{"id":219488,"date":"2020-06-02T08:24:51","date_gmt":"2020-06-02T07:24:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=219488"},"modified":"2023-04-10T19:27:19","modified_gmt":"2023-04-10T18:27:19","slug":"latest-news-in-brief-june-2-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/latest-news-in-brief\/latest-news-in-brief-june-2-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News in Brief \u2013 June 2, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-219481\" title=\"Iran-Shiraz-Metro-03\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Iran-Shiraz-Metro-03.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-Shiraz-Metro-03\" width=\"928\" height=\"607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Iran-Shiraz-Metro-03.jpg 928w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Iran-Shiraz-Metro-03-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Iran-Shiraz-Metro-03-768x502.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Iran-Shiraz-Metro-03-696x455.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Iran-Shiraz-Metro-03-642x420.jpg 642w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Iran-Shiraz-Metro-03-741x486.jpg 741w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 928px) 100vw, 928px\" \/>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 6:45 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Iran: Coronavirus Update, Over 48,800 Deaths, June 2, 2020, 6:00 PM<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_219539\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-219539\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-219539\" title=\"Over-48800-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Over-48800-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources.jpg\" alt=\"Iran: Coronavirus Update, Over 48,800 Deaths, June 2, 2020, 6:00 PM CEST\" width=\"600\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Over-48800-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Over-48800-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Over-48800-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Over-48800-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Over-48800-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources-696x397.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Over-48800-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources-1068x610.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Over-48800-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources-736x420.jpg 736w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-219539\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Over 48,800 dead of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Iran-Iran Coronavirus Death Toll per PMOI MEK sources<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>NUMBER OF VICTIMS (AS OF\u00a0<\/strong><strong>June 2<\/strong><strong>, 2020, 6:00 PM CEST):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\">People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI)<\/a>\u00a0announced this afternoon, June 2, 2020, that Coronavirus has taken the lives of more than\u00a0<strong>48,800\u00a0<\/strong>in 324 cities across Iran. 3555 in Qom, 3745 in Khuzestan, 3110 in Khorasan Razavi, 1545 in Sistan and Baluchistan, 1532 in Lorestan, 1071 in Fars, 935 in Kurdestan, 580 in Kerman, 548 in North Khorasan, 245 in Hormozagan. This is in addition to reports obtained from other provinces.<\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 5:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Chitgar forests west of Tehran, Iran: Reports indicate a large fire has been burning many trees<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Locals have phoned the fire department to no avail. They are complaining that authorities failed to take any adequate measures for several hours.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Chitgar forests west of Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>\nReports indicate a large fire has been burning many trees.<br \/>\nLocals have phoned the fire department to no avail. They are complaining that authorities failed to take any adequate measures for several hours. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PTTsv0qzOt\">pic.twitter.com\/PTTsv0qzOt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 People&#8217;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1267713391780487170?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 2, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 3:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\"><strong>Municipal agents raze people\u2019s homes, murder a woman head of household<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_219517\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-219517\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-219517\" title=\"Asieh-Panahi\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Asieh-Panahi.jpg\" alt=\"Asieh-Panahi\" width=\"600\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Asieh-Panahi.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Asieh-Panahi-300x142.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-219517\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Asieh Panahi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"jeg_post_subtitle\"><strong>38 million Iranians living in slums, outcome of 41 years of the mullahs\u2019 rule<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the morning of Tuesday, May 19, 2020, agents of the third municipal district of Kermanshah, raided Fadak Township with loaders and bulldozers. Without giving prior notice to the residents, they razed the little houses of the slum dwellers as they were asleep. Municipal agents brought down the roofs and the people\u2019s furniture and belongings remained under the rubbles.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_219516\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-219516\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-219516\" title=\"Fadak-Township\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Fadak-Township.jpg\" alt=\"Fadak-Township\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Fadak-Township.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Fadak-Township-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-219516\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fadak Township<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Asieh Panahi, 58, who stood up to the agents was seriously brutalized. She suffered a fatal heart attack after the agents sprayed her with pepper gas.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2020\/05\/25\/municipal-agents-kill-mother-of-seven-and-destroy-her-house\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Asieh Panahi<\/a>\u00a0supported her four daughters and three sons.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2020\/06\/01\/municipal-agents-raze-peoples-homes-murder-a-woman-head-of-household\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 3:15 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Forest fire: June 1 &#8211; Ahvaz-Shoush road, southwest Iran<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Smoke from a nearby forest fire resulted in a series of devastating road accidents. Four people were reportedly injured.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">June 1 &#8211; Ahvaz-Shoush road, southwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>\nSmoke from a nearby forest fire resulted in a series of devastating road accidents. Four people were reportedly injured. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vAnFyWlmqf\">pic.twitter.com\/vAnFyWlmqf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 People&#8217;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1267715043530956800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 2, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 3:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>EDITORIAL: the Power Struggle in the Final Phase of Iran\u2019s Regime<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_219511\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-219511\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-219511\" title=\"Qalibaf-and-Soleimani\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Qalibaf-and-Soleimani.jpg\" alt=\"EDITORIAL: the Power Struggle in the Final Phase of Iran\u2019s Regime\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Qalibaf-and-Soleimani.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Qalibaf-and-Soleimani-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Qalibaf-and-Soleimani-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Qalibaf-and-Soleimani-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Qalibaf-and-Soleimani-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-219511\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Qalibaf and Qassem Soleimani<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/publications\/special-reports\/corruption-in-the-mullahs-regime-ruling-iran-part-5\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mohammad Bagh<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">e<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/publications\/special-reports\/corruption-in-the-mullahs-regime-ruling-iran-part-5\/\" rel=\"noopener\">r Qalibaf,<\/a> one of the main elements of oppression and warmongering<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in Iran\u2019s clerical<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0regime<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, and a leading figure of plundering and embezzlement<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0was appointed as the regime\u2019s new parliament speaker on May 28.\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;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><span id=\"more-219505\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In his first speech on May 31, Qalibaf exposed the nature and the roadmap of a parliament filled with members of the Revolutionary Guards (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/irgc-s-38-year-record-war-crackdown-exporting-terrorism-fundamentalist-and-advancing-the-nuclear-weapons-drive\/\" rel=\"noopener\">IRGC<\/a>) and corrupt elements of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">intelligence and oppression<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0network<\/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;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/editorial\/editorial-the-power-struggle-in-the-final-phase-of-irans-regime\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 11:30 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>wjimam.com: Ali Safavi, Coronavirus pandemic in Iran and how the regime engaged in a cover-up<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-219496\" title=\"Ali-Safavi-Coronavirus-pandemic-in-Iran-and-how-the-regime-engaged-in-a-cover-up\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Ali-Safavi-Coronavirus-pandemic-in-Iran-and-how-the-regime-engaged-in-a-cover-up.jpg\" alt=\"Ali-Safavi-Coronavirus-pandemic-in-Iran-and-how-the-regime-engaged-in-a-cover-up\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Coronavirus pandemic in Iran and how the regime engaged in a cover-up and is now blaming the sanctions for it, whereas it has hundreds of billions of dollars under the control of Khamenei and the IRGC that it is not spending to help Iranians.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">My interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stevegrubershow?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@stevegrubershow<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Coronavirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Coronavirus<\/a> pandemic in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> and how the regime engaged in a cover-up <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KG8hI0uVR6\">https:\/\/t.co\/KG8hI0uVR6<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WJIMAM?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@wjimam<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NCRIUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NCRIUS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/statedeptspox?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@statedeptspox<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iran_policy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ali Safavi (@amsafavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amsafavi\/status\/1267701551386288129?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 2, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><b><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wjimam.com\/ali-safavi-coronavirus-pandemic-in-iran-and-how-the-regime-engaged-in-a-cover-up\/?utm_source=tsmclip&amp;utm_medium=referral\" rel=\"noopener\">Read More<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 11:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 324 Cities Exceeds 48,500<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_219482\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-219482\" style=\"width: 601px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-219482\" title=\"Iran-Shirz-Bagh-aram-01\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Iran-Shirz-Bagh-aram-01.jpg\" alt=\"Iran coronavirus\" width=\"601\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Iran-Shirz-Bagh-aram-01.jpg 933w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Iran-Shirz-Bagh-aram-01-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Iran-Shirz-Bagh-aram-01-768x500.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Iran-Shirz-Bagh-aram-01-696x453.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Iran-Shirz-Bagh-aram-01-646x420.jpg 646w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-219482\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iran: Coronavirus death toll in 324 cities exceeds 48,500<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Warning and announcing red alert in provinces after province<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\">People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran<\/a>\u00a0(PMOI \/ MEK) announced on Monday, June 1, 2020, that the Coronavirus death toll in 324 cities across Iran has risen to <strong>48,500<\/strong>. The number of victims in Tehran is at least 10,200, Khuzestan 3,690 people, Sistan and Baluchestan 1,520, Lorestan 1,510, Kermanshah 1,115, Kerman 565, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad 295, and Hormozgan 230.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-coronavirus-death-toll-in-324-cities-exceeds-48500\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 10:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Iran\u2019s State Media Admit Intelligence Ministry Is Presenting its Agents as MEK Ex-members or Critics<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_219443\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-219443\" style=\"width: 599px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-219443\" title=\"Iran\u2019s-State-Media-Admit-Intelligence-Ministry-Is-Presenting-its-Agents-as-MEK-Ex-members-or-Critics\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Iran\u2019s-State-Media-Admit-Intelligence-Ministry-Is-Presenting-its-Agents-as-MEK-Ex-members-or-Critics.jpg\" alt=\"Iran\u2019s State Media Admit Intelligence Ministry Is Presenting its Agents as MEK Ex-members or Critics\" width=\"599\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Iran\u2019s-State-Media-Admit-Intelligence-Ministry-Is-Presenting-its-Agents-as-MEK-Ex-members-or-Critics.