WWW.TEHRANTIMES.COM I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 16 Pages Price 10,000 Rials 39th year No.13194 Wednesday AUGUST 29, 2018 Shahrivar 7, 1397 Dhul Hijjah 17, 1439 Europe should resist President Fuad Masum, Russia to host Congratulations U.S. pressure to save Ambassador Masjedi Iranian cultural on Eid al-Ghadir reputation 2 assess Iraq-Iran ties 2 festival next week 16 Iran’s 7-month crude steel output See page 2 up 23.6% yr/yr: WSA ECONOMY TEHRAN— Produc- The WSA also put Iran’s crude steel desktion of crude steel in output at 1.981 million tons in July of this Iran stood at 14.457 million tons during year, with a 13.2-percent rise from 1.75 the first seven months of 2018, indicating million tons in July of 2017. 23.6 percent rise from 11.697 million tons Producing 532.846 million tons of in the same period of time in 2017, accord- crude steel, China stood at the first place ing to World Steel Association (WSA). in the seven-month period of this year, It is while the world’s steel produc- while India and Japan came next through tion during January-July, 2018 rose just producing 61.831 million tons and 61.39 5 percent. million tons of the product, respectively. Iran exports $400m of knowledge-based products TECHNOLOGY TEHRAN — Iran has required to meet special standards, he added. deskexported $400 million Iran has already activated the Tech worth of knowledge-based products during Export Services Corridor (TESC) in 60 the past Iranian calendar year 1396 (March countries, he announced. 2017-March 2018), the vice president for TESC is an export support organization science and technology Sourena Sattari for Iranian high-tech and medium-tech said on Monday, YJC reported. companies. It facilitates the export process Export of knowledge-based products for Iranian manufacturers by providing is very different from export of ordinary services in the areas of marketing, consul- ones since knowledge-based products are tancy, and international alliances. 10 Flights halted at Dubai Intl. Rouhani fails to Airport after Yemeni drone strikes Yemeni forces, backed by allied fighters soldiers and their allies attacked Dubai from Popular Committees, have reportedly International Airport using a domesti- Mohammadreza Abbasi launched an airstrike against a strategic cally-built long-endurance Sammad-3 economic target in the United Arab Emir- (Invincible-3) unmanned aerial vehicle ates in retaliation for the Riyadh regime’s on Monday evening. devastating military aggression against On July 26, Yemeni army forces and their impoverished homeland. Popular Committees fighters targeted Abu Tehran Times/ Tehran Times/ convince MPs A Yemeni military source, speaking Dhabi International Airport in the UAE, us- on condition of anonymity, said Yemeni ing the same type of combat drone. 13 EDITORIAL Ghadir makes politics ethical: Abdulaziz Sachedina ARTICLE Mohammad Ghaderi Martin Love Tehran Times editor-in-chief EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW as Bi’sat, Ghadir, and Ashura in Islam. Please and wilayat in Islam. Political analyst from North Carolina @ghaderi62 By Javad Qanbari explain about the status of Ghadir? What is significance of Ghadir in the his- A: Ghadir like Bi’sat are critical moments tory of Shiism? TEHRAN — Abdulaziz Sachedina, a professor in the history of Islam. Whereas Bi’sat marks A: It is impossible to imagine Shiism with- Merkel vs. EU’s of Islamic studies at George Mason University in the beginning of the Prophet’s mission, Ghadir out understanding the two important and key Saadi’s words from Virginia, tells the Tehran Times that the event of marks the continuation of that mission. In both events of early Islamic history: Bi’sat and Ghadir. U.S. - independent Ghadir provides “foundation of analytical phi- cases the selection of the leadership involved Shiism was a path that undertook to challenge 13th century are losophy” and makes “politics ethical”. important issues related to the leadership and injustices and the wrongs that were being per- payment system Sachedina also says, “The paradigm provided the future mission of the Muslim Umma. Nubu- petrated by political and tribal forces of the worth remembering by the event of Ghadir is so universal that no wwa and Wilaya are the two essential processes 7th century Arabian culture. Undoubtedly, ecent contradictory statements by one with minimum understanding of the world of implementing the vision of justice and truth Shiism rose as an opposition to the pre-Islamic right now the German Chancellor and Ger- politics today can deny its legitimacy in the de- in Islam. The elements that led to the events of tribal hegemony, and throughout the history man Foreign Minister on the Joint velopment of the international ideal of human Ashura are linked with these two