{"id":224738,"date":"2020-08-28T09:55:48","date_gmt":"2020-08-28T08:55:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=224738"},"modified":"2023-04-07T10:35:31","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T09:35:31","slug":"latest-news-in-brief-august-28-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/latest-news-in-brief\/latest-news-in-brief-august-28-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News in Brief \u2013 August 28, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_224739\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-224739\" style=\"width: 692px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-224739\" title=\"Ramsar2-Iran-28082020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ramsar2-Iran-28082020-300x179.jpg\" alt=\"Ramsar2-Iran-28082020\" width=\"692\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ramsar2-Iran-28082020-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ramsar2-Iran-28082020-768x457.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ramsar2-Iran-28082020-696x414.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ramsar2-Iran-28082020-706x420.jpg 706w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ramsar2-Iran-28082020.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 692px) 100vw, 692px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-224739\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iran, Ramsar &#8211; Yesterday and today, the situation in Ramsar has even exceeded the red status. (ISNA, August 27)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 9:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Criminal sentences of death, flogging, and imprisonment<\/h2>\n<h3>for three brothers for participating in the Kazerun and Shiraz uprisings<\/h3>\n<p>Maryam Rajavi calls for an urgent national and international action to stop the death sentence of Navid Afkari<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The mullahs\u2019 religious fascist regime handed down outrageous flogging, prison and death sentences for three brothers for took part in the protests in Kazerun and Shiraz. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopExecutionsInIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopExecutionsInIran<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1299372838135226374?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 28, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-224777 alignnone\" title=\"Coronavirus-28082020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Coronavirus-28082020.jpg\" alt=\"Coronavirus-28082020\" width=\"600\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Coronavirus-28082020.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Coronavirus-28082020-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"post_title\">Iran coronavirus update: Over 96,000 deaths, official says most of the country is \u201cred\u201d<\/h3>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">Iran, August 28, 2020 &#8211; Over 96,000 people have died of the novel coronavirus in 408 cities checkered across all of Iran\u2019s 31 provinces, according to reports tallied by the Iranian opposition People&#8217;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>) as of Friday afternoon local time, August 28. The official death count declared by the regime stands at 21,249, around a fifth of the actual figure.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-coronavirus-news-96000-deaths-20200828\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-224780 alignnone\" title=\"Ahvaz_workers_28082020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ahvaz_workers_28082020.jpg\" alt=\"Ahvaz_workers_28082020\" width=\"600\" height=\"331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ahvaz_workers_28082020.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ahvaz_workers_28082020-300x166.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Ahvaz \u200cmunicipality workers hold protest rally<\/h3>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">Iran, August 28, 2020 &#8211; On Thursday, August 27, a group of District 7 municipality workers in the city of Ahvaz, southwest Iran, held a protest rally.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">Workers of the Ahvaz Municipal Executive Unit gathered in front of the District Municipality building demanding their delayed paychecks and authorities to address their problems.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-protests-update-ahvaz-abadan-shush-20200828\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE:11:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Demolition of houses of deprived people in Abolfazl village and firing bullets and tear gas at protesters<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I urge the brave people and youth of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ahvaz?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Ahvaz<\/a> to rush to the aid of the residents of Abolfazl district. They have committed no crime but defending their lives and homes against the mullahs\u2019 corrupt Mostazafan foundation. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aK50yLQ9Dj\">https:\/\/t.co\/aK50yLQ9Dj<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0Mo3MC8dWg\">pic.twitter.com\/0Mo3MC8dWg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1299087542222905345?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 27, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"post_title\">Iran protests: Azvico depositors hold rally highlighting regime\u2019s corrupt practices<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> protests: Azvico depositors hold rally highlighting regime\u2019s corrupt practices<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bCekjWiJgP\">https:\/\/t.co\/bCekjWiJgP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1299005416974606336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 27, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\">Political prisoner Zahra Safaei brutalized by dangerous inmates in Qarchak Prison<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Political prisoner Zahra Safaei was brutalized August27, 2020, in notorious Qarchak Prison by dangerous criminals hired &amp; incited by Ministry of Intelligence.<br \/>We had already warned abt lives of women political prisoners being in danger in Qarchak Prison. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zfAI0QAyVD\">https:\/\/t.co\/zfAI0QAyVD<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RiIouvX8B1\">pic.twitter.com\/RiIouvX8B1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Women&#39;s Committee NCRI (@womenncri) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/womenncri\/status\/1299242904414814209?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 28, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE:10:30 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Regime Judiciary Orders Mostafa Salehi\u2019s Wife To Pay 425 Million Tomans \u201cBlood Money\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" title=\"mostafa-salehi-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/mostafa-salehi-1-1024x512.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Regime Judiciary Orders Mostafa Salehi\u2019s Wife To Pay 425 Million Tomans \u201cBlood Money\u201d in retaliation against the universal condemnation of his execution and protests by Iranians abroad.\u00a0The failure to pay will result in the seizure of his house and property.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-human-rights\/regime-judiciary-orders-mostafa-salehis-wife-to-pay-425-million-tomans-blood-money\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 404 Cities Exceeds 95,000<\/h3>\n<figure style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Over-95500-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Over-95500-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources-696x397.jpg\" alt=\"Over-95500-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources\" width=\"600\" height=\"342\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Over 95,500 dead of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Iran &#8211; Iran Coronavirus Death Toll per PMOI MEK sources<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Iraj Harirchi, regime\u2019s Deputy Health Minister: If we face the third wave of the outbreak, a fundamental difference is that our medical, nursing, health, and paramedical community are tired and worn out. 164 medical staff have died with Coronavirus.