{"id":211197,"date":"2019-04-04T08:08:44","date_gmt":"2019-04-04T08:08:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/211197-iran-news-in-brief-april-1-2019"},"modified":"2020-01-24T17:44:26","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T17:44:26","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-april-1-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-april-1-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran news in brief, April 1, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, April 1, 2019\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_zZiUKoWLQwc\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FzZiUKoWLQwc%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zZiUKoWLQwc\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M56S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2019-04-01T08:59:22Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_zZiUKoWLQwc\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FzZiUKoWLQwc%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, April 1, 2019<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/zZiUKoWLQwc\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FzZiUKoWLQwc%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, April 1, 2019\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, April 1, 2019 1- 5 More Die in Floods in Iran People across all of Iran&#039;s 31 provinces are bracing for continued flood warnings, especially on Monday. Rains and thunderstorms are especially reported in the country\u2019s western provinces. At least five people were killed in the fresh floods that swept Iran&#039;s western Lorestan province on Sunday. Heavy rains and subsequent floods in Lorestan caused damage to infrastructure, including the residential buildings, bridges and roads. Sanandaj in Kurdstan Province is on high alert. Commuting for vehicles in certain areas have been banned and locals are warned away from these regions. All flights in and out of Sanandaj have also been cancelled. There are similar warnings issued for Khuzestan Province. 2- MEK Resistance Units providing aid to flood-hit people Following recent floods that have devastated Iran and in response to a message issued by Iranian Opposition President Maryam Rajavi, members of the MEK\u2019s Resistance Units are collecting aid for flood victims. Resistance Units are a network directly associated to the Iranian opposition group MEK. The aid collected includes medicine, blankets, clothing, canned food and hygiene goods. These items are directly sent to people in need, knowing all regime institutions will only steal such goods. 3- Hardline Cleric Claims &#039;Khamenei Did Not Make A Single Mistake In 30 Years&#039; Hardline cleric Mohammad Taqi Mesbah Yazdi has claimed that the regime&#039;s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has not made &quot;even one single mistake during the past three decades as the leader of the Islamic Republic.&quot; Mesbah Yazdi said &quot;It is strange that someone leads a nation for 30 years and faces the most complicated social problems and still does not make a mistake while other world leaders have committed numerous mistakes.&quot; His comments come while Iran under Khamenei ranks among the last countries in many areas. For instance, Iran ranks 164 among 180 nations in terms of media freedom according to Reporters Without Frontiers. Meanwhile, his regime faces major economic crises due to his inability to resolve the country&#039;s foreign relations deadlock. Iran is also overwhelmed by widespread and systematic financial corruption. Recently the MP for Rasht said the anti-corruption campaign should start from Khamenei&#039;s own household. 4- Iran Sentences Labor Activist To Prison Without Access To Counsel Labor activist Arsham Rezaei has been issued a total of 8.5 years in prison at a kangaroo trial that took place on March 15 without a lawyer and prior notice. He was sentenced for \u201cspreading propaganda against the state,\u201d \u201cassembly and collusion against national security\u201d and \u201cinsulting the supreme leader.\u201d Arsham Rezaei was arrested on January 7, by agents of the Revolutionary Guards in Tehran and taken to Evin Prison. 5- Mild Earthquake Jolts Area In Iran Hosting Nuclear Plant An earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale has hit Khourmowj area near Bushehr, in southern Iran, on the Persian Gulf. Earthquakes in Bushehr area are significant as the city hosts Iran&#039;s nuclear power plant in a complex which is over four decades old. Iranian sources have not reported on possible casualties.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran news in brief, April 1, 20191- 5 More Die in Floods in IranPeople across all of Iran&#8217;s 31 provinces are bracing for continued flood warnings, especially on Monday. 