordan. (Source: The Project Syndicat) an honest mediator in Palestine a long time settlements in order to create facts on the cleansing from their towns, villages, homes (Source: The Middle East Monitor) II NN TT EE RR NN AA TT II OO NN AA LL DD AA II LL YY AUGUSTAUGUST 8, 8, 2018 2018 ANALYSISANALYSIS && INTERVIEWINTERVIEW 7 Why new U.S. sanctions on Iran, Security problems in Middle Russia, will fail East are not clear situations: gaining. Pillar By David Cortright My research with George Lopez, a professor Sanctions are much in demand these days emeritus of peace studies, shows that sanctions as a tool of American foreign policy. work best within a bargaining framework in Members of Congress want tough new which the imposition of coercive measures sanctions against Russia for its interference in is combined with incentives for compliance. American elections. Sanctions will remain in The offer to lift sanctions can be an ef- place against North Korea, the White House fective bargaining chip for persuading the says, until Pyongyang shows progress toward targeted regime to accept compromise and denuclearization. After tearing up the Iran alter its policies. This was the case in the 1995 nuclear accord, the Trump administration is Dayton Peace Agreement, when the offer imposing what Secretary of State Pompeo has to lift sanctions served as an inducement called the “strongest sanctions in history,” for Serbia to end its aggressive policies and seeking to get a better deal on restricting accept a political settlement. Tehran’s weapons and change its policies in The irony in the case of Iran is that precisely the region. And even NATO ally Turkey faces this form of sanctions-based diplomacy was sanctions for imprisoning several U.S. citizens successful in achieving the 2015 nuclear deal. and employees of its diplomatic mission. Rigorous U.S., U.N. and European Union Policymakers claim that sanctions are an sanctions were combined with an offer to effective means of achieving policy goals, lift them if Iran complied with demands to but is that true? Are new measures against restrict its nuclear program and accept intru- Moscow and Tehran likely to be successful? has had virtually no economic or commercial This raises a second factor that influences sive inspections. The International Atomic 1 Due to the failure of previous coalitions against Iran, Research on sanctions by myself and others relations with the U.S. Neither country is whether sanctions work: Is the country issu- Energy Commission verified on 10 separate such as the Saudi or Persian Gulf Cooperation Council alliances has shown that they can sometimes be effec- dependent on U.S. trade or likely to submit ing the sanctions willing and able to assure occasions from 2016 through the early part against Iran, How is assessed the fate of the current U.S.-led tive. But there are three key elements: allies, a to American economic pressure. compliance with those measures? of 2018 that Iran kept its side of the bargain, coalition against the Islamic Republic of Iran? willingness to enforce them and incentives to In addition, when a country faces sanc- The prospect of losing Iran’s 2 million and sanctions were removed. A: One has to ask: what exactly is the objective of the alliance? bargain. The absence of all three means they tions, it can often seek commercial ties else- barrels of oil a day is already roiling global The lonely road Most such alliances state that they are formed for defensive reasons, probably won’t work with Russia and Iran. where. This was the case with Cuba. When markets. To calm investors, the U.S. State For all these reasons, I believe the new with each member promising to come to the aid of the others if they Unilateral sanctions rarely work the U.S. imposed sanctions on its former Department quietly announced in early July U.S. policy of reimposing unilateral sanctions are attacked. As long as Iran does not commit clear aggression Allies supporting and reinforcing sanctions trading partner after Fidel Castro came to that Washington would allow countries like abandons a multilateral approach that was against any of the states involved, then the alliance will make are usually pivotal to making them stick. power, Havana turned to Moscow for help China, India and Turkey to reduce oil im- working in favor of a unilateral policy that no difference in the members› policies or actions. The security Unilateral sanctions such as the proposed and became a part of the communist bloc. ports from Iran “on a case-by-case” basis, has little chance of success. problems in the Middle East in which Iran is involved are not measures against Russia and Iran are seldom Iran, for its part, has diversified its econ- signaling the U.S. will allow some states to The U.S. and EU sanctions on Russia for clear situations, in which there is one aggressor and one victim. successful. Although the European Union omy in the face of sanctions from the U.S. maintain imports, thus limiting the impact its policies in Ukraine may have some con- It is hard to see how success and failure in such circumstances has placed sanctions on Russia because of and other Western countries, shifting trade of the sanctions. tinuing effect, but the new measures under would even be defined. its actions in Ukraine, the latest legislative to the East and increasingly selling oil and In other words, the desire to mitigate the consideration in Congress are unlikely to Why is it said that the coalition will be formed three weeks measures proposed in Congress would be buying goods in China, India and other Asian potential impact of new sanctions on global have a major impact. before sanctions against Iran? unilateral. countries. financial markets may outweigh the goals of Policymakers may talk tough about threat- A: The Trump administration is determined to pressure and In an increasingly globalized world, uni- Washington is responding to Tehran’s imposing them in the first place. ening sanctions, but their policies are weak if oppose Iran on every possible front. The sanctions are the main lateral sanctions face huge obstacles – even circumvention strategy by threatening to A similar problem of weak compliance is they are unilateral and costly to implement. part of that. Making com- when imposed by the largest economy. A impose secondary sanctions against foreign affecting continued U.N. sanctions against Sanctions work best when they are part of a As long as Iran mon cause with regional landmark study published in the 1990s by companies that trade with Iran, barring them North Korea. In the wake of the Trump-Kim multilateral diplomatic effort – like the Obama does not commit rivals is another part. The the Peterson Institute for International Eco- from doing business in the U.S. Extraterritorial summit and the president’s claim that Pyong- administration took on Iran – in which the timing is probably not co- nomics found that unilateral U.S. sanctions sanctions such as these are opposed by other yang is no longer a nuclear threat, China and offer to lift sanctions is used as an incentive clear aggression incidental. achieved their foreign policy goals only 13 countries as a violation of international law. Russia have shown reluctance to continue to achieve a negotiated settlement. against any of the Due to the policies percent of the time. European nations especially disagree with enforcing sanctions. They recently blocked The Trump administration may think of Donald Trump, it seems The rare instances when unilateral sanc- this approach and have vowed to maintain an effort within the U.N. Security Council that it can go it alone in foreign policy, but states involved, the U.S.-Arab military al- tions work involve countries that have exten- trading relations with Iran despite secondary to condemn North Korean oil smuggling. on sanctions, as on nonproliferation and then the alliance liance is formed to extort sive trade relations with the U.S., clearly not sanctions. Russia and China also oppose the Coercion and compliance other policies, multilateral cooperation is will make no from Arab countries es- the case with Russia or Iran. Russia is low new U.S. policy. A third factor affecting success is the need often the key to success. pecially through spread on the list of U.S. trading partners, and Iran Willingness to follow through to combine sanctions with diplomatic bar- (Source: www.juancole.com) difference in Iran phobia. What do you the members› think about this? A: There is plenty of policies or Iran phobia to go around. U.S. is after regime change in Iran for its strategic actions. Neither side in this alli- ance is changing much the thinking of the other side. To the extent that one side is extracting benefits from the other, it is mostly not a matter of goals in Central Asia: Kovacevic the United States extorting from Arab countries. Instead, Saudi 1 The long-term strategic goal of the Trump ad- the pressure on Iran by developing the so-called ‘third option,’ France, however, will turn out to be a ‘false’ friend. Arabia and the UAE are getting the Trump administration to ministration in Central Asia is much wider and it involves the option between diplomacy and overt military action, that What can Trump do to show his good will for starting take their side in a local rivalry in which the United States has less of a stake than they do. obstructing and ultimately stopping the Chinese One Belt, is to say, covert intelligence activities relying on external and talks with Iran? One Road initiative. Having a U.S.-friendly regime in Iran is internal actors. This is what we are witnessing in Iran right now. A: Trump needs a foreign policy victory on the Iranian On the other hand, the current military alliance is with the one of the necessary conditions for doing that successfully. Trump broke the Obama-era Iran deal because he thought front before the November election, but he does not need participation of the Air Force and the Navy. Although the coalition Is it possible to talk under threat, sanction and breaking he could get a better deal for the U.S. Great Powers are known another war in the Middle East. His fiery rhetoric is used needs the Land Army to succeed. How is this issue evaluated? of international agreements? for breaking treaties and agreements when they no longer to leverage his position. We have seen the examples of that A: The types of military confrontations most likely to oc- cur--such as an altercation at sea in the Persian Gulf--are A: That is the modus operandi of the U.S. foreign policy suit their interests. That’s a hard fact of international politics. in his dealings with friends and foes alike. He threatened elite. The sanctions are supposed to weaken the other side so I think that there is no alternative to talking. A great deal NATO and he threatened Kim Jong-un. And he apparently ones in which air and naval forces would be most relevant. that it becomes willing to compromise. However, according to of time is needed to form an international coalition to resist got what he wanted from them. But these ‘victories’ are Land forces would come into play only with a larger scale war. academic research studies, the sanctions are effective only in U.S. demands. Much closer coordination with Russia and symbolic and vague. They could be reversed any time. I Such a war would do no one any good, and we should hope

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National Iranian South Oilfields Company(NISOC) intendspurchase to purchase the the followingfollowing goods goods The Syrian Foreign Ministry issued a statement saying: the criminal operation carried out by “Isra- el” and its tools in the region has divulged the true Items Material Description Quantity nature of the organization of the so-called “White Helmets” which Syria has warned of its dangers 28 PARTS FOR “SOLAR”GAS TURBINE, MODEL MDG-1200 2,122 NO/ST on the security and stability of the region due to its terrorist nature. The statement added: “Israel has always lied Vendors who intendVendors to participate who intendin aforesaid to tenderparticipate are requested in aforesaid to send their tender " Resume are" and requested “Tendency Letter" to via claiming that it doesn’t have anything to do with the send their “ Resume” and “Tendency Letter” via postal services to the war waged in Syria, yet it has smuggled hundreds of postal services to the following address not later than 14 days after the second announcement. members of the White Helmets terrorist organization The applicants shouldfollowing have relevant address background not later in supplying than 14 the days required after goods the secondand capability announcement. to provide and submit a and leaders of other armed terrorist organizations in The applicants should have relevant background in supplying the cooperation with the governments of the U.S., Britain, established by former British Army officer James Le one of the countries that backs the White Helmets. bid bond of 25,524 EURO or 1,267,836,745 RIAL, in favor of NISOC. Jordan, Germany and Canada. This has uncovered Mesurier and has spent £ 100m to set it up. On that the British newspaper Telegraph also writes: Iranian vendorsrequired shall submit goods their resume and accordingcapability to Quality to provide Assessment and Forms, submit available a bidat: www.shana.ir bond of and the support provided by these states to the terrorist The White Helmets, known as the Syrian Civil “One of the major suppliers of the White Helmets is 25,524 EURO or 1,267,836,745 www.nisoc.ir RIAL, in favor of NISOC. groups in their aggression against the Syrians and Defense, is a group of volunteer rescuers that was the United Arab Emirates State Department, which in destroying the infrastructure in Syria under false formed in 2013. Rushing to the epicenter of the most donated 3.5 million euros to the NGO by the end of Iranian vendors shall submit their resume according to Quality Assessment pretexts.” volatile parts of the country, these Syrian men and 2017. The White Helmets volunteers also increased Forms, available at: www.shana.ir and www.nisoc.ir “Words are not enough no express the discontent women often risk all they have to save members of by 2,000 persons.” FOREIGN PURCHASING DEPARTMENT which the Syrians feel towards these mean conspiracies their community. They claim that their only mission The White Helmets are operating as a human rights Bldg. No. 104, Material Procurement Management Complex and the limitless support provided by the Western in Syria has been to relieve the injured citizens and group in Syria, which is in fact, totally terrorist. About FOREIGN PURCHASING DEPARTMENT states, Israel and Jordan to the White Helmets or- that the members will adopt and take a neutral stance a year and a half ago, the Swedish human rights or- Kouy-e-Fadaeian Islam (New Site), Ahvaz, Iran ganization the Syrian Foreign Ministry said. against all parties involved in Syria. ganization, SWEDRHR, unveiled a terrible crime by Bldg. Tel. No. No.: 104, 061 341Material 23589 Fax Procurement No.: 061 3445 7437 Management Complex In addition to the U.S. and the Zionist regime, the The budget of the White Helmets in Syria is estimated the White Helmets. Kouy-e-Fadaeian Islam (New Site), Ahvaz, Iran role of the Western countries and in the forefront of at around $30 million per year, paid by sponsors. A According to the Swedish group, who carried out a Tel. No.: 061 341 23589 Fax No.: 061 3445 7437 them, France and Britain in the support of the terror- couple of weeks ago, the State Department announced long investigation on the images of children killed by Public Relations ist elements called the White Helmets is quite clear. that President Donald Trump has authorized the re- chemical inhalation in Syria, the White Hats injected France will accept some of the activists of the White lease of $6.6 million in funding to the humanitarian adrenaline to the heart of Syrian children in the hope Public Relations WWW.SHANA.IR Helmets non-governmental organization (NGO) as group the Syrian Civil Defense, commonly referred to of announcing the victims of chemical weapons, and WWW.SHANA.IR well as their family members following their evacuation as the White Helmets. 