{"id":236386,"date":"2021-03-16T03:28:26","date_gmt":"2021-03-16T08:28:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=236386"},"modified":"2023-03-04T17:11:25","modified_gmt":"2023-03-04T16:11:25","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-march-16-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-march-16-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 March 16, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_236396\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-236396\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Iran-coronavirus.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran-coronavirus\" class=\" wp-image-236396\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Iran-coronavirus-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Iran coronavirus death toll\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Iran-coronavirus-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Iran-coronavirus-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Iran-coronavirus-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Iran-coronavirus-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Iran-coronavirus.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-236396\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 522 Cities Exceeds 231,800<\/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><strong>UPDATE: 8:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran: People celebrate Fire Festival despite heavy security measures<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"iran-people-celebrate-fire-festival-despite-heavy-security-measures\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-236452\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-people-celebrate-fire-festival-despite-heavy-security-measures.jpg\" alt=\"iran-people-celebrate-fire-festival-despite-heavy-security-measures\" width=\"800\" height=\"544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-people-celebrate-fire-festival-despite-heavy-security-measures.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-people-celebrate-fire-festival-despite-heavy-security-measures-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-people-celebrate-fire-festival-despite-heavy-security-measures-768x522.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-people-celebrate-fire-festival-despite-heavy-security-measures-150x102.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-people-celebrate-fire-festival-despite-heavy-security-measures-696x473.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Despite broad efforts by the regime to prevent celebrations during the annual Fire Festival (Charshanbe Suri), marking the eve of the final Wednesday of the Persian calendar year, people across Iran celebrated this Persian tradition.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Iranian people celebrate Charshanbe Suri by lighting and jumping over fires. The regime fears that such assemblies can lead up to anti-regime protests. Therefore, every year, it takes intense measures to prevent any kind of celebration.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-fire-festival-20210316\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the NCRI, wrote in a Twitter message: &#8220;On the night of the final Wednesday of the year, we prepare to welcome the New Year, the year of regime change and freedom in Iran, by the Feast of Fire celebrations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In the tradition of Resistance Units, the people of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> set fire to the evil omen of the ruling clerics. The Fire Feast is harbinger of Iranian people\u2019s uprising and their new day (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Nowruz?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Nowruz<\/a>) of freedom. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iihObsj5jG\">pic.twitter.com\/iihObsj5jG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1371785710940925952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 16, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"\u06a9\u0631\u062c.\u0686\u0647\u0627\u0631\u0634\u0646\u0628\u0647 \u0633\u0648\u0631\u06cc \u0628\u0627 \u0634\u0639\u0627\u0631 \u062a\u0648 \u062f\u06cc\u06a9\u062a\u0627\u062a\u0648\u0631 \u0645\u0646 \u0622\u0631\u0634 \u0622\u062a\u0634 \u062c\u0648\u0627\u0628 \u0622\u062a\u0634 .\u06f2\u06f6\u0627\u0633\u0641\u0646\u062f\u06f9\u06f9\" src=\"https:\/\/streamable.com\/o\/nqvw4n#?secret=q1s41yfKzI\" data-secret=\"q1s41yfKzI\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"640\" height=\"352\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"\u062a\u0647\u0631\u0627\u0646 - \u0686\u0647\u0627\u0631\u0634\u0646\u0628\u0647 \u0633\u0648\u0631\u06cc \u0634\u0639\u0627\u0631 \u062a\u0648 \u062f\u06cc\u06a9\u062a\u0627\u062a\u0648\u0631 \u0645\u0646 \u0622\u0631\u0634 \u0622\u062a\u0634 \u062c\u0648\u0627\u0628 \u0622\u062a\u0634  \u06f2\u06f6\u0627\u0633\u0641\u0646\u062f- \u0686\u0647\u0627\u0631\u0634\u0646\u0628\u0647 \u0633\u0648\u0631\u06cc \" src=\"https:\/\/streamable.com\/o\/ezoudc#?secret=HZN1j0R3oN\" data-secret=\"HZN1j0R3oN\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"\u062a\u0647\u0631\u0627\u0646-\u062e\u06cc\u0627\u0628\u0627\u0646 \u067e\u06cc\u0631\u0648\u0632\u06cc- \u0686\u0647\u0627\u0631\u0634\u0646\u0628\u0647_\u0633\u0648\u0631\u06cc \u06f2\u06f6\u0627\u0633\u0641\u0646\u062f\u06f9\u06f9\" src=\"https:\/\/streamable.com\/o\/ism6gs#?secret=h3u6SoQIQM\" data-secret=\"h3u6SoQIQM\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"\u0631\u0634\u062a - \u0686\u0647\u0627\u0631\u0634\u0646\u0628\u0647 \u0633\u0648\u0631\u06cc \u06f2\u06f6\u0627\u0633\u0641\u0646\u062f\u06f9\u06f9 \" src=\"https:\/\/streamable.com\/o\/nq8p9o#?secret=XS35iPfFH2\" data-secret=\"XS35iPfFH2\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"\u06a9\u0631\u062c. \u0622\u062a\u0634 \u0632\u062f\u0646 \u0639\u06a9\u0633  \u062e\u0645\u06cc\u0646\u06cc \u0645\u0644\u0639\u0648\u0646 \u06f9\u06f9\u06f1\u06f2\u06f2\u06f6\" src=\"https:\/\/streamable.com\/o\/ekj82n#?secret=ZcHXnLXvK3\" data-secret=\"ZcHXnLXvK3\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Chaharshanbe Suri in Karaj, near Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>. <br \/>Voice says, &quot;we will celebrate the fire festival to the dismay of Khamenei. Death to Khamanei and the Islamic Republic&quot;. