Iran censures Central banks of Iran, Seeing people Leader’s comment 21112terrorist act 4 Azerbaijan sign MOU happy is priceless: on “Tintin and Sinbad” NATION in Pakistan ECONOMY on mutual co-op SPORTS Siamand Rahman ART& CULTURE unveiled WWW.TEHRANTIMES.COM I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y Iran’s arms shipments to Lebanon awaiting Lebanon’s thumb-up 2 12 Pages Price 10,000 Rials 38th year No.12619 Tuesday AUGUST 9, 2016 Mordad 19, 1395 Dhi Al Qaeda 6, 1437 FDI in Iran Suicide tops $5b post bomber kills sanctions Rouhani, Putin, and Aliyev at least 63 ECONOMY Iran has attracted at Pakistan desk$5.168 billion in for- eign direct investment (FDI) after the push for regional integration hospital implementation of the nuclear deal in January, government spokesman Rouhani proposes the next trilateral summit be held in Iran A suicide bomber in Pakistan killed Mohammad-Baqer Nobakht said on at least 63 people and wound- Monday. POLITICAL TEHRAN — The presidents new chapter for regional cooperation and in- Rouhani of Iran said the importance of such desk ed dozens more in an attack on He said 28 projects attracted $2.873 of Iran, Russia and Azerbai- tegration. meetings lies in the joint challenges the countries mourners gathered at a hospital billion in the last quarter of the past jan held key talks in Baku on Monday. The Addressing the summit, President Hassan of Iran, Russian, and Azerbaijan are facing as well in Quetta, according to officials in Iranian calendar year (ended on March talks between the three leaders promised a as the opportunities they have at their disposal. the violence-plagued southwestern 19) and 38 projects attracted $2.295 See page 9 province of Baluchistan. billion since the beginning of the cur- The bomber struck as more than rent calendar year, IRIB reported. 100 mourners, mostly lawyers and According to Nobakht, the men- journalists, crowded into the emer- tioned projects have been mainly gency department to accompany the in the areas of transportation, re- body of a prominent lawyer who had newable energies, tourism, recycling been shot and killed in the city earlier industries, electronics, machineries, in the day, Faridullah, a journalist who and foodstuff. was among the wounded, told Reu- That was while the country attract- ters. ed just $920 million in FDI for 41 pro- Abdul Rehman Miankhel, a sen- jects in the Iranian calendar year 1393 ior official at the government-run (March 2014-March 2015), when the Civil Hospital, where the explo- sanctions were still in place, Nobakht sion occurred, told reporters that highlighted, adding that FDI amount- at least 63 people had been killed, ed to $6.711 billion for 63 projects in with more than 50 wounded, as the previous Iranian calendar year. the casualty toll spiked from ini- Major international companies are tial estimates. rushing to establish a position in Iran “There are many wounded, so the as the Islamic Republic re-opens for death toll could rise,” said Rehmat business after the lifting of internation- Saleh Baloch, the provincial health al sanctions. minister. Up for grabs is access to a market Television footage showed scenes with 80 million people and annual of chaos, with panicked people flee- output of some $400 billion, making ing through debris as smoke filled the Iran the biggest economy to rejoin the President.ir hospital corridors. global trading system. President Hassan Rouhani (L), President Vladimir Putin (R), and President Ilham Aliyev held tripartite meeting in Baku on Monday. 9 Adaptation of Zarif says Tehran-Baku ties have expanded after JCPOA ARTICLE “Like Water for POLITICAL TEHRAN — Foreign Minister growing relationship with Azerbaijan and Rus- Thanks to the JCPOA, the three counties can Chris Cook Chocolate” on deskMohammad Javad Zarif has sia is notable. now enjoy expansion of cooperation, while un- University professor said that relations between Iran and Azerbaijan “Under the sanctions, Iran’s relations with der the sanctions there were many problems stage at Tehran started growing both during the nuclear talks and neighbors were affected less than with others. for Iran, especially cooperation in energy and theater after the conclusion of the nuclear pact, officially However, with the onset of the nuclear talks, transit sectors, the foreign minister remarked. By Mahmood Khaghani called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. Iran’s neighbors also took a more active ap- Foreign Minister Zarif was in Baku, accom- Oil expert ARTTEHRAN — An In an interview with Trend news agency pub- proach toward Iran,” he said. panying President Hassan Rouhani who took a deskadaptation of “Like lished on Monday, Zarif said compared to the Zarif also praised Azerbaijan and Russia’s trip to Azerbaijan to participate in a trilateral Water for Chocolate”, a