{"id":211310,"date":"2019-07-21T08:09:09","date_gmt":"2019-07-21T08:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/211310-iran-news-in-brief-july-20-2019"},"modified":"2020-01-24T17:41:25","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T17:41:25","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-july-20-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-july-20-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran news in brief, July 20, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, July 20, 2019\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_AqDc8SeWWJ8\" 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%2FAqDc8SeWWJ8%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AqDc8SeWWJ8\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT4M\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2019-07-20T10:12:52Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_AqDc8SeWWJ8\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FAqDc8SeWWJ8%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, July 20, 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\/AqDc8SeWWJ8\" 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%2FAqDc8SeWWJ8%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, July 20, 2019\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, July 20, 2019 Britain Says Seizure of Two Vessels by Iran Regime Is Unacceptable Britain said the seizure of a British-flagged vessel and a Liberian-flagged vessel by the Iranian regime in the Strait of Hormuz was unacceptable and called for freedom of navigation in the Gulf. \u201cI\u2019m extremely concerned by the seizure of two vessels by Iranian authorities in the Strait of Hormuz,\u201d Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said. \u201cThese seizures are unacceptable. It is essential that freedom of navigation is maintained and that all ships can move safely and freely in the region,\u201d Hunt said. &quot;We will respond in a way that is considered but robust and we are absolutely clear that if this situation is not resolved quickly, there will be serious consequences,&quot; Hunt told reporters late on July 19. Gibraltar Says It&#039;ll Hold on to Iranian Tanker Gibraltar&#039;s government says the British overseas territory&#039;s Supreme Court has extended for 30 days the detention of an Iranian supertanker suspected of breaching European Union sanctions. The government said in a statement on Friday that the court has set August 15 as the date for a new hearing on the Panama-flagged Grace 1, which was intercepted off the southern tip of Spain. British Royal Marines boarded the ship July 4 amid suspicion it was taking a shipment of Iranian crude oil to Syria, deepening Persian Gulf tensions The EU has imposed sanctions on Syrian dictator Bashar Assad&#039;s regime over its continued crackdown against civilians. Drone Attack Hits IRGC Base in Northern Iraq An unidentified drone or drones attacked a Shiite militia base in northern Iraq early Friday, reportedly destroying parts of a weapons depot and causing casualties among militiamen and advisers from the Iranian Regime\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Lebanon&#039;s Hezbollah. No group claimed responsibility. The U.S. military denied any responsibility in the attack, which coincided with the U.S. downing of an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz that was reportedly threatening a U.S. naval vessel. Al Arabiya TV reported that ballistic missiles were being put together at the site under the supervision of Hezbollah and the Revolutionary Guards. The report said the base belonged to the Badr Brigades, under the command of pro-Iranian-regime terrorist Hadi al-Ameri. Prisoners of Conscience Launch Hunger Strike in Iran According to reports from Iran, 35 Sunni political prisoner and prisoners of conscience in the notorious Gohardasht Prison, in the city of Karaj, have started a hunger strike. These prisoners are held in the Hall 36 of Ward 10 of Gohardasht Prison. They are protesting the authorities\u2019 abuse of the prisoners and ignoring their problems such as lack of space, not being allowed to telephone their families and loved ones, deprivation of light and clean air, and being locked up inside their cells without being allowed to go outside for fresh air. They started their hunger strike since Monday, July 15 and said they will continue with their strike until their demands of being transferred to a larger hall and receive adequate allowance and facilities are met.\"><\/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, July 20, 2019Britain Says Seizure of Two Vessels by Iran Regime Is UnacceptableBritain said the seizure of a British-flagged vessel and a Liberian-flagged vessel by the [&#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-211310","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, July 20, 2019 - NCRI<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, July 20, 2019Britain Says Seizure of Two Vessels by Iran Regime Is UnacceptableBritain said the seizure of a British-flagged vessel and a Liberian-flagged vessel by the Iranian regime in the Strait of Hormuz was unacceptable and called for freedom of navigation in the Gulf. \u201cI\u2019m extremely concerned by the seizure of two vessels by Iranian authorities in the Strait of Hormuz,\u201d Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said.\u201cThese seizures are unacceptable. It is essential that freedom of navigation is maintained and that all ships can move safely and freely in the region,\u201d Hunt said.