{"id":238897,"date":"2021-05-01T03:02:36","date_gmt":"2021-05-01T08:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=238897"},"modified":"2023-03-04T17:09:52","modified_gmt":"2023-03-04T16:09:52","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-may-1-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-may-1-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief &#8211; May 1, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_238908\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-238908\" style=\"width: 802px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Behesht-Zahra-cemetary-in-Tehran-The-Staggering-Number-Of-Covid-19-Fatalities-In-541-Cities-Exceed-272000.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Behesht-Zahra-cemetary-in-Tehran-The-Staggering-Number-Of-Covid-19-Fatalities-In-541-Cities-Exceed-272000\" class=\" wp-image-238908\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Behesht-Zahra-cemetary-in-Tehran-The-Staggering-Number-Of-Covid-19-Fatalities-In-541-Cities-Exceed-272000-300x190.jpg\" alt=\"Behesht Zahra cemetery in Tehran-The Staggering Number Of Covid-19 Fatalities \" width=\"802\" height=\"508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Behesht-Zahra-cemetary-in-Tehran-The-Staggering-Number-Of-Covid-19-Fatalities-In-541-Cities-Exceed-272000-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Behesht-Zahra-cemetary-in-Tehran-The-Staggering-Number-Of-Covid-19-Fatalities-In-541-Cities-Exceed-272000-768x487.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Behesht-Zahra-cemetary-in-Tehran-The-Staggering-Number-Of-Covid-19-Fatalities-In-541-Cities-Exceed-272000-150x95.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Behesht-Zahra-cemetary-in-Tehran-The-Staggering-Number-Of-Covid-19-Fatalities-In-541-Cities-Exceed-272000-696x441.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Behesht-Zahra-cemetary-in-Tehran-The-Staggering-Number-Of-Covid-19-Fatalities-In-541-Cities-Exceed-272000.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 802px) 100vw, 802px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-238908\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Behesht Zahra cemetery in Tehran-The Staggering Number Of Covid-19 Fatalities In 541 Cities Exceed 272,000<\/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: 08:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Iran: Rallies on International Labor Day<\/h2>\n<p>Hardworking laborers across the country hold rallies marking International Labor Day and protesting the violation of their rights by the mullahs&#8217; regime.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 1 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Hardworking laborers across the country are holding rallies marking International Labor Day and protesting the violation of their rights by the mullahs&#39; regime.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MayDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MayDay<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LKqgnpymyH\">pic.twitter.com\/LKqgnpymyH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1388391396017524736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 1, 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\">May 1 &#8211; Karaj, west of Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Workers and retirees rallying and protesting the regime&#39;s economic policies that have left millions in utter poverty.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MayDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MayDay<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cZc8nJ9iVO\">pic.twitter.com\/cZc8nJ9iVO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1388395404933296133?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 1, 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\">May 1 &#8211; Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>The regime&#39;s oppressive security forces stationed outside the Labor Ministry began arresting protesters and rallying workers, and intended to disrupt the International Labor Day gathering.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MayDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MayDay<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HnUDbB94Bk\">pic.twitter.com\/HnUDbB94Bk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1388409493797543936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 1, 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\">May 1 &#8211; Ahvaz, southwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Workers, retirees and pensioners rallying to mark International Labor Day.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MayDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MayDay<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4eqL4NmkgM\">pic.twitter.com\/4eqL4NmkgM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1388438475083444231?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 1, 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\">I urge all advocates of workers\u2019 rights to take immediate action to release the arrested workers. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/InternationalWorkersDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#InternationalWorkersDay<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gVj3ccU3NT\">https:\/\/t.co\/gVj3ccU3NT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1388532542035435528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 1, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>UPDATE: 10:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Marking-May-1st-International-Workers-Day-freedom-equality-en.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Marking-May-1st-International-Workers-Day-freedom-equality-en\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-238911\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Marking-May-1st-International-Workers-Day-freedom-equality-en-300x180.jpg\" alt=\"Marking-May-1st-International-Workers-Day-freedom-equality-en\" width=\"798\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Marking-May-1st-International-Workers-Day-freedom-equality-en-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Marking-May-1st-International-Workers-Day-freedom-equality-en-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Marking-May-1st-International-Workers-Day-freedom-equality-en-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Marking-May-1st-International-Workers-Day-freedom-equality-en-696x418.