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Holocaust 21112prepared to 4 Iran’s experience AVC Beach Volleyball Cartoons Contest NATION invite Rouhani ECONOMY in power sector SPORTS Continental Cup ART& CULTURE opens in Tehran WWW.TEHRANTIMES.COM I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y Prosecutor general pushing ahead with action on seizure of Iranian assets 2 12 Pages Price 10,000 Rials 38th year No.12552 Sunday MAY 15, 2016 Ordibehesht 26, 1395 Sha’aban 8, 1437 People Great should Leader: Clerics should counter opportunities, see JCPOA special incentives results: Zarif for foreign false and deviant thoughts investment in Iran POLITICAL TEHRAN — For- POLITICAL TEHRAN — deskeign Minister Mo- Supreme Lead- outlining “intellectual and religious guidance,” “Clerics should prepare themselves for ECONOMY TEHRAN — Iranian desk hammad Javad Zarif, the principal er of the Islamic Revolution “political guidance and insight-strengthening,” shouldering sensitive responsibilities in the so- deskMinister of Finance architect of the nuclear deal with Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei received on and “guidance and participation in the field ciety through acquiring necessary qualifications and Economic Affairs Ali Tayyebnia great powers, said on Saturday that Saturday a gathering of managers, instructors, of social services” as three main missions of and awareness in today’s different world,” the announced that as of the imple- the Iranian people should in practice and clergymen of Tehran-based seminaries, clerics. Leader remarked. mentation of the nuclear agreement see the results of the deal, officially between Iran and the P5+1, great called the Joint Comprehensive Plan See page 2 opportunities and special incentives of Action. have been created in Iran to attract According to the deal, brokered in foreign investors. July 2015 and went into effect in Jan- “Foreigners should change their uary, sanctions against Iran are lifted attitude toward Iran, specifically after in exchange for some limitations on the withdrawal of the financial em- Tehran’s nuclear activities. bargo, on the way to find a realistic “In the new situation, all the am- view over the potential investment bassadors’ efforts should be focused projects in the Islamic Republic,” on developing the country’s econ- IRNA quoted Tayyebnia as saying on omy and the people’s livelihood and Saturday. the people should feel the JCPOA re- “Limitations have been convert- sults in practice,” Zarif told an annual ed into advantages, and challenges gathering of the Iranian ambassadors are changed into opportunities,” he in Tehran under the slogan of “JCPOA said, “It is time for foreigners to ex- and Resistance Economy: Opportuni- perience safe and sound investments ties and Capacities”. in Iran.” The foreign minister highlighted According to the economy minis- the necessity of presenting a “fair” ter, foreigners are presently capable and “realistic” report on results of of making investments in projects up the JCPOA. to 100 percent in various sectors, in- Iran’s diplomatic missions in for- cluding production, transportation, eign countries can play “important” telecommunication, services, pow- and “fundamental” role in preparing er, construction and health, and they a “precise” and “real” report on the can also possess land pieces in Iran. JCPOA results, especially in financial In addition, the government will issue and banking transactions, the foreign three-year residential certificates for minister noted. 2 foreign managers, experts, and their Leader.ir families to stay in Iran. “Making investments in special and free zones will bring foreign investors a 20-year tax relief and ARTICLE they would be allowed to commute By Ali Omidi Troupe from Isfahan performs parody of “Hamlet” to the zones without visas,” he un- derscored. Associate professor of international ARTTEHRAN — relations at Isfahan University A troupe from an traditional dramatic arts, including naqqali deskthe central Iranian city of and kheimeh shab-bazi, to stage the play, he Isfahan is performing a parody of William added. ARTICLE Four ways U.S. Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” at the Baran Theater Sajjadi said that they must go through a in Tehran. complicated process to perform a play in Is- By: Haniyeh S. Jafariyeh seizure of Iranian “Seven Labors of Hamlet” has received a fahan. Thus, he decided to stage the play in Tehran Times journalist assets will impact great reception from theatergoers over the Tehran. past two weeks that the troupe has been per- The play went on stage with support from bilateral ties forming the play, director Mohammad-Javad actor Hamidreza Azarang and directors Ayyub Iran’s crude oil Sajjadi told the Persian service of MNA on Aqakhani and Nader Borhani Marand from he U.S. Supreme Court ruling Saturday. Tehran. contracts: term to confiscate $2 billion worth “Seven Labors of Hamlet” was formed in a A poster for “Seven Labors of Hamlet” A