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1W5GguzjEg\">pic.twitter.com\/1W5GguzjEg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1371864739945582592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 16, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mar. 16 &#8211; Urmia, NW <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Iranians are celebrating Chaharshanbe Suri, or the fire festival with firecrackers despite a ban on firecrackers by the regime. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gwrE6GveJz\">pic.twitter.com\/gwrE6GveJz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1371863598088257541?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 16, 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\">Protest by oil industry retirees in Ahvaz<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"protest-by-oil-industry-retirees-in-ahvaz\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-236454\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/protest-by-oil-industry-retirees-in-ahvaz.jpg\" alt=\"protest-by-oil-industry-retirees-in-ahvaz\" width=\"800\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/protest-by-oil-industry-retirees-in-ahvaz.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/protest-by-oil-industry-retirees-in-ahvaz-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/protest-by-oil-industry-retirees-in-ahvaz-768x409.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/protest-by-oil-industry-retirees-in-ahvaz-150x80.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/protest-by-oil-industry-retirees-in-ahvaz-696x371.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">On Monday, oil industry retirees staged a protest in front of the Ahvaz Pension Funds representative office.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The retirees chanted slogans against the officials of the Ministry of Oil and demanded their rights.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 3:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Water shortage in Sistan and Baluchestan province<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"water-shortage-in-sistan-and-baluchestan-province\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-236410\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/water-shortage-in-sistan-and-baluchestan-province.jpg\" alt=\"water-shortage-in-sistan-and-baluchestan-province\" width=\"800\" height=\"524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/water-shortage-in-sistan-and-baluchestan-province.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/water-shortage-in-sistan-and-baluchestan-province-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/water-shortage-in-sistan-and-baluchestan-province-768x503.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/water-shortage-in-sistan-and-baluchestan-province-150x98.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/water-shortage-in-sistan-and-baluchestan-province-696x456.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/water-shortage-in-sistan-and-baluchestan-province-741x486.jpg 741w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Locals in Zahedan, capital of Sistan and Baluchestan province facing water shortage since March 13. On March 15, the water was still cut off. Water shortages have caused severe problems for many citizens, and many homes do not even have drinking water.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Relevant regime officials are also indifferent to people&#8217;s problems. None of the regime&#8217;s organizations, including the Water and Sewerage Department and the governor&#8217;s office of Sistan and Baluchestan, have acted.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Long lines for poultry in Urmia, 4 days to Nowruz<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Long lines for poultry in Hamedan, NW <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/w1LvOYhaTF\">pic.twitter.com\/w1LvOYhaTF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1371828335433687040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 16, 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\">Municipal workers went on strike<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"municipal-workers-went-on-strike\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-236411\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/municipal-workers-went-on-strike.jpg\" alt=\"municipal-workers-went-on-strike\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/municipal-workers-went-on-strike.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/municipal-workers-went-on-strike-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/municipal-workers-went-on-strike-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/municipal-workers-went-on-strike-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/municipal-workers-went-on-strike-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/municipal-workers-went-on-strike-265x198.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Municipal workers in Behbahan, southwest Iran, went on strike today to demand their unpaid wages.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran Media Warns of Protests and Election Boycotts<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran-election-boycott-1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-236412\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Iran-election-boycott-1.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-election-boycott-1\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Iran-election-boycott-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Iran-election-boycott-1-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Iran-election-boycott-1-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Iran-election-boycott-1-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Iran-election-boycott-1-696x435.