{"id":227932,"date":"2020-10-15T10:02:16","date_gmt":"2020-10-15T09:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=227932"},"modified":"2023-04-07T11:06:25","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T10:06:25","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-october-15-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-october-15-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 October 15, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_227906\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-227906\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-227906\" title=\"Threat_of_Iran_regimes_Terrorism\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Threat_of_Iran_regimes_Terrorism.jpg\" alt=\"Threat_of_Iran_regime\u2019s_Terrorism\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Threat_of_Iran_regimes_Terrorism.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Threat_of_Iran_regimes_Terrorism-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-227906\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Online Parliamentary conference by British MPs and Irish politicians &#8211; Thursday 15 October 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 9:30 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>British Conference To Echo<\/h2>\n<h3>Several Recent Calls for More Assertive Policy on Iran<\/h3>\n<p>Today, a number of British and Irish lawmakers will be taking part in an online conference intended to highlight the persistent threat of terrorism stemming from Iran. It will be the latest in a series of events organized by the National Council of Resistance of Iran to challenge mainstream Iran policy in both Europe and the United States.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Threat of Iran regime\u2019s Terrorism<br \/>Undermining Global Security<br \/>Online Parliamentary conference by British MPs and Irish politicians <br \/>Thursday 15 October 2020<br \/>1500 BST-1600 CEST<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DisbandIRGC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DisbandIRGC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ExpelIranDiplomatTerrorists?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ExpelIranDiplomatTerrorists<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CVBUKBxaHc\">https:\/\/t.co\/CVBUKBxaHc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1316123337131798528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 13, 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: Coronavirus Death Toll in 458 Cities Surpasses 122,300<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-227912\" title=\"Infographic-Over-123100-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Infographic-Over-123100-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources-1.jpg\" alt=\"Infographic-Over-123100-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources-1\" width=\"1100\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Infographic-Over-123100-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources-1.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Infographic-Over-123100-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources-1-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Infographic-Over-123100-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources-1-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Infographic-Over-123100-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources-1-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Infographic-Over-123100-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources-1-696x397.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Infographic-Over-123100-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources-1-1068x610.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Infographic-Over-123100-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources-1-736x420.jpg 736w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\">People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK)<\/a>\u00a0announced on Tuesday, October 13, 2020, that the Coronavirus fatalities in 458 cities had exceeded 122,300. The number of victims in Tehran is 29,201, Khorasan Razavi 9,200, Khuzestan 7,838, Isfahan 6,399, Lorestan 5,328, Qom 5,225, East Azerbaijan 4,323, West Azerbaijan 3,372, Alborz 3,348, Hamedan 3,228, Kermanshah 2,668, Kerman 1,875, Bushehr 1,470, Ardabil 1,426, and Ilam 1,009.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-human-rights\/iran-coronavirus-death-toll-in-458-cities-surpasses-122300\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iranian activists claim regime has hidden nuclear facility<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_227935\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-227935\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-227935\" title=\"Iran_nuclear_sanctions_15102020-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Iran_nuclear_sanctions_15102020-1.jpg\" alt=\"Iran_nuclear_sanctions_15102020-1\" width=\"700\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Iran_nuclear_sanctions_15102020-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Iran_nuclear_sanctions_15102020-1-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Iran_nuclear_sanctions_15102020-1-696x410.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-227935\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Activists have exposed Iran\u2019s secret production of nuclear weapons. They said details of the nuclear site will be revealed at a press conference on Friday. (Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ali Safavi, a member of Iran\u2019s parliament in exile, said on Wednesday that Iran has built a nuclear weapons site that it has been hiding from the rest of the world in violation of international law.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/node\/1749081\/world\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Human rights in Iran is a sick joke<\/h3>\n<p>By Struan Stevenson &#8211; Oct. 14 (UPI) &#8212; When the secretary-general of the Iranian Judiciary&#8217;s High Council on Human Rights claims that the theocratic regime&#8217;s human rights &#8220;achievements&#8221; must be presented to the world, then we know that comedy and farce are not dead in the Islamic Republic.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Human rights in Iran is a sick joke <br \/>By <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/STRUANSTEVENSON?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@STRUANSTEVENSON<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HumanRights?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HumanRights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/1988Massacre?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#1988Massacre<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YhOkBR2xsD\">https:\/\/t.co\/YhOkBR2xsD<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UPI?