&quot;We will respond in a way that is considered but robust and we are absolutely clear that if this situation is not resolved quickly, there will be serious consequences,&quot; Hunt told reporters late on July 19.Gibraltar Says It&#039;ll Hold on to Iranian TankerGibraltar&#039;s government says the British overseas territory&#039;s Supreme Court has extended for 30 days the detention of an Iranian supertanker suspected of breaching European Union sanctions.The government said in a statement on Friday that the court has set August 15 as the date for a new hearing on the Panama-flagged Grace 1, which was intercepted off the southern tip of Spain.British Royal Marines boarded the ship July 4 amid suspicion it was taking a shipment of Iranian crude oil to Syria, deepening Persian Gulf tensionsThe EU has imposed sanctions on Syrian dictator Bashar Assad&#039;s regime over its continued crackdown against civilians.Drone Attack Hits IRGC Base in Northern IraqAn unidentified drone or drones attacked a Shiite militia base in northern Iraq early Friday, reportedly destroying parts of a weapons depot and causing casualties among militiamen and advisers from the Iranian Regime\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Lebanon&#039;s Hezbollah. No group claimed responsibility. The U.S. military denied any responsibility in the attack, which coincided with the U.S. downing of an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz that was reportedly threatening a U.S. naval vessel. Al Arabiya TV reported that ballistic missiles were being put together at the site under the supervision of Hezbollah and the Revolutionary Guards. The report said the base belonged to the Badr Brigades, under the command of pro-Iranian-regime terrorist Hadi al-Ameri. Prisoners of Conscience Launch Hunger Strike in IranAccording to reports from Iran, 35 Sunni political prisoner and prisoners of conscience in the notorious Gohardasht Prison, in the city of Karaj, have started a hunger strike.These prisoners are held in the Hall 36 of Ward 10 of Gohardasht Prison. They are protesting the authorities\u2019 abuse of the prisoners and ignoring their problems such as lack of space, not being allowed to telephone their families and loved ones, deprivation of light and clean air, and being locked up inside their cells without being allowed to go outside for fresh air.They started their hunger strike since Monday, July 15 and said they will continue with their strike until their demands of being transferred to a larger hall and receive adequate allowance and facilities are met.\" \/>\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-july-20-2019\/\" \/>\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, July 20, 2019 - NCRI\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, July 20, 2019Britain Says Seizure of Two Vessels by Iran Regime Is UnacceptableBritain said the seizure of a British-flagged vessel and a Liberian-flagged vessel by the Iranian regime in the Strait of Hormuz was unacceptable and called for freedom of navigation in the Gulf. \u201cI\u2019m extremely concerned by the seizure of two vessels by Iranian authorities in the Strait of Hormuz,\u201d Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said.\u201cThese seizures are unacceptable. It is essential that freedom of navigation is maintained and that all ships can move safely and freely in the region,\u201d Hunt said.&quot;We will respond in a way that is considered but robust and we are absolutely clear that if this situation is not resolved quickly, there will be serious consequences,&quot; Hunt told reporters late on July 19.Gibraltar Says It&#039;ll Hold on to Iranian TankerGibraltar&#039;s government says the British overseas territory&#039;s Supreme Court has extended for 30 days the detention of an Iranian supertanker suspected of breaching European Union sanctions.The government said in a statement on Friday that the court has set August 15 as the date for a new hearing on the Panama-flagged Grace 1, which was intercepted off the southern tip of Spain.British Royal Marines boarded the ship July 4 amid suspicion it was taking a shipment of Iranian crude oil to Syria, deepening Persian Gulf tensionsThe EU has imposed sanctions on Syrian dictator Bashar Assad&#039;s regime over its continued crackdown against civilians.Drone Attack Hits IRGC Base in Northern IraqAn unidentified drone or drones attacked a Shiite militia base in northern Iraq early Friday, reportedly destroying parts of a weapons depot and causing casualties among militiamen and advisers from the Iranian Regime\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Lebanon&#039;s Hezbollah. No group claimed responsibility. The U.S. military denied any responsibility in the attack, which coincided with the U.S. downing of an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz that was reportedly threatening a U.S. naval vessel. Al Arabiya TV reported that ballistic missiles were being put together at the site under the supervision of Hezbollah and the Revolutionary Guards. The report said the base belonged to the Badr Brigades, under the command of pro-Iranian-regime terrorist Hadi al-Ameri. Prisoners of Conscience Launch Hunger Strike in IranAccording to reports from Iran, 35 Sunni political prisoner and prisoners of conscience in the notorious Gohardasht Prison, in the city of Karaj, have started a hunger strike.These prisoners are held in the Hall 36 of Ward 10 of Gohardasht Prison. They are protesting the authorities\u2019 abuse of the prisoners and ignoring their problems such as lack of space, not being allowed to telephone their families and loved ones, deprivation of light and clean air, and being locked up inside their cells without being allowed to go outside for fresh air.They started their hunger strike since Monday, July 15 and said they will continue with their strike until their demands of being transferred to a larger hall and receive adequate allowance and facilities are met.