WWW.TEHRANTIMES.COM I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y Pages Price 40,000 Rials 1.00 EURO 4.00 AED 39th year No.13456 Wednesday AUGUST 7, 2019 Mordad 16, 1398 Dhul Hijjah 5, 1440 Iran won’t talks to a Zarif laid bare Iranian paddler Kazemi aims “The Last Fiction” criminal committing Washington’s for Olympic berth at Canoe world premiere set economic terrorism 2 wrong path 2 Sprint World C’ships 15 for Sept. 1 16 Tehran hosting 2 international exhibitions Gen. Soleimani: Sanctioning TEHRAN — The 28th International eign companies are taking part in HOMEX Exhibition of Home Furniture (HOMEX 2019 to showcase their latest achievements 2019) and the second International Ex- and products in the home furniture industry. hibition of Paper, Cardboards, Cellulose As for the PCCM, the exhibition brought Products, and Related Machinery (PCCM together 100 companies, manufacturers and 2019) became operational at the Tehran agencies active in the industry to present Zarif attests to his ‘deep impact’ Permanent International Fairgrounds on the latest technologies in this field while Tuesday, IRNA reported. exchanging information and exploring As reported, some 300 Iranian and for- collaborative cooperation. 4 See page 3 Iran one step closer to create ministry of tourism TEHRAN — Iran has moved a step closer tourism industry, Mehr reported. to form a ministry of cultural heritage, The bill had already been agreed upon handicrafts and tourism, as its Guardi- by lawmakers in the parliament (Majlis), an Council, which is empowered to vet but it lately gained the approval of the legislation in the Islamic Republic, gave Guardian Council, the report said. its approval on Monday. For the time being, tourism affairs The Guardian Council approved a bill to in Iran is run by the Cultural Heritage, form such as ministry in place of the existing Handicrafts and Tourism Organization, Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism whose head is installed by the president Organization in a bid to boost the country’s and is acted as the vice-president. 10 No peace, security and stability without the end of the Israeli occupation: Jordan FM TEHRAN— The Jordanian Foreign Foreign Minister Mouloud Chaochoglu, Minister, Ayman Safadi, stressed the that “there is no comprehensive peace, centrality of the Palestinian issue and security and stability without the end of its settlement according to the two-state occupation and the resolution of the conflict solution to end the Israeli occupation and according to the two-state solution, that its people’s access to an independent state the conflict is the basis of tension in the with Jerusalem as its capital. region and resolved, including ending the Safadi said during a lecture at the Elev- occupation and ensure the establishment enth Conference of Turkish Ambassadors of an independent Palestinian state is a mfa.ir in Ankara, at the invitation of Turkish comprehensive peace clause. “ 13 ARTICLE Will Kushner become the Achilles’ heel of the Republicans? ARTICLE Manijeh Rezapoor By Mohammad Ghaderi By the way, the story doesn’t end here! Kush- told Kushner that Saudi is planning to murder Ali Babaei Tehran Times journalist TEHRAN — It seems that democrats are going ner’s footprint can even be traced back to the Jamal Khashoggi. Doctor in Law, Central Bar to break their silence about the foreign policy murder of Jamal Khashoggi, the journalist who Anyhow, leaking any information about Kush- Association of Iran & IBA Member mistakes of Jared Kushner, the senior advisor was an outspoken critic of Saudi Arabia’s regime. If ner’s involvement in the murder of Khashoggi to the American President Donald Trump who this subject will finds its way into the presidential has always been a serious red line for Trump’s Online galleries is also his father in-law. elections, Trump will be in a very big trouble. administration. INSTEX: Truth or Kushner’s terrible mistakes in handing some Recently, Washington Post has requested Undoubtedly in near future more secret files inevitable in global of U.S. foreign policy issues is probably one of Democrats of the congress (both members of and information will be accumulated and the promise? the main criticisms that democrats will address the Senate and the House of Representatives) media will expose many new security and polit- art market at Trump’s administration, especially if people to investigate about the relationship between ical aspects of the relations between Bin Salman t the moment we are witnessing like Joe Biden and Kamala Harris get to the final Kushner and Mohammad Bin Salman, the crown and Kushner. some developments in the field rt aficionados and people in round of U.S. presidential elections. prince of Saudi Arabia. This information will be very useful to