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UPDATE: 6:30 PM CEST
Transatlantic Experts Urge Activation of UN Snapback Sanctions Amid Iran’s Nuclear Escalations
Washington, D.C. – August 28, 2025 – At an online policy forum titled “UN Snapback Sanctions on Iran: Necessity, Effectiveness, and Consequences,” hosted by the Washington Office of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI-US) on Thursday, prominent American and European diplomats, along with leading non-proliferation experts, expressed strong support for the recent move by France, Germany, and the United Kingdom (E3) to activate the UN “snapback” mechanism, reinstating international sanctions against Tehran.
The event was moderated by Alireza Jafarzadeh, Deputy Director of NCRI-US and author of “Iran Threat.” It featured four distinguished speakers with extensive experience handling Iran’s nuclear dossier at senior levels. Ambassador Robert G. Joseph, former U.S. Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security; Ambassador Joseph DeTrani, former Senior Advisor to the Director of National Intelligence and U.S. Special Envoy for Six-Party Talks with North Korea; Peter Altmaier, former German Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy, and former Chief of Staff to Chancellor Angela Merkel; and Dr. Olli Heinonen, former Deputy Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), currently a distinguished fellow at the Stimson Center.
In Brussels, Iranians from Across Europe Rally Against Tyranny: “The Iranian Resistance Is the Only Democratic Alternative”
On Saturday, September 6, a massive demonstration took place in Brussels, bringing together tens of thousands of Iranians from across Europe. The rally was organized by the Iranian Resistance.
In attendance was Maryam Rajavi, the elected president of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), alongside several prominent international figures: former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, former U.S. Congressman Patrick Kennedy, former Vice President of the European Parliament Alejo Vidal-Quadras, and former U.K. House of Commons Speaker John Bercow.
All of them reiterated their support for the Iranian Resistance, recognizing it as “the only true, organized, and democratic alternative to the Iranian regime.” They expressed hope that the next rally would take place in Tehran — in a free, democratic, secular, and non-nuclear Iran.
UPDATE: 3:00 PM CEST
From All Over Europe, Tens of Thousands of People Gathered in the EU Capital to Demand a Change of Pace. ‘The People Can Bring a Regime Change’
Brussels – “Stop the executions in Iran!” “Activate the sanctions mechanism now!” There are tens of thousands of them (the Belgian police speak of 10,000 people in all), arriving from all over Europe, to shout and show their indignation at a regime, the one in power in Iran, still left too free to act. The Iranian opposition in exile is demanding a change of pace from the European Union: an end to appeasement — meaning dialogue and concessions in exchange for avoiding confrontation — in favor of a policy of supporting the population to overthrow the power from within.
“Iranian society is in a volatile state, and the only solution is the Third Option, neither appeasement nor war, but regime change by the people and their organized resistance!” said Maryam Rajavi, elected president of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), who urges the EU to “designate the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) as a terrorist organization.” She adds, “Do not delay enforcing UN Security Council resolutions against the regime’s nuclear projects any longer,” the other suggestion to the twelve-star politician. Because, she explains, “Giving more time to this regime will once again bring war, and that must never be allowed!”
UPDATE: 12:00 PM CEST
Cartel Connection: Hezbollah And Iran Exploit Maduro’s Venezuela for Cocaine Cash
The deadly U.S. strike in the Caribbean last week is being cast by experts as the latest move in a broader campaign to dismantle Iran and Hezbollah’s growing narco empire in Venezuela. U.S. officials say Tren de Aragua works closely with the Cartel of the Suns — a network of Venezuelan military elites long accused of moving cocaine in collaboration with Hezbollah.
State Department spokesperson Anna Kelly told Fox News Digital, “President Trump has taken numerous actions to curtail Iran’s terrorist proxies like Hezbollah, such as sanctioning senior officials and financial facilitators. The president has proven that he will hold any terrorist group accountable that threatens the national security of our country by smuggling narcotics intended to kill Americans.”
UPDATE: 9:00 AM CEST
Iranian Dissident Group MEK Rallies For 60th Anniversary, As Regime Faces Increasing Difficulties
The world’s largest Iranian dissident group marked its 60th anniversary in Brussels this weekend with a muscular display of support – amid the regime in Tehran’s increasing signs of strain from domestic unrest and geopolitical isolation.
