{"id":210499,"date":"2018-04-08T15:26:37","date_gmt":"2018-04-08T15:26:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/210499-iran-news-in-brief-april-07-2018"},"modified":"2020-01-14T21:58:41","modified_gmt":"2020-01-14T21:58:41","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-april-07-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-april-07-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran news in brief, April 07, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, April 07, 2018\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_E4lOKt-BsPU\" 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%2FE4lOKt-BsPU%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E4lOKt-BsPU\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT4M7S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2018-04-07T11:20:14Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_E4lOKt-BsPU\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FE4lOKt-BsPU%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, April 07, 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\/E4lOKt-BsPU\" 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%2FE4lOKt-BsPU%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, April 07, 2018\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, April 07, 2018 Hundreds Put to Death In Iran Last Year Hundreds of people were executed in Iran last year, including some who were minors at the time of their alleged crimes, and the grizzly practice of public executions continues, according to a report from IHRDC. During the Persian calendar year between March 2017 and March 2018, 520 people, including six individuals who were juveniles when they allegedly committed their crimes, were executed in the Islamic Republic, according to official figures, though the IHRDC notes that some state-sanctioned executions are carried out in secret, making the real number difficult to know. \u2022 Iran\u2019s Non-Oil Export Revenue &#36;6 Billion Less Than Projected Chairman of Iran\u2019s Trade Promotion Organization Mojtaba Khosrowtaj says Iran\u2019s non-oil export between March 2017 and March 2018 has had a growth of 6.5 percent compared to previous year, but still non-oil export revenues lag behind the projected figure by &#36;6 billion, reported official news agency IRNA on April 4.... The low volume of non-oil exports by Iran reflects the legacy of import substitution, a reliance on domestic markets, and the impact of sanctions. Source: Radio Farda. \u2022 Haley: \u2018The Iran Nuclear Deal Was Designed to Be Too Big to Fail\u2019 U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley slammed the Iran nuclear deal Thursday night by saying it was &quot;designed to be too big to fail.&quot; Haley gave a lecture called &quot;Confronting Today\u2019s Global Governance Challenges&quot; to an audience at Duke University, and she said the United States is entering a new era of leadership in dealing with Iran. She criticized the way the Obama administration negotiated the deal. \u2022 Watchdog: Norwegian Aid Agency Penalized Over Misuse of USAID Funds The Norwegian aid agency facing a &#36;2 million bill for illegally accepting American taxpayer funds while working with the Iranian military and Palestinian terrorist groups. Source: Algemeiner \u2022 Speakers of Arab Parliaments Deplore Iranian-backed Houthi Attacks on Saudi Arabia Cairo,Apr 5, 2018, SPA -- The Speakers of the Arab Parliaments condemned here today a continuation of the Iranian-backed Houthi attacks on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, warning of the plans targeting the Arab National Security through supporting terrorism and conflicts in the Arab countries. \u2022 Iran&#039;s Nobel Laureate Is Done With Reform. She Wants Regime Change &quot;Reform is useless in Iran,&quot; Ebadi told Eli Lake in an interview Thursday. &quot;The Iranian people are very dissatisfied with their current government. 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During the Persian calendar year between March 2017 and March 2018, 520 people, including six individuals who were juveniles when they allegedly committed their crimes, were executed in the Islamic Republic, according to official figures, though the IHRDC notes that some state-sanctioned executions are carried out in secret, making the real number difficult to know.\u2022 Iran\u2019s Non-Oil Export Revenue $6 Billion Less Than ProjectedChairman of Iran\u2019s Trade Promotion Organization Mojtaba Khosrowtaj says Iran\u2019s non-oil export between March 2017 and March 2018 has had a growth of 6.5 percent compared to previous year, but still non-oil export revenues lag behind the projected figure by $6 billion, reported official news agency IRNA on April 4.... The low volume of non-oil exports by Iran reflects the legacy of import substitution, a reliance on domestic markets, and the impact of sanctions. 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During the Persian calendar year between March 2017 and March 2018, 520 people, including six individuals who were juveniles when they allegedly committed their crimes, were executed in the Islamic Republic, according to official figures, though the IHRDC notes that some state-sanctioned executions are carried out in secret, making the real number difficult to know.\u2022 Iran\u2019s Non-Oil Export Revenue $6 Billion Less Than ProjectedChairman of Iran\u2019s Trade Promotion Organization Mojtaba Khosrowtaj says Iran\u2019s non-oil export between March 2017 and March 2018 has had a growth of 6.5 percent compared to previous year, but still non-oil export revenues lag behind the projected figure by $6 billion, reported official news agency IRNA on April 4.... The low volume of non-oil exports by Iran reflects the legacy of import substitution, a reliance on domestic markets, and the impact of sanctions. Source: Radio Farda.\u2022 Haley: \u2018The Iran Nuclear Deal Was Designed to Be Too Big to Fail\u2019U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley slammed the Iran nuclear deal Thursday night by saying it was &quot;designed to be too big to fail.&quot;Haley gave a lecture called &quot;Confronting Today\u2019s Global Governance Challenges&quot; to an audience at Duke University, and she said the United States is entering a new era of leadership in dealing with Iran. She criticized the way the Obama administration negotiated the deal.\u2022 Watchdog: Norwegian Aid Agency Penalized Over Misuse of USAID FundsThe Norwegian aid agency facing a $2 million bill for illegally accepting American taxpayer funds while working with the Iranian military and Palestinian terrorist groups. 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During the Persian calendar year between March 2017 and March 2018, 520 people, including six individuals who were juveniles when they allegedly committed their crimes, were executed in the Islamic Republic, according to official figures, though the IHRDC notes that some state-sanctioned executions are carried out in secret, making the real number difficult to know.\u2022 Iran\u2019s Non-Oil Export Revenue $6 Billion Less Than ProjectedChairman of Iran\u2019s Trade Promotion Organization Mojtaba Khosrowtaj says Iran\u2019s non-oil export between March 2017 and March 2018 has had a growth of 6.5 percent compared to previous year, but still non-oil export revenues lag behind the projected figure by $6 billion, reported official news agency IRNA on April 4.... The low volume of non-oil exports by Iran reflects the legacy of import substitution, a reliance on domestic markets, and the impact of sanctions. Source: Radio Farda.\u2022 Haley: \u2018The Iran Nuclear Deal Was Designed to Be Too Big to Fail\u2019U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley slammed the Iran nuclear deal Thursday night by saying it was \"designed to be too big to fail.\"Haley gave a lecture called \"Confronting Today\u2019s Global Governance Challenges\" to an audience at Duke University, and she said the United States is entering a new era of leadership in dealing with Iran. She criticized the way the Obama administration negotiated the deal.\u2022 Watchdog: Norwegian Aid Agency Penalized Over Misuse of USAID FundsThe Norwegian aid agency facing a $2 million bill for illegally accepting American taxpayer funds while working with the Iranian military and Palestinian terrorist groups. Source: Algemeiner\u2022 Speakers of Arab Parliaments Deplore Iranian-backed Houthi Attacks on Saudi ArabiaCairo,Apr 5, 2018, SPA -- The Speakers of the Arab Parliaments condemned here today a continuation of the Iranian-backed Houthi attacks on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, warning of the plans targeting the Arab National Security through supporting terrorism and conflicts in the Arab countries.\u2022 Iran's Nobel Laureate Is Done With Reform. She Wants Regime Change\"Reform is useless in Iran,\" Ebadi told Eli Lake in an interview Thursday. \"The Iranian people are very dissatisfied with their current government. 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