{"id":236686,"date":"2021-03-23T04:59:43","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T09:59:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=236686"},"modified":"2023-02-13T15:17:11","modified_gmt":"2023-02-13T14:17:11","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-march-23-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-march-23-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 March 23, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_236691\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-236691\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-236691\" title=\"maryam-rajavi-23032021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/maryam-rajavi-23032021.jpg\" alt=\"maryam-rajavi-23032021\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/maryam-rajavi-23032021.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/maryam-rajavi-23032021-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/maryam-rajavi-23032021-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/maryam-rajavi-23032021-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/maryam-rajavi-23032021-696x464.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-236691\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maryam Rajavi: The Iranian people\u2019s nationwide boycott of the regime&#8217;s election is the flip side of popular uprisings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 8:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran regime&#8217;s police hold a maneuver on eve of Nowruz<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-236722\" title=\"iran-regimes-police-hold-a-maneuver-on-eve-of-nowruz\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-regimes-police-hold-a-maneuver-on-eve-of-nowruz.jpg\" alt=\"iran-regimes-police-hold-a-maneuver-on-eve-of-nowruz\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-regimes-police-hold-a-maneuver-on-eve-of-nowruz.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-regimes-police-hold-a-maneuver-on-eve-of-nowruz-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-regimes-police-hold-a-maneuver-on-eve-of-nowruz-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-regimes-police-hold-a-maneuver-on-eve-of-nowruz-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-regimes-police-hold-a-maneuver-on-eve-of-nowruz-696x465.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fearing Iran&#8217;s restive society, the regime&#8217;s Police force held a maneuver on the Eve of the Persian New Year of 1400 in Tehran. This maneuver further confirms mullahs&#8217; fear of another uprising. &#8220;Coinciding with the last day of [Persian New Year of ] 1399, the Tehran Police held a military maneuver on Saturday morning, March 21, 2021. This maneuver was held in the presence of the Chief of Police, Tehran Police Chief, and Tehran Governor Anoushirvan Mohseni Bandapi in Azadi Square. Greater Tehran police forces demonstrated their capabilities in Azadi Square,&#8221; wrote the state-run Fars news agency on Sunday, an outlet linked to the regime&#8217;s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UPDATE: 10:30 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: Khamenei admits his regime is in a deadlock<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-226712\" title=\"Khamenei3_24092020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Khamenei3_24092020.jpg\" alt=\"Iran, IRGC, Iran Protests, mek, coronavirus, war, khamenei\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Khamenei3_24092020.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Khamenei3_24092020-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Khamenei3_24092020-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Khamenei3_24092020-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Khamenei3_24092020-747x420.jpg 747w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In his yearly Nowruz address, Iranian regime supreme leader Ali Khamenei implicitly admitted that his regime is in a bad situation by complaining that some try to \u201ccreate a negative impression\u2026 and show that we are headed for a dead end.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Of course, there\u2019s no need to put a negative spin on the regime\u2019s conditions to realize that it is in a bad situation. Khamenei\u2019s own remarks clearly showed that at the beginning of the Persian calendar year, the mullahs\u2019 regime is engulfed in a multitude of unsolvable crises. While in previous years, Khamenei openly endorsed the so-called \u201creformist\u201d maneuvers by some of the factions of the regime, this time, he stressed the need to unify the entire regime around a hardline narrative.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/ali-khamenei-nowruz-message-iranian-regime-deadlock-20210322\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Maryam Rajavi: The Iranian people\u2019s nationwide boycott of the regime&#8217;s election is the flip side of popular uprisings<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Iranian people\u2019s nationwide boycott of this election is the flip side of popular uprisings, and yet another response to the murderers of 1500 blood-drenched martyrs of November 2019. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/m0O7exP5Sa\">pic.twitter.com\/m0O7exP5Sa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1373937893245399043?