{"id":312999,"date":"2023-10-30T07:56:15","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T06:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=312999"},"modified":"2023-10-30T22:13:45","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T21:13:45","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-october-30-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-october-30-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 October 30, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

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THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/h2>\n

UPDATE: 10:00 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n

MOIS and IRGC Claim Arresting 19 PMOI Members in Sistan and Baluchestan<\/h3>\n

\"PMOIThe mullahs\u2019 regime\u2019s Ministry of Intelligence (MOIS) and the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) in Sistan and Baluchestan have jointly issued a statement regarding their collaborative operations against the extensive network of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) within the province. In this statement, they report the arrest of 19 individuals from this organization and make the unsubstantiated claim that these individuals have targeted military and SSF (State Security Force) facilities while carrying out multiple operations. The statement also includes the baseless and ridiculous allegation that PMOI forces were not only involved in causing disruption and insecurity but also in \u201cassassinating well-known ethnic and religious figures.\u201d<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 9:30 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n

Iran’s Annual Inflation Reached 45.5% in October: Official Report<\/h3>\n

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As per Iran’s Statistical Center, the annual inflation rate for the country’s households reached 45.5% in the month of Mehr (September-October) this year. The month-to-month inflation rate also exceeded 39% during Mehr, with a monthly inflation rate of 2.3% reported.<\/p>\n

In terms of main categories, the “Hotels and Restaurants” group saw the highest point-to-point inflation rate, surging over 55% in its price index during Mehr compared to the same month last year.<\/p>\n

Additionally, the “Education” sector witnessed the highest monthly price index increase among the main contributors to inflation, with a 12% growth.<\/p>\n

The report from Iran’s Statistical Center on Mehr’s inflation reveals that the annual inflation rate remains above 50% in 9 provinces across Iran.<\/p>\n

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It is worth noting that official Iranian statistics, particularly economic data, are persistently manipulated by the regime for its socio-political purposes, rendering them unreliable. These distortions hinder the accurate assessment of Iran’s economic situation, driving experts to seek alternative, independent sources for more trustworthy information.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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U.S. Promises Swift Response to Attacks by Regime-Backed Militias<\/h3>\n

Jake Sullivan, White House National Security Advisor, warned the clerical regime in Iran that the United States will respond in case US troops are attacked by the regime’s militias.<\/p>\n

In an interview with ABC News on October 29<\/a>, Jake Sullivan said, “The United States will follow through on what we say we’re going to do. We said that if our troops were attacked, we would respond, and we responded. If they’re attacked again, we will respond again. And we are vigilant because we are seeing elevated threats against our forces throughout the region and an elevated risk of this conflict spreading to other parts of the region. We are doing everything in our power to deter and prevent that. But I’m not going to predict what the future brings, other than to say that if we are attacked, we will respond.”<\/p>\n

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