{"id":253930,"date":"2022-01-07T02:55:29","date_gmt":"2022-01-07T07:55:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=253930"},"modified":"2023-01-30T16:15:14","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T15:15:14","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-january-7-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-january-7-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 January 7, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Coronavirus-3001\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-252483\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Coronavirus-3001.jpg\" alt=\"Coronavirus-3001\" width=\"1000\" height=\"644\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Coronavirus-3001.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Coronavirus-3001-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Coronavirus-3001-768x495.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Coronavirus-3001-150x97.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Coronavirus-3001-696x448.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<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>UPDATE: 8:30 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Public Trust in Our State Has Never Been This Low &#8211; Iranian Official<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ahmad-Tavakoli-member-of-the-Iranian-regimes-Expediency-Council-min\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-253936\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ahmad-Tavakoli-member-of-the-Iranian-regimes-Expediency-Council-min.jpg\" alt=\"Ahmad-Tavakoli-member-of-the-Iranian-regimes-Expediency-Council-min\" width=\"1000\" height=\"561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ahmad-Tavakoli-member-of-the-Iranian-regimes-Expediency-Council-min.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ahmad-Tavakoli-member-of-the-Iranian-regimes-Expediency-Council-min-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ahmad-Tavakoli-member-of-the-Iranian-regimes-Expediency-Council-min-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ahmad-Tavakoli-member-of-the-Iranian-regimes-Expediency-Council-min-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ahmad-Tavakoli-member-of-the-Iranian-regimes-Expediency-Council-min-696x390.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Conducting a speech for the Islamic Associations of Independent Students, Ahmad Tavakoli, a member of the Iranian regime\u2019s Expediency Council said: &#8220;Unfortunately, hunger and poverty have become significant in Iran and the number of those below the hypothetical poverty line is 60% of the country&#8217;s population. While deciding about 60 million people who are eligible to receive subsidies, the parliament is accepting that 72% of the Iranian people are entitled to donations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8220;Let\u2019s not deceive ourselves. In the last 40 years, the people&#8217;s trust in our state has never been lower than it is now,&#8221; Tavakoli said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Expressing concerns about the looming threat of uprisings, this member of the Expediency Council added: &#8220;If the state does not address these problems, things will happen that shouldn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Why Iran\u2019s Regime Is Terrified of Growing Focus On Its Human Rights Record<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_242392\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-242392\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ejei-Iran-ncri\" class=\"size-full wp-image-242392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ejei-Iran-ncri.jpg\" alt=\"Days after Ebraim Raisi\u2019s selection as the new president,\u00a0Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei\u00a0became the regime\u2019s new Judiciary Chief.\u202f\u00a0\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ejei-Iran-ncri.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ejei-Iran-ncri-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ejei-Iran-ncri-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ejei-Iran-ncri-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ejei-Iran-ncri-696x391.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-242392\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gholamhossain-Mohseni-Ejei<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In a session of the so-called Supreme Council of Human Rights Staff, regime officials expressed their concern about their human rights record catching up with them. Judiciary Chief Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejei chaired the meeting which, Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Shamkhani, and five cabinet members: Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abollahian, Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib, Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi, Culture Minister Mohammad Mehdi Esmaili, and Justice Minister Amin Hossein Rahimi also attended.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/why-irans-regime-is-terrified-of-growing-focus-on-its-human-rights-record\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran\u2019s Regime Is Doing Nothing to Help Flood Victims<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran&rsquo;s regime is doing nothing to help flood victims\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_fQWAWa4nujg\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FfQWAWa4nujg%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fQWAWa4nujg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-01-06T10:02:04Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_fQWAWa4nujg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FfQWAWa4nujg%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran\u2019s regime is doing nothing to help flood victims<\/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\/fQWAWa4nujg\" 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%2FfQWAWa4nujg%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran&rsquo;s regime is doing nothing to help flood victims\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"As seasonal floods continue to ravage large swaths of Iran, the regime is doing nearly nothing to help the victims MP Moein Al-Din Saeidi: Konarak, Chabahar, Dashtyari, and Zarabad are flooded\u2014Tehran officials are still in hibernation There has been no help, from nowhere. No official has come here. Our homes are under water. [These officials] have gathered here for nothing. They just took pictures and did nothing. State-run Aftab-e Yazd: As usual, officials are caught by surprise\u2026 There has been no investment in this domain The mayor, governor, Red Crescent, they\u2019re all thieves We\u2019re faced with this every year. You don\u2019t have the machinery to stop this? *** Content on the PMOI\/MEK&#039;s official YouTube channel is not subject to copyright if the source is mentioned ***\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">As seasonal\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?s=floods+\" rel=\"noopener\">floods\u00a0<\/a>continue to ravage large swaths of Iran, the regime is doing nearly nothing to help the victims. MP Moein Al-Din Saeidi: Konarak, Chabahar, Dashtyari, and Zarabad are flooded\u2014Tehran officials are still in hibernation.\u00a0There has been no help, from nowhere. No official has come here. Our homes are under water. [These officials] have gathered here for nothing. They just took pictures and did nothing.\u00a0State-run Aftab-e Yazd: As usual, officials are caught by surprise\u2026 There has been no investment in this domain.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/media-gallery\/videos\/2022\/01\/irans-regime-is-doing-nothing-to-help-flood-victims\/31307\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Canadian Court Holds Iranian Regime Accountable for the Deaths of Canadian Civilians in Airstrike<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran-Ukrainian-plane-which-downed-by-the-IRGC-missiles-in-2020-January\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-253931\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Iran-Ukrainian-plane-which-downed-by-the-IRGC-missiles-in-2020-January.