{"id":334782,"date":"2025-07-27T07:18:35","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T06:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=334782"},"modified":"2025-07-27T08:47:39","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T07:47:39","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-july-27-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-july-27-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 July 27, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_334783\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-334783\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-334783 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Zahedan-\u2013-July-25-2025-2.jpg\" alt=\"MEK Resistance Units in Zahedan Mark Eternal Light Anniversary, Renew Fight for a Democratic Iran\" width=\"1000\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Zahedan-\u2013-July-25-2025-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Zahedan-\u2013-July-25-2025-2-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Zahedan-\u2013-July-25-2025-2-768x422.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Zahedan-\u2013-July-25-2025-2-764x420.jpg 764w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Zahedan-\u2013-July-25-2025-2-150x83.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Zahedan-\u2013-July-25-2025-2-696x383.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-334783\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PMOI Resistance Units in Zahedan mark Operation Eternal Light\u2019s anniversary with anti-regime message \u2013 July 25, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 8:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Echoes of Eternal Light: Why a 37-year-old Operation Still Haunts Iran\u2019s Regime<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-334799 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Anniversary-of-Operation-Eternal-Light-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Anniversary-of-Operation-Eternal-Light-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Anniversary-of-Operation-Eternal-Light-1-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Thirty-seven years after the National Liberation Army of Iran (NLA) launched its historic \u201cOperation Eternal Light,\u201d the clerical regime is still gripped by a palpable fear of the resistance. This fear, born on the battlefields of 1988, now manifests in a frantic panic over the PMOI\u2019s growing influence among Iran\u2019s youth in the digital age. The regime\u2019s desperate calls to fight the opposition online reveal that the legacy of Eternal Light is not a relic of the past, but a clear and present threat to its survival.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On July 25, 2025, during a Friday prayer sermon in Karaj, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei\u2019s representative, Hosseini Hamedani, betrayed the regime\u2019s anxiety. He declared, \u201cToday, we desperately need the \u2018virtual Chaharzebar Pass\u2019 to be liberated from the occupation of the enemy and these terrorists through an \u2018Operation Mersad\u2019,\u201d referring to the regime\u2019s name for its counteroperation to Eternal Light and the pass where the heaviest clashes took place between the NLA and the regime\u2019s forces.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/echoes-of-eternal-light-why-a-37-year-old-operation-still-haunts-irans-regime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">From Zahedan, a Resounding \u2018No\u2019 to All Dictators: Iran\u2019s Resistance Units Chart a Democratic Future<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-334783 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Zahedan-\u2013-July-25-2025-2-300x165.jpg\" alt=\"MEK Resistance Units in Zahedan Mark Eternal Light Anniversary, Renew Fight for a Democratic Iran\" width=\"300\" height=\"165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Zahedan-\u2013-July-25-2025-2-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Zahedan-\u2013-July-25-2025-2-768x422.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Zahedan-\u2013-July-25-2025-2-764x420.jpg 764w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Zahedan-\u2013-July-25-2025-2-150x83.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Zahedan-\u2013-July-25-2025-2-696x383.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Zahedan-\u2013-July-25-2025-2.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a bold display of defiance on July 25, PMOI Resistance Units in Zahedan sent a powerful, dual message to the clerical regime and the world. Commemorating the 37th anniversary of Operation Eternal Light, these brave activists not only honored a pivotal moment in the history of Iranian resistance but also unequivocally rejected all forms of dictatorship, whether clerical or monarchist.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Through a series of placards, they made it clear that the Iranian people\u2019s quest for freedom will not be diverted by false alternatives, declaring, \u201cFrom Zahedan to Tehran, down with the oppressor, be it the shah or the mullahs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/from-zahedan-a-resounding-no-to-all-dictators-irans-resistance-units-chart-a-democratic-future\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dowlatabad Prison, Isfahan: White Torture of Female Political Prisoners<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-334800 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Dowlatabad-Prison.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Dowlatabad-Prison.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Dowlatabad-Prison-150x95.