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UPDATE: 5:30 PM CEST
Congresswoman Tenney Leads Bipartisan Letter Calling for the Full Dismantlement of Iran’s Uranium Enrichment Program
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) and Congresswoman Laura Gillen (NY-04) led a bipartisan letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff, calling on the Trump administration to ensure that any nuclear deal with Iran permanently dismantles its capacity to enrich uranium. The letter additionally calls for snapback sanctions to be applied if negotiations do not achieve a full dismantlement of Iran’s nuclear program.
The letter was also signed by Rep. Brad Schneider (IL-10), Rep. Joe Wilson (SC-02), Rep. Dan Goldman (NY-10), Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02), Rep. Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05), Rep. Wesley Bell (MO-01), Rep. Eugene Vindman (VA-07), Rep. Lois Frankel (FL-22), Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), Rep. Jared Moskowitz (FL-23), Rep. Grace Meng (NY-06), Rep. Frank Pallone (NJ-06), Rep. Chris Pappas (NH-01), and Rep. Ted Lieu (CA-36).
UPDATE: 10:30 AM CEST
Iran-related Designations
Specially Designated Nationals List Update
The following individuals have been added to OFAC’s SDN List:
KUHI, Fatemeh Sarlak (Arabic: فاطمه سرلک کوهی) (a.k.a. MEHDI, Fatemeh Sarlak Kuhi), Tehran, Iran; DOB 07 Oct 1995; POB Iran; nationality Iran; Additional Sanctions Information – Subject to Secondary Sanctions; Gender Female; National ID No. 0018445829 (Iran) (individual) [IRAN-EO13902] (Linked To: NASSER ZARRIN GHALAM AND PARTNERS COMPANY).
MESHKAT, Farahnaz (Arabic: فرحناز مشکات), Tehran, Iran; DOB 25 Aug 1967; POB Damghan, Iran; nationality Iran; Additional Sanctions Information – Subject to Secondary Sanctions; Gender Female; National ID No. 4578559319 (Iran) (individual) [IRAN-EO13902].
UN Nuclear Agency Members Draft Resolution Accusing Iran of Failing to Meet Obligations
VIENNA (AP) — Western nations are planning to table a resolution at a meeting of the U.N.’s nuclear agency that will find Iran in non-compliance with its so-called safeguards obligations for the first time in 20 years, a senior western diplomat said Thursday.
The move comes at a sensitive time as U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration seeks to reach a deal with Tehran to limit its nuclear program. The two sides have held several rounds of talks, so far without agreement.
The draft resolution will be jointly tabled by France, the U.K. and Germany, known as the E3, together with the United States, the senior Western diplomat said.
UPDATE: 8:30 AM CEST
Iran Brought to Standstill as Regime Ramps-Up Nuclear Missile Bid
No lorries have moved in parts of Iran for 11 days as drivers dig their heels in over the regime, and their own pay and conditions. The 900,000 truck drivers and more than 400,000 active trucks are the life blood of the economy in Iran, which has no significant rail or air network, moving millions of tons fuel, food, flour, agricultural and industrial products.
Tens of thousands of truckers are refusing to drive, with a massive knock-on effect for the rest of the nation’s economy. The regime’s response has been swift and severe, with drivers tortured and locked-up by the Revolutionary Guard for daring to strike. But the strike is spreading to other sectors and truckers are being joined by farmers and taxi-drivers. Some are seeing it as the spark powder-keg Iran needs to trigger a Syria-like toppling of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s repressive regime.
Tehran’s Panicked Response to Growing Resistance across Iran
On the evening of June 2, 2025, as the clerical regime sought to enforce a climate of fear through suppression and executions, the streets of Tehran’s Tehransar district echoed with a different sound: defiance. In full view of an encouraging public, courageous PMOI Resistance Units chanted slogans demanding freedom for striking truck drivers and calling for the overthrow of the theocracy.
Nurse Emigration: How Iran’s Failing Regime Turns an Exodus into Propaganda
According to state-run media, the Iranian Health Minister, Mohammadreza Zafarghandi, claimed during a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, May 28, that there has been a “significant reduction in the emigration of nurses, doctors, and specialists in the second half of the year 1403 (Persian calendar), compared to the same period in 1402.” (Fararu – May 28, 2025)
The next day, Deputy Minister of Nursing, Abbas Ebadi, attributed this alleged achievement to “hope-building and supportive policies.” (YJC – May 29, 2025)
Ebadi asserted that, “According to the Nursing Organization, only around 2,000 nurses applied for emigration certificates in 1402, but that number has dropped to under 1,300 in 1403.” He further stated that this decline has been “especially noticeable in the latter half of 1403, where upward trends in nurse migration have nearly stopped.”
