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UPDATE: 9:30 PM CEST
Despite Constant Power Outages, Bitcoin Mining on Large Scale Has Become Official
The CEO of the Iran Grid Management Company announced that owners of cryptocurrency mining devices, who have acquire a license from the Ministry of Industry, Mine, and Trade can start their activities beginning of October this year.
Trying to attain funds, the IRGC is running large mining farms which are overloading the national power grid. This has led to constant power outages that disrupt the lives and work of many people. The average energy required to extract each bitcoin is estimated at 300 MWh, which is equivalent to the average power consumption of more than 35,000 housing units per day.
UPDATE: 9:30 PM CEST
Khamenei’s Ban on Korean Goods Will Harm Iranians, State-Affiliated Analyst
Following Khamenei’s ban on the import of home appliances from South Korea, Mohammad Mohajeri, a member of the editorial board of the Khabar Online website, criticized the media coverage of the ruling and said that the decree has a destructive impact on Iran’s economy. Writing an article for the state-run website Khabar Online, he said: “People already knew that home appliances were banned and that those still on the market were mostly smuggled. So the media coverage of this letter is actually a great help to smugglers and brokers who are raising the price of Korean home appliances.”
In an open letter to Ebrahim Raisi, the regime’s president, Ali Khamenei had claimed that Korean goods have caused damage to domestic manufacturers of home appliances and the import of those from South Korea should be stopped. Accordingly, Raisi ordered his ministers to ban the import of home appliances from two South Korean companies. Political observers believe the ban is actually aimed as retaliation against the South Korean government’s refusal to release the $7 billion frozen funds in Seoul due to existing sanctions on the Iranian regime.
According to state media, poverty has forced Iranian people to buy second-hand appliances because of the high cost. The price of an average refrigerator is equivalent to two years of a worker’s salary.
UPDATE: 7:30 PM CEST
Supreme Leader’s Representative Warns about PMOI’s Impact on the Youth
In today’s Friday prayers in Mashhad, Alam al-Hoda, the supreme leader’s representative expressed the regime’s fear of the People’s Mojahedin Organization and the Iranian youth. According to Astan Quds Razavi TV, he said: “During all the seditions that the Islamic Iran has been faced with, you can see the traces of the hypocrites (an acronym for the PMOI). We have 17,000 martyrs who were assassinated by these hypocrites.”
Trying to persuade youth not to affiliate themselves with the organization, Alam al-Hoda added: “The Supreme Leader has issued the fatwa for jihad. My young brother, you should not take this mobile phone and tablet and hear all the anomalies, all the disinformation, all the crimes, betrayals, and slanders coming from a handful of counter-revolutionaries inside and outside the revolution and the system. You can’t just watch and pass by.”
UPDATE: 6:00 PM CEST
Another Two Prisoners Have Been Executed in Isfahan
Iranian regime’s judiciary has executed two other prisoners in Dastgerd prison in Isfahan on Wednesday morning at the same time as Abbas Gholi Salehi was killed. The other two victims of the murderous regime, who were detained on drug-related charges and later sentenced to death by the clerical judiciary, were Mohammad Barahui, an Afghan national, and Hamid Shahsnaei. Barahui had spent nine years of his life behind bars.
UPDATE: 5:30 PM CEST
Isfahan Farmland Is Almost Destroyed, Official Admits
Mansour Shisheforoush, director-general of the crisis management task force in Isfahan said: “We are facing drought in 95% of the province and 20,000 hectares of Isfahan’s lands cannot be cultivated. Lack of rain and dust storms have also brought hard times for the province.”
Isfahan province used to be among Iran’s agricultural hubs, but now, according to state officials, it is in the worst environmental conditions. This current situation is a byproduct of the policies of the clerical regime concerning unscientific use of water resources and the construction of illegal dams by the Revolutionary Guards Engineering Corps.
UPDATE: 5:30 PM CEST
Iranian Scientists Slam IRGC Deputy Chief’s Ignorant Claims
The Iranian Physics Association slammed Ali Fadavi’s claim about ‘being superior in Quantum Physics’ and wrote on its website: “In recent days, statements of one of the country’s officials have been widely reflected inside and outside the country. Unfortunately, the baselessness of this claim has created a wave of regret and shame among those who love the progress and the development of our country.”
