{"id":226473,"date":"2020-09-20T08:57:37","date_gmt":"2020-09-20T07:57:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=226473"},"modified":"2023-03-30T14:23:12","modified_gmt":"2023-03-30T13:23:12","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-september-20-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-september-20-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 September 20, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_226478\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-226478\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-226478 size-full\" title=\"Mayam_Rajavi_20092020-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Mayam_Rajavi_20092020-1.jpg\" alt=\"Mayam_Rajavi_20092020-1\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Mayam_Rajavi_20092020-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Mayam_Rajavi_20092020-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Mayam_Rajavi_20092020-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Mayam_Rajavi_20092020-1-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Mayam_Rajavi_20092020-1-747x420.jpg 747w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-226478\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maryam Rajavi at Trans-Atlantic Summit on Iran Policy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 7:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Letter of 123 MEK members (former POWs)<\/h2>\n<h3>to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-226497\" title=\"UN-High-Commissionr-for-Human-Rights-e1600617324594\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/UN-High-Commissionr-for-Human-Rights-e1600617324594.jpg\" alt=\"UN-High-Commissionr-for-Human-Rights-e1600617324594\" width=\"700\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/UN-High-Commissionr-for-Human-Rights-e1600617324594.jpg 585w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/UN-High-Commissionr-for-Human-Rights-e1600617324594-300x187.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Letter of 123 MEK members (former POWs) to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights regarding the repeated defamations by the BBC Persian Service quoting MOIS agents, and inviting the UN special rapporteur to visit Ashraf-3.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/letter-of-123-mek-members-former-pows-to-un-high-commissioner-for-human-rights\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>The State Security Force paraded several men in the streets of Tehran #Iran in a humiliating manner<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The State Security Force paraded several men in the streets of Tehran <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> in a humiliating manner.<br \/>None of them had any hearing or trial that proved their guilt. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HumanRights?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HumanRights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WRZUwXBqKk\">pic.twitter.com\/WRZUwXBqKk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1307616225296609281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 20, 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>Iran: Detained Protesters of Nov. Uprising in Dreaded Torture Chambers of the Intelligence Ministry, the IRGC, and the SSF<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_226484\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-226484\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-226484\" title=\"Adelabad-20092020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Adelabad-20092020.jpeg\" alt=\"Adelabad-20092020\" width=\"700\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Adelabad-20092020.jpeg 533w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Adelabad-20092020-300x171.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-226484\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Adelabad prison in Shiraz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In addition to torturing and harassing the detainees of the uprisings in prisons such as Gohardasht, Evin, and Greater Tehran (Fashafuyeh), the clerical regime\u2019s henchmen held protesters in temporary and secret detention centers of the Ministry of Intelligence, IRGC, and the State Security Forces (SSF) before transferring them to these prisons.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-human-rights\/iran-detained-protesters-of-nov-uprising-in-dreaded-torture-chambers-of-the-intelligence-ministry-the-irgc-and-the-ssf\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Executed champion Navid Afkari earns prominent role in campaign for new Iran policies<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Executed champion <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NavidAfkari?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NavidAfkari<\/a> earns prominent role in campaign for new <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> policies<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7FN5KNQxzb\">https:\/\/t.co\/7FN5KNQxzb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1307718411649052672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 20, 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: 9:30 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Farangis Mazloumi, the mother of political prisoner Soheil Arabi said that her son has been taken to an unknown location.<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Farangis Mazloumi, the mother of polit. prisoner Soheil Arabi said that her son has been taken to an unknown location. Arabi has recently sent a voice call from Fashafuyeh Prison, to raise Intl awareness on worsening conditions at the notorious prison.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreePoliticalPrisoners?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreePoliticalPrisoners<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xSJrg3KATF\">pic.twitter.com\/xSJrg3KATF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1307415141504425984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 19, 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>Nasrin Sotoudeh transferred to hospital after suffering heart condition<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_226476\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-226476\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-226476 size-full\" title=\"Nasrin-Sotoudeh-in-critical-condition\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Nasrin-Sotoudeh-in-critical-condition.jpg\" alt=\"Nasrin-Sotoudeh-in-critical-condition\" width=\"750\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Nasrin-Sotoudeh-in-critical-condition.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Nasrin-Sotoudeh-in-critical-condition-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Nasrin-Sotoudeh-in-critical-condition-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-226476\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nasrin Sotoudeh in critical condition is taken to Evin Prison clinic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh has been transferred to hospital from Evin Prison.<\/p>\n<p>Having suffered heart problems on Saturday, September 19, 2020, Nasrin Sotoudeh was transferred to Tehran\u2019s Taleghani Hospital. No further information is available on her conditions.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2020\/09\/19\/nasrin-sotoudeh-transferred-to-hospital-after-suffering-heart-condition\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Unknown whereabouts of prisoner who testified about #NavidAfkari\u2019s torture raises concerns<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Unknown whereabouts of prisoner who testified about <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NavidAfkari?