{"id":268438,"date":"2023-01-02T08:54:12","date_gmt":"2023-01-02T07:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=268438"},"modified":"2023-02-07T22:55:49","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T21:55:49","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-january-2-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-january-2-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 January 2, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"iran-javanrud-zahedan-uprising\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-268442\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/iran-javanrud-zahedan-uprising.jpg\" alt=\"iran-javanrud-zahedan-uprising\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/iran-javanrud-zahedan-uprising.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/iran-javanrud-zahedan-uprising-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/iran-javanrud-zahedan-uprising-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/iran-javanrud-zahedan-uprising-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/iran-javanrud-zahedan-uprising-696x391.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\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: 8:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran Uprising at a Glance \u2013 Day 109<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in Iran<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Monday, January 2, 2022 \u2013 8 PM GMT+1<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><strong>Days<\/strong>: 109<\/li>\n<li><strong>Protests<\/strong>: 282 cities<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fatalities<\/strong>: 750+ estimated deaths, 601 identified by MEK<\/li>\n<li><strong>Detentions<\/strong>: 30,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran\u2019s nationwide uprising marked its 109<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0day on Monday with protests continuing in different cities across the country. These protesters held gatherings, rallies, strikes, and established roadblocks on roads to take control of the streets and prevent regime authorities from dispatching their security forces to quell the movement.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Locals in the capital&#39;s Tehranpars district attacked a site of the regime&#39;s IRGC paramilitary Basij forces using Molotov cocktails.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution2023<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D9%85%D8%B1%DA%AF_%D8%A8%D8%B1_%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%85%DA%AF%D8%B1_%DA%86%D9%87_%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%87_%DA%86%D9%87_%D8%B1%D9%87%D8%A8%D8%B1?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0645\u0631\u06af_\u0628\u0631_\u0633\u062a\u0645\u06af\u0631_\u0686\u0647_\u0634\u0627\u0647_\u0628\u0627\u0634\u0647_\u0686\u0647_\u0631\u0647\u0628\u0631<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kurP38svxZ\">pic.twitter.com\/kurP38svxZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1609813115251589120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 2, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Protesters and courageous locals have also been using\u00a0Molotov cocktails and homemade explosives to target the regime\u2019s sites, along with statues and billboards symbolizing the mullahs\u2019 authoritarian dictatorship. \u00a0They are specifically targeting regime Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and his entire apparatus of oppressive forces.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">January 2 &#8211; Javanrud, western <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Locals are reporting that regime authorities have dispatched many security units to the city following the recent unrests. Internet connection is heavily disrupted.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution2023<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D9%85%D8%B1%DA%AF_%D8%A8%D8%B1_%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%85%DA%AF%D8%B1_%DA%86%D9%87_%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%87_%DA%86%D9%87_%D8%B1%D9%87%D8%A8%D8%B1?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0645\u0631\u06af_\u0628\u0631_\u0633\u062a\u0645\u06af\u0631_\u0686\u0647_\u0634\u0627\u0647_\u0628\u0627\u0634\u0647_\u0686\u0647_\u0631\u0647\u0628\u0631<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1cHX0TulEI\">pic.twitter.com\/1cHX0TulEI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1609855771457556481?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 2, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">On Monday, in the restive city of Javanrud in Kermanshah Province, western Iran, the authorities dispatched many security units to the streets following the recent unrest. Internet connection is heavily disrupted.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In the city of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1609885970274418689?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1609885970274418689%7Ctwgr%5Ed63eb3c95d7053b094305f527147a6d613b245ff%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.mojahedin.org%2Fnews%2Flive-report-iran-sees-continued-protests-people-voicing-hatred-of-qassem-soleimani%2F\" rel=\"noopener\">Mahabad<\/a>, northwest Iran, locals gathered to mark the 40<sup>th<\/sup> day of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1609913653188300804\" rel=\"noopener\">Shomal Khadiripour\u2019s<\/a> murder by the regime\u2019s security forces and began chanting: \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1609911309126234112\" rel=\"noopener\">Death to Khamenei<\/a>!\u201d, \u201cSo many years of crimes! Death to the mullahs\u2019 regime!\u201d, \u201cKurds and Baluchis are brothers!\u201d in solidarity with the Baluch of Sistan &amp; Baluchestan Province, and \u201cDown with the principle of Velayat-e Faqih (absolute rule of the clergy)!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">January 2 &#8211; Mahabad, northwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>At the locals gathered to mark the 40th day of Shomal Khadiripour&#39;s murder by the regime&#39;s security forces, Shomal&#39;s young daughter was leading the crowd in their anti-regime chants.