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Sunscreens contain com- a worldwide phenomenon in the past few decades — particularly ponents – such as zinc oxide or titanium among teenagers. dioxide – that block UV rays or chemicals The practice is widely perceived and marketed as a safer – benzophenone, for example – that reduce alternative to traditional cigarettes. the harmful effects of UV. You can be allergic However, the World Health Organization (WHO) warn that to either type, but benzophenone allergy is “contrary to ancient lore and popular belief, the smoke that emerges more common. The clue is in the timing and from a waterpipe contains numerous toxicants known to cause distribution; if you come up in an itchy rash lung cancer, heart disease, and other diseases.” in areas where you apply the most cream, A new study conducted by researchers at the University then stop using it, take an antihistamine of California Los Angeles (UCLA) supports the WHO’s and try other methods of protection against conclusion. 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The International Congress on Smart Tech- nology (IC-Tech 2018) will be held on August 14 and 15 at Shahid Beheshti University’s Inter- He pointed out to Iran’s ranking in the United Nations E-Gov- national Conference Center in Tehran. ernment Development Index (EGDI 2018), which moved up 20 He said that a special section of the con- points to reach 86 amongst 193 countries in comparison with gress is dedicated to Iranian startups, in which EGDI 2017. young entrepreneurs can present their ideas He said that it is planned to move up 30 points during the to the participants. sixth Five-Year National Development Plan (2016-2021) and Iran Internet of Things Research Center this improve would be notable. will hold panels on smart systems via IoT and The information technology can boost efficiency in the coun- IoT security on the sidelines of the event, try, he said. Kazemnian explained. He called the low rate of efficiency in Iran as one of the main The congress will offer license to par- problems of the country. ticipants who attend workshops on smart The IC-Tech 2018 focuses on the usage of IoT in smart banking and Azari-Jahromi called digital transformation and its conse- city, information technology security and the role of smart banking in smart cities. quences like e-government as great achievements of IT. IoT, he concluded. “Unfortunately many officials do not differentiate between IC-Tech 2018 in detail between professors and industry managers communication technology in the industry will make speech during the event. e-government and employee administration automation soft- IC-Tech 2018 aims to explore technological in the field of information technology. are some of the themes of the event. Youngho Baik from South Korea, Mas- ware,” he lamented. achievements of researchers about information E-commerce, information technology Foreign experts including Elder Tuz- similiano Mandanrini from , Andreas “We have already begun discourses on the digital transfor- technology, introduce national and interna- security, computer networks, educational mukhametov from Russia, Forhad Rabbi Constantinides from , Mustafa Kumot mation at the ICT ministry,” he explained. tional IT innovations, exchange comments technology (e-learning), artificial intelligence, from Australia, Javier Gabas, Miquel Estapé from Turkey, and Alex Bojovschi from Mel- People and officials should also be aware of IT-relat- and new ideas, and exchange information information systems, and information and Valls and Josep Miquel Pique from Spain bourne are also amongst speakers. ed issues like digital transformation and e-government, Azari-Jahromi added. 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(Source: nspcc.org.uk) nitely into the future without damaging (Source: green-technology.org) launch and post-launch; from market (Source: startups.co.uk) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y AUGUST 8, 2018 SCIENCE 11 It looks like plate tectonics aren’t This ‘born-again’ nebula required to support life, scientists say appears to be inside out When some stars get old, they eject gas and dust, forming a cloud When looking for potentially-habitable extra- on its surface. To test this theory, Professors of electrically charged material in space called a planetary nebula. solar planets, scientists are somewhat restricted Foley and Smye created models to determine These nebulae all tend to have the same layered structure, but by the fact that we know of only one planet how habitable an Earth-like planet would a team of scientists recently spotted a kind of planetary nebula where life exists (i.e. Earth). For this reason, be without the presence of plate tectonics. that looks to be inside out. scientists look for planets that are terrestrial These models took into account the thermal The nebula, called HuBi 1, is strange, but it doesn’t defy the (i.e. rocky), orbit within their star’s habitable evolution, crustal production and CO2 cycling laws of physics—it’s a case of a planetary nebula surrounding a zones, and show signs of biosignatures such to constrain the habitability of rocky, Earth- dim star that seems to have awaken on its way to death, emitting as atmospheric carbon dioxide – which is sized stagnant lid planets. These are planets a shock wave that caused the nebula to look inside out. Studying essential to life as we know it. where the crust consists of a single, giant these stars could help scientists understand the evolution of This gas, which is the largely result of spherical plate floating on mantle, rather stars in general. volcanic activity here on Earth, increases than in separate pieces. Such planets are “Everyone thought it was impossible,” study author Martín surface heat through the greenhouse effect thought to be far more common than planets Guerrero, from the Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucia in Spain, and cycles between the subsurface and the that experience plate tectonics, as no planets told Gizmodo. “But at the end, we have learned that there is a lot atmosphere through natural processes. For beyond Earth have been confirmed to have of physics on stellar evolution … in studying these funny things.” this reason, scientists have long believed that tectonic plates yet. Planetary nebulae are a relatively short phase in the evolution plate tectonics are essential to habitability. Volcanism releases gases of lighter stars, lasting maybe tens of thousands of years. Lighter The study, titled “Carbon Cycling and “Volcanism releases gases into the stars include ones the same size as to eight times the mass of Habitability of Earth-Sized Stagnant Lid atmosphere, and then through weathering, our Sun. When these stars are on their way to becoming white Planets“, was recently published in the carbon dioxide is pulled from the atmosphere dwarves, they eject gas or dust while continuing to emit ultra- scientific journal Astrobiology. The study was and sequestered into surface rocks and violet radiation. The radiation ionizes, or knocks the electrons conducted by Bradford J. Foley and Andrew sediment. Balancing those two processes off of, the atoms in the gas. Closest to the star are highly ionized J. Smye, two assistant professors from the keeps carbon dioxide at a certain level in atoms, with less-ionized atoms farther away and neutral atoms department of geosciences at Pennsylvania the atmosphere, which is really important in the outermost part of the nebula. State University. for whether the climate stays temperate and Telescope observations of HuBi 1 seem to present the exact Plate tectonics suitable for life.” opposite case. Planetary nebulae are like onions with layers of gas. Plate tectonics and volcanism are believed here on Earth, as it ensured that our planet (Source: gizmodo.com) On Earth, volcanism is the result of plate to have been central to the emergence of life had sufficient heat to maintain liquid water Essentially, their models took into account tectonics and occurs where two plates collide. how much heat a stagnant lid planet’s climate This causes subduction, where one plate is could retain based on the amount of heat and pushed beneath the other and deeper into This gas, which is the largely result of heat-producing elements present when the NASA-NOAA’s Suomi the subsurface. This subduction changes the volcanic activity here on Earth, increases planet formed (aka. its initial heat budget). NPP satellite gets dense mantle into buoyant magma, which surface heat through the greenhouse effect On Earth, these elements include uranium rises through the crust to the Earth’s surface which produces thorium and heat when night-time and infrared views and creates volcanoes. This process can also and cycles between the subsurface and the it decays, which then decays to produce aid in carbon cycling by pushing carbon into potassium and heat. of Hurricane Hector the mantle. atmosphere through natural processes. (Source: universetoday.com) Hurricane Hector was impressive in night-time and infrared imagery taken from NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite when Pacific Ocean’s effect on Arctic it strengthened into a major hurricane. Hector recently crossed Earth at risk of heading towards ‘hothouse from the Eastern Pacific into the Central Pacific Ocean and Earth’ state, team suggests warming, new research finds strengthened into a Category 4 Hurricane. NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite provided forecasters with a night-time and infrared look at Hurricane Hector’s clouds on Aug 4 at 0300 UTC August 03:00 at 11:00 P.M. EDT) when Hurricane Hector became a major Category 3 hurricane. Hurricane Hector has maintained its strength with sustained winds of 120 mph and an estimated central pressure of 962 millibars. William Straka III of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC) Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS), Madison, made the images. Straka said, “Suomi NPP had an almost nadir overpass of Hector, which meant that one could see the features of the storm fairly well. Not surprisingly for a major storm, there was a well-defined that could be seen, along with the associated tropospheric gravity waves due to the intense convection in the I05, 11um channel. The last quarter moon (53% illumination) also provided enough moonlight to see convection in the feeder bands along with the cirrus blow off and the well-defined eye from the storm. If one zooms in to the eye, as seen in the images attached, one can clearly see that it is very well defined, with open ocean An international team of scientists has pub- ration in the oceans, Amazon rainforest New research, led by former Carnegie heat flow scenarios for the North Pa- being seen.” lished a study in Proceedings of the National dieback, boreal forest dieback, reduction postdoctoral fellow Summer Praetorius, cific and the North Atlantic. They used (Source: eurekalert.org) Academy of Sciences (PNAS) showing that of northern hemisphere snow cover, loss shows that changes in the heat flow of the National Center for Atmospheric even if the carbon emission reductions called of Arctic summer sea ice, and reduction the northern Pacific Ocean may have a Research’s Community Earth System for in the Paris Agreement are met, there is of Antarctic sea ice and polar ice sheets. larger effect on the Arctic climate than Model (CESM), to assess the impacts a risk of Earth entering what the scientists “These tipping elements can potentially previously thought. The findings are to the Arctic’s surface temperature and Tree bark generates a weird call “Hothouse Earth” conditions. act like a row of dominoes. Once one is published in the August 7, 2018, issue climate feedbacks. force that defies gravity A “Hothouse Earth” climate will in the pushed over, it pushes Earth towards an- of Nature Communications. Praetorius, who was at Carnegie at long-term stabilize at a global average of other. It may be very difficult or impossible The Arctic is experiencing larger and the time of the research and is now with Trees are ubiquitous around the globe. Everyone knows that a 4-5°C higher than pre-industrial temper- to stop the whole row of dominoes from more rapid increases in temperature from the USGS in Menlo Park, CA explained: tree grows up from a seed in the ground. It’s a normal occurrence. atures with sea level 10-60 m higher than tumbling over. global warming more than any other region, “Since there appeared to be coupling But in order to do so, the tree needs to work against gravity today, the paper says. The authors conclude The Hothouse Earth with sea-ice declining faster than predicted. between abrupt Arctic temperature - and now researchers have figured out the secret that allows it is now urgent to greatly accelerate the Places on Earth will