{"id":243391,"date":"2021-07-18T03:49:51","date_gmt":"2021-07-18T08:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=243391"},"modified":"2023-01-31T03:41:58","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T02:41:58","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-july-18-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-july-18-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief &#8211; July 18, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Iran-Protests.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran-Protests\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-243410\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Iran-Protests.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-Protests\" width=\"1000\" height=\"621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Iran-Protests.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Iran-Protests-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Iran-Protests-768x477.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Iran-Protests-150x93.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Iran-Protests-696x432.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\">THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/h2>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 9:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Amid Statewide Mobilization of Security Forces, Protests Continue in The South<\/h3>\n<p>Terrified of the continuation of the unrest in the South, instead of finding a solution for the thirsty population, the regime sent hordes of riot police to Khuzestan province. But even then, the move didn&#8217;t stop the locals from protesting.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">July 18 &#8211; North of Ahvaz, southwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Locals are blocking the Ahvaz-Shush highway as they continue their protests over severe water shortages.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CiyXCmNi8F\">pic.twitter.com\/CiyXCmNi8F<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1416835408264974339?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 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\">July 18 &#8211; Susangerd, southwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Regime security forces seen opening fire on locals protesting severe water shortages.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OLNcuGb6cg\">pic.twitter.com\/OLNcuGb6cg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1416838876153278467?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 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\">July 18 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>More footage of regime authorities dispatching a large number of police anti-riot units to quell protests over severe water shortages across the oil-rich Khuzestan province.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EoIr8EhKBR\">pic.twitter.com\/EoIr8EhKBR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1416812258898759682?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 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\">July 18 &#8211; Shush, southwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Regime authorities are dispatching a large numbers of police anti-riot units to quell locals protesting severe water shortages. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RCAnXmXHoh\">pic.twitter.com\/RCAnXmXHoh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1416809508957954048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 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: 12:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Protests Have Started Early On Sunday<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Sunday began and as the sun rose, so did the people of Iran. The revolt of Khuzestan last night has been all over the internet and the scenes of Iranians thirsty for water and tired of being deprived of their most basic rights have reached every corner of the country. In <span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Shush, southwest of the country, <\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Haft Tappeh Sugarcane Complex workers are now marching in solidarity with the people of Khuzestan province, protesting against severe water shortages.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Today is also the 29th day of protests by thousands of oil and gas workers across Iran. Some oil workers in Isfahan showed their solidarity by joining the strike. Elsewhere in Isfahan, pensioners and retirees of the Steel Social Security Fund are holding a gathering calling for their delayed pensions and higher wages. In Pol Dokhtar, Western Iran, municipal agents gathered today to demand months of their unpaid wages and insurance. And there&#8217;s more to come.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">July 18 &#8211; Isfahan, central <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Oil project workers rallying to emphasize that their strike will continue until their demands are met.<\/p>\n<p>Today is the 29th day of protests by 100,000+ oil and gas workers from at least 100 companies.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gzN1tj3tJW\">pic.twitter.com\/gzN1tj3tJW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1416691211146907651?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 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\">July 18 &#8211; Shush, southwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>For the 6th consecutive day, Haft Tappeh Sugarcane Complex workers march in solidarity with locals of Khuzestan province protesting severe water shortages.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Poor Khuzestan doesn&#39;t have a drop of water!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/016LKjk2DA\">pic.twitter.com\/016LKjk2DA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1416684668246659072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 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\">July 18 &#8211; Isfahan, central <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Pensioners and retirees of the Steel Social Security Fund are holding a gathering calling for their delayed pensions and higher wages.