WWW.TEHRANTIMES.COM I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 8 Pages Price 50,000 Rials 1.00 EURO 4.00 AED 42nd year No.13749 Tuesday SEPTEMBER 1, 2020 Shahrivar 11, 1399 Muharram 12, 1442 Iran adamant in “The Iranian Job” Number of trading Reasons behind Trump’s pursuing assassination for the Italians accounts in stock market focus on anti-Iran agenda of Gen. Soleimani 2 3 reaches 48.5m 4 at UNSC 5 Trade to be increased in region via See page 2 Iran-Afghanistan borders By Mahnaz Abdi role in boosting trade via borders between Security TEHRAN — Through launching Kyr- Iran and Afghanistan. gyzstan-Tajikistan-Afghanistan-Iran Regarding the significant status of the (KTAI) corridor and Iran-Afghanistan-Uz- mentioned corridors in the expansion of bekistan corridor, trade activities will be trade among the countries located in these increased in the region via Iran-Afghan- paths, the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs istan borders. Administration (IRICA) is seeking to bolster owed to India-Iran-Afghanistan corridor is the trade via Iranian borders, according to the other transit path which plays a significant IRICA spokesman, Ruhollah Latifi. 4 Lebanon president names Mustapha air defense Adib as new PM Lebanese President Michel Aoun tions, Adib secured the support of a ma- has named the country’s ambassador to jority of lawmakers to be designated as Germany Mustapha Adib as the new prime the new prime minister. minister after he secured the support of Adib secured at least 66 votes, or more major political parties. than half of the 120 MPs currently serving readiness A majority of lawmakers had to de- in the Lebanese parliament, after the Chris- cide on whom to name as premier before tian Free Patriotic Movement announced Aoun tasked the candidate with forming it had nominated him. a government. Lebanon’s parliament usually has 128 According to a Reuters tally of votes MPs but eight resigned following the Aug. cast by lawmakers in official consulta- 4 port explosion. 5 Resistance festival to review pro-Zionist cinema TEHRAN — The 16th Resistance Inter- “There is a difference between a Zionist national Film Festival plans to review a filmmaker and a Samiri filmmaker,” he not- lineup of films produced under the influ- ed and added, “It may be that a filmmaker ence of the Zionists around the world in a does not belong to a Zionist community, special section named “Samiri Cinema”. but nevertheless acts based on their goals “Raising society’s awareness of the and ideology, therefore, he/she is a Samiri world films produced under the influence filmmaker. This kind of cinema may pro- of the Zionists and screened around the mote concepts such as modern idolatry, world is high on the agenda at the Resist- womanizing, racism and even terrorism.” ance festival,” the director of the section, “A filmmaker may be religious or lib- leader.ir Shafi Aqamohammadian, said in a press eral, but may make his/her film under the release on Monday. influence of Zionism,” he stated. 8 By Ebrahim Fallahi Kashmir crackdown on Shia Muslims reveals U.S. Protests: Trump and Biden clash Tehran Times journalist long-simmering discontent over street violence Is al Kadhimi’s visit TEHRAN — Indian police attacked a Muhar- authorities made efforts to prevent Muslims By staff & agencies flurry of social media posts. to Washington going ram procession in India-administered Kash- from holding mourning processions given the U.S. President Donald Trump and his Democratic “For those of you saying on Twitter this mir on Saturday, injuring dozens of mourners coronavirus-related restrictions. A police officer rival Joe Biden have clashed over the violence morning that you plan to come to Portland to impact Iran-Iraq commemorating the martyrdom anniversary said that people in Kashmir held processions in that has erupted at protests in Portland, Oregon. to seek retribution, I’m calling on you to stay of Imam Hussein (AS). parts of Srinagar in violation of the restrictions Trump blamed the Democrat mayor of Port- away,” he said. energy ties? Mohsen Rouhisefat, an India expert, tells imposed because of COVID-19. land, Ted Wheeler, for allowing the “death and He also hit back at Trump’s criticism, saying the Tehran Times that the attack constitutes a However, witnesses said that the Saturday destruction of his city”. it was the U.S. president who had “created the s the U.S. waivers for Iraq’s flagrant violation of human rights. procession was peaceful and didn’t violate health But Biden said the president was “recklessly hate and the division”. electricity imports from The attack came as the Shiite Muslims in the protocols. encouraging violence”. “I’d appreciate it if the president would AIran are nearing their ex- disputed Himalayan region