{"id":210960,"date":"2018-09-25T09:47:47","date_gmt":"2018-09-25T09:47:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/210960-iran-news-in-brief-september-20-2018"},"modified":"2020-01-24T17:49:31","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T17:49:31","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-september-20-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-september-20-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran news in brief, September 20, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, September 20, 2018\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_cjomx98UVp4\" 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%2Fcjomx98UVp4%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cjomx98UVp4\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M48S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2018-09-20T15:32:56Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_cjomx98UVp4\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fcjomx98UVp4%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, September 20, 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\/cjomx98UVp4\" 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%2Fcjomx98UVp4%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, September 20, 2018\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, September 20, 2018 US tags Iran anew as top terror sponsor, global attacks fall The United States has once again named Iran as the world&#039;s leading state sponsor of terrorism, accusing it of intensifying numerous conflicts and trying to undermine governments throughout the Middle East. The State Department&#039;s annual survey of global terrorism released on Wednesday said Iran and its proxies are responsible for fomenting violence in Afghanistan, Bahrain, Iraq, Lebanon and Yemen. The report said Iranian fighters and Iran-backed militias, like Lebanon&#039;s Hezbollah, had emerged emboldened from the war in Syria and with valuable battlefield experience they seek to leverage elsewhere. France Will Not Name a New Ambassador to Tehran After Paris Bomb Plot France will not name a new ambassador to Tehran before getting information from Iran following a foiled plot to bomb an Iranian opposition rally in Paris last June, French officials said on Wednesday. An Iranian diplomat based in Austria and three other people were arrested on suspicion of plotting the attack on a meeting of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI). \u201cWe are working together to bring to light what happened around this event ... I wouldn\u2019t say there is a direct link (in not appointing an ambassador), but Iran has promised to give us objective facts in the coming weeks that would allow us to pursue our diplomatic relationship as it is today.\u201d A French diplomatic source said the nomination had indeed been suspended as a result of the alleged plot. Volkswagen to stop doing business in Iran Volkswagen will end almost all business in Iran following the US rejection of the nuclear deal, Bloomberg News reported Wednesday. The accord was reached Tuesday after weeks of talks between the German auto giant and the administration of President Donald Trump, said Richard Grenell, the US Ambassador to Germany, according to Bloomberg. VW will still be able to do some business in Iran under a humanitarian exception, Bloomberg added. Foreign Office warns dual nationals not to go to Iran The British Foreign Office has warned all UK\/Iranian dual nationals not to travel to Iran unless they have an urgent reason to do so. The advice reflects the frustration of the foreign secretary, Jeremy Hunt, at the way in which the Iranians are treating dual-national consular cases, including the imprisonment of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe. Five More Baha\u2019i Citizens Arrested in Shiraz Authorities associated with Iran\u2019s intelligence ministry arrested five Baha\u2019i citizens this weekend \u2013 September 15th and 16th \u2013 in the central Iranian city of Shiraz. The first three Baha\u2019i citizens \u2013 Elaheh Samizadeh, and married couple Navid Bazmandegan and Bahareh Ghaderi \u2013 were arrested and taken to an undisclosed location on Saturday. 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The report said Iranian fighters and Iran-backed militias, like Lebanon&#8217;s Hezbollah, had emerged emboldened from the war in Syria and with valuable battlefield experience they seek to leverage elsewhere.<br \/>France Will Not Name a New Ambassador to Tehran After Paris Bomb Plot<br \/>France will not name a new ambassador to Tehran before getting information from Iran following a foiled plot to bomb an Iranian opposition rally in Paris last June, French officials said on Wednesday.<br \/>An Iranian diplomat based in Austria and three other people were arrested on suspicion of plotting the attack on a meeting of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI).<br \/> \u201cWe are working together to bring to light what happened around this event&#8230; I wouldn\u2019t say there is a direct link (in not appointing an ambassador), but Iran has promised to give us objective facts in the coming weeks that would allow us to pursue our diplomatic relationship as it is today.\u201d<br \/>A French diplomatic source said the nomination had indeed been suspended as a result of the alleged plot.<br \/>Volkswagen to stop doing business in Iran<br \/>Volkswagen will end almost all business in Iran following the US rejection of the nuclear deal, Bloomberg News reported Wednesday.<br \/>The accord was reached Tuesday after weeks of talks between the German auto giant and the administration of President Donald Trump, said Richard Grenell, the US Ambassador to Germany, according to Bloomberg.<br \/>VW will still be able to do some business in Iran under a humanitarian exception, Bloomberg added.<br \/>Foreign Office warns dual nationals not to go to Iran<br \/>The British Foreign Office has warned all UK\/Iranian dual nationals not to travel to Iran unless they have an urgent reason to do so.<br \/>The advice reflects the frustration of the foreign secretary, Jeremy Hunt, at the way in which the Iranians are treating dual-national consular cases, including the imprisonment of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe.<br \/>Five More Baha\u2019i Citizens Arrested in Shiraz<br \/> Authorities associated with Iran\u2019s intelligence ministry arrested five Baha\u2019i citizens this weekend \u2013 September 15th and 16th \u2013 in the central Iranian city of Shiraz.<\/p>\n<p>The first three Baha\u2019i citizens \u2013 Elaheh Samizadeh, and married couple Navid Bazmandegan and Bahareh Ghaderi \u2013 were arrested and taken to an undisclosed location on Saturday. On Sunday morning, Baha\u2019i citizens Ehsan Mahboob Rahvafa and Noora Pourmoradian were arrested and taken to a detention center run by the city\u2019s intelligence department.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[178],"class_list":["post-210960","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-iran-news-in-brief","tag-save"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Iran news in brief, September 20, 2018 - NCRI<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, September 20, 2018US tags Iran anew as top terror sponsor, global attacks fall The United States has once again named Iran as the world&#039;s leading state sponsor of terrorism, accusing it of intensifying numerous conflicts and trying to undermine governments throughout the Middle East.The State Department&#039;s annual survey of global terrorism released on Wednesday said Iran and its proxies are responsible for fomenting violence in Afghanistan, Bahrain, Iraq, Lebanon and Yemen. The report said Iranian fighters and Iran-backed militias, like Lebanon&#039;s Hezbollah, had emerged emboldened from the war in Syria and with valuable battlefield experience they seek to leverage elsewhere.France Will Not Name a New Ambassador to Tehran After Paris Bomb PlotFrance will not name a new ambassador to Tehran before getting information from Iran following a foiled plot to bomb an Iranian opposition rally in Paris last June, French officials said on Wednesday.An Iranian diplomat based in Austria and three other people were arrested on suspicion of plotting the attack on a meeting of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI). \u201cWe are working together to bring to light what happened around this event... I wouldn\u2019t say there is a direct link (in not appointing an ambassador), but Iran has promised to give us objective facts in the coming weeks that would allow us to pursue our diplomatic relationship as it is today.\u201dA French diplomatic source said the nomination had indeed been suspended as a result of the alleged plot.Volkswagen to stop doing business in IranVolkswagen will end almost all business in Iran following the US rejection of the nuclear deal, Bloomberg News reported Wednesday.The accord was reached Tuesday after weeks of talks between the German auto giant and the administration of President Donald Trump, said Richard Grenell, the US Ambassador to Germany, according to Bloomberg.VW will still be able to do some business in Iran under a humanitarian exception, Bloomberg added.Foreign Office warns dual nationals not to go to IranThe British Foreign Office has warned all UK\/Iranian dual nationals not to travel to Iran unless they have an urgent reason to do so.The advice reflects the frustration of the foreign secretary, Jeremy Hunt, at the way in which the Iranians are treating dual-national consular cases, including the imprisonment of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe.Five More Baha\u2019i Citizens Arrested in Shiraz Authorities associated with Iran\u2019s intelligence ministry arrested five Baha\u2019i citizens this weekend \u2013 September 15th and 16th \u2013 in the central Iranian city of Shiraz.The first three Baha\u2019i citizens \u2013 Elaheh Samizadeh, and married couple Navid Bazmandegan and Bahareh Ghaderi \u2013 were arrested and taken to an undisclosed location on Saturday. 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I wouldn\u2019t say there is a direct link (in not appointing an ambassador), but Iran has promised to give us objective facts in the coming weeks that would allow us to pursue our diplomatic relationship as it is today.\u201dA French diplomatic source said the nomination had indeed been suspended as a result of the alleged plot.Volkswagen to stop doing business in IranVolkswagen will end almost all business in Iran following the US rejection of the nuclear deal, Bloomberg News reported Wednesday.The accord was reached Tuesday after weeks of talks between the German auto giant and the administration of President Donald Trump, said Richard Grenell, the US Ambassador to Germany, according to Bloomberg.VW will still be able to do some business in Iran under a humanitarian exception, Bloomberg added.Foreign Office warns dual nationals not to go to IranThe British Foreign Office has warned all UK\/Iranian dual nationals not to travel to Iran unless they have an urgent reason to do so.The advice reflects the frustration of the foreign secretary, Jeremy Hunt, at the way in which the Iranians are treating dual-national consular cases, including the imprisonment of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe.Five More Baha\u2019i Citizens Arrested in Shiraz Authorities associated with Iran\u2019s intelligence ministry arrested five Baha\u2019i citizens this weekend \u2013 September 15th and 16th \u2013 in the central Iranian city of Shiraz.The first three Baha\u2019i citizens \u2013 Elaheh Samizadeh, and married couple Navid Bazmandegan and Bahareh Ghaderi \u2013 were arrested and taken to an undisclosed location on Saturday. 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The report said Iranian fighters and Iran-backed militias, like Lebanon's Hezbollah, had emerged emboldened from the war in Syria and with valuable battlefield experience they seek to leverage elsewhere.France Will Not Name a New Ambassador to Tehran After Paris Bomb PlotFrance will not name a new ambassador to Tehran before getting information from Iran following a foiled plot to bomb an Iranian opposition rally in Paris last June, French officials said on Wednesday.An Iranian diplomat based in Austria and three other people were arrested on suspicion of plotting the attack on a meeting of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI). \u201cWe are working together to bring to light what happened around this event... I wouldn\u2019t say there is a direct link (in not appointing an ambassador), but Iran has promised to give us objective facts in the coming weeks that would allow us to pursue our diplomatic relationship as it is today.