cast of three actors perform the play, T long process of 15 months of numerous work- which won the award for best performance at or spot? of Iranian assets to compensate American victims of terrorist attacks shops and rehearsals. The outcome was that be change into a parody,” he stated. the Isfahan Theater Festival last year. has hit hard in Tehran. The asset sei- we learned that ‘Hamlet’ has the potential to The troupe has used some styles of Irani- The play will run at the theater until May 30. ran stepped out of the international zure, which has the backing of the U.S. Ifinancial embargo against OPEC’s State Department, has been described No.3 oil producer under the im- by Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani as Italy’s Saras says signs crude supply deal with Iran plementation of its nuclear deal with P5+1 in January, while the stringent “blatant theft,” while Foreign Minister Italian refiner Saras said it has signed banks began allowing payments money from debts accrued prior Iran, and this is in the process of sanctions had cut Iranian crude ex- Mohammad Javad Zarif has called it an oil supply contract with Iran. “in the last couple of weeks,” Saras to sanctions being imposed on the starting. We still have to negotiate ports from a peak of 2.6 million barrels “highway robbery.” The company’s contact with chief executive Dario Scaffardi country in 2012. “We will of course exact timings,” said Scaffardi. per day (bpd) before 2011 to just over There is no doubt that the measure Iran has formally opened after said on Friday. Saras still owes Iran start repaying the debt we owe to (Source: argusmedia.com) will have severe repercussions on the 1.1 million bpd in recent years. Iran already tense relations between Teh- was primarily faced with constraints on ran and Washington; its impact can be 70 foreign firms to attend AirAsia X to resume Kuala its oil exports since its customers had roughly categorized under four head- Iran Health exhibition Lumpur, Bangkok flights to Tehran concluded deals with other countries, ings. buyers were cautious about boosting SOCIETY TOURISM First, a “wall of mistrust” will be TEHRAN — More than 600 Iranian and TEHRAN foresee that our direct flights trade immediately because of banking desk created. The Supreme Court ruling Seventy foreign foreign exhibitors will take part desk— The Ma- from both Kuala Lumpur and and ship insurance difficulties, and the is causing Iranians to be pessimistic firms from Europe and Asia will in the health exhibition, which laysian budget airline AirAsia X Bangkok can improve bilater- country’s crude shipment, particularly about the easing of tensions between participate in the 19th Iran Health sits in a 23,000 m² area, scat- announced it will resume direct al relations while encouraging to Europe, was intricate by a lack of Iran and the United States. Following international exhibition, starting tered in 13 halls, he explained. flights from both Kuala Lumpur trade and tourism activities clarity on ship insurance, dollar clear- the signing of the Joint Comprehensive on May 15, at the Tehran Perma- Active companies in manufac- and Bangkok to Tehran on June between the cities,” Chief Exec- ance and European banks’ letters of Plan of Action (JCPOA) in July 2015, nent International Fairground. turing medical equipment from 21 and June 22, respectively. utive Officer of AirAsia X Ben- credit. political experts were hopeful that the The companies are to invest Switzerland, Germany, Austria, It- The flights had been sus- yamin Ismail said during the Since the lifting of financial sanc- two countries would work toward the in hospital construction and de- aly, the Czech Republic, South Ko- pended in 2012. conference. tions, the Islamic Republic has sought easing of tensions and removing this velopment of medical equipment rea, China, Taiwan, India, and Tur- The airline aims to increase AirAsia X flights will take off to ramp up oil production in a bid to “wall of mistrust.” However, with the re- in Iran, IRNA quoted Hossein Sal- key will have their pavilions during the number of tourists who trav- on Sunday, Tuesday and Thurs- regain its market share and today, al- cent Supreme Court decision, all such manzadeh, director of the exhibi- the event as well, Salmanzadeh el to Iran from Southeast Asia day per week from Kuala Lum- most six months after the implemen- hope has been ruled out. This has not tion, as saying on Saturday. said. Also, some delegations from and Australia, AirAsia Chairman pur to Tehran and will on Mon- tation day, Iran’s oil output stands at only empowered the opponents of the He also said most of the Eu- Syria, Lebanon, and Azerbaijan Datuk Kamarudin Meranun an- day and Wednesday and Friday 3.7 million bpd, while its oil and gas JCPOA in Iran, but also those more ropean delegations are going to will be present in the event to nounced during a press confer- from Tehran to Kuala Lumpur.
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