{"id":221086,"date":"2020-06-25T08:31:52","date_gmt":"2020-06-25T07:31:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=221086"},"modified":"2023-03-30T13:52:26","modified_gmt":"2023-03-30T12:52:26","slug":"latest-news-in-brief-june-25-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/latest-news-in-brief\/latest-news-in-brief-june-25-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News in Brief \u2013 June 25, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_221092\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-221092\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-221092\" title=\"Saadi-tomb-in-Shiraz-Fars-province\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Saadi-tomb-in-Shiraz-Fars-province.jpg\" alt=\"Latest News in Brief \u2013 June 25, 2020\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Saadi-tomb-in-Shiraz-Fars-province.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Saadi-tomb-in-Shiraz-Fars-province-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Saadi-tomb-in-Shiraz-Fars-province-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Saadi-tomb-in-Shiraz-Fars-province-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Saadi-tomb-in-Shiraz-Fars-province-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-221092\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sa&#8217;di Tomb (Sa&#8217;dieh) in Shiraz, Fars province: Fars Province had entered the five-digit statistics of Coronavirus infections.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 7:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Iran: Coronavirus Update, Over 61,100 Deaths, June 25, 2020, 6:00 PM<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_221127\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-221127\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-221127\" title=\"Over-61100-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-61100-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources.jpg\" alt=\"Iran: Coronavirus Update, Over 61,100 Deaths, June 25, 2020, 6:00 PM CEST\" width=\"600\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Over-61100-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-61100-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-61100-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-61100-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-61100-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-61100-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-61100-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-221127\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Over 61,100 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 June 2<\/strong><strong>5<\/strong><strong>, 2020, 6:00 PM CEST):\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\">People\u2019s\u00a0Mojahedin\u00a0Organization of Iran (PMOI-MEK)\u202f<\/a>announced this afternoon, June 25, 2020, that Coronavirus has taken the lives of more than\u202f<strong>6<\/strong><strong>1,100<\/strong>\u202fin 340\u00a0cities across Iran. The death toll in various provinces include: 4,635 in Khuzestan, 3,510 in Khorasan\u00a0Razavi, 3,815 in\u00a0Qom, 3,160 in Isfahan, 2195 in Lorestan, 1,640 in West Azerbaijan, 1,220 in Fars, and 760 in\u00a0Kerman. This is in addition to reports obtained from other provinces.<\/p>\n<p><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: 6:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Maryam Rajavi: Today, due to the inhuman policies of Khamenei and Rouhani, the coronavirus has spread like wildfire, claiming victims all over Iran<\/strong><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Today, due to the inhuman policies of Khamenei and Rouhani, the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/coronavirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#coronavirus<\/a> has spread like wildfire, claiming victims all over <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/czxJDHGp5o\">https:\/\/t.co\/czxJDHGp5o<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IdHSrStxAY\">pic.twitter.com\/IdHSrStxAY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1276168787038015489?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 5:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Hamburg Court Prohibits the FAZ From Making False Claims Against the Iranian People\u2019s Mojahedin (MEK)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_221123\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-221123\" style=\"width: 601px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-221123\" title=\"Hamburg-Oberlandesgericht.wmt_\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Hamburg-Oberlandesgericht.wmt_.jpg\" alt=\"The Hamburg Court Prohibits the FAZ From Making False Claims Against the Iranian People's Mojahedin (MEK)\" width=\"601\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Hamburg-Oberlandesgericht.wmt_.jpg 684w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Hamburg-Oberlandesgericht.wmt_-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Hamburg-Oberlandesgericht.wmt_-674x420.jpg 674w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-221123\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hamburg court Building, Germany &#8211; de.wikipedia.org<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Allegations of \u201ctorture\u201d and \u201cban on visiting relatives\u201d are false \/ FAZ has acted illegally \/ the principles of permissible reporting have not been observed \/ The MEK and the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) have not been heard<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Hamburg regional court upholds NCRI\u2019s lawsuit against German daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) for defamation against the MEK<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hamburg Court orders FAZ to remove three false allegations against the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\">MEK<\/a>\u00a0from its May 13, 2020 article entitled, \u201cThe Devil Should Be Living in Tirana.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>It should be assumed that the allegations mentioned are untrue. \u201cEven if these claims were stated as alleged, it is not evident that its principles were adhered to,\u201d said the court.