{"id":312716,"date":"2023-10-20T06:41:41","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T05:41:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=312716"},"modified":"2023-10-20T12:31:40","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T11:31:40","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-october-20-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-october-20-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 October 20, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-312722\" title=\"iran street protests (1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/iran-street-protests-1.jpg\" alt=\"iran street protests (1)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/iran-street-protests-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/iran-street-protests-1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/iran-street-protests-1-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/iran-street-protests-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/iran-street-protests-1-696x390.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/iran-street-protests-1-750x420.jpg 750w\" 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: 1:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Friday Protests in Iran<\/h3>\n<div class=\"group final-completion w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 gizmo:border-0 dark:border-gray-900\/50 gizmo:dark:border-0 bg-gray-50 gizmo:bg-transparent dark:bg-[#444654] gizmo:dark:bg-transparent\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-27\">\n<div class=\"p-4 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 md:py-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base mx-auto md:gap-6 gizmo:gap-3 gizmo:md:px-5 gizmo:lg:px-1 gizmo:xl:px-5 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] gizmo:md:max-w-3xl gizmo:lg:max-w-[40rem] gizmo:xl:max-w-[48rem] xl:max-w-3xl }\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gizmo:w-full lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)] agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3 max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words overflow-x-auto\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Based on reports and images received from Zahedan, Sistan and Baluchestan province, this afternoon, following the conclusion of Friday prayers sermon, the brave people of Zahedan faced a violent onslaught by the suppressive forces of the clerical dictatorship. Many of them were beaten or arrested. However, courageous young individuals immediately pushed back the oppressive forces by staging protests and raising powerful slogans against the regime in protest.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">October 20\u2014Zahedan, southeast <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Regime security forces attack Friday prayer attendees, injuring several people and arresting others.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EXKjTzMfuF\">pic.twitter.com\/EXKjTzMfuF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1715315587558023442?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 20, 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\">October 20\u2014Zahedan, southeast <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Children injured during the brutal attack by regime security forces against Friday prayers attendees.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0r1sPPO1Gb\">pic.twitter.com\/0r1sPPO1Gb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1715315972020572426?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 20, 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;\">Us Military Shoots Down Missiles and Drones as It Faces Growing Threats in Volatile Middle East<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 With tensions spiking in the Middle East, U.S. forces in the region are facing increasing threats as a Navy warship shot down missiles appearing to head toward Israel Thursday and American bases in Iraq and Syria were repeatedly targeted by drone attacks.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Later, a U.S. official said there had been a rocket attack early Friday morning on U.S. and coalition forces at a diplomatic support center near the Baghdad International Airport. Initial assessments indicated two rockets were fired, the official said, noting that one was intercepted by a counter-rocket system and the other struck an empty storage facility.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss details not yet made public, said no casualties were reported.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/yemen-navy-warship-missiles-intercepted-2f5fc9c8a3737f762b29d5c53ec08a5b\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">U.S. Senators: Confronting the Iranian Regime and Its Terrorist Groups Is Necessary<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-43522 size-full\" title=\"US Congress\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/senate-us.jpg\" alt=\"US Congress\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Senator Mitch McConnell, the leader of the Republican Party in the U.S. Senate, emphasized the need to confront the dictatorship of the regime in Iran. He stated during a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.c-span.org\/video\/?531160-2\/senate-session-part-2&amp;start=15820\" rel=\"noopener\">Senate session<\/a>, &#8220;The President must immediately show the Iranian regime and its terrorist groups such as Hezbollah that further interference in this conflict will bring the threat of crippling economic sanctions and the decisive use of American military power.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">McConnell stated, &#8220;President Biden must acknowledge that the fundamental assumptions of his administration&#8217;s policy towards the Iranian regime have failed both morally and practically. His team sought to bring the Iranian regime back to the incomplete nuclear deal negotiated by the Obama administration. Iran perceived their desperation and used it to its advantage. Then, the government tried to reduce tensions by ignoring the growing repression within Tehran and its aggressive actions abroad. However, the Iranian regime had other ideas.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Senator McConnell added, &#8220;The President should start, as I have recommended since his inauguration, by working with the Republicans to create a bipartisan policy towards the Iranian regime. A policy that addresses all aspects of the threats posed by the Iranian regime.