{"id":230596,"date":"2020-12-05T09:07:07","date_gmt":"2020-12-05T09:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=230596"},"modified":"2023-03-29T17:52:23","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T16:52:23","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-december-5-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-december-5-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 December 5, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_230601\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-230601\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-230601 size-full\" title=\"Iran-EU-terrorist-alert-05122020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-EU-terrorist-alert-05122020.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-EU-terrorist-alert-05122020\" width=\"1000\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-EU-terrorist-alert-05122020.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-EU-terrorist-alert-05122020-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-EU-terrorist-alert-05122020-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-EU-terrorist-alert-05122020-696x435.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-230601\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">According to the Belgian state security service, Assadollah Assadi is a MOIS agent who posed as a diplomat as cover. The MOIS is on the EU and US terror lists<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 2:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Alireza Jafarzadeh on Real America&#8217;s Voice<\/h2>\n<h3>Will an Iranian diplomat get away with an attempted terror attack?<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Will an Iranian diplomat get away with an attempted terror attack? Listen to what <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/A_Jafarzadeh?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@A_Jafarzadeh<\/a> had to say on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealAmVoice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RealAmVoice<\/a> today.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Freeiran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Freeiran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UmJHn8QGAx\">pic.twitter.com\/UmJHn8QGAx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tudor Dixon (@TudorDixon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TudorDixon\/status\/1335058808897417217?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 5, 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>OAN: Iranian Diplomat on Trial for Terrorism with Alireza Jafarzadeh<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iranian Diplomat on Trial for Terrorism with Alireza Jafarzadeh\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_5BPMW0k3JtM\" 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%2F5BPMW0k3JtM%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5BPMW0k3JtM\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M14S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2020-12-05T01:54:50Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_5BPMW0k3JtM\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F5BPMW0k3JtM%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iranian Diplomat on Trial for Terrorism with Alireza Jafarzadeh<\/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\/5BPMW0k3JtM\" 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%2F5BPMW0k3JtM%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iranian Diplomat on Trial for Terrorism with Alireza Jafarzadeh\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Visit us at: Tired of censorship from other social media platforms? Join us on Free Talk Free Talk is OANs new social platform. Users can post, chat and connect with other members. It allows Free Speech at home, on the go and anywhere in the world, No SHADOWBANNING! https:\/\/freetalk.app Website: https:\/\/www.oann.com Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OneAmericaNewsNetwork Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/OANN Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/one_america_news_ KlowdTV: Watch OAN Live on KlowdTV subscription prices start at &#36;4.99 \/mo https:\/\/klowdtv.com\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p><strong>****<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>One week after seasonal rains in Khuzestan Province<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dec.5- Sarbandar, SW <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>One week after seasonal rains in Khuzestan Province, parts of Sarbandar are still flooded with rainwater and sewer. Locals blame local officials for their incompetence and lack of funding. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gAele1f766\">pic.twitter.com\/gAele1f766<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1335147293016813568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 5, 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>Sarbandar, Iran, December 5 &#8211; Locals protest officials&#8217; indifference<\/h3>\n<p>Locals gathered again today to protest officials&#8217; indifference to their plight one week after seasonal rains turned into floods that have yet to subside. The regime is quick to aid Syria and Hezbollah but deprives Iranians of basic aid.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dec. 5- Sarbandar, SW <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Locals gathered again today to protest officials&#39; indifference to their plight one week after seasonal rains turned into floods that have yet to subside. <\/p>\n<p>The regime is quick to aid Syria\/Hezbollah but deprives Iranians of basic aid.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FYYRBpQrmv\">pic.twitter.com\/FYYRBpQrmv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1335148452209184775?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 5, 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 CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 465 Cities Surpasses 176,500<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Infographic-Over-176500-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Infographic-Over-176500-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\">People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK)<\/a> announced this afternoon, Friday, December 4, 2020, that the Coronavirus death toll in 465 cities exceeded 176,500. The number of victims in Tehran is 43,611, Khorasan Razavi 12,370, Isfahan 10,155, Lorestan 7,185, Qom 7,020,East Azerbaijan 6,978, West Azerbaijan 6,580, Fars 5,127, Alborz 4,715, Sistan and Baluchestan 4,446, Kermanshah 3,771, Kerman 3,604, Kurdistan 3,081,Ardabil 2,057, Bushehr 1,819, Qazvin 1,807, Zanjan 1,797, and Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari 1,370.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-human-rights\/iran-coronavirus-death-toll-in-465-cities-surpasses-176500\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>****<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iran Writers Club announced that one of its members was arrested<\/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> Writers Club announced that one of its members, the young writer and poet, Amin Moradi was arrested at his house on Nov. 28, &amp; taken to Evin Prison.<br \/>The state forces searched Amin Moradi\u2019s home for 2 hours &amp; confiscated his belongings.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HumanRights?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HumanRights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oZocIBzDHB\">pic.twitter.com\/oZocIBzDHB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1334914567814717449?