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12 Pages Price 10,000 Rials 38th year No.12582 Wednesday JUNE 22, 2016 Tir 2, 1395 Ramadan 16, 1437 Iran raises Boeing says eyebrow as Leader asks literati to it signs sales Bahrain revokes agreement citizenship of care about current issues with Iran Air top cleric DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) CULTURE TEHRAN — Supreme Leader of the country. He made the remarks during his “Today, another war of a soft type as well as a po- — Boeing Co. said Tuesday it signed deskof the Islamic Revolution Aya- annual meeting with Iranian poets and a number litical and cultural struggle is currently underway, and POLITICAL TEHRAN — The an agreement with Iran Air “expressing tollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has asked literati to of Persian-speaking literati from Afghanistan, In- poetry as an effective instrument should fulfill its re- deskIranian parliament the airline’s intent” to buy its aircraft, take a stance on current issues and the essentials dia and Pakistan on evening Monday. sponsibilities in this fight,” the Leader stated. 12 speaker has said the Bahraini regime marking the first major deal with an is in grave miscalculation if it sees the American company in the Islamic Re- revocation of the citizenship of Sheikh public following its landmark nuclear Isa Qassim, a top Shiite cleric, as a way Iran marks International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking deal last year with world powers. to end the political turmoil in the king- The Chicago-based manufacturer is- dom. sued a statement to The Associated Press The monarchy in Bahrain an- See page 10 saying that it signed the agreement “under nounced on Monday that it had re- authorizations from the U.S. government voked the citizenship of the major following a determination that Iran had figure due to what they have called met its obligations under the nuclear ac- serving “foreign interest.” cord reached last summer.” Condemning the act, Larijani said, “Boeing will continue to follow the “The Islamic Consultative Council par- lead of the U.S. government with re- liament) warns the Bahraini regime of gards to working with Iran’s airlines, the rude adventurism, believing it will and any and all contracts with Iran’s dash hopes for achieving a peaceful airlines will be contingent upon U.S. solution.” government approval,” it said. According to a statement by the Boeing offered no further details on country’s interior minister, Sheikh Isa the sale. Qassim “exploited the religious pulpit Iran Air, the country’s national carrier, for political purposes to serve foreign said this week it wants to buy new gen- interests … encouraged sectarianism erations of the Boeing 737, as well as the and violence.” 300ER and 900 version of the Boeing 777. The statement also claimed Isa Qa- Earlier Tuesday, Iran’s Transporta- ssim established organizations that tion Minister Abbas Akhoundi said a follow an external religious political possible deal between the Islamic Re- authority, played a major role in cre- public and Boeing could be worth as ating an extremist sectarian environ- much as $25 billion, on par with the ment and worked on dividing the soci- country’s earlier deal with its European ety alongside sects and in accordance rival, Airbus. 4 with subordination to his orders. 2 VIEWPOINT By Seyed Hossein Mousavian PERSPECTIVE and Reza Nasri

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Interior Minister Rahmani Fazli caresses a little girl who holds a photo of her father martyred in the fight against drug traffickers. he United States, along with Caspian energy TFrance, Germany, Britain, China and Russia, reached a historic grid: The energy deal with Iran last July that lifts most sanctions in return for curbs on Iran’s Silk Road MPs congratulate liberation of Fallujah nuclear program. The deal, codified in POLITICAL TEHRAN — A group of Ira- po. The Iraqi forces recaptured Fallujah from ISIL the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action potentially important event desk and endorsed by the United Nations took place at the Research In- nian MPs issued a statement The Iraqi people stood against the Wahha- on Friday. The city was occupied by the terror- A on Tuesday congratulating the Iraqi people and bis who were supported by the U.S. and Saudis, ists in January 2014. Security Council Resolution 2231, spe- stitute for Energy Management government on the liberation of Fallujah. the statement said. The MPs added the U.S., “There is no place in Iraq for you [ter- cifically includes allowing non-Ameri- & Planning (RIEMP) of Tehran Univer- can banks to operate in Iran. sity on June 20 by the launch of the The statement was read at the end of the Israel and some Arab governments spared no rorists] and you will be punished for all the open session of parliament. efforts in providing the Takfiri terrorists with fi- crimes you have committed. The Iraqi peo- But European banks are still reluc- Caspian Energy Grid initiative. tant to enter Iran because they have Chris Cook, a director of Petro Scot- The statement said that “victory” in liberat- nancial and arms supports, however their plots ple are all united against you. Get out of our ing Fallujah opens new prospect for defeating were foiled thanks to the advisory role given by country, for Iraq is for Iraqis,” the Press TV no solid legal assurance from Wash- land, said the aim of the initiative is to ington that its enforcement agencies create a new generation of efficient the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant in other IRGC Quds Force Commander Major General quoted Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi Iraqi cities such as Mosul, Al-Raqqah and Alep- Qassem Soleimani. as saying on Friday. would not later sue them for violat- and sustainable energy infrastructure ing residual American sanction laws for Iran, regional neighboring coun- that predate the nuclear negotiations. 18 June 2016 as a joint ceremony Land Degradation Neutrality in Iran. sures on such resources progres- tries and others. The key to achiev- These laws are complex and ambig- ARTICLE organized by the FAO Representa- Land preservation is central sively intensify. ing this is the ability, in post-sanctions uous even to sophisticated legal de- tion in Iran and the Forest, Range- to our ongoing efforts to em- At the global level, continued time, to finance development and By Serge R. Nakouzi partments in European banks. So the land and Watershed Management bed sustainable development. land degradation over the next fund operations. The FAO Representative banks, understandably, have been Organization (FRWO) of the Min- Effective land management is a 25 years could reduce global food With the aim of creating a 21st to Iran and to ECO unwilling to do business with Iran and istry of Jihad-e Agriculture, the fundamental component of the production by up to 12% and po- century physical Caspian Energy Grid, risk fines in the billions of dollars if they urgency of the issue of land deg- food, water, energy and envi- tentially result in an increase of and a parallel “Smart Market’ energy unwittingly violated the rules. 2 finance network, an interim agreement Achieving land radation and its effects on ecosys- ronmental health “nexus”, which up to 30% in world food prices. was signed by Professor H.M. Sadeghi, tems and the livelihoods of rural is critical in embedding an inte- Global trends such as population “Voice of president of Education & Research In- degradation populations was brought to the grated approach to secure both dynamics and the increasing de- stitute of Iran Chamber of Commerce, forefront of public discourse. a viable and sustainable devel- mand for energy, food, and wa- Science” named Industries, Mines & Agriculture, H. Ir- neutrality in Iran This year’s slogan of “Protect opment paradigm in the light of ter are expected to dramatically best at Phoenix anmanesh of RIEMP, and Chris Cook of the Earth, Restore Land, Engage the vast challenges being faced increase pressure on the land. By Petro Scotland. his week, following the People” highlights the significance by nations in safeguarding their 2030, the demand for food, en- Film Festival In essence the agreement brings Tcommemoration of the of comprehensive strategic frame- natural resources. These chal- ergy, and water is expected to in- together Iran’s private sector and World Day to Combat De- works as well as all-inclusive partici- lenges are envisaged to become crease by at least 50%, 45% and Melbourne public/academic sectors with leading sertification 2016 held on Saturday pation and cooperation in achieving increasingly acute as the pres- 30% respectively. 3 international market and develop- ARTTEHRAN — Iranian desk ment expertise in relation to the legal FDI in Iran soars with PSA finalizes €400m joint director Moham- structures and financial instruments mad-Hadi Naiji’s social drama “Voice of necessary to finance and fund new sanctions relief venture with Iran Khodro Science” won the award for best film at infrastructure at a time when conven- the Phoenix Film Festival Melbourne, the tional structures and instruments are The withdrawal of many economic behind regional powerhouses the The PSA Group and Iran Kho- standards in this long-standing organizers announced on Tuesday. The inadequate. and financial sanctions in Iran has United Arab Emirates and Saudi Ara- dro signed the final joint venture Peugeot market. film was screened in a category dedi- Energy strategy reopened the county’s economy bia. Agreement to lift sanctions, in agreement on Tuesday to pro- Commenting on the cated to movies with a budget under After the Caspian Energy Grid to a stream of new investments. exchange for reduction in Iran’s nu- duce latest-generation vehicles agreement, Jean-Christophe $250,000. Starring Hashem Mahmudi- presentation and launch, a wide-rang- Data from FDI Markets, an FT clear operation, was initially reached in Iran. This 50/50 joint ven- Quémard, Executive Vice-Pres- fard and Shirin Esmaeili, “Voice of Science” ing discussion took place involving a service that monitors cross-bor- in July 2015. But implementation did ture is expected to invest up to ident, Middle East & Africa, tells the story of Mir Hashem, a young range of Iranian energy experts who der greenfield investment, shows not occur until January 2016. Lifting €400 million over the next five said: “Today marks a crucial cleric whose wife leaves him because of were present to witness the launch. that before the lifting of sanctions, sanctions will unfreeze billions of years in manufacturing and R&D milestone in our project with angry creditors and his infertility problem. There was a clear consensus on two Iran was ranked 12th out of the dollars of overseas assets and allow capacity. Iran Khodro. The two partners In 2015, the Phoenix Film Festival points: firstly, that in order for Iran to 14 Middle East nations for FDI be- oil to be sold internationally; a re- The agreement not only conducted discussions as an- Melbourne presented the same award make a successful transition to a low tween January 2003 and Decem- striction that has cost Iran more than marks the beginning of a new nounced during President Has- to Iranian filmmaker Abbas Rafei’s carbon economy the over-riding or- ber 2015, equating to a market $160 billion in oil revenues since chapter in the two partners’ san Rouhani’s visit to Paris in “Oblivion Season”, a drama about the ganizing principle of Iran’s energy pol- share of 1.62 percent. 2012. Despite holding the second history but will also open up January 2016. I am proud to be new life of an ex-prostitute. icy must be – as is recognized in the Since sanctions were lifted this largest gas and fourth largest crude new possibilities for customers bringing the best in PSA Group According to the organizers, the PFFM Caspian Energy Grid agreement – that year, Iran has climbed to number oil reserves globally, Iran has flagged in Iran, who will be offered ve- technology to our Iranian cus- aims to highlight both films with potential three in the rankings, with a market behind other emerging Middle East- hicles built to the highest com- tomers.” of Least Resource Cost. 3 commercial success as well as low-budget share of 11.11 per cent, placed only ern countries. 4 fort, safety and environmental 4 ones of artistic merit and scope. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y NATION 2 JJUNEUNE 22,22, 20162016 http://www.tehrantimes.com/international

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Iranian MPs condemn the UN delisting of policy not dependent on individuals Saudi Arabia POLITICAL TEHRAN — The Irani- blue, Iranian and foreign sources linked deskan intelligence minister it, inter alia, to Zarif’s get-together with TEHRAN — 202 Iranian MPs on Tuesday signed a has said Tehran’s foreign policy does not his American counterpart John Kerry on statement condemning the UN move in removing pivot around individuals, responding to the sidelines of the Oslo Forum 2016 in Saudi Arabia from the list of countries that have vi- recent Foreign Ministry appointments. Norway. olated children’s rights. Mahmoud Alavi made the remarks During the meeting Zarif had signaled “By doing so the UN secretary general has put on Tuesday in a press conference after that he had more authority on the Syria ICANA his hand in the hands of those who pretend to up- he briefed the Iranian parliament behind file than any times before, and that Iran hold human rights, while their hands are stained closed doors on security issues. may be prepared to show more flexibil- with the blood of thousands of innocent lives,” the Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad ity to advance a political solution, said statement read, ICANA reported. Zarift named on Sunday Foreign Ministry Al-Monitor. The MPs regretted that instead of acting to- spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari as his The news, however, drew immediate ward the redemption of violated rights, the UN has deputy for Arab and African Affairs, re- disproval of the Iranian Foreign Minis- turned into a tool in the hands of global powers to placing Hossein Amirabdollahian. try which rejected any shift in its Syrian pursue their interests. Zarif also appointed Bahram Qase- agenda. mi, former ambassador to Ireland, Italy, Relevant to this, a group of Basij stu- and Spain, as the Foreign Ministry’s new dents from six universities in Tehran is- Some spokesman. sued an announcement, attributing the governors-general “A change in individuals does not replacement to talks between Zarif and mean a change in policies,” said Alavi. Kerry in Oslo, calling Zarif to act based on to be replaced Curiosity was particularly aroused over non-partisanship. Amir-Abodollahian’s relegation to foreign Also, to some analysts, without Amir-Ab- example, quotes from Almustaqbal as hold true to a great extent as any change minister’s advisor as he was one of the dollahian, Tehran will have a less bumpy saying in March 2106 that absence of of tack in Tehran’s regional and interna- TEHRAN — The Interior Ministry is going to key players in Syrian and Iraqi affairs, road to reconciliation with Arab countries, Amir-Abdollahian will be a goodwill ges- tional attitude is subjected to the Leader’s change a number of governors-general, according both important for Tehran. notably Saudi Arabia and Qatar. ture to Arab countries. green light with or without Amir-Abdol- to the deputy interior minister for political affairs While the appointment was out of Javan, an Iranian rightist daily, for Mahmoud Alavi’s comments seems to lahian. Mohammad Hossein Moqimi. “The number of the changes is limited and they

