{"id":221367,"date":"2020-06-30T08:17:36","date_gmt":"2020-06-30T07:17:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=221367"},"modified":"2023-04-14T21:48:23","modified_gmt":"2023-04-14T20:48:23","slug":"latest-news-in-brief-june-30-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/latest-news-in-brief\/latest-news-in-brief-june-30-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News in Brief \u2013 June 30, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Iran, Lorestan province, Borujerd city: The situation in Borujerd and Khorramabad is dangerous.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

UPDATE: 7:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran: Coronavirus Update, Over 63,200 Deaths, June 30, 2020, 6:00 PM
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Over 63,200 dead of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Iran-Iran Coronavirus Death Toll per PMOI MEK sources<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

NUMBER OF VICTIMS (AS OF June 30, 2020, 6:00 PM CEST):<\/strong><\/p>\n

The\u00a0People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI)<\/a>\u00a0announced this afternoon, June 30, 2020, that Coronavirus has taken the lives of more than\u00a063,200<\/strong>\u00a0in 341 cities across Iran. The death toll in various provinces include: Over 16400 in Tehran, 2325 in Lorestan, 1890 in East Azerbaijan, 1725 in West Azerbaijan, 1295 in Kurdistan, 625 in Hormozgan 420 in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, 325 in Kohgiluyehn and Boyer Ahmad. This is in addition to reports obtained from other provinces.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 6:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Struan Stevenson: Iranian Arrest Warrant for Us President Described as Risible<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Struan Stevenson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The office of Mr. Struan Stevenson, the coordinator of the Campaign for Iran Change and a former Member of the European Parliament, released a press release titled \u201cIranian arrest warrant for US President described as risible\u201d.
\n\u201cWhile President Trump is in no danger of arrest, Iran\u2019s gangster foreign minister, Javad Zarif, who almost certainly ordered the Assadi bomb plot, may find himself and other criminal leaders of the regime, indicted for acts of terrorism and crimes against humanity, particularly the horrific massacre of over 30,000 political prisoners in 1988, in one of the worst crimes against humanity of the late twentieth century. The mass execution of these political prisoners, most of whom were supporters of the main democratic opposition Mojahedin e-Khalq (PMOI-MEK) organisation, was ordered by the then Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and involved special death committees, whose active participants still hold many senior government positions to this day,\u201d the statement reads in part.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 4:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

