{"id":235400,"date":"2021-02-24T02:47:29","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T07:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=235400"},"modified":"2023-04-25T21:32:10","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T20:32:10","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-february-24-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-february-24-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 February 24, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_235386\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-235386\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-235386 size-full\" title=\"saravan-uprising-23022021-6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-6.jpg\" alt=\"saravan-uprising-23022021-6\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-6.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-6-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-6-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-6-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-6-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-235386\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Revolutionary Guards and other suppressive forces killed at least 40 protesters and wounded more than 100 defenseless protesters in Saravan uprising yesterday in south east of Iran<\/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: 4:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">IRGC<\/h2>\n<h3>Forces in Sistan and Baluchestan Province are being dispatched to quash protests<\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Protesters storm southeast Iran state building after deadly border shootings<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-38854\" title=\"Reuters-Logo-e1606758477848\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Reuters-Logo-e1606758477848.jpg\" alt=\"Reuters-Logo-e1606758477848\" width=\"500\" height=\"191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Reuters-Logo-e1606758477848.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Reuters-Logo-e1606758477848-300x115.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Angry protesters occupied a governor\u2019s office in southeastern Iran on Tuesday, a day after at least two fuel smugglers were shot dead at the nearby border with Pakistan, according to Iranian media and online videos.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran, which has some of the lowest fuel prices in the world, has been fighting rampant smuggling to neighbouring countries, particularly in its impoverished Sistan-Baluchestan province &#8211; long the scene of clashes between security forces and separatist militants and drug smugglers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/iran-pakistan-protests-int-idUSKBN2AN26N\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Iran: Fake News or Regime\u2019s New Tactic on its Nuclear Program<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mahmoud Alavi, the Iranians regime\u2019s Minister of Intelligence and Security, recently acknowledged in unprecedented fashion that the mullahs are seeking to build nuclear weapons. Citing a decree issued by the regime\u2019s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei he said, \u201cThe fatwa forbids the production of nuclear weapons, but if they push Iran in those directions, it is not Iran\u2019s fault. Those who pushed Iran in that direction will be to blame.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran: Fake News or Regime&rsquo;s New Tactic on its Nuclear Program\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_SBdPq4Iv3Vg\" 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%2FSBdPq4Iv3Vg%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SBdPq4Iv3Vg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT10M56S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-02-24T09:15:29Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_SBdPq4Iv3Vg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FSBdPq4Iv3Vg%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran: Fake News or Regime\u2019s New Tactic on its Nuclear Program<\/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\/SBdPq4Iv3Vg\" 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%2FSBdPq4Iv3Vg%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran: Fake News or Regime&rsquo;s New Tactic on its Nuclear Program\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Mahmoud Alavi, the Iranians regime\u2019s Minister of Intelligence and Security, recently acknowledged in unprecedented fashion that the mullahs are seeking to build nuclear weapons. Citing a decree issued by the regime\u2019s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei he said, \u201cThe fatwa forbids the production of nuclear weapons, but if they push Iran in those directions, it is not Iran\u2019s fault. Those who pushed Iran in that direction will be to blame.\u201d So, let us have a deeper look into how the regime, despite reaping the benefits of the nuclear deal, never stopped its nuclear weapons initiative. In July 2015, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), known as the Iran nuclear deal, was signed between the Iranian regime and the P5+1, including the United States, France, United Kingdom, Russia, China and Germany. The main goal of the JCPOA was refraining the regime from obtaining nuclear weapons. While the ratification of the JCPOA made a lot of noise, the regime\u2019s approach in the agreement was suspicious after years of violating its obligations. Alavi acknowledges that the regime is producing an atomic bomb despite regime officials denying the military aspects of its nuclear program since the Iranian Resistance exposed the Natanz enrichment and Arak heavy water sites in August 2002. Years later, regime officials leaked facts about their JCPOA violations. Head of Iran\u2019s Atomic Energy Organization Ali Akbar Salehi revealed in January 2019 how the regime lied to the P5+1 about filling the Arak reactor pipes with cement. Later in November 2019 Salehi acknowledged that while the regime accepted JCPOA articles, it had countermeasures to continue uranium enrichment. On May 8, 2019, the mullahs officially took their first step in violation of the JCPOA\u2019s low-enriched uranium stockpile limitation. The regime increased its low-enriched uranium stockpile to over 300 Kgs. In his interview with CNN on February 1st, Iranian regime foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif confirmed that the regime has reproduced 8,000 pounds, or 3,600 Kg, of low-enriched uranium. This is nearly half of the amount that the regime had before the JCPOA and enough for three bombs, according to the Arms Control Association (ACA). The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has also confirmed that Iran had installed and begun operating advanced centrifuges in an underground section at the Natanz site. At the same time, the regime has also speeded up its ballistic missile program. On February 8, the Bloomberg news agency quoted the United Nations saying that the clerical regime had received \u201csensitive parts\u201d from North Korea for \u201cits long-range missiles production project\u201d and that \u201cits last shipment dates back to 2020.\u201d On February 5, the Wall Street Journal wrote that IAEA inspectors had found traces of enriched uranium at two sites that the Iranian regime had long prevented from being inspected, which \u201ccould indicate Iran has undertaken work on nuclear weapons, based on where it was found.\u201d On February 10, the IAEA issued a report saying Iran has produced uranium metal at a facility in Isfahan, in further violation of the 2015 nuclear deal. Uranium metal can be used as a component in nuclear weapons. Iran had signed under the JCPOA up to a 15-year ban on \u201cproducing or acquiring plutonium or uranium metals or their alloys\u201d. In a word, the regime has publicly accelerated its paces to obtain nuclear weapons. All the parts of this puzzle clearly indicate that the JCPOA has failed to deny either Iran\u2019s capability or means of obtaining nuclear weapons. The regime\u2019s nuclear infrastructure had remained intact. Thus, everything was left at the regime\u2019s mercy. Second, it shows that even after the JCPOA, Iran had continued its clandestine nuclear program, such that it was able to resume 20% uranium enrichment immediately and other related activities. Given Iran\u2019s past failures to uphold its promises, no one can confidently trust the Iranian regime. Through such posturing, Tehran is engaged in nuclear blackmail and seeks to extract more concessions from the new US administration. 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 #Iran #JCPOA #nuclearprogram\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Former Iranian Resistance Member Details Work With Iranian Intelligence To Demonize And Target Resistance Group In Albania In Tell-All Letter To UN<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-235422\" title=\"opslens-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/opslens-logo.jpg\" alt=\"opslens-logo\" width=\"800\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/opslens-logo.jpg 930w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/opslens-logo-300x80.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/opslens-logo-768x205.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/opslens-logo-150x40.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/opslens-logo-696x186.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ever since being disarmed by the Bush administration during the Iraq War, the Iranian Resistance, or the People\u2019s Mujahedin of Iran (PMOI\/MEK), has been targeted for assassination by Iranian intelligence services. Hundreds were killed while unarmed on the Iraqi border in their camp by Iranian and Iraqi Special Forces, before being moved to safe refuge in Albania by the Obama administration, but only after pressure from Congress and world opinion.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/opslens.com\/former-iranian-resistance-member-details-work-with-iranian-intelligence-to-demonize-and-target-resistance-group-in-albania-in-tell-all-letter-to-un\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">A new study on the Middle East takes the wraps off Iran\u2019s militia doctrine<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-235423\" title=\"a-new-study-on-the-middle-east-takes-the-wraps-off-irans-militia-doctrine\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/a-new-study-on-the-middle-east-takes-the-wraps-off-irans-militia-doctrine.jpg\" alt=\"a-new-study-on-the-middle-east-takes-the-wraps-off-irans-militia-doctrine\" width=\"800\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/a-new-study-on-the-middle-east-takes-the-wraps-off-irans-militia-doctrine.jpg 708w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/a-new-study-on-the-middle-east-takes-the-wraps-off-irans-militia-doctrine-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/a-new-study-on-the-middle-east-takes-the-wraps-off-irans-militia-doctrine-150x76.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/a-new-study-on-the-middle-east-takes-the-wraps-off-irans-militia-doctrine-696x352.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>UK-based Tony Blair Institute for Global Change has published a report titled \u2018The View from Tehran: Iran\u2019s Militia Doctrine\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As the smoke cleared on another Houthi terrorist attack in Saudi Arabia, this time a drone attack on the Kingdom\u2019s Abha airport, new details emerged about the extent of Iran\u2019s campaign of violence across the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Houthis claimed to use four drones in Wednesday\u2019s attack, which followed days of escalating aggression from the Iran-backed terror outfit. Meanwhile, a new report from the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (TBI) has warned that Iran-backed militias throughout the region are growing in size, scale and lethality.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/node\/1807191\/middle-east\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UPDATE: 9:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: Saravan Uprising &#8211; Regime disconnects the Internet, sends reinforcements from surrounding cities to suppress the people of Saravan<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-235405\" title=\"saravan-uprising-23022021-7\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-7.jpg\" alt=\"saravan-uprising-23022021-7\" width=\"800\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-7.