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>After the lawsuit filed by the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" rel=\"noopener\">National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)<\/a>\u00a0against a series of slanderous and defamatory allegations in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ), dated May 13, 2020, against the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\">People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI \/ MEK)<\/a>\u00a0and its members residing in Albania, a court in Hamburg ordered the newspaper to remove these false allegations posted in the online version of the paper and not repeat them.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-iran-resistance\/the-hamburg-court-prohibits-the-faz-from-making-false-claims-against-the-iranian-peoples-mojahedin-mek\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 3:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Free Iran Global Summit<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_221113\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-221113\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-221113\" title=\"Free-Iran-Global-Summit\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Free-Iran-Global-Summit.jpg\" alt=\"Free-Iran-Global-Summit\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Free-Iran-Global-Summit.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Free-Iran-Global-Summit-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Free-Iran-Global-Summit-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Free-Iran-Global-Summit-696x435.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Free-Iran-Global-Summit-672x420.jpg 672w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-221113\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Free Iran Global Summit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><strong>Iran Rising Up for Freedom<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><em><strong>Resistance Units Key to Victory<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Friday, July 17, 2020, 15:00 CEST- 09:00 am EST- 6:00 am PST<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Live broadcast featuring international figures, and Iranians from around the globe #FreeIran2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><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: 2:45 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Reuters\u2019 Report Underlines Necessity of a Firm Action to Stop Iran Regime\u2019s Threats<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_221101\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-221101\" style=\"width: 601px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-221101\" title=\"Reuters\u2019-report-underlines-necessity-of-a-firm-action-to-stop-Iran-regime\u2019s-threats-\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Reuters\u2019-report-underlines-necessity-of-a-firm-action-to-stop-Iran-regime\u2019s-threats-.jpg\" alt=\"Reuters\u2019 Report Underlines Necessity of a Firm Action to Stop Iran Regime\u2019s Threats\" width=\"601\" height=\"322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Reuters\u2019-report-underlines-necessity-of-a-firm-action-to-stop-Iran-regime\u2019s-threats-.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Reuters\u2019-report-underlines-necessity-of-a-firm-action-to-stop-Iran-regime\u2019s-threats--300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Reuters\u2019-report-underlines-necessity-of-a-firm-action-to-stop-Iran-regime\u2019s-threats--768x412.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-221101\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Reuters\u2019 Report Underlines Necessity of a Firm Action to Stop Iran Regime\u2019s Threats<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In a\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-iran-missiles-programme-specialreport\/special-report-inside-irans-secret-project-to-produce-aluminium-powder-for-missiles-idUSKBN23V1K1\" rel=\"noopener\">special report<\/a>\u00a0on Wednesday, Reuters revealed the Iranian regime\u2019s secret project\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to produce\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">aluminium<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0powder\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">for its missile program.\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\">At the edge of the desert in North Khorasan province in northeast Iran, near the country\u2019s largest deposit of bauxite, sits an aluminium production complex that the government has publicly hailed as a key part of its efforts to boost output of the metal<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u201d read the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-iran-missiles-programme-specialreport\/special-report-inside-irans-secret-project-to-produce-aluminium-powder-for-missiles-idUSKBN23V1K1\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-a-fundamentalism\/reuters-report-underlines-necessity-of-a-firm-action-to-stop-iran-regimes-threats\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 2:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Cruise Missile Test Affirms Iran\u2019s Regime Is Committed to Belligerence Despite Risks<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-221095 alignnone\" title=\"Iranian-regime-test-missile-in-2019-file-photo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Iranian-regime-test-missile-in-2019-file-photo.jpg\" alt=\"Iranian-regime-test-missile-in-2019-file-photo\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Iranian-regime-test-missile-in-2019-file-photo.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Iranian-regime-test-missile-in-2019-file-photo-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Iranian-regime-test-missile-in-2019-file-photo-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Iranian-regime-test-missile-in-2019-file-photo-696x391.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Iranian-regime-test-missile-in-2019-file-photo-747x420.jpg 747w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>By: Alejo Vidal-Quadras<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On Thursday 18<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0of June, Iranian state media declared that the country\u2019s naval forces had carried out a successful test of a domestically produced cruise\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/new-revelation-on-iran-regimes-attack-on-aramco-oil-refinery\/\" rel=\"noopener\">missile<\/a>, striking targets as far away as 280 kilometers in the Sea of Oman and northern parts of the Indian Ocean. The codename for this military exercise, \u201cRamadan Martyrs\u201d, made reference to an incident that occurred 40 days earlier during another exercise, when 19 Iranian sailors were killed and 15 were injured in a case of friendly fire.