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 43rd year No.13986 Wednesday JULY 7, 2021 Tir 16, 1400 Dhi Al Qada 26, 1442 Government Iran crowned Asian National housing plan’s 2nd Land subsidence confirms sabotage U19 Beach Volleyball group of units to be handed sinking Iran act at Karaj Page 2 champions Page 3 over by late July Page 4 Page 7 Iran insists ‘tough decisions’ needed to revive JCPOA as Vienna talks stumble TEHRAN – Iran has once again underlined In a briefing statement on Tuesday, What to expect from the need for the negotiating parties in Khatibzadeh said, “The progress made in Vienna, particularly the United States, the Vienna talks is a fact acknowledged to make difficult decisions regarding the by all parties to the talks, although there revival of a 2015 nuclear deal. are still important issues that largely See page 3 Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman need to be decided by the other parties, Saeed Khatibzadeh has reiterated a previ- especially the United States. In fact, the ous call by Iran’s top nuclear negotiator, finalization of the agreement to revive Iran-Saudi talks Seyed Abbas Araqchi, for tough decisions the JCPOA depends on the political concerning the Vienna nuclear talks, which will of the other parties to make tough aim to revive the Joint Comprehensive decisions on their part.” 20 years after 9/11, Plan of Action (JCPOA). Continued on page 3 lawsuit against Saudis First ID cards issued for children of Iranian mothers, foreign fathers abroad TEHRAN – The first identification cards and identity booklet (shenasnameh) in hits key moment for children born to an Iranian mother November 2020. and a foreign father living abroad were Alireza Mahmoudi, head of the Irani- issued on Monday, IRINN reported. an Consulate General in Dubai, said that Under a new nationality law, which was “Today is a big day for Iranian mothers amended in 2019, Iranian citizenship is abroad. This big step was taken with the granted to children under 18 years with help of the Parliament and the Ministry Iranian mothers. of Foreign Affairs, and other related or- The first group of children living in ganizations. Iran obtained their Iranian nationality Continued on page 7 As the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 families who have tried to make the case terrorist attacks approaches, victims’ rel- that the Saudi government facilitated atives are pressing the courts to answer the attacks. Past investigations have what they see as lingering questions about outlined ties between Saudi nationals the Saudi government’s role. and some of the airplane hijackers, but A lawsuit that accuses Saudi Arabia have not established the government of being complicit took a major step was directly involved. forward this year with the questioning “The legal team and the FBI, investiga- under oath of former Saudi officials, but tive agencies, can know about the details those depositions remain under seal and of my dad’s death and thousands of other the U.S. has withheld a trove of other family members’ deaths, but the people documents as too sensitive for disclosure. who it’s most relevant to can’t know,” File photo The information vacuum has exasperated Continued on page 5 Remedies for Basketball expert says Iran learn lessons U.S. embassy, military base power cuts from Spain losses attacked in Iraq BY M.A. SAKI BY FARROKH HESABI Spain. I don’t want to talk about the results According to AFP, U.S. anti-aircraft systems spite the fact the resistance says the embassy is ith the arrival of scorching TEHRAN - Iranian Basketball expert, Mosta- because they were preparatory matches. The stationed at the American embassy in the Iraqi being used for extremely sinister purposes. The summer, power outages have fa Hashemi, believes that Iran national team’s important issue is that Spain are one of the best capital Baghdad have fired salvos of rockets in an embassy attack came just hours after America’s become frequent in Iran. Low matches against Spain have brought invaluable basketball teams in the world. I believe Iran’s attempt to bring down an armed drone. Videos largest military base in Iraq had come under fresh W experience for the team. national team have gained invaluable experi- of the rounds of rockets lightening up Baghdad’s rocket fire. According to an army spokesman for precipitation, which its effects are seen in every part of the country, has exacer- Iran’s national basketball team ended their ences from these two matches. skies were quickly posted on social media. It’s U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria, Colonel Wayne Ma- bated the situation. training camp in Spain by suffering