I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y Along with special issue on 41st anniversary 12 Pages Price 40,000 Rials 1.00 EURO 4.00 AED 42nd year No.13656 Monday MAY 4, 2020 Ordibehesht 15, 1399 Ramadan 10, 1441 Iran calls for return Iran National Team of relics confiscated first match in Austria 8 in October 11 41years with Tehran Times Following the guidelines of martyr Beheshti Mohammad Shojaeian the other hand, finding access to reliable news paper’s content according to the strategies and Managing Director is not easy as fake news and rumors are being guidelines proposed by Leader of the Islamic propagated in huge numbers by media, espe- Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei. We “The Tehran Times is not the cially in the cyberspace. In such a complicated promise to take serious stride to materialize newspaper of the government, scene, access to authentic news and reports can our objectives in this regard. but the loud voice of the Islam- be regarded as a gift of God. 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ARTICLE Leader is an ‘excellent strategist’, ‘world-renown diplomat’, says Foreign Ministry spokesman The Observer Hisae Nakanishi TEHRAN — Foreign Ministry spokesman “I believe he is one of the world’s most prom- Back in February 2013, Ayatollah Khame- view on Britain’s Professor of Doshisha Abbas Mousavi has praised Leader of the Is- inent diplomats and an extraordinary strategist, nei rejected any idea of bilateral talks with the University lamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as and the world acknowledges this as well,” he United States, saying the Iranian nation will not relationship with a “world-renown diplomat” and an “excellent remarked. negotiate under pressure. strategist”, saying the Leader has a deep un- Mousavi added that everyone agrees that “The U.S. is pointing a gun at Iran and wants Saudi Arabia Economic derstanding of the world. the Leader is a person who knows the world, us to talk to them. The Iranian nation will not be D ramatic falls in global oil prices sanctions and novel Mousavi made the remarks in a TV program on relations, powers and weaknesses of countries intimidated by these actions,” he said. are the result, primarily, of collaps- Saturday evening, in response to why Ayatollah and individuals. “Direct talks will not solve any problems,” ing demand due to the coronavirus coronavirus: What Khamenei has described himself as a revolution- He further explained that diplomats have he concluded. pandemic. Other factors predating ary, rather than a diplomat. certain considerations before speaking or He then said, “I’m not a diplomat; I’m a rev- the crisis are also at work: this year’s is humanity today? “The stance of the Leader of the Revolution writing but revolutionaries such as Ayatol- olutionary, and speak frankly and directly. If price-cutting war between Saudi was very precise,” he said. “In my opinion, that’s lah Khamenei speak their mind without any anyone wants the return of U.S. dominance here, Arabia and Russia, overproduction because he is the Leader of the Revolution.” hesitation. people will grab his throat.” ran has faced dual and unprecedented resulting in crude oil surpluses and challenges now. One is a large number a chronic lack of storage capacity. Iof the infectors of the novel coronavi- Yet conventional market explana- rus. The shortage of medicine and med- tions obscure a bigger, more exciting ical equipment is profound. The other Nearly $8b paid to SMEs, semi- Charity foundation to launch 30 story. It is the story of the green, clean challenge is how to tackle the impacts finished projects in a year health centers in deprived areas energy revolution, of rapidly expand- of prolonged economic sanctions. Iran’s ing use of wind and solar power and novel coronavirus cases reached 97, 424, the prospective end of the fossil fuel and its death toll has passed 6,000. While TEHRAN — Iran’s Ministry of Central Bank of Iran (CBI) de- TEHRAN — Barekat Chari- $16.6 million). era. Renewables will make up almost the government has already reported the Industry, Mining and Trade’s data fined supporting production as its ty Foundation, affiliated to the Headquarters for Executing the 30% of world demand for electricity gradual decline of the new infectors, the show that 335.77 trillion rials major plan in the previous Iranian Headquarters for Executing the Order of the Imam was founded in this year. challenge continues to take care of the (about $7.99 billion) has been calendar year, which was named Order of the Imam also known as 1989. In the Iranian calendar year Last week, Britain set a record by existing patients. paid to small and medium-sized the Year of Pickup in Production. Setad-e Ejraiy-e Farman-e Hazrat-e 1386 (March 2017-March 2018) going 18 consecutive days without re- It is indeed hard for us to imagine how enterprises (SMEs) and semi-fin- CBI Governor Abdolnaser Hem- Emam, will build 30 health centers Barekat Charity Foundation- the sorting to coal-fired power generation, Iranian people have been leading their ished industrial projects with an mati has several times stressed in deprived and rural areas of the social arm of the organization- with according to National Grid data. The life in this harsh reality of the continuous over 60 percent physical progress that supporting production units country, IRNA reported on Sunday. the aim of promoting social justice UK also hit a new solar power high economic sanctions today. The pandemic during the previous Iranian cal- to flourish production is the priority The health centers will consist was established. on 20 April. Since 2012, the amount also hit the oil economy severely, as the endar year (ended on March 19). of the country’s banking system. of laboratories, medical equipment Socio-economic empowerment of emissions required to produce one price of oil declined sharply recently due to The mentioned payments were In early May 2019, Hemmati centers, and emergency bases, Mo- of communities by encouraging kilowatt hour of energy has declined the dramatic fall of the demand. Iran’s eco- made in the form of 20,930 bank outlined CBI plans for neutraliz- hammad Mahjouri, deputy head entrepreneurship prioritizing by more than two-thirds. nomic pressure has thus increased today. loans to various projects and pro- ing or relieving the impact of U.S. of the foundation, stated. breadwinner women, develop- These advances towards a net-zero The novel coronavirus situation has duction units, IRNA reported. sanctions on the country’s economy He said that the foundation ing infrastructures such as water carbon future are artificially acceler- imposed us a new and universal rule: The highest payment was made and mentioned providing liquidity established 40 comprehensive supply and power grids, building ated by the Covid-19 lockdown. They taking social distance. The WHO, the to SMEs and projects based in and working capital to maintain medical centers and clinics in roads, constructing schools and could be reversed. Yet sustainable governments, and health specialists Tehran Province with 1,434 fa- and boost domestic production as the underprivileged areas of the increasing educational spaces, energy generation, and its crucial strongly suggest that we keep a distance cilities amounted at 67.44 trillion one of those plans. country last year (ended March 19).