auto-update week 30

middle-east/ir.json

@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
         "text": "Persian Farsi (official), Azeri and other Turkic dialects, Kurdish, Gilaki and Mazandarani, Luri, Balochi, Arabic"
       },
       "printed major-language sample": {
-        "text": "<br />چکیده نامه جهان، منبعی ضروری برای کسب اطلاعات کلی جهان (Persian)<br /><br />The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information."
+        "text": "<br>چکیده نامه جهان، منبعی ضروری برای کسب اطلاعات کلی جهان (Persian)<br><br>The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information."
       }
     },
     "Religions": {
@@ -304,13 +304,13 @@
       }
     },
     "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": {
-      "text": "<.1% (2019 est.)"
+      "text": "<.1% (2020 est.)"
     },
     "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": {
-      "text": "59,000 (2019 est.)"
+      "text": "54,000 (2020 est.)"
     },
     "HIV/AIDS - deaths": {
-      "text": "2,500 (2019 est.)"
+      "text": "3,200 (2020 est.)"
     },
     "Major infectious diseases": {
       "degree of risk": {
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@
       "vectorborne diseases": {
         "text": "Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever"
       },
-      "note": "<strong>note:</strong> a new coronavirus is causing sustained community spread of respiratory illness (COVID-19) in Iran; sustained community spread means that people have been infected with the virus, but how or where they became infected is not known, and the spread is ongoing; illness with this virus has ranged from mild to severe with fatalities reported; as of 6 June 2021, Iran has reported a total of 2,960,751<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">&nbsp;</span>cases of COVID-19 or 3,525.0 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with 96.4 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 8 June 2021, 4.66% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine"
+      "note": "<strong>note:</strong> a new coronavirus is causing sustained community spread of respiratory illness (COVID-19) in Iran; sustained community spread means that people have been infected with the virus, but how or where they became infected is not known, and the spread is ongoing; illness with this virus has ranged from mild to severe with fatalities reported; as of 20 July 2021, Iran has reported a total of 3,548,704 cases of COVID-19 or 4,225 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with 104.03 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 19 July 2021, 6.98% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine"
     },
     "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": {
       "text": "25.8% (2016)"
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@
       "vectorborne diseases": {
         "text": "Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever"
       },
-      "note": "<strong>note:</strong> a new coronavirus is causing sustained community spread of respiratory illness (COVID-19) in Iran; sustained community spread means that people have been infected with the virus, but how or where they became infected is not known, and the spread is ongoing; illness with this virus has ranged from mild to severe with fatalities reported; as of 6 June 2021, Iran has reported a total of 2,960,751<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">&nbsp;</span>cases of COVID-19 or 3,525.0 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with 96.4 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 8 June 2021, 4.66% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine"
+      "note": "<strong>note:</strong> a new coronavirus is causing sustained community spread of respiratory illness (COVID-19) in Iran; sustained community spread means that people have been infected with the virus, but how or where they became infected is not known, and the spread is ongoing; illness with this virus has ranged from mild to severe with fatalities reported; as of 20 July 2021, Iran has reported a total of 3,548,704 cases of COVID-19 or 4,225 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with 104.03 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 19 July 2021, 6.98% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine"
     },
     "Waste and recycling": {
       "municipal solid waste generated annually": {
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@
       }
     },
     "Political parties and leaders": {
