{"id":211277,"date":"2019-06-24T09:16:31","date_gmt":"2019-06-24T09:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/211277-iran-news-in-brief-june-22-2019"},"modified":"2020-01-24T17:42:12","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T17:42:12","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-june-22-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-june-22-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran news in brief, June 22, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, June 22, 2019\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_5gZNb-416C8\" 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%2F5gZNb-416C8%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5gZNb-416C8\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT5M\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2019-06-23T11:15:56Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_5gZNb-416C8\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F5gZNb-416C8%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, June 22, 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\/5gZNb-416C8\" 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%2F5gZNb-416C8%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, June 22, 2019\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, June 22, 2019 Thousands Rally Outside State Department for a Free Iran Thousands of Iranian-Americans took to the streets of Washington, DC, on Friday to march and voice their support for those seeking regime change in Iran. The bi-partisan Free Iran Rally, which began at the U.S. State Department and concluded outside of the White House, was run by the Organization of Iranian American Communities and featured many prominent political voices. Prominent speakers at the event included retired four-star general and former Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army General Jack Keane, former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, former Senator Robert Torricelli, California Republican Congressman Tom McClintock, and Democrat California Congressman Brad Sherman. The rally attendees were also addressed by a video message from Iranian opposition leader Maryam Rajavi. \u201cWhen the mullahs are not held accountable and do not pay a price for their actions, they become more emboldened and intensify their belligerence,\u201d Mrs. Rajavi stated in her address. Death-Row Prisoner Found Dead Hours Before Execution Death-row prisoner Mehrdad Baber Shamsi was found dead in his solitary cell in the Prison of Birjand, in eastern Iran, only hours before his execution. His death happened on Tuesday, June 18, under suspicious circumstances. Officials of the Prison of Birjand did not provide any explanation. The Baber Shamsi family including Mehrdad\u2019s mother who had gone to have a last visit with their son before being hanged, received his lifeless body. According to the Baber Shamsi family, Mehrdad\u2019s body bore numerous scars of wound. His face, hands, legs and belly were bruised and swollen. The family\u2019s request for autopsy has been turned down, with officials insisting that he should be buried as soon as possible. US, Other Nations Agree to Toughen Supervision of Iran&#039;s Banks The United States and more than 30 other nations belonging to a group that seeks to protect the global financial system have agreed to toughen their supervision of Iran\u2019s financial institutions. In a statement released Friday after a meeting of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in Orlando, Florida, the 36 governments plus the Gulf Cooperation Council and European Commission said they have agreed on a requirement for \u201cincreased supervisory examination for branches and subsidiaries of financial institutions based in Iran.\u201d The FATF said it was disappointed that Iran has not yet taken a series of actions to address concerns about money laundering and financing of terrorism in the Islamic Republic. The group also warned that it will reimpose countermeasures on Iran if it does not enact the Palermo and Terrorist Financing Conventions in line with FATF standards by October. The threatened countermeasures include \u201cenhanced relevant reporting mechanisms; systematic reporting of financial transactions; and increased external audit requirements for financial groups with respect to any of their branches and subsidiaries located in Iran.\u201d Mnuchin: Iran Must Address &#039;Systemic Money-Laundering&#039; or Face International Audits Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin warned on Friday that the Iranian regime\u2019s financial system will soon face additional penalties if it doesn\u2019t comply with international guidelines to combat money laundering. As of this month, the Iranian regime had yet to comply with the FATF\u2019s standards. 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Death-Row Prisoner Found Dead Hours Before ExecutionDeath-row prisoner Mehrdad Baber Shamsi was found dead in his solitary cell in the Prison of Birjand, in eastern Iran, only hours before his execution. His death happened on Tuesday, June 18, under suspicious circumstances.Officials of the Prison of Birjand did not provide any explanation. The Baber Shamsi family including Mehrdad\u2019s mother who had gone to have a last visit with their son before being hanged, received his lifeless body.According to the Baber Shamsi family, Mehrdad\u2019s body bore numerous scars of wound. His face, hands, legs and belly were bruised and swollen. 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Death-Row Prisoner Found Dead Hours Before ExecutionDeath-row prisoner Mehrdad Baber Shamsi was found dead in his solitary cell in the Prison of Birjand, in eastern Iran, only hours before his execution. His death happened on Tuesday, June 18, under suspicious circumstances.Officials of the Prison of Birjand did not provide any explanation. The Baber Shamsi family including Mehrdad\u2019s mother who had gone to have a last visit with their son before being hanged, received his lifeless body.According to the Baber Shamsi family, Mehrdad\u2019s body bore numerous scars of wound. His face, hands, legs and belly were bruised and swollen. The family\u2019s request for autopsy has been turned down, with officials insisting that he should be buried as soon as possible.US, Other Nations Agree to Toughen Supervision of Iran&#039;s BanksThe United States and more than 30 other nations belonging to a group that seeks to protect the global financial system have agreed to toughen their supervision of Iran\u2019s financial institutions.In a statement released Friday after a meeting of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in Orlando, Florida, the 36 governments plus the Gulf Cooperation Council and European Commission said they have agreed on a requirement for \u201cincreased supervisory examination for branches and subsidiaries of financial institutions based in Iran.