{"id":228901,"date":"2020-11-02T08:07:26","date_gmt":"2020-11-02T08:07:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=228901"},"modified":"2023-02-15T14:33:31","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T13:33:31","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-november-1-2020-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-november-1-2020-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 November 2, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_228906\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-228906\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-228906\" title=\"semnan_bazar_Iran_02112020-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/semnan_bazar_Iran_02112020-1.jpg\" alt=\"The bazar of Semnan city. Semnan is the capital city of Semnan Province in Iran. The Province had a population of about 640,000 and a high number of coronavirus fatalities. The coronavirus death toll in Semnan Province has reached 2,062\" width=\"700\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/semnan_bazar_Iran_02112020-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/semnan_bazar_Iran_02112020-1-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/semnan_bazar_Iran_02112020-1-696x452.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-228906\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The bazar of Semnan city. Semnan is the capital city of Semnan Province in Iran. The Province had a population of about 640,000 and a high number of coronavirus fatalities. The coronavirus death toll in Semnan Province has reached 2,062<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 6:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Tehran judiciary gears up to deal with \u201cthugs\u201d who threaten \u201csecurity\u201d<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_228961\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-228961\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-228961\" title=\"Tehran-judiciary_02112020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Tehran-judiciary_02112020.jpg\" alt=\"Tehran judiciary\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Tehran-judiciary_02112020.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Tehran-judiciary_02112020-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Tehran-judiciary_02112020-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Tehran-judiciary_02112020-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Tehran-judiciary_02112020-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Tehran-judiciary_02112020-1068x601.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-228961\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tehran judiciary<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Tehran Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor said a \u201cbase\u201d has been established to deal with \u201cthugs and hooligans\u201d, with the cooperation of the Judiciary and security and law enforcement institutions.<\/p>\n<p>Ali Al-Qasimehr said in comments <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.isna.ir\/news\/99081006377\/%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B1%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87-%D9%85%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B0%D9%84-%D9%88-%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B4-%D8%AA%D8%B4%DA%A9%DB%8C%D9%84-%D8%B4%D8%AF\" rel=\"noopener\">carried by<\/a> state-run media during a meeting with the capital\u2019s senior military, police and security commanders and relevant judges, that the judiciary would \u201cdeal decisively, swiftly and without mercy\u201d with those who \u201cwant to make the streets unsafe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/tehran-judiciary-gears-up-to-deal-with-thugs-who-threaten-security\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Disastrous Prison Conditions in Northeast Iran During the Pandemic<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_228960\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-228960\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-228960\" title=\"Central-Prison-of-Mashhad\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Central-Prison-of-Mashhad.jpg\" alt=\"Central Prison of Mashhad (Iran)\" width=\"750\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Central-Prison-of-Mashhad.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Central-Prison-of-Mashhad-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Central-Prison-of-Mashhad-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-228960\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Central Prison of Mashhad (Iran)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Reports from the Central Prison of Mashhad indicate disastrous prison conditions as prisons across Iran are plagued with the coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p>Rights groups say between five and six inmates in this prison lose their lives every day in this prison. As for reason of these deaths, prison authorities say they die of natural causes to cover up the disastrous prison conditions.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/index.php\/2020\/11\/02\/disastrous-prison-conditions-in-mashhad-during-the-pandemic\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Persecution of journalists in Iran aims to stifle calls for freedom<\/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> has executed thousands of men and women since 1979, including a score of journalists who were all convicted by unfair courts,\u201d RSF sec-gen C. Deloire <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MtQVZAqR8F\">https:\/\/t.co\/MtQVZAqR8F<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/a1V1GFEK8i\">pic.twitter.com\/a1V1GFEK8i<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Women&#39;s Committee NCRI (@womenncri) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/womenncri\/status\/1323290198914994177?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 2, 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>Detained Haft Tappeh Sugar Can Factory workers on hunger strike<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_228959\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-228959\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-228959\" title=\"Haft_tapeh_suger_can_workers_on_hugerstrike_02112020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Haft_tapeh_suger_can_workers_on_hugerstrike_02112020.jpg\" alt=\"Ebrahim Abbasi-Manjezi, Masoud Hayuri, Yousef Bahmani and Hamid Mombeini\" width=\"700\" height=\"686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Haft_tapeh_suger_can_workers_on_hugerstrike_02112020.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Haft_tapeh_suger_can_workers_on_hugerstrike_02112020-300x294.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Haft_tapeh_suger_can_workers_on_hugerstrike_02112020-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Haft_tapeh_suger_can_workers_on_hugerstrike_02112020-696x682.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-228959\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ebrahim Abbasi-Manjezi, Masoud Hayuri, Yousef Bahmani and Hamid Mombeini<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ebrahim Abbasi-Manjezi, Masoud Hayuri, Yousef Bahmani and Hamid Mombeini, detained Haft Tappeh Sugar Can Factory workers, went on hunger strike to protest their continued detention in Dezful (Iran) Prison.<\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Press release: UK Foreign Secretary statement on Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-228958 alignleft\" title=\"UK_foreign_office_sign\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/UK_foreign_office_sign.jpg\" alt=\"UK_foreign_office_sign\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said: \u201cIt is appalling that Iran has begun a new case against Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe, and have threatened her with being returned to prison. The Iranian authorities have put an intolerable burden on Nazanin and her family.