TASNIM will be done gradually,” Moqimi told Tasnim on Tuesday. Tehran raises eyebrow as Bahrain revokes citizenship of top cleric He said the names of the new governors-gen- eral will not be revealed until after their appoint- ments. 1 General Qasem Soleimani, the commander of Qods Accordingly, it was decided to revoke the citizenship Force, saying that crossing Isa Qassim’s redline risks “dire of Sheikh Isa Qassim, it said. repercussions, including armed struggle by people and Iran completes While the Bahraini interior minister did not explicitly overthrow of the Al-Khalifa dynasty.” conceptual design say what was meant by “foreign interests,” but it is a not- Also, the Iranian Foreign Ministry in a statement on so-veiled reference to Iran, which they accuse of backing Monday, carried on its official website, condemned the phase of manned Shiite minorities in the kingdom. move, denouncing the regime’s “intensification of its se- spacecraft Ever since the Arab Spring unrests broke out in 2011, curity approach toward religious and national leaders, Manamah has been in turmoil, and Sheikh Isa Qassim opposition to religious beliefs and principles, and misap- TEHRAN — Iranian space scientists have conclud- has been a vociferous critic of the government’s crack- propriation of religious assets and funds of the Bahraini ed research on the conceptual design of a home- down on the public rallies and outcries. people.” grown manned spacecraft together with its carrier The decision to strip Qassim of citizenship rights The Foreign Ministry further called on the Al Khali- rocket, or launch vehicle. “takes Bahrain into the darkest days it has seen since fah regime to end the ongoing crisis in the country by The Iranian Space Agency is working hard to the anti-government protests and violent crackdown of stopping illegal behavior and holding a serious national

NASIM meet a 2025 deadline for sending astronauts to 2011,” Nicholas McGeehan, the Bahrain researcher at Hu- dialogue. space, Nasim reported on Sunday. man Rights Watch, told the New York Times. He added, May, left Bahrain for Denmark two weeks ago, fearing of Moreover, the decision has sparked anger of Qom During the conceptual design phase, research- “The Bahraini authorities are shutting the door on politi- being rearrested. Seminary Scholars’ Community. In a statement, it has ers designed and unveiled a mock-up of a space- cal reform, while simultaneously stoking dissent.” Also, last week, the kingdom suspended all activi- blamed the Al Khalifah regime for pressuring the coun- craft, designed for sub-orbital spaceflight. A close ally of Saudi Arabia, the caliphate has taken ties by the opposition group al-Wefaq, whose secretary try’s Muslims, warning the ruling family of the repercus- The craft, which would weigh one ton, is de- forceful actions against dissidents, suffocating voices of general, Sheikh Ali Salman, has been imprisoned since sions of the move. signed to enter space in 9 main stages following rivals, what Saudis did to Sheikh Nimr Baqir al-Nimr. December 2014. “Condemning Al Khalifah’s crackdown on Bahraini the start of engines of the launch vehicle and return Relevant to this, Zainab Khawaja, 32, a dual citizen of The citizenship revocation has also come in for a lot clerics and revolutionaries, Qom Seminary Scholars’ to earth safely. Bahrain and Denmark who was imprisoned along with of flak from other Iranian officials and organizations. Community announces its support for the Bahraini peo- The Iranian manned spacecraft is scheduled her infant son, was released on humanitarian grounds in The strongest warning words were voiced by Major ple in their campaign.” to reach an altitude of 175 kilometers before descent. Defense powerp and diplomacy are ‘complementary’, Velayati says Zarif starts tour of France, POLITICAL TEHRANRAN — fortsforts without reliance on a military “foreigners’ infiltration” into the Mid- mand” by Washington that the Islamic Re- Netherlands deskAli Akbarkbar Ve-Ve- “powerful“pow government” will bear dle East region, adding that “foreign- public should not upgrade its military power. layati, a senior foreigngn ppolicyolicy no fruit, he said in an interview ers’ infiltration” in neighboring coun- The U.S. is seeking to curb Iran’s defen- adviser to Leader of thethe withwith Tasnim news agency pub- tries will threaten Iran. sive power in order to impose its will on TEHRAN — Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Islamic Revolution,n, lishedlis on Tuesday. Velayati also said that some of the war- Tehran, the former foreign minister noted. Zarif traveled to Paris on Tuesday on the first leg of has said that defensee Elsewhere, he said high de- torn regional countries have requested However no country has the right to his two-nation European tour. power and diplomat- fense capability is “strategic” help from Iran and Tehran is quite ready to ask Iran to halt boosting its defense ca- Zarif’s two-day visit to Paris is made at the official ic interaction are for Iran. help the people and “legitimate govern- pability, Velayati said.

IRNA invitation of his French counterpart Jean-Marc Ay- “complementary”. He also highlighted the ments” in the region. The top politician added Iran has no rault, IRNA reported, Diplomatic ef- importance of preventing He went to say that it is an “excessive de- intention to attack any country. This is Zarif’s first official visit to France. While in Paris, Zarif is to discuss bilateral and regional developments with senior French officials There are no social posts yet and outline the post-JCPOA era. Zarif will also pay a visit to the Netherlands. 1 a major obstacle to any foreseeable rapprochement. adapt domestic laws to the United States’ foreign-policy That reluctance has made some critics of the historic To avoid that outcome, and allow full implementation needs (and, at this point, to American obligations under nuclear deal question its ultimate value as a stabilizing of the nuclear deal, European and other non-American international law), we believe that he can, and should, at factor in international relations and an enduring barrier banks want concrete legal assurances from the United least use his authority over law enforcement and foreign Prosecutor bemoans to nuclear proliferation. States government that they would not be punished if policy to protect the achievements of the nuclear deal. lack of support for So far, political commitments by the Secretary of they entered Iran. The Iranian leadership, and with it the Iranian public, State John Kerry and his Western counterparts not to We firmly believe that President Obama has the pow- strongly believe that the American president has enough Iran’s war on drugs pursue the banks have not had their intended confi- er to provide such assurance, and that he should use it power and authority to solve the banking problem, and dence-building effect. now. expect Mr. Obama to act accordingly. We believe that In Brussels recently, Mr. Kerry, along with the Euro- To be specific, he should officially instruct his attor- European countries share this expectation. TEHRAN — Iran’s Prosecutor General Mohammad pean Union’s foreign policy leader, Federica Mogherini, ney general, and all subordinate American enforcement But time is running out, and nobody can be sure Jafar Montazeri has lamented lack of international and their counterparts from France, Germany and Brit- agencies, to refrain from prosecuting non-United States of the outcome of the current presidential elections. support for Iran’s costly campaign against narcotics ain, pledged that their governments would encourage banks that wish to work with Iran. In other words, he So Mr. Obama must act as quickly as possible. Prompt trafficking. investments in Iran by European Union banks. They even should call a moratorium on American prosecution of and specific reassurances from the administration that ISNA Speaking on Tuesday, Montazeri said that while issued a joint statement that they would “not stand in foreign firms, sending the clear message that prosecu- foreign banks would not be punished for conducting sharing border with Afghanistan, the world’s big- the way of permitted business activity with Iran.” tion would not be the norm, but an improbable excep- legitimate business with Iran would give financial insti- gest producer of narcotics, has inflicted enormous Nevertheless, European banks remain uncomfortable tion. tutions enough time to shape and sufficiently develop costs on Iran, the country has not received any no- relying on mere words. And there is no vigorous action Such action would not be far-fetched. In fact, we be- their business ties with Iran. That, in turn, would make it table cooperation from international organizations, from the American administration to better facilitate lieve that a strong case can be made that it would have difficult for any new administration to reverse Mr. Oba- ISNA reported. Iran’s access to the global financial system. precedents in the foreign-policy and constitutional his- ma’s policy of constructive engagement. One result is that a narrative is emerging in Iran that tory of the United States. For example, in 1831, Andrew In other words, we believe that the remaining days of the United States has failed to live up to a key com- Jackson’s attorney general, Roger B. Taney, issued a legal the Obama administration should be devoted to consol- ‘Bahraini cleric’s mitment under the nuclear agreement. Ayatollah Ali opinion in a case known as “Jewels of the Princess of idating and stabilizing the post-agreement international citizenship annulment Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, recently warned that Orange,” stating that the president, in his constitutional order, and the numerous economic, political and securi- “anyone who has ever trusted America was eventually roles overseeing the execution of laws and conducting ty benefits it could bring everyone. will not go without slapped by it,” and many other officials — some of whom foreign affairs, also had the power to decide not to pros- In the same vein, it is also said in Tehran that a few response’ Ambassador Mousavian recently met in Tehran — are ecute. serious and sizable American investments in Iran — in TEHRAN — increasingly upset with the United States’ performance. Since then, there have been other instances of pres- fields allowable under current American laws — would An IRGC official said on Tuesday that If this narrative gains momentum and wipes out idential uses of executive power over law enforcement send a very positive message to America’s allies, and Bahrain’s move in stripping the country’s top Shia the sense of hope and optimism that the nuclear deal that have gradually consolidated the principle that the allay the fear of other Western actors who might still be cleric of his citizenship will not go without an “inter- brought to Iran’s business community and its general president, not courts or prosecutors, makes foreign pol- reluctant to enter the Iranian sphere. national response”. public, we risk re-entering the tired old path of mistrust icy. In 1981, for example, the Supreme Court in Dames & Seyed Hossein Mousavian is a research scholar at the FARS Yadollah Javani, advisor to the representative and antagonism — a lose-lose paradigm for both Iran, Moore v. Regan supported Ronald Reagan’s power to Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Af- of the Leader in the IRGC, attributed the decision the United States, the region and beyond. It would be dif- redirect a private claim against Iran to an independent fairs at Princeton and the author of “The Iranian Nuclear to Saudi “occupation” of Bahrain which is aimed at ficult for the two countries to cooperate on other global, claims tribunal in the Netherlands. Crisis: A Memoir.” Reza Nasri is a lawyer and a researcher maintaining the Al-Khalifa family in power with mil- regional or bilateral issues. And if Iranian public opinion In sum, if the president finds that Washington politics at the Graduate Institute of International and Develop- itary force, Fars reported. turned despondent, that would in and of itself constitute make it impossible for him to work with Republicans to ment Studies in Geneva. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y

