{"id":210992,"date":"2018-11-01T20:08:11","date_gmt":"2018-11-01T20:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/210992-iran-news-in-brief-october-22-2018"},"modified":"2020-01-24T17:49:13","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T17:49:13","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-october-22-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-october-22-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran news in brief, October 22, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, October 22, 2018\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_JuxcqXzJMO8\" 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%2FJuxcqXzJMO8%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JuxcqXzJMO8\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M37S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2018-10-22T08:56:30Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_JuxcqXzJMO8\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FJuxcqXzJMO8%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, October 22, 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\/JuxcqXzJMO8\" 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%2FJuxcqXzJMO8%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, October 22, 2018\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, October 22, 2018 MEK network promoting democracy &amp; freedom with Maryam Rajavi Resistance Units linked to the Iranian Opposition People&#039;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK), establishing a vast network across Iran, are commemorating the election anniversary of Mrs. Maryam Rajavi as President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI). A resistance unit in Tehran put up posters of Maryam Rajavi with sentences marking this anniversary. Members of Resistance Units 999, 432 and 410 in the country\u2019s capital also put up Maryam Rajavi posters. Resistance Unit 388 in Gilan, northern Iran, also celebrated this day by putting up Maryam Rajavi posters in various areas. Resistance unit members in Karaj put up Maryam Rajavi posters calling for more such units in all schools and colleges. Bahrain says Iran-run social media accounts behind threats to poll candidates Bahrain has said that social media accounts managed in Iran by the political groups operating outside Bahrain, including the dissolved Al Wefaq Society, are responsible for threats to electoral candidates in the country. Bahrain is set to hold municipal elections on November 24 \u2013 the fifth elections to be held since the country reactivated democracy. US\u2019s Mnuchin says it will be harder for Iran oil importers to get waivers US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Sunday it will be harder for countries to get waivers on Iran oil sanctions than during the Obama administration and dismissed concerns that oil prices could rise, saying the market had already factored in the losses. In an interview with Reuters in Jerusalem at the start of a Middle East trip, Mnuchin said countries would have to reduce their purchases of Iranian oil by more than the roughly 20 percent level they did from 2013 to 2015 to get waivers. Iranian economist warns of famine, rebellion as inflation rates rise An Iranian economist, Hossein Raghfar, predicted that his country would face more famine and protests in the coming weeks. \u201cThe famine will rise with the exchange rate rising, and we will have fuel smuggling, through mafia networks,\u201d Raghfar said. The Iranian economic expert predicted a potential loss of 1.1 million jobs which would compound the already existing unemployment crisis. Raghfar\u2019s warning comes as Tehran awaits the start of a second round of US sanctions on November 4, which is expected to be the toughest it will face in the past four decades of the revolution of the Iranian Republic. Bandar Abbas Authorities Break Fingers of Prisoner Pleading for Furlough A Bandar Abbas prisoner has been held in a solitary cell incommunicado since authorities assaulted him October 11, 2018, breaking two fingers on his right hand. Prison authorities reportedly struck the victim Mohammad Hajizadeh after his visit to the prison social assistance office, where he was protesting the prison\u2019s continued denial of his furlough requests. Hajizadeh, 41, is a married father of one. He has been serving a prison sentence on drug-related charges since 2016. 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Resistance Unit 388 in Gilan, northern Iran, also celebrated this day by putting up Maryam Rajavi posters in various areas. Resistance unit members in Karaj put up Maryam Rajavi posters calling for more such units in all schools and colleges. 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Resistance Unit 388 in Gilan, northern Iran, also celebrated this day by putting up Maryam Rajavi posters in various areas. Resistance unit members in Karaj put up Maryam Rajavi posters calling for more such units in all schools and colleges. Bahrain says Iran-run social media accounts behind threats to poll candidatesBahrain has said that social media accounts managed in Iran by the political groups operating outside Bahrain, including the dissolved Al Wefaq Society, are responsible for threats to electoral candidates in the country.Bahrain is set to hold municipal elections on November 24 \u2013 the fifth elections to be held since the country reactivated democracy.US\u2019s Mnuchin says it will be harder for Iran oil importers to get waiversUS Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Sunday it will be harder for countries to get waivers on Iran oil sanctions than during the Obama administration