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UPDATE: 10:00 PM CEST
Former Official Warns of Tightening International Pressure
Referring to the remarks of the regime’s Minister of Oil, Mohammad Hadi Mousavi, a former assistant to the health minister said: “Oil bartering completes the chain of sanctions against Iran and with this plan, we inadvertently put ourselves under the ‘oil for food’ program.”
Mousavi added: “Countries such as India, China, and Korea, which are our current oil customers, are not willing to barter oil with industrial items or capital, and they can only provide us with food or medicine. This is a plan that the West has been seeking to imply on Iran for many years … This poses a great danger to the security of the system.”
In recent days, Javad Owji, the new oil minister of Ebrahim Raisi’s cabinet had mentioned the idea of bartering oil as a solution for getting paid for Iran’s oil exports.
Tuesday Protests in Iran
- In Kerman, Southeastern Iran, scammed people who fell victim to ‘Kerman Khodro’ company, held a protest rally on Tuesday against the officials’ refusal to hear their complaints and take legal action. For nearly 4 years, two thousand people have been scammed by the car dealership owned by the corrupt Marashi family. These people have paid for the cars but the company has refused to deliver. The scammed owners of the cars have written letters to several major state institutions, like the supreme leader’s office as well as the judiciary. But due to the family’s influence in the corrupt courts of the clerical regime, these calls have led to nowhere.
- On Tuesday, workers of Haft Tappeh sugarcane company held a protest rally at the entrance of the company and marched toward the management’s office to pursue their demands. The workers warned that they will continue to protest until their demands have been met.
- Retired teachers gathered in front of the regime’s Budget and Planning Organization on Tuesday morning, to protest the officials’ refusal to pay their pensions. They stressed to continue to protest until they’re paid.
- On Tuesday, workers of Isfahan Municipality held a rally in front of the Central Municipality Station to claim their wages that have been long overdue.
- Gas operators in Yazd staged a protest rally in front of the governor’s office on Tuesday, due to the gas network being cut off.
UK Refuses To Validate Covid-19 Vaccinations in Iran
According to the state-run ISNA news agency, on October 12, the British government announced that travelers holding a Covid19 vaccine card from Iran should be quarantined after entering the United Kingdom and take a Covid test in two stages.
According to healthcare regulations in the UK, travelers with Covid-19 vaccination cards issued in other countries, those who have been vaccinated with Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca as well as Johnson&Johnson for more than 14 days, will be exempted from mandatory home quarantine in the UK.
UPDATE: 8:00 PM CEST
330 Villages Damaged in an Earthquake in Southwestern Iran
According to the official IRNA news agency, the National Seismological Center at the University of Tehran registered a 5.7 magnitude earthquake at 06:09 AM local time in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari as well as in Khuzestan province. The state-run Vatan Emrooz newspaper wrote today: “Out of 600 villages in Andika County, Khuzestan, 330 villages have are heavily damaged and 30 villages have been destroyed by 80 to 90%.”
UPDATE: 2:30 PM CEST
Iranian Regime Continues to Restrict the Internet
State-run media and officials are reporting an escalation of internet disruption across Iran, with the “lack of bandwidth” as the main cause. A website called zoomit.ir wrote: “Since almost two months, the bandwidth increase by the Infrastructure Communications Company has stopped and internet disruption in different cities of Iran has reached its peak.”
According to the site, the license to increasing the bandwidth must be issued by the Supreme Council of Cyberspace, which Ali Khamenei the regime’s supreme leader directly oversees.
In an interview with the official IRNA news agency, Joshaghani, an official at the Radio Regulatory Authority acknowledged the limitation of the internet but tried to use the beginning of the school year and online classes as an excuse.
Meanwhile, the regime’s parliament is trying to pass a repressive bill to impose severe restrictions on the internet called “protection of the rights of internet users”. As a sign of the real motives behind the bill, Agha Tehrani, the head of the Cultural Commission of the parliament, admitted that he’s been insulted online “20,000 times in just one day.”
New Attacks | Violent Explosions Hit al-Bokamal on the Syria-Iraq Border, Along With Flights by Drones Over the Region
SOHR activists have reported violent explosions in al-Bokamal city in east Deir Ezzor countryside, in areas under the control of Iranian-backed militias in the west Euphrates region near the Syria-Iraq border. The explosions coincided with flights by drones over the region, amid unconfirmed reports of a new attack on the Iranian-backed militias’ positions in the region.
UPDATE: 1:30 PM CEST
Lebanese Leader Called for Ousting Iranian Elements from Power in Lebanon
Sami Jamil, leader of the Lebanese Kataeb Party called for an end to the Iranian regime’s influence in Lebanon by reshaping the parliament in the upcoming elections. Talking about Tehran-backed politicians in his country, Al-Sharq al-Awsat quoted Sami Jamil as saying on October 11: “These people have failed and it is time for them to leave. In 2016, in a shameful compromise to Iran, they decided to agree with Hezbollah’s candidate for the presidency (Michel Aoun) and today, we all are hostages in Iran’s hands… Lebanon is under the guardianship of (the Iranian regime) today and this has separated Lebanon from its neighbors and friends.”