become uninhab- This effect, known as Arctic amplification, changes and them to do this. Spoiler: It’s bark. transition towards an emission-free world itable if “Hothouse Earth” becomes the is a well-established response that involves changes in both the North Atlantic and This is something of a surprise, because previously, scientists economy. reality,” adds co-author Johan Rockström, many positive feedback mechanisms in North Pacific in the past, we thought had thought for a long time that it was the internal forces in the “Human emissions of greenhouse gas are Executive Director of the Stockholm Resil- polar regions. Q7 What has not been well it was important to untangle how each wood of the tree that worked to offset gravity, and the bark’s not the sole determinant of temperature on ience Center and incoming co-Director of understood is how sea-surface temperature region may affect the Arctic differently function purely to protect the plant from outside threats, much Earth. Our study suggests that human-in- the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact patterns and oceanic heat flow from Earth’s in order to provide insight into recent as skin does. duced global warming of 2°C may trigger Research. different regions, including the temperate and future Arctic changes.” other Earth system processes, often called Hans Joachim Schellnhuber, Director of latitudes, affect these polar feedbacks. This The researchers found that both cool- “feedbacks,” that can drive further warm- the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact new research suggests that the importance ing and warming anomalies in the North ing -- even if we stop emitting greenhouse Research, says, “We show how industri- of changes occurring in the Pacific may Pacific resulted in greater global and gases,” says lead author Will Steffen from al-age greenhouse gas emissions force our have a stronger impact on Arctic climate Arctic surface air temperature anomalies the Australian National University and climate, and ultimately the Earth system, than previously recognized. than the same perturbations modeled Stockholm Resilience Center. “Avoiding this out of balance. In particular, we address Paleoclimate records show that climate for the North Atlantic. Until now, this scenario requires a redirection of human tipping elements in the planetary ma- change in the Arctic can be very large sensitivity had been underappreciated. actions from exploitation to stewardship chinery that might, once a certain stress and happen very rapidly. During the last The scientists looked at several mech- of the Earth system.” level has been passed, one by one change deglaciation, as the planet was starting anisms that could be causing the changes Natural feedback processes fundamentally, rapidly, and perhaps ir- to warm from rising greenhouse gases, and found that the strong global and Arctic The authors of the study consider ten reversibly. This cascade of events may tip there were two episodes of accelerated changes depended on the magnitude of natural feedback processes, some of which the entire Earth system into a new mode warming in the Arctic—with temperatures water vapor transfer from the mid-lat- are “tipping elements” that lead to abrupt of operation.” increasing by 15°C (27°F) in Greenland itude oceans to the Arctic. When warm change if a critical threshold is crossed. “What we do not know yet is whether over the course of decades. Both events moist air is carried poleward towards These feedbacks could turn from being the climate system can be safely ‘parked’ were accompanied by rapid warming in the Arctic, it can lead to more low-lying a “friend” that stores carbon to a “foe” near 2°C above preindustrial levels, as the the mid-latitude North Pacific and North clouds that act like a blanket, trapping that emits it uncontrollably in a warmer Paris Agreement envisages. Or if it will, Atlantic oceans. warmth near the surface. The poleward world. These feedbacks are: permafrost once pushed so far, slip down the slope Past changes movement of heat and moisture drive thaw, loss of methane hydrates from the towards a hothouse planet. Research must Using these past changes as motivation the Arctic’s sea-ice retreat and low-cloud ocean floor, weakening land and ocean assess this risk as soon as possible.” for the current study, the research team formation, amplifying Arctic warming. carbon sinks, increasing bacterial respi- (Source: Science Daily) modeled a series of ocean-to-atmosphere (Source: phys.org)

In order to grow against gravity, plants need two things. The Parl. Agricultural Commission Members Visit IME first is a “skeletal” system. This is the trunk, which is both rigid and strong, but that’s not enough. Parliament Agricultural Commission members visited Exchange (IME) for the Market Development and It also needs a “motor” or “muscle” system, which can control Iran Mercantile Exchange (IME) today morning and Economic Studies Affairs was the next speaker who and correct the posture of the tree by applying forces that work held talks with Hamed Soltaninejad CEO of IME and pointed a brief history on the structure of formation of against the gravitational forces that could prevent the tree from also a number of senior managers of the company, Public Iran Mercantile Exchange and said, “discovery of fair and growing straight and vertical. Relations Dept. of the Iran Mercantile Exchange reported. just price based on market mechanism, facilitation of Over the years, several studies have suggested that the ver- In this get-together meeting, moreover introducing transactions and development of market and reduction tical posture of trees is controlled by internal forces during the transaction mechanisms in this market, strategic proposals of transaction costs as well as formation of a transparent formation of fibers in the wood. and modern financial tools applicable in the agricultural market observing requirements of international standards However, a few other studies have found that bark may play transactions field were discussed, the report added. are of the salient performance of Iran Mercantile Exchange a role - and this is what researchers from the French National In addition, senior officials at Iran Mercantile Exchange (IME).” Center for Scientific Research set out to discover. expounded on the challenges facing agricultural sector as Of the other performances of this market, he pointed to The “aim of the present study was … to investigate the me- well as existing rules and strategies in the agricultural field. volume of products such as wheat, corn, grain, barley, the guaranteeing commitments by the two contract parties, chanical contribution of the bark to the up-righting movement in Hamed Soltaninejad CEO of Iran Mercantile Exchange saffron, sugar, chicken and day-old chick at the Iran guaranteeing goods quality and quantity, guaranteeing Malvaceae trees and to extend the study to several other botanical was the first speaker who said, “we were witnessing the Mercantile Exchange (IME) in the past years.” payments and taking advantage of financial supply tools families to evaluate the contribution of the bark in a diversity of development of agricultural products and supply of high Mohammad Eskandari Deputy CEO of Iran Mercantile as well as managing risk, etc. biomechanical designs,” they wrote in their paper. (Source: sciencealert.com) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 12 AUGUST 8, 2018 SOCIETYANALYSIS & INTERVIEWAUGUST 8, 2018 12

Iranian ranger shot dead in Largest amount of plastic waste armed conflict with poachers

ENVIRONMENT TEHRAN — Iranian ranger, Ali Khajavi, lost deskhis life after getting shot in an armed conflict enters Caspian Sea by Iran with poachers in the southeastern province of Kerman, the chief of provincial department of environment announced on Monday. ENVIRONMENT TEHRAN — Among the she went on to say. After receiving a report of illegal haunt in the city of Ravar deskCaspian Sea states, Iran dis- CASPCOM was established in 1994 by in Kerman province, the dedicated ranger head to the region charges the lion’s share of plastic waste into the national hydro meteorological agencies to safeguard the area, but a clash flared up with three illegal the sea, the deputy head of the Department of (NMHSs) of the Caspian littoral states with haunters, Mehr quoted Reza Jazinizadeh as saying. Environment (DOE) for marine affairs has said. the support of the World Meteorological Or- The ranger was shot three times in the stomach and lost his life Parvin Farshchi made the remarks in ganization (WMO), with a view to coordi- due to the severity of the injury, despite hospitalization, he regretted. Tehran on Thursday on the occasion of Cas- nating, standardizing, cooperating in and One of the illegal haunters have been arrested and two of pian Sea Day 2018, with a theme of “fight improving in the fields of hydrometeorology them are being chased by the police, he concluded. plastic pollution’s giant on the Caspian and pollution monitoring of the Caspian Sea. Earlier in July, another ranger named Mehdi Ahmadi Nik was coast,” IRNA reported. The Caspian Sea in critical con- killed tracking poachers in Oal’eh Ganj county of Kerman province. The Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed dition by 2100 In June 2016, two rangers named Mohammad Dehqani and inland body of water on Earth by area. It is Homayoun Khoshravan head of Caspian Parviz Hormozi were killed during an armed conflict with poachers. bounded by Kazakhstan to the northeast, Sea national research center affiliated to the Some 122 rangers have lost their lives while protecting the envi- Russia to the northwest, Azerbaijan to the Ministry of Science said that the Caspian Sea ronment sine 1979 (the victory of the Islamic Revolution) in Iran. west, Iran to the south, and Turkmenistan is not expected to have a good future by 2100. to the southeast. The sea has a surface area Referring to the fact that drying wetlands of 371,000 square kilometers and a volume are a main concern for coastal provinces of 78,200 cubic kilometers. in the twenty-first century, he regretted PM concentration 12 Caspian Sea Day, which is annually ob- that over 95 percent of the Miankaleh served by the Caspian Sea states on August wetland is drained. times above safe levels in 12, aims to raise awareness about the envi- “According to the statistics and surveys, southeastern Iran ronmental ramifications of human interfer- there is a potential for sand and dust storm ence with this valuable ecosystem. The day in the area due to the dryness of the wet- marks the Framework Convention, also called Photo depicts a girl flying a kite at a beach near the Caspian Sea lands,” he added. ENVIRONMENT TEHRAN — Particulate matters (PM) Tehran Convention, signed by the official He explained that oil pollution, illegal deskconcentration peaked at 12 times the safe representatives of the five littoral Caspian Caspian Sea level of water, Farshchi said, Integrated management of the construction erosion and destruction of levels in the southeastern Sistan region on Tuesday morn- states namely Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, some experts believe on a 42 cm rise in the Caspian Sea not possible beaches are the major issues the Caspian ing, IRNA reported. Russian Federation and Turkmenistan in Caspian Sea water levels by 2020, while other Elsewhere in her remarks, she said that Sea ecosystem is facing. While the standard level of particulate matters is 150 mi- Tehran on November 4, 2003. experts warn that the Caspian Sea water level managing the Caspian Sea through an in- Oil and gas extraction, exploitation of crograms per cubic meter it has reached 1,852 micrograms per “A scheme will be piloted in Mazandaran will decrease in the coming years. tegrated framework cannot happen, as the natural habitats and tourism attractions are cubic meter in the region, Reza Azadmanesh, an official with Sis- province on August 16-25, which elicits Whether it increases or lowers, Gorgan Caspian littoral states have different interests among the opportunities Caspian Sea can tan-Baluchestan provincial meteorological organization has said. public participation in collecting plastic Bay and Miankaleh wetland, located in the and we can only integrate with each other create, while countries such as Turkmenistan The wind flow velocity is 108 kilometers per hour which waste,” she stated. south-eastern part of the Caspian Sea, are on mutual issues and interests. and Kazakhstan are actively engaged in the has reduced visibility, Azadmanesh added. “Based on the scheme, each participant in critical condition which need a precise Meteorological Organization development of ports, as well as oil and gas Sistan region, located north of Sistan-Baluchestan province, delivering plastic waste will receive tickets decision to revitalize, she highlighted. inefficient exploitation in coastal part of the sea. is frequently hit by sand and dust storms, as well as drought and and prizes will be given to the holders of Pointing to the different approaches about Meanwhile, the Meteorological Organiza- Global warming has increased water tem- even destructive floods. ticket drawn at random,” she added. the Caspian Sea water level, she noted that tion is the representative of Iran in the Coor- perature on the surface of the sea, which The purpose of the scheme is to introduce it is essential to reach a single approach that dinating Committee on Hydrometeorology has also led to an increase in evaporation waste sorting to citizens and inform them help those working in the field of Caspian Sea and Pollution Monitoring of the Caspian Sea and decrease in the Caspian Sea water level. of damages plastic pollution brings to the to prepare development plans for the future. (CASPCOM), which unfortunately has failed The Majlis (Iranian Parliament) must con- 1,887 prisoners of nature, Farshchi said. To do so, a special working group on de- to do the tasks well, she regretted. solidate the Caspian Sea territory according unintentional crimes freed The Caspian Sea water level termining the Caspian Sea water level must So, a working group is needed to be the to its natural conditions, therefore, it is nec- changes be formed with the presence of all responsible scientific arm of the Meteorological Organiza- essary to review the old laws and regulation during spring Referring to the disagreement over the bodies, she suggested. tion in pursuit of issues related to CASPCOM, concerning the sea, he suggested.