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-7-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-7-768x372.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-7-150x73.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-7-696x337.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Following the uprising by the people of Saravan, the residents of Keshtegan village from Bam-Posht district gathered in front of the Revolutionary Guards garrison, the Guards opened fire and the people defended themselves by throwing rocks and broke the gate to the garrison. The Revolutionary Guards and other suppressive forces killed at least 40 protesters and wounded more than 100 defenseless protesters.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to medical sources, Razi Hospital in Saravan is facing severe blood shortages but the regime is preventing medical help. The authorities have cut off or disrupted Saravan&#8217;s internet in order to prevent the spread of the news of the uprising. It has also blocked all the roads to the city.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the NCRI hailed to the heroic people of Saravan and wrote in a Twitter message: &#8220;Hail to the heroic people of Saravan who stood up to the oppression and discrimination of the religious dictatorship. This is the only way for the people of #Iran to achieve their rights in the face of the mullahs\u2019 vicious regime. I call on the courageous youths of Iran particularly in Sistan and Baluchestan Province to rise up and support the people of Saravan.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I call on the courageous youths of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> particularly in <br \/>Sistan and Baluchestan Province to rise up and support the people of Saravan. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1364163568791400450?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 23, 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;\">Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 486 Cities Exceeds 220,200<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-235394\" title=\"Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-220200-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-220200-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran.jpg\" alt=\"Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-220200-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran\" width=\"800\" height=\"457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-220200-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-220200-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-220200-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-220200-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-220200-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-220200-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-696x397.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-220200-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-1068x610.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\">People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK)<\/a>\u00a0announced on Tuesday, February 23, 2021, that the Coronavirus fatalities in 486 cities had exceeded 220,200. The number of victims in Tehran is 52,461, Khorasan Razavi 14,640, Isfahan 14,200, Khuzestan 11,300, Mazandaran 9,297, West Azerbaijan 8,203, Gilan 7,881, Fars 6,602, Golestan 5,720, Alborz 5,553, Sistan and Baluchestan 5,236, Hamedan 5,193, Central Province 4,418, Semnan 3,400, North Khorasan 3,383, Zanjan 2,400, and Bushehr 2,224.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-coronavirus-death-toll-in-486-cities-exceeds-220200\/\" 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 220,200 people have died of the novel <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/coronavirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#coronavirus<\/a> in 486 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\/ghki33m39R\">https:\/\/t.co\/ghki33m39R<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YALWNyaRZ5\">pic.twitter.com\/YALWNyaRZ5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1364332541738577921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 23, 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;\">Tehran court hands down 5 years to student activist Leila Hosseinzadeh<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-235401\" title=\"Leila-Hosseinzadeh-2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Leila-Hosseinzadeh-2.jpg\" alt=\"Leila-Hosseinzadeh-2\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Leila-Hosseinzadeh-2.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Leila-Hosseinzadeh-2-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Leila-Hosseinzadeh-2-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Leila-Hosseinzadeh-2-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200cBranch 28 of Tehran\u2019s Revolutionary Court issued a 5-year sentence for student activist Leila Hosseinzadeh and banned her for two years from activity on social media.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Student activist Leila Hosseinzadeh has received this sentence for participating in the birthday celebration students of Sharif University held for the imprisoned Dervish Mohammad Sharifi Moghaddam.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2021\/02\/23\/student-activist-leila-hosseinzadeh\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The family of Behnam Mahjoubi laying flowers on his grave<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The family of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BehnamMahjoubi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BehnamMahjoubi<\/a> laying flowers on his grave. <br \/>Behnam was from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>&#39;s persecuted Gonabadi Dervish religious minority. He died in custody after authorities failed to care for his medical condition.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ogQ85KQkqZ\">https:\/\/t.co\/ogQ85KQkqZ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qvBOV7DSHf\">pic.twitter.com\/qvBOV7DSHf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1364398893815894016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 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;\">Iran: A Father Who Abandons His Daughter Out of Poverty<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-235404\" title=\"a-father-who-abandons-his-daughter-out-of-poverty\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/a-father-who-abandons-his-daughter-out-of-poverty.jpg\" alt=\"a-father-who-abandons-his-daughter-out-of-poverty\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/a-father-who-abandons-his-daughter-out-of-poverty.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/a-father-who-abandons-his-daughter-out-of-poverty-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/a-father-who-abandons-his-daughter-out-of-poverty-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/a-father-who-abandons-his-daughter-out-of-poverty-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cMy daughter is growing up. She has a lot of stress. She suffers from many problems due to thirst and hunger. We want to give her to a family. We only stipulate that the family would not have an older son.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cSince yesterday, several families have come and seen my daughter. Two families accepted. But his mother and I did not accept because they had a 15-year-old son.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/society\/iran-a-father-who-abandons-his-daughter-out-of-poverty\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: Protests Following the Murder of Baluch Fuel Carriers in Saravan<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-235386\" title=\"saravan-uprising-23022021-6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-6.jpg\" alt=\"saravan-uprising-23022021-6\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-6.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-6-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-6-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-6-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-6-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Monday, February 22, Iranian citizens were taken aback by harrowing news about the killing of Iranian Baluch fuel carriers in Saravan city, in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan. According to local reports, the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) and the State Security Forces (SSF) targeted fuel porters, leading to several dozen deaths and injuries.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/insider\/iran-protests-following-the-murder-of-baluch-fuel-carriers-in-saravan\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran news in brief, February 24, 2021<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, February 24, 2021\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_Mj1UviQfBhg\" 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%2FMj1UviQfBhg%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Mj1UviQfBhg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M38S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-02-24T06:38:05Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_Mj1UviQfBhg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FMj1UviQfBhg%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, February 24, 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\/Mj1UviQfBhg\" 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%2FMj1UviQfBhg%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, February 24, 2021\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, February 24, 2021 IRGC Forces Kill Baluch Fuel Porters, Protests Ensue On Monday, repressive Revolutionary Guards forces in the Saravan border area, Sistan and Baluchestan province, opened fire on a group of Baluch fuel porters, killing and injuring several people. Images and videos posted on social media showed dense presence of IRGC forces along with heavy artillery and tanks. The IRGC had dug deep ditches at border crossings to prevent the commute of fuel porters. The porters held a protest rally and demanded the border crossing to be reopened. The IRGC forces responded by opening fire on them. According to reports from locals, at least nine civilians were killed and dozens injured in the clashes. Protests erupted in Saravan following the IRGC killing fuel porters. Despite the heavy presence of the IRGC, the security and police forces, the protesters reached the Governor\u2019s Office. The suppressive forces fired live rounds and tear gas to disperse the crowd but were met with resistance by the enraged residents who took over the Governor\u2019s Office. Reports say that many more people have been killed or wounded. Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), hailed those who lost their lives as the martyrs to the cause of freedom and wished a speedy recovery for the wounded. Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 220,200 Reports by the People&#039;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran indicate that over 220,200 people have died of the novel coronavirus in Iran, as of Tuesday. The official death toll declared by the regime stands at 59,663 around a third of the actual figure. \u201cI am the Minister, and I don\u2019t know who is coming into the country and who is going,\u201d said Health Minister Saied Namaki on Monday. \u201cI\u2019m the at the end of the line, wounded and just rounding up dead bodies. Instead of Health Minister call me director of the morgue. This is a major issue. The virus is aggressive. We are kicking and screaming that we have an epidemic on our hands, why isn&#039;t anyone listening? One cannot run a country like this,\u201d he added. 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-news\/iran-news-in-brief-february-23-2021\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran News in Brie<\/strong><strong>f \u2013 February 23<\/strong><strong>,<\/strong><strong> 2021<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_235386\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-235386\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-235386 size-full\" title=\"saravan-uprising-23022021-6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-6.jpg\" alt=\"saravan-uprising-23022021-6\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-6.