{"id":221628,"date":"2020-07-04T08:45:13","date_gmt":"2020-07-04T07:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=221628"},"modified":"2023-03-29T16:01:38","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T15:01:38","slug":"latest-news-in-brief-july-4-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/latest-news-in-brief\/latest-news-in-brief-july-4-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News in Brief \u2013 July 4, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_221630\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-221630\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-221630\" title=\"Urmia\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Urmia.jpg\" alt=\"Latest News in Brief \u2013 July 4, 2020\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Urmia.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Urmia-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Urmia-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Urmia-696x391.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Urmia-747x420.jpg 747w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-221630\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">West Azarbaijan province, Urmia city: Deputy Governor of West Azerbaijan: Until the beginning of June, the death toll was less than six people a day, but yesterday the death toll in the Province passed 19. Danger is lurking for everyone.<\/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 65,200 Deaths, July 4, 2020, 6:00 PM<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-221650 alignnone\" title=\"Iran-Coronavirus-33\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Iran-Coronavirus-33.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-Coronavirus-33\" width=\"601\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Iran-Coronavirus-33.jpg 902w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Iran-Coronavirus-33-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Iran-Coronavirus-33-768x503.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Iran-Coronavirus-33-696x456.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Iran-Coronavirus-33-641x420.jpg 641w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Iran-Coronavirus-33-741x486.jpg 741w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>NUMBER OF VICTIMS (AS OF July 4, 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, July 4, 2020, that Coronavirus has taken the lives of more than\u00a0<strong>65,200\u00a0<\/strong>in 342 cities across Iran. The death toll in various provinces include: 16650 in Tehran, 4230 in Khorasan Razavi, 2415 in Lorestan, 1915 in East Azerbaijan, 1825 in West Azerbaijan, 1460 in Hamedan, 645 in Bushehr. 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=\"td-animation-stack-type1-2 aligncenter wp-image-219239\" title=\"Weekly-Signe-up-logo-300x100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Weekly-Signe-up-logo-300x100.png\" alt=\"Weekly-Signe-up-logo-300x100\" width=\"250\" height=\"83\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 4:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Free Iran Global Summit on July 17: Iranian Regime\u2019s Fear of Overthrow by the People and the MEK Resistance Units<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_221626\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-221626\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-221626\" title=\"Maryam-Rajavi\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Maryam-Rajavi.jpg\" alt=\"Free Iran Global Summit on July 17: Iranian Regime's Fear of Overthrow by the People and the MEK Resistance Units\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Maryam-Rajavi.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Maryam-Rajavi-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Maryam-Rajavi-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Maryam-Rajavi-696x465.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Maryam-Rajavi-629x420.jpg 629w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-221626\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">In the current situation, the religious dictatorship\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Iran fear<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0the great uprising of\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019-update\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">November 2019<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0and the nightmare\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">scenario\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">an\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">escalation of the next uprising. The defiant youth and the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/t\/iranian-resistance-units\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Resistance Units<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0have also terrified the mullahs\u2019 regime with their continuous campaigns.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/free-iran-global-summit-on-july-17-iranian-regimes-fear-of-overthrow-by-the-people-and-the-mek-resistance-units\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 4:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"post_title\"><strong>Iran\u2019s economic bankruptcy will have political implications<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_221643\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-221643\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-221643\" title=\"Iran\u2019s-economic-bankruptcy-will-have-political-implications\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Iran\u2019s-economic-bankruptcy-will-have-political-implications.jpg\" alt=\"Iran\u2019s-economic-bankruptcy-will-have-political-implications\" width=\"600\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Iran\u2019s-economic-bankruptcy-will-have-political-implications.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Iran\u2019s-economic-bankruptcy-will-have-political-implications-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-221643\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iran\u2019s economic bankruptcy will have political implications<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">The value of the rial has further fallen and the official exchange rate in Tehran\u2019s stock market has surpassed 200,000 rials per dollar. The price of every gold coin has reached 90,000,000 rials.