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.13965 Sunday JUNE 13, 2021 Khordad 23, 1400 Dhi Al Qada 2, 1442 Putin denies Russia will Iran rout Qatar National Parks provide Iran with advanced in FIBA Asia Cup 2021 of Iran Congratulations on birthday of Hazrat Masoumeh (SA) satellite system Page 3 Qualifiers Page 3 Page 7 and Daughter’s Day Economic terrorism amid pandemic is crime against humanity: Araqchi TEHRAN – Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minis- ficially called the Joint Comprehensive ter Abbas Araqchi said on Saturday that Plan of Action (JCPOA), in May 2018 and the “economic terrorism” against Iran started introducing the harshest sanctions Final showdown during the Coronavirus pandemic “is a against Iran under his “maximum pressure” crime against humanity”. campaign against the Islamic Republic. The economic sanctions launched Top Iranian officials, including Presi- against Iran during Donald Trump’s dent Hassan Rouhani and Foreign Min- See page 2 presidency are still in place despite the ister Mohammad Javad Zarif, have called fact that Joe Biden had vowed to reenter the illegal U.S. sanctions against Iran as the nuclear deal is he is elected president. instances of “economic terrorism”. Trump quit the 2015 nuclear deal, of- Continued on page 3 Tire output increases 3% in 2 months on year TEHRAN- Production of tires in Iran has the production of 3.788 million tires. risen three percent during the first two As reported, passenger car tires account months of the current Iranian calendar for the lion’s share of the number of pro- year (March 21-May 21), compared to duced tires in the mentioned time span, the same period of time in the past year. showing a four-percent rise year on year. Some 40,619 tons of tires have been Some 4,198 tons of van tires were pro- produced during the two-month period duced, indicating a 16-percent growth. of this year. Also, 8,494 tons of truck and bus tires In terms of number, a four-percent were produced, showing a four-percent rise. growth has been also achieved through Continued on page 4 COVID-19 prevalence on a downward trend TEHRAN – The spread of coronavirus is in the prevalence of pandemic, he added, slowing down in Iran, as the daily toll has IRNA reported on Saturday. fallen to 115, the lowest figure since April. Over 360,000 passengers tested Alireza Raeisi, spokesman for the at borders National Headquarters for Coronavirus Some 360,824 passengers have so far been Control, said that currently 13 cities in screened for coronavirus by thermal tests at the country are at high-risk red zones, 12 the country’s official borders since March 10, of which are in the southern provinces. Mehdi Valipour, head of Relief and Rescue Morteza Fakhri Nejad Except for southern Hormozgan and Organization affiliated to the Iranian Red Sistan-Baluchestan provinces, all the prov- Crescent Society (IRCS), has stated. YJC/ inces are experiencing a downward trend Continued on page 7 Every child has the Dream vacations: 12 most unique travel ‘Torture’ complaint filed in France right to a childhood destinations in Iran against UAE official BY FARANAK BAKHTIARI TEHRAN – Embracing 24 UNESCO World Herit- is covered with 8,000 pieces of white marble. An NGO campaigning for human rights in the Per- a prisoner of conscience. espite laws banning child la- age sites, Iran is an amazingly underrated country Azadi Square, where the tower sits, is very sian Gulf has filed a complaint in France against a According to the complaint, he has since March bor, available statistics show with an immense history, sociable people, and symbolic too: a lot of protests happened there top UAE official running to be president of Interpol, 2017 been held in solitary confinement in Al-Sadr that over the years, many magnificent architecture. However, the grandeur during the 1979 Islamic Revolution, and it’s still accusing him of being responsible for the torture prison in a tiny cell “without access to a doctor, D of this country is rarely shown in the mass media; a popular site for demonstrations today. Visitors of a prominent dissident, its lawyer said on Friday. hygiene, water and sanitary facilities”. children have worked in under- ground workshops, on the streets, it is sadly always buried underneath footages that can climb Azadi Tower using the elevator or The Lebanon-based (Persian) Gulf Centre for Al-Raisi was accused last year of being respon- or scavenging on rubbish dumps, only reflect the world of politics. What is not re- stairs to get a nice view of the city from the top. Human Rights (GCHR) filed its complaint against sible for the torture of a British academic and a while every child must benefit from flected through is the