{"id":252608,"date":"2021-12-07T02:32:47","date_gmt":"2021-12-07T07:32:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=252608"},"modified":"2023-02-01T04:37:12","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T03:37:12","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-december-7-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-december-7-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 December 7, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"MEK-NCRI-Protests-Isfahan\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-252611\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/MEK-NCRI-Protests-Isfahan.jpg\" alt=\"MEK-NCRI-Protests-Isfahan\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/MEK-NCRI-Protests-Isfahan.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/MEK-NCRI-Protests-Isfahan-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/MEK-NCRI-Protests-Isfahan-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/MEK-NCRI-Protests-Isfahan-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/MEK-NCRI-Protests-Isfahan-696x391.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<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify\">UPDATE: 07:55 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iran: Government-Affiliated Economist Admits to People&#8217;s Deproable Economic Situation<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"iran-poverty\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-251290\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/iran-poverty.jpg\" alt=\"iran-poverty\" width=\"690\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/iran-poverty.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/iran-poverty-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/iran-poverty-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In an interview with the state-run Eghtesad Pouya daily on Tuesday, Vahid Shaghaghi-Shahri, an Iranian economist, acknowledged the deplorable situation of Iranian families.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The majority of the society is struggling with poverty due to their low incomes. The middle class is gradually disappearing and we have a very rich minority and a poor majority in the country,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Iranian regime continues wasting national resources on terrorism and nuclear program.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong style=\"text-align: justify\">UPDATE: 05:40 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Round-up of Iran protests on December 7<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Reports tallied by the Iranian opposition, People&#8217;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK), indicate there have been several protests across Iran on Tuesday, December 7, 2021.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Storeowners of the Eslamshahr district of Tabriz, northwest Iran,\u00a0 held a rally on Tuesday, municipal officials&#8217; refusal to finalize a canal project in their area.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">December 7 &#8211; Tabriz, northwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Storeowners of the Eslamshahr district are protesting municipal officials&#39; refusal to finalize a canal project in their area.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%A7%D8%AA_%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%B1%DB%8C?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0627\u0639\u062a\u0631\u0627\u0636\u0627\u062a_\u0633\u0631\u0627\u0633\u0631\u06cc<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iWrLnPieYo\">pic.twitter.com\/iWrLnPieYo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1468199864781746181?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 7, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">On Tuesday, the municipality workers Kut Abdullah district in Ahvaz, southwest Iran, continued their strike. They protested not fully receiving their paychecks for the past six months.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">December 7 &#8211; Ahvaz, southwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Kut Abdullah district<br \/>Workers on strike protesting not fully receiving their paychecks for the past six months.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%A7%D8%AA_%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%B1%DB%8C?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0627\u0639\u062a\u0631\u0627\u0636\u0627\u062a_\u0633\u0631\u0627\u0633\u0631\u06cc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/D2h1yk2pUI\">pic.twitter.com\/D2h1yk2pUI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1468196090952314882?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 7, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">On Tuesday, Locals in Churs, northwest, northwest Iran blocked a road to prevent miners from transferring equipment to a mine citing\u00a0environmental reasons. Churs Municipality members all resigned for the same reason, according to reports.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">December 7 &#8211; Churs, northwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Citing environmental reasons, locals blocked a road to prevent miners from transferring equipment to a mine.<br \/>Churs Municipality members all resigned for the same reason, according to reports.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MZR3UmvCRs\">pic.twitter.com\/MZR3UmvCRs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1468165892139749376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 7, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">On December 07, 2021, several landowners in the Golshahr district of Urmia rallied and demanded clarification by officials regarding their property after being left in limbo for the past 30 years.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">December 7 &#8211; Urmia, northwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Landowners in Golshahr district rallying and demanding clarification by officials regarding their property after being left in limbo for the past 30 years.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lsO0OufMOv\">pic.twitter.com\/lsO0OufMOv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1468128142019731457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 7, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran: 100 MEPs Call On EU To Recognize the 1988 Massacre in Iran as Genocide and a Crime Against Humanity<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Friends-of-a-Free-Iran-in-European-Parliament\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Friends-of-a-Free-Iran-in-European-Parliament.jpg\" alt=\"Friends-of-a-Free-Iran-in-European-Parliament\" width=\"800\" height=\"418\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">On December 7, 2021, Friends of a Free Iran (FoFI) in the European Parliament released a statement announcing that \u201cOn the eve of World Human Rights Day 100 MEPs, including 14 former ministers, including foreign ministers, call on EU and member states to recognize the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/1988-massacre-of-political-prisoners-in-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">1988 massacre<\/a> in Iran as genocide and a crime against humanity and adopt a firm policy in the nuclear negotiations.