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Marking-May-1st-International-Workers-Day-freedom-equality-en.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 798px) 100vw, 798px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3>Maryam Rajavi: Workers\u2019 Great Festival, The Auspicious Feast Of Freedom And Equality, Will Arrive<\/h3>\n<p>Fellow workers, sisters, and brothers,<br \/>\nWorkers of industrial units, service sector, mines, farms, and rice plants, carpet weavers, fuel carriers, porters, peddlers, drivers, the millions in the army of the unemployed, and the society in general,<br \/>\n17 million working and retired workers who are impatient to overthrow the inhuman and anti-labor rule of religious fascism,<br \/>\nAlthough the Covid-19 disease has made life dark and bitter for workers, particularly under (the mullahs\u2019 supreme leader, Ali) Khamenei\u2019s inhuman policies and although the merciless monster of pillage and exploitation, embodied in the mullahs\u2019 religious dictatorship, has driven the working class towards poverty and starvation,<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/marking-may-1st-international-workers-day-freedom-equality\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran: The Staggering Number Of Covid-19 Fatalities In 541 Cities Exceed 272,000<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-272000-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-238889\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-272000-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran.jpg\" alt=\"Infographic-PMOI-MEK reports over 272,000 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-272000-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-272000-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-272000-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-272000-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-272000-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-696x397.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/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>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> announced on Friday, April 30, 2021, that the Coronavirus death toll in 541 cities had exceeded 272,000. The number of victims in Tehran has reached 62,421, Isfahan 17,810, Khorasan Razavi 17,015, Khuzestan 16,584, Mazandaran 11,355, Lorestan 11,348, East Azerbaijan 11,133, West Azerbaijan 10,178, Gilan 9,481,Qom 9,225, Fars 8,372, Alborz 7,108, Golestan 6,835, Sistan and Baluchestan 6,211, Hamedan 6,148, Kerman 6,119, Central Province 5,688, Kermanshah 5,454, North Khorasan 4,053, Hormozgan 3,155, Qazvin 3,154, Zanjan 2,995, and Ilam 2,796.<\/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\/statement-human-rights\/iran-the-staggering-number-of-covid-19-fatalities-in-541-cities-exceed-272000\/\" 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 272,000 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\/jaWDVY7Ymx\">https:\/\/t.co\/jaWDVY7Ymx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Uz4MOZACy3\">pic.twitter.com\/Uz4MOZACy3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1388352825571233796?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 1, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Iranians Continue Protests; at Least 14 Rallies and Strikes from April 26 to 28<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iranians-Continue-Protests-at-Least-14-Rallies-and-Strikes-from-April-26-to-28\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-238898\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Iranians-Continue-Protests-at-Least-14-Rallies-and-Strikes-from-April-26-to-28.jpg\" alt=\"Iranians-Continue-Protests-at-Least-14-Rallies-and-Strikes-from-April-26-to-28\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Iranians-Continue-Protests-at-Least-14-Rallies-and-Strikes-from-April-26-to-28.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Iranians-Continue-Protests-at-Least-14-Rallies-and-Strikes-from-April-26-to-28-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Iranians-Continue-Protests-at-Least-14-Rallies-and-Strikes-from-April-26-to-28-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Iranians-Continue-Protests-at-Least-14-Rallies-and-Strikes-from-April-26-to-28-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Iranians-Continue-Protests-at-Least-14-Rallies-and-Strikes-from-April-26-to-28-696x435.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>From April 26 to 28, the people of Iran held at least 14 rallies, protests, and strikes in various cities, venting their anger over the government\u2019s plundering and profiteering policies. On Wednesday, April 28, locals in the Aleshtar region, Lorestan province, resisted security forces\u2019 attempt to cut down walnut trees. Oppressive forces used tear gas and shotguns to disperse protesters, leading to more than one hundred injuries, including 30 women. Security forces also began arbitrary arrests, creating an atmosphere of fear.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/insider\/iranians-continue-protests-at-least-14-rallies-and-strikes-from-april-26-to-28\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Iran\u2019s Workers, Destitute and Angrier Than Ever Before<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_238899\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-238899\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran-workers-24042021-1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-238899\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Iran-workers-24042021-1.jpg\" alt=\"Apr 24- Northern Mazandaran Railroad workers gathered outside the General Directorate of Railways to protest their employment status\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Iran-workers-24042021-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Iran-workers-24042021-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Iran-workers-24042021-1-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Iran-workers-24042021-1-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Iran-workers-24042021-1-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-238899\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Apr 24- Northern Mazandaran Railroad workers gathered outside the General Directorate of Railways to protest their employment status<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Despite widespread celebrations and rallies by workers around the world on May 1, Iranian workers will not be celebrating Labor Day. Forty-two years after the revolution that deposed the monarchists and brought the clerics to power, Iran\u2019s workers have never been this destitute and of course, have never been this angry.