{"id":221202,"date":"2020-06-27T08:32:15","date_gmt":"2020-06-27T07:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=221202"},"modified":"2023-04-10T22:29:59","modified_gmt":"2023-04-10T21:29:59","slug":"latest-news-in-brief-june-27-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/latest-news-in-brief\/latest-news-in-brief-june-27-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News in Brief \u2013 June 27, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_221208\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-221208\" style=\"width: 795px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-221208\" title=\"Tomb-of-Khayyam-Neyshabur-Iran\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Tomb-of-Khayyam-Neyshabur-Iran.jpg\" alt=\"Latest News in Brief, June 27, 2020\" width=\"795\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Tomb-of-Khayyam-Neyshabur-Iran.jpg 795w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Tomb-of-Khayyam-Neyshabur-Iran-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Tomb-of-Khayyam-Neyshabur-Iran-768x482.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Tomb-of-Khayyam-Neyshabur-Iran-696x437.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Tomb-of-Khayyam-Neyshabur-Iran-669x420.jpg 669w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 795px) 100vw, 795px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-221208\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tomb of Khayyam, Neyshabur, Iran: On Tuesday and Wednesday, at least 103 people died in Mashhad, 28 in Neyshabur, 23 in Sabzevar, 14 in Quchan, and 32 in Bojnurd<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 6:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Iran: Coronavirus Update, Over 61,800 Deaths, June 27, 2020, 6:00 PM<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_221254\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-221254\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-221254\" title=\"Over-61800-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-61800-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources.jpg\" alt=\"Iran: Coronavirus Update, Over 61,800 Deaths, June 27, 2020, 6:00 PM CEST\" width=\"600\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Over-61800-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-61800-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-61800-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-61800-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-61800-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-61800-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-61800-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-221254\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Over 61,800 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 June\u00a0<\/strong><strong>27<\/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 27, 2020, that Coronavirus has taken the lives of more than\u00a0<strong>61,800\u00a0<\/strong>in 340 cities across Iran. The death toll in various provinces include: 4720 in Khuzestan, 3670 in Khorasan Razavi, 3145 in Gilan, 2228 in Lorestan, 1575 in Golestan, 635 in North Khorasan, 580 in Hormozagan, 561 in Bushehr, 415 in Ilam. 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: 5:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Iran: coronavirus update Over 61,500 deaths, many dying in villages without being registered<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Over 61,500 people have died of the novel coronavirus in 340 cities in Iran.<\/p>\n<p>The official death count declared by the regime stands at 10,239, less than a sixth of the actual figure.<br \/>\nThe spokesperson of the regime\u2019s Health Ministry\u2014June 26, 2020: 109 people died during the past 24 hours, alongside 2,628 new cases. 2,912 of Iran\u2019s patients are in dire conditions.<br \/>\nPhysicians in the city of Mahabad in northwest Iran: The number of COVID-19 cases have doubled in this city from May 21 to this day.<br \/>\nCOVID-19 deaths are on the rise, according to a report from a cemetery in the city of Zabol in southeast Iran.<br \/>\nMany of these fatalities are being registered as death due to chronic breathing disorder to reduce the coronavirus death toll.<br \/>\nSecurity authorities have threatened cemetery officials to remain silent about numbers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\"><strong>\u201cThe MEK will never give up the fight to overthrow the mullahs\u201d : MEK network inside Iran<\/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. They celebrated the anniversary of June 20, 1981, which marks the day of martyrs and political prisoners and the day of resistance. The Resistance Units bravely took to graffiti in public places with the slogans: \u201cWe must rise to take back our legitimate rights,\u201d \u201cThe Supreme Leader and the IRGC are nothing to be afraid of,\u201d \u201cDown with Khamenei, Viva Rajavi\u201d and \u201cTruly, tulips blossom from the blood of the young generation.\u201d<br \/>\nThey wrote:<br \/>\nKaraj\u2014 \u201cThe MEK will never give up the fight to overthrow the mullahs\u201d<br \/>\nKaraj\u2014 \u201cIf you stand, the world will stand with you\u201d<br \/>\nHashtpar (Gilan)\u2014Salute to the Iranian Resistance Leader Massoud Rajavi<br \/>\nTehran\u2014 \u201cTo the brave people; raise your voice and protest\u201d \/ \u201cViva Rajavi, Viva democracy\u201d<br \/>\nTehran\u2014 \u201cWe must rise to take back our legitimate rights\u201d<br \/>\nTehran\u2014 \u201cWe must rise to take back our legitimate rights\u201d<br \/>\nHashtpar (Gilan)\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei, Viva Rajavi\u201d<br \/>\nBushehr\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei\u201d<br \/>\nBushehr\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei, Viva Rajavi\u201d<br \/>\nBushehr\u2014 \u201cTruly, tulips blossom from the blood of the young generation\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: 3:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Iran: Who is Ebrahim Raisi?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_221239\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-221239\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-221239\" title=\"Iranian-regimes-supreme-leader-Ali-Khamenei-and-Ebrahim-Raisi\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Iranian-regimes-supreme-leader-Ali-Khamenei-and-Ebrahim-Raisi.jpg\" alt=\"Iran: Who is Ebrahim Raisi?\" width=\"600\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Iranian-regimes-supreme-leader-Ali-Khamenei-and-Ebrahim-Raisi.