Iran news in brief, April 18, 2019
1- x-general Says IRGC Was in Bosnia
Disguised as Aid Workers
The Iranian Regime’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on
April 17 denied the veracity of remarks by one of its former generals who has
claimed to have worn Iran's Red Crescent Society's uniform for "military
purposes" during the civil war in Bosnia.
Saeed Qassemi, a retired IRGC general, maintained on April 14
that he had visited Bosnia in the 1990s to train Bosnian Muslim fighters
against the Serbs while wearing the Iranian Red Crescent uniform.
Qassemi's remarks come just days after the U.S. State Department
listed the IRGC as a "Foreign Terrorist Organization," accusing it of
supporting militant groups around the world.
2- Following Iraqi Shi’ite Militias, Hezbollah Shows Up in
Iran under the pretext of helping flood victims
The representative of the Lebanese Hezbollah in Iran says a
significant number of young Lebanese are currently in Iran, helping relief
operations for the flood-stricken people.
Critics charge that the real reason for the presence of loyal
foreign militias, under the cover of flood relief, is to prevent protests by
Iran’s flood-stricken population.
Last week there were protests in the oil-rich Khuzestan
province, with a large crowd marching down the streets of the provincial
capital Ahvaz.
3- Pompeo: Trump 'Will Continue to Ratchet Up Pressure' on
Iran
On Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told a U.S.
Senate committee: "I can assure the
rest of the world that President Trump will continue to ratchet up the pressure
on the Islamic Republic of Iran so that their behavior will change,".
Senator Ted Cruz and
some other Republican members of the Foreign Relations Committee urged Pompeo
not to continue the oil waivers when a deadline comes up next month, saying
Iran's exports are generating billions of dollars in revenues for its
government.
4- Iran: Protest by plundered investors of Caspian financial
institute
A group of investors in the Caspian financial institute
rallied on Tuesday in front of Tehran’s financial prosecutor’s office,
demanding their plundered money back by this Revolutionary Guards affiliated
institution.
The protesters were heard chanting: “Caspian is robbing our
money, and the government is defending it”, “We will remain here until our
money is returned”.
5- Child Abuse Rises 10 Per Cent In One Year In North
Khorasan Province
In an interview with the state-run ISNA news agency, Ali
Akbar Sahranavard, the social deputy of the General Welfare Department of North
Khorasan Province, announced, “Child abuse in March 2018- March 2019, has
targeted kids between 5 and 11 years old, showing a 10 per cent increase
compared to the previous year. Girl children made up the majority of victims of
child abuse.”
The Child Protection bill is still in a state of limbo after
ten years, being passed back and forth between the parliament and the Guardians
Council. Meanwhile, over the past ten years, many children have been abused
through rape, physical abuse and harassment.
6- Iranian Female Fighter Cancels Return Home After Arrest
Warrant Issued
The first Iranian woman to contest an official boxing bout
has cancelled plans to return home after an arrest warrant was issued for her
in Tehran, her representative said on Wednesday as Iranian authorities issued a
denial.
Sadaf Khadem beat a French boxer, Anne Chauvin, in the bout,
which took place in western France on Saturday.
Her representative, Clara Dallay, told Reuters that
authorities had issued arrest warrants against her and fight organizer Mahyar
Monshipour.
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