{"id":211068,"date":"2018-12-01T10:32:14","date_gmt":"2018-12-01T10:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/211068-iran-news-in-brief-november-30-2018"},"modified":"2020-01-24T17:48:37","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T17:48:37","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-november-30-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-november-30-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran news in brief, November 30, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, November 30, 2018\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_aosNExSmY6s\" 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%2FaosNExSmY6s%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aosNExSmY6s\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT4M7S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2018-11-30T11:15:53Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_aosNExSmY6s\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FaosNExSmY6s%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, November 30, 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\/aosNExSmY6s\" 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%2FaosNExSmY6s%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, November 30, 2018\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, November 30, 2018 Iran: 26th Day of Protests by Workers of Major Sugarcane Mill SHUSH, Southwest Iran. The 26th day of strike by the workers of Haft Tappeh sugarcane mill was held in front of the governorate, the workers were chanting: Imprisoned Worker Must Be Freed. The regime\u2019s security agents have arrested Mr. Ali Nejati the former head of the workers\u2019 union on Thursday morning and transferred him to an unknown place while he is suffering heart problem. The Iranian Resistance called on the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, the International Labor Organization, trade unions and labor unions all over the world to take urgent action to free Ali Nejati and other detained workers and to support striking workers. U.S. Accuses Iran of Violating Un Arms Export Ban, Says Iranian Threat Growing The U.S. has accused Iran of stepping up violations of a UN ban on arms exports by increasingly supplying weapons to militant groups across the Middle East and continuing its missile program. In a November 29 presentation at a military base in Washington, Brian Hook, the U.S. special representative for Iran showed reporters weapons and fragments of weapons seized in Afghanistan, Bahrain, and Yemen that it said are evidence Iran is a &quot;grave and escalating threat&quot; that must be stopped. &quot;The Iranian threat is growing, and we are accumulating risk of escalation in the region if we fail to act,&quot; Hook told reporters. Hook displayed rockets, missiles, small arms and debris from an Iranian drone that he says were intended for Huthi rebels in Yemen, Shi&#039;ite militants in Bahrain, and the Taliban in Afghanistan. Pro-Iranian Militia Sites in Syria Were Reportedly Stroke A number of pro-Iranian militia bases and Iranian weapons caches in southern Syria were targeted by Israeli airstrikes on Thursday night, according to the Al-Arabiya news site. Explosions were also reported in and around the Syrian capital of Damascus, near its international airport, which Israel claims has been used by Iran to supply terror groups with advanced weaponry. According to the Kremlin-backed Sputnik new site, blasts were also heard near the town of al-Dimas, along the Damascus-Beirut highway, which may indicate that an arms shipment was targeted in the alleged Israeli strikes. United Nations Wants Syria to Account for War Dead, Detainees The UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria urged the Security Council on Wednesday to press the Syrian government to provide information to families about the fate of those missing or detained during the seven-year war. Following a closed-door informal meeting with council members, the commission chairman said it was crucial to push the government to give a full account after it began in May to release death notifications. \u201cThe issues of the detainees and the disappeared should not be dealt after peace, but now is the time to consider this,\u201d said Paulo Pinheiro, who heads the commission set up to investigate human rights violations in the war. UN Experts Call on Iran to Release Women\u2019s Rights Protesters A group of UN human rights experts on Thursday criticized the actions of the Iranian government in jailing human rights defenders and lawyers. \u201cWe urge the Government to immediately release all those who have been imprisoned for promoting and protecting the rights of women.\u201d The experts called for the government of Iran to guarantee the rights of those imprisoned, not to arbitrarily deprive them of their liberty, and to guarantee rights to fair proceedings before an independent and impartial tribunal.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran news in brief, November 30, 2018Iran: 26th Day of Protests by Workers of Major Sugarcane Mill SHUSH, Southwest Iran. 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The regime\u2019s security agents have arrested Mr. Ali Nejati the former head of the workers\u2019 union on Thursday morning and transferred him to an unknown place while he is suffering heart problem.The Iranian Resistance called on the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, the International Labor Organization, trade unions and labor unions all over the world to take urgent action to free Ali Nejati and other detained workers and to support striking workers.U.S. Accuses Iran of Violating Un Arms Export Ban, Says Iranian Threat GrowingThe U.S. has accused Iran of stepping up violations of a UN ban on arms exports by increasingly supplying weapons to militant groups across the Middle East and continuing its missile program.In a November 29 presentation at a military base in Washington, Brian Hook, the U.S. special representative for Iran showed reporters weapons and fragments of weapons seized in Afghanistan, Bahrain, and Yemen that it said are evidence Iran is a &quot;grave and escalating threat&quot; that must be stopped.