{"id":210602,"date":"2018-05-18T16:26:44","date_gmt":"2018-05-18T16:26:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/210602-iran-news-in-brief-may-18-2018"},"modified":"2020-01-24T18:08:19","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T18:08:19","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-may-18-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-may-18-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran news in brief, May 18, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, May 18, 2018\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_1IEzdaYJUjs\" 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%2F1IEzdaYJUjs%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1IEzdaYJUjs\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M22S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2018-05-18T08:37:31Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_1IEzdaYJUjs\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F1IEzdaYJUjs%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, May 18, 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\/1IEzdaYJUjs\" 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%2F1IEzdaYJUjs%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, May 18, 2018\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, May 18, 2018 Maryam Rajavi hailed the people and martyrs of Kazeroun, urged dispatch of UN probe mission President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, hailed the heroic martyrs of Kazeroun and the city\u2019s brave and bereaved people. She has called for the immediate release of those arrested and urged her compatriots to rush to the aid of those wounded. Mrs. Rajavi also called for the dispatch of a UN investigative delegation and a representative of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to examine the situation first hand. Former Democratic Sen. Joe Lieberman: I support Trump on Iran nuclear deal exit Lieberman said the Trump administration &quot;has done well&quot; concerning the risks that Iran poses to the U.S. and the world. Exiting the nuclear deal negotiated by the Obama administration and threatening to reimpose sanctions are prudent steps, he said. &quot;This was always a bad deal,&quot;he said of Iran&#039;s 2015 agreement with the United States, the U.K., France, Germany, China and Russia to curb its nuclear program in exchange for lifting economic sanctions. &quot;A nuclearized, radical Iran is the greatest threat to us, to world stability.&quot; Denmark&#039;s Maersk Tankers ends Iran shipping after renewed US sanctions Maersk Tankers would honour customer agreements entered into before May 8th, but then wind them down by November 4th, &quot;as required by the reimposed US sanctions,&quot; the company told AFP. The group said it &quot;has been transporting cargoes for customers in and out of Iran on a limited basis,&quot; without providing precise figures for its activities. Iran: Women protesters appear in court Eleven detainees including a woman arrested in Arak during the Iran uprising in December 2017- January 2018 appeared in court. Neda Yousefi and ten others faced trial on the charge of \u201cdisrupting public order\u201d at branch 102 of the Penal Court of Shazand, Arak, on Monday, May 14, 2018. Iran Women\u2019s U17 futsal team withdrawn from youths\u2019 Olympic It is the right of U17 women to participate in the Youths\u2019 Olympic in Argentina. This was the reaction of the head coach of Women\u2019s U17 futsal team to the withdrawal of her team from the Youths\u2019 Olympic games. She said, \u201cGirls\u2019 participation in these competitions is their right.\u201d Responding to the Federation officials who said her team is not going to be sent to the Youths\u2019 Olympic in Argentina, Shahnaz Yari said: \u201cThese girls have a right to participate in the tournaments. 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She has called for the immediate release of those arrested and urged her compatriots to rush to the aid of those wounded. Mrs. Rajavi also called for the dispatch of a UN investigative delegation and a representative of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to examine the situation first hand.Former Democratic Sen. Joe Lieberman: I support Trump on Iran nuclear deal exitLieberman said the Trump administration &quot;has done well&quot; concerning the risks that Iran poses to the U.S. and the world. Exiting the nuclear deal negotiated by the Obama administration and threatening to reimpose sanctions are prudent steps, he said.&quot;This was always a bad deal,&quot;he said of Iran&#039;s 2015 agreement with the United States, the U.K., France, Germany, China and Russia to curb its nuclear program in exchange for lifting economic sanctions. &quot;A nuclearized, radical Iran is the greatest threat to us, to world stability.