{"id":236826,"date":"2021-03-26T04:26:54","date_gmt":"2021-03-26T09:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=236826"},"modified":"2023-04-17T14:43:15","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T13:43:15","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-march-26-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-march-26-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 March 26, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_236832\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-236832\" style=\"width: 801px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-coronavirus-disaster-26032021-1-e1616750658112.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-236832\" title=\"iran-coronavirus-disaster-26032021-1-e1616750625166-300x231\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-coronavirus-disaster-26032021-1-e1616750625166-300x231.jpg\" alt=\"The\u00a0People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK)\u00a0announced on Thursday, March 25, 2021, that the Coronavirus death toll in 522 cities across Iran had surpassed 237,400.\" width=\"801\" height=\"617\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-236832\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The\u00a0People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK)\u00a0announced on Thursday, March 25, 2021, that the Coronavirus death toll in 522 cities across Iran had surpassed 237,400.<\/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: 6:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Civil activist was summoned to the court<\/h2>\n<h3>to start serving a 6-year prison sentence<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Civil activist Jila Karamzadeh Makvandi was summoned to the court to start serving a 6-year prison sentence. She was asked to appear in court within 5 days.<br \/>Jila Karamzadeh Makvandi is an artist, poet, &amp; a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HumanRights?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HumanRights<\/a> activist. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AcgW7CT3o1\">pic.twitter.com\/AcgW7CT3o1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1375432957809295364?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 26, 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;\">10 Kurdish citizens arrested for attending Nowruz celebration<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_236860\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-236860\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-236860\" title=\"Kurd-citizens-arrested-for-attending-Nowruz-celebration\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Kurd-citizens-arrested-for-attending-Nowruz-celebration.jpg\" alt=\"Kurd-citizens-arrested-for-attending-Nowruz-celebration\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Kurd-citizens-arrested-for-attending-Nowruz-celebration.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Kurd-citizens-arrested-for-attending-Nowruz-celebration-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Kurd-citizens-arrested-for-attending-Nowruz-celebration-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Kurd-citizens-arrested-for-attending-Nowruz-celebration-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-236860\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kurd citizens arrested for attending Nowruz celebration<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At least 10 Kurdish citizens in the cities of Marivan, Sanandaj and Saqez have been arrested for participating in Nowruz celebrations in western Iranian cities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At least four of those arrested are from Ney village in the city of Marivan, in Iran\u2019s Kurdistan province near the Iraq border.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The state security forces arrested four Kurdish citizens, Salman Afra, Seiwan Parto, Jamal Gerami, and Aram Nik pey, in the village of Ney on March 23 and 24.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/26\/10-kurdish-citizens-arrested-for-attending-nowruz-celebration\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">While Iranian regime funds its terrorist proxies in Iraq, Iranians are suffering in poverty<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">While <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> funds its terrorist proxies in Iraq, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranians?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranians<\/a> are suffering in poverty.<br \/>&quot;I have 3 small kids and I don&#39;t have enough to support them. I go through the trash and people make fun of me. They say I&#39;m an addict but I&#39;m not,&quot; the sobbing woman in Arak, central Iran says. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BJuggtncPw\">pic.twitter.com\/BJuggtncPw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1375444890121814020?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 26, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UPDATE: 10:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 522 Cities Exceeds 237,400<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-236817\" title=\"iran-coronavirus-update-25032021-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-coronavirus-update-25032021-1.jpg\" alt=\"iran-coronavirus-update-25032021-1\" width=\"800\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-coronavirus-update-25032021-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-coronavirus-update-25032021-1-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-coronavirus-update-25032021-1-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-coronavirus-update-25032021-1-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-coronavirus-update-25032021-1-696x397.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 Thursday, March 25, 2021, that the Coronavirus death toll in 522 cities across Iran had surpassed 237,400. The number of victims in Tehran has reached 55,151, Khorasan Razavi 15,445, Isfahan 15,420, Khuzestan 13,669, Mazandaran 10,135, Lorestan 10,013, East Azerbaijan 9,318, Qom 8,635, Alborz 5,898, Hamedan 5,468, Semnan 4,045, Qazvin 2,689, Hormozgan 2,620, Bushehr 2,409, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari 1,915, and Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad 1,809.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-human-rights\/iran-coronavirus-death-toll-in-522-cities-exceeds-237400\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Political prisoner Sommayeh Qoraishi jailed 6 months ago without being reported<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-230221\" title=\"Prison-Guards-Attack-Inmates-in-Urmia-Prison\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Prison-Guards-Attack-Inmates-in-Urmia-Prison.jpg\" alt=\"Prison-Guards-Attack-Inmates-in-Urmia-Prison\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Prison-Guards-Attack-Inmates-in-Urmia-Prison.