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The state-run media in Iran are warning officials that the ever-growing economic and social crises are going to lead to social turmoil in the run-up to the sham presidential elections.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The government approved a plan on Sunday to raise workers\u2019 salaries to 3.9 million tomans, which many officials bragged about, but the media reported that this is still way lower than the poverty line.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/sham-election\/iran-media-warns-of-protests-and-election-boycotts\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran Cyber Police arrests Instagram admin for \u201cblasphemy\u201d in SE Iran<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_228023\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-228023\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran-Cyber-Police_16102020-1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-228023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Iran-Cyber-Police_16102020-1.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Cyber Police\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Iran-Cyber-Police_16102020-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Iran-Cyber-Police_16102020-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Iran-Cyber-Police_16102020-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Iran-Cyber-Police_16102020-1-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Iran-Cyber-Police_16102020-1-747x420.jpg 747w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-228023\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iran regime&#8217;s Cyber Police<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The Chief of Iran\u2019s Cyber Police (FATA) in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan said yesterday that its agents had arrested an Instagram admin on charges of \u201cblasphemy and disturbing public opinion\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\u201cThis person opened Instagram accounts and posted insulting content in cyberspace with the motive to disturb public opinion and commit blasphemy, as well as encourage divisions between Shiites and Sunnis,\u201d Hassan Kikha told the state-run Fars News Agency. The report did not identify the detained person.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/iran-cyber-police-arrest-instagram-admin-for-blasphemy-in-se-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 9:30 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 522 Cities Exceeds 231,800<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"iran-coronavirus-update-15032021-1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-236377\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-coronavirus-update-15032021-1.jpg\" alt=\"iran-coronavirus-update-15032021-1\" width=\"800\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-coronavirus-update-15032021-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-coronavirus-update-15032021-1-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-coronavirus-update-15032021-1-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-coronavirus-update-15032021-1-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-coronavirus-update-15032021-1-696x397.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/primer-the-history-the-peoples-mojahedin-organization-iran\" rel=\"noopener\">People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK)<\/a>\u00a0announced on March 15, 2021, that the Coronavirus death toll in 522 cities had exceeded 231,800. The number of victims in Tehran is 54,266, Khorasan Razavi 15,170, Isfahan 15,035, Khuzestan 12,920, Mazandaran 9,857, Lorestan 9,743, West Azerbaijan 8,688, Golestan 6,025, Central Province 4,743, Semnan 3,820, Ardabil 2,862, Ilam 2,376, and Qazvin 2,629.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-human-rights\/iran-coronavirus-death-toll-in-522-cities-exceeds-231800\/\" 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 231,800 people have died of the novel <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/coronavirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#coronavirus<\/a> in 522 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\/yyaKMvGwms\">https:\/\/t.co\/yyaKMvGwms<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/htph3qJOUO\">pic.twitter.com\/htph3qJOUO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1371566149507289091?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 15, 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\">Woman hanged on the eve of the Iranian New Year \u2013 115th execution of women<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"woman-hanged-on-the-eve-of-the-iranian-new-year-115th-execution-of-women\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-236389\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/woman-hanged-on-the-eve-of-the-iranian-new-year-115th-execution-of-women.jpg\" alt=\"woman-hanged-on-the-eve-of-the-iranian-new-year-115th-execution-of-women\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/woman-hanged-on-the-eve-of-the-iranian-new-year-115th-execution-of-women.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/woman-hanged-on-the-eve-of-the-iranian-new-year-115th-execution-of-women-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/woman-hanged-on-the-eve-of-the-iranian-new-year-115th-execution-of-women-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/woman-hanged-on-the-eve-of-the-iranian-new-year-115th-execution-of-women-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A woman was hanged in Lakan Prison of Rasht on Saturday, March 13, 2021. This is the 115th woman executed during Rouhani\u2019s tenure as the clerical regime\u2019s president.<\/p>\n<p>The executed woman has been identified as Maryam Karimi (Massoumeh). She is married with a young daughter. Maryam Karimi was a victim of domestic violence. Her request for divorce had not been accepted by her husband.