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Iran News in Brief – February 26, 2021

Iran: Rudbar-e Jonubi County in Sistan and Baluchestan Province - Image of men, women and children, protesting the killing of Baluch fuel carriers in recent days, who injured after being targeted by security forces.
Iran: Rudbar-e Jonubi County in Sistan and Baluchestan Province – Image of men, women and children, protesting the killing of Baluch fuel carriers in recent days, who injured after being targeted by security forces.

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UPDATE: 9:30 PM CET

Gallagher, Cotton Introduce Iran Sanctions Resolution

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Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) today led 42 members of Congress in introducing a resolution opposing efforts to lift sanctions on Iran. The members released the following joint statement after introduction

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MEK network in Iran supports uprising in Saravan

-in Sistan & Baluchestan Prov.

The internal network of the Iranian opposition hailed the protests in Saravan in Sistan and Baluchestan province. The Iranian Resistance Units, the network of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK), installed posters and handwritten slogans in various cities supporting the Saravan protesters.

MEK network in Iran supports uprising in Saravan in Sistan & Baluchestan Prov.

The Resistance Units organized vast activities in Tehran, Tabriz, Kermanshah, Karaj, Qazvin, Kazeroun, Sanandaj, and Borojen in support of the people of Saravan. They took to graffiti with the slogans “Saravan is not alone,” “Hail to the brave people of Saravan,” “The mullahs will pay for their bloodshed of the brave people of Saravan,” and “Down with the mullahs’ regime, we support Saravan.”


UPDATE: 3:00 PM CET

MEPs: Iran has the highest rate of executions per capita


EU Reporter: European politicians condemn upcoming business forum with Iran which ignores Iranian terrorism on European soil

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A group of senior European politicians took part in an online conference to express outrage over the European Union’s silence vis-à-vis the recent conviction and imprisonment of an Iranian diplomat and three of his accomplices for terrorism and attempted murder in Belgium. The conference took particular aim at Josep Borrell, the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs & Security Policy, who is scheduled to take part in the Europe-Iran Business Forum on March 1 alongside Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, writes Shahin Gobadi.

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UPDATE: 9:30 AM CET

Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 486 Cities Exceeds 221,400

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The People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) announced on Thursday, February 25, 2021, that the Coronavirus fatalities in 486 cities had surpassed 221,400. The number of victims in Tehran is 52,636, Khorasan Razavi 14,710, Isfahan 14,270, Khuzestan 11,440, Mazandaran 9,357, Lorestan 9,153, West Azerbaijan 8,273, Gilan 7,916, Golestan 5,745, Alborz 5,573, Hamedan 5,213, Central Province 4,448, Semnan 3,430, and Ilam 2,276.

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Iran: Protests continue in Suran and other cities in Sistan and Baluchestan


Iran’s Regime Sees MEK As Threat to Its Hold on Power

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In June 2018, agents from the Iranian regime tried to carry out a terrorist attack on an Iranian Resistance rally near Paris where supporters of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) and the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) were congregated.

The plan was foiled before an incident could take place but in November 2020, the leader of the plot and three accomplices were brought to trial where they were later convicted and sentenced. The key perpetrator, Iranian diplomat Assadollah Assadi, received a 20-year prison sentence.

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Jafarzadeh: ‘Weak’ Iran regime needs nuclear weapons to appear strong

Feb. 25, 2021 – National Council of Resistance of Iran deputy director Alireza Jafarzadeh discusses U.S. potential rejoining 2015 deal


Iran: Widespread support for protests in Saravan

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Protests in Sistan and Baluchestan province continued late into the night on Wednesday, with more cities joining in the demonstrations that began on Monday, after the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) opened fire and killed fuel porters in Saravan county, near the Iran-Pakistan border.

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Agnes Callamard, UN Special Rapporteur on Extra-Judicial Executions, Iran’s government is now attacking not the substance of my work but my Mandate


AP: US bombs facilities in Syria used by Iran-backed militia

The United States launched airstrikes in Syria on Thursday, targeting facilities near the Iraqi border used by Iranian-backed militia groups. The Pentagon said the strikes were retaliation for a rocket attack in Iraq earlier this month that killed one civilian contractor and wounded a U.S. service member and other coalition troops.

US targets Iranian militants in Syria

The airstrike was the first military action undertaken by the Biden administration, which in its first weeks has emphasized its intent to put more focus on the challenges posed by China, even as Mideast threats persist. Biden’s decision to attack in Syria did not appear to signal an intention to widen U.S. military involvement in the region but rather to demonstrate a will to defend U.S. troops in Iraq.

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Iran news in brief, February 26, 2021

Iran news in brief, February 26, 2021


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