{"id":254493,"date":"2022-01-18T02:00:34","date_gmt":"2022-01-18T07:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=254493"},"modified":"2023-02-01T03:04:51","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T02:04:51","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-january-18-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-january-18-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 January 18, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

UPDATE: 10:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n

Treasury Sanctions Hizballah Financiers in Lebanon<\/h3>\n

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WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury\u2019s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated three Hizballah-linked financial facilitators and their Lebanon-based travel company. Specifically, OFAC designated Adel Diab, Ali Mohamad Daoun, Jihad Salem Alame, and their company, Dar Al Salam for Travel & Tourism. This action comes at a time in which the Lebanese economy faces an unprecedented crisis and Hizballah, as part of Lebanon\u2019s government, is blocking economic reforms and inhibiting much-needed change for the Lebanese people.<\/p>\n

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UAE calls for a meeting of UN security council to condemn recent Yemen’s Houthi attack<\/h3>\n

CAIRO, Jan 18 (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates called for a meeting of the UN security council to condemn a recent attack by Yemen\u2019s Houthi on Abu Dhabi, capital of the region\u2019s commercial and tourism hub, state news agency WAM reported on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Yemen\u2019s Iran-aligned Houthi group attacked the United Arab Emirates on Monday in what it said was an operation using missiles and drones, setting off explosions in fuel trucks that killed three people and causing a fire near the airport of Abu Dhabi, capital of the region\u2019s commercial and tourism hub.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 8:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n

U.S. Citizen Charged with Conspiring to Provide Electronic Equipment and Technology to the Government of Iran<\/h3>\n

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Defendant Allegedly Conspired to Illegally Export U.S. Goods and Technology without Required Licenses<\/strong><\/p>\n

A dual Iranian-U.S. citizen was arrested Friday in Chicago, on criminal charges related to his alleged conspiracy to illegally export U.S. goods, technology, and services to end-users in Iran, including the government of Iran, in violation of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).<\/p>\n

According to court documents, Kambiz Attar Kashani, 44, conspired to illegally export goods and technology to the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), which the U.S. government recognizes as an agency of the government of Iran.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 6:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bad Weather and Mismanagement Are Taking a High Toll in Iran Today<\/h3>\n

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Heavy rains and snow in 31 provinces of the country left four dead and many injured, causing extensive damage and cutting off communication lines to many villages and towns.<\/p>\n

In Kerman, Southeast Iran, the number of flood victims reached three. The flood blocked the roads of 45 villages in the county. All the villages in the Reagan Highlands are currently cut off, and 30 villages have been cut off from the power grid.<\/p>\n

Also, due to the flooding of the river as well as the collapse of two bridge spans in Kerman, the main road of this city to Iranshahr was blocked. The Tavakul Abad bridge collapsed due to a river flooding, closing Reagan’s Chabahar transit axis.<\/p>\n

Following the flooding of the Jazmourian River in the south of Kerman, water entered the homes of 120 rural families living in the village of Kruchan, and people used ropes to reach the rooftops.<\/p>\n

Also, the bridges on the Rudbar- Zahkloot route have collapsed due to flooding and now, the water and electricity of this village have been cut off and many damages have been caused on the farmers and ranchers of the region.<\/p>\n

In Northern Iran, an avalanche on Chalous Road left one dead and three injured. So far, 12 accounts of avalanches have been recorded on this important road.<\/p>\n

In Qazvin province, Central Iran, a bus carrying workers overturned on the Buinzahra Road due to heavy snowfall, injuring 15 workers.<\/p>\n

In Lorestan province, west of the country, floods have covered the streets of some cities.<\/p>\n

In Kermanshah province, Western Iran, heavy snowfall has blocked the Sarpolzahab route and people are stuck in the snow. Most cars are running out of fuel and there are no facilities to reopen the roads.<\/p>\n

In Kurdistan province, due to heavy snowfall, part of the entrance roof of Besat Hospital in Sanandaj collapsed. One person died in the accident.<\/p>\n

In Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, Southwest Iran, due to the devastating floods as well as the regime’s failure to dredge the rivers, the only bridge of Chamkhani Mazdak village was destroyed, and the road of this village was cut off.<\/p>\n

In Hormozgan province, South Iran, heavy rains blocked 100 rural roads and three highways and cut off drinking water in 70 villages. In the cities of Bandar Abbas, Rudan, Minab, and Hormoz Island, floods have disrupted people’s lives and damaged their properties.<\/p>\n

In Zahedan, Southeastern part of the country, a bus overturned on the Zahedan-Zabul highway due to rain and slippery roads, injuring nine people.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 5:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n

Two More Executions Reported in Iran<\/h3>\n

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The Iranian regime’s judiciary executed two prisoners in Shiraz and Khorramabad on January 16 and 18. The identity of one of the prisoners has been verified as Sajjad who was being held in the Adelabad prison in Shiraz. He was arrested about three years and six months ago and he was executed on Tuesday, January 19.<\/p>\n

Another prisoner, Muslim Agha Mirzaei, 30 years old, was executed on January 17 in Khorramabad prison. Muslim was a construction painter and has been in prison for the past two years.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 1:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n

Protests in Iran on Monday and Tuesday<\/h3>\n

Based on independent reports from inside the country, many provinces and cities across Iran have been witnessing large rallies and demonstrations.<\/p>\n

Today, contract workers of the Khorramshahr Municipality office went on strike and held a rally in front of the governor’s office. The workers have been deprived of their salary for four months.<\/p>\n

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Also today, workers of the Telecommunication Company in Gilan province, Northern Iran, went on strike to protest against the officials’ refusal to amend their contracts, the incorrect implementation of their job classification plan as well as the existing insurance problems.<\/p>\n

According to the protesters, their managers continue to demonstrate their indifference to the ever-deteriorating workers’ living problems.\u00a0The insurance premiums of the workers have been denied for months. They are also suffering from a miserable state of insurance, unpaid Social Security premiums, and the disruption of health insurance. These problems have deprived the workers and their families of appropriate medical services and they have to pay large sums for treatment.<\/p>\n

Scammed clients of Fardadkar Amitis Company, who lost fortunes to the company’s leadership, held a rally in front of the 31st District Court in Tehran on Monday, January 17, to protest against the unfair process of this case.<\/p>\n

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