{"id":211123,"date":"2019-01-12T09:15:15","date_gmt":"2019-01-12T09:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/211123-iran-news-in-brief-january-11-2019"},"modified":"2020-01-24T17:47:41","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T17:47:41","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-january-11-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-january-11-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran news in brief, January 11, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, January 11, 2019\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_Sp71W6Ie1bo\" 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%2FSp71W6Ie1bo%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Sp71W6Ie1bo\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT4M2S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2019-01-11T11:51:04Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_Sp71W6Ie1bo\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FSp71W6Ie1bo%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, January 11, 2019<\/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\/Sp71W6Ie1bo\" 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%2FSp71W6Ie1bo%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, January 11, 2019\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, January 11, 2019 1- Afghanistan Warns Iran Over Taliban Pronouncements Afghanistan has rebuked neighboring Iran over statements by senior officials that acknowledged Tehran\u2019s contacts with the Taliban and emphasized a role for the hard-line Islamist Afghan movement in the country\u2019s future government. \u201cAfghanistan\u2019s Foreign Affairs Ministry reiterates that any kind of relations with the Taliban outside the bilateral relations [between Iran and Afghanistan] will weaken our relations,\u201d Deputy Afghan Foreign Minister Idrees Zaman wrote on Twitter on January 10. Shahussain Murtazawi, a deputy Afghan presidential spokesman, said that the Iranian officials were working as spokespeople for the Taliban. 2- Public Execution in Iran A prisoner was publicly executed in Kazerun on January 10, 2019. In 2018, at least 236 people were executed, and 195 people were sentenced to death in Iran. 3- Political Prisoner Hunger Strikes Protesting Authorities Insulting Family Political prisoner Ghassemzadeh has been taken to solitary confinement since Saturday after he protested the authorities insulting his family in the visitation hall of the Urmia Central Prison. Reports indicate that Mr. Ghassemzadeh has started a hunger strike ever since. On Saturday, January 5, 2019 the prison guard, Hossein Sobhani insulted and disrespected the political prisoner\u2019s wife and daughters in the visitations hall in front of him and during the family meetings. This angered and upset Mr. Ghassemzadeh and led to a physical encounter between the political prisoner and the prison guard. 4- Iran: Life of Political Prisoner Sohail Arabi in Danger Political prisoner Sohail Arabi, held in the Greater Tehran Prison, is currently in critical condition, suffering from intense bleeding due to a broken nose. Regime officials are refusing to allow this political prisoner to seek medical treatment despite this life threatening status and continuous pains from his broken nose. For months, Arabi has been deprived from any medical care or surgery, literally placing him under torture for several months now. 5- Pompeo Repudiates Obama&#039;s Middle East Vision U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issued a sharp rebuke of former President Barack Obama&#039;s policies in the Middle East as he outlined the U.S. administration&#039;s vision for the region. Pompeo also spoke about containing Iran&#039;s influence and called for an end to Middle East rivalries to roll back Tehran&#039;s influence and vowed to &quot;expel every last Iranian boot&quot; from Syria. Pompeo thanked U.S. allies in the region and across the world for their work to constrain what he termed the Iranian &quot;regime&#039;s malign activity.&quot; 6- Iran&#039;s Crude Exports Stay Subdued in January Despite Waivers Iran will see its crude exports severely curtailed for a third month in January as it is struggling to find new buyers amid fresh U.S. sanctions even though its traditional customers secured waivers, according to tanker data and industry sources. Buyers said plunging exports in November, which will severely hit the Islamic Republic\u2019s budget revenues, were caused by a total lack of clarity of what volumes they were allowed to purchase under the new U.S. sanctions. 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In 2018, at least 236 people were executed, and 195 people were sentenced to death in Iran.3- Political Prisoner Hunger Strikes Protesting Authorities Insulting FamilyPolitical prisoner Ghassemzadeh has been taken to solitary confinement since Saturday after he protested the authorities insulting his family in the visitation hall of the Urmia Central Prison.Reports indicate that Mr. Ghassemzadeh has started a hunger strike ever since.On Saturday, January 5, 2019 the prison guard, Hossein Sobhani insulted and disrespected the political prisoner\u2019s wife and daughters in the visitations hall in front of him and during the family meetings. This angered and upset Mr. Ghassemzadeh and led to a physical encounter between the political prisoner and the prison guard.4- Iran: Life of Political Prisoner Sohail Arabi in DangerPolitical prisoner Sohail Arabi, held in the Greater Tehran Prison, is currently in critical condition, suffering from intense bleeding due to a broken nose. Regime officials are refusing to allow this political prisoner to seek medical treatment despite this life threatening status and continuous pains from his broken nose. For months, Arabi has been deprived from any medical care or surgery, literally placing him under torture for several months now.5- Pompeo Repudiates Obama&#039;s Middle East VisionU.