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Turkey, Israel to agree normalization ARTICLE Achieving land degradation deal June 26: report neutrality in Iran Turkey and Israel will this weekend an- Ambassadors to return Meeting these demands will require 175-220 million hectares nounce a deal on normalizing ties, end- The announcement would be made of additional cropland. These needs will not be met sustain- ing a six-year diplomatic crisis sparked after talks between top Turkish foreign ably unless we preserve and restore the productivity of our by a deadly Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound ministry official Feridun Sinirlioglu and land. Business as usual will lead to more deforestation. flotilla in which 10 Turkish nationals died, Israel’s pointman on Turkish relations, Jo- If we are to overcome hunger and food insecurity in the a report said Tuesday. seph Ciechanover, it added. world, we would need to raise our agricultural productivity The Hurriyet daily said the two sides It did not say where the talks would by an estimated 60% globally, including by 100% in develop- would make the announcement dur- be held. ing countries, by the year 2050. ing final talks on June 26 after intensive The two diplomats would then meet However, the world’s ecosystems, biodiversity and associ- diplomacy resulted in a compromise again in July to formally sign the agree- ated goods and services are also under increasing pressure agreement on the partial lifting of Israel’s ment after which ambassadors would re- from the loss of crop diversity, deforestation, degradation blockade on the Gaza Strip. turn to the respective embassies and full and losses of arable land, growing competition for increas- Previously tight relations between ties would be restored. ingly scarce water and the adverse impact of climate change. Israel and key NATO member Turkey Israel’s Haaretz daily said Israeli and Turk- The sustainable use and management of terrestrial ecosys- were significantly downgraded after ish negotiating teams are to meet in a Euro- tems, forests, mountains, land and soils and their related bio- Israeli commandos staged a botched pean capital on June 26 for a decisive round diversity has been at the very heart of the global community’s pre-dawn raid on the six-ship flotilla in of talks on the reconciliation agreement. deliberations as it grapples with the impacts of climate change May 2010 as it tried to run the blockade Analysts have said Turkey may pur- and the ever more challenging environmental problems. The on Gaza. sue a more conciliatory foreign poli- Sustainable Development Goals adopted last year articulated Nine activists on board the Turk- cy following the departure of former the need for member nations to address these issues and artic- ish-owned Mavi Marmara ferry were prime minister Ahmet Davutoglu, who ulated the related targets under SDG 15. The collective capabil- killed, with a tenth person later dying of Under terms of the deal, Israel will al- when Hamas took control of the enclave, spearheaded an aggressive and inter- ities of the various funds, programmes and specialized agencies his wounds, sparking a bitter diplomatic low the completion of a much-needed but eased significantly following a wave ventionist strategy. of the UN system have been committed to align their efforts crisis. hospital in Gaza, as well as the construc- of international outrage over the flotilla His successor Binali Yildirim last within the framework of their respective mandates and fields Two of Turkey’s key conditions for nor- tion of a new power station and a sea carnage. week said he wanted no permanent of expertise in support member states in attaining these goals. malization -- an apology and compensa- water distillation plant for drinking water. Meanwhile, Turkey will send aid to tensions with Black Sea and Mediterra- For the past several decades, FAO has been providing, at the tion -- were largely met, leaving its third Israel imposed its blockade on Gaza Gaza but channel it via the Israeli port nean neighbors after serious ruptures request of its Member Nations, technical expertise, advice and demand, that Israel lift its blockade on in June 2006 after Palestinian militants of Ashdod rather than sending it di- not just with Israel but also with Egypt assistance with various aspects of the agricultural improvement the Hamas-run Gaza Strip, as the main there snatched an Israeli soldier. The rectly to the Palestinian enclave, the and Russia. obstacle. restrictions were tightened a year later paper said. (Source: AFP) and rural development of arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid zones ravaged by drought and desertification. FAO has been actively engaged with key local as well as international institutions and partners in undertaking suc- Egypt court ‘voids’ Red Sea islands’ Japan military on alert for possible cessfully drought mitigation, land restoration and rehabilita- tion initiatives in a broad spectrum of the world’s drylands. transfer to Saudi North Korean ballistic missile launch The immense knowledge derived by the Organization in combatting serious desertification challenges in various continents of the world has enabled member states to attain notable impacts in redressing the issues pertaining to soil erosion and degradation. In arid and semi-arid regions of the world, such as Iran, these challenges and pressures on natural resources are and will be even more severe. Throughout the past five decades, the United Nations has been working closely with the Government of Iran to support the sustainable management of its natural resources through a number of projects and initiatives. The safeguarding of the environment has been a central focus of our development programmes and will continue to be a key pillar of our interventions over the upcoming five An Egyptian court has reversed a deci- filed the lawsuit with Egypt’s Admin- Japan’s military was on alert for a in May, prompting the order for the years under the new UN Development Assistance Frame- sion to hand over two Red Sea islands istrative Court at the State Council possible North Korean ballistic mis- military to go on alert. work which will commence in 2017. to Saudi Arabia. arguing that President Sisi, Prime sile launch, a government source South Korea’s Foreign Ministry said FAO for its part has also Tuesday’s verdict by the highest ad- Minister Sherif Ismail and Parliament said on Tuesday, with media report- if the North goes ahead with a launch sought, since the establish- ministrative court in Cairo declared void Speaker Ali Abdel Al had wrongfully ing its navy and anti-missile Patriot it would again be in violation of UN The immense ment of its presence in the a maritime border accord with Saudi relinquished Egypt’s rights over the batteries have been told to shoot resolutions and defying repeated knowledge country, to lend its specialised Arabia, which would have seen Egypt two islands. down any projectile heading for Ja- warnings by the international com- derived by the technical expertise and its surrender control of the Tiran and San- Led by Khaled Ali, a lawyer and pan. munity. substantive experience and afir islands at the mouth of the Gulf of former presidential hopeful, they ar- North Korea appeared to have “It will further isolate the North from Organization knowledge in land manage- Aqaba. gued the border demarcation agree- moved an intermediate-range missile the international community,” minis- in combatting ment, as well as in the relat- While the verdict is not final, it could ment was illegal, citing article 151 of to its east coast, but there were no try spokesman Cho June-hyuck told a serious ed disciplines of water man- deal a blow to Egyptian President Ab- the Egyptian constitution, which states signs of an imminent launch, South briefing. agement, forestry, drought del-Fattah el-Sisi’s government, which that all matters regarding the drawing Korea’s Yonhap News Agency report- The United Nations Security Council desertification mitigation etc. with a view to has eagerly argued the agreement of Egypt’s borders must be reviewed by ed, citing an unnamed government in March imposed tightened sanctions challenges combatting the challenges of would bring economic benefits for the parliament. source. against North Korea over its pursuit of in various desertification faced in Iran. Egypt. The Egyptian constitution also states A South Korean defense ministry of- nuclear weapons. continents of I am delighted to share The initial deal was made pub- that a national referendum is required ficial said it could not confirm the Yon- North Korea has failed in all four at- a specific example of the lic in April during a high-profile visit before any changes to the state’s bor- hap report and said the military was tempts to launch the Musudan, which the world has measures that have been to Cairo by the Saudi monarch, King ders can be finalized. watching the North’s missile activities theoretically has the range to reach any enabled member effectively realized here in Salman, during which he announced One of the lawyers who co-filed the closely. part of Japan and the U.S. territory of states to attain Iran over the past five years a mutli-billion dollar aid package to lawsuit, Malek Adly, has been detained Tension in the region has been Guam. through the partnership that Egypt. since late April over under of “spread- high since North Korea conducted North Korea tried unsuccessfully to notable impacts had been forged by the FAO Critics argue the islands will be given ing false rumors and inciting protests its fourth nuclear test in January and test launch the Musudan three times in redressing the Land & Water Division and its to Saudi Arabia as a payoff, something against the agreement,” AhramOnline followed that with a satellite launch in April, according to U.S. and South issues pertaining Forestry Department with the the government has denied. reported. and test launches of various mis- Korean officials, while a May attempt Forest, Range and Watershed “Egyptian sovereignty over the is- The agreement in April sparked pro- siles. failed a day after Japan put its military to soil erosion Management Organization lands holds, and it [is] forbidden to tests across Egypt. More than 150 peo- Japan has put its anti-ballistic missile on alert. and degradation. (FRWO), together with the change their status in any form or ple were jailed in connection to riots at forces on alert several times this year North Korea is believed to have support of the Global Envi- through any procedure for the benefit the time, although many were later re- after detecting signs of missile launch- up to 30 Musudan missiles, accord- ronmental Facility (GEF), in Rehabilitating Forest Landscapes of any other state,” said State Council leased or had their sentences reduced. es. ing to South Korean media, which and Degraded Lands (RFLDL) in the arid and semi-arid areas Vice President Judge Yehia El-Dakroury, Egyptian troops have been sta- The Japanese government source officials said were first deployed in of Kerman and South Khorasan Provinces. who issued the ruling, according to Ah- tioned on the two islands since the said there were again signs North Ko- around 2007, although the North The tangible results that have been attained through this ram Online, the English language web- 1950s at the request of Saudi Ara- rea might be preparing a launch of the had never attempted to test-fire successful project to date in terms of desertification control, res- site for Egypt’s leading daily. bia. intermediate-range Musudan missile, them until this year. toration of ecosystems, enhancing biodiversity, reinforcing food A group of Egyptian rights lawyers (Source: al Jazeera) the same missile it attempted to launch (Source: Reuters) security and generating sustainable livelihoods for local com- munities, evidence not only the effectiveness of the approach applied, but also reaffirm the viability of the technical method- Caspian energy grid: The energy Silk Road ologies implemented within the framework of this project in confronting the complexities of similar adversities in the country. Through the RFLDL project, the capabilities of local com- 1 ated power. absence of funding. ICCIMA’s membership and its Edu- munities are being reinforced to embrace sustainable for- What is meant by this is that for any given use of During discussions Mr. Cook pointed out that the cation and Research Institute will be instrumental in this est and land management practices in safeguarding of the electricity, heat/cooling, power the use of finite fossil fu- change can never come from within a system, and program, with the assistance of international partners of forests, as well as promoting alternative livelihood practices els and water must be minimized. rarely from within a country, and he was pleased Petro Scotland. through socio-economic initiatives to embed these sustain- The second point was the need – during the term of that he and his colleagues have been personally able In his presentation at the REIMP seminar, Mr. Cook able practices in the national and local provincial policies. the new 10th Parliament (Majlis) – for the formulation of to act as a catalyst for Iranian policy development, rightly pointed out the fact that Iran is at a crossroads, These activities are closely aligned to the national policies on an energy strategy and master plan for Iranian energy through introducing to Iran new concepts and per- being unable to go back to the dollar economy and un- combatting desertification, on the protection of biodiversity policy which will put this Least Resource Cost principle spectives. willing to suffer the same negative experience through and on the mitigating the impact of climate change. into effect. In a similar way, Iran is poised in the post-sanctions taking the Western (Euro) Road or the Silk (Yuan) Road To this effect the impact on the local communities and the Several examples emerged during the discussion of era to regain a rightful place in the global communi- to debt funding and over-dependence on foreign sup- sustainable practices has evidenced a notable progress in the tensions and conflicts between energy policy and pro- ty generally and global energy markets particularly. pliers and contractors. areas where this project is being implemented. jects which apply the principle of ‘Least Dollar Cost’ in Iran is therefore in my opinion uniquely well-placed According to him it seemed other participants in the As we move forward, FAO intends to be actively engaged order to generate short term profit, but which conflict to act as a catalyst by introducing new concepts to seminar also shared his view, that the way forward for in lending its technical global expertise as a specialized UN with the long term sustainability which is the outcome of discussions in respect to the post COP21 agreement Iran – which builds upon resistance economy by imple- agency with a lead mandate in these areas to support the Least Resource Cost policy. implementation, possibly at the forthcoming Word menting reforms based upon Iran’s culture and heritage Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, together with COP 21 Energy Council meeting in Istanbul in October or an- - is the resilience road to a sustainable low carbon econ- other agencies of the UN system and other partners, in mo- Nowhere is this conflict more evident than in re- other international conference which is planned for omy for Iran, and regional neighbors. bilizing the required efforts and implementing viable, holistic spect to the historic agreement reached in Paris earlier early December in Iran. In this way the Caspian Energy Grid will inte- and integrated measures that would enable the country to this year in relation to global action to address climate Next steps grate regional national grids into what Mr. Cook meet the new development targets of the post-2015 agenda change. A member of Iran’s negotiating team at COP The first phase on implementation of the Caspian En- termed a coherent and efficient Natural Grid. Con- in securing effective and sustainable land use, land and soil 21, Dr. Bahram Taheri, pointed out how the current mar- ergy Grid initiative is a program of research by RIEMP in sidering the recent agreement reached between management and land governance. ket-based agreements and instruments act directly not cooperation with ICCIM Education & Research Institute Iran’s Ministry of Energy and Iran’s northern neigh- As highlighted by SDG 15, soil is non-renewable – its loss only against Iran’s best interests, but against the aims of and development by Petro Scotland involving a series of boring countries for establishing North-South En- is not recoverable within a human lifespan. It is therefore vital the agreement itself, in the way that they would oblige bilateral workshops involving neighbors and aimed at ergy Corridor, I referred to the Caspian energy grid that we join hands and work collectively to safeguard our Iran to export natural gas rather than efficiently gener- kick-starting energy projects which have been stalled by as the energy Silk Road. lands and, by doing so, safeguard the future of humanity. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 4 ECONOMY JJUNEUNE 222,2, 22016016 http://www.tehrantimes.com/economy

NEWS Iran achieves single-digit Airbus planes purchase to be finalized within 3-4 weeks: Iranian min. inflation rate: spokesman

ECONOMY TEHRAN — Iran’s Transport Minister Ab- ECONOMY TEHRAN — The in- months. desk deskbas Akhoundi announced that the agree- flation rate for the Curbing inflation was one of the ma- ment on purchasing Airbus planes will be concluded within 12-month period ended in the last day of jor promises by Iranian President Hassan the next three or four weeks, Tasnim news agency reported the third Iranian calendar month of Khor- Rouhani during his presidential campaign. on Tuesday. dad (June 20) compared to the same pe- Under the previous administration, infla- “To put the deal into ac- riod in the previous year hit 9.5 percent, tion skyrocketed to cross 44%. tion, Airbus is required to IRNA quoted Government Spokesman Tayyebnia also noted that the govern- obtain some permits from Mohammad Baqer Nobakht as saying on ment is to institutionalize growth in the the American authorities, Tuesday. country’s economy in a move to reach the negotiations of which are The inflation rate for the 12-month pe- five-percent economic growth which has primarily conducted,” Ak- riod ended in the last day of the second been envisaged in the country’s budget houndi said. Iranian calendar month of Ordibehesht plan for the current Iranian calendar year In case talks with the gi- (May 20) compared to the same period in (began on March 20). ant airplane manufacturer the previous year was 10.2 percent. The official believes that removal of the bear fruit, the first airplanes On June 14, Finance and Economic Af- West-led sanctions against Iran’s econo- will enter Iran in the Iranian fairs Minister Ali Tayyebnia had said the my provides many opportunities for the calendar month of Mehr country planed to reduce the inflation country to achieve sustainable economic (September 22-October 19), rate to a single digit by the coming two growth. he said. The Iranian flag carrier, Iran Air, agreed in January to buy 118 jets worth $27 billion from Airbus when Iranian Presi- Boeing says it signs sales agreement with Iran Air dent Hassan Rouhani skirted the German capital in a tour of 1 flying while the rest are grounded due to lack of spare Europe. Boeing has been cautious about entering Iran's market parts. Parts and servicing remained nearly impossible Iran is also looking to purchase smaller planes from Can- as other sanctions remain in place against Tehran. Ameri- to get while the world sanctioned Iran over its nuclear ada’s Bombardier and Brazil’s Embraer, as Press TV reported can officials had said as recently as last weekend that the program. in January. sale would need permission from the U.S. Treasury. Included in last year's nuclear deal is approval for Iranian airliners have been long putting on a brave face It's unclear what changed in the last few days. Treas- airline manufacturers to enter the Iranian market. How- under sanctions, keeping their aging fleets operational main- ury officials could not be immediately reached for com- ever, American lawmakers have warned Boeing not to ly through falling back on black markets. ment. do business there as the Iran deal remains a hot topic in However, with the nuclear pact concluded between Iran Iranian airlines have some 60 Boeing airplanes in ser- the ongoing presidential election. and major powers, Iranian airliners now hope to fly safer, vice, but most were purchased before the 1979 Islamic Boeing may need to run the sale through an overseas cutting-edge planes. Revolution. subsidiary and use a currency other than U.S. dollars in Out of Iran's 250 commercial planes, about 150 are order to avoid running afoul of American laws.