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">On June 19, the exchange rate was about 180,800 rials per dollar, but in less than two weeks, it has increased by more than 20 percent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">The value of the country&#8217;s currency and the purchasing power of the middle class and the underprivileged has declined by 20 percent in just two weeks. People have become 20 percent poorer in just two weeks.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-economic-bankruptcy-20200704\" 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 class=\"title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\"><strong>Locals protest against the sale of Qeshm&#8217;s coast<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\">On July 3, locals gathered in Qeshm&#8217;s coast to declare their protest against the government-linked companies, which planned to line their pockets with selling coasts. Many fishers make ends meet through coasts.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 2:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Nurses Protest Across Iran Against Mistreatment by the Regime amid COVID-19 Pandemic<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_221634\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-221634\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-221634\" title=\"Nurses-in-Mashhad-and-Gilan\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Nurses-in-Mashhad-and-Gilan.jpg\" alt=\"Nurses Protest Across Iran Against Mistreatment by the Regime amid COVID-19 Pandemic\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Nurses-in-Mashhad-and-Gilan.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Nurses-in-Mashhad-and-Gilan-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Nurses-in-Mashhad-and-Gilan-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Nurses-in-Mashhad-and-Gilan-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Nurses-in-Mashhad-and-Gilan-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Nurses-in-Mashhad-and-Gilan-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Nurses-in-Mashhad-and-Gilan-747x420.jpg 747w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-221634\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nurses in Mashhad and Gilan province staged protests gathering against extreme pressures, terrible living conditions, and overdue wages<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Iran is perhaps the only country in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">world where, during\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/coronavirus-in-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">COVID-19 pandemic<\/a>, medical professionals<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, who are on the frontline of<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0fight against the virus,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-contrast=\"auto\">are mistreated by the regime. The regime delays in paying Iranian nurses<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2019<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0paychecks<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and has not improved the<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ir<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0working conditions<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Reports from Iran indicate there have been various protests by the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">nurses<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0across Iran against the regime\u2019s mistreatments. Yet instead of answering their demands, the regime<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2019s security forces resort to cruelty and suppression.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/nurses-protest-across-iran-against-mistreatment-by-the-regime-amid-covid-19-pandemic\/\" 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><strong>Haft Tappeh workers protests &#8211; July 4, 2020- Shush, Khuzestan province, southwestern Iran: <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Haft Tappeh Sugarcane Co. workers gathered today on the 20th day of their strike to demand their unpaid wages, the return of workers fired for protesting, and an end to the company&#8217;s privatization.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Jul4- Shush, SW <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>\nHaft Tappeh Sugarcane Co. workers gathered today on the 20th day of their strike to demand their unpaid wages, the return of workers fired for protesting, and an end to the company&#8217;s privatization. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LBlJxMO6Dw\">https:\/\/t.co\/LBlJxMO6Dw<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QxI3Z7nR0c\">pic.twitter.com\/QxI3Z7nR0c<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1279324082794717195?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 10:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\"><strong>Massoumeh Malek Mohammadi: Awesome resistance against a cruel enemy<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_221637\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-221637\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-221637\" title=\"Massoumeh-Malek-Mohammadi\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Massoumeh-Malek-Mohammadi.jpg\" alt=\"Massoumeh-Malek-Mohammadi\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Massoumeh-Malek-Mohammadi.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Massoumeh-Malek-Mohammadi-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Massoumeh-Malek-Mohammadi-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-221637\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Massoumeh Malek Mohammadi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cOur salutes to the blood-drenched generation of June 20, who did not relent in their struggle against the mullahs\u2019 regime, passing from one battlefield to the other, from one torture chamber to the next,\u201d said Massoumeh Malek Mohammadi during her speech to the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2020\/06\/24\/iranian-womens-leadership-lauded-on-the-resistances-anniversary\/\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"women.ncr-iran.org-international virtual conference at Ashraf 3\">international virtual conference at Ashraf 3\u00a0<\/a>marking\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2020\/06\/18\/4-decades-of-resistance-for-freedom-by-generation-equality-in-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"women.ncr-iran.org-the 40th anniversary\">the 40<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0anniversary of the beginning of the Iranian Resistance<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey passed through the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2019\/09\/01\/residential-unit-the-secret-torture-chamber-to-break-pmoi-women\/\" title=\"women.ncr-iran.org-residential unit\">residential unit<\/a>\u201c, \u201cthe grave\u201d, \u201cthe coffin\u201d and \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2019\/08\/24\/the-cage-the-story-of-the-resistance-of-a-mojahed-woman-in-prison\/\" title=\"women.ncr-iran.org-the cage\">the cage<\/a>.