WWW.TEHRANTIMES.COM I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 12 Pages Price 50,000 Rials 1.00 EURO 4.00 AED 42nd year No.13683 Wednesday JUNE 10, 2020 Khordad 21, 1399 Shawwal 18, 1441 Lavrov calls U.S. attempts Why COVID-19 claims fewer Payam Niazmand a Bonhams to offer to impose arms embargo lives in Iran compared to dream can come true works by Iranian on Iran ‘ridiculous’ 2 many other countries? 9 for Persepolis 11 artists 12 CIA spy faces death for gathering intel on Qassem Soleimani: Iran TEHRAN — Iranian Judiciary spokesman provided them with intelligence on se- Iranian Gholamhossein Esmaeili announces a CIA curity issues such as the Guards Quds spy who was gathering intelligence about Force and the location of martyr Qassem the IRGC Quds Force and martyr General Soleimani in exchange for U.S. dollars was Qassem Soleimani has been sentenced sentenced to death by the Revolution Court, to death. and the verdict has been confirmed by the “Recently, a person named Seyed Supreme Court and will be implemented economy Mahmoud Mousavi-Mojed, who had soon,” Esmaeili announced during a press connections with Mossad and CIA and conference on Tuesday. 3 to get back Memoirs of Koniko Yamamura, mother of martyr Mohammad Babai, ready for publication TEHRAN – Iranian writer Hamid He- er whose son was martyred during the sam, the Islamic Revolution Artist of the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war, and this book on track in Year in 2018, plans to publish memoirs of will cover the memories of the mother Koniko Yamamura, the mother of martyr of the martyr. Mohammad Babai in Iran. Yamamura chose the name Saba Entitled “Immigrant of the Land of after she married an Iranian Muslim in the Sun”, the book will be published by Japan and moved to Iran afterwards, 2021: WB the Art Bureau of the Islamic Ideology where her life was totally changed after Dissemination Organization. her 19-year old son Mohammad was See page 4 Yamamura is the only Japanese moth- martyred. 12 Aerial survey sheds new light on vast ancient city in southern Iran TEHRAN – An in-depth aerial survey sensing project conducted with the help combined by series of field research has of previously-taken and new aerial pho- shed new light on remnants of a vast tographs and preliminary field studies of ancient city in southern Iran, which was archeology on a site [some small sections once in the heart of the mighty Sassanid of which had been discovered before],” Empire in its heyday. The discovery has ILNA quoted archaeologist Parsa Qasemi opened up a new window towards the as saying on Tuesday. urban engineering and Persian garden Remote sensing is the process of detecting arrangements of the time. and monitoring the physical characteristics “A large Sassanid urban site has of an area by measuring its reflected and File photo been discovered near Farashband of emitted radiation at a distance (typically Fars province as the result of a remote from satellite or aircraft). 8 ARTICLE There is still considerable racial inequality 600 rights groups urge UN probe into Samaneh Aboutalebi throughout U.S.: philosopher U.S. police brutality Tehran Times journalist TEHRAN — Charles Taliaferro, a professor of siderable racial inequality throughout the country. By staff & agencies The Floyd protests, which came amid pent-up philosophy at St. Olaf College in the U.S., says that Afro-Americans are under-represented in govern- Thousands of American mourners have paid despair and anger inflicted by the coronavirus “despite gains made by the Civil Rights movement ment, especially in the current administration and tribute to George Floyd, whose death at the pandemic that has hit U.S. minority communi- Historical sites in the 1960s and the two term presidency of an the Republican controlled senate, and the wealth in hands of a white U.S. police officer ignited na- ties especially hard, deepened a political crisis Afro-American, there is still considerable racial the USA disproportionately favors whites, especially tionwide protests against U.S. police violence for President Donald Trump as he threatened losing heritage inequality throughout the country.” white males. So, there is a bedrock of discontent, even and mistreatment of African Americans. to deploy the military into the streets to put In an interview with the Tehran Times, anger at racial inequality; add to that the terrible, Mourners streamed into a church in Hou- down the protests. status; who’s to Taliaferro also says, “Many have pointed out blatant police killing of an unarmed, non-resisting ston, Texas to honor African-American Floyd Protesters clamored for an end to police bru- that Trump’s earlier campaign slogan ‘Make black male on May 25th, and you get a tidal wave of as U.S.