{"id":258196,"date":"2022-04-25T11:48:54","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T10:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=258196"},"modified":"2023-02-04T20:26:05","modified_gmt":"2023-02-04T19:26:05","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-april-25-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-april-25-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 April 25, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_258204\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-258204\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"iran-port-chabahar\" class=\"wp-image-258204\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iran-port-chabahar.jpg\" alt=\"iran-port-chabahar\" width=\"1000\" height=\"561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iran-port-chabahar.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iran-port-chabahar-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iran-port-chabahar-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iran-port-chabahar-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iran-port-chabahar-696x391.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-258204\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chabahar Port, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Southeast Iran<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\">THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify\">UPDATE: 7:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Tehran Wins \u201cWorld\u2019s Most Polluted City\u201d in April<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"green-prophet-logo\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-258237 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/green-prophet-logo-300x63.png\" alt=\"green-prophet-logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"63\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/green-prophet-logo-300x63.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/green-prophet-logo-150x32.png 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/green-prophet-logo.png 345w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Kids were allowed to go back to school in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenprophet.com\/tag\/tehran\/\">Tehran<\/a>\u00a0in April but despite the freedom from Covid\u2019s endemic status the students were told to stay indoors as the air pollution surpassed all global limits, making Tehran in mid-April, the most polluted city in the world in terms of air quality.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2022\/4\/9\/irans-capital-tehran-enveloped-by-pollutants-due-to-strong-wind\">Al Jazeera<\/a>\u00a0reported that Tehran\u2019s \u201cvery unhealthy\u201d average real-time air quality index was 236, according to global air quality monitoring company IQAir.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenprophet.com\/2022\/04\/tehran-wins-worlds-most-polluted-city-in-april\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong style=\"text-align: justify\">UPDATE: 2:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">US Forces Capture Iranian Regime&#8217;s Militants in Iraq<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">According to the Turkish EHA Medya, the USA carried out an operation with 6 combat helicopters in the village of Abu Akula in the Kanaan district of Diyala in Iraq and detained 2 Iranian regime&#8217;s military advisers and a senior commander of the Kata&#8217;ib Hezbollah militant group.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"tr\" dir=\"ltr\">ABD 6 sava\u015f helikopteri ile Irak\u2019ta Diyala&#39;n\u0131n Kanaan il\u00e7esine ba\u011fl\u0131 Abu Akula k\u00f6y\u00fcnde operasyon yap\u0131p;<\/p>\n<p>2 \u0130ran askeri dan\u0131\u015fman\u0131n\u0131 ve Kata&#39;ib Hizbullah&#39;\u0131n \u00fcst d\u00fczey komutan\u0131n\u0131 g\u00f6zalt\u0131na ald\u0131 <br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AcjnVtkwbQ\">pic.twitter.com\/AcjnVtkwbQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; EHA MEDYA (@eha_medya) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eha_medya\/status\/1518452322996789250?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify\">UPDATE: 9:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Fearing Lack of Infrastructure, India Circumvents Iranian Route<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"iran-india-port-chabahar\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-258203 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iran-india-port-chabahar-300x170.webp\" alt=\"iran-india-port-chabahar\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iran-india-port-chabahar-300x170.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iran-india-port-chabahar-150x85.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iran-india-port-chabahar.webp 690w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Following reports about the shipment of Indian goods to Russia via the Black Sea and Georgia instead of Iran, the Iranian regime is starting to accuse Indian companies are delaying the development of Chabahar port and creating a &#8220;corridor&#8221; for the transit of goods to circumvent Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In an interview with the state-run <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ilna.news\/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%AA%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C-4\/1222028-%D9%88%D9%82%D8%AA-%DA%A9%D8%B4%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D9%BE%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B1-%D9%87%D9%86%D8%AF%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%B1-%DA%86%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%AA%D8%A7-%D8%AA%D8%B9%DB%8C%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%AA%DA%A9%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%81-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%85-%DA%86%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86-%D9%85%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%B1-%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%84-%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%87%DB%8C-%DA%86%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%B4%D8%AF\" rel=\"noopener\">ILNA news agency<\/a> on Sunday, April 24, Roozbeh Mokhtari, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Iranian Shipping Association, accused India of &#8220;delaying&#8221; the development of the Chabahar port and claimed: &#8220;Not only has the Indian operator not fulfilled its obligations under the contract, but it has also requested an international arbitration to resolve disputes and has not allowed the use of six heavy coastal cranes imported to the port of Shahid Beheshti.