{"id":210954,"date":"2018-09-18T09:23:20","date_gmt":"2018-09-18T09:23:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/210954-iran-news-in-brief-september-17-2018"},"modified":"2020-01-24T17:49:34","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T17:49:34","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-september-17-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-september-17-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran news in brief, September 17, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, September 17, 2018\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_18u3VZyIRFM\" 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%2F18u3VZyIRFM%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/18u3VZyIRFM\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M22S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2018-09-17T10:07:28Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_18u3VZyIRFM\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F18u3VZyIRFM%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, September 17, 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\/18u3VZyIRFM\" 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%2F18u3VZyIRFM%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, September 17, 2018\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, September 17, 2018 Afghanistan bans imports of 4 types of Iranian products Afghanistan Customs Department has banned the imports of four types of Iranian products, Eghtesadonline reported on Sunday. The banned items include oil products, cement, steel products, tiles and ceramics from Iran as of Sept. 16. Ali Shariati, a member of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture, said that the ban is said to be aligned with the sanctions reimposed by the United States on Iran. US denies secret meeting with Iran The US embassy in Iraq has denied reports that a US presidential envoy and a top Iranian military commander had met secretly in Iraq. \u201cThe Embassy is aware of false media reports that Special Presidential Envoy Brett McGurk and an Iranian General met to discuss forming a new Iraqi government. The reports are fake news. No such meeting ever happened,\u201d Charles Cole, the US embassy spokesman, posted on the diplomatic mission\u2019s Twitter account. Horrific video shows man hung by crane in Iran as public execution Iranian social media accounts have shared a video showing a brutal execution of a young man being hanged while lifted with a crane before the eyes of the public. Human rights activists who shared footage of the incident claimed that it took place on Friday in the city of Marvdasht, southern Iran. It is reported that the man being executed is 26 years old, and had been imprisoned when he was only 13 years old. Zahedan Prisoner Hanged on Drug and Weapons Charges Arafi Reigi, a 32-year-old prisoner of Zahedan\u2019s Ward 5, was hanged to death early this morning, September 15, 2018. Reigi had been in prison for six years on charges of drug trafficking and armed clashes, and had always denied the latter charge. 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The reports are fake news. No such meeting ever happened,\u201d Charles Cole, the US embassy spokesman, posted on the diplomatic mission\u2019s Twitter account.Horrific video shows man hung by crane in Iran as public executionIranian social media accounts have shared a video showing a brutal execution of a young man being hanged while lifted with a crane before the eyes of the public.Human rights activists who shared footage of the incident claimed that it took place on Friday in the city of Marvdasht, southern Iran.It is reported that the man being executed is 26 years old, and had been imprisoned when he was only 13 years old.Zahedan Prisoner Hanged on Drug and Weapons ChargesArafi Reigi, a 32-year-old prisoner of Zahedan\u2019s Ward 5, was hanged to death early this morning, September 15, 2018.Reigi had been in prison for six years on charges of drug trafficking and armed clashes, and had always denied the latter charge. 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