{"id":245874,"date":"2021-08-28T03:20:44","date_gmt":"2021-08-28T08:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=245874"},"modified":"2023-01-31T21:38:19","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T20:38:19","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-august-28-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-august-28-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief &#8211; August 28, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_245897\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-245897\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Maryam-Rajavi-at-the-Call-for-Justice-virtual-conference-in-the-Free-Iran-Global-Summit-July-19-2020-1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-245897\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Maryam-Rajavi-at-the-Call-for-Justice-virtual-conference-in-the-Free-Iran-Global-Summit-July-19-2020-1.jpg\" alt=\"Maryam-Rajavi-at-the-Call-for-Justice-virtual-conference-in-the-Free-Iran-Global-Summit-July-19-2020 (1)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Maryam-Rajavi-at-the-Call-for-Justice-virtual-conference-in-the-Free-Iran-Global-Summit-July-19-2020-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Maryam-Rajavi-at-the-Call-for-Justice-virtual-conference-in-the-Free-Iran-Global-Summit-July-19-2020-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Maryam-Rajavi-at-the-Call-for-Justice-virtual-conference-in-the-Free-Iran-Global-Summit-July-19-2020-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Maryam-Rajavi-at-the-Call-for-Justice-virtual-conference-in-the-Free-Iran-Global-Summit-July-19-2020-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Maryam-Rajavi-at-the-Call-for-Justice-virtual-conference-in-the-Free-Iran-Global-Summit-July-19-2020-1-696x392.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-245897\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">File photo- Ashraf 3<\/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\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;text-align: justify\">UPDATE: 9:00 PM CEST<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Saturday Protests in Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">While the regime&#8217;s officials are fighting among themselves on how to do powersharing, ordinary people on the streets are still protesting to receive their most basic rights. Today, different cities in Iran witnessed another wave of street protests and rallies demanding social and economical justice.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">August 28 &#8211; Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Teachers and educators rallying in the Iranian capital demanding answers to their long-raised issues that have gone neglected by regime officials.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VlEKEwaaSd\">pic.twitter.com\/VlEKEwaaSd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1431608315218329605?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 28, 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 28 &#8211; Omidiyeh, southwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Municipality workers rallying and protesting for answers to their long-raised demands and delayed paychecks.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JIexp6B3m3\">pic.twitter.com\/JIexp6B3m3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1431587372458708994?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 28, 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. 28 &#8211; Omidieh, SW <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>One of the municipal workers shows the body of his ailing son\/says he doesn&#39;t have enough money to take him to the doctor. <br \/>&quot;I haven&#39;t received my wages for 5 months. I&#39;m ashamed when I go home and my wife asks me, &#39;are you working?&#39;&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2hBZumYduK\">pic.twitter.com\/2hBZumYduK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1431615866798579714?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 28, 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=\"font-weight: bold;text-align: justify\">UPDATE: 10:30 AM CEST<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">U.S. Treasury Punishes Rumanian Bank for Violating Iran Sanctions Program<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_221216\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-221216\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"US-Treasury\" class=\"size-full wp-image-221216\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/US-Treasury.jpg\" alt=\"U.S. Slaps new sanctions on Iran regime\u2019s Metal Industry\" width=\"1000\" height=\"719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/US-Treasury.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/US-Treasury-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/US-Treasury-768x552.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/US-Treasury-696x500.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/US-Treasury-584x420.jpg 584w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-221216\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">US Treasury<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">On Friday evening EST, the U.S Treasury Department issued a statement, announcing: First Bank SA, located in Romania, and its U.S. parent company, JC Flowers &amp; Co. (collectively, \u201cRespondent\u201d), have agreed to remit $862,318 to settle potential civil liability for First Bank\u2019s processing of transactions in apparent violation of OFAC\u2019s Iran and Syria sanctions programs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/system\/files\/126\/20210827_firstbank_flowers.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;text-align: justify\">UPDATE: 8:30 AM CEST<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Maryam Rajavi: The Call-for-Justice Movement Is Synonymous With Resistance To Overthrow the Clerical Regime for Freedom<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"maryam-rajavi-international-virtual-conference\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-245875\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/maryam-rajavi-international-virtual-conference.jpg\" alt=\"maryam-rajavi-international-virtual-conference\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/maryam-rajavi-international-virtual-conference.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/maryam-rajavi-international-virtual-conference-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/maryam-rajavi-international-virtual-conference-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/maryam-rajavi-international-virtual-conference-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/maryam-rajavi-international-virtual-conference-696x464.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Thirty-three years ago, in the summer of 1988, Khomeini issued a fatwa (a religious decree) to execute all imprisoned members of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK), who remained steadfast. Some 30,000 political prisoners, 90% of whom were PMOI members, were subsequently executed. The mass killing quickly spread to other prisoners.