{"id":231697,"date":"2020-12-23T08:41:40","date_gmt":"2020-12-23T08:41:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=231697"},"modified":"2023-02-14T12:28:03","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T11:28:03","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-december-23-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-december-23-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 December 23, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_231701\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-231701\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-231701\" title=\"Iran-women-workers-23122020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-women-workers-23122020.jpg\" alt=\"With the Coronavirus outbreak, many families have suffered additional economic and social harm. Women heads of household often must leave their homes, regardless of conditions, to earn an income.\" width=\"800\" height=\"470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-women-workers-23122020.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-women-workers-23122020-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-women-workers-23122020-768x451.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-women-workers-23122020-150x88.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-women-workers-23122020-696x409.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-231701\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">With the Coronavirus outbreak, many families have suffered additional economic and social harm. Women heads of household often must leave their homes, regardless of conditions, to earn an income.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>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>Washington Free Beacon: Illicit Iranian Oil Shipment Shut Down at Sea<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-231718\" title=\"WFB-Iran-sanctions-23122020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/WFB-Iran-sanctions-23122020.jpg\" alt=\"WFB-Iran-sanctions-23122020\" width=\"794\" height=\"587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/WFB-Iran-sanctions-23122020.jpg 794w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/WFB-Iran-sanctions-23122020-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/WFB-Iran-sanctions-23122020-768x568.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/WFB-Iran-sanctions-23122020-150x111.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/WFB-Iran-sanctions-23122020-485x360.jpg 485w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/WFB-Iran-sanctions-23122020-696x515.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 794px) 100vw, 794px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>An international shipping company shut down an illicit transfer of Iranian crude oil, denying the regime much-needed revenue as it works to skirt international sanctions, according to information obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.<\/p>\n<p>Iran is believed to have loaded a tanker with petroleum products from its Tombak Port before sending it to perform a ship-to-ship transfer with a Danish vessel operated by Celsius Shipping, which is partnered with the Singapore-based Maersk Tankers. United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI), a watchdog group that monitors Tehran&#8217;s movements at sea, alerted Celsius and its partner mid-transfer that the other vessel, the Ocean Schooner, likely contained Iran&#8217;s heavily sanctioned crude oil.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/national-security\/illicit-iranian-oil-shipment-shut-down-at-sea\/\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>****<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>U.S. Mission to the UN: Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on Resolution 2231 (via VTC)<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Iran\u2019s failure to abide by its UN Security Council obligations should be met with continued diplomatic and economic pressure and further isolation of the Iranian regime. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/N2nGYXNbTT\">https:\/\/t.co\/N2nGYXNbTT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; U.S. Mission to the UN (@USUN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USUN\/status\/1341459851231322112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 22, 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: 3:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iran looking to meddle in Afghanistan with Fatemiyoun mercenaries<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"fatemiun-750x375\" src=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/fatemiun-750x375.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>New comments by Iran\u2019s Foreign Minister has drawn criticism from Afghan analysts about the role the regime\u2019s proxy group will play in the absence of US forces. Speaking on a local Afghan TV channel, Javad Zarif said the IRGC\u2019s Fatemiyoun Division were \u201cthe best forces\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the Afghan government so decides, they can help the Afghan government fight against Daesh,\u201d he said on December 20.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/iran-looking-to-meddle-in-afghanistan-with-fatemiyoun-mercenaries\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>****<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 9:30 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 470 Cities Exceeds 189,800<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran-coronavirus-update-22122020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-coronavirus-update-22122020.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, Tuesday, December 22, 2020, that the Coronavirus death toll in 470 cities exceeds 189,800. The number of victims in Tehran is 46,636, Isfahan 11,235, Lorestan 7,668, Qom 7,445, East Azerbaijan 7,377, Fars 5,797, Alborz 5,005, Sistan and Baluchestan 4,651, Kerman 4,074, Central Province 3,958, Yazd 3,362, and Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad 1,354.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-human-rights\/iran-coronavirus-death-toll-in-470-cities-exceeds-189800\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\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> Coronavirus Update<\/p>\n<p>More than 189,800 people have died of the novel <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/coronavirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#coronavirus<\/a> in 470 cities checkered across all of Iran&#39;s 31 provinces, according to the Iranian opposition PMOI\/MEK.<\/p>\n<p>Full Report<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/H8xWxGVuyu\">https:\/\/t.co\/H8xWxGVuyu<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cIoJJvPF9H\">pic.twitter.com\/cIoJJvPF9H<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1341481636257558533?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 22, 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: A man received 79 lashes in public<\/h3>\n<p>A man received 79 lashes in public in Qazvin. The convict, 29, had taken part in a mass brawl, and is accused of disrupting public order.