{"id":243360,"date":"2021-07-17T01:24:22","date_gmt":"2021-07-17T06:24:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=243360"},"modified":"2023-01-30T21:53:33","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T20:53:33","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-july-17-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-july-17-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief &#8211; July 17, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"iran-izeh-blocking-road-17072021\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-243366\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/iran-izeh-blocking-road-17072021.jpg\" alt=\"iran-izeh-blocking-road-17072021\" width=\"1000\" height=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/iran-izeh-blocking-road-17072021.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/iran-izeh-blocking-road-17072021-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/iran-izeh-blocking-road-17072021-768x442.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/iran-izeh-blocking-road-17072021-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/iran-izeh-blocking-road-17072021-696x400.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><strong>UPDATE: 8:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Protests in Iran on Saturday<\/h3>\n<p>On Saturday, Iranians from North to South went on the streets protesting for their right to live with dignity. In <span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Khuzestan, following the unprecedented water crisis<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"> and the government&#8217;s failure to address people&#8217;s demands, citizens flooded onto the streets in different cities of the province.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">July 17 &#8211; Susangerd, Khuzestan province, southwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Locals are blocking a road linking the two cities of Ahvaz and Susangerd as protests over severe water shortages continue for a third consecutive day.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hDjdrl7WTx\">pic.twitter.com\/hDjdrl7WTx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1416457880375496705?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 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\">Jul 17 &#8211; Dezful, SW <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Farmers gathered outside the Governor&#39;s Office to demand water for their crops and protest severe water shortages. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SUeS6DQ8Z7\">pic.twitter.com\/SUeS6DQ8Z7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1416392675826282500?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 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 \/>East Azarbaijan\u2014following the conflict with locals for arresting a citizen in Tebriz, an officer break glasses of a car, where another citizen was filming their atrocities.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jmnlR0ANLN\">pic.twitter.com\/jmnlR0ANLN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Update (@IranNewsUpdate1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNewsUpdate1\/status\/1416409555873976324?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 17, 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: 3:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Rain In Southeastern Iran Causes Devastation<\/h3>\n<p>Due to the lack of proper municipal infrastructure and drainage, seasonal rains have caused floods that can only deteriorate the lives of the people in cities and in the countryside. Many farmers lose their crops and hygiene in cities goes straight downward.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jul 17 &#8211; Kerman, SE <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Floods have ravaged parts of Kerman. The video shows a man stuck on his car during the flood. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9I3PkJ1HwA\">pic.twitter.com\/9I3PkJ1HwA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1416318430433644545?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 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\">Jul. 17 &#8211; Sistan and Baluchestan Province, SE <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Children play in a rain puddle Dashtiari. <br \/>This is all they can hope for in the impoverished province which has been totally abandoned by the regime. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/42YearsOfMisery?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#42YearsOfMisery<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nfFJVLtVFp\">pic.twitter.com\/nfFJVLtVFp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1416320593373372418?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 17, 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>Protests in Southwest Iran Due To Water Crisis<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_243326\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-243326\" style=\"width: 998px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Protesters-storm-the-streets-of-Iran-over-water-shortages-police.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Protesters-storm-the-streets-of-Iran-over-water-shortages-police\" class=\" wp-image-243326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Protesters-storm-the-streets-of-Iran-over-water-shortages-police.jpg\" alt=\"Protesters-storm-the-streets-of-Iran-over-water-shortages-police\" width=\"998\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Protesters-storm-the-streets-of-Iran-over-water-shortages-police.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Protesters-storm-the-streets-of-Iran-over-water-shortages-police-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Protesters-storm-the-streets-of-Iran-over-water-shortages-police-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 998px) 100vw, 998px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-243326\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Protests erupted in certain southern Iranian cities because of water shortages &#8211; July 15, 2021<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Protests broke out in dozen cities in Khuzestan province, southwest Iran on Thursday night due to the water crisis. Facing severe water shortages which have devastated their lives, people poured on the street protesting the regime\u2019s inaction.