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Iranian state officials were opting to exploit the war in Ukraine and international sanctions on Russia to become a transit country but have never cared to fix the lack of infrastructure in Iran. The route from India to the Black Sea and through Georgia to Russia is five times longer than the transit route through Iran, but due to the lack of infrastructure, India and China currently prefer other routes.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Increasing Number of IRGC Flights to Moscow, Russia<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"alepgh-logo-1\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-258202 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/alepgh-logo-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"alepgh-logo-1\" width=\"136\" height=\"136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/alepgh-logo-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/alepgh-logo-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/alepgh-logo-1-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/alepgh-logo-1.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 136px) 100vw, 136px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Since the beginning of the Russian invasion of\u00a0<strong>Ukraine\u00a0<\/strong>on February 24, 2022, Iranian military-affiliated planes were spotted flying to and from\u00a0<strong>Russia<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In February, there were <strong>ZERO\u00a0<\/strong>flights to\u00a0<strong>Russia\u00a0<\/strong>from\u00a0<strong>Iran\u00a0<\/strong>(By IRGC aircraft), in Late March, there was\u00a0<strong>1 flight<\/strong> (EP-PUS \u2013 IRGC\u2019s aircraft \u2013 Date: March 24), and in April the number got increased, big time! <strong>8 flights<\/strong>\u00a0were spotted by IRGC planes to Moscow (As of now: April 24, 2022)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/aleph.wtf\/28744\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify\">UPDATE: 12:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Changing Times Add to the Mullahs\u2019 Isolation in Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"iran-nuclear-facility\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-258197 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iran-nuclear-facility-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"iran-nuclear-facility\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iran-nuclear-facility-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iran-nuclear-facility-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iran-nuclear-facility.jpg 690w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Following the November 2020 U.S. presidential election and a new administration entering the White House, the mullahs\u2019 regime in Iran launched a brouhaha about \u201cnew opportunities\u201d and former regime president\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/who-is-hassan-rouhani\/\">Hassan Rouhani<\/a>\u00a0emphasized on November 12, 2021, that \u201cno one is permitted to miss out on this opportunity!\u201d Proponents of this initiative believed a Democrat administration in the U.S. will provide \u201ca better atmosphere for closer relations and better engagement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/changing-times-add-to-the-mullahs-isolation-in-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Science and Technology University Students: The Girls&#8217; Dormitory Is a Prison Ward<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Science-and-Technology-students-in-Tehran-protest\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-258198 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Science-and-Technology-students-in-Tehran-protest-300x150.webp\" alt=\"Science-and-Technology-students-in-Tehran-protest\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Science-and-Technology-students-in-Tehran-protest-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Science-and-Technology-students-in-Tehran-protest-150x75.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Science-and-Technology-students-in-Tehran-protest-696x348.webp 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Science-and-Technology-students-in-Tehran-protest.webp 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Hundreds of students at Tehran\u2019s University of Science and Technology protested against bullying by the university\u2019s security department on Sunday, April 24, 2022.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jnews_inline_related_post_wrapper right half\" style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<div class=\"jnews_inline_related_post\">\n<div class=\"jeg_postblock_28 jeg_postblock jeg_module_hook jeg_pagination_disable jeg_col_1o3 jnews_module_34869_0_6265f08018af0 \" data-unique=\"jnews_module_34869_0_6265f08018af0\">\n<div class=\"jeg_block_heading jeg_block_heading_9 jeg_subcat_right\">\n<p>The University of Science and Technology students gathered in front of the security department building and chanted slogans against it. \u201cThe security department is a pawn in the hands of the government,\u201d the students chanted.