{"id":211295,"date":"2019-07-06T07:43:25","date_gmt":"2019-07-06T07:43:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/211295-iran-news-in-brief-july-5-2019"},"modified":"2020-01-24T17:42:04","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T17:42:04","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-july-5-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-july-5-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran news in brief, July 5, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, July 5, 2019\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_IJLs_YQRPjM\" 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%2FIJLs_YQRPjM%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IJLs_YQRPjM\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M32S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2019-07-05T09:22:27Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_IJLs_YQRPjM\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FIJLs_YQRPjM%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, July 5, 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\/IJLs_YQRPjM\" 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%2FIJLs_YQRPjM%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, July 5, 2019\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, July 5, 2019 Gibraltar Seizes Iranian Oil Tanker Police in the British territory of Gibraltar have seized an Iranian oil tanker suspected of carrying crude oil to Syria, violating European Union sanctions. This is the first time an EU nation has taken such a bold move to keep sanctions intact. Gibraltar authorities, aided by British Royal Marines, intercepted the Grace 1 early Thursday in Mediterranean waters, 4 kilometers off Gibraltar. They impounded the tanker. &quot;We have reason to believe that the Grace 1 was carrying a shipment of crude oil to the Banyas refinery in Syria,&quot; Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Piccardo said. &quot;The refinery is the property of an entity that is subject to European Union sanctions against Syria.&quot; U.S. Calls Seizure of Iranian Oil Tanker \u2018Excellent News\u2019 The United States said it welcomed Britain\u2019s seizure of an Iranian oil tanker near Gibraltar, labeling it \u201cexcellent news\u201d. &quot;Excellent news: UK has detained the supertanker Grace 1 laden with Iranian oil bound for Syria in violation of EU sanctions,&quot; U.S. national security adviser John Bolton tweeted on July 4. &quot;America &amp; our allies will continue to prevent regimes in Tehran &amp; Damascus from profiting off this illicit trade,&quot; he wrote. Republican Senators Call on Trump Administration to Increase Pressure on Iran US Senators Tom Cotton, Ted Cruz, and Marco Rubio have called on the Trump administration to increase pressure on Iran. \u201cWe write to urge you to increase pressure on Iran\u2019s nuclear program, in the aftermath of Iran publicly violating the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action by stockpiling more than 300 kg of low-enriched uranium and threatening further violations within weeks,\u201d stated the letter, which was in response to the International Atomic Energy Agency announcing that Iran has exceeded the uranium enrichment limit under the 2015 nuclear deal. The letter continued: \u201cRegime officials have signaled they intend to creep towards a nuclear weapon, while demanding concessions and promising to \u2018reverse\u2019 their violations if their demands are met. We urge you to reject their nuclear blackmail\u201d. Political Prisoners Go on Hunger Strike in Evin Prison Political prisoners Sanaz Allahyari and her husband Amirhossein Mohammadifar started a hunger strike on Thursday, July 4. Sanaz Allahyari and her husband are members of the editorial board of an online magazine called GAM which reports on social justice including on the situation of Iranian workers. The couple have been imprisoned for about six months since January 2019. Sanaz Allahyari went on hunger strike to accompany and support her husband. Ms. Allahyari had been detained in the notorious Ward 209 of Evin when she was transferred to the general ward in early May. 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They impounded the tanker.&quot;We have reason to believe that the Grace 1 was carrying a shipment of crude oil to the Banyas refinery in Syria,&quot; Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Piccardo said. &quot;The refinery is the property of an entity that is subject to European Union sanctions against Syria.&quot;U.S. Calls Seizure of Iranian Oil Tanker \u2018Excellent News\u2019The United States said it welcomed Britain\u2019s seizure of an Iranian oil tanker near Gibraltar, labeling it \u201cexcellent news\u201d.&quot;Excellent news: UK has detained the supertanker Grace 1 laden with Iranian oil bound for Syria in violation of EU sanctions,&quot; U.S. national security adviser John Bolton tweeted on July 4.&quot;America &amp; our allies will continue to prevent regimes in Tehran &amp; Damascus from profiting off this illicit trade,&quot; he wrote.Republican Senators Call on Trump Administration to Increase Pressure on IranUS Senators Tom Cotton, Ted Cruz, and Marco Rubio have called on the Trump administration to increase pressure on Iran.