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U.S. Senator Warns Iran’s Regime Could Collapse “In an Instant” if People Seize Opportunity
At a June 4 policy panel hosted by the Hudson Institute, U.S. Senator Jim Risch, the ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, voiced strong skepticism about the viability of ongoing nuclear negotiations with Tehran and described the regime as fundamentally unstable.
Senator Risch criticized proposals that would allow Iran to maintain domestic uranium enrichment, arguing that such capacity clearly indicates intent to build a nuclear weapon. He warned that this approach leaves little room for diplomacy and reiterated that both the U.S. is committed to preventing a nuclear-armed Iran—by force, if necessary.
Highlighting Iran’s internal fragility, Risch said that despite temporary economic breathing room from rising oil exports, the regime remains politically isolated and structurally weak. He claimed efforts are underway to reinstate tougher sanctions and financial restrictions to cut off Tehran’s funding sources.
Crucially, Senator Risch emphasized that Iran’s fate lies in the hands of its people. He said that if Iranians are ever presented with a real opportunity to rise up, the regime could collapse “in an instant.”
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International Atomic Energy Agency Accuses Tehran of Deception over Nuclear Program
The latest confidential report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which the Reuters news agency was able to review, carries a clear message: the clerical regime in Iran cannot be trusted regarding its nuclear program. This comprehensive report, requested by the IAEA Board of Governors, details Iran’s secret nuclear activities involving undeclared material at three long-scrutinized sites — Lavisan-Shian, Varamin, and Turquzabad — dating back to the early 2000s, thereby confirming a decades-long pattern of deception.
The report explicitly states that a uranium metal disc at Lavisan-Shian was used at least twice in 2003 during small-scale tests for the production of explosively driven neutron sources — a process intended to trigger nuclear weapon detonations.
Current Human Rights Concerns in Iran: Women’s Rights and Arbitrary Executions
For decades, human rights defenders have extensively tracked human rights violations in Iran, drawing attention to consistent issues with particular human rights. These include violation of the right to freedom of assembly through violence against and arrests of protestors; arbitrary detentions; torture and cruel treatment; discrimination against minorities; enforced disappearances; cruel and inhuman punishments; the use of the death penalty as a tool of political repression; and systematic discrimination against women and girls. The Iranian regime is and has been brutal and violent since its inception through the Iranian revolution of 1979.
UPDATE: 8:00 AM CEST
Nationwide Strikes Galvanize Diverse Iranian Sectors Against a Failing Regime
A powerful wave of nationwide protests, spearheaded by an unrelenting truck drivers’ strike, is sweeping across Iran, exposing the profound failures of the clerical regime and uniting disparate segments of society in a common struggle for their rights. As economic hardship bites deeper, fueled by decades of corruption and mismanagement, the Iranian people are demonstrating an unshakeable resolve, transforming individual grievances into a collective roar for fundamental change. This exploitation, which is the deepest wound of various strata of people in the most class-based period of Iran’s history, is driving the resistance.
The nationwide strike by Iran’s truck drivers, a critical component of the nation’s economy, has become a potent symbol of this burgeoning resistance. Entering its eleventh day around May 31, 2025, the strike has demonstrated remarkable resilience, expanding its reach to at least 155 cities across all 31 provinces, with some reports indicating participation in as many as 163 cities.
Bureaucratic Dead Ends and Judicial Apathy: How the Iranian Legal System is Enabling Gender-Based Violence
The Iranian regime’s legal system continues to entrench systemic gender-based violence and violence against women, not only through its outdated penal codes and lack of protective legislation but also through a deeply flawed judicial process. Despite numerous reports and pleas from women’s rights activists, survivors of domestic violence face near-insurmountable challenges in proving abuse, securing legal protection, and escaping cycles of brutality.
Recent reports by the state-run media in Iran reveal the regime’s judicial bureaucracy is not merely inefficient—it is complicit in the violence. While these reports nominally center on legal issues, a closer examination lays bare a regime that prioritizes patriarchal control over the safety and rights of women.
