{"id":251081,"date":"2021-11-20T03:09:26","date_gmt":"2021-11-20T08:09:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=251081"},"modified":"2023-02-01T04:38:37","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T03:38:37","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-november-20-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-november-20-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 November 20, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"iran-isfahan-zayenderrud-protests-20112021-min\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-251082\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/iran-isfahan-zayenderrud-protests-20112021-min.jpg\" alt=\"iran-isfahan-zayenderrud-protests-20112021-min\" width=\"1000\" height=\"593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/iran-isfahan-zayenderrud-protests-20112021-min.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/iran-isfahan-zayenderrud-protests-20112021-min-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/iran-isfahan-zayenderrud-protests-20112021-min-768x455.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/iran-isfahan-zayenderrud-protests-20112021-min-150x89.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/iran-isfahan-zayenderrud-protests-20112021-min-696x413.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\">THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">State-affiliated Cleric Admits to Regime&#8217;s Warmongering in Yemen<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran-yemen-houthis-27012021\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-233953\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-yemen-houthis-27012021.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-yemen-houthis-27012021\" width=\"1000\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-yemen-houthis-27012021.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-yemen-houthis-27012021-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-yemen-houthis-27012021-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-yemen-houthis-27012021-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-yemen-houthis-27012021-696x435.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Mohammad Ali Qudspour, the Iranian regime Supreme Leader&#8217;s representative in Semnan, said during the Friday prayers: &#8220;A lot of work is being done. It is true that only 30% of Yemen&#8217;s soil is taken by the Ansarullah [also known as the Houthis], but 70% of the Yemeni population lives in that area.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">According to the local Semnan TV, he added: &#8220;If we succeed to conquer Maarib, where they already have captured 12 of the 14 cities, then I will kiss the hands of the fathers of the martyrs here. We will all kiss the hands of the fathers of the martyrs. If Maarib is conquered in Yemen today, it is because of the efforts and the result of the sacrifices that you, the fathers of the martyrs and the mothers of the martyrs actually had made.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;text-align: justify\">UPDATE: 3:00 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Protests at Zayandehrud River Continued Overnight<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Last night a large number of farmers and Isfahani citizens remained near the Khajoo Bridge to protest the Iranian regime&#8217;s neglection of the Zayandehrud River.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_ZA_1GK12HKE\"><div id=\"lyte_ZA_1GK12HKE\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FZA_1GK12HKE%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\/ZA_1GK12HKE\" 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%2FZA_1GK12HKE%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<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_Kh7MS2QjC7I\"><div id=\"lyte_Kh7MS2QjC7I\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FKh7MS2QjC7I%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\/Kh7MS2QjC7I\" 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%2FKh7MS2QjC7I%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<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;text-align: justify\">UPDATE: 8:30 AM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_69 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_1 tdb-post-meta\" style=\"text-align: justify\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_69\">\n<h3 class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\">Iran: Coronavirus Fatalities Surpass 478,300<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-478300-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-251075\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-478300-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-1.jpg\" alt=\"Infographic-PMOI-MEK reports over 478,300 coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths in Iran (1)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-478300-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-478300-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-1-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-478300-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-1-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-478300-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-1-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-478300-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-1-696x397.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_69 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_1 tdb-post-meta\" style=\"text-align: justify\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_69\">\n<p>The People\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Mojahedin Organization<\/a> of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) announced on Friday, November 19, 2021, that the Coronavirus fatalities in 547 cities had surpassed 478,300. In Tehran, the number of victims has reached 112,145, Khorasan Razavi 39,035, Isfahan 32,715, Khuzestan 29,135, West Azerbaijan 17,823, Fars 17,725, East Azerbaijan 16,548, Lorestan 15,860, Hormozgan 7,970, and Kurdistan 7,782.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-human-rights\/iran-coronavirus-fatalities-surpass-478300\/\" 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 478,300 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\/Nv130YkAVW\">https:\/\/t.co\/Nv130YkAVW<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XnSMnOYDOx\">pic.twitter.com\/XnSMnOYDOx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1461801463185821703?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 19, 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 Protests: Isfahan Uprising in Support of the Protesting Farmers<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Isphahan-agricultures-Iran-protest-EN-min\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-251083\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Isphahan-agricultures-Iran-protest-EN-min.jpg\" alt=\"Isphahan-agricultures-Iran-protest-EN-min\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Isphahan-agricultures-Iran-protest-EN-min.