{"id":244701,"date":"2021-08-12T01:30:52","date_gmt":"2021-08-12T06:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=244701"},"modified":"2023-02-13T20:30:45","modified_gmt":"2023-02-13T19:30:45","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-august-12-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-august-12-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief &#8211; August 12, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-244702\" title=\"Protest-rally-by-Iranian-Resistance-supporters-in-Stockholm-Sweden\u2014August-2021-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Protest-rally-by-Iranian-Resistance-supporters-in-Stockholm-Sweden\u2014August-2021-1.jpg\" alt=\"Protest rally by Iranian Resistance supporters in Stockholm, Sweden\u2014August 2021 (1)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Protest-rally-by-Iranian-Resistance-supporters-in-Stockholm-Sweden\u2014August-2021-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Protest-rally-by-Iranian-Resistance-supporters-in-Stockholm-Sweden\u2014August-2021-1-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Protest-rally-by-Iranian-Resistance-supporters-in-Stockholm-Sweden\u2014August-2021-1-768x436.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Protest-rally-by-Iranian-Resistance-supporters-in-Stockholm-Sweden\u2014August-2021-1-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Protest-rally-by-Iranian-Resistance-supporters-in-Stockholm-Sweden\u2014August-2021-1-696x395.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><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 9:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Pandemic is Getting Out of Control<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Covid-19 delta variant is surging and waging across Iran, claiming deaths in 3 digits and contracting numerous Iranians amid a failed state neglecting the smallest bit of responsibility for the people.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mashhad, northeast <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>A pile up of bodies at the morgue of Hasheminezhad Hospital <br \/>Due to the regime\u2019s mismanagement the delta variant is killing at least several hundreds per day across the country.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MdXQwZoeik\">pic.twitter.com\/MdXQwZoeik<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1425821372119355397?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 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\">Mashhad, northwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>&quot;The number of the dead cannot be counted today,&quot; says a correspondent of the regime&#39;s IRIB news network.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/a> is out of control across the country due to the regime&#39;s disastrous policies and banning credible vaccines.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7NDTIOwIJs\">pic.twitter.com\/7NDTIOwIJs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1425814186328674308?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 3:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Publicizing the Details of 444 Victims of the 1988 Massacre<\/h3>\n<p>Today in Stockholm, at a press briefing outside the court building where Hamid Noury is being tried, the Iranian Resistance publicized the identities of 444 victims of the 1988 massacre of political prisoners in Gohardasht Prison in Karaj (west of Tehran).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">August 12 &#8211; Stockholm<br \/>PMOI\/MEK supporters rallying outside the court where Hamid Nouri, an Iranian accused of having a direct role in the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/1988Massacre?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#1988Massacre<\/a>, stands trial.<br \/>Iranian expatriates are seeking accountability for regime officials.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D9%82%D8%AA%D9%84_%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%B6%DB%B7?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0642\u062a\u0644_\u0639\u0627\u0645\u06f6\u06f7<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YUR1s7l9qB\">pic.twitter.com\/YUR1s7l9qB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1425767768876584960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 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 12 &#8211; Stockholm<br \/>PMOI\/MEK supporters rallying outside the court where Hamid Nouri, an Iranian accused of having a direct role in the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/1988Massacre?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#1988Massacre<\/a>, is on trial.<br \/>The Iranian expatriates are seeking accountability for regime officials.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D9%82%D8%AA%D9%84_%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%B6%DB%B7?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0642\u062a\u0644_\u0639\u0627\u0645\u06f6\u06f7<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1zJvGy5RYI\">pic.twitter.com\/1zJvGy5RYI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1425762679306612739?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 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: 8:30 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: Coronavirus Staggering Death Toll Exceeds 357,200<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-244681\" title=\"MicrosoftTeams-image-2-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/MicrosoftTeams-image-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"MicrosoftTeams-image-2-1\" width=\"1000\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/MicrosoftTeams-image-2-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/MicrosoftTeams-image-2-1-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/MicrosoftTeams-image-2-1-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/MicrosoftTeams-image-2-1-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/MicrosoftTeams-image-2-1-696x397.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 Wednesday, August 11, 2021, that the Coronavirus death toll in 547 cities is more than 357,200. The number of victims in Tehran has reached 83,846, Isfahan 24,070, Khuzestan 22,526, Khorasan Razavi 22,035, Mazandaran 13,870, West Azerbaijan 12,838, Fars 12,387, Gilan 11,635, Sistan and Baluchestan 10,505, Alborz 10,468, Qom 10,445, Kerman 8,963, Golestan 8,450, Hamedan 7,318, Central Province 7,123, Yazd 6,248, Hormozgan 6,175, Kurdistan 5,802, Semnan 5,570, Ardabil 4,340, Bushehr 4,129, Zanjan 3,765, and Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad 2,729.