{"id":238667,"date":"2021-04-27T02:25:21","date_gmt":"2021-04-27T07:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=238667"},"modified":"2023-04-17T14:18:11","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T13:18:11","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-april-27-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-april-27-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief &#8211; April 27"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-238676\" title=\"Tehran-economy-02\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Tehran-economy-02.jpg\" alt=\"Tehran-economy-02\" width=\"800\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Tehran-economy-02.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Tehran-economy-02-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Tehran-economy-02-768x423.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Tehran-economy-02-150x83.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Tehran-economy-02-696x384.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\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: 8:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Protests<\/h2>\n<h3>in Tehran, Urumieh, Bandar Mahshahr, Kurdistan, and Kermanshah on Tuesday<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Based on reports from the PMOI network inside Iran, there have been several accounts of rallies and protests in Tehran.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-238721\" title=\"tehran-protest-27042021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/tehran-protest-27042021.jpg\" alt=\"tehran-protest-27042021\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/tehran-protest-27042021.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/tehran-protest-27042021-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/tehran-protest-27042021-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/tehran-protest-27042021-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/tehran-protest-27042021-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/tehran-protest-27042021-696x696.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Apr. 27 &#8211; Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Contracted teachers gathered outside the Parliament today to demand permanent and official teaching positions. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hCO4N2NSqt\">pic.twitter.com\/hCO4N2NSqt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1386990704854016002?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 27, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In Urumieh, bus drivers gathered in front of the governor&#8217;s office and demanded their salaries that have been delayed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-238716\" title=\"bus-drivers-urumieh-iran-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/bus-drivers-urumieh-iran-1.jpg\" alt=\"bus-drivers-urumieh-iran (1)\" width=\"800\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/bus-drivers-urumieh-iran-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/bus-drivers-urumieh-iran-1-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/bus-drivers-urumieh-iran-1-768x386.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/bus-drivers-urumieh-iran-1-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/bus-drivers-urumieh-iran-1-696x350.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In Kermanshah, swindled stock owners gathered in front of the city&#8217;s stock exchange to protest against the systemic fraud by the very institution.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-238717\" title=\"stock-owner-protest-kermanshah-iran-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/stock-owner-protest-kermanshah-iran-1.jpg\" alt=\"stock-owner-protest-kermanshah-iran (1)\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/stock-owner-protest-kermanshah-iran-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/stock-owner-protest-kermanshah-iran-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/stock-owner-protest-kermanshah-iran-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/stock-owner-protest-kermanshah-iran-1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/stock-owner-protest-kermanshah-iran-1-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/stock-owner-protest-kermanshah-iran-1-265x198.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Also, fishermen in Bandar Mahshahr and farming supervisors in Kurdistan protested against the regime and demanded their rights.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-238718\" title=\"farmer-office-protest-kurdistan-iran-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/farmer-office-protest-kurdistan-iran-1.jpg\" alt=\"farmer-office-protest-kurdistan-iran (1)\" width=\"800\" height=\"537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/farmer-office-protest-kurdistan-iran-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/farmer-office-protest-kurdistan-iran-1-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/farmer-office-protest-kurdistan-iran-1-768x516.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/farmer-office-protest-kurdistan-iran-1-150x101.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/farmer-office-protest-kurdistan-iran-1-696x467.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UPDATE: 9:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_63 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_63\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_63 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_1\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_63\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h3 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll In 541 Cities Exceeds 266,500<\/h3>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-238646\" title=\"infographic-pmoi-mek-reports-over-266500-coronavirus-covid-19-deaths-in-iran\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/infographic-pmoi-mek-reports-over-266500-coronavirus-covid-19-deaths-in-iran.jpg\" alt=\"infographic-pmoi-mek-reports-over-266500-coronavirus-covid-19-deaths-in-iran\" width=\"800\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/infographic-pmoi-mek-reports-over-266500-coronavirus-covid-19-deaths-in-iran.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/infographic-pmoi-mek-reports-over-266500-coronavirus-covid-19-deaths-in-iran-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/infographic-pmoi-mek-reports-over-266500-coronavirus-covid-19-deaths-in-iran-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/infographic-pmoi-mek-reports-over-266500-coronavirus-covid-19-deaths-in-iran-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/infographic-pmoi-mek-reports-over-266500-coronavirus-covid-19-deaths-in-iran-696x397.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_63 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_63\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_65 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_1 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_65\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\">The <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<\/a> (PMOI\/MEK) announced on Monday, April 26, 2021, that the Coronavirus fatalities in 541 cities had exceeded 266,500. The number of victims in Tehran has reached 61,051, Isfahan 17,410, Khorasan Razavi 16,795, Khuzestan 16,194, Mazandaran 11,195, Lorestan 11,163, East Azerbaijan 10,938, West Azerbaijan 9,999, Gilan 9,311, Qom 9,145, Fars 8,077, Alborz 6,873, Golestan 6,745, Sistan and Baluchestan 6,066, Hamedan 6,008, Kerman 5,994, Kermanshah 5,354, Semnan 4,725, North Khorasan 3,953, Ardabil 3,352, Hormozgan 3,075, Zanjan 2,930, and Ilam 2,746.