{"id":210986,"date":"2018-11-01T20:05:19","date_gmt":"2018-11-01T20:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/210986-iran-news-in-brief-october-17-2018"},"modified":"2020-01-24T17:49:14","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T17:49:14","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-october-17-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-october-17-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran news in brief, October 17, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, October 17, 2018\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_rjab3aLyDtw\" 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%2Frjab3aLyDtw%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rjab3aLyDtw\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M52S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2018-10-17T13:11:02Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_rjab3aLyDtw\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Frjab3aLyDtw%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, October 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\/rjab3aLyDtw\" 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%2Frjab3aLyDtw%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, October 17, 2018\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, October 17, 2018 Protest Rally of Retirees against poverty and the dire situation of livelihood and high costs On the morning of Tuesday, October 16, a large group of retirees protested in front of the regime&#039;s program and budget organization in Tehran. Protesters from different provinces, including Fars and Kermanshah, have come to Tehran to demand raising their salaries in line with inflation and the poverty line, implementation of coordinated payment system, balancing their salaries, and paying their efficiency insurance premiums. The crowds chanted slogan: \u201cImprisoned teachers must be freed, imprisoned students must be freed, prison is not the place for teachers, according to government news agencies, the protesters said that the salaries they receive do not even cover 10 days of their expenses in a month. The regime officials have announced in the past few months that retirees have lost more than two-thirds of their purchasing power. This is despite the fact that their purchasing power has fallen even lower over the past few months. US Treasury announces new Iran sanctions The US Treasury has announced new sanctions on Iran on Tuesday, including sanctions on an Iranian tractor manufacturing company and a steel company among other firms. The Treasury imposed sanctions on a multibillion-dollar financial network that supports an Iranian paramilitary force that recruits and trains child soldiers for the country&#039;s powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The sanctions also targeted Iran\u2019s Bank Mellat for providing support to the Basij\u2019s Mehr Eqtesad Bank. The sanctions targeted firms owned or controlled by Mehr Eqtesad\u2019s investment arm, including the tractor firm and zinc mines. US says Iran protestors have clear message: \u2018Stop wasting our wealth abroad\u2019 The US State Department said on Tuesday it was following reports of nationwide strikes in Iran. In a Twitter statement, spokeswoman Heather Nauert said the US \u201csupports the right of the Iranian people to peacefully express their rightful demands.\u201d She added: \u201cThese strikes have a message for the regime: stop wasting Iran\u2019s wealth abroad and start addressing the needs of your own people.\u201d Rouhani Described the Only Glimmer of Salvation for Iran Regime as &quot;Hope Therapy&quot; Rouhani, the president of the clerical regime, in an unprecedented confession in a speech at Tehran University on October 14, described the regime of Velayat-e-Faqih (clerical rule) on the verge of death, and called the only glimmer of salvation as \u201chope therapy\u201d. He said: &quot;If a doctor tells a patient that you have come too late, the situation is very bad, pray, well this is the end, the patient will go on the verge of death, but for the same patient if the doctor says it is nothing, many had this illness and were healed, it is a bit difficult but you will go through it, don\u2019t worry, I am at your side, this will be OK by 20% \u2026 hope therapy is right. Now speech therapy is not very effective but hope therapy gives hope to the person, says you don\u2019t have any problem, you are alive and your problem will be solved.\u201d Fearful of the growing isolation of the regime and the end of several decades of appeasement policy, he said: &quot;In the White House, the worst (people) have gathered ... They started with the psychological war. Economic war is their middle term goal. The war for the purposefulness of the regime is their third objective. 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This is despite the fact that their purchasing power has fallen even lower over the past few months.US Treasury announces new Iran sanctionsThe US Treasury has announced new sanctions on Iran on Tuesday, including sanctions on an Iranian tractor manufacturing company and a steel company among other firms.The Treasury imposed sanctions on a multibillion-dollar financial network that supports an Iranian paramilitary force that recruits and trains child soldiers for the country&#039;s powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).The sanctions also targeted Iran\u2019s Bank Mellat for providing support to the Basij\u2019s Mehr Eqtesad Bank.The sanctions targeted firms owned or controlled by Mehr Eqtesad\u2019s investment arm, including the tractor firm and zinc mines.US says Iran protestors have clear message: \u2018Stop wasting our wealth abroad\u2019The US State Department said on Tuesday it was following reports of nationwide strikes in Iran.In a Twitter statement, spokeswoman Heather Nauert said the US \u201csupports the right of the Iranian people to peacefully express their rightful demands.\u201dShe added: \u201cThese strikes have a message for the regime: stop wasting Iran\u2019s wealth abroad and start addressing the needs of your own people.\u201dRouhani Described the Only Glimmer of Salvation for Iran Regime as &quot;Hope Therapy&quot;Rouhani, the president of the clerical regime, in an unprecedented confession in a speech at Tehran University on October 14, described the regime of Velayat-e-Faqih (clerical rule) on the verge of death, and called the only glimmer of salvation as \u201chope therapy\u201d.He said: &quot;If a doctor tells a patient that you have come too late, the situation is very bad, pray, well this is the end, the patient will go on the verge of death, but for the same patient if the doctor says it is nothing, many had this illness and were healed, it is a bit difficult but you will go through it, don\u2019t worry, I am at your side, this will be OK by 20% \u2026 hope therapy is right. 