{"id":210547,"date":"2018-04-29T19:14:36","date_gmt":"2018-04-29T19:14:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/210547-iran-news-in-brief-april-28-2018"},"modified":"2020-01-24T18:08:27","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T18:08:27","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-april-28-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-april-28-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran news in brief, April 28, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, April 28, 2018\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_XnSbsoegjFM\" 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%2FXnSbsoegjFM%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XnSbsoegjFM\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT4M4S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2018-04-28T18:48:44Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_XnSbsoegjFM\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FXnSbsoegjFM%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, April 28, 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\/XnSbsoegjFM\" 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%2FXnSbsoegjFM%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, April 28, 2018\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, April 28, 2018 Trump: \u2018Iran will not be doing nuclear weapons\u2019 US President Donald Trump said on Friday Iran will not acquire nuclear weapons but declined comment on whether he may consider the use of force against it. \u201cI don&#039;t talk about whether or not I would use military force,\u201d Trump told a joint news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. \u201cBut I can tell you this, they will not be doing nuclear weapons. That I can tell you. OK? They are not going to be doing nuclear weapons. You can bank on it.\u201d German Chancellor Angela Merkel, standing alongside President Donald Trump at the White House, said Friday that the existing international accord on Iran is not enough to curb the Islamic republic&#039;s nuclear ambitions. If people revolt, they\u2019ll throw us to the sea: Iran senior official Mullah Javadi Amoli, a senior official and a very Influential figure in the Iranian regime\u2019s ruling establishment, in a meeting with Iranian Labor Minister Ali Rabei on Thursday, expressed grave concerns over the future of increasing protests across the country. \u201cWe should know if the people decide to revolt considering the existing problems, they will throw all of us into the sea. Therefore, you must be very careful,\u201d he said. Pompeo to visit Riyadh and other cities; Iran deal will be significant agenda New U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo plans to travel to Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Israel over the weekend after a stop in Brussels for a NATO meeting, the State Department said on Thursday. &quot;No other secretary in recent history has gone on a trip as quickly as he has,\u201d department spokeswoman Heather Nauert told reporters. Pompeo was confirmed by the Senate on Thursday and sworn in shortly afterward. Thousands demonstrate in south-western Iran Thousands of people and residents of the city of Kazeroon, in Fars Province, south-western Iran, gathered on Friday, April 27, in the city&#039;s main square to have a demonstration against the Iranian regime&#039;s policies. After reaching the main mosque in the city, the protesters started to voice their opposition by chanting anti-regime slogans. The widespread presence of women in the demonstrations and marches today was dramatic. 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Pompeo was confirmed by the Senate on Thursday and sworn in shortly afterward.Thousands demonstrate in south-western IranThousands of people and residents of the city of Kazeroon, in Fars Province, south-western Iran, gathered on Friday, April 27, in the city&#039;s main square to have a demonstration against the Iranian regime&#039;s policies.After reaching the main mosque in the city, the protesters started to voice their opposition by chanting anti-regime slogans.The widespread presence of women in the demonstrations and marches today was dramatic.Iran: Women\u2019s national volleyball team deprived of the minimumsThe women\u2019s national volleyball team of Iran practice with their own sportswear and do not receive any support from the Sports Federation.The publication of a photo from an exercise session of the women\u2019s national volleyball team revealed that every player is wearing something different. 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That I can tell you. OK? They are not going to be doing nuclear weapons. You can bank on it.\u201dGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel, standing alongside President Donald Trump at the White House, said Friday that the existing international accord on Iran is not enough to curb the Islamic republic's nuclear ambitions.If people revolt, they\u2019ll throw us to the sea: Iran senior officialMullah Javadi Amoli, a senior official and a very Influential figure in the Iranian regime\u2019s ruling establishment, in a meeting with Iranian Labor Minister Ali Rabei on Thursday, expressed grave concerns over the future of increasing protests across the country.\u201cWe should know if the people decide to revolt considering the existing problems, they will throw all of us into the sea. Therefore, you must be very careful,\u201d he said.Pompeo to visit Riyadh and other cities; Iran deal will be significant agendaNew U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo plans to travel to Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Israel over the weekend after a stop in Brussels for a NATO meeting, the State Department said on Thursday.\"No other secretary in recent history has gone on a trip as quickly as he has,\u201d department spokeswoman Heather Nauert told reporters. Pompeo was confirmed by the Senate on Thursday and sworn in shortly afterward.Thousands demonstrate in south-western IranThousands of people and residents of the city of Kazeroon, in Fars Province, south-western Iran, gathered on Friday, April 27, in the city's main square to have a demonstration against the Iranian regime's policies.After reaching the main mosque in the city, the protesters started to voice their opposition by chanting anti-regime slogans.The widespread presence of women in the demonstrations and marches today was dramatic.Iran: Women\u2019s national volleyball team deprived of the minimumsThe women\u2019s national volleyball team of Iran practice with their own sportswear and do not receive any support from the Sports Federation.The publication of a photo from an exercise session of the women\u2019s national volleyball team revealed that every player is wearing something different. This showed that the Volleyball Federation is not planning to provide uniform clothing for the women\u2019s team. 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