{"id":211327,"date":"2019-08-02T09:18:48","date_gmt":"2019-08-02T09:18:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/211327-iran-news-in-brief-august-1-2019"},"modified":"2020-01-24T17:41:18","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T17:41:18","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-august-1-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-august-1-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran news in brief, August 1, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, August 1, 2019\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_FuSAohADPzk\" 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%2FFuSAohADPzk%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FuSAohADPzk\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M44S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2019-08-01T15:25:43Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_FuSAohADPzk\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FFuSAohADPzk%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, August 1, 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\/FuSAohADPzk\" 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%2FFuSAohADPzk%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, August 1, 2019\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, August 1, 2019 U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Iranian Regime\u2019s Foreign Minister The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on the Iranian Regime\u2019s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in a statement: \u201cJavad Zarif implements the reckless agenda of Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader, and is the regime\u2019s primary spokesperson around the world. The United States is sending a clear message to the Iranian regime that its recent behavior is completely unacceptable\u201d. Mnuchin said Zarif used social media to spread Iranian \u201cpropaganda and disinformation\u201d while the regime does not allow its citizens to use such mediums themselves. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a tweet: Recently, President Donald Trump sanctioned Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader, who enriched himself at the expense of the Iranian people. Today, the U.S. designated his chief apologist Javad Zarif. He\u2019s just as complicit in the regime\u2019s outlaw behavior as the rest of Khamenei\u2019s mafia. Labor Unrest Gains Momentum Across Southern Iran Railways Rail workers blocked the tracks linking the port of Bandar Abbas in Hormozgan Province by the Persian Gulf to the Iranian capital Tehran for the second consecutive day on Tuesday. The rail workers are on strike in protest to the non-payment of their wages for three months. Another strike by Iranian rail workers has been reported in Shazand area on Tuesday where the work force has not been paid for two months. Earlier this week, workers went on strike in Ahmadabad, Rafsanjan and Sirjan railways in the southern Kerman Province protesting delayed payments. Elsewhere, in Ahvaz, 150 of the city&#039;s railways workers also went on strike in protest to delayed payment of their wages. Locals Lay to Rest Young Man Murdered by State Security The funeral procession of Mohammad Hosseini Mojiri was held in the city of Isfahan, central Iran, on Tuesday with thousands of people taking part in the ceremony. The regime\u2019s state security forces murdered this 19-year-old man on the city\u2019s famous Khaju Bridge last Thursday. Many people were witness to the horrific scene where state security forces opened fire and gunned down the young man. Terrified of the possibility that this ceremony would evolve into an anti-regime demonstration, local authorities dispatched many plainclothes agents to the scene. 70 Women Cyclists Arrested in Tehran for Violating Rules on Hijab 70 women cyclists have been arrested in Tehran\u2019s Vali-Asr Square. Gholam Hossein Ismaeli, spokesman for the Judiciary, announced. He said the 70 women cyclists had been arrested for breaching the rules of \u201cchastity and Hijab.\u201d IRGC Arrests 20 Women at Party in Hamadan A Revolutionary Guards official in Hamadan Province announced the arrest of 20 women at a party. 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He\u2019s just as complicit in the regime\u2019s outlaw behavior as the rest of Khamenei\u2019s mafia.Labor Unrest Gains Momentum Across Southern Iran RailwaysRail workers blocked the tracks linking the port of Bandar Abbas in Hormozgan Province by the Persian Gulf to the Iranian capital Tehran for the second consecutive day on Tuesday.The rail workers are on strike in protest to the non-payment of their wages for three months.Another strike by Iranian rail workers has been reported in Shazand area on Tuesday where the work force has not been paid for two months.Earlier this week, workers went on strike in Ahmadabad, Rafsanjan and Sirjan railways in the southern Kerman Province protesting delayed payments.Elsewhere, in Ahvaz, 150 of the city&#039;s railways workers also went on strike in protest to delayed payment of their wages.Locals Lay to Rest Young Man Murdered by State SecurityThe funeral procession of Mohammad Hosseini Mojiri was held in the city of Isfahan, central Iran, on Tuesday with thousands of people taking part in the ceremony. The regime\u2019s state security forces murdered this 19-year-old man on the city\u2019s famous Khaju Bridge last Thursday. Many people were witness to the horrific scene where state security forces opened fire and gunned down the young man.Terrified of the possibility that this ceremony would evolve into an anti-regime demonstration, local authorities dispatched many plainclothes agents to the scene. 70 Women Cyclists Arrested in Tehran for Violating Rules on Hijab70 women cyclists have been arrested in Tehran\u2019s Vali-Asr Square. Gholam Hossein Ismaeli, spokesman for the Judiciary, announced. 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The regime\u2019s state security forces murdered this 19-year-old man on the city\u2019s famous Khaju Bridge last Thursday. Many people were witness to the horrific scene where state security forces opened fire and gunned down the young man.Terrified of the possibility that this ceremony would evolve into an anti-regime demonstration, local authorities dispatched many plainclothes agents to the scene. 