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Senator Robert Menendez also commented, saying, &#8220;On October 7, Hamas launched an attack, an operation that, in my view, clearly bears the fingerprints of the Iranian regime because Hamas alone does not have the capabilities in terms of intelligence and technology. Only a government actor possesses such capabilities, and the only government willing to assist Hamas in this regard is the Iranian regime.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UPDATE: 8:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Welcoming the European Parliament\u2019s Attention To Iranian Women\u2019s Struggle for Freedom<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-312718 size-medium\" title=\"Eng Sakharov prize Mahsa Amini\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Eng-Sakharov-prize-Mahsa-Amini-300x180.jpg\" alt=\"Eng Sakharov prize Mahsa Amini\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Eng-Sakharov-prize-Mahsa-Amini-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Eng-Sakharov-prize-Mahsa-Amini-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Eng-Sakharov-prize-Mahsa-Amini-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Eng-Sakharov-prize-Mahsa-Amini-696x418.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Eng-Sakharov-prize-Mahsa-Amini-700x420.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Eng-Sakharov-prize-Mahsa-Amini.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Women\u2019s Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/interim-session-of-the-national-council-of-resistance-of-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">NCRI<\/a>) welcomes the European Parliament\u2019s measure in awarding the 2023 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to Jina Amini and the Iranian women\u2019s protest movement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Last year, in the midst of the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/iran-uprising\/\" rel=\"noopener\">2022 Iranian uprising<\/a>, members of the European Parliament designated the Iranian regime\u2019s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist entity. The IRGC is the main force of suppression inside Iran and is in charge of the export of terrorism abroad. The MEPs thus demonstrated that contrary to the policy of appeasement, they have adopted the right and principled policy against religious fascism ruling Iran and its IRGC.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/jina-mahsa-amini-women-win-sakharov-prize\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">How the Mullahs\u2019 Regime Destroyed the \u201cMade in Iran\u201d Brand<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-312719 size-medium\" title=\"iran assets\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/iran-assets-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"iran assets\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/iran-assets-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/iran-assets-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/iran-assets.jpg 690w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Iranian regime\u2019s main sources of financial resources are the sale of Iranian assets, resources, and products at any cost to limited markets where they are bought at the lowest price. When the wealth and the wealth of a nation are in the possession of a criminal robber, there is no accountability. Yet from the engineered statistics of the state\u2019s centers, little can be depicted of the many systematic thefts and looting of the regime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For decades, products made in Iran have been sold at low prices to regime sponsors. Local media also report some of these transactions. \u201cThe price per ton of Iranian-made export goods shows that exports of value-added goods have fallen to the point that Iranian goods have been auctioned off globally,\u201d Donya-eqtesad wrote on October 14. \u201cThis is reflected in the latest customs data.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/how-the-mullahs-regime-destroyed-the-made-in-iran-brand\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran Workers Battle for Decent Wages and Livelihood<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-312717 size-medium\" title=\"Iran Workers Battle for Decent Wages and Livelihood (1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Iran-Workers-Battle-for-Decent-Wages-and-Livelihood-1-300x171.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Workers Battle for Decent Wages and Livelihood (1)\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Iran-Workers-Battle-for-Decent-Wages-and-Livelihood-1-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Iran-Workers-Battle-for-Decent-Wages-and-Livelihood-1-768x437.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Iran-Workers-Battle-for-Decent-Wages-and-Livelihood-1-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Iran-Workers-Battle-for-Decent-Wages-and-Livelihood-1-696x396.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Iran-Workers-Battle-for-Decent-Wages-and-Livelihood-1-738x420.jpg 738w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Iran-Workers-Battle-for-Decent-Wages-and-Livelihood-1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hadi Aboui, the Secretary General of the Supreme Center of Iranian Workers\u2019 Trade Unions, recently revealed a pressing issue: the dwindling purchasing power of workers, which has forced approximately 70% of them to seek secondary employment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Numerous reports have previously highlighted the decline in workers\u2019 purchasing power, taking into account rising inflation and the increasing cost of living in Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On October 4, the ILNA news agency reported that independent calculations indicated the subsistence basket\u2019s lowest estimate in various provinces had reached 22 million tomans. Moreover, they noted that a salary of 9 million tomans falls significantly short, trailing by two million tomans.