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 4, 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>Kurdish Citizen Sentenced to 2 Years\u2019 Prison After Being Flogged<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-230598\" title=\"Foad-Enayati-min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Foad-Enayati-min.jpg\" alt=\"Foad-Enayati-min\" width=\"750\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Foad-Enayati-min.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Foad-Enayati-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Foad-Enayati-min-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>An appeals court in the western city of Sanandaj has sentenced Kurdish citizen Foad Enayati, to two years of suspended prison term.<\/p>\n<p>He was initially sentenced to 10 months in prison and 74 lashes on the charge of \u201cdisrupting public order through participating in illegal gatherings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The flogging sentence against Mr. Enayati which was issued by the Branch 104 of Sanandaj Court, was carried out on July 27, 2020 at the first branch of the city\u2019s court.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/index.php\/2020\/12\/04\/kurdish-citizen-sentenced-to-2-years-prison-after-being-flogged\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>****<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iran bomb plot: Why plan to blow up Iranian opposition, US and UK politicians, and me should lead to expulsion of Tehran&#8217;s diplomats &#8211; Struan Stevenson<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-230599\" title=\"The-Scotsman-Struan-Stevenson-Iran-Assadi-05122020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/The-Scotsman-Struan-Stevenson-Iran-Assadi-05122020.jpg\" alt=\"The-Scotsman-Struan-Stevenson-Iran-Assadi-05122020\" width=\"767\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/The-Scotsman-Struan-Stevenson-Iran-Assadi-05122020.jpg 767w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/The-Scotsman-Struan-Stevenson-Iran-Assadi-05122020-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/The-Scotsman-Struan-Stevenson-Iran-Assadi-05122020-696x514.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 767px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The trial continued on Thursday and a verdict is due in late January. Assadi has refused to appear in the Antwerp court, claiming immunity as a diplomat.<\/p>\n<p>On 1 July, 2018, he was arrested and charged with passing 550g of TATP triacetone triperoxide high explosives to an Iranian\/Belgian couple from Antwerp. Three days earlier, he is alleged to have given the bomb to Amir Saadouni, 40, and his wife, Nasimeh Naami, 36, instructing them to detonate it at a major gathering of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, attended by tens of thousands of people at Villepinte near Paris, on 30 June 2018.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scotsman.com\/news\/opinion\/columnists\/iran-bomb-plot-why-plan-blow-iranian-opposition-us-and-uk-politicians-and-me-should-lead-expulsion-tehrans-diplomats-struan-stevenson-3057514\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>****<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Security forces have arrested at least 40 people in the past 2 months in Tehran for writing wall graffiti slogans against Iranian regime<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Security forces have arrested at least 40 people in the past 2 months in Tehran for writing wall graffiti slogans against <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> regime. The authorities have ramped up their repressive measures on the anniversary of November 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V2vYvOzFby\">pic.twitter.com\/V2vYvOzFby<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1334914313052704771?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 4, 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, December 5, 2020<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, December 5, 2020\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_ppmFqMIv9Fo\" 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%2FppmFqMIv9Fo%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ppmFqMIv9Fo\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M52S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2020-12-05T09:50:34Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_ppmFqMIv9Fo\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FppmFqMIv9Fo%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, December 5, 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\/ppmFqMIv9Fo\" 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%2FppmFqMIv9Fo%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, December 5, 2020\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, December 5, 2020 Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 465 Cities Surpasses 176,500 Over 176,500 people have died of the novel coronavirus in 465 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 49,695, nearly a fourth of the actual figure. \u201cIn the past 24 hours, 45 Covid-19 patients have lost their lives. What has yet to decrease is the number of dire patients that remain above the 370 mark. There has not been much change here and the death rate remains like the past few weeks,\u201d said the spokesperson of the Isfahan Medical Sciences University on Thursday. \u201cWe still do not have adequate circumstances and the status quo has become even more critical. If restrictions are to be lifted and we return to the normal circumstances witnessed back in March and April, conditions will become even more critical than they are now. We are a long distance away from calm and peace in our medical system and from announcing adequate conditions,\u201d the official added, according to the Fars news agency, an outlet linked to the Revolutionary Guards. Fearing an Uprising, Iran&#039;s Regime Arrests MEK Supporters, Issues Death Sentence The clerical regime has sentenced the political prisoner Hamed Qarah Oghlaei to death and 13 years and three months in prison. The death sentence is for \u201cmembership in the Mojahedin-e Khalq&quot; and 13 years and three months in prison for \u201cparticipating in taking military lessons, attacking Basij bases, propaganda against the state, blasphemy, and insulting\u201d mullahs&#039; Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei. Hamed, who suffers from epilepsy, was arrested by the Ministry of Intelligence in June, and transferred to Urmia Prison a few weeks later. Meanwhile, many MEK supporters and families arrested on the anniversary of the November uprising are still in prison. Their arrests were prompted by the regime\u2019s fear of the outbreak of popular protests. The Iranian Resistance urged the United Nations and all human rights organizations to take urgent action to overturn the death sentence of Hamed Qarah Oghlaei and secure the release of all political prisoners, especially in the wake of the Coronavirus outbreak. Iran: Defiant Youth Target Regime\u2019s Judiciary in Tehran On Wednesday, defiant youths targeted the regime\u2019s judiciary, a center for issuing torture and imprisonment sentences in Tehran Province and set fire to its front door. The center is also responsible for sentencing a deprived worker who was lashed 74 times only for peacefully protesting the regime\u2019s Minister of Labor, demanding his rights. On the same day, defiant youths set fire to the Andimeshk Intelligence Ministry office responsible for arresting, torturing, and executing protesters in the city, the repressive Basij center in Karkevand, Isfahan, and the entrance to the IRGC mobilization center in Kish. The defiant youth also torched Ali Khamenei\u2019s large banner in Sabzevar. 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