{"id":211308,"date":"2019-07-21T08:08:24","date_gmt":"2019-07-21T08:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/211308-iran-news-in-brief-july-19-2019"},"modified":"2020-01-24T17:41:25","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T17:41:25","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-july-19-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-july-19-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran news in brief, July 19, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, July 19, 2019\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_MdCVKNQDqn4\" 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%2FMdCVKNQDqn4%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MdCVKNQDqn4\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT4M10S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2019-07-19T09:25:26Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_MdCVKNQDqn4\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FMdCVKNQDqn4%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, July 19, 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\/MdCVKNQDqn4\" 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%2FMdCVKNQDqn4%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, July 19, 2019\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, July 19, 2019 U.S. Slaps Sanctions on Nuclear Supply Network for Iran Regime\u2019s Enrichment Program The U.S. Treasury Department on July 18 imposed additional sanctions on Iran\u2019s regime that target its nuclear-enrichment program. They are the first restrictive measures since Tehran said earlier this month that it would increase enriched uranium levels to above those allowed under the terms of a 2015 nuclear accord. The blacklist includes five people and an international group of companies in Iran, Belgium, and China that acted as a supply network for the regime\u2019s nuclear program. The individuals and entities are subject to asset freezes within the United States and will be denied access to the U.S. financial system as well as listed as \u201cweapons of mass destruction proliferators,\u201d U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement. &quot;Iran cannot claim benign intent on the world stage while it purchases and stockpiles products for centrifuges,&quot; Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin in a statement. Vice President Pence Says US Sanctioning 2 Iraqi Militia Chiefs Over Ties With Iran\u2019s Regime The United States is sanctioning two Iraqi militia leaders and two former governors for human rights abuses and corruption, the US Treasury Department announced on Thursday. US Vice President Mike Pence said the United States was imposing sanctions on the leaders of two Iranian-linked militia groups in Iraq. \u201cLet me be clear, the United States will not stand idly while Iranian-backed militias spread terror,\u201d Pence told a high-level meeting on religious freedom, without naming the individuals targeted. Trump Says American Warship Destroyed Iranian Drone US President Donald Trump says a U.S. warship destroyed an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz amid heightened tensions between the two countries. Trump says it&#039;s the latest &quot;hostile&quot; action by Iran\u2019s regime. He&#039;s calling on other countries to condemn what he says are Tehran\u2019s attempts to disrupt the freedom of navigation and global commerce in the strategic waterway in the Persian Gulf region. Trump says the USS Boxer took defensive action after the drone closed to within 1,000 yards of the warship and ignored multiple calls to stand down. The president says the drone threatened the safety of the American ship and its crew. Argentina Brands Hezbollah Terrorist Organization, Freezes Assets Argentinian authorities designated Hezbollah, which it blames for two attacks on its soil, a terrorist organization on Thursday and ordered the freezing of the Lebanese group\u2019s assets in the country. The announcement coincided with a visit by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo as Argentina marks the 25th anniversary of the deadly bombing of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires in which 85 people died. Argentina blames the Iranian regime and Hezbollah for the attack. Iran Regime Seizes Foreign Oil Tanker With 12 Crew, State Media Says Iran&#039;s regime has seized an oil tanker, state news agency Press TV said on Thursday, before later releasing a video purporting to show the tanker. The Fars news agency, affiliated to the regime&#039;s Islamic Revolutionary Guards, said IRGC forces ambushed the tanker, carrying 12 people on board, on Sunday. 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They are the first restrictive measures since Tehran said earlier this month that it would increase enriched uranium levels to above those allowed under the terms of a 2015 nuclear accord.The blacklist includes five people and an international group of companies in Iran, Belgium, and China that acted as a supply network for the regime\u2019s nuclear program.The individuals and entities are subject to asset freezes within the United States and will be denied access to the U.S. financial system as well as listed as \u201cweapons of mass destruction proliferators,\u201d U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement.&quot;Iran cannot claim benign intent on the world stage while it purchases and stockpiles products for centrifuges,&quot; Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin in a statement.Vice President Pence Says US Sanctioning 2 Iraqi Militia Chiefs Over Ties With Iran\u2019s RegimeThe United States is sanctioning two Iraqi militia leaders and two former governors for human rights abuses and corruption, the US Treasury Department announced on Thursday.US Vice President Mike Pence said the United States was imposing sanctions on the leaders of two Iranian-linked militia groups in Iraq.\u201cLet me be clear, the United States will not stand idly while Iranian-backed militias spread terror,\u201d Pence told a high-level meeting on religious freedom, without naming the individuals targeted.Trump Says American Warship Destroyed Iranian DroneUS President Donald Trump says a U.S. warship destroyed an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz amid heightened tensions between the two countries.Trump says it&#039;s the latest &quot;hostile&quot; action by Iran\u2019s regime. 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They are the first restrictive measures since Tehran said earlier this month that it would increase enriched uranium levels to above those allowed under the terms of a 2015 nuclear accord.The blacklist includes five people and an international group of companies in Iran, Belgium, and China that acted as a supply network for the regime\u2019s nuclear program.The individuals and entities are subject to asset freezes within the United States and will be denied access to the U.S. financial system as well as listed as \u201cweapons of mass destruction proliferators,\u201d U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement.