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.13424 Monday JULY 1, 2019 Tir 10, 1398 Shawwal 27, 1440 Response to diplomacy ‘INSTEX is useless at Ex-Iran basketball player Singer Motamedi says with diplomacy, pressure resolving economic Oshin Sahakian breaks U.S. sanctions hit medical with resistance 2 problems’ 3 silence after one year 15 treatment in Iran 16 Tehran hosting 16th Iran-Armenia See page 2 Joint Economic Committee meeting TEHRAN – The 16th Iran-Armenia and the economic committee meeting Joint Economic Committee meeting is which kicked off in Tehran on Sunday. INSTEX is like underway in Tehran during June 30-July Haeri visited the neighboring country 2, IRNA reported. just before the joint economic committee The Iranian Deputy Minister of Energy meeting, to follow up on the implemen- for Electricity Affairs Homayoun Haeri tation of the project of third Iran-Arme- and Armenian Deputy Prime Minister nia power transmission line and also to Mher Grigoryan held talks in Armenia discuss the two countries’ joint economic a beautiful on Saturday to discuss joint projects committee meeting. 4 Talks with U.S. could only bear humiliation: senior MP TEHRAN — The deputy speaker of the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held car without Iranian parliament has said that sitting a meeting with Leader of the Islamic Rev- for talks with the United States would olution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Teh- only bring “humiliation” and “full-fledged ran, a move which was largely regarded surrender” to Iran. as mediation between Iran and the U.S. Speaking to ISNA in an interview pub- But Ayatollah Khamenei told Abe that lished on Sunday, Masoud Pezeshkian he saw “no merit in [U.S. President Donald] said under U.S. sanctions, Iran should Trump as a person to deserve the exchange look inward, trust its own capabilities, of any messages,” negating the prospect of gasoline and resist pressure. Earlier this month, any talks between Tehran and Washington. Israel security cabinet meeting on arson balloons TEHRAN — An arson balloon launched of Israel reported. There have been no from the Gaza Strip ignited a fire Saturday injuries reported in the blazes, most of near Kibbutz Nir Am in the Sha’ar Hane- which have occurred in agricultural fields gev Regional Council, marking a breach and grasslands, but the fires have caused in an unofficial truce renewed on Friday significant damage to crops and wildlife. between Israel and Hamas. Earlier Saturday, two Palestinians This week approximately 100 fires were were apprehended close to the security started by balloon-borne arson devices fence in northern Gaza with four knives launched from Gaza, according to figures and a set of bolt cutters, according to File photo from the local fire departments, The Times the Israeli army. 13 PERSPECTIVE ARTICLE Hanif Ghaffari By Abdullahi Junaidu TEHRAN—U.S. Hezbollah can Deputy enter Secretary-Gen Guinness- book as world’s biggestthe absence liar: of Hezbollah all the Palestinian forces, adding Head of the Tehran Times Journalist from Nigeria eral Sheikh Naim Qassem said that Washington that it exposed the Persian Gulf Arab regimes who Politics Desk is behind all crises in the region and that it can appeared clearly as being away from supporting enter Guinness book as the world’s biggest liar the Palestinian cause. No tolerance for and cheater. Sheikh Qassem added that all the Palestinians The deception game If one wants to enlist the world’s biggest liar, have become more convinced that the military inhuman act against of Elysee Palace cheater and criminal in the Guinness World Re- resistance is the only way to liberate Palestine, cords, the United States will surely be the one away from all the dishonest promises, Almanar Sheikh Zakzaky ews released secretly from the recent to enter the book, said the Hezbollah official on reported. he merciless attacks by the Nigerian G20 summit in Japan shows that Saturday, Alahed reported. His eminence also stressed that Lebanon military on Nigeria’s Islamic Move- US President Donald Trump and Washington doesn’t have honesty and is rejects the resettlement of the Palestinian ment in December 2015 has left an FrenchN President Emmanuel Macron have completely biased towards the Israeli regime refugees despite the use of the econom- T unhealed wound on the Nigerian society. made deals on the Iran. Of course, this is and this is the source of all regional crises, he ic scarecrow, noting that the crisis in the The barbaric and inhuman attacks, not so much new! American and French noted, adding that the Resistance Front is awake According to MNA, he went on to say that the country would be solved within the limits which were instigated and are still be- officials have long been interacting with and ready to foil U.S. plots as it has done before. U.S.