{"id":245195,"date":"2021-08-19T01:14:45","date_gmt":"2021-08-19T06:14:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=245195"},"modified":"2023-02-13T20:19:16","modified_gmt":"2023-02-13T19:19:16","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-august-19-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-august-19-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief &#8211; August 19, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Dr.-Mossadeq.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-245213\" title=\"Dr.-Mossadeq\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Dr.-Mossadeq.jpg\" alt=\"Dr.-Mossadeq\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Dr.-Mossadeq.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Dr.-Mossadeq-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Dr.-Mossadeq-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Dr.-Mossadeq-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Dr.-Mossadeq-696x464.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 9:30 PM CEST<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>MEK Resistance Units Activities Across Iran<\/h3>\n<p>The network of the Iranian opposition group the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK), organized a vast campaign across the country calling for regime change. Anti-regime slogans such as \u201cDown with Khamenei and hail to Rajavi\u201d were spread in various cities by the MEK\u2019s internal network, known as the Iranian Resistance Units. These anti-regime campaigns are carried out while the regime tries to intensify repression with Ebrahim Raisi who has a brutal record and history.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"&ldquo;Rise to achieve freedom in Iran&rdquo; MEK Resistance Units\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_8sWBZbjOJ70\" 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%2F8sWBZbjOJ70%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8sWBZbjOJ70\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT4M44S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-08-18T22:05:04Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_8sWBZbjOJ70\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F8sWBZbjOJ70%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">\u201cRise to achieve freedom in Iran\u201d MEK Resistance Units<\/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\/8sWBZbjOJ70\" 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%2F8sWBZbjOJ70%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"&ldquo;Rise to achieve freedom in Iran&rdquo; MEK Resistance Units\" 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 17, 2021\u2014The network of the Iranian opposition group the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK), organized a vast campaign across the country calling for regime change. Anti-regime slogans such as \u201cDown with Khamenei and hail to Rajavi\u201d were spread in various cities by the MEK\u2019s internal network, known as the Iranian Resistance Units. These anti-regime campaigns are carried out while the regime tries to intensify repression with Ebrahim Raisi who has a brutal record and history. Ahvaz\u2014 Poster of the Iranian resistance leader Massoud Rajavi Dezfoul\u2014 \u201cIt is time to rise all over Iran\u201d Karaj\u2014 \u201cRise to achieve freedom in Iran\u201d Kerman\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei &amp; Raisi, hail to Rajavi\u201d Kerman\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei &amp; Raisi, hail to Rajavi\u201d Kerman\u2014 \u201cDemocracy &amp; freedom with Maryam Rajavi, down with Khamenei\u201d Kerman\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei &amp; Raisi, hail to Rajavi\u201d Tehran\u2014 \u201cDown with the oppressor, be it the Shah or the Ayatollah\u201d Karaj\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei\u201d Mashhad\u2014 \u201cThe Iranian people are aware and hate both Shah and mullahs.\u201d Mashhad\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei &amp; Raisi the butcher\u201d Qazvin\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei\u201d Urmia\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei, hail to Rajavi\u201d Shiraz\u2014 \u201cDown with the mullahs, down with Khamenei\u201d Kashan\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei\u201d Qeshm Island\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei &amp; Raisi, hail to Rajavi\u201d Qeshm Island\u2014 \u201cThe Iranian people are aware and hate both Shah and mullahs.\u201d Minab\u2014 \u201cThe Iranian people are aware and hate both Shah and mullahs.\u201d Minab\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei &amp; Raisi, hail to Rajavi\u201d Minab\u2014 \u201cThe Iranian people are aware and hate both Shah and mullahs.\u201d Nishabur\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei &amp; Raisi, hail to freedom\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<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Walls in Iran speak about regime change and freedom MEK Resistance Units activities\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_sTb-wILTfbA\" 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%2FsTb-wILTfbA%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sTb-wILTfbA\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M28S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-08-18T21:49:48Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_sTb-wILTfbA\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FsTb-wILTfbA%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Walls in Iran speak about regime change and freedom MEK Resistance Units activities<\/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\/sTb-wILTfbA\" 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%2FsTb-wILTfbA%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Walls in Iran speak about regime change and freedom MEK Resistance Units activities\" 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 15, 2021\u2014Walls in Iran\u2019s streets speak about the dictatorship downfall. PMOI\/MEK Resistance Units spread messages of the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) Maryam Rajavi and the Iranian resistance leader Massoud Rajavi. They install posters in public places. Their posters read: Tehran\u2014 \u201cIt is time to rise all over Iran\u201d Tehran\u2014 \u201cThis is an uprising for overthrowing and freedom.