&quot;Denmark&#039;s Maersk Tankers ends Iran shipping after renewed US sanctionsMaersk Tankers would honour customer agreements entered into before May 8th, but then wind them down by November 4th, &quot;as required by the reimposed US sanctions,&quot; the company told AFP. The group said it &quot;has been transporting cargoes for customers in and out of Iran on a limited basis,&quot; without providing precise figures for its activities.Iran: Women protesters appear in courtEleven detainees including a woman arrested in Arak during the Iran uprising in December 2017- January 2018 appeared in court.Neda Yousefi and ten others faced trial on the charge of \u201cdisrupting public order\u201d at branch 102 of the Penal Court of Shazand, Arak, on Monday, May 14, 2018.Iran Women\u2019s U17 futsal team withdrawn from youths\u2019 OlympicIt is the right of U17 women to participate in the Youths\u2019 Olympic in Argentina.This was the reaction of the head coach of Women\u2019s U17 futsal team to the withdrawal of her team from the Youths\u2019 Olympic games. 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Mrs. Rajavi also called for the dispatch of a UN investigative delegation and a representative of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to examine the situation first hand.Former Democratic Sen. Joe Lieberman: I support Trump on Iran nuclear deal exitLieberman said the Trump administration &quot;has done well&quot; concerning the risks that Iran poses to the U.S. and the world. Exiting the nuclear deal negotiated by the Obama administration and threatening to reimpose sanctions are prudent steps, he said.&quot;This was always a bad deal,&quot;he said of Iran&#039;s 2015 agreement with the United States, the U.K., France, Germany, China and Russia to curb its nuclear program in exchange for lifting economic sanctions. &quot;A nuclearized, radical Iran is the greatest threat to us, to world stability.&quot;Denmark&#039;s Maersk Tankers ends Iran shipping after renewed US sanctionsMaersk Tankers would honour customer agreements entered into before May 8th, but then wind them down by November 4th, &quot;as required by the reimposed US sanctions,&quot; the company told AFP. The group said it &quot;has been transporting cargoes for customers in and out of Iran on a limited basis,&quot; without providing precise figures for its activities.Iran: Women protesters appear in courtEleven detainees including a woman arrested in Arak during the Iran uprising in December 2017- January 2018 appeared in court.Neda Yousefi and ten others faced trial on the charge of \u201cdisrupting public order\u201d at branch 102 of the Penal Court of Shazand, Arak, on Monday, May 14, 2018.Iran Women\u2019s U17 futsal team withdrawn from youths\u2019 OlympicIt is the right of U17 women to participate in the Youths\u2019 Olympic in Argentina.This was the reaction of the head coach of Women\u2019s U17 futsal team to the withdrawal of her team from the Youths\u2019 Olympic games. She said, \u201cGirls\u2019 participation in these competitions is their right.\u201dResponding to the Federation officials who said her team is not going to be sent to the Youths\u2019 Olympic in Argentina, Shahnaz Yari said: \u201cThese girls have a right to participate in the tournaments. 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Exiting the nuclear deal negotiated by the Obama administration and threatening to reimpose sanctions are prudent steps, he said.\"This was always a bad deal,\"he said of Iran's 2015 agreement with the United States, the U.K., France, Germany, China and Russia to curb its nuclear program in exchange for lifting economic sanctions. \"A nuclearized, radical Iran is the greatest threat to us, to world stability.\"Denmark's Maersk Tankers ends Iran shipping after renewed US sanctionsMaersk Tankers would honour customer agreements entered into before May 8th, but then wind them down by November 4th, \"as required by the reimposed US sanctions,\" the company told AFP. The group said it \"has been transporting cargoes for customers in and out of Iran on a limited basis,\" without providing precise figures for its activities.Iran: Women protesters appear in courtEleven detainees including a woman arrested in Arak during the Iran uprising in December 2017- January 2018 appeared in court.Neda Yousefi and ten others faced trial on the charge of \u201cdisrupting public order\u201d at branch 102 of the Penal Court of Shazand, Arak, on Monday, May 14, 2018.Iran Women\u2019s U17 futsal team withdrawn from youths\u2019 OlympicIt is the right of U17 women to participate in the Youths\u2019 Olympic in Argentina.This was the reaction of the head coach of Women\u2019s U17 futsal team to the withdrawal of her team from the Youths\u2019 Olympic games. 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