-wide protests over his death entered tality, saying they were hopeful that Floyd’s death blame? America great again’ could be interpreted by protests that overwhelmed cities across the USA. a third week. would mark a turning point in race relations, police his base as ‘Make America white again’.” Still, there is some evidence of an important divide This was a final stage in a series of ceremo- aggression and a lightning rod for change in the very year, a number of historical Following is the text of the interview with between persons of color and white allies protest- nies paying tribute to Floyd before he is laid to way police departments function across the U.S. monuments in Iran lose their place Professor Taliaferro: ing the unjust killing and hordes of persons who rest in his hometown on Tuesday. The Houston procession came as pressure on the National Heritage list. Some E After a black man was killed in Minne- are not so much grieved at the killing, as they are The 46-year-old died after Derek Chauvin, mounted in Congress and across the United are also at risk of losing their prestigious taking advantage of the occasion to loot and destroy the white officer, knelt on his neck and pinned States for sweeping reforms to the justice system UNESCO status. apolis, we witnessed popular protests against property, sometimes out of malice, sometimes out him to the ground for nine minutes in Minne- and U.S. police. Although according to the Ministry of this violent act. What are the reasons for these of a thirst for anarchy. I live not far from the riots apolis, Minnesota on May 25. Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handi- protests, especially by the blacks? U.S. Democrats push for police in my city and have witnessed white youth stealing His death unleashed protests against police crafts, this only includes less than one A: Unfortunately, despite gains made by the Civil reforms cars; they are certainly not doing that to protest brutality and for racial justice in the U.S. and percent of the monuments, it should be Rights movement in the 1960s and the two term Democrats in Congress unveiled a police an unjust killing. many world countries. noted that the damage to the buildings presidency of an Afro-American, there is still con- 7 reform bill, 10 that led to their removal from the list, maybe permanent and irreparable. Historical monuments indicate the historical identity of each nation. They Churches Six arrested in Iran are not only used as tourist attractions over the Ukrainian but are also places for preserving ancient in Tehran relics and exquisite documents and objects plane crash incident remained from the past. From another observe social point of view, it’s our duty to make our TEHRAN — Iranian Judiciary spokesman Ghola- best to preserve them as the human treas- mhossein Esmaeili announced on Tuesday that six ure to be flawlessly handed over to future distancing people have been arrested over the tragic Ukrainian plane crash incident. generations. TEHRAN — Prayer services and practices were “Six persons were arrested in this respect. Three In the old days, unconventional con- held in three churches of Tehran on Sunday in of them are out on bail and three others are under structions were not done, but now, due to compliance with health protocols and social arrest. This continuation of arresting after about six technical changes and new styles of archi- distancing rules, IRNA news agency reported. months shows our determination in dealing with the tecture and urban planning, everything A prayer service for Christians living in issue,” Esmaeili said at a press conference. has changed. And if the necessary foresight Tehran was held at the Saint Sarkis Cathedral He also said that the families of the victims can for the protection of the historical mon- Church with the speech of the Sepuh Sargsyan, file complaint and so far 70 families have done so. uments is not provided, they will either archbishop of the Armenian Diocese of Tehran. On January 8, a Ukrainian airliner was shot be completely destroyed or their value The prayer service was also held at St Gregory down shortly after taking off from Tehran’s Imam will be reduced. the Great RC Church. Khomeini airport. Experts have found that if the areas It is worth noting that the Assyrian Tuma The Ukrainian passenger plane, with 176 peo- and elements around a valuable and reg- Church was also disinfected for Christians. ple aboard, was mistaken for an invading missile. istered building are left to their own, the The national headquarters for combating coro- The tragic incident happened a few hours after Iran building will gradually lose its ongoing Genia Abadian navirus has agreed to reopen the courtyards of the fired missiles at a U.S.