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Arabia shoshoulduld be barred ffromrom SSyriay peace processprocess 2 16 Pages Price 10,000 Rials 38th year No.12729 Wednesday DECEMBER 28, 2016 Dey 8, 1395 Rabi’ Al Awwal 28, 1438 Expatriate Russia: Syrian designer plans Leader: Strength needed government Iran image and remake to face hegemons opposition INTERVIEW By Samaneh Aboutalebi in talks TEHRAN — Australia-based Irani- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov an designer Sadegh Roushani plans See page 2 said on Tuesday that the Syrian gov- to use fashion to remake Iran’s im- ernment was holding talks with the age in the world. opposition ahead of possible peace In 2014, he launched his fashion talks in Astana, Kazakhstan, the Inter- label Roushani Design in the Gold fax news agency reported. Coast to produce apparel with dec- Lavrov did not say where the current orative Iranian motifs and images of talks were being held and it was unclear the historical sites in his homeland. which opposition groups were taking part. Earlier in November, he was in Iran The High Negotiations Committee to visit his relatives as well as to take (HNC), a body grouping armed and photos of some sites in the country political opponents of Syrian President for use in fashion design work. Bashar al-Assad, said it had no knowl- Speaking to Tehran Times in an edge of the negotiations. exclusive interview, Roushani, 51, said The HNC includes armed groups fight- that he hopes his work can repair the ing Assad under the banner of the Free false image of Iran that exists in the Syrian Army, and took part in a failed bid world. Currently, his designs have to launch peace talks earlier this year. customers in over 20 countries. Russia, Iran and Turkey said last “People in Australia know of Iran week they were ready to help broker a due to the nnuclearuclear iis-s- peace deal after holding talks in Mos- sue and thehe many cow where they adopted a declaration Iranians whoho hhaveave setting out the principles any agree- sought asylumylum in ment should adhere to. their country.ry. Some President Vladimir Putin has said of them do not hhaveave that all three countries and Assad had any knowledgewledge agreed that the Kazakh capital should about Iran andnd be the venue for new talks. how beau-- Lavrov spoke to his Turkish tiful it is,” hee counterpart by telephone on Tues- mentioned. day and they agreed to push for a ceasefire and to prepare for the See page 16 khamenei.ir Astana talks, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. 13 Move over, Silicon China, U.S. will suffer if ties worsen: ex-CIA official ARTICLE Valley: Finding By Javad Heirannia Jimmy Carter switched diplomatic recogni- A: The telephone call reportedly was By Yuram Abdullah Weiler innovation in TEHRAN – China and the U.S. are both eco- tion from Taiwan to China in 1979, acknowl- planned well in advance and was arranged Analyst and journalist nomically dependent on each other and the edging Taiwan as part of “one China”. partly through the efforts of lobbyists Tehran two sides will suffer in case their relationship Pillar, now a nonresident senior fellow at who work on behalf of Taiwan. Obviously By S. F. Z. Jalili deteriorates, a former CIA official says as the Center for Security Studies at Georgetown there is an interest on the part of Taiwan President-elect Donald Trump’s phone call University and at the Brookings Institution, says, in favor of anything that signals contin- Corporate cover-up: Technology is evolving fast, and we’re with the Taiwanese President early December “Almost everything about Mr. Trump’s foreign ued close relations with, and support The suspicious death both fascinated and uneasy about where risked China’s wrath. policies while once in office remains uncertain, from, the United States. From Mr. Trump’s it could potentially lead. When we reflect “China and the United States are both and this includes policy toward China.” viewpoint, this call appeared consistent of Karen Silkwood on the evolution of technology in the economically dependent on each other, and Following is the text of the interview with with his stated intention to make use of realm of communication, we’ve come a both sides would suffer if relations wors- Paul Pillar: sources of leverage against the People’s “How do we know what they’re saying long way in a very short time. In particu- ened in a way that disrupted that economic President-elect Donald Trump and Republic of China, and he evidently sees is the truth?” lar the instant messaging phenomenon