SOCIETY TEHRAN — As many as 1,887 prisoners deskjailed for unintentional financial crimes Tehran Times, Mehr News Agency journalists visit China Daily were released over the spring, Blood Money Organization’s SOCIETY TEHRAN — A team of foreigners are the main readers of the director Asadollah Joolaei has said. deskjournalists from the Teh- Tehran Times. The total debt of the prisoners who were freed over the ran Times and Mehr News Agency paid a In addition to print version, the news aforesaid period valued at some 1.93 trillion rials (nearly $46 visit to the official English language China and opinion pieces are published online, million), Mehr news agency quoted Joolaei as saying. Daily newspaper recently. he said. However, he explained that 44 percent of the total debt Songxin Xie, assistant editor-in-chief of “We are trying to give coverage to the was forgiven by the plaintiffs. the China Daily, explained that the news- most important local and international Out of the aforesaid number some 64 were female inmates paper has 150 million online visitors and news from Iran’s point of view,” the senior who were serving jail times for financial offences, he added. subscribers with a daily circulation of editor explained. Joolaei went on to say that Khorasan Razavi with 252 inmates 900,000 worldwide. He added, “One of the most important was the top province for the number of prisoners released Founded in 1981, the China Daily in being goals of the Tehran Times is to convey po- over the same period while Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad published in different versions in different litical and cultural messages of the Islamic province was at the bottom of the list with only 17 inmates. parts of the world, he said. For instance, he Revolution to the world. In late May, Joolaei said that more than 113,000 prisoners said, the newspaper is being published in “We are doing our best to speak the truth who had committed unintentional crimes were released in Hong Kong, Europe, the United States, and which is either subjected to censorship in the past Iranian calendar year (March 2017-March 2018). Southeastern Asia with the content appropriate western media or being twisted, and it is Total debt of prisoners added up to about 7 trillion rials for each of the aforesaid region. our mutual interest with the China Daily (nearly $166 million), however, some half of the debts were It has 18 offices in China and 35 offices Road countries.” includes Mehr radio, infographic, multime- to end the monopoly by Western media,” forgiven by the plaintiffs, he highlighted. abroad, Songxin heighted. He finally concluded that cooperation1397 dia,/2128 and social media like twitter, Facebook Ghaderi remarked. Last year, charity fundraising events helped free more “The China Daily is among the top 100 among the Tehran Times, Mehr News and local messaging apps. It is scheduled that the Tehran Times, than 10 thousand prisoners and contributions totaled nearly newspapers worldwide and also among the Agency and China Daily can pave the way Mohammad Ghaderi, the Tehran Times Mehr News Agency and China Daily sign a 5.7 trillion rials (nearly $135 million), he concluded. top 20 nationwide; the China Daily website is for the world to know about both China editor-in-chief, said Iranians, including memorandum of understating to facilitate also among the major news sources in China.” and Iran collaboratively. those inside and outside the country, and future cooperation. Songxin also welcomed the idea of joint The Mehr News Agency news room LEARN ENGLISH collaboration with the Tehran Times and deputy director Seyyed Hassan Dehqani, N.I.S.O.C Mehr News Agency, saying exchanging news for his part, explained that the Tehran First Announcement Permit No. 1397/2128 The World Cup can set the stage for mutual cooperation. Times is the oldest English language news- “Currently we are collaborating with top paper in Iran which came into existence A: What are you doing? world newspapers such as The Washington concurrent with the advent of the Islamic NATIONAL IRANIAN SOUTH OILFIELDS COMPANY B: What am I doing? What am I doing? Don’t you know Post, The New York Times, Le Figaro, and Revolution in 1979. N.I.S.O.C what day it is? newspapers from Portugal, , and He said the Mehr News Agency has also INVITATION FOR PREQUALIFICATION A: Um... no. some other countries. been working for 15 years and it publishes NATIONAL IRANIAN SOUTH OILFIELDS COMPANY B: It’s only the day when the world’s biggest sporting event “One of the advantages of cooperating news in five languages: Persian, Turkish, INVITATION FOR PREQUALIFICATION is kicking off. with other newspapers and news agencies is Arabic, English and Urdu. TENDER NO. : 01-31-9450169 that we can introduce China to non-Chinese TENDER NO. : 01-31-9450169 A: What? Mehr News Agency has four major readers, and they can also get to know Chi- departments including domestic news B: The World Cup! The first match is today! It’s National Iranian South Oilfields Company(NISOC) intends to na through international media outlets in department, foreign news department, vs. South Africa! It’s going to be a really good match! Both National Iranian South Oilfields Company(NISOC) intends to purchase the following goods our own words; we are planning on getting provincial news department, and new purchase the following goods teams have a very strong offense and have skilled players. global recognition.” media department, Dehqani explained. I think that South Africa will probably dominate the first He also said, “Media can play a key role Also, the news agency has provincial Items Material Description Quantity half since they are the host country, and all. in [promoting] trade, economic, and cul- departments across the country, he said, A: I have no idea what you’re talking about. The only sporting tural relations among the One Belt One adding that the new media department also 7 PARTS FOR “INGERSOLL-RAND” GAS COMPRESSOR 690 event we watch at home is the Super Bowl. B: This is bigger than the Super Bowl, man! Teams from 32 countries compete against each other every four years and Scientists call for oil drilling ban as mysterious Vendors who intend to participate in aforesaid tender are requested to fight to win that trophy. They first start in a groupstage Vendors who intend to participate in aforesaid tender are requested to send their " Resume" and “Tendency tremors continue to strike region send their “ Resume” and “Tendency Letter” via postal services to the with bigger groups, each group having 4 teams. The top 2 Letter" via postal services to the following address not later than 14 days after the second announcement. teams pass on to an elimination stage before going on to The “swarm” of earthquakes that has plagued “Oil drilling, extraction and re-injection following address not later than 14 days after the second announcement. the quarterfinals and semifinals. Surrey for months has prompted scientists can cause earthquakes.” The applicantsThe applicants should have relevantshould background have relevant in supplying background the required goods in supplyingand capability theto provide A: Sounds interesting, but soccer doesn’t really appeal to me. to call for a temporary ban on oil drilling “There are two oil sites in the immediate and submit a bid bond of 6, 165 EURO or 316,431,512, RIAL, in favor of NISOC. B: Are you kidding? Over seven hundred million people in the county. area: Horse Hill and Brockham. A causal required goods and capability to provide and submit a bid bond of 6, watched the final match of the World Cup! It’s a very exciting Four senior geologists have highlighted link with either well site cannot be ruled Iranian165 EURO vendors orshall 316,431,512, submit their resume RIAL, according in favor to Quality of NISOC. Assessment Forms, available at: and nerve wracking sport! Each nation is cheering on their the risks to public health and the environ- out, so we need the full picture for the www.shana.ir and www.nisoc.ir team, hoping they will become the next champion. So far ment after 12 earthquakes struck the region risk assessment.” Iranian vendors shall submit their resume according to Quality Assessment Brazil is the team with the most titles under their belt; within four months. Of particular concern to the scientists is Forms, available at: www.shana.ir and www.nisoc.ir they’re really good! They said there could be unstable geol- the risk of an oil well rupturing due to an A: All I know about soccer is that you can’t use your hands ogy that had not been identified when oil earthquake – an event that could contaminate FOREIGN PURCHASING DEPARTMENT and that players are always falling down, trying to get a companies were given permission to explore groundwater with oil or gas. FOREIGN PURCHASING DEPARTMENT free kick or penalty kick. It seems like a sissy sport to me! for fossil fuels at several sites across Surrey. They have called for energy secretary Greg Bldg. No. 104, Material Procurement Management Complex Two of these exploration sites are located Clark to ban drilling, testing and re-injecting Bldg. No. 104, Material Procurement Management Complex B: Whatever dude, I’m going to go watch the opening match. Kouy-e-Fadaeian Islam (New Site), Ahvaz, Iran just a few miles from the earthquake epicen- of water into wells until experts understand Key vocabulary Kouy-e-Fadaeian Islam (New Site), Ahvaz, Iran tres.Small earthquakes with magnitudes up the cause of the earthquakes. Tel. No.: 061 341 23589 Fax No.: 061 3445 7437 to kick off: to officially begin something to 3.0 have been recorded, with residents of Among the scientists signing the letter Tel. No.: 061 341 23589 Fax No.: 061 3445 7437 host: one who provides services, etc. as for a convention Newdigate, Dorking, Horley and Charlwood was professor Richard Selley, a petroleum Tel. no.: 06134123229 stage: a step in a process reporting noticeable tremors that were com- geologist who has previously supported ex- Public Relations sissy: something only appropriate for girls or women pared to explosions. ploitation of the UK’s shale gas resources. WWW.SHANA.IR Supplementary vocabulary In a letter to The Times, the scientists The precedent for a moratorium on oil Public Relations rival: a person or team who above everyone else attempts said: “The abrupt onset of the earthquake extraction comes from the temporary ban WWW.NISOC.IR to win against you cluster recorded by the British Geological on fracking in the UK that came after drilling http://IETS.MPORGWWW.shana.ir .IR disinterest: to not have interest in something Survey [BGS] at Newdigate since April 1 by energy company Cuadrilla caused earth- requires an explanation, and gives rise to quakes near Blackpool in 2011. روزنامه : تهران تایمز نوبت اول 17/5/97 نوبت دوم :competition: a match between two teams or persons 97/5/20 oblivious: to be unaware our concerns about safety. (Source: The Independent) www.nisoc.ir

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I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y AUGUST 8, 2018 WORLD IN FOCUS 13 Saudi group apologizes after airliner UN hails ‘credible’ Iraq vote recount post resembling 9/11 1 Iraqi officials have not specified when the results will be announced, after which lawmakers will take their seats in A group in Saudi Arabia apologized and openly discuss politics in the kingdom on parliament, elect a president and begin the process for forming deleted a Twitter post showing an image such a global platform. a government. of an Air Canada passenger plane veering Protests are banned as are political par- Judge Laith Hamza, spokesman for the electoral commission, towards Toronto’s tallest skyscraper with a ties in the Persian Gulf nation. Unions are said Monday the recount “in all polling stations in Iraq and abroad warning against meddling in others’ affairs. illegal and the press is heavily controlled where complaints were registered has ended”. Some on social media noted the image was with criticism of the royal family leading The commission decided not to undertake such checks for reminiscent of scenes during the September to prison. Al-Russafa, one of the largest voting districts in eastern Baghdad, 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, when Last year, the Saudi regime urged its where a fire in June ripped through Iraq’s biggest ballot warehouse. nearly 3,000 people were killed by 19 hijack- citizens to report subversive comments In the arson attack “882 ballot boxes entirely went up in ers - 15 of whom were Saudi nationals - who found on social media via a phone app, a smoke”, Hamza said in a statement, despite authorities at the flew airliners into the World Trade Center’s move denounced by Human Rights Watch time suggesting the votes were saved. twin towers and the Pentagon. as “Orwellian”. Three police officers and an electoral commission employee The controversial tweet came amid an es- According to the watchdog, more than a were arrested over the blaze. calating diplomatic dispute between Canada dozen female activists have been targeted by “The official results will be announced shortly,” said Imad and Saudi Arabia after Ottawa denounced Saudi regime authorities since May, in what Jamil, responsible for the vote in Al-Russafa. Rihadh’s imprisonment of human rights was described as an “unrelenting crackdown The recount will not however change the balance of power activists. on the women’s rights movement”. in the new parliament. Infographic KSA - described on its website The House of Saud regime inexperi- Each list should keep the same number of seats announced as a volunteer group of Saudi youth inter- enced and ambitious Crown Prince Mo- in May, but the lawmakers elected could be modified, according ested in technology - published the image hammed bin Salman (MBS), heir to the to experts. of the airliner with the warning: “He who Saudi regime throne, has become the ul- When results were initially announced in May, the anti-graft interferes with what doesn’t concern him Samar Badawi. She is the sister of Raif Bad- led to the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq. timate decision-maker for the kingdom’s alliance of nationalist cleric Moqtada Sadr had won the largest finds what doesn’t please him.” awi, a prominent human rights campaigner Families of the victims have spent years military, foreign, economic and social number of seats. The infographic also accused Canada of who was sentenced to 10 years in prison in lobbying the United States politicians for the policies, championing his Vision 2030 The election saw a record low turnout of 44.5 percent, with “sticking one’s nose where it doesn’t belong”. 