{"id":244527,"date":"2021-08-09T01:34:40","date_gmt":"2021-08-09T06:34:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=244527"},"modified":"2023-02-13T20:55:51","modified_gmt":"2023-02-13T19:55:51","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-august-9-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-august-9-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief &#8211; August 9, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-244532\" title=\"Activities-by-MEK-Resistance-Units-in-Iran-August-2021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Activities-by-MEK-Resistance-Units-in-Iran-August-2021.jpg\" alt=\"Activities by MEK Resistance Units in Iran - August 2021\" width=\"1000\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Activities-by-MEK-Resistance-Units-in-Iran-August-2021.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Activities-by-MEK-Resistance-Units-in-Iran-August-2021-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Activities-by-MEK-Resistance-Units-in-Iran-August-2021-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Activities-by-MEK-Resistance-Units-in-Iran-August-2021-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Activities-by-MEK-Resistance-Units-in-Iran-August-2021-696x393.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 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 8:30 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: The Staggering Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 352,600<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-244522\" title=\"Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-352600-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-352600-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran.jpg\" alt=\"Infographic-PMOI-MEK reports over 352,600 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-352600-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-352600-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-352600-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-352600-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-352600-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-696x397.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\" 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 Sunday, August 8, 2021, that the Coronavirus fatalities in 547 cities had exceeded 352,600. The number of victims in Tehran has reached 82,646, Isfahan 23,810, Khuzestan 22,301,Khorasan Razavi 21,545, Mazandaran 13,655, East Azerbaijan 13,613, West Azerbaijan 12,738, Fars 12,152, Gilan 11,401, Qom 10,385, Alborz 10,323, Sistan and Baluchestan 10,295, Kerman 8,823, Golestan 8,325, Kermanshah 6,508, Yazd 6,162, Hormozgan 6,070, Ardabil 4,265, Bushehr 4,054, Qazvin 3,984, and South Khorasan 3,276.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-the-staggering-coronavirus-death-toll-exceeds-352600\/\" 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 352,600 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\/jRibYRCNT3\">https:\/\/t.co\/jRibYRCNT3<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/h7jrAxkJHO\">pic.twitter.com\/h7jrAxkJHO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1424470534356561922?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;\">Iran: MEK Resistance Units Call for Regime Change After Raisi\u2019s Presidential Inauguration<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"MEK Resistance Units take to graffiti against Ali Khamenei a day before Ebrahim Raisi&amp;#039;s endorsement\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_64h_x-uimbg\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F64h_x-uimbg%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/64h_x-uimbg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT7M32S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-08-04T19:14:45Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_64h_x-uimbg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F64h_x-uimbg%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">MEK Resistance Units take to graffiti against Ali Khamenei a day before Ebrahim Raisi&#039;s endorsement<\/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\/64h_x-uimbg\" 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%2F64h_x-uimbg%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"MEK Resistance Units take to graffiti against Ali Khamenei a day before Ebrahim Raisi&amp;#039;s endorsement\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/t\/iranian-resistance-units August 4, 2021\u2014Iranian regime supreme leader Ali Khamenei announced his official endorsement of Ebrahim Raisi, the regime\u2019s new president. Raisi was appointed as the regime\u2019s president following the sham presidential election held on June 18, which was boycotted by some 90 percent of the Iranian population. In this situation, PMOI\/MEK Resistance Units install posters of the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) Maryam Rajavi and the Iranian Resistance leader Massoud Rajavi in public places. They also take to graffiti against Ali Khamenei calling him a dictator. They also express their readiness to overthrow the regime. Tehran\u2014 \u201c\u2026Internet blackout is aimed to give the regime a free hand to slaughter\u2026Defend yourselves by all means\u2026 and expand the uprisings.\u201d Qazvin\u2014 \u201cWe demand freedom and democracy and equality.\u201d Karaj\u2014 \u201cIt is time for all the cities in Iran to rise for protest\u201d Tehran\u2014 \u201cOur people are determined to overthrow the regime.\u201d Tehran\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei, Viva Rajavi\u201d Tehran\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei, Viva Rajavi.\u201d Tehran\u2014 \u201cKhuzestan has no water\u201d Yazd\u2014 \u201cIran will not get better as long as mullahs are in power.\u201d *** Content on the PMOI\/MEK&#039;s official YouTube channel is not subject to copyright if the source is mentioned ***\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With the Iranian regime\u2019s new president Ebrahim Raisi taking office on Thursday, the mullahs are trying to intensify repression in the society. Despite that, the internal network of the Iranian opposition movement the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) bravely carried out its anti-regime activities against all risks. During last week, the network of the MEK inside Iran, known as the Iranian Resistance Units, has organized a vast campaign in various cities across the country, calling for regime change.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/mek-resistance-units-raisi-inauguration-20210808\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Man Killed by Military Forces in NW Iran Protest Gathering<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-244530\" title=\"Man-killed-by-military-forces-in-NW-Iran-protest-gathering\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Man-killed-by-military-forces-in-NW-Iran-protest-gathering.jpg\" alt=\"Man-killed-by-military-forces-in-NW-Iran-protest-gathering\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Man-killed-by-military-forces-in-NW-Iran-protest-gathering.