{"id":262215,"date":"2022-08-11T09:35:18","date_gmt":"2022-08-11T07:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=262215"},"modified":"2023-02-06T10:48:18","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T09:48:18","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-august-11-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-august-11-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 August 11, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_262216\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-262216\" style=\"width: 692px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"iran-retirees-protests-arak-Aug-9\" class=\"size-full wp-image-262216\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/iran-retirees-protests-arak-Aug-9.jpeg\" alt=\"iran-retirees-protests-arak-Aug-9\" width=\"692\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/iran-retirees-protests-arak-Aug-9.jpeg 692w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/iran-retirees-protests-arak-Aug-9-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/iran-retirees-protests-arak-Aug-9-150x85.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 692px) 100vw, 692px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-262216\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Retirees and pensioners protesting in Ahvaz of Khuzestan province, southwest Iran\u2014August 10, 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\">THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/h2>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 4:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_262230\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-262230\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"John_Bolton_speaking_at_the_PMOI_event-1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-262230\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/John_Bolton_speaking_at_the_PMOI_event-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"John Bolton\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/John_Bolton_speaking_at_the_PMOI_event-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/John_Bolton_speaking_at_the_PMOI_event-1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/John_Bolton_speaking_at_the_PMOI_event-1.jpg 690w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-262230\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amb. John Bolton, speaking at a gathering organized by supporters of the Iranian opposition PMOI\/MEK in front of United Nations headquarters in New York \u2013 October 21, 2017<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Iran\u2019s plot to assassinate Bolton proves the West\u2019s appeasement emboldens Tehran<\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The U.S. Justice Department unveiling a plot by the Iranian regime\u2019s Revolutionary Guards (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/iran-news\/a-look-at-irans-revolutionary-guards\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">IRGC<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">) to assassinate former U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton has shocked the world. However, it should come to no surprise as it is yet another reminder of the true nature of the mullahs\u2019 regime ruling Iran: the world\u2019s leading state sponsor of terrorism.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/irans-plot-to-assassinate-bolton-proves-the-wests-appeasement-emboldens-tehran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Interview of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/5CygZlzbjBI\" rel=\"noopener\">Alghad TV<\/a> with a member of the MEK resistance unit<\/h3>\n<p>The resistance units are the nightmare of the authorities, and they post pictures of President Maryam Rajavi, write slogans on the walls, and spread slogans of overthrowing the regime.<\/p>\n<p>The PMOI is the only organization that helps us in this great fight for freedom. We want freedom for our country, and we will do anything to gain freedom; and I ask the international community to support the PMOI and stop dealing with mullahs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_5CygZlzbjBI\"><div id=\"lyte_5CygZlzbjBI\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F5CygZlzbjBI%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\"><\/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\/5CygZlzbjBI\" 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%2F5CygZlzbjBI%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube video thumbnail\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 11:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iran Protests<\/h3>\n<p>August 10, Shahrekord, southwest Iran<br \/>\nThe water shortage crisis here is so severe that the locals&#8217; only source of daily water is through trucks.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Shahrekord, southwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>The water shortage crisis here is so severe that the locals&#39; only source of daily water is through trucks.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/43YearsOfMisery?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#43YearsOfMisery<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/t8QgB1zkzD\">pic.twitter.com\/t8QgB1zkzD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1557426557894987777?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 10, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">August 10 &#8211; Tehran, <\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Iran Air Airlines (Homa) retirees rallying and protesting for answers to their long-raised demands.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">August 10 &#8211; Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Iran Air Airlines (Homa) retirees rallying and protesting for 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\/f1L601GHvs\">pic.twitter.com\/f1L601GHvs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1557335961259982849?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 10, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>August 10 &#8211; Rasht, northern Iran<br \/>\nRetirees and pensioners of the regime&#8217;s Social Security Organization protesting low pensions and poor economic conditions.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">August 10 &#8211; Rasht, northern <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Retirees and pensioners of the regime&#39;s Social Security Organization protesting low pensions and poor economic conditions.