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Iran news in brief, February 1, 2018



Iran news in brief, February 1, 2018

1- Facebook, Twitter take down disinformation campaigns linked to Iran
Facebook says it has removed almost 800 “coordinated, inauthentic” pages, groups, and accounts directed from Iran that were part of a manipulation campaign operating in more than 20 countries.
The world's biggest social network said on January 31 it coordinated closely with Twitter to discover the accounts, which exhibited “malicious-looking indicators.”
The pages, 783 in total, were part of a campaign to promote Iranian interests abroad by creating fake identities as residents of those nations, Nathaniel Gleicher, head of cybersecurity policy at Facebook, said in a statement.
Also on Thursday, Twitter said it had suspended 2,617 malicious accounts tied to Iran since August.

2- Germany, France, Britain to launch mechanism for trade with Iran
Germany, France and Britain have officially set up a European mechanism to facilitate non-dollar trade with Iran and circumvent US sanctions, two diplomats said on Thursday.
 The EU has been preparing the system, in effect a clearing house that avoids monetary transfers in dollars between the EU and Iran for months although it is unlikely to become operational for several months due to technical details.
In a statement, the US Embassy in Berlin said: "As the President has made clear, entities that continue to engage in sanctionable activity involving Iran risk severe consequences that could include losing access to the US financial system and the ability to do business with the United States or US companies."
However, it added it did not expect the new payments system would "in any way impact our maximum economic pressure campaign" against Iran.

3- Midwifery Student Becomes Victim Of Road Accident, Fire At Girls’ School
A female midwifery student from Bonab Azad University named Damon Moludpour, lost her life at the Tabriz Hospital on Tuesday, January 29, 2019, due to a minibus overturn.
Last month, an Azad University bus overturned and crashed on Tuesday, December 25, 2018, on the campus of the Sciences and Research University, killing 10 passengers, including three young women, and injuring at least 28.

4- Iran Continues To Hand Down Cruel Punishments For Impoverished Convicted Thieves
A 27-year old man was sentenced to three years in prison and 74 lashes for “stealing a chicken” in Laly city in the southwestern province of Khuzestan.
Quoted by the judiciary’s news agency Mizan Online, the Chief Justice of the city confirmed the news on January 29, 2019.
“The defendant is persecuted for theft and on the other hand, he has a history of committing theft, drugs crimes and disturbing public order,” the chief justice said.

5- Iran Unveils New 'Cruise Missile' In Military Exhibit
Iran has unveiled a new missile, Ghassed 3(Messenger), on Thursday in a military exhibition in Tehran, Mehr news agency reports.
The weapon is presented as an air-launched cruise missile, although details of its capabilities have not been fully disclosed.
Iran’s ballistic missile program is one reason why President Donald Trump pulled out of the 2015 nuclear deal and both the U.S. and European powers are putting pressure on Tehran to curb its missile program
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