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.13981 Thursday JULY 1, 2021 Tir 10, 1400 Dhi Al Qada 20, 1442 IRGC official: U.S facing Iran, S. Arabia football Armenia welcomes setting “Walnut Tree” on tragedy ultimate desperation in dilemma remains up joint technology park of Iraqi chemical attack on Yemen war Page 2 unsolved Page 3 with Iran Page 7 Sardasht hits theaters Page 8 See page 3 President-elect meets rival candidates TEHRAN – The six rival presidential the election competition is over and the contenders, namely Amir-Hossein era of “friendship, cooperation and em- Ghazizadeh-Hashemi, Mohsen Mehr-Al- pathy” has begun all groups should join izadeh, Alireza Zakani, Naser Hemmati, hands toward resolving the problems. Post-election Saeed Jalili and Mohsen Rezaei, met on “We had a very good meeting with Wednesday morning with President-elect the presidential candidates, and we hope America Iran Ebrahim Raisi. that such empathetic attitudes will lead The visit took place upon and an invi- to resolving the problems and undoing tation by Raisi. The president-elect called the knots in people’s lives,” Raisi said, the meeting “very good”. according to Press TV. At the meeting, Raisi said now that Continued on page 2 Tehran, Yerevan call for removal of trade barriers TEHRAN – Head of Iran’s Trade Promo- the need for planning to further devel- tion Organization (TPO) Hamid Zadboum op cooperation within the framework of and Armenian Deputy Economy Minis- the preferential trade agreement with the ter Varos Simonyan met on Tuesday in Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and Tehran to discuss ways of removing the achieve the desired level of bilateral trade. barriers in the way of trade between the Speaking in the meeting, Zadboum two countries. referred to the two countries’ deep cul- As reported, the officials underlined tural, historical, and political relations the significant growth in the level of trade and stated: between the two countries and stressed Continued on page 4 Second Iranian coronavirus vaccine gets emergency use license TEHRAN - The Pastu Covac vaccine, de- Covac vaccine has shown a 62 percent veloped by the Pasteur Institute of Iran, efficiency on new variants of coronavirus has received an emergency use license, first emerged in South Africa and Brazil, Health Minister Saeed Namaki said on 6 times more effective than the Astra- Wednesday. Zeneca vaccine. In the third clinical trial phase, the The British AstraZeneca vaccine is 11 vaccine has been injected into 44,000 percent effective against new mutants of volunteers in Cuba and 25,000 volunteers coronavirus identified in South Africa and in Iran, he added. Brazil, he added. Previously, Namaki had said the Pastu Continued on page 7 Why is U.S. attacking Iraqi-Syrian border on regular basis? In Syria’s eastern province of Dayr- tenant General Qassem Soleimani, his Zawr, Al Bukamal city sits next to team of military advisors and thanks the Iraqi border and the town of to the deputy chief of Iraq’s Popular al-Qaim sits opposite the city of Al Mobilization Units (PMU), Abu Mehdi Bukamal on the Iraqi side of the al-Muhandis, the Iraqi PMU launched border. (That’s the basic geography a military operation in late 2016 along out of the way). For many years, Iraq the Iraqi-Syrian border. They started in and Syria have been trying to control west of Tal-Afar in Northern Nineveh this desert border area to prevent province and marched down to al-Qaim, Daesh terrorists from traveling be- wiping out terrorists along the way and tween the two countries. making the ultimate sacrifice themselves At the height of the terror group’s as Daesh killed many PMU members. It’s territorial control, the region between important to highlight that this was not Iranian port Idea of exporting democracy is undemocratic: Oxford professor Al Bukamal and al Qaim was in the an easy task. The U.S. military, which BY MOHAMMAD MAZHARI the result was catastrophic. Just in Iraq These categories were inherited by Muslims hands of Daesh. This allowed the Takfiri has troops stationed along the Syrian activities noticeably TEHRAN - A professor of history at the researchers-mainly epidemiologists from as much as Christian political thought in groups to transfer terrorists, logistical side of the border, were warily or wor- University of Oxford says that the idea Johns Hopkins School of Public Health medieval times and cannot be considered supplies and money between the two ryingly (depends on who you listen to) ongoing despite of exporting democracy as a technique and medical personnel- estimated 98,000 Western. But they were also supplemented countries. Liberating the region was overlooking what was unfolding before or technology is undemocratic. “excess deaths” due to the war on Iraq. by others deriving from