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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 16 Pages Price 20,000 Rials 1.00 EURO 4.00 AED 39th year No.13215 Wednesday SEPTEMBER 26, 2018 Mehr 4, 1397 Muharram 16, 1440 Reimposition of IRGC: Enemies Rouhani meets IOC Biography of martyr sanctions won’t strategically mistaken President Bach Mohsen Hojaji exhaust Iran 2 about Iranian nation 2 15 published 16 EU and Iran agree on new payment system to skirt sanctions Sanctions equal In a major snub to the United States, the policy chief announced late on Monday, in European Union (EU) has decided to a bid to evade U.S. punitive measures. set up a new mechanism to enable legal Mogherini’s announcement came trade with Iran without encountering after a meeting with foreign ministers U.S. sanctions. from Britain, France, Germany, Russia, The EU will create new payment channels China, and Iran on the sidelines of the to preserve oil and other business deals with United Nations General Assembly in ‘economic Iran, Federica Mogherini, the bloc’s foreign New York. 2 terrorism’ Tehran sues terrorist- See page 2 embracing UK-based channel POLITICS TEHRAN — Iran has illegal move to broadcast an interview with deskfiled a lawsuit against the spokesman of the terrorist group,” the UK-based TV channel “Iran Inter- Iranian Ambassador to London Hamid national” over the network’s support for Baidinejad said in a Monday tweet. a terrorist group involved in a Saturday Baidinejad added that the embassy has attack on a military parade in Ahvaz. separately requested the UK government “The Iranian embassy in London has to identify members of the terrorist group, taken its official lawsuit to Ofcom to inves- ban their activity, and expel them from tigate the Iran International TV channel’s the country. Save the Children warns against rising civilian casualties in Hudaydah Save the Children has voiced alarm over saw the figure jump to a monthly average a “dramatic” rise in civilian casualties of 116 – an increase of 164 percent,” the in Yemen’s Hudaydah since June, when London-based NGO (non-governmental the House of Saud regime-led coalition organizations) reported. of invaders launched an offensive to seize The civilian casualties in Hudaydah the lifeline port city. accounted for 51 percent of all civilian “Between January and May this year, casualties in Yemen between June and there were an average of 44 civilian casu- August this year, it added, citing the Armed alties every month in al-Hudaydah. The Conflict Location and Event Data mon- president.ir subsequent three months (June-August) itoring group. 13 ARTICLE Turkey is against dominance of U.S. dollar: ambassador ARTICLE Hanif Ghaffari the media not just recently but in the last few Martin Love Political analyst EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Political analyst from By M.A. Saki years that Turkey is shifting away from the West to the East, but we don’t believe that it North Carolina TEHRAN — Like certain other countries, reflects the reality. Turkey also believes that the world should get We always have had the balance in our From defeat in rid of the dominance of U.S. dollar, Turkish opinion. Turkey is member to major Western Can Trump extricate Ambassador to Tehran Riza Hakan Tekin says. organizations like NATO, the Council of Europe Yemen to turmoil of “Specifically, if we talk about dominance, and OSCE. It did not preclude that it should himself from a yes we agree,” Ambassador Tekin tells the not have close relationship with the other parts the Saudi court Tehran Times. of the world. We are also a Muslim country. blind alley? The top Turkish diplomat in Tehran, who We are member to one of the most prominent ver the past few days, whispers were visited the premises of the Tehran Times and Islamic organization, the OIC. We may have ome Iranians, at least a few of heard about the “vague future” of Mehr news agency on Monday, also says “maybe neglected our relationship with the Eastern the ones that I know and they OBin Salman, the young Saudi prince, we should see it as an opportunity rather than parts of our world in the last few decades. Sare not part of government, are in regional and international sources. The a threat” to “decrease dependence on the U.S.” But it has been now start of balance which saying that Russia and Putin cannot fact is that Bin Salman is extremely afraid Following is the text of the interview: seem that Ankara is seeking to create a kind seems now better. be trusted to stand by Syria and by of his political future, because there is no Mr. Ambassador, it seems that Turkey of balance in its relations with the West and With Russia for instance, we decided to extension, Iran. They are despondent guarantee that his physical or political is shifting its focus from the East to the West, the East, especially in view of developments get the