{"id":211251,"date":"2019-05-31T09:29:38","date_gmt":"2019-05-31T09:29:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/211251-iran-news-in-brief-may-24-2019"},"modified":"2020-01-24T17:42:22","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T17:42:22","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-may-24-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-may-24-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran news in brief, May 24, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, May 24, 2019\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_79bS6V_SnCQ\" 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%2F79bS6V_SnCQ%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/79bS6V_SnCQ\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT4M28S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2019-05-24T11:34:50Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_79bS6V_SnCQ\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F79bS6V_SnCQ%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, May 24, 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\/79bS6V_SnCQ\" 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%2F79bS6V_SnCQ%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, May 24, 2019\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, May 24, 2019 Iran Hangs Prisoner in Public in Hamedan The Iranian regime\u2019s judiciary hanged a prisoner in public yesterday in Hamedan, the state-run IRNA news agency reported. The prisoner identified as Mehdi Cheraghi Far was charged with \u201cwaging war against God through robbery.\u201d According to Amnesty International, at least 253 people were executed in 2018 in Iran, while the number is over 3,500 since 2013, when supposed moderate Hassan Rouhani took power. MEK Network Focuses on IRGC Terror Designation Members of the \u201cResistance Units,\u201d a network associated closely to the Iranian opposition group People&#039;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran, along with their supporters, are expanding their activities in Khuzestan Province, Tehran, Karaj, Kerman, Lorestan Province, Khash, Sari and Saveh. The Resistance Units are putting up posters exposing the regime\u2019s Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist entity. In Tehran, Resistance Unit members put up large posters of Iranian Resistance leader Massoud Rajavi. They also put up a quote on the role of the Revolutionary Guards in safeguarding the rule of the mullahs\u2019 tyrannical regime. Iran&#039;s Cyber Police Goes After Street Musicians The Iranian regime\u2019s Cyber Police have blocked several accounts owned by Iranian street musicians on Instagram, local reports say. The Iranian cyber police, known by its Persian acronym &quot;FATA&quot;, has not elaborated on the nature of the &quot;contents&quot; presumed &quot;criminal.&quot; As a rule, cracking down on arts under the pretext of religious regulations is quite rife in Iran. Women are not allowed to perform as vocalists wherever there are male audiences. The monopolized state-run TV never shows musical instruments. Iran Denies Treatment to Prisoner Suffering From Heart Failure Hasan Momtaz Sarvestani, a Baha\u2019i prisoner in Evin prison and a citizen of Shiraz, was transferred to hospital on Tuesday for medical checkup. Although his physician has recommended that he stay in hospital to undergo medical treatment, he was returned to the prison after a day. He has been sentenced to five years in prison on the charge of teaching Persian literature at the Baha\u2019i Institute of Higher Education. Iran Building New Crossing on Syria Border That Would Let It Smuggle Weapons and Oil, Experts Say New satellite images indicate Iran\u2019s regime is building a border crossing at the Syrian-Iraqi border, which would open up a coveted land route from Iran to Lebanon, according to Western intelligence sources. The images, obtained exclusively by Fox News and captured earlier this week, show a new construction in the Albukamal Al-Qaim crossing. The area is under the control of Pro-Iranian Shiite militias. Last summer, Iran increased its presence in the area. &#039;Iran Using Houthis to Destabilize the Region&#039; Iran is trying to bring \u201cchaos\u201d to Yemen and \u201cdestabilize the region\u201d through Houthi militants, Colonel Turki Al Maliki, spokesman of the Saudi-led coalition told CNN. Al Maliki also spoke of the recent attack on Saudi infrastructure by the Houthis saying: \u201cAl Houthis are attacking those infrastructures because they have the order, they received the order from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard and they have to do it\u2026 We know that Al Houthi are running a proxy war and they want to make a huge effect, not just on Saudi Arabia, that affect will also be an economic issue for the Globe.