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of answering people\u2019s demands, the regime dispatched its security forces to Khuzestan province. Footages from Iran show security forces resorting to massive gunfire to disperse crowds of locals who are merely protesting water shortages.<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/society\/protests-in-southwest-iran-due-to-water-crisis\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">2nd night (July 16) of protests in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Khuzestan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Khuzestan<\/a> province due to water shortage resulting from government corruption. Locals in Ahvaz, SW Iran are seen burning tires and setting up roadblocks. Similar protests in Shush, Soosangerd, Hoveyzeh,<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3yTRXg6qaP\">pic.twitter.com\/3yTRXg6qaP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Alireza Jafarzadeh (@A_Jafarzadeh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/A_Jafarzadeh\/status\/1416129033448919041?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 16, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #111111;font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;font-size: 22px;text-align: justify\">Iran: The Staggering Number of Coronavirus Victims Exceeds 330,500<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-330500-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-243354\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-330500-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-1.jpg\" alt=\"Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-330500-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-1\" width=\"1100\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-330500-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-1.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-330500-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-1-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-330500-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-1-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-330500-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-1-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-330500-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-1-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-330500-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-1-696x397.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-330500-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-1-1068x610.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\/\" rel=\"noopener\">People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran<\/a>\u00a0(<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/primer-the-history-the-peoples-mojahedin-organization-iran\" rel=\"noopener\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>) announced on Friday, July 16, 2021, that the Coronavirus death toll in 547 cities is more than 330,500. The number of victims in Tehran has reached 77,086, Isfahan 22,380, Khuzestan 21,016, Khorasan Razavi 20,105, East Azerbaijan 13,263, Lorestan 12,820, West Azerbaijan 12,188, Fars 11,177, Alborz 9,418, Sistan and Baluchestan 8,701, Kerman 7,873, Central Province 6,793, Kermanshah 6,288, Yazd 5,572, Hormozgan 5,305, Bushehr 3,714, Ilam 3,466.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-human-rights\/iran-the-staggering-number-of-coronavirus-victims-exceeds-330500\/\" 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 330,500 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\/9IIg8qS9L6\">https:\/\/t.co\/9IIg8qS9L6<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eixnL8jeQS\">pic.twitter.com\/eixnL8jeQS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1416277193827635208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 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\">Free Iran 2021: Resistance Units Pledge Their Support for the Iranian Resistance<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"MEK-Resistance-Units-pledge-support-for-the-Iranian-Resistance-during-the-Free-Iran-2021-World-Summit\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-243363\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/MEK-Resistance-Units-pledge-support-for-the-Iranian-Resistance-during-the-Free-Iran-2021-World-Summit.jpg\" alt=\"MEK Resistance Units pledge support for the Iranian Resistance during the Free Iran 2021 World Summit\" width=\"1000\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/MEK-Resistance-Units-pledge-support-for-the-Iranian-Resistance-during-the-Free-Iran-2021-World-Summit.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/MEK-Resistance-Units-pledge-support-for-the-Iranian-Resistance-during-the-Free-Iran-2021-World-Summit-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/MEK-Resistance-Units-pledge-support-for-the-Iranian-Resistance-during-the-Free-Iran-2021-World-Summit-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/MEK-Resistance-Units-pledge-support-for-the-Iranian-Resistance-during-the-Free-Iran-2021-World-Summit-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/MEK-Resistance-Units-pledge-support-for-the-Iranian-Resistance-during-the-Free-Iran-2021-World-Summit-696x390.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">During the three-day Free Iran World Summit 2021, one thousand video messages in support of the Iranian Resistance were sent from across Iran. The Iranian youth declared their support for the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) and pledged to continue the struggle for freedom until the mullahs\u2019 regime is overthrown in Tehran. Besides one thousand dignitaries, personalities, and lawmakers from across the globe, the support for the MEK from inside the country was significant.