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">1988 Massacre, a Crime against Humanity and Genocide<br \/>End impunity for Iran Regime Leaders<br \/>EU: Policies and Moral Obligation<br \/>Dec. 7, 2021<br \/>1430 CET<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/1988Massacre?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#1988Massacre<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ProsecuteRaisiNOW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ProsecuteRaisiNOW<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/u7nHTciSTr\">https:\/\/t.co\/u7nHTciSTr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1468200952796700672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 7, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-100-meps-call-on-eu-to-recognize-the-1988-massacre-in-iran-as-genocide-and-a-crime-against-humanity\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify\">UPDATE: 08:30 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\">MEK Supporters Hold Rallies in Different Cities in Solidarity with Risen People in Isfahan<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the Iranian opposition People&#8217;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) held several rallies in support of recent protests in Isfahan, central Iran, over severe water shortages. They also called for the prosecution of the Iranian regime&#8217;s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and his president Ebrahim Raisi for their role in crimes against humanity.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Freedom-loving Iranians &amp; supporters of the Iranian opposition PMOI\/MEK rally in support of recent protests in Isfahan, central <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>, over severe water shortages, and calling for the prosecution of Khamenei and Raisi for crimes against humanity.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tx8QeXgJ57\">pic.twitter.com\/tx8QeXgJ57<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1467950723417657348?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 6, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/2021\/12\/07\/iranian-resistance-supporters-in-san-francisco-and-sydney-solidarity-with-the-isfahan-uprising-call-for-the-prosecution-of-the-mullahs-regime-leaders-dec-5-2021\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_67 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_1\" style=\"text-align: justify\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_67\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h3 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Iran: COVID-19 Fatalities Has Reached 485,600<\/h3>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-485600-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-252610\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-485600-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran.jpg\" alt=\"Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-485600-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran\" width=\"1100\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-485600-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-485600-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-485600-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-485600-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-485600-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-485600-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-696x397.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-485600-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-1068x610.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>) announced on Monday, December 6, 2021, that the COVID-19 death toll in 547 cities has exceeded 485,600. In Tehran death toll has reached 113,725, Isfahan 33,340, Khuzestan 29,450, West Azerbaijan 18,283, Fars 18,160, Mazandaran 17,700, East Azerbaijan 16,743, Kerman 13,030, Golestan 10,590, Hormozgan 8,055, Ardabil 6,120, Ilam 4,638, and Zanjan 4,605.<\/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 485,600 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\/e3kNRplrcn\">https:\/\/t.co\/e3kNRplrcn<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/80d6rLIveB\">pic.twitter.com\/80d6rLIveB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1467969597957627911?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 6, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-covid-19-fatalities-has-reached-485600\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Why Iran\u2019s Currency and Economy Are in Freefall<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Shortly after the working week began in Iran, the figures at currency exchange booths shocked everyone. Every U.S. dollar was being exchanged at 300,000 rials, a record figure. A few hours later, the prices of the dollar reached 310,000 rials.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"rial-in-freefall\" src=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/rial-in-freefall.jpg\" alt=\"rial-in-freefall\" width=\"690\" height=\"390\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"tdb-title-text\" style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran: Call for Immediate Action To Save the Life of Death-row Political Prisoner<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/about-ncri\/ncri\/alternative\/\">Iranian Resistance<\/a>\u00a0urges the United Nation\u2019s Secretary-General, the UN High Commissioner, the UN Human Rights Council, and other human rights organizations and bodies, as well as the European Union and its member states, to take immediate action to save the life of Abbas Daris, a political prisoner sentenced to death.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/why-irans-currency-and-economy-are-in-freefall\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Daris_brothers\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Daris_brothers.jpeg\" alt=\"Daris_brothers\" width=\"659\" height=\"387\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-call-for-immediate-action-to-save-the-life-of-death-row-political-prisoner-abbas-daris-arrested-during-the-november-2019-uprising\/\" 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-december-6-2021\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran News in Brief \u2013 De<\/strong><strong>cember <\/strong><strong>6<\/strong><strong>, 2021<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/2077cfe36d0d\/mvlhuta4du\" 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 UPDATE: 07:55 PM CET Iran: Government-Affiliated Economist Admits to People&rsquo;s Deproable Economic Situation In an interview with the state-run Eghtesad Pouya [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":252611,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,182],"tags":[129,130,141,142,197,198,217,229],"class_list":{"0":"post-252608","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","10":"tag-iran-protests","11":"tag-human-rights","12":"tag-1988-massacre","13":"tag-mek-iran","14":"tag-ncri","15":"tag-irans-nuclear-program","16":"tag-irans-economy"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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