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Zarinshahr city is the center of Lenjan county in Isfahan province – Lenjan Governor: Officially, over 30 Coronavirus patients are identified, and an average of three die daily in Lenjan.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

UPDATE: 5:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Holding Iran\u2019s Regime
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Accountable for Terrorism Is Indispensable for Global Peace and Security<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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United States Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, on Friday, announced the designation of 14 Iranian regime officials, including 13 terrorist operatives involved in the assassination of Professor Kazem Rajavi, the representative of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) in Switzerland, and a renowned human rights defender.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The recent\u00a0<\/span>U.S.\u00a0<\/span>designation<\/span><\/a>\u00a0of the Iranian regime\u2019s 13 terrorist diplomats, who\u00a0<\/span>assassinated Professor\u00a0Kazem Rajavi<\/a>\u00a0in Switzerland in 1990, along with\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>recent trial of\u00a0<\/span>Assadollah<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Assadi<\/a>, another terrorist diplomat arrested in 2018 for attempting to bomb\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>opposition rally<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0underlines the need to close all the regime\u2019s embassies\u00a0<\/span>and hold all terrorists and top officials<\/span>\u00a0of the mullahs\u2019 regime to account for terrorism.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 2:55 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

How Mullahs Use COVID-19 To Prevent Major Iran Protests<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Coronavirus outbreak in Iran<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Holding university exams, planning to hold mourning ceremonies in Muharram, forcing people back to work amid the\u00a0COVID-19 outbreak<\/a>, and systematic cover-up of this crisis, are the Iranian regime\u2019s plan to use\u00a0<\/span>the Coronavirus pandemic<\/span>\u00a0for thwarting an uprising, thus preventing its downfall.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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

MEK Resistance Units take to graffiti saying they are ready for the regime change in Iran<\/strong><\/h3>\n
The People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK), internal network, known as the Resistance Units, continued to organize various activities across the country calling for regime change and an end to the mullahs\u2019 regime ruling Iran.
\nThe Iranian Resistance held up signs and took to graffiti with the slogans of the Iranian Resistance Leaders Massoud Rajavi and Maryam Rajavi.
\nTheir slogans read:
\n\u201cThe demons ruling our country are slaughtering us just like the massacre of the political prisoners.\u201d \/ \u201cWe will overthrow the evil regime in Iran. This commitment is our dignity.\u201d \/ \u201cIran Maryam, Maryam Iran\u201d \/ \u201cThe sacred blood of those martyrs, particularly those slain in 1988, is today inspiring the nation in Iran\u201d
\nThey wrote:
\nQom\u2014 \u201cThe demons ruling our country are slaughtering us just like the massacre of the political prisoners.\u201d
\nNishapur\u2014 \u201cWe will overthrow the evil regime in Iran. This commitment is our dignity.\u201d
\nRamsar\u2014 \u201cIran Maryam, Maryam Iran\u201d
\nIsfahan\u2014 \u201cThe demons ruling our country are slaughtering us just like the massacre of the political prisoners.\u201d \/ \u201cThe sacred blood of those martyrs, particularly those slain in 1988, is today inspiring the nation in Iran\u201d
\nZabol\u2014 The only way to achieve freedom is to revolt\u201d
\nIsfahan\u2014 \u201cThe overthrow of the mullahs\u2019 regime is possible through the Resistance Units\u201d
\nYazd\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei, damn Khomeini, hail to Rajavi\u201d
\nKaraj\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei\u201d<\/div>\n
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MEK Resistance Units support Iran’s workers’ strike<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Iran News on Coronavirus Update\u2013August 21, 2020<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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UPDATE: 9:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Designation of 13 Assassins of Dr. Kazem Rajavi by the State Department Is an Essential and Effective Step To Combat Terrorism<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Dr. Kazem Rajavi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Designation of 13 assassins of Dr. Kazem Rajavi by the State Department is an essential and effective step to combat terrorism. It must be complemented by the prosecution and punishments of the regime\u2019s leaders.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Mrs. Maryam Rajavi<\/a>, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI<\/a>), welcomed the designation by the U.S. Secretary of State of 13 assassins of\u00a0Dr. Kazem Rajavi<\/a>, the great martyr to the cause of human rights. She described it as an essential and effective step to combat terrorism and to safeguard the security of European countries. Mrs. Rajavi added that this designation must be complemented by the designation of the leaders of the clerical regime, including its supreme leader Ali Khamenei, Ali Fallahian, at the time the Intelligence Minister, Ali Akbar Velayati, Khamenei\u2019s advisor and then-Foreign Minister, and Hassan Rouhani, at the time the Secretary for the Supreme National Security Council, as the masterminds of the Dr. Rajavi\u2019s assassination in April 1990, near Geneva.<\/p>\n

