{"id":244831,"date":"2021-08-13T00:58:49","date_gmt":"2021-08-13T05:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=244831"},"modified":"2023-02-13T20:38:29","modified_gmt":"2023-02-13T19:38:29","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-august-13-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-august-13-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief &#8211; August 13, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-244836\" title=\"iran-mass-graves-corona-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/iran-mass-graves-corona-1.jpg\" alt=\"iran-mass-graves-corona (1)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/iran-mass-graves-corona-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/iran-mass-graves-corona-1-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/iran-mass-graves-corona-1-768x421.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/iran-mass-graves-corona-1-150x82.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/iran-mass-graves-corona-1-696x381.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 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 10:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Shocking Numbers of Covid-19 Deaths in Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hospitals in the majority of Iranian cities are overburdened with patients and cemeteries cannot even cope with the influx of new deaths. An entire nation is suffering from a supreme leader whose inhumane policies and prohibition of all credible Covid-19 vaccines is tearing apart almost all Iranian families.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">August 13 &#8211; Kazerun, southwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Vali Asr Hospital<br \/>Reports indicate the facility has reached its maximum capacity and the medical staff are adding beds to the various branches.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dJ6AybbQyi\">pic.twitter.com\/dJ6AybbQyi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1426185925567025154?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 13, 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\">Aug. 13 &#8211; Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Families wait outside the funeral home of the Behesht Zahra Cemetery to receive the body of their loved ones. <\/p>\n<p>Judging by the crowds, you can guess how many have died from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/a>. <br \/>Khamanei banned vaccines from the onset of the outbreak. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0BLVLijGgs\">pic.twitter.com\/0BLVLijGgs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1426173074135781378?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 13, 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: 8:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: The Staggering Number of Coronavirus Victims Exceeds 358,900<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-244841\" title=\"Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-358900-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-358900-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran.jpg\" alt=\"Infographic-PMOI-MEK reports over 358,900 coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths in Iran\" width=\"1100\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-358900-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-358900-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-358900-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-358900-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-358900-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-358900-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-696x397.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-358900-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-1068x610.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/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 Thursday, August 12, 2021, that the Coronavirus death toll in 547 cities is more than 358,900. The number of victims in Tehran has reached 84,296, Isfahan 24,160, Khuzestan 22,596, Khorasan Razavi 22,335, Mazandaran 13,940, East Azerbaijan 13,653, Lorestan 13,220, West Azerbaijan 12,888, Fars 12,462, Gilan 11,745, Sistan and Baluchestan 10,555, Alborz 10,518, Kerman 9,013, Golestan 8,515, Kermanshah 6,568, Yazd 6,278, Hormozgan 6,215, Ardabil 4,360, Ilam 3,643, and South Khorasan 3,326.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-human-rights\/iran-the-staggering-number-of-coronavirus-victims-exceeds-358900\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Iran: Raisi\u2019s Cabinet, a Group of Assassins, Terrorists, and Thieves Handpicked From Khamenei\u2019s Office<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-244850\" title=\"EN-1-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/EN-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"NCRI statement about Ebrahim Raisi's cabinet\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/EN-1-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/EN-1-1-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/EN-1-1-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/EN-1-1-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/EN-1-1-696x418.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ebrahim Raisi, the henchman of the 1988 massacre, submitted the list of his cabinet Ministers, dictated by the regime\u2019s Supreme Leader Khamenei, to the regime\u2019s parliament on Wednesday, August 11, 2021. This is a 19-member list of assassins, terrorists, and thieves handpicked from Khamenei\u2019s Office and its subordinate bodies such as the IRGC, the Quds Force, the Judiciary, and the giant conglomerate, Astan-e Quds Razavi.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/iran-ebrahim-raisi-election-cabinet\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s Regime Is Playing With the COVID-19 Casualty Statistics<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_244465\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-244465\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><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\" \/><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<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While the death toll of Iran\u2019s coronavirus outbreak is nearing 355,600, the regime continues to delay purchasing Covid-19 vaccines and is poised on inflicting even more pain and damage on the country\u2019s population. Ebrahim Raisi&#8217;s taking reigns of the presidency coincided with the rise of Covid-19 casualties in Iran. According to the regime\u2019s engineered statistics, the number of casualties reached 588 in a recent 24 hour period. The highest such stat was previously reported on April 26, standing at 496 coronavirus casualties. The official statistics show the number of 40,808 cases on August 9, which is record-breaking.