{"id":307362,"date":"2023-05-15T06:29:13","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T05:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=307362"},"modified":"2023-05-16T06:22:12","modified_gmt":"2023-05-16T05:22:12","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-may-15-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-may-15-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 May 15, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-307364\" title=\"iran martyrs mothers 13052023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-martyrs-mothers-13052023.jpg\" alt=\"iran martyrs mothers 13052023\" width=\"1000\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-martyrs-mothers-13052023.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-martyrs-mothers-13052023-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-martyrs-mothers-13052023-768x422.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-martyrs-mothers-13052023-150x83.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-martyrs-mothers-13052023-696x383.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: 9:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran Protests at a Glance<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in Iran<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Monday, May 15, 2023 \u2013 8 PM GMT + 1<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Brave youths attacked an IRGC paramilitary Basij base in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1658160733090385921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1658160733090385921%7Ctwgr%5Eff7b7e7b24c442100e759216b259a9eb93324cd9%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.mojahedin.org%2Fnews%2Flive-report-iran-retirees-protests-telecom-isfahan-executions-dastgerd%2F\" rel=\"noopener\">city of Fuman in Gilan Province<\/a>, northern Iran, early Sunday morning local time. This was in response to the regime\u2019s brutal executions under Khamenei\u2019s direct orders.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 14 &#8211; Fuman, Gilan Province, northern <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Brave youths attacked an IRGC paramilitary Basij base in response to the regime\u2019s brutal executions under the direct orders of regime Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QZFDPREgos\">pic.twitter.com\/QZFDPREgos<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1658160733090385921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 15, 2023<\/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;\">On Sunday night, brave protesters in Kerman, south-central Iran, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1658035742046842880?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">torched<\/a> pro-regime posters across the city.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 14 &#8211; Kerman, south-central <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Brave protesters were torching pro-regime posters across the city.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3xxFSDXME6\">pic.twitter.com\/3xxFSDXME6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1658035742046842880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 15, 2023<\/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 Kermanshah, western Iran, a brave protester wrote in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1658036999750668290?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">graffiti<\/a>: &#8220;Down with Khamenei!&#8221; referring to regime Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the city <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1657838189669924864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1657838189669924864%7Ctwgr%5Eff7b7e7b24c442100e759216b259a9eb93324cd9%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.mojahedin.org%2Fnews%2Flive-report-iran-retirees-protests-telecom-isfahan-executions-dastgerd%2F\" rel=\"noopener\">of Isfahan in central Iran<\/a> families gathered outside the city\u2019s Dastgerd Prison late Sunday night as reports indicated regime authorities were preparing to execute three inmates early Monday morning.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 14 &#8211; Isfahan, central <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>People are rallying outside Isfahan Central Prison as reports indicate regime authorities are preparing to execute three inmates early Monday morning local time.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zf96WVP3FU\">pic.twitter.com\/zf96WVP3FU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1657838189669924864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 14, 2023<\/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;\">The regime\u2019s security <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1657846997708075008?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">forces fired tear<\/a> gas to disperse the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1657845740847374336?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">crowd<\/a> gathering outside the Prison. Locals were attempting to prevent the regime from executing three inmates.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Iranian opposition president-elect, Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, saluted the people of Isfahan and commended the courageous youth who, through their protest gathering outside Dastgerd Prison, expressed the deep-seated anger and disgust of the Iranian nation towards the merciless executions of Iranian youth.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 13 &#8211; Liverpool, England<br \/>Freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> opposition PMOI\/MEK rallied in solidarity with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution<\/a> and condemned the regime&#39;s recent surge in executions.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopExecutionsInIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopExecutionsInIran<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/No2ShahNo2Mullahs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#No2ShahNo2Mullahs<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5e2UzCRDte\">pic.twitter.com\/5e2UzCRDte<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1657414145439059968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 13, 2023<\/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 similar action, families of death row inmates <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1657414145439059968?