{"id":228802,"date":"2020-10-31T09:00:31","date_gmt":"2020-10-31T09:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=228802"},"modified":"2023-04-10T22:20:29","modified_gmt":"2023-04-10T21:20:29","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-october-31-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-october-31-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 October 31, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_228807\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-228807\" style=\"width: 780px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-228807\" title=\"Iran_Kangavar2_31102020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Iran_Kangavar2_31102020.jpg\" alt=\"The Anahita Temple in Kangavar, Kermanshah Province, Iran. Kangavar is one of the touristic cities in Kermansheh. Due to the Iranian regime's mismanagement of the COVID-19 pandemic, the coronavirus death toll in Kermanshah has reached 2,953\" width=\"780\" height=\"463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Iran_Kangavar2_31102020.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Iran_Kangavar2_31102020-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Iran_Kangavar2_31102020-768x456.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Iran_Kangavar2_31102020-696x413.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-228807\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Anahita Temple in Kangavar, Kermanshah Province, Iran. Kangavar is one of the touristic cities in Kermansheh. Due to the Iranian regime&#8217;s mismanagement of the COVID-19 pandemic, the coronavirus death toll in Kermanshah has reached 2,953<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 2:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>IRGC&#8217;s plan<\/h2>\n<h3>to crack down on dissent on November 2019 protests anniversary under the guise of fighting COVID-19<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-45821\" title=\"hossein-salami-400-2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/hossein-salami-400-2.jpg\" alt=\"hossein-salami-400-2\" width=\"700\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/hossein-salami-400-2.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/hossein-salami-400-2-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hassan Salami, the commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/irgc-s-38-year-record-war-crackdown-exporting-terrorism-fundamentalist-and-advancing-the-nuclear-weapons-drive\/\" rel=\"noopener\">IRGC<\/a>) on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1322470901435277312\" rel=\"noopener\">state television<\/a>: From November 10, we will &#8220;attack&#8221; the places where Covid resides. Local Basij bases will be organized. They will go house to house to find infections.<\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Milad Arsanjani was taken to a quarantine ward in prison<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Milad Arsanjani who has been serving a 9-year prison sentence for participating in Nov. 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> was taken to a quarantine ward in prison one day before his leave ends. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreePoliticalPrisoners?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreePoliticalPrisoners<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pGWPr9dBac\">pic.twitter.com\/pGWPr9dBac<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1322476889638883330?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 31, 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>Saber Behboudi, 32, set himself on fire in front of a sand mine in the city of Rudbar<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Saber Behboudi, 32, set himself on fire in front of a sand mine in the city of Rudbar N <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> where he worked but was fired four months ago. He was the breadwinner in his family and after he lost his job he had no choice but to protest in any way possible. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/33f4DC6Po4\">pic.twitter.com\/33f4DC6Po4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1322462203082145792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 31, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 9:30 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iran: Coronavirus Catastrophe \u2013 Fatalities Surpass 137,200 in 460 Cities<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran_coronavirus_update_30102020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Iran_coronavirus_update_30102020-768x438.jpg\" \/><\/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 this afternoon, Friday, October 30, 2020, that the Coronavirus fatalities has surpassed 137,200 in 460 cities across Iran. The death toll includes: 33,261 in Tehran, 10,312 in Khorasan Razavi, 7,604 in Isfahan, 5,156 in Gilan, 4,027 in West Azerbaijan, 3,805 in Alborz, 3,670 in Hamedan, 3,608 in Fars, 2,953 in Kermanshah, 2,195 in Kerman, 2,171 in Yazd, 2,042 in Central Province, 2,037 in Semnan, 1,602 in Bushehr, 1,378 in Qazvin, and 994 in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer Ahmad.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-human-rights\/iran-coronavirus-catastrophe-fatalities-surpass-137200-in-460-cities\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iran Politicians Warning About Uprising to Come<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-227281\" title=\"November_protests_05102020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/November_protests_05102020.jpg\" alt=\"November_protests_05102020\" width=\"690\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/November_protests_05102020.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/November_protests_05102020-300x173.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Iranian politicians from both factions\u2014as meaningless as that distinction is\u2014have been warning about widespread discontent among the Iranian people and more anti-regime protests to come.<\/p>\n<p>Javad Imam, the head of the Baran Foundation and the former Deputy Energy Minister from the \u201creformist\u201d faction advised that popular discontent had only increased in the 11 months since the last major uprising in Iran.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/insider\/iran-politicians-warning-about-uprising-to-come\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Covid-19 Threatens Millions of Iranians\u2019 Lives and Health<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_228404\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-228404\" style=\"width: 1004px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-228404\" title=\"Tehran-Hospitals-e1603471883486\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Tehran-Hospitals-e1603471883486.jpg\" alt=\"Coronavirus across Iran\" width=\"1004\" height=\"595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Tehran-Hospitals-e1603471883486.jpg 1004w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Tehran-Hospitals-e1603471883486-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Tehran-Hospitals-e1603471883486-768x455.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Tehran-Hospitals-e1603471883486-696x412.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1004px) 100vw, 1004px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-228404\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Coronavirus has taken the lives of more than 137,200 in 460 cities across Iran.