{"id":216150,"date":"2020-04-13T11:40:08","date_gmt":"2020-04-13T10:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=216150"},"modified":"2023-01-23T13:17:48","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T12:17:48","slug":"irans-regime-takes-peoples-lives-hostage-amid-coronavirus-to-lift-sanctions-while-it-pursues-terrorism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/irans-regime-takes-peoples-lives-hostage-amid-coronavirus-to-lift-sanctions-while-it-pursues-terrorism\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran\u2019s Regime Takes People\u2019s Lives Hostage Amid Coronavirus to Lift Sanctions, While It Pursues Terrorism"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_216157\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-216157\" style=\"width: 855px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran-Metro-Tehran-without-social-distancind-amid-coronavirus-outbreak\" class=\"size-full wp-image-216157\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Iran-Metro-Tehran-without-social-distancind-amid-coronavirus-outbreak.jpg\" alt=\"Iran: Tehran Metro without social distancing amid coronavirus outbreak - April 2020\" width=\"855\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Iran-Metro-Tehran-without-social-distancind-amid-coronavirus-outbreak.jpg 855w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Iran-Metro-Tehran-without-social-distancind-amid-coronavirus-outbreak-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Iran-Metro-Tehran-without-social-distancind-amid-coronavirus-outbreak-768x445.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Iran-Metro-Tehran-without-social-distancind-amid-coronavirus-outbreak-696x403.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Iran-Metro-Tehran-without-social-distancind-amid-coronavirus-outbreak-725x420.jpg 725w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 855px) 100vw, 855px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-216157\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iran: Tehran Metro without social distancing amid coronavirus outbreak &#8211; April 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Since the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/society\/the-coronavirus-crisis-in-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coronavirus outbreak<\/a> in Iran\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">along with its cover-up inside Iran, the regime\u2019s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0diplomatic organizations such as its Foreign Ministry have focused\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">on<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">blaming\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the United States sanctions\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">for<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0high mortality rate in Iran.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/inside-source-reports\/iran-the-epicenter-of-coronavirus-and-its-expansion-to-world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ara-<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Asra<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Research Center<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201d a think-tank close to the regime\u2019s supreme leader Ali Khamenei, in a report published\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mizanonline.com\/fa\/news\/605646\/%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%87%E2%80%8C%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%81%DB%8C-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%B9%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%85%D9%86%D8%B4%D8%A3-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%A7-%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%87%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%85%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D9%86%D9%81%DB%8C-%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D9%86-%D9%BE%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C-%DA%86%DB%8C%D9%86\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">on March 14<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">had stressed and guided<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0regime\u2019s diplomat<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0to make diplomatic efforts by the regime\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and using unofficial diplomatic relationships push for the immediate lift<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ing<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0of all sanctions, including US sanctions<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0as well as using the medical society to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">paint\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Iran\u2019s regime<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0as<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0a \u201cvictim\u201d and not an epicenter of the disease. And in doing so<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the other party should be accused of conducting bioterrorism.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Iran: The Epicenter of Coronavirus and Its Expansion to World <br \/>A report by a think-tank close to the regime\u2019s supreme leader Ali Khamenei, over how to confront the reports that <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> is the epicenter of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/coronavirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#coronavirus<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mWXQm1TtK8\">https:\/\/t.co\/mWXQm1TtK8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1249033266583220224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 11, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Meanwhile,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">the\u202fPeople\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0(PMOI, Mujahedin-e Khalq or MEK)<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0obtained\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/inside-source-reports\/transferring-cash-by-irgcs-quds-force-to-the-lebanese-hezbollah\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">news<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0from inside the regime\u2019s\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/26763-quds-force-s-arm-in-iraq-holy-shrines-reconstruction-headquarters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Revolutionary Guards (IRGC)<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and its\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/26763-quds-force-s-arm-in-iraq-holy-shrines-reconstruction-headquarters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Quds Force<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, indicat<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ing<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0that the Quds Force is continuing to transfer cash to Hezbollah in Lebanon. Part of the money is sent in the form of special packages and suitcases carried by the Quds Force\u2019s Intelligence Protection Officers in flights from Tehran to Lebanon<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. In addition, parts of the transferred cash\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">pay<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0for the expenses of Hezbollah forces in Lebanon and other parts pay Hezbollah forces deployed in Syria and their families<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">These actions\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">confirm<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0that the regime is\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">financially capable to help the Iranian people, yet instead the mullahs are using the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">country\u2019s financial resources to fund terrorism.