Winter witnesses FDI in Iran soars with sanctions relief unemployment rate 1 ing in 2014 to 2,732 new jobs and capi- rate companies with capital expendi- in the Chabahar Free Trade-Industrial Global investment into Iran has tal expenditure of $1.67 billion. ture of $60 million. Zone by March 2017. The company’s increase in Iran been steadily increasing since 2013, Although 2015 showed a 48 percent The country has also attracted in- subsidiary Posco Energy also said it a year in which the country attracted increase in capital expenditure overall, vestments from the automotive sector, had entered a memorandum of under- ECONOMY TEHRAN — According to the latest figures just three FDI projects. This increased the first quarter was notable in fail- business services, consumer electron- standing with Iran-based PKP to build deskreleased by the Statistical Center of Iran (SCI), to eight in 2014 and nine in 2015. ing to attract any FDI projects, in stark ics and textiles, among others. a 500 megawatt off-gas power plant unemployment rate among the population who age 10 years It was in the first quarter of 2016, contrast to the same period this year. The principal countries investing (using gas generated during steelmak- and above stood at 11.8 percent in the past winter, which shows however, that the impact of sanction Predictably, Tehran attracted 36 in Iran during the period were South ing) nearby. a 0.3 percent rise compared to the same season in the preced- relief became evident. Iran won 22 FDI percent of recorded investments into Korea and Germany, which together The upward trend recorded by fDi ing year. projects during the quarter, the high- the country during the first quarter of committed to capital expenditure of Markets suggests the economic re- The figure also registers 1.1 percent increase compared to the est rate of investment since fDi Mar- 2016, and 40 percent of all FDI into Iran $2.15 billion. bound Iran is experiencing is set to past fall, the IRIB news reported. kets began recording data in 2003. since January 2013. South Korea-based steel producer continue. Nineteen investors signaled The data also shows that 10.2 percent of men and 19.7 per- Job creation and capital expendi- Since the sanctions were lifted the Pohang Iron and Steel (Posco) has an interest in future investments in the cent of women of ages 10 and above were jobless in winter. ture also rose between 2013 and 2016. leading sector for investment into Iran been the single largest investor in Iran country, representing an increase of 90 The unemployment rate was at 12.6 percent in urban areas Some 352 jobs were created in 2013 has been financial services, which has this year, with plans to invest $1.6 bil- percent from 2015. and 9.6 percent in rural ones in that season. with capital expenditure of $79m, ris- attracted four investments from sepa- lion to build an integrated steel mill (Source: Financial Times)

First private flight from Iran EU’s imports of goods from Iran triple in April yr/yr arrives in France ECONOMY TEHRAN — Based on the latest fig- nessed 108, 60 and 9 times increase, respectively. deskures released by the European Un- The growth of European Union's imports from the ion’s statistics agency Eurostat, Iran’s exports to the EU Islamic Republic in 2016 is largely due to the resump- The first direct flight from Iran arrived on Monday in Paris, member states tripled in April 2016, compared to the tion of Iran’s oil exports to the Union. thanks to the nuclear agreement reached last July which marked same month last year. The trade between Iran and the European Union the end of sanctions on the Islamic Republic. The Eurostat’s statistics show that in April 2016, EU stood at €1.998 billion in the first three months of 2016 The first flight of Mahan private airline left Tehran with a total members imported €326 million worth of goods from which showed a 22 percent growth compared to €1.634 of 106 passengers and crew members and arrived at Charles de Iran versus €107 million in April 2015, Tasnim news billion in the same period in 2015. Gaulle airport, the official Iranian news agency IRNA reported. agency reported on Tuesday. Meanwhile, EU’s imports from the Islamic Republic The implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Ac- The volume of trade between Iran and some of the EU increased 52 percent and stood at €396 million, while tion provided the conditions for the expansion of the Iranian air countries has risen unprecedentedly in the mentioned the amount was €260 million in the same months in fleet and the establishment of direct flights from Iran to other period, so that exports to Greece, France and Spain wit- 2015. countries. The European Union banned in 2010 the entry of Iranian air- lines to its airspace for having an outdated fleet. (Source: laht.com) PSA finalizes €400m joint venture with Iran Khodro Production line at the Tehran plant will start in 2H 2017

Iran hopes to conclude its 1 hicles currently sold in Iran. This investment will contribute to the development The first vehicles will roll off the production line at economic ‘plan’ with Spain of a competitive manufacturing base for producing, the Tehran plant in the second half of 2017. within six months launching and marketing Peugeot 208, 2008 and 301 The Iranian market reached a peak of 1.6 million models, fitted with latest-generation engines. vehicles in 2011. It should quickly regain this level and The agreement provides for the creation of a joint reach 2 million vehicles a year by 2022. Current esti- The Government of Iran hopes to conclude the roadmap for venture on an industrial site in Tehran to produce new mates put the number of Peugeot cars on the road in the economic cooperation between with Spain during the latest-generation Peugeot vehicles, on a platform that Iran at more than 4 million. period 2017-2021 within the next six months. will also be used by Iran Khodro to develop its own Iran is a key component of PSA's development “Our biggest objective is one in the long term: the road- vehicles, the capacity to export joint-venture products strategy in the Middle East & Africa region, which is map for the economic cooperation between Iran and Spain across the region, and the restoration of contractual the PSA Group's third-fastest growing international for at least a period of five years, between 2017 and 2021”, relations for the production of Peugeot-branded ve- market. (Source: businesswire.com) declared the director for European and American Affairs in Trade Promotion Organization of Iran. With these cooperation agreements, Iran aspires to attract Samsung Electronics Indonesia, South Nissan is taking legal foreign investments to improve its growth prospects and to create more employment, continued Abolfazl Koudei, in bets on 5G to jump- Korea central bank action against Brexit statements made to ISNA. start networks websites hit by cyber- campaign The plan, according to Koudei, should include the creation business attacks; no losses of work groups dealing with investment, tourism, agriculture, energy and other matters of interest for exports, which will The central banks of Indonesia and South Ko- Nissan is taking legal action against the Vote take care of setting projects in motion and would help to use Trailing its rivals after misplaced bets on wireless rea have been hit by cyber-attacks on their public Leave campaign, after its logo was displayed in a the potential and the capacities of both countries. technology standards, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd websites since activist hacking group Anonymous Leave campaign leaflet. In May, Spain’s secretary of State for Trade, Jaime Garcia- aims to become a global top-three player in 5G mo- pledged last month to target banks across the The logo appeared in a pro-Brexit flyer alongside Legaz, in a meeting with the director of the Organization bile networks by moving quickly in markets like the world, senior officials in the two countries told Reu- those of other major global manufacturers. for Investment, Economic and Technical Assistance of Iran, United States, an executive said. ters. The company said it hoped legal proceedings Mohammad Khazaie, announced that several Spanish com- The world’s top smartphone maker ranks well be- In response to the attempted hacks, Bank Indo- would prevent future “false statements and misrep- panies would be willing to invest in sectors such as those of hind peers such as Nokia Corp, Huawei Technologies nesia (BI) has blocked 149 regions that don’t usually resentations” appearing in Leave campaign litera- insurances, petro chemistry and tourism, according to infor- Co Ltd and Ericsson in the networks business, after access its website, including several small African ture. mation provided by IRNA. backing CDMA and WiMax wireless technologies that countries, Deputy Governor Ronald Waas said in an Nissan executives have previously said the firm Garcia-Legaz made these statements during an official never caught on globally. interview late on Monday. would like Britain to remain in Europe. visit to Iran in which he signed a memorandum of under- The South Korean giant now sees an opportunity He said several central banks were hit by similar Nissan said the decision to lodge an injunction at standing with the Minister of Industry, Mines and Trade, to catch up by moving fast and early on 5G, the wire- attacks and were sharing the IP addresses used by the High Court came after repeated requests that Mohammad Reza Nematzadeh, which will allow creating a less technology that telecom equipment makers are the perpetrators. Vote Leave stop using the company’s logo had been Spanish-Iranian Joint Committee to strengthen the economic rushing to develop as the next-generation standard. NEWS IN BRIEF NEWS IN BRIEF ignored. relations. (Source: thediplomatinspain.com) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y http://www.tehrantimes.com JJUNEUNE 22,22, 22016016 HISTORY & HERITAGE 5

Top things to do and see in Yazd NEWS The desert city of Yazd is as picturesque number of good sweet and ice cream shops. Call a Swede tourism campaign as Middle Eastern cities come. Its well- Saheb-Azzaman Zurkhaneh preserved mud brick old town, distinctive This popular Zurkhaneh (which literally wins grand prix at Cannes badgirs or wind-catchers dotted around translates to House of Strength) resides in the skyline, and numerous historical sites a historic building on the northern side of WPP agency Ingo Stockholm won the Direct Lions Grand Prix make it a necessary destination for any Amir Chakhmaq Square. Often open to at the Cannes Lions festival at Cannes last night for a remark- tourist visiting Iran. A centre of Iranian tourists, not only can you observe practi- able tourism campaign that allowed anyone, anywhere in the Zoroastrianism, the city and wider re- tioners of this curious dancing-cum-weight- world, to call a phone number in Sweden and talk directly gion also boast a number of fascinating lifting activity that is steeped in Shi ite mysti- and immediately to a random Swede. religious sites. Here we explore the top cism, but also investigate the 15th-century things to do and see in Yazd. water tank housed beneath the building, Amir Chakhmaq Complex and experience the cooling effects of Yazdi Yazd s architectural centerpiece, the Amir badgirs (wind-catchers) first-hand. Chakhmaq complex is located in the heart of Zoroastrian Ateshkadeh the city, in a square of the same name. The Zoroastrianism, an ancient monothe- imposing three-storey face flaunts a number istic religion that dates back to around of beautifully symmetrical iwans, which light 3500 years ago, was the principal religion up and glow after sunset. It is one of the larg- in Iran before the Islamic conquests, and est hosseiniehs in the country (buildings used the community still lives on in some parts in the commemorative ceremonies for Imam of the country. Yazd is the centre of Zoro- Kharanaq village Hossein s death), and dates back to the 15th astrianism in Iran, and is home to several them, containing a central fire that has alleg- dance of shade and some beautiful build- century, although it has undergone numerous sites of religious and historic interest. The edly been burning since the 5th century A.D. ings, attracting tourists all year round. The renovations. The surrounding square has a Ateshkadeh or Fire Temple is chief among Towers of Silence 33-metre central badgir, as well as the Another fascinating Zoroastrian site, the kaleidoscopic array of stained-glass win- It s an incredibly brave idea that generated immediate ominous-sounding Towers of Silence are lo- dows, make for a magically idiosyncratic response, said jury president Mark Tutssel. cated just outside the city and certainly worth aesthetic, the likes of which you won t find The Swedish Number, at +46 771 793 336, connected call- a visit. Rising from a solemn desert landscape, elsewhere or soon forget. ers with random Swedes who had signed up to be de facto these two circular, raised structures sit atop Saryazd Fortress ambassadors but who received no training at all, and had adjacent hills; until as recently as the 1960s, Under-appreciated as a tourist destina- been given no instructions about what to say (or not say). in accordance with tradition, the bodies of tion, the fortress ruins in the nearby village of The unfiltered nature of the campaign was what gave it its pow- deceased Zoroastrians were left in the tow- Saryazd merit the 45 minute trip from Yazd. er, of course a bold, brave move in a world of overly manufactured ers central pits for scavenger birds to pick at. The Sassanid-era defensive structure, which is manicured tourism work. The campaign also marked the 250th an- Abandoned Zoroastrian buildings at the base double-walled and three-storeyed in parts, is niversary of the abolishment of censorship in Sweden. of the hills contribute to the eerie, otherworld- remarkably well preserved. Developed by the In a world where we text, we tweet, we snap and we have ly atmosphere of the place. Safavids (see the adjacent caravanserai), the a million options at our fingertips, it s easy to mistake tech- Jame Mosque fortress is crumbling in some areas; neverthe- nology for human connection, he said. At the end of the Visible from all around the Old Town is less, after a couple of hours here, it s not hard day, we re people talking to people. And it s really refreshing the exquisite Jame Mosque. The 14th cen- to see why Yazd has been so historically un- to see an idea and a campaign that unites 9.5 million brand tury structure reportedly has the highest conquerable. You will need to find the care- ambassadors with the world through the most direct form of minarets in the country, and exempli- taker to unlock the entrance. communication which is speaking, talking. fies Iranian-Islamic architecture with its Kharanaq village In a world where we text, we tweet, we snap and we have a delicate blue-mosaic tile work. Some el- No day trip around Yazd province is com- million options at our fingertips, it’s easy to mistake technology ements of the mosque date back even plete without an excursion to the centuries- for human connection, he said. At the end of the day, we’re peo- earlier to the 12th century. The intricacies old village of Kharanaq. Reportedly inhabited ple talking to people. And it’s really refreshing to see an idea and and inscriptions of the grand iwan are a for over 1000 years, the mud brick village is a campaign that unites 9.5 million brand ambassadors with the particular highlight. practically deserted these days, but you ll see world through the most direct form of communicationwhich is Bagh-e Dowlatabad a few farmers still pottering around. Indescrib- speaking, talking. In this case, a one-to-one phone call. It’s direct With an abundance of fountains, cy- ably picturesque, visitors are free to explore at its core. It’s an incredibly brave idea that generated immedi- press trees, and pomegranates, the Bagh- the abandoned remains; highlights include a ate response. And it’s a campaign for tourism that transcends e Dowlatabad can be said to capture the Qajar-era mosque and an ancient aqueduct tourism to become a celebration of national pride and a potent, quintessence of the Persian garden. The in the valley below. powerful celebration of a country’s 250-year commitment to 18th-century residence offers an abun- (Source: The Culture Trip) freedom of speech. (Source: adweek.com) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y