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-july-20-2019\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"NCRI\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-07-21T08:09:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-01-24T17:41:25+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-july-20-2019\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/multimedia\\\/iran-news-in-brief\\\/iran-news-in-brief-july-20-2019\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"\",\"@id\":\"\"},\"headline\":\"Iran news in brief, July 20, 2019\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-07-21T08:09:09+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-20-2019\\\/\"},\"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-july-20-2019\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/multimedia\\\/iran-news-in-brief\\\/iran-news-in-brief-july-20-2019\\\/\",\"name\":\"Iran news in brief, July 20, 2019 - NCRI\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2019-07-21T08:09:09+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-01-24T17:41:25+00:00\",\"description\":\"Iran news in brief, July 20, 2019Britain Says Seizure of Two Vessels by Iran Regime Is UnacceptableBritain said the seizure of a British-flagged vessel and a Liberian-flagged vessel by the Iranian regime in the Strait of Hormuz was unacceptable and called for freedom of navigation in the Gulf. \u201cI\u2019m extremely concerned by the seizure of two vessels by Iranian authorities in the Strait of Hormuz,\u201d Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said.\u201cThese seizures are unacceptable. It is essential that freedom of navigation is maintained and that all ships can move safely and freely in the region,\u201d Hunt said.\\\"We will respond in a way that is considered but robust and we are absolutely clear that if this situation is not resolved quickly, there will be serious consequences,\\\" Hunt told reporters late on July 19.Gibraltar Says It'll Hold on to Iranian TankerGibraltar's government says the British overseas territory's Supreme Court has extended for 30 days the detention of an Iranian supertanker suspected of breaching European Union sanctions.The government said in a statement on Friday that the court has set August 15 as the date for a new hearing on the Panama-flagged Grace 1, which was intercepted off the southern tip of Spain.British Royal Marines boarded the ship July 4 amid suspicion it was taking a shipment of Iranian crude oil to Syria, deepening Persian Gulf tensionsThe EU has imposed sanctions on Syrian dictator Bashar Assad's regime over its continued crackdown against civilians.Drone Attack Hits IRGC Base in Northern IraqAn unidentified drone or drones attacked a Shiite militia base in northern Iraq early Friday, reportedly destroying parts of a weapons depot and causing casualties among militiamen and advisers from the Iranian Regime\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Lebanon's Hezbollah. No group claimed responsibility. The U.S. military denied any responsibility in the attack, which coincided with the U.S. downing of an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz that was reportedly threatening a U.S. naval vessel. Al Arabiya TV reported that ballistic missiles were being put together at the site under the supervision of Hezbollah and the Revolutionary Guards. The report said the base belonged to the Badr Brigades, under the command of pro-Iranian-regime terrorist Hadi al-Ameri. Prisoners of Conscience Launch Hunger Strike in IranAccording to reports from Iran, 35 Sunni political prisoner and prisoners of conscience in the notorious Gohardasht Prison, in the city of Karaj, have started a hunger strike.These prisoners are held in the Hall 36 of Ward 10 of Gohardasht Prison. They are protesting the authorities\u2019 abuse of the prisoners and ignoring their problems such as lack of space, not being allowed to telephone their families and loved ones, deprivation of light and clean air, and being locked up inside their cells without being allowed to go outside for fresh air.They started their hunger strike since Monday, July 15 and said they will continue with their strike until their demands of being transferred to a larger hall and receive adequate allowance and facilities are met.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/multimedia\\\/iran-news-in-brief\\\/iran-news-in-brief-july-20-2019\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/multimedia\\\/iran-news-in-brief\\\/iran-news-in-brief-july-20-2019\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/multimedia\\\/iran-news-in-brief\\\/iran-news-in-brief-july-20-2019\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Iran news in brief, July 20, 2019\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"NCRI\",\"description\":\"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran\",\"alternateName\":\"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/01\\\/ncri-logo.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/01\\\/ncri-logo.jpg\",\"width\":402,\"height\":100,\"caption\":\"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/iran_policy\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/author\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Iran news in brief, July 20, 2019 - NCRI","description":"Iran news in brief, July 20, 2019Britain Says Seizure of Two Vessels by Iran Regime Is UnacceptableBritain said the seizure of a British-flagged vessel and a Liberian-flagged vessel by the Iranian regime in the Strait of Hormuz was unacceptable and called for freedom of navigation in the Gulf. \u201cI\u2019m extremely concerned by the seizure of two vessels by Iranian authorities in the Strait of Hormuz,\u201d Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said.