{"id":211242,"date":"2019-05-17T14:31:06","date_gmt":"2019-05-17T14:31:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/211242-iran-news-in-brief-may-14-2019"},"modified":"2020-01-24T17:44:03","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T17:44:03","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-may-14-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-may-14-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran news in brief, May 14, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, May 14, 2019\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_8WO0ziSQFEI\" 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%2F8WO0ziSQFEI%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8WO0ziSQFEI\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M52S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2019-05-15T11:37:41Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_8WO0ziSQFEI\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F8WO0ziSQFEI%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, May 14, 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\/8WO0ziSQFEI\" 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%2F8WO0ziSQFEI%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, May 14, 2019\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, May 14, 2019 University Students in Iran Capital Protest Restrictions on Women&#039;s Clothing Iranian university students held a defiant protest against the regime on Monday in Tehran over restrictions on what female students are allowed to wear on campus. A large number of Tehran University students held a rally on Monday morning, protesting the regime\u2019s oppressive policies under the pretext of hijab regulations on campus. The university\u2019s Regulations Committee is imposing repressive rules related to women&#039;s clothing, according to the students. \u201cCollege students would rather die than live in shame,\u201d the students were heard chanting. One of the students was seen holding a sign reading, \u201cFreedom of choice is our right.\u201d Initial US Assessment Blames Iran\u2019s Regime for Ship Attacks A U.S. official says military experts believe explosives blew holes in four ships off the coast of the United Arab Emirates Sunday, and suspects the Iranian regime may be involved. Two of the oil tankers belong to Saudi Arabia, which says the ships suffered &quot;significant damage&quot; in what it and the UAE calls sabotage. \u201cThis is what Iran does ... The sort of thing you could see Iran doing ... It fits their M.O.,\u201d the official told Reuters. Trump Warns Iran\u2019s Regime It Will &#039;Suffer Greatly&#039; If &#039;Something Happens&#039; U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday, warned that there will &quot;be a bad problem for Iran if something happens&quot;, in response to a reporter&#039;s question in the White House about attacks on oil tankers in the territorial waters of United Arab Emirates. Minister&#039;s Remark About Sending Children to War Leads to Outcry Recent remarks by the Iranian regime\u2019s education minister about 14 million schoolchildren being ready to go to war has led to public outcry and condemnations among Iranians. Iranian media reported that Mohammad Bathaee, Minister of Education, on May 10 in a speech said, \u201cNow, we have 14 million students in schools\u2026who if needed are ready to sacrifice their lives, like during the Iran-Iraq war\u201d. In the 1980s, the Iranian Regime sent tens of thousands of children to fight in the war against Iraq, often as cannon fodder to run on minefields to open the way for regular armed forces to advance. The minister\u2019s remark has led to a wave of protests on social media. Iran\u2019s Regime Sentences British Council Employee for Alleged Espionage An Iranian woman working for the British Council has been sentenced to 10 years in prison in Iran on allegations that she spied for the UK government. Aras Amiri, 33, worked for the UK cultural institution in London and was arrested in Iran in March 2018 while on a private holiday to visit family. 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The sort of thing you could see Iran doing... It fits their M.O.,\u201d the official told Reuters. Trump Warns Iran\u2019s Regime It Will &#039;Suffer Greatly&#039; If &#039;Something Happens&#039;U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday, warned that there will &quot;be a bad problem for Iran if something happens&quot;, in response to a reporter&#039;s question in the White House about attacks on oil tankers in the territorial waters of United Arab Emirates.Minister&#039;s Remark About Sending Children to War Leads to OutcryRecent remarks by the Iranian regime\u2019s education minister about 14 million schoolchildren being ready to go to war has led to public outcry and condemnations among Iranians.Iranian media reported that Mohammad Bathaee, Minister of Education, on May 10 in a speech said, \u201cNow, we have 14 million students in schools\u2026who if needed are ready to sacrifice their lives, like during the Iran-Iraq war\u201d.In the 1980s, the Iranian Regime sent tens of thousands of children to fight in the war against Iraq, often as cannon fodder to run on minefields to open the way for regular armed forces to advance.The minister\u2019s remark has led to a wave of protests on social media.Iran\u2019s Regime Sentences British Council Employee for Alleged EspionageAn Iranian woman working for the British Council has been sentenced to 10 years in prison in Iran on allegations that she spied for the UK government. Aras Amiri, 33, worked for the UK cultural institution in London and was arrested in Iran in March 2018 while on a private holiday to visit family.The Iranian regime announced Monday that a woman had been jailed for 10 years for \u201ccultural infiltration by the British intelligence services in Iranian internal affairs\u201d.