{"id":257051,"date":"2022-03-20T10:21:47","date_gmt":"2022-03-20T09:21:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=257051"},"modified":"2023-02-04T09:53:01","modified_gmt":"2023-02-04T08:53:01","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-march-20-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-march-20-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 March 20, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_236544\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-236544\" style=\"width: 815px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"iran-newyear-nouruz-19032021\" class=\" wp-image-236544\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-newyear-nouruz-19032021.jpg\" alt=\"Iranians celebrate Nowruz with traditional festivals, and it has been a national holiday since the rule of Cyrus the Great (538 BC). Historically, the celebration was to mark the victory of the Zoroastrian God, Ahura Mazda over the evil spirit, Ahriman. Due to the regime's mismanagement, this year, Iranians are bearing the brunt of a collapsed economy, some paying for bread in installments and standing in long lines for basic food items.\" width=\"815\" height=\"673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-newyear-nouruz-19032021.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-newyear-nouruz-19032021-300x248.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-newyear-nouruz-19032021-768x634.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-newyear-nouruz-19032021-150x124.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-newyear-nouruz-19032021-696x574.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 815px) 100vw, 815px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-236544\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iranians celebrate Nowruz with traditional festivals, and it has been a national holiday since the rule of Cyrus the Great (538 BC).<br \/>Due to the regime&#8217;s mismanagement, this year, Iranians are bearing the brunt of a collapsed economy, some paying for bread in installments and standing in long lines for basic food items.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\">THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify\">UPDATE: 7:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Yemen Houthis Attack Saudi Energy Facilities, Refinery Output Hit<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Reuters-Logo\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-38853 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Reuters-Logo-300x136.jpg\" alt=\"Reuters-Logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"136\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__base__22dCE body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__OOj6H\" style=\"text-align: justify\" data-testid=\"paragraph-0\">RIYADH, March 20 (Reuters) &#8211; Yemen&#8217;s Iran-aligned Houthi group fired missiles and drones at Saudi energy and water desalination facilities, causing a temporary drop in output at a refinery but no casualties, the Saudi energy ministry, and state media said on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__base__22dCE body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__OOj6H\" style=\"text-align: justify\" data-testid=\"paragraph-1\">Drone strikes hit a petroleum products distribution terminal in the southern Jizan region, a natural gas plant, and the Yasref refinery in the Red Sea port of Yanbu, the ministry said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/saudi-led-coalition-says-four-houthi-attacks-hit-targets-kingdom-no-casualties-2022-03-19\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">German Police Raided Hezbollah Centers in Western Part of the Country<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"germany-bild-hezbollah-centers\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-257077 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/germany-bild-hezbollah-centers-300x168.webp\" alt=\"germany-bild-hezbollah-centers\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/germany-bild-hezbollah-centers-300x168.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/germany-bild-hezbollah-centers-150x84.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/germany-bild-hezbollah-centers.webp 690w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The German newspaper Bild reported that the police in the city of Munster attacked centers that belonged to Lebanese Hezbollah operating under the pretext of religious scholarship. The attack took place on Saturday, March 19, at the mosque and the center called Imam Mehdi. The centers were closed for violating the German constitution. German police also raided the apartment of two leaders who were affiliated with Hezbollah.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify\">UPDATE: 9:30 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Condolences on the Passing of Dr. Manouchehr Hezarkhani<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Manouchehr-Hezarkhani-NCRI-IRAN\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-257052 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Manouchehr-Hezarkhani-NCRI-IRAN-300x153.jpg\" alt=\"Manouchehr-Hezarkhani-NCRI-IRAN\" width=\"300\" height=\"153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Manouchehr-Hezarkhani-NCRI-IRAN-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Manouchehr-Hezarkhani-NCRI-IRAN-768x392.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Manouchehr-Hezarkhani-NCRI-IRAN-150x77.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Manouchehr-Hezarkhani-NCRI-IRAN-696x355.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Manouchehr-Hezarkhani-NCRI-IRAN.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The Chair of the Culture and Art Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), an author, a literary master, and a great freedom fighter, Dr. Manouchehr Hezarkhani, left us and became eternal. He was the preeminent intellectual and thinker of contemporary Iranian history.