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-6-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-6-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-6-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-6-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-235386\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Revolutionary Guards and other suppressive forces killed at least 40 protesters and wounded more than 100 defenseless protesters in Saravan uprising yesterday in south east of Iran<\/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: 4:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">IRGC Forces in Sistan and Baluchestan Province are being dispatched to quash protests<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Feb 24- Kurin Sarjangal, near Zahedan, SE <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Voice says IRGC Forces in Sistan and Baluchestan Province known as &quot;Mersad&quot; are being dispatched to quash protests in Kurin.  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/o1VgMw7WnS\">pic.twitter.com\/o1VgMw7WnS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1364584203740971009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 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;\">Protesters storm southeast Iran state building after deadly border shootings<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-38854\" title=\"Reuters-Logo-e1606758477848\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Reuters-Logo-e1606758477848.jpg\" alt=\"Reuters-Logo-e1606758477848\" width=\"500\" height=\"191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Reuters-Logo-e1606758477848.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Reuters-Logo-e1606758477848-300x115.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Angry protesters occupied a governor\u2019s office in southeastern Iran on Tuesday, a day after at least two fuel smugglers were shot dead at the nearby border with Pakistan, according to Iranian media and online videos.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran, which has some of the lowest fuel prices in the world, has been fighting rampant smuggling to neighbouring countries, particularly in its impoverished Sistan-Baluchestan province &#8211; long the scene of clashes between security forces and separatist militants and drug smugglers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/iran-pakistan-protests-int-idUSKBN2AN26N\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Iran: Fake News or Regime\u2019s New Tactic on its Nuclear Program<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mahmoud Alavi, the Iranians regime\u2019s Minister of Intelligence and Security, recently acknowledged in unprecedented fashion that the mullahs are seeking to build nuclear weapons. Citing a decree issued by the regime\u2019s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei he said, \u201cThe fatwa forbids the production of nuclear weapons, but if they push Iran in those directions, it is not Iran\u2019s fault. Those who pushed Iran in that direction will be to blame.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran: Fake News or Regime&rsquo;s New Tactic on its Nuclear Program\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_SBdPq4Iv3Vg\" 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%2FSBdPq4Iv3Vg%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SBdPq4Iv3Vg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT10M56S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-02-24T09:15:29Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_SBdPq4Iv3Vg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FSBdPq4Iv3Vg%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran: Fake News or Regime\u2019s New Tactic on its Nuclear Program<\/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\/SBdPq4Iv3Vg\" 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%2FSBdPq4Iv3Vg%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran: Fake News or Regime&rsquo;s New Tactic on its Nuclear Program\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Mahmoud Alavi, the Iranians regime\u2019s Minister of Intelligence and Security, recently acknowledged in unprecedented fashion that the mullahs are seeking to build nuclear weapons. Citing a decree issued by the regime\u2019s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei he said, \u201cThe fatwa forbids the production of nuclear weapons, but if they push Iran in those directions, it is not Iran\u2019s fault. Those who pushed Iran in that direction will be to blame.\u201d So, let us have a deeper look into how the regime, despite reaping the benefits of the nuclear deal, never stopped its nuclear weapons initiative. In July 2015, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), known as the Iran nuclear deal, was signed between the Iranian regime and the P5+1, including the United States, France, United Kingdom, Russia, China and Germany. The main goal of the JCPOA was refraining the regime from obtaining nuclear weapons. While the ratification of the JCPOA made a lot of noise, the regime\u2019s approach in the agreement was suspicious after years of violating its obligations. Alavi acknowledges that the regime is producing an atomic bomb despite regime officials denying the military aspects of its nuclear program since the Iranian Resistance exposed the Natanz enrichment and Arak heavy water sites in August 2002. Years later, regime officials leaked facts about their JCPOA violations. Head of Iran\u2019s Atomic Energy Organization Ali Akbar Salehi revealed in January 2019 how the regime lied to the P5+1 about filling the Arak reactor pipes with cement. Later in November 2019 Salehi acknowledged that while the regime accepted JCPOA articles, it had countermeasures to continue uranium enrichment. On May 8, 2019, the mullahs officially took their first step in violation of the JCPOA\u2019s low-enriched uranium stockpile limitation. The regime increased its low-enriched uranium stockpile to over 300 Kgs. In his interview with CNN on February 1st, Iranian regime foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif confirmed that the regime has reproduced 8,000 pounds, or 3,600 Kg, of low-enriched uranium. This is nearly half of the amount that the regime had before the JCPOA and enough for three bombs, according to the Arms Control Association (ACA). The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has also confirmed that Iran had installed and begun operating advanced centrifuges in an underground section at the Natanz site. At the same time, the regime has also speeded up its ballistic missile program. On February 8, the Bloomberg news agency quoted the United Nations saying that the clerical regime had received \u201csensitive parts\u201d from North Korea for \u201cits long-range missiles production project\u201d and that \u201cits last shipment dates back to 2020.\u201d On February 5, the Wall Street Journal wrote that IAEA inspectors had found traces of enriched uranium at two sites that the Iranian regime had long prevented from being inspected, which \u201ccould indicate Iran has undertaken work on nuclear weapons, based on where it was found.\u201d On February 10, the IAEA issued a report saying Iran has produced uranium metal at a facility in Isfahan, in further violation of the 2015 nuclear deal. Uranium metal can be used as a component in nuclear weapons. Iran had signed under the JCPOA up to a 15-year ban on \u201cproducing or acquiring plutonium or uranium metals or their alloys\u201d. In a word, the regime has publicly accelerated its paces to obtain nuclear weapons. All the parts of this puzzle clearly indicate that the JCPOA has failed to deny either Iran\u2019s capability or means of obtaining nuclear weapons. The regime\u2019s nuclear infrastructure had remained intact. Thus, everything was left at the regime\u2019s mercy. Second, it shows that even after the JCPOA, Iran had continued its clandestine nuclear program, such that it was able to resume 20% uranium enrichment immediately and other related activities. Given Iran\u2019s past failures to uphold its promises, no one can confidently trust the Iranian regime. Through such posturing, Tehran is engaged in nuclear blackmail and seeks to extract more concessions from the new US administration. 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 #Iran #JCPOA #nuclearprogram\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Former Iranian Resistance Member Details Work With Iranian Intelligence To Demonize And Target Resistance Group In Albania In Tell-All Letter To UN<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-235422\" title=\"opslens-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/opslens-logo.jpg\" alt=\"opslens-logo\" width=\"800\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/opslens-logo.jpg 930w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/opslens-logo-300x80.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/opslens-logo-768x205.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/opslens-logo-150x40.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/opslens-logo-696x186.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ever since being disarmed by the Bush administration during the Iraq War, the Iranian Resistance, or the People\u2019s Mujahedin of Iran (PMOI\/MEK), has been targeted for assassination by Iranian intelligence services. Hundreds were killed while unarmed on the Iraqi border in their camp by Iranian and Iraqi Special Forces, before being moved to safe refuge in Albania by the Obama administration, but only after pressure from Congress and world opinion.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/opslens.com\/former-iranian-resistance-member-details-work-with-iranian-intelligence-to-demonize-and-target-resistance-group-in-albania-in-tell-all-letter-to-un\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">A new study on the Middle East takes the wraps off Iran\u2019s militia doctrine<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-235423\" title=\"a-new-study-on-the-middle-east-takes-the-wraps-off-irans-militia-doctrine\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/a-new-study-on-the-middle-east-takes-the-wraps-off-irans-militia-doctrine.jpg\" alt=\"a-new-study-on-the-middle-east-takes-the-wraps-off-irans-militia-doctrine\" width=\"800\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/a-new-study-on-the-middle-east-takes-the-wraps-off-irans-militia-doctrine.jpg 708w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/a-new-study-on-the-middle-east-takes-the-wraps-off-irans-militia-doctrine-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/a-new-study-on-the-middle-east-takes-the-wraps-off-irans-militia-doctrine-150x76.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/a-new-study-on-the-middle-east-takes-the-wraps-off-irans-militia-doctrine-696x352.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>UK-based Tony Blair Institute for Global Change has published a report titled \u2018The View from Tehran: Iran\u2019s Militia Doctrine\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As the smoke cleared on another Houthi terrorist attack in Saudi Arabia, this time a drone attack on the Kingdom\u2019s Abha airport, new details emerged about the extent of Iran\u2019s campaign of violence across the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Houthis claimed to use four drones in Wednesday\u2019s attack, which followed days of escalating aggression from the Iran-backed terror outfit. Meanwhile, a new report from the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (TBI) has warned that Iran-backed militias throughout the region are growing in size, scale and lethality.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/node\/1807191\/middle-east\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UPDATE: 9:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: Saravan Uprising &#8211; Regime disconnects the Internet, sends reinforcements from surrounding cities to suppress the people of Saravan<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-235405\" title=\"saravan-uprising-23022021-7\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-7.jpg\" alt=\"saravan-uprising-23022021-7\" width=\"800\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-7.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-7-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-7-768x372.