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 43rd year No.13949 Sunday MAY 23, 2021 Khordad 2, 1400 Shawwal 11, 1442 IRGC chief: Palestinian Iran’s Nahid Kiani Jask terminal ready to Operation al-Quds Sword a resistance leads to secures taekwondo receive crude oil from blow to those normalizing heroic epic Page 2 berth at Olympics Page 3 Gulf of Oman Page 4 ties with Israel Page 5 Leader says malicious Zionist regime will become even weaker TEHRAN— In a message to the Palestinian against occupation and injustice, fi- nation on Friday evening, Leader of the nally the Zionist regime agreed to an Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei unconditional ceasefire. The ceasefire Gone with the wind congratulated the “powerful, oppressed brought a wave of joy and happiness to Palestine” for their victory against the the Palestinians, who poured into the Zionist regime in the 12-day war. streets showing V signs and waved flags. How Netanyahu botched the normalization hype In the 12-day war the Palestinian The following is the full text of the resistance groups succeeded to fire message posted on the khamenei.ir: missiles all across the lands occupied “In the Name of God, the Beneficent, by Israel. Failing to make resistance the Merciful groups to give in in their missile war Continued on page 2 Over 1,600km of freeways, highways to be inaugurated by Mar. 2022 TEHRAN – Iranian Deputy Transport and Ur- “Two of the mentioned projects were ban Development Minister Kheirollah Khademi put into operation in the previous year has said 440 kilometers (km) of freeways and and 221 kilometers of freeways were com- 1,200 km of highways will be added to the coun- pleted across the country,” he told IRIB. try’s road network by the end of the current Khademi, who is also the managing Iranian calendar year (March 2022). director of Iran’s Construction and De- Khademi noted that the ministry prior- velopment of Transportation Infrastruc- itized the completion of nine major freeway tures Company (CDTIC), stressed that the projects which would have the biggest completion of 221 km of freeways in the impact on the country’s transportation previous year was achieved despite the and transit operations over the past two fact that the annual freeway construction years and these projects have had average in the country has been 80 km. progress of more than 70 percent so far. Continued on page 4 Iranian institute launches intl. short story competition on COVID-19 TEHRAN – The Iran Book and Litera- on the theme of “The Story of Corona ture House has launched an internation- and Us”. al competition for short story writing on The organizers have also dedicated a COVID-19. special section for health workers. Only In a call published on Saturday, the people working in hospitals and medical cultural center invited all people writing centers are allowed to compete in this in Persian across the world to participate section. Reuters in this competition, which will be held Continued on page 8 Biodiversity Resistance will never forget Iran’s support: UK implicated in aggression against Palestinians conservation, Palestinian activist through military relationship with Israel an asset to fight BY REZA MOSHFEQ In separate letters, five resistance groups The deep military relationship between the UK Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) and TEHRAN – A Palestinian political activist says lauded the Islamic Republic, especially Aya- and the Israeli regime, including in the form of includes the presence of seven UK army and air coronavirus the resistance movement in Palestine will never tollah Khamenei, for supporting the national providing training and advice, plays a key role force personnel in the West Bank to train units forget Iran’s contribution in terms of military resistance of the Palestinian people and their in the oppression of Palestinians, reports say. that confront Palestinian protesters. BY FARANAK BAKHTIARI and financing. refusal to recognize Israel. As a result of a UK-Israel military agreement, According to a written parliamentary ques- oss of natural habitats is the “The Resistance axis is an honest voice echoing “On the political level, Iran, Syria, Yemen, Israeli soldiers have been trained in the UK, tion answered by the British government in reason behind the outbreak of the suffering of Palestinians, in the meantime Hezbollah and the Iraqi resistance endorsed all and the two countries regularly carry out joint March, the country also provided military zoonotic diseases so that bio- transmitting the complete image of massacres Palestinian positions and defended the Pales- aerial exercises. education to Israeli forces in 2019/20 and L in Palestine,” Saleh Abu-Ezzah tells the Tehran tine cause in local, regional and international According to Declassified, the UK is running 2020/21 under the MoD’s “International diversity protection is a great tool to fight epidemics such as coronavirus. Times. forums,” Abu-Ezzah notes. a