\"Iran cannot claim benign intent on the world stage while it purchases and stockpiles products for centrifuges,\" Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin in a statement.Vice President Pence Says US Sanctioning 2 Iraqi Militia Chiefs Over Ties With Iran\u2019s RegimeThe United States is sanctioning two Iraqi militia leaders and two former governors for human rights abuses and corruption, the US Treasury Department announced on Thursday.US Vice President Mike Pence said the United States was imposing sanctions on the leaders of two Iranian-linked militia groups in Iraq.\u201cLet me be clear, the United States will not stand idly while Iranian-backed militias spread terror,\u201d Pence told a high-level meeting on religious freedom, without naming the individuals targeted.Trump Says American Warship Destroyed Iranian DroneUS President Donald Trump says a U.S. warship destroyed an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz amid heightened tensions between the two countries.Trump says it's the latest \"hostile\" action by Iran\u2019s regime. He's calling on other countries to condemn what he says are Tehran\u2019s attempts to disrupt the freedom of navigation and global commerce in the strategic waterway in the Persian Gulf region.Trump says the USS Boxer took defensive action after the drone closed to within 1,000 yards of the warship and ignored multiple calls to stand down.The president says the drone threatened the safety of the American ship and its crew.Argentina Brands Hezbollah Terrorist Organization, Freezes AssetsArgentinian authorities designated Hezbollah, which it blames for two attacks on its soil, a terrorist organization on Thursday and ordered the freezing of the Lebanese group\u2019s assets in the country.The announcement coincided with a visit by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo as Argentina marks the 25th anniversary of the deadly bombing of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires in which 85 people died. Argentina blames the Iranian regime and Hezbollah for the attack. Iran Regime Seizes Foreign Oil Tanker With 12 Crew, State Media SaysIran's regime has seized an oil tanker, state news agency Press TV said on Thursday, before later releasing a video purporting to show the tanker.The Fars news agency, affiliated to the regime's Islamic Revolutionary Guards, said IRGC forces ambushed the tanker, carrying 12 people on board, on Sunday.The footage released by Press TV later on Thursday shows two smaller vessels maneuvering around a larger ship, with clear markings saying \"RIAH\" and \"Panama.\" It is not clear when the video of the tanker was filmed.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-july-19-2019\/","og_site_name":"NCRI","article_published_time":"2019-07-21T08:08:24+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-01-24T17:41:25+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-july-19-2019\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-july-19-2019\/"},"author":{"name":"","@id":""},"headline":"Iran news in brief, July 19, 2019","datePublished":"2019-07-21T08:08:24+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-24T17:41:25+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-july-19-2019\/"},"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-july-19-2019\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-july-19-2019\/","name":"Iran news in brief, July 19, 2019 - NCRI","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2019-07-21T08:08:24+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-24T17:41:25+00:00","description":"Iran news in brief, July 19, 2019U.S. Slaps Sanctions on Nuclear Supply Network for Iran Regime\u2019s Enrichment ProgramThe U.S. Treasury Department on July 18 imposed additional sanctions on Iran\u2019s regime that target its nuclear-enrichment program. They are the first restrictive measures since Tehran said earlier this month that it would increase enriched uranium levels to above those allowed under the terms of a 2015 nuclear accord.The blacklist includes five people and an international group of companies in Iran, Belgium, and China that acted as a supply network for the regime\u2019s nuclear program.The individuals and entities are subject to asset freezes within the United States and will be denied access to the U.S. financial system as well as listed as \u201cweapons of mass destruction proliferators,\u201d U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement.\"Iran cannot claim benign intent on the world stage while it purchases and stockpiles products for centrifuges,\" Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin in a statement.Vice President Pence Says US Sanctioning 2 Iraqi Militia Chiefs Over Ties With Iran\u2019s RegimeThe United States is sanctioning two Iraqi militia leaders and two former governors for human rights abuses and corruption, the US Treasury Department announced on Thursday.US Vice President Mike Pence said the United States was imposing sanctions on the leaders of two Iranian-linked militia groups in Iraq.\u201cLet me be clear, the United States will not stand idly while Iranian-backed militias spread terror,\u201d Pence told a high-level meeting on religious freedom, without naming the individuals targeted.Trump Says American Warship Destroyed Iranian DroneUS President Donald Trump says a U.S. warship destroyed an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz amid heightened tensions between the two countries.Trump says it's the latest \"hostile\" action by Iran\u2019s regime. He's calling on other countries to condemn what he says are Tehran\u2019s attempts to disrupt the freedom of navigation and global commerce in the strategic waterway in the Persian Gulf region.Trump says the USS Boxer took defensive action after the drone closed to within 1,000 yards of the warship and ignored multiple calls to stand down.The president says the drone threatened the safety of the American ship and its crew.Argentina Brands Hezbollah Terrorist Organization, Freezes AssetsArgentinian authorities designated Hezbollah, which it blames for two attacks on its soil, a terrorist organization on Thursday and ordered the freezing of the Lebanese group\u2019s assets in the country.The announcement coincided with a visit by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo as Argentina marks the 25th anniversary of the deadly bombing of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires in which 85 people died. Argentina blames the Iranian regime and Hezbollah for the attack. 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