{"id":310316,"date":"2023-08-02T06:59:27","date_gmt":"2023-08-02T05:59:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=310316"},"modified":"2023-08-02T20:11:44","modified_gmt":"2023-08-02T19:11:44","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-august-2-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-august-2-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 August 2, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_310297\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-310297\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-310297 size-full\" title=\"iran zabol water protest 01082023 (1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/iran-zahedan-water-protest-01082023-1.jpg\" alt=\"iran zabol water protest 01082023 (1)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/iran-zahedan-water-protest-01082023-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/iran-zahedan-water-protest-01082023-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/iran-zahedan-water-protest-01082023-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/iran-zahedan-water-protest-01082023-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/iran-zahedan-water-protest-01082023-1-696x391.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-310297\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">On August 1, the people of Zabol, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, held rallies and demonstrations to protest the authorities&#8217; failure to handle the water crisis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 9:00 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">GOP Reps Raise Alarm Bells Over Iran\u2019s Influence in \u2018American Religious Institutions\u2019<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-228776 alignleft\" title=\"Fox-News\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Fox-News.png\" alt=\"Fox-News\" width=\"151\" height=\"151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Fox-News.png 151w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Fox-News-60x60.png 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 151px) 100vw, 151px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Republicans in Congress have issued a tough letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland and Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines warning about the influence of Iran&#8217;s terror ideology in at least four U.S.-based mosques and centers.\u00a0The GOP letter, exclusively obtained by Fox News Digital, is a highly detailed three-page document that outlines a kind of bill of particulars against alleged Iranian regime-linked mosques and centers in Maryland, Texas, Michigan, and Virginia. According to the letter, the Islamic Education Center (IEC) in Potomac, Maryland, secured funding from what it says is the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/story\/u-s-to-seize-mosques-skyscraper-linked-to-iran\" rel=\"noopener\">Iranian regime-controlled Alavi Foundation<\/a>,\u00a0and Bahram Abolfazi Nahidian, an IEC member\u2026 was &#8220;acknowledged by all as the most prominent supporter in this country of Khomeini.&#8221; The Alavi Foundation did not respond to numerous Fox News Digital press queries.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/gop-reps-raise-alarm-bells-irans-influence-american-religious-institutions\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 4:30 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Clerical Regime Implements Emergency Shutdown Amid Speculations of Economic Downturn<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Iranian regime has announced a two-day national holiday on Wednesday and Thursday, August 2 and 3, citing &#8220;extreme heat&#8221; across the country.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As reported by IRGC-run <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.farsnews.ir\/news\/14020510000245\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Fars News Agency<\/a>, Ali Bahaduri Jahromi, the government spokesperson, announced in a tweet, &#8220;Due to the unprecedented heat in these days, and with the aim of preserving the citizens&#8217; health, the government has approved the proposal from the Ministry of Health for a nationwide holiday on Wednesday and Thursday.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"fa\" dir=\"rtl\">\u0628\u0627 \u062a\u0648\u062c\u0647 \u0628\u0647 \u06af\u0631\u0645\u0627\u06cc \u0628\u06cc\u200c\u0633\u0627\u0628\u0642\u0647 \u0647\u0648\u0627 \u062f\u0631 \u0631\u0648\u0632\u0647\u0627\u06cc \u062c\u0627\u0631\u06cc\u060c \u0628\u0647\u200c\u0645\u0646\u0638\u0648\u0631 \u062d\u0641\u0638 \u0633\u0644\u0627\u0645\u062a \u0634\u0647\u0631\u0648\u0646\u062f\u0627\u0646\u060c \u0647\u06cc\u0626\u062a \u062f\u0648\u0644\u062a \u0628\u0627 \u067e\u06cc\u0634\u0646\u0647\u0627\u062f \u0648\u0632\u0627\u0631\u062a \u0628\u0647\u062f\u0627\u0634\u062a \u0645\u0628\u0646\u06cc \u0628\u0631 \u062a\u0639\u0637\u06cc\u0644\u06cc \u0631\u0648\u0632\u0647\u0627\u06cc \u0686\u0647\u0627\u0631\u0634\u0646\u0628\u0647 \u0648 \u067e\u0646\u062c\u200c\u0634\u0646\u0628\u0647 \u062f\u0631 \u0633\u0631\u0627\u0633\u0631 \u06a9\u0634\u0648\u0631 \u0645\u0648\u0627\u0641\u0642\u062a \u06a9\u0631\u062f.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \u0639\u0644\u06cc \u0628\u0647\u0627\u062f\u0631\u06cc \u062c\u0647\u0631\u0645\u06cc (@alibahaadori) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alibahaadori\/status\/1686266912014028800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 1, 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;\">However, considering temperatures were even higher in many cities last week, some suspect that the real reason behind this decision is the regime&#8217;s fear of potential protests due to rising currency prices.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are also speculations that the Raisi government might use this holiday period to implement a gasoline price increase. Additionally, social media users suggest that the holiday could be related to the recent decline in the Tehran stock market, where many shareholders have suffered losses.