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.13345 Wednesday MARCH 6, 2019 Esfand 15, 1397 Jumada Al thani 28, 1440 Trump after Dutch diplomats Not good enough Maestro Fakhreddini’s commercializing expelled in a for Iranian teams book “Under Heaven” world security 2 reciprocal move 2 at 2019 ACL 15 unveiled in Tehran 16 INSTC meeting makes important decisions Is Zionism in U.S. over? TEHRAN — The seventh meeting of the in each country were among the decisions coordination council of International North which were made at the end of the two- One former spy & counterintelligence officer says yes South Transit Corridor (INSTC) wrapped day gathering. up on Tuesday and the council reached a According to Iranian Deputy Trans- conclusion including several important port Minister Shahram Adamnejad, decisions regarding the corridor. establishing a joint company between As reported by the Iranian transport all member states has been one of the EXCLUSIVE ministry news portal, equalization of cus- major decisions reached in the meeting INTERVIEW See page 7 toms tariffs for member countries, estab- and the plan for this company will be lishing a joint company by the member designed, analyzed and executed within states and determining a corridor manager the next few months. 4 Iranians not trusting Europe over JCPOA: Kharrazi TEHRAN — Kamal Kharrazi, chief of He further said Europe’s immediate the Strategic Council on Foreign Re- implementation of its trade mechanism lations, said on Tuesday that Europe’s for Iran, also known as INSTEX, may gain approach to the 2015 nuclear pact has the trust of the Iranian nation. caused Iranians to become more dis- After Donald Trump pulled the U.S. trustful of Europe. out of the nuclear deal in May 2018 and Kharrazi said due to such an approach, reintroduced sanctions against Iran, Eu- Iranians have also become deeply sensi- ropeans has so far done nothing concrete tive to the Financial Action Task Force to protect the agreement. Experts even (FATF), Mehr reported. say INSTEX lacks teeth. 2 Syria launches airstrikes against Daesh positions in Badiya desert The Syrian military has launched air- Euphrates River, Syria’s al-Watan news- strikes against remnants of the Takfiri paper reported. Daesh terror group and engaged its el- The Syrian Air Force mounted “a number ements in the central part of the Arab of airstrikes targeting Daesh movements in country. the eastern Badiya, specifically on one of the The air raids on Monday targeted dirt roads leading to the town of al-Sukhna terrorists in al-Sukhna, an area between and southeast of the town”, al-Watan said, File photo Palmyra and Dayr al-Zawr, west of the citing a military source. 3 PERSPECTIVE Iran’s intelligence body rolls out documentary on infiltrating France-based anti-Iran media ARTICLE Hanif Ghaffari By Yaser Nazifi Gilavan The anti-Iran mouthpiece was founded in Martin Love Political analyst TEHRAN (FNA) — Channel 2 of the Islamic 2015 mainly by Ruhollah Zam, the son of an Political analyst from Republic of Iran’s Broadcasting (IRIB) aired a Iranian official of 1990s. North Carolina documentary film on an anti-Iran figure famous In the documentary made by an Iranian intel- for his self-proclaimed leaked information against ligence service and aired by the IRIB’s Channel 2, Trump attack to the the country, revealing how the country’s intelli- an insider who had been cooperating with Zam Muslims can be gence forces had extensive surveillance over him is first identified and detained by the intelligence heart of Europe! and played him for a long span of time. forces and the collaborator, self-called Alireza and proud of Omar and Amad News, a website and a Telegram-based sometimes Hajj Ali, continues his relationship .S. President Donald Trump contin- news outlet with over one million subscribers, with the head of Amad News. Tlaib in the U.S. ues to oppose the EU. Four months was a glimmer of hope for anti-Iran groups and Alireza had been in touch with Zam, who is known Congress Ulater, the European Parliamenta- their financial supporters who are mostly based unrests in a number of Iranian cities, the channel to his audience as Nima, for a long time from his room ry elections are scheduled to take place. in Western countries, with its self-proclaimed was closed by the social networking platform in Tehran through Whatsapp, and he was found and uslims worldwide can be proud U.S. government officials are trying to leaked pieces of information allegedly disclosing and the owners of the outlet opened a new one arrested through monitoring all of Zam’s contacts that the most courageous and win European nationalist streams in this “much less known realities” about Iran. with the new name of Sedaei Mardom. Iran filed with his links through the application. Intelligence quite possibly, with tremen- election. Heads of the European Union are After the Telegram channel of Amad News a complaint to shut down the new channel on forces discovered that Alireza happens to be among M dous luck and time, the most effective aware of U.S.