EDITORIAL: Iran\u2019s Regime Disinformation About Iranian Resistance and MEK<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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MEK Supporters in Free Iran Grand Gathering Paris 2018<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As the clerical regime in Iran is facing the most challenging crisis of its life and is fighting for its survival, in a desperate bid to tarnish the image of the democratic opposition, it is resorting to spreading of more disinformation about the main Iranian opposition movement\u00a0People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI-MEK)<\/a>\u00a0and the coalition of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 4:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran: Issuing Harsh Sentences Confirms Regime Has Lost Control Over Society<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Within the last two weeks, the Iranian regime has mounted oppressive measures.\u00a0<\/span>The m<\/span>ullahs\u2019 Judiciary\u00a0<\/span>has upheld several\u00a0death sentences<\/a>\u00a0for those arrested during the nationwide\u00a0Iran protests in November 2019<\/a>. But this increasing oppression confirms the Iranian soci<\/span>ety\u2019s restiveness<\/span>\u00a0and that the regime has lost its control<\/span>. Nevertheless, it does not\u00a0<\/span>undermine<\/span>\u00a0the necessity of the international community taking action to prevent bloodshed in Iran.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 3:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Another Shocking Aspect of Iran People\u2019s Poverty: Living on Rooftops<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Tehran, living on rooftops<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After\u00a0<\/span>shocking social\u00a0<\/span>phenomena<\/span>\u00a0in Iran\u00a0<\/span>such as\u00a0grave-sleepers<\/a>,\u00a0underground dwellers<\/a>,<\/span>\u00a0slum-dwellers,<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0women living in holes<\/a>\u00a0and canals, there is\u00a0<\/span>now a\u00a0<\/span>new\u00a0<\/span>shocking\u00a0<\/span>issue: people living on rooftops.\u00a0<\/span>The Iranian regime\u2019s ominous rule has\u00a0<\/span>brought<\/span>\u00a0nothing but poverty, destitution,\u00a0<\/span>destruction,<\/span>\u00a0and war for the Iranian people.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 3:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Struan Stevenson: The Truth is Out About Iran\u2019s Economic Meltdown<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Struan Stevenson: The Truth is Out About Iran’s Economic Meltdown<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On June 29, Mr. Str<\/span>uan<\/span>\u00a0Stevenson, the coordinator of the Campaign for Iran Change and a former\u00a0<\/span>M<\/span>ember of the European Parliament, wrote an\u00a0<\/span>article\u00a0<\/span><\/a>on the United Press International (UPI) website<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In this article, Mr. Stevenson examines the dire economic situation of the Iranian regime and addresses the crises facing the regime.\u00a0<\/span>He touches on t<\/span>he crisis of widespread poverty of tens of millions of Iranians and the increase of the\u00a0coronavirus outbreak<\/a>\u00a0in Iran and the crisis of devaluation of the national currency<\/span>. But in this situation, the regime continues to\u00a0<\/span>waste the nation\u2019s resources on<\/span>\u00a0expensive missile tests while the Iranian society\u00a0<\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>an\u00a0<\/span>explosive condition<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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My new article on #Iran<\/a>#Iranian<\/a> economy has collapsed.Ayatollahs can no longer afford to pay the wages of government employees, as triple whammy of U.S. sanctions, #coronavirus<\/a> pandemic & rampant corruption reduce their budget to chicken feedhttps:\/\/t.co\/zxKPD9Z6Sb<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 STRUAN (@STRUANSTEVENSON) June 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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UPDATE: 1:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Why Iran\u2019s regime tries\u2014and fails\u2014to demonize MEK members in Ashraf 3, Albania<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Ashraf 3, home of MEK members in Albania<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A\u00a0court in Hamburg ordered<\/a>\u00a0on June 25, the German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) to immediately remove false allegations raised against the Iranian opposition People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK<\/a>). In its May 13 article \u201cThe Devil Should Be Living in Tirana\u201d referred to Ashraf 3 is home to around 3,000 MEK members located near Tirana, the capital of Albania the FAZ mentioned allegations such as \u201ctorture\u201d and a \u201cban on visiting relatives\u201d imposed on MEK members. But the court ruling read: \u201cEven if these claims were stated as alleged, it is not evident that its principles were adhered to.\u201d<\/p>\n

The lawsuit contested three false allegations published by FAZ and ordered to pay a fine of up to \u20ac250,000 to be determined by the court for each case of the offenses against MEK members in Albania and to bear the cost of these court hearings. If this amount cannot be secured, a detention order of up to a maximum of six months (for each item in place of the maximum fine of 250,000 Euros, for a total of a maximum of two years) will be issued.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 12:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Forged Emails and Messages by Iran\u2019s Ministry of Intelligence and Its Cyber-Terror Unit<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Desperate and crisis-ridden regime grabs at straws in fear of the Resistance and uprising<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Coinciding with the Iranian Resistance\u2019s International Conference that connected Ashraf 3 and tens of thousands of people in 2,000 other locations in various countries in real-time, the Iranian regime\u2019s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) resorted to a fake message, entitled \u201cCall for 2020 Grand Gathering for an uprising and a Free Iran\u201d [mimicking the usual call for the annual gathering of the Iranian Resistance] to deceive and target supporters of the Iranian opposition with infected malware and waging psychological warfare.Fake Gmail account dated June 20, 2020<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    Fake Gmail account dated June 20, 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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    UPDATE: 11:30 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 341 Cities Surges Past 62,600<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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    Over 62,600 dead of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Iran-Iran Coronavirus Death Toll per PMOI MEK sources<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    Crisis in Tehran and Mashhad<\/strong><\/h3>\n