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">rallied outside the regime&#8217;s judiciary<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1658058390768349184\" rel=\"noopener\">Tehran<\/a> and demanded a halt to the execution of their loved ones. In Bandar Abbas, southern Iran, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1658118788662054912?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">families of death row<\/a> inmates rallied outside the Bandar Abbas Central Prison, and also demanded a halt to executions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are reports that regime authorities executed two inmates in Khorramabad Central Prison in Lorestan Province, western Iran, on Monday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In Deholoran, western Iran, workers of the IGC company in the Dashte Abbas area have continued their strike for 26 days now while they have yet to receive their March salaries. Authorities continue to impose pressure and threats on the protesting workers.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 15 &#8211; Bojnurd, northeast <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 telecom industry from across North Khorasan Province were protesting low pensions and poor economic conditions.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2023<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Y6WsfhRvzj\">pic.twitter.com\/Y6WsfhRvzj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1658031207064682497?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 15, 2023<\/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;\">Retirees of the regime\u2019s telecom industry began a new wave of protests on Monday, holding gatherings and protesting the regime\u2019s policies in the cities of\u202f<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1658129237331836929?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">Sanandaj<\/a>,\u202f<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1658031207064682497\" rel=\"noopener\">Bojnurd<\/a>,\u202f<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1658117536238518274?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">Rasht, Arak,<\/a>\u202f<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1658045824126050306\" rel=\"noopener\">Isfahan<\/a>,\u202f<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1658059649143431168?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">Ahvaz<\/a>,\u202f<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1658068480950931457?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">Ilam<\/a>,\u202f<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1658038257979121664?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">Shahrekord, Mashhad,<\/a>\u202fand Khorramabad in western Iran.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 15 &#8211; Ahvaz, 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 telecom industry from across Khuzestan Province are protesting low pensions and poor economic conditions.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2023<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dfERpbDHGT\">pic.twitter.com\/dfERpbDHGT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1658059649143431168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 15, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 15 &#8211; Isfahan, 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 telecom industry are protesting low pensions and poor economic conditions.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2023<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Q4oM4awkg8\">pic.twitter.com\/Q4oM4awkg8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1658045824126050306?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 15, 2023<\/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;\">On Sunday night, Locals in the capital&#8217;s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1657839448170586118?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">Shahrak-e Bagheri<\/a> district began chanting anti-regime slogans, including: &#8220;Down with the republic of executions!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Down with the dictator!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Down with Khamenei!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In another <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1657816798853472256?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">district of Tehran<\/a> locals were head chanting anti-regime slogans on Saturday night.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 8:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">In 20 Years, We Won&#8217;t Have Physicians Anymore, Official Warns<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-307383 alignleft\" title=\"iran fararu physicians\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-fararu-physicians2-1.jpg\" alt=\"iran fararu physicians\" width=\"300\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-fararu-physicians2-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-fararu-physicians2-1-150x127.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On the sidelines of the 44th Congress of the Society of Surgeons, the head of the Surgeons&#8217; Society expressed his concern about the lack of specialists and announced that if this situation continues, in the next ten or twenty years there may be problems in many domains and patients might be forced to go abroad for treatment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fararu.com\/fa\/news\/632671\/%D8%B1%DB%8C%DB%8C%D8%B3-%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B9%D9%87-%D8%AC%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%B2%DB%B0-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%AF%DB%8C%DA%AF%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%B5%D8%B5-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%DA%A9%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%B1-%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%85-%D9%BE%D8%B2%D8%B4%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D8%AA%D8%AD%D9%82%DB%8C%D8%B1-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%85-%D9%85%D8%AB%D9%84-%D9%85%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86\" rel=\"noopener\">Iraj Fazel said on Sunday, May 14<\/a>: &#8220;In these years, we treated the medical community badly. We have humiliated the medical community as we did to teachers. Teachers, who, like the medical community, are one of the main sources of society and educators of the future generation of the country. Instead of being in the classroom, they stand on the street every day and chant slogans for their livelihood. This kind of behavior towards the primary sources of society, who play an important role in the administration and future of the country. This is not the way a country should be run and it does not have a good outcome.