{"id":322362,"date":"2024-07-20T07:42:42","date_gmt":"2024-07-20T06:42:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=322362"},"modified":"2024-07-20T13:09:15","modified_gmt":"2024-07-20T12:09:15","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-july-20-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-july-20-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 July 20, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-321935\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/iranian-resistance-activism-12072024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/iranian-resistance-activism-12072024.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/iranian-resistance-activism-12072024-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/iranian-resistance-activism-12072024-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/iranian-resistance-activism-12072024-753x420.jpg 753w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/iranian-resistance-activism-12072024-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/iranian-resistance-activism-12072024-696x388.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 2:00 PM CEST<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Oil Tankers on Fire after Colliding Close to Singapore, Crew Rescued<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">SINGAPORE, July 19 (Reuters) &#8211; Two large oil tankers were on fire on Friday after colliding near Singapore, the world&#8217;s biggest refueling port, with two crew members airlifted to hospital and others rescued from life rafts, authorities and one of the tanker operators said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Singapore is Asia&#8217;s biggest oil trading hub and the world&#8217;s largest bunkering port. Its surrounding waters are vital trade waterways between Asia, Europe, and the Middle East and among the busiest global sea lanes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Ceres I is a very large crude carrier supertanker, which ship-tracking data last showed was carrying around 2 million barrels of Iranian crude.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;The Ceres I has been a boat that has gone dark many times over the years,&#8221; said Matt Stanley, head of market engagement EMEA &amp; APAC with Kpler, referring to when vessels switch off their AIS tracking transponders.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Stanley said the last AIS signal the vessel transmitted around March indicated it was carrying Iranian crude, which the U.S. has tried to curtail, including imposing sanctions on ports, vessels, and refineries involved in the trade.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/singapore-sends-rescue-teams-help-crew-oil-tankers-fire-2024-07-19\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 8:00 AM CEST<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Iranian Resistance Responds to The Regime\u2019s Threats of Extradition<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-322197 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/iranian-resistance-activism-16072024-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/iranian-resistance-activism-16072024-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/iranian-resistance-activism-16072024-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/iranian-resistance-activism-16072024-750x420.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/iranian-resistance-activism-16072024-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/iranian-resistance-activism-16072024-696x390.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/iranian-resistance-activism-16072024.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A few days after the Free Iran 2024 World Summit, in which dozens of legislative bodies and thousands of parliamentarians in 50 countries worldwide expressed their support for the Iranian people and their Resistance movement, a minor Iranian regime cleric, acting as a judge in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/the-truth-behind-the-iranian-regimes-legal-action-against-the-mek\/\">theatrical \u201ctrial\u201d<\/a>\u00a0of 104 members of the Iranian Resistance, said: \u201cThis court declares that if, from now on, Iranians abroad form or attend meetings anywhere in the world at the invitation of the defendants in this case, a red notice will be issued for them in accordance with international conventions; therefore, the head of this court asks the Attorney General and the Foreign Minister to ensure that if Iranians abroad attend any sessions at the invitation of the defendants in this case, it will be considered as support for the [People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK)] and they will be subject to criminal prosecution in court, and these individuals will definitely be extradited to the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a style=\"text-decoration-line: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/the-iranian-resistance-responds-to-the-regimes-threats-of-extradition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Forgotten Children of Iran: A Heartbreaking Tale of Garbage Collectors<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-315505 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/iran-garbage-collection-mafia.jpg\" alt=\"iran garbage collection mafia\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/iran-garbage-collection-mafia.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/iran-garbage-collection-mafia-150x94.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the bustling streets and alleys of Iran, a disturbing sight has become heartbreakingly commonplace: children rummaging through garbage, their small hands sifting through waste in search of anything of value. These children, now an all-too-familiar part of the urban landscape, are victims of a regime that seems to have turned a blind eye to their plight.\u00a0The Iranian regime appears to be deliberately overlooking the fundamental rights of these children, rights that should allow them to experience the innocence and joy of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/society\/iran-faces-critical-teacher-shortage-and-educational-infrastructure-challenges\/\">childhood<\/a>. This grim reality has been likened to a new form of slavery, where vulnerable children are exploited for profit. Despite the government\u2019s knowledge of this cruel industry, it continues to flourish, generating millions of dollars while the regime remains silent.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a style=\"text-decoration-line: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/society\/the-forgotten-children-of-iran-a-heartbreaking-tale-of-garbage-collectors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Atefeh Rangriz: Serving Her Sentence in Shahrud Prison<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-322363 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Atefeh-Rangriz-Iran.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Atefeh-Rangriz-Iran.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Atefeh-Rangriz-Iran-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Atefeh Rangriz, a women\u2019s and labor rights activist, is serving her sentence in Shahrud Prison. She was previously sentenced by the Shahrud Revolutionary Court to more than three years and three months in prison.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In relation to her previous case, this women\u2019s and labor rights activist was sentenced by the Shahrud\u00a0Revolutionary Court to two years, seven months, and 16 days in prison for the charge of \u201ccollaboration and membership in groups opposing the regime\u201d and to seven months and 16 days for the charge of \u201cpropaganda against the regime.