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issued a sharp rebuke of former President Barack Obama&#039;s policies in the Middle East as he outlined the U.S. administration&#039;s vision for the region.Pompeo also spoke about containing Iran&#039;s influence and called for an end to Middle East rivalries to roll back Tehran&#039;s influence and vowed to &quot;expel every last Iranian boot&quot; from Syria.Pompeo thanked U.S. allies in the region and across the world for their work to constrain what he termed the Iranian &quot;regime&#039;s malign activity.&quot;6- Iran&#039;s Crude Exports Stay Subdued in January Despite WaiversIran will see its crude exports severely curtailed for a third month in January as it is struggling to find new buyers amid fresh U.S. sanctions even though its traditional customers secured waivers, according to tanker data and industry sources.Buyers said plunging exports in November, which will severely hit the Islamic Republic\u2019s budget revenues, were caused by a total lack of clarity of what volumes they were allowed to purchase under the new U.S. sanctions.According to tanker data and industry sources, Iran\u2019s crude shipments remained below 1 million bpd in December and are unlikely to exceed that level in January despite rising month-on-month.\" \/>\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-january-11-2019\/\" \/>\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, January 11, 2019 - NCRI\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, January 11, 20191- Afghanistan Warns Iran Over Taliban Pronouncements Afghanistan has rebuked neighboring Iran over statements by senior officials that acknowledged Tehran\u2019s contacts with the Taliban and emphasized a role for the hard-line Islamist Afghan movement in the country\u2019s future government.\u201cAfghanistan\u2019s Foreign Affairs Ministry reiterates that any kind of relations with the Taliban outside the bilateral relations will weaken our relations,\u201d Deputy Afghan Foreign Minister Idrees Zaman wrote on Twitter on January 10.Shahussain Murtazawi, a deputy Afghan presidential spokesman, said that the Iranian officials were working as spokespeople for the Taliban.2- Public Execution in Iran A prisoner was publicly executed in Kazerun on January 10, 2019. In 2018, at least 236 people were executed, and 195 people were sentenced to death in Iran.3- Political Prisoner Hunger Strikes Protesting Authorities Insulting FamilyPolitical prisoner Ghassemzadeh has been taken to solitary confinement since Saturday after he protested the authorities insulting his family in the visitation hall of the Urmia Central Prison.Reports indicate that Mr. Ghassemzadeh has started a hunger strike ever since.On Saturday, January 5, 2019 the prison guard, Hossein Sobhani insulted and disrespected the political prisoner\u2019s wife and daughters in the visitations hall in front of him and during the family meetings. This angered and upset Mr. Ghassemzadeh and led to a physical encounter between the political prisoner and the prison guard.4- Iran: Life of Political Prisoner Sohail Arabi in DangerPolitical prisoner Sohail Arabi, held in the Greater Tehran Prison, is currently in critical condition, suffering from intense bleeding due to a broken nose. Regime officials are refusing to allow this political prisoner to seek medical treatment despite this life threatening status and continuous pains from his broken nose. For months, Arabi has been deprived from any medical care or surgery, literally placing him under torture for several months now.5- Pompeo Repudiates Obama&#039;s Middle East VisionU.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issued a sharp rebuke of former President Barack Obama&#039;s policies in the Middle East as he outlined the U.S. administration&#039;s vision for the region.Pompeo also spoke about containing Iran&#039;s influence and called for an end to Middle East rivalries to roll back Tehran&#039;s influence and vowed to &quot;expel every last Iranian boot&quot; from Syria.Pompeo thanked U.S. allies in the region and across the world for their work to constrain what he termed the Iranian &quot;regime&#039;s malign activity.&quot;6- Iran&#039;s Crude Exports Stay Subdued in January Despite WaiversIran will see its crude exports severely curtailed for a third month in January as it is struggling to find new buyers amid fresh U.S. sanctions even though its traditional customers secured waivers, according to tanker data and industry sources.Buyers said plunging exports in November, which will severely hit the Islamic Republic\u2019s budget revenues, were caused by a total lack of clarity of what volumes they were allowed to purchase under the new U.S. sanctions.According to tanker data and industry sources, Iran\u2019s crude shipments remained below 1 million bpd in December and are unlikely to exceed that level in January despite rising month-on-month.