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/iran-1988-massacre-political-prisoners-freedom-justice-movement-synonymous-resistance\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran: Over 389,000 Deaths, Lambda Cases Found in Turkey<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-389000-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-245876\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-389000-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran.jpg\" alt=\"Infographic-PMOI-MEK reports over 389,000 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-389000-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-389000-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-389000-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-389000-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-389000-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-696x397.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\" style=\"text-align: justify\">Over 389,000 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 Friday afternoon local time, August 27. The official death toll declared by the regime stands at 105,287 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: 91,346 in Tehran, 27,985 in Razavi Khorasan, 25,680 in Isfahan, 23,956 in Khuzestan, 15,120 in Mazandaran, 14,068 in East Azerbaijan, 13,792 in Fars, 13,690 in Lorestan, 13,648 in West Azerbaijan, 13285 in Gilan, 11,615 in Sistan &amp; Baluchistan, 11,343 in Alborz, 10,945 in Qom, 10,078 in Kerman, 9310 in Golestan, 6848 in Kermanshah, 6740 in Hormozgan, 6728 in Yazd, 6147 in Kurdistan, 5745 in Semnan, 4825 in Ardabil, 4469 in Bushehr, 3848 in Ilam, and 3070 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-389000-deaths-20210827\" 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 389,000 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\/BdDsBsvffP\">https:\/\/t.co\/BdDsBsvffP<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jau7L3oHwr\">pic.twitter.com\/jau7L3oHwr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1431525577803005956?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 28, 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: Institutionalized Corruption and a Collapsed Economy<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Corruption-is-now-institutionalized-in-Iran-under-the-mullahs-regime-1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-245877\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Corruption-is-now-institutionalized-in-Iran-under-the-mullahs-regime-1.jpg\" alt=\"Corruption is now institutionalized in Iran under the mullahs\u2019 regime (1)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Corruption-is-now-institutionalized-in-Iran-under-the-mullahs-regime-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Corruption-is-now-institutionalized-in-Iran-under-the-mullahs-regime-1-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Corruption-is-now-institutionalized-in-Iran-under-the-mullahs-regime-1-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Corruption-is-now-institutionalized-in-Iran-under-the-mullahs-regime-1-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Corruption-is-now-institutionalized-in-Iran-under-the-mullahs-regime-1-696x394.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Since the mullahs\u2019 regime seized power in Iran following the 1979 revolution, the country has been on a path of negative growth and economic decline. The regime has been plundering the nation&#8217;s wealth and resources, devastating industrial production and growth as a result, all to further its own objectives.\u00a0The regime&#8217;s economic bankruptcy has reached a point that the regime&#8217;s media and economic experts are saying that compensating for the annual fiscal budget deficit has become extremely difficult and even impossible, given that the economy relies heavily on oil and tax revenues.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-economy-institutionalized-corruption-20210827\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-august-26-2021\/\" 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;font-size: 15px\">Iran News in Brief \u2013 August 27, 2021\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/stats.sender.net\/forms\/dGYVLa\/view\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Weekly-Signe-up-logo-1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-219239 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Weekly-Signe-up-logo-1.png\" alt=\"Weekly-Signe-up-logo-1\" width=\"250\" height=\"83\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 9:00 PM CEST Saturday Protests in Iran While the regime&rsquo;s officials are fighting among themselves on how [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":245897,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,182],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-245874","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"category-latest-news-in-brief","9":"tag-iran-news"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Iran News in Brief - August 28, 2021 - NCRI<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"What is happening in Iran today. The latest Iran news, coronavirus outbreak, latest protests, economic and social problems, and more.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-august-28-2021\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Iran News in Brief - August 28, 2021 - NCRI\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"What is happening in Iran today. The latest Iran news, coronavirus outbreak, latest protests, economic and social problems, and more.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-august-28-2021\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"NCRI\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-08-28T08:20:44+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-01-31T20:38:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Maryam-Rajavi-at-the-Call-for-Justice-virtual-conference-in-the-Free-Iran-Global-Summit-July-19-2020-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"563\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Hamideh Taati\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@iran_policy\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@iran_policy\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Hamideh Taati\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":[\"Article\",\"BlogPosting\"],\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-news-in-brief-august-28-2021\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-news-in-brief-august-28-2021\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Hamideh Taati\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/6c5146100e16824f35892a237b1b5da8\"},\"headline\":\"Iran News in Brief &#8211; August 28, 2021\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-08-28T08:20:44+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-01-31T20:38:19+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-news-in-brief-august-28-2021\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":511,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-news-in-brief-august-28-2021\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/08\\\/Maryam-Rajavi-at-the-Call-for-Justice-virtual-conference-in-the-Free-Iran-Global-Summit-July-19-2020-1.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Iran News\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Iran News Now\",\"Latest News in Brief-Live Updates\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-news-in-brief-august-28-2021\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-news-in-brief-august-28-2021\\\/\",\"name\":\"Iran News in Brief - August 28, 2021 - NCRI\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-news-in-brief-august-28-2021\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-news-in-brief-august-28-2021\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/08\\\/Maryam-Rajavi-at-the-Call-for-Justice-virtual-conference-in-the-Free-Iran-Global-Summit-July-19-2020-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-08-28T08:20:44+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-01-31T20:38:19+00:00\",\"description\":\"What is happening in Iran today. The latest Iran news, coronavirus outbreak, latest protests, economic and social problems, and more.