{"id":211323,"date":"2019-07-30T20:17:45","date_gmt":"2019-07-30T20:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/211323-iran-news-in-brief-july-30-2019"},"modified":"2020-01-24T17:41:20","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T17:41:20","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-july-30-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-july-30-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran news in brief, July 30, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, July 30, 2019\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_c2PEHDdDRJk\" 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%2Fc2PEHDdDRJk%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/c2PEHDdDRJk\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT4M22S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2019-07-30T14:43:05Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_c2PEHDdDRJk\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fc2PEHDdDRJk%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, July 30, 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\/c2PEHDdDRJk\" 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%2Fc2PEHDdDRJk%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, July 30, 2019\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, July 30, 2019 Teachers Protest Low Pay in Iran Hundreds of retired teachers in Iran held rallies on Sunday, in front of the regime\u2019s parliament and offices of the Planning and Budget Organization to demand adjustment pays. The enraged pensioners chanted, &quot;Teachers Die, But Will Never Accept Abjection!&quot; and &quot;We Will Not Step Back, Until Receiving Our Bonuses!&quot; Earlier on Saturday, the teachers also held similar rallies outside the PBO and the Ministry of Education. Active and retired teachers have held numerous demonstrations during the past year, demanding better pay. Teachers are one of the lowest paid government employees. Nevertheless, none of their demands have been met, so far. Moreover, several activist teachers have been arrested and sentenced to long prison terms. EU-Led Maritime Security Initiative Has Us Support An important EU-led initiative on maritime security in the Gulf has the support of the US, the UK Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Dominic Raab said on Monday. Britain also rejected the idea that it could release an Iranian tanker in exchange for a British-flagged vessel seized by the regime in the Gulf. \u201cThere is no quid pro quo,\u201d Raab told BBC radio. \u201cThis is not about some kind of barter. This is about the international law and the rules of the international legal system being upheld and that is what we will insist on.\u201d He also said that Iran\u2019s regime must respect international law. \u201cIf the Iranians want to come of the dark and be accepted as a responsible member of the intentional community they need to adhere to rules-based system of the international community,\u201d Raab said. \u201cYou cannot go about detaining unlawfully foreign vessels,\u201d he added. Hunger Striking Political Prisoner Flogged 100 Times for Blasphemy Political prisoner Peiman Mirzazadeh is on hunger strike in protest to being sentenced to two years of prison and 100 lashes. His flogging sentence was carried out on Sunday. He started his hunger strike after he was flogged in Urmia Prison in northwestern Iran. Peiman Mirzazadeh was transferred to the 4th Branch of the Sentence Implementation Department on Sunday where he was flogged 100 times. Peiman Mirzazadeh\u2019s body, especially his back and feet, are now heavily swollen and he is in poor health. Iranian Regime&#039;s Interior Minister Forewarns of Further Protests Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli, the Iranian Regime\u2019s Minister of Interior, warned of a possible eruption of popular uprisings. Rahmani Fazli told state TV: \u201cWe shouldn\u2019t neglect, ignore the protests and unrests, and not take preventive measures and proper responses. Any incident could turn into a great event.\u201d \u201cThe enemy attempts to trigger these incidents by imposing sanctions. They have repeatedly said that they should do anything to escalate protests and social unrests. This policy began right after the protests at the beginning of 2018,\u201d he added. At the end of 2017, protests erupted across Iran. Demonstrations over economic woes quickly turned into anti-regime protests that spread to more than 140 Iranian cities. &#039;Iran Is the Core Conflict in the Region&#039; Jason Greenblatt, the US Special Representative for International Negotiations, told Fox News in an interview that Iran\u2019s regime is the biggest threat to the Middle East and the core conflict in the region is no longer the Israeli-Palestinian issue. He said: \u201cIran is the core conflict in the region. I\u2019m not sure the Israeli-Palestinian conflict ever was the core conflict in the region. 