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the past week, Iran hit new records in regard to the coronavirus pandemic. While the world managed to reduce the death rate, Iran\u2019s daily fatality cases continuously rise. In this context, officials can no longer cover-up the bitter reality of the Covid-19 crisis. However, they lay blame on the people to vindicate themselves.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/society\/covid-19-threatens-millions-of-iranians-lives-and-health\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iran\u2019s intranet: a master plan for internet censorship<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-228805\" title=\"National-Information-Network-Iran_31102020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/National-Information-Network-Iran_31102020.jpg\" alt=\"National-Information-Network-Iran_31102020\" width=\"750\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/National-Information-Network-Iran_31102020.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/National-Information-Network-Iran_31102020-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/National-Information-Network-Iran_31102020-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A few weeks after the National Information Network (intranet) plan was confirmed by Iran\u2019s Supreme Council of Cyberspace, parts of it were published by the state-run Mehr News Agency.<\/p>\n<p>The National Information Network\u2019s \u201cmaster engineering design\u201d was approved on September 15 by Iran\u2019s Supreme Council of Cyberspace (ISCC) after it was confirmed by the regime\u2019s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/irans-intranet-a-master-plan-for-internet-censorship\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Water shortages &#8211; polluted water plague many areas in Sanandaj, Iran<\/h3>\n<p>Instead of solving the water crisis across the country, the regime is busy suppressing dissent, building A-bombs, and funding terrorism. All in the name of power.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Oct. 30 &#8211; Sanandaj, W <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Water shortages\/polluted water plague many areas in Sanandaj. <\/p>\n<p>Instead of solving the water crisis across the country, the regime is busy suppressing dissent, building A-bombs, and funding terrorism. All in the name of power. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FJOodTcWQ3\">pic.twitter.com\/FJOodTcWQ3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1322167742741491719?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 30, 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>Female photographer and documentary filmmaker arrested in Iran<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_228803\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-228803\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-228803\" title=\"female-photographer-and-filmmaker-Negar-Massoudi-31102020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/female-photographer-and-filmmaker-Negar-Massoudi-31102020.jpg\" alt=\"female-photographer-and-filmmaker-Negar-Massoudi-31102020\" width=\"750\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/female-photographer-and-filmmaker-Negar-Massoudi-31102020.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/female-photographer-and-filmmaker-Negar-Massoudi-31102020-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/female-photographer-and-filmmaker-Negar-Massoudi-31102020-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-228803\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Negar Massoudi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On the eve of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, a female photographer and documentary filmmaker was arrested in Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Security forces arrested Negar Massoudi on October 29, 2020, in Tehran. They ransacked her house and transferred her to an unknown location.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2020\/10\/30\/female-photographer-and-documentary-filmmaker-arrested-in-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iran news in brief, October 31, 2020<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, October 31, 2020\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_wK1mjcozO6w\" 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%2FwK1mjcozO6w%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wK1mjcozO6w\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M21S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2020-10-31T08:41:03Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_wK1mjcozO6w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FwK1mjcozO6w%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, October 31, 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\/wK1mjcozO6w\" 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%2FwK1mjcozO6w%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, October 31, 2020\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, October 31, 2020 Iran: Coronavirus Fatalities Surpass 137,200 in 460 Cities Over 137,200 people have died of the novel coronavirus in 460 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 Friday afternoon local time. The official death toll declared by the regime stands at 34,478, around a fourth of the actual figure. \u201cFrom March 21 to July 21, we had a total of 241,595 registered deaths (around 1950 per day),\u201d said the spokesperson of Iran\u2019s Census Organization on Friday, according to the semi-official ISNA news agency. Prior to this time and again regime officials had reported the number of deaths prior to the Covid-19 pandemic at around 1000 people per day. \u201cBefore the coronavirus pandemic we had around 1000 to 1050 deaths per day, and 380,000 through the course of the year,\u201d said Deputy Health Minister Iraj Harirchi on September 13, according to the Javan daily, a newspaper linked to the Revolutionary Guards. Iran: Defiant Youth Target the So-Called Martyrs Foundation In the early hours of Friday, defiant youth targeted the headquarters of the so-called Martyrs Foundation in Mobarakeh in Isfahan Province. They set fire to its sign and entrance. The Foundation plays a pivotal role in stealing and plundering the wealth and properties of the deprived people of this region. The local residents enthusiastically welcomed the targeting of this center. 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>Saturday, October 31, 2020, marks the 344<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-30-2020\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran News in Brief &#8211; October 30<\/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: 2:30 PM CEST *** IRGC&rsquo;s plan to crack down on dissent on November 2019 protests anniversary under [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":228807,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[182,234],"tags":[129,130,141,184,197,198],"class_list":{"0":"post-228802","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-latest-news-in-brief","8":"category-iran-news-in-brief-news","9":"tag-iran","10":"tag-iran-protests","11":"tag-human-rights","12":"tag-coronavirus-outbreak-in-iran","13":"tag-mek-iran","14":"tag-ncri"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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