WWW.TEHRANTIMES.COM I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 16 Pages Price 20,000 Rials 1.00 EURO 4.00 AED 39th year No.13264 Wednesday NOVEMBER 28, 2018 Azar 7, 1397 Rabi’ Al awwal 20, 1440 Iran says to Imam Khomeini changed FFIRI warns Persepolis Iran’s Sacred Defense export aircraft in the world for the better: head coach about speaking cinema celebrated at near future 2 German activist 2 against Queiroz 15 Resistance festival 16 Isfahan hosting UIC 22nd regional assembly for Middle East Macron’s violence ECONOMY TEHRAN — Aiming ing Director of Islamic Republic of Iran deskfor developing coop- Railways (known as RAI) Saied Moham- eration among the member countries, the madzadeh called for establishment of an 22nd International Union of Railways (UIC) integrated railway network in the region regional assembly for Middle East (UIC saying, “Iran expects this regional assem- RAME) kicked off in Iran’s city of Isfahan bly meeting to focus on establishing an against protestors on Monday, the portal of Iranian Roads integrated network and a coordinated and Urban Development ministry reported. management in order to achieve higher Addressing the assembly, the Manag- efficiency.” 4 See page 13 Iran warns EU hesitation will put JCPOA in jeopardy POLITICS TEHRAN – Iran’s achievement [JCPOA] to serious challenge, deskdeputy foreign minister in which case the Islamic Republic of Iran for political affairs told a high-ranking will make decisions in line with its own in- meeting with EU officials that the bloc’s dependence and interests,” Abbas Araqchi hesitation to introduce its mechanism said on Monday during the fourth round for trade with Iran after Washington’s of political dialogue between Iran and the unilateral withdrawal from the nuclear European Union in Brussels. deal will make the international pact face The Iranian official held meetings on serious challenges. Monday morning and afternoon with the “Hesitation in meeting the commit- EU Deputy Foreign Policy Chief Helga ments will put this significant diplomatic Schmid. 2 Buildings in Kermanshah withstand massive 6.4 quake SOCIETY TEHRAN — While a many were discharged from the hospitals deskpowerful quake meas- within hours. uring 6.4 on the Richter scale rocked the No one was injured or died because of western city of Sarpol-e Zahab in Ker- being buried under heap of rubble; almost manshah province on Sunday, almost all all of them sustained injuries while running buildings withstood the temblor, local way terrified at the temblor. media reported. That was while on November 12, 2017 Over 700 people were reportedly a destructive magnitude 7.3 earthquake Gettyimages injured and except for a small number hit Sarpol-e Zahab. 12 ARTICLE MEK sources of funds are Iran’ regional rivals: ex-CIA official ARTICLE Hanif Ghaffari American blood. The MEK certainly has A: This is not the first time--nor will it be the Martin Love Political analyst EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Political analyst from By Javad Heirannia been involved in lethal political violence last--that decisions to add or remove groups from since 2009. the U.S. list of foreign terrorist organizations North Carolina TEHRAN — Professor Paul Pillar, who was CIA He also adds that “The sources of funds always have reflected politics and policy and have not intelligence analyst for 28 years, tells the Tehran have been unclear. The most likely sources are been the result of an objective examination of the Trump’s challenge Times that “A rationale for removing the MEK states that are regional rivals of Iran.” nature of the group. The MEK’s removal from Bold counter moves from the U.S. terrorism list was that in recent Following is the text of the interview: the list came after a prolonged and well-financed on defending Bin years the group has not been involved in killing Why Obama administration removed Mu- lobbying campaign that succeeded in swaying even if naïve are Americans.” jahedin-e Khalq from a U.S. terrorism list and politicians in both major parties, including many Salman Pillar says terrorist group is still a ter- Trump administration seriously support of this who have at most only slight knowledge of what worth marginal rorist group even if the blood it spills is not terrorist group. Why? the MEK has done. 7 any U.S. sources have recently examination at least condemned the position taken Mby President Donald Trump Politics, main reason behind division among Muslim states: Brazillian activist resident Rouhani and other leaders on Khashoggi’s murder by Mohammad in Iran have lately been appealing bin Salman, calling for a White House By Mohammad Ali Haqshenas What is your opinion about this conference opinions; ‘I’m Sunni’, ‘I’m Shia’, mainly because for