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Iran’s Transformation Underway
Iran’s dictators continue to thumb their noses at the world. They say their nuclear program remains “intact” despite the U.S. airstrikes in June. They recently threatened to launch “2,000 missiles at once” against Israel and U.S. forces if attacked again. The country faces renewed sanctions, which have emboldened a rising opposition among the desperate Iranian people. The mullahs-in-charge appear on the verge of facing another revolution because Iran tragically has abandoned the grand promises of the 1979 overthrow of the Shah. Instead of bringing social justice, freedom, democracy, and prosperity, the theocrats cracked down. They brought censorship, death, destruction, and suffering for Iranians trapped in a failed state.
The regime’s fear of the organized opposition is evident in its ruthless campaign against supporters of the MEK, the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran. Seventeen MEK activists face execution. This follows recent executions and mass arrests aimed at dismantling MEK Resistance Units, which are composed of young, educated Iranians. The death sentences expose the MEK’s growing influence there.
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Regime Targeted in U.S. Defense Bill as Congress Tightens Measures Against the Clerical Dictatorship
The U.S. House Armed Services Committee has advanced provisions in the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that intensify scrutiny and restrictions on Iran, citing its use of terrorist proxies, advances in weapons technology and destabilizing influence across the Middle East. According to the committee’s legislative summary, the bill extends the annual Pentagon report on the Iranian regime’s military power and explicitly requires a stronger focus on Tehran’s reliance on terrorist proxies, progress in nuclear weapons technology, and its capacity to produce and deploy new delivery systems, including one-way attack drones.
The NDAA would also restrict U.S. defense funding to Iraq until Baghdad takes “credible and verifiable steps” to curb the malign influence of the clerical dictatorship within Iraq’s security and political institutions. At the same time, the legislation protects funding for counterterrorism partners in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region.
In a measure aimed at accountability, the bill mandates the declassification of records related to the January 2024 attack on Tower 22, which the U.S. attributes to Iran-backed militants, in cases where American servicemembers were wounded or killed.
The proposed law further prohibits U.S. defense funds from assisting the Badr Organization, identified as an Iranian terrorist proxy in Iraq, and authorizes expanded counterterrorism support for regional partners to confront threats posed by Hezbollah, Hamas and ISIS.
Additional provisions require the Pentagon to develop strategies to expand security partnerships with Jordan and Lebanon, study enhanced regional cooperation through an existing agreement with Bahrain, and continue assistance to countries working with the U.S. against terrorism in the Middle East.
Taken together, the measures signal a continued hard line by Congress toward Iran, framing the clerical dictatorship as a central driver of regional instability and a persistent threat to U.S. and allied security interests.
Iranian Opposition Leader Maryam Rajavi Visits Ypres: “A Symbol of the Freedom We Once Fought for”
Maryam Rajavi arrived in the peace city of Ypres with a large delegation. The town hall was packed—many Iranian citizens, but also numerous Iranian media outlets. “I did not expect so many people,” said Ypres mayor Katrien Desomer (CD&V).
“I believe Mrs. Rajavi represents something we fought for many years ago: our freedom. She now pursues the same cause from exile in Paris as the president of the movement opposing the regime in Iran. She stands for democracy and women’s rights. We are very happy and honored that Mrs. Rajavi visited Ypres today.”
Maryam Rajavi came at the invitation of former Prime Minister Yves Leterme (CD&V). “Many Iranians came with her,” Leterme said. “I met Rajavi near Paris. That was where the idea arose to invite her to Ypres as a symbolic place to give more visibility here to the struggle taking place there. The resistance in Iran needs visibility.”
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Maryam Gorji: Critical Health Crisis in Evin Prison, Judicial Neglect, and the Risk of Death
Maryam Gorji, who previously underwent intestinal surgery and relies on an artificial intestinal segment, is suffering from severe abdominal pain and requires a highly specialized diet, needs that are virtually impossible to meet inside the prison environment. In addition to her intestinal complications, she is battling an advanced liver disease. Medical professionals had already issued a “medical unfitness for imprisonment” order for Maryam Gorji, a directive that legally requires the suspension of her sentence and her immediate transfer to a fully equipped medical facility. Despite this, the judicial authority overseeing her case has not only blocked her release but has imposed an exorbitant bail of five billion tomans, effectively preventing her access to urgently needed treatment.
Gothenburg Rally in Solidarity with the 98th Week of Iran’s ‘No to Execution Tuesdays’ Campaign
Gothenburg, Sweden – December 9, 2025 – Supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) gathered in Gothenburg to mark the 63rd consecutive week of local participation in the global “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign. The movement protests the Iranian regime’s escalating wave of executions and systematic repression.
Freedom-Loving Iranians in Zurich Hold Exhibition for Student Day and Protest Executions in Iran
Zurich, Switzerland – December 9, 2025: Supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) held an photo exhibition and book stall to commemorate Student Day and condemn the surge in executions carried out by the ruling regime in Iran. Freedom-loving Iranians also protested the regime’s escalating use of the death penalty, particularly against political prisoners, and voiced strong support for the growing “No to Execution” campaign.
Structural Economic Corruption in Iran – part2
This report constitutes the second part of a five-section analytical series examining the structure of corruption in Iran. The first section outlined the overall architecture of this system; the present section focuses on its central pillar: economic corruption. In the ruling regime in Iran, corruption is not the consequence of isolated misconduct but rather a governing method in which extra-legal institutions, semi-state conglomerates, bodies under the Supreme Leader, the IRGC, ministries, banks, and intermediary networks form a closed loop designed to transfer public wealth to the centers of power. EIKO operates outside all formal supervision. Its activities span pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, banking, oil, construction, and more. Independent assessments estimate its asset value at over USD 95 billion.
Iran Regime’s Parliament Advances New Internet Control Bill Handing Full Authority to State Broadcaster
A new draft law aimed at tightening state control over online media has returned to Iran regime’s parliament, signaling a renewed push by hardline factions to restrict digital freedoms. The proposed legislation, titled Support and Handling of Violations in the Domain of Audio and Visual Content in Cyberspace, reintroduces the core tenets of the abandoned “cyber protection” initiative under a new name and with broader powers for the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB). The political driving force behind the bill is the coalition of the Stability Front and supporters of Saeed Jalili, who seek to impose comprehensive filtering and media monopolization.