\u201d She was also fined six million tomans, a sentence that was altered with the prosecutor\u2019s objection to the mentioned prison term.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a style=\"text-decoration-line: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2024\/07\/19\/atefeh-rangriz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Political Prisoner Elaheh Fouladi Denied Contact and Visits with Family<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-322364 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Political-prisoner-Elaheh-Fouladi-Iran.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Political-prisoner-Elaheh-Fouladi-Iran.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Political-prisoner-Elaheh-Fouladi-Iran-150x101.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Political prisoner Elaheh Fouladi, held in Evin Prison, has been deprived of contact and visits with her family by order of the prison\u2019s disciplinary committee since July 6, 2024.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Political prisoner Elaheh Fouladi is suffering from heart complications and a high heart rate. The prison conditions have aggravated her illness, making it physically\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2024\/05\/31\/elaheh-fouladi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">unbearable for her to remain incarcerated<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Despite her acute physical condition, the prison authorities and judiciary have kept her in prison.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Elaheh Fouladi, born in 1978 in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Khalkhal,_Iran\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Khalkhal, Ardabil Province<\/a>, is married with two children. She was a final-year university student when she was arrested at the airport on January 23, 2020, along with her husband, Mr. Sattar Babaei, and taken to Evin Prison.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a style=\"text-decoration-line: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2024\/07\/18\/political-prisoner-elaheh-fouladi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s IRGC Pays for Al-Qaeda\u2019s Military Operations in the Middle East<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-284916 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/hossein-amir-abdollahian-session-300x176.jpg\" alt=\"hossein amir abdollahian session\" width=\"300\" height=\"176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/hossein-amir-abdollahian-session-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/hossein-amir-abdollahian-session-768x450.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/hossein-amir-abdollahian-session-150x88.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/hossein-amir-abdollahian-session-696x408.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/hossein-amir-abdollahian-session.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to research by the National United Front of Afghanistan, the Iranian regime has committed to covering the costs of housing and training Al-Qaeda fighters in Afghanistan, as well as financing the group\u2019s operations in the Middle East, as part of a secret agreement with the Taliban and Al-Qaeda. The document states that Esmail Qaani, commander of the Quds Force of the IRGC, a senior Taliban representative, and Saif al-Adl, the current leader of Al-Qaeda, met secretly in Tehran in October 2021 and agreed that all Al-Qaeda branches and IRGC-affiliated groups in the Middle East and Africa would collaborate.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a style=\"text-decoration-line: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfocus.com\/terrorism\/51606-irans-irgc-pays-for-al-qaedas-military-operations-in-the-middle-east\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">MEK Supporters Rally in Brussels: Denouncing Sham Trial of MEK Members, Supporting the PMOI<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-322365 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Brussels-July-17-2024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Brussels-July-17-2024.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Brussels-July-17-2024-150x105.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Brussels-July-17-2024-100x70.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Brussels-July-17-2024-200x140.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Brussels, Belgium\u2014July 17, 2024:<\/strong>\u00a0Freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>) held a rally in front of the mullahs\u2019 embassy against the regime\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/the-truth-behind-the-iranian-regimes-legal-action-against-the-mek\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sham trial of MEK members<\/a>. They expressed their full support for the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran against the regime\u2019s criminal actions. <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/national-council-of-resistance-of-iran\/\" rel=\"\">Iranian Resistance<\/a>\u00a0supporters demanded international prosecution of the mullahs\u2019 regime leaders for more than four decades of crimes against humanity, including the massacre of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/peoples-mojahedin-pmoi-mek-iran\/\" rel=\"\">PMOI<\/a>\u00a0members and supporters, and the brutal suppression of the Iranian people, especially women and youth.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a style=\"text-decoration-line: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/2024\/07\/mek-supporters-rally-in-brussels-denouncing-sham-trial-of-mek-members-supporting-the-pmoi\/62477\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"flex-1 overflow-hidden\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"h-full\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-ghwdi-79elbk h-full\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-ghwdi-1n7m0yu\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm md:pb-9\">\n<div class=\"w-full text-token-text-primary\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-79\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"py-2 juice:py-[18px] px-3 text-base md:px-4 m-auto md:px-5 lg:px-1 xl:px-5\">\n<div class=\"mx-auto flex flex-1 gap-3 text-base juice:gap-4 juice:md:gap-5 juice:lg:gap-6 md:max-w-3xl lg:max-w-[40rem] xl:max-w-[48rem]\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 juice:w-full juice:items-end overflow-x-auto gap-2\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"021343c5-849d-41db-b2d5-31bb8cd41642\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 juice:empty:hidden juice:first:pt-[3px]\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Also, read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-july-19-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran News in Brief \u2013 July 19<\/a><\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-july-4-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">, 2024<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 2:00 PM CEST Oil Tankers on Fire after Colliding Close to Singapore, Crew Rescued SINGAPORE, July 19 (Reuters) &ndash; Two [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":321935,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-322362","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-iran-news-in-brief-news","8":"tag-iran-news"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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