&quot;The Iranian threat is growing, and we are accumulating risk of escalation in the region if we fail to act,&quot; Hook told reporters.Hook displayed rockets, missiles, small arms and debris from an Iranian drone that he says were intended for Huthi rebels in Yemen, Shi&#039;ite militants in Bahrain, and the Taliban in Afghanistan.Pro-Iranian Militia Sites in Syria Were Reportedly StrokeA number of pro-Iranian militia bases and Iranian weapons caches in southern Syria were targeted by Israeli airstrikes on Thursday night, according to the Al-Arabiya news site.Explosions were also reported in and around the Syrian capital of Damascus, near its international airport, which Israel claims has been used by Iran to supply terror groups with advanced weaponry.According to the Kremlin-backed Sputnik new site, blasts were also heard near the town of al-Dimas, along the Damascus-Beirut highway, which may indicate that an arms shipment was targeted in the alleged Israeli strikes.United Nations Wants Syria to Account for War Dead, DetaineesThe UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria urged the Security Council on Wednesday to press the Syrian government to provide information to families about the fate of those missing or detained during the seven-year war.Following a closed-door informal meeting with council members, the commission chairman said it was crucial to push the government to give a full account after it began in May to release death notifications.\u201cThe issues of the detainees and the disappeared should not be dealt after peace, but now is the time to consider this,\u201d said Paulo Pinheiro, who heads the commission set up to investigate human rights violations in the war.UN Experts Call on Iran to Release Women\u2019s Rights ProtestersA group of UN human rights experts on Thursday criticized the actions of the Iranian government in jailing human rights defenders and lawyers.\u201cWe urge the Government to immediately release all those who have been imprisoned for promoting and protecting the rights of women.\u201dThe experts called for the government of Iran to guarantee the rights of those imprisoned, not to arbitrarily deprive them of their liberty, and to guarantee rights to fair proceedings before an independent and impartial tribunal.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-november-30-2018\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Iran news in brief, November 30, 2018 - NCRI\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, November 30, 2018Iran: 26th Day of Protests by Workers of Major Sugarcane Mill SHUSH, Southwest Iran. 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The regime\u2019s security agents have arrested Mr. Ali Nejati the former head of the workers\u2019 union on Thursday morning and transferred him to an unknown place while he is suffering heart problem.The Iranian Resistance called on the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, the International Labor Organization, trade unions and labor unions all over the world to take urgent action to free Ali Nejati and other detained workers and to support striking workers.U.S. Accuses Iran of Violating Un Arms Export Ban, Says Iranian Threat GrowingThe U.S. has accused Iran of stepping up violations of a UN ban on arms exports by increasingly supplying weapons to militant groups across the Middle East and continuing its missile program.In a November 29 presentation at a military base in Washington, Brian Hook, the U.S. special representative for Iran showed reporters weapons and fragments of weapons seized in Afghanistan, Bahrain, and Yemen that it said are evidence Iran is a \"grave and escalating threat\" that must be stopped.\"The Iranian threat is growing, and we are accumulating risk of escalation in the region if we fail to act,\" Hook told reporters.Hook displayed rockets, missiles, small arms and debris from an Iranian drone that he says were intended for Huthi rebels in Yemen, Shi'ite militants in Bahrain, and the Taliban in Afghanistan.Pro-Iranian Militia Sites in Syria Were Reportedly StrokeA number of pro-Iranian militia bases and Iranian weapons caches in southern Syria were targeted by Israeli airstrikes on Thursday night, according to the Al-Arabiya news site.Explosions were also reported in and around the Syrian capital of Damascus, near its international airport, which Israel claims has been used by Iran to supply terror groups with advanced weaponry.According to the Kremlin-backed Sputnik new site, blasts were also heard near the town of al-Dimas, along the Damascus-Beirut highway, which may indicate that an arms shipment was targeted in the alleged Israeli strikes.United Nations Wants Syria to Account for War Dead, DetaineesThe UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria urged the Security Council on Wednesday to press the Syrian government to provide information to families about the fate of those missing or detained during the seven-year war.Following a closed-door informal meeting with council members, the commission chairman said it was crucial to push the government to give a full account after it began in May to release death notifications.\u201cThe issues of the detainees and the disappeared should not be dealt after peace, but now is the time to consider this,\u201d said Paulo Pinheiro, who heads the commission set up to investigate human rights violations in the war.UN Experts Call on Iran to Release Women\u2019s Rights ProtestersA group of UN human rights experts on Thursday criticized the actions of the Iranian government in jailing human rights defenders and lawyers.\u201cWe urge the Government to immediately release all those who have been imprisoned for promoting and protecting the rights of women.