{"id":253378,"date":"2021-12-24T02:41:34","date_gmt":"2021-12-24T07:41:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=253378"},"modified":"2023-02-01T04:34:59","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T03:34:59","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-december-24-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-december-24-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 December 24, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Teachers-014\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-253346\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Teachers-014.jpg\" alt=\"Teachers-014\" width=\"718\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Teachers-014.jpg 718w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Teachers-014-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Teachers-014-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Teachers-014-696x392.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 718px) 100vw, 718px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\">THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/h2>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 08:00<\/strong><strong> PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>U.S. State Department: Iran\u2019s Regime Is Sending Illegal Weapons to Houthis in Yemen<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran\u2019s regime is smuggling weapons to the Houthis in Yemen, the US State Department announced in a statement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">US military seized more than 1,400 rifles and 226,600 ammunition rounds from a vessel originating from Iran on December 20.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">This ship was on a route historically used to smuggle weapons to the Houthis in Yemen, according to the State Department.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\u201cThe smuggling of arms from Iran to the Houthis represents a flagrant violation of the UN targeted arms embargo,\u201d the State Department said. The statement called it \u201cyet another example of how malign Iranian activity is prolonging the war in Yemen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\u201cIran\u2019s support for armed groups throughout the region threatens international and regional security,\u201d the statement reads<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Iranian Student Activist Leila Hosseinzadeh Suffering Inhumane Conditions in Evin Prison<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Student activist Leila Hosseinzadeh has been held in inhumane conditions since her arrest on December 7. Security forces arrested Hosseinzadeh and nine friends at gunpoint in Shiraz.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">She was held incommunicado in an intelligence department detention center and subjected to torture. Her family did not have any news about her or her whereabouts She has also been denied much-needed medicine.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">She is currently in Ward 209 of Evin Prison, controlled by the Intelligence Ministry. The regime has arrested and imprisoned Leila Hosseinzadeh on several occasions for organizing and participating in protests.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iranian Opposition Leader Sends a Message on Christmas Eve<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"1G0A8502-1024x683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1G0A8502-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"1G0A8502-1024x683\" width=\"650\" height=\"434\" \/>Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the president-elect of the NCRI sent a video message on Christmas Eve.\u00a0 &#8220;Christ is the ultimate message of the victory of rebelling against tyranny and injustice because &#8216;the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it,&#8217;\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/christmas-and-the-new-year-2022\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Maryam Rajavi\u2019s message on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Christmas?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Christmas<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MerryChristmas?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MerryChristmas<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F60FQNK1NQ\">https:\/\/t.co\/F60FQNK1NQ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nfCrBjMXfU\">pic.twitter.com\/nfCrBjMXfU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1474394976633163782?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 24, 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>UPDATE: 10:30<\/strong><strong> AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iran Wants More Concessions Amidst Nuclear Threats But Should Receive the Opposite<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"38eb8f35-3965-43f2-bd6c-31f55562dbd1\" src=\"https:\/\/media.townhall.com\/townhall\/reu\/ha\/2020\/8\/38eb8f35-3965-43f2-bd6c-31f55562dbd1.jpg\" alt=\"38eb8f35-3965-43f2-bd6c-31f55562dbd1\" width=\"650\" height=\"340\" \/>By Dr. Majid Rafizadeh- The prospect of Iran acquiring a nuclear weapon remains one of the greatest threats to global security, and will likely as such as the year 2022 gets underway. Political responses to that threat have been developing for nearly two decades, but a definitive solution remains elusive. In its absence, the crisis has continued to inch forward, to the point that some experts regard the Iranian regime as being only several weeks removed from nuclear weapons \u201cbreakout.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/townhall.com\/columnists\/majidrafizadeh\/2021\/12\/22\/iran-wants-more-concessions-amidst-nuclear-threats-but-should-receive-the-opposite-n2600925\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iranian Revolutionary Guards and Hezbollah Operate Terrorist Camps in Lebanon and Iraq<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran-Hezbollah-Bahrain\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-253388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Iran-Hezbollah-Bahrain.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-Hezbollah-Bahrain\" width=\"697\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Iran-Hezbollah-Bahrain.jpg 697w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Iran-Hezbollah-Bahrain-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Iran-Hezbollah-Bahrain-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 697px) 100vw, 697px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The Bahraini security services had succeeded in breaking espionage and terrorist cells, groups, and networks linked to Iran, arresting terrorists who have received training in the Iranian Revolutionary Guards and Hezbollah terrorist camps in Lebanon and Iraq.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsofbahrain.com\/world\/77571.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>UPDATE: 8:30<\/strong><strong> AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Kurdish Cities Go On Strike to Protest Execution of Political Prisoner Heidar Ghorbani<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Several cities in Iran\u2019s Kurdistan province went on strike on Thursday protesting the execution of a political prisoner.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Merchants and shop owners closed their businesses to protest the hanging of Heidar Ghorbani, executed on December 19.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Ghorbani was arrested by agents of the regime\u2019s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) in 2016. He was sentenced to death for \u201carmed rebellion against the state,\u201d murdering 3 Basij members, and membership in a dissident group.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In recent months, human rights experts and activists have repeatedly warned about Ghorbani\u2019s case. He was tortured to make incriminating confessions that were later broadcast by state-run media.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">IRAN: Teachers Rise up in More Than 100 Cities Nationwide<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Teachers-05\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Teachers-05.jpg\" alt=\"Teachers-05\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">On Thursday morning, December 23, 2021, teachers and educators across Iran rallied in more than 100 cities across Iran to protest the clerical regime\u2019s oppressive policies and the parliament\u2019s adoption of the hastily drafted and deceptive \u201cranking\u201d bill.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Following the protests and demonstrations of teachers in more than 200 cities in recent weeks, on December 15, 2021, the clerical regime\u2019s parliament drafted a bill entitled teacher\u2019s \u201cRanking,\u201d which, even if implemented, would not have met the minimum demands of teachers. The teachers described the bill as a dagger to the ranking bill and vowed to continue their protests.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-iran-protest\/iran-teachers-rise-up-in-more-than-100-cities-nationwide\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran: COVID-19 Deaths Surpass 491,400<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"map-coronavirus-iran\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/map-coronavirus-iran.jpg\" alt=\"map-coronavirus-iran\" width=\"650\" height=\"371\" \/>The People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\/\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>) announced on Thursday, December 23, 2021, that the COVID-19 death toll in 547 cities has surpassed 491,400. In Tehran death toll has reached 115,020, Isfahan 33,870, West Azerbaijan 18,518, Fars 18,520, Gilan 17,065, Lorestan 16,290, Qom 13,245, Central Province 8,948, and Qazvin 5,734.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-coronavirus-death-toll-exceeds-491400\/\" 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-23-2021\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran News in Brief \u2013 De<\/strong><strong>cember 23<\/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: 08:00 PM CET U.S. State Department: Iran&rsquo;s Regime Is Sending Illegal Weapons to Houthis in Yemen Iran&rsquo;s regime is smuggling [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":253346,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-253378","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"category-iran-news-in-brief-news","9":"tag-iran-news"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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