{"id":314479,"date":"2023-12-23T07:17:49","date_gmt":"2023-12-23T06:17:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=314479"},"modified":"2023-12-23T21:01:34","modified_gmt":"2023-12-23T20:01:34","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-december-23-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-december-23-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 December 23, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-314480\" title=\"iran oil workers protest 22122023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/iran-oil-workers-protest-22122023.jpg\" alt=\"iran oil workers protest 22122023\" width=\"1000\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/iran-oil-workers-protest-22122023.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/iran-oil-workers-protest-22122023-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/iran-oil-workers-protest-22122023-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/iran-oil-workers-protest-22122023-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/iran-oil-workers-protest-22122023-696x394.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/h2>\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;\">Saturday Protests in Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Ahvaz, Southwest Iran:<\/em> Workers of the Iran National Steel Industrial Group took to the streets on Saturday, December 23, in Ahvaz. The strike was prompted by the company&#8217;s decision to bar the entry of 21 workers and its failure to implement job classification rules, further aggravating the already tense labor situation. The protesting workers, dissatisfied with the lack of response to their demands, gathered in the Baghaei Square, located on the Ahvaz-Khorramshahr road, after leaving the premises of the steel company.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">More footage of strikes and protests by workers of Iran National Steel Industrial Group in Ahvaz.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xCbnJMGmTF\">pic.twitter.com\/xCbnJMGmTF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1738500494908363068?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 23, 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;\"><em>Tehran, Iran&#8217;s capital:<\/em> Meanwhile, operators of high-voltage electrical substations staged a rally in front of the office of the Administrative and Recruitment Affairs Organization in Tehran. The protesters aimed to draw attention to what they perceived as the regime&#8217;s indifference towards their demands. The gathering was a display of frustration, as the operators sought redress for their concerns regarding working conditions and recognition of their grievances.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">December 23\u2014Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Operators of high voltage electrical substations hold rally in front gathered in front of the office of the Administrative and Recruitment Affairs Organization, protesting the regime&#39;s ignoring their demands.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9qRyUwHCgo\">pic.twitter.com\/9qRyUwHCgo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1738499455517679748?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 23, 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;\"><em>Kermanshah &#8211; Western Iran:<\/em> In a separate development in Kermanshah, nurses congregated with banners proclaiming, &#8220;Promises and vows are enough, our table is empty.&#8221; The demonstration reflects the dissatisfaction of the nursing community, echoing concerns related to unfulfilled promises and the need for immediate attention to their grievances.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_yMAMrEWbEoI\"><div id=\"lyte_yMAMrEWbEoI\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FyMAMrEWbEoI%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\"><\/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\/yMAMrEWbEoI\" 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%2FyMAMrEWbEoI%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube video thumbnail\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 12:30 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran&#8217;s Human Rights Tragedy and a Nation&#8217;s Struggle for Democracy<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-268650 size-medium\" title=\"townhall logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/townhall-logo-300x146.png\" alt=\"townhall-logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"146\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"isPasted\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Since the massive consecutive uprisings that began in 2017, a grim reality has taken root in Iran. It is a story of widespread human rights violations that stain the conscience of the world. Yet there is a conspicuous silence in the media.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Recent UN condemnations have put a spotlight on the gruesome executions of a 17-year-old and a 22-year-old, exposing the regime&#8217;s macabre distinction as the world&#8217;s leading child executioner.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As popular dissent mounts, the regime&#8217;s brutality intensifies and the noose claims more victims:\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/2023\/11\/24\/detained-protester-milad-zohrevand-is-executed-in-the-central-prison-of-hamedan\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Milad Zohrevand<\/a>, 21, who participated in last year&#8217;s uprising;\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/2023\/11\/27\/secret-execution-of-political-prisoner-ali-saber-motlagh-in-lakan-prison-rasht\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Ali Saber Motlaq<\/a>, 62, a longtime supporter of the main opposition Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/2023\/12\/01\/second-and-third-protesters-from-november-2019-protests-executed-amid-media-silence\/\" rel=\"noopener\">); Kamran Rezaei<\/a>, 32, who participated in the 2019 uprising.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/townhall.com\/columnists\/alisafavi\/2023\/12\/23\/irans-human-rights-tragedy-and-a-nations-struggle-for-democracy-n2632760\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 8:00 AM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s Rebellious Youth Respond to the Regime\u2019s Repressive Measures<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Protesters in Tehran attack IRGC Basij base\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_SxLH5dqj7rE\" 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%2FSxLH5dqj7rE%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SxLH5dqj7rE\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT6S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-12-16T09:53:41Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_SxLH5dqj7rE\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FSxLH5dqj7rE%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Protesters in Tehran attack IRGC Basij base<\/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\/SxLH5dqj7rE\" 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%2FSxLH5dqj7rE%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Protesters in Tehran attack IRGC Basij base\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"*** Content on the PMOI\/MEK&#039;s official YouTube channel is not subject to copyright if the source is mentioned ***\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In fear of an increasingly restive society and the growing traction of the Iranian Resistance, Iran\u2019s regime has been resorting to an unprecedented wave of repressive measures. But the people of Iran have shown their determination to overthrow this regime through their actions against the regime\u2019s centers of repression, and fundamentalism.