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution2023<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84_%D8%AE%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%B1%DB%8C_%D9%BE%D9%88%D8%B1?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0634\u0645\u0627\u0644_\u062e\u062f\u06cc\u0631\u06cc_\u067e\u0648\u0631<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OeiqXtMOcM\">pic.twitter.com\/OeiqXtMOcM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1609912395266228230?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 2, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The crowd continued their <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1609912395266228230\" rel=\"noopener\">ceremony<\/a> by heading into the town from the cemetery and launching a protest march against the regime. The authorities have dispatched a large number of security forces to the city to prevent further anti-regime protests.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">January 2 &#8211; Mahabad, northwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Regime authorities have dispatched a large number of security forces to the city streets to prevent any possible signs of anti-regime protests.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution2023<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84_%D8%AE%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%B1%DB%8C_%D9%BE%D9%88%D8%B1?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0634\u0645\u0627\u0644_\u062e\u062f\u06cc\u0631\u06cc_\u067e\u0648\u0631<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/T4JYoAZF8v\">pic.twitter.com\/T4JYoAZF8v<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1609916169372291073?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 2, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1609814374880890881\" rel=\"noopener\">Ardabil<\/a>, northwest Iran locals torched a large poster of former IRGC Quds Force chief Qassem Soleimani.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">And finally, Khamenei&#8217;s criminal judiciary sentenced 18-year-old <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/simayazaditv\/status\/1609851029553831936\" rel=\"noopener\">Mehdi Mohammadi Fard<\/a> one of those arrested in the uprising in the city of \u00a0Nowshahr northern Iran \u00a0to death twice on the charges of &#8220;moharebeh (waging war on God)&#8221; &#8220;inciting the people with the intention of disrupting the security of the country&#8221; and &#8220;insulting Khamenei&#8221;.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify\">UPDATE: 4:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Political Prisoners Are Not Caving in, Cleric Warns<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\u0631\u0645\u0636\u0627\u0646-\u0634\u0631\u06cc\u0641-\u0627\u062d\u0645\u062f-\u062d\u06cc\u062f\u0631\u06cc-1\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-268461 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/\u0631\u0645\u0636\u0627\u0646-\u0634\u0631\u06cc\u0641-\u0627\u062d\u0645\u062f-\u062d\u06cc\u062f\u0631\u06cc-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\u0631\u0645\u0636\u0627\u0646-\u0634\u0631\u06cc\u0641-\u0627\u062d\u0645\u062f-\u062d\u06cc\u062f\u0631\u06cc-1\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/\u0631\u0645\u0636\u0627\u0646-\u0634\u0631\u06cc\u0641-\u0627\u062d\u0645\u062f-\u062d\u06cc\u062f\u0631\u06cc-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/\u0631\u0645\u0636\u0627\u0646-\u0634\u0631\u06cc\u0641-\u0627\u062d\u0645\u062f-\u062d\u06cc\u062f\u0631\u06cc-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/\u0631\u0645\u0636\u0627\u0646-\u0634\u0631\u06cc\u0641-\u0627\u062d\u0645\u062f-\u062d\u06cc\u062f\u0631\u06cc-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/\u0631\u0645\u0636\u0627\u0646-\u0634\u0631\u06cc\u0641-\u0627\u062d\u0645\u062f-\u062d\u06cc\u062f\u0631\u06cc-1-696x391.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/\u0631\u0645\u0636\u0627\u0646-\u0634\u0631\u06cc\u0641-\u0627\u062d\u0645\u062f-\u062d\u06cc\u062f\u0631\u06cc-1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The steadfastness and perseverance of the rebellious youth who were arrested during the uprising have become alarming for some state officials and they warn their peers of the grave social consequences should the regime refuse to heed the public anger.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Responding to the IRGC spokesperson Ramezan <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tasnimnews.com\/fa\/news\/1401\/10\/07\/2828238\" rel=\"noopener\">Sharif who claimed<\/a> on December 28, 2022, that &#8220;the internet has become a tool of the enemy, preventing us to confront reality&#8221;, a state-affiliated cleric lashed out and blamed the regime for the misery and the nation&#8217;s uprising against it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In a column in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ensafnews.com\/389777\/__trashed-16\/\" rel=\"noopener\">state-run Ensaf News<\/a>, Ahmad Heydari wrote: &#8220;Gentlemen, do you really believe these unconsolidated and baseless words?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Rejecting Sharif&#8217;s claims that the &#8220;regime&#8217;s scholars could better educate and nurture the youth&#8221;, Heydari wrote: &#8220;If the masters of the word would have so much influence so they could introduce the deceived youth to the amazing achievements of our state within half an hour and urge them to confess and express their remorse, then why wouldn&#8217;t you lecture them before you had to arrest and imprison them so that they would stop coming to the streets and protest and disturb things? Despite having dozens of dedicated television channels and thousands of Friday prayer sermons and representatives of religious leaders in all corners of the country, you were not able of the latter.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8220;Why do you condemn and sentence these people of being deceived and charge them as &#8216;Mohareb&#8217; (those who wage war against God) and rebel?&#8221; he added. &#8220;After serving their time in prison, why do these people not only not change but rather become more steadfast in their former standings?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Heydari warned: &#8220;It is strange, dangerous, and alarming that these days, we hear from the judicial and security authorities that a group of people is still standing firm on their stances of opposition and protest and they are not willing to cave in even while in captivity!