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-january-11-2019\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"NCRI\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-01-12T09:15:15+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-01-24T17:47:41+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ncri-logo.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"402\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"100\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@iran_policy\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@iran_policy\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":[\"Article\",\"BlogPosting\"],\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/multimedia\\\/iran-news-in-brief\\\/iran-news-in-brief-january-11-2019\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/multimedia\\\/iran-news-in-brief\\\/iran-news-in-brief-january-11-2019\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"\",\"@id\":\"\"},\"headline\":\"Iran news in brief, January 11, 2019\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-01-12T09:15:15+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-01-24T17:47:41+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/multimedia\\\/iran-news-in-brief\\\/iran-news-in-brief-january-11-2019\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":17,\"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-january-11-2019\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/multimedia\\\/iran-news-in-brief\\\/iran-news-in-brief-january-11-2019\\\/\",\"name\":\"Iran news in brief, January 11, 2019 - NCRI\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2019-01-12T09:15:15+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-01-24T17:47:41+00:00\",\"description\":\"Iran news in brief, January 11, 20191- Afghanistan Warns Iran Over Taliban Pronouncements Afghanistan has rebuked neighboring Iran over statements by senior officials that acknowledged Tehran\u2019s contacts with the Taliban and emphasized a role for the hard-line Islamist Afghan movement in the country\u2019s future government.\u201cAfghanistan\u2019s Foreign Affairs Ministry reiterates that any kind of relations with the Taliban outside the bilateral relations will weaken our relations,\u201d Deputy Afghan Foreign Minister Idrees Zaman wrote on Twitter on January 10.Shahussain Murtazawi, a deputy Afghan presidential spokesman, said that the Iranian officials were working as spokespeople for the Taliban.2- Public Execution in Iran A prisoner was publicly executed in Kazerun on January 10, 2019. 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In 2018, at least 236 people were executed, and 195 people were sentenced to death in Iran.3- Political Prisoner Hunger Strikes Protesting Authorities Insulting FamilyPolitical prisoner Ghassemzadeh has been taken to solitary confinement since Saturday after he protested the authorities insulting his family in the visitation hall of the Urmia Central Prison.Reports indicate that Mr. Ghassemzadeh has started a hunger strike ever since.On Saturday, January 5, 2019 the prison guard, Hossein Sobhani insulted and disrespected the political prisoner\u2019s wife and daughters in the visitations hall in front of him and during the family meetings. This angered and upset Mr. Ghassemzadeh and led to a physical encounter between the political prisoner and the prison guard.4- Iran: Life of Political Prisoner Sohail Arabi in DangerPolitical prisoner Sohail Arabi, held in the Greater Tehran Prison, is currently in critical condition, suffering from intense bleeding due to a broken nose. Regime officials are refusing to allow this political prisoner to seek medical treatment despite this life threatening status and continuous pains from his broken nose. For months, Arabi has been deprived from any medical care or surgery, literally placing him under torture for several months now.5- Pompeo Repudiates Obama's Middle East VisionU.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issued a sharp rebuke of former President Barack Obama's policies in the Middle East as he outlined the U.S. administration's vision for the region.Pompeo also spoke about containing Iran's influence and called for an end to Middle East rivalries to roll back Tehran's influence and vowed to \"expel every last Iranian boot\" from Syria.Pompeo thanked U.S. allies in the region and across the world for their work to constrain what he termed the Iranian \"regime's malign activity.\"6- Iran's Crude Exports Stay Subdued in January Despite WaiversIran will see its crude exports severely curtailed for a third month in January as it is struggling to find new buyers amid fresh U.S. sanctions even though its traditional customers secured waivers, according to tanker data and industry sources.Buyers said plunging exports in November, which will severely hit the Islamic Republic\u2019s budget revenues, were caused by a total lack of clarity of what volumes they were allowed to purchase under the new U.S. sanctions.According to tanker data and industry sources, Iran\u2019s crude shipments remained below 1 million bpd in December and are unlikely to exceed that level in January despite rising month-on-month.