{"id":252731,"date":"2021-12-09T02:23:05","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T07:23:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=252731"},"modified":"2023-02-01T04:36:36","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T03:36:36","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-december-9-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-december-9-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 December 9, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"iran-isfahan-zayandehrud-protests-2021-min\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-251136\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/iran-isfahan-zayandehrud-protests-2021-min.jpg\" alt=\"iran-isfahan-zayandehrud-protests-2021-min\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/iran-isfahan-zayandehrud-protests-2021-min.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/iran-isfahan-zayandehrud-protests-2021-min-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/iran-isfahan-zayandehrud-protests-2021-min-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/iran-isfahan-zayandehrud-protests-2021-min-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/iran-isfahan-zayandehrud-protests-2021-min-696x391.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\">THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/h2>\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<p><strong style=\"text-align: justify\">UPDATE: 06:20 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iran Nuclear Talks Resume in Vienna as Tensions Run High<\/h3>\n<p>World powers are reconvening for talks in Vienna over Iran\u2019s controversial nuclear program. This is the 8th round of talks this year, the second since Ebrahim Raisi&#8217;s cabinet took office in Tehran US and E3\u2014France, Germany, and the UK\u2014accused Iran of taking maximalist positions in the last round US officials warned that if Iran continues this stance, a return to the 2015 nuclear deal might not be viable in near future If talks fail, US and E3 are likely to convene an emergency IAEA board session by late December to pass a censure resolution against Iran, US officials say More sanctions on Iran could follow, and possibly snapback sanctions at UN Security Council.<\/p>\n<h3>Round up of Iran Protests\u00a0 on Thursday<\/h3>\n<p>Reports by the People&#8217;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) indicate there have been a number of protests across the country by people from all walks of life.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, school janitors in Khuzestan and Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari provinces held gatherings protesting their low wages and poor living conditions.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">December 9- <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>School janitors in Khuzestan and Chaharmahal &amp; Bakhtiari provinces held gatherings protesting their low wages and poor living conditions.<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\/3FWBtNqxzw\">pic.twitter.com\/3FWBtNqxzw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1468981264250286087?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 9, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, employees of the Water and Sewage Department in Khuzestan, southwest Iran, rallied for a second consecutive day protesting four months of delayed paychecks and pensions.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">December 9 &#8211; Ahvaz, southwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Employees of the Water and Sewage Department rallied for a second consecutive day protesting four months of delayed paychecks 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\/KLiDvIpYJg\">pic.twitter.com\/KLiDvIpYJg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1468973727454953484?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 9, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>On December 9, teachers with unofficial employment contracts in Isfahan held a rally and protested their economic grievances due to unequal paychecks and pensions.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">December 9 &#8211; Isfahan, central <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Teachers with unofficial employment contracts protest their economic grievances due to unequal paychecks 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\/gkgow6YaD1\">pic.twitter.com\/gkgow6YaD1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1468951067417202688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 9, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong style=\"text-align: justify\">UPDATE: 02:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>MEK Supporters Hold Protest in Belgium, Urging EU Leaders to Curb Iran&#8217;s Terrorism<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">On Thursday, freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the Iranian opposition <\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">\u00a0Mujahedin-e Khalq organization rallied against the mullahs&#8217; terrorism as a court hears appeals of convicted accomplices of Tehran&#8217;s jailed diplomat-terrorist Assadollah Assadi.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Assadi was arrested in 2018 along with three other operatives when they attempted to bomb the Iranian Resistance&#8217;s rally in Paris.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">December 9 &#8211; Antwerp, Belgium<br \/>Freedom-loving Iranians &amp; supporters of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> opposition PMOI\/MEK rallying against the mullahs&#39; terrorism as a court hears appeals of convicted accomplices of Tehran&#39;s jailed diplomat-terrorist Assadollah Assadi.<\/p>\n<p>Part 2<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bv6q8SC5A7\">pic.twitter.com\/bv6q8SC5A7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1468886891722207235?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 9, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Iran: Teachers Hold Protest In Qom<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">On Thursday, Iranian teachers held a protest rally in the city of Qom, near Tehran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Teachers are seeking answers to their long-raised demands of low wages and poor living conditions. They demand higher wages and voice their economic woes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In a video from this protest, the girl talking says both her parents are teachers and explains her family&#8217;s economic grievances.