\u201d They passed through the death corridors and the hanging halls of the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2017\/08\/04\/met-appointment-freedom\/\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"women.ncr-iran.org-1988 massacre\">1988 massacre<\/a>, and the 14-year blockade and house-arrest in Ashraf and Liberty (in Iraq), but did not budge an iota on their ideals. And today, they are the focal point of hope for freedom of the people of Iran,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_meta_container\">\n<div class=\"jeg_post_meta jeg_post_meta_1\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2020\/07\/02\/massoumeh-malek-mohammadi-awesome-resistance-against-a-cruel-enemy\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 9:30 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 342 Cities Exceeds 64,800<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-221621\" title=\"Iran-coronavirus-toll\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Iran-coronavirus-toll.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-coronavirus-toll\" width=\"600\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Iran-coronavirus-toll.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Iran-coronavirus-toll-300x163.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00b7 Deputy Governor of West Azerbaijan: Until the beginning of June, the death toll was less than six people a day, but yesterday the death toll in the Province passed 19. Danger is lurking for everyone<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00b7 Deputy Health Minister: There are no stable epidemic conditions in any of the provinces \u2026 We will face more severe crises in the cold season<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00b7 Loghman Hospital in Tehran: We are facing a new outbreak of the disease. We do our best. But the results are not so great, and we are witnessing loss of lives.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00b7 Mrs. Maryam Rajavi hailed the protesting nurses who were attacked with batons and Tasers in Mashhad, as well as the general practitioners, nurses and all medical staff who are striving their best to save the lives of patients. She added: By plundering and squandering the public wealth and resources on nuclear and missile projects, along with terrorism and warmongering, the clerical regime has destroyed the country\u2019s infrastructure. Despite the most skilled and selfless doctors and nurses, it has left our people defenseless in the face of the disease. The only way to end this situation is to overthrow the clerical regime and establish democracy and popular sovereignty.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The clerical regime has plundered our nation for 4 decades, wasting their wealth on nuclear and missile projects and on terrorism. Despite their selfless and proficient physicians and nurses, our people remain defenseless in the face of the pandemic. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/taJZyFhwh7\">https:\/\/t.co\/taJZyFhwh7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1279124792008990723?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 3, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/primer-the-history-the-peoples-mojahedin-organization-iran\" rel=\"noopener\">People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran<\/a>\u00a0(PMOI\/MEK) announced on Friday, July 3, 2020, that the Coronavirus death toll in 342 cities in Iran is more than <strong>64,800<\/strong>. The number of victims in Khuzestan is 4,950, Khorasan Razavi 4,170, Gilan 3,205, Lorestan 2,385, Sistan and Baluchestan 2,080, Alborz 2,030, West Azerbaijan 1,795, Kermanshah 1,655, Fars 1,380, Kurdistan 1,320, Yazd 820, North Khorasan 810, Central Province 660, Zanjan 580, and South Khorasan 190.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-coronavirus-death-toll-in-342-cities-exceeds-64800\/\" 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 class=\"post_title\"><strong>Terrorist who tried to bomb MEK Free Iran rally in prison for third year<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_221629\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-221629\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-221629\" title=\"Assadollah-Assadi-a-Vienna-based-Iranian-diplomat-was-arrested-on-July-1-2018-by-German-police-for-a-bomb-plot-against-an-annual-rally-of-the-NCR-in-2018-in-Paris.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Assadollah-Assadi-a-Vienna-based-Iranian-diplomat-was-arrested-on-July-1-2018-by-German-police-for-a-bomb-plot-against-an-annual-rally-of-the-NCR-in-2018-in-Paris..jpg\" alt=\"Assadollah-Assadi-a-Vienna-based-Iranian-diplomat-was-arrested-on-July-1-2018-by-German-police-for-a-bomb-plot-against-an-annual-rally-of-the-NCR-in-2018-in-Paris.\" width=\"600\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Assadollah-Assadi-a-Vienna-based-Iranian-diplomat-was-arrested-on-July-1-2018-by-German-police-for-a-bomb-plot-against-an-annual-rally-of-the-NCR-in-2018-in-Paris..jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Assadollah-Assadi-a-Vienna-based-Iranian-diplomat-was-arrested-on-July-1-2018-by-German-police-for-a-bomb-plot-against-an-annual-rally-of-the-NCR-in-2018-in-Paris.-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-221629\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Assadollah Assadi, a Vienna-based Iranian diplomat, was arrested on July 1, 2018, by German police for a bomb plot against an annual rally of the NCR) in 2018 in Paris.