WWW.TEHRANTIMES.COM I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 16 Pages Price 10,000 Rials 39th year No.13164 Monday JULY 23, 2018 Mordad 1, 1397 Dhi Al Qaeda 9, 1439 Trump has tried to Strong quakes VAR needs time: Madrid centers compel U.S. Army jolt southern, Alireza Faghani review Iranian to attack Iran 2 western Iran 12 15 cinema 16 Iran Energy Exchange ready to offer crude oil ECONOMY TEHRAN — The con- Offering fuel oil and other oil byprod- Mr. Trump, ‘do not desk dition is prepared for ucts in IRENEX has been conducting since offering crude oil in Iran Energy Exchange long time ago; so selling crude oil in this (IRENEX), Securities and Exchange Organ- exchange market is possible as well, Mo- ization (SEO) Head Shapour Mohammadi hammadi noted. told IRNA on Sunday. Capital market sees no barrier for of- The official expressed hope that trad- fering crude oil in IRENEX and selling play with the lion’s tail’ ing crude oil in IRENEX will occur soon this product to domestic or foreign traders through follow-up measures by the oil both in rial and in foreign currencies is and finance ministers. possible, he added. 4 See page 2 U.S. admits launching campaign to foment unrest in Iran The Trump administration has launched an supported by Secretary of State Mike offensive of speeches and online commu- Pompeo and national security adviser nications meant to foment unrest and help John Bolton, is meant to work in con- pressure Iran to end its nuclear program cert with U.S. President Donald Trump’s and its regional presence, U.S. officials push to economically throttle Iran by familiar with the matter said, Reuters re-imposing tough sanctions. The drive reported on Sunday. has intensified since Trump withdrew on More than half a dozen current and May 8 from a 2015 seven-nation nuclear former officials said the campaign, pact. 2 Startups meet 98% of the need to biotechnology medicine: VP TECHNOLOGY TEHRAN — Irani- “Iran has great number of startups, deskan startups meet 98 which are initiated by young talented percent of the domestic market’s need Iranians,” he said. The manufacture of to biotechnology medicine, the vice pres- 98 percent of Iranian biotechnological ident for science and technology Sourena medicine by startups indicates great Sattari announced on Sunday. achievement of the young generation. Sattari made the remarks during the closing “Iranian students always have great results ceremony of the 29th International Biology in international competitions and Olympiads, Olympiad (IBO 2018), which was held from which indicates the great potential of human president.ir July 15 to 22 in Tehran, YJC reported. resources in Iran,” he said. 10 EDITORIAL ‘Deteriorating security situation shows U.S.has failed to achieve objectives in Afghanistan’ ARTICLE Mohammad Ghaderi By Syed Zafar Mehdi Afghan government so they retracted the statement A. President Ghani is simply being over-op- Martin Love Tehran Times editor-in-chief Muslim Shirzad is a Kabul-based senior TV and now they are looking to push it in a smooth timistic. The question is, why would the Taliban Political analyst from @ghaderi62 journalist, political commentator and univer- way and not by a military general but through the negotiate and why would they negotiate with Pres- North Carolina sity lecturer. He is one of the candidates in diplomatic channels. ident Ghani? upcoming Afghan parliamentary elections. The reality is that the U.S. government is ready to CEO Dr. Abdullah Abdullah’s deputy Mo- Features of the In an interview with Tehran Times, he spoke talk directly to the Taliban. There is no way the Af- hammad Mohaqeqsaid on record that the Tali- A litmus test of about Afghan peace process, America’s Af- ghan government can lead the peace process since ban controls nearly 70 percent of Afghanistan’s nuclear deal as ghanistan policy, President Ghani’s legacy they cannot even manage and resolve their internal territory, which means they have an upper hand. sanity: the fate and the upcoming elections. Following are issues. Even four years since the coalition govern- They know President Ghani has only one year defined by Merkel the excerpts: ment was formed in Kabul, some ministries are left in his tenure and he has problems with many of Iran and A few days ago, the top U.S. military com- still run by caretaker ministers. of his colleagues including first vice president ngela Merkel, German Chancellor, mander in Afghanistan offered direct negotiations The unprecedented ceasefire between the Abdul Rashid Dostum, who is living in exile Assange both has recently stated important words with the Taliban, but later he retracted the state- Afghan government and the Taliban on Eid this year in Turkey. Aon talks with Iran over the Joint ment. Do you think