held mourning rituals “The procession was not just peaceful but was A man was shot dead in Portland on Satur- support us or stay the hell out of the way,” he piration in September, the Iraqi to commemorate Ashura, the 10th day of the also following health protocols. They (government day as elsewhere in the city a pro-Trump rally said. Some activists have called for the may- Prime Minister Mustafa al-Ka- Muharram month in the Islamic lunar calendar, forces) unleashed such violence and did not clashed with Black Lives Matter protesters. or’s resignation, saying he was not capable of dhimi’s recent visit to the United which marks the martyrdom of Imam Hussein spare even women mourners,” the Associated Portland has become a flashpoint for demon- resolving the protests. States, has raised some questions (AS), a grandson of the Prophet Mohammad Press quoted witness Sajjad Hussain as saying. strations against police brutality and racism since ’This is Trump’s America’ about the future of the two neigh- (PBUH) who was martyred in the Battle of Kar- Jafar Ali, another witness, told AFP news agency the police killing of African-American George In a series of tweets on Sunday, Trump said bors’ energy ties. bala on October 10, 680 (Muharram 10, 61 AH). that the procession started in the Bemina area on the Floyd in Minneapolis on 25 May triggered a that “Portland will never recover with a fool Some analysts believe that al Kadhimi’s Government forces, armed with pump-ac- outskirts of Srinagar while government forces were wave of national and international outrage, for a mayor”, and suggested sending federal travel to the U.S. and some other Arab states tion shotguns, fired shotgun pellets and tear gas present in heavy numbers. Ali and other people who BBC reported. forces to the city. including Egypt and Jordan is somehow to disperse hundreds of mainly Shiite Muslim saw the clashes said security forces fired pellets and Mayor Wheeler warned against people He also accused Biden of being “unwilling a preparation for reducing the country’s mourners in the main city of Srinagar. Local tear gas to disperse the mourners. 3 coming to the city to seek revenge amid a to lead”. energy reliance on Iran, however, many other believe that such a goal, even if ex- isted, is far from being realized. Many experts and analysts believe that Iranian craftspeople, businesses incur $452m loss due to coronavirus FIFA threatens Iran the agreements reached during these trips TEHRAN – Iran’s deputy tourism minister events that caused a lot of damage to the art of world cities [and villages] of handicrafts. “Some with sanction are not official and executable yet. on Thursday said that the handicrafts industry handicrafts in the country so that since the [Ira- 295 fields of handicrafts are currently practiced “Iraq’s recent energy deals with U.S. and related businesses across the country have nian] month of Esfand, last year, all handicraft across Iran with more than two million people TEHRAN — FIFA Secretary General Fatma companies were a mixed bag of loose suffered a loss of 19,000 billion rials (some $452 markets have been closed and no exhibitions engaging, majority of whom are women… Handi- Samoura warned Iran FIFA and AFC are strongly agreements that need to be translated into million at the official rate of 42,000 rials) since have been held in this area.” crafts also play an important role in the economy opposing any use of legal threats and intimidation firm commercial terms at a time when the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. “Due to the lack of inbound passengers during in our rural villages.” of any sort by anyone against a person or a group Washington failed to extend much-needed “The coronavirus pandemic has so caused this time, unfortunately, the amount of suitcase The Islamic Republic exported $523 million of persons. waivers for Iranian energy imports due to 19,000 billion rials damage in the area of hand- trade (allowed for customs-free and tax-free trans- worth of handicrafts during the past calendar The Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran expire in September,” S&P Global reported icrafts production across the country,” Pouya fer) diverged to almost zero,” the official said. year 1398 (ended March 19), of the figure, some (FFIRI) has been recently ordered to pay Marc Wil- on August 26. Mahmoudian said. According to Mahmoudian, Iran globally ranks $273 million worth of handicrafts were exported mots an amount of approximately six million euros Meanwhile, Iraqi officials also believe “The outbreak of coronavirus was one of the first in terms of having the topmost number of officially through customs, 6 after the Belgian coach filed a complaint against that the agreements reached during the Iran to FIFA.