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This is despite the fact that their purchasing power has fallen even lower over the past few months.US Treasury announces new Iran sanctionsThe US Treasury has announced new sanctions on Iran on Tuesday, including sanctions on an Iranian tractor manufacturing company and a steel company among other firms.The Treasury imposed sanctions on a multibillion-dollar financial network that supports an Iranian paramilitary force that recruits and trains child soldiers for the country's powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).The sanctions also targeted Iran\u2019s Bank Mellat for providing support to the Basij\u2019s Mehr Eqtesad Bank.The sanctions targeted firms owned or controlled by Mehr Eqtesad\u2019s investment arm, including the tractor firm and zinc mines.US says Iran protestors have clear message: \u2018Stop wasting our wealth abroad\u2019The US State Department said on Tuesday it was following reports of nationwide strikes in Iran.In a Twitter statement, spokeswoman Heather Nauert said the US \u201csupports the right of the Iranian people to peacefully express their rightful demands.\u201dShe added: \u201cThese strikes have a message for the regime: stop wasting Iran\u2019s wealth abroad and start addressing the needs of your own people.\u201dRouhani Described the Only Glimmer of Salvation for Iran Regime as \"Hope Therapy\"Rouhani, the president of the clerical regime, in an unprecedented confession in a speech at Tehran University on October 14, described the regime of Velayat-e-Faqih (clerical rule) on the verge of death, and called the only glimmer of salvation as \u201chope therapy\u201d.He said: \"If a doctor tells a patient that you have come too late, the situation is very bad, pray, well this is the end, the patient will go on the verge of death, but for the same patient if the doctor says it is nothing, many had this illness and were healed, it is a bit difficult but you will go through it, don\u2019t worry, I am at your side, this will be OK by 20% \u2026 hope therapy is right. Now speech therapy is not very effective but hope therapy gives hope to the person, says you don\u2019t have any problem, you are alive and your problem will be solved.\u201dFearful of the growing isolation of the regime and the end of several decades of appeasement policy, he said: \"In the White House, the worst (people) have gathered... They started with the psychological war. Economic war is their middle term goal. The war for the purposefulness of the regime is their third objective. Delegitimizing the regime is the ultimate goal. \u201cRegime change\u201d is achieved by delegitimizing, otherwise the regime will not change.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-october-17-2018\/","og_site_name":"NCRI","article_published_time":"2018-11-01T20:05:19+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-01-24T17:49:14+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-october-17-2018\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-october-17-2018\/"},"author":{"name":"","@id":""},"headline":"Iran news in brief, October 17, 2018","datePublished":"2018-11-01T20:05:19+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-24T17:49:14+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-october-17-2018\/"},"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-october-17-2018\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-october-17-2018\/","name":"Iran news in brief, October 17, 2018 - NCRI","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2018-11-01T20:05:19+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-24T17:49:14+00:00","description":"Iran news in brief, October 17, 2018Protest Rally of Retirees against poverty and the dire situation of livelihood and high costs On the morning of Tuesday, October 16, a large group of retirees protested in front of the regime's program and budget organization in Tehran. Protesters from different provinces, including Fars and Kermanshah, have come to Tehran to demand raising their salaries in line with inflation and the poverty line, implementation of coordinated payment system, balancing their salaries, and paying their efficiency insurance premiums.The crowds chanted slogan: \u201cImprisoned teachers must be freed, imprisoned students must be freed, prison is not the place for teachers, according to government news agencies, the protesters said that the salaries they receive do not even cover 10 days of their expenses in a month. The regime officials have announced in the past few months that retirees have lost more than two-thirds of their purchasing power. This is despite the fact that their purchasing power has fallen even lower over the past few months.US Treasury announces new Iran sanctionsThe US Treasury has announced new sanctions on Iran on Tuesday, including sanctions on an Iranian tractor manufacturing company and a steel company among other firms.The Treasury imposed sanctions on a multibillion-dollar financial network that supports an Iranian paramilitary force that recruits and trains child soldiers for the country's powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).The sanctions also targeted Iran\u2019s Bank Mellat for providing support to the Basij\u2019s Mehr Eqtesad Bank.The sanctions targeted firms owned or controlled by Mehr Eqtesad\u2019s investment arm, including the tractor firm and zinc mines.US says Iran protestors have clear message: \u2018Stop wasting our wealth abroad\u2019The US State Department said on Tuesday it was following reports of nationwide strikes in Iran.In a Twitter statement, spokeswoman Heather Nauert said the US \u201csupports the right of the Iranian people to peacefully express their rightful demands.\u201dShe added: \u201cThese strikes have a message for the regime: stop wasting Iran\u2019s wealth abroad and start addressing the needs of your own people.\u201dRouhani Described the Only Glimmer of Salvation for Iran Regime as \"Hope Therapy\"Rouhani, the president of the clerical regime, in an unprecedented confession in a speech at Tehran University on October 14, described the regime of Velayat-e-Faqih (clerical rule) on the verge of death, and called the only glimmer of salvation as \u201chope therapy\u201d.He said: \"If a doctor tells a patient that you have come too late, the situation is very bad, pray, well this is the end, the patient will go on the verge of death, but for the same patient if the doctor says it is nothing, many had this illness and were healed, it is a bit difficult but you will go through it, don\u2019t worry, I am at your side, this will be OK by 20% \u2026 hope therapy is right. Now speech therapy is not very effective but hope therapy gives hope to the person, says you don\u2019t have any problem, you are alive and your problem will be solved.\u201dFearful of the growing isolation of the regime and the end of several decades of appeasement policy, he said: \"In the White House, the worst (people) have gathered... They started with the psychological war. Economic war is their middle term goal. The war for the purposefulness of the regime is their third objective. 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