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The enraged pensioners chanted, &quot;Teachers Die, But Will Never Accept Abjection!&quot; and &quot;We Will Not Step Back, Until Receiving Our Bonuses!&quot;Earlier on Saturday, the teachers also held similar rallies outside the PBO and the Ministry of Education.Active and retired teachers have held numerous demonstrations during the past year, demanding better pay. Teachers are one of the lowest paid government employees.Nevertheless, none of their demands have been met, so far. Moreover, several activist teachers have been arrested and sentenced to long prison terms.EU-Led Maritime Security Initiative Has Us SupportAn important EU-led initiative on maritime security in the Gulf has the support of the US, the UK Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Dominic Raab said on Monday.Britain also rejected the idea that it could release an Iranian tanker in exchange for a British-flagged vessel seized by the regime in the Gulf.\u201cThere is no quid pro quo,\u201d Raab told BBC radio. \u201cThis is not about some kind of barter. This is about the international law and the rules of the international legal system being upheld and that is what we will insist on.\u201d He also said that Iran\u2019s regime must respect international law.\u201cIf the Iranians want to come of the dark and be accepted as a responsible member of the intentional community they need to adhere to rules-based system of the international community,\u201d Raab said.\u201cYou cannot go about detaining unlawfully foreign vessels,\u201d he added.Hunger Striking Political Prisoner Flogged 100 Times for BlasphemyPolitical prisoner Peiman Mirzazadeh is on hunger strike in protest to being sentenced to two years of prison and 100 lashes. His flogging sentence was carried out on Sunday.He started his hunger strike after he was flogged in Urmia Prison in northwestern Iran.Peiman Mirzazadeh was transferred to the 4th Branch of the Sentence Implementation Department on Sunday where he was flogged 100 times.Peiman Mirzazadeh\u2019s body, especially his back and feet, are now heavily swollen and he is in poor health.Iranian Regime&#039;s Interior Minister Forewarns of Further ProtestsAbdolreza Rahmani Fazli, the Iranian Regime\u2019s Minister of Interior, warned of a possible eruption of popular uprisings.Rahmani Fazli told state TV: \u201cWe shouldn\u2019t neglect, ignore the protests and unrests, and not take preventive measures and proper responses. Any incident could turn into a great event.\u201d \u201cThe enemy attempts to trigger these incidents by imposing sanctions. They have repeatedly said that they should do anything to escalate protests and social unrests. This policy began right after the protests at the beginning of 2018,\u201d he added.At the end of 2017, protests erupted across Iran. Demonstrations over economic woes quickly turned into anti-regime protests that spread to more than 140 Iranian cities. &#039;Iran Is the Core Conflict in the Region&#039;Jason Greenblatt, the US Special Representative for International Negotiations, told Fox News in an interview that Iran\u2019s regime is the biggest threat to the Middle East and the core conflict in the region is no longer the Israeli-Palestinian issue.He said: \u201cIran is the core conflict in the region. I\u2019m not sure the Israeli-Palestinian conflict ever was the core conflict in the region. 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The enraged pensioners chanted, &quot;Teachers Die, But Will Never Accept Abjection!&quot; and &quot;We Will Not Step Back, Until Receiving Our Bonuses!&quot;Earlier on Saturday, the teachers also held similar rallies outside the PBO and the Ministry of Education.Active and retired teachers have held numerous demonstrations during the past year, demanding better pay. Teachers are one of the lowest paid government employees.Nevertheless, none of their demands have been met, so far. Moreover, several activist teachers have been arrested and sentenced to long prison terms.EU-Led Maritime Security Initiative Has Us SupportAn important EU-led initiative on maritime security in the Gulf has the support of the US, the UK Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Dominic Raab said on Monday.Britain also rejected the idea that it could release an Iranian tanker in exchange for a British-flagged vessel seized by the regime in the Gulf.\u201cThere is no quid pro quo,\u201d Raab told BBC radio. \u201cThis is not about some kind of barter. 