{"id":222264,"date":"2020-07-16T09:04:23","date_gmt":"2020-07-16T08:04:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=222264"},"modified":"2023-04-07T11:23:19","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T10:23:19","slug":"latest-news-in-brief-july-16-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/latest-news-in-brief\/latest-news-in-brief-july-16-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News in Brief \u2013 July 16, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tehran, Iran: Head of the NCCT: Tehran, is facing a unique situation. In the past 24 hours, we hospitalized 890 Coronavirus patients. The week-long restriction will not suffice. It should be extended in the coming weeks.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

UPDATE: 9:35 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Breaking News: Iran Protests<\/strong><\/h2>\n

July 16 – Behbahan, southwest Iran: Locals chanting, “We don’t want the mullahs’ regime!”<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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July 16 – Behbahan, southwest #Iran<\/a>
\nLocals chanting, “We don’t want the mullahs’ regime!”#IranProtests<\/a>pic.twitter.com\/lmUH1aPRs6<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) July 16, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

July 16 – Behbahan, southwest Iran: Locals chanting, “Bassiji, shame on you! Let go of the country!”<\/strong>
\nThe Bassij are the regime’s main arm for domestic crackdown.<\/h3>\n
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July 16 – Behbahan, southwest #Iran<\/a>
\nLocals chanting, “Bassiji, shame on you! Let go of the country!”<\/p>\n

The Bassij are the regime’s main arm for domestic crackdown.#IranProtests<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/4C7CBIElxM<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) July 16, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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UPDATE: 7:45 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran: Coronavirus Update, Over 71,700 Deaths, July 16, 2020, 6:00 PM
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The\u202f<\/span>People\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>Mojahedin<\/span>\u00a0Organization of Iran (PMOI-MEK)<\/span><\/a>\u202fannounced this afternoon, July 1<\/span>6<\/span>, 2020, that Coronavirus has taken the lives of more than\u202f<\/span>71<\/span><\/b>,<\/span><\/b>7<\/span><\/b>00\u202f<\/span><\/b>in 342 cities across Iran. The death toll in various provinces include:<\/span>17,<\/span>8<\/span>50 in Tehran,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>3145 in Mazandaran,\u00a0<\/span>2,<\/span>695<\/span>\u00a0in Lorestan,\u00a0<\/span>2265 in Alborz,\u00a0<\/span>1<\/span>895<\/span>\u00a0in Hamedan,<\/span>\u00a01820 in Kermanshah,<\/span>\u00a01<\/span>725<\/span>\u00a0in Fars<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>This is in addition to reports obtained from other provinces.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Iran: Resistance Summit is Opportunity to Make Iranian Voices Central to Western Policy<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By: Alejo Vidal-Quadras<\/strong><\/p>\n

This Friday marks the\u00a0annual gathering<\/a>\u00a0of\u00a0Iranian<\/a>\u00a0expatriates organized by the National Council of Resistance of Iran. From its inception in 2004 until 2018, the event took place near Paris each summer. In 2019, it was instead held at the recently completed compound in Albania that houses members of the\u00a0NCRI\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0main constituent group, the\u00a0People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI-MEK)<\/a>. This year, because of the coronavirus pandemic, it was not possible to organize an event according to the same protocol. But it will go forward all the same, with participants gathering in small groups in their home countries or tapping into the livestream from their own homes.<\/p>\n

Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 3:45 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran: Annual \u201cFree Iran Global Summit\u201d of NCRI and MEK<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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The\u00a0National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)<\/a>\u00a0will hold its annual \u201cFree\u00a0Iran<\/a>\u00a0Global Summit\u201d on Friday, 17 July 2020. This virtual event will\u00a0<\/span>connect over\u00a0<\/span>30,000 online locations from four corners of the world.\u00a0<\/span>Around 1000 renowned politicians from both sides of the Atlantic will join this event.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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UPDATE: 3:15 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Maryam Rajavi: Interview with The Washington Times<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Interview with The Washington Times #Iran<\/a> #FreeIran2020<\/a>https:\/\/t.co\/4DLrtn3ubM<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/5lWPk2iYRI<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) July 16, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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UPDATE: 11:55 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s Military Threats Are a Fantasy Designed to Hold Back Regime Change<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Iran\u2019s Military Threats Are a Fantasy Designed to Hold Back Regime Change<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Recently,\u00a0<\/span>the Iranian regime<\/span>\u00a0signed a new agreement with Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad affirming ongoing military cooperation, including the transfer of\u00a0<\/span>weapons needed to bolster Syria\u2019s air defense. Mohammad Bagheri, the Chief of Staff of Iran\u2019s armed forces, specifically celebrated this development as a sign of achievements by the \u201cAxis of Resistance\u201d against Western regional influence. \u201cThe signed agreement strengthens our will and our determination to cooperate in the face of American pressure,\u201d he noted.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 9:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran: Trial of Assadollah Assadi, the Terrorist Bomber Diplomat and Three Criminal Accomplices in Belgium<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Assadollah Assadi, a diplomat terrorist from Iran\u2019s embassy in Vienna<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This morning, July 15, the trial of Assadollah Assadi, an Iranian regime diplomat, who conducted and carried out the plan to bomb a massive Iranian opposition gathering on June 30, 2018, in Villepinte, Paris, began in the court of the city of Antwerp in Belgium. Along with Assadi, three of his accomplices, Amir Saadouni, Nasimeh Naami, and Mehrdad Arefani, will also be tried.<\/p>\n

This is the first time a diplomat in Europe has been put on trial for direct involvement in terrorism. This shows that the regime does not spare any crime and expense to destroy the\u00a0Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK\/ PMOI)<\/a>\u00a0and the Iranian Resistance as the main threat to its existence.<\/p>\n

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Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 346 Cities Exceeds 71,300<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"Over-71300-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources\"<\/p>\n

Unprecedented dimensions of the Coronavirus disaster in Tehran and Alborz provinces<\/strong>
\nIraj Harirchi, Deputy Health Minister: 15 provinces and 187 cities are red, and 92 cities in orange situation and this is concerning
\nAlireza Zali, head of the National Coronavirus Combat Taskforce (NCCT) in Tehran: Tehran, is facing a unique situation. In the past 24 hours, we hospitalized 890 Coronavirus patients. The week-long restriction will not suffice. It should be extended in the coming weeks.
\nAlborz Governor: 50 people lost their lives in the past 48 hours in Alborz
\nThe rate of Coronavirus transmission in Qom has increased three to five-fold in recent weeks
\nAccording to the NCCT, 18 people died of Coronavirus in Kerman last night, the highest death toll based on the state-controlled statistics since the beginning of the pandemic.<\/p>\n

Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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U.S. politicians & dignitaries announce support for \u201cFree Iran Global Summit 2020\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani announced on his Twitter account on Sunday, July 11, that he will participate in the annual gathering of the Iranian Resistance, the \u201cFree Iran Global Summit: Iran Rising Up for Freedom,\u201d<\/a>\u00a0along with other prominent American leaders, Joseph Liberman, Judge Michael Mukasey and Senator Robert Torricelli.<\/p>\n

\u201cSenators Lieberman and Toricelli, Judge Mukasey and I and many other leaders, worldwide, will be speaking. There are real possibilities for a free and non-nuclear Iran. Join us to find out,\u201d Giuliani tweeted.<\/p>\n

