WWW.TEHRANTIMES.COM I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 16 Pages Price 40,000 Rials 1.00 EURO 4.00 AED 39th year No.13533 Wednesday NOVEMBER 20, 2019 Aban 29, 1398 Rabi’ Al awwal 22, 1441 Manoto TV funded Islamic states must Iran ready for CAFA U23 Books on war by Iranians’ looted pressure Riyadh to Women Championship against Daesh wealth 2 end Yemen war 3 2019: coach 15 honored in Tehran 16 Zarif calls U.S. claim of support We will certainly defeat for Iranians ‘shameful lie’ TEHRAN — Foreign Minister Moham- of supporting the Iranian people,” mad Javad Zarif said on Monday that the Zarif said. United States’ claims of support for the U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Iranian people is a “shameful lie”. on Saturday expressed support for riot- “A regime which imposes econom- ers in protests in Iran over increase in ic terrorism and prevents sending petrol price. terrorists: Rouhani food and medicine to ordinary peo- “As I said to the people of Iran almost ple, including the elderly and sick a year and a half ago: The United States is See page 2 ones, can never make obscene claim with you,” Pompeo tweeted. 2 Innocent detainees to be released soon: Judiciary TEHRAN — The spokesman for Iran’s who are innocent and have not commit- Judiciary says the innocent individuals ted arson or property damage, Gholam who were arrested in the recent protests Hossein Esmaeili told a press conference will be released soon. in Tehran on Tuesday, Tasnim reported. The judicial, security and law enforce- “This was put on the agenda from the ment units are expected to immediately very beginning,” Esmaeili said. “With this determine whether the detainees have measure, the concern of some families committed crimes and to release those will be alleviated.” 3 EU, U.S. break over Israel settlements By staff & agencies tions as an occupying power,” EU foreign The European Union is sticking to its stance policy chief Federica Mogherini said in that Israeli settlement constructions in a statement. Palestine are illegal under internation- Mogherini was reacting to Pomepo’s al law, a long held view Washington has abandoning of the U.S. four-decade-old started to dispute now. position that building settlements for U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s the Israelis in Palestinian territories is announcement on Monday put the Trump “inconsistent with international law.” administration at odds with the EU and The U.S. top diplomat, a former CIA chief, the stated efforts to bring peace between claimed the decision would help strengthen Israelis and Palestinians. the U.S. position in its Mideast initiative, “The EU calls on Israel to end all set- authored by Trump’s son-in-law and senior president.ir tlement activity, in line with its obliga- advisor Jared Kushner. 13 REPORT 45-day deadline for reforms from political parties to government in Iraq ARTICLE Fatemeh Salehi The political parties in the Iraqi Parliament withdrawn from the government and an early In a statement on Saturday, Iraq’s embattled Ebrahim Fallahi Mehr News Agency have announced that they will take the vote election decision will be taken,” the statement Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi said new Tehran Times journalist journalist of confidence and take early elections if the said. was used. electoral reforms would be announced in the government does not realize the reforms, in- Prime Minister Abdulmehdi, who was asked to “coming few days,” but fell short of giving cluding the demands of the demonstrators, resign by the demonstrators, suggests that if he leaves further details. The secret behind within 45 days. office, there will be chaos in the administration and The 77-year-old also said ongoing protests are Iran revives fuel Ammar al-Hakim, the leader of the National Wisdom uncertainty will prevail in the country. important in bringing about reform, but must allow Trump’s moves in Movement, convened in Fatah, Nasser, Law State Coa- Meanwhile, on Friday Iraq’s prominent Shia for a return to normal life. rationing scheme, litions, Sunni and Kurdish parties, and representatives cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani has called on “The protests have helped and will help pressure eastern Deir ez-Zur of the Iraqi Turkmen Front to discuss the demands of legislators to promptly introduce a fair electoral law political groups, the government ... to reform and what to expect the demonstrators, Nationalhaber reported. that would restore people’s faith in elections in the accept change,” Abdul-Mahdi said at the time. rump’s desire for Syrian oil has led In a joint written statement after the meeting, the wake of weeks of protests in the capital Baghdad and He added, “However continuing protests must our years after President Rouhani observers to