\u201cWe write to urge you to increase pressure on Iran\u2019s nuclear program, in the aftermath of Iran publicly violating the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action by stockpiling more than 300 kg of low-enriched uranium and threatening further violations within weeks,\u201d stated the letter, which was in response to the International Atomic Energy Agency announcing that Iran has exceeded the uranium enrichment limit under the 2015 nuclear deal.The letter continued: \u201cRegime officials have signaled they intend to creep towards a nuclear weapon, while demanding concessions and promising to \u2018reverse\u2019 their violations if their demands are met. 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They impounded the tanker.&quot;We have reason to believe that the Grace 1 was carrying a shipment of crude oil to the Banyas refinery in Syria,&quot; Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Piccardo said. &quot;The refinery is the property of an entity that is subject to European Union sanctions against Syria.&quot;U.S. Calls Seizure of Iranian Oil Tanker \u2018Excellent News\u2019The United States said it welcomed Britain\u2019s seizure of an Iranian oil tanker near Gibraltar, labeling it \u201cexcellent news\u201d.&quot;Excellent news: UK has detained the supertanker Grace 1 laden with Iranian oil bound for Syria in violation of EU sanctions,&quot; U.S. national security adviser John Bolton tweeted on July 4.&quot;America &amp; our allies will continue to prevent regimes in Tehran &amp; Damascus from profiting off this illicit trade,&quot; he wrote.Republican Senators Call on Trump Administration to Increase Pressure on IranUS Senators Tom Cotton, Ted Cruz, and Marco Rubio have called on the Trump administration to increase pressure on Iran.\u201cWe write to urge you to increase pressure on Iran\u2019s nuclear program, in the aftermath of Iran publicly violating the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action by stockpiling more than 300 kg of low-enriched uranium and threatening further violations within weeks,\u201d stated the letter, which was in response to the International Atomic Energy Agency announcing that Iran has exceeded the uranium enrichment limit under the 2015 nuclear deal.The letter continued: \u201cRegime officials have signaled they intend to creep towards a nuclear weapon, while demanding concessions and promising to \u2018reverse\u2019 their violations if their demands are met. 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This is the first time an EU nation has taken such a bold move to keep sanctions intact.Gibraltar authorities, aided by British Royal Marines, intercepted the Grace 1 early Thursday in Mediterranean waters, 4 kilometers off Gibraltar. They impounded the tanker.\"We have reason to believe that the Grace 1 was carrying a shipment of crude oil to the Banyas refinery in Syria,\" Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Piccardo said. \"The refinery is the property of an entity that is subject to European Union sanctions against Syria.\"U.S. Calls Seizure of Iranian Oil Tanker \u2018Excellent News\u2019The United States said it welcomed Britain\u2019s seizure of an Iranian oil tanker near Gibraltar, labeling it \u201cexcellent news\u201d.\"Excellent news: UK has detained the supertanker Grace 1 laden with Iranian oil bound for Syria in violation of EU sanctions,\" U.S. national security adviser John Bolton tweeted on July 4.\"America &amp; our allies will continue to prevent regimes in Tehran &amp; Damascus from profiting off this illicit trade,\" he wrote.Republican Senators Call on Trump Administration to Increase Pressure on IranUS Senators Tom Cotton, Ted Cruz, and Marco Rubio have called on the Trump administration to increase pressure on Iran.\u201cWe write to urge you to increase pressure on Iran\u2019s nuclear program, in the aftermath of Iran publicly violating the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action by stockpiling more than 300 kg of low-enriched uranium and threatening further violations within weeks,\u201d stated the letter, which was in response to the International Atomic Energy Agency announcing that Iran has exceeded the uranium enrichment limit under the 2015 nuclear deal.The letter continued: \u201cRegime officials have signaled they intend to creep towards a nuclear weapon, while demanding concessions and promising to \u2018reverse\u2019 their violations if their demands are met. We urge you to reject their nuclear blackmail\u201d.Political Prisoners Go on Hunger Strike in Evin PrisonPolitical prisoners Sanaz Allahyari and her husband Amirhossein Mohammadifar started a hunger strike on Thursday, July 4.Sanaz Allahyari and her husband are members of the editorial board of an online magazine called GAM which reports on social justice including on the situation of Iranian workers. The couple have been imprisoned for about six months since January 2019.Sanaz Allahyari went on hunger strike to accompany and support her husband.Ms. Allahyari had been detained in the notorious Ward 209 of Evin when she was transferred to the general ward in early May. 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