and dismissed concerns that oil prices could rise, saying the market had already factored in the losses.In an interview with Reuters in Jerusalem at the start of a Middle East trip, Mnuchin said countries would have to reduce their purchases of Iranian oil by more than the roughly 20 percent level they did from 2013 to 2015 to get waivers.Iranian economist warns of famine, rebellion as inflation rates riseAn Iranian economist, Hossein Raghfar, predicted that his country would face more famine and protests in the coming weeks. \u201cThe famine will rise with the exchange rate rising, and we will have fuel smuggling, through mafia networks,\u201d Raghfar said.The Iranian economic expert predicted a potential loss of 1.1 million jobs which would compound the already existing unemployment crisis.Raghfar\u2019s warning comes as Tehran awaits the start of a second round of US sanctions on November 4, which is expected to be the toughest it will face in the past four decades of the revolution of the Iranian Republic.Bandar Abbas Authorities Break Fingers of Prisoner Pleading for FurloughA Bandar Abbas prisoner has been held in a solitary cell incommunicado since authorities assaulted him October 11, 2018, breaking two fingers on his right hand.Prison authorities reportedly struck the victim Mohammad Hajizadeh after his visit to the prison social assistance office, where he was protesting the prison\u2019s continued denial of his furlough requests.Hajizadeh, 41, is a married father of one. He has been serving a prison sentence on drug-related charges since 2016.Bandar Abbas Prison is located in Bandar Abbas on Iran\u2019s southern coast.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-october-22-2018\/","og_site_name":"NCRI","article_published_time":"2018-11-01T20:08:11+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-01-24T17:49:13+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-22-2018\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-october-22-2018\/"},"author":{"name":"","@id":""},"headline":"Iran news in brief, October 22, 2018","datePublished":"2018-11-01T20:08:11+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-24T17:49:13+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-october-22-2018\/"},"wordCount":12,"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-22-2018\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-october-22-2018\/","name":"Iran news in brief, October 22, 2018 - NCRI","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2018-11-01T20:08:11+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-24T17:49:13+00:00","description":"Iran news in brief, October 22, 2018MEK network promoting democracy &amp; freedom with Maryam Rajavi Resistance Units linked to the Iranian Opposition People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK), establishing a vast network across Iran, are commemorating the election anniversary of Mrs. Maryam Rajavi as President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI).A resistance unit in Tehran put up posters of Maryam Rajavi with sentences marking this anniversary.Members of Resistance Units 999, 432 and 410 in the country\u2019s capital also put up Maryam Rajavi posters. Resistance Unit 388 in Gilan, northern Iran, also celebrated this day by putting up Maryam Rajavi posters in various areas. Resistance unit members in Karaj put up Maryam Rajavi posters calling for more such units in all schools and colleges. Bahrain says Iran-run social media accounts behind threats to poll candidatesBahrain has said that social media accounts managed in Iran by the political groups operating outside Bahrain, including the dissolved Al Wefaq Society, are responsible for threats to electoral candidates in the country.Bahrain is set to hold municipal elections on November 24 \u2013 the fifth elections to be held since the country reactivated democracy.US\u2019s Mnuchin says it will be harder for Iran oil importers to get waiversUS Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Sunday it will be harder for countries to get waivers on Iran oil sanctions than during the Obama administration and dismissed concerns that oil prices could rise, saying the market had already factored in the losses.In an interview with Reuters in Jerusalem at the start of a Middle East trip, Mnuchin said countries would have to reduce their purchases of Iranian oil by more than the roughly 20 percent level they did from 2013 to 2015 to get waivers.Iranian economist warns of famine, rebellion as inflation rates riseAn Iranian economist, Hossein Raghfar, predicted that his country would face more famine and protests in the coming weeks. \u201cThe famine will rise with the exchange rate rising, and we will have fuel smuggling, through mafia networks,\u201d Raghfar said.The Iranian economic expert predicted a potential loss of 1.1 million jobs which would compound the already existing unemployment crisis.Raghfar\u2019s warning comes as Tehran awaits the start of a second round of US sanctions on November 4, which is expected to be the toughest it will face in the past four decades of the revolution of the Iranian Republic.Bandar Abbas Authorities Break Fingers of Prisoner Pleading for FurloughA Bandar Abbas prisoner has been held in a solitary cell incommunicado since authorities assaulted him October 11, 2018, breaking two fingers on his right hand.Prison authorities reportedly struck the victim Mohammad Hajizadeh after his visit to the prison social assistance office, where he was protesting the prison\u2019s continued denial of his furlough requests.Hajizadeh, 41, is a married father of one. 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