{"id":244165,"date":"2021-08-02T01:53:33","date_gmt":"2021-08-02T06:53:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=244165"},"modified":"2023-02-15T13:50:15","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T12:50:15","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-august-2-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-august-2-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief &#8211; August 2, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_244168\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-244168\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Resistance-units.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-244168\" title=\"Resistance-units\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Resistance-units.jpg\" alt=\"Resistance-units\" width=\"1000\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Resistance-units.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Resistance-units-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Resistance-units-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Resistance-units-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Resistance-units-696x393.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-244168\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Activities by MEK Resistance Units in Iran &#8211; July 2021<\/figcaption><\/figure>\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 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Monday Protests in Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One day before Ebrahim Raisi&#8217;s confirmation as president by the regime&#8217;s supreme leader Khamenei, people in several cities in Iran took to the streets to cry out their grievances and protest how the officials are ignoring their demands.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">August 2 &#8211; Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Retired employees of the state TV and radio networks are seen protesting ongoing problems with their pensions.<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%B1%D8%A7%D8%B6%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\u0631\u0627\u0636\u0627\u062a_\u0633\u0631\u0627\u0633\u0631\u06cc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rsYFoqyM5A\">pic.twitter.com\/rsYFoqyM5A<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1422196235579035654?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 2, 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\">August 2 &#8211; Isfahan, central <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Farmers from the eastern parts of Isfahan province rallied outside local Water Dept. protesting the unfair distribution of river waters that has devastated their lands.<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%B1%D8%A7%D8%B6%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\u0631\u0627\u0636\u0627\u062a_\u0633\u0631\u0627\u0633\u0631\u06cc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ru4CSw9Zx5\">pic.twitter.com\/ru4CSw9Zx5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1422189943586136065?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 2, 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\">August 2 &#8211; Shush, southwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Workers and employees of the Haft Tappeh Sugar Cane Co. rallied for the 21st consecutive day and blocked a road, protesting not receiving answers to their economic demands.<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%B1%D8%A7%D8%B6%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\u0631\u0627\u0636\u0627\u062a_\u0633\u0631\u0627\u0633\u0631\u06cc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V5Ylo4MI9X\">pic.twitter.com\/V5Ylo4MI9X<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1422181890673549317?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 2, 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;\">Iranians in Washington DC Denounce Raisi&#8217;s Inauguration<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Hundreds of <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">Iran<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">ian American supporters of the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK), rallied near the U.S. Capitol to call for the prosecution of the Iranian regime\u2019s incoming president, Ebrahim Raisi, for crimes against humanity.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The United States must unequivocally recognize the Iranian people\u2019s desire for secular democratic republic &amp; hold clerical regime truly accountable. This is a choice.  To choose people over their oppressors.  \u2066<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USABehFarsi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@USABehFarsi<\/a>\u2069 \u2066@VOAIran\u2069 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ProsecuteRaisisNow?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ProsecuteRaisisNow<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IEQFbtrkKU\">pic.twitter.com\/IEQFbtrkKU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; OIAC: Organization of Iranian American Communities (@OrgIAC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OrgIAC\/status\/1422244983076265996?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 2, 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\">Senator Lieberman expressed outrage for selection of Raisi, a mass murderer, as a president and later out the same question to the international community! \u201cWHERE IS YOUR OUTRAGE?!\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StateDept?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@StateDept<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecBlinken?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SecBlinken<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nedprice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@nedprice<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jakejsullivan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@jakejsullivan<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ProsecuteRaisiNOW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ProsecuteRaisiNOW<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1LDA7K7xHs\">pic.twitter.com\/1LDA7K7xHs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; OIAC: Organization of Iranian American Communities (@OrgIAC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OrgIAC\/status\/1422242083289681921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 2, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 9:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iran: Resistance Units support nationwide protests, commemorate MEK martyrs<\/h3>\n<p>Iran, August 1, 2021\u2014Last week, Iran was the witness of a new wave of anti-regime protests. The protests began in Khuzestan against the water shortage but quickly turned into political demonstrations calling for regime change and the ouster of Ali Khamenei, the regime\u2019s supreme leader.<\/p>\n<p>Other cities such as Isfahan, Tabriz, and Tehran people held anti-regime demonstrations in solidarity with Khuzestan protests.<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/mek-resistance-units-activities-20210801\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>August 1 &#8211; Shiraz, south-central Iran<\/h3>\n<p>Protesting physicians voicing their economic woes.