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sTfhso9y8i\">pic.twitter.com\/sTfhso9y8i<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1557332180740849667?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 10, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>August 10 &#8211; Shush, southwest Iran<br \/>\nRetirees and pensioners of the regime&#8217;s Social Security Organization protesting low pensions and poor economic conditions.<br \/>\nThe summer heat is excruciating in this part of the country.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">August 10 &#8211; Shush, southwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Retirees and pensioners of the regime&#39;s Social Security Organization protesting low pensions and poor economic conditions.<br \/>The summer heat is excruciating in this part of the country.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yVcsW2ZBUP\">pic.twitter.com\/yVcsW2ZBUP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1557328408484499459?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 10, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>August 10 &#8211; Kermanshah, western Iran<br \/>\nRetirees and pensioners of the regime&#8217;s Social Security Organization protesting low pensions and poor economic conditions.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">August 10 &#8211; Kermanshah, western <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Retirees and pensioners of the regime&#39;s Social Security Organization protesting low pensions and poor economic conditions.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8Q4bKiqXsY\">pic.twitter.com\/8Q4bKiqXsY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1557324630859255810?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 10, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>August 10 &#8211; Khorramabad, western Iran<br \/>\nRetirees and pensioners of the regime&#8217;s Social Security Organization protesting low pensions and poor economic conditions.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">August 10 &#8211; Khorramabad, western <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Retirees and pensioners of the regime&#39;s Social Security Organization protesting low pensions and poor economic conditions.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6ADNOYNzpa\">pic.twitter.com\/6ADNOYNzpa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1557290660884951040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 10, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>August 10 &#8211; Kerman, south-central Iran<br \/>\nRetirees and pensioners of the regime&#8217;s Social Security Organization protesting low pensions and poor economic conditions.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">August 10 &#8211; Kerman, south-central <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Retirees and pensioners of the regime&#39;s Social Security Organization protesting low pensions and poor economic conditions.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xpKAHDzhnP\">pic.twitter.com\/xpKAHDzhnP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1557283107358883840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 10, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">August 10 &#8211; Kermanshah, western <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">Iran<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Truck drivers went on strike outside the provincial governor&#8217;s office protesting the rising prices of fuel and spare parts.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">August 10 &#8211; Kermanshah, western <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Truck drivers went on strike outside the provincial governor&#39;s office protesting the rising prices of fuel and spare parts.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zDRcYacSQ3\">pic.twitter.com\/zDRcYacSQ3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1557275566335819777?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 10, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>August 10 &#8211; Arak, central Iran<br \/>\nRetirees and pensioners of the regime&#8217;s Social Security Organization protesting low pensions and poor economic conditions.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">August 10 &#8211; Arak, central <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Retirees and pensioners of the regime&#39;s Social Security Organization protesting low pensions and poor economic conditions.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6kJY0JHHHa\">pic.twitter.com\/6kJY0JHHHa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1557260463682883584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 10, 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>UPDATE: 9:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Mr. Mohammad Mohaddessin, chairman of the Foreign affairs committee of the NCRI:<\/h3>\n<p>IRGC plot to assassinate Ambassador John Bolton is alarming. Regime\u2019s president was involved in the massacre of political prisoners and 1500 protesters. Now, he is embarking on assassinating foreign politicians. Raisi must not enter the US and the UN. He must be arrested and prosecuted<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">IRGC plot to assassinate <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmbJohnBolton?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AmbJohnBolton<\/a> is alarming. Regime\u2019s president was involved in the massacre of political prisoners &amp;1500 protesters. Now, he is embarking on assassinating foreign politicians. Raisi must not enter the US&amp;UN. He must be arrested &amp;prosecuted  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NoVisa4Raisi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NoVisa4Raisi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mohammad Mohaddessin (@Mohaddessin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mohaddessin\/status\/1557488997798215680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 10, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Iran Conference, The Natanz Revelation: 20 Years Later<\/h3>\n<p>On the 20th anniversary of Natanz revelation, great to join Sen Joe Lieberman, Ambassador John Bolton, Ambassador Bob Joseph, Gen Chuck Wald, Dr Olli Heinonen and James Rosen for timely conference on Tehran&#8217;s nuclear weapons, its terror machine, internal vulnerabilities, and Iran policy options.