2014 on charges of insulting Islam. right to sue the regime in American courts, plan that includes subsidy cuts, tax in- many Iraqis disillusioned by the political class. The tweet was subsequently translated His wife and children are naturalized claiming Riyadh helped plan the hijackings. creases, state-asset sales, a government Iraq has seen a month of unrest since protests erupted in the to English and French and retweeted hun- Canadian citizens. Evidence submitted as part of a class efficiency drive, and efforts to spur foreign south of the country and spread to Baghdad, with demonstrators dreds of times before it and the account After Ottawa’s criticism, the House of Saud action lawsuit against Saudi Arabia last year investment. rallying against a lack of public services and jobs. were deleted. regime also froze new trade and investment alleged Saudi’s embassy in Washington, DC, The 32-year-old has been well-received (Times of India) The group later apologized for the “in- with Canada worth billions of dollars and may have funded a test run for the deadly by the administration of the United States appropriate” post and said the image was ordered 15,000 Saudi students not to attend attacks. President Donald Trump. meant to symbolize the return of Canada’s Canadian universities. After receiving a barrage of criticism on But the crown prince’s actions have Ambassador Dennis Horak, who was ordered Al Jazeera contacted Canada’s Ministry social media, Infographic KSA issued an caused some resentment in Saudi Arabia Tensions rising between to leave the kingdom within 24 hours on of Foreign Affairs for comment about the apology late on Monday and subsequently and the wider Middle East over high unem- Monday over the diplomatic spat. tweet but at the time of publication had not deleted the tweet. ployment, the ongoing war in Yemen, the Saudi Arabia, Canada over Canadian condemnation received a response. Infographic KSA has more than 350,000 illegal blockade of Qatar, and fears Riyadh The post came amid an emerging rift The House of Saud regime has always followers on Twitter. Few social media ac- is looking to normalize diplomatic relations human rights after Canada condemned the imprisonment denied any involvement in the 9/11 attacks, counts, NGOs (non-governmental organi- with Israel. of several human rights activists, including which sparked the “global war on terror” that zations), or Saudi citizens are permitted to (Source: Al Jazeera) 1 A number of European Parliament members in a tweet on Monday supported the Canadian government’s stance and denounced the ongoing human rights violations in Saudi Arabia. Amnesty International also called on Riyadh to “end its crack- down” rather than “lash out with punitive diplomatic and trade Brazilian judge overturns order shutting border to Venezuelans sanctions.” Brazil briefly closed its northern border to Venezuelans more than 70,000 crossed the border during the past year, “Now is the time for other governments like the UK and U.S. in a bid to contain ongoing mass migration from its cri- according to government estimates. to join Canada in increasing the pressure for genuine, lasting sis-ridden Latin American neighbor, only to reopen the Venezuela is suffering from an economic collapse, causing human rights reforms in Saudi Arabia,” said Samah Hadid, the crossing soon after. chronic shortages of basic supplies. Middle East director of campaigns at the rights group. A Supreme Court justice overturned on Monday a An apparent assassination attempt on deeply unpopular On the other side, Saudi Arabia’s all-time allies Bahrain and federal court’s decision hours earlier to suspend the President Nicolas Maduro last week has further exacerbated the United Arab Emirates as well as the [Persian] Gulf Coopera- entry of more migrants until those already residing in tensions in the country. tion Council (GCC) – to which all the three are members – were the northernmost state of Roraima were transferred About 40,000 Venezuelan migrants have settled in quick to throw their weight behind Riyadh. elsewhere in Brazil. Boa Vista, the capital of Roraima state - accounting for However, Qatar – which has been caught up in a diplomatic The border had remained open to Brazilians and nearly 20 percent of the city’s population - according to row with Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the UAE and Egypt – distanced other nationalities, as well as Venezuelans returning non-governmental international SOS Children’s Villages. itself from the GCC’s stance. home. Suely Campos, the state’s governor, praised the initial An official source at Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs- ex “It is not justified to take the easy path to ‘close the doors’ ruling to shut the border. pressed surprise at the statements by GCC Secretary General because of difficulties in hosting refugees,” Supreme Court “We have been asking the federal Supreme Court since Abdullatif bin Rashid al-Zayani in support of the Riyadh regime. Judge Rosa Weber said in her ruling. May to close the border, as well as for financial assistance The source said that those statements do not express the opin- “Although most of those who cross the border to minimize the impact on our public services,” she said ion of the State of Qatar, and that and Ottawa are linked towards people seeking sanctuary. ... do not fit into the legal definition of refugee or in a statement. by decades-long strong relations. “Seeking asylum is a right and states must fulfill their asylum, closing the border between the two coun- In February, Brazil declared a state of emergency in Ro- The Qatari official stressed the need to protect the right of shared responsibility to protect refugees,” Erika Guevara-Ro- tries could impact the situation of individuals who raima that led to a funding boost for the state and doubled states and international organizations to express their views, sas, Amnesty International’s Americas director, said in can qualify for protections under international the number of troops stationed at the border with Venezuela. particularly when it comes to violations of human rights and a tweet. law,” she added. Rights groups expressed concern over Monday’s decision, freedom of expression. (Source: agencies) About 800 Venezuelans arrive in Brazil every day, while however, arguing it contradicted Brazil’s responsibility The Palestinian Authority also backed Saudi Arabia in the row. Threatening Canada with 9/11-style attack? Amid the tensions, a pro-government Saudi Twitter account posted a digitally altered image, apparently showing a plane flying toward the Maduro to release proof of Colombian role in drone ‘attack’ skyline of Toronto, Canada’s largest city, in what was wildly interpreted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro he was at a family event on Saturday when support the claims. boring country since the social, economic as Riyadh threatening Canada with a 9/11-style terror attack. promised to release proof of Colombian a drone loaded with explosives detonated Six people were arrested on Sunday in and political crises began in 2016, according The picture - which was produced by a group called @Info- involvement in what he calls an assassi- near a military event where Maduro was connection with the blast, according to to Colombian government figures. graphic_KSA - contained a message in English that read, “He nation attempt against him. giving a speech. Venezuela’s interior minister. While many have returned to Venezue- who interferes with what doesn’t concern him finds what doesn’t In a video posted on Twitter, Maduro “For God’s sake. To Venezuela’s president On Monday, Maduro failed to appear la, about 600,000 have remained, causing please him.” said police and the military had captured I say this: On Saturday I was doing more at a support rally in Caracas, where he had Santos to ask for international assistance. The text “sticking one’s nose where it doesn’t belong!” was all the perpetrators and were in the process important things. I was at my granddaugh- been expected to speak in what would have Both Santos and Ivan Duque, Colombia’s also superimposed over the image. of tracking down the attack’s masterminds. ter’s baptism,” said Santos. been his first public appearance since the president-elect, who is to be sworn in on The picture falls short of mentioning what exactly would fail to “There is sufficient evidence of the partici- Maduro was unharmed in Saturday’s in- purported attack. Tuesday, have been vocal critics of Maduro. please Canada, but reminded social media users of the September pation of the outgoing Colombian government cident, which he blamed on a right-wing No explanation was offered for his ab- During his presidential campaign, Duque 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, which saw planes deliberately flown of President Juan Manuel Santos,” he said plot involving Colombia and financiers in sence. compared Maduro’s management of his coun- into the New York’s World Trade Center towers and the Pentagon. late on Monday, adding he would release the United States state of Florida, where Tensions have been high between Co- try to a man who beats his wife and children, Most of the hijackers in that incident were Saudi nationals. proof “in the next few hours”. many Venezuelans live. Seven soldiers were lombia and Venezuela in recent years. saying Colombia has a moral responsibility Saudi royals have long been accused of having a hand in the attacks. Santos, whose term in office ends on wounded in the blast. Close to one million Venezuelans have to speak out against his government. The tweet was, however, deleted after it sparked outrage online, Tuesday, refuted the accusations, saying So far no evidence has been provided to crossed the porous border into the neigh- (Source: agencies) with social media users pointing out that the image seemed to imply the Sept. 11 attacks. The pro-Saudi account also apologized for the tweet, claiming the plane was meant to symbolize the Canadian ambassador’s return home. Bangladesh criticized for student and media crackdown (Source: Press TV) Bangladeshi authorities are “unlawfully attacking” student interrogating Alam for “giving false information to different protesters in a crackdown after days of demonstrations media and for provocative comments”. while locking up people for “peaceful criticism”, a human Alam’s family says he’s been tortured while in custody. Israeli military attack kills rights group said. Al Jazeera’s Tanvir Chowdhury, reporting from Dhaka, Numerous witnesses claimed individuals linked to the said following Alam’s arrest a video posted on social media two Hamas fighters in Gaza ruling Awami League party have attacked protesters with showed him limping while being held up by two people as machetes and sticks, according to a statement released on he was purportedly taken to court. An Israeli strike has killed two Hamas members in Gaza in yet Monday by New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW). Bangladesh’s High Court on Tuesday ordered authorities another act of aggression against the Palestinian resistance move- “Yet again, Bangladesh authorities seem determined to immediately send Alam to the government-run Bang- ment which governs the blockaded coastal enclave. to take abusive shortcuts to problems, and then denounce abandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University for treatment. Hamas military wing, Ezzeddin al-Qassam Brigades, confirmed those who criticize,” Brad Adams, Asia director at HRW, Hospital officials were also told to form a medical board in a statement on Tuesday that the victims were its fighters and said in the statement. to examine him, and submit report on his condition to the identified them as Ahmed Murjan and Abdel-Hafez al-Silawi. “The authorities should immediately release anyone ... court on Wednesday. The Gaza Health Ministry also confirmed the incident. they have locked up for peaceful criticism.” Tens of thousands of students joined the demonstrations Palestinian sources said it was a drone strike, while the Israeli Adams urged authorities to “prosecute those, including demanding safer roads, which began after a speeding bus statement said that it was tank fire. members of the ruling party’s youth supporters, who are killed two teenagers on July 29. Meanwhile, the Israeli military said it had targeted a Hamas attacking children with sticks and machetes”. The students have brought parts of the country to a facility in northern Gaza in response to alleged fire from the The government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has According to HRW, there have also been reports of sexual standstill by checking drivers’ licenses and marching territory aimed at its forces. denied the allegations that its activists were involved in abuse during attacks on demonstrators. through the streets. Israel carries out regular attacks on Palestinians in Gaza under such attacks. Video also emerged of an Associated Press photographer Authorities say more than 300 vehicles have been van- the pretext of hitting Hamas targets. One protester told the rights group, however, on Sunday sev- being repeatedly struck by unidentified men wielding clubs. dalized since the protests started, and some bus companies The Gaza Strip has been under an inhumane Israeli siege eral young men on motorcycles threatened about 500 mostly According to HRW, some 20 journalists have been beaten took their vehicles off the road to prevent them from being since 2007 and witnessed three wars since 2008. female students in the Uttara area of the capital, Dhaka. up for documenting attacks on protesters. damaged. Tensions have been running high near the Gaza fence since March “They said, ‘You must leave. The prime minister has The rights group demanded an immediate investigation Bangladeshi authorities have promised to end reckless 30, which marked the start of a series of protests, dubbed “The asked us to come and sort you out’.” into reports that renowned photographer Shahidul Alam driving and regulate traffic, as well as introduce a new Great March of Return,” demanding the right to return for those The unidentified demonstrator reported the women was beaten while in custody. road safety act. driven out of their homeland. and girls then fled but the men, who wore helmets to shield Alam was picked up at his Dhaka home late on Sunday, According to the National Committee to Protect Ship- The Gaza clashes reached their peak on May 14, marking the their identities, started beating them. hours after an interview he gave to Al Jazeera. He accused ping, Roads and Railways, a private research group, more 70th anniversary of the Nakba Day (the Day of Catastrophe), which Dozens of people have been injured in Dhaka, where police of “specifically ask[ing] for help from armed goons than 4,200 pedestrians were killed in road accidents last this year coincided with the United States embassy relocation security forces have used tear gas and baton charges to to combat unarmed students”. year - a 25 percent increase from 2016. from Tel Aviv to occupied al-Quds (Jerusalem). scatter protesters. Police official Moshiur Rahman said authorities were (Source: agencies) (Source: Press TV) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 14 WORLD SPORTS AUGUST 8, 2018 The woman tackling child Bolt to train with A-League side Central Coast Mariners marriage with football “It would have been an easier