{"id":211314,"date":"2019-07-22T14:07:01","date_gmt":"2019-07-22T14:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/211314-iran-news-in-brief-july-22-2019"},"modified":"2020-01-24T17:41:24","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T17:41:24","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-july-22-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-july-22-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran news in brief, July 22, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, July 22, 2019\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_C5mK8irPaOM\" 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%2FC5mK8irPaOM%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C5mK8irPaOM\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M58S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2019-07-22T09:26:19Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_C5mK8irPaOM\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FC5mK8irPaOM%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, July 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\/C5mK8irPaOM\" 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%2FC5mK8irPaOM%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, July 22, 2019\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, July 22, 2019 5000 Iranians Demonstrate in Stockholm On Saturday, July 20, some 5000 Iranians held a major demonstration in Stockholm calling for a solid policy and comprehensive sanctions against the mullahs\u2019 regime. They urged the EU to blacklist the Iranian regime\u2019s Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organization and recognize the right of the Iranian people to resist to overthrow the clerical regime. They announced their full support for the democratic opposition People\u2019s Mojahedin and its resistance units in Iran. They supported Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the resistance and her ten-point plan for the future of Iran. They strongly condemned any relationship with and promotion of the mullahs\u2019 regime and called on European governments to prosecute, punish, and expel intelligence agents and terrorist Quds force mercenaries. MEK Is the Alternative to Iran&#039;s Regime, Rudy Giuliani Tells Fox News Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani told Fox News Channel\u2019s &quot;Hannity&quot; on Friday that the People&#039;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran, also known as the MEK, represents the democratic alternative to the mullahs&#039; regime in Iran. &quot;There is an alternative. The MEK is an alternative. The NCRI ... is an alternative to the government. And they&#039;re willing to go in there and do the tough work. All they need is our support,&quot; Mayor Giuliani told Sean Hannity on July 19. Saudi Arabia: World Must Take Action to Deter Iran Regime\u2019s Aggression Saudi Arabia\u2019s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Adel al-Jubeir, said the world needs to take actions to deter the Iranian regime\u2019s behavior after Iranian Revolutionary Guards seized the British-flagged Stena Impero tanker in Omani waters. Al-Jubeir said on Sunday: \u201cAny attack on the freedom of navigation is a violation of international law. Iran must realize that its acts of intercepting ships, including most recently the British ship, are completely unacceptable. The world community must take actions to deter such behavior\u201d. UK\u2019s Foreign Minister Speaks to German, French Counterparts Over Seized Tanker British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt spoke on Sunday to his French and German counterparts over the Iranian regime\u2019s seizure of a UK-flagged tanker in the Gulf. \u201cBoth ministers agreed with the foreign secretary that safe passage for vessels through the Strait of Hormuz is a top priority for European nations, while avoiding any possible escalation,\u201d the Foreign Office said. \u201cThey agreed to keep in close contact and to work together to achieve this,\u201d the statement added. Iran-Backed Terror Cells \u2018Ready to Strike\u2019 UK Experts Warn Amid Crisis COBRA Meeting Today BRITAIN may face attacks from Iran-backed terrorist cells if the tensions between London and Tehran do not ease, intelligence sources have warned. Iran\u2019s regime is considered behind only Russia and China as the greatest threat to Britain\u2019s security from a state actor among senior players in MI5 and MI6. With the seizure of the British flagged Stena Impero oil tanker in the Persian Gulf, fears Tehran funded terror cells across Europe could be given the all-clear have intensified. The Daily Telegraph reported the cells are linked to Hezbollah. It has been reported counter-terrorism police disrupted a cell in 2015 that was stockpiling tonnes of explosives. 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They announced their full support for the democratic opposition People\u2019s Mojahedin and its resistance units in Iran. They supported Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the resistance and her ten-point plan for the future of Iran. They strongly condemned any relationship with and promotion of the mullahs\u2019 regime and called on European governments to prosecute, punish, and expel intelligence agents and terrorist Quds force mercenaries.MEK Is the Alternative to Iran's Regime, Rudy Giuliani Tells Fox NewsFormer New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani told Fox News Channel\u2019s \"Hannity\" on Friday that the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran, also known as the MEK, represents the democratic alternative to the mullahs' regime in Iran.\"There is an alternative. The MEK is an alternative. The NCRI... is an alternative to the government. And they're willing to go in there and do the tough work. All they need is our support,\" Mayor Giuliani told Sean Hannity on July 19.Saudi Arabia: World Must Take Action to Deter Iran Regime\u2019s AggressionSaudi Arabia\u2019s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Adel al-Jubeir, said the world needs to take actions to deter the Iranian regime\u2019s behavior after Iranian Revolutionary Guards seized the British-flagged Stena Impero tanker in Omani waters.Al-Jubeir said on Sunday: \u201cAny attack on the freedom of navigation is a violation of international law. Iran must realize that its acts of intercepting ships, including most recently the British ship, are completely unacceptable. The world community must take actions to deter such behavior\u201d.UK\u2019s Foreign Minister Speaks to German, French Counterparts Over Seized TankerBritish Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt spoke on Sunday to his French and German counterparts over the Iranian regime\u2019s seizure of a UK-flagged tanker in the Gulf.\u201cBoth ministers agreed with the foreign secretary that safe passage for vessels through the Strait of Hormuz is a top priority for European nations, while avoiding any possible escalation,\u201d the Foreign Office said.\u201cThey agreed to keep in close contact and to work together to achieve this,\u201d the statement added.Iran-Backed Terror Cells \u2018Ready to Strike\u2019 UK Experts Warn Amid Crisis COBRA Meeting TodayBRITAIN may face attacks from Iran-backed terrorist cells if the tensions between London and Tehran do not ease, intelligence sources have warned.Iran\u2019s regime is considered behind only Russia and China as the greatest threat to Britain\u2019s security from a state actor among senior players in MI5 and MI6. With the seizure of the British flagged Stena Impero oil tanker in the Persian Gulf, fears Tehran funded terror cells across Europe could be given the all-clear have intensified. The Daily Telegraph reported the cells are linked to Hezbollah.It has been reported counter-terrorism police disrupted a cell in 2015 that was stockpiling tonnes of explosives.An intelligence source said: \u201cIran uses proxies and they have control of a network of individuals linked to Hezbollah.\u201cIran has Hezbollah operatives in position to carry out a terrorist attack in the event of a conflict. 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They urged the EU to blacklist the Iranian regime\u2019s Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organization and recognize the right of the Iranian people to resist to overthrow the clerical regime. They announced their full support for the democratic opposition People\u2019s Mojahedin and its resistance units in Iran. They supported Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the resistance and her ten-point plan for the future of Iran. They strongly condemned any relationship with and promotion of the mullahs\u2019 regime and called on European governments to prosecute, punish, and expel intelligence agents and terrorist Quds force mercenaries.MEK Is the Alternative to Iran's Regime, Rudy Giuliani Tells Fox NewsFormer New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani told Fox News Channel\u2019s \"Hannity\" on Friday that the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran, also known as the MEK, represents the democratic alternative to the mullahs' regime in Iran.\"There is an alternative. The MEK is an alternative. 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