{"id":268078,"date":"2022-12-22T09:05:38","date_gmt":"2022-12-22T08:05:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=268078"},"modified":"2023-02-07T20:50:43","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T19:50:43","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-december-22-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-december-22-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 December 22, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"iran-photo-expo-21122022-1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-268082\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/iran-photo-expo-21122022-1.jpg\" alt=\"iran-photo-expo-21122022-1\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/iran-photo-expo-21122022-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/iran-photo-expo-21122022-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/iran-photo-expo-21122022-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/iran-photo-expo-21122022-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/iran-photo-expo-21122022-1-696x392.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 style=\"text-align: justify\">UPDATE: 10:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran Uprising at a Glance \u2013 Day 98<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in Iran<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Thursday, December 22, 2022 \u2013 8 PM GMT+1<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><strong>Days<\/strong>: 98<\/li>\n<li><strong>Protests<\/strong>: 280 cities<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fatalities<\/strong>: 750+ estimated deaths, 601 identified by MEK<\/li>\n<li><strong>Detentions<\/strong>: 30,000+<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran\u2019s nationwide uprising is marking its 98<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0day on Thursday following a day of various protest rallies, gatherings, nightly marches, and strikes. Protesters have continued to voice their opposition to the mullahs\u2019 regime through various slogans, including \u201cDeath to Khamenei!\u201d and \u201cDeath to the dictator!\u201d referring directly to regime Supreme Leader\u00a0Ali Khamenei.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1605887121180397568\" rel=\"noopener\">Kamyaran<\/a>, western Iran, locals marked the 40th day of Foad Mohammadi&#8217;s murder by the regime&#8217;s oppressive security forces. they chanted: &#8220;We swear on our compatriots&#8217; blood that we will stand to the end!&#8221; and &#8220;This is the last message: one more execution and there will be more uprisings!&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">December 22 &#8211; Kamyaran, western <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Locals marking the 40th day of Foad Mohammadi&#39;s murder by the regime&#39;s security forces:<br \/>&quot;This is the last message: one more execution and there will be more uprisings!&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution2022<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D9%81%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AF_%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF%DB%8C?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0641\u0648\u0627\u062f_\u0645\u062d\u0645\u062f\u06cc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/noNL9dUK47\">pic.twitter.com\/noNL9dUK47<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1605921095076306944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 22, 2022<\/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\">In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNewsUpdate1\/status\/1605874395553071104\" rel=\"noopener\">Qazvin<\/a>, west of Tehran, the mother, and relatives of Sepehr Esmaili, a 22-year-old engineer killed by authorities on November 13, attend their loved one&#8217;s grave.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In Rasht, northern Iran, locals torched a billboard with images of regime founder Ruhollah Khomeini and mullahs&#8217; Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In Semirom, central Iran, locals continued the nationwide protests and chanted &#8220;Death to Khamenei!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In Sistan and Baluchestan province, southeast Iran, children chanted against the regime&#8217;s supreme leader, &#8220;Death to Khamenei&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Iran, Sistan &amp; Baluchestan: Children chant against the regime&#39;s supreme leader: &quot;Death to Khamenei&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D9%85%D8%B1%DA%AF_%D8%A8%D8%B1_%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%85%DA%AF%D8%B1_%DA%86%D9%87_%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%87_%DA%86%D9%87_%D8%B1%D9%87%D8%A8%D8%B1?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0645\u0631\u06af_\u0628\u0631_\u0633\u062a\u0645\u06af\u0631_\u0686\u0647_\u0634\u0627\u0647_\u0628\u0627\u0634\u0647_\u0686\u0647_\u0631\u0647\u0628\u0631<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HRCNDYaAm5\">pic.twitter.com\/HRCNDYaAm5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1605901556188004355?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 22, 2022<\/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\">In another development abroad, on Wednesday more than 230 current and former UN officials, judges, human rights experts, Nobel laureates, and NGOs in an <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jvmifoundation\/status\/1605584442030006273\" rel=\"noopener\">open letter<\/a> calling on world leaders to step up pressure on Iran to halt the execution of anti-government protesters, including by imposing sanctions on its officials for human rights abuses, expelling Iranian ambassadors and blacklisting the IRGC. The signatories pointed out that what compounds their concern is the Iranian authorities\u2019 decades-long record of mass executions, most notably the fact that \u201cas many as 30,000 political prisoners, mostly MEK members, were extra-legally executed or forcibly disappeared during the 1988 massacre.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">To: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@POTUS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eucopresident?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@eucopresident<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RishiSunak?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RishiSunak<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JustinTrudeau?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JustinTrudeau<\/a><\/p>\n<p>JVMI and 238 NGOs, current and former UN officials,  human rights experts and Nobel laureates appeal to you today<\/p>\n<p>Act Now To Stop Iran From Executing Protesters<\/p>\n<p>Full text of open letter: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oIGgntJw1U\">https:\/\/t.co\/oIGgntJw1U<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uLzfQLsuzO\">pic.twitter.com\/uLzfQLsuzO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; JVMI (@jvmifoundation) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jvmifoundation\/status\/1605584442030006273?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 21, 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: 8:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Eutelsat Confirms Russian, Iranian Channel Suspension<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"advanced-television-logo\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-268103 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/advanced-television-logo-300x124.jpg\" alt=\"advanced-television-logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/advanced-television-logo-300x124.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/advanced-television-logo-150x62.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/advanced-television-logo.jpg 389w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Eutelsat has issued a statement confirming that, on December 21st,\u00a0<sup>\u00a0<\/sup>it had \u201cended all involvement in the broadcasting of three [Russian] channels Rossiya One, Pervyi Kanal, and NTV, within the prescribed 7-day compliance period.