{"id":221726,"date":"2020-07-07T10:42:48","date_gmt":"2020-07-07T09:42:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=221726"},"modified":"2023-04-14T22:58:24","modified_gmt":"2023-04-14T21:58:24","slug":"latest-news-in-brief-july-7-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/latest-news-in-brief\/latest-news-in-brief-july-7-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News in Brief \u2013 July 7, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Iran, Hamedan: In Hamedan, the number of patients has tripled, and if it quadruples, we will lose the ability to control the disease.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

UPDATE: 6:55 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Maryam Rajavi
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Hail to the courageous youth in Omidiyeh, Ahvaz, who charged at the suppressive security forces attempting to arrest a young man, forcing them to retreat and setting the young man free<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Hail to the courageous youth in Omidiyeh, #Khuzestan<\/a>, who charged at the suppressive security forces attempting to arrest a young man, forcing them to retreat and setting the young man free. #Iran<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) July 7, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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UPDATE: 6:45 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran: Coronavirus Update, Over 66,900 Deaths, July 7, 2020, 6:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Iran: Coronavirus Update, Over 66,900 Deaths, July 7, 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

NUMBER OF VICTIMS (AS OF July 7, 2020, 6:00 PM CEST):<\/strong><\/p>\n

The\u00a0People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI)<\/a>\u00a0announced this afternoon, July 7, 2020, that Coronavirus has taken the lives of more than\u00a066,900\u00a0<\/strong>in 342 cities across Iran. The death toll in various provinces include: 16900 in Tehran, 5110 in Khuzestan, 4780 in Khorasan Razavi, 2995 in Mazandaran, 2130 in Sistan and Baluchistan, 1905 in West Azerbaijan, 1680 in Golestan, 1405 in Fars, 710 in Hormozgan, 345 in Kohgiluyehn and Boyer Ahmad. This is in addition to reports obtained from other provinces.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 6:10 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Free Iran Global Summit, Iran Rising Up for Freedom – Friday, July 17, 2020<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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

MEK Resistance Units Spread Message of Hope and Resistance in Iran<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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A sample of activities the MEK Resistance Units inside Iran.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Reports and footages from Iran indicate the activities by the\u00a0People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK)<\/a>\u00a0\u201cResistance Units<\/a>\u201d is expending daily across Iran. From Wednesday, July 1, to Saturday, July 4, the\u00a0<\/span>MEK\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>Resistance Units organized activities in Tehran<\/span>\u00a0and numerous other cities including:<\/span>\u00a0Isfahan, Shiraz, Qom, Ahvaz,\u00a0<\/span>Gorgan<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>Andimeshk<\/span>, Khorramabad,\u00a0<\/span>Nisha<\/span>p<\/span>ur<\/span>, Amol, Qazvin, Karaj, and Hamadan<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0calling for regime change and in support of the\u00a0<\/span>Iranian Resistance movement.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Iran\u2019s Currency Freefall: More Pressure on People and a Direct Result of Regime\u2019s Wrong Policies<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Iran\u2019s Currency Freefall: More Pressure on People and a Direct Result of Regime\u2019s Wrong Policies<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Iran\u2019s national currency is rapidly losing its value against the U.S. dollar<\/span>. Today,\u00a0<\/span>$1<\/span>\u00a0was exchanged at\u00a0<\/span>2<\/span>1<\/span>,<\/span>7<\/span>00\u00a0<\/span>toman<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0on\u00a0<\/span>the Iranian market.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>The exchange rate on Friday, June 19, was\u00a0<\/span>18,800<\/span>\u00a0tomans<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>it has\u00a0<\/span>increased\u00a0<\/span>by\u00a0<\/span>nearly<\/span>\u00a02<\/span>0 percent<\/span>\u00a0in less than\u00a0<\/span>two<\/span>\u00a0weeks.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 2:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe mullahs must go; sovereignty belongs to the Iranian people\u201d : MEK Resistance Units<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The Iranian Resistance Units, a network of activists of the People’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 with the slogans: \u201cRise up to overthrow the regime of the Supreme Leader,\u201d \u201cDown with Khamenei,\u201d \u201cDemocracy and freedom with Maryam Rajavi,\u201d and \u201cA free Iran with Maryam Rajavi.\u201d
\nThey wrote:
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cJuly 3 was the yearning of the Iranian people for freedom\u201d \/ \u201cJuly 3 is a reminder of big victory over conspiracy and appeasement\u201d
\nEsfarayen\u2014 \u201cJuly 3 is a reminder of big victory over conspiracy and appeasement\u201d
\nEsfarayen\u2014 \u201cThe day we chose this path, we had accepted all the dangers\u201d
\nBehbahan\u2014 \u201cThe mullahs must go; sovereignty belongs to the Iranian people\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cRise up, with national solidarity, spread the uprising so we can bring the day of freedom closer\u201d \/ \u201cDemocracy and freedom with Maryam Rajavi\u201d
\nTabriz\u2014 \u201cA free Iran with Maryam Rajavi\u201d
\nBorujen\u2014 \u201cA free Iran with Maryam Rajavi\u201d
\nBabol\u2014 \u201cDemocracy and freedom with Maryam Rajavi\u201d \/ \u201cA free Iran with Maryam Rajavi\u201d
\nShiraz\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei, hail to freedom, hail to Rajavi\u201d
\nMasouleh\u2014 \u201cRise up to overthrow the regime of the Supreme Leader\u201d
\nMassouleh\u2014 \u201cWe must rise to take back our legitimate rights\u201d
\nQom\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei\u201d<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 8:30 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Maryam Rajavi: The clerical regime has plundered our nation for 4 decades, squandering the country\u2019s wealth on nuclear and missile projects and on terrorism<\/strong><\/h3>\n

It has destroyed all the country\u2019s infrastructures. The regime has left our people defenseless in the face of the pandemic.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The clerical regime has plundered our nation for 4 decades, squandering the country\u2019s wealth on nuclear and missile projects & on terrorism. It has destroyed all the country\u2019s infrastructures. The regime has left our people defenseless in the face of the pandemic #COVID\u30fc19<\/a> #Iran<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/2W6CRNu4nI<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) July 6, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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How MEK and Ashraf 3 have become a source of hope and inspiration for Iran\u2019s youth<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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The entrance of Ashraf 3, home to members of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran-PMOI-MEK- in Albania<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On June 2019, for the first time the \u201cFree Iran 2019 event<\/a>\u201d, that traditionally was hosted in Paris from 2004 to 2018, was organized in Ashraf 3, and hundreds of\u00a0international dignitaries from 47 nations<\/a>\u00a0came to support\u00a0Ten-Point Plan<\/a>\u00a0of Mrs.\u00a0Maryam Rajavi<\/a>, the president-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI<\/a>).<\/p>\n

In tandem with the establishment of Ashraf 3, the MEK\u2019s network inside Iran has grown exponentially in the past years.\u00a0Resistance units<\/a>\u00a0and councils find inspiration in the endurance and persistence of MEK members in Ashraf 3.<\/p>\n

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Zarif\u2019s first visit to new parliament stirs major crisis in Iran
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Iranian regime Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Iranian regime Foreign Minister\u00a0Mohammad Javad Zarif<\/a>\u00a0was summoned for questioning before the new Majlis (the mullahs\u2019 parliament) for the first time on Sunday, July 5. The quarrels and disputes that erupted shed new light and provided an intriguing window into the internal disputes and crises that are riddling the mullahs\u2019 entire apparatus.<\/p>\n

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Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 342 Cities Surpassed 66,400<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Over 66,400 dead of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Iran-Iran Coronavirus Death Toll per PMOI MEK sources<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n