#Iranprotests: Saturday's Iran Mini Report - July 28, 2018

• Senators Warn Europe Against Flouting U.S. Iran Sanctions

A group of Republican senators on Thursday warned European nations not to try to flout U.S. sanctions on Iran that will soon be re-imposed after President Donald Trump withdrew from a landmark nuclear accord.
 The 10 senators, all of whom opposed the 2015 agreement, said in a letter to the ambassadors of Britain, France and Germany that they would be "particularly troubled" by any efforts to evade or undermine the sanctions. They said attempts to do so could be met by congressional action. A first set of U.S. sanctions lifted by the Obama administration under the terms of the nuclear deal is to be restored on Aug. 4. A second set will be re-imposed on Nov. 4.

• Domestic Threats More Serious Than Those From Abroad, Says IRGC Commander

The head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), Commander-in-Chief Mohammad Ali Jafari, says, "Weaknesses and threats originating from inside Iran are more serious than threats from abroad."

Speaking on July 27, Jafari called U.S. threats against Iran "absurd and hollow," warning that such talk would be "costly for America” and would "disrupt America's soft war game," the IRGC-linked Fars news agency quoted him as saying.

• SAUDI WARNING: Militias ‘armed to teeth by Iran’ could DEVASTATE global economy

The Saudis announced they were “temporarily halting” all oil shipments passing along the route in the wake of the attacks.

Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih confirmed the Yemeni-based rebels – who have close ties with Tehran – had attacked two Saudi Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCCs) in the Red Sea on Wednesday morning, one of which sustained minimal damage, with no reports of casualties.

• Fifth Day Of Truck Drivers’ Strike In Various Cities Of Iran

On Friday, July 27, 2018, truck drivers continued their fifth day of strike in protest over high costs of spare parts, retirement insurance, high commission fees and other demands.

The new round of strike, which began on Monday, July 23rd, was followed by the inaction of the promises of parliamentarians, head of the social security organization, and government representatives to drivers.

• Workers Of Petrochemical Company In Kermanshah, Iran Stop Work And Go On Strike

On Friday, July 27, 2018, Kermanshah’s petrochemical workers stopped working and went on strike in protest to the Iranian authorities’ failure to meet their demands.

It is noteworthy that the Kermanshah Petrochemical Company was registered in 1996 and in 2000 a wide acceptance of recruitment was undertaken by the Kermanshah Petrochemical Company.

• Youth Of Mashhad Chant Slogans In Stadium, Protesting Lack Of Water In Iran

The youth of Mashhad at the Imam Reza Stadium in the football match between the two teams of Persepolis Tehran and Padideh Mashhad, by chanting slogans, launched a protest against shortage and cut of water.

On Thursday night, July 26, 2018, at 20:45 pm local time, during a football match between two teams of Tehran’s Persepolis and Mashhad’s Padideh at Imam Reza Stadium in Mashhad, Iran, the youth chanted slogans calling for water and staged a protest.