option to stay in Nairobi, practise Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt will train with Australia’s law and earn some good money, drive a cool Mercedes-Benz. Central Coast Mariners as he continues his quest to become a But I just wanted to come back home.” professional soccer player, the A-League team said on Tuesday. That was the life that Fatuma Abdulkadir Adan could Bolt won eight Olympic golds and since retiring from athletics have lived in Kenya’s capital. Instead she chose to focus on has trained with Germany’s Borussia Dortmund, South Africa’s football - in an area of the country where it was taboo for Mamelodi Sundowns and Norway’s Stromsgodset. girls to play the sport. He will link up with the Australian side later this month. “I was physically stoned and literally kicked out of the “I am very excited about coming to Australia and would like to pitch,” she says of her early efforts 10 years ago, when she thank the owner and management of the Central Coast Mariners started a girls team in the northern Kenyan county of Marsabit. for giving me this opportunity,” the 31-year-old Jamaican said. Soon after they returned from their first tournament, “It has been my dream to play professional football and I eight of the 12 girls in her team were kidnapped and forced know it will involve a lot of hard work and training to get to the into marriage. It was a sobering false start. level required to play and make an impact in the A-League.” Fatuma founded the Horn of Africa Development Initi- Mariners said the deal did not guarantee a professional playing ative, or Hodi, as it’s known, in 2003. contract with them. She wanted to use football to bring people together and “Having Usain Bolt come to the club to train and hopefully create a shift in cultural expectations. develop into a professional football player is perfectly aligned to She used football to win over the hearts of the commu- this part of the club’s philosophy,” Mariners CEO Shaun Miel- nity’s young men after a massacre in 2005 between several ekamp said. of the tribes, which killed 100 people. “It is important that we don’t get too caught up in the hype of “It was an AK-47 in exchange for a place on the football possibilities, but the reality is that Usain Bolt has placed his faith team,” she says. in the Central Coast Mariners to accelerate his football journey.” Soon, the young men had not only given up their weapons, Manchester United fan Bolt has previously stated his desire but had also started playing alongside boys from tribes they to play for the Premier League champions. were supposed to hate. (Source: Reuters) Kicking cultural expectations year old, the girls in the class will complain, as will the boys.” One girl at a time When Fatuma turned to the girls she wanted to tackle Hodi also runs awareness sessions on both of the issues While Hodi’s numbers are impressive, it’s seeing Fa- their specific problems including early child marriage and in between matches at tournaments and, by educating the tuma’s work at play in the lives of individual girls that the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM). girls, Hodi also often educates their parents. really illustrates how her innovative approach is trans- Her approach, called Breaking the Silence, has led to While both FGM and child marriage are illegal in Kenya, forming lives. Serena Williams says 1,645 girls from 152 villages in the Marsabit region of Kenya local cultures are strong and traditions persist. Fatuma has Fatuma Gufu, 14, is the deputy president at her school. playing football over the last 10 years. had to work hard both to argue against these cultures and She’s been brought up by a single mother in a poor fam- motherhood struggles led to Empowering the children to stand up for themselves, by to work with them. ily where she is the only girl. She says that “football has making them more confident and capable on the football Her local approach is paying off. changed her life.” Rogers Cup withdrawal pitch, has been a big part of her mission, especially in an After consulting imams on how she could design a foot- “I was so shy at first,” she says, “but after some time foot- area where traditional family and tribal structures mean ball strip modest enough for many of the Muslim girls who ball changed me. For several years parents did not support that children and women often don’t have a voice. want to play, she now runs a girl’s team in a madrassa, an girls playing football but in the future, when I’m a mother, Serena Williams says she pulled out of this week’s Rogers Cup in “Before it was a cool thing for a 13 or 12-year-old girl to Islamic school. “I still don’t believe that I am alive to see I want to support girls playing football.” Canada after feeling like she was “in a funk” and “not a good mom”. be married,” Fatuma explains. “Today, if you marry off a 13- that happen.” (Source: BBC) The American 23-time Grand Slam singles champion initially withdrew from the tournament citing “personal reasons”. Williams, 36, returned to tennis earlier this year after giving Record-breaking City stick with Pogba’s Man United future unsettled birth in September 2017. She reached the Wimbledon final in July but last week suffered winning formula by Mourinho’s criticism the heaviest defeat of her career. Williams’ 6-1 6-0 loss to Britain’s Johanna Konta at the Silicon Valley Classic event was the first time since turning professional in 1995 that she had failed to win at least two games in a match. In a post on Instagram, Williams explained that she had been struggling with post-natal emotions - but went on to stress such feelings were “totally normal” and urged other mothers not to suffer in silence. “Last week was not easy for me,” she said. “Not only was I accepting some tough personal stuff, but I just was in a funk. Mostly, I felt like I was not a good mom. “I read several articles that said postpartum emotions can last up to three years if not dealt with. I like communication best. Talking things through with my mom, my sisters, my friends let me know that my feelings are totally normal. “It’s totally normal to feel like I’m not doing enough for my baby. “Most of you moms deal with the same thing. I’m here to For a club who have become accustomed United and Tottenham Hotspur fans who Paul Pogba is becoming unsettled at Man- Pogba, who did not accompany United say: if you are having a rough day or week - it’s OK - I am, too!” to spending heavily in each transfer win- hope for an open fight for the title, it is chester United after feeling manager Jose on the U.S. tour, will meet Mourinho this (Source: BBC) dow, this has been a quiet close-season worth remembering just how dominant Mourinho unfairly criticised him this sum- week after returning to United’s Carring- for Manchester City. City were last season. mer, sources told ESPN FC. ton training centre Monday after a three- But such was Pep Guardiola’s team’s City were the first team to reach 100 Pogba would consider either a move week break following France’s World Cup domination of the Premier League last sea- points in a Premier League season and fin- to Barcelona or a return to Juventus if triumph. son that reinforcements hardly seemed ished 19 points clear of their closest rivals given the option, the sources added, as Mourinho said in July that Pogba got Courtois absent from necessary and the solitary addition of Riyad United — another Premier League record. the midfielder is unhappy with some of better as the World Cup progressed be- Mahrez makes an already potent attack Guardiola’s side scored a record 106 his manager’s comments made during the cause the stakes only got higher and higher, Chelsea training amid even more fearsome. goals at an average of 2.8 per match and club’s tour of the United States. whereas the ups and downs of the club Algerian Mahrez, a key figure in Leicester dominated all the statistical categories and In an interview with ESPN FC two weeks season caused him to lose focus. Real Madrid links City’s shock 2016 title win, has been brought away from the numbers, their attacking, ago, Mourinho questioned why Pogba’s “I don’t think it’s about us getting the in for a reported 60 million pounds, and passing football was frequently a joy to watch. performances in Russia were so much better best out of him,” Mourinho told ESPN FC. will compete with Bernardo Silva, Raheem The challenge for City will be to maintain than his displays for United last season. “It’s about him giving the best he has to Sterling and Leroy Sane for a place in City’s the same level of intensity and consistency Despite Pogba’s feelings, however, give. I think the World Cup is the perfect flexible forward line. With Sergio Aguero in the league while making another push United have no intention of selling the habitat for a player like him to give the best. and Gabriel Jesus battling for the starting for glory in the Champions League. Frenchman, according to one source, “Why? Because it’s closed for a month, centre forward role and David Silva indis- The quarter-final exit to Liverpool was just two years after splashing out a then- where he can only think about football. pensable as the link between midfield and a blow to a club who had begun to feel world-record fee to bring him back to Old Where he’s with his team on the training attack, Guardiola has abundant options. they belonged in the European elite and Trafford from Juventus. camp, completely isolated from the external The return to fitness of French full back Guardiola certainly has his eye fixed firmly Pogba, 25, a favourite of executive vice world, where they focus just on football, Benjamin Mendy, who made such a prom- on that competition. chairman Ed Woodward, has three years where the dimensions of the game can ising start to life at the Etihad before an The one area where City may be vul- left on his contract with the option of a only motivate. injury in September cut short his season, will nerable, in terms of lacking quality cover further 12 months, and the club are under “During a season, you can have a big also give fresh impetus to the champions. and options, is in the defensive midfield no pressure to sell. There is also no indi- match then a smaller match, then one even For those who see an improving Liver- role occupied by Fernandinho. cation at this stage that Pogba is willing smaller, then you can lose your focus.” pool as a real threat to City and Manchester (Source: Mirror) to agitate for a transfer. (Source: ESPN)

Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, who has been linked with a move to Real Madrid, did not report for training with the Premier Kroenke wins $2.3 billion battle for Arsenal after Usmanov agrees to sell League club on Monday. American billionaire Stan Kroenke has struck a deal to take Arsenal fans have long complained that the club has not And it is understood the Blues do not know when the 26-year- Arsenal private by buying out Russian rival and minority plowed enough money into the team and even let some of the old Belgium international will return. investor Alisher Usmanov in a move that values the English best players leave to join rivals, including Robin van Persie Courtois has been a Blues player since 2011, when he signed Premier League soccer club at around $2.3 billion. and Alexis Sanchez who both joined Manchester United. from Belgian club Genk and was loaned to Atletico Madrid. The deal comes at a crucial time for the north London Arsenal finished the 2017/18 season in sixth place behind Chelsea winger Eden Hazard has also been linked with Real, club as it embarks on life without long-time manager the two Manchester clubs, fierce local rivals Tottenham but did attend training on Monday. Arsene Wenger who stood down in April after 22 years Hostpur, Liverpool and Chelsea. That marked the second Courtois was named best goalkeeper at this summer’s World in charge. season running it had missed out on the lucrative European Cup in Russia, where Belgium beat England in the third-place It also brings an end to the standoff between the two Champions League. play-off. tycoons, who had both battled for control, and enables David Kershaw, an independent shareholder, fan and chief He has played 154 times for Chelsea, keeping 58 clean sheets Kroenke to squeeze out the independent shareholders executive of advertising group M&C Saatchi, told Reuters and conceding 152 goals. who had used the annual meeting to lambast the board he was concerned that the deal would not lead to a better Speaking on Friday, new Blues manager Maurizio Sarri said for not spending more on a team that last won the Premier performance on the pitch. he was unsure whether Courtois would stay. League in 2004. “I think it’s very sad that we’re in danger of losing any He said: “At the moment Courtois is the goalkeeper of Chelsea. The Arsenal Supporters’ Trust and one independent transparency into how our club is run,” he said. I don’t know in the future. It depends on the club, it depends shareholder condemned the move, saying it would allow for generations. His comments were echoed by the Arsenal Supporters’ especially on him, but I hope Courtois will be our goalkeeper.” Kroenke to run the business with no oversight and to add He said on Tuesday he had now received an irrevocable Trust, an independent group representing fans who fear Chelsea were then beaten 2-0 by Manchester City in Sunday’s debt to the balance sheet. undertaking from Usmanov to sell his 30 percent stake and their influence will be diminished. Community Shield with Argentine Willy Caballero in goal. The bid will be part funded by a 557 million pound loan would buy out the remaining independent shareholders at “Many of these fans ... hold their shares not for value but Afterwards, Sarri said: “I want to hear from Courtois tomorrow from Deutsche Bank. 29,000 pounds per share. as custodians who care for the future of the club. Kroenke’s (Monday). I want only players with a very high level of motivation.” Kroenke, a 67-percent shareholder in Arsenal who also Usmanov, who is ranked by Forbes as Russia’s 10th richest actions will neuter their voice and involvement,” the Trust Chelsea finished fifth in the league last season as they failed owns the U.S. Denver Nuggets basketball team and the Los man with a fortune of $12.5 billion, owns stakes in some said in a statement. to qualify for the Champions League but did beat Manchester Angeles Rams American Football team, said in a statement of Russia’s biggest companies including phone operator While many Americans run clubs, or franchises, like United to win the FA Cup. to the London stock exchange that a single owner would be Megafon, iron ore producer Metalloinvest and Internet a business, the richer owners of Chelsea and Manchester Following the win over United, Courtois urged the Blues board able to pursue its strategy more quickly. group Mail.ru, among other investments. City have thrown hundreds of millions of pounds at their to invest in the squad. “We appreciate Mr Usmanov’s dedication to the Arsenal Foreign owners clubs to buy the world’s best players. “We’ll see after the World Cup whether I am a Chelsea player Football Club and the storied ethos and history the club Kroenke is competing against the billionaire owners Founded by a group of workers at the Royal Arsenal for next year,” he said at the time. represents,” he said. of other Premier League clubs such as Chelsea’s Roman armaments factory in Woolwich, the Arsenal team were “You see how Manchester City and Manchester United are Initially viewed with suspicion by the board, Kroenke Abramovich, Manchester United’s Glazer family and Sheikh League champions on 13 occasions, including three under spending and working. started building up his position from 2007 as he slowly Mansour of Abu Dhabi, who owns last season’s runaway Wenger, and FA Cup winners a record 13 times. (Source: BBC) bought out the families who had run the 132-year-old club winners, Manchester City. (Source: Reuters) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y AUGUST 8, 2018 SPORTS 15