<br \/>\n&#8220;General practitioners don&#8217;t have security or rights!&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;Officials are responsible for the current situation!&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">August 1 &#8211; Shiraz, south-central <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Protesting physicians voicing their economic woes. <br \/>&quot;General practitioners don&#39;t have security or rights!&quot; <br \/>&quot;Officials are responsible for the current situation!&quot;<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%B1%D8%A7%D8%B6%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\u0631\u0627\u0636\u0627\u062a_\u0633\u0631\u0627\u0633\u0631\u06cc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KFEO2rD00W\">pic.twitter.com\/KFEO2rD00W<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1421767373674012678?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 1, 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\">The United Nations and the World Health Organization must assist physicians and nurses in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> to achieve their minimum rights.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1421898690092994562?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 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>Iran: The Staggering Number Of Coronavirus Exceeds 344,100<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-344100-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-244159\" title=\"Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-344100-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-344100-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran.jpg\" alt=\"Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-344100-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran\" width=\"1000\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-344100-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-344100-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-344100-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-344100-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-344100-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-696x397.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The People\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/primer-the-history-the-peoples-mojahedin-organization-iran\" rel=\"noopener\">Mojahedin Organization of Iran<\/a> (PMOI\/MEK) announced on Sunday, August 1, 2021, that the Coronavirus fatalities in 547 cities across Iran had exceeded 344,100. The number of victims in Tehran has reached 80,456, Isfahan 23,310, Khuzestan 21,856, Khorasan Razavi 20,855, Mazandaran 13,330, Lorestan 13,000, Fars 11,757, Gilan 11,115, Alborz 10,003, Sistan and Baluchestan 9,810, Kerman 8,508, Golestan 8,105, Yazd 5,977, Hormozgan 5,850, Kurdistan 5,677, North Khorasan 4,729, and Bushehr 3,899.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-the-staggering-number-of-coronavirus-exceeds-344100\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Rally in the US capitol<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today, the grounds of the U.S. Capitol in preparation for our rally and photo exhibition tomorrow.  Join us to amplify the voices of the silenced, stand for justices, call for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ProsecuteRaisiNow?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ProsecuteRaisiNow<\/a> support <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhiteHouse?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WhiteHouse<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/voa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@voa<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@POTUS<\/a> <br \/>08\/02\/2021, 11am, U.S. Capitol Grounds <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0DQDmtgyMf\">pic.twitter.com\/0DQDmtgyMf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; OIAC: Organization of Iranian American Communities (@OrgIAC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OrgIAC\/status\/1422034948614238215?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 2, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Iran: Inauguration Of A Mass Murderer, Ebrahim Raisi As The President Of The Regime<\/h3>\n<p>On August 5, 2021, the Iranian regime will hold the inauguration ceremony for Ebrahim Raisi as the President of the regime.<br \/>\nIranian activists have long urged the international community to launch formal investigations into crimes against humanity that were committed early in the history of the Iranian regime. Those appeals suddenly became more imperative last month when it was confirmed that one of the leading perpetrators of the regime\u2019s 1988 massacre of political prisoners would become the next Iranian president.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-inauguration-of-a-mass-murderer-ebrahim-raisi-as-the-president-of-the-regime\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Iran: A Fatwa Which Took the Life of 30,000 Political Prisoners in 1988 Massacre<\/h3>\n<p>In a crime against humanity, the Iranian regime secretly executed over 30,000 political prisoners in 1988.<br \/>\nThis massacre was implemented following a fatwa by the regime\u2019s then-Supreme Leader, Ruhollah Khomeini.<br \/>\nIn just 231 words, Khomeini decided the fate of over 30,000 Iranian youth.<br \/>\nThe victims of this fatwa were the members and supporters of the Mujahedin-e Khalq or MEK<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yeMqgOly1Fg\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Iran: Call on International Community to Prosecute Ebrahim Raisi<\/h3>\n<p>Call on the international community to prosecute Raisi with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/p2a.co\/mmiqkmx\" rel=\"noopener\">one click<\/a>!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Iran: Protests in Tehran as authorities scramble to contain the explosive state of the society<\/h3>\n<p>On the morrow of demonstrations by the families of protesters murdered by regime security forces, and following nightly protests, the people of Tehran returned to the streets on Saturday and chanted anti-regime slogans.<\/p>\n<p>Protesters called for regime change, a sentiment that has been intensely echoed across the country in the past few years.<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-tehran-protests-20210801\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-august-1-2021\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read more: <\/strong><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 August 1, 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: 8:30 PM CEST Monday Protests in Iran One day before Ebrahim Raisi&rsquo;s confirmation as president by the [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":244168,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,182,234],"tags":[277],"class_list":["post-244165","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","category-latest-news-in-brief","category-iran-news-in-brief-news","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 - August 2, 2021 - NCRI<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"What is happening in Iran today. 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