\u00a0They also held placards that read, \u201cThe girls&#8217; dormitory is like a prison ward,\u201d \u201cStudents are alive,\u201d and \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/1zOBdfol-mU\" rel=\"noopener\">University is not a military barracks<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2022\/04\/24\/the-girls-dormitory-is-a-prison-ward\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran: Raisi Opponents Mock His Efforts for Signing JCPOA<\/h3>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\" style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran-Raisi-JCPOA\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-258199 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Iran-Raisi-JCPOA-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-Raisi-JCPOA\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Iran-Raisi-JCPOA-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Iran-Raisi-JCPOA-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Iran-Raisi-JCPOA-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Iran-Raisi-JCPOA-696x435.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Iran-Raisi-JCPOA.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Today, the prospects of a nuclear agreement between world powers and the Iranian regime remain bleak despite dozens of meetings. Iranian observers believe that Tehran is wasting time in its bid to either extract a further concession from its western interlocutors or produce a nuclear warhead because getting its hands on a bomb is critical to its long-term survival.\u00a0Currently, the regime is facing increasing protests at home. The regime\u2019s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei installed Ebrahim Raisi, notoriously known as the henchman of the 1988 massacre, as president back in June 2021 \u00a0to thwart the eruption of further anti-regime protests.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/nuclear\/iran-raisi-opponents-mock-his-efforts-for-signing-jcpoa\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/articles\/2022\/04\/explosive-conditions-of-iranian-society-and-the-perpetrators-of-the-current-situation\/33119\/\">Explosive Conditions of Iranian Society and the Perpetrators of the Current Situation<\/a><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran-Explosive-Conditions-of-the-Society-and-the-Perpetrators-of-the-Current-Situation\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-258200 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Iran-Explosive-Conditions-of-the-Society-and-the-Perpetrators-of-the-Current-Situation-300x160.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-Explosive-Conditions-of-the-Society-and-the-Perpetrators-of-the-Current-Situation\" width=\"300\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Iran-Explosive-Conditions-of-the-Society-and-the-Perpetrators-of-the-Current-Situation-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Iran-Explosive-Conditions-of-the-Society-and-the-Perpetrators-of-the-Current-Situation-768x409.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Iran-Explosive-Conditions-of-the-Society-and-the-Perpetrators-of-the-Current-Situation-150x80.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Iran-Explosive-Conditions-of-the-Society-and-the-Perpetrators-of-the-Current-Situation-696x370.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Iran-Explosive-Conditions-of-the-Society-and-the-Perpetrators-of-the-Current-Situation.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The explosive conditions of Iranian society and its reflection within the regime have fueled fears of a social explosion in the future and the intensification of the regime\u2019s internal crisis.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">President\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-ebrahim-raisi-a-mass-murderer-for-president\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Ebrahim Raisi<\/a>, the mass murderer of the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/1988-massacre-of-political-prisoners-in-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">1988 massacre<\/a>, and elements of his administration are trying to attribute the current situation to the previous administration, and to blame the agents and managers of\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/2019\/09\/24\/hassan-rouhani-crimes-iran-mek-1988massacre\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Hassan Rouhani<\/a>\u2018s administration for the explosive society, rising prices, rampant\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?s=Inflation\" rel=\"noopener\">inflation<\/a>, and widespread poverty. As previously stated on April 11, 2022, in this regard: \u201cThose who are the founders of the status quo should not be used.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/articles\/2022\/04\/explosive-conditions-of-iranian-society-and-the-perpetrators-of-the-current-situation\/33119\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Read more: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-april-24-2022\/\"><strong>Iran News in Brief \u2013 April 24,<\/strong><strong>\u00a02022<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 7:30 PM CEST Tehran Wins &ldquo;World&rsquo;s Most Polluted City&rdquo; in April Kids were allowed to go back to school in&nbsp;Tehran&nbsp;in [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":258204,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,182,234],"tags":[129,277],"class_list":["post-258196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","category-latest-news-in-brief","category-iran-news-in-brief-news","tag-iran","tag-iran-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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