\u201d Dezful\u2014 \u201cIt is time to rise all over Iran\u201d Tabriz\u2014 \u201cThe Iranian people\u2019s uprising has risen from the thirsty and oppressed Khuzestan toward freedom\u201d Nishabur\u2014 \u201cEbrahim Raisi\u2019s appointment is indicating the last phase of the regime.\u201d Tehran\u2014 \u201cDown with the oppressor, be it the Shah or Ali Khamenei\u201d Tehran\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei\u201d Tehran\u2014 \u201cWe reject both turban and crown [mullahs\u2019 regime and Shah]. Your time is over.\u201d Mashhad\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei and Raisi, Viva Rajavi\u201d Sari\u2014 \u201cTime is against the mullahs and their rule is unstable. Viva Rajavi.\u201d Karaj\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei, Viva Rajavi\u201d Yasuj\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei, Viva Rajavi\u201d Shiraz\u2014 \u201cDown with the oppressor, be it the Shah or Ali Khamenei\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<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 5:00 PM CEST<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran Desperately Struggles with the Pandemic<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Despite the world is witnessing a decline in Covid-19 death toll and contracting numbers, the people of Iran are pushed toward more infections in the absence of governmental support for vaccinations and other predictive measures. Even vaccine centers and religious ceremonies have become super spreader events that the regime certainly knows how to appreciate.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rasht, northern <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Large crowd at a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/a> vaccination center shows how the Iranian people have to this day been left without any adequate support in the face of an escalating coronavirus crisis.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jtXT330P3V\">pic.twitter.com\/jtXT330P3V<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1428362821025165319?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 19, 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\">Ahvaz, southwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Iran&#39;s cemeteries are packed with families mourning the loss of their loved ones to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>&quot;God damn the person who banned vaccines,&quot; a sobbing man says. <\/p>\n<p>Regime Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei banned credible vaccines in January.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QviRciwtRG\">pic.twitter.com\/QviRciwtRG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1428367398952849411?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 19, 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;\"><span style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 2:00 PM CEST<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pandemic and High Prices Have Caused More Hunger in Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-245218\" title=\"skyrocketing-prices-in-Iran\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/skyrocketing-prices-in-Iran.jpg\" alt=\"skyrocketing prices in Iran\" width=\"1000\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/skyrocketing-prices-in-Iran.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/skyrocketing-prices-in-Iran-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/skyrocketing-prices-in-Iran-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/skyrocketing-prices-in-Iran-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/skyrocketing-prices-in-Iran-696x394.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Qassem Ali Hassani, secretary of the regime&#8217;s Food Union, acknowledged that the pandemic and the increasing of prices have reduced demand for food by 30 to 35 percent compared with the same period last year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Referring to skyrocketing prices, Hassani said: &#8220;The price for Iranian rice has increased by 38% since the beginning of the year, and since April, when it was 31,000 Tomans per kilogram, it has reached 43,000 Tomans per kilogram.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Oil also became 35% more expensive in June, which has dropped people&#8217;s ordering. The price for sugar has also increased by 90% since the beginning of the year and has reached 11,500 Tomans (Tejarat News, August 17).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Skyrocketing prices, in a country that is one of the five richest countries in the world in terms of natural resources, has led to an unprecedented spread of poverty and hunger among the people.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 8:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">In Memory of Dr. Mohammad Mossadeq<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Maryam Rajavi: Dr. Mossadeq formed a genuinely nationalist and democratic government in Iran, but the coup in 1953, ousted him in less than 2.5 years. If he had the opportunity to institutionalize democracy, the face of Iran would have been different and fundamentalism could not have spread in the region.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Mossadeq?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Mossadeq<\/a> formed a genuinely nationalist &amp; democratic government in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>,but the coup at 1953, ousted him in less than 2.5 years. If he had the opportunity to institutionalize democracy,the face of Iran would have been different &amp;fundamentalism could not spread in the region <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Bun3x4GFsr\">pic.twitter.com\/Bun3x4GFsr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1428082481094447116?