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\u201cPursuant to the Council of the European Union (EU) Regulation 2022\/2474 of 16 December 2022, these three channels as well as a fourth, RenTV, will be subject to sanctions if so confirmed by the Council by 1 February 2023, in accordance with the notice 2022\/C 481 I\/04 released by the Council on 19 December 2022,\u201d stated Eutelsat.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/advanced-television.com\/2022\/12\/22\/eutelsat-confirms-russian-and-iranian-channel-suspension\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>UPDATE: 8:30 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran\u2019s Nationwide Uprising Enters 97th Day<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran-Protests-December-21-2022-696x544-1\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-268079 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Iran-Protests-December-21-2022-696x544-1-300x234.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-Protests-December-21-2022-696x544-1\" width=\"300\" height=\"234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Iran-Protests-December-21-2022-696x544-1-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Iran-Protests-December-21-2022-696x544-1-150x117.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Iran-Protests-December-21-2022-696x544-1.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The protests across Iran against the mullahs\u2019 regime are now 97 days and counting following a day of strikes, gatherings, and nightly protests. Wednesday is the third day of a new campaign of protests against the regime despite heavy crackdown measures that are spreading across the country.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Protests in Iran have to this day expanded to at least 280 cities. Over 750 people have been killed and more than 30,000 are arrested by the regime\u2019s forces, according to sources of the Iranian opposition People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-the-peoples-mojahedin-organization-of-iran-pmoi-mek\/\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>). The names of 601 killed protesters have been\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/iran-pmoi-mek-publishes-names-of-martyrs-of-the-iranian-peoples-nationwide-uprising\/\">published<\/a>\u00a0by the PMOI\/MEK.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/live-report-irans-nationwide-uprising-enters-97th-day\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Elham Modarresi Detained 50 Days Under Torture to Confess<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Elham-Modarresi-min\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-268080 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Elham-Modarresi-min-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Elham-Modarresi-min\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Elham-Modarresi-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Elham-Modarresi-min-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Elham-Modarresi-min-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Elham-Modarresi-min.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Some 50 days into her arrest,\u00a0<strong>Elham Modarresi<\/strong> is still detained under an uncertain status. Elham Modarresi, 32 and a painter from Sanandaj, suffers from various illnesses. Elham Modarresi is reportedly psychologically tortured in prison. She has been interrogated for long hours while blindfolded.\u00a0To break and force her to confess, the interrogators lied to her. They said her brother, who had just undergone a liver transplant, was tortured in the adjacent room and that her mother had died.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2022\/12\/21\/elham-modarresi-tortured-to-confess\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iranians Mark Yalda Night on Streets \u2014 Day 97 of Revolution<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Yalda-Night-protests-day-97\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-268081 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Yalda-Night-protests-day-97-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"Yalda-Night-protests-day-97\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Yalda-Night-protests-day-97-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Yalda-Night-protests-day-97-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Yalda-Night-protests-day-97-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Yalda-Night-protests-day-97-696x435.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Yalda-Night-protests-day-97.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">On Wednesday, December 21, 2022, Iranians from all walks of life mark the ancient Yalda Night celebration as the longest night of the year. Due to the regime\u2019s mismanagement and financial failures, this night has become a nightmare for around 80 percent of Iranian families who cannot afford an acceptable celebration.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Activists annually pointed to the huge prices of sweets, fruits, nuts, etc. on this occasion. However, many families mourn their lost loved ones during the past three months this year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/insider\/iranians-mark-yalda-night-on-streets-day-97-of-revolution\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Zurich, Switzerland\u2014December 20, 2022: Iranian Resistance Supporters Held a Photo Exhibition in Support of the Iran Revolution<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Zurich &mdash;December 20, 2022: MEK Supporters Held a Photo Exhibition in Support of the Iran Revolution.\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_z9NUQcOIork\" 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%2Fz9NUQcOIork%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z9NUQcOIork\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M18S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-12-21T06:23:57Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_z9NUQcOIork\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fz9NUQcOIork%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Zurich \u2014December 20, 2022: MEK Supporters Held a Photo Exhibition in Support of the Iran Revolution.<\/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\/z9NUQcOIork\" 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%2Fz9NUQcOIork%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Zurich &mdash;December 20, 2022: MEK Supporters Held a Photo Exhibition in Support of the Iran Revolution.\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Zurich, Switzerland\u2014December 20, 2022: Iranian Resistance (NCRI and MEK) Supporters Held a Photo Exhibition in Support of the Iran Revolution. Zurich, Switzerland\u2014December 20, 2022: Freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the People&#039;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) held a photo exhibition in memory of the martyrs of the\u00a0nationwide Iranian Revolution.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Zurich, Switzerland\u2014December 20, 2022:<\/strong>\u00a0Freedom-loving Iranians and 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 photo exhibition in memory of the martyrs of the<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iran-protests-2022\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">\u00a0nationwide Iranian Revolution<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/2022\/12\/zurich-switzerland-december-20-2022-iranian-resistance-supporters-held-a-photo-exhibition-in-support-of-the-iran-revolution\/41148\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_1 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"has-content-area\" title=\"\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-october-20-2022\/\" data-title=\"Iran News in Brief \u2013 October 20, 2022\" data-hashtags=\"\">\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-december-21-2022\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Iran News in Brief \u2013 December 21,<\/strong><strong>\u00a02022<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 10:30 PM CET Iran Uprising at a Glance &ndash; Day 98 Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":268082,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,234],"tags":[277],"class_list":["post-268078","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","category-iran-news-in-brief-news","tag-iran-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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