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-7-150x73.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-7-696x337.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Following the uprising by the people of Saravan, the residents of Keshtegan village from Bam-Posht district gathered in front of the Revolutionary Guards garrison, the Guards opened fire and the people defended themselves by throwing rocks and broke the gate to the garrison. The Revolutionary Guards and other suppressive forces killed at least 40 protesters and wounded more than 100 defenseless protesters.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to medical sources, Razi Hospital in Saravan is facing severe blood shortages but the regime is preventing medical help. The authorities have cut off or disrupted Saravan&#8217;s internet in order to prevent the spread of the news of the uprising. It has also blocked all the roads to the city.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the NCRI hailed to the heroic people of Saravan and wrote in a Twitter message: &#8220;Hail to the heroic people of Saravan who stood up to the oppression and discrimination of the religious dictatorship. This is the only way for the people of #Iran to achieve their rights in the face of the mullahs\u2019 vicious regime. I call on the courageous youths of Iran particularly in Sistan and Baluchestan Province to rise up and support the people of Saravan.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I call on the courageous youths of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> particularly in <br \/>Sistan and Baluchestan Province to rise up and support the people of Saravan. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1364163568791400450?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 23, 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;\">Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 486 Cities Exceeds 220,200<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-235394\" title=\"Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-220200-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-220200-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran.jpg\" alt=\"Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-220200-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran\" width=\"800\" height=\"457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-220200-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-220200-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-220200-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-220200-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-220200-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-220200-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-696x397.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-220200-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-1068x610.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\">People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK)<\/a>\u00a0announced on Tuesday, February 23, 2021, that the Coronavirus fatalities in 486 cities had exceeded 220,200. The number of victims in Tehran is 52,461, Khorasan Razavi 14,640, Isfahan 14,200, Khuzestan 11,300, Mazandaran 9,297, West Azerbaijan 8,203, Gilan 7,881, Fars 6,602, Golestan 5,720, Alborz 5,553, Sistan and Baluchestan 5,236, Hamedan 5,193, Central Province 4,418, Semnan 3,400, North Khorasan 3,383, Zanjan 2,400, and Bushehr 2,224.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-coronavirus-death-toll-in-486-cities-exceeds-220200\/\" 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 220,200 people have died of the novel <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/coronavirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#coronavirus<\/a> in 486 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\/ghki33m39R\">https:\/\/t.co\/ghki33m39R<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YALWNyaRZ5\">pic.twitter.com\/YALWNyaRZ5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1364332541738577921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 23, 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;\">Tehran court hands down 5 years to student activist Leila Hosseinzadeh<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-235401\" title=\"Leila-Hosseinzadeh-2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Leila-Hosseinzadeh-2.jpg\" alt=\"Leila-Hosseinzadeh-2\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Leila-Hosseinzadeh-2.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Leila-Hosseinzadeh-2-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Leila-Hosseinzadeh-2-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Leila-Hosseinzadeh-2-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200cBranch 28 of Tehran\u2019s Revolutionary Court issued a 5-year sentence for student activist Leila Hosseinzadeh and banned her for two years from activity on social media.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Student activist Leila Hosseinzadeh has received this sentence for participating in the birthday celebration students of Sharif University held for the imprisoned Dervish Mohammad Sharifi Moghaddam.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2021\/02\/23\/student-activist-leila-hosseinzadeh\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The family of Behnam Mahjoubi laying flowers on his grave<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The family of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BehnamMahjoubi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BehnamMahjoubi<\/a> laying flowers on his grave. <br \/>Behnam was from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>&#39;s persecuted Gonabadi Dervish religious minority. He died in custody after authorities failed to care for his medical condition.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ogQ85KQkqZ\">https:\/\/t.co\/ogQ85KQkqZ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qvBOV7DSHf\">pic.twitter.com\/qvBOV7DSHf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1364398893815894016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 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;\">Iran: A Father Who Abandons His Daughter Out of Poverty<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-235404\" title=\"a-father-who-abandons-his-daughter-out-of-poverty\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/a-father-who-abandons-his-daughter-out-of-poverty.jpg\" alt=\"a-father-who-abandons-his-daughter-out-of-poverty\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/a-father-who-abandons-his-daughter-out-of-poverty.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/a-father-who-abandons-his-daughter-out-of-poverty-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/a-father-who-abandons-his-daughter-out-of-poverty-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/a-father-who-abandons-his-daughter-out-of-poverty-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cMy daughter is growing up. She has a lot of stress. She suffers from many problems due to thirst and hunger. We want to give her to a family. We only stipulate that the family would not have an older son.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cSince yesterday, several families have come and seen my daughter. Two families accepted. But his mother and I did not accept because they had a 15-year-old son.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/society\/iran-a-father-who-abandons-his-daughter-out-of-poverty\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: Protests Following the Murder of Baluch Fuel Carriers in Saravan<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-235386\" title=\"saravan-uprising-23022021-6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-6.jpg\" alt=\"saravan-uprising-23022021-6\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-6.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-6-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-6-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-6-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-6-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Monday, February 22, Iranian citizens were taken aback by harrowing news about the killing of Iranian Baluch fuel carriers in Saravan city, in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan. According to local reports, the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) and the State Security Forces (SSF) targeted fuel porters, leading to several dozen deaths and injuries.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/insider\/iran-protests-following-the-murder-of-baluch-fuel-carriers-in-saravan\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran news in brief, February 24, 2021<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, February 24, 2021\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_Mj1UviQfBhg\" 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%2FMj1UviQfBhg%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Mj1UviQfBhg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M38S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-02-24T06:38:05Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_Mj1UviQfBhg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FMj1UviQfBhg%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, February 24, 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\/Mj1UviQfBhg\" 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%2FMj1UviQfBhg%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, February 24, 2021\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, February 24, 2021 IRGC Forces Kill Baluch Fuel Porters, Protests Ensue On Monday, repressive Revolutionary Guards forces in the Saravan border area, Sistan and Baluchestan province, opened fire on a group of Baluch fuel porters, killing and injuring several people. Images and videos posted on social media showed dense presence of IRGC forces along with heavy artillery and tanks. The IRGC had dug deep ditches at border crossings to prevent the commute of fuel porters. The porters held a protest rally and demanded the border crossing to be reopened. The IRGC forces responded by opening fire on them. According to reports from locals, at least nine civilians were killed and dozens injured in the clashes. Protests erupted in Saravan following the IRGC killing fuel porters. Despite the heavy presence of the IRGC, the security and police forces, the protesters reached the Governor\u2019s Office. The suppressive forces fired live rounds and tear gas to disperse the crowd but were met with resistance by the enraged residents who took over the Governor\u2019s Office. Reports say that many more people have been killed or wounded. Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), hailed those who lost their lives as the martyrs to the cause of freedom and wished a speedy recovery for the wounded. Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 220,200 Reports by the People&#039;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran indicate that over 220,200 people have died of the novel coronavirus in Iran, as of Tuesday. The official death toll declared by the regime stands at 59,663 around a third of the actual figure. \u201cI am the Minister, and I don\u2019t know who is coming into the country and who is going,\u201d said Health Minister Saied Namaki on Monday. \u201cI\u2019m the at the end of the line, wounded and just rounding up dead bodies. Instead of Health Minister call me director of the morgue. This is a major issue. The virus is aggressive. We are kicking and screaming that we have an epidemic on our hands, why isn&#039;t anyone listening? One cannot run a country like this,\u201d he added. 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-news\/iran-news-in-brief-february-23-2021\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran News in Brie<\/strong><strong>f \u2013 February 23<\/strong><strong>,<\/strong><strong> 2021<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_235386\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-235386\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-235386 size-full\" title=\"saravan-uprising-23022021-6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-6.jpg\" alt=\"saravan-uprising-23022021-6\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-6.