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-january-11-2019\/","og_site_name":"NCRI","article_published_time":"2019-01-12T09:15:15+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-01-24T17:47:41+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-january-11-2019\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-january-11-2019\/"},"author":{"name":"","@id":""},"headline":"Iran news in brief, January 11, 2019","datePublished":"2019-01-12T09:15:15+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-24T17:47:41+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-january-11-2019\/"},"wordCount":17,"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-january-11-2019\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-january-11-2019\/","name":"Iran news in brief, January 11, 2019 - NCRI","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2019-01-12T09:15:15+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-24T17:47:41+00:00","description":"Iran news in brief, January 11, 20191- Afghanistan Warns Iran Over Taliban Pronouncements Afghanistan has rebuked neighboring Iran over statements by senior officials that acknowledged Tehran\u2019s contacts with the Taliban and emphasized a role for the hard-line Islamist Afghan movement in the country\u2019s future government.\u201cAfghanistan\u2019s Foreign Affairs Ministry reiterates that any kind of relations with the Taliban outside the bilateral relations will weaken our relations,\u201d Deputy Afghan Foreign Minister Idrees Zaman wrote on Twitter on January 10.Shahussain Murtazawi, a deputy Afghan presidential spokesman, said that the Iranian officials were working as spokespeople for the Taliban.2- Public Execution in Iran A prisoner was publicly executed in Kazerun on January 10, 2019. In 2018, at least 236 people were executed, and 195 people were sentenced to death in Iran.3- Political Prisoner Hunger Strikes Protesting Authorities Insulting FamilyPolitical prisoner Ghassemzadeh has been taken to solitary confinement since Saturday after he protested the authorities insulting his family in the visitation hall of the Urmia Central Prison.Reports indicate that Mr. Ghassemzadeh has started a hunger strike ever since.On Saturday, January 5, 2019 the prison guard, Hossein Sobhani insulted and disrespected the political prisoner\u2019s wife and daughters in the visitations hall in front of him and during the family meetings. This angered and upset Mr. Ghassemzadeh and led to a physical encounter between the political prisoner and the prison guard.4- Iran: Life of Political Prisoner Sohail Arabi in DangerPolitical prisoner Sohail Arabi, held in the Greater Tehran Prison, is currently in critical condition, suffering from intense bleeding due to a broken nose. Regime officials are refusing to allow this political prisoner to seek medical treatment despite this life threatening status and continuous pains from his broken nose. For months, Arabi has been deprived from any medical care or surgery, literally placing him under torture for several months now.5- Pompeo Repudiates Obama's Middle East VisionU.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issued a sharp rebuke of former President Barack Obama's policies in the Middle East as he outlined the U.S. administration's vision for the region.Pompeo also spoke about containing Iran's influence and called for an end to Middle East rivalries to roll back Tehran's influence and vowed to \"expel every last Iranian boot\" from Syria.Pompeo thanked U.S. allies in the region and across the world for their work to constrain what he termed the Iranian \"regime's malign activity.\"6- Iran's Crude Exports Stay Subdued in January Despite WaiversIran will see its crude exports severely curtailed for a third month in January as it is struggling to find new buyers amid fresh U.S. sanctions even though its traditional customers secured waivers, according to tanker data and industry sources.Buyers said plunging exports in November, which will severely hit the Islamic Republic\u2019s budget revenues, were caused by a total lack of clarity of what volumes they were allowed to purchase under the new U.S. sanctions.According to tanker data and industry sources, Iran\u2019s crude shipments remained below 1 million bpd in December and are unlikely to exceed that level in January despite rising month-on-month.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-january-11-2019\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-january-11-2019\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-january-11-2019\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Iran news in brief, January 11, 2019"}]},{"@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\/211123","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=211123"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211123\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=211123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=211123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=211123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}