{"id":211134,"date":"2019-01-27T18:08:02","date_gmt":"2019-01-27T18:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/211134-iran-news-in-brief-january-22-2018"},"modified":"2020-01-24T17:47:33","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T17:47:33","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-january-22-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-january-22-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran news in brief, January 22, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, January 22, 2019\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_i_KRP7YE7qI\" 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%2Fi_KRP7YE7qI%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i_KRP7YE7qI\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M48S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2019-01-22T19:42:49Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_i_KRP7YE7qI\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fi_KRP7YE7qI%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, January 22, 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\/i_KRP7YE7qI\" 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%2Fi_KRP7YE7qI%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, January 22, 2019\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, January 22, 2019 Pompeo and Bolton Fully Supported Germany for Banning Iran Regime&#039;s Mahan Airliner Johan Bolton in his message stated: We fully support the action today by Germany to counter Iranian-sponsored terrorism in Europe by banning Mahan Air flights. Mahan Air exploits commercial air to support Iranian terrorism by transporting operatives, weapons, and funds throughout the Middle East and beyond. Mike Pompeo also said: \u201cThe U.S. welcomes Germany\u2019s decision to deny landing rights to Iran\u2019s Mahan Air. The airline transports weapons and fighters across the Middle East, supporting the Iranian regime\u2019s destructive ambitions around the region. We encourage all our allies to follow suit,\u201d On Monday More Than 5 Protest Gatherings Were Held in Iran More than five protests were organized in Iran on January 21, 2019. The workers of National power distribution Company in Tehran, the municipality workers in Lowshan, the investors of Caspian financial institution, and the customers of its branch in Mashhad, Badr Toos institution have held separate protests requesting their demands. Moreover, 300 workers of Nishabur municipality have 30 million Toman [approcimately 3000 USD] unpaid wages, each. They were protesting multiple times in January. Members of Persecuted Baha&#039;i Faith Arrested and Deprived From Education Iranian Intelligence agents on January 20, arrested Baha\u2019i woman, Atoosa Ahmad-Aei, in her home in Tehran. The Intelligence Ministry agents raided her home and taken away her books, computer, and other personal items. Two Baha\u2019i women, Kimia Mostafavi and Kiana Rezvani, were also arrested in Kerman last week on January 19, 2019, by the state security forces. No information is available on their fate and whereabouts. Iran Fails to Find Any Buyers for Crude Offered on Exchange Iran failed to find any buyers on Monday in its latest attempt to sell oil to private companies for export on the energy exchange, state media reported, in a setback to Tehran\u2019s efforts to bypass U.S. sanctions. Crude oil trade is state-controlled in Iran, but to try to work around U.S. sanctions, the government last year started to sell crude to private buyers through the exchange. However, there were no buyers on Monday for the one million barrels the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) offered on the exchange at a starting price of &#36;52 a barrel. Iran Not Invited, Russia Snubs Meeting Over Iran Concerns Poland\u2019s foreign minister says Iran has not been invited to an international conference on the Middle East next month in Warsaw, while Russia has declined the invitation. Minister Jacek Czaputowicz said in remarks published Monday that Iran\u2019s presence would have hampered talks because the language that Tehran uses is \u201chard to accept.\u201d He said Russia has advised that it will not participate, either. 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Mahan Air exploits commercial air to support Iranian terrorism by transporting operatives, weapons, and funds throughout the Middle East and beyond.Mike Pompeo also said:\u201cThe U.S. welcomes Germany\u2019s decision to deny landing rights to Iran\u2019s Mahan Air. The airline transports weapons and fighters across the Middle East, supporting the Iranian regime\u2019s destructive ambitions around the region. We encourage all our allies to follow suit,\u201dOn Monday More Than 5 Protest Gatherings Were Held in Iran More than five protests were organized in Iran on January 21, 2019. The workers of National power distribution Company in Tehran, the municipality workers in Lowshan, the investors of Caspian financial institution, and the customers of its branch in Mashhad, Badr Toos institution have held separate protests requesting their demands. Moreover, 300 workers of Nishabur municipality have 30 million Toman unpaid wages, each. 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No information is available on their fate and whereabouts.Iran Fails to Find Any Buyers for Crude Offered on ExchangeIran failed to find any buyers on Monday in its latest attempt to sell oil to private companies for export on the energy exchange, state media reported, in a setback to Tehran\u2019s efforts to bypass U.S. sanctions.Crude oil trade is state-controlled in Iran, but to try to work around U.S. sanctions, the government last year started to sell crude to private buyers through the exchange.However, there were no buyers on Monday for the one million barrels the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) offered on the exchange at a starting price of $52 a barrel.Iran Not Invited, Russia Snubs Meeting Over Iran ConcernsPoland\u2019s foreign minister says Iran has not been invited to an international conference on the Middle East next month in Warsaw, while Russia has declined the invitation.Minister Jacek Czaputowicz said in remarks published Monday that Iran\u2019s presence would have hampered talks because the language that Tehran uses is \u201chard to accept.