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"featured-content__headline report-header__headline stars-above\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">US State Department Released 2022 Report on International Religious Freedom: Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-303545 size-medium\" title=\"united states department of justice 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/united-states-department-of-justice-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"united states department of justice 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/united-states-department-of-justice-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/united-states-department-of-justice-1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/united-states-department-of-justice-1.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to numerous international human rights NGOs and media reporting, the government convicted and executed dissidents, political reformers, and peaceful protesters on charges of \u201cenmity against God\u201d and spreading anti-Islamic propaganda. Authorities carried out hudud punishments such as amputation of fingers (for theft), flogging, and internal exile. The government denied individuals access to attorneys and obtained false confessions through torture in some cases. It reportedly detained and held members of religious minorities incommunicado. In his July report on human rights in Iran, the UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran (UNSR) expressed alarm at \u201cthe disproportionate number of executions of members of minority communities, in particular the Baluch and Kurdish minorities,\u201d who together accounted for 35 percent of the 251 individuals executed between January and June.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The NGO Women\u2019s Committee of Iran and Iran International reported photographs and videos on social media showed the government built high concrete walls around the Khavaran Cemetery in Tehran, a site where in 2021 the government required Baha\u2019is to bury their dead after prohibiting them from accessing Golestan Javid Cemetery, which had previously been allocated for Baha\u2019i use. NGOs said the government also installed security cameras with the intent of intimidating mourners. Khavaran Cemetery was believed to be the site of a mass grave for political prisoners killed by the government in 1988.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/reports\/2022-report-on-international-religious-freedom\/iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 12:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Another Case of Fraud Revealed in Tehran Municipality<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-303980 size-medium\" title=\"irgc iran money laundering\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/irgc-iran-money-laundering-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"irgc iran money laundering\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/irgc-iran-money-laundering-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/irgc-iran-money-laundering-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/irgc-iran-money-laundering-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/irgc-iran-money-laundering.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The vice-chairman of the Internal Affairs Commission of the regime&#8217;s parliament confessed to another case of fraud.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On May 14, on grounds of a factional dispute, Mohammad Hassan Asafari said that one of the managers of the Waste Management Organization of Tehran municipality has received a monthly paycheck of 106 million tomans.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to official statistics, the salary of an ordinary worker is between 4 to 6 million tomans a month, whereas the official poverty line stands currently at around 25 million tomans.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The state-run <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ilna.ir\/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B9%DB%8C-5\/1357414-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B2%D8%B1%D8%B3%DB%8C-%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA-%DA%A9%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%81%DB%8C%D8%B4-%D8%AD%D9%82%D9%88%D9%82%DB%8C-%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%AF-%DA%A9%D9%86%D9%86%D8%AF-%D9%BE%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%AA-%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%B4-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B1-%D8%AD%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%82%D9%84-%D8%AD%D9%82%D9%88%D9%82-%D8%A8%D9%87-%DB%8C%DA%A9-%D9%85%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%B1-%D8%AA%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%81-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA\" rel=\"noopener\">ILNA news agency<\/a> wrote on May 14: &#8220;In recent days, news about a 106 million toman paycheck from one of the managers of the Tehran Municipal Waste Management Organization has caused ambiguities and complaints among citizens concerning the payment of unconventional figures as salaries and benefits in the capital&#8217;s urban management. This happens because, in recent months, we learned through social media about the salaries of the employees and managers of the Tehran Municipality and City Council who have received monthly payments north of 30 to 50 million tomans.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"css-1lvqw7f-StyledHeadline e1ipbpvp0\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Drone Strike That Killed U.S. Contractor in Syria Was Launched by Iran-Backed Militia in Iraq<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-43643 size-full\" title=\"wall-street-journal-logo-300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/wall-street-journal-logo-300.jpg\" alt=\"wall-street-journal-logo-300\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-k3zb6l-Paragraph e1e4oisd0\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-type=\"paragraph\">An Iranian-backed militia in northern Iraq was behind the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/u-s-strikes-iranian-backed-group-in-syria-after-drone-attack-kills-one-american-and-wounds-six-9f3dafe6?mod=article_inline\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"css-1h1us5y-StyledLink el06won0\" data-type=\"link\">drone attack that killed<\/a> a U.S. military contractor in northeast Syria on March 23 and wounded more than two dozen American civilian and military personnel, according to U.S. officials. The Iraqi origin of that attack hasn\u2019t been previously reported but was acknowledged by a senior U.S. military official Saturday in response to questions from The Wall Street Journal. It was one of four attempted drone attacks launched from Iraqi territory by Iranian-backed militias against U.S. forces outside the country since August. The cross-border strikes illustrate the difficulties the Biden administration faces in the Middle East as it shifts its military focus to deterring China and Russia. It also highlights the challenges the U.S. faces in developing a policy to deal with Iraq 20 years after toppling the regime of Saddam Hussein.