{"id":211019,"date":"2018-11-24T07:16:46","date_gmt":"2018-11-24T07:16:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/211019-iran-news-in-brief-november-7-2018"},"modified":"2020-01-24T17:48:41","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T17:48:41","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-november-7-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-november-7-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran news in brief, November 7, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, November 7, 2018\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_L3gxbmlnFnY\" 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%2FL3gxbmlnFnY%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/L3gxbmlnFnY\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M19S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2018-11-07T11:20:46Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_L3gxbmlnFnY\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FL3gxbmlnFnY%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, November 7, 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\/L3gxbmlnFnY\" 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%2FL3gxbmlnFnY%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, November 7, 2018\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, November 7, 2018 Iran Sentences 24 Protestors, Including Two Women Iran\u2019s judiciary convicted at least 24 protesters, including two women, on vaguely defined national security charges, Human Rights Watch said today. Their prison sentences ranged from six months to six years. They were among more than 50 people arrested on August 2 during a protest in Tehran about deteriorating economic conditions and corruption. Authorities also arrested a human rights lawyer who had been convicted to three years in prison for reporting a protester\u2019s death in detention on October 28. Prisoner Executed in Yazd Prisoner Sami Mohtarami, 43, was executed in Ardakan Prison on the morning of Saturday, November 3, 2018. The victim\u2019s family had agreed to absolve him if he could pay the blood money, but he wasn\u2019t able to,\u201d He was transferred to solitary confinement on Thursday, November 1, 2018, two nights before his execution.\u201d Iran\u2019s Vice President Confesses \u2018Difficulties May Lie Ahead\u2019 After Sanctions Iranian Regime Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri has confessed that officials should be open to the public about the difficulties that may lie ahead after sanctions were imposed on Tehran. \u201cIt is our duty to keep some of the worries to ourselves,\u201d IRNA quoted Jahangiri as saying. \u201cBut there shouldn\u2019t be an issue that is hidden from the people. This is the people\u2019s right.\u201d Trump is targeting Iran\u2019s main source of revenue - its oil exports - as well as its financial sector, essentially making 50 Iranian banks and their subsidiaries off-limits to foreign banks, on pain of losing access to the US financial system. Iran: Protesters Demand Release of Teachers Activist Dozens of people in Mashhad joined family members of Mr. Hashem Khastar, head of the Teachers Union Center, in this northeastern Iran city on Monday to rally outside the Ebn Seena Hospital and protest Khastar\u2019s abduction and apprehension. State police and anti-riot units ready at the scene immediately arrested Mr. Khastar\u2019s son. Mr. Khastar\u2019s wife said, \u201cI will remain here until my husband is released.\u201d However, the repressive police arrested and transferred her to an unknown location. It is worth noting that Ms. Maleki, the wife of Mr. Khastar, has recently undergone open-heart surgery and is currently ill. Mr. Khastar\u2019s sister refused orders from the regime\u2019s repressive forces saying she must leave the area. She was seen shouting they must release her brother. 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This is the people\u2019s right.\u201dTrump is targeting Iran\u2019s main source of revenue - its oil exports - as well as its financial sector, essentially making 50 Iranian banks and their subsidiaries off-limits to foreign banks, on pain of losing access to the US financial system.Iran: Protesters Demand Release of Teachers ActivistDozens of people in Mashhad joined family members of Mr. Hashem Khastar, head of the Teachers Union Center, in this northeastern Iran city on Monday to rally outside the Ebn Seena Hospital and protest Khastar\u2019s abduction and apprehension.State police and anti-riot units ready at the scene immediately arrested Mr. Khastar\u2019s son.Mr. Khastar\u2019s wife said, \u201cI will remain here until my husband is released.\u201dHowever, the repressive police arrested and transferred her to an unknown location. 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This is the people\u2019s right.\u201dTrump is targeting Iran\u2019s main source of revenue - its oil exports - as well as its financial sector, essentially making 50 Iranian banks and their subsidiaries off-limits to foreign banks, on pain of losing access to the US financial system.Iran: Protesters Demand Release of Teachers ActivistDozens of people in Mashhad joined family members of Mr. Hashem Khastar, head of the Teachers Union Center, in this northeastern Iran city on Monday to rally outside the Ebn Seena Hospital and protest Khastar\u2019s abduction and apprehension.State police and anti-riot units ready at the scene immediately arrested Mr. Khastar\u2019s son.Mr. Khastar\u2019s wife said, \u201cI will remain here until my husband is released.\u201dHowever, the repressive police arrested and transferred her to an unknown location. 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It is worth noting that Ms. Maleki, the wife of Mr. Khastar, has recently undergone open-heart surgery and is currently ill.Mr. Khastar\u2019s sister refused orders from the regime\u2019s repressive forces saying she must leave the area. 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This is the people\u2019s right.\u201dTrump is targeting Iran\u2019s main source of revenue - its oil exports - as well as its financial sector, essentially making 50 Iranian banks and their subsidiaries off-limits to foreign banks, on pain of losing access to the US financial system.Iran: Protesters Demand Release of Teachers ActivistDozens of people in Mashhad joined family members of Mr. Hashem Khastar, head of the Teachers Union Center, in this northeastern Iran city on Monday to rally outside the Ebn Seena Hospital and protest Khastar\u2019s abduction and apprehension.State police and anti-riot units ready at the scene immediately arrested Mr. Khastar\u2019s son.Mr. Khastar\u2019s wife said, \u201cI will remain here until my husband is released.\u201dHowever, the repressive police arrested and transferred her to an unknown location. It is worth noting that Ms. Maleki, the wife of Mr. Khastar, has recently undergone open-heart surgery and is currently ill.Mr. Khastar\u2019s sister refused orders from the regime\u2019s repressive forces saying she must leave the area. 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