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2021\/03\/15\/woman-hanged-on-the-eve-of-the-iranian-new-year\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran\u2019s 2021 budget crisis<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"irans-2021-budget-crisis\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-236390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/irans-2021-budget-crisis.jpg\" alt=\"irans-2021-budget-crisis\" width=\"800\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/irans-2021-budget-crisis.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/irans-2021-budget-crisis-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/irans-2021-budget-crisis-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The Iranian regime\u2019 is yet facing another crisis. After months of struggles, the 2021 budget was approved by the Majlis (parliament), only to be rejected by the Guardian Council with 60 objections.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The head of the regime\u2019s central bank, Abdolnasser Hemati, desperately announced that the amendments to the budget will only cause more inflation and an increase in liquidity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\u201cThe head of the central bank believes the approved budget figures will result in strong growth of printing money and liquidity,\u201d the state-run Eghtesad News, March 7.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-budget-crisis-20210315\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iranian official says basic foods exported while Iranians tolerate scarcity<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"long-lines-in-Iran-for-basic-food-items\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-236391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/long-lines-in-Iran-for-basic-food-items.jpg\" alt=\"long-lines-in-Iran-for-basic-food-items\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/long-lines-in-Iran-for-basic-food-items.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/long-lines-in-Iran-for-basic-food-items-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/long-lines-in-Iran-for-basic-food-items-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/long-lines-in-Iran-for-basic-food-items-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/long-lines-in-Iran-for-basic-food-items-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/long-lines-in-Iran-for-basic-food-items-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/long-lines-in-Iran-for-basic-food-items-1068x601.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The Director General of Iran\u2019s Office of Commerce affiliated with the Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade said yesterday that some food items are exported out of the country, despite scarcity inside Iran. Sadif Beikzadeh said despite an export ban on basic food items such as cooking oil and poultry, some items do leave the borders.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\u201cIn the free market, the exchange rate is five times the government exchange rate (4,200 tomans) which is allocated to these basic foods. This means that the domestic price of these items is around one fifth of the price outside the border and under these conditions, the tendency to smuggle these items increases,\u201d Sadif Bikzadeh said in an interview with the state-run ILNA News Agency.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/iranian-official-says-basic-foods-exported-while-iranians-tolerate-scarcity\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran news in brief, March 16, 2021<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, March 16, 2021\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_45CqgE2qVJ8\" 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%2F45CqgE2qVJ8%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/45CqgE2qVJ8\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M3S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-03-16T07:49:44Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_45CqgE2qVJ8\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F45CqgE2qVJ8%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, March 16, 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\/45CqgE2qVJ8\" 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%2F45CqgE2qVJ8%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, March 16, 2021\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, March 16, 2021 Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 518 Cities Surpasses 231,800 Over 231,800 people have died of the novel coronavirus in Iran, according to reports tallied by People&#039;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran as of Monday a. The official death toll declared by the regime stands at 61,330 around a third of the actual figure. While the National Covid-19 Task Force is reporting the mutated strain of Covid-19 has spread to nearly all parts of Iran and concerned about escalating public outrage over the regime\u2019s ongoing delays in importing the vaccine, regime President Hassan Rouhani defended the mullahs\u2019 measures in confronting the coronavirus crisis. He expressed his gratitude regarding the import of approved vaccines from Russia, China and India. \u201cIt is necessary for our nation to know that regarding the vaccination process, they should be informed about these major measures\u2026 in order to prevent any doubt and confusion on this topic,\u201d he added. Iran: Political Prisoner Sentenced To 5 Years in Prison The Iranian regime has sentenced 25-year-old political prisoner Forogh Taghipour to five years in prison for being a supporter of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran Her sister is one of the MEK members in Ashraf 3 in Albania. Forough was arrested on February 24, 2020, with her mother Nassim Jabbari. Zahra Shafai, a former political prisoner, and her daughter Parastou Moini were arrested along with Moeini and Jabbari. They were transferred to Ward 209 of the notorious Evin prison. 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