MEK Supporters Stage Exhibition in Zurich to Condemn Iran Regime’s Executions and Oppression
Zurich, Switzerland – June 2, 2025 – Supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) held an exhibition to protest the Iranian regime’s severe repression, with a particular focus on the death sentences imposed on political prisoners.
Sheffield Exhibition Denounces Executions in Iran and Demands Freedom for Political Prisoners
Sheffield, UK – June 3, 2025: The Academics in Exile Association, linked to the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK), organized a public bookstall and photo exhibition in Sheffield to protest the recent surge of executions in Iran.
Exhibition in Göttingen Highlights Iran’s Human Rights Crisis and Political Executions, Urges Global Pressure
Göttingen, Germany – June 2, 2025 – An impactful exhibition was held in Göttingen, organized by the Solidarity Association Göttingen, supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK), together with the Amnesty International University Group Göttingen. The event focused on Iran’s ongoing human rights crisis, specifically condemning the regime’s political executions.
Are Negotiations Between Iran’s Regime and US Heading Toward a Deadlock?
It appears that nuclear negotiations between the Iranian regime and the United States are moving toward a deadlock, with Tehran in a position of weakness and desperation. Recent remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump, stating that the Iranian regime would not be allowed any uranium enrichment, along with Tehran’s rejection of Washington’s offer, indicate a strategic failure for the regime in advancing its nuclear and diplomatic objectives.
On Monday, June 2, Donald Trump stated on Truth Social that under a potential agreement, “we will not allow any uranium enrichment!” This firm stance came after the Axios website reported that the U.S. had offered the Iranian regime a written proposal permitting limited low-purity enrichment (around 3%) for a defined period.
Pharmaceutical Corruption in Iran
The profiteering of pharmaceutical distribution companies and the resulting humanitarian disaster from the shortage of vital medicines in Iran.
One of the most serious crises in Iran’s healthcare system is the hostage-taking of medicine distribution by companies affiliated with regime institutions—an issue that threatens not only pharmacies but directly endangers people’s lives.
One of the most common pressure tactics is “basket selling” of medicine and rationing of widely-used, life-saving drugs. This begins under the pretext of “supporting domestic production.” For example, a medicine like warfarin is first completely removed from the import list. Then, due to insufficient domestic production, it is distributed in a trickle to certain individuals close to the regime and ultimately sold on the black market at several times its original price. Pharmacies can only obtain this medication if they also purchase other low-demand but high-profit drugs.
Iran Joins List of World’s Most Neglected Displacement Crises Amid Worsening Afghan Displacement Emergency
For the first time, Iran has been named among the world’s top ten most neglected displacement crises, according to the 2024 annual report by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). This marks a sobering acknowledgment of the growing humanitarian emergency stemming from Iran’s hosting of millions of Afghan refugees—a crisis that has received scant global attention despite its scale and severity.
Published on June 3, the NRC report highlights how Iran’s worsening refugee crisis has been systematically overlooked by the international community. The report attributes Iran’s inclusion in the list to a change in NRC’s methodology, which now considers countries that are themselves in crisis while simultaneously hosting large displaced populations.
Missiles Over Diplomacy: Why Any Future Iran Deal Must Confront the Regime’s Ballistic Arsenal
Since the signing of the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the Iranian regime has dramatically accelerated its development and stockpiling of long-range missiles. This unchecked expansion poses a growing threat to regional and global security.
Any future agreement with Tehran must confront this danger directly by imposing enforceable and verifiable limits on its missile program—something the JCPOA critically failed to do.
During the JCPOA negotiations, the United States and its international partners attempted to include limitations on the Iranian regime’s nuclear-capable ballistic missiles.
However, the final agreement focused narrowly on nuclear activities, leaving the regime’s missile program effectively untouched. The hope was that limiting fissile material production would be enough. That gamble has proven gravely misguided.