the monotheistic a grueling, challenging task. Thanks their eyes. limitations “The American idea of democracy as Following is the text of the interview: tradition beginning with Judaism, includ- to Iran’s late war hero, Martyr Lieu- Continued on page 5 BY MAHNAZ ABDI an export item is not only undemocratic Is there any clear definition of ing a focus on the prophetic founding of he condition created by the but a product of neoliberalism,” Faisal democracy or do we have different political communities by means of un- coronavirus outbreak has had Devji tells the Tehran Times. types of democracy? Is there any alterable law. Modern constitutions are Volleyball coach Mehregan optimistic some devastating effect on dif- Devji also says, “Democracy here has standard? heirs to such theological ways of thinking. T been reconceptualized as a technique The most ancient definition of democ- Of course, the rule of the many can itself about Iran at Tokyo ferent aspects of global trade. In Iran, the condition has been even replicable like any other and meant to racy, as the rule of the many or demos in be conceptualized in many ways, and from worse, as the country has been tack- produce freedom without the initial in- Greek, is also the most recent. Despite an ancient times societies have chosen to do so BY FARROKH HESABI Accepting all the national team’s ling the U.S. unilateral sanctions on volvement of the many who are meant to unimaginable change in circumstances, by two major principles. Either by securing TEHRAN - The 2021 Volleyball Nations weaknesses, Mehregan said to Tehran its economy. be represented by it.” our political categories still derive from the power of the many against the institu- League (VNL) was a disastrous compe- Times: “We should not ignore the team’s But despite all limitations and bar- In the past two decades two devastating a long-dead civilization. They include tions meant to operate in their name, or by tition for Iran, where Vladimir Alekno’s weak points, nor should we exaggerate riers, the country has managed to act wars were launched under the pretext of monarchy and aristocracy as legitimate safeguarding the latter against a multitude team were ranked 12th in the tournament. them.” successfully in running its economy democratizing the region: the U.S.-led forms of rule alongside democracy, with deluded by destructive passions. The position has worried many, including “It’s the time to solve the problems and trade. wars on Afghanistan and Iraq. However, tyranny being their illegitimate opposite. Continued on page 5 experts and fans. and shortcomings of the national team Iran’s port activities, which play some That’s a big loss for a team whose desire with a recovery plan. I think the men- major part in the country’s trade, have and ideal goal is to reach the top four in tality of the players determines the been noticeable in this due. the 2020 Olympic Games. ideal goal of a team. Our team have The latest reports released in terms Javad Mehregan, Iranian volleyball learned lessons from the VNL, and now of the loading and unloading operation expert and current head coach of Kuwaiti we must use them for the Olympics. in the ports of the country are an indi- side Al Arabi SC, believes that instead of If everything goes well, I am optimis- cation of such successful trend. Protests worrying about the national team’s results tic about the team’s results in Tokyo As reported, 775,611 twenty-foot in the VNL, we should be alert and careful 2020,” Mehregan said. equivalent units (TEUs) have been in front of about the Olympics’ results. Continued on page 3 loaded and unloaded at Shahid Rajaee port, Iran’s largest and best-equipped container port, in the current Iranian the French 7 beautiful mosques for your calendar year (began on March 21). Enjoying the most modern container embassy must-visit list in Iran terminals and port equipment, Shahid TEHRAN – Picturesque domes, minarets, in southern Iran, it embraces arrays of del- Rajaee in Iran’s southern Hormozgan TEHRAN — A number of the family vibrant colors, intricate tilework, and wel- icate mirror work and stuccowork, which province accounts for 85 percent of members of the 7th of Tir victims gath- coming atmosphere are inseparable ele- are interwoven with arabesque designs the total loading and unloading at the ered in front of the French embassy ments of mosques in every corner of Iran. and tilework. It is filled with carved pillars Iranian ports. in Tehran on Wednesday to protest The architectural heritage of the Islamic and lavishly created polychrome faience, Another report indicates that lack of judicial action against the as- world is astoundingly rich for almost all and the prayer hall appears gorgeous when 660,000 tons of commodities have sassinators of the 7th of Tir (June 28) sightseers.