Giuliani and Liberman, a former U.S. senator and Vice Presidential candidate in the 2000 election, have participated in\u00a0\u201cFree Iran\u201d gatherings of 2018<\/a>\u00a0in Paris and\u00a02019<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Ashraf 3<\/a>, home to 3000 members of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Also, on June 30,\u00a0a bipartisan group<\/a>\u00a0of renowned politicians, and dignitaries from the U.S. declared in\u00a0a joint letter<\/a>\u00a0their support for the MEK and the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Read more\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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MEK Resistance Units announces support for online \u201cFree Iran Global Summit\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\"Activities-of-the-Iranian-Resistance-Units-Tehran-\u2013-July-2020.-Their-banner-reads-\u201cDear-Maryam-we-are-waiting-for-you-to-return.\u201d\"
Activities of the Iranian Resistance Units, Tehran \u2013 July 2020. Their banner reads: \u201cDear Maryam we are waiting for you to return.\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

With two days left to the annual gathering of the Iranian Resistance, the\u00a0\u201cFree Iran Global Summit: Iran Rising Up for Freedom<\/a>: MEK\u00a0Resistance Units<\/a>\u00a0Are the Key to Regime Change in Iran\u201d which will be held online on July 17, activists inside Iran are showing their support for this important even.<\/p>\n

The gathering will be held in\u00a0Ashraf 3<\/a>, home to 3,000 members of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK<\/a>) in Albania, and will be joined online by people from 30,000 locations in Iran and 100 countries around the world, including 1,000 renowned politicians, dignitaries, human rights activists, and parliamentarians from the US and Europe.<\/p>\n

From Saturday July 11 to Tuesday July 14, the Resistance Units, an\u00a0internal network<\/a>\u00a0of the MEK, organized activities, announcing their support for the annual gathering of the Iranian Resistance in cities such as Tehran, Isfahan, Tabriz, Ardabil, Shiraz, Karaj, Kerman, Abadan, Lahijan, Rasht, Zahedan, Khorramabad, Khorramshahr, Noshahr, Kashan, Yazd, Fars Province, Arak, Qazvin, Rudsar, Islamabad, Khorasan Razavi, Ahvaz, Shahr-e Quds, Chalus, Meshkin Shahr, Marivan, Shahin Shahr (University of Payam Nour), Kermanshah, Arak, Varamin, Jiroft, and Gorgan.<\/p>\n

The Resistance Units bravely took to graffiti in public places and sent personal messages in support of\u00a0Maryam Rajavi<\/a>, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI<\/a>), and the Free Iran gathering 2020. Their activities and personal messages express the Iranian people\u2019s determination to overthrow the mullahs\u2019 regime and desire for a free and democratic Iran.<\/p>\n

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Women fight forest fires with bare hands in at least 2,000 points in Iran<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Wildfires have burned down an estimated 2,000 locations in Iran\u2019s forests in recent months, particularly in the Zagros Mountains\u2019 forests and the protected forests in southwestern Iran. Successive forest fires started on May 22, 2020 and spread through three Iranian provinces. In contrast to the regime officials who did not take any effective measure to extinguish the fires, locals including many women rushed to put out the fire empty-handed and without any equipment.<\/p>\n

Regime inaction even as fires spread in Iran\u2019s ancient forests<\/strong>
\nWildfires destroyed the Zagros forests and natural areas of Kurdistan, Khuzestan, and Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad provinces and extended to the Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forests in Aras, East Azerbaijan in June.<\/p>\n

\"Fire-in-Iran-forests\"<\/p>\n

Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Thursday, July 16, 2020, marks the 243rd<\/sup>\u00a0day since the beginning of the nationwide Iran protests.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0People\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

Mrs.\u00a0Maryam Rajavi\u00a0<\/a>the President-elect of\u00a0the 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

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE UPRISING:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Number of uprising cities:\u00a0191<\/strong><\/p>\n

Number of martyrs: At least\u00a01500<\/strong><\/p>\n

Number of injured: More than\u00a04,000<\/strong><\/p>\n

Number of detainees: More than\u00a012,000<\/strong><\/p>\n

Read more<\/strong>:\u00a0Latest News in Brief- July 15, 2020<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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