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America’s Missing Iran Strategy
President Donald Trump’s decision to strike three Iranian nuclear sites this summer sent a useful deterrence message to American adversaries. Yet recent developments are a reminder that a military campaign can’t permanently end the Islamic Republic’s pursuit of the bomb.
A recent report from the International Atomic Energy Agency shows just how difficult the problem remains. The regime has blocked international inspectors from accessing the sites bombed by the United States and Israel five months ago. Nor will it tell the UN nuclear watchdog how much 60 percent enriched uranium it retains, as required under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. Satellite imagery suggests fresh construction underway around a new nuclear facility at Pickaxe Mountain, about a mile from the bombed Natanz site.
Iran’s belligerence also show how events in the Middle East don’t occur in a vacuum, and American adversaries are always looking for new opportunities to work together. With Russia bogged down in Ukraine, China has moved to deepen its involvement with Iran. Tehran wants to trade oil for Chinese surface-to-air missile batteries, long-rage surveillance radar and fighter jets. This could stabilize a shaky Iranian government while destabilizing the region.
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UN Security Council Calls for End to Houthi Attacks
Agence France Presse (AFP) – The UN Security Council on Friday called for an end to cross-border and maritime attacks by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels and urged member states to beef up efforts to implement an arms embargo against them.
In a resolution renewing sanctions against the group, the Council condemned the attacks and demanded an end to all such actions, “including those against infrastructure and civilian targets.”
The text was adopted in a 13-0 vote, with permanent members China and Russia abstaining.
Targeted sanctions were extended until November 14, 2026, including a freezing of assets and travel bans currently in place against about 10 people, most of them high-ranking Houthi officials and the group as a whole.
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FreeIran2025: Convention in Washington, D.C.
Mrs. Maryam Rajavi’s speech: “My fellow compatriots, supporters of the Iranian Resistance, and distinguished guests, I extend my greetings to you all who have devoted long hours to advancing the work of this important gathering. Convening this assembly to examine the current grave and sensitive circumstances is both timely and indispensable. I also send my warmest salutations to our sisters and brothers in Ashraf who are participating from afar. Today marks the sixth anniversary of the great uprising of November. We pay tribute to the martyrs and the heroes of that uprising, and in their memory, we stand and applaud.
“The convening of this assembly presents a rare and valuable opportunity to reflect on the most pressing question of our time: How can meaningful change be realized in Iran? This is a transformation whose consequences will extend far beyond reshaping the course of Iranian history and determining the fate of our people; it will have profound ripple effects throughout the region and the globe.”
PMOI Resistance Units Defy the Regime’s Crackdown with Nationwide Activities on Anniversary of November Uprising
Six years ago this week, a sudden hike in gasoline prices ignited one of the most significant nationwide uprisings in Iran’s modern history. The November 2019 uprising, which began over economic grievances, quickly evolved into a direct challenge to the ruling theocracy, with demonstrators in scores of cities calling for an end to the regime and its Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei.
November 14—Iran
PMOI Resistance Units mark the sixth anniversary of the November 2019 uprising by commemorating the 1,500 martyrs murdered by security forces and pledging to continue the fight for freedom. pic.twitter.com/ZKINdywJQZ— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) November 15, 2025
The state’s response was swift and merciless. Under the cover of a near-total internet blackout, security forces, including the IRGC and Basij, were ordered to “do whatever it takes,” killing at least 1,500 protesters in a brutal crackdown.
UN Rapporteur Condemns Destruction of Iranian Political Prisoners
Mai Sato, the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran, once again condemned the destruction of Section 41 of Behesht-e Zahra Cemetery in southern Tehran and rejected the explanations offered by officials of Iran’s regime to justify the act. Sato wrote on X on Friday, November 14, that she and other UN experts had condemned the destruction of Section 41 of Behesht-e Zahra in a letter addressed to officials of Iran’s regime. She added that reports also indicate the destruction of the graves of those killed during the 2022 protests and the victims of the downing of the Ukrainian airliner.
The November 2019 Gasoline Protests: How a Sudden Price Hike Triggered One of the Bloodiest Crackdowns in Iran’s Recent History
Six years later, the regime still withholds the truth about the scale of killings, arrests, and the nationwide shutdown of information. Six years ago, the abrupt gasoline price hike of November 2019 ignited one of the deadliest protests in the history of the Iranian regime. Within less than a week, hundreds of protesters were killed, thousands arrested, and the regime imposed a near-total internet blackout. The events deepened the divide between the Iranian people and the ruling establishment and marked a decisive chapter in the trajectory of resistance against the dictatorship. On the night of November 15, 2019 (24 Aban 1398), the National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company suddenly announced that the price of rationed gasoline would rise from 10,000 to 15,000 rials, and the price of free-market gasoline would double to 30,000 rials.