{"id":252696,"date":"2021-12-08T02:26:46","date_gmt":"2021-12-08T07:26:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=252696"},"modified":"2023-02-01T04:36:51","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T03:36:51","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-december-8-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-december-8-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 December 8, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran-Protests-MEK-Supporters\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-252697\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Iran-Protests-MEK-Supporters.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-Protests-MEK-Supporters\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Iran-Protests-MEK-Supporters.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Iran-Protests-MEK-Supporters-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Iran-Protests-MEK-Supporters-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Iran-Protests-MEK-Supporters-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Iran-Protests-MEK-Supporters-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>&nbsp;<\/p>\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<p><strong style=\"text-align: justify\">UPDATE: 06:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Isfahan Friday Prayer Leader Express Fear of More Protests in the City<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Yousef-Tabatabai-Nejad-the-supreme-leaders-representative-in-Isfahan-min\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-251432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Yousef-Tabatabai-Nejad-the-supreme-leaders-representative-in-Isfahan-min.jpg\" alt=\"Yousef-Tabatabai-Nejad-the-supreme-leaders-representative-in-Isfahan-min\" width=\"1200\" height=\"698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Yousef-Tabatabai-Nejad-the-supreme-leaders-representative-in-Isfahan-min.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Yousef-Tabatabai-Nejad-the-supreme-leaders-representative-in-Isfahan-min-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Yousef-Tabatabai-Nejad-the-supreme-leaders-representative-in-Isfahan-min-1024x596.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Yousef-Tabatabai-Nejad-the-supreme-leaders-representative-in-Isfahan-min-768x447.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Yousef-Tabatabai-Nejad-the-supreme-leaders-representative-in-Isfahan-min-150x87.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Yousef-Tabatabai-Nejad-the-supreme-leaders-representative-in-Isfahan-min-696x405.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Yousef-Tabatabai-Nejad-the-supreme-leaders-representative-in-Isfahan-min-1068x621.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Days after the uprising in Isfahan province, Yusuf Tabatabienejad, the province&#8217;s Friday Prayer Leader and the representative of the regime&#8217;s Supreme Leader, reflected the regime&#8217;s fear of another round of protests.<\/p>\n<p>He urged the regime&#8217;s security forces to protect the regime&#8217;s &#8220;security and dignity&#8221; and act &#8220;as a wall around the city.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The security forces and police should seriously deal with a specific group of people who want to disrupt the public security,&#8221; he said on Wednesday, in a meeting with the regime&#8217;s local security forces and their commanders.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The enemy would certainly infiltrate people&#8217;s gatherings and demonstrations when they continue. The special unit and all the security forces must always be ready to face and stand against the internal and external enemies who intend to disrupt public security,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong style=\"text-align: justify\">UPDATE: 06:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Round-up of Iran Protests on December 8<\/h3>\n<p>Reports tallied by the Iranian opposition, Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) Organization, indicate there have been several protests across Iran by all walks of life on Wednesday, December 8, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, teachers and educators in Tehran and Alborz provinces held called or a day of gatherings, rallies, and protests on Monday, December 13. It is worth noting that Iranian teachers have been holding nationwide protests in the past few months, demanding their basic rights such as decent salaries and job security.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, workers of the Persia Hormoz Shipbuilding Co. in Hormozgan province, southern Iran, went on strike and protested their low wages and pensions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">December 8 &#8211; Hormozgan province, southern <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Workers of the Persia Hormoz Shipbuilding Co. are on strike and protesting low wages and pensions.<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\/gzPP1GYhAT\">pic.twitter.com\/gzPP1GYhAT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1468558480999129092?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 8, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>On December 8, 2021, Nurses in Shiraz, south-central Iran, rallied outside the Shiraz Medical Sciences University, protesting not receiving answers to their long-raised demands.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">December 8 &#8211; Shiraz, south-central <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Nurses rallying outside the Shiraz Medical Sciences University, protesting not receiving answers to their long-raised demands.<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\/l00DFJLe4y\">pic.twitter.com\/l00DFJLe4y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1468550936985432069?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 8, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h3>France Dismayed by Iran\u2019s Stance in Nuclear Talks<\/h3>\n<p>Iran\u2019s regime is playing for time in the Vienna nuclear talks, French FM Jean-Yves Le Drian suggested on Tuesday &#8220;The elements&#8230; are not very encouraging,&#8221; Le Drian told a French parliament committee ahead of the next round of talks.<\/p>\n<p>Le Drian: &#8220;We have the feeling the Iranians want to make [the talks] last\u2026\u201d Le Drian: \u201cthe longer the talks last, the more they go back on their commitments&#8230; and get closer to the capacity to obtain a nuclear weapon.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In the previous round of talks, Tehran increased sanctions relief demands and suggested fewer limits on its nuclear program Talks are expected to resume in Vienna on Thursday.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong style=\"text-align: justify\">UPDATE: 10:30 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iran&#8217;s Prosecutor General Expresses Fear of Youth Using Social Media<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"social-media-apps-icons\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-237091\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/social-media-apps-icons.jpg\" alt=\"social-media-apps-icons\" width=\"690\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/social-media-apps-icons.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/social-media-apps-icons-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/social-media-apps-icons-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Iran&#8217;s Attorney General Jafar Montazeri reflected the regime&#8217;s fear of young people turning to social media, describing it as a &#8220;dangerous weapon for the enemy&#8221;. He also expressed fear of revelations of the regime officials&#8217; crimes and plundering on social media. He urged Iranian youth not to make this news public.