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_63 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_63\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-coronavirus-death-toll-in-541-cities-exceeds-266500\/\" 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 266,500 people have died of the novel <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/coronavirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#coronavirus<\/a> in 541 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\/ZMQdbERHHh\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZMQdbERHHh<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nKnczs7HQl\">pic.twitter.com\/nKnczs7HQl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1386761157604626434?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 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;\">Iran Elections 2021: Regime Concerned of a Mere 25 Percent Turnout<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_238668\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-238668\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-238668\" title=\"irans-sham-presidential-elections-2021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/irans-sham-presidential-elections-2021.jpg\" alt=\"Iran\u2019s sham presidential elections 2021\" width=\"800\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/irans-sham-presidential-elections-2021.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/irans-sham-presidential-elections-2021-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/irans-sham-presidential-elections-2021-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/irans-sham-presidential-elections-2021-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/irans-sham-presidential-elections-2021-696x392.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-238668\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iran\u2019s sham presidential elections 2021<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In previous articles, we explained how the regime ruling Iran is struggling with the upcoming sham presidential election in June. On the one hand, the regime is confronted with a dissatisfied society unwilling to participate in the election. On the other hand, while we are only one month away from the official registration, no serious candidate has announced willingness to run for office.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-elections-2021-low-turnout-forecast-20210426\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: Interior Ministry Official Confirms Protesters Shot at Point-Blank Range<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_238669\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-238669\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-238669\" title=\"iranian-state-security-crackdown\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/iranian-state-security-crackdown.jpg\" alt=\"The Iranian regime security forces shot protesters from a close distance during November 2019 protests.\" width=\"800\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/iranian-state-security-crackdown.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/iranian-state-security-crackdown-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/iranian-state-security-crackdown-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/iranian-state-security-crackdown-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/iranian-state-security-crackdown-696x392.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-238669\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Iranian regime security forces shot protesters from a close distance during November 2019 protests<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ruhollah Jomeyi, the consultant of the regime\u2019s Interior Minister acknowledged that 23 percent of the killed protesters during November 2019 major protests were shot at point-blank range. Jomeyi said that these protesters were \u201cshot in the head from close distance.\u201d Several other regime officials have previously acknowledged that security forces gunned down protesters from a close distance during the nationwide protests that spread to more than 190 cities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/interior-ministry-november-2019-protesters-shot-20210426\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: Mullahs Destroying Khavaran Mass Graves of 1988 Political Prisoners<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_238670\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-238670\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-238670\" title=\"family-members-gathering-khavaran-tehran-iran\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/family-members-gathering-khavaran-tehran-iran.jpg\" alt=\"Family members of political prisoners executed during the 1988 massacre in Iran gather at the Khavaran mass grave site near Tehran, capital of Iran [File photo]\" width=\"800\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/family-members-gathering-khavaran-tehran-iran.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/family-members-gathering-khavaran-tehran-iran-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/family-members-gathering-khavaran-tehran-iran-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/family-members-gathering-khavaran-tehran-iran-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/family-members-gathering-khavaran-tehran-iran-696x392.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-238670\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Family members of political prisoners executed during the 1988 massacre in Iran gather at the Khavaran mass grave site near Tehran, capital of Iran [File photo]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In an inhuman crime, the clerical regime ruling Iran is destroying the Khavaran cemetery in Tehran, one of several sites where the regime secretly buried thousands of political prisoners executed during a mass purge of Iran\u2019s prisons in 1988.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-khavaran-cemetery-destruction-20210426\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranians Continue Protests; At Least 22 Rallies and Strikes on April 25<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-238671\" title=\"Iranians-Continue-Protests-at-Least-22-Rallies-and-Strikes-on-April-25\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Iranians-Continue-Protests-at-Least-22-Rallies-and-Strikes-on-April-25.jpg\" alt=\"Iranians-Continue-Protests-at-Least-22-Rallies-and-Strikes-on-April-25\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Iranians-Continue-Protests-at-Least-22-Rallies-and-Strikes-on-April-25.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Iranians-Continue-Protests-at-Least-22-Rallies-and-Strikes-on-April-25-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Iranians-Continue-Protests-at-Least-22-Rallies-and-Strikes-on-April-25-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Iranians-Continue-Protests-at-Least-22-Rallies-and-Strikes-on-April-25-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Iranians-Continue-Protests-at-Least-22-Rallies-and-Strikes-on-April-25-696x435.