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0In addition, the huge financials foundations affiliated with Khamenei, despite having financial resources, have been no help to people and aimed to use the epidemic as an opportunity and as a lever of pressure to lift international sanctions.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Iranian Resistance had repeatedly\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">highlighted that these huge holdings and financial institution<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">like the Execution of Imam Khomeini\u2019s Order (EIKO)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Astan<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Quds\u00a0Razavi<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">should be made available to the public to fight the coronavirus.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The state-run\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Jomhuri<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2013e\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Eslami<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0daily in its\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/inside-source-reports\/huge-financial-institutions-under-the-control-of-iran-regimes-supreme-leader-are-no-help-to-people-amid-coronavirus\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">editorial<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">by its editor-in-chief since 1981,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Massih<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mohajer<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0wrote: \u201cConsidering the economic recession caused by the coronavirus, what will the big financial institutions such as the Execution of Imam Khomeini\u2019s Order, the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mostazafan<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Foundation of Islamic Revolution and\u00a0Astan\u00a0Quds do if they do not spend their money for the impoverished people?\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThese financial powers include the Execution of Imam Khomeini\u2019s Order,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mostazafan<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Foundation of Islamic Revolution and\u00a0Astan\u00a0Quds\u00a0Razavi. The vast financial and facilities these centers possess, if used to help the damaged society sectors by the coronavirus, will resolve these sectors\u2019 problems rapidly and completely. These assets and facilities belong to people and should be exactly used in such situations to resolve people\u2019s problems,\u201d the article added.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Before the coronavirus pandemic, Behzad\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Nabavi<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, a government minister in several administrations, said in an interview with the state-run\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Alef<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0news agency on September 21, 2019<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">:<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u201cIn our country, there are four institutions which control 60 percent of the national wealth. This includes Executive Headquarters of Imam\u2019s Directive (<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Setad<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ejraie<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Farman Imam), Khatam-<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ol<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8211;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Anbiay<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Base,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Astan<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">-e Quds and Foundation of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the Oppressed and Disabled. None of these institutions are in connection with the government and parliament.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In a report\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/publications\/the-role-of-astan-e-quds-razavi-a-key-religious-foundation-in-iranian-regime-s-terrorism-extremist-policies-and-recruitment-of-western-spies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">published In November<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0about the role of the\u00a0Astan\u00a0Quds<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Razavi\u00a0(AQR)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the National Council of Resistance of Iran revealed how the regime, particularly the IRGC and Quds Force<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0are using this huge financial institution to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">finance terrorism and recruit professional spies and mercenaries around the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Role of Astan-e Quds Razavi, a Key \u201cReligious Foundation\u201d, in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranian<\/a> Regime\u2019s Terrorism, Extremist Policies, And Recruitment of Western Spies <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/njMtECt9wu\">https:\/\/t.co\/njMtECt9wu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1192909833764245504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 8, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cEven if\u00a0Astan-e Quds\u00a0Razavi\u00a0is not Iran\u2019s richest conglomerate, its authorities say, it is the biggest Islamic financial endowment (<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Moqofati<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">). AQR manages all the financial endowments accrued over centuries, and the Iranian regime\u2019s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, appoints its custodian.