{"id":211260,"date":"2019-06-03T16:05:03","date_gmt":"2019-06-03T16:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/211260-iran-news-in-brief-june-3-2019"},"modified":"2020-01-24T17:42:20","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T17:42:20","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-june-3-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-june-3-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran news in brief, June 3, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, June 3, 2019\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_k5RNTi73N_8\" 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%2Fk5RNTi73N_8%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k5RNTi73N_8\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M38S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2019-06-03T13:54:26Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_k5RNTi73N_8\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fk5RNTi73N_8%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, June 3, 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\/k5RNTi73N_8\" 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%2Fk5RNTi73N_8%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, June 3, 2019\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, June 3, 2019 Free Iran Rally in Solidarity With Iranian Resistance &amp; People&#039;s Uprising The Iranian opposition is organizing a series of demonstrations in Europe and the United States and actively promoting the upcoming \u201cFree Iran Rally\u201d. The rally takes place every summer. It sees more than 100,000 Iranian opposition supporters and members of the NCRI gather to protest the barbaric dictatorship in Iran. NCRI President-elect Maryam Rajavi\u2019s \u201cTen Point Plan\u201d defines the opposition\u2019s political platform for a future democratic Iran. The rally is sponsored by dozens of associations and rights groups who support the NCRI\u2019s calls for a free, democratic, non-nuclear Iran, where there will be no capital punishment, and essential freedoms and gender equality are guaranteed. The Iranian diaspora has announced mass demonstrations against the Iranian regime in: Brussels on June 15, Washington D.C. on June 21, Berlin, on July 6, and London, on July 27. Over 100 Dead or Injured Due to Floods and Storms in Iran In the past 23 days in Iran, 31 people have been killed and 71 others have been injured due to floods, thunderstorms, and lightning. Iranian opposition President-elect Maryam Rajavi called on the public to form popular councils and give independent assistance to the flood victims. She said that the mullahs\u2019 regime has left Iran defenseless against natural disasters by large scale theft, environmental massacre and wasting the country\u2019s assets in the export of terrorism and warmongering. Iran&#039;s Regime Sentences Journalist to Two Years in Jail The Iranian regime&#039;s judiciary on Sunday sentenced a journalist to two years in jail for &quot;spreading misinformation&quot; and &quot;insulting&quot; the regime&#039;s supreme leader and authorities. Masoud Kazemi was also banned from &quot;media activities&quot; for two years, his lawyer Ali Mojtahedzadeh was quoted as saying by the official news agency IRNA. IRGC Claims Iran&#039;s Presence in Syria Is an &#039;Act of Divine Duty&#039; A top Revolutionary Guards commander has vowed to continue the Iranian regime\u2019s warmongering in Syria. Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolution is not limited to a geographic area, said Admiral Ali Fadavi, vice commander of the IRGC. \u201cOne of the beautiful effects of adhering to the Islamic Revolution is the presence of our youth thousands of kilometres away from the borders of our country, and how beautifully they have achieved the victory that was promised to us by God,\u201d he added. He said that the Iranian regime\u2019s presence in Syria is \u201can act of divine duty.\u201d A few days ago, Fadavi had also openly spoken about Tehran\u2019s support for the Houthis in Yemen in an interview with Iran\u2019s Channel 3. 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Iranian opposition President-elect Maryam Rajavi called on the public to form popular councils and give independent assistance to the flood victims. She said that the mullahs\u2019 regime has left Iran defenseless against natural disasters by large scale theft, environmental massacre and wasting the country\u2019s assets in the export of terrorism and warmongering.Iran's Regime Sentences Journalist to Two Years in JailThe Iranian regime's judiciary on Sunday sentenced a journalist to two years in jail for \"spreading misinformation\" and \"insulting\" the regime's supreme leader and authorities.Masoud Kazemi was also banned from \"media activities\" for two years, his lawyer Ali Mojtahedzadeh was quoted as saying by the official news agency IRNA.IRGC Claims Iran's Presence in Syria Is an 'Act of Divine Duty'A top Revolutionary Guards commander has vowed to continue the Iranian regime\u2019s warmongering in Syria.Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolution is not limited to a geographic area, said Admiral Ali Fadavi, vice commander of the IRGC.\u201cOne of the beautiful effects of adhering to the Islamic Revolution is the presence of our youth thousands of kilometres away from the borders of our country, and how beautifully they have achieved the victory that was promised to us by God,\u201d he added.He said that the Iranian regime\u2019s presence in Syria is \u201can act of divine duty.\u201dA few days ago, Fadavi had also openly spoken about Tehran\u2019s support for the Houthis in Yemen in an interview with Iran\u2019s Channel 3.The U.S. State Department earlier this year listed the IRGC as a foreign terrorist organization.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-june-3-2019\/","og_site_name":"NCRI","article_published_time":"2019-06-03T16:05:03+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-01-24T17:42:20+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-june-3-2019\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-june-3-2019\/"},"author":{"name":"","@id":""},"headline":"Iran news in brief, June 3, 2019","datePublished":"2019-06-03T16:05:03+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-24T17:42:20+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-june-3-2019\/"},"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-june-3-2019\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-june-3-2019\/","name":"Iran news in brief, June 3, 2019 - NCRI","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2019-06-03T16:05:03+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-24T17:42:20+00:00","description":"Iran news in brief, June 3, 2019Free Iran Rally in Solidarity With Iranian Resistance &amp; People's Uprising The Iranian opposition is organizing a series of demonstrations in Europe and the United States and actively promoting the upcoming \u201cFree Iran Rally\u201d.The rally takes place every summer. It sees more than 100,000 Iranian opposition supporters and members of the NCRI gather to protest the barbaric dictatorship in Iran.NCRI President-elect Maryam Rajavi\u2019s \u201cTen Point Plan\u201d defines the opposition\u2019s political platform for a future democratic Iran.The rally is sponsored by dozens of associations and rights groups who support the NCRI\u2019s calls for a free, democratic, non-nuclear Iran, where there will be no capital punishment, and essential freedoms and gender equality are guaranteed.The Iranian diaspora has announced mass demonstrations against the Iranian regime in: Brussels on June 15, Washington D.C. on June 21, Berlin, on July 6, and London, on July 27.Over 100 Dead or Injured Due to Floods and Storms in IranIn the past 23 days in Iran, 31 people have been killed and 71 others have been injured due to floods, thunderstorms, and lightning. Iranian opposition President-elect Maryam Rajavi called on the public to form popular councils and give independent assistance to the flood victims. 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