WWW.TEHRANTIMES.COM I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 8 Pages Price 50,000 Rials 1.00 EURO 4.00 AED 42nd year No.13812 Thursday NOVEMBER 19, 2020 Aban 29, 1399 Rabi’ Al thani 3, 1442 Tehran confirms Vladimir Alekno Iranian food atlas IRCS, Austrian Red feeding UF6 gas into named Iran could help promote Cross seek enhanced IR-2m centrifuges Page 3 volleyball coach Page 3 gastronomy tourism Page 6 co-op Page 7 Canada politicizing Ukraine plane crash: High hopes for COVID-19 Iran’s Baharvand BY MOHAMMAD MAZHARI ernment has begun to take unilateral TEHRAN – Mohsen Baharvand, Iran’s actions in order to “politicize” the plane deputy foreign minister for legal and crash incident. international affairs, says that Canada’s “Strangely, the Canadian govern- unilateral steps and statements against ment has begun to take unilateral vaccine in Iran Iran on the Ukrainian plane crash is actions, and we see no good reason hampering Tehran’s efforts to clarify for that except that Canada intends the truth. to politicize the issue,” the deputy See page 7 Describing Canada’s behavior against foreign minister for legal affairs Iran as “strange”, Baharvand tells the laments. Tehran Times that the Canadian gov- Continued on page 5 Iran exports 1st cargo from Bid Boland refinery TEHRAN – Iran’s Persian Gulf Bid Boland augurated in the near future. Gas Refinery, which started operating With the project reaching its full ca- recently, has exported its first cargo of pacity in near future, this complex is ex- products, Shana reported on Wednesday. pected to bring the country $700 million The destination for the 30,000-ton of revenue every year. cargo has not been announced. This project was recently nominated As the largest gas refinery project in for the International Project Management West Asia with an investment of $3.4 bil- Association (IPMA)’s Global Project Ex- lion, the Persian Gulf Bid Boland project cellence Award at the energy sector. is now underway and will be officially in- Continued on page 4 Resistance festival releases lineups for animations, shorts, telefilms, music videos TEHRAN -- The 16th Resistance Inter- ro (Mexico) and “The Peculiar Crime national Film Festival announced on of Oddball Mr. Jay” by Bruno Caetano Wednesday the lineup for animations, (Portugal). short stories, telefilms, and music videos “Bleuet” shows a French soldier who of the official competition section. took refuge in an abandoned house during The animation lineup includes the First World War. But when a plane “Bleuet” codirected by Amaury d’Ar- started bombing the village, he started An Iranian researcher at a laboratory makes cangues, Paul Calvier, Léa Rocton and chasing and rescuing a child who hadn’t the V sign as the country has high hopes for Thomas Ruiz (France), “The March of realized the danger. setad.ir developing a COVID-19 vaccine. the Missing” by Marcos Almada Rive- Continued on page 8 High capacities FM Zarif outlines give-and-take approach Images claiming to show pro-Trump rally are available to to revive JCPOA from 2016 in Cleveland, 2018 in London boost technical, TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif made the remarks in an interview with Tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered post are from a 2016 parade when the Cleveland Zarif has introduced a give-and-take approach the official Iran newspaper that was published Saturday in Washington, D.C., in support of Cavaliers won the NBA Championship, the first engineering to help ease tensions over a 2015 nuclear deal on Wednesday. President Donald Trump and unfounded claims professional sports champion ship for the city between Iran and world powers, conditioning He also said that the U.S. has no other option of voter fraud during a “Stop the Steal” rally. in 52 years. services export Iran’s return to the deal on the U.S. compliance but to return to a nuclear deal that Trump with- One viral post on Facebook claims to show One of the widely shared images claiming with it. drew the U.S. from on May 8, 2018. The deal, the “million plus Trump supporters from all to show the D.C. rally was actually taken by BY MAHNAZ ABDI “The U.S. is definitely in no position to set officially known as the Joint Comprehensive over the USA” who showed up at the event. USA Associated Press photographer Tom Withers on ran’s policy of increasing non- out conditions for us. As a UN member and a Plan of Action (JCPOA), put limits on Iran’s TODAY requested comment from this user, and June 22, 2016. The image is captioned “Cleve- oil exports as a strong strategy to permanent member of the UN Security Council, nuclear program in exchange for termination of the post was subsequently deleted. land Cavaliers fans gather to watch a parade