{"id":211266,"date":"2019-06-17T09:00:58","date_gmt":"2019-06-17T09:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/211266-iran-news-in-brief-june-11-2019"},"modified":"2020-01-24T17:42:15","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T17:42:15","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-june-11-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-june-11-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran news in brief, June 11, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, June 11, 2019\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_Nshj0oSlV9s\" 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%2FNshj0oSlV9s%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Nshj0oSlV9s\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT4M48S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2019-06-11T17:36:28Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_Nshj0oSlV9s\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FNshj0oSlV9s%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, June 11, 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\/Nshj0oSlV9s\" 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%2FNshj0oSlV9s%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, June 11, 2019\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, June 11, 2019 U.S. Says &#039;Only Solution&#039; Is a New Deal Addressing Iran Regime&#039;s Threats U.S. State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus has said that the only solution to tensions with Iran\u2019s regime is \u201ca new and better deal that addresses the full scope of Iran\u2019s threats.\u201d Speaking at her daily briefing, Ortagus referred to what she said were new threatening remarks by the regime\u2019s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif stating, \u201cWe aren\u2019t impressed\u201d. \u201cIt can either behave like a normal nation or watch its economy crumble. Iran\u2019s recent threat to cease performing key nuclear commitments under the JCPOA is a big step in the wrong direction\u201d, she said. IAEA Chief Says Iran Regime Has Increased the Production of Enriched Uranium The United Nations\u2019 nuclear watchdog chief Yukiya Amano said the Iranian regime has increased the production of enriched uranium. Amano said, &quot;that the pace of production has increased according to the latest measurement.&quot; Limiting the production of enriched uranium and its subsequent export are the cornerstones of the 2015 nuclear deal signed between Tehran and world powers. Iran-Linked Bomb Case in UK Kept &#039;Hidden&#039; Radicals linked to the Iran-backed Hezbollah movement were found to be stockpiling bomb-making ingredients in London in 2015 in a case that was kept &quot;hidden from the public&quot;, the Daily Telegraph reported on Monday. Following a tip-off from a foreign government, British police and the MI5 intelligence service discovered thousands of disposable ice packs containing three tonnes of ammonium nitrate, the report said, citing security sources. The paper said that the decision not to inform the public about the discovery, which came shortly after the Iran nuclear deal was concluded, would &quot;raise eyebrows&quot;. Iran Regime&#039;s Minister of Energy Says Iranians Should Be Content With One Meal a Day The Iranian Regime\u2019s Minister of Energy implied that ordinary Iranians should be satisfied with just one meal a day amid the economic crisis that has left most of the population in poverty. \u201cIranians eat a lot and dress in extravagance,\u201d Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian said in an interview with the state-run ILNA News Agency. He blamed \u201cconsumerism\u201d by Iranian society as the root of international sanctions. \u201cThe reason we were sanctioned was our bad habits in consumption. The (US) realized that our weakness is consumption. We are a consumerist society. Why is China not being sanctioned like this? Because they are satisfied with one meal a day,\u201d he added. What the energy official failed to mention was that according to regime sources, 80% of Iranians lived under the poverty line even when sanctions had been lifted. Retirees Hold Protest in Tehran Retirees rallied in Tehran on Monday protesting the regime\u2019s refusal to answer their demands. Their gathering was held outside the Iranian Regime\u2019s Retirement Fund office, located in the capital\u2019s Fatemi Avenue. The protesters were holding a banner reading: \u201cThe country\u2019s retiree community, as the main and true owners of the country\u2019s Retirement Fund, will not allow the sale and\/or transfer of the Fund\u2019s investments and assets to any other party.\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, June 11, 2019U.S. Says &#8216;Only Solution&#8217; Is a New Deal Addressing Iran Regime&#8217;s Threats U.S. State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus has said that the only solution [&#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-211266","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, June 11, 2019 - NCRI<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, June 11, 2019U.S. Says &#039;Only Solution&#039; Is a New Deal Addressing Iran Regime&#039;s Threats U.S. State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus has said that the only solution to tensions with Iran\u2019s regime is \u201ca new and better deal that addresses the full scope of Iran\u2019s threats.\u201dSpeaking at her daily briefing, Ortagus referred to what she said were new threatening remarks by the regime\u2019s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif stating, \u201cWe aren\u2019t impressed\u201d.\u201cIt can either behave like a normal nation or watch its economy crumble. 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Iran\u2019s recent threat to cease performing key nuclear commitments under the JCPOA is a big step in the wrong direction\u201d, she said.IAEA Chief Says Iran Regime Has Increased the Production of Enriched UraniumThe United Nations\u2019 nuclear watchdog chief Yukiya Amano said the Iranian regime has increased the production of enriched uranium.Amano said, \"that the pace of production has increased according to the latest measurement.