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-news-in-brief-august-28-2021\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-news-in-brief-august-28-2021\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-news-in-brief-august-28-2021\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/08\\\/Maryam-Rajavi-at-the-Call-for-Justice-virtual-conference-in-the-Free-Iran-Global-Summit-July-19-2020-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/08\\\/Maryam-Rajavi-at-the-Call-for-Justice-virtual-conference-in-the-Free-Iran-Global-Summit-July-19-2020-1.jpg\",\"width\":1000,\"height\":563,\"caption\":\"File photo- Ashraf 3\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-news-in-brief-august-28-2021\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Iran News in Brief &#8211; August 28, 2021\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"NCRI\",\"description\":\"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran\",\"alternateName\":\"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/01\\\/ncri-logo.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/01\\\/ncri-logo.jpg\",\"width\":402,\"height\":100,\"caption\":\"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/iran_policy\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/6c5146100e16824f35892a237b1b5da8\",\"name\":\"Hamideh Taati\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/986e7768d08998e3acca6660182a58731c8c36dca678f830d9fdf2f0d94cce82?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/986e7768d08998e3acca6660182a58731c8c36dca678f830d9fdf2f0d94cce82?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/986e7768d08998e3acca6660182a58731c8c36dca678f830d9fdf2f0d94cce82?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Hamideh Taati\"},\"description\":\"Hamideh Taati is a writer, philanthropist, and women rights activist. She has been a member of the Board of Editors for NCR-Iran.org 2006-present.\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/author\\\/hamideh-taati\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Iran News in Brief - August 28, 2021 - NCRI","description":"What is happening in Iran today. The latest Iran news, coronavirus outbreak, latest protests, economic and social problems, and more.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-august-28-2021\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Iran News in Brief - August 28, 2021 - NCRI","og_description":"What is happening in Iran today. The latest Iran news, coronavirus outbreak, latest protests, economic and social problems, and more.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-august-28-2021\/","og_site_name":"NCRI","article_published_time":"2021-08-28T08:20:44+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-01-31T20:38:19+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1000,"height":563,"url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Maryam-Rajavi-at-the-Call-for-Justice-virtual-conference-in-the-Free-Iran-Global-Summit-July-19-2020-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Hamideh Taati","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@iran_policy","twitter_site":"@iran_policy","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Hamideh Taati","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":["Article","BlogPosting"],"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-august-28-2021\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-august-28-2021\/"},"author":{"name":"Hamideh Taati","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/6c5146100e16824f35892a237b1b5da8"},"headline":"Iran News in Brief &#8211; August 28, 2021","datePublished":"2021-08-28T08:20:44+00:00","dateModified":"2023-01-31T20:38:19+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-august-28-2021\/"},"wordCount":511,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-august-28-2021\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Maryam-Rajavi-at-the-Call-for-Justice-virtual-conference-in-the-Free-Iran-Global-Summit-July-19-2020-1.jpg","keywords":["Iran News"],"articleSection":["Iran News Now","Latest News in Brief-Live Updates"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-august-28-2021\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-august-28-2021\/","name":"Iran News in Brief - August 28, 2021 - NCRI","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-august-28-2021\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-august-28-2021\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Maryam-Rajavi-at-the-Call-for-Justice-virtual-conference-in-the-Free-Iran-Global-Summit-July-19-2020-1.jpg","datePublished":"2021-08-28T08:20:44+00:00","dateModified":"2023-01-31T20:38:19+00:00","description":"What is happening in Iran today. The latest Iran news, coronavirus outbreak, latest protests, economic and social problems, and more.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-august-28-2021\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-august-28-2021\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-august-28-2021\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Maryam-Rajavi-at-the-Call-for-Justice-virtual-conference-in-the-Free-Iran-Global-Summit-July-19-2020-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Maryam-Rajavi-at-the-Call-for-Justice-virtual-conference-in-the-Free-Iran-Global-Summit-July-19-2020-1.jpg","width":1000,"height":563,"caption":"File photo- Ashraf 3"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-august-28-2021\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Iran News in Brief &#8211; August 28, 2021"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/","name":"NCRI","description":"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#organization","name":"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran","alternateName":"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ncri-logo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ncri-logo.jpg","width":402,"height":100,"caption":"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/iran_policy"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/6c5146100e16824f35892a237b1b5da8","name":"Hamideh Taati","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/986e7768d08998e3acca6660182a58731c8c36dca678f830d9fdf2f0d94cce82?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/986e7768d08998e3acca6660182a58731c8c36dca678f830d9fdf2f0d94cce82?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/986e7768d08998e3acca6660182a58731c8c36dca678f830d9fdf2f0d94cce82?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Hamideh Taati"},"description":"Hamideh Taati is a writer, philanthropist, and women rights activist. She has been a member of the Board of Editors for NCR-Iran.org 2006-present.","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/author\/hamideh-taati\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245874","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=245874"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245874\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/245897"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=245874"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=245874"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=245874"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}