{"id":211023,"date":"2018-11-24T07:18:38","date_gmt":"2018-11-24T07:18:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/211023-iran-news-in-brief-november-9-2018"},"modified":"2020-01-24T17:48:41","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T17:48:41","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-november-9-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-november-9-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran news in brief, November 9, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, November 9, 2018\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_APsdIHEb-C8\" 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%2FAPsdIHEb-C8%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/APsdIHEb-C8\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M44S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2018-11-09T15:27:52Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_APsdIHEb-C8\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FAPsdIHEb-C8%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, November 9, 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\/APsdIHEb-C8\" 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%2FAPsdIHEb-C8%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, November 9, 2018\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, November 9, 2018 Trump Has Extended Sanctions Against Iran Imposed Nearly 40 Years Ago The head of the United States Donald trump has decided to extend the November 14th \u201cstate of emergency\u201d in relations with Iran and the sanctions regime for the country for a year. This is stated in a letter to the American leader to Congress, released on the White house website. Trump has sent to Congress a notification that extends for another year of action \u201cstate of emergency\u201d in relations with Iran, announced over 30 years ago. This notice will be published in the so-called Federal register \u2013 the collection of official documents of the U.S. government. Mnuchin: Iran&#039;s Central Bank to Be Cut off From Global System Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Thursday that the financial messaging service that moves money around the global banking system will be cutting off Iran&#039;s Central Bank. &quot;I understand that SWIFT will be discontinuing service to the Central Bank of Iran and designated Iranian financial institutions,&quot; Mnuchin said in a tweet. &quot;SWIFT is making the right decision to protect the integrity of the international financial system.&quot; According to CNN the decision by SWIFT means Iran&#039;s Central Bank will be cut off from the international banking system and will cause significant economic pain, observers say. The move comes as the US tries to squeeze Iran with a slew of sanctions and economic measures that administration officials say are meant to make the regime change its behavior. Iran Sugar Cane Workers Protest Unpaid Wages Workers of the Haft Tappeh Sugarcane Company in southern Iran have been on strike for four consecutive days in protest to not receiving their wages and the privatization of the company. The workers started their strike on November 5. They have warned the government that if their requests were not met, they would take their strike outside of the company. Founded half-a-century ago in the southern city of Shush, in Khuzestan Province, the Haft Tappeh Sugarcane Company is the oldest sugar factory in Iran. Some 5,600 workers are currently working at the company. Strikes &amp; Protests in Various Cities Across Iran Iran\u2019s hardworking truck drivers are continuing their new round of nationwide strikes for the eighth consecutive day on Thursday, demanding the release of their apprehended colleagues and protesting skyrocketing spare parts prices. This protest\/strike movement has now reached 65 cities in 24 of Iran\u2019s 31 provinces. Kurdistan Court Condemns Juvenile Offender with History of Mental Illness Shayan Saeedpour, a juvenile offender was sentenced to death on October 23, by the first branch of Provincial Criminal Court of Kurdistan, headed by judge Vafaian. Born in 1997, Shayan Saeedpour is convicted of killing a man during a fight on August 16, 2015, while under the age of 18. He has been in jail since. Evidences suggest that Saeedpur was under the supervision of a psychiatrist before committing the crime. 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This is stated in a letter to the American leader to Congress, released on the White house website.Trump has sent to Congress a notification that extends for another year of action \u201cstate of emergency\u201d in relations with Iran, announced over 30 years ago. 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The move comes as the US tries to squeeze Iran with a slew of sanctions and economic measures that administration officials say are meant to make the regime change its behavior.Iran Sugar Cane Workers Protest Unpaid WagesWorkers of the Haft Tappeh Sugarcane Company in southern Iran have been on strike for four consecutive days in protest to not receiving their wages and the privatization of the company. The workers started their strike on November 5.They have warned the government that if their requests were not met, they would take their strike outside of the company.Founded half-a-century ago in the southern city of Shush, in Khuzestan Province, the Haft Tappeh Sugarcane Company is the oldest sugar factory in Iran. 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This is stated in a letter to the American leader to Congress, released on the White house website.Trump has sent to Congress a notification that extends for another year of action \u201cstate of emergency\u201d in relations with Iran, announced over 30 years ago. This notice will be published in the so-called Federal register \u2013 the collection of official documents of the U.S. government.Mnuchin: Iran's Central Bank to Be Cut off From Global SystemTreasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Thursday that the financial messaging service that moves money around the global banking system will be cutting off Iran's Central Bank.\"I understand that SWIFT will be discontinuing service to the Central Bank of Iran and designated Iranian financial institutions,\" Mnuchin said in a tweet. \"SWIFT is making the right decision to protect the integrity of the international financial system.\"According to CNN the decision by SWIFT means Iran's Central Bank will be cut off from the international banking system and will cause significant economic pain, observers say. The move comes as the US tries to squeeze Iran with a slew of sanctions and economic measures that administration officials say are meant to make the regime change its behavior.Iran Sugar Cane Workers Protest Unpaid WagesWorkers of the Haft Tappeh Sugarcane Company in southern Iran have been on strike for four consecutive days in protest to not receiving their wages and the privatization of the company. The workers started their strike on November 5.They have warned the government that if their requests were not met, they would take their strike outside of the company.Founded half-a-century ago in the southern city of Shush, in Khuzestan Province, the Haft Tappeh Sugarcane Company is the oldest sugar factory in Iran. Some 5,600 workers are currently working at the company.Strikes &amp; Protests in Various Cities Across IranIran\u2019s hardworking truck drivers are continuing their new round of nationwide strikes for the eighth consecutive day on Thursday, demanding the release of their apprehended colleagues and protesting skyrocketing spare parts prices.This protest\/strike movement has now reached 65 cities in 24 of Iran\u2019s 31 provinces.Kurdistan Court Condemns Juvenile Offender with History of Mental IllnessShayan Saeedpour, a juvenile offender was sentenced to death on October 23, by the first branch of Provincial Criminal Court of Kurdistan, headed by judge Vafaian.Born in 1997, Shayan Saeedpour is convicted of killing a man during a fight on August 16, 2015, while under the age of 18. 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