Iran news in brief, April 3, 2019

Iran news in brief, April 3, 2019

1- Latest On Iran Flood Disaster: Extraordinary Emergency In Many Towns

Heavy rains in the past two days have completely overwhelmed several towns in the mountainous Lorestan province, where forced evacuations were ordered and people in many cases had to flee to nearby mountains to escape unending torrent of floods.

The commander of IRGC ground forces Mohammad Pakpoor said "there is no management" in the rescue and aid operations in Pol-e-Dokhtar, and "no government official would dare" to show up in the area because "people are in a rebellious mood".

2- Pompeo Blames Iranian Regime For Level Of Flood Devastation And Offers Help

A day after the Iranian regime's foreign minister called U.S. sanctions an impediment to getting aid to flood victims, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blamed Iran's regime for the level of devastation from major floods, and said Washington was ready to help.

Pompeo said in his statement: "These floods once again show the level of Iranian regime mismanagement in urban planning and in emergency preparedness. The regime blames outside entities when, in fact, it is their mismanagement that has led to this disaster".

3- Oil Imports Of Three Iran-Waiver Countries 'Cut To Zero'

Three of the eight countries to which Washington granted waivers to import Iranian oil have now cut their shipments from the country to zero, according to the U.S. special representative for Iran.

Brian Hook told reporters in Washington: “In November, we granted eight oil waivers to avoid a spike in the price of oil. I can confirm today three of those importers are now at zero,”.

He did not name the three countries.

4- Iran conducted 'major cyber assault' on key UK infrastructure

Iran is being blamed for a wave of cyber attacks that targeted key parts of the UK's national infrastructure in a major assault just before Christmas.

Sky News has learnt that the Post Office and local government networks were both hit in coordinated attacks on 23 December.

Analysis by cyber security experts in California has concluded that a group connected to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard was responsible for this attack and the attack on the parliamentary network in 2017.

5- Britain, France, Germany Seek Full UN Report Of Iran Missile Activity

Britain, France and Germany are accusing the Iranian regime of developing missile technology, following recent activities that they said was inconsistent with a UN resolution, and are calling for a full UN report, according to a letter released Tuesday.

The European trio cited Iran's launch of a space vehicle and the unveiling of two new ballistic missiles in February as forming "part of trend of increased activity inconsistent" with the resolution, according to the letter sent to the UN Secretary General.

6- British MPs Expressed Support for Iranian Resistance at Nowruz Celebration in Parliament

Dozens of cross-party members from both Houses of Parliament in the United Kingdom celebrated the Persian New Year with members of the Anglo-Iranian communities at an event in the Parliament on Tuesday.

In their remarks, the cross-party MPs and Peers extended their condolences to the President-elect of the NCRI, Mrs Maryam Rajavi, and to the bereaved families in Shiraz and in other cities affected by devastating floods across the country in recent weeks.

The cross-party members of Parliament stressed that the regime in Iran is at its weakest at home and more isolated internationally. It is desperately struggling for its survival by pursuing physical elimination of the Iranian Resistance movement, the MEK and the NCRI, through terrorist plots abroad and tarnishing the image of this democratic opposition coalition through a massive misinformation campaign inside and outside of Iran.