{"id":244452,"date":"2021-08-08T03:22:27","date_gmt":"2021-08-08T08:22:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=244452"},"modified":"2023-02-13T19:43:55","modified_gmt":"2023-02-13T18:43:55","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-august-8-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-august-8-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief &#8211; August 8, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_244465\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-244465\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Tehran-Behesht-Zahra-Cemetary.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-244465\" title=\"Tehran-Behesht-Zahra-Cemetary\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Tehran-Behesht-Zahra-Cemetary.jpg\" alt=\"Tehran-Behesht-Zahra-Cemetary\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Tehran-Behesht-Zahra-Cemetary.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Tehran-Behesht-Zahra-Cemetary-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Tehran-Behesht-Zahra-Cemetary-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Tehran-Behesht-Zahra-Cemetary-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Tehran-Behesht-Zahra-Cemetary-696x391.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-244465\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tehran-Behesht Zahra Cemetery, The\u00a0coronavirus\u00a0death toll in Tehran has surpassed the number 82,296<\/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 style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 9:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sunday Protests in Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Skyrocketing prices, unprecedented inflation, and decreasing living standards continue to hurt Iranians. Hence, people have no choice other than to rally in the streets and protest.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">August 8 &#8211; Kermanshah, western <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Medical interns demonstrating for the second day to voice their economic woes &amp; protest being treated like healthcare workers, not doctors in training at hospitals. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ISRyGw6bDb\">pic.twitter.com\/ISRyGw6bDb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1424352694525825024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 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 8 &#8211; Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Creditors of the Caspian Investment Firm held a gathering demanding their stolen money returned.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/94Vd7rDzjO\">pic.twitter.com\/94Vd7rDzjO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1424342843397578757?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 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 8 &#8211; Isfahan, central <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Retirees and pensioners of the Isfahan Steel Retirement Fund rallying outside this institute demanding higher pensions and overdue wages.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DLsT7a3mes\">pic.twitter.com\/DLsT7a3mes<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1424278922884108288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 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;\">Delta Variant Waging Across Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The lack of a responsible approach for nationwide vaccinations, coupled with the regime failing to import WHO-approved vaccines from the US and UK, as well as systemic fraud and corruption in the regime&#8217;s health industry, has led to a shocking aftermath in the society with the death toll and new patients contracting the delta variant rising by the day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">August 8 &#8211; Mashhad, northeast <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>A hospital waiting room <br \/>The delta variant is infecting thousands as regime Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei banned credible vaccines and only a small fraction of the elderly have been vaccinated.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xvY01qN3ZK\">pic.twitter.com\/xvY01qN3ZK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1424446729227706369?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 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\">Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Footages shows a large number of people outside a clinic seeking to receive medical care for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/a>. The facility itself is packed and people are forced to wait outside.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7z9IXinuNE\">pic.twitter.com\/7z9IXinuNE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1424362509239296003?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 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 style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 10:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: Over 351,300 Deaths, \u201cMassive Death Flood\u201d in the Making<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-244456\" title=\"Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-351300-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-351300-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-1.jpg\" alt=\"Infographic-PMOI-MEK reports over 351,300 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-351300-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-351300-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-1-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-351300-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-1-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-351300-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-1-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-351300-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-1-696x397.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Over 351,300 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&#8217;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>) as of Saturday afternoon local time, August 7. The official death toll declared by the regime stands at 93,473, around a fourth of the actual figure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\" 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: 82,296 in Tehran, 23,720 in Isfahan, 22,226 in Khuzestan, 21,445 in Razavi Khorasan, 13,595 in Mazandaran, 13,105 in Lorestan, 12,703 in West Azerbaijan, 12,092 in Fars, 11,326 in Gilan, 10,360 in Qom, 10,273 in Alborz, 10,225 in Sistan &amp; Baluchistan, 8773 in Kerman, 8295 in Golestan, 7243 in Hamedan, 7058 in Markazi, 6132 in Yazd, 6045 in Hormozgan, 4809 in North Khorasan, 4240 in Ardabil, 4024 in Bushehr, 3606 in Ilan, and 2840 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-351300-deaths-20210807\" 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 351,300 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\/e2kQao0rIG\">https:\/\/t.co\/e2kQao0rIG<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qBDt3bDQC4\">pic.twitter.com\/qBDt3bDQC4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1424113370597265413?