{"id":211279,"date":"2019-06-26T08:24:01","date_gmt":"2019-06-26T08:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/211279-iran-news-in-brief-june-24-2019"},"modified":"2020-01-24T17:42:11","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T17:42:11","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-june-24-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-june-24-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran news in brief, June 24, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, June 24, 2019\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_fz8G4QK8aac\" 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%2Ffz8G4QK8aac%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fz8G4QK8aac\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT4M23S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2019-06-24T15:42:59Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_fz8G4QK8aac\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Ffz8G4QK8aac%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, June 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\/fz8G4QK8aac\" 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%2Ffz8G4QK8aac%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, June 24, 2019\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, June 24, 2019 US Set to Introduce New Iran Sanctions The United States is set to introduce new sanctions against the Iranian regime on Monday, seeking to put additional pressure on the regime\u2019s economy in order to extract changes in behavior. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called the new measures &quot;significant,&quot; but declined to give specific details to reporters ahead of the official announcement. He spoke just before embarking on a trip to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to continue the Trump administration&#039;s effort to build a coalition of allies to counter the Iranian regime. &quot;The world should know that we will continue to make sure it&#039;s understood that this effort that we&#039;ve engaged in to deny Iran the resources to foment terror, to build out their nuclear weapon system, to build out their missile program, we are going to deny them the resources they need to do that thereby keeping American interests and American people safe all around the world,&quot; Pompeo said. Coalition: One Killed, Seven Injured in Houthi Attack on Saudi Abha Airport The Arab Coalition said on Sunday that the Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist militia launched yet another attack targeting Saudi Arabia\u2019s Abha International Airport. The coalition spokesman Col. Turki al-Maliki said one person was killed and seven other were injured. UK Minister Urges Iranian Regime to Stop Attacks in Gulf of Oman British Foreign Office minister Andrew Murrison has warned that the Iranian regime &quot;needs to stop&quot; attacks in the Gulf of Oman. Dr Murrison said the UK believes Tehran &quot;almost certainly bears responsibility for the attacks&quot; and made clear UK concerns over activities in the region. &quot;This visit has provided an important opportunity for open, frank and constructive engagement with the Iranian government,&quot; said Dr Murrison, following talks with the Iranian regime this weekend. &quot;In Tehran I was clear about the UK&#039;s long-held concerns over Iran&#039;s activities in the region\u201d, he said. Iran-China Trade Drops 35 Percent in 2019 The latest official figures from China show that its trade with the Iranian regime suffered a substantial drop in the first five months of 2019, compared with the same period last year. Trade figures published by China\u2019s customs on June 17 show Iran\u2019s exports, including crude oil, declined 46.6 percent totaling &#36;7.17 billion. China\u2019s exports to Iran also declined by 26% reaching a low of &#36;3.74 billion. China is Iran\u2019s largest oil customer and also its biggest non-oil trading partner. Considering all bilateral commercial interactions, trade in total declined 35 percent in the first five months of the year. Website Close to Rouhani Reports Quarrel, Sulking at Government Meeting A news website close to the Iranian Regime\u2019s President Hassan Rouhani has reported that he had a loud argument with his vice-president Es&#039;haq Jahangiri during a meeting on Saturday. According to Entekhab, Jahangiri was about to leave the meeting in protest to Rouhani&#039;s harsh words, but Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani brought him back to the table. Rouhani has reportedly accused Jahangiri and others of trying to unseat his administration. Beyond this, it is not clear what the exact reason for the quarrel was. However, Entekhab reported that Jahangiri did not show up in his office on Sunday and several cabinet ministers, including Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif went to his home to encourage him to go to work.\"><\/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 24, 2019US Set to Introduce New Iran Sanctions The United States is set to introduce new sanctions against the Iranian regime on Monday, seeking to [&#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-211279","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 v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Iran news in brief, June 24, 2019 - NCRI<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, June 24, 2019US Set to Introduce New Iran Sanctions The United States is set to introduce new sanctions against the Iranian regime on Monday, seeking to put additional pressure on the regime\u2019s economy in order to extract changes in behavior.Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called the new measures &quot;significant,&quot; but declined to give specific details to reporters ahead of the official announcement.He spoke just before embarking on a trip to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to continue the Trump administration&#039;s effort to build a coalition of allies to counter the Iranian regime.&quot;The world should know that we will continue to make sure it&#039;s understood that this effort that we&#039;ve engaged in to deny Iran the resources to foment terror, to build out their nuclear weapon system, to build out their missile program, we are going to deny them the resources they need to do that thereby keeping American interests and American people safe all around the world,&quot; Pompeo said.Coalition: One Killed, Seven Injured in Houthi Attack on Saudi Abha AirportThe Arab Coalition said on Sunday that the Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist militia launched yet another attack targeting Saudi Arabia\u2019s Abha International Airport.The coalition spokesman Col. Turki al-Maliki said one person was killed and seven other were injured.UK Minister Urges Iranian Regime to Stop Attacks in Gulf of OmanBritish Foreign Office minister Andrew Murrison has warned that the Iranian regime &quot;needs to stop&quot; attacks in the Gulf of Oman.Dr Murrison said the UK believes Tehran &quot;almost certainly bears responsibility for the attacks&quot; and made clear UK concerns over activities in the region.