{"id":210610,"date":"2018-05-22T14:09:43","date_gmt":"2018-05-22T14:09:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/210610-iran-news-in-brief-may-21-2018"},"modified":"2020-01-24T18:08:16","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T18:08:16","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-may-21-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-may-21-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran news in brief, May 21, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, May 21, 2018\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_CJY4rHtrqFE\" 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%2FCJY4rHtrqFE%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CJY4rHtrqFE\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M22S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2018-05-21T10:53:45Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_CJY4rHtrqFE\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FCJY4rHtrqFE%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, May 21, 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\/CJY4rHtrqFE\" 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%2FCJY4rHtrqFE%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, May 21, 2018\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, May 21, 2018 Ramadan conference in Paris supports regime change in Iran and peace across the Middle East In an Iftar conference held in France titled \u201cIslam\u2019s Message of Peace and Freedom,\u201d the Iranian Resistance and representative from different Muslim communities and Arab countries expressed solidarity with the Iranian Resistance, and support for regime change in Iran and the end of Islamic fundamentalism in the Middle East and across the world. In her keynote address to the conference, Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, president-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), reminded that in Iran, the first day of Ramadan was marked with the Iranian regime\u2019s violent clampdown on protests in Kazerun, which has so far left three dead, dozens injured, and many more arrested, and reiterated her call for the United Nations to dispatch an investigative delegation and demand the immediate release of the arrested. Pompeo set to unveil US &quot;Plan B&quot; to confront Iran Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will unveil the administration&#039;s &quot;Plan B&quot; for countering Iran on Monday, an idea that some critics call a &quot;pipe dream,&quot; while others question whether the administration is coming clean on its goals for the country. The plan, administration officials say, is to assemble a global coalition to pressure Iran into negotiations on &quot;a new security architecture&quot; that goes beyond its nuclear program. Swiss Re to leave Iran after US JCPOA pullout Following the US withdrawal from the Iran deal, Swiss Reinsurance Co. has announced will leave Iran. Swiss Re has announced it is &quot;assessing the impact&quot; of the US decision on its business with Iran, following the US withdrawal from the Iran deal on May 8. Names of two civilians killed in Kazerun protests The names and specifications of two civilians killed by the Iranian regime\u2019s security forces during the heroic protests in Kazerun have been obtained from sources inside the country. Incoming reports indicate Omid Yousefian was shot by anti-riot units during the past few days and suffered a major wound. Unfortunately, it was reported today that Yousefian lost his life in a hospital due to the severity of his wounds. Yousefian was a building painter and said to be between 30 to 34 years of age. Iran: Women&#039;s addiction has risen to 12 per cent Unofficial figures indicate that the number of addicted women in Iran has risen from 3 to 12 per cent. 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In her keynote address to the conference, Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, president-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), reminded that in Iran, the first day of Ramadan was marked with the Iranian regime\u2019s violent clampdown on protests in Kazerun, which has so far left three dead, dozens injured, and many more arrested, and reiterated her call for the United Nations to dispatch an investigative delegation and demand the immediate release of the arrested.Pompeo set to unveil US &quot;Plan B&quot; to confront IranSecretary of State Mike Pompeo will unveil the administration&#039;s &quot;Plan B&quot; for countering Iran on Monday, an idea that some critics call a &quot;pipe dream,&quot; while others question whether the administration is coming clean on its goals for the country.The plan, administration officials say, is to assemble a global coalition to pressure Iran into negotiations on &quot;a new security architecture&quot; that goes beyond its nuclear program.Swiss Re to leave Iran after US JCPOA pulloutFollowing the US withdrawal from the Iran deal, Swiss Reinsurance Co. has announced will leave Iran.Swiss Re has announced it is &quot;assessing the impact&quot; of the US decision on its business with Iran, following the US withdrawal from the Iran deal on May 8.Names of two civilians killed in Kazerun protestsThe names and specifications of two civilians killed by the Iranian regime\u2019s security forces during the heroic protests in Kazerun have been obtained from sources inside the country. Incoming reports indicate Omid Yousefian was shot by anti-riot units during the past few days and suffered a major wound. Unfortunately, it was reported today that Yousefian lost his life in a hospital due to the severity of his wounds.Yousefian was a building painter and said to be between 30 to 34 years of age.Iran: Women&#039;s addiction has risen to 12 per centUnofficial figures indicate that the number of addicted women in Iran has risen from 3 to 12 per cent.Ahmad Kaheh, general director of public education at the Social Directorate of the State Security Force, announced that the percentage of women used to be three per cent in the past, but unofficial figures indicate that it has risen to 12 per cent of the population of addicts.