{"id":244000,"date":"2021-07-30T02:02:32","date_gmt":"2021-07-30T07:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=244000"},"modified":"2023-02-15T13:39:41","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T12:39:41","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-july-30-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-july-30-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief &#8211; July 30, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-243901 size-full\" title=\"Iran-Tehran-Protests\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Iran-Tehran-Protests.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-Tehran-Protests\" width=\"1000\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Iran-Tehran-Protests.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Iran-Tehran-Protests-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Iran-Tehran-Protests-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Iran-Tehran-Protests-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Iran-Tehran-Protests-696x435.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/h2>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 6:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>CONDOLENCES ON THE LOSS OF SENATOR CARL LEVIN<\/h3>\n<p>Maryam Rajavi: I was deeply saddened to learn of the passing away of our dear friend, Senator Carl Levin.<br \/>\nI extend my sincerest condolences on this tragic loss to his family and colleagues in the U.S. Senate.<br \/>\nHe was very bold in defending the rights of Ashraf residents and emphasized the need to delist the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\/\" rel=\"noopener\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a> from the U.S. State Department\u2019s terror list. These principled positions indicated his faith in human rights and humanitarian values as well as his adherence to the rule of law, and they merit profound admiration and appreciation.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/u-s-senators-carl-levin\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My sincerest condolences on the tragic loss of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenCarlLevin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SenCarlLevin<\/a> to his dear family, and his colleagues in the U.S. Senate. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RIPSenatorLevin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RIPSenatorLevin<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OKlTH6Fsgr\">https:\/\/t.co\/OKlTH6Fsgr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1421121924340539407?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 30, 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: 3:15 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran&#8217;s Mothers Rise Up And Cry For Uprising<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mothers of young protesters killed by regime security forces during the nationwide protests in November 2019 held a rally against the mullahs&#8217; regime and asked others to join them. The regime&#8217;s security apparatus rapidly took action and tried to prevent the move from becoming a great movement. The latest reports indicate that some of the mothers have been arrested by the police.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">July 30 &#8211; Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Mothers of young protesters killed by regime security forces during the nationwide Nov. 2019 protests rallying against the mullahs&#39; regime. <br \/>&quot;We want our rights, hand in hand until the regime&#39;s toppling!&quot; they chant.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OcQg3zU3fh\">pic.twitter.com\/OcQg3zU3fh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1421072077730291717?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 30, 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 30 &#8211; Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Mothers of young protesters killed by regime security forces during the nationwide Nov. 2019 protests held a rally against the mullahs&#39; regime and asking others to join them. <br \/>&quot;What are you waiting for?!&quot; they ask.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3b0Iuh6oIN\">pic.twitter.com\/3b0Iuh6oIN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1421068314739044364?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 30, 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 30 &#8211; Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Reports indicate regime authorities forced the mothers of protesters killed in the Nov 2019 protests into a metro train heading to the city of Karaj, west of Tehran.<\/p>\n<p>Mother of Pejhman Gholipour is heard protesting.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ifumPKOoRb\">pic.twitter.com\/ifumPKOoRb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1421094224141770753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 30, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2021\/07\/30\/mothers-of-november-2019-victims-march-in-tehrans-azadi-square\/\">Mothers of November 2019 victims march in Tehran\u2019s Azadi Square<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Tehran\u2019s Azadi Square saw a protest march by mothers of November 2019 victims.<\/p>\n<p>A group of mothers of the victims of the November 2019 uprising marched in solidarity with the people of Khuzestan in Tehran\u2019s Azadi Square around noon, on Friday, July 30.<\/p>\n<p>They chanted, \u201cWe are seeking our rights, we hold hands until the [regime\u2019s] overthrow.\u201d One of the mothers cried out: \u201cEnough is enough! Enough with slavery!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>These bereaved mothers held photographs of the November 2019 martyrs as they marched in Azadi Avenue.<\/p>\n<p>At 2.30 p.m., the mothers gathered in Tehran\u2019s Sadeghieh Metro Station where they were arrested by security forces and brutalized. The security forces took them all to the basement and held them in custody.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2021\/07\/30\/mothers-of-november-2019-victims-march-in-tehrans-azadi-square\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 8:30 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: Over 341,200 Deaths, Tehran Hospitals Reaching Full Capacity<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-244001\" title=\"Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-341200-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-341200-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-1.jpg\" alt=\"Infographic-PMOI-MEK reports over 341,200 coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths in Iran\" width=\"1000\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-341200-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-341200-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-341200-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-341200-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-341200-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-1-696x397.