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 22, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: Coronavirus Fatalities in 522 Cities Exceed 235,700<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-236681\" title=\"iran-coronavirus-22032021-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-coronavirus-22032021-1.jpg\" alt=\"iran-coronavirus-22032021-1\" width=\"800\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-coronavirus-22032021-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-coronavirus-22032021-1-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-coronavirus-22032021-1-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-coronavirus-22032021-1-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-coronavirus-22032021-1-696x397.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/primer-the-history-the-peoples-mojahedin-organization-iran\" rel=\"noopener\">People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK)<\/a>\u00a0announced on March 22, 2021, that the Coronavirus death toll in 522 cities had exceeded 235,700. The number of victims in Tehran reached 54881, Khorasan Razavi 15,355, Khuzestan 13,439, Mazandaran 10,080, Lorestan 9,928, East Azerbaijan 9,248, Qom 8,605, Alborz 5,833, Hamedan 5,443, Semnan 3,975, Ardabil 2,937, South Khorasan 2,296, North Khorasan 3,578, Qazvin 2,669, and Zanjan 2,565.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-human-rights\/iran-coronavirus-fatalities-in-522-cities-exceed-235700\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">MEK Resistance Units celebrate Nowruz across Iran<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-236687\" title=\"mek-resistance-units-celebrated-the-persian-new-year-and-pledged-to-overthrow-the-mullahs-march-2021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/mek-resistance-units-celebrated-the-persian-new-year-and-pledged-to-overthrow-the-mullahs-march-2021.jpg\" alt=\"mek-resistance-units-celebrated-the-persian-new-year-and-pledged-to-overthrow-the-mullahs-march-2021\" width=\"800\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/mek-resistance-units-celebrated-the-persian-new-year-and-pledged-to-overthrow-the-mullahs-march-2021.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/mek-resistance-units-celebrated-the-persian-new-year-and-pledged-to-overthrow-the-mullahs-march-2021-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/mek-resistance-units-celebrated-the-persian-new-year-and-pledged-to-overthrow-the-mullahs-march-2021-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The supporters and sympathizers of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) inside Iran celebrated Nowruz across the country and pledged to continue the struggle to overthrow the mullahs\u2019 regime in the coming year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The internal network of the MEK, known as the Iranian Resistance Units, installed banners and posters of the Iranian Resistance leader Massoud Rajavi and the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) Maryam Rajavi, in Tehran. \u201cWe will free our country from the mullahs,\u201d and \u201cThe new year heralds the freedom spring in Iran,\u201d the slogans read.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/mek-resistance-units-nowruz-messages-20210322\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"MEK Resistance Units put up posters of Maryam Rajavi in Iran\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_j70H4oTsMt0\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fj70H4oTsMt0%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j70H4oTsMt0\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M6S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-03-22T13:03:45Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_j70H4oTsMt0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fj70H4oTsMt0%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">MEK Resistance Units put up posters of Maryam Rajavi in Iran<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/j70H4oTsMt0\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fj70H4oTsMt0%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"MEK Resistance Units put up posters of Maryam Rajavi in Iran\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/t\/iranian-resistance-units The internal network of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) continued its anti-regime campaign checkered across the country calling for the overthrow of the mullahs\u2019 regime. The MEK\u2019s internal network, known as the Resistance Units, organized various activities in support of the Iranian people\u2019s struggle for freedom and democracy. They wrote: Isfahan\u2014 \u201cThe experience of the last 40 years has shown that if we don\u2019t stand firm, we will surrender.\u201d Tehran\u2014 \u201cHail to the rebellions for freedom and the Iranian people\u2019s uprising for overthrowing the mullahs.\u201d Fariman\u2014 \u201cIn the struggle of the country\u2019s destiny, either death or freedom.\u201d Fariman\u2014 \u201cEvery corona decease is a ticking time bomb for new uprisings.\u201d Saravan\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei, hail to Rajavi.\u201d Mehrestan\u2014 \u201cDown with Rouhani, the tyrant.\u201d Tehran\u2014 \u201cIt is the pride of every Iranian woman to have resisted the mullahs in the last 40 years.\u201d Tehran\u2014 \u201cRebellions make victory.