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/economy\/iran-workers-battle-for-decent-wages-and-livelihood\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Greenhouse Gas Emissions, and Looming Catastrophe of Climate Change in Iran in 2023<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-249130 size-medium\" title=\"iran-map-yazdanshahr-kerman-min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/iran-map-yazdanshahr-kerman-min-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"iran-map-yazdanshahr-kerman-min\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/iran-map-yazdanshahr-kerman-min-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/iran-map-yazdanshahr-kerman-min-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/iran-map-yazdanshahr-kerman-min-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/iran-map-yazdanshahr-kerman-min-696x465.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/iran-map-yazdanshahr-kerman-min.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In recent years, Iran has found itself at the forefront of greenhouse gas emissions that threaten the well-being of its citizens and the stability of the region. The head of the Water Research Institute in the Iranian Ministry of Energy, Mohammadreza Kavianpour, has raised an alarm about the increase in air temperatures in the country. This article delves into the dire climate situation in Iran, exploring its rising temperatures, reduced rainfall, greenhouse gas emissions, and commitments under the Paris Agreement, shedding light on the future that awaits if urgent action is not taken.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mohammadreza Kavianpour, head of the Water Research Institute, has declared that Iran is facing a dire situation when it comes to rising temperatures. The Earth\u2019s temperature has increased by 0.66 degrees over the past three decades, a significant concern in itself.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/greenhouse-gas-emissions-in-iran-in-2023\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Roya Zakeri, a Computer Scientist, Is Taken to a Mental Hospital for Protesting the Mandatory Hijab<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-312720 size-medium\" title=\"Roya Zakeri a computer sciences graduate min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Roya-Zakeri-a-computer-sciences-graduate-min-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Roya Zakeri a computer sciences graduate min\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Roya-Zakeri-a-computer-sciences-graduate-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Roya-Zakeri-a-computer-sciences-graduate-min-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Roya-Zakeri-a-computer-sciences-graduate-min-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Roya-Zakeri-a-computer-sciences-graduate-min-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Roya-Zakeri-a-computer-sciences-graduate-min-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Roya-Zakeri-a-computer-sciences-graduate-min-1068x534.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Roya-Zakeri-a-computer-sciences-graduate-min-840x420.jpg 840w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Roya-Zakeri-a-computer-sciences-graduate-min.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Earlier we reported on a young woman in Tabriz who was brutalized by security forces on Sunday, October 15, 2023, for not covering her hair. It has been found out that the name of this young woman is Roya Zakeri. A viral video clip of Ms. Zakeri showed her sitting on the ground and crying out slogans against the mullahs\u2019 supreme leader, Ali Khamenei. For this reason, security forces beat her so viciously that she went unconscious. Then, they took Roya Zakeri from among the crowd by ambulance and transferred her to the women\u2019s ward of Razi Hospital in Tabriz, which is a neurology and psychiatry hospital.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Roya Zakeri is single, 31 years old, and comes from the city of Marand in East Azerbaijan Province (NW Iran). She has a Master of Science degree in Computer Sciences and resides in Tabriz.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/10\/19\/roya-zakeri\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Policies of Iran\u2019s Regime Cause Shortage and Rationing of Infant Formula<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-312721 size-medium\" title=\"iran shop milk powder\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/iran-shop-milk-powder-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"iran shop milk powder\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/iran-shop-milk-powder-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/iran-shop-milk-powder-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/iran-shop-milk-powder-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/iran-shop-milk-powder-696x435.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/iran-shop-milk-powder-672x420.jpg 672w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/iran-shop-milk-powder.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While the Iranian regime\u2019s officials, under the orders of the regime\u2019s supreme leader,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfocus.com\/general\/49735-khameneis-warning-reveals-the-divide-between-irans-intelligence-agencies\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Ali Khamenei<\/a>, are trying to compel society to have more children through the adoption of various laws and incentive policies, they have still failed to provide an adequate supply of infant formula, the primary source of nutrition for infants.\u00a0On Tuesday, Sajjad Esmaili, the advisor to the head of the Food and Drug Organization, announced the entry of the first shipment of imported infant formula. This comes after several industry experts had previously warned of the shortage and \u201crationing\u201d of infant formula, describing the situation as critical.\u00a0According to the semi-official ISNA news agency, citing Esmaili, the distribution program for infant formula, based on the adjusted birth rate for 2023, has been communicated to all provincial food and drug departments, and these departments are tasked to monitor and conduct field inspections<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfocus.com\/economy\/50114-policies-of-irans-regime-cause-shortage-and-rationing-of-infant-formula\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Stockholm, Sweden\u2014October 14, 2023: MEKsupporters held a rally in front of the Swedish Parliament<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Stockholm, Sweden&mdash;October 14, 2023: MEKsupporters held a rally in front of the Swedish Parliament.\" 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