{"id":210918,"date":"2018-08-31T18:06:20","date_gmt":"2018-08-31T18:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/210918-iran-news-in-brief-august-29-2018"},"modified":"2020-01-24T18:04:16","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T18:04:16","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-august-29-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-august-29-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran news in brief, August 29, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, August 29, 2018\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_YDVgE1hfZjo\" 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%2FYDVgE1hfZjo%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YDVgE1hfZjo\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M32S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2018-08-29T17:52:59Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_YDVgE1hfZjo\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FYDVgE1hfZjo%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, August 29, 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\/YDVgE1hfZjo\" 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%2FYDVgE1hfZjo%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, August 29, 2018\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, August 29, 2018 Mattis Says Iran Has Been Put On Notice at Pentagon Press Conference During a press conference on August 28, U.S Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said that \u201cIran has been put on notice\u201d for what he called mischief throughout the region. Mattis listed the issues that the United States has with Iran\u2019s activities in the region, including \u201cwhat they are doing with Assad, the threats about the Strait of Hormuz, the support for the Houthis with the missiles that are being fired into Saudi Arabia.\u201d Mattis acknowledged that the United States has noticed there was \u201cless willingness to be confrontational\u201d from Iran\u2019s side. The former Marine general also acknowledged that \u201cour problem is not with Iran; it\u2019s with the Iranian regime leadership.\u201d Iranian activist jailed over hijab protests goes on hunger strike Human rights activists in Iran have said they are worried about a man on hunger strike who was reportedly jailed for protesting against rules requiring women to wear a hijab. Farhad Meysami, 48, a doctor and publisher before becoming a civil activist, was arrested in his office in July and taken to Tehran\u2019s notorious Evin prison. After a wave of hijab protests, Iranian authorities cracked down on activists. Meysami was accused of possessing badges stating: \u201cI am against the compulsory hijab.\u201d Iran: Over 200 Dervishes Convicted Since May 2018, revolutionary courts have sentenced at least 208 members of the religious minority to prison terms and other punishments in trials that violate their basic rights, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities detained more than 300 community members in the notorious Fashafuyeh and Qarchack prisons after late February protests that included violent clashes between protesters and security forces in Tehran. The courts handed down sentences that include prison terms ranging from four months to 26 years, flogging, internal exile, travel bans, and a ban on membership in social and political groups. Flogging as punishment is recognized under international human rights law as a form of torture. \u201cThe unjust trials of over 200 Dervishes is one of the largest crackdowns against a religious minority in Iran in a decade,\u201d said Sarah Leah Whiston, Middle East director at Human Rights Watch. \u201cAuthorities have used the February protests as an excuse to intimidate this vulnerable group and silence another segment of Iranian society demanding basic rights from a repressive security state.\u201d Iran oil shipments are declining at a faster-than-expected pace ahead of U.S. sanctions set to begin in November Iran expects crude exports to fall by a third in September, according to people familiar with purchasing plans, potentially posing an unforeseen supply risk to markets. 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The former Marine general also acknowledged that \u201cour problem is not with Iran; it\u2019s with the Iranian regime leadership.\u201dIranian activist jailed over hijab protests goes on hunger strikeHuman rights activists in Iran have said they are worried about a man on hunger strike who was reportedly jailed for protesting against rules requiring women to wear a hijab.Farhad Meysami, 48, a doctor and publisher before becoming a civil activist, was arrested in his office in July and taken to Tehran\u2019s notorious Evin prison.After a wave of hijab protests, Iranian authorities cracked down on activists. Meysami was accused of possessing badges stating: \u201cI am against the compulsory hijab.\u201dIran: Over 200 Dervishes ConvictedSince May 2018, revolutionary courts have sentenced at least 208 members of the religious minority to prison terms and other punishments in trials that violate their basic rights, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities detained more than 300 community members in the notorious Fashafuyeh and Qarchack prisons after late February protests that included violent clashes between protesters and security forces in Tehran.The courts handed down sentences that include prison terms ranging from four months to 26 years, flogging, internal exile, travel bans, and a ban on membership in social and political groups. Flogging as punishment is recognized under international human rights law as a form of torture.\u201cThe unjust trials of over 200 Dervishes is one of the largest crackdowns against a religious minority in Iran in a decade,\u201d said Sarah Leah Whiston, Middle East director at Human Rights Watch. \u201cAuthorities have used the February protests as an excuse to intimidate this vulnerable group and silence another segment of Iranian society demanding basic rights from a repressive security state.\u201dIran oil shipments are declining at a faster-than-expected pace ahead of U.S. sanctions set to begin in NovemberIran expects crude exports to fall by a third in September, according to people familiar with purchasing plans, potentially posing an unforeseen supply risk to markets. 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The former Marine general also acknowledged that \u201cour problem is not with Iran; it\u2019s with the Iranian regime leadership.