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His flogging sentence was carried out on Sunday.He started his hunger strike after he was flogged in Urmia Prison in northwestern Iran.Peiman Mirzazadeh was transferred to the 4th Branch of the Sentence Implementation Department on Sunday where he was flogged 100 times.Peiman Mirzazadeh\u2019s body, especially his back and feet, are now heavily swollen and he is in poor health.Iranian Regime&#039;s Interior Minister Forewarns of Further ProtestsAbdolreza Rahmani Fazli, the Iranian Regime\u2019s Minister of Interior, warned of a possible eruption of popular uprisings.Rahmani Fazli told state TV: \u201cWe shouldn\u2019t neglect, ignore the protests and unrests, and not take preventive measures and proper responses. Any incident could turn into a great event.\u201d \u201cThe enemy attempts to trigger these incidents by imposing sanctions. They have repeatedly said that they should do anything to escalate protests and social unrests. This policy began right after the protests at the beginning of 2018,\u201d he added.At the end of 2017, protests erupted across Iran. Demonstrations over economic woes quickly turned into anti-regime protests that spread to more than 140 Iranian cities. &#039;Iran Is the Core Conflict in the Region&#039;Jason Greenblatt, the US Special Representative for International Negotiations, told Fox News in an interview that Iran\u2019s regime is the biggest threat to the Middle East and the core conflict in the region is no longer the Israeli-Palestinian issue.He said: \u201cIran is the core conflict in the region. I\u2019m not sure the Israeli-Palestinian conflict ever was the core conflict in the region. 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The enraged pensioners chanted, \"Teachers Die, But Will Never Accept Abjection!\" and \"We Will Not Step Back, Until Receiving Our Bonuses!\"Earlier on Saturday, the teachers also held similar rallies outside the PBO and the Ministry of Education.Active and retired teachers have held numerous demonstrations during the past year, demanding better pay. Teachers are one of the lowest paid government employees.Nevertheless, none of their demands have been met, so far. Moreover, several activist teachers have been arrested and sentenced to long prison terms.EU-Led Maritime Security Initiative Has Us SupportAn important EU-led initiative on maritime security in the Gulf has the support of the US, the UK Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Dominic Raab said on Monday.Britain also rejected the idea that it could release an Iranian tanker in exchange for a British-flagged vessel seized by the regime in the Gulf.\u201cThere is no quid pro quo,\u201d Raab told BBC radio. \u201cThis is not about some kind of barter. This is about the international law and the rules of the international legal system being upheld and that is what we will insist on.\u201d He also said that Iran\u2019s regime must respect international law.\u201cIf the Iranians want to come of the dark and be accepted as a responsible member of the intentional community they need to adhere to rules-based system of the international community,\u201d Raab said.\u201cYou cannot go about detaining unlawfully foreign vessels,\u201d he added.Hunger Striking Political Prisoner Flogged 100 Times for BlasphemyPolitical prisoner Peiman Mirzazadeh is on hunger strike in protest to being sentenced to two years of prison and 100 lashes. His flogging sentence was carried out on Sunday.He started his hunger strike after he was flogged in Urmia Prison in northwestern Iran.Peiman Mirzazadeh was transferred to the 4th Branch of the Sentence Implementation Department on Sunday where he was flogged 100 times.Peiman Mirzazadeh\u2019s body, especially his back and feet, are now heavily swollen and he is in poor health.Iranian Regime's Interior Minister Forewarns of Further ProtestsAbdolreza Rahmani Fazli, the Iranian Regime\u2019s Minister of Interior, warned of a possible eruption of popular uprisings.Rahmani Fazli told state TV: \u201cWe shouldn\u2019t neglect, ignore the protests and unrests, and not take preventive measures and proper responses. Any incident could turn into a great event.\u201d \u201cThe enemy attempts to trigger these incidents by imposing sanctions. They have repeatedly said that they should do anything to escalate protests and social unrests. This policy began right after the protests at the beginning of 2018,\u201d he added.At the end of 2017, protests erupted across Iran. Demonstrations over economic woes quickly turned into anti-regime protests that spread to more than 140 Iranian cities. 'Iran Is the Core Conflict in the Region'Jason Greenblatt, the US Special Representative for International Negotiations, told Fox News in an interview that Iran\u2019s regime is the biggest threat to the Middle East and the core conflict in the region is no longer the Israeli-Palestinian issue.He said: \u201cIran is the core conflict in the region. I\u2019m not sure the Israeli-Palestinian conflict ever was the core conflict in the region. It certainly is not the core conflict of the region now, and the President is working hard to figure out how to protect everybody from Iran \u2013 our allies in the region, not just Israel Saudi Arabia and the Emirates\u201d.