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am relieved she remains on temporary release, but she needs to be returned home to her family. We continue to make this clear in the strongest terms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/foreign-secretary-statement-on-nazanin-zaghari-ratcliffe\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>U.S. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor defends jailed reporters in Iran<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Iranian journalist Khosrow Sadeghi Borojeni was sentenced to 7 years of imprisonment last Feb. due to charges of threatening national security &amp; insulting the republic\u2019s founder, highlighting Iran\u2019s ruthless agenda to silence critical voices. We call for his immediate release.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; State Department: Democracy, Human Rights, &amp; Labor (@StateDRL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StateDRL\/status\/1323249069054111745?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 2, 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: 9:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iran: Coronavirus Catastrophe \u2013 Fatalities Exceed 139,400 in 462 Cities<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran-coronavirus-update-01112020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Iran-coronavirus-update-01112020.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/primer-the-history-the-peoples-mojahedin-organization-iran\" rel=\"noopener\">People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI \/ MEK)<\/a> announced this afternoon, November 1, 2020, that Coronavirus has taken the lives of more than 139,400 in 462 cities across Iran. The death toll in various provinces include: 33,781 in Tehran, 10,577 in Khorasan Razavi, 8,303 in Khuzestan, 7,739 in Isfahan, 6,052 in Mazandaran, 5,918 in Lorestan, 5,186 in Gilan, 4,882 in East Azerbaijan, 4,097 in West Azerbaijan, 3,860 in Alborz, 3,761 in Golestan, 3,725 in Hamedan, 3,663 in Fars, 3,656 in Sistan &amp; Baluchistan, 2,491 in Kurdistan, 2,241 in Yazd, 2,227 in Kerman, 2,102 in Markazi (Central), 2,062 in Semnan, 1,617 in Bushehr, 1,548 in Ardabil and 1,407 in Ghazvin.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-human-rights\/iran-coronavirus-catastrophe-fatalities-exceed-139400-in-462-cities\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Tehran Fears Its Domestic Resistance Movement<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-228905\" title=\"Resistance-movement-Iran-02112020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Resistance-movement-Iran-02112020.jpg\" alt=\"Resistance-movement-Iran-02112020\" width=\"680\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Resistance-movement-Iran-02112020.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Resistance-movement-Iran-02112020-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Iranian state-run outlets are reporting a mixture of internal crises, social and economic, along with the stalemate of the regime in the global and international arena. In recent days, outlets of both factions of the government have reflected the blows received from the Iranian Resistance movements known as the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) and the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI).<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/iranian-opposition\/tehran-fears-its-domestic-resistance-movement\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>AP: Iran begins annual air force drill with drones, fighter jets<\/h3>\n<p>Iran\u2019s air force began an annual drill Monday, state television reported, with its aging fleet of U.S.- and Russian-made jet fighters taking part alongside locally made drones and other aircraft. The drill will see forces from eight air bases take part over two days in exercises that include missile firing and mid-air refueling. This is the second drill Iran has held since a decade-long U.N. arms embargo on Iran that barred it from purchasing foreign weapons like tanks and fighter jets expired earlier in October.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/donald-trump-iran-iran-nuclear-middle-east-united-states-16b5e151b7be688132cf0b5805abe9df\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iran Human Rights Monitor, Monthly Report \u2013 October 2020<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-228904\" title=\"Iran-Human-Rights-Monitor-October-2020-Report-02112020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Iran-Human-Rights-Monitor-October-2020-Report-02112020.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-Human-Rights-Monitor-October-2020-Report-02112020\" width=\"750\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Iran-Human-Rights-Monitor-October-2020-Report-02112020.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Iran-Human-Rights-Monitor-October-2020-Report-02112020-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Iran-Human-Rights-Monitor-October-2020-Report-02112020-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>October saw the State Security Force\u2019s violent approach towards Iranian citizens, even torturing them in public. This comes in tandem with the clerical regime\u2019s expansion of its repressive plans to contain increasing social discontent, particularly on the eve of the anniversary of the protests in November 2019.<\/p>\n<p>On October 18, SSF forces tied a young man, Mehrdad Sepehri, to a pole in a street in Hojjat Township in Mashhad. They tortured him right there in the street using stun guns and pepper spray, which led to his death.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/index.php\/2020\/11\/01\/iran-human-rights-monitor-monthly-report-october-2020\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Maryam Rajavi&#8217;s tweet about the November protests:<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The volcanic uprising in November washed away all unfounded claims. It was proven that it is possible to inspire and organize protests. It was proven that despite all the repression and crimes, our people have a spectacular desire and readiness to continue their uprising. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Fs9hz4iSLj\">pic.twitter.com\/Fs9hz4iSLj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1322926937732505600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 1, 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 news in brief, November 2, 2020<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_cQ6h2MLncDY\"><div id=\"lyte_cQ6h2MLncDY\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FcQ6h2MLncDY%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\"><\/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\/cQ6h2MLncDY\" 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%2FcQ6h2MLncDY%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube video thumbnail\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><\/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>Monday, November 2, 2020, marks the 346<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-november-1-2020\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran News in Brief &#8211; November 1<\/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: 6:00 PM CEST Tehran judiciary gears up to deal with &ldquo;thugs&rdquo; who threaten &ldquo;security&rdquo; The Tehran Public [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":228906,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,182,234],"tags":[130,141,184,197,198],"class_list":{"0":"post-228901","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-mek-iran","14":"tag-ncri"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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