6 INTERNATIONAL JJUNEUNE 222,2, 22016016 http://www.tehrantimes.com Brexit isn’t about nostalgia. It’s about ambition. Trust me, I’m a historian

By Tim Stanley leagues are social democrats of the Roy Jen- of people who don’t know what each other is the 16th century with the English Reformation. kins variety – which is dandy. What is frustrat- talking about. And sometime between Oliver Cromwell and here is no historical case for leaving the ing is the idea, encouraged by the media, that I’m not saying that history isn’t fun, illu- Queen Victoria we asserted Parliamentary sov- TEU. There is no historical case for staying historians have some special, purely objective minating, thought provoking. It’s all of those ereignty while liberating ourselves from Europe in. That’s because this isn’t an existential insight on the modern world thanks to their things. But when it becomes mixed with poli- and going out into the world – building a mul- matter. It’s a practical decision. Do you think familiarity with the past. We don’t. Knowing tics, it becomes mythology. Nothing wrong ticultural empire. Ted Heath is the Judas in this your country is better off in or out? I think the the ins-and-outs of 17th century Westphalia with that, by the way. So long as you know that myth, the man who sold us out to the Com- latter. So I’m voting for Brexit. does not make you an expert on EU agricul- what you’re reading is prejudiced. mon Market and, before we knew it, everything The vast majority of historians probably tural policy. Most academics – good academics The maverick Leave myth is that we’re not the Germans had tried to do in two world wars want to stay. – are specialists to the point of loners. Go to a really Europeans. We were yoked by Norman they’d finally accomplished through diplomacy. This doesn’t surprise me. Most of my col- historical conference and you’ll find a room full invaders until Henry VIII began the fightback in 9

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Can Mohammed bin Salman COMMENT U.S. war on terror: a transform Saudi Arabia? ‘matrix of lies and deceit’ Canada-based international criminal lawyer Christopher It all began in 1985, when a young leader, groomed Black attempted to analyze what lies behind the “war on within the existing political elite but aware of its terror” declared by the U.S. after the 2001 attacks and flaws, took power amid external threats, societal came to the conclusion that it is nothing but an attempt to discontent and lower prices for oil, the state’s chief trap the people worldwide in the “matrix of lies and deceit source of revenue. Mikhail Gorbachev launched that define the modern world.” perestroika thinking he could fix and, ultimately, “We are told, the world preserve the Soviet Union. over, by every govern- The results proved Machiavelli right: “There ment, that we are in a “war is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more against terrorism.” Chris- perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its topher Black writes in his success,” he wrote in “The Prince,” “than to take article for the New Eastern the lead in the introduction of a new order of Outlook website. things. However, he further Because the innovator has for enemies all those notes “terrorism is an ac- who have done well under the old conditions, and tion, a tactic, a strategy. lukewarm defenders in those who may do well It’s a method not person, a under the new.” group, a country.” Now comes a 30-year-old Saudi prince, son of A method of war King Salman and the king’s third wife, brimming “How can there be a war with confidence and promising a sweeping against a method of war,” overhaul of the realm, which he explained to high- he wonders. level U.S. officials during a visit to Washington last But they want us to fight a method and never ask the week. The issues facing Mohammed bin Salman why or the who. That doesn’t seem to matter anymore. bear some resemblance to those Gorbachev They tell us not to be concerned with why something hap- confronted. pens, only how it happens, he replies. Like Gorbachev, the deputy crown prince faces “The people don’t need to know why “terrorists” ex- opposition, latent for now but potentially furious, ist, or who they are and what motivates them, or even from beneficiaries of the status quo. Can he whether they really exist, for they are just “terrorists”, the modernize Saudi Arabia without destabilizing it? alas, is that Saudi Arabia has fallen out of favor themselves played a murky role in the growth of lawyers says, referring to the phrase used by George Bush Vision 2030 with the U.S. public, and much of the U.S. political extremist ideology over the years; but also fewer after 2001 attacks. Certainly, the prince, whom King Salman has leadership, for good reason. Not only have Saudis Americans think ties to Riyadh justify a blind eye “The War On Terror is in fact The American War Against entrusted with the key defense and economic to the Saudis’ repressive internal policies, espe- The World,” the author states. policy portfolios, has bright ideas. The issues facing cially the stifling of women’s rights. He further explains that by saying that they are “fight- His “Vision 2030” would reduce Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed bin Salman “Our Vision is a tolerant country with Islam as ing against terrorism” in Iraq, the Americans “really mean reliance on fluctuating oil revenues in favor of its constitution and moderation as its method,” they are fighting the resistance to their invasion and oc- earnings from a planned $2 trillion sovereign bear some resemblance Prince Mohammed writes in the foreword to Vi- cupation.” wealth fund. Prince Mohammed wants less to those Gorbachev sion 2030. When they say the same in Afghanistan, “they are fight- bureaucracy, more foreign capital, more factories confronted. Like Gorbachev, Yet blogger Raif Badawi sits in a Saudi prison, as ing a national resistance” “The Russians, when they say they are fighting “terror- and, above all, more productive work for Saudis, the deputy crown prince he has since 2012, having been flogged and jailed including, he hints, Saudi women. The strategic for the crime of advocating more tolerance and ism” in Syria, know that in fact they are fighting the United goal is less vulnerability to the ups and downs of faces opposition, latent moderation. “For me,” Badawi wrote, “liberalism States and its allies and proxy forces,” he adds. oil markets — and, implicitly, mood swings in the for now but potentially simply means, live and let live.” Unless and until “The bombings and shootings in Europe, Asia, the U.S., United States, which angered and frightened the furious, from beneficiaries Prince Mohammed uses his new power to protect and Russia are all connected to the real war that is being Saudis by striking a nuclear deal with Iran. and promote the basic freedoms of. Badawi and conducted by the United States against the world it wants In his Washington meetings, including one with of the status quo. Can he others like him, even those who wish the Sau- to control, and, in fact, can better be described as a war President Obama, Prince Mohammed emphasized modernize Saudi Arabia di kingdom well may remain skeptical about the of terror being waged against the rest of us by the United common interests, chiefly the campaign against without destabilizing it? promises of change. States and its vassal states.” the ISIL and other terrorist groups. The truth, (Source: The Washington Post) 9 I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y

8 MED & SCI JJUNEUNE 222,2, 22016016 http://www.tehrantimes.com Solar cells for greener and safer energies Nowadays, our world is in search of cleaner toxic elements such as lead or cadmium, or researcher Dr. Maria Bernechea com- energy sources to power our increasing in- contain scarce elements such as indium or ments, "They contain AgBiS2 nanocrys- dustrial and economical needs. tellurium. tals, a novel material based on non-toxic Solar energy is becoming an alternative Now ICFO researchers Dr. Maria Ber- elements. The chemical synthesis of the source to fossil fuels, however, due to the nechea, Dr. Nicky Miller, Guillem Xercav- nanocrystals allows exquisite control of accelerating pace at which we are con- ins, David So, and Dr. Alexandros Stavri- their properties through engineering at suming energy, we need to develop ubiq- nadis, led by ICREA Professor at ICFO the nanoscale and enables their dissolu- uitous PV technologies that can be em- Gerasimos Konstantatos have found a tion in colloidal solutions. ployed everywhere: on buildings, clothes, solution to this increasing problem. They The team of researchers at ICFO devel- consumer electronics and wearables. This have fabricated a solution-processed, oped these cells through a low tempera- necessitates ultra-thin film, low-cost and semi-transparent solar cell based on Ag- ture hot-injection synthetic procedure. ideally flexible solar cells without compro- BiS2 nanocrystals, a material that consists They first dispersed the nanocrystals into mising the environment during produc- of non-toxic, earth-abundant elements, organic solvents, where the solutions tion, use, or disposal. produced in ambient conditions at low showed to be stable for months without Most of us know that the most com- temperatures. any losses in the device performance. mon inorganic solar cells, displayed over Panchromatic absorbers Then, the nanocrystals were deposited roof tops and in solar farms, are made of These crystals have shown to be very onto a thin film of ZnO and ITO, the most silicon. However, the production of silicon strong panchromatic absorbers of light and commonly used transparent conductive solar cells can be expensive and energy de- have been further engineered to act as ef- oxide, through a layer-by-layer deposition The chemical synthesis of the nanocrystals allows exquisite manding and the final modules are heavy fective charge-transporting medium for process until a thickness of approximately and bulky. Many lower-cost thin film solar solution-processed solar cells. 35nm was achieved. control of their properties through engineering at the cells, alternative to silicon, are composed of What is special about these cells? As (Source: eurekalert.org) nanoscale and enables their dissolution in colloidal solutions.

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In the context of item (e) Clause 19 of the Budget Act for the year 1394 (2015-2016), and Guideline 27 of the Law for annexation of some articles to the law on drafting part of the government’s financial regulations (2) on conditions for concession of new, half-complete, completed and ready for operation capital asset acquisition plans to private sector (approved on 26th September 2015), the Mashhad Water and Wastewater company intends to concede the completion of the Parkandabad-3 wastewater collection and treatment system in Mashhad against the allocation of the determined volume of treated effluent for specific use for a limited and predetermined period through Buyback contract according to the following conditions to a qualified investor.

