Straight Truth WWW.TEHRANTIMES.COM From Inside POLITICS Page 2 • President Raisi starts work seriously • World leaders congratulate Raisi over taking office • Qalibaf meets Afghan president, 8 Pages | Price 50,000 Rials | 1.00 EURO | 4.00 AED | 43nd year | No. 14007 | Saturday | AUGUST 7, 2021 | Mordad 16, 1400 | Dhul Hajjah 27, 1442 Hamas leader IRAN IN FOCUS Page 3 Page 3 • I will make you happy once again: Yazdani • Iran to start for World Cup qualification on Aug. 25 A New Day ECONOMY Page 4 • Exports to Afghanistan fall 85% amid unrest in Kabul • Desalination plants providing 600,000m3 of drinkable water to southern Iran Has Come TOURISM Page 6 • Archaeological museum under construction in UNESCO-registered citadel • 13 cultural elements added to national heritage list SOCIETY Page 7 • Iranian scientist receives Cuba’s Carlos J. Finlay Award • Autumn expected to be warmer than normal CULTURE Page 8 • Stuntman Arsha Aqdasi dies, organs donated to save lives • Anti-Zionist director Parviz Sheikhtadi making series on “grandmother of the Report revolution” • Toronto International Film Festival to Raisi officially screen Iran’s “Zalava” takes oath Opinion of office as By Farrokh Hesabi president TEHRAN — Ebrahim Raisi was formally sworn in as the eighth president of the Islamic Olympic medal Republic of Iran on Thursday afternoon. The swearing-in ceremony was held in the Hamidreza Rahel winner Rezaei parliament, which was attended by senior Iranian civil and military officials as well as a expects better ICANA/ large number of foreign dignitaries from more than 80 countries. performance in The ceremony started with speeches by Par- liament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf and Projects worth ‘Don’t test us:’ Don’t play the Judiciary chief Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejei. Tokyo This is the text of the oath of office by the TEHRAN - Former Iran national team wrestler, $3.5b ready to be Iran responds to victim president: Alireza Rezaei, says that he expected more from “I, as the President, upon the Holy Quran and the freestyle wrestling team in the Tokyo Olym- inaugurated in TEHRAN — The devious Israeli regime is dev- in the presence of the Iranian nation, do hereby pics. Israeli threat of astatingly trying to play the role of a victim, while swear in the name of Almighty God to safeguard Iran ended the competition with two medals free trade, special it was the child-killer regime that started the ae- the official Faith, the system of the Islamic -Re altogether. Amirhossein Zare claimed a bronze rial aggression on Wednesday. public and the Constitution of the country; to military action use all my talents and abilities in the discharge medal in the men’s freestyle 125 kg of the 2020 Three rockets were fired on Wednesday, two of TEHRAN – Tehran on Thursday reacted to re- of responsibilities undertaken by me; to devote Olympic Games. Hassan Yazdani also claimed a economic zones which reached Israel, striking near the northern marks by a high-ranking Israeli official who had myself to the service of the people, glory of silver on Thursday after losing to the U.S wrestler town of Kiryat Shmona. No casualties were re- TEHRAN- The secretary of the Iranian Free Zones threatened Iran with a military strike to stop the country, promotion of religion and morali- David Taylor in the final bout of 86kg. ported. High Council says projects worth 150 trillion rials its nuclear program, saying any adventurism ty, support of right and propagation of justice; “Personally, I expected three or four medals (about $3.571 billion) are ready to be inaugurated against the country will be met with a decisive The Israeli army stated that it carried out three to refrain from being autocratic; to protect for our freestyle national team in the Olympics. in the country’s free trade zones (FTZs) and special response. rounds of what it called “retaliatory” shelling. the freedom and dignity of individuals and the Of course, we can’t deny that the Olympic Games economic zones by the next two months. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed The Lebanese army stated that 92 artillery shells rights of the nation recognized by the Consti- are at the highest level, and it isn’t easy to predict. As announced by Hamidreza Mo’meni, the Khatibzadeh warned Israel against any “foolish fired by Israel had fallen in southern Lebanon af- tution; to spare no efforts in safeguarding the Our wrestlers tried their best, and Iranian people trade balance of the country’s free trade zones move,” saying that Iran will decisively respond to ter the rockets were fired on Wednesday. frontiers and the political, economic and cultur- watched their efforts on the mat,” said Rezaei, who and special economic zones has been positive any such move. Multiple wildfires in dry conditions caused by al freedoms of the country; to guard the power won a silver medal at the 2004 Olympics in the over the past three years. the Israeli bombardment, but no casualties were entrusted to me by the nation as a sacred trust men’s Freestyle 120 kg. “In another brazen violation of Int’l law, Israeli “With the measures taken for the promotion regime now blatantly threatens Iran with military reported. After firing rockets, Israeli warplanes like an honest and faithful trustee, by seeking “We cannot criticize our wrestlers and say of exports in the country, the trade balance of the action. Such malign behavior stems from blind launched airstrikes on neighboring Lebanon. help from God and following that they have not put everything on the line the example of the Prophet of free trade and special economic zones has become Western support,” Khatibzadeh said on Twitter. “Earlier today [Thursday], rockets were fired in their games. They did what they could do. Islam and the sacred Imams, positive over the past three years,” the official has “We state this clearly: ANY foolish act against from Lebanon into Israeli territory,” the Israeli air However, they lacked the necessary freshness peace be upon them, and to said. Iran will be met with a DECISIVE response. Don’t force tweeted. and vitality for such crucial moments and entrust it to the one elected by In early July, Mo’meni had announced that test us.” seemed to have problems in terms of physical “In response … fighter jets struck the launch sites the nation after me.” some new free trade zones are planned to be set strength,” He added in his interview with Teh- He was responding to a threat issued by and infrastructure used for terror in Lebanon from up in the country in the current Iranian calendar ran Times. Page 3 Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz against which the rockets were launched. Page 2 year (ends on March 20, 2022). Page 4 Iran. Page 3 STAY UPDATED #Lebanon Iran’s population Interview Wrestler Zare on upward trend till By Mohammad Mazhari takes bronze 2040, UN predicts Jordan’s role is By Faranak Bakhtiari medal: Tokyo 2020 TEHRAN – Iran’s population will be on an upward trend until 2040, then it begins to to protect the TEHRAN – Amirhossein Zare from Iran experience a downward trend based on three claimed a bronze medal in the men’s freestyle scenarios by the UN World Population Pros- Zionist regime: 125 kg of the 2020 Olympic Games on Friday. pects report revised in 2017. Zare defeated Chinese wrestler Deng The results on fertility growth show that in all Iraqi analyst Zhiwei 5-0 and won the bronze medal. three scenarios (low, medium, and high) until 2040, It was Iran’s second medal in freestyle Iran’s fertility rate will not increase to the level of TEHRAN - An Iraqi analyst says that the Jordani- wrestling. replacement and the population growth rate of an kingdom is entrusted by the U.S. with securing Iran will decrease based on all three scenarios. Hassan Yazdani claimed a silver medal in the Zionist regime. the 86kg on Thursday. The lowest scenario predicts that in 2030, “The existence of Jordan is to protect the Zi- the population growth rate of Iran reaches onist regime and secure its eastern borders, as Reuters zero and the medium scenario suggests that it is a small monarchy that subsists on Ameri- in 2050, the rate becomes negative. can aid and oil provided by Iraq under American Also, the changes in the population show direction, whether during the time of Saddam TENDER INVITATION No: 400-02 MS that if the current trend of fertility decline Hussein or today. 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