\u201d Tehran\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei.\u201d Tehran\u2014 \u201cRebellions make victory.\u201d Tehran\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei\u201d Kermanshah\u2014 \u201cKhamenei will be overthrown.\u201d\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"MEK Resistance Units welcoming the Iranian calendar new year Nowruz 1400\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_xZo0f3jRhE8\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FxZo0f3jRhE8%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xZo0f3jRhE8\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT13M7S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-03-22T16:39:17Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_xZo0f3jRhE8\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FxZo0f3jRhE8%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">MEK Resistance Units welcoming the Iranian calendar new year Nowruz 1400<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/xZo0f3jRhE8\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FxZo0f3jRhE8%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"MEK Resistance Units welcoming the Iranian calendar new year Nowruz 1400\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"March 20, 2021\u2014The supporters and sympathizers of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) inside Iran celebrated Nowruz across the country and pledged to continue the struggle to overthrow the mullahs\u2019 regime in the coming year. The internal network of the MEK, known as the Iranian Resistance Units, installed banners and posters of the Iranian Resistance leader Massoud Rajavi and the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)\u202fMaryam Rajavi, in Tehran. \u201cWe will free our country from the mullahs,\u201d and \u201cThe new year heralds the freedom spring in Iran,\u201d the slogans read. Elsewhere, in Tehran, Isfahan, Mashhad, Tabriz, Karaj, Rasht, Kerman, Zanjan, Suma Sara, Urmia, Khuzestan, and Shahriar, the Resistance Units spread slogans that echoed Iranian people\u2019s desire for regime change. They spread slogans such as \u201cA victorious Nowruz by overthrowing the mullahs,\u201d \u201cOnward toward change\u201d and \u201cMay this year be the year of uprisings that will overthrow the regime.\u201d Also, as an Iranian tradition, the Resistance Units commemorated the thousands of martyrs fallen for freedom in the last 40 years of struggle against mullahs\u2019 dictatorship. They paid an especial tribute to 1500 brave young men and women who were gunned down during the November 2019 nationwide protests for having stood up for freedom and democracy. The MEK supporters also sent many video messages where they expressed their support for the MEK and its leadership, despite the regime\u2019s heavy punishment of support for the MEK.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s Government Fears the Country\u2019s Third Generation<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-236688\" title=\"Irans-youth\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Irans-youth.jpg\" alt=\"Irans-youth\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Irans-youth.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Irans-youth-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Irans-youth-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Irans-youth-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Irans-youth-696x435.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In recent days, the Iranian state-run media showed their fear of Iran\u2019s new generation. What is the nature of this fear?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The story began when the state-run daily \u201cSobh-e-Sadegh\u201d, the Journal of the Political Deputy of the Revolutionary Guards, on March 7, under the title \u201cThe Z generation and the Future of Iran\u201d investigated the characteristics of the new generation born in Iran from 2000 onwards.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/insider\/irans-government-fears-the-countrys-third-generation\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tehran Praises IRGC Missile Program After Report Whitewashes Strike on Civilian Flight<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-236689\" title=\"Ukraine-International-Airlines-Flight-PS752\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Ukraine-International-Airlines-Flight-PS752.jpg\" alt=\"Ukraine-International-Airlines-Flight-PS752\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This week, the Aircraft Accident Investigation Board of the Islamic Republic of Iran released its final report on the January 2020 incident that resulted in the death of all 176 people on board Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752. The report was promptly rejected by foreign countries whose citizens and permanent residents were on the flight. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba described it as demonstrating the regime\u2019s impulse \u201cnot to establish the truth, but to whitewash the Islamic Republic of Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/terrorism\/tehran-praises-irgc-missile-program-after-report-whitewashes-strike-on-civilian-flight\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Townhall: US-EU Talks Must Focus on Need for a Firm Policy Against Tehran\u2019s Regional Threats<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-236690\" title=\"townhall-us-eu-talks-must-focus-on-need-for-a-firm-policy-against-tehrans-regional-threats-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/townhall-us-eu-talks-must-focus-on-need-for-a-firm-policy-against-tehrans-regional-threats-1.jpg\" alt=\"townhall-us-eu-talks-must-focus-on-need-for-a-firm-policy-against-tehrans-regional-threats-1\" width=\"802\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/townhall-us-eu-talks-must-focus-on-need-for-a-firm-policy-against-tehrans-regional-threats-1.jpg 802w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/townhall-us-eu-talks-must-focus-on-need-for-a-firm-policy-against-tehrans-regional-threats-1-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/townhall-us-eu-talks-must-focus-on-need-for-a-firm-policy-against-tehrans-regional-threats-1-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/townhall-us-eu-talks-must-focus-on-need-for-a-firm-policy-against-tehrans-regional-threats-1-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/townhall-us-eu-talks-must-focus-on-need-for-a-firm-policy-against-tehrans-regional-threats-1-696x460.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 802px) 100vw, 802px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>By Giulio TerziGiulio Terzi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In his first European trip, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is scheduled to meet European foreign policy leaders this week. A major topic of discussion will be the Iranian regime and how to deal with the threats it poses to regional and international peace and security.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Any potential negotiations with the Iranian regime should take into account its dangerous missiles program. It is evident that the Iranian regime&#8217;s activities since the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) have not demonstrated that the nuclear agreement has been successful. That is because the missile program is a critical issue on both sides of the Atlantic.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/townhall.com\/columnists\/giulioterzi\/2021\/03\/22\/useu-talks-must-focus-on-need-for-a-firm-policy-against-tehrans-regional-threats-n2586660\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran news in brief, March 23, 2021<\/h2>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, March 23, 2021\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_YauLP8ogN_U\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FYauLP8ogN_U%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YauLP8ogN_U\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M50S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-03-23T09:31:43Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_YauLP8ogN_U\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FYauLP8ogN_U%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, March 23, 2021<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/YauLP8ogN_U\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FYauLP8ogN_U%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, March 23, 2021\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, March 23, 2021 Iran: Khamenei Admits His Regime Is in a Deadlock In his yearly Nowruz address, Iranian regime supreme leader Ali Khamenei implicitly admitted that his regime is in a bad situation by complaining that some try to \u201ccreate a negative impression\u2026 and show that we are headed for a dead end.\u201d Of course, there\u2019s no need to put a negative spin on the regime\u2019s conditions to realize that it is in a bad situation. Khamenei\u2019s own remarks clearly showed that at the beginning of the Persian calendar year, the mullahs\u2019 regime is engulfed in a multitude of unsolvable crises. While in previous years, Khamenei openly endorsed the so-called \u201creformist\u201d maneuvers by some of the factions of the regime, this time, he stressed the need to unify the entire regime around a hardline narrative. Iran: Coronavirus Fatalities Exceed 235,700 Over 235,700 people have died of the novel coronavirus in 522 cities checkered across all of Iran\u2019s 31 provinces, according to reports tallied by the Iranian opposition People&#039;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran as of March 22. The official death toll declared by the regime stands at 61,877 around a fourth of the actual figure. \u201cCurrently we are engulfed with the mutated strain of Covid-19\u2026 Last night we received 49 test samples from one province, of which 29 were the mutated strain,\u201d said Health Minister Saied Namaki on Monday, according to the regime&#039;s official IRNA news agency. MEK Resistance Units Celebrate Nowruz Across Iran The supporters and sympathizers of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran inside Iran celebrated Nowruz across the country and pledged to continue the struggle to overthrow the mullahs\u2019 regime in the coming year. The internal network of the MEK, known as the Iranian Resistance Units, installed banners and posters of the Iranian Resistance leader Massoud Rajavi and the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran Maryam Rajavi, in Tehran. \u201cWe will free our country from the mullahs,\u201d and \u201cThe new year heralds the freedom spring in Iran,\u201d the slogans read. 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