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/drone-strike-that-killed-u-s-contractor-in-syria-was-launched-by-iran-backed-militia-in-iraq-3a5e368a\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UPDATE: 7:30 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rally in Isfahan Attempts to Prevent Execution of Protesters<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Following concerns about the possibility of the execution of three protesters, Saeed Yaqoubi, Saleh Mirhashmi, and Majid Kazemi, a number of brave people of Isfahan held a protest rally in front of Dastgerd prison on Sunday evening, May 14. While protesting the regime&#8217;s Judiciary&#8217;s death sentences, the people clashed with security forces who were dispatched to disperse the crowd. Anti-riot police fired tear gas and started threatening people with arrests and harsh repercussions.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 14 &#8211; Isfahan, central <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>More footage of people rallying outside Isfahan Central Prison as reports indicate regime authorities are preparing to execute three inmates early Monday morning local time.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gZ5E5TN8hL\">pic.twitter.com\/gZ5E5TN8hL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1657840706361360384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 14, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 14 &#8211; Isfahan, central <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Additional footage of people rallying outside Isfahan Central Prison as reports indicate regime authorities are preparing to execute three inmates early Monday morning local time.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8JdnJMLKFV\">pic.twitter.com\/8JdnJMLKFV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1657844481104703489?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 14, 2023<\/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;\">People in Different Cities Continue Protests Against Iran\u2019s Regime<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-307365 size-medium\" title=\"iran pensioners protests 14052023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-pensioners-protests-14052023-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"iran pensioners protests 14052023\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-pensioners-protests-14052023-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-pensioners-protests-14052023-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-pensioners-protests-14052023.jpg 680w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s nationwide uprising is witnessing its 241<sup>st<\/sup> day on Sunday as people from various sectors of society have been protesting the regime\u2019s policies, especially as the economy continues to crumble. The country\u2019s pensioners and retirees are also making calls for another round of nationwide protests today to voice their demands. Regime officials are concerned as these types of social\/economic protests are usually the prelude to vast nationwide rallies that lead to political demands and people voicing their outrage about the mullahs\u2019 apparatus in its entirety. Parallel to these protests the regime is continuing its recent surge of executions by sending more inmates to solitary confinement and relentlessly hanging others.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/live-report-iran-protests-mullahs-regime-executions-retirees-pensioners\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Courage Award Goes to the Iranian Women\u2019s Democratic Association in Italy<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-307363 size-medium\" title=\"Courage award to Shahrzad Sholeh\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Courage-award-to-Shahrzad-Sholeh-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Courage award to Shahrzad Sholeh\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Courage-award-to-Shahrzad-Sholeh-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Courage-award-to-Shahrzad-Sholeh-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Courage-award-to-Shahrzad-Sholeh-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Courage-award-to-Shahrzad-Sholeh.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Courage Award was presented to six brave and selfless women at the Italian Parliament.\u00a0On Thursday, May 11, 2023, a ceremony honoring six selfless and courageous women was held in the Italian Parliament in the presence of Fabio Rampelli, the Vice President of the Parliament.\u00a0Ms. Antonella Sennori, one of the European Women\u2019s Network directors, sponsored the event. She began by introducing the six courageous women who had been actively involved in political and social activities in Italy for years and were recognized by this network as deserving of the Courage Award. The European Women\u2019s Network has over ten years of experience in social, cultural, and human rights activities. It is affiliated with the Forza Italia party in Italy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/05\/14\/courage-award-iranian-women\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Goals of Ebrahim Raisi\u2019s Trip to Syria on May 3, 2023?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-307366 size-medium\" title=\"ebrahim raisi bashar assad meeting\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ebrahim-raisi-bashar-assad-meeting-300x221.jpg\" alt=\"ebrahim raisi bashar assad meeting\" width=\"300\" height=\"221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ebrahim-raisi-bashar-assad-meeting-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ebrahim-raisi-bashar-assad-meeting-150x110.