Elaheh Ahmadi replaces Kimia Tokyo 2020: Face recognition to be used

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games will make history Alizadeh as Iran flag bearer as the first to feature face recognition technology. The system will be used to verify the identity of athletes, officials, other staff SPORTS TEHRAN — Iranian members and media representatives at Tokyo 2020. deskshooter Elaheh Ahma- di has been chosen to replace Kimia Al- izadeh as the country’s flag bearer at the opening ceremony for the 2018 , the country’s National Olympic Committee said on Tuesday. Ahmadi will carry Iran’s flag as an athlete and a mother. The 36-year-old shooter won two sil- vers in and a silver and a bronze in . Ahmadi was among the original shortlist of candidates to carry the flag along with Alizadeh and discus thrower Ehsan Haddadi. “First of all, I have to say I am sad due to Kimia and I hope and pray that she NEC Corporation, a Gold Partner, will provide the face recog- recovers quickly,” Ahmadi said. nition system. The facial images of every accredited person will “I am also glad to be given this chance be collected beforehand and stored in a database; these will be to carry Iran’s flag in opening ceremony. used to verify identities at accreditation check points. I will do my best in the games to win a Face recognition technology will drastically increase security gold medal,” she added. levels at the Tokyo 2020 Games, precluding spoofing, forgery Alizadeh suffered the horror injury and the use of lost or stolen accreditations. It will improve overall in the training and an MRI confirmed comfort and convenience, with verification being processed the worst - a torn ACL. automatically and instantaneously, helping to ensure a safe The 18th edition of the Asian Games and secure Games. will be held in Indonesia between August Tokyo 2020 Executive Director of Security Tsuyoshi Iwashita 18 and September 2. commented, “The key to Games security is to prevent unau- thorized people or items from entering venues. Tokyo 2020 will utilize an automated face recognition system for accredited Alireza Jahanbakhsh handed no.9 Iran march into FIBA U18 Asian people, a first for an Olympic or Paralympic Games, to prevent unauthorized access. shirt in Brighton Championship 2018 quarters “This latest technology will enable strict identification of accredited people compared with relying solely on the eyes of security staff, and also enables swift entry to venues which will be necessary in the intense heat of summer. I hope this will ensure a safe and secure Olympic and Paralympic Games and help athletes perform at their best.” NEC Corporation Senior Vice President Masaaki Suganu- ma added, “With our extensive experience and knowledge of biometric identification technologies, NEC is well placed to help ensure the Tokyo 2020 Games can be operated smoothly, safely and securely.” (Source: Paralympic.org)

Real Madrid sign son of former Barcelona, Chelsea star Gudjohnsen

Real Madrid have signed the 16-year-old son of former Barcelona SPORTS TEHRAN — Iranian million pounds ($22.4 million). SPORTS TEHRAN — Iran Behshad Arabzadeh led Iran 14 points desk desk and Chelsea star Eidur Gudjohnsen. winger Alireza Jahan- Brighton will kick of the Premier defeated Japan in the and Japan’s Keijiro Mitani scored sev- Andri Lucas Gudjohnsen, who was once with Barca’s La Masia bakhsh has been handed the no.9 shirt League new season with a match 2018 FIBA U18 Asian Championship on en points. academy, played more recently with Espanyol’s youth sides and by Brighton and Hove Albion ahead of against Watford at Vicarage Road Monday to advance to the competition’s The 2018 FIBA Under 18 Asian Champi- Iceland’s under-16 team. the 2018/19 season. on Saturday. quarter-final. onship is being held in Nonthaburi, Thailand The forward’s move to join Madrid’s academy had been The 24-year-old player signed a five- Jahanbakhsh will likely remain an The Iranian team, who have defeated from August 5 to 11. reported for weeks before Andri Lucas Gudjohnsen made the year contract after leaving Dutch club unused substitute against Watford by Indonesia 80-50 and Kazakhstan 86-54, The top four teams will qualify and will announcement on Monday. AZ Alkmaar. Brighton did not disclose Brighton coach Chris Hughton since earned their third win a row beating Ja- represent FIBA Asia in the 2019 FIBA Under “Very excited and proud to announce that I have signed with the fee but media reports put it at 17 he has recently joined the team. pan 71-64. 19 Basketball World Cup. Real Madrid!” Andri Lucas Gudjohnsen wrote on Instagram. “Looking forward to the future.” Younger brother Daniel, who played for Barca’s U12 side last Joe Hart joins Burnley after 12 years as a season, is also reportedly set to move, according to Sport. Sveinn Aron, the oldest of the three sons, was also on Barca’s books earlier in his career. Last week, he joined Spezia from Manchester City player Breidablik Kopavogur in Iceland. Eidur Gudjohnsen won a Champions League and a La Liga Joe Hart has completed his move from as a “club legend” and credited him with trophy when at Barcelona, part of a long career that also in- Manchester City to Burnley in a deal worth playing “an instrumental role in establishing cluded a Premier League title with Chelsea and 26 goals in 88 around £4 million. the Club as a major force in both domestic international caps. The 31-year-old goalkeeper, who has and European football.” Eidur’s father, Arnor, also had a successful career with An- signed a two-year contract, will go straight City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak derlecht and Bordeaux, among other clubs. In 1996, the family into Sean Dyche’s squad and is available said: “Joe Hart’s contribution to Manchester made history when Eidur, then 17, came on as substitute for for Thursday’s Europa League clash with City cannot be overstated. Arnor, 34, during a 3-0 victory for Iceland in . Turkish side Istanbul Basaksehir. “His 12 years at the club have seen him (Source: BBC) Hart faces a fight to become No. 1 at produce some remarkable performances Turf Moor with fellow England interna- and heart-stopping saves that will live in tionals Nick Pope and Tom Heaton as well the memory for a long time to come. as former Manchester United goalkeeper “His passion for and commitment Cuper ready to power Anders Lindegaard. to this club, evidenced by a remarkable However, he is likely to start the sea- tally of 348 appearances, means he will Uzbekistan son as first choice as Pope, who went to rightly be regarded as a City legend in the World Cup ahead of Hart, dislocated perpetuity.” Former Valencia and Egypt boss Hector Cuper was un- his shoulder during their Europa League City captain Vincent Kompany added: veiled as Uzbekistan’s new football coach on Monday as qualifying first-leg tie in Aberdeen. “Joe joined as a young lad from Shrewsbury the country sets its sights on a first-ever FIFA World Cup Heaton, who missed most of last season and leaves a City legend. qualification. with the same injury, is still not fully fit as “It’s been an absolute pleasure to play Cuper, 62, whose most recent job was with the Egyptian national he recovers from a calf injury. alongside him for so many years and I know team, told journalists in the capital Tashkent that Uzbekistan Hart’s exit ends a 12-year spell at City I speak on behalf of every City fan when I can be “a strong team in Asia” after he was greeted at the airport although the last two seasons were spent say I hope he means as much to his next by dozens of boisterous fans. He played 348 games for City, winning Mancini and Manuel Pellegrini. out on loan, firstly in Italy with Torino club as he has meant to us.” Cuper’s contract with the “White Wolves” as Uzbekistan’s the Premier League twice under Roberto A club statement from City hailed Hart and then West Ham. (Source: ESPN) national team is known, runs three years with the possibility of a one-year extension which would take him beyond the 2022 World Cup in Qatar if triggered. Tokyo 2020 chief asks Abe to consider daylight savings His first major assignment will be the AFC Asian Cup UAE TOKYO (Reuters) — Tokyo 2020 Olympics Pres- forward on this issue. 2019 where Uzbekistan are in Group F with Japan, Oman and ident Yoshiro Mori said on Tuesday he had met with “And the prime minister responded ‘Indeed.’” Turkmenistan. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to call on him Japanese media reported that Abe had agreed to Having spent all of his playing career in his native Argentina, to consider implementing daylight savings time amid look into the proposal. Cuper’s first managerial job in Europe saw him take unfancied concerns about athlete safety during the Games. Mori’s comments comes as an opinion poll published Mallorca to the finals of the Spanish Copa del Rey and the Eu- At least 120 people died during the scorching heat by national broadcaster NHK on Tuesday showed 51 ropean Cup Winners’ Cup in consecutive seasons, losing both. this summer, and with the 2020 Games to be held percent of respondents were in favor of switching to He is best remembered for his time at Spanish giants Valencia in late July and early August, Japan’s hottest, most daylight savings time, with only 12 percent against. in 1999-2001, when his team twice ended up the losing side in humid months, there are fears athletes, particularly In its report, the Sankei Shimbun, citing several the final of the Champions League, European football’s most those competing in morning events, could be at risk. sources, said the government was considering bringing prestigious club competition. The Sankei Shimbun newspaper reported on Mon- clocks forward by two hours between June and August He also managed another Spanish outfit Real Betis along with day that the government was considering adopting next year on a trial basis, to iron out any problems Italy’s top flight sides Inter Milan and Parma, while his career in daylight saving time from next year, so that events with the change, ahead of a similar implementation international management has seen him manage Georgia and could be staged in cooler hours. during the Olympics. Egypt, who crashed out at the group stage at this year’s World “I told him (Abe) that daylight savings is necessary Japan is among a handful of major economies that Cup in Russia losing all three of their encounters. not only for the Olympics, but it is also important from does not use daylight saving time during the sum- Uzbekistan, who won the 1994 edition of the Asian Games an international perspective in order to protect earth’s mer, including South Korea - which set clocks back and reached the AFC Asian Cup semi-finals in 2011, narrowly current environment,” Mori told reporters on Tuesday “I also told him that internationally Japan should an hour in 1987 and 1988, when it hosted the Summer missed out on the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia. after the meeting at the Prime Minister’s office. be a pioneer and the government should be move Olympics in Seoul. (Source: the-afc) Prayer Times Noon:13:10 Evening: 20:21 Dawn: 4:44 (tomorrow) Sunrise: 6:18 (tomorrow) AUGUST 8, 2018 ART&CULTURE I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y www.tehrantimes.com Managing Director: Ali Asgari Editor-in-Chief: Mohammad Ghaderi Editorial Dept.: Fax: (+98 21) 88808214 — 88808895 Shahnameh [email protected] Switchboard Operator: Tel: (+98 21) 43051000 Advertisements Dept.: Telefax: (+98 21) 43051450 Public Relations Office: Tel: (+98 21) 88805807 Subscription & Distribution Dept.: Tel: (+98 21) 43051603 www.eshterak.ir Distributor: Padideh Novin Co. translated Tel: 88911433 Webmaster: [email protected] Printed at: Rooztab - ISSN: 1017-94 No. 18, Bimeh Alley, Nejatollahi St., Tehran, Iran P.o. Box: 14155-4843 Zip Code: 1599814713 into Spanish ARTTEHRAN – Persian poet Ferdowsi’s epic masterpiece deskShahnameh (The Book of Kings) has entirely been translat- ed into Persian. The book will be published in seven volumes by the London-based publisher Candle and Fog during autumn, the director of the publishing house, Afshin Shahnetabar, told the Persian service of Tasnim on Tuesday. Beatriz de Salas, a Spanish professor at the Tehran Islamic Azad University, spent seven years translating the Shahnameh in collaboration with Javier Rodriguez, a Spanish professor of Allameh Tabatabai University in Tehran and Iranian Spanish language scholar Nazanin Nozari. The book is scheduled to be introduced in a cultural tour of Spanish-speak- “Blue Me, Green Me” ing countries, which will start from Madrid University in Spain. published in English Various programs will be organized during the tour, which will go on in Mexico, Venezuela, and Argentina. CULTURE TEHRAN – “Blue Me, Green Me”, a Persian literature scholars believe that the Shahnameh can be considered deskcollection of 32 vivid and imaginative poems as a preserving force keeping culture and customs of the Iranian people alive. by Iranian poet Safura Nayyeri has been published in English. In a verse from the book, Ferdowsi wrote, “I toiled much over thirty years, Translated by Rokhsareh by the Persian language I remade Iran.” It refers to the fact that Ferdowsi Charney and Joshua spent 30 years writing the Shahnameh over a millennium ago. A page from a rare copy of Persian poet Ferdowsi’s epic masterpiece Shahnameh Charney, the book has been published by the CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, a self-publishing Noz’hat Amiri to accompany National Seven Iranian shorts to compete in service owned by Amazon and based in the U.S. state Orchestra as guest conductor Religion Today Festival of South Carolina. “Blue Me, Green Me” is originally published in Persian by Tuka Publication in 2014 in Tehran. The book is the winner of the Yamini Sharif Prize for the best youth poetry book in 2014 and is also the winner Front cover of the English version of the prestigious Little Black of “Blue Me, Green Me” by Safura Fish Award from the Iranian Nayyeri Children’s Book Council.