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At least five people were killed in the fresh floods that swept Iran&#039;s western Lorestan province on Sunday.Heavy rains and subsequent floods in Lorestan caused damage to infrastructure, including the residential buildings, bridges and roads.Sanandaj in Kurdstan Province is on high alert. Commuting for vehicles in certain areas have been banned and locals are warned away from these regions. All flights in and out of Sanandaj have also been cancelled.There are similar warnings issued for Khuzestan Province.2- MEK Resistance Units providing aid to flood-hit peopleFollowing recent floods that have devastated Iran and in response to a message issued by Iranian Opposition President Maryam Rajavi, members of the MEK\u2019s Resistance Units are collecting aid for flood victims.Resistance Units are a network directly associated to the Iranian opposition group MEK. The aid collected includes medicine, blankets, clothing, canned food and hygiene goods. These items are directly sent to people in need, knowing all regime institutions will only steal such goods.3- Hardline Cleric Claims &#039;Khamenei Did Not Make A Single Mistake In 30 Years&#039;Hardline cleric Mohammad Taqi Mesbah Yazdi has claimed that the regime&#039;s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has not made &quot;even one single mistake during the past three decades as the leader of the Islamic Republic.&quot;Mesbah Yazdi said &quot;It is strange that someone leads a nation for 30 years and faces the most complicated social problems and still does not make a mistake while other world leaders have committed numerous mistakes.&quot;His comments come while Iran under Khamenei ranks among the last countries in many areas. For instance, Iran ranks 164 among 180 nations in terms of media freedom according to Reporters Without Frontiers.Meanwhile, his regime faces major economic crises due to his inability to resolve the country&#039;s foreign relations deadlock.Iran is also overwhelmed by widespread and systematic financial corruption. Recently the MP for Rasht said the anti-corruption campaign should start from Khamenei&#039;s own household.4- Iran Sentences Labor Activist To Prison Without Access To CounselLabor activist Arsham Rezaei has been issued a total of 8.5 years in prison at a kangaroo trial that took place on March 15 without a lawyer and prior notice.He was sentenced for \u201cspreading propaganda against the state,\u201d \u201cassembly and collusion against national security\u201d and \u201cinsulting the supreme leader.\u201dArsham Rezaei was arrested on January 7, by agents of the Revolutionary Guards in Tehran and taken to Evin Prison.5- Mild Earthquake Jolts Area In Iran Hosting Nuclear PlantAn earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale has hit Khourmowj area near Bushehr, in southern Iran, on the Persian Gulf.Earthquakes in Bushehr area are significant as the city hosts Iran&#039;s nuclear power plant in a complex which is over four decades old.Iranian sources have not reported on possible casualties.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-april-1-2019\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Iran news in brief, April 1, 2019 - NCRI\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, April 1, 20191- 5 More Die in Floods in IranPeople across all of Iran&#039;s 31 provinces are bracing for continued flood warnings, especially on Monday. 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The aid collected includes medicine, blankets, clothing, canned food and hygiene goods. These items are directly sent to people in need, knowing all regime institutions will only steal such goods.3- Hardline Cleric Claims &#039;Khamenei Did Not Make A Single Mistake In 30 Years&#039;Hardline cleric Mohammad Taqi Mesbah Yazdi has claimed that the regime&#039;s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has not made &quot;even one single mistake during the past three decades as the leader of the Islamic Republic.&quot;Mesbah Yazdi said &quot;It is strange that someone leads a nation for 30 years and faces the most complicated social problems and still does not make a mistake while other world leaders have committed numerous mistakes.&quot;His comments come while Iran under Khamenei ranks among the last countries in many areas. For instance, Iran ranks 164 among 180 nations in terms of media freedom according to Reporters Without Frontiers.Meanwhile, his regime faces major economic crises due to his inability to resolve the country&#039;s foreign relations deadlock.Iran is also overwhelmed by widespread and systematic financial corruption. Recently the MP for Rasht said the anti-corruption campaign should start from Khamenei&#039;s own household.4- Iran Sentences Labor Activist To Prison Without Access To CounselLabor activist Arsham Rezaei has been issued a total of 8.5 years in prison at a kangaroo trial that took place on March 15 without a lawyer and prior notice.He was sentenced for \u201cspreading propaganda against the state,\u201d \u201cassembly and collusion against national security\u201d and \u201cinsulting the supreme leader.\u201dArsham Rezaei was arrested on January 7, by agents of the Revolutionary Guards in Tehran and taken to Evin Prison.5- Mild Earthquake Jolts Area In Iran Hosting Nuclear PlantAn earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale has hit Khourmowj area near Bushehr, in southern Iran, on the Persian Gulf.Earthquakes in Bushehr area are significant as the city hosts Iran&#039;s nuclear power plant in a complex which is over four decades old.Iranian sources have not reported on possible casualties.