\u201dHe said Russia has advised that it will not participate, either.Czaputowicz insisted the conference could help solve the impasse over the international agreement on curbing Iran\u2019s nuclear ambitions.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-january-22-2018\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"NCRI\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-01-27T18:08:02+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-01-24T17:47:33+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-22-2018\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/multimedia\\\/iran-news-in-brief\\\/iran-news-in-brief-january-22-2018\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"\",\"@id\":\"\"},\"headline\":\"Iran news in brief, January 22, 2019\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-01-27T18:08:02+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-01-24T17:47:33+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/multimedia\\\/iran-news-in-brief\\\/iran-news-in-brief-january-22-2018\\\/\"},\"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-january-22-2018\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/multimedia\\\/iran-news-in-brief\\\/iran-news-in-brief-january-22-2018\\\/\",\"name\":\"Iran news in brief, January 22, 2019 - NCRI\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2019-01-27T18:08:02+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-01-24T17:47:33+00:00\",\"description\":\"Iran news in brief, January 22, 2019Pompeo and Bolton Fully Supported Germany for Banning Iran Regime's Mahan Airliner Johan Bolton in his message stated: We fully support the action today by Germany to counter Iranian-sponsored terrorism in Europe by banning Mahan Air flights. 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They were protesting multiple times in January.Members of Persecuted Baha'i Faith Arrested and Deprived From EducationIranian Intelligence agents on January 20, arrested Baha\u2019i woman, Atoosa Ahmad-Aei, in her home in Tehran.The Intelligence Ministry agents raided her home and taken away her books, computer, and other personal items.Two Baha\u2019i women, Kimia Mostafavi and Kiana Rezvani, were also arrested in Kerman last week on January 19, 2019, by the state security forces. No information is available on their fate and whereabouts.Iran Fails to Find Any Buyers for Crude Offered on ExchangeIran failed to find any buyers on Monday in its latest attempt to sell oil to private companies for export on the energy exchange, state media reported, in a setback to Tehran\u2019s efforts to bypass U.S. sanctions.Crude oil trade is state-controlled in Iran, but to try to work around U.S. sanctions, the government last year started to sell crude to private buyers through the exchange.However, there were no buyers on Monday for the one million barrels the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) offered on the exchange at a starting price of $52 a barrel.Iran Not Invited, Russia Snubs Meeting Over Iran ConcernsPoland\u2019s foreign minister says Iran has not been invited to an international conference on the Middle East next month in Warsaw, while Russia has declined the invitation.Minister Jacek Czaputowicz said in remarks published Monday that Iran\u2019s presence would have hampered talks because the language that Tehran uses is \u201chard to accept.\u201dHe said Russia has advised that it will not participate, either.Czaputowicz insisted the conference could help solve the impasse over the international agreement on curbing Iran\u2019s nuclear ambitions.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-january-22-2018\/","og_site_name":"NCRI","article_published_time":"2019-01-27T18:08:02+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-01-24T17:47:33+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-22-2018\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-january-22-2018\/"},"author":{"name":"","@id":""},"headline":"Iran news in brief, January 22, 2019","datePublished":"2019-01-27T18:08:02+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-24T17:47:33+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-january-22-2018\/"},"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-january-22-2018\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-january-22-2018\/","name":"Iran news in brief, January 22, 2019 - NCRI","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2019-01-27T18:08:02+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-24T17:47:33+00:00","description":"Iran news in brief, January 22, 2019Pompeo and Bolton Fully Supported Germany for Banning Iran Regime's Mahan Airliner Johan Bolton in his message stated: We fully support the action today by Germany to counter Iranian-sponsored terrorism in Europe by banning Mahan Air flights. Mahan Air exploits commercial air to support Iranian terrorism by transporting operatives, weapons, and funds throughout the Middle East and beyond.Mike Pompeo also said:\u201cThe U.S. welcomes Germany\u2019s decision to deny landing rights to Iran\u2019s Mahan Air. The airline transports weapons and fighters across the Middle East, supporting the Iranian regime\u2019s destructive ambitions around the region. We encourage all our allies to follow suit,\u201dOn Monday More Than 5 Protest Gatherings Were Held in Iran More than five protests were organized in Iran on January 21, 2019. The workers of National power distribution Company in Tehran, the municipality workers in Lowshan, the investors of Caspian financial institution, and the customers of its branch in Mashhad, Badr Toos institution have held separate protests requesting their demands. Moreover, 300 workers of Nishabur municipality have 30 million Toman unpaid wages, each. They were protesting multiple times in January.Members of Persecuted Baha'i Faith Arrested and Deprived From EducationIranian Intelligence agents on January 20, arrested Baha\u2019i woman, Atoosa Ahmad-Aei, in her home in Tehran.The Intelligence Ministry agents raided her home and taken away her books, computer, and other personal items.Two Baha\u2019i women, Kimia Mostafavi and Kiana Rezvani, were also arrested in Kerman last week on January 19, 2019, by the state security forces. 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