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NCRI-US Cites the Joint US-European Statement on the Iranian Regime’s State-Sponsored Threats, Calls for Accountability
WASHINGTON, DC, DC, UNITED STATES, August 1, 2025 — The U.S. Representative Office of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI-US), citing the joint statement issued by the United States, the United Kingdom, Albania, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, and Sweden, condemning the Iranian regime’s sustained state-directed threats and malign activities in Europe and North America, calls for specific measures to counter the Iranian regime’s threat.
This transatlantic stance is a key step in exposing and confronting the regime’s long-standing campaign of terrorism and intimidation, targeting “journalists, dissidents, Jewish citizens, and current and former officials in Europe and North America.”
According to the Department of State on July 5, 2018, “Two Iranian operatives were arrested on charges of terrorism by Albanian authorities”, for a bomb plot against the March 2018 New Year gathering of thousands of Iranian opposition members, the MEK, in Tirana. In December 2018, the Government of Albania expelled Iran’s Ambassador, Gholamhossein Mohammadnia, and the MOIS station chief in Albania, Mostafa Roudaki, for planning terrorist activities against the members of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK). In January 2020, the Government of Albania expelled two other Iranian diplomats also for planning terrorist activities against the Iranian Resistance. The Albanian Government eventually closed the Iranian embassy in September 2022.
The Growing Repression in Iran: A Cry for Freedom
Let’s face it: the situation in Iran is alarming, yet news about it seems unable to penetrate the veil of indifference that envelops much of global public opinion. When dissidents from the National Council of Resistance, led by Maryam Rajavi, gather in Rome to raise their voices against the Ayatollahs’ regime, it’s crucial to listen. Their denunciation is not only an act of courage, but a desperate cry for democracy and freedom, in a context where the number of capital executions has reached unacceptable levels.
The reality is less politically correct: in recent months, the Iranian regime has intensified its campaign of repression. According to the association “Hands off Cain”, in the last month, 81 executions were recorded, a 170% increase compared to the same period last year. These numbers are not mere statistics; they represent shattered lives and shattered families. Each execution is an act that marks the brutality of a merciless regime that seeks to maintain control through fear.
The Cry of Doctor-Activist Khosro Nikzat: “After 40 Years, Iran Must Free Itself from the Regime”
He has lived in Italy since 1979, in the heart of Cuneo province, where he earned his medical degree and built his life, but Iran has never left him. Khosro Nikzat, president of the Association of Iranian Doctors and Pharmacists in Italy, has been an unrelenting voice for decades against repression in his homeland. On Thursday, August 31, he was among the key speakers at the international “Free Iran 2025” conference held in Rome, a global event that brought together prominent figures from the international political scene, including Rudolph Giuliani, Maryam Rajavi, Charles Michel, and Matteo Renzi.
The day after the event, Nikzat gave an extensive interview to our newspaper. His words are clear, resolute, filled with passion and pain for a land he has not seen in 45 years but that remains central to his life and civic commitment:
“International politics,” he said, “is finally changing course on Iran. After forty years of attempts to engage in dialogue with a bloodthirsty regime, it is now clear that the key to change cannot come from above, nor from foreign chancelleries, but only from the Iranian people. And it is a people ready to pay the price of freedom.”
Coalition to Topple Iranian Regime Gains Momentum, Amid Fall of Assad, US, Israel Bombings in Iran
The recent Free Iran World Summit in Italy was repeatedly interrupted by chants from the packed crowd including, “Bound by the blood of the fallen, we remain unyielding to the end.” But with escalating tensions in the Middle East, Western sentiment appears to be shifting toward groups like the National Council of Resistance of Iran that call for overthrowing of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
The chants at last week’s summit – repeated not only by members of the Iranian diaspora on hand at Rome’s Palazzo dei Congressi but also via video link by many hundreds more at Ashraf-3, the headquarters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (MEK) in Albania – are common at rallies organized by NCRI, a Paris-based coalition that sees itself as an Iranian government in exile and the political wing of the Iranian dissident group MEK.
Desperate to Cling to Power, Mullah’s Executioners Target Political Prisoners
There is growing alarm in the international community that the Iranian regime, in blind panic at the looming overthrow of its tyrannical dictatorship, is preparing to massacre political prisoners. Since the election of the so-called ‘moderate’ President Masoud Pezeshkian one year ago, executions have surged, with over 1,300 carried out, some 650 in 2025 alone. Now, in a frightening escalation, Fars News – a state-run agency linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)- has published an editorial praising the execution of over 30,000 political prisoners in 1988 in an article entitled ‘Why the 1988 Executions Should Be Repeated’. The article stated that dissident detainees pose a threat to national security and should therefore be eliminated.