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday, August 17, 2022<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">On the 20th anniversary of Natanz revelation, great to join Sen Joe Lieberman, Amb John Bolton, Amb Bob Joseph, Gen Chuck Wald, Dr Olli Heinonen and James Rosen for timely conference on Tehran&#39;s nuclear weapons, its terror machine, internal vulnerabilities &amp; Iran policy options. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0A0Pp4krGp\">pic.twitter.com\/0A0Pp4krGp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Alireza Jafarzadeh (@A_Jafarzadeh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/A_Jafarzadeh\/status\/1557497609304133632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 10, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran: Retirees Launch New Round of Protests Over Economic Woes<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"iran-retirees-protests-arak-Aug-9\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-262216 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/iran-retirees-protests-arak-Aug-9-300x169.jpeg\" alt=\"iran-retirees-protests-arak-Aug-9\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/iran-retirees-protests-arak-Aug-9-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/iran-retirees-protests-arak-Aug-9-150x85.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/iran-retirees-protests-arak-Aug-9.jpeg 692w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Social Security Organization retirees and pensioners in Iran took to the streets on Wednesday, August 10, launching a new round of rallies and gatherings protesting poor economic conditions, the regime\u2019s corruption, destructive policies, embezzlement, and refusal to address their long list of outstanding demands regarding economic grievances, including poor wages and pensions, rising inflation, skyrocketing prices of basic goods, insurance issues, and degrading living conditions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/iran-retirees-launch-new-round-of-protests-over-economic-woes\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran Executed at Least 71 Prisoners in July 2022<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran-execution\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-262217 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Iran-execution-300x172.webp\" alt=\"Iran-execution\" width=\"300\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Iran-execution-300x172.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Iran-execution-150x86.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Iran-execution-696x399.webp 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Iran-execution.webp 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">A recent wave of executions continued in July 2022 with at least 71 prisoners being hanged at Iran\u2019s prisons.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">According to the statistics collected by the Iran Human Rights Monitor, at least 31 prisoners were executed on drug charges, 34 were hanged on the charge of murder, four on the charge of rape, and two others on the charge of armed robbery. Four women are among those executed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Iranian authorities also executed a man in public in Fars Province after a halt in public executions for two years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/2022\/08\/10\/iran-executed-at-least-71-prisoners-in-july-2022\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Zurich: MEK Supporters Held a Book Exhibition, Calling for Trial of Iran\u2019s Regime leaders\u2014August 9, 2022<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Zurich: MEK Supporters Held a Book Exhibition, Calling for Trial of Iran&rsquo;s Regime leaders&mdash;August 9\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_7KKyOXFxPcQ\" 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%2F7KKyOXFxPcQ%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7KKyOXFxPcQ\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M4S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-08-10T06:10:50Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_7KKyOXFxPcQ\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F7KKyOXFxPcQ%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Zurich: MEK Supporters Held a Book Exhibition, Calling for Trial of Iran\u2019s Regime leaders\u2014August 9<\/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\/7KKyOXFxPcQ\" 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%2F7KKyOXFxPcQ%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Zurich: MEK Supporters Held a Book Exhibition, Calling for Trial of Iran&rsquo;s Regime leaders&mdash;August 9\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Zurich: MEK Supporters Held a Book Exhibition, Calling for Trial of Iran\u2019s Regime leaders\u2014August 9, 2022 Zurich, Switzerland, August 9, 2022: Freedom-loving Iranians, supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) held a rally and book exhibition and called for the trial of the mullahs\u2019 regime leaders for crimes against humanity. During the book exhibition, Iranian resistance supporters demanded that the Iranian regime\u2019s mass murderer, President Ebrahim Raisi, must be banned from entering US soil and participating in the United Nations General Assembly. He and his regime are not representative of the people of Iran.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Zurich, Switzerland, August 9, 2022:<\/strong>\u00a0Freedom-loving Iranians, supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>) held a rally and book exhibition and called for the trial of the mullahs\u2019 regime leaders for crimes against humanity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/2022\/08\/zurich-mek-supporters-held-a-book-exhibition-calling-for-trial-of-irans-regime-leaders-august-9-2022\/35795\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Also, read<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-august-10-2022\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Iran News in Brief \u2013 August 10,<\/strong><strong>\u00a02022<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 4:00 PM CEST Iran&rsquo;s plot to assassinate Bolton proves the West&rsquo;s appeasement emboldens Tehran The U.S. Justice Department unveiling a [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":262216,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-262215","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 v27.5 - 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