{"id":211258,"date":"2019-06-01T10:11:54","date_gmt":"2019-06-01T10:11:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/211258-iran-news-in-brief-may-31-2019"},"modified":"2020-01-24T17:42:21","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T17:42:21","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-may-31-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-may-31-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran news in brief, May 31, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, May 31, 2019\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_L4QsQoZlobM\" 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%2FL4QsQoZlobM%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/L4QsQoZlobM\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT4M43S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2019-05-31T15:25:04Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_L4QsQoZlobM\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FL4QsQoZlobM%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, May 31, 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\/L4QsQoZlobM\" 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%2FL4QsQoZlobM%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, May 31, 2019\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, May 31, 2019 Saudi King Tells Regional Summit: Iranian Regime&#039;s Actions Threaten Regional and Global Security Saudi Arabia\u2019s King Salman told an emergency Gulf Cooperation Council meeting on Thursday that the Iranian regime\u2019s development of nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities threatened regional and global security. He said Tehran\u2019s actions threatened international maritime trade and global oil supplies in a \u201cglaring violation of UN treaties,\u201d following attacks this month on oil tankers off the United Arab Emirates and on oil pumping stations in the Kingdom. King Salman added that Iran\u2019s regime has been threatening security in the region for four decades, stating that not taking a stand against its activities has led to its transgressions. GCC and Arab League Call on Iran to Reconsider Its Role in the Region The Arab League and the Gulf Cooperation Council called on Iran\u2019s regime to reconsider its role in the region, the league\u2019s Secretary-General told reporters following the conclusion of two emergency summits held in Mecca. \u201cThe emergency Arab League Summit in Mecca called on Iran to reconsider its role in the region,\u201d Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahmed Aboul Gheit said. Pompeo Says Iran Attacked Oil Tankers to Raise Global Oil Price US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday blamed Iran\u2019s regime for attacks on oil tankers in the Gulf, saying it was an effort by Tehran to raise the global price of oil. Earlier speaking in London, White House National Security Adviser John Bolton said evidence that Iran was behind the attacks would be presented to the United Nations Security Council next week. US Says Iranian Regime Sought to Carry out Coordinated Terrorist Attacks US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford revealed Wednesday that he was the driving force behind the recent U.S. deployments to the Persian Gulf region, which he recommended after reviewing intelligence that indicated an ominous pattern in Iranian actions. \u201cWe saw something that looked more like a campaign than individual threat,\u201d Dunford said at an event at the Brookings Institution. The intelligence covered a wide area and indicated Iran and its proxies were preparing coordinated attacks. \u201cIt was the geographic span and the perception that that activity would try to be synchronized in time that caused us to look at that threat differently than 40 years of malign activity by the Iranians,\u201d he said. Iranian Police Arrest 30 During Protest Reports from Iran\u2019s southeastern Sistan and Baluchistan Province say some 30 people have been arrested in a rally to protest the killing of a young Balochi man by the police. Local people gathered on May 27 in front of the governor\u2019s office in Zahedan after police shot dead the man. The state security forces called for backup and fired shots in the air to disperse the crowd, fearing that the protest could draw more protesters and turn into larger unrest. Iran&#039;s State TV Under Fire for Insulting Sunni Community Widespread protests targeting Iran\u2019s state-run channel 5 TV for insulting the Sunni community in southern Iran forced this TV station to fire the network\u2019s director and the program manager. Fearing the spread of the unrest and protest to other Sunni communities, the judiciary was forced to step in and issue a farce arrest warrant for an official in charge of the station. The official was shortly released after preliminary questioning. 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Joseph Dunford revealed Wednesday that he was the driving force behind the recent U.S. deployments to the Persian Gulf region, which he recommended after reviewing intelligence that indicated an ominous pattern in Iranian actions.\u201cWe saw something that looked more like a campaign than individual threat,\u201d Dunford said at an event at the Brookings Institution. 