{"id":230232,"date":"2020-11-27T08:13:49","date_gmt":"2020-11-27T08:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=230232"},"modified":"2023-03-22T23:20:30","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T22:20:30","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-november-27-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-november-27-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 November 27, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/News-conference.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-230239\" title=\"News-conference\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/News-conference-300x178.jpg\" alt=\"News-conference\" width=\"683\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/News-conference-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/News-conference-768x457.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/News-conference-150x89.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/News-conference-696x414.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/News-conference.jpg 918w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 5:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>William Bourdon<\/h2>\n<h3>This is a historical trial and when a diplomat is brought to justice for a terror crime<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BourdonWilliam2?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BourdonWilliam2<\/a> : This is a historical trial and when a diplomat is brought to justice for a terror crime, it is in fact the state responsibility. If the plot had occurred the tragedy would have been catastrophe, this is the level of violation.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ExpelIranDiplomatTerrorists?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ExpelIranDiplomatTerrorists<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/thHMUUO1UR\">pic.twitter.com\/thHMUUO1UR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Women&#39;s Committee NCRI (@womenncri) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/womenncri\/status\/1332259116652269568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 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>DW &#8211; Belgium: Iranian diplomat refuses to show for bomb plot trial<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-230275\" title=\"DW-Assasi-27112020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DW-Assasi-27112020.jpg\" alt=\"DW-Assasi-27112020\" width=\"978\" height=\"484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DW-Assasi-27112020.jpg 978w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DW-Assasi-27112020-300x148.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DW-Assasi-27112020-768x380.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DW-Assasi-27112020-150x74.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DW-Assasi-27112020-696x344.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 978px) 100vw, 978px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>An Iranian diplomat refused to turn up for trial in Belgium on Friday, where he is accused of plotting to bomb an Iranian opposition rally outside Paris. Assadollah Assadi, 48, faces life in prison if convicted by the Antwerp court. Assadi is claiming &#8220;diplomatic immunity&#8221; his lawyer Dimitri de Beco told reporters outside the court, adding that he would be representing his client. This case is the first time that a European Union country has put an Iranian official on trial for terrorism.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/belgium-iranian-diplomat-refuses-to-show-for-bomb-plot-trial\/a-55743751?maca=en-Twitter-sharing\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iranian Worker flogged 74 times for \u201cinsulting\u201d Labor Minister in Iran<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Man flogged 74 times for \u2018insulting\u201d Labor Minister in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zNizO28CyH\">https:\/\/t.co\/zNizO28CyH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1332329290042658819?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 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<p><strong>UPDATE: 11:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Maryam Rajavi Remarks on Terrorism Trial of Iran Diplomat Assadi and His Accomplices in Belgium<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Maryam-Rajavi-Asadi-iran-terrorism-Belgium-justice-12-en_ba2ed0f59e9b7f90c90451442b98cae2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-230255\" title=\"Maryam-Rajavi-Asadi-iran-terrorism-Belgium-justice-12-en_ba2ed0f59e9b7f90c90451442b98cae2-300x200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Maryam-Rajavi-Asadi-iran-terrorism-Belgium-justice-12-en_ba2ed0f59e9b7f90c90451442b98cae2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Maryam-Rajavi-Asadi-iran-terrorism-Belgium-justice-12-en_ba2ed0f59e9b7f90c90451442b98cae2-300x200\" width=\"692\" height=\"461\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Khamenei, Rouhani, Zarif and Alavi must face justice for four decades of terrorism. A necessary and deterrent measure against godfather of international terrorism.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The European Union must designate the Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) and the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) as terrorist entities.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Iranian regime\u2019s intelligence agents, and the Quds Force and its mercenaries in European countries must be prosecuted and expelled. Granting political refugee status and nationality to these operatives by the European countries must be considered a red line.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>European countries must shut down the clerical regime\u2019s embassies and the so-called cultural and religious centers, which are in reality centers to coordinate terrorism and espionage.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/maryam-rajavi-remarks-on-terrorism-trial-of-iran-diplomat-assadi-and-his-accomplices-in-belgium\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Supreme National Security Council, presided over by Hassan Rouhani made the decision to bomb the Iranian Resistance\u2019s annual gathering at the Villepinte, and the regime\u2019s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei approved it.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ShutDownIranTerrorEmbassies?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ShutDownIranTerrorEmbassies<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wnmKigCX7s\">https:\/\/t.co\/wnmKigCX7s<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Lo43txXdXO\">pic.twitter.com\/Lo43txXdXO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1332262768079200257?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 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><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Mohammad Mohaddessin, the chairman of the NCRI&#8217;s Foreign Affairs Committee: <\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Prior to today\u2019s court session in Antwerp, Belgium, Iranian opposition NCRI member Farzin Hashemi said reports from <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">Iran<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"> indicate regime FM Zarif has ordered the regime\u2019s diplomat-terrorist Assadollah Assadi to not attend his trial to leave many questions unanswered.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Iranian Resistance &amp; our lawyers seek an opportunity to question Assadi in court to reveal the truth. Hearings for this diplomat-terrorist begin. Gratitude to the Belgian judiciary. This is a historic litmus test for the EU &amp; its Member States<\/p>\n<p>Even diplomats of countries at war have not shown such behavior. The answer to assassinations, hostage-takings, chantage, massacring prisoners &amp; demonstrators is a firm policy, not appeasement.