The People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran, better known as MEK, was founded in September 1965 to oppose the Shah. The group remains a lightning rod in Iranian politics, vilified by the clerics who rule Iran today but embraced by Iranians in exile.
An estimated tens-of-thousands of those supporters from the Iranian diaspora converged Saturday on the Belgian capital, gathering at the symbolic Place de l’Atomium. They chanted and waved flags and banners as they listened to speeches from a high-profile lineup of political figures that included former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence; former Belgium Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt and Maryam Rajavi, MEK’s leader.
Thousands Of Iranians Gather in Brussels to Demand EU Action Against Tehran
On Saturday, September 6th, Brussels’ Atomium became the stage for one of Europe’s largest gatherings of the Iranian diaspora. Convened by the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), thousands of demonstrators assembled at the Heysel Plateau to demand a shift in the European Union’s policy towards the regime in Tehran.
The march, held on the 60th anniversary of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK), sought to project the image of an organized opposition ready to seize what they describe as “the structural weakness of the ayatollahs” to deliver the “final blow” to it.
The demands were precise: more sanctions, an end to impunity, and above all, the inclusion of the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) on the EU list of terrorist organizations. NCRI President-elect Maryam Rajavi stressed that the objective is to establish a “democratic, secular and non-nuclear republic,” with a separation between religion and state, and appealed to European governments to recognize the right of Iranians to organize to overthrow the “clerical dictatorship.”
UPDATE: 8:00 AM CEST
60 Years of Resistance: The PMOI’s Unyielding Fight for Iran’s Freedom
As the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) marks its 60th anniversary, we commemorates not just a historical milestone, but six decades of an uninterrupted and relentless struggle for liberty. For fourteen years under the Shah’s monarchic dictatorship and forty-six years under the brutal religious tyranny of the mullahs, the PMOI has waged its campaign for a free Iran without a single day of pause. This extraordinary endurance is rooted in an unwavering loyalty to the Iranian people and a clear, democratic vision for the nation’s future—a cause for which generations of its members have paid the ultimate price, forging an undying legacy that now illuminates the path to liberation.
Black Friday: The Pioneering Role of Women in the Anti-Shah Movement
September 8, 1978 (17 Shahrivar 1357), later remembered as “Black Friday,” stands as one of the bloodiest and most pivotal days in modern Iranian history. Despite the imposition of martial law, thousands of Tehran residents—led courageously by women at the forefront—flooded Jaleh Square (renamed Shohada Square after the revolution) demanding freedom, justice, and an end to tyranny.
Many women brought their young children. The Shah’s army opened fire on this peaceful demonstration, killing hundreds of women and thousands of citizens, igniting nationwide outrage, grief, and solidarity.
Execution of Political Prisoner Mehran Bahramian in Isfahan’s Dastgerd Prison
Early this morning, Iranian authorities executed political prisoner Mehran Bahramian, 32, at Dastgerd Prison in the city of Isfahan. Bahramian, originally from the city of Semirom in Isfahan Province, had been arrested in connection with the nationwide protests following the death of Mahsa Amini in 2022. According to Mizan, the official news agency of Iran’s judiciary, Bahramian was accused of involvement in an alleged attack on a security forces’ vehicle on 31 December 2022, in the Semirom region. The report claims that Mohsen Rezaei, a member of Iran’s security forces, was killed in the incident. Bahramian was convicted of moharebeh (“waging war against God”), a charge frequently used against political dissidents and protestors in Iran.
Iran’s Education Crisis Deepens as Nearly One Million Students Drop Out
As concerns mount over the rising number of children and adolescents leaving school in Iran, the regime’s Minister of Education has admitted that nearly one million students are currently out of school. In an interview with the state-run ILNA news agency, Minister Alireza Kazemi confirmed that 950,000 children have either dropped out or never enrolled. He claimed the Ministry of Education has “person-by-person” statistics and dismissed reports suggesting the real number could be twice as high. However, this contrasts sharply with earlier remarks by Farshad Ebrahimpour, a member of the regime’s Parliament Education Commission. In October 2024, Ebrahimpour revealed that two million students had not registered for the 2024–2025 academic year, blaming widespread poverty and families’ inability to cover education costs.