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-july-30-2019\/","og_site_name":"NCRI","article_published_time":"2019-07-30T20:17:45+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-01-24T17:41:20+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-30-2019\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-july-30-2019\/"},"author":{"name":"","@id":""},"headline":"Iran news in brief, July 30, 2019","datePublished":"2019-07-30T20:17:45+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-24T17:41:20+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-july-30-2019\/"},"wordCount":13,"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-30-2019\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-july-30-2019\/","name":"Iran news in brief, July 30, 2019 - NCRI","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2019-07-30T20:17:45+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-24T17:41:20+00:00","description":"Iran news in brief, July 30, 2019Teachers Protest Low Pay in IranHundreds of retired teachers in Iran held rallies on Sunday, in front of the regime\u2019s parliament and offices of the Planning and Budget Organization to demand adjustment pays. The enraged pensioners chanted, \"Teachers Die, But Will Never Accept Abjection!\" and \"We Will Not Step Back, Until Receiving Our Bonuses!\"Earlier on Saturday, the teachers also held similar rallies outside the PBO and the Ministry of Education.Active and retired teachers have held numerous demonstrations during the past year, demanding better pay. Teachers are one of the lowest paid government employees.Nevertheless, none of their demands have been met, so far. Moreover, several activist teachers have been arrested and sentenced to long prison terms.EU-Led Maritime Security Initiative Has Us SupportAn important EU-led initiative on maritime security in the Gulf has the support of the US, the UK Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Dominic Raab said on Monday.Britain also rejected the idea that it could release an Iranian tanker in exchange for a British-flagged vessel seized by the regime in the Gulf.\u201cThere is no quid pro quo,\u201d Raab told BBC radio. \u201cThis is not about some kind of barter. This is about the international law and the rules of the international legal system being upheld and that is what we will insist on.\u201d He also said that Iran\u2019s regime must respect international law.\u201cIf the Iranians want to come of the dark and be accepted as a responsible member of the intentional community they need to adhere to rules-based system of the international community,\u201d Raab said.\u201cYou cannot go about detaining unlawfully foreign vessels,\u201d he added.Hunger Striking Political Prisoner Flogged 100 Times for BlasphemyPolitical prisoner Peiman Mirzazadeh is on hunger strike in protest to being sentenced to two years of prison and 100 lashes. His flogging sentence was carried out on Sunday.He started his hunger strike after he was flogged in Urmia Prison in northwestern Iran.Peiman Mirzazadeh was transferred to the 4th Branch of the Sentence Implementation Department on Sunday where he was flogged 100 times.Peiman Mirzazadeh\u2019s body, especially his back and feet, are now heavily swollen and he is in poor health.Iranian Regime's Interior Minister Forewarns of Further ProtestsAbdolreza Rahmani Fazli, the Iranian Regime\u2019s Minister of Interior, warned of a possible eruption of popular uprisings.Rahmani Fazli told state TV: \u201cWe shouldn\u2019t neglect, ignore the protests and unrests, and not take preventive measures and proper responses. Any incident could turn into a great event.\u201d \u201cThe enemy attempts to trigger these incidents by imposing sanctions. They have repeatedly said that they should do anything to escalate protests and social unrests. This policy began right after the protests at the beginning of 2018,\u201d he added.At the end of 2017, protests erupted across Iran. Demonstrations over economic woes quickly turned into anti-regime protests that spread to more than 140 Iranian cities. 'Iran Is the Core Conflict in the Region'Jason Greenblatt, the US Special Representative for International Negotiations, told Fox News in an interview that Iran\u2019s regime is the biggest threat to the Middle East and the core conflict in the region is no longer the Israeli-Palestinian issue.He said: \u201cIran is the core conflict in the region. I\u2019m not sure the Israeli-Palestinian conflict ever was the core conflict in the region. 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