{"id":242151,"date":"2021-06-26T01:39:47","date_gmt":"2021-06-26T06:39:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=242151"},"modified":"2023-04-26T14:25:58","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T13:25:58","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-june-26-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-june-26-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief &#8211; June 26, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-242163\" title=\"iran-oil-strike-june-2021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/iran-oil-strike-june-2021.jpg\" alt=\"iran-oil-strike-june-2021\" width=\"1000\" height=\"498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/iran-oil-strike-june-2021.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/iran-oil-strike-june-2021-300x149.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/iran-oil-strike-june-2021-768x382.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/iran-oil-strike-june-2021-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/iran-oil-strike-june-2021-696x347.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UPDATE: 8:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\">Iran: MEK Resistance Units Fill Railways&#8217; Sidewalls in Tehran With Graffiti Praising Maryam Rajavi<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran: MEK Resistance Units fill railways&amp;#039; sidewalls in Tehran with graffiti praising Maryam Rajavi\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_zHJPNTODXM4\" 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%2FzHJPNTODXM4%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zHJPNTODXM4\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M21S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-06-26T06:22:22Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_zHJPNTODXM4\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FzHJPNTODXM4%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran: MEK Resistance Units fill railways&#039; sidewalls in Tehran with graffiti praising Maryam Rajavi<\/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\/zHJPNTODXM4\" 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%2FzHJPNTODXM4%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran: MEK Resistance Units fill railways&amp;#039; sidewalls in Tehran with graffiti praising Maryam Rajavi\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/t\/iranian-resistance-units June 25, 2021\u2014The network of People&#039;s Mujahedin of Iran PMOI\/MEK inside Iran takes to graffiti against the Iranian regime. PMOI\/MEK network known as Resistance Units fill the railways\u2019 sidewalls with their graffiti so thousands of train passengers will see their slogans written on walls. Their slogans read: Tehran\u2014 \u201cWe will fight until the end\u201d Tehran\u2014 \u201cDemocracy &amp; freedom with Maryam Rajavi\u201d Tehran\u2014 \u201cA free Iran with Maryam Rajavi\u201d Tehran\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei, hail to Rajavi\u201d Tehran\u2014 \u201cDemocracy &amp; freedom with Maryam Rajavi\u201d Tehran\u2014 \u201cFreedom, justice and people\u2019s sovereignty with Maryam Rajavi\u201d Tehran\u2014 \u201cDemocracy &amp; freedom with Maryam Rajavi\u201d Tehran\u2014 \u201cA free Iran with Maryam Rajavi\u201d Tehran\u2014 \u201cDemocracy &amp; freedom with Maryam Rajavi\u201d Tehran\u2014 \u201cMaryam Rajavi is the voice of freedom and justice in Iran\u201d Tehran\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei, hail to Rajavi\u201d Mashhad\u2014 \u201cNo to mullahs\u2019 sham election, yes to a democratic Iran\u201d *** Content on the PMOI\/MEK&#039;s official YouTube channel is not subject to copyright if the source is mentioned ***\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p id=\"info\" class=\"style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\">The network of People&#8217;s Mujahedin of Iran PMOI\/MEK inside Iran takes to graffiti against the Iranian regime. PMOI\/MEK network known as Resistance Units fill the railways\u2019 sidewalls with their graffiti so thousands of train passengers will see their slogans written on walls.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Nationwide Strikes in the Oil Sector Continued on Saturday<\/h3>\n<p>While the Iranian state&#8217;s media continues to censor, the new wave of strikes by oil workers has forced the regime&#8217;s parliament to hold a meeting and discuss the situation.<br \/>\nThe strike that has expanded to seven provinces and 40 companies is now supported by teachers, retirees, students, and unions. As such, the parliament&#8217;s energy commission has coordinated for a meeting with the oil minister and representatives of the IRGC and the security services.<\/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\u2014workers of Rejal Petrochemical Co. joined the nationwide strike demanding officials increase their salaries, decrease their working hours, and change the vacation turns.<br \/>In <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>, many oil workers have to work at least 12 hours per day to make ends meet. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Tteo2YwwNq\">pic.twitter.com\/Tteo2YwwNq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Update (@IranNewsUpdate1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNewsUpdate1\/status\/1408801222157647878?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 26, 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\">June 26 &#8211; \u200cBehbahan, southwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Employees of the Behbahan Refinery-Phase 2 joined the oil and gas workers&#39; nationwide strike. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA_%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%B1%DB%8C?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0627\u0639\u062a\u0635\u0627\u0628\u0627\u062a_\u0633\u0631\u0627\u0633\u0631\u06cc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/z247ZxmEur\">pic.twitter.com\/z247ZxmEur<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1408785689018175499?