multi-million-pound aid project in occupied Defense Training’ program,” which covers In a message on the occasion of The “The Palestinian resistance will never forget Following is the text of the interview: territories through the “Capability, Accountabil- modes combat. International Day for Biological Diver- the role of Iran, Syria and Hezbollah in sup- What is the message of the recent ity, Sustainability and Inclusivity Program” to The trained units and military equipment sity, Kioumars Kalantari, head of the porting the Palestinian resistance at military Palestinian uprising to the region and develop “more capable” forces who can prevent provided by the UK government are utilized by natural environment and biodiversi- level, and their contribution to development of the world? the “potential overspill of violence into Israel.” the IDF in devastating aerial bombardments in ty of the Department of Environment Palestinian missiles, training and financing,” The recent Palestinian movement started The project, managed jointly by the Ministry of the Gaza Strip. stressed that the most unique feature Abu-Ezzah adds. against Israeli aggressions on the Sheikh Defense (MoD) and the Foreign, Commonwealth Additionally, 15% of the F-35 fighter jets of the planet is the existence of life on On May 18, Palestinian resistance groups Jarrah and Bab al-Amud neighborhoods and Development Office, lasts until 2022 and that have been used in Israeli attacks on the planet and the most amazing aspect thanked Iran for its firm position on Palestine in occupied Jerusalem, in addition to the aims to “deal with threats to Israel originating Gaza are reportedly provided by the UK of life is biodiversity. in a letter to the Supreme Leader of the Islamic city of Jaffa. in the West Bank.” government. “The term biodiversity encompasses Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei. Continued on page 5 The British program is funded through the Continued on page 5 all forms of life on Earth at all levels, from genes to ecosystems, which provides evolutionary, ecological, and cultural processes for the enrichment and sta- Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System dredging work starts Clock running down bilization of life. TEHRAN – A vast dredging project has started The ensemble comprises bridges, weirs, tun- knowhow. According to UNESCO, the ensemble on Israel’s ability Biological diversity by providing es- at the Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System, a nels, canals, and a series of ancient watermills was probably influenced by the Petra dam and sential components and infrastructure of UNESCO-registered prehistorical ensemble in powered by human-made waterfalls. It is named tunnel and by Roman civil engineering. to commit genocide life including food, water natural resourc- southwest Iran, which is known globally as a after an ancient city of the same name with its UNESCO says that the Shushtar Historical es, healthy climate, soil formation, and masterpiece of creative genius. history dating back to the time of Darius the Hydraulic System demonstrates outstanding uni- without consequences: protection against natural hazards and A budget of 35 billion rials (some $830,000 at the Great, the Achaemenid king. versal value as in its present form, it dates from activist diseases (through climate change, floods, official exchange rate of 42,000 rials per dollar) has Inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage the 3rd century CE, probably on older bases from been accolated to the project intended to clearing mud, list in 2009, the Shushtar Historical Hydrau- the 5th century BC. It is complete, with numerous pests and...), especially in agriculture BY M.A. SAKI and industry, has played a significant plants, and silt from various canals and waterfalls of lic System may testify to the heritage and the functions, and large-scale, making it exceptional. the ancient site, IRNA reported on Saturday. synthesis of earlier Elamite and Mesopotamian Continued on page 6 TEHRAN – Greta Berlin, a female author, journal- role in the formation and prosperity ist and “activist”, tells the Tehran Times that “I’m of human societies,” Kalantari wrote. extremely hopeful this time that the clock is run- The United Nations has proclaimed ning down on Israel’s ability to continue to commit May 22 “The International Day for Bi- genocide without consequences.” ological Diversity” to increase under- Berlin, the co-founder of the “Free Gaza Move- standing and awareness of biodiversity ment” who actually organized the very first boat to issues. When first created by the Second Gaza in 2009, also says Israel has no alternative Committee of the UN General Assembly Iranian other than making Palestine “a state for all citizens.” in late 1993, December 29 (the date of Israel can’t continue to marginalize 7 million entry into force of the Convention of Palestinians, she predicts.
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