\" \/>\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-may-14-2019\/\" \/>\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, May 14, 2019 - NCRI\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, May 14, 2019University Students in Iran Capital Protest Restrictions on Women&#039;s Clothing Iranian university students held a defiant protest against the regime on Monday in Tehran over restrictions on what female students are allowed to wear on campus.A large number of Tehran University students held a rally on Monday morning, protesting the regime\u2019s oppressive policies under the pretext of hijab regulations on campus.The university\u2019s Regulations Committee is imposing repressive rules related to women&#039;s clothing, according to the students.\u201cCollege students would rather die than live in shame,\u201d the students were heard chanting.One of the students was seen holding a sign reading, \u201cFreedom of choice is our right.\u201dInitial US Assessment Blames Iran\u2019s Regime for Ship AttacksA U.S. official says military experts believe explosives blew holes in four ships off the coast of the United Arab Emirates Sunday, and suspects the Iranian regime may be involved.Two of the oil tankers belong to Saudi Arabia, which says the ships suffered &quot;significant damage&quot; in what it and the UAE calls sabotage.\u201cThis is what Iran does... The sort of thing you could see Iran doing... It fits their M.O.,\u201d the official told Reuters. Trump Warns Iran\u2019s Regime It Will &#039;Suffer Greatly&#039; If &#039;Something Happens&#039;U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday, warned that there will &quot;be a bad problem for Iran if something happens&quot;, in response to a reporter&#039;s question in the White House about attacks on oil tankers in the territorial waters of United Arab Emirates.Minister&#039;s Remark About Sending Children to War Leads to OutcryRecent remarks by the Iranian regime\u2019s education minister about 14 million schoolchildren being ready to go to war has led to public outcry and condemnations among Iranians.Iranian media reported that Mohammad Bathaee, Minister of Education, on May 10 in a speech said, \u201cNow, we have 14 million students in schools\u2026who if needed are ready to sacrifice their lives, like during the Iran-Iraq war\u201d.In the 1980s, the Iranian Regime sent tens of thousands of children to fight in the war against Iraq, often as cannon fodder to run on minefields to open the way for regular armed forces to advance.The minister\u2019s remark has led to a wave of protests on social media.Iran\u2019s Regime Sentences British Council Employee for Alleged EspionageAn Iranian woman working for the British Council has been sentenced to 10 years in prison in Iran on allegations that she spied for the UK government. Aras Amiri, 33, worked for the UK cultural institution in London and was arrested in Iran in March 2018 while on a private holiday to visit family.The Iranian regime announced Monday that a woman had been jailed for 10 years for \u201ccultural infiltration by the British intelligence services in Iranian internal affairs\u201d.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-may-14-2019\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"NCRI\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-05-17T14:31:06+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-01-24T17:44:03+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-may-14-2019\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/multimedia\\\/iran-news-in-brief\\\/iran-news-in-brief-may-14-2019\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"\",\"@id\":\"\"},\"headline\":\"Iran news in brief, May 14, 2019\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-05-17T14:31:06+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-01-24T17:44:03+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/multimedia\\\/iran-news-in-brief\\\/iran-news-in-brief-may-14-2019\\\/\"},\"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-may-14-2019\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/multimedia\\\/iran-news-in-brief\\\/iran-news-in-brief-may-14-2019\\\/\",\"name\":\"Iran news in brief, May 14, 2019 - NCRI\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2019-05-17T14:31:06+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-01-24T17:44:03+00:00\",\"description\":\"Iran news in brief, May 14, 2019University Students in Iran Capital Protest Restrictions on Women's Clothing Iranian university students held a defiant protest against the regime on Monday in Tehran over restrictions on what female students are allowed to wear on campus.A large number of Tehran University students held a rally on Monday morning, protesting the regime\u2019s oppressive policies under the pretext of hijab regulations on campus.The university\u2019s Regulations Committee is imposing repressive rules related to women's clothing, according to the students.\u201cCollege students would rather die than live in shame,\u201d the students were heard chanting.One of the students was seen holding a sign reading, \u201cFreedom of choice is our right.