\u201d\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran news in brief, May 24, 2019Iran Hangs Prisoner in Public in Hamedan The Iranian regime&rsquo;s judiciary hanged a prisoner in public yesterday in Hamedan, the state-run IRNA news agency [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[178],"class_list":{"0":"post-211251","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-iran-news-in-brief","7":"tag-save"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Iran news in brief, May 24, 2019 - NCRI<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, May 24, 2019Iran Hangs Prisoner in Public in Hamedan The Iranian regime\u2019s judiciary hanged a prisoner in public yesterday in Hamedan, the state-run IRNA news agency reported.The prisoner identified as Mehdi Cheraghi Far was charged with \u201cwaging war against God through robbery.\u201dAccording to Amnesty International, at least 253 people were executed in 2018 in Iran, while the number is over 3,500 since 2013, when supposed moderate Hassan Rouhani took power.MEK Network Focuses on IRGC Terror DesignationMembers of the \u201cResistance Units,\u201d a network associated closely to the Iranian opposition group People&#039;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran, along with their supporters, are expanding their activities in Khuzestan Province, Tehran, Karaj, Kerman, Lorestan Province, Khash, Sari and Saveh. The Resistance Units are putting up posters exposing the regime\u2019s Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist entity.In Tehran, Resistance Unit members put up large posters of Iranian Resistance leader Massoud Rajavi. They also put up a quote on the role of the Revolutionary Guards in safeguarding the rule of the mullahs\u2019 tyrannical regime.Iran&#039;s Cyber Police Goes After Street MusiciansThe Iranian regime\u2019s Cyber Police have blocked several accounts owned by Iranian street musicians on Instagram, local reports say.The Iranian cyber police, known by its Persian acronym &quot;FATA&quot;, has not elaborated on the nature of the &quot;contents&quot; presumed &quot;criminal.&quot;As a rule, cracking down on arts under the pretext of religious regulations is quite rife in Iran. Women are not allowed to perform as vocalists wherever there are male audiences. The monopolized state-run TV never shows musical instruments.Iran Denies Treatment to Prisoner Suffering From Heart FailureHasan Momtaz Sarvestani, a Baha\u2019i prisoner in Evin prison and a citizen of Shiraz, was transferred to hospital on Tuesday for medical checkup. Although his physician has recommended that he stay in hospital to undergo medical treatment, he was returned to the prison after a day. He has been sentenced to five years in prison on the charge of teaching Persian literature at the Baha\u2019i Institute of Higher Education. Iran Building New Crossing on Syria Border That Would Let It Smuggle Weapons and Oil, Experts SayNew satellite images indicate Iran\u2019s regime is building a border crossing at the Syrian-Iraqi border, which would open up a coveted land route from Iran to Lebanon, according to Western intelligence sources.The images, obtained exclusively by Fox News and captured earlier this week, show a new construction in the Albukamal Al-Qaim crossing.The area is under the control of Pro-Iranian Shiite militias. 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The monopolized state-run TV never shows musical instruments.Iran Denies Treatment to Prisoner Suffering From Heart FailureHasan Momtaz Sarvestani, a Baha\u2019i prisoner in Evin prison and a citizen of Shiraz, was transferred to hospital on Tuesday for medical checkup. Although his physician has recommended that he stay in hospital to undergo medical treatment, he was returned to the prison after a day. He has been sentenced to five years in prison on the charge of teaching Persian literature at the Baha\u2019i Institute of Higher Education. Iran Building New Crossing on Syria Border That Would Let It Smuggle Weapons and Oil, Experts SayNew satellite images indicate Iran\u2019s regime is building a border crossing at the Syrian-Iraqi border, which would open up a coveted land route from Iran to Lebanon, according to Western intelligence sources.The images, obtained exclusively by Fox News and captured earlier this week, show a new construction in the Albukamal Al-Qaim crossing.The area is under the control of Pro-Iranian Shiite militias. 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The Resistance Units are putting up posters exposing the regime\u2019s Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist entity.In Tehran, Resistance Unit members put up large posters of Iranian Resistance leader Massoud Rajavi. They also put up a quote on the role of the Revolutionary Guards in safeguarding the rule of the mullahs\u2019 tyrannical regime.Iran's Cyber Police Goes After Street MusiciansThe Iranian regime\u2019s Cyber Police have blocked several accounts owned by Iranian street musicians on Instagram, local reports say.The Iranian cyber police, known by its Persian acronym \"FATA\", has not elaborated on the nature of the \"contents\" presumed \"criminal.