{"id":211213,"date":"2019-04-13T19:02:08","date_gmt":"2019-04-13T19:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/211213-iran-news-in-brief-april-12-2019"},"modified":"2020-01-24T17:44:20","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T17:44:20","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-april-12-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-april-12-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran news in brief, April 12, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, April 12, 2019\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_JmoN4XNYrFE\" 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%2FJmoN4XNYrFE%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JmoN4XNYrFE\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT4M11S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2019-04-12T08:54:51Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_JmoN4XNYrFE\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FJmoN4XNYrFE%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, April 12, 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\/JmoN4XNYrFE\" 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%2FJmoN4XNYrFE%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, April 12, 2019\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, April 12, 2019 Maryam Rajavi: Calls for Formation of Popular Councils in Ahvaz to Deal With Flood The devastating flood is spreading rapidly in Khuzestan Province, especially in Ahvaz, a large part of the population of this province is left homeless and millions of our compatriots are at serious risk. Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, called on the people and youth of Ahvaz and other parts of Khuzestan to cooperate with the formation of popular councils to deal with floods in each city and area. U.S. Slaps Sanctions on Lebanese &#039;Money Laundering&#039; Group U.S. officials on Thursday announced it has sanctioned a Lebanese network accused of laundering millions of dollars for &quot;drug kingpins&quot; and helping finance Hezbollah, the Iran-backed Shiite movement that Washington labels a terrorist organization. The sanctions are part of the administration&#039;s &quot;unprecedented campaign to prevent Hezbollah and its global terror affiliates from profiting off violence, corruption, and the drug trade,&quot; Treasury undersecretary Sigal Mandelker said. Iran Regime&#039;s Close Ally, Al-Bashir Imprisoned as Sudan&#039;s Army Seizes Power With a coup in Sudan, the Iranian Regime lost one of its erstwhile allies on Thursday, April 11. Sudan&#039;s army announced it has seized power after months of protest demonstrations in that country. The army also broke the news of Omar al-Bashir&#039;s arrest on Thursday. Omar al-Bashir, who has been convicted for crimes against humanity at the international tribunals, was an ally of Iran and its Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Iran: Plundered Shareholders Protest Clients of the Caspian credit firm, associated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guards, held a protest rally on Tuesday in front of the judiciary in Tehran, the capital of Iran, demanding their plundered savings returned. They were chanting \u201c\u201cHow long this systematic plundering will continue? And why doesn\u2019t it end?\u201d \u201cSystematic plundering by Caspian Credit Firm has looted the people.\u201d The protesters called this policy as being traitorous, adding this IRGC affiliated firm is bringing misery and lamentation for the people. Iranian Civil Rights Activist Yasaman Aryani Rearrested Civil rights activist Yasaman Aryani, was arrested for unknown reasons on April 10, 2019 after the state security forces raided her home in Tehran, her mother announced in a video clip posted on social media. Reports indicate that Mnireh Arabshahi, Aryani\u2019s mother, was arrested by the state security forces on April 11, after she went to the Vozara detention center to follow up her daughter\u2019s status. Before being arrested Mrs Arabshahi had gone to the flood stricken city of Mamulan in Lorestan Province to provide relief to the flood survivors. DiCaprio Again Appeals for Release of Iran Ecologists Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio has once again defended eight Iranian environmentalists who have been in detention for more than a year, charged with vague accusations. Last February, DiCaprio called for international support and circulated a petition for the release of the Iranian environmentalists who were arrested by the intelligence organization of Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, IRGC. 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And why doesn\u2019t it end?\u201d\u201cSystematic plundering by Caspian Credit Firm has looted the people.\u201dThe protesters called this policy as being traitorous, adding this IRGC affiliated firm is bringing misery and lamentation for the people.Iranian Civil Rights Activist Yasaman Aryani RearrestedCivil rights activist Yasaman Aryani, was arrested for unknown reasons on April 10, 2019 after the state security forces raided her home in Tehran, her mother announced in a video clip posted on social media.Reports indicate that Mnireh Arabshahi, Aryani\u2019s mother, was arrested by the state security forces on April 11, after she went to the Vozara detention center to follow up her daughter\u2019s status.Before being arrested Mrs Arabshahi had gone to the flood stricken city of Mamulan in Lorestan Province to provide relief to the flood survivors. DiCaprio Again Appeals for Release of Iran EcologistsHollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio has once again defended eight Iranian environmentalists who have been in detention for more than a year, charged with vague accusations.Last February, DiCaprio called for international support and circulated a petition for the release of the Iranian environmentalists who were arrested by the intelligence organization of Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, IRGC.In his latest plea issued on Instagram on Thursday, April 11, the famous actor has again expressed concern about the fate of the Iranian ecologists; some facing the prospect of the death penalty.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-april-12-2019\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"NCRI\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-04-13T19:02:08+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-01-24T17:44:20+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-april-12-2019\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/multimedia\\\/iran-news-in-brief\\\/iran-news-in-brief-april-12-2019\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"\",\"@id\":\"\"},\"headline\":\"Iran news in brief, April 12, 2019\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-04-13T19:02:08+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-01-24T17:44:20+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/multimedia\\\/iran-news-in-brief\\\/iran-news-in-brief-april-12-2019\\\/\"},\"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-april-12-2019\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/multimedia\\\/iran-news-in-brief\\\/iran-news-in-brief-april-12-2019\\\/\",\"name\":\"Iran news in brief, April 12, 2019 - NCRI\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2019-04-13T19:02:08+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-01-24T17:44:20+00:00\",\"description\":\"Iran news in brief, April 12, 2019Maryam Rajavi: Calls for Formation of Popular Councils in Ahvaz to Deal With Flood The devastating flood is spreading rapidly in Khuzestan Province, especially in Ahvaz, a large part of the population of this province is left homeless and millions of our compatriots are at serious risk.Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, called on the people and youth of Ahvaz and other parts of Khuzestan to cooperate with the formation of popular councils to deal with floods in each city and area.U.S. Slaps Sanctions on Lebanese 'Money Laundering' GroupU.S. officials on Thursday announced it has sanctioned a Lebanese network accused of laundering millions of dollars for \\\"drug kingpins\\\" and helping finance Hezbollah, the Iran-backed Shiite movement that Washington labels a terrorist organization.The sanctions are part of the administration's \\\"unprecedented campaign to prevent Hezbollah and its global terror affiliates from profiting off violence, corruption, and the drug trade,\\\" Treasury undersecretary Sigal Mandelker said.Iran Regime's Close Ally, Al-Bashir Imprisoned as Sudan's Army Seizes PowerWith a coup in Sudan, the Iranian Regime lost one of its erstwhile allies on Thursday, April 11.Sudan's army announced it has seized power after months of protest demonstrations in that country. 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The army also broke the news of Omar al-Bashir's arrest on Thursday.Omar al-Bashir, who has been convicted for crimes against humanity at the international tribunals, was an ally of Iran and its Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.Iran: Plundered Shareholders ProtestClients of the Caspian credit firm, associated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guards, held a protest rally on Tuesday in front of the judiciary in Tehran, the capital of Iran, demanding their plundered savings returned.They were chanting \u201c\u201cHow long this systematic plundering will continue? And why doesn\u2019t it end?\u201d\u201cSystematic plundering by Caspian Credit Firm has looted the people.\u201dThe protesters called this policy as being traitorous, adding this IRGC affiliated firm is bringing misery and lamentation for the people.Iranian Civil Rights Activist Yasaman Aryani RearrestedCivil rights activist Yasaman Aryani, was arrested for unknown reasons on April 10, 2019 after the state security forces raided her home in Tehran, her mother announced in a video clip posted on social media.Reports indicate that Mnireh Arabshahi, Aryani\u2019s mother, was arrested by the state security forces on April 11, after she went to the Vozara detention center to follow up her daughter\u2019s status.Before being arrested Mrs Arabshahi had gone to the flood stricken city of Mamulan in Lorestan Province to provide relief to the flood survivors. DiCaprio Again Appeals for Release of Iran EcologistsHollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio has once again defended eight Iranian environmentalists who have been in detention for more than a year, charged with vague accusations.Last February, DiCaprio called for international support and circulated a petition for the release of the Iranian environmentalists who were arrested by the intelligence organization of Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, IRGC.In his latest plea issued on Instagram on Thursday, April 11, the famous actor has again expressed concern about the fate of the Iranian ecologists; some facing the prospect of the death penalty.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-april-12-2019\/","og_site_name":"NCRI","article_published_time":"2019-04-13T19:02:08+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-01-24T17:44:20+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-april-12-2019\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-april-12-2019\/"},"author":{"name":"","@id":""},"headline":"Iran news in brief, April 12, 2019","datePublished":"2019-04-13T19:02:08+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-24T17:44:20+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-april-12-2019\/"},"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-april-12-2019\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-april-12-2019\/","name":"Iran news in brief, April 12, 2019 - NCRI","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2019-04-13T19:02:08+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-24T17:44:20+00:00","description":"Iran news in brief, April 12, 2019Maryam Rajavi: Calls for Formation of Popular Councils in Ahvaz to Deal With Flood The devastating flood is spreading rapidly in Khuzestan Province, especially in Ahvaz, a large part of the population of this province is left homeless and millions of our compatriots are at serious risk.Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, called on the people and youth of Ahvaz and other parts of Khuzestan to cooperate with the formation of popular councils to deal with floods in each city and area.U.S. Slaps Sanctions on Lebanese 'Money Laundering' GroupU.S. officials on Thursday announced it has sanctioned a Lebanese network accused of laundering millions of dollars for \"drug kingpins\" and helping finance Hezbollah, the Iran-backed Shiite movement that Washington labels a terrorist organization.The sanctions are part of the administration's \"unprecedented campaign to prevent Hezbollah and its global terror affiliates from profiting off violence, corruption, and the drug trade,\" Treasury undersecretary Sigal Mandelker said.Iran Regime's Close Ally, Al-Bashir Imprisoned as Sudan's Army Seizes PowerWith a coup in Sudan, the Iranian Regime lost one of its erstwhile allies on Thursday, April 11.Sudan's army announced it has seized power after months of protest demonstrations in that country. The army also broke the news of Omar al-Bashir's arrest on Thursday.Omar al-Bashir, who has been convicted for crimes against humanity at the international tribunals, was an ally of Iran and its Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.Iran: Plundered Shareholders ProtestClients of the Caspian credit firm, associated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guards, held a protest rally on Tuesday in front of the judiciary in Tehran, the capital of Iran, demanding their plundered savings returned.They were chanting \u201c\u201cHow long this systematic plundering will continue? And why doesn\u2019t it end?\u201d\u201cSystematic plundering by Caspian Credit Firm has looted the people.\u201dThe protesters called this policy as being traitorous, adding this IRGC affiliated firm is bringing misery and lamentation for the people.Iranian Civil Rights Activist Yasaman Aryani RearrestedCivil rights activist Yasaman Aryani, was arrested for unknown reasons on April 10, 2019 after the state security forces raided her home in Tehran, her mother announced in a video clip posted on social media.Reports indicate that Mnireh Arabshahi, Aryani\u2019s mother, was arrested by the state security forces on April 11, after she went to the Vozara detention center to follow up her daughter\u2019s status.Before being arrested Mrs Arabshahi had gone to the flood stricken city of Mamulan in Lorestan Province to provide relief to the flood survivors. 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