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-covid-coronavirus-khamenei-vaccine-20210811\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Raisi\u2019s Cabinet: A Full Roster of Criminals, Crooks, and IRGC Vets<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-244832\" title=\"Ebrahim-Raisis-cabinet-is-filled-with-veterans-in-corruption-crimes-and-terrorism\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Ebrahim-Raisis-cabinet-is-filled-with-veterans-in-corruption-crimes-and-terrorism.jpg\" alt=\"Ebrahim Raisi's cabinet is filled with veterans in corruption, crimes, and terrorism\" width=\"1000\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Ebrahim-Raisis-cabinet-is-filled-with-veterans-in-corruption-crimes-and-terrorism.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Ebrahim-Raisis-cabinet-is-filled-with-veterans-in-corruption-crimes-and-terrorism-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Ebrahim-Raisis-cabinet-is-filled-with-veterans-in-corruption-crimes-and-terrorism-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Ebrahim-Raisis-cabinet-is-filled-with-veterans-in-corruption-crimes-and-terrorism-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Ebrahim-Raisis-cabinet-is-filled-with-veterans-in-corruption-crimes-and-terrorism-696x393.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Wednesday, Ebrahim Raisi, the Iranian regime\u2019s new president, handed the candidates for his cabinet to the Majlis (parliament). Most of his future ministers are, unsurprisingly, among regime officials with strong ties to the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) and who are known for terrorism, human rights violations, or financial corruption. Esmail Khatib, who will serve as the intelligence minister, has a long history in the intelligence branch of the IRGC, was a long-standing member of the office of regime supreme leader Ali Khamenei, and has also served in the Astan-e Quds Foundation, one of the institutions that the regime uses to absorb Iran\u2019s wealth and assets for its evil goals.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/ebrahim-raisi-cabinet-20210812\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tehran COVID-19 Official Says Regime Prevented Vaccine Imports, Hid Death Toll From Who<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-244835\" title=\"Tehran-COVID-19-official-says-regime-prevented-vaccine-imports-hid-death-toll-from-WHO\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Tehran-COVID-19-official-says-regime-prevented-vaccine-imports-hid-death-toll-from-WHO.jpg\" alt=\"Tehran-COVID-19-official-says-regime-prevented-vaccine-imports-hid-death-toll-from-WHO\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Tehran-COVID-19-official-says-regime-prevented-vaccine-imports-hid-death-toll-from-WHO.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Tehran-COVID-19-official-says-regime-prevented-vaccine-imports-hid-death-toll-from-WHO-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Tehran-COVID-19-official-says-regime-prevented-vaccine-imports-hid-death-toll-from-WHO-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Tehran-COVID-19-official-says-regime-prevented-vaccine-imports-hid-death-toll-from-WHO-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Tehran-COVID-19-official-says-regime-prevented-vaccine-imports-hid-death-toll-from-WHO-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The head of Tehran\u2019s Coronavirus Combat Headquarters, Dr. Alireza Zali, told reporters yesterday that the regime prevented vaccine imports because they thought it was too expensive and hid COVID-19 deaths from the World Health Organization. \u201cWhen the first case of COVID-19 was seen in Qom, I requested that the city be quarantined, and elections be canceled there. I was ridiculed by some who said they could easily control the illness,\u201d Dr. Alireza Zali said in what ISNA News Agency called \u201cunprecedented remarks\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/tehran-covid-19-official-says-regime-prevented-vaccine-imports-hid-death-toll-from-who\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Former Iran Minister Sentenced to Lashes for \u201cPublishing Lies\u201d<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-244833\" title=\"Former-Iran-Minister-sentenced-to-lashes-for-publishing-lies\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Former-Iran-Minister-sentenced-to-lashes-for-publishing-lies.jpg\" alt=\"Former-Iran-Minister-sentenced-to-lashes-for-publishing-lies\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Former-Iran-Minister-sentenced-to-lashes-for-publishing-lies.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Former-Iran-Minister-sentenced-to-lashes-for-publishing-lies-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Former-Iran-Minister-sentenced-to-lashes-for-publishing-lies-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Former-Iran-Minister-sentenced-to-lashes-for-publishing-lies-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Former-Iran-Minister-sentenced-to-lashes-for-publishing-lies-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s former Minister of Roads &amp; Urban Development was sentenced to lashes for \u201cpublishing lies\u201d. According to the state-run Tasnim News Agency, 64-year-old Abbas Akhoundi was sentenced to 3 months of prison and 60 lashes by the Tehran Appeals Court. Akhoundi was the Minister of Roads and Urban Development from 2013 to 2018 under Hassan Rouhani\u2019s presidency. This is the third case of flogging sentences in the month of August.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/former-iran-minister-sentenced-to-lashes\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">International Youth Day in Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-244834\" title=\"International-Youth-Day-in-Iran\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/International-Youth-Day-in-Iran.jpg\" alt=\"International-Youth-Day-in-Iran\" width=\"1000\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/International-Youth-Day-in-Iran.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/International-Youth-Day-in-Iran-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/International-Youth-Day-in-Iran-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/International-Youth-Day-in-Iran-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/International-Youth-Day-in-Iran-696x435.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Every year, the international community marks August 12 as International Youth Day, drawing attention to cultural and legal issues surrounding youth. This IYD is the 21<sup>st<\/sup> consecutive year of this awareness day, which was designated by the United Nations in 2000 for the first time. \u201cYoung people are on the frontlines of the struggle to build a better future for all,\u201d said UN Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres, praising the role of youth. \u201cI urge everyone to guarantee young people a seat at the table as we build a world based on inclusive, fair, and sustainable development for all.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" title=\"International Youth Day in Iran\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/society\/international-youth-day-in-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-august-12-2021\/\" 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; 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