{"id":210651,"date":"2018-05-31T10:00:24","date_gmt":"2018-05-31T10:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/210651-iran-news-in-brief-may-31-2018"},"modified":"2020-01-24T18:07:26","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T18:07:26","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-may-31-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-may-31-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran news in brief, May 31, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, May 31, 2018\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_Ru3uQSNOsO4\" 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%2FRu3uQSNOsO4%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ru3uQSNOsO4\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M42S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2018-05-31T09:00:31Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_Ru3uQSNOsO4\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FRu3uQSNOsO4%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, May 31, 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\/Ru3uQSNOsO4\" 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%2FRu3uQSNOsO4%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, May 31, 2018\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, May 31, 2018 Trump Sanctions Turn Iran Treasures into Fool\u2019s Gold The Trump administration has imposed new financial sanctions on a political group allied with Iran\u2019s supreme leader, as well as individuals and companies the Treasury Department says are complicit with human rights abuses in the country. \u201cIran not only exports terrorism and instability across the world, it routinely violates the rights of its own people,\u201d Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in a release announcing the sanctions. Truck drivers&#039; strike across Iran expanding to more cities in their 9th day of protest May 30, 2018 - Truck drivers across Iran continued and expanded their strike into its 9th consecutive day on Wednesday. Almost 280 cities throughout the country and all of the 31 provinces are now scenes of this ongoing movement. Steel truck drivers in Hamedan, along with drivers of construction machinery, all joined the truckers\u2019 nationwide strike. Ahvaz, Mahshahr, Bukan and Isfahan were also cities where continuous reports are incoming from activists and the drivers themselves. Political prisoners support truckers\u2019 nationwide strike May 30, 2018 - A group of political prisoners from across the country, currently exiled in Ardabil in the country\u2019s northwest regions, have issued a strong letter of support expressing their solidarity with thousands of truck drivers on a general strike in over 270 cities in all of Iran\u2019s 31 provinces. \u201cThe truck drivers have been steadfast regarding their demands for the past eight days\u2026 We, the exiled political prisoners of Ardabil Central Prison, support the truckers\u2019 strike and protests against injustice and cruelty. Iranian regime\u2019s MPs acknowledge alarming poverty &amp; food shortage crisis Two members of the Iranian regime\u2019s so-called parliament have recently raised alarm bells regarding food shortages in four of the country\u2019s provinces. 75 percent of Sistan &amp; Baluchistan Province in southeast Iran are living in poverty, especially food shortages. \u201cSistan &amp; Baluchistan Province ranks very low regarding development and unjust wealth distribution, and unfortunately due to the lack of natural resources and an 18-year drought, the province is facing an enormous food shortage. This is why villagers have migrated to the outskirts of cities such as Zabol, Zahedan and Chabahar,\u201d he said. 500 women held in prisons for undeliberate crimes Some 500 women (out of a total 6,500 female prisoners) are detained throughout Iran for undeliberate crimes. The National Diyeh (Compensations) Headquarters announced the above and added, &quot;These 500 women prisoners have committed undeliberate crimes. 70 per cent of them are heads of households and have children. 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Almost 280 cities throughout the country and all of the 31 provinces are now scenes of this ongoing movement.Steel truck drivers in Hamedan, along with drivers of construction machinery, all joined the truckers\u2019 nationwide strike. Ahvaz, Mahshahr, Bukan and Isfahan were also cities where continuous reports are incoming from activists and the drivers themselves.Political prisoners support truckers\u2019 nationwide strikeMay 30, 2018 - A group of political prisoners from across the country, currently exiled in Ardabil in the country\u2019s northwest regions, have issued a strong letter of support expressing their solidarity with thousands of truck drivers on a general strike in over 270 cities in all of Iran\u2019s 31 provinces.