{"id":238954,"date":"2021-05-02T04:35:53","date_gmt":"2021-05-02T09:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=238954"},"modified":"2023-03-05T19:22:25","modified_gmt":"2023-03-05T18:22:25","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-may-2-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-may-2-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief &#8211; May 2, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-231765\" title=\"Iran-mine-workers-24122020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-mine-workers-24122020.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-mine-workers-24122020\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-mine-workers-24122020.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-mine-workers-24122020-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-mine-workers-24122020-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-mine-workers-24122020-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-mine-workers-24122020-696x464.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: 11:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll In 541 Cities Exceeds 273,200<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-238942\" title=\"Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-273200-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-273200-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran.jpg\" alt=\"Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-273200-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran\" width=\"800\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-273200-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-273200-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-273200-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-273200-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-273200-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 Saturday, May 1, 2021, that the Coronavirus death toll in 541 cities had exceeded 273,200. The number of victims in Tehran has reached 62,771, Isfahan 17,910, Khorasan Razavi 17,055, Khuzestan 16,674, Mazandaran 11,390, East Azerbaijan 11,183, West Azerbaijan 10,213, Gilan 9,511, Fars 8,444, Alborz 7,153, Sistan and Baluchestan 6,251, Hamedan 6,173, Kerman 6,154, Central Province 5,718, Semnan 4,820, Kurdistan 4,732, Ardabil 3,452, Qazvin 3,179, Hormozgan 3,175, Bushehr 2,844, South Khorasan 2,676, and Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari 2,230.<\/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-273200\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran \u2013 Anti-Regime Rallies in 20 Cities on International Workers Day<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-238957\" title=\"May-1st-International-Workers-Day-Dictator-iran-en-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/May-1st-International-Workers-Day-Dictator-iran-en-1.jpg\" alt=\"May-1st-International-Workers-Day-Dictator-iran-en \" width=\"800\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/May-1st-International-Workers-Day-Dictator-iran-en-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/May-1st-International-Workers-Day-Dictator-iran-en-1-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/May-1st-International-Workers-Day-Dictator-iran-en-1-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/May-1st-International-Workers-Day-Dictator-iran-en-1-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/May-1st-International-Workers-Day-Dictator-iran-en-1-696x418.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Despite repressive and deterrent measures, on the occasion of the International Workers\u2019 Day, workers and laborers gathered in Tehran and 19 other cities to protest against the clerical regime\u2019s plundering and anti-labor policies. Protest rallies took place in Tehran, Karaj, Mashhad, Tabriz, Kermanshah, Borujerd, Arak, Bojnurd, Khorramabad, Ilam, Ahvaz, Rasht, Sari, Isfahan, Qazvin, Maragheh, Shush, Shahinshahr, Neyshabur, and Qom, from 15 provinces. In Tehran, protesters gathered in front of the regime\u2019s Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, and in other cities there were gatherings in front of the social security offices.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/may-1st-international-workers-day-dictator-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">International Labor Day: A look at the lives of Iranian workers<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-238956\" title=\"iranian-worker-factory-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/iranian-worker-factory-1.jpg\" alt=\"iranian-worker-factory \" width=\"800\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/iranian-worker-factory-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/iranian-worker-factory-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/iranian-worker-factory-1-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/iranian-worker-factory-1-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/iranian-worker-factory-1-696x392.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">International Labor Day is an occasion to think about and appreciate the hard-working people who are key to every country\u2019s economy. In Iran, workers are marking their annual celebration while struggling to achieve their most basic rights. On April 28, regime president Hassan Rouhani deceitfully said, \u201cJob security is the main concern of Iranian workers.\u201d It is worth noting that while Rouhani feigns concern for the plight of workers, during his presidency, the work and living conditions of workers have declined to an all-time low.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/international-labor-day-iranian-workers-20210501\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">At Least 30 Protesters Detained in Tehran\u2019s Labor Day Protests<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_238958\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-238958\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-238958 size-full\" title=\"Labor-Day-protests-01052021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Labor-Day-protests-01052021.jpeg\" alt=\"Labor-Day-protests-01052021\" width=\"750\" height=\"375\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-238958\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Labor Day protest in Iran, May 1, 2021<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At least 30 protesters were detained today during Labor Day protests in Tehran today. According to the Iran Workers Free Union, security forces had been stationed around the Ministry of Labor where labor unions and activists planned to gather for Labor Day protests. The security forces scattered the protesters who were on their way to the Ministry and detained at least 30 people including labor activists Assal Mohammadi, Hirad Pir Bodaghi and Saied Malayeri.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/at-least-30-protesters-detained-in-tehrans-labor-day-protests\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dozens of Labor Activists Arrested at May Day Gatherings in Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-238960\" title=\"Labor-activists-arrested-arrested-at-May-Day-gathering-in-Tehran\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Labor-activists-arrested-arrested-at-May-Day-gathering-in-Tehran.jpg\" alt=\"Labor-activists-arrested-arrested-at-May-Day-gathering-in-Tehran\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Labor-activists-arrested-arrested-at-May-Day-gathering-in-Tehran.