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UPDATE: 9:30 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n The Head of the Iranian regime’s Organization for School Renovation, Development, and Equipping has revealed that approximately six percent of the country’s schools, due to their structural instability, need to be demolished and rebuilt, leading to their evacuation.<\/p>\n Hamidreza Khan Mohammadi informed the state-run ISNA news agency<\/a> today that the reasons behind the evacuation of schools identified as unsafe vary across different cities in the country. In Tehran and Isfahan, for instance, the cause is “land subsidence.”<\/p>\n He further stated that out of the total of 104,000 classrooms, about 30 percent are in need of either demolition, reconstruction, renovation, or strengthening.<\/p>\n Alireza Zakani, the mayor of Tehran, identified earthquake, storm, flood, and land subsidence as the primary challenges in the capital city of Iran last November, adding, “Announcing the list of unsafe buildings in Tehran would leave no one in the city.”<\/p>\n Kamran Abdouli, Deputy Director of Fire Protection and Prevention at Tehran Municipality’s Fire Department and Safety Services, shared with the same news agency in April of the previous year that 79 percent of incidents in Tehran’s schools resulted from wear and tear. He specified that 50 percent of fires in educational centers in Tehran were caused by the insecurity of electrical and gas installations.<\/p>\n UPDATE: 6:30 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n Read more<\/a><\/p>\n UPDATE: 2:30 PM CET<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Today, August 21, a group of retired telecommunications employees gathered in cities including Tehran, Mashhad, Kermanshah, Ahvaz, Bandar Abbas, Rasht, Ardabil, and Arak to protest the lack of the authorities’ refusal to address their demands. Their demands include the full implementation of the 2009 personnel and employment regulations and addressing issues related to medical insurance.<\/p>\n August 21\u2014Tehran, #Iran<\/a> — People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) August 21, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\nSeveral Schools in Tehran and Isfahan Evacuated Due to Land Subsidence<\/h3>\n
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\nIs There An Alternative to Appeasing Iran’s Mullahs?<\/h3>\n
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When it comes to Iran policy, an all-too-familiar mantra has endured for decades among Western policymakers: Appeasement. Yet, the march of history offers a stern lesson: Appeasement exacts a weighty toll on the Iranian people while endangering the delicate fabric of global peace and security. It is high time for the West to extricate itself from the snare of these perilous missteps and embark on a new path by scrutinizing the ever-evolving realities concerning Iran. The aftermath of the influential 2022 uprising has unquestionably exposed chinks in the Iranian theocracy’s armor. One is reminded of the Shah’s despotic rule, which was even fortified by ample financial support from the United States and Europe. Yet, when Iranian citizens discerned the fundamental obsolescence of the Shah’s dominion, he was ultimately overthrown in 1979.<\/p>\n
\nMonday Protests in Iran<\/h3>\n
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Protest rally by retirees of the telecom industry. The protesters are demanding that the regime implement its own laws, which requires raising their pensions.
"Resign you incompetent minister," the protesters chant#IranProtests<\/a>pic.twitter.com\/ySIcnzqcEZ<\/a><\/p>\n