institutions of it stood out as an alternative to the oppression istory is not going to forget the R JCPOA no matter what happens Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) rights or just political order. guidance of humanity to establish the rule of law and suppression practiced by the Umayyads over an independent payment system for Sachedina has been conducting research and and justice in Muslim community. Hence, Ghadir and the Abbasids, and other political dynas- Hto the agreement itself. Ideally, it Iran attracted the attention of many in- writing in the field of Islamic law, ethics, and is both the continuation of the Nub uwwa and ties. Ghadir clearly demonstrated the moral ought to stand with continued backing by ternational experts and analysts. theology for more than two decades. Following the culmination of Shahadat of Imam Husayn in force of a minority that believed in a qualified the other signatories, which means the As reported by Handensblatt, the is the text of the interview with him: Karbala. It is not possible to understand Karbala leadership of the Umma. That was the sole other signatories make it worthwhile for German business newspaper, Foreign There are certain important events such without exploring the meaning of prophethood strength of Shiite teachings. 7 Iran to continue faithfully respecting its Minister Heiko Maas recently mentioned terms. that Europe and the U.S. “have been drift- Whether these other signatories can ing apart for years” and urged Europe to with determination continue upholding “assume our equal share of responsibility” Iran, Latvia to bridge gap on culture: Book City exec the agreement with an effective quid pro in order to “form a counterweight when quo with Iran remains to be seen. The ARTTEHRAN — The deputy Jaunzeme-Grende, who served as the Latvian Mohammadkhani stressed on the need for the U.S. crosses the line,” pull “our weight jury is still out on this, but there are a few deskdirector of Iran’s Book City culture minister from 2011 to 2013. mutual revision on cultural relations among Iran, when America retreats … [and] start a positive signs popping up, particularly Institute, Ali-Asghar Mohammadkhani, has said “Ms. Jaunzeme-Grende is a well-known per- Lavia, Lithuania and Estonia. new conversation.” in Europe. that Iran and Latvia plan to bridge the gap on son in Latvia and the EU and is really eager to Based on an agreement signed between the Among his bolder suggestions on how What is most riveting is that now the culture between the two countries by collabo- expand cultural cooperation between Iran and Imants Ziedonis Foundation and Book City Insti- to do this, he came with the suggestion U.S., and I believe it is a sign of desper- rating on publications and organizing mutual her country,” Mohammadkhani said. tute, several cultural meetings will be organized of an independent system of financial ation and not strength, is waging some cultural meetings. “However, unfortunately, people in both coun- in the coming year. In addition, books from both transactions that would protect European kind of economic warfare of varying kinds In a press release published on Tuesday, Mo- tries know very little about the culture, history Latvian and Iranian writers will be published companies seeking to do business with and degrees with almost 15 percent of the hammadkhani elaborated on his recent visit to and literature of the other country,” he added based on a bilateral agreement. Iran. It’s to be noted that U.S. sanctions world’s countries with a total population of Latvia and several agreements he signed with He said that only the Rubaiyat of Omar The foundation and institute also plans to on our country would target any compa- some 2 billion people, or over 25 percent some Latvian cultural organizations. Khayyam, Sadi’s Gulistan and Sadeq Hedayat’s translate Persian poet Molana Jalal ad-Din Ru- ny that has commercial interests in Iran of all of the world’s citizens. This is, in a He was in the Latvian capital of Riga from “The Blind Owl” from Persian literature have so mi’s Masnavi-ye Manavi into Latvian and also to and that also works with U.S. banks and word, amazing. August 22 to 26 at an invitation from the direc- far been published in Latvian while no books from organize an international conference on Rumi U.S. dollars. That the U.S. government can imagine tor of the Imants Ziedonis Foundation, Žaneta Latvian writers have been translated into Persian. in Riga in January 2019. 16 Maas also defended the attempts to even for a minute that this economic war- circumvent U.S. sanctions through a so- fare constitutes a sound strategy to main- called blocking mechanism that would tain its power for very long is the height penalize European companies that comply of arrogance and delusional thinking.