\u201cThese seizures are unacceptable. It is essential that freedom of navigation is maintained and that all ships can move safely and freely in the region,\u201d Hunt said.\"We will respond in a way that is considered but robust and we are absolutely clear that if this situation is not resolved quickly, there will be serious consequences,\" Hunt told reporters late on July 19.Gibraltar Says It'll Hold on to Iranian TankerGibraltar's government says the British overseas territory's Supreme Court has extended for 30 days the detention of an Iranian supertanker suspected of breaching European Union sanctions.The government said in a statement on Friday that the court has set August 15 as the date for a new hearing on the Panama-flagged Grace 1, which was intercepted off the southern tip of Spain.British Royal Marines boarded the ship July 4 amid suspicion it was taking a shipment of Iranian crude oil to Syria, deepening Persian Gulf tensionsThe EU has imposed sanctions on Syrian dictator Bashar Assad's regime over its continued crackdown against civilians.Drone Attack Hits IRGC Base in Northern IraqAn unidentified drone or drones attacked a Shiite militia base in northern Iraq early Friday, reportedly destroying parts of a weapons depot and causing casualties among militiamen and advisers from the Iranian Regime\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Lebanon's Hezbollah. No group claimed responsibility. The U.S. military denied any responsibility in the attack, which coincided with the U.S. downing of an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz that was reportedly threatening a U.S. naval vessel. Al Arabiya TV reported that ballistic missiles were being put together at the site under the supervision of Hezbollah and the Revolutionary Guards. The report said the base belonged to the Badr Brigades, under the command of pro-Iranian-regime terrorist Hadi al-Ameri. Prisoners of Conscience Launch Hunger Strike in IranAccording to reports from Iran, 35 Sunni political prisoner and prisoners of conscience in the notorious Gohardasht Prison, in the city of Karaj, have started a hunger strike.These prisoners are held in the Hall 36 of Ward 10 of Gohardasht Prison. They are protesting the authorities\u2019 abuse of the prisoners and ignoring their problems such as lack of space, not being allowed to telephone their families and loved ones, deprivation of light and clean air, and being locked up inside their cells without being allowed to go outside for fresh air.They started their hunger strike since Monday, July 15 and said they will continue with their strike until their demands of being transferred to a larger hall and receive adequate allowance and facilities are met.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-july-20-2019\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Iran news in brief, July 20, 2019 - NCRI","og_description":"Iran news in brief, July 20, 2019Britain Says Seizure of Two Vessels by Iran Regime Is UnacceptableBritain said the seizure of a British-flagged vessel and a Liberian-flagged vessel by the Iranian regime in the Strait of Hormuz was unacceptable and called for freedom of navigation in the Gulf. \u201cI\u2019m extremely concerned by the seizure of two vessels by Iranian authorities in the Strait of Hormuz,\u201d Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said.\u201cThese seizures are unacceptable. It is essential that freedom of navigation is maintained and that all ships can move safely and freely in the region,\u201d Hunt said.\"We will respond in a way that is considered but robust and we are absolutely clear that if this situation is not resolved quickly, there will be serious consequences,\" Hunt told reporters late on July 19.Gibraltar Says It'll Hold on to Iranian TankerGibraltar's government says the British overseas territory's Supreme Court has extended for 30 days the detention of an Iranian supertanker suspected of breaching European Union sanctions.The government said in a statement on Friday that the court has set August 15 as the date for a new hearing on the Panama-flagged Grace 1, which was intercepted off the southern tip of Spain.British Royal Marines boarded the ship July 4 amid suspicion it was taking a shipment of Iranian crude oil to Syria, deepening Persian Gulf tensionsThe EU has imposed sanctions on Syrian dictator Bashar Assad's regime over its continued crackdown against civilians.Drone Attack Hits IRGC Base in Northern IraqAn unidentified drone or drones attacked a Shiite militia base in northern Iraq early Friday, reportedly destroying parts of a weapons depot and causing casualties among militiamen and advisers from the Iranian Regime\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Lebanon's Hezbollah. No group claimed responsibility. The U.S. military denied any responsibility in the attack, which coincided with the U.S. downing of an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz that was reportedly threatening a U.S. naval vessel. Al Arabiya TV reported that ballistic missiles were being put together at the site under the supervision of Hezbollah and the Revolutionary Guards. The report said the base belonged to the Badr Brigades, under the command of pro-Iranian-regime terrorist Hadi al-Ameri. Prisoners of Conscience Launch Hunger Strike in IranAccording to reports from Iran, 35 Sunni political prisoner and prisoners of conscience in the notorious Gohardasht Prison, in the city of Karaj, have started a hunger strike.These prisoners are held in the Hall 36 of Ward 10 of Gohardasht Prison. They are protesting the authorities\u2019 abuse of the prisoners and ignoring their problems such as lack of space, not being allowed to telephone their families and loved ones, deprivation of light and clean air, and being locked up inside their cells without being allowed to go outside for fresh air.They started their hunger strike since Monday, July 15 and said they will continue with their strike until their demands of being transferred to a larger hall and receive adequate allowance and facilities are met.