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The designation should be complemented by blacklisting of those who ordered this crime: Ali Khamenei; the incumbent ministers of Intelligence and Foreign Affairs, Ali Fallahian and Ali Akbar Velayati; & Hassan Rouhani, the incumbent secretary of the Supreme Security Council.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) August 21, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Professor #KazemRajavi<\/a> was assassinated in 1990 near Geneva by the clerical regime\u2019s terrorists. #Iran<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) August 21, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 394 Cities Surpasses 92,300\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Over 92,300 dead of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Iran-Iran Coronavirus Death Toll per PMOI MEK sources<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u00b7 Hamid Souri, member of the National Coronavirus Combat Taskforce (NCCT): In the recent higher education Entrance Exam, only one infected student, has infected 17 family members and relatives, after returning from the exam. We must wait for an epidemic to spread again, which will be very, very bitter. (State TV, August 19)<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Minoo Mohraz, member of NCCT: \u201cWe proposed to postpone the entrance exam until the weather would be better, and it could be held outdoors. But the Health Ministry was forced to write a protocol. Who wants to implement it? The entrance exam is a gathering, and I, as an expert, say it should not be held indoors.\u201d (Hamshahri daily, August 19)<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Ahmad Naderi, a regime parliament deputy: At a time when the Coronavirus death rate was over 200 daily, the municipality did not cancel the traffic plan. (E\u2019temad online, August 20)<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Lenjan Governor: Officially, over 30 Coronavirus patients are identified, and an average of three die daily in Lenjan. (Fars news agency, August 21)<\/p>\n

\u00b7 A spokesperson for the Health Ministry: 114 cities across the country are red, and 133 cities are in a state of alert. (IRNA, August 21)<\/p>\n

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More than 3,000 refinery workers join other oil\/gas industry workers on strike<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Strikes by oil sector workers in Dehloran, Ilam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On Thursday, August 20, marking the twentieth day of the strike launched by workers of Iran\u2019s oil and gas refineries, petrochemicals and power plants, reports indicate more than 3,000 workers of the IGC refinery in the city of Dehloran in Ilam province, western Iran.<\/p>\n

These workers joining others on the twentieth day of the strike is a sign of victory, unity and solidarity among the protesting workers to realize their basic rights and their salaries, which have so far been violated and plundered by the mullahs\u2019 regime.<\/p>\n

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UN Sanctions on Iran Regime Is a Necessary Step To Stop People\u2019s Misery and Terrorism in Middle East<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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The Iranian regime unveiled two ballistic missiles on Thursday. These two missiles were named after Qassem Soleimani, eliminated head of the IRGC Quds Force and Abu Mehdi-al-Muhandis, an Iraqi terrorist.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Iranian regime\u00a0unveiled two new\u00a0ballistic missiles<\/a>\u00a0on Thursday. This development, as the Iranian people grapple with poverty and\u00a0COVID-19<\/a>\u00a0<\/a>and the region burns in\u00a0the\u00a0flames of war and terrorism, underlines the need to reimpose\u00a0the international\u00a0arms embargo\u00a0on Iran\u2019s regime.<\/p>\n

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\"Weekly-Signe-up-logo-300x100\"<\/a>Iran news in brief, August 22, 2020<\/strong><\/h3>\n

U.S. Designates Iran Regime’s Terrorists for Assassinating Kazem Rajavi
\nIran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 394 Cities Surpasses 92,300<\/p>\n

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

Saturday, August 22, 2020, marks the 280th<\/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- August 21, 2020<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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