{"id":239889,"date":"2021-05-18T01:25:25","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T06:25:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=239889"},"modified":"2023-02-15T13:34:09","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T12:34:09","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-may-18-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-may-18-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief &#8211; May 18, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_213751\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-213751\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Some_martyrs_of_Iran_protests_in_November_2019-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-213751\" title=\"Some_martyrs_of_Iran_protests_in_November_2019-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Some_martyrs_of_Iran_protests_in_November_2019-1.jpg\" alt=\"Some_martyrs_of_Iran_protests_in_November_2019-1\" width=\"800\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Some_martyrs_of_Iran_protests_in_November_2019-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Some_martyrs_of_Iran_protests_in_November_2019-1-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Some_martyrs_of_Iran_protests_in_November_2019-1-768x399.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Some_martyrs_of_Iran_protests_in_November_2019-1-696x362.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-213751\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Some martyrs of Iran protests, November 2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/h2>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 7:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Strikes and Protests Throughout Iran on Tuesday<\/h3>\n<p>More and more socio-political movements rise to the occasion and make their voices heard throughout the country. In some cases, the regime&#8217;s officials have increasingly become frightened of getting things out of control and asked for security forces to engage. The city of Kerman in the Southwest of the country is one such example.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 17 &#8211; Kerman, SE <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Workers of the Manujan mine took to the streets outside the Governor&#39;s Office to protest the incompetence of city officials. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ja9AlBE0QE\">pic.twitter.com\/ja9AlBE0QE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1394350701795553285?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 17, 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><br \/>Kerman\u2014for the second consecutive day, miners of Asminoun Chromite Mine at the Manoojan district continued their protests. Employers refuse to pay miners&#39; rights. Authorities have dispatched security forces countering workers&#39; peaceful protests. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/o7UKyHYtkq\">pic.twitter.com\/o7UKyHYtkq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Update (@IranNewsUpdate1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNewsUpdate1\/status\/1394652668413501442?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Other cities have been anything close to silent. In Tehran alone, there have been several rallies and protests on Tuesday from students, bus drivers, literacy movement teachers, unemployed teachers, college-graduated teachers, employees of the Crypto-Land company, employees of Iran Air aviation company, creditors of the Municipality\u2019s Housing Cooperative in the Golestan district, and Health Ministry volunteers.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-239954\" title=\"iran-tehran-teachers-rally-18052021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/iran-tehran-teachers-rally-18052021.jpg\" alt=\"iran-tehran-teachers-rally-18052021\" width=\"800\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/iran-tehran-teachers-rally-18052021.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/iran-tehran-teachers-rally-18052021-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/iran-tehran-teachers-rally-18052021-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/iran-tehran-teachers-rally-18052021-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/iran-tehran-teachers-rally-18052021-696x418.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-239963\" title=\"iran-tehran-health-ministry-18052021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/iran-tehran-health-ministry-18052021.jpg\" alt=\"iran-tehran-health-ministry-18052021\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/iran-tehran-health-ministry-18052021.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/iran-tehran-health-ministry-18052021-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/iran-tehran-health-ministry-18052021-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/iran-tehran-health-ministry-18052021-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/iran-tehran-health-ministry-18052021-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/iran-tehran-health-ministry-18052021-696x696.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\">May 18 &#8211; Tehran <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Tehran bus drivers of the Vahed Bus Co. gathered today outside the City Council to demand revisions in the Job Classification Plan. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ONdaKjV2KM\">pic.twitter.com\/ONdaKjV2KM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1394587812712878081?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 18, 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 18 &#8211; Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Unemployed teachers from across the country gathered again outside the Parliament to demand jobs. <br \/>&quot;Cry out for your rights!&quot; they chant. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jUwH3Nt6NA\">pic.twitter.com\/jUwH3Nt6NA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1394546458620317699?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Also on Tuesday, reports from other cities displayed the people&#8217;s frustration with their living and work conditions. Pipe factory workers in Ahvaz, cement factory workers in Sabzevar, retired employees of the Steel &amp; Mine Industry in Isfahan, miners of Anjar Copper Mine in Ahar, as well as students in Qazvin, Shahrekord, and Tabriz joined their fellow countrymen and women to protest against the inhuman policies of the Iranian regime and its local substitutes.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><br \/>Isfahan\u2014retirees of the Steel &amp; Mine Industry rallied in front of the retirees&#39; fund protesting officials&#39; failure to meet their demands.<br \/>In recent weeks, they staged several rallies pursuing their inherent rights but only won officials&#39; indifference and inaction. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IxrIFP5Dqx\">pic.twitter.com\/IxrIFP5Dqx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Update (@IranNewsUpdate1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNewsUpdate1\/status\/1394648569387364356?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 18, 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\">Officials in Iran refused students&#39; protests against in-person exams putting their lives at risk in crowded and contaminated schools with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/coronavirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#coronavirus<\/a>.<br \/>Footage of the cities of Tehran, Qazvin, Shahrekord, Mashhad, and Tabriz. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uJroJ5A2Kr\">pic.twitter.com\/uJroJ5A2Kr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Update (@IranNewsUpdate1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNewsUpdate1\/status\/1394542911778443271?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 18, 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: 8:30 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Mothers of November 2019 Martyrs Call for Boycotting Iran Regime\u2019s Sham Presidential Election<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_226995\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-226995\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/November_Protests_Marthyrs.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-226995\" title=\"November_Protests_Marthyrs\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/November_Protests_Marthyrs.jpg\" alt=\"Iran, IRGC, Iran Protests\" width=\"800\" height=\"502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/November_Protests_Marthyrs.