{"id":224081,"date":"2020-08-18T07:38:30","date_gmt":"2020-08-18T06:38:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=224081"},"modified":"2023-03-30T00:25:55","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T23:25:55","slug":"latest-news-in-brief-august-18-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/latest-news-in-brief\/latest-news-in-brief-august-18-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News in Brief \u2013 August 18, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kerman’s Grand Bazaar – Health Ministry Spokesperson: In Kerman Province, the infection and hospitalizations increased from the beginning of June and peaked in July.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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UPDATE: 8:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran: Coronavirus Update, Over 90,700 Deaths, August 18, 2020, 6:00 PM
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The\u202fPeople\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran<\/a>\u00a0(PMOI-MEK)\u202fannounced this afternoon, August 18, 2020, that Coronavirus has taken the lives of more than\u202f90,700\u202fin<\/strong> 394 cities across Iran. The death toll in various provinces include: 22205 in Tehran, 6500 in Khorasan Razavi, 6214 in Khuzestan, 4297 in Mazandaran, 3806 in Gilan, 2613 in East Azerbaijan, 2575 in West Azerbaijan, 2575 in Golestan, 1442 in North Khorasan, 1403 in Kerman, 1156 in Markazi, 1147 in Semnan, 1065 in Ardebil, 1065 in Yazd, 841 in Zanjan, and 597 in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari. This is in addition to reports obtained from other provinces.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 6:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s Regime Arms Embargo Is Indispensable To Regional and Global Peace and Security<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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UN Security Council<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The United Nations Security Council\u00a0<\/span>failed to<\/span>\u00a0pass the draft\u00a0<\/span>resolution\u00a0<\/span>presented by the United States to extend the Iranian regime\u2019s arms embargo. This action further increases the Iranian people\u2019s harsh living conditions and threats\u00a0<\/span>t<\/span>he<\/span>\u00a0global peace and security. But how?\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Rapid Decline of Iran\u2019s Stock Market: Direct Result of Regime\u2019s Wrong Economic Policies<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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The Iranian regime\u2019s president, Hassan Rouhani<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0bragged about so-called \u201ceconomic relief\u201d for days<\/span>, which was nothing but selling oil or other governmental shares to the Iranian people and further plundering the nation. Now, days after this plan was announced the Iranian stock market\u00a0<\/span>experienced heavy\u00a0<\/span>losses<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This will further add to the Iranian people\u2019s\u00a0economic hardships,<\/a>\u00a0thus, increas<\/span>ing<\/span>\u00a0the society\u2019s restiveness.\u00a0<\/span>Something that Iran\u2019s state<\/span>-run<\/span>\u00a0media have been warning about.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Defiant Youth Target Centers and Symbols of Repression<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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In recent days,\u00a0defiant youth<\/a>\u00a0targeted repressive centers of the IRGC and the paramilitary Bassij, torching their entrances, in Tehran and other cities, including Karaj, Chaharmahahl-Bakhtiari, Langrud, Zahedan, Kordkuy (Golestan Province), Rasht, Marand, Gorgan, Mashhad, and Shiraz.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 2:45 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Workers of the Haft Tappeh Sugarcane Company on Tuesday, August 18 continue their protests and strike for the 65th day in Shush, Khuzestan province, southwest Iran<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Workers of the Haft Tappeh Sugarcane Company on Tuesday, August 18 continue their protests and strike for the 65th day in Shush, Khuzestan province, southwest Iran.#IranProtests<\/a>#\u0627\u0639\u062a\u0631\u0627\u0636\u0627\u062a_\u0633\u0631\u0627\u0633\u0631\u06cc<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/jk1LkPRBs5<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) August 18, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n