{"id":210535,"date":"2018-04-22T16:50:11","date_gmt":"2018-04-22T16:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/210535-iran-news-in-brief-april-20-2018"},"modified":"2020-01-14T21:58:41","modified_gmt":"2020-01-14T21:58:41","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-april-20-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-april-20-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran news in brief, April 20, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, April 20, 2018\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_vS0b4EcrY5Y\" 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%2FvS0b4EcrY5Y%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vS0b4EcrY5Y\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT4M5S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2018-04-20T14:31:46Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_vS0b4EcrY5Y\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FvS0b4EcrY5Y%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, April 20, 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\/vS0b4EcrY5Y\" 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%2FvS0b4EcrY5Y%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, April 20, 2018\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, April 20, 2018 7 Prisoners Hanged In Gohardasht Prison Of Karaj On Wednesday Iranian regime hanged seven men, all the victims were transferred to solitary confinement on Monday, in preparation for their executions. 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Continuation Of Strikes across Iran On Wednesdays and Thursdays, April 18 and 19, the strike of merchants and shopkeepers in the cities of the border regions of Kurdistan, Kermanshah and West Azarbaijan provinces continued in wider dimensions than before. In addition to the cities of Javanrood, Baneh, Marivan and Saghez, the merchants in the towns of Sardasht, Mahabad, Boukan and Piranshahr also joined the strikers. Iranian regime to replace US dollar with euro in financial reports Iranian regime has announced plans to replace the US dollar with the euro in official financial reporting, according to state-run media. The move on Wednesday is seen as part of efforts to circumvent restrictions on accessing the US currency amid tensions with Washington, as well as prevent market instability generated due to fluctuations in the value of Iranian rial against the dollar. State-run IRNA news agency said. 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In addition to the cities of Javanrood, Baneh, Marivan and Saghez, the merchants in the towns of Sardasht, Mahabad, Boukan and Piranshahr also joined the strikers.Iranian regime to replace US dollar with euro in financial reportsIranian regime has announced plans to replace the US dollar with the euro in official financial reporting, according to state-run media.The move on Wednesday is seen as part of efforts to circumvent restrictions on accessing the US currency amid tensions with Washington, as well as prevent market instability generated due to fluctuations in the value of Iranian rial against the dollar. State-run IRNA news agency said.Countdown Starts for Banning TelegramThe countdown has started for the disappearance of Telegram instant messaging app as Iranian regime&#039;s leader Ali Khamenei\u2019s office said his account would shut down to protect national security. 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In addition to the cities of Javanrood, Baneh, Marivan and Saghez, the merchants in the towns of Sardasht, Mahabad, Boukan and Piranshahr also joined the strikers.Iranian regime to replace US dollar with euro in financial reportsIranian regime has announced plans to replace the US dollar with the euro in official financial reporting, according to state-run media.The move on Wednesday is seen as part of efforts to circumvent restrictions on accessing the US currency amid tensions with Washington, as well as prevent market instability generated due to fluctuations in the value of Iranian rial against the dollar. State-run IRNA news agency said.Countdown Starts for Banning TelegramThe countdown has started for the disappearance of Telegram instant messaging app as Iranian regime&#039;s leader Ali Khamenei\u2019s office said his account would shut down to protect national security. 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Marked with initials of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force, the missile features trapezoidal grid fins \u2015 most commonly associated with U.S. missiles \u2015 and a seeker in the tip.According to Ian Williams, associate director of the CSIS Missile Defense Project, this suggests the mysterious missile is equipped with some kind of homing guidance, possibly an infrared or TV seeker.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-april-20-2018\/","og_site_name":"NCRI","article_published_time":"2018-04-22T16:50:11+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-01-14T21:58:41+00:00","og_image":[{"width":402,"height":100,"url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ncri-logo.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@iran_policy","twitter_site":"@iran_policy","twitter_misc":{"Written by":""},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":["Article","BlogPosting"],"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-april-20-2018\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-april-20-2018\/"},"author":{"name":"","@id":""},"headline":"Iran news in brief, April 20, 2018","datePublished":"2018-04-22T16:50:11+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-14T21:58:41+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-april-20-2018\/"},"wordCount":17,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#organization"},"keywords":["save"],"articleSection":["Multimedia: Iran news in brief"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-april-20-2018\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-april-20-2018\/","name":"Iran news in brief, April 20, 2018 - NCRI","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2018-04-22T16:50:11+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-14T21:58:41+00:00","description":"Iran news in brief, April 20, 20187 Prisoners Hanged In Gohardasht Prison Of Karaj On Wednesday Iranian regime hanged seven men, all the victims were transferred to solitary confinement on Monday, in preparation for their executions.According to the latest report of the Amnesty International, among all the recorded executions worldwide last year, more than 51 percent were carried out in Iran.Iranian regime official warns of \u2018imminent return\u2019 of popular protestsGholam Reza Jalali, head of the Iranian regime's Passive Defense Organization and former IRGC commander, has warned of an imminent return of the popular protests because of the exacerbating crises in the country.According to ISNA the state run news agency, Jalali warned in a speech on Tuesday of what he called \u201ca group of threats and disturbances\u201d in the near future. Jalali believed that the threats might be for the internal security, external military attacks, or popular protests that revolve around the people\u2019s demands.Continuation Of Strikes across IranOn Wednesdays and Thursdays, April 18 and 19, the strike of merchants and shopkeepers in the cities of the border regions of Kurdistan, Kermanshah and West Azarbaijan provinces continued in wider dimensions than before. In addition to the cities of Javanrood, Baneh, Marivan and Saghez, the merchants in the towns of Sardasht, Mahabad, Boukan and Piranshahr also joined the strikers.Iranian regime to replace US dollar with euro in financial reportsIranian regime has announced plans to replace the US dollar with the euro in official financial reporting, according to state-run media.The move on Wednesday is seen as part of efforts to circumvent restrictions on accessing the US currency amid tensions with Washington, as well as prevent market instability generated due to fluctuations in the value of Iranian rial against the dollar. State-run IRNA news agency said.Countdown Starts for Banning TelegramThe countdown has started for the disappearance of Telegram instant messaging app as Iranian regime's leader Ali Khamenei\u2019s office said his account would shut down to protect national security. Similarly, VP Eshaq Jahangiri said that his office will longer update his channel and that it will use other native platforms instead. Mysterious Iranian missile on display in Army Day paradeAn unidentified air-launched cruise missile, rarely seen, was on display at Iran\u2019s Army Day parade on Wednesday. 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