\"Limiting the production of enriched uranium and its subsequent export are the cornerstones of the 2015 nuclear deal signed between Tehran and world powers.Iran-Linked Bomb Case in UK Kept 'Hidden'Radicals linked to the Iran-backed Hezbollah movement were found to be stockpiling bomb-making ingredients in London in 2015 in a case that was kept \"hidden from the public\", the Daily Telegraph reported on Monday.Following a tip-off from a foreign government, British police and the MI5 intelligence service discovered thousands of disposable ice packs containing three tonnes of ammonium nitrate, the report said, citing security sources.The paper said that the decision not to inform the public about the discovery, which came shortly after the Iran nuclear deal was concluded, would \"raise eyebrows\".Iran Regime's Minister of Energy Says Iranians Should Be Content With One Meal a DayThe Iranian Regime\u2019s Minister of Energy implied that ordinary Iranians should be satisfied with just one meal a day amid the economic crisis that has left most of the population in poverty.\u201cIranians eat a lot and dress in extravagance,\u201d Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian said in an interview with the state-run ILNA News Agency.He blamed \u201cconsumerism\u201d by Iranian society as the root of international sanctions.\u201cThe reason we were sanctioned was our bad habits in consumption. The (US) realized that our weakness is consumption. We are a consumerist society. Why is China not being sanctioned like this? Because they are satisfied with one meal a day,\u201d he added.What the energy official failed to mention was that according to regime sources, 80% of Iranians lived under the poverty line even when sanctions had been lifted.Retirees Hold Protest in TehranRetirees rallied in Tehran on Monday protesting the regime\u2019s refusal to answer their demands. Their gathering was held outside the Iranian Regime\u2019s Retirement Fund office, located in the capital\u2019s Fatemi Avenue.The protesters were holding a banner reading:\u201cThe country\u2019s retiree community, as the main and true owners of the country\u2019s Retirement Fund, will not allow the sale and\/or transfer of the Fund\u2019s investments and assets to any other party.\u201d","og_url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-june-11-2019\/","og_site_name":"NCRI","article_published_time":"2019-06-17T09:00:58+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-01-24T17:42:15+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-11-2019\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-june-11-2019\/"},"author":{"name":"","@id":""},"headline":"Iran news in brief, June 11, 2019","datePublished":"2019-06-17T09:00:58+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-24T17:42:15+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-june-11-2019\/"},"wordCount":16,"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-11-2019\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-june-11-2019\/","name":"Iran news in brief, June 11, 2019 - NCRI","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2019-06-17T09:00:58+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-24T17:42:15+00:00","description":"Iran news in brief, June 11, 2019U.S. Says 'Only Solution' Is a New Deal Addressing Iran Regime's Threats U.S. State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus has said that the only solution to tensions with Iran\u2019s regime is \u201ca new and better deal that addresses the full scope of Iran\u2019s threats.\u201dSpeaking at her daily briefing, Ortagus referred to what she said were new threatening remarks by the regime\u2019s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif stating, \u201cWe aren\u2019t impressed\u201d.\u201cIt can either behave like a normal nation or watch its economy crumble. Iran\u2019s recent threat to cease performing key nuclear commitments under the JCPOA is a big step in the wrong direction\u201d, she said.IAEA Chief Says Iran Regime Has Increased the Production of Enriched UraniumThe United Nations\u2019 nuclear watchdog chief Yukiya Amano said the Iranian regime has increased the production of enriched uranium.Amano said, \"that the pace of production has increased according to the latest measurement.\"Limiting the production of enriched uranium and its subsequent export are the cornerstones of the 2015 nuclear deal signed between Tehran and world powers.Iran-Linked Bomb Case in UK Kept 'Hidden'Radicals linked to the Iran-backed Hezbollah movement were found to be stockpiling bomb-making ingredients in London in 2015 in a case that was kept \"hidden from the public\", the Daily Telegraph reported on Monday.Following a tip-off from a foreign government, British police and the MI5 intelligence service discovered thousands of disposable ice packs containing three tonnes of ammonium nitrate, the report said, citing security sources.The paper said that the decision not to inform the public about the discovery, which came shortly after the Iran nuclear deal was concluded, would \"raise eyebrows\".Iran Regime's Minister of Energy Says Iranians Should Be Content With One Meal a DayThe Iranian Regime\u2019s Minister of Energy implied that ordinary Iranians should be satisfied with just one meal a day amid the economic crisis that has left most of the population in poverty.\u201cIranians eat a lot and dress in extravagance,\u201d Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian said in an interview with the state-run ILNA News Agency.He blamed \u201cconsumerism\u201d by Iranian society as the root of international sanctions.\u201cThe reason we were sanctioned was our bad habits in consumption. The (US) realized that our weakness is consumption. We are a consumerist society. Why is China not being sanctioned like this? Because they are satisfied with one meal a day,\u201d he added.What the energy official failed to mention was that according to regime sources, 80% of Iranians lived under the poverty line even when sanctions had been lifted.Retirees Hold Protest in TehranRetirees rallied in Tehran on Monday protesting the regime\u2019s refusal to answer their demands. 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