&quot;This visit has provided an important opportunity for open, frank and constructive engagement with the Iranian government,&quot; said Dr Murrison, following talks with the Iranian regime this weekend.&quot;In Tehran I was clear about the UK&#039;s long-held concerns over Iran&#039;s activities in the region\u201d, he said.Iran-China Trade Drops 35 Percent in 2019The latest official figures from China show that its trade with the Iranian regime suffered a substantial drop in the first five months of 2019, compared with the same period last year.Trade figures published by China\u2019s customs on June 17 show Iran\u2019s exports, including crude oil, declined 46.6 percent totaling $7.17 billion. 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Beyond this, it is not clear what the exact reason for the quarrel was.However, Entekhab reported that Jahangiri did not show up in his office on Sunday and several cabinet ministers, including Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif went to his home to encourage him to go to work.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-june-24-2019\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Iran news in brief, June 24, 2019 - NCRI\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, June 24, 2019US Set to Introduce New Iran Sanctions The United States is set to introduce new sanctions against the Iranian regime on Monday, seeking to put additional pressure on the regime\u2019s economy in order to extract changes in behavior.Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called the new measures &quot;significant,&quot; but declined to give specific details to reporters ahead of the official announcement.He spoke just before embarking on a trip to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to continue the Trump administration&#039;s effort to build a coalition of allies to counter the Iranian regime.&quot;The world should know that we will continue to make sure it&#039;s understood that this effort that we&#039;ve engaged in to deny Iran the resources to foment terror, to build out their nuclear weapon system, to build out their missile program, we are going to deny them the resources they need to do that thereby keeping American interests and American people safe all around the world,&quot; Pompeo said.Coalition: One Killed, Seven Injured in Houthi Attack on Saudi Abha AirportThe Arab Coalition said on Sunday that the Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist militia launched yet another attack targeting Saudi Arabia\u2019s Abha International Airport.The coalition spokesman Col. 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China\u2019s exports to Iran also declined by 26% reaching a low of $3.74 billion.China is Iran\u2019s largest oil customer and also its biggest non-oil trading partner.Considering all bilateral commercial interactions, trade in total declined 35 percent in the first five months of the year.Website Close to Rouhani Reports Quarrel, Sulking at Government MeetingA news website close to the Iranian Regime\u2019s President Hassan Rouhani has reported that he had a loud argument with his vice-president Es&#039;haq Jahangiri during a meeting on Saturday.According to Entekhab, Jahangiri was about to leave the meeting in protest to Rouhani&#039;s harsh words, but Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani brought him back to the table.Rouhani has reportedly accused Jahangiri and others of trying to unseat his administration. Beyond this, it is not clear what the exact reason for the quarrel was.However, Entekhab reported that Jahangiri did not show up in his office on Sunday and several cabinet ministers, including Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif went to his home to encourage him to go to work.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-june-24-2019\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"NCRI\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-06-26T08:24:01+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-01-24T17:42:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ncri-logo.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"402\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"100\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@iran_policy\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@iran_policy\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@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-24-2019\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/multimedia\\\/iran-news-in-brief\\\/iran-news-in-brief-june-24-2019\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"\",\"@id\":\"\"},\"headline\":\"Iran news in brief, June 24, 2019\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-06-26T08:24:01+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-01-24T17:42:11+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/multimedia\\\/iran-news-in-brief\\\/iran-news-in-brief-june-24-2019\\\/\"},\"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-24-2019\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/multimedia\\\/iran-news-in-brief\\\/iran-news-in-brief-june-24-2019\\\/\",\"name\":\"Iran news in brief, June 24, 2019 - NCRI\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2019-06-26T08:24:01+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-01-24T17:42:11+00:00\",\"description\":\"Iran news in brief, June 24, 2019US Set to Introduce New Iran Sanctions The United States is set to introduce new sanctions against the Iranian regime on Monday, seeking to put additional pressure on the regime\u2019s economy in order to extract changes in behavior.Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called the new measures \\\"significant,\\\" but declined to give specific details to reporters ahead of the official announcement.He spoke just before embarking on a trip to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to continue the Trump administration's effort to build a coalition of allies to counter the Iranian regime.\\\"The world should know that we will continue to make sure it's understood that this effort that we've engaged in to deny Iran the resources to foment terror, to build out their nuclear weapon system, to build out their missile program, we are going to deny them the resources they need to do that thereby keeping American interests and American people safe all around the world,\\\" Pompeo said.Coalition: One Killed, Seven Injured in Houthi Attack on Saudi Abha AirportThe Arab Coalition said on Sunday that the Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist militia launched yet another attack targeting Saudi Arabia\u2019s Abha International Airport.The coalition spokesman Col. 