{"id":233126,"date":"2021-01-14T03:57:42","date_gmt":"2021-01-14T08:57:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=233126"},"modified":"2023-03-28T12:25:40","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T11:25:40","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-january-14-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-january-14-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 January 14, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_233137\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-233137\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-233137\" title=\"Iran-Tehran-air-pollution-14012021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-Tehran-air-pollution-14012021.jpg\" alt=\"Tahran, tha capital of Iran - Iran's Health Ministry: If serious action is not taken to reduce air pollution, there will be an &quot;unfortunate incident&quot; in Tehran\" width=\"800\" height=\"462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-Tehran-air-pollution-14012021.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-Tehran-air-pollution-14012021-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-Tehran-air-pollution-14012021-768x444.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-Tehran-air-pollution-14012021-150x87.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-Tehran-air-pollution-14012021-696x402.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-233137\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tahran, tha capital of Iran &#8211; Iran&#8217;s Health Ministry: If serious action is not taken to reduce air pollution, there will be an &#8220;unfortunate incident&#8221; in Tehran<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UPDATE: 6:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Our commitments<\/h2>\n<h3>Maryam Rajavi\u2019s speeches to the Free Iran Global Summit and to the plenary session of the NCRI is published<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This book includes the Speeches by Maryam Rajavi to the 3-day Free Iran Global Summit and to the plenary session of the National Council of Resistance of Iran July 2020<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is about the people and the resistance of Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Free Iran Global Summit 2020 was held from July 17 to 20 at Ashraf 3, in Albania. This &#8220;largest online international event&#8221; connected Iranians at 30,000 locations in Iran and in more than 100 countries to the seat of the Iranian Resistance in Ashraf 3<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Our-Commitments-Maryam-Rajavi\/dp\/2491615045\/ref=sr_1_9?dchild=1&amp;keywords=our+commitments&amp;qid=1610617327&amp;sr=8-9\" rel=\"noopener\">More about the book<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Our commitments, Maryam Rajavi\u2019s speeches to the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran<\/a> Global Summit and to the plenary session of the National Council of Resistance of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>, published in July 2020<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cbX84GrCBD\">https:\/\/t.co\/cbX84GrCBD<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/R08AwgkzeJ\">pic.twitter.com\/R08AwgkzeJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1349657020555816960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 14, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">ZDNet: Iranian cyberspies behind major Christmas SMS spear-phishing campaign<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-233155\" title=\"ZDNet-Iranian-cyberspies\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/ZDNet-Iranian-cyberspies.jpg\" alt=\"ZDNet-Iranian-cyberspies\" width=\"800\" height=\"272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/ZDNet-Iranian-cyberspies.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/ZDNet-Iranian-cyberspies-300x102.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/ZDNet-Iranian-cyberspies-768x261.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/ZDNet-Iranian-cyberspies-150x51.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/ZDNet-Iranian-cyberspies-696x237.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Iranian hackers managed to successfully hide URLs to phishing sites behind legitimate google.com links.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">An Iranian cyber-espionage group known as Charming Kitten (APT35 or Phosphorus) has used the recent winter holiday break to attack targets from all over the world using a very sophisticated spear-phishing campaign that involved not only email attacks but also SMS messages.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Charming Kitten has taken full advantage of this timing to execute its new campaign to maximum effect,&#8221; said CERTFA, a cybersecurity organization specialized in tracking Iranian operations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/iranian-cyberspies-behind-major-christmas-sms-spear-phishing-campaign\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Al Arabiya: US Senator Graham says Iran &#8216;safe haven&#8217; for al-Qaeda, &#8216;architects of September 11&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Republican US Senator Lindsey Graham said Iran has become a &#8220;safe haven&#8221; for al-Qaeda terrorist group and its regime was the &#8220;architect&#8221; of the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;The Iranian regime is the largest state sponsor of terrorism and they have become a safe haven for al-Qaeda, the architects of 9\/11,&#8221; Graham said on Twitter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Iranian regime is the largest state sponsor of terrorism and they have become a safe haven for al-Qaeda, the architects of 9\/11. <\/p>\n<p>I hope the Biden Administration will understand the true nature of the Iranian regime before they engage with them a second time.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LindseyGrahamSC\/status\/1349057942356692995?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 12, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Blackouts reported in Kermanshah, western Iran, today<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Blackouts reported in Kermanshah, W <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> today. <br \/>Regime officials are providing contradictory remarks as to the reason behind the recent blackouts all over the country. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dX7P57zgoy\">pic.twitter.com\/dX7P57zgoy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1349744306169458689?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 14, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UPDATE: 9:30 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: Coronavirus death toll in 478 cities had exceeded 201,100<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-233112\" title=\"Iran-coronavirus-update-13012021-2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-13012021-2.