&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify\">UPDATE: 2:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Frightened for His Own Fate, MP Resigns<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"elias-naderan-mp-iran-1\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-268457 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/elias-naderan-mp-iran-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"elias-naderan-mp-iran-1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/elias-naderan-mp-iran-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/elias-naderan-mp-iran-1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/elias-naderan-mp-iran-1.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">According to the semi-official<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.isna.ir\/news\/1401101105971\/\" rel=\"noopener\"> ISNA news agency<\/a>, a member of the regime&#8217;s parliament announced his resignation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">According to ISNA, in a public meeting on Sunday, Elias Nadran submitted a note to the Speaker of the parliament that read: &#8220;I have submitted my resignation to the Presidency. I request you to read it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8220;According to the internal rules of the parliament, the presiding committee must read the resignation request and is not allowed to comment,&#8221; he had added in his note.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Formerly a commander at the Iranian regime&#8217;s Revolutionary Guards, Elias Naderan has been serving this regime for more than four decades and as the popular rage during the uprising is claiming unprecedented low morale and all-time low defections, he is abandoning a sinking ship.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Former Allies Refuse to Help the Regime, Former Official Admits<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"The_FATF_blacklist_amidst_various_economic_and_social_crises_has_dangerous_consequences_for_the_mullahs_regime\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-213748 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/The_FATF_blacklist_amidst_various_economic_and_social_crises_has_dangerous_consequences_for_the_mullahs_regime-300x212.jpg\" alt=\"The FATF blacklist amidst various economic and social crises has dangerous consequences for the mullahs' regime.\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/The_FATF_blacklist_amidst_various_economic_and_social_crises_has_dangerous_consequences_for_the_mullahs_regime-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/The_FATF_blacklist_amidst_various_economic_and_social_crises_has_dangerous_consequences_for_the_mullahs_regime-768x541.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/The_FATF_blacklist_amidst_various_economic_and_social_crises_has_dangerous_consequences_for_the_mullahs_regime-696x491.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/The_FATF_blacklist_amidst_various_economic_and_social_crises_has_dangerous_consequences_for_the_mullahs_regime-100x70.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/The_FATF_blacklist_amidst_various_economic_and_social_crises_has_dangerous_consequences_for_the_mullahs_regime-200x140.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/The_FATF_blacklist_amidst_various_economic_and_social_crises_has_dangerous_consequences_for_the_mullahs_regime.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">A former official at the regime\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs admitted that because the Iranian regime has been put on the money laundering blacklist of the Special Financial Action Task Force (FATF) the regime is witnessing a lack of banking and financial cooperation with other countries<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">On January 1, in an interview with the online newspaper Faraz, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eghtesadnews.com\/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B3%DB%8C-57\/545770-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%A7%DA%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%AF%D8%B3%D8%AA-%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D8%AA-%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AC-%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%AF-%D9%87%DB%8C%DA%86%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D9%86%D8%AA%DB%8C%D8%AC%D9%87-%D9%86%D9%85%DB%8C-%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AF\" rel=\"noopener\">Gholamreza Ansari<\/a>, the former deputy of economic diplomacy of the Foreign Ministry said: &#8220;Not only Banks in China, but we also even faced problems in cooperation with banks in Afghanistan. During the previous government of Afghanistan, their banks refused to cooperate with Iran arguing that we are not a member of the FATF. All the authorities of the country were aware of this issue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">He added: &#8220;In any case, in global equations, China is a powerful country that tries to move with great caution in the global monetary markets, but countries like Afghanistan, Iraq, and Pakistan, which have nothing to say in this regard, are also unwilling to cooperate. Pakistan is a country that was on FATF&#8217;s gray list for many years. But after leaving the gray list, this country was not willing to cooperate with Iran in the banking sector anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>UPDATE: 8:30 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran Enters 2023 With People Relentlessly Continuing Their Revolution Campaign<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran-Protests-January-1-2023\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-268439 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Iran-Protests-January-1-2023-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-Protests-January-1-2023\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Iran-Protests-January-1-2023-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Iran-Protests-January-1-2023-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Iran-Protests-January-1-2023.jpg 680w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The year 2023 is beginning with Iran witnessing ongoing turmoil as the conflict between the Iranian people seeking to live in freedom and democracy and the ruling mullahs\u2019 regime continues. Brave Iranians in various cities are constantly taking to the streets in their anti-regime protests while chanting slogans against the very top of the mullahs\u2019 echelons. They\u2019re specifically targeting regime Supreme Leader\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/who-is-ali-khamenei-the-supreme-leader-of-irans-regime\/\">Ali Khamenei<\/a>\u00a0and his entire apparatus of oppressive forces.