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-april-1-2019\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"NCRI\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-04-04T08:08:44+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-01-24T17:44:26+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ncri-logo.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"402\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"100\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@iran_policy\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@iran_policy\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":[\"Article\",\"BlogPosting\"],\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/multimedia\\\/iran-news-in-brief\\\/iran-news-in-brief-april-1-2019\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/multimedia\\\/iran-news-in-brief\\\/iran-news-in-brief-april-1-2019\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"\",\"@id\":\"\"},\"headline\":\"Iran news in brief, April 1, 2019\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-04-04T08:08:44+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-01-24T17:44:26+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/multimedia\\\/iran-news-in-brief\\\/iran-news-in-brief-april-1-2019\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":12,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"save\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Multimedia: Iran news in brief\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/multimedia\\\/iran-news-in-brief\\\/iran-news-in-brief-april-1-2019\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/multimedia\\\/iran-news-in-brief\\\/iran-news-in-brief-april-1-2019\\\/\",\"name\":\"Iran news in brief, April 1, 2019 - NCRI\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2019-04-04T08:08:44+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-01-24T17:44:26+00:00\",\"description\":\"Iran news in brief, April 1, 20191- 5 More Die in Floods in IranPeople across all of Iran's 31 provinces are bracing for continued flood warnings, especially on Monday. 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The aid collected includes medicine, blankets, clothing, canned food and hygiene goods. These items are directly sent to people in need, knowing all regime institutions will only steal such goods.3- Hardline Cleric Claims 'Khamenei Did Not Make A Single Mistake In 30 Years'Hardline cleric Mohammad Taqi Mesbah Yazdi has claimed that the regime's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has not made \"even one single mistake during the past three decades as the leader of the Islamic Republic.\"Mesbah Yazdi said \"It is strange that someone leads a nation for 30 years and faces the most complicated social problems and still does not make a mistake while other world leaders have committed numerous mistakes.\"His comments come while Iran under Khamenei ranks among the last countries in many areas. For instance, Iran ranks 164 among 180 nations in terms of media freedom according to Reporters Without Frontiers.Meanwhile, his regime faces major economic crises due to his inability to resolve the country's foreign relations deadlock.Iran is also overwhelmed by widespread and systematic financial corruption. Recently the MP for Rasht said the anti-corruption campaign should start from Khamenei's own household.4- Iran Sentences Labor Activist To Prison Without Access To CounselLabor activist Arsham Rezaei has been issued a total of 8.5 years in prison at a kangaroo trial that took place on March 15 without a lawyer and prior notice.He was sentenced for \u201cspreading propaganda against the state,\u201d \u201cassembly and collusion against national security\u201d and \u201cinsulting the supreme leader.\u201dArsham Rezaei was arrested on January 7, by agents of the Revolutionary Guards in Tehran and taken to Evin Prison.5- Mild Earthquake Jolts Area In Iran Hosting Nuclear PlantAn earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale has hit Khourmowj area near Bushehr, in southern Iran, on the Persian Gulf.Earthquakes in Bushehr area are significant as the city hosts Iran's nuclear power plant in a complex which is over four decades old.Iranian sources have not reported on possible casualties.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-april-1-2019\/","og_site_name":"NCRI","article_published_time":"2019-04-04T08:08:44+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-01-24T17:44:26+00:00","og_image":[{"width":402,"height":100,"url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ncri-logo.