{"id":210980,"date":"2018-11-01T20:03:10","date_gmt":"2018-11-01T20:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/210980-iran-news-in-brief-october-13-2018"},"modified":"2020-01-24T17:49:15","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T17:49:15","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-october-13-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-october-13-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran news in brief, October 13, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, October 13, 2018\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_Hyx_e2NrCy4\" 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%2FHyx_e2NrCy4%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Hyx_e2NrCy4\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M42S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2018-10-15T06:19:05Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_Hyx_e2NrCy4\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FHyx_e2NrCy4%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, October 13, 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\/Hyx_e2NrCy4\" 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%2FHyx_e2NrCy4%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, October 13, 2018\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, October 13, 2018 US representative to hold talks with EU, India on Iran oil embargo Brian Hook, Washington&#039;s special representative for Iran, will visit several European countries and India for talks regarding Iran\u2019s oil embargo that will begin with the start of the second round of sanctions in November. According to a statement issued by the US Department of State, Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources Frank R. Fannon will accompany Hook, who is due to meet EU foreign ministers in Luxemburg to discuss US sanctions on Iran, and on a visit to France and Belgium. Iran\u2019s truckers expanding strike into 20th day Truck drivers and truck owners across Iran are continuing their massive nationwide strike for the 20th consecutive day on Friday. Reports indicate this protest movement continuing in various cities including Isfahan, Zarrin Shahr, Rumeshgan, Kermanshah, Shahr-e Kord, and Sirjan. A significant portion of the steel production line in Mobarakeh of Isfahan Province in central Iran has closed down as a result of the truckers\u2019 strike. In other developments, the drivers\u2019 syndicate in Denmark, with 50,000 members, have announced their solidarity with Iranian trucker drivers\u2019 strike. Judo practitioner eliminated from Olympic Games due to hijab rules A female judo practitioner was banned from participating in judo competitions at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games in Argentina, due to the mullahs\u2019 compulsory hijab rules. Maral Mardani, Iranian judo practitioner of the 78 weight team, was eliminated from the main Olympic games in Argentina because she could not wear the original judo uniform and go without covering her hair which is part of the compulsory hijab rule of the mullahs\u2019 regime. Government officials did not allow the female judo practitioner to attend tournament with the official Judo uniform, which all the athletes in the world use, and the judo practitioner Maral Mardani was required to be present with a full covering at the judo matches. Writer and Activist Abbas Vahedian Arrested in Mashhad Abbas Vahedian Shahroudi, a writer and activist, was arrested at his Mashhad residence and transferred to an unknown location by security forces on October 11, 2018. As of the date of this report, no further information was available on his location or the reasons behind his arrest. A source close to the matter confirmed Vahedian\u2019s arrest told that he, along with a number of other activists in Mashhad, had recently been providing financial support to the families of several prisoners. 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Fannon will accompany Hook, who is due to meet EU foreign ministers in Luxemburg to discuss US sanctions on Iran, and on a visit to France and Belgium.Iran\u2019s truckers expanding strike into 20th dayTruck drivers and truck owners across Iran are continuing their massive nationwide strike for the 20th consecutive day on Friday.Reports indicate this protest movement continuing in various cities including Isfahan, Zarrin Shahr, Rumeshgan, Kermanshah, Shahr-e Kord, and Sirjan.A significant portion of the steel production line in Mobarakeh of Isfahan Province in central Iran has closed down as a result of the truckers\u2019 strike.In other developments, the drivers\u2019 syndicate in Denmark, with 50,000 members, have announced their solidarity with Iranian trucker drivers\u2019 strike.Judo practitioner eliminated from Olympic Games due to hijab rulesA female judo practitioner was banned from participating in judo competitions at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games in Argentina, due to the mullahs\u2019 compulsory hijab rules.Maral Mardani, Iranian judo practitioner of the 78 weight team, was eliminated from the main Olympic games in Argentina because she could not wear the original judo uniform and go without covering her hair which is part of the compulsory hijab rule of the mullahs\u2019 regime.Government officials did not allow the female judo practitioner to attend tournament with the official Judo uniform, which all the athletes in the world use, and the judo practitioner Maral Mardani was required to be present with a full covering at the judo matches.Writer and Activist Abbas Vahedian Arrested in MashhadAbbas Vahedian Shahroudi, a writer and activist, was arrested at his Mashhad residence and transferred to an unknown location by security forces on October 11, 2018.As of the date of this report, no further information was available on his location or the reasons behind his arrest.A source close to the matter confirmed Vahedian\u2019s arrest told that he, along with a number of other activists in Mashhad, had recently been providing financial support to the families of several prisoners.Vahedian\u2019s works include \u201cThe Return of the Genghis Khan Mongol,\u201d published by Khatam Publications in Mashhad.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-october-13-2018\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Iran news in brief, October 13, 2018 - NCRI\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, October 13, 2018US representative to hold talks with EU, India on Iran oil embargoBrian Hook, Washington&#039;s special representative for Iran, will visit several European countries and India for talks regarding Iran\u2019s oil embargo that will begin with the start of the second round of sanctions in November.According to a statement issued by the US Department of State, Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources Frank R. 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Fannon will accompany Hook, who is due to meet EU foreign ministers in Luxemburg to discuss US sanctions on Iran, and on a visit to France and Belgium.Iran\u2019s truckers expanding strike into 20th dayTruck drivers and truck owners across Iran are continuing their massive nationwide strike for the 20th consecutive day on Friday.Reports indicate this protest movement continuing in various cities including Isfahan, Zarrin Shahr, Rumeshgan, Kermanshah, Shahr-e Kord, and Sirjan.A significant portion of the steel production line in Mobarakeh of Isfahan Province in central Iran has closed down as a result of the truckers\u2019 strike.In other developments, the drivers\u2019 syndicate in Denmark, with 50,000 members, have announced their solidarity with Iranian trucker drivers\u2019 strike.Judo practitioner eliminated from Olympic Games due to hijab rulesA female judo practitioner was banned from participating in judo competitions at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games in Argentina, due to the mullahs\u2019 compulsory hijab rules.Maral Mardani, Iranian judo practitioner of the 78 weight team, was eliminated from the main Olympic games in Argentina because she could not wear the original judo uniform and go without covering her hair which is part of the compulsory hijab rule of the mullahs\u2019 regime.Government officials did not allow the female judo practitioner to attend tournament with the official Judo uniform, which all the athletes in the world use, and the judo practitioner Maral Mardani was required to be present with a full covering at the judo matches.Writer and Activist Abbas Vahedian Arrested in MashhadAbbas Vahedian Shahroudi, a writer and activist, was arrested at his Mashhad residence and transferred to an unknown location by security forces on October 11, 2018.As of the date of this report, no further information was available on his location or the reasons behind his arrest.A source close to the matter confirmed Vahedian\u2019s arrest told that he, 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