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 3:30 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Central Bank Dissolves Iran Currency Exchange Association Amid Controversy<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-310347 size-full\" title=\"iran central bank Currency Exchange Association Copy (1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/iran-central-bank-Currency-Exchange-Association-Copy-1.jpg\" alt=\"iran central bank Currency Exchange Association Copy (1)\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/iran-central-bank-Currency-Exchange-Association-Copy-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/iran-central-bank-Currency-Exchange-Association-Copy-1-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Tuesday, the regime&#8217;s Central Bank made a sudden and surprising announcement, dissolving the Iran Currency Exchange Association. The association, established in 2010, aimed to regulate the non-bank monetary market in the currency exchange sector.\u00a0The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.farsnews.ir\/news\/14020510000400\" rel=\"noopener\">Central Bank stated<\/a> that the decision was taken after reviewing the association&#8217;s activities and finding deviations from its goals, objectives, authorities, and registered articles of association.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The move by the Central Bank received extensive attention from government supporters, with some seeing it as a step to strengthen the government&#8217;s economic authority. For instance, Yaser Jabrayili, one of the economic planners of Ebrahim Raisi&#8217;s government and an economic adviser to the Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, tweeted that &#8220;the closure of the Currency Exchange Association is a step towards reviving the government&#8217;s authority in the economy, due to its deviations and misconduct.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Consequently, the exchange rate in Iran&#8217;s open market witnessed a significant increase on Tuesday. The dollar rate exceeded 50,000 tomans, and the euro surpassed 55,000 tomans until Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Belarus Seeking to Manufacture Iran\u2019s Shahed Drones Near Ukraine\u2019s Border \u2013 ISW<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-265546 size-medium\" title=\"kyiv post logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/kyiv-post-logo-300x150.png\" alt=\"kyiv-post-logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/kyiv-post-logo-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/kyiv-post-logo-150x75.png 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/kyiv-post-logo.png 318w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"uk\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kyivpost.com\/topic\/belarus\" rel=\"noopener\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Belarus<\/span><\/a><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0wants to secure an agreement with Iran to produce\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"uk\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kyivpost.com\/topic\/drones\" rel=\"noopener\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Shahed drones<\/span><\/a><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0in a converted factory in its southeastern Gomel Region, which borders Ukraine just north of the Dnipro\u2019s \u201cSea of Kyiv\u201d reservoir, western analysts have said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">According to\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"uk\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.understandingwar.org\/backgrounder\/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-july-31-2023\" rel=\"noopener\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Institute for the\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">Study<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0of\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">War<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0(ISW) analysts<\/span><\/a><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">, Belarusian Defense Minister Lieutenant General Viktor Khrenin arrived in Iran on July 31 and met with Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani, to sign a Memorandum of Understanding and a plan for bilateral military cooperation for 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">As Minister of Defense of\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"uk\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kyivpost.com\/topic\/iran\" rel=\"noopener\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Iran<\/span><\/a><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">, Ashtiani holds the primary responsibility for negotiating military acquisitions and foreign sales of military equipment and weapons.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kyivpost.com\/post\/20083\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"text-align: justify; font-weight: 700 !important;\">UPDATE: 10:30 AM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Official Announces New Measures for Online Censorship in Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-310329 alignleft\" title=\"mohammad hossein doroudi\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/mohammad-hossein-doroudi.jpg\" alt=\"mohammad hossein doroudi\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/mohammad-hossein-doroudi.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/mohammad-hossein-doroudi-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/mohammad-hossein-doroudi-265x198.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With the intention of increasing online censorship, the prosecutor representing the clerical regime in Khorasan Razavi province announced the establishment of a center &#8220;to counter individuals deemed threats to mental security&#8221; on the internet.