{"id":210869,"date":"2018-08-04T18:21:23","date_gmt":"2018-08-04T18:21:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/210869-iran-news-in-brief-august-3-2018"},"modified":"2020-01-24T18:04:31","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T18:04:31","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-august-3-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-august-3-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran news in brief, August 3, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, August 3, 2018\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_96HF37YDbUU\" 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%2F96HF37YDbUU%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/96HF37YDbUU\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M58S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2018-08-03T21:37:59Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_96HF37YDbUU\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F96HF37YDbUU%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, August 3, 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\/96HF37YDbUU\" 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%2F96HF37YDbUU%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, August 3, 2018\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, August 3, 2018 Multiple Iranian protests thru major cities all courageously turning streets to battlefields. The crowd contains youth and families saying death to expenses. Shots have been fired by plain-clothes agents in Shiraz and Isfahan. Young protesters fight back and say at least we have our fists. These mullahs have to go; this is one certain cry by everybody today. The people\u2019s force looks very strong and stable. By watching videos of the past three days\u2019 word like smoke and stone remain on your mind. The protesters are outnumbered and chant together, we will get our Iran back! They\u2019re restless and arrange to meet up again at late hours on social media. Different warnign messages come across on social media. Such as, if you spot any plain-clothes agent wanting to arrest you start screaming. Start calling them \u2018Disloyal\u2019 and they will fear you. One video showed an anti-riot vehicle splashing hot water on people in Isfahan. Women are brave and confront security agents telling them we\u2019ve had enough. Young street fighters in Karaj set a police motorbike on fire that tried to hurt protesters. Some mainstream media describe cities of Iran as war zones. The AP titled its article as, Multiple protests in Iran over currency drop, economic woes. The city of Shapour Jadid still stands on the third day of public strikes. Motorbike riders parade the wide streets as if they are protecting protesters. Cars pull up to join the roars of the unbreaking people. Forces in black protected uniform in tight formation shoot paintballs at protesters in Shiraz. Latest news of the multiplying protests come from Gilan Province near the Caspian Sea. The protesters in Ahwaz say America isn\u2019t our enemy. Washington: Major Iranian Naval Exercise in Hormuz US officials said on Thursday that the United States believes Iran has started carrying out naval exercises in the Arabian Gulf, apparently moving up the timing of annual drills amid heightened tensions with Washington. Meanwhile, Abdul Latif Al Sayadi, a researcher at the National Archives of the UAE Ministry of Presidential Affairs said Iran&#039;s potential closure of the Strait of Hormuz would violate the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of December 1982, which ensures the right of transit for all countries, even within the territorial waters of other countries. He explained that Iran cannot close the Strait because its ports are located inside the basin of the Arabian Gulf and not outside. \u201cTherefore, taking this step will harm the country and could destroy the Iranian regime,\u201d he said. Iran: Environmentalists Face Arbitrary Detention Iranian authorities should immediately release eight environmental activists detained for six months unless they can immediately charge them with recognizable crimes and produce evidence to justify their continued detention, Human Rights Watch said today. Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) intelligence organization has arrested at least 50 environmental activists across the country since January 2018.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran news in brief, August 3, 2018Multiple Iranian protests thru major cities all courageously turning streets to battlefields. The crowd contains youth and families saying death to expenses. 