{"id":210702,"date":"2018-06-21T12:45:10","date_gmt":"2018-06-21T12:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/210702-iran-news-in-brief-june-16-2018"},"modified":"2020-01-24T18:07:10","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T18:07:10","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-june-16-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-june-16-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran news in brief, June 16, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, June 16, 2018\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_bdlha5fsJl4\" 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%2Fbdlha5fsJl4%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bdlha5fsJl4\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M46S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2018-06-17T20:20:54Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_bdlha5fsJl4\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fbdlha5fsJl4%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, June 16, 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\/bdlha5fsJl4\" 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%2Fbdlha5fsJl4%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, June 16, 2018\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, June 16, 2018 Iran Bans Public World Cup Screenings Authorities in Tehran cancelled plans to allow families to watch Iran&#039;s World Cup football opener against Morocco on Friday in the stadium and public parks of the Islamic republic&#039;s capital. The Islamic republic is thought to be the only country in the world that refuses to allow fans to gather in open public spaces for the World Cup, possibly due to opposition to the idea of men and women watching together. Key Yemen Airport Captured by Saudi Coalition Yemeni troops backed by a Saudi-led coalition captured the airport of Yemen\u2019s most important port city late Friday, dealing a blow to Iran-backed Houthis there and moving closer to their goal of seizing the strategic city. The airport\u2019s capture positions coalition forces on the southern outskirts of Hodeidah, paving the way for a possible full-scale assault of the city. State Bank of India to Stop Handling Iran Oil Payments Imports of Iranian oil may be hit from end-August after State Bank of India (SBI) informed refiners it will not handle payments for crude from Tehran from November onwards, the finance chief of Indian Oil Corp (IOC) said on Friday. The move by the state-controlled bank, the country&#039;s biggest, comes after US President Donald Trump pulled out of an international nuclear deal with Iran last month, pledging to reimpose tough sanctions within 180 days. &quot;(Oil) loading will be affected from end-August under the current mechanism unless a new payment route is established,&quot; IOC&#039;s A.K. Sharma told Reuters in a telephone interview. Iran\u2019s Detained Dervish Women Beaten in Prison A member of Iran\u2019s Gonadabi dervish minority says she has learned that her jailed daughter and other dervish women detained near Tehran have been severely beaten by Iranian security agents. Sedigheh Khalili said she heard of the beatings while visiting Qarchak prison on Tehran\u2019s southern outskirts. 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Her daughter Sepideh Moradi is one of 10 dervish women who have been detained there since February, when they participated in a dervish anti-government protest that turned into a deadly confrontation with police in Tehran.Collective Protest Gathering Of Workers From Iran National Steel Industrial Group In Front Of City Court In Ahvaz, IranOn Friday, June 15, 2018, for the second consecutive day, a group of Iran National Steel Industrial Group workers, along with the families of 10 detained workers of the company, gathered in front of the city court in Ahvaz, Iran to demand the release of their colleagues.Following this protest gathering, law enforcement officials announced that at 10 am local time all detained workers would be released on bail. 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The move by the state-controlled bank, the country's biggest, comes after US President Donald Trump pulled out of an international nuclear deal with Iran last month, pledging to reimpose tough sanctions within 180 days.\"(Oil) loading will be affected from end-August under the current mechanism unless a new payment route is established,\" IOC's A.K. Sharma told Reuters in a telephone interview.Iran\u2019s Detained Dervish Women Beaten in PrisonA member of Iran\u2019s Gonadabi dervish minority says she has learned that her jailed daughter and other dervish women detained near Tehran have been severely beaten by Iranian security agents.Sedigheh Khalili said she heard of the beatings while visiting Qarchak prison on Tehran\u2019s southern outskirts. Her daughter Sepideh Moradi is one of 10 dervish women who have been detained there since February, when they participated in a dervish anti-government protest that turned into a deadly confrontation with police in Tehran.Collective Protest Gathering Of Workers From Iran National Steel Industrial Group In Front Of City Court In Ahvaz, IranOn Friday, June 15, 2018, for the second consecutive day, a group of Iran National Steel Industrial Group workers, along with the families of 10 detained workers of the company, gathered in front of the city court in Ahvaz, Iran to demand the release of their colleagues.Following this protest gathering, law enforcement officials announced that at 10 am local time all detained workers would be released on bail. 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