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Iran\u2019s-State-Media-Admit-Intelligence-Ministry-Is-Presenting-its-Agents-as-MEK-Ex-members-or-Critics-300x137.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Iran\u2019s-State-Media-Admit-Intelligence-Ministry-Is-Presenting-its-Agents-as-MEK-Ex-members-or-Critics-768x350.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Iran\u2019s-State-Media-Admit-Intelligence-Ministry-Is-Presenting-its-Agents-as-MEK-Ex-members-or-Critics-696x317.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-219443\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iran\u2019s State Media Admit Intelligence Ministry Is Presenting its Agents as MEK Ex-members or Critics<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Iranian regime is engulfed with domestic and international crises. It faces a restive society, the coronavirus outbreak, and international isolation. In such circumstances and due to a long history of the struggle for democracy and freedom, Iranian youth are approaching and joining the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\">People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK)<\/a>.\u00a0<span id=\"more-219436\"><\/span>\u00a0The state-run media constantly whine about the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\">MEK\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0popularity in Iranian society particularly among the youth. On May 17, in a video conference with a group of handpicked Basij mercenaries posing as students, the regime\u2019s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, expressed his fear over the surge in popular uprisings and protests and the increasing support for the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\">MEK<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/inside-source-reports\/irans-state-media-admit-intelligence-ministry-is-presenting-its-agents-as-mek-ex-members-or-critics\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/stats.sender.net\/forms\/dGYVLa\/view\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Weekly-Signe-up-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Weekly-Signe-up-logo.png\" width=\"250\" height=\"83\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 9:30 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Maryam Rajavi: The mullahs\u2019 inhuman regime is responsible for the new wave of the outbreak and the growing number of victims in Iran<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>They do not think of anything but further plunder and preservation of their disgraceful rule.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The mullahs\u2019 inhuman regime is responsible for the new wave of the outbreak and the growing number of victims in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>. They do not think of anything but further plunder and preservation of their disgraceful rule <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4Qw2zau4KY\">pic.twitter.com\/4Qw2zau4KY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1267475749864431616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 1, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 9:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\"><strong>\u201cThe Iranian people demand the overthrow of the Iranian regime\u201d: MEK Resistance Units<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\">The domestic network of the main opposition movement the People&#8217;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK), the Iranian Resistance Units,<br \/>\ncelebrated on Sunday May 31, the death of founder of the mullahs\u2019 regime Ruhollah Khomeini. In the final phase of the Iran-Iraq war, Khomeini who felt that defeat was imminent, decided to take his revenge on the political prisoners. He issued fatwas (religious decrees) ordering the execution of anyone who had not \u201crepented\u201d and who was not willing to collaborate entirely with the regime. Khomeini decreed: \u201cWhoever at any stage continues to belong to the Monafeqin (the regime\u2019s derogatory term to describe the PMOI\/MEK) must be executed. Annihilate the enemies of Islam immediately.\u201d He went on to add: \u201cThose who are in prisons throughout the country and remain steadfast in their support for the MEK\/PMOI are waging war on God and are condemned to execution\u2026 It is naive to show mercy to those who wage war on God.\u201d<br \/>\nThe Resistance Units bravely took to graffiti in public places with the slogan \u201cOur struggle against Khomeini was to establish freedom and social justice,\u201d \u201cThe Iranian people demand the overthrow of the Iranian regime in its entirety,\u201d and<br \/>\n\u201cDown with the principle of the Supreme Leader\u2019s rule.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/stats.sender.net\/forms\/dGYVLa\/view\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Weekly-Signe-up-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Weekly-Signe-up-logo.png\" width=\"250\" height=\"83\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Iran news in brief, June 2, 2020<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 324 Cities Exceeds 48,500<br \/>\nIran: Labor Activist Flogged and Detained for Peaceful Demonstration<\/p>\n<p><strong>******<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tuesday, June 2, 2020, marks the 201<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0day since the beginning of the nationwide Iran protests.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\">People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK)<\/a>\u00a0has identified 755 of the more than 1500 protesters killed by the regime so far.<\/p>\n<p>Mrs.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/maryam-rajavi\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryam Rajavi\u00a0<\/a>the President-elect of\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" rel=\"noopener\">the 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<p><strong>HIGHLIGHTS OF THE UPRISING:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Number of uprising cities:\u00a0<strong>191<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Number of martyrs: At least\u00a0<strong>1500<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Number of injured: More than\u00a0<strong>4,000<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Number of detainees: More than\u00a0<strong>12,000<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more<\/strong>:\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/latest-news-in-brief\/latest-news-in-brief-june-1-2020\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Latest News in Brief- June 1, 2020<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 6:45 PM CEST Iran: Coronavirus Update, Over 48,800 Deaths, June 2, 2020, 6:00 PM NUMBER OF VICTIMS [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":219481,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[182],"tags":[186],"class_list":{"0":"post-219488","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-latest-news-in-brief","8":"tag-coronavirus"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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