UPDATE: 8:00 AM CEST
Iran’s Regime Answers Dissent with the Gallows; Resistance Units Respond with Defiance
In a desperate act of state-sanctioned murder, the Iranian regime executed political prisoners and PMOI members Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani on July 27, 2025. This heinous crime was a calculated move by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei to intimidate a restless population and silence the organized opposition. But this strategy of terror has failed. Instead of crushing the will of the people, the executions have ignited a new fire of defiance across Iran. Within days, the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) Resistance Units mobilized, proving that the regime’s gallows cannot extinguish the flame of resistance. Their swift and courageous actions, which have continued throughout the week, demonstrate that for every hero the regime murders, many more rise to continue their path toward a free Iran.
Arrest of Mohammad Banazadeh Amirkhizi in Iran
In the ongoing escalation of repression against dissidents and political activists in Iran, Mohammad Banazadeh Amirkhizi, a former political prisoner and survivor from the families of victims of the 1980s executions, was arrested without a judicial warrant at his private residence in Tehran on the morning of Monday, July 28, 2025. He was taken to an undisclosed location. Reports indicate that he has been transferred to the Qom Intelligence Detention Center and is being held in solitary confinement, with no information available about his current condition.
Mr. Banazadeh, 71 years old, suffers from serious health issues, including prostate cancer, heart problems, and a torn knee meniscus. His family has reported having no contact with him and being completely unaware of his situation. Holding someone with such medical conditions in solitary confinement during the summer heat, without access to proper healthcare, constitutes a clear case of cruelty and both physical and psychological torture.
Water and Power Crisis in Iran Spurs Demand for Pumps and Storage Tanks
Iran is facing a worsening water and electricity crisis that has disrupted daily life and added to economic pressures. Persistent water shortages have prompted many residents to purchase high-cost water pumps, while frequent power outages have resulted in unplanned closures.
In Tehran, reduced water availability has driven demand for pumps and storage tanks. Vendors are reportedly selling these products at prices up to 1.5 times higher than normal, and in some cases, refusing to sell them.
Mehdi Azarnia, head of the Agricultural Machinery Trade Union, said: “Demand for household water pumps has increased significantly.” He noted that the situation has allowed some sellers to raise prices further.
Majid Kavousifar: A Hero Who Mocked the Executioner’s Gallows
On August 2, 2007, Majid Kavousifar was hanged by the repressive judiciary of Iran’s regime—with a smile on his face. Majid was a young man who, on August 2, 2005, shot and killed Hassan Ahmadi Moghaddas—Deputy Prosecutor of Tehran and Head of the Ershad Judiciary Complex (the so-called Morality Prosecutor’s Office on Vozara Street)—on Bucharest Street in Tehran. Moghaddas was responsible for the imprisonment, torture, and execution of many people and political and social activists. After fleeing the country, Majid and his nephew Hossein Kavousifar went to the United Arab Emirates and sought asylum at the U.S. embassy. However, embassy officials handed them over to Emirati police, who in turn extradited them to the Iranian regime. Following his extradition, the Iranian regime sentenced Majid Kavousifar to death in a show trial. Exactly two years after the killing of Hassan Ahmadi Moghaddas, on the same date, he was hanged.
Air Pollution in Tehran Claimed 6,000 Lives Last Year
Media outlets in Iran reported that air pollution in the capital claimed the lives of 6,000 Tehran residents last year. The state-run news website Etemad Online wrote on Friday, August 1: “Air pollution is a long-standing issue for Tehran residents; in the first half of the year, they grapple with dust storms, and in the second half, with temperature inversion.”
According to data from the Tehran Air Quality Control Company, the capital experienced only six days of clean air between March 21 and July 27. During the same period, there were 75 days of moderate air quality, 39 days classified as unhealthy for sensitive groups, five days as unhealthy for all groups, and three days as very unhealthy and hazardous.
Thousands of Unemployed Nurses Show Little Interest in Job Postings
Mohammad Sharifi Moghadam, the Secretary-General of Iran’s Nurses’ Home, stated that “thousands of nurses are unemployed” and despite the large number of unemployed nursing graduates, there is very little interest in official job advertisements in major cities. He said no candidates have yet come forward for the recruitment of 10,000 to 12,000 nurses. On Friday, August 2, Sharifi Moghadam told the state-run ILNA news agency that the “uncontrolled expansion of nursing school capacities” in Iran does not help resolve the employment crisis among nurses. He reported that many nurses have migrated abroad and added, “Many have chosen to stay home rather than work as nurses, and some have turned to other jobs.”