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAssadi&#8217;s incarceration entered its third year,\u201d lamented Iran\u2019s state-run Keyhan newspaper on Wednesday, referring to the regime\u2019s terrorist diplomat\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/asdollah-assadi-irans-diplomat-austria-who-ordered-the-terror-attack-was-arrested-germany\" rel=\"noopener\">Assadollah Assadi<\/a>, who was arrested in Germany on\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/free-iran-2018-gathering-events-happened\" rel=\"noopener\">June 30, 2018<\/a>, when caught in the middle of a bombing plot against the annual Free Iran rally of the supporters of the Iranian opposition People&#8217;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/primer-the-history-the-peoples-mojahedin-organization-iran\" rel=\"noopener\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/assadollah-assadi-terrori-plot-mek-free-iran-rally-20200703\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read more\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 8:30 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\"><strong>\u201cMaryam Rajavi is a symbol of national solidarity of the Iranian people\u201d : MEK Resistance Units<\/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 July 3, 2003.<br \/>\nOn June 17, 2003, the Iranian Resistance in France faced a dirty conspiracy and deal between the religious fascism ruling Iran and the French government.<br \/>\nDuring this conspiracy, French police brutally attacked the headquarters of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) in Auvers-sur-Oise, France and also the homes of members of the Iranian Resistance in Parisian suburbs and arrested the Resistance\u2019s President-elect and hundreds of members and officials of the Iranian Resistance. During this infamous conspiracy, the headquarters of the NCRI in Auvers-sur-Oise was ransacked by French Police and lots of properties were damaged.<br \/>\nUltimately, the French judiciary, preferring justice over politics, ordered the release of Mrs. Rajavi after 17 days of imprisonment.<br \/>\nThe Resistance Units bravely took to graffiti in public places with the slogans: \u201cJuly 3 is one of the most glorious moments in the history of the resistance of the Iranian people,\u201d \u201cIf resisting against the mullahs is a crime, we are proud of it,\u201d \u201cMaryam Rajavi is a symbol of national solidarity of the Iranian people,\u201d \u201cDemocracy and freedom with Maryam Rajavi\u201d and \u201cDear Maryam, you are the hope of the young generation, you will rescue Iran\u201d \/ \u201cDown with Khamenei, Viva Rajavi\u201d<br \/>\nThey wrote:<br \/>\nTehran\u2014 \u201cJuly 3 is a reminder of big victory over conspiracy and appeasement\u201d<br \/>\nTehran\u2014 \u201cIf resisting against the mullahs is a crime, we are proud of it\u201d<br \/>\nTehran\u2014 \u201cMaryam Rajavi is a symbol of national solidarity of the Iranian people\u201d<br \/>\nTehran\u2014 \u201cIf resisting against the mullahs is a crime, we are proud of it\u201d<br \/>\nTehran\u2014 \u201cJuly 3 is a reminder of big victory over conspiracy and appeasement\u201d<br \/>\nTehran\u2014 \u201cJuly 3 was the yearning of the Iranian people for freedom\u201d<br \/>\nTehran\u2014 \u201cIf resisting against the mullahs is a crime, we are proud of it\u201d<br \/>\nTehran\u2014 \u201cDemocracy and freedom with Maryam Rajavi\u201d<br \/>\nAmol\u2014 \u201cThe day we chose this path, we accepted all the dangers\u201d<br \/>\nTehran\u2014 \u201cIf resisting against the mullahs is a crime, we are proud of it\u201d<br \/>\nQazvin\u2014 \u201cDear Maryam, you are the hope of the young generation, you will rescue Iran\u201d \/ \u201cDown with Khamenei, Viva Rajavi\u201d<br \/>\nShiraz\u2014 \u201cMaryam Rajavi, we are waiting for you\u201d<br \/>\nAhvaz\u2014 \u201cDear Maryam, Iran is waiting for you\u201d \/ \u201cDown with Khamenei, viva Rajavi, hail to freedom\u201d<br \/>\nTehran\u2014 \u201cCongratulations for July 3\u201d<br \/>\nTehran\u2014 \u201cJuly 3 is one of the most glorious moments in the history of the resistance of the Iranian people\u201d<br \/>\nTehran\u2014 \u201cJuly 3 is one of the most glorious moments in the history of the resistance of the Iranian people\u201d<br \/>\nTehran\u2014 \u201cJuly 3 is one of the most glorious moments in the history of the resistance of the Iranian people\u201d<br \/>\nTehran\u2014 \u201cJuly 3 is one of the most glorious moments in the history of the resistance of the Iranian people\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: 8:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Maryam Rajavi: Corruption is widespread. The Iranian people realize that the suffering and poverty they face is because the mullahs have plundered our nation\u2019s wealth<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>The criminal mullahs have no way out of the crisis of overthrow.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Corruption is widespread. The Iranian people realize that the suffering and poverty they face is because the mullahs have plundered our nation\u2019s wealth. The criminal mullahs have no way out of the crisis of overthrow. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GXiS4cPrg8\">pic.twitter.com\/GXiS4cPrg8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1279061054664949760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 3, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/stats.sender.net\/forms\/dGYVLa\/view\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"td-animation-stack-type1-2 td-animation-stack-type1-1 aligncenter wp-image-219239\" title=\"Weekly-Signe-up-logo-300x100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Weekly-Signe-up-logo-300x100.png\" alt=\"Weekly-Signe-up-logo-300x100\" width=\"250\" height=\"83\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Iran news in brief, July 4, 2020<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 342 Cities Exceeds 64,800<br \/>\nPolitical Prisoner Denied Furlough Despite Coronavirus Threat<\/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, July 4, 2020, marks the 231<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-july-3-2020\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Latest News in Brief- July 3, 2020<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 7:00 PM CEST Iran: Coronavirus Update, Over 65,200 Deaths, July 4, 2020, 6:00 PM NUMBER OF VICTIMS [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":221630,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[182],"tags":[186],"class_list":{"0":"post-221628","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 v27.5 - 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