{"id":211216,"date":"2019-04-20T10:15:16","date_gmt":"2019-04-20T10:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/211216-iran-news-in-brief-april-15-2019"},"modified":"2020-01-24T17:44:18","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T17:44:18","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-april-15-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-april-15-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran news in brief, April 15, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, April 15, 2019\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_0K6YUCushCU\" 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%2F0K6YUCushCU%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0K6YUCushCU\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M41S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2019-04-15T16:03:07Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_0K6YUCushCU\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F0K6YUCushCU%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, April 15, 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\/0K6YUCushCU\" 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%2F0K6YUCushCU%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, April 15, 2019\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, April 15, 2019 Mother of Rape Victim Says Her Family Is Being Forced to Undertake Honor Killing Mother of rape victim Zahra Navidpour says her family have been threatened by the regime\u2019s agents to undertake her daughter\u2019s murder, by posting a video clip on the internet. Zahra Navidpour was found dead at her mother\u2019s home on Sunday, January 6, 2018. Her death was initially announced as suicide, but there were suspicions that she had been killed by agents of the member of parliament accused of raping her. In a video clip published on the internet, the mother of rape victim Zahra Navidpour addressed the mullahs\u2019 Chief Justice Ibrahim Raesi, revealing that her family is experiencing security and judicial pressure. She said after filing a complaint in Tehran, agents of the Detective\u2019s Office went to their residence and ordered them to undertake the murder of Zahra Navidpour. Around 10 Million People Are Still Illiterate in Iran Nearly nine million Iranians are suffering from &quot;absolute illiteracy&quot; a news report compiled by Majles (Iranian parliament) Research Center says. Iran&#039;s population has risen to 82 million from less than 40 million four decades ago, but the country&#039;s economy is struggling with high rates of unemployment and poverty. The World Bank assessment shows that 11.6 million absolute illiterate people are living in Iran, today. The border provinces of Iran are suffering from the highest rate of illiteracy. Iran Is Peddling a Million Barrels of Oil Again. No One Wants It As Iran struggles to sell 6 MMbbl of oil, only one deal has closed for 35,000 bbls, so far. Iran\u2019s oil production and exports have slumped after the U.S. reinstated sanctions last year, and new curbs are set to further restrict its exports. With foreign investors steering clear of the world\u2019s fourth-largest holder of crude, it\u2019s trying via the Iran Energy Exchange to offload some oil to domestic buyers. Sales have been dismal, and even Iranian oil officials concede that the physical contracts are undesirable as long as oil sanctions remain intact. \u201cWe knew from the beginning that it was almost impossible to sell oil\u201d on the exchange, Morteza Behrouzifar, deputy head of the Iranian Association for Energy Economics, said in an interview. \u201cIran\u2019s crude is sanctioned and under no circumstances can anyone buy Iranian crude except those who were granted waivers.\u201d Clashes in Mosul as Iran-Backed Militias Battle Security Forces Clashes erupted between the Iraqi federal police and Iran-backed militias in Mosul on Sunday. A gun battle began when Iraqi police stopped the militias entering western Mosul. Two police officers were injured. \u201cPolice members prevented the Hashed entering one of the neighborhoods in western Mosul where protests against poor public services had taken place,\u201d a local security official said. \u201cSecurity members blocked the Hashed from entering the area because it did not fall within their jurisdiction and their line of duty.&quot; The protesters were demanding basic rights that they say members of the Hashed had denied them, the official said. The militia are regarded by the US as among the biggest threats to the region\u2019s security. 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Her death was initially announced as suicide, but there were suspicions that she had been killed by agents of the member of parliament accused of raping her.In a video clip published on the internet, the mother of rape victim Zahra Navidpour addressed the mullahs\u2019 Chief Justice Ibrahim Raesi, revealing that her family is experiencing security and judicial pressure. She said after filing a complaint in Tehran, agents of the Detective\u2019s Office went to their residence and ordered them to undertake the murder of Zahra Navidpour.Around 10 Million People Are Still Illiterate in IranNearly nine million Iranians are suffering from &quot;absolute illiteracy&quot; a news report compiled by Majles (Iranian parliament) Research Center says.Iran&#039;s population has risen to 82 million from less than 40 million four decades ago, but the country&#039;s economy is struggling with high rates of unemployment and poverty.The World Bank assessment shows that 11.6 million absolute illiterate people are living in Iran, today.The border provinces of Iran are suffering from the highest rate of illiteracy.Iran Is Peddling a Million Barrels of Oil Again. 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Two police officers were injured.\u201cPolice members prevented the Hashed entering one of the neighborhoods in western Mosul where protests against poor public services had taken place,\u201d a local security official said.\u201cSecurity members blocked the Hashed from entering the area because it did not fall within their jurisdiction and their line of duty.&quot;The protesters were demanding basic rights that they say members of the Hashed had denied them, the official said.The militia are regarded by the US as among the biggest threats to the region\u2019s security. 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She said after filing a complaint in Tehran, agents of the Detective\u2019s Office went to their residence and ordered them to undertake the murder of Zahra Navidpour.Around 10 Million People Are Still Illiterate in IranNearly nine million Iranians are suffering from &quot;absolute illiteracy&quot; a news report compiled by Majles (Iranian parliament) Research Center says.Iran&#039;s population has risen to 82 million from less than 40 million four decades ago, but the country&#039;s economy is struggling with high rates of unemployment and poverty.The World Bank assessment shows that 11.6 million absolute illiterate people are living in Iran, today.The border provinces of Iran are suffering from the highest rate of illiteracy.Iran Is Peddling a Million Barrels of Oil Again. 