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Weakened Iranian Regime Resorts to Saber-Rattling
Past Time to Expand Focus on Iran and Its Undeclared Nuke Sites
At a May 8, 2025 press briefing at its Washington, D.C. office, the Iranian opposition group, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), revealed newly-confirmed details about yet another Iranian regime nuclear weapons site.
This one is located in a mountainous region near Ivanaki, in Semnan Province to the southeast of Tehran.
Part of a relatively new network of sites, this project is one of four established in Semnan Province following the 2018 exposure of the AMAD Plan: the Ivanaki site, Garmsar Radar Site, Shahroud Missile Site, and the Semnan Missile Site.
PMOI Supporters in Düsseldorf Condemn Executions and Demand Freedom for Political Prisoners
Düsseldorf, Germany – May 10, 2025: Supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) organized an exhibition to denounce the Iranian regime’s increasing use of executions and demand the release of political prisoners, including those linked to the PMOI.
The demonstrators voiced strong support for the “No to Executions” campaign, launched in response to the ongoing executions in Iranian prisons. MEK supporters in Düsseldorf called for the prosecution of the Iranian regime’s leaders in an international court for crimes against humanity.
MEK Supporters’ Rome Exhibition Condemned Iran’s Executions, Demanded Political Prisoners’ Release
Rome, Italy – May 10, 2025: Supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) organized a book table and photo exhibition in Rome, condemning the death sentences of political prisoners affiliated with the PMOI, particularly Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani, who face imminent execution. Participants demanded the immediate release of all political prisoners in Iran.
PMOI Resistance Units in Tehran confront regime’s “electricity thieves” amidst deepening power crisis
As Iran braces for a summer plagued by severe power shortages and official admissions of systemic failure, PMOI Resistance Units in the capital have taken direct action, publicly accusing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Basij paramilitary forces of being the culprits behind the nation’s energy crisis. This bold move channels the growing public anger over the regime’s gross mismanagement and widespread corruption.
Tragic Death of Raha Ghanbari, 7, After Methadone Poisoning
Raha Ghanbari, a seven-year-old girl from the city of Qaemshahr in northern Iran, died on the evening of Friday, May 10, 2025, at Bouali Hospital in Sari after spending 10 days in a coma caused by drug poisoning.
Since approximately five months ago, Raha Ghanbari was secretly and gradually poisoned with methadone syrup by her stepmother in a shocking act of abuse. Raha, who had lost her biological mother earlier, was living with her father and brother at the time.
Women’s Ward of Sepidar Prison in Ahvaz: A Symbol of Systematic Human Rights Violations
The Women’s Ward of Sepidar Prison in Ahvaz has become a stark symbol of widespread and systematic human rights violations in Iran. Housing dozens of women — including civil society activists, political prisoners, victims of domestic violence, and those accused of non-political offenses — the prison operates under conditions marked by oppression, injustice, and dehumanization.
White Torture: A Silent Death
Donald Trump’s Gulf Tour and the Broader Regional Context Involving Iran
U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent trip to the Middle East, with a primary focus on Saudi Arabia, has garnered attention across regional and international media. As his first foreign visit during his second term, the trip involved a series of political and economic engagements with leaders in the Gulf region.
Upon arrival, Trump was received by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The reception was marked by formal ceremonies and extensive media coverage. Observers noted the high level of protocol and the symbolic significance of the visit for U.S.-Saudi relations.
Iranian Regime’s Hidden Trade: Oil Smuggling and Weapons Shipments to Russia
In a recent report, Bloomberg describes Hossein Shamkhani, the son of Ali Shamkhani—advisor to Iranian regime’s supreme leader, member of the Expediency Council, former secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, and Khamenei’s representative in that council—as an Iranian oil tycoon who has covertly embedded himself in the heart of the Western financial system. He is reportedly one of those responsible for delivering weapons to Russia via the Caspian Sea. Bloomberg had previously published a report stating that Hossein Shamkhani, under the alias “Hector,” plays a role in smuggling Iranian oil, including to Russia, and referred to him as Iran’s oil smuggling kingpin.
Daily Death of 27 and Annual Death of 10,000 Workers in Iran
Alireza Raeisi, deputy for health at the Iranian regime’s Ministry of Health, Treatment, and Medical Education, announced a figure that starkly contrasts with previously released statistics, stating that 10,000 workers die annually in Iran due to workplace accidents.
This comes while the Iranian regime’s Legal Medicine Organization had previously reported that approximately 2,000 workers died on duty in 2024, and in prior years, reports from the Ministry of Labor, the regime’s Majlis (parliament) research center, and the Legal Medicine Organization consistently put the annual death toll below 2,000.