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Treasury Disrupts Financial Facilitation Network Supporting Hizballah Terrorists
WASHINGTON —Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is targeting two senior Hizballah officials and two financial facilitators for their roles in coordinating financial transfers for Hizballah. These individuals, based in Lebanon and Iran, work closely with Hizballah leadership to send money to the group from overseas donors. These donations are a significant portion of the terrorist group’s overall budget. In addition to managing and processing funding for Hizballah within Lebanon, one of these individuals is responsible for overseeing financial activity for Hizballah-aligned groups around the world.
Treasury Targets Iran’s Efforts to Domestically Manufacture Key Ballistic Missile Components
WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is designating six individuals and 12 entities for their involvement in efforts to help the Iranian regime domestically source the manufacturing of critical materials needed for Tehran’s ballistic missile program. Those sanctioned support the various Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) sub-organizations that oversee the effort to help Iran domestically develop carbon fiber materials needed to manufacture intercontinental ballistic missiles. Today’s action is being taken in furtherance of National Security Presidential Memorandum-2, which directs that Iran be denied intercontinental ballistic missiles and that the IRGC and its surrogates be disrupted, degraded, or denied access to the resources that sustain their destabilizing activities.
UPDATE: 3:00 PM CEST
From Cuneo, the Bipartisan Call for a Free and Democratic Iran
It’s possible that the name Maryam Rajavi means little to most of us, caught up in the Trump-centered whirlwind where every important news story — from the election of the new Pope to the wars in Ukraine and Palestine, to international economic issues — inevitably revolves around the orange-haired occupant of the White House.
Tomorrow’s event, at 6 PM in the honorary hall of the Cuneo City Hall, is therefore an opportunity not to be missed to broaden our perspective beyond the exclusively Western viewpoint that current events tend to impose on us. There will be a performance aimed at remembering Maryam Rajavi’s call against executions in Iran and reviving the ten points for the future of her homeland, which the president of the Iranian resistance, designated by the “National Council of Resistance,” has proposed to offer a hopeful outlook for her country.
UPDATE: 2:00 PM CEST
Ricketts Leads Letter Backing President Trump’s Call for Full Dismantlement of Iran’s Nuclear Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) led a letter to President Donald Trump regarding the administration’s ongoing negotiations with Iran. The letter calls on the Trump administration to secure a deal that results in the full dismantlement of the Iranian nuclear program, including permanently ending the regime’s capacity to enrich uranium. The letter was signed by 52 Senate Republicans. The letter states:
“We write to express our strong support for your efforts to secure a deal with Iran that dismantles its nuclear program, and to reinforce the explicit warnings that you and officials in your administration have issued that the regime must permanently give up any capacity for enrichment.
Trump Calls Iran’s Regime “Most Destructive Force of Chaos” at Summit, Warns Against Nuclear Ambitions
During his high-profile visit to the Middle East, U.S. President Donald Trump participated in the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum, a significant event aimed at strengthening economic ties between the United States and Saudi Arabia. The forum brought together leading business and government leaders to discuss investment opportunities and promote economic growth in the region.
At the forum, President Trump underscored the importance of a stable and secure Middle East for global prosperity. He sharply criticized the regime in Iran, labeling it as “the most destructive force of chaos” in the region. Trump condemned Tehran’s extensive support for militant groups across Syria, Lebanon, Gaza, Iraq, and Yemen, highlighting how the Iranian regime siphons off national wealth to fund terrorism and suppress its own people.
The president also addressed the regime’s ongoing nuclear ambitions, warning Tehran that the United States would not tolerate its pursuit of nuclear weapons. Trump urged Iranian leaders to reconsider their policies and warned that the window to avoid military confrontation was closing rapidly.
Beyond the investment forum, Trump’s visit included meetings with regional leaders focused on enhancing security cooperation and countering the Iranian regime’s destabilizing activities. His remarks at the forum and in private discussions reinforced the U.S. commitment to supporting its allies and ensuring a peaceful and prosperous Middle East.
UPDATE: 9:30 AM CEST
Spanish Parliament Condemns Human Rights Atrocities in Iran, Backs Resistance
In a significant display of international solidarity with the Iranian people and their organized resistance, the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Spanish Congress of Deputies has unanimously adopted a resolution spotlighting “44 years of resistance against the Iranian regime.” The resolution serves as a powerful condemnation of the dire human rights situation under the ruling religious fascism and a strong endorsement of the struggle for a democratic Iran.