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">1) Prior to today\u2019s court session in Antwerp, Belgium, Iranian opposition NCRI member Farzin Hashemi said reports from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> indicate regime FM Zarif has ordered the regime\u2019s diplomat-terrorist Assadollah Assadi to not attend his trial to leave many questions unanswered.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mohammad Mohaddessin (@Mohaddessin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mohaddessin\/status\/1332261151216988162?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 27, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 9:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">The Belgium Court today, the news conference of Lawyers and member of the <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\" class=\"css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1n1174f r-1loqt21 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" data-focusable=\"true\">@iran_policy<\/a><\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">, prime target of the Iranian regime&#8217;s terrorist diplomat in Paris 2018\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Belgium Court today, the news conference of Lawyers and member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iran_policy<\/a>, prime target of the Iranian regime&#39;s terrorist diplomat in Paris 2018 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ShutDownIranTerrorEmbassies?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ShutDownIranTerrorEmbassies<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4kzLdfhsXK\">pic.twitter.com\/4kzLdfhsXK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1332234730251620353?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 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>Iran: Coronavirus Fatalities in 465 Cities Exceeds 169,100<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-230228\" title=\"coronavirus-death-toll-Nov-26-2020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/coronavirus-death-toll-Nov-26-2020.jpg\" alt=\"coronavirus-death-toll-Nov-26-2020\" width=\"700\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/coronavirus-death-toll-Nov-26-2020.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/coronavirus-death-toll-Nov-26-2020-300x171.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\/\" rel=\"noopener\">People&#8217;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran<\/a> (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/primer-the-history-the-peoples-mojahedin-organization-iran\" rel=\"noopener\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>) announced on Thursday, November 26, 2020, that the Coronavirus death toll in 465 cities had exceeded 169,100. The number of victims in Tehran is 41,641, Khorasan Razavi 12,015, Isfahan 9,595, Khuzestan 9,090, Lorestan 6,975, Qom 6,785, East Azerbaijan 6,734, Mazandaran 6,592, West Azerbaijan 6,170, Fars 4,752, Alborz 4,532, Sistan and Baluchestan 4,271, Hamedan 4,255, Golestan 4,202, Kermanshah 3,646, Central Province 3,303, Kerman 3,174, Kurdistan 2,991, Ardabil 1,900, Hormozgan 1,850, Qazvin 1,729, Ilam 1,695, and Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad 1,189.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-coronavirus-fatalities-in-465-cities-exceeds-169100\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>David Sassoli, President of the European Parliament: I ask the Iranian authorities to commute the death penalty of Swedish-Iranian doctor Ahmadreza Djalali<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I ask the Iranian authorities to commute the death penalty of Swedish-Iranian doctor Ahmadreza Djalali.<\/p>\n<p>The death penalty is never justified, it is an affront to human dignity and its abolition is a priority for the EU.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Roberta Metsola (@EP_President) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EP_President\/status\/1331909650195869696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 26, 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>Protest rally of Kermanshah lawyers<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-230234\" title=\"Kermanshah_lawyers_protest_26112020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Kermanshah_lawyers_protest_26112020.jpg\" alt=\"Kermanshah_lawyers_protest_26112020\" width=\"800\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Kermanshah_lawyers_protest_26112020.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Kermanshah_lawyers_protest_26112020-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Kermanshah_lawyers_protest_26112020-768x399.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Kermanshah_lawyers_protest_26112020-696x362.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, November 25, attorneys held a rally, protesting the Parliament (Majlis) recent plan over considering the advocacy as a business. In their protest, in front of the Lawyers Union Office in the central square of Kermanshah city, western Iran, local attorneys demanded officials to suspend the plan.<br \/>\nNotably, according to the Majlis\u2019 plan about article 44 of amending the executive law of general policies, Bar Association has been considered as a business. The issue prompted attorneys\u2019 complaint in different provinces. They held or are holding protesting rallies to express their protests.<\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Petri Sarvamaa, MEP from Finland: My heart goes out to families of 1500 brave men and women who lost their lives in November 2019 uprising for free Iran<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Petri Sarvamaa, MEP from Finland: My heart goes out to families of 1500 brave men &amp;women who lost their lives in November2019 uprising for free Iran. 1yr after that bloody November2019 uprising, let\u2019s remember them for their strength &amp; resilience in their quest for freedom. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DjYB0u2Izt\">pic.twitter.com\/DjYB0u2Izt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Women&#39;s Committee NCRI (@womenncri) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/womenncri\/status\/1331890279469756418?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 26, 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><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>Friday, November 27, 2020, marks the 371st 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\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-iran-protest\/the-names-of-17-additional-martyrs-of-the-november-2019-uprising-identified-currently-identities-of-828-martyrs-are-known\/\" rel=\"noopener\">828\u00a0<\/a>of the more than\u00a0<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>\u00a0by 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\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\/iran-news-in-brief-november-26-2020\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran News in Brief \u2013 November 26<\/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: 5:30 PM CET William Bourdon This is a historical trial and when a diplomat is brought to [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":230239,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,182,234],"tags":[129,130,141,184,197,198],"class_list":{"0":"post-230232","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","11":"tag-iran-protests","12":"tag-human-rights","13":"tag-coronavirus-outbreak-in-iran","14":"tag-mek-iran","15":"tag-ncri"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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