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 26, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As the oil sector is suffering from a nationwide strike, Iranians from various backgrounds and from different sources of income continue to protest for their rights and wages.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jun 26- Kerman, SE <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Dairy farmers gathered today outside the Governor&#39;s Office to protest the high price of feed and the low price of milk. <br \/>&quot;If we face a milk shortage, you will be held accountable!&quot; a farmer says addressing the Governor. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tbMBNw2aAK\">pic.twitter.com\/tbMBNw2aAK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1408690386630021126?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 26, 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 \/>Qazvin\u2014kitchen staff of Buali Sina medical center stopped working and refused to cook the meal for personnel and patients.<br \/>They seemingly joined the nationwide strike.<br \/>File photo <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jjpNjldnuL\">pic.twitter.com\/jjpNjldnuL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Update (@IranNewsUpdate1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNewsUpdate1\/status\/1408803738853195776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 26, 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\u2014livestock farmers rallied in front of the Provincial Governorate protesting officials&#39; plundering policies.<br \/>&quot;We well feel high prices when you increase the forage prices by 500%. We realize the increase in all prices,&quot; said a woman addressing officials. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MD6iG6VkeN\">pic.twitter.com\/MD6iG6VkeN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Update (@IranNewsUpdate1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNewsUpdate1\/status\/1408797583485591553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 26, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 8:30 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: The Covid-19 Death Toll Exceeds 317,400<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-242148\" title=\"Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-317400-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-317400-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran.jpg\" alt=\"Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-317400-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran\" width=\"1000\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-317400-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-317400-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-317400-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-317400-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-317400-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-696x397.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/primer-the-history-the-peoples-mojahedin-organization-iran\" rel=\"noopener\">The People&#8217;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran<\/a> (PMOI\/MEK) announced on Friday, June 25, 2021, that the Coronavirus death toll in 547 cities had exceeded 317,400. The number of victims in Tehran has reached 74,406, Isfahan 21,400, Khuzestan 20,066, Khorasan Razavi 19,300, East Azerbaijan 12,958, Mazandaran 12,485, Alborz 9,048, Sistan and Baluchestan 7,526, Kerman 7,198, Kurdistan 5,412, Hormozgan 4,560, North Khorasan 4,498, and Bushehr 3,384.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-the-covid-19-death-toll-exceeds-317400\/\" 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 317,400 people have died of the novel <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/coronavirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#coronavirus<\/a> in 547 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\/c6QRL9nAYo\">https:\/\/t.co\/c6QRL9nAYo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SnM5ztVCqe\">pic.twitter.com\/SnM5ztVCqe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1408528424436744215?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 25, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Maryam Rajavi\u2019s Ten-Point Plan for the Future of Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-242158\" title=\"Maryam-Rajavi-President-elect-of-the-National-Council-of-Resistance-of-Iran-NCRI-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Maryam-Rajavi-President-elect-of-the-National-Council-of-Resistance-of-Iran-NCRI-1.jpg\" alt=\"Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) (1)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Maryam-Rajavi-President-elect-of-the-National-Council-of-Resistance-of-Iran-NCRI-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Maryam-Rajavi-President-elect-of-the-National-Council-of-Resistance-of-Iran-NCRI-1-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Maryam-Rajavi-President-elect-of-the-National-Council-of-Resistance-of-Iran-NCRI-1-768x448.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Maryam-Rajavi-President-elect-of-the-National-Council-of-Resistance-of-Iran-NCRI-1-150x87.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Maryam-Rajavi-President-elect-of-the-National-Council-of-Resistance-of-Iran-NCRI-1-696x406.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">1. Rejection of velayat-e faqih (absolute clerical rule). Affirmation of the people\u2019s sovereignty in a republic founded on universal suffrage and pluralism;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">2. Freedom of speech, freedom of political parties, freedom of assembly, freedom of the press and the internet. Dissolution and disbanding of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the terrorist Qods Force, plainclothes groups, the unpopular Bassij, the Ministry of Intelligence, Council of the Cultural Revolution, and all suppressive patrols and institutions in cities, villages, schools, universities, offices, and factories;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2021\/jun\/23\/maryam-rajavis-ten-point-plan-for-the-future-of-ir\/?utm_campaign=shareaholic&amp;utm_medium=twitter&amp;utm_source=socialnetwork\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a> about Mme Maryam Rajavi&#8217;s 10 point plan via Washington Times<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">OIAC Calls for Persecution of Ebrahim Raisi<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Today Organization of Iranian American Communities (OIAC) webinar discussed the policy implications of the Iranian regime&#8217;s next president Ebrahim Raisi, a U.S. blacklisted documented mass murderer. The webinar also presented survivors and families of the\u00a0 1988 massacre in which Raisi had a key role and called for an investigation and holding Raisi accountable for his crimes.