-      "text": "Combatant Clergy Association (an active political group)<br />Council for Coordinating the Reforms Front<br />Executives of Construction Party<br />Followers of the Guardianship of the Jurisprudent [Ali LARIJANI]<br />Front of Islamic Revolutionary Stability [Morteza AGHA-TEHRANI, general secretary]<br />Islamic Coalition Party<br />Islamic Iran Participation Front [associated with former President Mohammed KHATAMI]<br />Islamic Law Party<br />Militant Clerics Society<br />Moderation and Development Party<br />National Trust Party<br />National Unity Party<br />Pervasive Coalition of Reformists [Ali SUFI, chairman] (includes Council for Coordinating the Reforms Front, National Trust Party, Union of Islamic Iran People Party, Moderation and Development Party)<br />Principlists Grand Coalition [Ali Reza ZAKANI] (includes Combatant Clergy Association and Islamic Coalition Party, Society of Devotees and Pathseekers of the Islamic Revolution, Front of Islamic Revolution Stability)<br />Progress, Welfare, and Justice Front<br />Progress and Justice Population of Islamic Iran or PJP [Hosein GHORBANZADEH, general secretary]<br />Resistance Front of Islamic Iran [Yadollah HABIBI, general secretary]<br />Steadfastness Front<br />Union of Islamic Iran People's Party<br />Wayfarers of the Islamic Revolution"
+      "text": "Combatant Clergy Association (an active political group)<br>Council for Coordinating the Reforms Front<br>Executives of Construction Party<br>Followers of the Guardianship of the Jurisprudent [Ali LARIJANI]<br>Front of Islamic Revolutionary Stability [Morteza AGHA-TEHRANI, general secretary]<br>Islamic Coalition Party<br>Islamic Iran Participation Front [associated with former President Mohammed KHATAMI]<br>Islamic Law Party<br>Militant Clerics Society<br>Moderation and Development Party<br>National Trust Party<br>National Unity Party<br>Pervasive Coalition of Reformists [Ali SUFI, chairman] (includes Council for Coordinating the Reforms Front, National Trust Party, Union of Islamic Iran People Party, Moderation and Development Party)<br>Principlists Grand Coalition [Ali Reza ZAKANI] (includes Combatant Clergy Association and Islamic Coalition Party, Society of Devotees and Pathseekers of the Islamic Revolution, Front of Islamic Revolution Stability)<br>Progress, Welfare, and Justice Front<br>Progress and Justice Population of Islamic Iran or PJP [Hosein GHORBANZADEH, general secretary]<br>Resistance Front of Islamic Iran [Yadollah HABIBI, general secretary]<br>Steadfastness Front<br>Union of Islamic Iran People's Party<br>Wayfarers of the Islamic Revolution"
     },
     "International organization participation": {
       "text": "CICA, CP, D-8, ECO, FAO, G-15, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OPCW, OPEC, PCA, SAARC (observer), SCO (observer), UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNITAR, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)"
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@
       "lyrics/music": {
         "text": "multiple authors/Hassan RIAHI"
       },
-      "note": "<strong>note 1:</strong> adopted 1990; Iran has had six national anthems; the first, entitled Salam-e Shah (Royal Salute) was in use from 1873-1909; next came Salamati-ye Dowlat-e Elliye-ye Iran (Salute of the Sublime State of Persia, 1909-1933); it was followed by Sorud-e melli (The Imperial Anthem of Iran; 1933-1979), which chronicled the exploits of the Pahlavi Dynasty; Ey Iran (Oh Iran) functioned unofficially as the national anthem for a brief period between the ouster of the Shah in 1979 and the early days of the Islamic Republic in 1980; Payandeh Bada Iran (Long Live Iran) was used between 1980 and 1990 during the time of Ayatollah KHOMEINI<br /><br /><strong>note 2:</strong> a recording of the current Iranian national anthem is unavailable since the US Navy Band does not record anthems for countries from which the US does not anticipate official visits; the US does not have diplomatic relations with Iran"
+      "note": "<strong>note 1:</strong> adopted 1990; Iran has had six national anthems; the first, entitled Salam-e Shah (Royal Salute) was in use from 1873-1909; next came Salamati-ye Dowlat-e Elliye-ye Iran (Salute of the Sublime State of Persia, 1909-1933); it was followed by Sorud-e melli (The Imperial Anthem of Iran; 1933-1979), which chronicled the exploits of the Pahlavi Dynasty; Ey Iran (Oh Iran) functioned unofficially as the national anthem for a brief period between the ouster of the Shah in 1979 and the early days of the Islamic Republic in 1980; Payandeh Bada Iran (Long Live Iran) was used between 1980 and 1990 during the time of Ayatollah KHOMEINI<br><br><strong>note 2:</strong> a recording of the current Iranian national anthem is unavailable since the US Navy Band does not record anthems for countries from which the US does not anticipate official visits; the US does not have diplomatic relations with Iran"