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/P4IgWvoHt7\">pic.twitter.com\/P4IgWvoHt7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1416662392562327552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 18, 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: The Third Day Of The Uprising Of The People Of Khuzestan In Ahvaz, Shush, Karkheh, Susangerd, And Kut-Abdullah<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Defiant youths set fire to a Basij vehicle and SSF Kiosk in Shush<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Three protesters killed; several others wounded so fa<\/strong>r<br \/>\nThe Province-wide uprising in Khuzestan (southwest) in protest against water shortage continued for the third consecutive night despite the regime\u2019s repressive measures. The regime\u2019s repressive forces opened fire, killing at least three young men, and wounding many more.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Thousands took to the streets in Kut-Abdollah (near Ahvaz). The IRGC special units entered Kut-Abdollah, and the State Security Forces (SSF) blocked all roads leading to the city. Defiant youths blocked the Andimeshk-Ahvaz Highway in the Shavur district of Shush. The demonstrators closed the main road to the city by setting fires. They also blocked the Hamidabad bridge at the entrance to the city.<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-the-third-day-of-the-uprising-of-the-people-of-khuzestan-in-ahvaz-shush-karkheh-susangerd-and-kut-abdollah\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">July 17 &#8211; Ahvaz, southwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Locals protesters are demanding water. The regime&#39;s mismanagement and corrupt policies have led to the drying of two nearby rivers, the Karun and the Karkh.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/W1jvp9fsBv\">pic.twitter.com\/W1jvp9fsBv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1416499699306180608?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\">July 17 &#8211; Shush, southwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Locals take to the streets as protests continue about severe water shortages.<br \/>Gunshots can be heard.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VrwGFyjFM9\">pic.twitter.com\/VrwGFyjFM9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1416498318633422849?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\">July 17 &#8211; Shush, southwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Security forces and riot police have been dispatched to quell protests as locals demand water. At least three young men have been shot and killed by the regime&#39;s security forces so far.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JLpjtjIRqC\">pic.twitter.com\/JLpjtjIRqC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1416495482864422912?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<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/video-the-uprising-of-the-people-of-khuzestan-in-ahvaz-shush-karkheh-susangerd-and-kut-abdullah-on-saturday-july-17-2021\/\"><strong>View more video<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 331,300<\/h3>\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 Saturday, July 17, 2021, that the COVID-19 death toll in 547 cities had exceeded 331,300. The number of victims in Tehran has reached 77,246, Isfahan 22,425, Khuzestan 21,066, Khorasan Razavi 2,0145, Mazandaran 12,830, Fars 11,202, Gilan 10,801, Qom 10,025, Alborz 9,443, Sistan and Baluchestan 8,766, Golestan 7,750, Kerman 7,913, Hamedan 7,018, Yazd 5,597, Kurdistan 5,572, Hormozgan 5,340, North Khorasan 4,639, Qazvin 3,774, South Khorasan 3,046, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari 2,705, and Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad 2,569.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/uncategorized\/iran-coronavirus-death-toll-exceeds-331300\/\" 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 331,300 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\/baA9Pgc8eH\">https:\/\/t.co\/baA9Pgc8eH<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OBHmsK1qDE\">pic.twitter.com\/OBHmsK1qDE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1416660361013432324?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 18, 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: Protests in Ahvaz, Susangerd, Abou Homeyzeh, Shadegan, Ein-Do Alley and Hoveyzeh to Protest Lack of Water<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"people-of-Ahvaz-Khuzestan-IranProtests-EN\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-243401\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/people-of-Ahvaz-Khuzestan-IranProtests-EN.jpg\" alt=\"people-of-Ahvaz-Khuzestan-IranProtests-EN\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/people-of-Ahvaz-Khuzestan-IranProtests-EN.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/people-of-Ahvaz-Khuzestan-IranProtests-EN-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/people-of-Ahvaz-Khuzestan-IranProtests-EN-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/people-of-Ahvaz-Khuzestan-IranProtests-EN-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/people-of-Ahvaz-Khuzestan-IranProtests-EN-696x418.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\u200cYouth block highways; State Security Force opens fire, killing a 26-year-old, wounding many others. The widespread protests and uprisings in different cities of Khuzestan Province (southwest Iran) that started on Thursday night due to water shortage, also continued on Friday night. The protesters and the defiant youth in Ahvaz and surrounding towns closed transit highways for hours.