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A man received 79 lashes in public in Qazvin. <br \/>The convict, 29, had taken part in a mass brawl, and is accused of disrupting public order.<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:\/\/t.co\/tN3U5AvHJw\">pic.twitter.com\/tN3U5AvHJw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1341497379640492037?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 22, 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>A year after the Coronavirus, Iranian female breadwinners reap sadness<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"female-breadwinners-in-Iran-1\" src=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/female-breadwinners-in-Iran-1.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With the Coronavirus outbreak, many families have suffered additional economic and social harm. Meanwhile, considering the gender discrimination institutionalized by the mullahs, women heads of households and female breadwinners have been most severely affected.<\/p>\n<p>Women heads of household often must leave their homes, regardless of conditions, to earn an income. They are in need and have little to no savings. Therefore, it is impossible for them to observe quarantines as a means of avoiding Coronavirus infection.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2020\/12\/22\/iranian-female-breadwinners-reap-sadness\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>****<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Strikes and protests by workers in different Iranian cities<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"ac932ab1-e325-4f8e-8659-69721a0dfb5b_690\" src=\"https:\/\/imageen.mojahedin.org\/images\/2020\/12\/ac932ab1-e325-4f8e-8659-69721a0dfb5b_690.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Over the past week, various cities across Iran have witnessed dozens of strikes and demonstrations by workers and low-wage earners, protesting months-overdue salaries, lack of insurance, and other problems.<\/p>\n<p>Among these protest movements is the strike of workers of Iran Khodro (IKCO, an Iranian automaker). On Thursday, December 17, the workers of Iran Khodro assembly hall in Khorasan Razavi province stopped working for hours.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-labor-protests-strikes-20201222\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>****<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Guards attack Ward 5 the Great Tehran Penitentiary, confiscate inmates\u2019 belongings<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Guards attack Ward 5 the Great Tehran Penitentiary, confiscate inmates\u2019 belongings <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:\/\/t.co\/VxG0gCUFZs\">https:\/\/t.co\/VxG0gCUFZs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1341501532710318084?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 22, 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>22 Iranian Kurds, including 8 children, committed suicide in November \u2013 report<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-231262\" title=\"Iran-humanrights-suicide-16122020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-humanrights-suicide-16122020.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-humanrights-suicide-16122020\" width=\"699\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-humanrights-suicide-16122020.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-humanrights-suicide-16122020-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 699px) 100vw, 699px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the past month, at least 22 Iranian Kurd citizens committed suicide in various cities in the Kurdistan region in western Iran. Eight of them were under 18 years old. According to the Hengaw Organization, the suicides were committed by 12 men and 10 women. The minors included five girls and three boys. Most of the suicides were carried out due to family problems or poverty.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/22-iranian-kurds-including-8-children-committed-suicide-in-november-report\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>****<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iran news in brief, December 23, 2020<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, December 23, 2020\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_e8aOo6FAfeM\" 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%2Fe8aOo6FAfeM%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e8aOo6FAfeM\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M15S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2020-12-23T09:00:34Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_e8aOo6FAfeM\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fe8aOo6FAfeM%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, December 23, 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\/e8aOo6FAfeM\" 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%2Fe8aOo6FAfeM%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, December 23, 2020\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, December 23, 2020 Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 189,800 Over 189,800 people have died of the novel coronavirus in 470 cities, according to reports tallied by the Iranian opposition People&#039;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran as of Tuesday afternoon local time. The official death toll declared by the regime stands at 54,003, around a third of the actual figure. \u201cGovernment officials in Iran should take urgent action on purchasing standard vaccines and honestly and transparently announcing the priority of those who need it based on who is more vulnerable,\u201d said the head of Iran\u2019s Medical Apparatus Council on Tuesday, according to the Mehr news agency, an outlet linked to the regime&#039;s Ministry of Intelligence and Security. \u201cIf officials begin procuring foreign Covid-19 vaccines today it will be provided to the people in one month. When Iraq can purchase and maintain these vaccines, why don\u2019t our officials purchase a number of these vaccines for our medical professionals?\u201d asked an official of Tehran\u2019s renowned Masih Daneshvari Hospital on Tuesday. Strikes and Protests by Workers in Different Iranian Cities Over the past week, various cities across Iran have witnessed dozens of strikes and demonstrations by workers and low-wage earners, protesting months-overdue salaries, lack of insurance, and other problems. On Thursday, the workers of Iran Khodro assembly hall in Khorasan Razavi province stopped working for hours. Bus drivers in the city of Urmia, northwest Iran, went on strike protesting officials\u2019 refusing to deposit the workers\u2019 insurance payments and giving hollow promises. On Sunday, the workers of Khuzestan rural water and sewage systems continued their strike, protesting their insurance premiums and paychecks being delayed and their job status remaining in limbo, in front of the company building. On Saturday, a group of railway workers and their families in the city of Mashhad, northeast Iran, held a protest rally. 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