{"id":235163,"date":"2021-02-20T08:44:22","date_gmt":"2021-02-20T13:44:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=235163"},"modified":"2023-03-05T19:31:15","modified_gmt":"2023-03-05T18:31:15","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-february-20-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-february-20-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 February 20, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_235167\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-235167\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"iran-misery-index-20022021-2\" class=\"size-full wp-image-235167\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/iran-misery-index-20022021-2.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;According to official data, the misery index reached 19.8 percent in 2017, jumped to 39 percent in 2018, and reached 45.5 percent in 2019. Estimates show that this index is at 70 percent this year,&quot; according to a Feb 16 report by the state run Hamdeli daily.\" width=\"800\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/iran-misery-index-20022021-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/iran-misery-index-20022021-2-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/iran-misery-index-20022021-2-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/iran-misery-index-20022021-2-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/iran-misery-index-20022021-2-696x397.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-235167\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;According to official data, the misery index reached 19.8 percent in 2017, jumped to 39 percent in 2018, and reached 45.5 percent in 2019. Estimates show that this index is at 70 percent this year,&#8221; according to a Feb 16 report by the state run Hamdeli daily.<\/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: 9:30 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 480 Cities Exceeds 218,200<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"iran-coronavirus-update-19022021-2\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-235158\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/iran-coronavirus-update-19022021-2.jpg\" alt=\"iran-coronavirus-update-19022021-2\" width=\"800\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/iran-coronavirus-update-19022021-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/iran-coronavirus-update-19022021-2-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/iran-coronavirus-update-19022021-2-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/iran-coronavirus-update-19022021-2-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/iran-coronavirus-update-19022021-2-696x397.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 February 19, 2021, that the Coronavirus death toll in 480 cities across Iran had surpassed 218,200. The number of victims in Tehran is 52,111, Khorasan Razavi 14,550, Isfahan 14,020, Khuzestan 11,035, Mazandaran 9,187, Lorestan 8,983, East Azerbaijan 8,243, Fars 6,552, Golestan 5,680, Alborz 5,513, Kerman 4,844, Kermanshah 4,459, Kurdistan 3,772, Semnan 3,350, Qazvin 2,444, Hormozgan 2,355, and Bushehr 2,204.<\/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-480-cities-exceeds-218200\/\" 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 218,200 people have died of the novel <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/coronavirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#coronavirus<\/a> in 480 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\/DkOKumF0vR\">https:\/\/t.co\/DkOKumF0vR<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IB8fyvlOms\">pic.twitter.com\/IB8fyvlOms<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1362861261847986177?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 19, 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\">Statement by Bob Blackman and British and Int&#8217;l MPs: EU member states and EEAS must suspend diplomatic relations with Iran<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Statement by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BobBlackman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BobBlackman<\/a> &amp; British &amp; Int&#39;l MPs as EU Foreign Ministers meet in Brussels on 22 Feb: EU member states &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eu_eeas?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@eu_eeas<\/a> must suspend diplomatic relations with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> &amp; official bilateral Ministerial visits to or from the country until the regime ends its state terrorism <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dvvP3gySv0\">pic.twitter.com\/dvvP3gySv0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dowlat Nowrouzi (@DowlatNowrouzi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DowlatNowrouzi\/status\/1362846144439664650?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 19, 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\">Arab News &#8211; \u2018Iran cannot be appeased\u2019: British MP urges harder line against Tehran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"arab-news-iran-cannot-be-appeased-british-mp-urges-harder-line-against-tehran\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-235166\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/arab-news-iran-cannot-be-appeased-british-mp-urges-harder-line-against-tehran.jpg\" alt=\"arab-news-iran-cannot-be-appeased-british-mp-urges-harder-line-against-tehran\" width=\"800\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/arab-news-iran-cannot-be-appeased-british-mp-urges-harder-line-against-tehran.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/arab-news-iran-cannot-be-appeased-british-mp-urges-harder-line-against-tehran-300x149.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/arab-news-iran-cannot-be-appeased-british-mp-urges-harder-line-against-tehran-768x381.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/arab-news-iran-cannot-be-appeased-british-mp-urges-harder-line-against-tehran-150x74.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/arab-news-iran-cannot-be-appeased-british-mp-urges-harder-line-against-tehran-696x345.