Iran news in brief, October 20, 2020
Iran news in brief, October 20, 2020 Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 458 Cities Exceeds 127,100 Over 127,100 people have died of the novel coronavirus in 458 cities checkered across all of Iran’s 31 provinces, according to reports tallied by the Iranian opposition People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran as of Monday afternoon local time. The official death toll declared by the regime stands at 30,712, around a fourth of the actual figure. The regime’s Health Ministry spokesperson announced the mullahs’ engineered Covid-19 numbers on Monday as an unprecedented 337 deaths, which is more than twice the record of the first wave (158 deaths on April 4) and around 1.5 times the record of the second wave (235 deaths on July 28), according to a Monday report wired by the regime’s official IRNA news agency. Deputy Health Minister Iraj Harirchi has called for a continuation of restrictions until the virus is completely controlled. “Based on the numbers that will be published in the coming days, we are requesting for harsher measures,” he said on Monday, according to IRNA, forecasting even higher death tolls in the near future. Albania Expels Iran Regime's Agent for Spying on MEK The Albanian government ordered the arrest and expulsion of another Iranian regime spy on Saturday, according to several Albanian outlets. The Interior Ministry of Albania designated of Ehsan Bidi, a known agent of the Iranian regime, as persona non grata and ordered his expulsion from Albanian soil on October 17. Bidi was subsequently arrested and transferred to a detention center, where he will remain until another country accepts him. Bidi is accused of spying on members of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran in Albania on behalf Tehran. After Bidi was transferred to the detention center, the Iranian regime resorted to lies against MEK members in Albania to cover the scandal and allay the fears of other Tehran agents in Albania. Bidi and other regime agents, along websites run by Tehran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security claimed that the MEK had tried to kill him and therefore the Albanian government had transferred him to a safe location. Read More: https://www.ncr-iran.org / iranncr / iran_policy Subscribe to NCRI weekly newsletter t.ly/MybJ