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/irans-workers-destitute-and-angrier-than-ever-before\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Iran Workers\u2019 Lives Linked to Poverty and Misery<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Irans-workers-loading-the-truck-1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-238900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Irans-workers-loading-the-truck-1.jpg\" alt=\"Irans-workers-loading-the-truck \" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Irans-workers-loading-the-truck-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Irans-workers-loading-the-truck-1-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Irans-workers-loading-the-truck-1-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Irans-workers-loading-the-truck-1-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Irans-workers-loading-the-truck-1-696x435.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Workers in Iran are part of the labor force who are engaged in various sectors of production or services as defined by law, and their population is more than 10 million people, about 12 percent of the total population. The question here is, how is the situation of the workers in Iran after 42 years of clerical rule? And the question is very clear. In the past 42 years, despite the huge oil revenue of the country, not only has the living and working situation of the workers not changed but is becoming worse and the vast majority are living under the poverty line.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/society\/iran-workers-lives-linked-to-poverty-and-misery\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>There\u2019s No Honor Among Thieves<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran-hassan-rouhani-19122020\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-231496\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-hassan-rouhani-19122020.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-hassan-rouhani-19122020\" width=\"800\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-hassan-rouhani-19122020.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-hassan-rouhani-19122020-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-hassan-rouhani-19122020-768x437.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-hassan-rouhani-19122020-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-hassan-rouhani-19122020-696x396.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In December 2020, Iranian regime supreme leader Ali Khamenei warned about division among various currents within the regime. \u201cUnity must not disappear,\u201d Khamenei said on December 16, 2020. Now months later the regime is confronted with unprecedented internal conflicts that get worse every day.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-elections-rivalries-20210430\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Iran: Zarif\u2019s Audiotape and Its Accomplishments<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"zarif2842021\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-238764\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/zarif2842021.jpg\" alt=\"zarif2842021\" width=\"800\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/zarif2842021.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/zarif2842021-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/zarif2842021-768x415.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/zarif2842021-150x81.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/zarif2842021-696x376.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The publication of excerpts of Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif\u2019s seven-hour interview with \u2018reformist\u2019 journalist Saeed Leylaz had fueled a power struggle among various factions of power in Iran. \u201cThe Administration\u2019s Verbal History,\u201d as it is called, has shed light on some secrets, which would benefit neither \u2018reformists\u2019 nor \u2018principalists,\u2019 particularly in the run-up to the June 18 Presidential election.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/infightings\/iran-zarifs-audiotape-and-its-accomplishments\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Iran\u2019s Economy Is Stuck in a Swamp<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"iran-economic-crisis-stock-image\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-238901\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/iran-economic-crisis-stock-image.jpg\" alt=\"iran-economic-crisis-stock-image\" width=\"800\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/iran-economic-crisis-stock-image.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/iran-economic-crisis-stock-image-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/iran-economic-crisis-stock-image-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/iran-economic-crisis-stock-image-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/iran-economic-crisis-stock-image-696x390.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For nearly a decade, economists in Iran have been describing Iran\u2019s poor economic situation. Farshad Momeni, an economist, believes that this situation began in the country in the 90s and today we have reached the stage of &#8220;progress in the swamp.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-economic-crisis-20210430\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>10 \u201cCounter-Revolutionaries\u201d Detained in South Central Iran \u2013 Prosecutor<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Kerman-Prosecutor-Dadkhoda-Salari\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-238902\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Kerman-Prosecutor-Dadkhoda-Salari.jpg\" alt=\"Kerman-Prosecutor-Dadkhoda-Salari\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Kerman-Prosecutor-Dadkhoda-Salari.