Legal Profession Under Siege
While the legal profession is respected in many parts of the world for its role in defending human rights and ensuring justice, in Iran under the rule of the mullahs, lawyers have become one of the most vulnerable professional groups. The structural and deliberate repression of independent lawyers—especially those who defend protesters and political prisoners—represents a flagrant violation of the principles of fair trial and reveals a profound legal crisis within the country.
Lawyers in Iran have long stood at the intersection of justice and resistance, from the Constitutional Revolution to the final years of the Pahlavi monarchy. During Mohammad Reza Shah’s reign, despite the nominal independence of the Bar Association, many courageous lawyers faced pressure from SAVAK and other security institutions. Those who defended political prisoners were subjected to restrictions, arrests, or exile.
Iran Reportedly Orders Missile Fuel Materials from China
According to a recent report by The Wall Street Journal, Iran has placed a confidential order for thousands of tons of chemical materials used in the production of ballistic missile fuel. The report cites sources familiar with the matter who indicate that the main component involved is ammonium perchlorate, a chemical compound widely used to formulate solid propellants for missiles.
The article states that the regime’s entities have already received over 1,000 tons of sodium perchlorate, which is a precursor to ammonium perchlorate. Part of this shipment was delivered earlier this year, specifically in February and March 2025. Additional shipments are reportedly scheduled to arrive at Iranian ports in the coming months.
Escalating Human Rights Violations in Iran: Focus on Women’s Rights and Arbitrary Executions
In a June 2025 article published on Opinio Juris, Melanie O’Brien, Associate Professor of International Law at the University of Western Australia, and Javaid Rehman, former UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, examine two deeply concerning issues in the country: systemic discrimination against women and girls, and the state’s escalating use of arbitrary executions. The authors note that these violations are not new. “The Iranian regime is and has been brutal and violent since its inception through the Iranian revolution of 1979.” Persistent patterns of abuse 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.”
Pakistani Weapons Smuggler Convicted for Trafficking Iranian Arms to Yemen’s Houthi Rebels
June 6, 2025 – In a landmark verdict with broad implications for Middle East security and international arms trafficking, a US federal jury has convicted a Pakistani national, Muhammad Pahlawan, 49, on multiple charges stemming from a clandestine weapons smuggling operation supplying Iranian-made advanced conventional arms to Houthi rebel forces in Yemen. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the case marks a major success in disrupting illicit networks that link Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) with militant groups destabilizing the region.
The case centers on a dramatic interdiction that took place on January 11, 2024. U.S. Navy and Coast Guard forces operating from the USS Lewis B. Puller boarded an unflagged dhow in the Arabian Sea off the Somali coast. Onboard, they found 14 mariners, including Pahlawan, who was acting as captain. A search of the vessel uncovered a cache of Iranian-made weapons, including ballistic missile parts, anti-ship cruise missile components, and a warhead.
Iran’s Electricity Crisis: A Structural Failure Behind the Blackouts
Despite repeated claims by Iranian regime President Masoud Pezeshkian that the root cause of Iran’s chronic electricity outages is “excessive consumption” by citizens, official reports and statistics point to a deeper, systemic crisis. More than 11 percent of the country’s generated electricity is wasted before it even reaches consumers, largely due to outdated infrastructure and mismanagement—issues that have become central to Iran’s growing power crisis.
Power outages have become a near-daily experience across Iran. Yet, instead of offering concrete solutions, officials have warned that this pattern is likely to continue in the coming months. Public frustration is growing, but the government’s response remains largely focused on blaming consumers rather than addressing the root causes.
Iran Regime Reportedly Orders Large Quantities of Missile Fuel from China, Aims to Reinforce Proxy Network
June 6, 2025 — The Iranian regime has reportedly placed a large order for materials used in ballistic missile production from Chinese suppliers, signaling renewed efforts to reestablish its regional military posture and strengthen its proxy network, according to a Thursday report in The Wall Street Journal. Citing sources familiar with the transaction, the report states that Tehran has secured a shipment of ammonium perchlorate, a chemical compound used in the manufacture of solid-fuel missiles. The quantity ordered could potentially be used to produce up to 800 ballistic missiles. The material is expected to arrive in Iran in the coming months.
Hamburg Rally Condemns Iran’s Human Rights Violations and Escalating Executions, Demands Justice
On June 5, 2025, supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) held a rally and exhibition in Hamburg, Germany, to protest the Iranian regime’s escalating human rights abuses, particularly the death sentences imposed on political prisoners.
The event condemned the regime’s ongoing repression and demanded the immediate release of all political prisoners, while paying tribute to the martyrs of the Iranian Revolution—those executed or killed during uprisings.