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WWW.TEHRANTIMES.COM I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 8 Pages Price 50,000 Rials 1.00 EURO 4.00 AED 42nd year No.13847 Wednesday DECEMBER 30, 2020 Dey 10, 1399 Jumada Al Awwal 15, 1442 Revenge for Gen. Soleimani Iranian Olympic, Agricultural exports Tehran center to assassination may not be Paralympic medal winners’ increase 20% in showcase works by necessarily military action Page 2 bust unveiled Page 3 9 months Page 4 Hassan Ruholamin Page 8 Raisi calls U.S. clear example of Why has Iran suddenly reduced ‘terrorist state’ TEHRAN — The United States is a clear sion-creating and anti-security elements,” example of a “terrorist state”, says Iranian Raisi said on Tuesday during a phone con- Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raisi ahead of versation with Fayek Zidan, the president the first anniversary of the U.S. assas- of the Supreme Judicial Council of Iraq. See page 4 sination of Lieutenant General Qassem On January 3, U.S. President Donald gas exports to Iraq? Soleimani and Iraqi Popular Mobiliza- Trump ordered drone strikes that mar- tion Unit deputy commander Abu Mahdi tyred General Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis. al-Muhandis in Iraq. The assassination, “We are today witnessing a serious which took place near Baghdad’s inter- determination on the side of Iran and national airport, was welcomed by ISIS. Iraq for a common fight against the ten- Continued on page 2 Symphonic poem “The Soldier” released TEHRAN – “The Soldier”, a sym- sang the symphonic poem with the IRIB phonic poem produced by the Art Symphonic Orchestra conducted by Ar- and Cultural Organization of the Teh- ash Amini. ran Municipality to commemorate A chorus led by Iranian-Armenian the first martyrdom anniversary of maestro Razmik Ohanian also accompanies Commander Qassem Soleimani, was the orchestra in the symphonic poem, released on Tuesday. which was composed in five movements Arman Mehraban has composed named “Motherland”, “Battle”, “Father”, the piece with lyrics by Ali-Moham- “Allahu Akbar” and “Victory”. mad Moaddab. Amir-Hossein Samiei Continued on page 8 Iran tests first homegrown coronavirus vaccine BY FARANAK BAKHTIARI for Executing the Order of the Imam. TEHRAN – COVIRAN BAREKAT, the The daughter of Mohammad Mokh- first coronavirus vaccine made by Iranian ber, the head of the Headquarters for researchers, was unveiled and injected Executing the Order of the Imam, was the into three volunteers during a ceremony first volunteer who received the vaccine. on Tuesday. The first injection has been performed Maryam Kamyab The first phase of the human trial started successfully with no symptoms such as for the first COVID-19 vaccine produced shock and fever. by the research group of the Headquarters Continued on page 7 Mehr/ EU, Germany Petroglyphs dating back to 9th millennium BC Hashd al-Sha’abi guarantor of Iraq’s security, and Biden discovered in Iran unity, power: senior clerics administration TEHRAN – Ancient petroglyphs, some dating on a variety of petroglyphs that are scarred in group of prominent Iraqi clerics have thrown expansion of terrorism in the region; howev- back from the 9th millennium BC, have recent- central Iran, saying “some prehistorical res- their weight behind the Popular Mobili- er, the U.S. never wants stability and peace be agree that JCPOA is ly been found near the city of Nimvar, central idents of the Iranian plateau migrated to the zation Units (PMU), better known in Iraq established in the region, especially in Iraq,” Markazi province. Americas.” His assumption is based on evidence as Hashd al-Sha’abi, describing it as the they said. a win-win: Kimball Over six hand-carved petroglyphs in different from similarities between the petroglyphs and guarantor of the Arab country’s security, “They have well realized that Iraq’s prosperity sizes scattered in a coherent collection have been cave painting symbols in central Iran and the unity, and power. and its growth and development is detrimental BY HAMID BAYATI found by a number of the city’s history buffs, ones found in the Americas. The Iraqi clerics expressed their support for and harmful to their presence in the country,” TEHRAN - Daryl G. Kimball, the ex- IRNA quoted Mehdi Lalbar, a local tourism chief, “After years of exploring ancient paintings Hashd al-Sha’abi in a statement released ahead the statement added. ecutive director of the Arms Control as saying on Tuesday. inside Iran’s caves and mountains and other of the first anniversary of the U.S. assassination Therefore, it said, it is absolutely necessary Association, says the European Union, The petroglyphs are estimated to date back parts of the globe, amazing achievements have of PMU Deputy Commander Abu Mahdi al-Mu- that the U.S. withdraws all its forces from Iraq Germany, and the Biden administra- from the 9th millennium BC to the 