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.13440 Saturday JULY 20, 2019 Tir 29, 1398 Dhi Al Qada 17, 1440 world owes Iran’s defensive Siamand Rahman Locarno Semaine de la Qassem Soleimani strategy can turn takes gold at World critique to screen “Copper 2 offensive 3 Championships 15 Notes of a Dream” 16 CBI governor calls for expansion See page 2 of banking ties with Turkey TEHRAN — The Governor of Central said in an Instagram post. Bank of Iran (CBI) Abdolnasser Hemmati Mentioning his meeting with Turkey’s New scandal said on Friday that without proper bank- new Central Bank Governor Murat Uysal, ing relations between Iran and Turkey, the official noted that “The presidents of reaching their $30 billion goal of bilateral Iran and Turkey are determined for boost- trade would be impossible. ing the volume of trade between the two “Achieving the $30-billion trade countries.” target between Iran and Turkey will The CBI Governor visited the Turk- around empire inevitably require development of ish capital to hold mutual talks on monetary and banking relations be- expansion of banking and monetary tween the two countries,” Hemmati cooperation. 4 of lies Rouhani: Iran firm to keep paths to I am worried that USS Boxer has shot down save JCPOA open 3 TEHRAN — President Hassan Rou- day, Rouhani said that all sides should their own UAS by mistake!: Araqchi hani has said that Iran is determined take “balanced steps” in line with saving to keep all paths open to keep the 2015 the JCPOA. nuclear deal, formally known as the “Europe must speed up its efforts Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action in line with meeting Iran’s legitimate (JCPOA). interests and reaching a ceasefire in the In a phone conversation with French U.S. economic war (on Iran),” Rouhani President Emmanuel Macron on Thurs- asserted. 2 UN calls out Saudi Arabia, UAE over ‘hypocritical’ Yemen aid promises TEHRAN — The United Nations has lief Coordinator Mark Lowcock told the slammed Saudi Arabia and the United UN Security Council on Thursday. Arab Emirates for undermining the UN’s Riyadh and Abu Dhabi, part of a so- relief operations in Yemen by ditching hu- called “coalition” fighting in Yemen, manitarian aid pledges to the war-torn each promised $750 million in aid to country. the country at a UN fundraising event “Those who made the largest pledges – in February. According to UN figures, Yemen’s neighbors in the coalition – have Saudi Arabia has so far only paid $121.7 so far paid only a modest proportion of million and the UAE about $195 million Getty Images what they promised,” UN Emergency Re- of the promised funds. 13 ARTICLE Full disclosure: Extraterrestrials, no nuclear war, end of the deep state? ARTICLE Mahnaz Abdi EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Tehran Times in their totality. As of today Press TV, A. First, let me say that all my reviews – over Martin Love Political analyst from Head of the TehranTimes By Javad Heirannia the Tehran Times, and half of my interviews are no 2,500 non-fiction reviews across 97 categories of Economy Desk longer censored. The American Herald Tribune is non-fiction, are still free online and accessible both North Carolina TEHRAN — Robert David Steele, a former still totally censored. So I published a book of the via topical lists and via each of the designated cate- Marine Corps infantry officer and CIA spy as censored interviews and it is one of the most popular gories. Second, I was never particularly interested in Forex market well as an activist for Open Source Everything of my publications, available as both electronic extraterrestrials – or Zionism for that matter – but Demand that the Engineering (OSEE), regularly answers questions and hard copy forms at Amazon, and free online I backed into both topics – and they are related – stabilized, rial for Tehran Times. as well. All three versions can be accessed here. because of my long-standing investigations into Mideast become a Before we begin discussing what you are Let us begin then. For many years you have information pathologies, the abuse of secrecy, and soaring calling a full disclosure agenda, let me ask you been the top Amazon reviewer for non-fiction, until cover-ups. Once I began to focus heavily on the nuclear weapon about your most recent book published at Amazon you removed all of your reviews from Amazon in Deep State, and particularly after I was appoint- orex market in Iran has been experi- in both electronic form and hard copy. What is protest of Amazon censorship. Recently you have ed a Commissioner for the International Natural free zone! encing many ups and downs after