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/blog\/cruise-missile-test-affirms-irans-regime-is-committed-to-belligerence-despite-risks\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 2:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Iran\u2019s Coronavirus Disinformation Carries Ever More Fatal Consequences<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_221105\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-221105\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-221105\" title=\"Coronavirus-pandemic-in-Iran-3\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Coronavirus-pandemic-in-Iran-3.jpg\" alt=\"Iran\u2019s Coronavirus Disinformation Carries Ever More Fatal Consequences\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Coronavirus-pandemic-in-Iran-3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Coronavirus-pandemic-in-Iran-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Coronavirus-pandemic-in-Iran-3-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Coronavirus-pandemic-in-Iran-3-696x391.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Coronavirus-pandemic-in-Iran-3-747x420.jpg 747w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-221105\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Coronavirus pandemic in Iran<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">At the start of this week, the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" rel=\"noopener\">National Council of Resistance of Iran<\/a>\u00a0reported that the Iranian death toll from the coronavirus pandemic exceeded\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-human-rights\/iran-coronavirus-death-toll-in-334-cities-exceeds-60000\/\" rel=\"noopener\">60,000<\/a>. The\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" rel=\"noopener\">NCRI<\/a>\u00a0has been carefully tracking the rate of infections and the number of fatal cases since outbreaks were first recorded in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Iran<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, and it has been working to counter systematic disinformation from Iranian regime officials and state media outlets.<\/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><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/human-rights\/irans-coronavirus-disinformation-carries-ever-more-fatal-consequences\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 12:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\"><strong>\u201cMaryam Rajavi is the voice of justice and freedom for the Iranian people\u201d: PMOI\/MEK network<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Iranian Resistance Units, a network of activists of the People&#8217;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) across Iran, have been organizing various activities that are louder calls for regime change. The Resistance Units bravely took to graffiti in public places in different cities with the slogans: \u201cMaryam Rajavi is the voice of justice and freedom for the Iranian people,\u201d \u201cDown with the principle of the Supreme Leader\u2019s rule,\u201d \u201cThe mullahs\u2019 dictatorship is reaching its end; we will take back Iran,\u201d and \u201cDown with Khamenei, Viva Rajavi.\u201d<br \/>\nResistance Units wrote:<br \/>\nTehran\u2014 \u201cMaryam Rajavi is the voice of justice and freedom for the Iranian people\u201d<br \/>\nTehran\u2014\u201cHail to the National Liberation Army, hail to Rajavi, hail to Maryam Rajavi and Massoud Rajavi, down with Khamenei, down with the dictator, hail to freedom and to the MEK\u201d<br \/>\nTehran\u2014 \u201cDestiny will be written by the brave and rebellious generation\u201d<br \/>\nKermanshah\u2014 \u201cThe uprising continues, the only answer for the mullahs is fire\u201d<br \/>\nTehran\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei, Viva Rajavi\u201d<br \/>\nMassouleh\u2014 \u201cDown with the principle of the Supreme Leader\u2019s rule\u201d<br \/>\nTehran\u2014 \u201cThe mullahs\u2019 dictatorship is reaching its end; we will take back Iran\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\"><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 11:30 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 339 Cities Exceeds 60,700<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_221082\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-221082\" style=\"width: 601px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-221082\" title=\"Coronavirus-pandemic-in-Iran-2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Coronavirus-pandemic-in-Iran-2.jpg\" alt=\"Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 339 Cities Exceeds 60,700\" width=\"601\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Coronavirus-pandemic-in-Iran-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Coronavirus-pandemic-in-Iran-2-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Coronavirus-pandemic-in-Iran-2-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Coronavirus-pandemic-in-Iran-2-696x372.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Coronavirus-pandemic-in-Iran-2-785x420.jpg 785w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-221082\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Coronavirus pandemic in Iran: death toll in 339 cities exceeds 60,700<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Minoo Mohraz, member of the National Coronavirus Combat Taskforce (NCCT): Official statistics are wrong. It\u2019s been a long time since we\u2019ve passed the 10,000 threshold.<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>According to the Health Minister, after three and a half months, less than 30% of Khamenei\u2019s \u20ac1 billion proposed aid has been received<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>According to reports from the Medical Sciences Universities, the number of medical staff who have contracted the virus in East Azerbaijan, Bushehr, and Hormozgan Universities are 950, 412, and 250, respectively.