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Turki al-Maliki said one person was killed and seven other were injured.UK Minister Urges Iranian Regime to Stop Attacks in Gulf of OmanBritish Foreign Office minister Andrew Murrison has warned that the Iranian regime \"needs to stop\" attacks in the Gulf of Oman.Dr Murrison said the UK believes Tehran \"almost certainly bears responsibility for the attacks\" and made clear UK concerns over activities in the region.\"This visit has provided an important opportunity for open, frank and constructive engagement with the Iranian government,\" said Dr Murrison, following talks with the Iranian regime this weekend.\"In Tehran I was clear about the UK's long-held concerns over Iran's activities in the region\u201d, he said.Iran-China Trade Drops 35 Percent in 2019The latest official figures from China show that its trade with the Iranian regime suffered a substantial drop in the first five months of 2019, compared with the same period last year.Trade figures published by China\u2019s customs on June 17 show Iran\u2019s exports, including crude oil, declined 46.6 percent totaling $7.17 billion. China\u2019s exports to Iran also declined by 26% reaching a low of $3.74 billion.China is Iran\u2019s largest oil customer and also its biggest non-oil trading partner.Considering all bilateral commercial interactions, trade in total declined 35 percent in the first five months of the year.Website Close to Rouhani Reports Quarrel, Sulking at Government MeetingA news website close to the Iranian Regime\u2019s President Hassan Rouhani has reported that he had a loud argument with his vice-president Es'haq Jahangiri during a meeting on Saturday.According to Entekhab, Jahangiri was about to leave the meeting in protest to Rouhani's harsh words, but Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani brought him back to the table.Rouhani has reportedly accused Jahangiri and others of trying to unseat his administration. Beyond this, it is not clear what the exact reason for the quarrel was.However, Entekhab reported that Jahangiri did not show up in his office on Sunday and several cabinet ministers, including Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif went to his home to encourage him to go to work.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-june-24-2019\/","og_site_name":"NCRI","article_published_time":"2019-06-26T08:24:01+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-01-24T17:42:11+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-24-2019\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-june-24-2019\/"},"author":{"name":"","@id":""},"headline":"Iran news in brief, June 24, 2019","datePublished":"2019-06-26T08:24:01+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-24T17:42:11+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-june-24-2019\/"},"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-24-2019\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-june-24-2019\/","name":"Iran news in brief, June 24, 2019 - NCRI","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2019-06-26T08:24:01+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-24T17:42:11+00:00","description":"Iran news in brief, June 24, 2019US Set to Introduce New Iran Sanctions The United States is set to introduce new sanctions against the Iranian regime on Monday, seeking to put additional pressure on the regime\u2019s economy in order to extract changes in behavior.Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called the new measures \"significant,\" but declined to give specific details to reporters ahead of the official announcement.He spoke just before embarking on a trip to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to continue the Trump administration's effort to build a coalition of allies to counter the Iranian regime.\"The world should know that we will continue to make sure it's understood that this effort that we've engaged in to deny Iran the resources to foment terror, to build out their nuclear weapon system, to build out their missile program, we are going to deny them the resources they need to do that thereby keeping American interests and American people safe all around the world,\" Pompeo said.Coalition: One Killed, Seven Injured in Houthi Attack on Saudi Abha AirportThe Arab Coalition said on Sunday that the Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist militia launched yet another attack targeting Saudi Arabia\u2019s Abha International Airport.The coalition spokesman Col. Turki al-Maliki said one person was killed and seven other were injured.UK Minister Urges Iranian Regime to Stop Attacks in Gulf of OmanBritish Foreign Office minister Andrew Murrison has warned that the Iranian regime \"needs to stop\" attacks in the Gulf of Oman.Dr Murrison said the UK believes Tehran \"almost certainly bears responsibility for the attacks\" and made clear UK concerns over activities in the region.\"This visit has provided an important opportunity for open, frank and constructive engagement with the Iranian government,\" said Dr Murrison, following talks with the Iranian regime this weekend.\"In Tehran I was clear about the UK's long-held concerns over Iran's activities in the region\u201d, he said.Iran-China Trade Drops 35 Percent in 2019The latest official figures from China show that its trade with the Iranian regime suffered a substantial drop in the first five months of 2019, compared with the same period last year.Trade figures published by China\u2019s customs on June 17 show Iran\u2019s exports, including crude oil, declined 46.6 percent totaling $7.17 billion. China\u2019s exports to Iran also declined by 26% reaching a low of $3.74 billion.China is Iran\u2019s largest oil customer and also its biggest non-oil trading partner.Considering all bilateral commercial interactions, trade in total declined 35 percent in the first five months of the year.Website Close to Rouhani Reports Quarrel, Sulking at Government MeetingA news website close to the Iranian Regime\u2019s President Hassan Rouhani has reported that he had a loud argument with his vice-president Es'haq Jahangiri during a meeting on Saturday.According to Entekhab, Jahangiri was about to leave the meeting in protest to Rouhani's harsh words, but Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani brought him back to the table.Rouhani has reportedly accused Jahangiri and others of trying to unseat his administration. 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