-led conference in Bahrain has failed due to of the sovereignty. ing sponsored by the Saudi regime, are each other. In particular, the U.S. and intended to eliminate the only voice that French foreign ministers have had a lot speaks the truth. of contacts in this regard. The plan is to assassinate Sheikh In their joint efforts with the US, the Zakzaky and his entire family. However, French are now demanding restrictions to Iraqi Foreign Ministry protests Turkey’s violation to its sovereignty TEHRAN — The Iraqi Foreign Ministry has 7dnews reported. camp in Baishika, Nineveh, allegedly to fight Isis. they don’t know that Sheikh Zakzaky Iran’s missile capabilities. In their latest voiced its protest against the Turkish airstrikes On Thursday June 27th, Turkey launched “No matter what are the circumstances and and his followers are the “students attempt to demonize Iran, the French have on areas in its territories, calling on Turkey to airstrikes hit the Qandil Mountains, killing three justifications, we emphasize the importance that of Karbala”. They also follow Imam accused the Islamic Republic of violating respect Iraq’s sovereignty. people and wounded four. According to local the Turkish side stops the bombing of Iraqi areas, Khomeini who slapped the West on United Nations Security Council Reso- “While we are keen to establish long-term sources, the latest Turkish airstrike killed and the need to respect our sovereignty, and mutual the face and was the only person who lution 2231 and have criticized its use of strategic relations and to prevent acts emanat- injured seven civilians, who were all from the cooperation to ensure the security of the borders taught the world how to disobey the ballistic missiles. ing from Iraqi territory against the security of same family. of the two countries, because the violation of arrogant powers. They believe that by imposing pressure neighboring Turkey, we believe that unilateral The Turkish Ministry of Defense announced Iraqi sovereignty is a violation of international And now the West is realizing that or even implementing new missile sanc- acts of war violate Iraqi sovereignty, Good neigh- ‘Operation Claw’ to hunt down members of the humanitarian law,” the statement reads. Sheikh Zakzaky is the second Khomeini tions on Iran, it is possible to force Iran borliness that regulates the relations between banned Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), inside Operation Claw was launched on May 28th, of his era, so they want to eliminate his to negotiate, and then a direct link can two neighbouring peoples, and constitutes a Iraqi Kurdistan. Turkish military and intelligence 2019, when Turkish troops backed by tanks, ideology. be created between Iran’s missile power grave violation of international humanitarian bases were set up in Iraqi Kurdistan since the entered the territories of the Iraqi Kurdistan The Zaria genocide in December 2015 and its nuclear capabilities.The difference law,” Iraqi Foreign Ministry said in a statement, 1990’s. And the Turkish army established another region, penetrating as far as 30 km. was their ultimate plan but they woefully between the French and US approach is failed. After that, they have kept both the the tactics employed by the two parties. ailing Sheikh and his wounded wife in The fact is that the only reason for the their Gulag without trial. crisis has been the departure of the United The Islamic Movement sued the Ni- States from an international agreement. gerian government, demanding the free- On the other hand, Donald Trump’s gov- Fighting rages across Afghanistan as peace talks continue TEHRAN— Taliban suicide bombers killed at The Taliban, which rejects the election process, U.S. officials hold peace talks in Qatar to end 18 dom of the sheikh and his wife. Finally, ernment has imposed sanctions against least 19 people in an attack on a government claimed responsibility for the attack. years of war in Afghanistan. a federal court in Abuja issued a verdict Iran, which has shown little commitment office on Saturday night, officials said, in the Taliban spokesman Qari Yousuf Ahmadi In a separate attack, Taliban fighters killed that the Sheikh and his wife must be re- to international treaties. In such a situa- latest episode of violence in Afghanistan as peace said the group’s fighters also killed 57 mem- eight Afghan soldiers and injured eight others at leased unconditionally and be paid N25 tion, the White House must return to the talks continue to end the war. bers of the Afghan security forces in the attack a military checkpoint in Balabulak district in the million each. nuclear deal in the direction of the exit Election workers were registering voters and captured 11 others, but Afghan officials western province of Farah, a local official said.