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Prison-Guards-Attack-Inmates-in-Urmia-Prison-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Political prisoner Sommayeh Qoraishi has been jailed since 6 months ago without the news of her detention being reported by the Iranian regime\u2019s authorities or media.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">She is charged with \u201ccooperation with the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK).\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2021\/03\/25\/political-prisoner-sommayeh-qoraishi-jailed-6-months-ago\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: Repression on the rise in prisons<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-236827\" title=\"Urmia-Central-Prison-26032021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Urmia-Central-Prison-26032021.jpg\" alt=\"Urmia-Central-Prison-26032021\" width=\"800\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Urmia-Central-Prison-26032021.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Urmia-Central-Prison-26032021-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Urmia-Central-Prison-26032021-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to reports from Urmia Central Prison, Iranian regime authorities are denying inmates access to food and are increasing repressive measure to torture prisoners.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Since Tuesday, March 23, prison authorities have reduced food rations to a quarter. When prisoners protested to these measures, prison guards responded by threatening to give a seven-month extension to the prison sentence of any inmates who continues to protest.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-prisons-repressive-measures-20210325\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Video of Navid Afkari, the national wrestling champion executed last September in Iran<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The lively man dancing in a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Nowruz?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Nowruz<\/a> celebration 3 years ago is Navid Afkari, the national wrestling champion executed last September in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>His 2 brothers, Habib &amp; Vahid who are seen in the footage have been in solitary confinement for the past 5 months. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dUvehYzdQ4\">pic.twitter.com\/dUvehYzdQ4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1375202975438798851?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 25, 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;\">Why the world needs a firm Iran policy<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_236828\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-236828\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-236828\" title=\"us-secretary-of-state-antony-blinken-and-josep-borrel-high-representative-of-the-eu-for-foreign-affairs-and-security-policy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/us-secretary-of-state-antony-blinken-and-josep-borrel-high-representative-of-the-eu-for-foreign-affairs-and-security-policy.jpg\" alt=\"us-secretary-of-state-antony-blinken-and-josep-borrel-high-representative-of-the-eu-for-foreign-affairs-and-security-policy\" width=\"800\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/us-secretary-of-state-antony-blinken-and-josep-borrel-high-representative-of-the-eu-for-foreign-affairs-and-security-policy.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/us-secretary-of-state-antony-blinken-and-josep-borrel-high-representative-of-the-eu-for-foreign-affairs-and-security-policy-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/us-secretary-of-state-antony-blinken-and-josep-borrel-high-representative-of-the-eu-for-foreign-affairs-and-security-policy-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-236828\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S. secretary of State Antony Blinken and Josep Borrel, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In 1993, when a court in Germany condemned the Iranian regime\u2019s leadership for the murder of Kurdish opposition members in the Mykonos restaurant in Berlin, Tehran faced a strong message from Europe. All Iranian ambassadors were forced to leave European soil.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Eighteen years later, on February 4, 2021, an Iranian diplomat, Assadollah Assadi, stood trial in Antwerp in Belgium for his leading role in a bomb plot against the annual rally of the Iranian opposition in France in 2018.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-policy-terrorism-human-rights-20210325\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Hill: Senators to Biden: &#8216;We must confront the reality&#8217; on Iran nuclear program<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-236831\" title=\"the-hill-senators-to-biden-we-must-confront-the-reality-on-iran-nuclear-program\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/the-hill-senators-to-biden-we-must-confront-the-reality-on-iran-nuclear-program.jpg\" alt=\"the-hill-senators-to-biden-we-must-confront-the-reality-on-iran-nuclear-program\" width=\"802\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/the-hill-senators-to-biden-we-must-confront-the-reality-on-iran-nuclear-program.jpg 802w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/the-hill-senators-to-biden-we-must-confront-the-reality-on-iran-nuclear-program-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/the-hill-senators-to-biden-we-must-confront-the-reality-on-iran-nuclear-program-768x446.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/the-hill-senators-to-biden-we-must-confront-the-reality-on-iran-nuclear-program-150x87.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/the-hill-senators-to-biden-we-must-confront-the-reality-on-iran-nuclear-program-696x404.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 802px) 100vw, 802px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A bipartisan group of more than 40 senators is sounding the alarm on Iran\u2019s nuclear program, urging President Biden to use a mix of \u201cdiplomatic and economic tools.