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-Ukrainian-plane-which-downed-by-the-IRGC-missiles-in-2020-January\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Iran-Ukrainian-plane-which-downed-by-the-IRGC-missiles-in-2020-January.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Iran-Ukrainian-plane-which-downed-by-the-IRGC-missiles-in-2020-January-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Iran-Ukrainian-plane-which-downed-by-the-IRGC-missiles-in-2020-January-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Iran-Ukrainian-plane-which-downed-by-the-IRGC-missiles-in-2020-January-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Iran-Ukrainian-plane-which-downed-by-the-IRGC-missiles-in-2020-January-696x392.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In a ruling in a Canadian court on Monday, the Iranian regime was ordered to pay $84 million to the families of the 85 Canadian victims who lost their lives on Ukraine International <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/new-information-shed-more-lights-on-the-role-of-irans-senior-officials-irgc-in-downing-ukrainian-airliner\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Airlines Flight 752<\/a>\u00a0in January 2020, which was shot down by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-a-fundamentalism\/inside-irans-army-of-terror-and-oppression-revolutionary-guards-irgc\/\" rel=\"noopener\">IRGC<\/a>).\u00a0Lawyers representing the families of the victims have stated that if the regime ignore the civil lawsuit\u2019s ruling, there is an option to secure a portion of the compensation by seizing some of Iran\u2019s assets. Similar lawsuits are being conducted around the world in the home countries of the other victims.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/articles\/2022\/01\/canadian-court-holds-iranian-regime-accountable-for-the-deaths-of-canadian-civilians-in-airstrike\/31334\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran: Workers Can\u2019t Afford a Food Basket<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran: Workers Can&rsquo;t Afford a Food Basket\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_k5UqsIFzgas\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fk5UqsIFzgas%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k5UqsIFzgas\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT54S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-01-03T11:35:35Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_k5UqsIFzgas\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fk5UqsIFzgas%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran: Workers Can\u2019t Afford a Food Basket<\/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\/k5UqsIFzgas\" 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%2Fk5UqsIFzgas%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran: Workers Can&rsquo;t Afford a Food Basket\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"The state-run Hamdeli daily reported on Jan 2 that the cost the workers\u2019 food basket is soaring. \u201cThe cost of workers\u2019 food baskets has reached 115 million rials per month. Due to their living conditions, most workers cannot afford these expenses.\u201d \u201cInflation has crossed 45 percent, but wages are the same as they were earlier this year,\u201d Hamdeli daily wrote. Iranian workers\u2019 minimum salary is 25 million rials equivalent to &#36;84 per month, based on current free-market rates. Meanwhile, the regime squanders billions of dollars on its malign activities. Read More: https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/IranNCR\/ https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy Subscribe to NCRI weekly newsletter t.ly\/MybJ\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The state-run Hamdeli daily reported on Jan 2 that the cost of the workers\u2019 food basket is soaring. \u201cThe cost of workers\u2019\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/socio-economic-crisis\/2021\/12\/irans-regime-state-media-millions-of-iranians-cant-afford-basic-goods\/31020\/\" rel=\"noopener\">food baskets<\/a>\u00a0has reached 115 million rials per month. Due to their living conditions, most workers cannot afford these expenses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/media-gallery\/videos\/2022\/01\/iran-workers-cant-afford-a-food-basket\/31318\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Political Prisoner Khadijeh Mehdipour Sentenced to 20 Months in Prison<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Political-prisoner-Khadijeh-Mehdipour-min\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-253932\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Political-prisoner-Khadijeh-Mehdipour-min.jpg\" alt=\"Political-prisoner-Khadijeh-Mehdipour-min\" width=\"750\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Political-prisoner-Khadijeh-Mehdipour-min.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Political-prisoner-Khadijeh-Mehdipour-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Political-prisoner-Khadijeh-Mehdipour-min-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Political-prisoner-Khadijeh-Mehdipour-min-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Political prisoner Khadijeh Medipour received 20 months of prison term.\u00a0Agents of the IRGC Intelligence arrested Khadijeh Mehdipour three months ago, on October 10, 2021. Two days later, they transferred Ms. Mehdipour, 34 and a resident of Ivan-e Gharb, to the women\u2019s ward of the Central Prison of Ilam. She has been detained there since in violation of the principle of separation of crimes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2022\/01\/06\/prisoner-khadijeh-mehdipour\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran: Coronavirus Fatalities Surpass 495,500<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-495500-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-min\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-253918\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-495500-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-min.jpg\" alt=\"Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-495500-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-min\" width=\"1000\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-495500-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-min.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-495500-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-min-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-495500-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-min-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-495500-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-min-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-495500-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-min-696x397.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\/\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>) announced on Thursday, January 6, 2022, that the Coronavirus death toll in 547 cities exceeds 495,500. In Tehran the number of victims has passed 115,830, Isfahan 34,335, Khuzestan 29,930, Fars 18,720, Gilan 17,190, East Azerbaijan 17,128, Alborz 14,468, Golestan 10,785, Hormozgan 8,195, Yazd 8,188, and Kurdistan 8,172.<\/p>\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-495500\/\" 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 495,500 people have died of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/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\/aRyNoSbgce\">https:\/\/t.co\/aRyNoSbgce<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ziea4X6izs\">pic.twitter.com\/ziea4X6izs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1479211173627129861?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 6, 2022<\/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-january-6-2022\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran News in Brief \u2013 January 6<\/strong><strong>, 2022<\/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: 8:30 AM CET Public Trust in Our State Has Never Been This Low &ndash; Iranian Official Conducting a speech for [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":252483,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-253930","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 v27.3 - 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