Inullify the U.S. sanctions is not the U.S. is duty-bound to implement Resolu- sanctions. Following Trump’s withdrawal from Elsewhere however, Facebook users continue celebrating the Cavaliers’ NBA Championship limited just to the products, while tion 2231. If the resolution is implemented, the the JCPOA, Iran initiated a process of gradually sharing images of crowds claiming to be the rally. in downtown Cleveland.” the country is also determined to sanctions will be removed. Iran has announced reducing its commitments under the nuclear deal “Amazing turnout in Washington DC at the A similar image used in the Facebook claim expand the export of technical and that in that case, it will resume honoring its in five steps. Now, Iran says if the U.S. returns Trump Support Rally! MAGA!” wrote Facebook is also from the championship parade and is engineering services. commitments under the JCPOA,” the chief to the deal, it will also reverse these five steps user Bonnie Carson. Five different aerial-view visible on the site of the Cleveland Neighbor- The head of Iran’s Trade Promotion Iranian diplomat said. “Thus, first, if the U.S. and resume full compliance with the JCPOA. photos of large crowds gathering accompany hood Progress. Organization (TPO) says his organization meets its commitments under Resolution 2231, “The U.S. has no other option but to return Carson’s post. The team and officials at the Cleveland rally is focusing on improving the exports of we will fulfill ours under the JCPOA. Second, if to the JCPOA and fulfill its commitments, as Some photos are from 2016 Cleveland NBA estimated that more than 1 million people at- engineering and technical services to the the U.S. seeks to join the JCPOA again, we are Iranians’ resistance doomed the “maximum championship parade tended the city’s first championship parade since neighboring countries as well as China, ready to negotiate the terms and conditions of pressure” campaign to failure. A reverse Google search of the image reveals the Indians won the World Series in 1948, the and India. Washington’s membership in the deal.” Continued on page 3 that three of the photos shared in the Facebook Associated Press reported. “Currently, the value of services exports in the world is at about $5.77 trillion and we are trying to increase Iran’s share of such exports by removing barriers in this Golden chance ahead of Persepolis Trump will continue area,” Hamid Zadboum has stated. BY FARROKH HESABI problems and other controversial issues regarding first Iranian team to win the prestigious Champions political civil war to According to the Association of Ira- TEHRAN — The final match of the 2020 Asian Foot- the management of the club, the prize money of League. It will also secure at least $2.5m more for nian Exporters of Technical and Engi- ball Confederation (AFC) is a great opportunity for the AFC Champions League tournament is so the Tehran based team as they will represent Asia maintain his relevance: neering Services, Iran has the potential Iranian club, Persepolis, to secure considerable prize crucial for the six-time winners of the Iranian at the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar. and capability to export technical and money, which will help solve their financial problems. Professional League (IPL). According to news sources, the FIFA Club World analyst The Reds will participate in the AFC Champions By reaching the final match, Persepolis have Cup’s winning team will receive $6 million prize engineering services worth $25 billion BY AMIR MOHAMMAD ESMAEILI League 2020 final match on Dec. 19. Their oppo- already earned about $800,000. If Persepolis money and extra bonus money $4 million. The in a year. TEHRAN - Jim W. Dean, the managing editor of nents have yet to be determined. The remaining 16 finish as the runners-up, they will get $2m, and in runners-up will receive their share of $5 million. Also, during a recent meeting held at Veterans Today, tells the Tehran Times that Donald teams from East Asia will compete in Qatar, and the case of winning the trophy, they will be rewarded Teams who would get eliminated in the early the place of Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Trump is going to continue the American political winners will join Persepolis in the final showpiece. with $4m plus a $120,000 travel expenses. rounds will receive their share of $2.5 million. Industries, Mines and Agriculture (TC- civil war to maintain his relevance, and also to help Having recently experienced different financial Winning the 2020 ACL will make Persepolis the Continued on page 3 CIMA) for discussing the ways to expand protect himself from prosecution. the export of technical and engineering “There are many, even in U.S.