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These mullahs have to go; this is one certain cry by everybody today.The people\u2019s force looks very strong and stable. By watching videos of the past three days\u2019 word like smoke and stone remain on your mind. The protesters are outnumbered and chant together, we will get our Iran back! They\u2019re restless and arrange to meet up again at late hours on social media.Different warnign messages come across on social media. Such as, if you spot any plain-clothes agent wanting to arrest you start screaming. Start calling them \u2018Disloyal\u2019 and they will fear you.One video showed an anti-riot vehicle splashing hot water on people in Isfahan. Women are brave and confront security agents telling them we\u2019ve had enough.Young street fighters in Karaj set a police motorbike on fire that tried to hurt protesters. Some mainstream media describe cities of Iran as war zones. The AP titled its article as, Multiple protests in Iran over currency drop, economic woes.The city of Shapour Jadid still stands on the third day of public strikes. Motorbike riders parade the wide streets as if they are protecting protesters. Cars pull up to join the roars of the unbreaking people. Forces in black protected uniform in tight formation shoot paintballs at protesters in Shiraz.Latest news of the multiplying protests come from Gilan Province near the Caspian Sea. The protesters in Ahwaz say America isn\u2019t our enemy.Washington: Major Iranian Naval Exercise in HormuzUS officials said on Thursday that the United States believes Iran has started carrying out naval exercises in the Arabian Gulf, apparently moving up the timing of annual drills amid heightened tensions with Washington.Meanwhile, Abdul Latif Al Sayadi, a researcher at the National Archives of the UAE Ministry of Presidential Affairs said Iran&#039;s potential closure of the Strait of Hormuz would violate the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of December 1982, which ensures the right of transit for all countries, even within the territorial waters of other countries.He explained that Iran cannot close the Strait because its ports are located inside the basin of the Arabian Gulf and not outside. \u201cTherefore, taking this step will harm the country and could destroy the Iranian regime,\u201d he said.Iran: Environmentalists Face Arbitrary DetentionIranian authorities should immediately release eight environmental activists detained for six months unless they can immediately charge them with recognizable crimes and produce evidence to justify their continued detention, Human Rights Watch said today. 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The AP titled its article as, Multiple protests in Iran over currency drop, economic woes.The city of Shapour Jadid still stands on the third day of public strikes. Motorbike riders parade the wide streets as if they are protecting protesters. Cars pull up to join the roars of the unbreaking people. Forces in black protected uniform in tight formation shoot paintballs at protesters in Shiraz.Latest news of the multiplying protests come from Gilan Province near the Caspian Sea. 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The crowd contains youth and families saying death to expenses. Shots have been fired by plain-clothes agents in Shiraz and Isfahan. Young protesters fight back and say at least we have our fists. These mullahs have to go; this is one certain cry by everybody today.The people\u2019s force looks very strong and stable. By watching videos of the past three days\u2019 word like smoke and stone remain on your mind. The protesters are outnumbered and chant together, we will get our Iran back! They\u2019re restless and arrange to meet up again at late hours on social media.Different warnign messages come across on social media. Such as, if you spot any plain-clothes agent wanting to arrest you start screaming. Start calling them \u2018Disloyal\u2019 and they will fear you.One video showed an anti-riot vehicle splashing hot water on people in Isfahan. Women are brave and confront security agents telling them we\u2019ve had enough.Young street fighters in Karaj set a police motorbike on fire that tried to hurt protesters. Some mainstream media describe cities of Iran as war zones. The AP titled its article as, Multiple protests in Iran over currency drop, economic woes.The city of Shapour Jadid still stands on the third day of public strikes. Motorbike riders parade the wide streets as if they are protecting protesters. Cars pull up to join the roars of the unbreaking people. Forces in black protected uniform in tight formation shoot paintballs at protesters in Shiraz.Latest news of the multiplying protests come from Gilan Province near the Caspian Sea. The protesters in Ahwaz say America isn\u2019t our enemy.Washington: Major Iranian Naval Exercise in HormuzUS officials said on Thursday that the United States believes Iran has started carrying out naval exercises in the Arabian Gulf, apparently moving up the timing of annual drills amid heightened tensions with Washington.Meanwhile, Abdul Latif Al Sayadi, a researcher at the National Archives of the UAE Ministry of Presidential Affairs said Iran's potential closure of the Strait of Hormuz would violate the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of December 1982, which ensures the right of transit for all countries, even within the territorial waters of other countries.He explained that Iran cannot close the Strait because its ports are located inside the basin of the Arabian Gulf and not outside. \u201cTherefore, taking this step will harm the country and could destroy the Iranian regime,\u201d he said.Iran: Environmentalists Face Arbitrary DetentionIranian authorities should immediately release eight environmental activists detained for six months unless they can immediately charge them with recognizable crimes and produce evidence to justify their continued detention, Human Rights Watch said today. 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