\u201dInitial US Assessment Blames Iran\u2019s Regime for Ship AttacksA U.S. official says military experts believe explosives blew holes in four ships off the coast of the United Arab Emirates Sunday, and suspects the Iranian regime may be involved.Two of the oil tankers belong to Saudi Arabia, which says the ships suffered \\\"significant damage\\\" in what it and the UAE calls sabotage.\u201cThis is what Iran does... 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Trump Warns Iran\u2019s Regime It Will 'Suffer Greatly' If 'Something Happens'U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday, warned that there will \"be a bad problem for Iran if something happens\", in response to a reporter's question in the White House about attacks on oil tankers in the territorial waters of United Arab Emirates.Minister's Remark About Sending Children to War Leads to OutcryRecent remarks by the Iranian regime\u2019s education minister about 14 million schoolchildren being ready to go to war has led to public outcry and condemnations among Iranians.Iranian media reported that Mohammad Bathaee, Minister of Education, on May 10 in a speech said, \u201cNow, we have 14 million students in schools\u2026who if needed are ready to sacrifice their lives, like during the Iran-Iraq war\u201d.In the 1980s, the Iranian Regime sent tens of thousands of children to fight in the war against Iraq, often as cannon fodder to run on minefields to open the way for regular armed forces to advance.The minister\u2019s remark has led to a wave of protests on social media.Iran\u2019s Regime Sentences British Council Employee for Alleged EspionageAn Iranian woman working for the British Council has been sentenced to 10 years in prison in Iran on allegations that she spied for the UK government. Aras Amiri, 33, worked for the UK cultural institution in London and was arrested in Iran in March 2018 while on a private holiday to visit family.The Iranian regime announced Monday that a woman had been jailed for 10 years for \u201ccultural infiltration by the British intelligence services in Iranian internal affairs\u201d.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-may-14-2019\/","og_site_name":"NCRI","article_published_time":"2019-05-17T14:31:06+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-01-24T17:44:03+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-may-14-2019\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-may-14-2019\/"},"author":{"name":"","@id":""},"headline":"Iran news in brief, May 14, 2019","datePublished":"2019-05-17T14:31:06+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-24T17:44:03+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-may-14-2019\/"},"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-may-14-2019\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-may-14-2019\/","name":"Iran news in brief, May 14, 2019 - NCRI","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2019-05-17T14:31:06+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-24T17:44:03+00:00","description":"Iran news in brief, May 14, 2019University Students in Iran Capital Protest Restrictions on Women's Clothing Iranian university students held a defiant protest against the regime on Monday in Tehran over restrictions on what female students are allowed to wear on campus.A large number of Tehran University students held a rally on Monday morning, protesting the regime\u2019s oppressive policies under the pretext of hijab regulations on campus.The university\u2019s Regulations Committee is imposing repressive rules related to women's clothing, according to the students.\u201cCollege students would rather die than live in shame,\u201d the students were heard chanting.One of the students was seen holding a sign reading, \u201cFreedom of choice is our right.\u201dInitial US Assessment Blames Iran\u2019s Regime for Ship AttacksA U.S. official says military experts believe explosives blew holes in four ships off the coast of the United Arab Emirates Sunday, and suspects the Iranian regime may be involved.Two of the oil tankers belong to Saudi Arabia, which says the ships suffered \"significant damage\" in what it and the UAE calls sabotage.\u201cThis is what Iran does... The sort of thing you could see Iran doing... It fits their M.O.,\u201d the official told Reuters. Trump Warns Iran\u2019s Regime It Will 'Suffer Greatly' If 'Something Happens'U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday, warned that there will \"be a bad problem for Iran if something happens\", in response to a reporter's question in the White House about attacks on oil tankers in the territorial waters of United Arab Emirates.Minister's Remark About Sending Children to War Leads to OutcryRecent remarks by the Iranian regime\u2019s education minister about 14 million schoolchildren being ready to go to war has led to public outcry and condemnations among Iranians.Iranian media reported that Mohammad Bathaee, Minister of Education, on May 10 in a speech said, \u201cNow, we have 14 million students in schools\u2026who if needed are ready to sacrifice their lives, like during the Iran-Iraq war\u201d.In the 1980s, the Iranian Regime sent tens of thousands of children to fight in the war against Iraq, often as cannon fodder to run on minefields to open the way for regular armed forces to advance.The minister\u2019s remark has led to a wave of protests on social media.Iran\u2019s Regime Sentences British Council Employee for Alleged EspionageAn Iranian woman working for the British Council has been sentenced to 10 years in prison in Iran on allegations that she spied for the UK government. 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