{"id":211331,"date":"2019-08-08T08:57:55","date_gmt":"2019-08-08T08:57:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/211331-iran-news-in-brief-august-6-2019"},"modified":"2020-01-24T17:41:16","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T17:41:16","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-august-6-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-august-6-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran news in brief, August 6, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, August 6, 2019\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_JxFdV-DwnBo\" 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%2FJxFdV-DwnBo%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JxFdV-DwnBo\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M40S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2019-08-06T16:33:56Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_JxFdV-DwnBo\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FJxFdV-DwnBo%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, August 6, 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\/JxFdV-DwnBo\" 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%2FJxFdV-DwnBo%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, August 6, 2019\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, August 6, 2019 Former Tehran Mayor Accused of Donating Billions of Rials to His Wife&#039;s Charity Iranian state media have disclosed details about a 2014 corruption case at the Tehran Municipality when conservative figure and former Revolutionary Guards general Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf was Tehran&#039;s mayor. The report says the municipality had donated 600 billion rials in cash, as well as 80,000 square meters of land to a charity that belonged to the mayor&#039;s wife. The cash alone amounted to 18.5 million dollars. The price of the land is hard to determine. But in large Iranians cities, each square meter of land usually costs at least a few hundred dollars. The report also gave away information about 47 secret bank accounts and financial transactions with the regime\u2019s Judiciary and the Revolutionary Guards. UK to Join US-Led Maritime Security Mission in Gulf Britain said on Monday it was joining a U.S.-led maritime security mission in the Gulf to protect merchant vessels travelling through the Strait of Hormuz. Tanker traffic through the Strait has become a focus for an increasingly tense standoff between Washington and Tehran, into which Britain has also been dragged, and the United States has beefed up its military presence in the Gulf since May. Britain\u2019s Defense Minister said: &quot;The UK is determined to ensure her shipping is protected from unlawful threats and for that reason we have today joined the new maritime security mission in the Gulf&quot;. &quot;We look forward to working alongside the U.S. and others to find an international solution to the problems in the Strait of Hormuz&quot;, he added. Clients of IRGC-Linked Credit Firm Hold Protest Rally Clients of the Caspian credit firm, known to be linked to the regime\u2019s Revolutionary Guards, held a rally in Tehran demanding their stolen money return. This protest was held outside the regime\u2019s judiciary branch. Separately, outside Branch 1 of the Criminal Court of Tehran Province, clients who saw their money and savings stolen in the \u201cPersian Pars Khodro\u201d case rallied as court hearings began. More and more Iranians are protesting the regime\u2019s corrupt practices. State-backed credit and financial institutions are plundering the Iranian people\u2019s wealth. 44 Girls Under 15 in Hamadan Became Mothers in 2018 The Director of Iran\u2019s Census Organization in Hamadan Province stated that in 2018, 44 girls under the age of 15 were pregnant in Hamadan. Marriage and pregnancy under the age of 18 increase maternal mortality as well as physical and psychological harm to girls. 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The price of the land is hard to determine. But in large Iranians cities, each square meter of land usually costs at least a few hundred dollars.The report also gave away information about 47 secret bank accounts and financial transactions with the regime\u2019s Judiciary and the Revolutionary Guards.UK to Join US-Led Maritime Security Mission in GulfBritain said on Monday it was joining a U.S.-led maritime security mission in the Gulf to protect merchant vessels travelling through the Strait of Hormuz.Tanker traffic through the Strait has become a focus for an increasingly tense standoff between Washington and Tehran, into which Britain has also been dragged, and the United States has beefed up its military presence in the Gulf since May.Britain\u2019s Defense Minister said: &quot;The UK is determined to ensure her shipping is protected from unlawful threats and for that reason we have today joined the new maritime security mission in the Gulf&quot;.&quot;We look forward to working alongside the U.S. and others to find an international solution to the problems in the Strait of Hormuz&quot;, he added.Clients of IRGC-Linked Credit Firm Hold Protest RallyClients of the Caspian credit firm, known to be linked to the regime\u2019s Revolutionary Guards, held a rally in Tehran demanding their stolen money return. 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But in large Iranians cities, each square meter of land usually costs at least a few hundred dollars.The report also gave away information about 47 secret bank accounts and financial transactions with the regime\u2019s Judiciary and the Revolutionary Guards.UK to Join US-Led Maritime Security Mission in GulfBritain said on Monday it was joining a U.S.-led maritime security mission in the Gulf to protect merchant vessels travelling through the Strait of Hormuz.Tanker traffic through the Strait has become a focus for an increasingly tense standoff between Washington and Tehran, into which Britain has also been dragged, and the United States has beefed up its military presence in the Gulf since May.Britain\u2019s Defense Minister said: \"The UK is determined to ensure her shipping is protected from unlawful threats and for that reason we have today joined the new maritime security mission in the Gulf\".\"We look forward to working alongside the U.S. and others to find an international solution to the problems in the Strait of Hormuz\", he added.Clients of IRGC-Linked Credit Firm Hold Protest RallyClients of the Caspian credit firm, known to be linked to the regime\u2019s Revolutionary Guards, held a rally in Tehran demanding their stolen money return. This protest was held outside the regime\u2019s judiciary branch.Separately, outside Branch 1 of the Criminal Court of Tehran Province, clients who saw their money and savings stolen in the \u201cPersian Pars Khodro\u201d case rallied as court hearings began.More and more Iranians are protesting the regime\u2019s corrupt practices.State-backed credit and financial institutions are plundering the Iranian people\u2019s wealth. 44 Girls Under 15 in Hamadan Became Mothers in 2018The Director of Iran\u2019s Census Organization in Hamadan Province stated that in 2018, 44 girls under the age of 15 were pregnant in Hamadan.Marriage and pregnancy under the age of 18 increase maternal mortality as well as physical and psychological harm to girls. 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