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Dr. Hezarkhani was a beloved friend to the Leader of the Iranian Resistance,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/leadership-massoud-rajavi-iranian-resistance-accomplished-historical-mission\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Massoud Rajavi<\/strong><\/a>, for 40 years since the start of the Iranian people\u2019s just Resistance on June 20, 1981, and after the NCRI\u2019s foundation on July 21, 1981. I extend my profound and heartfelt condolences to his children and friends, the community of Iranian intellectuals and writers, his colleagues in the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/interim-session-of-the-national-council-of-resistance-of-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>NCRI<\/strong><\/a>, and especially to Massoud Rajavi, the NCRI Chairman.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/condolences-passing-dr-manouchehr-hezarkhani\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Geneva: Iranians Call On Un for Accountability of Iran\u2019s Regime Over 1988 Massacre<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"iran-vienna-human-rights-countil\" class=\"wp-image-256985 size-medium alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/iran-vienna-human-rights-countil-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"iran-vienna-human-rights-countil\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/iran-vienna-human-rights-countil-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/iran-vienna-human-rights-countil-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/iran-vienna-human-rights-countil-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/iran-vienna-human-rights-countil-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/iran-vienna-human-rights-countil-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/iran-vienna-human-rights-countil-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/iran-vienna-human-rights-countil.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the Iranian opposition People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek%60\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>) in Geneva held an exhibition outside the United Nations European Headquarters in Geneva on Thursday, March 17, calling on the international body to hold the mullahs\u2019 regime ruling Iran accountable for the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/the-1988-massacre-cant-be-erased\/\">1988 massacre of over 30,000 political prisoners<\/a>, consisting mostly of PMOI\/MEK members and supporters. This gathering and exhibition coincided with the 49<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0annual session of the UN Human Rights Council discussing the human rights situation across the globe, including its yearly review of the human rights situation in Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/geneva-iranians-call-on-un-for-accountability-of-irans-regime-over-1988-massacre\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">The Real Story Behind the Release of British Detainees From Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"iran-hostages-released\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-257053 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/iran-hostages-released-300x150.webp\" alt=\"iran-hostages-released\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/iran-hostages-released-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/iran-hostages-released-150x75.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/iran-hostages-released-696x348.webp 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/iran-hostages-released.webp 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a project manager with the Thomson Reuters Foundation, was arrested at a Tehran airport in April 2016. Later, she was convicted by an Iranian court of plotting to overthrow the clerical establishment. Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who served most of her first sentence in Tehran\u2019s Evin prison, was released in March 2020 during the Coronavirus pandemic and was kept under house arrest at her parents\u2019 home in Tehran. In March 2021, she was released from house arrest but was summoned to court again on new charges. In April 2021, Zaghari-Ratcliffe was sentenced to a new term in jail on charges of propaganda against Iran\u2019s ruling system, charges she denies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/the-real-story-behind-the-release-of-british-detainees-from-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">More Death Sentences Carried Out in Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"execution-in-iran\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-231547 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/execution-in-iran-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"execution-in-iran\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/execution-in-iran-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/execution-in-iran-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/execution-in-iran-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/execution-in-iran-696x391.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/execution-in-iran.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">More death sentences have been carried out in Iran in recent days.\u00a0At dawn on Wednesday, March 16, 2001, the death sentence of a male prisoner named Yousef Hashemi was carried out in Qazvin Prison. Yousef Hashemi was the father of a child, and his job was to repair alternators and car batteries before his arrest. He was accused of murder. He was in prison for four years and had previously been taken to the gallows. He had received a respite from the parents of the victim but could not satisfy them during this time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/2022\/03\/19\/more-death-sentences-carried-out-in-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Read more: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-march-19-2022\/\"><strong>Iran News in Brief \u2013 March 19<\/strong><strong>, 2022<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 7:00 PM CET Yemen Houthis Attack Saudi Energy Facilities, Refinery Output Hit RIYADH, March 20 (Reuters) &ndash; Yemen&rsquo;s Iran-aligned Houthi [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":236544,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,182,234],"tags":[129,277],"class_list":{"0":"post-257051","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"category-latest-news-in-brief","9":"category-iran-news-in-brief-news","10":"tag-iran","11":"tag-iran-news"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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