{"id":210612,"date":"2018-05-22T14:10:51","date_gmt":"2018-05-22T14:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/210612-iran-news-in-brief-may-22-2018"},"modified":"2020-01-24T18:08:16","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T18:08:16","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-may-22-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-may-22-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran news in brief, May 22, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, May 22, 2018\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_Pt2eDjJ0oW0\" 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%2FPt2eDjJ0oW0%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Pt2eDjJ0oW0\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M26S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2018-05-22T10:06:37Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_Pt2eDjJ0oW0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FPt2eDjJ0oW0%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, May 22, 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\/Pt2eDjJ0oW0\" 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%2FPt2eDjJ0oW0%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, May 22, 2018\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, May 22, 2018 U.S. Lays Out Demands for New Iran Deal The Trump administration escalated its demands on Iran, putting Tehran on notice that any new nuclear deal would require it to stop enriching all uranium and halt its support for militant groups in the region. The administration\u2019s demands were outlined in a speech on Monday by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, which for the first time spelled out all of the administration\u2019s requirements for a new agreement. In his speech at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, the secretary of state said the administration wouldn\u2019t try to renegotiate the old Iran deal. Instead, he outlined 12 basic requirements for a new deal, which toughened the nuclear demands and call for a wholesale change to Iran\u2019s military posture in the region. Iran and Russia Consider Using Cryptocurrency to Evade US Sanctions Iran has been struck by a monetary crisis in recent months after its fiat currency, the rial, plunged to historic lows against the US dollar leading up to US president Trump formally withdrawing from the Obama-era nuclear deal with Iran. Russia has also seen international sanctions imposed by the United States and the European Union and a number of other countries in recent years following Russia\u2019s military intervention in Ukraine. In an effort to circumvent US-dollar-based commerce and escape their dependence on the global interbank system operated by SWIFT, Tehran is suggesting cryptocurrency as a solution in high-level discussions with Moscow, according to a report by Russian publication RBC citing major news agency Interfax. British-Iranian jailed in Tehran faces new charge A British-Iranian woman detained in Iran has appeared in court to face a new charge of &quot;spreading propaganda&quot; against the government, according to her husband. In a statement sent to Al Jazeera on Monday, Richard Ratcliffe said his wife, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, denied the latest charge after being summoned to a court in the capital, Tehran, on Saturday. 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The administration\u2019s demands were outlined in a speech on Monday by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, which for the first time spelled out all of the administration\u2019s requirements for a new agreement.In his speech at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, the secretary of state said the administration wouldn\u2019t try to renegotiate the old Iran deal. Instead, he outlined 12 basic requirements for a new deal, which toughened the nuclear demands and call for a wholesale change to Iran\u2019s military posture in the region.Iran and Russia Consider Using Cryptocurrency to Evade US SanctionsIran has been struck by a monetary crisis in recent months after its fiat currency, the rial, plunged to historic lows against the US dollar leading up to US president Trump formally withdrawing from the Obama-era nuclear deal with Iran. 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Russia has also seen international sanctions imposed by the United States and the European Union and a number of other countries in recent years following Russia\u2019s military intervention in Ukraine.In an effort to circumvent US-dollar-based commerce and escape their dependence on the global interbank system operated by SWIFT, Tehran is suggesting cryptocurrency as a solution in high-level discussions with Moscow, according to a report by Russian publication RBC citing major news agency Interfax.British-Iranian jailed in Tehran faces new chargeA British-Iranian woman detained in Iran has appeared in court to face a new charge of \"spreading propaganda\" against the government, according to her husband.In a statement sent to Al Jazeera on Monday, Richard Ratcliffe said his wife, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, denied the latest charge after being summoned to a court in the capital, Tehran, on Saturday.Workers of Abadan Shipping Company Protest to Expulsion in AbadanOn Sunday, May 20, 2018 a group of expelled workers from the Abadan Shipping Company gathered in front of the West Tehran Labor Office to protest against the uncertain situation of their employment conditions.The work experience of each of the expelled workers is between 7 and 25 years.Plundered women take part in protest in MashhadWomen and men plundered by the fraudulent Regime-backed Caspian Credit Institute staged a protest in Mashhad, capital of Khorassan Razavi Province in northeastern Iran.In protest to the plunder of their belongings by the Caspian Institute and its failure to reimburse them, the defrauded clients staged a gathering protest in Sajjad Blvd. of Mashhad outside the company\u2019s Pamchal Branch.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-may-22-2018\/","og_site_name":"NCRI","article_published_time":"2018-05-22T14:10:51+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-01-24T18:08:16+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-may-22-2018\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-may-22-2018\/"},"author":{"name":"","@id":""},"headline":"Iran news in brief, May 22, 2018","datePublished":"2018-05-22T14:10:51+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-22-2018\/"},"wordCount":16,"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-22-2018\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-may-22-2018\/","name":"Iran news in brief, May 22, 2018 - NCRI","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2018-05-22T14:10:51+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-24T18:08:16+00:00","description":"Iran news in brief, May 22, 2018U.S. Lays Out Demands for New Iran DealThe Trump administration escalated its demands on Iran, putting Tehran on notice that any new nuclear deal would require it to stop enriching all uranium and halt its support for militant groups in the region. The administration\u2019s demands were outlined in a speech on Monday by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, which for the first time spelled out all of the administration\u2019s requirements for a new agreement.In his speech at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, the secretary of state said the administration wouldn\u2019t try to renegotiate the old Iran deal. Instead, he outlined 12 basic requirements for a new deal, which toughened the nuclear demands and call for a wholesale change to Iran\u2019s military posture in the region.Iran and Russia Consider Using Cryptocurrency to Evade US SanctionsIran has been struck by a monetary crisis in recent months after its fiat currency, the rial, plunged to historic lows against the US dollar leading up to US president Trump formally withdrawing from the Obama-era nuclear deal with Iran. 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