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UPDATE: 6:00 PM CEST
Ten Iranian Border Guards Killed in Attack Near Southeastern Border
DUBAI, Oct 26 (Reuters) – Ten Iranian border guards were killed in an attack in restive southeastern Iran on Saturday, state media quoted the interior ministry as saying, in the latest clash with suspected Sunni Muslim militants.
The 10 were killed in an ambush in an area which borders Afghanistan and Pakistan and has long been the site of clashes between Iranian security forces and Sunni militants as well as drug traffickers.
UPDATE: 12:30 PM CEST
Foreign National Convicted of Conspiring to Export US-Made Drill Rigs to Iran in Violation of US Sanctions Laws
A federal jury convicted Brian Assi, also known as Brahim Assi, yesterday of conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations (ITSR), attempted unlawful export of goods from the United States to Iran without a license, attempted smuggling goods from the United States, submitting false or misleading export information, and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
“The defendant schemed to unlawfully export U.S.-origin mining drills to Iran while deceiving his employer into believing that they were being sent to Iraq,” said Assistant Attorney General Matthew G. Olsen of the Justice Department’s National Security Division. “This conviction affirms the Justice Department’s resolve to disrupt and hold accountable those who evade our sanctions against Iran, wherever in the world they may be.”
UPDATE: 7:00 AM CEST
Iran’s Youth Target Regime Centers in Response to Executions
In response to the Iranian regime’s repressive actions, which included 11 executions on October 22-23, 2024, and at least 356 executions since Massoud Pezeshkian became president, the rebellious youth of Iran targeted the regime’s symbols and centers of repression, looting, and crime in various cities across the country. The youth’s responses to the Iranian regime on this day, which took place amid heightened security and repressive measures by the government, were as follows:
Shiraz – Explosion at a regime building
Qazvin – Burning down of a counseling center for fundamentalist institutions
Mashhad – Setting fire to three IRGC Basij bases and a Basij base tasked with spying on and suppressing students
Israel Strikes Iran Military Targets, Tehran Says Damage ‘Limited’
DUBAI/JERUSALEM, Oct 26 (Reuters) – Israel struck military sites in Iran early on Saturday, saying it was retaliating against Tehran’s strikes on Israel this month, the latest attack in the escalating conflict between the heavily armed rivals.
Hours later the Israeli military said its strikes had been completed and its objectives achieved, but a semi-official Iranian news agency vowed a “proportional reaction” to Israeli moves against Tehran.
Iranian media reported multiple explosions over several hours in the capital and at nearby military bases, starting shortly after 2 a.m. (2230 GMT on Friday).
Iran’s Economic Crisis Worsens under Pezeshkian
One of the things that has remained consistent across all presidents during the rule of the mullahs is plundering the wealth of the people to keep the regime in power. The regime’s latest president, Massoud Pezeshkian, is sticking to the same game plan, plundering the last remaining public resources to preserve the regime amid domestic and international crises. Internal unrest and fears of unpredictable regional and international developments have paralyzed the regime’s leadership’s decision-making ability. Pezeshkian’s empty promises and unrealistic dreams remain unresolved, leaving him uncertain of what to do. Rampant inflation, liquidity issues, crippling recession, poverty, and unemployment have forced government officials to recycle old tactics and tricks, hoping to find some way to salvage the regime buried under its own ruins.
The Shamkhani Empire: Oil Trade, Sanctions, and an Expansive Global Network
In recent years, Hossein Shamkhani, along with his family, has built an international network of companies to facilitate the sale of Iranian and Russian crude oil. This strategy has empowered the Shamkhanis to circumvent U.S. and European sanctions while becoming influential players in the global energy market. The family’s activities came under fresh scrutiny following a recent report from Bloomberg, which detailed the operations of Ocean Leonid, a London-based oil company directly linked to Shamkhani and the Iranian regime.
Hossein Shamkhani’s business activities operate through a wide network, including companies like Ocean Leonid. Founded in 2018 in London, Ocean Leonid now employs dozens of individuals and plays a critical role in assisting Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in sidestepping Western sanctions. According to Bloomberg, the company deals in the covert sale of Iranian and Russian oil and petrochemical products, using various means to disguise the origins of these goods.
Varisha Moradi in Dire Health on 16th Day of Hunger Strike
The physical condition of political prisoner Varisha Moradi has reportedly become dire and concerning as she enters her 16th day on a hunger strike. Moradi began her open-ended hunger strike on October 10, 2024, protesting the escalation of death sentences, her prolonged detention, and the denial of family and attorney visits.
Since mid-May 2024, Varisha Moradi has been barred from in-person visits and phone calls with her family and legal counsel. Her first court session was held on June 17, 2024; however, her attorneys were prohibited from presenting a defense.
Continued Detention and Unresolved Status of Kowsar Dehban Zadeh in Shiraz Intelligence Detention Facility
Kowsar Dehban Zadeh, sister of political prisoner Meysam Dehban Zadeh, who is held in Ghezel Hesar Prison, has now spent nearly a month in detention at Shiraz Intelligence Office, commonly referred to as “Plaque 100,” with her case still unresolved. Since her arrest 29 days ago, she has undergone repeated interrogation sessions, with no clear charges yet disclosed.
Kowsar Dehban Zadeh was detained by security forces on September 27, 2024, in Shiraz. Previously, she had been summoned and questioned several times for her vocal advocacy and legal efforts on behalf of her imprisoned brother.
Increasing Imbalance Between Gas Production and Consumption in Iran
Reza Sepah Vand, a member of the Iranian regime’s Majlis (parliament) Energy Commission, highlighted various issues resulting from mismanagement, warning that the imbalance between natural gas production and consumption in Iran “is continuously increasing.”
On Thursday, October 24, in an interview with the ILNA news agency, Sepah Vand announced that “the pressure in the South Pars gas field has decreased, making gas extraction more difficult, and some resources have encountered problems.”
Meanwhile, experts have been warning for over a decade about this issue and the need to increase the pressure in the wells of this field.
Bern, Switzerland—October 24, 2024: MEK Supporters Exhibition Condemning the Mullahs’ Regime Crimes in Iran
Bern, Switzerland—October 24, 2024: Freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) organized an exhibition to express solidarity with the Iranian Revolution. The exhibition also protested the rising wave of executions carried out by the Iranian regime and called for the immediate release of all political prisoners held in the regime’s prisons.
Berlin, October 23, 2024: MEK Supporters Exhibition Condemns the Crimes of the Mullahs’ Regime in Iran
Berlin, Germany—October 23, 2024: Freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) organized an exhibition to express solidarity with the Iranian Revolution. The exhibition also protests the rising wave of executions carried out by the Iranian regime and calls for the immediate release of all political prisoners held in the regime’s prisons in Iran.