\"As a rule, cracking down on arts under the pretext of religious regulations is quite rife in Iran. Women are not allowed to perform as vocalists wherever there are male audiences. The monopolized state-run TV never shows musical instruments.Iran Denies Treatment to Prisoner Suffering From Heart FailureHasan Momtaz Sarvestani, a Baha\u2019i prisoner in Evin prison and a citizen of Shiraz, was transferred to hospital on Tuesday for medical checkup. Although his physician has recommended that he stay in hospital to undergo medical treatment, he was returned to the prison after a day. He has been sentenced to five years in prison on the charge of teaching Persian literature at the Baha\u2019i Institute of Higher Education. Iran Building New Crossing on Syria Border That Would Let It Smuggle Weapons and Oil, Experts SayNew satellite images indicate Iran\u2019s regime is building a border crossing at the Syrian-Iraqi border, which would open up a coveted land route from Iran to Lebanon, according to Western intelligence sources.The images, obtained exclusively by Fox News and captured earlier this week, show a new construction in the Albukamal Al-Qaim crossing.The area is under the control of Pro-Iranian Shiite militias. Last summer, Iran increased its presence in the area.'Iran Using Houthis to Destabilize the Region'Iran is trying to bring \u201cchaos\u201d to Yemen and \u201cdestabilize the region\u201d through Houthi militants, Colonel Turki Al Maliki, spokesman of the Saudi-led coalition told CNN.Al Maliki also spoke of the recent attack on Saudi infrastructure by the Houthis saying: \u201cAl Houthis are attacking those infrastructures because they have the order, they received the order from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard and they have to do it\u2026 We know that Al Houthi are running a proxy war and they want to make a huge effect, not just on Saudi Arabia, that affect will also be an economic issue for the Globe.\u201d","og_url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-may-24-2019\/","og_site_name":"NCRI","article_published_time":"2019-05-31T09:29:38+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-01-24T17:42:22+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-24-2019\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-may-24-2019\/"},"author":{"name":"","@id":""},"headline":"Iran news in brief, May 24, 2019","datePublished":"2019-05-31T09:29:38+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-24T17:42:22+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-may-24-2019\/"},"wordCount":14,"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-24-2019\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-may-24-2019\/","name":"Iran news in brief, May 24, 2019 - NCRI","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2019-05-31T09:29:38+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-24T17:42:22+00:00","description":"Iran news in brief, May 24, 2019Iran Hangs Prisoner in Public in Hamedan The Iranian regime\u2019s judiciary hanged a prisoner in public yesterday in Hamedan, the state-run IRNA news agency reported.The prisoner identified as Mehdi Cheraghi Far was charged with \u201cwaging war against God through robbery.\u201dAccording to Amnesty International, at least 253 people were executed in 2018 in Iran, while the number is over 3,500 since 2013, when supposed moderate Hassan Rouhani took power.MEK Network Focuses on IRGC Terror DesignationMembers of the \u201cResistance Units,\u201d a network associated closely to the Iranian opposition group People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran, along with their supporters, are expanding their activities in Khuzestan Province, Tehran, Karaj, Kerman, Lorestan Province, Khash, Sari and Saveh. The Resistance Units are putting up posters exposing the regime\u2019s Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist entity.In Tehran, Resistance Unit members put up large posters of Iranian Resistance leader Massoud Rajavi. They also put up a quote on the role of the Revolutionary Guards in safeguarding the rule of the mullahs\u2019 tyrannical regime.Iran's Cyber Police Goes After Street MusiciansThe Iranian regime\u2019s Cyber Police have blocked several accounts owned by Iranian street musicians on Instagram, local reports say.The Iranian cyber police, known by its Persian acronym \"FATA\", has not elaborated on the nature of the \"contents\" presumed \"criminal.\"As a rule, cracking down on arts under the pretext of religious regulations is quite rife in Iran. Women are not allowed to perform as vocalists wherever there are male audiences. The monopolized state-run TV never shows musical instruments.Iran Denies Treatment to Prisoner Suffering From Heart FailureHasan Momtaz Sarvestani, a Baha\u2019i prisoner in Evin prison and a citizen of Shiraz, was transferred to hospital on Tuesday for medical checkup. Although his physician has recommended that he stay in hospital to undergo medical treatment, he was returned to the prison after a day. He has been sentenced to five years in prison on the charge of teaching Persian literature at the Baha\u2019i Institute of Higher Education. Iran Building New Crossing on Syria Border That Would Let It Smuggle Weapons and Oil, Experts SayNew satellite images indicate Iran\u2019s regime is building a border crossing at the Syrian-Iraqi border, which would open up a coveted land route from Iran to Lebanon, according to Western intelligence sources.The images, obtained exclusively by Fox News and captured earlier this week, show a new construction in the Albukamal Al-Qaim crossing.The area is under the control of Pro-Iranian Shiite militias. 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