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UPDATE: 8:00 PM CEST
Iran: Coronavirus Update, Over 90,700 Deaths, August 18, 2020, 6:00 PM
The People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI-MEK) announced this afternoon, August 18, 2020, that Coronavirus has taken the lives of more than 90,700 in 394 cities across Iran. The death toll in various provinces include: 22205 in Tehran, 6500 in Khorasan Razavi, 6214 in Khuzestan, 4297 in Mazandaran, 3806 in Gilan, 2613 in East Azerbaijan, 2575 in West Azerbaijan, 2575 in Golestan, 1442 in North Khorasan, 1403 in Kerman, 1156 in Markazi, 1147 in Semnan, 1065 in Ardebil, 1065 in Yazd, 841 in Zanjan, and 597 in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari. This is in addition to reports obtained from other provinces.
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UPDATE: 6:00 PM CEST
Iran’s Regime Arms Embargo Is Indispensable To Regional and Global Peace and Security
The United Nations Security Council failed to pass the draft resolution presented by the United States to extend the Iranian regime’s arms embargo. This action further increases the Iranian people’s harsh living conditions and threats the global peace and security. But how?
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Rapid Decline of Iran’s Stock Market: Direct Result of Regime’s Wrong Economic Policies
The Iranian regime’s president, Hassan Rouhani, bragged about so-called “economic relief” for days, which was nothing but selling oil or other governmental shares to the Iranian people and further plundering the nation. Now, days after this plan was announced the Iranian stock market experienced heavy losses.
This will further add to the Iranian people’s economic hardships, thus, increasing the society’s restiveness. Something that Iran’s state-run media have been warning about.
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UPDATE: 4:00 PM CEST
Defiant Youth Target Centers and Symbols of Repression
In recent days, defiant youth targeted repressive centers of the IRGC and the paramilitary Bassij, torching their entrances, in Tehran and other cities, including Karaj, Chaharmahahl-Bakhtiari, Langrud, Zahedan, Kordkuy (Golestan Province), Rasht, Marand, Gorgan, Mashhad, and Shiraz.
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UPDATE: 2:45 PM CEST
Workers of the Haft Tappeh Sugarcane Company on Tuesday, August 18 continue their protests and strike for the 65th day in Shush, Khuzestan province, southwest Iran
Workers of the Haft Tappeh Sugarcane Company on Tuesday, August 18 continue their protests and strike for the 65th day in Shush, Khuzestan province, southwest Iran.#IranProtests#اعتراضات_سراسری pic.twitter.com/jk1LkPRBs5
— People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) August 18, 2020
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Mehraveh Khandan arrested to pressure her mother, Nasrin Sotoudeh
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UPDATE: 2:30 PM CEST
The Washington Times – Maryam Rajavi: Terrorism is the essence of religious fascism; mega-terrorism after the occupation of Iraq
The attention to the Iranian issue is motivated by the sense of responsibility about the threat against the vital interests of the Iranian people and people around the world.
This global threat is the velayat-e faqih or clerical regime as the central banker of terrorism in today’s world. While carrying out suppression, executions and massacres inside Iran, and flaming conflicts in the Middle East, the regime is also pursuing a nuclear weapon.
“The attention to the Iranian issue is motivated by the sense of responsibility about the threat against the vital interests of the Iranian people and people around the world.” @Maryam_Rajavi @iran_policy #FreeIran2020 #sponsored https://t.co/8jLNFsMOEZ
— WashTimesOpinion (@WashTimesOpEd) August 17, 2020
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The Washington Times – Maryam Rajavi: ‘Our nation has paid the price of its freedom’
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UPDATE: 9:00 AM CEST
The NCRI-US policy webinar ‘IRAN: The Imperative to Reimpose UN Sanctions’
Leading national security experts will also address the rise in Tehran’s belligerent and malign activities at home and abroad.