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dowlatabad Prison in Isfahan has become a new epicenter for the systemic abuse of incarcerated women\u2014particularly political prisoners\u2014amid appalling living conditions, psychological torture, and a complete disregard for basic human rights. The forced transfer of all female inmates across Isfahan province to this facility has intensified concerns over the safety and dignity of these prisoners.\u00a0Following the closure of the women\u2019s ward in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wncri.org\/2025\/04\/28\/marjan-sabzi-executed-isfahan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dastgerd Prison<\/a>, authorities relocated all female prisoners to Dowlatabad Prison, a facility lacking even the most basic standards. The decision to house inmates without regard for the nature of their offenses has created a highly dangerous environment, putting the lives of political prisoners at constant risk.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"456\" data-end=\"994\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wncri.org\/2025\/07\/26\/dowlatabad-prison-white-torture-of-female\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">UK Salisbury Exhibition Backs Iran\u2019s Political Prisoners, Democratic Change, and \u2018Blacklist IRGC\u2019 Call<\/h3>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"\"><div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"UK Salisbury Exhibition Backs Iran&rsquo;s Political Prisoners, Democratic Change, &amp;amp; &lsquo;Blacklist IRGC&rsquo; Call\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe qsa_\\&amp;enablejsapi\\=1\\&amp;origin\\=https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\" id=\"WYL_tG1IcVqd5Ok\" 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%2FtG1IcVqd5Ok%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tG1IcVqd5Ok\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT16S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-07-26T05:37:52Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_tG1IcVqd5Ok\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FtG1IcVqd5Ok%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">UK Salisbury Exhibition Backs Iran\u2019s Political Prisoners, Democratic Change, &amp; \u2018Blacklist IRGC\u2019 Call<\/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\/tG1IcVqd5Ok\" 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%2FtG1IcVqd5Ok%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"UK Salisbury Exhibition Backs Iran&rsquo;s Political Prisoners, Democratic Change, &amp;amp; &lsquo;Blacklist IRGC&rsquo; Call\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Salisbury, UK \u2014 July 25, 2025: In a powerful show of solidarity, the Academics in Exile Association held a bookstand and photo exhibition in Salisbury, Wiltshire, in support of Iran\u2019s political prisoners and as part of its \u201cNo to Executions\u201d campaign. The event highlighted the Iranian regime\u2019s escalating use of executions, particularly against political prisoners affiliated with the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK). The exhibition drew widespread support from locals and members of the Iranian diaspora. Many signed petitions endorsing Maryam Rajavi\u2019s \u201cThird Option\u201d \u2014 a democratic alternative to war or appeasement, calling for regime change by the Iranian people and their organized resistance under the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI). Attendees strongly condemned the regime\u2019s human rights abuses, including torture and systematic executions. There was a clear call for the immediate release of political prisoners and for stronger international action. The event also urged the UK government to blacklist the IRGC and to shut down the Iranian regime\u2019s embassy in London.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Salisbury, UK \u2014 July 25, 2025: In a powerful show of solidarity, the Academics in Exile Association held a bookstand and photo exhibition in Salisbury, Wiltshire, in support of Iran\u2019s political prisoners and as part of its \u201cNo to Executions\u201d campaign. The event highlighted the Iranian regime\u2019s escalating use of executions, particularly against political prisoners affiliated with the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-assemblies\/2025\/07\/uk-salisbury-exhibition-backs-irans-political-prisoners-democratic-change-and-blacklist-irgc-call\/76718\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">They Resist Through Pain in Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-236784 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-fashafouyeh-prison-tehran-25032021-300x190.jpg\" alt=\"The Iranian regime is increasing pressure on political prisoners\" width=\"300\" height=\"190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-fashafouyeh-prison-tehran-25032021-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-fashafouyeh-prison-tehran-25032021-768x486.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-fashafouyeh-prison-tehran-25032021-150x95.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-fashafouyeh-prison-tehran-25032021-696x440.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-fashafouyeh-prison-tehran-25032021.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fashafouyeh Prison, located in southern Tehran, is no longer merely a detention center for criminals; it has become an invisible arm of political repression. Following the bombing of Evin Prison, the ruling regime in Iran secretly transferred hundreds of political prisoners; including many with serious illnesses; to Fashafouyeh, without notifying their families. This prison lacks hygiene, medical care, classification, and basic human supervision.<br \/>\nThe transfer was no accident. Fashafouyeh was deliberately chosen; not out of chaos, but to implement a silent and systematic policy: to erode the bodies and spirits of resistant prisoners in silence. The regime\u2019s repression is no longer limited to executions and torture. It has embraced a more insidious method of elimination: death by medical neglect.