A- Brief description of the project: Subject: completion of the Parkanabad-3 wastewater and collection system in Mashhad, including: Connections, Collection Network, Transmission Line, and Treatment Plant. Concessioner: Mashhad Water and Wastewater Company Consultant: EghtesadAb Mahab Rabin Consulting Eng. Construction period: 3 years Commercial operation period: Financial model to be submitted (Maximum 25 years) Treatment efficiency: 99% Population coverage: 666,666 people (2021) Project site: Mashhad

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Address and deadline for submission of the required documents: The completed evaluation forms should be submitted dated 25th july 2016 to: Mashahd Water and Wastewater Company, Following the review of the evaluation documents submitted by the interested parties, the qualified investors shall be invited for contract negotiations. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y http://www.tehrantimes.com/international JUNE 22, 2016 WORLD IN FOCUS 9 Brexit isn’t about nostalgia. It’s about ambition. Trust me, I’m a historian

6 Europe instead. basis of some grand narrative or entire- dark actually gives us back control of JUMP British institutions Remainers say that a vote for the ly false choice between sovereignty vs our policy making. It’s a vote for de- It’s easy to see why Europhile histori- EU is a vote for tolerance. Yet if we stay racial harmony, which has been invent- mocracy, a vote to say: “We govern, we U.S. war on terror: a ans find this myth appalling. It reeks of within the EU it is only a matter of time ed only in the heat of this campaign. are in charge.” We can make the choice ‘matrix of lies and deceit’ no-nothing nationalism. Writing in the before we’re in a political union with gen- I’d rather they cleared their minds of all of whether to take more or less mi- Financial Times, Simon Schama points uine fascists such as Le Pen and Wilders, that junk. Get back to the basics. What grants; we can write new trade agree- 7 Mastermind of the attack out that British institutions have been who understand that the longer the EU’s does the EU offer? Does it deliver? ments and we can reaffirm our strategic The author also notes that, interestingly enough, heavily influenced by European ideas and growth and errors go unchecked then Let’s not talk about the past but the interests in the developing world. “each set of ‘terrorist” bombings from London to Ma- physical invasions (he is right: the Glori- the better they will do at the polls. future: the EU is planning to create a uni- For Schama is right: I am a Eu- drid, to Paris to Boston and the shootings” always end ous Revolution was a Dutch coup d’etat), Half-baked history tary state. Its leaders have said as much ropean by historical chance. But my up with the claimed attackers being dead instead of ar- while the genetic and cultural charac- The Remainers say that the EU has – higher taxes, an army, greater authority great-grandfather also worked for an rested”. As if to intentionally conceal who is an actual ter of these islands have been shaped brought peace to Europe. What kind for the bank are all on the table. The EU Indian nobleman and my mother was mastermind of the attack. by wave after wave of immigration. So of half-baked history is that? It was the has decided that only faster integration raised in the Caribbean. When I was This, together with another interesting fact that many far, so accurate – but it’s when Schama bomb that brought an uneasy peace to will see it through the present crisis. They at university my first specialism was of the attacks “often occur at the same time that the police makes the leap towards saying that the Europe until 1989. In the 1990s there was might be correct: what the EU wants to Kenyan history; then I switched to the are conducting “anti-terrorist” drills” gives him a reason truly British thing to do would be to vote the bloodbath of Yugoslavia, which the be it can only be if it is effectively one study of the USA, a country I regard to suggest that “all the alleged attackers apparently have Remain that the historian’s analysis slips, EU did nothing about. And now the EU country. But that is not in Britain’s nation- as my second home. I am not a little some connection to the intelligence services of the coun- as it always does, into myth. flirts with Ukraine and talks about creat- al interest, something we’ve signaled by Englander. But I am also not a little Eu- tries involved”. The Remainers want us to believe that ing its own army. This is dangerous fan- remaining outside the Eurozone. ropean. We are shaped by history but “The use of the word “terrorism” says nothing. It this is the most divisive, violent election tasy, like children playing with matches. So we can either ride this train as need not be imprisoned by it. And one contains no useful information that can lead to an un- ever. Have they forgotten the Troubles? My point is that I – as a historian – far as the driver wants to go or we can thing I find most exciting about Brexit derstanding of events and circumstances. It is a word The bombs, the shootings, the murder of don’t really want people to vote on the jump off now. A so-called leap in the is it gives us the chance to start over used to dope the mind, paralyze thought, to sap the innocents on both sides? The Remainers again, to write a new chapter in our will. Language is an important tool of control of the say that a vote for the EU is a vote in favor country’s history. Brexit isn’t nostalgia. The Remainers say that the EU has brought people. To accept the terms of propaganda used by the of the free movement of peoples. It’s not: It’s ambition. powers that want to control us is to surrender to them the EU erects high barriers to migrants peace to Europe. What kind of half-baked And if Leave loses, what then? I’ll completely because once we do that we lose the abil- from outside its continent. Refugees are probably move to Italy. If I must be a citi- history is that? It was the bomb that brought ity think rationally, to analyze, to question, to think picked up in Greece and dumped in Tur- zen of Europe, then I might as well live in an uneasy peace to Europe until 1989. for ourselves,” he states. key, with the effect that many take the the bit of it with the nicest weather. “Finally, terror is an act that is used by those treacherous route from North Africa to (Source: The Telegraph) that can’t get what they want legitimately. Individ- ual acts of terror, carried out by the lone terrorist or small group are carried out because they have Man charged for ‘attempting to kill’ Donald Trump no other political power than to try to frighten the populace. But acts of terror carried out by those A 19-year-old man has been charged for trying to grab in the United States for about 18 months, and had lived factions of society that hold state power proves a police officer’s gun at a Donald Trump rally in Las Ve- in Hoboken, New Jersey, before travelling to California. that they know their objectives and methods are gas and use it to kill the presumptive Republican presi- A spokeswoman at the Las Vegas prosecutor’s office criminal. That is why they have to resort to the ter- dential nominee. said the young man was due to appear in court later rorism of their own peoples in order to maintain According to a complaint filed in the U.S. District Monday on a charge of act of violence on restricted control and dominance.” Court in Nevada, Michael Sandford tried to disarm the grounds. “If we want to eliminate terrorism in this world officer at the June 18 rally at the Mystere Theatre in the Earlier on Monday, Corey Lewandowski, the contro- then we have to eliminate the conditions that bring Treasure Island Casino before being overpowered. versial campaign manager who helped Trump win the to power those willing to use terrorism to rule,” he It said the young man, who holds a British driving li- Republican Party’s presidential nominating contests, was further says. cense, told a Secret Service agent after his arrest that he dismissed. However in the United States, he notes, “a democrat- had driven from California to Las Vegas “to kill Trump”, Trump’s campaign issued a statement carried by a ic revolution would have to take place, but the disorgan- and had been to a range a day earlier to learn to shoot number of U.S. media outlets saying Lewandowski “will ized mob that is now the American people is more easily as he had never fired a gun before. no longer be working with the campaign” and thanked swayed by the demagogues of fascism, like Donald Trump “Sandford acknowledged that he would likely only him for his hard work. or Hilary Clinton, than by ideas of social and economic be able to fire one to two rounds and stated he was The firing was another shake-up for a campaign al- justice.” convinced he would be killed by law enforcement during ready at odds with many senior Republican figures over “Maybe someone out there has the answer to all this. I his attempt on Trump’s life,” the complaint said. failed. the presumptive nominee’s policies, with the party’s don’t. But we are not going to find it, even look for it, unless It said Sandford told investigators that he had pur- Nationality unconfirmed nominating convention in Cleveland less than a month we know when to call a spade a spade, and not “terrorism,” chased tickets for a rally in Phoenix where he “would try Officials would not confirm Sandford’s nationality away. the author finally states. again to kill Trump” in the event his plan in Las Vegas saying only that he had told investigators he had been (Source: al Jazeera) (Source: Sputnik) SELLING COPPER CONCENTRATE

National Iranian Copper Industries Company (NICICo), the major producer of copper products in Iran intends to sell Copper Concentrate as per following terms & conditions:

Note : Attendees who mention the name of their tion of one unit shall be paid for grade ‘A’ official LME by each party and the results of such assays shall be the provisional cargo value as per seller’s proforma company in details including tel, fax and email address Copper settlement quotations as published in the exchanged on a lot-by-lot basis for copper, silver and invoice. The Letter of Credit shall allow seller to draw once sending their offers through email, will be con- London Metal Bulletin averaged over the quotational gold by registered airmail or special courier on a mu- 100 pct. of the provisional consignment value against sidered as participants of our tender otherwise we are period. tually agreed date. (Assay Exchange) first presentation of shipping documents or prompt not able to recognize them just by their email address. Silver: net cash payable by telegraphic transfer and against The Email addresses through which the offers If final Ag content is less than 30gram/DMT then no Provisional Payment : Shall be done through the presentation of copy of shipping documents. are to be sent by participants shall be from the payment shall be made. If final Ag content is equal or following items at sellers option : company domain and not the personal ones. greater than 30g/t, payment is 90% of the total con- Final payment : For the difference between the Please note that the offers received from gmail, tent and pay for the London spot quotation for silver 1) Buyer shall pay 105% (one hundred five) of pro- final purchase price determined in accordance with yahoo, hotmail or any other personal or general as published in the London Metal Bulletin average forma invoice amount, prompt net cash payable by the terms of contract and the provisional payment email addresses are not accepted at all. over the quotational period. telegraphic transfer within 5 (five) working days after shall be payable by telegraphic transfer against sell- Gold: seller’s presentation of the copy of following doc- er’s presentation of following document : Quality : NICICo’s Copper Concentrate If the gold content as per final assay is less than 1 uments and prior to loading of material, to a bank • Seller’s final invoice issued based on final prices gram/DMT, then no payment shall be made. If final Au which is nominated from seller : less the amount of provisional payment. Quantity : 20’000 mt +/-5% (Seller’s Option) content is equal or greater than 1 g/t, payment will be Seller’s proforma invoice. Typical Assay : Typical assay of copper concen- 90% of the total content and pay at the mean of the Holding certificate issued by National Iranian Currency : In USD, Euro or AED by seller’s option. trate as per below : London AM/PM gold quotations as published in the Copper Industries company. Important Notes :

Cu 25 +/-3 PCT K2O 0.42 PCT F 30 PPM Se 140 PPM Holding certificate procedure : Offers must be presented to NICICo. sales Fe 24 +/-3 ” P2O5 0.22 ” Hg 5 ” Te 42 ” - Inspection of the cargo, located at Shahid Rajaee dept. preferably in sealed envelope or email (Bandar Abbas) port by buyer or its nominated super- to [email protected] till Tuesday 28th SiO2 4 +/-2 ” TiO2 0.21 ” H2O 6-8 PCT Fe3O4 0.8 ” vision company or its representative. Jun. 2016,14:00 Tehran time. Kindly note S 33 ” Pb 0.19 ” Zn 0.41 ” Cl 180 ” - Issuing holding certificate in the name of buyer that it’s very important that the offers shall Sales-Tender@nici- Al2O3 1.8 ” As 0.17 ” Sb 0.04 ” Bi 160 ” on NICICo’s letterhead with its signature/stamp. be definitly sent to the co.com CaO 0.14 ” Ag 40-50 GRM MgO 0.11 ” Ni 120 ” - Receiving the value amount of cargo from buyer. and the ones sent to any other email - Loading of the material as per buyer instruction. addresses won’t be regarded as the tender Mo 0.16 ” Au 1-1.5 ” Insol 4 ” Cd 50 ” participants and won’t be evaluated. (Of- 2) Buyer shall guarantee the payment by an Iranian fers which will be sent after 14:00 wont take Packing : In Bulk London metal bulletin averaged over the quotational bank guarantee (acceptable by NICICo. financial dept) as participants of our inquiry.) period. which is 110% (one hundred ten percent) of invoice NICICo. reserves the right to reject any one or all Shipment : In the 3rd quarter of 2016 in one lot. Weighing/ Sampling/ Moisture Determination : amount. offers, cancel, renew or prolong the deadline. The exact month of shipment will be mutually agreed These operations shall be carried out at the load Buyer shall pay 100% (one hundred percent) of in- NICICo. reserves the right to sell part or all of above prior contract settlement. port and will be inspected by an internationally recog- voice amount prompt net cash payable by telegraphic mentioned material & tonnage to one or several po- nized inspection company, appointed by Seller/Buyer transfer into seller nominated account against pres- tential buyers. Partial Shipment : Not allowed. conjointly, during loading the material to the vessel. entation of copy of the following documents: Offer for less than mentioned quantity is also ne- The final weight will be determined by draft survey Bill of lading gotiable. Delivery : FOB Bandar Abbas / Iran. at load port, mentioned on bill of lading and shall be Seller’s provisional invoice which is average of Quotational period for any unknown price is also final for settlement. five consecutive working days of LME price prior date negotiable. Quotational period : Quotational period for all The cost of the inspection company will be shared of invoice. In case your offer is accepted by NICICo., it will be payable metals (copper, gold and silver) shall be sec- equally between seller & buyer. advised to you via Email. ond month following the month of actual shipment The moisture determined by the inspection com- 3) Payment Shall be done under an Irrevocable from the port of loading as evidenced by BL date pany at load port shall be final for settlement. Letter of Credit at sight which shall be opened in favor P.S. Your reply must include following (MOAS+2). Sampling shall be made at the load port in lots of of seller (which shall be issued in a form and substance items, otherwise won’t be acceptable : about 500 wmt and each sample must have a mini- acceptable to seller), by one of the first class banks Price Terms : mum weight of 250 grams. (which shall be confirmed by seller) in Euro or AED and Price : Your price offer shall include Treatment Copper: to be advised through a bank which is nominated from Charge / Refinery Charge (TC/RC). 96.5% of final Copper content subject to a deduc- Final Assays : Assays shall be made independently seller, covering 110 pct. (one hundred ten percent) of Payment Terms I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 10 SOCIETY JJUNEUNE 222,2, 22016016 http://www.tehrantimes.com/society