The cross-party resolution, described as a “special and valuable document,” directly addresses the brutal realities faced by the Iranian people under a regime notorious for being the “world record holder in executions.” It underscores the systematic oppression, the violent crackdown on dissent, and the fundamental violation of women’s rights as clear breaches of basic principles of international law by the clerical dictatorship.
Iranian Political Prisoner Mir-Yousef Younesi on Hunger Strike as Regime Intensifies Crackdown
Mir-Yousef Younesi, a 70-year-old political prisoner with a long history of enduring the Iranian regime’s brutality, began a hunger strike on Tuesday, May 13, 2025. His protest is a response to his forced and violent transfer to Ward 7 of Evin Prison, a section designated for inmates convicted of common criminal offenses, further endangering his already precarious health. This move is another vindictive measure by the clerical regime to increase pressure on dissenting voices.
The transfer occurred a week prior, on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. Mr. Younesi was returning from a visitation with his son, Ali Younesi—himself a detained elite student—when repressive security forces “forcibly and violently transferred” him to Ward 7, according to a statement by the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI). The authorities callously informed them that father and son “could not remain in the same ward and must be held in separate sections,” abruptly severing their limited contact.
Iranian Rebellious Youth Launch Fiery Attacks on Regime Targets in Response to Crippling Power Outages
On Sunday, May 11, 2025, Iran’s heroic rebellious youth, under the slogan, responded to the regime’s mismanagement of the country and power outages with 15 fiery operations in various cities.
The rebellious youth attacked the centers of oppression, crime, and plundering of the mullahs’ dictatorship as follows:
- An incendiary attack at the office of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s representative in universities, a regime institution used to suppress students on campus.
- Three incendiary attacks targeted the regime’s suppressive institutions in Ramian, Golestan province.
- Attack with Molotov cocktails at a regime in Kaki, Bushehr province.
- Two attacks on the general directorate of a regime center for plundering and corruption in Shahrekord.
- Setting fire to images of Khamenei and Qassem Soleimani in Gorgan.
- Setting fire to an IRGC Basij base in Tehran.
- Setting fire to an IRGC Basij base in Khash.
- Setting fire to a Basij unit tasked with suppressing students in Kermanshah.
- Setting fire to a regime institution in Hashtgerd responsible for displacing citizens.
- Setting fire to an IRGC Basij unit tasked with suppressing students in Kermanshah.
- Setting fire to government billboards, banners, and posters with cursed images of regime founder Ruhollah Khomeini, Khamenei, and Soleimani in Tehran, Bandar Abbas, Kerman, Kermanshah, Neyshabur, and Malayer.
Wave of Mass Executions in Iran; 9 Prisoners Executed in a Single Day
On one of the darkest days of May 2025, at least nine prisoners were executed in various prisons across Iran. These executions, which included one woman, took place in the prisons of Arak, Gorgan, Qezel Hesar, Isfahan, Shahroud, and Zahedan. Evidence suggests that the pace of executions in May has intensified to an unprecedented level, with the number of executions this month reaching 96 so far. On the morning of Monday, May 12, 2025, two prisoners—Mohammad Abdi and Nemat Piri Zali—were executed in Arak prison on drug-related charges. Mohammad Abdi, a native and resident of Arak, was married and the father of one child. Nemat Piri Zali was also married and reportedly from Delfan County.
Deteriorating Health Condition of Hojjat Alizadegan in Yazd Prison
Hojjat Alizadegan, held since 2024 on political charges, is suffering from a severe lung illness but has been denied urgent medical care, including access to specialists and ventilator support. Prison authorities have also placed him with common criminals, violating human rights standards and increasing his suffering. Detained without a fair trial or proper legal representation, Alizadegan’s situation raises serious concerns about his safety and treatment.
According to informed sources, Alizadegan suffers from a severe respiratory illness and is in urgent need of medical equipment, including a ventilator, as well as specialized medications. However, prison officials have not only prevented his transfer to specialized medical centers but have also refused to allow him to visit the prison infirmary or be examined by a specialist.