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.isna.ir\/news\/1402050905573\" rel=\"noopener\">Mohammad Hossein Doroudi<\/a>, &#8220;These individuals, perceived as adversaries and enemies of the system, exploit the digital realm to disseminate widespread false news across various domains and online platforms, aiming to create a division between the public and authorities. As a response, the Khorasan Razavi judiciary will closely monitor and pursue such activities within the confines of laws and regulations, ensuring that suspects are subjected to legal investigation and prosecution.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Monitoring and dealing with those who knowingly or unknowingly disseminate such false news is crucial and necessary, as otherwise, it will jeopardize the mental security of the society,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Security Forces Killed Young Man in Southeastern Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-310328 size-medium\" title=\"ebrahim barahuti\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ebrahim-barahuti-300x170.webp\" alt=\"ebrahim barahuti\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ebrahim-barahuti-300x170.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ebrahim-barahuti-150x85.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ebrahim-barahuti.webp 690w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Local sources reported that the criminal security forces in Sistan and Baluchistan Province have murdered a 17-year-old Baluch teenager, Ebrahim Barahuti.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Wednesday, July 26, on the Zabol-Zahedan road, security forces opened fire on his vehicle, leaving him severely wounded.\u00a0After several days of hospitalization, Ebrahim succumbed to his injuries on Monday, July 31. Some witnesses reported that the agents pulled Ebrahim out of the vehicle and brutally beat him while he was severely burnt.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UPDATE: 8:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Water Shortages Trigger Protests in Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-310318 size-medium\" title=\"water protests in divandarreh july 31 2023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/water-protests-in-divandarreh-july-31-2023-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"water protests in divandarreh july 31 2023\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/water-protests-in-divandarreh-july-31-2023-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/water-protests-in-divandarreh-july-31-2023-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/water-protests-in-divandarreh-july-31-2023.jpg 690w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Monday night, a large group of locals in Divandarreh, western Iran, held a protest rally as they are facing severe water shortages and the regime continues to ignore their needs. The people of the city have been facing three days of water outages. Instead of addressing the people\u2019s needs, the regime dispatched security forces to suppress the protests. The protesters resisted the repressive security forces and blocked roads with fire. Clashes between security forces and the people of Divandarreh continued late into the night. According to reports, security forces directly fired tear gas canisters into the crowd, injuring four civilians. The protest comes as many regions of Iran are facing severe water shortages, mainly caused by the destructive policies of the ruling regime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/water-shortages-trigger-protests-in-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Why Iranian Officials Don\u2019t Take Responsibility for Raising the Price of Bread<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-243560 size-medium\" title=\"Iran-bread-crisis-NCRI\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Iran-bread-crisis-NCRI-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"While protests in southwest Iran to water shortages continue, reports from Iran indicate that Iranians would soon be unable to purchase bread, the last food item left on their table.\u00a0\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Recently, the high price of bread has become one of the main issues discussed in Iran\u2019s state-run media. Since July 10, when bread high price became one of the country\u2019s main crises, no government official is willing to take responsibility.\u00a0How is it possible that the most basic and fundamental part of the people\u2019s diet become 30-40% more expensive while the government announced it is not intending to increase the price of bread? Past experience shows that the government is behind the price hike and is using it to pocket the people\u2019s money.\u00a0On June 7, the Farda website quoted the advisor to the Minister of Economy as saying, \u201cThe government\u2019s emphasis is not on increasing the price of bread. The emphasis of the government is to apply non-price models to support bakers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/why-iranian-officials-dont-take-responsibility-for-raising-the-price-of-bread\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Execution of 11 Baluch Citizens in Zahedan and Zabol Prisons in the Past 72 Hours<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-310321 size-medium\" title=\"The Execution of 11 Baluch\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/The-Execution-of-11-Baluch-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"The Execution of 11 Baluch\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/The-Execution-of-11-Baluch-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/The-Execution-of-11-Baluch-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/The-Execution-of-11-Baluch-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/The-Execution-of-11-Baluch.