the peace process should be made headlines in the local and international media. I don’t think the Taliban will come to the nego- Americans are mostly a parochial, unso- Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Afghan-led and Afghan-owned? Even though they refused to extend the ceasefire tiating table with Ghani government. The three- phisticated people. A clear majority have and the Europe’s package of proposals A. The statement about the U.S readiness for and resumed their activities, President Ghani has day Eid ceasefire was a reminder that it is Talib- never traveled abroad. Almost 70 percent which was accordingly offered to the direct talks with the Taliban was given by the top expressed hope that they will eventually come to an who will decide the terms of peace and war in of Americans don’t even have and never Iranian officials! After her meeting with U.S. military commander in Afghanistan. Late they the negotiating table. Do you think it’s possible or Afghanistan, not 20 terrorist groups that the Afghan have had passports, and even for those that the Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, Merkel thought it would harm the dignity and prestige of the is he being over optimistic? government keeps talking about. 6 do their passports largely go unstamped by mentioned: a foreign country. O sure, some do travel We remain committed to the nuclear abroad, but most of them go to Canada, or agreement. We think it was well negotiated. Steve Bannon plans foundation to fuel far right in Europe maybe they get on some cruise ship in Florida There is more that needs to be negotiated Steve Bannon, the controversial former chief The foundation, which Bannon said would “super group” within the European parliament and see the Bahamas while others cross the with Iran, but we think it is better to stay strategist to the United States President Donald be called The Movement, will offer polling, that could supply as many as a third of MEPs southern Texas border for a holiday tequila in the agreement. However, Berlin could Trump, is planning to establish a political foun- advice on messaging and data targeting and (Member of the European Parliament) after next in Mexico. Sadly, the young people that do little to protect international companies dation in Europe to “spark a populist right-wing research to a network of rightwing parties May’s Europe-wide elections. He also said he travel abroad are mostly military, and they against punitive US measures, it is up to revolt across the continent”, according to a report. across Europe that are enjoying a significant planned to spend half of his time in Europe once are fools wreaking havoc in faraway lands individual firms to decide if they want to Bannon hopes the plan to establish the foun- surge in support. the United States midterm elections are over in at the behest of corporations and plutocrats invest in Iran.” dation will fuel the spread of rightwing populism Bannon has met rightwing politicians November. who generally run things in the US, which Decoding the recent remarks of the across the continent. across the continent in the past 12 months, While Bannon has talked up his hopes of was not always the case. Meanwhile, the German Chancellor is not so difficult or Donald Trump’s former chief advisor in the including United Kingdom Independence matching Soros’s impact, his initial ambitions US government has been hijacked by the complicated. With a brief overview on White House told the Daily Beast that he wanted Party’s (UKIP) former leader, Nigel Farage, to rival the financier’s reach and influence appear powerful, wealthy few. Angela Merkel’s sentences, we can come to offer a rightwing alternative to George Soros’s members of Marine Le Pen’s Rassemblement more modest. Perhaps this mostly began with the Vietnam to the picture of “JCPOA as defined by the Open Society Foundation, which has given away National (Front National/National Rally/RN/ The Movement’s headquarters, which are ex- War and the faked attack on an American European authorities”. Accordingly, there $32bn to largely liberal causes since it was es- National Front) in France and Hungarian pected to be in Brussels, is likely to have fewer naval vessel in the Gulf on Tonkin. Just before are some points that need to be taken into tablished in 1984. Prime Minister Viktor Orban and populist than 10 full-time staff ahead of the 2019 elections, that, leaving office, President Eisenhower consideration: “Soros is brilliant,” Bannon told the website. politicians in Poland. after which it will expand if its impact is judged was absolutely correct when he warned of 1. Angela Merkel and other European “He’s evil, but he’s brilliant.” He told the Daily Beast that he envisioned a to have been a success.