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-6-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-6-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-6-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-6-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-235386\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Revolutionary Guards and other suppressive forces killed at least 40 protesters and wounded more than 100 defenseless protesters in Saravan uprising yesterday in south east of Iran<\/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: 4:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">IRGC Forces in Sistan and Baluchestan Province are being dispatched to quash protests<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Feb 24- Kurin Sarjangal, near Zahedan, SE <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Voice says IRGC Forces in Sistan and Baluchestan Province known as &quot;Mersad&quot; are being dispatched to quash protests in Kurin.  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/o1VgMw7WnS\">pic.twitter.com\/o1VgMw7WnS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1364584203740971009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 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;\">Protesters storm southeast Iran state building after deadly border shootings<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-38854\" title=\"Reuters-Logo-e1606758477848\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Reuters-Logo-e1606758477848.jpg\" alt=\"Reuters-Logo-e1606758477848\" width=\"500\" height=\"191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Reuters-Logo-e1606758477848.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Reuters-Logo-e1606758477848-300x115.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Angry protesters occupied a governor\u2019s office in southeastern Iran on Tuesday, a day after at least two fuel smugglers were shot dead at the nearby border with Pakistan, according to Iranian media and online videos.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran, which has some of the lowest fuel prices in the world, has been fighting rampant smuggling to neighbouring countries, particularly in its impoverished Sistan-Baluchestan province &#8211; long the scene of clashes between security forces and separatist militants and drug smugglers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/iran-pakistan-protests-int-idUSKBN2AN26N\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Iran: Fake News or Regime\u2019s New Tactic on its Nuclear Program<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mahmoud Alavi, the Iranians regime\u2019s Minister of Intelligence and Security, recently acknowledged in unprecedented fashion that the mullahs are seeking to build nuclear weapons. Citing a decree issued by the regime\u2019s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei he said, \u201cThe fatwa forbids the production of nuclear weapons, but if they push Iran in those directions, it is not Iran\u2019s fault. Those who pushed Iran in that direction will be to blame.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran: Fake News or Regime&rsquo;s New Tactic on its Nuclear Program\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_SBdPq4Iv3Vg\" 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%2FSBdPq4Iv3Vg%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SBdPq4Iv3Vg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT10M56S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-02-24T09:15:29Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_SBdPq4Iv3Vg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FSBdPq4Iv3Vg%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran: Fake News or Regime\u2019s New Tactic on its Nuclear Program<\/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\/SBdPq4Iv3Vg\" 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%2FSBdPq4Iv3Vg%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran: Fake News or Regime&rsquo;s New Tactic on its Nuclear Program\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Mahmoud Alavi, the Iranians regime\u2019s Minister of Intelligence and Security, recently acknowledged in unprecedented fashion that the mullahs are seeking to build nuclear weapons. Citing a decree issued by the regime\u2019s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei he said, \u201cThe fatwa forbids the production of nuclear weapons, but if they push Iran in those directions, it is not Iran\u2019s fault. Those who pushed Iran in that direction will be to blame.\u201d So, let us have a deeper look into how the regime, despite reaping the benefits of the nuclear deal, never stopped its nuclear weapons initiative. In July 2015, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), known as the Iran nuclear deal, was signed between the Iranian regime and the P5+1, including the United States, France, United Kingdom, Russia, China and Germany. The main goal of the JCPOA was refraining the regime from obtaining nuclear weapons. While the ratification of the JCPOA made a lot of noise, the regime\u2019s approach in the agreement was suspicious after years of violating its obligations. Alavi acknowledges that the regime is producing an atomic bomb despite regime officials denying the military aspects of its nuclear program since the Iranian Resistance exposed the Natanz enrichment and Arak heavy water sites in August 2002. Years later, regime officials leaked facts about their JCPOA violations. Head of Iran\u2019s Atomic Energy Organization Ali Akbar Salehi revealed in January 2019 how the regime lied to the P5+1 about filling the Arak reactor pipes with cement. Later in November 2019 Salehi acknowledged that while the regime accepted JCPOA articles, it had countermeasures to continue uranium enrichment. On May 8, 2019, the mullahs officially took their first step in violation of the JCPOA\u2019s low-enriched uranium stockpile limitation. The regime increased its low-enriched uranium stockpile to over 300 Kgs. In his interview with CNN on February 1st, Iranian regime foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif confirmed that the regime has reproduced 8,000 pounds, or 3,600 Kg, of low-enriched uranium. This is nearly half of the amount that the regime had before the JCPOA and enough for three bombs, according to the Arms Control Association (ACA). The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has also confirmed that Iran had installed and begun operating advanced centrifuges in an underground section at the Natanz site. At the same time, the regime has also speeded up its ballistic missile program. On February 8, the Bloomberg news agency quoted the United Nations saying that the clerical regime had received \u201csensitive parts\u201d from North Korea for \u201cits long-range missiles production project\u201d and that \u201cits last shipment dates back to 2020.\u201d On February 5, the Wall Street Journal wrote that IAEA inspectors had found traces of enriched uranium at two sites that the Iranian regime had long prevented from being inspected, which \u201ccould indicate Iran has undertaken work on nuclear weapons, based on where it was found.\u201d On February 10, the IAEA issued a report saying Iran has produced uranium metal at a facility in Isfahan, in further violation of the 2015 nuclear deal. Uranium metal can be used as a component in nuclear weapons. Iran had signed under the JCPOA up to a 15-year ban on \u201cproducing or acquiring plutonium or uranium metals or their alloys\u201d. In a word, the regime has publicly accelerated its paces to obtain nuclear weapons. All the parts of this puzzle clearly indicate that the JCPOA has failed to deny either Iran\u2019s capability or means of obtaining nuclear weapons. The regime\u2019s nuclear infrastructure had remained intact. Thus, everything was left at the regime\u2019s mercy. Second, it shows that even after the JCPOA, Iran had continued its clandestine nuclear program, such that it was able to resume 20% uranium enrichment immediately and other related activities. Given Iran\u2019s past failures to uphold its promises, no one can confidently trust the Iranian regime. Through such posturing, Tehran is engaged in nuclear blackmail and seeks to extract more concessions from the new US administration. 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 #Iran #JCPOA #nuclearprogram\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Former Iranian Resistance Member Details Work With Iranian Intelligence To Demonize And Target Resistance Group In Albania In Tell-All Letter To UN<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-235422\" title=\"opslens-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/opslens-logo.jpg\" alt=\"opslens-logo\" width=\"800\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/opslens-logo.jpg 930w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/opslens-logo-300x80.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/opslens-logo-768x205.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/opslens-logo-150x40.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/opslens-logo-696x186.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ever since being disarmed by the Bush administration during the Iraq War, the Iranian Resistance, or the People\u2019s Mujahedin of Iran (PMOI\/MEK), has been targeted for assassination by Iranian intelligence services. Hundreds were killed while unarmed on the Iraqi border in their camp by Iranian and Iraqi Special Forces, before being moved to safe refuge in Albania by the Obama administration, but only after pressure from Congress and world opinion.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/opslens.com\/former-iranian-resistance-member-details-work-with-iranian-intelligence-to-demonize-and-target-resistance-group-in-albania-in-tell-all-letter-to-un\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">A new study on the Middle East takes the wraps off Iran\u2019s militia doctrine<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-235423\" title=\"a-new-study-on-the-middle-east-takes-the-wraps-off-irans-militia-doctrine\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/a-new-study-on-the-middle-east-takes-the-wraps-off-irans-militia-doctrine.jpg\" alt=\"a-new-study-on-the-middle-east-takes-the-wraps-off-irans-militia-doctrine\" width=\"800\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/a-new-study-on-the-middle-east-takes-the-wraps-off-irans-militia-doctrine.jpg 708w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/a-new-study-on-the-middle-east-takes-the-wraps-off-irans-militia-doctrine-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/a-new-study-on-the-middle-east-takes-the-wraps-off-irans-militia-doctrine-150x76.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/a-new-study-on-the-middle-east-takes-the-wraps-off-irans-militia-doctrine-696x352.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>UK-based Tony Blair Institute for Global Change has published a report titled \u2018The View from Tehran: Iran\u2019s Militia Doctrine\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As the smoke cleared on another Houthi terrorist attack in Saudi Arabia, this time a drone attack on the Kingdom\u2019s Abha airport, new details emerged about the extent of Iran\u2019s campaign of violence across the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Houthis claimed to use four drones in Wednesday\u2019s attack, which followed days of escalating aggression from the Iran-backed terror outfit. Meanwhile, a new report from the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (TBI) has warned that Iran-backed militias throughout the region are growing in size, scale and lethality.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/node\/1807191\/middle-east\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UPDATE: 9:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: Saravan Uprising &#8211; Regime disconnects the Internet, sends reinforcements from surrounding cities to suppress the people of Saravan<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-235405\" title=\"saravan-uprising-23022021-7\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-7.jpg\" alt=\"saravan-uprising-23022021-7\" width=\"800\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-7.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-7-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-7-768x372.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-7-150x73.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-7-696x337.