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">December 9 &#8211; Qom, central <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Teachers rallying to demand higher wages and voice their economic woes. The girl talking says both her parents are teachers and explains her family&#39;s economic grievances.<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\/M55VkmvCtm\">pic.twitter.com\/M55VkmvCtm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1468920868256505857?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 9, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong style=\"text-align: justify\">UPDATE: 08:30 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\">Belgian Committee of Parliamentarians and Mayors for a Democratic Iran, Supported the Protests in Isfahan and Other Cities in Iran for Water Crisis<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Belgian-Committee-Of-Parliamentarians-And-Mayors-For-A-Democratic-Iran\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Belgian-Committee-Of-Parliamentarians-And-Mayors-For-A-Democratic-Iran.jpg\" alt=\"Belgian-Committee-Of-Parliamentarians-And-Mayors-For-A-Democratic-Iran\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" \/>According to the website of the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freeirancommunity.be\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Iranian Community In Belgium<\/a>, the Belgian Committee of Parliamentarians and Mayors for a Democratic Iran, in<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freeirancommunity.be\/belgian-committee-of-parliamenterians-and-mayors-for-a-democratic-iran-supports-the-protests-in-isfahan-and-other-cities-in-iran-for-water-crisis\/\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0a statement<\/a>, supported the uprising of the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?s=Isfahan+farmers\" rel=\"noopener\">people and farmers of Isfahan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As long as the mullahs remain in power, poverty, unemployment, and disease will increase every day in Iran. Because the government denies people basic needs like water, electricity, bread, affordable housing, and vaccines, and instead invests heavily in regional terror and its missile program,&#8221; the statement reads in a part.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/2021\/12\/08\/belgian-committee-of-parliamentarians-and-mayors-for-a-democratic-iran-supported-the-protests-in-isfahan-and-other-cities-in-iran-for-water-crisis\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 486,400<\/h3>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"covid-19-08122021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/covid-19-08122021.jpg\" alt=\"covid-19-08122021\" width=\"650\" height=\"371\" \/><\/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 Wednesday, December 8, 2021, that the COVID-19 death toll in 547 cities has reached 486,400. In Tehran, the death toll has passed 113,905, Isfahan 33,410, Khuzestan 29,490, West Azerbaijan 18,313, Fars 18,200, Mazandaran 17,730, East Azerbaijan 16,773, Sistan and Baluchestan 13,460, Hormozgan 8,075, Qazvin 5,624, and Zanjan 4,630.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-coronavirus-death-toll-exceeds-486400\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"tdb-title-text\" style=\"text-align: justify\">Lawmakers Call On European Union To Hold Tehran Accountable for Its Rights Abuses<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"european-parliament-conference\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/european-parliament-conference.jpg\" alt=\"european-parliament-conference\" width=\"650\" height=\"367\" \/>Members of the European Parliament called on their states to focus on human rights abuses in a\u00a0<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\">conference<\/a>\u00a0held on Tuesday, December 7. The conference, which was held on the eve of the International Human Rights Day on December 10, featured speeches from MEPs, distinguished European politicians, and Mrs.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/maryam-rajavi\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryam Rajavi<\/a>, the president-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/lawmakers-call-on-european-union-to-hold-tehran-accountable-for-its-rights-abuses\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: justify\">Iranians, MEK Supporters Rally in Front of the European Parliament in Brussels, Seeking Justice for the 1988 Massacre and Solidarity With Isfahan Uprising<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iranians-MEK-Supporters-Rally-in-Front-of-the-European-Parliament-in-Brussels-Tuesday-Dec-7-2021\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Iranians-MEK-Supporters-Rally-in-Front-of-the-European-Parliament-in-Brussels-Tuesday-Dec-7-2021.jpg\" alt=\"Iranians-MEK-Supporters-Rally-in-Front-of-the-European-Parliament-in-Brussels-Tuesday-Dec-7-2021\" width=\"650\" height=\"325\" \/><strong>Brussels, Tuesday, December 7, 2021:<\/strong>\u00a0At the same time as<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/2021\/12\/07\/european-parliament-conference-1988-massacre-a-crime-against-humanity-and-genocide-end-impunity-for-iran-regime-leaders\/\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0the conference<\/a>\u00a0in the European Parliament entitled \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/1988-massacre-of-political-prisoners-in-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">1988Massacre<\/a>, a Crime Against Humanity and Genocide, End Impunity for Iran Regime Leaders\u201d, freedom-loving Iranians,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/peoples-mojahedin-pmoi-mek-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">MEK\u00a0<\/a>supporters in Brussels, demonstrated in front of the European Parliament.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In addition to demonstrations by Iranian resistance supporters, more than 2,000 people attended the conference online.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/2021\/12\/08\/iranians-mek-supporters-rally-in-front-of-the-european-parliament-in-brussels-seeking-justice-for-the-1988-massacre-and-solidarity-with-isfahan-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-8-2021\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran News in Brief \u2013 De<\/strong><strong>cember 8<\/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: 06:20 PM CET Iran Nuclear Talks Resume in Vienna as Tensions Run High World powers are reconvening for talks in [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":251136,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-252731","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"tag-iran-news"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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