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NavidAfkari<\/a>\u2019s torture raises concerns &#8211;<br \/>Shahin Naseri, missing for the past 10days, had said agents \u201cbrutally\u201d beat Navid with iron bars\/batons. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Justice4Navid?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Justice4Navid<\/a> Read More:<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QvNb5QcqyY\">https:\/\/t.co\/QvNb5QcqyY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1307419240836657153?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 19, 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>Iran: International Summit Demonstrates Multi-Partisan Support for Assertive Iran Policy<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-226430 alignnone\" title=\"Maryam_Rajavi_19082020_3\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Maryam_Rajavi_19082020_3.jpg\" alt=\"Maryam_Rajavi_19082020_3\" width=\"799\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Maryam_Rajavi_19082020_3.jpg 799w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Maryam_Rajavi_19082020_3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Maryam_Rajavi_19082020_3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Maryam_Rajavi_19082020_3-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Maryam_Rajavi_19082020_3-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On Friday, lawmakers from both across Europe and the United States gathered virtually for a \u201cTrans-Atlantic Summit on Iran Policy.\u201d The event was hosted by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/our-resistance\" rel=\"noopener\">National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)<\/a>, a coalition of opposition groups which has long been recognized as the leading voice for democracy in Iran, and as a viable alternative to the country\u2019s existing government structure.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/iran-international-summit-demonstrates-multi-partisan-support-for-assertive-iran-policy\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Maryam Rajavi: It is a mistake to think that a reduction of international sanctions will result in the regime abandoning its belligerence<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It is a mistake to think that a reduction of international sanctions will result in the regime abandoning its belligerence. Ironically, it was under the auspices of the JCPOA that the Iranian regime\u2019s terrorism ravaged Europe <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NoImpunity4Mullahs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NoImpunity4Mullahs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranSanctions?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranSanctions<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/82nfzf6Kxd\">pic.twitter.com\/82nfzf6Kxd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1307358535597150211?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 19, 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>Iran: Resistance Units and Supporters of the MEK Protest Against the Execution of Navid Afkari<\/h3>\n<p><strong>With the Slogan \u201cProtest and Uprising Is the Response to Executions\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-226445\" title=\"Resistance_Units_19092020_12\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Resistance_Units_19092020_12.jpg\" alt=\"Resistance_Units_19092020_12\" width=\"700\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Resistance_Units_19092020_12.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Resistance_Units_19092020_12-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The criminal execution of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/breaking-news-the-clerical-regime-in-iran-hanged-the-wrestler-navid-afkari\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Navid Afkari<\/a>, the national wrestling champion, sparked public outrage and disgust. In recent days, by writing slogans and installing banners and placards in various places, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/t\/iranian-resistance-units\" rel=\"noopener\">Resistance Units<\/a> and supporters of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/primer-the-history-the-peoples-mojahedin-organization-iran\" rel=\"noopener\">Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK\/ PMOI)<\/a> have emphasized on the continuation Navid and other Protesters and defiant youth\u2019s path.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-iran-resistance\/iran-resistance-units-and-supporters-of-the-mek-protest-against-the-execution-of-navid-afkari-with-the-slogan-protest-and-uprising-is-the-response-to-executions\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 440 Cities Exceeds 105,800<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-226468 alignnone\" title=\"coronavirus_19092020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/coronavirus_19092020.jpg\" alt=\"coronavirus_19092020\" width=\"800\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/coronavirus_19092020.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/coronavirus_19092020-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/coronavirus_19092020-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/coronavirus_19092020-696x397.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/coronavirus_19092020-737x420.jpg 737w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\/\" rel=\"noopener\"> People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK)<\/a> announced on Saturday, September 19, 2020, that the Coronavirus death toll in 440 cities exceeds 105,800. The number of victims in Tehran is 25,425, Khorasan Razavi 7,777, Khuzestan 6,866, Mazandaran 5,147, Isfahan 4,954, Qom 4,760, Lorestan 4,698, Gilan 4,346, Golestan 2,996, Fars 2,931, Kermanshah 2,432, North Khorasan 1,874, Hormozgan 1,455, Central Province 1,383, Qazvin 946, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari 788, and South Khorasan 662.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-coronavirus-death-toll-in-440-cities-exceeds-105800\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>*****<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/stats.sender.net\/forms\/dGYVLa\/view\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-219239 aligncenter\" title=\"Weekly-Signe-up-logo-e1598946307486\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Weekly-Signe-up-logo-e1598946307486.png\" alt=\"Weekly-Signe-up-logo-e1598946307486\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><\/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>Sunday, September 20, 2020, marks the 309<sup>th<\/sup> day 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 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27081-over-1-500-killed-in-the-iranian-people-s-nationwide-uprising-names-of-504-martyrs-released\" rel=\"noopener\">1500 protesters killed<\/a> 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<\/a>, the President-elect of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" rel=\"noopener\">the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)<\/a> has 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\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-september-19-2020\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Latest News in Brief- September 19<\/strong><strong>, 2020<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 7:00 PM CEST Letter of 123 MEK members (former POWs) to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":226478,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,182,234],"tags":[184,197,198,204,141],"class_list":{"0":"post-226473","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":"category-iran-news-in-brief-news","10":"tag-coronavirus-outbreak-in-iran","11":"tag-mek-iran","12":"tag-ncri","13":"tag-maryam-rajavi","14":"tag-human-rights"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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