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Iranian-regimes-supreme-leader-Ali-Khamenei-and-Ebrahim-Raisi-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Iranian-regimes-supreme-leader-Ali-Khamenei-and-Ebrahim-Raisi-768x425.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Iranian-regimes-supreme-leader-Ali-Khamenei-and-Ebrahim-Raisi-696x385.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Iranian-regimes-supreme-leader-Ali-Khamenei-and-Ebrahim-Raisi-759x420.jpg 759w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-221239\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iranian regime&#8217;s supreme leader Ali Khamenei and Ebrahim Raisi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On June 2, 2020, the Iranian regime\u2019s Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raisi, known for his role in the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/human-rights\/20932-the-1988-massacre-in-iran\" rel=\"noopener\">1988 massacre<\/a>\u00a0of over 30,000 political prisoners in Iran, defended the mullahs\u2019 crimes against humanity and while referring to Khomeini, the regime\u2019s founder, said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn fact, [Khomeini] was the hero of the struggle against the [Iranian opposition\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>]. He knew them well. They should not be provided any opportunity at all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/publications\/special-reports\/iran-who-is-ebrahim-raisi\/\" 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>June 27 &#8211; Isfahan, Iran: Steel industry retirees protesting not receiving their pensions for the past eight months and continuously hearinghollow promises from regime officials<\/strong><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">June 27 &#8211; Isfahan, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>\nSteel industry retirees protesting not receiving their pensions for the past eight months and continuously hearinghollow promises from regime officials.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RYhz7omkiP\">pic.twitter.com\/RYhz7omkiP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 People&#8217;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1276847950669348864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 27, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 12:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>U.S. Slaps New Sanctions on Iran Regime\u2019s Metal Industry<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_221216\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-221216\" style=\"width: 601px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-221216\" title=\"US-Treasury\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/US-Treasury.jpg\" alt=\"U.S. Slaps new sanctions on Iran regime\u2019s Metal Industry\" width=\"601\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/US-Treasury.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/US-Treasury-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/US-Treasury-768x552.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/US-Treasury-696x500.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/US-Treasury-584x420.jpg 584w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-221216\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">US Treasury<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On Thursday, the United States Department of the Treasury\u2019s\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">O<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ffice of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, in<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0a<\/span>\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/news\/press-releases\/sm1044\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">press release<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0announced that it has\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">sanctioned\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">four steel, aluminum, and iron companies operating within<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Iranian regime\u2019s metals sector<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, including\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">one subsidiary of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mobarakeh<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Steel Company \u2014 Iran\u2019s largest steel manufacturer.<\/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><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/u-s-slaps-new-sanctions-on-iran-regimes-metal-industry\/\" 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>Iran: Coronavirus Fatalities in 340 Cities Over 61,500<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-221192 alignnone\" title=\"Iran-corona\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Iran-corona.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-corona\" width=\"600\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Iran-corona.jpg 725w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Iran-corona-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Iran-corona-696x469.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Iran-corona-623x420.jpg 623w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 On Tuesday and Wednesday, at least 103 people died in Mashhad, 28 in Neyshabur, 23 in Sabzevar, 14 in Quchan, and 32 in Bojnurd.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Seventeen new deaths were recorded in Bandar Abbas in one day.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 The Governor of Kalaleh (Golestan): A seven-fold increase in the Coronavirus epidemic in the city.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 In Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, the number of patients has tripled the GHL standard; in Gilan, it rose to 3,110 and in Hormozgan to 525.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-human-rights\/iran-coronavirus-fatalities-in-340-cities-over-61500\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 10:30 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\"><strong>Rama Yade Nothing can put out the light of hope in your eyes<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Madame President,<br \/>\nExcellencies,<br \/>\nDear friends,<br \/>\nForty years of fighting for democracy, for freedom, for equality&#8230; Your sacrifice has been great. It&#8217;s touching me, it&#8217;s talking to me.