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WATCH and hear firsthand from survivors and families of the victims of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/1988Massacre?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#1988Massacre<\/a> of political prisoners in Iran.  OIAC&#39;s Advisory Board members will also discuss policy implications of Ebrahim <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Raisi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Raisi<\/a>&#39;s presidency.<br \/>Friday, June 25, 12 pm EDT<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xoq0FhFUKS\">https:\/\/t.co\/xoq0FhFUKS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; OIAC: Organization of Iranian American Communities (@OrgIAC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OrgIAC\/status\/1407902256750542849?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 24, 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: Seventh Day of Strikes by Oil Sector Workers<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-242160\" title=\"Protests-by-oil-workers-in-different-Iranian-cities-\u2014-June-2021-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Protests-by-oil-workers-in-different-Iranian-cities-\u2014-June-2021-1.jpg\" alt=\"Protests by oil workers in different Iranian cities \u2014 June 2021 (1)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Protests-by-oil-workers-in-different-Iranian-cities-\u2014-June-2021-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Protests-by-oil-workers-in-different-Iranian-cities-\u2014-June-2021-1-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Protests-by-oil-workers-in-different-Iranian-cities-\u2014-June-2021-1-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Protests-by-oil-workers-in-different-Iranian-cities-\u2014-June-2021-1-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Protests-by-oil-workers-in-different-Iranian-cities-\u2014-June-2021-1-696x394.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mass strikes by oil sector workers, which began on June 19, entered its seventh day on Friday. The strike, which is affecting one of the vital sectors of Iran\u2019s economy, has been expanding in the past few days, with a growing number of workers from different companies joining the movement every day.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/oil-workers-strikes-20210625\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Raisi\u2019s Bloody Past Is Coming Back To Haunt Him<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-241976\" title=\"NCRI-Raisi-Massacre\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/NCRI-Raisi-Massacre.jpg\" alt=\"NCRI-Raisi-Massacre\" width=\"1000\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/NCRI-Raisi-Massacre.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/NCRI-Raisi-Massacre-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/NCRI-Raisi-Massacre-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/NCRI-Raisi-Massacre-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/NCRI-Raisi-Massacre-696x390.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Thursday, an online conference held by the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) discussed the implications of Ebrahim Raisi becoming the Iranian regime\u2019s new president. While much has been made about how Raisi, who is viewed by the West as an ultraconservative, will affect Tehran\u2019s relations with the international community, one thing that stands out in all conversations is Raisi\u2019s human rights record.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/ebrahim-raisi-human-rights-violations-20210625\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ebrahim Raisi Must Be Brought to Justice for Crimes Against Humanity<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-242159\" title=\"crimes-against-humanity-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/crimes-against-humanity-1.jpg\" alt=\"crimes-against-humanity (1)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/crimes-against-humanity-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/crimes-against-humanity-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/crimes-against-humanity-1-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/crimes-against-humanity-1-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/crimes-against-humanity-1-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">June 26, International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, is a United Nations-sponsored World Day to honor and support victims of torture around the world. This year\u2019s International Day in Support of Victims of Torture coincides with the presidency of Ebrahim Raisi, the \u201chenchman of the 1988 massacre\u201d in Iran. For the past four decades, Raisi has been involved in some of the worst forms of repression, torture, killing, and crimes against humanity against Iran\u2019s women and youth.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2021\/06\/25\/ebrahim-raisi-must-be-brought-to-justice-for-crimes-against-humanity\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s Actions Since Election Do Not Support Optimism Regarding Nuclear Negotiations<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-242161\" title=\"Iran-Nuke-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Iran-Nuke-1.