-backed nationalist groups invited people to use violence and instructed charges of provoking violence, but Telegram’s the most important people in Iran that Zam is in touch U.S. Congressional representative in years in Europe. how to assemble Molotov cocktails in last year Russian owner defied the request. with via Whatsapp. 13 From the year 2016, Tramp claimed may turn out to be Ilhan Omar who won support from nationalist groups during election from a district in Minnesota last the presidential election campaign. The November. And it is all about remarkable White House believes that the main ‘Foreign forces withdrawal from Afghanistan to restore regional security’ courage, something that even her detrac- and most convenient way in this regard TEHRAN (MNA) – Expressing his concern war have made big mistakes for their parts.” with the peace process because they feel their tors must eventually recognize -- as it is is the victory of nationalist groups in over possible repetition of Taliban’s wrong do- He went on to mention, “As a result of in- interests are at stake. human nature to recognize real courage Europe. ings, General Shahnawaz Tanai said withdrawal consistencies all groups, political factions and He mentioned that consolidating peace is when it is so evident. Many analysts of the international of foreign forces from Afghanistan will restore governors of Afghanistan have done inconvenient beneficial for countries of the region and even Omar has touched, and is still affairs have recently had a special fo- security to the region. deeds against the defenseless people over the past trans-regional countries in addition to people touching, the so-called “third rail” of cus on U.S.-EU relations! Some signals General Shahnawaz Tanai, defense minister 45 years and Taliban is no exception to this rule.” of Afghanistan. He went on to say that restoring political discourse in the U.S. by call- and speeches by the President of the of Dr. Najibullah administration and one of the Tanai believes if Taliban’s way to rule the peace in Afghanistan will let people live and co- ing out the absurdities and dangers of United States which are addressed to main members of People’s Democratic Party of country is the reason for the continuation of the operate with the other countries of the world in U.S. foreign policies that for decades the European authorities indicate the Afghanistan whom high-ranking Taliban members current war in Afghanistan therefore all parties peace, friendship and brotherhood. have awarded overweening support full opposition of the White House to were proud of fighting against him in a different that have committed crimes during the decades Referring to history of Afghanistan in the last for criminal Zionism and which has the European Union. Over the past few approach defended peace process with Taliban. of war must be treated in the same way Taliban few decades and bitter experiences, he said war resulted, directly and indirectly, in days, there has been news about the He said to Mehr News agency that Taliban’s way is treated. and destruction have been imposed on people more carnage and human suffering specific talks between the President of of ruling should not be considered in the process He said that war in Afghanistan has been pro- of Afghanistan as a result of inconsistency and and financial waste than any other the United States and some of the Eu- of consolidation of peace in Afghanistan. longed and there is no other way but ceasefire. division. aspect of U.S. foreign policies and ropean Union’s member states. He said, “Taliban is not the only responsible All people of Afghanistan are seeking for peace, “Taliban may have made a lot of irreparable actions in the Middle East. And this Trump called on French President party for the war and devastation in Afghanistan, both those who are abroad and inside the country. and unforgivable mistakes, but is war a solution?” is because for years the most basic “Emmanuel Macron” to leave the Euro- but all governments and involved parties in the He added that there are only a few who disagree former official stressed. 13 posture of various U.S. administrations pean Union and thus build wider bilateral and the U.S. Congress has revolved relations with the United States! On the around giving Israel anything it has other hand, Trump has officially asked wanted well before doing much else.