<br \/>\nIt is not just for Iran that you have made that sacrifice. It&#8217;s for humanity.<br \/>\nYour emotion, your will, your sense of sacrifice, you don&#8217;t have to be Iranian to feel that.<br \/>\nThe humanity we share is enough. History will remember that the Iranian Resistance is one of the greatest struggles that are changing the world.<br \/>\nBy changing Iran, you will change the world. But do you know what upsets me the most? Your victory will be ours, but your sacrifices are only yours.<br \/>\nLet us be clear, these are not sufferings that belong to the past, but there&#8217;s present suffering. It is today, and every day, that the members of the MEK face terror.<br \/>\nThe December 2017 uprising, you paid for it.<br \/>\nThe November 2019 uprising, you paid for it.<br \/>\nThe 2020 revolt after a Ukrainian plane was shot down by a missile or rather by the regime&#8217;s incompetence, 176 innocent passengers paid with their lives.<br \/>\nIn the MEK, you paid for each of these events.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Tk4Kx0VTYr0&amp;feature=em-uploademail\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 10:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Explosion in Iran: The Iranian Regime is lying about Explosion of a Gas Tank<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" title=\"The-National-Council-of-Resistance-of-Iran-%E2%80%93-Committee-on-Security-and-Counterterrorism\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/The-National-Council-of-Resistance-of-Iran-%E2%80%93-Committee-on-Security-and-Counterterrorism.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Explosion has occurred in the section of Parchin used for the production of ballistic missile warheads<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>IRGC Brig. Gen. Davood Abdi, the Director-General of public relations of the clerical regime\u2019s Ministry of Defense and Logistics, claimed, \u201cAround 11:30 PM or mid-night, a gas tank in the general area of Parchin exploded. The fire department extinguished the ensuing fire.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/uncategorized\/explosion-in-iran-the-iranian-regime-is-lying-about-explosion-of-a-gas-tank\/\" 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 class=\"post_title\"><strong>Tehran\u2019s poverty line surpasses 45 million rials<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_221203\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-221203\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-221203\" title=\"Poverty-is-rampant-in-Iran\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Poverty-is-rampant-in-Iran.jpg\" alt=\"Poverty-is-rampant-in-Iran\" width=\"600\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Poverty-is-rampant-in-Iran.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Poverty-is-rampant-in-Iran-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-221203\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Poverty is rampant in Iran<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"selectionshareable selectionShareable\">The provincial governor of Tehran announced on Wednesday that the poverty line in the province has reached 45 million rial.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">Anoushiravan Mohseni Bandepi said: \u201cWe must not look at the national poverty line. We should consider it by province and in this way, in Tehran, we will have a poverty line of 45 million rials. Single mothers are mostly among these people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">He tried to downplay the issue and said \u201cOf course, not all these women need. Of the 8.31 million families who are in the three lowest deciles of the society, 2,379,851 of them, equal to 29 percent, are single women. Also, 191,149 thousand families in Tehran are directed by single mothers and are among the three lowest deciles of society.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/tehran-poverty-line-20200626\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read more\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 9:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Iran: Defiant Youth Target Centers of Repressive Basij in Various Cities<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_221168\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-221168\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-221168\" title=\"Khorramabad-Repressive-Basij-center-June-19-2020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Khorramabad-Repressive-Basij-center-June-19-2020.jpg\" alt=\"Khorramabad- Repressive Basij center- June 19, 2020\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Khorramabad-Repressive-Basij-center-June-19-2020.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Khorramabad-Repressive-Basij-center-June-19-2020-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-221168\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Khorramabad- Repressive Basij center- June 19, 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Simultaneous to the anniversary of June 20, 1981, marking the beginning of the Iranian people\u2019s resistance, and the day of Martyrs and Political Prisoners, defiant youth torched the entrance signs of the paramilitary Basij centers and banners of Khamenei, and Qassem Soleimani in various cities across Iran.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-defiant-youth-target-centers-of-repressive-basij-in-various-cities\/\" 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 27, 2020<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>U.S. Slaps New Sanctions on Iran\u2019s Regime Metals Sector<br \/>\nIran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 340 Cities Exceeds 61,500<br \/>\nIran: Defiant Youth Target Centers of Repression in Various Cities<\/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>Saturday, June 27, 2020, marks the 225<sup>th<\/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>:<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/latest-news-in-brief\/latest-news-in-brief-june-26-2020\/\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0<strong>Latest News in Brief- June 26, 2020<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 6:30 PM CEST Iran: Coronavirus Update, Over 61,800 Deaths, June 27, 2020, 6:00 PM NUMBER OF VICTIMS [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":221208,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[182],"tags":[186],"class_list":{"0":"post-221202","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 v27.4 - 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