Iranian Regime Terrorist Wanted by US State Department
The US State Department Rewards for Justice Program announced a $15 million reward for information leading to the capture of Abdul Shala’i, a sponsor of the Iranian regime terrorism who is responsible for killing and wounding American soldiers in Iraq.
REWARD! Up to $15 million for Info on
Iranian Terrorist FinancierAbdul Shala'i planned an attack that killed 7 U.S. soldiers and wounded 3 others in Karbala, Iraq in 2007.
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— Rewards for Justice (@RFJ_USA) October 11, 2021
UPDATE: 12:00 PM CEST
Partial Results Show Pro-Iran Groups Losing Iraq Election
Politico— An alliance of Iraqi candidates representing Shiite militias supported by neighboring Iran has emerged as the biggest loser in the country’s national elections, according to partial results released Monday.
The results, posted online successively, also showed the bloc of Iraq’s populist Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr maintaining the most seats in parliament, leading in several of Iraq’s 18 provinces, including the capital Baghdad. Al-Sadr, a maverick leader remembered for leading an insurgency against U.S. forces after the 2003 invasion, appeared to have increased his movement’s seats in the 329-member parliament from 54 in 2018 to more than 70.
UPDATE: 8:30 AM CEST
Iran: Coronavirus Fatalities Exceed 453,900
The People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) announced on Monday, October 11, 2021, that the Coronavirus death toll in 547 cities had exceeded 453,900. In Tehran the death toll has reached 106,286, Khorasan Razavi 37,335, Isfahan 30,700, Khuzestan 27,825, Mazandaran 16,820, West Azerbaijan 16,468, Fars 16,395, East Azerbaijan 15,913, Gilan 15,880, Alborz 13,373, Kerman 12,072, Yazd 7,473, Kurdistan 7,242, Semnan 6,135, North Khorasan 5,814, Qazvin 5,109, Zanjan 4,350, Ilam 4,318, and Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad 3,269.
#Iran Coronavirus Update
More than 453,900 people have died of the novel #coronavirus in 547 cities checkered across all of Iran's 31 provinces, according to the Iranian opposition PMOI/MEK.
Full Reporthttps://t.co/yJ90Hx7jAs pic.twitter.com/YowFiKxjtp
— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) October 11, 2021
Facebook Removes Propaganda Networks Linked to Military in Sudan, Iran
Facebook has removed two networks linked to military organizations in Sudan and Iran that posed as fake news outlets and purchased followers in order to “praise the military and criticize opposing factions,” the company says.
“This is the first covert influence operation we’ve disrupted in Iran that focused almost entirely inside the country and was run by individuals linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps,” Facebook said today as part of its September 2021 Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior Report.
The Truth Behind Tehran’s Nuclear Extortion Tactics
Iran’s regime has produced more than 120 kilograms of 20-percent enriched uranium, its nuclear chief recently said to state media. In an interview with state media on Saturday, Mohammad Eslami, the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), declared that the increase of enriched uranium is in accord with a law passed by the Majlis (parliament). “We have surpassed the 120-kilogram figure and in this regard, we’re ahead of schedule,” Eslami said.
Raisi Yet Again Met by Protests on Visit to Bushehr Province
As the Iranian regime’s president, Ebrahim Raisi, continued his visits around Iran last week, he was once again met with protesters as he arrived in the southern province of Bushehr on Friday. His visit was to meet with local citizens and the province’s administrative council to help find solutions to the problems faced in the region. During his visit, Raisi partook in many photo opportunities, as well as promising to solve the housing, employment, and infrastructure problems in the province. A meeting with local farmers in Bushehr reportedly went well when Raisi promised them that he would solve their irrigation problems.
Reality of Iran: Poor Majority – Rich Ruling Minority
The poverty line in Iran has passed the 11 million tomans borders, and the poor strata of the society are being crushed under the burden of poverty. And now most of Iranian society is even not near the 11 million tomans border and are far distant below it. As they fall into a hole without any end. Having a bit of luck at the price will explain everything. From the price of one 30-egg tray which is now 50,000 tomans to the price of one kilo of yogurt which is now 45,000 tomans, to a small cacao milk drink which has reached 17,000 tomans, and finally to the price of bread which has reached 3,000 tomans for one piece.
Iran Sentences Twelve Azari Activists to 888 Lashes and 15 Years of Prison in NW City
The Ardabil Criminal Court sentenced twelve Azari activists to a total of 15 years of prison and 888 lashes yesterday in northwestern Iran. According to the Human Rights News Agency, the twelve men were identified as Mostafa, Morteza and Mojtaba Parvin, Mohammad and Sajad Jolani Ojagh, Hossein Balakhani Issalou, Hamed Heidari Baris, Parviz Siyabi Garjan, Sobhan Bakhshi, Mehdi Houshmand, Bahman Kheirjou, and Asgar Akbarzadeh Khezrabadi.
Political Prisoner Mojgan Kavousi Transferred to the Notorious Kachouii Prison
Kurdish political prisoner Mojgan Kavousi called her family and informed them that she was in a prison in Karaj. Political prisoner Mojgan Kavousi is a writer and a cultural activist who was arrested during the protests in November 2019 because of publishing anti-government posts in her Instagram account. The Revision Court sentenced her to six years and 4 months in prison, 36 months of which could be implemented.
Read more: Iran News in Brief – October 11, 2021