FOOD FOR THOUGHT Foreign ministry tasked to follow up on dust storms

SOCIAL TEHRAN — Iranian President Hassan deskRouhani has tasked the Ministry of For- eign Affairs to follow up on the issue of dust storms which has led to serious health problems and environmental damages in western parts of the country. Iraq, Syria, and Saudi Arabia are the three countries which have always been a source of such unpleas- ant storms for Iran. Unfortunately recurrent periods of drought and climate change and wars have worsened the situation over the past years. Over an emergency meeting attended by ministers of interior, health, agriculture, defense, and transport, as well as some other high ranking officials, the crisis manage- Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished. ment organization’s director, Esmaeil Najjar, announced Lao Tzu that as 80 percent of the dust storms hotspots are mostly located in neighboring countries, the issue must be dealt with internationally. Additionally, over a phone discussion on Monday, the LEARN ENGLISH chief of Iran’s Department of Environment, Masoumeh Ebtekar, urged Iraqi Environment Minister Jassim Ab- Preparing for the Busy Season dul-Aziz Hamad to take action against the current situation. Ebtekar asked the Iraqi minister to join hands with Iran Yuko: What’s all this? to combat the crippling challenge of dust storms. this unwelcomed guest to different extents these days. adopted in the second United Nations Environment As- Abdul-Aziz Hamad, for his part, noted that they would Ebtekar has announced that based on online maps the sembly (UNEA-2) would hopefully sets ground for a future Reza: We’re gearing up for the busy season. We don’t get caught with our pants down help Iran to fight with this phenomenon as soon as they newly unwanted guest is coming from Iraq. collaboration between different countries which have prior- want to like we did last succeed in getting back their occupied territories from the Currently Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia each have 3 mil- ity for the issue of dust storms. season. ISIS and extremist groups. lion, 8 million and 11 million hectares of dust sources But most significantly as Ebtekar has recently pointed Yuko: Last season, we had an unusual number of visitors because Moreover, he pledged to send a delegation of Iraqi respectively. this matter gravely relies on the fate of the clashes and wars of the unseasonably warm weather. We can’t expect lighten- experts to Iran in order to renew the previously signed There have been researches and all the dust hotspots in the region more specifically in Syria and Iraq. ing to strike twice. environmental memorandum of understanding between are recognized in Iran and now measures such as planting Due to the war Syria and Iraq don’t have access to a Reza: We have to prepare for every contingency. If we get a the two countries and put those measures to effect to trees and reviving the wetlands are underway. great part of their lands. Therefore, they cannot do much flood of visitors, we need to be able to handle the surge in traf- tackle the crisis. Attempting to revive a regional fund, Ban Ki-moon’s to fight desertification and take environmental measures. fic. These three months are our peak months anyway, so we Khuzestan, Ilam, Lorestan, Kermanshah, Kordestan, global report on the condition of the dust storms, and a So long as the wars are ongoing those countries’ pri- should expect an upswing in business soon. Bushehr, Kohgiluyeh-Boyerahmad, and even Tehran, Isfahan, resolution to develop local and regional cooperation and ority is to put an end to the conflicts and establish peace and Alborz are of the provinces which have been dealing with collaboration to combat the dust storms approved and in their territories. Yuko: But what if people don’t come in large numbers as you’re an- ticipating? All of these extra supplies will go to waste. Reza: No, they won’t. Most of this stuff isn’t perishable, so we’ll Prisoner sentenced to death gets Iran marks International Day against just save it for the next time we get a rush of visitors. Or, maybe, I’ll just invite my buddies over at the end of the season and we’ll married in jail Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking have a party. SOCIAL TEHRAN — A pris- SOCIAL TEHRAN — Iran Yuko: So when you said that we have to plan for every contin- deskoner, who had been deskmarked the Interna- gency, this was what you meant. sentenced to death for the crime of tional Day against Drug Abuse and Reza: Exactly! murder, got married in jail, IRIB reported. Illicit Trafficking on Tuesday in cere- (Source: eslpod.com) The newly wedded groom, 29, mur- monies which were held concurrently Words & phrases dered his nephew unintentionally over across the country. gear up for: to prepare for something a family conflict in 2009 and received a During a ceremony, which was held get caught with your pants down: to discover that someone death sentence after the trial. He was in Tehran, Interior Minister Abdolreza is doing something that they should not be doing or has not serving time in Rajaei Shahr prison in Rahmani Fazli said there are some the city of Karaj, near Tehran. done something that they should have done unseasonably: 7,500 rehabilitation centers in Iran But last year he met with one of the which helped about 700,000 drug users lightening never strike twice: something bad or unpleasant inmate’s visitors and since then the girl quit addiction over the past year. is not likely to happen to the same people or in the same started to help the guy to change the In Shia Islam it is on the murder vic- Nearly 380,000 former drug addicts Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli place twice court’s decision by paying the murder tim’s family to decide a punishment for who are now detoxed are being trained public has always taken on its commitment. contingency: an event or situation that might happen in the victim’s family the blood money to the murderer. They can either ask for under job training programs, Mehr news “We believe that enhancing inter- future, especially one that could cause problems spare the murderer’s life. the capital punishment or for a mon- agency quoted Rahmani Fazli as saying. national cooperation can play a key a flood of: a very large number of things or people that arrive Finally the victim’s dad agreed to etary compensation which is called “Over some 2,522 operations we role in global fight against drug and at the same time spare his life in exchange for 2 billion blood money especially in cases when succeeded in seizing 618 tons of drugs Iran has been honored by internation- surge: a sudden increase in amount or number rials (nearly $57,000). the dead person is the breadwinner of and disbanding 3,017 smuggling or- al organizations on different occasions traffic: the amount of people who pass through a certain place Accordingly the young couple cel- a family. They can also pardon the mur- ganizations,” he added. for what we have accomplished in ebrated their marriage on Tuesday in derer without asking for money or any combating drug abuse and trafficking or travel in a certain way He further noted that despite insuffi- the prison. other punishment. cient international support the Islamic re- so far,” the minister pointed. peak: the time when something or someone is best, greatest, highest, most successful etc. upswing: an improvement or increase in the level of something anticipate: to expect that something will happen and be ready 20-year-old Iranian hacker tells his story on air for it TEHRAN go to waste: if something goes to waste, it is not used SOCIAL — Shayan, “Then, I heard that a hacker was arrest- 1.7 million rials (nearly $50). desk perishable: food that is perishable is likely to decay quickly a 20-year-old Iranian ed because of hacking bank accounts and Shayan didn’t mention the total sum he hacker, told his story and how he got into that’s when I started to think about doing stole by hacking into the people’s bank ac- trouble when he was 16. the same thing.” count but he said that since he got caught Shayan is a young high school dropout “First I just hacked the account and at the age of 16 he had to made trips to and a computer geek from Ahvaz, south- checked them every day out of curiosi- different cities in Iran in order to get a sat- QUIZ OF THE DAY west Iran, who first became a hacker by ty but I didn’t withdraw any money from isfaction of judgment by paying all he has hacking unique e-mail addresses with three them,” Shayan told the TV show host. owed the plaintiffs to reach a settlement. 171) I called ___ of them and left messages as they didn't answer. to four characters. “I was just curious to see how these He is now out of prison on bail money a) both “I made money by selling those emails,” people spend money and tried to im- and although he regretted his actions, he b) either He went on to explain that the first he said in a live TV show broadcasted on agine what they buy or do with that mon- said that he has to spend 8 years in prison c) neither time he stole money by hacking a bank (Quiz No.170 answer: b) Monday. ey,” he added. account was to buy a modem worth of for what he has done. IN FOCUS IRNA/ Farhad Rasti Repentant fare PHRASAL VERB Tell off evader delivers apology letter, Meaning: reprimand; criticize severely For example: The teacher told her off for not doing her $300 in cash homework. BOSTON (AP) — One Massachusetts commuter believes it’s never too late to say you’re sorry — or pay your train fare. The Boston Globe reports Matthew ENGLISH PROVERB Andrewes hand-delivered an apology letter, along with $300 in cash, to the Gardens are not made by Massachusetts Bay Transportation Au- sitting in the shade thority on June 9. That’s the amount An- drewes believes he owes the MBTA for evading fares. Explanation: nothing is achieved without effort The 31-year-old Andrewes says he avoided paying the train fare whenever he could as a teenager and in his 20s. He wrote: “I am so sorry. Please ac- cept this money as compensation.” Without water, Andrewes is Christian and says the guilt was weighing on him and he was everything praying about what to do. MBTA spokesman Joe Pesaturo says withers this isn’t the first time a fare evader has A mosque in Beijing serves Iftar, a meal for Muslims who fast during the month of Ramadan. apologized, but it might be the biggest reimbursement it’s received. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y

http://www.tehrantimes.com/sports JJUNEUNE 22,22, 22016016 SPORTS 11 OOnn thisthis ddayay – 11998998 - IIranran ddefeatsefeats tthehe UU.S..S. aatt WWorldorld CCupup We’ve put Welsh football on SPORTS On this day in 1998, Iran se- deskcured its first-ever FIFA World the map - Ramsey Cup victory, beating the United States 2-1, with Hamid Estili and Mehdi Mahdavikia scoring for The Arsenal midfielder says the Welsh team can play without Team Melli. pressure after achieving their target of making the Euro 2016 The Iranian team eliminated the U.S. football knockout stages team before a World Cup crowd of 49,000 at Aaron Ramsey believes Wales can be proud of what they Gerland Stadium. have achieved so far at Euro 2016, but insists they do not Hamid Estili scored for Iran in the 40th minute. have to be satisfied with merely qualifying for the last 16. His goal to the U.S. is known as the Goal of the Arsenal midfielder Ram- Century. sey scored the opening goal Mehdi Mahdavikia added a second goal in the as Wales recorded a 3-0 win 80th minute of the game. over Russia on Monday, a The United States got close when Brian McBride result that clinched top spot headed in a shot in the 87th minute, and tried to no in Group B. avail to tie the game in the closing moments. Neil Taylor and Gareth The United States missed some good scoring Bale also found the net as chances in this match. Three shots hit the post or Chris Coleman’s side made crossbar in the first 33 minutes, two on headers sure they extended their stay by McBride. “It was like the post had a magnet on French soil. on it,” he said. “Like the post was magnetized to Ramsey was particular- attract the ball.” ly pleased with the way the The victory was Iran’s first in World Cup history. players responded from Before Iran’s victory, Asia’s four teams were winless the disappointment of their in seven matches and had been outscored 16-1. last-gasp 2-1 defeat to Eng- land, who had to settle for second place in the group after a toothless goalless draw with Slovakia. International Paralympic Committee lauds Iran comes third at ISF World 3×3 “We wanted to come to this competition and really make Iranian powerlifter Siamand Rahman Basketball Championships a statement, put Welsh football on the map and show what we are capable of doing. I think we’ve done that,” he told ITV. “Maybe against England we let the occasion get to us a bit, in terms of when we had the ball. That was something we really wanted to improve on [against Russia]. “We’ve shown what a good defensive team we are, but now we have shown what a good team we are in posses- sion. We created loads of opportunities and we can really be proud of what we have achieved so far.” For only the second time in their history, Wales are through to the knockout stages of a major international tournament. They do not yet know the identity of last-16 opponents, although they are certain to face a third-placed team from either Group A, C or D in Paris on Saturday. “That was our main target - to get out of the group,” Ramsey added. “We’ve achieved that and finished top. “It’s a great day for Welsh football. I’ve been waiting for a while for this moment, to show what we are capable of on SPORTS The ‘world’s strong- The sport evolved from the orig- Iran finished in third place at this countries together. a big stage. deskest Paralympian,’ inal inclusion of weightlifting at the year’s International School Sport After being defeated against Slo- (Source: Goal) Iran’s Siamand Rahman holds the Paralympic Games, after it gradu- Federation (ISF) World Schools venia 21-14, the Iranian team played world record for the biggest lift in ally introduced more impairment 3×3 Basketball Championships on the Czech Republic in the third-place Para powerlifting at 296kg. groups and rules that brought it Monday. match and defeated the European That is the equivalent of two re- closer to powerlifting for able-bod- The event took place in Tallinn, Es- team 18-12. Russia boss Slutsky hints frigerators, Paralympic.org wrote. ied athletes. At Barcelona 1992 just tonia, from June 17-21. Iran had already defeated Portu- However Egypt are the most suc- powerlifting appeared on the pro- The World Schools 3×3 Basket- gal 21-10 and Bulgaria 21-9 in the at departure following Euro cessful country overall, with 59 med- gramme and has been a popular ball Championships brought 500 competition. 2016 exit als since 1964. fixture ever since. young basketball lovers from 23 (Source: Tasnim) The 45-year-old coach has apologised to his nation’s supporters and has called for a new manager to take over after they bowed Australian defender Antony Golec set to join Iran’s Persepolis out of the Euros in disastrous fashion Leonid Slutsky has apologised following Russia’s disastrous Croatian-Australian defender Antony Golec is on On 25 October 2008, Golec made his debut for Sydney Euro 2016 campaign and has called for a new manager to the verge of joining Iranian popular football team FC against Melbourne Victory. take over. Persepolis. He has also played for Adelaide United, Perth Glory and Aaron Ramsey, Neil Taylor and Gareth Bale all found the The 26-year-old left back has reached an initial agree- Sydney United. net as Wales destroyed Russia 3-0 in Toulouse on Monday. ment with Persepolis. In 2009 Golec made his international debut for the Aus- Russia’s painful defeat at the hands of Wales summed up Last season, Persepolis became runner-up in Iran Pro- tralian U-20 team in Argentina, Playing full games against their sorry efforts in France, finishing bottom of Group B with fessional League. The Reds will represent Iran in the next Uruguay and USA. Golec was also part of the 30-man a solitary point from the 1-1 draw with England in their open- season’s AFC Champions League. squad in the lead up to the 2009 FIFA Under 20's World ing game. Golec was a member of the inaugural Sydney FC Na- Cup in Egypt. And, speaking after the match, Slutsky - whose contract is tional Youth League squad in 2008-09. (Source: Tasnim) due to expire this month - has hinted that Russia would benefit from a new man at the helm heading into their home World Cup in 2018. “I want to apologise for the performance we put on to- Iran’s Paykan signs Armenian defender Levon Hayrapetyan night,” he said. Iran’s Paykan football team completed the signing Hayrapetyan has also played for Pyunik Yerevan, Lechia “The fans don’t deserve what we showed tonight. I take of Armenian international defender Levon Hayra- Gdansk, and Widzew Lodz. the blame. petyan. The international left back was a member of Armenia “After a tournament like this you need someone else in The 27-year-old defender has joined Paykan on a one- U-19 and U-21 football teams and currently plays for his charge. year contract for an undisclosed fee. country senior team. “We tried to give the best that we are capable of, but un- Hayrapetyan is the pupil of the German school of foot- Newly promoted Paykan also signed a contract with Es- fortunately my level was insufficient.” ball. He played in the youth team of Hamburger SV from teghlal striker Arash Borhani on Monday. Slutsky was appointed as Fabio Capello’s successor on a 2004 to 2008. (Source: Tasnim) short-term deal in August 2015, combining the role with his club duties at CSKA Moscow. (Source: Goal) Cristiano Ronaldo is rather boring Juventus’ Alvaro Morata set for Real as a person - Rafael van der Vaart Madrid return this summer - Marotta 22 June 2016 Cristiano Ronaldo has been described as Juventus general manager Beppe Marot- ISL 20:30 AUT “rather boring as a person” by his former ta has said that he expects Alvaro Morata Real Madrid teammate Rafael van der to return to Real Madrid this summer. Vaart, who sees that the Portugal inter- Madrid have an option to buy back national’s dedication was the basis for his Morata, 23, for a pre-determined fee as 22 June 2016 great success. part of the deal which saw the Spain in- Ronaldo, 31, has grabbed his custom- ternational join Juve two years ago. HUN PPOR ary share of attention at Euro 2016 for his Marotta says the Spanish club are now 20:30 angry reaction to the 1-1 draw with Ice- likely to make use of that option, with Los land and then failing to convert a penalty Blancos reportedly then ready to sell Mo- in the 0-0 draw with Austria. rata on to another side for a profit. 22 June 2016 Van der Vaart, who was a teammate of “Real Madrid are going to exercise Ronaldo’s at the Bernabeu for one season Ronaldo is “an outstanding professional.” their right to buy him back,” Marotta Inter Milan have reportedly thrown before leaving for Tottenhham in 2010, Van der Vaart said: “He’s the first on said at Juve’s new JMedical clinic next their hat into the ring for the Italy un- ITA 23:30 IRL said that -- for all the headlines and col- the training pitch, and the last to leave it.” to the Juventus Stadium. “We’re just der-21 international, but Marotta cannot umn inches he commands -- the super- The most recent story involving Ronaldo waiting for them to get in touch and see him joining them. star is not very exciting. emerged after he allowed a pitch invader to then we’ll see, but the chance of him “I don’t think so -- he’s already made 22 June 2016 “I don’t believe that I could be close take a selfie with him after the draw with Austria. staying is slim.” his mind up to follow a different path,” he friends with him,” the Dutchman said. The fan was about to be removed Should Morata leave Turin this sum- said. “We’ve spoken about him staying at “Cristiano is rather boring as a person.” from the field of play by security when mer, Juve may renew their attempt to Sassuolo and we have a great, friendly SWE 23:30 BEL However, the midfielder, who is under Ronaldo stepped in to allow the support- sign Domenico Berardi from Sassuolo af- relationship with them.” contract at Real Betis until 2017, added that er to take his photo. (Source: ESPN) ter seeing their initial approach rejected. (Source: Soccernet) b