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/2025\/07\/26\/they-resist-through-pain-in-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">European Troika: We Are Ready to Activate the Snapback Mechanism<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-334797 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/European-TroikaIran-flags.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/European-TroikaIran-flags.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/European-TroikaIran-flags-150x94.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The nuclear talks between Germany, France, and the United Kingdom with Iran held in Istanbul yielded no tangible results. The European Troika threatened that if Iran does not comply with its nuclear commitments, they are prepared to activate the snapback mechanism provisioned in the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers.\u00a0On the evening of July 25, Germany, the United Kingdom, and France announced that if Iran fails to meet specific commitments regarding its nuclear program, they are ready to trigger the automatic reimposition of sanctions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Germany\u2019s Foreign Ministry published the joint statement of the European Troika on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter). The statement declared that the European Troika is prepared to activate the snapback mechanism for reimposing sanctions. However, if Iran abides by its legal obligations and meets specific criteria, the deadline for reimposing international sanctions will be extended. The three European countries, which are parties to the 2015 nuclear deal (JCPOA), called on Iran to \u201cchoose the path of diplomacy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"609\" data-end=\"885\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfocus.com\/nuclear\/54902-european-troika-we-are-ready-to-activate-the-snapback-mechanism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">New Wave of Repression Raises Fears of 1988-Style Mass Executions in Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-49264 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/ali.moezi_-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"ali.moezi_\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/ali.moezi_-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/ali.moezi_.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ghezel Hesar Prison \u2013 July 26, 2025 \u2014 In a chilling open letter smuggled out of Iran\u2019s notorious Ghezel Hesar prison, political prisoner Ali Moezi has sounded the alarm over what he calls a looming crime \u201csimilar to the summer of 1988,\u201d referring to the massacre of thousands of political prisoners by the Iranian regime. In the opening lines of his letter, Moezi writes: \u201cIs a crime similar to the summer of 1988 on the verge of happening? What is evident is the regime\u2019s boundless terror of the final battle with the people in the upcoming uprising.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to Moezi, the regime has ramped up its crackdown on all fronts following what he describes as a \u201cself-made ceasefire\u201d in the recent war.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"609\" data-end=\"885\"><a href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/human-rights\/new-wave-of-repression-raises-fears-of-1988-style-mass-executions-in-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"609\" data-end=\"885\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Khamenei\u2019s Post-War Gamble: Repression, Fear, and the Shadow of 1988<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-334798 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/anti-regime-grafitti-on-the-wall.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/anti-regime-grafitti-on-the-wall.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/anti-regime-grafitti-on-the-wall-150x94.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On July 23, Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje\u2019i, the head of Iran\u2019s judiciary, appeared on state television to boast about \u201cthe arrest of thousands\u201d and openly hinted at the possibility of executing some of them. His televised appearance, far from a routine statement, was a calculated move to deliver a message on behalf of the regime\u2019s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei: the regime sees no path forward except through brute force.\u00a0Eje\u2019i\u2019s remarks signal the regime\u2019s shift toward maximum repression in the aftermath of the recent 12-day war with Israel. Far from proposing reform or reconciliation, Eje\u2019i\u2019s rhetoric suggests a return to the darkest chapters of Iran\u2019s past \u2014 evoking memories of the mass executions of political prisoners in the summer of 1988. By framing the detainees as scapegoats for the regime\u2019s military and political failures, the judiciary chief is laying the groundwork for a broader crackdown.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"609\" data-end=\"885\"><a href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/infightings\/khameneis-post-war-gamble-repression-fear-and-the-shadow-of-1988\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-july-26-2025\/\"><strong>Also, read Iran News in Brief \u2013 July 26, 2025<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 8:00 AM CEST Echoes of Eternal Light: Why a 37-year-old Operation Still Haunts Iran&rsquo;s Regime Thirty-seven years after the National [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":334783,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-334782","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-iran-news-in-brief-news","8":"tag-iran-news"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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