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ebrahim-raisi-bashar-assad-meeting.jpg 499w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There were many speculations about the purpose of Ebrahim Raisi\u2019s trip to Syria, particularly since the trip was meticulously planned and coincided with a meeting of some Arab foreign ministers in Amman, Jordan to bring Syria back to the Arab world, with the political consequence of distancing Bashar al-Assad from the Iranian regime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Reuters news agency reported on May 3, 2023, that Raisi\u2019s trip comes at a time when Iran and its regional rival Saudi Arabia are restoring their relations after years of tension. Arab countries that had isolated Syria in 2011 due to the suppression of protests are now developing a roadmap to end the 12-year war and reintegrate Syria into the Arab group.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/goals-of-ebrahim-raisis-trip-to-syria-on-may-3\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Soraya Rostami Suffers Nervous Breakdown Due to Pressure at Workplace<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-307367 size-medium\" title=\"Soraya Rostami\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Soraya-Rostami-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Soraya Rostami\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Soraya-Rostami-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Soraya-Rostami-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Soraya-Rostami-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Soraya-Rostami.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Soraya Rostami, an employee at the Water Department in\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kamyaran\" rel=\"noopener\">Kamyaran<\/a>, has been urgently admitted to the hospital due to a nervous breakdown due to severe psychological pressures exerted by the department\u2019s management and the local government. Her health condition has reached a critical state, causing great concern. \u00a0Kamyaran is one of the cities of Iranian Kurdistan in western Iran. On Saturday, May 13, Soraya Rostami, who worked in the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2019\/03\/12\/social-protection-sustainable-infrastructure\/\" rel=\"noopener\">rural water and wastewater<\/a> department of Kamyaran County, was transferred to Sina Hospital in Kamyaran following the distressing psychological pressures imposed by government authorities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/05\/14\/soraya-rostami-nervous-breakdown\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Heavy Blow of Protests Cause Fear and Horror in the Iranian Regime<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-307278 size-medium\" title=\"iran zahedan protests 12052023 5 (1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-zahedan-protests-12052023-5-1-300x171.jpg\" alt=\"iran zahedan protests 12052023 5 (1)\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-zahedan-protests-12052023-5-1-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-zahedan-protests-12052023-5-1-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-zahedan-protests-12052023-5-1.jpg 583w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Recent protests in Iran dealt a significant blow to the regime, particularly to Khamenei\u2019s credibility as the supreme leader. The slogan \u201cDeath to Khamenei\u201d was a clear indication of this loss.\u00a0As a result, some of the regime\u2019s experts and supporters are now acknowledging the regime\u2019s impending downfall and are distancing themselves from it to avoid the people\u2019s retaliation. Fearing the people\u2019s wrath, they are trying to rebrand themselves as being aligned with the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/insider\/irans-youth-reject-the-regimes-impositions-and-pressures\/\" rel=\"noopener\">people\u2019s grievances<\/a> and desire for change.\u00a0Recently, Mehdi Nassiri, the former editor of the state-run newspaper Keyhan, who was responsible for the repression and death of many opponents, made some unprecedented remarks during a TV debate.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/insider\/the-heavy-blow-of-protests-cause-fear-and-horror-in-the-iranian-regime\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran Policy Podcast\u2014Struan Stevenson: Dictatorship and Revolution in Iran\u2019s Contemporary History<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Struan Stevenson: Dictatorship &amp;amp; Revolution in Iran&amp;#039;s Contemporary History | Iran Policy Podcast #5\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_eTMdLx_SeDs\" 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%2FeTMdLx_SeDs%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eTMdLx_SeDs\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT34M26S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-05-12T13:00:22Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_eTMdLx_SeDs\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FeTMdLx_SeDs%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Struan Stevenson: Dictatorship &amp; Revolution in Iran&#039;s Contemporary History | Iran Policy Podcast #5<\/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\/eTMdLx_SeDs\" 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%2FeTMdLx_SeDs%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Struan Stevenson: Dictatorship &amp;amp; Revolution in Iran&amp;#039;s Contemporary History | Iran Policy Podcast #5\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In this episode of the Iran Policy Podcast, we&#039;ll delve into the importance of discussing Iran&#039;s modern history, the role of the Pahlavi dictatorship, the hijacking of the 1979 revolution by the mullahs, and the democratic alternative to the current regime. Joining us is Struan Stevenson, a former member of the European Parliament, President of the European Parliament&#039;s Delegation for Relations with Iraq, and President of the Friends of Free Iran Intergroup (FoFI). Mr. Stevenson is the author of the recently published book &quot;Dictatorship and Revolution: Iran - a contemporary history.&quot; Buy Struan Stevenson&#039;s book: https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Dictatorship-Revolution-Iran-Contemporary-History\/dp\/9464752254\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/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-may-14-2023\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Iran News in Brief \u2013 May 14,<\/strong><strong>\u00a02023<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 9:00 PM CET Iran Protests at a Glance Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in Iran Monday, May [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":307364,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-307362","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 v27.4 - 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