the in that book? been doing book reviews on extraterrestrial matters Justice Tribunal (ITNJ), and Chief Counsel for FU.S. withdrew from Iran’s nuclear A. Great question! I discovered that the Amer- and on US politics and culture. Your review of David the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Human etty and small minded is the sole deal (known as JCPOA) in May 2018. ican social media, Google News particularly, was Icke’s book, Everything You Need to Know But Trafficking and Child Sex Abuse – the report and way to describe the restrictions on The exchange rates were mostly affected censoring all of my interviews with you as pub- Have Never Been Told (David Icke Books, 2018) videos from our London seating last year are free PIran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif’s by the political environment and news lished in the Tehran Times, and they had already is 40-pages long with many quotes and links. This online – I found that extraterrestrials, Zionists, movements to a six block area around the in a turbulent market which even saw been censoring the American Herald Tribune in is not a normal review. What was your motivation and the Deep State all converged in Satanic Ritual United Nations complex while he is in New the exchange rate of 180,000 rials for a its totality. They briefly censored Press TV and the in doing a 40-page summary of a 741 page book? Abuse (SRA). 7 York to address a UN group. This kind of dollar, something referred to as a “forex action and mentality is the stuff of petty market shock”. tyrants, not befitting the alleged leader or Although the high rate of 180,000 rials (in Delay in Zakzaky’s case unjust, inhuman government of an “empire” that has any last September) was not real, the government serious, responsible sense of itself or of came to act and take the control of market. By Huda Z the urgency of the matter citing Sheikh’s health one of the members of the medical board that was others overseas or internally who don’t The measures seriously taken and con- TEHRAN — The leader of the Islamic Movement condition. The government counsel complained the sent to examine Sheikh, said: ‘We recommended happen to be “Caucasian”. Or “Western” tinued by the government and Central in Nigeria Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, who late submission of the ‘bulky’ medical report asking the Nigerian government to allow Sheikh to leave or whatever. Bank of Iran (CB) led to a more realistic has been battling for critical health issues, was for more time, which the judge rejected saying that Nigeria for medical treatment as the level of lead Trump stepped into a hornet’s nest when market in which the rates are set based scheduled to appear before the Kaduna State the claim of the report being bulky was untrue. toxicity in the Sheikh’s body is very high.’ he blathered on both in front of the press on the economic realities of the country. High Court on Wednesday for a hearing to allow After a round of arguments from both sides and The Nigerian authorities may allow Sheikh and on Twitter about four ladies of color in No wild ride, the rates are now coming him to travel to India for medical treatment. despite plaintiff describing Sheikh’s deteriorating to travel abroad at a later time, but the sim- Congress, all young Democrats, and then down in a calm market. Over the past few weeks protests have erupted health condition and stating that Sheikh hadn’t ple act of delaying the procedure might cause even while the House of Representatives in Economic experts believe that the no- in many countries as a result of a medical report slept for seven consecutive days, the court was numerous complications in his health. As per the U.S. Congress condemned what were ticeable drop recently witnessed in the published by a team of doctors led by Islamic adjourned for eleven days. The next hearing is the report by the IHRC medical team, one of clearly racist comments, only four members exchange rates (for dollar falling from Human Rights Commission that found high now scheduled for 29th of July. Sheikh’s eyes is completely damaged, while the of the House on the Republican side of the 130,000 rials to lower than 120,000 ri- toxicity levels in the body of ailing Sheikh. This delay in judgement comes at a time when other one only has 20 per cent vision left. This aisle joined in the condemnation. The se- als) has been mainly the result of forex The court proceedings started around 9 AM in Sheikh is in critical health condition and is in might be a result of the tragic incident when ries of Tweets aimed at the Congresswomen management measures taken by CBI.