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/resistance-units-free-iran-2021-world-summit-20210716\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran\u2019s Electricity Blackout Crisis<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Cities-across-Iran-are-reporting-lengthy-and-unannounced-blackouts\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-243365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Cities-across-Iran-are-reporting-lengthy-and-unannounced-blackouts.jpg\" alt=\"Cities across Iran are reporting lengthy and unannounced blackouts\" width=\"1000\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Cities-across-Iran-are-reporting-lengthy-and-unannounced-blackouts.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Cities-across-Iran-are-reporting-lengthy-and-unannounced-blackouts-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Cities-across-Iran-are-reporting-lengthy-and-unannounced-blackouts-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Cities-across-Iran-are-reporting-lengthy-and-unannounced-blackouts-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Cities-across-Iran-are-reporting-lengthy-and-unannounced-blackouts-696x393.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The Iranian people are suffering from various crises these days, such as the Covid-19, heat, and drought. In addition to all these problems, they are facing an electricity crisis. The electricity crisis is rooted in the Iranian regime&#8217;s strategy. Instead of solving these problems, this regime spends all of Iran&#8217;s resources on terrorism and nuclear ambitions and does not care about the fate of the Iranian people. Iran&#8217;s vast assets are in the hands of a regime whose goals and desires are to safeguard its rule by all means.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-electricity-blackouts-corruption-20210716\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">The MEK\u2019s Annual Summit Hammered the Iranian Regime<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"iran-maryam-rajavi-free-2021\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-242925\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/iran-maryam-rajavi-free-2021.jpg\" alt=\"iran-maryam-rajavi-free-2021\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/iran-maryam-rajavi-free-2021.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/iran-maryam-rajavi-free-2021-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/iran-maryam-rajavi-free-2021-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/iran-maryam-rajavi-free-2021-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/iran-maryam-rajavi-free-2021-696x464.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The Free Iran World Summit 2021 was held online for three days, connecting the Iranian opposition MEK at its base Ashraf 3 in Albania and other 50,000 points in the world and with the presence of 1029 political figures from five continents. There is a lot of talk about the importance, status, and effects of this glorious three-day summit, but what emerged from the first day of the summit was the crushing political blow to the Iranian regime, which manifested itself in the insane speeches of the Foreign Ministry spokesman in the early hours of this event against the speech of former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/iranian-opposition\/the-meks-annual-summit-hammered-the-iranian-regime\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Nine Iranian Sunni Political Prisoners in Northeastern Iran Write to Un Special Rapporteur<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Nine-Iranian-Sunni-political-prisoners-write-to-UN-Special-Rapporteur-in-NE-Iran-2\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-243361\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Nine-Iranian-Sunni-political-prisoners-write-to-UN-Special-Rapporteur-in-NE-Iran-2.jpg\" alt=\"Nine-Iranian-Sunni-political-prisoners-write-to-UN-Special-Rapporteur-in-NE-Iran-2\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Nine-Iranian-Sunni-political-prisoners-write-to-UN-Special-Rapporteur-in-NE-Iran-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Nine-Iranian-Sunni-political-prisoners-write-to-UN-Special-Rapporteur-in-NE-Iran-2-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Nine-Iranian-Sunni-political-prisoners-write-to-UN-Special-Rapporteur-in-NE-Iran-2-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Nine-Iranian-Sunni-political-prisoners-write-to-UN-Special-Rapporteur-in-NE-Iran-2-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Nine-Iranian-Sunni-political-prisoners-write-to-UN-Special-Rapporteur-in-NE-Iran-2-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Nine Sunni political prisoners in Mashhad\u2019s Vakilabad Prison in northeastern Iran wrote a letter to Javaid Rehman, UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran, requesting an investigation into their case. The nine political prisoners were identified as Issa Eidmohammadi, Farhad Shakeri, Eidolhakeem Azeem Gargij, Abdolrahman Gargij, Habib Pirmohammadi, Abdolbaset Orsan, Mohammadreza Fakouri, and Abdollah Hosseini.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/nine-iranian-sunni-political-prisoners-write\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Narcotic Forces Kill Baluch Man in Eastern Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Narcotic-forces-kill-Baluch-man-in-E-Iran\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-243364\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Narcotic-forces-kill-Baluch-man-in-E-Iran.jpg\" alt=\"Narcotic-forces-kill-Baluch-man-in-E-Iran\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Narcotic-forces-kill-Baluch-man-in-E-Iran.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Narcotic-forces-kill-Baluch-man-in-E-Iran-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Narcotic-forces-kill-Baluch-man-in-E-Iran-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Narcotic-forces-kill-Baluch-man-in-E-Iran-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Narcotic-forces-kill-Baluch-man-in-E-Iran-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Iranian narcotic forces killed a Baluch man on July 13 in Birjand, eastern Iran.\u00a0According to the Baloch Campaign website, the man was identified as Mahmoud Berahoui. The report said narcotic forces chased his car and opened fire on him at a close range. Mahmoud was shot in the throat and heart area and passed away. This is not an isolated case. On July 14, a Baluch man was killed by police in Bandar Abbas southern Iran. 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