Iranian Physics Association, which is one of the oldest scientific societies in Iran added: “Unfortunately, in our country, political and military leaders who completely misunderstand scientific progress, have a desire to overtake the great powers early on. Not only has this approach failed to reduce the gap but has inflicted great losses on the country and its national capital by the day.”
On September 23, Ali Fadavi, IRGC Deputy Commander-in-Chief, claimed on national TV that Muslims discovered quantum mechanics 1,000 years ago and he also added that this is the reason why Iranian scientists are leaders and pioneers in the field.
The Call For Justice Continues to Echo Through Stockholm
Today, Iranians and supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization protested in Stockholm where Hamid Noury, one of the perpetrators of the 1988 massacre of political prisoners is being tried by the Swedish judicial system.
UPDATE: 2:30 PM CEST
Corrupt Cleric Agitates Over Public Disgust Against His Family
Responding to widespread social disgust, Hasan Ameli, the Supreme Leader’s representative in Ardabil said: “Those who spread accusations and false statements in the media and over the internet, they should know that they must be held accountable on the Day of Judgment.”
Ameli, who usually holds Friday prayers in Ardabil, Northwestern Iran, was reacting to the current social hatred over the appointment of his nephew, Hamed Ameli, as the new governor of Ardabil. The appointment highlighted once again the systemic corruption of privileged state-affiliated families and quickly spread through social media and among the people, provoking public disgust against the regime’s rampant corruption and favoritism.
UPDATE: 1:30 PM CEST
Iran Among the Worst in Economic Freedom, Fraser Institute
According to the 2021 Annual Report of the Fraser Institute measuring global economic freedom in 165 countries, Iran ranking at number 160 is among the lowest-rated countries in the world. The ten lowest-rated countries are the Central African Republic,
Democratic Republic of Congo, Syria, Republic of Congo, Iran,
Zimbabwe, Algeria, Libya, Sudan, and, lastly, Venezuela.
UPDATE: 9:30 AM CEST
U.S. State Department Cautioned Against Travel to Iran and Donating to AQR
The U.S. Department of State cautioned against any travel by U.S. persons to Iran, highlighting its Level Four Travel Advisory (Do Not Travel) for Iran due to the risk of kidnapping, arbitrary arrest, and detention of U.S. citizens.
Furthermore, the U.S. State Department declared in its statement: “U.S. persons may be prohibited from engaging in certain transactions involving persons blocked under sanctions programs or authorities outside the scope of the ITSR, such as Astan Quds Razavi (AQR) and its subsidiary, the Holy Shrine Organization, which oversees the Imam Reza Holy Shrine. AQR was designated and added to OFAC’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List on January 13, 2021 pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13876 for being owned or controlled by the Supreme Leader of Iran.
UPDATE: 9:15 AM CEST
Amid New Vaccine Ban, State-run Newspaper Underscores Domestic Vaccine’s Failure
In light of the new ban against the import of credible Covid-19 vaccines, the state-run Jahan-e-Sanat newspaper admitted that the domestic Barakat vaccines are stored in warehouses and people refuse to inject them while waiting for Pfizer and Moderna to arrive.
Excerpts from Jahan Sanat’s article on September 30 read: “People prefer to inject Pfizer and Modern vaccines. But the Ministry of Health and government officials have banned the import of Pfizer and Moderna again, despite previous promises to bring in Pfizer and Moderna, claiming that the country is now saturated with vaccines. Announcing that Pfizer vaccines would be imported after the death of 120,000 people in Iran was already too late, but banning credible foreign vaccines again destroyed the belief in controlling the Coronavirus.”
The state-run daily concluded: “Hence, the failure of collective immunity against the virus is to blame on those who delayed vaccination of the country’s population for eight months with self-imposed sanctions and false promises of domestic vaccine production. After repeated failures in controlling the disease and drowning people in multiple contracting peaks and waves, they still insist on their previous statements.”
UPDATE: 9:00 AM CEST
Two Earthquakes in South Iran
Two earthquakes measuring 5.2 and 4.5 on the Richter scale shook the area around the port of Genaveh in Bushehr province, state news agencies reported. The quakes, which were also felt in cities near Genaveh, including Rig Port and Imam Hassan Port, shook buildings, doors, and windows in Genaveh and nearby villages. So far, 4 people have been reported as injured.
