Short news updates for Monday, September 10, 1397. Read the most important news from Iran and the world on the nineteenth day of the month of Shahrivar 97 moment by moment here.
The Theater House condemned the arrest of Saeed Asadi and Maryam Kazemi. ISNA news agency reported the release of Saeed Asadi, the director of the City Theater, and Maryam Kazemi, the director of the play 'A Midsummer Night's Dream.' Shahram Karami, the director of performing arts, confirmed this news. The play 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' was halted on Sunday, and its director, Maryam Kazemi, and Saeed Asadi were arrested. The reason for the suspension of this play was the distribution of an unofficial teaser on social media that featured women dancing. On Tuesday, the Theater House issued a statement condemning the arrest of these two artists. The statement read: 'Why and on what legal grounds is the artistic community subjected to such an onslaught due to the incompetence of individuals in various fields, and why are they themselves planning media advertisements? Why and on what legal grounds are the director of the Center for Performing Arts and the person responsible for the theater of the country being interrogated and distressed? What response should we give to the protests and feelings of insecurity of thousands of theater groups across the country? Difficult days are passing for the cultural and artistic community; if you are not a healer of their pains, please do not add to their problems.' The General Directorate of Performing Arts apologized on Tuesday for the 'unfortunate incident of the arrest of two artists.'
The U.S. is 'closing' the Palestine Liberation Organization office in Washington. According to several government officials, President Donald Trump is closing the Palestine Liberation Organization office in Washington. According to these officials, the organization's attempt to bring Israel to court for war crimes is the reason for this decision. After the relocation of the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, the relationship between the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank and the Trump administration deteriorated.
A police chase occurred at Lyon Airport in France. During a police chase, the driver of a vehicle was arrested after entering the premises of two airports on the runway. On Tuesday, police attempted to stop a vehicle that had violated traffic rules on the Lyon highway. However, the driver ignored the police and sped through security barriers at the Bron airport near Lyon and then headed towards the Saint Exupéry airport nearby. The vehicle reached the runway after passing through the glass doors of Terminal 1, after which the driver was arrested. No one was injured in this incident.
A representative from Sabzevar reported that 50 signatures have been collected for the impeachment of Abbas Akhundi, the Minister of Roads and Urban Development. Hossein Maghsoudi, the representative from Sabzevar, Jowin, and Joghatai announced that more than 50 representatives have signed the impeachment plan for Abbas Akhundi. According to the House of the Nation, injustice in the field of roads, issues in the aviation sector, fluctuations in ticket prices, increased road accidents, problems in the railway sector, lack of oversight over the ministry's subsidiaries, and failure to realize the announced vision document and programs are part of the reasons for these representatives to impeach Abbas Akhundi.
A group of former parliament representatives supported Mehdi Karroubi's letter regarding the Assembly of Experts. According to Kalemeh, Ahmad Salamatian, Ali Akbar Mousavi Khoeini, Ali Mazrouei, and Hassan Yusefi Ashkouri wrote in this statement: 'We consider oversight of the leadership institution to be an important pillar of the Constitution and warn that by deeming the leadership sacred and unaccountable, consciously or unconsciously, it will lead to the suspension of the Constitution and ultimately the republic of the system.' Karroubi's letter to the experts: 'With this style of management, the country has returned to the Qajar era.' Mehdi Karroubi, who is under house arrest, stated in a detailed letter, recalling the historical background of the Assembly of Experts and the changes made in the constitutional revision, that 'the experts, if they are experts, should question the results of the strategic policies of the leader over the past three decades that have brought the country to this point.' Under the leadership of Ayatollah Khamenei, the Assembly of Experts has only issued statements in defense of Ayatollah Khamenei and, according to critics, has not fulfilled its oversight duties.
The spokesperson for the Ministry of Health stated that antibiotic and cortisone consumption in Iran is higher than in other countries. Iraj Harirchi, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Health, said that the consumption of antibiotics and cortisone, especially injectable cortisone, in Iran is higher than in other countries. He also stated that half of Iran's population will develop high blood pressure by the age of 55, but 35 to 54 percent of these individuals are unaware of their illness due to not visiting a doctor and lack of diagnosis.
The executor of the corruption measurement plan stated that any official in the municipality who does not cooperate with corruption will be removed. Hassan Abadi Jafari, the Minister of Commerce in Mir Hossein Mousavi's government and the executor of the corruption measurement plan in Tehran's municipality, told ILNA that corruption has penetrated the structure of Tehran's municipality to such an extent that this organization removes any mayor or official who does not cooperate with this corruption. He said: 'There are two deputy offices in the municipality that have the most problems regarding corruption. The first is the Deputy Office of Architecture and Urban Planning, which Mr. Shirazi (the dismissed head of the municipality's inspection organization) also pointed out. The second is the Administrative and Financial Deputy Office, which oversees contracts, tenders, purchases, and auctions. These two deputy offices are at the forefront of corruption.' According to Hassan Abadi Jafari, among all institutions, the municipality still ranks first in terms of bribery and nepotism.
The price of truck tires has more than doubled. Davood Saadatinajad, the head of the tire sellers' union, pointed to the increase in currency prices and rising demand. He stated that the price of road transport tires has increased to more than double. He also mentioned that currently more than 60 percent of road transport tires are imported from abroad. In recent truck drivers' strikes, one of the main complaints was the rising cost of spare parts and tires.
Shamkhani: We will respond tenfold to any hostile action against Iran. Admiral Ali Shamkhani, the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, stated at a joint meeting with senior automotive and major parts manufacturing managers, referring to Iran's missile attack on the headquarters of the Kurdish party in Iraq: 'The era of hit-and-run in the global arena has ended, and we will respond tenfold to any hostile action against the country in any arena.'
The detention order for two lawyers has been confirmed. According to IRNA, Branch 28 of the Revolutionary Court rejected the objection of Ghasem Shole Saadi and Arash Keykhosravi, two lawyers who were arrested on August 27 in front of the Islamic Consultative Assembly, and confirmed their detention order. The charge against these two lawyers is 'conspiracy and collusion against national security.' Ghasem Shole Saadi, Masoud Javadieh, and Arash Keykhosravi were arrested on August 27 in front of the Islamic Consultative Assembly. Before that, Mr. Shole Saadi had announced that he would protest against the supervisory oversight in front of the Assembly, inspired by Mohammad Mossadegh.