{"id":242415,"date":"2021-07-02T01:48:53","date_gmt":"2021-07-02T06:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=242415"},"modified":"2023-02-13T19:48:29","modified_gmt":"2023-02-13T18:48:29","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-july-2-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-july-2-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief &#8211; July 2, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-242418\" title=\"Iran-economy-protests\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Iran-economy-protests.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-economy-protests\" width=\"1000\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Iran-economy-protests.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Iran-economy-protests-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Iran-economy-protests-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Iran-economy-protests-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Iran-economy-protests-696x435.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: 9:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: Over 320,800 Deaths, New Cases Spreading \u201cLike Fire\u201d<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-242416\" title=\"Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-320800-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-320800-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran.jpg\" alt=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-320800-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-320800-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-320800-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-320800-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-320800-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-320800-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-696x397.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">People&#8217;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>) as of Thursday afternoon local time, July 1. The official death toll declared by the regime stands at 84,389, around a fourth of the actual figure.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-coronavirus-outbreak-disaster-20200612\">coronavirus<\/a>\u00a0death toll in various provinces include: 75,066 in Tehran, 21,665 in Isfahan, 20,306 in Khuzestan, 19,525 in Razavi Khorasan, 13,063 in East Azerbaijan, 12,595 in Lorestan, 12,575 in Mazandaran, 10,777 in Fars, 9875 in Qom, 7781 in Sistan &amp; Baluchistan, 7363 in Kerman, 6893 in Hamedan, 5347 in Yazd, 4750 in Hormozgan, 3684 in Qazvin, and 2635 in Chaharmahal &amp; Bakhtiari. This is in addition to reports obtained from other provinces.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-coronavirus-news-320800-deaths-20210701\" 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 320,800 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\/a1MWbchyah\">https:\/\/t.co\/a1MWbchyah<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WizIZUZShJ\">pic.twitter.com\/WizIZUZShJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1410710050012758019?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 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 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Are Iran\u2019s Official Inflation Statistics Real?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-242417\" title=\"Skyrocketing-inflation-in-Iran\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Skyrocketing-inflation-in-Iran.jpg\" alt=\"Skyrocketing inflation in Iran\" width=\"1000\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Skyrocketing-inflation-in-Iran.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Skyrocketing-inflation-in-Iran-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Skyrocketing-inflation-in-Iran-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Skyrocketing-inflation-in-Iran-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Skyrocketing-inflation-in-Iran-696x393.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Iranian regime constantly downplays inflation rate reports to save face and put a lid on its disastrous management of the country\u2019s economy. According to economic experts, Iran is the only country in the world that has had double-digit inflation rates for more than four decades. Also, according to these experts, double-digit inflation means the rapid spread of poverty among the people and the destruction of economic and social structures.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-inflation-rate-20210701\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">MP Says Lack of Water Is the Biggest Problem in SE Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-242421\" title=\"MP-says-lack-of-water-is-the-biggest-problem-in-SE-Iran\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/MP-says-lack-of-water-is-the-biggest-problem-in-SE-Iran.jpg\" alt=\"MP-says-lack-of-water-is-the-biggest-problem-in-SE-Iran\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/MP-says-lack-of-water-is-the-biggest-problem-in-SE-Iran.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/MP-says-lack-of-water-is-the-biggest-problem-in-SE-Iran-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/MP-says-lack-of-water-is-the-biggest-problem-in-SE-Iran-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/MP-says-lack-of-water-is-the-biggest-problem-in-SE-Iran-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/MP-says-lack-of-water-is-the-biggest-problem-in-SE-Iran-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Saravan representative in Iran\u2019s parliament said today that the biggest problem in the southeastern county is a lack of water. According to the state-run ILNA News Agency, Malek Fazeli, the Saravan MP, said this problem has always been a concern but it has currently become more profound and drastic, due to the minimal rainfall. Fazeli said most of the wells in Saravan County have dried up and supplied water has become a crisis. The MP said there are many wells but in the past years they have not been preserved or managed for optimized use.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/mp-says-lack-of-water-is-the-biggest-problem\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Infiltration in Iran\u2019s Security Systems<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-242419\" title=\"Infiltration-in-Iran-Ali-Younesi\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Infiltration-in-Iran-Ali-Younesi.jpg\" alt=\"Infiltration-in-Iran-Ali-Younesi\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Infiltration-in-Iran-Ali-Younesi.