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Over 341,200 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 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\">People&#8217;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK)<\/a> as of Thursday afternoon local time, July 29. The official death toll declared by the regime stands at 90,074, around a fourth of the actual figure.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The coronavirus death toll in various provinces include: 79,676 in Tehran, 23,110 in Isfahan, 21,696 in Khuzestan, 20,650 in Razavi Khorasan, 13,448 in East Azerbaijan, 13,220 in Mazandaran, 12,468 in West Azerbaijan, 11,607 in Fars, 11,026 in Gilan, 10,225 in Qom, 9918 in Alborz, 9605 in Sistan &amp; Baluchistan, 8383 in Kerman, 8005 in Golestan, 7118 in Hamedan, 5897 in Yazd, 5725 in Hormozgan, and 5647 in Kurdistan. 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-341200-deaths-20210729\" 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 341,200 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\/kIXKK3T6YR\">https:\/\/t.co\/kIXKK3T6YR<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3vDu42i2cs\">pic.twitter.com\/3vDu42i2cs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1420853638478499845?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 29, 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;\">Internet and Social Media Pose a Serious Challenge to Iran\u2019s Regime<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-224893\" title=\"Cyberspace_MEK_31082020-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Cyberspace_MEK_31082020-1.jpg\" alt=\"Iran, Facebook, twitter, Instagram, snapshot, telegram, IRGC\" width=\"1000\" height=\"663\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Cyberspace_MEK_31082020-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Cyberspace_MEK_31082020-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Cyberspace_MEK_31082020-1-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Cyberspace_MEK_31082020-1-696x461.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Cyberspace_MEK_31082020-1-634x420.jpg 634w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Iranian regime&#8217;s Majlis (parliament) has just passed a new bill to limit internet access in Iran. &#8220;According to the second addendum of Article 28, if after four months from the implementation of this bill well-known foreign platforms don\u2019t obtain a license and introduce a representative in the country, they will be filtered if an alternative [to their platform] is introduced. Accordingly, if the High Regulatory Commission approves the internal replacement of services such as Google, Instagram, WhatsApp, etc., these services should be filtered immediately after four months,&#8221; according to a July 26 report by the Hamshahri daily.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-internet-censorship-majlis-20210729\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: Protesters in Robat Karim Chant Anti-Regime Slogans<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-244002\" title=\"Protesters-in-Robat-Karim-call-for-regime-change-in-Iran-July-2021-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Protesters-in-Robat-Karim-call-for-regime-change-in-Iran-July-2021-1.jpg\" alt=\"Protesters in Robat Karim call for regime change in Iran - July 2021 (1)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Protesters-in-Robat-Karim-call-for-regime-change-in-Iran-July-2021-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Protesters-in-Robat-Karim-call-for-regime-change-in-Iran-July-2021-1-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Protesters-in-Robat-Karim-call-for-regime-change-in-Iran-July-2021-1-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Protesters-in-Robat-Karim-call-for-regime-change-in-Iran-July-2021-1-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Protesters-in-Robat-Karim-call-for-regime-change-in-Iran-July-2021-1-696x394.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fourteen days after protests began in Khuzestan and spread to other provinces, Iranians in different cities continue to come to the streets to make their voices heard and call for regime change.\u00a0The protests are happening against the backdrop of widespread internet blackouts caused by the regime. On Wednesday, protesters in Robat Karim, Tehran province, came to the streets and chanted anti-regime slogans such as \u201cDown with the dictator.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-protests-robat-karim-khuzestan-20210729\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Safavi on Rubin\u2019s Attacks on the MEK<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-244003\" title=\"fake-news-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/fake-news-1.jpg\" alt=\"fake-news (1)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/fake-news-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/fake-news-1-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/fake-news-1-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/fake-news-1-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/fake-news-1-696x435.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Whenever Iran\u2019s resistance movement, the Mojahedin-e Khalq (MEK), gets closer to its goal of overthrowing the mullahs\u2019 regime, the self-proclaimed \u201cscholar\u201d Michael Rubin of the AEI, begins to parrot the debunked and libelous allegations of the Iranian intelligence service (MOIS), according to Ali Safavi, a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, in a recent <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/srs\/self-proclaimed-washington-scholar-parroting-iran-propaganda\/\" rel=\"noopener\">op-ed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/general\/safavi-on-rubins-attacks-on-the-mek\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Read more: <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-july-29-2021\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong style=\"color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 15px;\">Iran News in Brief \u2013 July 29, 2021\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/stats.sender.net\/forms\/dGYVLa\/view\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-219239 aligncenter\" title=\"Weekly-Signe-up-logo-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Weekly-Signe-up-logo-1.png\" alt=\"Weekly-Signe-up-logo-1\" width=\"250\" height=\"83\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 6:30 PM CEST CONDOLENCES ON THE LOSS OF SENATOR CARL LEVIN Maryam Rajavi: I was deeply saddened [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":244033,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,182,234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-244000","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"category-latest-news-in-brief","9":"category-iran-news-in-brief-news","10":"tag-iran-news"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Iran News in Brief - July 30, 2021 - NCRI<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"What is happening in Iran today. 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