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February 23: Latest News on Iran<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS OF THE IRAN PROTESTS.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Surge in Iran Coronavirus Another aspect of the regime\u2019s incompetence?<\/h3>\n

The World Health Organization (WHO) expressed concern over the speed at which COVID-19 has spread in Iran, as well as it being exported from the country to other territories in the region.<\/p>\n

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Based on sources of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI, Mujahedin-e-Khalq or MEK)<\/a>, while the regime authorities are refusing to announce the actual number of those affected and deceased, the residents of Qom put the number of deaths at 12 and those infected at more than 200.<\/p>\n

\"Coronavirus<\/p>\n

In the meantime, another death due to the Coronavirus is reported from Arak. After many days past the outbreak, the Iranian regime has just now closed the schools in Qom, Markazi, Gilan, Ardabil, Kermanshah, Qazvin, Zanjan, Mazandaran, Golestan, Hamedan, Alborz, Semnan, Kurdistan and the capital, Tehran. They have also temporarily closed the bistros and public cinemas and have suspended football matches in Tehran.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Bahman Hospital, Tehran, #Iran<\/a>
\nMen, women, and children still not wearing masks at this hospital as patients with #COVID19<\/a> are transported right in front of their noses. pic.twitter.com\/4nNtXX5Wst<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Iran News Wire (@IranNW) February 23, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

However, reports from Iran show the Iranian people\u2019s outrage over the way the regime has been handling the Coronavirus outbreak in the country, first hiding the news from the people until after the election masquerade, and then the delay in taking any preventive actions. People also complain over the lack of essential preemptive measures like distribution of masks or any infection jells freely to the public, which is now either not available in many pharmacies or too expensive to purchase for many low-income populations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The flights to China were reportedly just recently stopped, whereas all other countries had closed their borders with China and stopped any travel to and from China. In Iran, the IRGC\u2019s airline, Mahan Air, had until recently continued its flights to and from China.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s Coronavirus Outbreak Affects Neighboring Countries<\/h3>\n

\"Coronavirus<\/p>\n

The lack of preemptive measures and hiding the news from the public has caused the virus to be transmitted by travelers from Iran to neighboring countries.<\/p>\n

The United Arab Emirates announced two new coronavirus cases on Saturday, an Iranian tourist and his wife, the Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Lebanon has also confirmed its first coronavirus case on Friday, being a 45-year-old woman who had returned from Qom and is now in quarantine.<\/span><\/p>\n

On Thursday, the Iraqi government announced that it had banned border crossings by Iranian nationals, and Iraq\u2019s Airways suspended flights to Iran. Kuwait Airways has also suspended all flights to Iran starting on Thursday, February 20, 2020. Saudi Arabia had also suspended travel by citizens and expatriates to Iran as a result of the outbreak.<\/span><\/p>\n

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February 23 – #Iran<\/a>
\nHealth Ministry spokesperson: Coronavirus death toll reaches eight. 43 individuals tested positive so far.#COVID19<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/iFqQN7hdzk<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) February 23, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Maryam Rajavi: Hiding spread of COVID-19 in fear of sparse turnout in revolution anniversary and sham election leads to spread of the virus<\/a><\/h3>\n

Maryam Rajavi President-elect of the NCRI wrote on twitter:<\/h3>\n

Ignoring people\u2019s lives and well-being, the criminal mullahs covered up\u00a0 Coronavirus cases in a bid to bring crowds for Feb. 11 revolution anniversary & the sham election. Now, the virus has rapidly spread across the nation because people were kept in the dark.<\/p>\n

I again urge WHO to dispatch supervisory and medical teams to Iran and request physicians and nurses to advise and assist the people to confront the virus. The regime must put medical resources monopolized by the mullahs and the IRGC at the disposal of the people, hospitals, and physicians<\/p>\n

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I again urge WHO to dispatch supervisory & medical teams to #Iran<\/a> & request physicians & nurses to advise & assist the people to confront the virus. The regime must put medical resources monopolized by the mullahs & the IRGC at the disposal of the people, hospitals & physicians<\/p>\n

\u2014 Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) February 23, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Coronavirus outbreak in Iran and\u00a0regime officials remaining dangerously silent<\/h3>\n
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Coronavirus outbreak in Iran & regime officials remaining dangerously silent#Iran<\/a>#COVID2019<\/a>https:\/\/t.co\/5I9myrVr8r<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) February 23, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

February 22 – Iran, Lahijan, Talesh:<\/h3>\n

Locals in the cities of Lahijan, Talesh, Rudbar and Isfahan are protesting regime officials’ denials and secretive measures regarding the coronavirus outbreak across the country.<\/p>\n

