{"id":210242,"date":"2018-04-11T09:14:09","date_gmt":"2018-04-11T09:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/210242-iran-news-in-brief-april-09-2018"},"modified":"2020-01-14T21:58:41","modified_gmt":"2020-01-14T21:58:41","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-april-09-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-april-09-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran news in brief, April 09, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, April 09, 2018\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_NKkjaweStbY\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FNKkjaweStbY%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NKkjaweStbY\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M23S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2018-04-09T22:07:12Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_NKkjaweStbY\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FNKkjaweStbY%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, April 09, 2018<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/NKkjaweStbY\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FNKkjaweStbY%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, April 09, 2018\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, April 09, 2018 Trump blames Russia, Iran for backing \u2018Animal Assad\u2019 following chemical attack US President Donald Trump condemned the chemical attack carried out in Syria\u2019s Douma that killed dozens including women and children, and held the Assad regime responsible. In a series of tweets on his official account on Sunday, Trump blamed Putin and Iran for backing \u201cAnimal Assad\u201d as he put it. He added that they will have a \u201cbig price to pay\u201d and called for the area to be immediately open for humanitarian aid. Iran\u2019s rial hits new record-low on Trump fears Iran\u2019s currency fell more than six percent against the dollar on Sunday, hitting another record-low, as fears of a US withdrawal from the nuclear deal continued to drive speculation. The rial reached 55,200 to the dollar at the close on the open market -- a drop of nearly a third in the past six months -- according to the Financial Informing Network, considered the most reliable for fluctuations in the free rate. \u201cThere is a clearly an increase of people buying dollars because they think the United States will pull out of the nuclear deal,\u201d said the head of an exchange office in Tehran, on condition of anonymity. Demonstration Of People And Farmers In Isfahan Chanting &quot;The Farmer Dies; But Does Not Accept Humilation&quot; On Saturday, April 7, a massive crowd of people and farmers in Isfahan gathered in protest at the Khaju Bridge. The protesters then gathered in front of Isfahan regional water organization and chanted slogans such as, \u201cZayandehrood water, our inalienable right; the moaning of this farmer is the moaning of Zayandehroud; Today is a day of mourning, the farmer\u2019s life is at risk; the farmer dies, but does not accept charity; Varzaneh Varzaneh We support you!\u201d Protest Of Expelled Workers From Cultivation And Industry Complex Of North Iran On Saturday, April 7th, expelled workers of the Cultivation and Industry Complex in North Iran, known as Ghonche Miandorud (located in Mazandaran province), protested in front of the city\u2019s Governorate against the expulsion of a number of workers with a work experience of between 13 and 21 years. 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He added that they will have a \u201cbig price to pay\u201d and called for the area to be immediately open for humanitarian aid.Iran\u2019s rial hits new record-low on Trump fearsIran\u2019s currency fell more than six percent against the dollar on Sunday, hitting another record-low, as fears of a US withdrawal from the nuclear deal continued to drive speculation.The rial reached 55,200 to the dollar at the close on the open market -- a drop of nearly a third in the past six months -- according to the Financial Informing Network, considered the most reliable for fluctuations in the free rate.\u201cThere is a clearly an increase of people buying dollars because they think the United States will pull out of the nuclear deal,\u201d said the head of an exchange office in Tehran, on condition of anonymity.Demonstration Of People And Farmers In Isfahan Chanting &quot;The Farmer Dies; But Does Not Accept Humilation&quot;On Saturday, April 7, a massive crowd of people and farmers in Isfahan gathered in protest at the Khaju Bridge. 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He added that they will have a \u201cbig price to pay\u201d and called for the area to be immediately open for humanitarian aid.Iran\u2019s rial hits new record-low on Trump fearsIran\u2019s currency fell more than six percent against the dollar on Sunday, hitting another record-low, as fears of a US withdrawal from the nuclear deal continued to drive speculation.The rial reached 55,200 to the dollar at the close on the open market -- a drop of nearly a third in the past six months -- according to the Financial Informing Network, considered the most reliable for fluctuations in the free rate.\u201cThere is a clearly an increase of people buying dollars because they think the United States will pull out of the nuclear deal,\u201d said the head of an exchange office in Tehran, on condition of anonymity.Demonstration Of People And Farmers In Isfahan Chanting \"The Farmer Dies; But Does Not Accept Humilation\"On Saturday, April 7, a massive crowd of people and farmers in Isfahan gathered in protest at the Khaju Bridge. 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