WWW.TEHRANTIMES.COM I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y Pages Price 40,000 Rials 1.00 EURO 4.00 AED 39th year No.13426 Wednesday JULY 3, 2019 Tir 12, 1398 Shawwal 29, 1440 We’ll never forget Trump should Iran fly to Iranian writer Ali-Asghar Kurdish martyrs realize Iranians unite Spain for 2019 IFCPF Seyyedabadi nominated 2 when bullied 3 World Cup 15 for IBBY-iRead award 16 OPEC meeting wraps up, Iran exempted from new cuts TEHRAN — The 176th meeting of the was once again exempted from the cuts. Iran has not Conference of the Organization of the ‘OPEC+ charter doesn’t Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) mean a new OPEC’ which was held in Vienna, Austria, Speaking on the sidelines of the meeting came to conclusion on Monday, IRNA on Monday, Iranian Oil Minister Bijan reported. Namdar Zanganeh expressed satisfaction At the end of the meeting, OPEC mem- with the outcome of the gathering, saying bers agreed to extend the supply cuts deal that “We achieved what we were seeking for another 9 months up until March 2020 from this meeting. Iran was once again violated and like the previous agreements, Iran exempted from the cuts.” 5 Iran equalizes women’s blood JCPOA money with men’s TEHRAN – The Iranian Supreme Court chastised the Majlis (parliament) for See page 2 on Tuesday ruled in favor of equalizing debating a law to match women’s blood blood money and injury compensation money with men. of women with men’s. “The Majlis has no right to debate Formerly, women received only half the question of equating male and fe- as men in blood money and injury com- male diyeh,” the 85-year-old ayatollah pensation. he had said. Back in March, Grand Ayatollah Ja’far The parliament initiated the reform fol- Sobhani, a Qom seminary teacher, had lowing calls from women’s rights activists. Russian says U.S. responsible for Iran’s excess uranium stockpile TEHRAN — Russia’s top diplomat has uranium it produces, contributing to its blamed the U.S. for Iran’s uranium stock- stockpiling. pile surpassing the 300 kilogram limit set Lavrov in the meantime urged Iran by a 2015 nuclear deal. to fulfill its obligations under the nu- “Iran’s decision to surpass the uranium clear deal with world powers while stockpile limit was caused by U.S. sanc- calling on Europe to offer relief from tions,” Fars news agency quoted Sergey U.S. sanctions. Lavrov as saying on Tuesday. He called on Tehran to “show restraint, He noted that the sanctions have not yield to emotions” and observe pro- File photo prevented Iran from selling the excess visions of the deal. 2 PERSPECTIVE PERSPECTIVE M.A.Saki Roohullah Ghasemian TEHRAN – LeaderAyatollah of the Islamic Revolution Khamenei names new military Brigadiercommanders General Gholamreza Soleimani as the Deputy editor-in-chief Journalist Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has appointed the new new commander of the Basij, replacing Brigadier deputy chief of the Iranian Armed Forces as well General Gholam-Hossein Gheibparvar. as the new commander of the Basij Organization, Soleimani was appointed to the job upon a Mehr reported. proposal by IRGC Chief Major General Hossein Trump chained by In a decree on Tuesday, Ayatollah Khamenei Salami, the Leader said. Why the Deal of the appointed Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ayatollah Khamenei also thanked Salehi and Century fails? his egoism Ashtiani as the new deputy chief of the Armed Gheibparvar for their loyal services to the Islamic rump has left no doubt that he Forces, replacing Major-General Ataollah Salehi, Republic and called on the new appointees to hese days, apart from the tensions is a bully and an odd person. IRNA reported. ramp up efforts to ensure Iran’s security and between Iran and United States, an- While he has ditched a legally The Leader said that the appointment has tap into potentials of the younger generations. other event in south west Asia has T been made upon a proposal by the Armed Forces is expected to make every effort to enhance the Under Iran’s law, Supreme Leader Ayatollah T binding nuclear deal with Iran and attracted the attention of the countries’ defensive and security capabilities of the Iranian imposed the harshest ever sanctions Chief of Staff Major General Mohammad Hos- Khamenei is the commander-in-chief of the Armed officials, nations, and the media from all Armed Forces, the Leader said in his decree. on the country, he wants Tehran not sein Baqeri. Forces. The top commanders of the Armed Forces over the world. In another decree, Ayatollah Khamenei named to do anything in protest. The new deputy chief of the Armed Forces are directly appointed by Ayatollah Khamenei. This new issue is “the Deal of the For example, on Saturday he Century”; a new project that Donald warned of unspecified retaliation if Trump and his son-in-law are supposed