\u202f In the last 40 years, only three individuals have held this position,\u201d read the NCRI\u2019s report.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">According to the NCRI\u2019s report,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">AQR finances the New Horizon conference and organization which has been sanctioned by the U.S. State Department on February 13, 2019<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. The New Horizon<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2019s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0main task, according to the NCRI\u2019s report<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">is \u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">providing cultural cover for the Quds Force\u2019s terrorist acts and obtaining security intelligence. This is accomplished, for instance, by holding \u201cconferences\u201d and other events to recruit agents for the IRGC\u2019s Quds Force and obtain information from foreign citizens.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThe relationship between AQR and the terrorist Quds Force of the Revolutionary Guards, particularly with its commander Qassem Soleimani, has expanded in recent years,\u201d read the report.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">At that time, the NCRI wrote that \u201cThe Iranian regime uses foundations such as\u00a0Astan-e Quds to circumvent sanctions and fund its oppressive and terrorist policies Subsequent to the blacklisting of the IRGC and the expansion of US sanctions aimed at cutting off the regime\u2019s economic resources, the regime has utilized AQR and similar entities to circumvent the sanctions and to finance its repressive and terrorist policies.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As the coronavirus continues to claim more lives in Iran, the regime continues its oppression inside Iran and funding terrorism abroad. The reason is the regime is base<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">d<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0on these two\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">pillars and<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0prior<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">itize<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s them<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0over people\u2019s lives. Nevertheless,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">mullahs are taking people\u2019s lives hostage and use them as a lever of pressure to lift sanctions on\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">their\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">illicit activities.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The regime has the financial capability and has received, yet mainly\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">rejected, financial<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and humanitarian aid (the latter\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">not even included in the U.S. sanctions<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0but it is unwilling to help the Iranian people.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As the <a href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NCRI\u2019s<\/a> president-elect Mrs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/maryam-rajavi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Maryam Rajavi<\/a> has said on numerous occasions<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">:<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For Khamenei and Rouhani, the lives and well-being of the people are worthless. They only want to protect their regime from the threat of uprising. The criminal decision to send people to work is a crime against humanity and will cause countless number of victims<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">For Khamenei and Rouhani, the lives and well-being of the people are worthless. They only want to protect their regime from the threat of uprising. The criminal decision to send people to work is a crime against humanity and will cause countless number of victims <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BQ7ANf7jkq\">pic.twitter.com\/BQ7ANf7jkq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1248965380086943745?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 11, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The IRGC and the regime\u2019s major financial institutions, that have plundered the Iranian people\u2019s wealth, can pay for the expenses of workers, wage earners and the unemployed to protect them during the lockdown to protect them from contracting the<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0COVID-19,\u201d she added.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The IRGC and the regime\u2019s major financial institutions, that have plundered the Iranian people\u2019s wealth, can pay for the expenses of workers, wage earners and the unemployed to protect them during the lockdown to protect them from contracting the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1247223979871555584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 6, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">There are no obstacles or prohibitions for the purchase and import of medicines and medical equipment for the clerical regime, but rather than lives of the people of Iran, they are only concerned about their own pockets suffering from sanctions<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u201d said Mrs. Rajavi.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Since years ago, the Iranian Resistance has announced that food, medicines, and the unpaid salaries of nurses, workers and teachers must be provided under the UN supervision<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u201d Mrs. Rajavi concluded.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Since years ago, the Iranian Resistance has announced that food, medicines, and the unpaid salaries of nurses, workers and teachers must be provided under the UN supervision. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Coronavirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Coronavirus<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1245085845167710222?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 31, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since the&nbsp;coronavirus outbreak in Iran&nbsp;along with its cover-up inside Iran, the regime&rsquo;s&nbsp;diplomatic organizations such as its Foreign Ministry have focused&nbsp;on&nbsp;blaming&nbsp;the United States sanctions&nbsp;for&nbsp;high mortality rate in Iran.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":216157,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,19],"tags":[186,287],"class_list":["post-216150","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","category-terrorism-a-fundamentalism","tag-coronavirus","tag-iran-terrorism"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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