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-may-21-2018\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Iran news in brief, May 21, 2018 - NCRI\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, May 21, 2018Ramadan conference in Paris supports regime change in Iran and peace across the Middle East In an Iftar conference held in France titled \u201cIslam\u2019s Message of Peace and Freedom,\u201d the Iranian Resistance and representative from different Muslim communities and Arab countries expressed solidarity with the Iranian Resistance, and support for regime change in Iran and the end of Islamic fundamentalism in the Middle East and across the world. In her keynote address to the conference, Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, president-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), reminded that in Iran, the first day of Ramadan was marked with the Iranian regime\u2019s violent clampdown on protests in Kazerun, which has so far left three dead, dozens injured, and many more arrested, and reiterated her call for the United Nations to dispatch an investigative delegation and demand the immediate release of the arrested.Pompeo set to unveil US &quot;Plan B&quot; to confront IranSecretary of State Mike Pompeo will unveil the administration&#039;s &quot;Plan B&quot; for countering Iran on Monday, an idea that some critics call a &quot;pipe dream,&quot; while others question whether the administration is coming clean on its goals for the country.The plan, administration officials say, is to assemble a global coalition to pressure Iran into negotiations on &quot;a new security architecture&quot; that goes beyond its nuclear program.Swiss Re to leave Iran after US JCPOA pulloutFollowing the US withdrawal from the Iran deal, Swiss Reinsurance Co. has announced will leave Iran.Swiss Re has announced it is &quot;assessing the impact&quot; of the US decision on its business with Iran, following the US withdrawal from the Iran deal on May 8.Names of two civilians killed in Kazerun protestsThe names and specifications of two civilians killed by the Iranian regime\u2019s security forces during the heroic protests in Kazerun have been obtained from sources inside the country. Incoming reports indicate Omid Yousefian was shot by anti-riot units during the past few days and suffered a major wound. Unfortunately, it was reported today that Yousefian lost his life in a hospital due to the severity of his wounds.Yousefian was a building painter and said to be between 30 to 34 years of age.Iran: Women&#039;s addiction has risen to 12 per centUnofficial figures indicate that the number of addicted women in Iran has risen from 3 to 12 per cent.Ahmad Kaheh, general director of public education at the Social Directorate of the State Security Force, announced that the percentage of women used to be three per cent in the past, but unofficial figures indicate that it has risen to 12 per cent of the population of addicts.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-may-21-2018\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"NCRI\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-05-22T14:09:43+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-01-24T18:08:16+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ncri-logo.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"402\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"100\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@iran_policy\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@iran_policy\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":[\"Article\",\"BlogPosting\"],\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/multimedia\\\/iran-news-in-brief\\\/iran-news-in-brief-may-21-2018\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/multimedia\\\/iran-news-in-brief\\\/iran-news-in-brief-may-21-2018\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"\",\"@id\":\"\"},\"headline\":\"Iran news in brief, May 21, 2018\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-05-22T14:09:43+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-01-24T18:08:16+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/multimedia\\\/iran-news-in-brief\\\/iran-news-in-brief-may-21-2018\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":15,\"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-may-21-2018\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/multimedia\\\/iran-news-in-brief\\\/iran-news-in-brief-may-21-2018\\\/\",\"name\":\"Iran news in brief, May 21, 2018 - NCRI\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2018-05-22T14:09:43+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-01-24T18:08:16+00:00\",\"description\":\"Iran news in brief, May 21, 2018Ramadan conference in Paris supports regime change in Iran and peace across the Middle East In an Iftar conference held in France titled \u201cIslam\u2019s Message of Peace and Freedom,\u201d the Iranian Resistance and representative from different Muslim communities and Arab countries expressed solidarity with the Iranian Resistance, and support for regime change in Iran and the end of Islamic fundamentalism in the Middle East and across the world. 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In her keynote address to the conference, Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, president-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), reminded that in Iran, the first day of Ramadan was marked with the Iranian regime\u2019s violent clampdown on protests in Kazerun, which has so far left three dead, dozens injured, and many more arrested, and reiterated her call for the United Nations to dispatch an investigative delegation and demand the immediate release of the arrested.Pompeo set to unveil US \"Plan B\" to confront IranSecretary of State Mike Pompeo will unveil the administration's \"Plan B\" for countering Iran on Monday, an idea that some critics call a \"pipe dream,\" while others question whether the administration is coming clean on its goals for the country.The plan, administration officials say, is to assemble a global coalition to pressure Iran into negotiations on \"a new security architecture\" that goes beyond its nuclear program.Swiss Re to leave Iran after US JCPOA pulloutFollowing the US withdrawal from the Iran deal, Swiss Reinsurance Co. has announced will leave Iran.Swiss Re has announced it is \"assessing the impact\" of the US decision on its business with Iran, following the US withdrawal from the Iran deal on May 8.Names of two civilians killed in Kazerun protestsThe names and specifications of two civilians killed by the Iranian regime\u2019s security forces during the heroic protests in Kazerun have been obtained from sources inside the country. Incoming reports indicate Omid Yousefian was shot by anti-riot units during the past few days and suffered a major wound. Unfortunately, it was reported today that Yousefian lost his life in a hospital due to the severity of his wounds.Yousefian was a building painter and said to be between 30 to 34 years of age.Iran: Women's addiction has risen to 12 per centUnofficial figures indicate that the number of addicted women in Iran has risen from 3 to 12 per cent.Ahmad Kaheh, general director of public education at the Social Directorate of the State Security Force, announced that the percentage of women used to be three per cent in the past, but unofficial figures indicate that it has risen to 12 per cent of the population of addicts.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-may-21-2018\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-may-21-2018\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-may-21-2018\/#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 21, 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\/210610","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=210610"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210610\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=210610"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=210610"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=210610"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}