{"id":210600,"date":"2018-05-18T16:25:28","date_gmt":"2018-05-18T16:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/210600-iran-news-in-brief-may-17-2018"},"modified":"2020-01-24T18:08:19","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T18:08:19","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-may-17-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-may-17-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran news in brief, May 17, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, May 17, 2018\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_E8CVeEQ6AJA\" 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%2FE8CVeEQ6AJA%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E8CVeEQ6AJA\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M16S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2018-05-17T13:26:38Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_E8CVeEQ6AJA\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FE8CVeEQ6AJA%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, May 17, 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\/E8CVeEQ6AJA\" 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%2FE8CVeEQ6AJA%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, May 17, 2018\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, May 17, 2018 Iran Regime Opens Fatal Fire On Major Protest In Kazeroun Deadly clashes erupted on Wednesday night (May 16, 2018) between residents and state security forces in Kazeroun, south-west Iran, after the authorities launched a clampdown on a peaceful anti-regime protest in the city earlier in the day. Reports from activists at the scene suggest at least two protesters were killed, dozens were injured and up to 150 were arrested as the regime attempted to stifle further dissent. In the course of clashes, a police station and a police vehicle were set ablaze. U.S. slaps sanctions on Iranian regime offspring Lebanese Hezbollah The United States, along with its Gulf partners, took action on Wednesday imposing additional sanctions on senior figures of the Iran-offspring Lebanese Hezbollah terrorist organization. This slate including Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah and his deputy Naim Qassem. The U.S. Treasury Department announced four other individuals were also blacklisted. This is the third round of sanctions slapped on Iranian regime-linked individuals and entities by Washington since the United States decided to exit the Iran nuclear deal last week. The measures are being inflicted by the Trump administration and its partners in the Terrorist Financing and Targeting Center (TFTC), including Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and United Arab Emirates. Turkey slams US sentencing of Turkish banker on Iran scheme Turkey&#039;s foreign ministry has criticized the sentencing of a Turkish banker in the United States over his role in helping Iran evade U.S. economic sanctions. In a statement late Wednesday, the foreign ministry called the trial against Mehmet Hakan Atilla, an employee of Turkish state-run Halkbank, &quot;an entirely feigned process which is inconsistent with the principle of fair trial.&quot; Atilla was sentenced Wednesday to a shorter than expected prison term of 32 months, including the 14 months he has already served. The foreign ministry insisted on Atilla&#039;s innocence. Energy giant Total pulls out of gas development project in Iran In a massive blow to Iran\u2019s economy, French oil giant Total confirmed that it has not accepted any gas exploration commitments in the southern Pars field. Total issued a statement on Wednesday on the future of its oil projects in Iran stating that the decision came after President Donald Trump\u2019s announcement to withdraw from the JCPOA. 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In the course of clashes, a police station and a police vehicle were set ablaze. U.S. slaps sanctions on Iranian regime offspring Lebanese HezbollahThe United States, along with its Gulf partners, took action on Wednesday imposing additional sanctions on senior figures of the Iran-offspring Lebanese Hezbollah terrorist organization. This slate including Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah and his deputy Naim Qassem.The U.S. Treasury Department announced four other individuals were also blacklisted. 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In the course of clashes, a police station and a police vehicle were set ablaze. U.S. slaps sanctions on Iranian regime offspring Lebanese HezbollahThe United States, along with its Gulf partners, took action on Wednesday imposing additional sanctions on senior figures of the Iran-offspring Lebanese Hezbollah terrorist organization. This slate including Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah and his deputy Naim Qassem.The U.S. Treasury Department announced four other individuals were also blacklisted. This is the third round of sanctions slapped on Iranian regime-linked individuals and entities by Washington since the United States decided to exit the Iran nuclear deal last week.The measures are being inflicted by the Trump administration and its partners in the Terrorist Financing and Targeting Center (TFTC), including Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and United Arab Emirates.Turkey slams US sentencing of Turkish banker on Iran schemeTurkey&#039;s foreign ministry has criticized the sentencing of a Turkish banker in the United States over his role in helping Iran evade U.S. economic sanctions.In a statement late Wednesday, the foreign ministry called the trial against Mehmet Hakan Atilla, an employee of Turkish state-run Halkbank, &quot;an entirely feigned process which is inconsistent with the principle of fair trial.&quot;Atilla was sentenced Wednesday to a shorter than expected prison term of 32 months, including the 14 months he has already served. 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In the course of clashes, a police station and a police vehicle were set ablaze. U.S. slaps sanctions on Iranian regime offspring Lebanese HezbollahThe United States, along with its Gulf partners, took action on Wednesday imposing additional sanctions on senior figures of the Iran-offspring Lebanese Hezbollah terrorist organization. This slate including Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah and his deputy Naim Qassem.The U.S. Treasury Department announced four other individuals were also blacklisted. This is the third round of sanctions slapped on Iranian regime-linked individuals and entities by Washington since the United States decided to exit the Iran nuclear deal last week.The measures are being inflicted by the Trump administration and its partners in the Terrorist Financing and Targeting Center (TFTC), including Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and United Arab Emirates.Turkey slams US sentencing of Turkish banker on Iran schemeTurkey's foreign ministry has criticized the sentencing of a Turkish banker in the United States over his role in helping Iran evade U.S. economic sanctions.In a statement late Wednesday, the foreign ministry called the trial against Mehmet Hakan Atilla, an employee of Turkish state-run Halkbank, \"an entirely feigned process which is inconsistent with the principle of fair trial.\"Atilla was sentenced Wednesday to a shorter than expected prison term of 32 months, including the 14 months he has already served. The foreign ministry insisted on Atilla's innocence.Energy giant Total pulls out of gas development project in IranIn a massive blow to Iran\u2019s economy, French oil giant Total confirmed that it has not accepted any gas exploration commitments in the southern Pars field.Total issued a statement on Wednesday on the future of its oil projects in Iran stating that the decision came after President Donald Trump\u2019s announcement to withdraw from the JCPOA.Total, together with the other partner Petrochina, executed the contract related to the South Pars 11 (SP11) project, in full compliance with UN resolutions and US, EU and French legislation applicable at the time,\u201d the statement said.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-may-17-2018\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-may-17-2018\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-may-17-2018\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Iran news in brief, May 17, 2018"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/","name":"NCRI","description":"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#organization","name":"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran","alternateName":"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ncri-logo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ncri-logo.jpg","width":402,"height":100,"caption":"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/iran_policy"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/author\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210600","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=210600"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210600\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=210600"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=210600"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=210600"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}