popular novel other neighboring countries, the pace of Iran’s positive approach towards the nuclear deal. summit with Russian and Azeri presidents. by Mexican writer Laura Esquivel pub- lished in 1989 is on stage at Tehran’s Iranshahr Theater Complex. That limits on Iran’s nuclear program will be eased The era of new after 10 years is a technical document: expert energy diplomacy INTERVIEW The UN Resolution 2231 that endorsed the paradigm By Javad Heirannia nuclear deal between Iran and great power calls upon Iran not to test missiles capable of he political framework for what TEHRAN — Executive director of the U.S. Arms carrying nuclear warheads. Tcan best be described as Eura- Control Association says the report by the As- “Iran is called upon not to undertake any ac- sian Energy Cooperation is set sociated Press that restrictions on Iran’s nuclear tivity related to ballistic missiles designed to be to be formally recognised in the com- program will be lifted before the 15-year nu- capable of delivering nuclear weapons,” part of ing days. the resolution states. The recent failed coup in Turkey has Members of director/writer Ebrahim clear accord expires is a “technical document” which should surprise nobody. Iran has been insisting that its missiles have – temporarily at least – opened the Poshtekuhi’s troupe act in a scene from “Like way for a realignment of Caspian and Water for Chocolate” on August 7, 2016. “AP report is a technical document that is no not been designed to carry nuclear weapons. Eurasian regional geopolitics by de- (ILNA/Sahar Zamani) surprise to either side,” Daryl Kimball tells the In a tweet posted on March 15, Iranian For- Tehran Times. eign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said, “Nei- stroying a long standing U.S. geopo- Ebrahim Poshtekuhi is the writer However Kimball defends the report by the ar deal, saying, “Iran’s leaders should consider ther JCPOA nor SC Res prohibit Iran from missiles litical initiative to re-draw the regional and director of the play starring Roya UN chief that Iran’s missile tests were not con- ways to reduce concerns about the purpose of not designed for nuke warheads. Read the docu- map in favour of what has been the Nonahali and Masumeh Qabeigi, the sistent with the “spirit” of the July 2015 nucle- their missile programs.” ment: It’s plain English not legalese.” 2 status quo for since man discovered theater announced in a press release. oil, namely resource theft, and create a The novel follows the story of a route to extract Caspian hydrocarbons young girl named Tita who longs her S. Korea opens center to support trade, investment in Iran for the profit of U.S. corporations. entire life to marry her lover, Pedro, President Putin continues to take the but can never have him because of South Korea opened a business state-run Woori Bank and the In- States and the European Union President Park Geun-hye visiting lead in Eurasia diplomatically, holding her mother’s upholding of the family center on Monday to help local dustrial Bank of Korea, according have removed economic sanc- Tehran in May to hold a summit meetings with regional Heads of State, tradition of the youngest daughter not firms expand trade and investment to the Ministry of Trade, Industry tions that were imposed on Iran with her Iranian counterpart. which include Iran and the Republic of marrying but taking care of her mother in Iran as part of its efforts to tap and Energy. over the past decade, opening up Following the Seoul-Tehran Azerbaijan on 8th August, Turkey on the until the day she dies. Tita is only able to deeper into the Middle East country “The center will help our com- a new market with a population of summit, South Korea resumed di- 9th August and Armenia on 10th Au- express herself when she cooks. following the lifting of international panies overcome difficulties in do- 80 million. rect flight and maritime routes be- gust. President Putin’s aim is for Iran to The play is highlighted with fusion sanctions, the trade ministry said. ing business with the Middle East Iran’s re-entry into the global tween the two countries to meet join a Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), of Mexican music and Bandari music, Located in southern Seoul, the country,” the trade ministry said in economy is regarded as a boon growing demand for bilateral trips. initiated by Russia, beginning with Iran which is played in southern Iranian cities, center will provide information a release. “It will contribute to in- for the South Korean economy as Industry data showed that the joining an EEU Free Trade zone. and has been composed by Behranh and consulting services on trade vigorating the business relationship the oil-rich country is working on trade volume between Korea and The recent Brexit vote for the UK to Abbaspur.