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/people-of-ahvaz-khuzestan-iranprotests\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Water Shortage Triggers Protests Across Khuzestan<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_SDmT1MV2Gew\"><div id=\"lyte_SDmT1MV2Gew\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FSDmT1MV2Gew%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\"><\/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\/SDmT1MV2Gew\" 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%2FSDmT1MV2Gew%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube video thumbnail\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\" style=\"text-align: justify\">On Friday, people in different cities of Khuzestan province held demonstrations in protest to water shortages. The people are struggling to carry out their lives in an especially hot summer season and the regime is doing next to nothing to solve their problems. While protests were raging across the province and videos of demonstrations were being posted on social media, the governor of Khuzestan claimed that reports about protests were fake.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/khuzestan-province-water-shortage-protests-20210717\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Protester Killed on Second Day of Water Protests in Southwestern Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Protester-killed-on-second-day-of-water-protests-in-SW-Iran-1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-243403\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Protester-killed-on-second-day-of-water-protests-in-SW-Iran-1.jpg\" alt=\"Protester-killed-on-second-day-of-water-protests-in-SW-Iran-1\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Protester-killed-on-second-day-of-water-protests-in-SW-Iran-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Protester-killed-on-second-day-of-water-protests-in-SW-Iran-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Protester-killed-on-second-day-of-water-protests-in-SW-Iran-1-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Protester-killed-on-second-day-of-water-protests-in-SW-Iran-1-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Protester-killed-on-second-day-of-water-protests-in-SW-Iran-1-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Iranian Arabs in several cities in the southwestern oil-rich province of Khuzestan joined the water protests for the second consecutive night yesterday. According to local reports, Mostafa Naeemawi, a young protester was killed last night in the restive city of Shadegan. The state-run IRNA News Agency confirmed a young man was killed and said \u201cseditionists\u201d killed Mostafa in the protests. The regime uses the word seditionists to refer to protesters.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/protester-killed-on-second-day-of-water-protests-in-sw-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran\u2019s Government Sowed Winds of Misery, Is Reaping Its Whirlwinds<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran-misery-1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-243404\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Iran-misery-1.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-misery (1)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Iran-misery-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Iran-misery-1-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Iran-misery-1-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Iran-misery-1-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Iran-misery-1-696x435.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The crises in Iran are overflooding the Iranian government, and its officials from the lowest to the highest position are confessing and showing their concern that there is no other solution left to rescue this 42 old mullahs\u2019 rule.\u00a0Mostafa Hashemi Taba, a former presidential candidate, in an interview with the state-run daily Shargh, reminded the government of the threat of social upheaval by recalling government inefficiencies in various fields, including electricity blackouts and its damage, housing, unemployment, poverty, and hunger, and said:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\u201cAlthough it is said that Mr. Raisi inherited the ruins of Mr. Rouhani, and Kayhan writes that two years should be spent to removing its debris, we should say that two years is not enough and in fact, it takes much more time to remove its debris and rebuild. And what is called rubble is in reality not rubble, but is the result of sowed winds, which is not only the result of Mr. Rouhani\u2019s actions, although he also participates in it, and we must wait for the whirlwind that will arise from this field.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/infightings\/irans-government-sowed-winds-of-misery-is-reaping-its-whirlwinds\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Raheleh Ahmadi Suffers From Poor Health, Following Her Mother\u2019s Death<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Raheleh-Ahmadi-suffers-poor-health-min-1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-243406\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Raheleh-Ahmadi-suffers-poor-health-min-1.jpg\" alt=\"Raheleh-Ahmadi-suffers-poor-health-min (1)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Raheleh-Ahmadi-suffers-poor-health-min-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Raheleh-Ahmadi-suffers-poor-health-min-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Raheleh-Ahmadi-suffers-poor-health-min-1-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Raheleh-Ahmadi-suffers-poor-health-min-1-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Raheleh-Ahmadi-suffers-poor-health-min-1-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Prisoner of conscience Raheleh Ahmadi suffers from poor health due to nervous stress on Saturday, July 17, 2021, which aggravated pain caused by a lumbar disc. Raheleh Ahmadi, detained in the women\u2019s ward of Evin Prison in Tehran, was not allowed to visit her ailing mother in her last days of life. 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