<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>The president of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences announced the unprecedented number of Coronavirus deaths in Fars yesterday, and his vice president stated that Fars Province had entered the five-digit statistics of Coronavirus infections.<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK)<\/a>\u00a0announced on Wednesday, June 24, 2020, that the Coronavirus death toll in 339 cities across Iran had exceeded\u00a0<strong>60,700<\/strong>. The number of victims in Khuzestan is 4,590, Gilan 3,070, Lorestan 2,150, East Azerbaijan 1,860, Golestan 1,490, Hamedan 1,350, Kurdistan 1,210, and Yazd 780.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-human-rights\/iran-coronavirus-death-toll-in-339-cities-exceeds-60700\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 11:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Vital Role of Iranian Resistance, and MEK in Revealing Regime\u2019s Nuclear Ambitions<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_221063\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-221063\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-221063\" title=\"US-Department-of-State\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/US-Department-of-State.jpg\" alt=\"The Vital Role of Iranian Resistance, and MEK in Revealing Regime\u2019s Nuclear Ambitions\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/US-Department-of-State.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/US-Department-of-State-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/US-Department-of-State-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/US-Department-of-State-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/US-Department-of-State-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-221063\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">US Department of State<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The United States State Department\u2019s Bureau of Arms control, Verification and Compliance, in its 2020\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/2020-adherence-to-and-compliance-with-arms-control-nonproliferation-and-disarmament-agreements-and-commitments-compliance-report-2\/#_Toc43298155\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a>\u00a0published on Tuesday,\u00a0while referring to the Iranian regime\u2019s violations\u00a0of\u00a0the nuclear\u00a0Non\u2013Proliferation Treaty\u00a0(NPT), underlined the significant role\u00a0of\u00a0the Iranian Resistance\u00a0in revealing\u00a0the\u00a0regime\u2019s nuclear ambitions and activities.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/the-vital-role-of-iranian-resistance-and-mek-in-revealing-regimes-nuclear-ambitions\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read more\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 10:30 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Another Achievement of Iran\u2019s Misogynous Regime: Women Living in Holes and Canals<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_221059\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-221059\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-221059\" title=\"women-living-in-holes-and-canals-\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/women-living-in-holes-and-canals-.jpg\" alt=\"Another Achievement of Iran\u2019s Misogynous Regime: Women Living in Holes and Canals\" width=\"600\" height=\"318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/women-living-in-holes-and-canals-.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/women-living-in-holes-and-canals--300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/women-living-in-holes-and-canals--768x407.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/women-living-in-holes-and-canals--696x369.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/women-living-in-holes-and-canals--792x420.jpg 792w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-221059\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iran: women living in holes and canals<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Iranian regime has brought nothing but poverty and destruction for Iranian people. Iranian women\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">are under even greater pressure,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">due to the regime\u2019s misogynist nature<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. The current situation of the Iranian society has forced\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">some Iranian\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">women to live in holes and canals, according to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a regime expert.\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><span id=\"more-221058\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In an interview with the state-run\u00a0<\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/etemadonline.com\/content\/413878\/%DA%AF%D9%88%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%87%D8%A7-%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%84-%D8%B2%D9%86%D8%AF%DA%AF%DB%8C-%D8%AC%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D8%B2%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%B3%D8%B1%D9%BE%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA-%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B2%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B4-%D9%82%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%AA-%D9%85%D8%B3%DA%A9%D9%86\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Etemadonline<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0website,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mohammad Reza\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mahboubfar<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0said: \u201cSome women heads of household<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s have no shelter<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0are forced to live in ruins, destroyed buildings,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">shantytowns, tents, underground holes and canals. Female slumdwellers\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">do\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">not have<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0appropriate housing.