     }
   },
   "Economy": {
@@ -1116,7 +1116,7 @@
   },
   "Military and Security": {
     "Military and security forces": {
-      "text": "Islamic Republic of Iran Regular Forces (Artesh): Ground Forces, Navy (includes marines), Air Force, Air Defense Forces; Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (Sepah, IRGC): Ground Forces, Navy (includes marines), Aerospace Force (controls strategic missile force), Qods Force (special operations), Cyber Command, Basij Paramilitary Forces (Popular Mobilization Army); Law Enforcement Forces (border and security troops, assigned to the armed forces in wartime) (2021)<br><br>note: the Iranian Navy operates Iran&rsquo;s larger warships and operates in the Gulf of Oman, the Caspian Sea, and deep waters in the region and beyond; the IRGC Navy has responsibility for the closer-in Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz",
+      "text": "Islamic Republic of Iran Regular Forces (Artesh): Ground Forces, Navy (includes marines), Air Force, Air Defense Forces; Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (Sepah, IRGC): Ground Forces, Navy (includes marines), Aerospace Force (controls strategic missile force), Qods Force (special operations), Cyber Command, Basij Paramilitary Forces (Popular Mobilization Army); Law Enforcement Forces (border and security troops, assigned to the armed forces in wartime) (2021)<br><br>note: the Iranian Navy operates Iran’s larger warships and operates in the Gulf of Oman, the Caspian Sea, and deep waters in the region and beyond; the IRGC Navy has responsibility for the closer-in Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz",
       "note": "note: the Iranian Navy operates Iran&rsquo;s larger warships and operates in the Gulf of Oman, the Caspian Sea, and deep waters in the region and beyond; the IRGC Navy has responsibility for the closer-in Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz"
     },
     "Military expenditures": {
@@ -1138,7 +1138,7 @@
       "note": "(Estimates)"
     },
     "Military and security service personnel strengths": {
-      "text": "assessments of the size of the armed forces of Iran vary; approximately 550-600,000 total active personnel; approximately 400,000 Islamic Republic of Iran Regular Forces (350,000 Ground Forces; 18,000 Navy; 40,000 Air Force/Air Defense Forces); approximately 150-190,000 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (100-150,000 Ground Forces; 20,000 Navy; 15,000 Aerospace Force; 5-15,000 Qods Force); est. 90,000 active Basij Paramilitary Forces (2020)"
+      "text": "information varies; approximately 550-600,000 total active personnel; approximately 400,000 Islamic Republic of Iran Regular Forces (350,000 Ground Forces; 18,000 Navy; 40,000 Air Force/Air Defense Forces); approximately 150-190,000 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (100-150,000 Ground Forces; 20,000 Navy; 15,000 Aerospace Force; 5-15,000 Qods Force); est. 90,000 active Basij Paramilitary Forces (2021)"
     },
     "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
       "text": "the Iranian military's inventory includes a mix of domestically-produced and mostly older foreign equipment largely of Chinese, Russian, Soviet, and US origin (US equipment acquired prior to the Islamic Revolution in 1979); weapons imports from Western countries are restricted by international sanctions; since 2010, Iran has received equipment from Belarus, China, and Russia; Iran has a defense industry with the capacity to develop, produce, support, and sustain air, land, missile, and naval weapons programs (2020)"
@@ -1156,8 +1156,8 @@
   },
   "Terrorism": {
     "Terrorist group(s)": {
-      "text": "Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps/Qods Force; Jaysh al Adl (Jundallah); Kurdistan Workers' Party; al-Qa&rsquo;ida<br><br><strong>note:</strong> details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in <a title=\"Appendix-T\" href=\"../appendix/appendix-t.html\">Appendix-T</a>",
-      "note": "<strong>note:</strong> details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in <a title=\"Appendix-T\" href=\"../appendix/appendix-t.html\">Appendix-T</a>"
+      "text": "Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps/Qods Force; Jaysh al Adl (Jundallah); Kurdistan Workers' Party; al-Qa’ida<br><br><strong>note:</strong> details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T",
+      "note": "<strong>note:</strong> details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T"
     }
   },
   "Transnational Issues": {