beauty of its landscapes, the Imamzadeh Saleh Major General Ahmed al-Raisi, inspector general at football fan. childhood. details of its striking architecture, the hospitality The beautiful Imamzadeh Saleh, also known the UAE interior ministry, at a Paris court on Monday. He is regarded as a possible figure to become According to the Society for Protecting of the locals, and so much more. as Tajrish Mosque, is where Saleh, the son of The complaint accuses al-Raisi, who is a mem- president of the France-based global police body, the Rights of the Child (SPRC), there are Here is a selection of the most unique travel Musa al-Kadhim (AS) (the seventh Shia Imam) ber of Interpol’s executive committee, of being Interpol, when candidacies are presented at its 14,000 dumpsite pickers in Tehran, of destinations in Iran: is laid to rest. The mosque boasts some truly responsible for “torture and barbaric acts” against general meeting in November, a prospect that has which 4,700, or one-third of them, are Borj-e Azadi stunning tile work on the minarets and dome, the prominent UAE dissident Ahmed Mansoor horrified activists. children. Borj-e Azadi (Azadi Tower) is the most iconic and the interior is decorated with brilliant mir- who it says is being held in an Abu Dhabi jail in In a joint statement last month, Human Rights Habibollah Masoudi Farid, the dep- landmark of Tehran and is undeniably worth ror work, something that’s quite common in “mediaeval conditions”. Watch and the GCHR warned that his candidacy uty head of the Welfare Organization, a visit during your time in the Iranian capital. Iranian shrines. Mansoor was arrested in 2017 and sentenced “may jeopardise the global police organization’s announced in 2020 that there are an Completed in 1971, the structure has a very Visitors can also stop by the lively Tajrish to 10 years in prison the following year on charges commitment to its human rights obligations”. estimated 70,000 street children in the distinct style that merges traditional Persian Bazaar nearby for some souvenirs and more of criticizing the UAE authorities and tarnishing Mansoor “has been detained in inhumane con- country. Of course, given that the condi- architecture with modern influences — one can glimpses of local life. the image of the country on social media. ditions since 2017, more than four years,” William tions of children working in workshops are see this quite clearly by its big iwan arch that Continued on page 6 Amnesty International describes Mansoor as Bourdon, lawyer for GCHR, told AFP. different, Masoudi Farid said that there are no exact statistics. Under the law, the employment of The NSTC’s recent setback should inspire progress on W-CPEC+ Biden-Harris children aged 15 or younger is prohibit- BY ANDREW KORYBKO foreign ministers meeting between the top Chi- dor than the NSTC. The latter failed to fulfill the lofty ed in Iran and there are also restrictions The North-South Transport Corridor (NSTC) nese, Pakistani, and Afghan diplomats saw Kabul expectations that were initially held of it after India government has put on types of jobs that persons between suffered a major setback after Afghanistan recently committing to intensify its participation in BRI complied with the U.S. unilateral sanctions regime 15 and 18 years can do. For example, no agreed to participate in a trilateral railway project and applauding the progress made on utilizing against Iran. Although it surprisingly received a waiver American Republic at child is allowed to work on jobs that pose alongside Pakistan and Uzbekistan. Described CPEC’s terminal port of Gwadar for connecting to continue work on the Chabahar Port, the project risk, says rights activist occupational health hazards. by some as PAKAFUZ, this corridor essentially with the broader global economy. was unable to regain its former momentum and ul- There are two concepts for labor represents the northern expansion of the flagship For all intents and purposes, the NSTC no longer timately became much less attractive to Afghanistan BY MOHAMMAD MAZHARI children, some of whom are street chil- project of China’s Belt & Road Initiative (BRI), stands any conceivable chance of being Afghanistan’s than its friendly Chinese competitor. This emerging TEHRAN – While some states in the U.S. are preparing dren and others who are not homeless the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). preferred outlet to the rest of the world. The landlocked reality will necessitate a shift in Iran’s regional con- to restrict voting rights, an American human rights but have to work to provide a family N-CPEC+, as it can also be called, is more viable country chose to go with PAKAFUZ/N-CPEC+ instead nectivity strategy.