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-july-20-2019\/","og_site_name":"NCRI","article_published_time":"2019-07-21T08:09:09+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-20-2019\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-july-20-2019\/"},"author":{"name":"","@id":""},"headline":"Iran news in brief, July 20, 2019","datePublished":"2019-07-21T08:09:09+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-20-2019\/"},"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-july-20-2019\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-july-20-2019\/","name":"Iran news in brief, July 20, 2019 - NCRI","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2019-07-21T08:09:09+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-24T17:41:25+00:00","description":"Iran news in brief, July 20, 2019Britain Says Seizure of Two Vessels by Iran Regime Is UnacceptableBritain said the seizure of a British-flagged vessel and a Liberian-flagged vessel by the Iranian regime in the Strait of Hormuz was unacceptable and called for freedom of navigation in the Gulf. \u201cI\u2019m extremely concerned by the seizure of two vessels by Iranian authorities in the Strait of Hormuz,\u201d Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said.\u201cThese seizures are unacceptable. It is essential that freedom of navigation is maintained and that all ships can move safely and freely in the region,\u201d Hunt said.\"We will respond in a way that is considered but robust and we are absolutely clear that if this situation is not resolved quickly, there will be serious consequences,\" Hunt told reporters late on July 19.Gibraltar Says It'll Hold on to Iranian TankerGibraltar's government says the British overseas territory's Supreme Court has extended for 30 days the detention of an Iranian supertanker suspected of breaching European Union sanctions.The government said in a statement on Friday that the court has set August 15 as the date for a new hearing on the Panama-flagged Grace 1, which was intercepted off the southern tip of Spain.British Royal Marines boarded the ship July 4 amid suspicion it was taking a shipment of Iranian crude oil to Syria, deepening Persian Gulf tensionsThe EU has imposed sanctions on Syrian dictator Bashar Assad's regime over its continued crackdown against civilians.Drone Attack Hits IRGC Base in Northern IraqAn unidentified drone or drones attacked a Shiite militia base in northern Iraq early Friday, reportedly destroying parts of a weapons depot and causing casualties among militiamen and advisers from the Iranian Regime\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Lebanon's Hezbollah. No group claimed responsibility. The U.S. military denied any responsibility in the attack, which coincided with the U.S. downing of an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz that was reportedly threatening a U.S. naval vessel. Al Arabiya TV reported that ballistic missiles were being put together at the site under the supervision of Hezbollah and the Revolutionary Guards. The report said the base belonged to the Badr Brigades, under the command of pro-Iranian-regime terrorist Hadi al-Ameri. Prisoners of Conscience Launch Hunger Strike in IranAccording to reports from Iran, 35 Sunni political prisoner and prisoners of conscience in the notorious Gohardasht Prison, in the city of Karaj, have started a hunger strike.These prisoners are held in the Hall 36 of Ward 10 of Gohardasht Prison. They are protesting the authorities\u2019 abuse of the prisoners and ignoring their problems such as lack of space, not being allowed to telephone their families and loved ones, deprivation of light and clean air, and being locked up inside their cells without being allowed to go outside for fresh air.They started their hunger strike since Monday, July 15 and said they will continue with their strike until their demands of being transferred to a larger hall and receive adequate allowance and facilities are met.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-july-20-2019\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-july-20-2019\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-july-20-2019\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Iran news in brief, July 20, 2019"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/","name":"NCRI","description":"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#organization","name":"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran","alternateName":"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ncri-logo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ncri-logo.jpg","width":402,"height":100,"caption":"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/iran_policy"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/author\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211310","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=211310"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211310\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=211310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=211310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=211310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}