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Infiltration-in-Iran-Ali-Younesi-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Infiltration-in-Iran-Ali-Younesi-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Infiltration-in-Iran-Ali-Younesi-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Infiltration-in-Iran-Ali-Younesi-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s former Minister of Intelligence, Ali Younesi, revealed the extent of foreign intelligence infiltration in Iran\u2019s security organizations in an interview. According to the state-run Jamaran website, he acknowledged intelligence services compete for more power, therefore Iran\u2019s Intelligence Ministry has weakened. This allows the infiltration of foreign intelligence services into their system.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/infiltration-in-irans-security-systems\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s Judiciary Sentences Political Prisoner to Death<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-242420\" title=\"Babak-Paknia-Irans-Judiciary-sentences-political-prisoner-to-death\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Babak-Paknia-Irans-Judiciary-sentences-political-prisoner-to-death.jpg\" alt=\"Babak-Paknia-Irans-Judiciary-sentences-political-prisoner-to-death\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Babak-Paknia-Irans-Judiciary-sentences-political-prisoner-to-death.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Babak-Paknia-Irans-Judiciary-sentences-political-prisoner-to-death-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Babak-Paknia-Irans-Judiciary-sentences-political-prisoner-to-death-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Babak-Paknia-Irans-Judiciary-sentences-political-prisoner-to-death-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Babak-Paknia-Irans-Judiciary-sentences-political-prisoner-to-death-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s judiciary sentenced a political prisoner to death yesterday in Tehran.\u00a0According to the state-run Emtedad Telegram channel, the political prisoner was identified as Hossein Khairi. Hossein was charged with waging war against God or \u201cmoharabeh\u201d and \u201cdestruction of the people\u2019s belongings to oppose the state.\u201d \u201cMoharebeh\u201d or waging war against God is a vague term used against dissidents and anyone else who threatens the regime\u2019s \u201csecurity\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/irans-judiciary-sentences-political-prisoner-to-death\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran Economy Could See Regime Overthrow<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-242418\" title=\"Iran-economy-protests\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Iran-economy-protests.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-economy-protests\" width=\"1000\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Iran-economy-protests.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Iran-economy-protests-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Iran-economy-protests-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Iran-economy-protests-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Iran-economy-protests-696x435.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Iranian economy is in tatters. Iranians are seeing inflation, and therefore prices, rising out of control. Since the regime\u2019s presidential election last month, the state-run media has begun to admit some parts of the economic crisis and how the regime created the issue and keep making it worse while warning the mullahs that if the crisis continues it could spell the end of the regime. On Wednesday, the state-run Eghtesad-e Pouya daily wrote: \u201cThe economic situation of the country is unhealthier and more chaotic than it can be imagined. It has dangerous and harmful social, political, and moral effects and consequences and should not be ignored. This chronic disease is spreading before the eyes of the authorities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/economy\/iran-economy-could-see-regime-overthrow\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Iran News in Brief, July 2, 2021<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, July 2, 2021\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_4hwKzxH9RWE\" 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%2F4hwKzxH9RWE%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4hwKzxH9RWE\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M8S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-07-02T07:22:33Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_4hwKzxH9RWE\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F4hwKzxH9RWE%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, July 2, 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\/4hwKzxH9RWE\" 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%2F4hwKzxH9RWE%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, July 2, 2021\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, July 2, 2021 Iran&#039;s Regime Sentenced Another Political Prisoner to Death On Tuesday, the clerical regime\u2019s court in Tehran sentenced political prisoner Hossein Kheiri to death on the charge of \u201cMoharebeh (waging war on God) for destroying people\u2019s property in order to oppose the regime.\u201d Seven other political prisoners were sentenced from four to seven years in prison. All eight had been arrested in early 2020. The Iranian Resistance called for immediate action by the UN Secretary-General, the High Commissioner and the Human Rights Council, and relevant UN and other international human rights defenders to save the lives of Hossein Kheiri and other political prisoners on death row. It underscored the need for the dispatch of an international fact-finding delegation to Iran to visit the prisons and meet with the prisoners, especially political prisoners. Iran: Covid-19 Death Toll Exceeds 320,800 Over 320,800 people have died of the novel coronavirus in 547 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 Thursday. The official death toll declared by the regime stands at 84,389, around a fourth of the actual figure. \u201cThe fifth coronavirus peak began last week. This is an important alarm bell for Tehran, meaning an increase in the number of new cases more than what we are witnessing today,\u201d said Nader Tavakoli, deputy chair of the Tehran Covid-19 Task Force on Thursday. 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