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 18, 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: The Staggering Coronavirus Death Toll Surpasses 370,300<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-245202\" title=\"Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-370300-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-370300-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran.jpg\" alt=\"Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-370300-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-370300-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-370300-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-370300-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-370300-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-370300-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 Wednesday, August 18, 2021, that the Coronavirus death toll in 547 cities had exceeded 370,300. The number of victims in Tehran has reached 87,196, Isfahan 24,730, Khorasan Razavi 24,385, Khuzestan 23,066, Mazandaran 14,390, Lorestan 13,380, West Azerbaijan 13,153, Fars 12,992, Gilan 12,335, Sistan and Baluchestan 10,990, Alborz 10,848, Kerman 9,418, Golestan 8,840, Kermanshah 6,668, Yazd 6,458, Hormozgan 6,400, North Khorasan 4,974, Ardabil 4,515, Qazvin 4,134, and Ilam 3,708.<\/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-surpasses-370300\/\" 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 370,300 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\/OqbblOdMMx\">https:\/\/t.co\/OqbblOdMMx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vhOeV49gQZ\">pic.twitter.com\/vhOeV49gQZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1428226003579523076?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 19, 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\">Khamenei bears the responsibility for over 360,000 deaths of our compatriots due to the Covid-19. The mullahs concealed, but the Iranian Resistance revealed the actual death toll in every province, preventing it from becoming routine and trivial. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HelpIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HelpIran<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vI6DMcH8zQ\">https:\/\/t.co\/vI6DMcH8zQ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MAofjsBp7x\">pic.twitter.com\/MAofjsBp7x<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1427614734392647686?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 17, 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;\" title=\"International Youth Day in Iran\">Iran: Regime\u2019s Role in Escalating Numbers of COVID-19 Deaths Is Fueling Public Anger<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" title=\"International Youth Day in Iran\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-245197\" title=\"Coronavirus-in-Iran-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Coronavirus-in-Iran-1.jpg\" alt=\"Coronavirus in Iran (1)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Coronavirus-in-Iran-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Coronavirus-in-Iran-1-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Coronavirus-in-Iran-1-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Coronavirus-in-Iran-1-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Coronavirus-in-Iran-1-696x394.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" title=\"International Youth Day in Iran\">With the rising number of coronavirus casualties, the criminal policies of the regime ruling Iran in this regard are being exposed. Prior to the emergence of the delta variant, Covid-19 had provided an opportunity and blessing for Iranian regime supreme leader Ali Khamenei to temporarily delay the brewing storm of nationwide popular protests.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" title=\"International Youth Day in Iran\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-covid-coronavirus-vaccines-khamenei-20210818\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" title=\"International Youth Day in Iran\">Iran\u2019s Regime Ramps up Production of Weapons-Grade Nuclear Material<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-245196\" title=\"The-International-Atomic-Energy-Agency-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/The-International-Atomic-Energy-Agency-1.jpg\" alt=\"The International Atomic Energy Agency (1)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/The-International-Atomic-Energy-Agency-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/The-International-Atomic-Energy-Agency-1-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/The-International-Atomic-Energy-Agency-1-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/The-International-Atomic-Energy-Agency-1-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/The-International-Atomic-Energy-Agency-1-696x393.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Iranian regime continues to produce material that can be used in nuclear bombs, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency, the nuclear watchdog of the United Nations. The IAEA released the findings in a report published on Tuesday, and it shows that the Iranian regime is making alarming advances in its nuclear ambitions. In the report, IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said that his inspectors had confirmed that Tehran has produced 200 grams of uranium metal enriched up to 20 percent.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-nuclear-program-uranium-metal-iaea-report-20210818\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s future foreign minister pledges to continue path of terror mastermind Qassem Soleimani<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hossein Amir Abdollahian, slated to be the next foreign minister of the regime ruling #Iran, pledges to continue the path of terror mastermind Qassem Soleimani.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/hossein-amir-abdollahian-foreign-policy-qassem-soleimani-20210817\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s Untrustworthy Officials<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-244945\" title=\"Iran-coronavirus-5\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Iran-coronavirus-5.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-coronavirus-5\" width=\"1000\" height=\"705\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Iran-coronavirus-5.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Iran-coronavirus-5-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Iran-coronavirus-5-768x541.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Iran-coronavirus-5-150x106.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Iran-coronavirus-5-696x491.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With the spread of the coronavirus, Iran\u2019s regime brought death and darkness for the people in the hope to suppress their fury against it. 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