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/live-report-iran-enters-2023-with-people-relentlessly-continuing-their-revolution-campaign\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Two Years in Jail for Sepideh Salarvand, an Anthropologist, Writer, and Children\u2019s Rights Activist<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Sepideh-Salarvand-min\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-268440 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Sepideh-Salarvand-min-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Sepideh-Salarvand-min\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Sepideh-Salarvand-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Sepideh-Salarvand-min-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Sepideh-Salarvand-min-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Sepideh-Salarvand-min.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The Judiciary of the mullahs\u2019 regime and its security institutions continue to file cases and issue prison sentences and inhumane punishments for the protestors of the Iran uprising. The Tehran Revolutionary Court sentenced Sepideh Salarvand, an anthropologist, writer, and child rights activist, to two years of imprisonment, two years of ban on leaving the country, a ban on membership in social and political groups, and preparation of 80-page research on issues of love for the homeland and condemnation of treason.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/01\/01\/sepideh-salarvand\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Semirom City Raided by Iran\u2019s Forces<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Semirom-min\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-268441 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Semirom-min-300x150.webp\" alt=\"Semirom-min\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Semirom-min-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Semirom-min-150x75.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Semirom-min-696x348.webp 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Semirom-min.webp 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">On Thursday, December 29, 2022, in Semirom, Isfahan Province, people attended funeral ceremonies. They had participated in large scales to commemorate Ali Abbasi who was killed by Iran\u2019s security forces during protests on November 2022.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">On the next day, Iran\u2019s security forces tore down photos and posters of Semirom\u2019s slain protesters. This event provoked outrage among the people. On Saturday, December 31, 2022, demonstrators gathered in front of the city\u2019s governorate.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/2023\/01\/01\/semirom-city-raided-by-irans-forces\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: justify\">Amsterdam: On the Eve of New Year 2023, Iranian Resistance Supporters Expressed Solidarity With the Iran Revolution<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Amsterdam&mdash;Dec 30, 2022: MEK supporters rally in support of Iran Revolution on the eve of New Year\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_oactOI4e0XM\" 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%2FoactOI4e0XM%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oactOI4e0XM\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M50S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-01-01T15:19:52Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_oactOI4e0XM\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FoactOI4e0XM%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Amsterdam\u2014Dec 30, 2022: MEK supporters rally in support of Iran Revolution on the eve of New Year<\/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\/oactOI4e0XM\" 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%2FoactOI4e0XM%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Amsterdam&mdash;Dec 30, 2022: MEK supporters rally in support of Iran Revolution on the eve of New Year\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Amsterdam, the Netherlands\u2014December 30, 2022: Freedom-loving Iranians and MEK supporters rally in support of the Iran Revolution on the eve of New Year 2023.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Amsterdam, the Netherlands\u2014December 30, 2022:<\/strong>\u00a0on the eve of New Year 2023, freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>) held a rally to commemorate the martyrs of the<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iran-protests-2022\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">\u00a0nationwide Iranian Revolution<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/media-gallery\/videos\/2023\/01\/amsterdam-on-the-eve-of-new-year-2023-iranian-resistance-supporters-expressed-solidarity-with-the-iran-revolution\/41491\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_1 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"has-content-area\" title=\"\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-october-20-2022\/\" data-title=\"Iran News in Brief \u2013 October 20, 2022\" data-hashtags=\"\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Also, read<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-january-1-2023\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Iran News in Brief \u2013 January 1,<\/strong><strong> 2023<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 8:00 PM CET Iran Uprising at a Glance &ndash; Day 109 Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":268442,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-268438","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"category-iran-news-in-brief-news","9":"tag-iran-news"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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