unity among all Muslims to TEHRAN (MNA) — The division which is now and what are the barriers in route to achieve politics have divided people. It is very important P appeal against the Saudi Crown Prince. counter the threats posed by the Israelis Even some Republican senators such as seen among some Islamic states is mainly be- unity among Islamic countries? for the Muslims to understand that unity is key and the U.S. and the Saudis to sow yet Lindsay Graham asserted that they have cause of politics, said Muslim Brazilian activist A: It is important for Muslims and the world to continuing existence. more chaos in the Middle East. No one been disappointed with Mohammad bin Garcia Gomez. of Islam to understand the importance of unity And how do you see measures adopted by can argue against the idea of such unity, Salman, despite their initial optimism, and Gomez, who is a pro-Palestinian activist in because if you do not be united, it would be easy the Islamic Republic of Iran in creating unity but aside from a few discrete periods in demanded his withdrawal from power. South America, made the remarks in an inter- for enemies to defeat Islamic countries. In my among Islamic countries? Islamic history the effective unity of the They believe that the presence of bin view with Mehr News Agency on Saturday on the opinion, the Muslim community needs to be A: Sure, it’s so excellent. The media have pro- “ummah” has been and seems to remain Salman in Riyadh, and subsequently the sideline of the 32nd Islamic Unity Conference gathered together to acknowledge the Prophet grams to lie about Iran and Shia community. The a chimera, a least when viewed from any continued support of Donald Trump and in Tehran. Mohammad (PBUH) because I see now in the conference here is very a very compelling measure purely political angle. other White House officials for him, would Here is the full text of the interview: Islamic communities too much difference in to bring about unity among Islamic states. In the lands where Islam as a religion has be costly for Washington in the internation- expanded and dominated since the Ummayad al system. However, it seems that Trump and later the Abbasid caliphates, even in doesn’t intend to stop supporting the young Al-Khalifa regime threatened people to vote in elections: Bahraini cleric periods when the “West” was not meddling prince of Saudi Arabia! By Fatemeh Salehi (MNA) correspondent that the Saturday’s par- “The opposition groups boycotted the and forcing its imperialistic pretensions, as Trump is now looking to ignore the TEHRAN (MNA) – The Director of Bahrainis liamentary elections in Bahrain was a ‘farce’ as elections with the hope of a reaching rule especially in the past century when the last murder of Jamal Khashoggi so that it won’t Seminary in Iranian holy city of Qom Sheikh the Al-Khalifa regime had threatened the people of law and a national reconciliation. But serious Muslim “empire”, the Ottoman one, disturb the Washington-Riyadh relation- Abdullah Al-Daghagh condemned the recent to turn out to vote otherwise they would face big the ruling system seeks to establish a par- dissolved, Islamic polity has rarely been ship. This is while the U.S. President’s elections in Bahrain as a farce, saying that the problems living in the country. liament through which they can implement unified as an entire, powerful bloc. defense of Saudi Arabia, whose leaders have Al-Khalifa regime had threatened the people He said that the people of Bahrain boycotted their plans and programs and carry out all The Middle East and beyond to the Far denied knowledge of the brutal murder to vote. the polls because the situation in Bahrain had of their actions in the name of the Bahraini East has been too ethnically and politically of khashoggi while acknowledging that Sheikh Abdullah Al-Daghagh, who previously got worse than ever, adding that the elections people,” he said, stressing “the Bahraini diverse to realize the grand ideal of true its agents carried it out, marks another served as the representative of prominent cleric would not be real unless the Bahraini authorities opposition and the people of this country Islamic unity at least as regards the kind of instance of the American authorities’ Sheikh Isa Qassim in Iran, told Mehr News Agency reach a real agreement with the people. will never accept this.” 7 unity that could not be disrupted and split violation of human rights. politically by internal factions and frictions In a recent article, the Washington Post and the impositions of Western imperialism. has once again called into question the Trump Rouhani has recently claimed that the government’s approach to the murder of Ja- Tehran U.S. is “more isolated than ever” over its mal Khoshoggi.