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Today, the enemy uses a much more dangerous weapon that deeply affects our lives. You have to be very careful. Social media is very dangerous,&#8221; he said, according to the state-run Tasnim News Agency on December 6.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Iran State Media: Possible Uprising like November 2019 on The Horizon<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"iran-uprising-bridge\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-238146\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/iran-uprising-bridge.jpg\" alt=\"iran-uprising-bridge\" width=\"800\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/iran-uprising-bridge.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/iran-uprising-bridge-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/iran-uprising-bridge-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/iran-uprising-bridge-150x79.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/iran-uprising-bridge-696x365.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In an article on Wednesday, the state-run Mostaghel daily warned regime officials about another uprising in a scale of the nationwide Iran protests in November 2019 that rattled the regime&#8217;s foundations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\u00a0&#8220;The hard and deplorable economic situation and [rising] inflation in the last four years, and the [officials&#8217;] negligence in solving these issues, have caused more people to be in absolute poverty. Iranian youth are under heavy financial problems,&#8221; Mostaghel wrote.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8220;Failure in achieving an agreement [with world powers] pushes the country on the edge of social collapse and consequent economic crisis. If there is no interruption in economic pressures, the events of November 2019 will repeat themselves,&#8221; Mostaghel warned regime officials.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong style=\"text-align: justify\">UPDATE: 08:30 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 486,000<\/h3>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Covid-image-49-696x397-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Covid-image-49-696x397-1.jpg\" alt=\"Covid-image-49-696x397-1\" width=\"696\" height=\"397\" \/><\/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 Tuesday, December 7, 2021, that the Coronavirus death toll in 547 cities is more than 486,000. In Tehran, death toll has reached 113,815, Khorasan Razavi 39,450, Isfahan 33,380, Gilan 16,905, Lorestan 16,125, Alborz 14,253, Qom 13,160, Kerman 13,047, Kermanshah 9,069, Hamedan 9,028, Central Province 8,868, and Yazd 7,998.<\/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 486,000 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\/hpHrlMivic\">https:\/\/t.co\/hpHrlMivic<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LnebFqrKi2\">pic.twitter.com\/LnebFqrKi2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1468354637027815427?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\/ncri-statements\/iran-coronavirus-death-toll-exceeds-486000\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">European Lawmakers 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=\"EP\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/EP.jpg\" alt=\"EP\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">On the eve of the International Human Rights Day on December 10, a group of prominent European lawmakers held a conference regarding Iran\u2019s deteriorating human rights situation. Members of the European Parliament called on the Union and its member states to recognize the \u201c1988 massacre in Iran as genocide and a crime against humanity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/i\/broadcasts\/1djGXPzlYMOGZ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/live-report-european-lawmakers-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<h3 class=\"tdb-title-text\" style=\"text-align: justify\">Understanding Tehran\u2019s Confusing Stance in the Nuclear Talks<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"iran-vienna-talks\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/iran-vienna-talks.jpg\" alt=\"iran-vienna-talks\" width=\"649\" height=\"367\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Negotiations over Iran\u2019s nuclear program have turned into a tight knot. Since the last day of the seventh round of talks in Vienna last week to the upcoming talks this week, all sides involved in the negotiations have acknowledged that Iran\u2019s nuclear standoff has reached a deadlock.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/understanding-tehrans-confusing-stance-in-the-nuclear-talks\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Trial of the Executioner Hamid Noury in Stockholm, Rally by Iranians, Mek Supporters in Sweden<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Stockholm-rally-by-the-MEK-supporters-Dec-6-2021\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Stockholm-rally-by-the-MEK-supporters-Dec-6-2021.jpg\" alt=\"Stockholm-rally-by-the-MEK-supporters-Dec-6-2021\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" \/><strong>December 7, 2021:<\/strong>\u00a0The 48th session of the trial of<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?s=+Hamid+Noury\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0Hamid Noury<\/a>, one of the executioners of the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/1988-massacre-of-political-prisoners-in-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">1988 massacre,<\/a>\u00a0took place in the Stockholm court.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">After six interrogation sessions of the executioner Hamid Noury, in the Stockholm court, the hearing of this court\u2019s witnesses would be held.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dec 7, 2021: Coinciding to the trial of the executioner Hamid Noury, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranians?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranians<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MEK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MEK<\/a> supporters in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Stockholm?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Stockholm<\/a>, rallied in front of the courthouse in freezing weather 14 degrees below zero. <br \/>They are commemorating the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/1988Massacre?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#1988Massacre<\/a> martyrs.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ProsecuteRaisiNOW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ProsecuteRaisiNOW<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NoImpunity4Mullahs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NoImpunity4Mullahs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3lPoAplX7I\">pic.twitter.com\/3lPoAplX7I<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom-En (@4freedominiran2) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4freedominiran2\/status\/1468159132905652224?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<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-7-2021\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran News in Brief \u2013 De<\/strong><strong>cember 7<\/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 &nbsp; 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