<\/li>\n<li>Qassem Jan-Babaei, Deputy Health Minister: Coronavirus continues to spread across the country. If we do not pay enough attention to this disease, the third Coronavirus wave will move more intensely. (Mehr news agency, August 26)<\/li>\n<li>Isfahan University of Medical Sciences: In addition to the increase in hospitalized patients, acute and fatal cases have also increased compared to previous weeks. We have not had a virus-free city in the Province since the last week of July. (Mehr news agency, August 27)<\/li>\n<li>Head of Ramsar Health Network: Yesterday and today, the situation in Ramsar has even exceeded the red status. For more than 50 consecutive days, the situation in Mazandaran Province has been red. (ISNA, August 27)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-coronavirus-death-toll-in-404-cities-surpasses-95500\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iran Regime\u2019s Officials Consider Coronavirus \u201cBad\u201d for Themselves \u201cGood\u201d for People<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_224708\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-224708\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" td-animation-stack-type1-2 wp-image-224708\" title=\"Iran-Muharram-mourning-ceremonies\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Iran-Muharram-mourning-ceremonies.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Regime\u2019s Officials Consider Coronavirus \u201cBad\u201d for Themselves \u201cGood\u201d for People \" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Iran-Muharram-mourning-ceremonies.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Iran-Muharram-mourning-ceremonies-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Iran-Muharram-mourning-ceremonies-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Iran-Muharram-mourning-ceremonies-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Iran-Muharram-mourning-ceremonies-747x420.jpg 747w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-224708\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iran \u2013 Muharram mourning ceremonies amid coronavirus outbreak<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">After pushing for holding the\u00a0<\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/human-rights\/irans-regime-desperate-yet-criminal-decision-to-reopen-religious-sites-and-sermons-amid-coronavirus-outbreak\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Muharram mourning ceremonies<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0despite the coronavirus outbreak and its rising death toll, the Iranian regime\u2019s Supreme Leader\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">will not physically attend these ceremonies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/uncategorized\/iran-regimes-officials-consider-coronavirus-bad-for-themselves-good-for-people\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/stats.sender.net\/forms\/dGYVLa\/view\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-219239 aligncenter td-animation-stack-type1-2 td-animation-stack-type1-1\" 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=\"249\" height=\"83\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3>Iran news in brief, August 27, 2020<\/h3>\n<p>Over 95,500 people have died of the novel coronavirus in 404 cities checkered across all of Iran\u2019s 31 provinces, according to reports tallied by the Iranian opposition People&#8217;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran as of Thursday afternoon local time. The official death count declared by the regime stands at 21,137, around a fifth of the actual figure.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, August 28, 2020\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_iFuMoJaI0yM\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FiFuMoJaI0yM%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iFuMoJaI0yM\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M33S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2020-08-28T10:45:00Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_iFuMoJaI0yM\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FiFuMoJaI0yM%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, August 28, 2020<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/iFuMoJaI0yM\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FiFuMoJaI0yM%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, August 28, 2020\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, August 28, 2020 Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 404 Cities Surpasses 95,500 Over 95,500 people have died of the novel coronavirus in 404 cities checkered across all of Iran\u2019s 31 provinces, according to reports tallied by the Iranian opposition People&#039;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran as of Thursday afternoon local time. The official death count declared by the regime stands at 21,137, around a fifth of the actual figure. \u201cIf we enter a third wave there will be a major difference this time around. Our medical society, nurses, hygiene professionals and paraphysicists are tired and over fatigued,\u201d said Deputy Health Minister Iraj Harirchi on Wednesday. He emphasized that 164 medical professionals have died and two members of the medical staff in the Revolutionary Guards hospital in Tehran died on Wednesday, according to a report aired on state TV. Iran: Security Forces Fire Shotgun Pellets at Protesting Villagers Security forces attacked locals in Hazrat-e Abolfazl Village, with pellet guns and teargas during protests against the demolition of their village on Wednesday. Locals in the Abolfazl Village in Ahvaz, capital of Iran\u2019s Khuzestan Province were protesting the destruction of their homes and confiscation of their lands by one of Iran\u2019s wealthiest bonyads owned by the regime\u2019s Supreme Leader, the Mostazafan Foundation. According to local sources, several protesters were also detained. Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran strongly condemned the criminal attack by the repressive forces on the village of Abolfazl Kianshahr in Ahvaz and the destruction of the homes of the destitute villagers. She hailed the residents of Abolfazl village who defended their lives and homes with empty hands and defied the repressive forces. Mrs. Rajavi called on the people of Ahvaz and its brave youths to rush to their assistance. Read More: https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/IranNCR\/ https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy Subscribe to NCRI weekly newsletter t.ly\/MybJ\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/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>Friday, August 28, 2020, marks the 286<sup>th<\/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-august-27-2020\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Latest News in Brief- August 27, 2020<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 9:00 PM CEST Criminal sentences of death, flogging, and imprisonment for three brothers for participating in the [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":224739,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,182],"tags":[129,130,186,197,198,200,204],"class_list":{"0":"post-224738","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"category-latest-news-in-brief","9":"tag-iran","10":"tag-iran-protests","11":"tag-coronavirus","12":"tag-mek-iran","13":"tag-ncri","14":"tag-mek-in-albania","15":"tag-maryam-rajavi"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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