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She said after filing a complaint in Tehran, agents of the Detective\u2019s Office went to their residence and ordered them to undertake the murder of Zahra Navidpour.Around 10 Million People Are Still Illiterate in IranNearly nine million Iranians are suffering from \"absolute illiteracy\" a news report compiled by Majles (Iranian parliament) Research Center says.Iran's population has risen to 82 million from less than 40 million four decades ago, but the country's economy is struggling with high rates of unemployment and poverty.The World Bank assessment shows that 11.6 million absolute illiterate people are living in Iran, today.The border provinces of Iran are suffering from the highest rate of illiteracy.Iran Is Peddling a Million Barrels of Oil Again. 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Sales have been dismal, and even Iranian oil officials concede that the physical contracts are undesirable as long as oil sanctions remain intact.\u201cWe knew from the beginning that it was almost impossible to sell oil\u201d on the exchange, Morteza Behrouzifar, deputy head of the Iranian Association for Energy Economics, said in an interview. \u201cIran\u2019s crude is sanctioned and under no circumstances can anyone buy Iranian crude except those who were granted waivers.\u201dClashes in Mosul as Iran-Backed Militias Battle Security ForcesClashes erupted between the Iraqi federal police and Iran-backed militias in Mosul on Sunday.A gun battle began when Iraqi police stopped the militias entering western Mosul. Two police officers were injured.\u201cPolice members prevented the Hashed entering one of the neighborhoods in western Mosul where protests against poor public services had taken place,\u201d a local security official said.\u201cSecurity members blocked the Hashed from entering the area because it did not fall within their jurisdiction and their line of duty.\"The protesters were demanding basic rights that they say members of the Hashed had denied them, the official said.The militia are regarded by the US as among the biggest threats to the region\u2019s security. They are supported and trained by Tehran.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-april-15-2019\/","og_site_name":"NCRI","article_published_time":"2019-04-20T10:15:16+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-01-24T17:44:18+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-15-2019\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-april-15-2019\/"},"author":{"name":"","@id":""},"headline":"Iran news in brief, April 15, 2019","datePublished":"2019-04-20T10:15:16+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-24T17:44:18+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-april-15-2019\/"},"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-15-2019\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-april-15-2019\/","name":"Iran news in brief, April 15, 2019 - NCRI","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2019-04-20T10:15:16+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-24T17:44:18+00:00","description":"Iran news in brief, April 15, 2019Mother of Rape Victim Says Her Family Is Being Forced to Undertake Honor Killing Mother of rape victim Zahra Navidpour says her family have been threatened by the regime\u2019s agents to undertake her daughter\u2019s murder, by posting a video clip on the internet.Zahra Navidpour was found dead at her mother\u2019s home on Sunday, January 6, 2018. Her death was initially announced as suicide, but there were suspicions that she had been killed by agents of the member of parliament accused of raping her.In a video clip published on the internet, the mother of rape victim Zahra Navidpour addressed the mullahs\u2019 Chief Justice Ibrahim Raesi, revealing that her family is experiencing security and judicial pressure. She said after filing a complaint in Tehran, agents of the Detective\u2019s Office went to their residence and ordered them to undertake the murder of Zahra Navidpour.Around 10 Million People Are Still Illiterate in IranNearly nine million Iranians are suffering from \"absolute illiteracy\" a news report compiled by Majles (Iranian parliament) Research Center says.Iran's population has risen to 82 million from less than 40 million four decades ago, but the country's economy is struggling with high rates of unemployment and poverty.The World Bank assessment shows that 11.6 million absolute illiterate people are living in Iran, today.The border provinces of Iran are suffering from the highest rate of illiteracy.Iran Is Peddling a Million Barrels of Oil Again. No One Wants It As Iran struggles to sell 6 MMbbl of oil, only one deal has closed for 35,000 bbls, so far.Iran\u2019s oil production and exports have slumped after the U.S. reinstated sanctions last year, and new curbs are set to further restrict its exports.With foreign investors steering clear of the world\u2019s fourth-largest holder of crude, it\u2019s trying via the Iran Energy Exchange to offload some oil to domestic buyers. Sales have been dismal, and even Iranian oil officials concede that the physical contracts are undesirable as long as oil sanctions remain intact.\u201cWe knew from the beginning that it was almost impossible to sell oil\u201d on the exchange, Morteza Behrouzifar, deputy head of the Iranian Association for Energy Economics, said in an interview. \u201cIran\u2019s crude is sanctioned and under no circumstances can anyone buy Iranian crude except those who were granted waivers.\u201dClashes in Mosul as Iran-Backed Militias Battle Security ForcesClashes erupted between the Iraqi federal police and Iran-backed militias in Mosul on Sunday.A gun battle began when Iraqi police stopped the militias entering western Mosul. Two police officers were injured.\u201cPolice members prevented the Hashed entering one of the neighborhoods in western Mosul where protests against poor public services had taken place,\u201d a local security official said.\u201cSecurity members blocked the Hashed from entering the area because it did not fall within their jurisdiction and their line of duty.\"The protesters were demanding basic rights that they say members of the Hashed had denied them, the official said.The militia are regarded by the US as among the biggest threats to the region\u2019s security. 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