{"id":210530,"date":"2018-04-22T16:47:38","date_gmt":"2018-04-22T16:47:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/210530-iran-news-in-brief-april-19-2018"},"modified":"2020-01-14T21:58:41","modified_gmt":"2020-01-14T21:58:41","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-april-19-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-april-19-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran news in brief, April 19, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, April 19, 2018\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_L3l-ktD-lc8\" 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%2FL3l-ktD-lc8%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/L3l-ktD-lc8\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M58S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2018-04-19T08:30:13Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_L3l-ktD-lc8\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FL3l-ktD-lc8%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, April 19, 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\/L3l-ktD-lc8\" 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%2FL3l-ktD-lc8%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, April 19, 2018\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, April 19, 2018 Mullahs\u2019 army commander admits to Iran regime\u2019s role in Syrian slaughter, whines over MEK revelations on April 18th, Rouhani the president of the Mullahs\u2019 regime admitted violating the United Nations Security Council resolutions and said: &quot;We are declaring to the world that we will produce or procure any weapons we need\u201d. Meanwhile Maj. Gen. Mousavi, commander of the Khamenei\u2019s Army, in a speech on the occasion of the army&#039;s day confessed that, the regime\u2019s army was enormously involved in massacre of the Syrian people, and stated: the role of the army in defending the holy shrines ( Iranian regime\u2019s devious pretext for meddling in Syria) is an exciting narrative that would be properly recounted at the appropriate time,\u201d it is notable that Mousavi is loyal to Khamenei and plays an active role in purging the army from dissident personnel and suppressing them. Golrokh Iraee in critical conditions after 75 days of hunger Lady Political prisoner Golrokh Iraee is in critical conditions after 76 days of hunger strike and refusing food. Ms. Iraee has lost 22 kilograms and suffers from low blood pressure. She is not able to walk or talk. No news on the women arrested in Ahvaz protests There is no information on the whereabouts or conditions of the two women arrested in the course of recent protests in Ahvaz, capital of Khuzistan Province in southwestern Iran. The family of Ayesheh Neassi, student of English at Payam Nour University of Ahwaz, have not been able to contact her or obtain any news on her. It is said that she is probably detained in Sepidar Prison of Ahvaz. Scientist leaves Iran after crackdown on environmentalists A top Iranian environmental scientist wooed by Hassan Rouhani\u2019s administration to return home from the UK has left Iran amid a crackdown on environmentalists and pressure from hardliners. Kaveh Madani had been persuaded to leave his position at Imperial College London last year to serve as the deputy head of Iran\u2019s environment department. He was seen as a symbol of Rouhani\u2019s efforts to reverse the country\u2019s brain drain, but his decision to step down less than a year later demonstrates the president\u2019s failure to curb the power of the unelected faction of the Iranian establishment that is bent on undermining his policies. Iran Using Yemen as \u2018Test Bed\u2019 for Malign Activities, DoD Official Says Iran is exploiting the situation in Yemen, arming opponents of the internationally recognized government and using the country as a &quot;test bed&quot; for malign activities, a top Defense Department official told lawmakers today. \u201cYemen has become a test bed for Iran&#039;s malign activities,\u201d Robert S. 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Meanwhile Maj. Gen. Mousavi, commander of the Khamenei\u2019s Army, in a speech on the occasion of the army's day confessed that, the regime\u2019s army was enormously involved in massacre of the Syrian people, and stated: the role of the army in defending the holy shrines ( Iranian regime\u2019s devious pretext for meddling in Syria) is an exciting narrative that would be properly recounted at the appropriate time,\u201d it is notable that Mousavi is loyal to Khamenei and plays an active role in purging the army from dissident personnel and suppressing them.Golrokh Iraee in critical conditions after 75 days of hungerLady Political prisoner Golrokh Iraee is in critical conditions after 76 days of hunger strike and refusing food.Ms. Iraee has lost 22 kilograms and suffers from low blood pressure. She is not able to walk or talk.No news on the women arrested in Ahvaz protestsThere is no information on the whereabouts or conditions of the two women arrested in the course of recent protests in Ahvaz, capital of Khuzistan Province in southwestern Iran.The family of Ayesheh Neassi, student of English at Payam Nour University of Ahwaz, have not been able to contact her or obtain any news on her. It is said that she is probably detained in Sepidar Prison of Ahvaz.Scientist leaves Iran after crackdown on environmentalistsA top Iranian environmental scientist wooed by Hassan Rouhani\u2019s administration to return home from the UK has left Iran amid a crackdown on environmentalists and pressure from hardliners.Kaveh Madani had been persuaded to leave his position at Imperial College London last year to serve as the deputy head of Iran\u2019s environment department. 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