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-coronavirus-update-13012021-2\" width=\"800\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-13012021-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-13012021-2-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-13012021-2-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-13012021-2-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-13012021-2-696x397.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The\u00a0<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>\u00a0announced on January 13, 2021, that the Coronavirus death toll in 478 cities across Iran had surpassed 201,100. The number of victims in Tehran is 49,101, Khorasan Razavi 13,665, Isfahan 12,610, Lorestan 8,153, Mazandaran 7,862, Qom 7,835, East Azerbaijan 7,668, West Azerbaijan 7,423, Gilan 7,116, Golestan 5,045, Kerman 4,437, Yazd 3,622, North Khorasan 3,093, and Hormozgan 2,105.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-human-rights\/iran-coronavirus-death-toll-in-478-cities-had-exceeded-201100\/\" 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 201,100 people have died of the novel <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/coronavirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#coronavirus<\/a> in 478 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\/2Gw7yBamSD\">https:\/\/t.co\/2Gw7yBamSD<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kqd41YUYc7\">pic.twitter.com\/kqd41YUYc7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1349614820803244032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 14, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">No information on Golrokh Iraee after more than a month of interrogation<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-233130\" title=\"No-infomation-on-Golrokh-Iraee\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/No-infomation-on-Golrokh-Iraee.jpg\" alt=\"No-infomation-on-Golrokh-Iraee\" width=\"750\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/No-infomation-on-Golrokh-Iraee.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/No-infomation-on-Golrokh-Iraee-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/No-infomation-on-Golrokh-Iraee-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/No-infomation-on-Golrokh-Iraee-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">More than a month since the forcible transfer of political prisoner Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee to Ward 2A of Evin Prison, there is still no information available on her conditions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One of the notorious interrogators of the IRGC Intelligence told her family that they are not allowed to inform the media on the conditions of their daughter.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Political prisoner Arash Sadeghi, Golorkh\u2019s husband, who is detained in Gohardasht Prison of Karaj, sent out an open letter on January 13, 2021. In part of this letter, he said: \u201cLast week, my mother-in-law suffered a heart stroke and was hospitalized after she learned about beating of her daughter with batons and stun guns.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2021\/01\/13\/no-information-on-golrokh-iraee-after-more-than-a-month-of-interrogation\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranians Continue Protests; at Least Five Rallies and Strikes on January 12<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-233133\" title=\"Iran-protests-14012021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-protests-14012021.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-protests-14012021\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-protests-14012021.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-protests-14012021-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-protests-14012021-150x94.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On January 12, Iranian citizens continued their protests against the regime\u2019s plundering and profiteering policies through five rallies in various cities. Medical staff, greenspace workers, preschool educators, and contract forces organized these protests.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/insider\/iranians-continue-protests-least-five-rallies-january-12\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iranians Continue Protests; at Least Four Rallies and Strikes on January 12\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_mp3uiDv3z7k\" 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%2Fmp3uiDv3z7k%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mp3uiDv3z7k\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT31S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-01-13T19:35:12Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_mp3uiDv3z7k\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fmp3uiDv3z7k%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iranians Continue Protests; at Least Four Rallies and Strikes on January 12<\/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\/mp3uiDv3z7k\" 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%2Fmp3uiDv3z7k%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iranians Continue Protests; at Least Four Rallies and Strikes on January 12\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"On January 12, Iranian citizens continued their protests against the regime\u2019s plundering and profiteering policies through four rallies in various cities. Medical staff, greenspace workers, preschool educators, and contract forces organized these protests. The continuation of these protests shows society\u2019s objection against the ruling system. On the other hand, due to the regime\u2019s inability to resolve people\u2019s economic dilemmas, these local protests are fueling public anger. In this respect, there has been no day without warnings on behalf of both the regime\u2019s factions about society\u2019s volatile conditions and the ruling system\u2019s bleak fate.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran&#8217;s Health Ministry: If serious action is not taken to reduce air pollution, there will be an &#8220;unfortunate incident&#8221; in Tehran<\/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> Health Ministry: If serious action is not taken to reduce air pollution, there will be an &quot;unfortunate incident&quot; in Tehran. Pollution levels are &quot;dangerous&quot;. <\/p>\n<p>Note that the regime is burning mazut at power stations but there are still blackouts all over Iran. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fTjsFQyEDB\">pic.twitter.com\/fTjsFQyEDB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1349402473010749445?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 13, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Execution of Imam Khomeini\u2019s Order (EIKO), A Pillar of Khamenei\u2019s Economic Empire in Iran, is black listed by US<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-233134\" title=\"Execution-of-Imam-Khomeinis-Order-14012021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Execution-of-Imam-Khomeinis-Order-14012021.jpg\" alt=\"Execution-of-Imam-Khomeinis-Order-14012021\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Execution-of-Imam-Khomeinis-Order-14012021.