{"id":246941,"date":"2021-09-15T02:35:17","date_gmt":"2021-09-15T07:35:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=246941"},"modified":"2023-02-13T15:37:30","modified_gmt":"2023-02-13T14:37:30","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-september-15-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-september-15-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief – September 15, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

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THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/h2>\n

UPDATE: 5:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Prisoner Executed in Gohardasht Prison, Karaj<\/h3>\n

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According to the HRANA website, on Wednesday, September 15, a prisoner was executed by the regime’s judiciary in Gohardasht prison in Karaj. The name of this prisoner was Babak and he had been in prison for 8 years.<\/p>\n

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IAEA Calls Iran\u2019s Treatment of Watchdog\u2019s Inspectors \u2018Unacceptable’<\/h3>\n
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Reuters – The U.N. nuclear watchdog on Tuesday described as “unacceptable” incidents in Iran involving its inspectors, in which diplomats say security staff subjected female inspectors to inappropriate searches that the United States is calling harassment.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 2:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Florida Residents Charged with Conspiring to Violate Iran Sanctions, Other Crimes<\/h3>\n

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Three Florida residents have been charged in federal district court in Miami with crimes related to their alleged violations of U.S. sanctions on Iran, and money laundering.\u00a0Defendants Mohammad Faghihi, 52, his wife Farzeneh Modarresi, 53, and his sister Faezeh Faghihi, 50, operated Florida company, Express Gene.<\/p>\n

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Iranian National Sentenced for Illegally Exporting Military Sensitive Items<\/h3>\n

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An Iranian national was sentenced today to 63 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). Mehrdad Ansari, 40, a resident of the United Arab Emirates and Germany, was convicted by a federal jury in May 2021 for his role in a scheme to obtain military sensitive parts for Iran in violation of the Iranian Trade Embargo. In coordination with his co-conspirators, Ansari obtained and attempted to obtain parts that had dual-use military and civilian capability and could be used in such systems as nuclear weapons, missile guidance and development, secure tactical radio communications, offensive electronic warfare, military electronic countermeasures (radio jamming) and radar warning and surveillance systems. The equipment Ansari helped try to obtain could be used to test these other weapon systems.<\/p>\n

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Iran: A Decade of Deaths in Custody Unpunished Amid Systemic Impunity for Torture<\/h3>\n

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Amnesty International- Iranian authorities have failed to provide accountability for at least 72 deaths in custody since January 2010, despite credible reports that they resulted from torture or other ill-treatment or the lethal use of firearms and tear gas by officials, said Amnesty International following yesterday\u2019s reports of yet another suspicious death in custody.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 9:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

At IAEA Session, US Warns Against Iranian Regime’s Nuclear Advancements<\/h3>\n
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On Tuesday, September 14, US Charg\u00e9 d’Affaires in Vienna, Louis Bono said: “The opportunity to return to full compliance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) will not last forever.”<\/p>\n

Speaking on behalf of the US diplomatic mission at the IAEA Board of Governors meeting, he added: “According to the Director-General, Iran is continuing to significantly expand its nuclear program beyond the restriction allowed within the JCPOA framework. The continued escalation of nuclear tensions beyond the constraints of the agreement will keep us from moving closer to a nuclear deal.”<\/p>\n

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Germany Arrests Man for Allegedly Assisting Iran\u2019s Nuclear Program<\/h3>\n
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Deutsche Welle- A German-Iranian man was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of shipping equipment to be used in Iran’s nuclear and missile programs, Germany’s federal prosecutor said. The prosecutor confirmed police had previously searched offices and apartments linked to the suspect in 11 separate locations, across three German states \u2014 Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein, and North Rhine-Westphalia.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 8:30 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran: Coronavirus Fatalities Exceed 423,300<\/h3>\n

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The\u00a0People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran<\/a>\u00a0(PMOI\/MEK<\/a>) announced on Tuesday, September 14, 2021, that the Coronavirus fatalities in 547 cities had surpassed 423,300. The number of victims in Tehran has reached 99,466, Khorasan Razavi 33,825, Isfahan 27,950, Khuzestan 25,951, Mazandaran 16,130, Fars 15,199, East Azerbaijan 15,093, West Azerbaijan 14,913, Gilan 14,730, Lorestan 14,390, Alborz 12,388, Qom 11,670, Kerman 11,102, Central Province 7,798, Kermanshah 7,384, Hormozgan 7,255, Yazd 7,118, Ardabil 5,355, Bushehr 4,804, Qazvin 4,659, Zanjan 4,150, Ilam 4,088, and Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari 3,230.<\/p>\n

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#Iran<\/a> Coronavirus Update<\/p>\n

More than 423,300 people have died of the novel #coronavirus<\/a> in 547 cities checkered across all of Iran's 31 provinces, according to the Iranian opposition PMOI\/MEK.<\/p>\n

Full Reporthttps:\/\/t.co\/j30gNNxikU<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/Fp3I5nKE0Q<\/a><\/p>\n

— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) September 14, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n