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The UK should take more assertive action against Iran by ditching the nuclear deal and following the US lead in introducing economic sanctions that \u201cbite,\u201d a British MP has said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Bob Blackman, a UK Conservative Party MP, also told Arab News that Tehran\u2019s diplomatic footprint across Europe should be reviewed for its role in facilitating the IRGC\u2019s (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) \u201cnefarious activities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/node\/1736991\/world\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Man and woman accused of adultery sentenced to lashes in Tehran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"IRAN_Prisoner_Flogged_in_Public_in_Ahvaz\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-53405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IRAN_Prisoner_Flogged_in_Public_in_Ahvaz.jpg\" alt=\"IRAN: Prisoner Flogged in Public in Ahvaz\" width=\"800\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IRAN_Prisoner_Flogged_in_Public_in_Ahvaz.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IRAN_Prisoner_Flogged_in_Public_in_Ahvaz-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IRAN_Prisoner_Flogged_in_Public_in_Ahvaz-768x413.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IRAN_Prisoner_Flogged_in_Public_in_Ahvaz-696x374.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The Tehran Criminal Court sentenced a man and woman to lashes on adultery charges. According to state-run media, the husband of the accused woman identified by her first name as Khoshchehreh filed a complaint against his wife one year ago.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Khoshchehreh\u2019s husband suspected her of having extramarital relations with one of his relatives, and the case was taken to court. Both Khoshchehreh and the man identified by his first name as Salar denied the charges, and said they were just friends. However, upon the insistence of Khoshchehreh\u2019s husband, her smartphone was also examined in court and Salar and Khoshchehreh were incriminated because of the messages and pictures on the smartphone.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/man-and-woman-accused-of-adultery-sentenced-to-lashes-in-tehran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran: Misery index continues to rise as basic goods become more expensive<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"iran-misery-index-20022021\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-235165\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/iran-misery-index-20022021.jpg\" alt=\"iran-misery-index-20022021\" width=\"800\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/iran-misery-index-20022021.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/iran-misery-index-20022021-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/iran-misery-index-20022021-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In recent years, Iran has been one of the top four countries in the world in terms of misery index, and after the three countries of Venezuela, Argentina and Zimbabwe, it is in fourth place and at its worst.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The devaluation of the national currency (rial) in recent years has been the most important factor in including Iran&#8217;s name in this list.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8220;According to official data, the misery index reached 19.8 percent in 2017, jumped to 39 percent in 2018, and reached 45.5 percent in 2019. Estimates show that this index is at 70 percent this year,&#8221; according to a Feb 16 report by the state run Hamdeli daily.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-misery-index-skyrocketing-prices-20210219\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran: strategic elections or strategic impasse?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"iran-election-202021\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-235164\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/iran-election-202021.jpg\" alt=\"iran-election-202021\" width=\"800\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/iran-election-202021.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/iran-election-202021-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/iran-election-202021-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">As the Iranian regime approaches the 2021 Presidential Election, Tehran\u2019s strategic impasse becomes apparent more than ever. For 42 years, Iranian authorities deceived the society by putting up a show of \u201creformists versus hardliners.\u201d However, in recent years, Iranian citizens have clearly announced that they see no distinction between these supposedly rivaling factions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\u201cModerates and principalists are all cuts of the same cloth,\u201d citizens say in their private gatherings. \u201cReformists, hardliners, the game is over,\u201d people frequently chant in anti-establishment rallies and protests.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-presidential-elections-20210219\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/stats.sender.net\/forms\/dGYVLa\/view\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Weekly-Signe-up-logo-1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-219239 aligncenter\" 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-news\/iran-news-in-brief-february-19-2021\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran News in Brie<\/strong><strong>f \u2013 February 19<\/strong><strong>,<\/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: 9:30 AM CET Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 480 Cities Exceeds 218,200 The&nbsp;People&rsquo;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":235167,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[234],"tags":[287,129,130,141,197,198],"class_list":{"0":"post-235163","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-iran-news-in-brief-news","8":"tag-iran-terrorism","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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