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Based on the data compiled by the Iran Human Rights Monitor, at least 11 Baluch prisoners have been executed on drug-related charges within the past 72 hours in Zahedan and Zabol prisons without informing their families. On the morning of August 1, 2023, the death sentences of at least three Baluch prisoners were carried out in Zahedan prison for drug-related charges. At least another eight Baluch citizens were executed on July 30 and 31, 2023, in Zahedan and Zabol prisons on drug charges. After the subsiding of protests, especially in Zahedan, the Iranian regime is taking revenge on Baluch citizens by executing them without allowing their families to have a last meeting or even without informing them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/2023\/08\/01\/the-execution-of-11-baluch-citizens-in-zahedan-and-zabol-prisons-in-the-past-72-hours\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Owning a Home in Iran Has Become Nearly Impossible<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-257260 size-medium\" title=\"Housing-crisis-in-Iran\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Housing-crisis-in-Iran-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Housing-crisis-in-Iran\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Housing-crisis-in-Iran-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Housing-crisis-in-Iran-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Housing-crisis-in-Iran-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Housing-crisis-in-Iran-696x391.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Housing-crisis-in-Iran.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to a report published in the regime\u2019s Tehran-based newspaper\u00a0<em>Donya-e-Eqtesad<\/em>, young adults aged 25 to 26 in Tehran will have to wait \u201c166 years to become homeowners\u201d as long as<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfocus.com\/economy\/49483-60-percent-housing-inflation-in-capital-of-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0housing prices<\/a> remain stable. The report is based on a field survey about the prospects of homeownership for those born in the 1990s and in their mid-20s. According to global definitions, those born between 1997 and 2010 are known as \u201cGeneration Z.\u201d The newspaper conducted its survey among a sample of 100 individuals from this demographic who had worked for one to two years in an organization.\u00a0Based on the report, the average monthly income of Generation Z employees in the surveyed organization ranges from 113 million to 120 million rials (approximately $226 to $240), and they can save up to 10 million rials (approximately $20) per month \u201cat best.\u201d Given current housing prices, they would have to wait 166 years to become homeowners, assuming a fixed income and housing price.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfocus.com\/economy\/49822-owning-a-home-in-iran-has-become-nearly-impossible\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Niloufar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi Accused of \u201cCollaborating With the US Hostile Government\u201d<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-310319 size-medium\" title=\"Nilufar Hamedi Elaheh Mohammadi min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Nilufar-Hamedi-Elaheh-Mohammadi-min-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Nilufar Hamedi Elaheh Mohammadi min\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Nilufar-Hamedi-Elaheh-Mohammadi-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Nilufar-Hamedi-Elaheh-Mohammadi-min-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Nilufar-Hamedi-Elaheh-Mohammadi-min-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Nilufar-Hamedi-Elaheh-Mohammadi-min.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Massoud Setayeshi said, \u201cOn July 26, 2023, the defendants\u2019 last defense was taken in court, and the defendant\u2019s lawyers asked for a three-day opportunity to present their defense bill. They presented the bill to the court on Saturday, July 30, and the verdict is being drafted.\u201d\u00a0The Judiciary\u2019s spokesman had\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/04\/28\/detained-journalists-indicted\/\" rel=\"noopener\">previously listed the charges<\/a> against Niloufar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi as \u201ccollaborating with hostile governments, participating in a collusion against national security, and engaging in propaganda against the state.\u201d\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2022\/09\/24\/over-140-women-and-youths-killed\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Niloufar Hamedi<\/a>, a photojournalist for Shargh newspaper, took and published the first photo of\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/03\/31\/mahsa-amini-cover-up\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Mahsa Amini<\/a>\u00a0in a coma at the hospital. Elaheh Mohammadi, a journalist for Ham-Mihan newspaper, published a report on Mahsa\u2019s funeral and an interview with her father.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/08\/01\/niloufar-hamedi-and-elaheh-mohammadi\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Saeedeh Shafiei and Nasim Sultan Beigi To Serve 8.5 Years in Jail<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-310320 size-medium\" title=\"Nasim Sultan Beigi Saeedeh Shafiei min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Nasim-Sultan-Beigi-Saeedeh-Shafiei-min-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Nasim Sultan Beigi Saeedeh Shafiei min\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Nasim-Sultan-Beigi-Saeedeh-Shafiei-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Nasim-Sultan-Beigi-Saeedeh-Shafiei-min-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Nasim-Sultan-Beigi-Saeedeh-Shafiei-min-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Nasim-Sultan-Beigi-Saeedeh-Shafiei-min.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Saeedeh Shafiei and Nasim Sultan Beigi were also sentenced to two years of ban on membership in political and social groups and organizations and two years of ban on leaving the country as additional punishments.\u00a0Mehrnoush Zarei Hanzaki, the third defendant in this case, was acquitted.