Wednesday, Aug 19, 2020, at 10 am EDT
SPEAKERS:
* Amb. Paula Dobriansky
* Amb. Robert Joseph
* Prof. Matthew Kroenig
* Mr. David Shedd
* Mr. Alireza Jafarzadeh
RSVP is required. Contact media@ncrius.org
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Iran: Coronavirus Fatalities in 392 Cities Exceeds 90,100
- Deputy Health Minister: (Muharram’s) Mourning ceremonies in a closed area take things out of our hands again, and this is irreparable damage. (State TV, August 15)
- Health Ministry Spokesperson: In Kerman Province, the infection and hospitalizations increased from the beginning of June and peaked in July. The epidemic condition in the Province is still delicate, unstable, and worrying. (IRNA, August 17)
- Head of the country’s emergency organization: During the Coronavirus outbreak, calls to [the emergency organization] have quadrupled. After six months, our colleagues are still on standby and have not taken leave. Also, 1900 colleagues became infected with the Coronavirus (ILNA news agency, August 17)
- Head of the Khorasan Razavi State Security Force (SSF): 1,000 SSF (agents) have contracted the virus. (Sobh-e Mashhad daily, August 17)
- President of Sarab University of Medical Sciences: With the continuation of this trend and the widespread prevalence of infected patients, we will face a shortage of beds in the coming days. (Javan, August 16)
- Former Deputy Minister of Science and the current Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Medical Organization: Who will take responsibility for an impending human catastrophe in the country?! Mr. President? Government? Parliament? Or the Ministers of Science and Health? (Mostaghel daily, August 17)
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Iran News on Coronavirus Update–August 17, 2020
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16th day of oil, gas and petrochemical workers’ strike in 23 cities
Reporting by PMOI/MEK
Iran, August 17, 2020—Workers in Iran’s oil, natural gas and petrochemical industries and power plants in 23 cities across 12 provinces continued their nationwide strikes and protests for the sixteenth consecutive day on Sunday, August 16. These cities are: Mashhad, Tabriz, Abadan, Ahvaz, Mahshahr, Isfahan, Ardabil, Khorramshahr, Urmia, Heris, Mehran, Ilam, Bandar-e Kangan, Asaluyeh, Tonbak, Shirvan, Hoveyzeh, Dashte Azadeghan, Lamerd, Mohr(southern Iran), Iranshahr, Zarandieh, and Qeshm.
The protesting workers are demanding the following:
- Regular and in time payment of wages
- Insurance premiums and other job benefits
- Cessation of dismissing workers and layoffs
- Reduction of working hours
- Bank facilities
- Dismissal of corrupt contractors
- Allowing the formation of labor unions
- A legal supervisory board.
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Rouhani’s “economic breakthrough” is a disaster in the making
A so-called “economic breakthrough” plan has triggered a new wave of internal conflicts and disputes among Iranian regime officials. The government plans to presell 220 million barrels of oil to the people and the private sector at $42 per barrel and return the money two years later with 19 percent interest.
This plan is meant to deal with the decline in the government’s foreign exchange reserves and huge budget deficits. But the government’s promises to the buyers has no basis and there are no prospects that the regime will be able to export oil and pay back the people’s debts in two years.
Economic breakthrough plan rejected by regime branches
While expressing the economic advantages and blessings of this plan, Iranian regime president Hassan Rouhani said in his remarks at the cabinet’s economic coordination board: “The government’s economic task force made this proposal at the Supreme Economic Coordination Council meeting. The plan was welcomed and the necessary decisions were made to finalize it.”
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The Washington Times – Joe Lieberman: : “No organization succeeds without a strong leader. This organization has the strongest of leaders in Maryam Rajavi, a woman of faith and principle and intellect, a modern woman, a woman of strength…”
.@JoeLieberman: “No organization succeeds without a strong leader. This organization has the strongest of leaders in Maryam Rajavi, a woman of faith and principle and intellect, a modern woman, a woman of strength…” @iran_policy #FreeIran2020 #sponsored https://t.co/iKlFXOx5sl
— The Washington Times (@WashTimes) August 17, 2020
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Iran: Coronavirus Fatalities in 392 Cities Exceeds 90,100
16th Day of Oil, Gas, and Petrochemical Workers’ Across Iran
Iran’s Regime Executes Three Prisoners
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WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?
Tuesday, August 18, 2020, marks the 276th day since the beginning of the nationwide Iran protests.
The People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) has identified 755 of the more than 1500 protesters killed by the regime so far.
Mrs. Maryam Rajavi the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) has called on the United Nations to urgently send an international fact-finding mission to Iranian prisons to meet with the detainees.
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE UPRISING:
Number of uprising cities: 191
Number of martyrs: At least 1500
Number of injured: More than 4,000
Number of detainees: More than 12,000
Read more: Latest News in Brief- August 17, 2020