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Following the uprising by the people of Saravan, the residents of Keshtegan village from Bam-Posht district gathered in front of the Revolutionary Guards garrison, the Guards opened fire and the people defended themselves by throwing rocks and broke the gate to the garrison. The Revolutionary Guards and other suppressive forces killed at least 40 protesters and wounded more than 100 defenseless protesters.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to medical sources, Razi Hospital in Saravan is facing severe blood shortages but the regime is preventing medical help. The authorities have cut off or disrupted Saravan&#8217;s internet in order to prevent the spread of the news of the uprising. It has also blocked all the roads to the city.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the NCRI hailed to the heroic people of Saravan and wrote in a Twitter message: &#8220;Hail to the heroic people of Saravan who stood up to the oppression and discrimination of the religious dictatorship. This is the only way for the people of #Iran to achieve their rights in the face of the mullahs\u2019 vicious regime. I call on the courageous youths of Iran particularly in Sistan and Baluchestan Province to rise up and support the people of Saravan.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I call on the courageous youths of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> particularly in <br \/>Sistan and Baluchestan Province to rise up and support the people of Saravan. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1364163568791400450?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 23, 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;\">Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 486 Cities Exceeds 220,200<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-235394\" title=\"Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-220200-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-220200-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran.jpg\" alt=\"Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-220200-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran\" width=\"800\" height=\"457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-220200-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-220200-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-220200-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-220200-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-220200-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-220200-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-696x397.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-220200-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-1068x610.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\">People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK)<\/a>\u00a0announced on Tuesday, February 23, 2021, that the Coronavirus fatalities in 486 cities had exceeded 220,200. The number of victims in Tehran is 52,461, Khorasan Razavi 14,640, Isfahan 14,200, Khuzestan 11,300, Mazandaran 9,297, West Azerbaijan 8,203, Gilan 7,881, Fars 6,602, Golestan 5,720, Alborz 5,553, Sistan and Baluchestan 5,236, Hamedan 5,193, Central Province 4,418, Semnan 3,400, North Khorasan 3,383, Zanjan 2,400, and Bushehr 2,224.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-coronavirus-death-toll-in-486-cities-exceeds-220200\/\" 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 220,200 people have died of the novel <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/coronavirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#coronavirus<\/a> in 486 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\/ghki33m39R\">https:\/\/t.co\/ghki33m39R<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YALWNyaRZ5\">pic.twitter.com\/YALWNyaRZ5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1364332541738577921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 23, 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;\">Tehran court hands down 5 years to student activist Leila Hosseinzadeh<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-235401\" title=\"Leila-Hosseinzadeh-2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Leila-Hosseinzadeh-2.jpg\" alt=\"Leila-Hosseinzadeh-2\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Leila-Hosseinzadeh-2.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Leila-Hosseinzadeh-2-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Leila-Hosseinzadeh-2-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Leila-Hosseinzadeh-2-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200cBranch 28 of Tehran\u2019s Revolutionary Court issued a 5-year sentence for student activist Leila Hosseinzadeh and banned her for two years from activity on social media.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Student activist Leila Hosseinzadeh has received this sentence for participating in the birthday celebration students of Sharif University held for the imprisoned Dervish Mohammad Sharifi Moghaddam.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2021\/02\/23\/student-activist-leila-hosseinzadeh\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The family of Behnam Mahjoubi laying flowers on his grave<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The family of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BehnamMahjoubi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BehnamMahjoubi<\/a> laying flowers on his grave. <br \/>Behnam was from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>&#39;s persecuted Gonabadi Dervish religious minority. He died in custody after authorities failed to care for his medical condition.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ogQ85KQkqZ\">https:\/\/t.co\/ogQ85KQkqZ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qvBOV7DSHf\">pic.twitter.com\/qvBOV7DSHf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1364398893815894016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 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;\">Iran: A Father Who Abandons His Daughter Out of Poverty<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-235404\" title=\"a-father-who-abandons-his-daughter-out-of-poverty\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/a-father-who-abandons-his-daughter-out-of-poverty.jpg\" alt=\"a-father-who-abandons-his-daughter-out-of-poverty\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/a-father-who-abandons-his-daughter-out-of-poverty.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/a-father-who-abandons-his-daughter-out-of-poverty-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/a-father-who-abandons-his-daughter-out-of-poverty-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/a-father-who-abandons-his-daughter-out-of-poverty-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cMy daughter is growing up. She has a lot of stress. She suffers from many problems due to thirst and hunger. We want to give her to a family. We only stipulate that the family would not have an older son.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cSince yesterday, several families have come and seen my daughter. Two families accepted. But his mother and I did not accept because they had a 15-year-old son.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/society\/iran-a-father-who-abandons-his-daughter-out-of-poverty\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: Protests Following the Murder of Baluch Fuel Carriers in Saravan<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-235386\" title=\"saravan-uprising-23022021-6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-6.jpg\" alt=\"saravan-uprising-23022021-6\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-6.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-6-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-6-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-6-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-6-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Monday, February 22, Iranian citizens were taken aback by harrowing news about the killing of Iranian Baluch fuel carriers in Saravan city, in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan. According to local reports, the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) and the State Security Forces (SSF) targeted fuel porters, leading to several dozen deaths and injuries.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/insider\/iran-protests-following-the-murder-of-baluch-fuel-carriers-in-saravan\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran news in brief, February 24, 2021<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, February 24, 2021\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_Mj1UviQfBhg\" 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%2FMj1UviQfBhg%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Mj1UviQfBhg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M38S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-02-24T06:38:05Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_Mj1UviQfBhg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FMj1UviQfBhg%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, February 24, 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\/Mj1UviQfBhg\" 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%2FMj1UviQfBhg%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, February 24, 2021\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, February 24, 2021 IRGC Forces Kill Baluch Fuel Porters, Protests Ensue On Monday, repressive Revolutionary Guards forces in the Saravan border area, Sistan and Baluchestan province, opened fire on a group of Baluch fuel porters, killing and injuring several people. Images and videos posted on social media showed dense presence of IRGC forces along with heavy artillery and tanks. The IRGC had dug deep ditches at border crossings to prevent the commute of fuel porters. The porters held a protest rally and demanded the border crossing to be reopened. The IRGC forces responded by opening fire on them. According to reports from locals, at least nine civilians were killed and dozens injured in the clashes. Protests erupted in Saravan following the IRGC killing fuel porters. Despite the heavy presence of the IRGC, the security and police forces, the protesters reached the Governor\u2019s Office. The suppressive forces fired live rounds and tear gas to disperse the crowd but were met with resistance by the enraged residents who took over the Governor\u2019s Office. Reports say that many more people have been killed or wounded. Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), hailed those who lost their lives as the martyrs to the cause of freedom and wished a speedy recovery for the wounded. Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 220,200 Reports by the People&#039;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran indicate that over 220,200 people have died of the novel coronavirus in Iran, as of Tuesday. The official death toll declared by the regime stands at 59,663 around a third of the actual figure. \u201cI am the Minister, and I don\u2019t know who is coming into the country and who is going,\u201d said Health Minister Saied Namaki on Monday. \u201cI\u2019m the at the end of the line, wounded and just rounding up dead bodies. Instead of Health Minister call me director of the morgue. This is a major issue. The virus is aggressive. We are kicking and screaming that we have an epidemic on our hands, why isn&#039;t anyone listening? One cannot run a country like this,\u201d he added. 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-news\/iran-news-in-brief-february-23-2021\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran News in Brie<\/strong><strong>f \u2013 February 23<\/strong><strong>,<\/strong><strong> 2021<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_235386\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-235386\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-235386 size-full\" title=\"saravan-uprising-23022021-6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-6.jpg\" alt=\"saravan-uprising-23022021-6\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-6.