{"id":211088,"date":"2018-12-17T20:49:14","date_gmt":"2018-12-17T20:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/211088-iran-news-in-brief-december-12-2018"},"modified":"2020-01-24T17:47:53","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T17:47:53","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-december-12-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-december-12-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran news in brief, December 12, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, December 12, 2018\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_w8MPGyiDFYs\" 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%2Fw8MPGyiDFYs%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w8MPGyiDFYs\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M57S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2018-12-12T17:47:28Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_w8MPGyiDFYs\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fw8MPGyiDFYs%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, December 12, 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\/w8MPGyiDFYs\" 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%2Fw8MPGyiDFYs%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, December 12, 2018\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, December 12, 2018 The 33th Day of Strike by Steel Workers Dec. 12, 2018. The 33th day of strike and demonstration by Ahvaz steel workers started today, the workers are chanting Death to the MAFIA and the workers will die but tolerate no humiliation. It is noteworthy that yesterday also, the workers of the Iran National Steel Industrial group returned to the streets of Ahvaz to mark the 32nd day of the strikes and the 24th day of their demonstrations. The workers, who had gathered in front of the Khuzestan province governor\u2019s office, held banners that read: \u201cWorkers are awake and tired of being exploited.\u201d Iran: Authorities Forced to Release Detained Tehran Bus Syndicate Members The Greater Tehran Bus Drivers Syndicate reported the Iranian regime\u2019s intelligence and security agents arrested one of their members by the name of Reza Shahabi early Tuesday morning. Shahabi was originally detained along with a number of others and transferred to an unknown location. Following these arrests, the Greater Tehran Bus Drivers Syndicate issued a statement strongly condemning these measures and demanding their unconditional and immediate release and the families and friends of these Syndicate members, along with their colleagues, rallied outside Tehran\u2019s notorious Evin Prison, demanding the release of their loved ones. As a result, the mullahs\u2019 regime was forced into releasing the arrested individuals on Tuesday afternoon local time. Two Missile Launchers Found in Yemen Appear to Be From Iran Two launch units for anti-tank guided missiles recovered by a Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen appear to have been manufactured in Iran during 2016 and 2017, according to a confidential United Nations report seen by Reuters on Tuesday. Pompeo Demands Release of Americans Held in Iran U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on December 10 called attention to \u201cinnocent Americans held hostage\u201d by Iran and demanded their release. Pompeo\u2019s tweet also contains a video update about Levinson and other U.S. citizens held by Iran. US Energy Secretary Urges Iraq to Quit Dependency on Iran US Energy Secretary Rick Perry arrived in Baghdad on a trade mission Tuesday urging Iraq to reduce its energy dependence on Iran and open its own energy sector to American investment. The visit comes as the US tries to isolate Iran through sanctions targeting its business and finance sectors. US President Donald Trump says Iran is not in compliance with the 2015 nuclear accord. \u201cThe time has come for Iraq to break its dependence on others and move forward toward true energy independence,\u201d Perry said at a Baghdad conference organized by the US Chamber of Commerce that brought one of the largest US trade delegations in recent memory to Iraq. \u201cI\u2019m here to tell you that America and its business community stand ready to assist you in that endeavor,\u201d he said. Pompeo to Address Iran Missile Program at UN Security Meeting U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is expected to lash out at Iran&#039;s missile program when attending a meeting of the UN Security Council (UNSC), the State Department said here on Tuesday. According to a statement issued by Robert Palladino, the State Department&#039;s deputy spokesperson, Pompeo will travel to New York on Wednesday to attend the UN meeting.\"><\/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, December 12, 2018The 33th Day of Strike by Steel Workers Dec. 12, 2018. 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It is noteworthy that yesterday also, the workers of the Iran National Steel Industrial group returned to the streets of Ahvaz to mark the 32nd day of the strikes and the 24th day of their demonstrations. The workers, who had gathered in front of the Khuzestan province governor\u2019s office, held banners that read: \u201cWorkers are awake and tired of being exploited.\u201dIran: Authorities Forced to Release Detained Tehran Bus Syndicate MembersThe Greater Tehran Bus Drivers Syndicate reported the Iranian regime\u2019s intelligence and security agents arrested one of their members by the name of Reza Shahabi early Tuesday morning. Shahabi was originally detained along with a number of others and transferred to an unknown location.Following these arrests, the Greater Tehran Bus Drivers Syndicate issued a statement strongly condemning these measures and demanding their unconditional and immediate release and the families and friends of these Syndicate members, along with their colleagues, rallied outside Tehran\u2019s notorious Evin Prison, demanding the release of their loved ones.As a result, the mullahs\u2019 regime was forced into releasing the arrested individuals on Tuesday afternoon local time. Two Missile Launchers Found in Yemen Appear to Be From IranTwo launch units for anti-tank guided missiles recovered by a Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen appear to have been manufactured in Iran during 2016 and 2017, according to a confidential United Nations report seen by Reuters on Tuesday.Pompeo Demands Release of Americans Held in IranU.