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February 22 – #Iran<\/a>
\nLocals in the cities of Lahijan, Talesh, Rudbar and Isfahan are protesting regime officials’ denials and secretive measures regarding the coronavirus outbreak across the country.#COVID19<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/Z6GJfYTFYm<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) February 22, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Maryam Rajavi: FATF Blacklisting of Iran Regime Extremely Necessary, Long Overdue<\/h3>\n

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FOX News Europe getting tougher on Tehran<\/a><\/h4>\n

Iran stays on terrorism financing blacklist<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The decision by\u00a0FATF<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0to again blacklist the terrorist, religious dictatorship ruling Iran is an extremely necessary, albeit long overdue, step in combatting terrorism and money laundering worldwide\u2026terrorism and warmongering are indispensable to this regime and critical to its survival. It will never abandon financing terrorism and money laundering \u2026The international community must cease offering any assistance to, and refrain from engaging in, any financial transactions with the mullahs\u2019 regime and should stand by the Iranian people and their aspirations for regime change.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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https:\/\/video.foxnews.com\/v\/6135017645001\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran Protests:<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Statements of Maryam Rajavi:<\/h3>\n

Maryam Rajavi: After long delay, astronomical rigging, regime admits defeat<\/a><\/h3>\n
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Reports from Tehran, Ahvaz polling stations show turnout one-third of 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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After two days of confusion and fabrication of bogus figures, Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli, the regime\u2019s Minister of Interior, announced that 42.5 percent had voted in the sham parliamentary election. Even this completely bogus figure shows a 30 percent drop relative to the 2016 election. This is while the nationwide boycott of this charade had already been reported worldwide. To justify the sparse turnout, Rahmani Fazli said, \u201cGiven the political situation and such issues as the crash of the (Ukrainian) airliner, the incidents in November (2019) and January (2020), and other these circumstances, this level of presence and participation by the people is totally acceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The figures announced by the regime, after long delay, rigging and contradictory statements, reflect an admission to defeat in the sham election. More than %90 of the Iranian people voted for the overthrow of the religious fascism #Iran<\/a>https:\/\/t.co\/JDcyE6YX67<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/PaqBgXxacr<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) February 23, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

University Students Protest Regime Inaction on CoronaVirus Outbreak<\/strong><\/h3>\n

February 22 – Ilam, western Iran:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Students of Ilam University demand classes to be suspended. Regime officials have closed schools and universities in many provinces until the end of the week.<\/p>\n

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February 22 – Ilam, western #Iran<\/a>
\nStudents of Ilam University demand classes be suspended. Regime officials have closed schools and universities in many provinces until the end of the week.#COVID19<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/ioXSuUwugP<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) February 22, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

February 22 – Tehran, Iran:<\/h3>\n

Students of Beheshti University are protesting and demanding the campus to be closed so they can return home. They’re all concerned about the spread of the coronavirus.<\/p>\n

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February 22 – Tehran, #Iran<\/a>
\nStudents of Beheshti University are protesting & demanding the campus to be closed so they can return home. They’re all concerned about the spread of the coronavirus.#COVID19<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/f0OM6SNExS<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) February 22, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A nationwide boycott of the regime’s Majlis (parliament) elections farce and the FATF blacklisting delivered a double blow to the regime ruling Iran.<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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A nationwide boycott of the regime’s Majlis (parliament) elections farce & the FATF blacklisting delivered a double bow to the regime ruling #Iran<\/a>.https:\/\/t.co\/7CiQjohcGq<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) February 22, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“The Iranian regime did its utmost to bring as many people to its election polls. The result was an unprecedented nationwide election boycott.”<\/h3>\n
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“The Iranian regime did its utmost to bring as many people to its election polls. The result was an unprecedented nationwide election boycott.”#Iran<\/a>#MyVoteRegimeChange<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/m6csj9fRSw<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) February 23, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

******<\/strong><\/p>\n

WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Sunday, February 23, 2020, marks the 101st day since the beginning of the nationwide Iran protests.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK)<\/a>\u00a0has identified 724 of the more than 1500 protesters killed by the regime so far.<\/p>\n

Mrs.\u00a0Maryam Rajavi<\/a>\u00a0the President-elect of\u00a0the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)<\/a>\u00a0has called on the United Nations to urgently send an international fact-finding mission to Iranian prisons to meet with the detainees.<\/p>\n

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE UPRISING:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Number of uprising cities:\u00a0191<\/strong><\/p>\n

Number of martyrs: At least\u00a01500<\/strong><\/p>\n

Number of injured: More than\u00a04,000<\/strong><\/p>\n

Number of detainees: More than\u00a012,000<\/strong><\/p>\n

Read more: <\/strong>Latest News in Brief- February 22, 2020<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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