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-6-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-6-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-6-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-6-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-235386\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Revolutionary Guards and other suppressive forces killed at least 40 protesters and wounded more than 100 defenseless protesters in Saravan uprising yesterday in south east of Iran<\/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: 4:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">IRGC Forces in Sistan and Baluchestan Province are being dispatched to quash protests<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Feb 24- Kurin Sarjangal, near Zahedan, SE <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Voice says IRGC Forces in Sistan and Baluchestan Province known as &quot;Mersad&quot; are being dispatched to quash protests in Kurin.  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/o1VgMw7WnS\">pic.twitter.com\/o1VgMw7WnS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1364584203740971009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 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;\">Protesters storm southeast Iran state building after deadly border shootings<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-38854\" title=\"Reuters-Logo-e1606758477848\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Reuters-Logo-e1606758477848.jpg\" alt=\"Reuters-Logo-e1606758477848\" width=\"500\" height=\"191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Reuters-Logo-e1606758477848.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Reuters-Logo-e1606758477848-300x115.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Angry protesters occupied a governor\u2019s office in southeastern Iran on Tuesday, a day after at least two fuel smugglers were shot dead at the nearby border with Pakistan, according to Iranian media and online videos.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran, which has some of the lowest fuel prices in the world, has been fighting rampant smuggling to neighbouring countries, particularly in its impoverished Sistan-Baluchestan province &#8211; long the scene of clashes between security forces and separatist militants and drug smugglers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/iran-pakistan-protests-int-idUSKBN2AN26N\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Iran: Fake News or Regime\u2019s New Tactic on its Nuclear Program<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mahmoud Alavi, the Iranians regime\u2019s Minister of Intelligence and Security, recently acknowledged in unprecedented fashion that the mullahs are seeking to build nuclear weapons. Citing a decree issued by the regime\u2019s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei he said, \u201cThe fatwa forbids the production of nuclear weapons, but if they push Iran in those directions, it is not Iran\u2019s fault. Those who pushed Iran in that direction will be to blame.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran: Fake News or Regime&rsquo;s New Tactic on its Nuclear Program\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_SBdPq4Iv3Vg\" 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%2FSBdPq4Iv3Vg%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SBdPq4Iv3Vg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT10M56S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-02-24T09:15:29Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_SBdPq4Iv3Vg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FSBdPq4Iv3Vg%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran: Fake News or Regime\u2019s New Tactic on its Nuclear Program<\/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\/SBdPq4Iv3Vg\" 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%2FSBdPq4Iv3Vg%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran: Fake News or Regime&rsquo;s New Tactic on its Nuclear Program\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Mahmoud Alavi, the Iranians regime\u2019s Minister of Intelligence and Security, recently acknowledged in unprecedented fashion that the mullahs are seeking to build nuclear weapons. Citing a decree issued by the regime\u2019s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei he said, \u201cThe fatwa forbids the production of nuclear weapons, but if they push Iran in those directions, it is not Iran\u2019s fault. Those who pushed Iran in that direction will be to blame.\u201d So, let us have a deeper look into how the regime, despite reaping the benefits of the nuclear deal, never stopped its nuclear weapons initiative. In July 2015, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), known as the Iran nuclear deal, was signed between the Iranian regime and the P5+1, including the United States, France, United Kingdom, Russia, China and Germany. The main goal of the JCPOA was refraining the regime from obtaining nuclear weapons. While the ratification of the JCPOA made a lot of noise, the regime\u2019s approach in the agreement was suspicious after years of violating its obligations. Alavi acknowledges that the regime is producing an atomic bomb despite regime officials denying the military aspects of its nuclear program since the Iranian Resistance exposed the Natanz enrichment and Arak heavy water sites in August 2002. Years later, regime officials leaked facts about their JCPOA violations. Head of Iran\u2019s Atomic Energy Organization Ali Akbar Salehi revealed in January 2019 how the regime lied to the P5+1 about filling the Arak reactor pipes with cement. Later in November 2019 Salehi acknowledged that while the regime accepted JCPOA articles, it had countermeasures to continue uranium enrichment. On May 8, 2019, the mullahs officially took their first step in violation of the JCPOA\u2019s low-enriched uranium stockpile limitation. The regime increased its low-enriched uranium stockpile to over 300 Kgs. In his interview with CNN on February 1st, Iranian regime foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif confirmed that the regime has reproduced 8,000 pounds, or 3,600 Kg, of low-enriched uranium. This is nearly half of the amount that the regime had before the JCPOA and enough for three bombs, according to the Arms Control Association (ACA). The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has also confirmed that Iran had installed and begun operating advanced centrifuges in an underground section at the Natanz site. At the same time, the regime has also speeded up its ballistic missile program. On February 8, the Bloomberg news agency quoted the United Nations saying that the clerical regime had received \u201csensitive parts\u201d from North Korea for \u201cits long-range missiles production project\u201d and that \u201cits last shipment dates back to 2020.\u201d On February 5, the Wall Street Journal wrote that IAEA inspectors had found traces of enriched uranium at two sites that the Iranian regime had long prevented from being inspected, which \u201ccould indicate Iran has undertaken work on nuclear weapons, based on where it was found.\u201d On February 10, the IAEA issued a report saying Iran has produced uranium metal at a facility in Isfahan, in further violation of the 2015 nuclear deal. Uranium metal can be used as a component in nuclear weapons. Iran had signed under the JCPOA up to a 15-year ban on \u201cproducing or acquiring plutonium or uranium metals or their alloys\u201d. In a word, the regime has publicly accelerated its paces to obtain nuclear weapons. All the parts of this puzzle clearly indicate that the JCPOA has failed to deny either Iran\u2019s capability or means of obtaining nuclear weapons. The regime\u2019s nuclear infrastructure had remained intact. Thus, everything was left at the regime\u2019s mercy. Second, it shows that even after the JCPOA, Iran had continued its clandestine nuclear program, such that it was able to resume 20% uranium enrichment immediately and other related activities. Given Iran\u2019s past failures to uphold its promises, no one can confidently trust the Iranian regime. Through such posturing, Tehran is engaged in nuclear blackmail and seeks to extract more concessions from the new US administration. 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 #Iran #JCPOA #nuclearprogram\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Former Iranian Resistance Member Details Work With Iranian Intelligence To Demonize And Target Resistance Group In Albania In Tell-All Letter To UN<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-235422\" title=\"opslens-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/opslens-logo.jpg\" alt=\"opslens-logo\" width=\"800\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/opslens-logo.jpg 930w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/opslens-logo-300x80.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/opslens-logo-768x205.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/opslens-logo-150x40.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/opslens-logo-696x186.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ever since being disarmed by the Bush administration during the Iraq War, the Iranian Resistance, or the People\u2019s Mujahedin of Iran (PMOI\/MEK), has been targeted for assassination by Iranian intelligence services. Hundreds were killed while unarmed on the Iraqi border in their camp by Iranian and Iraqi Special Forces, before being moved to safe refuge in Albania by the Obama administration, but only after pressure from Congress and world opinion.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/opslens.com\/former-iranian-resistance-member-details-work-with-iranian-intelligence-to-demonize-and-target-resistance-group-in-albania-in-tell-all-letter-to-un\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">A new study on the Middle East takes the wraps off Iran\u2019s militia doctrine<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-235423\" title=\"a-new-study-on-the-middle-east-takes-the-wraps-off-irans-militia-doctrine\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/a-new-study-on-the-middle-east-takes-the-wraps-off-irans-militia-doctrine.jpg\" alt=\"a-new-study-on-the-middle-east-takes-the-wraps-off-irans-militia-doctrine\" width=\"800\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/a-new-study-on-the-middle-east-takes-the-wraps-off-irans-militia-doctrine.jpg 708w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/a-new-study-on-the-middle-east-takes-the-wraps-off-irans-militia-doctrine-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/a-new-study-on-the-middle-east-takes-the-wraps-off-irans-militia-doctrine-150x76.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/a-new-study-on-the-middle-east-takes-the-wraps-off-irans-militia-doctrine-696x352.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>UK-based Tony Blair Institute for Global Change has published a report titled \u2018The View from Tehran: Iran\u2019s Militia Doctrine\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As the smoke cleared on another Houthi terrorist attack in Saudi Arabia, this time a drone attack on the Kingdom\u2019s Abha airport, new details emerged about the extent of Iran\u2019s campaign of violence across the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Houthis claimed to use four drones in Wednesday\u2019s attack, which followed days of escalating aggression from the Iran-backed terror outfit. Meanwhile, a new report from the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (TBI) has warned that Iran-backed militias throughout the region are growing in size, scale and lethality.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/node\/1807191\/middle-east\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UPDATE: 9:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: Saravan Uprising &#8211; Regime disconnects the Internet, sends reinforcements from surrounding cities to suppress the people of Saravan<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-235405\" title=\"saravan-uprising-23022021-7\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-7.jpg\" alt=\"saravan-uprising-23022021-7\" width=\"800\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-7.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-7-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-7-768x372.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-7-150x73.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-7-696x337.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Following the uprising by the people of Saravan, the residents of Keshtegan village from Bam-Posht district gathered in front of the Revolutionary Guards garrison, the Guards opened fire and the people defended themselves by throwing rocks and broke the gate to the garrison. The Revolutionary Guards and other suppressive forces killed at least 40 protesters and wounded more than 100 defenseless protesters.