70 Women Cyclists Arrested in Tehran for Violating Rules on Hijab70 women cyclists have been arrested in Tehran\u2019s Vali-Asr Square. Gholam Hossein Ismaeli, spokesman for the Judiciary, announced. 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He\u2019s just as complicit in the regime\u2019s outlaw behavior as the rest of Khamenei\u2019s mafia.Labor Unrest Gains Momentum Across Southern Iran RailwaysRail workers blocked the tracks linking the port of Bandar Abbas in Hormozgan Province by the Persian Gulf to the Iranian capital Tehran for the second consecutive day on Tuesday.The rail workers are on strike in protest to the non-payment of their wages for three months.Another strike by Iranian rail workers has been reported in Shazand area on Tuesday where the work force has not been paid for two months.Earlier this week, workers went on strike in Ahmadabad, Rafsanjan and Sirjan railways in the southern Kerman Province protesting delayed payments.Elsewhere, in Ahvaz, 150 of the city's railways workers also went on strike in protest to delayed payment of their wages.Locals Lay to Rest Young Man Murdered by State SecurityThe funeral procession of Mohammad Hosseini Mojiri was held in the city of Isfahan, central Iran, on Tuesday with thousands of people taking part in the ceremony. The regime\u2019s state security forces murdered this 19-year-old man on the city\u2019s famous Khaju Bridge last Thursday. Many people were witness to the horrific scene where state security forces opened fire and gunned down the young man.Terrified of the possibility that this ceremony would evolve into an anti-regime demonstration, local authorities dispatched many plainclothes agents to the scene. 70 Women Cyclists Arrested in Tehran for Violating Rules on Hijab70 women cyclists have been arrested in Tehran\u2019s Vali-Asr Square. Gholam Hossein Ismaeli, spokesman for the Judiciary, announced. He said the 70 women cyclists had been arrested for breaching the rules of \u201cchastity and Hijab.\u201dIRGC Arrests 20 Women at Party in HamadanA Revolutionary Guards official in Hamadan Province announced the arrest of 20 women at a party.He announced the news as \u201cdismantling the assembly of a women\u2019s network aimed at promoting a Western lifestyle.\u201dHe said the detainees had been handed over to the judiciary and claimed, \u201cThese people were supported from Tehran\u2026 to implement Western thoughts, ideas, mentality and lifestyle among them.\u201d","og_url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-august-1-2019\/","og_site_name":"NCRI","article_published_time":"2019-08-02T09:18:48+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-01-24T17:41:18+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-august-1-2019\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-august-1-2019\/"},"author":{"name":"","@id":""},"headline":"Iran news in brief, August 1, 2019","datePublished":"2019-08-02T09:18:48+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-24T17:41:18+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-august-1-2019\/"},"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-august-1-2019\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-august-1-2019\/","name":"Iran news in brief, August 1, 2019 - NCRI","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2019-08-02T09:18:48+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-24T17:41:18+00:00","description":"Iran news in brief, August 1, 2019U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Iranian Regime\u2019s Foreign MinisterThe United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on the Iranian Regime\u2019s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in a statement: \u201cJavad Zarif implements the reckless agenda of Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader, and is the regime\u2019s primary spokesperson around the world. The United States is sending a clear message to the Iranian regime that its recent behavior is completely unacceptable\u201d.Mnuchin said Zarif used social media to spread Iranian \u201cpropaganda and disinformation\u201d while the regime does not allow its citizens to use such mediums themselves.U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a tweet: Recently, President Donald Trump sanctioned Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader, who enriched himself at the expense of the Iranian people. Today, the U.S. designated his chief apologist Javad Zarif. He\u2019s just as complicit in the regime\u2019s outlaw behavior as the rest of Khamenei\u2019s mafia.Labor Unrest Gains Momentum Across Southern Iran RailwaysRail workers blocked the tracks linking the port of Bandar Abbas in Hormozgan Province by the Persian Gulf to the Iranian capital Tehran for the second consecutive day on Tuesday.The rail workers are on strike in protest to the non-payment of their wages for three months.Another strike by Iranian rail workers has been reported in Shazand area on Tuesday where the work force has not been paid for two months.Earlier this week, workers went on strike in Ahmadabad, Rafsanjan and Sirjan railways in the southern Kerman Province protesting delayed payments.Elsewhere, in Ahvaz, 150 of the city's railways workers also went on strike in protest to delayed payment of their wages.Locals Lay to Rest Young Man Murdered by State SecurityThe funeral procession of Mohammad Hosseini Mojiri was held in the city of Isfahan, central Iran, on Tuesday with thousands of people taking part in the ceremony. The regime\u2019s state security forces murdered this 19-year-old man on the city\u2019s famous Khaju Bridge last Thursday. Many people were witness to the horrific scene where state security forces opened fire and gunned down the young man.Terrified of the possibility that this ceremony would evolve into an anti-regime demonstration, local authorities dispatched many plainclothes agents to the scene. 70 Women Cyclists Arrested in Tehran for Violating Rules on Hijab70 women cyclists have been arrested in Tehran\u2019s Vali-Asr Square. Gholam Hossein Ismaeli, spokesman for the Judiciary, announced. 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