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on December 10 called attention to \u201cinnocent Americans held hostage\u201d by Iran and demanded their release.Pompeo\u2019s tweet also contains a video update about Levinson and other U.S. citizens held by Iran.US Energy Secretary Urges Iraq to Quit Dependency on IranUS Energy Secretary Rick Perry arrived in Baghdad on a trade mission Tuesday urging Iraq to reduce its energy dependence on Iran and open its own energy sector to American investment.The visit comes as the US tries to isolate Iran through sanctions targeting its business and finance sectors. US President Donald Trump says Iran is not in compliance with the 2015 nuclear accord.\u201cThe time has come for Iraq to break its dependence on others and move forward toward true energy independence,\u201d Perry said at a Baghdad conference organized by the US Chamber of Commerce that brought one of the largest US trade delegations in recent memory to Iraq.\u201cI\u2019m here to tell you that America and its business community stand ready to assist you in that endeavor,\u201d he said.Pompeo to Address Iran Missile Program at UN Security Meeting U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is expected to lash out at Iran&#039;s missile program when attending a meeting of the UN Security Council (UNSC), the State Department said here on Tuesday.According to a statement issued by Robert Palladino, the State Department&#039;s deputy spokesperson, Pompeo will travel to New York on Wednesday to attend the UN meeting.\" \/>\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-december-12-2018\/\" \/>\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, December 12, 2018 - NCRI\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, December 12, 2018The 33th Day of Strike by Steel Workers Dec. 12, 2018. The 33th day of strike and demonstration by Ahvaz steel workers started today, the workers are chanting Death to the MAFIA and the workers will die but tolerate no humiliation. It is noteworthy that yesterday also, the workers of the Iran National Steel Industrial group returned to the streets of Ahvaz to mark the 32nd day of the strikes and the 24th day of their demonstrations. The workers, who had gathered in front of the Khuzestan province governor\u2019s office, held banners that read: \u201cWorkers are awake and tired of being exploited.\u201dIran: Authorities Forced to Release Detained Tehran Bus Syndicate MembersThe Greater Tehran Bus Drivers Syndicate reported the Iranian regime\u2019s intelligence and security agents arrested one of their members by the name of Reza Shahabi early Tuesday morning. Shahabi was originally detained along with a number of others and transferred to an unknown location.Following these arrests, the Greater Tehran Bus Drivers Syndicate issued a statement strongly condemning these measures and demanding their unconditional and immediate release and the families and friends of these Syndicate members, along with their colleagues, rallied outside Tehran\u2019s notorious Evin Prison, demanding the release of their loved ones.As a result, the mullahs\u2019 regime was forced into releasing the arrested individuals on Tuesday afternoon local time. Two Missile Launchers Found in Yemen Appear to Be From IranTwo launch units for anti-tank guided missiles recovered by a Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen appear to have been manufactured in Iran during 2016 and 2017, according to a confidential United Nations report seen by Reuters on Tuesday.Pompeo Demands Release of Americans Held in IranU.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on December 10 called attention to \u201cinnocent Americans held hostage\u201d by Iran and demanded their release.Pompeo\u2019s tweet also contains a video update about Levinson and other U.S. citizens held by Iran.US Energy Secretary Urges Iraq to Quit Dependency on IranUS Energy Secretary Rick Perry arrived in Baghdad on a trade mission Tuesday urging Iraq to reduce its energy dependence on Iran and open its own energy sector to American investment.The visit comes as the US tries to isolate Iran through sanctions targeting its business and finance sectors. 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The 33th day of strike and demonstration by Ahvaz steel workers started today, the workers are chanting Death to the MAFIA and the workers will die but tolerate no humiliation. It is noteworthy that yesterday also, the workers of the Iran National Steel Industrial group returned to the streets of Ahvaz to mark the 32nd day of the strikes and the 24th day of their demonstrations. The workers, who had gathered in front of the Khuzestan province governor\u2019s office, held banners that read: \u201cWorkers are awake and tired of being exploited.\u201dIran: Authorities Forced to Release Detained Tehran Bus Syndicate MembersThe Greater Tehran Bus Drivers Syndicate reported the Iranian regime\u2019s intelligence and security agents arrested one of their members by the name of Reza Shahabi early Tuesday morning. Shahabi was originally detained along with a number of others and transferred to an unknown location.Following these arrests, the Greater Tehran Bus Drivers Syndicate issued a statement strongly condemning these measures and demanding their unconditional and immediate release and the families and friends of these Syndicate members, along with their colleagues, rallied outside Tehran\u2019s notorious Evin Prison, demanding the release of their loved ones.As a result, the mullahs\u2019 regime was forced into releasing the arrested individuals on Tuesday afternoon local time. Two Missile Launchers Found in Yemen Appear to Be From IranTwo launch units for anti-tank guided missiles recovered by a Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen appear to have been manufactured in Iran during 2016 and 2017, according to a confidential United Nations report seen by Reuters on Tuesday.Pompeo Demands Release of Americans Held in IranU.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on December 10 called attention to \u201cinnocent Americans held hostage\u201d by Iran and demanded their release.Pompeo\u2019s tweet also contains a video update about Levinson and other U.S. citizens held by Iran.US Energy Secretary Urges Iraq to Quit Dependency on IranUS Energy Secretary Rick Perry arrived in Baghdad on a trade mission Tuesday urging Iraq to reduce its energy dependence on Iran and open its own energy sector to American investment.The visit comes as the US tries to isolate Iran through sanctions targeting its business and finance sectors. US President Donald Trump says Iran is not in compliance with the 2015 nuclear accord.