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to medical sources, Razi Hospital in Saravan is facing severe blood shortages but the regime is preventing medical help. The authorities have cut off or disrupted Saravan&#8217;s internet in order to prevent the spread of the news of the uprising. It has also blocked all the roads to the city.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the NCRI hailed to the heroic people of Saravan and wrote in a Twitter message: &#8220;Hail to the heroic people of Saravan who stood up to the oppression and discrimination of the religious dictatorship. This is the only way for the people of #Iran to achieve their rights in the face of the mullahs\u2019 vicious regime. I call on the courageous youths of Iran particularly in Sistan and Baluchestan Province to rise up and support the people of Saravan.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I call on the courageous youths of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> particularly in <br \/>Sistan and Baluchestan Province to rise up and support the people of Saravan. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1364163568791400450?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 23, 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;\">Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 486 Cities Exceeds 220,200<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-235394\" title=\"Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-220200-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-220200-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran.jpg\" alt=\"Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-220200-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran\" width=\"800\" height=\"457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-220200-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-220200-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-220200-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-220200-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-220200-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-220200-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-696x397.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-220200-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-1068x610.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\">People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK)<\/a>\u00a0announced on Tuesday, February 23, 2021, that the Coronavirus fatalities in 486 cities had exceeded 220,200. The number of victims in Tehran is 52,461, Khorasan Razavi 14,640, Isfahan 14,200, Khuzestan 11,300, Mazandaran 9,297, West Azerbaijan 8,203, Gilan 7,881, Fars 6,602, Golestan 5,720, Alborz 5,553, Sistan and Baluchestan 5,236, Hamedan 5,193, Central Province 4,418, Semnan 3,400, North Khorasan 3,383, Zanjan 2,400, and Bushehr 2,224.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-coronavirus-death-toll-in-486-cities-exceeds-220200\/\" 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 220,200 people have died of the novel <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/coronavirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#coronavirus<\/a> in 486 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\/ghki33m39R\">https:\/\/t.co\/ghki33m39R<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YALWNyaRZ5\">pic.twitter.com\/YALWNyaRZ5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1364332541738577921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 23, 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;\">Tehran court hands down 5 years to student activist Leila Hosseinzadeh<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-235401\" title=\"Leila-Hosseinzadeh-2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Leila-Hosseinzadeh-2.jpg\" alt=\"Leila-Hosseinzadeh-2\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Leila-Hosseinzadeh-2.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Leila-Hosseinzadeh-2-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Leila-Hosseinzadeh-2-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Leila-Hosseinzadeh-2-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200cBranch 28 of Tehran\u2019s Revolutionary Court issued a 5-year sentence for student activist Leila Hosseinzadeh and banned her for two years from activity on social media.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Student activist Leila Hosseinzadeh has received this sentence for participating in the birthday celebration students of Sharif University held for the imprisoned Dervish Mohammad Sharifi Moghaddam.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2021\/02\/23\/student-activist-leila-hosseinzadeh\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The family of Behnam Mahjoubi laying flowers on his grave<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The family of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BehnamMahjoubi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BehnamMahjoubi<\/a> laying flowers on his grave. <br \/>Behnam was from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>&#39;s persecuted Gonabadi Dervish religious minority. He died in custody after authorities failed to care for his medical condition.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ogQ85KQkqZ\">https:\/\/t.co\/ogQ85KQkqZ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qvBOV7DSHf\">pic.twitter.com\/qvBOV7DSHf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1364398893815894016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 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;\">Iran: A Father Who Abandons His Daughter Out of Poverty<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-235404\" title=\"a-father-who-abandons-his-daughter-out-of-poverty\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/a-father-who-abandons-his-daughter-out-of-poverty.jpg\" alt=\"a-father-who-abandons-his-daughter-out-of-poverty\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/a-father-who-abandons-his-daughter-out-of-poverty.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/a-father-who-abandons-his-daughter-out-of-poverty-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/a-father-who-abandons-his-daughter-out-of-poverty-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/a-father-who-abandons-his-daughter-out-of-poverty-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cMy daughter is growing up. She has a lot of stress. She suffers from many problems due to thirst and hunger. We want to give her to a family. We only stipulate that the family would not have an older son.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cSince yesterday, several families have come and seen my daughter. Two families accepted. But his mother and I did not accept because they had a 15-year-old son.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/society\/iran-a-father-who-abandons-his-daughter-out-of-poverty\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: Protests Following the Murder of Baluch Fuel Carriers in Saravan<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-235386\" title=\"saravan-uprising-23022021-6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-6.jpg\" alt=\"saravan-uprising-23022021-6\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-6.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-6-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-6-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-6-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saravan-uprising-23022021-6-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Monday, February 22, Iranian citizens were taken aback by harrowing news about the killing of Iranian Baluch fuel carriers in Saravan city, in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan. According to local reports, the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) and the State Security Forces (SSF) targeted fuel porters, leading to several dozen deaths and injuries.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/insider\/iran-protests-following-the-murder-of-baluch-fuel-carriers-in-saravan\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran news in brief, February 24, 2021<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, February 24, 2021\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_Mj1UviQfBhg\" 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%2FMj1UviQfBhg%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Mj1UviQfBhg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M38S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-02-24T06:38:05Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_Mj1UviQfBhg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FMj1UviQfBhg%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, February 24, 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\/Mj1UviQfBhg\" 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%2FMj1UviQfBhg%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, February 24, 2021\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, February 24, 2021 IRGC Forces Kill Baluch Fuel Porters, Protests Ensue On Monday, repressive Revolutionary Guards forces in the Saravan border area, Sistan and Baluchestan province, opened fire on a group of Baluch fuel porters, killing and injuring several people. Images and videos posted on social media showed dense presence of IRGC forces along with heavy artillery and tanks. The IRGC had dug deep ditches at border crossings to prevent the commute of fuel porters. The porters held a protest rally and demanded the border crossing to be reopened. The IRGC forces responded by opening fire on them. According to reports from locals, at least nine civilians were killed and dozens injured in the clashes. Protests erupted in Saravan following the IRGC killing fuel porters. Despite the heavy presence of the IRGC, the security and police forces, the protesters reached the Governor\u2019s Office. The suppressive forces fired live rounds and tear gas to disperse the crowd but were met with resistance by the enraged residents who took over the Governor\u2019s Office. Reports say that many more people have been killed or wounded. Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), hailed those who lost their lives as the martyrs to the cause of freedom and wished a speedy recovery for the wounded. Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 220,200 Reports by the People&#039;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran indicate that over 220,200 people have died of the novel coronavirus in Iran, as of Tuesday. The official death toll declared by the regime stands at 59,663 around a third of the actual figure. \u201cI am the Minister, and I don\u2019t know who is coming into the country and who is going,\u201d said Health Minister Saied Namaki on Monday. \u201cI\u2019m the at the end of the line, wounded and just rounding up dead bodies. Instead of Health Minister call me director of the morgue. This is a major issue. The virus is aggressive. We are kicking and screaming that we have an epidemic on our hands, why isn&#039;t anyone listening? One cannot run a country like this,\u201d he added. 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-news\/iran-news-in-brief-february-23-2021\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran News in Brie<\/strong><strong>f \u2013 February 23<\/strong><strong>,<\/strong><strong> 2021<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Feb 24- Kurin Sarjangal, near Zahedan, SE <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Voice says IRGC Forces in Sistan and Baluchestan Province known as &quot;Mersad&quot; are being dispatched to quash protests in Kurin.  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/o1VgMw7WnS\">pic.twitter.com\/o1VgMw7WnS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1364584203740971009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 4:30 PM CET IRGC Forces in Sistan and Baluchestan Province are being dispatched to quash protests Protesters [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":235386,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[234],"tags":[129,130,141,197,198],"class_list":{"0":"post-235400","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","9":"tag-iran-protests","10":"tag-human-rights","11":"tag-mek-iran","12":"tag-ncri"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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