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Man-killed-by-military-forces-in-NW-Iran-protest-gathering-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Man-killed-by-military-forces-in-NW-Iran-protest-gathering-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Man-killed-by-military-forces-in-NW-Iran-protest-gathering-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Man-killed-by-military-forces-in-NW-Iran-protest-gathering-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A man was killed in Naqadeh northwestern Iran after military forces opened fire in a protest gathering yesterday. According to the Human Rights News Agency, the man killed was identified as 27-year-old Mohammad Alizadeh. Military forces opened fire, shot pellet guns, and used tear gas to disperse the crowds. Citizens had gathered outside the Police Station Number 11 building.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/man-killed-by-military-forces-in-nw-iran-protest-gathering\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mojahedin Is Becoming a Role Model for Iran\u2019s Youth<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-244531\" title=\"Iran-youth\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Iran-youth.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-youth\" width=\"1000\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Iran-youth.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Iran-youth-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Iran-youth-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Iran-youth-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Iran-youth-696x435.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Part of the Iranian regime\u2019s disinformation campaign, which is led by its intelligence ministry, is that the regime\u2019s main opposition group known as the People\u2019s Mojahedin of Iran (MEK\/PMOI) has no public support and is hated by most of the people and is recognized as a terror group by them because it has killed more than 17,500 \u2018innocent\u2019 people.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/iranian-opposition\/mojahedin-is-becoming-a-role-model-for-irans-youth\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Political Prisoner Soheil Arabi Sentenced to Two More Years Behind Bars<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-244528\" title=\"political-prisoner-Soheil-Arabi\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/political-prisoner-Soheil-Arabi.jpg\" alt=\"political-prisoner-Soheil-Arabi\" width=\"1000\" height=\"543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/political-prisoner-Soheil-Arabi.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/political-prisoner-Soheil-Arabi-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/political-prisoner-Soheil-Arabi-768x417.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/political-prisoner-Soheil-Arabi-150x81.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/political-prisoner-Soheil-Arabi-696x378.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Political prisoner Soheil Arabi has been sentenced to two more years behind bars. Branch 26 of the Revolutionary Court of Tehran has sentenced Soheil Arabi, a political prisoner held in Rajai Shahr Prison, to two years in prison and 5 million tomans fine for \u201cspreading propaganda with the intention of disturbing the public opinion.\u201d According to the indictment, as additional punishment, Mr. Arabi must get permission for the duration of two years from a judicial authority to travel abroad, must present himself to court seasonally for two years and his cellphone will be confiscated.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/2021\/08\/08\/political-prisoner-soheil-arabi-sentenced-to-two-more-years-behind-bars\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran Increases Executions in July 2021<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-244529\" title=\"Iran-Executions-July-2021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Iran-Executions-July-2021.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-Executions-July-2021\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Iran-Executions-July-2021.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Iran-Executions-July-2021-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Iran-Executions-July-2021-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Iran-Executions-July-2021-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Iran-Executions-July-2021-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At least 48 executions in July 2021 depict the abysmal human rights situation in Iran. The number of executions has increased after the presidential elections of June 18. Iranian authorities executed at least 48 people in July bringing the total number of executions from the beginning of 2021 to 192. Of these, only five have been reported by the state media.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/2021\/08\/08\/iran-executions-in-july-2021-after-election\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>New letter by 7 UN Special Rapporteurs<\/h3>\n<p>The letter says threats against political prisoner Maryam Akbari Monfared in prison increased after she sought an inquiry into the execution of her siblings in the 1988 Massacre of political prisoners.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New letter by 7 UN Special Rapporteurs says threats against political prisoner Maryam Akbari Monfared in prison increased after she sought an inquiry into the execution of her siblings in the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/1988Massacre?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#1988Massacre<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>UN must act to end impunity in Iran. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/runrL63uGo\">https:\/\/t.co\/runrL63uGo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/L9hHllLYY8\">pic.twitter.com\/L9hHllLYY8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Women&#39;s Committee NCRI (@womenncri) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/womenncri\/status\/1424613486932398081?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 9, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Four political prisoners in Qarchak Prison threatened to death<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/four-political-prisoners-in-Qarchak-min.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-244538\" title=\"four-political-prisoners-in-Qarchak-min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/four-political-prisoners-in-Qarchak-min.jpg\" alt=\"four-political-prisoners-in-Qarchak-min\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/four-political-prisoners-in-Qarchak-min.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/four-political-prisoners-in-Qarchak-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/four-political-prisoners-in-Qarchak-min-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/four-political-prisoners-in-Qarchak-min-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/four-political-prisoners-in-Qarchak-min-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Reports indicate that interrogators in Qarchak Prison have threatened to death, four political prisoners affiliated with the main Iranian opposition, the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\/\" rel=\"noopener\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Four political prisoners in Qarchak Prison were interrogated and threatened to death by interrogators and torturers.<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2021\/08\/06\/four-political-prisoners-in-qarchak-prison-threatened-to-death\/\" 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-august-8-2021\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read more: <\/strong><strong style=\"color: #222222; 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