\u201cThe truck drivers have been steadfast regarding their demands for the past eight days\u2026 We, the exiled political prisoners of Ardabil Central Prison, support the truckers\u2019 strike and protests against injustice and cruelty.Iranian regime\u2019s MPs acknowledge alarming poverty &amp; food shortage crisisTwo members of the Iranian regime\u2019s so-called parliament have recently raised alarm bells regarding food shortages in four of the country\u2019s provinces. 75 percent of Sistan &amp; Baluchistan Province in southeast Iran are living in poverty, especially food shortages.\u201cSistan &amp; Baluchistan Province ranks very low regarding development and unjust wealth distribution, and unfortunately due to the lack of natural resources and an 18-year drought, the province is facing an enormous food shortage. 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Almost 280 cities throughout the country and all of the 31 provinces are now scenes of this ongoing movement.Steel truck drivers in Hamedan, along with drivers of construction machinery, all joined the truckers\u2019 nationwide strike. Ahvaz, Mahshahr, Bukan and Isfahan were also cities where continuous reports are incoming from activists and the drivers themselves.Political prisoners support truckers\u2019 nationwide strikeMay 30, 2018 - A group of political prisoners from across the country, currently exiled in Ardabil in the country\u2019s northwest regions, have issued a strong letter of support expressing their solidarity with thousands of truck drivers on a general strike in over 270 cities in all of Iran\u2019s 31 provinces.\u201cThe truck drivers have been steadfast regarding their demands for the past eight days\u2026 We, the exiled political prisoners of Ardabil Central Prison, support the truckers\u2019 strike and protests against injustice and cruelty.Iranian regime\u2019s MPs acknowledge alarming poverty &amp; food shortage crisisTwo members of the Iranian regime\u2019s so-called parliament have recently raised alarm bells regarding food shortages in four of the country\u2019s provinces. 75 percent of Sistan &amp; Baluchistan Province in southeast Iran are living in poverty, especially food shortages.\u201cSistan &amp; Baluchistan Province ranks very low regarding development and unjust wealth distribution, and unfortunately due to the lack of natural resources and an 18-year drought, the province is facing an enormous food shortage. This is why villagers have migrated to the outskirts of cities such as Zabol, Zahedan and Chabahar,\u201d he said.500 women held in prisons for undeliberate crimesSome 500 women (out of a total 6,500 female prisoners) are detained throughout Iran for undeliberate crimes.The National Diyeh (Compensations) Headquarters announced the above and added, &quot;These 500 women prisoners have committed undeliberate crimes. 70 per cent of them are heads of households and have children. 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Almost 280 cities throughout the country and all of the 31 provinces are now scenes of this ongoing movement.Steel truck drivers in Hamedan, along with drivers of construction machinery, all joined the truckers\u2019 nationwide strike. Ahvaz, Mahshahr, Bukan and Isfahan were also cities where continuous reports are incoming from activists and the drivers themselves.Political prisoners support truckers\u2019 nationwide strikeMay 30, 2018 - A group of political prisoners from across the country, currently exiled in Ardabil in the country\u2019s northwest regions, have issued a strong letter of support expressing their solidarity with thousands of truck drivers on a general strike in over 270 cities in all of Iran\u2019s 31 provinces.\u201cThe truck drivers have been steadfast regarding their demands for the past eight days\u2026 We, the exiled political prisoners of Ardabil Central Prison, support the truckers\u2019 strike and protests against injustice and cruelty.Iranian regime\u2019s MPs acknowledge alarming poverty &amp; food shortage crisisTwo members of the Iranian regime\u2019s so-called parliament have recently raised alarm bells regarding food shortages in four of the country\u2019s provinces. 75 percent of Sistan &amp; Baluchistan Province in southeast Iran are living in poverty, especially food shortages.\u201cSistan &amp; Baluchistan Province ranks very low regarding development and unjust wealth distribution, and unfortunately due to the lack of natural resources and an 18-year drought, the province is facing an enormous food shortage. This is why villagers have migrated to the outskirts of cities such as Zabol, Zahedan and Chabahar,\u201d he said.500 women held in prisons for undeliberate crimesSome 500 women (out of a total 6,500 female prisoners) are detained throughout Iran for undeliberate crimes.The National Diyeh (Compensations) Headquarters announced the above and added, \"These 500 women prisoners have committed undeliberate crimes. 70 per cent of them are heads of households and have children. 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