\u201dThe experts called for the government of Iran to guarantee the rights of those imprisoned, not to arbitrarily deprive them of their liberty, and to guarantee rights to fair proceedings before an independent and impartial tribunal.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-november-30-2018\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Iran news in brief, November 30, 2018 - NCRI","og_description":"Iran news in brief, November 30, 2018Iran: 26th Day of Protests by Workers of Major Sugarcane Mill SHUSH, Southwest Iran. 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The regime\u2019s security agents have arrested Mr. Ali Nejati the former head of the workers\u2019 union on Thursday morning and transferred him to an unknown place while he is suffering heart problem.The Iranian Resistance called on the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, the International Labor Organization, trade unions and labor unions all over the world to take urgent action to free Ali Nejati and other detained workers and to support striking workers.U.S. Accuses Iran of Violating Un Arms Export Ban, Says Iranian Threat GrowingThe U.S. has accused Iran of stepping up violations of a UN ban on arms exports by increasingly supplying weapons to militant groups across the Middle East and continuing its missile program.In a November 29 presentation at a military base in Washington, Brian Hook, the U.S. special representative for Iran showed reporters weapons and fragments of weapons seized in Afghanistan, Bahrain, and Yemen that it said are evidence Iran is a \"grave and escalating threat\" that must be stopped.\"The Iranian threat is growing, and we are accumulating risk of escalation in the region if we fail to act,\" Hook told reporters.Hook displayed rockets, missiles, small arms and debris from an Iranian drone that he says were intended for Huthi rebels in Yemen, Shi'ite militants in Bahrain, and the Taliban in Afghanistan.Pro-Iranian Militia Sites in Syria Were Reportedly StrokeA number of pro-Iranian militia bases and Iranian weapons caches in southern Syria were targeted by Israeli airstrikes on Thursday night, according to the Al-Arabiya news site.Explosions were also reported in and around the Syrian capital of Damascus, near its international airport, which Israel claims has been used by Iran to supply terror groups with advanced weaponry.According to the Kremlin-backed Sputnik new site, blasts were also heard near the town of al-Dimas, along the Damascus-Beirut highway, which may indicate that an arms shipment was targeted in the alleged Israeli strikes.United Nations Wants Syria to Account for War Dead, DetaineesThe UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria urged the Security Council on Wednesday to press the Syrian government to provide information to families about the fate of those missing or detained during the seven-year war.Following a closed-door informal meeting with council members, the commission chairman said it was crucial to push the government to give a full account after it began in May to release death notifications.\u201cThe issues of the detainees and the disappeared should not be dealt after peace, but now is the time to consider this,\u201d said Paulo Pinheiro, who heads the commission set up to investigate human rights violations in the war.UN Experts Call on Iran to Release Women\u2019s Rights ProtestersA group of UN human rights experts on Thursday criticized the actions of the Iranian government in jailing human rights defenders and lawyers.\u201cWe urge the Government to immediately release all those who have been imprisoned for promoting and protecting the rights of women.\u201dThe experts called for the government of Iran to guarantee the rights of those imprisoned, not to arbitrarily deprive them of their liberty, and to guarantee rights to fair proceedings before an independent and impartial tribunal.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-november-30-2018\/","og_site_name":"NCRI","article_published_time":"2018-12-01T10:32:14+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-01-24T17:48:37+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-november-30-2018\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-november-30-2018\/"},"author":{"name":"","@id":""},"headline":"Iran news in brief, November 30, 2018","datePublished":"2018-12-01T10:32:14+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-24T17:48:37+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-november-30-2018\/"},"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-november-30-2018\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-november-30-2018\/","name":"Iran news in brief, November 30, 2018 - 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The 26th day of strike by the workers of Haft Tappeh sugarcane mill was held in front of the governorate, the workers were chanting: Imprisoned Worker Must Be Freed. The regime\u2019s security agents have arrested Mr. Ali Nejati the former head of the workers\u2019 union on Thursday morning and transferred him to an unknown place while he is suffering heart problem.The Iranian Resistance called on the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, the International Labor Organization, trade unions and labor unions all over the world to take urgent action to free Ali Nejati and other detained workers and to support striking workers.U.S. Accuses Iran of Violating Un Arms Export Ban, Says Iranian Threat GrowingThe U.S. has accused Iran of stepping up violations of a UN ban on arms exports by increasingly supplying weapons to militant groups across the Middle East and continuing its missile program.In a November 29 presentation at a military base in Washington, Brian Hook, the U.S. special representative for Iran showed reporters weapons and fragments of weapons seized in Afghanistan, Bahrain, and Yemen that it said are evidence Iran is a \"grave and 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