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@upi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; STRUAN STEVENSON (@STRUANSTEVENSON) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/STRUANSTEVENSON\/status\/1316488944599564291?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 14, 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 Opposition Online Event: An Effective Iran Policy<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_227881\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-227881\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-227881\" title=\"Online-conference-14102020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Online-conference-14102020.jpg\" alt=\"The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)-US Office hosted an online conference discussing what is the most effective policy on the regime ruling Iran.\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Online-conference-14102020.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Online-conference-14102020-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Online-conference-14102020-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Online-conference-14102020-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Online-conference-14102020-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Online-conference-14102020-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Online-conference-14102020-747x420.jpg 747w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-227881\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)-US Office hosted an online conference discussing what is the most effective policy on the regime ruling Iran.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The most effective policy vis-a-vis the regime ruling Iran was the topic of an importantonline event held by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/about-ncri\/alternative\/\" rel=\"noopener\">National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)<\/a>\u00a0on Wednesday, October 14, with prestigious American dignitaries taking part and weighing in on this developing topic.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/iran-opposition-online-event-an-effective-iran-policy\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iran news in brief, October 15, 2020<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, October 15, 2020\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_3JSAB2wn0H0\" 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%2F3JSAB2wn0H0%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3JSAB2wn0H0\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M39S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2020-10-15T08:37:38Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_3JSAB2wn0H0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F3JSAB2wn0H0%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, October 15, 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\/3JSAB2wn0H0\" 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%2F3JSAB2wn0H0%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, October 15, 2020\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, October 15, 2020 Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 458 Cities Exceeds 123,100 Over 123,100 people have died of the novel coronavirus in 458 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 Wednesday afternoon local time. The official death count declared by the regime stands at 29,349, less than a fourth of the actual figure. While the Covid-19 crisis in Iran grows with each passing day and anti-regime hatred is escalating among Iran\u2019s population, regime Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei sought to portray a caring image of himself by criticizing mullahs\u2019 President Hassan Rouhani on lockdown measures. \u201cRegulations for Covid-19 conditions should be imposed by the state and mandatory. I have said for a long time to the President and officials that these regulations need to be mandatory. Some of our activities and travels must be banned. Some of our commuting will lead to the further spread of this virus without being controlled, which is truly unfortunate,\u201d Khamenei tweeted. Iran Opposition Online Event: An Effective Iran Policy The most effective policy vis-a-vis the regime ruling Iran was the topic of an important online event held by the National Council of Resistance of Iran on Wednesday, with prestigious American dignitaries taking part and weighing in on this developing topic. The speakers of this event included: Ambassador Eric Edelman, Former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, Dr. James Jay Carafano, director of the Douglas and Sarah Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies, Mr. Jonathan Ruhe, Jewish Institute for National Security of America Director of Foreign Policy, and Ambassador Robert Joseph, a senior scholar at the National Institute for Public Policy and Professor at Missouri State University. Iran: Defiant Youth Target the Repressive Guardian Council In the early hours of Wednesday, defiant youths targeted and set fire to the entrance of the headquarters of the repressive organization, known as the provincial offices of the Guardian Council in Mashhad, Khorasan Razavi Province. Led by the Ahmad Alam al-Huda, Khamenei\u2019s representative in Mashhad, the headquarters which is called the Guardian Council\u2019s Office of Inspection and Supervision, plays a critical role in controlling the regime\u2019s most fascist bands in the Province and is not only responsible for suppressing the opposition but also is active in eliminating and purging rivals. At the same time, defiant youths in Khaf and Mobarakeh torched large billboards and banners of Khamenei and Qassem Soleimani, the eliminated commander of the terrorist Quds force. 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:\/\/stats.sender.net\/forms\/dGYVLa\/view\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-219239 aligncenter\" title=\"Weekly-Signe-up-logo-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Weekly-Signe-up-logo-1.png\" alt=\"Weekly-Signe-up-logo-1\" width=\"250\" height=\"83\" \/><\/a><\/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>Thursday, October 15, 2020, marks the 334<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-october-14-2020\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Latest News in Brief &#8211; October 14<\/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: 9:30 AM CEST British Conference To Echo Several Recent Calls for More Assertive Policy on Iran Today, [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":227906,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,182,234],"tags":[130,141,184,198,277],"class_list":{"0":"post-227932","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-iran-protests","11":"tag-human-rights","12":"tag-coronavirus-outbreak-in-iran","13":"tag-ncri","14":"tag-iran-news"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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