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Kerman-Prosecutor-Dadkhoda-Salari-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Kerman-Prosecutor-Dadkhoda-Salari-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Kerman-Prosecutor-Dadkhoda-Salari-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Kerman-Prosecutor-Dadkhoda-Salari-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Prosecutor of a south-central province in Iran told reporters yesterday that 10 people were detained by the Intelligence Agency in Kerman Province for being what he called \u201cexcommunicates and counter-revolutionaries\u201d. According to the state-run Tasnim News Agency, Kerman Prosecutor Dadkhoda Salari claimed they intended to carry out \u201cassassinations\u201d, and \u201cviolent military measures\u201d in a bid to make the country \u201cinsecure\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/10-counter-revolutionaries-detained-in-south-central-iran-prosecutor\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Two Iranian Bahais Detained in Southwestern Iran<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Vahid-Dana-and-Saeed-Abedi-1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-238903\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Vahid-Dana-and-Saeed-Abedi-1.jpg\" alt=\"Vahid-Dana-and-Saeed-Abedi (1)\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Vahid-Dana-and-Saeed-Abedi-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Vahid-Dana-and-Saeed-Abedi-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Vahid-Dana-and-Saeed-Abedi-1-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Vahid-Dana-and-Saeed-Abedi-1-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Vahid-Dana-and-Saeed-Abedi-1-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Two Iranian Bahais were detained in their homes in Shiraz southwestern Iran yesterday. According to the Human Rights News Agency, they were identified as Vahid Dana and Saeed Abedi. Intelligence agents searched their homes and confiscated some of their personal belongings including their cellphones, computers, holy books and Bahai photos.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/two-iranian-bahais-detained-in-southwestern-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Iran Threatens Labor Activists Ahead of International Labor Day Gatherings<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"photo_2019-01-30_16-33-02-1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-238904\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/photo_2019-01-30_16-33-02-1.jpg\" alt=\"photo_2019-01-30_16-33-02\" width=\"800\" height=\"458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/photo_2019-01-30_16-33-02-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/photo_2019-01-30_16-33-02-1-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/photo_2019-01-30_16-33-02-1-768x440.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/photo_2019-01-30_16-33-02-1-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/photo_2019-01-30_16-33-02-1-696x398.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Iranian authorities have threatened a number of labor rights activists to prevent them from holding and participating in International Labor Day gatherings. The Free Union of Iranian Workers reported on April 29 that the Intelligence Ministry through repeated telephone calls has threatened some of the union members including Jafar Azimzadeh and Parvin Mohammadi.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/index.php\/2021\/04\/30\/iran-threatens-labor-activists-ahead-of-international-labor-day-gatherings\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Iran news in brief, May 1, 2021<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, May 1, 2021\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_lI3NnonRoUY\" 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%2FlI3NnonRoUY%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lI3NnonRoUY\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M28S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-05-01T06:56:29Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_lI3NnonRoUY\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FlI3NnonRoUY%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, May 1, 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\/lI3NnonRoUY\" 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%2FlI3NnonRoUY%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, May 1, 2021\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, May 1, 2021 Iran&#039;s Regime Increases Repressive Measures in Lorestan Following Thursday&#039;s raid by special units of the State Security Force on the villagers of Kahman Aleshtar and the wounding of dozens of young men and women in the village, the repressive forces arrested many residents. on Thursday, the residents of Kahman protested against the cutting down of walnut trees by regime agents, who attacked the protesters with tear gas and pellet guns. At the same time, the repressive forces blocked the Kahman road and sent reinforcements to the area. They also tried to prevent the spread of the news of these crimes by disrupting communication facilities. Reportedly, during his recent trip to Lorestan, the regime\u2019s Judiciary Chief, Ebrahim Raisi issued an order to intensify repressive measures against the people who were defending themselves and their trees and structures. Iran: Covid-19 Death Toll Exceeds 272,000 Over 272,000 people have died of the novel coronavirus in 541 cities checkered across all of Iran\u2019s 31 provinces, according to reports tallied by the Iranian opposition People&#039;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran as of Friday. The official death toll declared by the regime stands at 71,758, around a fourth of the actual figure. \u201cThere may be certain variants in our country that have never been reported anywhere in the world. As long as we don\u2019t have a national system to evaluate mutated viruses, we will always be facing threats and we need to definitely provide measures to have an immediate and timely response,\u201d said a senior health official in Tehran on Friday, according to the semi-official ILNA news agency. 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