consider it as the begin- government and Prime Minister Adil Abdulmehdi were a host of southern cities. allow for a return to normal life, which will lead to decided to put a stop on a fuel ra- Tning of occupying oil wells in other given 45 days to carry out reforms such as “cabinet “No one can give the government legitima- legitimate demands being met.” Ftioning plan which was the legacy countries, including Libya, Iraq, Saudi revision and appointments without factionalism, the cy but the people... Passing a law that does not Ayatollah Sistani also said on Friday that Iraq of President Ahmadinejad’s government, Arabia and other Persian Gulf Arab states. new election law and the re-election of members of provide this opportunity to voters would not be will be deeply marked by weeks of demonstrations once again on Friday, the government The obsession of the U.S. president the electoral commissariat”. acceptable or useful,” Ayatollah Sistani said in demanding sweeping reform, urging authorities to announced a decision on reviving the with money and oil is obvious for everyone “If parliament and the government are in- a statement read out by his representative Abdul enact the necessary reforms in response to the an- scheme and also a rise in gasoline prices. and that is why U.S. military commanders capable of carrying out such reforms within Mahdi al-Karbalaei during a sermon in the holy ti-government demonstrations. The decision took many by surprise, have used this temptation by Trump to the set time, the vote of confidence will be city of Karbala on Friday. (Source: agencies) since in the past few months almost all persuade him to keep some troops in Syria. government authorities claimed that no On October 28, Trump said, “We are such decision was on the agenda. The plan keeping the oil — remember that. For- however was effective immediately after ty-five million dollars a month? We have N. Korea uninterested in ‘useless’ Trump meetings the announcement, and even the Supreme secured the oil”. Last week, news sources The leader of North Korea is not interested useless to us.” “You should act quickly, get the deal done,” Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah reported that the U.S. president has agreed in another meeting with Donald Trump, even Kim continued to suggest that Trump Trump tweeted. He added: “See you soon!” Seyyed Ali Khamenei backed the govern- to develop military missions to protect though the American recently signaled they would like to portray progress on issues The U.S. president’s remarks come after ment’s decision on the matter. oilfields in eastern Syria. would be coming together soon. in the Korean Peninsula, but that his true Kim praised his “special” relationship with Many believe that fuel rationing and The Turkish Anadolu Agency report- That’s according to a statement from intentions were to delay. Trump in October, and maintained that the raising prices would have negative impacts ed that the U.S. has established a new North Korean Foreign Ministry adviser “We will no longer give the U.S. presi- two leaders “trust in each other” even as on the prices of other commodity groups military base in the oil-rich parts of Deir Kim Kye Gwan, who told the state news dent something to boast about for nothing working-level talks between Washington and would result in higher inflation rates ez-Zur in Syria. agency that Trump’s Sunday night tweet in return, and we must receive from the U.S. and Pyongyang in Sweden collapsed earlier in long term, energy experts and analysts In this regard, Trump announced the saying “See you soon!” was not expressing what is corresponding to the results that in the year. however, believe that the rationing scheme settlement of some U.S. companies in Syr- a mutual desire. president Trump is already boasting as his Trump and Kim met in June in the demil- could act as a “double edged sword”, that ia’s east to invest in and exploit oilfields. “I interpreted President Trump’s tweet on achievements,” he said. itarized zone, marking an unprecedented is it could be both very beneficial and lead It was a move that drew Russian backlash. the 17th to signify a new DPRK-U.S. summit”, Trump, on Sunday, suggested that Kim step for a U.S. president and North Korean to great outcomes for the environment Russian opposition to Kim told KCNA before adding: “we are no Jong Un should act quickly on a deal, and leader. and economy or have negative results, Trump’s oil ambitions longer interested in these meetings that are hinted at another summit in the near future. (Source: The Independent) if not implemented correctly. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lav- ****Energy subsidies rov said in a statement in late October The issue of allotting subsidies to various that the Syrian oil is the focus of the U.S.