\u201dA French diplomatic source said the nomination had indeed been suspended as a result of the alleged plot.Volkswagen to stop doing business in IranVolkswagen will end almost all business in Iran following the US rejection of the nuclear deal, Bloomberg News reported Wednesday.The accord was reached Tuesday after weeks of talks between the German auto giant and the administration of President Donald Trump, said Richard Grenell, the US Ambassador to Germany, according to Bloomberg.VW will still be able to do some business in Iran under a humanitarian exception, Bloomberg added.Foreign Office warns dual nationals not to go to IranThe British Foreign Office has warned all UK\/Iranian dual nationals not to travel to Iran unless they have an urgent reason to do so.The advice reflects the frustration of the foreign secretary, Jeremy Hunt, at the way in which the Iranians are treating dual-national consular cases, including the imprisonment of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe.Five More Baha\u2019i Citizens Arrested in Shiraz Authorities associated with Iran\u2019s intelligence ministry arrested five Baha\u2019i citizens this weekend \u2013 September 15th and 16th \u2013 in the central Iranian city of Shiraz.The first three Baha\u2019i citizens \u2013 Elaheh Samizadeh, and married couple Navid Bazmandegan and Bahareh Ghaderi \u2013 were arrested and taken to an undisclosed location on Saturday. On Sunday morning, Baha\u2019i citizens Ehsan Mahboob Rahvafa and Noora Pourmoradian were arrested and taken to a detention center run by the city\u2019s intelligence department.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-september-20-2018\/","og_site_name":"NCRI","article_published_time":"2018-09-25T09:47:47+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-01-24T17:49:31+00:00","og_image":[{"width":402,"height":100,"url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ncri-logo.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@iran_policy","twitter_site":"@iran_policy","twitter_misc":{"Written by":""},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":["Article","BlogPosting"],"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-september-20-2018\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-september-20-2018\/"},"author":{"name":"","@id":""},"headline":"Iran news in brief, September 20, 2018","datePublished":"2018-09-25T09:47:47+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-24T17:49:31+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-september-20-2018\/"},"wordCount":15,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#organization"},"keywords":["save"],"articleSection":["Multimedia: Iran news in brief"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-september-20-2018\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-september-20-2018\/","name":"Iran news in brief, September 20, 2018 - NCRI","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2018-09-25T09:47:47+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-24T17:49:31+00:00","description":"Iran news in brief, September 20, 2018US tags Iran anew as top terror sponsor, global attacks fall The United States has once again named Iran as the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism, accusing it of intensifying numerous conflicts and trying to undermine governments throughout the Middle East.The State Department's annual survey of global terrorism released on Wednesday said Iran and its proxies are responsible for fomenting violence in Afghanistan, Bahrain, Iraq, Lebanon and Yemen. The report said Iranian fighters and Iran-backed militias, like Lebanon's Hezbollah, had emerged emboldened from the war in Syria and with valuable battlefield experience they seek to leverage elsewhere.France Will Not Name a New Ambassador to Tehran After Paris Bomb PlotFrance will not name a new ambassador to Tehran before getting information from Iran following a foiled plot to bomb an Iranian opposition rally in Paris last June, French officials said on Wednesday.An Iranian diplomat based in Austria and three other people were arrested on suspicion of plotting the attack on a meeting of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI). \u201cWe are working together to bring to light what happened around this event... I wouldn\u2019t say there is a direct link (in not appointing an ambassador), but Iran has promised to give us objective facts in the coming weeks that would allow us to pursue our diplomatic relationship as it is today.\u201dA French diplomatic source said the nomination had indeed been suspended as a result of the alleged plot.Volkswagen to stop doing business in IranVolkswagen will end almost all business in Iran following the US rejection of the nuclear deal, Bloomberg News reported Wednesday.The accord was reached Tuesday after weeks of talks between the German auto giant and the administration of President Donald Trump, said Richard Grenell, the US Ambassador to Germany, according to Bloomberg.VW will still be able to do some business in Iran under a humanitarian exception, Bloomberg added.Foreign Office warns dual nationals not to go to IranThe British Foreign Office has warned all UK\/Iranian dual nationals not to travel to Iran unless they have an urgent reason to do so.The advice reflects the frustration of the foreign secretary, Jeremy Hunt, at the way in which the Iranians are treating dual-national consular cases, including the imprisonment of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe.Five More Baha\u2019i Citizens Arrested in Shiraz Authorities associated with Iran\u2019s intelligence ministry arrested five Baha\u2019i citizens this weekend \u2013 September 15th and 16th \u2013 in the central Iranian city of Shiraz.The first three Baha\u2019i citizens \u2013 Elaheh Samizadeh, and married couple Navid Bazmandegan and Bahareh Ghaderi \u2013 were arrested and taken to an undisclosed location on Saturday. 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