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/November_Protests_Marthyrs-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-226995\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pictures of some martyrs of the nationwide Iran protests in November 2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Iranian regime will hold its sham presidential election on June 18. As the date draws closer, more Iranians join the campaign for boycotting the farce elections. Recently, a video from Iran shows several mothers of the martyrs of the November 2019 uprising bravely call for the boycott of the regime\u2019s sham Presidential election. These brave mothers call for regime change and announce that their vote is the overthrow of the regime by the Iranian people.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-election\/mothers-of-november-2019-martyrs-call-for-boycotting-iran-regimes-sham-presidential-election\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I salute the brave mothers of the martyrs of the November 2019 uprising. They safeguard their children\u2019s sacrifice by calling for the clerical regime\u2019s overthrow and boycotting the mullahs\u2019 sham election. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1394263192419848194?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 17, 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: Coronavirus Fatalities in 541 Cities Are More Than 291,100<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-239856\" title=\"Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-291100-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-291100-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-min.jpg\" alt=\"Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-291100-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-min\" width=\"1100\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-291100-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-min.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-291100-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-min-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-291100-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-min-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-291100-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-min-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-291100-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-min-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-291100-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-min-696x397.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-291100-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-min-1068x610.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><br \/>\nThe <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, May 17, 2021, that the Coronavirus fatalities in 541 cities are more than 291,100. The number of victims in Tehran has passed 67,721, Isfahan 19,225, Khuzestan 18,029, Khorasan Razavi 17,810, East Azerbaijan 11,898, Mazandaran 11,830, West Azerbaijan 10,868, Fars 9,497, Alborz 8,003, Golestan 7,110, Hamedan 6,513, Central Province 6,063, Kurdistan 5,012, Ardabil 3,690, Qazvin 3,384, Zanjan 3,200, Ilam 3,096, Bushehr 3,039, and Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad 2,289.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-human-rights\/iran-coronavirus-fatalities-in-541-cities-are-more-than-291100\/\" 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 291,100 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\/XfyE7beXri\">https:\/\/t.co\/XfyE7beXri<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NByXfYb1dj\">pic.twitter.com\/NByXfYb1dj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1394393663552196613?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 17, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Iran Elections 2021: Increased Tensions as Candidates Register<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-239893\" title=\"mojahed-website-iran-elections-poster-may17\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mojahed-website-iran-elections-poster-may17.jpg\" alt=\"mojahed-website-iran-elections-poster-may17\" width=\"800\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mojahed-website-iran-elections-poster-may17.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mojahed-website-iran-elections-poster-may17-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mojahed-website-iran-elections-poster-may17-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mojahed-website-iran-elections-poster-may17-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mojahed-website-iran-elections-poster-may17-696x393.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>592 \u201ccandidates\u201d have registered for the Iranian regime\u2019s June 18 sham presidential elections. However, the majority of these \u201ccandidates\u201d are merely pawns in the regime\u2019s elections charade and will be disqualified by the Guardian Council, the 12-member body that vets all candidates. The members of the Guardian Council are either directly appointed by the regime\u2019s supreme leader Ali Khamenei or by the regime\u2019s judiciary, whose chief is directly appointed by Khamenei.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-elections-editorial-20210517\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Father of Three Border Porter Killed by IRGC in NW Iran<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-239890\" title=\"Zabet-Alkhani\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Zabet-Alkhani.jpg\" alt=\"Zabet-Alkhani\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Zabet-Alkhani.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Zabet-Alkhani-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Zabet-Alkhani-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Zabet-Alkhani-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Zabet-Alkhani-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A border porter or \u201ckolbar\u201d was killed yesterday by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in Salmas, northwestern Iran. According to the Hengaw Organization, the man was identified as 46-year-old Zabet Alkhani. Zabet was married and was a father of three children. The report said the IRGC started shooting without warning at the border porters who were crossing the border, killed Zabet.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/father-of-three-border-porter-killed-by-irgc-in-nw-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Public Outrage Over Mishandling of a Poor Street Vendor By Regime&#8217;s Security Forces<\/h3>\n<p>The state attorney of Shar-e-Rey, neighboring the Iranian capital, announced on Monday that 3 officers who have been beating street vendors are now arrested. This comes amid public protests and increasing calls for investigation after a video recording of the latest case of such mistreatment went viral.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 13 &#8211; Shahr-e-Rey, Tehran <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Municipal agents brutally beat a street vendor who was unable to pay them their weekly bribe. <br \/>Officials claimed the agents were arrested because the video caused a national outcry. But this is not an isolated case. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/20s73SIWkn\">pic.twitter.com\/20s73SIWkn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1394369810809634818?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 17, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Iran: Wolves in Sheep\u2019s Clothing<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-239891\" title=\"Iran-Wolves-in-Sheeps-Clothing\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Iran-Wolves-in-Sheeps-Clothing.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-Wolves-in-Sheeps-Clothing\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Iran-Wolves-in-Sheeps-Clothing.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Iran-Wolves-in-Sheeps-Clothing-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Iran-Wolves-in-Sheeps-Clothing-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Iran-Wolves-in-Sheeps-Clothing-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Iran-Wolves-in-Sheeps-Clothing-696x435.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There are many figures among Iranian politicians who used to wear clerical garb. However, they took off clerical clothes and wore suits pending their positions. Gholamhossein Karbaschi, the former Tehran Mayor and the current secretary-general of Executives of Construction Party, is one of the most famous officials in this context. Following the 1979 Revolution in Iran, Khomeini identified Karbaschi as Hujjat al-Islam [a mid-level religious title], appointing him as his representative in the Gendarmerie Office. 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