\u201dThe FATF said it was disappointed that Iran has not yet taken a series of actions to address concerns about money laundering and financing of terrorism in the Islamic Republic. 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The family\u2019s request for autopsy has been turned down, with officials insisting that he should be buried as soon as possible.US, Other Nations Agree to Toughen Supervision of Iran's BanksThe United States and more than 30 other nations belonging to a group that seeks to protect the global financial system have agreed to toughen their supervision of Iran\u2019s financial institutions.In a statement released Friday after a meeting of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in Orlando, Florida, the 36 governments plus the Gulf Cooperation Council and European Commission said they have agreed on a requirement for \u201cincreased supervisory examination for branches and subsidiaries of financial institutions based in Iran.\u201dThe FATF said it was disappointed that Iran has not yet taken a series of actions to address concerns about money laundering and financing of terrorism in the Islamic Republic. The group also warned that it will reimpose countermeasures on Iran if it does not enact the Palermo and Terrorist Financing Conventions in line with FATF standards by October.The threatened countermeasures include \u201cenhanced relevant reporting mechanisms; systematic reporting of financial transactions; and increased external audit requirements for financial groups with respect to any of their branches and subsidiaries located in Iran.\u201dMnuchin: Iran Must Address 'Systemic Money-Laundering' or Face International AuditsTreasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin warned on Friday that the Iranian regime\u2019s financial system will soon face additional penalties if it doesn\u2019t comply with international guidelines to combat money laundering.As of this month, the Iranian regime had yet to comply with the FATF\u2019s standards. Mnuchin said further delay would result in more international audits of its financial institutions, as well as other \u201ccounter-measures\u201d if Iran fails to act.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-june-22-2019\/","og_site_name":"NCRI","article_published_time":"2019-06-24T09:16:31+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-01-24T17:42:12+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-22-2019\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-june-22-2019\/"},"author":{"name":"","@id":""},"headline":"Iran news in brief, June 22, 2019","datePublished":"2019-06-24T09:16:31+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-24T17:42:12+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-june-22-2019\/"},"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-june-22-2019\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-june-22-2019\/","name":"Iran news in brief, June 22, 2019 - NCRI","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2019-06-24T09:16:31+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-24T17:42:12+00:00","description":"Iran news in brief, June 22, 2019Thousands Rally Outside State Department for a Free Iran Thousands of Iranian-Americans took to the streets of Washington, DC, on Friday to march and voice their support for those seeking regime change in Iran.The bi-partisan Free Iran Rally, which began at the U.S. State Department and concluded outside of the White House, was run by the Organization of Iranian American Communities and featured many prominent political voices.Prominent speakers at the event included retired four-star general and former Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army General Jack Keane, former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, former Senator Robert Torricelli, California Republican Congressman Tom McClintock, and Democrat California Congressman Brad Sherman.The rally attendees were also addressed by a video message from Iranian opposition leader Maryam Rajavi.\u201cWhen the mullahs are not held accountable and do not pay a price for their actions, they become more emboldened and intensify their belligerence,\u201d Mrs. Rajavi stated in her address. Death-Row Prisoner Found Dead Hours Before ExecutionDeath-row prisoner Mehrdad Baber Shamsi was found dead in his solitary cell in the Prison of Birjand, in eastern Iran, only hours before his execution. His death happened on Tuesday, June 18, under suspicious circumstances.Officials of the Prison of Birjand did not provide any explanation. The Baber Shamsi family including Mehrdad\u2019s mother who had gone to have a last visit with their son before being hanged, received his lifeless body.According to the Baber Shamsi family, Mehrdad\u2019s body bore numerous scars of wound. His face, hands, legs and belly were bruised and swollen. The family\u2019s request for autopsy has been turned down, with officials insisting that he should be buried as soon as possible.US, Other Nations Agree to Toughen Supervision of Iran's BanksThe United States and more than 30 other nations belonging to a group that seeks to protect the global financial system have agreed to toughen their supervision of Iran\u2019s financial institutions.In a statement released Friday after a meeting of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in Orlando, Florida, the 36 governments plus the Gulf Cooperation Council and European Commission said they have agreed on a requirement for \u201cincreased supervisory examination for branches and subsidiaries of financial institutions based in Iran.\u201dThe FATF said it was disappointed that Iran has not yet taken a series of actions to address concerns about money laundering and financing of terrorism in the Islamic Republic. 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