{"id":210712,"date":"2018-06-24T18:27:11","date_gmt":"2018-06-24T18:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/210712-iran-news-in-brief-june-21-2018"},"modified":"2020-01-24T18:07:07","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T18:07:07","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-june-21-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-june-21-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran news in brief, June 21, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, June 21, 2018\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_BHoQWd0lJN8\" 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%2FBHoQWd0lJN8%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BHoQWd0lJN8\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M44S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2018-06-21T12:58:10Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_BHoQWd0lJN8\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FBHoQWd0lJN8%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, June 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\/BHoQWd0lJN8\" 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%2FBHoQWd0lJN8%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, June 21, 2018\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, June 21, 2018 Lebanon minister moves to calm dispute over Iranian passport stamps Lebanon\u2019s interior minister tried on Wednesday to calm a dispute over a change in rules for entering the country, which some politicians feared reflects deepening influence of Iran and its ally Hezbollah. The staunchly anti-Hezbollah Lebanese Forces, a Christian party, slammed the passport directive as an attempt to help Iran send more forces to neighbouring Syria or move money to Hezbollah despite U.S. sanctions. Tehran and Hezbollah give critical support to the Syrian military in the seven-year conflict next door. Khamenei objects Iran\u2019s joining anti-terror treaty Iranian regime\u2019s Leader Ali Khamenei announced his objection of Iran\u2019s joining an International treaty put forward by the global Financial Action Task Force \u201cFATF\u201d. In a speech to members of parliament on Wednesday, Ali Khamenei advised them to prepare their own draft law. The Iranian parliament has failed last month to pass a law based on requirements by the global Financial Action Task Force \u201cFATF\u201d to fight money laundering and financing terror. Iranian regime is arming the Houthis, according to UAE The United Arab Emirates presented evidence on Tuesday that the Iranian Regime is supporting the Houthi militia in Yemen, where the UAE is part of the Arab Coalition fighting against the militia to restore the Yemeni government. Workers of Iran National Steel Industrial Group staged a protest gathering On Wednesday, June 20, 2018, a group of workers of Iran National Steel Industrial Group, gathered in front of the Supreme Leader\u2019s office in Ahvaz, and called for the release of their detained colleagues. In addition to the freedom of their colleagues, the protesting workers also demand the determination of the company\u2019s situation. One of the workers explained the status of salary payments by the company, and said that so far the workers have only received the salaries of April and their May salary has not yet been paid. 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The Iranian parliament has failed last month to pass a law based on requirements by the global Financial Action Task Force \u201cFATF\u201d to fight money laundering and financing terror.Iranian regime is arming the Houthis, according to UAEThe United Arab Emirates presented evidence on Tuesday that the Iranian Regime is supporting the Houthi militia in Yemen, where the UAE is part of the Arab Coalition fighting against the militia to restore the Yemeni government.Workers of Iran National Steel Industrial Group staged a protest gatheringOn Wednesday, June 20, 2018, a group of workers of Iran National Steel Industrial Group, gathered in front of the Supreme Leader\u2019s office in Ahvaz, and called for the release of their detained colleagues.In addition to the freedom of their colleagues, the protesting workers also demand the determination of the company\u2019s situation. 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The Iranian parliament has failed last month to pass a law based on requirements by the global Financial Action Task Force \u201cFATF\u201d to fight money laundering and financing terror.Iranian regime is arming the Houthis, according to UAEThe United Arab Emirates presented evidence on Tuesday that the Iranian Regime is supporting the Houthi militia in Yemen, where the UAE is part of the Arab Coalition fighting against the militia to restore the Yemeni government.Workers of Iran National Steel Industrial Group staged a protest gatheringOn Wednesday, June 20, 2018, a group of workers of Iran National Steel Industrial Group, gathered in front of the Supreme Leader\u2019s office in Ahvaz, and called for the release of their detained colleagues.In addition to the freedom of their colleagues, the protesting workers also demand the determination of the company\u2019s situation. 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