{"id":211207,"date":"2019-04-10T08:20:29","date_gmt":"2019-04-10T08:20:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/211207-iran-news-in-brief-april-8-2019"},"modified":"2020-01-24T17:44:22","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T17:44:22","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-april-8-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-april-8-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran news in brief, April 8, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, April 8, 2019\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_sUFxtSUNPzY\" 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%2FsUFxtSUNPzY%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sUFxtSUNPzY\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M28S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2019-04-08T16:15:22Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_sUFxtSUNPzY\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FsUFxtSUNPzY%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, April 8, 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\/sUFxtSUNPzY\" 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%2FsUFxtSUNPzY%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, April 8, 2019\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, April 8, 2019 Iran Guards Commander Threatens U.S. Forces If IRGC Is Designated a Terror Group Reacting to the news that the U.S. is set to designate the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps as a terrorist organization, IRGC Chief Commander Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari announced on Sunday that in case the U.S. takes such a step, its forces in western Asia \u201cwill lose peace and quiet\u201d. Earlier on April 5, Reuters had reported, &quot;The United States is expected to designate Iran\u2019s elite Revolution Guards Corps, a foreign terrorist organization, three U.S. officials told Reuters, marking the first time Washington has formally labeled another country\u2019s military a terrorist group.&quot; The Group of Seven Industrialized Nations Against The &quot;Destabilizing Activities&quot; of the Iranian Regime The seven industrial nations of the world, in their final statement in France, expressed deep concern over the destabilizing activities of the Iranian regime in the region, in particular its continuing support of the terrorist organizations and armed militias. The final statement of the meeting said that these countries are determined not to allow Iran to acquire nuclear weapons. In the statement, ministers said Iran&#039;s missile activities were in violation of theUnited Nations Security Council resolutions. They also called on Iran to comply with its international obligations and the treaties signed on human rights and fundamental freedoms. Germany to End Funding of Extreme Pro-Iran-Regime Group After Media Expos\u00e9S Germany\u2019s government will pull the plug at the end of 2019 on public funding for a radical pro-Iranian-regime organization- the Islamic Community of Shi&#039;ite Communities of Germany - that is packed with anti-Semitic representatives who urge the destruction of Israel. After a series of expos\u00e9s in Germany\u2019s top selling paper Bild, the newspaper reported on Thursday that the interior ministry announced in a letter the stoppage of funds for the Shi&#039;ite umbrella organization. Institutions in Hamburg that are controlled by Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei fall under the rubric of the organization. Iran Admits Flood Relief Tents Sold on the Internet Iran\u2019s Deputy Prosecutor General for cyberspace has confirmed that \u201cprofiteers\u201d are selling Red Crescent disaster relief tents meant for free distribution among flood victims on some websites. As floods have devastated large parts of Iran for more than two weeks, ads appeared on some websites selling Red Crescent tents, which are marked \u201cNot for Sale\u201d. There has been a lot of popular anger, protests against authorities for the way the disaster has been handled. 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Institutions in Hamburg that are controlled by Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei fall under the rubric of the organization.Iran Admits Flood Relief Tents Sold on the InternetIran\u2019s Deputy Prosecutor General for cyberspace has confirmed that \u201cprofiteers\u201d are selling Red Crescent disaster relief tents meant for free distribution among flood victims on some websites.As floods have devastated large parts of Iran for more than two weeks, ads appeared on some websites selling Red Crescent tents, which are marked \u201cNot for Sale\u201d.There has been a lot of popular anger, protests against authorities for the way the disaster has been handled. 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