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Labor-activists-arrested-arrested-at-May-Day-gathering-in-Tehran-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Labor-activists-arrested-arrested-at-May-Day-gathering-in-Tehran-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Labor-activists-arrested-arrested-at-May-Day-gathering-in-Tehran-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dozens of Iranian workers and employees were arrested today in rallies marking International Labor Day in Tehran. Labor rights activists Asal Mohammadi, Hirad Pirbodaghi, Saeed Malayeri, are among those arrested outside the regime\u2019s Labor Ministry.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Syndicate of Workers of Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company has also confirmed the arrest of \u201cdozens\u201d of its members including Reza Shahabi, Hassan Saeedi, Vahid Fereidooni, Nasser Moharramzadeh, Seyyed Rasoul Talebmoghaddam, Mohammad Ali Aslaghi and Asdollah Soleymani.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/index.php\/2021\/05\/01\/dozens-of-labor-activists-arrested-at-may-day-gatherings-in-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Security Forces Arrest Locals Following Protest Over Government Land Grabs in Western Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-238961\" title=\"Kahman-village\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Kahman-village.jpg\" alt=\"Kahman-village\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Kahman-village.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Kahman-village-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Kahman-village-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Kahman-village-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A man was arrested for publishing a videos of Wednesday protests in a village in Iran\u2019s Lorestan province over the cutting down of local\u2019s walnut trees by government agents, the state run IRNA news agency reported on April 30. According to the report the Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor of Selseleh city in Lorestan province announced the arrest of a \u2018Telegram admin\u2019 for publishing a video of clashes between police and residents of a village in the Kahman region on Wednesday.\u201d<br \/>\nYounes Azadpour accused the man of \u201cfeeding the hostile media.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/index.php\/2021\/05\/01\/security-forces-arrest-locals-following-protest-over-government-land-grabs-in-western-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Amnesty International Condemns Destruction of Khavaran Cemetery<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-238548\" title=\"Khavaran-Cemetery\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Khavaran-Cemetery.jpg\" alt=\"Khavaran-Cemetery\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Khavaran-Cemetery.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Khavaran-Cemetery-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Khavaran-Cemetery-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Khavaran-Cemetery-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a recent statement, Amnesty International warned about the destruction the Khavaran burial site in Tehran by the Iranian authorities. \u201cIranian authorities are banning members of the persecuted Baha\u2019i minority from burying their loved ones in empty plots at a cemetery near Tehran that they have used for decades, instead insisting they bury them between existing graves within the cemetery or at the nearby Khavaran mass grave site for victims of the 1988 prison massacres,\u201d Amnesty International said in its statement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/amnesty-khavaran-cemetery-destruction-20210501\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Majority of U.S. Lawmakers Support Iranian People\u2019s Desire for Freedom and Justice<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-235908\" title=\"us-congress-06032021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/us-congress-06032021.jpg\" alt=\"us-congress-06032021\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On April 27, on the eve of U.S. President Joe Biden\u2019s address to the joint session of Congress and amidst the Vienna-based nuclear talks with the Iranian government, several members of the U.S. House of Representatives presented a bipartisan resolution cosponsored by 225 Members of Congress, a House majority. The U.S. lawmakers called on Biden to set his policy toward Iran based on ending its state-backed terrorism and egregious human rights violations. They also encouraged the President to support the Iranian people\u2019s desire for a free, secular, and non-nuclear republic of Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/general\/majority-of-u-s-lawmakers-support-iranian-peoples-desire-for-freedom-and-justice\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-april-14-2021\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read more: <\/strong><\/a><strong style=\"color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 15px;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-may-1-2021\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran News in Brief \u2013 May 1, 2021<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/stats.sender.net\/forms\/dGYVLa\/view\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-219239 aligncenter\" title=\"Weekly-Signe-up-logo-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Weekly-Signe-up-logo-1.png\" alt=\"Weekly-Signe-up-logo-1\" width=\"250\" height=\"83\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 11:00 AM CEST Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll In 541 Cities Exceeds 273,200 The People&rsquo;s Mojahedin Organization of [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":231765,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[182,234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-238954","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-latest-news-in-brief","8":"category-iran-news-in-brief-news","9":"tag-iran-news"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Iran News in Brief - May 2, 2021 - NCRI<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 11:00 AM CEST Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll In 541 Cities Exceeds 273,200 The\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-may-2-2021\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Iran News in Brief - May 2, 2021 - NCRI\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 11:00 AM CEST Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll In 541 Cities Exceeds 273,200 The\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-may-2-2021\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"NCRI\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-05-02T09:35:53+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-03-05T18:22:25+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-mine-workers-24122020.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"533\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Hamideh Taati\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@iran_policy\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@iran_policy\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Hamideh Taati\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"6 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":[\"Article\",\"BlogPosting\"],\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-news-in-brief-news\\\/iran-news-in-brief-may-2-2021\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-news-in-brief-news\\\/iran-news-in-brief-may-2-2021\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Hamideh Taati\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/6c5146100e16824f35892a237b1b5da8\"},\"headline\":\"Iran News in Brief &#8211; 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