\u201cThe time has come for Iraq to break its dependence on others and move forward toward true energy independence,\u201d Perry said at a Baghdad conference organized by the US Chamber of Commerce that brought one of the largest US trade delegations in recent memory to Iraq.\u201cI\u2019m here to tell you that America and its business community stand ready to assist you in that endeavor,\u201d he said.Pompeo to Address Iran Missile Program at UN Security Meeting U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is expected to lash out at Iran's missile program when attending a meeting of the UN Security Council (UNSC), the State Department said here on Tuesday.According to a statement issued by Robert Palladino, the State Department's deputy spokesperson, Pompeo will travel to New York on Wednesday to attend the UN meeting.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-december-12-2018\/","og_site_name":"NCRI","article_published_time":"2018-12-17T20:49:14+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-01-24T17:47:53+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-december-12-2018\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-december-12-2018\/"},"author":{"name":"","@id":""},"headline":"Iran news in brief, December 12, 2018","datePublished":"2018-12-17T20:49:14+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-24T17:47:53+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-december-12-2018\/"},"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-december-12-2018\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-december-12-2018\/","name":"Iran news in brief, December 12, 2018 - NCRI","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2018-12-17T20:49:14+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-24T17:47:53+00:00","description":"Iran news in brief, December 12, 2018The 33th Day of Strike by Steel Workers Dec. 12, 2018. The 33th day of strike and demonstration by Ahvaz steel workers started today, the workers are chanting Death to the MAFIA and the workers will die but tolerate no humiliation. It is noteworthy that yesterday also, the workers of the Iran National Steel Industrial group returned to the streets of Ahvaz to mark the 32nd day of the strikes and the 24th day of their demonstrations. The workers, who had gathered in front of the Khuzestan province governor\u2019s office, held banners that read: \u201cWorkers are awake and tired of being exploited.\u201dIran: Authorities Forced to Release Detained Tehran Bus Syndicate MembersThe Greater Tehran Bus Drivers Syndicate reported the Iranian regime\u2019s intelligence and security agents arrested one of their members by the name of Reza Shahabi early Tuesday morning. Shahabi was originally detained along with a number of others and transferred to an unknown location.Following these arrests, the Greater Tehran Bus Drivers Syndicate issued a statement strongly condemning these measures and demanding their unconditional and immediate release and the families and friends of these Syndicate members, along with their colleagues, rallied outside Tehran\u2019s notorious Evin Prison, demanding the release of their loved ones.As a result, the mullahs\u2019 regime was forced into releasing the arrested individuals on Tuesday afternoon local time. Two Missile Launchers Found in Yemen Appear to Be From IranTwo launch units for anti-tank guided missiles recovered by a Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen appear to have been manufactured in Iran during 2016 and 2017, according to a confidential United Nations report seen by Reuters on Tuesday.Pompeo Demands Release of Americans Held in IranU.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on December 10 called attention to \u201cinnocent Americans held hostage\u201d by Iran and demanded their release.Pompeo\u2019s tweet also contains a video update about Levinson and other U.S. citizens held by Iran.US Energy Secretary Urges Iraq to Quit Dependency on IranUS Energy Secretary Rick Perry arrived in Baghdad on a trade mission Tuesday urging Iraq to reduce its energy dependence on Iran and open its own energy sector to American investment.The visit comes as the US tries to isolate Iran through sanctions targeting its business and finance sectors. US President Donald Trump says Iran is not in compliance with the 2015 nuclear accord.\u201cThe time has come for Iraq to break its dependence on others and move forward toward true energy independence,\u201d Perry said at a Baghdad conference organized by the US Chamber of Commerce that brought one of the largest US trade delegations in recent memory to Iraq.\u201cI\u2019m here to tell you that America and its business community stand ready to assist you in that endeavor,\u201d he said.Pompeo to Address Iran Missile Program at UN Security Meeting U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is expected to lash out at Iran's missile program when attending a meeting of the UN Security Council (UNSC), the State Department said here on Tuesday.According to a statement issued by Robert Palladino, the State Department's deputy spokesperson, Pompeo will travel to New York on Wednesday to attend the UN meeting.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-december-12-2018\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-december-12-2018\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-december-12-2018\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Iran news in brief, December 12, 2018"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/","name":"NCRI","description":"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#organization","name":"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran","alternateName":"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ncri-logo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ncri-logo.jpg","width":402,"height":100,"caption":"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/iran_policy"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/author\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211088","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=211088"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211088\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=211088"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=211088"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=211088"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}