2nd millen- been made in this regard,” Nasserifard said. handis and top Iranian commander Lieutenant according to a long-overdue resolution passed tion are united in their positions that nium BC, the official added. “The ancient paintings of cave walls and General Qassem Soleimani. by the Iraqi parliament earlier this year. a full implementation of the Iran nu- “This newly discovered collection, which bears mountains in Iran have been compared with “The heart-breaking incident, which was On January 3, a U.S. drone strike authorized clear deal by each side is a “win-win”. depictions of animals including wild goat, is of ones in other parts of the world, their similarities caused by the terrorist administration [of the by President Donald Trump near Baghdad In- “The EU and Germany and the Bid- great archaeological and historical importance,” in appearance and motifs have been ‘amazing’, U.S.], shook any freedom-seeking human being ternational Airport killed top Iranian anti-terror en administration all agree that that he explained. according to quotes by professors Jan Brouwer in the world. We deem it necessary to mention commander General Soleimani, the commander full implementation and compliance He also noted that 126 petroglyphs have been and Gus van Veen,” Nasserifard explained, add- a few points on its anniversary,” the clerics said of the Quds Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolution with the JCPOA is a win-win,” Kimball discovered in Nimvar city so far. ing “His research and findings are presented to in the Monday statement. Guards Corps (IRGC), and his Iraqi trenchmate tells the Tehran Times as German For- Back in May, Iranian archaeologist Moham- enthusiasts and researchers for the first time.” “The U.S. and its president well know the Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis. eign Minister Heiko Maas has called mad Nasserifard proposed a bold hypothesis Continued on page 6 martyred commanders were a huge barrier to Continued on page 5 for a “nuclear agreement plus”. The nuclear deal, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Ac- tion (JCPOA), was signed on July 14, Russia rejects Germany’s JCPOA plus offer Tehran, Ankara can 2015 between Iran, the five permanent TEHRAN – Russia has rejected a German offer to principles of JCPOA elaboration. Adding some- reach what he called a “nuclear agreement plus”. form strong bloc members of the UN Security Council substitute the 2015 Iran nuclear deal with a new thing extra to the existing Nuclear Deal now will “A return to the previous agreement will not suf- (Russia, China, France, Britain, and deal, calling such a deal “wrong and inconvenient.” make things worse. So we think putting forward fice anyway. There will have to be a kind of ‘nuclear against imperialism: the U.S.) as well as Germany and the Sergey Ryabkov, deputy foreign minister ideas like ‘JCPOA+’ is wrong & inconvenient,” agreement plus,’ which is also in our interest. We European Union. It went into effect of Russia, said Russia has proposed a gradual Raybkov said, according to a tweet published by have clear expectations of Iran: no nuclear weapons, Turkish expert on January 16, 2016. process to revive the Iran nuclear deal - officially the Permanent Mission of Russia to the Inter- but also no ballistic missile program that threatens However, during his presidential known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Ac- national Organizations in Vienna. the entire region. Iran also needs to play a different BY MOHAMMAD MAZHARI campaigns in 2016, Donald Trump tion (JCPOA) – instead of putting forward ideas The Russian diplomat was responding to re- role in the region,” German Foreign Minister Heiko TEHRAN - Kadir Ertach Celik, a Turkish aca- launched intensive campaigns such as JCPOA + which will make things worse. cent remarks by German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said in a recent interview with the German demic, believes that Iran and Turkey can form “a against the multilateral agreement “Gradual steps & reciprocity, proposed by Maas who had recently said that the JCPOA is magazine, Der Spiegel. strong bloc against imperialism” in the Caucasus and threatened to tear it up if he is Russia FM Lavrov back in the days, were key no longer enough and that there is a need to Continued on page 3 and Central Asia, and especially in West Asia. elected president. On May 8, 2018, Pointing to the significance of “strategic coopera- Trump officially pulled the U.S. out tion” between Iran and Turkey as two great neighbors, of the landmark agreement and re- the analyst predicts the “rise of regional powers” turned nuclear sanctions and added which is also “one of the most important conditions new harsh ones under his administra- for Middle East (West Asia) peace.” tion’s “maximum pressure” campaign “If this union happens, both wings of the Islamic against Tehran. world will come together.