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Execution-of-Imam-Khomeinis-Order-14012021-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Execution-of-Imam-Khomeinis-Order-14012021-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Execution-of-Imam-Khomeinis-Order-14012021-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Execution-of-Imam-Khomeinis-Order-14012021-696x435.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This article is a part of a series of posts about the Iranian supreme leader \u201cAli Khamenei\u2019s Economic Empire\u201d that explores the real scope of national resources seized by Khamenei-affiliated companies when Iran is in severe need to counter natural and manmade crises like the novel coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/economy\/execution-of-imam-khomeinis-order-eiko-a-pillar-of-khameneis-economic-empire-in-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Role of Astan-e Quds Razavi, a Key \u201cReligious Foundation\u201d, in Iranian Regime\u2019s Terrorism, Extremist Policies, And Recruitment of Western Spies<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-233135\" title=\"irans_ngos_used_for_terrorism-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/irans_ngos_used_for_terrorism-1.jpg\" alt=\"irans_ngos_used_for_terrorism-1\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/irans_ngos_used_for_terrorism-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/irans_ngos_used_for_terrorism-1-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/irans_ngos_used_for_terrorism-1-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/irans_ngos_used_for_terrorism-1-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/irans_ngos_used_for_terrorism-1-696x435.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The US Treasury&#8217;s OFAC designated yesterday two organizations, along with their leaders and subsidiaries, controlled by the Supreme Leader of Iran, the Execution of Imam Khomeini\u2019s Order (EIKO), and Astan Quds Razavi (AQR).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The organizations in question are not under any sort of monitoring or financial audit, making them a perfect instrument of the regime\u2019s political and strategic goals. Astan-e Quds Razavi (AQR), one of the most longstanding financial and religious foundations in Iran is one such institution; another example of the clerical regime exploiting religion to pursue its ominous objectives.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/publications\/the-role-of-astan-e-quds-razavi-a-key-religious-foundation-in-iranian-regime-s-terrorism-extremist-policies-and-recruitment-of-western-spies\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran news in brief, January 14, 2021<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, January 14, 2021\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_qpWjR978xm0\" 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%2FqpWjR978xm0%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qpWjR978xm0\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M24S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-01-14T10:09:33Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_qpWjR978xm0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FqpWjR978xm0%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, January 14, 2021<\/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\/qpWjR978xm0\" 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%2FqpWjR978xm0%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, January 14, 2021\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, January 14, 2021 U.S. Sanctions Foundations Controlled by Iran Regime\u2019s Supreme Leader The U.S. Department of the Treasury\u2019s Office of Foreign Assets Control on Wednesday sanctioned two organizations, along with their leaders and subsidiaries, controlled by the Supreme Leader of Iran, the Execution of Imam Khomeini\u2019s Order and Astan Quds Razavi. \u201cThese institutions enable Iran\u2019s elite to sustain a corrupt system of ownership over large parts of Iran\u2019s economy,\u201d said the U.S Secretary of Treasury Steven Mnuchin. \u201cThe United States will continue to target those who enrich themselves while claiming to help the Iranian people,\u201d he added. &quot;These institutions enable Iran\u2019s corrupt leaders to exploit a system of ownership over a wide range of sectors of Iran\u2019s economy. The United States will continue to target entities and individuals that enrich themselves while claiming to help the Iranian people,&quot; said Mike Pompeo, the U.S. Secretary of State in a statement on Wednesday. Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 200,100 Over 201,100 people have died of the coronavirus across Iran, according to reports tallied by the Iranian opposition People&#039;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran as of January 13. The official death toll declared by the regime stands at 56,457 around a third of the actual figure. While the regime\u2019s Health Minister has expressed deep concerns regarding a \u201cnew wave of the illness\u201d and \u201can increasing number of cases and deaths,\u201d and described the fourth wave as a \u201cmajor challenge\u201d considering the country\u2019s \u201ccapabilities and infrastructure,\u201d regime President Hassan Rouhani and other officials continue with their hesitation, lies and deceptive measures in procuring the Covid-19 vaccine. \u201cBe it a domestic vaccine or purchasing vaccines from reliable companies that are 100 percent trustworthy, the government will most definitely take the necessary measures in this regard,\u201d said Rouhani in a meeting of the heads of the regime\u2019s three branches on Tuesday night. 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<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><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 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Read more<\/strong>:\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-january-13-2021\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran News in Brief \u2013 January 13<\/strong><strong>, 2021<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 6:30 PM CET Our commitments Maryam Rajavi&rsquo;s speeches to the Free Iran Global Summit and to the [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":233137,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,234],"tags":[129,130,141,197,198],"class_list":{"0":"post-233126","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"category-iran-news-in-brief-news","9":"tag-iran","10":"tag-iran-protests","11":"tag-human-rights","12":"tag-mek-iran","13":"tag-ncri"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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