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Iran: Repression to Maintain Power at All Costs
For the past seven years, senior regime officials in Tehran have openly acknowledged the looming threat to their rule. As early as 2018, Nategh Nouri, former Speaker of the National Assembly, and Javad Amoli, a prominent cleric from Qom, were already contemplating the regime’s potential collapse. Seven years later, mounting economic crises and significant foreign policy failures have accelerated this inevitable reckoning. The supreme leader’s immediate strategy is clear: suppress public dissent through heightened repression.
Repression is not new to the Iranian people. Under Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the notorious SAVAK internal security service was responsible for the deaths of thousands of dissidents. When Khomeini seized power, SAVAK was rebranded as the Ministry of Intelligence (MOIS), while retaining much of its personnel. A state television documentary broadcast on February 2, 2025, revealed that 10 of SAVAK’s 11 divisions pledged allegiance to Khomeini even before the Shah’s downfall.
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Panama Revokes 128 Ship Registrations in Crackdown on Russia and Iran’s Shadow Fleet
Panama has ramped up its crackdown on sanctioned vessels by revoking the registration of 128 ships, a move primarily targeting the “shadow fleet” facilitating oil exports from Russia and Iran. According to Bloomberg, Ramón Franco, director general of merchant marine at the Panama Maritime Authority, confirmed that at least 70 tankers have already been removed from the registry, with more to follow. This decision aligns with broader international efforts to enforce sanctions and curb illicit energy trade.
Merchant ships often sail under flags of convenience, which provide regulatory benefits but also present risks of abuse. Bloomberg notes that the small Central American country, home to the world’s largest shipping registry with over 8,000 vessels, has been under increasing pressure to uphold global sanctions. The deregistration process, which previously took up to six months, has now been streamlined to just a few weeks, reflecting Panama’s commitment to regulatory tightening.
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Treasury Targets Hezbollah Finance Team Sanctions Evasion Network
WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is designating five individuals and three associated companies involved in a Lebanon-based sanctions evasion network supporting the Hizballah finance team. The Hizballah finance team manages a variety of lucrative commercial projects and oil smuggling networks, often in conjunction with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps – Quds Force (IRGC-QF), to generate and transfer revenue for Hizballah. The Hizballah finance team uses front companies to generate millions of dollars in revenue for Hizballah and support the group’s terrorist activities, while also allowing key associates and family members, like those designated today, to enrich themselves through these commercial enterprises.
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Resistance Units Mark A Turning Point In Iran’s Struggle For Freedom
In the Persian Calendar year 1403 (March 2024–March 2025), PMOI Resistance Units played an unparalleled role in confronting the tyranny of the mullahs’ regime ruling Iran. These units, inspired by the decades-long resistance deeply rooted in Iranian society, managed to survive under extreme repression and experienced significant quantitative and qualitative growth.
Over the past year, by increasing the number of their activities, they demonstrated that they can challenge the dictatorship anywhere in Iran, from Zahedan to Tehran. The statistics testify to this quantitative and qualitative rise.
With over 39,000 anti-regime activities across 31 provinces and 135 cities, the Resistance Units made a remarkable record over the past year. This level of activity signifies substantial quantitative growth compared to previous years.
Iranian Regime’s Special Committee Denies Responsibility for 2022 Protest Crackdown in Report to UN
The Iranian regime’s special committee, appointed by President Masoud Pezeshkian to investigate the nationwide protests of 2022, has submitted its second report, including a copy to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. The report absolves the government of responsibility for the brutal suppression of the protests and denies allegations of torture. Strikingly, it states that had firearms been used more extensively, the protests would have been quelled sooner.
The report, made public on March 26, was handed to President Pezeshkian by the committee’s head, Hossein Mozaffar, on March 12. Iran’s permanent mission to the UN delivered it to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on March 21.
Instead of acknowledging the social and political causes of the protests—such as state interference in personal freedoms and widespread human rights violations—the report attributes the unrest to U.S. sanctions and economic difficulties.
Systemic Corruption and Economic Collapse in Iran
Majidreza Hariri, the head of the Iran-China Chamber of Commerce, has openly acknowledged the pervasive corruption within Iran’s economic system, warning of its catastrophic consequences.
Speaking in an interview, he revealed that $25 billion is smuggled out of the country annually and likened the economy to a sinking ship: “If we don’t close the holes in this ship of corruption, we will all sink.”
Hariri highlighted that capital outflows have been ongoing since 2011, with an estimated $10 billion leaving Iran each year.
Wealthy individuals, pressured by economic instability and systemic corruption, are transferring their assets to destinations like Toronto, Barcelona, southern Spain, Istanbul, Dubai, and recently Oman, converting them into real estate and other investments.
Varisha Moradi, Political Prisoner Sentenced to Death, Denied Medical Treatment Despite Critical Condition
Varisha Moradi, a political prisoner sentenced to death and currently held in Evin Prison, is being denied access to essential medical treatment despite her deteriorating health.
Suffering from severe spinal and cervical disc issues, Varisha Moradi urgently requires surgery and specialized medical care, as confirmed by medical experts. However, prison authorities at Evin have repeatedly refused to transfer her to an external medical facility, ignoring professional medical advice and the severity of her condition.
This is not the first time Varisha Moradi has been deprived of necessary medical attention. Her repeated denial of healthcare reflects a broader pattern of systematic neglect towards political prisoners in Iran.
Approximately 17 Million Barrels of Iranian Crude Oil Stranded Near Malaysia Without Buyers
Bloomberg reports that more than 10 tankers carrying crude oil from the Iranian regime, which have been sanctioned by the United States, are stranded near the shores of Malaysia. This could be a sign of a slowdown in Iran’s oil shipments to China.
In a report published on Thursday, March 27, Bloomberg also stated that some of these tankers have been anchored in Malaysian waters for over a month and still have no buyers.
According to the report, based on ship-tracking data, at least 11 tankers carrying crude oil from the Iranian regime were either halted around Malaysia this week or moving at a very slow pace.
Appeasement Iran’s Regime is Complicity in the Suppression of its People
It is no surprise that Ali Khamenei, the Iranian regime’s supreme leader, has taken a firm stance in rejecting the U.S. proposal for negotiations. Throughout various stages of international talks on its nuclear program, the Iranian regime has always sought negotiations that would allow it room for deception and maneuvering. Meanwhile, the Iranian regime’s covert efforts in its nuclear program are fundamentally aimed at acquiring nuclear weapons, allowing it to impose itself and its policies on the region and the Iranian people. Iran’s nuclear program was first exposed by the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), the largest Iranian opposition group, which brought the issue to the attention of the global community.
Iranian Resistance Supporters Hold Exhibition in Luxembourg to Highlight Iran’s Human Rights Crisis
Luxembourg – March 23, 2025: Freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) organized a photo and book exhibition to shed light on human rights violations in Iran. The event focused on the country’s dire human rights situation, particularly highlighting the plight of political prisoners facing death sentences. Held in solidarity with the Iranian Revolution, the exhibition also served as a protest against the escalating wave of executions carried out by the Iranian regime.
Iranian Resistance Supporters Hold Exhibition in #Luxembourg to Highlight #Iran’s #HumanRights Crisis #StopExecutionsInIran #FreePoliticalPrisoners #FreeIran2025 https://t.co/CfkWezMq2D
— Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) March 28, 2025
The Iranian community in Luxembourg expressed its support for the resistance of Iranian women against the regime’s oppression, echoing the slogan “Woman, Resistance, Freedom.”