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 7, 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;\">Activities of MEK network in Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">August 6, 2021\u2014While Iranian regime president Ebrahim Raisi was sworn at Iran\u2019s parliament and officially started his presidency, PMOI\/MEK Resistance Units expressed their determination for overthrowing the regime and for continuing the uprisings and protests in Iran.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Call for Justice movement<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Maryam Rajavi: On behalf of the Iranian people and Resistance, I call on the United Nations and the international community to recognize the 1988 Massacre in Iran as genocide and a crime against humanity.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">On behalf of Iranian people and Resistance, I call on the United Nations and the international community to recognize the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/1988Massacre?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#1988Massacre<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> as genocide and a crime against humanity. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ProsecuteRaisiNow?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ProsecuteRaisiNow<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uC1wjDTNpf\">pic.twitter.com\/uC1wjDTNpf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1423904592077668354?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 7, 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 time has come for referring the dossier of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HumanRights?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HumanRights<\/a> violations in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>, particularly the executions of the 1980s and the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/1988Massacre?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#1988Massacre<\/a>, to the UN Security Council. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ProsecuteRaisiNow?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ProsecuteRaisiNow<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Z2ucgUo1Fp\">pic.twitter.com\/Z2ucgUo1Fp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1423534323886612481?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 6, 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;\">The West Must Not Give Iran\u2019s Regime Free Pass For Its Crimes<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-244459\" title=\"Mercer-Street-oil-tanker-attacked-off-the-coast-of-Oman\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Mercer-Street-oil-tanker-attacked-off-the-coast-of-Oman.jpg\" alt=\"Mercer Street oil tanker attacked off the coast of Oman\" width=\"1000\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Mercer-Street-oil-tanker-attacked-off-the-coast-of-Oman.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Mercer-Street-oil-tanker-attacked-off-the-coast-of-Oman-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Mercer-Street-oil-tanker-attacked-off-the-coast-of-Oman-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Mercer-Street-oil-tanker-attacked-off-the-coast-of-Oman-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Mercer-Street-oil-tanker-attacked-off-the-coast-of-Oman-696x393.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">An investigation by the U.S. Department of Defense into a drone attack against an oil tanker off the coast of Oman points the finger at the Iranian regime. According to a statement by the U.S. Central Command, \u201cThe M\/T Mercer Street was targeted by two unsuccessful explosive UAV attacks on the evening of July 29\u201d and the ship was again attacked on July 30, this time by another UAV \u201cloaded with a military-grade explosive.\u201d The attack resulted in the death of a Romanian citizen and a UK national.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/mercer-street-oil-tanker-drone-attack-20210807\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran Hits New Death Toll Record in COVID-19 \u201dFifth Peak\u201d<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-244455\" title=\"Iran-hits-new-death-toll-record-in-COVID-19-fifth-peak\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Iran-hits-new-death-toll-record-in-COVID-19-fifth-peak.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-hits-new-death-toll-record-in-COVID-19-fifth-peak\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Iran-hits-new-death-toll-record-in-COVID-19-fifth-peak.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Iran-hits-new-death-toll-record-in-COVID-19-fifth-peak-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Iran-hits-new-death-toll-record-in-COVID-19-fifth-peak-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Iran-hits-new-death-toll-record-in-COVID-19-fifth-peak-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Iran-hits-new-death-toll-record-in-COVID-19-fifth-peak-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s Health Minister put the daily death toll at 458, and 34,913 new infections of the COVID-19 virus yesterday. This is the highest record of deaths in the \u201dfifth peak\u201d in Iran. As the Delta variant ravages across the nation, Iranian hospitals are suffering from overcapacity and cemeteries have no room to bury the COVID-19 victims. Iran\u2019s Deputy Health Minister, Iraj Harirchi also said yesterday that this is one of the worse times since the start of the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/iran-hits-new-death-toll-record-in-covid-19\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Maritime Incidents Create New Tensions As Iran\u2019s New President Assumes Office<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-244457\" title=\"Iran-Mercer-street\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Iran-Mercer-street.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-Mercer-street\" width=\"1000\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Iran-Mercer-street.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Iran-Mercer-street-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Iran-Mercer-street-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Iran-Mercer-street-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Iran-Mercer-street-696x435.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Tuesday, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei formally endorsed Ebrahim Raisi as the country\u2019s next president, pending his inauguration on Thursday. The ceremony took place against the backdrop of growing concerns about escalating tensions between the Islamic Republic and its regional and Western allies. 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