Billions for War, Nothing for the People: The Cost of Repression and Corruption in Iran
In the midst of the fourth round of nuclear negotiations between the Iranian regime and the United States held in Oman—and while media outlets are busy analyzing the details of these talks—a deeper and more fundamental question is being heard louder than ever from within Iranian society.
How much can even a potential agreement improve the situation for the people? Why does life keep getting harder for ordinary Iranians, while the regime’s spending on foreign, military, and security operations—as well as widespread theft and corruption—continues to skyrocket?
Nuclear Secrecy and Brutal Repression: Two Sides of the Same Coin in Iran’s Struggle for Survival
The regime ruling Iran has for years teetered on the edge of multiple crises: a crisis of legitimacy, nuclear crisis, economic collapse, international isolation, and growing social unrest. In such circumstances, a regime with no popular base—and now largely deprived of its tools of terrorism and regional warfare—resorts to two key methods for survival: nuclear secrecy on the international stage, and naked repression at home. These two strategies, though seemingly different, are in fact two sides of the same coin—both serving to sustain a decaying and disintegrating regime.
A Deceptive Facade: Why Iran’s Proposal for a Regional Enrichment Consortium Fails to Eliminate the Nuclear Threat
Recent media reports suggest that the Iranian regime has floated a new proposal in nuclear negotiations with the United States: the creation of a uranium enrichment consortium involving Arab countries under American supervision. At first glance, this may appear to be a step toward transparency and cooperation. However, a deeper analysis reveals that this initiative is a calculated maneuver designed to preserve and legitimize Iran’s controversial nuclear capabilities while reducing international pressure.
First reported by the analytical outlet Amwaj (Tuesday 13 May 2025) and later covered by the New York Times and The Guardian, the proposal envisions a trilateral consortium between Iran, the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia. Under this plan, Iran would continue to enrich uranium up to 3.67%—the same level permitted under the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)—and transfer the material to Arab states for civilian use. Crucially, the plan also includes the permanent presence of foreign, possibly American, inspectors at Iranian nuclear sites.
Iran’s 6 A.M. School Start Sparks Public Backlash and Health Concerns
In a controversial move that has ignited widespread criticism, the Iranian regime mandated a 6 a.m. start time for public offices and later extended this requirement to schools across the country. The policy, implemented without thorough public consultation or consideration of its broader consequences, has raised serious concerns among families, educators, and health experts.
The directive was first issued on May 7 by Mohammad Reza Aref, First Deputy to the Iranian president. The Ministry of Interior quickly circulated a formal notification mandating that from May 10 to September 22, the working hours for all administrative offices, public and private institutions, banks, insurance companies, and municipalities would run from 6:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Additionally, all offices would be closed on Thursdays during this period.
PMOI Supporters Continue Protest Exhibition in Zurich Against Iran Regime’s Executions and Repression
Zurich, Switzerland – May 12, 2025 – The exhibition organized by supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) in Zurich continued on May 12, 2025, following a similar event held on May 10. The demonstrators gathered to protest the Iranian regime’s severe repression, focusing particularly on the death sentences imposed on political prisoners Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani, who reportedly face imminent execution.
Academics in Exile Hold Sheffield Exhibition to Protest Iran’s Executions and Demand Justice
Sheffield, UK – May 13, 2025 – The Academics in Exile Association, affiliated with the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK), organized a public bookstall and photo exhibition in Sheffield to protest the latest wave of executions in Iran.
Melbourne Rally Denounces Iranian Regime’s Executions and Calls for Democratic Change
Melbourne, Australia – May 10, 2025: Supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) gathered in front of the Melbourne Parliament to raise awareness about the escalating human rights violations committed by the Iranian regime. The event served as a powerful show of solidarity with the ongoing Iranian uprising, focusing especially on the recent surge in executions of political prisoners.
Gothenburg, May 13, 2025: MEK Supporters Rally in Support of the ‘No to Executions Tuesdays’ Campaign
Gothenburg, Sweden – May 13, 2025: Supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) held a rally in solidarity with the No to Executions Tuesdays Campaign, marking the 34th consecutive week of their solidarity movement. The campaign is a response to the Iranian regime’s continued executions in its prisons.