S-400 (missile) systems. Some say over current conditions, and that is removal will not come true in the near seeking to develop economic and military ties surrounding Turkey? that this is sign of Turkey leaving NATO. No entirely understandable. But I have future. with Russia and China for example. Does it A: There are lots of reports and talks in it is not. 13 opined that Russia has too much to The shooting incident in al-Khazami lose, especially its credibility, if it does region which led to the injury of the Saudi not at least stand by the gains it has Crown Prince, (the details of which haven’t ‘Ahvaz attack is example of U.S., Saudi, UAE efforts to bring violence inside Iran’ made, along with Iran, to shore up been yet disclosed) and his subsequent the legitimate Assad government in absence, is a prelude to a serious political EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW To shed more light on the issue, an interview Minority And Opposition Groups.” The West Syria and its presence in the Middle earthquake in Riyadh. The differences and By Payman Yazdani was done with Bangkok-based geopolitical re- has - since the attack - repeatedly referred to East. Russia seems to be preparing arguments inside the Saudi royal family searcher Cartalucci. the terrorists who perpetrated it as a “minority” to do just that by apparently handing and their numerous regional and politi- TEHRAN — Geopolitical researcher Here is the full text of the interview with him: and “opposition” group. over to Syria the S300 missile defense cal defeats will soon provide the ground Anthony Cartalucci says the West, Saudi Do you see any foreign elements behind The U.S.-NATO-PGCC clearly are sup- system sometime in October. for the fall of the Saudi regime. The ruler Arabia and the UAE have admitted interest this attack? porting armed terrorists in Syria, including This comes on the heels of the Israeli of the Saudi regime was wounded at the in bringing armed violence to inside Iran, A: Foreign elements can be implicated at least in a proxy war with Iranian-backed militias. missile attack on western Syria. In that al-Khazami Palace in a shooting event citing the Saturday terrorist attack in Ahvaz as far as long-stated and open admissions by The West has admitted interest in bringing attack, the Zionists shielded its F16 in early May and, after this incident, he in southwest Iran which left 24 people dead Western policymakers regarding their interest armed violence to within Iranians borders, fighters behind an unarmed Russian disappeared for a long time. and many more injured as a clear example in fomenting armed violence in Iran. The 2009 with Ahvaz being a crystal clear example of reconnaissance aircraft which was de- Even now whispers are swirling over of this interest. Brookings Institution paper, “Which Path to this interest materializing. Whether or not stroyed, along with 15 Russian lives, his removal of his current status. A recent Hours after the attack Saudi backed al-Ah- Persia? Options for a New American Strategy foreign elements organized or planned the by an S200 missile. It is worth noting report which was recently published by the vazi separatist terrorist group and ISIL claimed Towards Iran,” had an entire chapter in it titled, specific act is another matter that will require that a high-level military delegation Times magazine, indicates the willingness responsibility for the terrorist attack. “Inspiring an Insurgency: Supporting Iranian further investigation. 7 sent to Moscow to try to weasel out of of the Saudi court to abandon Bin Salman. blame for the very callous move was In an article titled “Mohammad bin Salman utterly dismissed after 20 minutes by Days are numbered”, Michael Burleigh the Russians and sent packing back to argues that the Saudi controversial Crown Sacred Defense Israel. And, in addition, the Russians Prince Mohammed bin Salman has only resolved to create a better defensive few days left in power. system in Syria with the S300 offer. Burleigh started his article saying: has promoted Israel has even apparently blamed “Hopes that the Saudi Crown Prince Iran (and Syria) for the destruction of Mohammed bin Salman would be a re- national the Russian aircraft. It beggars belief, former who could heal the region have but the Zionists are so arrogant that come to nothing.” unity: Culture it’s nothing new. In the article, the writer went to Early this week a U.S. group highlight how western media had wide- calling itself “The National Coali- ly-reported the prince’s world tour last Minister tion to to Prevent an Iranian Nuclear March drawing a picture of him as the By Manijeh Rezapoor Weapon” released a statement that Saudi strongman who is working for po- TEHRAN – Minister of Culture and Islamic even while (falsely) it acknowledges litical and economic reforms.

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