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@iran_policy","twitter_site":"@iran_policy","twitter_misc":{"Written by":""},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":["Article","BlogPosting"],"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-april-1-2019\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-april-1-2019\/"},"author":{"name":"","@id":""},"headline":"Iran news in brief, April 1, 2019","datePublished":"2019-04-04T08:08:44+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-24T17:44:26+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-april-1-2019\/"},"wordCount":12,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#organization"},"keywords":["save"],"articleSection":["Multimedia: Iran news in brief"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-april-1-2019\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-april-1-2019\/","name":"Iran news in brief, April 1, 2019 - NCRI","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2019-04-04T08:08:44+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-24T17:44:26+00:00","description":"Iran news in brief, April 1, 20191- 5 More Die in Floods in IranPeople across all of Iran's 31 provinces are bracing for continued flood warnings, especially on Monday. Rains and thunderstorms are especially reported in the country\u2019s western provinces. At least five people were killed in the fresh floods that swept Iran's western Lorestan province on Sunday.Heavy rains and subsequent floods in Lorestan caused damage to infrastructure, including the residential buildings, bridges and roads.Sanandaj in Kurdstan Province is on high alert. Commuting for vehicles in certain areas have been banned and locals are warned away from these regions. All flights in and out of Sanandaj have also been cancelled.There are similar warnings issued for Khuzestan Province.2- MEK Resistance Units providing aid to flood-hit peopleFollowing recent floods that have devastated Iran and in response to a message issued by Iranian Opposition President Maryam Rajavi, members of the MEK\u2019s Resistance Units are collecting aid for flood victims.Resistance Units are a network directly associated to the Iranian opposition group MEK. The aid collected includes medicine, blankets, clothing, canned food and hygiene goods. These items are directly sent to people in need, knowing all regime institutions will only steal such goods.3- Hardline Cleric Claims 'Khamenei Did Not Make A Single Mistake In 30 Years'Hardline cleric Mohammad Taqi Mesbah Yazdi has claimed that the regime's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has not made \"even one single mistake during the past three decades as the leader of the Islamic Republic.\"Mesbah Yazdi said \"It is strange that someone leads a nation for 30 years and faces the most complicated social problems and still does not make a mistake while other world leaders have committed numerous mistakes.\"His comments come while Iran under Khamenei ranks among the last countries in many areas. For instance, Iran ranks 164 among 180 nations in terms of media freedom according to Reporters Without Frontiers.Meanwhile, his regime faces major economic crises due to his inability to resolve the country's foreign relations deadlock.Iran is also overwhelmed by widespread and systematic financial corruption. Recently the MP for Rasht said the anti-corruption campaign should start from Khamenei's own household.4- Iran Sentences Labor Activist To Prison Without Access To CounselLabor activist Arsham Rezaei has been issued a total of 8.5 years in prison at a kangaroo trial that took place on March 15 without a lawyer and prior notice.He was sentenced for \u201cspreading propaganda against the state,\u201d \u201cassembly and collusion against national security\u201d and \u201cinsulting the supreme leader.\u201dArsham Rezaei was arrested on January 7, by agents of the Revolutionary Guards in Tehran and taken to Evin Prison.5- Mild Earthquake Jolts Area In Iran Hosting Nuclear PlantAn earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale has hit Khourmowj area near Bushehr, in southern Iran, on the Persian Gulf.Earthquakes in Bushehr area are significant as the city hosts Iran's nuclear power plant in a complex which is over four decades old.Iranian sources have not reported on possible casualties.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-april-1-2019\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-april-1-2019\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-april-1-2019\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Iran news in brief, April 1, 2019"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/","name":"NCRI","description":"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#organization","name":"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran","alternateName":"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ncri-logo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ncri-logo.jpg","width":402,"height":100,"caption":"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/iran_policy"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/author\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211197","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=211197"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211197\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=211197"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=211197"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=211197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}