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Iran News in Brief – February 28, 2022

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UPDATE: 10:30 PM CET

U.N. Arms Embargo Imposed on Yemen’s Houthis Amid Vote Questions

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UNITED NATIONS, Feb 28 (Reuters) – The U.N. Security Council imposed an arms embargo on Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis on Monday amid questions by some diplomats over links between Russia’s support for the move and abstentions by the United Arab Emirates on two council votes on Ukraine. Both the UAE and Russia denied a deal was made on voting.

The council agreed to expand a targeted U.N. arms embargo on several Houthi leaders to the whole group, a move pushed by the UAE after the Houthis claimed several drone and missile assaults on the UAE and Saudi Arabia this year.

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UPDATE: 10:00 PM CET

Calls for Regime Change in Tehran

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Monday afternoon, February 28, Tehran Bazaar as well as the Vali Asr Street in Tehran witnessed slogans against the Iranian regime, where bystanders and passersby heard loudspeakers broadcast:

“Down with Khamenei! Viva Rajavi!”
“Iranians are vigilant and they hate both the Shah and the clerics!”
“Down with Khamenei and Raisi, damned be Khomeini!”
“Down with the tyrant, whether the Shah or the Leader!”
“Oh Sultan, oh Supreme leader, your time has come!”
“Down with the Supreme Leader!”


UPDATE: 9:00 PM CET

Fears of An Uprising in Iran Upon Internet Shutdown is Causing Afterthoughts in Tehran’s Echelons of Power

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Expressing grave concern about a parliamentary bill that aims to restrict the internet in Iran, Jalal Rashidi Kouchi, a member of the regime’s parliament told state-run Ofogh TV: “You remember what happened when fuel prices rose? Seven hundred fuel stations were burned down and the entire country was in chaos. This will only serve an enemy who’s waiting to exploit our mistakes. We have to be very careful.”

Trying to push the regime’s leadership for a withdrawal of the bill, he added: “How can you talk about such an issue that is affecting the lives of 80 million people? You say we had 50 meetings on the subject but how much did you manage to convince people? About 200 MPs are worried about this issue. Why do you insist on going ahead with this? Only the Supreme Leader will pay for this, why don’t we want to get it? According to credible polls, about 80% of the people believe if this bill turns into law, it will lead to censorship. These are the concerns.”

According to state-run Donyaye Eghtesad, after announcing that some members of the parliamentary Joint Commission voted in favor of the new bill, some MPs stated in a letter that voting for the bill was against the internal rules of the parliament and Jalal Rashidi Kochi started collecting signatures from MPs to force a review of the bill in a public session of the parliament.


UPDATE: 2:00 PM CET

Regime’s Army Commits Crime in Isfahan, Central Iran

On Sunday, February 27, a number of soldiers of the Iranian regime army attacked the businesses of several people at the Commercial Flight Complex in Isfahan and started beating the businessmen and shooting at them.

According to local reports, the army which lacked any legal papers for evacuation was forcing these people to leave the complex located in Mardavij, Isfahan. Upon resistance, the soldiers shot and wounded at least one person. A number of merchants were also beaten by the troops, and a number of vehicles parked at the site were damaged as well.


UPDATE: 8:00 AM CET

The World Must Take a Stand on Iran’s Appalling Human Rights Situation

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As the United Nations Human Rights Council prepares to hold its forty-ninth regular session from February 28 to April 1, 2022, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Amnesty International has sent a report to Council, in which it has called for urgent action to prevent continued human rights abuses in Iran.

Amnesty urged the Human Rights Council to “to renew the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on Iran; engage thoroughly with the findings and recommendations of the Special Rapporteur’s upcoming report; and increase its focus on the crisis of systemic impunity in Iran for past and ongoing crimes against humanity and other gross and systemic human rights violations.”

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The Growing Disarray in Iran’s Regime

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Led by representatives of Iranian regime supreme leader Ali Khamenei, Friday Prayer speeches reflect the policy focus and directions of the Iranian regime. This week’s Friday Prayers were a manifestation of disarray and uncertainty among key domestic and foreign policy issues.

Referring to the controversial internet censorship bill, Ahmad Khatami, deputy-Speaker of the Assembly of Experts and the Friday Prayer leader of Tehran, said, “This plan is still being discussed. Why are you speaking critically? Why are we speaking with anger?” Khatami’s remarks reflect the general feeling of desperation and frustration among regime officials as they struggle to bridge the growing gaps among the elite on key policy issues.

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Why Are Iran Regime Officials Interested in Charities?

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Finding the plundering of the Iranian people’s wealth insufficient, the mullahs have found another way to dig deep in the pockets of the citizens. These are state-operated charities, which are heavily involved in money laundering, tax-free import-export, and other illicit financial transactions.

In an article titled, ‘Why the Iranian politicians are interested in founding a charity,’ the state-run Aftab-e Yazd daily named regime officials who are running private charities to further pilfer the Iranian society. The daily wrote, “Most of these charities are exempted from paying taxes on the pretext of engaging in cultural and economic activities.

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Nearly 260 Tons of Serum Wasted in Iran

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Abdolhamid Echtehadi, head of the regime’s Property Acquisition Organization said on Sunday, February 27: “Today, we had to destroy 259 tons of expired serum, which had remained in storage since 2017.”

According to the state-run website Pishkhan, Echtehadi added: “This shipment was suspended as the Food and Drug Administration had refused to issue a permit and therefore, the customs could not clear it due to legal problems. Although these were quite helpful while the country was coping with the pandemic, due to the lack of clearance, the only legal thing we can do is destroy the serums.”



Read more: Iran News in Brief – February 27, 2022

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