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Isphahan-agricultures-Iran-protest-EN-min-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Isphahan-agricultures-Iran-protest-EN-min-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Isphahan-agricultures-Iran-protest-EN-min-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Isphahan-agricultures-Iran-protest-EN-min-696x418.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">On Friday, the 12th day of a sit-in by impoverished farmers in Isfahan, tens of thousands of people demonstrated in support of the farmers\u2019 protest against water shortages and the clerical regime\u2019s plundering policies that have led to the drying up of the Zayandeh Rud River and to the destruction of agriculture and livestock.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/isphahan-agricultures-iran-protest\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Thousands Join Isfahan\u2019s Farmers in 12th Day of Protests Over Water Shortages<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"isfahan-farmers-protests-1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-251084\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/isfahan-farmers-protests-1.jpg\" alt=\"isfahan-farmers-protests (1)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/isfahan-farmers-protests-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/isfahan-farmers-protests-1-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/isfahan-farmers-protests-1-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/isfahan-farmers-protests-1-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/isfahan-farmers-protests-1-696x393.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The farmers of Isfahan province held the twelfth consecutive day of strikes and protests on Friday, gathering at the dried basin of the Zayandeh Rud river. The latest round of protests began on November 8 with farmers gathering in front of the provincial water company and the regime\u2019s state-run television. On November 9, the protesters transferred their rally to the river\u2019s basin. Some farmers have set up tents in the area and are remaining at the protest scene day and night. The protests have been growing more intense and crowded in the past two weeks.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/thousands-join-isfahans-farmers-in-12th-day-of-protests-over-water-shortages\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran Children Are the Most Vulnerable Under the Mullahs<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran-children-most-vulnerable-under-mullahs-rule-min-min\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-251085\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Iran-children-most-vulnerable-under-mullahs-rule-min-min.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-children-most-vulnerable-under-mullahs-rule\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Iran-children-most-vulnerable-under-mullahs-rule-min-min.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Iran-children-most-vulnerable-under-mullahs-rule-min-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Iran-children-most-vulnerable-under-mullahs-rule-min-min-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Iran-children-most-vulnerable-under-mullahs-rule-min-min-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Iran-children-most-vulnerable-under-mullahs-rule-min-min-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran children are the most vulnerable under the mullahs since they neither protect nor promote the rights of children. On World Children\u2019s Day, here is a brief glance at the plight of children in Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Poverty, hunger, child labor, child abuse, trafficking, and the sale of children and infants are among the hallmarks of Iranian children\u2019s lives. Furthermore, the regime\u2019s laws promote violation of children\u2019s rights by sanctioning child labor, early marriages, honor killings, etc.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/2021\/11\/19\/iran-children-are-the-most-vulnerable\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">MEK Resistance Units: We Honor the Memory of the Nov. 2019 Uprising; We Will Keep the Fire of Uprising Alive<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"MEK-Resistance-Units-Activities-Across-Iran-Nov-2021-min\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-251086\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/MEK-Resistance-Units-Activities-Across-Iran-Nov-2021-min.jpg\" alt=\"MEK-Resistance-Units-Activities-Across-Iran-Nov-2021-min\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/MEK-Resistance-Units-Activities-Across-Iran-Nov-2021-min.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/MEK-Resistance-Units-Activities-Across-Iran-Nov-2021-min-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/MEK-Resistance-Units-Activities-Across-Iran-Nov-2021-min-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/MEK-Resistance-Units-Activities-Across-Iran-Nov-2021-min-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/MEK-Resistance-Units-Activities-Across-Iran-Nov-2021-min-696x391.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">On the second anniversary of the November 2019 protests, Resistance Units across Iran are commemorating the nationwide uprising and pledging to continue the path of the martyrs who laid down their lives for freedom in Iran.\u00a0Resistance Units are a network of activists who support the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) who are playing an important role in countering the environment of suppression caused by the regime\u2019s security forces.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/2021\/11\/20\/mek-resistance-units-we-honor-the-memory-of-the-nov-2019-uprising-we-will-keep-the-fire-of-uprising-alive\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Read more: <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-november-19-2021\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran News in Brief \u2013 November 19, 2021<\/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-246866 td-animation-stack-type1-2 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\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Weekly-Signe-up-logo-1.png 250w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Weekly-Signe-up-logo-1-150x50.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS State-affiliated Cleric Admits to Regime&rsquo;s Warmongering in Yemen Mohammad Ali Qudspour, the Iranian regime Supreme Leader&rsquo;s representative in Semnan, said during [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":251082,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,4,182],"tags":[129,276,277],"class_list":{"0":"post-251081","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"category-anews","9":"category-latest-news-in-brief","10":"tag-iran","11":"tag-iran-human-rights","12":"tag-iran-news"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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