{"id":211334,"date":"2019-08-08T20:07:12","date_gmt":"2019-08-08T20:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/211334-iran-news-in-brief-august-8-2019"},"modified":"2020-01-24T17:41:16","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T17:41:16","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-august-8-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-august-8-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran news in brief, August 8, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"tjvHPW7nPo8\"><div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, August 8, 2019\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_tjvHPW7nPo8\" 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%2FtjvHPW7nPo8%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tjvHPW7nPo8\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT4M13S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2019-08-08T14:53:07Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_tjvHPW7nPo8\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FtjvHPW7nPo8%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, August 8, 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\/tjvHPW7nPo8\" 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%2FtjvHPW7nPo8%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, August 8, 2019\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, August 8, 2019 High-Level Cyber Intrusions Hit Bahrain Amid Tensions With Iran\u2019s Regime Suspected Iranian hackers infiltrated critical infrastructure and government computers in Bahrain within the last month, raising fears among leaders in the region that Tehran is stepping up its cyberattacks. The intrusions, according to people familiar with them, rose above the normal level of Iranian cyber activity in the region, the Wall Street Journal reported. On Monday, hackers broke into the systems of Bahrain\u2019s National Security Agency\u2014the country\u2019s main criminal investigative authority\u2014as well as the Ministry of Interior and the first deputy prime minister\u2019s office, according to one of the people familiar with the matter. On July 25, Bahrain authorities identified intrusions into its Electricity and Water Authority. The hackers shut down several systems in what the authorities believed was a test run of the Iranian regime\u2019s capability to disrupt the country, the person said. \u201cThey had command and control of some of the systems,\u201d the person said. Around the same time, Aluminum Bahrain\u2014a major employer and one of the world\u2019s biggest smelters\u2014was also hit, the person said. US Government Warns of Iranian Threats to Commercial Shipping, Including GPS Interference The US Department of Transportation&#039;s Maritime Administration has issued a new warning to commercial shipping about Iranian threats in the Strait of Hormuz and Persian Gulf, saying that some ships have reported having their GPS interfered with. Additionally, the administration warned that there have been reports of &quot;unknown entities falsely claiming to be US or coalition warships.&quot; The warning, which was issued Wednesday, listed a series of incidents involving Iran\u2019s regime since May. Iranian-Funded Islamic Movement in Nigeria Banned Amid Fears of Violence An Iranian-funded and inspired Shiite organization in Nigeria has been banned and designated as a terrorist organization by the Nigerian government, amid fears that its military-trained members may launch an insurgency. The Islamic Movement in Nigeria, which advocates for an Iranian-style republic in Nigeria, is accused of using violence against the state. President Macron Did Not Invite Rouhani to G7 Summit The Iranian Regime\u2019s President Hassan Rouhani has not been invited to this month\u2019s G7 summit, a French diplomat said on Wednesday. The official was responding to a report by Al-Monitor that French President Emmanuel Macron had invited Rouhani to the summit in Biarritz to meet U.S. President Donald Trump. In recent months, Iran&#039;s regime has violated a number of its commitments to limit its nuclear activity made under the 2015 international nuclear deal. 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The hackers shut down several systems in what the authorities believed was a test run of the Iranian regime\u2019s capability to disrupt the country, the person said. \u201cThey had command and control of some of the systems,\u201d the person said.Around the same time, Aluminum Bahrain\u2014a major employer and one of the world\u2019s biggest smelters\u2014was also hit, the person said. US Government Warns of Iranian Threats to Commercial Shipping, Including GPS InterferenceThe US Department of Transportation&#039;s Maritime Administration has issued a new warning to commercial shipping about Iranian threats in the Strait of Hormuz and Persian Gulf, saying that some ships have reported having their GPS interfered with.Additionally, the administration warned that there have been reports of &quot;unknown entities falsely claiming to be US or coalition warships.