{"id":213470,"date":"2020-02-15T09:16:08","date_gmt":"2020-02-15T09:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=213470"},"modified":"2023-01-22T10:19:19","modified_gmt":"2023-01-22T09:19:19","slug":"latest-news-in-brief-february-14-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/latest-news-in-brief\/latest-news-in-brief-february-14-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News in Brief- February 14, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"
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GOOGLE BLOCKS IRIB\u2019S ENGLISH LANGUAGE YOUTUBE CHANNEL<\/h3>\n

Based on the Iranian regime\u2019s main state news agency (IRNA), the YouTube channel and the Gmail account for the main radio and TV broadcasting services, the IRIB\u2019s office in London, was blocked by Google.<\/p>\n

THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS OF THE IRAN PROTESTS.<\/em><\/p>\n

According to IRNA, Google has indefinitely blocked the email account and the YouTube channel of the IRIB\u2019s office in London over “violation of Google’s rules”.<\/p>\n

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Last December, Google blocked access to the official accounts of Iranian regime\u2019s Press TV’s English-language and Spanish-language TV channels for violation of Google\u2019s rules.<\/p>\n

ANOTHER IRANIAN REGIME MISSILE SHIPMENT TO YEMEN INTERCEPTED IN THE ARABIAN SEA<\/h3>\n

The US Central Command Headquarters, CENTCOM announced the seizure of a ship containing “Iranian-made weapons and ammunition”.<\/p>\n

According to the CENTCOM statement, the consignment included 150 Dehlavieh\u00a0anti-tank guided missiles. There were also three surface-to-air missiles, thermal imaging scopes, components for air- and land-based drones, as well as armaments and weapon\u00a0parts.<\/p>\n

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“Everything points to these weapons being made in Iran,” CENTCOM spokesman\u00a0Commander Zachary Harrell told the media. “They’re all very consistent with what we know about weapons that have been made in Iran.”<\/p>\n

US ENVOY TO THE UN: IRAN WAS BEHIND THE SAUDI OIL FACILITY MISSILE ATTACK<\/h3>\n

The United States Mission to the United Nations issued a statement Thursday, February 13, saying the recent report by the international body confirms the fact that the Islamic Republic was behind the September 14th attacks on the Aramco oil facility in eastern Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n

ORTAGUS: THE US CONDEMNS SENTENCING POLITICAL PRISONERS<\/h3>\n

Morgan Ortagus, the US State Dept. Spokeswoman tweeted on February 13th, 2020:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe U.S. condemns the sentencing of Adbolrasoul Mortazavi, Hashem Khaksar, Mohammad Nourizad, Mohammad and Fatemeh Sepehri and three others for up to 26 years in prison for demanding change.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe call for the immediate release of all political prisoners in Iran\u201d Ms. Ortagus added.<\/p>\n

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The U.S. condemns the sentencing of Abdolrasoul Mortazavi, Hashem Khastar, Mohammad Nourizad, Mohammad and Fatemeh Sepehri, and three others for up to 26 years in prison for demanding political change. We call for the immediate release of all political prisoners in #Iran<\/a>.<\/p>\n

— Morgan Ortagus (@statedeptspox) February 13, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n