\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><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/women\/another-achievement-of-irans-misogynous-regime-women-living-in-holes-and-canals\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read more\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 10:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"post_title\"><strong>How Tehran\u2019s crackdown on corruption backfired on itself<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_221088\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-221088\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-221088\" title=\"Ebrahim-Raisi-Irans-chieft-of-judiciary\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Ebrahim-Raisi-Irans-chieft-of-judiciary.jpg\" alt=\"Ebrahim-Raisi-Irans-chieft-of-judiciary\" width=\"600\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Ebrahim-Raisi-Irans-chieft-of-judiciary.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Ebrahim-Raisi-Irans-chieft-of-judiciary-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-221088\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ebrahim Raisi, Iran&#8217;s chieft of judiciary<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"selectionshareable selectionShareable\">The past weeks have seen an escalating series of controversies surrounding the financial corruption of the Iranian regime\u2019s judiciary, the body that is ostensibly charged with cracking down on financial crime. The ongoing criminal trial of\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/akbar-tabari-iran-government-corruption-20200619\" rel=\"noopener\">Akbar Tabari<\/a>, the former executive deputy of previous judiciary chief Sadegh Amoli Larijani, and a dozen other regime insiders and officials, and the recent\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/evidence-of-assassination-of-fugitive-judge-by-iranian-regime-no-motive-for-suicide\/\" rel=\"noopener\">mysterious death of Gholamreza Mansouri<\/a>, one of the suspects in the case, has caused much commotion about what is going on in the judiciary.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">In response,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/who-ebrahim-raisi-the-iranian-regimes-new-chief-judiciary\" rel=\"noopener\">Ebrahim Raisi<\/a>, the current head of the regime\u2019s judiciary, participated in a television program in an attempt to address the controversies. The expectation was that Raisi would, at least in appearance, take a strong stance on corruption in order to vindicate himself.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/ebrahim-raisi-iran-judiciary-corruption-20200624\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read more\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 9:30 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Dur\u00e1n Vadell: The world recognizes Iranians\u2019 desire for regime change<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_221089\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-221089\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-221089\" title=\"Dr.-Margarita-Dur\u00e1n-Vadell-is-a-Senator-from-Spain-2011-2015-Vice-President-of-INCO-Human-Rights-historian-and-journalist\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Dr.-Margarita-Dur\u00e1n-Vadell-is-a-Senator-from-Spain-2011-2015-Vice-President-of-INCO-Human-Rights-historian-and-journalist.jpg\" alt=\"Dr.-Margarita-Dur\u00e1n-Vadell-is-a-Senator-from-Spain-2011-2015-Vice-President-of-INCO-Human-Rights-historian-and-journalist\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Dr.-Margarita-Dur\u00e1n-Vadell-is-a-Senator-from-Spain-2011-2015-Vice-President-of-INCO-Human-Rights-historian-and-journalist.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Dr.-Margarita-Dur\u00e1n-Vadell-is-a-Senator-from-Spain-2011-2015-Vice-President-of-INCO-Human-Rights-historian-and-journalist-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Dr.-Margarita-Dur\u00e1n-Vadell-is-a-Senator-from-Spain-2011-2015-Vice-President-of-INCO-Human-Rights-historian-and-journalist-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-221089\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Margarita Dur\u00e1n Vadell is a Senator from Spain (2011-2015), Vice-President of INCO Human Rights, historian and journalist<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Speech to the International Conference at Ashraf 3 marking the 40th anniversary of the beginning of the Iranian Resistance, June 20, 2020<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2020\/06\/23\/duran-vadell-the-world-recognizes-iranians-desire-for-regime-change\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 9:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>cnsnews: A Focused Coalition Is Primed To Uproot Iran&#8217;s Despots<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-221087 alignnone\" title=\"Maryam-Rajavi-2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Maryam-Rajavi-2.jpg\" alt=\"Maryam-Rajavi-2\" width=\"601\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Maryam-Rajavi-2.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Maryam-Rajavi-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Maryam-Rajavi-2-629x420.jpg 629w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Commentary by Ambassador Ken Blackwell<br \/>\nFor the past four decades, Iran&#8217;s despots have been the primary state-sponsors of terrorism around the world, and atrocious human rights abusers at home.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cnsnews.com\/commentary\/ken-blackwell\/focused-coalition-primed-uproot-irans-despots\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><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 25, 2020<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 339 Cities Exceeds 60,700<br \/>\nIran Regime&#8217;s Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentence Against Protesters<\/p>\n<p><strong>******<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019-update\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thursday, June 25, 2020, marks the 223<sup>rd<\/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-24-2020\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Latest News in Brief- June 24, 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