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Sunday, April 25, the people of Iran held at least 22 rallies, protests, and strike in various cities, venting their anger over the government\u2019s plundering and profiteering policies. Retirees, pensioners, and welfare recipients affiliated with the Social Security Organization once again staged countrywide protests in 14 cities. They explicitly announced their boycott of the upcoming Presidential election in June.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/insider\/iranians-continue-protests-at-least-22-rallies-and-strikes-on-april-25\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: Suspending or Cancelling the Sanctions?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-238672\" title=\"Irans-sanctions-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Irans-sanctions-1.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-sanctions-sign\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Irans-sanctions-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Irans-sanctions-1-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Irans-sanctions-1-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Irans-sanctions-1-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Irans-sanctions-1-696x435.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This question about the future of Iran\u2019s 2015 nuclear agreement with world powers which is known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) is rightful because both sides of the negotiations are speaking about a \u201cconstructive\u201d negotiation, but then they announced that the main barriers are still in place and there was not any agreement about them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/sanctions\/iran-suspending-or-cancelling-the-sanctions\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran Has Practically Admitted To Pursuing Nuclear Weapons, and the West Must Respond<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-238673\" title=\"Irans-missile-arsenal-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Irans-missile-arsenal-1.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-missile-arsenal \" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Irans-missile-arsenal-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Irans-missile-arsenal-1-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Irans-missile-arsenal-1-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Irans-missile-arsenal-1-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Irans-missile-arsenal-1-696x435.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In February, Iranian Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi provided what appears to be the first high-profile, public acknowledgment of the Iranian regime\u2019s nuclear weapons ambitions. The regime\u2019s adversaries have, of course, long understood that nuclear weapons capability was the ultimate endgame for all of Tehran\u2019s uranium enrichment, stockpiling, and nuclear development activities. But the regime had always publicly denied the obvious, insisting that the expensive and alienating work was only intended for power generation and scientific research.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/nuclear\/iran-has-practically-admitted-to-pursuing-nuclear-weapons-and-the-west-must-respond\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran Denies Women Participation and Decision-Making in Public Life<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-238674\" title=\"iranian-women-exploitment\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/iranian-women-exploitment.jpg\" alt=\"iranian-women-exploitment\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/iranian-women-exploitment.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/iranian-women-exploitment-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/iranian-women-exploitment-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/iranian-women-exploitment-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWomen\u2019s full and effective participation and decision-making in public life\u201d is the principal theme in the 65th meeting of the Commission on the Status of Women in the United Nations in March 2021. For this purpose, this subject would be assessed in Iran under the rule of the current regime, knowing that the ruling religious fascism in Iran, since its inception, was founded on misogyny, marginalizing women, and turning Iranian women into second-class citizens. In the past 40 years, the Iranian regime, in law and in practice, has imposed extreme suppression on Iranian women.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2021\/04\/26\/iran-denies-women-participation\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran news in brief, April 27, 2021<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, April 27, 2021\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_khUMgQpPD4E\" 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%2FkhUMgQpPD4E%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/khUMgQpPD4E\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M9S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-04-27T09:59:22Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_khUMgQpPD4E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FkhUMgQpPD4E%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, April 27, 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\/khUMgQpPD4E\" 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%2FkhUMgQpPD4E%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, April 27, 2021\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, April 27, 2021 Official Confirms Protesters Shot at Point-Blank Range Ruhollah Jomeyi, the consultant of the regime\u2019s Interior Minister acknowledged that 23 percent of the killed protesters during November 2019 major protests were shot at point-blank range. Jomeyi said that these protesters were \u201cshot in the head from close distance.\u201d Several other regime officials have previously acknowledged that security forces gunned down protesters from a close distance during the nationwide protests that spread to more than 190 cities. Ali Fadavi, deputy head of the Revolutionary Guard said on November 24, 2020, that many victims were shot from the close distance of one and a half meters. But he tried to blame the people by saying, \u201cThis means the shooter was among the people themselves.\u201d Iran: COVID-19 Death Toll Exceeds 266,500 Over 266,500 people have died of the novel coronavirus across Iran, according to reports tallied by the Iranian opposition People&#039;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran as of April 26. The official death toll declared by the regime stands at 70,070, around a fourth of the actual figure. The regime\u2019s Health Ministry spokesperson announced the mullahs\u2019 engineered Covid-19 numbers from the past 24 hours on Monday as 496 deaths, the highest since the pandemic began. \u201cI believed that Covid-19 would have us engaged for at least three years. I believed that we had to plan for our own mutations. We will have our own domestic mutations that are different from the mutations seen in Africa, the UK, Brazil and India,\u201d said Health Minister Saied Namaki on Monday, according to state TV. 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