Iran enriches more uranium than to run. Deal of the century was officially allowed under the 2015 nuclear deal. put forward in Manama meeting and “I can only say, ‘you’ll see’,” he told Iran requests ICC to launch probe into war crimes in Yemen is following the same goal as “the New reporters at the end of a G-20 summit TEHRAN — The Iranian Center for Interna- aim of supporting Yemini victims by bringing or vehicles involved in humanitarian assistance Middle East” project. The deal of the in Osaka, Japan. tional Criminal Law has asked the International those individuals responsible for the commis- missions; attacks against buildings dedicated to century is nothing but trading lands, it Only a bully and abnormal person Criminal Court prosecutor to open a preliminary sion of most serious crimes of concern to the hospitals and places where the sick and wound- seeks to achieve the Zionists’ aim which can talk in this way. examination into possible war crimes committed international community as a whole to justice, ed are collected; intentionally directing attacks is to turn Palestine into a country re- A major question is that who is going by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen since 2015. and fighting against impunity which Yemen has against protected objects, including buildings served for Jews. to punish the Trump administration Following is the text of the request released by been suffering from for a long time by offering dedicated to education. The details of the deal of the cen- for violating the nuclear deal, which is the Iranian Center for International Criminal Law: the Prosecutor a path to justice that should be Since 2011, Yemen has been the theatre of a tury are not yet clear, but based on endorsed by the UN Security Council Today, July 1st, 2019, Iranian Center for In- followed. number of simultaneous and overlapping armed what different media have announced, Resolution 2231. ternational Criminal Law (ICICL) filed a commu- In its communication, ICICL has provided legal conflicts, but the current armed conflict in Yemen the deal says that 3 million of Pales- He is so arrogant that has been nication under Article 15 of the Rome Statute to arguments based on publicly available information, is taking place between the forces loyal to the tinians should live in the West Bank, threatening to punish any country the Office of the Prosecutor of the International disseminated by UN bodies, independent NGOs self-appointed President Abd Rabbo Mansour 2 million in Gaza Strip, around 2 or company that does not honor Criminal Court requesting the Prosecutor to open and the media, in order to convince the Prosecu- Hadi and the Popular Committees affiliated with million in Arab lands occupied in the illegal sanctions imposed on a preliminary examination on war crimes allegedly tor to initiate preliminary investigations on the the Houthis. In 2015, a coalition of certain states, 1948 and the Palestinians who live Iran. committed by the so-called Saudi-led Coalition alleged war crimes committed on the territory of mostly from the Arab world led by Saudi Arabia, in other countries can settle down Another question that must be from 2015 and during the ongoing non-interna- Yemen, namely intentionally directing attacks intervened in the conflict in support of Mansour in another separate area. asked is what has been left that the tional armed conflict in Yemen. against civilians; intentionally directing attacks Hadi and conducted several armed attacks against This scheme seems pretty unrealistic Trump administration has not done The communication is submitted with the against personnel, installations, material, units the Yemeni people. 2 and there is little chance that it will get against Iran. The only major thing left off the ground. for him is to order a military strike In Manama meeting, Saudi Arabia against Iran and even that may be accepted to invest $40 billion and United on the agenda as the United States Arab Emirates (UAE) offered to invest is reinforcing its military buildup in $20 billion. In fact, the planners of the the Persian Gulf and the wider Middle Museum of deal of the century knew that the Pales- East region. tinians are having financial problems, He sees no limit for his illegal moves meteorites so they tried to start their project with to punish Iran. Even when Iraq was first deceiving the Palestinians with sanctioned for its invasion of Kuwait offering some money. during Saddam Hussein’s regime, the opens in However, this plan had two prob- United Nations allowed Iraq to sell oil lems; first, Saudi Arabia is under un- to import basic commodities. However, relenting financial pressure because it Trump is working hard to zero out Tehran has spent a lot of money by meddling Iran’s oil export, the country’s major in many issues in Middle East, such source of income.