Another Fuel Porter Killed in Southeastern Iran
Security forces in Bashagard County, Sistan and Baluchestan province killed a poor fuel porter. The name of the victim was Behzad Balavar. According to HRANA website, security forces shot and killed the citizen who was carrying fuel for a living.
UPDATE: 8:30 AM CEST
Iran: Coronavirus Fatalities Exceed 444,200
The People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) announced on Thursday, September 30, 2021, that the Coronavirus fatalities in 547 cities had exceeded 444,200. The number of victims in Tehran has reached 104,156, Khorasan Razavi 36,455, Isfahan 29,700, Khuzestan 27,225, Fars 15,934, West Azerbaijan 15,918, East Azerbaijan 15,708, Alborz 13,008, Sistan and Baluchestan 12,650, Qom 12,205, Kerman 11,772, Golestan 10,005, Kermanshah 7,969, Yazd 7,353, Kurdistan 7,027, and North Khorasan 5,714.
#Iran Coronavirus Update
More than 444,200 people have died of the novel #coronavirus in 547 cities checkered across all of Iran's 31 provinces, according to the Iranian opposition PMOI/MEK.
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— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) October 1, 2021
The Significance of Investigating Kazem Rajavi’s Assassination as a Crime Against Humanity
After a 15-month legal struggle, the Iranian Resistance succeeded in preventing the dossier of Kazem Rajavi, a prominent Iranian human rights advocate assassinated by the Iranian regime in Geneva, to be closed under a 30-year limit statute. The Swiss Federal Criminal Court has ordered the case, which was previously being investigated as a “murder,” to be filed as “genocide” and “crime against humanity.”
The Role of “Sultans” in Iran’s Economy and Looting People’s Property
On September 15, Iranian regime President Ebrahim Raisi introduced a 12-point plan to counter economic and management corruption. In his cabinet meeting, Raisi claimed that one of the priorities of his government will be identifying corruption bottlenecks and eradicating any ground for the formation of corruption in the government. “Preventing corruption is the responsibility of the government, and prosecuting corruption charges is the responsibility of the judiciary,” Raisi said.
Iranian State Media Warn of Incoming Sixth Coronavirus Wave
According to Iranian state media, Iran is set to experience its sixth Covid-19 wave, with more dangerous variants of the virus set to overcome the country. The state-run Hamdeli newspaper wrote in their September 25 publication that according to the Deputy Dean of Gilan Medical Sciences University, the Iranian vaccination program has barely reached 70% of the population so further outbreaks of the virus are likely to take hold.
Sociology of Political Islam of Iran’s Mullahs in Simple Terms
In Iran’s history, the mullahs are known as a social and religious phenomenon. Now for more than 43 years, they have become a political and economic phenomenon too. Before these 43 years, they were accepted as an outlook of the religious aspirations of Iran’s traditional society. But now after 43 years while experiencing them, they are becoming a warning and bad experience for the coming decades and centuries of Iran.
Iran: Authorities Hang More Prisoners Despite Public Denounce
At dawn on Wednesday, September 29, authorities in Iran hanged Abbasgholi Salehi, 42, in Isfahan Central Prison. According to human rights activists, he was executed while spent all of the past 20 years behind the bars. Mr. Salehi had been detained 20 years ago and spent all these years behind the bars without furlough. On Tuesday, the authorities had transferred him to solitary confinement and called his family to visit their loved one for the last time.
Iran’s Supreme Court Upholds Political Prisoner’s Death Sentence
Iran’s Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence of a political prisoner detained in Urmia, northwestern Iran. Branch 31 of the Supreme Court in Qom, upheld the death sentence of Kurdish political prisoner Shaker Behrouz. The sentence was notified to Mr. Behrouz in Urmia Prison. Shaker Behrouzi, 32, is single and comes from Dizej of Urmia.
55-Year-Old Woman Self-Immolates Due to Hard Work Conditions in NW Iran
A 55-year-old woman self-immolated yesterday due to retirement complications in Qazvin, northwest of Tehran. According to the state-run ILNA News Agency, the woman was a healthcare employee of Social Security and was planning to retire. A colleague of hers said she was pursuing retirement due to her hard work conditions. The Social Security Organization allows retirement after 25 years of paying insurance, and a 50 million tomans (about $1,764) fee paid to the organization. However, some people are not allowed to retire despite this, and the Social Security Organization allows their retirement after 30 years of work.