dem- Aof INSTEX, we should say that general these days are too busy In fact, one of the main problems of Rex Till- According to Washington Post and New York ocrats for attacking Trump’s foreign policy in it has been established for a long time, with routine tasks and just cop- A erson, former U.S. Secretary of State with Trump Times, Kushner and Bin Salman had had a long, regard to Saudi Arabia. Many criticisms will but we still do not see any action under ing with day-to-day life in many large was over Kushner’s interference in the country’s secret relationship that goes before the murder of also be addressed to Trump for giving his son- its structure and regulations. In addi- populated cities where the frantic pace foreign policy; to the point that Tillerson was Khashoggi. A relationship that led to very friendly in-law the freedom to seriously meddle in the tion, when the SPP mechanism was not of living leaves scant spare time to not even aware of some of meetings between relationships and following deals between the two country’s foreign policies. In this case, Trump implemented, it was initially expected spend a few minutes in art galleries Kushner and Saudi Arabia or Zionist officials. sides. Some experts believe that Bin Salman had cannot possibly excuse himself. that INSTEX would be able to meet at enjoying exhibits. least some of the expectations of the However, with the development of parties, but in practice so far it has not technology, online activities have come been successful and only remains to along to help art lovers in this regard, pro- Saudi Arabia’s ‘strategic plan’ to take Turkey down be negotiated. After the United States viding the chance to visit artworks online TEHRAN— Saudi Arabia has begun implement- Issue 24, May 2019”, the report is of limited cir- pick up on”. withdrew from the treaty, the survival by means of online galleries, which are ing a “strategic plan” to confront the Turkish culation and intended for the top Emirati lead- Middle East Eye contacted the Emirates Policy of its members depends entirely on the spreading rapidly these days. government, after Crown Prince Mohammed bin ership. It does not appear on the think tank’s Centre for comment, with no reply by the time international treaty and its obligations, With one quick search, one can find Salman decided he was being “too patient” with website. A copy has been obtained by Middle of publication. to fulfill such obligations. great numbers of free online galleries as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the wake of East Eye. Restricting influence In the present article, we will examine well as websites offering artworks around journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder. It reveals that in Riyadh in May, orders were Riyadh’s aim is to restrict Erdogan and Tur- the courses of the SPV, SATEMA, and the world. The plan is detailed in a confidential report given to implement the strategic plan to confront key’s regional influence. INSTEX with respect to their timing in Online galleries are very popular these based on open- and closed-source intelligence the Turkish government. “The kingdom would start to target the Turkish order to clarify their dimensions to the days around the world. They let visitors prepared by the kingdom’s ally, the United Arab The aim of the plan was to use “all possible economy and press towards the gradual termina- readers. buy, sell and browse original arts at any Emirates. tools to pressure Erdogan’s government, weaken tion of Saudi investment in Turkey, the gradual 1- U.S. exit from JCPA and Europe’s time and any place with ease. It is very The intelligence report is one of a monthly him, and keep him busy with domestic issues decrease of Saudi tourists visiting Turkey while Request for Iran’s Remaining exciting for modern art buyers and col- series written by the Emirates Policy Centre, a in the hope that he will be brought down by the creating alternative destinations for them, de- When the United States unilaterally lectors to be able to move around online, think tank with close links to the Emirati gov- opposition, or occupy him with confronting creasing Saudi import of Turkish goods, and most withdrew from the JCPA in May 1989, choosing art galleries and picking what ernment and security services. crisis after crisis, and push him to slip up and importantly minimising Turkish regional role in Europe sought a way to keep the Islamic they want. Entitled “Monthly Report on Saudi Arabia, make mistakes which the media would surely Islamic matters,” the report says. 13 Republic of Iran committed to the JCPA It is also true that online galleries agreements. The Europeans emphasized have made the process of buying and that although the United States withdrew selling easier for the artists.