\u00a0The\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/06\/22\/three-journalists-summoned\/\" rel=\"noopener\">hearing<\/a> on the accusations of these journalists was held on July 3, 2023, in Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court, which mainly focused on the content written by them. But in the middle of the proceedings, the judge brought up the issue of their opposition to mandatory hijab, which led to a controversy, and the judge insulted them. This issue was not among the accusations brought against the three journalists.\u00a0Saeedeh Shafiei,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/02\/02\/female-journalists-detained-in-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">a writer and independent journalist<\/a>, was arrested on January 22, 2023, by security forces at her home in Tehran. She was temporarily released on bail of 500 million tomans until the end of her trial on February 7, 2023.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/08\/01\/saeedeh-shafiei-nasim-sultan\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ottawa and Vancouver: Rallies in Solidarity With the Iran Revolution by Freedom-Loving Iranians and MEK Supporters\u2014July 29, 2023<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Ottawa &amp;amp; Vancouver - July 29, 2023: MEK supporters held rallies to support the Iran Revolution.\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_qsmQoqENcOQ\" 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%2FqsmQoqENcOQ%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qsmQoqENcOQ\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M15S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-07-31T09:50:29Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_qsmQoqENcOQ\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FqsmQoqENcOQ%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Ottawa &amp; Vancouver - July 29, 2023: MEK supporters held rallies to support 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\/qsmQoqENcOQ\" 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%2FqsmQoqENcOQ%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Ottawa &amp;amp; Vancouver - July 29, 2023: MEK supporters held rallies to support the Iran Revolution.\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Ottawa &amp; Vancouver - July 29, 2023: MEK supporters held rallies to support the Iran Revolution. Canada - July 29, 2023: Freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) in Ottawa and Vancouver held rallies in solidarity with the Iran Revolution.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Ottawa and Vancouver\u2014July 29, 2023:<\/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 rallies in solidarity with the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iran-protests-2022\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">Iran Revolution<\/a>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/peoples-mojahedin-pmoi-mek-iran\/\">MEK\u00a0<\/a>supporters in Ottawa and Vancouver condemned the wave of brutal executions in Iran by the religious dictatorship.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/2023\/08\/ottawa-and-vancouver-rallies-in-solidarity-with-the-iran-revolution-by-freedom-loving-iranians-and-mek-supporters-july-29-2023\/48515\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Brussels\u2014July 29, 2023: MEK Supporters Held a Rally in Support of the Iran Revolution, Condemning the Appeasement Policy<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Brussels, Belgium - July 29, 2023: MEK supporters held a rally to support the Iran Revolution.\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_zaVpQKxgNzM\" 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%2FzaVpQKxgNzM%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zaVpQKxgNzM\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT8M44S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-07-31T09:37:49Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_zaVpQKxgNzM\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FzaVpQKxgNzM%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Brussels, Belgium - July 29, 2023: MEK supporters held a rally to support 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\/zaVpQKxgNzM\" 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%2FzaVpQKxgNzM%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Brussels, Belgium - July 29, 2023: MEK supporters held a rally to support the Iran Revolution.\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Brussels, Belgium - July 29, 2023: Freedom-loving Iranians and MEK supporters held a rally in front of the Belgian Foreign Ministry to support the Iran Revolution. They also condemned the appeasement policy toward the mullahs&#039; regime, demanding to designate the IRGC as a terrorist organization.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Brussels, Belgium\u2014July 29, 2023:<\/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 rally in front of the Belgian Foreign Ministry to support the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iran-protests-2022\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">Iran Revolution<\/a>. They also condemned the appeasement policy toward the mullahs\u2019 regime, demanding to designate the\u00a0<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\" class=\"external\">IRGC\u00a0<\/a>as a terrorist organization.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/peoples-mojahedin-pmoi-mek-iran\/\">MEK\u00a0<\/a>supporters in Brussels condemned the wave of brutal executions in Iran by the religious dictatorship.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/2023\/08\/brussels-july-29-2023-mek-supporters-held-a-rally-in-support-of-the-iran-revolution-condemning-the-appeasement-policy\/48526\/\" 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-1-2023\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Iran News in Brief \u2013 August 1,<\/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 GOP Reps Raise Alarm Bells Over Iran&rsquo;s Influence in &lsquo;American Religious Institutions&rsquo; Republicans in Congress have issued [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":310297,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-310316","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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