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The letter to Biden \u2014 led by Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) \u2014 comes as Biden seeks to have the U.S. rejoin the Iran nuclear deal that former President Trump withdrew from in 2018, formally called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/international\/544935-senators-to-biden-we-must-confront-the-reality-on-iran-nuclear-program\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Details of Two IRGC Ballistic Missile Sites in Western Iran<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Details of Two IRGC Ballistic Missile Sites in Western Iran\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_D7YLhzf5HkM\" 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%2FD7YLhzf5HkM%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D7YLhzf5HkM\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT8M41S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-03-24T10:01:31Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_D7YLhzf5HkM\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FD7YLhzf5HkM%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Details of Two IRGC Ballistic Missile Sites in Western Iran<\/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\/D7YLhzf5HkM\" 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%2FD7YLhzf5HkM%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Details of Two IRGC Ballistic Missile Sites in Western Iran\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"On Thursday, March 18, 2021, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) held a press conference to provide information on two IRGC ballistic missile sites in Western Iran that have been used for attacks against neighboring countries. Ali Safavi from the Foreign Affairs Committee of the NCRI provided the information. The information was provided by the network of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK). Details of two Revolutionary Guards ballistic missile sites in western Iran The two of the most important sites of IRGC ballistic missiles in western Iran are: \u2022 Missile site in Konesht Canyon located northeast of Kermanshah in western Iran. Previously, this site was home to the 9th Badr Brigade (Iraqi proxies of the IRGC). \u2022 Panj Pelleh missile site located in Kermanshah. After Qassem Soleimani was killed in Iraq on January 3, 2020, Khamenei ordered the IRGC to launch a missile attack on the Ain al-Assad base in Anbar province in western Iraq on January 8, 2020. According to information received from MEK sources inside Iran, specifically from within the regime, including the Revolutionary Guards, the attacks were carried out from these two missile sites. Based on information received recently, these two sites, which are in each other\u2019s proximity, about two to three km apart from another on two sides of a mountain, are connected by underground tunnels. Ali Safavi: Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, commander of the IRGC Aerospace Corps, had personally taken command of the operation and was stationed at the missile site in Panj Pelleh. According to this information, less than half an hour after the shooting down by the IRGC of the Ukrainian plane Flight 752, on the night of January 8, Hajizadeh quickly returned to Kermanshah airport and flew back to Tehran. Kenesht Canyon Missile site near Kermanshah The location, being close to the western borders of the country, provides a strategic spot for housing and launching the missiles towards potential targets. It is also perfectly suitable for harboring the mobile missile launch platforms and transferring them to desired locations closer to the border. This site was built many years ago by the engineering firms affiliated to Khatam al-Anbia base and is used by the Revolutionary Guards and specifically its missile arm. It is considered as maintaining and launching missiles in Iran. Some of these changes and expansions have been in 2020. Due to the importance of this site, the IRGC encloses a large area around this site and prevents residents from entering that area. In order to maintain information and movements on this site, the soldiers guarding the outer area of this site are replaced every two months. Geographical coordinates of the Strait missile site Ali Safavi: The Konesht Canyon Missile Site is located in the north of the City of Kermanshah, the capital of the Kermanshah province, at the western border of Iran. The area is surrounded by highlands in the north and east and therefore the site is well-hidden between the mountains. The spot is flanked by a semi-highland area and scattered residential zones on the eastside. Two towns with an almost completely military population find themselves in the south, named Takawar (Farsi for Ranger) and Zafar (Farsi for Victory). The Kermanshah Airport is located 10 km to the south, and it is closer to the missile launch facility. Various types of IRGC ballistic missiles, namely the Shahab 2 and Shahab 3 families, and the Zulfiqar missile are housed on this site. The exclusive guarded gate of this site is placed on its south, which leads to the northern parts of the towns Zafar and Takawar. Ali Safavi: The site includes no less than 5 bases and several sheds, well-dispersed from each other. At least 5 hatches are understood to be distanced from the tunnels which are very similar to the IRGC missile shelters and launch pads like in the video clips broadcasted by the state\u2019s media. There are two entries for the tunnel and they appear to serve for inserting the missiles into the underground facilities for storage and keeping them ready for launch through the launch pads. One of the bases is located 4 km to the north of the site, and since early 2020, the regime has created two new tunnels in this place. (see satellite imageries) The only entrance to the site is located in the western part of it, which is north of Zafar and Takawar towns. https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/nuclear\/disclosure-of-details-of-two-revolutionary-guards-ballistic-missile-sites-in-western-iran\/\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran news in brief, March 26, 2021<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, March 26, 2021\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_Iw_HESOrajU\" 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%2FIw_HESOrajU%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Iw_HESOrajU\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M30S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-03-26T08:55:35Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_Iw_HESOrajU\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FIw_HESOrajU%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, March 26, 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\/Iw_HESOrajU\" 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%2FIw_HESOrajU%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, March 26, 2021\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, March 26, 2021 UN Extends Mandate of Iran Special Rapporteur for Human Rights On Tuesday, the United Nations Human Rights Council voted to extend the mandate of Prof. Javaid Rehman, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran for another year. 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