\u201dIranian activist jailed over hijab protests goes on hunger strikeHuman rights activists in Iran have said they are worried about a man on hunger strike who was reportedly jailed for protesting against rules requiring women to wear a hijab.Farhad Meysami, 48, a doctor and publisher before becoming a civil activist, was arrested in his office in July and taken to Tehran\u2019s notorious Evin prison.After a wave of hijab protests, Iranian authorities cracked down on activists. Meysami was accused of possessing badges stating: \u201cI am against the compulsory hijab.\u201dIran: Over 200 Dervishes ConvictedSince May 2018, revolutionary courts have sentenced at least 208 members of the religious minority to prison terms and other punishments in trials that violate their basic rights, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities detained more than 300 community members in the notorious Fashafuyeh and Qarchack prisons after late February protests that included violent clashes between protesters and security forces in Tehran.The courts handed down sentences that include prison terms ranging from four months to 26 years, flogging, internal exile, travel bans, and a ban on membership in social and political groups. Flogging as punishment is recognized under international human rights law as a form of torture.\u201cThe unjust trials of over 200 Dervishes is one of the largest crackdowns against a religious minority in Iran in a decade,\u201d said Sarah Leah Whiston, Middle East director at Human Rights Watch. \u201cAuthorities have used the February protests as an excuse to intimidate this vulnerable group and silence another segment of Iranian society demanding basic rights from a repressive security state.\u201dIran oil shipments are declining at a faster-than-expected pace ahead of U.S. sanctions set to begin in NovemberIran expects crude exports to fall by a third in September, according to people familiar with purchasing plans, potentially posing an unforeseen supply risk to markets. 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Flogging as punishment is recognized under international human rights law as a form of torture.\u201cThe unjust trials of over 200 Dervishes is one of the largest crackdowns against a religious minority in Iran in a decade,\u201d said Sarah Leah Whiston, Middle East director at Human Rights Watch. \u201cAuthorities have used the February protests as an excuse to intimidate this vulnerable group and silence another segment of Iranian society demanding basic rights from a repressive security state.\u201dIran oil shipments are declining at a faster-than-expected pace ahead of U.S. sanctions set to begin in NovemberIran expects crude exports to fall by a third in September, according to people familiar with purchasing plans, potentially posing an unforeseen supply risk to markets. 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The former Marine general also acknowledged that \u201cour problem is not with Iran; it\u2019s with the Iranian regime leadership.\u201dIranian activist jailed over hijab protests goes on hunger strikeHuman rights activists in Iran have said they are worried about a man on hunger strike who was reportedly jailed for protesting against rules requiring women to wear a hijab.Farhad Meysami, 48, a doctor and publisher before becoming a civil activist, was arrested in his office in July and taken to Tehran\u2019s notorious Evin prison.After a wave of hijab protests, Iranian authorities cracked down on activists. Meysami was accused of possessing badges stating: \u201cI am against the compulsory hijab.\u201dIran: Over 200 Dervishes ConvictedSince May 2018, revolutionary courts have sentenced at least 208 members of the religious minority to prison terms and other punishments in trials that violate their basic rights, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities detained more than 300 community members in the notorious Fashafuyeh and Qarchack prisons after late February protests that included violent clashes between protesters and security forces in Tehran.The courts handed down sentences that include prison terms ranging from four months to 26 years, flogging, internal exile, travel bans, and a ban on membership in social and political groups. Flogging as punishment is recognized under international human rights law as a form of torture.\u201cThe unjust trials of over 200 Dervishes is one of the largest crackdowns against a religious minority in Iran in a decade,\u201d said Sarah Leah Whiston, Middle East director at Human Rights Watch. \u201cAuthorities have used the February protests as an excuse to intimidate this vulnerable group and silence another segment of Iranian society demanding basic rights from a repressive security state.\u201dIran oil shipments are declining at a faster-than-expected pace ahead of U.S. sanctions set to begin in NovemberIran expects crude exports to fall by a third in September, according to people familiar with purchasing plans, potentially posing an unforeseen supply risk to markets. Officials at the state-run National Iranian Oil Co. provisionally expect crude shipments to drop to about 1.5 million barrels a day next month, down from about 2.3 million barrels a day in June, say people familiar with the country\u2019s ports loading.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-august-29-2018\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-august-29-2018\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-august-29-2018\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Iran news in brief, August 29, 2018"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/","name":"NCRI","description":"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#organization","name":"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran","alternateName":"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ncri-logo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ncri-logo.jpg","width":402,"height":100,"caption":"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/iran_policy"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/author\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210918","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=210918"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210918\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=210918"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=210918"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=210918"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}