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the past week alone, rebellious youth have been targeting regime monuments, banners, and centers of repression across Iran. These activities are especially focused on IRGC and Basij bases. The Basij is the paramilitary arm of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) which is tasked with the repression of anti-regime protests. The regime has set up Basij bases in neighborhoods to spy on residents, identify dissidents, and crack down on demonstrations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/irans-rebellious-youth-respond-to-the-regimes-repressive-measures\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s Water Reserves and the \u2018Water Mafia\u2019 Influence<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-247273 size-medium\" title=\"iran-khuzestan-dams\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/iran-khuzestan-dams-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"iran-khuzestan-dams\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/iran-khuzestan-dams-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/iran-khuzestan-dams-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/iran-khuzestan-dams-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/iran-khuzestan-dams-696x391.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/iran-khuzestan-dams.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Official statistics reveal a significant decline in the water reserves of Iran\u2019s dams attributed to the imbalanced production of hydroelectric power during the summer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Sunday, December 17, the ISNA news agency reported that reservoir dam usage statistics until December 11 indicate that the water levels in these dams stand at a mere 40%.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Detailed statistics from the government indicate a 7% increase in water inflow into the dams compared to the same period last year until December 11. However, the water discharge from the dams has surged by 22%, resulting in a depletion of water reserves by 1 billion cubic meters.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/general\/irans-water-reserves-and-the-water-mafia-influence\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Human Rights Catastrophe: Death Sentences Issued for 2,000 People in the Small City of Delfan<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-314482 alignleft\" title=\"Delfan infography\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Delfan-infography.jpg\" alt=\"Delfan infography\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Delfan-infography.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Delfan-infography-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Yahya Ebrahimi, the representative of Delfan County in the regime\u2019s parliament, stated in a video interview released on Wednesday, December 20, 2023: \u201cAround one to two thousand young people from this county have been sentenced to death on charges of selling drugs,\u201d and \u201cthey are in the stage of implementation of their verdicts,\u201d meaning that they are on the verge of execution.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The representative of Delfan in the parliament has stated: \u201cDuring my field visit to Delfan this week, I also had a visit and meeting with the families of prisoners who have been sentenced to death for selling drugs. These families provided horrifying statistics regarding the number of individuals condemned to death in this county.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/2023\/12\/22\/human-rights-catastrophe-death-sentences-issued-for-2000-people-in-the-small-city-of-delfan\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Germany Accuses Iran of Involvement in Conspiracy to Attack Synagogue<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-314481 alignleft\" title=\"germany bochum synagogue suspect\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/germany-bochum-synagogue-suspect.jpg\" alt=\"germany bochum synagogue suspect\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/germany-bochum-synagogue-suspect.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/germany-bochum-synagogue-suspect-150x94.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On December 19, the German Foreign Ministry summoned an official from the Iranian regime\u2019s embassy in Berlin for the alleged involvement of \u201cregime institutions\u201d in a plot to set fire to a synagogue in the city of Bochum.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The High Court in Dusseldorf confirmed on Tuesday that a conspiracy to set fire to a synagogue in Bochum last year had taken place with the cooperation of Iranian regime institutions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the court\u2019s announcement, \u201cBabak J.,\u201d who was identified as the perpetrator of a November 2022 school fire in Bochum, and a 36-year-old German-Iranian citizen, received orders from an individual inside Iran. The primary target of the arson attack was a synagogue located next to the school, not the school itself.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfocus.com\/terrorism\/50403-germany-accuses-iran-of-involvement-in-conspiracy-to-attack-synagogue\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Paris\u2014December 20, 2023: MEK Supporters Held an Exhibition, in Solidarity With the Iran Revolution<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Paris&mdash;December 20, 2023: MEK supporters organized an exhibition to support the Iranian Revolution.\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_ehPQ7OuCgK4\" 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%2FehPQ7OuCgK4%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ehPQ7OuCgK4\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT29S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-12-21T16:34:23Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_ehPQ7OuCgK4\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FehPQ7OuCgK4%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Paris\u2014December 20, 2023: MEK supporters organized an exhibition to support the Iranian 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\/ehPQ7OuCgK4\" 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%2FehPQ7OuCgK4%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Paris&mdash;December 20, 2023: MEK supporters organized an exhibition to support the Iranian Revolution.\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Paris, France\u2014December 20, 2023: Freedom-loving Iranians and MEK supporters organized an exhibition to support the Iranian Revolution.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Paris, France\u2014December 20, 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\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>) organized an exhibition to express solidarity with the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iran-protests-2022\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Iranian Revolution<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-assemblies\/2023\/12\/paris-december-20-2023-mek-supporters-held-an-exhibition-in-solidarity-with-the-iran-revolution\/53889\/\" 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-december-22-2023\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Iran News in Brief \u2013 December 22,<\/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 Saturday Protests in Iran Ahvaz, Southwest Iran: Workers of the Iran National Steel Industrial Group took to [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":314480,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-314479","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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