{"id":211046,"date":"2018-11-24T07:31:29","date_gmt":"2018-11-24T07:31:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/211046-iran-news-in-brief-november-20-2018"},"modified":"2020-01-24T17:48:40","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T17:48:40","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-november-20-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-november-20-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran news in brief, November 20, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, November 20, 2018\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_UlVnYZ-RbXg\" 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%2FUlVnYZ-RbXg%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UlVnYZ-RbXg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M40S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2018-11-20T22:04:54Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_UlVnYZ-RbXg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FUlVnYZ-RbXg%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, November 20, 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\/UlVnYZ-RbXg\" 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%2FUlVnYZ-RbXg%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, November 20, 2018\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, November 20, 2018 Brussels: Demonstration against Iran regime&#039;s Terrorist Plots in Europe &amp; violation of Human Rights Members and supporters of Iranian opposition group, the NCRI held a demonstration in front of the European Commission in Brussels on Monday to call for Iran\u2019s Ministry of Intelligence to be added to the European Union\u2019s terror black list. They also asked European countries to condemn the violation of Human rights in Iran. Iran: Strikes continue by sugar cane mill and alloyed steel company workers November 19, the workers of Haft Tappeh Sugarcane Mill, started their protest march from the company toward the Shush city against the detention of their representatives by the security forces, they gathered in front of the governorate building and the courthouse and protested the arrest of their colleagues and chanted: The imprisoned workers must be freed; the workers will die but accept no humiliation. Meanwhile The workers of the Ahvaz National Steel Group started their 10th day of strike and 8th day of gathering in front of the governorate building. They were chanting: We will fight against oppression and repression. Brian Hook: Iran\u2019s regime must stop destabilizing the Middle East or collapse In an exclusive interview with Al Arabiya, US Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook has stressed that Iran is the largest sponsor of global terrorism and said that \u201cinternational banks are afraid to deal with Tehran\u201d. The special envoy spoke on US intentions to accelerate the path to zero imports of Iranian oil to guarantee a stable oil market; \u201cIran evaded sanctions in the past but this time we are taking a much stronger approach,\u201d said Hook as he highlighted the US commitment to maximize economic pressure on Iran. \u201cWe will impose our sanctions vigorously\u2026and will deny this dictatorship the revenue it needs to fund malign activities in Europe and around the world.\u201d EU Backs Iran Sanctions Over Foiled France Attack Plot -Diplomats European Union foreign ministers on Monday endorsed a French government decision to sanction Iranian nationals accused of a bomb plot in France, a move that could enable EU-wide enforcement of the measures, diplomats said. The ministers said technical work could now start on a freeze on the EU assets of two Iranians and Iran&#039;s intelligence service over a failed plot to carry out a bomb attack at a rally near Paris organized by an exiled Iranian opposition group. Denmark, which in October said it suspected an Iranian government intelligence service had tried to carry out an assassination plot on its soil, also lobbied for support for similar EU-wide sanctions once its investigation is complete, the diplomats told Reuters. Saudi King Urges Action Against Iran Regime Saudi Arabia&#039;s King Salman called on the international community on Monday to halt Iran&#039;s nuclear and ballistic missile programme, and he also reiterated the kingdom&#039;s support for U.N. efforts to end the war in Yemen. 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Members and supporters of Iranian opposition group, the NCRI held a demonstration in front of the European Commission in Brussels on Monday to call for Iran\u2019s Ministry of Intelligence to be added to the European Union\u2019s terror black list.They also asked European countries to condemn the violation of Human rights in Iran.Iran: Strikes continue by sugar cane mill and alloyed steel company workersNovember 19, the workers of Haft Tappeh Sugarcane Mill, started their protest march from the company toward the Shush city against the detention of their representatives by the security forces, they gathered in front of the governorate building and the courthouse and protested the arrest of their colleagues and chanted:The imprisoned workers must be freed; the workers will die but accept no humiliation.Meanwhile The workers of the Ahvaz National Steel Group started their 10th day of strike and 8th day of gathering in front of the governorate building.They were chanting: We will fight against oppression and repression.Brian Hook: Iran\u2019s regime must stop destabilizing the Middle East or collapseIn an exclusive interview with Al Arabiya, US Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook has stressed that Iran is the largest sponsor of global terrorism and said that \u201cinternational banks are afraid to deal with Tehran\u201d.The special envoy spoke on US intentions to accelerate the path to zero imports of Iranian oil to guarantee a stable oil market;\u201cIran evaded sanctions in the past but this time we are taking a much stronger approach,\u201d said Hook as he highlighted the US commitment to maximize economic pressure on Iran.\u201cWe will impose our sanctions vigorously\u2026and will deny this dictatorship the revenue it needs to fund malign activities in Europe and around the world.\u201dEU Backs Iran Sanctions Over Foiled France Attack Plot -DiplomatsEuropean Union foreign ministers on Monday endorsed a French government decision to sanction Iranian nationals accused of a bomb plot in France, a move that could enable EU-wide enforcement of the measures, diplomats said.The ministers said technical work could now start on a freeze on the EU assets of two Iranians and Iran's intelligence service over a failed plot to carry out a bomb attack at a rally near Paris organized by an exiled Iranian opposition group.Denmark, which in October said it suspected an Iranian government intelligence service had tried to carry out an assassination plot on its soil, also lobbied for support for similar EU-wide sanctions once its investigation is complete, the diplomats told Reuters.Saudi King Urges Action Against Iran RegimeSaudi Arabia's King Salman called on the international community on Monday to halt Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile programme, and he also reiterated the kingdom's support for U.N. efforts to end the war in Yemen.King Salman said: \"The Iranian regime has always intervened in the internal affairs of other countries, 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