&quot;The warning, which was issued Wednesday, listed a series of incidents involving Iran\u2019s regime since May.Iranian-Funded Islamic Movement in Nigeria Banned Amid Fears of ViolenceAn Iranian-funded and inspired Shiite organization in Nigeria has been banned and designated as a terrorist organization by the Nigerian government, amid fears that its military-trained members may launch an insurgency.The Islamic Movement in Nigeria, which advocates for an Iranian-style republic in Nigeria, is accused of using violence against the state. President Macron Did Not Invite Rouhani to G7 SummitThe Iranian Regime\u2019s President Hassan Rouhani has not been invited to this month\u2019s G7 summit, a French diplomat said on Wednesday.The official was responding to a report by Al-Monitor that French President Emmanuel Macron had invited Rouhani to the summit in Biarritz to meet U.S. President Donald Trump. In recent months, Iran&#039;s regime has violated a number of its commitments to limit its nuclear activity made under the 2015 international nuclear deal.Pompeo Discusses Maritime Security and Iran With Saudi Crown PrinceU.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed maritime security and Iran with Saudi Arabia&#039;s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in a phone call on Wednesday.&quot;The secretary discussed heightened tensions in the region and the need for stronger maritime security in order to promote freedom of navigation,&quot; State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said in a statement.Ortagus also said that Pompeo and the crown prince &quot;discussed other bilateral and regional developments, including countering the Iranian regime&#039;s destabilizing activities.&quot;\" \/>\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-august-8-2019\/\" \/>\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, August 8, 2019 - NCRI\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, August 8, 2019High-Level Cyber Intrusions Hit Bahrain Amid Tensions With Iran\u2019s Regime Suspected Iranian hackers infiltrated critical infrastructure and government computers in Bahrain within the last month, raising fears among leaders in the region that Tehran is stepping up its cyberattacks.The intrusions, according to people familiar with them, rose above the normal level of Iranian cyber activity in the region, the Wall Street Journal reported.On Monday, hackers broke into the systems of Bahrain\u2019s National Security Agency\u2014the country\u2019s main criminal investigative authority\u2014as well as the Ministry of Interior and the first deputy prime minister\u2019s office, according to one of the people familiar with the matter.On July 25, Bahrain authorities identified intrusions into its Electricity and Water Authority. The hackers shut down several systems in what the authorities believed was a test run of the Iranian regime\u2019s capability to disrupt the country, the person said. \u201cThey had command and control of some of the systems,\u201d the person said.Around the same time, Aluminum Bahrain\u2014a major employer and one of the world\u2019s biggest smelters\u2014was also hit, the person said. US Government Warns of Iranian Threats to Commercial Shipping, Including GPS InterferenceThe US Department of Transportation&#039;s Maritime Administration has issued a new warning to commercial shipping about Iranian threats in the Strait of Hormuz and Persian Gulf, saying that some ships have reported having their GPS interfered with.Additionally, the administration warned that there have been reports of &quot;unknown entities falsely claiming to be US or coalition warships.&quot;The warning, which was issued Wednesday, listed a series of incidents involving Iran\u2019s regime since May.Iranian-Funded Islamic Movement in Nigeria Banned Amid Fears of ViolenceAn Iranian-funded and inspired Shiite organization in Nigeria has been banned and designated as a terrorist organization by the Nigerian government, amid fears that its military-trained members may launch an insurgency.The Islamic Movement in Nigeria, which advocates for an Iranian-style republic in Nigeria, is accused of using violence against the state. President Macron Did Not Invite Rouhani to G7 SummitThe Iranian Regime\u2019s President Hassan Rouhani has not been invited to this month\u2019s G7 summit, a French diplomat said on Wednesday.The official was responding to a report by Al-Monitor that French President Emmanuel Macron had invited Rouhani to the summit in Biarritz to meet U.S. President Donald Trump. 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US Government Warns of Iranian Threats to Commercial Shipping, Including GPS InterferenceThe US Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration has issued a new warning to commercial shipping about Iranian threats in the Strait of Hormuz and Persian Gulf, saying that some ships have reported having their GPS interfered with.Additionally, the administration warned that there have been reports of \"unknown entities falsely claiming to be US or coalition warships.\"The warning, which was issued Wednesday, listed a series of incidents involving Iran\u2019s regime since May.Iranian-Funded Islamic Movement in Nigeria Banned Amid Fears of ViolenceAn Iranian-funded and inspired Shiite organization in Nigeria has been banned and designated as a terrorist organization by the Nigerian government, amid fears that its military-trained members may launch an insurgency.The Islamic Movement in Nigeria, which advocates for an Iranian-style republic in Nigeria, is accused of using violence against the state. President Macron Did Not Invite Rouhani to G7 SummitThe Iranian Regime\u2019s President Hassan Rouhani has not been invited to this month\u2019s G7 summit, a French diplomat said on Wednesday.The official was responding to a report by Al-Monitor that French President Emmanuel Macron had invited Rouhani to the summit in Biarritz to meet U.S. President Donald Trump. In recent months, Iran's regime has violated a number of its commitments to limit its nuclear activity made under the 2015 international nuclear deal.Pompeo Discusses Maritime Security and Iran With Saudi Crown PrinceU.