tie--particularly with a military clash,” Paul Taiwan’s president had a telephone con- matters related to Taiwan as one source —Robert Pollard, senior nuclear hit a home run with the coming of ver- Pillar tells the Tehran Times. versations, a move which contrasted of leverage. The president-elect proba- safety engineer satile communication platforms such as The telephone call was the first by a U.S. Washington’s one-China policy. What was bly had not thought about the topic any Karen Silkwood was a young Facebook, Twitter, Whatsapp, and later president-elect or president since President the motive behind the call? more thoroughly than that. 13 with the emergence of Instagram, Snap- chemical technician who worked in a chat, Vine and Tumblr that focused on Kerr-McGee Corporation plant mak- visual-sharing. Global stocks mostly gain in thin trading ahead of New Year ing plutonium fuel rods for nuclear What all these online social media TOKYO (AP) — Global stocks expects to record a loss of “several ing, but failed, to raise 5 billion Shares gained in Southeast Asia. reactors. She had documented her services have in common, besides mostly edged higher as the last hundred billion yen” (several billion euros in new capital. On Monday, Markets in Hong Kong and Aus- concerns over the quality of welds their net worth of billions and focus week of trading for the year began dollars) related to Westinghouse it said that the estimated amount tralia were closed for Boxing Day. on the rods and had shown the ev- on social networking, is that they are Tuesday after Christmas holidays. Electric Co.’s purchase of CB&I it needs to raise is even higher, CURRENCY: The dollar rose idence to other union members at simultaneously the perpetuators and KEEPING SCORE: Germany’s Stone & Webster, Inc. It said West- at 8.8 billion euros. The amount to 117.41 yen from 117.18 yen on a meeting on November 13, 1974. the products of an unprecedented DAX gained 0.1 percent to 11,464 inghouse found costs for complet- should be covered by 20 billion Monday. The euro fell to $1.0441 After the meeting while enroute to startup movement that was initially and the CAC 40 of France was up ing U.S. nuclear power projects will euros the Italian government from $1.0453. deliver the documents to a New York started in the West but has since then 0.2 percent at 4,849. Markets in “far surpass” original estimates. has set aside, but the jitters have ENERGY: Benchmark U.S. crude Times reporter, she died in a suspi- spread even to the very isolated cor- Britain are closed for Boxing Day. Tokyo-based Toshiba also is en- weighed on financial stocks. gained 15 cents to $53.17 a barrel cious single-car accident. Strangely, ners of the world. Wall Street looked set for a quiet meshed in an accounting scandal. ASIA’S DAY: Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 in electronic trading on the New no papers were found at the acci- In the Islamic Republic of Iran, with open, with Dow and S&P 500 fu- ITALY BANKS: Shares in was nearly flat at 19,403.06 and York Mercantile Exchange. Oil mar- dent site. a population of nearly 80m people, of tures roughly unchanged. troubled Italian bank Monte dei the Kospi of South Korea rose 0.2 kets were closed Monday for the Karen Silkwood was 26 years which over 60 percent are under 30, TOSHIBA’S TRIBULATION: Paschi di Siena were suspended percent to 2,042.17. India’s Sensex holiday. On Friday, benchmark U.S. old when she went to work in the we haven’t lagged behind in establish- Shares of electronics and energy since the government agreed added 0.8 percent to 26,009.86. crude gained 7 cents. Brent crude, Kerr-McGee Cimarron, Oklahoma ing new innovative businesses that have giant Toshiba Corp. fell 13 percent Friday to rescue the company. The Shanghai Composite index used to price international oils, ad- fuel fabrication plant, which made went onto become success stories. after the company announced it Monte dei Paschi had been try- slipped 0.3 percent to 3,114.66. vanced 1 cent $55.17 a barrel. plutonium fuel rods for the United In July 2014, the Economist valued States government Hanford, Wash- the top three Iranian start-ups with ington facility. At that time, Kerr-Mc- Digikala coming on top with an esti- Life Gee was attempting to break the mated $150m; then Aparat at $30m; union representing employees at the and Cafe Bazaar at $20m. Since then, plant, the Oil, Chemical and Atomic their respective net worth has skyrock- returns to Workers Union (OCAWU), through eted, and new players have entered a decertification campaign.