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-flag-Nuke (1)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Iran-Nuke-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Iran-Nuke-1-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Iran-Nuke-1-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Iran-Nuke-1-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Iran-Nuke-1-696x435.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Since Ebrahim Raisi was confirmed as Iran\u2019s next president on Friday, media outlets such as Newsweek and Foreign Policy have published editorials that suggest the ultra-hardline cleric might actually improve the prospects for a restoration of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, which the United States pulled out of in 2018. Such arguments fly in the face of the common wisdom as they appeared throughout Western media in the run-up to the election. Then, very few commentators seemed inclined to question the description of Raisi\u2019s pending \u201celection\u201d as a complicating factor in the negotiations that are currently ongoing in Vienna.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/nuclear\/irans-actions-since-election-do-not-support-optimism-regarding-nuclear-negotiations\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fifth Border Porter Killed in One Month in Western Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-242162\" title=\"Iran-border-porters-kolbars-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Iran-border-porters-kolbars-1.jpg\" alt=\"__Iran-border-porters-kolbars (1)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Iran-border-porters-kolbars-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Iran-border-porters-kolbars-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Iran-border-porters-kolbars-1-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Iran-border-porters-kolbars-1-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Iran-border-porters-kolbars-1-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A Kurd border porter or \u201ckolbar\u201d was killed yesterday by security forces in Marivan, western Iran. According to the Center of Democracy and Human Rights in Kurdistan website, the man was identified as Mohammad Minouyi. Security forces opened fire on him without warning, suspecting that he was smuggling goods. This is the fifth border porter killed by border police or security forces in June.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/fifth-border-porter-killed-in-one-month-in-western-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">University Student Sentenced to 100 Lashes for Extramarital Relationship<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-242157\" title=\"Iran-flogging-four-people-to-lashes-1-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Iran-flogging-four-people-to-lashes-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-flogging-four-people-to-lashes (1)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Iran-flogging-four-people-to-lashes-1-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Iran-flogging-four-people-to-lashes-1-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Iran-flogging-four-people-to-lashes-1-1-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Iran-flogging-four-people-to-lashes-1-1-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Iran-flogging-four-people-to-lashes-1-1-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Tehran Criminal Court sentenced a university student to 100 lashes among other punishments for having an extramarital relationship. According to the state-run Rokna News Agency, the man was identified as Arman. The report said his sentence of 100 lashes and 1 year of exile from Tehran was confirmed by the Supreme Court. An 18-year-old girl named Elaheh had filed a complaint against Arman for sexual abuse. Forensics confirmed Elaheh\u2019s complaint and Arman was detained.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/university-student-sentenced-to-100-lashes-for-extramarital-relationship\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Iran News in Brief, June 26, 2021<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, June 26, 2021\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_wVYDoVUi8qw\" 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%2FwVYDoVUi8qw%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wVYDoVUi8qw\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M3S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-06-26T07:48:45Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_wVYDoVUi8qw\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FwVYDoVUi8qw%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, June 26, 2021<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/wVYDoVUi8qw\" 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%2FwVYDoVUi8qw%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, June 26, 2021\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, June 26, 2021 Iran: Seventh Day of Strikes by Oil Sector Workers Mass strikes by oil sector workers, which began on June 19, entered its seventh day on Friday. The strike, which is affecting one of the vital sectors of Iran\u2019s economy, has been expanding in the past days, with a growing number of workers from different companies joining the movement every day. In a statement, the striking workers declared, \u201cWe the contract workers of refineries, petrochemical companies, and powerplants, will resume our strike in protest to low wages, declining purchase power, and unkept promises [by authorities]. We will demand our rights by holding rallies in front of our working facilities.\u201d The protesters stressed that they will continue their strike and will further expand them if their demands are not met. Iran: Covid-19 Death Toll Exceeds 317,400 Over 317,400 people have died of the novel coronavirus in Iran, 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 83,588, around a fourth of the actual figure. \u201cIn just one week we have witnessed a 45 percent rise in the number of red cities, mainly in the country\u2019s central, western and also extremely close to the capital,\u201d according to a Friday report wired by the Tasnim news agency, an outlet linked to the regimes Revolutionary Guards Quds Force. 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