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NEWS Leader asks literati Books by Hushang Moradi Kermani translated into Arabic to care about current issues 1 ARTTEHRAN — Two books by Iranian desk Ayatollah Khamenei also commemorated the children’s book writer Hushang Moradi recently-deceased poet Hamid Sabzevari who was Kermani have been translated into Arabic. famous for his poems and ballads on the Islamic The book “Water Urn” has been translated into Arabic Revolution and stated, “A unique characteristic of by Khariyyah Dammak Qasim, the Head of Persian the late Sabzevari was his ability to write up-to-date, Department of the University of Baghdad, and his book influential and prominent ballads.” Supreme “The Stem End of a Cucumber” has been rendered into Leader of The Leader said that Iranian poets are “among the the Islamic Arabic by Ahmed Shaban country’s dearest and most honorable assets” and Revolution from the Menoufia asked them to lead the field when the country needs Ayatollah University in Egypt, Persian their help in its confrontations with foreign enemies. Seyyed Ali media have reported. He also called on the literati to reveal “the treacheries Khamenei points at “Water Urn” has so of the U.S. in the JCPOA issue” and said, “In addition to far been translated into a painting politicians, artists and especially poets should convey that he 15 different languages the truth to the public.” received and has gained several The meeting began with poetry recitations by 23 from young international awards. literati who presented some their latest works to the artist Set in a two-room Leader. Danial Farrokh schoolhouse in mid-20th In addition, artist Danial Farrokh presented Ayatollah century Iran, “The Water (C) during Khamenei with a painting displaying the Leader a meeting Urn” is a heartwarming hugging Ahmad Motevasselian, an IRGC commander with a story about the daily who was kidnapped by the Zionist regime in 1982 in number misadventures and Lebanon. of literati experiences of the village The Leader receives literati and poets every year on on June Iranian children’s book writer Hushang children and their beloved 20, 2016. the eve of the birthday of Imam Hassan (AS), which falls (Leader.ir) Moradi Kermani autographs a copy schoolmaster, Mr. Samadi. every year on the 14th of Ramadan. of his “The Stem End of a Cucumber”. It provides an inspiring look at provincial life in a quintessential Iranian village where survival means that all members of a community must learn to work together to Huge copy of Holy Quran unveiled at Tehran exhibit achieve a common goal. ARTTEHRAN — A huge Mosalla. “610 silver pieces weighing 60,000 The project has been financed by the The recent book by the author “The Stem End of a deskcopy of the Holy Quran, The 180x135cm Holy Book named grams as well as 1,000 grams of Chehreh Sazan-e Tala (Ajili), an institute Cucumber” contains 30 short stories with a humorous embossed on two large silver and gold “Hablol Matin” (thick string) has been gold have been used in this book,” active in producing gold and silver products. glance at death. plates, has been put on display at the inscribed by Rain Akbarkhanzadeh, an Akbarkhanzadeh said, adding that Promoting the motto “Toward Moradi Kermani, 72, was nominated for the 2016 Astrid 24th International Holy Quran Exhibition embossing artist from Isfahan, Persian the back cover of the book also bears Understanding the Holy Quran”, the exhibit Lindgren Memorial Award, which is presented annually underway at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini media have reported. beautiful embossed patterns. will be running until June 28. by the Swedish government. He was also among the nominees for the 1992 Hans Christian Andersen Award. PICTURE OF THE DAY Mehr//Iman Hamikhah Several Iranian movies and TV-series, including “Mom’s Guest” directed by Dariush Mehrjuii and “The Stories of Italian festival Majid” by Kiumars Purahmad, also have been produced based on his works of the same names. to screen “Cold Breath” Resistance filmfest ARTTEHRAN — Iranian receives submissions from deskdirector Abbas Raziji’s movie “Cold Breath” will go on screen over 100 countries at the 13th Salento International Film Festival (SIFF), which will be held in the ARTTEHRAN — The 14th International Italian town of Tricase from September deskResistance Film Festival (IRFF) has 2 to 10. received submissions from over 100 countries, the The social drama was selected by organizers announced on Tuesday. SIFF Director Luigi Campanile during Most of the submissions are from the U.S, India, his brief stay in Tehran, the producer of Germany, Turkey, England, Italy, France, Canada, Spain the film announced in a press release on and Russia. Tuesday. Documentaries and fiction films compete in the He was in Tehran to hold workshops festival, which is dedicated to productions on wars and on film marketing on June 18 and 19. the repercussions of armed conflicts in the world. Speaking at the workshops, The festival will be held during the Sacred Defense Campanile said that “Cold Breath” Week in September to commemorate the anniversary of features all key elements of a perfect the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war. movie. He also expressed his willingness for international distribution of the film while he hailed its deep portrayals by the cast as well as its soft yet innovative NEWS IN BRIEF storyline. Majid Mozaffai, Nader Naderpur, Irving Stone’s “Love Parichehr Riali, Kimia Malai, Yasin Rasuli and Ezzatollah Ramezanifar are the Is Eternal” appears in A Muslim cleric places a flower on a grave of a soldier martyred during the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war in a Hamedan cemetery on June 21, 2016. Iranian bookstores main members of the cast.

ARTTEHRAN — A new Persian Fiat Chrysler to investigate crash that killed “Star Trek” actor deskversion of Irving Stone’s “Love Is Eternal” has recently been published by Golaz- WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES (Reu- the vehicles no later than July or Au- Fiat Chrysler spokesman Eric Mayne lectors. in Publications in Tehran. ters) — Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV gust. The company previously had said the company would conduct a The company said in April that it Translated by Parviz Dariush, the book is a said on Monday it would investigate a told owners it hoped to come up with “thorough investigation” of Yelchin’s planned to update the vehicles to au- biography of Mary Todd Lincoln and Abraham crash that killed “Star Trek” actor An- a “permanent” remedy by the fourth accident. “It is premature to speculate tomatically prevent them from mov- Lincoln. ton Yelchin in his recalled 2015 Jeep quarter. on its cause at this time,” he added. ing, under certain circumstances, even A Persian translation of “Love Is Eternal” by Grand Cherokee. The U.S. National Highway Traffic Los Angeles Police Department if the driver fails to put the vehicle in Abbas Arianpur was published in 1993. Yelchin was killed when the SUV Safety Administration said late Mon- spokeswoman Jane Kim said on Mon- park. rolled away and pinned him against day in a statement it is in contact with day that investigators were aware of NHTSA, which upgraded a probe a fence in Los Angeles, police said local authorities and Fiat Chrysler “to the recall issue with the Jeep and were into the rollaway injuries and com- Calligrapher on Sunday. Fiat Chrysler in April re- understand all of the facts related to looking at whether that played any plaints in February, said in April that Manuchehr Nuhseresht called more than 1.1 million cars and this tragic crash, including whether or role in the fatality. the shifter was “clearly a safety issue” SUVs worldwide because vehicles not this was caused by the current is- Yelchin, a 27-year-old Russian na- leading to hundreds of crashes and feted at Iranian may roll away after drivers exit, an sue under recall.” tive, would be the first death reported dozens of injuries. Academy of Arts issue linked to 41 injuries, 212 crash- The recall was done at NHTSA’s to be linked to the defect. In 2014, a Fiat Chrysler sent a letter to vehicle es and 308 reports of property dam- urging, which again warned owners U.S. study said nearly 100 people were owners after announcing the recall in ARTTEHRAN — Veteran calligra- age, though it had no immediate fix that “until all of these recalled ve- killed and 2,000 injured annually from April, warning them to make sure the deskpher Manuchehr Nuhseresht for owners. hicles are fixed, owners should take vehicles that rolled away between vehicles are in park. was honored for his lifetime achievements Yelchin died of accidental blunt extra care to make sure their car is in 2008 and 2011. NHTSA said in April that testing of during a ceremony at the Iranian Academy of force asphyxia, Los Angeles Coun- park and turned completely off be- Fiat Chrysler said in April that the the shifter found it was “not intuitive Arts on Monday. ty Coroner Assistant Chief Ed Winter fore exiting.” recall was linked to 700 incidents be- and provides poor tactile and visual At the event organized by the Institute of said in a phone interview Monday. The Clarence Ditlow, executive direc- cause drivers mistakenly believed they feedback to the driver, increasing the Veteran Artists, the 68-year-old artist received results of toxicology tests to determine tor of the Center for Auto Safety, said had placed the vehicles in park before potential for unintended gear selec- an award from actor Ezzatollah Mehravaran. if Yelchin was under the influence of Monday that “while waiting for a recall exiting. tion.” A gallery of the Iranian Academy of Arts any substances are not due back for remedy to be developed, the predict- Fiat Chrysler said some drivers Yelchin’s death comes a month be- is currently displaying a collection of Nu- at least six weeks, he added. able happened. Anton Yelchin died. might have been confused by the fore the release of “Star Trek Beyond”, hseresht’s works in an exhibition entitled “The In a May 24 letter to dealers, Fiat How many more people will be killed electronic gearshift system, which in which the late actor played Chekov, Secret of Ney”, which runs until July 5. Chrysler said it anticipated having or injured waiting for a recall remedy moves more like a joystick than along the young Russian navigator of the the software updates required to fix of this fatal manufacturing flaw?” a gate path like conventional gear se- starship, USS Enterprise.