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-coronavirus-staggering-death-toll-exceeds-357200\/\" 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 357,200 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\/5sVYnK1SEv\">https:\/\/t.co\/5sVYnK1SEv<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QQZVHEXkDC\">pic.twitter.com\/QQZVHEXkDC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1425690559318949888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 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 Hold Rally in Sweden as Executioner of Political Prisoners Goes on Trial<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_KKp83munrQg\"><div id=\"lyte_KKp83munrQg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FKKp83munrQg%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\/KKp83munrQg\" 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%2FKKp83munrQg%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 style=\"text-align: justify;\">A large group of Iranians held a protest rally on August 10 in Stockholm, Sweden, as the trial of Hamid Nouri, one of the perpetrators of the 1988 massacre of more than 30,000 political prisoners, most of whom were members and supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK). Nouri was among the regime\u2019s torturers in the prison of Gohardasht. Nouri is being tried for his role in the 1988 massacre, a tragedy that has been described as a crime against humanity by many human rights experts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/hamid-nouri-trial-protest-rally-2021\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s Deputy Health Minister: COVID-19 Deaths Will Increase in Upcoming Months<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-244703\" title=\"Irans-Deputy-Health-Minister-COVID-19-death-toll-will-keep-rising-in-upcoming-1-and-a-half-month-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Irans-Deputy-Health-Minister-COVID-19-death-toll-will-keep-rising-in-upcoming-1-and-a-half-month-1.jpg\" alt=\"Irans-Deputy-Health-Minister-COVID-19-death-toll-will-keep-rising-in-upcoming-1-and-a-half-month (1)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Irans-Deputy-Health-Minister-COVID-19-death-toll-will-keep-rising-in-upcoming-1-and-a-half-month-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Irans-Deputy-Health-Minister-COVID-19-death-toll-will-keep-rising-in-upcoming-1-and-a-half-month-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Irans-Deputy-Health-Minister-COVID-19-death-toll-will-keep-rising-in-upcoming-1-and-a-half-month-1-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Irans-Deputy-Health-Minister-COVID-19-death-toll-will-keep-rising-in-upcoming-1-and-a-half-month-1-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Irans-Deputy-Health-Minister-COVID-19-death-toll-will-keep-rising-in-upcoming-1-and-a-half-month-1-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As Iran\u2019s COVID-19 death toll breaks new records, the Deputy Health Minister said on August 9 that COVID-19 infections and the death toll would increase in the upcoming one and a half months. In a program aired on state-run TV, Iraj Harirchi, Iran\u2019s Deputy Health Minister said there were 51,500 infections for August 8. State-run TV also said that a new death toll record of 588 was recorded on August 8, saying that one person is dying from COVID-19 every two minutes, according to a report by Reuters.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/covid-19-deaths-toll-will-keep-rising\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Video Report: Iran\u2019s Mass Killer President Appoints Notorious Officials as VP and Chief of Staff<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_jZXuVzQT4J4\"><div id=\"lyte_jZXuVzQT4J4\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FjZXuVzQT4J4%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\/jZXuVzQT4J4\" 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%2FjZXuVzQT4J4%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 style=\"text-align: justify;\">On August 8, the Iranian regime\u2019s President Ebrahim Raisi appointed Mohammed Mokhber as Vice-President, and Gholamhossein Esmaili as his Chief of Staff. Mokhber is the former head of the Execution of Imam Khomeini\u2019s Order, aka Setad, a multibillion-dollar conglomerate under the direct control of Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader. The Setad controls important economic sectors including energy, telecommunications, and financial services. As one of the main sources of Khamenei\u2019s 95-billion-dollar wealth, Setad was sanctioned by the US Treasury Department.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/irans-president-appoints-as-vp-and-chief-of-staff\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ebrahim Raisi Appoints a Sanctioned Person As Iran\u2019s First Vice President<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-244705\" title=\"Mohammad-Mokhber-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Mohammad-Mokhber-1.jpg\" alt=\"Mohammad-Mokhber (1)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Mohammad-Mokhber-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Mohammad-Mokhber-1-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Mohammad-Mokhber-1-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Mohammad-Mokhber-1-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Mohammad-Mokhber-1-696x435.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On August 8, Iranian state media reported that Ebrahim Raisi had appointed Mohammad Mokhber as his First Vice President. Mohammad Mokhber is one of the corrupted people in the ruling body who has gained much wealth and power in various positions. Mohammad Mokhber is the son of a cleric named Abbas Mokhber, born in Dezful. He continued his primary education in Dezful and Ahvaz. Like Raisi, it is not clear where he attended high school, or at least his biography does not mention it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/infightings\/ebrahim-raisi-appoints-a-sanctioned-person-as-irans-first-vice-president\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Record of Gholam Hossein Ismaili, Raisi\u2019s Chief of Staff<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-244706\" title=\"Gholam-Hossein-Ismaili\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Gholam-Hossein-Ismaili.jpg\" alt=\"Gholam-Hossein-Ismaili\" width=\"1000\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Gholam-Hossein-Ismaili.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Gholam-Hossein-Ismaili-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Gholam-Hossein-Ismaili-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Gholam-Hossein-Ismaili-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Gholam-Hossein-Ismaili-696x435.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Sunday, August 8, Iran\u2019s president, Ebrahim Raisi, elected Gholam-Hossein Ismaili, a spokesman for the judiciary, as his chief of staff. Gholam-Hossein Ismaili must now play the role of head of the chief office. It seems that Ebrahim Raisi is trying to gather all the criminals who have a long history in the judiciary and security institutions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/infightings\/record-of-gholam-hossein-ismaili-raisis-chief-of-staff\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Harsh Clampdown Ongoing on Khuzestan Water Protests<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-244707\" title=\"Khuzestan-water-protests\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Khuzestan-water-protests.jpg\" alt=\"Khuzestan-water-protests\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Khuzestan-water-protests.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Khuzestan-water-protests-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Khuzestan-water-protests-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Khuzestan-water-protests-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Khuzestan-water-protests-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The regime\u2019s confrontation with protesters has continued in various forms after the violent suppression of Khuzestan water protests. Unofficial sources say that more than a thousand people have been arrested in the cities of Shadegan, Behbahan, Izeh, Susangard, Mahshahr, Ahvaz, Dasht-e Azadegan, Khorramshahr and Abadan. The names of more than 300 detainees have been published on social media in recent days. 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