two defeats “Our players have been put in international not clear from the footage if the drone landed rotto, three rockets hit the ain al-Assad Air Base Mostafa Rajabi, spokesman for the against the world’s No. 2. match condition that was so similar to official in the embassy compound as no explosion is in Iraq’s Western Anbar province. electricity industry, has said low precipi- The national team lost two friendly games matches. It was a great opportunity for the team seen in the air. Some Iraqi media outlets suggest The spokesman said that the damage of the tation has led to a reduction in generating against them (88-61 in Valencia and 96-53 in to further strengthen their mentality in difficult more than one drone had targeted the embassy, attack was still being assessed. No casualties hydroelectricity. Madrid). conditions,” Hashemi said. which is home to a military base. Since the start have been reported. There has been no claim Gholam-Ali Rakhshani Mehr, an Energy Iran had lost to Japan twice and defeated “We also had three matches against Japan, of the year, some 50 operations have targeted of responsibility but the attacks come days af- Ministry official, has also said droughts have them in one match last week in three friendly and before that, we had played against Qatar American interests in the country. Some analysts ter American warplanes killed Iraqi security decreased the volume of water behind dams matches held in Japan. and Saudi Arabia in FIBA Asian Cup qualifiers say the figure is higher. forces and a Syrian child in Iraq and Syria. The by about 50 percent, consequently leading Hashemi, one of the most decorated Irani- window, so we can say that the national team Drone attacks pose a dilemma for the Amer- anti-American sentiment is running very high to a 50 percent decrease in the generation an basketball coaches and the current coach of have had good preparatory matches so far,” he ican occupation forces as they tend to evade air in Iraq following Washington’s assassination of of hydroelectricity. the Mahram club, shared his view with Tehran added. defenses. It’s also not clear who was behind the Iran’s Lieutenant General, Qassem Soleimani, Iran is now producing about 60,000 Times about Iran’s performance prior to 2020 The matches were held as part of the prepa- operation as the Iraqi resistance had stated before and Deputy Chief of the country’s Popular Mo- megawatts of electricity per day. Howev- Olympic Games. ration for the 2020 Olympic Games. it will not target U.S. diplomatic missions out of bilization Units, Abu Mehdi al-Muhandis, in er, due to the hot summer, the electricity “I think we had two great matches against Continued on page 3 respect for the country’s sovereignty. This is de- the vicinity of Baghdad International airport. consumption has increased to reach about 66,000 megawatts and that is the chief rea- son for power cuts. Hakim Mosque: a hidden gem to visit in Isfahan Tehran, Delhi can play Rakhshani Mehr has said only 24,000 megawatts of electricity is used for cooling. TEHRAN – The lesser-known Hakim Mosque is of Shah Abbas II, the mosque is named after called a monumental space. The mosque also pivotal role to stabilize The major consumers of subsidized elec- a visually stunning monument in Isfahan, which its constructer who was a physician (“Hakim” contains amenities, such as washrooms and tricity are affluent families and government travelers can pay a visit to near the centuries-old in Persian). toilets, for public use. Afghanistan: Indian buildings. Many lights in such buildings are bazaar of the central Iranian city. The mosque has no monumental entry, but Isfahan has long been nicknamed as Nesf-e- unnecessarily on during daylight while small The elegant mosque is not only a house of five different minor entries. Frequently, a mosque Jahan which is translated into “half the world”; academic worship but also a public building serving a is also used as a shortcut for another destination meaning seeing it is relevant to see the whole businesses and families living in small houses or BY MOHAMMAD MAZHARI apartments are suffering from power outages. multiplicity of uses. It is a gathering place for beyond the place of worship. world. In its heyday, it was also one of the largest prayers five times a day, an Islamic college, and Although the penetration of the mosque walls cities in the region with a population of nearly TEHRAN – An Indian professor says that India There are certain ways to compensate and Iran can cooperate to have a regional role in for the increase in electricity consumption. an emergency shelter for travelers. may take many forms, the primary destination one million.