{"id":211347,"date":"2019-08-27T19:04:15","date_gmt":"2019-08-27T19:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/211347-iran-news-in-brief-august-22-2019"},"modified":"2020-01-24T17:41:08","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T17:41:08","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-august-22-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-august-22-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran news in brief, August 22, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, August 22, 2019\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_zEhSzRXU6fc\" 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%2FzEhSzRXU6fc%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zEhSzRXU6fc\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT4M3S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2019-08-22T08:08:59Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_zEhSzRXU6fc\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FzEhSzRXU6fc%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, August 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\/zEhSzRXU6fc\" 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%2FzEhSzRXU6fc%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, August 22, 2019\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, August 22, 2019 After huge devaluation Iran regime to slash four zeros from currency The Iranian Regime\u2019s President Hassan Rouhani has submitted a bill to Parliament proposing the elimination of four zeros from the Iranian national currency rial. Based on the bill, Iran&#039;s national currency will be changed from rials to toman, and each toman would be equal to 10,000 rials. The rial\u2019s weakness disrupted Iran&#039;s foreign trade last year and helped to boost annual inflation fourfold to nearly 40% last November. On Wednesday, the rial traded at nearly 117,000 to &#36;1. At the time of the endorsement of the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, the rial traded 32,000 against the dollar. Before the 1979 revolution the dollar was around 70 rials. Iran regime threatens international waterways if its oil exports are cut to zero The Iranian Regime\u2019s President threatened on Wednesday that if Iran\u2019s oil exports are cut to zero, international waterways will not have the same security as before. The comment by Hassan Rouhani coincided with a remark by the Iranian Regime\u2019s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif that Tehran might act \u201cunpredictably\u201d in response to \u201cunpredictable\u201d U.S. policies. \u201cWorld powers know that in the case that oil is completely sanctioned and Iran\u2019s oil exports are brought down to zero, international waterways can\u2019t have the same security as before,\u201d Rouhani said while meeting the regime&#039;s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. US blames Iran regime after drone is downed in Yemen The US blamed the Iranian regime on Tuesday for the shooting down of a US MQ-9 drone over Yemen by a surface-to-air missile, an apparent escalation of tensions between Washington and Tehran. The US believes the missile was provided to Houthi rebels by Iran&#039;s regime, a US official said. National Security Council spokesman Garrett Marquis said in a statement: &quot;We are aware of reports of an attack by Iranian-backed Houthi forces on a US drone. The President has been briefed and we continue to investigate the matter&quot;. &quot;This attack is only possible because of Iran&#039;s lethal aid to the Houthis and serves as yet another example of the regime&#039;s relentless efforts to escalate conflict and threaten regional stability,&quot; he added. Iranians in Finland and Sweden protest against presence of regime&#039;s Foreign Minister On Tuesday, supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran in Finland held a protest rally against the presence of the Iranian regime\u2019s foreign minister Javad Zarif who is now begging Europe for a relief from U.S. economic pressure. The protestors had placards and signs that read, \u201cExpel diplomat-terrorists form Finland\u201d, \u201cGet lost Zarif\u201d and \u201cWe condemn any negotiations with the terrorist regime of Iran.\u201d They also held pictures of Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the Iranian resistance. The participants chanted slogans such as, \u201cZarif get lost\u201d \u201cIranians chant: down with Khamenei, down with Rouhani\u201d referring to the regime\u2019s supreme leader and president, \u201cDown with absolute rule of clergy\u201d. The previous day, freedom-loving Iranians held similar protests in Sweden, also in protest to Zarif\u2019s trip to Scandinavia. 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At the time of the endorsement of the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, the rial traded 32,000 against the dollar.Before the 1979 revolution the dollar was around 70 rials.Iran regime threatens international waterways if its oil exports are cut to zeroThe Iranian Regime\u2019s President threatened on Wednesday that if Iran\u2019s oil exports are cut to zero, international waterways will not have the same security as before.The comment by Hassan Rouhani coincided with a remark by the Iranian Regime\u2019s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif that Tehran might act \u201cunpredictably\u201d in response to \u201cunpredictable\u201d U.S. policies.\u201cWorld powers know that in the case that oil is completely sanctioned and Iran\u2019s oil exports are brought down to zero, international waterways can\u2019t have the same security as before,\u201d Rouhani said while meeting the regime's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.US blames Iran regime after drone is downed in YemenThe US blamed the Iranian regime on Tuesday for the shooting down of a US MQ-9 drone over Yemen by a surface-to-air missile, an apparent escalation of tensions between Washington and Tehran.The US believes the missile was provided to Houthi rebels by Iran's regime, a US official said. National Security Council spokesman Garrett Marquis said in a statement: \"We are aware of reports of an attack by Iranian-backed Houthi forces on a US drone. The President has been briefed and we continue to investigate the matter\".