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Iran news in brief, February 7, 2018



Iran news in brief, February 7, 2018

1- Imagery Suggests Second Launch Attempt Of Iranian Satellite
Two satellite imagery companies have released photos that suggest Iran has attempted a second launch of a satellite after the failure of another blast in January.
The images released early on February 7 show a rocket at the Imam Khomeini Space Center in Iran's Semnan Province on February 5. Images from the next day show the rocket was gone with what appears to be burn marks on its launch pad.
The images were released by Colorado-based DigitalGlobe and San Francisco-based Planet.
The images showed words written in Persian in large characters including the phrase "40 years" and "Iranian made." Iran is this month celebrating the 40th anniversary of its Islamic Revolution.

2- U.S. Will Not Renew Iran Sanctions Waivers In May
U.S. Special Representative for Iran, Brian Hook, says Washington has no plan to extend waivers when the exemptions expire in May.

the top State Department official reiterated: "Iran's oil customers should not expect new waivers to U.S. sanctions in May”.
While visiting Japan, which has just restarted buying Iranian crude, Brian Hook said, "The November waivers were designed to prevent a spike in oil prices, and it appears that there will be enough oil supply to satisfy demand this year."
In an interview with the Japanese public broadcaster NHK which was published on Tuesday, February 6, Hook insisted, "We are not looking to grant any future waivers or exceptions to our sanctions regime, whether it's oil or anything else," adding that the U.S. aims to "get to zero imports to Iranian crude as quickly as possible."

3- Panel to Examine Prospects of Change in Iran 40 Years after the Clerical Rule
On Monday, February 11, The U.S. Representative Office of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI-US) invites you to attend a panel on the regime’s long and brutal domestic and foreign policy record at home and abroad. Soona Samsami, the NCRI representative in the United States will provide perspective on the current situation in Iran, the impact of a firm policy and imposition of sanctions a year after the nationwide uprising began in the country, the prospects for change in Iran, and policy options for 2019.

4- Iran’s state TV: Gunmen kill cop, blow up fuel tanker in Iran
Iran’s state TV says gunmen have killed a policeman and wounded a police officer in a shootout in which a stray bullet hit a fuel tanker, causing it to explode.
It said Wednesday that the shootout erupted near a gas station in the western province of Lurestan. It says the explosion shattered the windows of a nearby building.

5- Iran: More than three protests were organized on February 6
More than three protests were organized across the country on February 6, 2019. The customers of SAIPA, an Iranian automaker in Tehran, the shareholders of Caspian financial institution in Kermanshah, and the members of Controlsazeh Zayanderud Company who are applicants of the Mehr Affordable Housing project in Fuladshahr in the Isfahan province have held separate protests to request their demands.
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