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The intelligence covered a wide area and indicated Iran and its proxies were preparing coordinated attacks. \u201cIt was the geographic span and the perception that that activity would try to be synchronized in time that caused us to look at that threat differently than 40 years of malign activity by the Iranians,\u201d he said.Iranian Police Arrest 30 During Protest Reports from Iran\u2019s southeastern Sistan and Baluchistan Province say some 30 people have been arrested in a rally to protest the killing of a young Balochi man by the police.Local people gathered on May 27 in front of the governor\u2019s office in Zahedan after police shot dead the man.The state security forces called for backup and fired shots in the air to disperse the crowd, fearing that the protest could draw more protesters and turn into larger unrest.Iran's State TV Under Fire for Insulting Sunni CommunityWidespread protests targeting Iran\u2019s state-run channel 5 TV for insulting the Sunni community in southern Iran forced this TV station to fire the network\u2019s director and the program manager.Fearing the spread of the unrest and protest to other Sunni communities, the judiciary was forced to step in and issue a farce arrest warrant for an official in charge of the station. The official was shortly released after preliminary questioning. However, as protests continued, the TV station was forced to relieve the network\u2019s director and the show manager to quell public anger.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-may-31-2019\/","og_site_name":"NCRI","article_published_time":"2019-06-01T10:11:54+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-01-24T17:42:21+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-31-2019\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-may-31-2019\/"},"author":{"name":"","@id":""},"headline":"Iran news in brief, May 31, 2019","datePublished":"2019-06-01T10:11:54+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-24T17:42:21+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-may-31-2019\/"},"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-31-2019\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-may-31-2019\/","name":"Iran news in brief, May 31, 2019 - NCRI","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2019-06-01T10:11:54+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-24T17:42:21+00:00","description":"Iran news in brief, May 31, 2019Saudi King Tells Regional Summit: Iranian Regime's Actions Threaten Regional and Global Security Saudi Arabia\u2019s King Salman told an emergency Gulf Cooperation Council meeting on Thursday that the Iranian regime\u2019s development of nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities threatened regional and global security.He said Tehran\u2019s actions threatened international maritime trade and global oil supplies in a \u201cglaring violation of UN treaties,\u201d following attacks this month on oil tankers off the United Arab Emirates and on oil pumping stations in the Kingdom.King Salman added that Iran\u2019s regime has been threatening security in the region for four decades, stating that not taking a stand against its activities has led to its transgressions.GCC and Arab League Call on Iran to Reconsider Its Role in the RegionThe Arab League and the Gulf Cooperation Council called on Iran\u2019s regime to reconsider its role in the region, the league\u2019s Secretary-General told reporters following the conclusion of two emergency summits held in Mecca.\u201cThe emergency Arab League Summit in Mecca called on Iran to reconsider its role in the region,\u201d Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahmed Aboul Gheit said.Pompeo Says Iran Attacked Oil Tankers to Raise Global Oil PriceUS Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday blamed Iran\u2019s regime for attacks on oil tankers in the Gulf, saying it was an effort by Tehran to raise the global price of oil.Earlier speaking in London, White House National Security Adviser John Bolton said evidence that Iran was behind the attacks would be presented to the United Nations Security Council next week.US Says Iranian Regime Sought to Carry out Coordinated Terrorist Attacks US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford revealed Wednesday that he was the driving force behind the recent U.S. deployments to the Persian Gulf region, which he recommended after reviewing intelligence that indicated an ominous pattern in Iranian actions.\u201cWe saw something that looked more like a campaign than individual threat,\u201d Dunford said at an event at the Brookings Institution. The intelligence covered a wide area and indicated Iran and its proxies were preparing coordinated attacks. \u201cIt was the geographic span and the perception that that activity would try to be synchronized in time that caused us to look at that threat differently than 40 years of malign activity by the Iranians,\u201d he said.Iranian Police Arrest 30 During Protest Reports from Iran\u2019s southeastern Sistan and Baluchistan Province say some 30 people have been arrested in a rally to protest the killing of a young Balochi man by the police.Local people gathered on May 27 in front of the governor\u2019s office in Zahedan after police shot dead the man.The state security forces called for backup and fired shots in the air to disperse the crowd, fearing that the protest could draw more protesters and turn into larger unrest.Iran's State TV Under Fire for Insulting Sunni CommunityWidespread protests targeting Iran\u2019s state-run channel 5 TV for insulting the Sunni community in southern Iran forced this TV station to fire the network\u2019s director and the program manager.Fearing the spread of the unrest and protest to other Sunni communities, the judiciary was forced to step in and issue a farce arrest warrant for an official in charge of the station. The official was shortly released after preliminary questioning. 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