\"This attack is only possible because of Iran's lethal aid to the Houthis and serves as yet another example of the regime's relentless efforts to escalate conflict and threaten regional stability,\" he added.Iranians in Finland and Sweden protest against presence of regime's Foreign MinisterOn Tuesday, supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran in Finland held a protest rally against the presence of the Iranian regime\u2019s foreign minister Javad Zarif who is now begging Europe for a relief from U.S. economic pressure.The protestors had placards and signs that read, \u201cExpel diplomat-terrorists form Finland\u201d, \u201cGet lost Zarif\u201d and \u201cWe condemn any negotiations with the terrorist regime of Iran.\u201dThey also held pictures of Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the Iranian resistance.The participants chanted slogans such as, \u201cZarif get lost\u201d \u201cIranians chant: down with Khamenei, down with Rouhani\u201d referring to the regime\u2019s supreme leader and president, \u201cDown with absolute rule of clergy\u201d.The previous day, freedom-loving Iranians held similar protests in Sweden, also in protest to Zarif\u2019s trip to Scandinavia.They expressed their support for the Iranian Resistance and for the ongoing protests throughout Iran.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-august-22-2019\/","og_site_name":"NCRI","article_published_time":"2019-08-27T19:04:15+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-01-24T17:41:08+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-22-2019\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-august-22-2019\/"},"author":{"name":"","@id":""},"headline":"Iran news in brief, August 22, 2019","datePublished":"2019-08-27T19:04:15+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-24T17:41:08+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-august-22-2019\/"},"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-august-22-2019\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-august-22-2019\/","name":"Iran news in brief, August 22, 2019 - NCRI","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2019-08-27T19:04:15+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-24T17:41:08+00:00","description":"Iran news in brief, August 22, 2019After huge devaluation Iran regime to slash four zeros from currency The Iranian Regime\u2019s President Hassan Rouhani has submitted a bill to Parliament proposing the elimination of four zeros from the Iranian national currency rial.Based on the bill, Iran's national currency will be changed from rials to toman, and each toman would be equal to 10,000 rials.The rial\u2019s weakness disrupted Iran's foreign trade last year and helped to boost annual inflation fourfold to nearly 40% last November.On Wednesday, the rial traded at nearly 117,000 to $1. At the time of the endorsement of the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, the rial traded 32,000 against the dollar.Before the 1979 revolution the dollar was around 70 rials.Iran regime threatens international waterways if its oil exports are cut to zeroThe Iranian Regime\u2019s President threatened on Wednesday that if Iran\u2019s oil exports are cut to zero, international waterways will not have the same security as before.The comment by Hassan Rouhani coincided with a remark by the Iranian Regime\u2019s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif that Tehran might act \u201cunpredictably\u201d in response to \u201cunpredictable\u201d U.S. policies.\u201cWorld powers know that in the case that oil is completely sanctioned and Iran\u2019s oil exports are brought down to zero, international waterways can\u2019t have the same security as before,\u201d Rouhani said while meeting the regime's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.US blames Iran regime after drone is downed in YemenThe US blamed the Iranian regime on Tuesday for the shooting down of a US MQ-9 drone over Yemen by a surface-to-air missile, an apparent escalation of tensions between Washington and Tehran.The US believes the missile was provided to Houthi rebels by Iran's regime, a US official said. 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The President has been briefed and we continue to investigate the matter\".\"This attack is only possible because of Iran's lethal aid to the Houthis and serves as yet another example of the regime's relentless efforts to escalate conflict and threaten regional stability,\" he added.Iranians in Finland and Sweden protest against presence of regime's Foreign MinisterOn Tuesday, supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran in Finland held a protest rally against the presence of the Iranian regime\u2019s foreign minister Javad Zarif who is now begging Europe for a relief from U.S. economic pressure.The protestors had placards and signs that read, \u201cExpel diplomat-terrorists form Finland\u201d, \u201cGet lost Zarif\u201d and \u201cWe condemn any negotiations with the terrorist regime of Iran.\u201dThey also held pictures of Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the Iranian resistance.The participants chanted slogans such as, \u201cZarif get lost\u201d \u201cIranians chant: down with Khamenei, down with Rouhani\u201d referring to the regime\u2019s supreme leader and president, \u201cDown with absolute rule of clergy\u201d.The previous day, freedom-loving Iranians held similar protests in Sweden, also in protest to Zarif\u2019s trip to Scandinavia.They expressed their support for the Iranian Resistance and for the ongoing protests throughout Iran.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-august-22-2019\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-august-22-2019\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-august-22-2019\/#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 22, 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\/211347","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=211347"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211347\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=211347"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=211347"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=211347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}