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed maritime security and Iran with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in a phone call on Wednesday.\"The secretary discussed heightened tensions in the region and the need for stronger maritime security in order to promote freedom of navigation,\" State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said in a statement.Ortagus also said that Pompeo and the crown prince \"discussed other bilateral and regional developments, including countering the Iranian regime's destabilizing activities.\"","og_url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-august-8-2019\/","og_site_name":"NCRI","article_published_time":"2019-08-08T20:07:12+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-01-24T17:41:16+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-8-2019\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-august-8-2019\/"},"author":{"name":"","@id":""},"headline":"Iran news in brief, August 8, 2019","datePublished":"2019-08-08T20:07:12+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-24T17:41:16+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-august-8-2019\/"},"wordCount":18,"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-8-2019\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-august-8-2019\/","name":"Iran news in brief, August 8, 2019 - NCRI","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2019-08-08T20:07:12+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-24T17:41:16+00:00","description":"Iran news in brief, August 8, 2019High-Level Cyber Intrusions Hit Bahrain Amid Tensions With Iran\u2019s Regime Suspected Iranian hackers infiltrated critical infrastructure and government computers in Bahrain within the last month, raising fears among leaders in the region that Tehran is stepping up its cyberattacks.The intrusions, according to people familiar with them, rose above the normal level of Iranian cyber activity in the region, the Wall Street Journal reported.On Monday, hackers broke into the systems of Bahrain\u2019s National Security Agency\u2014the country\u2019s main criminal investigative authority\u2014as well as the Ministry of Interior and the first deputy prime minister\u2019s office, according to one of the people familiar with the matter.On July 25, Bahrain authorities identified intrusions into its Electricity and Water Authority. The hackers shut down several systems in what the authorities believed was a test run of the Iranian regime\u2019s capability to disrupt the country, the person said. \u201cThey had command and control of some of the systems,\u201d the person said.Around the same time, Aluminum Bahrain\u2014a major employer and one of the world\u2019s biggest smelters\u2014was also hit, the person said. US Government Warns of Iranian Threats to Commercial Shipping, Including GPS InterferenceThe US Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration has issued a new warning to commercial shipping about Iranian threats in the Strait of Hormuz and Persian Gulf, saying that some ships have reported having their GPS interfered with.Additionally, the administration warned that there have been reports of \"unknown entities falsely claiming to be US or coalition warships.\"The warning, which was issued Wednesday, listed a series of incidents involving Iran\u2019s regime since May.Iranian-Funded Islamic Movement in Nigeria Banned Amid Fears of ViolenceAn Iranian-funded and inspired Shiite organization in Nigeria has been banned and designated as a terrorist organization by the Nigerian government, amid fears that its military-trained members may launch an insurgency.The Islamic Movement in Nigeria, which advocates for an Iranian-style republic in Nigeria, is accused of using violence against the state. President Macron Did Not Invite Rouhani to G7 SummitThe Iranian Regime\u2019s President Hassan Rouhani has not been invited to this month\u2019s G7 summit, a French diplomat said on Wednesday.The official was responding to a report by Al-Monitor that French President Emmanuel Macron had invited Rouhani to the summit in Biarritz to meet U.S. President Donald Trump. In recent months, Iran's regime has violated a number of its commitments to limit its nuclear activity made under the 2015 international nuclear deal.Pompeo Discusses Maritime Security and Iran With Saudi Crown PrinceU.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed maritime security and Iran with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in a phone call on Wednesday.\"The secretary discussed heightened tensions in the region and the need for stronger maritime security in order to promote freedom of navigation,\" State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said in a statement.Ortagus also said that Pompeo and the crown prince \"discussed other bilateral and regional developments, including countering the Iranian regime's destabilizing activities.\"","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-august-8-2019\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-august-8-2019\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-august-8-2019\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Iran news in brief, August 8, 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\/211334","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=211334"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211334\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=211334"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=211334"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=211334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}