{"id":210707,"date":"2018-06-21T12:47:07","date_gmt":"2018-06-21T12:47:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/210707-iran-news-in-brief-june-19-2018"},"modified":"2020-01-24T18:07:09","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T18:07:09","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-june-19-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-june-19-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran news in brief, June 19, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, June 19, 2018\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_BPmj6UmmrD8\" 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%2FBPmj6UmmrD8%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BPmj6UmmrD8\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M5S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2018-06-19T09:16:16Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_BPmj6UmmrD8\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FBPmj6UmmrD8%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, June 19, 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\/BPmj6UmmrD8\" 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%2FBPmj6UmmrD8%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, June 19, 2018\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, June 19, 2018 U.S. Condemns Iran regime\u2019s Execution of Sufi Man in Police Killing Case The United States has condemned Iran&#039;s execution of a Sufi man who was convicted of killing three police officers during clashes between police and a Sufi sect in February. The Iranian judiciary said Mohammad Reza Salas, 51, was hanged early on June 18. &quot;Salas\u2019s rushed execution is the latest example of the Iranian regime\u2019s disregard for the human rights of its citizens,&quot; Heather Nauert, spokeswoman for the U.S. State Department, said in a statement late on June 18. Strike and Demonstration of Iran\u2019s Shoe Manufacturers in Tehran Market On Monday, June 18, 2018, shoe manufacturers in the Sepahsalar Market (Market Bags and Shoes) in Tehran, Iran protested over the cost of materials for producing shoes, and went on strike by closing their shops and then held a demonstration rally in the market. They called on other colleagues to close their shops and join the movement. 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