New documentary to explore history of FBI, U.S. presidents Noz’hat Amiri (L) conducts the Naghmeh Baran National Orchestra with vocalist A scene from “A Few Knots Away” by Mansur Foruzesh BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Showtime will air a new Ali Amirqasemi during the 33rd Fajr Music Festival at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall on ARTTEHRAN – A lineup Over 60 films from 28 countries in the documentary series from award-winning filmmaker Alex Gib- January 16, 2017. (Honaronline/Mojtaba Arabzadeh) deskof seven Iranian short world will be screened in there different ney examining the history of clashes between U.S. presidents ARTTEHRAN – The fe- Hannaneh will be performed during the films will be competing in the 21st Religion categories of fiction, documentary, and and the FBI. deskmale Iranian conduc- concert, the Rudaki Foundation announced Today Film Festival running in the Italian short film. The four-part series in- tor Noz’hat Amiri will accompany Iran’s on Tuesday. city of Trento from October 4 to 11, the The films explore beliefs, waits, and spired by the book “Enemies: National Orchestra as a guest conductor Amiri returned to the stage with the organizers have announced. values of younger generations; histories A History of the FBI” by Tim during a concert at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall Naghmeh Baran National Orchestra after The lineup include “A Few Knots Away” of migration and interreligious dialogue, Weiner will debut Nov. 18, on August 30. a 10-year hiatus during a performance by Mansur Foruzesh, “Foruzan” by Mir as well as peace and rights. Showtime Networks chief A repertoire composed of theme music at Tehran’s Arasbaran Cultural Center in Abbas Khosravinejad, “Genesis” by Ab- The films are coming from Algeria, Ar- David Nevins told TV critics from TV series “Sarbedaran” composed by November 2016. tin Mozaffari, “6 Times Human” by Purya menia, Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, on Monday. Farhad Fakhreddini, the former conductor She also led a concert along with the Dailar, “It Rains slowly” by Saeid Nejati, Bosnia, Canada, , Germany, Hun- The program, with the of the National Orchestra, and TV series Naghmeh Baran National Orchestra dur- “Return” by Shahriar Purseyyedian, and gary, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Palestine, working title “Enemies: The “Hezardastan” composed by Morteza ing the 33rd Fajr Music Festival last year. “The Beekeeper” by Mohammad Talebi. and several other countries. President, Justice & the FBI,” will explore what Showtime called “epic confrontations” Nominations for Abbas Kiarostami Award announced between presidents and FBI directors from J. Edgar Hoover ARTTEHRAN – Five films He enters a business deal along with to James Comey. deskhave been nominated for his friend in order to help his financial In a tongue-in-cheek ref- the Abbas Kiarostami Award at the 18th situation. However, he loses all his money erence, Nevins referred to edition of the annual Hafez Awards, the and finds himself in financial hardship. In this Thursday, June 8, 2017, the documentary as “mildly organizers announced on Tuesday. Creditors chase him after he fails to repay file photo, former FBI director timely.” The Kiarostami award was launched the high-interest loan he owes. His dad, James Comey speaks during a The series’ analysis of the by the Hafez Awards in 2016 to honor an a high school teacher, tries helping him Senate Intelligence Committee past will be used to gauge what innovative filmmaker, but the organizers but his fiancé puts pressure on him. As a hearing on Capitol Hill, in may come of the federal investi- have said that the award will be presented result, Shahab decides to do something Washington. (AP /Andrew gation of possible coordination to a debut directorial film with an very unusual. Harnik) between the Trump campaign experimental design this year. “Simulation” is about three bored young and Russia in the 2016 election, Showtime said. The nominees are “Isolation” by men who decide to pay a visit to an older Morteza-Ali Abbas-Mirzai, “The Home” man they only know vaguely, but the old by Asghar Yusefinejad, “Bridge of Sleep” man turns a gun on them as he thinks by Oktay Baraheni, “Simulation” by Abed they’ve come to burgle him. Screen legend Robert Abest, and “Khargiush” by Mani Baghbani. “Khargiush” is a comedy about Arash, “Isolation” is about Parviz who leaves whose father is diagnosed with cancer and Redford is retiring prison for three days to hold a funeral has left the country. His friends decide from acting for his wife, who died tragically in a car to help him forget the difficult situation. accident. He also wants to learn whether The ceremony of the 18th edition of LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — Oscar winner Robert his wife has committed suicide. the Hafez Awards, Iran’s first and only Redford will retire from acting following this autumn’s “The Home” tells the story of Sayeh private awards in the film industry and release of his upcoming film “The Old Man & The Gun”, who has broken off relations with her TV productions, will be held in Tehran the 81-year-old told Entertainment Weekly in a story family after marriage. Her father dies and Javad Ezzati (L) and Babak Hamidian act in a scene from the comic movie “Khargiush” on August 13. published on Monday. she returns home to attend his funeral, by Mani Baghbani. The Persian cinematic monthly Donya- Redford, best known for films such as “Butch Cassidy but in his last will and testament, he has academic center for autopsy. However, “Bridge of Sleep” recounts the story ye Tasvir (Picture World) is the organizer and the Sundance Kid” and “Out of Africa”, plays a seasoned asked that his remains be donated to an Sayeh is diametrically opposed to the idea. of Shahab, who is about to get married. of the film gala. bank robber in the new movie, which is scheduled to debut in theaters in September. “Never say never, but I pretty well concluded that this would be it for me in terms of acting, and (I’ll) move toward “Mission: Impossible” bests Winnie-the-Pooh at box office retirement after this ‘cause I’ve been doing it since I was NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Cruise sped past and “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” theaters, government sensors have recently 21,” Redford told the magazine. Winnie-the-Pooh at the box office to lead Made for an estimated $75 million, Marc been blocking images of Winnie-the-Pooh “I thought, well, that’s enough. And why not go out with all films for the second straight week with Forster’s “Christopher Robin” stars Ewan after bloggers began using him to parody something that’s very upbeat and positive?” he added. an estimated $35 million in ticket sales for McGregor as a grown-up Christopher Robin Chinese president Xi Jinping. In the film, Redford plays Forrest Tucker, a real-life “Mission Impossible -- Fallout.” reunited with the beloved characters of the The late-summer success of “Mission: career criminal who was caught robbing banks 17 times. The success of Paramount Pictures’ sixth, Hundred Acre Wood: Pooh, Tigger, Piglet Impossible” — which has made $124.5 million Each time he was jailed but managed to escape. stunt-filled “Mission: Impossible” installment, and the rest (who are rendered digitally but thus far along with $205 million interna- “To me, that was a wonderful character to play at this along with muted enthusiasm for the Walt convincingly felt-like). While reviews were tionally — is helping solidify a comeback point in my life,” Redford said of Tucker, whose robberies Disney Co.’s “Christopher Robin”, made mixed, audiences gave it an “A? CinemaScore. summer for Hollywood. The summer box spanned more than 60 years. for a seldom-seen result: A Disney movie Cathleen Taff, head of distribution for office is up 10.6 percent from last year’s re- action-comedy “The Spy Who Dumped Me,” “It made me wonder: I wonder if he was not averse to debuting in second place. Disney, said there’s room for non-tentpole cord-low season, according to comScore, and starring Mila Kunis and Kate McKinnon, getting caught so he that could enjoy the real thrill of his In a year where the studio has already releases in the Disney slate. year-to-date ticket sales are up 8 percent. debuted in third with $12.4 million for Li- life, which is to escape?” notched three $1 billion films worldwide “It’s one of our smaller films and it’s really “As we head into what is almost always onsgate. Redford got his big screen breakthrough in 1967 with (“Black Panther,” ?Avengers: Infinity War” focused on character and emotion,” said Taff. the slowest month at the summer box office, And a pair of poorly reviewed releases a role in “Barefoot in the Park” opposite Jane Fonda, and and, as of this week, “Incredibles 2”), the “We’re happy with where it’s at and we think we have some nice momentum going,” said sputtered in nationwide release. Fox’s young- he cemented his stardom with roles in classic movies such more modest Winnie-the-Pooh live-action it’s got some runway being one of the only Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst adult dystopian thriller “The Darkest Minds” as “The Sting” and “All The President’s Men.” revival opened with a relatively ho-hum $25 family options going forward.” for comScore. “With a 10.6 percent increase (19 percent “fresh” on Rotten Tomatoes) In 1980, he won an Academy Award for his directorial million. As a reminder that “Christopher Rob- Taff confirmed that “Christopher Robin” over the summer last year, we’re going to opened with $5.7 million on 3,127 screens. debut, “Ordinary People” and in 2002 he received a Lifetime in” was a minor release for Disney, “Black has been denied a release in China, locking maintain a solid advantage when we get to And right-wing filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza’s Achievement Oscar. Panther” on Sunday became the third film to the release out from the world’s second larg- the end of the month.” “Death of a Nation” (0 percent “fresh” on As for whether he will also retire from directing, Redford ever cross $700 million domestically, a feat est film market. While China provides no Not all the news was great. Comedy contin- Rotten Tomatoes) debuted with $2.3 million said: “We’ll see about that.” only previously accomplished by “Avatar” reason for the films it doesn’t select for its ues to struggle at the box office. The R-rated on 1,032 screens.